Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19. The following are just a few ways to honor the day of your dad this week.
• Cooking Technique Class: Father’s Day Feast: Leslie Thomas will show how to cook a delicious and healthy three-course dinner for dad. (Fri., June 17, 12:30pm-1:30pm. Whole Foods Market, 3761 State St. Free; please RSVP. Call 837-6959.)
• Father’s Day Train and Handcar Rides: An afternoon of complementary miniature train and handcar rides in honor of dads. (Sun., June 19, 1-4pm. South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Ave., Goleta Free. Call 964-3540.)
• Free and Alive on Father’s Day: A screening of Free and Alive, a short documentary about a father who sees nature through his daughter’s eyes, plus fun nature activities like fort-building and searching for critters. (Sun., June 19. Family activities: 10am-5pm; film showings: 11am, 2pm, and 4pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd. $7-$11. Call 682-4711.)