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Celebrate the holiday season with Art from Scrap’s family-friendly Holiday Market. Buy local this year by visiting our outdoor Marketplace filled with local makers and artists selling their beautiful handmade wares.

Our Creative Reuse Store will be open that day between 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Stop by to discover treasures perfect for gifts and arts and crafts.

Friday nights under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden

World-famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent “jaguar shark” that killed Zissou’s partner. They are joined on their voyage by a young airline copilot (Owen Wilson), a pregnant journalist (Cate Blanchett), and Zissou’s estranged wife (Anjelica Huston). The all-star cast for this wildly original adventure-comedy also includes Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Seu Jorge and Bud Cort. (Wes Anderson, 2004, R, 119 min.)

Bring breathable blankets or a low chair, a picnic and your friends!
Check out the UCSB Arts & Lectures website for more attendee information.

with Jasmine Showers, Water Resources Analyst, City of Santa Barbara, Public Works
When: Sunday, September 14th
Presentation at 2PM
Meet & greet reception with light refreshments to follow.
Where: The Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake
Admission: Donation (includes Lecture and Admission to the Nature Center)

Guest speaker Jasmine Showers will present a lecture on Santa Barbara’s Diverse Water System, Past & Present

Jasmine will highlight the long history of water conservation in Santa Barbara as well as the City’s diverse water portfolio. The City of Santa Barbara has invested in developing water sources and manages one of the most diverse water portfolios in California. City water sources include Lake Cachuma, Gibraltar/Mission Tunnel, groundwater, State Water Project, desalination, and recycled water. The city also has a robust history of water conservation and relies on continued water conservation from customers to effectively manage the water supplies to meet demand. This presentation will provide an overview of each of the City’s water supply sources.

Nature Center & Gift Store Hours
Thursday through Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nature Center Admission: Donations Appreciated
(There is a $10.00 County Park Entrance Fee per vehicle)

An immigrant performer tells her story, as she builds the road, brick by brick, to the artist she wants to become.

Nina Rancel, an award winning actor and stand up comedian, tells her story in all the ways she knows how: being overly dramatic about it.

Being an artist is an Ithaca, not a destination. Most times there’s no clear path to your goals, you have to build that road yourself. Facing real monsters and imaginary enemies, Nina doesn’t know where this road may lead but knows she must keep going despite it all.

Come enjoy an evening of creating handmade books! Learn pamphlet stitch, map fold, and blizzard binding.

Get started with needle felting as you use wool roving to create a whimsical soft sculpture and a handy pouch with stitched details.

Join the Santa Barbara Symphony for its highly anticipated free Season Preview Kick-off Celebration on Thursday, September 18, 5:00–6:15 PM at the historic Lobero Theatre.

The program begins on the promenade at 4:30 PM with a no-host reception, where patrons can mix & mingle, play musical instruments from the Music Van program, and speak with staff about donor and volunteer opportunities. At 5 PM, Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti takes the stage inside to share his vision and inspiration for the 2025/26 season. Guests will enjoy live performances, insider stories, and a sneak peek at the bold, genre-spanning programs ahead. Special guests include Principal Trombonist Dillon MacIntyre and more. RSVP for a chance to win a pair of 4-concert subscriptions — space is limited!

RSVP: https://bit.ly/SymphonySeasonKickoff

Santa Monica Playhouse is excited to present the 19th anniversary production of its modern Halloween classic, Oct 4 – 26 only. It’s the delectable Family Theatre Halloween musical for Kids 2 to 102 – the heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo tale of the aptly-named Candy, a sweet young girl who learns some surprising lessons about life, love, laughter, and sugar, from a delightful array of characters who take her on a magical All Hallow’s Eve adventure. And you, the audience, help Cattypuss, Patty Patches, Lester the Jester and Fifika the French Fortune Teller save Halloween for one more year.

Helmed by Playhouse Artistic Director Chris DeCarlo, with book, music & lyrics by DeCarlo, Evelyn Rudie & Matthew Wrather, the ingenious costumes are created by award-winning designer Ashley Hayes, with production and multi-media design by James Cooper and The Attic Room. ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN features internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre members Celeste Akiki, Isabel Lindley, J.T. Melaragno, Cydne Moore, Joseph Perez, Charlotte Robinson, Graham Silbert and Megan Wright. Birthday parties, hosted by gaily-costumed members of the ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN Company, are available in conjunction with every performance. It’s Around Town’s “Favorite Pick!” It’ll be yours, too! Saturdays, 2pm, Sundays 12:30, October 4-26 only.

Marnina Schon and Micah O’Konis had a pitch-perfect wedding, minus the venue burning down. Oh, and the bed bugs. And the judgmental couples therapist. Now they’re on their honeymoon, in Edinburgh Fringe chasing off existential dread with catchy songs and Muppet-y energy.

They seem to narrowly escape calamity at every turn, guitar and fiddle in hand. Are they cursed? Are they blessed? Can one wedding change the world?? With catchy songs and Muppet-y energy, “there’s nothing they can’t sing and laugh their way through” (New York Times). Think Flight of the Conchords… if they had sex.

A Jewish, genderqueer couple — whose folk-pop anthem “People Think We’re Straight” will, well, set people straight — sing smartly stupid songs that are full of heart and packed with jokes in this gloriously positive, funny, and original hour of musical comedy.

Directed by another actual married couple, Hollywood and Edinburgh Fringe veterans Chris Grace and Eric Michaud.

The Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Taste of Santa Paula
restaurant and winery event, proudly sponsored by Athens Services, Limoneira and Southern California Edison. Event includes live music and entertainment, door prizes and a poker walk down historic Main Street.

Taste of Santa Paula attendees will have the chance to sample a wide range of local favorites, from high-end cuisine to down-home BBQ. This year’s ticketed event is Thursday, October 2, 5 pm to 8 pm, with an array of culinary partners:

 Clos Des Amis
 El Capricho Restuarant Cantina
 Gunsmoke BBQ
 Parque 1055
 R&Q Kitchen
 Rabalais Bistro
 Santa Paula Cellars
 Sister's Asian Eatery
 Trois Le Fou
 To name a few…more restaurant and winery partners to be announced closer to the event date.

Taste of Santa Paula will be held at Palazzio Event Center at 814 East Main Street in Santa Paula, California.