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Let your imagination take the lead at Crafternoons every Wednesday from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the EE Makerspace, located above Art From Scrap. Join us for our February Crafternoons exploring heartfelt creations for Valentine’s Day. These hands-on workshops will inspire participants to craft unique, eco-friendly projects using upcycled and sustainable materials. Perfect for all ages and skill levels.


Quilted Valentine Cards – Design beautiful, textured cards with fabric scraps and paper for a personal touch.

Tic-Tac-Toe Game – Create a charming, reusable game set featuring felt hearts and upcycled materials.

No-Sew Heart Pillows – Make soft, cozy heart-shaped pillows without a needle and thread using simple knotting techniques.



Come craft, create, and celebrate love. Sign up now!



Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up. Please note that our workshop is upstairs and will be utilizing hot glue guns. Adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.

Let your imagination take the lead at Crafternoons every Wednesday from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the EE Makerspace, located above Art From Scrap. Join us for our February Crafternoons exploring heartfelt creations for Valentine’s Day. These hands-on workshops will inspire participants to craft unique, eco-friendly projects using upcycled and sustainable materials. Perfect for all ages and skill levels.

Quilted Valentine Cards – Design beautiful, textured cards with fabric scraps and paper for a personal touch.
Tic-Tac-Toe Game – Create a charming, reusable game set featuring felt hearts and upcycled materials.
No-Sew Heart Pillows – Make soft, cozy heart-shaped pillows without a needle and thread using simple knotting techniques.

Come craft, create, and celebrate love. Sign up now!

Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up. Please note that our workshop is upstairs and will be utilizing hot glue guns. Adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.

Join Our Monthly Sewing & Mending Club! Pre-registration is required.

Discover the joy of creating and repairing with our welcoming community at the EE Makerspace. Whether you’re a seasoned seamstress or just beginning your sewing journey, our monthly club is the perfect place to bring your creative projects to life.

On the 2nd Wednesday of the month, we invite you to join us with your sewing ideas, projects, or mending needs. Our Makerspace is equipped with nine sewing machines and a wide array of materials to fuel your creativity. Plus, our knowledgeable staff is always on hand to offer guidance, tips, and tricks to help you bring your vision to reality.

From crafting personalized garments to reviving old favorites through expert mending techniques, there’s no limit to what you can achieve with our supportive community by your side.

Join us for an evening of creativity, camaraderie, and crafting excellence. Your next sewing adventure awaits at the EE Makerspace. See you there!

Join Our Monthly Crochet and Knitting Circle!

Yarn Buddies is a welcoming crochet and knitting circle held at the Explore Ecology Makerspace! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just beginning your fiber arts journey, our monthly club is the perfect space to bring your projects to life.

We invite you to drop in with your most recent project and fiber arts questions every month. Our knowledgeable staff will be there to offer any tips and tricks to help bring your project to life. The Makerspace will provide crochet hooks, knitting needles, stitch counters, and yarn that participants can borrow and even leave with their ball of yarn each month. Ages 13+.

Join us for a night of creativity, camaraderie, and crafting excellence. Your next sewing adventure awaits at the Explore Ecology Makerspace. See you there!

Join us for Emergence Film in the Gallery, celebrating young and emerging filmmakers.

Featuring 2024 Student Academy Awards winners:
Rishabh Raj Jain, NYU: A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness)

Against all odds, a Rohingya refugee fights for education in Bangladesh's camps. When she meets AP journalist Rishabh Jain, her story ignites public outrage, revealing her resilience and the plight of Rohingya refugees denied basic rights. Dreaming of a life in Canada, where she can study, will she be the one in a million to break free?

Robin Wang, USC: Neither Donkey Nor Horse

Winner of the 2024 Student Academy Award and DGA Student Film Award Grand Prize, Neither Donkey Nor Horse is a 28-minute historical biopic thriller set against the Great Manchurian Plague of 1910. The film dramatizes the true-life story of the first Nobel Prize-nominated Chinese scientist, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, and his perilous quest leading the combat against the world’s most deadly epidemic at the time. As a young Chinese doctor educated in the U.K., he must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease - and seek the truth that will heal it

Aaron Johnson, Chapman University: The 17 Percent

Winner of the 2024 Silver Award at the 51st Student Academy Awards in London is short film, The 17 Percent. This documentary film tells the uplifting story of Colette Divitto who was born with down syndrome and despite graduating college couldn't find employment. Colette was determined to not let rejection stop her from earning a living and doing meaningful work. Thus, she took her passion for baking and turned it into a living, founding “Collettey’s Cookies”. Since then, her company has seen major success having sold over 400,000 cookies to date and having been featured across the country on national news such as CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, BBC, and more.

And selected local student filmmakers:

Perla Gutierrez, Oxnard College: Glimpse of Happiness

Marlee De Anda, California Lutheran University: Bloom

Join us at the EE Makerspace above Art From Scrap on Wednesday, February 26th, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm for a fun and creative Paper Beads Workshop! Learn how to transform colorful paper into unique beads perfect for jewelry, decorations, and more. This hands-on class is open to all skill levels and materials are provided. Tickets are just $15—reserve your spot today and get ready to roll, craft, and create!

Grant Geissman is a celebrated guitarist and composer known for his contributions to contemporary jazz and TV music. With 16 solo albums, including the latest BLOOZ, he has been a significant figure in jazz, with five releases reaching the top 10 on national airplay charts, two hitting #1. His trilogy of albums on his label Futurism Records (Say That!, Cool Man Cool, BOP! BANG! BOOM!) features collaborations with jazz legends like Chick Corea and Tom Scott. Notably, his guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s 1978 hit “Feels So Good” is considered iconic.

Geissman co-composed music for CBS series like Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly, contributed to The Big Bang Theory, and worked on scores for films like Minions and Austin Powers. As a studio musician, he’s collaborated with artists such as Quincy Jones, Ringo Starr, and Burt Bacharach. Beyond music, he’s a prominent collector and author of books on MAD Magazine and EC Comics, including the Eisner-nominated The History of EC Comics.

Join us for a hands-on, eco-friendly journey into sewing and mending! In collaboration with the Santa Barbara Public Library and made possible through their generous grant, this free, limited-time workshop series offers community members the chance to learn valuable skills in sewing, repairing, and upcycling clothing and textiles. From beginners to seasoned sewists, all are welcome!

Our knowledgeable staff and volunteers will be on hand to offer guidance, tips, and tricks to help you bring your vision to reality.

Join us for an evening of creativity, camaraderie, and crafting excellence. Your next sewing adventure awaits at the EE Makerspace. See you there!

Space is limited, registration is required to participate. Registration for workshops is limited to two dates per guest.

Virtual event

Is it Sespe Creek or Sespe River? Most of the time the Sespe is only a small trickle, but once and a while it is a torrent destroying the natural surrounding, structures and taking lives. Learn the history of the Sespe.

The town, the myth, the legend. If you’ve ever wondered if Carpinteria really is The World’s Safest Beach, which legend of Chismahoo is the real one, or if, indeed, Trader Joe’s is coming to town, you won’t want to miss Carpinteria Myths and Misinformation, the first in the 2025 Talk & Talkback Speaker Series hosted by the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History on Feb. 3 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the museum, 956 Maple Ave. in downtown Carpinteria.

Facilitated by Amy Orozco, Carpinteria Myths and Misinformation will take a look at some of the myths Carpinterians hold about themselves and their community. “The focus will be on the ‘Talkback’ part of the series. This isn’t going to be a Carpinteria-according-to-me lecture,” said Orozco, a museum board of trustee and local journalist. “We’re looking forward to conversation and learning about what others think. Attendees don’t have to join in the conversation, but they certainly will be encouraged to.”

Carpinteria Myths and Misinformation is free for Carpinteria Valley Museum members and $10 for nonmembers. The next talk in the series is Rincon Point and the California Dream with Stephen Bates and Vince Burns scheduled for 5 p.m. on March 20 at the museum.

For more information on the Talk & Talkback Speaker Series, volunteering at the museum, or other questions, call (805) 684-3112, email info@carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org, or visit carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org.