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ONGOING EVENTS
Note: This ongoing event takes place the third Tuesday of each month!
WHAT: The world-famous *** Green Drinks ***
WHEN: 6.00 'til late (?), Third Tuesday of every month
WHERE:The Endless Summer Bar-Cafe, in the side “pool” room. 113 Harbor Way
HOW: Walk, cycle, bus, carpool, skate, Taxi (Lucky Cab has hybrid taxis)
WHO: Anyone working on environmental issues or studying them, people interested in sharing ideas and networking in a green way
WHY: Fun, contacts, alcohol, info, gossip, inspiration, business and pleasure
NEW: Just go up to someone and say "are you green?", and you'll be made welcome.
REMIND: To get on this email circulation list, send an email to: santabarbara@greendrinks.org
STATUS: Informal, self-organizing network. Every month since 2007.
GLOBAL: Now active in 107cities worldwide! UK | USA | Canada | Germany | Poland | Sweden | The Netherlands | Japan | Australia | Chile |
Puerto Rico
Ongoing and by appointment
www.marketforays.com or 805.259.7229
Fresh seafood right off the boat, fragrant fruit and selected vegetables from neighboring farms,
artisan cheeses paired with premium local wines, the simple pleasures of heartfelt hospitality.
Now you can capture these pleasures on the American Riviera. Under the expert guidance of Laurence Hauben, French-born resident of Santa Barbara, food writer, and leader of Slow Food Santa Barbara, shopping and cooking become an epicurean adventure. Whether you join us for a hands-on Saturday Foray, meet us on a Tuesday afternoon for La Cuisine du Marché, or contact Laurence to create your very own event--you will experience the Santa Barbara Lifestyle in true insider fashion. Techniques are accessible to all levels of cooking experience, and the ambience is playful. The ingredients do most of the work, to yield a cuisine that is at once simple and vibrant.
Ongoing and by appointment
www.sustainablevine.com or 805.698.3911
Come aboard our Biodiesel powered Mercedes Sprinter Van and let your mind vacation as we climb the Santa Barbara coastal mountains. As we descend into the Santa Ynez Valley, the rolling hills covered in Oaks signify that we’re in wine country. Within a short and scenic drive you’ll be immersed in Santa Barbara County’s world renowned American Viticultural Areas. Throughout the day we’ll have the opportunity to visit organic and biodynamic vineyards, and their wineries and tasting rooms. Half way through the day we’ll stop at scenic location and enjoy a delicious organic picnic lunch. After lunch the tastings continue. Our experience has taught us that our tours are enhanced when we slow down the process, making each visit a more meaningful and memorable encounter. We typically taste wines from 3 to 4 vintners. At the conclusion of our afternoon we'll return on Coastal Highway 101 which follows the globally unique Gaviota Coastline, one of the last remnants of undeveloped Southern California Coast.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
October 3-24, 2007
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara
805.682.4726, www.SantaBarbaraBotanicGarden.org
Lights! Camera! Action! The Botanic Garden presents our first film festival in October! Join us for wide-ranging and thought-provoking films that promise to enhance our awareness of biodiversity and underscore the importance of conservation upon the quality of our lives and the health of the planet. For detailed descriptions of films, please visit www.santabarbarabotanicgarden.org
Wednesday, October 3
Nature and Human Nature: The Interconnections
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Natural Connections
Planet Earth: Seasonal Forests
Saturday, October 6
Animated Classics for Young and Old
Two Shows: 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The Lorax
The Man Who Planted Trees
Wednesday, October 10
First Flowers and Other Origins
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Secret of Life on Earth
First Flower
Wednesday, October 17
We and the Planet Are What We Eat: Food and the Future of Biodiversity
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Future of Food
Good Food, Good Business
Wednesday, October 24
Our Future at Stake: The Search for Solutions
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Architecture to Zucchini
Going Green: Every Home an Eco-Home
Environmental Ethics: Examining Your Connection to the Environment and Your Community
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ANNUAL EVENTS
February
An annual surf competition that is held at the Queen of the Coast, Rincon.
February
Oniric Records and Simple Shoes present the Solutions for Dreamers Festival, an enviro-musical extravaganza to benefit Santa Barbara non-profit Heal the Ocean. The first event in 2007 efatured Michael Franti and Spearhead, ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra), Matthew McAvene, Culver City Dub Collective and Dyson Sphere.
February
5k Run/Walk followed by an all day festival with live music, educational activities, and information about how to save the endangered California Steelhead Trout.
Ansel Adams over Time: Recent Photographic Acquisitions
April 7, 2007 – January 2008
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
This exhibition ranges from early, delicate prints of the 1920s, to Adams’ elegant, widely- recognized images of the Grand Tetons and the Sierra Nevadas originally made in the 1940s, to a heroic mural-size photograph of ranchland in Petaluma from the early 1950s. Adams once said, “A photograph is usually looked at — seldom looked into.” But this intimate exhibition encourages its audience to carefully look into each of the photographs and to evaluate Adams’ changing vision over the course of his eighty-two years. The oldest prints in the exhibition date from Adams’ very early days as a career photographer and present a striking contrast to the more recent prints of the 1970s — of images initially taken in the 1940s — which are some of Adams’ most iconic, including The Tetons and Snake River and Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California. All images on view are from the Museum’s permanent collection, including several recent acquisitions.
April
Earth Day was founded in Santa Barbara, after the late Senator Gaylord Nelson surveyed the damaged caused by the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara's waters. The annual festival is hosted by the Community Environmental Council and is held at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens.
For more information visit www.sbearthday.org
May
Bike to School & Bike to Work Day: encourages the community to use bikes as an alternative to motor vehicle transportation.
EDC Environmental Hero Awards & 10th Annual Benefit Auction
June
Recognizing local leaders who help build a healthy and sustainable future for our communities.
805.963.1622
June
Annual festival downtown co-sponsored by the Santa Barbara Hemp Company and Hempwise to encourage “eco-friendly” consumerism.
June
The Parade is the largest single-day arts event in Santa Barbara County, drawing crowds of over 100,000 spectators from around the world. Recycled materials are used in costumes and people powered floats.
UC, CSU and CCC Sustainability Conference
June
The University of California, Santa Barbara campus is proud to host the 6th annual statewide UC/CSU/CCC sustainability conference, highlighting best practices that you can implement today! Participants come from UC, CSU, community college, and private university campuses, as well as government agencies, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and the general public. Together we will look at best practices and new technologies in all aspects of "greening" campus life and explore how to meet the challenges of responsible growth with environmental stewardship.
http://geog.ucsb.edu/sustainability/conference2007
September
Annual festival held by the Pesticide Awareness and Alternative Coalition to educate the community about the dangers of pesticides in the community.
Oak Park
September
An annual swim fundraiser held in September to benefit the CEC and other Ocean Caring Non-Profit Organizations.
