CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR ALL ARTISTS

The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission presents Figure Fragments: The Part as the Whole, an exhibition guest curated by Priscilla Bender-Shore. The group exhibition opens on September 6, 2012, 1^st Thursday, and continues until January 18, 2013 at the Channing Peake Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA.

Figure Fragments will include the work of artists who investigate figurative elements. “It is no surprise that the figure, in some form, has reemerged as a challenging and viable motif, after a long hiatus of some 30+ years,” said curator, Priscilla Bender-Shore.

The Arts Commission invites artists to submit work that encompasses the idea of figurative fragments, whether in the classical traditional sense or a contemporary treatment, utilizing all mediums. We encourage not just hands or feet but knees, thighs, hearts, along and/or with parts combined. Serious, witty, ironic or humorous treatments will all be considered. Tri-county artists are encouraged to apply as well as artists throughout California.

Send up to ten 300 dpi images on a disk, with a corresponding sheet of information, including contact information with: email address, web site address, titles, sizes of work, and dates. No disk will be returned.

Mail your disk, to be received no later than August 3, 2012 to: Rita Ferri, Curator of Collections, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, P.O. Box 2369, Santa Barbara, CA 93120

Call to Artists 

Palm Loft Gallery invites all painters and photographers to submit work to our juried show. The theme is:

Peace a state of Harmony

Love         a strong emotion of affection, attachment or compassion

Grace a blessing and a giving of thanks, also a  musical trill or turn

Ingathering: Monday July 30 from 10am to 12:30pm

Pick up of unaccepted work: Same day 4pm to 6pm

Show Dates:  August 3 to September 23, 2012

Reception For Artists: Saturday August 4, 4pm to 6pm

A fee of $10 per artist. (cash only) For up to 3 paintings or photographs, there is no size limit. 

Artwork must be framed, for sale. Gallery will retain a 50% commission on sales.

For more information contact

Arturo Tello (805) 684-9700

palmloft@aol.com or go to our website, palmloft.com

ARTIST CALLS AND OPPORTUNITIES

EmcArts Invites Proposals from Performing Arts Organizations for Innovation Lab Program

With support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, EmcArts, a nonprofit provider of innovation services to the arts sector, has announced that it will continue its Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, an immersion program for arts groups to incubate organizational innovations.  EmcArts will deliver two more rounds of the program, in 2012 and 2013.  Proposals are now being accepted for round seven of the lab. Eligible organizations are producing and presenting organizations (including college-based presenters) in theater, dance, and jazz. Applications from more than one organization to explore a partnership, collaborative venture, or merger are also welcome. Up to three organizations will be chosen to participate in round seven. (The request for proposals for round eight will be announced in the fall of 2012.)

Deadline: 8-09-2012

http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/emcarts-invites-proposals-from-performing-arts-organizations-for-innovation-lab-program/

Call to Artists: Down The Rabbit Hole
Attention San Diego area artists! Alchemy Art Gallery is now accepting art submissions for Down The Rabbit Hole. Down the Rabbit Hole is a new themed art show taking place in the month of September. If you are a painter, sculptor, art film maker or installation artists, we would love to see your work. Alchemy Art Gallery is a new temporary gallery space that is located in North Park.
Deadline: 08-01-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/call-to-artists-down-the-rabbit-hole/

Fall Fine Arts Festival at the Village
The Fine Arts Festival at the Village showcases the quality of Fine Art in the Northern California area. The Fall Fine Arts Festival endeavors to encourage art in the community by sponsoring shows that are set up for artists to promote and sell their work. The event is a benefit for the Music and Art in the School's Program.
Deadline: 08-04-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/call-to-artists-fall-fine-arts-festival-at-the-village/

LAAA New Artist Screening
Open to All Southern California Artists. Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) is committed to serving local artists of all media. At this venue, LAAA hosts a wide variety of group shows, solo shows, lectures, workshops and artist talks. All LAAA exhibition opportunities are juried by regional and national (non-LAAA) art professionals - giving emerging artists access to the highest level decision makers in the art world.
Deadline: 08-08-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-laaa-new-artist-screening/

Water's Edge
Water is life and so it is natural that artists are fascinated with all aspects of water. The ocean, the sea, the lake, the river, and even the faucet provide a calming force for humanity.  Submit your best water art for this future exhibition.
Deadline: 08-13-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-waters-edge/

Visual Politics: Art and the American Experience, 2012
The democratic process depends on hearing diverse points of view, reaching wisdom by finding common ground. SCAL invites all viewpoints from all corners of the US and intends to be its own Town Hall Meeting with the brokers of power. Join us at the brink: It's your chance to speak your piece.
Deadline: 08-24-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-visual-politics-art-and-the-american-experience-2012/

San Francisco Erotic Art Exhibition 2
"SAN FRANCISCO EROTIC ART EXHIBITION 2" will feature 25 artists displaying over 400 paintings, sculptures and photographs, from the fine art nude to the extreme erotica. It will be held September 21-23, 2012 at Gallery 4N5 in downtown San Francisco on the same weekend as the infamous Folsom Street Fair.
Deadline: 08-15-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-san-francisco-erotic-art-exhibition-2/

Cal Humanities Announces Guidelines for Community Stories Grants Program
A program of Cal Humanities, Community Stories (previously the California Story Fund) is a competitive grants program designed to support story-based public humanities projects that collect, preserve, interpret, and share the stories of California communities, past and present. Projects must involve at least one humanities expert as an advisor, use the methods of analysis that inform the humanities as well as community-based research, and produce work that is publicly accessible.
Deadline: 08-01-2012
http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-cal-humanities-announces-guidelines-for-community-stories-grants-program/

Santa Barbara Studio Artists Announce 2012 Annual Open Studios Tour   

Leading California Artists Showcased in

Visually Enticing Two-Day Tour, August 25 & 26, 2012

July 11, 2012, Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Studio Artists announces their 11^th annual Open Studios Tour taking place throughout Santa Barbara from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26, 2012.  A month-long preview exhibition and two special receptions are also scheduled as part of the 2012 event festivities. The Open Studios Tour presents Santa Barbara area visitors and residents with a rare opportunity to meet more than 40 acclaimed artists and tour their private studios. A complete schedule of events is below and more information is available at www.santabarbarastudioartists.com.

Santa Barbara Studio Artists (SBSA) Open Studios Tour features a treasure trove of world-class original visual art and access to Santa Barbara’s leading artists’ private studios. The two-day self-guided driving tour steers visitors to artists’ studios through the stunning back roads, charming neighborhoods and estates of one of the most beautiful coastal cities in the world. Tour guests will discover an award-winning wonderland of landscape, contemporary, and figurative painting, as well as sculpture and assemblage.

“We sought to revive the tradition of patrons visiting artists in their studios and we wanted to promote Santa Barbara as an arts destination,” says Francis Scorzelli, President of the Santa Barbara Studio Artists Board of Directors. “We are thrilled that in just over 10 years, our once fledgling event is now an established, annual highlight for our region.”

As of last year, which marked the 10^th Anniversary of the event, Santa Barbara Studio Artists Tour has doubled in size and studio tours have gained popularity nationally as a way for artists to showcase their work, for communities to attract visitors, and to give Art Collectors the opportunity to purchase directly from artists. 

Key factors that distinguish Santa Barbara Studio Artists from other Open Studio Tours is that SBSA membership is juried and participating artists are top professionals in the visual arts.  Many of their works have been showcased on the walls of prestigious galleries, museums and private and corporate collections from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and elsewhere.

Today, regional, national and international collectors, interior designers and gallery owners plan trips to Santa Barbara during the Open Studios Tour weekend to view and purchase premier one-of-a kind art works.

Schedule of Events for the 2012 Santa Barbara Studio Artists Open Studios Tour: 

· Open Studios Tour (Main Event), Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26
Santa Barbara Studio Artists (SBSA) Open Studios Tour features a treasure trove of world-class original art and a view inside Santa Barbara’s leading artists’ private studios. Maps are provided for self-guided driving tour through stunning back roads and estates. 

o Date:  Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26

o Time: 11 am - 5 pm

o Location: Various locations around the greater Santa Barbara County area

· Month-long Preview Exhibition, August 2 - 29

The month-long Preview Exhibition features works from the Santa Barbara Studio Artists and gives attendees the opportunity to plan which of the more than 40 studios to visit during the two-day tour. 

• Date: Thursday, August 2 through 29
• Time: 10 am – 6 pm Mon-Sat, 10 am – 2 pm Sun 
• Location: Santa Barbara Frame Shop and Gallery, 1324 State Street Ste J, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (across from the Arlington Theatre)

· Preview Exhibition Opening – Viva la Fiesta!, August 2

In conjunction with the Downtown Organization's ‘First Thursday’, art collectors and tour participants are invited to attend the Preview Exhibition opening and meet the artists while enjoying food and wine, and plan which studios to visit. 

o Date: Thursday, August 2

o Time: 5 pm - 8 pm

o Location: Santa Barbara Frame Shop and Gallery, 1324 State Street Ste J, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (across from the Arlington Theatre)

· Opening Artists’ Reception, August 24
Artists will be in attendance during this festive soiree with one piece of each artist’s work on display. Collectors and tour participants are invited to meet the artists and enjoy food and wine.  

o Date: Friday, August 24

o Time: 5 pm - 8 pm

o Location: Santa Barbara Frame Shop and Gallery, 1324 State Street Ste J, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (across from the Arlington Theatre)

Tickets are $18 if purchased before August 2, $20 August 3 and on, or $15 each when purchased in groups of two or more.  Ticket price includes the Opening Artists’ Reception and the Tour.  August 24^th reception tickets are $5 and can be credited toward the purchase of a Tour ticket.  No ticket purchase is necessary to attend the Preview Exhibition Opening on August 2.  For tickets, maps and more information call 805-280-9178, or visit www.santabarbarastudioartists.com/tour.

Santa Barbara Studio Artists is a nonprofit, juried organization of professional fine artists dedicated to raising the profile of Santa Barbara as a destination for the arts.

Hospice of Santa Barbara to Host Estate Jewelry Sale – Eclectic Jewelry Collection Donated by the late Esther Lavin Berger

Proceeds to Benefit Hospice of Santa Barbara

On Saturday, July 21^st Hospice of Santa Barbara will host an estate jewelry sale from 11:00am to 4:00pm. The late Esther Lavin Berger donated her jewelry collection of over 1,000 fine, hand-made, vintage, and eclectic pieces, valued at $10,000 in its entirety, to Hospice of Santa Barbara. All proceeds will benefit Hospice of Santa Barbara and the services and programs it contributes to the Santa Barbara community. The event will take place on the front lawn of Hospice of Santa Barbara at 2050 Alameda Padre Serra. Admission is free.

Santa Barbara resident Esther Lavin Berger developed a passion for jewelry making and collecting. Upon her death in 2011, she bequeathed her entire collection of jewelry to Hospice of Santa Barbara. Esther’s generous contribution positively impacts Hospice of Santa Barbara – it is contributions like Esther’s that allow the nonprofit to continue providing its services to more than 500 patients, including adults, teens, and children.

Hospice of Santa Barbara “volunteers” its free professional counseling and care management services to more than 500 people every month, including nearly 100 children, who are experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness, or grieving the death of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org. 

Focus on the Masters
Auction for the Arts
Artist Showcase & Fine Art Auction
Sunday, July 22, 2012 • 5 - 8 p.m.
89 S. California St. • Ventura

$10 FOTM members • $15 non-members
Tickets include refreshments and a bidding number
In conjunction with
Westside Ventura ArtWALK • July 21 & 22
To preview auction items go to www.FocusOnTheMasters.com
Buy Tickets NOW
Be sure to Like US on Facebook so you can win free drawing tickets through our Artist’s Trivia!
Proceeds Benefit Arts Education Outreach

Focus on the Masters Auction for the Arts is sponsored by:
The Jessica & Stanley Prescott Trust • The Henning By-Pass Trust • Aloha Steakhouse • Savory Café & Baker

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UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission

 present

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE

Robots! Space Aliens! Body Snatchers!

Classic Science Fiction Films of the 1950s

Wednesday, July 18 at 7:30 pm indoors at UCSB Campbell Hall / FREE

and Friday, July 20 at 8:30 pm under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden / FREE

click here for info. and to see a trailer:  https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=2372

For outdoor screenings bring blankets, low lawn chairs and a picnic.

Amateur astronomer John Putnam (Richard Carlson) and his fiancée Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush, a UCSB graduate who first appeared on stage at the Lobero Theatre as a 10 year-old) are stargazing in the desert when a spaceship bursts from the sky  and crashes to the ground. Will anyone believe them?  Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, the film is as thought-provoking and tantalizing today as it was when it first “landed” on the silver screen.  We are not screening the 3-D version of the film. (Jack Arnold, 1953, 81 minutes)

ROBOTS! SPACE ALIENS! BODY SNATCHERS! Science Fiction Film Classics of the 1950s is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, Santa Barbara County Park Foundation and the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County. The media sponsors are the Santa Barbara Independent, CASA magazine and KCSB 91.9 FM.

Films at UCSB are presented with support from the UCSB Summer Cultural and Enrichment Program and the Freshman Summer Start Program. Click here to see a complete schedule of cultural events at UCSB: <http://www.summer.ucsb.edu/culturalevents.html>

Admission to all film screenings is FREE. For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or the SB County Arts Commission at (805) 568-3990.

lynda.com is the 2012-13 season sponsor of UCSB Arts & Lectures

JULY 2012

Saturday, July 21

From 12 - 8pm

Sunday, July 22

From 12 - 5pm

GALLERIES OPENING:

Janet Neuwalder

Invisible Abundance

ARTISTS RECEPTION DURING WESTSIDE ARTWALK 2012 

Saturday, July 21 

From 12 - 8pm

Sunday, July 22

From 12 - 5pm

Sponsor a Bell Arts Factory Event or Art Exhibition

Be one of our supporters of particular events in 2012.  Please contact Ricardo Rodriguez at info@toolroomgallery.com if you would like to participate.

With 30+ artists’ studios, shops, galleries, monthly events, music, poetry, theater, dance, workshops, performances, and exhibitions, we always have something special and surprising for every art lover!

Our Artists:

Elena Brookes * Karen Browdy * Rolando Camarena * Linda Carson * Kara Davis * Dawne Fowkes- Cushing * Julian Gonzales * Debby Guthrie * MB Hanrahan * Maribel Hernandez * Lynn Letourneau * Beglar Merlich * Matthew Lieberman * Jane Peterson * Sue Pollack * Len Poteshman * Teresa Purrington * Nicole Rapattoni * Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo * Deslys Robinson * Ricardo Rodriguez * Beatrix Rohlsen * Elizabeth Soriano * Johanna Spinks * Regina Vorgang * Rosel Weedn * John G. Weikel * Ann White * Patty Cadenas

Art Consultant:

Anca Colbert Art Advisory and Appraisals

Three Galleries:

VITA ART CENTER

TOOL ROOM GALLERY

JANNET ADDISON COMMUNITY ROOM

See you at the Bell Arts Factory!  

432 N. Ventura Avenue, Ventura CA 93001

Ample FREE parking available

www.bellartsfactory.org

for more information, please contact:

Ricardo Rodríguez info@toolroomgallery.com

or
Moses Mora 805.643.1960

Forum Lounge: Emily Lacy, 99 Times

Thursday, August 2

5 pm Happy Hour: Wine provided by Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards and music by Warbler Records & Goods

7 pm Performance
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum ADMISSION IS FREE

Emily Lacy harnesses cultural energy to put forth an atmospheric sound and music performance.

Blending folk and electronic influences, sound artist and musician Emily Lacy’s performance draws on the public convergences generated from recent global protest movements. Interested in the pattern of factors that come together to make meaning for a listener, Lacy mixes the aesthetics of prepared song with improvised vocals, and orchestrates mysterious costuming, altered instruments, and painted amplifiers to create an audible environment that plays with the idea of social mythology. 

Emily Lacy is a folk and electronic sound artist generating works in music, film, and other media. She has performed in numerous venues including Museum of Modern Art PS1, Long Island City, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA. She works very closely with Machine Project in Los Angeles, CA.

About the Forum Lounge Series: Forum Lounge is a series of free, unique, performance-based events, ranging from the theatrical to the avant-garde that are normally found only in large metropolitan venues, and that reflect CAF’s mission to sustain and encourage the artistic process by presenting art in the form of exceptional music, dance, video, and other multi-media to our community. 

Special thanks to: Endever Music Productions, Santa Barbara, CA; Franciscan Inn, Santa Barbara, CA; KCSB, Santa Barbara, CA; National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC; Santa Barbara Independent, CA; Warbler Records & Goods, Santa Barbara, CA; and Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards, Los Olivos, CA. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday. 

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

p: (805) 966-5373 f: (805) 962-1421 sbcaf@sbcaf.org sbcaf.org

Images: http://www.sbcaf.org/news/press/press_images/08_12_Emily_Lacy.zip

Website: http://www.sbcaf.org/programs/forumlounge/lounge.html

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum presents

Saturday, August 4, 6:30-8 pm
Opening Reception
Join us for the opening of Mario Ybarra Jr.: The Tío Collection and Bloom Projects: Annie Lapin, History =ing

Exhibition on view: August 5 – September 30, 2012

Mario Ybarra Jr.: The Tío Collection
The exhibition Mario Ybarra Jr.: The Tío Collection is a museological tribute to the artist's family (tío means uncle in Spanish) featuring objects and artifacts collected by Ybarra Jr.'s five paternal uncles, one maternal uncle, and several uncles-in-law. Considering institutional critique projects by Fred Wilson or the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angeles, CA, and inspired by a recent trip to the archaeological Moesgård Museum in Højbjerg, Denmark, Ybarra Jr. deconstructs the traditional display of art and artifacts in museums and posits a space for the Chicano experience within the framework of California and US history. Using his uncles as a lens, Ybarra Jr. explores the ways his family shaped his style and outlook. The works displayed also sheds light on our innate desire to collect, create, and aestheticize the world around us.

Special thanks to: Amigos805; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY; Susan E. Bower, Santa Barbara, CA; Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA; The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara, CA; The James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA; KCSB 91.9 FM, Santa Barbara, CA; Montecito Messenger, CA; Santa Barbara Foundation, CA; Santa Barbara Independent, CA; Santa Barbara News-Press, CA; V3 Corporation, Oxnard, CA; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.

Bloom Projects: Annie Lapin, History =ing 
Annie Lapin's artworks frequently mine from a wide swath of art historical references and search for an intersection where image and memory become another material that the viewer experiences as non-verbally as paint and canvas. However, in History =ing, the very medium represents memory: the pigment on the canvas comes from the bottom of the artist's own brush bucket, which she has not emptied for the last three years. The grey color indexes the action of these three years of painting, mixing together every color she used. Lapin removed all other references to history, allowing the color remnants of her more elaborate historical paintings to run together. History becomes abstracted through this process, and is represented through physical material, rather than image. The thick paint at the sides of these canvases frames the work, evoking notions of the decorative, but also another level of materiality. 

Special thanks to: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY; Susan E. Bower Exhibition Fund; Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA; Eric Chirnside, Santa Barbara, CA; The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara, CA; Montecito Messenger, CA; Santa Barbara Independent, CA; Santa Barbara News-Press, CA; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum presents

August 9, 2012, 6 pm
smART Talks: Sandra Torres

Originally trained as an architect, Ojai-based artist Sandra Torres began her ceramic education in Mexico City in 2002, under the wing of a master ceramist. She continued her education in three different studios in Southern California, and traveled to China to learn about traditional clay techniques. After an apprenticeship in Belgium and a residency in Hungary, Torres embraced the process of slip casting and began her use of porcelain.

The contrast between the delicate and the strong is expressed in both the materiality of Torres’ work, and the color combinations that accentuate the simplicity and complexity of the shapes. The character of her work is in the exploration of the dichotomy of abstract designs influenced by nature, juxtaposed against fields of white.

The smART Talks program serves to increase awareness of local artists through a series of three talks a year by local artists about their work, careers, and creative processes. The series, begun in 1996, was created in honor of Helen Rosenberg, mother of Susan Rose, and grandmother of Julie Weiner, and honors artists who live and work in the Santa Barbara area.

ADMISSION IS FREE

Location:

CAF  |  653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA  93101   |    Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center Upper Arts Terrace   |   sbcaf.org  |  p: (805) 966-5373

SUMMER TEEN ARTS MENTORSHIP GROUP EXHIBITION

August 3 - 24, 2012

                              Painting students in the Funk Zone Drawing students at Laguna Blanca            Tajo McBurnie – Printmaking student

The Arts Fund is pleased to announce the opening of the NEW SUMMER Teen Arts Mentorship Group Exhibition on Friday, August 3, 2012. More than 50 paintings, drawings,  and prints, will highlight the diverse talents of 25 high school students who participated in three mentorship classes this summer.  This year’s program was led by local master artists Rafael Perea de la Cabada, Dug Uyesaka, and Michael Irwin.

The exhibition will be held at The Arts Fund Gallery, located at 205C Santa Barbara Street, and will be on view until Saturday August 24, 2012. A public reception will be held in the gallery on the evening of Friday, August 3, from 5:00-7:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Friday, 1-5 pm and Saturday 11-5 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

         For 18 years, this unique arts enrichment program has offered promising teenage artists the opportunity to work closely with local professional master artists in a studio environment. Working in small groups of no more than 8, students receive specialized training, produce portfolio-quality work, gain insight into future careers in creative fields, and participate in a group exhibition in a professional gallery.

            The Mentorship Group Exhibition represents the culmination of students’ work in this program by introducing them to the steps involved in preparing and displaying art in a public venue. The classes that were offered this year are: Printmaking, taught by Dug Uyesaka; Drawing, taught by Rafael Perea de la Cabada, and Painting: taught by Michael Irwin. Sessions were held in private studios, and art classrooms on the campus of Laguna Blanca.  For an intensive three week period, students were immersed in instruction, evaluation, and the creative process.

            The SUMMER Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition will feature students from Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, San Roque, Bishop High, and Carpinteria High Schools.  Participants are as follows: Dug Uyesaka/ Printmaking- Pearl Shen, Caroline David, Madeline Price, Evelyn Bobadilla, Lincoln Liechti, Chrysanthe Pantages, Tajo McBurnie; Rafael Perea de la Cabada/Drawing- Erica Stull, Amanda Kirk, Lincoln Liechti, Chrysanthe Pantages, Christopher Pisano, Kylie Schmidt; Michael Irwin/Painting- Christiana Karam, Roy Cameron-Beng, Rachel Scheib, Jessie Lindsey, Jasmine Jimenez, Ben O’Hara, and Erendiz Tarakci.

            The SUMMER Teen  Arts Mentorship Program is made possible by the generosity of Santa Barbara Foundation and Laguna Blanca School. For more information on the 2012 Teen Arts Mentorship Program, or other Arts Fund programs, please call The Arts Fund at (805) 965-7321.

205C Santa Barbara Street

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

(805)965-7321

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Brian Bress, The Architect (Nick), 2012. High definition single-channel video (color), high definition monitor and player, wall mount, framed, 43 min., 43 sec., loop. Museum purchase with funds provided by the General Art Acquisition Fund and Jill and John C. Bishop, Jr.

Interventions: Brian Bress July 15 – September 30, 2012 Multimedia works by this critically acclaimed emerging artist have been described as inventive, humorous, and "discomfitingly complex." This installation—the artist's first solo museum exhibition in the western United States—features a selection of five video portraits. Using flat–screen monitors encased in frames, these works appear to be conventional photographs or even paintings, each depicting one or more figures rendered abstract through the use of masks and costumes. As these strange figures subtly and slowly move at a nearly imperceptible pace, they create a sense of surprise and perhaps even unease for the viewer. Combined with vague visual references to imagery found in modern art, these works are familiar yet strange simultaneously, which adds to their associations with the uncanny. Strategically placed throughout the Museum, they address not only the viewer, but also the works and concepts already existing within its walls. As an inventive form of portraiture, the works in this exhibition are also meant to complement the major summer exhibition, Portrayal/Betrayal. For more information on this exhibition, including full press release and related programming, click here. Click here for a listing of all SBMA exhibitions. Members see all exhibitions for free... every day! Become a Member today. For general information, please contact us at info@sbma.net.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 www.sbma.net

Museum of Ventura County

Agriculture Museum

www.venturamuseum.org

Who Made the Grade? Hear the Surprising History of How Mules Helped Norwegian Immigrants Get Conejo Valley Crops to Market

Hear the surprising story of how five families of stubborn Norwegian immigrants and their equally stubborn mules built what’s still known as the Norwegian Grade. Learn more at The Mules That Made the Grade: Building the Norwegian Grade, presented at the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on Saturday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m.

Gerald “Gerry” Olsen, grandson of one of these original families, details how this small group of Conejo Valley farmers created a new, safer and quicker route to market. The talk is included with the price of general admission; museum members are free. Seating is limited; so reservations are recommended. To RSVP call 805-525-3100.

In the late nineteenth century, accidents and injuries were common on the switchbacks of the Conejo, Butterfield Stage and Potrero grades, which were the only available routes to haul hay to farmers and grain to the Hueneme wharf from the Conejo Valley. Between 1900 and 1911, five families of Norwegian immigrants took matters into their own hands and built a better route. County Supervisors gave $60 for dynamite, the farmers and their mules provided the labor, and the safer Norwegian Grade was carved out.

The Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum is located at 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula, California, in their historic downtown, near the Depot and next to the railroad tracks. Hours are 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, free for Museum of Ventura County members, and for children ages 5 and younger. On first Sundays of the month, general admission is always free. For more information, go to www.venturamuseum.org or call (805) 525-3100.

Dear Painter and Art Makers;

The C Gallery and Classical Realist painter, Mary Kay West, are collaborating to bring master painter, John Mackay to our area. From North Carolina, he is the teacher of Mary Kay West, herself an extraordinary artist. http://www.marykaywestfineart.com/ This 4-day workshop in October on the 550 acre historic Price Ranch, is for intermediate plein air painters, and a rare opportunity to work with John MacKay, given his geographic distance, and his art stature.

Limited to 12 students. For more information, or to register, call Connie at 805-344-3807 or reply to mailto:connie@thecgallery.com

Coast

July 27 through September 9, 2012

Marcia Burtt Studio presents Coast, featuring paintings that celebrate the perpetual movement of waves and tides, the structure of cliffs and rocks, and the pop color of a day at the beach.

Highlighting the exhibition are Marcia Burtt's virtual windows onto East Beach and Butterfly Beach, the spectrum of colors in Anne Ward's beach holidays, and Michael Ferguson's sublime overlooks of our Northern Coast.

Coast will feature paintings by Marilee Krause, Michael Ferguson, Patricia Doyle, Anne Ward, Ann Lofquist, Ian Roberts, Bill Dewey and Marcia Burtt.

For more information or images, please contact
cynthia@marciaburtt.com

MARCIA BURTT STUDIO 
517 Laguna, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 
805 962-5588
www.artlacuna.com
info@artlacuna.com

HOURS 1-5 Thursday through Sunday

Attached: Marcia Burtt, "Late Sun, East Beach", acrylic, 40x40 inches
Michael Ferguson, "Flat Wave Set", acrylic, 32x30 inches
Anne Ward, "Bright and Clear Day", oil, 16x16 inches

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M U R R A Y      H I D A R Y   

When I Grow Up

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM  

July 12, 2012 - August 29, 2012

Please join us for the opening reception

Saturday, August 18, 2-4pm 

Writer B, 2007, Photographic print, 36" x 36" x 4

 Award-winning photographer Murray Hidary's body of work entitled, "When I Grow Up" is a quintessential reflection to the childhood question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

The classic answers posed are all represented by vintage objects and toys (some from the photographer's own childhood) symbolizing those dreams. Each visual field is a deconstruction and a reconstruction, encouraging the viewer to ask whether their dream, their passion, is becoming a reality or fading away with time.

Paradoxically, by abstracting the form of each subject, the work refocuses our attention on the existential; reminding the viewer to continue to ask that ageless question, "What do I want to be?"

Murray Hidary currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Hidary studied music and composition at New York University, and recorded his first symphony in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2004. His photography has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country and internationally.  For more information, please visit the artist's website, www.murrayhidary.com or contact karpelescurator@gmail.com.  

Karpeles Museum

21 West Anapamu St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Museum Hours: Wednesday - Sunday

noon-4pm

Thanks to everyone who has stopped by to see the openings and art events over the last 12 months at MichaelKate. It has been a great year and there a more shows lined up for the next 12 months, including...

Aug. 17, Ken and Brad Nack. 

http://www.facebook.com/events/281861911921463/

Oct. 5, Paintings of Funk Zone Buildings.

Dec. 14, Affordable Art.

Also, we keep getting lots of reviews, here are some links to recent press about our art shows.

Santa Barbara Independent. Multiplicty

Santa Barbara Independent. New Animals

Santa Barbara News Press.  In The Abstract Bedroom (select page 44) and  Abstract Quartet (select page 46).

Time Out World News. New Art at MichaelKate (video).

Santa Barbara Art Blog. How soon is now? and Special Preview, Contemporary Art At MichaelKate.

Casa Magazine. (select page 19). How soon is now?

Don't miss our current exhibit, How Soon Is  Now? On view "now" through August 5.

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You are always welcome to stop by and see new art a design at MichealKate Interiors and Gallery. Or keep track of all the action on The Brad Nack Art Facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brad-Nack-Art-Page/146662962052711?v=app_108468622525037&app_data=sf:0

Reception Friday Aug. 17, 2012. Brad and Ken Nack. 

http://www.facebook.com/events/281861911921463/

Funk Zone Paintings. Based on photos by Matt Straka and Clovis IV. Reception Friday Oct. 5, 2012.

Affordable art show. Reception Friday Dec. 14, 2012. December 

MichaelKate Interiors and Gallery

132 Santa Barbara St.

Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101

Monday through Saturday 10 to 6.
Sunday 11 to 5.
Closed Wednesdays.

Tel. 805 963-1411

See you soon.

Brad Nack

Curator - MichaelKate Interiors and Gallery.

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Check out the fantastic performances coming next season.

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2 special subscriptions are available:(Note: Tickets for the Ojai World Music Festival are separate from the Fresh Roasted Series).

4 Ojai Performances with Reserved Seating(Andy Hackbarth, John McCutcheon, On Ensemble and Robert Michaels).

Adults:$95 (Save $25 over the at the door price)

Seniors (65+)/students: $75 (Save $25 over the at the door price)

4 Ojai Performances and Jazz Reach in Thousand Oaks.

Adults: $120(Save $30 over the at the door price)

Seniors/Students: $105(Save $31 over the at the door price)

The 2nd Annual Ojai World Music Festival

Oct. 6 @ 7 pm at Libbey Bowl

$45 Adults, $40 seniors general seating or $100 adults, $90 seniors for VIP Seating(includes seating in the first 5 rows and a special Meet the Artists Reception that includes wine, desserts and munchies and talks by Jake Shimabukuro and Cedric Watson on Oct. 6 @ 3pm at La Fonte.

Join acclaimed ukulele musician, Jake Shimabukuro and Grammy nominated Cedric Watson and band for a magical evening under the stars at Libbey Bowl.

Jake Shimabukuro

“Forget everything you know about the ukulele…and go do a Google search. The first video that pops up won’t be some grainy clip of Tiny Tim or George Formby but a performance by a hair-gelled 34-year old Hawaiian named Jake Shimabukuro.” – Time magazine feature

It’s rare for a young musician to earn comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. It’s even harder to find an artist who has entirely redefined an instrument by his early thirties. But Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-boo-koo-row) has already accomplished these feats, and more, in a little over a decade of playing and recording music…on the ukulele.

Cedric Watson

Injecting a healthy dose of his own personality and ingenuity, Cedric has been exciting an ever-broadening audience with his unique take on traditional Creole music, and with his new compositions that expand the genre while still respecting its roots. In the few years since he assumed the role of bandleader, all three of his albums have been nominated for Grammy Awards.Moving with ease between fiddle and accordion, and adding his strong blues-inflected vocals, Cedric’s creative style and obvious joy in playing make him an engaging and exciting performer.

The Andy Hackbarth Band

Nov. 10 @ Matilija Auditorium

I had the pleasure of seeing Andy last year and booked him on the spot for our Fresh Roasted Series. With a charismatic personality, and incredible musical talents, Andy's band puts on a wonderful show. From classical guitar, to Jazz, pop and rock, Andy and friends will put on a joyful evening of music. Andy Hackbarth was raised on the idea that music can paint colors more vivid than any paintbrush. He does just that, weaving the world of flamenco and classical guitar into an arsenal of upbeat, contemporary-folk songs that are 100 percent, unmistakably Andy Hackbarth.

Tickets: Adults: $27 advance, $30 at the door

Seniors: $25 advance, $28 at the door

John McCutcheon

Friday., Jan. 25 at Matilija Aud.

Considered to be one of America's finest folksingers, John McCutcheon is an amazing instrumentalist and storyteller as well. With over twenty-seven albums to his credit and three Grammy nominations, his concerts have become legendary for their exploration of community, continuity and hope. The Washington Post called his concerts, "little feats of magic".

A John McCutcheon concert features an array of instruments that includes the hammered dulcimer, guitar, banjo and autoharp; strong lyrics tackling the issues of the day, and stories told with the richness of literature. After 30 years of international touring, McCutcheon is at the top of his game in observances of history, work, love, aging and small town life. "A virtuoso instrumentalist who never lets his technical wizardry interfere with the heartfelt message of his songs. My only regret is that I'll never again experience the thrill of hearing him for the first time."- Ahser Raboy, conductor, Napa Valley Symphony.

Tickets: Adults: $27 advance, $30 at the door

Seniors: $25 advance, $28 at the door

Jazz Reach/Big Drum/Small World
February 9@ the Scherr Forum

February 9@ the Scherr Forum

A multi-media jazz performance. This immersive, globally themed program features performances of all new commissions by prominent, internationally recognized jazz composers hailing from countries as diverse as, West Africa (Lionel Loueke), Israel (Omer Avital), Cuba (Yosvany Terry), Puerto Rico (Miguel Zenon), India (Rudresh Mahanthappa) and the United States (Marcus Strickland). Each unique composition is inspired by elements of both the American jazz tradition and the indigenous music of each composer’s respective country of origin.

Big Drum / Small World merges a broad range of musical ideas and celebrates artistic collaboration and stylistic amalgamation. Since its inception, jazz has always been an inclusive, unifying art form that has vividly reflected our collective national character and diverse cultural dynamism. In keeping with this tradition, Big Drum / Small World aspires to illuminate how jazz continues to unite us and exemplify our increasingly interdependent world.

Tickets: Adults: $30

Seniors: $28

On Ensemble Taiko Saturday, March 30 @ Matilija

Saturday, March 30 @ Matilija

On Ensemble was at the first Ojai World Music Festival and we wanted to bring them back to delight our audiences with their creativing staging and high energy music. With the powerful rhythms of ensemble taiko music as its foundation, the On Ensemble combines musical and dance talents of its four members into unique and provocative performances. Using traditional drums, and other instruments, the members of On Ensemble present traditional drumming as well as contemporary sounds.

Tickets: Adults: $27 advance, $30 at the door

Seniors: $25 advance, $28 at the door

Robert Michaels & Friends

Sat., May 25 @ Oak Grove School Pavilion

220 W. Lomita, Ojai

Outdoors under the stars

Robert was here 2 years ago and performed an incredible concert under the stars at Oak Grove's beautiful outdoor pavilion. Canada’s most accomplished Latin Jazz guitarist has won two Junos, and achieved platinum and gold status with record sales. Michael’s live performances provide something for everyone: incredible guitar playing, audience participation, energy, culture, passion, fun and tremendous musicianship! Michaels uses Latin flamenco beats to create a fiery beautiful sound. He will be joined by two musicians and an award-winning flamenco dancer.

Tickets: Adults: $27 advance, $30 at the door

Seniors: $25 advance, $28 at the door

You can purchase tickets by phoning 805-646-8907 or go online to www.ptgo.org and click on Fresh Roasted.

Jake Shimabukuro the acclaimed Ukulele player from Hawaii will headline the 2nd Ojai World Music Festival on Oct. 6. Joining Jake will be Cedric Watson and his Cajun/Zydeco Band. Click on Jake's photo to watch a cool clip.

Cedric Watson

Nebula Dance Lab is off to a running start with a fantastic debut show and outreach program. Gearing up for the 2012 season packed with performances, outreach, and education. Next Up: SAVE THE DATE, Revision presented by Nebula September 28, 29, & 30th at Center Stage Theater!

What's Up with Nebula Dance Lab! July Issue: Hope yours is fabulous! Cheers. - Our 2nd Annual Fundraiser took place last weekend, and it was a super success! Thanks to all our amazing support network for coming out in person or online. We appreciate each and every one of you for being a part of our beginnings. Also, a BIG thank you to DNA Imagery for the venue, Jennifer Hodsdon at Oreana Winery, DJ Alecio, Pensionmark Retirement Group, The Wine Cask, Santa Barbara Athletic Club, Goorin Bros and all the fabulous company donations for the silent auction and raffle! If you were not able to attend, we missed you, but we will have more opportunities for you to join in on the support network FUN! Stay Tuned ;)  - September 1st, we will be performing at the MixMatch Festival in Santa Monica, CA. We are thriled to be included amongst 36 other amazing artists filling the festival over 6 performances, across two weekends. We will be performing a section of Emily Tatomer's new work 'Snapshots' featuring the entire company of dancers. If you can make it to LA this should be a really fun show, come support Nebula and all the other amazing artists, including SB company ArtBark International directed by Misa and Stephen Kelly. - SAVE THE DATE, September 28-30th at Center Stage Theater, Nebula presents Re:Vision including the debut of new original works 'Snapshots' by Emily Tatomer and 'Sand Into Glass' by Devyn Duex performed by the professional company dancers. Additionally, this show will showcase another performance of 'Take the Bull by the Horns' originally debuted in January 2012 at Center Stage Theater. We are thrilled to be bringing back the original cast for this performance, such a treat! The entire show should be incredible...a must see! - Additionally our outreach/education platform is continuing to build momentum. We recently provided a workshop to the 1st Presbyterian Early Childhood Center in early June. And are in discussions with several other schools and kids programs to provide workshop/dance education opportunities. If you know of a school or children's group/program that could benefit from an outreach opportunity please contact Devyn at nebuladance@gmail.com.
Introducing Meghan Morelli Meghan was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she took her first dance class at age 3, and hasn't stopped dancing since. She completed her post-graduate education with a minor in dance at California Polytechnic State University, and hopes to someday return to school to earn a MFA in dance. While at Cal Poly, Meghan danced and choreographed with the Orchesis Dance Company, for which she received several awards: The Sonia Sandoval Memorial Award for her passion in dance, The Moon Ja Minn and Paul T. Suhr Most Deserving Dance Student Award, for her dedication to the company, and the Tomczac-Carter Award for her outstanding performances. Meghan danced alongside some of the greatest collegiate choreographers and dancers on the west coast at The American College Dance Festival during her senior year. After graduation she danced with Variable Velocity Performance Group under the direction of Diana Stanton and Jude Clark Warnisher in San Luis Obispo. Meghan is a new resident of the Santa Barbara area, where she teaches so many great young dancers at Studio B in Carpinteria. She is blessed to have this opportunity to dance with Nebula Dance Lab.  One Year Anniversary, Thank you!  Wow, it is amazing to think we just celebrated our one year anniversary in our partnership with IM=X Pilates SB. I really wanted to take a piece of this newsletter to send a big THANK YOU out to Chanda Fetter and her amazing support of our organization, providing us a space to rehearse at a professional level. You are truly an angel, making IM=X Pilates SB our 1st and only (thus far) Angel Sponsor. Looking to kick start your fitness, or refresh your regular routine, check out IM=X Pilates SB at http://www.imxsb.net/. They are passionate about making a difference to each person they work with, and it shows in the graciousness that has been shown to Nebula. Thank you again IM=X Pilates SB!	Outreach/Education Corner Fresh from our project with 1st Presbyterian Early Childhood Center, we are excited to build upon this momentum for 2012. In our work with the 1st Presbyterian Early Childhood Center the children created a project as a result of the dance performance and workshop. They focused on their interpretation of the dancers moving like butterflies and waving their arms in circles to create paintings. Additionally, we captured statements from some of the children about the performance and workshop. It was incredible to experience from their feedback the excitement, joy, and connection they had with the movement. We look forward to many more opportunities as we move this project forward, such as working with Everybody Dance Now! and creating a program specifically for Creative Children's Projects Catalogue for the schools. Stay tuned!  Passionate about giving back, creating opportunities & experiences for kids in the arts Nebula is continuing to partner with preschools and other organizations in Santa Barbara to bring workshops, performances, and outreach. These programs are critical to providing children exposure to the arts at an early age, which has been proven to assist with academic excellence. If you are interested in supporting our outreach/educational efforts please contact Devyn Duex at nebuladance@gmail.com or visit our website www.nebuladance.org to donate today!   Introducing Tara Stewart Tara graduated with a BFA in Dance from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008. While a student, she performed locally with the UCSB Student Dance Company as well as internationally alongside Santa Barbara Dance Theater on their tour of China. She was awarded the Patricia Sparrow Scholarship for summer study, and co-directed the Senior Dance Honors Project, Skintight Stories. Upon finishing her degree, Tara moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she became a repertory dancer for Keshet Dance Company. As a member of Keshet, she also taught dance in a variety of social outreach programs, teaching elementary students in the Title One Homeless Project, as well as juvenile delinquents in the Youth Diagnostic Development Center. In 2011, Tara received her second baccalaureate degree in biology from the College of Creative Studies at UCSB. She now works as a field and laboratory technician for UCSB’s Ecological Parasitology lab and plans to apply to PhD programs in the fall. Tara is excited to be working with Nebula Dance Lab and happy to have finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a dancing biologist.	Upcoming Events July TBD- Everybody Dance Now! SB, Workshop/Outreach August- Evening Performance at a Gallery Showing in SB, stay tuned!  August 23rd- Guest Performance for NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) September 1st- MixMatch Festival Santa Monica, CA September 28-30th- Re:Vision at Center Stage Theater, SB October 10th- Guest Performance for Best For Boobs Charity Event, LA October 13th- Tentative United Variety Performance, SB Seeking a Costume Sponsor We are gearing up for our second show, debuting two new works by choreographers Emily Tatomer and Devyn Duex, performed by the professional company of dancers. This is going to be a compelling and exciting show full of a range of movement styles and concepts. In initial discussions regarding costumes we have come to realize our new works will require the assistance of a professional costume designer to truly pull off the concept as visualized. So we need your help! We are looking for an organization, or individual(s) that are interested in becoming a costume sponsor. For more information on how you can become a costume sponsor please contact Devyn Duex at nebuladance@gmail.com. We look forward to working with you!  Get Involved!  Become a part of our support network, it's easy- simply visit our website at http://www.nebuladance.org/contact-and-support.php and donate, or you may mail donations to PO Box 30245 SB, CA 93130 If you are interested in becoming an event sponsor, matching donor, or volunteer please contact Devyn Duex at nebuladance@gmail.com. All forms of support are appreciated and vital to our success!

An Exciting Weekend of Music!

Catch the Music Academy’s ever-popular Opera Scenes presentation – this year at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre! Then later Saturday, come hear the Academy Festival Orchestra perform a rich program works by Ravel, Dutilleux, and Elgar under the baton of acclaimed French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier at The Granada. Two great music events in one day!

Opera Scenes

2 pm in the Lobero Theatre

Tickets: $40

Orchestra Concert

8 pm in the Granada Theatre

Tickets: $100 loge box seat, $48, $38, $10

A Musical Feast!

This year’s Opera Scenes program will include Verdi’s La Traviata and Falstaff, Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Under Maestro Yan Pascal Tortelier, the Academy Festival Orchestra will perform Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Henri Dutilleux’s Métaboles, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation & Plus One Events presents the 11^th Annual Casa Cantina at Casa de la Guerra, the home of Fiesta

August 1, 2, 3, and 4

12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Four-day SBTHP fundraiser features live music by Spencer the Gardner, Big in Japan,

Freakin’ on Speakers, Flock of Cougars, Jeff Hershey & The Heartbeats, and Somos Son.

Celebrate Fiesta where it all began with the 11^th Annual Casa Cantina in the courtyard of Casa de la Guerra.

ADMISSION: $6–$10, admission fee varies (includes 1 FREE drink before 5:00 p.m. and reentrance throughout the day), 21 years of age and over ONLY after 3:00 p.m., FREE Admission for SBTHP Members. Veranda tables available by reservation: info@plusonesb.com

(Santa Barbara, CA)– Celebrate Fiesta where it all began as the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation and Plus One Events presents Casa Cantina in the courtyard of the historic Casa de la Guerra. A highlight of the annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration, from Wednesday, August 1 to Saturday, August 4, 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., locals and visitors alike are invited to stop by, have a cold drink and celebrate at the home of Fiesta—Casa de la Guerra.

When the first modern Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration was held in 1924, parties and teas in honor of members from early Santa Barbara families were held at Casa de la Guerra. Casa Cantina, located across the street from De la Guerra Plaza in the heart of downtown’s Fiesta activities, continues the site’s tradition as a place for civic celebrations and special events. Featuring beer and wine for sale, for a small fee guests can relax, have a cold drink and enjoy live music in the evening in Casa courtyard. All proceeds benefit the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation and the continued restoration of Casa de la Guerra. SBTHP members receive FREE admission with a valid membership card. Before 4:00 p.m. admission includes entrance to the exhibit at Casa de la Guerra, A Legacy Set in Stone: Santa Barbara Stone Architecture, 1870-1940. For more information call (805) 965-0093 or visit www.sbthp.org.

CASA CANTINA ENTERTAINMENT

Wednesday, August 1, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Live Music by Spencer the Gardener

Thursday, August 2, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Live Music by Big in Japan and Freakin’ on Speakers

Friday, August 3, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Live Music by Flock of Cougars and Jeff Hershey & The Heartbeats

Saturday, August 4, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Live Music by Somos Son

Casa Cantina 4-Day Wristband via Night Out, Inc. 

Purchase link:  https://nightout.com/deals/P9965674699fbf55e5f61a98?a=a98275349099d7bf45d1faa7

Veranda VIP Tables: VIP table reservations on the Veranda: info@plusonesb.com for reservations or more information. Cost: $200/night, $600/week. Includes: 
- Private table for 6 guests
- VIP guests on the Veranda will have a dedicated host 
- 6 complimentary beverage tickets each night
- Live music and entertainment 
- 6 Commemorative VERANDA VIP credentials

Cachuma Lake Recreation Area Activities

AUGUST 2012

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Cachuma Lake Recreation Area is a beautiful outdoor destination set amidst oak woodland in the picturesque Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County. Here you will find practically everything you need for a relaxing lakeside getaway in the great outdoors: Year-round tent, yurt, and RV camping, cabins, boating, boat rentals, fishing, nature cruises on the lake, birdwatching, photography, picnics, a hands-on nature center, and a general store. Mild temperatures, typically sunny skies, and celebrated fishing conditions make year-round camping here exceptionally rewarding. Located off scenic Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley, Cachuma Lake is midway between the coast of Santa Barbara and the Danish Community of Solvang.

ONGOING NATURE PROGRAMS:

Cachuma Lake Wildlife Cruise – Offered Friday 3-5pm, Saturday 10-noon & 3-5pm, Sunday 10 – noon. Santa Barbara County Park Naturalists lead 2-hour cruises that focus on deer and other local wildlife, resident nesting hawks, herons, and songbirds, flora, cultural history, and geology. $15/adults $7/kids (4-12 years old; please, no children under 4). Reservations: (805) 686-5050 weekdays, (805) 686-5055 weekends. $10 Park Admission per vehicle. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit www.cachuma.com and click on “Calendar of Events.”

Cachuma Lake Nature Walk – Every Saturday, 10-11:30 am; meet at the Nature Center. Cachuma Lake Recreation Area interpretive guides lead an easy paced ½-mile walk on the Don Wimpress Nature Trail. Free with $10 Park Admission per vehicle. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit www.cachuma.com and click on “Calendar of Events.” Large groups are encouraged to call in advance.

Cachuma Lake Junior Ranger Program - Every Saturday, 12:30-1:30 pm at the Nature Center. Kids earn a badge with the help of a Park Naturalist as they learn about wildlife and care of the natural environment. $2 per child in addition to the $10 Park Admission per vehicle. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit the Calendar of Events at www.cachuma.com.

SUMMER Night Programs, Fridays and Saturdays!

Friday Movie Nights!

8 pm at the Cachuma Lake Fireside Amphitheater

Bring the whole family, blankets, and snacks for a movie under the stars. G & PG only. Free for campers; $10 vehicle entry fee non-campers.

Cachuma Lake Campfire Programs – Saturday nights in summer

8 pm at the Fireside Amphitheater

Santa Barbara County Park Naturalists and special guests, such as the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, lead one-hour programs Saturday evenings that are fun for the whole family. For specific program topics visit www.cachuma.com and click on “Calendar of Events,” or call (805) 688-4515. Free with $10 vehicle Park entry.

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STAR PARTY! Don’t miss it on Saturday, August 18!

Join the stellar Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit for a lively tour of the night sky.

8:00 pm, Fireside Theater: Visual presentation that will alter your universe!

9:00 pm, Dakota Plains Area: Telescopes available for viewing moons, planets, stars & more.

Free with $10 vehicle Park entry. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit www.cachuma.com and click on “Calendar of Events.”

NEAL TAYLOR NATURE CENTER AT CACHUMA LAKE:

Neal Taylor Nature Center – Open Tuesday through Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, and Sundays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Exhibits and hands-on displays for all ages feature local wildlife, birds, plant life, geology, local history, as well as a gift and book shop. Free admission with $10 per vehicle Park day use fee. For more information call (805) 693-0691, see park bulletin boards, or visit www.clnaturecenter.org

Book Sale at the Nature Center – Every Saturday in August, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Wide selection, great prices. You name it; we’ve got it, at great prices. Sales benefit the Nature Center.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT CACHUMA LAKE:

Cachuma Lake Hiking – There are four miles of trails for self-guided hikes within the Park. Pick up a trail guide at the front gate. $10 Park Admission per vehicle. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit www.cachuma.com. Also, within a 15 minute drive of Cachuma, you can access multiple hiking trailheads in Los Padres National Forest.

Cachuma Lake Fishing – Fishing from shore in the campground or from a boat is open all year (except Christmas Day) with a valid fishing license. The lake supports healthy populations of rainbow trout, large- and smallmouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish. See www.cachuma.com for the trout planting schedule, the Weekly Fishing Report, and for strict boat inspection and launch requirements to control invasive plants and animals.

Cachuma Lake Marina & Boat Rentals – Open daily dawn to dusk; approximately 6:30 am – 6:30 pm. Boat rentals, party boats, pontoon boats, kayak rentals, slip rentals, 1-day fishing licenses and a full bait and tackle are available. Call (805) 688-4040 for prices and specific times. $10 Park Admission per vehicle.

Bow Fishing for Carp – Bow fishing is permitted at Cachuma Lake. Permits are free and obtained at the lake. See Carp Bow Fishing at Cachuma Lake at www.cachuma.com for completed information and regulations.

Lake Cruise Field Trips for Elementary Schools – Cachuma Lake Recreation Area offers Lake Cruise field trips at Cachuma Lake for Kindergarten through grade 6 schools. Lake Cruises focus on watersheds, the ecology of oak woodland, chaparral, and lake habitats. General emphasis touches on traditional Chumash life ways, plant life, geology, wildlife observations, and resident and migratory birds including Bald Eagles. Nature walks and a visit to the Neal Taylor Nature Center are also included. For more information, contact the Park Naturalist at (805) 688-4515 or visit School Field Trips at www.cachuma.com.