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END OF SUMMER FUN CALENDAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 megalomaniacal shipping magnate Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens), who is intent on destroying New York City and creating an undersea kingdom. Free, courtesy of Santa Barbara County Parks and Community Services departments and Big Green Cleaning Company. Science Pub: 14 MONDAY The American Eclipse - 6:30 p.m. featuring Santa Barbara Natural History Museum - Astronomy Programs Manager Javier Riviera talks about the upcoming solar eclipse; Dargan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Admission is free, must be 21 or older.
recognize the creators of outstanding and innovative multimedia content on broadcast and online platforms. Awards will be presented to Lance Orozco, Coalition Against Gun Violence, MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast, and more. Bill Cirone is the honorary chairman of the event and Geoff Green is the emcee. Red-carpet attire is suggested. Tickets at www.mediaawards.tbsb.tv or call Courtney Frazer at 805-517-1721. “Skyfall” - 7:30 p.m. at SB County Courthouse - Undercover agents around the world are exposed and 007 must take to the shadows to track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Free, courtesy of Santa Barbara County Parks and Community Services departments and Big Green Cleaning Company.
Octopus Tuesdays - 4 p.m. - Watch an octopus consume a meal. Discover camouflage behaviors as you learn more about these intelligent invertebrates at the Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. Members-only morning at the Moxi - 8:30 to 10 a.m. - MOXI Members enjoy exclusive exploration, play and discovery throughout the museum’s 17,000 square feet of exhibits.
THURSDAYS
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“Golden Eye” - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - Only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that could destroy the earth in one pulse. Free, courtesy of Santa Barbara County Parks and Community Services departments and Big Green Cleaning Company, with support from the UCSB Freshman Summer Start Program.
Field Trip to Carpinteria Tar Pits - 9 a.m. to noon - Explore and learn about local geology as it relates to the formation of fossil fuels and “tar” with Geologist Sabina Thomas and the SB Museum of Natural History. Cost is $45 for members; $50 for non-members; pre-registration required; log onto www. sbnature.org/tickets.
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Zoofari Ball XXXII: TikiFari at Santa Barbara Zoo 5:30 - 11 p.m. A retro-inspired party straight out of the South Seas. Wear your finest Hawaiian shirt or kitschy getup to chill out under the palm trees and enjoy an icy cold, fruity mai tai or zombie. Buy online at https://sbzoo. ejoinme.org/reservations.
Walk on the Wild Side - 9 a.m. If you are a morning person, love animals, and are age 60+, you’ll love Walk on the Wild Side! Join this lively crew and get your exercise on while enjoying the Zoo. Class walks the grounds for one hour and designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and health. First class is free, sign up at the Zoo’s front gate. Class is for 60-years-old and older. Jelly Thursdays - 4 p.m. - Experience the beauty of jellies as they gracefully gather their microscopic meals at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www. sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. Spring Adult Ceramics Class - 6 - 9 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art located at 1130 State Street - Log onto www.sbma.net for more information. Free Thursday Evenings at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - 5 - 8 p.m. Log onto www.sbma.net for more information.
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SATURDAYS
Afterparty at Moxi - Shine - 7 - 10 p.m. This Moxi afterparty will revolve around our sun, the eclipse, solar energy, other stars in the sky, and light. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door; includes the first drink. Additional beer, wine and food available for purchase. Must be 21 and older; more info at www.moxi.org. “Golden Eye” - 7:30 p.m. at SB County Courthouse - Only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that could destroy the earth in one pulse. Free, courtesy of Santa Barbara County Parks and Community Services departments and Big Green Cleaning Company.
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Family Sleepover Safari - Behind-the-scenes tours, animal encounters, train rides, movies, games, a pizza dinner, and a pancake breakfast after spending the night at the zoo. Cost $70/ person, $60/person for SB Zoo Members. Register at https://reservations.sbzoo.org/Info.aspx?ActivityID=397. Classes start 21 MONDAY at Santa Barbara City College - Log onto www.sbcc.edu for registration, a virtual tour and more.
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“Skyfall” - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - Undercover agents around the world are exposed and 007 must take to the shadows to track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Free, courtesy of Santa Barbara County Parks and Community Services departments and Big Green Cleaning Company, with support from the UCSB Freshman Summer Start Program.
25 FRIDAY
Media Access Awards 5:30 p.m. at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum - TV Santa Barbara presents the Raise Your Voice Media Awards that
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Live Dive - 11 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on Stearn’s Wharf - Watch and interact with scuba divers as they explore our local coastal ecosystems such as sea grass beds, kelp forests and more. Ask the divers questions while learning about the habitats and organisms under Stearns Wharf and beyond. Free.
Science on Site - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Check www. sbnature.org for times and topics. Portal to the Plant 1 - 3 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center.
CONTINUING EVENTS
Members-only morning at the Moxi - 8:30 to 10 a.m. - MOXI Members enjoy exclusive exploration, play and discovery throughout the museum’s 17,000 square feet of exhibits.
SUNDAYS
SUNDAYS
Sea Stories for Families - Enjoy interactive story readings at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf. Program free with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. Shark Sundays - 3:30 p.m. at the Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Watch staff feed sharks and rays. Observe shark feeding behaviors, and maybe help throw in a few pieces too; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. Studio Sunday on the Front Steps - 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art located at 1130 State Street - Log onto www.sbma.net for more information.
TUESDAYS
Walk on the Wild Side - 9 a.m. If you are a morning person, love animals, and are age 60+, you’ll love Walk on the Wild Side! Join this lively crew and get your exercise on while enjoying the Zoo. Class walks the grounds for one hour and designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and health. First class is free, sign up at the Zoo’s front gate. Class is for 60-years-old and older. Bug Out Tuesdays - 11 a.m. - Crawl, fly, swim, or flutter over to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to learn about the amazing connections invertebrates have to the natural world with rotating activities, art, games, and more. Included in admission. Log onto www. sbnature.org.
Shark Sundays - 3:30 p.m. Watch the Sea Center staff feed sharks and rays. Observe shark feeding behaviors, and if you’re lucky, help throw in a few pieces too! Included with admission to the Sea Center. 211 Stearns Wharf. Log onto www.sbnature.org for more info.
SAT & SUN
Santa Barbara Museum of
Natural History Branch Out - Nature Escape Room - Until Aug. 19-20 - times vary from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Modeled off the popular “escape room” movement, games are brought to life where kids are the heroes on a quest to solve an environmental mission before time runs out. Register at www.branchoutgames.com. Call 682-4711 ext. 162 for more info. 11 a.m. - Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars; Noon - Cosmic Safari; 1 p.m. - Kids’ Space Adventure; 2 p.m. - What’s Up; 3 p.m. - Your Cosmic Quest (en Espanol Los Domingos)
Santa Barbara Zoo - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Explorer Fundays activities are held every Saturday & Sunday in the Explore Store. Aug. 5/6 Plastic Spoon Bunnies; Aug. 12/13 Coffee Filter Jellyfish; Aug. 19/20 Walnut Shell Turtles; Aug. 26/27 CD Elephants. Cost is free with Zoo admission. www. sbzoo.org
EVERY DAY
Lane Farms - Local, homegrown and organic produce - open daily from 9 a.m.
Ventura County Fair begins Staff report
The Ventura County fair runs from Aug. 2-13 at 10 W. Harbor Blvd. in Ventura. Complete information and tickets are available at www.venturacountyfair.org, but here are the entertainment highlights. Aug. 2 - Motorsports Aug. 3 - Smash Mouth at 7:30 p.m.; Sugar Ray at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 - Huey Lewis and the News at 7:30 p.m.; KC and the Sunshine band 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 - Noel Torres at 3 p.m.; Banda Carnaval at 3 p.m.; Chiquis Rivera at 3 p.m. Aug. 7 - Billy Currington at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 - The Spinners at 1 p.m.; Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 - Shinedown at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 - Gabriel Iglesias “Fluffy Mania,” 20 years of comedy, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 - Wynonna and the Big Noise 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 - PRCA Rodeo - 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 13 - PRCA Rodeo - 2 and 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays. Log onto www. lanefarmssb.com for what’s in season! Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Design in Nature - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. the selected examples of early woodblock, engraving and lithography highlight the discovery of the bounties of the plant world, the origins of botany and methods of printmaking at the SB Museum of Natural History. Bugs, Outside the Box - Saturday, May 27- Sept. 10 The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is crawling with excitement as it presents its newest exhibit, Bugs... Outside the Box. Now is your chance to examine all the intricacies of the insect world....without a microscope! From beetles to butterflies, the exhibition features a literal army of giant bug sculptures with one aim in mind shining a light on museum collections, taxonomy, and the power of magnification. Come experience where SCIENCE and ART collide! Learn more at www.sbnature.org. Insecta - 10 a.m. Bug Boot Camp - 10:30 a.m. DINO-SOAR! The origin of birds - 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. All ages tour Kids Space Adventure - 1 p.m. at SB Museum of Natural History. Come and ask questions about the universe! Video Organisms by Ethan Turpin - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Moxi Museum. Video feedback patterns draw themselves without a computer. A tilted camera shoots a video of a wall while a projector shows that video live on the same wall. Santa Barbara Museum of Art - You are Going on a Trip - May 28 through Aug. 20 - A selection of highlights from the Museum’s collection, focusing on works produced between the 1940s and 1970s and including artists such as Charles Garabedian, Henri Matisse, Eduardo Paolozzi , Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol, June Wayne, and many others. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays, at Santa Barbara Museum of Art 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net. Check out www.santabarbarafamilylife.com for updated event information.