Fun Stuff/Entertainment

Solvang Fine Art is a new art gallery that just opened at 482 First St in Solvang.

The Annual luxury fragrance competitions, held in San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles are under way and will decide the “Top Artisan Fragrances of the Year,” and the winners will be selected by a panel of judges to include respected local editors, publishers, journalists, and TV hosts representing a bevy of media outlets, as well as fragrance industry professionals.

Santa Barbara rock/pop trio seeking collaboration/networking opportunities with local artists and venues   We're Easy Bear, a Santa Barbara based rock trio looking to build relationships and network with other local/regional artists or venues to set up live shows.

“After more than a year of staring at screens from home, SBIFF is chomping at the bit to welcome everyone back to Santa Barbara for collective experiences and engaging face to face interactions about cinema!” says Roger Durling, SBIFF’s Executive Director.

Montecito Club opens with new outdoor features and programs, exclusive membership opportunities.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce Kevin Nuss as its new Director of Marketing.

"S is for Solvang: an ABC" Former Santa Barbara resident Jane Faulkner has published a children’s alphabet book that celebrates in words and photographs the history and culture of Solvang, the village known as “Little Denmark.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is now open for After Hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 4-7pm   (April 2021) Santa Barbara, CA - The Santa Barbara Zoo invites guests to stay late and celebrate the longer days with After Hours at the Zoo, a chance to spend more time exploring and enjoying all the Zoo has to offer.

Santa Barbara multi-instrumentalists Kirstin Candy-McFarland and Billy Mandarino have combined their talents under the name In The Present Tense.

State Street Ballet presents a virtual spring series featuring archival performances that highlight “Sharing The Spotlight” with their Santa Barbara arts community.

Recently featured on  KEYT singing and surfing with her ukulele, singer/songwriter Jupiter is set to release her new single, Sing me to Sleep this Valentine’s Day on all music platforms.

After over a year of closure, the most popular Channel Islands destination is once again open to the public.

KCBX management has announced that the public radio station’s major fundraiser, the Live Oak Music Festival, will not take place this June.

Santa Barbara's newest gallery is now open in the arts district, near the historic Arlington Theater.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce five new members have joined the Board of Directors: Jessica L.

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Island Packers, the official boat concessionaire to the Channel Islands National Park, with daily departures to the Channel Islands from Ventura Harbor Village, has now re-opened!  www.

On February 12th, Santa Barbara-based singer-songwriter Conner Cherland will release his new single “This Is How I’ll Love You”.

The Santa Barbara Zoo announces plans to safely reopen its doors to the Santa Barbara community on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce the annual Santa Barbara Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, a longstanding tradition of providing Santa Barbara County’s finest young musicians the opportunity to be featured as a soloist with the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony.

Source: SBIFF The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced it is launching a new program, Stories Matter, in partnership with and led by best-selling author, actress, writer and award-winning documentarian, Leslie Zemeckis.

Source: Santa Barbara Symphony The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce Rebecca Roling as its Vice President of Patron & Community Engagement.

Source: Caldwell Snyder Gallery We are delighted to announce our new gallery location in the heart of Montecito on Coast Village Road.

Source: Paint Jam Parties Parties now hosted via Zoom, outdoor parties also available in Santa Barbara County Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Paint Jam Parties, a local SB business since 2006, is now available to serve virtually, via Zoom, for birthdays, corporate events, family gatherings, reunions and other joyous occasions.

Source: Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is delighted to reopen its doors to the public starting Thursday, October 22, 2020, and we invite you to experience our current exhibition Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In .

The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to discover a reimagined 2020-2021 performance season, one that will be forever remembered as historic.

Source: NatureTrack WATER IS LIFE – DOZENS OF FILMS IN NATURETRACK FILM FESTIVAL 2020 PROVE IT Once Local Only Festival Will Now Go Worldwide in Its First Virtual Edition Plan to Spend Ten Days in Nature October 9 through 18 (Los Olivos, CA) Water is life and the analogy fits the NatureTrack Film Festival as it’s revving back up and filled with films about water in the third annual edition of the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF).

Source: Santa Barbara Symphony The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce Kristine Pacheco-Bernt as its new Director of Music Education.

Source: State Street Ballet Avoiding a total shutdown, State Street Ballet’s Executive Director Rodney Gustafson has announced an amended 2020-2021 season to begin in October with incorporated COVID-19 restrictions.

Source: PASF The Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors approved the nomination of Neil DiMaggio to its Board at the organization’s July 20 meeting.