Robert Bernstein

The Santa Barbara French Festival was back in a big way for its 31st anniversary.

[Update]: The Solstice Workshop is now open and ready for YOUR participation at the corner of Ortega Street and Garden Street.

Robert reviews a talk given by Michael Shermer called, "Why People Believe Weird Things" from May 19, 2019.

Robert shares photos from a foggy adventure, leading hikers from Gibraltar Rock to Flores Peak.

Robert reviews the Humanist Society's lecture on Nixon's Supreme Court and what we're living with today.

[Update]: Robert shares highlights from the 33rd annual I Madonnari Chalk Painting Festival this past weekend.

 Robert shares videos from last weekend's 43nd annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival, the longest-running juggling festival in the world.

Santa Barbara Summer Solstice is getting warmed up for the season, starting with a fun Dining Out event at Pascucci this past Wednesday evening.

A delightful group of nine joined our wonderful Playground hike on Sunday!​

Robert shares a recap of a recent lecture by Dr. Harbaugh on Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Many have been to the Gaviota Caves, but on the rare occasion, Robert leads a Sierra Club hike that extends the cave hike to further exploration.

Robert Bernstein shares his top photos and videos of the Earth Day festival at Alameda Park last weekend.

Experiment Weekend was the latest creative approach to reinvigorating lower State Street in Santa Barbara

Lisa Genova is a neuroscientist who writes novels and she recently gave a talk at UCSB Arts And Lectures entitled "Still Alice: Understanding Alzheimers."

Robert shares photos of a recent hiking expedition in Fir Canyon. 

Retired Judge Robert Benham spoke to the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara on his personal recollections of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination.

On our way back from the wildflowers on Figueroa Mountain on Monday we stopped by Solvang for lunch. We then continued on Alisal Road from Solvang to Nojoqui Falls Park.

This is the beginning of the peak season for wildflowers on Figueroa Mountain. We ventured out there on Monday to avoid the weekend traffic from all the "super bloom" hype in the news!

We were driving out to Figueroa Mountain Monday to see the wildflowers. As we got out near Gaviota we saw what looked like someone had written "22" in the sky with a  sky writing airplane.

In February we set out on an adventure of a lifetime to Baja California, Mexico in search of whales.

Robert shares photos of the view from the Gaviota Caves.

Hundreds of locals showed up for an impromptu protest of Trump's national emergency declaration on Monday.

What a wonderful group of 18 hikers we had for a beautiful Sierra Club hike to Mission Ridge on a perfect day.

Martin Luther King Day was celebrated once again in a big way in Santa Barbara with the theme "Together We Stand".

Robert shares photos and video from the 130th Rose Parade in Pasadena.

Robert's latest Sierra Club hike was to Gibraltar Rock via Rattlesnake Trail.

SpaceX made another successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg on Friday.

Cirque du Soleil is a synthesis of circus, ballet, comedy and something indescribably unique.

Solvang began burning Christmas trees in an annual bonfire over 40 years ago, though it does not happen every year. 

Robert attends the traveling exhibit King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharoah, in Los Angeles.