Robert Bernstein

Solstice Artist Pali-X had his "Giant Silver Comet" on display at the Hillside House Holiday Display!

Before the Thomas Fire broke out, there was the Snow Leopard Festival at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

The Funk Zone Second Friday Art Walk is drawing crowds as big or bigger than First Thursday!

My Sierra Club Playground hike is always an unusual hike, but this time it was a bit more unusual than usual!

Carpinteria artists once again hosted celebrations for Día de los Muertos... the Day of the Dead!

Each spring, the Lucidity Festival offers a small taste of Burning Man in our own backyard at Live Oak Campground. We just had an extra mini-Lucidity festival called Deja Vu.

Worldwide, there were simultaneous Thriller performances at precisely  3:00 PM Saturday. Our local event filled the Courthouse Sunken Gardens with hundreds of performers and spectators!

Robert Bernstein led a Sierra Club hike from Gibraltar Rock to Flores Peak.

Robert captured photos and video of the 8th annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival in Presidio Park.

Robert shares photos from this past weekend's annual Avocado Festival in Carpinteria.

The Chumash tribe hosted their 52nd Annual Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow at the Live Oak Campground this past weekend.

Aristotle, Sun Yat-Sen, Machiavelli and Elizabeth Barrett Browning were featured guests at the September Humanist Society meeting.

Our total take was 27 pounds, which was less than the 33 pounds we took last year, and the 49 pounds we hauled out in 2014. Things seem to be generally getting cleaner.

The Goleta Lemon Festival had a variety of fun activities in Girsh Park this year.

Lompoc hosted its first Renaissance Faire this past weekend in Ken Adam Park near Allan Hancock College.

Another wonderful group for another enjoyable Sierra Club hike!

After experiencing the eclipse in Oregon, Robert made a point of relaxing at Shasta Lake on the way back.

Robert made the trek to Oregon to witness the total solar eclipse. 

Robert Bernstein shares photos from this weekend's Pacific Pride march, rally, and LGBTQ festival. 

What a wonderful group we had Sunday on our Sierra Club hike at Gaviota!

Professional Bull Riding and the Rodeo are two of the most action-packed parts of Fiesta.

Fiesta opening night was full of energy as thousands packed the Mission Lawn and the Rose Garden to watch Fiesta Pequena!

A reunion was held in Isla Vista this past weekend to bring together several generations of creators in the community.

Here are some photos and highlights of the Greek Festival this past weekend.

On Sunday Robert Bernstein led a Sierra Club hike in the area of Tangerine Falls off of the West Fork Cold Spring Trail.
 

Woodies were back at the beach again on Saturday!

Robert Bernstein shares photos of his hikes at Big Basin State Park near Santa Cruz and Pinnacles National Park in Soledad.

The French Festival was back in a big way once again for 2017!

Robert Bernstein has captured the beauty and destruction of the Whittier Fire from Western Goleta.

Isla Vista may be a bit chaotic at times, but it allows for a wealth of public art!