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C’est Cheese Tastings for February/March

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Popular Cheese tastings held at C'est Cheese provide a varied selection of topics from chocolates to truffle cheeses served with fine wines and imported beers. C'est Cheese owners Michael and Kathryn Graham announce tastings for February and March, 2012. Chocolate & Dessert Wines Monday, February 13th @ 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM $25 w/wines*, $18 w/o We really couldn't resist ...

Kids Draw Architecture at SB Bowl

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The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the first of its annual Kids Draw Architecture sketch sessions for 2012.On February 11, Kids Draw Architecture will visit the Santa Barbara Bowl for the first time. Originally built in 1936 as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) project, the Santa Barbara Bowl has recently undergone renovations ...

An Evening with Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio

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UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Santa Barbara debut of Top Chef’s influential head judge and James Beard Award-winning chef Tom Colicchio in An Evening with Tom Colicchio Wednesday, February 22 at 8 PM at UCSB Campbell Hall. Before the talk, local gourmet food trucks will offer up delectable dishes beginning at 6:30 PM in ...

Patrick Turner at Architectural Foundation Gallery

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The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of photographs by Patrick Turner, entitled “Quiet Light”.The public is invited to attend a festive opening reception for the artist on Friday, January 20 from 5-7 pm. Patrick Turner “Quiet Light”  January 20-February 29, 2012 Architectural Foundation Gallery Opening Reception:  Friday, January 20, 5-7pm 1st Thursday ...

Wall Space Gallery Sixth Annual New Directions Exhibition

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Wall Space announces the opening of their Sixth Annual New Directions exhibition.Juried from over 1000 images from 200 talented artists, 24 prints from 18 artists have landed on the walls of the gallery.This year's exhibition, Crossing Territories, is curated by the talented gallerist Debra Klomp Ching of KlompChing Gallery in New York. New Directions looks to ...

Jessica Foster at SB Winery

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For Jessica Foster, making truffles is an expressive epicurean art.With her diverse palate of Belgian chocolates, she blends exotic teas, herbs and spices, infusing her confections to create intriguing flavors like dark chocolate chile and milk chocolate star anise-thyme. Jessica's inspiration surrounds her and by means of this decadent medium, she creates sumptuous chocolate ...

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

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Given its knack for predicting Academy Award® winners, a proximal distance to Los Angeles and timing close to the big event, this year the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) will once again establish itself as the preeminent Oscar® film festival. With the city’s destination desirability and the Festival’s attraction of stellar luminaries and exceptional programming, ...

James Petrucci at Arts Fund Gallery

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James Petrucci: pnuema will be in The Arts Fund Gallery from January 20 – March 17, 2012. The exhibition will open with a public reception for the artist on Friday, January 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the gallery which is located at 205C Santa Barbara Street. Pneuma will present a diverse range of figurative ...

CALM’s 26th Annual Celebrity Author’s Luncheon

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Join celebrity and local authors for a literary luncheon that benefits Santa Barbara’s only child abuse awareness non-profit agency. Held at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. This event is presented by the CALM Auxiliary. Book signing and purchasing will begin at 10:00am and lunch will be served at 11:45 am. Author interviews will begin at 12:45pm. Andrew Firestone ...

Film Feast

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Santa Barbara rolls out the red carpet for another edition of Film Feast, a special tasting-menu program coinciding with the 27th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Jan. 26 - Feb. 5, 2012, and California Restaurant Month, a state-wide celebration of California's cornucopia! As palpable excitement from the star-studded festival permeates local establishments, Film Feast invites ...

Quartetto Gelato at Lobero Threatre

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Supremely talented, deliciously smart, endlessly creative, refreshingly funny, and totally surprising.Quartetto Gelato offers a brilliant performance repertoire that travels the globe through classical masterworks, operatic arias, with the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs. “If there were ever a group that could make anyone feel at home with classical music, Quartetto Gelato is it.” ...

Speaking of Stories 2012 Season

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Speaking of Stories opens its new season with Nothing But Laughs, an evening of fun and humorous stories.  Artistic Director Maggie Mixsell has put together an evening to tickle your funny bone and send you out of the theater on a wave of laughter. NOTHING BUT LAUGHS Sunday, January 9, 2012 at 2:00pm and Monday, January 10 ...

Opera Santa Barbara Events

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Opera Santa Barbara invites you to an enchanting Valentine’s evening at the Four Seasons Biltmore and the return of the popular Tre Lune Opera Night on March 6th. Opera Santa Barbara Events & Happenings, 2012 An Affair to Remember on Valentine’s Day Begin with a cocktail reception and silent auction before a romantic candlelight dinner accompanied by ...

Opera on the Go

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Opera Santa Barbara announces a new season of the popular “Opera on the Go” series. The monthly program gives unique insight into the world of opera by delving into the history and performance of the art form through round-table discussions, lecture presentations, and live performance demonstrations. NEXT PROGRAM: OPERA IN FILM With Mashey Bernstein January 17, 5:30pm SB ...

botanik, Summerlnand, Santa Barbara

Nu Vignette

Harry Kolb, Sotheby's International Realty

Jeff Shelton Tile Design, Santa Barbara

C'est Cheese, Santa Barbara

Jodi G., Santa Barbara

Ann James Interior Design., Santa Barbara

Coast 2 Coast Collection, Santa Barbara

Jane, Santa Barbara

Shaw Design, Santa Barbara

Rue de Lillie, Summerland

Erin Reinecke Balint Irresistable Beaded Jewelry, Santa Barbara

p o r c h, Santa Barbara

Montecito Cafe, Montecito

Maison K Antiques, Santa Barbara



Alchamey Cafe, Santa Barbara

Wall Space Gallery Santa Barbara



Plum Goods, Santa Barbara

Waxing Poetic, Santa Barbara

The Dailey Method, Santa Barbara

Dining and Destinations, Santa Barbara

Bonita, Summerland, CA



Lily, Montecito, Santa Barbara

Little Amelia Jane, Summerland, Santa Barbara

A.H. Gaspar, Jeweler, Santa Barbara