April 15, 2024 Date

Upcoming Events

Trouble in Paradise: Geology of Santa Barbara Field Course
Saturday, April 20
Saturdays, April 20–May 25May 4 session will begin at 11:00 AM
THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
Cover millions of years in this dynamic six-week field course! Geologist Sabina...
9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Ocean Ambassador Beach Cleanups
Sunday, April 21
Be part of the solution to marine pollution! Come gain community with fellow ocean-lovers, and earn community service hours if you need them to graduate. The Sea Center hosts beach...
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
The Global Climate Crisis: What To Do About It
Monday, April 22
Featuring co-authors William D. Fletcher and Craig B. Smith
Global warming is one of the most important, and most complex, issues that our scientists, nation, and world face today....
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Splendid Plumage Exhibit Opens to Public
Friday, April 26
Feathers are evolutionary marvels: aerodynamic, insulating, and beautiful. Birds of paradise, herons, toucans, and hummingbirds have evolved an amazing diversity of feather form,...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Trouble in Paradise: Geology of Santa Barbara Field Course
Saturday, April 27
Saturdays, April 20–May 25May 4 session will begin at 11:00 AM
THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
Cover millions of years in this dynamic six-week field course! Geologist Sabina...
9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Southern California’s Other Avifauna: Trends, Traits, and Troubles of Our Naturalized Bird Species
Thursday, May 2
Having lived in the “outdoor aviary” of Los Angeles County nearly all his life, Kimball Garrett learned early on that non-native (“exotic”) bird species...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Trouble in Paradise: Geology of Santa Barbara Field Course
Saturday, May 4
Saturdays, April 20–May 25May 4 session will begin at 11:00 AM
THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
Cover millions of years in this dynamic six-week field course! Geologist Sabina...
9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Archaeological Perspectives on the 19th-Century “Illegal” Slave Trade along the Rio Pongo, Guinea, West Africa
Monday, May 6
This free public lecture by University of South Carolina Professor Emeritus Ken Kelly, Ph.D., is presented by the Santa Barbara County Archaeological Society. 
In the early nineteenth...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Trouble in Paradise: Geology of Santa Barbara Field Course
Saturday, May 11
Saturdays, April 20–May 25May 4 session will begin at 11:00 AM
THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
Cover millions of years in this dynamic six-week field course! Geologist Sabina...
9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Star Party
Saturday, May 11
The Palmer Observatory will open its doors and its roof to share a remarkable view of the wonders of the night sky through our state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope.Join Museum Astronomy...
8:30 PM–10:00 PM