This Week in and around Montecito
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. Today’s author is Pablo Neruda. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive. When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249 Exhibit Opening The Arts Fund is pleased to announce the opening of South County Sampler, an exhibition curated by Nancy Gifford featuring eight accomplished artists working in Carpinteria. A public reception will be held in the gallery tonight during the Funk Zone Art Walk. The exhibition will be at The Arts Fund Gallery, located at 205-C Santa Barbara Street, and will be on view until March 26. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday from 12-5 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 205-C Santa Barbara Street
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Centering Prayer Practice Retreat A mini-retreat day for Centering Prayer
practice. There will be meditation walks, journaling, reflection, and prayer practice. Let by Sr. Suzanne Dunn, Jeannette Love, and Annette Colbert. Beginners welcome. When: 9:30 am to 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031 Family Arts & Crafts An afternoon of family fun creating Valentine cards, heart ornaments, and sponge painting. There will also be a Valentine book display, coloring pages, and refreshments. When: 1:30 pm Where: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue
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Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road Cost: free Lecture at the Zoo Aaron Pomerantz reveals “new discoveries in the amazon” at a lecture at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Pomerantz is the host of The Next Gen Scientist, and discovers new animals and plants for a
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