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February Things to Do [Submit an Event...] [Submit a Moms Club...] From Shore to Sea Lecture Series 0000-00-00 Location:113 Harbor Way, Suite 190 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 805.962.8404 www.sbmm.org Tuesday, February 10: 7-8 pm Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS Pelagic and Water Column Fishes of the Santa Barbara Channel Dr. Milton Love, Marine Science Institute, UCSB $: FREE to the Public Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater From sharks to salmon, from sardines to shortbelly rockfish, the fishes that occupy the water column of the Santa Barbara Channel form an important part of the ocean food chain. Join us and find out if you are emotionally prepared to handle these startling revelations. Milton Love is a Research Biologist at the Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Love has conducted research on numerous economically important marine fishes in the northeast Pacific, including over 30 years of work on rockfishes. His most recent book is The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific. for more information contact: amorris@sbmm.org 805.962.8404 ext. 109 www.sbmm.org Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Book Club 0000-00-00 Wednesday, February 11: 10 am-12 pm 113 Harbor Way,Suite 190 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 SBMM Book Club Rowing to Alaska by Wayne McLennan $: FREE to the Public Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of each month for the SBMM Book Club. Take part in engaging discussions about a wide variety of maritime-related reads. Below is a summary of this month’s selection. Bank clerk, construction worker, gold miner, dishwasher, tree planter and deckhand, McLennan has found his true calling as a storyteller in his first collection of personal essays detailing his adventures around the globe To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 109 or email amorris@sbmm.org. www.sbmm.org African American Cultural Arts Festival 0000-00-00 Saturday, February 14: 10 am-5 pm African American Cultural Arts Festival 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 $: FREE Community Sponsored Event The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will host the 2nd annual African American Cultural Arts Festival presented by the Brotherhood of Santa Barbara. Admission is free for all visitors. The festival is a celebration of the African American culture and heritage, with a special focus on the local African American community. Festival activities include dance and music performances, activities, guest speakers and more! For more information, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115. www.sbmm.org Santa Barbara Maritime Museum FREE Community Day 0000-00-00 Thursday, February 19: 10 am-5 pm 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 805.962.8404 SBMM FREE Community Day $: Museum is FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month www.sbmm.org African American Cultural Arts Festival 0000-00-00 Hosted by: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 805.962.8404 www.sbmm.org $: FREE Community Sponsored Event The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will host the 2nd annual African American Cultural Arts Festival presented by the Brotherhood of Santa Barbara. Admission is free for all visitors. The festival is a celebration of the African American culture and heritage, with a special focus on the local African American community. Festival activities include dance and music performances, activities, guest speakers and more! For more information, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115. www.sbmm.org Nature Rambles 0000-00-00 Benefit from naturalist Bob’s decades of scientific study of the flora and fauna in Franklin Canyon on this fascinating moderate walk discussing the complex dance between birds, plants and insects. Magnifiers and binoculars recommended. Please meet at the Sooky Goldman Nature Center in Franklin Canyon Park on February 8th, at 9am. Call for reservations at 310-858-7272 ext. 131 Franklin Canyon Park is located at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 For more information please visit www.lamountains.com Program sponsored by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and presented by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority http://www.lamountains.com Speak for the Trees 0000-00-00 “I speak for the trees, for they have no tongues," said the Lorax, and so can YOU in this playful, interactive program devoted to all things with woody trunks, roots, branches and leaves or needles. Kids ages 8 to 88 welcome! Join us at 3pm on February 7th, at the Sooky Goldman Nature Center in Franklin Canyon Park. program will last 2 hrs. Franklin Canyon Park is located at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 For more information please visit www.lamountains.com or call 310-858-7272 ext 131 Program sponsored by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and presented by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority http://www.lamountains.com Luna Moms Club of Palos Verdes LUNA Moms Club is a FREE Moms group powered by Stroller Strides. The LUNA Moms Club provides weekly playgroups, monthly MNO's, and four yearly "Moms on a Mission" events. Our goal is to promote balance and the nurturing of minds, bodies, and spirits. We meet every Wed at 10:30am at Friendship Park in San Pedro, Ca. www.strollerstrides.net Southern California AP Families Support and discussion group for attachment parenting families in the ten counties of southern California: San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern. groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalAPFamilies Moms Helping Moms - Long Beach Moms Helping Moms is a support group serving families with children in the Greater Long Beach area. We consist of parents and young children and include the entire family, friends, and extended family members in our activities. We provide ourselves with peer support, education, family activities, professional skill building, business support, and social opportunities. We work together with and receive support from our sponsor, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, and provide them with fundraising and relevant hospital volunteer work. www.mhm-longbeach.org March Things to Do [Submit an Event...] [Submit a Moms Club...] Carnival of the Animals 0000-00-00 Puppet show Carnival of the Animals By Jim Gamble Puppet Company Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM Adult: $15 Children $10 Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles – Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz 10361 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 Theater contact: Pierre Leloup Tickets: (310) 286-0553 or www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com Inspired by the unique musical score of Saint-Saens, this rod and string puppet program depicts the composer as a little boy creating imaginary animals from familiar objects. To entertain and educate, using the highest skills of the art of puppetry to stimulate individual imagination and to create an enthusiasm for live performance art is the mission statement of Jim Gamble Puppet Productions. www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com

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