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Intensive Natural Dye Weekend with Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez
Saturday, January 24
Please note that this workshop is fully booked. 
Join us for an unforgettable two-day weekend workshop featuring 11 hours of hands-on instruction in the traditional us...
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Winter Birding Classes with Rebecca Coulter
Monday, January 26
This class is fully booked. We hope you can join us next time!
8-Week Field Class Mondays, January 26–March 16, 8:30–10:30 AM Meet-up locations sent via e-...
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Winter Birding Classes with Sophie Cameron
Wednesday, January 28
This class is fully booked. We hope you can join us next time!
8-Week Field Class Wednesdays, January 28–March 18, 8:30–10:30 AM Meet-up locations sent via e-ma...
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Late Archaic Rock Art of the Desert Southwest
Monday, February 2
Some of the finest Native rock imagery in the Western Hemisphere is in the Desert Southwest. In this free public lecture presented by the Santa Barbara County Archaeologica...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Dark Matter Under the Gravitational Lens
Friday, February 6
Dark matter is a cornerstone of modern cosmology, successfully explaining the large-scale structure of the universe—from the cosmic microwave background to the rotati...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Science Pub: California’s Amphibian Waterpark
Monday, February 9
Take a tour of the frogs and salamanders that inhabit California, a wild waterpark for amphibians! Returning popular Science Pub speaker Emily Taylor, Ph.D., will introduce...
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Handing Off Your Heirlooms: Lunch & Learn Webinar
Tuesday, February 10
Passing down personal possessions can be meaningful…and complicated. How do you balance financial value, sentimental attachment, and differing expectations among hei...
12:00 PM–1:00 PM
The Courage of Birds: Ways They Survive Winter
Tuesday, February 17
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Pete Dunne, recipient of the American Birding Association’s Roger Tory...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Alien Worlds: Six-class Course
Thursday, February 19
Since their initial discovery 30 years ago, exoplanets have revolutionized our ideas of what other solar systems are like. From worlds that rain glass to potential water wo...
5:00 PM–6:00 PM
Cocktails with a Curator: Sip & Sea
Thursday, February 26
Make a splash at this Members-only evening exploring the mysteries of the deep. Enjoy light bites and our signature ocean-inspired cocktail while chatting with Museum curat...
5:30 PM–7:00 PM