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Morning

Peabody Charter School 5K/10K

Peabody Charter School

8 a.m., Leadbetter Beach

40th Annual Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Festival

Sixteen bands from all over the state will perform and compete. Proceeds benefit DPHS' music program.

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dos Pueblos High School ($8)

Baby Basics

Three-hour class designed for expecting parents.

8:45 a.m. to noon, Trinity Lutheran Church ($20 - $25)

Arroyo Hondo Preserve Docent Tour

Explore the Arroyo Hondo Preserve of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County with a knowledgeable guide.

10 a.m. to noon, Arroyo Hondo Preserve (Free)

Madama Butterfly

Written by Giacomo Puccini.

10 a.m., Music Academy of the West ($22)

Santa Ynez Valley Free Museum Tour Day

Enjoy complimentary admission to seven museums in the S.Y. Valley, including the Wilding Art Museum, this Historial Carriage House, and Old Mission Santa Ines.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Call for mulitiple locations in Santa Ynez. (Free)

Lotusland Community Day

All residents of S.B. county may visit the gardens without paying regular admission fees.

10 a.m., Lotusland

S.B. Home and Garden Expo

Featuring a wide variety of sustainable and eco-friendly home products and services.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Earl Warren Showgrounds ($6)

Health and Wellness Day

A unique opportunity for the public to meet local experts in pilates, fitness, hypnotherapy, chiropractics, and more.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shepard Place Professional Bldg., 5320 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria

St. Andrew's Preschool Family Festival Carnival

The whole family will enjoy entertainment, game booths and prizes, face painting, inflatable bounces, and more.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Andrew's Preschool, 4575 Auhay Dr. (Free)

Janet Wolf's Green Gardening Day

With information and demostrations by garden experts and compost gurus.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., La Sumida Nursery, 165 S. Patterson Ave., Goleta

Afternoon

Serendipity

Opening reception for an exhibit of plein air paintings by Kris Buck and Camille Dellar.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Gallery Los Olivos

How to Get the Blues: Digging America’s Deepest Music

Musical performance by Byron Laursun. Part of Museum Day.

1 p.m., Wildling Art Museum

Hip Hop Kidz Class

Every Saturday through Mar. 7.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Spectrum Goleta ($84 - $104)

Coal Oil Point Reserve Tour

2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., Coal Oil Point Reserve, UCSB West Campus. Call for detailed directions. ($5)

Ferns and Early Wildflowers Tour

Docent-led tour highlighting the early wildflowers and ferns.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m., S.B. Botanic Garden ($4 - $8)

Time and the Conways

UCSB Theatre Department production, written by J.B. Priestley.

2 p.m., Hatlen Theatre ($13 - $17)

Ocean-ology: Tidepooling

Explore Santa Barbara tide pools and their animal inhabitants like never before.

2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr. ($20 - $25)

5th Annual Taste for Justice

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County

2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Discovery Museum, 705 McClelland St., Santa Maria. ($45 - $50)

29th Annual Oaks Benefit Auction

Starring Joe Lazaer as a guest auctioner. Proceeds benefit children and parent education programs at the Oaks parent-child workshops.

4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Rockwood, 670 Mission Canoyon Rd. ($15)

The Science of Leonardo da Vinci

Fresh perspectives on a Renaissance giant as discussed by author Fritjof Capra in his newly-released book.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Institute of World Culture (Free)

Surf Video Contest

Hosted by Sundance Beach.

4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sundance Beach, 7048 Marketplace Dr., Goleta

Spring Gala Dinner and Auction: Dinner and a Movie

Bishop Garcia High School

5 p.m., Bishop Garcia Diego High School ($150)

Third Annual Auction and Dinner

San Roque School

5 p.m. to 10 p.m., San Roque Campus, 3214 Calle Cedro. ($75)

Carmen Opening Night Gala Dinner

Opera Santa Barbara

5 p.m., The Granada ($400)

Evening

Once Upon a Library Night: A Child’s Dream

2nd Annual Literacy Gala hosted by the Junior League of S.B.

6 p.m., The S.B. Public Library ($125 - $175)

Second Annual Literacy Gala—Once Upon a Library Night: A Child's Dream …

Junior League of Santa Barbara

6 p.m., The S.B. Public Library ($125 - $175)

Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential

Documentary film featuring Michael Bernard Beckwith.

7 p.m., Center of the Heart ($10)

Mermaid's Tale

Original musical production starring local students.

7 p.m., Lotus Theater, S.B. Middle School, 2300 Garden St. ($10)

Scottish Fiddling Workshop and Concert

With Colyn Fischer, two-time winner of the U.S. open fiddling championship.

7 p.m., The Victoria Hall Theater ($10 - $50)

1st Saturday Country Western Dance

Lesson and open dance with instructors Bill and Cindy.

7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Carrillo Ballroom ($9 - $15)

Carmen

A classic opera by Bizet.

7:30 p.m., The Granada ($20 - $150)

Enchanted April

A Matthew Barber play directed by Polly Firestone Walker.

7:30 p.m., Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall ($15)

Private Lives

Written by Noel Coward.

8 p.m., Ojai ACT, 113 Montgomery St., Ojai ($15 - $18)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How it Can Renew America

Lecture by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman.

8 p.m., Arlington Theatre ($18 - $33)

Time and the Conways

UCSB Theatre Department production, written by J.B. Priestley.

8 p.m., Hatlen Theatre ($13 - $17)

Aszure Barton and Artists

A night of dance directed by a legendary choreographer.

8 p.m., Lobero Theatre ($18 - $60)

The Mission City Brawlin' Betties

8 p.m., The Creekside ($5)

Night

Lorena

One of S.B.'s best dance bands.

9 p.m., SOhO ($8)

Time not available

Har Mar Superstar

Neo- R&B for the strong of heart.

Time TBA, Velvet Jones ($11)

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