From the Depths
Underwater photography exhibit to open at Wildling Art Museum.
Month: June 2009
volume 23, number 177, June 4-11, 2009
Can Harding School Come Back from the Brink of Academic Ruin?
Goleta 6-4
Beginning 7/1, the Goleta branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System will cut its Monday hours, opening at 2 p.m. instead of 10 a.m.
Five Tastings Under 10
Affordable places to taste wine in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Green Day
From the sexually frank “Basket Case” to the ubiquitous graduation anthem “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” to the politically charged “American Idiot,” there’s no denying Green Day’s proved their worth.
Health 6-4
The Children’s Miracle Network telethon-which aired on KEYT from 8 p.m. on 5/30 to 4 p.m. on 5/31-raised an estimated $525,000 in funds that will go to caring for sick infants and children at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Classical Music Festivals
Two major classical music festivals-one in Ojai, and the other at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito-begin or take place this month.
News to Yous
The folks at Los Olivos Wildling Art Museum are currently planning a 10-day guided trip from Bigfork, Montana, to Calgary, Alberta.
County 6-4
With children of working parents outnumbering licensed childcare spaces three to one, a recent study on childcare challenges in the workplace conducted by First 5 Santa Barbara County showed many parents consider quitting their jobs and a large loss of revenue in companies because of absent workers who must care for their children.
Environment 6-4
The State Lands Commission on 6/1 rejected Gov. Schwarzenegger’s demand to open Santa Barbara’s coast to oil company PXP’s slant drilling proposal that would net the state $2 billion in oil revenues.
