Upcoming Events
Diving the Montebello
Event Date:Thursday May 17, 2012
Diving the Montebello
A Lecture by Robert Schwemmer
With Special Guest Richard Quincy
(The only known survivor of the attack on the Montebello)
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Munger Theater, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, California
What: A Lecture titled Diving the Montebello by Bob Schwemmer
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012; 7 pm
Members are invited to a Wine and Cheese reception to meet the speaker from 6:15- 7 pm
Why: To learn about the Union Oil Company Tanker the SS Montebello’s history, sinking and rediscovery
Cost: Free (members), $5 (non-members)
To RSVP and purchase tickets call: (805) 962-8404, x115
To interview Mr. Quincy please call: (925) 831-1024; Robert Schwemmer please call: (805) 680-9667
For more information visit: www.sbmm.org
On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7 pm at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater, Robert Schwemmer will present historical research he has uncovered on the Union Oil Company tanker S S Montebello, which was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1941. Schwemmer will share underwater imagery of the sunken ship that sits in 900 feet of water, just south of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Richard Quincy, the last known living crew member aboard the Montebello when it sank, will be in attendance.
Schwemmer, who serves on the museum’s board of directors, is the West Coast Regional Maritime Heritage Coordinator for NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Mr. Schwemmer was part of the science team that rediscovered the wreck in 1996 in the two-manned submersible Delta. In 2009, the Montebello Assessment Task Force was established at the request of California State Senator Sam Blakeslee to determine the likelihood of the sunken ship’s release of more than 3,000,000 gallons of crude oil that potentially could still be onboard. In 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to Global Diving & Salvage to conduct an assessment of the condition of the sunken tanker and determine if the oil was still onboard. Schwemmer served on the taskforce and was on board the OSRV Nanuq during the assessment and served as a technical advisor. The history of the Montebello is still deeply rooted in the communities of Cambria, Cayucos and Morro Bay, for these citizens took heroic action to launch a sea and land rescue for the Montebello’s crew of 38. “Today, 70 years after the sinking of the Montebello people are just learning about the little known history of Japanese submarines attacking and sinking American merchant ships within site of the California shoreline,” said Robert Schwemmer. The lecture is free for SBMM members and $5 for non-members. Pre-lecture reception for members only at 6:15. To RSVP and purchase tickets call 805-962-8404 x 115 and to view more film, lectures and exhibits at the museum visit www.sbmm.org.
Speed Dating Part II
Event Date:Thursday June 28, 2012
Who: Guest Emcees, Local Journalist John Palminteri and Mr. Santa Barbara, Larry Crandell
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190, Santa Barbara, California
What: Speed Dating: A Matchmaking Event and Fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Why: Just in time for the 4th of July…find your fireworks at the Maritime Museum.
When: Thursday June 28, 6-8:30 pm
Age: Participants must be 25 or older.
Cost: Registration prior to June 18 - $25 (includes light appetizers, wine and beer and entertainment AND speed dating )
$35 after June 18 if space is available. All attendees MUST preregister
Tickets & Registration: To sign up, please call: (805) 962-8404, x115.
Information: Questions? Need moral support?
Call Emily Falke (805) 962-8404, x111
It’s summer, and what a better time to mingle and make new friends, find a companion or feel the fireworks before the 4th of July! Sign up for Maritime Matchmaking – a speed dating event at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), hosted by guest emcees local journalist, John Palminteri and Mr. Santa Barbara himself, Larry Crandell. What could be better than chatting and snacking with cool local singles? Doing it for a good cause! After all, the $25 cost for the night goes back to help fund SBMM educational programs, events and exhibits. (Interested speed daters must be 25 or older and MUST sign up in advance.)
So, how will the event work? At the start of the evening, participants will have the chance to mingle with other folks looking for love while enjoying light appetizers, wine and beer. Guest Emcees John Palminteri and Larry Crandell will liven up the crowd with encouragement and then help direct the night’s events. After about half an hour of schmoozing, the actual speed dating will begin. Everyone will have five minutes to chat and flirt with available singles in their group. At the end of the night, each participant will choose their matches, people they want to see again. After the event, via email, participants will be told if they have any mutual matches, who they are and how to contact them. From there, matched couples are on their own to let their love lights shine.
Event organizer, Emily Falke, who is the current SBMM Curator and Education Director, successfully hosted the Museum’s first speed dating night in January. Due to popular demand, she is embarking on the second speed dating event June 28.
“The energy of the room during speed dating is amazing. Everyone’s there for the same reason. It’s very relaxed and casual with quite a “buzz.” It’s so different than any other match-up scene,” Falke says.
