| 2008
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| April |
SBMM
Docent-Guided Tours
Every Saturday: 2-3 pm
Every Saturday, the Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s
collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further
explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Tours
are free with Museum admission and begin at the admission desk at
2 pm.
$: FREE with Museum Admission
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| April 8 |
From Shore to
Sea Lecture Series
Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS
$: FREE to the Public
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Time: 7-8pm
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| April 9 |
SBMM Book Club
Time: 10am-12pm
$: FREE to the Public
To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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| April 12-13 |
SBMM
Sea Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 12-13: 10 am-5 pm
* FREE with Museum Admission *
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum & Harbor
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is hosting the 6th Annual Sea
Festival on April 12th and 13th to celebrate and showcase the visiting
tall ship, Spirit of Dana Point. The unique ship will be moored
in Santa Barbara for the Tall Ship Overnight Education Program hosted
by the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in collaboration with the Ocean
Institute of Dana Point. To celebrate the enduring beauty of a replica
tall ship as well as the tall ship’s place in Santa Barbara
history, the SBMM will be hosting public dockside tours aboard the
tall ship during the Sea Festival weekend. The festival will include
several other exciting and dynamic maritime activities, including
ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and hardhat diving demonstrations,
docent-guided tours of SBMM, craft activities, marine life touch
tank, local exhibitors, storytelling, and much, much more! Check
back for more details, as the event gets closer!
For more information, call the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Store
at (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
EVENTS
The Sea Festival Schedule of Activities:
Saturday and Sunday
· 10 am-4 pm: Tours aboard the Spirit of Dana Point Tall
Ship
Featuring costumed crew in 18th-century character
10-11 am: Museum Members Only Tour
· 10 am-4 pm: Tours of Maritime Museum’s flagship Ranger
Step onboard SBMM’s historic flagship Ranger
· 10 am-4 pm: Tours of the USCG Cutter Blackfin
Discover the adventures of the US Coast Guard with a tour of the
Cutter Blackfin
· 10 am-4 pm: Totally Tubular Craft Activities
Fun craft activities for the whole family
* 10 am-5 pm: Film Screenings: Sundance Beach 2008 Surf Video Contest
Winners
SBMM highlights the top nine videos from the Sundance Beach 2008
Surf Video Contest, including Grand Prize Winner Andy Hahn’s
Winter. The 16-year old Hahn captured professional surfers Tom Curren,
Kelly Slater, and Bobby Martinez tearing up the waves at Rincon
and Sandspit during some killer surf this past winter. The contest
drew over 20 entries, and were judged by Matt Kilner (with GLAS
Apparel), Matt Bovard (with O’Neill), and Jay Larson (with
RVCA clothing). Each of the videos is approximately 4-6 minutes
long and will run continuously on the Maritime Museum’s Presentation
Wall.
· 2-3 pm: Docent-guided tours of the Maritime Museum
Learn more about the Museum’s exhibits with a special focus
on the history of surfing in Santa Barbara. (Saturday tour includes
SBMM Curator discussion of the new surfing exhibit.)
· 3:30-4 pm: Storytelling for Little Surfer Girls & Boys
Enjoy tales of surf adventure that will leave young groms ready
to cry out COWABUNGA!
· 5-7:30 pm: Sunset sails aboard the Spirit of Dana Point
Tickets are $40 for adults (ages 13+) and $19 for youth (ages 5-12).
Boarding at 4:30 pm.
Saturday ONLY
· 10 am-4 pm: Boating Safety and Knot Tying
The Coast Guard Auxiliary presents boating basics and need-to-know
skills for hitting the high seas.
· 12-1 pm: Book Signing: Surfing: Women of the Waves by Linda
Chase
Women have had a place in surf culture since the sport began. Join
us for a book signing with author Linda Chase, whose book profiles
the history and all types of "women of the waves."
· 1-1:30 pm: Marilyn S. Tennity Surfing Exhibit Opening Celebration
Join us for the community opening and ribbon cutting for the Maritime
Museum’s newest permanent exhibit, the Marilyn S. Tennity
Surfing Exhibit. Memorabilia includes shoulder-mounted camera and
kneeboard used by George Greenough. Surfboard display includes those
used in competition by Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Kim Mearig and
Bobby Martinez.
· 1:30-2:30 pm: Book Signing: Surfer's Code by Shaun Tomson
World champion surfer Shaun Tomson will be signing copies of his
book, Surfer's Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding through Life,
in which he shares the life lessons he's gathered from decades of
surfing-from his boyhood adventures in South Africa to the world
tour in the late 1970s to the business world today.
· 2-2:20 pm: Surfing Exhibit Tour with SBMM Curator (Q &
A to Follow)
Join SBMM Curator, Jennifer Wisniewski for a tour of SBMM’s
newest permanent exhibit as she highlights local surfing history
and discusses the artifacts that bring this GNARLY exhibit to life.
· 3-3:30 pm: SURF Song Sing-a-long
Sing along with one of the Museum’s musician educators. There
is no better way to get into the surf groove than to sing along
to such favorites as Surfin’ Safari!
Sunday ONLY
· 11 am-4 pm: UCSB’s Marine Science Institute Mobile
REEF touch tank
Touch different species of marine plants and animals, including
sharks and their developing embryos, Giant Kelp, rockfish, lobsters,
and more!
· 1-2 pm: Musical Performance by Foggy Dew
The Irish traditions of song and storytelling are alive in Santa
Barbara with the music of the Foggy Dew Irish Band. Join us for
an afternoon of traditional Irish music and sea songs as they whisk
you back to the old country.
· 3-3:30 pm: SEA Song Sing-a-long
Sing along with one of the Museum’s musician educators. Sailors
not only sang as they worked, they often passed their few hours
of rest with song as well. Their music tells the stories about life
at sea and ashore — stories best learned by joining in a chorus.
For more information, call the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Store
at (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
Spirit of Dana Point.Vessel.Copyright W.ROSSSaturday & Sunday,
April 12-13: 5-7:30 pm (Boarding at 4:30 pm)
Adventure Sails aboard the Spirit of Dana Point
$: $40 Adults (13+) | $19 Juniors (4-12)
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and the crew of the Spirit of
Dana Point invite the public to sail back in time, and around the
Santa Barbara Channel aboard the beautiful revolutionary war era
replica tall ship the Spirit of Dana Point. Hoist sail and cruise
into a piece of Santa Barbara’s rich maritime history, while
enjoying the beauty of the central coast.
Space is limited. Advanced ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets
will be available at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Store. For
tickets and/or information, please call 805-962-8404 ext. 115.
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| April 17 |
SBMM FREE Community
Day
Sponsored by TBD
Time: 10am-5pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for our sponsored Community
Day and explore our ever-changing exhibits plus rediscover interactive
favorites such as the Sports Fishing Exhibit and pilot house!
2-3 pm: Docent-guided Tour
Discover more about our rich Central Coast maritime tradition.
3:30-4 pm: Sea Song Sing-a-long
Fun for the WHOLE FAMILY!
$: FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month
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| April 17 |
Ocean Film Series
Presented by SBMM & SB Ocean Film Festival
Sink Faze
Directed by Grant Graves
$: General Admission: $5 / Members: $3
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Time: 7-8pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for an exciting ocean film
featured in the 2007 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Featured
films range from family friendly ocean films to heart-pounding ocean
adventure films.
Sink Faze: A freediving adventure. Freediving is the ultimate extreme
sport where failure means unconsciousness. Join in, as athletes
push their own physical and psychological limits while pursuing
the ultimate test - World and National records. Follow the rise
and fall of two world class athletes as they fight to reach their
goals. One athlete arrives sick, wondering if he can dive, while
another has a better start than they ever had before. Where they
end up may surprise you. Special appearance made by David Blaine
while training for his Drowned Alive stunt.
For more information or tickets, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
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| April 25 |
Kids Night Out
$: $25 General Admission / $20 Additional Sibling
$20 Members/$15 Additional Sibling
Pizza and juice will be provided.
Time: 6-9pm
Activities are designed for children ages 6-12.
Ever wonder what goes on around a museum at night? At the Maritime
Museum, it is all maritime merriment! On the last Friday of each
month, kids are invited to join us for a night at the museum. While
parents have the night off, kids have the opportunity to explore
diverse topics through hands-on activities, crafts and a film in
our high definition Munger Theater.
For more information or to register, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111
or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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| May |
SBMM
Docent-Guided Tours
Every Saturday: 2-3 pm
Every Saturday, the Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s
collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further
explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Tours
are free with Museum admission and begin at the admission desk at
2 pm.
$: FREE with Museum Admission
|
| May 13 |
From Shore to
Sea Lecture Series
Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS
$: FREE to the Public
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Time: 7-8pm
|
| May 14 |
SBMM Book Club
$: FREE to the Public
Time: 10am-12pm
To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
|
| May 15 |
SBMM FREE Community
Day
Sponsored by TBD
Time: 10am-5pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for our sponsored Community
Day and explore our ever-changing exhibits plus rediscover interactive
favorites such as the Sports Fishing Exhibit and pilot house!
2-3 pm: Docent-guided Tour
Discover more about our rich Central Coast maritime tradition.
3:30-4 pm: Sea Song Sing-a-long
Fun for the WHOLE FAMILY!
$: FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month
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| May 15 |
Ocean Film Series
Presented by SBMM & SB Ocean Film Festival
Buried At Sea
Directed by John Wesley Chisholm
$: General Admission: $5 / Members: $3
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Time: 7-8pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for an exciting ocean film
featured in the 2007 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Featured
films range from family friendly ocean films to heart-pounding ocean
adventure films.
Buried At Sea: Just outside Halifax Harbor, munitions and explosives
dumps lay alongside torpedoes and mustard gas dumps. A mustard gas
dump within 300 Kilometers of our city! The undersea problem is
not unique to Canada. The Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Great Britain,
Ireland and Germany have reported injuries and deaths of those who
had the misfortune of coming across these relics on the sea bottom.
Buried at Sea assesses the damage and explores what, if anything,
can be done to clean-up our global mess.
For more information or tickets, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
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| May 30 |
Kids Night
Out
Time: 6-9pm
$: $25 General Admission / $20 Additional Sibling
$20 Members/$15 Additional Sibling
Pizza and juice will be provided.
Activities are designed for children ages 6-12.
Ever wonder what goes on around a museum at night? At the Maritime
Museum, it is all maritime merriment! On the last Friday of each
month, kids are invited to join us for a night at the museum.
While parents have the night off, kids have the opportunity to
explore diverse topics through hands-on activities, crafts and
a film in our high definition Munger Theater.
For more information or to register, call (805) 962-8404 ext.
111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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| June |
SBMM
Docent-Guided Tours
Every Saturday: 2-3 pm
Every Saturday, the Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s
collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further
explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Tours
are free with Museum admission and begin at the admission desk at
2 pm.
$: FREE with Museum Admission
|
| June 10 |
From Shore to
Sea Lecture Series
Time: 7-8pm
Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS
$: FREE to the Public
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
|
| June 11 |
SBMM Book Club
Time: 10am-12pm
$: FREE to the Public
To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
|
| June 19 |
SBMM FREE Community
Day
Sponsored by TBD
Time: 10am-5pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for our sponsored Community
Day and explore our ever-changing exhibits plus rediscover interactive
favorites such as the Sports Fishing Exhibit and pilot house!
2-3 pm: Docent-guided Tour
Discover more about our rich Central Coast maritime tradition.
3:30-4 pm: Sea Song Sing-a-long
Fun for the WHOLE FAMILY!
$: FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month
|
| June 19 |
Ocean Film Series
Presented by SBMM & SB Ocean Film Festival
The Sacred Truth: The Blue Hole of Dahab
Directed by Elena Konstantinou
$: General Admission: $5 / Members: $3
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Time: 7-8:30pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for an exciting ocean film
featured in the 2007 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Featured
films range from family friendly ocean films to heart-pounding ocean
adventure films.
The Sacred Truth: Egypt’s Blue Hole of Dahab is one of the
world’s most beautiful but dangerous dive sites. Thousands
dive its magnificent underwater archway to experience its cathedral-like
mysticism. Many divers don’t return. Filmmaker Elena Konstantinou
investigates the circumstances behind these unexplained fatalities,
drawing upon scientific rationalizations and mystical accounts inspired
by ancient Egyptian wisdom.
For more information or tickets, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
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| June 27 |
Kids Night Out
Time: 6-9pm
$: $25 General Admission / $20 Additional Sibling
$20 Members/$15 Additional Sibling
Pizza and juice will be provided.
Activities are designed for children ages 6-12.
Ever wonder what goes on around a museum at night? At the Maritime
Museum, it is all maritime merriment! On the last Friday of each
month, kids are invited to join us for a night at the museum. While
parents have the night off, kids have the opportunity to explore
diverse topics through hands-on activities, crafts and a film in
our high definition Munger Theater.
For more information or to register, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111
or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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| July |
SBMM
Docent-Guided Tours
Every Saturday: 2-3 pm
Every Saturday, the Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s
collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further
explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Tours
are free with Museum admission and begin at the admission desk at
2 pm.
$: FREE with Museum Admission
|
| July 8 |
From Shore to
Sea Lecture Series
Time: 7-8pm
Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS
$: FREE to the Public
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
|
| July 9 |
SBMM Book Club
Time: 10am-12pm
$: FREE to the Public
To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
|
| July 17 |
SBMM FREE Community
Day
Sponsored by TBD
Time: 10am-5pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for our sponsored Community
Day and explore our ever-changing exhibits plus rediscover interactive
favorites such as the Sports Fishing Exhibit and pilot house!
2-3 pm: Docent-guided Tour
Discover more about our rich Central Coast maritime tradition.
3:30-4 pm: Sea Song Sing-a-long
Fun for the WHOLE FAMILY!
$: FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month
|
| July 17 |
Ocean Film Series
Presented by SBMM & SB Ocean Film Festival
Ocean Shorts
Various Directors
$: General Admission: $5 / Members: $3
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for an exciting ocean film
featured in the 2007 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Featured
films range from family friendly ocean films to heart-pounding ocean
adventure films.
Abu Dhabi –Home of the Legendary Mermaid
Running Time: 24 mins.
Directed by Yusuf Thakur
This film is based on the research conducted by EAD (Environment
Agency Abu Dhabi) and the subsequent conservation effort in order
to protect and preserve the habitat and the dugong population in
the waters of the United Arab Emirates.
Unnatural Selection
Running Time: 3 mins.
Directed by Shawn Heinrichs
Unnatural Selection, by Shawn Heinrichs, is a powerful film that
portrays the tragic decimation of sharks and shark populations by
humans and the shark fin industry. Beautiful images of lush tropical
marine settings are juxtaposed with the all-too-common scene below
the surface of dead sharks littering the bottom, their fins cut
off to feed an insatiable market.
A Labor of Love
Running Time: 13 mins.
Directed by Cara Biasucci
The ebb and flow of the sea’s bounty shapes daily life for
three generations of lobstermen in Downeast Maine. Poetic and picturesque,
this short documentary is a moving portrait of one family, their
village, and the harbor they call home.
Sustainable Seafood
Running Time: 5 mins.
Directed by Blue Horizons UCSB Summer Program for Environmental
Studies
Survival Fish
Running Time: 6 mins.
Directed by Cheraine Stanford
An observational documentary shot in Jamaica in 2006.
Turtle Beach
Running Time: 28 mins.
Directed by Catherine Stryker
Turtle Beach is a story of success against the odds in a fight to
save a sea turtle nesting beach from development.
For more information or tickets, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 115.
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| July 25 |
Kids Night
Out
Time: 6-9pm
$: $25 General Admission / $20 Additional Sibling
$20 Members/$15 Additional Sibling
Pizza and juice will be provided.
Activities are designed for children ages 6-12.
Ever wonder what goes on around a museum at night? At the Maritime
Museum, it is all maritime merriment! On the last Friday of each
month, kids are invited to join us for a night at the museum.
While parents have the night off, kids have the opportunity to
explore diverse topics through hands-on activities, crafts and
a film in our high definition Munger Theater.
For more information or to register, call (805) 962-8404 ext.
111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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| August |
SBMM
Docent-Guided Tours
Every Saturday: 2-3 pm
Every Saturday, the Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s
collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further
explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Tours
are free with Museum admission and begin at the admission desk at
2 pm.
$: FREE with Museum Admission
|
| August 12 |
From Shore to
Sea Lecture Series
Time: 7-8pm
Presented by SBMM, CINMS & NPS
$: FREE to the Public
Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Munger Theater
|
| August 13 |
SBMM Book
Club
Time: 10am-12pm
$: FREE to the Public
To join, call (805) 962-8404 ext. 111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
|
| August 21 |
SBMM FREE
Community Day
Sponsored by TBD
Time: 10am-5pm
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month for our sponsored Community
Day and explore our ever-changing exhibits plus rediscover interactive
favorites such as the Sports Fishing Exhibit and pilot house!
2-3 pm: Docent-guided Tour
Discover more about our rich Central Coast maritime tradition.
3:30-4 pm: Sea Song Sing-a-long
Fun for the WHOLE FAMILY!
$: FREE to the Public every 3rd Thursday of the month
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| August 29 |
Kids Night
Out
$: $25 General Admission / $20 Additional Sibling
$20 Members/$15 Additional Sibling
Pizza and juice will be provided.
Activities are designed for children ages 6-12.
Ever wonder what goes on around a museum at night? At the Maritime
Museum, it is all maritime merriment! On the last Friday of each
month, kids are invited to join us for a night at the museum.
While parents have the night off, kids have the opportunity to
explore diverse topics through hands-on activities, crafts and
a film in our high definition Munger Theater.
For more information or to register, call (805) 962-8404 ext.
111 or email achamberlain@sbmm.org.
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