Downtown Business Spotlight is a virtual interview series, where we chat and get to know our Santa Barbara business owners. Join us for this interview series in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Independent, each Thursday at 3 PM.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 3 PM
TOPIC: Drinks for a Cause
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Did you miss the last Downtown Business Spotlight?
Watch it below!
TOPIC: Steak & Seafood
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Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara Awards Students Scholarships
This year the Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara was thrilled to present EIGHT college scholarships totalling over thirty thousand dollars to outstanding graduates of our local high schools.
Six Kiwanis scholarship recipients received $2,500:
Justin Chau, Santa Barbara High
Sofia Martinez, San Marcos High
Kristine Carrillo, San Marcos High
Thomas Kinzler, San Marcos High
Melanie Nunez, Lompoc High
Cordelia Henrie, St Therese High
The seventh, graduating senior Fatima Lopez of San Marcos High, was awarded the prestigious Kiwanis Brad Naegle Award for Community Service and received $3000.
Each application is evaluated on the basis of several criteria. As Kiwanis is a service club, our most important criteria is community service. Even in young people 17 or 18 years old we want to see a solid record of service to the community. We take financial need into consideration as well as scholastic record, personal vision for their life and finally, letters of recommendation are important. Taking all these elements into consideration we arrived at 7 very deserving young high school graduates.
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JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS
JUNETEENTH COUNTYWIDE EVENTS
“On June 19, as we recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the Emancipation of the last remaining slaves in Texas, although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Proclamation in 1863, and as we look at the uprisings all over the nation, let us remember that the fight for equality, inclusion, and justice, and the struggle, continues.”
-Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, President, NAACP Santa Maria-Lompoc Chapter
Santa Barbara Juneteenth Events
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Friday, June 4, 2021 | FREE
5:00 pm PST
On the occasion of MCASB's current exhibition, we are pleased to present The Seventh Schism: Lucid Ooey Gooey, a one-night virtual performance art festival. This festival features performance works by students in the College of Creative Studies and the Department of Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
Remote learning has pushed students' creative practice to interface with digital, virtual, and electromagnetic spaces like never before. You are invited to see how these young artists have reimagined performance art while being locked in the grid of capture on their computer screens. The Seventh Schism: Lucid Ooey Gooey will feature telepresence works, performed videos, and collaborative live experiments. As the Spring Quarter at UCSB comes to an end, this festival serves as the culminating event for two courses: 'Performance Art 134' taught by Shana Moulton, and 'Performance, Practice, & Proclamations' taught by Serene Blumenthal.
This event will be streamed live on our YouTube channel and no login or registration is required. See you at the link below on Friday!
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Downtown Beautification Day – June 12
Volunteers Requested
Join the Downtown Santa Barbara Organization in celebrating our downtown businesses and community on this special beautification day on Saturday, June 12, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Come out and show our Downtown some love by helping us with some special projects in advance of the California's anticipated reopening on June 15. Volunteer to be a part of helping keep our community extra clean, beautiful, and resilient!
Downtown Beautification Day will be a family friendly event where we will help with assist businesses with some minor maintenance projects and adorn businesses with flowers to show appreciation for all they've contributed to our community as well as pick up any litter we find! You will be given supplies and a special volunteer t-shirt on event day.
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The Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara Invites Local Artists and Non-Profits Organizations to Submit Artwork and Ideas to Be Displayed in Vacant Downtown Store Fronts
A community panel will select from the submissions works installed in staring June 2021.
The goal of the project is to highlight the contributions of our vibrant local arts community and enhance the experience of visiting downtown with visually enticing pop up window art installations. We also hope to draw attention to the available spaces and attract new businesses to our downtown corridor.
Fill out the application form below and submit a rendering of the work for consideration to Amy@DowntownSB.org.
A limited number of stipends are available due to the generous support of Santa Barbara Beautiful and the Santa Barbara Kiwanis Organization. The artists or organizations selected will also be promoted via DSB’s website, Social Media, and shared with local media.
If you are interested in also becoming a sponsor of this project or would like to have your space considered for an installation, email Robin Elander, Downtown SB Executive Director, at Robin@DowntownSB.org
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State Street Promenade Market
June 3, 2021 · 3 PM - 7:30 PM
State Street between Figueroa & Carrillo Street
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Happy June Everyone!
Start off the summer with us this Thursday on the 1000 block of State Street.
Come visit and support our wonderful small business and yummy local restaurants!
While you're on the block make sure to visit and support our local artisan vendors and stock up on your local goods from candles to soaps to jewelry!
See you at the market!
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Roar & Pour - Thursdays @ 6pm (Weekly)
Outside the Good Lion/Granada Theatre
Join The Granada, Opera Santa Barbara and The Good Lion on Thursday nights for live music, food and drink. Experience the festivities of live music on State Street while enjoying festive State while sipping on a Pisco Resistance cocktail or sampling items from the Current Hits menu. Limited seating available for dining.
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