Programs & events

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

At the California Nature Art Museum

Join the California Nature Art Museum for a live animals and animal artifacts pop-up on Sunday, November 15, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 2nd-Floor Valley Oak Gallery.

This pop-up program will include a live animal demonstration with a western box turtle from Turtle and Tortoise Rescue of Arroyo Grande, and bighorn sheep artifacts from the Wild Sheep Foundation.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026 / 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
At Firestone Walker Brewing Co. - Barrelworks 620 McMurray Rd, Buellton, CA 93427

Learn about the growing work of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, from its community-based beginnings to the future of wildlife rescue in our county, and beyond. In this talk, Britt Rickman and Pam Perrimon explore the shifting ways we relate to wildlife and how that has impacted the growth of wildlife rehabilitation through the work of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Sip, Science, Art! Enjoy a 60-minute lecture with the opportunity to purchase delicious Firestone Walker apps, entrées, and beverages. Q&A to follow!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

At Santa Barbara Public Library

Filmmaker and Museum Board member Jeff McLoughlin will screen his film Carrizo Plain - A Sense of Place at the Santa Barbara Public Library as part of the Library's "Trail Talks" series on Thursday, November 19, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The film explores the remarkable nature of the Carrizo National Monument through the eyes of three Oak Group artists, Chris Chapman, John Iwerks, and Bill Dewey.