February 23rd, 2015 at 2:00 pm
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What:
Get ahead of the spring planting season with great ideas and new products at the Santa Barbara Home Show. Discover insight from hundreds experts that will help your home and garden blossom and bloom. Or find the perfect improvement or renovation specialist who will really help with that project that can increase your resale value. In the “green” section, you can explore environmentally friendly projects for homes of any size.
Where:
Earl Warren Showgrounds
3400 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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February 23rd, 2015 at 12:00 pm
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What:
Express your artistic side in a fun way with Red Brick Gallery’s acrylic painting parties. You’ll learn the basics of acrylic painting in a supportive and creative environment, as beginners with no experience holding a brush are more than welcome to try creating their own art. Each party has a theme for every painter to paint, but you’re free to pick your own colors and interpret the theme as your artistic tastes dictate. Bring a friend for twice the fun!
Where:
Red Brick Gallery
315 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
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February 23rd, 2015 at 10:00 am
What:
Join the dynamic women of the Hearts for Hope Committee as they celebrate 2015 Heart for Service honorees Kevin and Sylvia Dretzka, Charles and Melinda Smith, Timothy and Elise Sloan, and Alan Melina with entertainment, auctions and dinner at the Hearts for Hope Gala. This party will also raise funds and awareness about Hope Gardens Family Center, a transitional and supportive housing campus for homeless women and children throughout Los Angeles.
Where:
Four Seasons Hotel
2 Dole Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91362
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February 22nd, 2015 at 10:00 am
Ron Sanford’s career has taken him from the Happiest Place on Earth to some of the most coveted real estate on earth. He is Regional Vice President San Diego, and General Manager of Berkshire California HomeServices California Properties, as well as Branch Manager for Carlsbad and Cardiff.
After graduating from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in fine arts/sculpture, Sanford was a ride operator, then Fantasyland Manager, and finally Marketing Sales Manager at Disneyland. He later became Marketing Sales Director at the ski resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek, Colo. In 1988, he was appointed Marketing Vice President and President of Real Estate at Durango Ski Corp./Purgatory.
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February 20th, 2015 at 9:00 am
What do you do with a shipping container that’s no longer shipshape after years at sea?
The answer is obvious at Quartyard, an urban park built out of repurposed containers in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego: You turn them into a coffee shop, restaurant, dog park, beer garden, music venue, and home for a rotating assortment of food trucks.
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