Past Events

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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Oct 03
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: The Globalization of the Franciscan Charism Since Vatican II
Thu, Sep 17
Featuring: Keith Warner, OFM & Jack Clark Robinson, OFM Tickets on sale July 1st Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Sep 05
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: All in the Family - Decades Behind the Scenes at Old Mission Santa Barbara
Wed, Aug 26
Featuring: Joan Cota, Theresa Pote, & Br. Angelo Cardinalli Tickets on sale July 1st Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Aug 01
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: San Junipero Serra and California: 1776 and Beyond
Thu, Jul 09
Featuring: Robert Senkewicz & Rose Marie Beebe Tickets on sale June 1st Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Jul 04
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: Biblical Commentary as Testimony: Nicholas de Lyra and the Vitality of the Biblical Text
Wed, Jun 24
Featuring: Bishop Slawomir Szkredka Tickets on sale May 15th Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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June Art Tour - An SBMAL Members Only Exclusive
Sat, Jun 06
One of several members events in 2026. RSVPs open now!
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Jun 06
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: Fr. Gerónimo Boscana, Franciscan Missionary Ethnographer
Thu, May 28
Featuring: John R. Johnson, Ph.D. Tickets on sale May 1st Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, May 02
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: Dining in the Mission Era - A Tasty Adventure
Thu, Apr 30
Featuring: Maria Cabrera & Elise Tripp Tickets on sale April 1st Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Apr 04
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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SBMAL Open House
Sat, Mar 07
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: The Shocking History of Electricity in Santa Barbara
Thu, Feb 26
Featuring: Joe DeLise Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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Multiple Dates
SBMAL Open House
Sat, Feb 07
Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.
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An Educating Conversation: Spain and the Independence of the United States
Thu, Jan 29
Featuring: Thomas E. Chávez Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
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