Use this passport as a guide to all 1st Thursday destinations. All venues are open to the public from 5-8pm.

JANUARY 1st Thursday

1. DIVINE INSPIRATION GALLERY OF FINE ART1528 State Street, 805-962-6444Featuring Intersections of Sacred Landscapes: Burma and Death Valley by Jesse Kaplan. Working in the film business, Kaplan learned from the professionals the use of light and composition to create amazingly sensitive work. Able to get a special visa to visit Burma, his photos capture unique moments in time of a rarely seen culture. www.divineinspiration.us

2 . L U m N O S G A L L E R Y A T S A N T A B A R B A R A F R A m E S h O P1324 State Street, Suite J, 805-729-2184Wilderness, Home presents photography of protected public lands ranging from Santa Barbara’s own rugged backcountry up through Idaho and Washington and into the far-northern Alaskan arctic. Images include beautifully rendered large-scale panoramas by Jeff Jones and striking Sierra and local scenes by marc muench. www.lumnos.com

3. SULLIVAN GOSS – AN AmERICAN GALLERY7 & 11 East Anapamu Street, 805-730-1460Sullivan Goss celebrates the new year with one of the largest exhibitions in the gallery’s history: An Even Dozen. For this exhibition we have brought together twelve works by each of 6 contemporary and 6 vintage American artists for a grand total of 144 paintings and sculptures. Also on view are the massively popular shows 100 Grand and Meredith Brooks Abbott: At Home in Paradise. CALm is proud to preview the CALm at heart: healing through Art collection, a group of artwork in different mediums that depicts the theme of healing. www.sullivangoss.com

4. ChANNING PEAKE GALLERY105 East Anapamu Street, 805-568-3990The County Arts Commission presents an exhibition, Figure Fragments: The Part as The Whole curated by Priscilla Bender-Shore, including the work of 25 regional artists who investigate figurative elements that tell more than simply the sum of their parts; including painting, drawing, prints, mixed-media and sculpture. www.sbartscommission.org

5. KARPELES mANUSCRIPT mUSEUm21 West Anapamu Street, 805-962-5322Since its opening in 1986, the Karpeles in Santa Barbara has displayed thousands of historic documents and presented many full exhibits. Currently featuring the work of Pat Berger and his show, Women of the Bible. www.rain.org/~karpeles/sb.html

6. ARTAmO GALLERY11 West Anapamu Street, 805-568-1400Artamo Gallery presents an overview of the 20 artists represented by the gallery, showing one work of each. For an artful start into the new year, Artamo Gallery will give away a work of art in a free raffle this 1st Thursday, Saraband II an abstract oil painting on canvas (diptych, 18x48 inches) by French artist Patrick Gaboriau. www.artamo.com

7. mARLEY QUINNCorner of State and Anapamu Streetsmarley Quinn (18) is a senior at Santa Barbara high School and has been performing since her Sophomore year. She started out as a duo, “Lily and marley,” but is now performing as a solo artist, as well as with her new band “Reckless Summer.” She writes her own music, and enjoys covering songs by Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks and Bobbie Gentry. After high school she plans on going to City College and continue to pursue her music career. www.facebook.com/marleyquinnmusic

7. SANTA BARBARA mUSEUm OF ART1130 State Street, 805-963-4364The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China. This exhibition showcases nearly 60 paintings from an era of unrivaled historical drama and artistic achievement in China that spans from the late ming and the early Qing dynasties.California Dreaming: Plein-Air Painting from San Francisco to San Diego. This exhibition presents a selection of early 20th-century paintings that celebrate the specific topography and climactic effects associated with the regional landscape from San Francisco to San Diego. Bring the whole family to enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBmA’s Family Resource Center, located across from the museum Café on the Lower Level. martin Kersels’ “Charm” series. Create a personalized charm mobile out of colored foam shapes inspired by martin Kersels’ “Charm” series on view in SBmA’s Park Entrance. Time: 5:30–7:30pm. www.sbma.net

8. FAULKNER GALLERY AT ThE SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY40 East Anapamu Street, 805-962-7635The Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild is proud to be showing its member’s works in the Faulkner Gallery at the SB Public Library. We are also proud to announce that this show will be juried by PhD Candidate from the University of Chicago Rachel Rossner. She is fulfilling her studies as a Curatorial Fellow at the Santa Barbara museum of Art. www.sbplibrary.org

9. GALLERY 1131114 State Street #8, in La Arcada Court 805-965-6611Artist of the month is Peter Worsley with an exhibit called People and Places, ordinary people, doing everyday things at interesting places. Featured artists include Carrie Givens on the mezzanine, Jim Zimmerman and Allen Feld on the main floor. www.sbartassoc.org

10. BRUCE GOLDIShMarshall’s Patio, 900 State Street Recording artist and solo singwriter, Bruce Goldish fuses sweet harmonic to caffeinated percussion fingerstyle guitar. www.brucegoldish.com

10.SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILm FESTIVAL BOOTh900 State Street, Marshall’s PatioCome visit the SBIFF Booth to learn about the upcoming festival on January 24 - February 3rd. Given its knack for predicting Academy Award® winners, a proximal distance to Los Angeles and timing close to the big event, this year the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will once again establish itself as the preeminent Oscar® film festival. www.sbiff.org

11. JANE DEERING GALLERY128 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-966-3334Featuring A Thousand Hours, a group show of ceramics by Christopher Bates, matthias merkel hess, Jared Theis, Sandra Torres and Jenchi Wu. Time and experimentation is at the heart of this exhibition. www.janedeeringgallery.com

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12. JAmES mAIN FINE ART27 East De la Guerra Street, 805-962-8347Thomas Van Stein, Recent Paintings: A collection of works by Santa Barbara artist Thomas Van Stein, featuring his strong impressionist style with compositional elements influenced by the art of the Japanese masters from the 19th and early 20th centuries. www.jamesmainfineart.com

13. SANTA BARBARA CONTEmPORARY ARTS FORUm653 Paseo Nuevo, Upper Arts Terrace, 805-966-5373Inspired by her paralyzing spinal surgery at the age of 12, director and choreographer of Proximity Theatre, Kyra Lehman presents a new performance set to an original score by musician Ken Urbina. Chaos is a process-based exploration of the body through curiosity, vulnerability and fearlessness. 7pm performance. www.sbcaf.org

14. mON-E-LUVPaseo Nuevo Center Court, 5-7pm Who are Mon-e-luv? Santa Barbara local musicians mitch Karno, ukulele, keyboards, vocals and Scott Topper, guitar and vocals. This dynamic duo plays fun, lively, danceable originals and cover songs familiar to all such as “margaritaville,” Brown Eyed Girl,” Twist & Shout,” and “Sweet home Alabama.” You may have heard them at the Santa Barbara historical musem or at the hyatt Santa Barbara Poolside & Bistro Lounge. www.scotttopperproductions.com

D. GAUThIER JEWELERS921 State Street, 805-335-2424Award winning designer Scott Gauthier features his Nine Collection which celebrates the myriad of vibrant colors that are sapphire. Gauthier’s intrigue with sapphire prompted him to adorn each of his creations with a star set, trademarked sapphire. Join us to explore the mesmerizing beauty and strength of sapphire. Let color influence your life and learn what it means to Wear Art! www.jewelrybygauthier.com

E. CASA mAGAZINE23 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-6448Welcome to Kindred Spirits, a creative exploration by local artists and poets for all who cherish (or long for) a person whose interests or attitudes resonate with their own. See animals, lovers, twins and doppelgängers. They are soulmates of sorts explored in words, paint, stone and mixed media. Come home to CASA Magazine and find yourself. Refreshments and live music. www.casasb.com

F. SOJOURNER CAFE134 Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-7922Great, local live music, wine tasting and meet and greet with the current artist, Craig Joujon-Roche. The best place to close out your evening of fun with healthy food and award winning desserts. Live music with local musician Kat Devlin. www.sojournercafe.com

JANUARY 1STTHURSDAY PARTNERS

A. PRANA AT SANTA BARBARA OUTFITTERS1200 State Street, 805-564-1007Born in South Africa, Freda Erwee has dedicated her life to art and design. All her art pieces are created on handmade embossed paper and framed to compliment the art. She combined formal education with life experiences to create artwork that is one of a kind, respected by art critics and cherished by those who purchase it. She currently lives in Santa Barbara and travels globally to create new collections. www.sboutfitters.com I www.alamidesign.com

B. ENCANTO1114 State Street #22, in La Arcada Court805-722 4338Featuring a Trunk Show: Artisanal Candles and Bath Salts. Come meet Seana Sears of Santa Barbara Aromatics, a local candlemaker and Kyle King of Amaluna’s Bath Works from Davenport, California. It is a new year so surround yourself with beautiful scents. Enjoy some music with the Blue Moon Trio and a special fundraiser for Sarah house. www.studioencanto.com

C. BELLA ROSA GALLERIES1103-A State Street, 805-966-1707Featuring And Sometimes I Dream by Austin Danson with new ink paintings in Japanese Sumi style, exotic ceramic and stone sculptures. This youthful prodigy explores the often surreal facet of dreaming by creating an infinitely interesting source of inspiration, curiosity and beauty. Curated by mONLLEO. Estate jewelry trunk show featuring the private collection of Joe (AJ) Schweke. Travis Loughridge on guitar with wine tasting to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara. www.bellarosasb.com