January 31, 2016Ray Estrada, Media Consultant

2016 February Business Calendar

Feb. 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., “Wonder Women: The Untold Story of American Superheroines,” Pepperdine University, Santa Barbara Graduate Campus 26 W. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara

Feb. 4, 5 to 7 p.m., “Starting Up America: Entrepreneurship in the United StatesMeet the Startup Champions Network,” late change to Pure Order Brewery, 410 N. Quarantina St., Santa Barbara. No charge. For more details, speaker bios and to purchase a ticket, visit www.startupsb.com/feb4

Feb. 4, 5 p.m., Casa Magazine, 23 E. Canon Perdido St., downtown Santa Barbara, as part of 1st Thursday presents book signing by author and intimacy coach Diana Anderson, who will present her novel, “Painted with Love, Romance Eludes Time and Death.” Free.

Feb. 5, 6 p.m., “Celebrating Startup & Creative Community: Sbcast Launch & Strt1up Film Screening,” 513 Garden St., Santa Barbara

Feb. 9, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., “We Love Our Members Business-2-Business Breakfast,” Earl Warren Showgrounds in Earl’s Place, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara; see http://www.goletavalley.com/events/568-we-love-our-members-business-2-business-breakfast#sthash.psgILRuf.dpuf

Feb. 10, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., SB Young Professionals Club mixer at Santa Barbara Athletic Club, 520 Castillo St.; SB Matchmaking founder Lisa Amador is the guest speaker. For more information, email [email protected]

Feb. 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce After Hours Networking at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 1421 E. Montecito St. Suite. 200, Santa Barbara

Feb. 11,  6  to 8 p.m., free “Mobile Trip Planner Launch Party,” Vita Travel Store 12 W. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara; 8 to 10 p.m.  Benchmark Eatery 1201 State St.; “Experience A Better Way to Plan Your Adventures Locally & Abroad & Offset Your Carbon Footprint;” anyone who checks-in on VitaExplorer.com from 6 to 8 p.m. will get wine, prosecoo and beer, mingle with other eco-conscious world explorers, enter for a chance to win luggage and travel gear, receive discounts on store inventory.  From 8 to 10 p.m. have happy hour prices on food and drinks while One Two Tree perform live at Benchmark Eatery. see https://vitaexplorer.com or call 805-845-4004.

Feb. 17, 5 to 8 p.m., “Disruption in Education: Higher Education’s Perfect Storm,” Cabrillo Arts Pavillion Center, 1118 Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara; sponsored by MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast; see http://mitcentralcoast.org/disruption_in_education/

Feb. 17, 5 to 7 p.m., Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce After Hours, Foley Food & Wine Society, 8301 Hollister Ave., at Bacara Resort & Spa, Goleta

Feb. 25, 7:30 to 9 a.m., Coffee & Connections Breakfast, Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Ninos Drive