Tuesdays are food-days at the CLL

This Tuesday at the CLL, don’t miss your chance to learn how to create holiday treats for – or with – someone special. The CLL makes it easy for you to WOW your friends and family with delicious homemade appetizers, side dishes or treats! Come learn the secrets to heartfelt and homemade gifting and entertaining for this holiday season.  These classes are ‘filling up’, register now! Don’t miss this One-Day Workshop Beautiful Holiday Food Gifts with Michele Molony  Tuesday, November 18th 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.  Giving a homemade gift to friends and family says 'I care about you.' Delicious gifts from your kitchen are always appreciated! So much can be done ahead and with friends. Eliminate stress and create classic seasonal treats that you will be proud to give. In this class you will learn the tricks of creating homemade food gifts that people will begin to look forward to every holiday. You'll discover what to prepare, how to prepare it and how to package the final product. Save time and money while making fabulous gifts that will be long remembered and enjoyed. Materials Cost: $35 Class Cost: $38 Register HERE. An Apple a Day…  Applicious - Cooking with Apples   with Suzanne (Landry) Lemagie  2 Tuesdays, beginning November 18th  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Discover the secrets of great apple recipes as you prepare appetizers, entrée salad, side dishes, soups and desserts using a variety of delicious in-season apples. Materials Cost: $20 Class Cost: $35 Register HERE. Pssst…. here’s a sneak peak of some of the recipes: Baked Almond Crusted Brie with Spiced Apples Spicy Apple Chutney Stuffed Delicata, Squash with Wild Rice Spiced Pumpkin & Apple Soup Mile High Apple Pie Creamy Dijon Honey Vinaigrette with Baby Greens and Apples Santa Barbara Waldorf Salad and German Style Apples and Cabbage. The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Fall Term continues through December 13! We offer many evening, weekday and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. Register today at www.sbcc.edu/CLL

‘tis the season of DIY giving!

There are only a few days before Christmas – this year, do-it-yourself!

There’s something YOU can make for everyone on your list!

These are a few of OUR favorite things, inspired by CLL classes!

Bake muffins… You might be interested in Cake Decorating, Secrets of a Professional Baker, and Beautiful Brunches. Register for winter 2014 Cooking classes, right HERE.

Weave a basket… You might be interested in Wonders of Weaving, Book Binding, and Mosaic Creations. Register for Craft & Hobbies classes, right HERE.

Build a Toy… You might be interested in Beginning Bow and Arrow Making, Modern Wooden Folk Art, and Woodworking Woodshop. Register for Woodworking classes, right HERE.

Knit a scarf… You might be interested in Knitting for Newbies, Japanese Bunka Embroidery, and Sewing Tips and Techniques.  Register for Sewing & Quilting classes, right HERE.

Give the Gift of Learning… For the girl/boy/parent/child/friend who has everything … … gift an eGift Card! Browse ALL of our winter 2014 classes, right HERE. CLL offers classes in: Arts, Crafts, Performance; Body, Mind, Spirit; Business, Finance, Work; Events, Film, Language and Home, Nature, Technical

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning winter term begins January 13 – March 22! We offer many daytime, evening and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. www.sbcc.edu/CLL

NOTE: Winter Holiday Office Closure

CLL will be on vacation between December 21, 2013 and January 1, 2014. Messages and voicemails will be picked up and answered after we return on January 2. Many thanks to all for your support in 2013, and best wishes to everyone for a wonderful 2014!

Christmas in Santa Barbara at CLL!

Congratulations to CLL Teachers Christine H. Lewis, PhD. and Susan Lang, M.A. on their new book, Christmas in Santa Barbara!

You will be charmed by this educational and delightful pictorial account of Santa Barbara's transformation from Mexican pueblo, to Yankee village, to 21st century cross-cultural holiday melting pot.

And they’re sharing their knowledge and love for this special history of our city with a special one-morning CLL class!

Register now to treat yourself to this unique holiday season experience!

Christmas in Santa Barbara: Then and Now
with Christine H. Lewis and Susan Lang
Saturday, December 7th
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Class Cost: $10

Did you know ....

• Bear and bull fights were held near State Street during the holiday season in “Old” Santa Barbara
• “Yankees” from the East decorated their barn ladders as Christmas trees?

Discover more about these and other little-known facts about Santa Barbara's culturally diverse holiday traditions. You can also stop by to cheer on the authors at their book signing at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street, Santa Barbara on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. Don't wait, register NOW! 

"Everything you’d want to know, and more, about Christmas in Santa Barbara—By bringing together historical accounts, personal reminiscences, and relating their own experiences, they tell the story of Santa Barbara’s rich Christmas traditions.” — Michael Redmon, Director of Research, Santa Barbara Historical Museum

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning fall term continues through Dec 14th! We offer many daytime, evening and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. For more information visit www.sbcc.edu/CLL