Earth-shattering Events

This weekend also marks the launch of the months-long marking of the day when the Earth wasn’t so friendly for locals – a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, an historic disaster that intrinsically changed the city. EQ25.org gets going with the Roaring ‘20s Speakeasy Soireé on April 25 at the historic El Paseo Restaurant downtown, where guests will enjoy live 1920s-style entertainment, tasty bites, Bees’ Knees cocktails, an auction, an antique automobile show, dancing, photos and remembrances from the 1925 disaster. Upcoming events include the EQ25 Festival on State Street on June 28, a day before the actual centennial anniversary of the earthquake.

Visit www.EQ25.org