Tag archives: Santa Barbara International Orchid Show
The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show big spring event – the one that even made it to the movies via Adaptation – has the most concentrated, commercialized displays of the exotic flowers anywhere in the area. But this weekend, you can visit the place where two of the local growers have long cultivated and created […]
The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show (SBIOS) opens like a passage into another world. For this upcoming weekend, March 20-22, Earl Warren Showgrounds will fill with dense greenery, towering installations, and orchids from across the world arranged in full-scale displays. These are not small tabletop exhibits. They are built out as environments, with layered foliage, […]
Society Invites is pleased to announce its time to get your tickets for the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show happening March 7-9, at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. The theme for this year is “Exotic Gardens” – said to take attendees on a journey through the stunning beauty of orchids and their natural habitats. It is […]
Folks who aren’t fanatical about orchids may not realize it, but the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is a very big deal. The show’s longevity is a big part of that – it’s been nearly eight decades since its first iteration in at the Montecito Grange Hall in 1945, and the SBIOS has ensconced at […]
Lauris Rose, board president of the SB International Orchid Show, Inc. (SBIOS),is unstoppable in her quest to keep orchids healthy, thriving, and in the public’s view. Their annual showcase event on March 10-12 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds is once again in bloom. Known as the all-things-orchids global expert, she and her husband have more […]
Four years and at least seven of his own scores ago, the distinguished conductor-composer Dirk Brossé made his debut with the Santa Barbara Symphony with the Granada’s first live-to-screening synchronized musical performance since the installation of the theater’s state-of-the-art rear-projection film system. Brossé and the members of the orchestra who often also frequently freelance on […]



