Santa Barbara South Coast Earth Day Festival

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Warm up to nature April 22 at Santa Barbara’s annual South Coast Earth Day Festival, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, home to the nation’s first Earth Day festival, always celebrates the day in grand fashion. This year’s festival will include a photo exhibit on global warming, a green car show, an energy village displaying alternative power sources and activities for children. The photo exhibit, a 600-foot display focusing on polar bears, is being billed as the world’s largest devoted to global warming. The photos are the culmination of three years of work by Howard Ruby, a nature photographer and chairman of Oakwood Corporate Housing. (805) 963-0583, Ext. 109, www.sbearthday.org.