Social+Activities

Group Dinner, Wednesday, June 27, 6:30pm
=at the Palace Grill, a Cajun restaurant in Santa Barbara,= http://palacegrill.com/home.html


 * 8 East Cota St., Santa Barbara**

The restaurant is located close to State St., two blocks north of 101. It is an easy walk from the downtown bus station, if you want to get back to Goleta later or come independently. The menu is at http://palacegrill.com/menus.html


 * Please sign in and indicate, whether you have a car:**

Kurt and Claudia Kremer (car) Joerg Rottler (need ride) Mark Robbins (car) Petros Koumoutsakos et al. (3+baby) Raffaello Potestio Markus Deserno (don't have car, but could take the bus) Peter, Susanne and Leah Gumbsch (car) Mark Wilson (no car) Marina Guenza (car) Karin Dahmen (no car) Karsten Kreis (no car)

Gary Grest (car + can take 2)
Dvora Perahia Masao Doi (don't have car, but could take the bus)

**Group Dinner, Wednesday, June 20, 6:00pm**
I couldn't get reservations for tomorrow, so I've booked next week at the Boathouse. We can decide whether to stick with this.

Boathouse at Hendry's Beach
2981 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109  805-898-2628  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 無料 805-898-2628 end_of_the_skype_highlighting     begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 無料  805-898-2628   end_of_the_skype_highlighting The menu is at [] It's located right on a beach and you may want to plan time for a walk before or after the dinner. We'll need to go by car. Please indicate whether you can drive. If you can't, sign up under someone who can.

Mark Robbins + Patty McGuiggan (car) Joerg Rottler (need ride) Ting Ge (need ride) Mark Wilson (need ride) Gary Leal (Car) Christoph Dellago (need ride) Patrick Diggins (need ride) Markus Deserno (need ride) Marina Guenza (car) Peter Daivis (need ride) Masao & Masako Doi (will go by bus see below) ( Here is how to get ther by bus Karin Dahmen (need ride) Karsten Kreis (need ride) Vagelis Harmandaris (need ride) Claudia and Kurt Kremer Xin Zhou (need ride)
 * Get 24x leave UCSB at 16:39, arrive at Transit center at 17:01,
 * change 5 leave Transit center at 17:15, arrive at Arroya Burro Beach Park 17:32
 * Walk

**Group Dinner, Wednesday, June 13, 6:30pm**
=Los Agaves Restaurant= Mexican Restaurant 600 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara , CA , 93103 Work  (805) 564-2626 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(805) 564-2626  <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (805) 564-2626   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting [] We'll need to go by car. Please indicate whether you can drive. If you can't, sign up under someone who can.

Mark Robbins (car) Joerg Rottler (need ride) Lars Pastewka (need ride) Ting Ge (need ride) Christoph Dellago (need ride) Mark Wilson (need ride) Patrick Diggins (need ride) Markus Deserno (need ride) Michael & Helen Rubinstein (car - can drive 2+ people) Peter Daivis (need ride) Karin Dahmen (need ride) Karsten Kreis (need ride) Kurt Kremer (car)

**Group Dinner, Wednesday, May 3****0, 6:30pm**
We're going to revisit the Hollister Brewing Company tonight. Thought it was good to try someplace near given the short notice.
 * Hollister Brewing** Co[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtLTuS4sCRZGRWpV5YjVEv1CWcu8LlxH8ZRoZT2_VCl_ZhkpxiPuKcxqNv caption="Photo"]]

6980 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA [|Camino Real Marketplace] <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1339615609"> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1340819822">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (805) 968-2810   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Easy to reach in Goleta on the corner of Storke and Hollister. Please sign up here up to 5 pm, May 30,(I have to call in the afternoon for a table ): Mark Robbins Lars Pastewka Ting Ge Claudia, Andreas and Kurt Kremer Mark Stevens Matej Praprotnik Shengfeng Cheng Ron Miller Mike Graham Michael Rubinstein (can drive 3+)

**Group Dinner, Wednesday, May 23, 6:30pm**
We're going to try to renew our weekly Wednesday dinner tomorrow. The plan is to go a Mexican Restaurant in Santa Barbara which will require cars. The address is below. Please indicate whether you have a car and how many other people you can take. I've put people with cars in bold. We have enough to accommodate everyone so far. I've moved a few names up under drivers. Feel free to talk to the drivers and move yourself into their column. We should probably leave here a bit after 6 in order to get there. La Playa Azul Cafe Mexican / Seafood Restaurant 914 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1339615609"> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1340819822">(805) 966-2860 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(805) 966-2860 <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (805) 966-2860   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting


 * Michael Rubinstein (have a car, can take 3+ people)**

Dvora Perahia
 * Gary Grest (have a car, can take 2 people)**

Ting Ge Mark Robbins
 * Mark Stevens (have car, can take 1 person + 2 flexible youths in the back)**

Lars Pastewka
 * Shengfeng Cheng ( can take 3 people)**

ron miller
 * Mike Graham (I can take 3 people one way to Santa Barbara)**

Peter Gumbsch (will find there by himself)

Solar Eclipse on Sunday
On Sunday (5/20) there will be a annular solar eclipse visible in the region from 5:23 to 7:42 with a maximum at 6:37 (all times PM).

see also: []

Have fun Roland

Marvel's "The Avengers" @ Camino Real Marketplace, Friday 11, 7:30pm
Location: Camino Real Marketplace http://metrotheatres.com/location.asp?location=7113 We can meet ~ 1 hr before to have a quick dinner in the marketplace. Please sign up to self-organize.

Raffaello Sebastian

=**Group Dinner, Thursday, May 10, 6:30pm**=
 * Hollister Brewing** Co[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtLTuS4sCRZGRWpV5YjVEv1CWcu8LlxH8ZRoZT2_VCl_ZhkpxiPuKcxqNv caption="Photo"]]

6980 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA [|Camino Real Marketplace] <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1339615609"> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1340819822">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (805) 968-2810   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Easy to reach in Goleta on the corner of Storke and Hollister. Please sign up here up to 5 pm, May 10,(I have to call in the afternoon for a table ): Mark Robbins Colin Denniston Burkhard Duenweg Mitchell Luskin Mikko Karttunen + Chantelle Peter Bolhuis Matej Praprotnik Erik Brandt

=Channel Islands Trip, Sunday, May 6= I heard some of you were thinking of going to the Channel Islands, and after looking into it, decided it was a great idea. The boats leave from Ventura, which is about 40 miles down the coast. I'll rent a car over the weekend, and have booked a boat trip from Ventura to East Santa Cruz Island and back from 10 AM until 6 PM on Sunday. To arrive in time, I should leave Santa Barbara by around 8 AM. If others are interested, I'd be happy to carry up to 3 more people in my car. You probably will also want to [|book your boat trip] in advance, since it's the weekend and the weather looks promising... Please either email me (Pete Kramer) at kramep@rpi.edu or just post to this wiki if you'd like to coordinate.

=Group Dinner, Friday, May 4, 6:30pm=

Takenoya Sushi <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">5934 Calle Real []

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Please sign up here by Friday morning 10am. The restaurant is quite popular so we need to make a reservation early <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">-> Reservation confirmed. We made the reservation for 17 people so if you didn't sign up, there is still some space left.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Mikko Karttunen + Chantelle Mark Robbins Mike Cates Pete Kramer Colin Denniston Matej Praprotnik Peter Bolhuis Claudia and Kurt Kremer Elisabeth, Sonja and Walter Thiel

= = =First Thursday, Thursday, May 3= Just a link to the monthly Santa Barbara [|First Thursday] event.

=Group Dinner, Wednesday, May 2, 6:30PM=

Pastavino (Italian Restaurant) 6920 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA [|Camino Real Marketplace] (<span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1339615609"> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1340819822">805-685-7300 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">805-685-7300 <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> 805-685-7300   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting  )

Easy to reach in Goleta on the corner of Storke and Hollister. Please sign up here up to 4pm, May 2,(I have to call in the afternoon for a table ): Mark Robbins Cameron Abrams Burkhard Duenweg Raffaello Sebastian Peter Bolhuis Mike Allen Markus Mingyang Roland Colin Denniston Alexander Lyubartsev

=Solvang and Winery Day Trip=

Sunday April 29th
I've rented a midsize car on Sunday for the purpose of driving over San Marcos pass and visiting Solvang as well as a winery or two, and enjoying the scenery. A short hike will probably be worked in, but that's not my primary objective. I don't want to take much, if any, time, with wine tasting.

If anyone would like to go along, I can probably take up to three more people comfortably. Please email Pete Kramer (kramep@rpi.edu) if you're interested, and we'll coordinate.

=**Group Dinner, Wednesday, April 25, 6:30pm**=
 * Hollister Brewing** Co[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtLTuS4sCRZGRWpV5YjVEv1CWcu8LlxH8ZRoZT2_VCl_ZhkpxiPuKcxqNv caption="Photo"]]

6980 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA [|Camino Real Marketplace] <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1339615609"> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container_1340819822">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(805) 968-2810 <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting    <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_free_text_span">無料 <span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (805) 968-2810   <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Easy to reach in Goleta on the corner of Storke and Hollister. Please sign up here up to 4pm, April 25,(I have to call in the afternoon for a table ):

Claudia and Kurt Mike Allen Burkhard Markus Matej Wim Briels Masao Doi Mike Cates Raffaello Potestio Pep Elisabeth und Walter Thiel Alexander Lyubartsev Rafa Delgado-Buscalioni Pete Kramer Sebastian Mingyang Hu Siewert-Jan and Marike Davide Donadio (+3 and 1 baby) Mikko Karttunen Ralf Everaers Cameron

=Group Dinner=

Pizza Evening: Friday April 13th
drop in any time after 5:00 pm at Peter's home 4156 Vista Clara Rd, Santa Barbara

This will be a very informal dinner, just snacks, pizza and the like. (Pizza probably starting at 6:30pm) Since we are a little short of cutlery and wine glasses, bring your own if you prefer not to use plastics.

To allow for some planning please sign up below here and indicate if you can offer or need a ride (click on Edit on the right insert your name on a new line and then Save):

Peter, Susanne and Leah Gumbsch (2+1) Siewert, Marike, Annelie, Leon, Markus, Cem Raffaello Claudia, Kurt (about 6pm) Han Total: 13

The early time for the dinner is so kids can participate and that there is, for the courageous, the chance to use our (unheated) pool. 4156 Vista Clara Road is quite conveniently located on the bike path (Obern Trail) to Santa Barbara. By car you just go on Hollister towards Santa Barbara. Before you would go underneath the railways make a right onto Modoc. Vista Clara Rd is after about 800m on your left. Our house is right on the corner at the left. You can also take the Bus 11 to the Stop Hollister & Nogal, walk a few meters further, then follow Modoc for the 800m to Vista Clara Rd.

=World Music Series at Noon= At noon on Wednesdays through May, you may enjoy free music performed outdoors by various groups at the Music Bowl. Bring a lunch. The Music Bowl is a small amphitheater within the Music Department, located between the UCen and the Main Library. Here is an interactive campus map (requires Flash) or you may download a pdf version.

=Jazz & Folk Music= SB has but one place that features jazz and folk: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club. They have decent food if you want to eat before/during a performance.

From Aleks Donev: One of my favorite CA bands, the Fishtank Ensemble, is performing at the SOhO on Wed. April 11th, 7pm. Wish I were there!

= **Hiking around Santa Barbara** =

=Sport Activities= Anyone interested in playing some sports like tennis !?Send an email to holm@icp.uni-stuttgart.de or pop up at my office 1205.