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🌱 Tasmania's legendary surf break comes to Carpinteria's big screen

Carpinteria, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Carpinteria! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tasmania's legendary surf break comes to Carpinteria's big screen
  • Carpinteria tennis heads to the semifinals Wednesday
  • A $10,000 boost for Carpinteria seniors' rides

Also on today's calendar: Dementia Caregivers Support Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and delightful, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The Story of Shipstern Bluff Is Coming to the USA (stabmag.com) — Carpinteria's Alcazar Theatre will screen Stern Fever on November 29, bringing Tasmania's notorious Shipstern Bluff to the big screen. Director Talon Clemow's documentary follows how an isolated surf spot became world-famous, combining early footage with interviews exploring the surfers and media coverage that shaped its rise.
   

2. High school girls' tennis: Southern Section playoff scores and schedule (latimes.com subscription) — Carpinteria's girls' tennis team is headed to the Southern Section Division 6 semifinals after beating Katella 10–8 on Monday. Carpinteria visits Segerstrom on Wednesday at 2 p.m., with a place in Friday's championship match at The Claremont Club on the line.
   

3. Women's Fund of Santa Barbara Awards $100,000 to 7 Nonprofits (noozhawk.com) — HELP of Carpinteria, which provides affordable rides for seniors who cannot drive, has received a $10,000 unrestricted grant from the Women's Fund of Santa Barbara. The award is part of a new $100,000 small-grants program whose demand far exceeded available funding, with 61 agencies requesting $1.24 million.
   

4. No Injuries Reported in Boat Fire off Montecito Shores (noozhawk.com) — Two people escaped injury after their boat caught fire about half a mile off Montecito's Butterfly Beach on Monday afternoon. Harbor Patrol crews transferred them to patrol boats, and Santa Barbara firefighters extinguished the flames. Carpinteria-Summerland crews also responded alongside Montecito Fire.
   

5. Agriculture (house.gov) — Carpinteria hosted congressional agriculture discussions in July 2025, according to Rep. Salud Carbajal's agriculture news archive. Carbajal brought House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig to Carpinteria and Santa Barbara for roundtables with farmers, community groups and officials that included wildfire prevention.
   

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  • CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Carpinteria. Apply here.
  • Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Carpinteria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carpinteria here.

Ok Carpinteria! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Carpinteria

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Carpinteria

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.