Weekend Itinerary
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
Hot off of the presses… the 2018 Glamp Camp Weekend Schedule. As with every year, there’s much in here to explore and enjoy, but no pressure, Glamp Camp is activity optional. Enjoy as much or as little as you’d like. If you signed up in advance for a “GC X-Treme” activity, details are below.
El Capitan also offers hiking, biking, massage, the pool, take a walk to the llama farm (easy for young kids) or a trip to El Capitan State Beach across the road.
Feel free to come early, hang out. If your cabin is ready they will let you in. Be sure to pick up your family book, glamp camp swag & weekend schedule.
Also note: Please remember what meals you’ve purchased and what you volunteered for. The person that’s overseeing your responsibilities is on vacation this weekend.
Friday
4:00 Arrival + Check In
Unpack, relax… and wander up to the meadow at your leisure.
5:00 Apps & Wine (Upper Meadow)
Join us on the Meadow enjoy some snacks and drinks.
5:00 Communal Cooking: BBQ Dinner (Upper Meadow)
Communal grilling on the Meadow, show up ready to grill Ben Cooley and Mitchell Schwartz will be there to greet you with mitts, tongs and meat! Volunteers, you know who you are… but that shouldn’t stop anyone else from joining in if you so desire.
5:30 Candles+Wine+Bread=Welcoming the Weekend (Upper Meadow)
Meet new friends, reconnect with old. Bring your family. Some religion, no religion, atheist, agnostic, non-denominational… however you roll! Come introduce yourself and your family and take a moment to unplug.
6:00 Communal BBQ dinner (Upper Meadow)
Ben Cooley + Mitchell Schwartz’s BBQ Throwdown! Not just any meat… McCall’s meat. It’s called “Glamping” for a reason, people! Don’t worry about bringing your meal tickets — we trust you.
8:00 S’mores: S’more S’mores (Upper Meadow)
If you have your favorite high tech S’mores making gadget, please bring, otherwise we’ll have plenty ol’ fashion sticks on the upper meadow. Watch your children, there are no life guards for the camp fire.
9:00 Bonfire on the Upper Meadow/Bonfire at your cabin
Put the kids to bed and wander up to the Meadow for a fire, perhaps some Villagers and Werewolves or the teens may play a game of spotlight.
Saturday
7:30 – 9:30 El Cap Catered Breakfast (Upper Meadow)
El Cap staff will be checking the names of people that signed up in advance. If you are a straggler and didn’t sign up in advance, they will happily write down your name, let you join and charge your room later.
9:15 Morning Announcements (Upper Meadow)
Julie/Bullhorn/Picnic Tables/Pajamas… it’s quite a sight to behold (and you’ll have all your questions answered about the day).
9:30-10:30 Yoga (Upper Meadow Yurt)
An hour long morning stretch with yoga warrior, Emily Ziff. Bring your own yoga gear! This isn’t a Brentwood Yoga studio with fancy waters and stuff.
10:00 – 12:00 Family Ol’ Tyme Sporty Fun, All Ages (Upper Meadow)
Join our “Fun & Sports” Coach for some all ages, family ol’ tyme fun… think potato sack races, three legged races, appropriate for the youngest among us and the young at heart. Get to the meadow early so you don’t miss out!
10:00 – 12:00 Morning Politi-Crafts: Postcards & Politics (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
If political postcarding was a religion, Jennifer Levin would be it’s Chief Rabbi. Join a master at her craft as we write & decorate postcards to get out the vote for the upcoming CA Primary and beyond.
11:00 – 12:00 Political GabFest: CA Primary Voter Guide (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
Fienstien/DeLeon? Chiang/Newsom/Villaraigosa/Eastin? Ballot measures? Judges? Confused! Join political doyenne, Christy Callahan, as she facilitates a lively discussion. She’ll come with research, you can too, as we cover everything we need to know for the upcoming June 5th CA Primary election. Postcarding will be happening simultaneously at the picnic tables, so, yes, you can do both!
11:00 – 12:00 Take me out to the Ball Game! (Upper Meadow)
Mitchell Schwartz loves a baseball and so you do! Join Mitchell for America’s favorite past time on the Meadow (it’ll be better than Fortnight!).
Lunch is on your own
Check out the Cafe, or leftovers from last night are often set up on the upper meadow. There are no organized volunteers for this, if you want to join in just jump in and do your part. Bring your own utensils and anything else you’d like to share for lunch!
1:00 – 4:00 The Meadow is Happening! Sports – Crafts – Games – Music (Upper Meadow)
- Meadow Sports: Capture the flag, Tag, Kickball… Loosely organized by our resident games expert, Chris Noxon.
- Arts & Crafting: Not in the mood for running around? Join our crack crafts team, Talia Biery & Stella Buskin, at the picnic tables for a melange of yarn, stick and bead crafts!
- Board Games Fest/ Mahjong Menagerie: Enjoy a selection of our favorite El Cap board games. Games will be set up on the wood tables, and they’ll be plenty of players around to point you in the right direction! Come for a little Mahj or bananagrams in the shade (bring your sets and cards if you have).
- Sing-a-long with the all Glamp Band: join guitar masters John Glickman, Roger Kumble, David Kohan and join in the ongoing debate over which is the penultimate song in the great El Cap Songbook.
1:30 – 2:30 Cartooning Workshop (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
Love to draw/scared to draw/draw-curious? Join our resident cartooning master, Oliver Goldstick, as he demystifies this most expressive of arts!
2:00-3:00 Book Talk: Save the World By Eating More Coffee and Chocolate (Upper Meadow)
Join Wendy Paris for a sneak-peak at her forthcoming book, Buy the Change You Want to See. She’ll read an excerpt and facilitate a lively discussion afterwards.
2:30-4:30 “GC X-Treme” High Ropes (At the El Capitan Ropes Course)
New this year, for our 10 year anniversary, Glamp Camp is getting High… Ropes. We’re venturing into the sky for some gravity defying adventure. If you signed up for High Ropes (sign ups were last week), please meet the SB Adventure guide at the base of the ropes course for training and sky high acrobatics.
4:00 Saturday Men’s Hike – 13+ (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
Join hiking and howling master, David Weissman. Wear hiking shoes, bring your talking stick, be prepared to howl. Follow the chicken (or gorilla).
5:00 Apps & Wine Tasting (Upper Meadow)
For people who purchased Saturday night adult dinner, begin the meal with a succulent wine tasting from wine expert and wine shop proprietor, Ash Mehta, from Tastes of the Valley. Learn about the incredible variety regional vineyards and perhaps purchase some to bring home.
5:00 Cooking/6:00-8:00 Dinner: Salmon & Bulgogi Feast (Upper Meadow)
Communal grilling on the Meadow, show up ready to grill and/or eat. The Queen of Pie, Diane Sherer, has organized a crack team of grillers for a fantastic salmon feast. And in honor of the 10 year anniversary, Chris Noxon has resurrected, for one night only, the Glamp Camp original Saturday Night favorite… Bulgogi. Prepare to get smokey!
7:30 Spices+Wine+Candles (Upper Meadow)
Some religion, no religion, atheist, agnostic…however you roll! Join for a little sunset havdallah (hava… what?) to mark the end of a great day and the beginning of a fun eve.
8:00 Smore’s Throw Down (Upper Meadow)
This is a ‘kids only’ competition, but parents can join as a partner. Glamp Camp will supply the basic chocolate, marshmallow, graham cracker ingredients. If you want to kick it up and bring other ingredients (and many do) go for it! Be as creative as you’d like!
9:00 Eisendrath Poker Tourney (Inside Upper Meadow Yurt)
High stakes / Low stakes… the wild things come out at the poker table, hosted by, “You got to know when to hold ’em!” Eisendrath. Bluffers allowed.
9:30 – until… Bonfire on the Meadow/Bonfire at your cabin
Put the kids to bed and wander up to the Meadow for a fire. Bring you guitars! Perhaps Werewolves and Villagers. Or stay close to home, enjoy a late night fire by your cabin.
Sunday
7:30 – 9:30 El Cap Catered Breakfast (Upper Meadow)
El Cap staff will be checking the names of people that signed up in advance. If you are a straggler and didn’t sign up in advance, they will happily write down your name, let you join and charge your room later.
9:30 – 10:30 Yoga (Upper Meadow Yurt)
An hour long morning stretch with yoga warrior, Emily Ziff. Bring your own yoga gear! This isn’t a Brentwood Yoga studio with fancy waters and stuff.
9:15 Morning Announcements
Julie/Bullhorn/Picnic Tables/Pajamas… activities announced, questions answered, No-Talent Show sign ups will be happening.
10:00 Morning Baseball/Kickball (Upper Meadow)
Join our resident ball captains for a ruckus game of something on the Upper Meadow. There will be a ball, there will be bases, running will happen.
9:45 – 11:30 Ladies Home Circle – 13+ (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
Gather on the upper meadow picnic tables and we’ll take a light walk, then conversation… Think of it as a bit of a spa for your soul.
Lunch is on your own
Check out the Café, or leftovers from last night will be set up on the upper meadow. There are no organized volunteers for this, if you want to join in just jump in and do your part. Bring your own utensils and anything else you’d like to share for lunch!
12:30-3:30 “GC X-Treme” Sea Kayaking (At the El Capitan State Beach)
New this year, Glamp Camp is hitting the open sea! Join SB Adventure for an restorative kayak paddle up and down the coast. If you signed up for Sea Kayaking (sign ups were last week), please meet the SB Adventure guide at the lifeguard tower at El Capitan State Beach https://goo.gl/maps/
1:30 – 3:00 Family Scavenger Hunt (Upper Meadow Picnic Tables)
Scavenger Hunt Highnesses, Susan Genco and Sarah Byrnes, are back again with more even more skill and game master savvy… they’ve brought their A-game this year, can you bring yours? Organize your teams in advance! Be prepared to discover more about El Cap than you ever thought you’d know.
1:00 – 4:00 The Meadow is Happening… but a little more “Sunday mellow” and self organized! Sports – Crafts – Games (Upper Meadow)
- Meadow Games: Capture the flag, tag, kickball… self organized on the meadow (no resident games expert will be supervising).
- Arts & Crafting: Not in the mood for running around? Join the crack crafts team at the Picnic Tables.
- Board Games Fest / Mahjong Menagerie: Enjoy a selection of our favorite El Cap board games set up on the wood tables. There will be plenty of players! Come for Mahj or a little bananagrams in the shade. Maj players, bring your sets and cards if you have.
3:30 – 4:30 Jill Greenberg Kids Photo Ops (Upper Meadow)
Jill will have her equipment set up on the upper meadow for pictures. Continuing to document Glamping at El Cap… Her incredible photos grace this website.
3:00 – 5:00 Death by Dodgeball (LOWER Meadow)
Not for the faint of heart, DEATH BY DODGEBALL is the game of schoolyard nightmares. If this sounds like your cup of tea, or devil’s brew, come join the Rousso family for an intense and high spirited game — adults and kids. All children that want to attend below the age of 10 must have parental approval.
3:30 Afternoon Camp Sing-a-Long (Upper Meadow)
Join Jon Glickman and the All Glamp Band in an enthusiastic and off-key sing a long on the upper meadow.
5:30 Mexican Fiesta (Upper Meadow)
Settle back from a day at the beach w/ catered Mexican Feast from Super Cucas Restaurant in Santa Barbara. Margaritas will be flowing.
7:00 – 9:00 Family No Talent Show (Upper Meadow)
A Glamp Camp highlight! Pies in the face, cat throwing, what buried treasures of talents do our kids have in store for us. Have your kids sign up with our resident Glamp Camp talent wranglers The Blacks & The Kumbles… be nice to them this show business thing is a tough road! Only one act per person, and 3 minutes max.
9:30 – until… Bonfire on the Meadow/Bonfire at your cabin
Put the kids to bed and wander up to the Meadow for a fire or stay close to home, enjoy a late night fire by your cabin. Pssst… There may be a sneaky game of Werewolves and Villagers happening on the upper meadow… but you didn’t hear it from me!
Monday
7:30 – 9:30 El Cap Catered Breakfast (Upper Meadow)
El Cap staff will be checking the names of people that signed up in advance. If you are a straggler and didn’t sign up in advance, they will happily write down your name, let you join and charge your room later.
9:00 Morning Announcements (Upper Meadow)
Last announcements of the weekend… A little group motivation for the clean up and your last opportunity for everyone to help you find whatever it is you’ve lost!
9:00 – 11:00 UPPER MEADOW CLEAN UP, LOST & FOUND, & LA TRANSPORT PICK UP!
- MEADOW CLEAN UP: A Good Camper ALWAYS Leaves the Campsite Cleaner Than They Found It. I’m thanking everyone in advance for showing up…. EVERYONE
- LOST & FOUND: Come collect your lost & found items on the picnic tables on the Upper Meadow. Anything left, will be donated.
Family Day:
- Have breakfast in the café
- Enjoy a last hike/swim/bike ride at El Cap
11:00: Check out/Drive Home
- El Cap will give you a late check out if you request it.
- If you’re feeling adventurous head out the Santa Barbara Zoo
- For Lunch, be sure not to miss La Super Rica Taqueria (622 N. Milpas St. in Santa Barbara), but leave yourself a bit of time as the line is always long (esp long if we all show up there at once, it’s a tiny restaurant).
Have a safe drive home!