GOINGS ON : Calendar Offers Psychedelia, Scribes and Sea Breezes : Interested in the outdoors? How about classical music? There will be events for many interests--including festivals and concerts.

If you’re planning on marking the following events on your calendar, we suggest you have a few extra pens on hand in case of an ink shortage--it’s going to be a busy weekend:

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More than 40 quilts created from the early 1800s to 1940 will be on display Friday through Sunday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Ridley-Tree Education Center. Hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The center is at McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara St. Admission is $5 with proceeds going toward the museum’s education programs. Information: 963-4364, ext. 334.

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Popsicko, Liquid Sunshine, Upbeat, Polychrome, Alex’s Cane and six other bands, plus a psychedelic light show, all for $10. That’s the deal at the Rock ‘n Kick Concert on Saturday at UCSB’s Robertson Gym. The show, a benefit for the Men’s Soccer program, will go from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Information: 893-3473.

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If your interests lean toward a more subdued musical experience, then on Saturday try the Arlington Theatre, where Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform beginning at 8 p.m. The program will include works by Beethoven and Bartok. Tickets are $49, $37, $25 and $19. Information: 963-4408 or 966-4324. The Arlington is at 1317 State St.

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A tour of the U. S. S. Cowpens and the Blessing of the Fleet will highlight the 6th Annual Santa Barbara Harbor Festival on Saturday at the city’s yacht harbor, north of Stearns Wharf. Admission and events are free. Information: 565-3666.

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Start Mother’s Day (Sunday) off with a brunch and finish it with Bach, in a Santa Barbara double-bill presented by the Cielo Foundation. The day will begin with brunch either at Maxi’s Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or at Fichera’s Fine Food Restaurant from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Then it’s on to Victoria Hall, where the West Coast Chamber Orchestra will perform pieces by Bach and Tchaikovsky. The concert will begin at 4 p.m.

Tickets are $24.95 for the concert and brunch at Fichera’s, $37 for concert and brunch at Maxi’s, or $15 (general) and $12 (seniors, students, children) for the concert alone. They are available through the Arlington Ticket Agency at 963-4408, but should be picked up prior to Mother’s Day. Concert tickets will be available at the door. Information: 962-6609. Maxi’s is at the Red Lion Resort at 633 Cabrillo Blvd., Fichera’s is at 2220 Bath St., and Victoria Hall is at 33 W. Victoria St.

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Santa Barbara’s Bach Camerata will present Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” in a half-hour concert Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Zoo. The performance is free with admission to the zoo: $5 (adults), $3 (children age 2 to 12). The zoo is at 500 Ninos Drive. Information: 962-5339.

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Shelter Services for Women will present an afternoon tea and children’s fashion show, Sunday, beginning at 2 p.m. at Santa Barbara’s Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center. Tickets are $25, with children admitted free. Proceeds will benefit the shelter’s children’s programs. Call 963-4458. Cabrillo Pavilion is located at 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

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The Season of Festivals at Santa Barbara’s Oak Park will continue Saturday with the Children’s Festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Call 969-7235 for more information.

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A couple of big names in literature will be giving free presentations at UCSB next week: First, Thomas Keneally, author of “Schindler’s List,” will speak on “Race Hate: A Novelist’s View,” Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Keneally’s long list of work includes the play “Our Country’s Good,” recently performed by Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theater, and the book “The Playmaker,” which was later adapted for theater.

On Wednesday, T. Coraghessan Boyle will read from his latest collection of short stories, “Without a Hero and Other Stories,” beginning at 8 p.m., also at Campbell Hall. Boyle’s first collection of stories, “Descent of Man,” won the 1980 St. Lawrence Award for short fiction. His historical novel “World’s End,” won the 1988 PEN/Faulkner Award for best American fiction.