CASA Magazine: January 4, 2013 by Voice Magazine / CASA

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�� For tickets to the tributes or for festival passes visit www.sbfilmfestival.org or call 805-963-0023. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best in independent and international cinema. It offers 11 days of 200+ films, tributes, and symposiums that range from American indie films to world cinema and everything in-between. With its commitment to cultural diversity and powerful storytelling, SBIFF brings to the forefront the importance and power of the art of filmmaking and continues its pledge to further its education initiative through its 10-10-10 Student Filmmaking and Screenwriting Competitions, “Field Trip to the Movies” program and educational seminars.

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TRIBUTE TICKETS NOW PRICED AT $35 TO PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT WWW.SBIFF.ORG OR CALL 805-963-0023

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Catherine Leonard & Richard Yongjae O’Neill • MAW Hahn Hall • $45 • 884-8410 • 1 & 7:30pm Fri, 1/11.

� �� Energetic soul and R&B • SOhO • $7 • 962-7776 • 9pm Fri 1/4. ��Guitarist/composer plays original compositions and soundscapes • SOhO • $10 • 962-7776 • 6-7:30pm Sat, 1/5. ��SOhO • $15 • 962-7776 • 9pm Sat 1/5. ��Berlioz’ Les Troyens • Music Academy, Hahn Hall • $27 • 96908787 • 9am Sat, 1/5 & 2pm 1/6. ��Singer Song-writer with full band • SOhO • $12 • 9627776 • 7:30pm Sun 1/6. ��Straight ahead jazz with local musicians sitting in • SOhO • $8 • 962-7776 • 7:30pm Mon 1/7. ��

Singers in the area are invited to join the SB Master Chorale for Dvorak’s Stabat Mater in April • Auditions by app’t • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr • 967-8287 • 7pm Tu 1/8, 15, 22. �� All-star group of

musicians who share a common passion for the music of Pink Floyd • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez

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Tenor Tim King sings Can You Feel the Love Tonight at the Santa Barbara Symphony’s New Year’s Eve Pops Concert

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�� Daniel Kepl has been writing music, theatre, and dance reviews for Santa Barbara publications since he was a teenager. His professional expertise is as an orchestra conductor.

�� A concert by Anacapa School students featuring a musical look at American music through the years • Center Stage Theater • $10/$5 • 963-0408 • 7:30pm 1/11, 12. ��A special

B4Nepture concert • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez • Free • 686-0855 • 7pm Sa 1/12. ��PianoFest! • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 969-7634 • 3pm Sat, 1/12. ��With special guest Brad Corrigan from Dispatch • The Granada • $23-$88 • 899-2222 • 7pm Sat, 1/12. ��

With Paul Cartwright • Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview Av • $15/kids under 16 free • 403-2639 • 7:30pm Sa 1/12. ��Playing and singing a variety of music • SOhO • $10 • 962-7776 • 6-7:30pm Sa 1/12. ��Mel’s Lounge, 209 W. Carrillo St • No cover • 963-2211 • 9Midnight Sat 1/12. ��

The last of a three Mission tour by the SLO Chamber Players • Mission Santa Barbara • $15$35 • 543-3533 • 3pm Sun, 1/13.

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Photo by B.Dirk Yarborough

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By Daniel Kepl / CASA

Photo by David Bazemore

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�� Tickets are $15-$35, and may be purchased by calling 543-3533, or visiting www.slosymphony.com

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower will screen on Friday and Monday, January 11th and 14th, at 7 and 10pm, at Isla Vista Theatre. MET LIVE: LES TROYENS: Deborah Voigt, Susan

Graham, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying charac- ters from the Trojan War • Hahn Hall, MAW • $27 • 969-8787 • 9am Sat (Live); 2pm Sun (Encore) • 1/5-1/6.

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER: An

introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world • Magic Lantern Films • Isla Vista Theater • $4 • 893-3907 • 7 & 10pm Fr & Mo, 1/11 & 1/14.

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A SHOT IN THE DARK: When rich M. Ballon’s

driver is found shot dead, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is the ﬁrst ofﬁcial on the scene. All evidence suggests the maid to be the murderer • Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $5 • 684-6380 • 8pm Fri, 1/12.

THE 800 MILE WALL: Highlighting the

construction of the new border walls along the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the effect on migrants trying to cross into the U.S. • Cup of Culture • MultiCultural Ctr Theater • Free • 8938411 • 6pm We • 1/16.

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The Fund for Santa Barbara is a nonproﬁt community foundation that supports organizations working for social, economic, environmental & political change in Santa Barbara County. This includes grassroots organizing against discrimination of all kinds, supporting the rights & dignity of working people, promoting community self-determination, organizing for peace and nonviolence, working to improve the quality of our environment, and building cross-issue/ cross-constituency coalitions and alliances. The Fund raises money through donations of all sizes in order to provide grants and technical assistance. Since its founding in 1980, The Fund for Santa Barbara has awarded more than $4 million to over 800 projects. For more info call 962-9164 or visit www.fundforsantabarbara.org

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Bronfman Family Jewish Com Ctr, 524 Chapala St • 957-1115 x109 • 10:30-11:30am Fridays. ��

Paciﬁc Pride Fdn Ofﬁce, #A-12 • Free • 963-3636 x130 • 4-5:30pm Fri.

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W/ Hector & Dannielle • $15 • info@santabarbaradancecente r.com • 127 W Canon Perdido • 7pm beg.; 8pm Int/Adv, Fri.

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At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Av, Ste 105 • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 10-11:15am Fridays. ��

with Taran Collis • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd • $12/8 for $80 • 969-5031 • 9-10:15am Fridays. ��

Momma Donna Restaurant • Free • 966-9782 • 69pm Fri

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In the ﬁelds of Old Mission Santa Inés, 1760 Mission Dr. • 800-468-6765 • 6pm Fri, 1/4. ��

An art event to stimulate guests sense of taste, smell, sight, sound, and touch • Contemporary Arts Forum, Paseo Nuevo • $200/$190 • cravesb.eventbrite.com • 7-9pm Fri, 1/4.

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Earthknower Studio

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Guided breathing • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $5 • 563-6000 • 12:30-1pm Mon/Wed/Fri.

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w/ S. Dunn • La Casa De Maria • donation • 969-5031 • 10:30-11:30am Tues. ��

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Five chi-gong exercises • Alameda Park • Free • 6837554 • 8-10am Sat.

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A mini-retreat day • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • Donation • 969-5031 • 9:30am-1pm Sat, 1/5.

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See historic SB on a 2 hr stroll • $10 donation • 965-6307 • 10am: Sat meet City Hall/Sun meet Pub. Library.

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At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Ave., Ste 105, Goleta • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 10-10:50 am Tuesdays. ��

At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Ave., Ste 105, Goleta • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 11am-noon Tuesdays. ��

At Pilgrim Terrace, 649 Pilgrim Terrace Dr. • $11-20 • 682-3618 • 2-3pm Tuesdays.

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Gustafson Dance Studio • $10 • 705-3683 • 11-1pm Sun.

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With Jeannette Weisskopf • Alice Keck Park • Free • 452-0706 • 9:30-11am Sun.

Docent-Led • Granada • Free • RSVP 899-2222 • 121pm Tues.

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Yoga Soup • $5-10 • 451-4731 • 10:45-12:15pm Sun.

Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff • $10 • 563-6000 • 9:30-11am Sun.

His book: Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization • Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St. • Free • 653-0323x306 • 2pm Sun, 1/6.

�� Swim from Four Palms to Red Hut • Butterﬂy Beach Stairs • Ocean Duck • Free • 569-1220 • 9am Sun.

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�� Children 2-5yrs • Bronfman Family Jewish Com. Center • Free • 957-1115 • 3:30-4:15pm Wed.

Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden on island • Free • 564-1939 • 5-7pm Wed. ��

At Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St., Studio 1 • $11-20 • 897-2519 • 10-11am Wed. ��

Short teachings & meditations. All levels • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $10 • 6:30-7:30pm Wed.

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Your bridal magazines in the ﬂesh • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $8 • 687-0766 • 10am-3pm Sun 1/6.

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Carrillo Recreation Center Studio 1, 100 E. Carrillo St. • $11-20 • 897-2519 • 10-11am Mondays.

www.Earthknower.com (805) 722-2144

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Looking back, moving forward and ﬁnding meaning for our times • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • Donation • 969-5031 • 9:30am-3:30pm Wed, 1/9.

With Radhule Weininger • La Casa De Maria • donation • 969-5031 • 6–7pm Thurs. ��

Montecito YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. • 969-3288 • 5:10pm Thurs.

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The “small Hearst Castle” • $20 • RSVP: 565-5653 • 10am & 2pm Wed & Sat.

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Practice your French • Paciﬁc Crepes • Free • 569-1659 • 5:30-7pm every Wednesday.

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Shanda Oakley, Guest Speaker, who will teach how to open our hearts to love another • Holiday Inn, 5650 Calle Real • $22 • 964-9761 • 11:30-1:30pm Wed 1/9.

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Bronfman Family Jewish Com Ctr, 524 Chapala St • Drop in $7 or 10/$50 • 957-1115x109 • 10-11am Thurs.

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Energy Sources: Their End Uses and Impacts • UCSB campus • $325 • 893-4200 • 1/9-2/20.

With Ballet Hispanico • La Cumbre Jr. Hi • Free • 8933382 • 7-8:30pm Thur 1/10.

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Carrillo Recreation Center garden, 100 E. Carrillo St. • $11-20 • 705-3426 • 3-4:15pm Mondays.� w/ Jeannette B. Love • La Casa De Maria • 969-5031 • donation • 1-2pm Mon & 10:30-11:30am Tues.

Personalized classes • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd • $12 • 969-5031 • 4:30-5:45pm Wed & 9-10:15am Fri.

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Artistic Landscape plans

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In Spanish • Franklin Neighborhood Ctr, 1136 E. Montecito St. • Free • 897-2547 • 6-7:30pm Tuesdays.

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Exec. Committee public meeting • Large Conference Rm, SB Child/Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, 429 North San Antonio Rd • 681-5232 • 3-4:30pm Tues 1/8.

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Robert F. Adams, ASLA

Solving Everyday Problems • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $10 • 563-6000 • 7-8:15pm Mondays.

Bronfman Family Jewish Comm Ctr, 524 Chapala St • $7-$50 • 957-1115 x109 • 3-4pm Tuesdays.

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�� Open to all ﬂamenco dance & music lovers. Produced and directed by Pamela Lourant • Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo • $28 • 963-0408 • 8pm Sat 1/5.

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Students will demonstrate multiple dance genres learned up to this point in the year • SB High Theatre • $5-$7 • 966-9101x250 • 7pm Thu 1/10.

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THEATER LEAGUE : ��

A musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time strikes a resonant chord with audiences young and old • The Granada Theatre • $33$68 • 899-2222 • 8pm Tu & We, 1/8 & 1/9. SPEAKING OF STORIES: ��

Nicholas Woolf reading Three Fat Women of Antibes by Somerset Maugham; Rudy Willrich reading Conﬁdo by Kurt Vonnegut; Leslie Story reading Returns and Exchanges by Elizabeth Berg; and E. Bonnie Lewis reading Awake by Jenny Allen • Center Stage Theatre • $15/$25 • 963-0408 • 2pm Su & 7:30pm Mo, 1/13 & 1/14. BIG STAGE PRODUCTIONS: ��

In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight • Lobero Theatre • $15-$50 • 963-1671 • 7pm Tu-We, 1/14 & 1/15. SANTA BARBARA DANCE THEATER: ��

Featuring professional dancers Kyle Castillo, Monica Ford, Tracy R. Kofford, and Christina Sanchez under the artistic direction of Christopher Pilaﬁan • UCSB Hatlen Theater • $13/$19 • 893-7221 • 8pm We-Sa & 2pm Su, 1/16-1/20.

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Her lecture: “From Script to Screen: Lessons from the Front Lines” • Brooks Institute, 27 E Cota St • Free • 617-4503 • 7pm Thur 1/10. ��

China brings together some of the most important scholars of Chinese art history, history, & literature • Mary Craig Aud, SB Museum of Art • $20/$10 • Call for schedule: 963-4364 • Fri-Sat, 1/11-12.

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The New York City-based premier Latino dance ensemble in the nation • Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Osibspo St. • Free • 343-2939 • 7:30-9pm Sat, 1/12.

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Explosive Serenity, Divine Hellﬁre: Rothko’s Abstractions • Mary Craig Aud, SB Museum of Art • $10/$6/Members free • 884-6425 • 5:30pm Thu 1/10.

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The Elements of a Green Business • UCSB campus • $285 • 893-4200 • 1/10-2/7.

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Connectome: How the Brain’s Wiring Makes Us Who We Are • Mosher Alumni House, Alumni Hall, 2nd Floor, UCSB • Free • 893-5006 • 4pm Thur 1/10. ��

Exploring topics such as being in the ‘now’ • Synergy Business & Technology Center, 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez • Free • 440-5573 • 5:307pm Thur 1/10.

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Meet, have dinner, & enjoy gambling for local charities • 18 yrs & up • $20 buy in • 5:30pm Thurs.

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Presenting the 2012 awards: Citizen of the Year, In Memorium of David Damiano, Harriet Miller Youth Leadership, George Gerth Volunteer of the Year • Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. • $50 • 9622098x23 • 11:30am-1:30pm Thurs, 1/10. ��

Graduates experienced police training, observed police technology and rode with ofﬁcers • Franklin Elementary Aud, 1111 E. Mason St • Free • 897-3702 • 6:30pm Thu 1/10.

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The New York City-based premier Latino dance ensemble in the nation • Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Rd. • Free • 893-5037 • 7pm Fri, 1/11.

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In the new year ﬁnd refuge in a quiet stillness • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • $400/$300 • 969-5031 • 7:30pm Fri, 1/11 -1pm Sun, 1/13. ��

Two-day symposium – Image and the Imaginary in 17th-Century

His lecture: The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? • Campbell Hall, UCSB • $15/$10 • 893-3535 • 3pm Sat, 1/12.

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A basketball game and fundraiser that honors the life of Alex Moore • Murchison Gym, Westmont College • $25/$10 • 565-6224 • 5:30pm Sat, 1/12. ��

SB & CA-based artists join forces for a trunk show of hand-painted scarves, mixed media & jewelry • SB Museum of Art Store, 1130 State St • Free • 963-4364 • 12-5pm Sat 1/12.

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With Ballet Hispanico • Marjorie Luke Theatre at SBJH • Free • 8844087x7 • 1-2:30pm Sun 1/13. ��

The New York City-based premier Latino dance ensemble in the nation • Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. • Free • 884-4087x7 • 7pm Sun 1/13.

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A half-day retreat for calming the mind • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • Donation • 969-5031 • 2-5:30pm Sun, 1/13. ��

Death Comes Not as a Stranger • Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St • Free • 682-6787 • 2pm Su 1/13.

Proudly Congratulates PATRICIA GRIFFIN for her outstanding representation & successful closing of 1140 High Road Montecito Offered at $3,495,000

655 Romero Canyon Road Montecito Offered at $1,798,500

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!

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Create a personalized charm mobile out of colored foam • Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St • Free • 884-6430 • 1:30-4:30pm Sun 1/13.

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The largest and most acclaimed group of its kind – expert gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists, and tumblers •The Granada • $28-$65 • 899-2222 • 3pm Sun, 1/13. ��

SB Yacht Club • 965-8112x14 • Noon, Sun 1/13. Please email your event info to CASA by Tuesday at 3pm. Events@CasaSB.com

Patricia can be reached at:

805.565.4547

pbgriffin@cox.net www.PatriciaGriffin.com License # 00837659 Santa Barbara Native Selling Dream Homes for 25 Years. Patricia takes pride in helping her many clients and customers throughout the community.

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Private Montecito Home $2,195,000 Josiah Hamilton 284.8835 �� cul-de-sac. www.TheHamiltonCo.com

Casa de Los Angelitos $1,895,000 Hardey Wankum Team 805.455.1607 ��

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Montecito Spanish-Style $2,750,000 Gated Spanish-style estate within walking distance to Montecito Union school. 4 BD/3.5 BA plus studio, separate cabana, pool and spa, all on a lush acre. www.VictorPlana.com Victor Plana, 805-895-0591

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Private Montecito Retreat New Price! $2,695,000 Authentic Spanish Style 4bd home on 1 acre near the famed San Ysidro Ranch. Many upgrades. New Roof, French Drain System, Landscaping, & Refinished Interior Wood Appts. www.danazertuche.com Dana Zertuche, 805-403-5520

Near Butterfly Beach, Coast Village Rd $1,925,000 Sophisticated 3BD Montecito Condo, ~ 2,500 sq ft, courtyard patio w/cozy Fireplace, built -in BBQ & large spa w/cascading waterfall, indoor/outdoor living at it’s finest. Susan Conger, 805-565-8838 Barbara Koutnik, 805-565-8811 ing

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Stunning 2011 Home $929,000 Premium upgrades, contemporary styling, ground-flr master suite + 2 BD, open plan great room w/soaring ceilings, hdwd floors, living rm fireplace, mtn. views, attached 2-car garage. www.VictorPlana.com Victor Plana, 805-895-0591

Montecito Perfection $1,895,000 Absolutely classic, move-in ready Spanish-style home perfectly located within walking distance to beach, Coast Village shops, Farmers’ Market. www.VictorPlana.com Victor Plana, 805-895-0591 Ne

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Near Butterfly Preserve! $590,000 Perfect ‘starter’ home! Cozy living room fireplace, patio, spacious fenced rear yard, great location, tons of potential. www.VictorPlana.com Victor Plana, 805-895-0591

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