VOICE Magazine: July 14, 2023

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TAKE A CINEMATIC TRIP TO FRANCE WITH US! 11 NEW FRENCH FILMS July 14 - 20

DIARY OF A FLEETING AFFAIR

A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into each other’s company. César Award nominee for Best Actor.

FINAL CUT

Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies. César Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay and Original Score.

MORE THAN EVER

Hélène and Mathieu have been happy together for many years. The bond between them is deep. Faced with an existential decision, Hélène travels alone to Norway to seek peace and meet a blogger she found on the internet. Stars Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel.

MOTHER AND SON

In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to Paris with her two young sons. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.

PACIFICTION

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the high commissioner must investigate an ongoing rumor: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing. Nominated for nine César Award winning two; Best Actor and Cinematography.

REVOIR PARIS

Three months after surviving a terrorist attack in a bistro, Mia is still traumatized and unable to recall the events of that night. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps. César Award winner for Best Actress.

SCARLET

The emancipation of a woman over twenty years, between 1919 and 1939, a time of great inventions and great dreams.

THE INNOCENT

Abel will do whatever it takes to protect his mother. But meeting his new stepfather may well offer him a new perspective. Nominated for eleven César Awards winning two; Best Original Screenplay and Supporting Actress.

THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

It is said that every investigator has a crime that haunts them, a case that hurts him more than the others, without him necessarily knowing why. For Yohan that case is the murder of Clara. Nominated for ten César Awards winning six including Best Film and Director.

THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she takes under her wing. Nominated for Best Score at the César Awards and stars Charlotte Gainsbourg.

THE YOUNG IMAM

A young man in his twenties becomes the inspiring imam of a humble Muslim community in France. We watch him as he struggles between his mother’s wishes for him and his true calling.

THURSDAY, JULY 20 • 5:30 PM

In what has become a much-anticipated and highly-animated annual event, T.C. Boyle, Santa Barbara’s prolific and perennial favorite, reads from his latest novel, Blue Skies

Called by fellow author Annie Proulx, “Brilliantly imaginative...in a terrifying way,” Blue Skies follows in the tradition of Boyle’s finest novels, combining high-octane plotting with mordant wit and shrewd social commentary. This tragicomic and prescient novel captures the absurdity and “inexpressible sadness at the heart of everything” when once rare epic natural disasters happen every day.

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Multi-Purpose Road at Lake Los Carneros and Stow House Repaved

State Funding for Goleta’s First Inclusive Playground

Secured by Central Coast Leaders

INVITING ALL CHILDREN TO PLAY TOGETHER, a universal playground is due to be constructed at Stow Grove Park in the City of Goleta. The announcement was made after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a June 10th budget bill that allocates $750,000 in State funding to go toward Goleta’s first inclusive playground.

Assemblymember Gregg Hart and Senator Monique Limón requested the funding after meeting with Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte, City Councilmembers Stuart Kasdin and James Kyriaco, and city staff at the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit in Sacramento in April 2023.

AN OFTEN-TRAVELED PATH for locals and visitors alike, the multi-purpose road at Lake Los Carneros and Stow House has been repaved. The project, which spanned June 26th to July 6th, repaired 3600 linear feet of pavement to support access for ongoing maintenance of the Lake Los Carneros Open Space.

“This is a popular path used by naturalists, families, seniors, bicyclists, parents with their strollers, and people from all walks of life who come to this scenic spot for its beauty and serenity,” said Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte. “Whether they are frequent visitors of Lake Los Carneros and the Stow House or experiencing these special locations for the first time, we are so glad they are now able to enjoy a smooth, freshly paved road.”

The multi-purpose road leads from N. La Patera Lane, continues alongside the scenic Lake Los Carneros, and ends behind the historic Stow House. The repairs arrive in time for the city’s annual Dam Dinner at Lake Los Carneros, which will be held from 4pm to 7pm on Saturday, August 19th.

For more information about the City of Goleta’s ongoing projects visit www.cityofgoleta.org

“We are very fortunate to have high quality parks and open spaces in our community,” shared Assemblymember Gregg Hart. “I’m proud to have worked with my colleagues to secure funding for the Stow Grove Park playground project. Once built, this new playground will be enjoyed by our local youth and families for many years to come.”

“I am grateful that Assemblymember Gregg Hart championed this funding in the Assembly for this community project,” said Senator Monique Limón. “Investing in our recreational and open spaces is an important step to ensuring all of our community members have places to enjoy the beauty of our district.”

The designing process for the playground is yet to begin, however the city plans to create a space that will serve all aspects of a child’s wellbeing, including physical, social/ emotional, sensory, cognitive and communication.

“We can’t wait to see children of all abilities playing together and enjoying this beautiful historic park that is a treasured location in our City,” shared Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte. “We owe a huge debt of gratitude

SBA Terminal Improvement Project Open House

THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO JOIN Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) for an informational open house regarding the proposed Terminal Improvement Project. As recommended in the 2017 Airport Master Plan, the objective of the Terminal Improvement Project is to maintain comfortable, safe, and convenient levels of service in the terminal, as well as accommodate forecasted increased passenger demand.

The proposed Terminal Improvement Project consists of 33,000 square feet of new space, with the largest portion located on the south end of the existing building. Significant improvements include two additional gates, additional and improved gate seating areas, expanded concession space, as well as enhancements to the existing ticketing counter, baggage claim, and security screening areas.

This meeting is an opportunity for the public to discuss the improvements and provide input. Airport staff and members of the consultant team will be available to take comments, answer questions, and discuss points of interest. The SBA team looks forward to meeting with the community and hearing your ideas.

To view the Terminal Improvement Project documents and to sign up for future notifications on the topic, please visit https://FlySBA.com/TIP

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Time: Visit anytime between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Direct Relief Conference Room, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd

to Assemblymember Hart and Senator Limón for prioritizing funding for this project and recognizing the importance of providing a safe, fun place for all children to play and develop new skills.”

The playground is one element of a larger plan to revitalize Stow Grove Park. The City of Goleta’s Stow Grove Park Master Plan is currently going through the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. Once that is complete, the Draft Initial Study –Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) will be made available for review. As soon as the IS-MND is final and adopted, the project will move into the design phase, including the design of the universal playground.

To learn more visit https://tinyurl.com/mrywanzv

Proyecto de Mejora al Terminal del Aeropuerto SBA Casa Abierta

SE LE INVITA A LA COMUNIDAD A UNIRSE con el Aeropuerto de Santa Barbara en una casa abierta del Proyecto de Mejoras del Terminal de Aeropuerto. El proyecto viene del Plan Maestro del 2017 y el objetivo es mantener los niveles de servicio que sean conveniente, cómodos y seguros y que se adapten al crecimiento previsto.

El proyecto propuesto de mejora del Terminal consiste en 33,000 pies cuadrados de espacio nuevo con la parte más larga ubicada en el lado sur del edificio existente. Mejoras significativas incluyen dos puertas adicionales de aerolínea con asientos adicionales y mejorados, espacio de concesión ampliado, mejoras del mostrador de boletos y a la área de reclamo de equipaje, y áreas de control de seguridad.

Esta reunión es una oportunidad para que el público comunique sobre las mejorías y pueda dar comentario. Personal del aeropuerto y consultores del proyecto estarán disponibles para recibir comentarios, responder a preguntas, y hablar sobre los puntos de interés. El personal de SBA espera conocer la comunidad y escuchar sus ideas.

Para revisar los documentos del Proyecto de Mejora al Terminal del Aeropuerto e inscribirse para notificaciones de este tema, favor de visitar https://FlySBA.com/TIP

Fecha: El martes , 18 de Juliode 2023

Tiempo: Visite en cualquier momento desde las 4 p.m. hasta las 6 p.m.

Dirección: Direct Relief Cuarto de Conferencia, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd

CA Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill with Central Coast leaders

SB Musuem of Art Announces New Members of Board of Trustees

DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s mission, three individuals have joined the SBMA Board of Trustees, which is led by Board Chair Nicholas Mutton. www.sbma.net

SUSAN DRYMALSKI BOWEY returns to the Board of Trustees after previously serving from 2009 to 2017. During this time, she chaired the Development Committee from 2011 to 2017, and served on the Collections, Buildings & Grounds, and Governance & Nominating Committees. Bowey specialized in Corporate Office Design at Bowey Interiors, Inc. from 1985 to 2000. She also served as a Trustee at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Sister Cities Program, and on the Program Committee at the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been active on the Women’s Board at the Rehabilitation Institute and spearheaded a public art installation in Grant Park, Chicago. Bowey earned her bachelor’s from Northwestern University and attended the Harrington Institute of Interior Design.

J. RAJ K. DHAWAN and his wife, Grace, are avid collectors of 19th-century European art. Selections from their collection of the works of Jean-François Raffaëlli have been exhibited at the Getty Museum, Art Gallery of Toronto, LACMA, and SBMA. Dhawan has over 40 years of experience in the aerospace Advanced Composites Materials industry. In 1992, he founded Dhawan International, Inc. His experiences also include acting as General Manager/VP of the Composites Division of Ferro Corporation, working with JPL, J.D. Lincoln, Inc., Umeco Structural Materials Americas, Cytec, and Axiom Materials, Inc. (subsidiary of KORDSA) where he recently retired as Senior Vice President of Business Development & International Affairs. Dhawan earned a bachelor’s in physics from St. Xavier’s College, a graduate degree in chemical engineering from USC, and an Executive MBA from UCLA.

LAURA SELWYN WYATT has been passionate about art from a young age. Her work with SBMA continues a family legacy, with her father, Paul Selwyn, serving as a Trustee in the 2000s. Wyatt has worked in the film and music industries as well as for software and public relations firms. Currently, she works with local organizations to aid the unhoused, address food insecurity, and protect the environment. Wyatt is a past Trustee and PTA President for Cold Spring School. She earned her bachelor’s in communications from the University of the Pacific. Wyatt lives in Santa Barbara with her husband, Geof, and labradoodle, Jackson, and enjoys hiking, tennis, collecting contemporary art, and backyard beekeeping.

New $18,000,000 Research Grant Awarded to UC Santa Barbara

$18 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING has been awarded to UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) for developments on sustainable polymers, advanced biomaterials, and facility support. The announcement was made by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with plans in place for the funds to be awarded over six years.

“As the Central Coast’s representative in Congress, it brings me great pride to witness all of the technological innovations taking place right here in our community,” said Congressman Salud Carbajal, who helped promote the grant funding announcement. “This new funding ensures that UCSB researchers will continue to open doors in scientific advancement while benefiting our entire community through the results of their work. With these resources, our local community and businesses are able to gain access to toptier facilities and cutting-edge research.”

This award designates UCSB as an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). UCSB was one of nine institutions selected for this award. UCSB’s MRL is one of the top five materials research facilities in the world.

Local Company Awarded “Best Kayaking Tour” in 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Contest

IN RECOGNITION OF ITS FUN AND RELAXING KAYAK TOURS of Santa Barbara and Channel Islands National Park, Santa Barbara Adventure Company was ranked the fifth in the nation by the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Contest for “Best Kayaking Tour.”

The category featured 20 nominees, with each being selected by a panel of experiential travel experts evaluating top destinations in the U.S. Members of the public voted on the final winners, placing Santa Barbara Adventure Company among the best kayak tour companies in the nation.

Owned by Santa Barbara local, Michael Cohen, Santa Barbara Adventure Company has provided guided tours of the Central Coast since 1998. In 2017, the company was awarded a 10-year concessions contract to operate guided sea cave kayak tours at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park.

Visitors can experience the “Best Kayaking Tour” at the company’s Santa Barbara Harbor, Gaviota Coast, or Channel Islands National Park locations. The company also provides outdoor education programs for school groups, corporate team building events, wine country tours, and other adventures. www.sbadventureco.com

Christine Bisson Elected Foodbank of SB County Board Chair

CHRISTINE BISSON has been elected to serve as board chair for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Currently, Bisson is an associate professor and coordinator for the Food Science and Nutrition Program at Allan Hancock College, where she has taught since 2000. Previously, she was a Public Health Nutritionist at the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in San Luis Obispo County, and a member of the statewide WIC Nutrition Education Committee. Bisson earned her bachelor’s in nutrition at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and her master’s in nutrition from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She is a Registered Dietitian and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Bisson also participated in the development of the SB County Food Action Plan, and is a member of the Higher Education Working Group of the SB County Food Action Network.

Christine Bisson

www.foodbanksbc.org

Autumn McFarland Announced Vice President of Meals on Wheels SB Board

AUTUMN MCFARLAND will serve as the Vice President of the Board for Meals on Wheels Santa Barbara. Currently, she works as an account success/operations manager with CXO Nexus. Her past experiences include launching Family Factor, a family and education based business in Boulder, Colorado. Originally from Santa Barbara, McFarland recently moved back to her hometown with her family, and started serving as a volunteer Meals on Wheels driver in 2020 to support those in need during the pandemic. She has been on the Meals on Wheels Board since 2021. McFarland earned her masters in Educational Psychology and Human Development from the University of Colorado. www.mealsonwheelssb.org

www.mrl.ucsb.edu

“We love bringing new investigators into the MRL family who take the research in new directions. We want this center to be ever expanding to make the greatest social impact,” said Chris Bates, an associate professor of materials and associate director of the MRL, who added that other faculty will be able to apply for two-year seed grants, funded by the MRSEC, to pursue smaller projects.

Susan Drymalski Bowey

Autumn McFarland

J. Raj K. Dhawan

Dr. Marcos Vargas

Cottage Health Offers Breakthrough Ultrasound Technology for Prostate Cancer

IN A LANDMARK MOVE FOR LOCAL HEALTHCARE, Cottage Health is the first health system on the California Central Coast to offer Focal One’s noninvasive Robotic High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment to patients with localized prostate cancer.

HIFU, an outpatient procedure, is currently the most advanced technology for precisely targeted ablation of diseased prostate tissue. Dr. David Laub, urologist with Cottage Health, performed the first three procedures on June 23rd at Cottage Outpatient Surgery Center.

“For men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer, HIFU is a less invasive alternative between active surveillance, surgery and radiation,” said Dr. David Laub. “This technology allows us to precisely target cancerous tissue within the prostate, mirroring the approach of a lumpectomy where only the diseased portion of the breast is treated, rather than resorting to complete breast removal for a single lump.”

HIFU combines real-time ultrasound image guidance, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy data in a 3D visualization. This approach allows urologists to navigate to the tumor with a transrectal probe in real-time, directing high-speed ultrasound energy precisely at the target area and selectively ablating only the diseased portion of the prostate—eliminating the need for incisions. This approach ensures that patients receive effective treatment with minimal discomfort.

Using HIFU, urologists can establish more precise contours around the cancerous tumor than was possible in the past. They can then ablate a smaller portion of the prostate, which lessens the damage to surrounding healthy tissue and minimizes the risk of side effects commonly associated with radical prostatectomy and radiation.

“The fusion of these technologies enables us to customize the procedure for each patient, ensuring the best possible outcomes,” said Dr. Scott Tobis. “We are not only sparing healthy tissue but also protecting our patients’ quality of life.”

www.Cottagehealth.org/roboticHIFU

Scholarship Foundation of SB Receives 11th Consecutive Four-Star Rating

HONORING SUPERIOR FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY and transparency, nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator has presented an eleventh consecutive four-star rating to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. A fourstar rating is Charity Navigator’s highest award, and marks SFSB’s 20th four-star rating in 21 years.

“We are truly in select company, as fewer than 5 percent of the charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received 11 consecutive four-star evaluations,” said Mary Dwyer, Interim SFSB President and CEO.

Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator. It annually assesses organizations on the basis of financial health, governance, ethical practices, openness, and programmatic impact.

“For the entirety of our history, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has committed itself to the very highest standards of fiscal responsibility and accountability,” said Dwyer. “This year, we scored especially high in the ‘Impact & Results’ category, affirming that our scholarships and financial aid advisory services have a genuinely profound effect in the community. It is gratifying to receive this recognition from Charity Navigator once again.” www.sbscholarship.org

Santa Barbara to Host Junior Lifeguard Competition

FEARLESSLY DIVING INTO THE SURF, dozens of youth ages seven to 17 will compete in the Junior Lifeguard Fiesta Invitational Competition this Friday, July 14th. Hosted by the City Parks and Recreation Department and the Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguards, the competition will feature agencies from Newport Beach up to Santa Cruz. The event will run 9am to 3pm, and is free and open to the public.

Competition highlights include the Distance Paddle, Distance Run, Distance Swim, Paddle Relay, RunSwim-Run, Run Relay, Beach Flags, and Taplin (swim, run, paddle). In addition to competition viewing, community members can enjoy vendor and educational booths, including the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division’s booth with activities to learn about local creeks and microplastic pollution. The Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab will also be present to discuss shark facts and beach safety.

The event is free and open to all California Surf Lifesaving Association (CSLSA) and United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) agencies. The Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguards program has run since 1971, making it the region’s longest-running program. Hundreds of local youth participate each summer. https://sbparksandrec.santabarbaraca.gov/activities/pools-beaches-and-aquatics/junior-lifeguards

Andrew Brown Appointed Cottage Health Vice President of Advancement

ANDREW BROWN will serve as the new Vice President of Advancement for Cottage Health. In this role, he will lead fund development operations and work closely with the foundations providing critical fundraising support for Cottage Health. Brown has over 20 years of experience in advancement leadership, most recently serving as Vice President of Advancement at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. His past experience includes acting as Assistant Vice President at the University of Minnesota Foundation, where he facilitated the development of a comprehensive $4 billion fundraising campaign. Brown holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley. www.cottagehealth.org

Dr. Kenneth Waxman Named SDRI Board President

KENNETH WAXMAN, MD has been appointed the new President of the Board of Trustees for Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI). Dr. Waxman brings a wealth of experience, including serving as a professor of surgery at UC Irvine, and acting as program director of surgery at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for over 15 years. In 2010, he established Future Doctors of South Sudan, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the medical school and postgraduate medical education for South Sudanese medical students. Waxman has authored multiple publications, including over 150 original peer-reviewed research articles and numerous chapters in medical texts. He also published a book, Ajak’s Song, about his work in South Sudan. He succeeds Dr. Alex DePaoli, who has served SDRI for six years as Board President. https://sansum.org

Katheryn Westland Announced as New Friendship Center Executive Director

KATHRYN WESTLAND is the new Executive Director of the Friendship Center. Most recently, Westland worked with the Alzheimer’s Association, where she was the Central Coast’s Director of Programs. Prior to this, she was the Friendship Center’s program manager, leading the organization’s transition to a virtual programming amidst the pandemic. She has been dedicated to supporting the aging community from a young age, having spent 13 years living with a loved one who had dementia.

Westland earned her undergraduate degree from University of St Andrews, Scotland and her master’s degree in public health from the University of Sydney, Australia. She lives in Santa Barbara with her husband, David, and their pug, Ana. www.friendshipcentersb.org

Kenneth Waxman

Sandy Nordahl

Katheryn Westland

ASIAN AMERICAN FILM SERIES

7/14: Liquor Store Dreams ; 7/21: The Donut King

• Alhecama Theatre • Free • 6pm Fr, 7/14 & 7/21.

METRO SUMMER KIDS MOVIES

Enjoy family-friendly favorites at Fiesta 5 Theatre and Camino Real Cinemas • $2 • 10am We at Fiesta 5; 10am Th at Camino Real.

ALIEN

View Ridley Scott’s classic thriller on the big screen • UCSB Arts & Lectures • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8:30pm Fr, 7/14.

MARS ATTACKS!

Tim Burton’s sci-fi spoof comedy under the stars • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8:30pm Fr, 7/21.

From Riviera to Riviera

The Wave Film Festival Returns with France’s Finest

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

IT’S EASY TO LOVE PARIS IN THE SUMMER “WHEN IT SIZZLES” — especially when one can explore its vibrant culture, arts, and society from the comfort of the Riviera Theatre. Now, film-lovers can anticipate casting off for a tour of France’s newest cinematic contributions when The Wave Film Festival returns on Friday, July 14th through the 20th.

Hosted by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the week-long affair will kick off Friday with an opening reception for festival pass-holders at 5:30pm at El Encanto, followed by a screening of actor/director Louis Garrel’s The Innocent at the Riviera Theatre.

“The films explore a variety of topics through a number of distinct lenses,” said Stewart Short, SBIFF Operations & Programming Coordinator. “We hope that this lineup of films will showcase French filmmaking talents and provide a glimpse at various elements of contemporary French culture through the lens of cinema. That can range from a comedic love letter to the filmmaking process in Final Cut to a gripping detective drama in The Night of the 12th.”

A longtime favorite of Santa Barbara cinephiles, The Wave Film Festival casts SBIFF’s discerning eye on the dynamic, beautiful, and influential realm of French cinema. Its title nods to the enigmatic

period of French New Wave, when ‘50s and ‘60s visionaries such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut redefined the possibilities of film as an art form.

This July marks the first time the festival has been held since the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With the Riviera open again, and with audience sizes reaching a point that allows us to bring back programming like this, we are thrilled to bring The Wave back to the Riviera this summer,” explained Short.

Eleven new French films will be featured throughout the festival, showcasing a bold cross-section of artistic styles, themes, and genres. The opening night film, The Innocent, courts family drama and crime by following a museum educator who is inadvertently implicated in a plot concocted by his former-convict step-father.

The Night of the 12th takes a heavier dive into crime, as a detective grows obsessed with an unsolved murder case where the only concrete fact is that the killing happened on the 12th. Meanwhile, Revoir Paris centers on a tale of survival and grief, following a mass shooting survivor as she attempts to find the stranger who helped her survive.

Historical stories will also have their moment in the spotlight. Scarlet merges history and fantasy, as a young woman navigates the upheaval caused by World Wars I and II, a witch’s prophecy, and her desire for escape. The Passengers of the Night opens on election night in 1981 France, where a newly single mother meets a lost teen who gives her a new perspective on life. Mother and Son continues this glimpse into motherhood, chronicling 20 years in the life of a mother who moves to the Paris suburbs with her young sons in the ‘80s.

A film about life, love, and relationships, More Than Ever stars Corsage actress Vicky Krieps as Hélène, a woman who takes a solo journey to make a difficult decision that will impact her partner. Diary of a Fleeting Affair reveals a different kind of relationship, showing the affair between a single mother and a married man.

Religion and society collide in The Young Imam, following the tale of a young man who evolves from a troubled teen to a young man set to become the Imam of his mosque. Pacifiction offers more political commentary, centering on a calculative French government official in Tahiti.

The horror comedy Final Cut tops off the festival, where the crew and actors who are making a zombie thriller begin to actually turn into zombies.

Film-goers searching for a festive dish or cocktail between screenings can visit El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, which will be serving a curated menu of French dishes throughout the festival.

For tickets visit https://sbiffriviera.com

The Passengers of the Night

Film stills courtesy of SBIFF Mother and Son

Desperate Souls, Dark City and The Legend of Midnight Cowboy

On the impact of a revolutionary film classic

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

THE YEAR 1969 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW MPAA RATINGS, after the end of nearly 40 years of censorship by the Production Code Administration (PCA). Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969) was one of the first films to receive one of these ratings, and the only X-rated film to ever win an Oscar.

Nancy Buirski’s documentary Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy… explores the significance of this film about the friendship of Ratso (Dustin Hoffman) and hustler Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and its cultural context.

It opens with Voigth talking about finding Schlesinger crying at the end of production, and consoling him the only way he knew how, “We will live the rest of our lives in the shadow of this masterpiece.”

It turned out Voight was right.

Buirski also explores the significance of Schlesinger’s films in the gay rights movement. The Stonewall Uprising occurred only one month

after the film’s New York premiere. Schlesinger’s next film, Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), about an artist with two lovers of opposite sexes, showed the first movie kiss between two men.

The documentary features, among others, director Brian de Palma, Jennifer Salt, (daughter of the blacklisted screenwriter Waldo Salt), and Bob Balaban, who plays a student receiving fellatio from Joe Buck, off camera. This scene got the film its X rating at the request of Arthur Krim, chairman of United Artists. A psychiatrist had told Krim the film was “gay-friendly” and could entice vulnerable young viewers to “cross over the fence.” So you had to be over 17 to watch it.

In my home country of Spain we couldn’t see it at all; not until the year dictator Francisco Franco died, 1975, and maybe with censored scenes. I saw it a few years later, when I was 15 (it was PG-13), in a theater ironically located in Madrid’s Avenida del Generalísimo (later renamed Paseo de la Castellana). The theater closed down soon after, to become a disco frequented by call girls and hustlers. Truth is stranger than fiction.

PRICES SLASHED! PRICES SLASHED!

IT’S COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE!

Michael has his fishing poles packed! And we’re marking prices down again! Michael told us to move all of our remaining stock out our door and into your home or office!

ALL SALES ‘AS-IS.’ ALL SALES FINAL. NO EXCHANGES. NO RETURNS. Bring a van, truck or SUV and take it home. Delivery also available

NEW HOURS: 11 to 4 Tue. thru Sat.

Photo by Michael Childers

Photo courtesy of Zeitgeist Films

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman on the set of Midnight Cowboy

Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy

Summer on the Breakwater!

By Sigrid Toye / Special to VOICE

SPEAKING ABOUT SUMMER ACTIVITIES on, off, and around the harbor…Wow! The crowds

seemingly have doubled in numbers and enjoyment since last week’s holiday weekend. Sailboats, power boats, jet-skis, and kayaks outside of the breakwater braved the ocean as paddle boarders floated leisurely in the calm waters inside. Dinghies also had their day for a meet-andgreet earlier in the week and sun lovers dotted the beaches. Never a dull moment and definitely a place to see and be seen, as I soon discovered on my way to cover the new addition to the flagpoles on the breakwater.

Approaching from the distance on the harbor walkway I encountered a Cowboy Bride and her bridesmaids having the time of their lives, apparently celebrating the upcoming nuptials. The bride was dressed completely in white with a matching ‘ten gallon’ hat and cowboy boots with sparkles. Her six bridesmaids, all in black, were similarly clad – hats, boots, the whole nine yards – and their laughter could be heard from a distance. I wasn’t the only one enjoying the wedding party as others gave the thumbs up in honor of the Cowboy

Bride’s big day. I could have easily written an entire column on that goofy mob, but I remembered my purpose was to tell you about the newest addition to the flagpoles on the breakwater.

The Flag Project on the Breakwater, honoring some of the major non-profits in Santa Barbara, was originally conceived by the late Paul Chadbourne Mills, former director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, who personally maintained the flags and the poles until his death in 2004. Mills was devoted to the art in Santa Barbara: Cabrillo Boulevard’s Chromatic Gate is an example of public art attributed to him in town. Sadly, however, for three years the flagpoles along the breakwater stood empty. In 2007 the Santa Barbara Yacht Club in partnership with the Waterfront Department reestablished the flag project; its poles and rigging the responsibility of the Waterfront Department, and to the Yacht Club, the flags. Among some of the current non-profit organizations represented are MOXI, the Maritime and Art Museums, Direct Relief, United Way, Cottage Hospital, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care.

Each flag along the breakwater contains an image representing a nonprofit but, as logos are often without written identification, the organization might not be recognized by the casual onlooker. Both the Yacht Club and Waterfront Department have been asked over the years which flag represents which organization but the suggested solutions were either insufficient or too costly. As of last month, however, that issue has been resolved!

With the encouragement of Mike Wiltshire, the Waterfront Department’s director, a cost effective solution was created in partnership with Sabrina Papa, SBYC Chair of the Flag Project.

And

“We came up with a simple solution, paid for by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and the Waterfront Department, incurring no additional cost to the nonprofit organizations served,” stated Papa. “On each flagpole has been affixed a QR code which, when scanned with a smart phone, will direct the user to the SBYC website’s Flag Project page where the current flags are

listed along with brief descriptions of their associated organizations.” Naturally, I was curious! Last Sunday my camera and I focused on the QR codes and, as promised, led us to the Yacht Club’s website to view images of the breakwater flags accompanied by all the necessary information. How cool is that? Head down to the harbor and Check it out for yourself!

Sigrid Toye volunteers for the Breakwater Flag Project. She is on the board of directors of the Maritime Museum and participates in Yacht Club activities. An educational/behavior therapist, Sigrid holds a Ph.D in clinical psychology. She loves all things creative, including her two grown children who are working artists. Send Harbor tips to: Itssigrid@gmail.com

Photos by Sigrid Toye

the dinghies gathered...

Photo by Anna Frederick

Happy 4th of July, Santa Barbara!

TUESDAY, JULY 4TH: Thousands enjoyed the West Beach Santa Barbara stage show for the 4th of July. The event was packed with music, youth performers, Old Spanish Days dancers, the La Boheme dancers, and many patriotic salutes.

From the edge of the launch zone on the 4th of July in Santa Barbara, the view and sound of the fireworks made it a spectacular beach location along with the KJEE radio simulcast of the music from Garden State Fireworks.

Magoo’s Shoes Gives Shoes to Kids in Need

By John Palminteri

THURSDAY, JULY 6TH: 350 Santa Barbara County kids get free Deckers shoes as part of the annual Magoo’s Shoes event with the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County, the Goleta School District, and Idea Engineering. The kids are from families that are especially struggling in today’s economy.

“We have kids who come to Magoo’s Shoes with shoe’s held together with duct tape and they leave Magoo’s Shoes with brand new shoes on their feet and that’s a huge difference; you can see it on the kids faces,” said Simon Dixon, Idea Engineering CEO and developer of Magoo’s Shoes.

Fiesta Fashion Sale Gets Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days-Ready!

SATURDAY, JULY 1ST: The Carpinteria Independence Day Parade after the Rods and Roses car show was an awesome small town combo Saturday. Rods & Roses was a colorful, small town event - the cars lined the street on both sides for blocks.

Santa Barbara Parking Rates Increase

By John Palminteri

SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH: The annual Fiesta Fashion Sale at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum Saturday was full of unique items, collectibles, and clothing that is going to beautify the look of those attending the upcoming 99th Old Spanish Days August 2nd to the 6th.

By John Palminteri

FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH: A week into the new rates, and drivers say they are looking at their options for street spots compared to parking lots in Santa Barbara. The downtown rates are 75 minutes for free, with $3.00 an hour after that. July 1st, they went

up 50 cents per hour. Some drivers say they are watching the clock on their errands and most get in and out for free. Others say it’s no big deal.

At Stearns Wharf, drivers get 90 minutes of parking for free, with an hourly rate of $3.50 after that period is up.

John Palminteri is a veteran news reporter and anchor for Newschannel 3-12 TV and both KJEE and KCLU radio in Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/ Ventura. Off the air, he’s often bringing his smile and positive energy to the microphone at fundraisers and civic events. John’s social media presence has one of the largest followings in Santa Barbara, and this page has the weekly highlights.

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The Summer Festival Continues...

La bohème and Sing! Take Center Stage

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

STAR-CROSSED LOVERS, PASSIONATE CREATIVES, and a society that does not easily embrace free spirited ways — whether it be 19th century Paris or 21st century New York City, Puccini’s timeless story of humanity’s zest for life continues to resonate with audiences everywhere.

This weekend, stage director Mo Zhou and the Music Academy’s 2023 Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows will reimagine La bohème against the backdrop of Occupy Wall Street. Performances will take place at the Granada Theatre at 7:30pm Friday, July 14th, and 2:30pm Sunday, July 16th.

“The music is beautiful, the plot is approachable, and what Mo has done is taken that accessibility even further by putting in a lens that feels very immediate and tangible to us,” said Elio Bucky, the Music Academy directing fellow who is acting as Zhou’s assistant director.

A celebration of all the Music Academy has to offer, La bohème will also feature a special appearance by 18 members of the Sing! children’s choir, who will also perform with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City at 3pm Sunday, July 23rd at the Lobero Theatre.

Together, these back-to-back concerts mark the half-way point of another triumphant Music Academy Summer Festival, engaging community members of all ages and interests.

“These summer opportunities for our Sing! young artists are crucial to their development as musicians and people, and expose them to the wide world of artistic possibilities,” said Erin McKibben, Sing! Director.

Occupy Wall Street Meets La bohème

AT FIRST GLANCE, New York City in 2011 may not obviously connect to La bohème’s original setting. Premiered in 1896, Puccini’s tragic drama follows a group of bohemians struggling to pursue their passions around 1830 Paris. The opera hinges on the romance between Rodolfo, a poet, and Mimì, a seamstress, whose relationship is challenged by poverty.

In restaging La bohème to transpire in Brooklyn during Occupy Wall Street, Zhou decided to remain true to Puccini’s original score, allowing the stage’s set and costuming to indicate the shift

in time and locale.

An internationally-recognized director for opera, musical theater, and film, Zhou is on the faculty at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, previously having taught at Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music.

A believer in revitalizing classic works, Zhou has also seen to it that the opera’s supertitles have been adjusted to reflect contemporary ways of speaking, and added choreography that features dance steps that were popular in the early 2010s.

Viewed as a cohesive whole, these adjustments emphasize the opera’s universality in commenting on social classes, the arts, and financial disparities.

“Her concept of putting things in 2011, 2012 Brooklyn was actually a really good parallel to the social conditions of Paris in the 1820s,” said Bucky. “Bohème is a story about young people, young artists struggling to find their way to

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Directing fellow Elio Bucky

The cast of La bohème: soprano Angela Lamar, tenor Luke Norvell, baritone Navasard Hakobyan, soprano Kylie Kreucher, baritone Alex Granito, and bass-baritone Peter Barber

The Music Academy’s Sing! children’s choir rehearsing for their performance in La bohème

Photo courtesy of Music Academy

Soprano Angela Lamar and tenor Luke Norvell will star as Mimì and Rodolfo in La bohème

Photo courtesy of Music Academy

Photo by Zach Mendez

Photo by Zach Mendez

The Summer Festival

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maintain their commitment to their craft while also facing the realities of financial instability, mortality, and big human themes. I actually think that’s why bohème is this stalwart of the repertoire, because it is very universal. Anyone who watches it can find something in it that speaks to them.”

Currently, Bucky is completing his master’s in opera directing at UT Austin. His area of interest is new works and nontraditional interpretations of classic works, making this production of La bohème a dream come true for him.

Friday’s performance will also realize the longtime dream of tenor Luke Norvell, who will star as Rodolfo. Back for his second summer at the Music Academy, listeners may recognize Norvell from last July’s production of Eugene Onegin, where he sang as Lensky.

“For a young person who thinks they don’t fit in with opera, I think this would be a good opera to go to,” shared Norvell. “It’s a very popular opera, and it’s stood the test of time, but also they could possibly relate to what they’re seeing. We are all young people who live in New York and we’re trying to make it as artists in New York.”

Opposite Norvell, soprano Angela Lamar will play the role of Mimì. Most recently singing with the Atlanta Opera Chorus, Lamar joins the Music Academy after earning her master’s degree from Louisiana State University. In preparing the role Mimì, Lamar shared that she has appreciated the chance to explore the character in a modern context.

“She is a timeless character, but I think that because it’s in a modern setting it’s even more so, she could’ve been my friend in high school,” she laughed.

The members of the Sing! children’s choir and the Academy Festival Orchestra, conducted by Daniela Candillari, will round out La bohème’s moving score, securing the opera as an unforgettable experience.

A World Premiere for Sing!

DEVOTING THEIR SUMMER VACATION to creating and sharing music, the children of Sing! have also been hard at work preparing for their upcoming concert with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC). Together, they will sing a world premiere by composer Nia Imani Franklin, which will celebrate the miracle that is our planet Earth and encourage people to take care of it amidst climate change.

“I think children’s pieces and pieces that are written with children in mind are so important because they are our future leaders,” shared Franklin. “I hope it inspires people to know that you can do great things at any age.”

A free program open to local first through sixth grade students, Sing! engages children in the world of music through unique educational opportunities, including this summer’s collaboration with the internationally-celebrated YPC. This month, YPC won three gold medals at the World Choir Games in Korea.

“Santa Barbara is considered one of the most beautiful communities in our country and it has a wonderfully diverse population,” said Francisco J. Núñez, YPC Founder and Artistic Director. “I want the children of Santa Barbara to see that our young people from New York City are involved in this musical landscape, and I want adults to see that we must support and educate young people no matter their backgrounds and let art be our uniting force.”

“The Music Academy has given us incredible support, and they believe in the future of music making through its children,” he continued. “If we want classical music to continue to grow, we must be sure our children are involved.”

For Franklin, who discovered her love of music by singing in and helping conduct her church’s children’s choir, writing a world premiere for Sing! and YPC is a full circle moment. Selected as Miss America 2019, Franklin’s music has been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Friction Quartet, and more.

In 2021, she was the Composer in Residence at Festival Napa Valley. Last summer, she returned to the festival to write a piece for YPC, prompting Núñez to ask Franklin if she would write another song for YPC and Sing! about the climate.

The work’s title, Tides, draws inspiration from the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, who actually was a member of Franklin’s childhood church. She explained that in writing a piece for children about the Earth, she wanted to emphasize gratitude. Ultimately, she reviewed the Earth’s unique and miraculous qualities, reflecting on Genesis as well as conducting scientific research.

“Especially knowing that it was for children, I didn’t want to over-complicate it, and because this is such a scientific, heavy topic I wanted it to feel like anyone could relate to it,” said Franklin. “I wanted it to have that universal theme, so a lot of that has gone back to gratitude, talking about eliminating waste in our society, and how we can be more aware and conscious of how we are treating the planet.”

For tickets to La bohème, the Sing! concert, or other Summer Festival events, visit www.musicacademy.org

Bass-baritone Peter Barber, baritone Alex Granito, tenor Luke Norvell, and baritone Navasard Hakobyan joke around in La bohème

Sing! and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City in 2022

Composer Nia Imani Franklin has written a world premiere for the children’s choral concert

Baritone Navasard Hakobyan and soprano Kylie Kreucher in La bohème

Photo courtesy of Music Academy

Photo by Zach Mendez

Photo by Zach Mendez

Photo by Zach Mendez

Past and Present Saint Barbaras gathered for a Pre-Fiesta Tea!

RINGING IN THE OLD SPANISH DAYS

SEASON IN STYLE, Reina del Mar Parlor

No. 126 Native Daughters of the Golden West celebrated their annual Pre-Fiesta Tea at the historic Casa de Guerra Adobe on July 9th. A lively affair, the day honored local history through testimony, song, and of course, dance!

The Parlor’s Pre-Fiesta Teas date back to 1927, which honored Fiesta directors and members of old families. Sunday’s event featured Old Spanish Days leaders such as El Presidente David Bolton, Parlor President Patricia Orena, Chumash Elder and Fiesta Parade Grand Marshal Ernestine de Soto, and the

“I admire her story of courage, faith, victory, and resilience,” said Osborn of her honorary role. “Saint Barbara is an inspiration to people of many cultures around the world, as a protector and symbol of salvation.”

Tea attendees enjoyed a festive entertainment program, including performances by 2023 Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood, 2023 Jr. Spirit Olivia Nelsen, Yessica Arroyo, Baile de California, Danza Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, and Johnathan Jasso.

$2,250,000 $562,500 Price Per Unit $51,874 NOI

2023 Saint Barbara, Lisa Osborne.

Photo by Ken Pfeiffer

Photos

Dignatarios

Dignatarios

Baile de California performed early California dances

Saint Barbaras - past and present

2023 Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood 2023 Jr. Spirit Olivia Nelsen

Danza Folklorico Quetzalcoatl performed colorful dances

Film Music Plus, Anthony Parnther Conducts

ABy Robert F. Adams, Special to VOICE

PART OF THIS SUMMER’S

ACADEMY

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

SERIES, one of the thrill rides of this Music Academy Festival, Anthony Parnther led a piercingly fine-tuned Academy Chamber Orchestra in an adventurous program featuring Psycho: A Narrative for Orchestra in Three Parts (Ed. Christopher Husted) from the singular film composer Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) as well as Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Opus 70. Other eclectic selections for the program included the rich opera overture to Euryanthe from Carl Maria Von Weber and Carlos Simon’s recent Elegy: A Cry from the Grave.

This year’s Mosher Guest Artist, the famed New Yorker music critic Alex Ross, was on hand to conduct an insightful interview in Lehmann Hall before the concert. Ross has long been a fan of film scores for classical programming and he found a cohesive meetup with Parnther, who has been a lead collaborator for over a thousand film projects. Parnther has undertaken leading recording sessions for Avatar 2: The Way of Water and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, among other projects. Parnther also has a special affinity for film music. He is currently the music director of the San Bernadino Symphony and his unique career has included being a bassoon soloist, a voice-over artist, a comedian, and an activist. A direct character with a booming deep voice to match, he's a thoughtful and charismatic conductor who revealed an early connection to film scores. Parnther’s favorite film composers include both John Williams and Bernard Herrmann. He collaboratively invented the program for this year’s Festival and thought the suite from Psycho would be not only be challenging but an intriguing piece for the young musicians comprising the smaller Festival Orchestra. He claims that film scores harken back to the advent of films,

A wonderful evening of Music, Dance, Food and Fiesta!

when some of the epic silent movies featured live music from orchestras. According to Parnther, “Film programs are a combination of images and music, audiences want to relive movie moments and are drawn to those.”

The evening with its zig-zagging lineup began with the overture of Weber’s opera, Euryanthe, first premiering in 1823. The Euryanthe overture is still performed but the opera itself is excruciatingly long at four hours weighed down by a leaden libretto. Parnther has found musical fascinations within the overture portion, comparing the piece to examples of the “playful works of Hayden.” As heard and played, there were echoes of his legacy found in the works of later German Romantics including Richard Wagner, whom in a key way, Weber influenced, along with Chopin and Mendelssohn. The orchestration was handled well, and the overture made a strong launch to the evening.

The Weber work was followed by Elegy: A Cry from the Grave. The composer Simon developed this in 2015 as a classically-based musical reaction to the unjust deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown. Conductor Parnther remarked before the performance that he was a champion of this work, comparing Elegy as akin to Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, finding the work emotionally compelling. The orchestra found the heart of this evocative symphonic poem. An expressive work, the reputation of the composer is bound to grow in the future. This rich symphonic poem found a dramatic tension, revealing the precise talents of the young orchestra.

The Psycho suite then followed, the pinnacle of the evening. In his remarks to the audience, Parnther stated, “Herrmann had a singular voice, the music helped make it a classic in the horror genre…Hitchcock was a master of black and white images. Through the collaboration of nine projects with the director, Herrmann was as rigidly controlling as Hitchcock, elevating the film projects.” The string sections were the heroes of this performance and the precise timing required to catch the rhythms and tempo of the exciting orchestral score were formidable. The sections of the narrative in three parts, including the finale as heard without images and dialogue from the film, was fully mesmerizing. The young players greeted the score head-on and the startling notes formed an atmosphere of suspense, dread, and panic.

La Recepción del Presidente

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Join us as we honor 2023 El Presidente David Bolton the past Presidentes, as well as this year’s Honorary Presidentes and Directors.

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Immerse yourself in the rich and colorful history of Fiesta in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Club, the oldest club in town, welcomes you for an elegant evening where history meets fun, and we kick off Fiesta week 2023.

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Concluding the evening, Shostakovich’s Symphony 9 was intended as a victory piece shortly after the Allies, including Russia, defeated Nazi Germany in 1945. The work is brief, only 26 minutes long and structured in five movements. Throughout the work there are surprising notes and sounds that defy expectations. According to Parnther, the work suggests “ironic circus music” within the movements. This symphony was not appreciated by Josef Stalin or his minions, who had fantasized about a long celebratory work along the lines of Beethoven’s Ninth. What audiences heard in 1945 was by turns was darkly somber and at turns, comical instead of patriotic pomp and circumstance. Shostakovich brought forth fascinating moods within the surprising instruments and notes.

By the finale, the maestro and musicians were rewarded with enthusiasm by the Hahn Hall audience, a sell-out for the 350 person capacity. The concert was dedicated to the generosity of the Ladera Foundation and the result was yet another intriguing summer evening. See page 21 or visit www.musicacademy.org for upcoming events and programs

Robert F. Adams, Film Correspondent for VOICE, is a Santa Barbara landscape architect and a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre and Film, as well as Cal Poly. He has served on the film selection committees for the Aspen Film Fest and the SB International Film Festival. Email him at robert@earthknower.com

Photo by Zach Mendez

Conductor Anthony Parnther led the Academy Chamber Orchestra in a program that included the score to Psycho

Vintage photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum

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In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

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TEEN SUMMER NIGHTS

Free arts and sports activities for teens

12-17 • SB Parks & Rec • Downtown Boys and Girls Club • 5-8pm Fr, through 7/28.

TGIF! HAPPY HOUR SERIES

Live music, drinks, and raffle • Environmental Defense Center • https://tinyurl.com/ypzaejz5 • $20 •

5:30-7:30pm Fr, 7/14.

MLKSB CELEBRATION

Celebration for MLKSB supporters and photographer Rod Rolle • Soul Bites • Free • 5:30-7pm Fr, 7/14.

CA WINE FESTIVAL

Wine tastings, small bites, and good times • Chase Palm Park Carousel House and Oceanside • $75-220 • www.californiawinefestival.com • 6:30-9pm Fr, 7/14 & 1-4pm Sa, 7/15.

GURLZ BEHIND BARS!

DRAG IS NOT A CRIME!

A Reading & Conversation with T. C. Boyle

Spend an afternoon with Santa Barbara’s very own master of storytelling when author T.C. Boyle reads from his latest novel, Blue Skies, at 5:30pm on Thursday, July 20th in the SB Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium.

Wine-Lovers Support Local Non-Profits

The “days of wine and roses” are in full swing across Santa Barbara! This weekend, wine-lovers can sip all manner of fine vintages at the California Wine Festival, opening with a sunset tasting from 6:30pm to 9pm on Friday, July 14th at Chase Palm Park’s Carousel House. Saturday brings a full day of tastings, small bites, and craft brews to the beach, as the festival continues from 1pm to 4pm at the ocean side of Chase Palm Park along Cabrillo. Auction proceeds will support the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. For tickets ($75-220) visit www. californiawinefestival.com

The following weekend, Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction invites community members to stroll the beautiful Alma Rosa Winery estate to support mental health in Santa Barbara County. From 9am to 12pm on Saturday, July 22nd, individuals will enjoy a 4.5 mile walk to raise funds for the Mental Wellness Center and One Mind.

A concluding reception will feature Alma Rosa Winery and Brave & Maiden Estate blends. To register ($55) visit https://tinyurl.com/4nv77v2w

Friday • July 14th

CHILDREN

START WITH ART

Preschool art activity • State Street, in front of SB Museum of Art • Free • 2-3pm Fr, 7/14.

COMEDY

MARLON WAYANS

Comedy show • Chumash Casino • $39-69 • www.chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 7/14.

MUSIC

SUMMER SERENADE SERIES: THE NATURE OF MUSIC

Enjoy a string quartet concert in the

garden • SB Botanic Garden • $10-25 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 5:30-7pm Fr, 7/14.

LA BOHÈME

Experience Puccini’s opera set amidst Occupy Wall Street • Music Academy fellows • Granada Theatre • $61-106 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/14 & 2:30pm Su, 7/16.

ALASTAIR GREENE

Blues rock concert • SOhO • $15-20 • www.sohosb.com • 9pm Fr, 7/14.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB NATIONAL HORSE SHOW

View Hunters & Jumpers • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Details/ schedule: https://earlwarren.com • 8am-end of day, through 7/16.

Drag revue fundraiser • Center Stage Theater • $18-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/14 & Sa, 7/15.

Saturday • July 15th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

WITH A KISS WE DIE: DISCUSSION & READING

Live reading by UCSB students and audiobook discussion • UCSB Campus, Studio Theater • Free, event info: https://tinyurl.com/9bvkuykv • 1pm Sa, 7/15.

MUSIC

FREE CONCERT SERIES

Community concert by Heart & Soul • Carpinteria Arts Center • 6-9pm Sa, 7/15.

LITTLE BIG TOWN

Country-rock concert • SB Bowl • $45.50-155.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 7pm Sa, 7/15.

AN EVENING WITH GRAHAM NASH

Concert with Rock n Roll Hall of Fame musician • Lobero Theatre • $65-332 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/15 & 7pm Su, 7/16.

OUTDOORS

IDENTIFYING PLANT FAMILIES IN THE GARDEN

Guided walk by Christina Varnava • SB Botanic Garden • $15-30 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 9-10:30am Sa, 7/15.

NATURE WALKS AT ELINGS PARK

Learn about pollinators on this guided walk • Elings Park • Free: https://tinyurl.com/mstsfdzd • 9-10am Sa, 7/15.

ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOURS

With Architectural Fdn of SB • meet SB City Hall on Sa; Central Library Anapamu St. entrance on Su • Suggested $10 cash donation • www.afsb.org • 10am Sa & Sun.

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Take a tour • www.goletahistory.org • 11am to 2pm weekends.

SUMMER TWILIGHT TOUR

Explore Lotusland in the near-evening light • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $2575 • www.lotusland.org • 4:30-6:30pm Sa, 7/15.

SPECIAL EVENTS

COFFEE & COMMUNITY

Meet Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte, City Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martin and other Goleta staff • Goleta Valley Library • Free • 10am-12pm Sa, 7/15.

TEENS

TEEN ANIME & MANGA CLUB

Meet fans, discuss manga, watch anime! • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Sa, 7/15.

Sunday • July 16th

CHILDREN

SHARK WEEK STORYTIME

Children’s reading hour • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 3-4pm Su, 7/16.

MUSIC

SUMMER JAZZ JAM PARTY

The George Friedenthal Trio • SB Jazz Society • SOhO • $10-25 • www.sohosb.com • 1pm Su, 7/16.

Expertly blending satire and emotion, Blue Skies pokes fun at and warns against materialism in a world confronted by climate change. For tickets ($5-10) visit www.sbma.net

IRISH TENOR PAUL BYROM

Singings “Songs & Stories” • Christ Lutheran Church • $35-70 • https://tinyurl.com/yc74ht8r

OUTDOORS

Photo

T.C. Boyle

Experience a choir of cellos when the Music Academy presents its Cello Fest at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 22nd at Hahn Hall. Eleven fellows, joined by Teaching Artists David Geber and Seth Parker Woods, will demonstrate their individual and collective skills in a unique night of unforgettable music.

MUSIC ACADEMY:

PLanning

a Visit to the Music Academy?

From instrumental and vocal masterclasses to Guest Artist recitals to concerts featuring the entire Music Academy Festival Orchestra, the Music Academy offers the best in classical music. Discover it for yourself at www.musicacademy.org

Friday • July 14th

OBOE MASTERCLASS • Eugene

Izotov • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

VIOLA MASTERCLASS • Cynthia Phelps • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

SOLO PIANO MASTERCLASS • Conor Hanick • Hahn Hall, 3:30pm

LA BOHÈME • Puccini’s masterpiece set during Occupy Wall Street • Granada Theatre, 7:30pm

Sunday• July 16th

LA BOHÈME • Puccini’s masterpiece set during Occupy Wall Street • Granada Theatre, 2:30pm

Monday • July 17th

COLLABORATIVE PIANO

MASTERCLASS • Jonathan Feldman • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

TROMBONE & TUBA MASTERCLASS

• Weston Sprott • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

PERCUSSION SHOWCASE • Fellows & Teaching Artists • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Tuesday • July 18th

FLUTE MASTERCLASS • Timothy Day • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

LEHRER VOCAL INSTITUTE

MASTERCLASS • John Churchwell • Hahn Hall, 3pm

HORN MASTERCLASS • Julie Landsman • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

TEACHING ARTISTS SHOWCASE •

Playing Schubert and Messaien • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

SPECIAL EVENTS

GLITTER BRUNCH

Hosted by Vivian Storm & Angel

D’Mon • Wildcat Lounge • $5 • https://glitterbrunch.com • Brunch 11am-3pm, Show 12:30pm, Sun.

KICK-OFF: PPCCC PINK WEEK!

Celebration for Pink Week, weeklong fundraiser supporting Planned Parenthood • Topa Topa Brewing, Funk Zone • Participating businesses: https://tinyurl.com/ycky72vb • 1-3pm Su, 7/16; Mo, 7/17 through 7/23.

Monday • July 17th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

PARLIAMO! ITALIAN CONVERSATION

All levels • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Garden St. • http://parliamo.yolasite.com • Free • 5-7pm Mon.

CHAUCER’S BOOK SIGNING

Local author Cameron Walker, National Monuments of the USA • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm Mo, 7/17.

PFLAG JULY MEETING

Wednesday • July 19th

CELLO MASTERCLASS • David Geber • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

DOUBLE BASS MASTERCLASS • Nico Abondolo • Weinmann Hall, 3:30pm

SOLO PIANO MASTERCLASS • Samuel

Carl Adams • Hahn Hall, 3:30pm

CHAMBER NIGHT #4 • Schreker to Shostakovich • Lehmann Hall, 7:30pm

Thursday • July 20th

BASSOON MASTERCLASS • Benjamin Kamins • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

VIOLIN MASTERCLASS • Glenn

Dicterow • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

TRUMPET MASTERCLASS • Paul Merkelo • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

X2: SUNDIAL & DVOŘÁK’S STRING QUINTET NO. 2 • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Friday • July 21st

COLLABORATIVE PIANO SHOWCASE

• Hahn Hall, 1:30pm

FAST PITCH COMPETITION • “Shark Tank” style new venture competition

• Lehmann Hall, 3:30pm

PICNIC CONCERT #3 • Samuel Carl Adams' Études • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Saturday • July 22nd

CELLO FEST • Cello fellows showcase • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Sunday • July 23rd

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHORUS & SING!

• Children’s vocal concert • Lobero Theatre, 3pm

Paula Lopez and Mateo Ochoa; 10th Generation SB Family Tell Their Story • Unitarian Society and Zoom • Register for Zoom meeting, email pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com • Free • 7pm Mo, 7/17.

MUSIC

VONDA SHEPARD

Rock/pop concert • SOhO • $30-35 • www.sohosb.com • 7:30pm Mo, 7/17.

Tuesday • July 18th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

CHAUCER’S BOOK SIGNING

With local YA author Elizabeth Foscue, Boat Girl: A Misadventure • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm Tu, 7/17.

MUSIC

MUSIC AT THE RANCH

Free concert by Out of the Blue; Mony's Food Truck • Rancho La Patera & Stow House • Free • 5:307:30pm Tu, 7/18.

BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN

Pop country concert • SOhO • $25-30 • www.sohosb.com • 7:30pm Tu, 7/18.

OUTDOORS

STUDENT TEA SESSION

Observe a Japanese tea ceremony • SB Botanic Garden • Free with admission

• 9:30am-1:30pm Tu, 7/18.

TEENS

INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

PRODUCTION FOR TEENS

Learn how to produce your own portfolio • Eastside Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/bdd2d624

• 12-3pm Tu & Th, through 8/10.

Groovin' in the GRove

Admire a classic car show, enjoy rocking tunes, and savor local bites all to support Santa Barbara veterans when the Elks Lodge hosts its annual Groovin’ in the Grove from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, July 22nd. Held at 150 N Kellogg Ave, funds raised will benefit the Elks Lodge Veterans Support Programs. Attendance is free, with a day-of car show entry fee of $60. For details, visit www.groovininthegrove.org

Wednesday • July 19th

CHILDREN

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY

Free, nutritious meal for kids and teens • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • 11:30am-12:30pm We.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

1 MILLION CUPS

Network with entrepreneurs • Free • www.1millioncups.com/santabarbara

• 9-10am We.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

French conversation, all levels • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Olive St. • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • Free • 5-7pm We.

MUSIC

DOWNTOWN LIVE

Free concerts outdoors • Downtown SB • 1028 State St. • 6-8pm We, through 7/26.

LARRY & JOE

Fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music • SOhO • $20-23 • www.sohosb.com • 7:30pm We, 7/19.

OUTDOORS

HIKE ARROYO HONDO PRESERVE Mon & Wed, 12:30-3pm and the first & third weekends, Sat & Sun 10am12:30pm and 12:30pm-3pm. Free • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

SPECIAL EVENTS

READING: RAMEN FOR EVERYONE

Storytime with author Patricia Tanumihardja followed by lunch for ages 0-18 • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 11:30-12pm We, 7/19.

Thursday • July 20th

CHILDREN

BILINGUAL SONGS AND STORIES

For kids ages 0-5 • Eastside Library • Free • 11-11:30am Th.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

HOW YOU CAN REDUCE WASTE TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT

Bilingual webinar • Community Environmental Council • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/54mu86ua • 12pm Th, 7/20.

KNIT 'N' NEEDLE

Knit and embroider with others • Montecito Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Th.

CRAFTERNOONS:

All ages craft workshop • Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. • $8 • https://tinyurl.com/4xp8vtud • 3:305pm Th.

READING & CONVERSATION WITH T.C. BOYLE

Boyle reads from his latest, Blue Skies • SB Museum of Art, Mary Craig Auditorium • $5-10 • www.sbma.net • 5:30pm Th, 7/20.

TRAIL TALKS: THE ACCIDENTAL ECOSYSTEM

Professor Peter Alagon discusses relationship between people and wildlife • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 6:30-7:30pm Th, 7/20.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH CULTURE

Presentation by author Patrick Moser • SB Maritime Museum • $10-20 • www.sbmm.org • 7pm Th, 7/20.

MUSIC

CONCERTS IN THE PARK Free concert by Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries • Chase Palm Park, Great Meadow • 6-7:30pm Th, 7/20.

Photo courtesy of SB Elks Lodge

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

Safari Local

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

25th Anniversary Tribute to John Denver

Rocky Mountain High Take Me Home, Country Roads Annie’s Song. Relive the lyrical genius of singer-songwriter John Denver 25 years after his death when performer Jim Curry plays a tribute concert at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 22nd at the Granada Theatre.

For tickets ($36-96) visit www.granadasb.org

THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND

Bluegrass concert • Lobero Theatre • $35-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Th, 7/20.

OUTDOORS

EXTENDED HOURS AT THE SEA CENTER

Enjoy evening hours Thursdays in July • Sea Center, Stearns Wharf • Included with admission • 10am-7pm Th.

Friday • July 21st

COMEDY

3RD ANNUAL L.O.L. SUMMER COMEDY SERIES

Hilarious one-act plays • Alcazar Theatre • $1520 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 7/21 & 7/22; 3pm 7/23; 7pm 7/28-7/29; 3pm 7/30.

MUSIC

MAKESB MUSIC SHOWCASE

SoCal rock bands, zines, local organizers, and more • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 6-9pm Fr, 7/21.

JASON MRAZ AND HIS SUPERBAND

With special guest Celisse • SB Bowl • $46.50156.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 7pm Fr, 7/21.

AN EVENING WITH COWBOY JUNKIES

Rock/blues concert • Lobero Theatre • $55-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/21

SPECIAL EVENTS

PALI WINE NIGHT MARKET

Shop local vendors and enjoy wine • Pali Wine, 205 Anacapa St. • Free • 5-9pm Fr, 7/21.

Saturday

CHILDREN

July 22nd

POKÉMON AT THE LIBRARY

Trade and play cards, crafts, and more • SB Central Library • Free • 1:30-3pm Sa, 7/22.

MUSIC

JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE

With Jim Curry • Granada Theatre • $36-96 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/22.

OUTDOORS

PEACE OF MIND: 10,000 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Walk to support local mental health • Alma Rosa Winery • Register: https://tinyurl.com/4nv77v2w • $55 • 9am-12pm Sa, 7/22.

It’s Your Library

BEAUTIFY GOLETA: PUT A SMILE ON YOUR PLACE

Help clean up our community • Winchester II Park • Register: https://tinyurl.com/mtrnsfkk • 9-11am Sa, 7/22.

SPECIAL EVENTS

FARMER & THE FLEA MARKET

Shop 60+ local vendors • El Presidio • Free • 10am-4pm Sa, 7/22.

GROOVIN IN THE GROVE

Classic car show supporting local veterans • Elks Lodge #613, 150 N. Kellogg Ave. • Entry $60, attendance free • https://tinyurl.com/v8r2b3f3 • 9am-3pm Sa, 7/22.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS GROW

Outdoor dinner, cocktails, auction supporting Lotusland • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $1,000 • www.lotusland.org • 3:30pm Sa, 7/22.

BINGO GAMES WITH DRAG QUEEN MISS ANGEL

Play bingo, win prizes, and drag performance • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 4-5pm Sa, 7/22.

LA FIESTA DEL MUSEO

Food, dancing, and music supporting SBHM • SB Historical Museum • From $200 • www.sbhistorical.org • 6pm Sa, 7/22.

AN EVENING WITH FLEETWOOD MASK Fleetwood Mac tribute concert • Lobero Theatre • $55-75 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/22.

Sunday • July 23rd

DANCE

FLAMENCO SANTA BARBARA PRESENTS: TABLAO SOHO

Spanish music and dance • SOhO • $25-35 • www.sohosb.com • 7:30pm Su, 7/23.

MUSIC

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY & SING!

Children’s vocal concert • Lobero Theatre • $4045 • www.lobero.org • 3pm Su, 7/23.

BEYOND CONVERSATION: RADIANT FREQUENCIES

Artist Awol Erizku hosts an experimental performance with Music Academy Fellows • SB Museum of Art, Mary Craig Auditorium • $65 • www.sbma.net • 5pm Su, 7/23.

GUYS & DOLLS

Gambling and love collide in this musical rom-com • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre • $10-26 • www.theatregroupsbcc.com • Through 7/29.

HENRY V

Performed by Rubicon’s Fearless Shakespeare Intensive students • Rubicon Theatre • $10-20 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 8pm Fr, 7/14; 2pm & 8pm Sa, 7/15.

UCSB LAUNCH PAD SUMMER

READING SERIES

Power Trio by Melinda Lopez, a story about immigration inspired by Shakespeare • UCSB Studio Theater • Free, RSVP: www.launchpad.theaterdance.ucsb.edu • 7pm Fr, 7/21.

I CAN HEAR YOU, DAMN IT!

An actress hears a lot while comatose, presented by Claudia Hoag McGarry • Center Stage Theater • $20-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 2pm & 7pm Sa, 7/22; 2pm Su, 7/23.

AMERICAN MARIACHI

Comedy about an all-girls mariachi band in the ‘70s • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • Through 7/29.

BRIGHT STAR

Bluegrass and a family saga meet in this musical • PCPA • Solvang Festival Theater • Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • Through 7/23.

NUNSENSE

Wacky comedy about the Little Sisters of Hoboken • Ojai Art Center Theater • $25-30 • www.ojaiact.org • Through 7/23.

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA

The prince is giving a ball! A musical retelling of this fairytale • Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks • $38-87 • https://bapacthousandoaks.com • 8pm Fr, 7/14, through 7/23.

Choreography by Christina McCarthy and Gianna Burright

Directed by Katie Laris

Musical Direction by David Potter

Americans Still Fully Employed

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE July 7, 2023

HIRING HAS BEEN

SLOWING in some business sectors, but government, education and health, and construction kept the Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment rate at a historic low of 3.6 percent, per the MarketWatch graph (below).

Economic VOICE

This is what should happen when the private sector hasn’t been investing in the future. So-called Capex, or capital expenditures, have been low for years, and now with rising interest rates they will invest more when governments come along.

By Harlan Green

American governments and the construction sector are hiring because the Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction and CHIPS Acts are modernizing the U.S. economy for the first time in more than 70 years.

It happened during the 1930’s New Deal and after World War II, before the U.S. government retreated to mainly support Social Security and Medicare, as well as the mortgage industry to create the post-war housing boom.

Reaganomics and the conservatives’ “deficits don’t matter” crowd took over in the 1980s with

massive tax cuts as well as spending cuts in favor of stock buybacks and enriching corporate CEOs.

Capex spending (funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technology, or equipment) plunged to almost zero (0.8 percent) in Q1 2023 per the St. Louis FRED graph, which shows the sharp plunge in capital expenditures after 1980. And no country can take care of its citizens if most of its private capital goes to boosting stock buybacks and corporate profits.

Global Finance Magazine touted the increased capital spending everywhere today, not just in the U.S., since the pandemic:

“Despite concerns that economic growth may slow as central banks

tap the brakes to combat inflation, companies around the globe are in a spending boom for capital such as factories and for things like digitalization and automation, 5G networks and the transition to clean energy.”

And this spending should

continue for the rest of this decade, given the trillions of dollars allotted to American industry to do the job, and a fully employed economy. Even the government’s latest JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) out last Thursday showed almost ten million job vacancies waiting to be filled.

Harlan Green © 2023 Follow Harlan Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlanGreen

Harlan Green has been the 16-year Editor-Publisher of PopularEconomics.com, a weekly syndicated financial wire service. He writes a Popular Economics Weekly Blog. He is an economic forecaster and teacher of real estate finance with 30-years experience as a banker and mortgage broker. To reach Harlan call (805)452-7696 or email editor@populareconomics.com.

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Digital included 7.12.23

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC)

The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, July 26, 2023 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street.

On Thursday, July 20, 2023, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO.

TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHOVideos.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the SHO and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS); addressed to SHO Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the SHO may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.

All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

APPEALS: Decisions of the SHO may be appealed to the Planning Commission. Appeals may be filed in person at the Community Development Department at 630 Garden Street or in writing via email to SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to the Planning Commission, please contact Planning staff at (805) 564-5578 as soon as possible. Appeals and associated fee must be submitted in writing, via email to PlanningCounter@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting that the SHO took action or rendered a decision.  Appeals and associated fee post marked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the SHO Secretary at (805) 564-5470, extension 4572. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

• 647 Sea Ranch Drive

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 047-103-009

Zoning Designation: A-1/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2023-00036 Filing Date: February 9, 2023

Applicant / Owner: Natalie Ochsner / Amerson Family Trust 12/19/14

Project Description: Coastal Development Permit and Modification for new detached garage/workshop with ADU above, and additional detached garage.

• 1736 La Coronilla Drive

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 035-081-004

Zoning Designation: RS (Residential Single Unit)

Application Number: PLN2023-00104

Applicant / Owner: Robert Richards / Bob and Gail Bogle

Project Description: Modifications to demolish/reconstruct deck in rear yard. Permit spa, air conditioning unit, and sound wall.

• 802 E Calle Laureles

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 055-160-064

Zoning Designation: RS (Residential Single Unit)

Application Number: PLN2023-00113

Applicant / Owner: Yuru Feng / Vulliez Family Living Trust

Project Description: Performance Standard Permit for an Additional Residential Unit.

• 1046 and 1054 Coast Village Road

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 009-211-012 and 009-211-013

Zoning Designation: C-1/S-D-3 (Limited Commercial/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2021-00391 Filing Date: August 19, 2021

Applicant / Owner: Lauren Ballantyne / Montecito Choice, LLC

Project Description: Coastal Development Permit for new outdoor dining patio and parking lot restriping.

• 1625 Santa Rosa Ave

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 045-172-008

Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2023-00053 Filing Date: March 30, 2023

Applicant / Owner: Tarn Shea / Fulbeck Lawrence Keith

Project Description: Coastal Development Permit for new Accessory Dwelling Unit.

• 2537 Murrell Road

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 041-283-011

Zoning Designation: R-3/S-D-3 (Limited Multiple-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2022-00476 Filing Date: December 21, 2022

Applicant / Owner: James Bell / Bausback, Olin Revocable Living Trust 8/30/04

Project Description: Coastal Development Permit to convert garage to Accessory Dwelling Unit.

Insertion Date: Print: 7.14.23 - 10.86” times three columns

Digital included 7.12.23

MISSION CREEK AT OAK PARK RESTORATION PROJECT Bid No. 5019

1. Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Mission Creek at Oak Park Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday July 27, 2023, at 03:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly... The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

If any Addendum issued by City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from City’s PlanetBids portal.

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

2. Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at Oak Park in the City of Santa Barbara, and is described as follows:

The Mission Creek at Oak Park Restoration Project will consist of removal of historical flood control structures, grading/profiling of the steam bed and natural bench areas, placement of engineered streambed materials, eucalyptus tree removal, utility relocation, and restoration planting of riparian habitat. The overall goal of this project is to enhance riparian habitat and water quality.

2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 40 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about September 2023, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $571,084.

3. License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A General Engineering Contractor, C-10 Electrical Contractor, D-49 Tree Service Contractor.

3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.

cfm?CompanyID=29959

5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 5% of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Award,

the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.

6. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.

9. Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

11. Bidders’ Conference. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on July 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the following location: Oak Park, 300 W Alamar Ave, Santa Barbara CA, 93105 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference may be disqualified from bidding.

12. Retention.

12.1 Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5 %.

By: Date: __7/6/23

/s/ Brian D’Amour, City Engineer

Voice Publication Dates: Wednesday July 12,2023

Planet Bids Publication Date: Friday, July 7, 2023 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

SCULPTURE estoration & Resurfacing

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insertion dates: 6/30, 7/7, 14, 2023 6.14”

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

ANACAPA DIVISION

In the Matter of the  )    CASE No.  23PR00264

THE KING LIVING TRUSTED DATED MARCH 20, 1997 )

ORDER CONFIRMING TRUST ASSETS

[Judge COLLEEN K. STERNE

Petitioner, EVERETT H. KING , as successor trustee of THE KING LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 20, 1997 (the “trust”), having filed her PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING TRUST ASSETS, and said petition having come regularly on for hearing on August 17, 2023, in Department 5 of the above-entitled court, the Honorable COLLEEN K. STERNE, Judge, presiding, the court finds that notice of hearing of the petition has been regularly given as prescribed by law, and good cause appearing therefor:

IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:

1. THE KING LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 20, 1997, is valid.

2. Settlor, BASCOM H. KING passed away on May 04, 2022, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, while domiciled therein.

3. Upon the death of settlor, the provisions of the entire trust became irrevocable.

4. EVERETT H. KING is the current successor trustee of said trust.

5. The following assets is an asset of said trust, and is subject to the management, control, administration, and disposition by EVERETT H. KING, as successor trustee of said trust:

A. Wells Fargo Account: Money Market

Primary Acct. #2553

Balance: $227,787.11 in 2022

B. Wells Fargo Checking Account

Primary Acct. #7044

Balance: $2,963.64 in 2022

DATED: _________________

COLLEEN K. STERNE

Judge of the Superior Court

Curious

by

Nature

at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

BOLD, BRIGHT, AND DYNAMIC TESTAMENTS TO NATURE, Curious by Nature: Works of Charley and Edie Harper (organized by Springfield Museum of Art and Fowler Artistic LLC) is on display at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Capturing the essence of wildlife as well as the playful sensibility of Charley and his wife and artistic partner, Edie, 86 serigraphs make up the Courtyard Gallery exhibition.

“Charley Harper’s whimsical renderings of nature encourage the viewer to think beyond an animal’s shape and color and consider their behaviors and environment,” said Krista Fahy, Ph.D., SBMNH Curator of Vertebrate Zoology. Harper, born in 1922, was raised on a farm in West Virginia. His style celebrates his lifelong love of wildlife, following the strokes of midcentury modernism by distilling an animal’s form into its most basic shapes and color. Curious by Nature includes work from the heart of Charley and Edie’s careers, spanning the 1960s to the ‘80s. Children visiting the exhibition are invited to make their own geometric animal craft. www.sbnature.org

Center Stage Theater to Present GURLZ Behind Bars; Drag is NOT a Crime!

PREPARE FOR LAUGHS, BURLESQUE, and plenty of wig tape when Center Stage hosts a Santa Barbara drag revue and fundraiser, GURLZ Behind Bars; Drag is NOT a Crime! With performances held at 7:30pm on Saturday and Sunday, July 14th and 15th, the show is under the artistic direction of local drag stars Bella Donna Santa Barbara, Miss Kitty Willows, and Mistress Niya, with Jim Sirianni as producer.

This marks the second summer Center Stage Theater has hosted GURLZ Behind Bars as an annual fundraiser. Performers will include BellaDonna SantaBarbara, Miss Kitty Willows, Niya Ounchith, Angel D’Mon, Azara Sapphire, Claudia Hermosa, and Melina Felix Poinsettia.

“With all the political turmoil recently, aggression toward the LGBTQIA+ Community, and legislation across the country attacking Drag performers and performances, we felt it was necessary to counter all that noise! And have a little fun as well!” said producer Jim Sirianni. Performances are for adults ages 18 and up. For tickets visit www.centerstagetheater.org

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STATEMENT: The following Individual/ Individuals is/are doing business as TEXTURES at 2525 State Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. GAIL LÉGER at 2525 State Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2023-0001547. Published July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2023.

National Horse Show

CELEBRATING 103 YEARS, the Santa Barbara National Horse Show will feature Hunters and Jumpers from around the country, at the Earl Warren Show Grounds from July 12th to the 16th.

The competition features more than 100 competitors facing off in a variety events.

Judges for the event will be Ellen Gates, San Juan Capistrano; Cathy Robinson, Encinitas; and Joni Osteen, Escondido, Ca.

Earl Warren Show Grounds is located at 3400 Calle Real, in Santa Barbara.

Competitors arrive from around the country for the weekend that offers a variety of family-friendly events. Admission and parking are free. https://earlwarren.com

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STATEMENT: The following Individual/ Individuals is/are doing business as IANDS SANTA BARBARA at 1025 Rinconada Road, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. BARBARA BARTOLOME at 1025 Rinconada Road, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20230001635. Published July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2023.

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STATEMENT: The following Person/ Persons is/are doing business as TRULY ORGANIZED at 133 E. De La Guerra Street, Ste 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. BRIDGET P GARDNER at 133 E. De La Guerra Street, Ste 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2023-0001640. Published July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by Charley Harper

Drag star Melina Felix Poinsettia

Portrait of Charley by Edie Harper (1969)

Photo by Casey McBride

Midsummer Santa

Barbara

July 2nd - 30th

Helena Mason Art Gallery

Chris Gocong: Layering Canvases & More with Emotion

AVISUAL ARTIST WITH A PASSION FOR CAPTURING EMOTION THROUGH PORTRAITURE, figurative art, and abstraction, Chris Gocong’s latest work, Magnetic, will open as a two month exhibition at Helena Mason Art Gallery with a reception on July 15th from 6 to 9pm. The main body of his creative output is “inspired by the commonality of human emotion and consciousness.” He finds that his pursuit in portraiture is less about copying features to reproduce a likeness, and more about “trying to capture the multiple emotional layers of the subject.”

Gocong employs acrylic on canvas, painting in bursts of energy. Although portraiture is his main interest, his artistic expression ranges from “cosmic abstractionism, exploratory textural pieces, to striking pop art and everything in between” - all with a common signature teasing out something of the human condition, according to the exhibition release.

In his former life, Gocong was drafted to the NFL from Cal Poly SLO where he studied biomedical engineering. He played seven years as a linebacker for the NFL (Philadelphia Eagles & Cleveland Browns). Now he lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and two daughters.

In addition to Gocong’s art on canvases and wearables, the opening reception will include beats by Diego Rockwell and drinks by Cutler’s Artisan Spirits and Flying Embers.

Participating Artists:

Adria A. Abraham

ResaB

Sophia Beccue

Pamela Benham

Bruce Berlow

Jim Bess

Karen Scott Browdy

Bonny Butler

Katrina Carl

Merith Cosden

Duane Dammeyer

Thore Edgren

Nancy Freeman

Betsy Gallery

Andrew Garcia

Louise Borad Gerber

Ruth Green

Mary Gold

Barbara Cronin Hershberg

Jana Julian

Francine Kirsch

Skip Lau

Sandra McCullough

Jo Merit

Melinda Mettler

Bill Muneio

Jami Joelle Nielsen

Patti Patricia Post

Tom Post

Helle Scharling-Todd

Karen R. Schroeder

Jan Smith

Kerrie Smith

Deirdre Stietzel

Kellie Stoelting

Mariko Tabar

Lindsay Thomson

Marianna Tuchscherer

Zoe Van Beurden

Elaine Wilson

Joyce Wilson

Terrance Wimmer

Biggie, 1 panel of 4 by Chris Gocong

Chris Gocong

Shimmer by Adria A. Abraham

The Private Universe of James Castle

By Mark M. Whitehurst, PhD / VOICE

Let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet.

– Willa Cather

OLD FARM HOUSES AND BARNYARDS

hold a presence far beyond utility and the artist James Castle explored these spaces and adroitly remembered them in his drawings, which are as captivating as his life was sequestered. The latest exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Private Universe of James Castle, brings forward the uniqueness of this artist’s imagination and his skillful and creative depiction of his lived environment in rural Idaho.

James Castle was born deaf and partially mute on his family’s farm in Idaho in 1899, where he received care at home his entire life, with only a short period of time at a state school for the deaf. He began drawing young and collected magazines and mailed materials and then studied them, copied them, and self-taught himself how to make drawings. With an unusually strong memory, he would draw on paper and materials found in the home or the small post office his mother operated, using only soot from stoves mixed with saliva to

sketch and shade his creations.

Castle died at the family home in 1977.

“I think the community will enjoy the sheer beauty and craftsmanship of these drawings,” commented Larry Feinberg, the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, who also authored the exhibition catalog. “In his rendering of space and light in his landscapes, he really approaches Rembrandt in sensibility and skill. And I believe that the community will also find them inspiring, as they are produced by someone with significant challenges and impairments, including at times, relative poverty, who managed to expand and enrich his life through his imagination and dedication.”

“The art also says something wonderful about family – as it was Castle’s supportive family who looked after him and enabled him to produce, virtually day and night for his entire life, these wonderful works,” Feinberg continued.

This exhibition of Castle’s work moves quietly through his life experiences and reflects on a simple yet sophisticated and fruitful life.

Museum Director Feinberg agreed to answer a few questions to open doors to enrich people’s experience of James Castle’s work and to invite a closer examination of his artistic narrative.

VOICE: How do unique perspectives challenge mainstream ideas about what is art?

LARRY FEINBERG: Castle’s impairments probably contributed to the originality of his vision. Because of his isolation due to geography and physical impairments, he “lived in his head” and a good deal of what he drew subsequently sprang from his imagination. Also, as I’ve noted in the show and the book, neuroscientists

have discovered that the profoundly (and congenitally) deaf tend to have strong peripheral vision and awareness. This may account for some of the interesting and unusual aspects of Castle’s art – his representation of sweeping panoramic landscapes that extend well beyond the volume of space that our eyes can take in from one vantage point. And one sees this even in his views of building interiors, where tiny rooms are splayed out horizontally and aggrandized.

VOICE: What do you think of the categorization of James Castle as being an outsider?

FEINBERG: I prefer the term “self-taught” to “outsider” – in my experience, virtually all good artists are “outsiders” as they bring a unique, personal perspective to us. As I point out in the catalogue for the show, despite Castle’s impairments (he was deaf and mainly mute) and the fact that he was rather isolated in rural Idaho, his works, like those of the majority of artists, are very complex – the result of various influences, including those of people, places, and objects dear to him, advertisements, magazines, food packaging, illustrated Catholic church literature, and sources

The exhibition catalog for The Private Universe of James Castle, distributed by Yale University Press, contains more than 100 color illustrations along with reproduction at actual size. The catalog is a scholarly work authored by Larry Feinberg, Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Feinberg has published widely in the fields of 16th-century art and 17th19th-century French Art. He is the author of the book The Young Leonardo: Art and Life in Fifteenth-Century Florence.

Landscape with Fence-Lined Road, n.d. Soot with wash on found paper, by James Castle. Collection of Phoebe Louis-Dreyfus.

View of Parlor, n.d. Soot on found paper, by James Castle James Castle Collection and Archive.

Santa Barbara Museum

View of Garden Valley Farmhouse, n.d. Soot on found paper, by James Castle Private Collection.

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Photos by Clint Weisman

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of interest that will never be known to us. And also like other artists, his works were conditioned by personal affinities, private reflection, and especially in Castle’s case, often refracted by the prism of memory. Most of his works are done from memory – and that memory was almost photographic.

VOICE: Do you think Castle had a sense of his talent and abilities?

FEINBERG: I think that he knew he had a special talent for rendering landscapes and architectural interiors – he spent most of his life inside his studio and home. And I suspect that he realized that although he loved creating his cardboard constructs of people, he was not particularly good at drawing them, so they rarely figure in his soot drawings of architecture and landscape. Nevertheless, I really love his charming and blocky little cardboard “friends,” as his relatives called them, as so we’ve put a few in the show.

The exhibition The Private Universe of James Castle includes Castle’s works from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and the James Castle Collection and Archive. The exhibit will be on display through September 17th, 2023.

Preview Reception

APRIVATE PREVIEW RECEPTION for the exhibition on June 24th saw exhibition sponsors, Museum Circles Patrons, Legacy Society, Sustaining Trustees, and special guests gather for the exhibit that includes 90 pieces of Castle’s work, many of which had not been publicly displayed or published and are owned by members of the Castle family. His work has been displayed and collected by many museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Attending the reception were Julia Louis Dreyfus, Brad Hall, and their family; Carol Burnett; and a host of other local luminaries and community leaders. This was the first exhibition of Castle’s work in Southern California.

Larry J. Feinberg, Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director; Henry Hall; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall, exhibition lenders; and Charlie Hall

Greg Farrington; Paula Farrington, President, SBMA Women’s Board, exhibition funder; Susan Worster; and Bruce Worster, Board of Trustees

Julia Louis Dreyfus, exhibition lender, and Carol Burnett

Mike Linn, SBMA Trustee; and Carol Lynn, SBMA Women’s Board; Lynn Cunningham Brown, Board of Trustees; Stacy Byers; and Luke Swetland

View of Bedroom, n.d. Soot on found paper, by James Castle William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation.

Angie McGrath and Christian McGrath, Board of Trustees

Pat Aoyama, former Chair, Board of Trustees, and Chris Kleveland, exhibition funders

Nicholas Mutton, Chair, Board of Trustees and exhibition funder; and daughter Christie Coetzler

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Robert Ooley, Joan Tapper, and Rodney Baker

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Kate Feldstein, Board of Trustees and exhibition funder, with daughter Janet McKillop; and Christine Holland, Board of Trustees and exhibition funder

Photos by Clint Weisman

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CASA DE LA GUERRA: Haas Adobe Watercolors • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • Th-Sun 12-4 • www.sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

CASA DOLORES: Candelario Medrano: the surrealist folk genius ~ Aug 22 • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • www.casadolores.org

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Sunshine on Tuesdays • 1st fl, 105 E Anacapa St • 805-568-3994

CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: 10-4pm Daily • Work by members of the Makers Market • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • www.claystudiosb.org

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: Work of Andy Lepe • 11 W Anapamu St • Bt Appt • www. colettecosentino.com

CORRIDAN GALLERY: A Summer Group: Elliott Ciampi’s Koi pond painting meditations ~ July • 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-6 • 805-966-7939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CPC GALLERY: Garden of Pixels | David Mark Lane ~ July • By appt. • 36 E Victoria St. • joyce@cpcsb.org

GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: 500 N. Fairview Ave • Tu-Thu: 10-7pm; Fri & Sa 10-5:30pm; Su 1-5pm • www.TheGoletaValleyArtAssociation.org

HELENA MASON ART GALLERY: Magnetic by Chris Gocong ~ Jul 15 ~ Sept • 48 Helena Av • 2-6pm, Fri-Sat • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Fine art & antiques • 27 E De

La Guerra St • Tu-Sa 12-5 • Appt

Suggested • 805-962-8347

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: 21 W Anapamu •

Tu-Su 10-4 • 805-962-5322 • https://karpeles.com/museums/sb.php

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists

• 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • M-Sa

10-5; Su 11-5 • 805-565-4700

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE

ARTS: Three Multi-Artist Galleries at La Cumbre Plaza - Elevate, Fine Line, and Illuminations Galleries • TuesSun noon-5 • www.lcccasb.com

LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN

GALLERY: 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459.

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS

CENTER: Summer Bounty ~ Aug 6

10 WEST GALLERY: Summer

Saturation ~ July 16 • 10 W

Anapamu • Wed-Mon 11-5 • 805770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com

ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY: A Natural Curiosity by Nadya Brown ~ Aug 12 • 229 E Victoria • 805-9656307 • www.afsb.org

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUM: Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance ~March 3 • www.museum.ucsb.edu

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: 302 E Cota St • We 11-4; Th 11-5; Fr, Sat 11-4 • 805-884-0459 • www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap

THE ARTS FUND: Never One Without the Other • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av • Su-Thu 11-6; Fri, Sa 11-7 • www.artsfundsb.org • 805-233-3395

ATKINSON GALLERY: Closed for summer • http://gallery.sbcc.edu

BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

CYPRESS GALLERY: California Pathways by Kristine Kelly ~ Jul 2 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org

ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Emerging artists from around the country • 15 W. Gutierrez • 805-9631157 • Tu-Sat 11–5 • www.elizabethgordongallery.com

EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • Th-Sun 11-4 • www.sbthp.org

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Music is Love: Photographs from Henry Diltz / Tribute to David Crosby ~ Aug 31 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805686-1211 • Th-Mo 11-5 • www.elverhoj.org

FAULKNER GALLERY: Channel City Camera Club (main)~ Jul 5-29; Kathy McGill - Snapshots and Studies (west) ~ Jul 5-29 • 40 E Anapamu St • 805-962-7653

GALLERY 113: SB Art Assn, Denise Carey: It’s Not All Black & White Featured Artist ~ Jun 29 • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805965-6611 • Mo-Sa 11-5; Sun 1-5 • www.gallery113sb.com

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Vicki Andersen & Neil AnderssonShades Of Light ~ Jun 30 • Thu-Mo 10-5 • 805-688-7517 • www.gallerylosolivos.com

GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: 805.969.9990 • www.lotusland.org

• Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: Bill

Dewey: Delta and Watershed ~ Aug

13 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

MAUNE CONTEMPORARY: Tom Wesselmann, Ross Bleckner, Donald Baechler • 1309 State St • Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-869-2524 • www.maune.com

MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Exploration + Innovation • Daily 10-5 • 805-770-5000 • 125 State St • www.moxi.org

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

SANTA BARBARA: Sarah Rosalena: Pointing Star; Diego Melgoza and Marisa de la Peña; David Horvitz: Seaea ~ Jul 30 • 653 Paseo Nuevo.

MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT

EXPERIENCES: La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • www.seehearmove.com

MY PET RAM: • 16 Helena Av • FriSun noon-7pm • 805-637-1424 • www.mypetram.com

OLD MISSION SANTA BARBARA: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, The Exhibition ~ Sept 4 • 2201 Laguna St

PALM LOFT GALLERY: 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-6849700 • www.Palmloft.com

PEREGRINE GALLERIES: Early California and American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • www.Peregrine.shop

PETER HORJUS DESIGN: Icon by Peter Horjus ~ ongoing• 11 W Figueroa St • www. peterhorjus.com

PORTICO GALLERY: Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-7298454 • www.porticofinearts.com

RED BARN GALLERY (AT UCSB): The Museum of Nothing - Part B opens July 6, 4-7pm & by appt • king@theaterdance.ucsb • adjoining

Felice Willat Illuminations Gallery La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts La Cumbre PLaza

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SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Artists with disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805-2606705 • www.sbartworks.org

SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Premiere SB landscape artists & renowned sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • Tu-Sa 12-6 & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com

SB BOTANIC GARDEN: At the Edge • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-6824726 • www.sbbg.org

SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community ~ Sept 17; Project Fiesta! 99 Years! ~ September • 136 E De la Guerra • Thu 12-5, Fri 12-7; Sat 12-5 • 805-9661601 • www.sbhistorical.org

SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Dan Merkel: The Lure of Lighthouses and Dancing Waves ~ Aug 27; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa

Art Events

Eventos de Arte

RECEPTION: VEILED - UNVEILED • View

expressive works by local artists • SB Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Rd • Free • 4:30-6pm Fr, 7/14.

ARTIST LECTURE • Keith Simpson discusses artwork with 3D printers • Clay Studio • Potluck 4-5pm, Lecture 5-6pm Fr, 7/14.

A CRASH COURSE IN 20TH-21ST C.

CERAMICS HISTORY • Lecture by UCSB professor Jenni Sorkin • Clay Studio • $25 • https://tinyurl.com/mtbwrtet • 3-5pm Sa, 7/15.

SBMM ARTIST POP-UP • Shop locallymade art, jewelry, home decor, and more • SB Maritime Museum Patio • Free • 11am-4pm Sa, 7/15.

OPENING RECEPTION: MAGNETIC • View portraits by local artist Chris Gocong • Helena Mason Art Gallery, 48 Helena Ave. • Free • 6-9pm Sa, 7/15.

ARTIST TALK: THE DICHOTOMY OF LAUNDRY • Pop-up installation and talk by artist Colleen M. Kelly • Silo118 Gallery • Free • 4pm Sa, 7/15.

SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW • Local artists & artisans • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., SB • 10am-5pm Sundays.

CARPINTERIA CREATIVE ARTS • Shop locally made pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av, Carpinteria • Free • 2:306pm Thursdays.

Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • 805962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

SB MUSEUM OF ART: Inside/Outside ~ Feb 18, 2024; The Private Universe of James Castle ~ Sep 17; Portrait of Mexico Today; Highlights of East Asian Art - Ongoing • Tu-Su, 11-5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364

SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Drawn by a Lady: Early Women Illustrators ~ July 2; Butterflies Alive! ~ Sept 4; Mineral exhibition ~ ongoing • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA SEA CENTER: Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • Daily 10-5 • 805-682-4711 • 211 Stearns Wharf • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: AQUATIC Annual Jury Competition ~ Jul 5 • 10-6 daily • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805-682-4722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com

SLICE OF LIGHT GALLERY: Earth & Space Fine Art Photography • 9 W Figueroa St • Mon-Fri 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • www.sliceoflight.com

SILO 118: The Dichotomy of Laundry by Colleen M. Kelly ~ July 7-22 • 118 Gray St • Th-Sa 12-5/by appt • www.silo118.com

SULLIVAN GOSS: Robin Gowen: Last Shadow & First Light; The Summer Salon ~ Jul 24; Where The Wild Things Grow in collaboration with Lotusland ~ Jul 24 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR

MUSEUM: 122 W. Canon Perdido • Fr-Sa 11-4; Su-Th by appt • 805-687-4623 • www.quinlanmuseum.com

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art Of The Western Saddle • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

TAMSEN GALLERY: Work by Robert W. Firestone • 911.5 State St, 805-705-2208 • www.tamsengallery.com

UCSB LIBRARY: www.library.ucsb.edu

VOICE GALLERY: Midsummer Santa Barbara • ~ Jul 30 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-6 Sa & Su • 805-965-6448

WATERHOUSE GALLERY MONTECITO: Rick Delanty & Ray Hunter & Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mon-Sun • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com

WATERHOUSE GALLERY SB: Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mon-Sat • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: 805565-6162 • Mo-Fr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum

WILDLING MUSEUM: Bird’s Eye View: Four Perspectives ~ Sept 4 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org

Silo 118 Gallery

SOS - Don’t Miss the Signal!

By Kerry Methner, MDiv, PhD / VOICE

WHIMSICAL CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND THE HORROR OF BACKSTREET ABORTIONS

face off on clotheslines running through Silo 118 Gallery for one more week through July 22nd, as a two week pop-up by Colleen M. Kelly, years in the making, centers around women, our loss of rights, and our on-going roles as workers, cleaners, ‘home’-makers, and more.

Artist Colleen M. Kelly will offer an Artist Talk at Silo 118 Gallery, 118 Gray Ave, SB on Saturday, July 15th at 4pm

The Dichotomy of Laundry recently returned from an exhibition at Gallery 825 in West Hollywood. When Silo 118’s Bonnie Rubenstein offered the local artist the opportunity to bring the work home, Kelly was ready.

According to the exhibition essay by Tom Paderka and Kelly herself, the installation is a response to the Supreme Court’s recent (a year now and it still seems like yesterday) overturning of Roe V. Wade which continues to reverberate throughout the States and around the world. On a new level, the United States’ dirty laundry is being uncovered and exposed, often including its underlying motives.

As Kelly experienced the shock of hard-won rights being pulled away, she began the work, part in horror, part as a meditative healing. Paderka quoted her saying, “This time, I obsessively burned dashes and dots to spell out ‘SOS’ in Morse Code, a repetitive and meditative process. I hung this delicate, translucent paper over wire hangers in order to reference ‘womens’ work’.”

With every tea-towel that Kelly paintstakingly burned, each with the same message, over and over, she documented a repeated call to all of those who can receive it... S.O.S. or extreme distress.

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The exhibition also includes cutouts of small blood-red dresses on metal hangers hung on the first clothesline and then two more lines with the white Gampi paper “tea-towels,” then more red dresses.

Pulling the exhibition into focus, five printed poems written for the exhibition by Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, hang sequentially on the far wall offering up voices of women.

Laundry with Morse Code