VOICE Magazine: July 18, 2025

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Music Academy of the West: Community Events

Music for All Ages

By Kerry Methner / VOICE

THE SUMMER’S

MUSICAL

BANQUET CONTINUES as the Music Academy of the West winds up its fifth week of programming and looks forward to three more. Ahead are several family-friendly community programs, important world premieres, and audience favorites, including the Academy’s summer opera - a feminist’s take on Don Giovanni.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Always a highlight, this year’s summer opera comes with innovative direction by Mo Zhou, in an all-new production conducted by Christian Reif. Performances will liven the Granada stage at 7:30 pm Friday, July 18th, and at 2 pm Sunday, July 20th.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni has lured audiences since its first performance in 1787, but this summer, the Music Academy’s Lehrer Vocal Institute’s new vision has set Don Giovanni in the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood film, exploring the power dynamic of the sexes by featuring the title character as a 1930s Hollywood studio mogul who is both a seducer and a man who thrives on control.

While classical music may not be mainstream in every community, in Santa Barbara, it wouldn’t be summer without it and the wonderful (and often famous) group of artists who enrich our community each summer. Those performers provide music for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Peter and the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo)

A perfect example will be a performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo). The Music Academy’s Chamber Orchestra will perform an adaptation of Prokofiev’s famous work on Saturday, July 19th at 11 am at the Lobero Theatre.

A special bilingual

production of Prokofiev’s symphonic tale for children, it will be conducted by César Cañón, with a vaudeville-inspired production by Really Inventive Stuff, directed by Sara Valentine, with acting and narration in English by Michael Boudewyns. They’ll be joined by local performer Luis Moreno narrating in Spanish.

In this piece, each character is represented by specific instruments.

Characters include a young boy named Peter (strings) who disobeys his grandfather (bassoon) and climbs over the garden wall. Along the way, he meets some friends – a bird (flute), a duck (oboe), and a cat (clarinet) –and encounters a wolf (French horn); with quick thinking, will Peter save the day?

Also planned is a preperformance Instrument Exploration Station at 10 am on the Lobero patio. (In partnership with the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van Program.)

Brass @ The Band Shell

If you love the vibrancy of brass instruments, you won’t want to miss The Music Academy’s Brass @ the Band Shell. Set at Plaza del Mar in the newly renovated Band Shell, on Saturday, July 26th, and beginning at 11 am, this free, family-friendly concert will be performed by Academy Brass fellows.

The Music Academy of the West makes history with its first-ever community concert at the newly restored Plaza del Mar Bandshell! The energizing program of fanfares and favorites includes Bernstein’s Suite from West Side Story.

Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics to soak in the sunshine and sounds. Don’t forget hats and umbrellas (it will be sunny).

It will be the perfect opportunity

to introduce the whole family to the joy of live music and the

excitement of brass instruments — and to enjoy a musical celebration just steps from the beach.

After the performance, get to know the brass instruments up close at the Instrument Exploration Station, beginning at 11:45 am. (In partnership with the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van Program.)

There will also be face painting, food trucks, and more on site from noon to 1 pm.

All ages are welcome at this free and open-to-the-public performance. Parking is available at Pershing Park next door, or at the harbor across the street; no reserved spots.

Teaching Artist Showcase: Brahms and Schubert

For those who enjoy Chamber Music, you’ll want to look forward to the next teaching artist showcase of Brahms and Schubert on Saturday, July 26th at 7:30 pm at the Lobero Theatre. During these special evenings, the unrivaled teaching artists of the Music Academy will bring chamber music treasures to life. Vibrant artistic conversations emerge as profound musical relationships unfold before your eyes and ears, according to the event notes. On the program will be Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 with Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin; Mitsuru Yonezaki, violin; Milan Milisavljević, viola; Gracie McFalls, viola; and Alan Stepansky, cello. That will be followed by Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, “The Trout” with Martin Beaver, violin; James Antoni Renk, viola; Karim Maggio, cello; Scott Pingel, double bass; and Jeremy Denk, piano.

Sing! Children’s Chorus

Jeremy Denk

Mozart’s Don Giovanni

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Music Academy of the West Brass at the Band Shell Saturday July 26th at 11 am

Music Academy

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Huang Ruo & Kamala Sankaram: Concert & Conversation

The Music Academy’s summer would not be complete without it premiering important new works by contemporary classical composers. This year, some of these premieres are being paired with on-stage conversations, such as the upcoming Huang Ruo & Kamala Sankaram: Concert & Conversation on Friday, July 25th at 7:30 pm. Taking place at Hahn Hall, guest composers Kamala Sankaram and Huang Ruo will enter into a special conversation with the composers led by renowned mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and the world premiere of their two works.

Lehrer Vocal Institute co-directors Sasha Cooke and John Churchwell will also perform additional works by Kamala Sankaram and Huang Ruo prior to the conversation.

The program will include: Maurice Ravel’s Chansons madécasses with Anastasia Minashvili, mezzo-soprano, Elizabeth Kleiber, flute; Xavier Ip, cello; and Ava Linvog, piano; Kamala Sankaram’s Listen with lyrics by Mark Campbell and Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, and John Churchwell piano; Huang Ruo’s The Work of Angels with Sasha Cooke mezzosoprano and John Churchwell piano.

August 2th at 2 pm

This portion will be followed by the conversation.

Next up will be the World Premiere of Huang Ruo’s selections from The Monkey King featuring Sing! and Zihao Liu tenor, Emily Margevich soprano, and Eric Head piano; the World Premiere of Kamala Sankaram’s Naidu Songs with Qirong Liang mezzo-soprano, and Yueqi Zhang piano; Max Bruch’s Siechentrost-Lieder with Helen Kim, violin; Xinshu Li, soprano; Qirong Liang, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Berg, tenor; Zhenpeng Zhang, baritone; and John Churchwell, piano.

Sing! Children’s Chorus at the Festival

The Sing! program, with 240 participants from over 40 area schools, is sponsored by Mercedes Millington and John C. Mithun, and Montecito Bank & Trust. The Music Academy’s free after-school children’s chorus for Santa Barbara County students, features prominently in this summer, taking the stage for the Concert & Conversation event above as well as the finale concert on August 9th of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. They also will be performing at Old Spanish Days Fiesta Pequeña.

For more details visit musicacademy.org

Tickets are now on sale online at musicacademy.org and via an email to ticketoffice@musicacademy.org or by calling 805-969-8787.

The Music Academy is committed to ensuring the Santa Barbara community has access to experience the Summer Music Festival. $10 Community Access Tickets are available, subject to availability, in person at the Music Academy Carsey Ticket Office and online.

The Music Academy’s 7-17s FREE program welcomes families to bring young people to Festival events. Young people receive a ticket free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

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Kamala Sankaram

Huang Ruo

Sasha Cooke

Statement from Chief of Police Gordon on Recent Federal Activity

Hello Santa Barbara,

I wanted to share a few thoughts about the recent federal activity in our communities as well as some information about helpful resources.

The military-style actions of federal immigration enforcement are unwarranted, unnecessary and destructive. This is an obscene use of Federal assets when so many of our fellow citizens need assistance in Texas at this moment.

Federal forces used here currently are not being applied to a “clear and present danger”. Neither political party can claim the high ground when it comes to immigration reform over the past few decades, and the application of military force to correct a political failing is appalling, to say the least.

July 14, 2025

The actions of these federal forces do not, in any way, reflect on the performance of your local police department. Our people enforce the law, by following the law. Please resist painting all law enforcement with the same brush. It’s incorrect and unjust.

First and foremost, SBPD remains committed to the fair, dignified, and humane treatment of all individuals regardless of their immigration status. We do not, as a matter of policy or practice, participate in civil immigration enforcement. Our officers do not inquire about immigration status during community interactions, and SBPD has no contractual relationship with ICE for immigration enforcement within our jurisdiction.

The public comment references troubling accounts of ICE activities and raises broader concerns about conditions in federal detention facilities. These are serious matters that fall under federal oversight but nonetheless carry implications for public trust in local policing. We take very seriously any perception that our department is aligned with discriminatory or abusive actions, and we continue to train our officers on constitutional policing, cultural competency, and bias-free enforcement.

Where federal agents operate in or near Santa Barbara, our role if any is narrowly focused on public safety and deconfliction to avoid confusion or escalation. We do not initiate or assist with immigration raids or detentions. If any incidents contradicting this policy have occurred, I am committed to reviewing them thoroughly.

Kelly Gordon, Chief of Police

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City of Santa Barbara Immigration Violations Information

SAFE COMMUNITIES need effective policing services. In order to be effective, we need the trust and cooperation between residents and the officers sworn to protect them. We do not want the fear of immigration status to inhibit the members of our community from interacting with the Santa Barbara Police Officers, especially when they are victims or witnesses in criminal cases.

• The Santa Barbara Police do NOT check immigration status when they check your identification, which includes traffic stops and report-taking.

• The Santa Barbara Police Department Policy states explicitly, “Officers shall not inquire into an individual’s immigration status for immigration enforcement purposes.”(California Government Code § 7284.6)

• Federal law enforcement agencies (i.e. ICE) enforce federal laws, including those related to immigration.

To review the full policy, visit https://santabarbaraca.gov

Información sobre violaciones de inmigración

LAS COMUNIDADES SEGURAS necesitan servicios policiales eficientes. Para que sean efectivos, es fundamental la confianza y cooperación entre los residentes y los oficiales comprometidos con su protección. No queremos que el temor por el estatus migratorio impida a los miembros de nuestra comunidad interactuar con los oficiales de Policía de la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara, especialmente cuando son víctimas o testigos en casos penales.

• La Policía de la Ciudad de Santa Barbara NO verifica el estatus migratorio al revisar su identificación, lo que incluye paradas de tráfico y la toma de informes.

• La normativa del Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Santa Barbara establece explícitamente: “Los oficiales no preguntarán sobre el estatus migratorio de una persona con fines de aplicar las leyes de inmigración.” (Código de Gobierno de California § 7284.6)

• Las agencias federales de aplicación de la ley, como el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE), son las responsables de hacer cumplir las leyes federales, incluidas aquellas relacionadas con la inmigración. Para revisar la política completa, visite: https://santabarbaraca.gov

Resources and Services for the SB Immigrant Community

IMPORTA: A non-profit organization authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice to provide immigration legal services at a very low cost to low-income immigrants. Importasb.org

Santa Barbara: 805-604-5060; 129 E Carrillo Street

Santa Maria: 805-619-0644; 327 East Plaza Drive

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara: Free legal assistance to low-income individuals in crisis. Immigration assistance for those who were victims of violent crimes. lafsbc.org

805-963-6754

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-12pm & 1-3pm

Immigrant Hope SB: Immigrant Hope, recognized by the Department of Justice (DOJ), provides low-cost legal advice and services, including legal representation for immigrants submitting applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). immigranthopesb.org 805-963-0166

935 San Andres Street Info.santabarbara@immigranthop.org

Immigrant Legal Defense Center: Provides pro

bono legal representation in deportation proceedings and informing immigrants of their basic civil rights. SBImmigrantDefense.org

805-886-9136

1136 E Monecito Street julissa@SBImmigrantDefense.org

MICOP (Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project): Offers immigration resources, including Know Your Rights presentations, and free or low-cost legal advice and representation for indigenous immigrants. https://mixteco.org/immigration

805 UndocuFund: Provides emergency assistance to undocumented individuals and families. www.805undocufund.org

805 Immigrant, Rapid Response Hotline: Register your cell number to receive alerts about ICE and CBP sightings and raids or to report a detained family member or friend. https://tinyurl.com/nfjtmay2

211 Santa Barbara County: A free, confidential service that connects individuals and families to local health, human, and social services 24/7. 211 provides

information and referrals in multiple languages by phone, text, and online. The service includes support for housing, food, mental health, legal aid, disaster response, and immigration-related resources. https://211santabarbaracounty.org/immigration-resources Call 211 211sbco@communifysb.org

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center: A national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps immigrant communities by providing education, training, and support. They offer guides and resources to help people understand immigration laws and help lawyers who work with immigrants. While they don’t provide direct legal help, they work to protect immigrant rights and connect people with local legal services. www.ilrc.org

National Immigration Law Center: Focuses on defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants through legal advocacy and policy work. www.nilc.org

SB Police Chief Kelly Gordon

ICE Denounced by County, City Officials, & Community

Supporting Immigrant Communities, County, Carpinteria Leaders Approve

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

IN THE WAKE OF THE JULY 10TH ICE RAIDS THAT DETAINED 361 CENTRAL COAST RESIDENTS

between Carpinteria and Camarillo, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and hundreds of community members are voicing their outrage in public forums. The issue came to a head on Tuesday, July 15th as the County Board of Supervisors met for over seven hours and the Santa Barbara City Council hosted an almost three-hour-long town hall.

Agents physically blocked Representative Salud Carbajal, who joined the protestors at Glass House Farms’ Carpinteria site on July 10th, from entering the site to enact his congressional right to oversee U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement activity. Journalist John Palminteri captured the confrontation on video.

“There’s been a troubling lack of transparency from ICE since the Trump Administration started, and I won’t stop asking questions on behalf of my constituents,” said Representative Salud Carbajal in a statement. “I will be demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security to find out who they detained and where the detainees are being taken. And let me be clear: these militarized ICE raids are not how you keep our communities safe. This kind of chaos only traumatizes families and tears communities apart. They are also a gross misuse of limited resources and a betrayal of the values that define us as Americans.”

The City of Carpinteria has allocated $10,000 from its general fund to directly support nonprofit organizations that will provide legal services and emergency aid to locals and their families impacted by ICE activity. Councilmembers additionally discussed forming an ad hoc committee to steer future discussions regarding immigration.

At its Tuesday night Town Hall meeting, the Santa Barbara City Council instructed city staff to look into actions the council could approve to support the immigrant community. Suggestions included providing funding to nonprofit groups as Carpinteria and the County have done.

To date, the July 10th Glass House Farms raids are one of the largest U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement operations held through the Trump administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Ten of the 361 people detained are Carpinteria workers.

“The majority of the people who were taken last week have been forced to sign self-deportation papers,” said SB County Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC) Executive Director Julissa Peña.

To provide some immediate support, both the County Supervisors and the Carpinteria City Council—which held a special meeting the night of the raids—have awarded $345,000 and $10,000, respectively, to regional organizations serving the immigrant community.

In May, County Supervisors previously voted to award $105,000 to benefit the ILDC’s Immigrant Youth Legal and Support Services. On July 15th, Supervisors voted to award an additional $240,000 to fund two ILDC therapists who will provide Mental Health Services.

Supervisors also asked County staff to investigate options for the board to support the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit currently brought against the Department of Homeland Security.

While outrage against ICE dominated official and public comments, a small minority of commenters, including Supervisor Bob Nelson, voiced that they felt there needed to be a distinction between immigration and ICE pursuing illegal activity.

Funding

Primitiva Hernandez, Executive Director of 805 UndocuFund, the nonprofit that co-hosted the town hall, voiced that her organization has been asking for concrete steps to be taken at the city and county level to protect the immigrant community for months.

A month before the Carpinteria raid she led a press conference in front of the SB Courthouse.

“Take this as a warning that we don’t need to wait another 30 days, we don’t need to have more deaths, we don’t need to have more pain, we don’t need to have more broken families before we take decisive action even at the city level,” said Hernandez.

SB Police Chief Kelly Gordon also made a statement that city police will not collaborate with ICE (see page 6).

Local leaders and community members across county and city meetings spoke to their experiences during and after the July 10th raids. One farmworker died during the Camarillo raid, reportedly falling off of a greenhouse roof. In Carpinteria, ICE agents deployed smoke and flash bang grenades against a crowd of about 200 peaceful protestors on Casitas Pass Road.

“These actions are tearing our community and our business community apart in Carpinteria,” said County Supervisor Roy Lee, who joined protestors onsite in Carpinteria. “It’s the first time that I, as an immigrant, did not feel safe, that I was being targeted… I’m here to do whatever I can to protect you and the immigrant community.”

stand by as our rights are dismantled, let’s stand up to defend the families who are our backbone and the dignity that must never be up for debate.”

Peña added that when ILDC attorneys arrived at the processing center where ICE is holding Carpinteria and Camarillo farmworkers in custody, they were only permitted to provide legal consultation to five of the 80 residents they requested to see. The individuals they have spoken with have shared stories of the center’s awful conditions, including instances of physical brutality against detainees and denying food to pregnant women.

District Attorney John Savrnoch also denounced ICE actions as efforts to incite fear and chaos. He pointed to the deportation quotas announced by the Trump administration.

“My fear is that there have been either promises made in the course of an election, or after an election, describing a number—and those of us in the justice system can never work on a number because when the number becomes your goal, you do whatever it takes to get to their number,” he stated. “Justice dictates that we treat each individual as an individual, we look at every case, the circumstances…that you look at somebody not as a number, but as a person.”

County Sheriff Bill Brown also addressed Supervisors to confirm that his officers cannot intervene in ICE operations as they fall within federal jurisdiction. He explained that the County Sheriff’s Department cooperates with ICE operations to the extent of notifying the agency of the release from County custody of undocumented immigrants with a criminal record who are also wanted by ICE.

When asked why sheriffs were not deployed to the July 10th Carpinteria protest, Brown stressed that his department does not assist federal action, adding that the agents did not need their help.

“But I think the people needed your help,” commented Supervisor Laura Capps

“This isn’t left versus right, it’s right versus wrong—and about whether we will let fear and unchecked power destroy the justice and humanity that binds us,” said Peña. “Let’s not

Individuals looking for resources or ways to support the immigrant community can consult the 805UnDocufund, the Immigrant Legal Defense Center, and other organizations posted on county and city resource pages.

Hundreds of community members attended the July 15th Board of Supervisors meeting to protest ICE raids and call for action

Photos by John Palminteri

Protestors filmed ICE agents in Carpinteria on July 10th

ICE deployed smoke and flash bombs against Carpinteria protestors

Letters to the Editor

Letter to Santa Barbara City Council: Immediate Action Needed to Reopen State Street

June 24, 2025

Dear Councilmembers,

As a property owner and member of the Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA), I am deeply concerned about State Street’s persistent decline, with sales taxes, lease rates, parking revenues, property values, and visitor numbers falling short compared to other city areas. Formed to represent downtown stakeholders, DSBIA has gathered data exposing a grim economic reality. Our resolute position is that State Street must balance all interests by restoring car access immediately. This stance will gain momentum as frustration mounts over the delayed State Street Master Plan and the City Council’s lack of urgency. The fiveyear promenade experiment has proven unsuccessful, and continued inaction is causing enduring damage to our retail businesses and property owners.

A recent research study by Magid, the world’s largest research-based strategy consulting company, reported that 56% of the residents of Santa Barbara supported returning State Street to its pre-Covid status while the Master Plan is being finalized, while only 19% opposed doing so.

Compelling evidence from recent studies supports our call to restore car traffic to State Street, as vehicle flow is proven to boost retail visibility and sales. A 2023 AlphaMap report notes that high car traffic counts directly increase foot traffic and sales potential, making such locations highly desirable for retailers. Similarly, a 2022 PREDIK Data-Driven study emphasizes that stores in high car traffic areas, like busy urban streets, see greater customer visits due to enhanced visibility and accessibility. Echo Analytics’ 2024 report reinforces this, showing that high-traffic locations drive spontaneous walk-ins, with physical stores gaining a 6.9% sales boost, including online, from increased exposure. Finally, a 2021 Urban Science study on automotive retail highlights how car traffic data identifies high-visibility sites, resulting in more customer visits and sales. These findings align with DSBIA’s data, confirming that reopening State Street to cars would revitalize retail by restoring visibility and foot traffic.

The promenade’s economic toll is undeniable. Businesses are fleeing downtown at an alarming rate, and new retailers are choosing locations outside the core, citing the street closure as a deterrent. This was the case with Athleta

in our building and now we have Sephora at a much lower rate. The City’s Draft Economic Development Plan, referenced in a July 2024 Santa Barbara Independent article, highlights high commercial vacancy rates and rents that have steadily declines due to low demand, driven by the promenade’s impact on accessibility. The 2019 Kosmont study, also cited in the Independent, identified an oversupply of 400,000–500,000 square feet of retail space downtown, unsustainable without increased customer access—access hindered by the lack of car traffic.

Based on the current remarks on all social media and websites, there is a roughly three to one view that cars should be allowed back on State Street. That sentiment has flipped since the start of the lock downs when most were in favor of keeping the street closed. So you are to be congratulated for closing the street but now it is time to reopen the street and to work in concert with the DSBIA to bring the street up to a level that will support retail, restaurants and commercial spaces.

Restoring vehicular access to State Street offers the fastest, most economical, and broadly endorsed solution. It meets the urgent needs of businesses grappling with rent payments and reflects the strong agreement among downtown stakeholders. While the promenade’s concept has merit, it requires time and funding the city lacks, stranding retailers and property owners.

The cited studies, combined with DSBIA’s data, clearly demonstrate that car traffic is vital for retail success, and the ongoing closure is stifling State Street’s potential.

I urgently call on the City Council to take swift action to reopen State Street, revitalizing its status as Santa Barbara’s economic and cultural cornerstone. Continued delays will worsen the harm, complicating recovery efforts. Let us embrace practicality over idealism and implement the solution our community clearly supports.

Sincerely, Ron Robertson Jr.

References:

• AlphaMap, “Why Are Car Traffic Counts Important?” (June 20, 2023)

• PREDIK Data-Driven, “Foot Traffic Data: How To Increase Sales On Your Physical Stores?” (April 19, 2022)

• Echo Analytics, “The Impact of Foot Traffic Analytics on Retail Strategy” (October 1, 2024)

• Urban Science, “TrafficView - Dealership Performance” (May 3, 2021, updated 2024)

• The Santa Barbara Independent, “The Economic State of Downtown Santa Barbara”

(July 15, 2024)

Time to Poll the Community?

SOUTH COUNTY HAS A RICH CULTURAL PAST from the Chumash and Spaniards to the arrival of the Gold Rush Panhandlers drifting down from Sacramento. Fiesta celebrates those hundreds of historical years both before and after CA joined the Union in 1850, a 175 years ago.

How do you want your public tax monies spent? South County citizenresidents have decisions to make for our elected reps to pursue planning reflective of constituents.

On July 10, the Carpinteria City Council 5-0 decided to proceed with its plan to fund NGOs to assist undocumented residents in the name of ‘the community’ to show support.

Isn’t it first appropriate and essential to take a poll of ‘the community?’ Every South County City Council, plus BOS D1 Rep Roy Lee and D2 Rep Laura Capps need to authorize and fund a poll of local citizens, with a subset of responses from property taxpayers— those who fund public K-14 schools and other services to all residents of ‘the community.’ Responses from underpaid local citizens seeking an

affordable life here would be another noteworthy subset.

Nationally we have 12 million STEM unemployed and underemployed grads; plus 35M other grads with unfilled promises of a better life for pursuing skills and learning.

If locals support local governments — already in deficit spending — to fund NGOs for the specific benefit of assisting undocumented residents so be it.

Santa Barbara High Alum, Hall of Famer and acclaimed Author Margaret ‘Peggy Sands’ Orchowski is in town to kick off Fiesta. Her newly released publication is Confronting Confusion: The 5 Basics Everyone Should Know About Immigration. Peggy is a Credentialed Congressional Correspondent. Pick up a copy. It enables everyone to talk about immigration clearly and not confuse migrants and immigrants. Peggy’s first national best seller was on the 1965 Immigration Act The Law That Changed America.

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UCSB Appoints Jill Sharkey as Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Education

JILL SHARKEY, PROFESSOR OF SCHOOL

PSYCHOLOGY AT UC SANTA BARBARA, has been appointed Interim Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang made the announcement on July 1st, following the retirement of Jeffrey Milem, who served as the Gevirtz School Dean for nine years. A search for the next dean is currently underway.

Sharkey joined the Gevirtz School as a postdoc in 2003. She received her Ph.D in Education from UCSB in 2003, and earned the distinction of Nationally Certified School Psychologist.

Her research has focused on vulnerable youth and young adults, and has included the study of innovations in diversion of youth and adults from the criminal justice system; examining school response to youths at-risk for gang involvement; and innovation in justice response to females on probation.

The impact of her research has transformed the juvenile justice system for girls by improving services while reducing the juvenile hall population. She has also studied the impact of community-based wrap-around care for those who have been commercially sexually exploited.

In 2022, Sharkey received the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award for exemplary quality of graduate mentoring from UC Santa Barbara’s Academic Senate. She previously served as Acting Dean of the Gevirtz School from October 2023 to January 2024.

Active in the local community, Sharkey is an Executive Committee Member and Strategy Team Member of the South Coast Youth Safety Partnership (2011 to present); Elected Member of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council of Santa Barbara County (2008 to present); and a Core and Evaluation Team member of the District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force. In 2021, Sharkey and her research team were awarded the Community Collaboration Award by the Channel Islands YMCA Youth & Family Services Branch. www.education.ucsb.edu

Community Invited to SB Botanic Garden’s “Ready for Wildfire” Free, Virtual Forum

TO SHARE FIRE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will host a free, virtual forum titled “Ready for Wildfire | Smart Strategies for Fire-Safe Living” on Tuesday, July 22nd at 6pm. All community members are invited and may register to attend on the SB Botanic Garden website.

Topics discussed will include how our county is preparing for wildfire, what fire crews prioritize when they enter a burning neighborhood, how to help fireproof your home against flames and embers, how to landscape with native, water-wise plants to reduce fire risks, and available community resources.

Participating speakers will include Executive Director Steve Windhager, SB County Supervisor Laura Capps, Supervising Captain Chris Olmstead from the SB County Fire Department, Vice President Matthew Caligiure from Allen Construction, and Executive Director Anne-Marie Parkinson from SB County Fire Safe Council. To learn more and register visit https://sbbotanicgarden.org

Murder Charges Filed Against A Juvenile

IN A 4TH OF JULY INCIDENT, murder charges have been filed against a juvenile by Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch.

The petition concerned the murder of a 24-year-old victim, a former resident of Santa Maria. The juvenile, I.H., has been charged with one felony count of first degree murder and is additionally charged with special allegations for a murder committed to promote the activities of a criminal street gang, and for the use of a firearm. The juvenile I.H. was arraigned on July 15, 2025. The next court date will be August 7, 2025 in Santa Maria Juvenile Court Department 1. Detective Juan Rubio led the investigation from the Santa Maria Police Department.

The Royal Thai Navy Tours USS Santa Barbara

ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF OUR COUNTRY’S NAVY, The Royal Thai Navy had the pleasure of touring the USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-class littoral combat ship named after our city. The tour took place during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2025 at Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand. CARAT enhances operational capabilities between allies’ navies in response to maritime security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. The other littoral ships in the U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant are the USS Charleston, the USS Oakland, and the USS Mobile.

Pamela Gann Named New Scholarship Foundation SB Chair

PAMELA GANN will be the next chair of the Board of Directors of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. A prior trustee for the SFSB, Gann brings over 45 years of experience in higher education, public affairs, and international relations. Currently, she serves on the Cottage Health Board of Directors and also as Trustee Professor of Legal Studies Emerita for Claremont McKenna, a college she served as president of from 1999 to 2013. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pacific Council on International Policy, the International Women’s Forum, and the American Law Institute. Her resume includes the 2013 A. Kenneth Pye Award for Excellence in Education (Duke Law) and the 2013 Distinguished Service Award (SCIAC). sbscholarship.org

Cottage Health Appoints Matthew Morgan SVP & CFO

MATTHEW MORGAN will be the new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cottage Health, effective August 19th. Morgan brings more than two decades of healthcare financial expertise to Cottage Health with an emphasis on growth initiatives, capital projects, payer negotiations, and tech rollouts. He holds a MBA from CSU-Northridge and is a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Most recently he served as VP and CFO of Montage Health in Monterey. CottageHealth.org

Vessel Insurance 1-on-1 Help From Experts

An open house regarding vessel insurance is being offered by the city of Santa Barbara, because in 2026, all vessels in the Harbor District will be required to have vessel insurance with a minimum policy limit of $300,000.

The city is providing experts from insurance companies to provide 1-on-1 assistance to vessel owners from 12-5pm on Thu, July 17, at the Waterfront Office conference room. Attendees should bring their vessel’s registration.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Santa Barbara pose alongside sailors from the Royal Thai Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2025 at Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand.

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Mandolin Dreams: The Music Academy’s Music Note Gala

By Robert F. Adams, Special to VOICE

S

OUNDING THE RESONANT NOTES of a magnificent fundraiser, the Music Academy of the West’s summertime Music Note Gala welcomed 410 guests on Friday, July 11th.

Virtuoso instrumentalist, singer, and concert/recording artist Chris Thile, who is at the forefront of groundbreaking music making, brought his absorbing mandolin. The top of the bill soloist, he was backed by the Academy Gala Orchestra led by the joyful and precise baton of maestra Daniela Candillari.

Set along the far reaches of the upper lawn at the Montecito Country Club, guests wore their very best black-white evening wear as the marine layer cooled the grass under magnificently set tables.

Ambitious in strategy and reach, guests were treated with a warm welcome from an army of volunteers and staff. The evening included a full-course al fresco dining experience embracing the outdoor environment, interwoven with an extraordinary bar mixing a large variety of delicious cocktails along with intriguing silent auction items.

Presiding over the event was the accomplished and energetic Music Academy President and CEO Shauna Quill. Onstage to greet the field of supporters, Ms. Quill stated, “For our 150 international students from over 50 music colleges, playing to thousands over the course of the summer, along with over 60 teaching and guest artists, music education transforms lives—not just for the students, but for the global communities they go on to inspire. That’s why we’re equally proud to support our Sing! children’s choir, and we are able to foster the next generation of musicians and music lovers right here in our community.”

The music emanating from the huge temporary stage at the back of the upper lawn seemed to float over the panoramic misty landscape, creating an almost mythical atmosphere. Featured soloist Chris Thile was associated with the Grammy award-winning Nickel Creek, and he is currently working with his current ensemble, Punch Brothers. He received a 2012 MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellowship. His expertise on both mandolin and vocals was alluring and evocative.

The musical highlight, Caroline Shaw’s And So had Thile vocalizing and his collaborations with Shaw were invaluable to his performance of this newer, experimental piece. Thile has worked with contemporary composer Shaw in the development of Is A Rose: No. 2, as well as with And So. Other sublime musical choices included J.S. Bach’s Allegro from the Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, featuring Thile’s mandolin with a flowing violin from Angeles Hoyos, a Music Academy violin fellow. The orchestra concluded with Julep and My Oh My by the Punch Brothers. It was punctuated by the Sing! choristers and the accompaniment from the sizable orchestra of fellows.

With more attendees than ever, the Music Note Gala’s event raised $750,000, much of which goes to fund complete scholarships for the summer students and full tuition for the Sing! choir kids. This event provides a needed impact where it counts. The lofty mission of advancing transformative musical education was apparent, providing musical insight and delight to the gathered audience.

The movers and shakers of the Event Committee included Co-Chairs Mally Chakola and Casey Kallenbach, with unwavering support from Mindy Budgor, Belle Hahn, Lily Hahn Shining, Connie M. Fickel, Mary Ta, Leslie Bains, Rebecca Damavandi, Kathleen Eberhardt, Todd Gerber, Arlene Sommer Kolodziejski, Susannah Osley, Danner Schefler, Stephanie Shuman, Anne Towbes, and Todd Yancey. And the staff at the Montecito Country Club also deserve applause, delivering the dinner from a far-away kitchen. The lively auctioneer was Arietta Wines co-proprietor Fritz Hatton. Arietta was the official wine sponsor, providing rich reds and crisp whites for guests. Chief Silver Sponsors included the MacElheny & Wine Families, Mary Lynn and Warren Staley, and the WoodClaeyssens Foundation. For upcoming programs, visit musicacademy.org

Shauna Quill, MAW President and CEO

Photos by David Mendoza

Gala Committee Connie Fickel, Susannah Osley, Gala Co-Chair Mally Chakola, Todd Yancey, Gala Co-Chair Casey Kallenbach, Todd Gerber, and Anne Smith Towbes

Music Academy of the West Gala Honorary Chairs Belle Hahn and Mindy Budgor, Sara Atwater, and Honorary Chair Lily Hahn Shining

Music Academy of the West violin fellow Angeles Hoyos with Guest Artist Chris Thile and the Academy Gala Orchestra, conducted by Daniela Candillari

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

“If you’re blue, and you don’t know where to go to,” definitely go to Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, presented by the Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College. Full of Broadway flair, bawdy humor, and some of the best comic performances SBCC has seen in recent years, director Rick Mokler’s musical twist on a well-loved film will wow audiences through July 26th at the Garvin Theatre.

Given that a well-done parody is in itself no small feat, the Theatre Group’s parody-ofa-parody proves all the more impressive. The brain-child of director Mel Brooks, the 1974 film Young Frankenstein modernized Mary Shelley’s novel into a side-splitting comedy that focuses on Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, Frederick. In 2007, Brooks adapted his film into a Broadway musical, which has quickly become a new cult classic in its own right.

Audiences meet Frederick Frankenstein— who insists his last name is actually pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”—as he teaches his students about the wonders of the brain. As Frederick, Dillon Yuhasz charms audiences from the get-go with a superlative voice and knack for subtle expressions to reveal his character’s contradictions. We immediately understand Frederick to be accomplished yet seeking new heights of knowledge, engaged yet emotionally (and sexually) repressed, and practical but waiting for the slightest provocation to cut loose.

This opportunity arrives when Frederick inherits his infamous grandfather’s estate. There, he meets his grandfather’s assistant’s descendent, Igor (Ryan Beaghler)—who quips his name must be pronounced “I-gore”—who is all too eager to recreate their ancestors’ ill-fated experiments. This dream quickly becomes reality when Frederick discovers his grandfather’s

papers, propelling the duo into chaotic hilarity as their re-animated man (Sean O’Shea) immediately escapes to wreak havoc across Transylvania.

Yuhasz and Beaghler exhibit remarkable chemistry through each of their musical numbers, bouncing off of each other’s energy in a way that endears them even as they dig up bodies and defy the laws of nature. Kate Brody-Adams in the role of Inga completes the laboratory’s chaotic energy with seductive, lovely vocals, while Tiffany Story, no stranger to SBCC productions, returns as the formidable housekeeper Frau Blucher to deliver a ridiculously raunchy song about her lover, Victor Frankenstein.

Additional stand-out performances emerge with Addison Clarke’s role as Elizabeth Benning, whose masterful stage presence exudes untouchable intrigue, and a surprise third-act solo from Will Muse as a blind hermit who attempts to befriend Frankenstein’s monster. The musical all comes together in a stunning finale full of ensemble choreography and a revamped version of the film’s celebrated Putting on the Ritz number.

Yet perhaps the real unanimated star of the show is the Theatre Group’s remarkable set designs. Created by Patricia L. Frank, Garvin Theatre transports audiences into the heart of Frankenstein’s laboratory, complete with the iconic platform that raises Frankenstein’s monster into the heart of a lightning storm. Add David Potter directing the SBCC orchestra in a jaunty musical score, and the Theatre Group’s production will have audiences both familiar and new to Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein laughing along to each exclamation of “it’s alive!”

Photo by Ben Crop

Kate Brody-Adams, Dillon Yuhasz, Tiffany Story, Ryan Beaghler, and Sean O’Shea in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein

Polo Swings Into High Goal Season

HIGH GOAL SEASON

ARRIVED LAST SUNDAY on the American Riviera, and the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club will host matches on Sundays and Fridays all summer long to celebrate it.

Sunday matches are open to the general public begin at 3:30pm at 3300 Via Real in Carpinteria, with pre-match festivities preceding. Friday Happy Hour matches commence at 4pm with complimentary admission.

The season culminates in the U.S. Polo Association Pacific Coast Open, a grand tournament that runs Aug. 17-31. Teams will compete in 16 goal play for the Robert Skene Trophy from July 11-20, the Whittier Trust USPA Silver Cup from July 25-Aug. 10, and the USPA America Cup on Aug. 10. Wear a hat on July 27th to celebrate Ladies Hat Day and for a chance to win the annual hat contest taking place post-match.

Eight teams are riding this summer: Carbenella, Delta Defense, Klentner Ranch, La Dolfina/Bentley Estates, La Karina, Mokarow Farms, Zahedi Chogan, and 90210 Polo Team.

For tickets ($35+), visit https://sbpolo.com For luxury cabanas, fieldside tents, and other VIP experiences, email tickets@sbpolo.com

Free Summertime Fun!

OUTDOOR, FREE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY continues each week this summer as three beloved local initiatives return across Santa Barbara and Goleta! Each Friday night through August 29th (excluding Aug. 1st for Fiesta), enjoy UCSB Arts & Lectures free summer cinema at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Themed the “Dog Days of Summer,” the next film screened will be The Sandlot at 8:30pm on Friday, July 18th. Community members can begin setting up blankets and low-backed chairs starting at noon the day of each movie.

On Thursday nights, boogie along to local bands as Concerts in the Park continues on the Chase Palm Park’s Great Meadow. The next concerts will be held from 6 to 7:30pm on July 17th and July 24th, with The Academy and Soul Majestic performing, respectively.

Finally, Music at the Ranch will continue at Rancho La Patera & Stow House at 5:30pm each Tuesday night through August 19th. With food trucks on location to serve up delicious picnic dinners, this weekly concert series will next feature Tony Ybarra on July 22nd.

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Souleymane’s Story

Amazing non-actors, supported by great sound and picture, put the viewer in the skin of an immigrant trying to survive and gave the film 17 awards.

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

SOULEYMANE’S STORY

(L’histoire de Souleymane, 2025) recounts three days in the life of Souleymane Sangare (Abou Sangare), a Guinean emigré who makes a (measly) living delivering food on his bicycle. It happens in Paris, France, but it could be anywhere in the world.

The film starts with dead silence as Sangare (Guineans call each other by their surnames) waits for his asylum appointment with French officials. Slowly, we’re slowly introduced into the intense sounds and colors of our hero/antihero protagonist (courtesy of Belgian cinematographer Tristan Galand and sound engineer MarcOlivier Brullé),

After the initial deafening silence, we live the life of Sangara through a flashback as he anticipates and prepares for his interview with an immigration official or “protection officer” as they’re called in France.

Along the way, he will find racist and kind/helpful people, and even some empathetic police officers. Everything seems like an uphill battle that will make him

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mutter at one point, “Why did I come to France?!”

Nina Meurisse won the César for best supporting actress for her performance as immigration officer. “I didn’t want her to be the villain of the story,” Director Boris Lojkine said, “but rather a committed young woman caught between her empathy for Souleymane and the rules of the institution she represents. She embodies France. And us as well, in a way.”

Among the many awards, the best deserved was Abou Sangare’s Un Certain Regard award at Cannes for best actor.

Lojkine accomplishes emotional peaks through silence at least twice more. It’s an old horror film trick; silence is more powerful than music sometimes. In this gripping film, silence helps us hear Souleymane’s plight. It also serves as a reminder that silence is complicit.

Souleymane’s Story is an immigrant journey that won’t leave you indifferent, after you have lived in Sangare’s skin for 93 minutes. Highly recommended.

Linda Taylor, Never and Always

Patricia Post, Holding on to the Dream

Duncan Brown, Spheres 3

Inés Monguió, In, Out, Up, Down

Rich Kaplan, Medusa Vanquished

Siu Zimmerman, Exposition

Rosemarie Gebhart, Reverie

Marcia Rickard, Primal

Elizabeth Hallowell Out of the Cradle Endlessly

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at La Cumbre Plaza!

CELEBRATING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND SELFEXPRESSION, Third Fridays on Gallery Row in La Cumbre Plaza invites visitors and residents together for an evening of fun. Whether it’s a glass of wine, a cookie, or a chance to dance or sit back in a beautiful outdoor space and listen to some music, there is something for people of all ages. The offerings this month are rich...

• Visit LCCCA’s three galleries - Illuminations, Elevate, and The Fine Line There will be art and light refreshments, and a chance to chat with artists.

• In Illuminations Gallery, don’t miss Alejandro Olmo’s Interactive Ceramic Mural. It creates infinite designs using just an arrow tile and a diamond tile. Alejandro will be there to demonstrate the device and to discuss how it works.

• Listen to Mike Cregan play his guitar in the Plaza between Illuminations and Elevate galleries.

• At Grace Fisher Foundation’s Inclusive Arts Clubhouse, enjoy music, lights, and good vibes at a dance party with DJ Chris.

• Stop by Voice Gallery to enjoy Challenges. This beautiful show presents a variety of prints created by Santa Barbara Printmaker artists. The show is enhanced by 3D work created by Santa Barbara artists.

• In the Plaza, help us create two new Community Paintings. All ages are welcome to pick up a brush and paint away.

ART WALK

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Friday 7/18

CHILDREN

Dinosaur Safari • Tour a prehistoric Forest • Natural History Museum • Free for Members • sbnature.org • 11:30-12pm, Fri 7/18.

COMEDY

Friday Night Laughs • LA Comedians • Java Station • $20 • santabarbaracomedyclub.com • 7pm, Fri.

DANCE

Beth Amine’s Variety Dance Show • Belly dancing, tango, and other student performances • Wildcat Lounge • $20 at door • 7:30pm, Fri, 7/18.

MUSIC

Mozart’s Don Giovanni • presented by Music Academy of the West. Set in 30s hollywood • Granada • granadasb.org • 7:30pm, Fri 7/18& 2pm Sun, 7/20.

Caamp • Folk-rock band from Ohio, with special guest Whitney • SB Bowl • $56-85 • sbbowl.com • 7pm, Tue, 7/18.

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

Celestial Showcase • See stars through telescopes! • Free • Westmont Observatory (enter off La Paz Rd) • 8:30pm, Every 3rd Fri.

Santa Barbara County Courthouse Docent Tours • Free • www.sbcourthouse.org • 10:30am Mon-Fri & 2pm daily.

Meditation Class • Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr @ 1825 State Street (Upstairs) with Kadam Keli • $15 • meditationinsantabarbara.org • 5:30-6:30pm Fri.

MUSIC

Karaoke Fridays on State • Longoria Wines • 6:30-8:30pm Fri.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fiesta History Celebration

• Fiesta, Mariachi Alcala & jazz band Mezcal Martini • SB Historical Museum • $50-60 • 6:30-9pm, Fri, 7/18.

Antique Decorative Arts and Vintage Sale • Over 60 Quality Dealers from the 17th Century to Mid Century. • Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real • Adult $10, Child Free • earlwarren.com • 11am-6pm, FriSun. 7/18-7/20.

Saturday 7/19

CHILDREN

Musical Learning with Lanny • Grace Fisher Clubhouse La Cumbre Plaza • Free • 11am-12pm, 1st & 3rd Sat.

Storytime @ the Sea Center • Stories of the sea • all ages • Free with admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

Explore Together • Ages 0-7 • Interactive science, math, literacy and art learning activities • Central Library • 10:15-11:15am, Sat.

COMEDY

The Good Good Show • Hottest comedians featuring Wayne Federman, Eli Olsberg, Julie Weidmann and Ric Rosario • Night Lizard Brewing Co, 607 State St. • $13 • 7:30-9pm, Sat, 7/19.

DANCE

Boogie for Our Bodies Summer Pop-Up • mermaid-themed daytime disco with dancing, DRAG, advocacy, and fun with friends • Wildcat Lounge, 15 W Ortega St • $25 • fundforsantabarbara.org • 2-5pm, Sat, 7/19.

Swinging Decades Dance Party

• DJ Darla Bea plays music from the 50’s. Costumes from your favorite decade encouraged. • The Dance Hub • https://tinyurl.com/5yfr9mhm • $40• 7pm, Sat, 7/19.

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Siempre Viene La Luz • Student showcase. Heat and passion the art of Flamenco. Directed by Alda Escarcega • Center Stage Theater • $32 • centerstagetheater.org • 6pm, Sat, 7/19.

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

SBC Geneological Society Lecture & meeting • The Dyo and Fukui Journeys: Immigrant Ancestors’ Stories of Courage, Resilience and of Patriots Imprisoned • Free, registration required • First Presbyterian Church & zoom • sbgen.org • 10:30 meeting/11am lecture Sat, 7/19.

Explore Together • Ages 0-7 • Interactive science, math, literacy and art learning activities • Central Library

• 10:15-11:15am, Sat.

SB GO Club • Play or learn the ancient strategic board game. All levels • Questions: Lorin 805-448-5335 • Free • Mosaic Coffee, 1131 State St • 11-4 Sat. Crafternoon: Craft for the Earth • EE Makerspace • exploreecology.org • $8 • 2:30-4:30 Wed, 11:30-1pm Sat.

MUSIC

Peter & the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo)

• Music Academy of the West presents Bilingual musical production from the vaudeville-inspired troop Really Inventive Stuff • Free • The Lobero • 10am to play instruments • 11am, Sat 7/19.

The Marías • Two-time Grammynominated Latin quartet with guest julie • SB Bowl • $56-107 • sbbowl.com

• 7pm, Sat, 7/19. Gates open 5:30pm Penelope Road Summer Tour

• retro soul and modern creativity • SOhO, 1221 State St. • $25 • sohosb. com • 9pm, Sat, 7/19.

OUTDOORS

Beautify Goleta Plastic Free • Litter cleanup • Elwood, Cannon Green & Phelps Rd • CityofGoleta.org • Free • 9-11am, Sat, 7/19.

Photo Sessions in the Butterfly Pavilion • Get your photo taken in a beautiful setting full of butterflies

• Natural History Museum • $350 • sbnature.org • 4-5:20pm, Sat, 7/19.

Boogie for Our Bodies • 21+ • Join planned parenthood for advocacy via a day-time disco, drag performances and a costume contest. • $25 • The Wildcat Lounge • 2-5pm, Sat, 7/19.

Power Hour • Workout with Napoleon Jinnies • De La Guerra Pl by Paseo Nuevo Cinemas • Free • 10-11am Sat.

Fiesta History Celebration

CELEBRATE OVER A CENTURY of Old Spanish Days Fiesta in our community at the SB Historical Museum’s Fiesta History Celebration. Coinciding with the opening of Project Fiesta: Santa Barbara News-Press Edition, the event begins at 6:30pm Friday, July 18th and will include tacos, cocktails, music, and dancing, including performances by the 2025 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta. For tickets ($50-$500), visit sbhistorical.org

SPECIAL EVENTS

Hawaiian Cruise • Ukulele master Troy Fernandez performs on the Condor Express • Departs from SB Landing dock @ Harbor • $90 • condorexpress.com • 6pm, Sat, 7/19.

Talk, Tasting, Booksigning • Kitty Morse will present her book Bitter Sweet • Lodo Studios, 216 E Gutierrez St • Free • Kitty@kittymorse.com • 2-4pm Sat, 7/19.

Sunday 7/20

CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • stories of the sea • all ages • Free with admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–

10:45am Sat & Sun.

DANCE

Con Reflexión • showcase of talented young dancers. Directed by Daniela Zermeno • Center Stage Theater • $30 • centerstagetheater.org • 1pm, 4pm, Sun, 7/20.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

ArtKIT: Business and Legal Considerations • Learn basic parameters of legal ownership your artwork from lawyers • 631 Garden St. • $10 • sbcaw.org • 1-3pm, Sun, 7/20.

Empathy Cafe • practice listening & empathy • Riviera Theatre upstairs • Free • theempathycenter.org • 11am Sun.

The Passion of Flamenco

THE ART OF FLAMENCO will be the heart of an immersive showcase of young talent presented by the Zermeño Dance Academy. “Con Reflexion” will take place Sunday, July 20th, at the Center Stage Theater at 1pm and 4pm. Tickets are $30 online and at the door • centerstagetheater.org

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Photo courtesy of Fritz Olenberger

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

National Ice Cream Day

JOIN RORI’S ARTISANAL CREAMERY for a refreshing taste of your favorite ice cream on National Ice Cream Day! Celebrate National Ice Cream Day. Buy a single scoop and Rori’s will make it a double scoop! on Sunday July 20th at 1024 Coast Village Road.

MUSIC

Nate Birkley Quintet • Modern jazz trumpeter and vocalist • SOhO Music Club, 1221 State St. • $15 • natebirkey.com • 7:30, Sun, 7/20.

Left on Tenth • funky groves, hard driving rock, to ballads • Solvang Festival Theater • $41 • solvangusa.com • 3-5:30pm, Sun, 7/20.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Earn community service hours • East Beach • Free • sbnature.org • 10am-12pm, Sun, 7/20.

Sundays At The Ranch • Barn animals, outdoor fun & tractor rides. • 304 N. Los Carneros Rd • Free First Sunday Concerts! • 11am – 2pm Sun.

Domingo Tour • AFSB presents a guided stroll through SB’s Architectural charm • begins at SB Downtown Library • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Rare Scotch Tasting at Lion’s Tale • 7 cask strength scotches flown in from Scotland. Guided by Robert Long • Lion’s Tale, 1295 Coast Village Rd. • $130 • sbscchamber.com •2:30pm, Sun, 7/20.

National Ice Cream Day • Celebrate with Rori’s Creamery. Buy a single scoop and they’ll make it a double scoop! • 1016 Coast Village Rd. • $7 • Sun, 7/20.

Monday 7/21

CHILDREN

Lunch at the Library • Kids and teens enjoy free lunches all summer. fun games, and hands-on crafts • Central Library • 12-1pm Mon-Fri.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Scrabble Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Mon.

Parliamo • Italian conversation, all levels • Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • parliamo.yolasite.com • Free • 5-6:30pm Mon.

MUSIC

Lucinda Lane at SOhO • selfdescribed “IndieBossaJazzTwang” band • SOhO, 1221 State St. • $10 • s ohosb.com • 7pm, Mon, 7/21.

Tuesday 7/22

COMEDY

Improv Drop-In Class • With Kymberlee Weil • The Alcazar, 4916 Carpenteria Ave. • $10 • thealcazar.org • 7pm, Tue, 7/22.

CHILDREN

Lego Club • Ages K-6 • Central Library • 4-5pm, Tue.

Bilingual Songs & Stories • Ages 0-5 • Eastside Library • 11-11:30am, Tue.

OUTDOORS

Community Forest Bathing with PALMA Colectiva

• Reconnect with nature in a forest therapy walk • Botanic Garden • $40 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9-10am, Tue.

COMEDY

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In

Class • Learn improv with friends • Alcazar Theater • $10 at door • thealcazar.org • 7-9pm Tue.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Family Caregiver Support Group •

Adult survivors of brain injury • zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84933596481 • 9-10am 2nd Tues.

Interm. Spanish Conversation

• Central Library • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • Free • 10-11am Tue.

Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.

Collage Zine Workshop • Discover the art of DIY publishing • EE Makerspace • $20 register at exploreecology.org • 6-7:30pm Tue.

MUSIC

Music At The Ranch • evening of live music and tasty food trucks • Rancho La Patera And Stow House • Free • goletahistory.org • 5:30pm, Tue, 7/22.

Wednesday 7/23

CHILDREN

Bilingual Music & Movement • Ages 0-5 • SB Public Library • 10:1510:45am, Wed.

Read to a Dog • Practice reading with a therapy dog! • Free • Eastside Library • 3-4pm, Wed.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Crafternoon: Craft for the Earth • EE Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology. org • 2:30-4:30 Wed; 11:30-1pm Sat.

Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/ English/ Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed.

Mending Matters • Sewing & mending • Explore Ecology, 302 E Cota St • $15 • exploreecology.org • 5:30pm7:30pm Wed.

Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • https://tinyurl.com/5ejbd9ye • Free • 5-6:30pm Wed.

Meditation Class • Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr @ 1825 State Street (Upstairs) with Charles DeLisle • $15 • meditationinsantabarbara.org • 6:30-7:30pm Wed.

MUSIC

Solvang Music In The Park

• Band Out of the Blue. Classic rock ‘n’ roll, blues, country, and jazz • Solvang Park Gazebo • Free • Solvangusa.com • 5-8pm, Wed, 7/23.

OUTDOORS

Yoga For Gardeners • Adapted for enjoying the outdoors • Ganna Walska Lotusland, Cold Springs Rd. • $85 • lotusland.org • 11:30am-12:30pm, Wed, 7/23.

Thursday 7/24

COMEDY

Backstage Comedy Club • Home to hilarious stand-up comedy • The Red Piano • $20-$25 • theredpiano.com • 7:30pm, Thu.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Meet Peter Dunham • Meet the designer • Hudson Grace, Coast Village Rd. • Free • hudsongracesf.com • 4-6pm, Wed, 7/24. The Art of Science • Drawing Natural History • Natural History Museum • Adult $15 Child $12 •

sbnature.org • 2:30-3:30pm, Thu, through 8/28.

OUTDOORS

Santa Barbara Flea Market • Earl Warren • $7-32 • Earlwarren.com • 7am-3pm, Thu.

Music & Movement • Shoreline Park • develop early literacy skills through music, dancing, and creative play • Shoreline Park • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 10:30-11am, Thu.

MUSIC

Concerts in the Park • presented Soul Majestic, City of SB and PARC Fdn • Free • Chase Palm Park • 6-7:30pm, Thu, 7/24.

Father John Misty • with special guests Lucinda Williams and Hamilton • SB Bowl • $52-$72 • sbbowl.com • 6pm, Thu, 7/24.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Benefit with JK Moreno • for the Environmental Defense Center • SOhO, 1221 State St. • $30 • sohosb.com • 8pm, Thur, 7/24.

Island Fox Trivia Night • Test your knowledge of the charming island fox and prizes • Night Lizard Brewing Co, 607 State St. • Free • sbmm.org • 7-8pm,Thur, 7/24.

Friday 7/25

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Impact Conference • AI to strengthen human connections • Westmont, 955 La Paz Rd • RSVP $129 • westmont.edu/impact • All Day, FriSat, 7/25-7/26.

MUSIC

SoCal Souldies • Los Yesterdays, The Jack Moves, and The Silvertone • SOhO, 1221 State St. • $35 •  sohosb.com • 9pm, Fri, 7/25.

Gogol Bordello • 2025 California Tour with Puzzled Panther, Grace Bergere • Arlington Theatre • $54 • arlingtontheatresb.com • 7:30pm, Fri, 7/25.

Saturday 7/26

COMEDY

South Coast Stand-Up Comedy

• Mary Gallagher, Jamal Doman, and Andy Fernandez • The Alcazar Theatre • $15 • thealcazar.org • 7pm, Sat, 7/26.

DANCE

Viva El Baile • Student Showcase starring the 2025 Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño • Center Stage Theater • $36 • centerstagetheater.org • 4pm, 6pm, Sat, 7/26.

MUSIC

Brass at the Bandshell • Music Academy of the West presents Bernstein’s Suite from West Side Story • Plaza del Mar Band Shell, 100 Castillo St. • Free • https://tinyurl.com/52cf56fh • 11am-2pm, Sat, 7/26.

The Rhythm Industrial Complex • global grooves, outdoor dancing, and Argentinian cuisine • Buena Onda, 724 East Haley St. • Free • buenaondasb.com • 6-9pm, Sat, 7/26. Jayden Secor Band • Snacks and beverages for all ages • 865 Linden Ave • Free • carpinteriaartscenter.org • 6-9pm, Sat, 7/26.

Josue Hernandez Y Los Diamantes • free live music, featuring local talent • Samala Showroom, 3400 East Highway 246 • Free • chumashcasino.com • 8pm, 7/26.

Shine On: Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular • sounds of Pink Floyd and a display of light and sound • The Granada Theatre • $50-$95 • granadasb.org • 7:30pm, Sat, 7/26.

Sunday 7/27

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Book Talk With Michael C. Higgins •Exploring Wine RegionsThe Central Coast of California • Chaucer’s Bookstore 3321 State St. • Free • chaucersbooks.com • 4pm, Sun, 7/27.

MUSIC

Summer Carillon Recital • With Wesley Arai (UCSB University Carillonist) • UCSB Stork Tower • Free • music.ucsb.edu • 2pm, Sun, 7/27.

OUTDOORS

Ladies Hat Day • all ages are encouraged to don their best hats to enter the contest • Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club • $39 • sbpolo.com • 3:30-6pm, Sun, 7/27.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Poke House Luau • Free magic

Santa Barbara Ghost Tours

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ACADEMY’S SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

at Hahn Hall on Friday, July 25th at 7:30pm

Week 5

Friday July 18

Double Bass Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm with Scott Pingel

Oboe Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1pm with Eugene Izotov

Solo Piano Masterclass • Hahn Hall •

3:30pm with Conor Hanick

Lehrer Vocal Institute Series:

Mozart’s Don Giovanni • Granada Theatre

• 7:30pm • Mo Zhou director, Christian Reif conductor, Academy Opera Orchestra

Saturday July 19

Peter & the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo)

• Lobero Theatre • 11am, instrument exploration station 10am • César Cañón conducts the Academy Chamber Orchestra, acting and narration in both English (Michael Boudewyns) and Spanish from the vaudeville-inspired troop Really Inventive Stuff.

Sunday July 20

Lehrer Vocal Institute Series: Mozart’s Don Giovanni • Granada Theatre • 2pm • Mo Zhou director, Christian Reif conductor, Academy Opera Orchestra

Week 6

Monday July 21

Collaborative Piano Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm with Natasha Kislenko.

Tuesday July 22

Clarinet Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1pm with Richie Hawley.

Viola Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm with Milan Milisavljević

Horn Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 3:30pm with Julie Landsman

Percussion Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm with Michael Werner

Piano Spotlight Series • Solo Piano

of

Spotlight No. 1 • Hahn Hall • 7:30pm

Studio Artists Showcase • Lehmann Hall • 1:30pm

Wednesday July 23

Salon Series: BOLCOM & THE BESTIARY • Lehmann Hall • 7:30pm Program: Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round; Poulenc: Le Bestiaire; William Bolcom: The Walrus and the Carpenter with Martin Katz piano; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17

Thursday July 24

Bassoon Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm with William Short

Violin Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1pm with Helen Kim

LVI Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm • Martin Katz

X2 Series: Living In Color • Hahn Hall • 7:30pm • Program: PRICE: Octet for Brasses and Piano, Billy Hunter trumpet, Weston Sprott trombone, Margaret McDonald piano; BERIO: Linea, Conor Hanick piano, Michael Werner percussion; Sarah Gibson: I prefer living in color, Samuel Carl Adams: Lighthouse, (West Coast premiere), Richie Hawley clarinet, Conor Hanick piano

Friday July 25

Duo Competition Finals • Hahn Hall 10am to 5pm (intermission from 12-1pm)

Composers In Context • Huang Ruo & Kamala Sankaram • Hahn Hall 7:30pm • Program: Ravel: Chansons madécasses; Kamala Sankaram: Listen, Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, John Churchwell piano; Huang Ruo: The Work of Angels, Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, John Churchwell piano; Ruo: excerpts from The Monkey King (world premiere) featuring Sing!; Sankaram Naidu Songs (world premiere); Bruch SiechentrostLieder, Helen Kim violin, John Churchwell piano

Saturday July 26

Community Event • Brass @ The Band Shell, Plaza del Mar Band Shell • 11am, Instrument Exploration Station 11:45am, Program: Kevin McKee Fult Tilt; Bernstein Suite from West Side Story; Jan Koestsier Symphony for Brass, Op. 80; Jasmine Barnes: The Boroughs

Lobero Nights Series • Teaching Artist

Showcase: Brahms & Schubert • Lobero Theatre • 7:30pm • Program: Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111, Sibbi Bernhardsson violin, Milan Milisavljević viola, Alan Stepansky cello; Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, The Trout, Martin Beaver violin, Scott Pingel double bass, Jeremy Denk piano

THEATRE

Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet

THE NEW HOME BASE located in downtown Ojai, the Matilija Auditorium, is showcasing the bold and contemporary production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Casey Robbins. This show is a part of a four-week summer theater intensive that offers students a chance to dive deep into classical text and develop thier esemble and character work. The show is available three days, Friday July 18th through Sunday July 20th. Tickets are available online starting at $15.

Theatre Listings:

Romeo and Juliet • Set in a postapocalyptic world where survival trumps reason and love is dangerous and beautiful • Matilda Auditorium, Ojai • $18-$90 • oyespresents.org • 7pm, Through 7/20.

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein • SBCC presents a monster musical comedy adapted from the legendary film • Garvin Theatre • General $20 Students $10 • theatregroupsbcc.com • Through 7/26. Young Frankenstein • A Mel Brooks

show, Hawaiian dancers, live drumming, and music • Paseo Nuevo Mall • Free • https://tinyurl.com/25azktvs • 1:30pm, Sun, 7/27.

La Recepción del Presidente • Benefitting Fiesta with performances by Flamenco! Santa Barbara, Contreras Flamenco Arts, Zermeño Dance Academy, and Sahagun Dance Studio • Private Estate in Hope Ranch • $150 • sbfiesta. org • 5-10pm, Sun, 7/27.

classic brought to life and presented by Ojai ACT • $0-30 • ojaiact.org • Through 7/20. Holmes and Watson • A mystery to uncover the truth behind three men claiming to be Sherlock Holmes • 13+ • Solvang Festival Theater • $25 • pcpa.org • Through 7/26.

The Drowsy Chaperone Jr. • toetapping tunes and vaudevillian schtick guarantees side-splitting laughter • Rubicon Theatre • $25 • rubicontheatre.org • 2pm, 7pm, Fri-Sun, 7/25-7/27.

Royalty Of Pride • Talented contestants light up the stage • 33 West Victoria St. • $50-$100 • etcsb.org • 6:30pm, Sun, 7/27.

Directed by Rick Mokler

Musical Direction by David Potter

Choreography by Michele Spears

Brooks and Thomas Meehan

and Lyrics by Mel Brooks

Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman

Sasha Cooke will perform in Composers In Context

Photo courtesy

Music Academy of the West

CINEMA

The Asian American Film series at the Alhecama Theatre is highlighting the film Starring Jerry As Himself on Friday, July 25th. The film is about an immigrant father who recently divorced and lives in Florida who is recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent.

Cinema Events:

Asian American Film Series: Starring Jerry As Himself • An immigrant father recently divorced and retired was recruited to be an undercover agent • Alhecama Theatre • $5 • sbthp.org • 6pm, Fri, 7/25.

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song In Movement • $5 • sbthp.org • 6pm, Fri, 7/18.

Asian American Film Series: Third Act • Alhecama Theatre • $5 • sbthp.org • 7:30pm, Fri, 7/18.

Sunday Matinee: Happy Gilmore • Outrageous golf comedy on the big screen and prize giveaway • The Alcazar • $15 • thealcazar.org • 4pm, Sun, 7/20.

Discounted or Free:

The Sandlot • Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures • Courthouse Sunken Gardens • Free • 8:30pm, Fri, 7/18.

Best In Show • Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures • Courthouse Sunken Gardens • Free • 8:30pm, Fri, 7/25.

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Inflation Week is Here

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE • July 16, 2025

JUNE IS THE MONTH that the Trump tariffs are beginning to raise the price of imported goods, which is pushing the inflation rate higher.

The first inflation report is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on retail goods and services (see graph). It rose to 2.7 percent in June from a four-year low of 2.4 percent, which is why the Fed is still on hold with further rate cuts. It fears that lowering their Fed funds short-term rate could trigger an inflation panic, since it would speed up economic activity.

This would in turn panic bond holders who fear higher inflation and demand higher rates that control mortgages and yields on Treasury securities that fund the national debt, when annual debt payments are already $1 trillion.

Gas prices and housing costs rose. Prices fell for new and used vehicles, hotels and airfares. So, the inflation problem is mainly with imported goods, while the service sector price declines showed that consumers are dining out and traveling less because of the uncertainties generated by a tariff war.

of the Foreign Trade Court ruling that all reciprocal tariffs must be approved by congress is decided! How is anyone to know what the final tariffs will be, in that case?

There is more to come this week with wholesale inflation (Producer Price Index) and the Fed’s favorite, Personal Consumption Expenditure index (PCE), to follow.

ECONOMIC VOICE

By Harlan Green

Why should consumers spend more when the prices of cars and other durable goods that last more than three years, and are mostly either manufactured overseas or the parts are imported, will be hit by the tariffs? And don’t forget Trump wants to dock every country in the world that exports to us with at least a 10 percent tariff rate

This is before the appeal by the Trump administration

So why are the financial markets rallying to new highs as we speak? It is blind faith, in my opinion, that TACO Trump will chicken out again on the higher import taxes just announced on the likes of Japan, the EU, and even Brazil where we already have a trade surplus from exporting more to Brazil more than we import.

“The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, after rising 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.” BLS.GOV

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Harlan Green has been the 18-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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Is it that Trump loves the drama and can’t resist firing broadsides at what he doesn’t like? Or, more likely he desperately needs to collect import taxes to bring down the huge national debt brought on with the tax cuts, but without causing more inflation, something he promised to bring down on ‘Day One’.

How can he keep his promise to lower inflation while he keeps hounding the Fed to lower interest rates sooner (that would boost inflation)? He can’t, in a word, because of his need to cut taxes. So he is raising taxes on everyone else dependent on imports.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV03416

Petitioner: Stacy Ann Denton filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Stacy Ann Denton to PROPOSED NAME: Stacy Ann Jarel. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 20, 2025; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 7/2/2025 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #25CV03416 Pub Dates: July11, 18, 25, August 1, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as PITOME PUBLISHING at 1440 Jesusita Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. NINA S GELMAN-GANS at 3463 State St 168, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 6, 2025. 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. 2025-0001361. Published July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE

OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV03773 Petitioner: Maria Campoverde filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kaylanni Lucila Diaz-Bello to PROPOSED NAME: Kaylanni Lucila Campoverde. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 25, 2025; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 5; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 7/2/2025 /s/: Colleen K. Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #25CV03773 Pub Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2025.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Santa Barbara

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, for the consideration of the renewal of the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District and the levying and collection of assessments to fund the cost of wildland fire suppression services within the District for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

On July 1, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution of Intention No. 25-074 declaring its intention to hold this hearing (hereinafter referred to as the “Assessment Hearing”) and to consider renewal of the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District. All interested or affected property owners will be afforded the opportunity to be heard by the City Council at the Assessment Hearing. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 931021990, or by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

The total cost of the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District is estimated to be $343,653 for Fiscal Year 2026. This cost results in a proposed assessment rate of $103.10 per single-family equivalent benefit unit in the Foothill Zone and $127.84 in the Extreme Foothill Zone for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Parcels located within the assessment area are assessed based upon their receipt of special benefits from the services over and above general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large. The Assessments include a provision for an annual increase equal to the change in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index (CPI), not to exceed 4% per year without a further vote or balloting process. The change in the CPI for 2025-2026 was 3.42%.

An updated Engineer’s Report for the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District has been prepared and was preliminarily approved by the City Council on June 17, 2025. The Council will consider final approval of the report during the Assessment Hearing. The updated Engineer’s Report is available for review by contacting rdiguilio@ santabarbaraca.gov or mvontillow@santabarbaraca.gov.

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, including the public hearing to consider this levy, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or special assistance to gain access to, comment at, or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 805-564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements in most cases. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

(SEAL)

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City Clerk Services Manager

July 18, 2025

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PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Santa Barbara

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider a recommendation to City Council for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone 2020 Chapala Street (APN 025-311-023) from O-R (Office Restricted) to C-G (Commercial General); and determine that the rezone is consistent with the General Plan and exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305.

Public comment may be given in person at the meeting or remotely via zoom. Members of the public who wish to give public comment remotely may do so by completing the Zoom registration at the following link: https://santabarbaraca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_6qBzhd1OQ_iNFgvfSw-R0Q. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 931021990.

On Thursday, August 7, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda will include instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. 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.

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/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager July 18, 2025

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PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Santa Barbara

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 12:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is for Council to receive and accept public comments on the City’s draft application to the State of California Prohousing Designation Program.

Public comment may be given in person at the meeting or remotely via zoom. Members of the public who wish to give public comment remotely may do so by completing the Zoom registration at the following link: https://santabarbaraca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_6qBzhd1OQ_iNFgvfSw-R0Q. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 931021990.

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda will include instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. 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.

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/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager July 18, 2025

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An Evening with Derek Harrison – Santa Barbara Fiesta Poster Artist

Photo by RG Photography

By Katherine Murray-Morse. Special to VOICE

AN ARTIST’S

JOURNEY!

It was an art crowd that convened at the Santa Barbara Club for the Art Foundation of Santa Barbara’s Members Art Exhibit and talk by this year’s Santa Barbara Fiesta Poster artist Derek Harrison. Every year members of the Santa Barbara Club loan artwork from their collection or their own artwork for the exhibit. All attendees and members also get to vote for the three Best in Show and two Honorable mentions.

McCall funded by the Art Foundation through a grant awarded by the Barker Foundation, Dana Newquist, Trustee.

Fritz Olenberger, Fiesta El Presidente, who introduced Derek, had specific requirements for the poster, starting with a photo Olenberger took of a dancer in a blue dress. He wanted an “S” curve shape to prevail. Changing the dress color to red, Derek substituted his live model and “muse” Kate Maddaloni, herself a rancher, dancer, and painter, becoming the face of this year’s poster.

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The Carpinteria City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5:30pm • To learn more about other City departments visit www.carpinteriaca.gov

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meets most Tuesdays at 9am • To learn more about other County departments visit www.countyofsb.org

An evening with Derek Harrison, Santa Barbara portrait artist with a studio in El Paseo, provided an inside look at his journey. Starting as a tattoo artist in Colorado, he came to Santa Barbara, then morphed those skills into gallery shows and eventually portrait painting, finding Jeremy Lipking, a great realist and romantic portrait painter with whom he studied. With Lipking, he developed his focus on plein air and painting from life throughout the west. He connected with gallery owners Ralph and Diane Waterhouse ten years ago and has taught at Westmont and L.A. Academy of Figurative Art. Harrison recently taught a two-day workshop for Santa Barbara High School VADA (art) students, to hone portrait painting and business skills - the brainchild of Trustee Maria

Several members including Trustee John Doordan loaned portraits done by Derek Harrison. In addition, there was a wall for art with Asian influence, with some spectacular pieces loaned by Art Foundation President Frank McGinity, Ramona Pacela, and Keith Moore. Other members shared their own artwork.

Among the art lovers attending were Fritz and Gretchen Olenberger, Dana and Andrea Newquist, Maria McCall, Katherine Murray-Morse, Diane and Ralph Waterhouse, Anne Luther, Keith Moore, Jeremy Tessmer, Jane Dini, Ramona Pacela, Robert Castle and Fran Morrow, Caroline and Bob Williams, Frank McGinity, John Doordan, Nancy Newquist-Nolan, Christine Holland, Lynn Kirst, and Sara Pelton.

Santa Barbara Joins National John Lewis Day of

Action “Good Trouble Lives On” Vigil Held

July 17th

AN ELECTRONIC CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON THURSDAY, JULY 17TH along Cabrillo Street in Santa Barbara honors the legacy of Congressman John Lewis. The event also protests the Trump administration’s attacks on civil and human rights. The event begins at 7:30pm and concludes at 8:30pm, with participants gathering at the Dolphin Fountain at Stearns Wharf at the intersection of State St. and Cabrillo Blvd.

The local action in Santa Barbara is part of Good Trouble Lives On—a nationwide day of peaceful, nonviolent action rooted in the legacy of the civil rights movement and inspired by John Lewis’ call to make “good trouble, necessary trouble.” The Santa Barbara event commemorates the fifth anniversary of the passing of Congressman John Lewis, who coined the term “Good Trouble”—any peaceful, non-violent action that challenges injustice and creates meaningful change. The primary organizer of the Santa Barbara “Good Trouble” event is nonprofit organization Indivisible Santa Barbara.

Participants should bring an electronic candle or flashlight, along with protest signs honoring the legacy of John Lewis. The event will call for an end to authoritarian attacks on the freedom to vote, protest, and organize—and to stand united against efforts to criminalize our communities, roll back rights, and slash vital public programs.

To learn more about the national campaign, visit www.goodtroubleliveson.org

Art Foundation of Santa Barbara Trustees Frank McGinity, John Doordan, Katherine Murray-Morse, Fiesta El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, Artist Derek Harrison, Trustees Diane Waterhouse, Maria McCall, and Nancy NewquistNolan

On the Street with John Palminteri

Denied Access

CONGRESSMAN SALUD CARBAJAL was denied access during a Homeland Security operation in Carpinteria. A very large crowd gathered at Foothill and Casitas Pass Road for about two hours. Ten people were reportedly taken away from the nearby Glasshouse cannabis farm. Some people had minor injuries including Carpinteria City Councilmember Monica Solorzano when she said she was “pushed” and hit the ground.

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Bike or Motorcycle?

ILLEGAL E-MOTORCYCLES are being impounded in Santa Barbara as part of a stepped up enforcement on dangerous and unpermitted e-vehicles and riders. Citations for offenses,including riding under 18 without a helmet, start at $100.

Ocean Rescue

FOUR PEOPLE WERE RESCUED AFTER THEIR BOAT SANK Friday morning off the Santa Barbara coast near Leadbetter Point about 7:49 am. A NOAA research vessel was first on the scene and the crew made the rescue including CPR for two of the victims. The Harbor Patrol was on scene immediately. All went to Cottage Hospital. No other details are known. Santa Barbara Fire and AMR were on it.

Ficus Removal & Tree Plantings

AFTER BROKEN AND RAISED SIDEWALKS, trip and fall hazards and many complaints, 13 trees, including eight ficus trees, are being removed from Milpas Street in Santa Barbara for a project intended to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility.

These were popular shade and bird trees for many people to enjoy but some trees have been a problem and will be replaced.

Emergency Landing

AN EMERGENCY LANDING took place when a Southwest Airlines jet headed to Santa Barbara from Las Vegas had a failure in its left engine. It happened just after take off July 10th. Southwest said the pilot was able to control the plane, make a turn and land safely at Harry Reid International Airport. The cause is under investigation.

Fiesta Carnival Canceled

ANNOUNCED WITH ENTHUSIASM AND CONFETTI on June 16th in Santa Barbara, the Downtown Club has now canceled the Fiesta Carnival it planned to coincide with the annual Old Spanish Days. No other changes with the citywide events are expected for the 101st celebration that will take place July 30th to August 3rd. Planned events include a downtown Mercado, Fiesta Pequena, Las

Fiesta Parade.)

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In the last week attendance has been down at several events on the Central Coast and business districts following immigration enforcement and arrests.

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Noches de Ronda,

El Desfile Historico (the famous

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Photo by KEYT

The Art of Vian Sora: Violently Beautiful

The art of Iraqi artist Vian Sora landed at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art with an explosion of color that recalls her life experiences through several wars, with intense beauty.

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

HIGH-POWERED, physical, dynamic, controlled chaos: the large canvases in the Vian Sora: Outerworld exhibit, now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, evoke strong feelings. I find them violently beautiful.

Sora, born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1976, lived through the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the subsequent insurgency, before migrating repeatedly and eventually settling in Louisville, Kentucky. This exhibit collects 20 abstract works she has completed since 2016, which process some of what she has lived through.

“I hope this exhibition will illuminate the struggle, courage and dissonance continuously faced by war survivors that exist between worlds,” the artist shared during a post-film screening via video conference. “As displaced people and immigrants constantly strive to make sense of our new orbits, these paintings depict a journey through distant time and space in order to reach safety.”

Sora mixes oil and acrylic paint, splashing, pouring, and spraying it onto the canvas, and moving the medium with brushes, sponges, spray bottles, or even her breath, oftentimes with upwards of 50 layers of pigments that run, accumulate, and clash.

“This search for beauty amongst destruction is translated into my compositions through a conscious embrace of decay,” Sora added. “For me, these emotionally intense and bright ‘landscapes’ act as metaphors that simultaneously signify both the turmoil of war and the dynamics of change.”

Besides her own life experiences of war, violence, and regeneration, Sora finds inspiration in biology with its cycles of growth, decay, and evolution, and in mythology, like Echo and Narcissus (Mixed media finished wth oil on canvas, 2018).

Sora’s first solo exhibit in the United States features brilliant artworks that not only move you emotionally, but also educate you about Iraq and its history, courtesy of bilingual English/Spanish stories and even a timeline of the history of Mesopotamia.

“People seem to understand the paintings automatically, intuiting some essence,” said James Glisson, SBMA Chief Curator, who met Vian during a trip to Louisville organized by the International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art in the Fall of 2022. “Learning her life

story and recent Iraqi history enriches their engagement with the paintings. There is a roiling quality combined with beauty and tranquility. Opposites are contained.”

On view until September 7th, Outerworlds was co-organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Asia Society Texas, and Speed Art Museum and made possible in Santa Barbara through the generosity of SBMA Women’s Board, Joan Davidson, Jeanne Dentzel, Great Meadows Foundation, Rachel Kaganoff, Isabel and Paul Wendt, and an anonymous donor.

Film Screening Good Kurds, Bad Kurds

AS A YOUNG GIRL, WHILE LIVING IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Vian Sora watched the first 15 minutes of an incomplete bootlegged copy of the documentary Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (Kevin McKiernan, 2000).

The film, like anything Kurdish (language, names, books, clothing…) is forbidden in Turkey. On Sunday July 12th, SBMA screened the film, followed by a Q&A with the Santa Barbara-based director and Vian Sora, via videoconference. The 72-minute documentary features the struggles of the Kurds, “the largest ethnic group without a nation,” through the eyes of war correspondent McKiernan. Over the years, tens of thousands of Kurds have been killed by Turkey and Iraq. The film features interviews with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan (before he was imprisoned by Turkey), PKK fighters, and a Santa Barbara Kurdish family, including Kani Xulam, who was battling deportation while working as a lobbyist for the Kurdish cause in Washington, DC.

Dilmun, 2022, Oil and mixed media on canvas by Vian Sora Museum purchase with funds provided by the General Art Acquisition Fund

Vian Sora

Hanging Garden, 2022, Mixed media finished w/ oil on canvas by Vian Sora Courtesy of Vian Sora

Citizen, 2019, Mixed media finished w/ oil on canvas by Vian Sora. Collection of Michael and Stephanie Morris

Echo and Narcissus, 2018, Mixed media finished w/ oil on canvas by Vian Sora. Courtesy of Speed Art Museum

Photos by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

ART VENUES

10 West Gallery • Engaging the Muse through Aug 10 • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • 10westgallery.com

707 Gallery • Santa Barbara Visual Artists Summer exhibition through July • Paseo Nuevo #707 • 11-7 daily • sbvisualartists.com

Architectural Fdn Gallery • Marcia

Rickard: Gimme Shelter ~ through Aug 9 • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • 1–4

some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org

Art & Soul Gallery • Blue Skies & Shimmering Seas: Brad Betts: through Jul 20; ¡Viva La Fiesta! Pedro De La Cruz through Aug 31 • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Reopens Sept 13 • museum.ucsb.edu

Art From Scrap • Explore Ecology: Environmental Educ. & Artistic Expression • exploreecology.org

Atkinson Gallery, SBCC • gallery.sbcc.edu

Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

The Carriage and Western Art Museum • SB History Makers Exhibit: Silsby Spalding, WW Hollister, Dixie; Saddle & Carriage Collections • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 Mo-Fr • carriagemuseum.org

California Nature Art Museum • Yosemite: Sanctuary in Stone, Photographs by William Neill through Sep 1 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org

Casa de La Guerra • Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making • Through Aug 31 • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805565-5653 • casadelherrero.com

Casa Dolores • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032 • casadolores.org

Channing Peake Gallery • Form and Frame: Abstraction, Community, and the Language of Art • 105 E Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994

Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • colettecosentino.com

Community Arts Workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6pm Fri & By Appt. • sbcaw.org

Corridan Gallery • La PrimaveraThe Early Spring by James Paul Brown; James Paul Brown A Joyful Vision & gallery artists • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805-966-7939 • corridan-gallery.com

CPC Gallery • By appt • 36 E Victoria St • cpcgallery.com

Cypress Gallery • To Fluidity and Beyond by Chris Jeszeck • Jul 3 to 27 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-737-1129 • lompocart.org

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery • Contemporary Artists • 15 W Gutierrez • 805-963-1157 • 11–5 Tu-Sa • elizabethgordongallery.com

El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org

Elverhøj Museum • Cloth as Canvas ~ 11 local artists through Jul 6 • the history and Danish culture of Solvang & promoting the arts • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 Th-Mo • elverhoj.org

Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653.

Fazzino 3-D Studio Gallery • 3-D original fine art • 529 State St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com

Gallery 113 • SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com

Gallery Los Olivos • Between Earth and Sky: Deborah Kalas through July • Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805688-7517 • gallerylosolivos.com

Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • lotusland.org

Grace Fisher Fdn • Inclusive Arts

Clubhouse • Paintings by Grace Fisher • 121 S Hope, La Cumbre Plaza • WeSu 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org

Indah Gallery • Plucked from a dream • Through Aug 3 • 12-5 Fri-Sun • 2190 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez https://www.maxgleason.com/indah-gallery

James Main Fine Art • 19th & 20th Century Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

Jewish Federation of Greater SB • Portraits of Survival interactive ~ Ongoing • 9-4pm Mo-Fr • 524 Chapala St • 805-957-1115 ext. 114

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum • Monarchy: Power, Intrigue, and Legacy: focusing on notable European monarchs, and their reigns•

through 9/30; a million+ historical documents • 21-23 W Anapamu • 10-4 Tu-Su • 805-962-5322 • karpeles.com

Kathryne Designs • Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • 10-5 Mo-Sa; 11-5 Su • 805-565-4700 • kathrynedesigns.com

Kelly Clause Art • Watercolors of Sea & Land • 28 Anacapa St, #B • Most weekdays 12-5 • kellyclause.com

La Cumbre Center For Creative Arts : Fine Line Gallery; Elevate Gallery; Illuminations Gallery • Multi-Artist Stuido/Gallery Spaces • La Cumbre Plaza • 12-5 Tu-Su • lcccasb. com

Lompoc Library Grossman Gallery • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • A Piece of Carpinteria • through Aug 3 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-684-7789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org

Maker House • Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio Exhibition • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • claystudiosb.org

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Contemporary Plein Air • Landscape paintings, prints, & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-962-5588 • artlacuna.com

MOXI, The Wolf Museum• of Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • moxi.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara • Arte del Pueblo through Jul 27 • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

Evening Light, Santa Barbara Courthouse - featuring in an exhibition at Palm Loft Gallery, Carpinteria

MCASB Satellite @ the Riviera Beach House • In Motion: Marie McKenzie & Marlene Struss through Oct 12 • 9am-9pm Daily • 121 State St • mcasantabarbara.org

Palm Loft Gallery • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-684-9700 • palmloft.com

Patricia Clarke Studio • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-4527739 • patriciaclarkestudio.com

Peregrine Galleries • Early CA & American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805252-9659 • peregrine.shop

Peter Horjus Design • Studio • 11 W Figueroa St • peterhorjus.com

Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • porticofinearts.com

Santa Barbara Art Works • Arts Education for All • 28 E Victoria St • 805-260-6705 • M-F 8:30-4:30 • sbartworks.org

Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive

In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily (Fr & Sat 10-7 until 7/27). • 805-682-4711 • sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Tennis Club - 2nd Fridays Art • Marianna Victoria Mashek: In Pursuit of Beauty through Aug 23 • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • 2ndfridaysart.com

Santa Ynez Vallery Historical Museum • From Trauma to Hope: Stories of Foster Care • 3596 Sagunto St • sbcasa.oeg • 12-4pm Wed-Sun.

Sahyun Genealogical Library • 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake: Stories and Lives Remembered • 316 Castillo St • Tue/Thu 10-4; Sun & 3rd Sat 1-4 • https://SBGen.org

Seimandi & Leprieur a French Art Gallery • Fertilum by FrenchCaribbean artist Ricardo OzierLafontaine through Oct 5 • 33 W Anapamu St. • 11am-6pm, Daily • . seimandileprieur.com

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ART EVENTS ART VENUES

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • Join the Enlichenment through Dec 7

1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily

805-682-4726 • sbbg.org

Santa Barbara Fine Art • SB landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 12-6 Tu-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • santabarbarafineart.com

Santa Barbara Historical Museum • 1925: Santa Barbara Remmebers the Earthquake through Jul 6; Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West through Aug 17; Edward Borein Gallery and The Story of Santa Barbara ~ ongoing • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • sbhistorical.org

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

• The Swiftest Recovery: Island Fox Chronicles through Aug 24; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and SB Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Wy, Ste 190 • 10-5 Daily • 805-962-8404 • SBMM.org

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art

• Math + Art through Aug 24 • Sea of Ice: Echoes of the European Romantic Era through Aug 24; Proscenium: Elliott Hundley through Aug 31; By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA through Feb 22; Vian Sora: Outerworlds through Sept 7; Letterforms through Sep 14; Tibetan Paintings through Aug 17 • 1130 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805-9634364 • sbma.net

Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Butterflies Alive! through Sep 1; Drawn from Nature: Antique Prints through Sep 7 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • sbnature.org

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art • Building A Collection: 2008 - 2025, Honoring Judy L. Larson • through Aug • Weekdays 10-4, Sat 11-5 • westmont.edu/museum

High School Students Invited to Participate in Pianos on State Program & Performers Needed for Piano-Focused Masq(p)arade!

The Arts Fund’s Teen Arts Mentorship program will be collaborating with Pianos on State to offer local high school students the chance to help design and paint a piano.

An initiative of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Pianos on State places individually-decorated pianos on State Street for the month of October for locals’ enjoyment. They also star in the annual Masq(p)arade! progressive performance.

Slice of Light Gallery • Ben Coffman Exhibit; Passage - Photography by JK Lovelace • 9 W Figueroa St • MoFr 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • sliceoflight. com

Stewart Fine Art • Early CA Plein

Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 11-5:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255

Sullivan Goss • Leslie Lewis Sigler: Kindred through Jul 28; Summer Salon through July 28; Jardin De Rêves: Lotusland Celebrates at Sullivan Goss through Jul 28 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-730-1460 • sullivangoss.com

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum • 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • quinlanmuseum.com • 805-687-4623

SYV Historical Museum & Carriage House • Art of The Western Saddle • ongoing • 3596 Sagunto St, SY • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805-688-7889 • santaynezmuseum.org

Tamsen Gallery • Reminiscence’ by Loan Chabanol; Work by Robert W. Firestone • 1309 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • tamsengallery.com

UCSB Library • Creative Currents through Sep 16 • library.ucsb.edu

Voice Gallery • Challenges: Santa Barbara Printmakers & Friends through July • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Su • 805-9656448 • voicesb.art

Waterhouse Gallery Montecito •

Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Waterhouse Gallery SB • Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mo-Sa • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

‘Beyond the Canvas’ Art

Walk • Coast Village Road presents a ceebration of The Arts • 1187 Coast Village Rd • Free • coastvillageroad.com • 4-7pm, Thur, 7/17.

La Cumbre Plaza 3rd

Friday Gallery Row Art Walk • 5 galleries, music, art activities, & more! • 5-8pm Fri, 7/18. (See page 15 for details)

Watercolor and Collage Workshop • Carpenteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave • $126 • carpinteriaartscenter.org • 9am3pm, Sat, 7/19.

Mind The Gap 2025 • Art Market & Gallery Show returns to the Community Arts Workshop (CAW) • 631 Garden St. • Free •  sbcaw.org • 10am7pm, Sat, 7/19.

Zen and the Art of Costume Drawing • with Rich Wilkie • 707 Gallery at Paseo Nuevo

• $50 • Reg. Rich@richwilkie. com • 9am-12pm, Sat, 7/19.

Opening Recption ¡Viva La Fiesta! Pedro De La Cruz

• Solo Exhibition honoring cultural pride, familial ties, and community connection • Art and Soul, 1323 State St. • Free • 5-8pm, Sat, 7/26.

SB Arts & Crafts Show • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10-5 Sun.

Carpinteria Creative Arts Market • Local pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30-6 Thur.

Applications are now open for interested Santa Barbara County high school students to apply to participate. The program will begin in September and be led by past piano artist and mentor Irene Ramirez. Students will brainstorm ideas and creative elements before collaboratively preparing and painting the final design on a piano at the Community Arts Workshop.

Beyond the final piano being on display on State Street this October, students will also exhibit their design ideas and sketches during the Teen Arts Mentorship’s annual exhibition.

Additional free teen mentorship programs accepting applicants, include “Typewriter Poetry” with Simon Kiefer, “What’s Next?” with Jamie Dufek, and “Poetry & SelfExpression” with Cie Gumucio.

Students may apply by visiting https://artsfundsb.org/programs/tam/apply

LOCAL PERFORMERS WITH A

FLAIR

FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT are invited to apply to participate in the fifth annual Masq(p)arade! this October. Held in collaboration with Pianos on State, the Masq(p)arade! creates a progressive performance that leads performers and attendees from piano to piano along State Street. All genres of performers and performance groups are encouraged to apply, with the requirement that all acts be piano-based and incorporate fun masks. The performer submission deadline is August 22nd, with the 2025 Masq(p)arade! to be held on October 3rd.

Past performers have included Brasscals!, Opera Santa Barbara, Out of the Box Theatre Company, Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus, and Zach Gill. For the entry form visit www.masqparade.org

Whale Watching at 10 West Gallery patprime@earthlink.net

Patrick McGinnis

Old Spanish Days invites you to Capture the Spirit!

El Desfile Histórico

Friday, August 1 at 12 noon

Cabrillo Boulevard Between Castillo and Calle Cesar Chavez