VOICE Magazine: June 20, 20255

4th of July Concert

FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2025, 5:00 PM

Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara

Prime Time Band and the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation present an afternoon of lively music celebrating freedom and the heroes who inspire us. Sing-along favorites and patriotic classics pay tribute to military heroism and American stage and screen heroes.

Highlighted selections will include music from Band of Brothers, Top Gun, and Wicked along with other favorites.

Arrive early to claim your spot on the grass; Bring your picnic, blanket, and low beach chairs.

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A Fanfare to Education, Entertainment, & Inspiration

By Mark Whitehurst, PhD / VOICE

ORLD PREMIERS AND SENSATIONAL TALENT will grace Santa Barbara stages for the new season of UCSB Arts & Lectures, which was announced Tuesday along with the retirement of Celesta Billeci, the Miller McCune Executive Director for the past 25 years. Billeci programmed this, her final season. It is stellar, to say the least. Headliners such as Yuja Wang, Yo-Yo Ma, Samara Joy, Itzhak Perlman, Lila Downs, and Fareed Zakaria will brighten the cultural scene with 50 events and six commissions and co-commissions.

Billeci received a standing

ovation and a Congressional Award and Recognition from U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal, in honor of her contributions to culture in the Santa Barbara community.

“As I look ahead to a new chapter, this season stands as a reflection of everything I’ve cherished about leading Arts & Lectures,” related Billeci, the Miller McCune Executive Director. “It’s been shaped by a deep belief in the power of live events to inspire, connect and transform. With that in mind, I’ve worked to shape a season that reflects our highest ideals – presenting world-class talent, commissioning new work and bringing our community together around live performance and big ideas.”

The new season of live performances and lectures begins Tuesday, September 30th, with worldrenowned pianist and composer Daniil Trifonov.

Many in the crowd expressed their interest in particular performances: “I’m really looking forward to Lila Downs and Lucía!” enthused Representative Carbajal. A young mother shared her elation at the forthcoming screening of Moana, “My daughters loved the last sing-along, and will love this!”

On Thursday, October 16th, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria will present the inaugural Roman Baratiak Endowed Lecture at the Arlington Theatre. Additional events, including the Justice for All programming initiative, Thematic Learning Initiative,

and more, will be announced throughout the season.

Meghan Bush, Associate Director of UCSB Arts & Lectures, announced the growing interest by patrons to buy “The Works,” which includes all of the performances, to both use and share the season with friends or clients.

UCSB Arts & Lectures is currently offering discounts of up to 25 percent to secure great seats, receive early notice about newly added events, and free ticket exchanges to those who purchase series packages. Patrons can subscribe to any of Arts & Lectures’ 12 fixed series packages: Dance; Great Performances A; Great Performances B; Great Performances Suite; Word of Mouth; Global Sounds; Jazz; Roots; Hear & Now; Speaking with Pico; Vanguard; and Keyboard Virtuosos. They also offer another option called Create Your Own series: Purchasing

tickets to four or more events provides ten percent off single ticket prices. Among the season’s most powerful offerings are six evenings of newly commissioned and co-commissioned works that represent UCSB Arts and Lectures’ contribution to the national celebration of America’s 250 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

“These projects — created in collaboration with some of our most cherished artist — honor the enduring values of independent thought and freedom of expression,” said Billeci.

One of the performances and co-commissions will be a project by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three who will be performing Emily - No Prisoner Be, a collection of 24 new settings of Emily Dickinson poems composed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of The Hours, Kevin Puts. The other co-commissioners

Photos courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

Jazz vocalist Samara Joy will perform season opening week on Thursday, October 2nd.

Arlington Theatre tickets are bound to sell out for Yuja Wang & Mahler Chamber Orchestra. They’ll perform Thursday, April 23rd.

Fans of Singalong Screenings will be jumping on tickets to Disney’s Moana, live-to-film concert on Sunday, November 16th at the Arlington Theatre.

Discussing What It Takes Fareed Zakaria will appear on Thursday, October 16th at the Arlington Theatre

are Lead Commissioner, Bregenzer Festspiele, Carnegie Hall, and Cal Performances at University of California, Berkeley.

Another commission, a coordinated and collaborative effort by several organizations, will include the Danish String Quartet and the Danish National Girls Choir who will perform in wildness, a new composition by

American composer David Lang. The co-commissioners are: UCSB Arts & Lectures, Carnegie Hall, La Jolla Music Society, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Stanford Live, and Washington Performing Arts Society. It has been two decades since a piece of music was commissioned for Yo-Yo Ma. This world premiere will include a standalone world premiere of three pieces for solo cello. The first two are by South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe and Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw. The third will be based on Yo-Yo Ma’s recent and ongoing exploration of the ways that culture can reinvigorate our connection to the natural world, with a particular focus on water.

the Danish String Quartet and Danish National Girls Choir performing an A&L co-commission by David Lang; jazz performances by Samara Joy, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, and more; acclaimed lecturers including bestselling authors Elizabeth Gilbert and Miranda July, plus distinguished political commentators Fareed Zakaria and Ezra Klein; the Vanguard series co-commissions for the Kronos Quartet, and a celebration of Philip Glass’s 90th birthday.

For more about Arts & Lectures, call 805893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures. UCSB.edu

Season support: Sara Miller McCune is Season Sponsor. Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli are Community Partners for the season.

For tickets ($20 General / Free UCSB Students) call 805-893-3535 or visit ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Some additional highlights include a night of timeless soul with Boz Scaggs; dance performances by three aweinspiring international ensembles including Sutra featuring the Shaolin Monks, Ballet Preljocaj, and Compagnie Hervé KOUBI; a two-night, two-program Jerome Robbins Ballet Festival curated by and featuring New York City Ballet star Tiler Peck; two performances of Germán Cornejo’s Tango After Dark; a new Keyboard Virtuosos series with megastars Daniil Trifonov, Víkingur Ólafsson, and Bruce Liu; two Great Performances series featuring returning favorites with new projects anchored by Yuja Wang & the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman with an all-star klezmer band,

Photos courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

Miranda July will bring her trademark offbeat sensibility to Campbell Hall on Tuesday, January 20th.

Lucía, a rising star and winner of the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, will make her Santa Barbara debut at Hahn Hall on Thursday, April 30th.

The upcoming season is alive with dance. On Wednesday, October 29th, Sutra with the Monks from the Shaolin Temple will perform at The Granada Theatre.

Yo-Yo Ma will play a recital on Sunday, February 22nd at The Granada Theatre. He will premiere three new works commissioned specially for him by Arts & Lectures, including pieces by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw and genre-defying South African cellist Abel Selaocoe.

With Two Nights and Two Programs, dance lovers will want to see the Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins, curated by Tiler Peck on Tuesday and Wednesday, Mar 3rd and 4th at The Granada Theatre

Immigrants Make a Difference

“Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance. Federal government continued to lose jobs.” BLS

By Harlan Green / Special to VOICE

THE FRED GRAPH (right) is the best picture of where the jobs market has been headed over the past two years (May 23-May 25).

It’s a slow downward trend that is averaging a monthly gain of 149,000 over the prior 12 months.

of some 72,000 undocumented immigrants already, and intention to remove more than one million over the next year.

ECONOMIC

By Harlan Green

But since January 2025 and Donald Trump’s inauguration (last five bars in graph), job growth has averaged just 124,000 per month increases, and Trump’s antiimmigrant policies since then will continue to harm the job market and economic growth.

It’s becoming obvious that firms are hiring less because of rising uncertainty caused by the DOGE cuts and Trump’s tariffs. And don’t forget the immigration crackdown that is reducing the number of workers available for those jobs. The Trump administration has trumpeted the ‘removal’

We know what that will do to our workforce. Some 625,000 working adults have dropped out of the adult workforce just in May, which means they stopped even looking for work.

So, it’s difficult to know if the immigration crackdown is causing more to simply stop working as well as the hiring slowdown. We know that immigrants, whether legal or undocumented, have become a major component of our job market with our declining population growth.

According to the Center for Migration Studies, a non-partisan think tank, an estimated 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants contribute to the economy, representing about five percent of all workers. This number has increased since 2019 but is like the 2007 figure. Lawful

Community News

Airport Launches Partnership with Pacific Pride Foundation

AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT at the Santa Barbara Airport has lead to a partnership with the local nonprofit Pacific Pride Foundation. The partnership will support mutual community engagement through promoting Pride Month, PPF’s annual Pacific Pride Festival, and SBA’s inclusive efforts.

Passengers traveling through SBA will see a new Pride Month banner hanging from the tower outside the front entrance during the month of June. In addition, multiple PPF advertisements and activations will be present inside the terminal through the end of August.

The Pacific Pride Festival, sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara and SBA, will take place on August 23rd, at Chase Palm Park. This celebration is free for the community and will feature live music, dance and musical performances, food, vendors, and more. Events like these highlight the City’s ongoing efforts to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and to promote safe, welcoming spaces across all departments.

On June 10th, Mayor Rowse presented a proclamation to the Pacific Pride Foundation recognizing their decades-long pursuit of inclusivity, equality, and dignity for all people, and the City’s proud history of allyship.

“This proclamation and airport display speak volumes,” said Julio C. Roman, Executive Director of Pacific Pride Foundation. “It’s about celebrating the beautiful diversity of Santa Barbara while sending a message of affirmation to every traveler who passes through. It’s an honor to partner with the City as we mark 50 years of the Pacific Pride Foundation showing up for our community.”

For more information about the foundation and festival, visit Pacific Pride Foundation (PacificPrideFoundation.org)

immigrants make up most of the immigrant workforce at 22.2 million, or 13 percent of all workers. Many work in construction (1.5 million) and restaurants (1 million), and fewer in agriculture and farms.

Reducing the number of workers will hurt both our employment picture, as well as future growth, since if the normal one million plus annual influx of immigrants is reduced, it will impact GDP growth as well.

But in wanting so badly to feed red meat to his MAGA followers with the propaganda that immigrants are evil and criminals, employers cannot find the workers they need. There are still more than seven million job vacancies, according to the Labor Department’s JOLTS report.

This didn’t have to happen, if Trump had allowed the bipartisan immigration bill to pass that Biden had negotiated, which gave a path to citizenship and allowed immigrants to obtain legal work permits.

But the Trump administration isn’t interested in economic growth as much as branding non-European whites as undesirables.

It’s how autocrats stay in power.

President Trump is dividing Americans in artificial ways—whether by economic class, or birth origins—any way he can think up to exacerbate the divisions.

And it will not only shrink the working population, but U.S. economic growth as well.

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El Aeropuerto de Santa Bárbara Lanza una Colaboración con Pacific Pride Foundation

LA ALIANZA APOYARÁ EL FESTIVAL LOCAL DEL ORGULLO y los esfuerzos de inclusión del SBA. El Aeropuerto de Santa Bárbara (SBA) se complace en anunciar una nueva colaboración con la organización local sin fines de lucro Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF). Esta alianza fomentará la participación comunitaria a través de la promoción del Mes del Orgullo, el festival anual Pacific Pride Festival organizado por PPF, y los esfuerzos del SBA por ofrecer un entorno inclusivo, seguro y acogedor para todas las personas viajeras.

Durante el mes de junio, quienes transiten por el SBA verán una nueva pancarta del Mes del Orgullo colgada en la torre ubicada frente a la entrada principal. Además, se instalarán diversos anuncios y activaciones de PPF dentro de la terminal hasta finales de agosto.

El Pacific Pride Festival, patrocinado por la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara y el SBA, se llevará a cabo el 23 de agosto en Chase Palm Park. Este evento gratuito para la comunidad contará con música en vivo, presentaciones de danza y espectáculos musicales, gastronomía, puestos de venta y mucho más. Celebraciones como esta reflejan el compromiso continuo de la Ciudad con la comunidad LGBTQ+ y su esfuerzo por promover espacios seguros y acogedores en todas sus dependencias.

Durante la sesión del Concejo Municipal del 10 de junio, el alcalde Rowse entregó una proclama a Pacific Pride Foundation en reconocimiento a sus décadas de trabajo en favor de la inclusión, la igualdad y la dignidad de todas las personas, así como a la orgullosa trayectoria de la Ciudad como aliada de la comunidad LGBTQ+.

“Esta proclama y la exhibición en el aeropuerto dicen mucho por sí solas”, expresó Julio C. Román, director ejecutivo de Pacific Pride Foundation. “Se trata de celebrar la hermosa diversidad de Santa Bárbara y de enviar un mensaje de afirmación a cada persona viajera que pase por aquí. Es un honor colaborar con la Ciudad en este momento tan especial, mientras celebramos 50 años del compromiso continuo de Pacific Pride Foundation con nuestra comunidad.”

Para más información sobre la fundación y el festival, visite Pacific Pride Foundation (PacificPrideFoundation.org).

Community News

Downtown Club to Host Inaugural Carnival During Fiesta 2025

By Bonnie Carroll, Special to VOICE

THERE WAS CONFETTI, THERE WAS EXCITEMENT, AND THERE WERE KIDS gathered in front of the historic Downtown Club located on East Cañon Perdido Street between Santa Barbara Junior and High Schools. Downtown Club officials and this year's El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, David Bolton, and executive director Mark Alvarado led the festivities where the announcement of plans for a special four-day carnival celebration to be held in tandem with the 2025 Old Spanish Days Fiesta was made.

For the first time, a Fiesta carnival is coming to downtown Santa Barbara during Fiesta. The Downtown Club, established originally in 1938 as the first Boys Club in the area, announced it is presenting a Carnival for the Kids, Una Feria de los Niños during Fiesta week, Thursday to Sunday. The event will feature a variety of carnival rides including a Ferris wheel and zipper, plus booths and games that make up a traditional carnival.

"This is a great day for our community; kids throughout downtown and the east side neighborhoods will be able to walk to and enjoy a full carnival during Fiesta," said Alvarado, the executive director of The Downtown Club. "We will have rides, games, carnival food, and a fun experience for the kids and families. We are looking forward to being a part of Santa Barbara's beloved Fiesta."

The carnival is being put on by Christiansen Amusement from San Diego County, who have staged the Fiesta carnival at the Old Spanish Days Mercado del Norte and Mercado de La Playa. This premiere community-benefit event has been weeks in the works, with the support and cooperation of city agencies.

"When Santa Barbara's Fiesta was first being planned more than 100 years ago, the organizers said that they hoped the entire town would have 'a carnival spirit, a carnival atmosphere' during Fiesta week," said El Presidente 2025 Fritz Olenberger.

The Downtown Club Carnival for the Kids is not an official Old Spanish Days event, but like the mercado at Guadalupe Church and a bevy of other events, this special family-oriented carnival will complement the planned Old Spanish Days events.

"The hope is that kids and families will stop by the carnival before or after they watch the Friday parade, or before or after going to the downtown Mercado, Fiesta Pequeña, or the Mariachi Festival," said Downtown Club Board Chairman David Bolton who served as Fiesta El Presidente in 2023. "When we lost the carnival at the beach last year, so many people throughout town stopped me saying, 'We're sorry to see the carnival for the kids won't be happening.' Now, with great community Fiesta spirit and collaboration, and a central location, a Carnival for the Kids will again be part of our area's beloved Fiesta week."

Julia George Named Sr. Development Director

A NEW SR. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, Julia George, has been appointed by Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation to join their leadership team.

“We are thrilled to welcome Julia to our leadership team,” shared Brittany Avila Wazny, executive director, “Her philosophy and approach to nonprofit work reflect our mission, making her a perfect fit.

George comes to TBCF after serving locally as Director of Development at Congregation B’nai B’rith. She previously held leadership roles at RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) Penn State University, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Julia is also a community volunteer and currently serves on the board of the Peabody Charter School Foundation and Santa Barbara Ice Hawks. TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org

The Downtown Club Carnival for the Kids will be held from 12 to 9pm Thursday, July 31st to Sunday, August 3rd. The event is free to the public, with affordable tickets available for the carnival rides and games. Several former club kids who now run successful local businesses have stepped up in the spirit of community to help make this carnival a great fundraiser for The Downtown Club. Shalhoob Meat Co. will be providing licensing and supervision for the adult-only beer garden, and Mike Georges will be working with his catering team to provide a Downtown Club Torta.

Involvement in Fiesta is nothing new for The Downtown Club. Starting in the late 1990's, there was dialogue between Old Spanish Days officials and The Downtown Club about participating in Fiesta. For many years, The Downtown Club worked a booth at Mercado De La Guerra during Fiesta week. In more recent years, a Fiesta Car Show was held at the historic Downtown Club site which drew hundreds of automobile aficionados and community supporters to the Club each Fiesta Sunday.

The Downtown Club provides services year-round for hundreds of kids ranging in age from six to 17. Daily, students from elementary schools and local junior and senior high school visit the club in the afternoon following their regular school hours. From athletics, to dance, to computer study to career training and counseling, the Downtown Club continues to play a vital role in offering a safe and positive environment for Santa Barbara's youth.

The Club is located at 632 East Cañon Perdido Street between Santa Barbara High School and Junior High. For ticket information call 805-962-2385.

IN A REMARKABLE INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, the SBCC Foundation awarded $1,187,618 in scholarships to more than 900 SBCC students for the 2025–2026 academic year.

“We are thrilled with the number of scholarships awarded this year,” said Bobbi Abram, CEO of the SBCC Foundation. “We know what an important role this support plays in student success. We congratulate all of the scholarship recipients and are grateful to the generous donors who are investing in students and our community.”

The President’s Scholarship and the Towbes/Luria STEM Achievement Scholarship were among those awarded. The two scholarships, each a $10,000 multi-year award, are the top prizes available through the Foundation.

Kaylee Bosetti is this year’s recipient of the President’s Scholarship, endowed through the estates of Janet and Eugene

Aiches and through the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation. The scholarship recognizes an outstanding student who has demonstrated service to others, academic and personal achievement, leadership, resilience in the face of hardship, and potential for future success.

Brady Ward is this year’s recipient of the Towbes/Luria STEM Achievement Scholarship. The award, supported by Carrie Towbes and Kandy Luria-Budgor (through the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation), recognizes a standout student in a STEM discipline (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics). Brady is transferring to UCLA this fall to study biology, and is strongly considering medical school.

The SBCC Foundation congratulates all of the scholarship recipients, and thanks the generous supporters who make these scholarship opportunities possible.

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Brainwashing? Like ‘The Manchurian Candidate’?

More than vestige of Cold War, mind-control techniques remain with us in social media, cults, AI, elsewhere, new book argues

By Liz Mineo, Harvard Staff Writer • 6.16.25

BRAINWASHING IS OFTEN VIEWED AS A COLD WAR RELIC — think ’60s films like The Manchurian Candidate and The IPCRESS File.

But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently released book The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion that it still persists. Elements of coercion and persuasion, components of mind and behavior control are used in cults, social media, AI, and even crypto culture, she said.

In this edited interview, Lemov talks about the history of brainwashing, why it endures, and how it works.

What is the common thread among brainwashing, mind control, and hyper-persuasion?

They’re all related. Brainwashing gets the most attention because it is the most dramatic and grabs headlines.

The concept attracted me 20 years ago when I set out to do my dissertation research. Having studied behavioral engineering, brainwashing seemed to me like the most extreme form of engineering someone to do something or think something different than what they might otherwise do.

Mind control is a synonym, but it has more of an emphasis on technology. I invented the word hyper-persuasion to describe a highly targeted set of techniques that can exist in our modern media environment. The common thread among them is one of coercion combined with persuasion.

trance. All of this is depicted in the 1962 movie The Manchurian Candidate.

The crisis reached its peak when 21 U.S. POWs who had been held behind enemy lines declared that they would prefer not to return to the United States but rather stay in China. The then-CIA Director Allen Dulles declared that the soldiers had been converted against their will.

It was around this time that MKUltra, a secret CIA mind-control and chemical interrogation research program, was funded.

The case of heiress Patricia Hearst, who was kidnapped and brainwashed by leftist radicals in the 1970s, renewed public interest in brainwashing. Was it in fact brainwashing?

You write that Korean War POWs in the early 1950s brought the concept of brainwashing home to the U.S. Did brainwashing exist before that?

Before the Korean War, there were incidents that certainly we could call brainwashing, going back to the ancient Greeks and certain cultic mysteries and transformations that were enacted in circumstances of coercion mixed with persuasion.

You could jump forward to the 1930s, to the “show trials” in Moscow where political enemies would be confessing to terrible crimes, or the 1940s, when Cardinal Mindszenty, a Hungarian war hero, who, after having been arrested and imprisoned by the communist police, confessed to crimes against the Hungarian people and the church. He didn’t seem like himself, and it seemed that something had been done to him.

Mindszenty later described that he had been subjected to sleep deprivation, had potentially been drugged, and he said this famous line, which came to represent brainwashing, “Without knowing what had happened to me, I had become a different person.”

With the Korean War, U.S. Air Force POWs came forward with confessions that they had dropped secret germ warfare over China and Korea, and they looked like Mindszenty had looked, in a sort of some hypnotic

Second is milieu control, which is the kind of siloing where you’re only getting controlled messages from certain sources.

In the trial of Patty Hearst, which was called the trial of the century in 1976, four major experts who testified on her behalf said that what had been done to her was also what had been done to the POWs in the Korean War.

People had a hard time believing she had been coerced into becoming a leftist radical because she was captured on camera robbing a bank with the guerrilla group that had abducted her, but she said, “I accommodated my thoughts to coincide with theirs.” That’s the paradox of brainwashing. It hides itself in plain sight.

Some scholars argue that brainwashing doesn’t really exist, that it’s merely a hysterical response. In his book The Captive Mind, Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz writes that needing to accommodate your thoughts to coincide with a certain regime is to brainwash oneself. He describes how he ultimately couldn’t do it to himself, and that’s why he ended up leaving communist Poland.

In a sense, Patty Hearst, who was 19 when she was abducted and was subjected to physical abuse and indoctrination, couldn’t just pretend to be a soldier. She had to be one. And that’s brainwashing.

You argue in your book that social media, crypto, and other new technologies can produce some sort of mind control. How so?

Social media, AI companionship bots, and crypto, the culture of cryptocurrency investment, are digital environments that include a highly targeted form of emotional connectedness that often has a coercive element.

When we’re on social media, we’re constantly being exposed to messages and microenvironments, which resemble the process of brainwashing or mind control.

First, both start with a kind of ungrounding process or successive shocks. If you’re doom scrolling, you’re subjected to successive shocks, and there is a point of disorientation because we can feel overwhelmed by these algorithmically targeted pieces of information that we voluntarily expose ourselves to, but we can’t seem to stop.

That can result in what I call hyper-persuasion, which becomes a third form of brainwashing. What’s concerning is that these new technologies are targeted exactly for you. For example, AI chatbot companions may have your psychological makeup obtained from the internet or from information that you, and all of us, are giving away online. You’ve been teaching a class on brainwashing for 20 years on and off. Why do you think students are interested in it?

There is a kind of fascination with brainwashing and mind control.

Some also may have some personal experience, like a relative was in a cult or sometimes even a personal relationship that was distressing to them. Sometimes they have questions about coercive control. How would one get into an abusive relationship? Or how do addictions feed into this? There is also a general fascination with cults.

Now students are more and more interested in social media and their use of targeted algorithms, and how the constant stream of trivial choices we all make may have a large effect.

Can anyone be susceptible to brainwashing?

There are studies of people who have been re-educated who describe that their guilt from childhood was capitalized on in the process of maybe being recruited into a cult.

We think that brainwashing has to do with being forced to believe something, or that it works at the level of cognition or ideas, but it works more at the level of emotions. This sort of tapping into the emotional layer is what we often don’t see — the way that they capitalize on unresolved trauma, which is unprocessed, extreme emotion.

Being intelligent is not a protection against brainwashing. We shouldn’t think that only certain people are more susceptible to be brainwashed. You may think that you’re too sophisticated, but because brainwashing happens at the emotional level, there is no protection against it.

What I found helpful is to be aware of the process taking place at the emotional level. We’re getting cues all the time as we interact with social media, or with a group of people who maybe want to recruit us into their groups. It’s helpful to be mindful of the visceral cues and not simply the ideas. Printed with permission: Harvard Gazette online article, June 16, 2025

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Vision Zero State Street Undercrossing Project Complete

THE VISION ZERO STATE STREET UNDERCROSSING PROJECT was completed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held last week by City of Santa Barbara officials and dignitaries.

“The Vision Zero State Street Undercrossing Project addresses the collision pattern history by providing wider, more comfortable sidewalks and protected bike lanes that will make it safer for all road users connecting to the City’s two most active transportation-oriented neighborhoods, Downtown and the Waterfront,” said Mayor Randy Rowse.

Pedestrians can now stroll from State Street to the Waterfront or Funk Zone while they enjoy the wide, elevated sidewalks. Cyclists can cruise down and pedal up the buffered Class II bike lanes. Residents and visitors alike can appreciate the revitalized landscaping, uniquely tiled columns, decorative handrails, and enjoy the improved and deliberate lighting during evening use.

The project improves safety and rebalanced space for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists on State Street between Yanonali and Gutierrez Streets. Construction of the overall project was completed in early May 2025.

The project included the following enhancements: Widened sidewalks on each side of State Street from eight feet to 15 feet; On-street bike lanes were increased from five to seven feet in width and have a two-to three-foot protected buffer with vertical delineators; New pedestrian safety lighting and protective railings; Tiled bridge columns and decorative railings; New plantings in the upper planters, irrigation repairs, and street tree replacements; Enhanced and accessible crossings at the intersections

For more information, visit Vision Zero State Street Undercrossing Project (SantaBarbaraCA.gov/StateStUndercrossing).

SB Visual Artists Launch

Pop-Up Gallery at 707 Paseo Nuevo

AVIBRANT NEW POP-UP GALLERY has opened its doors at Paseo Nuevo, bringing together an eclectic mix of 20 local artists for a two-month exhibition celebrating community, collaboration, and creativity. The exhibition was organized by Santa Barbara Visual Artists (SBVA), a collective of over 45 active local artists known for their high-quality, diverse, and dynamic work across a wide range of media.

Curated by Roger Balabanow, the current exhibition showcases a broad array of art

Inversión en la seguridad comunitaria y la conectividad

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FINALIZACIÓN DEL PROYECTO

VISION ZERO en el paso subterráneo de State Street

La Ciudad de Santa Bárbara se complace en anunciar la finalización del proyecto Vision Zero en el paso subterráneo de State Street. El miércoles 4 de junio se llevó a cabo una ceremonia de inauguración con corte de listón para celebrar la apertura oficial del nuevo paso subterráneo.

Ahora, los peatones pueden caminar cómodamente desde State Street hasta el Waterfront o el Funk Zone por aceras amplias y elevadas. Las personas que se desplazan en bicicleta pueden utilizar los carriles de bicicleta de Clase II, protegidos y debidamente señalizados. Tanto residentes como visitantes pueden disfrutar del paisajismo renovado, las columnas decoradas con azulejos, los pasamanos ornamentales y una iluminación mejorada que facilita el uso del espacio por la noche.

“El proyecto Vision Zero en el paso subterráneo de State Street responde al historial de colisiones en la zona, proporcionando aceras más anchas y cómodas, además de carriles protegidos para bicicletas que hacen más seguro el trayecto para todas las personas usuarias de la vía entre los dos vecindarios con mayor actividad peatonal de la ciudad: el centro y el Waterfront,” afirmó el alcalde Randy Rowse.

El proyecto mejora la seguridad vial y redistribuye equitativamente el espacio entre vehículos, peatones y ciclistas en el tramo de State Street comprendido entre las calles Yanonali y Gutierrez. La obra se completó a principios de mayo de 2025.

Entre las mejoras incluidas en el proyecto se destacan: Ampliación de las aceras a ambos lados de State Street, de ocho a quince pies de ancho; Ensanchamiento de los carriles para bicicletas, de cinco a siete pies, con una franja de protección de dos a tres pies y señalización vertical; Nueva iluminación peatonal de seguridad y pasamanos de protección; Columnas decoradas con azulejos y barandales ornamentales; Plantación de nueva vegetación en los jardines elevados, reparación del sistema de riego y reemplazo de árboles urbanos; Mejoras en los cruces peatonales para hacerlos más accesibles.

Agradecemos a la comunidad por su paciencia y apoyo durante la construcción, y nos enorgullece entregar una vía más segura, accesible y eficiente para todas las personas que transitan por este corredor clave de la ciudad.

Para más información, visite Vision Zero State Street Undercrossing Project (SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ StateStUndercrossing).

including sculpture, painting, photography, and mixed media.

The gallery will be participating in Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday and 3rd Friday events, with upcoming dates on June 20th, July 3rd, and July 18th. The evening events take place from 5 to 7pm and feature live music by local band Mellowtonin, and the chance to meet the artists.

Participating artists include Jan Baker, Cheryl Barber, Frank DiMarco, Stan Evenson, Tricia Evenson, Mary Fredericks, Louise Gerber, Kip Glover, Marilyn Harrison, Helena Seyffert Hill, Kent Karnofski, Carissa Luminess, Dee Faia Parkins, Soheyla Valiee, Judith Villa, Ruther Huron, Felice Willat, Francine Kirsh, and Kerry Methner.

Exhibition Dates are June 1 – July 31. The gallery is open daily: 11am to 7pm. Paseo Nuevo Pop-Up Gallery, Downtown Santa Barbara

For more details visitsbvisualartists.com, or contact Jan Baker at JanBaker5440@gmail.com or 952-693-8020.

Painting Dreams

By Sigrid Toye / Special to VOICE

ALLOWING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PICK UP A BRUSH AND PAINT

AN AIRPLANE, SafeLaunch, an innovative Santa Barbara-based non-profit, took the aviation spotlight at the Montecito Motor Car and Aviation Show at the Santa Barbara airport earlier this month.

With a mission of preventing adolescent exposure to alcohol and drugs known to cause substance use disorder and addiction, SafeLaunch’s

This educational art-based aviation concept illustrates the point that every child can fly without the impediment of drugs.

co-founders, Janet Rowse and Ron Cuff, fly a Cessna to aviation events where youth are invited to paint their dreams for a healthy future on the sides of the plane.

The non-profit was founded in 2010 by parents who believed that preventing childhood exposure to alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs is as important as the prevention of any childhood disease. It has been proven that nine out of ten people suffering from substance use disorder began using before age 18. Adolescent use poses a serious mental health threat, which can result in lower achievement, damaged relationships, addiction, and early death. Since 90 percent of addiction roots in the early first exposure, preventing this early onset disease must become every family’s top priority.

According to Rowse, SafeLaunch underscores the fragility of the developing human brain, as scientific evidence has proven that addiction is a treatable, but not curable, chronic brain disease.

The theme for the Santa Barbara airport’s event was “Imagine a Future in Aviation,” meant to inspire students and offer mentorships in aviation and aerospace fields. It was also an opportunity to apply

for scholarships and talk to pilots and air traffic controllers. What a perfect venue for SafeLaunch to showcase its unique “Flights Above Addiction” program using Ron Cuff’s Cessna 182 aircraft as an educational platform.

The “Flights Above Addiction” program has completed over 70 educational missions nationwide, reaching thousands of families.

The highlight of the afternoon event was the unveiling of a custom mural painted directly on the aircraft’s fuselage by high school students.

The student-created mural represented not only the theme of the day but the powerful intersection of aviation, art, and addiction prevention.

SafeLaunch’s new “Drug Free Clubs” program for local high schools, supported by Sunrise Rotary in Santa Barbara, takes a positive approach by rewarding students for remaining substance-free rather than

penalizing drug use. Positive feedback encourages young people to make healthy choices with the knowledge that substance abuse during their most vulnerable developmental years can have lifelong effects.

“Through the generosity of SafeLaunch supporters, we provide scholarships for postsecondary education and training to high school graduates who have demonstrated resilience from backgrounds challenged by substance abuse, as well as information and support for parents and decision makers to prevent adolescent exposure,” Co-chair Rowse observed. “The most fun part has been watching youth get up close enough to 521DJ to paint their dreams on her fuselage. Maybe some of them will eventually fly, but we’ve given them the knowledge that they are mentally prepared to meet life’s challenges with a clear head.” www.safelaunch.org

Janet Rowse, SafeLaunch Co-Founder; Nancy Melekian, Imagine committee; Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown; Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse; and Ron Cuff, SafeLaunch Co-Founder

Photos by Sigrid Toye

Brilliant Fusion at Blackbird

By Richard and Amanda Payatt, Special to VOICE

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME you heard someone say to the waiter, “This split pea soup is so good. Please cancel my entrée and bring me two more bowls.” Well, the starter pea soup is so good, we were tempted. Chef Louie Ramirez of Blackbird makes soup that good. The rest of his work is that good, too.

“We start by shucking the peas from the pods. You can taste the difference one hundred percent!” he beams.

Chef Louie is a local who came out of the City College Culinary Program, home of decades of wonderful Santa Barbara chefs. He worked as sous chef at La Paloma Café and at The Wine Cask under the watchful eye of Mitchell

Sjerven and Doug Margerum. Then it was off to Hilo, on Hawaii’s Big Island, to work at Moon and Turtle.

But he missed home. He missed the food he grew up with in Santa Barbara. So he came back and landed at Blackbird. “For me, I try to put something in the food from me, from my culture, a Latin influence. Pepitas in a dish, for example,” he shared.

And he is bringing his travels home with him, as well. “I’m stoked on the crudo that we just started. It gives me the vibes of Hawaii: Ginger, serrano peppers, cilantro, flowers, and a bit of black rice.”

So don’t miss out on the Wagyu filet, which is beautifully prepared, or the mushroom risotto. And do check out the drinks menu, which is long and lovely.

But if you order the soup, maybe make certain that everyone at the table orders it too because you won’t want to share.

Blackbird: 36 State St, Santa Barbara 5pm - Close Tues - Sat • 805-882-0135

Richard and Amanda Payatt have 40+ years of publishing experience between them. With decades in the food and wine industries (both are sommeliers), they bring readers “In the Kitchen/In the Cellar” with a focus on the people that create the food and wine we enjoy.

Chef Louie Ramirez

Photos by The Payatts

Santa Barbara Visual Artists Gallery 707

#707 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara

June 1 - July 31, 2025

Artist Receptions

3rd Friday • June 20 • 5 - 7pm

1st Thursday • July 3 • 5 - 7pm

3rd Friday • July 18 • 5 - 7pm

Music by MellowTonin

SBVA consists of active Santa Barbara artists who are celebrated for their exceptional artwork that encompasses various mediums, and artistic styles across a broad spectrum, of abstract, landscape, seascape, portrait, still life, and photographic compositions.

Meet The Artists, View the Artwork

Jan Baker • Cheryl Barber • Frank DiMarco • Stan Evenson • Tricia Evenson • Mary Freericks

• Louise Gerber • Kip Glover • Marilyn Harrison

• Helena Seyffert Hill • Kent Karnofski • Francine

Kirsch • Carissa Luminess • Kerry Methner • Dee

Faia Parkins • Soheyla Valleie • Judy Villa • Felice

Willat • Rich Wilkie

Open Daily 11am - 7pm 707 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Horse Property

Santa Barbara Horse Property

On the Street with John Palminteri

Asphalt Art coming to the Downtown

SANTA BARBARA IS ONE OF TEN CITIES across Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. selected to receive $100,000 grants and technical support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to develop street design projects through an Asphalt Art Initiative. It will be used for Mixteco art at the intersection of Carrillo and State St. The City and the County Office of Arts & Chicano Culture de Santa Barbara combined on the grant request.

These asphalt art projects will improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage communities. It will enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety.

Santa Barbara’s busiest intersection where the weekly

It’s Fire Season

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE CREWS have gained the upper hand on a small vegetation Fire: 101 Fwy at Vista Point / Tajiguas Landfill Rd, Gaviota Coast. Winds - offshore. Railroad closed. Hwy 101 remains open. Cause under investigation.

Farmers Market takes place is also in the heart of the downtown promenade.

The winning cities were: Cleveland, Ohio, USA (@cityofcleveland)

Culiacán del Rosales, México (@ayuntamientocln) Hermosillo, México (@hermosillogob) Lynn, Massachusetts, USA (@cityoflynn) Mexico City, Mexico (@gobiernocdmx) Monterrey, México (@mtygob) Ottawa, Canada (@cityofottawa) Portland, Oregon, USA (@portlandgov) Santa Barbara, California, USA (@cityofsb) Winnipeg, Canada (@thecityofwinnipeg)

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

Twitter: @JohnPalminteri • Instagram: @JohnPalminteriNews www.facebook.com/john.palminteri.5

Congressman Carbajal Speaks Out

THIS WEEK CONGRESSMAN SALUD CABAJAL (D-Santa Barbara) had a heated back and forth with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling him “an embarassment” and to “get the hell out.” Some clips have come out but below is a link to the entire exchange.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRfLdCvf4Lg

A Fundraiser for Cats

ASAP CATS HELD ITS ANNUAL BASIL’S BIG BASH FUNDRAISER Friday night at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara. Funds raised will help with adoptions, fosters, the care and treatment of cats and kittens, including spay and neuter services, microchips, emergency surgery, veterinary services, and overall operations.

New Hotel Plan for Carpinteria Reviewed

A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN BOUTIQUE CARPINTERIA

HOTEL in a parking lot at the train station calling for 36 rooms and a cafe, got a community close up review this week. It’s still in the early stages but it’s a big issue for the city.

A New Fiesta Carnival

NEW FIESTA CARNIVAL PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED in

for the family event.

Photos and Stories by John Palminteri, Special to VOICE

Santa Barbara for Old Spanish Days. It will be held on the field at the downtown Boys & Girls Club. Rides, games, food, and dancing are planned

Photo by SBCFireinfo Scott Safechuck

PARADE DAY: Saturday, June 21 NOON Begins at Santa Barbara & Ortega Streets

design by Larry Vigon is modern and tips a hat to the originator Michael Gonzales who was a fine artist and mime. Shirts at the Solstice Merch Tent in its new location in the Festival and online at

FESTIVAL: Fri. Sat. Sun. June 20-22

FRIDAY KICKOFF! 4-9 PM

SATURDAY IN THE PARK 12-8

REGGAE ROOTS SUNDAY 11AM-7 PM

Sponsored by FARMACY & KJEE - Main Stage

FUNtopia ZONE! SAT-SUN 12-6 PM Alameda Park East Interactive Arts, Culture & Community Zone for Kids of All Ages!

CommUnity Stage Sat/Sun 12-6 PM Entertainment from Roll & Rock 805 on the SB Bowl CommUnity Stage, featuring young performers, performers for youth, ethnic music and dance!

Enjoy local food vendors for all three days of the Festival. Check out the expanded Beer & Wine Garden with great view of Stage. Find one-of-a-kind treasures!

Artisan & Crafts Vendors Food, Beer & Wine! Walk through the FUNtopia Portal created by artist Luke Holden of Mobile Branches Gallery, sponsored by Santa Barbara Beautiful.

Activities for kids of all ages in the FUNtopia Zones, art installations, Photo Ops & Interactive Fun!

Solstice Main Stage in Alameda Park : Three Days!

Friday 6/20, 4:00 – 9:00 PM Saturday 6/21, Noon – 8:00 PM Sunday 6/22, Noon – 7:00 PM

4:20 - 4:40    Brasscals

4:45 - 5:00    Dance with Harout

5:00 - 6:00    The Last Decade

6:00 - 6:20    World Dance for Humanity

6:20 - 7:30    The New Vibe

7:50 - 9:00    False Puppet MC DJ Darla Bea

2:00 - 12:40    Morgan Field Burnett 1:00 - 2:00      Will Stephens Band

2:00 - 2:20    La Boheme Dancers 2:20 - 3:30     The Kicks

3:50 - 5:00     Area 51 5:20- 6:20     Spencer the Gardener  6:40 - 7:55     Flannel 101

KJEE’s Roots Reggae Sunday Sponsored by Farmacy

1:00 - 2:10 Honey B

2:30 - 3:40 The Upbeat

4:00 - 5:30 Cornerstone 5:50 - 7:00 Morie & the Heavy Hitters

2025 PARADE PASS THE HAT!

BRING A BUCK! Remember cash?! You can help support the Solstice Parade and Festival by dropping your cash in the hat and baskets as the sun float goes by in the Parade --or at the Festival Merch Tent in Alameda Park!

Watch for LOCAL DIGNITARIES! Artist-in-Residence Mae Logan’s Pass-the-Hat ensemble includes Mayor Randy Rowse and City Council Members Mike Jordan, Oscar Gutierrez, Eric Friedman, Wendy Santamaria Meagan Harmon, plus Kelly McAdoo, Roy Lee, Stephen Meade from KJEE on the mic, Kari Lane, David Hefferman from KEYT, and other local heroes.

John Palminteri Newsman and Master of Ceremonies will be upfront to welcome the audience at every block of the Parade to showcase the art in motion on its way to Alameda Park!

La Boheme Dance Troupe Director Teresa Kuskey again delights the crowd with a high kicking homage to early 20th Century artist Mondrian - to the beats of Darla Bea. A wild world of art, sound and movement!

Mariano Silva Brazilian Cultural Arts Center of Santa Barbara brings their celebration of the Sun Brazilian style, with Capoeira, dance and music and guest singer Mateus Vidal!

Grace Fisher Foundation Watch for one of Grace Fisher’s paintings with Grace Fisher under her own steam on the street with a diverse ensemble of dancers.

Claudia Bratton and her Pirate Ship Former Executive Director and Junior Artist Coordinator Claudia Bratton’s large pirate ship is being eaten by a huge Octopus! Pirates, mermaids, jelly fish, a great white shark and 30 other amazing sea characters.

Santa Barbara Bowl CommUnity Stage

SATURDAY

12:00 - 1:00 SB Middle School

1:00 - 1:45 Nate Diggity

1:45 - 2:45 Joss Jaffe and Susana Mark Kennedy

2:45--3:30 Orange Pit

4:10 - 4:40 Leana Movillion Piano

Students

4:50 - 5:10 Way of the Warrior

King of the Jungle Serena Garcia brings to life a monkey jungle tree surrounded by the Safari Squad- 100 varieties of wild life. DJ Chris spinning tunes.

Jagannath Love Tribe bring colorful Indian-style cart singing call-andresponse songs in Sanskrit.

World Dance for Humanity Helping people in need around the world since 2010 - brings 50 dancers, ages 22 to 88, wearing animal prints and othe wild attire.

Fungapalooza Polly & Emily Carey with family and friends bring a magical underworld to life with mushroom fungi and quirky creatures - a reminder that we are all connected.

Haus of Huerta Artistic Director of Kerfuffle Theater EJ Huerta brings the clowns of Solstice but don’t expect red noses. Every block is a fashion runway with her summer fashion collection made of cat food cans and food packaging.

The Cluck-Ups Inflatable chicken costumes doing the “Chicken Dance.”

The Parade ends in Alameda Park, where many of the floats and art pieces will be on display. Look for the Pali Art Garden of giant inflatables. Take your picture with the wild things from the Parade in the Park!

SUNDAY

12:30 - 1:15 Detar Music

1:30 - 2:15 Paia and Malina

2:30 - 2:45 Scarlett Lustfield

3:00 - 4:00 SBMiddle School

4:00 - 5:00 Lady Finger

DJ Stage

SATURDAY

Katnip

Sans Nom

Mara b2b Cumulus

Jack Roy

Calvin & Hogg

Bix King

Nike b2b Christian Thee-O

SUNDAY g.dubz CamCo

DJ Frew Atrocity

Sandwich Johnny V

The Painted Elephant Art piece by Christopher Noxon is part of Solstice’s collaboration with the international initiative -- the Elephant Parade®

Atlantic Aviation with PAGO New sponsors collaboration with Solstice. Modern sculpture surrounded by mythic creatures made from white laser-cut paper. You can view in the Festival in the Park; plus you could own one!

Mi Tierra Adriana Reyna and Omar Barreto bring a moving musical performance celebrating mystical ancestral wisdom with a song to heal the community.

Solstice Royalty This year, there are two Queens in the Parade: Jennifer Racusin and Jill Fransden will ride their thrones up the street accompanied by royal attendants. Please give them a royal wave!

Shakey Quaky Visual Artist Jon Smith has created a whimsical approach to the very serious 1925 Earthquake. See Santa Barbara landmarks shake and fall down.

Pali X-Mano Pali’s inflatable garden will be in the Festival in the Park while his giant inflatable elephant with aerialists inside comes up the street accompanied by Santa Barbara’s marching brass band the Brasscals.

Cosmic Angel Robot Phyliss Rose Cohen and Brendan Carroll, educators from Franklin School. nspired by “Wild Robot” which evolves to 11’ tall Cosmic Angel Robot.

Re-wilding A living celebration of earth, connection through dance, art and music. Art by Jessie Altstatt, Choreography by KiaOra Fox local Five Rhythms teacher. DJ Ean Golden creator of EDSB Ecstatic Dance.

Buckle Up Country line dancing up Santa Barbara Street. Red wagon with a giant boot.

The Last Float Artist Gregory Beeman’s magical collaboration with Jim Sun Bear, Tech Director, bringing the natural rhythms of drums and the wild heart of lion.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Arabian Horse Show at Earl Warren

TAKE A RIDE TO EARL WARREN AND SEE ARABIAN HORSES trot into this year’s 2025 Region 2 Championship Arabian Horse Show. The Championship event will take place from 8am to 9pm Thursday, June 19th through June 22!

Friday 6/20

COMEDY

Friday Night Laughs • LA

Comedians • Java Station • $20 • santabarbaracomedyclub.com • 7pm, Fri.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Tai Chi at the Garden • with Master Yun. Intro to Traditional

Tai Chi & Kung Fu • SBB garden, island view lawn • $10-15 • RSVP SBBotanicgarden.org • 9am Fri, 6/20.

Astronomy After Hours • Betelgeuse Goes Supernova. What the supernova might look like from Earth • Gladwin Planetarium • RSVP • sbnature.org • 5-7pm, Fri, 6/20.

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

Meditation Class • Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr @ 1825 State St(Upstairs) with Kadam Keli • $15 • meditationinsantabarbara.org • 5:306:30pm Fri.

MUSIC

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

Region 2 Arabian Horse Show • 2025 Region 2 Championship Arabian Horse Show & Pre-Show • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • ahareg2.org • 8am-9pm, Thur, 6/19 - 6/22.

Summer Solstice

Celebration • Solstice Festival: Fri 4-9pm; Sat 12-8pm; Sun noon-6pm; Parade: 12 noon on Saturday •  solstice parade.com. See pages 14 & 15.

Pride Night Happy Hour at MOXI • Connection, discovery, and pride with local LGBTQIA+ partners and hands-on activities • meet great people • 125 State Street • $18 or free for MOXI members • maxi.ticketapp. org • 5:30-8pm, Fri, 6/20.

Circus Vargas • Hollywood Dreams! at Earl Warren Showgrounds • $25-85 • CircusVargas.com • 6/13-23.

Saturday 6/21

CHILDREN

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.

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

COMEDY

The Good Good Show • stand up featuring Jen Murphy, Jamel Johnson, Julie Weidmann and Chad Opitz • Night Lizard Brewing Co, 607 State St • $10 • https://tinyurl.com/bde8w53b • 7:30-9pm Sat, 6/21.

DANCE

Junior Showcase • family friendly presented by CSD School Of Performing Arts • The Luke Theatre• $18-25 • luketheatre.org • 2-5pm Sat, 6/21.

Senior Showcase • family friendly presented by CSD School Of Performing Arts • The Luke Theatre• $18-25 • luketheatre.org • 6pm Sat, 6/21.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Student Tea Session • observe while Sensei teaching the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony • SB Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • Free • sbbotanicgarden.org • 12-2pm, Sat, 6/21.

An Introduction To Energy Healing

• Schott Ctr, SBCC • 310 W Padre St • $16 • https://tinyurl.com/mr22wnrr • 10am, Sat, 6/21.

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, 302 East Cota St • $8 • exploreecology.org • 2:30-4:30 Wed; 11:30-1pm Sat.

“The Great Santa Barbara Earthquake – The Survivors Speak” • local historian and author Betsy J. Green of Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1914–1919, 1924 • 316 Castillo Street • Free • SBGen.org • 9:30am, Sat, 6/21.

MUSIC

Screening of JAWS @50! • accompanied by the Music Academy of the West Orchestra • $38-78 • Granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sat, 6/21.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones • and The Wood Brothers • eight-piece ensemble • SB Bowl • $46.50-86.50 • sbbowl.com • 6pm, 6/21.

OUTDOORS

Power Hour • with Napoleon Jinnies

• De La Guerra Place by Paseo Nuevo Cinemas • Free • all levels • 10-11am Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Circus Vargas • Hollywood Dreams! at Earl Warren Showgrounds • $25-85 • CircusVargas.com • 6/13-23.

Sunday 6/22

CHILDREN

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

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Nature Journaling • at the Presidio. Learn about native California plants. Free journals, zines by Solange Aguila & seeds • Free • sbthp.org • 10:3011:30am Sat & Sun, 6/22, 28.

SBMA Parallel Stories • Sea of Ice, Ocean of Sand: Solitude, Seers, and Painting the Inside with Tony de los Reyes and Brendan Constantine • SBMA Mary Craig Aud • Free • SBMA.net • 2:30-4pm Sun, 6/22.

Community Organizing Meeting • Address Ongoing Attacks on Rights and Freedoms • Unitarian Society of SB (1535 Santa Barbara St, Jefferson Hall) • reg is required (limited space) • sbtan.org/june22 • 2-4pm, Sun, 6/22.

In Conversation with Artist Vian Sora • with James Glisson, SBMA Chief Curator • SBMA Mary Craig Aud • $10-15/Students Free • SBMA.net • 12-1pm Sun, 6/22.

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

MUSIC

Ladies of the Canyon • A Tribute to Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Linda Ronstadt • SOhO • $15 • sohosb.com • 7pm Wed, 6/22.

OUTDOORS

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

Gabriela Radu, CMT

Therapeutic Massage

Specializing in injuries, Sports massage, Swedish, Lymphatic, Somatic massage & Life Coaching v.gabriela@yahoo.com 805-453-1139 www.comefromyourheart.com

Photo by Kent Pledger,

Solitude, Seers, and Painting the Inside with Tony de los Reyes and Brendan Constantine

THE FIRST OF TWO SBMA PARALLEL STORIES CONVERSATIONS centered around the exhibition Sea of Ice: Echoes of the European Romantic Era on view through August 24th, Solitude, Seers, and Painting the Inside with Tony de los Reyes and Brendan Constantine will take place Sunday, June 22nd from2:30 to 4pm in the Mary Craig Auditorium. The series will explore the unstable, hidden elements within the sublime, what they meant to artists and poets in the 19th-century, and how they continue to assert power not only in the arts, but in politics as well.

Part 2: The Bordered Self and the Slow Grief of Time with Tony de los Reyes and Forrest Gander will take place June 29th.

A book signing of Forrest Gander’s, Be With which was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize will follow.

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser 2025

• celebrate the accomplishments of community members and support SBCAN’s work • Hotel Corque, Fountain Courtyard 400 Alisal Rd • $100 • fundforsantabarbara.org • 2-5pm, Sun, 6/22.

Lobster and Rose Chef’s Table • Join Finch & Fork for a special Summer Chef’s Table dinner of Lobster and Rosé • Finch & Fork, 31 W. Carrillo Street • $95 • https://tinyurl.com/ bdd4xx9k • 5-7pm, Sun, 6/22.

Circus Vargas • Hollywood Dreams! at Earl Warren Showgrounds • $25-85 • CircusVargas.com • 6/13-23.

Monday 6/23

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.

1925 Earthquake History

Downtown Walking Tour • See the sites of buildings that crumbled,

• Registration Required • https://calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov

• 5:30-7pm, Tue, 6/24.

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.

Tiny Tapestries Workshop • the basics of tapestry weaving. Materials provided • EE Makerspace at 302 East Cota St • $20 • exploreecology.org • 6-7:30pm, Tue, 6/24.

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, 302 East Cota St • $20 register at exploreecology.org • 6-7:30pm Tue.

MUSIC

rescues and recovery, and resilient structures that inspired the city’s iconic Spanish Colonial Revival style • SB Historical Museum, 136 East De la Guerra • $20 • eq25.org • 6pm Mon-Fri 6/23 - 6/28.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Culinary Road Trip Through California • coastal-inspired cuisine, lively conversation • El Encanto, 800 Alvarado Pl • $155 • https://tinyurl.com/mvt83wvb • 6-9pm, Wed, 6/23.

Tuesday 6/24

CHILDREN

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

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

Yarn Buddies • for children 9 and up • EE Makerspace, 302 East Cota St • $12 register at exploreecology.org

COMEDY

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In

Class • Learn improv with friends

• Alcazar Theater • $10 at door • thealcazar.org • 7-9pm Tue.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Rooted Nutrition Jumpstart: Multi-Generational Families

• join Dietitian Mary Galindo and Diurka Sotomayor. Live food demo • Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St.

Croce Plays Croce: Where The Songbook Ends, The Story Begins • A.J. Croce & his band. Songs from his own catalogue and songs and stories of his father, Jim Croce • Lobero Theatre • $63-$143 • lobero.org • 7:30pm Tue, 6/24.

An Evening with Clive Carroll • world-renowned British guitarist and composer • SOhO, 1221 State St • $28 • sohosb.com • 8pm, Tue, 6/24.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Women In A Golden State • California Poets At 60 And Beyond • a night of poetry with readings from the new release Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond (Gunpowder Press). Co-hosted by the book’s editors Chryss Yost and Diana Raab • Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St • Free • chaucersbooks.com • 6-7pm, Tue, 6/24.

Wednesday 6/25

CHILDREN

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

Read to a Dog • Practice reading with therapy dog Tallulah! • Free • Eastside Library • 3-4pm, Wed. Once Upon a Party • Make crafts, take a stroll through the castle, and enjoy storytime • Michael Towbes Upper Plaza, 40 E Anapamu St. • Free • https://calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 12:15-1:30pm , Wed, 6/25.

DANCE

Westie Wednesdays • West Coast Swing Dancing with Bryan Gin • 6pm beginner lesson; 7-8pm social dance;

and the pursuit of

a deliciously empowering tale to the Central Coast at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria, and June 19th through July 6th at Solvang Festival Theater. Get your tickets at pcpa.org

Theatre Listings:

Justice: A New Musical • presented by Ensemble Theatre C. Celebrating Women who changed America • New Vic • $25-94 • etcsb.org • Through 6/21.

Hanne Pedersen One-Act Play Festival • six world premieres from writers in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles • six visionary female directors: Dawn Balk, Lynne Herrell, Asa Olsson, Dreamer Wilson, Jadzia Winter, and Leslie V. AnnRenee • The Alcazar Theatre • $20-25 • TheAlcazar.org • 6/20-22.

Young Frankenstein • A Mel Brooks classic brought to life and presented by OACT • $0-30 • ojaiact.org • Through 7/20.

Waitress • a heartfelt story of love, liberation, and the pursuit of dreams presented by PCPA at Solvang Festival Theater • $25-60 • pcpa.org • Through 6/29.

Marian Theatre: Holmes and Watson • A twisty, tantalizing mystery to uncover the truth behind three men claiming to be Sherlock Holmes, in Jeffery Hatcher’s adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original tale • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • $25 • pcpa.org • Thur- Fri, 6/26-6/29.

Launch Pad Summer Series • The collaboration between LAUNCH PAD Artistic Director Risa Brainin, a team of undergraduate students, and the playwrights provides the experiential ground for professionals and students alike to participate in the creative process as it’s happening • UCSB Studio Theater • Free • https://launchpad.theaterdance.ucsb. edu/reading-series/2025 • 7pm, Thur, 6/26.

THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION • heartwarming stage adaptation of the celebrated 1939 film • Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St. Ventura • $20 • rubicontheatre.org • 11am and 2pm, Sat, 6/28 and 11am, Sun, 6/29.

Auditions for Dracula: A Comedy Of Terrors • A cold reading from the script. Bring your best comedic instincts, sense of play, and willingness to explore big bold character work. 18+ years of age. No appt. necessary. Bring Headshot & Resume • The Raymund Room, Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St. Ojai • Free • ojaiact.org • 6-9pm, Mon, 6/23.

George Walker and Natalie Mara in PCPA’s production of Waitress PCPA IS SERVING UP the hit musical Waitress – a heartwarming story baked with love, liberation,

dreams. Bringing

Photo by Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Continued

9-11pm Dancing at Casa Agria • Free • 500 block of State St • Wed 6/25.

Peña Flamenca la Maria • Improvisational flamenco • Santa Barbara Historical Museum at 136 East De la Guerra • $20 • sbhistorical.org • 7pm, Wed, 6/25.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Plastic-Free Expo • local organizations, businesses, and government agencies offering information and resources for eliminating plastic. Prizes available!

• CEC’s Environmental Hub at 1219 State Street • Free Registration • cecsb. org • 6:30-8pm, Wed, 6/25.

Crafternoon: Craft for the Earth

• EE Makerspace, 302 East Cota St • $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.

OUTDOORS

Senior Day at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • six free admission days to seniors 60 years of age and better in 2025 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. • Free • sbbotanicgarden.org • 10am-5pm, Wed, 6/25.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Joint Portfolio Tasting • tasting is $10 (free entry for wine club members!) and includes the tasting and a raclette boat! • Satellite Santa Barbara, 1117 State Street • $10 • https://tinyurl. com/mpsvyde5 • 4-6pm, Wed, 6/25.

Thursday 6/26

COMEDY

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

CHILDREN

Music & Movement at Shoreline Park • develop early literacy skills through music, dancing, and creative play. Designed for children ages 2 - 5, but children of all ages are welcome • Shoreline Park • Free • https://calendar.library.santabarbaraca. gov/event/music-movement-shorelinepark-21614 • 10:30-11am, Thur, 6/26.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Drawing Natural History • drop-in community drawing sessions

• SBMNA • free with admission/ membership • SBnature.org • 2:30pm Thurs through 8/28.

Exploring the Solar System

• six-class astronomy course with Krissie Cook • SBMNH in Gladwin Planetarium • Members $120, nonmembers $150. Registration required by 6/23 • signature.org • 4:30-5:30pm, Thur, 6/26.

“Paddling Into a Natural Balance” With Chuck Graham

• Channel Islands National Park guide

• Santa Barbara Maritime Museum at 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190 • $20 • sbmm.org • 7pm, Thur, 6/26.

“Healthy and Pathological Aging with Artificial Intelligence” with Dr. Nina Miolane • aging and the implications of living longer lives with UCSB alumni • 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd • Registration Required • https://tinyurl. com/mwnpayku • 5pm, Thur, 6/26.

MUSIC

Summer of Love: Couples Concert • supporting Keep the Beat • SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, #205 • $20 • tickets.sohosb. org • 6-9pm, Thur, 6/26.

OUTDOORS

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

B2B Networking Breakfast• Over 100 individuals! breakfast by Rincon Catering • Santa Barbara Zoo @Discovery Pavilion • 500 Ninos Drive • member $50 non-member $75 • sbscchamber.com • 9am, Thur, 6/26.

Friday 6/27

COMEDY

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

MAW’S SOUNDTRACK TO SUMMER

TAKÁCS QUARTET @ 50 • will perform at the Lobero Theatre on Friday, June 20th at 7:30pm.

Music Academy of the West

Week 1

Friday 6/20

Solo Piano Concerto Competition • in collaboration with Santa Barbara Symphony • Hahn Hall • 11am-5pm (intermission from 1-2:30pm) BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 LOBERO NIGHTS SERIES • TAKÁCS QUARTET @ 50 • Lobero Theatre • 7:30pm • HAYDN: String Quartet No. 59 in G Minor, “Rider”; JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”; BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3

Saturday 6/21

Special Event: JAWS @ 50 • Celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest motion pictures of all time, JAWS, with the full power of the Academy Festival Orchestra, conducted by Ben Palmer • The Granada Theatre • 7:30pm

Week 2

Monday 6/23

Collaborative Piano

Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm • Jonathan Feldman

Tuesday 6/24

Clarinet Masterclass •

Lehmann Hall • 1pm • Richie Hawley

Viola Masterclass • Weinman

Hall • 1pm • Karen Dreyfus

Horn Masterclass • Weinman

Hall • 3:30pm • Julie Landsman

String Quartet Showcase •

Hahn Hall • 7:30pm • BRAHMS: Selections from: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2; GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Selections from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout; BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

Wednesday 6/25

Cello Masterclass • Lehmann Hall

• 1pm • Alan Stepansky

Flute Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm • Jim Walker

Trumpet Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 3:30pm • Thomas Hooten

MOSHER GUEST ARTIST

RANDALL GOOSBY • Hahn Hall • 7:30pm • CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES: Violin Sonata No. 3 in G Minor; RAVEL: Violin Sonata; MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, Mvts 1 & 2; BEETHOVEN: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, Mvt 1. With Miles Goosby cello; Zhu Wang piano

Thursday 6/26

Bassoon Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm • Dennis Michel

Violin Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1pm • Glenn Dicterow

LVI Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm • John Churchwell

Trombone & Tuba Masterclass

• Weinman Hall • 3:30pm • David

Rejano Cantero

LOBERO NIGHTS SERIES • TEACHING ARTIST SHOWCASE: MOZART & RAVEL • Lobero

Theatre • 7:30pm; MOZART: String

Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: Takács Quartet • RAVEL: Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé: Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano; Richie Hawley clarinet; Jeremy Denk piano; Prometheus Quartet • POULENC: Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143:

Friday 6/27

Double Bass Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1pm • Alexander Hanna

Oboe Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1pm • Xiomara Mass

Solo Piano Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30pm • Jeremy Denk

LVI SERIES: OPERA SCENES • Hahn Hall • 7:30pm • Experience a full range of theatrical excerpts from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly to Kevin Puts’ The Hours, staged by Lehrer Vocal Institute directing fellow Vanessa Ogbuehi.

Saturday 6/28

AFO SERIES: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION • Anthony Parnther conductor • The Granada Theatre • 7:30pm • VALERIE

COLEMAN: Seven O’Clock Shout; CHAUSSON: Poème, Op. 25 with Mosher Guest Artist RANDALL GOOSBY violin; MUSSORGSKY ARR. RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition.

LVI = LEHRER VOCAL INSTITUTE AFO = ACADEMY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Jaws in Concert • will screen with the AFO at The Granada Theatre on Sat., June 21st at 7:30pm.

Julie Albers cello; Jeremy Denk piano

Photo by Zach Mendez

Experience the Magic of Motown at the Lobero

DANCE

The Dance Network presents Series 7 Go for Broke! • Audiences will enjoy a dynamic mix of tap, hip hop, jazz, ballroom, contemporary, and more performed by dancers ages 2 to 80! • 751 Paseo Nuevo • General $30 Student $20 • centerstagetheater.org • Junior show 2:30pm Senior show 7pm, Sat, 6/28. Lake Street Dive - Good Together • Good Together arrives as a body of work both gloriously defiant and primed to inspire unbridled dancing and ecstatic singing-along • Santa Barbara Bowl • $46-$82 • sbbowl. com • 7pm, Sat, 6/28.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Nature Journaling • at the Presidio. Learn about native California plants. Free journals, zines by Solange Aguila & seeds • Free • sbthp.org • 10:3011:30am Sat & Sun, 6/28.

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.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

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

Numbskull presents: Wolves of Glendale • comedy rock trio made up of Ethan Edenburg (guitar), Eric Jackowitz (drums), and Tom McGovern (keys). music and comedy • SOhO Restaurant and Music Club at 1221 State St • $27 • sohosb.com • 9pm, Fri, 6/27.

Santa Barbara Ghost Tours

Walk with Professor Julie as she shares tales of mystery and history... & meet friendly spirits Call or text to schedule your walking tour! • 805-905-9019

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

Journey USA Tribute Band • Journey tribute band with hits like “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Open Arms,” “Separate Ways,” and “Any Way You Want It,” • Lobero Theatre • $35-$68 • Lobero.org • 8pm, Fri, 6/27.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Maker House Celebrate 5 years of Clay and Community!

• paella, birthday cake, toasts, games, pottery fun and live music with the Summerland Band! *Please purchase tickets ahead as space is limited and we cannot guarantee dinner without a ticket • Maker House/Clay Studio, 1351 Holiday Hill Road • $35 • makerhouse. org • 4-7pm, Fri, 6/27.

Saturday 6/28

CHILDREN

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

COMEDY

South Coast Stand-Up Comedy at the Alcazar Theatre • Three Top Headliner Comedians will deliver the hilarity you’ll be talking about for weeks to come • The Alcazar at 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $15 • thealcazar.org • 7pm, Sat, 6/28.

Santa Barbara Lavender Festival Takes Root at

SBCC

FOR LAVENDER LOVERS, and those seeking all things purple, stop by the Santa Barbara Lavender Festival at Santa Barbara City College between 12 noon and 7pm on Saturday, June 28th.

Enjoy arts and crafts, lavender from local lavender farms, and support small business owners.

MUSIC

25th Anniversary Yachty by Nature Concert • Put on your captain’s hat, bring your best dockside style, live music, food, drinks, and harbor views that can’t be beat • Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way • $125 • sbmm.org • 6-9pm, Sat, 6/28.

Lake Street Dive • Goldenvoice presents Lake Street Dive with The 502’s • Santa Barbara Bowl • $54-$96 • https://tinyurl.com/37fd8hy8 • 7pm, Sat, 6/28.

The Magical Music of Motown • SUPERBAND with internationally acclaimed artists. Performances of: The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, The Four Tops, The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson • Lobero Theatre • $59-$79 • Lobero.org • 8pm, Sat, 6/28.

Alison Tuma With Dillon Kearns On Piano • A jazz Duo • The Blue Owl, 5 W. Canon Perdido St. • Free • theblueowlsb.com • 7pm, Sat, 6/28.

SPECIAL EVENTS

THE GREAT QUAKE: A Centennial Commemoration

• live entertainment, educational exhibits, interactive displays, handson workshops, Earthquake simulator, Kid zone and history walk, musicians and storytellers and Disaster preparedness • State Street (between Figueroa & Anapamu) • Free • eq25. org • 12-4pm, Sat, 6/28.

Santa Barbara Wine and Food Festival® 2025 • sip and savor 100+ of the Central Coast’s best wineries and culinary delights. An afternoon in the Museum’s oak woodland along Mission Creek • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History • 2559 Puesta del Sol • Early Entry: $175 General Admission: $130 • sbnature.org • 2-5pm, Sat, 6/28.

Santa Barbara Lavender Festival • Hundreds of vendors offering fresh live Lavender plants and arrangements, various unique wares, food vendors, and beverage options • Santa Barbara City College West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr • Free • santabarbaralavenderfestival.com • 127pm, Sat, 6/28.

Sunday 6/29

DANCE

Westside Dance: Dance Me A Story • Westside Dance presents “Dance Me A Story”. A production by our ENSEMBLE dancers and summer camp students. Perfect for young and old, this sweet and short show will depict a scene from 3 classic storybooks • The Luke Theatre 721 E. Cota Street • http://www. westsidedancesb.com/ • 4-5pm, Sun, 6/29.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Christine Gallagher talk and signing • Ruby’s Reveng, a darkly humorous and empowering story of betrayal, self-discovery • Chaucer’s Books • Free • chaucersbooks.com •

3-3:45pm Sun, 6/29. Empathy Cafe • practice listening & empathy • Riviera Theatre upstairs • Free • theempathycenter.org • 11am Sun.

OUTDOORS

The 2025 SYV Polo Classic • tented seating, polo matches, ranch style BBQ lunch (vegetarian options), wines, beer and soft drinks • Happy Canyon Vineyard and Piocho Ranch in Santa Ynez • Members: $106.25; Non Members: $125, Under 21: $35 • happycanyonvineyard.com • 11am3pm, Sun, 6/29.

Mujeres Makers Market • SB Trust for Historical Preservation presents vendors, food options & vibes • El Presidio • sbthp.org • 10am-4pm, 1st Sun.

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

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

To have your events included in VOICE Magazine's calendar or arts listings, please email information to Calendar@VoiceSB.com by noon the Monday before publication.

A WORLD CLASS SUPER BAND who love to pay tribute to the wonderful music that inspires them will take to the Lobero stage at 8pm, on Saturday, June 28th! They’re a group of internationally acclaimed artists who faithfully recreate dynamic performances of many Motown legends.

Photo © Emily Hart-Roberts

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CINEMA

Free & $2 Movies Continue:

Both SBIFF and Metropolitan Theatre are offering great family movie screening this summer. This week SBIFF will screen Hercules on Saturday at 10am. Metropolitan Theatres will screen Bad Guys on Wednesday at 10am.

8:20. Sun: 12:30, 3:00, 5:40, 7:45. 7040 MARKETPLACE DR GOLETA 805-688-4140

28 Years Later* (R): Fri-Sun: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 8:15, 9:30. Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 8:15. Thur: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45. How to Train Your Dragon* (PG): Fri/Sat: 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15. Mon-Thur: 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15, 7:45. Ballerina (R): Fri-Wed: 12:00, 2:40, 5:35, 8:30. Thur: 12:00. The Phoenician Scheme (PG13): Fri-Wed: 3:25. Karate Kid: Legends (PG13): Fri-Wed: 12:45, 5:50. Thur: 12:45. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning (PG13): Fri-Thur: 12:30, 4:15, 8:00. Bad Guys (2022) ($2) (PG): Wed: 10:00. F1: The Movie* (PG13): Thur: 4:30,8:10. M3GAN 2.0* (PG13): Thur: 3:40, 6:30, 9:20.

How to Train Your Dragon* (PG): Fri, Mon-Wed: 4:00, 7:00. Sat/Sun: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00. F1: The Movie* (PG13): Thur: 3:30, 7:00. (Please check website for updates.) Elio* (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur: 2:00, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05. Sat/Sun: 11:25, 12:35, 2:00, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05. How to Train Your Dragon* (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur: 2:30, 5:25, 8:25. Sat/Sun: 11:15, 2:30, 5:25, 8:25. The Phoenician Scheme (PG13): Fri-Wed: 5:45, 8:15. Lilo & Stitch (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur: 2:40, 5:15, 7:55. Sat/Sun: 12:00, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55. F1: The Movie* (PG13): Thur: 3:30, 7:00.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as COHERE at 3797

Hope Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. MARGARET P CAMPBELL at 3797

Hope Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on May 28, 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. 2025-0001296. Published June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2025.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV03004.

Petitioner: Vanessa Taboada filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Vanessa Lorraine Taboada; Kiely Diaz; Kayla Esther Diaz to PROPOSED NAME: Vanessa Lorraine Bueno; Kiely Esther Bueno; Kayla Esther Bueno. 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: July 18, 2025; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; 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: 5/30/2025 /s/: Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #25CV03004 Pub Dates: June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Corporation is doing business as PROCORE; PROCORE PAY; AND PROCORE PAYMENT at 6309 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. PROCORE PAYMENT

SERVICES, INC at 6309 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on May 12, 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. 2025-0001182. Published May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as ELVAS JANITORIAL

SERVICES at 2951 Stadium Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. ELVA E HERNANDEZ at 2951 Stadium Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on May 20, 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. 2025-0001243. Published May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as NEON GOAT PRODUCTIONS at 1709 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. DAVID PARKER at 1709 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on May 22, 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. 2025-0001266. Published May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 2025.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as KING FREDERIK MOTEL, LLC at 1617 Copenhagen Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. KING FREDERIK MOTEL, LLC at 1617 Copenhagen Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 9, 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).

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1. Person asking for protection: Amanda Michelle McFee. 2. Notice to: Veronica Gwendolyn Ferries. The person in 1. is asking for a Civil Harassment Restraining Order against you. 3. You have a court date: 7/1/2025 at 8:30am in Department SB1 at: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 931211107, Anacapa Division.

What if I don’t go to my court date? If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in 1. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in 1. asked the judge to order. How do J find out what the person in (1) is asking for? To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form CH-100, Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Order.

Where can I get help? Free legal information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www.courts.ca. vwselthel to find your local center.

Do | need a lawyer? You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want Iegal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association.

Filed on May 15, 2025. Executive Officer Darrel E. Parker by Deputy Teddy Napoli. Case Number: 25CV01637 Pub Dates: May 23, June 6, 13, 20, 2025.

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

The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, July 3 2025 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, July 3, 2025 will be posted on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

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

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

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

APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision.  Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

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

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Assessor’s Parcel Number: 017-630-005

Zoning Designation: M-1/SP-2/S-D-3 (Light Manufacturing/Specific Plan No.2/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2022-00474 ; Filing Date: November 30, 2022

Applicant / Owner: John Cuykendall, DMI - Commercial Real Estate Services / Yanonali Street Holdings LLC, Joseph Miller, Manager Project Description: New commercial development.

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PUBLIC NOTICE – June 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, the Finance Department of the City of Santa Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, State of California, declares that the following monetary sums have been held by the City of Santa Barbara and have remained unclaimed in the funds hereafter indicated for a period of over three (3) years and will become the property of the City of Santa Barbara on the fourth (4th) day of August, 2025, a date not less than forty-five (45) days or more than sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice.

Any party of interest may, prior to the date designated herein above, file a claim with the City’s Finance Department which includes the claimant’s name, address and telephone number, Social Security Number or Federal Employer Identification Number, amount of claim, the grounds on which the claim is founded. The Unclaimed Money Claim Form can be obtained from the City’s Finance Office at 735 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, or from the City’s website at https://santabarbaraca.gov/escheatment. Proof of identity such as a copy of a driver’s license, social security card or birth certificate may be required before funds will be released. Funds will be reimbursed via check mailed to address on file at the time. Please contact the City of Santa Barbara, Finance Department at (805) 564-5359 with any questions.

This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050 et seq. Check Check Amount

Date Number Payee ($) Fund

7/29/2021 730884 1031 Del Sol LLC 37.00 General Fund

1/20/2022 737144 3 SIDES CLEAR LLC 599.71 General Fund

1/3/2022 736573 Aaron Kopperman 125.00 General Fund

10/7/2021 733428 ACME 702 ANACAPA Downtown STREET LLC 116.78 Parking Fund

7/1/2021 729786 Ademola Adamolekun 150.00 General Fund

12/2/2021 735600 Adriana Campo 300.00 General Fund

6/4/2021 671101 AISPURO, HIPOLITO 188.95 General Fund

2/17/2022 738150 ALEJANDRO S GUERENA 82.50 General Fund

7/29/2021 730803 Alexa Everson 39.00 General Fund

6/24/2021 729199 Alexandra Jasso 15.00 General Fund

8/19/2021 731601 ALLEGIANT 39.55 General Fund

10/14/2021 733666 ALPHONSO SANCHEZ 215.00 General Fund

9/23/2021 732800 Amazon SB Team 300.00 General Fund

9/2/2021 732184 Andrew Weed 41.00 Water Operating Fund

9/2/2021 732164 Anikouchine & Associates 186.94 General Fund

2/17/2022 738113 ANNA KARCZAG 384.64 Water Operating Fund

1/27/2022 737577 Araceli Aguilera 1105.00 Fleet Maintenance Fund

3/24/2022 739582 Araceli Aguilera 150.00 Fleet Maintenance Fund

6/17/2021 728897 ARNOLD KNUDSON 61.96 General Fund

6/24/2021 729206 Arturo Serrano 125.00 General Fund

6/10/2021 728573 Ashley Medina 75.00 General Fund

5/12/2022 741317 Avanti 100.00 Downtown Parking Fund

7/29/2021 730810 Backroads Utah 125.00 General Fund

9/24/2021 672826 BARRERA, IVAN G 190.71 Thomas Fire/Debris Dec17-Jan18

3/11/2022 674908 BELL, WALKER 61.06 General Fund

3/24/2022 739311 Blanca Rangel 24.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740380 Blanca Rangel 125.00 General Fund

6/10/2021 728574 Bonnie Beedles 199.00 General Fund

7/29/2021 730813 Bree Williams 75.00 General Fund

9/23/2021 732806 Brigitte DeGiacomi 188.00 General Fund

1/27/2022 737352 Bryan R. Smith 17.29 General Fund

7/1/2021 729540 Carey Caulfield 750.00 General Fund

4/14/2022 740052 Carly Barnes 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/14/2022 740053 Carly Barnes 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/14/2022 740054 Carly Barnes 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

10/28/2021 734289 CHANG LEE 148.32 Solid Waste Fund

9/16/2021 732626 Chris Thierfelder 19.00 General Fund

10/14/2021 733692 Chris Thierfelder 75.00 General Fund

4/28/2022 740779 CHRISTIAN ECKERT 40.00 General Fund

9/2/2021 732119 Christopher Thomas 125.00 General Fund

6/24/2021 729181 Corey Basehore 84.00 General Fund

1/20/2022 737154 County of Santa BarbaraGeneral Services 445.00 General Fund

9/23/2021 732811 Courtney Bell 125.00 General Fund

7/15/2021 730242 Cristian Soto 20.00 General Fund

12/3/2021 673720 CRUZ, ALEXANDER J 148.78 General Fund

1/3/2022 736584 Dane St. George 75.00 General Fund

3/24/2022 739321 Daniel Kennedy 125.00 General Fund

8/5/2021 731163 Daniela Lorenzano 39.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740352 DeMoney, Scott 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740353 DeMoney, Scott 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740354 DeMoney, Scott 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740355 DeMoney, Scott 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740356 DeMoney, Scott 320.00 Downtown Parking Fund

11/18/2021 735118 Denver Chavez 150.00 General Fund

4/7/2022 740042 Devon Wardlow 50.00 General Fund

5/5/2022 741269 Devon Wardlow 100.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740357 Dixson, Madison 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund Check Check Amount Date Number Payee ($) Fund

4/21/2022 740358 Dixson, Madison 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740359 Dixson, Madison 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740360 Dixson, Madison 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/21/2022 740361 Dixson, Madison 160.00 Downtown Parking Fund

4/14/2022 740069 DON’T WONDER PRODUCTIONS 21.20 General Fund

8/19/2021 731603 EAD INVESTMENT LLC 21.40 General Fund

4/28/2022 740669 EAN HOLDINGS LLC 706.00 General Fund

12/23/2021 736216 Edgar Ramirez 30.00 General Fund

7/8/2021 729798 Efrain Lopez 336.00 General Fund

12/16/2021 735956 EMILIE ELZEIN 121.67 General Fund

9/30/2021 733137 Erica Monson 50.00 General Fund

4/14/2022 740070 ESTRELLA EMPORIUM LLC 18.20 General Fund

12/17/2021 674028 FRAUSTO, ROSE M 260.36 Measure D

1/14/2022 674254 FRAUSTO, ROSE M 260.36

2/11/2022 674553 FRAUSTO, ROSE M

3/11/2022 674873 FRAUSTO, ROSE M

1/28/2022 674402 GALLAGHER, STELLA R 442.17

5/12/2022 741287 GFO LLC

12/23/2021 736197 GROUPE LARGENT LLC 30.00

2/11/2022 674474 HOFFMAN, BARRETT D 248.80 General Fund

12/16/2021 735938 Homer Kanevsky 20.00

1/13/2022 736894 Homer Kanevsky 75.00 General Fund

6/24/2021 729185 Iurii Khodov 62.00 General Fund

11/18/2021 735101 Jack Buttler 39.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740363 Jain, Anisha 480.00 Downtown Parking Fund

7/29/2021 730793 JAMES BROWN OR 22.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740364 Janssen, Ruben 960.00 Downtown Parking Fund

8/26/2021 731845 Jennifer Hinrichs 40.00 General Fund

1/3/2022 736552 JEROME WILLIAMS 195.00 General Fund

4/21/2022 740365 Johnson, Taylor 960.00 Downtown Parking Fund

12/2/2021 735626 Jose Munoz 541.00 General Fund

2/10/2022 737868 JOSEPH R DI BARTOLOMEO 39.00 General Fund

3/24/2022 739337 JP Morgan Chase 380.00 General Fund

7/29/2021 730840 Julie Fishman 151.00 General Fund

8/12/2021 731397 Kaitlyn Shorrock 54.00 General Fund

10/21/2021 734003 KAREN KEARSLEY 34.34 Water Operating Fund

5/19/2022 741552 KAYLEN JELINSKE 22.00 General Fund

12/16/2021 736114 Kevin Moore 100.00 General Fund

7/8/2021 729816 Kim Simi 275.00 General Fund

2/10/2022 737871 LA PALOMA CAFE 100.00 General Fund

6/24/2021 729221 Laurel Wilke 90.00 General Fund

9/30/2021 733152 LeAnn Ashton 15.00 General Fund

1/3/2022 736603 Lisa Jevbratt 125.00 General Fund

7/8/2021 730009 LITTLE CAESAR’S PIZZA 160.00 General Fund

6/4/2021 671102 MAC NEVIN, DONALD A 180.84 General Fund

7/2/2021 671563 MAC NEVIN, DONALD A 180.84 General Fund

8/13/2021 672288 MAC NEVIN, DONALD A 180.84 General Fund

12/3/2021 673843 MAC NEVIN, DONALD A 180.84 General Fund

3/11/2022 674918 MAC NEVIN, DONALD A 180.84 General Fund

3/25/2022 675063 MAGUIRE, CARLO J 238.96 COVID-19 Pandemic

1/13/2022 736929 Maria Sjoting 22.00 General Fund

10/14/2021 733675 MARK LYONS 50.00 General Fund

3/10/2022 738710 Men’s Wearhouse 420.00 Downtown Parking Fund

6/3/2021 728358 Mike Shimer 40.00 General Fund

5/12/2022 741314 Million, Colleen 105.00 Downtown Parking Fund

5/26/2022 741830 Ministerio Monte Sinai 294.00 General Fund

10/21/2021 734038 Miranda Andrade 30.00 General Fund

8/26/2021 731856 Mirthe Peutz

7/8/2021 729835 NICK’S HOME & APPLIANCE SVCS

3/30/2022 739641 Nora Bohn

7/2/2021 671516 NORTON, MADISON O 24.33 General Fund

3/11/2022 674851 ORDONEZ ZARCO, ALONDRA J 650.02 Thomas Fire/Debris Dec17-Jan18

6/24/2021 729247 Palihouse

5/12/2022 741304 PATRICK HIMES

12/2/2021 735655 PETSMART (BLL)

7/29/2021 730800 PHIYADA SINPRU 22.00

3/30/2022 739659 R@STATE

735085 RALPH REDDINGER 50.00 General Fund

2/17/2022 738131 RANCHERIA VILLAGE APTS, LP 142.48 Water Operating Fund 9/23/2021 732843 Richard Pertsulakes 1521.48 Waterfront

740750 Rick

672094 ROBLES, STEVEN

675089 RODORACIO, WILLIAM A 324.20 General Fund

1/3/2022 736743 Roxana Bonderson 100.00 General Fund 2/10/2022 738061 Roxana Bonderson 100.00 General Fund 8/19/2021 731600 Roy Hildestad 410.88 Waterfront Operating Fund

9/10/2021 672758 SALMERON, NELSON

739644 Sandra

731188 Sandra Soria

9/2/2021 732149

735855

6/17/2021 729073 Santa Barbara Police Managers Assoc

734923

737404

4/21/2022 740495 Santa

5/19/2022 741557 SAUL MALDONADO

730870 Shelby Messner 566.00 General Fund

7/29/2021 730871 Shira Kupperman Boehler 217.00 General Fund

12/16/2021 735965 Sonia Takeuchi 45.00 Water Operating Fund

2/3/2022 737626 Sprint 592.00 General Fund

7/29/2021 730614 State of California 453.56 Wildland Fire Suppress Assesmt

4/7/2022 739880 State of California

General Fund 4/7/2022 739881 State of California 74.00 General Fund 7/15/2021 730270 Stephanie Uribe 93.00 General Fund 10/7/2021 733417 Steven McIntosh 75.00 General Fund

9/16/2021 732644 Susi Vasquez 300.00 General Fund

8/12/2021 731407 Tammy Rodriguez 24.00 General Fund

3/24/2022 739390 Tanja Kristin Guske 30.00 General Fund

4/28/2022 740769 THE MAY FIRM INC 48.86 General Fund

11/4/2021 734580 Tiny Village Picnic Co. 50.00 General Fund

4/8/2022 675164 URQUIZA, JULIANA E 428.50 Thomas Fire/Debris Dec17-Jan18

5/5/2022 741024 Vanessa Balcazar 300.00 General Fund

7/29/2021 730875 Vanessa Kuroda 150.00 General Fund

1/28/2022 674429 VILLEGAS, JACOB D 539.48 Winter Storm - January 2023

2/11/2022 674617 VILLEGAS, JACOB D 818.74 Winter Storm - January 2023

11/4/2021 734596 WARBLER RECORDS 294.00 General Fund

9/2/2021 732258 West Marine

10/28/2021 734311 WILD WOOD KITCHEN

735342

738138 WILLIAM MOLLIE

4/21/2022 740432 zenitra kumar 125.00 General Fund

7/1/2021 729575 Zoe Michael 30.00 County Library

9/10/2021 672731 STEELMAN, ASHER V 27.79 General Fund

4/8/2022 675196 BAHAMONDE-PARTLAN, ISABEL 101.06 General Fund

How to become a more curious person, according to new research

With a curiosity-building app, UCSB researchers Madeleine Gross and Jonathan Schooler explore how personality can shift through small daily actions

By Debra Herrick

The UC Santa Barbara Current | 6.16.25

MANY PEOPLE SAY THEY’D LIKE TO CHANGE aspects of their personality — to be more outgoing, more patient, or more emotionally resilient. But can traits like these really change?

Recent research suggests they can. At UC Santa Barbara, psychological researchers Madeleine Gross and Jonathan Schooler are investigating how to foster one particularly powerful trait: curiosity.

“Curiosity is a psychological super virtue,” said Schooler, distinguished professor and director of the Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential. “It’s linked with greater life satisfaction, stronger relationships, professional success, and even a longer lifespan.”

The good news? Curiosity can be cultivated with simple strategies. Everyday experiences — like asking more questions or engaging with art — can spark a curious mindset, boosting both interest and the motivation to learn something new.

But can these moments of curiosity actually lead to lasting personality change?

To explore that question, Gross, a project scientist in Schooler’s META Lab, developed a smartphone app designed to help users build a habit of curiosity in daily life. Created in collaboration with UCSB computer science students, the “curiosity app” offers behavioral goals and guided audio lessons that encourage users to adopt a more inquisitive outlook.

The behavioral goals, called “daily challenges,” prompt users to make small, intentional shifts in their routines: choosing a podcast over a familiar playlist, asking a friend what they’ve learned recently, or experimenting with a new recipe. These activities provide a scaffolded path to bringing more curiosity into everyday life.

“Curiosity isn’t just about finding interesting things to do every day, it’s also about approaching everyday things with interest,” Gross said. To achieve this, the curiosity app also features audioguided “mindful curiosity”

lessons that teach users how to transform everyday situations into moments of beauty, wonder or intrigue. The lessons start by inviting users to tune into their current experience with a probing, curious mindset, asking questions about what they see around them.

“Notice how kids ask questions about everything around them?” Gross said. “As adults, we don’t stop asking because the mysteries are gone — we just stop noticing them.”

Study participants used the curiosity app for three weeks, completing behavioral goals and mindful curiosity lessons daily. By the end of the study, app users showed significant increases in trait-level curiosity.

Challenging the long-held view that

Madeleine Gross Lab Manager/ Researcher Psychological and Brain Sciences

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Madeleine Gross is a leading researcher in the psychology of curiosity, creativity, and personality development. Her work—featured in popular media outlets like Psyche and Closer to Truth—explores how curiosity acts as a catalyst for positive development and human flourishing. Awarded the APA Dissertation Research Award for this research in 2021, Madeleine’s interdisciplinary approach has helped to shed light on how personality manifests in daily life and how to harness its benefits. Through her work, Madeleine aims to encourage individuals across all stages of life to harness curiosity as a lifelong tool for richer experiences, broader perspectives, and lasting personal resilience.

personality traits are relatively fixed, this research suggests that some aspects of our character are remarkably plastic. Even small, intentional changes in our daily routines can create broader positive impacts on our character and our lives.

Indeed, participants also saw benefits tied to curiosity, including reduced tendencies toward boredom, greater creative engagement and a stronger sense of meaning in life. “Our findings offer some evidence that personality doesn’t just correlate with positive life outcomes — it actually contributes to them,” Schooler said.

Gross and Schooler are now expanding the project. Plans are underway to offer the app freely to UCSB undergraduates and begin testing it with older adults. “Older adults are particularly vulnerable to social isolation and cognitive decline,” Gross explained. “Curiosity may offer a practical way to promote healthy aging.”

By showing that curiosity can be enhanced through technological intervention, this study opens new possibilities for how digital tools can promote psychological well-being. While longer-term studies are still needed, these early results offer a promising testament: our natural inclination toward curiosity isn’t fixed at birth — it’s something we can grow.

The Curiosity ap will be available in late summer 2025. https://madeleineegross.com/overview-curiosity-app/ Printed with permission of UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Photo by Matt Perko

A Community Gathering That Raised Signs and Spirits

ARGUABLY THE LARGEST PROTEST IN THE NATION’S HISTORY and in Santa Barbara as well, No Kings Day drew over 10,000 locals to march on Cabrillo Boulevard. The national protest occurred in all 50 states, with an estimated 2,000 protests drawing in between four and six million people to live events as well as a billion watching on the internet and TV.

This protest was all about the art of the sign. They were written to pointedly take an issue, make it real, highlight its importance, and bring some laughter. The signs were the heart and soul of this protest against the machinations of President Donald Trump.

The plazas and paseos downtown and at the beach also served as reunion grounds of friendship and a new sense of hope.

Indivisible Santa Barbara was the local organizing body.

ART VENUES • GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES

RUTH ELLEN HOAG

www.ruthellenhoag.com @ruthellenhoag 805-689-0858 ~inquire for studio classes~

10 West Gallery • Summer Vibe thru June 22 • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • 10westgallery.com

Architectural Fdn Gallery •

Marcia Rickard: Gimme Shelter ~ thru Aug 9 • 229 E Victoria • 805965-6307 • 1–4 some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org

Art & Soul Gallery • Blue Skies & Shimmering Seas: Brad Betts: Jun 20-Jul 20 • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • common thread: 2025 undergraduate exhibit thru Jun 14 • 12-5 We-Sun • museum.ucsb.edu

Art From Scrap Gallery • Environmental Educ. & Artistic Expression • exploreecology.org

The Arts Fund • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av #F119 • thru June • 11-5 We-Su; Free Fri • 805-233-3395 • artsfundsb.org

Atkinson Gallery, SBCC • TuThu 10-3; By Appt • 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 thru Sep 1 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org

Casa de La Guerra • Manongs on the Central Coast: Forming Communities Across Generations thru Jun 22 • $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 • 805-565-5653 • 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 Primavera - The Early Spring by James Paul Brown thru Jun 21; 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 Bamboo! thru Jun 29 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-7371129 • lompocart.org

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery • Contemporary Artists • 15 W Gutierrez • 805-963-1157 • 11–5 TuSa • 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 thru Jul 6 • the history and Danish culture of Solvang & promoting the arts • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-6861211 • 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 • 805-730-9109 • Fazzino.com

Gallery 113 • SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com

Gallery Los Olivos • In Full Bloom: Susan Kounanis thru Jun 30 • Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-6887517 • 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 • We-Su 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org

Indah Gallery • Plucked from a dream June 27-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 • The Stamp Act: Manuscripts of the American Revolution ~ Thru Jun 30 • 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 • Thru Aug 3 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805684-7789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org

Maker House • Slingshot/Alpha Art

Studio Exhibition • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • claystudiosb.org

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Highs and Lows and Manny Lopez thru Jun 29 • Landscape paintings, prints & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-9625588 • 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 thru Jul 27 • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

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

Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • thru June • seehearmove.com

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 • 805-252-9659 • 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 Botanic Garden • Join the Enlichenment thru Dec 7 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805682-4726 • 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 • Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West thru 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

Outstanding Young Artists Recognized In MTD Art Contest Buses In Space

STARS, BUSES, AND SCENES OF SPACE STRAIGHT FROM THE IMAGINATIONS OF AREA GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS set the scene for Santa Barbara MTD’s 11th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest. This spring participating students

in grades one through six were presented with the theme: Buses in Space. A record 180 entries were submitted and voted on by MTD employees.

This year MTD teamed up with MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration & Innovation, and in addition to the winning works of art being featured inside MTD buses for the next year, they will be included in a summertime art exhibit at MOXI, along with 18 additional selected entries. The Buses in Space exhibit is set to open at the beginning of July.

Students’ entries were drawn from participating sites including several South Coast afterschool programs, schools, and libraries, including: the Eastside, Central, Montecito, & Carpinteria Libraries, City of Santa Barbara RAP Program, the Carpinteria & Greater Santa Barbara Girls, Inc., Carpinteria, Westside, & Goleta Boys & Girls Clubs, and Santa Barbara Community Academy.

Congratulations to the winners are all of the participants.

1st-3rd Grade Winners

1st Place: Elisa Mora, 2nd Grade, Aliso Elementary 2nd Place: Keren Fuentes, Camila Estrada, & Emily Castillo, 3rd Grade, Aliso Elementary

3rd Place: Gabriela Munoz-Vargas, 2nd Grade, Santa Barbara Community Academy

Honorable Mention: Avalon Penniman, 2nd Grade, Washington Elementary

ART VENUES • CONTINUED

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum • The Swiftest Recovery: Island Fox Chronicles thru 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 thru Aug 24 • Sea of Ice: Echoes of the European Romantic Era thru Aug 24; Proscenium: Elliott Hundley thru Aug 31; By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA thru Feb 22 • 1130 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805-963-4364 • sbma.net

ATTENTION SCULPTORS:

Santa Barbara Printmakers is looking for sculpture for their July Exhibition “Challenges” at VOICE

The deadline to sign up is June 21st at midnight. If interested, vist: https://sbprintmakers.com/exhibit-registration-and-payment/

Exhibition Dates: July 1 - July 31, 2025

Two receptions: 1st Thursday, July 3, & 3rd Friday, July 18

Entry Fee: $40 - 1st Entry; $35; 2nd Entry; $30; 3rd Entry

Ingathering: Sunday, June 29, 10am - Noon

Prizes Juried by Judy Larson

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

Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily (Fr & Sat 10-7 until 7/27). • 805-6824711 • sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Tennis Club - 2nd Fridays Art • Aquatic ~ thru June 29 • 2375 Foothill Rd

• 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • 2ndfridaysart.com

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

Slice of Light Gallery • Ben Coffman Exhibit; PassagePhotography by JK Lovelace • 9 W Figueroa St • Mo-Fr 10-5 • 805-3545552 • sliceoflight.com

4th-6th Grade Winners

1st Place: Sebastian Serrano, 6th Grade, Peabody Charter School

2nd Place: Camilla Gonzalez, 6th Grade, Monte Vista Elementary

3rd Place: Kevin Carlos Mendoza, 6th Grade, Adams Elementary

Honorable Mention Nick Price, 4th Grade & Evan Reed, 5th Grade, Adams Elementary

Stewart Fine Art • Early CA Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 115:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255

Sullivan Goss • Leslie Lewis Sigler: Kindred thru 7/28; I; Summer Salon thru July 28; TL;DR: Text/Art thru Jun 23 • 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 • 805688-7889 • 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 • Readymade

Emanations: Trianon Press and the Art of Tearing Apart thru Jun 25 • library.ucsb.edu

Voice Gallery • Santa Barbara Art Association thru 6/28 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Su • 805-965-6448 • 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 • 805-962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art • westmont.edu/museum

Artists: See your work here! Join Voice Magazine’s Print & Virtual Gallery! To find out more, email Publisher@VoiceSB.com

Elisa Mora, 1st Place Winner in 1st-3rd Grade Category

Sebastian Serrano, 1st Place Winner in 4th-6th Grade Category

#707 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara

June 1 - July 31, 2025 Artist

SBVA consists of active Santa Barbara artists who are celebrated for their exceptional artwork that encompasses various mediums, and artistic styles across a broad spectrum, of abstract, landscape, seascape, portrait, still life, and photographic compositions.

Meet The Artists, View the Artwork

Jan Baker • Cheryl Barber • Frank DiMarco • Stan Evenson • Tricia Evenson • Mary Freericks

• Louise Gerber • Kip Glover • Marilyn Harrison

• Helena Seyffert Hill • Kent Karnofski • Francine

Kirsch • Carissa Luminess • Kerry Methner • Dee

Faia Parkins • Soheyla Valleie • Judy Villa • Felice

Willat • Rich Wilkie

Open Daily 11am - 7pm 707 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara

Artist – Susan Kounanis

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, Jim Balstis will be explaining pinhole camera photography, a very early photographic process. You will see the equipment needed and he will discuss how it was used. Several of his images created using this technique will be on display.

• Mike Cregan will be playing guitar in the Plaza between Illuminations and Elevate galleries.

• At 6pm, put your dancing shoes on. Fota Street Outreach will be playing traditional Greek tunes in the Fine Line Gallery.

• At VOICE Gallery, to enjoy the The Color of Light an exhibition of paintings, prints, and sculpture created by Santa Barbara Art Association artists.

• The Museum of Sensory and Movement Experiences at the Arts Fund Gallery will offer Beautiful Journey - an immersive VR experience that guides you through life’s pivotal moments from the innocence of childhood to the tranquility of near-death and rebirth. This is the last month of this exhibit.

• The Grace Fisher Foundation’s Inclusive Arts Clubhouse is hosting DJ Chris for a Club Diversity Dance Party.

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

5 to 8pm, Friday, June 20th