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For the Love of The Arts

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Ben Malkin | Ben.Malkin@citylifestyle.com Robin Chesler | Robin.Chesler@citylifestyle.com EDITOR

Many years ago when I was in school in Philadelphia—elementary through high school—there were robust arts programs, mostly focused around music and the performing arts. I had the opportunity to play the flute in grade school, the drums in high school and even with my modest talent to appear in plays and musicals in high school. If all of this did nothing else but help me overcome painful shyness and low self-esteem as a gawky teenager, it was all worth it. Better yet, it gave me the gift of love and appreciation for the entire creative process—music (jazz, Broadway, classical), ballet, art, writing for movies, musicals and plays. I love what the artist creates, and I respect the artist.

This also runs in the family. My son, Laurence Malkin, produced and wrote the film “SAS - Rise of the Black Swan,” which made it to No. 2 worldwide on Netflix for several weeks. I am a proud dad!

Since the Spring of 2020 when the Covid pandemic started to severely restrict live performances, artists of all kinds were badly hurt. The nonprofit arts companies that produce the shows and the venues and museums had to subsist on virtual streaming or nothing at all. Look at it this way, should a trumpet player put down his horn and get a job selling insurance in order to put food on the table? Most of us could easily make such a change, but for an artist that could be a fate worse than death.

Finally, after almost two years, even with a new virus variant raging about, live performance, often in a “vax-only” and wear a mask environment, is back. Kudos to the safety protocols at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center at the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks. We are really proud to be part of your community. Pepperdine University’s Arts program is robust and the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine is once again a major focus for the Arts in Malibu. It is all coming back to life. We recently attended 5-Star Theatrical’s production of “Mamma Mia,” New West Symphony’s “Tales of Winter” and a magical “Nutcracker” from Pacific Festival Ballet. We have also enjoyed popular music locally at NABU Wines, a vax-only venue. CMATO has wonderful exhibits at their beautiful museum in The Oaks Mall.

Let’s pray that this community arts renaissance continues. Enjoy and stay safe and healthy.

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Pepperdine staff, students, performers and patrons rejoiced at the return of in-person arts activities at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts. Located on Pepperdine’s breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students and patrons from surrounding Southern California communities.

Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the “black box” Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. All visitors must purchase a ticket or make a reservation prior to arrival on the Malibu campus. Patrons

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Here’s a rundown of this season’s lineup.

January-March 27, 2022 Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art “The Cultivators”: Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection Organized by the Bernard & Shirley Kinsey Foundation for Arts & Education and KBK Enterprises, Incorporated, this exhibit is free to attend, and reservations are required.

An impressive survey of African American history and culture, this exhibition of the award-winning

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Kinsey African American Art and History Collection—the first major hometown presentation of the collection since 2007—includes masterful paintings and sculpture, photographs, rare books, letters, manuscripts and more.

Comprising works collected over several decades

by Bernard (MBA '73) and Shirley (MA '76) Kinsey, and curated by their son Khalil, “The Cultivators” celebrates the achievements of African Americans from the 16th century through the years of slavery and Emancipation, to the Civil Rights Movement and up to the present day.

Tuesday, February 1, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre Dala Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala have released five albums and toured extensively across North America. Drawing upon influences like the Beatles, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, Dala’s catchy songs and lush harmonies have made them darlings of the indie music scene. Tickets range from $15 to $35.

Thursday, February 3, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre “On Broadway” Featuring the best songs from the current New York City theatre season and sung by Broadway stars with a live band, “On Broadway” is an unforgettable night of music! The show includes hits from long-running favorites like “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Chicago,” and “The Book of Mormon,” as well as the newest sensations “Wicked,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” and even the sold-out smash, “Hamilton”! Tickets range from $22 to $50.

Thursday, March 3, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre “Ailey II” As a part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, “Ailey II” continues the legacy of its founder Alvin Ailey by celebrating the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience. Universally renowned for their “dynamic movement and dazzling technique” (Broadway Dance World), the members of Ailey II are “spectacular human beings” (New York Times). Tickets are $22.50 to $50.

Wednesday, March 9, 8 p.m.

Stacey Kent Stacey Kent is a jazz singer in the mold of the greats, with a legion of fans worldwide, a host of honors and awards including a GRAMMY nomination, album sales in excess of 2 million, and gold, double-gold and platinum-selling albums that have reached a series of #1 chart positions during the span of her career. Tickets are $27.50 to $60.

Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.

Raitt Recital Hall Tony Yun, pianist Pianist Tony Yun is the First Prize winner and Gold Medalist at the First China International Music Competition and a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship at the Juilliard School. With playing that combines poetry and elegance, Yun has given recitals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Juilliard School, New York’s Steinway Hall and at the Heidelberger Frühling Music Festival. Tickets are $28.

Thursday, March 24, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre Bessie, Billie and Nina: Pioneering Women in Jazz The musical and social legacies of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone remain as relevant as ever. Featuring three dynamic vocalists (Charenée Wade, Camille Thurman and Tahira Clayton) backed

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Roger McGuinn

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by an all-female band, Bessie, Billie and Nina celebrates the enduring legacy of these three iconic artists with performances of their classic songs, including Bessie Smith’s “Downhearted Blues,” Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” and more. Tickets are $20 to $45.

Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m.

Raitt Recital Hall Benjamin Baker, violin Violinist Benjamin Baker won first prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and third prize at the Michael Hill Competition in New Zealand in 2017.

He demonstrates “virtuosity, refinement and youthful exuberance” (New York Times) in his music and has performed as a soloist with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the National Children's Orchestra in Manchester and more. Tickets are $28.

Tony Yun Photo Credit: Jennifer Taylor

Tuesday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre Marc Cohn After winning a GRAMMY for his soulful ballad, “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. A natural storyteller, he is regarded as “one of the honest, emotional voices [of] this decade” (Time). Tickets are $22.50 to $50.

Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.

Smothers Theatre “Satan’s Fall” An Oratorio by Stewart Copeland This West Coast premiere is performed by the Pepperdine Chamber Choir and the Pepperdine Pickford Ensemble under the direction of Ryan Board and N. Lincoln Hanks and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Pepperdine CrossSchool Collaborative Research Program.

Stewart Copeland, GRAMMY Award-winning founder of the rock band The Police, presents the West Coast premiere of his first oratorio, “Satan’s Fall.” Inspired by John Milton’s 17th-century epic poem “Paradise Lost,” Copeland turns the literary struggle between God and Satan into a large-scale work featuring a chorus, seven vocal soloists and a chamber orchestra. Tickets range from $20 to $40.

Monday, April 25, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre Roger McGuinn As the founder of the Byrds, Roger McGuinn is an indisputable music icon who delivers a mesmerizing evening of story and song.

From his signature 12-string Rickenbacker sound to his instantly recognizable vocals on hits like “Turn, Turn, Turn,” “Eight Miles High” and “Mr. Tambourine Man,” McGuinn didn't just make music—he made history. Tickets are $25 to $55.

For event details and ticket information, Arts.Pepperdine.edu or call 310.506.4522.

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“Walk towards the sun, then you leave the shadows behind you!”

German-born artist and writer Petra Eiko aims to live according to these words of wisdom, drawing from life’s challenges to create unique works of art that examine inner spaces and universal possibilities.

“I work with the spaces in between, behind the trained and conditioned physical eye and comprehension,” says Eiko, whose paintings, projects and installations are exhibited internationally, including in Germany, Korea, Qatar, Italy, Chile, Japan, Cuba and Bangladesh.

Influenced by the struggles she experienced growing up in post-WW2 Germany, Eiko creates multifaceted works of art “targeted to specifically invoke conversations and discussions of the viewer, mirroring realities, focusing on connections between people, society, cultures and diverse backgrounds.”

In her interactive project, "the-green-heart" (the-green-heart.com), she presents a visual documentation of the similarities we all share. The exhibit asks people to anonymously answer the question: “What is in your heart?— the world is listening.” Viewers share their wishes, ideas, dreams and challenges on pieces of paper which are added to the art piece to create a huge collage. The ongoing project has collected nearly 10,000 posts during its exhibition at 15 different locations and had 26 installations in local high schools throughout the state. The whole collection of posts to date was CONTINUED >

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displayed at Building Bridges Art Exchange in Santa Monica, curated by Marisa Caichiolo.

“The beauty of the green heart is [that it shows] we have the same challenges in any corner of the world; we worry about the same things; it’s pretty simple when you boil it down,” says Eiko, adding that this realization helps to unite people. “They see they are not alone, and they have common ground.”

Created with the intention to further awareness and understanding about oneself or interpersonal relationships between people or countries, Eiko’s art focuses on scientific studies, investigations and examinations of perception, and understanding our actions and the effect and influences they might have.

“Sometimes we have to look a little bit deeper to find the meaning behind the seeing eye,” she notes, pointing to the importance of perception. When we perceive something, “we see something, but to understand it, there’s a deeper depth to it; when we go behind what the eye sees, then all of a sudden there is a special understanding. I think all my life I’ve tried to figure out what it is to see how we perceive things and manifest.”

Her series, “the eye,” presents 145 different pairs of eyes she photographed, deepening her investigation of spaces behind seeing and comprehension.

“The eyes are a gateway to your soul; for many years, I’ve studied the meaning behind the eye and how we can go deeper into our consciousness,” Eiko says, noting that the photographs led her to create a series of “cubes” consisting of concave and flat paintings.

“In the flats and concave paintings, the black border reflects the viewer again and the rhythmic spherical shapes entice the eye into the work, slowly working from the edges into the center and then back out, with an action that gives the viewer an experience that doesn’t allow one to quickly look away—one is captivated, a fascinating manipulation.”

Her paintings “Illusion” and “Hemispheres” are created on plexiglass, her signature material.

“Plexiglass, with its ability to mirror our surroundings, serves as the perfect vehicle to visually present the physical and the emotional; the outside and inside,” explains Eiko, adding, “The concave domes contained in acrylic boxes invite the viewer to experience illusion and reality. The reflective surfaces of the plexi make the collectors the final collaborators of the art pieces, because it gives life wherever the artwork is installed.”

Eiko’s unique reverse paintings on flat, concave and convex plexiglass surfaces create three-dimensional pieces and sculptures with an element of modern architecture.

“These paintings radiate the energy of life, capture the unknown and the pulsating vivacity of humankind in the invisible universe of energy. They deal with the ever-changing and the constant movement that surrounds us,” says Eiko.

Her recent work, “No Comment,” started in 2019 right before the pandemic, comprises a series of photos depicting the emotional state and struggle of “Niemand” (nobody) in these current unstable times.

“The transparent prints on plexiglass tell the story of our self-inflicted world in our society and in ourselves, consequently bouncing back to us in many facets and multiple levels of our consciousness,” says Eiko. She revisits “Niemand’s” conflicts within

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the world of nature in her short video, “humanature,” created during the pandemic.

“The stillness of confinement that came with the pandemic in early 2020 left me with the sound and perception of nature, directing my awareness more than ever before to the fact that nature will move on without human population,” she says, adding that “the world of nature lives with us, beside us, for us, but forever lives as its own entity.”

An eternal optimist, Eiko expresses her hope for humanity through her unique works of art.

“There’s always room for being hopeful; the pandemic has shown us how fragile our system is,” she says. “We can work toward a better balance between nature and the industrial world.

As people realize we have a ‘deeper meaning,’ we need to get together and go easy on our resources; it’s an interesting moment to live in.”

Despite life’s challenges, Eiko is grateful and counts living and working in Malibu for the past 35 years among her many blessings.

“Each day we have, especially in California, when the sun rises, we have the possibility to reinvent ourselves to live a better life and it’s amazing,” says Eiko. “Every day is new and gives you an opportunity to live better.”

For more information about Petra Eiko’s artwork, visit petraeiko-art.com.

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For the sheer fun of it, I created Mr. Malibu as a playful persona reflecting the world-famous Malibu casual elegance lifestyle. My inner vision was to radiate the joyous journey of an ever-expanding consciousness, within the backdrop of global influencers in Malibu paradise, both on the beach and on the red carpet. It seemed that Malibu was more Hollywood than Hollywood with so many of its key industry people living here.

Playing a light-hearted Mr. Malibu, I engage in humorous as well as deep thought-provoking conversations. My theme is celebrating Malibu’s oceanic euphoria through my photography, with an intention to transform the mainstream celebrity narrative via unique interviews, authoring books and attending events focused on a clean environment in every respect.

One aspect of the Mr. Malibu free fashion style arose from the old adage, “a woman always checks out a man by looking at his watch and shoes.” So, (tongue in cheek) on the red carpet and on the go in the ‘Bu, Mr. Malibu wears a white tuxedo and Rolex watches around his ankles next to his Louis Vuitton tuxedo loafers

to facilitate her effort. Upon its “anything goes” inception, this persona received widespread positive and hilarious responses.

For example, someone said looking at these Rolexes, “It looks like you have a lot of time Mr. Malibu.”

George Eads, the lead star of the TV series “C.S.I.,” in an interview with me at the Malibu Lumber Yard luxury shopping center, said, “I saw Mr. Malibu here and thought I’d get in on the action.”

I asked him, “So how do you like doing that show?” He responded, “I really love it! We’re getting about 14 million viewers per week, so it’s going really good.” Then I asked him, “So do you yourself think you’re famous?” He burst out laughing, instantly saying, “NO!” How’s that for celebrity psychology? A man receiving 14 million views per week doesn’t see himself as famous!

I interviewed Malibu billionaire John Paul DeJoria, owner of Paul Mitchell hair products and Patron Tequila. He said to me, “You know what’s so amazing about your show is that you’re reporting from right here in Malibu, one of the hot spots around the world and this is global!” He loved the whole tuxedo presentation and CONTINUED > FEB R UARY 2 0 2 2 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM/MAL I BUC OAST

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later advertised his Paul Mitchell products (which included the two-finger peace sign) on my MalibuHD Power News vehicle.

One of the first big events I attended as Mr. Malibu was the celebrity surfing contest at Surfrider Beach with Christina Applegate, Anthony Kiedis, Flea and many others. When I published the press release, I wrote the headline only thinking of Google SEO results.

It was picked up and sent to 600 news agencies worldwide. The press release communicated the essence of the Mr. Malibu message: “The inner pollution of fear, doubt, greed and anger ultimately reflects in the outer world of our human bodies and the ecosystem in which we live. ‘Green’ is as much a psychological thing as it is physical.”

I could also sense the brewing paradigm collapse of a shifting Hollywood that previously played a significant role in the global notoriety of Malibu. One key Mr. Malibu message is “all throughout history, violence has never solved ignorance.” I began to see the perception of fame was radically shifting as billions engaged in social media are exposed to unprecedented “story enscatterment”; not to mention the traditional “celebrity” shifting to YouTube and TikTok stars.

It’s such a gift to be on the red carpet interviewing stars and athletes as I experience everyone loving to dress up, being globally seen and having a chance to voice their opinions and wisdom.

Everyone seems to love talking to me on camera as they’re put at ease with humor and being introduced to new ways of looking at their content and purpose.

When I was at the Malibu Performing Arts Center creating Mr. Malibu, Pink was really wonderful to me, even though I did not know who she was. She introduced herself as “Alicia” and asked, “What’s your name?” Often when no one was there, I would sit at the front desk and work on Malibu HD.com. Alicia would come in and always give me a big hug and ask me how I was doing.

Sometimes she would just hang out and chat.

Alicia rented the Stevens’ home in the Colony, and I shared with her about meeting the Rolling Stones there and how we had wild high school parties at that house. She had a great sense of humor. She pulled out her small camera, put her arm around me and took a picture of us. One time as she was walking in, I told her: “I’m going to pick a fight with you.” She seemed really concerned and asked why. I said, “You know, your song, ‘Pick A Fight’.” Then she got it and said, “don’t pull anything like that until after 2 p.m. when I’m finally awake!”

One day Bernhard Fritsch came into MPAC, and unbeknownst to me, he owned the patent that allowed the creation of iTunes.

He told me he was going to purchase MPAC and have me manage it as Mr. Malibu, hosting all the celebrity and rock concert events there. But the City of Malibu was intent on destroying the concert recording facility and turning it into City Hall.

So, I continued to expand Mr. Malibu interviews and videos to include events like the Malibu Music Awards, luxury real estate tours and events advocating the cleanup of the polluted

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Malibu environment. At the time, I discovered that there was going to be a peace paddle out with the world-famous big wave surfer, Laird Hamilton.

The day before, I’d had a conversation with my friend, Mark Pierson, about Fukushima and the nuclear waste in the Pacific. It was in the forefront of my mind to bring up the issue about our nuclear reactors in California, especially the one in San Onofre.

With the prospect of speaking to Laird about it, I raced over to Paradise Cove for the peace paddle out. I interviewed Laird on camera and amazingly, within a few months, word got around and the San Onofre Nuclear Plant was shut down. But the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant is still operating and it was actually built on an earthquake fault line to boot.

Maria Shriver was also at the paddle out. Because she had just been in major global news headlines, we were a little hesitant to walk up to her. But then my friend reassured me when he said, “What can they say, you’re Mr. Malibu!” So we just walked right up to her and I asked if we could interview her. “I’m just a bystander here,” was her response. Wanting to put her at ease, I asked, “How about saying something sweet about the peace paddle out?” Then she held my arm and said with a big smile, “Anything that has to do with peace is terrific.”

To my surprise, there was a big Chanel party happening directly above us in concert with the paddle out with Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Hudson, Drew Barrymore and many other “A Listers.” The next day I received a call from Warner Bros. asking if they could broadcast my footage with Maria worldwide on their TV show “EXTRA.” I felt really good that they used my video, and it was the only one they used in Universal’s international press release of the party.

Look for more Mr. Malibu stories in the next issue of Malibu Coast Lifestyle Magazine. Cary ONeal’s high-profile events and celebrity interviews reach over 22 million on television, 500,000 via social media and nearly 4 million on YouTube. Visit MalibuHD. com and HeartAscent.com to learn more.

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CHANNEL ISLANDS – LIKE NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH ARTICLE BY MELISSA CURTIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY VISIT OXNARD

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CHANNEL ISLANDS Most know of Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California, but many have not visited the other Channel Islands that feature no modern comforts, only nature. Considered America’s least visited National Park, the area’s unique position offers biodiversity like nowhere else. The marine sanctuary and park provide a refuge for sea life and makes this one of the top scuba diving sites in the world. Experts say all you need is a mask and snorkel since there are tons of fish in the first 5 to 10 feet.

From above, the eight islands float like ribbons of dark rock and are home to thousands of species of animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth. The biodiversity is a result of isolation over thousands of years and mingling of ocean currents. The Channel Islands get their name from the deep troughs that separate them from the mainland. Today, five of the islands and the waters within one nautical mile of each island are protected as Channel Islands National Park.

The closest island—Anacapa—is just an hour from Oxnard and is shaped like a 5-mile spine of rock emerging from the ocean broken into three islets. The Chumash called it Anyapakh or “mirage,” and in 1853, a sidewheel steamer ran full speed into the rocks, crashing and sinking. In 1912 the Coast Guard built a light beacon followed years later by a light station.

Due to large swells, our Anacapa boat trip was cancelled, so we swiftly changed plans and voyaged to Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the Channel Islands and just 20 miles offshore. As we pulled away from the harbor for our day trip, our smiles stretched as dolphins rode our boat’s wake and we gleefully anticipated what was to come in this unfamiliar land.

Passing Anacapa’s jagged bumps bursting from the

ocean in the distance, we glided into the glistening cove near Scorpion Ranch where a steep jagged brown scruffy green-dotted landscape greeted us and brightly colored kayaks and a few snorkelers could be seen dockside.

After an orientation with a Park Ranger, my husband and I decided to spend our day hiking the 5-mile loop from Scorpion Ranch to Potato Harbor by ourselves. Once off the docks we passed a little historical museum, ranch ruins and old farming equipment. Grand-sized black crows with larger than normal beaks guarded the island from atop fig trees.

The rugged vertical climbing landscape seemed to be screaming for water as the entire hillside canyon views surrounding us was brown. It felt all too familiar, as the land felt like most of the hikes we traipse in Malibu. Due to the drought, wildflowers were nonexistent and there was evidence of once-yellow giant coreopsis along the higher elevations. Passing dried brown lonely grasslands and a few oil spurts from the ground, it was exciting to reach the rugged jaw-dropping coastline with bird dropping-laden rock islands popping from the ocean down below the steep cliffsides.

The coastal scruff led to a mesmerizing cliff-hanging view perfect for a sandwich lunch break. The aquamarine cove looked like Greece as one white sailboat bobbed in contrast to the Mediterranean greenish-blue waters with its private sandy shoreline only accessible by boat or kayak. Santa Cruz Island is considered an example of what Southern California looked like hundreds of years ago.

Twenty-two miles long and from 2 to 6 miles wide, a central valley splits the island with volcanic rock in the north and older sedimentary rock on the south.

Imagine what life was like for the Chumash Indians who lived here for centuries. More recently, the island was a private sheep and cattle ranch before National Park Service ownership. Half of our return hike had us hugging the island’s bluffs, making it a pleasurable return stopping at Cavern Point. We didn’t spot the island’s endemic cat-like fox or the island scrub jay, although we saw many foxes at dusk in Two Harbors in Catalina Island.

Home to Pacific grey whales in the winter and humpback, finback, blue and Orca whales in the summer, this area also abounds with dolphins—on our return trip our boat cruised through dolphin pods with thousands of frolicking dolphins swarming CONTINUED >

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around the boat. Similar to pods we saw in Baja California Sur, this dolphin brigade was unprecedented, as numerous porpoises jumped all around us, rode our wake and shimmied under our boat. My screams of joy could probably be heard from the mainland, reminding us that the journey is often as exhilarating as the destination.

Tips for Your Trip Reserve the boat trip and campsite (if you plan to stay over) with Island Packers, the official boat to get to the Channel Islands. The roundtrip ferry cost is about $60 per person but book in advance. Use the park’s website www.nps.gov/chis to help plan your visit.

Bring food with you. We picked up savory sandwiches and a breakfast burrito that morning from Honey Cup Coffeehouse and Creamery in the Channel Islands Harbor.

Water spouts are available, but bring water with you and plan to take everything back with you as nothing can be left on the island.

Bring sunscreen and a windbreaker or sweatshirt for the boat.

Book the guided kayak venture in advance with the Channel Islands Adventure Company (www.islandkayaking.com) to Painted Cave, one of the largest sea caves in the world.

If you wish to venture to more islands, Island Packers “shuttles” from Santa Cruz to other islands, mainly for campers for a minimal fee. The “Two Island Trip” departs approximately two dates a month (see under “special trips” on their website).

Oxnard Basecamp Stay at the affordable Hampton Inn by Hilton with room balconies overlooking the Channel Islands Harbor where you can watch the sunset from your room and walk along the harbor waterways. Get to know the fifth largest harbor in California with Gondola Paradiso as you are paddled under bridges and through canals in the Channel Islands Harbor.

Oxnard’s rich agricultural history allows fresh farm-totable offerings at many of Oxnard’s family owned restaurants.

Dine at local favorite La Dolce Vita Ristorante in a Victorian home in Heritage Square where Italian and seafood reign supreme. Sidle downstairs post-dinner to the 1901 Speakeasy Lounge for Prohibition-style cocktails with house-made infused liquors. Prices can’t be beat coming from L.A. For casual seafood like fish and chips, clam chowder, fish tacos and a raw bar, eat outside at Sea Fresh on the patio harborside.

In Downtown Oxnard, create your own Taco Trail, as taco joints dot every block. Standouts include Pepe’s Mexican Food taqueria at the tip of the Channel Islands Harbor and Tacos La Bonita for Vampiros, beef barbacoa atop griddled cheese in handmade deep-fried tortillas. Wash the tacos down at a microbrewery like Casa Agria Specialty Ales known for sours and hazy IPAs. Sip a beer sampler at Red Tandem Brewery with options like strawberry blond ale, and at The Annex Food Hall, more suds await at Bottle and Pint Oxnard.

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Daughter of the Land

by Betsy Blanchard Chess A member of a fourth-generation Ventura County farming and ranching family, Betsy’s roots run deep. In her book, Daughter of the Land, she traces her family’s role in shaping local agriculture, including the founding of Santa Paula and Limoneira Farms, and presents a rich history of area farming spanning almost 200 years.

Filled with hundreds of photos from the very beginning of the first farm, Daughter of the Land presents captivating vignettes of Betsy’s many relatives and their impact on Santa Paula and the verdant Santa Clara Valley of Ventura County. Her family still operates Limoneira, one of the leading distributors of lemons, avocados and other produce throughout America and internationally. Betsy also writes about the marginalized farm working communities that have constituted the majority of the workforce for the citrus capital of the world.

Readers will enjoy Betsy’s unique account about the hard work and delight of life on the ranch. Her words and pictures provide insight into a way of living that no longer exists. BetsyChess.com

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by H. Mitchell Caldwell The first book in the new Jake Clearwater Legal Thrillers series, Cost of Arrogance (Nine Innings Press) chronicles the courtroom drama of a law professor fighting the death penalty. Penned by Pepperdine law professor and Westlake Village resident H. (Harry) Mitchell Caldwell, the book slants autobiographical. A former District Attorney turned criminal defense lawyer, Caldwell draws from his life as a Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy at Pepperdine/Caruso Law School to delve into a world of criminals, small-town rivalries and a law school, creating a powerful story of believing in justice for all.

The book’s main character, Jake Clearwater, like Caldwell, is a law professor who represents death row inmates appealing their convictions before the California Supreme Court. Cost of Arrogance presents an action-packed realistic account of courtroom drama, suspense and the exquisite workings of law and, ultimately, justice. HMitchellCaldwell.com

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Have Bikini, Will Cruise

by Gail Small Imagine yourself lounging on a deck chair next to your new friend Gail Small. In her book, Have Bikini, Will Cruise, she shares some almost unbelievable but true stories about cruising the seven seas and exploring the world with a sense of joy and wonder. An international speaker, author, teacher and world traveler, Gail has been featured on worldwide cruise ships as well as at national and international conferences, presenting on subjects from travel and creativity to choices, self-esteem and writing.

“This is a book of my memoirs,” says Gail, who aims to “bring joy to future cruisers and remembrances to cruisers with a positive take on cherished cruising. We can all recall once-in-a-lifetime laughs, leisure and navigation to infinite possibilities. The moments and mishaps. I stopped counting cruises a while ago after I got to 101. I am happy that cruising can now begin again.

Cruising will be different and is resuming as safe, reasonable and ready with the new modern-day ‘normal’.” GailSmall.com

Fighting Chance

by Alicia Doyle Award-winning journalist Alicia Doyle’s unique, fast-paced memoir Fighting Chance recounts her transformation into an amateur boxer in the late 1990s and how this demanding sport helped her process her buried rage and pain from a volatile childhood.

In her autobiographical novel, Alicia tells the story of how she discovered boxing while writing an article as a newspaper reporter and ended up pursuing the sport, winning two Golden Gloves championships and briefly turning pro at age 30 before returning to a full-time journalism career. Providing a look into the issues of women’s sports, Fighting Chance has won three awards since it was published in 2020: 1st Place for Creative Nonfiction in the 2020 North Street Book Prize Winning Writers Competition, 2020 WBAN Awards “Cool Story of the Year” and “Best of Los Angeles Award” for Best Autobiographical Book of 2021.

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