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Santa Barbara Museum of Art Botticelli, Titian, and Beyond: Masterpieces of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums is organized by the American Federation of Arts and Glasgow Museums.

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This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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A group of masked men robbed Churchill Jewelers in broad daylight on 1/30, smashing the downtown store’s display cases and making off with handfuls of merchandise. One of the suspects carried a hammer and another was armed with a gun. Just after the 10:15 a.m. robbery, a “Be on the Lookout” was issued for a black Infiniti vehicle carrying four people and heading toward Santa Ynez Valley. Police have declined to release any details on the incident.

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bout 150 teens and parents packed the Santa Barbara High School cafeteria last Thursday night for the 10th annual AB  College Night. There they learned the ins and outs of the changing landscape for undocumented students.

It’s been nearly 14 years since the passage of AB , which allows such students who attended a California high school for three years and either graduated or received a GED to pay in-state tuition at a public university. But it’s been only a few years since they became eligible to apply for state and college-funded grants. “[That was] the silver lining,” said Cuca Acosta, who is a key player in the AB  Coalition and works at UCSB’s admissions office.

Kenia Guinto, 26, recalled never telling anyone she wasn’t a legal citizen when she was in high school in the early 2000s. She was on the dance team and active in Youth City Council.

“Back then, people didn’t talk about it,” she said Thursday.“Now, it’s normal.”

After a presentation about current immigration law, including President Barack Obama’s recent executive action over deferred deportations, attendees broke into individual sessions — a parents’ panel, discussions about how to tell stories in a college essay, and, perhaps most crucial, information about scholarships.

The driving force behind undocumented student scholarships in Santa Barbara is the Adsum Education Foundation, an all-volunteer group founded by four friends in 2010. Since its inception, Adsum has doled out more than $250,000 to more than 100 students. This academic year, Adsum will award another $100,000. On aver10

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age, recipients come from a family of five with an income of less than $30,000 a year. Three Adsum recipients were high school valedictorians. “The average GPA of our graduating high school seniors is 3.92,” which is far higher than their peers, said Adsum President Jonathan Wang. It’s estimated that there are a few thousand undocumented K- students across Santa Barbara County.

Like many of the area’s scholarship organizations, Adsum operates under the umbrella of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, highly regarded for granting more than $8 million to Santa Barbara’s college-bound students each year and widely reputed to be the nation’s biggest grassroots agency of its kind. On average, the foundation gives $2,870 per grant, though the amounts range considerably by award. Last year, it gave out 2,724 scholarships.

But just $200,265 of $8.5 million went to 65 undocumented students last year. The reason for this relatively small amount is that the Scholarship Foundation allows its donors — more than 500 in total — to determine the criteria by which students are considered for certain scholarships. For instance, a donor may stipulate that his money must go to someone studying to be a teacher or a student who grew up in a foster home. “It’s not our role to approach each donor [and say], ‘Would you consider changing your criteria to match this [student]?’” explained Vicki Wedmore, director of student programs.

The Santa Barbara Foundation and the Orfalea Foundation — also operating through the Scholarship Foundation — each offer about 15 scholarships to undocumented students every year.

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The Scholarship Foundation’s Board of Directors formally discussed giving scholarships to undocumented students several years ago when the foundation first started considering taking Adsum under its wing.

After a lengthy private meeting, the board decided to work with the group. Wang said Adsum’s ultimate goal is to put their students on a level playing field with their peers so they can compete for major scholarship funds.

In 2006, Adsum cofounder Maritza Mejia-Wilson, who was then the first outreach manager at the Scholarship Foundation, worked actively in schools to find students suitable for scholarships. “We saw that there was a huge need that wasn’t being fulfilled,” Mejia-Wilson said, referring to the undocumented students.

For now, Adsum awards, which range from $1,000-$5,000, might not put a huge dent in the $30,000 a year tab to attend a UC school, including room and board. But five years ago, that number was zero. Plus, Adsum applicants are required to apply for Cal Grants — state money accessible to undocumented students through the California Dream Act application — that provides about $12,000 for all high school seniors who come from a family of four living on $87,000 a year or less. In 2012, the deferred action program made it possible for college students to work legally while in school.

“This issue gets so politicized,” Wang added. “But at the end of the day, there is humanity behind it.”

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Tony Denunzio (pictured) pleaded guilty to felony counts for resisting arrest when chased by a Harbor Patrol sergeant, who sustained a torn bicep in the May 2014 incident. At the time, witnesses described Denunzio as being drunk and unruly. Police were called to investigate complaints that Denunzio had boarded a boat that wasn’t his. In pleading guilty, Denunzio agreed to a three-year probation sentence, three months of which would be served under house arrest.

CITY The Santa Barbara Grand Jury concluded that the transfer of city-owned tennis courts to the Elings Park Foundation in 2010 complied with the City Charter and met all legal requirements.

A group of tennis enthusiasts have objected often and loudly that the deal constituted an improper gift of public lands to private business interests. The Grand Jury concluded that the Parks Department unloaded the courts at a time when city budget deficits were running high, and that while court fees have gone up, they remain competitive with other municipally owned facilities.

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A few dozen members of the Isla Vista Tenants Union picketed last week in front of apartment complexes on Abrego Road. Hoisting signs above their heads, they chanted, “Housing rights are human rights!” The tenants were evicted last August, and they have filed small-claims lawsuits against the property’s management company, Majestic Asset Management Inc., claiming it owes relocation benefits per a county ordinance for the forced move. Read more at independent.com.

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The City Council approved spending $650,000 to trigger $3.4 million in state and federal matching funds to build a new Montecito-Yanonali Street bridge (pictured) over Sycamore Creek.

The existing bridge has long been a sore spot for

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Eastside residents, replete with kamikaze curves and anorexic footpaths. The new bridge will provide far more space and separation for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as automobiles. In addition, the project will fund two blocks’ worth of new sidewalks along Salinas Street.

City Hall appears poised to increase its financial support of a high-density, affordable housing project slated for the intersection of Haley and Salsipuedes streets as the city’s Finance Committee voted to commit an additional $500,000 in funds. This would bring the city’s contribution to the $30 million, 40-unit Jardin de las Rosas housing project to $3.4 million. The additional support will enable the developer — Peoples’ Self-Help Housing — to better compete for limited tax-credit funding.

Architects Brian Cearnal and Don Sharpe were given awards for their contributions to the area architectural scene in a ceremony carried out in front of the City Council this week. Sharpe was singled out for having contributed 29 years of volunteer service on various design review committees. Cearnal has left his fingerprints all over Santa Barbara, having designed the new Public Market, Saks, and the Canary Hotel. Landscape architect Katie O’Reilly-Rogers was honored for her work at the refurbished El Encanto, and PSMP architects got serious love for their remodel of the New Vic Theatre.

COUNTY Bringing its ex parte disclosure policy out of the pre-Internet days, the Board of Supervisors voted to set up a special online folder to receive emails sent to supervisors regarding upcoming land-use hearings. The messages will be posted online alongside other related documents. The change wasn’t spurred by but comes ahead of major land-use hearings on Las Varas Ranch and the Miramar Hotel.

Revisiting discussions last spring, the supervisors voted to not outsource Public Health’s laboratory operations to Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories. The switch would have cut 13 jobs and saved the department more than $1 million annually. Last year, the supes asked Public Health to look at ways to reduce costs, and the department has since slashed expenses by $225,000.

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New conditions imposed by the Montecito Planning Commission in its recent approval of Rick Caruso’s Miramar Hotel proposal proved too strict for the developer, who filed an appeal with the county last Wednesday. Caruso joins Richard and Dana Pachulski — whose vacation home neighbors the property — in challenging the decision, although the two parties’ complaints stem from opposite worries over the hotel’s parking plan. The decision will now rest with the Board of Supervisors, but the matter likely won’t be heard until OPPOSITE ANGLES: Miramar the spring. developer Rick Caruso and Montecito Cramping his style, Caruso alleged in the neighbors are both worried about appeal, are the commission’s stipulations parking but for different reasons. that he initially limit beach club memberships to 100 and events to 350 people. The club cap — Caruso proposed 200 memberships — “creates significant obstacles for the successful operation and financing of the project,” the appeal stated. And the event restriction, it goes on, “not only implicates basic notions of fundamental fairness, but also threatens to put the Miramar Hotel at a competitive disadvantage relative to the nearby Biltmore,” which hosts 500-person functions. The commission said it would raise the ceiling to 300 club memberships in three years if the resort’s divisive parking scheme pans out. Caruso argues it should be two years. The event limit may similarly be raised to 400 people, the commission said.

Caruso’s team maintains that the 436 parking spots for 170 rooms — and for event-goers and club members — is adequate and in fact would present “a surplus” of up to 35 leftover parking spots even with a fully booked hotel and 200 assigned club memberships. The Pachulski family, however, alleged in their appeal filed a day ahead of Caruso’s, that the project is “severely underparked” and “will significantly burden the limited supply of existing public parking” for residents and beachgoers who rely on street spots. — Lyz Hoffman

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Early results show that the approximately 600 volunteers for last week’s biennial homeless survey contacted 1,030 people across Santa Barbara County; of those, 766 granted interviews.

Final numbers and data will be released in the coming weeks. In 2011, 1,143 homeless people were interviewed; in 2013, 1,111 were.

Clinics in Liberia and Sierra Leone forced to close due to last year’s Ebola outbreak may soon reopen, thanks to recent efforts of Direct Relief.

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BY N I C K W E L S H n the realm of physics, time travel still remains light-years away. But in the world of politics, it happened just last week in Santa Barbara when the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board traveled 24 years back in time to fix a potentially lethal glitch in the permit that agency first bestowed on the City of Santa Barbara’s desalination plant.

Without this change, the city would not have been able to reactivate its long-dormant plant by the year 2017 in response to the intense drought racking California. Absent serious rainfall, city planners contend the plant will prove essential at that time to meet basic water demand.

Back when the desal plant was first permitted, two key findings needed to be made for the approval to legally stick. Only one was.

Glaring by its absence was the required determination that the plant’s impact on sea life had been mitigated to the maximum extent feasible and that all alternatives had been carefully considered. For some of the boardmembers, this proved procedurally awkward. For Kira Redmond, executive director of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, it was considerably worse than that.

“You can’t contrive a retroactive determination of compliance now based on information that’s 24 years old,” Redmond argued. “Desal technology has changed as has our knowledge of the harmful impacts of open ocean intakes on the marine environment.” Redmond and advocates from a host of other environmental organizations have insisted that subsurface intake technology — in which pipes are buried beneath the ocean floor — are far more benign to the marine environment. City Hall, she said, needed to seriously commit to studying such an approach. The regional water board, she added, needed to insist. To do otherwise, she threatened, “begs a legal challenge.”

Redmond’s was just one of several barely sheathed legal threats at play. The statewide water board — as opposed to the regional board — recently drafted language for a sweeping new policy to deal with new and expanded desalination plants. Under the language of this plan, any plant lacking a finding about seawater intake precautions would be deemed “new.”

Santa Barbara officials argued forcefully they should not be bound by this new policy, and the message was clear: City Hall would take the state board to court if need be. independent.com

To address the concerns of Redmond and other environmentalists, Santa Barbara city water czar Josh Haggmark and his boss, public works chief Rebecca Bjork, voluntarily proposed three eco-friendly palliatives. First, they offered to cover the intake pipes with tight wire screens to prevent all but the tiniest of sea creatures from getting sucked inside. In addition, the velocity of the pumps would be kept sufficiently weak so that no fish could get pinned up against the screens. Beyond that, Haggmark and Bjork offered to donate $500,000 in mitigation money to underwrite the cost of restoring the Goleta Slough.

Lastly — and most importantly — they agreed to explore subsurface intake alternatives, not to mention the possibility of injecting highly treated sewage water into the city’s underground storage basins, a program known colloquially as “From Toilet to Tap.” Currently, Santa Barbara’s wastewater treatment plant flushes roughly 7 million gallons of treated water out to sea a day.

Those offers, by themselves, were not enough.

Some boardmembers worried the mitigation money seemed arbitrary and disassociated from any precise understanding of what impact the intake pipes actually had. And how, they asked, would restoration work in the Goleta Slough offset impacts felt off the coast of Santa Barbara?

Legal Armageddon was averted only when the regional board voted 5-2 to make City Hall’s voluntary offers mandatory and include them as conditions of approval for the existing permit.

For a while, it wasn’t clear that would suffice. What had been heralded beforehand as a slam-dunk rubber stamp became a bona fide nail-biter as the deliberations ground on. Boardmembers argued the alternatives study needed more teeth. If the study concluded subsurface alternatives were feasible, then City Hall should be bound to pursue them at a later date, they argued. City Hall balked at that. More importantly, the State Water Quality Control Board balked, too, dispatching one of its highest ranking legal chiefs to quell such talk.

The board’s time traveling act last week probably didn’t make anyone really happy. But initial reviews indicate it might have been good enough. “In the end, we got a good result,” said Redmond. Haggmark may have lost a few hours of sleep, but in the end, City Hall was forced to do only what it had already agreed to. “It’s not like we’re hoodlums looking to destroy the ■ environment,” he said.

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Educators and community members were all smiles Tuesday morning when the freshly spruced gym (pictured) was unveiled at Franklin Elementary School. “It’s a location for everyone,” said Franklin Principal Casie Killgore, adding that Zumba and karate classes will be held in the evenings. The roughly $2 million project is equipped with a new ventilation system, suspended ceiling, and roofing, along with LED lights, two scoreboards, and floors that are “easy on the shin splints.” The funds came from Measure R, a $35 million bond passed in 2010. The money is also funding brand-new libraries at Washington and Adams elementary schools, which are expected to be completed this summer.

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The Goleta City Council voted to regulate short-term vacation rentals in an effort to quell neighbors’ concerns over noise, parking, and trash. City officials had also voiced worry over the rentals not being properly taxed.

Under the new rules, property owners have to get a license if they wish to rent out space for less than 30 days. They also have to provide contact info for themselves and the rent (for 24/7 nuisance complaints), pay a $1,500 permit deposit, and register with the city.

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated $225,000 to Goleta’s Ice in Paradise skating project slated to open in September.

The multiyear grant commitment will aid in construction costs for the 46,500-square-foot facility, which will feature the tribe’s name on the arena’s scoreboard.

The county’s application to keep 1,200 feet of rock wall at Goleta Beach was recently ruled complete by the state Coastal Commission.

That decision marked the latest step in a yearslong debate over how best to protect the park; last March, the Board of Supervisors requested that the rocks remain. The Coastal Commission is tentatively scheduled to discuss the project at its May hearing. If commissioners approve the permit, the project would head back to the supervisors for county approval.

ENERGY Last year’s No on Measure P campaign raised nearly $6.9 million compared to the Yes side’s $426,000, according to post-election disclosure documents released this week. Almost $5.8 million of the $6.9 million came from a statewide coalition of oil producers called Californians for Energy Independence, which raised $9.7 million total in its fight against proposed drilling bans.

Pointing to low gas prices, Venoco announced it is temporarily shelving the environmental impact report (EIR) for its Paredon project; last week, the Carpinteria City Council approved a

$477,398 EIR agreement between Venoco and consulting firm Marine Research Specialists.

The project would create an onshore-to-offshore drilling rig for up to 22 wells.

BUSINESS Big things are in the works for Santa Barbara’s entrepreneurial community. Last Friday, StartupSB hosted Julie Lenzer Kirk, a director of innovation for the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, and unveiled what will become Impact Hub. The 12,000-square-foot property at 1117 State Street will be developed over the next eight months into a shared office space, specialevents site, light-manufacturing zone, retail shop, and even a café, providing an incubatorlike environment to foster and grow small businesses.

The median house price on the Santa Barbara South Coast increased by a whopping 18.6 percent last year, jumping from $945,000 to $1,120,500 and topping $1 million for the first time since 2008. At the start of 2013, the median price stood at $795,000, which means sales figures skyrocketed 41 percent in just two years. Analysts expect a slower rise this year as prices toward the lower end of the market level out.

MEDIA The Santa Barbara News-Press was provided few of the records it requested relating to any and all of City Councilmember Cathy Murillo’s written communications, email exchanges, and web browsing history about the NewsPress and the Latino rights group PODER between January 2-12. City Attorney Ariel Calonne provided editor Scott Steepleton two emails Murillo received on her City Hall computer. One was a short note exhorting her to continue giving the News-Press hell over the daily paper’s use of the term “illegal” to denote immigrants in the county without legal documentation. The other was a lengthy letter from a man whose son had been killed by a hit-andrun driver who turned out to be such an immigrant.

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DOGS AND CATS, LIVING TOGETHER: “When you look at all of the nanny state laws being proposed in Sacramento,” said Jon Fleischman, political editor of the right-wing Breitbart California news site, “you really have to wonder how we ever have lead civilized lives up until this time.”

Because 2015 is the nonelection year of the Legislature’s twoyear session, personal-attack campaigning is mostly dormant, providing a clearer view of the basic policy argument at the heart of American politics: the rights of the individual versus the power of the state.

Conservatives lament that the state has thoroughly trounced the individual in that contest. To illustrate, some issues currently driving right-wingers crazy: CHEERLEADERS: A former cheerleader, Democratic Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez wants public schools to declare cheerleading an official sport. The move could have far-reaching effects on existing school athletic programs and lead to litigation over Title IX, the federal law governing gender equality. Her agenda also includes a bill to require NFL teams to treat their cheerleaders as employees with salary and benefits.

SMOKING: A proposed Assembly bill would raise, from 18 to 21, the minimum age for tobacco use, while a senate measure would outlaw electronic cigarette smoking in public.

“It’s funny that the politicians in Sacramento have nothing better to do with their time,” a smoking-rights group advocate told the L.A. Times. “When you are 18 you are an adult and you get to do what you want.”

DOGS AND CATS: The Humane Society recently celebrated California as the nation’s number one state for its protections of wild, agricultural, and domesticated animals, a distinction that antigovernment conservatives find dubious. Deep in Brown’s budget, a Sac-

ramento Bee reporter identified $6 million worth of funding to govern the lives of what he termed “Fido and Fluffy,” including $150,000 from the Pet Lover’s License Plate Program.

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GAS PRICES: Global market maneuvers have led to cheap gas prices, but Republicans and business argue they are temporary and mask a tax increase mandated by Democrats to finance California’s landmark climate-change law. GOP lawmakers previously tried and failed to block the tax but might have more luck if prices spike.

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BY J E R R Y R O B E R T S he esteemed satirist Kinky Friedman once expressed his dismal opinion of his state’s conservative lawmakers this way: “How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design?” For California conservatives, however, Friedman’s wisecrack echoes their view of Democrat-dominated Sacramento: How can you look at the California legislature and still believe in evolution?

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With the state flush with cash, thanks in part to voter approval of temporary tax increases in 2012, Democrats, labor, and advocates for the poor are pushing to extend the higher rates past their promised 2018 expiration; other activists want to restructure Proposition  to raise corporate property taxes and restore recession-era welfare benefit cuts; they’re also eyeing $2.5 billion Brown — with Republican support — has earmarked for public emergencies and paying down debt.

In all these debates, Republicans note that California tax rates are among the nation’s highest and blame Democratic dogma for redirecting wealth through economic redistribution schemes.

“Republicans must resist the siren song to grow big government even bigger,” said George Runner, a conservative Board of Equalization member. “Instead, we must offer compelling free-market alternatives that prioritize jobs, education, and public safety.”

In a political paradox, Brown, with his centrist fiscal views, has become the Republicans’ favorite Democrat on many money issues.“The governor once again becomes the voice of fiscal restraint,” Senate Republican leader Bob Huff said in his response to Brown’s budget proposal, adding that,“the fight isn’t with Republicans. It’s with his own party.”

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n a move as sudden as it was surprising, the Boy Scouts of America last Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a former Santa Barbara scout who was molested by a troop volunteer in 2007. The decision came just three days into a trial that was expected to last two weeks and shortly before stacks of BSA “perversion files”— which detail decades of abuse and cover-up — were publicly aired.

“We regret there have been times when the BSA’s best efforts to protect children were insufficient, and for that we extend our deepest apologies to victims and their families,” said Deron Smith, director of communications for Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The monetary details of the settlement were not disclosed. An East Coast jury recently found BSA liable for $7 million; in 2010, an Oregon jury assessed BSA $18.5 million in an abuse case.

The victim’s parents were seeking actual and punitive damages against the national organization and its Los Padres Council. Their attorney, Tim Hale, argued that because of the Scouts’ long history of burying abuse cases in its so-called “perversion files” to protect its reputation, parents were unaware of the risks their children faced from potentially dangerous troop leaders. The Boy Scouts fought for years to keep the files private, but Judge Donna Geck had recently ordered them opened in the Santa Barbara case.

Prior to the January 29 settlement, the jury heard how 400-pound, 29-year-old volunteer Al Stein pulled down the victim’s pants and fondled his genitals at a Christmas tree sale.

Stein then stalked the boy at his school. The ordeal left the scout, 13 years old at the time, traumatized and fearful, which he detailed during emotional testimony. He was also teased and shunned by fellow troop members and their parents, who refused to believe his account, even after Stein pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment and was eventually sentenced to two years in prison when authorities found child porn on his cell phone while he was on probation.

“I was afraid that he was going to do it again,” the victim testified. “It made it hard for me to trust people. I felt that anybody could do that.” The victim also described how he became reclusive and underwent therapy just so he could go from his house to his mailbox.

Now 20 years old, he takes Santa Barbara City College courses online at home because it’s hard for him to feel safe on campus.

Hale believes that the Boy Scouts were skeptical the victim would come across as credible and sympathetic, which is why the organization’s attorneys had “dug in their heels” and essentially “flipped us the bird.” But after his testimony, it became clear to everyone in the courtroom that the former scout had experienced real and terrible trauma, and the settlement also ensured that two BSA corporate executives coming from Irvine no longer had to testify.

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a Salinas motel near his probation office.

The only Scout representative to take the stand during the trial was executive David Tate.

Hale accused Tate of trying to talk the victim’s mother out of contacting the authorities after the 2007 incident, then filing a complaint with Child Protective Services as retaliation when the mother contacted detectives, and of warning Stein of the impending investigation.

Hale said his client is “feeling great” and “very validated” by the settlement.“People may finally believe this happened,” Hale described the victim saying, and he’s been reassured he did the right thing by speaking out.

This week, there was another hearing to determine possible monetary damages against Stein himself, who is living in Salinas as a registered sex offender. That amount will be largely symbolic, as Stein is likely unable to pay, reportedly living on Supplemental Security Income in a cheap motel near his probation office.

Following the settlement announcement, scout spokesperson Deron Smith issued a prepared statement that said the BSA was “pleased” to have the matter “resolved.” “The behavior included in these reports runs counter to everything for which the BSA stands,” said Smith, noting that the organization always cooperates with law enforcement and maintains “Ineligible Volunteer [IV] Files” to “keep out individuals whose actions are inconsistent with the standards of Scouting.”

Hale, who has been involved in multiple sex-abuse cases against Franciscan friars since 1998, said it’s only a matter of time before the “perversion files” are permanently released from their shroud of secrecy. In just five years, he noted, he’s gotten further along in their public disclosure than he did working for 13 years on previously protected Franciscan documents. “We’ll keep fighting on,” he said.

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UNBECOMING TO WHINE: This Tuesday’s City Council meeting featured a free and frank exchange of excretory fluids between

that body’s most ideologically and temperamentally polarized outliers, councilmembers Cathy Murillo on the left and Dale Francisco on the right. That they’ve been seated next to one another indicates only that Mayor Helene Schneider, who orchestrates such arrangements, enjoys a cruelly wicked sense of humor.

At issue is the imminent sea change about to shake up City Hall — district elections — and how the council can best cope with the impending seismic shift in how Democracy happens to Santa Barbara. More specifically, the dispute involves the ferociously accelerated public-outreach campaign City Hall finds itself forced to initiate — and finish — by April 16. That’s when City Hall has to convince Judge Donna Geck our election results (only one Latino elected since 2000 and only five since 1973) are not “racially polarized.” To date, no government agency in California has prevailed against such charges. In other words, City Hall is doomed to lose. The key remaining question is how the boundaries will be drawn for the new districts and whether any additional voting reforms can be shoehorned into what threatens to become an outrageously expensive showdown.

For eons, people have complained about the monochromatically pale hue radiating from City Hall. Always, the proposed solution has been to shift to district elections and away from

the at-large system we’ve had since 1968. By electing councilmembers from geographic districts, the thinking has been, the council will be more reflective and representative of the community’s true diversity. Candidates running for specific districts, rather than citywide, will find their campaigns cheaper to run; those willing to buck the reigning political machines can better compete. I don’t know if this is true, but it sounds good. Regardless, under state law, district elections are the only surefire legal remedy to racial polarization lawsuits, and late last year, the Frank Banales et al. v. City of Santa Barbara lawsuit was filed. Banales ran for council in 1995 and came in a close fourth out of a field of 12.

But there were only three seats. Banales helped get Casa de la Raza off the ground in the ’70s. He got Zona Seca off the ground a few years later.

But when Banales ran for council, he was a registered Republican. Fatal flaw. Then as now, Santa Barbara was overwhelmingly Democratic. Had Banales run for a district seat representing the Eastside, we are now told, the precinct results indicate he would have certainly won. Maybe.

Maybe not. Behind Banales is Barry Cappello, former city attorney and courtroom gunslinger par excellence. The current council hates district elections for a host of reasons. Why limit yourself to one vote every four years, some ask, when you can vote for three every two? Voters, they insist, should decide. Cappello contends that’s like asking the whites in Selma, Alabama, back in 1964 to hold an election on whether

black people should be allowed to vote. Should the case somehow go to trial, City Hall hired the third largest lobby-law firm in Sacramento to take on Cappello. That’s the same crew that got paid $225,000 last year to defeat Measure P and other anti-fracking initiatives, the same ones now leading the charge against the plastic-bagban law.

However the titans clash, district elections are all but inevitable. Probably, they’ll be more interesting, more bumpy, more fun, more messy, and more sensitive to neighborhood nuance.

But they may not be everything they’re cracked up to be. When Santa Barbara adopted district elections for the first time in 1874, they were a key tool by which the white, Anglo Yankee ascendancy seized control from the Latinos then dominating the city’s political landscape.

Because most Latino voters resided in one or two geographical districts, their representation was limited to just one or two council votes under the district scheme. The Yankees — less spatially concentrated — could then control a majority of district seats and call the shots. Fastforward: No matter how the district boundaries are drawn, district elections will secure at most one or two “safe” Latino seats. But given that Latino students now outnumber whites in the Santa Barbara school district by nearly 2-to-1, why settle for just two? Think of the broader political influence Latino voters could exert in only a few years when this cohort hits voting age. Why, indeed?

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Getting back to the public outreach — required by law before boundaries for the new districts can be drawn — Councilmember Murillo argued Santa Barbarans should also be asked if they support shifting from offyear elections to even years. Voter turnout, it turns out, is dramatically higher in even-year races. Who could possibly be against that? Why not combine the two? Why not, indeed? City Attorney Ariel Calonne nixed that idea — it would make a complicated mess more complicated and messy — pointing out that Cappello never demanded it. If members of the public wanted to bring it up, Calonne said, they could. Murillo argued City Hall should be less passive and pushed for a mushy sounding resolution calling on the council to keep an “open mind” to such a change. Councilmember Francisco — chaps seriously chaffed — replied, “I hope I always have an open mind,” adding with disdain,“I don’t need a motion to take a pledge.”

He then dismissed Murillo’s idea as “completely superfluous.” She shot back,“I disagree.” Going for the last word, Francisco sneered under his breath, “Of course you do.” Francisco would insist City Hall had done everything possible to get underrepresented populations to represent themselves. “We could take comfort” in low voter turnout, he said, if they indicate people are satisfied with the status quo. Murillo’s motion, by the way, passed 5-2.

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he marketing approach by pharmaceutical companies is not unlike the one embraced by the cigarette industry: irresponsible marketing of products that can cause great harm to any society. I am referring to the blatant promotion of cold and flu medications that do not medicate but merely hide symptoms. They allow infected people to walk among the public, spreading the infection unbeknownst to those around them.

I have watched commercial after commercial “bragging” how a person so sick that they can’t breathe and have severe headaches, coughs, and sneezes can take a “miracle drug,” a k a cold and flu symptom suppresser, and act as though they have no infection and are well.

Why would a society that spends so much money and effort telling us to not come in contact with others when ill allow such advertising?

I would like the medical society to make a statement to counteract this behavior. It is not rational in any way for an unsuspecting person to come in contact with someone with a contagious illness. I know it’s wonderful that these medications are available to help people feel better, but please consider the unnecessary danger to others.

— Bernard Sandler, S.B.

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he activists are at it again — trying to stop local oil production and forgetting that Santa Barbara County voters rejected an energy-industry shutdown initiative by a decisive margin. The voters understood that local jobs and tax dollars would be in jeopardy if the ban on locally produced oil passed. They also realized that less energy produced here meant more reliance on foreign oil produced with fewer environmental protections than in California, not to mention the environmental threat posed by tankering oil across vast oceans.

The Secretary of the Interior cautioned against energy bans, saying proponents “don’t understand the science.” In his State of the Union address, President Obama cited the increase in domestic oil and gas production as a boon to the U.S. economy.

California has the toughest regulations in the world governing hydraulic fracturing, which mandated a comprehensive, scientific study into the technique. The draft peer-reviewed report, by scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the California Council on Science and Technology, looked at water quality and earthquake

risk and found “less-than-significant” environmental concerns.

Siding with science, rather than hype, shows that protecting our energy future and environment are not mutually exclusive.

— Joe Armendariz, S.B.

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s someone who worked on the recently successful installation of the Marine Life Protection Act for a period of nearly 10 years, I am amazed that someone who represents the Sierra Club writes to support the Chumash Marine Sanctuary but completely ignores the thousands of hours of testimony and dedicated open process that resulted in the world’s first ecosystem-based set of marine protected areas stretching from the Oregon border to the Mexican border.

The Sierra Club chose to not play a significant role in the working groups, in stark contrast to such groups as Ocean Conservancy, the NRDC, Oceana, recreational anglers, commercial fishermen, the native tribes of California, and countless other stakeholders. But one would think that this world-class effort would merit mention in — Richard Rogers, their letter. Apparently not.

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quarter-million of our city’s money to investigate if new directional signs are needed would only lead to more unnecessary spending. Let’s just stop at the $42,692 already spent on new street signs.

Nearly all residents and visitors walk around with smartphones, tablets, or maps. They have a plan and know where they want to go and how to get there. I have never run into somebody who is stupefied and confused by our street names, nor the town’s layout.

The City Council needs to find a better way to spend its budget/funds or save it for a rainy day. I am fully determined not to vote for any current councilmembers next election if this is the spendthrift-y way they think and act.

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Steven L. Musick

// – //

Steven L. Musick, our beloved friend and local farmer, passed on Dec. , , in Santa Barbara.

Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on Nov. , , Steve’s family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he was an all-city offensive guard for the Southeast High School Golden Buffalo, senior class president, and voted “most likely to succeed.” After high school, Steve moved out West, and settled in Goleta.

A familiar and friendly face for many years at the downtown Santa Barbara Farmers Market, Steve sold his famous “three times washed” mixed lettuce that he raised at the MTD property, or Steel River Farm, for the nearby freeway. Each bag came with the message: “Thank you for the privilege of serving you. You are helping, One of a Kind farm survive and thrive, and maintain this heritage in a world where few traditions remain.”

For  years he tilled various plots of the shrinking farmland in the fertile Goleta Valley, raising tomatoes, watermelons, garlic, peppers, figs, cut flowers, and, of course, his famous lettuce. “Goleta has the best climate and soils in the world for farming and your market is all around you”.

It was in his Oklahoma blood to work the land: “Like my father and his father before, I’ve learned to farm with nature. They were organic farmers before it was popular.” And Steve, too, was a champion of urban farming and local agriculture long before it was popular, believing that we “need to exercise the democratic right to force decision-makers to recognize the incredible heritage and agricultural value of The Good Land.

A poet and a songwriter, Steve played and sang with his guitar at open mikes around town. He loved to pun and joke. He would often say, while farming, that “he was outstanding in his field,” which he truly was.

In , Steve was diagnosed with throat cancer, and valiantly fought the disease with courage and faith for two years. In his final moments, an old farmer friend, who knew Steve’s fighting spirit, was urging him not to give up.

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After being told the gravity of Steve’s situation, the friend shifted and said: “Steve, I want you to run free. Run free with the buffalo across the plains. Steve passed moments later. He is running free.

Steve is survived by his brothers, Andrew Musick of Garden City, KS, and Michael Musick, of Lone Grove, OK, and predeceased by his parents, Margaret and Andrew Musick Jr. A celebration of his life will be held in March. He will be especially missed by his longtime friends: Jane Pomerantz and Chris Shemet.

Sandra K. Smith

// – //

Sandy passed away at her home on New Year’s Eve—too early and far too soon for the scores of friends she leaves behind. It was typical of Sandy, a big fan of order, to finish out the year. It was typical of her, too, to view her cancer as a challenge and not a battle. Optimistic and positive, she always avoided negativity. Sandy was born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in San Francisco, where she made lifelong friends at Lowell High School, the “smart kids” school, known for its high-achieving grads. She attended UCSB, set down roots in Santa Barbara and married Forrest Smith in . Their marriage ended in .

Energetic and adventurous, Sandy saw opportunity and excitement every day and everywhere.

She was expert at woodworking, home repair, hairdressing, professional organizing, stained glass art, boutique ownership and real estate. She carried supplies to a birthing center in Bali, swam with dolphins in New Zealand and the Caribbean, sailed in hot air balloons and canoed in the Amazon.

In the ten years Sandy was Resident Services Director at Garden Court, her effervescent enthusiasm transformed the lives of the seniors there. She started women’s history groups, writing and poetry classes, meditation groups, book clubs and crafts classes, all bracketed by joyful celebrations. No birthday or holiday passed without an open house or a garden party with music and dancing.

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In  Sandy’s Garden Court seniors were honored as Local Heroes by The Independent.

Sandy lived to serve and serve joyously. She sang with the Inner Light Gospel Choir, mentored children, strapped on her tool belt to help build Habitat for Humanity housing, and organized the non profit Life Chronicles’ yearly giftwrapping fundraiser at local malls.

She was the best of friends, cheerful, caring and non-judgmental.

Those lucky enough to have known her will always carry her imprint on our hearts. A memorial gathering will be held March  at Garden Court,  De la Vina St., from :-: PM. A celebration of Sandy’s life (the big party will be taking place she would have wanted) will be take place at noon on April  at Manning Park.

Sandy leaves behind her partner Linda Andrews, brother Ron Bartholomew and wife Sharon, sister Linda Dowling and nephews Colin and Kieran Dowling.

Donations in Sandy’s name may be made to Life Chronicles,  W. Mission St., Suite B, S.B.  (lifechronicles.org) or VIVA (Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals) in Lompoc.

Howard W. Clarke

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Howard W. Clarke (born June , , in Waterbury, Connecticut) passed away January , , after a brief illness. Howard was Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Howard was educated at Holy Cross College and Harvard University, where he received his PhD. He taught classics and comparative literature at Harvard; Boston University; Michigan State; Göttingen, Germany; and the University of California, Santa Barbara He was the author of The Gospel of Matthew and Its Readers: A Historical Introduction to the First Gospel; The Art of the Odyssey; and Homer’s Readers: A Historical Introduction to the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was a sergeant in the Army Security Agency in Berlin (–).

From  to , he served as a Destination Lecturer on cruise ships operating in the Mediterranean area.

Howard was proud and happy to

move his family to beautiful Santa Barbara in  and continued to praise Santa Barbara’s beauty and climate to his family and friends near and far.

Howard is survived by his wife Ursula, daughters Anne and Christine (Abhay), and grandson Neil. His family would like to thank Dr. Erno Daniel of Sansum Clinic and the nurses and patient care technicians of the Cottage Hospital MICU and Cardiac Telemetry Units for their care and compassion during Howard’s illness.

A small family funeral service was conducted at Calvary Cemetery January  by Howard’s friend, Father Noel Barber, S.J.

James McKenzie

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, and retained his rhythm and love of music of all types throughout his life. Jim loved mathematics and astronomy. He could build anything, and constructed the “Millennium Obelisk” much admired by his Montecito neighbors. He loved wood carving, especially Celtic knotwork designs, and was a member of the California Carvers’ Guild. He had a tremendous memory for numbers, songs, and poetry. But most of all, he loved, protected, and cared for his family. Beloved husband, Daddy, and Grandpa, we will miss you terribly, but the things you taught us, our memories of you, and your presence will be with us always. Bless you on your journey, dearest one… we love you, and leave you in God’s hands.

María Bauman Rowbottam (McGlinchey) // – //

James McKenzie passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on January , , after a two-year heroic struggle against cancer. He leaves behind his wife Dorothy; his daughter, Sheelah Smith, and her husband Doug Smith, his son Doug McKenzie; his wife Marian McKenzie; and their son Jim’s beloved grandson, Ian McKenzie.

Jim was the son of John and Ruby McKenzie (Meek), and was born in Motherwell, Scotland, on //. The oldest of three boys, he was preceded in passing by his brother John. His surviving youngest brother, Bob, lives in Canada with his wife, Resa, and their children and grandchildren.

Jim met his beloved wife Dorothy in the British Royal Air Force.

They were married on Dorothy’s st birthday, and celebrated their th wedding anniversary just days before Jim’s passing.

Jim would have been  in April.

A senior partner and Consulting Engineer with Archer Spencer Engineering, Jim had a personal specialty in mechanical engineering and a passion for boilers. He did work for UCSB and S.B. Cottage Hospital, among many other local institutions.

Jim had many interests and untold talents. In Scotland as a young man, he was a snare drummer in the Dalziel Highland Pipe Band, whose Drum Corp won the Scottish Championship in . He placed th in the Scottish world solo drumming competition at age

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Anna Jacqueline Rhodes // – //

Join us in remembering Anna.

Please send a birthday card and donation to ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program) in memory of Anna Rhodes’ th birthday, February , . The cats will love you for it, and Anna will be so happy.

Anna is the Light of Avalon’s “Guardian Angel.” Light of Avalon (carolynpaige.com/light-ofavalon) is a volunteer program for rescue, shelter and zoo animals, and through volunteer efforts bring their energy healing, love and compassion to shelter animals.

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lost a true champion of educational innovation with the passing of Gwen Phillips. She dedicated her life to empowering, enriching, and defending public school children’s education. Although Gwen started her teaching career with the Santa Barbara School District in 1955, her passion and vision to establish an alternative public school 40 years ago was the culmination of a long career of establishing a classroom based on the principles of open education. During a sabbatical to study the alternative education movement as theorized by the likes of Herb Kohl, A.S. Neill, and John Holt, Gwen and a group of interested students, parents, teachers, and community members proposed the establishment of the Open Alternative School (OAS). Gwen’s endless hours and dedication resulted in OAS opening for enrollment in the fall of 1975.

Basing the organization of the school on a democratic leadership model, Gwen taught the older class while sharing decision-making with the community of students, parents, and teachers. Hands-on project-based learning, work experience, environmental study trips, student- and parent-taught choice classes, and community projects as learning opportunities all provided an experience in education that is fondly remembered by hundreds of Santa Barbara community families.

Gwen looked to the students to tell her what they wanted to learn, and she designed innovative projects around student interests. Her passions included the environmental movement, and she lovingly shared her awe and appreciation of the desert, Sierras, and Santa Barbara habitats when she accompanied her students on environmental study trips. Gwen knew how to look at nature, and she taught her students to look and listen to it, as well. Her “quiet and alone” journaling assignments provided reflection and a contemplative time for her young naturalists.

When the U.S. Forest Service in Los Padres was designing a trail guide for the Aliso Canyon trail out of the Sage Hill Campground, Gwen’s class extensively studied the riparian and chaparral habitats, camped at Sage Hill for the week, and laid out each marker of historical, ecological, and cultural significance. Students became writers, artists, publicists, and stewards of this small canyon. The final product was long used by trail hikers to enrich their understanding of a treasured little creek and canyon which feeds into the Santa Ynez River.

Prior to even arriving at their campsite, the students planned their own meals and tenting arrangements based on student-designed planning groups. Gwen kept them on the right track using her years of outdoor education and knowledge. With her great networking skills, Gwen arranged visits for her students with naturalists from area colleges, Forest Service personnel, Chumash elders, and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden staff. The students became experts. Empowering students to design their learning, she created a community of learners.

Every opinion and skill was important. Her multiage classes created a family of learners,

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including parents who taught classes and provided support philosophically and physically.

One can multiply the lessons of the Aliso Canyon trail project by tens of others: Death Valley, Mt. Whitney, her beloved Alabama Hills, Owen’s Valley, Yosemite, King’s Canyon, Indian Creek, Pendola, and countless other destinations. And one can be assured that her former students have never forgotten to carry the torch of environmental stewardship.

Gwen supported her fellow teachers and applauded creative freedom to design curriculum and inviting classrooms. She held herself and others to high expectations by always putting her students first while making learning exciting, innovative, challenging, and accessible to all learners. Most importantly, Gwen devoted time each school day to her student’s emotional and social growth. Based on the work of Dr. William Glasser, core group class meetings involved the students forming circles with their peers and discussing problems, issues, concerns, and appreciations. Supporting, encouraging, listening, accepting, trusting, negotiating, accepting responsibility, and designing choices for future interactions became her trademark of classroom management. These skills last a lifetime, and Gwen never let a day pass without a circle time with her students.

An amazing teacher, Gwen loved playing the piano and teaching singing. After retiring in 2008, she continued to teach OAS chorus. She loved her artistic endeavors of photography, ceramics, and stained glass. Hiking, camping, and spending time with family and friends were her loves. With her lab Hunter by her side (just one of many dogs in her lifetime), Gwen passed on December 21, 2014, at dawn of the winter solstice, surrounded by loved ones in her Mission Canyon home near Skofield Park.

A gathering to honor and celebrate Gwen Phillips’s life and her legacy of 40 years at Open Alternative School will be held at Skofield Park on Saturday, February 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with a gathering core group circle at noon. Bring a potluck dish to share. Additional loving memories can be read at, and added to, Open Alternative School on Facebook.

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So expect to learn a bit more about all of that in the pages that follow, which feature our best pictures from the days past, our favorite things that were said, and what to look for on the last three days of the fest, including a wide-ranging article with Steve Carell, who will be honored at the Arlington on Friday night. And keep an eye out for the five editions of Meet the Makers that are on the streets right now, all featuring about a dozen interviews with filmmakers who are enjoying Santa Barbara themselves right now.

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n Foxcatcher, Steve Carell portrays John du Pont, the hyper-intelligent and troubled heir to the du Pont chemical fortune. In real life, du Pont was a man of many mysteries, who latched onto the sport of wrestling and eventually provided housing and training for the U.S. Olympic team at his Pennsylvania estate. Du Pont died in jail in 2001, while serving a sentence for the murder of wrestler and coach Dave Schultz, whom he gunned down on the property in 1996.

If you choose to delve a little deeper into du Pont’s story, you’ll come away with a tale that’s both tragic and sadly familiar, a portrait of what can happen when wealth and mental illness land on an ill-fated crash course.

In the film, directed by Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball), du Pont is a perplexing force to be reckoned with. And Carell delivers the most disturbing performance of the year, flanked by costars Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum, who give humanizing life to Dave and his brother Mark, respectively. As a whole, Foxcatcher is tense, tightly wound, and stunning in its ability to unnerve.“It’s unrelenting, and it’s unapologetic,” Carell said in a recent interview with The Santa Barbara Independent.“It doesn’t make it easy for an audience.”

Throughout the industry, Carell is often referred to as The Nicest Man in Hollywood. And in conversation, he’s about as humble and affable as they come. Needless to say, if acting awards were doled out based on transformation alone, Carell’s trophy case would currently runneth over.

On Friday, February 6, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival honors Carell with its distinguished Outstanding Performer of the Year award. Prior to the event, I caught up with Carell to discuss Foxcatcher, Oscar nods, and what happens after the role of a lifetime.

After watching the film, you almost can’t help but try to psychoanalyze this guy.

How did you go about getting to the heart of what made du Pont tick? Oh, well, who knows whether you actually ever get close to getting to the heart of anything, really? You do your best. I did as much research as I could, and I talked to people that knew him and that had been coached by him and had worked for him, and I read his books, and I just tried to get a sense as best I could as to the kind of guy he was. Bennett and I talked about it, too, because there were certain aspects of his personality that you couldn’t put in a movie. It wouldn’t have worked in terms of the narrative that Bennett was creating. I think some of the incidents that were documented were so strange that people might have thought they were made up.

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But at the same time, it can’t be easy to turn that off. I can’t imagine going home and doing the whole, “Honey, how was your day?” thing. It is difficult. There was a somber feeling on set. It was not lighthearted in any way: There was no joking around; there was no levity. I think everyone took it very seriously, in great part because it was a true story. Out of respect, everyone approached it with a degree of seriousness and tried to have as much grace with it as we could. [Dave’s wife] Nancy Schultz was there, and [Dave’s brother] Mark Schultz was there for a good deal of the time, and that added to the weight that we were all sensing. It was important to try to get it as right as we could and to not be cavalier about it in any way.

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have a confession. I never watched Friends. This means that: (a) I am illiterate when it comes to a certain strain of cultural reference (although the song somehow managed to permeate my consciousness), and (b) as far as I’m concerned, vintage Jennifer Aniston equals the flair-eschewing, kung-fu-watching, Lumbergh-f’ing lady lead of 1999’s Office Space.

Since then, she’s reliably dominated at the box office, even while enduring one of the most comprehensively documented breakups in history. And yet, she admitted during Friday’s tribute, the legacy of her tenure as Rachel and subsequent comedy work have left her forced to fight to be considered for the meaty roles she craves — like that of this year’s Cake, which she nailed.

But don’t cry for her, Barbarinos: She’s clearly having fun. And she was surprisingly open, letting slip a couple off-the-cuff quips (“Where would we be Mike Albright without indie cinema? The Avengers?”), recalling surreptitiously crying at the premiere of Marley & Me (“That’s like laughing at your own jokes”), fixing moderator Pete Hammond with a deserved side eye upon his questioning about her striptease in We’re the Millers, getting weepy when she accepted her award, and declaring,“Life’s one big dramedy.” There’s no escaping the identity hangover that lingers after a decade in a role that’s achieved iconic status (and spawned a namesake haircut), but here’s hoping she’ll find more opportunities to do so.

Speaking of hangovers: I arrived at the after-party to find the two chambers of the pop-up UGG lounge packed with peeps swilling cocktails, disclosing a longstanding or newfound love of Aniston, downloading intel on which films must not be missed, and blinking in shock (and a little protest) when the lights went up, and we were sent on our way.

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That enforced curfew was for the best, as Saturday brought part-time hometown hero Michael Keaton, in what proved a highlight not just of this year’s festival but of SBIFF history.

A pumped crowd was treated to appearances from Keaton costars Andie MacDowell (Multiplicity) and Danny DeVito (Batman Returns), as well as video messages from Robert Duvall, Winona Ryder, Jeff Bridges (who was in rare — or, you know, standard — form, delivering a swivel-chair-spun selfie in which he sang,“You’re gonna winnnnnnn!”), and Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who praised Keaton’s spiritually/emotionally/physically naked performance and threatened to get him “very drunk” again.“The man has balls,” MacDowell said, referring to the scene in Birdman that had Keaton charging Times Square in his underwear, and it’s clear that, while the trappings of celebrity don’t do it for him, creative risktaking most certainly does. “What are we here for? We’re here for a millisecond, not even a millisecond! Courage is where it’s at,” Keaton said.

He provided constant fireworks, going full Night Shift while Kittim Coronel, Alex Erotas, and Benjamin Goederd taking the stage to the Rolling Stones and a roaring ovation from the crowd that had him admittedly overwhelmed, and riffing, jazz-like, fueled by an energy so crackling that if the lights were turned down, I’m convinced we would have seen sparks.

Moderator Leonard Maltin offered loose directions that steered us through the terrain of Keaton’s incredible 30-year career — and was treated to an honor of his own when Durling later announced that the award would henceforth be called the Maltin Modern Master Award. The wild ride ended on a tear-jerking note, when Durling revealed in an emotion-choked speech that Keaton and he developed a friendship that predated his role as SBIFF director: when Durling ran Summerland’s French Bulldog coffee shop, Keaton was a regular, and the pair bonded as brothers-infilm-geekdom. And in the full-circle moment Saturday night, Durling said, something crystallized:“I feel that all 12 years I’ve been doing this was meant for me to honor you tonight.”

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You’ve reached the point in your career where people are coming to you with projects like this, where, for all intents and purposes, you don’t have to work and you can choose your roles … [Laughs.] I can be snobby about it.

Did you feel like playing du Pont was a huge leap for you? It was scary, but I wouldn’t use the term “leap.” I consider myself an actor. I figured I’m being offered this part; a director is convinced I’m the right person for this part.

As an actor, I’m supposed to be able to play different kinds of parts. It’s not something that I had done, but it wasn’t completely out of my wheelhouse.

I have acted before. [Laughs.] Not to sound jerky about it, because it was scary, but I don’t know if it was such a crazy extension of what I’ve done up until this point.

What are you going to do if you win the Academy Award? [Laughs.] That is honestly the furthest thing from my mind, and this sounds really corny, but I am so happy that I got nominated. I really am. I didn’t expect to be, and it was such a shock and an honor. I tend to set the bar low for myself in terms of such things. [Laughs.] I think it’s always much better to be happy and content and appreciative with what’s going on in the moment, so I’m just going to enjoy this. This is pretty great.

But I will probably stammer like I am right now. I can’t even imagine something like that happening.

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[Laughs.] Kind of. But at this point in the game, what gets you excited about a project? I feel spoiled right now. After working on something like this, I feel like other experiences pale in comparison because Bennett is such a good director and, I think, makes really good movies. I’m proud to be in it. I won’t say it was fun, because that’s a strange experience to say was enjoyable, but it was really challenging, and it was a very worthwhile experience for me.

Going forward, though? I have no idea. I think everyone hopes they can be a part of good things. I love being a part of a good ensemble. That’s something that’s always been a draw to me. I like to be around people who are in it for the team, who believe it’s the sum of the parts. That’s always where I feel the most comfortable. And to be a part of interesting stories and stories that matter to people and affect people and move people in a certain way or make them laugh.

But I don’t know. You’re always on the lookout for something good, and you just never know. You can read things and think, ‘Oh, that’s great,’ and then in the execution maybe it’s not, but you take your best shot, and you take chances on things. I guess that’s where I am right now; I think I want to take chances and not be too precious about what the next thing is. I’ve never taken a part or done a play or a movie or a TV show in order to impress upon anyone a sense of who I am. That’s a long way of saying it, but I’m not so concerned about what people’s perceptions are of me.

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yard animals, and birds. Then, paint your own composition in gouache, opaque watercolors, on paper. :-:pm. S.B. Museum of Art,  State St. Free. Call - or visit sbma.net. /: Forró in Santa Barbara Two important figures in Brazilian music, Rob Curto and Rebecca Kleinmann, along with L.A. drummer Simon Carroll, will play original compositions and tunes by the masters of Brazilian music followed by a forró dance lesson and party.

These catchy, sexy swing beats and uplifting melodies will make it hard not to move. :pm. Brasil Arts Café,  State St. $. Call - or visit brasilartscafe.com.

5-11 /-/: Intimate Apparel This play takes place in  New York and follows the life of Esther, an African-American woman who sews intimate apparel for clients ranging from prostitutes to the wealthy white ladies against a backdrop of ragtime, cathouses, and a secret love for an Orthodox Jewish tailor. The show on Wednesday, February , will include a pre-show talk at : p.m. The show runs through February . Thu.-Sat., Wed.: pm; Sun.:  and pm; Tue.: pm.

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THURSDAY 2/5 /: Living Culture The S.B. Arts Alliance and Del Pueblo Café invite you to a night of art featuring three emerging area artists, Huicho Mata, Danny Meza, and Rafa Ruiz, who explore their culture, identity, and Chicano experience with their own unique flair. The artist Miguel will unveil a permanent mural at the Café as Son Jarocho group One Rise, One Fall performs the sounds of Veracruz, Mexico. -pm. Del Pueblo Café,  Hollister Ave. Free. Call - or visit tinyurl.com/DelPuebloCafe.

/: S.B. Flea Market S.B.’s new flea market will feature antiques and vintage collectables as well as locally grown fruit and vegetables.

This guaranteed treasure hunt will occur every Thursday. am. Earl Warren Showgrounds,  Calle Real. Free. Visit snaauctions.com. /: Family st Thursday: Symbols in Painting Inspired by Chagall’s painting “Blue Angel,” featured in the ongoing exhibit Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from The Armand Hammer Foundation, this event will help discover personal symbols like fish, barn-

/: The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour We are all lucky to have W. Kamau Bell here to make (non)sense of all the racism in our society with a show that will explore the state of America’s racial discrimination, combined with a little history, a PowerPoint, and a whole lot of comedy. Be there as he weaves together stand-up, videos, personal stories, and theatrical performance while dishing up provocative insights. pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

Read more on p.  /: Curated Cocktails: Drunk in Love Join after hours at the museum for $ signature cocktails from the Goodland’s resident mixologist, Chris Burmeister. Talk to others like and unlike you, listen to the deejay, and take a tour of the current exhibitions Out of the Great Wide Open and Conrad Ruiz: Knuckles and Bubbles. -pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B.,  Paseo Nuevo. Free.

Call - or visit mcasanta barbara.org. /: Don Rickles Renowned for his unique brand of “insult comedy,” this comedy legend will make you laugh and laugh some more.

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/: Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight Experience the livinghistory vignettes, and see the Presidio as you might have more than two centuries ago. You will have the chance to hear the comandante (commander), watch the soldados (soldiers), and enjoy the music and dances of early California. -pm. Presidio Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara,  E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call - or visit sbthp.org.

Sure, he’s the grouchy Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story movies, but this performance will be a lot more biting and prove why he has earned the names of “Mr. Warmth” and “The Merchant of Venom.” pm. Chumash Casino Resort,  E. Hwy. , Santa Ynez. $-$. Call () - or visit chumashcasino.com. /-/: Setsuko Owan Travel Photography Exhibition: That Day, That Moment This Japanese essay blog consists of  photographs that cover  countries and contain nature, town scenes, flowers, people, interiors, and walls. Come see the world through this artist’s eyes. The exhibit shows through February . Mon.-Thu.: ampm; Fri.-Sat.: am-:pm; Sun.: -pm. Faulkner Gallery West,  E. Anapamu St. Free.

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FRIDAY 2/6 /: MBA Workshop: Anthony Matthews Anthony Matthews, senior consultant and lecturer at the Beyster Institute at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management, will discuss how to improve the success of a small business venture, how to partner with employees to create a culture of ownership, and how employee ownership instills more dedication to making it work. pm. Antioch University,  Anacapa St. Free.

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Filled with humor, poignancy, and charm, this play explores  unique variations on the final scene of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, delving into Nina and Konstantin Treplev’s emotionally complex relationship. Enjoy this tumultuous meditation on memory, art, and love. pm. Porter Theatre, Westmont College,  La Paz Rd. Free.

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5–11 /: Matt Bednarsky, Susan Marie & Sierra Reeves Connecticut-born, New York City–carved, and Nashvillebased Matt Bednarsky blends pop, rock, folk, and jazz with thoughtful lyrics and soothing vocals. Special guests will include bluegrass artist Susan Marie Reeves and Sierra Reeves. :pm. Cambridge Drive Community Church,  Cambridge Dr., Goleta. $-$. Call - or visit cambridge drivechurch.org.

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/: Valerie Bentz Author Valerie Bentz will be reading from her new book, Flesh and Mind: The Time Travels of Dr. Victoria Von Dietz, about a woman who jumps on a chance to travel back in time, finds herself married to philosopher George Herbert Mead, and gets sent on a mission to kill ruthless Nazi leader Hitler. This book tackles tough questions on history’s villains and the true meaning of love. Joining her will be Chad Cullins, who will provide clarinet enhancements. ::pm. Granada Books,  State St. Free. Call -.

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As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. And if you have an event coming up, submit it at independent.com /eventsubmit. /: Teddy Spanke Band It’s time for a great night of rock and country, dancing, party, and fun with a band who knows how to bring it. There will be late-night jam with DJ Totem and Hayloft Grill for your munching pleasure. pm. Maverick Saloon,  Sagunto Rd., Santa Ynez. Free. Call - or visit mavericksaloon .org. /-/: Tales of Woo & Woe: A Journey of the Heart Using the powerful words of the Bard, DramaDogs Theater Co. will explore the relationships we have with ourselves and one another in this theater piece integrating various Shakespearean scenes, monologues, and songs to display a life journey of woos and woes.

The show runs through February , with special “pay what you can” matinees on February  and .

Fri.-Sat.: pm; Sun.: pm. Center Stage Theater,  Paseo Nuevo. $-$. Call - or visit centerstagetheater.org. /: The Dos Pueblos High School Tecnicos Rummage Sale The Dos Pueblos Tecnicos (a student chapter of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology) will host this sale of items such as electronics, toys, sporting goods, furniture, housewares, and leftover silent-auction donations.

All proceeds will be used to help fund the Tecnicos’ first-annual trip to the USITT National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. -pm. Elings Performing Arts Ctr., Dos Pueblos High School,  Alameda Ave., Goleta. $-$. Call - x or email tharper@sbunified.org. /, /: Linda and Friends CDRelease Concert This is the th year of Linda and Friends Chamber Music. Including Beethoven’s

Cello Sonata No.  in D Major, Op. , No. , Robert Beaser’s Mountain Songs, and more, this performance is sure to be stunning.

Fuel your passion for chamber music with these concerts. Fri.: -pm; First United Methodist Church,  E. Anapamu St.; $$. Sun.: -pm; Weinman Hall, Music Academy of the West,  Fairway Rd; $. Call - or visit sbcc.edu/music. /-/: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Ojai Art Center Theater presents Edward Albee’s award-winning play that examines the harsh breakdown of a middle-aged couple’s marriage and their pull of a younger couple into their bitter and frustrated relationship. You’ll feel so much better about your relationship after you see this unforgiving example of conscious uncoupling. The show runs through February . Fri.Sat.: pm; Sun.: pm. Ojai Art Ctr. Theater,  S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $-$. Call - or visit ojaiact.org.

SATURDAY 2/7 /: Emerson String Quartet

With nine Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and more, the Emerson String Quartet is a legend of quartet history. The program will include Mozart, Ravel, and Beethoven. When was the last time you celebrated the night with classical music? pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

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/: High School Girls’ Basketball: Buena at Santa Barbara It has been a record-breaking year for Amber Melgoza, the scoring sensation of the S.B. Dons. The '" junior goes into the last week of the regular season averaging . points per game, including a school record of  and five other -point outbursts. Melgoza also has pulled down . rebounds a game.

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/: Alice In Wonderland Go on adventures with the wildly curious Alice, and experience spectacular fantasies and imaginations of children and adults.

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/: Generationals, Rose Quartz New Wave Louisiana duo Generationals is ready to rock out with Santa Barbara.

Special guest Rose Quartz will share her brand of electro-pop with sultry vocals and a modern synthesized production.

Roll your “Lucky Numbers,” and be there for a night of unforgettable music. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $-$. Ages +. Call - or visit sohosb.com.

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/: Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live This PBS KIDS series will come to life with Buddy and the family as they set off on an adventure to learn all about the different types of dinosaurs. Join the cast as they take an interactive trip back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. There will be puppets, special effects, and songs. pm. Granada Theatre,  State St. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu. /: Introduction to Map & Compass Navigation Offered by REI, this class will teach you to read map contour lines and translate them to actual terrains. See the three dimensions of land in the two dimensions of a topographic map. Get ready to be able to triangulate your position and plan a route by yourself. ampm. Stevens Park,  Canon Dr. $-$. Visit tinyurl.com/ mapncompass. /: Nectar’s Little Bee Mini-Kids Fest Nectar is dedicated to area artists sharing meaningful work with the community, engaging in themes that are socially and personally charged. During this fest, there will be live music by Valarie Mulberry and friends, kid-friendly art activities, stories, dance-theater performance “My Belly Is a Watermelon,” and more. Noonpm. Yoga Soup,  Parker Wy. $-$. Call - or visit yogasoup.com.

SUNDAY 2/8 /: Studio Sunday on the Front Steps: Acrylic Wash

Participate in this handson workshop with acrylic wash inspired by the exhibit Botticelli, Titian, and Beyond: Masterpieces of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums, which

opens this Sunday and shows until May . This workshop will familiarize you with or have you reimagining your favorite th-century painting. :-:pm. S.B. Museum of Art,  State St. Free. Call - or visit sbma.net.

different activities, presents entertainer and jazz pianist Peter Clark and band Palm Springs All Stars featuring vocalists Mike Costley and Lee Hartley. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $. Call - or visit sohosb.com.

/: The Wailin’ Jennys The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody, and Heather Masse and are one of today’s most beloved international folk acts. Each of the Jennys has a unique music background and vocal style, but together they create an irresistible folk-pop sound. pm. Lobero Theatre,  E. Canon Perdido St. $-$.

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/: Meiko, Ranger Meiko’s folk-pop songs have landed in television shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, and more. Joining her will be singer/songwriter Ranger (Nicole Vaughn), who will bring her pure voice with songs for the soul and from the heart. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $. Call - or visit sohosb.com.

/: Margaux Froley Join novelist Margaux Froley as she signs Hero Complex, her newest young-adult book in the Keaton School series. Wander with Devon Mackintosh as she is given a mysterious journal revealing a powerful secret and fight with her as she unearths the truth that her grandfather’s enemies are still willing to kill for. pm. Chaucer’s Books,  State St. Free.

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/: Peter Clark & the Palm Springs All Stars The S.B. Jazz Society, promoting and supporting jazz throughout

/: Martin Buber: His Life and Legacy Paul Mendes-Flohr, professor of modern Jewish history and thought at the University of Chicago Divinity School and professor emeritus of Jewish thought at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, will explore and demonstrate why Buber — who made philosophical and theological contributions to Jewish philosophy, biblical studies, political theory, depth psychology, education, and Zionism — continues to occupy an influential and significant place in modern Judaism. :pm. S.B. Hillel,  Embar-

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cadero del Mar, Goleta. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/paulmendesflohr. /: STOMP An international percussion sensation, this eightmember troupe will use unconventional percussion instruments such as brooms, garbage cans, hubcaps, and more to fill the theater with magnificent rhythms.

This unforgettable, pulse-pounding show will leave you breathless and might change your definition of music and how you can create it. pm. Granada Theatre,  State St. $-$. Call - or visit granadasb.org. /: S.B. Soundwaves A Cappella Auditions Do you love to sing? Join this new S.B. a capella group. Experience is beneficial though not required.

Swing by the audition, socialize, and sing a verse of your favorite song. Vocal percussionists are also welcome. Email to sign up for a time slot. -pm. First Methodist Church,  E. Anapamu St. Free. Email alexandralplatt@ gmail.com or visit tinyurl.com/ sbsoundwaves. /: Science Pub: Phylogeography Join entomologist (insect specialist) Dr. Maxi Richmond and herpetologist (amphibian specialist) Dr. Jonathan Richmond as they go back in time to understand how historical events influence geographic distributions of animals in Southern California using DNA. :-pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant,  E. Ortega St. Free.

Ages +. Call - or visit sbnature.org.

/, /-/: Botticelli, Titian, and Beyond: Masterpieces of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums This unique exhibition explores the evolution of Italian art and reflects the quality and remarkable -year range (th-th centuries) of the Glasgow Museums’ Italian holdings. This exhibit features Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, Titian, and more. Travel to past worlds with this exhibit.

The exhibit shows until May  (museum closed on Mondays and open until pm on Thursdays). am-pm. S.B. Museum of Art,  State St. Free-$.

Call - or visit sbma.net.

TUESDAY 2/10 /: The Avett Brothers Bringing to your ears pleasant sounds of punk, folk, country, and bluegrass, the Avett Brothers are back. Their energy and real melodies will have you singing along, so warm up your pipes. Are you “Down with the Shine”? pm.

Arlington Theatre,  State St. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

Read more on p. . /: SBCO Chamber Music Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early (or not, no pressure) with intimate chamber music, wine, and chocolate. The concert will feature Maestro Heiichiro Ohyama leading chamber musicians and pianist Wendy Chen as they perform works

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Ethics at the End of a Fork Monday, February 9 / 5:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Corwin Pavilion The poet-farmer Wendell Berry has said, “Eating is an agricultural act.” Eating is also an ethical act.

The choices that we make as individuals — and as a society — about food have ripples that affect every aspect of our lives, from the environment to the climate, from social justice to public health. In this talk, national bestselling author and advocate, Anna Lappé, will discuss how the food system impacts so many different aspects of our lives and how recent and diverse social movements motivated by a profound ethic of food are transforming how we feed ourselves.

Anna Lappé is a widely respected writer and educator, known for her work as an expert on food systems and as a sustainable food advocate.

Her latest book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It was named by Booklist and Kirkus as one of the best environmental books of the year.

She is also the author of Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, showcasing the ecological and social benefits of sustainable food, and co-author of Hope’s Edge, which chronicles social movements fighting hunger around the world. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, Oprah Magazine, among many other publications.

Named one of Time magazine’s “eco” Who’s-Who, Lappé is a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund.

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5–11 from Sergei Prokofiev, Francis Poulenc, and Cesar Franck. :pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History,  Puesta del Sol. $.

Call - or visit lobero.com. /: Milo Greene The four voices of Milo Greene’s members blend into one unique voice of serpentine folk-pop melodies. They have toured with bands such as indie-folk duo The Civil Wars and indierock band Grouplove. Don’t be “On the Fence” about going, and go enjoy a night filled with great music. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $. Call - or visit sohosb .com. Read more on p. .

WEDNESDAY 2/11 /: Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concert This showcase of talented studio artists and guests from S.B. Opera’s upcoming production of L’Italiana in Algeri will perform arias, duets, songs, and musicaltheater numbers for your afternoon enjoyment. Noon-pm.

Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library,  E. Anapamu St. Free.

Call - or visit opera sb.org/freeconcerts.php.

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/: Migos The Atlanta trio Migos made up of Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset, best known for their  single “Versace” and their  single “Fight Night,” will be bringing their Southern hip-hop to S.B. You will not believe the atypical beats, über-lyrical lines, and the energy of this performance. pm. Velvet Jones,  State St. $. Ages +. Visit migossb.nightout.com. Read more on p. . /: At First You Don’t Succeed Reception This reception will honor the artists responsible for the works in the show that is curated by UCSB College of Creative Studies alumnus Robert Wechsler. The projects presented are from artists more than a decade into their professional careers and represent a deep commitment to artistic expression and the determination to try, try again. -pm. CCS Art Gallery, UCSB. Free. Call - or visit tinyurl.com/At-First-YouDon-t-Succeed. /: Diana Wickline: Ocean of Souls Reception Join Hospice of S.B.’s solo art exhibition and open house to enjoy refreshments, wine, and Diana Wickline’s collection of work inspired by a healing journey after the loss of her father. Part of the proceeds of this show will be donated to Hospice of S.B. The exhibit shows through April . :pm. Hospice of Santa Barbara,  Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. . Free. Call - or visit tinyurl.com/dianawickline.

11 /: Inside Perspectives: Future of the Past–WWII Documentaries The documentaries that will be screened in their original mm film format are Churchill’s Island (), With the Marines at Tarawa (), and Women Are Warriors (). There will also be a discussion with Ed Carter, documentary curator at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with clips and John Ford’s footage of the making of Battle of Midway and The True Glory. -pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. $-$. Call - or visit carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock.

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/: Theatre Book Club: Intimate Apparel Join other theatergoers for a lively discussion led by Ensemble Theatre Company’s dramaturge Anna Jensen about the show currently playing, Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage (see p.  for play info). :pm. S.B. Central Library,  E. Anapamu St. Free. Call - or visit sbplibrary.org.

W. Kamau Bell The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour The Curve is a comedic exploration of the current state of America’s racism, combined with a little (unknown) history, a little PowerPoint – and a whole lot of Kamau comedy. Astute and hilarious, his show seamlessly weaves together stand-up, video and audio clips, personal stories and solo theatrical performance while dishing up provocative insights. (Explicit language.)

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n the late 1960s and early 1970s, Santaa Ynez resident Toni Stern enjoyed a h highly productive collaboration with singer/songwriter Carole King, mostt notably “It’s Too Late” for the album Tapestry. Wet is her first book of poetry.

Like you, I’ve written both poetry and song lyrics.

I think it’s harder to write a good lyric than a good poem.

Would you agree? Billions of people listen to music; few people

look to poetry for enrichment. Poetry is a completely different kind of inquiry than songwriting. Poems, as a rule, don’t have a chorus, and that makes a huge difference in tone. Great poetry is often most interested in the mind unfolding. Great songs typically are thematic.

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There is also a dodgeball section: The floor is composed of multiple mini trampolines where teams square off and hurl soft balls at one another. A staff member is on hand for refereeing.

The competition is fierce — my friend Tyler and I were too intimidated to join — but watching from the sidelines was very entertaining.

Though my jumping level is novice at best, consisting mostly of twirls in the air, Tyler is quite acrobatic, able to do an array of mid-air flips, tucks, and twists. Not long into our jumping HIGH-FLYING: Jenna Tatham (left) and Amy Richardson show their jumping session, however, despite our different talent at the Goleta trampoline club Cloud 10. jumping abilities, both of us were in From the outside, Cloud 10 Jump Club doesn’t appear big great need of a rest. I understand why parents would take enough to be a trampoline warehouse — but looks can their kids here — it may be the only thing that can fully be deceiving. The venue contains five large trampoline wear out a child.

It was a holiday when we visited, so an abundance of sections, a U.S.A. training spring floor, a full food stand, birthday party rooms, and a lounge area. I hadn’t been on kids were there. Toddlers and young children had fun in the Cloud Kid section, where parents can sit next to their a trampoline in years, so I was eager to try out everything.

Cloud 10 Jump Club opened mid-February 2014, making child as they jump on singular mini trampolines or watch it the 16th trampoline warehouse throughout the United as their kids roam a three-level play structure. The friendly States created by owners Suzanne Wolfe Jewell and her and accommodating staff was observant and quick to husband, Wayne Jewell. Cloud 10 Santa Barbara now serves reinforce all safety rules.

Though it is definitely youth friendly, Wolfe Jewell as headquarters for their company Trampolines Unlimited, explained that Cloud 10 has many opportunities for all which they founded in 1975.

Since opening, Cloud 10 has been a hot spot for those ages to enjoy a jumping experience. A few of their weekly who like to leap about. The several jumping areas include specials, for example, are Tuesday Family Nights, Wednesa trampoline basketball court, where the hoops can be day College Nights, Saturday Teen Night, and Thursday raised or lowered; a free jump area, where the surrounding Dodgeball Nights.

I had such a good time at Cloud 10 that I plan to return walls are also trampolines; an extra-high bounce section, for one of its weeknight specials. I may even venture onto where boards are provided to practice mid-air tricks; and, my personal favorite, a long stretch of trampoline that the dodgeball court.

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you think some of the poems are funny. I do, too. That just happens. It’s difficult for me to talk about myself as if I understand who I am. I have a sense of humor and a sense of melancholy, I suppose. Notice, though, by the third verse of “It’s Too Late,” things are looking up.

While you were born and raised in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, when you were 13, your family moved to the Sunset Strip. I attended Hollywood High School. My mother man-

aged a tony apartment building on the corner of Sunset and Sweetzer during the late ’50s, until the early ’80s. The Sunset Strip morphed during that time just as the culture did. It was an exciting transition.

I enjoyed a tremendous amount of freedom as a child, and the Strip was my backyard. I lived with my mother at the Sunset Lanai until I was 20, when I moved to Laurel Canyon.

In “Housekeeping,” the opening poem in Wet, you write: “I have a keen interest / in the debris / that builds up / in the house, / especially / on the floor.” To what extent is that an aesthetic statement? You might say everything is a metaphor

when looked at a certain way. I noticed that dry mopping is a pleasurable experience for me and began writing about it, with no idea where, if anywhere, the poem was going. The poem taught me something about myself, specifically, the pressure I feel to create something artful.

— David Starkey

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With the Film Fest in full swing, more than 700 volunteers are busy keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. “I love films and Santa Barbara,” said Parkie Parker (above), a 15-year film fest volunteer veteran. “I enjoy giving back to the city that’s given so much to me,” he added. Angela Bevilacqua (left), who has been volunteering for eight years, rotates to different venues and enjoys the excitement of the event, as well as seeing some great foreign films.

“It’s Too Late” is a fairly melancholy song, and yet many of the poems in Wet are quite funny. Can you talk about your sense of humor and how it plays out in your poetry? I’m glad

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he calendar says spring is six weeks away, but you

wouldn’t know it from the flowering trees and the activity on college baseball diamonds. Westmont College has already played nine ball games. Santa Barbara City College got its season underway with a three-game series last weekend. UCSB is gearing up for its season opener next week.

In parts of the country that are deep in winter snowfall, baseball fans keep up with the sport at “hot stove” gatherings.

Santa Barbara has one of those, too.

FORESTERS GABFEST: Ryan Spilborghs, who graduated

from the Colorado Rockies’ outfield to the club’s broadcast booth, will be the guest speaker at the Santa Barbara Foresters’ annual Hot Stove Banquet on Sunday, February 8, at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. Spilborghs was a standout at Santa Barbara High and UCSB, and he played summer ball with the Foresters before moving on to the pros. He became a charter member of the Foresters Hall of Fame in 2010.

Three new members will be inducted Sunday: Virgil Vasquez, another former S.B. Don and Gaucho, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins; Mike Pearl, a longtime community supporter of the Foresters; and Neil Medchill, who took a significant page out of Forester manager Bill Pintard’s playbook.

Besides turning out one of the most successful amateur teams in the country — the Foresters won their fifth National Baseball Congress World Series title last summer — Pintard connects his players with children suffering from cancer and other grave diseases. Medchill, an outfielder with Santa Barbara’s 2008 champions, was playing last summer for the Sugar Land (Texas) Skeeters, an independent pro team, when he put his career on hold to donate life-saving bone marrow to a complete stranger.

“It’s an unbelievable story,” Pintard said. Besides hearing all about it, baseball fans attending the banquet, starting at 6 p.m., will be able to sign up for a bone-marrow registry. Ticket prices in advance are $75 for adults and $20 for students 18 and under.

At the door, prices will increase by $20. Visit sbforesters.org.

THROWING HEAT: UCSB staged an intrasquad game last Friday, and when junior right-hander Dillon Tate began his

four-inning stint on the mound, a dozen major-league scouts swarmed behind the backstop with radar guns drawn. They looked like a SWAT squad. Tate’s fastball was clocked at 95-96 mph. He was a lights-out closer last year, and Gaucho coach Andrew Checketts is looking to put him into the starting rotation. Also getting the scouts’ attention was lefty Justin Jacome, a tall junior with good command.

Tate has been tabbed as a Preseason All-American by three publications: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and Perfect Game. UCSB has been placed in early top-20 rankings, and Perfect Game predicted the Gauchos would win the Big West Conference, one of the nation’s strongest baseball leagues.

The Gauchos will play 12 of their first 13 games on the home diamond at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, starting with BYU on Friday, February 13.

HIGH SEASON: Left fielder and Santa Barbara High alum Connor McManigal (above) connected on one of his four hits against Napa College in the Vaqueros’ season opener last Friday, January 30. SBCC’s number-one pitcher, Justin Bruce (left), helped take the team to a 16-13 victory over Napa College.

THE NEW AD:

The overall leadership of UCSB’s sports teams has been strengthened by the hiring of John McCutcheon as the Gauchos’ director of intercollegiate athletics.

McCutcheon, who will take over on March 2, improved the stature of the athletic programs at both Cal Poly and the University of Massachusetts.

His 12 years at Cal Poly (1992-2004) included a $25 million capital campaign for athletic facilities, including the construction of a lighted 1,734-seat baseball stadium. It was expanded to a capacity of 3,000 with bleachers when the Mustangs hosted a 2014 NCAA Regional — something UCSB would be unable to do in the present condition of Uyesaka Stadium.

“He’s an experienced administrator who accomplished a lot of things,” said Checketts, who was among the Gaucho coaches vetting the AD candidates. “I think he’ll do a good job.” McCutcheon oversaw many new projects during 11 years at UMass. The Minutemen made their first appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament in 16 years and also produced academically accomplished athletes, a priority at UCSB. SWEEPS WEEK: Coming off their highest finish (fifth place) in

the California community college play-offs last year, the SBCC Vaqueros enter the 2015 baseball season with high hopes. Their pitching staff has three Division I recruits — Lucas Jacobsen (Long Beach State), Sean Barry (San Diego), and closer Kit Larson (N.C. State) — as well as their No.  returning starter, Justin Bruce.

Seven returning field players include a pair of hometown kids, left fielder Connor McManigal (Santa Barbara High) and first baseman James Brakka (San Marcos). “We competed our whole lives and thought we hated each other,” McManigal said.“Now we’re friends.”

Coach Jeff Walker has put them in the middle of the batting order. McManigal went 4-for-5 in SBCC’s opener last Friday, a 16-3 victory over Napa College. The Vaqueros shut out Napa 4-0 in the first game of a Saturday double-header, and Brakka finished off a sweep in the nightcap. With two out in the bottom of the ninth and runners at the corners, Brakka hit a slow roller toward third that resulted in a wild throw and the final run of a 4-3 comeback win. That sent the Vaqueros storming onto the field, something that could happen with frequency at Pershing Park this year.

Westmont College also swept a three-game series against visiting San Diego Christian. Coach Robert Ruiz’s Warriors are 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Golden State Athletic Conference. NAIA All-America hurler Russell Harmening raised his record to 2-0 in the opener, a 9-3 Westmont victory. The Saturday scores were 11-4 and 3-2, with former UCSB pitcher Andrew Vasquez notching a win in the latter game.

ON THE BRINK: The losses continue to pile up on the UCSB

women’s basketball team, but one could say the Gauchos are 0-19-1 instead of 0-20. They tied UC Davis on Onome Jemerigbe’s clutch three-pointer at the end of regulation time Saturday. It seemed they were in position to get a “W,” like the Seattle Seahawks on the one-yard line at the Super Bowl. But then they turned the ball over, and the Aggies won in overtime, 60-54. UCSB’s preceding defeats were by four and three points. The players continue to try hard, and I do believe that they will win a game or two in the second round of the ■ Big West play.

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hough just opened by Gillian and Alam Muralles delicious slice of cake with friends.“The great thing about cake in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara a couple is that it is meant to be shared!” said Gillian. of weeks ago, the “dedicated gluten-free café” Lilac In the coming months, they plan to expand the menu to Pâtisserie ( State St.; 845-7400; lilacpatisserie. include a light (of course, gluten-free) brunch and then eventucom) is already proving wrong the ally remain open in the evening negative stereotypes that many for after-dinner desserts. For now, the duo hopes to showcase associate with gluten-free baked goods. In fact, the creations are so their skills in baking delicious tasty that those taking a bite must and beautiful cakes for the Santa often be convinced that what they Barbara community. They service weddings and parties and are eating is, in fact, sans gluten.

Not that the recipes came easy, provide walk-in consultations though. After Gillian was diagon cake creations — something that Gillian is excited to use her nosed with celiac disease, the training in creative, custom cake duo — who’d met and married while working at prestigious SoCal decorations for.

Even though Gillian likened bakeries — embarked on a journey choosing her favorite cake to of creating gluten-free flour blends picking a favorite child, she was that retain the flavors and textures of their gluten-filled counterparts. able to name two of her favorites: Today, they have 23 cake flavors on their menu to show for their diliBerry Patch Cake: An orangegence. “Those are all flavors we’ve infused butter cake filled with ON worked really hard on indepenfresh berries and whipped dently, testing and retesting them,” cream, it’s light and fresh, she

BY BETHANY STETSON explained Gillian, “so we feel like remarked — just the right they have the perfect flavor profile.” amount of decadence without They guarantee that if something doesn’t taste good, they being too heavy. They have a rule that “if you can’t finish a slice, won’t put it on the menu. “We are really, really picky,” said we have to reformat the recipe!”

Gillian. “We don’t want to limit ourselves just because we are gluten free. We always want the taste, texture, and visual aspect Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Cake: Another yellow butter to be excellent.” In short, these are cakes that both the gluten cake, this one features Belgian chocolate ganache, homemade sea-salt caramel, and whipped pastry cream, finished with seaconsumer and gluten abstainer will love.

Their recently renovated space is bright and expansive and salt buttercream frosting and then drizzled generously with includes a back patio. They hope to offer the Santa Barbara chocolate.“It’s just amazing,” Gillian said.

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Unfortunately, everything I learn in life, I need to relearn: how to be a husband, how to be a dad, how to be a writer. The lessons fade, and then you’re in trouble. Some rude awakening makes you realize that you have to figure it all out again.

So too with food stamps.

The situation in our country is worse than it was two years ago. A recovery based on low-wage jobs is forcing proud folk to seek outside food help regularly. More than 140,000 (one in four!) people in our county receive food from the Foodbank or one of our amazing 330-member nonprofit organizations (who in turn get their food from us). How can we get ourselves out of this state of affairs?

The Foodbank’s award-winning approach has always been about food and the skills to use it as being the cheapest and most effective pathway to good health. Can I take this path myself? Follow me for the next four weeks as I find out and write about my experiences on independent.com and foodsecurity challenge.com.

For week one, I will be looking at the puzzle of food stamps and why the mere mention of them ignites such impassioned responses from many of us. Week two will be focused on learning about good nutrition on the cheap from experts; week three will be about health; and in the final week, I will be drawing the threads together and exploring how we can create the sort of systemic change that could ensure the longterm health of all our friends and neighbors.

It will be an exciting, revealing ride, though I won’t be able to afford popcorn while I’m on it. Are you up for it? Take a week or take a day, but please join me. Check out the blog to find out how you can get involved or support the Foodbank’s work.

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ART CRAWL: 735 Anacapa Street The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, in partnership with Downtown Santa Barbara, will lead a curated Art Crawl through 1st Thursday festivities. This month’s tour will be led by Nathan Vonk, Curator of Sculpture at Sullivan Goss. The Art Crawl starts at 5:30 in de la Guerra Plaza on the back steps of City Hall (735 Anacapa Street, then head around to the back).

February 5th • 5-8pm 1ST THURSDAY PROGRAM is an evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara that takes place on the first Thursday of each month. Participating art venues offer free access to art in a fun and social environment from 5-8pm. 1st Thursday venues also provide additional attractions, such as live music, artist receptions, lectures, wine tastings, and hands-on activities. Additionally, State Street comes alive on 1st Thursday with performances and interactive activities.

13 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 653 Paseo Nuevo Terrace, 805-966-5373 Join us for happy hour at the Museum! MCASB is offering $5 signature cocktails created by Outpost at the Goodland’s resident mixologist, Chris Burmeister. FREE tours of the current exhibitions, art activities, and a special “Drunk in Love” set by DJ Darla Bea.

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Presenting an eclectic array of the whimsical and colorful oil paintings of Sherry Spear, ranging from humorous figurative works in mixed-media to more representational still lifes with a playful touch. Also, an ongoing exhibit of the popular vibrant watercolors of Santa Barbara scenes by Mike Rider. Music and wine served.

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31 East Victoria, 805-884-9419 “Explore my vision through your personal interpretation and perceptions”: Gigi Crisa was born and raised on the Sicilian Island of Italy and now lives in Santa Barbara. He is a contemporary artist working in the mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. His artwork is a fusion of bright and bold colors genuinely inspired by the Mediterranean together with an inquietude of shapes and figures, a constant prerogative in the way of self-expression. Some of the pieces are fruit of dreams, others a colorful narrative of everyday stories, yet ultimately an instinct or creative impulsivity to vent with colors the deep subconscious of the mind guided only by the artist’s hand.

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Family 1st Thursday: Bring the whole family to enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBMA’s Family Resource Center, located across from the Museum Café on the Lower Level.

Symbol Paintings: Discover personal symbols like fish, barnyard animals, and birds rendered in jewel tones that Chagall included in Blue Angel, featured in the Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from The Armand Hammer Foundation exhibition. Then, paint your own magical composition in gouache on paper. (5:30-7:30pm, Free) The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is open every Thursday 5 – 8 pm for free as part of Chase Free Thursday Evenings.

8 GALLERY 113 1114 State Street, La Arcada Court #8, 805-965-6611 Artist of the Month show will for the first time include art by members of the Boards of both SBAA and Gallery 113 and their volunteers. Featured artists include Julie Laraway, Beth Schmohr, Helena Hill, Rebecca Stebbins, and Carol Dixon. The gallery will also have its group show of art by SBAA members including oil and acrylic paintings, collage, photography, jewelry, and sculpture. (Open 11 - 5 Monday - Saturday and 1 - 5 on Sunday.)

9 BELLA ROSA GALLERIES 1103-A State Street, 805-966-1707 Bella Rosa Galleries will be attending AGTA Gemfair Tucson to bring many new & exciting jewelry & artworks back to Santa Barbara for the coming year. Be sure to visit us often for our exciting installations.

10 ZFOLIO GALLERY: 1013 State Street, 805-845-7375 Etienne Perret started making jewelry for the women in his life. By the 1980s, his 18 karat gold and diamond designs could be found in leading jewelry stores across America. Today he is busy creating an innovative new collection of gem ceramic rings, many of which combine gold and diamonds.

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C ISABELLA GOURMET FOODS: 5 East Figueroa Street, 805-585-5257 Join us to experience the new Cebada Tasting Room upstairs and enjoy a special exhibit by local color enthusiast and illustrator Ali Rybczyk. Her style is a bright collection of words, fashion and people, blending her experiences, feelings and worldview into a happy explosion of color, texture and life!

D SANTA BARBARA TRAVEL: 1028 State Street, 805-869-1107 Join our Open House presenting an award-winning Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection —the world’s ONLY authentic boutique cruise line.” Uniworld offers itineraries in spectacular destinations throughout Europe, Russia, and Asia. Their European fleet features luxurious ships with enticing shore excursions, world-class gourmet cuisine, impeccable hospitality and numerous all-inclusive benefits. (Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection Presentations: 6pm & 7pm) E UNION BANK COMMUNITY PARTNERS CENTER: 15 E. Carrillo, 805-963-8862 Please join Union Bank and the American Heart Association for the National Wear Red Day Launch Party. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, taking more lives than all forms of cancer combined. This National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 6th, wear red and join our efforts to bring awareness. Wine and appetizers will be served.

F CASA MAGAZINE: 23 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-6448 Delicious curves and sensual texture – the art of love will inspire participants as harp strings and heart strings stir for 1st Thursday. Sculpture, painting, live harp, guitar, piano, & more.

G SALT: 740 State Street, 805-963-7258 Salt Cave will fill your heart with salty romance. If you’re in the mood for love, you’ll appreciate champagne, heart-shaped cookies, truffles, and free entry to our lovely pink Himalayan salt caves.

Stop by to find romantic gifts for your Valentine that are made right here in Santa Barbara.

H SERVICE OBJECTS 27 E. Cota Street, 805-963-1700 Service Objects is dedicated to the advancement of our local community. Santa Barbara is our home, and in light of our love of community, we are hosting an exhibition supporting local artists in a variety of mediums from photography to ceramics. Tonight’s solo exhibition will feature wildlife photographer Rachel Kulchin.

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Experience living history vignettes and see the Presidio as you might have over two centuries ago: hear the comandante converse with officials, watch the soldados relax after a long day’s work, and enjoy the music and dances of Early California.

12 SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM 136 East De La Guerra Street, 805-966-1601 Vintage Toys & Trains and Under the Umbrella: Lutah Maria Riggs & Her Santa Barbara Style: Join us for music and wine in the lovely galleries as you explore Santa Barbara’s distinct style with our latest exhibition, dedicated to renowned architect Lutah Maria Riggs (collaboration with the Lutah Maria Riggs Society and Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara). Plus, enjoy an enchanting model train display depicting Santa Barbara’s downtown depot (1940s) that will delight all ages. Always family-friendly.

1ST THURSDAY SPONSORS: These sponsors continue to make 1st Thursday possible. The downtown community would like to thank these Santa Barbara businesses for their support!

11 PRESIDIO CHAPEL AT EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA STATE HISTORIC PARK 123 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-0093 Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight: Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Presidio by candlelight.

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105 E Anapamu St, 1st floor NEAR AND FAR: Plein Air in County Parks: At 6pm join us in the Channing Peake Gallery for a dynamic walk-thru poetry reading, “The Poetry of Near and Far” featuring Chryss Yost, the City Poet Laureate and invited poets. Each poet will choose to read a poem based on a painting from the current S.C.A.P.E. (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment) Plein Air exhibition which celebrates the beauty and diversity of our unique County Parks. A portion of the proceeds from this exhibition will benefit The Santa Barbara County Park Foundation.

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MISSION CANYON: 900 State Street, Marshalls Patio, 5:00-8:00pm Mission Canyon is an acoustic trio, combining guitar, mandolin and fiddle with rich harmony vocals.

The trio offers cover tunes from a variety of sources: ‘60s, ‘70s, Motown, R&B, Bluegrass and FolkRock. Their song list includes recognizable hits, classic gems\ and danceable favorites.

JASON PARAS: Paseo Nuevo Center Court Since the age of 10, young singer-songwriter Jason Paras has been performing regularly his original songs at venues such as the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Granada Theatre, the Chumash Casino, Fiesta Main Stage, SOhO Music Club and Velvet Jones. Because of his recent sell-out performance at the Granada Theatre, Jason was invited to perform in concert at the 2014 Durango Songwriters Expo (a show featuring multiple #1 hit songwriters and GRAMMY winners). At age 15, Jason’s band was named the best 18 and under band in Santa Barbara.

WELCOME TO 1ST THURSDAY: AFTER HOURS! THE GRANADA THEATRE: 1214 State Street • 805-8992222 Join the Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, and The Granada Theatre tonight from 7:30-9:30pm for 1st Thursday: After Hours at The Granada Theatre.

Three venerable performing arts organizations have teamed up to offer a unique night of excitement to round-out your 1st Thursday. Take photos and have tea with State Street Ballet’s costumed Alice in Wonderland dancers, sing epic karaoke love ballads with the Santa Barbara Symphony upstairs in the McCune Founders Room, and enjoy complementary wine tasting from Summerland Winery while socializing.

The Granada Theatre, the Ensemble Theatre Company at the New Vic, and the Lobero Theatre put on 1st Thursday: After Hours! every month, proving that there’s always something happening in The Historic Theatre District-you just have to know where to look.

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THE ART OF CONTROL W hen Milo Greene was just starting out, he was a fictional booking agent created to help land Milo Greene (the band) live shows. The cinematic indie-pop group has come a long way since then: releasing two studio albums, recording with producer Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Foster the People, Ellie Goulding), and headlining their own tour. The Los Angeles band is known for its unusual creative team — four members who all double as singers and songwriters. Next Tuesday, Milo Greene returns to the road for the band’s first headlining tour in support of its brand-new album, Control. Stop one: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club on Tuesday, February 10. In anticipation, I talked with vocalist/multiinstrumentalist Andrew Heringer about Control, collaboration, and makeup.

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is better at lyrics, someone’s better at guitar, someone is better at the business side of things, or setting up the stage. For all of us — four singers, four songwriters, four people who are businessmen and women in a lot of ways — we seek control to utilize everybody’s abilities in the best way we can.

of Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson together in the studio. We were trying to grow and make something people didn’t expect from a second record for us. This album was also really heavily based on percussive elements. We experimented a lot with rhythms and beats.

How do you deal with four songwriters without stepping on each other’s toes? Well, there’s a lot of inspiration, and there is never any shortage of ideas.

It takes a lot of communication — just talking about what people are inspired by and excited about, and what people’s visions are. The music has been more upbeat on this record than on the last, but the lyrics have been more depressing, more angsty.

Would you say the energy is different between your last album and this one? Yeah! We really wanted to do something different, and we talked a lot about how much change was appropriate. We brought some David Bowie documentaries along on our last tour. He’s ridiculous in the best of ways. He just owns it. Grant and I were actually in London when there was a David Bowie art exhibit there. It was spectacular. We’ve been trying to make our shows more of a spectacle — adding character, wearing more costumes.

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Is there an overarching vision for Control? The word “control” is a pretty good image for what we’re trying to do. We have four songwriters, so figuring out who is in control of what is important. You know, somebody in the band

Would you say you all have different stylistic emphases? Definitely. Robbie [Arnett, vocals and various instruments] and Marlana [Sheetz, vocals and various instruments], for instance, have their heads in a lot of ’90s R&B records, which is a genre I completely missed.

In the ’90s, I was into grunge and rock, alternative stuff. I had no experience with hip-hop in the early ’90s, and that was something I got to experience through them during the last [record] cycle. We were all listening to a lot

Bowie was into extravagance. What’s the craziest thing you’ve worn onstage? Probably in a musical I did when I was younger, Seussical.

I was some sort of dominatrix bird dressed in all leather. I never wore makeup, but I might bring it into the live show now!

— Cassandra Miasnikov

VASHTI BUNYAN HEARTLEAP Heartleap is Vashti Bunyan’s third studio album, following 2005’s Lookaftering and 1970’s belated cult classic Just Another Diamond Day. For decades, she had been regarded as a mere footnote to the late’60s U.K. folk-music scene, in which such peers as Fairport Convention and The Incredible String Band rose to prominence. After her initial discovery by the Stones’ then-manager Andrew Loog Oldham — who had Mick Jagger and Keith Richards write her first single, “Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind” in 1965 — Bunyan went on to have her debut album produced by the legendary Joe Boyd. In the early 2000s, Bunyan — who had given up her career to

raise a family — was rediscovered by a new generation of young folk artists who had come to claim her as an influence. Thus, with help from Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, the “godmother” of the freak folk scene was pushed back into the studio, 35 years later. Heartleap documents the carefully crafted culmination of an obscure yet sublime artist’s probable swan song. (According to the singer, this will be her final release.) From start to finish, the record feels magical; it’s both tender and soothing, with Bunyan’s sweetly melancholic voice floating above layers of guitar, synth, strings, and woodwinds. Herein lies 70 years’ worth of woolgathering

and wisdom, and songs that ripple into one another and leave the listener with a sense of deep tranquility. Given the beauty of Heartleap, one can only hope that Vashti Bunyan changes her mind and continues to make new music.

Still, if this really is her final statement, Bunyan has left us with yet another jewel-like album to provide many diamond days of listening pleasure.

— Sean Mageean

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In this, its 20th-anniversary year, State Street Ballet (SSB) is celebrating its good fortune in having forged lasting relationships with two outstanding choreographers, William Soleau and Robert Sund, both of whom have set multiple works on the company. This Saturday, February 7, the company brings Sund’s Alice in WonSTATE derland to the Granada STREET BALLET Theatre in a new version DOES designed to reflect the changes in the company since the last time they performed it back in 2003.

That version, with Alyson Mattoon as the White Rabbit, was a breakthrough for SSB. It was also the piece the company took on their tour of China and Taiwan, where it was a hit with audiences who relished their combination of classical ballet with more modern elements.

Pulling episodes from both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass together into a single exciting narrative, Sund’s Alice features fantastic, cinemainfluenced costumes and masks by Mary Etta Lang.

Jean Sibelius, with his talent for weaving long lines of unbroken musical development, makes a great match for the fantastical voyages of Alice. This production is sure to be a favorite with families, and SSB is giving a special free presentation for school children on Friday, February 6.

The 20th-anniversary year has proved to be a fruitful one for the organization, as their success as a touring company continues to grow. In November 2014, their residency in Spokane, Washington, which included a large educational-outreach component, concluded with several sold-out performances of The Nutcracker, resulting in more than 6,000 tickets sold.

They then repeated this residency and performance program in Durango, Colorado, to similar acclaim before making their triumphant return to the Granada in December. These charismatic and thrillingly athletic dancers are sure to please as they lure a whole new generation of fans down the rabbit hole.

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NEW BLOOD: Last year, the three-decade-strong Emerson String Quartet welcomed new cellist Paul Watkins, who replaced founding member David Finckel.

This Saturday, February 7, the group performs at UCSB.

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or 34 years, the Emerson String Quartet (named for the icon of American letters Ralph Waldo Emerson) enjoyed enviable personnel stability, a sturdy square consisting of violinists Philip Setzer and Eugene Drucker, violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist David Finckel. Solid relationships produced solid results, an award-winning sound that has netted nine Grammys, more than 40 acclaimed recordings (mostly on the prestigious Deutsche by Joseph Miller Grammophon label), and numerous awards, including Chamber Music America’s highest honor just this month.

But a year and a half ago, the inevitable occurred: One of the chairs vacated.

Cellist Finckel, now 63, took the difficult decision to liberate more time for his commitments to the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (he and his wife, pianist Wu Han, are artistic codirectors), Music@Menlo in California, and productions for his own record label, ArtistLed. “When David left, it was very sad but not in any way contentious,” violinist Setzer said. “It was very friendly, and he was thrilled that Paul Watkins was going to replace him — Paul was his first choice as well as ours.” The Welsh-born Watkins, 45, a brilliant cellist and accomplished conductor, interestingly, was not a specialized quartet player — not before a year and a half ago. And now his “O brave new world” epiphanies are spreading a spirit of discovery in the hearts of his three fellow musicians. This Saturday, February 7, the Emerson String Quartet performs at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. In anticipation, we spoke to Setzer by phone last week.

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Tell me about receiving CMA’s Bogomolny National Service Award.

It was a really wonderful evening, a great honor. It was amazing to see so many of our friends there — presenters we have worked with over the years. The whole thing was very touching, very moving to us. Ken Fischer [president of the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan] spoke, and he listed all these things we did, and I kept thinking, “I didn’t really do all that! I think it was the other guys.”

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You and Eugene Drucker founded this quartet nearly 40 years ago. What keeps you going?

Oh, a combination of things. First of all, it’s the music. We are so lucky to be able to spend our lives playing some of the greatest music ever written. You never get tired of playing Beethoven’s string quartets or Shostakovich or Mozart or any of the music that we do. I think that’s the big reason. The other part of it is that we still really enjoy each other; we have a great time.

And now we’re having this wonderful experience — the last two nights we played Op.  Beethoven and Beethoven’s harp quartet [String Quartet No.  in E Major], and Paul was playing each of those pieces for the first time in his life. Just the excitement, the thrill for him, I mean, it’s infectious for the rest of us.

It’s wonderful to walk out onstage with somebody who is so gifted and so full of energy and curiosity and really appreciating the music and what we’re doing. I think it’s infused a kind of energy in the quartet that is — I wouldn’t say it wasn’t there before, but it’s just something new, something strange and very exciting.

Paul must be running hard to catch up with you guys.

He’s incredible. He’s so quick to learn and not just to learn the notes. He understands this music on every level in a way that’s really remarkable for someone who has not played that many string quartets in his life. He’s played a lot of chamber music and conducted, and he plays piano beautifully. But he’s extremely gifted and also just a lot of fun to be with.

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TAILOR-MADE: Karole Foreman and Jon Levenson play corset makers in Intimate Apparel.

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onsider the corset. Once a staple of any respectable woman’s ward-

robe, today it has been reduced to vestigial status as costume or fetish, and with good reason. As centuries of women discovered, tight-laced corsets hurt. Each scene in the Lynn Nottage play Intimate Apparel, which opens this week at Ensemble Theatre Company’s New Vic, is labeled with the name of a corset. For example, Scene 2 is headed with the description “Gardenia Ball Corset: Pink Silk and Crêpe de Chine.” While this is primarily due to the protagonist’s occupation — Esther sews lingerie for a living — it’s also Nottage’s way of indicating that each scene represents another tightening of the mental laces and emotional stays that bind and wound women every day. The playwright wrote this piece about the life of a single by Charles Donelan 35-year-old African-American woman supporting herself as a seamstress in New York City circa 1905 after seeing a photo of an “unknown” woman working at a sewing machine. Through her imagination, a whole world has been created, including six distinctive and memorable characters ranging from Mr. Marks, an Orthodox Jewish tailor, to Mayme, an African-American courtesan.

For director Saundra McClain, the play represents an opportunity to explore “people from different strata of life all seeking intimacy in a place where there was so little privacy.” At the same time that Esther, played by the award-winning actress Karole Foreman, pursues a long-distance relationship with George, an immigrant from Barbados, she yearns to connect more fully with Mr. Marks, her closest colleague in the corset business. Although the physical distance between Esther and Mr. Marks is often minimal due to the cramped working conditions on the Lower East Side, the cultural constraints laid on them by race and religion demand that the feelings aroused by this proximity go unexplored. Through a series of two-person scenes, all of which feature Esther, Intimate Apparel shows what it means to be a woman who, despite years in service to the illusion of a feminine ideal, has never realized that she, too, is beautiful.

Race and religion are not the only forces arrayed against Esther in her search for connection — she’s also illiterate. Her relationship to George, her immigrant fiancée, is thus twice removed: once by its epistolary nature and again by the fact that Esther must have her friends write her letters for her.

Rather than seeing this unfortunate situation as one more relic of the distant past, McClain identifies it as evidence of the drama’s continuing relevance, asserting, “They fall in love with each other through their letters, and it’s really not them; it’s the letters that fall in love with each other.” As in online dating, they don’t know what they are getting because the messages they send and receive can be just as misleading as they are romantic or seductive.

As Esther, Foreman brings a wealth of experience playing complex central characters to the role. Her recent performances in Wedding Band and Next to Normal were met with rapturous acclaim by Los Angeles and Orange County critics, and many Santa Barbara theatergoers will remember her star turn in PCPA’s 2011 production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, or Change. While this show does dwell on the specifics of a particular time and place — New York’s garment industry in the days before the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire — the themes it deals in are timeless and universal. As McClain puts it, “These characters are in intimate contact every day, but when they try to touch emotionally, they can’t reach one another, and it’s not because of the space they are in; it’s because of the walls they’ve built around themselves with ideas. It’s ideas about things that keep these people apart.”

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his Thursday, UCSB Arts & Lectures brings famed sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell to campus to perform his show The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. Bell is an African-American, San Francisco–based comedian whose one-hour comedy show — which he performs at many college campuses across the country — addresses race and racism in the United States and his own life.

Bell has much to say about “BBM,” or Being a Black Male, in America in 2015. His Vanity Fair article from November 2014 discusses how “petrified of the cops” he is as a 6 4 , 250-pound black man. He mentions the “precautionary action” he must take every single day of his life. He states, “BBM is why I smile quickly. It’s why I don’t usually stand to my full height. I slouch and bend.”

Most recently, Bell made news in the Bay Area after he was racially profiled at a Berkeley café. On January 29, Bell described his experiences in detail in a blog post on his website. For his birthday, he and his wife attended one of her W. KAMAU BELL PLOTS TO favorite breakfast spots on College END RACISM IN ABOUT AN HOUR Avenue. He described how his wife went back to the café later that same

by Elliott Wright day to have lunch with some of her new friends. Melissa Bell, Kamau’s white wife, was holding their 13-week-old baby when Kamau approached the group of young mothers with his MacBook under his arm. An employee of the establishment then proceeded to “shoo” Bell away because she thought, “he was selling something.” After Kamau published his blog post, news of this “textbook racism” has spread all over the Internet. Details of his experience could very well be described during his performance at Campbell Hall later this week.

Bell started the Bell Curve in 2007, “before the idea of Barack Obama being president.” His show, which is composed of big news stories, as well as tales from his personal life, has gone through many different incarnations since then.

“When I started doing it, it was about the fact that I had a white girlfriend.

At this point, it’s about the fact me and my white wife have two mixed-race kids,” Bell said.

Bell describes himself as a comedian first and an activist second. Currently, he is a member of the advisory board of Race Forward, a racial justice organization. He’s also the American Civil Liberties Union’s racial justice ambassador.

Bell states he was “inspired by Eddie Murphy and Bill Cosby as a kid.” It was not until he got older and starting becoming politically involved that he was influenced by Bill Hicks, another political comedian of the ’80s and ’90s.

After withdrawing from the University of Pennsylvania, Bell began to focus on comedy full-time. He describes himself as “big fan of higher education,” as long as one has a plan in mind. Although he did not complete his degree, Bell is no stranger to college campuses. He is invited to universities all over the country regardless of how diverse or homogenous a town might be.

Even though he likes to perform at places that are “racially, ethnically, and socially mixed,” he also freely goes to places like Spokane, Washington, or Eugene, Oregon, which are 85 percent white. “I have done a lot of colleges where they bring me in for the diversity thing and I actually am the diversity. I adapt to whatever the circumstances are,” Bell said.

Thursday’s show, which is offered to UCSB students free of charge, is meant to “inspire conversations” among attendees. “Ending racism in an hour: Clearly that is tongue-in-cheek,” Bell said. “But if people walk out having different conversations about race and racism because of the show, mission accomplished.

Even if those conversations are, ‘I disagree with everything he said, and I hope they never bring him back to my school.’ Well, at least that’s a new thought in your head.” Bell acknowledges that he will not get through to all the people who attend the show, so he hopes to address those “sitting on the fence.”

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BAND OF BROTHERS: The Avett Brothers (from left: Scott Avett, Bob Crawford, Seth Avett, and Joe Kwon) head to the Arlington this Tuesday in support of their latest album, Magpie and the Dandelion.

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t’s been nearly a decade and a half since brothers Scott But you guys have started recording? Oh, yeah. Without the finishing and Seth Avett and Bob Crawford came together as The touches, we’ve recorded a whole record, but there’s more to do. I’d Avett Brothers. In the years between, the trio has grown in say 10 years ago, the record would be finished. But we’re not there size (they added cellist Joe Kwon in 2007, and later touring now, and it doesn’t have to be, so we’re going to keep working. members Paul Defiglia, Mike Marsh, and Tania Elizabeth), as well as in scope. The band, which calls North Carolina home, It’s been five years since you guys played Santa Barbara. What’s changed? has paired up with mega-producer Rick Rubin for its last three Well, since then we’ve added three people, so that changes albums and sold more than 200,000 records in the process. All things for the better. Along with that, life just moves on, and the while, the brothers have everyone gets a little bit older. We’re managed to stay utterly true very fortunate to keep the core of to their folk and bluegrass this group together; the roots are roots. This month, the band strong, and they go far back. The appears on a tribute album new people who have come on to western swing legend Bob board have come on board in the Wills. They’ll also head back most natural, organic way possible. on the road for a new string They’ve all been people we were of live dates, which includes a very familiar with and that we had stop at the Arlington Theatre a past with. Looking back to 2001 on Tuesday, February 10.

— that’s a long time to have had a But then you have a family, and life gives you tragedy, and you live

by Aly Comingore For Crawford, the return job. [Laughs.] The fact that we’ve long enough, and you see some awful, horrible things.You process to touring is especially bitkept everything together gives me and put all that into perspective, and you get to the point where tersweet. For the past five years, the bassist has been balancing a great sense of satisfaction in the best possible way. you can love the music like a 16-year-old but also think about it work with his young daughter Hallie’s harrowing battle with realistically and practically like a 44-year-old. To have those come brain cancer. On and off the road, Crawford is a diligent and vocal Since starting this band, you’ve gotten married, had children. Has that together for me personally, I feel like I’m in a good place. advocate for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and a model for affected your relationship to music? Absolutely. My personal relationcelebrities looking to use their power for good. In anticipation of ship with music has changed in a few ways: I love it more than How’s Hallie doing? She’s doing really well. She’s doing super-duper. the Avetts’ S.B. concert, I spoke to Crawford about home life, band ever, and I take it less seriously than ever. And when I say “take it But it’s a day-to-day situation. We just went to St. Jude last week, life, and the group’s long-awaited new album. less seriously,” I don’t mean it’s not important. For me, the gravity and she had an MRI, and she’s all clean and clear, and we’ll go back and power of song and music hits me at the weirdest times. But in April and do it all over again. We live in three-month cycles. But I’ve been reading about a new record since last summer. Where is that at? you also start to think like a tradesman, and Scott [Avett] and she’s doing great in school, and she’s a super joyful little girl. When [Laughs.] Well, keep reading. I think we’re looking at next year. I have talked about this for many years — the idea of thinking she got sick, there were all these expectations and hopes and It was going to be maybe late 2015, but when reality hits, I think about the bass the way a plumber thinks about a wrench. This is dreams that we completely lost for our daughter and for what our it’s probably going to be coming out in 2016. But that’s good, a trade, I am a tradesman, and this is the tool I need to get the job life with our daughter would be, and slowly over the last year and right? These things are flexible for us. And we’re lucky to be that done, to accomplish the task. When you’re young and you’re start- a half, we’ve been able to reclaim them. They’re coming back to way because that gives us the freedom to complete it the way we ing out and you’re getting your friends to come to your shows, it’s us, and we’re doing things with her and her brother that we never want it to be completed and to present it in the way we feel like a very glorious time, but there’s this other thought about what it thought would be possible. My wife and I tell each other all the it deserves to be presented and not feel rushed. We’re not going means to be in a band and play music, and that’s good for the age. time that these are the salad days, and we’re just trying to soak it in. to cut any corners. We’ve recorded a bunch of songs, but if a new song comes up, we’re gonna record it. We aren’t tied down to a UCSB Arts & Lectures presents The Avett Brothers in concert at the Arlington Theatre (1317 State St.) on Tuesday, February 10, certain day and time that we need to be finished, and we’re going 8 p.m. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu for tickets and info. to take advantage of that.

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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT BUILDING BRIDGES: Part performance, part education program, The Nile Project is a band fully invested in getting people informed about the Nile region of Africa.

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hat do you get when you bring together musicians from 11 countries in Africa’s Nile basin? If you ask UCSB alum Mina Girgis, the answer is more multifaceted than you might think. In 2011, Girgis, a native Egyptian, teacher, and ethnomusicologist based in San Francisco, teamed up with Ethiopian-American singer and friend Meklit Hadero to form The Nile Project. Together they’ve united a team of African musicians, all playing traditional instruments from their respective home countries, to create a band that’s part performance project, part education program, and fully invested in getting people mobilized and informed about the Nile region.

This Wednesday, February 11, The Nile Project brings its lively, harmonious blend of African polyrhythms and cultures to UCSB’s Campbell Hall as part of a two-day mini-residency, where they’ll teach classes, team up with UCSB’s famed Middle Eastern Ensemble, and perform for the public. In anticipation of the event, we caught up with Girgis to discuss the group’s mission statement and its big-picture by Aly Comingore implications.

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What was your original vision for The Nile Project? The model that we started with was a combination of a lot of things I had been doing. Before I came to UCSB, I interned at the Smithsonian, and during that year, they had an exhibition on Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. It was a really incredible experience for me to witness this combination of everything I was interested in — combining different musical traditions from different parts of the world into one narrative that crosses geographical spaces, tells a story, and drives people’s musical and cultural curiosity. But I was also interested in transcending the boundary of traditional performance, where people get onstage and play for two hours and then disappear. As an audience member, you’re left with the memory, but you don’t know what to do with the experience. I was interested in integrating the musical experience a little bit more than just a performance.

The performance part was key, though? Yes. That’s what the music does really well. It engages people. It humanizes the ecosystem. It gets people really excited about each other, and about the Nile, but that curiosity and that excitement can only get you so far. You need to give them tools to wrap their heads around the complexity of the situation. You create the interest with the music, then people learn through the activities that we have after the concerts — the workshops and the lectures and the demonstrations and the panels we curate. From there, people can start seeing what their role is in addressing some of these challenges.

The New York Times recently ran a review of the show and brought up this idea that the Internet has created “small-world music” — that nothing is really tied to a specific place anymore. How do you feel technology has shifted our idea of regional music? Oh, wow. I mean, it’s totally transforming, but we haven’t even seen the beginning of it yet. People talk about the cosmopolitan musicians, the global musicians who can converse in so many different traditions, but we haven’t even seen people who have absorbed all of that from a young age and are able to express these traditions so fluently. There’s still a difference between the native and the nonnative. But at some point, the mix is going to be so seamless it won’t even matter. It’s migration, but it’s also the Internet, and the Internet is playing a huge role.

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by Aly Comingore FAT SATURDAY: Generationals don’t sound like New Orleans. They just feel like it.

Since forming back in 2008, college buds Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer have been crafting the kind of buoyant, hook-driven synth pop that lands in your ear and sticks. There’s no strictly down-home, Southern-fried, honky-tonk vibe to the songs they write — though an errant brass section has been known to sneak in now and again. Instead, the duo makes music that welcomes the party, whether or not it’s Mardi Gras season. On Alix, the pair’s recently released fourth album, bright piano melodies and warm, catchy guitars lay the foundation for an unassumingly anthemic take on growing up and getting wise to life’s curveballs. There are loveably falsetto vocals, marimbas, and, yes, even a few big, hit-you-upside-the-head brass flourishes tucked in between the lines.

For those with a casual thirst for TV watching, you may recognize Gens’ hit “You Say It Too,” which famously found its way onto a Taco Bell commercial in 2012. But even those less inclined to pay attention to burrito ads will find something to latch onto here.

Late last year, the pair (aided by touring musicians Ben Jones and Eric Rodgers) headlined a sold-out show at L.A.’s Troubadour that was one of the handsdown sonic highlights of my 2014. That night, the crowd, which ranged from high schoolers all the way through to late-fortysomethings, screamed louder, danced harder, and genuinely seemed more stoked than most of the concert audiences I’ve witnessed in my adult life. What I’m trying to say is, I highly encourage you to check these guys out when they cruise through Santa Barbara this week. The event is BYOB (that’s “Bring Your Own Beads,” by the way).

We the Beat presents Generationals at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club ( State St.) on Saturday, February 7, at 9 p.m. Rose Quartz opens the show. For tickets and info, call 962-7776 or visit wethebeat.com.

THROWING PUNCHES: Aside from their Southern roots, there’s not much common ground connecting Generationals and Migos, who headline Velvet Jones on Wednesday, February 11. The hip-hop trio — made up of emcees Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset — hails from Gwinnett County, Georgia, and is probably best known for the song “Versace,” which received the high-profile treatment when Drake remixed the track earlier this year. While the collab elevated Migos’ status in the greater cultural lexicon, it’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to these three. Since releasing its first mixtape, Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas), in 2013, the group has scored some major hits (“Fight Night,”“Handsome and Wealthy,” “Hannah Montana”). The three have also been tapped to guest on records by everyone from Young Thug, Gucci Mane, Riff Raff, and ASAP Ferg to Busta Rhymes, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, and B.o.B. And that’s just for starters. The reason all comes down to delivery. Migos’ potent mix of fast-talking Dirty South oomph and comically zany energy has quickly elevated the trio to the ranks of contemporaries like Future and Danny Brown. More importantly, though, it’s turned Migos’ live show into a bona fide must-see event. For area fans, Wednesday’s concert is one of those special feather-in-the-cap moments for Santa Barbara’s fittingly named Epic Events, which has booked the group in a venue far smaller than the rooms they’re capable of filling. In other words, go in knowing the place is going to be packed.

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Art, Design & Architecture Museum – Eric Beltz: The Cave of Treasures, through May 1. UCSB, 893-2951.

ElverhØj Museum – Ro Snell: Outside In, through Apr. 26. 1624 Elverhoy Wy., Solvang, 686-1211.

Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Abstract Art Collective: AbstraX; Limited Palette Abstracts, through Apr. 29; Professional Baseball, ongoing; multiple permanent installations. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322.

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Out of the Great Wide Open, through Mar. 29. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373.

Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216.

S.B. Historical Museum – Under the Umbrella: Lutah Maria Riggs, through spring; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601.

S.B. Museum of Art – Visions of Modernity: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints, through April 2015; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation and the Collection of Michael Armand Hammer and Martin Kersels’s Charm series, ongoing exhibitions. 1130 State St., 963-4364.

Ty Warner Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526.

Wildling Museum – Wild Spirit: Horses in Art, through June 1. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-1082.

GALLERIES Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing.

800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966.

Architectural Foundation Gallery – Jeffrey Sipress: Black & White and a Little Red, through Feb. 27. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307.

Artamo Gallery – 10 Years of Celebration, through Mar. 1. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400.

Atkinson Gallery – Jillian McDonald: Valley of the Deer, through Feb. 20. 721 Cliff Dr., Rm. 202, SBCC, 965-0581 x3484.

Bella Rosa Galleries – Dan Levin: Fridge Magnets, Ronald Stevens: Gemstone Carvings, Edward Borein: Sketches from the West, Marc Chagall: Giclees, and Art Deco Jewelry Collection, through Feb. 28. 1103 State St., 966-1707.

Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Voices, ongoing. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115.

Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., 898-2204.

Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Illumination, through Mar. 2. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789.

Channing Peake Gallery – Near and Far: Plein Air in County Parks, through Feb. 12. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St., 568-3994.

Corridan Gallery – Into the City, Feb. 7 - Mar. 28. 125 N. Milpas St., 966-7939.

Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Sherry Spear: Whimsy, through Apr. 25. 1528 State St., 570-2446.

Flying Goat Cellars – Nancy Yaki, through Mar. 31. 1520 E. Chestnut Ct., Unit A, Lompoc, 736-9032. galerie102 – Parallel Realities, through Feb. 22. 102 W. Matilija St., Ojai, 640-0151.

Gallery 113 – Gallery 113 Volunteers, through February 28. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611.

Gallery Los Olivos – New Perspectives ...

Many Viewpoints, Feb. 28. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

Goleta Library – GVAA: February Art Show, through Feb. 6-25. 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, 683-2723.

Harris and Fredda Meisel Gallery of Art – Reflection, through Apr. 17. 2415 De la Vina, 687-7444.

Hospice of S.B. – Diana Valdez: Ocean of Souls, Feb. 11 - Apr. 30. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, 563-8820.

Jewish Federation of S.B. – Black & White and Shades, through Feb. 25. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115.

The Lark – Kevin Eddy, ongoing. 131 Anacapa St., 284-0370.

Los Olivos Café – Susan Belloni: Love Livin’ in the Valley, through Mar. 5. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265.

Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing.

127 Anacapa St., 284-0358.

Marcia Burtt Studio – Mark Kerckhoff: a celebration of plein air landscapes, through Mar. 11. 517 Laguna St., 962-5588.

MichaelKate Gallery – The Abstract10, through Feb. 22. 132 Santa Barbara St., 963-1411.

Montecito Aesthetic Institute – eclecticism, through May 15. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Ste. H, Montecito, 565-5700.

MultiCultural Ctr. – Zéna Allen: Of Water and the Spirit, through Mar. 13. Channel Islands Rd., UCSB, 893-7609.

Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts – Gil and Sue DiCicco, ongoing. 1108 State St., 962-8111.

Pacific Western Bank – Celebrating 28 Years of I Madonnari Posters, ongoing. 30 E. Figueroa St., 883-5100.

Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali, ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103.

El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Barbara’s Japanese American Community in Transition, 1900-1940; Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. 123 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-0093.

S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing Sundays. Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. City Hall Gallery – Pursuit of Passion: Early Santa Barbara Women Artists, through Feb. 20. De la Guerra Plaza, 568-3990.

S.B. Tennis Club – Abstract 8, through Feb. 6.

2375 Foothill Rd., 682-4722.

Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Anders Aldrin: Color Seeking Form, Jean Swiggett: One Man Renaissance, and Agoraphobia: Portraits of American Interiors, through Mar. 1. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460.

Tamsen Gallery – R.W. Firestone, ongoing.

3888 State St., 687-2200.

UCSB Library – Girls-in-Justice, through May 29. UCSB, 893-2478. wall space gallery – wsg: ten, through Mar. 1.

116 E. Yanonali St. C-1, 637-3898.

LIVE MUSIC CLASSICAL

Campbell Hall – Emerson String Quartet. 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB, 893-3535.

SAT: 7pm First United Methodist Church – An Evening of Chamber Music. 305 E. Anapamu St., 963-3579.

FRI: 7pm Fleischmann Auditorium – SBCO Chamber Music Celebrating Valentine's Day. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-7411.

TUE: 7:30pm S.B. Central Library – Opera S.B. Noontime Concert. 40 E. Anapamu St., 962-7653.

WED: 12pm Weinmann Hall – Linda and Friends CD Release Concert. Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd., 969-4726.

SUN: 2pm

POP, ROCK & JAZZ

Arlington Theatre – 1317 State St., 963-4408.

TUE: The Avett Brothers (8pm) Blush Restaurant & Lounge – 630 State St., 957-1300.

SUN: Chris Fossek (6pm) Brasil Arts Café – 1230 State St., 245-5615.

FRI, SAT: Live Brazilian Music (7pm) THU: Brazilian Music and Forró Dance Party(6:30pm) Cambridge Drive Baptist Church – 550 Cambridge Dr., Goleta, 964-0436.

FRI: Matt Bednarsky, Susan Reeves, and Sierra Reeves (7:30pm) Campbell Hall – 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB, 893-3535.

WED: The Nile Project (8pm) THU: Cecile McLorin Salvant (8pm)

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FEB. 5 - 12 Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 248-6274.

THU 2/12: Boyz II Men (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066.

FRI: The Greatest Story (7-10pm) SAT: Sean Wiggins and Paul Houston (2-5pm); Kasey Modisette (from the Kinds) and Omar Velasco (6-9pm) SUN: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (1:15-4pm); Teresa Russell and Cocobilli (4:307:30pm) The Creekside – 4444 Hollister Ave., 964-5118.

FRI: Rockit Overboard (8pm) SAT: DJ No Requests & The Drive-In Romeos (7pm) WED: Country Night (7pm) Dargan’s – 18 E. Ortega St., 568-0702.

TUE: Karaoke (9pm) WED: Karaoke - The Band (8:30pm) THU: Traditional Irish Music (6:30pm) Endless Summer Bar/Café – 113 Harbor Wy., 564-1200.

FRI: Acoustic guitar and vocals (6:30pm) EOS Lounge – 500 Anacapa St., 564-2410.

THU: Huge Thursday with Mackie and Bix King FRI: Live Music (8-10pm); DNA Presents SAT: DJ Calvin and Kohjay WED: Salsa Night Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – 137 Anacapa St., 694-2255.

FRI: Live Music (5pm) SAT: The Caverns (5-8pm) The Goodland – 5650 Calle Real, 964-6241.

THU: Live Music Thursdays (7pm) Hoffmann Brat Haus – 801 State St., 962-3131.

THU: Live Music Thursdays (7pm) Indochine – 434 State St., 965-3800.

TUE: Indie Night (9pm) WED: Karaoke (8:30pm) The James Joyce – 513 State St., 962-2688.

THU: Alastair Greene Band (10pm) FRI: Kinsella Brothers Band (10pm) SAT: Ulysses Jazz Band (7:30-10:30pm) SUN, MON: Karaoke (9pm) TUE: Teresa Russell (10pm) WED: Victor Vega and the Bomb (10pm) Lobero Theatre – 33 E. Canon Perdido St., 963-0761.

SUN: The Wailin' Jennys (8pm) Maverick Saloon – 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 686-4785.

FRI: Teddy Spanke Band (8pm) SAT: Owen Johnston (2pm); Teddy and the Tex Pistols (8pm) Moby Dick Restaurant – 220 Stearns Wharf, 965-0549.

WED-SAT: Derroy (6pm) SUN: Derroy (10am) Monty’s – 5114 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 683-1003.

THU: Karaoke Night (7pm) O’Malleys and the Study Hall – 523 State St., 564-8904.

THU: College Night with DJ Gavin Old Town Tavern – 261 Orange Ave., Goleta, 967-2403.

WED, FRI, SAT: Karaoke Night (7:30pm) Palapa Restaurant – 4123 State St., 683-3074.

FRI: Live Mariachi Music (6:30-9pm) Plaza Playhouse Theater – 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, 684-6380.

SAT: Shane Alexander & The Great Favorites, Chris Pierce Trio, Mimi Gilbert (7:30pm) Reds Tapas & Wine Bar – 211 Helena Ave., 966-5906.

THU: Live Music (8pm) Roundin’ Third – 7398 Calle Real, 845-8383.

THU, TUE: Locals Night (7pm) S.B. Maritime Museum – 113 Harbor Wy., #190, 962-8404.

SAT: Ukulele music and singing (1-3:30pm) Sandbar – 514 State St., 966-1388.

WED: Big Wednesday (9pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776.

THU: Michael Sallstron, The Brambles, Sol Tree (7pm) FRI: King Bee (8:30pm) SAT: Generationals, Rose Quartz (9pm) SUN: Peter Clark & the Palm Springs Allstars feat. Mike Costley (1pm); Meiko, Ranger (8pm)

MON: SBCC Lunchbreak Jazz Band, Goodtimes

Jazz Bands (7pm) Milo Greene (8pm) Pernicious, Nonsense, Stolen Thunder, Awkward (7pm) THU: Papa, The Stone Foxes (9pm) Standing Sun Winery – 92 2nd St., Unit D, Buellton, 691-9413.

THU 2/5: Dustbowl Revival (7pm) Statemynt – 519 State St., 689-6968.

THU: DJ Akorn WED: Blues Night (10pm) Tiburon Tavern – 3116 State St., 682-810 FRI: Karaoke Night (7:30pm) Velvet Jones – 423 State St., 965-8676.

THU: RL Grime (9pm) FRI: Glitterfish, VAMP, Pernicious Nonsense (7pm); Jason Cruz, Donald Spence, Yotam Ben Horin (10pm) SAT: Freddie Gibbs (9pm) WED: Migos (9pm) THU: Jeru the Damaja (8pm) Whiskey Richards – 435 State St., 963-1786.

WED: Punk on Vinyl (10pm) SUN: Americana Sunday w/ Matt Armor and Friends (4-6pm) MON: Open Mike Night (8pm) Wildcat – 15 W. Ortega St., 962-7970.

THU: DJs Hollywood and Patrick B SUN: Red Room with DJ Gavin Roy (10pm) TUE: Local Band Night (10pm) Zodo’s – 5925 Calle Real, Goleta, 967-0128.

THU: KjEE Thursday Night Strikes (9:30-11:30pm) MON: Service Industry Night (9pm) TUE: WED:

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Join the beloved cast for a fun-filled, interactive trip back to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth… and rode in trains! Features awe-inspiring puppets, magical special effects and original songs like “Hungry, Hungry, Herbivore” and “I Love Trains!” (Best for ages 3 and up. Approx. 80 min.)

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theater Casa Esperanza – Nixon's Nixon. 816 Cacique St, 232-4382.

THU 2/12: 7pm Center Stage Theater – Tales of Woo and Woe: A Journey of the Heart. 751 Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408.

FRI, SAT: 8pm SUN: 2pm THU: 8pm Chumash Casino Resort – Don Rickles. 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 248-6274.

THU 2/5: 8pm DiviniTree Yoga – Nixon's Nixon. 25 E. De La Guerra St., 232-4382.

SAT: 8pm Friendship Manor– Nixon's Nixon. 6647 El Colegio Rd., Goleta, 232-4382.

SUN: 2pm Granada Theatre – 1214 State St., 899-2222.

SUN: Dinosaur Train Live (3pm) MON: STOMP (8pm) Ojai Art Ctr. – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 646-0117.

FRI, SAT: 8pm SUN: 7pm The New Victoria Theatre – Intimate Apparel. 33 W. Victoria St., 965-5400.

THU-SAT: 8pm SUN: 2 and 7pm TUE: 7pm WED, THU: 8pm The Piano Kitchen – Nixon's Nixon. 430 Rose Ave, 232-4382.

FRI: 8pm Porter Theatre – The Nina Variations. Westmont Campus, 255 La Paz Rd., 565-6045.

FRI, SAT: 8pm Rubicon Theatre – The Last Five Years. 1006 E. Main St., Ventura, 667-2900.

THU, FRI: 8pm SAT: 2 and 8pm SUN: 2pm WED: 2 and 7pm THU: 8pm

dance Granada Theatre – Alice in Wonderland.

1214 State St., 899-2222.

SAT: 7pm

Curated by Elizabeth Shepherd, Northwest Film Forum Subject matter includes aliens, robots, sharks, boy choirs run amok, monsters under the bed, music galore and mega sugar rushes! (Contains mild, brief swearing in one film.) (Approx. 80 min.)

SUN, FEB 22 / 11 AM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL $7 / $5 children (12 & under) Media Sponsor:

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A Most Violent Year. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, and Albert Brooks star in a film written and directed by J.C. Chandor.

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ne thing most people say about this movie is how much Oscar (Inside Llewyn Davis) Isaac reminds them of a younger Al Pacino. In a good way, they hasten to add.

But as an observation, it doesn’t go anywhere near penetrating the sheer imitation madness going on here. Isaac, who plays Abel Morales, owner of a beleaguered 1980s New York heating oil company, also trance channels Armand HIGH NOON IN N.Y.C.: Director J.C. Chandor’s third feature, A Most (The Mambo Kings) Assante in his camel coat Violent Year, starring Oscar Isaac (left) and Jessica Chastain, is reminiscent and soulful coiffure. Jessica Chastain seems to of the Coen brothers’ brilliant Miller’s Crossing but with a more optimistic be doing a Madeleine Stowe in The Two Jakes view of a dark world. take, and the movie feels as if it were shot in the New York noir twilight perfected by late, great cinematographer Gordon Willis, of The Godfather and Director J.C. Chandor’s third feature film reminds me Manhattan fame. The polite word for this is pastiche. most of the Coen brothers’ brilliant redigestion of The It would be wrong to call this film overly derivative. Glass Key in their great masterpiece Miller’s Crossing, comMost crime melodramas use revenge as the driving plete with lyrical urban views in the snow. Yet Chandor’s motivation. This film tells the story of a man passionately vision of the darkened world is decidedly more optimistic. devoted to making his business run as clean as possible It’s a fallen world, but Abel stands convinced that people in a lawlessness era. We see 1980s New York from the per- can choose the least corrupt path and succeed; you “always spective of drivers who are being highjacked and beaten try to do the most right thing.” In The Godfather, Michael while their handsome, brooding boss refuses to let them Corleone invokes the now-familiar mantra “it’s business, take guns out on the trucks. But we see Abel (get the ref?) not personal” before bumping someone off. Chandor wrestling with the wastefulness of violence. It’s High Noon makes the world of personal business seem possibly moral, and that’s a new kind of shot in the arm.

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LOST IN TIME Project Almanac. Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D’Elia, and Virginia Gardner star in a film written by Andrew Deutschman and Jason Pagan and directed by Dean Israelite.

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nother damned found-footage film. Is there no end to this shopworn gimmick? Actually, the premise of this cut-rate sci-fi teen exploit thriller is done with remarkable skill. A young brainy high schooler, craving admittance to MIT, scours his late father’s basement and finds the working plans for a time machine.

In the time that it takes to build the contraption with funny trial and error, HOT MESS TIME MACHINE: Jonny Weston stars in the found-footage time-travel the audience comes to terms with the flick Project Almanac, which never lives up to its own potential for amazing or fearful outcomes. implausibility, and when the kids start cheating the hands of the clock, we’re unknown actors, but it never lives up to its own potential antsy to see where this fancy tech will take them.

But therein lies the problem. It’s bad enough that these for amazing or fearful outcomes. A host of no-budget nerds can’t think of anything more imaginative than time-travel films have managed to either dazzle us with winning lotteries, cheating teachers, or going to past surprise twists or spectacular vistas, but this one tries to Lollapalooza shows; however, they also manage to break give us the old broken-heart premise — if only I had kissed vows to each other, and the screenwriter invokes The But- her — and a food-truck party in the high school parking ■ terfly Effect. It’s not an awful film; it has a winning cast of lot. Getting lost in time was never so prosaic.

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The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, February 6, THROUGH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. (regular showings resume SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, at Metro 4). Descriptions followed by initials — AC (Aly Comingore), JF (Jackson Friedman), and DJP (D.J. Palladino) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol ✯ indicates the film is recommended. woman trying to escape a quasi-futuristic commune.

FIRST LOOKS A Most Violent Year (125 mins.; R: language, some violence)

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Fri., Feb. 6, 7pm, and Mon., Feb. 9, 10pm, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte

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PREMIERES Fifty Shades of Grey (124 mins.; R: strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior, graphic nudity, language)

A beautiful young student falls for a handsome yet tormented billionaire.

Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo (Opens Thu., Feb. 12)

Jupiter Ascending (127 mins.; PG-13: some violence, sequences of sci-fi action, some suggestive content, partial nudity) In the future, a young caretaker travels to another planet to help stop a powerful family’s reign of terror.

Camino Real (2D and 3D) /Fiesta 5 (2D and 3D)

Kingsman: The Secret Service (129 mins.; R: sequences of strong violence, language, some sexual content)

A veteran secret service agent becomes the mentor for a young street kid with a lot of potential.

Camino Real/Metro 4

After his girlfriend dies mysteriously, a young man (Daniel Radcliffe) awakens with horns sprouting from his head.

Mon., Feb. 9, midnight, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (100 mins.; R: some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images)

Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry star in this 1975 cult classic about a newly engaged couple who must seek the help of the bizarre Dr. Frank-N-Furter after their car breaks down.

Fri., Feb. 6, midnight, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte

Under the Skin (108 mins.; R: graphic nudity, sexual content, some violence, language)

An alien seductress (Scarlett Johansson) targets hitchhikers in Scotland. This disturbing, beautiful, and thoroughly intelligent film lives up to its title, and Johansson is irresistible. (DJP)

Fri., Feb. 6, 10pm, and Mon., Feb. 9, 7pm, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte

✯ Cake

(102 mins.; R: language, substance abuse, brief sexuality)

Claire (Jennifer Aniston) becomes fascinated with the suicide of a woman in her support group while dealing with her own personal tragedy. Aniston turns in such a believably complex performance that all the film’s flaws — and there are many — kind of fade into the background.

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✯ The Imitation Game

(114 mins.; PG-13: some sexual references, mature thematic material, historical smoking)

Benedict Cumberbatch plays English mathematician Alan Turing, who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II. In the end, The Imitation Game is a good (not great) Hollywood film about the growing pains of a genius. (DJP)

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The Loft (108 mins.; R: sexual content, nudity, bloody violence, language, some drug use) Five married guys decide to share a secret penthouse in the city where they can carry out their secret affairs.

Camino Real Paddington (95 mins.; PG: mild action, rude humor)

Author Michael Bond’s beloved talking bear heads to the big screen in this animated story about Paddington and a family he befriends at a London train station.

Camino Real/Metro 4

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The Last Five Years (94 mins.; PG-13: sexual material, brief strong language, drug image)

A struggling actress (Anna Kendrick) and her novelist boyfriend (Jeremy Jordan) recount the rise and fall of their relationship. Based on the musical by Jason Robert Brown. Camino Real/Fiesta 5 (Opens Thu., Feb. 12)

Seventh Son (102 mins.; PG-13: intense fantasy violence and action throughout, frightening images, brief strong language)

A young man seeks the knowledge to fight off evil spirits. When his mentor leaves town and a powerful ghost escapes, his practices are put to the test.

Fairview (2D and 3D)/Fiesta 5 (2D and 3D)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (93 mins.; PG: some scary images, mild crude humor)

SpongeBob sets out on a quest to figure out a stolen recipe that allows him to transport to our dimension.

Fairview (2D and 3D)/Fiesta 5 (2D and 3D)

SCREENINGS 2015 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live-Action Shorts (118 mins.; NR) The Showcase Film Series presents a screening of this year’s Oscar-nominated live-action shorts: Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis’s Aya, Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney’s Boogaloo and Graham, Hu Wei and Julien Féret’s Butter Lamp (La lampe au beurre de yak), Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger’s Parvaneh, and Mat Kirkby and James Lucas’s The Phone Call.

Wed., Feb. 1, 5 and 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro

Beyond the Black Rainbow (110 mins.; R: bloody violence, disturbing images, a graphic sexual illustration, language, drug content)

Panos Cosmatos’s 2010 sci-fi thriller tells the story of Elena, a heavily sedated

✯ Selma

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(132 mins.; R: strong and disturbing war violence, language throughout including some sexual references)

A decorated Navy SEAL sniper (Bradley Cooper) returns home and struggles to reconnect with civilian life after four tours of duty. Cooper is terrific, beefed up and stoic, determined instead of crazy-eyed.

And Clint Eastwood’s no-nonsense direction style pushes us through the melodramatic script moments. (DJP)

Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo

✯ Birdman (119 mins.; R: language throughout, some sexual content, brief violence) A washed-up actor (Michael Keaton) must put his ego aside when he signs on to a Broadway play that could relaunch his career. Birdman is a lot bigger than its injokes and a lot smaller than its faux philosophies suggest. But the reason to love this film lies almost completely in its performances. (DJP) Fiesta 5 Black or White (121 mins.; PG-13: brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use and drinking, a fight) A grieving widower is thrown into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise since birth. Paseo Nuevo Black Sea (114 mins.; R: language throughout, some graphic images, violence)

A submarine captain (Jude Law) goes to work for a shady backer looking to comb the Black Sea for a rumored treasure.

Camino Real

The Boy Next Door (91 mins.; R: violence, sexual content/nudity, language) Following her divorce, a woman (Jennifer Lopez) begins a torrid affair with her younger new neighbor (Ryan Guzman).

Metro 4

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(127 mins.; PG-13: disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, brief strong language)

David Oyelowo stars as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this historical drama about the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Oyelowo gives a humanizing breakout performance in this highly watchable slice of history. (JF)

Metro 4

A rocking fundraiser to help Grace Fisher, the Santa Barbara High student who is recovering from a rare disease called acute flaccid myelitis.

Strange Magic (99 mins.; PG: some action,

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Goblins, fairies, and imps come together for the first time amid a slew of interspecies culture clashes.

Metro 4

✯ The Theory of Everything

(123 mins.; PG-13: some thematic elements, suggestive material)

James Marsh directs and Eddie Redmayne stars in this story about the early life and trials of physicist Stephen Hawking. While Marsh’s sure-handed direction and Redmayne’s knockout performance anchor the film, it’s Felicity Jones as Jane Hawking that really sets Theory apart. (JF)

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✯ Wild

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CANCER

(Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): In 1979, Monty Python comedian John Cleese helped direct a four-night extravaganza, The Secret Policeman’s Ball. It was a benefit to raise money for the human rights organization Amnesty International.

The musicians known as Sting, Bono, and Peter Gabriel later testified that the show was a key factor in igniting their social activism. I see the potential of a comparable stimulus in your near future, Aries. Imminent developments could amp up your passion for a good cause that transcends your immediate self-interests.

(June 21 - July 22): In 1849, author Edgar Allen Poe died in his hometown of Baltimore. A century later, a mysterious admirer began a new tradition. Every January 19, on the anniversary of Poe’s birth, this cloaked visitor appeared at his grave in the early morning hours and left behind three roses and a bottle of cognac. I invite you, Cancerian, to initiate a comparable ritual. Can you imagine paying periodic tribute to an important influence in your own life — someone who has given you much and touched you deeply? Don’t do it for nostalgia’s sake but rather as a way to affirm that the gifts you’ve received from this evocative influence will continue to evolve within you. Keep them ever-fresh.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): In the film Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Taurus actress Uma Thurman plays a martial artist who has exceptional skill at wielding a samurai sword. At one point, her swordmaker evaluates her reflexes by hurling a baseball in her direction. With a masterful swoop, she slices the ball in half before it reaches her. I suggest you seek out similar tests in the coming days, Taurus. Check up on the current status of your top skills. Are any of them rusty? Should you update them? Are they still of maximum practical use to you? Do whatever’s necessary to ensure they are as strong and sharp as ever.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): French impressionist painter Claude Monet loved to paint the rock formations near the beach at Étretrat, a village in Normandy. During the summer of 1886, he worked serially on six separate canvases, moving from one to another throughout his work day to capture the light and shadow as they changed with the weather and the position of the sun. He focused intently on one painting at a time. He didn’t have a brush in each hand and one in his mouth, simultaneously applying paint to various canvases. His specific approach to multitasking would generate good results for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. (P.S. The other kind of multitasking — where you do several different things at the same time — will yield mostly mediocre results.)

Homework: What’s the best possible mess you could stir up — a healing mess that would help liberate you? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

Hakeem Olajuwon had a signature set of fancy moves that were collectively known as the Dream Shake. It consisted of numerous spins and fakes and moves that could be combined in various ways to outfox his opponents and score points. The coming weeks would be an excellent time for you to work on your equivalent of the Dream Shake, Libra. You’re at the peak of your ability to figure out how to coordinate and synergize your several talents.

SCORPIO

(July 23 - Aug. 22): “What happens to a dream deferred?” asked Langston Hughes in his poem “Harlem.” “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore — And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over — like a syrupy sweet?” As your soul’s cheerleader and coach, Leo, I hope you won’t explore the answer to Hughes’s questions. If you have a dream, don’t defer it. If you have been deferring your dream, take at least one dramatic step to stop deferring it.

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): In 1837, Victoria became Queen of England following the death of her uncle, King William IV. She was 18 years old. Her first royal act was to move her bed out of the room she had long shared with her meddling, overbearing mother. I propose that you use this as one of your guiding metaphors in the immediate future. Even if your parents are saints, and even if you haven’t lived with them for years, I suspect you would benefit by upgrading your independence from their influence. Are you still a bit inhibited by the nagging of their voices in your head? Does your desire to avoid hurting them thwart you from rising to a higher level of authority and authenticity? Be a good-natured rebel.

VIRGO

SAGITTARIUS

(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Virgo author John Creasey struggled in his early efforts at getting published. For a time he had to support himself with jobs as a salesman and clerk.

Before his first book was published, he had gathered 743 rejection slips. Eventually, though, he broke through and achieved monumental success. He wrote more than 550 novels, several of which were made into movies. He won two prestigious awards and sold 80 million books. I’m not promising that your own frustrations will ultimately pave the way for a prodigious triumph like his. But in the coming months, I do expect significant progress toward a gritty accomplishment. For best results, work for your own satisfaction more than for the approval of others.

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): The crookedest street in the world is a one-way, block-long span of San Francisco’s Lombard Street. It consists of eight hairpin turns down a very steep hill. The recommended top speed for a car is five miles per hour. So on the one hand, you’ve got to proceed with caution. On the other hand, the quaint, brick-paved road is lined with flower beds, and creeping along its wacky route is a whimsical amusement. I suspect you will soon encounter experiences that have metaphorical resemblances to Lombard Street, Sagittarius. In fact, I urge you to seek them out.

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LIBRA

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): In the baseball film The Natural, the hero Roy Hobbs has a special bat he calls “Wonderboy.”

Carved out of a tree that was split by a lightning bolt, it

seems to give Hobbs an extraordinary skill at hitting a baseball. There’s a similar theme at work in the Australian musical instrument known as the didgeridoo. It’s created from a eucalyptus tree whose inner wood has been eaten away by termites. Both Wonderboy and the didgeridoo are the results of natural forces that could be seen as adverse but that are actually useful. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Capricorn? I’m guessing there is. If you have not yet discovered what it is, now is a good time to do so.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): In 1753, Benjamin Franklin published helpful instructions on how to avoid being struck by lightning during stormy weather. Wear a lightning rod in your hat, he said, and attach it to a long, thin metal ribbon that trails behind you as you walk. In response to his article, a fashion fad erupted. Taking his advice, fancy ladies in Europe actually wore such hats. From a metaphorical perspective, it would make sense for you Aquarians to don similar headwear in the coming weeks.

Bolts of inspiration will be arriving on a regular basis.

To ensure you are able to integrate and use them — not just be titillated and agitated — you will have to be wellgrounded.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): According to the Bible, Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Author David Foster Wallace added a caveat.“The truth will set you free,” he wrote, “but not until it is finished with you.” All this is apropos for the current phase of your journey, Pisces. By my estimation, you will soon discover an important truth that you have never before been ready to grasp. Once that magic transpires, however, you will have to wait a while until the truth is fully finished with you. Only then will it set you free. But it will set you free.

And I suspect that you will ultimately be grateful that it took its sweet time.

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SB COFFEE Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premiere coffee roasting company since 1989. Come in for the freshest most delicious cup of coffee ever and watch us roast the best coffee in town at our historic Old Town location ‑ Corner of State & Gutierrez. Gift baskets, mail order & corporate gifts avail. sbcoffee.com.

FLAVOR OF INDIA 3026 State 682‑6561 $$ www. flavorofindiasb.com VOTED BEST 17yrs. Finest, most authentic Indian cuisine is affordable too! All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet $9.95 M‑S dinner combos $9.95+ Specials: Tandoori‑ Mixed or Fish, Chicken Tikka Masala, Shrimp Bhuna. Also: meat, curries & vegetarian.Wine & Beer. Take out. 20yrs of Excellence!

Ethiopian

INDIA HOUSE, 418 State St. Next to 99 Cent Store 805.962.5070.

7 days 11:‑ 30a‑ 3:30p ALL YOU CAN EAT Lunch Buffet $8.95. Dinner 5p‑9p. Tandori & North Indian Muglai specialties.

World Class Indian Chefs at your service! Traditional floor seating. Indian & Draft Beers, Local Wines. www.indiahouseusa.com

AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Featured at Petit Valentien Restaurant 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222.

Open Sat‑Sun Lunch ONLY 11am‑2: 30pm.

Serkaddis Alemu offers in ever changing menu with choices of vegitarian, vegan, and meat options. Catering Avaliable for parties of up to 40 people.

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NATURAL CAFE, 508 State St., 5 blocks from beach.

962‑9494 Goleta‑ 6990 Market Place Dr, 685‑2039. 361 Hitchcock Way 563‑1163 $.

Open for lunch & dinner 7 days. A local favorite for dinner.

Voted “Best Lunch in Santa Barbara” “Best Health Food Restaurant” “Best Veggie Burger” “Best Sidewalk Cafe Patio” “Best Fish Taco” all in the Independent Reader’s Poll.

Daily Specials, Char‑Broiled Chicken, Fresh Fish, Homemade Soups, Hearty Salads, Healthy Sandwiches, Juice Bar, Microbrews, Local Wines, and the Best Patio on State St. 9 locations serving the Central Coast. www.thenaturalcafe.com

Steak

Thai

RODNEY’S Grill, 633 East YOUR PLACE Restaurant, Cabrillo Boulevard at The 22 N. Milpas St., 966‑5151, Fess Parker – A Doubletree 965‑9397. $$. Open Mon

by Hilton Resort 805‑564‑4333. 4‑9:45pm Tues‑Thurs & Serving 5 pm ‑10pm Tuesday Sun 11: 30a‑9:45p, Fri/Sat through Saturday. Rodney’s Grill is a fresh American 11:30a‑10:30p. V MC AE. Your grill experience. Enjoy all Place ‑ The One & Only. Voted natural hormone‑free beef, “BEST THAI FOOD” for 26 locally‑sourced seafood, years by Independent and appetizers, and incredible The Weekly readers, making desserts. The place to enjoy us a Living Legend! Lunch & dinner with family and friends dinner specials daily. Fresh by the beach. Private Dining seafood & tasty vegetarian Room for 30. Full cocktail dishes.

Santa Barbara bar with specialty cocktails.

Restaurant Guide selected us Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California’s as the Best Thai Restaurant for best vintages by‑the‑glass exceptional dining reflected www.rodneyssteakhouse. by food quality, service & ambiance. com

WINE GUIDE Wine Country Tours

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SPENCER’S LIMOUSINE & Tours, 884‑9700 Thank SANTA BARBARA Winery, You SB, Voted BEST 18yrs! 202 Anacapa St. 963‑3633. Open Specializing in wine tours Sun‑Thurs 10a‑6p & Fri‑Sat 10a of all Central Cal Wineries. ‑ 7p, small charge for extensive Gourmet picnic lunch or fine tasting list. 2 blocks from both State St & the beach. This restaurants avail TCP16297 venerable winery is the county’s 805‑884‑9700. oldest‑ est.1962, and offers many www.spencerslimo.com internationally acclaimed wines from their Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. Try some of Winemaker Bruce McGuire’s small production bottling. www.sbwinery.com

Wine of the Week Curran Grenache Blanc Santa Ynez Valley 2012: There are almost 300 times more acres of chardonnay than grenache blanc planted in California, but when you drink Kris Curran’s, you start wondering about the wisdom of those numbers. Coming from the Tierra Alta Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, her take on this white Rhône varietal is a bit of all things to all people, very floral on the nose but with a palate that’s more biting than you’d expect.

The flavor is lemon over melon, almost, running to green apple. The wine’s low alcohol (13.2%) and high acidity make it extremely food friendly, not just with a dish like mussels with leeks but spicier foods like Thai or Vietnamese. Or skip the martinis and dive right into this bracingly good bottle.

See d‑cwines.com. —George Yatchisin

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HIGH FIVE: A new restaurant named High Sierra Grill House is coming to Goleta.

WEEKLY SPECIALS Scottish Salmon Fillet — $11.95 lb Diver Scallops — $24.95 lb Fresh Ahi Poke Salad — $7.95 lb

With this coupon. Expires 2/11/15.

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excluding specials IN STORE ONLY

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HIGH SIERRATOGRILL HOUSE REPLACE ELEPHANT BAR M ario and Lani Medina have owned and operated Mulligans Café & Bar at  McCaw Avenue since December 1993. In mid-December, I called Mulligans and was told that the Medinas are in final lease negotiations to take over the space at  Firestone Road in Goleta, the former longtime home of Elephant Bar & Restaurant, which closed in August 2013.

Word on the street is that the new restaurant will be called High Sierra Grill House, a joint venture with coowner Manuel Perales, who already runs a High Sierra Grill House in Fresno. The business has been approved by the Airport Commission and is awaiting approval from the Santa Barbara City Council on February 10.

High Sierra Grill will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including a Sunday buffet. Menu will include BBQ, burgers, pizza, sandwiches, salads, and more. The opening is planned for some time between August and the end of the year. Thanks to readers Gary, Carol, JM, and Anonymous.

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA FRESH LOCAL FISH • SEAFOOD ORGANIC VEGETABLES • SALADS GRILLED STEAKS • CHOPS OSSOBUCO • SAUSAGE PANINI • BURRATA • BRUSCHETTA GELATO • CANNOLI • TIRAMISÚ FULL-BAR • DOG FRIENDLY HALF-PORTIONS ON LUNCH SPECIALS OPEN EVERYDAY 11:30 AM TO CLOSE 436 STATE ST. 805.957.4177

www.bucatini.com

NUANCE TO REPLACE BLUE TAVERN: Blue Tavern at

 State Street closed last December. Reader Iceman tells me he spoke with the assistant chef for the new operators of the old Blue Tavern location and was told that it will be replaced by Nuance, to be headed by a known chef. I am told they are planning to open as Nuance in about a month.

LOS AGAVES SERVES BREAKFAST: Reader Elizabeth

tells me that Los Agaves at Camino Real started serving breakfast on January 31. Elizabeth says that mimosas, coffee, and Mexican hot chocolate are included with their variety of breakfast offerings.

BACKYARD BOWLS GROWING: While I was ordering the Island Bowl at a Backyard Bowls location, I asked if they had any news to share. I was told that Backyard Bowls is expanding beyond the South Coast and will be opening a new location in West Hollywood later this month. Backyard Bowls opened their first location at  Motor Way in downtown Santa Barbara in November 2008 and since added outlets in La Cumbre Plaza and on Calle Real in Goleta.

COSTCO REMODEL: On January 26, Costco closed

their food court and deli for remodeling. The deli is closed for five weeks and, during that time, rotisserie chicken, wings, and ribs will not be available. The deli will continue to service a limited entree menu. The food court is closed for three weeks.

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SOUTHERN COOKBOOK SIGNING: Santa Ynez Val-

ley resident Peg Ivy will be signing copies of her new book, A Dash of Southern: Classic Recipes for Family & Friends, on Saturday, February 7, noon-4 p.m., at the Williams-Sonoma in La Cumbre Plaza. See pegilicious.com.

RESTAURANT CLOSINGS: Here is a list of restaurants

that have closed in the last year:

• January 2015: Gina’s Pizza,  Marketplace Dr., Goleta; Xanadu French Bakery,  Coast Village Rd., Montecito.

• December 2014: Bay Roadhouse Bar & Grill,  State St.; Blue Tavern,  State St.; Coffee Bean SBA,  Fowler Rd., Goleta (now La Mission Café); Killer Shrimp,  State St.; Miró at the Bacara Resort,  Hollister Ave., Goleta; Pita Pit,  Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista.

• November 2014: Adama,  Chapala St.; Angry Wings,  Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; Firehouse Subs,  Seville Rd., Isla Vista; Kahuna Grill,  De la Guerra Pl.; Norton’s Pastrami and Deli,  S. Milpas St.; Pace,  State St.; Tri Tip Company,  State St. • October 2014: Hot Spots,  State St.; Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro,  State St.; Quiznos,  Hollister Ave., Goleta.

• September 2014: Café del Sol,  Los Patos Wy., Montecito; New Baja Grill,  Camino Real Marketplace Dr., Goleta (now Los Agaves).

• August 2014: none.

• July 2014: none.

• June 2014: All India Café,  State St. (now Himalayan Kitchen); Harold’s Caribbean Kitchen,  De la Guerra Plaza; Montecito Confections,  Coast Village Rd., Montecito (now Wayne Kjar Cakes).

• May 2014: Holdren’s Grill,  Marketplace Dr., Goleta.

• April 2014: D’Vine Café,  W. Canon Perdido St. (now Barbareño); Mad Dogs,  State St. (now Ana’s Taco Bar); Magic Pita Café,  W. Haley St. (now Tacos El Rey); Smoke ’N Barrel BBQ Shack,  Marketplace Dr., Goleta.

• March 2014: Bangkok Palace,  De la Vina St.; Betos Subs,  De la Guerra Plaza; Brummis,  State St. (now TAP Thai); The French Table,  E. Anapamu St. (now Piano Gastrolounge); Sunnyside Market & Deli,  E. Gutierrez St. • February 2014: none.

• January 2014: Museum Café,  State St. (now Fire & Ice Museum Café); Rusty’s Pizza,  E. Cabrillo Blvd. (moving to  State St.); The Pan,  E. Cota St.; Wahoo’s Fish Taco,  State St. (now Barbarian’s Pizza); Yo-Yum Yum, -A Calle Real, Goleta (now Pizza Hut).

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TLC Nail Lounge at 24 E. Cota Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Cam Thanh Le 110 Vega Dr Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Cam Thanh Le This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000055. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Two Nuts For Granola at 2916 Paseo Del Refugio Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Debra Ellingson Teton (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Debra E. Teton This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000071. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Echo Location Arts at 2824 Clinton Terrace Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Steven Hajic (same Individual Signed: Steven Hajic This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003549. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Equity Apartments Group at 3881 Rambla Orienta Malibu, CA 90265; Cahill Realty, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership Signed: Timothy Cahill, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0003552.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sprout Santa Barbara at 221 E. Haley Street #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sarah Nibecker (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sarah Nibecker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000116. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: India Forever USA at 518 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Raman Agarwal (same address) Krishan Gupta 418 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Krishan Gupta This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000119. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: India House at 418 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Krishan Gupta (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Krishan Gupta This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jaysinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000120.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kentucky Fried Chicken at 5697 Calle Real Goleta, CA 93117; FLD Fig Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Frank C. Figueroa This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 09, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000094.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Macon Environmental Planning at 1336 Kenwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Gelre Naderi (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gelare Naderi This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003511. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Harding & Company at 1383 East Valley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Jonathan Harwood Harding (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: John H. Harding This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000114.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mesa Produce at 2036 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jennifer Marie Walsh 131 Mohawk Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer Walsh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 02, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000010. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Powermove Media Group at 4280 Calle Real #70 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Anthony Binnebose (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Anthony Binnebose This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000121. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Harbor Rat, Santa Barbara Harbor Rat at 709 East Mason Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Cheryn Kathleen English 1031 Miramonte Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; James Jay Richards (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Cheryn K English This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000052.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JCN Consulting at 1115 Veronica Springs Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; James Carter Nonn (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: James Carter Nonn This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000110. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Super‑Rica at 622 North Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Piransprings, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Martin Gonzalez‑Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 09, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000097. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Mail Box at 5142 Hollister Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Eric Thanh Vo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Eric Vo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000017.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The DNA Life LLC at 133 East De La Guerra St #134 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The DNA Life LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Devin Ohanian, Managing Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000086. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Creative Valuance at 587 El Sueno Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; John Howard Andrews (same address) Michael Terrance Waters 33560 Mulholland Highway Malibu, CA 90265 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Michael Terrance Waters This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos FBN Number: 2015‑0000103.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Art Studios at 709 East Mason Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Cheryn Kathleen English 1031 Miramonte Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; James Jay Richards (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Cheryn Kathleen English This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 02, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000011. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara WU WEI School of Movement at 332 S Salinas Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Ethan Zolt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ethan Zolt This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000021. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Styled By Kara at 705 Via Miguel Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Kara Pearson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kara M. Pearson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 07, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000067. Published: Jan 15, 22, 29.

Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ashely Farrell Design at 32 Pine Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ashley Farrell (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ashely Farrell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Ashley Farrell.FBN Number: 2015‑0000064.

Published: Jan 15, 22, 29. Feb 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OilCanners Construction Consulting at 809 East Yanonali St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Edward Carl Miller (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Edward Miller This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number:

2015‑0000187. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Van Buren Consulting at 501 Chapala Street, Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Channel Island Technology Integrator’s Group, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000168. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eclet Publishing, NVC Consulting, National Values Center, Spiral Dynamics People, National Values Center Consulting at 920 East Gutierrez Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Christopher C Cowan (same address) Natasha Todorovic (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnershp Signed: Chris Cowan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000185. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Hochhalter Custom Cabinets & Fine Furniture at 314 Edison Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Bailey Hochhalter 922 West Micheltorena Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bailey Hochhalter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000180. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Ultimate Event at 152 Alameda Padre Serra Santa Barbara, CA 93103; David Rossi (samea address) Kaye Rossi (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Kaye Rossi This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000176.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roberts Photography of Santa Barbara at 22 Anacapa Street Unit E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ashly Othic 134 West Ventura Avenue Ventura CA, 93001 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ashly Othic This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000175. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gazillion Dresses at 933 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tiamo, LLC 3097 Santa Ynez Avenue Santa Ynez, CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Patrick Hartmann, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000174. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gold Coast Errands And Chores at 240 Santa Monica Way Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Bruce Luft (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bruce Luft This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000169. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Summerland Shops Management at 104 San Federico Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Jim Dykstra (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed:

Jim Dykstra This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 24 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2014‑0003558. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Purety Family Medical Clinic at 200 N La Cumbre Rd Ste F Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Purety Family Naturopathic Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jonathan Birch This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000072. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pride Barco Lock Co. at 116 N. Nopal Street #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Armand Renga 3894 Calle Cita Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ian Renga (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Ian Renga This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000041.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SHG Photography at 1238 Portesuello Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ann Marie Galbraith (same address) Steven Harris Galbraith II (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Steven Galbraith This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 31, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003599.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Casa Del Mar Inn at 18 Bath Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; K2K Management, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Yun Kim This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000139.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chaz’s Beauty Shop at 3206 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Charles E Hoffman III 3017 State Street Suite 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Charles E. Hoffman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000051. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Selections at 130 North Calle Cesar Chavez, Apt #18 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Whoolilurie 2265 Burnham Road Ojai, CA 93023 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: John Whoolilurie This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gariel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003569.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Hacienda at 298 Pine Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Jorge Rodriguez 4583 Camino Molinero Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Karina Rodriguez (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0000082.

Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool at 380 North Fairview Goleta, CA 93117; Good Shepherd Lutheran

Church of Goleta (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Fred Barbaria This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000179. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Mulligan’s Cafe, Inc at 3500 McMcaw Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mulligan’s Cafe, Inc­ (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Elena Medina This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000161. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Louvre Tec USA, INC at 4053 Calle Tesoro Unit A Camarillo, CA 93012; Louvre Tec USA, Inc 725 E. Figueroa Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Patricia Moffett, Secretary This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000183. Published: Jan 22, 29. Feb 5, 12 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Nutritional Therapy at 3892 State St. Ste 220 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Vibeke Staal Weiland 1310 Kenwood Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Vibeke Staal Weiland This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 26, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000269. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: “The Original” Jerry The Plumber at 1521 San Miguel Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Dana Jordene Morelos (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Dana Jordene Morelos This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 26, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000280.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Wellness Way of Santa Barbara at 5370 Hollister Avenue Suite K Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Lucas Daniel Chesser 14 East Valerio Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lucas D. Chesser This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 8, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000084. Published: Jan 29.

Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Entrusted Services at 5385 Hollister Ave Bldg 6 Ste 207 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Eric Adler 125 Willow Springs Ln Apt 203 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Alec Wayne This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000057. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sea Fever at 4191 Carpinteria Avenue #10 Summerland, CA 93013; Donald L. Hedden JR 2386 Banner Avenue Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Donald L. Hedden JR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2014‑0003559.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

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STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jose Lorenzo Landscape at 1301 Carpinteria St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jose Lorenzo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jose Lorenzo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000218. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Corazon Project at 410 Haley St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Corazon Project, LLC 1315 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Shannon M. Craston This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jaysinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000223. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Shine Shop at 1187 Coast Village Rd, Ste 439 Montecito, CA 93108; Jeff Goebel (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jeff Goebel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000242. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers at 92 St. George Place Goleta, CA 93117; Erin Denee Boehme 420 A Watterson Rd Bishop, CA 93514; Kelly Villarruel 86 Paradise Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lia Grippo 6163 Stow Canyon Rd Goleta, CA 93117; Kolmi Lata Majumdar 12220 Calle Real Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Kelly Villarruel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 9, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000101. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fairview Property at 1 South Fairview Avenue #E Goleta, 93117; Tanis Hammond (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Tanis M. Hammond This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000203.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Beach Cities Brass at 278 Ellwood Beach Drive #14 Goleta, CA 93117; James R Labertew (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: James R. Labertew This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000144. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Four Seasons Real Estate Solutions, LLC at 3910 Maricopa Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Four Seasons Real Estate Solutions, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Diana McNeill, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000251.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JC Income Tax Service at 107 Dearborn Place #59 Goleta, CA 93117; Jimmy Chiem (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jimmy Chiem This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland,

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Maria Isabel Hair Design at 3008 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gerardo Roca 2128 Modoc Rd #F Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gerardo Roca This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 5, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jaysinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000019. Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KATS at 151 Kinman Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Kari L. Baumann‑Spain (same address) Terence P. Spain (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Kari L. Baumann‑Spain This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003573.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wild Roots at 6163 Stow Canyon Road Goleta, CA 93117; Lia Grippo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lia Grippo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000188.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Breakfast Worldwide at 5 Saint Ann Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Morgan Maassen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Morgan Maassen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 26, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000270.

Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Velvet Jones at 423 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; BDC Entertainment, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Chase Gauthier‑General Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 30, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2014‑0003588. Published: Jan 29.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Innovative Services at 4708 Calle Reina Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Donna Conran (same address) Shane Conran (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Shane Conran This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000314.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Mex Authentic at 413 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Franco Hospitality Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Gabriel Franco This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000301.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Hens And Chicks at 657 Orchard Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Annie Gray (same address) Sarah McKittrick 545 El Bosque Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Sarah McKittrick This statement was filed with the County Clerk

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This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000379. Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ambrecht & Associates at 1224 Coast Village Circle Suite 32 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; John Ward Ambrecht (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: John W. Ambrecht This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000361.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Cuft Packaging & Retail Supplies at 3523 Modoc Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Raymond Rangel (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000130.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Martens Jewelry of Santa Barbara at 302 W Anapamu #10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Laine Martens (same address) Dedalo Purificacao (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership) Signed: Laine Martens This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000355. Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: S.B. Tarot, Santa Barbara Tarot at 280 King Daniel Ln Goleta, CA 93117‑1232; Brian Bailey (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Brian Bailey This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000337.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Easy Does It Wellness at 223 W Ortega St Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Elyse Warnecke (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Elyse Warneke This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis.

FBN Number: 2015‑0000342. Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IGEEKS at 100 North La Cumbre Road #6 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Daniele Guerrera (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Daniel Guerrera This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000323.

Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Open Coast Consulting, Zstack Consulting at 130 Clara Vista Ct. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michael F. Billebach (same address) Patricia A. Craychee This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Michael Billesbach This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000328. Published: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.

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OF AMELIA ROMO & VICTORIANO ROMO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1486574 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: VALERIA ARYANA RODRIGUEZ TO: VALERIA ARYANA ROMO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Mar 16, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jan 15 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

Published. Jan 29. Feb 5, 12 19 2015.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROBERT KENNETH LANDAU ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1470091 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ROBERT KENNETH LANDAU TO: ROBERT WILLIAM BURROWS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Mar 18, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jan 23 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court.

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Public Notices NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the General Services Department, County of Santa Barbara will receive responses to prequalification submittals for: COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, NORTHERN BRANCH JAIL PROJECT PHASE 1 BID PACKAGE 1, ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS 2301 BLACK RD, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 PROJECT 8600 Notice is hereby given that the County of Santa Barbara has determined that all Prime Contract bidders on Northern Branch Jail Project – Phase 1, Bid Package 1, Onsite Improvements, to be undertaken by the County of Santa Barbara must be pre‑qualified prior to submitting a bid on that project. It is mandatory that all Contractors who intend to submit a bid, fully complete the prequalification questionnaire, provide all materials requested herein, and be approved by the County of Santa Barbara to be on the final qualified Bidders list. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor that has failed to comply with these requirements. If two or more business entities submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, or expect to submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, each entity within the Joint Venture must be separately qualified to bid. The last date to submit a fully completed questionnaire is February 12, 2015. Contractors are encouraged to submit prequalification packages as soon as possible.

The County’s competitive selection process will proceed in two steps: Step 1: The construction General Contractor prequalification phase.

Step 2: Submittal of bids according to the requirements of the bid documents.

Only those successfully qualified in step 1 will be allowed to participate in step 2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The Northern Branch Jail Project ‑ Phase 1 (NBJP), located at the intersection of Betteravia Road and Black Road near the city of Santa Maria, California, will be a 376‑bed facility built on a 50‑acre site. The facility will house both male and female inmates and will include a health care housing unit.

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All necessary supporting infrastructure for the facility to independently operate will be provided, including booking/transportation/ release, medical clinic with outpatient housing, inmate programming and exercise areas, administration, staff support, kitchen, laundry, maintenance facilities. Notice to Proceed for construction is anticipated to be summer 2015 with project completion scheduled for fall 2017.

Bid Package 1, Onsite Improvements, with a bid‑day construction budget of approximately $67 million, is primarily funded through a conditional award under State of California Assembly Bill (AB) 900 lease‑revenue bond financing of new detention facilities. The scope of the NBJP also includes Bid Package 1, Offsite Improvements. Bid Package 1 has no prequalification requirements but will have licensing, bonding and other requirements that will be defined within the bidding documents.

PREQUALIFICATION CONFERENCE A prequalification conference is scheduled for January 28, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. PDT. Interested parties are to meet in the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA. The meeting will include a presentation of the Project, and will allow for questions regarding the prequalification submittal. Attendance at this conference is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

ANTICIPATED MILESTONE SCHEDULE Prequalification conference January 28, 2015 Last day for Contractor questions February 6, 2015 Deadline for receipt of prequalification submittals February 12, 2015 Announcement of prequalified bidders list March 6, 2015 The following dates are subject to change; all prequalified bidders will be notified of the final schedule which will include a mandatory Pre‑Bid Conference: Release of bid documents anticipated April 20, 2015 Bid opening anticipated June 4, 2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL Prospective bidders must possess a current California contractor’s license ‑ General Building License Classification, License Code “B”. It is mandatory that all General Contractors who intend to submit a bid for the construction contract first submit a Prequalification Submittal and all materials requested, and be approved by the County to be on the Qualified Bidders List.

The Prequalification submittal contains all submission requirements including procedure for appeals.

The County must receive one (1) original (notarized and signed in ink where required), and five (5) copies of the Prequalification Submittal, no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2015.

Contractors are encouraged to submit as early as possible.

The completed Prequalification Submittals must be sealed and marked: “CONFIDENTIAL ‑ Prequalification for County of Santa Barbara, Northern Branch Jail Project ‑ Phase 1, Bid Package 1, Onsite Improvements” And shall be accepted at the following address: County of Santa Barbara General Services, Support Services Capital Projects 1105 Santa Barbara St. (Santa Barbara Historic Courthouse E. Wing 2nd Fl), Santa Barbara, California 93101 Attention: John Green, Project Manager To request a Pre‑Qualification Questionnaire, contact Leann Anderson at (805) 568.3063 or andersonl@ countyofsb.org.

Additional information can be found at http://cosb.countyofsb.­org/gs/default. aspx?id=41510 Published Jan 22, 29 2015.

Statement of Damages STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death)­ ALI FAAL, ESQ SBN: 270240 Attorney for PLAINTIFF: KATHRYN EILEEN SWEIGART a.k.a KATHRYN EILEEN ZIV‑SWEIGART, Case number: 1416704. TO: DEFENDANT: OLGA ZHURAVLEVA, HERTZ VEHICLES LLC; 1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $70.000.00 2.

Special damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $3,284.01 b. Future medical

expenses (present value) $10,000.00 To Olga Zhuravleva (defendant) and Kathryn Eileen Sweigart a.k.a. Kathryn Eileen Ziv‑Sweigart (plaintiff) seeks damages in the above‑entitled action, as follows: The name, and address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: ALI FAAL, ESQ.‑SBN: 270240 BOB M. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 16000 VENTURA BOULEVARD SUITE 701 ENCINO, CALIFORNIA; 91436 (818) 986‑3332 Date: May 9, 2013.

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Summons WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD; SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT (Pursuant to Labor Code section 3716 and Code of Civil Procedure section 412.20 and 412.30) WCAB No. ADJ9761982 To: DEFENDANT, ILLEGALLY UNINSURED EMPLOYER: APPLICANT, Raul Adame DEEFENDANTS, HortiPharm Caregivers & Consulting NOTICES 1) A lawsuit, the Application for Adjudication of Claim, as been filed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above named applicant.

You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that you response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion.

If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office (see telephone directory).

2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the serve of the application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests.

3) You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief.

If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non‑judicial state, with no exemptions from execution.

A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award.

4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and paper and notify the Appeals Board of any changes in that address.

TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS Issued by: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Name and address of Appeals Board: WCAB Santa Barbara 411 E. Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Name and address of applicant’s attorney: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; FORM COMPLETED BY: Benjamin P. Feld, Esq. Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965‑4540.

NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served: as the person(s) sued under the fictitious name(s) of: HortiPharm Caregivers & Consulting Published: Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): OLGA ZHURAVLEVA; HERTZ VEHICLES LLC; AND DOES 1 TO 100, INCLUSIVE, AND EACH OF THEM YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): KATHRYN EILEEN SWEIGART a.k.a. KATHRYN EILEEN ZIV‑SWEIGART NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can

find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.­gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.­ courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.­ sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente.

Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotasy los costos esentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el graveman de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NO: (Numero del Caso): 1416704 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.320 (c), the following language shall be included in the publication of the Summons: “The Property which is the subject of this action is located at 708 East Haley Street, Santa Barbara, California.”

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93121‑1107 The name, address, and telephone number of the plantiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): DATE: Apr 18, 2013. Gary M. Blair Executive Officer Ali Faal, ESQ.‑ SBN (#270240); (818) 986‑3332 Bob M. Cohen & Associates 16000 Ventura Boulevard Encino, California 91436 Published. Jan 29. Feb 5, 12, 19 2015.

Trustee Notice Trustee Sale No. : 00000004727300 Title Order No.: 730‑1305606‑70 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: 0113836119 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/27/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 10/31/2006

as Instrument No. 2006‑0085001 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ROBERT THOMAS ECKERT MONICA JEANNE ECKERT, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 02/25/2015 TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2505 FOOTHILL LANE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93105‑2320 APN#: 021‑090‑023‑00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $921,935.53. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800‑280‑2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000004727300. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION. COM, LLC ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618 800‑280‑2832 www.­ auction. com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 01/19/2015 NPP0240903 To: SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 01/29/2015, 02/05/2015, 02/12/2015

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UCSB FOUNDATION Prepares detailed financial accounting, investment accounting and cash management transactions and the associated analyses and reports as part of a small seven person financial management team. Development and maintenance of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation’s intraweb site and Board of Trustees portal. Preparation of quarterly trial balance through completed financial statements and year‑end closing adjustments. Data entry in Microsoft Dynamics SL accounting software of contributions, non‑contributions, and disbursements for the Foundation. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics or business or an AA degree in accounting and two plus years of accounting experience. A high degree of accuracy and effectiveness is required of all staff in all duties as this work is audited annually by external independent auditors and is finalized on short timelines to meet mandated reporting requirements. Experience developing web pages and maintaining web sites using Dreamweaver and Drupal.

Note: Fingerprinting required. $21.43 ‑$22.27/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 2/8/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.­ edu Job #20150046

projects, as well as developing support among multiple constituencies. Must have experience with accounting and possess budgetary skills. Knowledge of computer programs including Word, spreadsheets and databases, email and the internet with the ability to quickly learn various software applications is essential. Notes: Fingerprinting required.

Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program.

Must work occasional evenings and weekends. $20.19/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 2/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.­ edu Job #20150040

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AGRICULTURAL TECH EXTRA HELP The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is accepting applications for Ag Biologist Tech Extra Help. The positions are part time and the hours are based upon the current needs of the department. Positions Activism are available in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. Please stop by one Start your humanitarian career!

Change the lives of others while creating of our offices to obtain a detailed job a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month description and application or submit a programs available. Apply today! www.­ resume or email Traci Lewis at trlewis@ for more OneWorldCenter.org 269‑591‑0518 co.santa‑barbara.ca.us information. info@oneworldcenter.org

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ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE Assists with the development, coordination, and implementation of Alumni Association and Alumni Affairs’ programming that includes but not limited to regional events, student activities, alumni receptions, and the All Gaucho Reunion. Provides assistance with researching, analyzing, developing, implementing and executing programs designed to engage students and alumni, with the intent of fostering a culture of philanthropy and ongoing dedication to UC Santa Barbara. Reqs: Must possess outstanding written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences including alumni, students, donors, volunteers, faculty members and campus administration. Demonstrated experience in event planning and establishing, overseeing and evaluating

Information Technology Positions The County of Santa Barbara is seeking IT professionals for three current openings: Office Automation Specialist, Systems & Programming Analyst, and Senior Systems & Programming Analyst. Please visit our website for more information: www.sbcountyjobs.com

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HS Diploma/GED & Computer/Internet required to participate. 1‑877‑649‑3155.

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Sonos, Inc. in Santa Barbara, CA: Support dvlpmt team for our eCommerce web site. MS in Comp. Sci., Eng. or rltd & 3 yrs. exp. reqd or BS in Comp. Sci., Eng. or rltd & 5 yrs. exp., Send resume to: Sonos, Inc., Govind Menon, 25 First St, Cambridge, MA 02141. REF. JOB TITLE.

Because we care for our neighbors.

General Full-Time

A career at Cottage Health System is an experience in caring for and about the people who call our coastal area of California home. Our not-for-profit health system identifies closely with the communities we serve and has a long tradition of providing area residents with highly personalized, clinically excellent care. Patients aren’t just patients here – they’re neighbors. Be there for them through one of the openings below.

Obtain Class A CDL in 2 ½ weeks.

Company Sponsored Training. Also Hiring Recent Truck School Graduates, Experienced Drivers. Must be 21 or Older.

Call: (866) 275‑2349. (Cal‑SCAN)

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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital DENTAL HYGIENIST

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Performs prophylactic work. Conducts preliminary examinations of the teeth and surrounding tissues. Instructs patients in preventative dental procedures. Records evaluations of mouth condition and documents electronic dental chart. Takes digital oral radiographs. Cleans, sharpens and sterilizes instruments. Maintains hygiene unit and mobile cabinet.

Reqs: Must have current Registered Dental Hygienist license, CPR certificate, Infection Control certificate and California Dental Practice Act certificate.

2 years of dental office experience desirable. Notes: Fingerprinting required.

Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. This is an 11 month per year position with 4 weeks of furlough.

Hours may vary during quarter breaks.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Any FERPA/HIPAA violation is subject to disciplinary action. License must be current at all times during employment in order to practice and function in their clinical role. $53.03­/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 2/03/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.­ edu Job #20150041

Access Case Manager Cath Lab Clinical Manager – ER GVCH Clinical Manager – Ortho/Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Emergency Endoscopy Manager – Pediatric Outpatient Clinics Med/Surg – Float Pool NICU Nurse Navigator Nurse Practitioner – Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner – Neurosciences PACU PICU SICU Surgery Triad Coordinator – Surgery RN

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Clinical • Patient Care Tech – Surgical Trauma • Personal Care Attendant – Villa Riviera

Full‑time Openings for 2015‑16 School Year: Math Educators and Special Education Educators. To apply, visit www.edjoin.org. Liz Guerrero 805.963.4338 x6240

Licensed PT Needed We are an established and well‑respected chiropractic and physical therapy facility in Montecito looking to hire a Physical Therapist.

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Benefactor Liaison Compensation Analyst Concierge Cook – Temp Digital Marketing Content Specialist Environmental Services Rep Food Service Rep HIM Manager Integration Analyst – HIE IT Project Coordinator Lead Cook Manager, ISD Customer Service Patient Financial Counselor II – Credit Collections Room Service Server Security Officers Sr. Analyst – CeHC Systems Security Coordinator Systems Support Analyst – IT Systems Support Coordinator – Communicators

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital • Psychotherapist • Recreation Therapist • RN

• Occupational Therapist • Patient Financial Counselor II – Admitting • Physical Therapist • RN – Med/Surg – Per Diem • RN – ICU – Per Diem • Security Officer – Per Diem

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital • Clinical Lab Scientist (PDL) • Manager – Radiology • RN – Emergency

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories • • • • •

Anatomic Path Tech Certified Phlebotomy Techs Clinical Lab Scientist CLS Lab Supervisor Lab Assistant

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Cottage Business Services

• RENTAL & RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR SELECT FULL-TIME POSITIONS

• Supervisor – Patient Business Services

• CERTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT

We offer an excellent compensation package that includes above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance, and relocation packages. What’s holding you back?

For more information on how you can advance your future with these opportunities, or to submit a resume, please contact: Cottage Health System, Human Resources, P.O. Box 689, Pueblo at Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0689. Please apply online at www.cottagehealthsystem.org.

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and pass the fingerprint background check and credentialing process before start of employment.

Credentials verification for clinical practitioner.

Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program.

Mandated reporter for requirements of child abuse. Must have a current California Medical License and DEA license at all times during employ in order to practice and function in their clinical role. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action.

Must have flexible schedule; occasional evening and weekend work. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.­ edu Job #20140576

The Santa Barbara Independent, the county’s largest-circulation newspaper, and its daily online counterpart - independent.com, the county’s most trafficked website – has a rare opportunity in our Advertising Sales division. We are accepting résumés from skilled sales people to join our well-established team.

This full-time position requires: proven ability to sell multimedia products – print, online, and other developing industry offerings; excellent organizational and timemanagement skills to meet deadlines crucial to our production process; superb verbal and written communication skills; the ability to build strong client relationships via collaborative selling and excellent customer service; as well as the charisma to be a strong ambassador of The Independent in our community.

With a 29-year history of serving Santa Barbara, our award-winning products are an integral part of our community and are well-respected on a national level. We offer a competitive commission structure, along with a strong benefits package, including health and dental insurance, Section 125 cafeteria plan, 401(k), and vacation program.

Please send résumé along with cover letter to:

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PHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR

OCCUPATIONAL THER­APIST

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Responsible for medical and legal oversight of all licensed non‑behavioral health clinicians who assist the Executive Director as part of the core management team, and have medical oversight of Pharmacy, Quality Improvement & Risk Management activities. The Medical Director provides both direct patient care and consultations to assist staff with diagnosis and treatment of complex patients, acts as a liaison to the local medical community, and responds to all campus public health emergencies.

Reqs: Must have a current California Medical License and DEA license.

Current Board Certification in Family Practice, Internal Medicine or Pediatrics or Emergency Medicine. Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role as Medical Director in a complex ambulatory health care setting including supervision of clinicians. Demonstrated clinical excellence to care for complex medical cases in outpatient setting, and ability to work in team setting and to provide training to colleagues. Notes: All clinical staff must successfully complete

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

We are seeking a full‑time Occupational Therapist to interpret, organize, apply and modify as necessary, medically prescribed occupational therapy to inpatients and/or outpatients. You will also plan and implement remedial and compensatory O.T. programs as well as promote wellness and injury prevention to meet individual needs.

Must have competency skills including the ability to provide care in a safe environment utilizing appropriate communication with sensitivity to special populations. This includes patients with diverse cultural backgrounds, age, development issues, and cognitive, perceptual, psycho‑social, sensory, physical and functional impairments.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with a $3,500 sign‑on, relocation of up to $3,000 and rental assistance. Please apply online at: www.

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CREDIT CARD AND CASH HANDLING CO­ORDINATOR

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Provides campus‑wide oversight over all credit card merchant accounts.

Provides leadership in coordinating all aspects of campus‑wide compliance with UC policies and procedures and Payment Card Industry standards.

Coordinates campus wide strategies to achieve compliant status. Performs internal controls monitoring of campus petty cash and change funds. Reqs: Experience working in a high volume and complex cash‑handling or financial transaction operation. Experience assessing and implementing security measures, internal controls and best practices in a financial transaction environment. Knowledge of financial Nonprofit data management and reporting Ability to identify, develop, and F/T Admin & Develop­ systems. implement business processes, practices and procedures for improved program ment Assistant: performance. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and education.

Santa Barbara’s premier environmental Requires analytical and critical thinking advocacy organization and law firm seeks a committed environmentalist skills with the ability to interpret and and organized individual to support a disseminate complex external and variety of office management, outreach, internal regulatory guidelines and development, and event‑related directives and campus policy and procedures to the campus community. functions.

Desirable background Note: Fingerprinting required. $4,510 ‑ includes Bachelor’s degree, knowledge $5,412/mo The University of California is of Microsoft Office, database or CRM experience, preferably Salesforce, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will familiarity with local non‑profit receive consideration for employment community, two years of administrative without regard to race, color, religion, experience and demonstrated ability to “multi‑task” in a busy, high sex, national origin, or any other profile organization. This is a full characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with time job with EDC’s benefit package including health, vision, and dental disabilities. Apply by 2/3/15, thereafter insurance. More information at www.­ open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150056 EnvironmentalDefenseCenter.org.

Professional AGRICULTURAL TECH EXTRA HELP The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is accepting applications for Ag Biologist Tech Extra Help. The positions are part time and the hours are based upon the current needs of the department. Positions are available in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. Please stop by one of our offices to obtain a detailed job

lighting equipment and sets up sound systems. Maintains lighting/sound equipment. Consults with designers and responsible for executing lighting/sound designs. Assists rigging for scenery and lighting installations. Takes lead in maintenance, consultation and setup of theatrical projection elements as necessary. Supervises student employees and student labs. Responsible for pricing and purchasing lighting/sound/ projection supplies. Serves as technical supervisor for productions as assigned.

Reqs: Two years of college and two years of professional experience in theatrical work, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Knowledge and expertise in theatrical lighting and dimming systems, audio systems and counterweight rigging systems, as well as basic electrical wiring and audio and projection signal wiring. Note: $21.43 ‑ $24.00/hr.

D.O.E. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 2/22/15 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150048

Medical Social Worker Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks full‑time Medical Social Worker to provide clinical social work services to patients and their families who are going through personal and environmental difficulties. Must be experienced in medical setting ‑ working in acute care hospital, with all populations. MSW required; LCSW preferred.

Cottage Health System offers an excellent compensation package that includes above market salaries; premium medical benefits, pension plans, and tax savings accounts. Please apply online at: www.cottagehealthsystem.org. EOE

LIGHTING & SOUND SUPERVISOR

DEPARTMENT OF THEATER & DANCE Supervises lighting, sound and projection areas, including maintenance of facilities (theaters, studios, rehearsal rooms, classrooms): Hangs and focuses

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER POSITION Cottage Hospital Children’s Center

Join the team of Cottage Health System professionals who care for our employee’­s children. We are looking for a substitute teacher who is comfortable working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. This is a part time position with varying hours that require some flexibility.

Candidates need to have a minimum of 12 ECE units including 3 Infant/ Toddler units with at least one year of experience in a child care setting some of which should be with infants. Lab School Student Teaching experience is a plus. We are looking for dedicated and flexible individuals who have a passion for young children and good communication skills. We offer a warm family atmosphere, low adult to child ratios and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally while nurturing the children’s growth. Salary range is $13.64 – $18.59 per hour depending on education and experience.

Please apply online at: www.cottagehealthsystem.org EOE

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM COORDI­NATOR

POLITICAL SCIENCE Responsible for managing the undergraduate program in Political Science under the general direction of the Department Chair and the Business Officer. Has authority to act independently, making decisions affecting students’ academic programs.

Actively participates in key decisions involving students and the program along with the Department Chair, Vice Chair and the Undergraduate Committee. Responsible for advising students, maintaining a climate of interpersonal support by identifying problems students encounter, finding persons and resources to assist them, and by providing reliable and accurate information about departmental and university policies that help students meet individual goals. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and previous experience.

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NEWING T LIS MONTECITO Stunning 2BD/2.5BA ground floor, single level Bonnymede ocean view flat w/high end finishes offers guard/gated entry, tennis court & swimming pool. Peaceful & quiet, w/secure comfort & ease is luxury at its best!

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