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with Mark Léisuré
Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way. A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.
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f you didn’t see me grooving at clubs or concert halls, fending for food and fun at fairs or festivals, or wandering on State Street over the last week, that’s not because I was homebound with illness or malaise. No, not at all. Hard to believe, but the Man About Town actually took a vacation. Flew the coop. Left the city. Man outta town. So don’t expect any witty words of wisdom on the week’s events – or brag that you’ve been kicking back with the Man About Town – ‘cuz I wasn’t there.
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I will be back in time for this little five-day festival known as Fiesta. Old Spanish Days – Fiesta’s official title – is either a wonderfully evocative historical celebration of the city’s Spanish heritage or just an excuse to party hearty, depending on your point of view (and perhaps maturity level). But there’s plenty of opportunity for both, often at the same place. May we suggest kicking off your Fiesta week a few days early on Sunday, August 2, at the annual La Recepción del Presidente at the DoubleTree Resort. Good food, plenty to drink (they make a mean margarita at Fess’s joint), a little bit of culture (both Spirits put on demo performances) and a lot of partying – this year with Jana & the One, the funk band that was the best in the local land until the lead singer upped and moved away in the early 2000s. You’ll likely find the Man About Town shuffling around the dance floor at the Dignatarios event at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Thursday, August 6, and possibly downing a couple of blue margs while taking in the parade at noon the next day. We’ll leave the rest up to you as to where you do your Fiesta-ing.
Cheers for Chapman
Hey, this first week is also 1st Thursday time in Santa Barbara, and we want to call your attention to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art that evening. Emmett Chapman, the inventor of the acoustic, 10-stringed guitar-like instrument known as The Stick, is returning for another 1st Thursday performance in the gallery, where he wowed a smallish crowd a few months ago with his explanation and exploration of the unusual instrument
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that has been played by famed folks around the world. This time, he’s bringing along Bob Culbertson and Don Schiff, two other Stick prodigies who will jam along to a piece of the current exhibition: Moholy-Nagy’s kinetic light sculpture, Light Prop, as recorded in a video and displayed on screen, as well as riffing on music of the early 20th-century avantgarde. Also utterly free.
Singin’ in the Gardens
Have you made it out to the Courthouse Sunken Gardens for the classic Hollywood musicals series on Friday nights? It’s been super-fun to revisit childhood favorites such as The Wizard of Oz and influential masterpieces like Singin’ in the Rain. The inflatable screen will be replaced by dancing girls and strumming flamenco guitarists the first Friday in August in favor of Fiesta’s second night of Noches de Ronde (though you can still see Mary Poppins indoors at the Isla Vista Theater on Saturday, August 1), but the flicks return to the great outdoors on Friday, August 14, with The Sound of Music, perhaps the most beloved musical of all time before the series ends August 21 with Cabaret. It’s free and fun and full of music – what more could you want? Speaking of movies and music, the Plaza Playhouse in Carpinteria is showing a classic concert film followed by a Beatles flick on two successive nights later in August. Concert producer and film director Steve Binder returns with an encore screening of The T.A.M.I. Show – shot and edited from a famous 1964 concert in Santa Monica that featured a few acts you may have heard of (The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Jan and Dean) – on Friday, August 21, before local resident Ivor Davis, a veteran journalist with a lot