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SATURDAY Half Marathon, 7:15 am: Starts on the ocean-front campus of the University of California Santa Barbara. This one-of-a-kind beach-to-beach course will take runners on Route 217 to Leadbetter Beach. Veteran’s Mile, 8:30 am - 12 noon: Cheer the runners! Line the final mile of the race, dedicated to all veterans. The Veteran’s Mile will be decorated with flags, military vehicles and a special flyover of a vintage aircraft around 9:30 a.m. Leadbetter Beach. Military Ball, 5 pm - 10 pm: Join Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation for a formal evening, and to meet members of the armed forces as well as many veterans in a social setting. The evening will include a cocktail hour, host and no-host bars, a three-course dinner and dancing. The Fess Parker, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd., rsvp@pcvf.org SUNDAY Parade, starts at Noon: More than 20 different vintage WWII military vehicles, local veteran’s groups, the Sea Cadets, UCSB ROTC Surfrider Battalion, floats from the local bases, WWII re-enactors and the Primetime Band will get the red, white and blue flying in music and spirit. Watch for the special flyover of a vintage aircraft. Concert, starts at 2:00 pm: This 75-minute concert of patriotic classics and classical pieces from the Westmont Orchestra led by Dr. Michael Shasberger is a wonderful way to end the Veterans Weekend. The Fess Parker, Plaza del Sol, Outdoor Pavilion – FREE
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State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing goes deep cover, infiltrating the Youth Culture and emerging with a dispatch from the underground. Beer Guy – What’s the big deal? Zach Rosen sizes up cold brews and the companies responsible for them; here’s his look behind the bottles. The Fortnight – Boo, okay? Tis the season. Paintings, underwear, George Carlin’s Kelly Girl, Pop-up brunches. Brain eating. Life’s Rich Pageant.
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Man About Town – Mark Léisuré checks in with dancer Savannah Lowery, Twyla Tharp, and UCSB’s Celeste Billeci; 3rd annual Open Streets; film focus, including Trumbo; Ojai happenings; and Jeff Daniels and son
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The Local – Five Things with George Carlin’s daughter, Kelly; a pony named Little Star; Seeker is What’s APPening; Take A Hike on Rattlesnake Canyon Trail; Q&A with actor/musician Jeff Daniels; Dog Jog obsession; and more
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Behind The Vine – Hana-Lee Sedgwick returns to the outskirts of Santa Rita Hills in search of forbidden fruit – Forbidden Fruit Orchards and Sandra Newman, to be exact
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Food File – For Christina Enoch, love is still in the air at Nectar, along with the inviting aromas of chef Brad Sherman’s I Heart SB – Well, poop: As Elizabeth Rose reminds us, breaking up is hard to do – and it’s tougher for both parties when “Not interested” seem to be the hardest words
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SY Valley Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen likes chocolate a lot, and finds ample samples in Los Olivos; her Top Faves include pumpkins and apples in Solvang, a trio of treasures in Santa Ynez, Buellton’s Holiday Bazaar, and cookies
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Real Estate Snapshot – Realtor Kelly Mahan darkens the door of downtown luxury condos, namely Alma del Pueblo and Sevilla; she also sums up El Andaluz resales
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District Elections Revolutionizing City Council
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t is likely that over the next two voting cycles, district elections will revolutionize Santa Barbara’s city council. This is what happened the last time there was a major change in city elections, in the switch from district to at-large elections in the period from 1969 to 1971. This is likely to happen again now. Already, this November’s elections are unlike any the city has seen. Half of the city’s voters – those who live in districts who are not electing councilmembers – will not vote at all. In the remaining half of the city, where there are elections, far less money will be spent, and there is a focus on these neighborhoods that has not been present before. Irrespective of the outcomes of the election on November 3, the city council will be different as a result of district elections. Prior to the implementation of district elections, it had been speculated that a former councilmember and mayor, Hal Conklin, who likely would have done very well had he run for an at-large seat, was going to run. This did not happen, in part because of district elections. I have nothing against Hal, who served the city in a dedicated manner for many years. But it is better to have new faces and new voices on the city council at this time. In the first district – whether the winner is Andria Martinez Cohen, Jacqueline Inda, or Jason Dominguez – he or she will bring a new perspective to the city council and ensure that eastside concerns are heard. Similarly on the westside, whether the winner is Cathy Murillo or Sharon Byrne, there will be a new focus on westside issues. And on the Mesa, Randy Rowse will undoubtedly be even more attuned to neighborhood issues than he has already been.
All for the Good
Looking forward, new individuals will be elected to the city council in 2017, when two of the three incumbents – Bendy White and Frank Hotchkiss – are termed
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out of office. In 2017, there will be a citywide election, as the mayor’s position will be voted on that year. Who Santa Barbara’s next mayor will be is a completely open question –Helene Schneider (even if she is not elected to Congress) will be termed out. As Santa Barbara transitions to district elections in the coming years, markedly different people will be elected to the city council than was the case under the at-large system. They will be more geographically diverse and younger. There will be more Latinos elected to the city council and people who don’t have as much money. In a word, the city council will become more representative. As a general rule, I believe it is vital that elective institutions become more representative. If existing electoral institutions do not represent the people, they must be replaced: This is the law. In the short run, there will be much effort expended particularly on the eastside and westside districts in the remaining days before the election, with the results in both districts an open question. One encouraging sign I have noticed in these city council elections is that there has been more focus on local schools. Public schools are essential community-building institutions, but they have to some extent been overlooked in at-large elections. This will no longer be the case in district elections. For this reason, it can be anticipated that the next and, even more so, future city councils will be more school- and family-friendly than the current and past city councils. City funding for programs at schools will become a higher priority and a real effort may be made to obtain the National Guard Armory between Santa Barbara Junior High and Santa Barbara High School for educational use and to obtain the Army Reserve adjacent to Mackenzie Park for recreational use. It is also likely that, at least for the time being, city elections will continue to be held in odd-numbered years. Although this is not completely certain, as a result of recent state legislation, the court settlement implementing district elections in Santa Barbara would make a transition to even-year city elections unlikely before the next census in 2020. So, between now and 2017, Santa Barbara’s city council will make the transition to all members of the council being elected from districts. In 2017, there will be a new mayor and at least two new members of the city council, both elected from districts. In short, over this and even more so the next city election, the Santa Barbara City Council will be revolutionized.
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STATE STREET SCRIBE by Jeff Wing
Jeff is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. A long-time resident of SB, he takes great delight in chronicling the lesser known facets of this gaudy jewel by the sea. Jeff can be reached at jeffwingg@gmail.com
My Punk Double-Agent Diary DAY 1 – I’ve been reborn, baby. J3ff ’s the name. With a backward 3. Well, the 3 is forward, but looks a little like an “e”. You know what I mean! I’m going to infiltrate today’s nutty Youth Culture and see what makes it tick. I’m a man of a certain age but have sufficient verve and vigor that I believe I can pass myself off as a young “hipster,” as the kids call themselves nowadays. Turn the collar up on my Izod, tear the sleeves off, dog collar around my neck; like that. J3ff. Double-agent. Chameleon. Will report on progress from Inside. DAY 2 – Went to first rave tonight. Pretty wild. 8,000 maddened children, six stages, five hours of noise, and not one note of music. A couple of the acts were an underfed little cave fish named Shrillex, who really lived up to his stage name, and another emaciated man-child named DeadMouseHead, I think. Kid had on a giant mouse head! I started laughing my ass off and couldn’t stop. Had my hand to my mouth like some high school girl. I mean, I couldn’t breathe, I was laughing so hard. My mascara ran till I looked like Tammy Faye or Alice Cooper. No one noticed. The place was pure bedlam, kids were in orbit, waving their arms like hydras and swaying in the crazy lights, eyes closed. A mass trance of some kind. Speaker towers were throwing out these 1,000 decibel beats, my guts jumping like shocked jelly. Meanwhile, the guys onstage, the “talent,” are just sort of milling around their machines, pumping their frail little arms once in awhile. Pathetic. Give me Ozzy in The Day, biting the head off a live bat. Where has all the music gone? DAY 3 – Chillin’ with the posse, as I’m pretty sure they call it. They don’t have a clue about my real identity, I’m so convincing. They would never guess I’m a middleaged madman in a dog collar. So cool! And I’m adopting the lingo quite naturally. It’s like stenography, or code or something. Everything’s shorthand. When something is funny they just, you know, laugh. But if they’re reading something that is only mildly funny they laugh in writing: LOL. Which means Lil Ol’ Laugh. Kind of cute. That’s just one example.
DAY 4 – Went to another rave. Dropped ecstasy. While I was crawling around on the floor looking for it, some punk-ass in purple platform jackboots kicked me in the Shins T-shirt, which is to say, my ribs. This compelled more crawling, now accompanied by moaning. On the other hand, I found two ibuprofen down there. Score! DAY 8 – How long can I do this? These kids got nothing going on. They sort of lounge around their computers and watch these little movies on their cell phones. Cats, mostly. But they look at these things over and over. I don’t get it. Dramatic Chipmunk is one of these little movies; three minutes of a chipmunk looking at you. Really? How unfair for these poor little bastards. We had Knievel in extreme, loving slo-mo going over the handlebars at Caesar’s Palace, hitting the pavement, sliding. That’s a video. I’ve watched that thing maybe 3,000 times. Them? Dramatic Chipmunk. Hoo boy. Y’know? DAY 15 – Nearing the end of my rope. Another day, another rave. Just one act this time, a couple of French donothings in robot helmets, standing around under a neon pyramid. Daffy Duck – no… Daffy Punk. Crowd went into that trance, waving around like Bible Belt snake handlers. I’d been noticing that a lot of the kids at these things had pacifiers in their mouths, I swear to God. So I picked one up at Babies R Us in the afternoon and made a big show of jamming it in my yap outside the club that evening, so the bouncers and other hippity-hopper cognoscenti could see I was in the groove, you know. I got a really good one with a little tinkling bell on it, and a little velveteen ribbon of deepest blue. Oh, they looked, all right. You coulda heard a pin drop. What you heard instead was the little bell on my righteous pacifier. Hey, there’s a spy in the house of love! This agent is all in. But it’s a Le Carré hall of mirrors. I mean, sometimes I wonder if J3ff is taking over. Then I see myself in the club’s filthy men’s room mirror with a tinkling little pacifier in my gob, a dog collar chafing my fat neck and my teal lipstick a smeared slash across my mouth. Then I think, nah, J3ff ’s probably not going to take over.
DAY 21 – I’m introduced to the Duckface phenomenon. Oh, my. Duckface? It’s that omnipresent, deadpan pursing of the lips used by young girls in online snapshots to express either a kind of bored street coolness, or the terrible ruin done by a gang of earwig larvae meandering from one side of the skull to the other through the middle of the brain. The Duckface phenomenon generates many gobbabytes of impassioned conversation on the www. Yes. Duckface. It’s worse than I’d feared. The Duckface is viral, ubiquitous, breaching the culture’s outer cell wall, and injecting a slow-motion pillow fight into the mitochondrial nexus. Soon enough, the Zeitgeist develops a runny nose, itchy eyes and cascading organ-failure. DAY 40 – When a grown man really gets to crying, even the uninformed can see it for exactly what it is; a balding office worker in a frayed dog collar and carefully tattered post-irony Herman’s Hermits tube top, lying prostrate on the floor and weeping like the damned. The morning after my collapse I awoke to find my posse had Superglued my Sidney Vicious Clip-On Safety Pins to my earlobes. I tore them off in anger, and there went part of my right earlobe. Still, I maintained. Soon their fey passive aggressive taunting broke me. I flung the remains of my dog collar to the floor and with some quite awkward difficulty managed to peel off my bindi. “There. Now you see me as
I really am!” I shouted, my floral leggings and aviator goggles already forgotten in the melee. If they would out me as a middle-class bore whose ill-fitting Guy Fawkes mask would cause him to walk blindly into rushhour traffic, I would out them as morons. This Establishment Grup would lift the veil on their ruinous cultural ignorance. So began our hellish minuet. “Taj Mahal!” I cried. “It’s a kind of seizure, the worst kind.” “Albert Einstein!” “Monster with neck bolts,” they answered immediately. “Heisenberg Principle!” “Don’t Ride in Giant Flammable Balloons.” I paused. “Van Gogh!” “An express car wash.” “No, but not bad,“ I had to admit. At the end of the subterfuge, we made our peace, me and the Dramatic Chipmunk monks. We went our separate ways, with maybe a little more understanding of one another’s worlds; I grokked the spiritless, hermetically sealed electronic cocoon that comprises their apprehension of the cartwheeling universe in all its multiplicity; they shrank even further from the dehumanizing 8-to-5 fabriccovered cubicle in which I bake my daily bread. Two worlds that will never collide. So here are my findings: the kids are all right! And this full-facial Justin Bieber tat is beginning to grow on me.
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ou don’t have to follow the beer industry to have heard about the recent merger between SAB Miller and A-B InBev. At a price of $104 billion, the acquisition of SAB Miller by A-B InBev has made international news. In the beer industry, Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Platinum, Bud Water (my personal favorite), are all considered separate “brands.” After
the merger, these two companies will collectively produce more than 400 brands throughout the world. What do Budweiser, Coors, Modelo, Corona, Stella Artois, Beck’s, Bohemia, Busch, Harbin, Rolling Rock, St. Pauli Girl, Foster’s, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni, Miller Genuine Draft, and Grolsch (plus so many more) have in common? You guessed
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it. They are all owned by one of these two companies. Well, those are just a bunch of lagers – who cares, right? But these two also own: Leffe, Spaten, Hoegaarden, Franziskaner, Goose Island, Golden Road, Leinenkugel’s, Saint Archer, Crispin Hard Cider, Blue Moon, and for all of you hipsters out there, PBR. Technically, some of these companies are a joint venture between SAB Miller and Molson Coors, which are independently run, but operate the breweries owned by their joint venture, Miller Coors. The deal is still being analyzed for regulatory and anti-trust concerns, and it is speculated that they will have to sell off some brands. Trying to follow the brand configuration and structure of these interwoven companies can make your head spin and leave you needing a beer. If you want a case study in globalization, look no further than the Belgian company owned by South Americans selling North American beer in Asia, more commonly known as Anheuser-Busch Interbrew-AmBev (A-B InBev). Business analysts and beer enthusiasts alike have long speculated that after InBev acquired A-B, it was only a matter of time before SAB Miller was purchased. A-B InBev and the other large-scale brewers have been in a bind. The sales of their core brands, such as the Budweiser family brands, have been stagnant or declining. Meanwhile the “craft” segment in the beer industry has been growing exponentially. Craft beer is still just 11 percent of the U.S. beer market by volume and 22 percent by dollar share, though it has caught the eyes of the large brewers.
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Over the past few years, A-B InBev has purchased some key craft breweries, which has led to much concern within the craft beer industry. Craft brewers and beer drinkers pride themselves on their authenticity and passion for “the craft.” It is all too often that we romanticize craft breweries as only being concerned with the quality of their product and not being driven by sales or marketing. In the end, brewing beer is still a business.
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Talk to a brewer, and you will find out that it is not necessarily a profitable one either. Talk to the successful craft breweries, and you will notice that they have a keen eye for marketing and brand direction. For good marketing and brand direction, you don’t have to look past “LA-brewed” Golden Road Brewing Co. In the past few years, their tap handles have popped up around town and attained considerable shelf space in retailers. One of the many recent upsets in the beer industry has been the purchase of Golden Road by A-B InBev. From Goose Island to Elysian Brewing, each time A-B InBev acquires a craft brewery it causes a clamor. Each acquisition has left many hurt feelings in both the companies and the fans, and there is usually at least one of the brewery’s founders who is “not commenting” on the purchase. In the case of Golden Road, it wasn’t the big evil brewers hunting down this rising star. President and co-founder Meg Gill contacted A-B InBev about selling to them. I’ve been interviewing brewmasters for about eight years now, and one of the questions I still ask is, “What was your occupation before and how do you feel it has influenced your brewing career?” With Meg Gill being both a Yale graduate and a record-breaking competitive swimmer for 25 years, it is clear that she is a business woman first, beer enthusiast second. Some people saw this buyout as shocking, many of us knew it was just a matter of time before Meg sold out. Lagunitas just sold a 50-percent stake of the company to Heineken, who was the third-largest global brewer (now number two since A-B InBev and SAB Miller have combined). Lagunitas founder Tony Magee has stated that Heineken is not like the other guys, and the company has shown itself to be slightly less predatory than the other big brewers in its marketing strategies and business practices. Regardless, the transaction has still raised eyebrows in
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the industry. Tony Magee has long been a critic of “big beer” and craft brewers “selling out.” Once again, those in the industry who knew about Magee’s personality more than his persona knew that it was only a matter of time before he sold to someone.
What’s the Deal?
If you don’t think marketing matters in craft beer, then here is an interesting case study: a few years back, if you entered a restaurant and saw it had “their own” blond ale on tap, it was likely the Honey Blonde Ale produced by Firestone Walker. The brewery used to contract brew beer for local restaurants
and companies such as Trader Joe’s. A while back they decided to start a new series of beers under a new label, 805, that would be sold locally. They decided to start with their Honey Blonde Ale recipe and called it 805 Blonde. The rest is history. The combination of label art, name, and a light, approachable beer flavor, has made this beer an astounding success that even the brewery employees did not foresee. If you go to beer festivals, Firestone will have both a Firestone booth and an 805 booth. 805 Blond Ale is a wonderful beer but compared to Firestone Walker’s other brews, it is probably the least interesting beer in their lineup, albeit their highest-selling brand. Firestone Walker recently made beer news when they had a significant stake of their company bought by the Belgian brewery Duvel Moortgat. I was drinking beer on a rooftop at the Beer Bloggers Conference when the Firestone Walker-Duvel Moortgat deal was announced. It was funny to watch everyone reach for their phones as the news spread through the twittersphere. Within seconds, the entire rooftop exploded into conversation. Duvel Moortgat is family-owned and has a long track record of taking
good care of their American-owned companies. The Kansas City-based Boulevard Brewing and Ommegang out of Cooperstown, New York, are both owned by Duvel Moortgat and highly respected in the beer world. These two breweries make some of the best American-made Belgian-style beers on a large scale. Firestone Walker will still be independently operated, but with this partnership they will have a greater distribution network and access to extra capital that will allow them to expand operations and match their growth. Details about this purchase were not enclosed because this was a private deal between two family-owned businesses. Of course, you always wonder if there is a day that one of the family decides to sell. What becomes of these companies then? As these breweries continue to shuffle ownership, not all of the deals are the same. Many in the industry see the Firestone-Duvel partnership as a hopeful prospect. Heineken’s stake in Lagunitas has been viewed both positively and negatively. Ballast Point recently announced that they will go public and be offering an IPO in the upcoming months. Only time will tell what becomes of these breweries.
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It’s Miller Time
A-B InBev has already been purchasing craft brewers, and their partnership with SAB Miller represents a scary prospect as they will own about 30 percent of the global beer industry. South African Brewers (SAB) Miller has spent the years investing in indigenous brands in developing countries. The SAB Miller core brands, such as Pilsner Urquell, are valuable – but their stakes in the African, Australian, and Asian markets are really what A-B InBev wants to purchase. Those markets are the ones that are growing in the macro lager segments and could help turnaround the slump in their sales. A-B InBev’s purchase of Group Modelo in 2013 exhibited their foreign expansion strategy as Mexican beer brands are one of the only growing market segments in domestic beer sales. With SAB Miller in their portfolio, they will now own many of the indigenous breweries, including Snow Beer. I got to try Snow during a trip in China. The flavor is best described as one that you try not to think about, especially with a name such as Snow and a pale yellow color. It is hard to imagine that this is the best-selling brand in the world. I guess there is more to producing a successful beer than just having a catchy name and good marketing.
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Come Back to the Five and Dime, Láir Bhán, Láir Bhán!
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ere comes Halloween. Thousands of years ago, for one day and one night halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, Iron Age Celts would swarm the moonstruck countryside and in festivals with tongue-cramping names such as Calan Gaeaf would light enormous cleansing bonfires as the dead stepped lightly through the briefly diaphanous frontier between their netherworld and our mortal realm. It was a time for feasting and the deep embrace of the Other World that cohabits alongside and suffuses our own. Not much has changed. The harvest moon still rises above the trees like a great allseeing eye, now to find young ladies dressed in the derriere-cleaving hot pants common to traffic cop, nun, and astronaut costumes, while our little ones roam the neighborhoods disguised as robots and SpongeBobs and Katy Perrys, proffering pillowcases and yelling under porch lights and in the wee hours throwing up bathroom-tile-dissolving SweetTart broth. Needless to say, anymore the disappointed spirit world shuts and locks its doors and turns in early. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Láir Bhán, Láir Bhán! And now onto this fortnight’s offerings of art, culture, and the brain-eating undead. A little something for everyone.
By George, It’s Zombie Rock
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e’ve come a long way since George Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead scared the bejeepers out of us and introduced blank-eyed zombies to the pop culture. Nowadays you can’t swing an entrail without hitting one. TV shows and toddler lunchboxes all feature the Rotting Risen chomping on our forearms and necks, and when I visit my dear Uncle Petey’s grave to pay my respects, I take a baseball bat just in case. Now the undead are muscling in on rock n’ roll! From October 28-31, head on up to Paseo Nuevo’s cozy Center Stage Theater and check out Zombie Rock: The Musical. Writer Rick Cipes, of local pop hotheads The Agreeables, has penned a show for the season that hits all the right notes. Ten bucks gets you in, and there is surely no cooler theater in town to share with disintegrating musicians. Wed. to Sat. Oct. 28-31, 8 pm, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara All About Alzzah It’s a curious thing that to western knuckleheaded men, Muslim women occupy a monolithic stereotype:
scarved, swishing along in their colorless garb, quietly biding their time somewhere along the subservience spectrum. Never mind the more than occasional working of the hijab in the radiant manner of an Ava Gardner or Golshifteh Farahani. Hoo boy, does that ever work. But all women are power vectors, even those who seem to be slinking around under a sheet. On Saturday, November 7, from 8 to 10 pm at UCSB’s Multicultural Center, writer and actress Aizzah Fatima will colorfully overwrite our lazy assumptions with a one-woman show and stereotype-buster that’s been wowing audiences all over the world. Six Pakistani-American women take the stage in the person of the singular Ms. Fatima, each of the characters trying to negotiate a clash between civilizations, with moving and guffawproducing results. This is your familyfriendly evening out in an alcoholfree environment in a beautiful performance space next to the storied, moonlit UCSB lagoon and nearby Pacific – and a terrific conversation starter for those who, as Albert Brooks once remarked of his movie Mother,
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November 4, from 5:30 to 7 pm ■ “Coronation” by Susan Savage at Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Leigh Bloch Gallery Alice, about a college professor who is quickly losing her senses, but not so quickly as to not be made desperate by the loss; Albert Brooks’s I-can’tbreathe-for-laughing exploration of the hereafter, Defending Your Life; and Get Low, about a small-town outcast who finally, movingly, shows his cards. After each screening, community discussions get rolling and stuff gets talked about; the real stuff. This is a wonderful film series and conversational catalyst. Let the sun shine in. October 30 (Still Alice), November 7 (Defending Your Life), November 13 (Get Low) – Parish Hall of the Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street, at 7 pm. You didn’t really have a say in how you arrived (unless you were a frighteningly precocious fetus), but the way you take your leave is all yours, baby. It’s not rocket science, folks. Just make sure you do it your way. Writer/Actress Kelly Carlin Reminisces Aloud about You Know Who In 1972, George Carlin’s comedy routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” turned America on its ear. Like much of what George Carlin said, the bit also summed up our wacky culture, our broadcast Puritanism, and our Constitution. The “Seven Words” themselves had not previously been singled out by the TV industry for special treatment. Carlin simply pulled them out of his… hat. A radio station later broadcast the unvarnished routine on the air and all constitutional hell broke loose. Which brings us to Kelly Carlin. George Carlin’s baby is all growed up, and she is wielding her master’s in Jungian depth psychology in ways that might displease her grad school advisor. A performer in her own right, Kelly has written both
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Soltanovich, and the great Greg Proops, doing a set at the winery! Cookies. Wine. Music. Jibber jabber. Comedy. Who knew?
Wednesday to Saturday Oct. 28-31, 8 pm ■ That Racket Could Raise the Dead! Zombie Rock comes to Center Stage with The Agreeables (from left): Valarie Mulberry, Rick Cipes, Michael White (photo by Julia Garcia)
a one-woman show and a book about her dad, the inevitable George. On Wednesday, November 4, from 6 to 8 pm at the Oreana Winery, 205 Anacapa St., Kelly Carlin will read from, lead an intense scholarly discussion on, and sign copies of, an unlikely memoir. I mean, the very idea of being raised by George Carlin! It happened exactly once, people. Lend an ear. The evening will include music by Curran McCrory. This is another production of Kimmie Dee’s No Indoor Voices Writing Salon. In the Oreana/No Indoor Voices pipeline – Rick Overton, Eliza Skinner, Kira
Halloween and Beyond (the Grave) In other news, on Friday, October 30, from 5 to 10 pm, the Santa Barbara Public Market gets in on the Samhain act, turning the estimable comestible warehouse into a Halloween Wonderland with kiddie and adult costume contests, pumpkin decorating, prize giveaways, and a swarm of Bolivian Barking Spiders rappelling down from the rafters to skitter around on your collective head (that last one is made up, sorry) – basically 5 hours of controlled spooky mayhem. Throw on your Halloween duds and stop in to check out the action at your Santa Barbara Public Market. Then on October 31 at the “Ghoul”land Hotel, (5650 Calle Real, if you must know), join DJ-of-theDead Darla Bea as she hosts a Haunted Pool Party in broad daylight. Sashay on in that day and join the Happening. All that water and beautiful people doing the Watusi and laughing with heads thrown back. With any luck the whole afternoon will be like a scene from Peter Sellers’ movie The Party. Birdeee numnum! Then on Wednesday, November
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is said to be globally inspired and made with ingredients that are locally sourced, a phenomenon known as Glottal Whiplash. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Santa Barbara, Ms. Ladin worked at Spago restaurant in Maui and in Capische Restaurant under renowned chefs Christopher Kulis and Brian Etheredge, protégés of Thomas Keller. If these names mean anything to you, it’s time you stayed home for a few nights to reacquaint yourself with the children and get your bearings back. Chef Ladin’s scrumptious brunch is a ticketed event priced at an unpredictable $67.46, which includes the opportunity to meet the chef. This will all be happening at the Santa Barbara Wine Collective on Sunday, October 25, at 11 am. Reservations may be made online at Eventbrite at nuancebrunch. eventbrite.com, or by calling the Collective at (805) 456-2700. There, you see? From the risen, dissolving dead to blue-chip cuisine to proto-feminist Pakistani undergarments; our town is the cuddliest lil’ bipolar bear! We wouldn’t have it any other way, would we? Till next time, my dears. Don’t forget – life’s like a firework. You’re only lit once, and you must stand and radiate correctly! (Andy Partridge)
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Through the lens of time
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don’t know about you, but I’m over the “selfie.” Not to say I don’t enjoy seeing all your pretty faces once in awhile – but come on. All of this narcissism is getting out of hand. I don’t need to see what you look like next to your bowl of cereal, next to your toothbrush, and next to your laundry basket. It’s too much. The art of the photograph, the self-portrait, has been lost to the solipsism of the millennial… and I think it is high time to finally put down that selfie stick. Thank goodness there are people like Lindsey Ross, a conceptual artist who has decided to go against the grain of today’s photography and throw it back – waaaaaay back, to the art of the mid18th century type of portrait called the “wetplate” photographic process. Using a camera that is older than your great grandma, Lindsey has mastered the fine art of printing on metal, or tintypes and on glass, called ambrotypes. These photos are eerie and grainy, sometimes seeming like a direct look into the subject’s soul; the pictures paint a story of your past that no selfie could ever capture.
Visions of the Past
La Chambre Photographique is Lindsey’s studio, housed in one of the last authentic relics of the Funk Zone itself, a two-story, tin-sided shed at 214 Helena Avenue. Lindsey creates the lost
art form, capturing portraits of local residents and transforming everyday objects into her gallery of work. Looking more like an Apothecary’s lab than a portrait studio, Lindsey’s vintage collection of cameras dating back to 1850 lays scattered on rusted tables, along with plates of metal, glass, and odd skulls, that all lend themselves perfectly to the chemists’ vials and tubes filled with different toxic chemicals needed to create this ancient collodion art. I caught up with Lindsey at her time warp of a studio and got to know her true artistic self. Q. What is your background, Lindsey? How did you get into taking “tintype” photography? A. My photographic education began with my dad giving me my first Nikon FM when I was 10 years old. We had a darkroom in our basement and would make silver gelatin prints – sometimes poster-sized prints. I went to an art high school where I studied commercial photography for half the day. Most of the photography I did during that time was portraiture (mostly of my sister, who was 5 at the time) and selfportraiture. I took a four-year break from photography when I went through undergrad, and then resumed when I finished college. I got a job working as a photojournalist at a weekly newspaper
in rural Wyoming. By this time, digital technology had taken over almost all photographic genres. I decided to move to California to pursue my MFA photography at Brooks Institute – and again, like when I was an undergrad, allowed myself to follow my intuition throughout my degree. I really tried to give myself space for photographic exploration without the constant assessment and judgment of how it would practically apply after school. This led me to return to shooting 35-mm film, and then medium format film. Soon, I bought a 4x5in camera and then an 8x10. By that time, I was experimenting with historical printing processes. I decided I wanted to learn wet plate collodion process – this
was for several reasons. I dedicated a semester of school to learning this process, and by the end of this semester I starting assisting and learning from my mentor, teacher, and friend Luther Gerlach. I worked with Luther for about a year before starting to shoot wet plate on my own. I’ve since studied with John Coffer, another master wet plate photographer, who lives in upstate New York. I’m always trying to deepen my understanding of the process and once I started shooting in this process, I was hooked. Can you explain the process of taking the “wetplate” phojtograph? The substrate in wet-plate collodion process is either a piece of metal to
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Lindsey Ross captures more than a pretty picture
make a tintype or a piece of glass to make an ambrotype. You coat the piece of metal or glass with collodion, which is guncotton dissolved in ether and alcohol. When the collodion begins to set (not unlike gelatin), you place the plate in a light-tight bath of silver nitrate. The collodion and silver nitrate create the emulsion, which is only light-sensitive to blue and ultraviolet wavelengths.
When the plate is ready, it is placed in a light-tight film holder. By this time, the image has already been composed and focused on the ground glass. The film holder goes in the back of the camera. The plate is exposed to the image by opening up the lens. Exposure times are usually anywhere from two to 60 seconds, depending on many things but mostly as a result of the amount of light available and the
f-stop the lens is set to. After the exposure is made, the plate is taken back into the darkroom and rinsed with an iron-based developer and then water. After this point, the plate is no longer light-sensitive. The plate goes into fixer and the image appears. It is rinsed in three baths of water, and then dried and varnished.
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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.
Twirling with Twyla
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t’s no secret that dance is UCSB Arts & Lectures’ director Celeste Billeci’s passion. Over the course of her tenure, the dance series has brought nearly all of the country’s top companies to town, many returning for repeat engagements. It’s likely the series wouldn’t be nearly as far-reaching or exhaustive without Billeci’s involvement, and we’re far the better off because of that. But there’s more to the series than just great performances. One of the things that makes the programs so rewarding is that the company members – either the artistic director or the dancers or both – return to the stage for interaction with the audience. Sometimes it’s a moderated discussion, especially when there are a lot of dancers involved. But the best times are when the choreographer shows up by him or herself to take comments and queries from the crowd.
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Such was the case a couple of weekends ago, when Twyla Tharp hit the front of the stage even before the applause following the final curtain had completely died down, and proceeded to give us the lowdown on the pieces we’d just seen and more in her patented
straight-shooter style. For once, the vast majority of folks stayed for the session, which I’m sure they enjoyed, because nothing puts art in context like hearing all about it from the creator. Later, we got a chance to chat at the post-performance reception with dancer Savannah Lowery, a stunning beauty who was as charming in conversation as she was scintillating on stage, and discovered that she was dancing with Tharp’s special 50th anniversary tour while on hiatus from New York City Ballet, the more venerable company that performs in the Granada on October 26-27. Asked how the two compare, she hesitated nary a moment before saying, “We’re not en pointe with Twyla, and my feet are very grateful. But there’s lots of ballet in what she does. Twyla loves ballerinas.” Lowery said while she’s enjoyed her time with Tharp, she “can’t wait” to get back to New York to share what she’s learned with her fellow soloists and core members. “I wanted to try something different, to see how it might affect my work (in ballet),” she explained. “It’s been a blast!”
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Santa Barbara raised choreographer/ company leader Dana Lawton, who now lives in the Bay Area, returns to town to present her latest opus, Home, which, just as it sounds, explores themes of what that means in just about every expression. Shows are this first Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24, at Center Stage Theater.
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If you’ve picked up your Sentinel early, go ahead and put it down again and race over to Cabrillo Boulevard, where the third annual Open Streets event has takes over the streets for about 2½ miles of car-free carousing on Saturday, October 24. There are all sorts of demonstrations, workshops, performances, booths, athletic events, and plenty of opportunities for participation in everything from yoga to swing dance to chair massage. Or you can just enjoy the once-a-year opportunity to cruise Cabrillo on a bicycle, skateboard, roller blades, unicycle, or anything else you’ve got that doesn’t have a motor without having to worry about being sideswiped or worse by an automobile. Get the details and a full map and schedule of events at sbopenstreets. org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ AllActivitySBOS2015Final.pdf.
to begin hitting theaters. Which means not only really good, sometimes great, movies are coming to town, we also get to hear from some of the principal filmmakers. Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s (SBIFF) Cinema Society does that sort of thing all year and really ramps it up in the late fall, but season passes there ain’t cheap and there’s a waiting list longer than the original cut of Heaven’s Gate. Fortunately, the Carsey-Wolf Center at UCSB also does this sort of thing from time to time in its Script-to-Screen series. Early reviews have not been terribly strong, but we’re still mighty interested in seeing Trumbo, the forthcoming biopic about Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter and novelist who found himself blacklisted in the dark days of Hollywood during the McCarthy Era Communist scare of the 1940s-50s. Jay Roach – whose normal fare runs to things such as the Meet the Parents and Austin Powers franchises – directs Bryan Cranston, fresh off a little TV show you might have heard of called Breaking Bad. Roach and screenwriter John McNamara will be on hand for a Q&A session following a free screening at UCSB’s Pollock Theater on Sunday, October 25.
Mountains of Movies
Elsewhere in film, UCSB also hosts the Telluride Mountainfilms, though it’s Arts & Lectures that presents the annual screening of the best of the fest about the more human element of mountain and other rural life, including high adrenaline shorts and calmer tales. Santa Barbara-raised cyclists/filmmakers Isaac Seigel-Boettner and Jacob Seigel-Boettner have an entry in this year’s compilation: I Am Able, about the 15-year-old Rwandan boy who had his hands hacked off with machetes when he refused to kill 18 fellow passengers on a bus during the country’s genocidal days.
On Screen in Ojai
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Yes, folks, it’s finally here! After another summer of callow crowd-pleasers, it’s finally time for the Oscar-baiting fare
Rob Reiner’s beloved 1987 fantasy unspools in Ojai
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Speaking of film festivals and mountains, Ojai’s 16th annual event – now a full 11-day extravaganza – takes place November 5-15, and boasts something like 80 films in total. Although that still falls short of SBIFF in both size and stature – no big red carpet walks by a score or more of Oscar nominees, e.g. – and includes such extras as workshops in acting and animation, plus a free community screening of The Princess Bride, so what’s not to like?
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On the Hunt
And in a coincidental link to the first item in this section, one of the special honorees is actress Marsha Hunt, who made 54 films in 17 years before her career came to a halt in 1952 when she was blacklisted herself to an erroneous suggestion about her membership in the Communist Party. The situation turned her into an activist – some call her the first Angelina Jolie. The festival will screen Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity, a 2014 documentary about her life and career. Information, schedule, and tickets at www.ojaifilmfestival.com.
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Jeff Daniels won’t be acting when he shows up at the New Vic, home of the Ensemble Theater, early next month.
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Fall is the season where I’m pretty much guaranteed to have one of those conflicts that makes me really wish human cloning was a thing. This time it’s Friday, November 6, when Lake Street Dive, the super-talented, super-fun altfolk-rock band, plays UCSB’s Campbell Hall, and Richard Thompson, perhaps the greatest songwriter-guitarist in the history of the British folk-rock, plays the Lobero. Both have appeared as part of the Sings Like Hell series before, but in a cruel twist neither one is this time. Any suggestions?
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to blurs which make people look like ghosts, as well as the fact that the plates are only sensitive to blue and ultraviolet wavelengths. Those who have blue eyes typically look like zombies because their eyes – reflecting a lot of blue – turn white. In this day of constant selfies that we are in, do you feel your pictures can offer real art and insight to one’s soul that we have lost? I think the soul-bearing nature of wet plate portraits is due to the slow process. Because subjects have to sit so long for wet plate photos, they have to just be present and be themselves, which I think beautiful.
portrait, what should he or she expect? I would probably find out if they had anything in particular in mind, and then give them my recommendation for the shoot. I would prepare the plate and while the plate was becoming lightsensitive, we would set up the shot and get them composed and in focus. Exposure time for portraits are usually four to 10 seconds, and I would try to make sure they are as comfortable and supported as possible. I would get the plate, give them a countdown and shoot the photo. I would immediately process the image, and they could see it right away. Your work has been shown in magazines, ...continued p.19
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anta Barbara Dog Jog keeps your pets healthy by taking them for a spin. Owners Gillian Conway (left), Laina Malm-Levine (right), and Lindsey Kaplan (photog) allow you to choose a trail, a beach, or a neighborhood run to keep your dog happy and you worry-free. Just check their Instagram to see their happy clientele for yourself. Santa Barbara Dog Jog (805) 722-5200 Instagram: @SBDogJog www.sbdogjog.com
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and your traveling photo booth is a great hit at parties. What does the future hold for your art? The most important thing for me is to continue to refine my working knowledge of this process, so I can keep improving what I offer to my clients. I think over the next two years, I will be continuing to build a body of work with my most recently refinished 20x24in camera. I’ve already had my sitting; now it’s time for yours – no selfie stick required. Contact Lindsey Ross at La Chambre Photographique, 214 Helena Avenue, (805) 453-6927
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Hana-Lee Sedgwick is a digital advertising executive by day and wine consultant and blogger by night. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, she fell in love with the world of wine while living in San Francisco after college. Hana-Lee loves to help people learn about and appreciate wine, putting her Sommelier certification to good use. When not trying new wines or traveling, she can be found practicing yoga, cooking, entertaining, and enjoying time with friends and family. For more information and wine tips, visit her blog, Wander & Wine, at wanderandwine.com.
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andra Newman knew she wanted to make wine long before she started growing grapes on her boutique farm, Forbidden Fruit Orchards. The working farm, which is set on a beautiful 100-acre property, is located on the outskirts of the Santa Rita Hills AVA. When she first purchased the land back in 2002, the area’s cool coastal weather (it’s about 12 miles from the ocean) made her think this was a perfect place to grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Fast-forward a few years, and she was right! Interested in farming from a young age, Sandra went to Agriculture school and received a BS and MS in plant science, but knew she didn’t want to pursue teaching or work with agricultural chemical companies. What she really wanted was to own her own farm, so when her family moved to California, she set her mind to working hard and saving money to make her dream a reality. When she purchased the land, there wasn’t a road on the property let alone any buildings. In fact, there wasn’t much besides the rugged land, a few apple trees, and lots and lots of sandy soil. Although her intent was to grow grapes initially, she knew that planting vines and making wine would be a huge undertaking, not to mention a huge expense, so figuring out a way to fund the venture was a necessity. After consulting with a farm agent, who recommended she try planting offseason blueberries to make some money (a 50/50 chance, he said!), Sandra decided to start with two acres. The blueberry plants lasted through that first winter, and Sandra became an official off-season blueberry grower. Today, she has eight acres of blueberries, in addition to a vast array of other things growing on her farm, such as lavender, avocados, figs, hardy kiwis, mulberries, olives, and tea. She’s truly growing a little bit of everything. After a few years of selling her organically farmed blueberries to higher-end markets and farmers markets throughout California, in 2007 Sandra was able to fulfill her vineyard dreams by planting more than six acres of vines, including five acres of Pinot Noir and
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1.2 acres of Chardonnay. Soon, Cebada Winery was born. Having never trained as a winemaker, though, she consulted with local winemaker Justin Willett (of Tyler Winery) who helped her learn the ropes for her first two vintages. I first tasted Sandra’s wines in Cebada’s tasting room located in downtown Santa Barbara (inside of Isabella Gourmet Foods), but hearing Sandra’s story firsthand, touring the property, and tasting through the wines with her helped me understand and appreciate the care and passion she puts into winemaking. Utilizing best practices from sustainable and organic farming to produce roughly 800 cases (on average) of Chardonnay, Rosé and Pinot Noir, Sandra says she believes that what happens in the vineyard is 90 percent of what ends up in the bottle, and it’s her job to not screw it up. The resulting wines have lovely fruit characteristics and lots of fresh acidity. The 2014 Rosé is light on alcohol and color, but big on refreshingness. Made with neutral oak, the wine has bright, fresh acidity that would be perfect with or without food on a warm day. The 2013 Chardonnay has a hint of smoke from the small amount of new oak used, nice texture, and just enough acid to keep it crisp on the palate. The 2012 Pinot Noir has notes of raspberry and black tea with red fruit on the finish, but I especially enjoyed the 2011 Pinot Noir. It is fruit forward yet earthy, with herbal characteristics and nice complexity on the finish. It just goes to
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ow can you catch the precious water that is predicted to fall in abundance this winter, before it flows off your property and out to the ocean? “Slow it, spread it, sink it” is the way to go! Now is a great time to create rain gardens and swales. A rain garden is a shallow depression intended to fill up during storms and allows water to gradually be absorbed. Plant it with native California sedges, rushes, and other plants that can tolerate both flooding and drought. A swale is a drainage course that may include a dry creek bed and vegetated areas, and is often used at the edge of driveways to absorb pollutants that run off paved surfaces. Soil “scrubs” the pollutants and purifies the water as it sinks in. For more information on rain garden and swales, see waterwisesb.org. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105, (805) 682-4726 www.sbbg.org show that a little bit of age does these wines justice. Cebada also produces a one-of-a-kind dessert wine made from estate-grown organic blueberries and brandy! Sandra Newman is not only a horticulturist and winemaker, but a great example of a hard-working, dedicated business woman who is living
her dreams. Good for her! Tours of the property followed by a wine-tasting run $45 per person ($30 can go toward a wine purchase). You can also experience the farm and vineyard at events such as the upcoming farm-totable 4-course dinner with chef Sally Ruhl on November 7. Call for details: (805) 735-4648.
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MAKING MEMORIES AT A FAMILIAR PLACE Owner Brad Sherman and Aparna. Can you feel the love? After years of working full time for an ad agency, Christina found her passion in cooking and food. Now armed with her newfound title, “Culinary School Graduate Food Blogger,” she writes and shares her passion for food, cooking, restaurants, photography and food styling in her popular blog, black dog :: food blog. Christina’s a proud mommy of not one but two shelter dogs and lives here in Santa Barbara with her husband. She’s also an avid Polynesian dancer, beach lover, traveler, swimmer, snowboarder and most of all, a lover of anything edible and yummy. Check out her ramblings here and at www.blackdogfoodblog.com.
with ethnic notes. Aparna and Brad want to awaken the special magic that Blue Agave had, bringing back romantic memories. That place you would come in and know almost everyone there. Hang out, drink, and eat. (You can still have Blue Agave’s famous cocktails – the best in town!) It’s about time that Cota Street will be “the block” again. Juiciness of life, food, Juiciness of life and food and time spent with loved ones. Come sit with us.
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lue Agave holds a special place in my heart. That middle stool at the bar is the first place my husband said the L word. (“I Love you.”) And I responded, “You are the best.” (I’m so romantic.) Anyhow... since then, busy with our lives with multiple puppies, we never returned to Blue Agave. Thank God, the memory has awoken. Blue Agave is reborn as Nectar Eatery. Do you remember my article about Ayurvedic cooking class by my dear friend Aparna? She’s a private chef and cookbook author who recently married restaurateur Brad Sherman, owner of Blue Agave and Aldo’s Italian restaurant. You see what the right woman in your life would do for you? So much in love, they decided to reopen Blue Agave as Nectar. For their love for food, friends, family, and community. (Check out their full list of local wines) Shareable small plates (portions are generous, though), sophisticated taste
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1. From age 12 to 18, my family and I used to spend every Thanksgiving in Santa Barbara because I showed horses at Earl Warren Fairgrounds at what used to be known as the Turkey Show. My dad used to buy beer for my horses when they won. 2. My former sister-in-law, Jennifer Freed, is the co-founder and co-director of AHA!, an educational program for teens that promotes social emotional learning, peace building, and joy through creative expression here in Santa Barbara. I’m in awe and a-ha over the work she does.
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ore than an award-winning actor, Jeff Daniels is also a talented musician who tours the country on the regular and is on his sixth album. On stage these days with his son, Ben, Jeff took a few minutes with us (!) to catch us up on his life as a musician. See him in real life on Tuesday, November 3, at the New Vic Theatre. Prepared to be impressed.
3. I got my very first moving violation (no front plates) while driving up to Santa Barbara for a horse show. I think it was the Flower Show. 4. I’ve been addicted to McConnell’s ice cream since I was 12. I visit it every time I’m in Santa Barbara. 5. In 2004, I graduated with a master’s in counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. It was probably the best three years of my life getting to study depth psychology and mythology on the campus on Ladera Lane.
NO INDOOR VOICES Writing Salon presents author Kelly Carlin Wednesday, November 4, 6 to 8 pm
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When did you know you wanted to be a music artist? I did a lot of choir and musicals in high school and a little bit in college. When I went to New York, I got it in my head that I wanted to play the acoustic guitar. Even then, I knew that I’d be sitting in my onebedroom apartment – for weeks at a time – looking at the phone, waiting for it to ring (for acting jobs). I felt I should do something creative and thought, “Why don’t I learn how to play the guitar and write songs? Yeah, let’s do that.”
here isn’t an abnormal amount of rattlesnakes here. Contrary to what you might think, this canyon get its name from its snake-like configuration. Once the location of a Mexican dam and now 450 acres of wilderness area, Rattlesnake Canyon Trail goes north and eastward for 2.6 miles up, ending on Gibraltar Road at an elevation of 2,475 feet. Dogs on leash are welcome but please pick up after them, and no bikes.
What does your audience like to hear the most? I enjoy switching it up on them. First of all, when an actor walks out on stage, it could easily be a train wreck. And anyone who buys a ticket to see an actor with a guitar is taking a huge risk with their money. I mean, we know that going in. So I play into that. If you expect three cords and two hours of me singing into my navel, you’re going to be greatly disappointed. Because we come right out and it’s a show.
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What advice would you give your younger self? It ain’t gonna happen till you’re 60. Jeff Daniels with special guests, the Ben Daniels Band The New Vic Theatre 33 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara Tuesday, November 3, at 8 pm Box office: (805) 965-5400
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ne of the hardest parts of dating is telling the other person you’re not interested. Whether you’ve moved on to greener pastures or you are infamously, “just not that into him or her,” it’s awkward for everyone involved and requires you to put on your game face, be an adult, and deal with it. Either way, it’s uncomfortable and can be hard to do. We’ve all been on the receiving end (and if you haven’t, then congrats. And you’re in denial). As everything in life, there are good and bad ways to handle it. One of the worst situations is to leave someone hanging with openended plans that you have no intention of following through on. Keeping the other person’s hope alive is a slow death of happiness that also contributes to the weight of guilt you subconsciously carry. Plus, it majorly sucks when it happens to you. (“Do unto others,” and whatnot.) For example, here’s a real-life scenario of what not to do, brought to you by yours truly. (I am not proud.): “Would you like to go to (fill in the blank) on (fill in the blank) night?” “I’d love to, but I’m busy. Thanks for the invite!” [Same question two days later. Same response:] “Okay, well, let me know if you would like to hang out.” “Yeah, will do!” And never call again. Or, you could be a mature human being and actually be honest. (They call this, “the big girl route”.) Admittedly, I’ve only done this a handful of times, but I’m getting there. Here’s how the conversation went: [Phone rings] “Hey, Elizabeth! How’s it going?” “It’s going well. Is this a bad time?” “No, not at all. What’s up?” “I, uh, wanted to know if we could just be friends.” [This could have been a little more graceful, but I did what I could at the time.] “You mean, and not have a romantic relationship?” “Yes, that’s what I mean.” “Wow, I really appreciate you calling and telling me. Most women just don’t respond at all.” “I’m trying something new. Plus, you
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deserve it. It’s been really nice getting to know you and I truly wish you all the best!” “Well, thank you. And I wish you the best, too.” Granted, he was older than me by a good amount (not that there’s anything wrong with that), but the whole conversation proved that honesty is in fact the best policy. Unfortunately, even the best intentions and clearest
Keeping the other person’s hope alive is a slow death of happiness communication can be misconstrued. Here’s an example of the message not being received: [Phone rings. Blah, blah, blah, then cutting to the chase.] “I wanted to know if we could just be friends.” “You mean, and not have a romantic relationship?” “Yes, that’s what I mean.” “Okay. I understand. Thanks for letting me know.” Phew. It was a clean break. So I thought. Ten minutes later, I receive a text. “I think I may have misunderstood you. I can keep it casual if you’d like.” [Palm to forehead.] Aw, dude. I had to respond. “I would like to keep it on a friendship level.” His response: “Okay, we can talk about it later.” And, of course, there was no “later.” Sometimes, you just gotta say your piece and end communication, knowing you gave it your best shot. All you can do. The ultimate way to nip-it-in-the-bud is to tell them you’ve started seeing someone else, but be warned: you can only say this if you actually are seeing someone. Otherwise, it’s bad dating karma. In the end, if you’ve tried these tricks and none of them have worked, there’s always the smiling poop-face emoji response to fall back on.
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eemingly plucked from a scene in a fairy tale, one almost can’t believe their eyes while strolling through the already quaint, picture-perfect, historic village charm of Los Olivos, past wine tasting rooms, art galleries, shops, restaurants, and lavender farm, to stumble upon a gourmet chocolate shop housed in a 12-foot-by-12foot rustic wooden water tower. Inside, chocolate lovers will find Stafford’s Famous Chocolates presenting a tempting array of confections including truffles, caramels, English toffees, creams, and countless chocolates. “Larry Stafford started Stafford’s Big things really do come in small packages! Stafford’s Famous Chocolates in Porterville, Famous Chocolates can be found in this rustic water tower in California, in 1987. It was a Los Olivos. company my family and I grew up with. In 2012, when my brother and nephew [Rob and Ben Taylor] purchased the business, I knew there was no chocolate in Los Olivos and I wanted to open a store here,” says Amy Freedman, who runs the family business in Los Olivos. “Chocolate is an art,” says Amy adding, “All of our chocolates are handmade, hand-dipped, hand-painted, and uniquely made.” Amy explains the cute, quaint, tiny water tower that now houses their storefront once sat on an old ranch in Santa Ynez, “It is the perfect little place for us,” she says adding, “My nephew is the chocolatier, and our chocolates are made in Porterville and arrive weekly.” Amy reports she introduced her family to the idea of blending wine into their chocolates, and the Valley inspires confections unique to the Los Olivos store. She sources local wines, lavender, beer, and olive oil for items such as red wine truffles, beer brittle, and pumpkin spice balsamic vinaigrette truffles. “We work with Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company, using their Hoppy Poppy IPA for our beer brittle and their Davy Brown Ale for truffles. We’ve also worked with many wineries and vineyards in the valley including: Fess Parker, Larner, Refugio Ranch, Zinke, Royal Oaks, Artiste, Firestone, Alta Maria, and Casa Dumetz for our wine truffles,” says Amy. As we slide into the holidays, Amy reports in addition to standard favorites such as their popular dark chocolate sea salt caramels, they have seasonal offerings rolling in. “We will start having our holiday Mug Melt, a marshmallow, ganache, and homemade caramel on a stick you stir into hot chocolate, coffee, or warm milk. We will also feature our Ooey Gooey, a marshmallow, caramel, peanut butter (on a stick) dipped in chocolate and rolled in roasted almonds.” For the chocoholics on your holiday shopping list, there is a Stafford’s Four Seasons Chocolate Club, where chocolate-loving members receive four carefully chosen exclusive seasonal chocolate confections throughout the year. ($100/per year) “We take pride in using local products. My brother really strives to make sure we stay a family-owned business and true to what we say is in the chocolate. There are machines that could make it go faster, but we are a family that is dipping, cutting, and packaging it all, and taking pride in our product. It is so much fun to be in Los Olivos with other family-built businesses. Los Olivos is a good fit. It is nice to be in a community that appreciates that,” says Amy. The original store is in the city of Porterville in the Central Valley of California and the Los Olivos store is located at 2902 San Marcos Road, Unit D. For more information, visit www.staffordsfamouschocolates.com or call (805) 688-2893. Amy adds, “If you’re ever in the neighborhood, we invite you to stop by for a visit and a free sample!”
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My personal picks, best bets, hot tips, save the dates, and things not to miss! Pumpkins!
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eady the Radio Flyer wagons, as the season of pumpkin patching is underway throughout the valley. The Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch is one farm definitely overflowing and aglow with the color orange. Pumpkin patch-goers will find heaps of gourds, hay bales, corn stalks, broom corn, and of course, pumpkins of classic and exotic varieties including Cinderellas, Jack-o-Lanterns, Ozzies, Turbans, and Munchkins of all sizes from 1/2 a pound to 300 pounds. There is an eight-acre corn maze and a mini maze for the kids. When: Open daily through November 2 from 10 am to 6:30 pm Where: Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang next to Sunny Field Park Info: (805) 331-1918
How About Them Apples!
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he Valley’s apple harvest generally runs from August through November, and Ditmars Greenhaven Orchard is bringing in bins of freshly picked apples daily and offering free tastes of their harvest. Under the apple stand canopy, harvest foragers will currently find Fuji, Pink Lady, and Granny Smith apples. Look for the large vintage tractor and the chalkboard sign – that gets updated weekly with selections coming in from the orchard. When: Now through November. 10 am to 5 pm daily Where: 2275 Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang
3563 Numancia Street
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he nooks and crannies of the Valley seem endless, and the enclave of goodness that can be found at 3563 Numancia Street in Santa Ynez is one worth exploring. There you will find these three hidden gems: 1) The Baker’s Table – an artisan bakery and café serving salads and sandwiches using farmers market greens and local eggs. Loaves of bread are baked on a radiant stone hearth and fresh out of the oven Tuesday-Saturday after 9 am. 2) Wine Tasting Room and Art Gallery – featuring limited production wines and local landscape paintings and stone sculptures. 3) Carr Winery Santa Ynez Warehouse – an open-floor format wine room with a U-shaped bar and booths for you to enjoy wine tastings, wines by the glass, and wine on tap. When: Every day Where: 3563 Numancia Street in Santa Ynez Info: www.thebakers-table.com, www.imaginewine.com, www.carrwinery.com
7th Annual Buellton Holiday Bazaar
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uellton holds an annual holiday arts and crafts fair, showcasing the talent of Santa Ynez Valley artisans. It is an opportunity to start your holiday shopping. All unique treasures are handmade and fall into the categories of textiles, clothing, jewelry, decorations, ornaments, and ornamental décor. Look for “rock artist” Cindy Hicks’s booth this year – she hand-paints rocks for your garden that the Buellton Rec Center celebrates as “works of art” for your garden. When: Saturday, November 7, from 10 am to 3 pm Where: Buellton Rec Center, 302 2nd Street in Buellton
Family Recipe for Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies
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ight next to their selection of eye-widening truffles, creams, and caramels, Stafford’s Famous Chocolates sells bags of their handmade chocolate chips for cooking. Even if you do not bake, they are a delicious sweet treat on their own. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled), 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and 2 cups Stafford’s gourmet chocolate chips. Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix dry ingredients and set aside. Cream sugars, butter, and vanilla. Beat in egg and then egg yolk, and when smooth add dry ingredients. Add the chocolate chips. Drop small scoops onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are nicely browned. Cool slightly and deliver to the SB Sentinel office. Where: Stafford’s Famous Chocolates is located in Los Olivos at 2902 San Marcos Road, Unit D. Cost: $7 per bag Info: www.staffordsfamouschocolates.com (805) 688-2893
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Downtown Luxury Condos
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n the last two years, two luxury condo buildings opened in the downtown district of Santa Barbara. The much-anticipated Alma del Pueblo complex above the Santa Barbara Public Market on the corner of W. Victoria and Chapala streets, and Sevilla (formerly called Chapala One), on the corner of W. Gutierrez and Chapala streets. Both buildings have seen much success over the last year or so, with only a handful of units left for sale in either building. In case you haven’t visited either development, here’s a snapshot of what they each have to offer:
Alma del Pueblo
This Spanish-Colonial style complex made its way through the Santa Barbara planning process over a four-year period; construction began in July 2012, after the historic 1959 Joseph Knowles mural located on the Safeway/Vons building once in its place was removed and relocated, to be part of the Alma del Pueblo building. The six panels of the mural (weighing 10 tons each!), contained 465,000 ceramic tiles arranged to depict important Santa Barbara events; it took eight crewmen and two cranes to move them. Only three tiles were displaced during the process. Alma del Pueblo condos are still availThe award-winning complex – Santa Barbara able, located above the Santa Barbara Beautiful recognized the complex in 2014 – has Public Market on the corner of West been designated LEED Platinum, meaning it Victoria and Chapala streets has been designed to be (and recognized as) more efficient in its use of resources. The 37-unit building has raised flower and herb beds, a large sun terrace and a clubroom complete with kitchen, large dining table, TV lounge, and fireplace, to accommodate residents’ entertaining needs. “What people love most about this building is the full-time concierge service, and the proximity to the downtown scene,” says Tim Walsh, a Village Properties listing agent who has helped sell the condos with co-listing agents Emily Kellenberger and Pippa Davis. Since June 2014, 28 out of the 37 units have closed escrow, ranging from $650,000 for a 697-sq-ft studio to $2,275,000 for a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 1,847-sq-ft residence. The majority of the sold units are owner occupied, according to Walsh. Five of the units at the development were sold as middle-income units. There are currently nine brand-new units left, ranging from a 1-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom unit priced at $1,180,500 (1061-sq-ft) to a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath penthouse priced at $2,600,000 (1967-sq-ft). Each layout is unique, and features bamboo floors, caesarstone countertops, stainless steel appliances, tankless water heaters, and radiant flooring. The fully secured building offers owners and residents communal bike storage, secured storage space, wine storage, and two suites available for guests. Downstairs, the Public Market offers a convenient stopping place for a bite to eat or some groceries before heading up to the condos. Despite some of the recent vacancies at the market, the proximity to the residences is attractive to prospective buyers, Walsh says. For more information, visit www.almadelpueblo.com.
Sevilla
As of press time, six Sevilla condos remain available for purchase, close to two years after hitting the market in late 2013. The luxury mixed-use enclave was originally finished in 2009, with new developer Michael Rosenfeld of Woodridge Capital Partners LLC putting the finishing touches on the 46 units after buying the vacant development in 2012. Since then, the 46 units, each unique from one another in their floor plans and finishes, have steadily sold, with most of the buyers choosing to live in the development full time or for use as a second home. The light and airy condos feature stainless appliances, high-end flooring, modern cabinetry, and large windows, showing off views of the Riviera or peeks of the ocean. The Spanishstyle building with red-tiled roofs features ornate architectural details and touches throughout. The gated garage gives residents access to communal bike storage and
separate storage crates for each unit. The thoughtful architectural layout of the fully secured building gives each residence a quiet, private feel in the large units, many with vaulted cathedral ceilings, according to listing agent Michael Calcagno, of Calcagno & Hamilton and Village Properties. “For buyers looking to transition into condo living, Sevilla’s expansive floor plans and high ceilings make these units feel spacious and luxurious,” he added. Downstairs, there are several low-intensity commercial spaces including Kupiec Architects, Chandler Hair Salon, and Scheinberg Orthopedic Group. The Sevilla’s Spanish-style building with fully air-conditioned building is located one block red tiled roofs and ornate architectural away from State Street, two blocks away from the details is one block away from the hustle Funk Zone, and roughly three blocks away from and bustle of State Street the beach. Just around the corner on lower State, Rosenfeld, Sevilla’s developer, is building a hotel, shopping, and restaurant development called The Californian (a.k.a. the La Entrada project), in an effort to revitalize the State Street Waterfront District. About two weeks ago, Sevilla’s remaining units dropped in asking price, making the development even more attractive to prospective buyers. The available units span from a 1-bedroom, 2-bath unit priced at $1,275,000 (1352-sq-ft) to a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, fourth-floor penthouse with an expansive ocean-view patio for $2,135,000 (2,264 sq-ft). For more information, visit www.sevillasb.com.
Two Resales at El Andaluz
Also downtown on Chapala, the Moroccan-inspired, Jeff Sheltondesigned El Andaluz building has two previously owned condos for sale: a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath unit and a 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath unit, both directly across from each other on either side of the expansive shared courtyard for which the building is Two resale condos are available at El Andaluz, the Morocknown. (Think fountains, fruit trees, can-inspired, Jeff Shelton-designed mixed-use building on Chapala Street communal seating areas…) Built in 2009, the three-story, mixed-use building has just seven townhomestyle residences, each with a private elevator leading from each home to the garage area. Unlike the newer condo developments, El Andaluz provides each residence with a two-car garage, which helps buyers transition from single-family home to condominium living. The two available units include a 2,231-sq-ft, single-bedroom home on the market for $1,995,000 (down from the original list price of $2,175,000). The residence also includes a media room with fireplace, covered patio, large living room, kitchen, and large walk-in closet, as well as a powder room and full master bath. The larger available unit is 2,536 sq. ft., with a guest suite that has a separate entrance from the courtyard. The guest suite also connects to the main residence, which features air conditioning, 12-foot ceilings, a gourmet kitchen and walk-in pantry, a master bedroom with fireplace and full bath, and large living/dining area, and a powder room off the entry. The condo is on the market for $2,687,500, down from the original list price of $2,795,000. El Andaluz is located at 531 Chapala Street. For more information, contact the listing agents: JoAnn Mermis and Wes St. Clair at (805) 879-5033 for the 1-bedroom unit, and Pamela Taylor (805) 895-6541 for the 2-bedroom space.
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UPCLOSE
by jacquelyn De Longe
Taking a closer look at the people, places, and things that make Santa Barbara so unique. This freelance writer’s credits include newspapers, magazines, and copywriting. When Jacquelyn is not writing, practicing Pilates or yoga, you can find her chasing her two kids and dogs around Santa Barbara. Contact Jacquelyn at www. delongewrites.com
Ghoulish Groans and Rattling Bones
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s Halloween approaches, the seemingly peaceful country drive winding through the San Ynez Valley takes an eerie turn in the Danishinspired Village of Solvang. Darkness and danger eclipse this quaint tourist town as terrifying ghouls, beastly monsters, and creepy dolls come to life October 30-31, frightening and thrilling guests at the Solvang Festival Theater. For the past 22 years the Solvang Parks and Rec has hosted an elaborate
Halloween Haunted House, drawing more than 2,500 visitors annually through its spooky doors. This year’s “The Doll House” is a no blood/no gore haunt that takes place Halloween weekend and is sure to rattle even the steeliest nerves; a horrifying 30,000-square-foot nightmare of disheveled dolls staring with lifeless glassy eyes, in search of companions doomed to spend eternity with them trapped in the dismantled doll factory.
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(The idea is enough to make me lock up my daughter’s dolls in the closet until Thanksgiving.) Jump out of your skin with the rattling chains and ghoulish groans of the undead lurking in the dark corners of this classic haunted house. There they hide waiting to pounce on their next unsuspecting victim, eliciting squeals of fear and delight and sending hearts racing. This live performance is produced by Solvang Parks & Rec director Fred Lageman, who creates, builds, directs, and performs with more than 70 volunteers in the Halloween haunt. “It’s been a new theme every year except we’ve done clowns twice, but the two haunts were quite different. This year’s theme evolved from our haunt two years ago, The Asylum. We had a ward that treated patients for their fears, one of those fears was the unnatural fear of dolls.” While the haunted house is geared toward adults, there is an early performance at 6 pm just for the kiddos; there is also a local Halloween street fair that takes place outside the theater both nights. Sounds like a festive spooky time for the whole family. Head over the hill to Solvang – if you dare! Muahahahaha!
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CINEMA SCOPE
by James Luksic A longtime writer, editor and film critic, James has worked
nationwide for several websites and publications – including the Dayton Daily News, Key West Citizen, Topeka Capital-Journal and Santa Ynez Valley Journal. California is his eighth state. When he isn’t watching movies or sports around the Central Coast, you can find James writing and reading while he enjoys coffee and bacon, or Coke and pizza.
Ghost Busting and Kasbah Rocking
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nyone who has endured enough hum-drum normalcy and inactivity from the Paranormal Activity series has the right to remain silent about its latest installment, The Ghost Dimension; in the same vein, nobody could be faulted for avoiding Vin Diesel’s growls and grunts in something called The Last Witch Hunter. For a comedic reprieve, cast your gaze to Afghanistan, where Bill Murray – once in the ghost business himself – lets loose in Rock the Kasbah, and does so without apologizing to band members of The Clash. By the time this Sentinel gets published, this critic will have tracked down elusive Steve Jobs, and shall clear space for downloading a synopsis in the next edition. Judging by the latest box-office receipts, I’m among the few American film-goers who haven’t seen Goosebumps (which would give me anything but). Time was found, however, for the disturbing drama 99 Homes – neither distinctive nor outstanding – wherein Andrew Garfield seems at home as an American maintenance man while Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) proves plausible as the no-nonsense real estate broker; Laura Dern has, by now, worn out the role of forsaken mother. “Indie” director Ramin Bahrani overcomes a dull premise (about evictions and morality) and keeps the action cooking, despite the fact I had bigger films to fry. Speaking of which:
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in the name of espionage and negotiations – while his foot soldiers in front of the camera shoulder the substantial script with refined ease. Headliner Hanks and the director excel at slicing like Ginsu masters through intricate elements, taking care not to prolong scenes while preserving their significance. Faithful cinematographer Janusz Kamiński dazzles with a kaleidoscope of filtered sunshine, battleship greys and business-suit blues, as well as atmospheric snowfalls abroad. What’s more, it’s encouraging to see British stage veteran Marc Rylance granted such a substantial role, which he tinges with understated joviality when asked why he isn’t nervous: “Would it help?”
Bloody Good
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uillermo del Toro’s new supernatural mystery, Crimson Peak, refers not only to a secluded mountaintop mansion atop red clay but also the blood spilled therein. As Edith, the love-struck but spooked heroine, Mia Wasikowska reunites with Lawless co-star Jessica Chastain (concurrently in The Martian), who ostensibly portrays the devoted sister of Edith’s husband Tom Hiddleston (Thor: The Dark World). Adding support is Charlie Hunnam (from del Toro’s Pacific Rim) as a scholarly suitor of the new bride, with whom he loses touch. For every peak, there’s indeed a valley or two: it stands to reason that an old-fashioned “ghost” story is prone to sputter due to its extensive setup and get bogged down in dialogue. Unlike most of his inferior contemporaries, however, del Toro conjures up subtle scares and haunting imagery the conventional and preferable way: with literary intelligence, polished discourse, and enchanting set pieces. Time and again, the director demonstrates uncommon savvy and vision doing so – naturally because the movie is a period piece – without the lazy modernday novelties of cellphones, hand-held videocams, and Skype (recently used ad nauseum in The Visit). In turn, chills and thrills are effectively sustained modestly with mood lighting, proficient camerawork, and eerie manifestations. When the climax unspools amid the stark crimson-and-white outdoors, del Toro – as one would expect from an artist of his caliber – saves the finest phantom for last.
Spy Guy
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teven Spielberg returns to his war-is-hell zone with Bridge of Spies, co-written by the esteemed Coen brothers, and set chiefly in Germany during the Cold War. The filmmakers join forces with Tom Hanks, a New York attorney summoned by CIA operatives to negotiate a swap of prisoners – explicitly a convicted spy (Mark Rylance), a downed U.S. pilot, and a college student caught in no-man’s land. As the good wife, Amy Ryan won’t hesitate to ask our hero what “business” he must conduct abroad – within the walls of Berlin, no less. Here and there, Spielberg can’t resist his token indulgences, feeling a need to sprinkle in a pinch of corny, feel-good moments (e.g., attentive strangers on a train) that may cause certain viewers to say, “Uh oh” and “Awwww” with or without their eyes welling up. Such complaints, however, are akin to picking nits. Without fail, Spielberg marches confidently and expertly orchestrates the nuanced proceedings – all
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