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Oh, Oahu: Richard Mineards and SB Polo Club sponsor Cat Pollon traverse Hawaiian islands, P. 6

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P.11 • SEEN AROUND TOWN, P.14 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 38

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SHE SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE Here’s The Scoop owners Bob & Ellie Patterson move their 12-year-old gelateria upstairs in Coast Village Plaza; more major changes to the building yet to come (Story on page 12) ‪

Ragtime After Time

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Granada Theatre spotlights show’s revival, with Marcia Milgrom Dodge in director’s chair, p.26

Junior League of SB gathers for masquerade gala featuring “Woman of the Year” Megan Rheinschild, p.32

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Guest Editorial Bob Hazard explores two recent, separate incidents – a bicyclist’s accident and guest speaker John Unzueta – and how each story impacts Montecito 6 Montecito Miscellany Ellen’s big shots; Eric Schmidt at Pentagon; Oprah’s weight; Richard in Hawaii; West of the West; Montecito Bank & Trust; Be A Hero for Kids; SB Choral Society; SB History Forum lecture; and Geraldo Rivera dancing; Katy and Orlando 8 Letters to the Editor Joel Maloney on Punta Gorda project; Cotty Chubb replies about the presidential race; Larry Bond on political “protests”; and Archie McLaren writes about the White House Chef Dinner 11 This Week Easter and Triduum; spring cooking; The New Yorker; free music; Carp treasure hunt; Easter services; Chaucer’s book signing; track and field clinic; library closed; painting at botanical garden; prayer retreat; benefit event; CALM luncheon; Himalayan breathing; birds and salt marsh; Day of Healing; mission treasures; fire prevention chipping schedule; art classes; brain fitness; Adventuresome Aging; Story Time; Italian talk; farmers market; artisans market; and Cars & Coffee Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 12 Village Beat Kelly Mahan gets the scoop on Here’s The Scoop and Girls Inc. of Carp’s “Women of Inspiration” luncheon 14 Seen Around Town Lynda Millner chronicles Lobero Theatre Associates’ “Hats Off” luncheon; surgeon Michael Sarr; and the Junior League of SB gala 21 Ernie’s World Ernie Witham prepares for the upcoming CALM Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon, slated for Saturday, April 2, with his latest book, Where are Pat and Ernie Now?

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23 Your Westmont Jeff Schloss speaks at the Good Friday Breakfast on March 25; a lecture March 29 examines marriage through “Middlemarch”; Warriors pitches tosses a no-no; and men’s polo returns to national championship 26 On Entertainment Steven Libowitz converses with Marcia Milgrom Dodge, director of the Ragtime revival; insight from Gary Burton about Mack Avenue SuperBand’s March 31 show at Lobero 28 Benefits of the Week “Do You Believe in Magic” is the theme of Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara’s fundraiser April 9 29 Our Town Joanne Calitri chronicles musical couple James Van Arsdale and Kimberly Hahn and the recent birth of their first child, Kiki Ren 33 Garden Gossip Lisa Cullen “wades” into the discussion about the drought and water allocation, digging deep to explain how to maintain a bountiful garden 38 Calendar of Events The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Sierra Hull at SOhO; Montecito music; Tesla at Chumash; SB Floor to Air Festival; belly dancers at Wildcat; American Dance & Music all around; and Borealis String Quartet at Mary Craig Auditorium 40 Legal Advertising 41 Movie Guide 45 Real Estate Mark Ashton Hunt presents four more reasons to get serious about buying houses – from School House to Olive Mill roads – each of which is under $6 million Open House Guide 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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GUEST EDITORIAL

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by Bob Hazard

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Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

Saving One Life at a Time In Montecito

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wo events in the last seven days, seemingly unrelated, helped define for me the special character of Montecito, and a few of the many inspirational reasons we all chose to live here in this community.

Last Friday, an injured bicyclist tumbled down 100 feet from the Romero Canyon Trail about a mile and a half from the top of East Camino Cielo.

Montecito Fire responded from the Romero Canyon trailhead on Bella Vista Drive, hiking four to five miles up the trail to the injured bicyclist. Meanwhile, a good Samaritan hiker on cell phone directed the Santa Barbara County Fire and sheriff’s Search and Rescue team members down the trail from East Camino Cielo to the crash site, where an emergency helicopter was able to lower rescue personnel. The patient was packaged and transported by helicopter to Cottage Hospital. Well-done by our teams of front-line responders in saving another life, with little praise and a lot of professional training.

The John Unzueta Story

In a less dramatic, but similarly uplifting experience last Thursday night, a student guest speaker addressing donors from our local Scholarship Foundation, told the story of how his life was saved in a very different way by local mentors and caring contributors. John Unzueta, now a senior at Westmont College, explained to the audience how he had grown up in a dysfunctional family where education was not a priority.

He described himself as an impulsive kid who was not afraid of getting in trouble. In fact, he says, “I was the kid that many teachers in Elementary School had hoped they would never get. I was argumentative and stubborn, to put it mildly. I vividly remember being sent to the principal’s office and the calls to my parents, who were not pleased.”

John’s parents separated while he was in junior high school. His father lost his job and their home to debt, while John lost his father to alcohol addiction. With no family income, college was not on the radar.

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What saved John’s life was the influence of community mentors in teaching him what are the really important lessons in life. First it was Mrs. Morse in elementary school, who taught him when he said, “I can’t” to change it to “I can’t yet.” Mrs. Morse convinced him that the world is at his fingertips; all he had to do is reach out and grasp it.”

In high school, two additional mentors, Jamie DeVries and Miquel Milendrez, took a personal interest in John during hard times at home. Mr. DeVries taught John that genuine affection and investment in relationships are where one finds the greatest satisfaction and success in life.

“Mr. Milendrez taught me to be quick to listen and slow to anger, something I had struggled with while growing up as an impulsive kid who wasn’t afraid of getting in trouble. At San Marcos High School, I learned about REACH, the Orfalea Foundation program, which provides college scholarship opportunities through the Scholarship Foundation, which financially assists more than 2,000 students in our local communities each year.”

Helping Those Who Help Themselves

The Orfalea program offered John and eight fellow students a youth leadership opportunity to spend a month in Montana on building teamwork and leading without fear. Rising at 6 am and backpacking for 10 hours in the wilderness allowed him to find out who he was when given the responsibility to lead a team that was physically tired and mentally discouraged. John discovered that life is never easy, but an attitude of long-term learning and service to others makes the path much easier.

John then joined the Partners in Education internship program, serving in a local radiology firm, performing MRIs and CAT scans where he learned two things: how to build concrete lab skills and how to act with empathy and integrity toward emotionally distraught patients. Working as an intern and playing basketball at San Marcos, while attaining a 4.0 grade-point average in his last two years of high school, enabled John – with scholarship funding assistance – to attend his dream school, Westmont College, where he found an emotionally stimulating learning environment focused on meeting community needs.

“All this has taught me that emotional maturity and hard work are the keys to reaching success, but this journey cannot be made without the love and commitment of the community in helping others to reach their full potential.”

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by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News.

He moved to Montecito nine years ago.

TV Fun for All, Big and Small

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t has been a week of decided highs and lows for Montecito TV talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres.

Her new NBC show, Little Big Shots, a variety program featuring talented youngsters, including musicians, singers, and dancers, co-produced with with fellow talk-show anchor Steve Harvey, attracted nearly 15 million viewers with its weekend debut.

But a game show, inspired by a segment on her Burbank-based show, has been cancelled by the HLN network before airing a single episode – even though 65 have already been made.

Heads Up! – which sees the former Oscars host try to guess words or phrases her celebrity guests act out – was so popular that it led to the creation of a smartphone app.

And a series based on the idea, hosted by Loni Love and produced

by Ellen, was intended to air on the cable network from Monday through Friday.

But a network spokesman has confirmed the program has been shelved and will not air at all on HLN, according to Variety.

However, Telepictures, which produced Heads Up! with Ellen’s A Very Good Production company, could find a home for the show somewhere else.

But the news is the latest sign of trouble for HLN, a sister station to CNN, which lost chief executive Albie Hecht in November.

Hecht, a former executive at Spike and Nickelodeon, had joined the former Headline News two years ago to guide the network toward a social media hub.

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Two Worlds Collide

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f anything I wrote in my previous letter to the editor (“Good To Be Back” MJ #22/10) could be construed as suggesting Mr. Iannelli harbors racist tendencies, I deeply regret it. Not my intention and not my point.

I don’t question his character. (And I never said I thought his letter was “tedious.” Hilarious, yes.)

The current Republican front-runner, however, may or not “be” racist, but there can be little doubt that his appeal to the racist element in American society is real and profound. If it weren’t so sad, and so dangerous, it would be amusing to watch the very same Republicans who, since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, have taken over the State houses of the South and indeed the Congress try to pretend they’re horrified.

How are your stalwart Republican readers handling the cognitive dissonance?

Sure, they’re going to fight “Trumpism” (so says Mitt), but Trumpism is just the acute phase of

chronic Republicanism. I’d believe them if any one of them had shown any courage or intellectual rigor in the past decade. But no, it’s all “climate change is a conspiracy of scientists,” “cutting taxes on the rich creates jobs,” “deficits create inflation,” and the way to “save Social Security” is to cut benefits now, now, now. That each of these is demonstrably false doesn’t matter.

The only Republican president I’ve greatly admired in the 20th and 21st centuries is Theodore Roosevelt. (I liked Ike, too, for his prescient warning on the military industrial complex.)

T.R., at least, recognized the obligations of citizenship, the dangers of the “malefactors of great wealth” and the powerful threat inherent in corporations assuming political power.

It may be that my mind will melt watching the devastation to the American idea wrought by Mr. Trump.

These next six months will be intensely painful, watching an ignorant but entertaining demagogue seek to take the reins of our Republic’s power.

But I have to find the laughter where it lays. The editorial response to my letter suggesting that the Senate Republicans are discharging their Constitutional duty by refusing to hold hearings on an elected president’s Supreme Court nominee brought to mind the wonderful BEK cartoon of several years ago in The New Yorker — a bullet-headed man standing in his office, on the phone, looking down at a desk calendar, saying, “How about never? Does never work for you?”

May happy days be here again, and soon.

Cotty Chubb Montecito (Editor’s note: We simply choose to live in two different worlds, Mr. Chubb.

You see nothing wrong apparently, with the Senate under Harry Reid’s Democrat leadership refusing to do its Constitutional duty by not even voting on a budget for five years straight, yet find it disturbing that Republicans do not wish to turn the Supreme Court into a liberal-now, liberal-forever bastion of Constitutional erosion. Very few sentient humans believe that if the tables were turned (Republican president, Democrat Senate) Democrats wouldn’t do exactly the same thing; that is, put off a vote until upcoming elections make clear who will retain or gain power. Oh well, thanks to YouTube and the blogosphere, hacks from both parties can’t get away with the stuff they formerly could. – J.B.)

More Collisions

Violence in the Holy Land Then and Now

The violent protests at Trump rallies that are being blamed on supporters of Bernie Sanders are flying under a false banner. They are not Sanders supporters by-and-large. This is an

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operation directed by supporters of Hillary Clinton, paid for by George Soros and MoveOn.org, and by David Brock at Media Matters for America, also funded by George Soros.

The idea here, very clearly, is to divide the Sanders economic voters from Trump, i.e. those voters who lost their jobs because of NAFTA and the other globalist international trade deals that have screwed this country.

They now realize these voters are potentially – when Sanders is out of the race – Trump voters, and this is an effort to make Trump toxic, to disqualify him as a racist and a bigot.

Hillary understands that Trump would lose the votes of certain establishment Republicans if he were the nominee. But what scares her is his crossover outreach. It has occurred to the Clinton people that Bernie’s economic voters — not his hard-left voters; she’s not going to get them, they’re not going for Hillary –, the blue-collar folks who have been left out of the new-world-order economy, are a ripe target for Trump. She is petrified of that, so these demonstrations against Trump featuring “Bernie supporters” solves two problems at once: it helps knock down Bernie, because these people are involved in violence, and it also disqualifies Trump, by portraying him as a racist and a bigot.

The whole thing is a kabuki dance.

It is very important that Trump understand it’s not the Sanders campaign disrupting his rallies; that this is most likely a Hillary Clinton operation, whose campaign benefits enormously by this tactic: 1) It re-orients the issue away from economics toward race, away from economic issues and toward ethnic conflicts;

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2) It identifies Sanders with violent supporters; 3) It identifies Trump with racism and violence by his having black “Bernie supporters” (of which there are few) disrupting Trump’s rallies; 4) While it smears both Sanders and Trump, it leaves Hillary herself unscathed.

All of which makes sense and is entirely in character for Hillary Clinton.

Therefore, I believe it.

Most readers are probably also aware of the recent semi-clandestine meeting on an island off the coast of Georgia, a short distance from Jekyll Island. The meeting was called by top Republicans to brainstorm on how to stop Trump and they reportedly raised a war chest of $40 million. You can hire a lot of “demonstrators” for that kind of money. Rumors are that some 500 additional similar demonstrations are planned with increasing intensity in the coming months.

I can visualize this getting very ugly, with the differences of racial makeup between Trump supporters and the so-called demonstrators. We have also been subjected to, over the last couple of years, the divisive, racially charged rhetoric emanating from the White House. If I were a “conspiracy theorist,” I would be wondering if this is all planned to create anarchy so that Obama can declare Marshal Law so that he can stay in power a la his hero, FDR. Stranger things have happened.

Larry Bond Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Democrats floated the same kind of paranoia about George W. Bush, Marshal Law, and all, so there’s no need to go there; it ain’t going to happen.

But, we like the rest of your suppositions.

– J.B.)

Dinner with White House Chef

Montecito’s Graholm Estate will be the site of a unique dinner presented by the Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation on August 21 featuring former White House chef (under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush) John Moeller. Graholm, built in 1918, is one of Montecito’s original “hilltop” estates; it was owned by David Gray, an early investor in the Ford Motor Company and its first president, and designed by architect Roland Sauter.

Most Montecito residents probably know the estate better as the Brooks Institute of Photography (1952-2010).

Allen and Anne Sides, hosts for this special evening, purchased the property in 2011 and have spent the last five years renovating the house and grounds back into a private residence.

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& Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he studied in the Culinary Arts program and graduated in 1981. After finishing his studies, he stayed in Providence for the next few years until making a move to France, where he studied French at the University of Dijon and worked the grape harvests in 1984 and 1985 in the village of Meursault in Burgundy.

He also worked in several restaurants in the area and then took a six-month training in Brittany on the west coast of France before departing Europe in the fall of 1986 to take a chef position at a resort on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He remained there until the June 1987, whereupon he returned to the United States and worked in several restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area until becoming White House chef in 1992. He is author of Dining at the White House, which was published in September 2013 and went on to win three major book awards in 2014: Gold for Best Autobiography, Gold for Best Cook Book, and Silver for Best Celebrity Memoir.

I am pleased to let your readers know that this White House Chef Dinner, presented by the Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation, will be hosted by me, as Central Coast Wine Classic founder & chairman, and that there remains a small number of available seats available. Local vintners involved are: Richard Sanford, Fred Brander, Jim Clendenen, Bob Lindquist, Bion Rice, Dick Dore, and Bill Wathen. Cost is $500 per person ($250 per person Fair Market value for tax purposes).

Anyone interested in joining us should contact me directly at archie. wineclassic@gmail.com.

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This Week in and around Montecito

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Spring Cooking Demo Celebrated Montecito chef Valerie Rice shares secrets of versatile recipes that bring the best tastes of spring to your table.

Cooking demonstration followed by a three-course family-style dinner.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: Four Seasons Resort The

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Celebrate the Easter Mysteries of Triduum Experience the Christian High Holy days from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. In song, word, and action, pray the rituals of the Triduum.

The event will be led by a team including Reverends Suzanne Dunn, Jeannette Love, cantor Christine Fahrenbach, and liturgical artist Linda Ekstrom.

When: 4 pm today until noon on Sunday, March 27 Where: 800 El Bosque Road Cost: $425 for residents, $325 for commuters Info: www.lacasademaria.org Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road FRIDAY, MARCH 25 Free Music Santa Barbara’s David Courtenay, is playing his soulful, heartfelt tunes live in concert. Backed by his supporting band members, Courtenay gets the good vibes flowing for a musical performance that should not be missed.

When: 6 pm Where: Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes Street Cost: free, age 21+ SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley

Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry, furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more.

When: 8 am Where: 956 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 Free Music David Courtenay is playing his soulful, heartfelt tunes live in concert.

Backed by his supporting band members, Courtenay gets the good vibes flowing.

When: 9 pm Where: Dargan’s, 18 W. Ortega Street Cost: free, age 21+ SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Easter Services El Montecito Presbyterian, 1455 East Valley Road, 8:30 am & 10 am All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 83 Eucalyptus Lane, 8 am & 10 am Montecito Covenant, 671 Cold Spring Road, 8:15 am, 10 am, 11:45 am Children’s Easter Egg Hunt Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 1300 East Valley Road, 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, & 12:30 pm MONDAY, MARCH 28 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Santa Barbara Native Cassandra Cleghorn for a reading from her new book of poetry, Four Weathercocks.

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Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $99 per person Info & Reservations: 565-8237 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 Free Youth Track & Field Clinic Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC) is organizing its fourth annual Santa Barbara Youth Track and Field Clinic coached by some of the World’s Greatest Track & Field athletes, including numerous Olympians. The Youth Clinic is a free event for children ages 7-14 and it will take place at the Westmont College Track & Field Complex. Along with coaching instruction from other professional athletes and SBTC’s Olympic hopefuls, the children will learn to run, jump, and throw in preparation for the Inaugural Sam Adams Youth TriChallenge, which will be a series of three events taking place on Saturday, April 2, during the Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational. No preregistration is necessary for the free youth clinic.

When: 5 pm Where: 955 La Paz Road Info: Justine Diaz at justine@bringbackthemile.com THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Libraries Closed All Santa Barbara Public Libraries are closed for Cesar Chavez Day FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Painting the Natives Painting enthusiasts are invited to the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden to learn how to capture the structure and beauty of native wildflowers in vibrant

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When: 9:30 am to 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031 Benefit Event One On One Fitness is sponsoring an event to raise funds for the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center. The event includes a functional training fitness class with TRX, kettle bells, Krank Cycle, mat Pilates, cardio, yoga, and more.

When: 10 to 11 am Where: 1809 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Suite B Info: 969-9107 CALM Luncheon The CALM Auxiliary hosts the 30th Annual Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon to benefit CALM’s programs to help prevent child abuse, and treat children and families who have suffered from violence and abuse.

When: Book sales and signing will begin at 10 am; lunch will be served at 11:45 am, and author interviews will begin at 12:45 pm.

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Village Beat

by Kelly Mahan

has been Editor at Large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito Kelly and beyond. She is also a licensed Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Calcagno & Hamilton team. She can be reached at Kelly@montecitojournal.net.

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n the eve of celebrating their 12th year in business, Here’s the Scoop owners Bob and Ellie Patterson are saying goodbye to their current space and moving upstairs next to Giovanni’s Pizza, a move that has been in the making for nearly a year. “We are so happy to finally be making this move. It’s a new chapter for us,” Ellie told us earlier next week, while giving

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During chat time, ladies and gentlemen too were busy buying raffle tickets and choosing which box to put them in for the drawing. Gil Rosas was on the piano and Lisa was signing books, with half of the proceeds going to support the Lobero. Co-chairs Joan Crossland and Holly Murphy were meeting and greeting one of their largest crowds.

Board president Janet McCann explained, “The associates have been around since 1972 and raised over $1 million for various Theatre projects. The focus this year will be on supporting youth outreach programs,

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Schmidt, who is now executive chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and a tech adviser to the president, will select 12 people to bring in new technology concepts.

The new board is Carter’s latest effort to kick-start innovation across the U.S. military by building bridges to the U.S. technology industry.

Carter and Schmidt will focus on selecting people who have led large private and public organizations, and excelled at identifying and adopting new technology concepts, says the Pentagon.

Best West The Arlington was positively heaving for the world premiere of Montecito filmmaker Sam Tyler’s latest documentary West of the West:

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The workshop will be taught by Swami Vidyadhishananda, a Himalayan monk who is a kriyayogi and meditation master from the combined heritage of rishi sages and nath yogis.

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Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music.

A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public.

When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free SUNDAY, APRIL 3 Birds of Carpinteria Salt Marsh Carpinteria Salt Marsh protects one of California’s few remaining coastal estuaries. The Carpinteria Salt Marsh is a haven for migrating birds, the foundation for much of the local food chain, as well as a nursery for marine fish. At least 190 bird species, including some threatened or endangered species, have been recorded at the Marsh.

Enjoy a morning of bird watching with Land Trust Conservation manager and expert birder Bruce Reitherman.

Possible sightings of interest include the Belding savanna sparrow, kingfisher, osprey, peregrine falcon, egrets, herons, terns, and shorebirds of many kinds. Maybe even catch a glimpse of a roadrunner or the resident red fox that now inhabits the marsh. Bring binoculars and a spotting scope if you have one, or borrow some from Bruce when you arrive for views that are up close and personal.

Beginners to experts will all find something to like and learn on this excursion to one of California’s most threatened habitats. Come and enjoy a pleasant walk among birds of shore and sea, or gather to discuss the fate of California’s coastal ecology in a world where sea level is on the rise.

When: 7:45 am Where: 500 Sand Point Road Cost: $25 A Day of Healing Gloria Kaye, Ph.D., presents a day to learn to address many health issues outside of traditional medicine, including assessing imbalances, herbs and homeopathic remedies, and therapeutic yoga stretches.

When: 10 am to 4:30 pm Where: 4690 Carpinteria Ave, Ste. A, Carpinteria Cost: $175 Info: 701-0363 Mission Treasures A tour to learn about the Mission’s architecture, artwork, and some of its greatest treasures in areas not normally open to the public. All proceeds support the Mission and SB Archive-Library.

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When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Rd Local Artisans Market When: 3 to 7 pm Where: La Cumbre Plaza, 121 South Hope Avenue Info: www.localartisansmarket.com SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in the upper village outside Montecito Village Grocery to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire.

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“Yes,” I said (never say “no” to a publisher). Turns out, I was short.

So we “had” to take two more trips last fall. And, just a few days ago, I received copies of my new book: Where are Pat and Ernie Now? I will be a panelist and presenting the book at the CALM Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon Saturday, April 2, at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort.

Following is a short excerpt from the chapter about Normandy, France: …We headed northeast from Mont Saint-Michel to Bayeux to see a tapestry that told the story of William the Conqueror fighting the Battle of Hastings and defeating Anglo-Saxon King Harold, Earl of Wessex. This battle – which occurred in the year 1066 – was formidable, as it marked the beginning of the Norman conquest of England.

But first, before any conquest of any kind, it was time to eat – again.

We stopped at a pizzeria not far from the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. We were told the pizzas were individual size, but they were as big as a regular-sized pizza in Santa Barbara.

Mine had a sunny-side-up egg in the middle. In the countryside, the French put eggs on everything. Pat got a pizza made of three Normandy cheeses. There were huge pads of cheese, some of it the ever-popular stinky cheese varietal. I had never seen so much cheese on a pizza!

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“Wait, did he just say, ‘as depicted on Panel 8’? I’m still on Panel 2.” I tried pausing the audio and starting over, but there was no pause or stop button. “Now they’re on Panel 11.

My ears don’t work that fast.”

People passed me. “Pardon.

Pardon. Pardon.”

I was ready to throw the headset just to see if that would make it stop.

But Pat went back to the beginning and got two new headsets, and we tried again. It was still way too fast, but I think I got most of it: “Harold was crowned King of England, even though he swore an oath of fealty to Willy the C. Harold must have had his fingers crossed or something. Not wanting to break the news himself, Harry sends a messenger to France. Willy doesn’t take it all that well. He built an invasion fleet and crossed the channel, landing near Hastings.

Probably had a bit of Hastings pudding, though I didn’t see that on the tapestry. Willy throws a banquet in his own honor. The Normans built a small castle for defense, burned down some houses that were in way of the invasion, and then the Norman army advances. Big messy battle, with severed heads all over the tapestry, but the Normans outflanked the Saxons, so Willy rallies all his men who still have heads for a final charge. Harry gets killed in the battle, Willy is named King.

Fade out.”

“Actually,” said my historian wife, “you nailed it – in your own Ernie kind of way…”

A large percentage of all book sales are donated to CALM, so I hope to see many of you at the Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon.

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Takes from California’s Channels Islands, which he made with director-writer Peter Seaman and producer Brent Sumner.

The film, which features 14 tales from the eight islands 12 miles off our shores, will be shown on PBS in due course, as three one-hour programs.

The project was three years in the making and cost almost $450,000, raised from a Kickstarter campaign and grants from the Hutton Parker and Kirby-Jones foundations and many others, involving 70 days of shooting.

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Dr. Cheri Larsen Hoeckley lectures March 29

by Scott Craig (photos by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Schloss Headlines YMCA Breakfast

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eff Schloss, who directs the Center of Faith, Ethics and Life Sciences and is T.B. Walker professor in the natural and behavioral sciences at Westmont, speaks at the Channel Islands YMCA’s 39th annual Good Friday Breakfast on Friday, March 25, at 7 am at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort. Tickets to the breakfast cost $50. To purchase tickets, visit www. ciymca.org/good-friday-breakfast or call (805) 687-7720, ext. 267.

With the theme Keeping Hope Alive, the breakfast will focus on the significance of the death of Jesus Christ.

The morning will include breakfast, inspirational music, and community fellowship.

“What a privilege to be invited to speak at the Good Friday breakfast,” Schloss says. “I look forward to reflecting together on issues of faith and to sharing something of my personal story with the Santa Barbara community.”

A former surf bum and college dropout, Schloss returned to school after a life-changing experience with Christ, eventually graduating from Wheaton College and doing doctoral work at the University of Michigan and Washington University Internationally known for his scholarship on interactions between evolutionary theory and religious faith, he has co-edited several major books on this topic. Schloss, who has been teaching at Westmont since 1981, has lectured and held fellowships in programs at Wheaton, Michigan, Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Notre Dame. He currently serves as senior scholar for the BioLogos Foundation, an international organization advocating harmony between faith and science.

Dr. Jeff Schloss speaks at the Good Friday Breakfast on March 25

Marriage and Middlemarch

Cheri Larsen Hoeckley, professor of English at Westmont, examines the expectation of marriage through George Eliot’s novel Middlemarch in a lecture titled “Marriage Law Reform, Singleness, and Middlemarch” on Tuesday, March 29, at 7 pm in Hieronymus Lounge at Westmont’s Kerrwood Hall. The Gender Studies Lecture is free and open to the public.

“I hope the talk will give the audience some grounds for considering cultural imperatives around marriage, and where some of the roots of those imperatives begin and how we might imagine other plots for our lives,” Larsen Hoeckley says.

Larsen Hoeckley, who has taught at Westmont since 1997, is a specialist in Victorian studies and gender studies. Her current projects concern the intersection of faith, gender, and sexuality. She graduated from UC Riverside, earned a Master of Arts at the University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate at UC Berkeley. She edited Shakespeare’s Heroines (Broadview,

2005) and authored The Dynamics of Forgiveness and Poetics in Adelaide Procter’s “Homeless” (Literature Compass 2014).

“The early 20th-century novelist Virginia Woolf called ‘Middlemarch’ ‘the first novel written in English for grown-ups,’ Larsen Hoeckley says.

“So, I think anyone who has ever loved a novel or thought about being married will find something interesting in this talk. It will help to have read Middlemarch, but it won’t be necessary.”

Baseball Breaking Records

Westmont pitcher Daniel Butler threw a no-hitter March 18 at Russ Carr Field as the Warriors beat Golden State Athletic Conference foe Arizona

Christian 6-0. This was just the second no-hitter in Westmont history.

Steve Kampsen no-hit Long Beach State on March 7, 1977, in a 5-0 win.

Butler, who improved his record to 6-0, has thrown nine innings each of his last three games, lowering his ERA to 1.45. On March 15, the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll ranked Westmont No. 6, the highest in the college’s NAIA DI history. The GSACleading Warriors travel to Costa Mesa on March 23-24 to play three games against No. 18 Vanguard, which is two games behind Westmont in the GSAC standings.

Polo Rides High

The Westmont men’s polo team, which beat Stanford 19-3 on March 20 at the Central Coast Polo Club in San Luis Obispo to earn the 2016 USPA Western Regional Intercollegiate Championship, gallops into the USPA National Intercollegiate Championship at the University of Connecticut April 4-10. The Warriors won national titles in 2013 and 2014.

The team, comprised of Hank Uretz, Tony Uretz, and Michael Esparza, is coached by John Westley, owner of the Santa Barbara Polo School. Men’s polo teams from the University of Virginia, Cornell, and Texas A&M have also qualified for nationals. •MJ

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State Street eatery just feet away from the theater, attracted a tsunami of bold-faced names including author T.C. Boyle, Palmer and Susan Jackson, Larry and Nancy Koppelman, Natalie Orfalea, Jess and Robyn Parker, Randy and Wendy Weiss, George Leis, mayor Helene Schneider, Marybeth Carty, Seth Hammond, and Geoff and Alison Rusack.

Weight for It...

Our rarefied enclave’s most famous resident, Oprah Winfrey, is showing off her weight loss on the latest cover of her eponymous Hearst magazine, alongside nine “real” women who are also working to drop the pounds.

The 62-year-old invited a group of non-famous females to join her on the cover of O Magazine, for the first time in honor of April’s “Best Body’ issue.

Oprah has lost at least 26 pounds since she started with Weight Watchers in August.

“This month, I join forces with a legion of women, all of us declaring a win-win for our bodies and ourselves,” Oprah explains in the new issue.

“Because I know for sure, with age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.”

The media mogul, who became a part owner of Weight Watchers in October, went on to say she has completely changed her outlook on weight loss.

“Gone, for me, as the ways of wanting to be thin, to fit into anything other than my best body and best life.”

Oprah looks radiant on the cover as she flaunts her new slimmed-down figure in a form-fitting black top and a black, white, and red skirt from the Michael Kors Collection, that is cinched with a black belt.

“My own struggles with the scale are well-known,” she says. “I’ve never believed in hiding them. What I do believe in is strength in numbers. And so when I resolved that 2016 would be the year I got healthy for the long haul, I asked some women to join me.”

Oprah went on to say that, like her, the nine women pictured alongside her have also “turned to food when the going’s gotten tough when they have been overworked, overwhelmed, angry, sad, and hurting. And like me, they’ve realized that what tastes, in the moment, like comfort really isn’t.”

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Cleese Wades in Despite or perhaps because of his poor marital track record, former Monty Python star John Cleese is determined to show the world he has a chivalrous side.

The thrice-divorced actor and former longtime Montecito resident has leapt to the defense of his fourth • The Voice of the Village •

wife, jewelry designer Jennifer Wade, after one of his many social media followers criticized her recent photo shoot for the luxury beachwear label Pink House Mustique, one of my favorite holiday clothing purveyors owned by Lotty Bunbury, sister of the Marchioness of Northampton.

Referring to the picture posted online by John, in which Jennifer, 44, sports a limited-edition silk-hooded top, the American follower, known only as Ken, had the temerity to suggest it has been digitally enhanced.

“That’s a severely Photoshopped waist. Incidentally, can someone create an image of a giant foot to fall on this pic? Much obliged!”

Despite the fact that “Ken” has only 23 followers in the world, the sensitive 76-year-old Fawlty Towers comedian felt compelled to deliver a withering riposte, which he shared with his 5.2 million online fans.

“Are you prepared to put your money where your mouth is?” he challenged. “Because I maintain you’re talking with your head up your a***.”

Soon after, the hapless writer deleted his disparaging remark.

Mahalo!

To Oahu, my first trip to Hawaii, with Santa Barbara Polo Club sponsor, Cat Pollon, staying at the beautiful Diamond Head beachfront home of David and Molly Borthwick.

The 10-day trip also included bunking at one of the island’s oldest hotels, the Royal Hawaiian, known as the Pink Palace, built in 1927, when the hosting couple had to leave for San Francisco for a presentation at the Fairmont on Nob Hill to Molly’s brother-in-law, Charlie Munger Jr. After lunch with celebrity crimper Paul Brown, who has been clipping locks for 46 years, at the historic Pacific Club, built in 1851, much of our time was spent at the Outrigger Canoe Club, founded in 1908, where we also watched the impressive fireworks display for Honolulu Festival Day. Lunch at Buzz’s was a must, even for presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and their respective wives, who have a special table in the low-key eatery, while pupus at the Halekulani watching hula dancer Kanoe Miller, who studied under the late hula mistress Ma’iki Aiu Lake, made for another pleasant evening.

But the undoubted highlight, for me at least, was a visit to Shangri La, the idyllic 1930s five-acre estate of the late tobacco heiress, Doris Duke, also on Diamond Head, organized by the Honolulu Museum of Art. The property, which Duke acquired for $100,000 and then spent millions on installing one of the world’s biggest private Islamic art collections of more

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On Entertainment With Ragtime, it’s Her Time

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than ten years.

by Steven Libowitz

Granada. Although she won’t be here, that’s a familiar venue for Dodge, as she was the creative force behind theatrical concert versions of Camelot and My Fair Lady with full live orchestra that played exclusively at the Granada Theatre following productions at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She talked about her journey with Ragtime over the phone from her home last weekend.

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A revival of Ragtime takes place at the Granada

agtime, which shares the hopeful and eventually intertwining stories of an upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician in turn-of-the-century New York – has enjoyed success in three different mediums. E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel won the National Book Critics Circle award and sold 4.5 million copies.

The film version in 1981 received good reviews, and the Broadway musical

in 1998 ran for more than 800 performances and won a Tony for its score, while a 2009 revival received even stronger notices and garnered a bunch more Tony nominations.

A touring version of the show – directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who also helmed the Broadway revival – has more than 100 performances notched on its belt as it arrives in Santa Barbara for two shows on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 29 and 30, at the

Q. You were asked to revisit Ragtime for the Broadway revival. How did that come about and what were they looking for?

A. I was originally invited to do it at the Kennedy Center, with no sights on Broadway at all. Michael Kaiser, who was there at the time, thought it would be the perfect place for major revival.

(Tony Award-winning score writer) Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens had seen my work and (Tony-winning book author) Terrence McNally’s now husband was also a big fan of mine.

They loved my production of Seussical for TheaterWorks USA, which is the complete opposite of Broadway in size and scope. But they asked me to take a look at Ragtime to approach it the same way. At first I thought, “That’s crazy. This is a huge musical.” So I was thrilled, honored, and intimidated. But I understood what they meant – to distill it down and get to the heart of the piece, the people.

That’s what was exciting, to connect to them.

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(805)565-4500 Then I spent a lot of time working with (set designer) Derek MONTECITO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT McLane. The way in was through the BOARD VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT car and the piano – those key props A vacancy on the Governing Board of the Montecito Union School District were the elements for me to get into was created on February 19, 2016. re-imagining the story in this scaled The Governing Board will be filling the vacancy by making a provisional appointment until the next election down way. It was very important to in November 2016. Any person is eligible to be a Governing Board member providing he/she is 18 years of age or older, a resident of the school district, and a registered voter. tell the story in a non-literal way. The best way to do that was to find a way Interested community members are invited to complete a Board Candidate Information Sheet and submit to illustrate the dreams, and outline a cover letter to the Superintendent, Tammy Murphy (385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108), indicating their interest and willingness to serve in this significant public capacity. The Board Candidate Intheir passions. You can’t trash a car formation Sheet and cover letter must be accompanied by a personal resume. The application can be found on stage (as happened in the original) on the Montecito Union School District website at www.montecitou.org or applications are available at the and not have it become the spectacle.

Montecito Union School District Office at 385 San Ysidro Road between 8:00am-4:00pm.

I knew that it had to be sparer, where The final date for submitting applications is 3 p.m. on April 4, 2016. Candidates will be interviewed individthe audience can fill in the blanks as th ually at a special public meeting of the Board on April 11 2016, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The person selected necessary, become collaborators, and will join the Board at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The person appointed shall hold office until the December 2016 Organizational Meeting. help me out in telling the story.

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I know you do a lot of your work of • The Voice of the Village •

getting inside the characters and the story through movement. How did that work in this instance?

We developed specific movements for each of the locations, especially the New Rochelle characters vs. the ones from Harlem. I love telling the story just through the movement so you know who they are even if they don’t open their mouths. I approached that opening number like a ballet. We had them do a rehearsal without singing just to make sure that their behavior, their body language, was very specific, capturing that contrapuntal nature of the way that people move through their lives.

I’m more of a behaviorist as a director/choreographer. I notice how people pick stuff up and react, where they feel things in their body when they’re sad or hurt or excited. That’s how I approached the movement in the storytelling. So it’s not technique – turns, spins, flips, and kicks – it’s about the physicality... But it is abstract, nothing literal. There’s often no architecture coming in to tell you where they are.

It’s all on the actors to endow the space to make it specific.

Now having staged the show three different times, we have a physical score that we teach the same way the music is taught. There are scores for each of the scenes and sequences.

If you pay attention, you’ll see the reason in the movement. Nothing is arbitrary. I took painstaking care in the details to create each scene.

You stuck around to also direct the national tour, which is fairly unusual.

What adjustments did you have to make to accommodate taking Ragtime on the road?

The producer told me I know the show better than anyone, and he wanted my vision for the tour. We didn’t just take the Broadway show and try to squish it in two trucks.

We completely re-imagined it again, based on my version. I needed to start with the piano and the car again, but it’s a brand-new production, with a new designer and sets, costumes, and lighting. It’s about the class system, but smaller spaces, so we made it more of a vertical show so the hierarchy between the haves and have nots is told partially through the levels. with higher levels. We have staircases that we reconfigure to create the different locations, and we also use projections. It’s really fluid, very actor-driven. It’s up and down and spins all over the place, but it’s still very simple, and you still get the sense of height and lording over.

Did E.L. Doctorow ever get to see your version?

Oh, he did. I met with him before

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Helen Macdonald

Grupo Corpo

An Evening with the Author of H Is for Hawk

Paulo Pederneiras, Artistic Director

From Brazil

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“[Macdonald’s words] mimic feathers, so impossibly pretty we don’t notice their astonishing engineering.”

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Benefits of the Week

by Steven Libowitz “Benefits of the Week” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area fundraisers approximately 10 days to three weeks ahead of the event. Unusual themes and galas with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

It’s Magic: Girls Just Want to Have Funds

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o you believe in magic?

The folks over at Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara sure do, especially the ones on the nonprofit’s 100 Committee.

They’re hoping their brand-new fundraiser coming up on Saturday, April 9, will have the magic touch in reaching potential new supporters of the organization that supports girls’ growth.

The benefit “Do You Believe in Magic” – a big gala complete with auctions and a raffle – takes the place of the 100 Committee’s previous annual fund-raising event, explained Stina Hans, who is vice president of the Girls Inc., board of directors and the event’s co-chair with Ginni Dreier. “We have had 30 years of signature luncheons featuring noted keynote speakers held in a different private home every year. They were beautiful, but we’ve been talking on and off about how to get the men more involved, both the core group who work with us and in the community, by doing something different.”

The idea of an evening event was floated, momentum began to build, and presto! “Do You Believe in Magic” was born.

“It’s a magic theme because magic happens for the girls every day at Girls Inc.,” Hans said.

The gala features a cocktail hour (“Imbibe mystical intoxicants,” according to the official invitation) and a scrumptious dinner prepared by the wondrous chefs at the Four Season Biltmore (“Enjoy enchanted aliments”) followed by dancing to the clever mixes of popular Santa Barbara DJ Scott Topper (“Make your cares disappear”).

Several Santa Barbara area magicians will stroll among the gathering and stop by tables to offer close-up magic and one-on-one tricks, including the venerable Mark Collier, as well as Gene Urban and Trenton Caine.

“We’re planning for it to be much more interactive than a magic show,” Hans explained. “The magicians will chat with our guests and do close-up tricks, as well as a brief show for the patrons.”

There will also be a “Magic Box” at the event, something Hans called “Houdini-esque,” filled with the awe-inspiring prize of a special evening at the Magic Castle in Hollywood for a party for 12, complete with a • The Voice of the Village •

four-course gourmet meal created by a private chef and served by a private butler, and lots of extras before the show itself. Patrons will receive a key, and others can purchase the chance to see if they’re the lucky ones to get whisked away on a magic carpet to the castle in the hills.

Meanwhile, Geoff Green, the charming former executive director of the Fund for Santa Barbara who now raises funds at SBCC, serves as the auctioneer for the grand prize of a magical Silver Seas cruise from Istanbul to Athens, with two days in each location on either side of the voyage, courtesy of Robertson International Travel. Among the half-dozen exciting raffle items are trips to Panama and Antigua, an 18-kt rose chain from Silverhorn Jewelers, and an impressive Santa Barbara Cultural package where you can make the magic last all year.

Even sponsors get to join in the magical-themed fun, as those who donate additional funds fall into levels titled by a famous magician: Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, David Blaine, and Mark Kalin & Jinger Leigh among them.

“Do You Believe in Magic” takes place at the Girls Inc., headquarters at at 4973 Hollister Avenue in the Goleta Valley, a 10-year-old facility that Hans said looks like a big, comfy home and offers the youngsters a stable environment, part of the organization’s more than half-a-century of service.

“We really make a difference in girls’ lives,” she said. “We give them opportunity to become strong smart and bold. That’s not just a platitude – it’s really about developing girls’ potential to become strong contributing members of the world.”

Hans reiterated that all the funds raised at the event go toward scholarships for girls from low-income families to be able to partake of the organization’s offerings, with not a penny toward actual operating costs.

“We already serve nearly 1,800 girls,” Hans said. “More than half have some sort of scholarship. We want to make that happen for many more, and be able to serve as many girls as want to come through the doors.”

For tickets and more information, call Mel Dase at 964-4757 or email meldase@girlsincsb.org, or visit www. girlsincsb.org/events/100-commit tee-scholarship-event/.

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Our Town

by Joanne A. Calitri

Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: jcalitri_internationalphoto@yahoo.com

Music and Art’s New Baby James Van Arsdale playing his original composition “Kiki’s Theme” to his and Kimberly Hahn’s baby girl, KiKi Ren at the birthing room Cottage Hospital (Still photo grab and digital retouching by Joanne A Calitri from video provided by Kimberly Hahn)

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ne of our town’s most highly artistic and musical marriages, James Van Arsdale and Kimberly Hahn, recently announced the birth of their first child, Kiki Ren Van Arsdale (born February 24) at the Birth Center Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara. James composed a lullaby on guitar called “Kiki’s Theme”, which he played during both the delivery and the days after the birth at the hospital. Arriving with Kiki at their home, he painted a mural on the wall of the nursery with lotuses, ravens, clouds, and Kiki’s name on banner over the crib.

It is with great joy that I was invited to their home to meet Kiki in person, take a few photographs, and interview Kimberly and James.

Q. You both have such a long resumé in music and art, how did you meet?

James: We met at the University of Texas at Austin in the lithography printmaking lab, while we were working on our Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Studio Art. We developed a friendship and continued to take classes together. After we completed our degrees, I continued my studies in Texas, receiving a MFA from The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, while Kimberly bounced around the U.S. and eventually returned to Santa Barbara, where much of her family lived, to assist her grandmother Ann with healthcare.

Hahn is a Santa Barbara native. Here, she found excellent resources for photographers due to Brooks Institute’s presence in the city at the time. She stayed, first working at Samy’s, and later managing the studio of travel and fine-art photographer Macduff Everton. Having sparked a romantic relationship during a visit Kimberly made to Dallas in 2000, I decided to pursue a relationship with Kimberly and moved to California after completing my degree. I started work24 – 31 March 2016

ing for visual artist Mary Heebner upon arrival, and we found her and Macduff’s relationship as a working artist couple inspiring, and subsequently we started our own business together, establishing Myopia Design in 2004. We were married in 2008 in Santa Barbara at the Hahn family’s Mission Canyon home.

Share how you decided to have a child at this time in your careers.

Kimberly: Since we are a deeply committed and strong couple, we knew we could provide a wonderful, loving, and supportive environment for a child. We’re both creative people, and we liked the idea of passing on our creativity and knowledge to a new generation in the family. We considered it for a long time, very carefully, and the process was difficult for us for several years until we gave birth to our daughter. We didn’t realize it would be such a hard process, so we would encourage others who try and fail to keep at it and stay positive; don’t let the setbacks get you down.

And the name Kiki?

Kimberly: For her name, we wanted something unique. James selected Kiki, a very artistic Bohemian French name, which I loved because of its photographic reference: photographer Man Ray’s muse was Kiki de Montparnasse (real name Alice Prin), who was considered one of the first independent modern women of the 20th century. I also watches a lot of

Kiki Ren Van Arsdale at two weeks old with artist and musician parents James Van Arsdale and Kimberly Hahn at their home

anime and love that this name is used in Kiki’s Delivery Service by Hayao Miyazaki, a sweet tale of a young witch setting out on her own to help people with her magic and to learn to be independent. The name Kiki means many different things such as, a lovely flower, casual, relaxing party, inspiring heroine, new beginning, new life.

Ren is the English form of “raven,” which we liked for symbolizing bringing light to the universe (Native American legend) and because they are intelligent birds. They also symbolize enlightenment. Ren has many additional meanings such as lotus and is the Confucian virtue denoting the good feeling a virtuous human experiences when being altruistic. We love all of those meanings, too, and hope she will be a loving person.

As artist and musician parents, do you have a desire to influence her toward either or both?

James: We will encourage her to develop creative-thinking skills; however, her path is her own to choose. I would like to teach her how to play music and we both will no doubt make art with her and teach her to express herself. Regardless of how big a part it plays in her future, we hope that art and music will enrich her life and bring much joy to it, and feel very blessed that these are gifts we can share as a family.

Speaking of your art and music, what are you currently working on, and are most proud of?

James: We have been working on The Arts Fund Gallery SB exhibition Stone Soup, opening (Friday) April 1 from 5 to 8 pm. At the opening reception, I am doing a sound art/music project called Heavy Cosmic Kinetic

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The idea was launched when the duo found themselves looking for work after the economic downturn affected their careers in high-tech manufacturing (Bob) and high-tech marketing (Ellie). Rather than relocate, they discussed options with their then teen-aged daughter, Alex.

“She told us there were no good ice cream stores around, and that sparked the idea,” Ellie said, adding that ice cream was not her forte due to the “fatty” aftertaste. “I knew I loved gelato, though, so we decided to learn all we could about the process,” she said. “We were two neophytes in an industry completely foreign to us,” Bob added.

After learning the art of making gelato and sorbet at domestic trade shows, followed by a long course in Milan, the Pattersons set out to open a shop dedicated to an excellent product, supportive of local produce purveyors and farmers, and steeped in community involvement. They began a longtime partnership with farmers market participants, including Tom Sheperd of Sheperd Farms in Carpinteria. They say the shop has exceeded their expectations, and they are looking forward to taking the store, affectionately referred to as “Scoopie,” from its “juvenile” years to the “pre-teen” chapter. “‘Scoopie’ is growing up!” Ellie joked, saying the new location will be a bit more sophisticated, with updated colors and branding, concrete floors, and stainless-steel accents.

The “Farm-to-Scoop” mentality continues to be the foundation of the shop, with Ellie and Bob producing seasonal gelato and sorbet flavors from local produce in addition to their staple flavors. Favorites include sorbets flavored with blood oranges, mangoes, cherimoyas, and lemon with lavender, and gelato with pumpkin, chocolate mint, apple, strawberries, and other flavors. They also make custom flavors for weddings and events, and are invited annually to participate in local school carnivals, at Earth Day, and at various other community happenings.

What won’t change at the store is the art wall, where school kids’ artwork is on display, a tradition the

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Pattersons have had since opening in 2004. A TV will be installed in the new location, showing a slideshow of local kids’ photos from the last 12 years, as well as a documentary filmed about the shop, showing the Farm-to-Scoop process of meeting with farmers, picking the produce, and the gelato and sorbet creation process.

The Pattersons expect to be open for business Friday and will be holding new hours: noon to 9 pm Sunday-Thursday, and noon to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday. The new location of Here’s the Scoop is the former location of Objects, a women’s clothing store that was in business for 18 years before closing in 2014. While the Pattersons say they will miss their large patio at the original location, they are looking forward to the upgrades planned at Coast Village Plaza, which are already underway.

The plaza was purchased in 2014 by local developers Hank Hurst and Richard Rosin. The team is working on completely renovating the 19,000sq-ft building, which has not been upgraded for decades. Last week, a new roof was installed, and two specimen pine trees were removed from the northeast setback of the property.

The Parks & Recreation Department, after surveying the trees, found that one tree’s split trunk made it a hazard to public safety, and that the topography of the building site rendered its removal desirable. As part of the building upgrades, the steep driveway leading from Coast Village Road to the parking lot at Coast Village Circle will be re-graded, and the roots from the trees would have been in the way.

Many other changes are in the works for the building, including new walkways, the addition of decks and outdoor eating space, storm-water runoff upgrades, accessibility, and other cosmetic improvements to both the outside and inside of the building. Renderings of the changes are posted on the building, and many tenants have already vacated in anticipation of the construction.

It’s unclear at this time which tenants will return. The former location of Here’s the Scoop will be completely overhauled, in preparation for a yet-

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Girls Inc. of Carpinteria will host its annual “Women of Inspiration” luncheon on Monday, April 4, welcoming Arlene Samen, founder of One Heart World-Wide, who will serve as keynote speaker. A nurse practitioner in maternal fetal medicine for more than 30 years, Samen’s life changed when His Holiness the Dalai Lama asked her to take her expertise to help pregnant women in Tibet, where one out of

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10 newborns died due to preventable causes. In 2004, she left behind her clinical practice to help women in the most remote areas of the world have a safe, clean delivery.

Victoria Juarez, executive director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, tells us Arlene’s story is one of courage and triumph. Samen’s One Heart WorldWide organization has worked to set up centers that teach and educate local nurse practitioners, villagers, and expectant mothers on how to deliver and care for newborn babies. Today, her model for decreasing maternal and newborn mortality has reached over half a million people and creat-

ed a safe environment for more than 50,000 deliveries around the world.

Samen was selected as an Unsung Hero of Compassion in 2001 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is the winner of the 2008 CNN Hero Award, along with many other awards and recognitions; she also presented a TED Talk in 2011. “We are thrilled to have her at this year’s luncheon,” Juarez said.

Girls Inc. Carpinteria will also recognize three local women with the Women of Inspiration Awards: Natalie Orfalea, co-founder and chair of the Orfalea Foundation; Geri Ann Carty, an active volunteer in the community;

and Patsy Hicks, director of education at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. This year’s luncheon is co-chaired

by Nancy Koppelman, Nini Seaman, Sandra Tyler, and Amanda Kastelic.

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria currently serves more than 700 girls ages 5-18 each year through a variety of programs, motivating them to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Tickets to the luncheon (11:30 am to 1:30 pm) are $85 and proceeds will support the mission of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria. For tickets and info, contact Ericka Loza-Lopez at (805) 684-6364 or Ericka@girlsinccarp.org.

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39 languages. She has even written the libretto for an opera based on her book. Along the way, she has won many honors.

Her talk was as fascinating to listen to as her books are to read. She had everyone’s immediate attention when she told, “My great grandfather made crotchless underwear for brothels or fancy underwear for fancy ladies.”

Her great-great grandfather liked women and gambling. She said that trait still persists in her family to this day. It was surprising to learn that an oriental could not marry an occidental (down to one quarter) until 1952. One of her grandfathers had four wives and 12 kids – the last one born when he was in his 90s. Lisa reminded us, “There was no Viagra in those days!”

Pretty racy stuff!

At one point in her writing, See believed she had to travel to China to her ancestors small village. She ate what they ate, which was once pig penis. “It tastes like chicken.”

Lisa described foot binding, which continued for one thousand years and wasn’t banned until 1912. Some remote villages didn’t know it had been banned for another 50 years. She compared enhanced breasts to foot binding, telling us, “The average age for a boob job in the U.S. is a shocking 17. We have them to make us more marriageable just as foot binding used to do.”

If you’re interested in this dynamic group of the Lobero Theatre Associates, contact Joan Crossland at joan@bluepalmgroup.com. They come in all ages and sizes and love to wear hats.

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It’s always fun to see balloons where I usually appear for my annual checkups. It doesn’t hurt that there’s wine and delicious yummies by Rincon Catering, too. The lobby was packed with folks, and we always learn something.

Sansum Clinic had invited the public to the annual visiting professor of surgery lecture and reception. Dr. Ron Latimer each year chooses an outstanding surgeon to come to Santa Barbara for one week to inform our

Speaker Dr. Michael Sarr with Beverlie Latimer, Barbara Sarr, and Dr. Ron Latimer at the lecture reception at Samsun

local doctors and residents on how better to do their job. As guest surgeon Michael Sarr, MD, told us, “It isn’t often I get the opportunity to spend a whole week with one group.”

This year, Dr. Sarr ended his week by telling us the story of a French Canadian fur trapper from Mackinac Island, Alexis St. Martin, who was accidentally shot by a discharge of a shotgun loaded with buckshot from close range and the doctor who saved his life, Dr. William Beaumont.

The accident injured St. Martin’s ribs and stomach, and the doctor expected him to die but St. Martin survived – however, with a hole (or fistula) in his stomach that never fully healed.

Dr. Beaumont kept his patient around so he could study how the stomach digests food. He would tie food to a string and put it into the hole in the stomach, checking every few hours to see the progress.

In so doing, Dr. Beaumont learned many unknown facts about the way our stomach works. Remember, this was 1822, before anesthesia. As the story goes, the patient outlived his doctor by 30 years even with a hole in his stomach. Actually, the Dr. slipped on ice and died.

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Junior League Gala

Junior League of Santa Barbara (JLSB) gathered members and patrons for an oceanside cocktail party and gala at the Coral Casino. It was their 8th masquerade ball and everyone joined in with some sort of mask from large to small, sequined, beaded, feathered, and simpler ones for the guys.

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The two finalists for Woman of the Year were Lynn Karlson and Megan Rheinschild. It must have been a tough choice to choose a winner with such qualified candidates; Ms. Rheinschild received the honor.

Megan graduated from UCSB and studied at the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, receiving her degree in sociology and Spanish.

Megan has been employed in the Santa Barbara County District

JLSB president Jennifer Neisse explained what they are all about.

“We are so honored to throw this beautiful celebration. It’s a wonderful opportunity for members of the community to learn more about the Junior League and our mission of promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and impacting our local community through effective action and leadership. One hundred percent of the funds raised directly benefit that mission. Every dollar raised means more training for our members; more volunteer service to our community and more work in our newly formed Focus Area, which is aimed at educating and empowering at-risk young women to reach their full potential so that they don’t fall victim to sexual

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Attorney’s office Victim Witness Assistance Program since 1994 and has been director since l997. She is responsible for a program that serves annually more than 3,500 victims of violent crimes.

Since 2008, Megan has been involved with a sexual assault response team in partnership with the Public Health Department, CALM, and rape crisis centers. She also facilitated the first Human Trafficking Task Force meeting. This is the latest area for JLSB’s focus. Megan received $800 from JLSB to donate to the organization of her choosing.

Thanks go to gala co-chairs Beth Maynard and Laura Hunt. For more information, visit www.jlsantabarbara.org. Keep up the good work! •MJ 24 – 31 March 2016

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By Lisa Cullen

Making Peace with Your Water Allocation, Part 2

2. Drip Irrigation: Drip irrigation is a vital part of staying within your water allocation. Drip systems are efficient as water goes where you want. The water output of a typical sprinkler is about 12 gallons per minute, versus drip at about 1-2 gallons per hour. Sprinklers are intended for watering lawns, not garden beds. Only drip irrigation gives you the kind of control needed.

Another watering tip is to water longer and less often.

3. D rip Systems Need Maintenance: Here’s a little-known fact: drip irrigation systems need regular maintenance. When a new plant is put in the ground, the drip emitter is placed at the base of the trunk, so the root ball receives the water. As plants grow, the water is needed farther away from the trunk of the plant and if drip emitters are not moved away from the trunk, the plant will become stunted and will not thrive.

This is especially true in times of drought, because there is no ambient soil moisture.

4. Shade is Your Friend: Embrace shade in your garden. A shady garden needs a lot less water, so if you have trees, rejoice! And if you don’t have trees, plant some.

5. I s It Possible to Have Lawn? That is the big question, isn’t it? The answer is yes, of course you can have some lawn, but if you water your lawn you can’t water somewhere else. Have some lawn if you must, but at this point, is it worth it? That depends on your allocation. Anyone can have lawn, but is it worth trucking in water to keep that massive patch of green? Only you can answer that question.

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et’s start with some good news, shall we? The rain year in Santa Barbara is proving to be better than last and right now we are 75-percent normal.

More good news, as I am currently in Northern California, I can give you a water update from the north. It hasn’t stopped raining since I arrived, and the mountains are being buried in snow. Our state water sources, Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta, are filling up at a rapid rate and at this moment are at 62-percent capacity. The countryside is green and water is everywhere. This is great news indeed, for the denizens of the north and because of state water, for us as well.

Unfortunately, the south has not benefited from this El Nino, Lake Cachuma is at a dismal 14-percent capacity despite recent rains. So for now, we need to learn how to stay within our water allocations.

How to Have a Beautiful Garden on a Water Budget

Assuming you read last month’s column, you know exactly how many units each section of your garden uses every time you water. You may have discovered that you can use your irrigation system only once a week or perhaps even less. Some of you may be wondering how to keep your garden looking great with so little water. Firstly, know that it is possible to have a beautiful garden and stay within your allocation. You just need to follow a few simple rules.

There are many more tips designed to help you have a beautiful garden and stay within your water allocation. This gives you a place to start.

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1. Mulch: What is the most important thing you can do to preserve moisture in your garden? Mulch! Lay it on thick. A couple of inches is not sufficient, as that amount will be too easily blown or scuffed away. Put down about 6 inches of mulch on every inch of earth. Obviously, don’t cover the plants or you will kill them (neither should you pile mulch up on the crown of plants or trees). What kind of mulch? It doesn’t matter. MarBorg will bring you a 40-yard box of mulch for a delivery fee of about $75. Tree companies are thrilled to have a place to dump chips and those are free, too. Allow leaves to accumulate on the ground. Why pay your gardener to rake them up and then pay him to lay down more mulch, only to have him rake away the leaves and the mulch? Kind of crazy, don’t you think?

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Travelers heading north and south will soon be greeted with at least some greenery shrouding the boxy little “homes” pressed up against the sound wall on Highway 101 near the Salinas Street exit

icant amount of fast-growing trees and bushes around the units. When fully matured, I’m sure the plantings will do a more than adequate job of covering up the eyesore. It is important to note that the builder had not planned on putting in any landscaping along the freeway until we became involved.

Here are copies of the latest renderings to share with your readers. The sycamore trees on both the south and north end will be replaced with some

other form of bushier non-deciduous tree (maybe ficus?) when all is said and done.

Thanks again for all the input from your readers. I will follow up with the builder as the project approaches completion and make sure he fulfills his promise to our community.

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Cat Pollon, Richard Mineards, and Molly Borthwick at the “presidential table” at Buzz’s

of which has been sadly destroyed in the recent conflicts, wonderful floral antique tiles, and jewel-toned chandeliers from India, Egypt, Turkey and Iran.

The landscaping is also pretty spectacular, including the Mogul Gardens.

As I was returning to our tony town, Montecito twosome Robert and Christie Emmons were flying out to their home on Oahu’s North Shore, known for its gigantic waves.

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Bank on It As Montecito Bank & Trust celebrated its 41st anniversary, it held its annual anniversary grants event at its lofty State Street headquarters for 10 local non-profit organizations.

Each year, for the past 24, the bank, founded by philanthropist Michael Towbes, has celebrated by giving its associates the opportunity to nominate and vote for the organizations that receive the grants award and $2,000 toward continuing their missions.

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The evening, which honored county firefighters in Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Goleta, as well as Jalen Commodore, 21, and Avery Atigo, 16, who saved a youngster from drowning at Santa Barbara High’s swimming pool, was presented by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and Deckers.

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two-day getaway, and a stay at a Redondo Beach hotel, and a four-night vacation at a choice of 17 destinations, including the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Maui.

Among the merry throng, enjoying the music of David Courtenay and Friends, were new executive director, Diana Oplinger, Bill and Nancy Kinsey, Das Williams, Rich Block, David Edelman, Pat Van Every, Tony and Andrea Pighetti, Tim and Louise Casey, and Rob and Meghan Skinner.

Worldwide Love in Bloom Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry and British actor Orlando Bloom have

taken their romance to the next level, enjoying an Hawaiian holiday together and then flying to England to meet his mother.

The former Dos Pueblos High student and the 39-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star, were snapped hiking in Kauai after Katy, 31, who boasts a $260-million fortune, played a private show at the Grand Waikea Resort on Maui.

Orlando, ex-husband of model Miranda Kerr, chose the quaintly named Stag and Huntsman pub in his home village of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, for the introduction to his mom, Sonia Constance

Josephine, after the tony twosome flew in from New York, where he turned up for a performance by Katy at Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

According to Entertainment Tonight, on which I was a talking head for many years, the Paramount Studios were just a five-minute walk from my Hancock Park home – Katy and Orlando were first linked after they were spotted canoodling at a Golden Globes after-party in January and took a helicopter ride during their lavish island vacation.

The dynamic duo later double-dated with big wave surfer Laird Hamilton and his wife, Gabrielle Reece, at the Bar Acuda restaurant in Hanalei.

The couple was also at the San Ysidro Ranch at the weekend, I can exclusively reveal.

Watch this space.

Easter Messiah Normally, one associates Handel’s Messiah with Yuletide, but the beloved oratorio was actually written for an Easter performance, which marks its 275th anniversary this year.

So it was only fitting the Santa Barbara Choral Society, under director JoAnne Wasserman, celebrating her 22nd season with the singers, should perform the popular devotional work at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall to a packed audience with four singers from the academy’s voice program chosen by program chair Marilyn Horne.

The talented quartet – soprano Dru Daniels, mezzo Laurel Semerdjian, tenor Christopher Yoon, and bass DeAndre Simmons – sang the work’s part one and selections from the more

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Hull-o Sierra! – SOhO has booked two separate shows for tonight, including an early set from bluegrass prodigy Sierra Hull that will be followed by a triple bill of mostly Montecito artists later in the evening (see separate item). But we doubt we’ll see a better night of bluegrass and singer-songwriter to pop music at another club anywhere else this spring, and that’s before 8 pm. Hull began playing mandolin and had already self-released an album at 10 even before she signed with Rounder Records two years later, in between being mentored and befriended by label-mate Alison Krauss, the famous former fiddle prodigy. A year after that, at 13, Hull made her Grand Ole Opry debut alongside Krauss. Having earned six International Bluegrass Music Award “Mandolinist of the Year” nominations, Hull is already one of the biggest stars in bluegrass, heralded as both a mandolinist and a singer with remarkable range, with appearances at both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center as well as a degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. And she’s still just 24. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 at door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com Electric Rock – Sacramento-born five-piece Tesla rose to prominence during rock ‘n’ roll’s “glam rock” era, when bands such as Poison, Warrant, and Cinderella were dominating

airwaves and arenas. But Tesla donned T-shirts and jeans and sported a blues influence that got them signed to Geffen Records back in 1986 and has sustained them through 30 years of recording and touring, the lineup largely intact. It was the single “Love Song” from their sophomore LP that landed Tesla on the pop charts for both single and albums, while “Mechanical Resonance”, “Modern Day Cowboy”, and “Little Suzi” also scored before “Signs,” Tesla’s acoustic cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s 1971 hit, helped to usher in MTV’s “Unplugged” craze during the 1990s. The current tour features original members Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), and Troy Luccketta (drums), along with guitarist Dave Rude, a 10-year Tesla veteran. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $45 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com FRIDAY, MARCH 25 Soaring Above is Elemental – The Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2016, and so has raised the bar, if you will, for its annual Santa Barbara Floor to Air Festival, a two-week aerial arts immersion that culminates with tonight’s public performance. Dubbed “Elemental You”, the show presents a variety of disciplines and apparatus highlighting the groundbreaking genre of contemporary dance from the ground up. Six international

ENDING THIS WEEK The Town is Big Enough – Apparently, all that hoopla at the beginning of the run has paid off: Rubicon Theatre Company’s (RTC) American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, adapted by Brith Jethro Compton from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired John Ford’s legendary 1962 film, has been extended for another week, a rarity in local theaters these days. Opening night featured red carpet arrivals and interviews with the stars and special guests including musician Jim Messina, Golden Globe-nominated actor Ted Neeley (who played Jesus in Jesus Chris Superstar at RTC and film), and Emmy Award-winning actor Joe Spano (NCIS). But it’s the production itself that has brought the accolades, as the classic tale of love, honor, ambition, and revenge set against the backdrop of the American West has earned strong reviews and popular acclaim. Jenny Sullivan, daughter of famous Western actor Barry Sullivan, directs the show filled with stars of TV and film. WHEN: Now through Saturday, March 26 WHERE: Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura COST: INFO: 667-2900 or www.rubicontheatre.org

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Montecito Music – After a month of Mondays in residency at the Seven Bar in the Funk Zone, Johnny Irion and his band of Santa Barbara cohorts known as U.S. Elevator return to SOhO, scene of their sold-out CD release party a couple of months back. Irion, who was a pop-rocker before he met, married, and formed a folk-pop duo with Sarah Lee Guthrie (Arlo’s daughter), formed the band partially as a side project while Guthrie is off touring with her dad (the 50th anniversary tour for Alice’s Restaurant comes to the Lobero on April 7). Now, the album – produced by Tim Bluhm of Mother Hips (who return to SOhO themselves on April 16, with U.S. Elevator opening) and recorded on an old Studer tape machine in Santa Barbara a year ago this March – has garnered rave reviews and attracted lots of attention. Irion’s gift for synthesizing classic rock into his own densely melodic amalgam is proving popular around town and elsewhere, so now is the time to catch them just down the street from his adopted Montecito home. The concert also represents a shift for Ghost Tiger, the locally formed band co-fronted by Montecito raised singer-songwriter Alixandra Macmillan-Fiedel and songwriter-guitarist Christopher Norlinger, who released their own debut EP Some Friends Feel Like Family before parting ways with three of their original band mates and paring down to a trio with new drummer Maxx Farris, formerly with Little Owl. Hear the new material that is the sweat equity by-product of recent long hours of woodshedding and songwriting, as Ghost Tiger unleashes songs from a forthcoming debut fulllength album. Also on the bill: Sea Knight, a Bay Area power trio augmented by violin whose music has been described as “psychedelic, moody, and melancholic... a sweeping, epic, and emotional vibe.” WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 in advance, $12 at door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

artists from France to New York have been paired with six local dancers to create three collaborative new dance works that “celebrate the female experience in all of its glorious contradictions.” Blending ancient and innovative aerial apparatus with contemporary movement, the pieces are set against a pulsating musical composition of strings and percussion as the innovative aerial artists move between the floor and the air, offering the choreographers and dancers’ impressionistic take on what it means to be a woman alive in the world today. As NPR noted of a previous festival, Santa Barbara becomes literally the focus of the aerial arts world as some of its top artists come to the city for the Floor to Air Festival: “It’s a who’s-who of performers from around the world.” The festival is directed by Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance founding director Ninette Paloma. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $18 & $28 ($58 VIP tickets include priority seating and a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception with the entire cast immediately following the performance in the Lobero courtyard) INFO: 963-0761/www.lobero.com or www.sbaerial.com

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Getting Wild in the Middle – Beth Amine’s belly-dancing buddies bring it on home to the Wildcat Lounge for another show featuring a wide variety of dance styles from Persian Classical to American Tribal. Local dancers Cris Basimah, Alexandra King, Lisa Beck, Ballo Zingari, Aparna Sherman and others will provide a complete education on the lavish beauty and creativity of the art form at the downtown nightclub known for extravagance and outlandishness.

WHEN: 7:45-9:45 pm WHERE: 15 W Ortega Street COST: $5 INFO: 962-7970 or www.wildcatlounge.com TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Dance: Up Close and Cultural – American Dance & Music (AD&M) has made some changes for its annual outreach program this spring.

Rather than offering only one free performance at a single location, AD&M is taking their works out on the road, bringing dance to senior and community centers throughout Santa Barbara and Goleta. The five free shows featuring the AD&M Performance Group includes excerpts of works from its diverse repertory, 24 – 31 March 2016

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Fullbright’s Scholarly Music – When you come from the land of Woody Guthrie and want a career as a singer-songwriter, you had better have some truth behind your words, as well as a deep understanding of the American way of life. Growing up on an 80-acre farm in Bearden, Oklahoma, gave John Fullbright something of a head start, as did starting piano at 5, before switching to guitar in time for his debut performance at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.

He embarked on a solo career at 21, and by 2002, when he was 24, Fullbright released From the Ground Up, receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album for his studio debut. Songs, which came out two years later, upped the ante considerably, with Fullbright returning to the piano for what Rolling Stone called “a quiet collection of stately ballads and ruminative torch songs that dispels much of the rural troubadour mythology surrounding his debut.” Still, the album earned even more glowing reviews, as critics praised Fullbright’s “clarity and simmering intensity” and called his songs “impressively and potently economical, mostly stripped to the emotional essence through poetically concise lyrics and heart-rending musical settings.” One even went so far as to suggest that someday Songs “could take its place in that same pantheon of hallowed musical masterpieces” as Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush and Joni Mitchell’s Blue, both recorded at similar mid-20s ages. Hear selections from both albums and new songs when Fullbright, who still lives in Bearden (population 136), plays a Sings Like Hell series show at the Lobero tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $35 INFO: 963-0761 or www. lobero.com

some of which will be presented in full at the New Victoria Theatre in November. Under the artistic direction of founder-choreographer Carrie Diamond dancers Melody Collins, Sally Schuilling, and dancerchoreographer Nathan Cottam with perform portions of Pastorale, Elements of Permutation, Jumble, Midnight Tangle, and Haringduet, with live piano accompaniment from music director Eric Valinsky. The themes range in scope from imagining visual artist Keith Haring’s New York subway era work through the eyes of a dancer, to a contemporary pas de deux, to

the puzzle of intimate relationships, to embracing the emotions associated with romance, struggle, humor, and joy via the music of Beethoven’s Pastorale Sonata. WHEN/WHERE: 4 pm today at Wood Glen Hall, 3010 Foothill Road; 11 am tomorrow at Girls, Inc. SB, 531 E Ortega Street; 1:30 pm tomorrow at Oak Cottage, 1820 De La Vina Street; 11 am Thursday at Heritage House, 5200 Hollister Avenue; and 2 pm Thursday at Girls, Inc. Goleta, 4973 Hollister Avenue COST: Free INFO: 4507535 or www.adam-bsb.org/adamperformance-group/up-close •MJ

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Northern Musical Wonder – Borealis String Quartet (BSQ) was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the fall of 2000 and quickly established a stellar reputation for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined musical interpretation. The ensemble has toured extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia – including many dates in Taiwan and mainland China – while their recent performances on the Beethoven Series at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Hall in Seattle were critically lauded for their serious and dramatically engaging interpretations.

Back at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for the first time in five years, the Borealis will perform Beethoven’s Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18; Shostakovich’s Quartet No.9 in E-flat major, Op.117; and String Quartet No.3 by Imant Raminsh, which was written for the BSQ – one of more than a dozen commissioned works by the quartet – and recently had its world premiere at Vernon’s Performing Arts Centre in Canada to great acclaim. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Mary Craig Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street (entrance in the back) COST: $22 general, $18 museum members INFO: 963-4364 or www.sbma.net

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

ORDINANCE NO. 5740

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING CHAPTER 9.16 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY PERTAINING TO NOISE

BID NO. 5443

BID NO. 5444

DUE DATE & TIME: April 6, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DUE DATE & TIME: April 6, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on

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March 15, 2016.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ___________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: March 23, 2016 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5445 DUE DATE & TIME: April 6, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Materials for Granada Garage Lighting Project Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ___________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: March 23, 2016 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DPK Construction, 90 Arnold Place Unit C, Goleta, CA 93117. Douglas P. Krol, 3033 Calle Noguera, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2016-0000559.

Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NextHome Properties, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Decker Realty, INC, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 7, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the

Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2016-0000696.

Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: T3 Property Management, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Decker Realty, INC, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0000815.

Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

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The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

Scope of Work to include replace existing interior T-8 light fixtures on all garage levels with LED lighting provided by the City of Santa Barbara.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

An OPTIONAL pre-bid meeting will be held on March 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at Granada Garage, located at 1221 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-10 Electrical Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter

obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal) /s/ Matt Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5740 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on March 8, 2016, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on March 15, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on March 16, 2016.

(Seal) /s/ Matt Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on March 16, 2016.

__________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: March 23, 2016 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published March 23, 2016 Montecito Journal

NextHome Properties; T3 Property Management, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Steven Corl Decker, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0000816.

Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Next Chapter SB Properties, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Gregory Pavloff, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Robert

Pavloff, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 29, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000594.

Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bridal Bootycamp, 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez Street, Suite 110, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Elizabeth Alexander, 421 West Anapamu Street Apt. C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 3, 2016. This statement expires

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five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0000668.

Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Prestigious Properties & Investments, 628 Vereda Del Ciervo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. P.P.I. Realty Investments, INC., 628 Vereda Del Ciervo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the

Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2016-0000546.

Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Ocean Aire, 125 Harbor Way Suite 7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Jon Payne, 6 Harbor Way #239, Santa Barbara, CA. This statement was originally filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 4, 2015. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original

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ORDINANCE NO. 5739 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ONE FIVE-YEAR OPTION WITH ALLIED VOYAGE, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS OCEAN AIRE, AT AN AVERAGE INITIAL BASE RENT OF $1,200 PER MONTH, FOR THE 339 SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE SPACE LOCATED AT 125 HARBOR WAY, SUITE #7, EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 2016 The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on March 15, 2016.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal)

/s/ Matt Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 5739 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on March 8, 2016, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on March 15, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on March 16, 2016.

(Seal) /s/ Matt Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on March 16, 2016. /s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published March 23 Montecito Journal

statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales, filed March 8, 2016. Original FBN No. 2015-0001804. Published Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

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Ocean Aire, 125 Harbor Way #7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Allied Voyage LLC, 125 Harbor Way #7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 8, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the

original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000724.

Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AG Builders, 960 Veronica Springs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Iran Alexis Gonzalez, 960 Veronica Springs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 8, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2016-0000715.

Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tombio, 351 Paseo Nuevo, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Christopher Mattson, 8570 Mountain Bell Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95624. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2016-0000577.

Published March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2016.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00752. To all interested parties: Petitioner Ernesto Vladimir Landa filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Vladimir Landa. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00787. To all interested parties: Petitioner Gabriela Guzman-Morales filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Gabriela Morales. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00610. To all interested parties: Petitioner Tara Judith Patrick Nack filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Tara Judith Patrick. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 27, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00706. To all interested parties: Petitioner Eudelia Dee Zamora filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Eudelia Dee Raya. The Court orders that all persons interested

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00700. To all interested parties: Petitioners Nadia Lash and Valentin Lash filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Emiliya Lyash to Emily Lash. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 1, 2016

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 27, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00793. To all interested parties: Petitioner Amy Michelle Benson filed a

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If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed February 20, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6

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petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Samantha Dean. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00611. To all interested parties: Petitioners Jennifer Bower and Norman Hannotte filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Wynona Grace Hannotte to Wynona Grace Joey Hannotte. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Hearing date: April 13, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No.

16CV00420. To all interested parties: Petitioner Vito Anthony Summa IV filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing to Vito Anthony Kait Summa.

The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed February 19, 2016

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 13, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00530. To all interested parties: Petitioner Jesus Antonio Aguirre filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Coen Hawthorne. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed February 24, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 13, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 37) Interested in history advocates Elsbeth Clements, Gary and Katrin Robbins, Carol and Michael Wray, Mary Shambra, Diane and Fred Sidon, Sam Hale, and Jim Wooster (photo by Priscilla)

Bass DeAndre Simmons with choral society supporters (photo

by David Bazemore)

“Every month, it’s a different topic, many of them fascinating by people who know their subjects intimately,” says longtime member Fred Sidon, former president of Opera Santa Barbara.

“Speakers continue to amaze in their wide and varied interests.”

Music director JoAnne Wasserman, Scott Reed, and former president Mary Dan Eades (photo by David Bazemore)

rarely performed parts two and three.

After the concert, sponsored by members Brooks and Kate Firestone, the Santa Barbara Foundation, and the academy, a reception was held in Stewart Hall.

Making History Santa Barbara’s History Forum,

Greg Gorga, SBMM executive director; and Larry Larsson, director/founder of Members of National and International History Stories to Share (photo by Priscilla)

founded by realtor Larry Larsson nearly two decades ago and meeting monthly at Pierre Lafond in the upper village or members’ homes, went nautical for its latest event with a lecture

by Greg Gorga, executive director of the popular maritime museum, who spoke about its history and exhibits.

Celebrating

75 Years of Art in Santa Barbara

Stars in His Eyes My longtime friend and TV colleague Geraldo Rivera is putting on his dancing pumps.

Geraldo, whose talk show I appeared on for a number of years on his hour-long celebrity news segment every Friday at the CBS studios on Manhattan’s Upper Westside with radio host Mike Walker and New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, will be competing on ABC’s hit show Dancing With the Stars, with Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Marla Maples, Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee,

retired football quarterback Doug Flutie, and Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I wish Geraldo well.

Sightings: Barbra Streisand and actor husband James Brolin noshing at Lucky’s... Ex-CBS anchor and talk-show host Katie Couric at Olio e Limone...Former president Bill Clinton attending a fund raising soiree in Hope Ranch Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301.

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“Our building is located in the heart of the community. We wish it to stay there—in the heart of the community—where its influence will reach the hearts of all our citizens.”

Buell Hammett, Santa Barbara Museum of Art founding member

We invite you to Imagine More….

Now celebrating our 75th anniversary, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has launched the most ambitious fundraising campaign in our history to renovate our building, which has survived earthquakes, storms, and many other challenges.

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We are asking those who believe in the power of art to invest in our urgently needed renovation efforts. You can go to campaign.sbma.net to make a gift and learn about the campaign.

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starting rehearsals at the Kennedy Center. And when he saw it later, I asked him how I did, and he said, “Marcia, it was f-ing brilliant!” That was great. He had a home in Sag Harbor (on Long Island, N.Y.). We spent time together while I was doing A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum there. He was very vibrant, with great stories. A very kind man. I loved him so much. He passed away right before we started rehearsals, so the tour is dedicated to him.

Mack Attack at the Lobero

Mack Avenue Records has joined the tradition of jazz labels culling their roster to put together a touring band, and the debut version has a pretty impressive lineup. At the forefront is the venerable vibraphonist Gary Burton, the seven-time Grammy winner whose career dates back nearly six decades to his teenage years and has included stints with some of the biggest names in jazz. But the Mack Avenue SuperBand also features the great bassist Christian McBride, familiar to Santa Barbara fans through his role as a member of the Tierney Sutton Band as well as several solo gigs at SOhO, plus Tia Fuller on saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet, Carl Allen on drums, and Christian Sands on piano.

The ensemble arrives at the Lobero Theatre next Thursday, March 31, sporting a live album recorded at the Detroit Jazz Festival, where they’ve played annually for the last few years.

We got the lowdown on the band, the album, the show, and more from Burton via email last weekend.

Q. How does a kid from Indiana even discover the vibraphone, let alone teach himself and turn into one of the world’s great jazz musicians?

A. Pure coincidence. My parents wanted all three of us children to have music lessons, and my older sister already was taking piano lessons. They looked around and found a local lady who played and taught marimba and vibraphone. So, at age 6, that’s where I was taken to start music lessons. For many years, I assumed there was a mallet teacher in almost every town. After two years of lessons, we moved to a small farm town in southern Indiana, and that was the end of the lessons, but I had enough of a start to keep on going on my own till I got through high school and on to Berklee.

You were DownBeat’s Jazzman of the Year in 1968 when you were just 25, the youngest ever. Looking back, how does it resonate to have been so accomplished so early in your career?

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than normal. I made my first recordings at 17 and got my first record contract with RCA, at 17, as well. I was touring with Shearing and Getz starting in 1963, then my own band in ’67. I was amazed to get the Jazz Man of the Year award in ’68. Never saw that coming, but it helped a lot to cement the new band I had launched the year before.

You pioneered the use of four mallets on vibe in a more pianistic approach. Can you talk about how you created that approach and why it worked so well for you?

Again, it was a result of my circumstances living in little Princeton, Indiana. I mostly played alone, so I really wanted to somehow fill in the music more, add harmony and so on.

So, I start first using four mallet on slow pieces, but as I gradually became more fluent, began to use them all the time. Again, it came as a surprise to me when I moved to Boston to attend Berklee, to discover that there were no other vibists playing with four mallets. I assumed there would be quite a few, but turns out I was the pioneer. The great advantage of four is that you can use the instrument in more settings: duets, solos, comping for other soloists. It greatly expanded my musical options.

You have had very long associations with both Pat Metheny (in his formative period) and Chick Corea, more than 40 years. Can you share how you originally connected with each of them, and talk about what has sustained the relationships over the decades?

I got to know both Chick and Pat at the same time, around 1972. I knew Chick casually before that, but the short time we tried playing together didn’t seem to gel. However, we were thrown together for an impromptu duet song at the Munich Jazz Festival in 1972, and it really clicked. And Manfred Eicher was there that night and started persuading us to make a duet CD together. That experience revealed that we had a terrific rapport, something that eluded us the first time we tried playing together (1969).

Now, 44 years later, we’ve made six or seven records, won five Grammys for our duo records, and we play every year, even if it is only a few gigs somewhere. (This year we have a few concerts in Europe in September and a few nights in New York in November).

Pat joined my band in 1972 or 73, not sure I remember exactly. He was 18 or 19. In the nearly four years in my band, I watched him develop into a first-class player. He always was a promising talent, but that doesn’t always lead to a great outcome. In his case, the best! We still do projects every few years, a record project, or some touring. Most recently recording and concerts in 2015 in Germany and

Gary Burton and Mack Avenue SuperBand perform at the Lobero

the USA. You also had a long relationship with ECM records that was recently renewed with some reunions of the GBQ. What made ECM such a happy home for you to record?

I was with ECM for a wonderful 16 years. Manfred was/is the most talented record producer I have known, and I learned a ton from working with him. The only reason I left is because ECM’s style range is fairly narrow, and I felt I had gotten to repeating myself within the boundaries of what Manfred was comfortable having on the label. I wanted to record tango with Aster Piazzolla and try some more contemporary styles. So, at the suggestion of Chick I migrated to GRP for an eight-year stay before moving on to Concord for 13 years before they made some changes, I knew the Mack Avenue guys from serving on various Grammy committees with them, and they were just then set to expand the Mack range to include more current established artists, so they were a good fit. I have always liked joining a label at the beginning of a surge of growth.

I’ve been there five years now.

The Mack Avenue SuperBand has played 4 years at the Detroit Jazz Festival, part of that tradition of jazz labels of having its recording artists record and tour together, which seems like such a quaint idea in the modern era. Does it resonate for you?

When this was first suggested a couple of years ago, it reminded me of the historic examples of record company tours, and other all-star tours that were common at one time. So, there was a certain charm about the idea.

I have recorded with Christian in the past, and also played a few special gigs here and there. I consider him not only one of the top bassists, but a very capable leader, and one of the nicest guys in the business. His playing never gets boring from hearing him

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night after night. He seems to have a knack for constantly changing things around and keeping everything fresh.

My one concern was about the compatibility of the players that would be thrown together. I recalled Stan Getz grousing about the different Jazz At The Philharmonic combinations he said he had suffered through.

Fortunately, this touring band has worked out superbly. Everyone plays well, and that was expected. But there is a very good balance between player styles and personalities that really works well. We have done 20-some dates so far on the tour and enjoyed every night. Everybody who comes up to talk to us afterward remarks on the strength and cohesiveness of the group, how we sound like we’ve been playing together for years, instead of weeks. The group really works well together, and people immediately see that. We all take turns announcing, so it comes off as very much a cooperative effort.

Q. The new album features one of your own compositions. Would you talk about the ballad “All You Have to Be is You” and why it is that you don’t write more frequently?

A. I was told that the concept for the tour would be for everyone to contribute some of their own music, so I sat down to try to write something. I actually managed to write three songs, which for me is a lot of output. I typically add a new song, oh, every few years or so. Songwriting has never been a big passion for me. I find it kind of tedious, and I usually don’t much care for what I come up with. Meanwhile, I’m blessed with great songwriter friends like Chick, and Carla Bley, et cetera, and the guys in my band. So, I don’t feel a lot of pressure to come up with much on my own. I was proud of “All You Have To Be…” and another new one called “On Lake Shore Drive”.

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Real Estate

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Bella Vista Drive: $4,795,000 – Ocean and Island Views & Pool

by Mark Ashton Hunt includes a living room, kitchenette, and a large raised deck.

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.

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ontecito is a place where one has many options in terms of price, style of home, amenities, environments, et cetera. This is not always the case in what are viewed as top-price real estate markets.

Whether you want views of the ocean, or two homes on one lot, a substantial house on a private lane, or a remodel opportunity near Montecito Union School, all the following properties offer the opportunity to live in this amazing place in a variety of price ranges and locations.

Here are four examples of that diversity: in price, style of home, and setting.

Pick your favorite and make an offer. I’ve not heard anyone yet regret purchasing a home in Montecito.

School House Road: $2,495,000 – Sale Pending

In the heart of Montecito just a short two blocks from Montecito Union School is this mid-century, three-bedroom, three-bath, single-level, patio home on .7 acre. The formal living room features high ceilings with focalpoint fireplace and walls to display an art collection.

Tall windows let light into the home, and a private driveway offers guest parking. The family room offers indoor and outdoor entertaining possibilities.

Additionally, there is a two-car garage and fruit trees on the property. This is on a quieter street, close to both upper and lower villages and in the Montecito Union School District.

Glen Oaks Drive: $3,950,000 – Two Mid-century Homes on One Lot Both houses have been extensively remodeled by a local, award-winning builder. The single-level main house features two bedrooms and two baths and is filled with light, rich walnut floors.

The living room and well-equipped kitchen extend naturally through large glass doors and windows to the spa-

Additionally, tucked under mature oak trees, there is a private studio, lending itself well to be used as an exercise room, writer’s retreat, or creative space.

Fireplaces in each home, skylights in the main home, a level 1+ acre lot, gated drive and parking for guests add to the value of the property.

On a shared lane with private driveway and parking for guests is this Mediterranean-style, single-level, ocean-view home on 2.5+/- acres. The property offers expansive views from the mostly level, gently sloping lot and an impressive pool and entertaining area that takes full advantage of the unobstructed ocean, island, and harbor views.

Classily styled with a center courtyard, this three-bedroom home has four full baths and a detached guests suite with separate entrance and additional full bathroom. The home is located in the Montecito Union School District, and a water well permit adds to the value of the property.

This is a great opportunity for a “big ocean view” home, listed under $5,000,000, which in the area is becoming more and more difficult to find.

Olive Mill Road: $5,995,000 – 5,000+ sq-ft Home with Pool

Located on a private but shared, tree-lined lane, is this gated, elegantly appointed five-bedroom, four-and-ahalf-bath, Mediterranean estate, built in 2002.

Once inside the gates of this property, the open space and gardens welcome you to enjoy the indoor-outdoor entertaining areas within the landscaped grounds on this one-acre lot. The property is adjacent to the southeast corner of the Casa Dorinda property (mostly open space), which makes the lot feel much larger than it is.

There are four fireplaces, air conditioning, a welcoming and impressive sunroom, swimming pool, and parking for guests on this level lot; the home is located near the lower village and is in the Montecito Union School District.

For more information on any of these properties or if you would like me to arrange a showing for you with the listing agents, please contact me directly: Mark@ Villagesite.com or call/text (805) 698-2174. For more Best Buys, visit my site www.

MontecitoBestBuys.com from which this article is based.

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Retired and former RN, seeks in-home care position, Please call 845-0520 Or 220-8166.

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References required.

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