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MONTECITO MISCELLANY
FREE 21 – 28 July 2016 Vol 22 Issue 29
The Voice of the Village
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Drone zone: new rule clips Condor Express owner Hiroko Benko’s filmmaking aspirations, p. 6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 27 • SPIRITUALITY, P. 16
GOTTA DANCE! Russian National Champion dancers Vasily and Anastasia Banderovskaya open Dance Fever in Coast Village Walk, offering private, group, and children’s classes (story on p.12)
We’re Floored!
Ryan and Kim Schmitz open RMS Flooring showroom featuring unique Amish wood and European name brands, p.31
Remembering Patty Hearst
The heiress’s kidnapping plays a big part in playwright Claudia McGarry’s Kiddo and Patty Hearst, p.24
Music Academy Matters
Tenor Ian Walker discovered opera late in life; he is now a MAW Fellow and continues to sing rock ‘n’ roll, p.39