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Carpinteria welcomes Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg, who recently purchased Veiled Oaks, p. 6

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The area just off lower State Street south of 101 and west of Garden has long been known as the “Funk Zone”; not for much longer, however, as the launch of decidedly upscale Hotel Californian signals the end of the old and birth of a new era for this desirable territory (story begins on page 15) Oliver’s of Montecito

After more than five years in the making, Oliver’s to open this weekend on Coast Village Road, p. 12

Herman and His Hermits

Peter Noone brings his band and full-on hit-making musical performance to the Lobero, p. 18

Drama Queen

Alcohol and violence punctuate Disgraced, starring Ivy Vahanian, at Center Stage Theater, p. 38

Unleashed!

Canine Demonstrations and Forced Option Simulator head up “Fun With The Force” in Summerland, p. 30

A Lesson in Giving

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s Kirsten Stuart inspires “kids and millennials” for the cause, p. 28

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Guest Editorial

By the numbers: the rubber meets the road on Highway 101, as Bob Hazard serves up solutions for Montecito and its drivers

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Letters to the Editor

Simon Helberg moves to Carp; Diana Raab; Green Gala; World Business Academy; ShelterBox charity; MOXI party; Thomas Barrack; SB Choral Society; Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Gwyneth’s Goop; Ellen’s coming out; and Eric Boehm, rest in peace Journal readers corresponding this time comprise Cotty Chubb, Lidia Zinchenko, Lorraine Morey, Larry Bond, and Steven Lawrence

10 This Week

Eat. Sip. Shop. Connect.

Knit ‘N Needle; MBAR meets; Spanish; treasure hunt; MTF barbecue; Edie Littlefield Sundby; tea dance; Alzheimer’s workshop; MA Land Use; tech classes; Honest Abe; Walk & Roll; poetry club; gallery gala; Red Feather Ball; Polo & Wine; music festival; art workshop; art classes; and brain fitness

Tide Guide

Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat

Oliver’s to open this week; MERRAG celebrates 30 years; water main replacement on Sycamore Canyon starting next week; SB Board of Supervisors consider new Short Term Rental regulations

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner chronicles the World Business Academy gala; Friendship Center’s Wine Down; YMCA reception; and horse whisperer Monty Roberts

15 Santa Barbara Dream

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Welcome to the Hotel Californian: Caroline Harrah chronicles the creation of the luxurious venue that has gone beyond the realization of a dream

18 Coming & Going

James Buckley previews Peter Noone’s concert with Herman’s Hermits at Lobero; Maryan Schall and Red Feather Ball; and Montecito Bluegrass Festival

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant feels safe at home in Santa Barbara, though he dissects the history and assortment of meanings of the word “home”

26 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz interviews Lorin Roche; Shane Thunder; Timothy Tillman; BOAS Network; Diana Raab; Feast Day; and more upcoming events

28 Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

Jennifer Goddard reports on the Teddy Bear organization, the SB nonprofit that benefits kids with cancer, and FOR KIDS: Encouraging Youth Philanthropy

30 A Night to Remember

Leanne R. Wood makes note of SB Police Foundation’s “Fun With the Force” fundraiser and the live auction items

38 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz interviews actress Ivy Vahanian about Disgraced; Michael Andrews; more theater, SOhO acoustics; SBIFF plus more movies; and on the page

39 Legal Advertising Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events

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Flamenco Arts; Tim Allen; “chk chk chk” at SOhO; Folk Orchestra or SB; Gallery Los Olivos; Depeche Mode; pianos sale; Hubbard Street Dance; and Cory Henry

44 Open House Directory 45 Real Estate View

Michael Phillips measures the Montecito Heat Index, which stands at 79 – approximately double the demand a year ago

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46 Classified Advertising

Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

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Guest Editorial

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

Remedies for Montecito... a Focus on Solutions

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he primary constraint on widening the 101 has always been the availability of money. The good news is that widening funding may be available soon. In April 2017, Governor Brown signed into law a hefty increase in the state gasoline tax of $0.19 per gallon, plus a new vehicle registration fee, which is expected to raise $5.2 billion per year for California road and bridge repairs, mass transit projects, and new highway construction. In January 2018, SBCAG (Santa Barbara County Association of Governments) plans to file for a state grant of $150 to 200 million to be used for the 101 widening. The California Transportation Commission will award the grants next May. Projects that are multi-modal and shovel-ready will have priority funding status. The present plan is to earmark this state grant, along with a required 30% $50 to $60 million of regional Measure A funds, to widen the 101 from Carpinteria to the Sheffield interchange. The remaining Measure A funds would be earmarked for the final widening of the Montecito Gap. SBCAG hopes that this funding strategy could result in a total project completion date of 2027 rather than 2032, potentially recouping the years lost in the Montecito (MA) Community Coalition dogfight and the Chytilo lawsuit. 3,000 PROJECTS • 600 CLIENTS • 30 YEARS • ONE BUILDER

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Monte ito Miscellany 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, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News. He moved to Montecito ten years ago.

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ur Eden by the Beach has yet another celebrity resident. CBS Big Bang Theory actor Simon Helberg has just purchased a hacienda-style horse farm in Carpinteria for $5.15 million. Helberg, 36, was a Golden Globe nominee for best supporting actor as pianist Cosme McMoon in the 2016 Meryl Streep-Hugh Grant charmer Florence Foster Jenkins, and has a wife, Jocelyn, and two children, Wilder and Adeline. The 6.6-acre property, Veiled Oaks, had been on the market for 13 months and was originally priced at $6.5 million and then reduced to $5.98 million. A working farm, the property contains a barn, stables, and a workshop-studio. The main house, designed in the Spanish colonial style, dates to 1916 and measures 5,026 sq. ft., and has been entirely renovated. Welcome to the ‘hood. All Tied Up My congratulations to Montecito actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who has just won the comedy lead actress trophy for her role on HBO’s Veep at the 69th annual Emmys in Los Angeles. It was Julia’s sixth win for playing the White House role and makes

Big Bang Theory actor Simon Helberg buys Carpinteria horse farm (photo by iDominick)

her, with her Emmys from The New Adventures of Old Christine and Seinfeld, one of just two performers who hold the title for most overall Emmy wins, tying with actress Cloris Leachman. You go, girl.

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LETTERS

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An American “History” Lesson

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appreciate Ms Lidia Zinchenko’s attempt (“Real Americans”, MJ #23/37) to educate us on the birth of Germany’s National Socialist Party, with her emphasis on the “Socialist” and her assertion that its appeal was pitched on an “anti-business, anti-capitalist, ‘equality for all’… rhetoric,” linking that to Senator Sanders’s “propaganda.” She may well be right about the Nazi party’s birth. I don’t know that fraction of German history in detail, but I do know some American history. I know that in the debates in 1787, while the proper frame of the American Constitution was being forged, economic equality was much on the delegates’ minds, as was populism. Admittedly, these were all white men of property (for some, human property) but the vision of the American republic they sought to create with the Constitution was of small owners and small freehold farmers. Noah Webster, Charles Pinckney, James Madison, among others,

expressed the sense that equality of property was essential to the sustenance of a republic. Governeur Morris in 1787 wrote: “The rich will strive to establish their dominion and enslave the rest. They always did. And they always will.” So allowed, the republic becomes an oligarchy. Out of oligarchy comes revolt. Revolts require leaders; Morris predicted the rich would take advantage of the people’s “passions” and “make these the instruments for oppressing them.” Alexander Hamilton: “Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying obsequious court to the people: commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.” Given this clearly was the tactic of the Nazi Party in her telling, is Bernie Sanders the correct current analogue? Or perhaps the president, in her phrase the “leader” (a mildly totalitarian designation, no?) “chosen by more than half of real Americans,”

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is a more apt choice? He also ran on an anti-business, anti-capitalist (if Goldman Sachs is the face of capitalism) platform promising to bring wealth to the common working people, of which he is distinctly not one. We know that, in fact, more Americans voted for Secretary Clinton despite her obvious flaws than the huckster Trump, so again the question comes, who are her “real” Americans? What makes them real? Among some anodyne definitions, that real Americans respect American principles such as equality under the law, that we or they should unite to fight common enemies, that with great power comes great responsibility, she seems to discount anyone who thinks that taxes are necessary (wealth must not be “taken”) or that all government documents must be solely in English. I disagree with those proscriptions. Am I thus irregular or unreal? She creates other preconditions for reality in Americans. For example, she says that the “other ones” (those other than real and regular) need to be subject to our laws. “If someone creates a paramilitary organization that practices violence to create anarchy… that group must be prosecuted and outlawed in due course. No exceptions.” Surely, those folks who brought an armed force to Charlottesville for exactly those reasons should therefore be prosecuted and outlawed, and her “real American” president must have demanded that. But, no. He saw in that Friday night mob of Jew-hating, torch-bearing Klanners and white supremacists “some fine people.” That I elided the words “or socialism” should make no difference to her, but I suspect it does. We thus return to economics. How does she feel about

the man who said “there can be no real political democracy unless there is something approaching an economic democracy”? Are those the words of a damned “socialist”? That same man instituted the first peacetime income tax specifically to combat inequality and sought to regulate corporate power in order to avoid a workers’ revolt, the early signs of which had been seen in the coal miners’ and the dock workers’ violent struggles with their bosses. “The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by the mere fact of its size acquires qualities which differentiate it in kind, as well as in degree from what is possessed by men of relatively small means. Therefore, I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in another tax which is far more easily collected and far more effective — a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, properly safeguarded against evasion, and increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.” How unreal, how irregular, how un-American of Theodore Roosevelt. Count me as one with him, opposed to the corrupt neo-fascist alignment of capital and government we see in Washington today, under the authority and with the blessing of Ms Zinchenko’s professed leader, lover of autocrats and oligarchs around the world, while indebted to the Russian kleptocrat dictator who would overturn Western democracies by any means necessary. [I note the Constitutional history cited above comes in large part and loosely paraphrased from a recent insightful editorial in The New York

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This Week in and around Montecito

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(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. Today the board will look at new signage for a remodeled Casa Dorinda, a demo and new home on Picacho Lane, an addition and attached garage on Brooktree Road, a new pool cabana on Sycamore Canyon, and other agenda items. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 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, handcrafted 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: 965 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 Trails Foundation Annual Barbecue Montecito Trails Foundation (MTF) holds its annual barbecue at Montecito Valley Ranch in Montecito. Bikers, hikers, and equestrians are welcome. Hikes and rides begin at 9 am, followed by barbecue lunch with drinks included, entertainment, dancing, and silent and live auctions from noon to 2 pm. MTF has worked since 1964 to preserve and maintain trails in Summerland, Montecito, and Carpinteria. A private non-profit organization, MTF is supported by donations to keep 200-plus miles of trails open to the public. When: 9 am Where: Montecito Valley Ranch Cost: children under 12 enter free; $60 at the door for members; $70 for non-members Info: www.montecitotrailsfoundation. org Book Signing at Tecolote Edie Littlefield Sundby will sign her new book, The Mission Walker, at Tecolote. After being told she had only three months to live and surviving chemotherapy, she walked 800 miles along the mission trail. Then two years later, when the cancer returned, she started walking again, beginning in Mexico as the reverend Junipero Serra had done in the 1770s.

Gallery Reception Gallery 113 will host a juried art exhibition from October 3-28 to benefit the new RidleyTree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. The exhibition is open to all artists working in 2D and 3D wall art in any medium. Rick Stich, local Santa Barbara artist and volunteer art instructor at the Cancer Center, will serve as Juror for the benefit. Gallery 113 will host two special receptions during October; 1st Thursday tonight, and Thursday, October 12. Both events are free and open to the public. The receptions are an opportunity to meet the artists and refreshments will be served. A portion of all sales during the month of October will benefit the Cancer Center; artists will receive a 50 percent commission on their work sold during October. Artists interested in entering artwork for this special exhibit should bring their entries to the Gallery on Monday, October 2, from 10 am to 2 pm. The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara has undergone major renovations during the past two years and has been renamed the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: Gallery 113, 1114 State Street in La Arcada Plaza Info: www.gallery113sb.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

When: 3 to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 Tea Dance The City of Santa Barbara donates use of the ballroom and volunteers provide music and refreshments for this ongoing, free dance event. Ballroom dance music including the Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Fox Trot, Quick Step, and rhythm dances such as the Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Mambo, and Bolero are played, among other dance music. Participants can hone their dancing skills or learn new dance techniques. The Santa Barbara Ballroom Tea Dance is held on the first Sunday of every month at the Carrillo Rec Center. No partner necessary. When: 2 to 5 pm Where: 100 E. Carrillo Street Info: 897-2519 Cost: free

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Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Free Tech Class at Montecito Library iPads and iPhones are versatile devices capable of countless useful functions, but many of these remain a mystery to their owners. The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System will be offering free workshops demonstrating various tips and tricks to help users get more from their Apple mobile devices. Everyone is invited to bring along his or her iPad and iPhone along with any questions. Users of all levels are welcome. When: 1 to 2 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: (805) 969-5063 Storytelling with President Lincoln Join Honest Abe as he tells stories of his childhood and time at the White House. All ages welcome. When: 4 to 5:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 28 September – 5 October 2017

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive. When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 pm to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. This month: Frank O’Hara (1926-1966). When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Red Feather Ball The United Way of Santa Barbara County hosts its 21st Annual Red Feather Ball at the Coral Casino in Montecito. The Red Feather Ball aims to raise funds to support UWSBC’s Fun in the Sun and United for Literacy programs. This year, UWSBC is excited to honor Maryan Schall with the Abercrombie Community Excellence Award for her outstanding service and philanthropy. When: 6 to 10:30 pm Where: 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $325 per ticket Info: www.unitedwaysb.org SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Polo & Wine Festival The first annual Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival takes place today; enjoy music, wine, food, and polo at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. When: 11 am to 7 pm Where: 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria Cost: $75 per person Info: www.sbpoloandwine.com Carnival & Music Festival Garden Street Academy announces its 10th annual Carnival & Music Festival on the school campus. The event is free and will feature a variety of live performances including the Original Garden Street Academy Jazz Band. A $12 wristband purchase provides all-inclusive and unlimited access to vintage-style boardwalk games, bouncy houses, face painting, a minisalon (including henna tattoos, nails, 28 September – 5 October 2017

hair-styling including tinsel, braiding and spray color), UCSB Climbing Wall, Santa Barbara Museum of Art activity, Speed Stacking demo and more. Food available for purchase features a barbecue meal prepared by the South Coast Kiwanis Club, a beer tent, Pinkberry booth for frozen treats, popcorn, pizza, and cotton candy. The raffle prizes include valued items such as Disneyland Park Hoppers family pack, theater tickets and restaurant gift cards. Proceeds from the carnival support Garden Street Academy’s Scholarship Fund. When: 2 to 5 pm Where: 2300 Garden Street Cost: free admission, $12 for wristbands ONGOING Creative Art Workshop The Alzheimer’s Association, California Central Chapter’s Fall Art Talks eight-week workshop aims to provide the creative space where people affected with mild memory loss paired with their partners come together to advance memory and communication through participation in art workshops. Art Talks stimulate communication, promotes socialization, and protects against isolation. In the eight-week workshop, participate in workshops specially designed for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or related dementia and their partners. Topics will include: exploring support systems, self-expression, personal values, emotional states, and hopes and dreams. Pre-registration is required, and there is a cost of $25 per pair for all eight weeks. However, space is limited and registration is required. When: Wednesdays, September 13, through November 1, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center in Montecito, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Info: moswald@alz.org MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call. Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memory-enhancement exercises in a friendly environment. When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 •MJ

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Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.

Oliver’s to Open Oliver’s on Coast Village Road is opening this weekend

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fter over five years in the making, Oliver’s, the new restaurant on the corner of Middle Road and Coast Village Road, is set to open for business this Friday, September 29. “We are all very excited, and we hope to exceed all expectations,” said Phillip Thompson, the eatery’s assistant general manager. Thompson, along with executive chef Craig Riker, and members of owner Craig McCaw’s restaurant team, sat down with us earlier this week to discuss the long-awaited opening. The building, which is the former home of Peabody’s, has been extensively remodeled with the help of general contractor Giffin & Crane. Designed with an aesthetic reminiscent of a contemporary residence, the space features a large bar with plush, high-backed bar stools, a communal dining table, multiple lounge areas, floor-to-ceiling nano doors that lead to a large outdoor patio, and a dining room overlooking Coast Village Road. Interior designer firm SFA Design planned the polished, refined space, with open-beamed ceilings, comfortable furniture, and neutral tones. Art Luna designed the exterior space and landscaping, which includes hundreds of hanging tree lights over the heated patio. “It really is Craig’s vision coming to fruition,” said Thompson. The eatery has 100 seats; more than half of those are on the outdoor patio. With the help of consultant Matthew Kenney, the plant-based menu includes a selection of small plates, salads, entrees, and vegetable side dishes. Some highlights include: hearts of palm ceviche, grilled cauliflower steak, kelp noodle pad thai, and wild mushroom tostada. All sauces and dressings are made from scratch every day. Produce is sourced locally and is almost 100-per-

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The menu is plant-based, with organic and locally sourced produce and products

Oliver’s cocktail menu features specialty cocktails crafted with organic, cold-pressed juice from Juice Ranch

cent organic, with bread coming from local purveyors Our Daily Bread and Oat Bakery. “The menu will highlight what’s in season and will change,” Chef Riker said. “The menu appeals to everybody, with delicious flavors and vibrant colors,” he said. A kids menu is also available, featuring gluten-free pasta and Riker’s take on vegan mac

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Seen Around Town

World Business Academy executive director Matt Kenner, Hannah Beth Jackson, and Rinaldo S. Brutoco at their gala

by Lynda Millner

World Business Academy Gala World Business Academy founder Rinaldo S. Brutoco with honorees Marianne Partridge and Deepak Chopra, M.D. WBA board member Blaine Bartlett, honorary committee Stan and Betty Hatch, and author Jack Canfield

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he World Business Academy (WBA) gave its annual gala at the Belmond El Encanto honoring author, scientist, and doctor Deepak Chopra, M.D., and editor in chief of the Santa Barbara Independent Marianne Partridge, with Sara Miller McCune as the chair and Geoff Green as the emcee. Rinaldo S. Brutoco founded the WBA 30 years ago. It is a local think tank working toward world community and to help the environment. The luminaries they honor have demonstrated the willingness to “Take Responsibility for the Whole,” a core

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tenet of the WBA. It explores higher-consciousness business practices and seeks to advance social and environmental justice. To know more, visit worldbusiness.org. After cocktails on the terrace, we

filled the ballroom for dinner and awards. Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned doctor who practices integrative medicine, which combines lifestyle changes with conventional treatment. He has been a Fellow in WBA for 25 years supporting their work on renewable energy and to support closures of California’s last two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon facility in Avila Beach.

Chopra has written more than 80 books translated into 43 languages, with 25 New York Times bestsellers including You are the Universe, which just came out in February. Time Magazine described him as “One of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” He is the founder of the Chopra Foundation and the Chopra Center for

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For forty years, the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra has captivated Santa Barbara audiences with dazzling musical performances. Be a part of the Orchestra’s legacy by attending its final celebration concert – Mozart, Mendelssohn and more. Monday, October 9th, 7:30 pm at the lobero Theatre. Don’t miss this finale performance as renowned Musical Director Heiichiro Ohyama leads the Orchestra in a magical musical evening filled with special surprises that you’ll never forget. TiCkeTS On Sale aT a SpeCial priCe Of $40. available now at the Lobero Theatre box office (805) 963-0761 or online at lobero.org. for more information, view the SBCO website at sbco.org.

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Wellbeing. The credits go on and on. David Crosby presented the award. Marianne Partridge has an equally long bio. Most of you know her for founding the Independent newspaper 30 years ago. She was born in New York City and held a myriad of jobs before journalism took over. Prior to moving here she was editor of the Village Voice, executive editor of Look Magazine and senior editor of Rolling Stone magazine. She began her career as a secretary at the original Saturday Evening Post. She also had stints at Forbes Magazine and The New York Times. She has been married to Jim Poett, a cattle rancher, for 39 years. Their ceremony was at the old Mission. They have raised two children and many dogs, cats, and horses. Marianne said, “I am totally awed to be introduced by Sara Miller McCune.” Some of those in the sold-out crowd were chief executive director Matt Renner, Judi Weisbart, HannahBeth Jackson and George Eskin, Salud Carbajal, Stephanie and Jim Sokolove, Hillary Hauser, and Jean Schuyler.

Wine Down

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

Wine Down Big Heart winners Zelda Gold and Sue Adams on either side of executive director Heidi Holly

Friendship Center board president Pat Forgey and Wine Down chair Pamela Vander Heide

The Friendship Center in Montecito and Goleta takes those words to heart by preserving and enriching the quality of life for aging and dependent adults through innovative programs that value the dignity and worth of every person. As they say, “We provide respite, support, and education, enabling families to continue to be engaged in their community, careers, and commitments.” It’s a day care for adults in need, but with programs and projects that stimulate their members. As Sue Adams said of her husband, Sam, “He always came home animated after a day at Friendship Center.” Every year, Friendship Center has a “Wine Down” event. This seventh year the proceeds go to LEAP – Life Enrichment Activity Program. These are led by professional instructors and entertainers who engage the mem-

bers in body, mind, and spirit with movement, music, and art. KJEE DJ Stephen Meade led the live auction, raising funds for these events along with the silent auction. Executive director Heidi Holly told us, “Today is Thursday and Thursday is the new Friday.” Sounds good to me. That means two “TGIFs.” Heidi is a Woody Allen fan and likes his motto, “Eighty percent of success in life is showing up.” She wanted a shout-out to all her staff and volunteers for showing up. The Friendship Center has a most charming courtyard that Heidi just told us, used to be a parking lot. They have use of the facility thanks to the All Saints By-the-Sea church across the street. At the Wine Down, they also give the Big Heart Awards for outstanding service to Friendship Center, and it’s always a surprise. This year, family services director Luciana Mitzkun

presented one to Sue Adams and board member Karolyn Hanna presented the other to Zelda Gold (she’s been married 67 years). All the while, the guests were wine and brew tasting from nine vendors, and yummy canapés were passed from Spice N Rice. Music was by Montecito Jazz Project. Board president is Pat Forgey, who thanked the busy event committee: Pamela Vander Heide, Sue Adams, Karolyn Hanna, Kathy Marden, Dana VanderMey, Heidi Holly, and Justine Sutton. Friendship Center has been around since 1976. Each year, it serves approximately 360 elders and it benefits up to 900 caregivers – spouses, children, siblings, et cetera who benefit from a respite. If you have a loved one who could enjoy Friendship Center or if you’d like to volunteer for something, call (805) 969-0859.

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YMCA associate executive director Meghan Rourke, executive director Valerie Kissell and Savannah Lee support and outreach services specialist at the thank-you party

YMCA board chair Yonie Harris with hosts Al and Marsha Roberson

A YMCA Thank You

Youth and Family Services YMCA gave a thank-you wine reception for its many donors hosted by Al and Marsha Roberson at their Hope Ranch estate. This is not like the YMCA that I go to every week to work out. Youth and Family Services is a branch of the Channel Islands YMCA. Noah’s Anchorage is one of the programs for youth in crisis. They provide basic needs such as beds, food, clothes, shelter, shower, and laundry for youth ages 10-17, be they runaway or homeless. There are drop-in counselors available 24/7 and a 24-hour crisis hotline. Services are free. Their phone is (805) 963-8775 and they speak Spanish too. Noah’s Drop In reaches to age 21 and is located at 301 West Figueroa Street, 9 am to 2 pm. Executive director Valerie Kissell told us, “We receive 2,100 crisis calls in a year.” She joked, “We do 50,000 pounds of laundry.” There is a program called My Home for kids 18-24. Associate executive director Meghan Rourke told us some of her success stories – finishing college, getting jobs. There is an active Teen Center. For information, call (805) 685-9170. They even go out on the street looking for troubled youth. Anchored in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties for more than 125 years. The Channel Islands YMCA has been working for you to deliver lasting personal and social change.

The Horse Whisperer

Monty Roberts came to the Santa Barbara Historic Museum (SBHM) to tell us about his amazing life with horses. A few years ago, Don and I were privileged to watch Monty “join 28 September – 5 October 2017

Monty Roberts with his wife Pat and daughter Debbie Roberts-Loucks at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum lecture

up” with several horses at his Flag Is Up Farm in Solvang. That’s what he calls taming a horse to ride, all done with love and kindness – and he does it in 30 minutes. It seems miraculous! Twenty-eight years ago, Queen Elizabeth heard about Monty and his revolutionary way with horses. Since she is a horse breeder, she called him to London, and he has been training her horses every since. He also goes to Germany, South America, and around the world. And more importantly, he is training the next generation of horse people in his method so horses never have to be hit again. The actual movie The Horse Whisperer was based loosely on his life. The queen advised him not to get involved if it was to be fictional. It was good advice, because they didn’t use his method of joining up in the movie. Monty came from a background with a horribly abusive father. He has been riding since he was three and has won countless awards to say the least. He doubled for Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet. He was 8 and she was 13. His mutual-respect approach has been the subject of many best-selling books. Try The Man Who Listens to Horses: The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer. It’s a fascinating read. He and wife Pat, besides their own children, have had 47 foster kids. Monty has a doctorate in behavioral science and has worked with Korean vets suffering trauma. Monty is 82 and still going strong. He’ll be in the queen’s royal stables in a couple of weeks. As Monty says repeatedly, “I’m the luckiest man alive.” •MJ

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Herman’s Hermits

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s a formerly poor kid growing up in Manchester, England, Peter Noone has set aside a special place in his heart for The Unity Shoppe, and come Tuesday, October 10, you can join him and his group, Herman’s Hermits, at the Lobero Theatre for a special one-off concert of the exact same show that Noone and his bandmates perform around the world, most often in much larger venues. The performance is set to celebrate Unity Shoppe’s 100 years of Community Service. Peter Noone’s voice is remarkably familiar and unmistakable; he sounds exactly as he did some... 50 years ago when, as a teenager, he recorded “I’m Into Something Good”, his group’s first record. Peter and his Herman’s Hermits went on to make hits such as “I’m Henry The VIII, I Am,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat,” and many others. Noone and his wife, Mireille, have lived in Montecito since the mid-’80s. Lots of ex-rockers live in and around Montecito, among them Alan Parsons, Eric Burdon, Kenny Loggins, and Michael McDonald. There is no indi-

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Peter Noone (right) with Canadian visitor JeanPierre Vanags at The Unity Shoppe on Chapala Street, downtown Santa Barbara

cation that any of them will perform on October 10, but they are likely to be nearby. Loggins has donated his time and music over the past 30-plus years to Unity Shoppe, as has Peter. And, as a recovering alcoholic, Peter also donates his time and his voice to the Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction (CADA); during the last big concert that Noone headlined for CADA, Eric Burdon joined him on stage for an eerily familiar rendition of the Animals’s “House Of The Rising Sun.”

McDonald and Parsons performed together at a private house in Montecito earlier this year, also for CADA. In any case, they’re all friends, they’re all consummate performers, and Peter – alone – is worth the price of admission, as he’s sure to rock the house with or without a little help from his friends. Peter first got involved with Unity Shoppe after watching Loggins promoting the nonprofit on KEYT-TV back in the mid-’80s, just a little over six months after Peter and Mireille moved here. “His pitch appealed to me; he said all the right things,” Peter recounts during a short conversation at the Unity Shoppe on Chapala Street in Santa Barbara. As for the upcoming Lobero performance, “I wanted to bring my whole band and do a real show,” Peter says. The band – Dave Ferrara on drums, Vance Brescia, and Billy Sullivan, on guitars, and Rich Spina on keyboard – is the same band Noone’s been playing with for the past 20 years. “I’m going to do all the records that were in the top ten,” he promises. In addition to his own songs, Peter says he will “tell a few stories, and I’m going to do a parody of Mick Jagger, a parody of Elton John, and whatever.” Jeff Martin, KEYT Creative Services director and producer of the Lobero event, says the show will open with

the San Marcos Madrigals, then Lois Mahalia will sing “Ave Maria” with the Madrigals as her backup. In between, there will be “two or three videos” describing what Unity Shoppe is all about, followed by Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone’s complete 45-minute show. As for a format, Jeff says, “Basically the audience will be part of the show.” What he means is there’ll be no curtain, everything will be on stage, headed up by Unity Shoppe director Tom Reed, KEYT Channel 3 anchors, C.J. Ward and Beth Farnsworth, along with News-Press co-publisher Arthur von Wiesenberger. The show may or may not end with Barry DeVorzon leading a sing-a-along of his seasonal hit, “It’s Christmas Once Again in Santa Barbara”. The reason for that is the entire evening’s performance will air on KEYT as part of its Christmas fundraising telethon effort. Lead sponsors and underwriters for this event are the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and Community West Bank. There are still some sponsorship opportunities open, and if that’s of interest you should call Tom Reed directly at (805) 965-9051 or email him at: tom@ unityshoppe.org. You are also invited to visit Unity Shoppe’s website:

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www.unityshoppe.org. The show begins at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 10, and tickets are priced at $57; Add another $50 for a ticket in “Section A” ($107 total) and you’ll have a close-up experience with Peter Noone and other “Friends of Unity.” For tickets, go to www.lobero.org.

Red Feather Ball The Doublewide Kings, playing under the sprawling oak tree, were the star performers at the (somewhat) annual Montecito Bluegrass Festival

Maryan Schall, United Way of Santa Barbara County Red Feather Ball honoree

This year’s Red Feather Ball honoree is Minneapolis-born Maryan Schall, who moved to Montecito in 1985 with her husband, Dick Schall, after his retirement; they have been here ever since. She and her husband have been bestowed with a plethora of honors, including having been named the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara/KDB’s “Sweethearts of 2004”; SBCC honored Dick and Maryan by naming its Career Center the Schall Career Center in 2008; the couple received the Santa Barbara Beautiful award in 2013 for their involvement in the historical revitalization of the Courthouse Clock. Maryan was given the Planned Parenthood Central Coast Jean Schyuler award in 2015 for outstanding volunteer service, and she was honored by the Food Bank of Santa Barbara in 2016 at its Table of Life event, being named their “first responder.” The Schalls’s support of local institu-

tions and causes, such as the Sansum Clinic, CALM, Planned Parenthood, the Scholarship Foundation, Music Academy of the West, and others, makes Maryan a natural choice for this honor. My regret is that because of everything going on around here with the planned sale of Montecito Journal to Diana Starr Langley that I ran out of time to properly interview this accomplished and generous lady. The United Way of Santa Barbara County Red Feather Ball takes place Friday, October 6, at the Coral Casino beginning at 6 pm. If you’d like to learn more or, more importantly, purchase a remaining ticket ($325) or buy a table to the affair (though I’m not sure there are any left), you are invited to go on its website: unitedwaysb.org. Money raised will go toward supporting United Ways’s Fun in the Sun and Literacy programs.

Montecito Bluegrass Festival

Dave’s Dogs had set up its hot dog stand on the property and was told by Susan and Palmer Jackson Jr. to expect “maybe a hundred and fifty” people or so on this cool and perfect Sunday in Montecito. Palmer’s group, the Doublewide Kings (formerly the Mobile Home Boys) were set to play and entertain at their cus-

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Frederick Williamson poured his family wines for the thirsty and merely intemperate

Parents and kids (plenty of kids!) took over the dance floor

tomary early fall private-invite-only fall get-together. Instead of 150, however, more than 300 people showed up and poor Dave’s ran out of hot dogs early. That wasn’t really a problem, as most attendees brought their own food, beer, wine, soda, blankets, chairs, umbrellas, and toys (for the myriad kids in the audience). The green grass was appropriately long and soft, the temperature hovered around 75 delicious degrees, and a gentle breeze wafted through the valley; views of the nearby coastal mountain range made it all the more idyllic. Doublewide Kings band members Cord Pereira, John Simpson, Charlie Crisafulli, Robert Teneyck, and Palmer Jackson Jr. played for what was an unbroken nearly two-hour songfest featuring bluegrass, soft rock, a little country, and even real rock ‘n’ roll.

These guys have been together for 20 years or so and have become the band of choice for many Santa Barbarans. They recently played SOhO, for example, in a raucous sold-out musical gig The Riverside was also scheduled to play, but we arrived too late (after the Montecito Car Classic) to hear them. For those who didn’t bring food and missed out on Dave’s Dogs, Frederick Williamson of the Williamson Family Wine Family had set up shop under the broad oak tree with the rope and wood swing and was there to pour generous tastes of his current product, a fruity rosé and a white wine blend. The Montecito Bluegrass Festival has been a mainstay for the past decade or so, and if you are among those who’ve received an invitation to this shindig, you should take it as a clear indication that you are now part of greater Montecito. •MJ

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Times, “Our Constitution Wasn’t Built for This,” by Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor at Vanderbilt University.] Cotty Chubb Montecito (Editor’s note: We can’t take on all the issues you so glibly have turned on their heads, so let’s just take one: calling President Trump a person who ran an “anti-business, anti-capitalist”… campaign is a joke, right? Trump anti-business? The same campaigner who promised to “bring jobs back to America,” who railed that he’d “buy American, hire American?” Anti-capitalist? Please; he’s a billionaire. Further, it was your apparently preferred candidate who railed against Wall Street, all the while stuffing her pocketbook with their money. Who’s kidding who? Oh well, I suspect you will continue to believe what you believe, factual or otherwise. – J.B.)

Understanding Russia

Note to Mr. Robert Turner (“A Snide Aside”, MJ #23/38). Please never try to patronize a Russian person regarding things Russian that you somehow assume you might know. That’s a big mistake of judgment. A really huge one. You – just like most foreigners – have no clear idea about Russia whatsoever. The only way to know Russia and understand Russia is to be born there and to grow up there. You might be aware of some “show off” parades, but you have no idea what lies behind the glitzy facade displayed to the foreigners. You would never be able to fathom the pain, blood and suffering of my and many others’ grandparents who gave the world the biggest sacrifice – their lives – which they in deeds, not in words dedicated to world peace while fighting real Nazis. No matter how many times you watch Doctor Zhivago, you’ll never understand the suffering my country has been going through for over a hundred years courtesy of your liberal ideology gone mad that brought us the 1917 revolution and the subsequent Bolshevik genocide.

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And what do you know about today? Behind the scenes of Moscow billionaires gallivanting in Monaco and Beverly Hills, the same WWII veterans, however few of them are still alive, are starving in slums while no one remembers or appreciates their priceless contribution to humanity. And lastly: about the election and the majority. Obviously, your math is seriously affected by all the media brainwashing and your suspiciously persistent misunderstanding of who those “real Americans” are, whom I mentioned in my original comment on this subject. Additionally, of course it is a matter of opinion, but if this country came to its senses and started requiring proper IDs for voter registration, even the most powerful media bias would not be able to eclipse the shrinkage of the Democratic electorate at the expense of the illegals and others who would not be eligible to vote should they be properly identified at the polls. The Republican presidential candidate has won. That was properly certified according to the centuries-old, good democratic due process. I hope everybody can finally understand that, will start dealing with it, and figure out a good way to unite around and support our new president, who seems to be sincerely trying to make America a better place for everyone who has legally earned the priceless privilege of living here. Lidia Zinchenko Montecito

Feeling the Rage

Each day, I ask myself, “Who is this poor excuse for a man” called Stephen Colbert? He makes a boatload of money spending his time and life making fun of President Trump. I do not watch his show, but I see clips on the news of his bashing of Mr. Trump. I don’t know if you have children, Mr. Colbert, but if you do, are you teaching them to bully their classmates and/or any persons they enjoy making miserable comments of shame? I did not watch the Emmy Awards,

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but news clips of that disgraceful show told me what you and Hollywood are all about. You and Hollywood are just “little people” in this great country we all call home. You and Hollywood do not represent America. If any of you were to take a test on the history of America, I have no doubt your test score would be zero. As for Hollywood, too many of you are spoiled, ignorant people who have little or no concept of how the hard-working men and women survive. I doubt that you care. Time to boycott your movies, TV shows, and then you can feel the rage Middle America feels for your behavior. Lorraine Morey Santa Barbara

Hotchkiss for Mayor

Thanks for running the profiles of the mayoral wannabes; The one I wanted to see throw his hat into the ring was former city councilman Gil Garcia. He is such a distinguished-looking fellow, the sort whose very presence commands respect, besides being very impartial. Every time I ran into him over the past six months, I tried to talk him into running, but alas he is enjoying his retirement too much, so who can blame him? On to the crop we do have running; ladies first: 1) Cathy Murillo, sorry, Cathy, but I find you too agenda-driven and the kind of politician that there are already too many of, the ones that have made California the laughingstock of the country, nothing personal. 2) Angel Martinez, although I don’t know you, I have a lot of respect for Deckers, as they were a large part of helping my son get back on his feet after I had practically given up on him after 21 years of drug/alcohol addiction. I was predisposed to lean in your favor; however, you lost me when you came down a little too heavy in favor of the environmental issues. Sure, the environment is important and should not be abused; however, it was due to the environmental hypocrites from Berkeley et al that ran me out of my life on the ocean. I am also a little concerned about the Deckers shareholders distracting you from your from City business. Sorry, Angel, nothing personal. 3) Harwood Bendy White, sorry, Bendy, but you came across to me,

anyway, as too much of a career politician. You lost me completely, however, when you declared yourself to be a believer in “climate change” and stated, “I am a staunch environmentalist.” I didn’t think there was anybody left alive who still believes the thoroughly debunked climate change bull other than Al Gore and the bureaucrats at the U.N. So, sorry, Bendy, nothing personal. 4) Hal Conklin, I have such a “rap sheet” on Hal that I don’t know where to start. It is said that Americans have very short memories; however, in your case, Hal, they will stay etched in my brain forever. I distinctly remember you referring to the incorruptible late council member Gus Chavalas – a man who I revered – as a Neanderthal. Besides, you’ve been around too long and trying to be all things to all people. You state you are self-funding. People would like to know just where did you make your money? So, sorry, Hal, nothing personal. 5) That leaves Frank Hotchkiss. Frank, for better or worse, you pushed all the right buttons for me. Good luck. Larry Bond Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Frank Hotchkiss pushes all our buttons the right way also. We are in his camp; too bad Montecito residents can’t vote in the mayoral election. – J.B.)

Seeing Green

I have to say I am appalled with our new president. His view on climate change, his views on Mexicans, his nasty comments about Nancy O’Dell, his comments about a judge, his comments about John McCain, his comments about a Gold Star family, frankly sicken me. Now, here is the upside: Make no doubt about it, the financial markets love his business-friendly attitude. No matter what side of the political aisle, you stand to make a lot of money and will continue for the foreseeable future. Whether you have a 401(k), traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 403, mutual funds, you are up big. People are seeing green through the orange and the awful smell of hate. Steven Lawrence Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Just curious: Did you sell on President Trump’s election or did you buy? – J.B.) •MJ

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Brilliant Thoughts by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

Going Home

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t was from one of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not books that I first learned that “The man who wrote Home Sweet Home never had a home.” His name was John Howard Payne. He was American-born, but lived a wandering life, traveled around Europe for about 20 years, never married, and spent his last 10 years in Tunis, where he was the U.S. consul, and where he died in 1852. The great irony is, of course, that, by then, his song was already a world-renowned emblem of home, with all its emotional connotations. In fact, a decade after Payne’s death, soldiers in the Union Army were banned from singing it, for fear of encouraging desertions. But what is “Home” really? In the song, it is a “lowly thatched cottage” with “birds singing gaily,” a loving mother and father, and “peace of mind, dearer than all.” During our lives, it’s not uncommon to have many homes, but the song tends to evoke memories of the first one. The very word “home” rings many different bells. To a baseball player, home is a “plate” fixed in the ground, which curiously has the shape of a house with sloping roofs. The same shape now appears as many computer icons, representing some base point or “page” to return to. But that shape reminds us that, above and beyond all other considerations, home is a dwelling, a place where we live and think we belong – or at least where we once lived, and like to feel we can go back to and be welcomed. Robert Frost wrote a sad poem called “The Death of the Hired Man” which contains this chilling definition: “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” In junior high school, we had a “home room” (a term which I thought strange, the first time I heard it. How could any classroom at school be home?). But growing up, we learn to think of home in wider and wider terms. We cheer for the “home” team. When we’re abroad, our entire country becomes “home.” Strangely, the French don’t even have a word for it (“Chez Nous” simply means “Our house”), while in Britain, a whole government department is called the Home Office. In the U.S., we have favored “Homeland” for that meaning, as in “Department of Homeland Security.” (“Home office” is a term that has now acquired another dif28 September – 5 October 2017

ferent meaning, when so many of us work at home.) But we hear more these days about “homelessness” than about its opposite. (In fact, we don’t even have a good word for its opposite!) In that context, what “home” means, basically, is a street address where mail can be delivered, personal property kept, and bodily functions performed safely and privately. If you have those, you can’t be called homeless – at least, not officially. In the world at large, “home” can take many forms, from an apartment, to an encampment. I myself have lived for significant lengths of time in at least 11 different places, in three countries. More than half of that time has now been spent in one place – Santa Barbara – and in one house. Yet, even now, when I think of “home,” I tend to think not of my current dwelling, but, like the author of Home Sweet Home, of the first one.

In the world at large, “home” can take many forms

For me, it was a house in northwest London, where I spent my first five years – which I always think of as the happiest time of my life – initially with my mother and father, whom I knew as “Mummy and Daddy,” then, after two years, with my sister as well, whom at first I didn’t know what to call. (My comment on first seeing her went down in family lore as: “It’s crying!”) During the seven years of World War II, we were not in that house, but safely “over here,” living in various apartments. I always believed that one day we’d be “going home.” The house escaped being bombed, but it was “requisitioned” by the government to house a bombed-out family. When the war was over and we went back, we still couldn’t regain possession and had to buy another house in a different district. The old house was eventually sold – and my “home” was lost to me forever. No doubt with many of you, I know the poignancy of Thomas Wolfe’s words “You Can’t Go Home Again.” •MJ

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vacant. His vision: a mixed-use fractional-share development under the umbrella of prestige brand RitzCarlton. The compound was to have comprised the hotel’s current footprint. Levy wagered all political, intellectual, and financial capital invested in his newly coined gateway to the city – so-named “La Entrada de Santa Barbara” – but ultimately lost it all. It is often said that in love and life, timing is everything. Serendipitous, then, for Michael Rosenfeld, of Woodridge Capital, who found potential fortune in the distressed $7+ million purchase of La Entrada in 2011 and according to Hotel Californian’s managing director Carlos Lopes, it became Rosenfeld’s “passion project of his career.” An aficionado of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture – a style embraced in the creation of his own Los Angeles home, “el Sueño” – Rosenfeld arrived in Santa Barbara keen on its architectural aesthetic. His vision for this 121-room boutique hotel, according to designer Martin Lawrence Bullard, however, was intended to reach well beyond El Pueblo Viejo (“the old city”). Bullard – a celebrated designer whose past work with Rosenfeld included the historic Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs – said that the

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developer was quite clear in his vision that the Hotel Californian “honor history while bringing it into the 21st century.” As such, Bullard decided that the first step in designing the project would require a visit to the place most emblematic of Santa Barbara’s heritage: the Santa Barbara Mission. Time spent with the reverend John Hardin, said Bullard, crystalized the importance of history for the Santa Barbara community and the essential design elements from which to begin his work. Collaborating with architecture design firm DesignArc, Bullard employed Spanish Colonial Revival design along with its warm colors of historic tilework as the hotel’s foundation. To “give it a twist” and “modernize,” he added more vibrant Moorish colors of emerald green, burnt orange, and saffron yellow into the palette. Moorish design elements were also incorporated into the more than 2 million imported pieces of tile throughout the hotel and woven into the intricate ceilings, custom fixtures, and even in the graphical treatment of the outdoor patio umbrellas. To give the hotel an “edge never before seen” Bullard brought in custom-crafted, mid-century modern furniture in the style of Gio Ponti and

Jean Michel Frank and original art work that adds a “wow” factor. “Art is an important fixture” of the hotel, says Bullard, and spaces throughout the hotel are intended to trigger conversation and creative engagement. The Californian’s design spills over into other notable areas of the hotel, including the restaurants and spa – “destinations unto themselves,” says Lopes. Moroccan-infused flavors, orchestrated by executive chef Alexander La Motte, previously chef de partie at The French Laundry and executive chef at Four Seasons, play on the graphic, saffron-tinged surroundings of Blackbird, a restaurant that prizes itself for its locally sourced seasonal ingredients. Spa Majorelle, with its vibrant blue and white-tiled interior and Moroccan embellishments, carries forward the hotel’s theme in inventive ways. One would be remiss in not

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mentioning the obvious: spectacular 360-degree views from the Californian’s rooftops. A carefully devised open plaza – rumored to soon be named for a local charity – serves as a gesture to the public and offers vistas of the Santa Ynez Mountains and an ideal gathering spot from which to enjoy hotel amenities and people-watching on State Street. An adjacent paseo provides ready access from the old city into the “new” funk zone via Helena Avenue, to Les Merchands, The Lark, The Shopkeepers and other such neighborhood hot spots. On the eve of its opening, the hotel was blessed by the Santa Barbara Mission’s the reverend Hardin and rabbi Leah Sternberg of Congregation B’nai B’rith, “wishing good fortune for its guests, employees, and its owner,” said Lopes. After years of hard labor, the Hotel Californian stands as a dream fulfilled. •MJ 28 September – 5 October 2017

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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events 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.

Soup’s on for Instinctive Couple

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orin Roche was a 19-year-old college student when he first encountered meditation as a tool for growth back in 1968 at UC Irvine. He had just started both working in a lab doing research on meditation, as well as serving as a subject when a colleague returned from a silent retreat and recited a few lines from the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, a series of 112 Sanskrit teachings on the ecstatic depths of the human experience and celebrating the body as a portal to the spirit. “I just immediately fell in love,” Roche recalled. “It’s so accessible and such an invitation, a beautiful living, breathing text on meditation. That mysterious love affair has continued for the last 50 years.” After decades of meditating on and practicing the tantra, Roche – who has developed his own method called Instinctive Meditation – in 2014 finally published The Radiance Sutras, his own translations and interpretations of the Vijnana Bhairava, made even more

accessible via phonetic and English offerings, as well as a full section on Invitations and Illuminations to engage with the sutras. Roche and his wife, Camille Maurine, have also recently offered musical mini-workshops at Bahkti Fest and in Los Angeles called Radiance Sutras Jams, which are based on the book, with a format that begins with the couple reciting lines from the book backed by musicians who play for kirtan or yoga, before inviting the audience members to join them and read passages that they most resonate with in an impromptu and improvised format. The couple is coming to Yoga Soup next Saturday evening, October 7, for a similar event ($20 in advance, $25 at the door), hosted by Wayne Marshall, who will also open the evening with three songs he composed based on verses in “The Radiance Sutras”. (Sample verse: “The roar of joy / that set the worlds in motion / is reverberating in your body /

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to put it out in book form. So, I went over every dot, every period, every comma, and every word, over and over again. How do you select what to offer in the live events? We usually start with the goddess taking on the emotion of wonder, asking questions. We’ll play with one of the sutras, goof around, and unfold it as the musicians improvise. Then anyone who wants to can come up and read a sutra they love – or are scared by. It turns into a call-andresponse thing like a kirtan, where we chant both the sanskrit and the English, and go back and forth and improvise with the musicians. It’s very exploratory. The text is a mini encyclopedia of meditative experience, only 35 minutes of chanting, the ideas of 112 different yoga meditation practices. And at any given moment, one or more of them may be our major doorway, so everybody will potentially recognize a different verse they love. Time allowed, we’ll be approaching people on how to be in practice with the sutras. Sometimes people who have never spoken in public before give a reading where we’re all blown away. When we hear someone read a sutra they love, they become a teacher to us all.

More Sounds at the Soup

Shane Thunder, the Los Angeles/ Santa Barbara-based sound healer who frequently brings his aural alchemy to Yoga Soup, is returning with a bunch of his friends. Daniella Windsong and Lighthawk join Thunder to share the cleansing sounds of 432hz gemstone crystal bowls, gongs, didgeridoos, chimes, guitar, vocals, and other instruments in offering the meditative and transformational journey. The collaboration between sound healers from up and down the West Coast, which has been years in the making, takes place from 7:30 to 9 pm on Friday, September 29. Get info on Shane’s website at www.artistecard.com/ SpiritMetacine.

Embodied Living

Sunday afternoon at the Soup brings a half-day workshop with Timothy Tillman, a somatic psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and longtime student of Buddhism and embodied spirituality. Discovering the Space Within, part of the Embodied Living Series, looks to combat the stress and struggles of everyday life that are caused by a perceived lack of space. Participants in the workshop will explore and experience the spaciousness with28 September – 5 October 2017

in through experiential exercises, embodied meditations, and self-inquiry to uncover the true body which lies within, beneath our habitual reactivity and held tensions. Offered are skills and practices to cultivate embodied presence and confidence, recognize and relax personal resistance and held tension, cultivate a nourishing relationship with the body as an essential ally to freedom. Admission to the 1 to 5:30 pm workshop costs $65 in advance, or $75 at the door.

Anthropology Straight Up

The nonprofit BOAS (Broadening of Anthropology’s Spectrum) Network’s next event in its successful talk series offers a double dose of discussions on “Psychics, Mediums, and Shamans” at the Santa Barbara University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street, on Thursday, September 28. The first presenter is psychic-medium Tony Morris, who will share his insights on ancient wisdom traditions. Then cultural anthropologist Dr. Kohanya Groff will talk about the societal relevance of the supernatural. The meeting at the intersection of science, the supernatural, and social gathering is open to all, with a suggested donation of $15 to $25. Cocktail service begins at 5 pm, with the presentations from

5:30 to 6:30, followed by a Q&A and meet and greet. Tickets are available at the door or visit www.nightout. com/events/anthropology-medium/ tickets.

Raab at Sacred Space

Longtime Montecito author Diana Raab is coming to Sacred Space in Summerland to share the inspiration for her just-released book Writing for Bliss, a writing guide/memoir decades in the making that addresses the personal growth/spiritual aspects to writing. The 2:30 to 5 pm talk on Saturday, September 30, also serves as a preview to a three-Saturday seminar (October 7, 14, & 28) in the space aimed to take transformation through writing to another level. Call 565-5535 or visit www.thesacredspace.com.

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Sunburst’s Sunday meditation gatherings continue every week at 10:30 am with peaceful, joyous services featuring live music and song, an inspirational talk and silent meditation followed by a homemade brunch and optional guide hike where you can tour the outdoor labyrinth and garden. Upcoming themes include Equanimity: the Calm Eye of the Storm (October

1), Forgiveness: a Healing Practice (October 8), Conscious Conduct: Living Mindfully (October 15), Navigating Challenges Successfully (October 22), and Developing Courage and Trust (October 29). Call 736-6528 or visit www.suburst.org for details. The Santa Barbara Cuddle Connection explore ways to simultaneously strengthen your boundaries while giving and receiving with others – verbally, energetically, or through platonic physical exchange. No touch is required. The next event is 6:30 to 9:30 pm on Saturday, September 30, at Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, 516 N. Quarantina St. Get details online at www.meetup.com/Cuddleand-Connection-Santa-Barbara or text certified touch therapist Amber York at 450-2907.

Pets and Peace at La Casa

La Casa de Maria hosts a Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi ceremony to celebrate our animal friends. All appropriately restrained pets are welcome for a simple blessing, which will also remember the beloved creatures who have passed on. The free event takes place 10 to 11 am on Wednesday, October 4. Four days later, La Casa’s Sukkah

for Peace is an interfaith community gathering of music, storytelling, and dialogue to remember the Jewish holiday of Sukkot that celebrates peace and security through cooperation with our neighbors and friends. Bring a dish to share for the free 3 to 5 pm event on Sunday, October 8. La Casa de Maria is located at 800 El Bosque Rd in Montecito. Info at 9695031 or www.lacasademarial.org. Speaking of La Casa and Sacred Space, Dr. Radhule Weininger, the clinical psychologist and teacher of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist psychology who is the resident teacher of mindfulness practice at the Montecito retreat center, just celebrated the release of her book Heartwork: The Path of Self-compassion at the Summerland store last weekend. Now, she’s headed out of town for her annual trek to India to visit the Dalai Lama, which means there will be guest teachers guiding the meditations in Isla Vista, at the Museum of Natural History, and at The Loft at La Casa. Marjorie Schuman, Harrison Heyl, Kimberly Snow, Catherine Morrow, Diana Hill, and Ron Iverson are among the meditation masters who will lead the practice and talks over October. Visit www.radhuleweiningerphd. com for the schedule and donation gatherings. •MJ

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation by Jennifer Goddard

A Lesson in Giving: Kids Working FOR KIDS Youths taking part in the FOR KIDS program include, from left: Sylvia Gilbar, Dayne Borgatello, Lily Groves, Sarah Thielst, Isa Mireles, Talia Gerstenfeld, and Vivi Roldan

are bake sales and recyclables collections. There’s a talent show and a high school Teddy Bear Club that was created solely to raise funds for TBCF. Some of the kids in the program have vowed to keep up their good work beyond September, by making gift baskets for the autumn and winter holidays and donating all proceeds to TBCF. “It’s been a revelation,” Stuart said. “I never could have dreamed it would be like this.” Each of the young volunteers has a Mobile Cause link, promoting their individual fundraisers. Visit https:// app.mobilecause.com/vf/RIBBON for each of their links.

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top by the Vons in Montecito on a Sunday afternoon in September and you’re likely to see local high-schooler Alisha Mergaliyeva hosting a bake sale in front of the supermarket. What you’ll also be seeing is a shining example of hope for the future. Alisha is one of 19 Santa Barbara area youths who have pledged to spend this month raising money to benefit kids with cancer. Like the others, Alisha is fundraising for the nonprofit Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF), which provides vital support to local families with a child battling cancer. Most of the youth taking part in the new charitable giving program have vowed to raise upward of $1,000 each during September, which is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, to support TBCF’s annual Gold Ribbon Campaign fundraising effort.

“I’m so happy and so proud of this program,” said Kirsten Stuart, TBCF development associate and the leader of FOR KIDS: Encouraging Youth Philanthropy, the foundation’s newest fundraising effort, which aims to mentor civic-minded young people through fundraising endeavors. All funds raised through the program will benefit families with children battling cancer in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. “With everything that’s going on in the world, don’t lose faith in kids and millennials, because I can show you a bunch of kids doing pure, good work. Perhaps the next generation of millennials has a lot to give,” Stuart said, adding there also are many younger children among the 19 taking part in the FOR KIDS program. “They’re eight, ten, twelve years old,” she said. “And they all have different reasons for wanting to give. We

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have two kids raising funds in honor of cancer survivors and others who’ve been touched by cancer in their lives. We have some who just believe in what we’re doing, and they’re all coming to us to offer their time and help, to look beyond themselves. To see these kids so enthusiastic about helping their peers has been an incredible inspiration.”

Giving from the Heart

Their stories vary, but there’s a singular determination among the FOR KIDS youth. As an example, Alisha, the Montecito high-schooler, found herself in a drenching microburst of rain during her bake sale, but she simply rode it out, Stuart said. “She was prepared. She battened down the hatches, got herself covered, and just kept at it.” TBCF’s youngest-ever sponsor is also among the most enterprising. At age 8, Vivi Roldan of Santa Barbara has already raised $600 selling decorative pom poms that she made by hand. “Vivi has not had any adult support for this,” Stuart said. “She has legitimately made and sold over $600 in pom poms.” When Stuart took on the program in August, she expected to get six or eight kids involved, but every child who learned about it (mostly through adult contacts with TBCF) has signed on. “We have an intern at TBCF who is 18; I didn’t even ask her. She came to me and asked if she could help, and she even brought in a friend of hers to also help.” The youths’ efforts are remarkably creative. An 18-year-old summited four 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado for pledges. A 10-year-old is performing flamenco-grams for the charity. A group of three youths will hike a step for every dollar they raise. There

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The philanthropy of youth has inspired TBCF friend and benefactor Earl Minnis. A Santa Barbara real estate investor who’s given generously to the foundation over the past couple of years, Minnis inspired the FOR KIDS program and has pledged matching funds for it. Minnis credits his dedication to the cause to a girl named Paloma, whom he met at a TBCF photo-shoot a couple years ago, when he was visiting his friend Keith Berry, a founding member of TBCF. Paloma had raised $1,000 for TBCF. Minnis and his wife were moved by her drive to give. “Paloma didn’t have cancer; she knew someone who did. But her level of commitment to Teddy Bear was like nothing I’d ever seen,” Minnis said. “I told my wife that the reason for us being there wasn’t to see Keith and the photo-shoot; it was to meet Paloma.” Minnis added substantially to Paloma’s gift and inspired TBCF to begin the kids’ philanthropy program. Now, he said, he only hopes the program grows and grows, so he can match more and more funds. “This organization is the real deal, and these young people are the heart of it,” Minnis said. “This is the future of Teddy Bear right here. It’s not us older folks. It’s the young ones coming up. There’s no better investment I could make.” Founded in 2002, TBCF is dedicated to empowering families who have a child (up to age 21) with cancer, by providing them with emotional, educational, and financial support. Over the years, TBCF has donated $1.85 million to families in need. For more information on Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, including how to become involved by volunteering or making a donation, attending its annual Gold Ribbon Luncheon on Thursday, October 5, or otherwise supporting kids with cancer, email executive director Lindsey Leonard, at lindsey@teddybearcancerfounda tion.org or call (805) 962-7466. •MJ 28 September – 5 October 2017

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Goop Scoop Having just launched the first copy of her Goop magazine, Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow is now working on a Goop TV show. The 44-year-old Oscar winner says The Radical Wellness Show is currently in the works. “I would be going into the field and talking to any number of doctors, scientists, civilians, people in crisis in Flint, Michigan, where there is something to uncover and confront about wellness,” she tells the Hollywood Reporter. Gwynnie says it will not be an Oprah-style show. “We want it to feel more Vice-y in its vibe, but we’re just in the brainstorming phase.” She has hired production company Propagate to help formalize and pitch it, which is run by Ben Silverman, the Emmy-winning executive producer behind The Office, Jane The Virgin, Ugly Betty, The Tudors, and The Biggest Loser. Two Decades Later It has been 20 years since Montecito comedienne Ellen DeGeneres announced she was gay on national television. The multi Emmy Award-winning TV talk-show host, 59, is now recounting that tough decision to Time Magazine, saying years later that it ended up being “the greatest thing that happened” to her. The hugely successful host talked about the episode where she announced that her character on the hit ABC sitcom Ellen was gay, making her the first gay character on primetime television. Shortly after that, Ellen appeared on the cover of Time with the headline: “Yep, I’m Gay.” “I was warned by my publicist at the time – everybody said, ‘We would destroy this whole show.’ But, you know, it’s my life.’ The Finding Dory star explained she wasn’t trying to be political in any way when she decided to share the news. “I wasn’t trying to be an activist. When I did it, it just made sense that the character would come out, and it was the greatest thing that happened because it sent me on a different trajectory, and here I am now and there’s no secrets. I’m not ashamed of anything.” Auf Wiedersehen On a personal note, I mark the passing of German-born academic and business entrepreneur Eric Boehm, who founded the Santa Barbara-based ABC-CLIO publishing company, at the age of 99. I would frequently see Eric, who fled Nazi Germany in 1934, at the

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he upcoming Santa Barbara Police Foundation’s Fourth Annual “Fun With The Force” fundraiser is aptly named, as it will most certainly be a whole lot of fun. The Bella Vista Ranch, offered once again by owners Pat and Ursula Nesbitt as the location for the soirée, “will set the scene for this amazing event” according to co-chair SBPD officer Greg Hons over a lunch break, along with Eric Phillips (co-chair and VP of the SBPF Board) and retired sergeant Mike McGrew (SBPF executive director). “This year, we are going to use the Forced Options Simulator... it is going to be really cool,” promises Phillips. The Forced Options Simulator was purchased this year entirely from a donation from the Foundation and at the request of the police chief. It is a portable training system that allows officers to test their responses and weapons skills as videos of possible criminals take place. Various “bad guys” pop up from behind doors and furniture. The officer has to choose the correct response and the correct weapon within a split second. The Forced Options Simulator comes preloaded with 880 real-life scenarios using an array of infrared based weapons such as firearms, mock firearms, Tasers, pepper spray, and flashlights. The screen has special hit-detecting cameras and timers, giving the officer essential feedback. “We can take it out into the community and... I don’t want to say train

Lori Luhnow Santa Barbara Chief of Police enjoying meeting the community at the 2016 Fun with the Force

Officer Michaela Bebernes and Sergeant Jeffrey DeForest, two of our “finest” after a training exercise at the SBPD.

the citizens, Officer Hons continues, but give the citizens an opportunity to go through the exact same training or very close to the same training an officer would go through on forced decision making... it helps [residents] realize how difficult some of the scenarios can turn into... where an officer might be required to use deadly force.” The popular SWAT and canine demonstrations will be back by demand this year as well. Party-goers will be entertained by police dogs Loki and Jake, along with K-9 offi-

cers Chris Payne and Brian Miller. Without the Police Foundation, Santa Barbara would have no K-9 program. Retired Sergeant McGrew, who was a K-9 officer, explains that the program is entirely funded by donations. “The Foundation,” he says, “has allowed us to purchase a dog every five or six years, which is expensive; we have to send the officers to training, which is costly. And then we have specific equipment such as bulletproof vests that we purchase... we’re so grateful for that program, because I believe the canines that serve us save the lives of our officers. The fundraising goal is to break $300,000, and Phillips says, “Every penny we raise goes to the police. We don’t pay ourselves salaries. There’s no administration costs. And we have one donor that has been with us from the get-go that helps underwrite some of the cost of renting things for the event.” More than 30 local restaurants and beverage suppliers are donating a tantalizing array of food and beverages. For the first time this year, there will be VIP tickets. Such ticket holders are welcome to arrive early to the VIP

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Jimmy Nigro and Eric G. Phillips 2016 Fun with the Force co-chairs at Bella Vista Ranch

will be auctioned by Billy Baldwin and John Palminteri. Bidders will be able to bid on a SWAT Team Training Day, a Fantasy Dinner Party hosted by Michael Armand Hammer in his private offices, surrounded by his personal memorabilia and hand-selected paintings, 2 VIP Platinum Passes to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and fine rare wines donated by Richard Torin, along with other intriguing auction offerings. Phillips says that the police Foundation event is his favorite fundraiser. “It’s just magical,” he says, noting that the Foundation has tried to avoid having a typical fundraiser. “There’s a whole different purpose because of the meet-and-greet with the officers; to get that interaction, that’s special.” Officer Hons explains that in addition to the fundraising, one of the main purposes of the “Fun With The Force” event is to build on the community relationship between the police department and the residents of Santa Barbara. “Instead of taking your sentiment or your perception of reality about police from the national media, which unfortunately can often be negative,” Hons suggests, “come out and meet the people that work at

our Santa Barbara police department and see that they’re just like you and me. That they love what they do. That they love this community. They love serving this community. And they’re so appreciative of the support that they get.” Retired sergeant McGrew also explains how the SBPF is a really big recruiting tool for officers coming to serve in Santa Barbara. “We get only the best officers here because we can tell them, ‘Hey, we have a foundation. This is the community that you want to serve because this is a community that supports you.’” Apart from the K-9 program and the Forced Options Simulator, some other items purchased for the Police Department from last year’s “Fun with the Force” fundraiser were unbudgeted equipment such as crew blankets used for oxygen rescues, squad communication gear, hostage negotiation “throwphone” device, ballistic blankets, ballistic shields, a SWAT equipment truck, and half the renovation of the 40-year-old gym at the police station. The three primary purposes of the Foundation are: • To provide information, resources, and financial support for deceased,

injured, disabled or catastrophically ill police officers, or employees, of the Santa Barbara Police Department and their families. • To purchase and donate equipment requested by the officers of the Santa Barbara Police Department to support law enforcement efforts. • To provide financial assistance and access to counseling services for the men and women of the Santa Barbara Police Department, and other first responders of the Tri-County area, as deemed appropriate by the board of directors. “Fun With The Force” is the only fundraising event put on by the Foundation for the year. “Even people who can’t come to the event,” Phillips says, however, “can still donate through our webpage.” Officer Hons, who has been with the SBPD for the past 21 years, finishes his lunch break to get back out onto his State Street patrol. But not before he shares these last heartfelt words: “You know,” he says, “police work is no different from any other service industry job. I was a limousine driver. I was a bartender. I made sandwiches. I did all kinds of things, and being a police officer is no different. Our job is to give the citizens the best possible customer service that we can. Just like a bartender, sandwich-maker, whatever. So it’s much easier to provide a high level of service when you feel like your customers appreciate what you’re doing. And in the twenty-one years that I’ve been doing it, I’ve felt like the citizens of the City of Santa Barbara really appreciate what we do to keep them safe. We especially feel that through their support and donations that come from an event such as ‘Fun With The Force.’” The event will be held Sunday,

October 1, from 4 to 7 pm at Pat and Ursula Nesbitt’s Bella Vista Estate, 2800 Via Real in Summerland. Cost is $200 per person; tables for 10 can be reserved for $2,000 and a limited number of $5,000 VIP tables are also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.santabarbarapolicefoundaation.com. •MJ

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symphony and chamber orchestra and we became good friends. A charming and self-effacing individual, he studied international relations at Yale and wrote a book, We Survived: Fourteen Histories of the Hidden and Hunted in Nazi Germany. A resident of our Eden by the Beach for 57 years, Eric, who was a supporter of environmental, biographical, and global studies at City College and UCSB, was a delightful individual who will be much missed.

Pat Aptaker and Susan Chiavelli (photo by Nell Campbell)

It’s in the Books Montecito author, poet, and lecturer Diana Raab drew quite a crowd to Tecolote, the bustling bibliophile Fred Gluck, Diana Raab, Linda Gluck, and Simon Raab (photo by Nell Campbell)

bastion in the upper village, when she launched her ninth book, Writing For Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan For Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life. The 217-page tome is described as “a paean to writing and the writing life.” “By documenting the story of your life, you have the chance to relive, examine, and reconstruct your lived experiences in a way that can be empowering,” says Diana, who has been writing since 1989 and has taught on the subject at UCLA and UCSB, as well as being a regular blogger for the Huffington Post. “Sometimes people equate bliss with being in a state of euphoria, but in reality being blissful is the state you’re in when you’re doing what brings you a deep sense of joy. When you’re in a blissful state, you’re listening to the voice of your heart.” Diana was also a co-producer for the recent New Vic production of Anais, a Dance Opera, based on the colorful diarist Anais Nin. Being Green A sell-out crowd of 265 guests descended on Sherry Villanueva’s

Supporters Vicki Riskin and Sara Miller McCune (photo by Sarita Relis)

Funk Zone eatery The Lark for the 47-year-old Community Environmental Council’s eighth annual Green Gala, raising $150,000 for the cause. The bash, lavishly decorated in green hues by Santa Barbara floral designer Tracey Morris of Ella & Louie, was co-chaired by Leanne Schlinger and Elizabeth Wagner, with the ubiquitous City College Foundation honcho Geoff Green as emcee. Energized Los Angeles auctioneer Jim Nye sold off an Aladdin’s cave of wares, including a private cruise on Hiroko Benko’s Condor Express for $3,800, an instant wine cellar for $1,900, VIP packages to the Santa Barbara Bowl for $3,400, and a vacation in Boulder, Colorado, for $3,000. The SB High School Madrigal Singers entertained with “Here Comes the Sun”, and there was a surprise appearance by gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom. Among the environmentally friendly guests, noshing on the food from executive chef Jason Paluska, were Sara Miller McCune, Tom and

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Widening from north to south would also push the present traffic pinch south of Montecito where fewer neighborhoods would be negatively impacted by massive congestion. Unfortunately, this north-to-south option has already been considered and rejected. Why?

The Montecito Gap is Not Shovel-Ready

The Montecito widening between Cabrillo/Hot Springs and Sheffield is still mired in the Marc Chytilo EIR (Environmental Impact Report) lawsuit, challenging the March 2012 draft. The court-ordered Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report was issued in November 2016, but Chytilo’s lawsuit is still pending. No state funding grants can be made without a certified EIR. The Montecito parallel projects have neither been engineered nor costed, so the corridor is not shovel-ready for funding. The widening of the 101 from Carpinteria to the Sheffield interchange is shovel-ready and non-controversial. Carpinteria is a voting member of SBCAG. The widening will start in Carpinteria and move north. This means that of the 108 intersections involved in the 101 widening process, the five gateway intersections to Montecito – Hot Springs/Cabrillo, Olive Mill, San Ysidro, and Sheffield will be the last two-lane choke point for travelers between Los Angeles and Goleta.

The Bad News for Montecito

The bad news is that an increasing number of the drivers of the 100,000 trucks, cars, and vans per day traveling the 101 are encouraged by Google Maps or Waze, the community-based, real-time traffic navigation app, to reduce their commute time by cutting through Montecito’s local streets for the next 15 years. This will degrade both our community character and our semi-rural lifestyle. Excessive congestion and gridlock could erode our $9 billion in residential real estate value that provides county coffers with $90 million in property taxes, plus putting at risk some portion of the $6 million in hotel taxes from the Four Seasons Biltmore, the San Ysidro Ranch, and next year’s Rosewood Miramar Resort.

The Good News for Montecito

The good news is that after 25 years of opposition, funding for widening may finally be available, if we don’t screw it up. SBCAG recommends that Montecito fully support the current 101 widening plan. That may be good advice, because alternative traffic remedies for Montecito are few and limited. It is unfortunate that many elected officials and other regional leaders see Montecito as a community of pampered, privileged patrons, who seldom speak with one voice or offer reasoned and realistic solutions that address the needs of the 3.7 million travelers per year driving on the 101. The plea from political leadership is always the same: “Tell us what you want, and if it is reasonable, we will try to get it for you.” Unfortunately, Montecito has a history of making demands rather than constructive suggestions. Let’s hope that this time it will be different.

Roundabouts at San Ysidro Road and Olive Mill

In August 2017, County supervisor Das Williams, scheduled both a neighborhood meeting for Hedgerow homeowners, and a Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) hearing, to allow County Public Works director Scott McGolpin, County deputy director of Transportation Chris Sneddon, and County engineer Gary Smart to present the County’s case for a new roundabout at San Ysidro Road and North Jameson. City Traffic engineer Brian D’Amour unveiled a similar five-way roundabout plan for Olive Mill and Coast Village Road. Alarmed Hedgerow residents called the proposed roundabout “an L.A.-type solution, not compatible with our community character.” Residents thought the County was planning to build the San Ysidro roundabout before the start of the 101 widening, regardless of community opposition because the current intersection does not meet minimum traffic standards. Rather than spend $5 to 10 million on a roundabout, residents argued that it would be cheaper and less destructive to put a traffic control officer out there for four hours per day during rush hours, or stagger Montecito Union School schedules. At the MPC roundabout hearing, the community learned that Montecito has no jurisdiction over any roundabouts at San Ysidro or Olive Mill. The County is taking the design lead for parallel projects at the San Ysidro and Sheffield interchanges. The City of Santa Barbara is taking the design lead for parallel projects at Olive Mill and Cabrillo/Hot Springs. Montecito residents are encouraged to comment but have no decision-making power. Each roundabout could take more than a year to construct based on the experience at the Hot Springs Road, Coast Village Road (CVR), Old Coast Highway, Cabrillo Boulevard roundabout. That could mean closing North Jameson for up to two years while travelers are re-diverted through the Hedgerow District, 28 September – 5 October 2017

or up Sheffield, across East Valley Road, and down Hot Springs to bypass the 101. The County argues that after construction of the roundabouts, the flow of traffic along North Jameson would be free of stop signs, allowing morning and evening rush-hour commuter traffic to shave minutes off their drive times. County Public Works believes that the San Ysidro and Olive Mill roundabouts should be constructed prior to the final 101 widening because these intersections are already failing traffic standards. What is certain is that Montecito residents will have minimum say, and that the future traffic loads on the North Jameson frontal road will increase over the next 15-years. There are quite a few things that the Montecito community can request to improve the widening process, if we speak with a single reasonable voice.

Improve the Southbound San Ysidro On-Ramp

The southbound on-ramp to the 101 at San Ysidro is poorly engineered and the most dangerous in Montecito. Even at this late date, added funding should be allocated for improvement of the southbound on-ramp at San Ysidro and South Jameson. The addition of 58 new head-in, parallel parking spaces on South Jameson Lane in front of the Miramar will make the situation worse. Scott Eades, Caltrans project manager for the 101 Corridor Widening, suggests that options exist to lengthen the Posillipo on-ramp to provide for a safer southbound entry to the 101. Das Williams and SBCAG need to petition Caltrans to apply for SHOPP (State Highway Operation and Protection Program) funding to engineer and approve needed improvements to address this safety deficiency.

Beautification and Aesthetic Considerations

The Montecito corridor right-of-way varies from a hugely restrictive 96 feet in portions of Montecito to a far more generous 380-feet in Carpinteria and Summerland. Because of restricted right-of-ways, some Montecito traffic lanes may have to be reduced from 12 to 11 feet, but not the majority. Outside shoulders should measure 8 to 10 feet in most places, but inside shoulders will be shrunk or eliminated. A single concrete or steel median with no landscaping will replace current landscaped medians in most areas. Montecito should not accept an ugly, under-sized, poured concrete corridor with no median landscaping, inadequate or non-existent highway shoulders for road maintenance and accident relief, and rust-stained, dated, unwidened overpasses at Olive Mill and San Ysidro. Aesthetic funding is usually solicited as part of the final Coastal Commission permitting process. Montecito needs to fight for adequate funding to mitigate its aesthetic deficiencies. Our community needs to form a partnership with County Public Works to create a professional review team to design and cost plantings and aesthetic improvements to medians, overpasses, sound walls, shoulders, and access ramps. At minimum, Montecito needs funding for stone-faced median barriers, stone-faced overpasses, and attractive landscaping that reflects Montecito’s unique character and ambiance. The Sheffield interchange, with its ocean views of Fernald Point and the Channel Islands, and its historic stand of Cypress trees and lush median landscaping, is one of the more beautiful scenic vistas on the 101. This special place demands attention in protecting its visual beauty and significance.

What is at Stake?

During the next 10 to 15 years or more of waiting for the completion of the widening of the 101, no significant money will be spent on the existing, crumbling 101-freeway lanes, medians, and shoulders. No County money has been allocated for repair of damaged Montecito roadways from increased truck traffic. After widening, for the next 75 years, no major funding will be allocated to the South Coast 101 project. We need the widening now, but this time, we better get it right. •MJ

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and cheese. At the bar, signature cocktails will be crafted with organic cold-pressed juice from Juice Ranch, which is opening in the coming months across the street in Coast Village Plaza. “We’re pairing their amazing juice with highend spirits, which goes beautifully with our menu,” Thompson said. With a team of about 45 employees, the restaurant will be open for dinner every night from 5 to 10 pm, with the bar staying open until 11 pm. On Fridays and Saturdays, the kitchen will stay open until 11 pm, with the bar open until midnight. Lunch will be added in the coming months. Oliver’s is located at 1198 Coast Village Road. For reservations and information, visit www.oliversofmonte cito.com. Valet parking will be available.

Traffic Alert MERRAG board members gather around retiring director Jane Dyruff (seated), who is stepping away from the organization after 25-plus years

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MERRAG Celebrates 30 Years

Last Friday, Montecito Fire Protection District personnel, MERRAG board members and volunteers, and members of the community gathered at Upper Manning Park to celebrate the 30th anniversary of MERRAG, Montecito Emergency Response & Recovery Action Group. The event also served as the announcement of the retirement of Jane Dyruff, who has volunteered with the non-profit organization for more than 25 years. Back in 1987, then fire chief Herb McElwee, with the help of representatives from Montecito Water District and Montecito Sanitary District, created a disaster preparation plan which would minimize property damage, restore basic services, and expand the pool of available resources during an emergency, most importantly the first 72 hours after a disaster. Recognizing that Montecito could easily become isolated in the event of a disaster,

Short Term Rental Hearing the coordinated planning that was undertaken by the three special districts established a more organized communication system, as well as a list of equipment, materials, and personnel to help in an emergency. The program soon developed an identity of its own, earning the name MERRAG, and growing over its first decade into a reliable network of trained volunteers. The organization supports the Fire District in its response to life-threatening situations, coordinating support activities with its two-way radio network of 34 institutions and associations, a mobile communication vehicle with emergency power for service anywhere in Montecito, and a stock of emergency supplies and equipment. Since its inception, the

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Beginning next week, Montecito Water District (MWD) will begin a long-planned capital improvement project to replace a mile-long stretch of 100-year-old cast iron pipe on Sycamore Canyon Road. The project, which spans from Eucalyptus Hill to East Valley Road, will replace 4,900 feet of the pipeline, which is a critical transmission main that conveys water from the Terminal and Cold Springs Reservoirs, which store more than 4 million gallons of water, to the pressure-reduced areas located in the southwestern portion of the District. MWD recommends taking alternate routes during the project, which is expected to take two months to complete. Affected customers will be notified by mail. For more information, visit www.montecitowater.com.

group has assisted the community during countless events, including fires, floods, Red Flag warnings, community events, and more. The organization is led by a board of directors, as well as with a liaison from MFPD; longtime administrative assistant Geri Ventura was an integral part of the organization, now her successor Joyce Reed has taken the reins. The current board president is Sue Ziliotto, with first vice president Carrie Haffner, second vice president Gayle Tucker, treasurer Tom Schleck, and secretary David Boyd. Other board members include Dyruff, Vicky Harbison, Phyllis Marble, Michael McCaleb, Cate Wilkins, and John Ziliotto. First District supervisor Das Williams attended the anniversary event, reading a formal declaration from Santa Barbara County. Others members of the Montecito community included fire chief Chip Hickman, many Montecito firefighters, representatives from Montecito Water District, and local school and church leaders, among others. “It was a great turnout for a great organization,” Ziliotto told us. For more information, and to get involved with month training sessions, visit www.merrag.org.

Next Tuesday, October 3, the SB Board of Supervisors will review and potentially adopt new ordinances that regulate Short Term Rentals (STRs) in the County, including Montecito. The proposed ordinances, which have been in the works since early this year, will prohibit STRs in residential zones in Montecito, with the exception of a new Coastal Historic Overlay zone, in which STRs would be permitted. The proposed ordinances also allow “homestays,” in which an owner or long-term tenant is present on the property during a short-term tenancy. The office of Long Range Planning has released a map of the proposed area in which STRs would be allowed, with regulations including management, parking, noise, occupancy, and more. The overlay district spans from South Jameson Lane to the beach, between part of Danielson Road and Posilipo Lane. Roads including Edgecliff Lane, Miramar Beach, Humphrey Road, and Eucalyptus Lane are included in the overlay district. Those interested in the details of the proposed ordinances can find more information on the County website, at http://longrange.sbcountyplanning. org/programs/Short-term%20rentals/ShortTermRentals.php. The board of supervisors will take up the issue on Tuesday, and members of the public are invited to speak. •MJ

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Powerhouse event co-chairs Elizabeth Wagner and Leanne Schlinger (photo by Sarita Relis)

Monica Babich, former congresswoman Lois Capps, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Das Williams, Salud Carbajal, mayor Helene Schneider, Hal and Haley Conklin, Brian and Celene Borgatello, Lala Brutoco, Laura Capps, Karl and Nancy Hutterer, Justine Roddick, Jean Schuyler, and Michel St. Sulpice. Business at Hand Santa Barbara’s World Business Academy celebrated its 30th anniversary with an awards gala at the El Encanto honoring Independent co-founder, Marianne Partridge, and author and scientist Deepak Chopra, a fellow of the academy for most of the past three decades who has authored 80 books published in more than 43 languages. The ubiquitous Geoff Green auctioned off a week’s stay in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for 14 guests, and a night aboard In the Flow, the new 62-ft. catamaran of academy founder Rinaldo Brutoco. Publisher Sara Miller McCune presented the Responsible Business Award to Marianne while the Global Consciousness Award to Chopra was given by rocker David Crosby. Among the tony torrent of 175 guests were Jim and Stephanie Sokolove, Orman and Ricky Gaspar, Salud Carbajal, Stan and Betty Hatch,

Rona Barrett, Jeff Palmer, Demetri Argyropoulos, Archie McLaren, Judi Weisbart, Anne Louise Bardach, Matt Renner, Jean Schuyler, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Allan Ghitterman, Becca Claassen, Hillary Hauser, and Quarre Wilson and Peggy Wiley.

Partner Award for its longtime support. “Because our Santa Barbara office was only established in the last year, many of the guests were learning about the organization for the first time,” said president Kerri Murray. “This is a great opportunity for our local community to understand how they can get involved with our work, ensuring no family is left without shelter when disaster or crisis strikes.” Among the guests wolfing down the tacos provided by Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill and quaffing the tequila from Codigo 530 and Westerly wines, were Jeff Jacobs, Hal Conklin, Justin Fareed, Chuck and Margarita Lande,

Taking Shelter ShelterBox, the Santa Barbara-based charity, has had its hands full of late with a whole slew of global disasters, most recently in the Caribbean and Mexico. More than 250 guests turned out at the Summerland estate of John (from left) David Jackson, David Beard, David Edelman, David McKeever, and Kerri Murray (photo by Arna Bajraktarevic)

McGovern for a fundraiser, which garnered $225,000, given a $100,000 matching donation, for the 17-yearold nonprofit, which has responded to more than 300 disasters and humanitarian crises in more than 95 countries since its founding. The event was also a very in-tents occasion, given examples of the canvas dwellings provided by ShelterBox in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Cameroon, Niger, Colombia, and Somaliland, were dotted around the property. Yardi and the Yardi Foundation was recognized with the Community Kenny Loggins and Kerri Murray (photo by Arna Bajraktarevic)

Jonatha King, Kenny Loggins, David Edelman, Merryl Brown, Ricardo and Dinah Calderon, Eva Guerrand Hermes, Diana Starr Langley, Maxi Decker, Robert Mislang, Todd Smith, and radio host Catherine Remak, who emceed. Night at the Museum It was a real night on the tiles when the MOXI hosted its first @Night museum gala with 400 guests hitting the roof and raising around $200,000 for the seven-month-old innovative

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On Entertainment Devoted to Disgraced

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ctors usually leave a role behind the day a play closes. But for Ivy Vahanian, portraying Emily, the white artist wife of a Muslim Pakistani-American lawyer in the dinner party drama Disgraced, the part – and the play – continue to resonate. So much so that more than a year after she first played Emily over 50 performances in Washington, D.C., and later reprised the role on a short tour of China, Vahanian is spearheading bringing Disgraced to Santa Barbara, where the play will run at the Center Stage Theater from September 28 to October 1. “I think the universe just drew me in,” she said over the phone this week. “My dad is an artist, my mother has a gallery. I understand Emily on a different level that’s only deepened as I’ve lived with her for a year and a half in my body and my psyche. It’s steeped in me over time, and I’ve ruminated and let her percolate in me.” Indeed, Disgraced is a meaty work dealing with current topics, one that has been praised by critics and awarded the Pulitzer Prize, as well as nominated for a Tony Award. The bulk of the play takes place at a dinner party hosted by Emily and her husband, Amir, who has a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm and the obligatory apartment on New York’s Upper East Side. Amir largely dismisses his Islamic heritage, though as an artist, Emily appropriates many aspects into her work. The other couple are their close friends and business associates, Jory, an African-American woman who works at Amir’s law firm, is in fact competing with him for a promotion, and Isaac, a Jewish gallery owner who is curating a show that might feature Emily’s artwork. “It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke,” Vahanian allowed. “A black woman, a Muslim guy, a Jewish guy, and a white girl siting around a dinner table. What? But the play is just so powerful in its simplicity, the efficiency in the script. You have these incredibly intellectual people with these guts that are just as deeply portrayed.” A news account of an incident involving Amir’s nephew and a local imam accused of terrorism triggers a breakdown at the party, and eventually issues of awkward assimilation and sexual tension cause an upheaval in the polite conversation, aided by alcohol. Eventually, there’s violence, and a lot of confrontation, words, and actions that can’t be taken back. “The alcohol is the catalyst with all of these things that have crumbled for Amir,” Vahanian explained.

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said. “It’s very effective and moving. I’m humbled to bring it to our community.”

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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.

“Everything spirals out of control.” The timeliness of the culture clash has only made the play more resonant for Vahanian. “The reality of what is going on just hits us (the actors) in the face,” she said. “It’s incredible how much more pertinent it is just a few years after it was written. We handle it with respect. But it’s devastating. I wish it weren’t more timely.” Vahanian stressed the Disgraced isn’t interested in taking sides. “It’s a way to intellectually stimulate and challenge people through a visceral experience that exposes them to these areas in a way they not be otherwise.” Audiences have been deeply affected by the play, due to the content but also the structure, Vahanian said. “It’s like a distraction for the brain so they can let their hearts be cracked open. They stop thinking and start feeling... That brings them to another level.” Fortunately, there will be a talk back after each of the performances, featuring the full cast, who are all Equity members who have played the same roles in previous productions of Disgraced. “It’s an incredibly thought-provoking piece,” Vahanian

Stories from Greece, Africa, and China and a Native American tale comprise the new one-hour show Stand Up Tales – Multicultural Tales to Live By from Boxtales, the 23-year-old theater company based at the Lobero, featuring founding members Michael Andrews and Matt Tavianini, plus six-year veteran Maria Ponce. The trio takes on the four fables that offer life lessons employing their patented pastiche of storytelling, movement, acroyoga, masks, and live music, with a little help from the imagination of their audiences. Boxtales regularly performs in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles-area schools and has also appeared at the Getty Center, Geffen Theatre, and Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The one-hour show with the stories “Phaethon”, “The Stonecutter”, “The Boy Who Fed Eagles”, and “The Lion Whiskers” premieres at the Lobero at 7 pm Friday and 2 pm Sunday. (Tickets cost $12 to $25. Call 963-0761 or visit http://www.lobero.org/.) We caught up with Andrews, who is also the founder and lead singer of the popular cover band Area 51, to get the lowdown on Stand Up. Q. Your last few shows have been epic tales reinterpreted. This one is four shorter stories in one production. What was the impetus? A. What we’re interested in now is morality. As it turns out, this is a political piece. When we look at the world, it looks like all of our institutions have been turned upside-down. We live in a late-stage radical capitalism where the ends justify the means and profit trumps values. So, we thought what we’d do is put together a show that, in that subtle and beautiful and powerful way that stories can do, teaches values. They’re out of fashion. We want to bring them back. Even here in (progressive) Santa Barbara, we all have a little something to learn. How did you pick these particular tales? And how are they connected? We’re still doing the same thing we’ve always done. But with xenophobia and racism, the idea of multiculturalism that we started with now seems more important than ever. These are four stories from four different cultures all with powerful messages. Just the fact that we’re listening to other cultures, and harvesting wisdom from their stories, is part of the message. It’s an alternative to the new

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isolationism. Instead of being afraid of the other, we’re curious. We’re asking questions and finding good answers like, “Be happy with who you are rather than envious of others” and “Approach those who fear or resent you with respect.” How do Boxtales’s masks and music fit into these shorter stories? Anne Chevrefils’s masks are very captivating and ethnically accurate. They really captured the essence of these art forms. The show is also more musical than any of our pieces before. There are tons of instruments and lots of interesting soundscapes. We go way further than dramaturgy; thoroughly researching the culture is still a hallmark of our work. Does the title “Stand Up Stories” have some significance? Sure. They’re stories to help people build character. They’re designed for youths and their families... helping to teach kids about being a stand-up person. These are examples of people who learned that lesson, with stories that are great teaching tools. The irony is that it’s good for the adult too. We’re all having a hard time nowadays.. With politics the way they are, and all of our institutions going awry, it’s not surprising we’re all a little bit lost. The show is our little attempt to help the community the best way we can.

Elsewhere in Theater

Lisa Citore’s Theater of the Feminine Underground has its second iteration on Wednesday, October 4, at Center Stage Theatre. A dozen locally based women – including some who are new to the stage – share their dreams, fantasies, revelations, rants, and/or desires through vulnerable reveals live on stage via the mediums of theater, dance, song, spoken word, and performance art. The performances proved a popular success for its debut back in spring, with entries that were everything from sexy, evocative, and edgy to wittily incisive or darkly funny. Cybil Gilbertson, who just produced the latest entry of her own artsy forum series Nectar at Yoga Soup last weekend, is among the wide variety of artists in joining Citore performing on Wednesday, along with Ruth Brothers, Cynthia Waring, Yemaya Duby, Melissa Lowenstein, Amber Noelle, Samantha Bonavia, Karen Barranco, Elaine Gale, Claire Cooley, Justine Sutton, and Lamara Heartwell. Tickets cost $22 in advance, or $27 at the door. Info at 963-0408/ www.CenterStageTheater.org or www. lisacitore.com.

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SBIFF’s (Santa Barbara International Film Festival) The Wave: France rolls into the recently reopened, elegantly remodeled Riviera Theatre from September 29 to October 5, when the single-themed mini-fest will showcase nearly a dozen independent, cutting-edge movies from France. Highlights include two screenings of Dalida, director Lisa Azuelos’s much-anticipated biopic about the enchanting Egyptian-born Italian singer who became France’s reigning 28 September – 5 October 2017

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in Santa Barbara this week. FrenchAlgerian guitarist, singer, and composer Pierre Bensusan took up the guitar at age 11 and soon began to explore both his own diverse musical heritage and the burgeoning folk scene in Britain. His first album, Prés de Paris, recorded when he was 18, was also when he won the Grand Prix du Disque upon his debut at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland. Bensusan later went on to popularize the DADGAD open tuning, and also serves as an occasional vocalist who melds whistles and other sounds with scat singing. He first played SOhO not long after the club opened in the mid-1990s, and has made it his Santa Barbara home ever since. Bensusan next plays the early show at 6:30 on Saturday, September 30 (“Chk Chk Chk” has the late slot at 9 pm). SOhO is also where you can catch Griffin House, the Ohio-born-andraised singer-songwriter who taught himself how to play and write songs on a $100 guitar fresh out of high school, when he up and moved to Nashville. House has harvested honor via a 10-album catalog that began with the cleverly titled No More Crazy Love Songs in 2002, his sole major-label entry Lost & Found, 2007’s breakthrough Flying Upside Down, and last year’s So On and So Forth. House hits SOhO on Wednesday, October 4. K. Phillips, the West Texas-born troubadour whose albums have won raves for blending the literate and the lowdown, has a new record out called Dirty Wonder that chronicles the breakup of a couple that he witnessed first-hand and features a cameo guest vocal shot by Adam Duritz of Counting Crows. Santa Barbara singer-songwriter Kathleen Sieck, who favors “simple country music… about the toils and exultations of this beautiful and difficult life we are in... to go on a back porch... or a church or a bar or someplace,” plays in the band The Paradise Road, but also plays solo acoustic. The pair will perform at Standing Sun Winery in Buellton on Saturday, September 30. Tickets cost $20. Visit www.standingsunwines. com.

Seeing double: Dalida screens twice at the Riviera

pop star from the 1950s-’80s, selling more than 170 million albums during her lifetime. Italian-model-turned actress Sveva Alviti stars as the beauty pageant contestant who became an international superstar. SBIFF has also announced that Dame Judi Dench will receive the 12th annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film in November. An Academy Award winner for her supporting role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, Dench is turning heads again for her portrayal of another British queen, Victoria, in Stephen Frears’s just-released Victoria & Abdul. Dench, who also played M in several Bond movies in a long and storied career, will be honored at a gala dinner at Bacara Resort on, November 30, just nine days before she turns 83. Visit www.sbiff.org for details on both events.

Literary Bits

Teddy Macker, Santa Barbara writer and poet who teaches at both Westmont College and UCSB’s College of Creative Studies, reads from his 2015 collection This World and other recent works at 7 pm Thursday, September 28, in Hieronymus Lounge at Westmont Colllege’s Kerrwood Hall. Free.... Get tips on healthy aging from local authors the next two Thursdays at Chaucer’s Books. Exercise physiologist George Holland’s Nutrition: Physical Activity and Quality Aging covers the biology of aging via examining the association between food and disease, as well as the health benefits that accrue from a regular and balanced exercise regimen (September 28)... Robert Buckingham’s Rejuvenation! How the Capillary-Cell Dance Blocks Aging While Decreasing Pain and Fatigue offers more helpful wisdom about how unhealthy lifestyle choices are like a gun pointed at our heads, and offers steps to take to reduce chronic inflammation to lead to a longer and healthier life. A practicing physician in Ojai for 36 years, Buckingham talks at Chaucer’s on October 5. Both events are at 7 pm. Call 682-6787 or visit www.chaucers books.com. •MJ

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At the inaugural fundraiser for MOXI are MB&T Inspire sponsor Michael Zuckerman, Derek Swafford, Yvette Padilla, Interact sponsors Pamela Haskell, Chris Haskell, and Jen Obed (photo by Priscilla)

SB Choral Society season sponsors Brooks Firestone, Diane Dodds, board president Karen Williams, Marilyn Mazess, and Kate Firestone (photo by Marylove Thralls)

Into the evening of fascination are Michael Erickson, Tom Rollerson, Daylights Drummer Svend and Angela Lerche (Katy’s Big Sis); Inspire sponsors Belle Hahn, Thomasina Hahn, with auctioneer and emcee Andrew Firestone with Ivana Firestone (photo by Priscilla)

institution, which has received major funding from Montecito residents Dick and Noelle Wolf. “It’s not your typical fundraising gala,” gushed Martha Swanson, director of marketing and communications. “Expect the unexpected. It takes a typical day at MOXI to crazy new heights.” And with guest celebrity chef Marcel Vigneron, owner of Wolf in Los Angeles, giving a demonstration of molecular gastronomy and the ubiquitous Andrew Firestone emceeing an interactive auction with such spectacular prizes as a tour of the revolutionary Tesla car factory including round-trip private jet transportation, a chance to party backstage with Santa Barbara singer Katy Perry during her Witness tour, a VIP tour of the 21st Century Fox studios, a weeklong Mediterranean cruise, and an ultimate kids’ sleepover party for 30 at MOXI, the bustling bash, chaired by Lisa Hearst Hagerman, couldn’t fail to please. Joining in the fun were Jill and Neil Levinson, Irma and Morrie Jurkowitz, Jillian and Peter Muller, Belle and Daniel Hahn Cohen, Randy Solakian, Leslie von Wiesenberger, Richard and Annette Caleel, Tom and Heather

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Sturgess, Ivana Firestone, Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman, Maryan Schall, Jeff and Hollye Jacobs, Skip and Jen Abed, Janet Garufis, Alixe and Mark Mattingly, Tim and Louise Casey, Jenny and Sean Hecht, and Lee and Elizabeth Gabler. Blue Star Parking donatied it’s services. Never Say Neverland While Santa Barbara Polo Club patron Thomas Barrack hasn’t had much luck finding a buyer for the late rocker Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, the billionaire owner of Colony Capital has done well selling his Richard Landy-designed Santa Monica home for $34 million. Tom bought Skycliff, situated north of the Montana neighborhood, three years ago for $25 million and a year ago listed it for $46.5 million. The design is a contemporary revision of Colonial revival elements, with historical associations modified slightly by 21st-century sensibilities, with a heavy veneer of opulence. The 23,515 sq. ft. of living space includes two kitchens, a lavish home cinema with tiered seating, a large wine cellar, an indoor basketball court, and fitness center.

Ladies of the board: past president Debra Stewart, secretary Claudia Scott, president Karen Williams, VP Mary Dan Eades, treasurer Manu Geiger-Kolbitsh, and board member Erica DiBartolomeo (photo by Marylove Thralls)

The 7-bedroom, 13 bathroom house also contains a library, spa, an elevator, and a conservatory. The property, which borders the exclusive Riviera Country Club, extends to about an acre. And Many MAW Santa Barbara Choral Society, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, threw a bijou bash for members and donors at the Music Academy of the West. The sunset soirée also marked the passing of the baton from president Debra Stewart, after a three-year term, to new head honcho Karen Williams, and the 25th anniversary of music director JoAnne Wasserman. The talented singers kickoff their new season in December with the popular Hallelujah Project at the Lobero with The Sound of Music actress Angela Cartwright in the rocking chair for ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas following in the footsteps of author Fannie Flagg, and actresses Stephanie Zimbalist, Allison Sweeney, and Shirley Jones.

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It will also include collaborating again with the Santa Barbara Symphony in February in a retrospective on composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein to mark what would have been his 100th birthday. Among the supporters at the fun fête were Brooks and Kate Firestone, Barbara Burger, JoAnne Ando, Diane Dodds Reichert, Erica Di Bartolomeo, and Mary Dan Eades. Sightings: Rocker Steve Perry, former lead singer of Journey, attending a wedding at the SB Historical Museum...Billy Baldwin at Lama Dog in the Funk Zone...Kenny Loggins at the Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach 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. •M 28 September – 5 October 2017

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Flamenco Arts Fest (FAF) – The four-day festival focuses on Flamenco, the engaging music and dance that pervades during Santa Barbara’s Fiesta. But here, the art form gets a much deeper look, with the opportunity to enjoy film, fancy footwork, guitarists and singers, and even workshops in a weekend immersion. The FAF gets going tonight with a screening of the film Flamenco Flamenco, directed by Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, which showcases 21 powerful and dazzling performances by some of the greatest flamenco masters and young artists living today, including this year’s festival guest artist Patricia Guerrero. The 97-minute film features no dialog at all – just dancing and more dancing, all photographed by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalpyse Now). Come early for wine tasting on the Lobero Esplanade sponsored by the Santa Barbara Winery and a brief talk by Cristina Venegas, associate professor UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies. After the screening, Guerrero will talk about working with Carlos Saura, as well as her live show on Saturday night when she will offer the U.S. premiere of Upclose, which features her performing solo with singer Juan José Amador and guitarist

Paco Iglesias. The new work pays tribute to past flamenco traditions while embracing new concepts and expressions of her own. The postparty with all of the artists takes place in the Lobero Courtyard with music by DJ Real, and goes till 1 am. The dance and music workshops are slated for Friday and Monday at Santa Barbara Dance Arts, 531 E. Cota St. Visit www.flamencoarts.org/2017/ workshops for schedule and prices. WHEN: 6 pm Thursday, 7:30 pm Saturday WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $10.50 to $12.50 tonight; $52 to $107 Saturday INFO: 963-0761/www.lobero.com or www. flamencoarts.org SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 Songs of the Sea – The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara’s accomplishments in less than a year of existence has been one of 2017’s most remarkable developments in the local music scene. The 30-piece ensemble interweaves classical strings (violins, viola, cello, stand-up bass) with bagpipes, Irish whistles, mandolins, harp, acoustic guitars, and other instruments to create a pastiche of music that is both traditional and forward-thinking. It’s the brainchild of founding music director Adam Phillips, the multi-instrumentalist/ arranger/composer who earlier this

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Allen’s Wrench – Stand-up comic Tim Allen hit the big time when he got cast as cocky everyman Tim “The Tool-Man” Taylor on ABC’s sitcom Home Improvement in the early 1990s, a hit gig that eventually paid him more than $1 million per episode. During that time frame, he also starred in Disney’s The Santa Clause, provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the original Toy Story animated blockbuster (and later its sequels). Most recently, he played Mike Baxter, the star of another ABC sitcom, The Last Man Standing, where he portrayed a funny family man with conservative, Christian values. In a controversial decision, the network canceled the series last May at the end of its sixth season, claiming that the 64-year-old comedian’s political leanings (he’s a supporter of Donald Trump) had nothing to do with it. Like the president, Allen took to Twitter to respond, saying he was ““stunned and blindsided” by the decision. Whatever the reason, the end of the show has given Allen time to return to doing comedy routines more regularly than he’d have during the hectic taping schedule. Will politics will enter the fray when he performs tonight at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom on the first night of a fall tour that also visits Utah, Washington, Las Vegas, and the East Coast later in the season? Who knows? Ask his neighbor over the hedge. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $20 INFO: 686-3805/(800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 Check out chk chk chk – Sure, the name of the electronic/ dance music group that formed after the demise of Sacramento’s post-hardcore Yah Mos some 20 years ago is something of a gimmick. But !!! – which can be pronounced by repeating any one-syllable percussive sound three times (scribes seemed to have settled on “chk chk chk”) – is anything but. After spending a few years developing its groove-oriented post-punk sound while playing local house parties, !!! – an octet that adds trumpet and sax to guitars, drums, and percussion – has shown growth with each new recording, turning what was basic indie/dance punk into more sophisticated grooves and self-assured songwriting. Meanwhile, SOhO seems to have become a favorite stomping ground in Santa Barbara, where the show will be opening by Algiers, an experimental trio from Atlanta whose sound has been described as “dystopian soul” for its somber mood, Afro-folk inspired vocal approach, and heavy emphasis on atonal textures. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $$16 in advance, $18 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

year left his position as music director of Santa Barbara Revels in order to focus more time on the ensemble, which continues to practice every Thursday evening at Telegraph Brewing Company, further expanding their repertoire and refining their already cogent sound. The latest results of the project will be on view for the public tonight when the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara presents a varied program with a nautical theme. Among the selections you’ll hear are Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Songs of the Sea”, the classic spiritual “The Water is Wide”, “Spanish Ladies”, “The Navy Hymn”, plus two original pieces by Phillips and much more. WHEN: 4 to 6 pm WHERE: The Chapel at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $15 INFO: www.nightout.com/events Hi Yo Silver in the Valley – More than 300 exhibitions have hung at Gallery Los Olivos (GLO) since the Grand Avenue space opened 25 years ago. Back then, the picturesque town and surrounding valley was rife with art galleries, though not all of them showed local artists. Then Sideways happened, and wineries and tasting rooms took over. That the gallery has not only survived through tough economic times but has actually grown and become more robust is validation of its pursuit of quality and affordability. The GLO has long hosted a collective gallery space with the Santa Ynez Valley Art Association. For its special anniversary show this month, aptly titled “Silver”, GLO will

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show a selection of work from all of their artists – including original members Vicki Andersen, Carol Simon, and Peggy Fletcher. The pieces that are also reflections of what the artist sees as “silver,” with interpretations that are as varied as the genres of art represented. Local wines and light appetizers will be served at today’s opening artists reception, and all are invited to vote in the “People’s Choice” award. The 1 to 4 pm opening is timed to coincide with Los Olivos’s Day in the Country, the 38th annual celebration of the quaint country town with activities ranging from an early-morning family fun run, a small-town parade, hundreds of local and regional crafters, artists and food purveyors, live music, wine tastings, tractor show, and live painting demonstrations in front of all the art galleries and studio. WHEN: Day 10 am to 4 pm WHERE: 2920 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos COST: free INFO: 688-7515 or www. gallerylosolivos.com (festival www. losolivosca.com/day-in-the-country) MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 Spirit in the Sky – Given its recent history as one of the must-play stops on big important rock tours, it’s likely that Depeche Mode would perform at the Santa Barbara Bowl even if co-founder, keyboardist, guitarist, and chief songwriter Martin Gore didn’t live locally. The fact that Gore calls Montecito home just gives locals an extra edge for seeing the now 37-year-old British electronica band famed for both its melodic but edgy 28 September – 5 October 2017

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Hubbub about Hubbard – “There is no better dancing done by humans to be seen anywhere on the planet,” the Chicago Sun-Times raved about Hubbard Street Dance, the company that calls the Windy City home. But beyond hometown bias, the gray lady New York Times suggested Hubbard “ought to bottle itself as a cure for the ills of the era.” Of course, anyone who say Hubbard at the Granada in its previous visit to town can attest to the company’s prowess in exuding a particularly energetic and athletic form of contemporary dance blending modern, jazz, and ballet in innovative repertoire featuring pieces contributed by choreographers from around the world. Celebrating its 40th season in 2017-18, Hubbard is sure to bring something spectacular and sensual in its return to the Granada tonight, when the performance will be followed by a Q&A with members of the company. Hubbard will also offer a Community Dance Class on Monday, October 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Santa Barbara Dance Arts, 531 E. Cota St. Call 966-5299 for details. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35 to $45 INFO: 899-2222/ www.granadasb.org or 893-3535 /www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

sound and lyrical themes that embrace the darker side of relationships, religion, politics, and loneliness. Spirit, Depeche Mode’s latest studio album, recorded partly at Sound Design here in Santa Barbara and released this spring, has enjoyed similar success to its predecessors, each of which has reached the Top 10 in more than 20 countries. Most notably, while Depeche Mode have become extremely influential over their nearly four decades of existence, they still pay tribute to those who came before, as evidence by its brand-new release, a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” to mark the song’s 40th anniversary. Gore and company should surely be soaring tonight at the amphitheater just blocks from downtown. The all-female, artrock dream-pop band Warpaint opens. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $64.50 to $244.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www. sbbowl.com Pianos on State – The eight annual art-meets-music event features a dozen instruments that have been decorated by professional Santa Barbara artists

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who each create an individual look for the pianos is also the longest yet. The painted pianos will be available for play for two full weeks, 12 hours each day, when – outside of a few scheduled pop-up performances – all are invited to engage in musical exploration, impromptu play, group performances, or just tinkering around in public. Amateurs, professionals, and public musicians are all encouraged to sit down and play at any of the keyboards, which are on State Street corners between Ortega and Victoria streets in downtown Santa Barbara, plus one in front of the Lobero Theatre. This year’s artists include Christine Brallier, Andy Proctor, Peg Quinn, Cybil Gilbertson, Jordan Killebrew, Paige Kilbourne, the team of Judy Nilsen, Eliesa Bollinger, Stacie Bouffard, Sara Wilcox, Upstarts Theatre @ Peabody School, Youth Interactive, and Ensemble Theatre Company, who hope their artistic applications will spark your musical musings during the fortnight of forte fun. WHEN: 9 am to 9 pm, today through October 16 COST: free INFO: www.pianosonstate.com •MJ

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Henry’s New Puppy Pile – Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles is the newest project of Brooklyn native Cory Henry, the Hammond B-3 organ-playing member of two-time, Grammy Award-winning versatile jazz-R&B group Snarky Puppy, Henry’s keyboard skills have landed him an impressive array of gigs around the world for two decades, including an early stint in the touring band of jazz icon Kenny Garrett, and later playing with Bruce Springsteen, The Roots and P. Diddy, among others. Now a bandleader, Henry pieced together The Funk Apostles’s lineup out of players he met on the road over the years, ones whose resumés as brand-name tested as his. With their debut album, Chapter 1: The Art of Love, released just two weeks ago, the organ virtuoso is stepping into the role of singer and songwriter offering surprising depth and vision while offering an intoxicating blend of blues, soul, R&B, Afrobeat, gospel, and jazz. Their Santa Barbara debut comes courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25 to $38 general, $10 students INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

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up just 1% over last year. As predicted in last month’s column given the extraordinary demand in nearly all sectors in August, completed sales today have soared to 15% above last year, and the median sales price moved from up 2% last month to 10% today. Should we end the year with these numbers, most sellers will have done pretty well. So, let’s talk about it. The high-end estates. There are currently 77 listings in Montecito at $5M and above, and not one is in escrow. Not one. Goldman Sachs, the last time I looked, is still awarding huge bonuses, and no one can argue that these estates in arguably the best climate and setting in the country are not typically extraordinary. Could it be price objection or something more fundamental, as in perhaps that mega

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Old Comic Books? I pay good money for old comic books & comic book art. Call Sonny today for a cash offer: (805) 845-7550 Zebra skin. Good condition. $1,000. OBO. Decker 969-4178 Arizona Highways. 366 issues from 1946 in order. $500. Decker 969-4178 TRESOR We Buy, Sell and Broker Important Estate Jewelry. Located in the upper village of Montecito. Graduate Gemologists with 30 years of experience. We do free evaluations and private consultation. 1470 East Valley Rd suite V. 969 0888 FINE ART/PAINTINGS FOR SALE

Vintage Oil Paintings Collector’s level, Pre-WWII Listed American Artists. Private Dealer. Montecito. 969-4569 MUSIC LESSONS

GUITAR LESSONS AT HOME Jim Cutsinger Study with a seasoned pro and instructor. All styles. Discretion assured. (805) 455-8446

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VIDEOS TO DVD TRANSFERS Hurry, before your tapes fade away. Now doing records & cassettes to CD. Only $10 each 969-6500 Scott. BUSINESS FOR SALE

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$5,400,000 | 682 El Rancho Rd, Montecito | 4BD/5½BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

$4,650,000 | 805 Knapp Dr, Montecito | 4BD/5BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$48,500,000 | Rancho Dos Pueblos, Gaviota Coast | 210± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$19,950,000 | ParadiseOnPadaro.com, Carpinteria | 6BD/6½BA Kathleen Winter | 805.451.4663

$18,500,000 | 1520 Roble Dr, Hope Ranch | 5BD/8BA + 4BD/5BA MK Properties | 805.565.4014

$11,500,000 | Ojai Legacy Estate, Ojai | 5BD/4BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$9,995,000 | 2600 Bella Vista Dr, Montecito | 4BD/3½BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$8,900,000 | 2775 Bella Vista Dr, Montecito | 5BD/6BA Mermis/St. Clair | 805.886.6741

$8,850,000 | 3493 Padaro Ln, Carpinteria | 3BD/2BA Kathleen Winter | 805.451.4663

$5,895,000 | 940 Via Tranquila, Hope Ranch | 6BD/6½BA Team Scarborough | 805.331.1465

$5,500,000 | 4260 Mariposa Dr, Hope Ranch | 6BD/5BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$3,250,000 | 2320 Sycamore Canyon Rd, Montecito Upper | 4BD/2BA Jason Streatfeild | 805.280.9797

$2,495,000 | 4517 Vieja Dr, Hope Ranch | 3BD/2½BA Easter Team | 805.570.0403

$2,049,000 | 66 Tierra Cielo Ln, El Cielito/Las Canoas | 3BD/3½BA Team Scarborough | 805.331.1465

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