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THIS WEEK, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 37
COMING TO COAST VILLAGE
Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro and a new concept by Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar to open early next year on Coast Village Road (Kelly Mahan Herrick has the story on page 11)
Village Beat
Beautification Committee in full swing planning annual November event, p. 12
It’s All Relative
ETC’s Jonathan Fox presents Husbands and Wives starting October 7 at New Vic Theatre, p. 17
Eight Decades
Westmont College celebrates 80th anniversary October 14 at Fess Parker resort, p. 33
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This Week
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Author and blogger Beverlye Fead joins the fold with a matter of life and death, as she explains helping cancer patients and enjoying “old” age SB Symphony and opera; Robert Lieff; sculptor Ruth Green; Girls Inc.; editor Steven Gilbar; honorary board members; Heroes of Hospice; Rain & Renewal; Lila Downs; Katy Perry party; Montecito Trails Foundation; United Way award; Gwyneth’s diet; Paksy Plackis-Cheng; Mike Dirnt’s house; Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s cancer; and farewell to Hugh Hefner Knit ‘N Needle; Honest Abe; Walk & Roll; poetry club; studio tour; gallery gala; Cold Spring School; Red Feather Ball; Polo & Wine; music festival; plant sale; Dan Buettner; MA meeting; Summerland yoga; MBAR meeting; Mathmania robots; YMCA golf; Spanish group; nature center; art workshop; art classes; brain fitness; story time; and yoga Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
10 Letters to the Editor
Martha Blackwell up to speed; Steve Walker on traffic; John Seymour vs Trump; Karen Friedman gets real; Dennis Naiman hits the road; David Hawkins writes about Diana Thorn; G. Hebert’s gratitude; Jeff Stone on the law; Tricia Nixon Cox gets political; and David McCalmont takes a knee
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Two restaurants coming to Coast Village Road; Save the Date for Beautification Day; The Gallery donates to Heal the Ocean; Polo & Wine Festival this weekend; and Teacher’s Fund
14 Seen Around Town
Lynda Millner makes the rounds at Granada Theatre for the Legends gala; Kentucky Derby party; and SB Rescue Mission’s hope for the homeless
16 Montecito Insider
Ann Pieramici previews the Marquis family celebration at the annual San Marcos High Royal Gala on Friday, October 6
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Woman on canvas: Joanne Calitri is drawn to several pieces of art included at the Funk Zone Public Art Program and talks with the artists
22 Spirituality Matters
Leonardo da Vinci: The Secrets of History’s Most Creative Genius
Steven Libowitz previews Lorin Roche’s appearance at Yoga Soup; Bodhi Path; “Awakening Success” seminar; Jack Canfield; Human Awareness Institute; and Unity of SB offers course based on Eric Butterworth’s book
Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, will give an illustrated presentation on his new book, Leonardo da Vinci, demonstrating how da Vinci’s genius for art, science and technology was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation and playful imagination.
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Steven Libowitz interviews Jonathan Fox about Husbands and Wives; Granada hosts Dirty Dancing; Bill Murray; violinist Amy Hershberger; classical music; Met Live in HD; fiddling around; and California festivals
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Music is on Ashleigh Brilliant’s mind: he is in tune with “The Star Spangled Banner” and can’t forget the War of 1812
The college celebrates 80 years at Homecoming; and a panel discusses “Learning for Wisdom”
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1st Thursday assortment; singer Jamey Johnson; Center Stage dance; EDC anniversary; Ira Glass; AD&M; Shawn Colvin; Ozomatli; and banjo band
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AGING IN HIGH HEELS
by Beverlye Fead
Ms Fead moved from Malibu to Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music executive Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren and a dachshund named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is author of I Can Do this: Living with Cancer, Nana What’s Cancer? and Aging In High Heels. She blogs for the Huffington Post at www.aginginhighheels.com.
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This Week in and around Montecito
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 Golf Tournament The annual Montecito Family YMCA Golf Tournament and Silent Auction takes place today at the Glen Annie Golf Club. A barbecue dinner reception and silent auction will follow the tournament. There will be a hole-in-one contest, live music, and raffle prizes. When: registration begins at 11 am, tournament begins at noon Where: Glen Annie Golf Club, 405 Glen Annie Road in Goleta Cost: $200 per player or $35 per person for dinner only Info: www.ciymca.org/montecito
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) 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 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 Open Studio Tour at Keefrider Custom furniture makers Sirie and Jay Keefrider host an open studio tour of their workshop to mark First Thursday. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 434 E. Haley Street Gallery Reception Gallery 113 will host a juried art exhibition from October 3 to 28 to benefit the new Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. The exhibition is open to all artists working in 2-D and 3-D 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 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Office Hours at Cold Spring School The CSS Board is implementing regular, open-door meetings with community members, in an effort to contribute to a climate of trust, as well as respectful, constructive communication. The Brown Act allows for no more than two board members to be present together for such opendoor meetings. Leslie Kneafsey and Jen Miller, will be available to meet with any parents or community members. Board members are further restricted from communicating any information received during the community meeting to any other member of the board outside of a properly called meeting of the governing board. Further, no board actions will be taken nor decisions made during these meetings.
When: 8 to 8:30 am Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road, than a dozen very rare, very special plants will go under the gavel. Other Room 11 collectible plants and garden items Info: www.coldspringschool.net will be offered during a silent auction, and for those impatient plant lovers, Red Feather Ball there will be a “buy it now” section of The United Way of Santa Barbara interesting and not-so-common species, County hosts its 21st Annual Red many propagated from Lotusland Feather Ball at the Four Seasons plants. Proceeds from the event will Resort The Biltmore Coral Casino in be used to care for and support Montecito. The Red Feather Ball aims Lotusland’s botanical collection. to raise funds to support UWSBC’s When: 1:30 pm Fun in the Sun and United for Literacy programs. This year, UWSBC is excited Cost: $65-$90 Info: 969-9990 to honor Maryan Schall with the Abercrombie Community Excellence Carnival & Music Festival Award for her outstanding service and Garden Street Academy announces its philanthropy. 10th annual Carnival & Music Festival When: 6 to 10:30 pm on the school campus. The event is Where: 1260 Channel Drive free and will feature a variety of live Cost: $325 per ticket performances including the Original Info: www.unitedwaysb.org Garden Street Academy Jazz Band. A $12 wristband purchase provides SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 all-inclusive and unlimited access to vintage-style boardwalk games, Polo & Wine Festival bouncy houses, face painting, a miniThe first annual Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival takes place today; enjoy salon (including henna tattoos, nails, hair-styling including tinsel, braiding, music, wine, food, and polo at the and spray color), UCSB Climbing Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Wall, Santa Barbara Museum of Art When: 11 am to 7 pm activity, Speed Stacking demo, and Where: 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria more. Cost: $75 per person Food available for purchase features Info: www.sbpoloandwine.com a barbecue meal prepared by the South Coast Kiwanis Club, a beer Exceptional Plant Sale & tent, Pinkberry booth for frozen treats, Auction popcorn, pizza, and cotton candy. The This signature event is designed raffle prizes include valued items such for garden connoisseurs, featuring as Disneyland Park Hoppers family rare and hard-to-find plants. Enjoy a pack, theater tickets, and restaurant wonderful afternoon at Lotusland with gift cards. Proceeds from the carnival wine, specialty cocktails, and hors support Garden Street Academy’s d’oeuvres served on the lawn. The Scholarship Fund. highlight of the event will be a spirited When: 2 to 5 pm live auction during which a more Where: 2300 Garden Street Cost: free admission, $12 for wristbands
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Book Signing at Tecolote New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the surprising secrets of what makes the world’s happiest places and shows you how too apply these lessons to your own life. He will sign copies of his latest: The Blue Zones of Happiness. When: 4 to 6 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977
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Creative Art Workshop The Alzheimer’s Association, California Central Chapter’s Fall Art Talks eightweek 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 through November 1, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center in Montecito, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Info: moswald@alz.org
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Montecito Association Meeting The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work. When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Mathmania Robotics Freeze Tag Soccer Using a pattern, young engineers will build chassis with sensors. Their robots will gather points in the game and avoid being tagged by other robots in this Freeze Tag Soccer program. Registration is required. When: 4 to 6 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Ages: 8-18 Registration: 969-5063 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group 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 5 – 12 October 2017
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Let’s Slow It Way Down!
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n regards to Bob Hazard’s piece about the history and the looming expansion of the 101 through Montecito (Guest Editorial, MJ #23/38), I would like to offer one very simple step we can all take to, at the very least, counter the thru-traffic that is already becoming more and more prevalent in our neighborhood streets: slow down. If we, as local residents, respect our neighborhoods and all of the life – human and wild – living here by slowing down whenever we drive, we create a place where thru drivers, looking for a faster alternative to the congested 101, can’t speed, thus discouraging them from using Montecito as the alternate 101. Take Jameson Road: it is posted as 40 mph. That is the limit, which doesn’t mean one has to drive 40 mph on that road. If we were to all drive 25, or even 30 mph, on our way home, then those who opted to not jump onto the 101 at Olive Mill, will be forced to drive 25 mph all that way. The same goes for 192, which is
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posted at 35 mph in most locations. Drive 25 mph to the upper village, Knollwood, or wherever you’re headed. As for our local, tree- and hedgelined residential streets, including San Ysidro and Olive Mill, 25 mph or so is perfect. And if there’s a pedestrian, dog, squirrel, bird, or whatever, slow down to 10 mph and give them some space and maybe even a wave. Just slow down. Yes, we are all busy and have places to go, but if we allow for that speeding to happen after we exit our cherished neighborhood, we will help preserve its remaining sense of calm. Ten years ago, during the advent of the iPhone, I lived in Palo Alto, a few doors away from Steve Jobs. If anyone was busy, it must have been him. He had a fast car and a busy life, but he never sped through the ‘hood. Save the speeding for the 101, and keep the thru-drivers none of us like clogging up our streets at bay. Collectively, creating a critical mass, we can have an impact on, and even control, how outsiders drive through our streets. Martha Blackwell Montecito (Editor’s note: Thank you, Martha. This is brilliant and just may work over time to dissuade many “rabbit-footed” drivers from entering Montecito roads. A few weeks ago, I encountered one of those would-be speeders in a big Land Cruiser right behind me. The driver seemed to want to either go through me or at least to reduce my gas consumption by pushing me along. He was so close, I thought he’d go up my tailpipe. My reaction? I slowed down to a crawl, further aggravating him, I’m sure. He expressed his frustration by entering the right-hand lane at the roundabout on Hot Springs and cutting across
and in front of another car to head up to the 101 going north. I later saw him on 101 moving furiously between lanes to try to get ahead; at one point we ended up in front of him in the center lane, whereupon I began to slow down again. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our little escapade, though I don’t believe the hotfooted Land Cruiser did. So, we agree with your excellent suggestion of slowing everything down when using Montecito roads. – J.B.)
More Good Traffic Ideas
Yes, I agree, the stretch of Coast Village Road and cars offloading even as far back as Summerland. Do these drivers need an I.Q. test, thinking they going to get along faster by getting off 101? Perhaps we need the old WWII guard gates to check local papers for entrance. Problem: once these drivers exit, there is no way to get back on until traveling the length of Coast Village Road. Idea: close CVR freeway off-ramps from 4 to 5 pm, or organize some local patrols or maybe a big sign that says NO THRU TRAFFIC, LOCAL BIZ ONLY. Check out Balboa Island; they solved the problem. Real solution: forward think and take away the thoroughfare, as the Music Academy did to curtail thru traffic. Steve Walker Montecito
No Jobs Wanted
If you ask me, Donald J. Trump has, so far, turned the country into a three-ring circus, with his presidency the de facto ringmaster. There’s even been talk of a second Civil War! And if he succeeds in bringing the U.S. more jobs, a financial report I caught this morning said the wages won’t be any higher (God save us!). John Seymour Montecito (Editor’s note: Not sure what you are grousing about. Just because someone on a talk show suggests that even if President
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Trump succeeds in “bringing the U.S. more jobs...” “...wages won’t be any higher,” you’re ready to throw in the towel on the president’s attempt to promote U.S. job growth? That financial report must have sounded awfully persuasive. I wonder if it was put together by the same people who predicted our last banking and real-estate collapse. Oh, wait, that didn’t happen either. – J.B.)
More on “Real Americans”
Something I find interesting is that people in Montecito and elsewhere are taking big chances expressing their thoughts and opinions using the editorial process. Under the topic of “Real Americans,” Lidia Zinchenko writes, “...most foreigners have no clear idea about Russia whatsoever.” Using that same logic, I have to question what do Russians really understand about due process and the freedoms protected under our Constitution? She writes about making America a better place for everyone who has legally earned the “priceless” privilege of living here. There is a price. For an investment of $500,000 or more, someone can buy a Green Card with full rights of citizenship and the right to call themselves “Real Americans.” Karen Friedman Montecito (Editor’s note: My understanding of the regulations concerning the $500,000 investment is that a certain number of U.S. jobs have to either be created or saved for that investment to qualify; there are other stipulations as well, but I do not believe anyone in possession of a “Green Card” is allowed to vote, for example, thus excluding them from the “full rights of citizenship.” My wife was a Green Card holder for many years and could not vote, nor could she take advantage of the tax code’s treatment of a surviving spouse if I passed away unexpectedly. She has since become a U.S. citizen and enjoys those full rights of citizenship. She also, by the way, considers herself a “Real American.” – J.B.)
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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.
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wo new popular restaurateurs are bringing their eateries to Coast Village Road! Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro and a new concept by Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar have announced they will open following tenant improvements at Coast Village Plaza, 1187 Coast Village Road. “I’ve been looking to open a place in Montecito for many years, and I’m looking forward to this opportunity,” said Renaud Gonthier, owner of the restaurant and bakery that bears his name. Empty Bowls founder Jerry Lee agrees, calling the location “a perfect spot” to open a Montecito restaurant. In fewer than 10 years, Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro has become a thriving, award-winning fixture in Santa Barbara, offering “a taste of Paris” with a bakery located within three Gelson’s Markets in California (including Santa Barbara), and two other bistro locations in Santa Barbara: Loreto Plaza and Arlington Plaza, which serve breakfast and lunch. The Coast Village
Plaza location will offer an expanded menu that will include dinner service. Renaud tells us he looks forward to serving the Montecito community his fresh-baked pastries and French delicacies. Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar is the bustling Asian fusion restaurant in Santa Barbara’s Public Market, founded by Lee, an eight-year veteran of San Ysidro Ranch’s Stonehouse restaurant. The Coast Village Plaza location will be called Khao Kaeng by Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar. “Khao Kaeng means ‘curry on rice’ in Thai,” Lee said. “We will offer some of our popular menu items from Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar, plus additional comfort specialty Thai food our Chef Nui grew up with in Thailand.” Lee has partnered with Emre Balli and Nui Pannak to open the Coast Village Plaza eatery, which will also serve beer and wine and eventually an expanded cocktail menu. “Renaud’s and Khao Kaeng are
Hayes Commercial broker Francois DeJohn and Coast Village Plaza owners Hank Hurst and Rich Rosin with restaurateurs Renaud Gonthier, Emre Balli, Nui Pannak, and Jerry Lee
great additions to this ‘lifestyle center’ and to Coast Village Road,” said commercial real estate broker Francois DeJohn. “These are local businesses that operate at a very high level and are sure to be welcomed and enjoyed by the Montecito community.” Since purchasing Coast Village Plaza in late 2014, Hank Hurst and Rich Rosin of H&R Investments have revitalized the 20,000-sq-ft building with a fresh exterior, expanded patio areas, and a mix of businesses that they believe Montecito residents – such as themselves – will love. After a two-year design and permitting phase, construction began in August 2016 with improvements including installation of a new elevator, doors, decking, dining patios, lighting, sig-
nage, driveway, parking lot, and landscaping. A total renovation of bathrooms and office areas on the lower level has also been completed. While the contractors have been renovating the site, commercial brokers DeJohn and Steve Hayes of Hayes Commercial Group have also been busy marketing vacant spaces and searching for high-quality tenants. The two newest commercial tenants will join Juice Ranch (scheduled to open later this year), Here’s the Scoop, The Tennis Shop, UPS, Norvell Bass Cleaners, Riviera Smiles, Sequel Salon, Giovanni’s Pizza, and Richie’s Barber Shop. Renaud’s will occupy the space and patio adjacent to the
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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 11) The Gallery curators Bobbi Bennett and Christie Pierce
Montecito Association’s Beautification Committee is in full force planning this year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, November 4
new driveway on the south end of the property, and Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar will occupy the space and patio downstairs formerly used by Here’s the Scoop. One more vacant space is still available next to the former Here’s the Scoop location, ideal for a restaurant because of its expansive patio. The major renovation of Coast Village Plaza is just about completed, and the new tenant improvements are expected to be completed early next year. “The work is just about done, and the owners’ vision is approaching reality,” Hayes said. “In a relatively short period of time, this center has been transformed into one of the area’s finest commercial properties.” Coast Village Plaza is located at 1187 Coast Village Road.
Save the Date for Beautification Day
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 4, for Montecito Association’s 32nd Annual Beautification Day. Hundreds of Montecito residents are expected to come out to pick up litter in all areas of Montecito, and the dedicated Beautification Committee is once again planning the fun-filled, family -friendly event. This year’s theme is centered around our favorite four-legged friends: dogs! Titled “Paws & Pick Up… Keeping Montecito Beautiful,” the event will feature a dog theme, according to organizer Mindy Denson. The committee includes Helen Buckley, Trish Davis, Chris Denson, Sylvia Easton, Mike Edwards, Cindy Feinberg, Houghton Hyatt, Dana Hansen, Kathi King, Alicia Lahti, Andrea Newquist, Dana Newquist, Conner Rehage, Christy Venable, John Venable, and Jean von Wittenberg. The committee is currently reviewing nominations for Beautification Awards; categories include Charming Cottage, Drought Tolerant Landscape, and Entryway or Gate. Nominations can be sent to info@montecitoassociation.org. Attendees will gather in the upper
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village for a light breakfast catered by Pierre La Fond; following the cleanup, Montecito firefighters will serve up their five-alarm chili and hot dogs. The Cito Rats will provide musical entertainment, while attendees can peruse community tables including the Humane Society, Santa Barbara Zoo, Montecito Trails, and many more. The event begins at 9 am and goes until about 2 pm, at the upper village green, 1470 East Valley Road. Tee-shirt sponsorship opportunities are still available; sponsorship levels include “Top Dog” ($500), “Show Dog” ($250), “Rescue Dog” ($100), and “Good Dog” ($50). Call the Montecito Association at 969-2026 for more information.
Healing the Ocean
Two years ago, in the summer of 2015, we told you about the grand opening of The Gallery Montecito on Coast Village Road. Founders Marjorie Layden and actress Linda Evans envisioned a fine-art locale with compelling exhibitions that would benefit charities. The Gallery has seen different phases under various curators, but the recent metamorphosis has been the most successful by far, under the direction of artist and curator Bobbi Bennett. After assuming leadership in June, Bennett curated “Splash”, an exhibition that comprises some of the hottest contemporary talent in Southern California. “The goal was to curate a top-notch show, and donate a portion of the profits to a local organization,” said Bennett. The show features Bennett’s own photographic work and spotlights the impressionistic seascapes of fine-art photographer Will Pierce. Also included in The Gallery are the abstract paintings of Rose Masterpol, iconic rock n’ roll photographs of Guy Webster, paintings by Kellie Bolton, sculptures by Kari Hunt, and American Romantic paintings of Tom Mielko. Collectors from New York, Miami, Texas, and across the states, as well as many local residents, have invested in dozens of works, and so far The Gallery has
donated $6,000 to Heal the Ocean, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that establishes better infrastructure systems to stop ocean pollution. “The caliber of talent we have in this show is significant,” said Bennett. “I came on board because I really believe in the mission of The Gallery. Heal the Ocean was the perfect organization to benefit from the ‘Splash’ exhibition, and we are really excited to partner in the work they’re doing to preserve our coast.” The “Splash” exhibition also includes The Gallery’s Coast Village neighbors, with its first-ever block party. Several nearby businesses donated wall space for more art: Guy Webster’s famed portraits of Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger still hang in Lucky’s Steakhouse, Mielko’s “After the Storm” was on display at Sepi’s, and photographs by Bennett and Pierce adorned the walls at Allora by Laura, Viva Olivia, and Blanka. The Gallery is located at 1277 Coast Village Road. Call 969-1180 for more information.
Polo & Wine Festival
A new music, wine, and polo event is coming to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club this Saturday, October 7. Organized by Josh Elion and Joey Massa, the festival is the first of its kind in California, combining polo, local wine, and music for a one-day experience. “After attending our first polo match last summer, it immediately became clear to us that a combination of polo, wine, and music would create an amazing experience,” Elion told us. “It’s a way of bringing three aspects of a community together and introducing people to the game of polo, new local wineries, or incredible musicians.” Musicians include Macy Gray, LP, Nick Waterhouse, Durand Jones & The Indications, and Viex Farka Toure, among others. Participating wineries include Happy Canyon Vineyard, Sanford Winery, Standing Sun Winery, Summerland Winery, and August Ridge Vineyard. Beer will be provided by Fig Mountain Brewery, and food vendors include Barbareno,
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Black Sheep, and Buena Onda. “It’s a great mix of local talent!” Elion said. A portion of the proceeds of the event, which is expected to draw 2,000 people, will go to two nonprofits: Notes for Notes, an organization that designs, equips, and staffs afterschool recording studios within Boys & Girls Clubs; and the Polo Training Center Santa Barbara, which teaches new players the game of polo. For more information on polo terminology and dress code suggestions, visit the official event page. Tickets are on sale now and start at $75. Visit www.sbpoloandwine.com. The event is from 11 am to 7:30 pm.
Honoring the Teacher’s Fund
Village Properties co-owner Renee Grubb and real estate agent Leanne Wood are hosting a celebration on Thursday, October 12, to honor the 15th anniversary of The Teacher’s Fund, a non-profit organization that raises funds for Santa Barbara-area teachers in support of enrichment education. The anniversary merriment will be held from 5 to 7 pm in the courtyard of the Downtown Santa Barbara offices of Village Properties, located in Santa Barbara. Any donations from guests or the public to The Teacher’s Fund are greatly appreciated. Grubb and Ed Edick created The Teacher’s Fund in 2002 as a way to give back to the community they serve. The non-profit Teacher’s Fund raises money for Santa Barbara-area teachers so they may enrich the classroom experience by buying additional supplies, materials, and equipment for extra classroom activities not covered by school funds. To date, more than $1.7 million has been donated to Santa Barbara County elementary, middle, and high school teachers in both public and private schools from The Teacher’s Fund. For tickets to the 15th anniversary party or to donate to the Teacher’s Fund, please call (805) 284-7177, email info@teachersfund.com, or visit Village Properties at www.villagesite. com. Grubb can be reached at renee@ villagesite.com and Wood at Leanne@ villagesite.com. •MJ 5 – 12 October 2017
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he Legends gala is held every year in the Granada Theatre to honor outstanding legends whose vision and artistry have elevated the performing arts in our community. This year, the philanthropy award went to Anne Towbes and Michael Towbes (in memoriam), the artist award to Marilyn Horne and institution award to The Music Academy of the West. As event co-chairs Gretchen Lieff and Stephanie Sokolove said, “As we shine the spotlight on extraordinary performers this evening, we remember all those who have shared the stage of the Granada Theatre delighting and thrilling audiences. We invite you to enjoy this special gathering, which is not just unforgettable but truly legendary.” The awards the honorees are presented with are the letter “G” set in crystal. That original design was by our good friend architect Roger Phillips, who created it during the theater’s restoration to be an accent on top of the box seats. You’ll see it throughout the theater. We had a little extra excitement since there was a power outage downtown. Guests gathered in the lobby, where there was still daylight for cocktails and conversation, but if at 6:30 there was no power, we were all to be sent home. They could not have let us into the auditorium by law. Dinner for 250 and entertainment was to be held on the stage. Needless to say, there was a big cheer as the lights finally came on. Board chair Palmer Jackson joked that master of ceremonies Andrew Firestone had graduated from the Larry Crandell institute with a Ph.D. Palmer reminisced, “I remember coming here when it was a cheesy movie theater.” Marilyn remembered how awful the acoustics were in the old days. Those days are gone forever now that the Granada is a performing
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Marquis Family to be Honored at San Marcos High Gala
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he philanthropic contributions of the Marquis family will be honored at the fourth annual San Marcos High Royal Gala on Friday, October 6, at the Fess Parker Resort. San Marcos was a recent recipient of the Marquis family’s philanthropy. Thanks to the family, the school’s theater will receive significant sound and light upgrades along with lobby renovations and will be renamed the Marquis Performing Arts Center in an unveiling slated for later this year. “We saw an opportunity to give back to a place that we have a lot of passion for,” explained Matt Marquis, who has called Montecito home for the past 15 years. He and his wife, Ann, raised their four children – Maddy, Alex, Jane, and Marcus – in Montecito attending Cold Spring School and later San Marcos High. The Marquis’s connection to San Marcos High spans 35 years and two generations. You could say that the Marquis kids – all nine of them – grew up on the San Marcos stage. Matt is the eldest of five children and he and his siblings – Chad, Chris, Michele, and Adam – were involved in theater, athletics, and student government at San Marcos. Matt and Ann’s children followed in the family’s footsteps, singing and dancing their way through high school. Maddy, whose shining moment was as the lead role of Eponine in Les Miserables is now a senior majoring in music at Carnegie Mellon University. Her brother Alex starred as Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees while younger sister Jane played a supporting role. All three participated in the highly acclaimed choir programs at San Marcos and Alex was also part of the National Honor Choir throughout his four years. Younger brother Marcus began writing and composing his own
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(he and his oldest son, Alex, are proud Eagle Scouts). Ann recently served as the president of the Santa Barbara Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. where she’s also been a board trustee. She is also a past board member and sustainer of the Junior League of Santa Barbara. The family business – Pacifica Hotels and Invest West Financial Corporation – is a family affair with all of the siblings involved in some capacity. In addition to their collective decades of service to the Santa Barbara community, the family business supports local and personal causes, including Autism Speaks, the Alzheimer’s Association, Summit for Danny, Unity Shoppe, Cottage Health Systems, Kids Helping Kids, and the Red Cross. The greater Santa Barbara community has benefitted enormously from
the generosity of the Marquis family, so it’s a loss that Pacifica Hotels and the family recently relocated to Orange County, citing cost of living benefits for its employees. “We know we’ll make our way back to Montecito at some point,” said Matt. “It will always be our home.” Tickets are still available for the Royal Gala, where the family will be recognized. The event, which celebrates the strength of community and the importance of education, includes seated dinner, auction, and dancing. In addition to the Marquis’s honor, teacher Jamie DeVries will receive the Citizenship Award, and Deckers Outdoor Corporation will be recognized with the Community Leadership Award. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.royal pridegala.org.
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On Entertainment ETC Offers New Take on Husbands and Wives
by Steven Libowitz
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oody Allen has only ever authorized one of his films to be adapted for the American stage – and that was Bullets Over Broadway, which he wrote himself. So Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) artistic director Jonathan Fox had low expectations when he had the idea of creating his own version of Husbands and Wives after hearing about one done recently in the Netherlands. “I really didn’t think it would be possible that it would go very far,” Fox recalled. But lo and behold, Allen’s representatives and the iconic auteur himself approved of Fox’s pitch to transform the film about two couples who, finding themselves questioning their faltering marriages, take divergent paths to confront their differences. Now, Fox’s adaptation of the humor-filled drama that earned Allen an Oscar nomination for his screenplay is kicking off ETC’s new season, opening Saturday, October 7, at the New Vic Theatre, where it will perform through October 22. Turning the film into a stage play has been full of challenges – not the least of which is that Allen has final approval on everything from the script to the casting to the sets. Fox said. Then there’s the matter of the cinematography, which featured long documentary-style shots and even monologue segments with the characters. Fox’s solution was to employ live video, with a camera operator onstage moving among the actors to capture a variety of angles and viewpoints that will be shown in real time on TV monitors along with the action on stage. “I had to come up with a stage equivalent of that style,” Fox explained. “We’re creating our own language with the different perspectives, so the audience is invited into their inner process and can see what’s going on with the characters, even when they’re offstage, and heighten aspects of what they’re going through.” Fox is handling the four-year span and time jumps in the film by condensing the action into a single year, with changes marked by the seasons, and handling the gaps by emphasizing the pauses as characters transition. “We have a silence where they deal with what’s being said or what they want to say. It creates its own tension.” There’s plenty of tension already in the story in Husbands and Wives, which was Allen’s take on the durability of relationships and issues of trust, being faithful and tempering the desire for the perfect partner to endure with the 5 – 12 October 2017
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just finally concluding on Monday and Tuesday with Dirty Dancing, the stage musical version of the classic Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey coming-of-age movie. The show tells the story of Baby and Johnny, the two fiercely-independent young adults hailing from vastly different worlds who find themselves drawn together at a summer resort in 1963. There are major lessons for both in life as well as dancing in the show that features “Hungry Eyes”, “Hey! Baby”, “Do You Love Me?” and, of course, “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”. Show time is 7:30 pm on October 9-10. Alicia Sedwick and Jeff Lorch in Husbands and Wives at the New Vic
comfort and connection offered by a real one. Affairs, fantasies, questions of mortality and “Is that all there is?” arise among the couples. “I’ve been with someone for 23 years, and we’ve certainly gone through many different phases together. So, I’m not unfamiliar with much of what goes on with these characters,” Fox allowed. “But the themes are universally resonant. In the play, there are different views of what marriage should be. For some, it’s better to stay together even if it’s not ideal, and for others excitement and not settling into a slow-death situation is more important. There’s lust and desire mixed in with the love. But there aren’t any answers, no specific solutions that are right for everyone. It’s a matter of the choices we make.” Husbands and Wives hits movie screens right around the time Allen was leaving his longtime partner Mia Farrow, who starred as his film wife in the movie, to take up with her adopted daughter – with a storyline in the film not all that different. Allen, who both wrote and directed the film, would deny any notion that the film is autobiographical. But that doesn’t matter, said Fox, who went out of his way in casting to make sure the actors forged their own interpretations separate from the film. “We’re doing it on stage with a cast that is not his, taking a fresh look at the material,” he said. “I’ve not spoken with him, but he must feel that this story is worth someone else telling it.”
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Elsewhere in theater, the Granada’s Broadway series from last season is
It’s Saturday Night, with Bill Murray!
Anyone who thinks that Bill Murray’s upcoming show Friday night at the Granada Theatre is simply a parody by the actor-comedian who first cut his teeth on Saturday Night Live where his Nick the Lounge Singer was an early favorite is in for a rude surprise. Or make that a pleasant one. Murray has always been something of an enigma even in his early screwball comedies Caddyshack and Stripes, and certainly in more serious later efforts like Lost in Translation and St. Vincent. Now his latest project is New Worlds, an album and tour where he sings classic American songs and reads classic American literature accompanied by a classical trio headed by Jan Vogler, a venerable classical German cellist who won the principal position in the Staatskapelle Dresden at age 20. The two met by chance four years ago on an airplane when Murray wisecracked about stuffing Vogler’s cello in the overhead compartment. At first, Vogler didn’t recognize Murray.
“I knew he was someone remarkable because he had an aura,” Vogler recalled over the phone from Germany earlier this week. “But it only clicked once we were seated across the aisle from each other and started talking.” The pair soon forged a fast friendship, and the idea of creating the partnership over words and music took shape when Murray invited Vogler to New York for the annual Poets House walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, where Murray recited Walt Whitman’s poetry. That’s when Vogler proposed the project. “It was actually his idea, but he planted it in my head,” he explained. The program came about over dinners in New York, when Vogler suggested musical works and Murray brought the literature, which appealed to the cellist who grew up with a vast library of American works at his disposal. The concept was to explore narrative links between the musical selections and unlikely associations. “We sat around the fireplace and went over everything, trying out different things until it resonated with all of us,” Vogler recalled, referring to his wife, violinist Mira Wang, and friend and pianist Vanessa Perez, who round out the trio. The album, released last Friday, features such classical pieces as a Bach cello suite intermixed with Murray reading selections from Whitman, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, among others. Blessing the Boats, by American poet Lucille Clifton, is paired with Saint-Saëns’s The Swan and an excerpt from The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper is read alongside a piece by Schubert. The comedian also sings Stephen Foster’s “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”, Gershwin’s “It Ain’t Necessarily So”, and Bernstein West Side Story medley featuring “Somewhere”, “America”, and “I Feel Pretty”. While the latter might seem like an
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LETTERS (Continued from page 10)
Transportation, and Caltrans have been made aware of an accident in the making. There is a fence located on the southeast corner of Sheffield Drive and Highway 192 that obstructs the ability of vehicles traveling north on Sheffield to see oncoming vehicles on Highway 192 traveling east to west when stopped at the Sheffield stop sign. To see the oncoming traffic requires edging one’s vehicle beyond the white stop line (normally half the length of the car). At that point, one is in the direct line-of-transit of oncoming vehicles on Highway 192 heading west to east. The fence is on Valley Club property. As a result, there are limited options available to the County and to Caltrans to remedy this situation. Caltrans might put in a three-way stop sign but needs evidence that there is truly a problem. Caltrans objects to a convex mirror on its easement opposite the Sheffield/East Valley Stop sign, since this is not an approved remedy in accordance with traffic management. Apparently, an accident or accidents are required to trigger a review. The County has no jurisdiction other than considering eminent domain. So, as of this writing, the ability to have a direct line-of-sight to traffic going east to west on Highway 192 when turning left continues to be unresolved, and the Valley Club continues to be intransigent to ameliorating this significant safety issue. It has been suggested to Valley Club board members to either: 1) Remove the dark green plastic that is braided into the chain-link fence on the Sheffield side and the dense foliage along the fence on the East Valley side, providing a clearer line-of-site for oncoming cars. Or, if this doesn’t work... 2) Move the current fence line back at the intersection of Sheffield and East Valley Road in such a way that motorists have a clear line-of-sight of traffic driving west, eliminating the need for drivers to cross half-way over the white “stop” line to get an unobstructed view of oncoming traffic. If the Valley Club continues to be unresponsive to the above suggestions, a third approach would be for the Montecito Association to work with the Montecito Planning Commission, as well as the County through the auspices of First District supervisor Das Williams to impose a hold on any Valley Club proposed development until the issue of the fence is addressed. Is the Valley Club waiting for an accident to occur at the intersection of Sheffield Drive and East Valley, followed by a lawsuit, before it takes any action? Their current lack of response to solving the current situation seems to support
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that premise. Dennis Naiman Montecito (Editor’s note: Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We’ll follow up in a future edition. – J.B.)
Thorn in His Side
I have to respond to your editor’s notes that you put after certain letters appear in your paper. Firstly, it’s very convenient for you to edit someone’s letter to fit your own narrative. Secondly, my statements about Diana Thorn taking space in not only yours, but other newspapers (she is a space hog; sorry, that’s a fact): you yourself stated you don’t have rules for this. Well, you should consider it. Thirdly, Ms Thorn has a propensity for making broad statements that have no factual being. Her DACA letter was a prime example of her irresponsible writing. Fourthly, this is why I asked her to join the mayor’s race. She seems to have a fix on things. Let her present herself to the public and see if she can come across to people face to face. I think it’s a different ballgame, but maybe she can pull it off. David Hawkins Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Thank you for following up with your response, but I (we) don’t “edit someone’s letter” to fit any narrative. We sometimes do find it difficult to decipher handwritten letters such as yours and perhaps get it wrong at times, and we also strive to correct any grammatical errors there may be, but otherwise we always edit in the cause of ascertaining the intent of the letter writer. As for “rules,” we encourage everyone to practice the fine art of writing letters to the editor. – J.B.)
Bravo Dana and Dolores
To have actually accomplished the recent Montecito Motor Classic on Coast Village Road was so terrific. It will be remembered as truly stellar. Thank you! Kudos to Mr. [Dana] Newquist and his organization for this unique opportunity. G. Hebert Montecito (Editor’s note: Dana Newquist and Dolores Johnson were the brains and brawn behind the hugely successful and overwhelmingly well-attended Coast Village Road Montecito Motor Classic Car Show. – J.B.)
New California Laws
Hello, my friends. Here are some of the highlights of the legislative session that just ended:
1) SB-1: increases your gas taxes by approximately 20 cents a gallon (November 1) and your vehicle license fees by an average of $100 (Jan 1). 2) Passed Cap N Tax, which will increase gas 0.63 to 0.93 cents a gallon change and the taxes that go with it; 3) Proposed increase on a new tax every residence will pay for tap water in the state; 4) A $3.46B parks bond to pay for parks in “disadvantaged communities,” meaning Los Angeles. We will get the crumbs. The debt service will be over $200 million a year. The good news is some money goes to help fix the Salton Sea, which should have always been a state responsibility. 5) Law to release any lifer (murder, rape, child molestation, et cetera) who has: a) reached the age of 60 years old; b) already spent 25 years in prison. Charles Manson qualifies today and the Melendez brothers could be released in about 12 years? What about victims? 6) A new $10 charge on all residents living in a mobile home park to address living condition enforcement in those parks; 7) We picked an official dinosaur of the State of California; 8) Blackmail Tesla to either unionize with the United Auto Workers Union or forfeit State incentives to buy their electric cars; 9) Reduce from a felony to a misdemeanor the purposeful intent to transmit the AIDS virus to a unknowing partner; 10) Give preferential treatment to prisoners convicted of serious crimes that are less than 25 years old because their brains are not mature enough to understand right from wrong. 11) A bill to require our true sex be omitted from drivers licenses; 12) Free legal services for illegal immigrants; 13) Establish safe “injection zones” run by government to oversee people injecting heroin. Enough good news for today. I’ll be back in the future with an update on last-minute legislative surprises. It’s an honor to represent you. Jeff Stone Sacramento (Mr. Stone is a California Republican state senator.)
The Real Vietnam War
With the airing of Ken Burns’s 10-part series, The Vietnam War, drawing to a close, we want to share with you some of our thoughts about our father’s Vietnam policies and strategies that the episodes covering his presidency misrepresented. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who served in the Nixon White House, once memorably observed, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not
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entitled to their own facts.” And that applies even to Ken Burns. So here are some facts: LBJ’s October 31 bombshell announcement gave North Vietnam a major military advantage. And before Johnson left office, the negotiations that South Vietnam joined succeeded only in reaching agreement about the shape of the conference table. Johnson’s “October Surprise,” just five days before the election, did, however, provide some voters with the false hope of peace, nearly swinging the election to LBJ’s vice president, Hubert Humphrey. It is not true that President Nixon continued the war for his own political benefit. In fact, there’s no doubt that an immediate withdrawal of our 540,000 troops in Vietnam on the day he took office would have served his immediate political interests. But it also would have dishonored our commitment to the freedom of South Vietnam for which 37,563 Americans had already died. Furthermore, it would have devalued America’s credibility to friend and foe alike, with dire diplomatic and military consequences for Asia and the world. It is not true that President Nixon widened the war. In fact, North Vietnam’s active military exploitation of Laos and Cambodia had widened the war years earlier. Our father’s bold and entirely justified actions to disrupt the enemy’s ability to wage war against our troops saved countless American lives. So, too, did the 60-day incursion into Cambodia our father ordered on April 30, 1970. This mission destroyed massive amounts of the enemy’s military supplies and disrupted the military sanctuaries that the Communists had been exploiting to kill American and South Vietnamese troops. Ken Burns incorrectly maintains that President Nixon was, like presidents Kennedy and Johnson, responsible for the war. But it was JFK and LBJ who got us into the war; Richard Nixon got us out. Our father believed, however, that a hasty retreat from Vietnam would have led to a perilous American retreat from the world. Among those who agreed were Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and a majority of the American people. In 12 televised “Addresses to the Nation” on Vietnam in his first term, Richard Nixon explained to the American people his plan for ending the war. He won the support of the “Silent Majority” of Americans, did what he said he would do, and never lost their support for his policy. The Nixon “Vietnamization” strategy gave South Vietnam a chance to defend itself against Soviet and Chinese-backed Communist aggression. It also confirmed America’s bipartisan commitment, dating to 5 – 12 October 2017
the Truman administration, to resist Communist expansionism. His willingness to take strong action affirmed that America would keep its word, making possible his historic opening to China and ultimately leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Our father agonized over the war-driven divisions in our country. He understood that anti-war passions were rooted in frustration with the war’s duration. But he also knew that their dissent made his goal of a lasting peace more difficult to achieve. It saddened him that so many clashed in America’s streets and on college campuses, and it angered him that some treated our troops returning home from the battlefield as pariahs. President Nixon wound down America’s involvement in Vietnam to give the people of South Vietnam the chance to live in freedom. To suggest that he strung out the war is flatly wrong. To say that the reason for the war was wrong disparages the honorable service of those who fought in Vietnam, America’s most difficult war. And each of these false contentions dismisses the will of the American people, who re-elected our father with a historic 49-state majority over an opponent who vehemently opposed our father’s Vietnam strategy. In 1973, as America’s role in the war ended and our prisoners of war came home, Richard Nixon’s vision of a wider, transformative peace was taking hold, a peace that ensured a generation of peace for the American people even as the world’s political order underwent enormous change. These are the facts. Perhaps if Ken Burns had himself visited the Nixon Library, he might have learned the real history of Vietnam during the Nixon years. Unfortunately, he did not. Fortunately, however, the tens of thousands who come to Yorba Linda – or follow the Richard Nixon Foundation on the web or through social media – will find that the truth resides there for all to see and learn from. And for that fact, we are grateful to all those who support the Richard Nixon Foundation in its mission to promote the legacy of our father, the 37th president of the United States. Tricia Nixon Cox Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Taking a Knee
Take a trip to Valley Forge near Philadelphia in January. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won’t be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle. So, wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get a real experience. Then take a knee. Take a knee at the beach in 5 – 12 October 2017
Normandy where thousands of Allied soldiers stormed the cliffs at dawn into certain death – even as the one in front of them was slaughtered to pieces – the very sea stained with American, Canadian, British, Free French, and Australian blood. The only blockers most had were the dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire. Take a knee in the sweat-soaked jungles of Vietnam, from Khe Sanh to Saigon. Anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles. There was no playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they represented. When they came home, they were spit on, for reasons only cowards know. Take another knee in the blooddrenched sands of Fallujah in 110-degree heat. Wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress. Your number won’t be printed on it, unless your number is up. You’ll need to stay hydrated, but there won’t be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You’re on your own. There are a lot of places to take a knee. Americans have given their lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought as a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who bled for the very freedoms you have. That’s what the red stripes mean. It represents the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your liberty. While you’re on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of ground taken, but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering forests and bitter cold mountains, every inch marked by an American life lost serving the flag and singing the anthem you protest. No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans, just American (and Allied) men and women delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us blazing a path so you would have the right to “take a knee.” You haven’t a clue what it took others before you to get you to where you are today, but your “protest” is duly noted. Not only is your “protest” disgraceful to a nation of real heroes, it serves the purpose of focusing on your boorishness, callousness, disloyalty (not to mention inconsiderateness, rudeness, and thoughtlessness), and your narcissistic ingratitude for those who chose to defend you under that banner that will still wave – and anthem that will still be sung – long after your jersey (not your number) is retired. David McCalmont Santa Barbara •MJ
What Will the Fed Do Next? What’s Ahead for the U.S. Economy? Martin Asher, Professor of Economics and Business
5:30 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street Free and open to the public. For information, call 565-6051. We are living in historic times. By public measures, the economy is fully employed, and inflation and interest rates remain relatively low. What interplay will occur between fiscal policy and monetary policy in 2017 and beyond? Though Congress has yet to formulate its plans on many critical issues, considerable discussion has occurred there and from the administration regarding fiscal policy proposals in the areas of business tax cuts, personal tax cuts and spending on infrastructure. Depending on what is ultimately enacted, how might the Federal Reserve respond? What will likely happen to the macroeconomy, that is, to production, unemployment, inflation and interest rates?
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Making the Funk Zone the Art Zone
Artist Ken Bortolazzo with his iconic sculpture “Hexad”
Mural artist Chadillac Green with assistance from Martin Diaz painting their Funk Zone Public Arts Program mural, “Totally Awesome”, on the Michael Kate building
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Part 1: Art itting on the sidewalk watching public art murals being painted in the Funk Zone [FZ] while interviewing the Arts Fund Santa Barbara [AFSB] executive director Marcello Ricci about the Funk Zone Public Art Program [FZPAP], I sense the positive energy exchanged on the streets as artists do public art cannot be overstated. As an reviewer, I laud it as the first collective large-scale public art in town for its diverse range of art genres selected to mate the building’s specific architecture with professional artists specializing in that genre. One will find pop, folk, figurative, surrealism, abstract, geometric, and contemporary creating a free 24/7 outdoor public art museum, truly a forward vision for public art whose benefits go well beyond the FZ. Thanks to Marcello, Ginny Brush, former Santa Barbara County Arts
Commission executive director, and Nancy Gifford, AFSB trustee since 2008, for this interview: Q. What is the history of public art in the FZ? A. Ginny: In 2004, Nils Hammerbeck, Nathan Vonk, Reds business owner Dana Walters, in conjunction with then-County Arts commissioner Patrick Davis, started the Focus on the Funk Zone events, and mapped out a FZ mural program. The first mural was painted on the side of Reds without prior approval. The SB Visual Art in Public Places Committee [VAPP] was open to the idea of a FZ mural program. There was not enough support to make it happen. In 2009, the property owner at the corner of Mason and Helena streets gave Laura Inks permission to replace broken windows with art panels, which uplifted the soon to be demolished area.
Ginny: Fall 2013, the AFSB met with City staff to formulate the language of this program. I represented support from the City’s Arts Advisory and Visual Art in Public Places committees. A program was outlined whereby the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) will be presented, for approval, a “Public Art & Mural Program” specifically designed for the Funk Zone. The program would have pre-identified spaces where art would occur within the 10-block neighborhood
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known as the Funk Zone, and as such the ABR would approve the program in total without needing to have each arts installation come before them individually for fees and approval. Art location changes will be submitted to the Arts Advisory group for consent approval. The goal would be to save the arts from disappearing in the Funk Zone, which within the current laborious review process, is bound to happen. The program received unanimous approval by ABR on April 28, 2014. The first public art installation was 2015.
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Marcello: In December 2014, I was curating a street art show at Gone Gallery and wanted to facilitate some murals in conjunction with it. I heard about a public arts program from then AFSB executive director Kai Tepper. I called Nils to look into it. We found out it never got final approval. When I became the executive director in 2015, I asked my board if we could take over the public art program and they let me run with it. Being an art nonprofit for 15 years in the FZ, the AFSB has always taken a leadership role, like The Charrette Project 2012 and the Funk Zone Art Walk [May 2014]. My goal with the Public Art Program is to make art accessible to the increasing foot traffic since the galleries and studios don’t always keep regular hours. Many are open only for the bi-monthly Artwalks.
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Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends - New Worlds
Southern California Debut
Fri, Oct 6 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $50 / $25 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“For nearly two decades, [Bill Murray] has been breaking down every expectation of the career path of a Hollywood comedy star... With New Worlds, Mr. Murray is pushing further into surprise territory.” The New York Times A quintessentially Bill Murray-esque celebration of music, poetry and literature with musical interludes including Bach, Piazzolla and Ravel.
An Evening with
Ira Glass
Seven Things I’ve Learned Sat, Oct 7 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Using audio clips, music and video, Glass will mix stories live on stage, providing a unique look into his creative process and revealing what it takes to create a truly great story.
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“They are partners in music and in life – recovering something ancient and deeply American all at once, bringing both beauty and meaning to what they play and how they live.”
On Being with Krista Tippett
Books will be available for purchase Event Sponsors: Suzi & Glen Serbin
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ODC/Dance
Sat, Oct 14 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $25 / $19 UCSB students “This is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who devotes equal attention to his violin and guitar onstage, a voluble and arcane lyricist who whistles full solos with the blithe, pitch-perfect clarity of a damn angel’s piccolo.”
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boulders and bones Brenda Way & KT Nelson, choreographers Zoë Keating, composer Andy Goldsworthy, landscape artist Tue, Oct 17 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $35 / $19 UCSB students
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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.
Dancing with Sutras
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the bountiful crop of the enlightened mind with all beings. For the weekend offering, Anuttara Puja: The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle, Tsony will lead an exploration of transposing the seven-fold prayer ritual into a secular, yet spiritual, lifestyle. The workshop is based on the first three chapters of Bodhicaryavatara, where Shantideva shows the eminence and transcendence of the Mind of Awakening (Bodhicitta). Hours are 9:30 am to noon and 2 to 4:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and costs $100 both days or $60 for either, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Not for the Chicken-Hearted Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine step into Yoga Soup
October 7, when Roche, his wife Camille Maurine, and a small ensemble of Santa Barbara-based musicians are bringing The Radiance Sutras to life at Yoga Soup. The hands-on mini-musical workshop embraces full-body spirituality; after a short introductory period by Lorin and Camille, participants will be invited to come up and interact with the passages and the musicians in whatever way their heart leads them, reciting the words and moving through the experiences. Which gateway will you choose? (Details and reservations online at www.yogasoup.com.)
Busy Times at Bodhi Path
Dharma teacher Tsony, the resident instructor at the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center in Natural Bridge, Virginia, is coming to Santa Barbara’s center for a public talk and a weekend program. Tsony completed two traditional three-year retreats under the guidance of the great meditation master Gendun Rinpoche, and later served for 15 years as the Abbot of Kundreul Ling Monastery in France before deciding to focus on nurturing the growing Bodhi Path projects in Europe and the U.S. After leaving the monastic community a decade ago, Tsony has devoted his time to teaching Tibetan Buddhism and meditation practice. His public talk, “Awakened Life”, takes place 7 to 8:30 pm on Friday, October 6, and addresses the constant TLC that is necessary to maintain that state in the metaphor of tending for a garden. Gratitude and benevolence spring from the understanding of the interdependence of everything, and weed of ego-cherishing habits will have to be regularly uprooted to share
Next weekend, Santa Barbara Bodhi Path resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips – who is also Founder & CEO of Empowerment Holdings and the author of Mind Your Business: The Mindful Leadership Breakthrough – is teaming with famed Santa Barbarabased success coach and author Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul) for a one-day seminar entitled “Awakening Success” slated for Saturday, October 14. The workshop is aimed to help participants transform their personal practice, life and/or career and is geared toward meditators, authors, teachers, coaches, entrepreneurs, executives, and educators who want to deepen their personal practice or up-level their professional achievement. Through hands-on work, participants will learn key principles and practices for achieving Awakened Success; gain new skills, tools, and strategies, and renew enthusiasm; and breakthrough personal misconceptions, limitations, and obstacles. The 9 am to 4 pm event at Bodhi Path Center costs $297. Visit www.eventbrite.com. Meanwhile, Phillips resumes his four-week teaching on Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions, and True Happiness as part of the center’s regular Thursday meditation-lecture events, October 5 to 19.
Canfield on Course Correction
The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning’s Mind & Supermind program is also sponsoring a talk with Jack Canfield on “How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want To Be”. He’ll discuss a proven set of principles and methods that, when applied in the right way, in the right order and at the right time, can move you closer to your goals, in areas from personal, financial, and relational to emotional, spiritual, or philanthropic. In the interactive presentation, Canfield
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will share a holistic system of success that integrates the power of mindset, meditation, guided visualization, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), purposeful action, the power of feedback, and techniques to dissolve limiting patterns of thought, release negative emotions, clear self-defeating behaviors, break through inner mental blocks (such as writer’s block), release creativity, reduce stress, and accelerate success. The talk takes place 7:30 to 9:30 pm on Monday, October 23, at SBCC’s Garvin Theatre. Tickets cost $20. Details and registration at www.sbcc. augusoft.net.
HAI Time for Intimacy
The Human Awareness Institute (HAI)’s free mini workshops are a brief introduction to the experience of a HAI workshop, allowing visitors to experience emotional openness and heartfelt connections to ourselves and others. In a safe, supportive, relaxed, and casual environment, participants explore the ingredients for happy, healthy, loving and intimate relationships via a gentle series of exercises designed to open hearts and create more connection with others. Topics covered include love, intimacy, and sexuality; relationships and communication; improving body image to improve your relationships with yourself and others; making the right relationship choices for you; finding love, being honest, and creating emotional intimacy. The HAI mini takes place at a private home in Santa Barbara from 6:30 to 9:30 pm on Saturday; all adults are welcome to attend for free. Contact Niki Schmid at (408) 805-5440 or Niki.Schmid@hai.org to register and for questions. Full weekend trainings take place near Joshua Tree, but the Santa Barbara community has grown considerably in the two years since local intro workshops began.
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Unity of Santa Barbara is offering a new course based on the book Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth. Reverend Larry will lead the spiritual study of the teachings of Jesus through the lens of spiritual metaphysics, which is the Unity approach to spiritual discernment and understanding. The concept is that we all can discover, accept, and release the power of the divinity that dwells within us, and let the practice become a tool for developing an action plan and to live our divinity. The class takes place 7 to 9 pm every Wednesday, October 11 to November 15. Details and registration online at www.santabarbaraunity.org. •MJ 5 – 12 October 2017
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
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ere’s a quiz question for you: Can you name a popular song whose lyrics include the words “vauntingly”, “hireling,” and “haughty host”? If you need a hint: also featured in this work are “the gloom of the grave”, the “pollution” of “foul footsteps”, and “the terror of flight”. Still stumped? I guess I’ll have to tell you. It’s “The Star Spangled Banner” – a popular song indeed, especially in the United States, where it was written in 1814, and has been the official National Anthem since 1931. I have never been accused of excessive patriotism, but this song has always been a favorite of mine. However, of its four stanzas, only the first and the last are, in my opinion, really great. The third stanza, which contains nearly all of the above invective, is, perhaps a little too caught up in the nasty circumstances under which those words were written. The author, a Georgetown lawyer named Francis Scott Key, was obviously seething with anger at the invaders. Remember that his remarkable act of literary creation occurred during what turned out to be the last great foreign assault upon the American mainland. The invaders were, I regret to say, British, and they had just burned Washington, D.C. Incidentally, my favorite song came out of my favorite War (the War of 1812) – the only one I know of in which, because of slow communications, war was declared (by the U.S.) after the alleged reason for it (certain British “Orders in Council” that interfered with American shipping) had been repealed. And it was the only war whose most important battle (the Battle of New Orleans) was fought (and won by the Americans) two weeks after the war was officially over, and the peace had been signed and sealed (across the ocean, in Ghent.) (Let me also point out that, compared with the words of at least one other national anthem, ours is meek and mild. The seven stanzas of France’s “La Marseillaise” – which similarly castigates an invading enemy – reek with slaughter – and the tone is set by the chorus, which, loosely translated, speaks of making the enemy’s “impure blood soak our fields.”) The last stanza of our own anthem, however, has other problems nowadays: for some tastes, it is too belligerent (“Then conquer we must, when 5 – 12 October 2017
our cause it is just.”) For others, it is too religious (“And this be our motto: In God Is Our Trust.”) The national motto, “In God We Trust,” about which there continues to be so much debate, was actually derived from these lines.) So, it’s usually only the first stanza that we ever sing or hear sung. But that alone is enough, with its thrilling concept of a beautiful embattled flag, under fierce siege, being anxiously watched from a distance all through a long night. (Not till the next stanza do we learn that the flag really has survived into the daylight and is still flying.) What makes it all moving is how the melody so perfectly fits the spirit of the words, particularly the way it soars when we get to the daunting spectacle of “the rocket’s red glare’” and “the bombs bursting in air.” But here comes the really strange part of the story: that music was not written for those words at all!
The third stanza is too caught up in the nasty circumstances It was written, about 30 years earlier, by John Stafford Smith, an eminent English composer and organist, to go with some frivolous and pedantic verses someone named Ralph Tomlinson had produced to serve as the official song for a London club called the Anacreontic Society, to which both Smith and Tomlinson belonged – a club at whose meetings wine, women, and song were all equally high on the agenda. Tomlinson’s lyrics, entitled “To Anacreon in Heaven”, make a bizarre contrast with our stirring anthem, and I challenge you to look them up and try to sing them. Although the composer John Stafford Smith lived until 1836, I doubt if he ever received even a note of thanks from Francis Scott Key (who lived until 1843) – let alone any tribute from the American people. But, of course, this isn’t the only case of great music and great words fortuitously and somewhat illicitly – finding each other. Even the Salvation Army used to appropriate popular melodies for its own songs. After all, as its founder, general William Booth, is reputed to have said, “Why should the Devil have all the best tunes?” •MJ
I Love the Rewards of a Great Haircut! By Diane Meehan, owner of Dadiana Salon Montecito
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great haircut is possibly the one most underrated act of self-improvement. Sounds dramatic? Think about it. You’re staring at yourself in the mirror for the 11th time this morning, dragging yourself through another dreary daily routine accented with bad breath and a hangover. You stare at your closet full of clothes you’ve worn a thousand times, longing for a day when you feel energized by the sight of your own wardrobe. Chugging down another cup of coffee, while needing a caffeine fix. You throw your hair in a bun and put on the same outfit you’ve worn three times in the past week. It’s reliable. And stretchy. You, my friend, are burned out. The monotony of everyday life has sucked you dry. Hair psychology is a complicated science, but it’s safe to start with the basic idea that looking good can actually make you feel really great. A Dadiana Salon cut is also a consultation, shampoo, massage, conditioning, and styling as well. Leaving Dadiana Salon with a new, perfectly done hairdo is a feel great, sexy, confident elevating mood -inducer. It’s okay to have a little vanity here and there. When you decide to chop off those dry, frizzy uneven, gnarly ends, you’re relieving yourself of more than just lifeless frizz. You’re detaching yourself from a security blanket of habit. For many of us, the idea of a new haircut or style change can be intimidating. That’s your comfort zone talking. That’s the little voice in your head that wants to you to be safe and pick the basic blue dress over the electric teal one. Throwing caution to the wind is much easier said than done. That is why I like giving a consultation first, so I can help you decide what style you want or need, and how much to cut. Just think how amazing you will feel after getting a great new haircut because your risky choice actually paid off. It can make you feel proud of yourself for embracing a new adventure. I understand that It takes courage to sit quietly and stare into a mirror while someone hacks away at the physical embodiment of your comfort zone but a new great haircut is a well-deserved prize. We all know, hair can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Some days it takes 10 minutes, sometimes it takes an hour and you end up wearing a hat anyway. A good hair day can lead to endless productivity and confidence, while a bad hair day can cause you to spend the entire day grouchy and negative. It is a power struggle with your hair. Life is difficult enough, let alone to lose the battle with your hair. So, when you take it upon yourself to get a great haircut, you’re showing your hair who’s in charge. Establishing dominance over your tresses may sound a little bit ridiculous, but I bet every single one of you can honestly say that “uncooperative hair” before a big night out has made you almost tear up, at least a little bit. We deal with tons of different micro-struggles throughout our daily lives, and taking control of any situation always leads to an increase in confidence. Plus, you feel lighter, brighter, bouncier, and healthier after getting rid of a bunch of split ends; because you are the one who made the executive decision to have yourself of unnecessary baggage Now is the time to see for yourself. Next time you have the time, the cash, and the courage, make an appointment at Dadiana Salon for a great haircut. Those unwanted, worn-a-million-times outfits will have new life with your bouncy new mane. You’ll find yourself loving your mirror. Freshness and confidence flourish in the land of great haircuts, so come along for the ride. Leave those self doubts at the door. Forget about why it won’t “work for your face” or “look right with your chin” or the million other reasons you hold on to that old hairstyle. If you need a little spice, a little spark, perk-me-up, new start, or just something to break the monotony, sitting in the salon chair at Dadiana Salon is one of the easiest places to start. Even if it’s just a trim. Baby steps, baby. Diane Meehan, owner of Dadiana Salon 805 969 1414
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Lieff it Alone To quote Dickens, it was the best of times and the worst of times for Montecito international legal eagle and inveterate car collector Robert Lieff. Robert entered his newly acquired French-made 1963 Facel Vega in the Montecito Motor Classic last week and won the blue ribbon for first place in its post-World War II foreign category. But while the car was parked, his friend Jim Crook, owner of Milpas Motors, was driving a customer’s 1953 Sunbeam convertible and accidentally dented Robert’s latest pride and joy. “The Sunbeam didn’t have neutral and jumped into drive, making it leap a couple of feet into Robert’s car,” says Jim. “It was most unfortunate.” Robert is sanguine about the accident. “Fortunately, no one was injured, but at least 50 people saw it and took photos. I was at the other end of the show and missed hearing or seeing the crash.” The pricey Facel is now at Winning Makes, a local company that specializes in repairing rare cars. Green Thumb Montecito sculptor Ruth Green, who has only been sculpting for seven years, has been garnering the accolades, the latest being chosen to exhibit in the National Sculpture Society’s 84th annual award show in Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, with her bronze Carry On among 47 contemporary exhibits. “It is the oldest and most prestigious sculpture organization in America, so I couldn’t be more delighted,” says Ruth. “I’m with some of the finest sculptors in the country. Many of their members works grace New York’s Central Park.” She formerly worked in Sacramento as president of the state board of education. “But I really wanted to use a different part of my brain,” she says. “It took me a couple of years to find sculpting, but now it is a wonderful
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part of my life.” Ruth, who moved to our Eden by the Beach from Malibu, has also donated her work to be auctioned by charities such as The Guide Dogs for the Blind and Santa Barbara’s Hearts Therapeutic Academy. On the Money Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara packed the ballroom at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree for its 16th annual The Power of One lunch, which raised around $200,000 from the 308 guests. The fête also featured the 6th annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Awards to Home Depot, for the company’s Women in Leadership initiative, and the Curie-osity Project, at the McEnroe Reading and Language Arts Clinic at the Gevirtz School of Education at UCSB. Human rights activist Lisa Shannon, co-founder of Everywoman Everywhere, shared her inspiring story of one woman making a difference in the lives of women and girls, and her harrowing work in the Congo and, most particularly, Somalia. The ubiquitous City College honcho Geoff Green auctioned off a number of art works and a dinner party with Shannon, who holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and has authored two best-selling books, including A Thousand Sisters: My
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Back row (from left): Stina Hans, Christy Kelso, Amber Ortiz, Sarah Stokes, Paige Beard, Karen Mims, Betsy Manger, Lois Rosen, Barbara Ben-Horin (Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara CEO), Diane Zipperstein; middle row (from left): Caroline Thompson, Christi R. Sulzbach (board president), Sudi Staub; front row: Girls Inc. Teen Center members (photo by Baron Spafford)
(From left) Ann Daniel, D.C. McGuire, Susan Silver (photo by Baron Spafford)
Journey Into The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman. It was bought by bubbly Montecito entrepreneur Nina Terzian for $5,000. Among the amazons packing the fête were Margo Barbakow, Paige Beard, Carole Ridding, Corinna Gordon, Janet Garufis, Rita Hortenstine, Hannah-Beth Jackson, police chief Lori Luhnow, Lois and Adele Rosen, Maryan Schall, Caroline Thompson, Carrie Towbes, Pam Valeski, Judi Weisbart, and Janet Wolf. Cover to Cover Editor Steven Gilbar likes to do things by the book!
Steven Gilbar raises money for the public library
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from a tony torrent of authors who reside in our Eden by the Beach, or are connected with it, including T.C. Boyle, Journal contributor Ashleigh Brilliant, Paul Willis, Betty Fussell, Sue Grafton, Fannie Flagg, Pico Iyer, Ray Bradbury, and many more. “It took four months to get it all together,” says former attorney Steven. “I started with T.C. Boyle and it went from there. All monies raised will go to the public library.” Bravo. Opera-tunity Knocks
Recipients Fred Sidon and Duncan Mellichamp (photo by Marylove Thralls)
Two Opera Santa Barbara veterans and presidents, Fred Sidon and Duncan Mellichamp, have been made honorary board members in recognition of their extraordinary efforts on behalf of the company. Current board members gathered at the University Club as they received their bronze medallions from chairman Nancy Golden. “The company today is in many respects the product of these gentlemen’s vision, passion, energy, and determination to present first-rate opera in Santa Barbara,” she told guests. Fred was on the board from 2001 to 2008, and president from 2004 to 2008. Duncan was a director from 2003 to 2014, serving as president from 2009 to 2012. The opera opens its 24th season with a production of Jules Massenet’s fiveact comic opera Manon on November 3 and 5 at the Granada.
The honorees included the Dream Foundation’s Flower Empower program, the recently opened Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, and Charles Zimmer, an early executive director of hospice. Among those supporting the good work were Leslie Ridley-Tree, Fred Kass, Roger Durling, Matt Kunkel, Kisa Heyer, Valerie Banks, Hannah-Beth Jackson, mayor Helene Schneider, and Amanda Conroy. Music to Their Ears It couldn’t have been a more pleasant afternoon when Santa Barbara Beautiful held its 53rd annual awards presentation Rain & Renewal at the Music Academy of the West. After a reception in the impeccably manicured gardens, the 270 guests adjourned to Hahn Hall with KEYTTV chief meteorologist Alan Rose emceeing the awards ceremony with the President’s Award going to MOXI, the Wolf Museum of Exploration +Innovation, the Griswold Award for Philanthropy to Sara Miller McCune, the Business in Art Award to Montecito Bank & Trust, and a host
of other award recipients. Supporting the cause were Janet Garufis, Kate Kurlas, Kerry Methner, Juliana Minsky, Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp, Demetri Argyropolous, Santi Visali, Robert Adams, Ted Bauer, JoAnn Mermis, Harry and Judi Weisbart, Jean Schuyler, Mark Whitehurst, mayor Helene Schneider, and Allan Ghitterman. Downs but Not Out UCSB Arts & Lectures, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in due course, kicked off its latest season at the Granada in carnival style when Mexican-American Grammy winner Lila Downs showed off her operatrained vocal range with a pulsing 12 piece band. Before the two-hour, sold-out show a heavenly host of costumed youngsters and colorful giant mannequins decorated the lobby and an extremely energized brass band paraded down the aisles. It promises to be another cracking season with actor Bill Murray, former vice president Joe Biden, Pink
Party All the Time Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry hosted quite the 70th birthday party for her parents Keith and Mary Hudson at the Coral Casino with the disco theme of Saturday Night Fever, I can exclusively reveal. The truly family occasion – no paparazzi or TMZ faces – had an Elvis Presley lookalike greeting guests, dancers on roller skates on a multi colored lit dance floor, and multiple mirrored disco balls. The former Dos Pueblos High student wore a slinky gold sequin gown, while her sister Angela wore a multi-colored sequin outfit, with brother David in a big Afro wig. Katy’s parents wore specially designed tie-dye outfits with the colors reflected in the table cloths and the interior of the birthday cake, a giant replica of a mirrored disco ball. The only thing missing was the Bee Gees!
Happy Trails The lengthy drought last year that played havoc with riding paths in our rarefied enclave has abated, president Bobbi King told me at the Montecito Trails annual fundraiser at the Montecito Valley Ranch. But the rain caused even more problems with many trees being uprooted, particularly around Ennisbrook. “I estimate more than 30 trees had to be dealt with,” she says. More than 150 participants, including equestrians, hikers, and cyclists, participated in the 53rd anniversary event, which helped raise around $5,000 toward the annual $66,000 cost Sarah Millerof keeping the 300 miles of trails clear McCune received and safe. the Griswold Among those at the bridle brunch Award for and barbecue were Jane and Hillary Philanthropy, Burkemper, Donna Jean Liss, presented by SBB board John and Christy Venable, Judy member Blankenship, and Barbara Cleveland.
Elizabeth Robinson, a SBB Awards judge, Lawrence Spann, and Mark McGinnes, founder of the Environmental Defense Center, who received an award for Environmental Stewardship (photo by Baron Spafford)
Deborah Schwartz (photo by Baron Spafford)
Just for Funds The Coral Casino was a packed house for the 5th annual Heroes of Hospice Jewels by the Sea with more than 300 guests raising around $140,000 for the Hospice of Santa Barbara.
United We Stand Robert and Val Montgomery opened the doors of their charming Provencal-style Montecito manse
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Paksy Plackis-Cheng bumps into Boris Johnson British foreign secretary at U.N. (photo by Susan Beer)
Front row: Val & Bob Montgomery, Maryan Schall (2017 honoree), and Jean Schuyler; back row: Cliff Lundberg (Westmont College), Bob Bryant, Paul Didier, Christine & Bob Emmons, Christine & John Morrisset (Damitz, Brooks, Nightingale, Turner & Morrisset), and Kevin Nelson (Cottage Health) (photo by Scott Gibson)
to honor past and present recipients of United Way’s Abercrombie Community Excellence Award, including this year’s winner Minneapolisborn Maryan Schall, who will be presented with it at the 21-year-old Red Feather Ball at the Coral Casino on Friday. Maryan and her late husband, Dick, won innumerable awards and supported a plethora of local organizations and causes, including Sansum Clinic. Planned Parenthood, the Music Academy of the West, the Scholarship Foundation, and the Food Bank of Santa Barbara. Among the crowd at the bustling sunset soirée were Kurt and Nancy Ransohoff, Arlyn Goldsby, Robert and Christine Emmons, Geoff Green, Jean Schuyler, Das Williams, Suzanne Danielson, Bob and Christine Bryant, Steve Ortiz, Jelinda DeVorzon, and Merryl Brown. Food for Thought Montecito Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow is known for her notoriously strict diet, shunning gluten, dairy and processed carbs in a bid to maintain her fabulous figure and stay healthy. And now Gwynnie’s former personal chef, Kate McAloon, has revealed just how strict the Goop founder’s diet really is. The celebrity cook worked for the
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Sightings: Transformers actress Megan Fox shopping at Costco....Will Ferrell at Starbucks in Goleta....Oscar winner Kevin Costner at Lama Dog in the Funk Zone Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at priscilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ
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to get to as many cancer patients as I could and tell them not to give up hope. But funny things happened. As the years went by, I realized I was getting older and applying all the same things I learned from cancer to aging. I could see I needed to bring my best self to the table for aging too, if I was going to age the way I wanted to. I needed to exercise, eat properly, have goals, and a good attitude, everything I learned from cancer. I became just as passionate about aging and spreading the word as I had been about cancer.
We only have to look around us in Montecito, at our own Leslie Ridley-Tree at 93, one of our leading philanthropists who drives herself to work... in Burbank
Funk Zone’s 27-year veteran artist Michael Irwin with assistant Shayne Tuthill painting their mural, “Tengoku”, on the Arts Fund building
site I think is important to have art, so I approach the property owners. How are the artists selected, and are they paid? By committee of the AFSB, the property owners, and tenants. They are commissioned, or at the very least, materials are paid for. Any local art professional can submit a proposal.
When I speak at senior centers, I see I’m not alone. Beautiful people in their 70s, 80s, and 90s are going to exercise classes, lectures, drinking wine around the pool. I noticed at each place I went, they all had that wonderful look of being interested and involved. This is not the older generation we once knew. This is indeed the “New Old.” There is no sitting in rocking chairs for this group. They are starting businesses, partnering up, traveling all over the world, and looking for new adventures. We only have to look around us in Montecito, at our own Leslie RidleyTree at 93, one of our leading philanthropists who drives herself to work... in Burbank. or Fred Klein, also 93, who has his own local TV show, called Literary Gumbo. I am proud to say I am part of this new groundbreaking generation, and at 83, I feel I still have chapters three, four, and five ahead of me. I never dreamed that I would write three books, professionally speak at places such as the Capitol building, do a TEDx talk on the new aging, and become an advocate in Washington for funding research for aging: and all in my early 80s. Let us not forget the best for last, writing a column for the Montecito Journal! Yes, we are definitely “the New Old” and I can’t wait to see what else we can do. I want those coming up behind us to look forward to aging, not to be afraid of it. There are so many new adventures to explore and wisdoms to hand down. So, celebrate your age with strength, glamour, humor, and joy. •MJ
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Is the art going to change out? We would love to change out projects every one to two years to keep it fresh and give other artists opportunities. There are 12 sites in the program now and we plan to add more. In time, each existing site can be repainted with permission of the property owner and funds allowing, so we encourage artists to submit proposals. The Arts Fund SB team of Marcello Ricci with assistant director Torrie Cutbirth in front of the Silo Gallery building painted by Tofer Chin
artists for taking up the challenge. How is the program funded? Mesa Lane Partners helped kickstart the program and continue to support it, Santa Barbara Beautiful, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, City of Santa Barbara, Squire Foundation, Yanonali Partners LLC, Michael Kate, Art Essentials, PPG Paints, Milpas Rentals, our private donors, and grants. How is the location decided? Property owners approach us with something in mind and we make it happen, or there may be a FZ anchor 5 – 12 October 2017
What is the AFSB mission for Public Art – does it go beyond the FZ? Hopefully, we can mimic this program in North County which has adopted our mentorship program. Anything else...? We want to think outside the mural and facilitate other interesting types of projects. Just last week, we got a very exciting project approved by the city that we are raising money for. It involves custom-mapped video projections on a large and interesting building, and inviting both local and international video artists to create custom visual content for it. We are looking to raise $40K. We are having our annual fundraiser at the AFSB on Saturday, October 14, from 2 to 8 pm. Please come talk to us! •MJ
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odd choice, Vogler said it’s actually one of his favorite pieces on the project. “I don’t want to give away too much about the show. But it’s art, it’s theater, it’s music. It expresses a lot of things that you can’t really describe with just words. When he sings ‘Pretty’, I think it’s fantastic. It has a message. Everybody should feel pretty. I’m inspired by his art.” The album and the show have a very intentional pacing, Vogler said, building from simple selections to something of a crescendo, and even includes Murray dancing. “Bill has both the gravity and the humor to be really good on stage,” he said. “It’s been really fun to work with him.”
Bittersweet Goodbye: 4Q’s with Violinist
The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) performed regularly in Santa Barbara for 40 years, surviving personnel changes and recessions until troubled finances forced its closure at last spring. On Monday, October 9, the SBCO is returning to the Lobero to celebrate its legacy with a final concert under the baton of music director Heiichiro Ohyama, who has led the ensemble since 1983. Jennifer Frautschi will serve as soloist for Mozart’s Violin Concerto #3, K.216 while the program also includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony #3, Scottish, and will end with Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, serving as a bookend for SBCO’s history, as it was also performed in the first concert in 1978. Violinist Amy Hershberger, who first played with the SBCO 25 years ago and has served as the concertmaster for the last 15 years, gave us
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some final notes on the ensemble’s ending. Q. What are your thoughts about the demise of the SBCO? A. It’s very sad for us that we’re not continuing, but we have had such a history of incredible performances and amazing artists as guests. We’ve all had so much fun and given our all every single performance, so we can only be proud of everything we’ve done. Heiichiro always had the right approach and we loved playing for him. It’s still not entirely clear what happened. We just didn’t have enough leadership and fundraising on the business end, I guess. So mostly, we feel very lucky that we’ve had a chance to do this for so long. Still, it’s a big loss for us and also for Santa Barbara. This orchestra always felt like the very height of taste and loveliness and beauty in a city that’s all that. It really suited where it was. What stands out for you as a favorite moment or two? It’s hard to pick, but I can say that one composer we got tremendously right is Beethoven. We also played a lot of Schubert, who can be even harder to do, but our interpretations and performances were really incomparable to anything else I’ve been a part of in Los Angeles. I also treasure the chamber music concerts I did with Heiichiro over the years, which were very special. And so many of the soloists we had were just extraordinary. Having (pianist) Alessio Bax year after year was just amazing, a wonderful combination of the orchestra, the vision, and the soloist that was very rare.
Will there be tears at Monday’s concert finale? I was worried about that with the last concert last season because I didn’t know we were going to do this one. But it all turned out fine. The emotions will be there, but when we’re playing we have to put them away. At least that’s what I’m trying to do to give the best performance we can. But there’s a lot going on. It’s a big deal. Any ideas about your future with Heiichiro or the other players? There are some things being talked about There’s a possibility we’ll come together in some format. Maybe some miracle can still happen. SBCO as it existed is definitely done, but maybe something new will come out of it.
Classical Corner
The episode of the hit NPR radio program From the Top that was taped before a live MAW audience last June at Hahn Hall in and featured Fellows at the Music Academy of the West will air in Southern California on KUSC on Sunday, October 8, at 6 pm. The show, which is hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley, is already available for streaming and podcast at www.fromthetop.org. Highlights of the episode include a world premiere of composer Conrad Tao’s “Asymptotes” performed by viola Fellow Erin Pitts, clarinet Fellow Arianna Beyer, and O’Riley, as well as solo piano Fellow Michael Davidman performing the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2 and “Vissi d’arte” from Act II of Puccini’s Tosca.
New Theater for Met Live in HD
Neither the Music Academy of the West nor the Arlington Theatre are screening the live simulcasts in the Metropolitan Operas Live in HD series this season, though Hahn Hall will host the repeat screenings during the season. Instead, the Metro 4 cinema is the new home for the popular hi-def projections of opera straight from New York, which kicks off this Saturday, October 8, at 9:55 am with a new production of Bellini’s Norma. Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the Druid priestess title character, while Joyce DiDonato portrays her friend and rival, Adalgisa, a casting coup for bel canto fans. Tenor Joseph Calleja plays Pollione, Norma’s unfaithful lover, while Carlo Rizzi conducts Sir David McVicar ’s evocative production, which sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule. • The Voice of the Village •
Fiddlin’ in Goleta
Goleta Valley Historical Society will host the 46th annual Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention & Festival at Rancho La Patera & Stow House on Sunday, October 8. The event – founded by bluegrass impresario Peter Feldmann at UCSB back in the early 1970s – hasn’t changed all that much over the decades, though its popularity has added a few features. The centerpiece is still an old-time performing contest, which takes place all day and features competition in categories ranging from banjo, mandolin, and old-time guitar to traditional singing and old-time fiddling, with several levels in many of the sections. The competition is paused around lunchtime for a new feature, a beginning old-time jam hosted by Susan Platz. Of course, musicians are free to jam as much as they want all around the grounds, a tradition that dates back as far as the festival’s early days. The performance stage also runs for the full festival and features Kirk Sutphin & Tom Sauber, Spencer & Rains, Clarke Buehling, Hi-O Revelers, and Echo Mountain, and features its own all-star old-time jam to close out the day. Meanwhile, an Instrument “Petting Zoo” offers participants a chance to fiddle around on an acoustic instrument, maybe finding out what it’s like to draw a bow across the strings of a violin or noodle with a five-string banjo or strum a dulcimer. New this year is an area set aside for small-size instruments that adults and young children can explore together. Also new for 2017 is a free preview concert the day before the festival. Sutphin, Spencer & Rains, David Bragger & Susan Platz, and others will perform for the 3 to 5 pm event with no distractions to draw attention away from the stage. Admission to Sunday’s 10 am to 5 pm festival is still just $15, and $5 for students, free for children under 12. Call 681-7216 or visit www.fiddlersfestival.org.
Further Adventures in Festivals
The California Avocado Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, and now one of California’s largest free music festival is set to enter its fourth decade this weekend in downtown Carpinteria. More than 75 musical acts will perform across the four stages over the three-day Avofest set for October 6-8 that celebrates the ubiquitous creamy fruit. Special offerings include the Largest Avocado Contest and the world’s largest vat of guacamole, while the food vendors offers plenty of avocado dishes and clever creations, including, of course, avo ice cream. Call 684-0038 or visit www.avofest.com for the details and schedule. •MJ 5 – 12 October 2017
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lease join us and your neighbors for Montecito Beautification Day as we clean up our neighborhoods, recognize outstanding homes and gardens and honor our citizen of the year. We start the day with a continental breakfast provided by Pierre La Fond and we end with a hot dog and chili lunch sponsored by our own Montecito Firefighters.
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2. Return your order with payment by October 17, 2017 to: Montecito Association, P.O. Box 5278 Montecito, CA 93150 *if you would like to pay by credit card, contact the MA office at 969-2026 3. Please email Beautification nominations for: Charming Cottage, Gate/Entryway and Drought Tolerant Landscape to info@montecitoassociation.org
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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Our Lady of Mount Carmel gala chairs Megan Hubbs, Jen Caesar, and Michelle Damiani
Granada board president Palmer Jackson, Jr. and wife Susan with Kirsten Springer and executive director Craig Sprinter
go on and on. She was a leading lady at the Metropolitan Opera for 26 years and had a 39-year run at the San Francisco Opera. She’s been here on the Music Academy of the West faculty since 1995. She first sang in public at the ripe old age of 2. She studied at USC and here at the Music Academy and has performed in more than 1,300 recitals and made more than 100 recordings. Her future is full of private teaching and master classes throughout the world into the next decade. And besides that, she’s such a sweet and friendly lady. Edward Birch presented the institution award to CEO Scott Reed for the Music Academy of the West for 70 years of excellence. One of their latest coups was bringing 8,000 people to La Playa Stadium for the biggest-ever classical music event in Santa Barbara history. The Academy is among the nation’s pre-eminent summer schools for young classically trained musicians. The scholarships are sought by more than a thousand applicants each year and is strictly merit-based. They present an astounding 200 public events in eight weeks, many free of charge. Hal Conklin presented the philanthropy award to Anne Towbes and Michael in memoriam. Michael was one of the early visionaries of the Granada Theatre renovation. Besides major financial support, he served on many committees and the board of directors. He would say, “We only have one chance to do this right. We want this theatre to serve the community for over 100 years.” He has always been generous with his time, talent, and treasure supporting literally hundreds of nonprofits, many related to the arts. He did this with his late wife, Gail, and with Anne. The program quoted Shakespeare: as Hamlet said, “He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.” Anne Smith began her career as an English and drama teacher, moving from Michigan 26 years ago. She and her late husband, Bob Smith, owned KEYT TV, Santa Barbara Magazine, and C Magazine along with daughter Jennifer Smith Hale. They hosted 20 years of telethons with The Unity Shoppe and more. Anne is active in many nonprofits, winning the Santa Barbara News Press Lifetime 5 – 12 October 2017
Achievement Award and several other titles. When she married Michael, they kept on giving with a special love for the performing arts. And so, “The show must go on!”
And They’re Off
Kentucky Derby time in September? Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (OLMCS) deemed it, and so it was. Ladies in elegant hats and gents dressed to the nines sauntered onto the Polo Fields in Carpinteria for a Kentucky Derby party to raise funds for their school. As principal Tracie Simolon said, “for affordable Catholic education to all who seek it.” They give scholarships to needy students. The school is kindergarten through eighth grade. During cocktail time, parents and parishioners were busy, busy with the huge silent auction bidding and betting on the filmed horse races. There were also photo ops with a polo pony and her mistress Shannon McGraw. And I have to give a shout-out to the décor ladies headed up by Claudia Pakes and her helper Michelle Damiani. The giant hand-made paper flowers were stunning, as were the black-and-white striped tables highlighted with hot pink. Michelle was also one of three co-chairs along with Jen Caesar and Megan Hubbs. There were 19 areas to be coordinated and, as Tracie said, “countless hours” to make this fête happen. It was also a night to honor the reverend Maurice O’Mahony, pastor emeritus. This was the jubilee celebration year of Father O’Mahony’s 50th anniversary as a priest. Originally from Dublin, Ireland (and with that charming accent), he was ordained in Limerick City, 1967. He then moved to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, serving in Simi Valley. And on to Lompoc, Woodland Hills, Pomona, finally joining Our Lady of Mount Carmel as pastor in 1997. He “retired” in 2009. He helped revitalized the church and school especially in the creation of the art studio. His stalwart companion for many years was his dog, Beebe, who didn’t mind being by the altar. I love the story of Father O’Mahony dressed in Bermuda shorts to take Beebe for a walk. There was a celeb-
The reverend Maurice O’Mahony, school principal Tracie Simolon, and reverend Lawrence Seyer at the fete
Mount Carmel vice principal Larissa Feramisio, Shannon McGraw, and first-grade teacher Erica Holtgrewe
rity-wedding going on and a door guard told the pastor he couldn’t enter his church. Wrong! He made sure the guard knew who he was and that anyone could come in anytime. That was also the end of celebrity weddings, unless you had been a church member for a year. Master of ceremonies was Gary Caesar. The current priest, the reverend Lawrence Seyer thanked the teachers for a wonderful evening. Auctioneer Drew Wakefield kept the 11-item live auction moving during and after dinner. Then it was time to dance literally under the stars, since there was no tent. How romantic!
A Mission of Hope
“If you’d had 200 house guests a night for 30 years, wouldn’t your home need renovation?” asked Santa Barbara Rescue Mission president Rolf Geyling. We were at the groundbreaking celebration for a 40,000-sq-ft remodel of the Yanonali Street facility for the homeless – a $10-million endeavor. Partners in the renovation are the Tynan Group, Montecito Bank & Trust, Frank Schipper construction, Kilburn Architects, and PMSM architects.
There will be a cauldron of spiced hot cider and pumpkin shortbread fingers. – Stacey Ballis
Décor chair Claudia Pakes beside her flower creations
As board person pastor James Kinzler said, “We’ve been in town since 1965 and on Yanonali since 1986. We’ve served three million meals and given 1.7 million nights of shelter, plus having 723 men and women complete our programs.” Board chair Paul Johnson added, “There is no funding from the state. It is all local” Chair of the Mission of Hope campaign Karl Willig shared, “We began talking about this campaign 13 years ago. This is the only place in town that is open 365 days a year, and we serve 100 to 150 people daily. District attorney Joyce Dudley expressed, “I’m in awe of the job they do. They rescue our most vulnerable.” Sheriff Bill Brown added, “I see in the audience people known for their compassion. We thank them for their time, talent, and treasure.” The facility will remain open during renovation. Most touching was Karla Lara’s story of her rescue by the Mission. As she said, “I was an addict. They never gave up on me for three years. They made me feel like a person. I had forgotten I was. I stayed at Bethel House. Now I have a job and I got my family back – kids and grandkids. The Rescue Mission allowed me to live two lives in one lifetime, and I prefer this one.” •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:
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An OPTIONAL pre-bid meeting will be held on October 16, 2017 at 8:30 a.m., at 5492 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, CA to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Vehicles will drive to the work site from the meeting place. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. No relief will be granted to contractors for any conditions or restrictions that would have been discovered if they had attended the pre-bid meeting. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
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The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A – General Engineering Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 4, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
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The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-36 Plumbing Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.
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The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California B – General Building Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.
_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 4, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mystical Gems Jewelry, 901 Vereda Leyenda Street, Goleta, CA 93117. Claudia Isela Sanchez, 901 Vereda Leyenda Street, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 5, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a
correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2017-0002484. Published October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Friends of the Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Montecito Friends of the Library, 1469 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5580 DUE DATE & TIME: October 26, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Custodial Services for Waterfront Center and Waterfront Public Restrooms A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 18, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., at the Waterfront Center, located at 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that any service purchase order issued as a result of this bid may be subject to the provisions and regulations of the City of Santa Barbara Ordinance No. 5384, Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Chapter 9.128 and its impending regulations relating to the payment of Living Wages. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.
_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 4, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 21, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2017-0002655. Published October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BABYSITPRO, 1121 North Milpas Street, Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Austin Jessie Davidson, 1121 North Milpas Street, Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 13, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0002571. Published September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2017.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Forest Films, PO Box 1464 Summerland, CA 93067. Julie L Hall, 234 Ocean View Ave., Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 7, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2017-0002513. Published September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Studio B, 108 West Mission Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Olcese Ventures, INC, 6540 Gobernador Canyon Rd, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August
22, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2017-0002364. Published September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS: CASE No. 16CV05876. Notice to Defendants: Edson Sanchez-Gonzalez and Valente Gonzalez: You have been sued by Plaintiff: Teresa Juarez. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a response at the court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your legal response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements, you may want to contact an attorney right away. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services. You can locate these nonprofit groups online at www. lawhelpcalifornia.org, or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Name and address of the court: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. Filed December 29, 2016, by John Tennant, Deputy Clerk. Statement of Damages To: Valente Gonzalez, Plaintiff: Teresa Juarez General damages: Pain, suffering, and i n c o n v e n i e n c e : $200,000.00. Emotional Distress: $200,000.00 Special Damages: Medical expenses: $25,180.44 Future Medical Expenses: $300,000.00 Loss of Future Earning Capacity: $200,000.00 Statement of Damages To: Edson Sanchez-Gonzalez, Plaintiff: Teresa Juarez General damages: Pain, suffering, and i n c o n v e n i e n c e : $200,000.00. Emotional Distress: $200,000.00 Special Damages: Medical expenses: $25,180.44 Future Medical Expenses: $300,000.00 Loss of Future Earning Capacity: $200,000.00 Published October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017.
Your Westmont by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
Westmont Celebrates 80th at Homecoming
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estmont celebrates its 80th anniversary by hosting a variety of events at Homecoming 2017, October 13 to October 15, including Westmont’s 80th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 14, at 5:30 pm at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard in Santa Barbara. The special festivities begin in the outside rotunda and move inside the grand ballroom for dinner and a program to recognize 80 alumni honorees. The Young Alumni and Student Dance follows at 9:30 pm. Tickets to the anniversary celebration, which are separate from Homecoming, cost $50 per person and must be purchased in advance. Registration at westmont. edu/alumni ends October 6. Tickets are expected to sell out. The celebration features president Gayle D. Beebe telling an inspiring story about Roger Voskuyl, the college’s third president. The Westmont Jazz Band plays during the outdoor reception, and alumnus David Britton ’94 performs as well as the Chamber Singers during dinner. The Young Alumni Association invites all alumni and current junior and senior students to attend the outdoor dance, which is included in the anniversary celebration registration or $10 at the door. Other Homecoming events include the dedication of the Global Leadership Center, faculty lectures for alumni by Cynthia Toms, associate professor of global studies and kinesiology, and Greg Spencer, professor of communication studies, AllAlumni Barbecue Lunch, Kid’s Fair, Young Alumni Tailgate, men’s and women’s soccer games, chapel service with alumnus Steve Yamaguchi ’75, and the All-Alumni Worship Celebration featuring campus pastor Ben Patterson, who will retire at the end of the academic year.
Panel to Discuss Learning for Wisdom
Several Westmont professors will explore learning for wisdom in a panel discussion Thursday, October 5, at 3:30 pm in Hieronymus Lounge at Kerrwood Hall. The Provost’s Lecture focuses on Learning for Wisdom: Christian Education & the Good Life, a new book by James E. Taylor, Westmont professor of philosophy. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact
The pumpkin itself is a symbol for mortality. – Seth Adam Smith
The Young Alumni and Student Dance is October 14
Taylor at (805) 565- 6157. “There are three kinds of wisdom: theoretical (wisdom about what is true), practical (wisdom about what is good), and productive (wisdom about what is beautiful and/or useful),” Taylor says. “So, learning for wisdom leads to wise reflection, wise action, and wise creation. I wrote the book primarily for students at Christian liberal arts colleges to help them better understand, appreciate, and experience Christian general (liberal) learning.” Taylor, who chairs the Westmont Philosophy Department, graduated from Westmont, earned a Master of Arts in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Arizona. He specializes in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and Christian apologetics. The panel includes a professor from each academic division of the college: Greg Spencer, professor of communication studies (humanities), Tom Knecht, professor of political science (social sciences), and Jeff Schloss, professor of biology (natural and behavioral sciences). Each will comment on different chapters from “Learning for Wisdom” that relate to their discipline. Students from different majors will also be present to ask Taylor questions about other chapters of the book. “I hope people will learn more about the nature, purpose, and value of a Christian liberal arts education,” Taylor says. “I also hope they will be motivated to read my book.” Learning for Wisdom will be available for purchase for $10. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 1 Thursday – Fall into galleries and shops along State Street for autumn’s first 1st Thursday of the season, which also features a special collection of images to celebrate the final in the Art in the Mayor’s Office series of rotating exhibitions in Santa Barbara mayor Helene Schneider’s incumbency. More downtown focus comes at Distinctive Framing N Art, with Landscapes and City Scapes, as plein air painter Chris Potter takes on mini-bursts and State Street facades.... Over at Gallery 113, there’s an open benefit show juried by Rick Stich with a portion of the proceeds earmarked for the new Ridley-Tree Cancer Center near Oak Park and Cottage Hospital.... SlingShot Gallery goes whimsical for October with paintings and drawings from local artist Megan Isaac, whose Hello Kitty in Color is a playful and refreshing representation of felines frolicking. Enjoy a complementary glass of Ojai wine during the reception with the artist.... On the interactive art front, the Museum of Contemporary Art on the Paseo Nuevo Terrace hosts screen printing with artist Chelsea Willet, plus live sets from DJ Manny Magneto, signature cocktails, small bites, and a celebration of the summer public art initiative takepart | makeart: arte para todos, as well as special after-hours access to Guatemala from 33,000 km, MCASB’s latest exhibition.... Meanwhile, words take measure of the pictures in Bearing Witness: The Photography of Nell Campbell – a selection of black and white and color images depicting vibrant cultures and landscapes around the world, which runs two more months at Channing Peake Gallery. Hosted by Susan Chiavelli st
and Santa Barbara’s current poet laureate, Enid Osborn, a whole host of local poets offer their responses to the exhibition, including Emma Trelles, David Peacock, Rick Benjamin, Susan Chiavelli, Enid Osborn, Nancy Lee, Chris Buckley, Fran Davis, and sojourner Kincaid Rolle.... In performing arts, The Jazz Villains, a youth jazz sextet whose members are between the ages of 13 and 17 and formed in the Notes for Notes Eastside Santa Barbara Studio, will play on Marshalls Patio, likely offering selections from their debut EP, which boasts five standards and their original song “Baby, Yes, You Treat Me Right”.... And Notes For Notes’s Pianos on State program, which brings together visual arts, music, performance, and the public via pianos painted by commissioned artists at strategic street corners along State, continues through October 16, its longest run yet. Some special performances are planned for today’s 1st Thursday. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: www. santabarbaradowntown.com/about/1stthursday FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Johnson’s Journey – Country singer Jamey Johnson spent eight years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, during which he wrote songs and performed them for his fellow Marines. Once out of the service, he moved to Nashville and launched his career, but a 2005 divorce and a dispute with his label resulted in his fading from the spotlight to write tracks for well-known country artists George Strait, Trace Adkins, and Joe Nichols, among others. By 2010, he had another record deal
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 No Repairs Necessary – Shawn Colvin was already a well-established singer-songwriter even before her 1997 album A Few Small Repairs catapulted her career into the stratosphere. Indeed, she’d taken home the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1989 for her debut, Steady On – still her best album in some circles – and seen Fat City also fare well. But the reception for Repairs and its hit single “Sunny Came Home” – a breakup record that tackled loneliness, self-doubt, depression, and anger with a vengeance and a smart use of metaphor – were of another order, with the single capturing both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammys while the album sold multi-platinum. Colvin is hitting the road to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary, a tour that also represents her first foray with a full, six-piece band since the initial shows behind A Few Small Repairs, which is also enjoying a reissue as an expanded CD featuring seven live tracks culled from the Sony Music archives. She’ll perform the original album in its entirety alongside a variety of hits, personal favorites and surprises from her full repertoire, including covers. Multi-instrumentalist-singer Larry Campbell and his wife singer-guitarist Teresa Williams, who are part of the band, will also open the show. The duo, which spent seven years with Levon Helm, has just released Contraband Love, the follow-up to their 2015 eponymous recording debut that topped the Americana Radio charts. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $47 & $57 ($108 patron tickets include priority seating and pre-concert private reception; $140 Meet & Greet Package includes seating in first three rows, a photo and Q&A session and pre-show acoustic performance by Colvin, plus a tour poster and tote bag) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com
and his third album, Guitar Song, both impressed the critics and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart. While he has released another album or two since then, and received multiple Grammy Award nominations, Johnson also still contributes songs to other country heroes, as evidenced by his co-authoring the title track to Willie Nelson’s latest LP, God’s Problem Child. Johnson interrupts a string of tour dates in the south for a one-off at the Chumash Casino tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $55 to $95 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (2486274) or www.chumashcasino.com
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Behind the Glass – As the creator, producer, and host of the genre-defining program “This American Life” and editorial adviser to the podcasts “Serial” and “S-Town”, Ira Glass captivates millions of listeners every week. Nearly 5 million alone take in “This American Life”, which Glass created in 1995, eventually earning the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including five Peabody awards, the duPont-Columbia, and the Edward R. Murrow Award. Now, a few hundred will get the chance to take a look under the hood at the driving force behind some of today’s most entertaining, humorous, and heartfelt stories in a live event at the Granada Theatre. Glass will mix stories live on stage using audio clips, music, and video, providing a unique look into his creative process and revealing what it takes to create a truly great story in a program entitled “Seven Things I’ve Learned”. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35 to $50 ($100 VIP ticket includes artist meet-and-greet reception) INFO: 899-2222 / www.granadasb.org or 893-3535 / www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Formal Devices – Local choreographer Weslie Ching graduated from UCSB’s Dance Department back in 2002, but spent more than a decade in the Los Angeles and Southland area as both dancer and choreographer before returning to town a few years ago. Ching debuted an evening length piece at Center Stage Theater early last fall. Tonight, she returns to the space to share an evening of modern dance performances with L.A.-based JESSICA KONDRATH | THE MOVEMENT. Ching – whose work favors walking patterns layered with repetitions of quick, idiosyncratic gestures, and abstract themes inspired by scientific principals – will be
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offering “The Entirety of Us”, a lighthearted and quirky quintet based on the prismatic spectrum and the nature of light; “Summer Eyes”, a steely solo inspired by summer thunder storms; and “Corpus/Chorus”, a quartet that draws movement inspiration from principles of mechanics. Kondrath, a fellow dance formalist who favors creating work that stimulates via visual and energetic patterns rather than overt narrative, will be premiering a new work, “Many Moons”, a quintet inspired by lunar cycles, gravitational pull, and the weightlessness of space. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the mall COST: $20 general, $15 students and seniors INFO: 963-0408 or www. CenterStageTheater.org EDC Hits the Big 4-0 – The Environmental Defense Center eschewed its usual Fall Feast in the courtyard at its downtown headquarters, which normally caps off the TGIF summertime events, in favor of tonight’s 40th anniversary celebration at SOhO. Born out of an understanding that enforcement of the new environmental laws (the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the California Coastal Act) that resulted from the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill would need some local direction, the nonprofit has spent four decades protecting and enhances the environment of California’s south-central coast
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 Ozokidz – Los Angeles hip-hop/ reggae-rock/Mexican musical mashup sensation Ozomatli’s family-friendly performance arm kicks off the new season of UCSB Arts & Lectures Family Fun series at Campbell Hall. The shorter show – based on the band’s 2012 release, Ozomatli Presents OzoKidz, features all original children’s music that educates youngsters on the values of nature and knowledge. It captures the innovation and liveliness that gives Ozo its oomph, with an ear toward the kids, and is meant to serve as a crazy catchy dance party, with kids encouraged to break out an Ozokids kazoo and groove along. For more mature audiences, Ozomatli returns to town just 11 days later for a regular Ozo show at the Lobero on Thursday, October 19, hot on the heels of the band’s new release, Non-Stop, which focuses on recreating classic Latin songs. WHEN: 1 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $20 general, $14 for children (12 & under) INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
through education, advocacy, and, if necessary, legal action. Tonight’s event, which takes note of the victories for the region’s environment and the health of our communities, brings together current and past members of the EDC family, including board, advisory board, staff, law clerks, interns, volunteers, and supporters. The evening includes dinner, one drink, and dancing to live music by Victor Vega & The Bomb after a short program. WHEN: 6 to 11 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $40 INFO: 962-7776 / www.sohosb.com or www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/ EDC40 Raise the Barre – American Dance & Music (AD&M) is hosting a benefit at The Dance Hub, its new soon-to-beopened community-centric space for dance and the performing arts. The site will serve as a home base for instructors
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and their students, including companies such as DramaDogs, Sadeekhat Belly Dance, World Dance For Humanity, and other dance and theater groups, as well as the performance group of AD&M, which was founded and is directed by former New York City dance professional Carrie Diamond. Those organizations will be joined by dancer-choreographer Hannah Ruth Brothers and other guest artists at tonight’s cabaret supporting the final phase of transforming the old remnant store on East Victoria Street into the Dance Hub, complete with soundproof studio partitions and a spring-loaded floor. Enjoy appetizers and live music by AD&M’s music director, Eric Valinsky, plus dancing, a cash bar, and a silent auction. E. Bonnie Lewis of DramaDogs serves as emcee. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm, WHERE: 22 E. Victoria St. COST: $45 INFO: 4507535 or www.adam-bsb.org •MJ
Banjo Family – Husband and wife Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are known as “the king and queen of the banjo” for creating a partnership that somehow even exceeds the substantial sum of the parts. Fleck is a 15-time Grammy Award winner who has brought the banjo to innumerable genre-bending extremes with a jazz-to-classical ingenuity that retains his bluegrass roots. Washburn, also a old-time music fan, is more of a singer-songwriter in the Alison Krauss vein, but has also revolutionized the clawhammer banjo by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. After years of only officially guesting on each other’s albums and playing together on and off in the Sparrow Quartet when afforded the time away from other obligations, the pair put out their self-titled debut and promptly scored a 2016 Grammy Award. Their follow-up album, Echo in the Valley, comes out on Friday, October 20, but the power couple are already on tour promoting the new disc, which represents yet another foray into a new frontier, both sonically and in songwriting, as the album is largely full of originals that were co-written by the couple. They also employed strict rules for recording, including requiring that all sounds were created only by the two of them, and only with their seven banjos and their voices. Fleck and Washburn’s themes run from ferrying Syrian refugees to safety to Native American lamenting a continual distancing from nature to invoking an emphatic mantra for our current political and social times. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $35 to $50 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
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Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Menagerie 2340 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944 Donate to the Parrot Pantry! At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples,
Tonight, let’s just carve pumpkins. – Colleen Hoover
oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies. Volunteers Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help. (805) 969-1944 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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