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ly, slowly sharing resources. “It will be interesting to see what the powers that be decide to do.” Stay tuned.
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
Ruth Green among the sculpting elite
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
Steven has just edited a 250-page anthology Library Book: Writers on Libraries, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Santa Barbara Central Library, with contributions
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