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BUYING IN SANTA BARBARA

MARKET MAKERS, OBSERVATIONAL GURUS, INVESTORS, AND AGENTS EXAMINE THE SURPRISINGLY STRONG SANTA BARBARA REAL ESTATE MARKET AND THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF THE MONTECITO SITUATION (SEE PAGES 8, 10, 12, 22, 25) Cover photo: 4629 Via Cayente – Offered at $3,200,000 – Listed by the Lorenzen Partners 805.886.1842 (CalRE #00583737 & 01904629)

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1599 E Valley Rd | $16,800,000 6 beds 9 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

4230 Cresta Ave | $15,250,000 5 beds 9 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1084 Golf Rd | $12,485,000 8 beds 10 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

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4160 La Ladera Rd | $17,500,000 6 beds 8 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

777 Glen Annie Rd | $9,750,000 110+/- acre ranch w/ 3 residences Gregg/Mary Lu 805.886.9000

1389 Plaza Pacifica | $4,995,000 2 beds 3 baths Michelle Bischoff 805.570.4361

1520 Bolero Dr | $3,850,000 3 beds 4 baths Lynn Golden 805.570.5888

280 Santa Rosa Ln | $3,575,000 4 beds 4 baths Patricia Griffin 805.705.5133

999 Camino Medio | $3,497,000 3 beds 3 baths Kelly Knight 805.895.4406

1360 E Valley Rd | $3,450,000 5 beds 5 baths John A Sener 805.331.7402

128 Anacapa St | $3,295,000 3 beds 5 baths Tim/Priscilla 805.259.8808

24 E Pedregosa St | $3,295,000 6 beds 5 baths Julie Barnes 805.895.9498

2180 Alisos Dr | $2,995,000 4 beds 4 baths Susan Jordano 805.680.9060

931 Coyote Rd | $2,979,000 4 beds 3 baths Gary/Carla 805.895.4744

835 Puente Dr | $2,975,000 5 beds 4 baths Brian King 805.452.0471

537 Periwinkle Ln | $2,900,000 3 beds 2 baths Darcie/Jay 805.637.7772

1511 Bath St | $2,699,000 10 Unit apt bUilding Lynette Naour 805.705.6539

1600 Olive St | $2,500,000 5 beds 5 baths Regina/David 805.451.1994

924 Garden St | $2,495,000 2 beds 2 baths Jan Banister 805.455.1194

729 Mission Canyon Rd | $2,375,000 4 beds 3 baths Patricia/Farideh 805.705.5133

817 Moreno Rd | $2,350,000 4 beds 4 baths Jeff Oien 805.895.2944

349 Ridgecrest Dr | $2,295,000 3 beds 3 baths Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

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4663 Vintage Ranch Ln | $2,250,000 4 beds 4 baths Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

4602 Via Gennita | $2,195,000 4 beds 4 baths Carla/Gary 805.689.7343

7785 Goldfield Ct | $2,150,000 3 beds 4 baths Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

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785 Charlotte Ln | $2,050,000 4 beds 5 baths Debbie Vollers 805.588.0028

1102 Alameda Padre Serra | $1,789,000 2 beds 2 baths Christina Chackel 805.448.3081

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2064 Las Tunas Rd | $1,595,000 6 beds 6 baths Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

620 Sierra St | $1,569,000 2 beds 3 baths Darcie/Thomas 805.637.7772

1290 Bel Air Dr | $1,549,000 4 beds 4 baths Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

3779 Lincolnwood Dr | $1,549,000 3 beds 3 baths Amy J Baird 805.478.9318

328 E Mission St | $1,499,000 3 beds 3 baths Julie/Jeff 805.895.9498

2611 Clinton Terrace | $1,395,000 3 beds 2 baths Aaron Gilles 805.895.1877

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800 E Micheltorena St | $4,495,000 9 beds 9 baths Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

1051 Via Regina | $1,369,000 4 beds 4 baths Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

220 Sanderling Ln | $1,249,000 3 beds 4 baths Tim Walsh 805.259.8808

70 Sanderling Ln | $1,199,000 3 beds 4 baths Paul Mueller 805.681.8800

401 Chapala St 215 | $1,180,000 1 bed 2 baths Devin Wong 805.451.6157

1773 Calle Poniente | $1,175,000 3 beds 3 baths Holly Misic 805.681.8800

2715 Clinton Ter | $1,165,000 2 beds 2 baths Manzo/Faulkner 805.570.9454

595 Sycamore Vista Rd | $1,149,000 3 beds 3 baths Bob Curtis 805.895.1951

7963 Whimbrel Ln | $1,139,000 4 beds 3 baths Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

18 W Victoria St 207 | $1,125,000 1 bed 2 baths Tim/Emily 805.259.8808

2947 Foothill Rd | $1,089,000 2 beds 2 baths Cara/Erin 805.680.3826

4644 Chilon Way | $999,000 5 beds 3 baths Cara/Erin 805.680.3826

543 E Montecito St | $950,000 3 beds 3 baths David M Kim 805.296.0662

194 Sanderling Ln | $925,000 3 beds 3 baths Ruth Ann Bowe 805.698.1971

5216 Calle Cristobal | $850,000 4 beds 2 baths Bob Curtis 805.895.1951

2730 Miradero Dr B | $829,000 3 beds 2 baths Kim Hultgen 805.895.2067

432 Por La Mar Cir | $630,000 1 bed 1 bath Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

325 Northgate Dr C | $532,500 2 beds 3 baths Michelle Glaus 805.452.0446

1201 Rebecca Ln E | $529,000 2 beds 2 baths Gail Cooley 805.689.7767

8 W Constance Ave 4 | $510,000 1 bed 1 bath Jeff/Julie 805.895.2944

35 Dearborn Pl 60 | $439,000 2 beds 1 bath Gregoire & Beuoy 805.969.8900

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eal Estate Snapshot – Kelly Mahan Herrick provides a 1stR quarter summary, checks out neighborhoods, and predicts what to anticipate in the coming weeks The Mortgage Market – Jon McCusky crunches the numbers involving higher mortgage rates

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The Capitalist – Jeff Harding pumps the brakes on political commentary to dissect what’s transpiring on the scene of Santa Barbara’s housing market

SB Real Estate – Michael Phillips crunches the numbers and spotlights the latest Heat Index score, based on Santa Barbara’s Multiple Listing Service

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Man About Town – Mark Leisuré spotlights the EDC; comic Norm Macdonald; plus Brad Paisley and Earth, Wind & Fire

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City Living – Michael Phillips looks closely at city living and recommends a quartet of available properties that suit an “urban” lifestyle

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Plan B – Briana Westmacott calls the balls and strikes about Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association’s 40th anniversary

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Fortnight – Modotti and Weston; The Baby Dance; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Youth Ensemble Theatre; Jewish and juggling festivals; Floor to Air; La Primavera; and Mark Morris’s Pepperland

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What’s Hanging – Ted Mills previews Artists of UCSB; “JuxtaPose”; photography; SB Visual Artists; Margaret Singer; “Animals”; Lee Anne Dollison; and much more

Real Estate View – Village Properties answers the timely, significant question about whether one’s home is devalued by the fire and debris flow

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B eer Guy – Zach Rosen welcomes readers to Lagerville as he explains exactly what lager is – just in time for Dia de las Obscuras Rare Beer Festival

Behind the Vine – Hana-Lee Sedgwick samples Syrah from the Cherry Newton label of Jeff Newton and winemaker Cris Cherry On Art – Margaret Landreau brushes up with artist and art patron Jilla Wolsey, who also operates a property management company I Heart SB – To post or not to post? Elizabeth Rose grapples with her love/hate relationship with social media.

SYV Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen reports on Brick Barn Wine Estate; Cookie Vixen; Farm Fresh Dining; and Mission to Mars NASA launch

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Santa Ynez Valley (close in) $2,995,000

Montecito-quality view estate on Solvang-Ballard border. 5BR, 7BA + 1/1 Casita; 6+ ac; Can’t duplicate at this price. www.LoveThisView.com.

Santa Barbara (Lower Riviera) $1,695,000

Single level, ocean view home on a flat, quiet Riviera cul-de-sac with plenty of parking; 3BR, 2.5BA; AC. www.RivieraViewHome.com.

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Montecito (Ortega Ridge) $1,875,000

Restored 1880 farm house on gated half acre; 2BD, 2.5BA; Ocean, mountain, coastline views. Private. www.CoolVintageHome.com.

Santa Barbara (San Roque) $975,000

Beautifully redone, 3BR, 2BA cottage with terrific outdoor spaces to enjoy the Santa Barbara lifestyle. www.3064Lucinda.com.

Santa Barbara (East Side) $849,000

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by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kelly is a licensed realtor with the Calcagno & Hamilton team and Berkshire Hathaway. She can be reached at Kelly@homesinsantabar bara.com or at (805) 565-4000.

First Quarter Recap

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s we close out the first quarter of 2018, it’s hard to create a meaningful comparison with past years, given all our community has been through since the Thomas Fire began on December 4, 2017. There is no question the largest fire in California’s history – followed closely by the devastating mudslides on January 9 – played a pivotal role in the housing market throughout southern Santa Barbara County.

In general, we saw a stark drop in inventory in December and January, followed by an uptick in listings and a spike in sales in Montecito adjacent neighborhoods; Montecito, while seeing only about half of its normal inventory at the close of the quarter, remains surprisingly strong in price, and we’ve seen several sales in the higher end of the market in the past few weeks.

South Santa Barbara County – which comprises Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, and Goleta – saw 246 sales of singlefamily homes and 94 condo sales in the first quarter. This is down about 10% total sales from 2017 and 6% from 2016. Of these transactions, we saw 32 in Montecito, down 27% from Q1 2017. Nine of those transactions were in January (down 31% from last year), 10 in February (down 33%), and 13 in March (down 19%). The numbers are just in for April: four homes/condos closed in Montecito for the month.

As far as prices, we saw an increase in the average home price in Santa Barbara.

We also saw a decrease in average home price in Montecito in January ($3,038,611 in 2018 vs. $3,344,462 in 2017), but the first quarter as a whole saw an increase in both average and median prices in Montecito (up 37% and 23%, respectively). This is likely attributed to the age-old phenomenon of supply and demand: the decrease ...continued p.36

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What’s Happening in Santa Barbara Real Estate?

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here are three types of real estate folks in our fair town: people who own homes, people who own commercial real estate, and those who don’t (renters). And each has a different perspective on it.

If you are a homeowner, you will be happy with rising home prices. If you own commercial real estate, especially apartments, you are pretty happy, but retail property owners are less sanguine.

If you are a renter, you are not happy because of rising rents and fewer rentals.

HOMES Real estate follows and sometimes leads the economy, so it is a good bellwether of the state of our economic affairs. While the popular notion is that we here on the South Coast are recession-proof, we weren’t insulated from the housing crash that was the hallmark of the Great Recession: it was a long, hard slide. Our housing market peaked in 2006 (average, $1,734,000) and bottomed out in 2012 (average, $1,026,000), a roughly 32% decline in value along the South Coast. We weren’t too far off the national (Case-Shiller) average of a 38% decline.

Here is a chart from data source Zillow that shows market prices for single-family homes from 2008 to March 2018.

As you can see, home prices eventually recovered and we are back up to nosebleed territory. The South Coast average home price has increased about 46% since the 2012 bottom (vs.

47% for the nation). Montecito shot up a spectacular 84% since the bottom.

Santa Barbara is up 66%; Goleta, up 54%. We can argue about the numbers, but it’s pretty clear that home values are close to their pre-crash highs.

Realtors are telling me that activity

has picked up after January’s fire and flood: sales in March (82) were similar to March 2017 (85). While listings in March were down 12% from a year ago, they have steadily increased since January.

Montecito is another case. There are 111 listings for Montecito homes, but sales are down. Broker Maryanne Brillhart of MB Properties, who has 40 years of experience selling Montecito homes, says that there is a great deal of uncertainty hanging over the town as homeowners with damaged properties struggle to make decisions about their future. “There are buyers looking, especially in the undamaged locations and, hopefully, offers on good homes in good locations will continue to sell at good prices.”

A trend: Hope Ranch has become hot as Montecito recovers, driving some displaced Montecitans there.

COMMERCIAL Commercial property deals slowed way down in Q1. Commercial specialists Radius Group and Hayes Commercial both said sales had dropped about 50% from a year ago. Steve Hayes of Hayes Commercial noted that office and R&D leasing has picked up in Goleta among tech and defense firms. Office space, he said, was tight in Downtown Santa Barbara, a sign of an improving economy.

Retail, however, is another story.

Radius counted 63 retail spaces (319,000 sq ft) for rent in Santa Barbara, Summerland, and Montecito. I’m hearing from retailers and restaurateurs that business still has not fully recovered from our January disasters.

APARTMENTS On the commercial side, there are few properties for sale.

There are 11 apartment buildings available in Santa Barbara County, not including the Gelb portfolio of 66 apartments in Isla Vista. There are only seven apartments for sale in the City.

Prices are high, ranging from $320,000

DOWNTOWN The big question is still the downtown State Street corridor. The management group that operates Paseo Nuevo bought the Macy’s building and plans to use it for pop-up retail, retail entertainment events, and dining. The Saks building (47,000 sq ft) remains a question mark, as Saks plans to leave next year.

The problem with retail is not just Amazon and online retailing, though that’s a significant cause. About 10% of total retail sales are done online. The main problem is that there is too much retail space everywhere: about 23 sq ft of retail space per person in the U.S., compared to say, Canada with 11 sq ft.

And spending patterns have changed.

Big-spending Boomers are retiring and spending less, while debt-laden Gen Xers are less wealthy than their parents

to $500,000 per unit. A significant factor driving prices up are buyers in tax-free (1031) exchanges desperate to find deals in order to meet short time frames required by the IRS. The apartment rental scene remains tight in the city. There were only 46 apartments for rent as the Sentinel went to press. Median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment was $1,900 in March; 2-bedroom – $3,000. They were a bit lower than prior months.

and spend less.

The answer to downtown retail is not an easy one. According to John Goodman, a partner in Miramar Group, developers of the Waterline in the Funk Zone and two yet to open properties in the downtown area, they see a confluence of micro retail spaces, innovative dining, and imaginative design as one of the keys to State Street’s rebirth.

Santa Barbara City councilmember Randy Rouse says the City is rising to

the challenge by fast-tracking projects and making it easier for retailers and property owners to move ahead in the planning process. Its Accelerate Program prioritizes State Street projects, allowing them to jump the line in the review process. Rouse also organized a design charrette which asked Santa Barbara’s best architects to come up with innovative ideas to revitalize the downtown.

THE FUTURE Turning to the Big Picture, the economy is looking good right now.

While economic growth is below the Fed’s expectations (GDP +2.3% for Q1 2018), it is moving along, unemployment levels are the lowest since 2000 (4.1%), private domestic investment is strong, and inflation still at around 2%.

What could possibly go wrong?

The problem is what Nassim Nicholas Taleb of Black Swan fame calls “fragility.” We all know what “fragile” is. Taleb coined the term “antifragile,” which is when things become stronger when faced with stress, chaos, and disorder. Somethings break easily with stress (a vase). Somethings get stronger with stress (you when you work out).

He believes, and I agree with him, that our economy is fragile.

In the economic world, failure makes things stronger. Economist Joseph Schumpeter called this “creative destruction”: good ideas emerge from bad ideas because we learn from our mistakes. When you cushion failure, no one learns, and bad ideas continue. The Fed and federal government cushioned failure after the 2008 crash (bailouts, money printing, massive spending) and the underlying fundamental problems haven’t gone away. Their policies have increased fragility.

There are some significant looming issues we need to watch: a declining money supply (my data), a broken interest rate market, Fed interest rate manipulation, Fed deleveraging, flattening production, softer corporate profits, historically high personal, corporate, and government debt levels, low personal savings, sky-high real estate values, possible trade wars, out-ofcontrol federal spending. These should at least make you a bit wary of what’s over the horizon.

But with home values high, a good jobs situation, and a booming stock market, it’s easy to think the good times will last forever. How quickly we forget.

I’m not forecasting a recession, but I’ve been through enough business cycles to know when the red flags are up. These booms can last longer than the doomsayers say. But as usual, when these things bust, we won’t see it coming. Risk off.

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he Santa Barbara Heat Index is a snapshot of demand for single-family homes in the city of Santa Barbara described in our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as east and west of State Street. Condominiums, a significant portion of the city’s housing stock, will be addressed separately in upcoming articles.

Rather than a measurement of home sales, often lagging by at least a month, the Heat Index measures homes currently under contract but not closed – thus providing a more current picture of today’s market demand and an indication of future closed sales. And since real estate markets are seasonal and often vary monthly, today’s Heat score is compared to this date last year. All data are from the Santa Barbara MLS and are uniformly deemed reliable.

So, how hot is today’s real estate market? Today’s Heat Index registers a robust 219. Last year for this date, the score was 189.

As the adjacent graph demonstrates, the under $1 million homes are in great demand. They scored a knockout 76, easily today’s most popular sector. Should you intend to list your home in this group, best to pack early and be ready to go. Buyers will be eager to move in. Last year, this score was nearly as high at 69.

The $1M-$1.5M group is our second strongest, posting a solid 53 yet 34.5% below last year’s over-the-top score of 81.

Here the picture changes. As the adjacent graph reflects, all of the remaining sectors outperformed last year The $1.5M-$2M sector scored 30 exceeding last year’s score of 21. The $2M-$3M and the $3M-and-up groups easily surpassed last year’s score with a 33 and 24, respectively. This is a significant score for the highend properties, which both regionally and nationally have been struggling to find buyers. Clearly, buyers like what they are seeing.

So, how does the market look compared to last year? It’s hard to believe it is already May. Since the first of the year, we find for east and west of State Street (our metric), new properties to market have increased an average of 15%, which buyers are always happy to see. The east side is up 27.8% and the west 6.3%. The number of homes sold is up a solid 25% on the west side yet down 10% on the east.

And the Median Sales Price, our best measurement of price movement direction, is up a healthy collective 10.5%, with the east up 12% and the west up 9% – all without much help from the high-end. The California Association of Realtors economists, who are as good as they get at market analysis, are predicting a 3% percent increase this year at best. We are way ahead of that, and the spring market is just beginning.

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with Mark Léisuré

Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way.

A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.

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think they must have been doing that “play against type” thing when the good folks at the Santa Barbara Public Library cast me as Officer Nelson for the Murder Mystery Party held after hours at the downtown central branch in early April. I mean, the top cop is supposed to be the follow-the-rules head investigator for the pretend crime, capable of sorting through complicated material and sniffing out subterfuge to determine the actual culprit (of course, that’s what all of us attendees were supposed to be doing: I just got the official title). The thing is, I downed a glass of the served sauvignon blanc before actually reading any of the instructions – more than two full pages, hard enough to digest sober – and that was prior to getting the first of three sheets of individual convoluted clues to conceal or reveal any other specific instructions, with more to come as the mystery progressed.

Realizing I was going to have trouble telling Furen Feathers from Dakota Green, and sorting through the Ashton Harveys and Peyton Crownleys, I decided a few more sips of the white wine couldn’t hurt and would at least make me care less about not being such a good sleuth after all. So, I felt damn good about myself when I settled on a suspect who actually turned out to have done the dirty deed. Except I listened to someone else explain why I was probably wrong and switched when it was time to vote. (When will I learn to trust my instincts?!)

Anyway, the whole thing was a lot of fun and all of the other participants seemed game for the challenge if not entirely committed; the couple that showed up in costumes for their characters put us all to shame. The • Murder Mystery evening was just one of the worthy non-reading activities

offered by the library on a regular basis.

Still, I wished I’d skipped that second glass when I cross Anacapa Street to the County Courthouse to check out Entangled Waters, the site-specific series of projections shown on a continuous loop beneath the archway and against the clock tower by the Sunken Gardens. The centerpiece was choreographer Robin Bisio’s kinetic tribute to Michelangelo’s “The Flood” mural, danced and shot underwater by Ethan Turpin amid drifting piles of plastic, meant to call attention to the issue of ocean pollution but also to offer artistic hope. The show was a super-sensuous feast of undulating poetic beauty, but waves of motion aren’t so easily tolerated (by me, anyway) after two glasses of wine. Especially when accompanied by live bass, saw, and voice from composer Jim Connolly, which added more gorgeous eeriness to the early Earth Day offering.

Meanwhile, a case of what felt like food poisoning (yes, I ate some of the chopped romaine lettuce that must have come from Arizona) kept me from enjoying the actual Earth Day festival at Alameda Park later in April, though I did make it down there for the last couple of hours on Sunday afternoon.

Which was too late to snag a Braggs’ bag, but just in time to hear the lead

singer of The Grateful Shred close out their main stage set by shouting “F--Trump!”. I’m no prude, and admittedly, many of us might think our current chief executive is not the greatest hero of the environment, but this was 4 in the afternoon at a family festival! Show some restraint, people. Don’t make them have to install an eight-second delay switch in the PA system.

Looking down the eco road, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) is set to kick off it’s 21st season of TGIF!, its sorta monthly happy hour gathering in EDC’s charming downtown courtyard, where representative of regional nonprofit and environmental organizations, elected officials and all sorts of other like-minded envirofriend folk gather to enjoy live music, tasty hors d’ oeuvres, beer and wine, and hear short talks about their work from reps of up to four nonprofits that sponsor each event, many of which are EDC clients. Plus, you can win supercool raffle prizes from such places as Patagonia and REI. TGIF!s take place 5:30 to 7:30 pm on the second Fridays of the month in May, July, September, and October, and admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door, which

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Book Signing Chaucer’s Books

Tues. May 29 @ 7pm 3321 State Street The Artist We live in a one-bedroom manor in Santa Barbara – no howling flutes or squealing trumpets, just the sound of this old piano which I only play for her.

I met her on a Tuesday, among the shores of Montecito, the artist with long black hair and pale-blue eyes; I had crawled through swamps of sugar-coated cities to find her; then we drove into the desert, up a two-lane highway with King Henry VIII, we swam where immortals drown in the harbor of felines.

We strayed among the twenty-room manors half the size of ours, over to the wrong end of Sunset Boulevard, down to the chaos of a very orange county, with crowds of drab and untamable beasts.Now she sits at her table stained with authenticity, drinks coffee with Frida and Norma Jean. In our one-bedroom Manor with no blood-curdling trumpets or bellowing flutes, just the sound of a piano I play just for her: my blue-eyed goddess, and her curly-haired muse.

– Happy Birthday bebe, love your husband (artwork by Alycia Vreeland)

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Or you can fork over $100 for a full season pass. The pass also includes VIP entry, six free raffle tickets per event, a commemorative TGIF! wine glass, and an annual membership to EDC, plus entry into a special end-of-season raffle for a five-night stay in a three-bedroom cabin at Lake Arrowhead. I’m too lazy to add all that up, but EDC says it’s worth $140. And, you know, it all goes toward trying to save the Earth, right?

EDC has also announced landing a big name to anchor the annual Green & Blue: A Coastal Celebration event, slated this year for June 3: Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award-winning actress, author, activist and fitness guru, who cemented her enviro cred over the last 18 months by showing up at Standing Rock in November 2016 where she helped lead the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline project and two months later when she joined Greenpeace and First Nation Leaders in opposing the expansion of the Alberta Tar Sands. Also receiving a 2018 Environmental Hero Award is Gail Osherenko, a current board member of EDC, whose documentary BROKE: The Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Spill of 2015 tracks the impacts and clean-up efforts following the 140,000 gallon heavy crude oil spill that befouled the Gaviota Coast. The event features wine from The Ojai Vineyard, Rincon Brewery beers, and hors d’oeuvres by Duo Catering. Reserve a space online at www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/ events or call 963-1622.

TWO OF A KIND The Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow are four months in the rear-view mirror, but the recovery is

still in its early stages, so disaster-relief fundraising goes on, bringing more one-shot offerings from local luminaries to grand stages. This month, the Bowl has two big shows, the first headlined by part-time Montecito dweller Brad Paisley, the country music superstar who honeymooned here and fell in love with the area. The Saturday, May 12, show features Paisley “& Friends”, with special guest Ellen DeGeneres, who has chronicled the devastation from the mudslides on her popular TV talk show. Tix run $54 to $204 and proceeds benefit the community and service workers through local organizations... A week later, it’s Santa Barbara-raised pop superstar Katy Perry’s turn – actually a repeat appearance as she showed up a surprise guest at the Kick Ash Bash back in February. Her “Witness: Coming Home” concert on Saturday, May 19, also serves as a fundraiser for victims and first responders, with tickets ranging from $64 to $154.... In non-benefit shows at the Bowl, Tom Jones – a pop star from a whole different generation – plays on Saturday, May 26, while Santa Barbara turns into funky town for War with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on May 27. Call 962-7411 or visit www.sbbowl.com.

Elsewhere in pop, rock, and jazz: Earth, Wind and Fire – whose elementbased name might be a bit traumatic post the twin tragedies – do their soul thing at the Arlington on Tuesday, May 8, the husband-wife folk-rock duo The Weepies play UCSB Campbell Hall on Friday, May 11, the great Loudon Wainwright III shows up at SOhO on Wednesday, May 16, and the Jay Farrar Duo headlines over erstwhile Montecito pop hero Johnny Irion at the Lobero on Tuesday, May 22.

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by SBCC Commute • Campus Bike Shop • 7:30-11AM 5/3 • Bike Moves • “Viva la SBBikeMoves” Serape and poncho fun ride • Plaza de Vera Cruz Park, SB • 7:30PM 5/5 • Taco Tour #1 • Tour SB’s finest taco establishments by bike, bring a big appetite • Start at Ortega Park, corner of Salsipuedes St. & Cota St. • 1-5PM 5/5 - 5/6 • Tour de Tent • A fun & easy bike camping trip with great friends in the great outdoors. Two day, 66 mile round-trip with SBBIKE • Santa Barbara to Foster Park, Ventura • 10AM (r)($) 5/6 • Cycle California Coast Bicycle Friendly Business Tour • Social ride, Ventura to Carpinteria. Stops for food & fun • Foster Park • 10AM-1PM (r) 5/6 • Buellton to Los Olivos Ride • Join the Lompoc Valley Bicycle Club for a no-drop road ride • Albertson’s Parking Lot, E. Hwy 246, Buellton • 9AM-1PM 5/6 • Wrench Night w/REI & SBBIKE • Beer, bike stands & pro tools to fix your bike • Telegraph Brewing, 418 N. Salsipuedes St. • 4:30-6:30PM (r)(s)($) 5/7 • TLC for Your Bici • Women only workshop. Instruction & demos • 6-7PM (r) • Hands-on open shop • 7-9PM • Bici Centro, 434 Olive St., SB 5/9 • UCSB Celebration of Cycling Breakfast • Bike to UCSB for food, prizes & more, hosted by UCSB Transportation Alternatives Program • Campus bluffs above Goleta Beach • 7-9AM 5/9 • Bike to School Day • Why drive when you can bike!? Competitions & prizes at participating schools, led by COAST • The South Coast 5/10 • Trail & Roadside Repair Class • What to do when the unexpected happens on your ride • REI, 321 Anacapa St., SB • 6:30-8:30PM (r)(s)($) 5/10 • Adventure Travel Stories • Firsthand stories of mountain biking the 670-mile Oregon Timber Trail & New Zealand...solo! • Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol • 7-8:15PM 5/11 • Goleta Bike to Work Breakfast #1 • Free breakfast, prize giveaways & bike check-ups, hosted by CIO Solutions, with additional sponsorship by the City of Goleta • 5425 Hollister Ave. • 7:15-9AM 5/12 • Velo Wings Awards & Bicycle Bob’s Just for Women Rides • Intermediate ride: 9AM • Beginner ride: 10:30AM • SBBIKE Velo Wings Award Ceremony honoring local women • 12-1PM • Bicycle Bob’s, 320 S. Kellogg Ave., Goleta 5/12-5/13 • Overnight Mountain Bike Trip to 19 Oaks Camp • Learn how to use the bike you have for a short camping trip • Ride starts at the end of Paradise Road • 5PM (r)(s) 5/14 • Amgen Tour of California • Men’s Stage 2 • Ventura to Gibraltar Rd., Santa Barbara • 11:15AM-3:43PM 5/15 • SBBIKE Community Bike Ride • Friendly & educational social ride. This month’s ride is to Draughtsmen Aleworks in Goleta • Start at De La Guerra Plaza • 5:30-6:30PM 5/16 • Goleta Bike to Work Breakfast #2 • Free breakfast, prize giveaways & bike check-ups, hosted by CMC, sponsored by the City of Goleta • 6740 Cortona Dr. • 7:15-9AM 5/16 • 1st Annual Mayor’s Ride • Join Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo for a downtown ride & lunch stop • Start at De La Guerra Plaza • 12-1:30PM 5/17 • 805Chromies • Weekly night ride • Plaza de Vera Cruz Park, SB • 7:30PM

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5/17 • The Mayor’s Ride: Carpinteria • Join Carpinteria Mayor Fred Shaw for a short coastal ride to the Seal Rookery • Start at the Carpinteria Amtrak Station • 12:30-1:30PM 5/18 • National Bike to Work Day: Carpinteria Breakfast • Food, fun & prize giveaways, hosted by Procore • 6309 Carpinteria Ave. • 7:15-9AM 5/18 • Bike-In Movie • Enjoy a Friday-night movie under the stars, hosted by SBBIKE. Awesome movie TBA • Bici Centro, 434 Olive St., SB • 7:45PM 5/19 • Bike-a-rrific Craft Day • Get crafty decorating your bike, get visible with fun flare, all ages welcome • Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St., SB • 11AM-2PM 5/19 • Dirt Curious? • Mountain biking skills clinics, hosted by SBMTV • Beginner-Intermediate: 8:30-10:30AM • Intermediate-Advanced: 11AM-1PM • Stevens Park, 258 Canon Dr., Santa Barbara (r)(s)($) 5/20 • Women’s MTB Clinic • Mountain biking skills clinic, hosted by SBMTV • Stevens Park, 258 Canon Dr., SB • 9-11AM (r)(s)($) 5/20 • Solvang Wine Ride • Scenic ride in SY Valley with winery stops & BBQ finale, hosted by SB Ski Club • Hans Christian Andersen Park, 633 Chalk Hill Rd. • 9AM-3PM (r)($) (21+) 5/20 • Butterfly Family Ride • Scenic family ride through Ellwood Mesa & Devereux Slough, recommended for 8yrs+ • Start at Hollister Ave. at Pacific Oaks Rd. • 10-11:30AM 5/20 • Bici Centro Santa Maria 1st Anniversary • Celebratory ride, ending at a local business spot for food & drinks • Bici Centro, 310 Oak St., Santa Maria • 5-7:30PM 5/23 • Downtown Bike to Work Breakfast • With prize giveaways & bike check-ups, hosted by Sonos • 614 Chapala St., Santa Barbara • 7:15-9AM 5/23 • Sunset Ride • Casual ride to More Mesa for sunset views with music provided by the CycleMAYnia BoomBoom • Start at Bicycle Bob’s, 320 S. Kellogg Ave. • 7-9PM 5/24 • Story Bikes & World Bicycle Relief, Our Impact • Wine mixer with impactful video screenings & talks • Impact Hub, 1117 State St. • 5:30-7:30PM 5/27 • Draughts and Cycles Club Ride • No-drop, fast-paced road ride that starts & ends at Draughtsmen Aleworks • 53 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta • 9AM 5/29 • Taco Tour #2 • Tour SB’s finest taco establishments by bike, bring a big appetite • Start at Ortega Park, corner of Salsipuedes St. & Cota St. • 5:30-9PM 5/30 • Carpinteria Lunch Ride & Party • Gather your coworkers for a lunch ride at your leisure, finish with free lunch & giveaways, sponsored by the City of Carpinteria • 5103 Carpinteria Ave. • Arrive anytime 12-1:30PM 5/31 • Bike Challenge Awards & CycleMAYnia Finale • Food, music & awards ceremony to celebrate riders, hosted by Traffic Solutions & UCSB Sustainability, featuring McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams • Goleta Beach Park • 4:30-6:30PM (r) = Registration required ($) = Participation fee (s) = Space is limited

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t seems every day, more people are foregoing life outside of the city for a more connected, varied, and mobile urban lifestyle. And it is small, sophisticated cities that are getting most of the attention. City living seems to me to be as much an experience as a geographic construct. It is about proximity, walking tree-lined sidewalks among early 20th-century Craftsman and Mediterranean homes, enjoying

kitchen, and an interior access to a 2-car garage with laundry area. With a walk score of 80 and a bike score of 96, you are close to everything including the extraordinary Alice Keck Park just a few blocks east. At $869,00 with traditional financing, your monthly payment should be about $4,500. Jennifer Berger/Compass.

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shade and cross-ventilation in the days before air conditioning, sprang up all over Southern California including in Santa Barbara’s now designated Bungalow District bound by Victoria Street on the south, Colina Lane on the east, East Micheltorena Street and De la Vista Avenue on the north, and Olive Street on the west. For about $650, your bungalow would be delivered to your lot ready to construct. The charm (if not the price) of these Craftsmanstyle homes are still enjoyed today. This circa 1920, 3-bedroom, 2-bath is a good example with hardwood floors, French doors, stained-glass windows, and a generous outside deck overlooking a landscaped yard. And you get a nice mountain-Riviera view from the master bedroom. Jon Gilkeson/Keller Williams. $1,095,000.

GARDEN AND MISSION This 1897, 5-bedroom, 5-bath 4,620-sq.-ft. Mission-style iconic estate may be the most-loved home in the city. Home to Rover the bronze dog acting as sentinel and seasonal holiday costume donner, you are greeted to the best of our city’s early architecture and rich history. This elegant home on more than a half-acre has been extraordinarily renovated with too many to list state-ofthe-art upgrades throughout. Colleen Beall/Compass. At $4,595,000, there is, in my estimation, none finer.

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our extraordinary parks and the vibrant State Street corridor; once we engage a car, it is different. And downtown Santa Barbara, with its extraordinary cultural and entertainment options, a sensational Mediterranean coastal climate with both gentle beaches and mountain hiking, is small city living second to none.

Should you be considering an urban lifestyle, these are four properties to consider:

Paseo Chapala may be the best located upscale complex in town. Located just across from the Paseo Nuevo Mall this 1,000-plus-sq.-ft., 1-bedroom, 1.5 bath property has elevator access, a fireplace, wood floors, a granite kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and a 96 walk score. Pick up some ramen at Sachi on the 800 block of Chapala and enjoy it on your private, spacious outdoor patio.

Chris Agnoli/Sun Coast. $979,000.

BATH AND ARRELLAGA Tucked just off Bath Street, this nicely updated, 2-bed/ 2-bath, 1,500-sq.-ft.

Craftsman style two level condo is one of four units. It enjoys vaulted ceilings, fireplace, a good-sized balcony, great

SOLA AND LAGUNA At the beginning of the 20th century, bungalows, single-story structure suited to a warm climate, with verandas for outdoor entertainment, overhanging eaves, and multiple windows to provide

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215 Valhalla,Solvang : 4/3.5, approximately 3000 sf on .46 acre in prestigious Village Collection residence with views of the Alisal Ranch and Santa Ynez Range. Architectural quality open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces in the master, office and family room. Gourmet kitchen, guest wing, close to River Course Golf, village of Solvang. Take short stroll to fine dining and the historic Santa Ines Mission. $1,095,000. Call Robert Etling 805.895.5352

2021 Random Oaks Rd. Solvang, 3/3, approximately 3,700 sf on 10 acres high on a ridgeline overlooking vineyards, wineries and ranches just minutes from Los Olivos, Ballad and Solvang. Custom view estate, open concept great room, gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances. Outdoor living with approximately 1,100 sf wrap around veranda. Huge car barn/workshop with apartment. Fenced pastures, vineyard potential. $2,395,500. Call Joe Olla 805.451.48

1235 Quail Ridge Road, Solvang. 3/3, pool, approximately 2000 sf on 2.8 acres in park like setting of Santa Ynez Oaks. A Cape Cod. Quick and easy access to shopping, schools and fine dining in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. $1,200,000.

Call Robert Etling 805.895.5352

0 Foxen Canyon, Santa Maria. 1,421 acres of ranchland with modular home off the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail. A private outdoorsman’s reserve with 13 miles of ranch roads in a rugged mountain canyon. Site of historic turn of the last century asphalt mine. Mineral rights available separately. Potential for conservation easements. $5,900,000. Call Joe Olla 805.451.4870

More2056 than 30 experience the 990 sfMore than 30 years experience in the W. Hwy 154,years Space 5, Rancho Paloma MH Park. in 3/2, approximately in move in condition with newer appliances and AC. Only 14 units in this quiet , peaceful rural Santa Valley Santa Ynez Valley park surrounded by statelyYnez oaks, farm land and vineyards halfway between Santa Ynez and Los Olivos. Space rent $370, 55 and older, owner occupied only. $229,000. Call Robert Etling No one knows the Valley better!

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PLANB by Briana Westmacott

The GVGSA Rangers in 1983 (playing ball in jeans)

When Briana isn’t lecturing for her writing courses at UCSB and SBCC, she contributes to The Santa Barbara Skinny, Wake & Wander and Flutter Magazine. Along with her passion for writing and all things Santa Barbara, much of her time is spent multitasking through her days as a mother, wife, sister, want-to-be chef and travel junky.

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here is something different about the smell of dirt in the spring.

Mixed with the pungent aroma of freshly sprouted grass, nostalgia is awakened and winter’s covers are thrown aside.

With a resounding crack of the bat as it slaps the stitched, leather casing of the ball, the crowd explodes in cheers as that ball flies into the outfield: Spring has officially arrived.

It’s defined as America’s pastime. The dusty diamonds are a gift to enthusiasts.

True fans don’t mind coming home with a thin layer of grit coating their smiles.

It’s all part of the game.

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME This year marks the 40th anniversary of a local girls league: Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association (GVGSA).

Yep, for 40 years girls have been hitting and throwing balls around out there in Goleta, and our community should be quite proud of this.

GVGSA is an all-girls softball league that is run entirely by volunteers. In the 2018 season, GVGSA had 254 players keeping their fields bustling below Dos Pueblos High School. It’s a beautiful thing to see: Board members filling holes in the fields, parents dragging the diamonds in between games, siblings collecting coins in the snack shack, grandparents keeping scorebooks – and this year the league even saw an entire U8 team coached by former GVGSA players who have graduated to high school ball.

was the inspiration for the Hollywood adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Madonna that graced the big screen in 1992. In that same year, Helen passed away at age 69 from breast cancer at Santa Barbara’s Cottage Hospital.

With the help of Lompoc’s Callaghan Candaele family, there are no more skirts (or crying) in baseball.

Today, women continue to wage the battle to gain equal status beyond the diamond. The score isn’t even just yet, but each year women are making bold plays to level the playing field.

The great Helen Callaghan at bat! (photo by Kerry Candaele)

It’s the ultimate image of communal.

At the opening ceremonies this year, GVGSA had the honor of Joel Silverman throwing out the first pitch of the season. In the 1990s, Silverman put years of sweat and determination to build the fields that GVGSA gets to call home.

It is due to the undertaking of another local resident, Helen Callaghan, that today’s girls don’t have to slide into home wearing a skirt.

From 1943-54, women were required to wear dresses on the playing field. It was during the 12-year time period of the AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) that

Lila Grace in action

women fought to shed those skirts for the much more appropriate full coverage of pants. One of the pioneers and players in the AAGPBL league was Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin, otherwise known as Cally from Lompoc, California.

Helen Callaghan was a left-handed batter who could consistently crush a ball beyond the fences. In 1945, she led the entire AAGPBL league in batting average. It was one of Helen’s five sons who created the original documentary film A League of Their Own. His movie BRIANA’S BEST BET

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• T he regular season just ended for GVGSA and we begin the All-Star league. From now through August, select players will be traveling all over California competing in tournaments. Lila’s 10U Gold team will be attending 10 tournaments throughout the state. In order to support the tournament fees and uniforms, her team is collecting sponsorships. If you or your business would like to support these strong girls as they pursue their dreams, please contact: hastings.julianne@yahoo.com Every contribution helps!

• Come out and watch the GVGSA All-Stars in action on the Dos Pueblos fields the weekend of May 18-20 for the annual Lindsay Rose Tournament. You’ll get to see girls come to compete and play some exciting softball!

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL PARK I’m so proud of my own GVGSA 10U softball player, Lila, as she stands tall and works hard to throw strikes over home plate. (Although I am possibly growing an ulcer watching her do this.)

The words pitcher and pressure are synonymous, and I am in continual awe of her composure and level-headedness when faced with the reality of being on the mound.

If her game begins to falter, I watch her take a long, deep breath and refocus to throw another strike. How the hell she is able to compose herself like that?

It’s a gift that many of these girls are gaining by playing softball. Whether they are fielding or up to bat as hitters, they play with a determination that is cementing a permanent pillar into their character. Go, GVGSA! I’m hopeful that my Lila will continue to stand up to all the batters that she encounters in her life – especially those who don’t take her seriously because she is blonde, or curvy, or skinny, or tall, or short, or blue-eyed, or soft-spoken, or a girl. Nope, none of that should matter.

When she gets up there to make her pitch to life, she will be judged by her logic, her intelligence, her strength, and what she knows and understands to be true in her heart.

It’s going to be a wild game, Lila, so keep throwing those fastballs with heat and maybe a changeup here and there. As your mom, I’ll always be your catcher.

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illage Properties, the largest locally owned real estate company in Santa Barbara, has been representing buyers and sellers in Santa Barbara County for more than 20 years.

“We have seen recessions, fires, floods, and dips in the markets since we began serving our community 22 years ago, but nothing prepared our community for the unprecedented events of the Thomas Fire and the January Montecito debris flow,” said Renee Grubb, co-owner and founder of Village Properties. “As we were still trying to deal with the terrible losses we suffered as a community, the questions we kept hearing were, “How has this affected my home? How has this affected the Santa Barbara real estate market?”

months available inventory in all price ranges for the Santa Barbara downtown area, which is indicative of a strong seller’s market. This lack of available inventory continues to buoy prices and it is true across all markets. The definition of months of Inventory, also referred to as “Market Velocity” is this: given the current pace of sales, assuming no new listings, how long would it take to sell all currently available inventory.

Three to six months of inventory is considered a balanced market, favoring neither buyers nor sellers.

Jackie Walters, who has analyzed the Santa Barbara real estate statistics for Village Properties for many years, says, “Geographically speaking, with the Santa Ynez Mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south, we

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At Village Properties, we ourselves wondered the same. We were definitely in unchartered water.

“Now that a little time has elapsed, there are some answers to these questions,” according to Ed Edick, coowner and founder of Village Properties.

“Thanks to statistics, we can see what is happening within specific areas, in our current market. If we look at the home value data for homes and Planned Unit Developments in the City of Santa Barbara (this includes downtown, the Riviera, the Mesa, the beach zones, San Roque, and the surrounding areas) we see that the median house price has increased by 12.9% from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. This is very indicative of a healthy real estate market.”

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by Steven Libowitz

Tell us all about your art opening, performance, dance party, book signing, sale of something we can’t live without, or event of any other kind by emailing fortnight@santabarbarasentinel.com. If our readers can go to it, look at it, eat it, or buy it, we want to know about it and will consider it for inclusion here.

Special consideration will be given to interesting, exploratory, unfamiliar, and unusual items. We give calendar preference to those who take the time to submit a picture along with their listing.

Love Lingering Amid Loss

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anta Barbara screenwriter/author/ educator-turned-playwright Claudia H. McGarry continues to refine her second-stage effort, Modotti and Weston, adapted from a screenplay she worked on for decades with Patrick Read. The play traces the contentious romance between the Italian model and actress turned humanitarian Tina Modotti and American photographer Edward Weston during a passionate political and artistic time in Mexico City history. McGarry’s take on their lasting loyalty and mutual love despite trying times returns to the Alhecama Theatre for a pair of professional staged reading performances starring Shari Howard and Ken Weiler at 4:30 & 7 pm on, appropriately, Cinco de Mayo (Saturday, May 5). Tickets are $10 to $15. Visit https://nightout.com/events/ modotti-and-weston/tickets.

Playwright Updates Baby Dance for Rubicon

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ane Anderson dropped out of college to pursue a career in acting and was cast in the New York premiere of David Mamet’s career-launching play Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which ran for over a year. But Anderson soon turned to writing, first for a cabaret and comedy club act, before heading to Hollywood to work in TV. Good move. While working on such series as The Facts of Life and The Wonder Years, Anderson also found her voice as a serious playwright with The Baby Dance. The drama about an affluent husband and wife seeking to adopt a nearby poor couple’s newborn baby, with the attendant legal issues and moments of remorse, also marked the launching of Anderson’s obsession with class conflict in America.

Her other theatrical works include Looking for Normal and Defying Gravity, before Anderson launched her directed career with her own adaptation of The Baby Dance in a 1998 TV film that starred Laura Dern and Stockard Channing and nabbed Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Anderson scored many more hits over the ensuing decades, including penning Normal, starring Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson; spending a season on the Emmy-nominated writing staff of Mad Men; writing and directing the quirky feature film The Prize Winner of

Defiance, Ohio; and earning an Emmy for the screenplay for the miniseries Olive Kitteridge, starring Frances McDormand. Her latest film, The Wife, with Glenn Close, Elizabeth McGovern, and Christian Slater, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year and is slated to hit theaters this summer.

But The Baby Dance still resonated.

Now, it’s back in her life in a big way, as Rubicon Theatre Company gets set to premiere her new adaptation of the play, which was spurred on when the play’s original director, Jenny Sullivan, was approached about helming a reading with an entirely African-American cast, Anderson said. “I knew that I would need to adjust it,” she told me in a short interview further curtailed by a bad connection. “I realized I wanted to bring in the issue of mixed-race. That would provide the inherent underpinning of a cultural conflict, something that could ignite a dramatic discussion about class and race in America.”

Several years later, the new adaptation, called The Baby Dance: Mixed, finds Anderson again teamed with Sullivan, the Rubicon’s longtime resident director who has helmed several other of her pieces over the years. The update in these post-Black Lives Matter times casts the well-to-do husband and wife as a mixed-race couple who broker a deal to adopt the soon-to-be-born child of an African-American couple who live in an overcrowded trailer in Louisiana, with valid issues from the original work joined by new cultural problems to conquer.

The play opens on Saturday, May 5, and continues Wednesdays through Sundays through May 20, at the Rubicon, 1006 E. Main St. in Ventura. Call 667-2900 or visit www.rubicontheatre.org.

Sullivan Travels

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enny Sullivan also directs a special benefit performance of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, the 2010 Drama Desk Award winner written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on a book of their stories written by a friend 15 years earlier. State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson joins sixtime Emmy nominee Meredith Baxter and actresses Hattie Winston, Kathryne Dora Brown, and Lily Gibson in the allfemale cast who share funny, wistful, and universal memories about their families and loved ones through the prism/

wisdom of their wardrobes. Proceeds of the 5:30 pm performance on Sunday, May 6, benefit Antioch’s MFA and Women & Leadership programs. Tickets cost $20 to $150. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.

Don’t Miss Les Mis

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ots of local theater companies claim to be Broadway-quality, and it’s actually pretty amazing how close some of them come, even the high school offerings.

But Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre (SBYET) actually boasts a creative director, Janet Adderley, who is not only a Broadway and TV veteran herself, but has also seen several of her alumni go on to successful careers in New York and L.A. Now in its 12th season, SBYET is offering Les Misérables as the culmination of nine months of education, training, and rehearsal for the approximately 40 actors ages 8 to 16. The four performances are even done Broadway-style, with matinees and evening shows on two successive weekend days – why not prep ‘em early?

May 19-20 at the Lobero Theatre. Tickets cost $20 to $129. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.

Jewish Festival

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here’s a bit of a number conundrum with the Santa Barbara Jewish Festival, the annual ethnic celebration that just last year moved from its longtime digs at Oak Park down to Plaza del Mar at Pershing Park by the Santa Barbara Waterfront.

The festival marks Israel’s Independence Day, which since the country was founded three years after the end of World War II, means they’re celebrating Israel at 70. But the Santa Barbara festival only began in the late 1980s. So, go ahead, turn on the charm: “You’re 70? Wow. You don’t look a day over 31!”

The new location doesn’t preclude the return of the old fest favorites, including headlining entertainment by cantor Mark Childs, this year backed by a new Jewish musical super-group known as Red Sea Rhythm Rockers, plus the klezmer-gypsy sensation Kalinka, lots of Israeli dancing (including lessons), YAD (Young Adult Division) beer/wine garden activities, and Art at the JCC Art Sale. Sababa It’s All Good Catering is also back serving up fresh falafel plates with their famous hummus, pita, and various

Israeli and Mediterranean salads. The new year does bring a new homegrown emcee, the Jewish Community Center’s own Mashey Bernstein, who just finished producing the successful latest edition of the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival. But SBJF (as opposed to the four-day SBJFF) just a single-day celebration, 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday, May 6. So don’t dilly-dally if you want to catch the best of Jewish heritage right here in paradise by the sea. Info at www. jewishsantabarbara.org/festival.

Juggling Another Festival

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he Isla Vista Juggling Festival has shown up all over the spring calendar over its 40-plus years of existence.

Sometimes it’s in March, sometimes April, for a while held over Easter weekend so the fest could use the facilities on the UCSB campus while the students were largely out of town.

Now it’s showing up in mid-May, the 11th through 13th, something seemingly random, though I’m sure there’s some sort of reason or pattern involved – kind of like how the experienced jugglers do that eight-person club passing thing with a couple of ’em hanging out in the middle, without anybody getting clobbered by a wayward pin. (Or maybe they’re just so busy keeping the balls in the air, nobody remembered to book their gym.)

Anyway, all are welcome – even those who can’t tell a juggling ring from a unicycle, including beginners, or those who just want to watch. There are nearly nonstop activities all weekend long with jugglers, clowns, magicians, and more, plus vendors offering props for sale, but the only truly formal scheduled event is the annual show, which takes place at IV Theater on Saturday night, May 12.

As the website admits, “This festival is rather loosely organized... anybody who wants to have a workshop or organize a competition can do so. Please bring your enthusiasm and ideas.” Events take place at People’s Park in IV, and UCSB Multi-Activity Court. Admission is free for the entire weekend, except for Saturday’s show, which cost $17 for adults or $8 for seniors, students, and kids. Info online at http://www. sbjuggle.org/html/NextFest.html.

Fare of Flying

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he Floor to Air Festival, from Santa Barbara Aerial Arts, culminates its fifth season with a fresh ensemble of flight-bound dancers who come to town from around the world to collaboratively create works celebrating the art of aerial dance. The various pieces performed on the one-night-only event create an atmosphere of fantasy where the dancers weave classic apparatus with

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contemporary movement, seamlessly segueing from feats or strength to acts of unapologetic beauty, accompanied by live strings and percussion. Get set to soar with the aerialists at 7 pm Friday, May 25, at the Lobero Theatre. Tickets cost $25 to $40, or for $60, a VIP tickets lets you share your amazement with the cast at a post-performance wine reception in the Lobero Courtyard. Info at 963-0761 or www.lobero.com.

Fiesta’s First Foray

Sure, the actual Old Spanish Days celebration doesn’t begin for another 2½ months, but why not get started partying early? The aptly named La Primavera ushers serves as the official kickoff for the 2018 Fiesta season, and offers not only the unveiling of the official Fiesta poster design and pin, but your first chance to hang out with this year’s La Presidenta, Denise Sanford, catch the flamenco routines of the newly chosen Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, listen to Groupo de Danza Folklorica Quetzalcoatl, dance under the stars at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum, and eat way too much Mexican food washed down with margaritas and Dos Equis (I don’t always attend festivals, but when I do, I prefer Fiesta.) Tickets for the Saturday, May 19, event will set you back a cool

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$150, but hey, you get to try out your Fiesta attire long before Digs at the Zoo. Call 962-8101 or visit https:// oldspanishdays-fiesta.org/events/eventview/la-primavera.

He’s a Pepper Too

No challenge is too daunting for Mark Morris, America’s most respected modern choreographer whose forays brought him to Ojai to run the village venerable classical music festival a few years ago, among other ventures. As long as he isn’t bored, that is. Thankfully, Morris found himself still motivated by making up an evening-length piece to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’s Sgt. Peppers album last year.

The work debuted in Liverpool for a big bash in The Beatles’s hometown, and nearly everyone loved the quirky interpretation of the experimental album he created with a little help from a friend, longtime musical collaborator Ethan Iverson, who came up with an imaginative score. It was such a smash that he’s taking it out on the road.

Also thankfully, Santa Barbara is one of the stops, as UCSB Arts & Lectures was among the co-commissioning organizations. Pepperland performs on May 10 at the Granada. Tickets cost $59 to $75. Info at 899-2222 or www. granadasb.org

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WHAT’SHANGING? with Ted Mills Ted Mills is a local writer, filmmaker, artist, and podcaster on the arts. You can listen to him at www.funkzonepodcast.com. He currently has a seismically dubious stack of books by his bed. Have an upcoming show you’d like us to know about? Please email: tedmills@gmail.com

MAY MADNESS

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e’re heading into summer, and May is filled with a lot of art openings and events. I’m not sure we can get everything in this column, but by gum we’re gonna try! Think of it this way: Too much art at one time is a good problem to have.

GET MY GOOD SIDE

The FunkZone Art Walk is coming up on Friday, May 18, so get your shoes on. Among the many studios open, be sure to check out The Arts Fund’s new exhibit “JuxtaPose” explores portraits, whether they be of the traditional kind or surreal. Curated by Ashley Hollister of Squire Foundation, the show features

Gallery West (40 E. Anapamu St.) for the month of May. In his oil pastels, he muses on the power of water and color.

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The Santa Barbara Visual Artists organization is a relatively recent endeavor, started in 2013. The Santa Barbara Tennis Club (2375 Foothill) will exhibit a selection of works from its 16 members from Monday, May 7, to Friday, June 1, with an opening reception on Friday, May 11, 5:30 pm. www.2ndFridaysArt.com A TREASURE TROVE

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Sullivan Goss (11 E. Anapamu) is one of the few (only?) for-profit gallery that shows, sells, and promotes Santa Barbara artists, but this time they’re striking westward. “The Artists of UCSB” is a survey of the many now well-known and well-collected artists that came out of its art school, and it truly is a “who’s who” of the local scene. Question: have they all paid off their student loans by now? Artists include: Tony Askew, Phoebe Brunner, Patricia Chidlaw, Bruce Cohen, Larry Cohen, Mary Heebner, Julika Lackner, John Nava, Tom Pazderka, Rafael Perea, Hank Pitcher, Maria Rendon, Richard Schloss, Nicole Strasburg, and Dug Uyesaka. Five percent of all sales for the duration of the month-long show will be donated to the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Scholarship Fund. The show is up through June 3. Also, running through July 15, “Spring Break,” a group show of 21 artists, including David Cooley, Inga Guzyte, and Elise Seeds.

amazing black-and-white prints is hanging at Kyle Irwin Design, 39 East De La Guerra St. through Thursday, May 31.

Connie Connally, Summer Roman, Lindsey Ross, and Leslie Lewis Sigler.

Opening reception 5 to 8 pm and runs through July 14.

BLACK AND WHITE WORLD

Artist and poet Margaret Singer has long been a Santa Barbara treasure, and at 96 years old is having a three-day retrospective exhibition at Gray Space Gallery (219 Gray Ave.) May 11-13, with reception on Saturday, May 12, 2:05 pm. A couple of her paintings were shown in the gallery’s Israeli art show, and now she has the whole gallery to herself. Stop by and say hello!

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Where are you taking Mom out for Mother’s Day? I know! The 12th Annual Carpinteria and Summerland Artists Studio and Gallery Tour, May 12 and 13. That’s right, working artists open their studios for visits and sales. The full list and map of studios can be found online at carpinteriaartscenter. org, and a group show featuring the same artists will run for 10 days at the Palm Loft Gallery, 410 Palm Ave # A-1, Carpinteria.

Two shows to check out at Art From Scrap (302 E. Cota St.), the first being Brad Nack’s “Animals” display, which runs through the first half of the month.

As Nack is usually painting animals in his own peculiar way, I’m curious to see what sets this new batch apart. And then on Friday, May 18, Lyndy Belchere shows “Rocks n’ Works” miniature architectural objects made from rocks and other found materials. Reception runs 6 to 8 pm, and the show runs into June.

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Group f/64 was a photography group that revolutionized the art form in the early part of the 20th century, with several names now familiar: Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and Rondal Partridge, along with Horace Bristol, who had Santa Barbara ties. A selection of

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It’s the end of a long semester for SBCC art students, and there’s still time to catch their work in the 2018 Annual Student Exhibition, at the Atkinson Gallery. Juried by arts writer Yasmine Zodeh, the show features who-knowshow-many-future famous artists out of the 27 on display. Maybe all of them?

Runs through Friday, May 11, so hurry up.

Lee Anne Dollison has looked around our ailing republic and has seen as lot of sharp-dressed men with delusions of grandeur and a tenuous grasp on logic and empathy. So, she has produced “Guys with Ties”, pastel-colored studies of power suits. It runs through May at Gallery 113 (1114 State St. #8).

PRISON BREAK

Photographer Brett Leigh Dicks has been in jail... not as punishment, mind you! Instead, he’s been documenting abandoned and discontinued prisons across his native Australia, and his stark photographs will be on display at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara (229 E Victoria St.), with a opening reception Friday, May 18, and running through July 12.

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Andrew Roy is a young abstract artist who will be opening his solo show “Reflections” at the Faulkner

Similarly, UCSB’s First Year Review exhibition called “Dreamteam” is running through May 11 at the Red Barn Project Space at UCSB. Come check out the bleeding edge in photography, painting, performance, installation, sculpture, and video. Closing reception May 11, 5 to 8 pm.

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For a different kind of tour (that involves libations), the 2018 Downtown Live Art & Wine tour is here, Thursday, May 24, 5:30 to 9:30 pm. This is your chance to check out some live art on State Street while also perusing restaurants and wineries.

At the final stop, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, you’ll find a silent auction. All proceeds go to the Downtown Public Art Fund. Tickets are $70. For details, go to www. downtownsb.org/events/art-and-winetour FROM THE BATHROOM TO OUR ROOM

Andy Coolquitt is an Austin, Texasbased artist who takes mundane and familiar objects (such as bathmats!) from our domestic lives and turns them into hanging art. His new show “...I Need a Hole in My Head” at Hotel Indigo is a commission by MCA SB and riffs on the architecture of the hotel. The reception is Thursday, May 17, from 6 to 8 pm.

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by Zach Rosen

Embrace Lager

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n the craft beer world, lagers were long-shunned as being flavorless or boring. Many craft brewers are now embracing lager and exploring the different styles of this vibrant family of beers. It is easy to overlook subtle lagers for their louder counterpart, ale.

In beer, ales are much more like oil painting, bringing together large colorful swaths of flavor to make a rich, layered image. Lagers tend to follow the techniques of watercolor.

It is about minimalism and having each stoke illustrate a clear intent.

In watercolor, the negative space and translucent colors allows the source material to come through, giving it form and structure. With the lighter character of lager, the absence of certain flavors allows the present ones to shine through.

Figueroa Mountain makes a range of award-winning lagers including a Munich-style Dunkel 2

BUT WHAT IS LAGER? Lager is one of the two main families of beer styles, the other larger family being ales. Collectively there are about 20 styles of lager with some belonging to the same group (e.g., bock, doppelbock, maibock, eisbock).

There are two unifying characteristics between all lagers. First, they all are fermented with lager yeast as compared to ale yeast. The second trait is the lagering process that they all go through during fermentation. Just as you have different breeds of dogs with their own set of characteristics, there are different kinds of yeasts. Those in the lager family differ from ale yeast in that they prefer to live at colder temperatures than ales (approximately 60-78 degrees F for ales and 42-55 F for lagers).

You may have heard of ales being called “top-fermenting” and lager yeast as “bottom fermenting.” These terms refer to where they like to live in the tank. Ale tends to form a thick foam at the top of the fermenting liquid, whereas lagers prefer to hang out at the bottom of the tank during fermentation.

While that is generally true for lager yeasts, there is more variation in ale yeasts. Yeast cells aggregate together forming large groups that drift to the bottom of the tank. This process is called “flocculation” and is what determines the location of the yeast in the tank. Lager yeasts are highly flocculant (drops to the

bottom quickly) and well-suited for that behavior and environment. All yeast eventually flocculates but when an ale yeast is highly flocculant, it can sometimes halt fermentation prematurely and the beer has to be roused with a pump.

Lager yeasts also have different eating habits, being able to digest the sugar melibiose and just more sugars in general. This leads to that crisp flavor for which lagers are known. The colder temperatures lager ferments at slows down many of the reactions that take place. This results in a muted yeast character, allowing the other ingredients to come out more. It also means that lagers take longer to ferment. Ales may take four days or so, while lagers will ferment for 10 days.

Since things move slower with lager yeasts, there are a lot of unfinished compounds and funky flavors at the end of primary fermentation.

Lagern means “to store” in German and this term is where this family of brews get their name. Lager beers go through an aging process called “lagering” that can last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months.

This maturation stage helps reduce the off flavors that are left at the end of primary fermentation. If a brewer pulls the beer early, it will be riddled with flaws that can range from green apple (acetylaldehyde) to butterscotch (diacetyl) in aroma.

Lagers require careful yeast handling and possess clean ingredient-forward

Taste some of the wonderful lagers from Chapman Crafted at Lagerville

Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

flavors. This reveals every step of the process, from ingredient selection to fermentation techniques, in the flavor of a lager, giving the drinker a clear representation of the brewer’s skill.

WELCOME TO LAGERVILLE When most people hear lager, they think of a light, sparkling golden brew – but really the lager family spreads across the whole spectrum of beer colors. Fortunately, you have a chance to try the wide range of lager styles during the Lagerville event that will be taking place Saturday, May 19, from 11 am to 4 pm. Hosted by Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. at their main Buellton facility, join the Fig Family and their brewer friends for a day full of lagers. The various Figueroa Mountain tasting rooms will be pouring many of their awardwinning lagers at the festival.

There will be pale lagers such as the American Lager and Mexican Lager.

The Bohemian Pilsner is a cleaner, slightly less-hoppy type of Pilsner than the Czech counterpart. You will also be able to taste some of the more ambercolored lagers including their Vienna Lager (think of the auburn-colored Oktoberfest beers) or American Amber lager. In addition, Figueroa Mountain will be pouring some of their darker lagers such as the sharper American Dark Lager and heartier German style of dark lager, Dunkel,

and even the pitch-black lagers such as Baltic Porter or Schwarzbier.

The main event at Lagerville will be the release of their new Maibock.

This pale but strong lager is one of my favorite styles. The Maibock really showcases how maltiness does not mean heaviness. This style of brew has a full, vibrant malt character that is brisk and not cloying. A mild but pleasant hop aroma helps counterbalance the malts.

The Maibock was brewed with an experimental American noble hop blend that is still in trial. Noble hops are a loosely defined family of hop varietals from Europe that have a prized herbal, floral-like aroma.

You would recognize these hops as the traditional aroma of a Pilsner.

Some noble hop varietals have been successfully grown in the U.S., often taking on new characteristics from the change in climate. This experimental varietal is called TRI2303 and is grown by Yakima Chief-Hopunion in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. Fig Mountain head brewer and creative director, Kevin Ashford, mentioned that the hops have a bold honeysuckle aroma with faint citrus notes. It is more floral and vivacious than traditional Noble varietals.

In addition to the great lager offerings by Figueroa Mountain, they have invited an impressive list of breweries from around the state.

The other breweries were handselected by Fig Mtn and there is a nice combination of local favorites and unfamiliar faces. The legendary Russian River Brewing Co. (think Pliny the Elder) will be attending the event and is sure to draw a crowd.

Chapman Crafted will also be at the event. I visited the brewery earlier this year and was stunned by their array of lagers. There are many more great breweries attending, and you can visit lagerville.com for a full list of brewers and to buy tickets. This event is a great opportunity to experience the whole family of lager styles and see why craft brewers are embracing them.

TASTE THE OBSCURE If you can’t wait for Lagerville to get your fill of beer, then make sure to head over to Telegraph’s epic sour beer event, Dia de las Obscuras Rare Beer Festival, happening at the brewery Saturday, May 5.

There are three different three-hour sessions spread throughout the day.

Visit their Facebook page for a link to tickets. This annual affair is one not to miss and is a chance to try Telegraph’s epic experimental sour and strong brews.

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Behind the Vine

by Hana-Lee Sedgwick

Hana-Lee Sedgwick is a writer, wine consultant and lover of all things wine and food. As a Certified Specialist of Wine and Sommelier, she loves to explore the world of wine in and around her hometown of Santa Barbara. When not trying new wines or traveling, she can be found practicing yoga, cooking, entertaining and enjoying the outdoors. Visit her popular blog, Wander & Wine, for wine tips, tasting notes and adventures in wine and travel: wanderandwine.com

NEWTON’S NEWEST VENTURE IN WINE

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art of the reason I love writing this column is getting to share the stories behind Santa Barbara wine, though that usually involves sharing the specific story of the winemaker. While the role of the winemaker is undoubtedly crucial for wine production, there are plenty of other people somewhat “behind the scenes” who make wine possible – from those who plant and farm the vineyards to those who sell the wine. Needless to say, there’s a long list of different job titles responsible for wine production!

As someone who has made a living tending to other people’s grapes for the past 34 years, Jeff Newton, founder of Coastal Vineyard Care Associates, is finally trying his hand at his own wine. His newly launched label, Cherry Newton, is a collaboration with winemaker Cris Cherry focused solely

on Syrah from Ballard Canyon – an area he’s quite familiar with, having managed many of the vineyards here for years.

A graduate of UCSB for both his undergraduate and master’s degrees, Newton says farming wasn’t remotely on his radar until a harvest spent working at his college roommate’s family farm.

Although he didn’t jump into a career in agriculture right away, he recognizes that experience did plant a seed. “It was a lot of hard work with really long days, but I fell in love with it,” he shares. So, after working in Sacramento for a large farm management company and studying viticulture at UC Davis, Newton set his sights on moving back to Santa Barbara.

In 1983, he worked for Dale Hampton, the vineyard manager at Sierra Madre Vineyard, who was instrumental in getting Newton to launch Coastal Vineyard Care Associates

that same year. “Dale introduced me to a couple of growers in Santa Ynez who needed management help. I started with three vineyards totaling about 40 acres,” he shares. “To this day, I am still grateful to Dale for his helping hand.”

Now with 60 vineyards and more than 500 employees, Coastal Vineyard Care is widely recognized as one of the top vineyard management companies in California. Over the years, Newton and his team have played an important role in Santa Barbara’s vineyard development, welcoming innovation in the vineyard and leading the charge toward more sustainable farming practices.

With a successful business and established career, Newton is the first to admit that he wasn’t exactly looking for a new venture in wine. Then, in 2014, he was showing Villa Creek winemaker

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Cherry Newton’s first vintage, the Cherry Newton 2014 Syrah, is an equal blend of the Alban and Estrella River clones from Boa Vista. Aged 10 months in French oak, the wine shows notes of creme de cassis and black fruit complemented by enticing savory characteristics. The palate is powerful yet elegant, with notes of smoky game, pepper, and Herbes de Provence, and well-integrated tannins on a lengthy finish – an impressive first release!

The second vintage, the 2015 Syrah, combines grapes from Boa Vista and Kimsey Vineyards and spends longer time in oak. Leading with more fruit and spice than the previous vintage, it also offers great structure and an impressively long finish.

When asked what his favorite variety is, Jeff enthusiastically says he loves Syrah, and Cherry Newton is a clear expression of that passion.

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ON ART

by Margaret Landreau

In the last 18 years, Margaret Landreau has accumulated 13 years of serving on the Board of Directors of Santa Barbara County nonprofits and has worked as a freelance arts writer for 10 years. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee of SBACS. She creates her own art in her Carpinteria studio. Contact her at landreau6@yahoo.com.

JILLA WOLSEY, ARTIST, ART PATRON

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hen Jilla Wolsey is not busy running her successful property management company, she keeps busy creating art and promoting artists throughout our community.

In March, Wolsey was recognized at the Carpinteria’s awards banquet with a special award for her service to the Alzheimer’s support group. She has served as president of the Board of Directors of the Carpinteria Valley Arts Council and operates their fundraising booth each year at the Avocado Bazaar.

Her most rewarding contributions to these organizations are her art. In addition to creating one-of-a-kind mirror frames decorated with eclectic bits that she collects, she explains: “I like to make jewelry – I love to make art and to mentor artists and gift my creations to charities who auction them off to support their programs. It makes me happy to be able to do that.

In addition to the mirror frames, I collect old pieces of jewelry and rework them into modern designs with an added twist or surprise to them. I like to restore beautiful pieces and connect women to the styles of mid-century modern and minimalism.”

People who have seen Wolsey’s creations auctioned off have begun gifting their unused or broken jewelry for her to create with. “I love getting boxes of old jewelry pieces that people

are not using and giving them new lives.”

Wolsey was influenced by the time spent with her father, who loved and collected art. “I would follow along to galleries and look at art and jewelry.

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Art is one of the most powerful ways of communicating without language. It is essential to our development as human beings to express life and feelings through art. Art has been with us all along as we developed, and there has been a tradition of art patrons in each generation – people who support and encourage artists. I am educated and refreshed by interacting with people who make art. I love to hang out with my friends who are artists, watching how they create their art. I have some talented friends who are amused by my curiosity and not offended by it.”

“Another early influence was my grandmother, a talented seamstress

who designed wedding gowns.” To Wolsey, tailoring clothes is sculpture with fabric. “Grandmother would add exquisitely detailed bead work and pearl decorations, and I was fascinated by the way she could take two-dimensional fabric and use the colors and textures to create three-dimensional art clothes.

When my upstairs neighbor who made theatrical costumes asked me to model for her, it changed the way I thought about clothes and my own body. I discovered I could get joy out of wearing art.”

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By Elizabeth Rose

I Heart SB is the diary of Elizabeth Rose, a thirty-something navigating life, love, and relationships in the Greater Santa Barbara area. Thoughts or comments? Email ihearterose@gmail.com

COMPARE AND DESPAIR

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he majority of cruisers we’ve met maintain some sort of a blog, Facebook page, or Instagram account dedicated to their life on a sailboat. But like many people out there, I have a love/hate relationship with social media.

At one point, I found myself scrolling through posts up to five times a day. My ego would inflate with each “Like” and deflate just as fast as I compared myself to others. On top of that, the base of my right thumb began to ache from overuse.

So, as post-worthy as our trip would be, Jason and I decided to leave social media behind. Instead of enjoying moments together, we feared we would preoccupy ourselves with staging the perfect shot, composing witty captions, and searching for a strong Wi-Fi connection – ultimately diluting our experience just to look like we were entirely in it. So, I deleted all social media from my phone all together. Our family and friends were a little disappointed, as they wanted to follow our adventure, but I figured there’s nothing a good old-fashioned slideshow can’t fix.

With that said, a few weeks into our stay in Santa Barbara, my ego got the best of me. Curious to see what was going on around town, I caved, downloaded Instagram, and lost myself in the world I yearned to escape.

I lost myself in the world I yearned to escape It was our two-year anniversary and Jason and I were lying in bed, happily scrolling on our phones after a long beach walk and a movie. I was 20 minutes deep into Instagram when I wondered why Jason never posts photos of us. Spiraling down the rabbit hole even further, I began to question his love and dedication to me. Here we were, content and happy, yet only after I immersed back into social media did I compose a perfectly irrational story in my head: If a man is truly in love with a woman, wouldn’t he want to shout it from the rooftops or, at least, post a dang picture on Instagram?

I tried to talk myself out it, but my ego already started to bruise. By this point in our partnership, Jason knows when I’m feeling off. He sat up, put his arm around my shoulders and asked what was wrong. “You don’t post pictures of us on Instagram, and I just want to be sure this isn’t a temporary relationship,” I said. He looked confused. “What do you mean? We’re on this incredible journey together: love!” he said. “Yeah, but, I mean, I don’t want to be just a first mate for this trip.”

He laughed with smiling eyes, the way you would at a small child wobbling across the room learning to walk. “No, lover. This is not temporary. We have our whole lives ahead of us.”

At that moment, I felt something a million “Likes” could never replicate. Jason looked deep into my eyes in a way that dug right down to the core of my insides.

It was the look of assurance, love, and commitment. A look that said, I mean business. Minutes later, I deleted the app.

Of course, the problem isn’t Jason or Instagram. It’s the fact that after scrolling through Instagram, I felt our relationship needed validation from others. In my personal life, I do not share with friends why our relationship is special. Words would only lessen the magic. The reason our relationship feels so good is the same reason I’m unable to verbalize it. Our love isn’t based on outward appearances or approval. It’s an inside job. Why I felt the need to gain public opinion of us is beyond me.

My grandparents, the greatest love story I’ve known, never felt the need to prove their love to others. I saw it in the way grandma would lay his fishing clothes on the bed every morning and how grandpa would serve her papaya with cottage cheese and raisins on top, just the way she liked it.

At some point we’ve got to ask ourselves: How much of my happiness is based on social media? At the end of your life, will all those “Likes” matter? As you lie on your death bed, will you remember a life half-lived for the approval of others and regret the life you forgot to live for yourself?

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SYVSNAPSHOT

by Eva Van Prooyen Keeping a finger on the pulse of the Santa Ynez Valley: what to eat, where to go, who to meet, and what to drink. Pretty much everything and anything situated between the Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains that could tickle one’s interest.

A MISSION TO MARS AND BUELLTON BLOOMS WITH WINE, COOKIES, AND A NEW CAFÉ BRICK BARN WINE ESTATE new winery on an old estate opened in Buellton on April 13. Brick Barn Wine Estate stands at the winegrowing frontier in the western Santa Ynez Valley on Highway 246 just west of Industrial Way and nearing the Sta. Rita Hills wine appellation. “Since the 1800s, our property has been a place of farming, ranching, equestrianism, and entrepreneurship. We now fulfill its destiny as a premium wine estate,” say owners Kathy and Norman Williams, who also report that just before harvest 2017, Brick Barn brought on winemaker Rob DaFoe. The winery currently produces 5,000 cases of estate wines and the property encompasses approximately 1,100 acres, with close to 35 acres planted with grapes.

Varietals represented on the property include Viognier, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Syrah, Vermentino, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, and Albariño.

The vines are young, but already producing award-winning wines including: 2016 Albarino – Double Gold from San Francisco Chronicle, 2016 Vermentino – Sweepstakes Winner, and 2016 Cabernet Franc Reserve – Gold.

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There are expansive vineyard and valley views from nearly every angle, plus a tasting room bar with its oversized trio of crystal chandeliers. Off the main tasting room is the main courtyard with three outdoor fireplaces, a central water feature, and a generous handful of seating areas furnished with couches, chairs, and tables for gathering. A separate wine club lounge with a large round leather ottoman embossed with a paisley print hosts its own exclusive private patio for wine club members. A large horse arena is in back and is earmarked as a possible event space in the future.

Brick Barn Wine Estate is open to the public for wine tasting and tours, as well as for private or corporate events large and small.

Brick Barn Wine Estate is located at 795 West Highway 246; they are open Monday through Friday from 11 am to 5 pm and weekends 11 am to 6 pm. For more information, visit www.brickbarnestate.com or call (805) 688-1208.

THE COOKIE VIXEN he Cookie Vixen chef and owner April Pharoah specializes in “Artisan WinePairing Cookies, Traditional Scottish Shortbreads, and Gluten Free Baked Goods.” Inspired by the pinot noirs produced at Loring Wine Company (neighboring Hitching Post II restaurant in Buellton), April reports she began experimenting with cookies and wine pairings, ultimately making her own batches of gougère, shortbread, and cookies (with gluten-free options). “The cookies are not sweet and sugary. More sugar in a cookie will make wine more bitter,” explains April, adding that her products are currently available at Loring Wine Company Tasting room but she will soon be moving to join the surge of artisans flocking to Industrial Way. Where: Coming soon to 201 Industrial Way #B in Buellton Info: visit www.thecookievixen.com

FARM FRESH WINE COUNTRY CUISINE orrell’s Farm Fresh Dining opened the doors to a new “Farm Fresh Wine Country Cuisine” café on April 21. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Buellton and are situated between A-RU Japanese Restaurant and Espresso Machines by Salvatore. Menu items for breakfast include: The Frittata, Early Bird Oatmeal, and The Breakfast Bowl with scrambled eggs, diced sausage, crispy potatoes, cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, salsa Verde, and sour cream. Lunch items feature: chicken and brie sandwich, The Reuben, Tequila Lime Chicken Salad, and Morrell’s Burger, a grilled charbroiled half-pound Angus beef patty with cheese, tomato, red onion, lettuce, and French fries.

When: Open 6 am to 9 pm every day but closed Tuesday; Sunday brunch 10 am to 3 pm and dinner 5 to 9 pm

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MISSION TO MARS LAUNCH ompoc is the place to be for the much-anticipated NASA launch of the InSight mission to Mars. With two public viewing locations, Earthlings can see the InSight Launch; the first opportunity is slated for May 5, at approximately 4:05 am PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base. InSight will launch from Launch Complex 3 and ride atop an Atlas V-401 rocket. (InSight stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport.) This will be the first mission to study in-depth the “inner space” of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. InSight will be the first planetary spacecraft to launch from this West Coast facility.

According to NASA, this is not merely a Mars mission. InSight will «literally dig deep into the history of Mars in order to determine how the inner solar system planets were created. This terrestrial planet explorer will investigate the processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system (including Earth) more than four billion years ago.»

When: Saturday, May 5, at 4:05 am. Launch date and time are subject to change due to technical or weather issues.

Where: Vandenberg Air Force Base with official public viewing locations Lompoc Airport, 1801 North H Street in Lompoc: see NASA TV commentary from the tarmac and meet NASA/InSight Mission team members and city representatives.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 2800 Harris Grade Road in Lompoc: View the launch from the hillside church parking lot and interact with NASA/InSight mission team members.

Arrive no earlier than 2:30 am. Launch commentary via NASA TV coverage begins at 3:30 am.

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“The Barn,” a substantial structure boasting a mass of red brick with rustic barn wood and steel beam accents was built in 1974 by Carmello Valante, an Italian stonemason. It was originally a ranch for rescued Arabian horses with 36 stalls, which have been converted into two hospitality wings. The east annex will host art displays focusing on Santa Barbara County artists and antique cars. (Currently two Ferraris are on display: one from the mid 1980s and one from 2005.) The west wing is ideal for exclusive wine tastings and dinners with the possibility of a banquet table stretching down the long corridor. A handful of these stalls were converted into a “Salon Bridal Suite” that is appointed with opulent furnishings contrasting the rustic brick of the interior that includes hand-laid red-brick flooring in a herringbone pattern throughout the facility. Off the suite is one of two large, pet-friendly courtyards spacious enough to host a wedding party of 150 guests.

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in supply in Montecito allowed prices to remain strong, despite the natural disaster that destroyed 10% of the housing inventory and took the lives of 23 people.

A CLOSER LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOODS Several neighborhoods saw an increase in sales this past quarter, most significantly Hope Ranch, which saw 15 homes close escrow between January 1 and March 31. These homes ranged in price from $1,445,000 to $11,500,000. The average number of days on market for these homes was 239, with a high of 1,063 days.

Compared to 2017, this is nearly double the number of homes that sold in Hope Ranch in the same time period.

Summerland, which was not affected by the mudslides, saw a similar number of sales in the first quarter of this year compared to last year: both first quarters garnered five sales.

Two neighborhoods that had fewer sales than last year’s first quarter were the Mesa and the Upper East, which attracted multiple Montecito buyers. The Mesa saw 18 sales in the first quarter, compared to 21 in 2017’s first quarter. The Upper East neighborhood in downtown Santa Barbara saw a similar phenomenon; seven homes sold in the first quarter of the year, ranging in price from $1,280,000 to $2,695,000.

Q1 in 2017: Nine sales ranging in price from $1,030,000 to $2,424,000. Both neighborhoods’ total number of sales remained strong, despite less inventory due to the smoke and ash from the Thomas Fire, coupled with the holidays.

SALES IN MONTECITO Until the County and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) finalize their new flood hazard maps, due out mid-June, many Montecito homeowners

who were affected by the mudslides are in a holding pattern, waiting to see what the County’s process will be for rebuilding on their properties. Inventory in Montecito was, not surprisingly, down this first quarter from last year. Only 78 homes in Montecito were listed for sale, compared to 123 homes in Q1 of 2017. The good news is that we saw the sale of two properties in the top end of the market – a home on Glenview sold for $9,100,000 and one at 1627 East Valley Road sold for $35 million – and the sale of several homes in both the “red” and “yellow” zones depicted in the County’s debris flow risk area map.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT In April and even in the first few days of May, we saw an uptick in listings in Montecito and beyond. Thirty new homes were brought on the market in Montecito, and I expect that those numbers will continue to rise. I predict we’ll see several vacant lots put up for sale, by homeowners who do not wish to rebuild.

According to County reps, all properties will be allowed to be rebuilt upon, but it’s not yet clear what regulations will be placed upon the plans. On May 15, the Board of Supervisors will vote on new ordinance amendments that will dictate how property owners will navigate the process of rebuilding their homes, and I know a lot of Montecito homeowners who are hoping that the BOS approves the County’s proposed amendments, which would not require design review – and thus, public noticing – for homes that are being rebuilt “like-for-like.”

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YTD 2018 SALES Carpinteria: 14 Sales $590,536 Avg. Price $576,250 Median Goleta 18 Sales $700,556 Avg. Price $596,250 Median Montecito 3 Sales $1,974,833. AvgPrice 2,100,000 Median Hope Ranch n/a Santa Barbara 56 Sales $876,991 Avg. Price $725,000 Median Summerland 3 713,667 Avg Price 775,000 Median

Carpinteria 11 Sales: $1,446,818 Avg $930,000. Median Goleta 58 Sales $1,009,716 Avg $866,000 Median.

Montecito 28 Sales $4,684,786 Avg. $3,200,000 Median Hope Ranch 15 Sales $4,135,467 Avg. $3,400,000 Median Santa Barbara 132 Sales $1,419,420 Avg $1,277,500 Median.

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raditionally, summer has been the most active season of the year for home buyers, and this summer will be probably continue that trend. I would like to take a look at what has happened so far this year from a mortgage standpoint and make predictions about what we can expect going forward.

It happened; the U.S. 10 Year Treasury note passed the 3.0% mark last week.

Why is this significant? Well, mainly for investors and financial planners it was a high-water mark that people had been keeping a close eye on. There was also a mental hurdle to be reasoned with, as people like round numbers and this one had a target on it all year. Higher bond yields will likely trigger analysts and financial planners to re-think their strategies and make adjustments to their models.

From a mortgage standpoint, there have been three factors dragging rates higher; the hot stock market, the increase in treasury yields, and increasing inflationary trends. We also have to contend with a high amount of debt issuance from the U.S. Government to add to inflationary risk. Right now, the average 30-year fixed conforming rate is 4.5% per Freddie Mac, and Jumbo rates are still solidly in the 4% range depending on product. We can expect these rates to slowly keep increasing as we move forward with the current environment. In short order, don’t wait to lock in a rate.

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it more difficult for buyers to qualify for a mortgage. Also, for those needing to refinance, expect higher rates than we have seen in the past. It’s time to re-adjust what we think of a “good rate” and focus more on the long-term planning and individual goals of each client. Yes, rate is important, but being realistic and trying to gamble on waiting for lower rates can be seen as a fool’s errand in this current environment.

With the impending changes in the FEMA flood maps, it is also important to factor in the costs of flood insurance when considering purchasing a home.

Oftentimes insurance can be had for a minimal cost, so this should not be a major deterrent, but for those on the edge of qualifying it can make things challenging.

Overall, I am still optimistic about our local housing market, and rates are still historically low. Once you get your foot in the door in Santa Barbara, it has proven to be a valuable long-term investment no matter the neighborhood. With patience and diligence, a great home andCounty a great mortgage are still easily obtainable. Meet South Market Trends with a mortgage consultant early and often, be realistic and honest, and together we Barbara March 2018 can all help you reach yourSanta goals of homeownership.

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Downtown, and Hope Ranch will continue to see an increase in both inventory in sales. As far as price, I expect to see a slight softening of the market, as more inventory comes on, prices will tend to drop. In the last week alone, we saw price reductions across the board, and I attribute that to both increased inventory and possible hesitation of buyers who are waiting to see how the new FEMA maps affect the market as a whole.

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