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Bi-weekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding takes a closer look at Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, specifically about American jobs, Mexico, and China State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing stares wonderingly at the stars and something falls into his eyes eer Guy – Zach Rosen knows a window of opportunity when he sees one B – in this case, the opening of Third Window Brewing Co.; and The Apiary Ciderworks and Meadery

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Funny Things Heard on the Campaign Trail

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he June primary is bearing down on us. I’ve been at candidate forums and following the campaigns. What follows is a smattering of candidate quotes, political commentary, and humor, as we could all probably stand a little humor in politics right now.

The Vintners’ Forum for SBC Supervisory Candidates I have no dog in the 3rd District fight, but the group running up there is (refreshingly) unfiltered. I suspect Bruce Porter is the man to beat, since the rest piled on him en masse in this forum (co-hosted by the SB Independent.) The night was rich with campaign funnies, unintentional, which makes them all the more entertaining.

Third District Candidates

JOAN HARTMAN “It may be difficult for smaller people.” – In response to a question on wineries of 5 acres or less.

My (uneducated) guess is they don’t hire dwarves exclusively.

JAY FREEMAN “I didn’t actually get to the winery ordinance.” – Responding to a question about the proposed winery ordinance.

At the Vintners’ Forum.

Heavily attended by people involved in the wine industry.

Like wineries.

KAREN JONES (by far the most unfiltered and entertaining) My favorite answer of the night, in response to the question of dilapidated living

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conditions for farm workers: “This will be solved by human innovation. And it’s gonna be robots. Someday, there will be strawberry-picking-bots working those fields. It’s not that far away, people!”

Kooky as that came off… she’s probably right. And it made me kind of like her.

BOB FIELD “I don’t want to call myself an activist. More like an alert citizen.”

Who protests every project. Even when they’re miles away. Like in the next county. He also kept throwing props at Christensen: “Jen would know the numbers on that one.”

First District Candidates

JENNIFER CHRISTENSEN “Nobody tells me what to do. Ask my husband.”

In answer to a question on Peter Adam’s support, with a snide inference from the moderator that she must therefore be his puppet. You go, girl!

DAS WILLIAMS “I balanced the state budget.”

Really? All by himself? State news outlets should have been all over that one.

“Santa Barbara Assemblyman forced to balance entire California budget. Governor on fishing trip for months with the other 79 Assembly reps. No one noticed.’

“I could have grown up poor in any community. But I grew up six blocks from the ocean in Santa Barbara.”

Wow, we feel your pain, Das. Wonder how poor kids forced to live inland feel.

Bet they wish they could grow up six blocks from the ocean in Santa Barbara, too.

Finally, from a prominent local Democrat over a glass of wine: “I don’t know what exactly goes on in the Democratic Party and Central Committee, but there certainly seem to be some disturbing machinations there.

Reasonable people join up and then wonder which ring of Hell, exactly, they’ve fallen into. Now, I don’t think people are rushing to re-register as Republicans, necessarily, but in the fashion of the schools-to-prison pipeline, the local Democratic machine seems to be doing a first-rate job of cranking out a heck of a lot of… independents!

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Bernie and Donald are Wrong on One Thing They Agree on

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henever Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump speak about free trade, I hear how America is getting screwed by China and Mexico, that we are suckers and we are losing American jobs.

Trump says: “So we really need jobs now. We have to take jobs away from other countries because other countries are taking our jobs. There is practically not a country that does business with the United States that isn’t making – let’s call it a very big profit. I mean, China is going to make $300 billion on us at least this year.”

Donald wants to impose a 45% tariff (tax) on Chinese goods.

Bernie says: “Since 2001, we have lost more than 60,000 factories in this country, and more than 4.9 million decent paying manufacturing jobs. We must end our disastrous trade policies which enable corporate America to shut down plants in this country and move to China and other low-wage countries. We need to end the race to the bottom and develop trade policies, which demand that American corporations create jobs here, and not abroad.”

I’m not sure what Bernie’s “cure” is since he doesn’t address the issue on his campaign website. But he has said that no trade deal we’ve ever made has been good for American workers.

Are they right?

The quick answer: no. They either ignore basic economic concepts or misstate the facts. Remember, reality in the hands of politicians is a bit of a mirage. They tell you what they think you want to hear.

And, if elected and they follow through with their anti-free trade campaign promises, we will be plunged into a huge depression.

The truth is that free trade has been good for America and has made all of us richer, including Chinese and Mexicans. We don’t need to “take jobs away from other countries” because we have enough here.

The numbers I quoted above by Bernie and Donald are fairly accurate.

Our trade balance with China will be around $300 billion this year and we have lost about 4.9 manufacturing jobs. But that doesn’t tell the full story.

The full story is, despite “getting screwed by our trade partners” (trade deficit), GDP and employment have continued to grow steadily over the years. GDP is a measure of our economy’s output: the higher the better.

(Our recessions have nothing to do with foreign trade.)

Here is a chart which demonstrates what I mean:

went higher when the trade deficit (orange line) was highest: they moved in opposite directions. Hmm. Could that possibly mean that employment rose even though we were getting “screwed” (Donald) by our trade partners? This data comes from the federal government, not me.

So what does that mean? It means that our economy thrived during this period (except for the recessions – gray bars). We can conclude from this that free trade and trade deficits (1) have no impact on it or (2) have a positive impact on the economy, but (3) never a negative impact.

What about those workers who lost manufacturing jobs, you ask?

I hear all the time that we’ve lost “high paying” manufacturing jobs only to be replaced by “low paying” service jobs. That is true, but they aren’t low paying. If you compare the average of all manufacturing wages to the average of all service wages, you will find, as I did when I researched the Fed’s data on this, that average wages are identical. You think all manufacturing wages are high? You would be wrong.

The other thing you should know is that the decline in manufacturing as a percentage of the economy is a worldwide phenomenon, not just an American one. If you average all economies in the world, the decline in manufacturing looks the same as ours on a chart (according to UN data).

Why is this? Because economies aren’t stagnant and the world, especially in America, is moving toward an information-based economy, not manufacturing. It’s not just us. The information age has created huge wealth and jobs for America and will continue to do so for a long time.

But what about those workers who lost jobs?

There are always companies and their employees who will lose out in a competitive economy. Woe to the typewriter manufacturers (computers), the video store clerks (Netflix), record stores (iTunes), inefficient unionized auto manufacturers (non-union Southern factories), T-shirt manufacturers (Asia), book stores (Amazon), landline phone companies (iPhone and Samsung are made in China), camera film companies (digitized everything), travel agents (Expedia, Priceline), newspapers (Internet – except for this fine-thriving journal), and so on.

You are the one causing unemployment for the workers in these defunct industries because you chose the better, quicker, and cheaper alternative offered by competitors. What do you want to do about it? Do you want to pay $25 for the “Made in America” T-shirt or $10 for the one made in Vietnam? Do you want fewer music choices? You choose. In fact, you already have chosen. Because of foreign trade you are wealthier and workers in Vietnam, China, and Malaysia are wealthier. Because of free trade, we have more goods to choose from than ever before. It’s called a win-win.

Those workers who lost jobs? Well, it’s nothing new because it has been going on ever since we were free to trade among one another. But educate them, retrain them, give them a hand up, and let them find new jobs in new places and new industries.

The big picture is that we and our trading partners are far better off from free trade –don’t let Bernie and Donald lie to you.

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But there is too much mystery. Signs and portents and stains on the sidewalk.

Any mystery is too much, and we’re surrounded by it, defined by it, bored of it. Is our Beloved Father a kindly giant on a cloud or a toothy Lovecraftian squid-thing tearing horrifically through a hole in space-time? This may not be the Question for our Age, but it ought to be. Here’s another: does Love have anything to do with this mess at all?

Opinions abound and many of them bore. Bromides are everywhere, and God is said to be synonymous with birds, trees, flowers, and people who overpay at yard sales.

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We’re complicated, embarrassing, selfregarding busybodies who have daubed the whole of our vast canvas with the overexcited brushstrokes of a sugaredup preschooler; taking and losing and retaking and losing and retaking holy cities, the armies of banner-waving ninnies pouring down the plains with their dumb robes flowing, then spending our down-time dreaming up the Big Bang and devising the lawn mower.

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Third Window Open for Business Third Window Brewing Co. located at The Mill is now open

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or the past year or so, Third Window Brewing Co. has been the talk of our local beer scene, and after about 18 months of planning and hard work they have finally opened their doors. The brewery is the brainchild of John Neale, Kris Parker, grandson of legendary vintner Fess Parker, and Patrick Rue, who is one of the 11 Master Cicerones® and founder of The Bruery.

Kris is the brewmaster and has designed the beers to not only be the type of brews that he wants to drink, but also ones that are expressive of the Santa Barbara terroir. When Patrick, who is Kris’s longtime friend, heard about their concept for Third Window, he offered up The Bruery’s old brewhouse to them. This system was originally from Mendocino Brewing Company, making it the second-oldest craft beer brewhouse. This historic piece of brewing equipment is a direct-fire, manual system with no automation, meaning it is much harder to work on but allows the brewers a high level of control over the process.

Looking at Kris and Patrick’s past collaboration beers such as The Bruery’s Wineification or Bierbara, you can expect to see a melding of the beer and wine worlds and some exotic flavors coming out of the brewery. For example, they have blended the tart, German wheat beer style, Berliner Weisse, with raspberry juice produced by traditional foot stomping. There will definitely be a focus on the European beer styles, especially Belgian-style brews, including Trappiste-style beers and sours. Each beer seems to blend different influences into a cohesive and creative brew. This can be seen in beers such as their Walkabout Stout, which was inspired by the chocolate-orange flavors of Joffers candy from Australia (John’s home country) and uses Twenty-

Kris Parker discussing Bierbara, one of the beer and wine hybrids he has worked on with Patrick Rue

Four Blackbirds cacao nibs, whole Madagascar vanilla beans, and 270 pounds of citrus including mandarins, blood oranges, grapefruit, and lemons.

There are 27 taps in the tasting room and Kris wants to use this space to offer different versions of the same base beer.

For example, their Batch #2 Lager has been split into three parts. One-third of the batch was packaged as the normal lager, another third was aged in stainless steel fermenters with loquats and orange blossoms, and the remainder was placed in white wine barrels and inoculated with the funky-flavored microorganism Brettanomyces. The standard lager is already on tap, and the other two versions will be getting released in the near future, making this a place that you will want to keep visiting.

Third Window Brewing 405 East Haley Street, Suite 3 thirdwindowbrewing.com

Not Beer but Still Tasty

Although ciders and meads probably have more in common with wine, the beer world has embraced these beverages as their own, and lucky for us The Apiary Ciderworks and Meadery has opened in Carpinteria. Founder

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Mandarina Bavaria hops to give it a characteristic tangerine and pineapple aroma. If you can’t make it down to Ventura, keep an eye out for their beers on tap at beer-centric places around State Street.

Return of the Captain 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.

Nole Cossart left Jun Brewery about a year ago to start this new endeavor.

Jun is a fermented honey and green tea beverage similar to kombucha but with a stronger alcohol content. He learned a lot about working with honey and fruits during his time at Jun, but with this new venture he wanted to pressure himself to be more creative and experimental with the ingredients.

He has done just that with the tasting room’s nine taps. The lineup is split evenly among cider, mead, and cyser (cider-mead hybrid; pronounced sizeerr), featuring three of each. There are two IPA-style meads, each one made with a different single-variety of hops (Citra and Centennial hops), in addition to an unflavored version using singlesourced avocado blossom honey. Nole has produced two single-varietal ciders.

One uses Granny Smith apples, and the other is produced with Gala apples. The third offering is the Gala apple version flavored with cinnamon, nettles, and Cascade hops.

Two of his cysers use the same base of Gala apples and wildflower honey but are flavored differently. There is the more floral cyser that uses rose and lavender and a drier version produced with jasmine and Brettanomyces. The third version is a sweeter style of cyser that is brewed with Granny Smith apples and caramelized honey. Nole intends to introduce jun there as well, but for the time being there are more than enough options to keep your palate intrigued and thirst quenched.

Continue South and Go West

If you are already heading down to Carpinteria to give Apiary a try, continue south and make a visit to the newly opened MadeWest in Ventura.

This spacious craft brewery was opened

by Ventura natives Mike Morrison and Seth Gibson. They are starting off with six beers in their lineup, including a pre-Prohibition style Cream Ale. “PreProhibition” refers to the use of flaked maize, which is different in flavor and quality than the cheaper corn grits used in macro lagers and, generally, implies a higher hopping rate. MadeWest also has a notable Red Rye IPA brewed with

In Goleta, Captain Fatty’s Craft Brewery has re-opened their doors after going through an extensive expansion. Co-owner and brewmaster Preston Angell has been toiling away for months to install a new 15-barrel (a barrel is 31 gallons or two full-sized kegs) brewhouse along with four 30 barrel fermenters. The larger fermenters will allow him to focus on his core beers and build an inventory so that they can distribute more beer to restaurants and bars. These beers are going to be their Kolsch, Apricot Saison, Vortex IPA, and most likely their Double IPA. He still intends to maintain a large variety of beers available in the tap room.

There are currently seven beers on tap and Preston plans to expand that to up to 15 different brews. Along with the increase in beers, they will be expanding their tasting room hours. It is currently Wednesday through Sunday, though Preston plans to soon have the brewery open seven days a week. He wants to keep the tastingroom beers experimental, featuring oneoffs and special brews, in addition to old favorites such as their enduring Milk Stout. With the larger brewery, Preston not only wants to scratch his own creative itch but also keep beer drinkers surprised and curious what will come out next at the Captain’s.

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M. Special Brewing Co. American Lager A hearty lager that has an apparent bread character followed by a hint of floral hops and a lemon aftertone. American Lager is an undemanding refreshment and its light flavors are welcoming as the weather warms up.

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sed to be a diagnosis of autism meant a probable lifetime of social isolation and underachievement.

And other folks probably figured Dustin Hoffman’s character, Raymond Babbitt, in Rain Man (which turns 30 in 2018, yikes!) portrayed autistic people in their most positive light.

But now, partially thanks to Temple Grandin, we know better. Perhaps the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world, Grandin not only promotes autism awareness as a theoretical concept – she also lives it.

Although she didn’t talk until she was three years old and was labeled “weird” in her early years, Grandin found a mentor who recognized her interests and abilities and later developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock-handling equipment designer.

She’s currently professor of animal science at Colorado State University with more than 400 scholarly articles and several bestselling books to her name, including Emergence: Labeled Autistic, The Way I See It, and Animals Make Us Human.

Gradin, who was the subject of an eponymous award-winning HBO film, gives the lecture Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society at the Granada Theatre on Tuesday, May 10, and we imagine it will be as inspiring as her life. Tickets run $25-$40 for the general public. Call 899-2222 or visit www.granadasb.org.

Watkins & Glen

We are blessed with a whole lot of way more than worthy singer-songwriters who live in our little berg, and scores more who pass through frequently because of our proximity to acoustic music heaven in Los Angeles. That leads to a whole lot of interplay between ‘em, including all sorts of collaborations

most folks outside of the area never get to witness.

Case in point might be Sean Watkins.

The So Cal-raised singer-songwriterguitarist-et cetera was just 12 when he co-formed Nickel Creek with his sister Sara and string wizard Chris Thile.

They did quite well for themselves over the years, eventually scoring two Grammy Awards. And before they put the band on the back burner to pursue other projects, they also hooked up with Santa Barbara native Glen Phillips, the creative force behind Toad the Wet Sprocket, even collaborating on a terrific album (Mutual Admiration Society) that presaged the later Work Force Administration that also featured other El Lay stalwarts.

Those bonds remain: Watkins closes out What to Fear, his new quite compelling solo album, with a cover of Phillips’s “Back on My Feet”. It’s the first song he wanted to talk about outside of the title track in a recent interview.

“It was one of the first songs of his I heard, on a 16-song demo he gave us.

It encapsulates what I love about his writing – sweet and sad, and dark and hopeful at the same time. He lets the feeling be what they are – he doesn’t try to dress them up.”

The same could be said for What to Fear, which represents a giant step forward for Watkins. And it also showcases some new collaborations with both the Northern Californian trio Bee Eaters (violin, cello, and hammered dulcimer) and bass and drums brethren Matt Chamberlain and Mike Elizondo, plus Haden family offspring Petra Haden on background vocals, and sister Sara pitching in.

Many of those folks will be on hand when Watkins does his first solo gig in town in two years – actually his first gig in the area at all, since both the reunited

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Nickel Creek and the Watkins Family Hour on Tour skipped Santa Barbara – at SOhO on Tuesday, May 10, at 8 pm.

Petra Haden & Jesse Harris (who have a brilliant new album out, too) open the show, making this one not to miss!

Tickets are $12 advance online, or $15 cash only at the door. Call 962-7776 or visit www.sohosb.com.

Cabin Coziness

Cabin by the Sea series returns to SOhO on Thursday, May 12, for the eighth show in the succession that pairs singer-songwriters and other musicians with a local nonprofit at the club that has been “adorned with cabin coziness”. We are Humans and Cabin by the Sea founder Erisy Watt take the stage first before the headliners, Royal Jelly Jive, who play an intoxicating mix of gypsy rock and soul jive. The San Francisco-based band dive deep into the old-school throwback sounds of the 1940s with a groovy new twist.

Reaping the funds from the funk is Wilderness Youth Project, a group fostering confidence, health, and a lifelong love of learning through active outdoor experiences and mentoring since 1999.

The organization uses the excursions to teach the next generation to be peaceful, respectful and confident stewards of our world. Hear about the outdoors in the indoors “cabin” starting at 8 pm on Thursday, May 12. Tickets are $10 online in advance and $12 at the door.

Proceeds are split between musicians and featured nonprofit – so groove, give back, and gain awareness. More info at www.facebook.com/cabinbythesea.

Can You Dig it?

UCSB’s film department may not be as well-known as some of its more technical areas, but even in the

shadow of USC and Hollywood, the campus does turn out some successful filmmakers and TV creators. Alum Tim Kring (co-creator/producer/ writer of Dig, creator of Heroes and Heroes Reborn) and Gideon Raff (co-creator/producer/director/writer Dig, who also served as executive producer and a writer of Emmy, WGA, and Golden Globe-winning series Homeland) are teaming up for TELEtalk: Can We Trust What We See at the Pollock Theater back on campus on Thursday, May 12.

The prolific producers will discuss of how TV has expanded the options for storytelling, following a screening of the pilot episode of Dig, in which FBI special agent Peter Connelly (Jason Isaacs) uncovers a conspiracy 2,000 years in the making while investigating the murder of a young female archaeologist. Dig was canceled last year, but the dudes are definitely of their due. Free admission. Call 893-5903 or visit www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock.

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The Environmental Defense Center’s (EDC) monthly “tgif!” warm-weather gatherings might very well be the happiest happy hour in Santa Barbara.

Start with the free hors d’oeuvres provided by farmers, restaurants, and other eateries who share healthy lifestyles and a consciousness about the environment. There’s tasty stuff from salads to pasta to vegetarian creations and usually plenty of it, meaning it might fill you up enough to skip dinner. Add two free drinks (beer, wine, or soft drinks) donated by likeminded local wineries and brewers.

Season with performances from local bands and singer-songwriters ranging from roots rock to jazz and folk.

Sprinkle in speakers from a rotating series of non-profit organization sponsors – usually EDC clients – who almost always celebrating their successes, or at least upbeat about challenges ahead. Stir it all up in the charming, slightly sunken courtyard at EDC’s downtown headquarters at 906 Garden Street that gets packed full of people who run the gamut from

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Voilà! A great way to spend two hours on a Friday night. Admission is just $15, which includes everything. A season pass covering all four events (May 13, July 8, September 9, October 14) goes for $95, which may seem like screwy math until you realize it comes with a commemorative tgif! wine glass, six free raffle tickets per event, annual membership to EDC, and entry into a special end-of-season raffle for a limited-edition New Belgium cruiser.

Plus, you get to use the VIP entry table, skipping past the crowds. Leave the car at home and enjoy a free bike valet in the EDC parking lot on Canon Perdido Street courtesy of Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition. Get details, tickets, or a season pass online at www.environmentaldefensecenter. org/tgif.

Fiesta: La Primavera

Seriously? We’re talking Fiesta in mid-May? Yup. That’s how it goes with the ever-expanding Old Spanish Days celebration, which officially takes place in early August (3-7 this year) but spreads its preliminary events

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La Primavera, which takes place 5 to 10 pm on Saturday, May 14, is the official kick-off for Fiesta season, and it happens in mid-May, you know, because primavera means spring.

El Presidenté 2016 J.C. Gordon will unveil the official Fiesta theme, poster design, and pin-out at Rancho Dos Pueblos, the really rural spread by the sea about 10 minutes west of the Bacara. It’s also the first official performance of this year’s Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta. The Old Spanish Days annual spring fundraiser features a Four Nations Three Course plated dinner and dancing ocean-side under the stars. Regular tickets go for $125, while the VIP admission will set you back $300, but that includes preferred dinner seating, a private waiter, and complimentary dinner wine.

After this comes Fiesta Ranchera on Thursday, June 16; Old Spanish Days Annual Costume Sale, on Saturday, July 9; La Fiesta del Museo, July 23; and La Recepción del Presidente, Sunday, July 31. What we want to know is when is Fiesta Ad Nauseam?

Get tickets and all the details – I mean, all the details at www.oldspanishdaysfiesta.org.

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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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still wear the T-shirt my thengirlfriend bought for me in gratitude for bringing her to the Bob DylanVan Morrison-Joni Mitchell concert at the arena in Anaheim back in May 1998. Yeah, it’s 18 years old and not looking so crisp – but it was Joni, Van, and Dylan, together on the same stage! Right there on the back it reads, “Don’t you dare miss it!” Nearly every time I wear it, someone comes up to me in amazement either to reminisce about the show, or express amazement that they all ever appeared on the stage together.

Well, I’m thinking the staggering, once-in-a-lifetime lineup comprising the Desert Trip Festival slated for October might just finally get me to toss the tee in the rags pile. The show features the cream of the crop of surviving Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Who, and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd – who, duh, of course have never before shared a bill.

The festival takes place October 7-9 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, the site where the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place each spring – the 2016 pair of weekend bashes took place last month – but this is an entirely different animal. Each of the artists will play full sets, two legendary acts per day, rather than the abbreviated festival sets that characterize the multi-stage, band-saturated Coachella.

The Rolling Stones and Dylan play Friday; McCartney and Young share

the stage on Saturday; then Waters and The Who close out Desert Trip on Sunday. As might be expected, such an opportunity doesn’t come cheap: three-day general admission passes cost $399, with reserved tickets going for $699 to $1,599. Single-day general passes cost $199. Want the best seats?

Tickets go on sale Monday morning at 10 at www.DesertTrip.com.

And who knows? Maybe they’ll give the Man About Town a free press pass or two, so I can wear my old T-shirt down there to let it see and understand why it’s being replaced.

Wonder-ful Reopening Stevie Wonder isn’t on the incredible Indio bill in October. But the R&B-soulpop master whose career has spanned more than half a century is headed our way for a one-off gig much closer to town. Wonder will anchor a threeshow celebration of the completion of the Chumash Casino Resort’s $165 million casino-hotel expansion in late July. Tickets for July 24 concert, while still a hefty $175-$295, won’t set you back as much as a single-day Desert Trip Festival pass.

Also coming to the Samala Showroom – remodeled and made slightly more intimate as a 1,400-seat venue – are the Grammy Award-winning country trio Rascal Flatts on July 14 (tickets cost $175-$95) and the comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who just played the Arlington last month, on July 21 ($155-$75). All of the renovations and additions to the Chumash Casino Resort will be revealed

on Friday, May 20, while tickets for all the show go on sale on Thursday, June 2. Details and more online at www. chumashcasino.com.

Swagger from SOhO Speaking of rock legends, SOhO is making available its own little slice of history. The memorabilia collected and created during the club’s 20th anniversary show series last year is up for grabs via online auction.

Up for bids are cymbals, a drum head, and a Jasmine JD39 guitar – all signed by Michael McDonald, David Crosby, Alan Parsons, John Kay (Steppenwolf ), Eric Burdon (The Animals), Kenny Loggins, and Glen Phillips; Martin Gore’s signed custom Telecaster, Jeff Bridges’s signed Eastman AC420, and more.

The auction is slated to close on Friday, May 13, but given there were no bids on any of the items, who knows if that still holds. On the other hand, you might be able to nab one of these oneof-a-kind items without a whole lot of competition.

The proceeds help support operations and improvements at SOhO, with a portion to be donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check out the swag at www.32auctions.com/sohosilent-auction.

(ETC) had produced anything and wondered about the organization’s viability. Of course, not long after publication, the missive about ETC’s next two events arrived in the in-box.

Elements is one of the initiators of the Santa Barbara General Auditions, daylong tryouts in which 20 local producing companies met up with actors and directors in a collective casting call, a smart and efficient way for the smaller organizations to get a head-start on filling out their roles roster. Santa Barbara City College is helping to host the next event, slated for Saturday, May 17, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Jurkowitz Theatre.

Each performer has three minutes to audition for the panel, and headshots and resumés will be included in the book that each production company receives. The auditions are followed by an artist/panelist discussion that is an opportunity both for learning on both sides of the table and for networking within the local theater community.

The General Auditions are also where Elements will be casting its upcoming production of Lauren Yee’s in a word, as well as secure a director for the piece about Fiona’s, whose son

Bea Aware DJ Darla Bea is just about ubiquitous at cool Santa Barbara fundraisers, hotel parties, clubs, and more. And, apparently, she’s also ultra up-to-date with current events and how to make note of them on the local scene. Within 90 minutes of the first report that Prince had died, the Man About Town received an email from Darla that she was spinning tunes at Velvet Jones that Friday evening in a Purple Reign Tribute to fallen rock star.

Impressive!

MAT-a-Culpa A few issues ago, your intrepid reporter was definitely not an infallible one! We noted that it had been a while since Elements Theater Collective

disappeared two years ago and now finds nothing makes sense in her life.

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(now vanished) as she walks briskly to a Pontiac the size of a speedboat.

Emily waves riotously to me from the open window of her passing car on the way to the sun-dappled senior parking lot (goodbye, little girl!), my dying grandfather, in 1968, bobs his long hand and wrist at me from under the sheet and says. “Billy.”

Which Billy? In my 8-year-old frame, did he see my older brother Bill (the apple of his eye) or his own son, my uncle Bill? Little Nicky averts his beautiful eyes and looks at the floor with his bashful secret smile of yet-undefinable love.

Sammy awkwardly doffs his handsome head in greeting a stranger. My fatherin-law bursts without warning into hot tears and rough embraces when we tell him we’ll marry. Why all this glory?

There must be a dynamo somewhere.

Our stammering and groping for sense and meaning would seem to rise above mere evolutionary expedience.

I will say the calming pastoral approach to apprehending the “Mind of God” is a counter-intuitive nonstarter, though persons I adore, with intellects more varied and robust than my own, adopt and proselytize that view with inarguable and lovingly turned outreach. I respect but can’t personally feel it. I wish I could. The Universe is a cool 455 degrees below zero (we’re assured), is opening with increasing speed like an unimaginably monstrous umbrella, and is thought to have burst with instantaneous, reality-filling fire and mayhem from an infinitesimally tiny pinprick whose predecessor was literally Nothing At All. This mad batshit does not, to my mind, conjure a prose poet dreamily contemplating a daffodil. God may indeed dwell in a blade of grass, but in that case He is a disappointing minimum-wage God with a winged heart stamped just above His ass. These earthbound Hallmark cards we send to ourselves are confounding, our utter inability to contain our surroundings manifesting as teddy bears and slippers.

We make of our insane and gorgeous and inexplicable Reality a model of demure comfort as frail and without imagination as a Kajagoogoo song.

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God is in the sunlight and trees. Be Nice to the Neighbors and by the way Stop Enviably Gawping at their new car (suitably, the very last Commandment).

Really? The sacred penetrating mystery message from the vast gusty reaches of endless time has arrived and might as well have come from the corner grocer; an adorably handmade, curiously human, impossibly convenient and stultifyingly flat message from space.

The nightmare of rotating machinery, boiling nebulous bedlam and fleshannihilating Absolute Zero of our universe is an unlikely crucible for the sort of summer-lawn gazing Spiritual Thinking engenders. And neither does all the fiery, galactic wildness of the actual universe dovetail with the ministrations of a gentle, parablemurmuring woodworker in burlap, spreading his warm-milk message of neighborly love. Although He did pique my interest when He sent that gang of pigs over the cliff. The idea of 5,000 years’ worth of sages exhorting us to be nice to one another? It sort of enrages me.

I don’t need lightning and thunder, but I do need something that is at least vaguely commensurate with the scalding strangeness of the inner and outer worlds. Several years ago, a dear and enlightened friend went on a pilgrimage to India, the better to apprehend, in that milieu of spiritual antiquity and very relaxed cows, an ancient animating principle. In the midst of a maddened throng of celebrants and pilgrims bathing in the sacred Ganges, he immersed himself in the reportedly

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putrid waters, partaking laudably of a very old ritual. The Ganges is considered sacred all along its considerable length and is, incidentally, a terribly polluted cesspool into which bodies and other dissolving whatnot are dumped on their way to the hereafter. He had moments before seen an infant corpse drift by on the currents. But he was determined to have the experience.

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This fear has by now been put to rest.

One can only admire such brave and farflung baptismal efforts to understand the bigger picture. It’s also good to be reminded that while we higher beings strive to see the face of God, His mischiefmaking Creation can usually be found trying to burrow into and sicken us. Life is a many-splendored thing.

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Behind the Vine

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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

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wines from all over the world, Les Marchands is a popular destination for wine aficionados to sip and mingle or grab a bottle to go. A knowledgeable staff, delectable menu (think house-marinated olives, charcuterie and Bolognese), and its location in the heart of the Funk Zone add to the hip, urban vibe. Don’t miss their Thursday night Porchetta dinners and fantastic brunches this spring. // 131 Anacapa Street, Suite B

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ive & ¼ (pronounced F “Five and a quarter”) is one of Santa Barbara’s newer

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by Tucker Huget and Jamie Heer, two friends who met while working at a local winery, Armada has been a neighborhood favorite for the past couple of years for its artisanal wine and beer selections and down-to-earth vibes. Tucked away in the San Marcos Courtyard, the name Armada is not only a play on the “exploration” of wine and beer, but also pays tribute to the Spanish Conquistadors carved into the courtyard’s facade. Here, you can enjoy regional and international wine and beer in the beautiful, airy space. Happy hour is offered daily, and don’t miss the monthly wine/beer events. // 1129 A State Street

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ocal artist/health and fitness queen Katie McLean and shaper/ surfer Ryan Lovelace have made quite a cozy space for themselves, and everyone else for that matter, on Parker Way. Whether it’s McLean’s art work (and soon-to-be active wear line) that graces the space or the fact Lovelace is hard at work shaping boards in a back room, Trim Surf Shop feels alive, welcoming, and chill for real. They recently hosted Surfer Magazine on the El Niño’s Wake film tour, just one of many open-to-thepublic events Trim Surf Shop produces on the reg.

Trim Surf Shop 27 Parker Way, Santa Barbara (805) 845-8885 Instagram: @trim_shop_sb | www.trimshopsb.com

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figured Joe’s Café would be a great feature for Raising The Bar for reasons known to all true locals – the drinks are loaded and just a few will do you right. But meeting Frankie Calvillo, Joe’s wellloved bartender whose work at the café spans four decades, made me realize how many more stories are concealed behind the walls of old SB and in places you may least expect – and we, the Sentinel, want nothing more than to retell and share them all with you. So, if you know someone with a great story, business, creation, or you yourself have a gem hidden up your sleeve, please let us know: megan@santabarbarasentinel. com or message us on Instagram: @ santabarbarasentinel. We want to get to the guts of the real SB. We want to know more about you!

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hrough June 18, Corridan Gallery is presenting “Four Fauves in California” Exhibit of Fine Art featuring James-Paul Brown, Ken Christensen, Kathleen Elsey, and Sarah Carr. Each artist has traveled extensively in France and Italy, and combines the colors of their home base here on the California Coast with Mediterranean inspiration.

“The work of these four contemporary artists brings us to a new understanding of the joy of colorful painting,” say gallery director William Fedderson. We have this exhibit on our “must-see” list.

“Four Fauves in California” Exhibit of Fine Art at Corridan Gallery 125 North Milpas Street, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7939 www.corridan-gallery.com Pathway Through the Magic Forest by James-Paul Brown

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The Berry Man, Inc. is a wholesale produce distributor supplying produce and artisanal products to restaurants, resorts, institutions, caterers, and markets from Big Sur to Santa Barbara to Santa Monica. While sourcing worldwide, special emphasis is on the locally grown. Cory Clark is sales and marketing director of The Berry Man, Inc. and the voice of this sponsored column, The Berry Man.

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HELPING THOSE WHO HELP US

16TH ANNUAL BLUE WATER BALL

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t Berry Man, we work with local growers from the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. Here are some seasonal products we are super excited about.

We suggest you visit the market to try these out. Feel free to email me for more information on how to obtain these products: cory@theberryman.com ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS FROM RODELA FARMS, OXNARD long with the arrival of summer squashes this season are their dainty, edible flowers. The bright orange blossoms sold are generally from zucchini plants, though the flowers of other summer squashes may be eaten, as well. The blossoms are often served fried – a dish we will never turn down, but there are several other ways to fully enjoy the beautiful color and delicate texture and flavor of this summer ingredient. Our blossoms are picked first thing in the morning before the flowers open, then packed and delivered to our customers that same day.

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BROOKS CHERRIES FROM BURKDOLL FARM he Brooks cherry has all the characteristics of cherries: rounded, glossy firm fruit with an intense red flesh that will stain to the touch. It has a well balanced sweetness with both rich complex flavors and a perfectly sweet tart blackberrylike finish. Brooks cherries are best-suited for fresh eating. They pair well with other stone fruit, especially apricots and almonds. Other favorable pairings include burrata cheese, basil, hazelnut oil, pine nuts, fennel, pistachios, arugula, mild lettuce greens, yogurt, mascarpone, vanilla ice cream and gelato, white and dark chocolate, and berries such as blueberry and blackberry.

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APRIUM FROM BURKDOLL FARM prium is a plum and-apricot-crossed fruit; apriums have a higher apricot-toplum heritage. These guys resemble apricots, down to the orange flesh and slight fuzziness.

Use them in pies, crumbles, salads, and other stone fruit recipes. The intense, complex flavor is unique, much like a blend of fruit juices. The Aprium’s sugar content is much higher than in common apricot and plum varieties, producing fruit of incomparable sweetness.

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t was the biggest bash of them all, raising more than $150,000 to protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds. The event took place at Deckers Brands Headquarters, where 250 guests had a great time in honor of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper.

Famed surfer and filmmaker Chris Malloy was on hand to introduce keynote speaker Christian Beamish (an acclaimed waterman, boat-builder, big-wave surfer, and author), who offered a private coastal cruise in his handbuilt boat, The Cormorant, to the highest bidder, which raised $10,000 for the non-profit.

Channelkeeper would like to extend a big thanks to everyone who attended, especially Christian Beamish, Billy Baldwin, event co-chairs Holly Alper and Talli Larrick, and all volunteers, generous auction donors, and the Blue Water Ball Partners who sponsored the evening – including Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, UCSB, La Arcada, MarBorg Industries, Patagonia, The Village Gardener, Alma Rosa, Coastal Fund, Environment Now, Mattole Valley Naturals, Melville Winery, Mission Wealth Management, Montecito Bank & Trust, Randy & Deanna Solakian, and Sustainable Vine C&E...

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DUCK EGGS FROM SANTA BARBARA CHEESE COMPANY e get ours from Sara Hoekstra over at Santa Barbara Cheese Company.

You should really try them if you can get a hold of them. Duck eggs are richer than chicken eggs. Everything that you do with a chicken egg can be done with a duck egg.

Scramble them, poach them, or bake with them. In fact, most expert bakers report that using duck eggs makes their cakes rise higher and provides them with excellent taste due to their high-fat content. The water content in duck eggs is lesser than chicken eggs, so you need you need to be careful not to overcook them, which has a tendency to make them rubbery. Try a duck egg poached and served with bitter greens and bacon lardons.

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by jacquelyn De Longe

Jacquelyn’s creative interests earned her a degree in fine art from Art Center College of Design, followed by years in the Los Angeles art world working for major galleries and prominent artists. She is regularly published in West Coast newspapers and magazines, in addition to working as a producer and director in the performing arts. She is an advocate for children’s art programs and, she is not afraid to dance down the aisle at the grocery store with her kids when Talking Heads plays overhead. Contact Jacquelyn at www.delongewrites.com.

BEYOND 2˚ WRAPS 2ND EXHIBITION AND PREPARES FOR 3RD GALA Advisors to guide the Teen Arts Council, Brooke Kellaway, associate curator of the MCA, and Monika Molnar-Metzenthin, MCA director of Community Engagement

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few months ago, the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) spring exhibit Beyond 2˚, that addresses climate-based issues through the eyes of international artists (a show that is up through June), took place.

As part of an extension of that ecological show on climate change, the MCASB Teen Arts Council, a 10-member student organization working to improve art and culture access and engagement for Santa Barbara youths, created their own exhibition, Beyond 2˚ Millennial Impact. The group collaborated with Explore Ecology and downtown’s Art from Scrap, taking over their upstairs gallery space and installing a show with more than 30 teen artists from six local high schools.

Working together, co-presidents Gigden Baez and Megan Handley, put out a Call for Entry to Santa Barbara County schools and oversaw the selection of entries. The response by local teen artists reflected a cohesive talent countywide with works on paper, photographs, paintings, video, prints, collages, and sculpture. Having free reign over the exhibit, the Teen Arts Council met every two weeks and stayed focused on the project. Monika Molnar-Metzenthin, MCASB’s director of Community Engagement, and Jill Cloutier, Art from Scrap Marketing and PR director, worked together to secure the exhibition space for the students and ensured they had all the supplies and guidance they needed for the successful show.

Having attended mini workshops with MCASB associate curator, Brooke Kellaway, the teens curated for over a week, focusing on the installation and

Emma Tracy, “Hold Your Breath”, 2016 (San Marcos High School)

presentation of the exhibit. The March opening was soft but the closing party was big. Parents, friends, and museum staff filled the small gallery space, taking in the creative work and chatting up the young artists.

Emma Tracy, a student at San Marcos High School, exhibited an impactful photograph, Hold Your Breath, a claustrophobic-like image addressing waste and excess. Gigden Baez created a video piece, as well as a photography series, Mavi, where she played with the materials’ artificial exposure while capturing images of nature. Confronting global warming, Vanessa Torres drew a impactful image of polar bears’ melting world.

Like a mad scientist, Lilly Pieramici constructed a mixed-media collage, It’s about Time, and Story Frances

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MCA coordinator of Community Engagement Kelsey Riegen, director of Community Engagement Monika Molnar-Metzenthin, and Jill Cloutier take part in Beyond 2° Millennial Impact at Art From Scrap.

Gigden Baez, “Mavi”, 2016, DSLR photography (Middle Collage, Alta Vista)

Lilly Pieramici, “It’s about Time”, 2016, Mixed Media (Crane Country Day)

MCA Teen Arts Council co-presidents Gigden Baez and Megan Handley

Lehrer’s photographic dyptic, Same Place, Different Time, captured the reality of the California drought.

While you may have missed your chance to see the works of these talented teens (they held the Beyond 2˚ Millenial Impact closing reception on April 22), you can still celebrate their success with them. Continuing the exploration of art and environmental issues, the MCASB will be hosting on Friday, May 20, IMPACT, a party with live music, “mocktails”, and pizza.

And as a take-home token, there will be a photo booth and handcrafted, masterpiece flower crowns to capture the moment. Festive dress is encouraged!

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hat makes this brew special is the fact the coffee grounds get brewed for 24 hours at 40 degrees.

According to the coffee gurus over there, brewing it slowly at a cold temperature results in a much smoother, fullbodied, and chocolate flavor without the acidity. They use about twice as much coffee to make the Cold Brew, which equals about the same amount of caffeine as a normal cup of joe. Perfect for a mid-workday pick-me-up.

Or anytime, really.

Santa Barbara Roasting Company 321 Motor Way, Santa Barbara | (805) 962-5213 Mon-Sat: 6 am - 9 pm | Sun: 6:30 am -9 pm Instagram: @sbroasting www.sbcoffee.com

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y boyfriend loves Caesar salad, but I only like it so-so because I think it lacks health benefits. So, I created a version that is good for you and also keeps peace in the house – a win-win! For example, instead of croutons, I like to get the crunch from roasted pumpkin seeds because they are loaded in vitamins.

(Plus, they only take about five minutes to roast in the oven at 450 degrees.) I also include Swiss chard because it is a super green. In addition to anchovies in the dressing, I add smoked salmon to the salad to get those healthy omega-3 fatty acids. For the greatest health benefits, remember to always eat organic!

NOT-SO-BORING CAESAR SALAD Ingredients:

Dressing:

1 head of Romaine lettuce 1 bunch of Swiss chard 1 cup of roasted pumpkin seeds 2 slices of smoked salmon 1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice 3 tbsp of Dijon mustard 1 clove of garlic, pressed 2 filets of anchovies, mushed

For dressing:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together. Set dressing aside. For salad: in a large bowl, mix lettuce with chard and add roasted pumpkin seeds. Add salmon, sprinkle parmesan cheese, and toss with dressing.

Plate salad and serve with your favorite Sauvignon Blanc or mint and cucumber water. Bon appetit!

Raising the Bar

THE “STATE STREET” MANHATTAN Ingredients: Booker’s Bourbon (127 proof) Cinzano 1757 Sweet Vermouth Fee Brother’s Black Walnut Bitters

FAVORITE BARTENDERS AND SERIOUS COCKTAILS

Place a few orange slices and Luxardo cherries in a cocktail glass and muddle. Fill glass with ice and add a few dashes of bitters. Next, fill glass halfway with bourbon and top the rest with sweet vermouth.

Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with a Luxardo cherry. Set the remaining drink aside for refills, kick back, enjoy, and don’t forget to call an Über.

Joe’s Café 536 State Street, Santa Barbara | (805) 966-4638 Instagram: @joescafesb • www.joescafesb.com

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f you have a water softener, make sure it is set for a hardness of 20-25 grains per gallon (for the City of Santa Barbara) and consider switching to potassium chloride to reduce salt in the recycled water system.

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rankie Calvillo, originally from Michoacán, Mexico, has been a familiar face at Joe’s Café for 40 years. It’s no secret that heavy pours are what makes this place an institution (that, and the fact it’s been around since the 1920s), but in the age of perfectly crafted cocktails, Joe’s Café proves that sometimes all you need is a good, hard drink.

WATER WISE

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oots Organic Farm’s two -pound carton of Albion strawberries stopped us in our tracks at the SB Farmers Market. The hearty berries taste exactly how you want them to taste – firm and bursting with sweetness.

Textbook strawberry deliciousness. Farmer Jacob Grant encourages all to come visit him at SB’s Saturday market, but you can also grab ahold of their bounty on Tuesday’s market, Wednesday in Solvang, Friday in Montecito, or Sunday in Ojai.

WaterWise City of Santa Barbara (805) 564-5460 • SantaBarbaraCA.gov/WaterWise

Roots Organic Farm (805) 680-1030 • Instagram:@roots_organic_farm

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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.

Writing is an outlet that ensures mental stability... usually.

The undefeated PJs (Pink Jaguars) with their devoted coaches

NO NEED TO TAKE US OUT TO THE BALLPARK – WE’LL ALREADY BE THERE I’ve learned a great deal about America’s favorite pastime in the past year. Lila started off playing softball for Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association in the casual Fall Ball program. (I would recommend Fall Ball to anyone who has a girl showing interest in the sport.) We progressed to the major (spring) league and began to get a better understanding of the commitment that rolls along with those softballs.

We were at the fields for hours. Not only because my kid was obsessed, but because her awesome, volunteer coaches

Elliana Westmacott was born and raised in Santa Barbara. She is 10. She loves to play the piano and soccer. Skiing, swimming in the ocean, reading, and visiting her Nana’s house are some of her favorite things to do. Her family and her dog George make her happy. So does writing.

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y fidgeting was making me frigid. The icy bleachers and vicious wind did not help the sweat that continued to pool beneath my jacket. I was more nervous than I have been in years as I watched my kid slip into the batter’s box at home plate.

Her teammates’ chants rattled the fence of the dugout: “Lila is her number, seven is her name. Even though we’re mixed up, we’re gonna win this game.”

As the pitcher wound up, I sat frozen, praying that Lila’s bat would make contact with the ball.

How the hell did I end up a softball mom? Not that this is a bad thing, it’s just that I could never track or catch a small ball for the life of me (basketball was my game). And I never, ever pictured my kids playing the sport.

Basketball, swimming, soccer… all of the sports that I had love affairs with were the visions that I had dancing in my head for my offspring. But as I sat there, bleacher-numbed, absorbing the energy from my daughter’s teammates cheering in the dugout, I saw a fierceness emanating from Lila, and I realized that just like my kid, I was hooked.

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were as well. The spirit and dedication were contagious.

Now I have an infatuated girl. (I am not complaining; as parents, we wish for this.) However, Lila is wearing a pitcher’s facemask at the dinner table, she dedicates hours for slow pitch to a net by herself in the yard, and she sleeps with her glove tucked under her arm.

I even found the team photo tucked behind her pillow. It would appear that Lila has found her first love.

It didn’t hurt that the first softball team she played for just became league champions and went undefeated in the season. The Pink Jaguars (or PJs as the parents referred to them) crushed it this spring. Here was a group of little sluggers, all under 8 years old, practicing for up to six hours some weeks and not stopping when they got home, at least not in Lila’s case.

The Amazon boxes kept arriving at our door, as my husband (who was clearly just as smitten with the whole thing as his daughter) continued to order every piece of softball sporting equipment the Internet had to offer. Now our yard is a makeshift field, equipped with bases, a pitching mound, and a golden retriever in the outfield. Did I mention my husband plays ball himself? And my dad played in the minor leagues. Lila has definitely got ballpark in her blood.

LET IT RIP Watching these young girls develop their skills was truly something to witness. Many started the season not knowing first base from third.

Some looked at a glove as if it were a mysterious, bulky accessory. In six short, jam-packed weeks, they went on to understand and facilitate all the necessary components to put the entire game into action and win while they were at it. (Our head coach Jules and

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an you believe that school is out in fewer than 30 days? Crazy, right?

I’m looking forward to the trip that my family and I will be taking.

We are going to Thailand! This will be my first trip to Asia. I have seen so many beautiful pictures, and they just get me more exited. The ocean looks like a pool; it’s so clear.

I just found out that Thailand is called “The land of smiles.” A friend of mine I loved sitting on this ledge looking over Budapest! that has been to Thailand said that it just as great as the European trip. is the most colorful place he has ever I remember experiencing a lot of visited. I can’t wait to see it for myself. happy, sad, mad, shy, and silly moments I also can’t wait to swim in the crystal- and feelings on the trip to Europe. But blue waters and ride an elephant! We are I think the biggest feeling was freedom. planning on going to a sanctuary where A lot of people don’t get to go or feel the they treat the elephants very well. I’ve things that I felt on that trip. I am very also seen a lot of videos and pictures of lucky to have these adventures. people riding elephants into the water We may be travelers, but that doesn’t and in the jungles. mean we aren’t afraid of some things But the most exiting part of all of this that might happen along the way. is that I’m going to turn 11 in Thailand! For instance, I’m nervous about the My mom keeps saying, “Elli is going vaccinations I have to get before I even to turn eleven with an elephant!” Or go to Thailand. But that’s the whole maybe I’m going to turn 11 in beautiful point of going on long trips. In the waters; either way, I will be happy. end, I’m sure we’re going to be okay, “We’re travelers,” My mom says, and and there will be lots of smiles. it’s true. What are travelers if they don’t I hope you have some good summer fly off to see the world? We took a big plans, too! trip to Europe when I was eight years Love, old. We’re hoping that this trip will be E

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he Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association (GVGSA) is the only all-girls league in Santa Barbara. The organization has a sweet Fall Ball program that is a fun way to introduce girls to the game before they go fullswing in the spring league. The coaches, umpires, and league organizers all deserve to be commended. GVGSA is a wonderful program. Check out the website for sign-up dates and information: www.gvgsa.com

assistant coaches Toni and Greg deserve huge accolades for all of this!) What may have started as a bunch of girls who had a desire to sing fun cheers and songs in the dugout evolved into a full team of sluggers who wanted nothing more than to get a base hit.

So when Lila looks at me with that wild look in her eyes and commands, “Mom! Where is my glove?” I know that I need to quell the beast and find the appendage that complements her hand.

It appears that softball has moved into our home and plans to stay.

Make your Friday the 13th Lucky!

Late Night at Corks n’ Crowns featuring Beer Cocktails n’ Tacos May 13th from 6-9pm

Corks n’ Crowns Tasting Room and Wine Shop

32 Anacapa Street in the heart of Santa Barbara's Funk Zone Hours: Monday-Sunday 11am-7pm

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DR. TIFFANY MARGOLIN OF FROM THE HEART MOBILE VET

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he doctor is in – in your driveway, that is. From The Heart Mobile Vet is complete veterinary care which comes right to your door for surgery, X-rays, dental cleaning, home euthanasia, holistic/integrative medicine, acupuncture, cold laser therapy, behavioral consultations, and allergy elimination. Just when you think it couldn’t be more convenient, Dr. Tiffany Margolin makes it so by offering services between Monday and Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, and answering calls seven days a week. Dr. Tiffany took a few minutes to give us a little inside knowledge on how this super service came to be.

1. I have a rapport with a diversity of animals from dogs and cats, to reptiles and birds, and I individualize treatments to achieve the best, longest lasting results. For example, chiropractic care and nutritional therapy can be combined with herbal medicines to relieve pain or lengthen and improve a pet’s life.

2. A trip to the vet can be a terrifying experience for a pet and a heart-wrenching one for a pet owner, but high-quality treatments for your furry or feathered friends doesn’t have to take such a huge emotional toll. My goal is to combine the best possible care with a truly low-stress veterinary experience.

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is songs are soulful, serious, yet serene.

Jeffrey Foucault’s music gets down inside you and make you reflect on life in a good way.

Just reading the news blog on his website (www. jeffreyfoucault.com) really gives you insight on how mindful and creative this singer/songwriter is. Presented by Tales from the Tavern, he’ll be performing on Wednesday, May 11, at The Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, so you can see and hear the musician, and get lost in the lyrics yourself.

3. I have more than 25 years of veterinary experience, 35 total in the medical field. I had always wanted to become a vet since I was seven years old. A few of my family members are “people doctors,” but since I’ve always had a connection with animals, I decided to become a vet.

4. I’m originally from Studio City, but I always knew I would end up here. Not wanting to sacrifice the mountains for the beach or the beach for the mountains, I am happy to now call Santa Barbara home.

5. In my off time, one of the things I love most is to ride my horse. Since my horse is based in Montecito, we love to travel from the mountains down to the beach – my horse does the hiking and I get to do the sightseeing. I also love to connect with nature. I feel it’s really important to ground myself in that way.

Dr. Tiffany Margolin of From The Heart Mobile Vet (805) 350-1399 • info@fromtheheartvet.com • www.fromtheheartvet.com

What’s Happening

YOLO WITH SB POLO & RACQUET CLUB

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un’s out, hats on, beverage is in hand, and people-watching is in full force. It’s that time of year when the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club opens its doors to the new season – and this year, the club has an incredible lineup of events and activities for families and fun-seekers alike. The best part is SB Polo is accessible to everyone – no membership needed.

Mark your calendars for Sundays at 3 pm from May to October. Time to take the reins on this one and come on down.

The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club 3375 Foothill Road #1200, Carpinteria (805) 684-6683 Every Sunday, May to October starting at 3 pm Tickets: grandstands $10 per person, the Posh Polo Lounge $35 per person, cabana rentals start at $350 (seats 10 people), and tailgating/picnic is $15 per person Instagram: @therealsbpolo www.sbpolo.com

Was music always something you sought to do for a living?

I didn’t believe it was something a person could do for a real long time. I went to school and dropped out, went back, took a degree in history. I worked various jobs – farm work, construction, teaching school – and at one point I was pretty set on getting married and starting a carpenter’s apprenticeship. But that fell apart, and after awhile I decided as long as I’d written 20 or so songs, I might as well make a record of them and see what happened. One thing led to another. I haven’t had a straight job in 15 years, and I’m real lucky to get to play music for a living with people I love. Most people have a much harder job than I do, and that’s a fact.

What’s your utopian dream? What’s the biggest goal you’d like to reach?

I don’t have a utopian dream, and I’m not a great optimist about the human condition. I wish the best for my loved ones, and I try to love everybody. The natural world – the real and actual world that exists apart from our consensual human reality – is in deep trouble. I’d like to believe we’ll find some way to reverse that decline. I don’t have any personal goals except to get better at what I do. I guess I’d like to fish more. Right now, I fish about 60 days a year, but the Buddha said that days spent fishing are not deducted from one’s allotted time. I don’t know much about what else he said, but that part makes sense to me.

Looking back, what advice would you give your younger self?

Don’t take yourself too seriously.

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Cubano: marinated pulled pork sandwich with Swiss cheese, niman ranch ham, green cabbage slaw, dill pickle (photo by Fran Collin)

OVEJA BLANCA: NEW CHAPTER OF SEAGRASS Beef cheeks: banana leaf and adobobraised beef cheeks, tomatillo salsa green cabbage slaw (photo by Fran Collin)

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e all have that special place in town. For me, it was Seagrass.

I would go there for any celebration, to take out guests in town, or just to have nice romantic dinner (as it was the most amorous restaurant in town).

Well, I almost had a heart attack when the Seagrass sign went down and renovations began.

I would drive by, with glassy eyes… how do I say goodbye? I didn’t want to accept it. No, no, no... my finger shaking while trying to pinpoint chef Robert Perez on Facebook.

Chef Robert is hands-down my favorite. One of those faces you are happy to see at the farmers market; it just brightens up your day. Chef Robert, general managers Ruben and Mariana Perez – they will not lead me into this darkness.

The Black Sheep restaurant, the one right next to Seagrass, its sister restaurant I’ve raved about, has been reincarnated into Oveja Blanca (meaning “white sheep” in Spanish). As much as I had that special feeling toward Seagrass, sometimes changes are needed to move on, to create better things. #circleoflife The always-closed front door on East Ortega is wide open, breeze coming in, Spanish guitar music emanating from the inside. No more white linen. All of sudden, I hear a loud laugh from the dining area, unusual for Seagrass (though my table was always the loudest, to the point of an embarrassment.).

Oveja Blanca serves up Global Latin American Cuisine, from which Chef Robert finds his root, food he grew up with, culture he always was passionate about. What you are most fervent about always finds its way.

After years of working full time for an ad agency, Christina found her passion in cooking and food.

Now armed with her newfound title, “Culinary School Graduate Food Blogger,” she writes and shares her passion for food, cooking, restaurants, photography and food styling in her popular blog, black dog :: food blog. Christina’s a proud mommy of not one but two shelter dogs and lives here in Santa Barbara with her husband. She’s also an avid Polynesian dancer, beach lover, traveler, swimmer, snowboarder and most of all, a lover of anything edible and yummy. Check out her ramblings here and at www.blackdogfoodblog.com.

Restaurant shot (photo by Fran Collin)

Casual and lively, but intimate and refined. You can have dinner at Oveja Blanca, then cruise over to The Black Sheep for more cocktails or vice versa.

The shareable plates are full of cultural flavor.

Little Gem (Burrata, pigs ear, roasted tomatillo mojo) was unusual and

Chef Robert Perez (photo by Fran Collin)

Frog leg: tempura-battered frog leg “lollipop” in a pool of garlic pinto bean puree (photo by Fran Collin) Salmon tostada: avocado purée, tempura onion ring, shaved avocado, serrano chili (photo by Fran Collin)

exciting. I eat a lot of weird food, but it was my first time to chew on pig’s ear.

Tasmanian Salmon Tostada (Avocado purée, tempura onion ring, shaved avocado, serrano chili): such a complex flavor in a one bite. One of my favorite dishes.

Pay attention to Chef’s Salsa Trio.

Insanely good. I’m going to keep the ingredients secret, so you have to go in to find out yourselves. A bit of these on everything gives an extra dimension to the dishes.

Chef favorite munchies: Bocal Huasteco (Maza “crotin” filled with Drake-aged mozzarella, topped with pico de gallo, avocado, Mexican onions, and micro cilantro) became my favorite as well.

How about some frog leg and beef cheek? Frog leg is tempura-battered, swimming in a pool of garlic pinto puree. Sorry, was I too graphic? Just eat it. It tastes like tender chicken leg. Banana Leaf Braised Beef cheeks melt in your mouth. Not greasy, more gelatinous way.

Can’t wait to come back for more. So long, Seagrass. It was a great chapter.

Now it’s time to turn to a new chapter – and I’m loving it.

Dishes are from $6 to $26. And they have the best waitstaff in town.

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recent and perhaps largest Hackathon occurred April 22-24 on the UCSB campus. The event, called “SB Hacks,” is in its second year and already being recognized as one of the best ways for local tech companies to interact with and attract new talent hailing from universities all over California.

by Chantal Peterson Chantal Peterson is a writer, travel enthusiast and a fine artist. She runs a content marketing business for wellness brands, and is an occasional contributor to various local and national publications. Contact Chantal at mypenlives@gmail.com or @moivelle on Instagram.

SB HACKS EVENT What the hack? Santa Barbara’s latest “Hackathon” at UCSB helped connect companies to tech-savvy individuals

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here has been a lot of speculation, specifically in local entrepreneurial circles, about the burgeoning tech scene in the Goleta area. While it will likely never compete with the likes of Silicon Valley, or even Santa Monica, there is a tech scene flourishing on the Central Coast at large, and it is in Goleta that many of these new and swiftly growing companies have decided to set up shop.

Some of the challenges in growing the tech scene in Goleta are: #1 to attract new talent, and #2 bring that talent together to network and idea share. One of the ways the industry commonly addresses both challenges is by organizing what can be thought of as mini-marathons for techies, known as “Hackathons”.

A Hackathon is an occasion in which computer programmers and others involved in software and hardware development interact with designers and project managers to collaborate intensively for short periods of time (usually about 48 hours).

As it happens, Santa Barbara’s most

INSIDE SB HACKS Side-by-side in a large room in the Corwin Pavilion at UCSB, approximately 300 hackers gathered for the weekend to work on ideas, build out concepts, and, sometimes, actual products. The expectation is that participants (a.k.a. hackers) stretch their imagination and attempt to build something new.

Any student of any year or any major can participate in SB Hacks, grad students included. These hackers often work through the night developing their projects, working almost nonstop from Friday night through Sunday morning. The large room is lined with long tables and rows of chairs, all packed with computers and various forms of technology that teams are working with.

Hackers can be seen eating their meals while working at their computers, and it is not uncommon to see people sleeping on the floor below their tables. At the end of the Hackathon, teams get judged and a winner is chosen. The Grand Prize champion gets an Xbox One and $100 Amazon gift card.

More importantly than winning, however, is the opportunity for student hackers to interact with local tech companies and have access to their technology and proprietary API’s (Application Program Interface).

Inviting the tech community to sponsor and attend the event is an excellent way for students to interact with technology that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to, such as 3-D printers, virtual-reality technology, arm sensors, and wearables.

Likewise, the numerous local sponsors including Citrix, Appfolio, ShipHawk, Flir, and LogicMonitor, and more, are excited to meet students and scout talent. While the event is very much a recruiting opportunity, it’s more dynamic than a typical career fair in that sponsors get the opportunity to see how students work, and how they interact with the product. Sponsors pose “challenges” to the teams, who can then choose to try to solve them, or work on a project of their own creation.

SB Hacks is a student organization and works with university faculty and staff to pull off the event. This year was the second SB Hacks event, which was founded last year by a group of UCSB students: AJ (Anshul Jain), Trevor Frese, and Benji Lampel. This year, Benji carried the torch and was joined

by Ryan Luo and Connor Mulcahey.

The organizing team raised more than 50K for the occurrence this year to make it all happen.

Lampel asserts that SB Hacks is a great opportunity for people who are not from the area to see that there is a tech community to get involved in in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and that it’s growing. Benji estimates that about one-third of the 265 hackers at the event were from other universities.

There were many great ideas this year, including one particularly impressive team from UCSD, led by Connor Smith, who were using advanced Virtual Reality technology to create interactive chemistry lab simulations for students in a risk-free and immersive way. This year’s Grand Prize winner was a team called Team Secretary, who built a program similar to a more generalized Siri.

We can look forward to SB Hacks 2017 with enthusiasm and bet that this won’t be the last Hackathon to emerge on the Central Coast this year.

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I Heart SB is a social experiment in dating and relationships through stories shared with and experienced by a thirty-something living in the Greater Santa Barbara area. All stories herein are based on actual events. Some names, places, and timelines have been altered to preserve anonymity and, most of all, for your reading enjoyment. Submit stories (maximum 700 words) to letters@santabarbarasentinel.com.

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s I swung open the metal door, the smell of sweat and steam flooded my senses.

I followed the grey-and-tan tiled floor down the short hallway and turned to enter the main room. That’s when it hit me. Literally. I bumped into a woman, fully naked and freshly showered, with a full bush.

“Pardon me, I’m so sorry!” I squeaked out. “It’s all right, dear,” she replied. It was official. My YMCA ladies’ locker-room cherry had been popped. After I collected myself from this brief vag encounter, I scanned the space and noticed the room was full of them and the varieties were endless.

It was a vagina party. Groomed, bare, wild, wispy, long… in every shade of the pubic rainbow and proud as they could be. The bodies attached were curvy, round, muffin topped, lanky, saggy, wrinkly, veiny, real. It was, in every way, an eye-opening experience, almost as if the vaginas were daring me to look.

This wasn’t my first run-in with OPP (other people privates). During my preteen years, Baden-Baden, a quintessential German spa town, was the location of my first encounter with “public pubicness.” A few giggles over an exposed boob or two is really all I remember. But now, being a fully developed woman, it was different. Watching these women interact with themselves and one another was an empowering experience. All of them, most over the age of 50, were naked – and clothed only in an I-don’t-give-a-rat’s-ass attitude. It looked great on all of them.

I’m generalizing here but, in my experience, it seems that women from the age of puberty until age 40-something are overly concerned with what other women think, myself included. Comparing our bodies to others is a toxic pastime we’ve participated in, unknowingly, most of the time, since the age of six. (Six, to me, is the time when innocence begins to deplete and the thought of being different is terrifying. Thank you, grade school.)

But here, in the steamy YMCA locker room, the varying human forms complemented one another and harmoniously celebrated what it looks like to be a woman. The images seen in fashion magazines, the images I and many young women have grown up with as being true representations of beauty, now felt boring and expected. The curve of the hips, the sagging of the breasts, the dimples in the thighs, scars and marks… all so different, interesting, intriguing, and, in turn, strong as hell.

I yearned to be like the women at the Y. The way they carried themselves, moving about in a natural way without feeling self-conscious, confident in their bodies and the way they move, bend, jiggle, and sway. Having lived decades in that body, having given life through that body, having survived illness and pain and heartbreak in that body… it gets me choked up just writing about it.

There have been numerous articles written about “body love” and accepting one’s skin, and thankfully so. I’ve read many and appreciate the message (I guess that’s what I’m inadvertently doing here now). But for me, it took a visit to the ladies’ locker room to really understand what body love is all about.

I thank the women in the locker room who’ve inspired me to free the V. To free the V and just be. They’ve taught me a valuable life lesson: confidence is sexy.

Especially when naked.

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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.

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LOS RANCHEROS VISITADORES PARADE n its 86th year of tradition, the “Visiting Ranchers” made up of more than 700 horsemen, riders, cowboys, and carriages from around the country gather for a weeklong private ride through the Santa Ynez Valley. Rancheros Visitadores was founded in 1930 and members include riders from all over the world. The event kicks off with an equestrian parade through the streets of Solvang to Old Mission Santa Ínes, where a blessing is pronounced for the riders and their steed.

When: Saturday, May 7, from 2 to 5 pm Where: 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang Cost: Free

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FABING-MCKAY-SPANNE HOUSE TOURS uilt in 1875, the Fabing-McKay-Spanne House is named for the three families who had lived in it. Operated by the all-volunteer Lompoc Valley Historical Society, this storied Victorian “farmhouse” has been fully renovated and furnished.

When: Monday, May 9, and Thursday, May 12, from 8:30 to 11 am Where: Lompoc Valley Historical Society, 207 North L Street in Lompoc Cost: Free – donations welcome Info: (805) 735-4626

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WILL ROGERS’S AMERICA ocal award-winning actor Rich Hoag brings his one-man show of American icon Will Rogers to Solvang Festival Theater. Rogers was a cowboy, actor, journalist,

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philosopher, satirist, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. His folksy wit and anecdotal humor are entirely entertaining, and enabled Rogers to poke fun at controversial topics and characters including: gangsters, prohibition, politicians, and government programs, in a way that everyone got the joke and no one was offended.

When: Friday, May 13, from 8 to 9:30 pm Where: The Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second Street in Solvang Cost: $25 reserved seating Info: theaterfest@verizon.net or call (805) 686-1789 ART IN THE COURTYARD eld every second Saturday of each month, artists, artisans, craftsmen, and women offer original, handmade objets d’art. Browse unique works with booths located within the SY museum’s central courtyard and inside the ParksJaneway Carriage House – a 7,500-square-foot space displaying more than 36 carriages including a variety of wagons, carts, stagecoaches, and other historical modes of horse-drawn transportation.

When: Saturday, May 14, from noon to 4 pm Where: SYV Historical Museum Sagunto Street in downtown Santa Ynez Cost: Free admittance to the museum during “Art in the Courtyard.”

Info: www.santaynezvalleyarts.org

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SCENIC VINTAGE RAILCARS tep aboard and enjoy views of the Central Coast from the comfort of two cozy and comfortable private railcars. Restored Pullmans will be pulled by Amtrak from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo for a late-spring round-daytrip. Beverages, a snack, and shared information about the natural history of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are included. Pack a picnic, bring a pal and a favorite vintage, and ride through the hidden treasures and views of Vandenberg AFB, Hollister, and Cojo-Jalama ranches to name a few.

When: Saturday, May 14, from 10 am to 4:30 pm Cost: $89 per passenger Info: Seating is limited to 36 passengers (805) 680-0397

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PAINT IN THE VINEYARD AT SAARLOOS + SONS rab a glass, a brush, some paint, and indulge your inner, creative, wineloving nature enthusiast. Take in the stunning views, rolling hills chock full of vineyards, and make your way to an easel, where a trained artist will walk you through the entire painting process step-by-step. No previous painting experience necessary.

When: Saturday, May 14, from 11 am to 1:30 pm Where: Saarlos + Sons Vineyard in Los Olivos Cost: $65 per painter – includes a tasting of Saarloos + Sons wine and all the supplies necessary to create your landscape masterpiece.

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SOLVANG WINE & BEER WALK troll through the Danish-village styled streets armed with a map to navigate your way to the wine and beer stops at Solvang’s 3rd Wednesday events. During the summer months, this event will feature free music and activities in Solvang Park for all ages to enjoy, and artist’s receptions, open houses, book signings, and specialty tastings showcase Solvang’s finest.

When: Wednesday May 18, from 3 to 7 pm Where: All throughout Solvang Cost: $20 per person – includes a ticket to sample two wines and or beers at five participating tasting rooms and specialty logo glass Info: solvang3rdwednesday@gmail.com

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LAS CRUZITAS RANCH FIELD CLASS he Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presents a special series of morning hikes with local naturalists Dr. Fred Emerson and botanist Larry Ballard.

Fred and Larry share their extensive knowledge and a hike on Las Cruzitas Ranch.

This 1,500-acre bird-friendly working cattle ranch includes oak woodland, grassland, and chaparral, and has a variety of bird feeders scattered among its historic plantings.

When: Saturday, May 21, from 9 to 11:30 am Where: Directions will be emailed upon registration Cost: $25/person or $20 for members Info: www.wildlingmuseum.org or call (805) 686-8315

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