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Pixels & Pioneers

Tom and Christine Frisina were in the eye of the storm when Silicon Valley booted. Christine’s book tells all, page 6

Tea Fire Remembered

Montecito’s Newest Bank – CalPrivate Bank expands north with a Montecito branch, P.12

Rent vs. Reality – Bernstein weighs profit incentives against the need for humane housing policy, P.16

Big Apple Buzz – Albanian comfort food and surrealist couture shows NYC still brims with art and flavor, P.18

Farm animals in need find Greener Pastures, page 20

MARRIAGE, MOVIES, AND THE MAGIC OF THE WIDELUX… JEFF AND SUSAN BRIDGES CAPTURE ART AND LIFE IN PANORAMIC HARMONY (STORY STARTS ON P.5)

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

of Field – A wide look at Heaven’s Gate, the F8 Widelux panorama camera, and the photos and art of Jeff and Susan Bridges

Beings and Doings – When Christine and Tom Frisina moved up to Silicon Valley, they didn’t know they would be taking roles in a foundation story. First, though – robots.

On Entertainment – Tom Rush heads to the Lobero, SCOTS at SOhO, plus the Wild and Free Film Festival

Blue In Green – a poem by Henry J Ohrtman News Bytes – Veronica Beard opening, Chanel at Rosewood, Montecito Academy turns 10, Rubenstein Chan exhibit, and other tidbits Tide Guide

Topics – A look back on lessons learned and how the community responded, seventeen years after the Tea

On Business – George Leis talks about CalPrivate Bank’s Montecito branch, its extraordinary offerings, and its Grand Opening Celebration

The Society Edit – Childhood trauma prevention and healing was the core theme at Rosewood for the CALM at Heart luncheon

Robert’s Big Questions – What is the cost of rent control? What is the solution for rising rental costs?

Travel Buzz – Albanian cuisine, an exhibit on couture psychology, and a musical sculpture garden on a rooftop… only in The Big Apple

20 The Giving List – These farm animals have found Greener Pastures and are helping visitors understand that it’s not just cats and dogs that can benefit from rehabilitation

22 Your Westmont – Museum exhibition explores sculpture through print, festival features student films, and volleyball finishing season strong

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Elizabeth’s Appraisals – This “Space Age” material soared all the way from high-brow to low, but every material has its day

26 Veterans Day Ceremony – A photo collage of the annual Santa Barbara Cemetery event commemorating our veterans

28 Petite Wine Traveler – Guided walks and classes, acres of gardens and mountains, lush spas, and of course wine – wellness week at the Golden Door

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Letters to the Editor – Thoughts about Hattie Beresford’s piece on Rowland Hazard III

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Celebrating Musical History – The tie was dyed, the peace signs were out, and the groove was on for the SBS and Doublewide King’s Psychedelic Symphony

33 Sheriff’s Blotter

40 Calendar of Events – Snow on the screen, Brasscals! on EP, Music Academy on clarinets, and more happenings

42 Classifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads

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Depth of Field

The Bridges’ Panorama View On

by Steven Libowitz

This Saturday night at the Arlington, Jeff and Susan Bridges are introducing a screening of Heaven’s Gate, the 1980 epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, whose The Deer Hunter won five Academy Awards less than two years earlier, including Best Picture and Best Director. But this isn’t just some random revival of the movie that proved both a financial and critical fiasco, blamed for both the demise of the United Artists studio and a scaling back for years of directors enjoying total control of their films, including final cut. Rather, Heaven’s Gate has multiple meaning for both of the Bridges, as the movie was partially shot in Montana, where the couple had met six years earlier on a different film set where Jeff was starring in a now forgotten picture called Rancho Deluxe

Jeff played one of the principal roles in Heaven’s Gate, while his bride of a little more than a year was on set not as his wife, but because Cimino had given Susan – a photographer since childhood – unlimited access to shoot photographs during the filming of his fictionalized vision of the 1892 Johnson County War. Saturday’s screening comes in conjunction with a concurrent exhibition of dozens of those still photos for the first time in Santa Barbara at Tamsen Gallery. These photos were shown earlier in the year at the historic Livingston Train Depot in Montana, not far from where the Bridges spend several months a year when they’re not at home in Hope Ranch.

Susan used a special camera called the Widelux for a few of the photos on display at the gallery, which is not just an

incidental side note. That was the camera that the photographer had used at their wedding, which enthralled her new husband. After Susan bought him one as a wedding gift, he’s been using the unusual devices – a swing lens panoramic camera – to take on-set pictures ever since starring in Starman in 1984. Originally published only as gifts for the cast and crew of each movie, photo compilations were eventually available in book form but never shown anywhere in Santa Barbara apart from a one-shot show for a screening of The Big Lebowski at the Granada. Now, an exhibit of large-scale prints of many of Jeff Bridges’ Widelux pictures will go on display at Tamsen in January, right after Susan’s show closes at the end of the year.

What’s more, the couple have joined with Marwan El Mozayen and Charys Schuler of Germany’s SilvergrainClassics photography magazine to partner in SilverBridges, a company formed to rebuild and remanufacture the Widelux camera, which has been defunct for decades after a fire destroyed their factory.

Jeff and Susan sat for an hour-long interview over Zoom – mostly in separate rooms in their Hope Ranch home – to talk about all those connections and more. What follows is heavily excerpted from that conversation, sometimes reordered for clarity, and truncated for space.

Q.You have lived here a very long time, 30 years, but neither of you have shown your photography in town before. Why now?

Susan Bridges [SB]. I’ve been a little shy about it because these photographs were taken so long ago, but I

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Susan Bridges and Leaf (photo by Jeff Bridges)

Jeff Bridges (photo by Susan Bridges)

Beings and Doings

Uncanny Valley: Tom & Christine Frisina

and the Dawn of the

Video Game

by Jeff Wing

In 1970, future Montecitans Tom and Christine Frisina were headed back to the States. Both in their twenties, the young marrieds had spent two years in Chuo-Rinkan, Japan – Tom working in Naval Intelligence with a top-secret cryptographic clearance, Christina finding a career with a Tokyo agency as a top model. Their respective endeavors in Japan may speak to the couple’s general

The vaguely humanoid ‘bot would serve as both talisman and Trojan Horse, ushering the Frisinas into a futurist coterie of disruptors just beginning to assemble the new digital revolution – an approaching tsunami whose scale and landscape-rinsing force was not entirely imaginable. Or as Christine says: “You go ‘seat of the pants’ a lot of the time. It’s one wild ride.”

The Frisinas bracketed: Rich Baccigolupi, Chris and Tom, Larry Petersen (courtesy photo)

and lifelong unease with the predictable. Following Tom’s discharge from the Navy, civilian life loomed. What happened next would fill a book.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, from 3-4 pm at Tecolote Books in Montecito’s Upper Village, Christine will present her jaw-dropping and colorfully designed memoir, LOST in Silicon Valley – The Dawn of Robots, AI, and Video Games Silicon Valley? Yes.

In 1970 – unbeknownst to the young couple – a robot was in the Frisina’s future.

Tom would become one of the founding drivers of the video game epoch whose unbottling would unleash a globe-circling genie. Unlike most liberated genies, this one would never be coaxed back into the bottle. Did the young, ambitious couple have any inkling of the transformation they were about to lead? No, they did not.

Understandably.

Sinatra. Peggy Lee. Earth Wind & Fire.

Tom’s earlier aspirations had been more analog. His father, David Frisina, was storied concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic, and a later habitué of Sinatra and Beach Boys recording sessions (among many others). At the time he assumed the LA Phil’s concertmaster role at the tender age of 28, David Frisina was the youngest concertmaster in the United States. Post-LA Philharmonic, Frisina senior would establish a nonpareil recording session career, contributing

26,280,000 minutes 438,000 hours 18,263 days 600 months

to 277 movie soundtracks, 440 albums (Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Earth, Wind & Fire, Peggy Lee, The Beach Boys…) and 300 television shows. David Frisina would also spend 24 years with the Academy Awards Orchestra.

As can happen, his dad’s recognized status as a musician would shadow young Tom Frisina, who both revered his father’s accomplishments and was haunted by them.

“I did get a little weary, Jeff, of hearing – ‘oh, you’re Tom Frisina! Is your father David Frisina? You must know a lot about

Engineers contemplate the star-crossed object of their affection (courtesy photo)

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OCTOPUS AND SUMINAGASHI

by Dwight Hwang

On Entertainment No Rush: Famous Former Montecito Folk Singer Back at Lobero

by Steven Libowitz

“I’m in Maine, looking at New Hampshire across the Piscataqua River,” Tom Rush said over the phone late last month. “The leaves are turning and it’s gorgeous.”

Rush’s voice is unmistakable, and so is the approach; a laid-back sincere tone that sounds like a chat across the porch with an old friend. He’s not just sharing what’s in his field of vision, but aptly setting the scene, as so many of his songs have over the years, both his own compositions and the carefully curated ones he’s chosen to cover going back to the early 1960s.

Now 84, Rush is 57 years removed from his landmark 1968 album The Circle Game, which contained his take on three songs by Joni Mitchell (“Urge for Going,” “Tin Angel,” and the title cut) before she recorded them, as well as James Taylor’s “Something in the Way She Moves” and “Sunshine, Sunshine,” an early song by Jackson Browne before the future superstars’ own releases.

All three artists credit him with immensely helping their careers, and Rolling Stone “accused me of ushering in the singer-songwriter era,” Rush said.

“I wasn’t trying to do that. I was two years overdue for delivering an album and I’d run out of traditional songs that were interesting to me. Along come these three brilliant writers. Thank you very much.”

The album also featured Rush’s own compositions “No Regret” and “Rockport Sunday,” still two of his most requested songs in concert almost six decades later. We’ll very likely hear them when Rush – who spent several years living in a house inherited from his parents on Summit Road near the Montecito Country Club in the early 2000s – returns to town to play at the Lobero on a double bill with contemporary Judy Collins

The four-show mini-tour of California will be the first time in decades that he shares the stage with Collins, the singer who had a big hit with Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now.”

“Joni told me that when she wrote it, she had me in mind,” Rush recalled. “But she gave it to Judy. It’s OK, I’ve forgiven her.”

Rush never reached similar commercial heights as either Collins or the singer-songwriters he helped along the way, but that was partly by design, he said. After five years of nearly nonstop writing, recording and touring, he headed back home in the early 1970s to New England rather than out to the burgeoning scene in L.A.

“I decided that I really didn’t want to be where the action was. I wanted to be where it wasn’t. That was a big fork in the road.”

That brand of understated, often self-deprecating humor paired with his warm, conversational voice informs both the way he performs songs and the between selection storytelling, although to Rush they might be one and the same.

“It seems to me that the songs are stories,” he said. “I used to tell the stories while I was re-tuning the guitar just to keep the audience from fading away. Nowadays, I get as many requests for old favorite stories as I do for songs. But to me I’m just the narrator of the songs. I’m singing notes, but it’s more about telling a story.”

That goes for ones he’s written, too. After eschewing new studio albums for 35 years, Rush released one back in 2009, and the songwriting habit has become almost addictive ever since.

His latest record, Gardens Old, Flowers New, is all originals.

“I’m being told it’s my best album so far, and I have to admit I think some of ‘em

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Tom Rush comes to the Lobero this Sunday, Nov. 16 (photo by Susan Janowitz via Wikimedia Commons)

Blue In Green

by Henry J Ohrtman

An inky, purple night, the depths

A mystery, you and me, The things about yourself that you wanted me to see.

The sweetness of your voice

The raven darkness of your hair

When I knocked so gently on your door I wanted you to take me there.

Open those shutters way, way back

Show those vast Park City skies

The scents of pine trees and the aspen

The starry night so cool and black

A joyous sparkle from your eyes.

Blue in Green from your magic radio

A million thanks to KBYU

Who would have thought you’d hear that from Provo, Out here in the sticks, 1972?

If Miles’ tone didn’t make you cry

What about that gorgeous score?

Bill Evans wrote such breathtaking melody

But he loved Aunt Hazel even more.

He paints the night like Raphael So confident and true

Every note, the chords of heaven

Then Lord Coltrane comes ringing through.

Here we are Louise, The two of us together

That’s a funny name for such a Japanese beauty Your gifts proclaim in any weather.

The daughter of a Shogun -

I would have thought , Akari or Haru Arigato for picking me out of nowhere Blue in Green, tonight and you.

Years later I learned Sayonara is more than just one word, although –You knew its meaning all the time Not ‘Goodbye’ but an interlude meaning, ‘If it must be so.’

News Bytes

Veronica Beard Moves Opening to

November 13

by MJ Staff

Announced earlier to open on October 31, Veronica Beard’s Coast Village Road location is now slated to open on November 13, according to her website. Stay tuned.

Chanel Store to Open at The Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito

You asked for more haute couture and it will soon be here with the opening of the Chanel retail store at the Rosewood Miramar Beach. As one drives up to the valet and front entrance, it is on your left. Still under construction as we go to print, the precise opening TBA, with no reply from Chanel or the resort. This store will be a first, as it is not located in an established retail store such as Macy’s in Los Angeles.

Arnie’s Rooftop Bar Linden Square Delayed Opening

Previously speculated to open for the holidays by local hopefuls, Arnie Sturham’s latest adventure, Arnie’s Rooftop Bar, will now open early spring 2026, per my enquiry to Linden Square marketing reps. The bar is serving drinks only and is open to age 21 and older only. Dress code: Carpinteria casual.

Chabad of Montecito Events for Community

Wednesday, November 19: Montecito Mentorship for UCSB Students Kickoff Event, registration required.

Guys Night Out, Wednesday, December 3: Sushi and Sake, hosted by Doug Brown, registration required.

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Montecito Academy Marks 10 Years of Academic Excellence and Flexibility

Montecito Academy, a K-8 hybrid homeschool program based in Summerland, is celebrating its 10th anniversary of redefining education through small-group instruction, academic rigor, and flexible scheduling. The Academy’s mastery-based approach allows students to learn at their own pace, grouped by academic level rather than age, ensuring both challenge and support. In just twelve hours a week, students engage in core subjects – language arts, math, science, and history –alongside enriching electives such as art, music, cooking, Spanish, and outdoor adventure. Founded by Kori Rider, Montecito Academy emphasizes advanced writing and math instruction, critical thinking, and global awareness inspired by Rider’s international background. Its flexible model attracts families

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seeking balance between academic excellence and real-world experiences. Over a decade, Montecito Academy has cultivated a joyful, inclusive learning community that empowers curious, confident learners prepared for top high schools and lifelong success.

Rubenstein Chan Presents ‘Earth That Remembers’

Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art in Carpinteria unveils Earth That Remembers, a new exhibition running November 8 to December 24, featuring artists Wrona Gall and Hung Viet Nguyen. The show explores the intersection of the tangible and the imagined through landscapes that blend physical form and emotional resonance. Nguyen, a Los Angeles-based artist born in Vietnam, is known for his richly textured oil paintings that evoke sacred, otherworldly terrains. Gall, who relocated from Chicago to Ojai, creates luminous, hand-layered pigment works capturing the atmospheric shifts of California’s skies. The exhibition reception will be held November 15 from 2-5 pm, coinciding with an open-studio event at the Palm Lofts. The gallery

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Lessons from the Tea Fire, 17

Years Later

by Christina Atchison

On November 13, 2008, a wildfire started near a Montecito property known as the Tea Gardens.

The Tea Fire was first reported at about 5:45 pm. Strong sundowner winds with gusts up to 85 miles per hour reignited smoldering embers of an illegal bonfire from the night before.

At the time, Montecito Fire Marshal and Battalion Chief Aaron Briner was a firefighter at Montecito Fire Station 92 on Sycamore Canyon Road. He and his crew had just returned to the station after an exhausting day of training in Carpinteria.

“I had just put a burrito in the microwave when we were toned out for a smoke check,” Briner recalls.

He climbed into the fire engine, not expecting what they would see next. “We opened the bay doors and immediately, we could see from the station driveway fire rapidly pushing down the hill toward Westmont.”

The fire prompted the evacuation of 15,000 residents in Montecito and eastern Santa Barbara.

“Right away, we started evacuating the immediate area and performing rapid structure protection and triage,” Briner said. “Not to mention, trying to engage with the fire front whenever possible.”

In total, 210 homes were lost in the fire, and nearly 2,000 acres were burned. Thirteen people were injured, three of whom suffered burn injuries.

The Tea Fire tore through our community in a matter of a few hours. It was essentially out by the next morning.

Montecito Fire Chief David Neels reflects on his memories of responding to the Tea Fire often and the changes that have occurred since then.

“Even 17 years later, we still look back on the Tea Fire routinely because of everything that incident taught us,” Neels said. “The momentum has not stopped for our fire department as

The Tea Fire started on November 13, 2008 and prompted the evacuation of 15,000 residents in Montecito and eastern Santa Barbara (courtesy photo)

we search for additional fire prevention methods and ways to bolster our response readiness.”

Sundowner Season Is Here

In many ways, the Tea Fire became our litmus test for understanding how wildfire behaves in Montecito.

It showed us the nature of a wind-driven wildfire in our front country. Specifically, it was a clinic in sundowner wind events.

Nic Elmquist is a Wildland Fire Specialist for Montecito Fire Department and studies how local weather patterns affect wildfire growth.

“The Tea Fire was a perfect example of the extreme conditions that can occur here,” Elmquist said.

Sundowners are a strong northerly wind that preheats in the Santa Ynez Valley, pushes up and over the Camino Cielo and blows offshore from the mountains toward the coast.

Elmquist says sundowners are most prevalent in the spring and fall months.

The Tea Fire illustrated the power of fall sundowner winds, as 85-mile-perhour gusts thrust flames and embers into our community.

“Sundowners are usually the most hazardous in the fall because local vegetation is at its driest point, given that the bulk of our local rainfall comes between November and April,” he said.

Embers Cast Destruction

The Tea Fire taught us how damaging tiny embers can be as heavy gusts propelled fiery flecks for miles. We witnessed how quickly “ember cast” causes a fire to grow and leads to home-to-home ignitions.

We saw what happens when embers land in flammable material or make their way inside through a vent or poorly sealed doorway, burning a home from the inside out.

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On Business

CalPrivate Bank Opens Montecito Branch in Upper Village

by Joanne A Calitri

AGrand Opening Celebration for CalPrivate Bank’s Montecito branch was held at 1482 East Valley Road on Wednesday, November 5.

The pleasant surprise? George Leis is EVP and market president for CalPrivate Bank.

Leis – a name most recently associated with his being President and COO of Montecito Bank and Trust – has over 33 years in banking and finance. His CV includes Regional President of Union Bank, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust (SBB&T), Pacific Capital Bancorp (PCBC), Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. Leis serves on the board of the Channel Islands YMCA, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; and is Chair of both the YMCA of the USA and the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. He co-chairs the Finance Committee for the California State University, Northridge Foundation, his alma mater where he received a Distinguished Alumni Award. If you know Leis, you know of his fondness for classic automobiles, vintage audio, art and Fiesta.

I arrived early for the opening to meet with Leis and his team for an interview, photos, and branch tour. Leis was conversing with Jim Crook , owner of Milpas Motors classic autos who recently added autos from his collection to the 1476 E. Valley Road Village Service gas station bays. We opted for a photo of Leis and Crook with a vintage 1964

P1800S Volvo. Next, Leis provided me with a tour of the bank and intros to his team – Senior Vice President Dan Glaeser and VP for Senior Relationship Management Sarah McLelland; Emily Strawn , Assistant VP Sr. Regional Client Support Manager, and Marta Quintero, Relationship Officer. The bank walls are adorned with art from local artists Arturo Tello, Will Pierce, and Bobbi Bennett. Bennett shared with me that Leis asked her to curate art for the branch, and the proceeds of the sale of the art will benefit local charities. Leis’ office showcases vintage art from the SB Historical Museum, including old area maps.

As more people were arriving, Leis and I opted for an email interview to hone in on the pertinent data points for our readers:

Q. Share with our readers about your transition from Montecito Bank and Trust.

A. I’m very proud of my nine years serving as president of Montecito Bank & Trust, where I helped the organization expand its footprint into areas it had not previously served, modernize its infrastructure and technology, and helped guide the bank through a significant period of growth. In January 2025, I concluded my time there.

Q. How did the CalPrivate Bank branch in Montecito come about?

A. In January 2025, I was approached by Rick Sowers , CEO of CalPrivate Bank. Rick and I have known each other for many years through my board service and tenure as Chair of

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CalPrivate Bank Montecito’s Marta Quintero, Dan Glaeser, Sarah McLelland, George Leis, and Emily Strawn (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

The Society Edit CALM Hearts at Annual Fundraiser

by Joanne A Calitri

CALM – also known as calm4kids – held its annual fundraising luncheon, CALM at Heart, on Friday, November 7, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach.

The event co-chairs Amanda Lee and Katrina Mudd Sprague, Calm Board of Trustees Vice Chair of Development, shared, “This year, we will be deeply moved by a courageous former client whose story embodies the impact of CALM’s mission. It is a powerful illustration that with trust and support, we can truly change the trajectory of a family forevermore.” Their Event Committee members were Sonia Behrman, Sam Carly, Alexis Courson, Deva Dalporto, Jen Drucker, Carolyn Fitzgerald , Devyn Gehret , Analise Maggio , Cheyne McClellan , Cate Stoll, and Josephine Tournier Ingram

Along with the CALM Board of Trustees and staff, over 300 lucky guests attended this fundraiser dressed for success. Seen at the event were Susan Miles Gulbransen (whose mom started CALM with her friend), and former CALM Board member Joanne Rapp, David Edelman, Laurie Goodman, Joni Meisel, Erica Schultz, Ryan Jones, Jamie Collins, Mark Korte, Steve Lyons, Carrie Towbes, John Lewis, the husband-and-wife team of Clinton Kyle Hollister and Ashley Woods Hollister, and the top sponsor Belle Hahn.

The program began with a light reception in the ballroom hallway and outdoor patio lawn. As my photo ops ensued, I took one of CALM CEO Alana Walczak and the CALM Teen Ambassador Kennedy with the full event committee minus co-chair Amanda Lee who was sincerely missed!

During the opening reception I met with Board of Trustees Chair Glenn Morris and Director of Development Ashlyn McCague for their quotes on the fundraiser, asking them what makes this year’s event important. Morris explained, “Organizations like CALM live in the environment they serve. This is a time when funding for mental health services is uncertain, and so the fact that the community is stepping up to help is essential. A lot of gratitude for the support we had in the past and a lot of hope for the community to step up to the moment.” McCague added, “The Santa Barbara County Dept. of Social Services had three contracts with CALM through their child welfare programs. This year Social Services had to cut

approximately $500,000 funding for us, so we are aiming for $450,000 from this event’s proceeds.”

The luncheon followed suit in the ballroom. Opening remarks were made by emcee Andrew Firestone. He shared about his 14-year involvement with CALM and introduced Morris, who thanked his board, staff and event committee chairs and team. He added that this year the event had 48 sponsors whose names were on a continuous reel on the two widescreens in the ballroom. During lunch, Firestone conducted the live auction, the ask raising approximately $360,000 towards the $450,000 event funding goal. He introduced Walczak who provided her remarks, which included, “CALM at Heart reflects the best of who we are as a community; people who care deeply about protecting children and strengthening families. Their generosity makes it possible for thousands of kids and families to heal from trauma, build resilience, and move forward with hope. This event is a powerful reminder that when we come together with compassion, we can change lives.”

Walczak introduced CALM Teen Ambassador Kennedy, who thanked the CALM program, and retold her story of how CALM helped her as a child. In return, she has co-founded the CALM Teen Council and volunteers to raise awareness for the organization. A San Marcos High School student, Kennedy is a competitive dancer and has plans for law school. She received a standing ovation for her speech.

Post event I spoke with McCague who shared that, “With the fundraising in sponsorships before the event, plus the auction and paddle raise, we

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Clinton Kyle and Ashley Woods Hollister (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

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Looking Forward

Robert’s Big Questions Rent Profit Control: Housing Incentives versus

Price

Gouging?

by Robert Bernstein

Five years ago I wrote “Property vs. Humanity?” to highlight American prioritizing of property rights over human rights. My wife and I had been evicted from my home of 31 years. The law protected the right of the new property owner to maximize profits above the human right to housing.

I was asked to revisit this issue with regard to rent control. There is no one perfect answer, but civilized countries have largely solved these problems in ways that the U.S. has not.

Homeowners received $243 billion in 2022 in tax subsidies. Why subsidize those who least need it? Perhaps renters should receive subsidies? And home ownership is not necessarily a good thing. It limits mobility in times of local economic downturn.

Supply and demand sets home prices. Reducing taxes just means the public gets less of that money. And Proposition 13 does something worse: it causes taxes to spike abruptly every time property is sold. This is catastrophic for renters living in those buildings.

The mis-named “Tenant Protection Act of 2019” limited how much rents could rise for existing tenants. So it incentivized evicting long-time tenants; new tenants could be charged much higher rents.

In 1977 I returned to MIT after a year away. I had reserved a room in an MITowned rooming house. After two days, I was awakened by pounding on my door. MIT was converting the building to a dorm and I had to leave immediately! No other housing was available. My friend Lisa transported my things to a closet where I worked on campus. Fortunately, my employer looked the other way as I lived in that closet or else I would have been on the street.

I was lucky to find a room in a private rooming house a month later. Cambridge had rent control. I paid low rent and I regularly had to sign off with the city that the place was being maintained. Rent control probably contributed to the housing crisis that almost made me homeless, but at that moment it was to my benefit.

Ultimately, affordability is about supply and demand. Government policies are critical. Jimmy Carter (then Reagan) deregulated transportation, stranding much of the midwest. This caused businesses and workers to move to coastal cities. A lose-lose: abandoned midwest cities and overcrowded coastal cities.

Ever since Reagan we have had a shortfall of about three million housing

units. If this were the result of a natural disaster, the government would be working to get housing built.

The top housing priority has to be that no one ever becomes homeless. Becoming homeless destroys mental health and makes it harder to stay employed. I am very grateful for the rooming houses I have lived in. Even a small room with privacy is priceless.

Government can build and/or incentivize building rooming house-style housing to provide a housing guarantee.

UCSB built housing for faculty where resale prices are limited. This can be a model for government to duplicate. But then UCSB admitted more students than it built housing units to accommodate them. That cannot be allowed.

“Private equity” firms have taken “financialization” of housing to new levels. They gain exorbitant profits through monopoly ownership, buying up entire neighborhoods. Profiting from housing shortages rather than increasing supply. Government intervention is essential to stop this.

Nationally, we need to reinvest in the American heartland. Biden started this with massive investments in clean energy technology targeted in red states. But those states voted for Trump anyway and Trump killed that funding for them. Everywhere, we need to build more housing that is denser and clustered along public transit corridors with plenty of shared open space. The opposite of suburban auto-oriented sprawl.

Prefabricated construction can also lower costs. Home energy costs can be reduced with massive public investment in sustainable energy. Geothermal heat pumps can provide cheap heating and cooling everywhere.

Extreme rent control in isolation creates housing shortages, locks people from moving, and can subsidize oversized units. But government can build – or reward building – new housing and limit the profit level to a fair return. A fair return incentivizes housing. But price gouging demands fair rent controls.

Robert Bernstein holds degrees from Physics departments of MIT and UCSB. His passion to understand the Big Questions of life, the universe and to be a good citizen of the planet. Visit facebook. com/questionbig

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Travel Buzz Letter From The Big Apple: Part 1

story and photos by Leslie

A. Westbrook

New York City is gritty, elegant, surprising, nostalgic and more. I just spent a quick four days and nights buzzing around the city, visiting old favorites (including friends), new discoveries and despite a sore big toe, walking as much a possible throughout the island.

Museums, Theater, Restaurants and More…

Here’s a quick replay of where I went, what I saw, and what I can heartily recommend:

I hit the ground running on my first day, a Tuesday, and went to one of my fave Sicilian restaurants in the city (there are three), Norma on Lexington Avenue in Murray Hill. But I also discovered by chance a charming and cozy Albanian restaurant nearby called Çka Ka Qëllu, where an old friend and I shared a yummy sausage dip served with hot puffy bread fresh from the oven, fli (pronounced flea) a sort of layered flour dish, tava kosi (lamb over a polenta-like concoction), and tarator (yogurt). My friend Cynthia had Albanian coffee which she heartily approved of and our dinner for two, including two glasses of wine, was a most reasonable $100!

Since the Metropolitan Museum of Art is closed on Wednesdays, for the first time, I checked out The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and saw a terrific exhibit titled Dress, Dreams and Desires: Fashion and Psychoanalysis curated by Dr. Valerie Steele (aka “the Freud of fashion”). Running through January of next year, the downstairs exhibit in a darkly lit gallery features spotlights shining on some 100 “items of dress,” from hand-painted ties by Salvador Dali to c.1946 evening gloves by Elsa Schiaparelli in a surrealistic display – “associated with the libido for touching” – as well as suits, gowns and more by Coco Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace and others.

Thursday was a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the newly refurbished Frick Mansion. At the Met I enjoyed the Man Ray: When Objects Dream (through Feb 1, 2026) exhibition and a stunning new show Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson, featuring unfamiliar works by the Black American artist, and including moving portraits ranging from Martin Luther King, Jr. and an impressive large head sculpture of the Civil Rights leader, to a sensitive portrait of the artist’s brother. Wilson also created a lynching mural in a Mexico City schoolyard that has since been painted over and would be worth unearthing, I imagine (images of the mural are in the show).

I was disappointed not to see any images of Man Ray’s wife Juliet (who was a dear friend) but there were plenty of Man’s mistresses (who one daren’t speak of, in front of dear Julie!) including the infamous Kiki of Montparnasse and Lee Miller, among

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The charming Çka Ka Qëllu

A touch of Albanian cuisine before the exhibit

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Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary

by Steven Libowitz

If animals could talk – at least in a way where humans would understand them – there’s no doubt that the 40 or so who currently live at Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary would never stop sharing sentiments of gratitude. That’s because they’re among the nearly 100 animals that have been rescued and rehabilitated at the sanctuary situated on five peaceful acres in Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County.

Saved from a certain early death resulting from abuse, neglect or being sent to a slaughterhouse, the assorted horses, goats, pigs, donkeys, sheep, and fowl are the beneficiaries of lifelong love and care at the sanctuary, where all of the animals enjoy healthy food, clean shelter, and lots of room to roam every day.

Executive Director Diane Dieterich began by housing the animals at her own home in 2014, but with the help of co-founder and partner – retired tax accountant Joe Kennedy – expanded to the current site on the sanctuary. Many animals come from private situations where their

owners can’t take care of them and are ready to have them euthanized – or even worse, in a state of constant mistreatment.

We take the ones whose lives are in danger, who may be slaughtered or killed just because they’re in the way or they’re inconvenient or what have you,” Dieterich explained.

Take Kiko the goat.

“She came to us from where she had been suffering horrific abuse,” Dieterich said. “She was very fearful and would not come near us. Over time as we took care of her, she learned that she was safe and began to trust us. Soon she started to take treats directly from us. Now, we get to see her silly personality blossom.”

Dinky had an even more heartbreaking story. The potbellied pig, whose owner never came to claim her from an animal shelter in Los Angeles after she’d been evacuated during a wildfire. Greener Pastures took her in, sight unseen, five years ago. They were shocked to discover she was morbidly obese.

“Dinky was so overweight she couldn’t see because rolls of fat completely covered her eyes.” Kennedy said. “In a year and a half, she lost at least 150 pounds, and

then got her surgery, a brow lift, and now she can see again after being in the dark for years. She roams around all day long. Eventually one of our feral cats took a liking to her and now they’re best friends and live together in her stall in the barn.”

It might seem like a drop in the bucket to only be helping 40 animals at this moment. Modern agribusiness, after all, sees millions of animals mishandled, kept in confinement, mutilated, and deprived of basic necessities because profit margins trump everything else. But there is no denying that Greener Pastures makes a

life-changing difference to each of the sentient creatures in their care.

Perhaps even more importantly, the animals are returning the gifts they’ve been given by serving as living and breathing lessons for the people who visit Greener Pastures. Once rehabilitated, they teach about kindness and reverence for all life through hands-on time, and let visitors experience the unconditional acceptance and healing that animals give naturally.

After Greener Pastures helped Dinky with a weight loss program and a little brow lift, she was able to see again (courtesy photo)

The Fountain of YOU

Your Westmont Museum Explores Sculpture Through Print

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art explores artistic vision across two-dimensional and three-dimensional media in Between Planes: Exploring Sculpture Through Print from Nov. 13 to Dec. 20. There will be a free public opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 4-6 pm at the museum.

“A sculpture and a print exist in two different planes; each expresses something the other cannot,” interim museum director Chris Rupp says. “Viewing a sculpture and print together illuminates the full exploration of a theme, with each medium informing the other to create a fuller picture.”

The exhibition is also a tribute to the generosity of Westmont alumni Dewayne (‘62) and Faith Perry (‘62), whose gifts over the years helped create a special print acquisition fund for the museum. In 2009, the museum purchased Jacques Lipchitz’s Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, the first print by a sculptor purchased through the Perry Print Acquisition Fund.

Today, the museum’s collection has grown to more than 475 works on paper.

Numerous works from the Perrys’ private collection have been featured in exhibitions on Westmont’s campus over the years, with a set of prints by Giovanni Pitteri on permanent display in the foyer of Kerrwood Hall. “Perry’s keen eyes and many years of thoughtful acquisitions led to a collection of more than 4,000 old master prints, including household names such as Dürer,

Rubens, Rembrandt, Whistler, Turner, and hundreds of lesser-known printmakers,” Rupp says.

One unique area of print collecting in which the museum has focused is prints made by sculptors. “Often, printmaking becomes a place to experiment, functioning as a sketchbook or laboratory for working through artistic thought prior to a sculpture,” Rupp says. “Prints created post-sculpture can also serve as a means of reflection or expansion on a concept.”

Admission is free to the museum, which is open weekdays 10 am-4 pm and Saturdays 11 am-5 pm. It is closed on Sundays and college holidays.

Students to Shine at Film Fest

In its third year, the Montecito Student Film Festival will showcase a diverse selection drawn from nearly 900 submissions submitted by local, national and international student filmmakers on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Porter Theatre and surrounding venues on campus. Audiences will enjoy creative stories, meaningful documentaries, exciting visual storytelling techniques, and roundtable discussions featuring leading professionals in the film industry. A full schedule and ticket price information can be found at westmont.edu/boxoffice.

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David Gilhooly’s 1978 ceramic frog ship, Untitled (‘Old Vic’)

Jacques Lipchitz’s Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

are pretty darn good… I don’t really know what’s going on, but I’ve written more songs in the past 10 years than in the first 50. Anyway, my view is that I don’t write songs. They already exist. They come drifting through the room, and my job is to catch ‘em before they drift away again.”

Meanwhile, Rush continues to appeal to fans of his age and decades younger, like the two women in their early 20s who stood in line for 30 minutes after a local show to meet him. He figured they must have grown up with grandparent who loved his music. Not so.

“They told me they had gone to a used record store to get LPs to hang on the wall. But they thought maybe they should play them once first. They were so blown away. When they met me, they were just incoherent with glee, and they could hardly talk. It’s a crazy, crazy world.”

What it proves, though, is that Rush’s music thrills generations of people, particularly in concert.

“I’ve come to the realization that the audience doesn’t want perfection, they want connection,” he said. “That’s good news because perfection has never been within a million miles reach. But I think I’ve gotten better at the connection part.”

Short Cuts: Sounds at SOhO

North Carolina’s Southern Culture on the Skids – undoubtedly one of the great band names in history – are still alive and kicking 40 years after their self-titled debut was released. Original lead singer-guitarist Rick Miller, and two members who joined before the 1980s were out, nowadays underpin their skewed, tongue-in-cheek sensibility with a blend of Southern country, blues, swamp rock, R&B and rockabilly. Still charmingly fun and rowdy, SCOTS returns to SOhO on November 13.

The great Idaho-born singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, whose local gigs have included Sings Like Hell at the Lobero back in 2007 and the Live Oak Music festival later on, is for some reason playing the much smaller SOhO Music Club this time around. On November 13 she brings her compellingly lyrical stories, underpinned by a sonic crossover Americanbred blend of styles.

Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners George Kahumoku Jr. and Daniel Ho head to SOhO on November 17 for yet another enchanting evening of Hawaiian music combining the slack key guitar legend Kahumoku and singer-guitarist-uke player Ho… A guitarist of a different stripe, Laurence Juber – who used to play arenas and stadiums as a member of Paul McCartney’s Wings – exhibits more of his solo mastery at SOhO on November 18… Also returning to the club is MaMuse, the singer-songwriters and song leaders Sarah Nutting and Karisha Longaker, in a rare Santa Barbara show with their full band. Expect the usual uplifting folk-soul music, except their emotionally intelligent lyrics delivered with strong melodies and interweaving and haunting harmonies will be fleshed out by backing musicians on November 20.

Elsewhere, rock out with Samantha Fish on the well-decorated guitarist’s Paper Doll tour, at the Lobero on November 18. The tour name is that of the Grammy nominee’s new album, which balances reasoned reflection and utter catharsis. Robert Jon & The Wreck open.

Focus on Film: Wild & Free (At Least in Name)

Don’t look now – or rather maybe look all weekend – but here comes another new film festival in town. Wild and Free Film Festival (WAFFF), which takes place November 14-16, was created to celebrate environmentally conscious, diverse cinematic storytelling from around the world to inspire audiences for thought and action. The fest – which aims to deepen understanding of nature and its species through a wide array of genres including fiction films, animation, and documentaries – was founded by Gareth Kelly, who previously served as development director and programmer of the NatureTrack Film Festival. WAFFF’s inaugural fest features screenings of nearly 35 films covering both features and shorts, plus industry panels, filmmaker discussions, guest appearances, receptions, and an awards ceremony.

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The SCOTS are back (courtesy photo)

Elizabeth’s Appraisals

The See-Through-Lucite Age

by Elizabeth Stewart

As I am in quite a few houses each week appraising contents and collections, in almost every home there’s a “knock off” Phillippe Starck Lucite see-through “Louis Ghost” chair. Made of Lucite or acrylic resin, the fauxstarck has that round or oval back rest, arms, and tapered legs, and today they cost as little as $49.

Glamorized Lucite furniture was a fad that began in the 1950s. In the ‘60s, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tennessee Williams commissioned Charles Hollis Jones to create Lucite furniture for their estates, for example. Jones was one of the top paid designers, an American artist and furniture designer recognized by the Smithsonian for his pioneering use of acrylic and Lucite in interior design. Jones’ moniker is “Mr. Lucite.” Still working in L.A., Jones’ more recent design clients include Stallone and the Kardashians.

What began as a material used only in industry, Lucite in the 1950s became chic, highbrow art in the hands of

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Charles Hollis Jones. He took polymethyl methacrylate and made it hot – and dare I say sexy.

His beginnings were not “hot”… brought up a carpenter’s son in Bloomington, IN, Jones began in 196070s to experiment with unconventional shapes in Lucite. We can thank him for the elegant brass, glass, and Lucite dining tables that were prestigious in the 1970s. By the time my father created his bachelor pad (after he divorced my mother), he ordered an inexpensive knock-off of a Hollis Jones design. Here’s where Lucite took on a single swinger energy; the newly-eligible bachelor turned away from his ex-wife’s Colonial Revival-style rooms and went brass, glass, and Lucite – never mind slathering sofas with vinyl upholstery fabric in HOT colors, remember? My dad had that white shag rug and bright vinyl recliner chairs, not a great fit for a humid Illinois farm town summer.

I’ll bet my father wished he could have afforded what was the sexiest of all Hollis Jones’ designs, a four-poster canopy bed in Lucite and brass (1971), handcrafted, accented with vanity tables and lamps. Bob Hope (not a sexy example – he upholstered his Lucite bed in blue floral fabric) commissioned a bed from Hollis Jones, and Jones created a wraparound Lucite bed for Elvis, totally hot with

mirrors all around the circumference.

Yes, mom’s house in Deerfield, Illinois, was Colonial Revival, with maple Ethan Allen furniture. But in my mother’s home in Deerfield in the 1980s we had Lucite too; Lucite serving trays, Lucite nut bowls and ice buckets for cocktail hour, and some cheap Lucite jewelry. Highbrow had trickled down to mid-western lowbrow! But by the late 1980s, the fashion for space-age “disappearing ghost furniture” made of Lucite waned as the material became tacky and overused. My dad was on the leading edge of the “tacky” downswing.

In the 2020s, Lucite – in all its over the top “invisibility” – is not only hard to find; vintage Lucite is expensive. That Hollis Jones brass and Lucite “Metric” king-sized poster bed from 1971 is now offered for $50,000. You will pay more, however, for the Sylvester Stallone four-poster designed and manufactured by Hollis Jones in 1976 (which in fact is for sale today). Though Stallone requested the ceiling of the bed have a mirror, that feature is now missing. It’s hard not to wonder what that mirror reflected.

Some decades before the 1970s, the Lucite in Stallone’s bed was conceived of by 1930s–era scientists who designed an early form of acrylic resin that could be molded when heated into a flexible, crystal-clear plastic. DuPont coined their formula “Lucite” in 1937 and began to produce industrial sheeting. By the 1950s the clear stuff was deemed “Space Age.” Pierre Cardin in 1960 developed “lenticular” furniture, working with mild embedded optical illusions, and surfaces that changed color when viewed from different angles. So very “Palm Beach” – Sidney Mobell created Lucite etched with seashells, tropical palms, and dolphins. His creations are the ultimate 1970-80s Palm Beach (kitch) experience, yet a dolphin side table will set you back $5,000. JE has sent me a find from Oxnard’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore; a Lucite “back of sofa” table, which I date from the late 1980s, given the geometric legs which give it away. The look of the late eighties was chunky and massive, as opposed to the earlier, more refined elegant line. This piece’s provenance speaks to the downward slide of Lucite furniture into “low brow.” The value is $1,000 for such a table in good conditions: yes, Lucite can scratch.

Elizabeth Stewart, PhD is a veteran appraiser of fine art, furniture, glass, and other collectibles, and a cert. member of the AAA and an accr. member of the ASA. Please send any objects to be appraised to Elizabethappraisals@ gmail.com

The Lucite four-poster bed in all its glory (courtesy photo)

score from Oxnard’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore

others. I also checked out the new exhibition space/wing of Oceanic/ Papua New Guinea, African, and ancient Americas art and artifacts from the Michael C. Rockefeller collection; sublime Cyclidic and Etruscan art and more. The Met is like a fine old friend – dependable, astonishing and beautiful. The last rooftop installation for some time (a four-year renovation is in the works when this closes) was a bit frustrating as the sculptures by Jennie C. Jones , titled Ensemble (as in musical ensemble), are part of a musical composition, yet a “no touch” rule was in place and no sound garden to accompany the exhibit (there was a bar code if you want to hear them plucked).

From there, I met my friend/Sicilian tour expert Karen La Rosa on the front steps of the Met for a walk down 5 th Avenue where we’d hoped to have lunch at the café at The Frick Collection before my 2 pm entrance timed tickets, but the restaurant was booked until 3 pm. We had a little time to kill, so we walked over to Lexington Avenue and discovered a sweet spot (between 70 th and 71 st) called Café Commerce where I enjoyed their excellent, refreshing “20 herb salad” (mint, parsley, mixed lettuces and more, $24) and $1 “charity water” (the $1 charge goes New York’s Make-A-Wish-Foundation) at the bar while admiring the delightful oil and gold leaf mural Saint Sebastian and The Hunt for the Sisters: Drowning in the Rivers by David Joel … the lobster roll on the menu (and other items) did look tempting!

Back at the Frick I enjoyed the James Whistler oils (on the ground floor) as well as works by Ingres, Turner and many more. A lovely Goya portrait and beautiful Chardin still life on the second floor – now open to the public for the first time after a nearly five-year restoration/renovation were among several favorites. No photos allowed, but the stunning central courtyard with calming fountain provides respite and photo ops to one and all.

The Frick Mansion and art collection remain as stunning as I remember from visits long ago, however nothing quite compared to the remarkable performance by Jonathan Groff playing Bobby Darin in the sold out, hugely popular show at Circle on the Square, “Just in Time.” See my next column for thoughts on that and more in the Big Apple!

Leslie A. Westbrook is a Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel writer and journalist who loves exploring the globe. A 3rd generation Californian., Leslie also assists clients sell fine art, antiques, and collectibles via auction. www.auctionliaison.com

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A surreal display at Fashion Institute of Technology titled Dress, Dreams and Desires: Fashion and Psychoanalysis curated by Dr. Valerie Steele

The large Martin Luther King Jr. sculpture at Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson

Veterans Day Ceremony Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation 22nd

Annual Event

story and photos by

Joanne A Calitri

The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation led by Lt. John W. Blankenship USN with his team, and a unified show of military organizations and first responders, held their 22 nd annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, at the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Public attendance was estimated at 1,400, including representatives from all divisions of military service: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines.

The 90-minute tribute program had remarks by LTC Pablo Paredes US Army; Blankenship; Presenting of the Colors by the SB Police Dept. Color Guard; the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lt. Col. Patricia Rumpza USAF; the National Anthem sung by David Gonzales Sgt. SBPD; a Flock of White Doves Release; the Invocation

by Chaplain Jerry Gray SSGT USAF; and the keynote speaker was Brigadier General Frederick Lopez who was joined by his grandson Ryan Marsh. The Wreath ceremony celebrates each branch of the U.S. Military while their theme song is played.

Musical performances were by the Gold Coast Pipe Band; the Santa Barbara Choral Society led by JoAnne Wasserman artistic director & conductor; and the Prime Time Band led by Dr. Paul Mori.

The featured music performance was a new song composed by Barry De Vorzon titled, “The Veteran Song.” De Vorzon, who served in the military himself, talked about his experience and reasons for composing the song. Blankenship stated that the song will become part of the annual Veterans Day ceremony.

In closing, Howard Hudson and Bob Burtness played the “Echo Taps” by the U.S. flag and the Gold Coast Pipe Band played “Green Hills/After the Battle.”

the California Bankers Association, and we share a common philosophy around relationship-driven banking and community impact. Rick and CalPrivate’s Board of Directors had long envisioned expanding the bank’s private-banking model along California’s coast, from San Diego to Santa Barbara, and when the opportunity arose, I jumped at the chance to become market president and lead that effort by establishing the bank’s new office in Montecito.

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Highlights include opening night’s Central Coast premiere of Checkpoint Zoo, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, which documents a daring rescue by a team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Saturday night brings a 10th anniversary screening of How to Change the World, the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement. Greenpeace International Co-founder Rex Weyler will be on hand for a Q&A session and to accept the inaugural Wild and Free Spirit Award.

Despite the fest’s title, there is a clear schedule, and tickets aren’t free, save for Sunday’s generous community day, which features nine short films split into two blocks. The blocks will be separated by a filmmaker panel discussion, the afternoon session including the world premiere of Ellwood Mesa: Beyond the Bluffs. See the website for the full slate of events at

Cinemas in Goleta. Screening blocks cost $12 each or $75 for a weekend pass. Visit www.wildandfreefilm.org.

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Checkpoint Zoo opens the Wild & Free Film Festival in its central coast premiere on Friday, Nov. 14

George et al cut the ribbon (photo by Priscilla)

George Leis with Bobbi Bennett, Sarah McLelland, and Bennett’s surfboard art in the background (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Petite Wine Traveler

How to Have Your Wine and Wellness Too

by Jamie Knee

There’s that old saying, “Have your cake and eat it too.” Well, this fall I discovered how to have your wine and wellness too, at the legendary Golden Door, a Japanese-inspired luxury spa retreat tucked into the tranquil hills of San Marcos, California.

Just north of San Diego, this world-renowned wellness sanctuary has long been a favorite of discerning travelers, artists, and icons of self-care. From the moment I crossed its gilded bridge, the hum of daily life fell away. In its place came the sound of bamboo whispering, koi gliding through still ponds, and the promise of transformation.

At the Golden Door, luxury is defined by lightness. Every detail is handled for you so completely that you remember what it feels like to simply be. Guests are provided with soft warm-ups for daily movement, plush bathrobes, and a traditional Japanese yukata for dinner. The bathroom shelves are lined with creams, masks, scrubs, and cleansers from the resort’s own collection. Even the laundry is handled daily, a quiet touch that captures the resort’s ethos; you leave your worries and your wardrobe at the door.

Each morning began gently, as the breakfast I’d chosen the night before arrived quietly at my door, a tray of warmth and color to greet the day. I didn’t wear makeup and felt radiant, light, and utterly unburdened. Here, simplicity becomes its own kind of beauty.

Spread across 600 acres of mountains, gardens, and citrus groves, the Golden Door feels like a living poem.

Inspired by the simplicity of Japanese ryokans, the property is threaded with bamboo forests, stone lanterns, koi ponds, and maples that blush crimson in the fall light.

Founded in 1958 by wellness visionary Deborah Szekely, this retreat has hosted luminaries from Barbra Streisand to our own Oprah Winfrey. Yet its enduring appeal lies in how it makes every guest, famous or not, feel seen, nurtured, and quietly renewed.

Each week is carefully curated but wholly personal. Guests may rise early for a guided sunrise hike overlooking San Diego, practice yoga or Pilates, join an afternoon sound bath, or find their flow in Tai Chi beneath the trees.

My own schedule was a symphony of movement, creativity, and stillness: a meditation walk to the mountain overlook one morning, strength training and fall-renewal meditations the next. I twirled through a Broadwayinspired dance class led by choreographer Yuichi, stretched in wall yoga, tapped my heart out in tap class, and took aim in archery.

With classes offered every hour from 6 am to 6 pm, you can be as active or as restful as you wish. Fill your day with movement and exploration, or simply relax by the pool, wander the resort’s mountain trails, or curl up with a book in the serene reading room. Every moment feels intentional and entirely your own.

Evenings brought their own kind of magic. One night, I sat beneath a canopy of stars, listening to a violin serenade inside a 360-degree film and music labyrinth by musician Marc Christian . Another evening, I joined Chef Greg Frey Jr. in the kitchen to create a silky avocado-chocolate ganache, proof that wellness can be deliciously indulgent. Some nights

brought laughter during lively games of Bingo; others ended in quiet bliss at the indoor spa and jacuzzi, where the day simply melted away.

If there is a heart to the Golden Door, it beats in the kitchen. Under Chef Frey’s direction, this is not typical spa cuisine; it’s a food-lover’s paradise dressed in wellness’ finest silk robe. His philosophy is simple: a week here should be beneficial for mind and spirit but also delicious for the body. Nearly every ingredient comes from the resort’s biodynamic gardens, orchards, and henhouses. The team cultivates more than 80 percent of its produce on-site – fruits, vegetables, citrus, avocados, herbs, and honey.

One evening, my menu began with Summer Squash and Za’atar Dukkah, followed by Crispy Loup de Mer, and finished with a tender Lemon Madeleine Cake, each dish vibrant with life and flavor. Chef Frey says it best: “Cooking from the farm teaches you to listen to

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the land.” You can taste that truth in every bite.

Each evening followed a soothing rhythm. I would begin with a short fifteen-minute meditation, the perfect transition from the day’s energy into stillness. Then, as twilight settled, the deep, resonant gong drifted across the property, signaling dinner. Guests gathered for a nourishing drink and a light appetizer, a gentle invitation to unwind and connect before sitting down to another inspired, garden-fresh meal.

To pair such exquisite food, the Golden Door offers its own private-label wines crafted in collaboration with California vintners. Our closing dinner featured two standouts: a Russian River Valley chardonnay and pinot noir, both hand-selected by Chef Frey. The chardonnay shimmered with citrus and mineral notes, while the Pinot unfurled in elegant layers of cherry and spice. Together, they mirrored the resort’s

spirit, refined, balanced, and deeply soulful.

And for those who, like me, believe champagne is the ultimate form of selfcare, the Golden Door’s annual Food & Champagne Week returns December 28. This special co-ed event celebrates the art of pairing fine cuisine with maisons like Louis Roederer, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, and Billecart-Salmon, a sparkling way to toast renewal. (Yes, I’m already hinting at a return.)

The Golden Door is more than a destination; it’s a step into wellness (and wine). Over the week, I met incredible women from Chicago, New York, North Carolina, Washington D.C., and across California, each drawn here for her own reason, yet all seeking the same quiet kind of renewal. Some had visited ten times; others were first-timers. By week’s end, we were laughing over dinner, our hearts lighter, our spirits lifted.

It’s rare to find a place that nourishes every part of you, mind, body, and soul, while surrounding you with kindred spirits who soon feel like lifelong friends. Behind those golden gates, that’s exactly what I found: a sanctuary where wine, wellness, and wonder coexist beautifully.

Cheers to balance, to beauty, and to having your wine and wellness too.

“Our goal is to educate,” Dieterich said. “Most people don’t think of farm animals as needing to be rescued or helped, but we let people spend time with them so that they see the animals have the emotions and the feelings of any dog or cat, and are just as responsive and loving. When people meet the animals and they hear their backstory and look into their eyes, it changes how they think about them, and they reconsider what they’re eating and how they’re treating animals in general.”

It’s a very different situation than a petting zoo, as the spacious grounds allow the animals to live as close to a life in the wild as possible, able to visit different pastures, nibble on natural grass, and get exercise.

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The sanctuary has more than a dozen volunteers, and at least 10 docents on hand for open houses or tour days, when 50-100 people come through.

“It might be surprising, but lots of our visitors have never even been on a farm, so it’s a real eye-opener,” Kennedy explained. “The docents can share the backstory of each animal, what they went through and how we rehabilitated them. The visitors are able to pet the animals and connect with them, and you can see them light up.”

Greener Pastures also runs an internship program that provides animal science students from Cal Poly valuable hands-on experience, an opportunity that often can inform their future career paths. What’s astonishing is that the sanctuary does all this on an annual budget of just $80,000. Which is why donations can make a huge difference in all of its endeavors. While Greener Pastures is currently raising $10,000 for a new horse trailer, any amount matters and can be turned into food for horses and donkeys, shearing for sheep, bedding for ducks, and medical care for animals in need. Donors become an essential part of an animal’s journey toward a brighter future.

Visit www.GreenerPasturesSanctuary.org

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Greener Pastures offers more than a petting zoo, teaching visitors about the stories and personalities of each animal (courtesy photo)

Letters to the Editor

More on Rowland Hazard III

Iam writing this letter because Hattie Beresford’s piece on Rowland Hazard III, while very interesting, was missing some vital information that was not included in her article. Of interest is Rowland Hazard III’s role in the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the connection of AA with the Hazard property down to this day.

Rowland III was sent to Switzerland to consult with Dr. Carl Jung for a possible solution to his severe alcoholism, and he returned there after a relapse. On his return Dr. Jung expressed that psychological methods did not work in a case like his, that only a spiritual solution would be the answer, so Rowland eventually ended up working with The Oxford Group in New York, from which Alcoholics Anonymous evolved.

Rowland III was instrumental in assuming responsibility for the release of a man named Ebby Thatcher from custody for alcoholism from the court system of New York, because of the Hazard family’s connections. Ebby Thatcher is the person that carried the message of recovery to his old drinking partner Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1934.

Dr. Jung’s circuitous, fascinating

connection with the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, Rowland Hazard III, Ebby Thatcher, and Bill Wilson is detailed in letters between the Doctor and Wilson decades later in 1960.

Fast forward to the late 1980s when a local drunk, and future member of Alcoholics Anonymous, was released from prison and taken in as a resident by the Mother Superior of the Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity, the owners of the Hazard Mansion in Mission Canyon, which was called St. Mary’s Retreat House at the time.

The ex-convict started a meeting of AA on Monday nights which was held in the living room of St. Mary’s for many years where many alcoholics found the message of recovery. No profanity was allowed as the Sisters were often in earshot.

When the Tea Fire happened The Monks of the Order of the Holy Cross took over the mansion, and the remaining Sisters moved back to their home base in Wisconsin.

Full circle, there is still an AA meeting to the present day in the small cottage on the Southwest corner of the Hazard Property that meets weekly for drunks seeking a solution to a seemingly hopeless condition.

John Price Bolton, Santa Ynez

exceeded our $450k goal! We are still refining numbers a bit, but I feel comfortable saying we raised close to $550,000. Our top five sponsors were Belle Hahn, Steve Lyons, Carrie Towbes and John Lewis, an anonymous donor, and Carolyn and Andrew Fitzgerald of Tripper & Askers Wine. This is a moment where community collaboration and togetherness is so important, and I really felt it in the room.” For those wishing to contribute, contact them via their website – calm4kids.org.

And that’s a wrap till next week! Do email me if you have society news or an experience we can do together! Xx JAC

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CALM Teen Ambassador Kennedy, CEO Alana Walczak (third from left), and the CALM event committee (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Susan Miles Gulbransen, Glenn Morris, Ashlyn McCague, and Joanne Rapp (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Celebrating Musical History

Psychedelic Symphony

by Hattie Beresford

As a sold-out crowd – many dressed in colorful ‘60s and ‘70s garb –tooled down the aisles, the band exhorted them to “Come-on Baby, Light My Fire.” Thus began another amazing evening of rocking music brought to us by the collaboration of the Doublewide Kings and Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony. The Granada Theatre was the happening place in town as the Symphony and the Kings grooved to the music of the Psychedelic Era on Saturday, November 8.

The playlist of Psychedelic Symphony reached back to a time of dramatic societal change and a desire to build a better world and to expand the mind, often

through mind altering drugs. Young people developed a bitchin’ slang and began to drop out of “The Establishment,” and, oh man, the music was revolutionary and totally out of sight. It was also enduring, as the concert on Saturday night, November 8, revealed.

For the second song, the Bach-derived instrumental melody of English rockers Procol Harum brought the Kings and Symphony together for “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The addition of a full orchestra enriched the soulful and melancholic tone, and the audience mentally “skipped the light fandango and turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor.”

By then it was time to “Get a Little Help from My Friends,” a Beatles’ song with a timeless and genre-busting popularity. Vocalists Miriam Dance and Terrill

Carter joined the group, and George Friedenthal was creating cool magic on the keyboard. Next, they got moody with “Nights in White Satin,” and the instrumentals of Kings and Symphony took flight between each verse.

As each song played, flashing-colored lights augmented the stage, and the screen showed each artist through a swirl of rainbow-colored psychedelic images. It was groovy, man, groovy. Cord Pereira’s powerful, exquisite guitar playing defies description and the entire band of Palmer Jackson Jr., Charlie Crisafulli, John Simpson, Robert D. Teneyck, and Dan Zimmerman were completely out-of-sight!

During the second set the band tackled and brought down Marvin Gaye’s pleas for peace on Earth with “What’s

Goin’ On.” The lyrics, “war’s not the answer, only love conquers hate,” are still relevant today. Miriam Dance ramped up the psychedelic theme with a full-throated, powerful performance of Jefferson Airplane’s haunting bolero, “White Rabbit.”

And the beat went on through the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields” and Led Zepplin’s “Kashmir” before jetting out to thunderous applause. Psychedelic Symphony is the third successful collaboration sponsored by the Granada Theatre and Earl Minnis. The Granada proved once again that it is the central coast’s premier performing arts venue, thanks to a generous tribe of donors and the Granada team of Caren Rager, David Johnson, Stephanie Boshers, and Jon Fowler

The stage was aflame for the advent of Psychedelic Symphony, a collaboration between the Doublewide Kings and the Santa Barbara Symphony (photo by Priscilla)

Vocalists Miriam Dance and Terrill Carter sang back-up for the bands (photo by Steve Kennedy)

The Symphony and the Kings played a fun, rousing, and nostalgic tribute to the Age of Aquarius (photo by Steve Kennedy)

It was a groovy night all around! (photo by Priscilla)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO:

WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

This may affect your property. Please read.

Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Pla nning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department.

The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later t han 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to David Billesbach at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 9 3101-2058, by email at billesbachd@countyofsb.org, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the County Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.

If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development P ermit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact David Billesbach at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at billesbachd@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568-3319.

PROPOSAL: MATHEWSON NEW SFD

PROJECT ADDRESS: 2025 CREEKSIDE RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE

DATE OF NOTICE: 11/10/2025

REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 12/1/2025

PERMIT NUMBER: 25CDH-00024 APPLICATION FILED: 6/24/2025

005-060-014

ZONING: 1-E-1

PROJECT AREA: 2.49

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Applicant: Christopher Mathewson, Trustee Of The Mathewson Family Trust

Proposed Project:

The project is a request for a Coastal Development Permit with Hearing to allow construction of a 4,051 net square foot single-family dwelling with a 569 net square foot attached garage, a 495 net square foot detached garage, and a new pool and associated pool equipment. The project includes a new driveway, new pathways, and new fencing. The project includes a total of 10,066 square feet of new landscaping. Grading will include 200 cubic yards of cut and 650 cubic yards of fill. No trees are proposed for removal. The parcel will be served by the Montecito Water District, the Montecito Sanitary District, and the Montecito Fire District. Access will continue to be provided off of Creekside Road. The property is a 2.49-acre parcel zoned 1-E-1 and shown as Assessor's Parcel Number 005-060-014, located at 2025 Creekside Road, in the Montecito Community Plan Area, 1st Supervisorial District.

APPEALS:

The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 25CDH-00024 may be appealed to the County Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.

Appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department online at https://aca-prod.accela.com/sbco/Default.aspx, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.

This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal.

For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact David Billesbach.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: https://ca-santabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/1499/Planning-Permit-Process-Flow-Chart

Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: https://www.countyofsb.org/160/Planning-Development

MONTECITO JOURNAL, November 13, 2025

also introduces The Bean, a curated boutique of artist-made gifts and books by creatives including Michael Blaha, Larry Vigon, and Patricia Houghton Clarke – a nod to Carpinteria’s artistic roots and Rubenstein Chan’s commitment to making art part of daily life.

Sutter Health Experts Discuss Advances in Prostate Cancer Care

Sansum Clinic and the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, now part of Sutter Health, recently hosted an expert panel on prostate cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Moderated by Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, the discussion featured Dr. Justin Voog, Dr. W. Warren Suh, Dr. Scott Tobis, Dr. Gregg Newman, Dr. David Carlson, and Genetic Counselor M. Ayanna Boyce Together, they explored early PSA screening, advanced therapies such as High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), and cutting-edge innovations like da Vinci 5® robotic surgery. Sponsored by the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara and the John C. Mithun Foundation, the event emphasized that early detection leads to a nearly 100% five-year survival rate. 411: Visit https://tinyurl.com/ SutterProstateHealth for the full video

Robin Yardi Joins SBMNH Board of Trustees

Teacher and author Robin Yardi has joined the SB Museum of Natural

MHistory Board of Trustees. She is the author of children’s books, Coral Keepers , and I Know the Whale . Yardi graduated UC Berkeley and UCSB with multiple teaching credentials. “After decades of loving the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History as a child, teacher, parent, author, and volunteer naturalist, it is an honor to become one of its many stewards. I learned about the beauty of the natural world inside the bones of the Blue Whale and under the canopy of oaks in the museum’s Backyard. I want visitors to be inspired at the museum, just like me, for many decades to come,” says Yardi.

November is Native American Heritage Month

For Native American History month, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians invites community to visit their new museum and learn about their culture and history. 411: www.sychumashmuseum.org

Hillside Celebrates 80 Years of Service with Elegant Gala

Hillside, since 1945 a Santa Barbara nonprofit serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, celebrated with an 80th Anniversary Gala on October 18 at the Santa Barbara Club. The

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

Vehicle Violations / North Sheffield Drive & Jameson Lane

Thursday, October 30, at 09:32 hours

Deputies saw a black Chrysler 300 travelling northbound on Highway 101. The vehicle had a rear license plate cover that obstructed the characters in violation of VC 5201.1(b). A traffic enforcement stop was initiated at the intersection of N Jameson Ln and Sheffield Dr. Deputies found that the driver/owner of the vehicle did not possess a CDL or its equivalent. The two passengers also did not have a CDL. The driver was cited for violations of VC 12500(a), 16028(a), and 5201.1(b). The vehicle was towed from the scene pursuant to VC 22651(p).

Intoxication/False Rape Claim / South Jameson Lane

Friday, October 31, at 01:09 hours

Deputies responded to a report of a rape in progress. On arrival, a frantic male reporting party directed deputies towards the incident, claiming his friend was being raped by two Russian males. Upon arrival the room was found to be empty, and the alleged victim was found in the lobby, unharmed. The victim was interviewed, and it was determined the victim had not been assaulted. Both the alleged victim and the Reporting Party (RP) were highly intoxicated and had been causing a scene prior to this incident. The alleged victim was barely able to stand and the two could not take care of themselves. They were arrested for being in violation of PC 647(f). The male RP’s father paid for an Uber to drive him back to Los Angeles. He was released from the scene.

evening featured a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner with wine pairings from Chanin Wines, live jazz by The George Mamalakis Trio, and an inspiring keynote from advocate Lauren Horowitz . The event raised over $135,000 to support Hillside’s residential care, therapy, and vocational programs. CEO Michael Rassler called the milestone “a celebration of our past and a commitment to a more inclusive future.” Key sponsors included Montecito Bank & Trust and Santa Ynez Chumash Foundation.

California Invasive Plant Council Hosts 2025 Symposium

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) will host its annual Symposium on Invasive Plants at the Ventura Beach Marriott, from November 12-15, bringing together more than 550 land managers, scientists, and conservation leaders both in person and online. The event will feature three days of presentations on invasive plant biology, ecosystem impacts, wildfire con -

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nections, and effective management practices, followed by field trips to local restoration sites including the Ventura and Santa Clara rivers, Santa Monica Mountains, and Santa Cruz Island. Opening with a statewide Weed Management Area meeting, the conference highlights collaborative weed control efforts across California. Local honorees include John Beall , receiving the Ken Moore Wildland Restoration Award, and John Knapp , honored with the Jake Sigg Award for Vision and Dedicated Service for his work on the Channel Islands. Cal-IPC continues its mission to protect California’s ecosystems through science-based management and advocacy.

Los Padres Forest Association Trail News

San Ysidro Trail Now Open: cleanup funded by the Montecito Trails Foundation

Nov. 14-16: Volunteer for Reyes Peak Trail cleanup

Nov. 21-23: Volunteer for Mission Pine Trail cleanup 411: https://lpforest.org

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“Each student film represents not only emerging talent, but the raw courage to share a truth, a dream or a question through the language of cinema,” says Wendy Jackson, the festival’s co-founder and executive producer. “Storytelling still has the power to transform, connect and reimagine the world around us.”

Jonathan Hicks, chair of Westmont’s theater arts department and production manager of the film festival the event offers crucial networking opportunities, provides a platform for exposure and career advancement, and serves as a vital learning and creative outlet for aspiring filmmakers. “The festival allows students to gain experience, build a professional

portfolio, receive feedback, and connect with industry professionals and peers who can help shape their careers,” he says. “My favorite part of the festival is watching the students see and experience each other’s artistry, as well as the breakout sessions with professionals in the industry.”

Junior Kasey McCoy, festival programmer, says this is an important opportunity for student filmmakers to connect nationwide. “I am most looking forward to being in a room with students who share my passion and to be able to share and grow that love,” she says.

Senior Granite Waterman has been screening films and judging them on originality, cinematography, structure and sound. “The student film festival creates an environment to collaborate and talk about the films they watched,” he says. “Who knows? A screenwriter, a director of photography, and a director might end up talking with each other and eventually make something together.”

Volleyball Finishing Strong

Westmont volleyball (10-14, 4-6 PacWest) outlasted the Vanguard Lions (16-7, 4-5) in five sets after leading two sets to none in Costa Mesa.

“Our defense was incredible,” said Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin “Our defense was solid, and we came up big in the big moments. What made this one special was the fact that we did it on the road.”

Friday’s win was Westmont’s 55th all-time against Vanguard in 83 tries, and the seventh time they’ve beaten the Lions in their last 10 matchups.

Sophomore outside hitter Maddie Finnegan led the Warriors with a careerhigh 23 kills. Senior opposite hitter Nariah Prescott added 10 kills of her own and junior outside hitter Ceanna O’Loughlin landed nine. Sophomore Camila Cornejo-Farmer collected a team-high five blocks, while sophomore

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will wrap up its season with a pair of matches this weekend against Dominican on Friday and Jessup on Saturday, both at 7:30 p.m. in Murchison Gym.

JUDY COLLINS & TOM RUSH

Rylee Elias led the way with 25 digs. Westmont

Film festival production manager Jonathan Hicks

Volleyball is all smiles after winning three of their last four matches

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Now, we understand how to build a home to withstand the impacts of wildfire through structure hardening and defensible space.

Fellow Montecito Wildland Fire Specialist, Maeve Juarez, assists residents with recommending changes to their home construction and landscaping to ideally be impervious to fire.

“Many of the Tea Fire rebuilds in Montecito are excellent examples of how to live with the risk of wildfire and create a home that can withstand fire,” Juarez said. “Unfortunately, those people lost everything – but their commitment to rebuilding in a way that is ignition-resistant is inspiring.”

Montecito Fire Department sponsors a Home Hardening Assistance Program, offering up to $10,000 to residents who implement measures to make their home resistant to fire impacts.

Property owners may request a complimentary property assessment by Montecito Fire Department and learn more about the Home Hardening Assistance Program by calling (805) 969-7762 or visiting montecitofire.com.

Evacuation Preparedness

The Tea Fire demonstrated the challenges of Montecito’s narrow, winding road network in the face of a nerve-racking wildfire evacuation.

In roughly 15 minutes from the time the Tea Fire ignited, flames were impacting Montecito neighborhoods.

It taught us how essential it is that every member of our community has an evacuation plan, knows multiple routes out, and does not hesitate to leave at the first sign of danger.

Montecito Fire Department’s Administrative Assistant, Coral Godlis, is a Mountain Drive resident. She remembers the rush to gather her things and leave.

“We literally had 10-15 minutes to get out,” she said. “I grabbed my laundry hamper so I could have some clothes and threw in whatever I could think of – my laptop, some artwork – it was chaotic.”

Her family lost their home and rebuilt, determined to live in this beautiful, albeit fire-prone environment.

\ Embers made their way into this garage through a vent and burned the garage from the inside out while the rest of the property was largely undamaged (courtesy photo)

“We are in close contact with our neighbors and have regular neighborhood meetings with the Fire Department to review ways we can prepare for wildfire and update everyone’s contact information,” Godlis said.

A collective awareness of neighbors who have mobility limitations, small children, large animals or other circumstances that may hinder certain people from evacuating quickly can be, without exaggeration, lifesaving.

Technology makes it easier than ever to readily connect with neighbors and develop a support network. A simple group text can serve as a vital source of information before, during and after a disaster.

Familiar Fire Factors

Many elements of the Tea Fire’s destruction – powerful offshore winds, home-to-home ignitions, flying embers, challenging evacuation conditions – were also factors in the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires in the Los Angeles area.

Recently released reports confirm that the Palisades Fire, the November 2024 Mountain Fire in Ventura County, and the August 2023 Lahaina Fire in Maui were all “holdover” fires in which powerful winds ultimately rekindled smoldering embers.

The findings underscore the paramount importance of what firefighters call “mop up” work.

“We take the mop up portion of our job very seriously,” said Chief Neels.

“After a vegetation fire in Montecito, crews stay in place overnight or longer to do ‘fire watch.’ We use infrared, thermal imaging cameras to monitor the burn area for smoldering hot spots.”

In September 2024, a vegetation fire burned about a quarter of an acre in the area of West Mountain Drive and Coyote Road. Montecito Fire Battalion Chief Scott Chapman led the response as Incident Commander.

“Learning about all these recent holdover fires is really justification for all the hours, actually days, I required our firefighters to spend up there on Mountain Drive monitoring a very small burn area,” Chapman said.

After using copious amounts of water and heat sensing cameras, firefighters fall

back on using their own senses to ferret out lingering heat. Firefighters “cold trail” the burn area, using their bare hands to feel the ground for warm areas where embers may be festering.

Yet even the most comprehensive mop up and post-fire monitoring is not infallible in the face of Mother Nature.

Community-wide vigilance and emergency preparedness are crucial.

Preventing fire from occurring in the first place is at the center of Montecito Fire Department’s multifaceted approach to wildfire prevention.

A Robust Network

Fuel treatment projects, such as sheep grazing and weed whipping, are performed at the Tea Gardens and surrounding areas routinely. This work reduces the continuity and density of vegetation in strategic locations to increase the safety and efficiency of firefighting actions.

These efforts tie into a bigger picture known as the “Fuel Treatment Network,” a buffer spanning 300 acres that separates the fire-prone wildlands from the northern-most areas of Montecito, including the Tea Gardens.

“Recently, we collaborated with Verizon and Frontier Communications to remove hazardous vegetation around their infrastructure to prevent impacts to local communication services,” Chief Neels said. “We’re also in talks with the County of Santa Barbara to improve backup systems for the 911 system after multiple recent outages.”

Communication challenges during the Tea Fire underscored the effectiveness of AM radio when other messaging methods fail.

Montecito Fire Department’s AM 1610 radio station was in its infancy when the Tea Fire broke out. Seventeen years later, AM 1610 has undergone major upgrades and remains a reliable means to access official information through any car radio, hand-crank radio, or live online information stream.

The Tea Fire remains vivid in the memories of Montecito firefighters and the many community members who survived the harrowing incident.

History is a powerful teacher, and the lessons of the Tea Fire continue to motivate us to find new ways to keep our community safe in a fire-adapted environment.

Christina Atchison is the Montecito Fire Public Information Officer

music!’” Tom sighs through a mild grin. “I decided to try to live up to the name the best that I could. I took up the trombone and I became a successful singer.”

Tom would sing for a time with the Roger Wagner Chorale – a staple of radio, concert hall, television and movie soundtracks. Then the rubber met the road. “I began studying conducting with Mehli Mehta; father of (globally renowned conductor and LA Phil’s music director) Zubin Mehta.” Note that one of Tom’s classmates in the program was future conducting superman Michael Tilson Thomas. This should possibly have been seen as a harbinger.

Tom Frisina’s unique skill set would indeed one day fuel a controlled cultural explosion that would literally change the world. That skill set was not orchestral conducting, however. At the moment of truth, his teacher solemnly gave Tom the news.

“By then it was like family,” Tom says. This likely softened the frank benediction his instructor offered at graduation when Tom collected his diploma.

“Tom,” Mr. Mehta said. “I love you and your parents. But this is not a good idea.”

To Infinity and Beyond

So it was that – years later – when Tom and Christine returned to California following Tom’s discharge from the Navy, his skills sought a nurturing environment whose offices and strategic posture might allow him to rise of his own accord. A job in Studio City fell through, but the prospective employer recommended Tom seek an interview with Irving Stern, VP of Marketing at J.B. Lansing Sound; an outfit known more familiarly to audiophiles as JBL.

Over the next eight years Tom would become Nat’l Sales Manager and VP of JBL before moving on to Infinity (whose stereo speakers this writer regards as sonically transcendent). From ‘79 to ‘82 Tom served as VP of Infinity Sales and Marketing. These years working in the JBL and Infinity trenches would make Tom a consumer electronics maestro with a heavyweight reputation.

Tom and Christine’s dear friends Larry and Susy Calof left the San Fernando Valley for Silicon Valley (so christened by author Don Hoefler in an Electronic News article series in 1971). The two couples kept in touch, and some two years later Larry recommended Tom and Christine move north as well. Tom conveys the silicon-based nature of Larry’s message.

“Larry said ‘You and Chris need to move to Northern California and start a robot company,’” Tom recalls. “And I said…okay!” The Frisinas’ move north to Los Gatos was history-making, given the vanguard tech they would be working on. On the other hand, Christine Frisina was slowly driving around the new hometown

with a Thomas Guide in her lap.

“That was my life,” Christine says. “I’d never been up there in Silicon Valley. So I just had a Thomas Guide. Later on, Nolan developed a company called Etak, which was the first car navigation system.” Yeah, this is a story about that period of almost florid American innovation.

In the hothouse climate of a burgeoning new tech space, a guy in Sunnyvale named Nolan Bushnell had started up a business incubator. Gathered tech visionaries’ most promising concepts would be encouraged by Bushnell with sustenance funding and hardware. The ideas with legs would later make the venture capital rounds. Bushnell called his outfit Catalyst Technologies. For context, in those early days Nolan Bushnell would oversee the watershed launch of a fridge-sized, coin-operated arcade game called Pong – common primordial ancestor of every video game that would follow. Bushnell would later come out with the groundbreaking Atari home video console, and (in a separate business vertical) a parental chamber of horrors called Chuck E. Cheese. At this juncture, though, Bushnell was all about the ‘bot.

“The third Star Wars film had just come out,” Tom says. “The world was going nuts over R2D2 and C3PO. It became clear to me that Nolan wanted to build an R2D2 for the home.” Bushnell’s domesticated ‘bot was called the Androbot. To summarize the project’s challenges, we can say Mr. Bushnell was a charismatic and prolific idea man whose fulsome pronouncements were the bane of his engineers’ professional existence.

Tom gave it his all. “I did a really good job of getting attention for us at Consumer Electronic Shows, building enthusiasm for what we might be able to do. But I couldn’t help the guys figure out how to build this sucker.” Androbot and a second project called B.O.B. were ultimately mothballed, in part by underdelivering to an impossible marketplace afire with Star Wars-fueled robot fever. As CEO, Tom would have to ritually fall on his sword, leaving the company. His sardonic reply to this state of affairs?

“In full view of all,” Christine writes in her terrifically magnetic book, “Tom left the building and walked out to his car with a grocery bag over his head.”

Accolade. Tom Clancy. Electronic Arts. Academia

Bob Whitehead and Alan Miller left Activision to start a new company called Accolade and brought Tom aboard as CEO. Accolade’s standout successes included sports games like HardBall! and Jack Nicklaus, and the aerial combat game Ace of Aces. Game development focused on home computers like the Commodore 64, broadening and exciting the nascent gamer community. Launch of the game-compatible IBM PC grew the market even more. But for Tom it was not to be.

“Accolade – I was there two years,” Tom says. “I built its footprint, made some successful games. The revenue went from half a million dollars to $5 million in the second year. But there was incompatibility between my style and the two software guys. No matter what we tried, it wasn’t going to work.”

Nevertheless, Tom’s two years in the wheelhouse put Accolade on a par with the day’s big shots; EA, Broderbund, Mindscape. It was 1987.

The next crucial step in the Frisinas’ digital flag-planting? Penultimate creation of their own foundry – a company that would truly prove Tom’s mettle and take the Frisinas’ Silicon Valley gamble to its door-opening summit.

“It was the time after Accolade,” Christine says. “You’re like, what are we going to do? That’s how 360 was born. And then Tom made some connections.” Tom the entrepreneur had come full circle to build his own company.

360 developed and launched Harpoon, a wildly popular and award-winning military strategy game and another, equally popular game called V for Victory. Tom Frisina was by now a recognized game industry insider, thought leader, and tireless interview subject. His restless imagination was so intent on pushing envelopes and seeing where the tech could go, resources were sometimes allocated to projects the consumer didn’t necessarily grasp. 360 ultimately sold to a Florida company called Intracorp in ‘93, but not before making a historically significant splash in the gaming space.

Tom was mulling his consulting options when he got a lunch invite from a VP at Electronic Arts*. He was wondering aloud what she could possibly want when the intrepid Christine offered the usual sage advice.

“Go to lunch and find out.”

*42 days ago at this writing, EA was subject of the largest leveraged buyout in history, a $55B transaction in which the storied gaming company was taken private by a consortium of buyers

Electronic Arts was by that time already a legendary game developer and mecca for software artists who under EA’s imprimatur would be regarded, and credited, as actual artists. Tom’s pioneering stewardship of the new EA Partners division and his agreements with places like DreamWorks (Medal of Honor) and New Line Cinema (LOTR) would usher in a new gaming ecosystem that looked to TV and film for immersive gamer inspiration. Following a successful run, Tom’s time at EA would ring the curtain down on his foundational role in the now omnipresent and amorphous gaming space. There was one thing left to do.

“When I stepped down from EA Partners,” Tom says of this last go-round in the C-Suite, “They came up with a new role for me; Talent Development and Retention, they called it. Accompanying that title was a major investment they made in the School of Cinematic Arts at USC, to found a division focused on building video games. At the same time, the four universities in Vancouver pulled their money together to open up the Master of Digital Media graduate school up there.”

Tom Frisina had spent a career defining and establishing the gaming space. Now – splitting his time at the dais between L.A. and Vancouver – he was teaching the next gen of game developers and entrepreneurs to hone their individual contributions to the synchronous whole. He was finally conducting.

Christine Frisina discusses LOST in Silicon Valley – The Dawn of Robots, AI, and Video Games on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 3-4 pm at Tecolote Books; 1470 E. Valley Rd in Montecito’s Upper Village, (805) 969-4977

Christine Frisina’s memoir is colorful and delicious digital history seen from the inside

Spielberg’s vision was a game based on Saving Private Ryan. Tom’s GM stewardship and 23 brilliant artist/developers made Medal of Honor an enormous boost to EA’s industry standing.

Trust aligns perfectly with my own approach to clients and community. For me, in addition to its exceptional service model and unwavering client focus, CalPrivate Bank stands out as a remarkably strong financial performer. With nearly $2.6 billion in assets, the bank was ranked by American Banker in the top 5% of all U.S. banks with assets between $2 billion and $10 billion in 2025. It is also recognized as the #1 community bank SBA 504 lender in the entire nation for banks with assets under $10 billion, a distinction led by our team leader Steve Pollett , based in Paso Robles, who years ago spent time at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, a bank where I served as President in the early to mid-2000s. I already had the opportunity to feature Steve and his team here in Santa Barbara during Small Business Week, and their work is truly extraordinary.

Q. What are the key focus areas for you in your position at CalPrivate Bank?

A. Since joining CalPrivate, I’ve had the opportunity to experience what we proudly call a Distinctly Different™ approach to serving our clients, one that combines thoughtful creativity, responsiveness, and deep relationships. Our clients include individuals that value a concierge experience, nonprofits, real estate professionals, experts in hospitality, entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized businesses, each of whom benefits from a level of service that is both personal and agile. The bank’s ability to deliver rapid, tailored lending solutions is extraordinary. I think about the Santa Barbara Humane

Society’s capital construction campaign, where we were able to turn around a commitment for a significant loan in just a couple of days. That kind of responsiveness and outof-the-box thinking while remaining safe and sound is a true differentiator. I’ve never worked at a bank that is as accommodating, creative, and service-oriented as CalPrivate Bank.

Q. You’ve brought over Dan Glaeser from MB&T, and other key people on your team…

A. I’ve worked in the Santa Barbara and Montecito community since the early 2000s and have had the privilege of bringing together an extraordinary team of professionals, Sarah McLelland, Dan Glaeser, Emily Strawn, and Marta Quintero, people I’ve known and respected for many years, and who share both my values and CalPrivate Bank’s philosophy of service. Together, we’re offering something truly special to this community.

Q. In closing our interview, anything else you wish to share at this time?

A. The grand opening of our Montecito office on November 5th was an incredibly heartwarming moment. More than 130 clients, community members, and guests joined us for the ribbon-cutting, and even as the evening wound down, over a hundred people were still there celebrating with us. It was deeply meaningful for me and for our executive team, who spent countless hours ensuring this office opened in a way that reflects CalPrivate’s commitment to relationships and community. I’d like to invite anyone who hasn’t yet visited to stop by and see the new office in the Upper Village. One of the things I’m most proud of is that we’re showcasing the work of several local artists, highlighting the incredible creativity that makes this area so unique. At this point in my career, joining CalPrivate Bank has truly been a dream come true, an opportunity to bring a trusted, relationship-driven banking model to the community I love.

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George Leis and Jim Crook of Milpas Motors with a 1964 P1800S Volvo (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

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always loved them. They survived an earthquake, a fire and the Montecito debris flow (which destroyed three of the Bridges’ California homes in succession). My photo storage room here was completely ruined. A big branch hit it, knocked the door down, it flooded up to the ceiling, and it was so strong that it knocked the wall down to the next room too. That was very motivating for realizing that if I’m ever going to do something with any of these, now is the time. We had three kids in four years, and I wanted to be a mom to them, so people (nowadays) don’t know me as a photographer. But I finally found the courage to share them. It’s been fun.

Jeff Bridges [JB]. I’ve had exhibits all over the world, but to have ‘em here in my hometown is really wonderful. That’s where all my buddies are, and I love this town so much, which makes it a very special event for me.

Q. What is it about the Widelux camera that each of you finds so compelling?

SB. I love the cinematic frame you get when the camera pans as the lens moves. In the exhibition, I’ve got one with a guy on horseback riding through Wallace, Idaho, and another that’s a portrait of Michael Cimino, and one with the roller rink in Heaven’s Gate with the actors’ walking off toward us after the scene. I printed 5x12 foot enlargements for the exhibition.

JB. It almost has the same format as a 70-millimeter movie. I view it as sort of a link between motion pictures and still photography because of its moving lens. You can handhold the camera when

the setting is 1/15th of a second, which is quite slow, which gives you time to paint with the camera, making that part of the image blurry. I think it gives you a closer idea of how the human eye sees with peripheral vision. There’s so much content in the final image, a lot to look at as the observer of the photograph.

Q. Jeff, I was impressed by the shots of actors with two different expressions in the same exposure. I’m wondering if you feel like you’re directing a movie in a way, or are you just having fun playing around?

JB. Play hits the mark for me. I approach all my creative endeavors similarly, with the main task of getting out of your own way and letting the muse create through you. Those images are almost like the comedy and tragedy masks of the Greek theater. I love it because it shows how game actors are and how much is playful for them. It’s fun for me.

Q. Widelux has been defunct for decades. What possessed you to want to become business owners and bring it back?

SB. We’ve asked ourselves that many times. But for Jeff, it’s his signature camera. And we both think it’s a very wonderful analog format to use for photographs. Shooting with film is like listening to music on vinyl records. We wanted to pass that on to future photographers. We have a prototype, which Jeff calls Frankenstein because it’s cobbled together out of spare parts, but it’s just beautiful.

Q. The two of you are also presenting a screening of the longer director’s cut of Heaven’s Gate. What don’t people get about the film?

SB. Jeff and I both think that the movie was quite underrated. We’re bringing it here so people can see Michael’s vision the way it was meant to

be – on a big screen in a historic theater. Not only is it visually stunning, it’s got themes that are very appropriate to our time. It talks about immigrants and how they were treated and what happened to them. It portrays women not being treated well. Michael wanted to make this movie to tell that story about the American West, one you don’t read in history books, but it’s very much the story of the wild, dirty, dangerous country that we built. I hope people who love cinema see it.

JB. Cimino knew he would have to concentrate and have all his attention on what he was doing to make this massive epic. He didn’t want any studio executives or the press distracting him, so he banned all those people. That created some animosity that backfired in the reviews that came out and the resentment for the studio for not being invited on the set. The

Ghost Walkers in Heaven’s Gate, Heaven’s Gate, 1979 (photo by Susan Bridges)

Inflatable Crowd, Seabiscuit, 2003 (photo by Susan Bridges)

terrible reviews influenced how people saw the film.

Heaven’s Gate was deliberately made with a leisurely pace. We would do up to 60 takes because he was looking for that happy accident, that little special thing that would make it unique. And I think he certainly got it. But these terrible reviews were personal and didn’t give the film a fair chance. It was very painful for all of us… Finally, after years passed, now it’s considered a masterpiece. To me, it stands alone. There’s really no movie that’s like it.

Q. Jeff, you also recently released Slow Magic, a 50-year old cassette recording of music you played in your 20s. Adding that up with the camera, the photo exhibits, etc., and knowing that you had serious bouts with cancer and then pre-vaccine/ pre-Paxlovid Covid, are these things part of taking stock of your life now that you’re both on the other side of 70?

JB. I call it going into my mine. I go down and see something that I thought was just a rock that I’d forgotten about, and suddenly it’s turned into a diamond that I want to take out and explore. The photographs are also revisiting a project in putting out the next edition of the books and the exhibition. I do that with a number of things at this age. I’m still very creative, but it’s kind of parlaying what you’ve already developed earlier on in your life and maybe it hasn’t bloomed yet. What about you, Sue?

SB. Well, I don’t have the body of work that you have…

JB. But you actually have three living bodies.

SB. Our children. I don’t regret any of it. But the idea of mining your life makes sense because once I got started with photo archives, what was left after the flood, I realized I have some really cool things here from when I went to photography school and worked with newspapers and magazines and did photo illustration. It is very satisfying for me to be able to now share the work that I did. It’s meaningful to me, and I’m grateful I have had the great support of my husband

JB. It’s wonderful to support each other. We always have. It’s great to have a project that we can work on together with our photography, which we loved to do when we were just beginning to know each other. We built a dark room back then where we’d both go in and develop pictures. So it’s great to be getting back to something very dear to us together.

Q. Jeff, If I can ask you about having to face your mortality a couple of years ago with the Covid that had you recovering for many months. How has it changed your relationship to yourself and to each other and to your art?

JB. It’s more of the same, a deeper version of myself. With an experience like that, all of your strategies and philosophies come up in trying to figure out how you are going to handle it. For me, it was through surrender. Everybody dies. I thought this was what I was doing. I decided to just sur -

render and be curious. There’s anxiety when you’re thinking you might die. I recalled how my mother used to say to me as I was going off to do a job that I was anxious about: She’d say, “Jeff, remember, have fun and don’t take it too seriously.”

Cancer and Covid turned out to be gifts that I did not expect. It came in realizing just how much I love my family, how much my family loves me, and appreciating all these nurses and doctors taking care of me so beautifully. It was a big dose of love. It’s funny, but that’s how I remember it. The very thing that you’re afraid of, that’s where all the good-

ies are. That’s where the gold is. That’s the lesson that you’ve been invited to come in and take part in.

[At this point, Susan has signed off Zoom and come to join Jeff, sitting behind his recliner. She puts her hand on his shoulder, and he reaches back and clasps her hand in his.]

Q. I’m actually moved seeing the two of you together right now. It’s been half a century, and you still seem so in love.

SB. We found each other at a very young age and there was enough there to stick out through the tough times. Now we get the gravy. This is a fabulous time of our lives together. We still have fun together. We laugh and we have our little squabbles, but we’ve pretty much worked it out.

JB. That sums it up. We are in love. We’ve had the ups and downs inside and we’ve certainly been afraid and anxious together. But those are all opportunities to grow more intimate, to make your love deeper. The mystery of it. We are in love. The mystery of it all.

Jeff and Susan Bridges will introduce Heaven’s Gate: Director’s Cut Restoration at the Arlington Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 12 pm. Inside Heaven’s Gate: Behind the Scenes with Susan Bridges will be on display at the Tamsen Gallery (1309 State Street) from September 19 to December 31.

Circling the Wagons, Heaven’s Gate, 1979 (photo by Susan Bridges)

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage

The F8 Widelux camera (courtesy photo)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Espada Espouses on Equality – Martín Espada, who in 2021 became the rare Puerto Rican winner of the National Book Award for Poetry for Floaters, is considered one of America’s most impassioned and urgent advocates. Espada writes with clarity about inequality, labor and migration, honoring the dignity of working people, especially in his own Puerto Rican community. His most recent collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows, confronts injustice with unflinching determination, reaffirming poetry’s ability to bear witness. A former tenant lawyer in the greater Boston area, Espada – who Joyce Carol Oates praised for “meticulously crafted portraiture of lives that intertwine with history, among them his own, radiantly defiant and fearless” – continues to illuminate the struggles and resilience of working people through his artful writing, which he will share through readings and commentary at UCSB’s Campbell Hall tonight.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB campus

COST: $20

INFO: (805) 893-3535 or https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

It’s Miller Time – Ski film pioneer Warren Miller is long gone, but his long-standing organization continues to churn out annual films that herald the arrival of winter and ski season around North America and the northern hemisphere. Join

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Alanis’ Angst Meet ASL – Out of the Box, the Santa Barbara nonprofit theatre company dedicated to producing alternative, conversation-inspiring contemporary musical theater, kicks off its milestone 15th anniversary season with a real kick in the head. Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, the musical inspired by the themes and emotions of her 1995 Grammy Award-winning album, dives headlong into a story about pain, healing and empowerment centered on a suburban Connecticut family in turmoil. Disrupted by a series of disturbing events, the family encounters opioid addiction, identity issues, sexual assault, guilt and several other problems, and in attempting to heal and overcome their pain must decide to keep up a false front or face harsh truths and forge a path toward a more imperfect but authentic future. The musical uses songs from Pill along with a dozen additional Morissette numbers from subsequent albums, with a book by Diablo Cody, who burst on the scene as the screenwriter of the 2007 hit coming-of-age comedy-drama movie Juno. Although it only played for a few months on Broadway, Jagged Little Pill earned 15 Tony nominations, winning two (for Cody and Rubicon Theatre’s adopted daughter Lauren Patten, whose version of “You Oughta Know” invariably brings down the house). Pill also claimed the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. In a rave review, the New York Times called the jukebox musical “clear in its priorities, rich in character, sincere without syrup, rousing and real.” Out of the Box founder Samantha Eve directs, with choreography by Meredith Ventura (Selah Dance Collective) and a cast of 18. Inspired by the casting of a deaf actor, the OOB production is incorporating American Sign Language into the staging of the show and offering an ASL interpreted performance and post-show talkback on Sunday November 16.

WHEN: 8 pm November 14-15 & 21-22, plus 2 pm November 16 & 23

WHERE: Center Stage Theatre, 751 Paseo Nuevo, second floor COST: $40 general, $30 students & seniors, free for students 13-17

INFO: (805) 963-0408 or https://centerstagetheater.org

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Bold and Brassy Benefit – Brasscals!, Santa Barbara’s seemingly omnipresent street brass band is releasing its debut album, [Vierge], a double-length, 21-song compilation of a large portion of its popular set list plus new originals. Recorded, mixed, and mastered outdoors during the band’s Central Coast retreat, the album blends brass with Latin, rock, klezmer, pop and beyond. To celebrate, the three-year-old ensemble is playing a fundraiser at (and for) Casa de la Raza, featuring additional performances by DJ Turtle and DJ Rob, plus routines from World Dance for Humanity, and members of SB Skate rolling around the hardwood floor. Proceeds are earmarked for La Casa de la Raza, long a cornerstone of the Santa Barbara community and a hub for the Latinx community, hosting cultural events, performances, workshops, and supporting underrepresented groups.

WHEN: 7-10 pm

WHERE: 601 E Montecito St.

COST: $15

INFO: https://tinyurl.com/5n7uj3c5

such ski and snowboard stars as Daron Rahlves, Britta Winans, Judd Henkes, Šárka Pančochová, Breezy Johnson, Chris Rubens, Juho Kilkki and others to celebrate in cinematic splendor, or in thrilling scenes that include everything from big mountain lines and race gates to urban ski hills and unexpected destinations. The enthusiasts traverse the globe to carve turns from California, Colorado and New Hampshire to Austria, British Columbia, Finland and Scotland, creating all-new original segments, making Warren Miller’s Sno-Ciety the pre-season party, wherever you ride and however you connect to the snow and the community around it. Admission includes party favors and more. WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $35 in advance, $39 day of INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.org

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Trumping the President – One four-letter word rocks 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue when the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis. Fortunately, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon are there to risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the unseen dullard of a commander-in-chief out of trouble. That’s the premise of 2022 political satire POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, The Morning Show writer Selina Fillinger’s feminist farce that the Washington Post called a winning mix of TV’s Saturday Night Live and Veep. Characters include the chief of staff and press secretary, as well as the president’s trophy wife and ex-con sister, an ensemble Variety called “fiercely funny.” UCSB Theater’s take on the show, which earned three Tony nominations including two for acting despite liberal use of the C-word, is directed by Michael Bernard.

WHEN: 7:30 PM November 14-22

WHERE: UCSB’s Performing Arts Theater, 522 University Rd.

COST: $17 general, $13 students/seniors in advance, $2 additional day-of

INFO: (805) 893-2064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Symphony Soars in Simmering Selections – Hot off the heels of the triumphant “psychedelic” show with the Double Wide Kings last Saturday, the Santa Barbara Symphony returns to the Granada for a more typically classical second concert of Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti’s 20th season, boasting a possibly even more intriguing program. Opening with Aaron Jay Kernis’ Musica Celestis, adapted from its quartet version and scored for a string orchestra

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Multimedia ‘Moana’ – The latest entry in the live-to-film concert entry adds the live element to enhance a screening of Disney’s animated classic Moana; the sweeping film about the adventurous and strong-willed teenage daughter of a chief who sails out on a daring mission across the open ocean to save her people – and find herself. The 2016 movie will be accompanied by an on-stage ensemble boasting top Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters, and special vocalists to perform the film’s songs and score. KLITE personality Catherine Remak hosts a pre-show party with music and prizes in the Arlington breezeway at 1 pm.

WHEN: 2 pm

WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $43-$63 general, $26 youth

INFO: (805) 963-9589/www.arlingtontheatresb.com/upcoming-events or (805) 893-3535/https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

featuring an ethereal, luminous evocation of the sound of angels singing, the ensemble next takes on Andrea Tarrodi’s Symphony-co-commissioned “Double Trombone Concerto, ‘Memoria.’” The piece serves as a musical dialogue between the composer’s father, Swedish brass virtuoso Christian Lindberg, and the Symphony’s principal trombonist Dillon MacIntyre. The concert concludes with Mozart’s “Requiem,” the enigmatic masterpiece that features the new huge community-oriented Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus.

WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 3 pm tomorrow

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $45-$198

INFO: (805) 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Colm Without the Storm – The Irish writer Colm Tóibín, the author of 11 books that have earned praise and prizes across continents, recently published Long Island, a sequel of sorts to his acclaimed novel Brooklyn, international bestselling story of Eilis Lacey that was turned into a four-time Academy Award nominee. The movie, like the book, featured a controlled, understated presentation, as one writer said, “devoid of outright passion or contrivance, but alive with authentic detail.” Long Island is also a bestseller that was chosen for Oprah’s Book Club. Tóibín shares the stage with Santa Barbara’s own measured literary hero Pico Iyer for a wide-ranging conversation about his remarkable career, which has also featured two collections of short stories and several works of literary criticism, as well as two years as the 2022-2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB campus

COST: $33-$48

INFO: (805) 893-3535 or https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Marvelous Mariposa – Dutch clarinetist and Academy Alumni Performance awardee Gerbrich Meijer returns to the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall to present “Pieces of Home”, a boldly personal recital performed with renowned pianist and MAW teaching artist Conor Hanick. The program boasts the world premiere of “Bells of Westertoren,” Derek Bermel’s tribute to Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, as well as 20th-century masterworks by Mieczysław Weinberg, Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen, Béla Kovács and Francis Poulenc to explore the clarinet’s full expressive range. The pre-concert reception on Hahn Hall’s plaza begins at 6:30 pm.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $55-$70

INFO: (805) 969-8787 or www.musicacademy.org

ESTATE PLANNING

ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP

SUN, NOV 16 / 2:00-4:00 PM

Get your affairs in order with confidence - we provide expert guidance with a personal touch. The Museum's Planned Giving Advisory Council will present a free, two-hour public workshop on the essentials of estate and legacy planning.

Presentations by expert speakers will include wills and trusts, power of attorney, healthcare and advance directives, different types of fiduciaries, capacity issues, tax considerations, and legacy planning.

This is an in-person event. The workshop lasts until 4:00, but interested attendees are welcome to linger until 5:00 PM for a meet-and-greet with the presenters and other estate planning professionals.

Hosted by: The Planned Giving Advisory Council and Andrea McFarling, Philanthropy Officer of Legacy Giving, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

A)il?,i.,:.i� amcfarling@sbnature2.org, 805-682-4711 ext. 179 or scan QR Code.

2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 sbnature.org/pg-workshop

SPEAKERS

Tiffany Goodall CPA

Brett Piersma ESTATE ATT ORNEY

Denise Stevens PLANNED GIVING PROFESSIONAL

Andrea McFarling PHILANTHROPY OFFICER OF LEGACY GIVING

Tamara Skov CLPF

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AUTOMOBILES WANTED

We Buy Classic Cars Running or Not. Foreign/Domestic Chevy/Ford/Porsche/Mercedes/Etc. We come to you. Call Steven - 805-699-0684 Website - Avantiauto.group

LANDSCAPE

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Landscape hedges installed. Ficus to flowering. Disease resistant. Great privacy.

Certified rootstock roses and fruit trees. Licensed & insured. Call (805) 963-6909

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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How did you get to be where you are today? What were your challenges? What is your Love Story? I can help you tell your story in an unforgettable way – with a book that will live on for many generations. The books I write are as thorough and entertaining as acclaimed biographies you’ve read. I also assist with books you write – planning, editing and publishing.

David Wilk Great references. (805) 455-5980 www.BiographyDavidWilk.com

PET/ HOUSE SITTING

Do you need to get away for a weekend, week or more? I will house sit and take care of your pets, plants & mail. I have refs if needed. Call me or text me.

Christine (805) 452-2385

Openings now available for Children and Adults.

Piano Lessons in our Studio or your Home. Call or Text Kary Kramer (805) 453-3481

CONSTRUCTION

General Building Design & Construction Contractor

William J. Dalziel Lic. B311003 – 1 (805) 698-4318 billjdalziel@gmail.com

CARPET CLEANING

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CONDO FOR LEASE

Malibu spacious and private beachfront condo. 10K, 1-year lease. An elegant, relaxing lifestyle awaits you here. (805) 218-1283

$10 MINIMUM TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD

It’s simple. Charge is $3 per line, each line with 31 characters. Minimum is $10 per issue. Photo/logo/visual is an additional $20 per issue. Email Classified Ad to frontdesk@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860. All ads must be finalized by Friday at 2pm the week prior to printing. We accept Visa/MasterCard/Amex (3% surcharge)

FOR SALE

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT THE SANTA BARBARA YOGA CENTER

EMBRACING GRIEF, SADNESS & FEAR, Through the Wisdom of TCM, with Qigong, Breathwork & Acupressure, led by Dr. Beatrice Appay

Saturday, Nov 15 – 2–4 PM Grief & Sadness: Opening the Lungs Saturday, Nov 22 – 2–4 PM Fear: Nourishing the Kidney Spirit sbyc.com - (805) 965-6045

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We specialize in ADU construction Kitchen and bathroom remodeling Decks

COINS FOR SALE FROM LOCAL COLLECTOR

If you are interested, call Carl (805) 331-9494

-1776 – 1976 Bicentennial Quarter

-Dollar coin with 13 Stars Around the Coin Indicating the 13 Colonies -1941 Nickel

-All State Quarters

Other valuable coin collections for sale –great prices!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

K-9 PALS need volunteers to be foster parents for our dogs while they are waiting for their forever homes. For more information info@k-9pals.org or 805-570-0415

PIANO LESSONS

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PUZZLE

radicchio, endive and sauteéd onion

arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto,

reservations

Prime Filet Steak Frites, 6 oz.

Mixed Vegetable Frittata w/ Gruyere

tortillas, melted cheese, avocado and warm salsa

Huevos Rancheros, two eggs any style

Corned Beef Hash & two poached

Prime Filet 6 oz. Steak, & two eggs any style

with avocado

Home Made Spanish Chorizo Omelet

Wild Mushroom and Gruyere

Smoked Salmon Eggs

with spinach, tomato, avocado

California Eggs

with julienne ham and hollandaise

Classic Eggs

choice of hash browns, fries, sliced tomatoes, fruit

toasted bialy or bagel, cream cheese, olives, tomato & cucumber • Eggs and Other Breakfast

Cambridge House Smoked Salmon

Waffle with fresh berries, whipped cream, maple

with fresh berries, maple syrup

Brioche French Toast

Fried Calamari with two

Lucky Chili with

Matzo Ball

French Onion