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‘North Shore’ coming Arlington 35th anniversary screening Event to feature appearances by cast members of the 80s cult classic surfing movie
Council to consider historic landmark designation for Casa De Cuatro Vistas By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Matt Adler, left, and George Harrison, who played Rick Kane and Chandler, respectively, hang ten in the 1987 film “North Shore.”
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The 35th anniversary screening of the 80s surfing cult classic, “North Shore,” (1987) will be held at the Arlington Theatre this Thursday at 7 p.m. The event is being put on by the Carpinteria-based organization LISTEN to Turtle — an online “North Shore” fan community group created and run by Cynthia and Dan Terry — and will feature appearances by cast members including Matt Adler (Rick Kane), John Philbin (Turtle), Nia Peeples (Kiani), and Gregory Harison (Chandler). Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Hui O He‘e Nalu, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Hawaiian culture. The film centers around Rick Kane, a college-bound teenager who wins a wave tank surfing competition in his native Arizona and uses the winnings to travel to the North Shore of Oahu for a summer of surfing with the pros. “I had an experience of going to Hawaii to surf for the first time when I was 15 years old,” Matt Adler told the News-Press when explaining his inspiration for Rick. “It was so different, it was so much more powerful and the ocean was just so much bigger and had so much more energy, and I remember that feeling of being really like a deer in the headlights, really like off balance and not ready and scared. And I think I just drew upon that feeling of exuberant innocence (when playing Rick).” What then follows is a fish-out-of-waterturned-hero story classic to movies from that era in which Rick learns lessons in surfing, Hawaiian culture and life from an eclectic group of North Shore locals and climaxes with his performance in the main event of the Pipeline Classic surf competition. While the movie was considered a box office flop for Universal Pictures (it raked in a little over $3.8 million during its 1987 summer release), the movie would eventually reach cult status after the film started circulating on VHS, resulting in a widespread, multigenerational fan base that continues to come together both online and at events such as the 35th anniversary screening — which came as a surprise to both Mr. Adler and John Philbin, who starred as Turtle, a surfboard sander who serves as one of Rick’s moral compasses in the Please see ‘NORTH SHORE’ on A4
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Man charged with arson in Hollister Ranch fire expected to go to trial in October By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Mr. Harrison, left, and John Philbin, who played Turtle, are among the cast members attending the 35th anniversary screening at the Arlington Theatre on Thursday.
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Prosecutors expect that the trial for the man charged with arson in connection with the March 12 Hollister Ranch fire will begin sometime in October. A judge on Friday denied a defense motion to dismiss the case against defendant Edward Junior Macklin based on what his attorneys claimed was insufficient evidence presented against him at his July 11 preliminary hearing. A trial readiness and settlement hearing has been set for Aug. 31. “I do not expect him to plead guilty,” Deputy District Attorney Madison Whitmore told the News-Press. “I do expect us to be preparing to set a trial on this case. It will likely go sometime in October.” Ms. Whitmore could not say for certain that that’s when the trial will start because another readiness and settlement hearing could be set for September or October at which time there’s a chance he could change his plea to guilty. Assuming nothing changes, “we would proceed next to jury trial in Lompoc,” a division of Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Ms. Whitmore said. The March 12 fire started
in Hollister Ranch in the Del Norte Road area and burned approximately 120 acres over five separate properties. “Following an investigation by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the defendant Edward Macklin was charged with felony arson, misdemeanor trespass, and possession of drug paraphernalia,” Ms. Whitmore said. “He was held to answer at (his) preliminary hearing and the motion to dismiss was denied. He has pleaded not guilty.” Mr. Macklin, 31, is charged with arson of a structure or forest, a felony, as someone “who did willfully, unlawfully and maliciously set fire to and burn … a structure or forest land located at 146 Hollister Ranch Road,” prosecutors said in the complaint/ information filed against him. He faces a special allegation of committing arson with aggravating factors because two firefighters were injured as a result of his alleged offense. A witness allegedly placed Mr. Macklin at the scene when the fire broke out. Investigators allegedly found drug paraphernalia and three lighters in his backpack, in addition to one he allegedly carried on him. email: nhartstein@newspress.com
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The Santa Barbara City Council today will discuss whether to adopt a resolution designating Casa De Cuatro Vistas, designed by one of Santa Barbara’s most influential architects, as a historic landmark. The council will meet at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 735 Anacapa St. Staff is recommending that the council adopt the landmark designation resolution pertaining to Casa De Cuatro Vistas, 1201 Las Alturas Road, noting that the Historic Landmarks Commission has the power and duty to “recommend to the City Council that certain structures, natural features, sites or areas having historical, architectural, archaeological, cultural, or aesthetic significance be designated as a landmark.” Historic landmark status is considered the highest distinction given to a historic resource in the City of Santa Barbara and demolition is prohibited. “Designation as a landmark confers honor and recognition on structures contributing to the city’s unique historical and architectural traditions,” staff said. The determining factors of a city landmark designation are the importance of the resource to the community, the level of integrity of the resource, and its degree of rarity. Landmarks are often associated with an important architect and person in addition
to being an important example of architecture. According to staff, architect Carleton Monroe Winslow designed Casa de Cuatro Vistas in 1919 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, which became an important part of Santa Barbara’s heritage in the 1920s when the city deliberately transformed its architecture and look into a romantic Spanish Colonial Revival/Mediterranean style city. “Not only is the main house architecturally significant, but the site has significant landscape elements and a small mid-century modern studio that contribute to the significance,” staff said. “Winslow purposefully placed the main house among large oak tree groves and on the hill of the Riviera to take advantage of the four views (Cuatro Vistas) that include the ocean and the mountains.” Locally quarried, native Santa Barbara sandstone walls, railings, pillars and tables characterize the property and give landscape distinction and artistry, staff said. The property’s small studio, tucked behind the main house among an oak tree grove, is an excellent example of mid-century modern architecture designed in 1959 by local architectural firm Edwards and Pitman. The design of the studio showcases the mid-century modern clean, minimalist aesthetic; an emphasis on bringing the outdoors in with large walls made of windows; and the presence of angular Please see COUNCIL on A2
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