VOICE Magazine: November 6, 2020

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Race to Justice

UCSB Arts & Lectures will continue its Race to Justice series with a performance

by Rhiannon Giddens on Sunday, November 15th 9

Sloss Iron Works #647 by Patrick McGinnis is part of Historic Preservation Sites at the Architectural Foundation of SB Gallery opening November 7th 23

John Palminteri’s Blue Moon

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Pianos on State to Return... Virtually!

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Community News. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7, 17, 27 *The Ticket: A SB Calendar. . . . . . . 8-10, 24 John Palminteri: Community News. . . . . . 1 3 Sigrid Toye: Harbor Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6

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Photo by Mimi Michaelis

A Citizen’s Guide to Fake News

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Harlan Green: Economic VOICE. . . . . . 1 8

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Harbor Happenings by Sigrid Toye

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Community Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 *Galleries & Art Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 * Español y Inglés Visit www.VoiceSB.com for additional coverage including: Ongoing Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

The New Westside Clinic

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By Maria Long, SBNC

N IDEALISTIC TEAM OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS opened exam rooms in a 50-year-old bungalow on Santa Barbara’s West Micheltorena Street in 1973. Their goal: provide quality medical care as a fundamental right to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

Today, with 21,000 patients, 3,500 of them at the Westside Clinic, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is on the cusp of completing a $20 million campaign that will fund the building of a new Westside Clinic to expand services across the street from that first bungalow. As of this writing, the campaign is only $475,000 away from meeting its goal.

The New Westside Clinic The new, purpose-built facility will be just across the street from the century-old home housing the current Westside Clinic.

It will: • Expand medical exam rooms by 50% to nine rooms, • Provide new dental services in six operatories, • Include a dispensary, • Provide meeting space for integrative behavioral health specialists and wellness navigators, • Include a first-floor community room and office space.

For almost 50 years, our doors have stayed open, even during the pandemic.

Will you help open these new doors to healthcare for the most vulnerable in our community?

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is proud of their staff, who have continued to work, despite personal risk, throughout the pandemic so that clinic patients have had the high quality, comprehensive, compassionate, and affordable care they have come to expect from the organization. SBNC has expanded their telehealth capabilities and instituted all of the safeguards possible to ensure the health of staff and patients during this crisis.

With your help, the team kept moving forward on the Healthy People Healthy Communities Campaign to ensure that healthcare remains

a right, not a privilege, in Santa Barbara. Today, uninsured patients account for up to 30 percent of the workload. By supporting this campaign, you will help SBNC continue to provide quality healthcare for these patients, in their own neighborhoods, with physicians they trust, long into the future.

To learn more or donate, please visit www.sbclinics.org For an appointment, call Toll Free: 844-594-0343

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An Informed Citizenry

‘A Citizen‘s Guide to Fake News‘ and ‘The American Presidency Project‘ see sharp increases in viewership in run-up to election

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By Andrea Estrada / The UC Santa Barbara Current

Photo by George Foulsham

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LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO, communication professor Joe Walther taught a graduate seminar at UC Santa Barbara that focused on fake news — what it is, where it comes from, how to identify it, and how the public can protect itself from being duped. Out of the course came a website, “A Citizen’s Guide to Fake News,” produced by doctoral students as a resource accessible to the general public, designed to be comprehensive as well as politically neutral.

So far, 2020 has been a banner year for the project: The guide has been viewed more than 121,000 times by readers around the world. And in the past month — from September 29th to October 29th — viewership increased 133 percent over the previous month, with more than 22,000 views.

“We’re surprised and we’re not surprised,” said Walther, director of the campus’s Center for Information Technology and Society, an interdisciplinary collective of researchers and students who share interests in the design, implementation, and effects of technology on all aspects of our lives. “We aimed to present enduring principles based on sound research that would have some longevity. At the same time, it seemed as though government investigations and promises for accountability from the tech industry might diminish the level of fake news in circulation now. We didn’t foresee that foreign interference would largely be Joe Walther replaced by domestically produced misinformation as much as it has been, keeping our material as relevant as ever.”

Peak readership occurred on Oct. 29th, when the site was viewed 1,339 times in one day. On average, readers spend more than five minutes on the site. Among the more popular pages: “A Brief History of Fake News,” accounting for 22 percent of total page views. Next was “How Fake News is Spread — Bots, People Like You, Trolls and Microtargeting,” followed by “The Danger of Fake News to Our Election.”

“Although a lot of fake news has been domestic, the mainstream media and national intelligence agencies have kept people aware John Woolley that there’s still a lot of fake news confronting Americans from foreign adversaries, too,” Walther said.

And Americans aren’t the only people consulting the guide. According to Walther, 48 percent of readers seem to be in the United States. Others come from the Philippines, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and China, among others.

“That tells us that fake news is a global problem, and that other countries have their eyes on the American election,” Walther said.

Elsewhere on campus, the American Presidency Project (APP), a non-partisan online source for presidential public documents, also has seen a remarkable increase in traffic during this election cycle. The searchable database includes 137,721 presidential and nonpresidential records.

According to co-director John Woolley, professor emeritus of political science, viewership in September and October is nearly double that of the two previous months.

“There also has been a shift in the composition of visited pages,” Woolley said. “The biggest proportionate increase in page views was for our generic guidebook for APP elections resources, with 14-fold increase in page views.”

The greatest numerical increase in page views (from 10,000 to nearly 64,000 views) — and also the second-largest proportionate increase — was for the APP page with data on “Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections.” In addition, in the two months leading up to the election, the Executive Orders page had a total of almost 50,000 views. “Visits to both pages were undoubtedly stimulated by mentions in national media,” Woolley noted.

“Over time we’ve broadened our collection in many ways, adding official documents that were not part of the ‘official’ compilations — many executive orders and proclamations — adding new categories of documents such campaign sources and Twitter, and adding a great deal of detail about individual presidents,” said Woolley.

“We’re gathering many examples of 19th-century Presidential popular speech that were excluded from the official compilations,” he continued. “We’re in the process of creating ‘timelines’ for each president to highlight some of the most important issues they’ve dealt with, and to assist users in navigating our site.”

Woolley added that the timeline project will help create more “modern” and, in many ways, a more “ambivalent” perception of presidents, consistent with the critical tone of much of our current politics. “So, for example, we can include in the timeline important dates and events in movements for women’s rights and racial equality — implicitly pointing to the ways presidents did and did not connect with those movements,” he said.

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Community News

Free, Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Available

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O YOU WORK WITH YOUTH, or know young people struggling with their mental health or substance abuse? This fall, Family Service Agency, the Youthwell Coalition, and Mental Wellness Center have teamed together to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid training for Santa Barbara County. These trainings are free, online, and open to any member of our community interested in gaining the necessary tools to address youth mental health.

“We know that youth are impacted by school closures and social distancing guidelines, and they may not be forthcoming about any difficulties they are experiencing,” said Lisa Brabo, Executive Director for Family Service Agency. “Through this program, we hope [to] equip adults with the tools to start conversations about any mental health and substance use problems experienced by our local youth.”

To date, more than 850 individuals have received certification in Youth Mental Health First Aid. Participants in the online training learn how to identify when a youth may be struggling with substance abuse or a mental health problem. Following identification, participants then learn about a five-step action plan that they can utilize to reach out to the young person in question and offer them appropriate support. Teachers, parents, and anyone who works with young people between 12 to 18 of age are encouraged to partake.

November 10th will be the last opportunity to take a Youth Mental Health First Aid class this year. However, 20 classes are due to be scheduled in 2021. In order to register, call 805-884-8440 or visit www.BetheDifferenceSB.org.

Local Authors Contribute to International Bestseller The ‘UltiMUTT’ Book for Dog Lovers

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ANTA BARBARA COUNTY AUTHORS HAL PRICE AND LEANA ORSUA have recently contributed to the heartwarming anthology The ‘UltiMUTT’ Book for Dog Lovers: If You’re Not Covered in Dog Hair, Your Life is Empty! Available on Amazon, this book features chapters from 14 authors worldwide that tell inspiring stories of living and connecting with a dog through major life events.

Price’s chapter shares the story of “Rescue Reilly,” his formerly sheltered rescue puppy, while Orsua’s chapter speaks to the comfort her Hal Price dog, Roxy, offered her after losing a friend.

Both authors approach this work from great experience. Price has penned eleven international bestselling books prior to this fall, including The Adventures of Eli Benjamin Bear: A Heart’s Journey Home and The Bear Essentials. He donates shares of his book Leana Orsua sales to Santa Barbara’s Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Orsua formerly worked as a TV News reporter, with her career spanning Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and California. She now works at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

More info and the chance to purchase The ‘UltiMUTT’ Book for Dog Lovers can be found on Amazon.

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Art and Honors Scholarships Due Nov. 15th

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S COLLEGE APPLICATION SEASON CONTINUES, high school students should be sure to submit to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara according to their individual scholarships’ deadlines. The next upcoming deadline is for the SFSB 2021-2022 art and honors scholarships on November 15th.

“Our art and honors scholarship programs routinely attract standout applicants, which can make for a challenging selection process,” said SFSB President and CEO Barbara Robertson. “Clearly this community abounds with talented and accomplished students.”

The SFSB honors scholarships will be awarded on the basis of students’ individual academic achievements. The SFSB art scholarships are offered for students who are skilled in traditional fine arts.

Students must submit a series of original works, whether that be paintings, drawings, photography, sketching, design, sculpture, or furniture. The scholarships will be awarded following the evaluation of a panel of judges. For the 2020-2021 year, SFSB awarded 20 honors scholarships from the 140 received.

24 students received art scholarships from the 72 submitted.

For more information about eligibility and how to submit to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, visit www.sbscholarship.org.

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Community News VOICE Magazine Becomes Adjudicated Publication

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XPANDING BOTH COVERAGE AND READERSHIP, VOICE Magazine has officially been recognized as a newspaper of general circulation in Santa Barbara County, following adjudication on Oct. 27th in Santa Barbara Superior Court.

“The additional publication of legal notices and information in VOICE Magazine gives readers a more comprehensive and transparent look at what is happening in our community,” stated editors and publishers, Kerry Methner and Mark Whitehurst.

An award winning publication, VOICE Magazine and CASA Magazine have published weekly in Santa Barbara since 1993.

Eryn Shugart Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation Team ERYN SHUGART has been selected to work with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation as its Major Gifts Officer. A Santa Barbara local, Shugart has a long history with public service in town. Her past experiences include working as senior development director and interim executive director at Teddy Bear Cancer Eryn Shugart Foundation, as well as working with the Friendship Adult Day Care Center. Shugart has also worked as an adjunct faculty in nursing and psychology at Santa Barbara City College. She holds her doctoral degree in psychology from Claremont Graduate School. In addition to her role with SBEF, Shugart will continue to sit on the Hospice of Santa Barbara’s board of directors, and serve as an ambassador to the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce.

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The Land Trust for SB County Welcomes New Executive Director Meredith Hendricks MEREDITH HENDRICKS has been named the new Executive Director for the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.

Hendricks assumes this position already well-acquainted with the county’s beautiful landscape, with her family’s local Meredith Hendricks ranching history dating to the late 19th century.

Hendricks holds two decades’ worth of experience in land management, environmental nonprofit leadership experience, and conservation. She has previously largely worked in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she focused on land conservation and developing public open spaces.

Hendricks also held the position of Director of Land Programs with the Land Trust’s Save Mount Diablo for seven years. She believes “everyone deserves to spend time outside connecting with our spectacular landscapes, www.sblandtrust.org now and forever.”

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SB Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival Donates $2,900 to SB Maritime Museum

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T’S NO SECRET THAT THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. In the spirit of community support, the Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (SBSGOAF) has donated $2,900 to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. This amount was raised thanks to SBSGOAF’s silent auction, which featured the works of twelve artists.

“The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is deeply grateful to the Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, its artists, and to the community for their generosity in Artists Karen and Alan Clark presented the donation check to SBMM Executive Director Greg this difficult time,” read a statement from the Maritime Museum. “Thank Gorga (left) you one and all!”

SBSGOAF hosted its virtual silent auction in October with the plan to donate all of the proceeds to the Maritime Museum.

The participating artists were Tori Antonelis, Christine May Brand, Alan Clark, Pedro DeLaCruz, Brandon Harward, Julie Ippoliti, Rachel Kenney, Syd McCutcheon, Sierra Patti, Janet Reid, Sharon Schock, and Kim Snyder. Each of these individuals transformed a wooden fish cut-out into unique, beautiful works of art to be auctioned off. Ultimately their hard work paid off, and SBSGOAF was able to present the Maritime Museum with a check for $2,900 on October 29th. wwww.santabarbaraseaglassandoceanartsfestival.com | www.sbmm.org

SB County to Conduct Groundwater Survey Flights This Fall

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F YOU SPY A LOW-FLYING HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER SANTA YNEZ OR THE LOMPOC VALLEYS, don’t be alarmed — it’s just doing its job! Santa Barbara County and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District have announced that they will be conducting a project to better understand the area’s groundwater and to map aquifers this fall.

“Many protocols are in place to ensure the safety of the mission,” reads the SB County’s Public Works Department statement. “The airborne geophysical survey will be conducted by pilots who are specially trained for low-level flying. The helicopter will not fly over businesses, homes, other inhabitable structures, or confined animal feeding operations.”

The Aerial Electromagnetic Method survey Proposed AEM Survey, Draft 10/8/2020 will consist of suspending instruments about 100 feet above the ground that use electromagnetic this data will improve understanding of the geographic extent of signals. These signals interact with geologic materials sands, clays, and gravels that comprise the regional groundwater underground, allowing for the gathering of data quickly from the system’s aquifers. air. When completed, the process will create images that show The survey flights are expected to begin November 15th and variation in the earth’s electrical properties up to a thousand feet last for five to seven days after, however this may be extended. below the land surface. Combined with pre-existing knowledge,

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Land Development Team Makes Simplified Online Submittals and On-Demand Reroofing Permits Available

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S LOCALS INCREASINGLY TURN TO ONLINE RESOURCES, the City of Santa Barbara’s Land Development Team is taking steps to improve their customers’ online experience. As of November 9th, these efforts will feature a system that will simplify building permit application choices and offer an on-demand permitting process.

“The new electronic application submittal and plan review also helps with the current social distancing procedures in place due to COVID-19,” reads the City’s statement. “Applicants may apply for permits from their home or office and eliminate unnecessary inperson contact. The online citizen portal is ‘open’ 24 hours a day, seven days a week to submit plans or pay fees.”

The process to improve customers’ online experience began this past spring, when the City launched its Accela Citizen Access Portal (ACA). This portal provided applicants the chance to track their project applications’ progress and the City’s activities. It

allowed the Land Development Team staff to review plans and permits more quickly. On November 9th, the online system will be further improved by presenting simplified building application choices and beginning its on-demand permitting process. This service will allow applicants to pay fees, apply, and instantly get their building permit all online. For now, the on-demand process will be limited to “like-for-like” roofing replacements.

However, the service will ultimately cover more simple repair and replacement building permits.

There will be a virtual online submittal process and ondemand permitting system training session this fall. Individuals wanting to learn more can visit

www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/cd/building/acabuildingpermits.asp or www.santabarbaraca.gov/services/planning/planningesubmittals.asp.

For information on the Public Works Permit Counter, visit

www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/pw/engineering/permits/default.asp.

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City’s Fire & Police Commission

Preparations for SBPD Resource Allocation Study Continue; Search for New Fire Chief to Begin

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By Daisy Scott / VOICE

community feedback are forthcoming. He expressed that the Fire & Police Commission can play a key role in promoting engagement with the consultant’s initial public workshops, as well as the IG CHANGES ARE ON THE DISTANT HORIZON for both the City of Santa Barbara’s study’s public review period in February and March. He further asked the Commission to share Fire and Police Departments, with the retirement of SBFD Chief Eric Nickel last month. At recommendations on groups that should be part of this conversation. the same time, the City has continued working toward hiring a consultant for the SBPD’s Fore also emphasized that while the study is projected to be completed within a year, all of its Resource Allocation Study. In preparation, the City’s Fire & Police Commission continues to recommended changes will not. discuss what these efforts’ next steps will look like.

“I want to differentiate; it’s not that the changes will occur in one year as part of the budget, it’s During the Fire & Police Commission’s October 22nd meeting, Senior Assistant to the City the study,” said Fore. “These changes may take multiple years to effect, and there may very well be Administrator Matt Fore presented on the progress of the Resource Allocation Study of the SBPD. additional study as we get to the next one.”

Requested by the City Council in June, this study’s goal is to determine the SBPD’s essential services, Sign up at www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/cityhall/equity/default.asp to receive email updates on and which services can be distributed among other city departments, local non-profits, or to Santa Barbara County. Currently, the City is in the process of hiring a consultant to define what constitutes the SBPD Resource Allocation Study. To stay updated with the City of Santa Barbara Fire and Police Departments, or learn more about the Fire & Police Commission, visit www.santabarbaraca.gov. “essential” services and make recommendations for service redistribution. Applications for consultants’ proposals closed on October 9th.

“I was very satisfied with the number and the quality of proposals we received,” Fore told the commission.

Fore noted that he expects the final selection for a consultant ITH FIRE CHIEF ERIC NICKEL’S RECENT his recommendations and hopefully gain the commission’s to take place within the next couple weeks. He explained that RETIREMENT, City Administrator Paul Casey reported agreement. He will then present recommendations to City the City is looking for a consultant who has experience with he intends to initiate a search to fill the Chief’s position Council in a closed session. Following the council’s concurrence, studies similar in nature, a history of working on time and during the Fire & Police Commission’s October 22nd meeting. a new fire chief will be named. within budget, and communication skills with public and “We’ll do an open, nationwide recruitment,” Casey noted.

“The city charter has a role for some of our commissions in private entities. He also noted the consultant should have “I would encourage internal candidates to apply, as well, but as the city, in which they have a little more input as to the selection experience working within the areas of racial justice and equity. for any departmental position, I always of the department head for the department that they work This qualification was not previously listed in Fore’s September open it up to get the best candidate for, and that includes the Fire & Police Commission,” Casey presentation to the City’s Finance Committee, leading local possible for the City organization.” explained as to why the commission will be granted a closed activists from Healing Justice Santa Barbara to speak out on its Casey further explained the session. necessity. recruitment process for a permanent In the meantime, Battalion Chief Chris Mailes is acting as The City hopes to approve a contract by mid-November so Fire Chief will take four to six months. the SBFD’s Interim Chief. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, the consultant can begin public engagement and analyzing data While there is no set schedule at this Mailes has worked with SBFD for 28 years. He shared with the this winter. It is the City’s goal to complete the SBPD Resource time, he addressed that eventually commission what he will focus on in this role, including the Allocation Study’s final report by this spring so it can inform representation from the Fire & Police SBFD budget, continuing to work on the regionalization of fire their 2022 fiscal year budget. Fire & Police Commission Vice Commission will participate in “an EMS dispatch services and Chief Nickel’s existing plans, and Chair Lizzie Rodriguez expressed concern over the quick nature Battalion Chief Chris oral board,” when the top six to seven COVID-19 response. Mailes is also overseeing the naming of an of this timeline, especially if it will allow enough time to gather Mailes is serving as candidates are interviewed. A former Acting Operations Division Chief for when Lee Waldron retires proper community feedback.

Interim Chief fire chief and representatives from this month.

“Systemic change is a process that can’t be rushed, but also the local fire union will also sit on the panel.

Following these “I wanted to be a firefighter with this department since I was needs to be timely and responsible,” said Rodriguez. interviews and hearing the board’s input, Casey will have a a little kid,” shared Mailes. “This has been a dream come true, Fore acknowledged the tight timeline, expressing that closed session with the Fire & Police Commission to discuss this is the only department I ever wanted to work for.” it is essential to spread the word now that opportunities for

Casey to Initiate Search for New Fire Chief

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CEC Launches Zero Emission Vehicle Equity Grant El Consejo Comunitario del Medio Ambiente lanza HE FUTURE IS GREEN, but that doesn’t mean an electric car should cost all your green. una subvención de equidad para vehículos con cero Electrify America has awarded Ecology Action, along with its partners Community emisiones Environmental Council (CEC), GreenPower, and Regenerción with key funding to promote

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electric vehicles. Now, the CEC has launched its Zero Emission Vehicle Equity Grant to promote transportation justice.

“Drivers making under $78,600 (family of four) may be able to lease an electric vehicle for free by stacking three rebates toward ultra-low-cost end-of-year leases. Higher income drivers can also get extremely low-cost leases,” said Michael Chiacos, CEC’s Director of Energy and Climate Programs. “Driving a 100 mpge+ electric vehicle is fun and available to all — not just the wealthy.

It’s an amazing opportunity to slash gas expenses in half while significantly reducing air pollution.”

This initiative will help individuals to get electric vehicle rebates, allowing for an increased number of cleaner vehicles on the roads over the next 16 months.

Furthermore, as it is equityfocused. The initiative will focus on the affordable, or free in some cases, leased and used electric vehicle options available. The Central Coast EV Equity team will be helping those who are incomequalified by walking them through rebate processes directly, by offering clear online instructions, as well as providing additional digital support.

This initiative will be an essential component for promoting zero emission vehicles in low-income communities. Currently, low-income communities have the lowest percentages of electric vehicle ownership. Between June 2018 and May 2020, the state of California issued 11,863 moderate-to-high income zero emission vehicle rebates in the Central Coast — but only 522 lowto-moderate rebates.

www.cecsb.org To find out about the numerous EV rebates available to Central Coast residents that make driving an EV very affordable — and some leases or used EVs free — visit www.ElectricDrive.805/Free-EV-VE-Gratuito.

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L FUTURO ES VERDE, pero eso no significa que un vehículo eléctrico deba costar todo tu “verde.” Electrify America ha otorgado a Ecology Action, junto con sus socios Consejo Comunitario del Medio Ambiente (CEC, por sus siglas en inglés), GreenPower y Regenerción, fondos para promover los vehículos eléctricos. Ahora, el CEC ha lanzado su Subvención de Equidad para Vehículos con Cero Emisiones para promover la justicia en el transporte.

“Conductores que ganan menos de $78,600 (con familias de cuatro) quizás podrán arriendar un vehículo eléctrico gratuitamente al sumar tres reembolsos hacia arrendamientos de costo muy bajo a fin de año. Conductores con mayores ingresos también podrán arriendar a costo extremadamente bajo,” dijo Michael Chiacos, Director de Programas de Energía y Clima del CEC. “El conducir un vehículo eléctrico de 100 mpge+ es divertido y disponible a todosno solo a los ricos. Es una oportunidad increíble para recortar los gastos de gas a la mitad mientras significadamente reduciendo la contaminación de aire.”

Esta iniciativa ayudará a las personas a obtener reembolsos para vehículos eléctricos, lo que permitirá un mayor número de vehículos más limpios en las carreteras durante los próximos 16 meses. Además, ya que está centrado en la equidad. La iniciativa se centrará en las opciones disponibles de vehículos eléctricos alquilados y usados asequibles o gratuitos en algunos casos.

El equipo de Central Coast EV Equity ayudará a aquellos que califiquen por ingresos a guiarlos directamente a través de los procesos de reembolso, al ofrecer instrucciones claras en línea, así como brindar soporte digital adicional.

Esta iniciativa será un componente fundamental para la promoción de vehículos de cero emisiones en comunidades de bajos ingresos. Actualmente, las comunidades de bajos ingresos tienen los porcentajes más bajos de propiedad de vehículos eléctricos. Entre junio de 2018 y mayo de 2020, el estado de California emitió 11,863 reembolsos de vehículos de cero emisiones de ingresos moderados a altos en la costa central, pero solo 522 reembolsos de ingresos bajos a moderados.

www.cecsb.org Para averiguar mas sobre los varios reembolsos de VE disponibles a residentes de la Costa Central que hacen el conducir un VE mas asequible- y de algunos arriendos o VEs gratuitos, visita www.

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Live From the Lobero will present a live streamed performance by Steppenwolf’s John Kay on Friday, November 13th at 8pm. Enjoy rare selections from various solo albums woven together with touching stories and recollections. To view ($15) visit www.Lobero.org En Vivo desde el Lobero presentará una presentación en vivo de John Kay de Steppenwolf el viernes, 13 de noviembre a las 8pm. Disfruta de selecciones raras de varios álbumes en solitario entretejidos con historias y recuerdos conmovedores. Para ver ($15) visita www.Lobero.org

FRIDAY, NOV. 6TH

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS The Architecture of Endurance by Jon Meacham: Acclaimed author Jon Meacham addresses The Architecture of Endurance: Building a Republic that Stands the Test of Time on Friday, November 6th, from 12 to 1:30pm in a special virtual event from Westmont. The live broadcast will open with remarks

by Westmont President Gayle D. Beebe and will include a Q&A session with Meacham. Watch the free live broadcast at www.westmont.edu/mosher-events La arquitectura de la resistencia por Jon Meacham: El aclamado autor Jon Meacham se dirigirá a La arquitectura de la Irresistible sensuality... resistencia: la construcción de una república que resista la presence... prueba del tiempoExpressive el viernes, 6 de noviembre de 12 a 1:30pm en un evento virtual especial deA Westmont.

La transmisión joyful skip –en vivo se abrirá con comentarios del presidente de Westmont, Sculpture engages Gayle D. Beebe, e incluirá una sesión de preguntasbody, y mind,en&vivosoul. respuestas con Meacham. Ve la transmisión gratuita en www.westmont.edu/mosher-events Add an aesthetic

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Virtual Cosmopolitics 2020: The SB Women’s Political Committee’s evening of socializing and lively conversations about important political issues facing women in California and the U.S. will be free and virtual on Friday, November 6th, from 5:30 to 7pm via Zoom. Honorees include: Hannah-Beth Jackson, Alejandra Gutierrez, and Wendy Sims-Moten.

Register at www.sbwpc.org/events Cosmopolítica virtual 2020: La noche de socialización y animadas conversaciones del Comité Político de Mujeres de SB sobre importantes problemas políticos que enfrentan las mujeres en California y los EE. UU. será gratuita y virtual el viernes, 6 de noviembre de 5:30 a 7pm a través de Zoom. Las homenajeadas incluyen: Hannah-Beth Jackson, Alejandra Gutierrez y Wendy Sims-Moten. Regístrate en www.sbwpc.org/events SB Reads Virtual Workshop - Relief Printmaking for Beginners: Beginner artists will learn the skill of water-based relief printmaking and uncover themes of value related to social distance isolation with Oliver Murray via Zoom on November 6th, 10th and 13th beginning at 4pm. Free, to register visit https://tinyurl.com/y5o33umh Taller virtual de SB Reads - Grabado en relieve para principiantes: Los artistas principiantes aprenderán la habilidad del grabado en relieve a base de agua y descubrirán temas de valor relacionados con el aislamiento de la distancia social con Oliver Murray a través de Zoom el 6, 10 y 13 de noviembre a partir de las 4pm. Gratis, para registrarte visita https://tinyurl.com/y5o33umh

MOVIES & THEATRE

Virtual Ojai Film Festival: 77 films including animations, short, and feature-length documentaries and narratives, and a series of 12 Gold Coast films celebrating southern California filmmakers will be screened from November 6th through 15th. For tickets ($3-$50) visit www.OjaiFilmFestival.com Festival de Cine Virtual de Ojai: 77 películas que incluyen animaciones, documentales y narraciones de cortometrajes y largometrajes, y una serie de 12 películas de Gold Coast que celebran a los cineastas del sur de California se proyectarán del 6 al 15 de noviembre. Para boletos ($3- $50) visita www.OjaiFilmFestival.com

Obras completas: Tablero de mesa Shakespeare: En casa cuenta cada una de las 36 obras de Shakespeare con un solo actor, una colección de objetos domésticos y una mesa. Se transmitirán gratis. Después de cada estreno dominical, los artistas ofrecerán una sesión de preguntas y respuestas a través de Zoom. Esta semana incluye Troilus and Cressida (6 de noviembre), As You Like It (7 de noviembre), Othello (8 de noviembre), y Taming of the Shrew (12 de noviembre). Todas las funciones serán a las 12pm a menos que se indique lo contrario. Mira la presentación en www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

MUSIC Opera SB Balcony Jam Sessions from the balcony of the SB Arts and Culture Building continues on Friday, November 6th at 6pm. Enjoy music by Téka Penteriche from State Street. Free, www.operasb.org Sesiones de Jam de Balcón de Opera SB desde el balcón del edificio de arte y cultura SB continúa el viernes, 6 de noviembre a las 6pm. Disfruta de la música de Téka Penteriche desde la Calle State. Gratis, www.operasb.org The Westmont Jazz Ensemble, directed by Eben Drost, will perform on Friday, November 6th, at 7pm. To watch the performance visit www.westmont.edu/virtual-concert-series El conjunto de jazz de Westmont, dirigido por Eben Drost, se presentará el viernes, 6 de noviembre a las 7pm. Para ver la presentación visita www.westmont.edu/virtual-concert-series UCSB Arts & Lectures: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis will perform The Sounds of Democracy on Friday, November 6th at 5pm. The free virtual performance will be followed by an hour-long conversation and Q&A with Marsalis moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Jeffrey Stewart at 6pm. To register visit https://tinyurl.com/yydcqvps UCSB Arts & Lectures: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet con Wynton Marsalis presentará Los sonidos de la democracia el viernes, 6 de noviembre a las 5pm. La presentación virtual y gratuita será seguida por una conversación de una hora y una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con Marsalis moderada por el Dr. Jeffrey Stewart, ganador del premio Pulitzer, a las 6pm.

Para registrarte visita https://tinyurl.com/yydcqvps

The Theatre Group at SBCC’s Looking Back, Looking Forward, a musical revue, directed by Katie Laris with musical direction

by David Potter, will be presented as an on-demand livestreamed event, through November 7th. For tickets ($15 general per household) visit Mariachi Garibaldi De Jaime Cuéllar: UCSB Multicultural Center www.theatregroupsbcc.com Sensual... Expressive... will host an online performance by Mariachi Garibaldi de Mirando hacia atrás, mirando hacia adelante del Grupo de Teatro Jaime Cuéllar on Friday, November 6th at 7:30pm. Watch at Sculpture engages de SBCC , una revista musical, dirigida por Katie Laris con https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/92074487651 dirección musical de David Potter, se llevará a cabo como mind, & soul. body, Mariachi Garibaldi De Jaime Cuéllar: UCSB Centro Multicultural un evento transmitido en vivo, hasta el 7 de noviembre. Para será el anfitrión de un rendimiento en línea del Mariachi boletos ($15 general por hogar) visita Add an aesthetic Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar el viernes, 6 de noviembre a las www.theatregroupsbcc.com wake-up7:30pm. to Mira your la presentación en https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/92074487651 environment.

Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home, tells each of Shakespeare’s 36 plays with a single performer, a collection of SPECIAL EVENTS household objects, and a table top. Broadcasts are free. After CASA of Santa Barbara County Virtual Silent Auction will run each Sunday premiere, performers will host a Zoom Q&A. through November 7th. Register to bid at This week includes Troilus and Cressida (Nov. 6), As You Like https://sips2020.ggo.bid.

It (Nov. 7), Othello (Nov. 8), & Taming of the Shrew (Nov. 12).

La Subasta Virtual Silenciosa de CASA del condado de Santa Bárbara All performances will be at 12pm unless otherwise noted. se llevará a cabo hasta el 7 de noviembre. Regístrate para Watch the performance at hacer una oferta en https://sips2020.ggo.bid. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE

Join Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Wednesday, November 11th, at 5:30pm for “Night at the Drive-In!” at the West Wind Drive-In. The evening will include a stage show presentation, silent digital auction, screening of the World War II movie Memphis Belle, and a few more surprises. For tickets ($50/$10 for children) visit https://tinyurl.com/yxbjnpqw Únete a la Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Claeyssens el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 5:30pm para la “Noche en el Autocine!” en el West Wind Drive-In. La noche incluirá una presentación teatral, subasta silenciosa digital, proyección de la película de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Memphis Belle y algunas sorpresas más. Para boletos ($50/$10 para niños) visita https://tinyurl.com/yxbjnpqw

SATURDAY, NOV. 7TH LECTURES & WORKSHOPS SB Reads Virtual Workshop - Journaling to Uncover Our Own Big Magic: Participants will learn how to create a journal with poems, sketches, free-writing, and collages with Christina Gessler via Zoom on November 7th, 14th and 21st, and December 5th beginning at 10am. This workshop is for teens and adults of all genders. Free, to register visit https://tinyurl.com/y6r8wpx6 Taller virtual de SB Reads- Llevar un diario para descubrir nuestra propia gran magia: Los participantes aprenderán a crear un diario con poemas, bocetos, escritura libre y collages con Christina Gessler a través de Zoom el 7, 14 y 21 de noviembre y el 5 de diciembre a partir de las 10am. Este taller es para adolescentes y adultos de todos los géneros. Gratis, para registrarte visita https://tinyurl.com/y6r8wpx6

MUSIC Diana Diaz Boadella ‘Pop Songs of WW1’: Local singer/actor Diana Diaz Boadella will sing a program of popular songs from the last pandemic and WWI and will read some secret letters and diaries on Saturday, November 7th from 6 to 7pm.

Enjoy the virtual performance at https://tinyurl.com/y2vlzg4c Diana Diaz Boadella ‘Canciones Pop de la Primera Guerra Mundial’: La cantante / actriz local Diana Díaz Boadella cantará un programa de canciones populares de la última pandemia y la Primera Guerra Mundial y leerá algunas cartas secretas y diarios el sábado, 7 de noviembre de 6 a 7pm. Disfruta de la presentación virtual en https://tinyurl.com/y2vlzg4c

SPECIAL EVENTS Shaun Tomson’s 100 Wave Challenge: Tomson will be surfing with his son Luke and brother Paul on Saturday, November 7th at Miramar Beach to raise funds for Boys to Men Mentoring. To donate or learn more visit https://tinyurl.com/y3sv738o El desafío de las 100 olas de Shaun Tomson: Tomson surfeará con su hijo Luke y su hermano Paul el sábado, 7 de noviembre en Miramar Beach para recaudar fondos para la tutoría de Boys to Men Mentoring. Para donar u obtener más información, visita https://tinyurl.com/y3sv738o Sierra Club California Summit: On Saturday, November 7th from 9am to 3pm, the Sierra Club California’s 2020 Annual Summit will be held virtually on Zoom. This year’s theme is

Beyond November: The Future of Green in the Golden State and will line up some of California’s most influential movers and shakers in environmental policy and politics to share their thoughts about where we can and should go next in California. Suggested donation: $5 to $100. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y5sn4v58 Cumbre de Sierra Club California: El sábado, 7 de noviembre de 9am a 3pm, la Cumbre Anual 2020 de Sierra Club California se llevará a cabo virtualmente en Zoom. El tema de este año es Más allá de noviembre: El futuro de lo verde en el Estado Dorado y alineará a algunos de los impulsores y agitadores más influyentes de California en la política ambiental y la política para compartir sus pensamientos sobre dónde podemos y debemos ir ahora en California. Donación sugerida: $5 a $100. Nadie será rechazado por falta de fondos.

Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y5sn4v58 Mahakankala Buddhist Center Holiday Sale: Shop at the special “pop-up” gift shop for hand-made gifts, jewelry, books, clothes, statues, holiday cards, a thrift corner, and much more on Saturday, November 7th from 10am to 4pm at the Mahakankala Buddhist Center, 508 Brinkerhoff Ave. All proceeds go towards keeping their doors open. Donate at https://meditationinsantabarbara.org/ Oferta navideña del centro budista Mahakankala: Compra en la tienda “emergente” de regalos con regalos hechos a mano, joyas, libros, ropa, estatuas, tarjetas navideñas, un rincón de segunda mano y mucho más el sábado, 7 de noviembre de 10am a 4pm en el Centro Budista Mahakankala, 508 Brinkerhoff Ave. Todos las ganancias ayudarán a mantener sus puertas abiertas. Dona en https://meditationinsantabarbara.org

SUNDAY, NOV. 8TH LECTURES & WORKSHOPS Bring Your Own Pancakes Virtual Brunch and Book Talk: Chaucer’s Books will host a virtual discussion of Let Them Eat Pancakes: One Man’s Personal Revolution in the City of Light with author Craig Carlson on Sunday, November 8th at 11:30am to 12:30pm via Zoom. Access the virtual event at https://zoom.us/j/95984280147 Trae tus propios panqueques al almuerzo y charla sobre libros virtual: Chaucer’s Books presentará una discusión virtual sobre el libro Déjalos comer panqueques: la revolución personal de un hombre en la ciudad de la luz con autor Craig

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Carlson el domingo, 8 de noviembre de 11:30am a 12:30pm a través de Zoom. Para acceso al evento virtual https://zoom.us/j/95984280147

as she discusses her latest book from Arcadia Publishing Bonneville Salt Flats on Tuesday, November 10th at 6pm via Zoom. Access the virtual event at https://zoom.us/j/93436300202 Charla de libro virtual - Bonneville Salt Flats: Chaucer’s Books presentará una discusión virtual con Louise Ann Noeth (Landspeed) mientras habla de su último libro de Arcadia Publishing Bonneville Salt Flats el martes, 10 de noviembre a las 6pm a través de Zoom. Accede al evento virtual en https://zoom.us/j/93436300202

PFLAG - Virtual Support Meeting: During times of stress and crisis, support is more important than ever. The pressures and questions facing LGBTQ+ people and their families continue. Watch the new PFLAG National Proud Parent Film which highlights the importance of family support, followed by a discussion and support on Monday, November 9th at 7pm via Zoom. Pre-registration is required. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yycrlp6k PFLAG - Reunión de soporte virtual: En tiempos de estrés y crisis, el apoyo es más importante que nunca. Las presiones y preguntas que enfrentan las personas LGBTQ + y sus familias continúan. Mira la nueva película nacional para padres orgullosos de PFLAG que destaca la importancia del apoyo familiar, seguida de una discusión y apoyo el lunes, 9 de noviembre a las 7pm a través de Zoom. Se requiere preinscripción. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/yycrlp6k Science Pub From Home: Join award-winning author Ann Vileisis for a deep dive into the environmental history of abalone, based on her new book Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California’s Iconic Shellfish during SB Museum of Natural History’s Science Pub on Monday, November 9th, from 6:30 to 7:30pm via Zoom. Her presentation will include an update on exciting current efforts to restore some of these animals. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yy5966lo Pub de ciencia desde casa: Únete a la galardonada autora Ann Vileisis para una inmersión profunda en la historia ambiental del abulón, basado en su nuevo libro Abulón: la notable historia y el futuro incierto de los emblemáticos mariscos de California durante el Pub de ciencia de Museo de Historia Natural de SB el lunes, 9 de noviembre, desde 6:30 a 7:30pm a través de Zoom. Su presentación incluirá una actualización sobre los emocionantes esfuerzos actuales para restaurar algunos de estos animales. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/yy5966lo Writing from Home (via Zoom): Local writers, inspired by a work(s) of art in the Museum’s collection, will choose the theme, format, and form for the workshop during two 90minute sessions on Mondays, November 9th and 16th from 5:30 to 7pm via Zoom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y5n6ng7o Escribiendo desde casa (a través de Zoom): Los escritores locales, inspirados en una obra de arte de la colección del Museo, elegirán el tema, el formato y la forma del taller durante dos sesiones de 90 minutos los lunes, 9 y 16 de noviembre de 5:30 a 7pm a través de Zoom. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y5n6ng7o

SPECIAL EVENTS Rams Night for Wishes 2020: Join Make A Wish Tri-Counties for a virtual evening of football, food, and fun with Andrew Whitworth and the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, November 9th at 7pm. For tickets ($100) visit https://e.givesmart.com/events/iVK/ Noche de Rams para los deseos 2020: Únete a Make A Wish TriCounties para una noche virtual de fútbol americano, comida y diversión con Andrew Whitworth y Los Angeles Rams el lunes, 9 de noviembre a las 7pm. Para boletos ($100) visita https://e.givesmart.com/events/iVK/

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MONDAY, NOV. 9TH LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

Join the SB Public Library for a special evening with author Elizabeth Gilbert to discuss creativity, the creative process, and her book Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear on Wednesday, November 11th at 6pm via Zoom. Part of SB Reads: Create! programming. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/y4p9s9m7 Únete a la Biblioteca Pública de SB para una noche especial con la autora Elizabeth Gilbert para discutir la creatividad, el proceso creativo y su libro Gran magia: cómo vivir una vida creativa y dejar ir el miedo el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 6pm a través de Zoom. Parte de la programación SB Reads: Create!. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y4p9s9m7

serán tratados por Nate Frederick, un practicante de sanación de la Ciencia Cristiana durante este evento gratuito el martes, 10 de noviembre de 12 a 1pm. Seguido de una sesión abierta de preguntas y respuestas. Ve la charla en YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/CSSantaBNov10 ‘Medicare’ Virtual Presentation: Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program’s (HICAP) free virtual presentations, Medicare Open Enrollment Choices, will be held Tuesday, November 10th at 2:30pm and a New to Medicare presentation will be held Friday, November 13th at 3pm. To register, contact the local HICAP office at 1-800-434-0222, 1-805-928-5663, Seniors@kcbx.net or online at www.CentralCoastSeniors.org Presentación virtual de “Medicare”: La presentación virtual gratuita del Programa de Consejería y Defensa de Seguros de Salud (HICAP, por sus siglas en inglés), Opciones de inscripción abierta de Medicare, se llevará a cabo el martes, 10 de noviembre a las 2:30pm una presentación de Nuevo a Medicare se llevará a cabo el viernes, 13 de noviembre a las 3pm. Para registrarte, comunícate con la oficina local de HICAP al 1-800-434-0222, 1-805-928-5663, Seniors@kcbx. net o en línea en www.CentralCoastSeniors.org Virtual Book Talk - Bonneville Salt Flats: Chaucer’s Books will host a virtual discussion with Louise Ann Noeth (Landspeed)

Youth Mental Health First Aid: Learn how to support youth struggling with a mental health or substance abuse problem during a free virtual training on Tuesday, November 10th from 8am to 12:30pm via Zoom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y38q3pof Primeros auxilios de salud mental para jóvenes: Aprende cómo apoyar a los jóvenes que luchan con un problema de salud mental o abuso de sustancias durante una capacitación virtual gratuita el martes, 10 de noviembre de 8am a 12:30pm a través de Zoom. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y38q3pof Getting Started with the Library’s Business Resources - Virtual Class: Are you a business owner or entrepreneur? The SB Public Library offers two digital database resources that are excellent tools in helping you craft a business plan, design a marketing plan, and more. In this introductory class, learn how to use Size Up and Reference USA. The virtual class will be held on Tuesday, November 10th from 2 to 3pm via Zoom.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/yxtt3v93 Introducción a los recursos comerciales de la biblioteca - Clase Virtual: ¿Eres dueño de un negocio o un emprendedor? La Biblioteca Pública de SB ofrece dos recursos de bases de datos digitales que son excelentes herramientas para ayudarte a elaborar un plan de negocios, diseñar un plan de marketing y más. En esta clase introductoria, aprende a usar Size Up y Reference USA. La clase virtual se llevará a cabo el martes, 10 de noviembre de 2 a 3pm a través de Zoom. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/yxtt3v93

MOVIES & THEATRE UCSB Arts & Lectures - Drive-In Series: Enjoy free screenings of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (5:30pm) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (8pm) on Tuesday, November 10th at the West Wind Drive-In. First come, first served. Arrive early to enjoy food trucks and concessions. www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu UCSB Arts & Lectures - Series de Auto Cine: Disfruta de proyecciones gratuitas de las películas Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (5:30pm) and v (8pm) el martes, 10 de noviembre en el West Wind Drive-In. Por orden de llegada.

Llega temprano para disfrutar de los camiones de comida y concesiones. www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

SPECIAL EVENTS Radius Real Estate & Economic Forecast: An hour of insights and analysis with UCSB chief economist Peter Rupert and local commercial real estate experts Steve Brown & Brad Frohling of Radius Commercial Real Estate on Wednesday, November 10th from 9:30 to 10:30am via Zoom. Presented by Radius Commercial Real Estate. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yxserv22 Previsión inmobiliaria y económica de Radius: Una hora de conocimientos y análisis con el economista jefe de UCSB, Peter Rupert, y los expertos locales en bienes raíces comerciales Steve Brown y Brad Frohling de Radius Commercial Real Estate el miércoles, 10 de noviembre de 9:30 a 10:30am a través de Zoom. Presentado por Radius Commercial Real Estate. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/yxserv22

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

Prayer and Well-Being: A Spiritual Adventure: This virtual talk explores how prayer can bring healing in the face of loss.

Fears about contagion and disease will also be addressed by Nate Frederick, a healing practitioner of Christian Science during this free event on Tuesday, November 10th from 12 to 1pm. Followed by an open Q&A.Watch on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/CSSantaBNov10 Oración y bienestar: una aventura espiritual: Esta charla virtual explora cómo la oración puede traer curación ante la pérdida.

Los temores sobre el contagio y las enfermedades también

Community Food & Farming Discussion Series: The SB County Food Action Network series continues with a virtual presentation on Food Sovereignty & Food Justice on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:30pm. Each session will include a 60 min. panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session. Live Spanish interpretation available. Free, Register at https://tinyurl.com/y2al5dot Serie de Discusión Comunitaria sobre Alimentación y Agricultura: La serie de SB County Food Action Network continua con una presentación virtual de Soberanía alimentaria y justicia alimentaria el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 5:30pm.

Cada sesión incluirá una discusión con un panel de 60 minutos, seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas.

Interpretación en vivo en español disponible. Gratis, regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y2al5dot

Debido a las precauciones de COVID-19, las cancelaciones de eventos son fluidas en este momento.

Informate con los organizadores del evento para confirmar que el evento aún se está llevando a cabo.

Showcasing her spectacular banjo and fiddle playing, passionate vocals, and perceptive songwriting, Rhiannon Giddens, along with Francesco Turrisi will perform a virtual concert from her home in Ireland on Sunday, November 15th at 11am.

Followed by a Q&A. Part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Race to Justice Virtual Series. For tickets ($10/Free UCSB students) visit https://tinyurl.com/y6df6u6s Rhiannon Giddens, junto con Francesco Turrisi, ofrecerá un concierto virtual desde su casa en Irlanda el domingo, 15 de noviembre a las 11am. Seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. Parte de la serie virtual Raza a la justicia de UCSB Arts & Lectures. Para boletos ($10/gratis para estudiantes de UCSB ) visita https://tinyurl.com/y6df6u6s

Workers of North America Project at Stanford University, filmmaker Barre Fong, and associates will screen Making Ties: The Cangdong Village Project and host a panel discussion on the film and the contributions of Chinese to the American West on Wednesday, November 11th at 6pm via Zoom.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/y4j9f38e Serie de oradores de SB Trust for Historic Preservation: La Dra. Barbara Voss, Directora de Arqueología del Proyecto de Trabajadores Ferroviarios Chinos de América del Norte en la Universidad de Stanford, el cineasta Barre Fong y los asociados proyectarán Making Ties: The Cangdong Village Project y presentarán un panel de discusión sobre la película y las contribuciones de los chinos a el oeste americano el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 6pm a través de Zoom.

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and a few more surprises. For tickets ($50/$10 for children) visit https://tinyurl.com/yxbjnpqw Día de los Veteranos “¡Noche en el Autocine!: Únete a la Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Claeyssens el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 5:30pm para la “¡Noche en el Autocine!” en el West Wind Drive-In. La noche incluirá una presentación teatral, subasta silenciosa digital, proyección de la película de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Memphis Belle y algunas sorpresas más. Para boletos ($50/$10 para niños) visita https://tinyurl.com/yxbjnpqw

In Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert: Join the SB Public Library for a special evening with author Elizabeth Gilbert to discuss creativity, the creative process, and her book Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear on Wednesday, November 11th at 6pm via Zoom. Part of SB Reads: Create! programming. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y4p9s9m7 En conversación con Elizabeth Gilbert: Únete a la Biblioteca Pública de SB para una noche especial con la autora Elizabeth Gilbert para discutir la creatividad, el proceso creativo y su libro Gran magia: cómo vivir una vida creativa y dejar ir el miedo el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 6pm a través de Zoom. Parte de la programación de SB Reads: Create!

Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y4p9s9m7

PFLAG - Santa Barbara Spanish Speaking Virtual Meeting: Discuss Core Understandings of Gender Identity and Orientation on Thursday, November 12th at 7pm via Zoom.

Pre-registration is required. Email pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com

SPECIAL EVENTS Veterans Day “Night at the Drive-In!: Join Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Wednesday, November 11th, at 5:30pm for “Night at the Drive-In!” at the West Wind Drive-In. The evening will include a stage show presentation, silent digital auction, screening of the World War II movie Memphis Belle,

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11TH

TUESDAY, NOV. 10TH

Due to COVID-19 precautions taking place, event cancellations are fluid at this time. Please follow up with event organizers to confirm the event is still taking place.

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PFLAG - Reunión virtual de habla hispana de Santa Bárbara: Discute Los conceptos básicos de identidad y orientación de género el jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 7pm a través de Zoom. Se requiere preinscripción. Envía un correo electrónico a pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com Downtown Business Spotlight Interview Series continues on Thursday, November 12th at 3pm with Tyler Hayden in conversation with Jason Harris (City of Santa Barbara) and Barrett Reed (Miramar Group) as they discuss New Ideas in Old Town. Each Thursday different business owners will interviewed via Zoom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y2fnz6w8 La serie de entrevistas Negocios del Centro Destacados continúa el jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 3pm con Tyler Hayden en conversación con Jason Harris (City of Santa Barbara) y Barrett Reed (Miramar Group) mientras discuten Nuevas ideas en el pueblo viejo. Cada jueves, diferentes empresarios serán entrevistados a través de Zoom. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y2fnz6w8 Adult Studio Art Workshop (Via Zoom): Introduction To Drawing and Collage: Explore ways in creating the illusions of space, gravity, and movement during SB Museum of Art’s Adult Studio Art Workshop on Thursday, November 12th from 5 to 6pm via Zoom. Draw motivation from Robin Vaccarino’s Freeze Frame series, which joins a barometrical foundation with detailed graphic components. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y4eh4z4b Taller de arte de estudio para adultos (a través de Zoom): Introducción al dibujo y al collage: Explora formas de crear las ilusiones del espacio, la gravedad y el movimiento durante el Taller de Arte de Estudio para Adultos del Museo de Arte de SB el jueves, 12 de noviembre de 5 a 6pm a través de Zoom.

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LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

Danish String Quartet will play an elegant program featuring Shostakovich and a short selection of folk tunes from their homeland, followed by a conversation in a virtual presentation on Thursday, November 12th at 5pm. Part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures House Calls Series. For access ($10) visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Danish String Quartet interpretará un elegante programa con Shostakovich y una breve selección de melodías folclóricas de su tierra natal, seguido de una conversación en una presentación virtual el jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 5pm.

Parte de la serie de visitas a domicilio de UCSB Arts & Lectures. Para acceso ($10) visita www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

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MUSIC UCSB Arts & Lectures House Calls - Danish String Quartet will play an elegant program featuring Shostakovich and a short selection of folk tunes from their homeland, followed by a conversation in a virtual presentation on Thursday, November 12th at 5pm. For access ($10) visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Visitas a domicilio de UCSB Arts & Lectures - Danish String Quartet tocará un elegante programa con Shostakovich y una pequeña selección de melodías folclóricas de su tierra natal, seguido de una conversación en una presentación virtual el jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 5pm. Para acceso ($10) visita www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Virtual Book Talk - The Heroine’s Journey: Chaucer’s Books will host a virtual discussion with local writer Maureen Murdock who will discuss the re-released version of her popular 1990 book on feminism entitled The Heroine’s Journey on Thursday, November 12th at 6pm via Zoom. Access the virtual event at https://zoom.us/j/97149796388 Charla de libro virtual - El viaje de la heroína: Chaucer’s Books presentará una discusión virtual con la escritora local Maureen Murdock, quien discutirá la versión reeditada de su popular libro de 1990 sobre feminismo titulado El viaje de la heroína el jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 6pm a través de Zoom. Accede al evento virtual en https://zoom.us/j/97149796388

MOVIES & THEATRE

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Carsey-Wolf Center Virtual: Subversives: Blood Quantum: Join writer/director Jeff Barnaby; Métis public intellectual, writer, and educator Chelsea Vowel, and moderator Tyler Morgenstern (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a virtual discussion of Blood Quantum on Thursday, November 12th from 4 to 5:15pm. Blood Quantum can be streamed on Shudder, the first 150 guests to register will receive a link to an online screener for the film two days prior to the event. Free, register at: https://tinyurl.com/y5m3ygqv Carsey-Wolf Center Virtual: Subversives: Blood Quantum: Únete al guionista y director Jeff Barnaby; la intelectual, escritora y educadora pública Métis Chelsea Vowel; y el moderador Tyler Morgenstern (Estudios de Cine y Medios, UCSB) para una discusión virtual sobre Blood Quantum el jueves, 12 de noviembre de 4 a 5:15pm. Blood Quantum se puede transmitir en Shudder, los primeros 150 invitados que se registren recibirán un enlace para ver la película dos días antes del evento. Gratis, regístrate en: https://tinyurl.com/y5m3ygqv

The SB County Food Action Network series continues with a virtual presentation on Food Sovereignty & Food Justice on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:30pm. Each session will include a 60 min. panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session. Live Spanish interpretation available. Free, Register at https://tinyurl.com/y2al5dot La serie de SB County Food Action Network continúa con una presentación virtual sobre Soberanía Alimentaria y Justicia Alimentaria el miércoles, 11 de noviembre a las 5:30pm.

Cada sesión incluirá una discusión con un panel de 60 minutos, seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas.

Interpretación en vivo en español disponible. Gratis, regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y2al5dot

FRIDAY, NOV. 13TH MUSIC Live From the Lobero – Steppenwolf’s John Kay: The Lobero will host a live streamed performance by Steppenwolf’s John Kay on Friday, November 13th at 8pm. To view ($15) visit www.Lobero.org En Vivo desde el Lobero – John Kay de Steppenwolf: El Lobero será el anfitrión de una presentación en vivo de John Kay de Steppenwolf el viernes, 13 de noviembre a las 8pm. Para ver ($15) visita www.Lobero.org

SPECIAL EVENTS Stories in the Park - Chase Palm Park: Join the SB Public Library to enjoy Rafael López’s book, We’ve got the whole world in our hands = Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos and activities with your children on Friday, November 13th from 10:30am to 1:30pm. Take home a free activity kit. Drop-in, no registration required. www.sbplibrary.org Historias en el parque - Chase Palm Park: Únete a la Biblioteca Pública SB para disfrutar del libro de Rafael López, We’ve got the whole world in our hands = Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos y actividades con tus hijos el viernes, 13 de noviembre de 10:30am a 1:30pm. Llévate a casa un kit de actividades gratis. Sin cita previa, no es necesario registrarse. www.sbplibrary.org

Carsey-Wolf Center Virtual: Script to Screen: Birds of Prey: Join screenwriter/co-producer Christina Hodson for a virtual Q&A moderated by Pollock Theater Director Matt Ryan on Saturday, November 14th from 2 to 3pm. This event will not include a film screening. Birds of Prey can be streamed in advance. Free, register at: https://tinyurl.com/y65vy3k6 Carsey-Wolf Center Virtual: Guión a pantalla: Birds of Prey: Únete a la guionista / coproductora Christina Hodson para una sesión virtual de preguntas y respuestas moderada por el director del Teatro Pollock Matt Ryan el sábado, 14 de noviembre de 2 a 3pm. Este evento no incluirá la proyección de una película. Birds of Prey se puede transmitir con anticipación. Gratis, regístrate en: https://tinyurl.com/y65vy3k6

MOVIES & THEATRE The Theatre Group at SBCC’s Antigone, a story that chronicles an act of tremendous willful civil disobedience in a conflict between Church and State, will be presented as an ondemand live-streamed event, from November 14th through 30th. For tickets (per household: $15 general/$10 seniors and SBCC staff/$5 students) visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com Antígona del Theatre Group de SBCC, una historia que narra un acto de tremenda desobediencia civil deliberada en un conflicto entre la Iglesia y el Estado, se presentará como un evento transmitido en vivo a pedido, del 14 al 30 de noviembre. Para boletos (por hogar: $15 general/$10 personas mayores y personal de SBCC/$5 estudiantes) visita www.theatregroupsbcc.com

SPECIAL EVENTS Empty Bowls 2020: Due to COVID-19, the soup-lunch fundraiser was cancelled. From November 14th to 23rd, show your support and join Foodbank Santa Barbara County on social media by posting your favorite Empty Bowls memories with #EmptyBowls2020, support local restaurants, and donate to receive handcrafted artist bowls. All donations will be matched up to $60,000. https://tinyurl.com/yya5gvre Cuencos vacíos 2020: Debido a COVID-19, se canceló el evento de recaudación de fondos del almuerzo de sopa. Del 14 al 23 de noviembre, muestra tu apoyo y únete a Foodbank Santa Barbara County en las redes sociales publicando tus recuerdos favoritos del evento Cuencos Vacíos con #EmptyBowls2020, apoya a los restaurantes locales y dona para recibir cuencos de artistas hechos a mano. Todas las donaciones se igualarán hasta $ 60,000. https://tinyurl.com/yya5gvre Fill the Foodbank! Drive-thru Food Drive: The community can drop-off turkeys, chickens, and non-perishable food items at the Santa Barbara warehouse (4554 Hollister Ave) or Santa Maria Trader Joe’s parking lot (1303 S. Bradley Rd) on Saturday, November 14th from 10am to 2pm. https://foodbanksbc.org ¡Llena el banco de alimentos! Colecta de alimentos en el vehículo: La comunidad puede dejar pavos, pollos y alimentos no perecederos en el almacén de Santa Bárbara (4554 Hollister Ave) o en el estacionamiento de Trader Joe’s en Santa Maria (1303 S. Bradley Rd) el sábado, 14 de noviembre de 10am a 2pm. https://foodbanksbc.org

SUNDAY, NOV. 15TH LECTURES & WORKSHOPS UCSB Arts & Lectures – Race to Justice Virtual Series: Showcasing her spectacular banjo and fiddle playing, passionate vocals, and perceptive songwriting, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi will perform a virtual concert from her home in Ireland on Sunday, November 15th at 11am.

Followed by a Q&A. For tickets ($10/Free UCSB students) visit https://tinyurl.com/y6df6u6s UCSB Arts & Lectures – Serie virtual de la raza a la justicia: Rhiannon Giddens con Francesco Turrisi ofrecerá un concierto virtual desde su casa en Irlanda el domingo, 15 de noviembre a las 11am, mostrando su espectacular interpretación de banjo y violín, su voz apasionada y su composición perceptiva. Seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. Para boletos ($10/gratis para estudiantes de UCSB) visita https://tinyurl.com/y6df6u6s Estate and Legacy Planning Essentials Workshop: The SB Museum of Natural History’s Planned Giving Advisory Council will present a free, public two-hour Zoom workshop on the essentials of estate and legacy planning on Sunday, November 15th from 3 to 5pm via Zoom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y6hsxtz6

Support MOXI + Hang Out with Katy Perry ENTER TO WIN A PRIVATE VIRTUAL HANGOUT WITH KATY PERRY just for your family. The grand prize package also includes a gift basket of some of Katy’s favorite things and a Family Membership to MOXI! Everyone who buys a raffle ticket by December 7th will receive an invitation to a family-friendly, virtual dance party celebration of all things MOXI, creativity + fun on Thursday, December 10th at 5pm to find out whose rock star dreams will come true! Additional raffle prizes including gift certificates to area businesses will also be awarded during this virtual event.

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Taller de conceptos básicos de planificación patrimonial y heredada: El Consejo Asesor de Donaciones Planificadas del Museo de Historia Natural de SB presentará un taller de Zoom público y gratuito de dos horas sobre los aspectos esenciales de la planificación de herencias el domingo, 15 de noviembre de 3 a 5pm a través de Zoom. Regístrate en https://tinyurl.com/y6hsxtz6

MOVIES & THEATRE Alliance for Living and Dying Well Fall Film Series, an online series, set to bring the community together for a discussion relevant to aging, death, and grief. Participants will watch the movie from home, then join together for an online group discussion. Watch Homegoings for free by visiting the film’s website (www.homegoings.com) prior to the film discussion via Zoom on Sunday, November 15th, from 3 to 4pm. Email dawn@allianceforlivinganddyingwell.org with your full name and email to register.

Serie de películas de otoño de la Alianza para vivir y morir bien, una serie en línea, diseñada para unir a la comunidad en un debate relevante sobre el envejecimiento, la muerte y el dolor. Los participantes verán la película desde casa y luego se unirán para una discusión grupal en línea. Mira Homegoings gratis visitando el sitio web de la película (www.homegoings.com) antes de la discusión de la película a través de Zoom el domingo, 15 de noviembre, de 3 a 4pm. Envía un correo electrónico a dawn@allianceforlivinganddyingwell.org con tu nombre completo y correo electrónico para registrarte.

Momentos mágicos de Dream Foundation: Ayuda a hacer realidad los sueños haciendo un regalo, comprando artículos de Momentos mágicos y pujando por artículos en la subasta de Momentos mágicos, o regístrate para ver una proyección privada avanzada del documental del galardonado director Peter Sasowsky, Language of Dreams durante un evento virtual el domingo, 15 de noviembre. www.magicalmoments2020.org

Center Stage Theater is seeking short story submissions for their upcoming Holiday Memories production. Submit first-person true stories with a Holiday Theme, with a word count between 500 to 1500, and five to ten minutes when read aloud. Submission deadline has been extended to Monday, November 16th. Submission should include written copy of the story and a video of you reading the story and emailed to cstheater@sbcoxmail.com El Teatro Center Stage está buscando presentaciones de cuentos cortos para su próxima producción Holiday Memories. Envía historias reales en primera persona con un tema festivo, con un recuento de palabras entre 500 y 1500, y entre cinco y diez minutos cuando se lean en voz alta. El plazo de presentación se ha extendido hasta el lunes, 16 de noviembre. Incluye una copia escrita de la historia y un video tuyo leyendo la historia por correo electrónico a cstheater@sbcoxmail.com

SPECIAL EVENTS Dream Foundation’s Magical Moments: Help make Dreams come true by making a gift, by buying Magical Moments swag, and by bidding on items in the Magical Moments auction, or register to watch an advanced private screening of award-winning director Peter Sasowsky’s documentary, Language of Dreams during a virtual event on Sunday, November 15th. www.magicalmoments2020.org

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It only happens once in a ________. (A BLUE MOON) The second full moon in the month of October) took place on Halloween... a VERY rare event! A Halloween Blue Moon last occurred in 1944.

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Pianos on State to Return – Virtually

P

IANOS ON STATE HAS BEEN ENLIVENING SANTA BARBARA’S DOWNTOWN for eleven years now, spontaneously reintroducing music and art into people’s everyday lives. While the safety considerations that COVID-19 asks of all of us mean that this year Pianos on State will need to be experienced differently, the need for music, art, and enlivenment are needed now more than ever. And, we need your art!

This year, painted pianos will be transported to beloved performing arts venues, including the Lobero, the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Marjorie Luke Theatre, SOhO, and Center Stage Theater to be featured in virtual concerts.

As always, pianos will be painted at the Community Arts Workshop by local artists, with thorough COVID safety measures in place. There will also be a livestream from the CAW with local musicians and community members.

Throughout November, all community members are invited to create videos of themselves playing piano-based music from their homes, and speaking to what music means to them in these times!

You can post your videos to the Pianos on State Facebook page and to your own social media accounts with the hashtags #pianosonstate2020 and #arthelps. While it is necessary to do our part maintaining physical distancing, our need for music, art, and connection is not reduced. The hope is that our community will make and share some beautiful videos.

• Lobero Theatre — Performance up online Tuesday, November 17th at 5pm featuring Zach Gill and Opera Santa Barbara.

• Marjorie Luke Theatre — Performance up online Wednesday morning, November 25th, 9am, with artists Brian Mann, Gil Rosas, Michael Mortilla, Sio Tepper, Mendeleyev, and Jay Real.

• Center Stage Theatre — Performance date TBA! • SOhO — A piano performance with Zach Gill, concert release date TBA! All performances in the series will be going live November 13th to 25th. See each venue’s websites, mailing lists, and social media for updates.

And please donate to support your local performing arts As venues!

2020 Artists: Solange Aguilar, Ginny Brush, Eliesa Bollinger, Adrienne DeGuevara, Judy Nilsen, Wanda Venturelli, David Diamant, Stephen Harper, Jack Mohr, Karen Putnam with community members of all ages contributing, and Irene Ramirez.

2020 Sponsors: Foundational Sponsor: The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation; Leadership Sponsor: Santa Barbara Beautiful; Artist Sponsor: Santa Barbara Independent; Piano Sponsors: The Towbes Group; VOICE Magazine; Santa Barbara Chapter of The Piano Technicians Guild; Downtown Santa Barbara, Inc.

Online Concert Series Venues and Dates: • The Santa Barbara Bowl — Happy Half-Hour Performance Livestream Friday, November 13th 5pm, on Instagram @sbbowl

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• Community Arts Workshop — Performance up online Sunday afternoon, November 22nd

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HE 2020 HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES sort of came and went – not with a bang, but a whimper! Not that costumes were in short supply, as they could be seen everywhere: in restaurants, stores, moms with little Goblins in hand strolling along the waterfront, even beachgoers strutting about looking ever so Halloween-ish.

Due to the subdued atmosphere of COVID-19 culture, the usual public celebrations were scrapped. But, let it be said that, when there’s a will there’s Prisoners’ Harbor 1897 a way!

The cruising fleet at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club had their own party in mind. A last minute notice arrived announcing a Pop-up Halloween Cruise on October 31st to Santa Cruz Island. Fun was to be had! With calm seas, a spooky full moon, and the yearly time change to Standard time, a dinghy costume parade was planned to top off the festivities. But where did they dock? The eerie haven of Prisoner’s Harbor on the island’s north coast, today’s most popular landing spot. The name and the harbor’s dark past suggest something historically less than pleasant … or inviting. And possibly ghostly!

It was the year 1830 when Captain Christian Holmes aboard the U.S. Brig Maria Ester, requested to discharge his cargo of convicted criminals off the South Coast of California. An earlier request had been denied after the local residents of the Presedio loudly protested. Five years later, after another desperate plea, Captain Holmes was accompanied by Romualdo Pacheco, comandante at the Presidio, to examine the ship’s unfortunate ‘cargo.’ Pacheco was shocked by the pitiful state of the prisoners who were living aboard in vermin infested quarters. They appeared half-starved and were

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Still, due to public pressure, Pacheco refused to let the prisoners disembark. Finally, after a few tension filled weeks, José de la Guerra, the pueblo’s most important citizen, took pity on them and allowed a few of the prisoners to come ashore to do odd jobs. De la Guerra saw to it that the men were properly fed, clothed, and well cared for.

Finally, with the approval of California Governor José María Echeandía, Captain Holmes was permitted to deliver the remaining convicts to Prisoner’s Harbor with provisions supplied by the padres of the Old Mission. Disturbingly, the fates of the prisoners who had been trapped aboard the ship, the U.S. Maria Ester, remains unclear to this day. So, who knows what happened on a spooky Halloween night under a Blue moon in Prisoner’s Harbor last weekend? I have the feeling that what happens in that harbor, stays in that harbor. We may never know about the fate of the prisoners… or the Yacht Club’s Santa Cruz Halloween festivities!

Speaking about fun times on the water, whale watching seems to be the thing to do! Once again, COVID-19 social distancing comes into play, but nonetheless, it’s a happenin’ thing to do despite the limited number of passengers.

Hiroko Benko, owner of the Condor Express, tells me that this is definitely the year for whale watching.

“The whales are here in numbers,” Benko explained. “The warmer waters here seem to attract them, encouraging them to come closer to the shore.”

Every fall and winter, about 20,000 gray whales make the long trip from the Bering Sea and chilly Alaskan waters to Baja California seeking warmth. California’s coastline, especially the Santa Barbara Channel, is the ideal place to observe this massive migration which includes killer whales, blue whales, humpbacks, and lots of dolphins. One enthusiastic whale watcher on the Condor Express snapped this amazing image of a whale’s tail (may she have ever so much good luck!) and just bubbled with excitement about her whale watching experience.

So as you can see, there is always something going on, despite the constraints of our current Coronavirus atmosphere. By the time this column goes to print after the national election, we will all definitely need to take advantage of some of the many fun things along Santa Barbara’s ever active waterfront.

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S CALLS FOR ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM CONTINUE NATIONWIDE, it is essential to evaluate local efforts to increase awareness of implicit bias and diversity. Here, VOICE Magazine reviews several Santa Barbara institutions – and the training they currently offer.

Santa Barbara City College Consistently top ranked among community colleges nationwide, Santa Barbara City College provides a number of optional training opportunities on the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion to their staff that includes 262 full-time contract faculty; 290 non-teaching classified employees, and as of fall 2019, 16,120 students. Unlike other local initiatives that are limited to the organization’s employees, several of SBCC’s courses are also open to members of the community.

“As an educational institution, we are committed to supporting an equitable teaching and learning environment,” said Luz Reyes-Martín, SBCC’s Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications. “We have also had strong interest from employees in opportunities for further self-education and professional development opportunities. Drawing from the expertise we have at our college, we have collected various opportunities for staff and faculty to participate in.”

Currently, SBCC offers three online, free training courses on the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The first two, “Building an Equity Mindset” and “Applying an Equity Mindset” are part of the same series, with each course lasting 16 hours. These courses are open to any interested SBCC staff or community member, and explore the many facets of inequality and how to promote positive change. SBCC also offers an “Online Teaching with an Equity Mindset” online class, which is offered through SBCC Faculty Professional Development.

Other existing SBCC staff training programs include its “Crossroads Antiracism Training” for staff and faculty, and “LGBTQ+ Seminar 101.” This seminar is held through the college’s Title IX department and UC Santa Barbara’s Resource Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Due to the ongoing pandemic, these programs’ next sessions are yet to be announced.

SBCC staff are not required to partake in these ongoing equity training opportunities. However, both employees and supervisors are highly encouraged to complete at least one of the offered courses in addition to continuing their self-education. To assist with this, SBCC has posted a link to a document with suggested antiracism “As an educational institution, we resources and has also listed educational opportunities on are committed to supporting an their website. Reyes-Martín also shared that members of equitable teaching and learning SBCC’s hiring committees must complete SBCC training in environment. We have also had Equal Employment Opportunity principles and the college’s strong interest from employees commitment to inclusive hiring practices. in opportunities for further self“With the move to online/remote instruction, all Faculty education and professional that would be teaching an online class were required to development opportunities. undergo training on how to effectively teach in this modality,” Drawing from the expertise we added Reyes-Martín. “That training included a focus on have at our college, we have equitable teaching practices in an online class.” collected various opportunities Members of the community interested in taking part of SBCC’s “Building an Equity Mindset” training class should for staff and faculty to participate contact Emma Cruz at cruze@sbcc.edu to sign up or to get in.”

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UC Santa Barbara With over 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 10,000 employees, University of California, Santa Barbara can seem like its own miniature city at times. To facilitate communication and promote awareness, UCSB offers staff and students multiple optional opportunities to educate themselves on the topics of diversity and inclusion.

Through its Office of Equal Opportunity and Discrimination Prevention (EODP), UCSB offers a series of training workshops that are available to any campus employees or departments that request them. Examples of offered workshops include Equity and Inclusion Training that deals with the topics of microaggressions and implicit bias, and Professional Training on Mutual Respect, which is held in partnership with the university’s Title IX office and Campus Advocacy Resources and Education Center.

UCSB will also partake in the UC/CSU Anti-Bias Training Pilot Program, which was made possible through funding allocated by the 2018 California Budget Act. This program will last for two years and present anti-bias training for faculty, staff, student leaders, and administrators across the UC and California State University systems.

Staff can also continue their education through UCSB’s online Learning Center. This center offers four online and one instructor-led courses under the heading of Diversity and Inclusion. However, these classes focus on Human Resources Management, with class titles such as “Diversity in the Hiring Process.”

There is no UC-requirement for faculty or staff to complete the university’s offered diversity and inclusion training programs. In terms of required training, all supervisory staff and faculty members must complete AB 1825 Supervisory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training every two years. Staff, faculty members, and graduate students must also complete TA and Graduate Student Sexual Violence and Sexual Harrassment Prevention Training on an annual basis.

However, UCSB does require incoming students to undergo Incoming UC Santa Barbara diversity education. They do this by including this material within students automatically freshmen and transfer student orientation materials, including their receive an email from GauchoFYI Zoom webinar series.

EverFi that includes diversity “Incoming UC Santa Barbara students automatically receive an education. Also, GauchoFYI email from EverFi that includes diversity education,” said Andrea now includes diversity Estrada, UCSB’s Director of News and Media Relations. “Also, education.

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provided through UCSB’s various resource centers. For example, the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity offers seminars sharing how to be actively welcoming to members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Counseling and Psychological Services also offers a series of programs that are geared toward supporting specific communities on campus, including but not limited to Dream Scholars, Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Latino students, and graduate students of African heritage. The Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning offers faculty seminars on mentoring students in an inclusive manner.

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According to 2018 data, Cottage Health employs County Public Health and with over 3,000 individuals and just over 700 medical staff other hospitals on disparity of care physicians. Currently, all of these employees are required outcomes by race, ethnicity, gender to undergo diversity training once a year. and age. Cottage Center for “All employed physicians and medical residents Population Health creates culturally receive the same training as our employees,” said Maria sensitive initiatives to improve health Zate, Manager of Public Relations Cottage Health. and wellbeing and promote health “Diversity training requirements vary for physicians who equity across the communities are not employed by Cottage Health, and clinical training it serves. The Center has formed requirements are more extensive and specific to care areas.” partnerships with local organizations Zate further explained that patient access and and equipped them with resources members of clinical teams complete cultural awareness training in order to help them gather demographic to work collaboratively toward information. The Cottage Health Population Health team goals. – Maria Zate, Cottage Health uses data to evaluate health equity and determine how Cottage Health may be able to address discrepancies. Due to the 2019 passing of California Senate Bill 464, employees working in the Birth Center must fulfill evidencebased implicit bias training every two years. This training lasts four hours and focuses on topics such as the long-term effects of exclusion and oppression, reproductive justice and health inequalities within perinatal care, and unconscious bias.

Beyond requirements, Cottage Health employees have the option to partake in continuing education opportunities. Staff have the option to complete supplemental diversity and cultural awareness courses that are part of offered employee training. Cottage Health also has access to an online library of materials that address racism and how it impacts healthcare.

“Additional training is provided for department leaders, to help engage in conversations about race,” added Zate. “This year Cottage offered employees a virtual series of confidential discussions to help staff create space to talk about current events and personal impacts.”

Cottage Health is currently examining expanding programs offering employees more opportunities to receive training in matters of diversity. Going forward, Cottage Health is also looking beyond training and working toward addressing inequality with other local organizations.

“We are working with Santa Barbara County Public Health and with other hospitals on disparity of care outcomes by race, ethnicity, gender, and age,” said Zate. “Cottage Center for Population Health creates culturally sensitive initiatives to improve health and wellbeing and promote health equity across the communities it serves. The Center has formed partnerships with local organizations and equipped them with resources to work www.cottagehealth.org collaboratively toward goals.”

The City of Santa Barbara The City of Santa Barbara is responsible for a thousand full-time employees and hundreds of parttime workers. Each of these individuals is required to complete at least one hour of interactive training in discrimination and harassment prevention every two years. Supervisors and managers must undergo a minimum of two hours every two years.

According to Wendy Levy, the City’s Human Resource Manager, these trainings focus on topics such as workplace conduct, treatment of coworkers, identifying and addressing harassment, and understanding differences. She also confirmed that Santa Barbara Police Department officers must meet the City’s requirements in addition to SBPD’s own requirements.

“This is city-wide, so all of our employees need to have this training done,” said Levy.

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Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County employs more than 4,500 individuals across its 23 departments. To date, these employees are required to go through two required trainings geared toward promoting inclusivity. The County is also working toward crafting a program that will offer a series of optional diversity and equity classes.

“I call it ‘DIBE,’ so it’s diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity,” said Henry Ventura, Santa Barbara County’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Manager.

Currently, County employees are required to complete Harassment Prevention training once every two years.

Employees must also complete Civil and Respectful Workplace training as part of orientation. As of later this month, County leadership will be required to go through additional, “Race, Equity, and Inclusion Framework” training. Beyond this, County departments can assign employees additional training on the topics of inclusion and equity. The county also has an online portal where employees can access optional online classes to further their self-education.

Ventura also shared that since last October, he has hosted “DIBE Round Table” monthly sessions. During these sessions, representatives from local employers, nonprofits, and the County’s HR department meet to discuss their practices and matters of diversity and inclusion.

Going forward, the County is working toward building and implementing its tentatively-named “DIBE Program” to offer employees a series of optional classes. This project has been in the works since last July, and while elements of the program have been implemented for supervisors, it is awaiting its full launch in early 2021.

Classes will cover topics such as emotional intelligence, unconscious bias, and an introduction to the principles of DIBE. These classes will be optional, but it is hoped that eventually employees who complete enough classes will www.countyofsb.org be eligible to receive special certification.

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E ARE NOT REALLY OUT OF THE COVID RECESSION, per Calculated Risk’s graph, even though the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) “advance” estimate of third quarter GDP growth increased +33.1 percent. Even with the increase, it’s still 3.5 percent below last year’s fourth quarter growth rate.

Its vertical bars portray past recessions, so the graph also tells us how severely this pandemic has affected economic growth. Real GDP had declined -31.4 percent in Q2.

The main driver of the rebound was consumption spending, which rose at a 40.7 percent growth rate. Consumers bought new cars and trucks in September, purchased new clothes for the start of the school year and cooler fall weather, and spent more on recreation such as gym memberships and park fees. They also visited their doctors and dentists more often.

The biggest surprises were weakness in government spending and a very large rebound in inventories, as businesses stocked up for the holidays.

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grow enough to keep overall public spending positive,” said Reuters, “but reported spending was down at both the federal and state levels, subtracting 0.7 percentage points from growth.”

This is precisely why congress’s inaction on passing another pandemic relief package is so maddening. It’s now declining state and local spending that is suppressing growth and additional job creation.

Positive economic growth for the rest of this year is also in doubt, as initial unemployment claims haven’t fallen fast enough to stay ahead of COVID-19, since more consumers are staying home because COVID-19 infection rates are already rising with the fall season and we haven’t even reached the holidays, when families and friends tend to gather.

Altogether, the number of people receiving benefits from eight separate state and federal programs fell by 415,727 to an unadjusted 22.7 million as of October 10th, the latest data available, which means 22 million of the formerly employed haven’t yet found another job.

Economists are concerned that rising coronavirus cases will lead people to stay home, and cause service industries to begin another round of layoffs. Adding to the sense of unease,

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Congress went home for the presidential election without passing additional coronavirus financial relief.

There are now more than 70,000 positive tests per day, surpassing the former 68,000 peak in August, not a good sign. Infection rates have risen above seven percent, also a sign of faster community spreading of the virus in the long expected third surge in virus infections.

So consumers are in a quandary. Will the pandemic surge continue, and so require consumers to stay at home, as is already happening in France and Germany with their new lockdowns from rising infection rates?

The Conference Board’s latest consumer confidence report was a mixed bag.

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Senior Director Franco has sumed up consumers’ current forebodings, what might happen for the rest of this year, and maybe into much of next year, until we have some confidence in an effective COVID-19 vaccine.

Harlan Green © 2020 Follow Harlan Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlanGreen Harlan Green has been the 16-year Editor-Publisher of PopularEconomics.com, a weekly syndicated financial wire service. He writes a Popular Economics Weekly Blog. He is an economic forecaster and teacher of real estate finance with 30-years experience as a banker and mortgage broker. To reach Harlan call (805)452-7696 or email editor@populareconomics.com

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HILE THE ONGOING PANDEMIC may have prevented the annual in-person Empty Bowls fundraisers in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County remains determined to keep the spirit alive. This year, Empty Bowls 2020 will be hosted as a virtual celebration from November 14th to 23rd, and will feature opportunities for donations, sharing, and community support.

“Thousands of us across Santa Barbara County look forward to and enjoy the unique spirit of Empty Bowls in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc each year,” said Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin. “It’s sad that we can’t be together to savor the undeniable love that permeates the in-person events... But we are happy to offer opportunities for everyone to participate in keeping the spirit strong under this year’s unusual circumstances, to support local people who are facing hunger and the restaurants that usually donate soup.”

The Empty Bowls 2020 celebration will begin with a chance for community members to donate food items to the Foodbank.

The “Fill the Foodbank! Drive-thru Food Drive” will take place on November 14th from 10am to 2pm at two locations: the Santa Barbara Foodbank warehouse at 4554 Hollister Ave. (adjacent to the Ben Page Youth Center) and in Santa Maria at 1303 S. Bradley Ave. (in the Trader Joe’s parking lot). Most needed items include nut butters, canned pasta sauce, pasta, rice, beans, whole grain and low sugar cereals, and canned protein. Fresh or frozen chickens and turkeys can also be dropped off toward the Foodbank’s 2020 Turkey Drive.

Individuals will also have the chance to make online donations to support the Foodbank, which will be doubled by corporate, individual, and philanthropic sponsors. Participants will also have the chance to purchase from fifty handcrafted, artist bowls as a donation.

The Foodbank also encourages participants to support local restaurants that have donated soup to past Empty Bowls events.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these small businesses have suffered and continue to face great economic hardship.

Accordingly, the Foodbank encourages patrons to safely offer their support through actions like ordering takeout and purchasing gift cards.

The Foodbank further asks those posting their Empty Bowls 2020 memories on social media to use the hashtag #EmptyBowls2020. This way, the virtual online celebration can be viewed and shared with all participants.

For more information on Empty Bowls 2020, or to learn more about the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, visit https://foodbanksbc.org.

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Celebrating Santa Barbara Artists & Art Destinations GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES

Elizabeth U. Flanagan Ruth Ellen Hoag Fine Art at GraySpace 805-689-0858

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10 WEST GALLERY: Fall 2020 Exhibition, in person & on-line ~ Nov 15 • 10 W Anapamu • Fri-Sun 12-4 • www.10westgallery.com • 805-770-7711.

ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION GALLERY: Historic Preservation Sites by Patrick McGinnis ~ Nov 7-Dec 19 • 229 E Victoria • www.afsb.org/programs/art-gallery • 805-965-6307 ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM, UCSB: On-line: Outside In: The Architecture of Swith and Williams; Carefree California: Cliff May and the Romance of the Ranch House; Irresistible Delights: Recent Gifts to the Art Collection; Hostile Terrain 94; Common Bonds: Artists and Architects on Community; Irving J. Gill: Simplicity and Reform; and more • 805-893-2951 • www.museum.ucsb.edu/exhibitions/ ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: many classes online • 805-884-0459 • www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap ATKINSON GALLERY @ SBCC: Muna Malik: Blessing of the Boats (outside) ~ Dec 11 • gallery.sbcc.edu

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A. Michael Marzolla

Contemporary Art / Excogitation Services

www.marzozart.com 805-452-7108

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BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State St • 11-5pm daily • 805-966-1707.

EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: www.sbthp.org/presidio • 805-965-0093.

CASA DE LA GUERRA • 805-965-0093.

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Legacy of Decency: Rembrandt, Jews and Danes • Fri-Sun 114pm • 805-686-1211 • www.elverhoj.org.

CASA DOLORES: La Catrina from its Origins ~ Nov 24 • www.casadolores.org • 1023 Bath St • 805-963-1032.

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Closed/ COVID-19 • 105 E Anapamu • 805-568-3994.

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: 11 W Anapamu • By Appt • 805-570-9863.

COMMUNITY ARTS WORKSHOP: Closed/ COVID-19 • 631 Garden • 805-324-7443.

CORRIDAN GALLERY: 125 N Milpas • www.corridan-gallery.com • 805-966-7939.

CYPRESS GALLERY: Daily 11-5, Sun 2-5 • www.lompocart.org • 119 E Cypress Ave • 805-737-1129.

DISTINCTIVE FRAMING N’ ART: 1333 State St • www.distinctiveframingnart.com • 805-882-2108 ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: 15 W Gutierrez St • 805-963-1157 • www.elizabethgordongallery.com.

FAULKNER GALLERIES: 805-962-7653.

GALLERY 113: Mary Magdalene and Other Saints by Elizabeth Flanagan ~ Nov 29 • 1114 State St, #8 La Arcada Ct • SB Art Assn • www.gallery113sb.com • 2-5pm daily • 805-965-6611.

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: 2920 Grand Ave, LO Thur-Mo 10-5 • 805-688-7517 • www.gallerylosolivos.com.

GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: Closed/COVID-19 • 805-964-7878.

GOLETA VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION: Ongoing virtual art exhibition ~ www.tgvaa.org/virtual-show/ GOLETA VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: El Corazón de Goleta by Barbara Eberhart • 55679 Hollister • www.thegvcc.org.

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HOSPICE OF SB, LEIGH BLOCK GALLERY: 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, #100 • Mo-Fr 9-5pm, By Appt • 805-563-8820.

INSPIRATION GALLERY OF FINE ART: 1528 State St • 805-962-6444.

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Cent American & European Fine art & antiques ~ Ongoing • 27 E De La Guerra St • Tu-Sa 12-5pm • Appts Suggested • 805-962-8347.

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: Art of the Printmakers ~ 11/26 • Fri-Sun Noon-4 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org • 805-684-7789.

JARDIN DE LAS GRANADAS: re[visit] 1925

by Kym Cochran & Jonathan Smith ~ Ongoing • 21 E Anapamu.

MARCIA BURTT STUDIO: Bill Dewey, Works on Paper, and Reflections ~ Dec 6th • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5pm • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com.

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SB: Virtual Juried Exhibition in partnership with Abstract Art Collective • 805-957-1115.

KARPELES MUSEUM & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY: 21 W Anapamu • 805-962-5322.

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: 1225 Coast Village Rd, Suite A • 805-565-4700.

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: La Cumbre Plaza • Thurs-Sun 12-4 • lacumbrecenterforcreativearts@gmail.com

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Marcia Burtt Gallery 517 Laguna St., Santa Barbara 805 962-5588 www.artlacuna.com

Waterhouse Gallery La Arcada at State St. & Figueroa Santa Barbara CA 93101 805-962-8885

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Abstract Porcelain Sculpture www.JRDStudio.artspan.com 805-708-3907

LINDEN STUDIO AND GALLERY: Sharon Schock, Kim Snyder, Leigh Sparks and Ginny Speirs have joined to create a working art studio and gallery • By appt • 963 Linden Av, Carpinteria • 805-570-9195.

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MICHAELKATE INTERIORS & ART GALLERY: Contemporary Art & Interior Design • 132 Santa Barbara St • Open Tu-Sat 10-6 • 805-963-1411 MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Exploration + Innovation • Now open for members only; public open coming soon • 125 State St • Thu-Su 10-12 & 1-3 • 805-770-5000 • www.moxi.org

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developed the forms and and how the forms work together... They have a dynamic visual path... Then, I start thinking about the ROWING UP IN FLINT, MICHIGAN (HOME people who designed it, how it worked, and some of OF GENERAL MOTORS), Patrick the decisions they had to make. It gives me a lot of McGinnis’s relationship with pleasure to look at them. Even though they are old manufacturing and big industry and rusty, they have a patina.” Then McGinnis moves began early. Over the intervening decades, that one level deeper... “I think about what they have relationship has taken on aspects of respect and done and how they have contributed to our life and even awe as he stepped out of his role of student, society.” engineer, and product designer, to now, emerging This passion for capturing industrial sites was photographer and documenter of vanishing sparked on a family trip. Always a curious sort, American industries. A selection of the images he McGinnis recalled, “I was visiting my nephew in has captured will open in Historic Preservation Sites Birmingham, Alabama. My brother and nephew said at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara visit this place... the ironworks. ‘It’s cool,’” his brother Gallery on November 7th through December 19th, Patrick McGinnis recommended. “So on the way out of town, I stopped with a socially distanced opening on Saturday, by. I was gobsmacked with the colors, textures, forms.

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It’s basically a monument to this iron making facility in the These industrial sites are “awe-inspiring to me,” he reflected 1900s. At least 100 years old. They preserved it as a monument.” in a conversation about his work. “Somebody designed and McGinnis spent a couple of hours photographing it, the Sloss built these things...50 or 100 years ago. I think about how they Iron Works, and has planned to go back ever since. “The color is a brilliant rust orange with reds, purples...” he added. “On the way back, I started seeing other interesting structures... It started me looking at their forms.” From then on, he has been hooked. His engineer mind and his aesthetic mind both fully engaged.

He believes his transition into making art is a continuation of being a design engineer in the nuclear, aerospace and semiconductor industries and his own business, Prime Technology. Aesthetics played a vital role throughout that work, whether creating an aerospace component or an analytical instrument.

“I capture things that are historical... Images that can reference the past and what made this country the way it is... Iron and steel... These places went through two world wars. Now there are no more steel facilities West of the Mississippi that make steel from scratch. We do have scrap iron furnaces, but new steel is being made in China.”

Most blast furnaces built in the United States are now dormant or on their way to demolition and becoming scrap metal—only a few, like the Sloss Iron Works, survive as historical landmarks.

Soon McGinnis discovered new subjects closer at hand, notably the large Vulcan plant at Ellwood Station in Goleta, which he was able to photograph just before it was torn down. He has also made photographs of an obsolete, wood-waste burning electric power plant, Soledad Renewable Energy, whose future is uncertain.

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semi-abstract, biomorphic sculptures in marble, bronze, and metal, inspired by natural forms and has enjoyed exhibiting his work. He is currently a member of Santa Barbara Art Association, Abstract Art Collective, Gallery 10 West (board member), and the LA Art Association. He has exhibited his work at 10 West Gallery, Elverhoj Museum of Art & History, Gallery 113 (Santa Barbara), Gallery 825 (LA), Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, and San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. The AFSB Gallery is located in the historic Acheson House at the corner of Garden and East Victoria Streets in Santa Barbara.

Regular gallery hours are Saturdays from 1 to 4pm and weekdays by appointment. www.afsb.org

More Santa Barbara Artists & Art Destinations GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SB: Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In • Thur-Sun 11-3pm • 805966-5373 • www.mcasantabarbara.org MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY: https://venturamuseum.org • Now open to members only • 805-653-0323 PALM LOFT GALLERY: 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-684-9700 PEREGRINE GALLERIES: 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-969-9673 PORCH: GALLERY: 2346 Lillie Av • Mon-Sat 10-6; Sun 11-5 • 805-684-0300 PORTICO GALLERY: notable California and national artists • www.porticofinearts.com • 805-695-8850 RODEO of the Arts GALLERY: Wallace Piatt • www.shoploveworn.com• 805-636-5611 RUTH ELLEN HOAG FINE ART @ GRAYSPACE GALLERY: Painting classes • 219 Gray Av • Fri-Sun 1-4, RSVPs welcome • 805-689-0858

SANSUM CLINIC LOWER LEVEL: The Art of Ballet II by Malcolm Tuffnell ~ Ongoing • 317 W Pueblo St • 805-898-3070 SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Juxtapose online exhibit • Artists with Disabilities • www.sbartworks.org • 805-260-6705 SANTA BARBARA ARTS: Thurs-Sun 11-5 • 805-884-1938 SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Fall in Santa Barbara • 1321 State St • Thu-Sun 1-8 • www.santabarbarafineart.com • 805-845-4270 SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: Sacred Conversation ~ Dec 4 • 10-4 daily by appt • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805-682-4722 SB BOTANIC GARDEN: members 9-10/ public 10-5 daily • www.sbbg.org • 805-682-4726

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SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The Fiesta Project • Reopening as Outdoor Museum • 136 E De la Guerra • Thur noon-5, Fri noon-7; Sat 12-5 • 805-966-1601 SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Closed/COVID-19 • Online: Dwight Brooks Model Boat Collection • Lectures & art on-line www.SBMM.org • 805-962-8404 SB MUSEUM OF ART: Open Wed-Sun 11-5pm (9-11 for seniors / at-risk • Online & In-person exhibits: Highlights of the Permanent Collection ~ Ongoing • Small-Format American Paintings from the Permanent Collection • In the Meanwhile...Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art • https://tickets.sbma.net/ • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364 SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Beneath a Wild Sky ~ Jan 3; 3.5+ million specimens ~ ongoing exhibitions • Wed - Sun 10-5 • www.sbnature.org • 805-682-4711

SILO 118: www.silo118.com SLINGSHOT: AN ALPHA ART FORUM: www.slingshotart.org • 805-770-3878.

SOLVANG ANTIQUES FINE ART GALLERY: Contemporary & Vintage Art • 1693 Copenhagen Dr • 805-686-2322 • www.solvangantiques.com STATE GALLERY @ YOUTH INTERACTIVE: Closed/COVID-19 • 805-617-6421 SULLIVAN GOSS: AN AMERICAN GALLERY: The San Francisco Fall Show ~ Nov 30; Drewes | Fischinger | Gordin: The Invention Of American Abstract Art ~ Dec 28 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: www.santaynezmuseum.org • 805-688-7889 UCSB LIBRARY: www.library.ucsb.edu • 805-893-2478

VILLAGE FRAME & GALLERY: 1485 E Valley Rd #1 • 805-969-0524 WATERHOUSE GALLERY: Nationally recognized artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5pm Mon-Sat, 12-4pm Sun • www.waterhousegallery.com • 805-962-8885 WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: On-Line: Adjacent: Westmont Graduate Exhibition 2020 • 805-565-6162 • www.westmont.edu/museum WILDLING MUSEUM: On-line and reopening Nov 7 • Online: Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky ~ Jan 31; 20/20: A Retrospective: Celebrating 20 Years of the Wildling Museum ~ Feb 14; Critters of the Tri-County Region: 2020 Photography Competition; Looking Beyond the Pandemic: A Collaboration with Allan Hancock College; A Mighty Oak: An Oak Habitat Mural by John Iwerks • 1511 B Mission Drive, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org.

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In the Time of COVID-19

FOOD DRIVE Foodbank 2020 Turkey Drive: Community members may drop off turkeys or chickens at the Foodbank’s warehouses Monday through Friday in Santa Barbara at 4554 Hollister Ave from 8am to 3pm and in Santa Maria at 490 W. Foster Road from 7:15am to 3pm through November 23rd. Community members may also sponsor holiday meals online by visiting https://donate.foodbanksbc.org/2020HolidayFoodDrive

MUSEUMS & THE ARTS SBNature From Home: The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s SBNature From Home page is organized by activities that the community can do outdoors, indoors, or online. Check back for new content. www.sbnature.org/visit/sbnature-from-home Live, Interactive, Virtual Field Trips programs for students grades K to 12, organized by the SB Museum of Natural History, are now available for student groups of up to 30. Museum educators will be joining students for journeys that start in the Museum halls and then transport them in space and time to explore the wonders and secrets beyond the exhibits. All programs align with Next Generation Science Standards. Each class group is $100 per program. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y6284qyp Santa Barbara Museum of Art: The Museum continues to digitally engage the public by offering instructional videos for at-home art projects; a virtual tour of their current exhibition and other works in the collection; as well as lectures, and musical performances from their Video Library. The Museum is open to the public Wed-Sun, 11-5pm and early morning admission (9-11am) for Seniors and at-risk members of the community Reservations are required. www.sbma.net The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center - Online: The Arts Center will be posting daily activities on Facebook and Instagram to inspire the community to create, engage, and connect. Find virtual art classes, live concerts, and music streams, art activities for all ages, and virtual galleries at: https://carpinteriaartscenter.org MOXI@Home - Weekly Topics to Inspire Exploration at Home: Programming will include videos based on weekly themes that will invite you to explore a variety of different scientific phenomena or activities and guide you to exploring it further at home with easy experiments and design challenges. www.moxi.org/athome MOXI Innovation Workshop Maker Kits: Bringing the learning, creative thinking, and fun of the museum to your home and provide resources for everyone to build skills with tools and materials inspired

by MOXI’s favorite making activities. Available for Purchase for Pickup or Contactless Delivery.

October’s Add-On Kit: Spooky Sculptures. To purchase ($21.25-$65) visit http://www.moxi.org/makerkits Explore Ecology’s New Virtual Learning Page: It’s an online classroom that showcases virtual workshops

and lessons, field trips for schools, and their latest videos. The learning opportunities are endless! https://exploreecology.org/virtual-learning PCPA Plays On!: Though their stages may be dark this summer... PCPA Plays On! will be sharing a variety of virtual programs for all ages that are fun, educational, engaging, and theatre focused to keep you playing too! www.pcpa.org/PCPAPlaysOn/ SBMM Maritime On The Move: Brings museum-quality experiences to sites throughout Santa Barbara County. These adventures begin outdoors and incorporate engaging activities for students to enjoy while exploring local ecosystems and biomes found in their own backyard. Programs can be customized. www.sbmm.org/at-home SBIFF Family Film Fun – The Nightmare Before Christmas: Let’s get spooky with Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, as he tries to bring the joy and the spirit of Christmas to Halloweentown in this week’s Family Film Fun, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Download the activity guide at https://tinyurl.com/y4n59uv2 SBIFF Film Talk: An online series of screenings and discussions between SBIFF’s programmers and filmmakers. Each week a short film will be available for viewing online, followed by a live virtual conversation on Thursdays at 6pm. To sign up for a talk or to watch past talks visit https://sbiff.org/filmtalk/ Cabrillo High School Aquarium Virtual Tours are available for students in grades TK to 5th grade. CHS students will deliver information about each exhibit, and then answer questions at the end of the tour. For more info and to request a tour visit https://tinyurl.com/yynw9s83 The Wildling Museum will reopen to the public with modified hours beginning Saturday, November 7th.

Public walk-in hours will be Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Museum members may also visit by appointment Wednesday through Friday. www.wildlingmuseum.org/visit

MUSIC Luke Theatre’s Virtual Concert Series - Mendeleyev in Concert & Resonance: Mendeleyev is a singer/ songwriter born and raised in Santa Barbara who lights up the Luke stage with his fresh, folk yet funky take on music. Resonance: Artists reflect on our diverse cultures with songs, musical compositions, and spoken word selections that resonate with the times in which we live. Watch the free concerts at www.luketheatre.org Camerata Pacifica Concert at Home!: 60 to 75 minute programs from the Camerata video library, curated

by Artistic Director Adrian Spence, will be shared every Sunday at 10am & 6pm on YouTube Live: https://tinyurl.com/yb2llz43 11:30am on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/cameratasb Nightly Met Opera Streams: The Metropolitan Opera streams begin at 7:30pm EDT and will remain available on the homepage at

www.metopera.org for 20 hours. Schedule of streams www.metopera.org LA Philharmonic’s Sound/Stage is a nine-part series that will be streamed for free through November 30th. A new episode will be released on Fridays. For a complete schedule and to watch the concerts visit www.laphil.com/soundstage Join CAMA for Classic Cocktails via Zoom every Friday at 5pm, coinciding with the weekly concert. RSVP to deborah@deborahmarksbertling.com

OUTDOORS State Street Promenade Market, located on the 1000 block of State Street between the blocks of Carrillo Street and Figueroa Street, will continue throughout the year, every Thursday from 3 to 7:30pm. The market will highlight downtown businesses and local artisans. https://tinyurl.com/yx9v4pmd Santa Barbara Outdoor Christmas Market: Shop small and shop local this holiday season from local artisans and small businesses located at Paseo Nuevo at De La Guerra Place through December 24th on Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun. For hours visit http://santabarbaraoutdoorchristmasmarket.com Spooky Tours with Santa Barbara Ghost Tours: Join Professor Julie Ann Brown as she tours you through the streets of Downtown Santa Barbara sharing the stories of local resident ghosts. Santa Barbara Ghost Tours offers a variety of tours including the Downtown Paranormal Wine and Spirits Tour; Legends, Myths, and Mayhem Tour; Dead of the Night Tour; and more. For tickets ($35 to $150 depending on the tour selected) visit www.sbghosttour.com Casa del Herrero is open to the general public. While indoor spaces remain closed, guests will now engage in a reimagined self-guided garden tour utilizing QR codes. Book your tour by calling 805-565-5653.

Each tour is first come, first serve with a maximum of six visitors allowed per tour. Admission is $25 per person. For guidelines visit www.casadelherrero.com/tours Zoom & Bloom Outdoor Learning Camp: The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is offering a school-time outdoor camp to supplement virtual school for twoweek sessions through December 18th for elementary school children, ages seven through 12. To register ($50) visit https://tinyurl.com/y2c27uyq SBMNH’s Nature Nook: Sea Center interpreters and volunteers are bringing a little bit of the Sea Center to the SB Museum of Natural History’s campus with the new Nature Nook, offering engaging Museum and Sea Center activities. Check out the web calendar to plan your next visit at www.sbnature.org/visit/calendar SBMNH Sea Center: Outdoor spaces are open to the public Wednesdays to Sundays, from 10am to 5pm. Visitors will have access to the Wet Deck for exploring life beneath Stearns Wharf and touch the Swell Sharks, sea anemones, sea stars, and other animals. Indoor exhibits are now open at 25 percent capacity www.sbnature.org Solvang Food Tours Open: Eat This Shoot That invites you to enjoy a three hour outdoor food tour and stroll through iconic Solvang. Use code FOODIENL10 to get ten percent off all in-person food tour tickets. To buy tickets ($109/$99) visit https://tinyurl.com/yxbttas5 The Gaviota Coast Conservancy: Recommends three walks that you can take on the Gaviota Coast: Coal Oil Point Reserve and Devereux Slough, Baron Ranch, and Arroyo Hondo Preserve. https://tinyurl.com/y7rn6jyt Open Days at Arroyo Hondo Preserve: Hike at the Arroyo Hondo Preserve on the first and third weekends of the month, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 1pm and 1 to 4pm. It’s free to visit and reservations are required. Pets are not allowed. Fill out the reservation form. https://tinyurl.com/yd6so7uk

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The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is Open to the general public from Friday to Tuesday, 10am to 5pm, and to members only from 9am to 10am. No reservations

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden are required, but visitors must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Register for online classes/events: www.sbbg.org/classes-events SB Museum of Natural History’s outdoor exhibits are open by reservation only from Wednesdays to Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Guests will have access to wander and explore the Backyard and shady wooded areas along Mission Creek. Indoor exhibits are open at 25 percent capacity. www.sbnature.org Lotusland Open to the Public: Lotusland is safe, spacious, and socially-distant by its very nature.

Reservations will have staggered arrival times and all visitors will be limited to no more than two-hours in the Garden. Face masks required. To reserve a Self-Guided Tour call 805.969.9990. www.lotusland.org Carpinteria Birdwatchers Virtual Meetings: Carpinteria Birdwatchers have evening birdwatching classes and morning birdwatching outings, all free and open to all ages and ability levels. Meetings are weekly and online via Zoom until further notice Thursdays, from 4 to 5:15pm. Each week will focus on a different topic. Join the current meeting by visiting https://tinyurl.com/y9rheypj

RESOURCES & WORKSHOPS Nature At Your Fingertips: From art projects, to stories, to natural recipes, Wilderness Youth Project is providing resources that deeply engage children and adults with the natural world. Access the Free Nature Resource Portal at https://wyp.org/resource-portal/ and check back every week to see what fun new offerings are added.

Cottage Health’s Free Online Resources for Families: Offering fun and educational resources to help families cope and spend productive time together.

The page has everything from free coloring book pages to online Broadway plays to NASA tours.

Choose a new activity every day at https://tinyurl.com/yc6t9uxa To view more online COVID-19 resources for parents and children visit https://tinyurl.com/y8ffq28m Webinars for Your Business to Navigate COVID-19: Webinars on a variety of topics to help the business community survive and navigate the COVID-19 public health crisis. Visit the following websites to see what they have to offer: Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) www.EDCollaborative.com; Womens Economic Ventures (WEV) www.WEVOnline.org; Traffic Solutions www.trafficsolutions.org; SCORE Santa Barbara https://tinyurl.com/yxh2qz5c; and The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region www.SBChamber.org Friendship Center’s Community Connect Adult Program: Services are offered through an online membership starting at $200 per month, with options for low income individuals: www.friendshipcentersb.org/services/ccap/ AHA! Programs: Trained facilitators support a wide range of groups with social-emotional learning.

Preregistration is required. For more info visit https://ahasb.org/programs/ Mahakankala Buddhist Center Online Classes: Center classes have been moved online. The center offers evening classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30 to 7:30pm and a Sunday morning class from 10:30 to 11:45am. Suggested donation per class is $10. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y9ea3wpj

SBPL Works! offers Help for Job Seekers: Looking for a job or to improve your career skills? The SB Public Library’s professional staff in their workforce development program SBPL Works! are ready to help you with one-to-one consultations in English or Spanish remotely. Free and open to all and by appointment. Complete the survey at: https://tinyurl.com/y9jmn8fx Fighting Hate From Home Webinars: At a time when we can all feel isolated, we need to pull together more than ever to stand up against antisemitism and extremism. The Anti-Defamation League is offering a series of webinars, Fighting Hate from Home, to help unite and inform the community. Sign up for ADL’s email list to receive notifications each week about the next event in the webinar series. www.adl.org/webinars Watch archived webinars at https://tinyurl.com/yc6ynu6z Library & Community Resources for Mental Wellness: Find links to community and national resources about mental health at https://tinyurl.com/yalfwj9m The Library also has books and resources for you to help you cope. Browse the Mental Health Awareness Month collection on Overdrive https://tinyurl.com/yamjtph6 Library Sidewalk Service Locations Added at Eastside, Montecito, and Carpinteria locations in addition to Central Library. Days and times for each location vary. Book drops will also be open at each location during Sidewalk Service hours. This contactless pickup service is only available to SBPL cardholders. https://tinyurl.com/y7pkvas7 COVID-19 Isolation Support Group: New Beginnings is offering a free COVID-19 Isolation Support Group on Mondays from 5:30 to 7pm via Zoom. To sign up call or text 805-419-3212. https://tinyurl.com/y235zn2r United Boys & Girls Clubs of SB County After-School program: Monday through Friday 3 to 6pm. Free for all students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.

For three hours every weekday, hundreds of children will be able to take dance and yoga classes, learn organic gardening, take part in outdoor activities, and eat a healthy snack. Register at: www.unitedbg.org/parent TEDxSantaBarbara Spurs Change: TEDxSantaBarbara, a locally organized offshoot of the international TED nonprofit, kicked off Making Waves: Conversations with Influencers and Disruptors, a series of virtual talks to address two major issues facing society today – COVID-19 and systemic racism. The online events will be free and broadcasted live on Zoom and Facebook on Wednesdays at 4pm through December 2020. Reserve tickets at: www.TEDxSantaBarbara.com Cor Art Classes: Workshops for the Human Spirit: The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative is offering classes for participants to renew, refresh, process, feel some playfulness and freedom, and to learn skills helpful in these changing times. Classes start in October, fees are discounted for all and scholarships are also available. For the full class list, to sign up for a class and/or apply for a scholarship visit www.sbcaw.org/classes

SILENT AUCTION Christmas at the Casa: From Our Casa to Yours: Casa del Herrero’s Christmas boutique silent auction will run through November 30th. To bid on a curated collection of treasures visit https://casachristmas.com.

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Intimate, interactive online events you won’t find anywhere else

- VIRTUAL EVENT Musical America’s 2020 Ensemble of the Year

Danish String Quartet Thu, Nov 12 / 5 PM Pacific $10 / UCSB students: FREE!

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Leading activists, creatives and thinkers confront racism in America, guiding us towards racial equality.

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Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi there is no Other

Sun, Nov 15 / 11 AM Pacific $10 / UCSB students: FREE! (UCSB student registration required)

- VIRTUAL EVENT The program will feature Shostakovich String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat Major, and a short selection of folk tunes from their homeland, followed by a conversation with the musicians from Copenhagen.

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John Lewis: Good Trouble

Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Dawn Porter Tue, Nov 17 / 5 PM Pacific $10 / UCSB students: FREE!

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The film screening will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Dawn Porter about Representative Lewis’ legacy of fearless protest and how we can keep his campaign for justice alive.

in Conversation with Pico Iyer Thu, Dec 3 / 5 PM Pacific

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Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Patty & John MacFarlane, Sara Miller McCune, Santa Barbara Foundation, Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin, Dick Wolf, and Zegar Family Foundation

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“Trusting yourself means living out what you already know to be true.” – Cheryl Strayed

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N ATHLETE AND GLOBAL MESSENGER FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, Jessica Simon has been involved with Special Olympics for 35 years. She first started participating with Special Olympics through our school programs at the age of five and transitioned into the traditional sports programs. Jessica has participated in ten of the twelve sports that are offered by Special Olympics. Jessica shared her favorite sport, if she had to pick one, is swimming.

When asked how the current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her life, Jessica related, “I have been staying with my family a few days out of the week and a few days in my apartment, it has impacted my being independent.” She added, “I really miss not being able to get together with my friends at Special Olympics and not being able to interact in competitions.”

In September, Jessica got engaged to her fiancé David Samson, who is also a Special Olympics athlete. They are planning on getting married in 2024. Both Jessica and David also participate in Alpha Resource Center programs. What she misses most, is not being able to see David on a regular basis due to COVID-19.

Jessica is keeping herself active by swimming at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club on a weekly basis. Her goal is to be picked for Special Olympics World Games in swimming.

Besides swimming, she is keeping connected with her fellow athletes through weekly Zoom meetings and Zoom fun activities with her fellow Special Olympic Athletes and staff.

Some of the activities that they are participating in include trivia nights, bingo, scavenger hunts, baking activities, and more!

Jessica has been a really outgoing Special Olympic Athlete; she has been a Global Messenger for Special Olympics for the past five years, in which she has participated in various speaking engagements for Special Olympics and has done a fantastic job in opening many competitions by singing the National Anthem. In 2016, Jessica was selected to be one of the representatives for Special Olympics Southern California to participate in a Special Olympics Play Unified sports events in Shanghai, China. When asked what she plans on doing when we can come back together, she stated, “I am working on improving my swimming skills, so that I can be ready for World Games. My goal is to be selected for Special Olympics World Games in 2022.”

Giving Opportunities Become a Supporter: Special Olympics provides year-round programs at no cost to the athletes and their families, thanks to the support of individuals, foundations, corporations, and community groups. For every dollar raised, 86¢ goes directly to our programs. Supporters can cheer on our athletes at local competitions and watch their contribution make an immediate impact.

HE JOY, FRIENDSHIP, AND TRIUMPH of Special Olympics athletes has been part of culture on the central coast for decades now. A dedicated team of staff and volunteers administer a program providing year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympictype sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting everyday life, the Special Olympics team faced a variety of new challenges. But, with a passion for serving their athletes, the entire program pivoted and adapted to the new and unprecedented circumstances, making modifications in order to ensure the safety of athletes, staff, and community...while looking forward to the time they can come together again for in person sports training and competitions.

“Special Olympics Santa Barbara staff along with dedicated coaches and volunteers have set-up a continual and ongoing system for keeping athletes engaged,” explained Gina Carbajal, SOSC SB Region Development Director. “They provide weekly email communications with updates, regular check-ins through phone calls, hand-written cards and notes, Zoom meetings every other week with Sports Managers and Coaches, and Zoom meetings every other week with their Development Manager and interns to participate in cooking activities, games, and other social activities.”

A key goal of the newly adapted programming has been to keep athletes engaged in physical activity. The Healthy Lifestyle Challenge – a platform where SOSC athletes work on their fitness, nutrition, and hydration was drawn up for the interim, while practices and events are canceled. The goal of the Challenge is to encourage athletes to continue with their health journey.

Challenges are facilitated through recorded videos that are posted to YouTube & the HLC page at www.sosc.org/hlc.

The Challenge!

• Fitness: Fitness challenges consist of workouts of all levels and styles. Fitness challenges range from 20 to 30 minutes.

• Hydration & nutrition: Hydration & Nutrition challenges provide information to complete the goal. These goals are designed to help set healthy patterns in everyday life.

• Mindfulness: Mindfulness challenges focus on self-awareness and self-help. Mindfulness challenges provide information on how to practice these skills on your own every day.

• Sport Specific: Sport Specific challenges consist of sport specific drills, exercises, and tips for every sport. These videos are specifically created by SOSC coaches.

• Create your own: Create your own is a way to earn points by

• Individual Donations: Make a gift of any amount to support an athlete.

• Planned Giving: Include Special Olympics Santa Barbara as part of your estate planning.

• Host a Mixer: Host a mixer at your home or business and invite friends and colleagues to learn about Special Olympics.

logging your own daily movements. Examples of create your own are attending an online yoga class, going for a walk, doing your own workout. Anything that gets you up and moving can earn you points in this category!

• Zoom Workouts: Zoom workouts are live fitness challenges facilitated by SOSC staff. These workouts are two days per week and are open to anyone who wants to attend. Links to the workouts can be found at www.sosc.org/hlc and take place Tuesdays at 4pm & Thursdays at 11am.

Research on past pandemics provides data that individuals with intellectual disabilities experience intensified feelings of loneliness in response to physical distancing measures. Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with increases in heart disease, dementia, and other health problems according to the National Academics of Science, Engineering and Medicine. All of the above programming works to address this dynamic while also addressing physical well-being.

A variety of programs continue work for this vision to be actualized. “Through the power of sports, athletes become more independent, build self-esteem, and live healthier lives,” Carbajal added. “They inspire people to open their hearts and create more accepting and inclusive communities.”

• The Community Program: year-round training and competitions in 13 sports for athletes ages eight and up.

• Schools Programs: Encourages inclusion, participation, and leadership in students through training and competitions through local community schools.

• Healthy Athletes: Provides free health screenings in a fun, welcoming environment.

• Unified Sports: Promotes inclusion between individuals with & without intellectual disabilities.

Jessica Simon and Gina Carbajal

• Healthy Lifestyle Challenge: is a platform where SOSC athletes work on their fitness, nutrition, and hydration while practices and events are canceled.

The vision of all the programs, while implementation modifications have been necessary, remains the same – to promote acceptance, inclusion, and well-being for people with intellectual disabilities through sports.

Become a Volunteer...

Special Olympics would not exist without the energy, enthusiasm and generosity of its volunteers. The time commitment varies from a few hours per year at specific events to working several hours a week year-round. Our volunteers support every facet of our mission, ranging from, but not limited to hands on sports training as coaches, organization wide day to day operations, day of competitions, and fundraising events.

• Sponsor: Become a sponsor of an athletic competition or a fundraising event. There are various levels of sponsorship and opportunities throughout the year.

• In-Kind Sponsor: Donate much needed sports equipment, bottled water, and event supplies.

• AmazonSmile: Choose Special Olympics Southern California as your charity when you shop on Amazon, and Amazon will donate a percentage of your overall purchases to Special Olympics.

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