CASA Magazine: December 14, 2012 by Voice Magazine / CASA

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Photo: Jason Wyche, Courtesy Public Art Fund

Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight

Enjoy Alpacas, Art, and the Holidays at West Ranch 7

Douglas Diller, Executive Director with Dacia Harwood, Media Consultant at the SB Historic Museum's 80th Holiday Celebration 10

Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Sacha Gervasi's Hitchcock 8

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Jackie Avancho will perform at The Granada Theatre on Saturday, December 15th 5

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Nicholas Baume will talk about "Making Art Public." (Above: Splotch

Robert De Niro and Kirk Douglas at SBIFF's Kirk Douglas Award Event

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�� The Ticket: A SB Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Dance Reviews by Daniel Kepl. . . . . . 7 & 27 Theatre Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Poetry with Carol DeCanio. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Not Home for the Holidays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Around Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 23,27 Finances with Harlan Green. . . . . . . . . . 19 CASA Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 Local Interest Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Open House Invitations. . . . . . . . . . . 21 SBAOR President with Jim Caldwell. . 22 Tech with Gary Woods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Galleries & Art Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25

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Jazz, Song & Friends!

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OME OF SANTA BARBARA’S BEST YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS, ��

Teen Idol Vocalist Savanna Meares (UCLA) is joined by fellow SBHS DONs (left to right): Brendan Smyth (SBCC), Johnny Weger (SBHS), Andrew Adams (M.I.T./Brubeck Jazz Scholar), Chet Stussy (SBHS), Aaron Dutton (Regent Jazz Scholar UNT), Robert Harrell (Biola/Brubeck Jazz Scholar), and Vittorio Di Novi (SBHS)

Tickets are $20 door/$15 advance and are available at Village Properties Montecito Ofﬁce; Nick Rail Music; The India Club, Goleta; The Lobero Theater Box Ofﬁce; and on-line at www.lobero.com/events/santa-barbara-jazz-stars/ �� Join voices in singing familiar and new

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2300 Garden St • $20/$15 • 965-5935 • 7-9pm Fri, 12/14, 15 & 3pm Sat, 12/16. ��Celebrate the holiday season with the Chorale in Santa Ynez • Church of the Crossroads, Hwy. 246 and La Lata Drive, Buellton • $15/$12 • 350-4241 • 7:30pm Fri, 12/14, 5pm, 12/15 & 3pm, 12/16. ��Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd • Free • 967-0066 • 7-10pm Fri, 12/14. ��Roundin Third Sports Bar, 7398 Calle Real • Free • 968-5391 • 9pm-Midnight Fri, 12/14.

carols • Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. • Free • Free • 687-0189 • 7:30-9pm Fri, 12/14. ��EP Release for Darin, Robin, and Rob w/ A Flock of Cougars • SOhO • $8 • 962-7776 • 6:30pm Fri, 12/14. ��12 year-old soprano sensation performs songs from the silver screen with symphony orchestra • Granada Theatre • $47.50$175.50 • 899-2222 • 7:30pm Sat, 12/15. ��Members of our community making music for the community • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 969-7634 • 3pm Sat, 12/15. ��A lively Irish music show featuring the warmth, joy, and magic of the holidays • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez • $15$35 • 686-0855 • 8pm Sat, 12/15.

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Dave Koz and Friends

Holilday variety rock show featuring local artists • SOhO • $10 • 962-7776 • 8pm Sat, 12/15.

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Handel’s Messiah Part 1 & carols, with pre-concert lecture by Steven Dombek • San Roque Catholic Church, 3200 Calle Cedro • $25/$20 • 965-6577 • 8pm Sat, 12/15 & 3pm Sun, 12/16. ��With Peter Feldmann & one of California’s ﬁnest bluegrass bands • Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado, Los Olivos • $15 • 688-9894 • 8pm Sat, 12/15. ��Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd • Free • 967-0066 • 6-9pm Sat, 12/15. ��Traditional Christmas music performed by local horn players • Storke Placita, 700 State St • Free • 962-2098 • Noon-1:30pm Sat, 12/15. ��Will be strolling and singing • State Street • Free • 962-2098 • 2-4pm Sat, 12/15. ��

Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara St • $20/$10 • 967-8287 • 7pm Sun, 12/16. ��One of the

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biggest names in the business • SOhO • 962-7776 • 8:30pm Sun, 12/16. ��Organist David Gell • Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St • Free • 965-7419 • 3:30pm Sun, 12/16. ��Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd • Free • 967-0066 • 4:30-7:30pm Sun, 12/16. ��

Performing at Marshall’s Patio, State & Canon Perdido Sts • Free • 962-2098 • Sun, 12/16. ��Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center • Free • 962-2098 • 2-4pm Sun, 12/16. ��

Jazz fusion • SOhO • $15 • 962-7776 • 8pm Mon, 12/17.

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�� Tickets range from $49 to $88. For tickets call 899-2222 or visit www.granadasb.org �� Local school choirs and ensembles will

entertain passengers and visitors alike • SB Airport • $2 Parking fee • Call for schedule of performances: 967-7111 • Tues, 12/18-20.

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An uplifting, high-energy show the whole family will love with the Grammy nominee saxophonist • Granada Theatre • $49-$88 • 899-2222 • 8pm Thurs, 12/20. ��

Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. • Free • 9670066 • 7-10pm Fri, 12/21. ��Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. • Free • 967-0066 • 6-9pm Sat, 12/22.

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Shopping Center • 962-2098 • 3-5pm Sat, 12/22.

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style with an open bar, surprise musical guests and plenty of holiday cheer • Lobero Theatre • $25 • 9630761 • 7:30pm Sat, 12/22. ��Organist Mahlon E. Balderston • Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. • Free • 965-7419 • 3:30pm Sun, 12/23. ��Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd • Free • 967-0066 • 4:30-7:30pm Sun, 12/23. ��Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center • 962-2098 • 2-4pm Sun, 12/23.

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2101 State St. • Free • brbrfaulkner@aol.com • Noon1:30pm Fri, 12/14.

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Five chi-gong exercises • Alameda Park • Free • 683-

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Bronfman Family Jewish Com Ctr, 524 Chapala St • 957-1115 x109 • 10:30-11:30am Fridays. ��

Paciﬁc Pride Fdn Ofﬁce, #A-12 • Free • 963-3636 x130 • 4-5:30pm Fri.

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An intimate evening of performance, wine, and conversation • 810 E. Gutierrez St. • $18 • 284-8785 • 7pm Fri, 12/14. ��

W/ Hector & Dannielle • $15 • info@santabarbaradancecente r.com • 127 W Canon Perdido • 7pm beg.; 8pm Int/Adv, Fri.

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At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Av, Ste 105 • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 10-11:15am Fridays. ��

with Taran Collis • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd • $12/8 for $80 • 969-5031 • 9-10:15am Fridays.

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Signs her book The Soul of the Nurse • Balboa Bldg. basement auditorium, 735 State St. • Free • spannrobinson@gmail.com • 4pm Fri, 12/14.

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Momma Donna Restaurant • Free • 966-9782 • 6-9pm Fri

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Quality jewelry, gems, beads, crystals, silver, rocks, minerals & much more • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $7 weekend pass • (503) 252-8300 • Noon-6pm Fri, 12/14 & 10am-6pm 12/15-16. ��

Welcoming LGBT Elders & straight allies, family and friends for potluck • First Congregational Church,

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Sip hot cider while creating unique wreaths, ornaments, wrapping paper, and more • SB Botanic Garden Courtyard, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. • $40/$25 • 6824726 • 10am-Noon, Sat, 12/15 ��

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Santa Barbara & Cota St. • Free • 962-2098 • 8:30am - 1:00pm Sat, 12/15. ��

Bring your 2 and 4 legged family members for photos with Santa Paws • Dioji K9 Resort, 7340 Hollister Ave. • $20 • 685-6068 • Noon-4pm Sat, 12/15. ��

Enjoy a choir, actors in traditional costumes, and live animals on stage • Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second St/ • Free • 5-7pm Sat, 12/15. ��

Visit Appalachia and the Deep South and savor lively spirituals and soulful shape-note singing • Lobero Theatre • $13.50-$68 • 963-0761 • 2:30 & 7:30pm Sat, 12/15 & 2:30pm Sun, 12/16. ��

Families are invited to celebrate the winter season with their children by making winter-themed arts and crafts • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 963-2704 • 11am-12:30pm Sat, 12/15.

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Gustafson Dance Studio • $10 • 705-3683 • 11-1pm Sun.

Kids 5-12 can learn how to create hand-made cards, prints, ornaments, and more • Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara St. • Free • 963-4364 • 9am-3pm Sat, 12/15.

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Kids 7-12 learn how to create hand-sculpted and painted gifts to share with friends and family • Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara St. • Free • 963-4364 • 9am-3pm Sat, 12/15.

Yoga Soup • $5-10 • 451-4731 • 10:45-12:15pm Sun.

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Learn to make dream boxes with guest artist Beth Amine • Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. • Free • 8840459 • 10am-Noon Sat, 12/15. ��

Shares the story of Theodosia Burr Shepherd, Ventura ﬂoraculturist • Museum of Ventura County • $10/$5 • 525-3100 • 2pm Sat, 12/15.

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See historic SB on a 2 hr stroll • $10 donation • 965-6307 • 10am: Sat meet City Hall/Sun meet Pub. Library.

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Santa Claus, tours of the holiday decorated Stowe House, music & more • Rancho La Patera, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. • Free • 681-7216 • 11am-4pm Sat, 12/15, 16. ��

Susannah Lewis-O’Dea line of knitted products • SB Museum of Art Store • Free • 884-6423 • Noon-5pm Sat, 12/15. ��

Musical groups will perform for shoppers in Solvang’s retail district • Free • 11am-4pm Sat, 12/15.

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With Jeannette Weisskopf • Alice Keck Park • Free • 452-0706 • 9:30-11am Sun. ��

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Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff • $10 • 563-6000 • 9:30-11am Sun.

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New York City’s preeminent presenter of art in the public realm Mary Craig Aud., SB Museum of Art • $10/$6 • 884-6423 • 2-4pm Sun, 12/16.

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Swim from Four Palms to Red Hut • Butterﬂy Beach Stairs • Ocean Duck • Free • 569-1220 • 9am Sun.

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Santa Barbara’s oldest and most beautiful Christmas tradition • El Presidio Chapel, 123 East Canon Perdido St. • $10/$5 • 965-0093 • 2 & 7pm Sun, 12/16 & 7pm 12/17.

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Navigating High School Sports & College Recruitment • Laguna Blanca Merovick Gymnasium, 4125 Paloma Dr. • Free • 687-2461 • 7pm Mon, 12/17.

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Bronfman Family Jewish Comm Ctr, 524 Chapala St • $7-$50 • 957-1115 x109 • 3-4pm Tuesdays. ��

w/ S. Dunn • La Casa De Maria • donation • 969-5031 • 10:30-11:30am Tues. ��

At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Ave., Ste 105, Goleta • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 10-10:50 am Tuesdays. ��

At Sino West, 5718 Hollister Ave., Ste 105, Goleta • $11-20 • 967-2983 • 11am-noon Tuesdays. ��

At Pilgrim Terrace, 649 Pilgrim Terrace Dr. • $11-20 • 682-3618 • 2-3pm Tuesdays.

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In Spanish • Franklin Neighborhood Ctr, 1136 E. Montecito St. • Free • 897-2547 • 6-7:30pm Tuesdays. ��

Docent-Led • Granada • Free • RSVP 899-2222 • 121pm Tues.

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Solving Everyday Problems • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $10 • 563-6000 • 7-8:15pm Mondays.

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Guided breathing • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $5 • 563-6000 • 12:30-1pm Mon/Wed/Fri

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Science and Religion: War or Peace? • Dargan’s Pub • Free • 682-4711x170 • 6:30-8pm Mon, 12/17.

Children 2-5yrs • Bronfman Family Jewish Com. Center • Free • 957-1115 • 3:30-4:15pm Wed.

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Carrillo Recreation Center garden, 100 E. Carrillo St. • $11-20 • 705-3426 • 3-4:15pm Mondays.� w/ Jeannette B. Love • La Casa De Maria • 969-5031 • donation • 1-2pm Mon.

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Carrillo Recreation Center Studio 1, 100 E. Carrillo St. • $11-20 • 897-2519 • 10-11am Mondays.

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Old Town, 500-600 State St. • 962-2098 • 3-6:30pm Tues, 12/18. Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • 7:30am-7:30pm Tues, 12/18. PCPA Theaterfest Presents The Reluctant Dragon a play for children • Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang • Free • 688-4214 • 10:30am Tues, 12/18.

Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden on island • Free • 564-1939 • 5-7pm Wed. At Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St., Studio 1 • $11-20 • 897-2519 • 10-11am Wed. ��

Short teachings & meditations. All levels • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $10 • 6:30-7:30pm Wed.

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Mary Hall presents her ﬁnds from a research trip to New York last summer • First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance at State St. • Free • 886-5438 • 9:30am-Noon Sat, 12/15.

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The “small Hearst Castle” • $20 • RSVP: 565-5653 • 10am & 2pm Wed & Sat.

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Practice your French • Paciﬁc Crepes • Free • 569-1659 • 5:30-7pm every Wednesday.

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Join Paciﬁc Pride Foundation on the Holiday Light Tour Bus for a festive evening • Red’s, 211 Helena St. • $20 • 331-2301 • 7:30pm Wed, 12/19. ��

With local musician Craig Newton • Free • 564-5603 • Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave. at 10:30am, & Central Library at 3:30pm Wed., 12/19.

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Montecito YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. • 969-3288 • 5:10pm Thurs.

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The group’s annual Christmas Pot Luck • Goleta Public Library • 967-2866 • 6pm Thurs, 12/20. ��

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Performed by top Russian dancers with lush costumes, scenery and overall artistry will take your breath away • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez • $35-$75 • 686-0855 • 8pm Thurs, 12/20.

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Bronfman Family Jewish Com Ctr, 524 Chapala St • Drop in $7 or 10/$50 • 957-1115x109 • 10-11am Thurs.

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With Radhule Weininger • La Casa De Maria • donation • 969-5031 • 6–7pm Thurs.

Robert F. Adams, ASLA Landscape Architect Santa Barbara California License 4726

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Co-sign their new children’s book The Three Sunﬂowers • Curious Cup Bookstore, 929 Linden Ave., Carp. • Free • 220-6608 • 5-7pm Thurs, 12/20.

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Meet, have dinner, & enjoy gambling for local charities • 18 yrs & up • $20 buy in • 5:30pm Thurs.

Members of the UCSB Dance Company perform Nancy Colahan’s Deep Currents during their winter concert Becoming Forever at Hatlen Theater on the UCSB campus last Friday, December 7th.

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Party like there’s no tomorrow, on this day, the end of the Mayan Calendar • Butler Event Center, 3744 State St. • $45 • 965-3396 • 7-11pm Fri, 12/21. ��

Complete with camels, donkeys, sheep, and goats • United Methodist Church, Garden & Anapamu St’s. • Free • 963-3579 • 5:30-7:30pm Fri, 12/21-23. ��

With local musician Craig Newton • Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. • Free • 564-5603 • 10:30am Thurs, 12/21.

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Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • 7:30am-7:30pm Thurs, 12/20. ��

With local musician Craig Newton • Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. • Free • 564-5603 • 10:30am Thurs, 12/20.

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The Nutcracker in Carpinteria • Carpinteria Middle School • $15 • 684-4099 • 7pm Fri, 12/14.

Original version of this holiday classic with SLO Opera Orchestra • Granada Theatre • $21-$41 • 8992222 • 2pm & 7:30pm Sat, 12/22 & 2pm Sun, 12/23. ��

Learn how to make elegant ornaments with guest artist Marilee Krause • Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. • Free • 884-0459 • 10am-Noon, Sat, 12/22.

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Santa Barbara & Cota St. • Free • 962-2098 • 8:30am1pm Sat, 12/22. ��

With local musician Craig Newton • Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr.• Free • 564-5603 • 11am Sat, 12/22.

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Ride the holiday-decorated miniature train and more • South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd. • $4 • 964-3540 • 1-4pm Sun, 12/3. Please email your event info to CASA by Tuesday at 3pm. Events@CasaSB.com

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Most Santa Barbara City Administrative Ofﬁces are closed from Friday, December 21st through Tuesday, January 1st. Ofﬁces will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013.

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Jeanne Martin, Ph.D.

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Daniel Kepl has been writing music, theatre, and dance reviews for Santa Barbara publications since he was a teenager. His professional expertise is as an orchestra conductor.

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�� An opportunity to talk to a Santa Barbara Police Ofﬁcer • The Good Cup, 1819 Cliff Drive #C • Free • 897-2407 • 9-11am Thurs, 12/20.

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Photo by Harry Schiffke

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Review By Daniel Kepl / CASA

Photo Courtesy UCSB Dance Department

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SB TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION: UNA NOCHE DE LAS POSADAS

Las Posadas (The Inns) is the time-honored reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter in Bethlehem • El Presidio de SB State Historic Park • Free • 965-0093 • 7pm Fri • 12/14. CHRISTMAS AT THE STAGE DOOR CABARET

presented by Santa Barbara Silver Follies • $25 • 963-0408 • 8pm Fr-Sa, 12/14, 15. SB TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION & LOS PASTORES DE SB: LA PASTORELA (A SHEPHERD’S PLAY)

Dramatizes the epic battle between good and evil. This version of the pastorela was transcribed in the mid-nineteenth century by Pablo de la Guerra and will be conducted in Spanish • Presidio Chapel • $10/ $5 Children • 965-0093 • 2 & 7pm Su, 7pm Mo • 12/16 & 12/17.

THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: IN CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE

Soulful shape-note singing and beloved folk songs and dances brought from the British Isles and preserved in their purest form • Lobero Theatre • 963-0761 • $12-$65 • 2:30 & 7:30pm Sat, 2:30pm Su • 12/15 & 12/16.

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�� Director Sacha Gervasi on the set of Hitchcock �� Courtesy of Fox Searchlight

Robert F. Adams, Special to CASA

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SOLVANG JULEFEST: THE COMMUNITY NATIVITY PAGEANT

The Nativity Story featuring live animals, music, shepherds, kings, angels, baby Jesus and narration by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. • Solvang Festival Theatre, 420 2nd St • 686-1789• Free • 5 & 7pm Sat • 12/15. ENSEMBLE THEATRE CO: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE

A young, crafty, and beguiling woman works her charms on her handsome upstairs neighbor, but she’s a witch and he’s a mortal • Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St • $40-$65 • 965-5400 • 8pm Tu-Sa, 2 & 7pm Su, 4pm Sat (12/8) • Through 12/16. RUBICON THEATRE: LITTLE MISS SCROOGE

This Musical Extravaganza is a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol with plot lines from Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, Bleak House, and other Dickens’ novels • Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St • $35-$49 • 6672900 • 8pm Th-Fri; 2 & 8pm Sat; 2pm Sun; 2 & 7pm Wed • Through 12/23.

MET LIVE: AIDA: Verdi’s ancient Egyptian drama

stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle • Hahn Hall, MAW • $27 • 969-8787 • 9:55am Sat (Live) • 12/15.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: An angel helps a

compassionate but despairing businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed • Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $5 • 684-6380 • 8pm Fri, 12/21. A CHRISTMAS STORY: Ralphie has to convince

his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s • Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $5 • 684-6380 • 8pm Sat, 12/22. THE POLAR EXPRESS: On Christmas Eve, a

doubting boy boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus’s home • Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $5 • 684-6380 • 2pm Sun, 12/23.

WIND IN A MIRROR...AYAHUASCA VISIONS

An original multimedia solo show, a play of irony and paradox about death, guilt, & transcendence. The story is a search for enlightenment in the Amazon in an ayahuasca, the hallucinogenic Vine of Death, ceremony • Center Stage Theatre • $22 • 963-0408 • 8pm Fr-Sa, 12/28, 29.

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PCPA THEATERFEST: THE WIZARD OF OZ

Fly over the rainbow with Dorothy as she rides a twister into the merry and troubled land of Oz • Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria • $29.50-$32.50 • 922-8313 • 1:30pm Wed, Sa-Su, select Mo & Th; 7pm Fr-Su, select Wed • Through 12/26.

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Robert F. Adams, a Santa Barbara landscape architect, is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre and Film, as well as Cal Poly. He has served on the ﬁlm selection committees for the Aspen Film Robert F. Adams Fest and the SB International Film Festival. Email him at robert@earthknower.com.

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By Viola Mecke, Ph.D. / Special to CASA

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Review by Carol DeCanio / Special to CASA

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“My grandmother caught the flame in her thick hands. Curled fingers made nimble by kaleidoscope embers. Fire burns hot and cold if you know where to touch it, she said. I watched the red glow spit and wiggle as it Snaked down the thin timber, a striptease, Born out of the festive sound of a half-filled matchbox....”

�� Questions For Dad • Why did you have a picture of Zapata in your living room? • Was Zapata really my uncle? • When did you learn how to shoot a gun? • What did you do with all the coins in my Abraham Lincoln piggy bank? • Have you always had an interest in vocabulary and not books? • Do you really think you’ve loved all three of your wives? • Why didn’t you introduce me to your other children earlier? • Besides the meds making you giddy, have you changed? • Why are you such a ham? • What do you most admire about yourself? • Why are you in prison? • Did you really think you’d get away with everything? Panamanian Percentage His heart thumps Panama, where he’s from. His hair curls Jamaica, where his mother was born. His arms smash Colombia, where his absent father called home. His sides laugh East India and England, where his grandparents met. His rhythm taps Africa, where his greatgrandmother lived and died.

our father used when he thought he’d never get caught. Impossible to tell where I begin or end, where our Panamanian percentage meets. The half made whole by my mother’s feet, my feet. Feet furious enough to power a cat, squat Indian feet showing off red tows in an even row, overshadowed by an upturned big toe, hitching a ride to Mexico, where the Rio Bravo roars.

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I own his crooked smile, a slight curl of the upper lip. My teeth straightened by braces. He said he footed the bill, but he never paid for jack. Some call my sister a dreamsicle. she stands a whole foot over me. Her ballsy stride, the stretch of conﬁdence

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Un espectáculo de música irlandesa en vivo con el calor, la alegría y la magia de las ﬁestas • Chumash Casino, Santa Inés • $15-$35 • 686-0855 • 8pm Sábado, 12/15. ��

Celebre la promesa del solsticio de invierno y las alegrías de la temporada navideña • Museo de Historia Natural de Santa Bárbara • $7-$12 • 6824711 x170 • 10-4pm Sábado, 12/15.

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Únete a la Fundación Paciﬁc Pride para una tarde festiva en el autobús de excursión de luces navideñas • Red’s, 211 Helena St. • $20 • 331-2301 • 7:30pm Miércoles, 12/19.

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��Un espectáculo de alta energía con el saxofonista nominado al Grammy que le encantará a toda la familia • Teatro Granada • $49-$88 • 899-2222 • 8pm Jueves, 12/20. ��Con músico local Craig Newton • Biblioteca de Carpintería, 5141 Carpintería Ave. • Grátis • 564-5603 • 10:30am Jueves, 12/20. ��Realizado por los mejores bailarines rusos con trajes lujosos, paisajes y habilidad artística que le quitará el aliento • Chumash Casino, Santa Inés • $35-$75 • 686-0855 • 8pm Jueves, 12/20.

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Una oportunidad para festejar como si no hubiera mañana, en este día, el ﬁnal del Calendario Maya • Centro de Eventos Butler, 3744 State St. • $45 • 965-3396 • 7-11pm Viernes, 12/21. ��

Completo con camellos, burros, ovejas y cabras • Iglesia Metodista, Calles Garden y Anapamu • Grátis • 963-3579 • 5:30-7:30pm Viernes, 12/21-23. ��

Con músico local Craig Newton • Biblioteca de Eastside, 1102 E. Calle Montecito • Grátis • 564-5603 • 10:30am Jueves, 12/21.

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Espectáculo en Centro Comercial Paseo Nuevo • 962-2098 • 3-5pm Sábado, 12/22. ��

Versión original de éste clásico navideño con el Orquestra de Opera de San Luis Obispo • Teatro Granada • $21-$41 • 899-2222 • 2pm y 7:30pm Sábado, 12/22 & 2pm Domingo, 12/23. ��

Con músico local Craig Newton • Biblioteca de Solvang, 1745 Mission Dr.• Grátis • 564-5603 • 11am Sábado, 12/22.

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de piano: Natasha Kislenko • Teatro Granada • $35-$150 • 899-2222 • 8:30-10:30pm Lunes, 12/31.

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Grátis • 564-5603 • Biblioteca de Goleta, 500 N. Fairview Ave. a las 10:30am, y Biblioteca Central a las 3:30pm Miércoles, 12/19.

A Warm Holiday Meal Overlooking the Ocean �� STEARNS WHARF • 805.965.0549 • Open 7 days a week / Abierto los 7 dias de la semana

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