CASA Magazine: December 28, 2012 by Voice Magazine / CASA

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EXQUISITE OCEAN VIEW, GATED RESIDENCE - MONTECITO OFFERED AT $12,950,000 5 BEDROOMS, 5.5 BATH MAIN HOUSE, 1 BEDROOM GUEST HOUSE, 11+ ACRE

UPCOMING NEW LISTINGS BY GREGG LEACH MONTECITO MEDITERRANEAN - 4 BEDROOMS, 4.5 BATHS, 1+ ACRES. TOP QUALITY THROUGHOUT, CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOTH VILLAGES - PRICED AT $3,600,000 BIRNAM WOOD TRADITIONAL - 3 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS, WOOD PANELED LIBRARY, LARGE MASTER SUITE, POOL & SPA - PRICED AT $2,990,000

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�� Peggy Sanders; Armando Martinez; �� and Penny Little, SB Solstice �� Executive Assistant �� Eli Ellison and Elizabeth Stewart �� Pamela Wilson and Danielle �� McShane �� Terry Ryken, Dee Dee Barrett, Joesph Caetana, �� and Veselina Stoeva

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�� Claudia Bratton, SB Solstice Executive Director; Robby Robbins, SB Solstice �� Board Treasurer; Stacie Bouffard, SB Solstice Board President; Charlie Kelly, �� and Ted Kuipers �� For info on Solstice visit: www.solsticeparade.com

John Chufar, Robert Johns, and Terry Ryken

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By Richard and Amanda Payatt Special to CASA

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�� Jonathan Chavez, General Manager; Michael De Rose Co-Owner; Melissa De �� Rose, Co-Owner; and John Pettitt, Chef �� Michael De Rose and �� Patty Clarke �� Cadiz Greeters: Estefania Ochoa, Paige �� Verduzco, and Carolina Jaramillo ��

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Cadiz is located at 509 State St. and is open for Happy Hour: Tue-Sun, 4-6pm; Dining: Tue-Sun, 5pmclose; & Closed Monday. Reach them at 770-2760.

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Richard and Amanda Payatt combine their considerable writing skills with their incredible knowledge and experience of ﬁne dining to bring you this column.

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Read this weekʼs issue of CASA Magazine at

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Sheela Hunt, Ryan Carr, Chris Lancashire, and Catherine Gee

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�� Pintado Av, 10:30am-2:30pm & Santa Ynez Library: 3598 Sagunto St., 1:30-3:30pm Sat, 12/29.

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

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Five chi-gong exercises • Alameda Park • Free • 6837554 • 8-10am Sat.

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

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A guaranteed rockin’ good time • SOhO • $15 • 962-7776 • 9:30pm Sat 12/29.

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

962-2098 • 8:30am-1pm Sat, 12/29. ��

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Momma Donna Restaurant • Free • 966-9782 • 69pm Fri

A special afternoon with SB’s best young talent, home for the holidays • Montecito Country Club • $20 • 969-5459, sbjazzstars@gmail.com • 3:30-7:30pm Fri, 12/28.

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Contact Linda Martin at 966-3228 for info about auditioning or visit www.seniors-have-talent.org

w/ Jeannette B. Love • La Casa De Maria • 969-5031 • donation • 1-2pm Mon.

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

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

Gourmet food and dancing and more • Bacara Resort & Spa, 8301 Hollister Av • $50-$85 • 9680100 • 8pm-1am Mon 12/31.

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Boogie down during a fun-ﬁlled ﬂashback concert, featuring 70’s disco tribute band “Boogie Knights” • Chumas Casino, Santa Ynez • Free • 686-0855 • 9pm Mon, 12/31.

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Groove to the great American music of past decades with DJ Robert Buddy • Center for Spiritual Living, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. • $15 • 964-4861 • 8:30pm12:30am Mon, 12/31.

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Turning the clock back a few decades and throwing a

With Jeannette Weisskopf • Alice Keck Park • Free • 452-0706 • 9:30-11am Sun. Yoga Soup • $5-10 • 451-4731 • 10:45-12:15pm Sun.

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

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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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An evening of music, food, and dancing • Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave • $20 • 665-8852 • 8pm Mon 12/31. ��

80s tunes & DJ Daria Bea • Mercury Lounge, 5871 Hollister Ave • Free • 967-0907 • 9pm Mon 12/31.

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5 or 10 kilometer hangover cure race • Leadbetter Beach, 801 Shoreline Dr • $30/$40 • sbrunning.org • 8:30am (5k), 9:15am (10k) Tu 1/1.

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

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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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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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For boys and girls ages 5-15 • First United Methodist Church, Anapamu and Garden St.’s • $100 • 969-7542 • 9:30am-12:30pm Wed, 1/2-4.

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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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Eight-week program offers an individualized weight loss program with on-site exercise • SB Cottage Hospital • Free orientation meeting • 569–7201 • 5:30-6:30pm Wed, 1/2.

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

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

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

Carrillo Recreation Center garden, 100 E. Carrillo St. • $11-20 • 705-3426 • 3-4:15pm Mondays.�

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Lessons, a live band, special and a hot beverage bar • Carrillo Ballroom, 100 E. Carrillo St • $65 • 500-6972 • 7pm Mon 12/31.

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totally 80’s retro-rooftop bash • Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. • $100 • 879-9100 • 9pm-1am Mon, 12/31.

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

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A mini-retreat with prayer sessions & conversation • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Ave • Free • 563-6000 • 8:30pm Mon 12/31.

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For more information about joining Club Chumash call 686-0855 or visit www.chumashcasino.com

Preparing for the new year with focused, quiet intention • Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • $150/$85 • 969-5031 • 4pm Mon, 12/31-4pm Tues, 1/1.

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Children learn to make decoratve frames with acorns • Free • 688-4214 • Los Olivos Library: 2374 Alamo

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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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Boogie Knights & The Spazmatics

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

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

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20% of all sales will be donated to Sarah House • Encanto, 1114 State St. #22 • 722-4338 • 2-8pm Thurs, 1/3.

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and directed by Pamela Lourant • Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo • $28 • 963-0408 • 8pm Sat 1/5.

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A mini-retreat day • La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. • Donation • 969-5031 • 9:30am-1pm Sat, 1/5.

In the ﬁelds of Old Mission Santa Inés, 1760 Mission Dr. • 800-468-6765 • 6pm Fri, 1/4. An art event to stimulate guests sense of taste, smell, sight, sound, and touch • Contemporary Arts Forum, Paseo Nuevo • $200/$190 • cravesb.eventbrite.com • 7-9pm Fri, 1/4.

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Open to all ﬂamenco dance & music lovers. Produced

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His book: Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization • Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St. • Free • 653-0323x306 • 2pm Sun, 1/6. ��

Children (and helpful adults) are challenged to ﬁnd as many tractors as they can • Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum, 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula • Free • 525-3100 • 1-3pm Sun, 1/6. Please email your event info to CASA by Tuesday at 3pm. Events@CasaSB.com

Robert F. Adams, ASLA

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Artistic Landscape plans www.Earthknower.com (805) 722-2144

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the abbreviated life city streets lone trees vehicles food in bowls on a schedule when it’s adrenalin that makes life tasty and yet they continue their gracious ways

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dancing to see us bereft when we leave patiently learning our circus tricks and when they’re thrown in prison so we can get out of town, no malice awaits our return only a heart pure of intention written on by love

CASA Gallery: 23 E. Canon Perdido St Hrs: Mon-Fri 9-5pm (805) 965-6448 • CasaSB.com

�� For more information on becoming a Wish Granter, email wishgranter@tri-counties.wish.org or call 805 676 9474 x6

�� To sign up for the training course, call 564-5619 or contact literacy@sbplibrary.org

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Guest conductor:Bob Bernhardt and piano soloist: Natasha Kislenko • Granada Theatre • $35-$150 • 899-2222 • 8:30-10:30pm Mon, 12/31.

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Dazzling lights, unforgettable spectacles and epic musical feats • SOhO •$45 • 962-7776 • 9:30pm Mon, 12/31.

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An afternoon of great jazz, song and friends • Montecito Country Club, 920 Summit Rd. • $20 • 963-0761 • 3:30-7:30pm Fri, 12/28.

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Original compositions and soundscapes • SOhO • $10 • 962-7776 • 6-7:30pm Sat, 1/5.

Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. • Free • 967-0066 • 6-9pm Sat, 12/29. ��

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Berlioz’ Les Troyens • Music Academy, Hahn Hall • $27 • 9690-8787 • 9am Sat, 1/5 & 2pm 1/6.

Animal Liberation Orchestra / Cirque du Libération will perform at SOhO on Monday, December 31st at 9:30pm

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�� Bob Bernhardt, Guest Conductor for �� Santa Barbara Symphony’s New �� the Year’s Eve Pops concert �� Watch Daniel Kepl’s full interview �� with Bob Bernhardt at �� www.bravocalifornia.com

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Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. • Free • 967-0066 • 4:30-7:30pm Sun, 12/30.

Featuring Matt Jennings, Cali Conscious & Genelle Ives • SOhO • $10 • 962-7776 • 8pm Thurs, 1/3.

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By Daniel Kepl / CASA

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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.

For more reviews by Daniel Kepl visit: BravoCalifornia.com

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Exclusive Ennisbrook Estate $3,595,000 Prime Montecito location. Versatile one level flr plan w/ formal entry, living & dining rm, gourmet kitchen, & spacious office w/fireplace. 4 BD. Club ammenities inc. pool & tennis. www.betsyzwick.com Betsy Jones Zwick, 805-452-5501

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Montecito Sea Meadow $4,800,000 Kathleen Winter 805.451.4663 Rarely available home in guarded Montecito Sea Meadow. 2/2.5. www.SeaMeadowHome.com.

6 Ac View Estate Site $4,750,000 Joe Stubbins 805.729.0778 Gated 6 ac estate site with ocean, island & mtn views. All utilities at site & includes plans.

703 Park Lane $3,995,000 Nancy Kogevinas 805.450.6233 Traditional Montecito home on 1 ac, 5BR/6Ba, sep studio. www.MontecitoProperties703.com

4645 Via Huerto $3,595,000 Tim Dahl 805.886.2211 Private single level 3 bed, 2 bath with fabulous ocean views & sep. 3 bed, 2 bath guest house.

Beachfront At Miramar $3,450,000 Kathleen Winter 805.451.4663 Artistic remodeled 1 bedroom, 2 bath cottage on the sand. www.MiramarBeachHome.com

Spirit of the Riviera $2,995,000 Josiah Hamilton 284.8835 4 Bed/ 3.5 Bath. Spanish Colonial Revival, ocean & island views. www.TheHamiltonCo.com

Birnam Wood Golf Club $2,650,000 Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 John Kelsey 3bd/4.5ba+library single-level contemp. w/fairway vws & pool. DanEncell.com

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1330 E Pepper Lane $2,350,000 Stark/Stapelmann 689.2429/705.4353 Exquisite, renovated, 3 bed, 3.5 bath two story MUS home with studio on 0.92, oaked, acres.

Private & Serene $1,675,000 Gabe Venturelli 805.680.5141 Located on the Mesa near the Beach is this 4 bed, 3 bath Spanish Adobe hm on .25+ acs.

Private Oasis $1,399,000 Ken Switzer 805.680.4622 Treasured & private 57 acre ranch just minutes to Carpinteria & the beach.

Isla Vista Six-Plex $1,300,000 Whitney/Van Deusen 805.689.0915 Isla Vista Six-Plex consisting of all 1 Bed/1 Bath units w/6 parking spots & great income!

Renovated Spanish Home $1,299,000 Marsha Kotlyar 805.565.4014 Renovated 3 bedroom + den, 2 bath 1920’s Spanish style home near the Upper Eastside.

Charming Montecito Home$1,085,000 Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 Charming 2bd/2ba + dining/den/3rd bedroom in Montecito. www.DanEncell.com

4660 Vista Buena Road $829,000 Mary Layman 805.448.3890 Located in Vieja Valley School District is this 3 bed, 1 bath home on just under .5 acres.

4537 Hollister Avenue $749,000 David Goldstein 805.448.0468 Situated on almost a quarter of an acre is this 5 bd, 5 ba home located near shopping & more.

Spectacular Views $699,995 Jason Streatfeild 805.280.9797 Montecito hillside 2 bed, 1.5 bath retreat with ocean, island, canyon & mountain views.

OPEN SAT/SUN 2-4 2926 Serena Road $1,200,000 Randy Glick 805.563.4066 3bd/3ba complete remodel “new to the studs” hm in Samarkand. 2926SerenaRoad.com

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Helen Hunt stars as Cheryl Cohen Greene and John Hawkes stars as Mark O’Brien in Fox Searchlight Pictures’ The Sessions (2012)

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� ��1528 State St • 962-6444 • Featuring Intersections of Sacred Landscapes: Burma and Death Valley by Jesse Kaplan. Working in the ﬁlm business, Kaplan learned from the professionals the use of light and composition to create sensitive work. Able to get a special visa to visit Burma, his photos capture unique moments in time of a rarely seen culture. www.divineinspiration.us

Beach Volleyball, 2011 by Hank Pitcher. Oil on board, 8" x 16". On view at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery

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its opening in 1986, the Karpeles in Santa Barbara has displayed thousands of historic documents and presented many full exhibits. Currently featuring the work of Pat Berger and his show, Women of the Bible. www.rain.org/~karpeles/sb.html

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�� 921 State St • 335-2424 • Award winning designer Scott Gauthier features his Nine Collection which celebrates the myriad of vibrant colors that are sapphire. Gauthier’s intrigue with sapphire prompted him to adorn each of his creations with a star set, trademarked sapphire. Let color inﬂuence your life and learn what it means to Wear Art! www.jewelrybygauthier.com �� Marshall’s Patio, 900 State St • Recording artist and solo songwriter, Bruce Goldish fuses sweet harmonic to caffeinated percussion ﬁngerstyle guitar. www.brucegoldish.com

� ��1200 State St • 564-1007 • There is a craftsmanship in art, a dialogue in color. Santa Barbara artist Jon Ortner delivers both with unapologetic emotion. His interpretation of our planet’s wonders, from mountain sides to the ocean’s side, carry his signature color palettes. www.sboutﬁtters.com www.weatheredwalls.com

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� ��SBMA Corner, State and Anapamu Streets • Marley Quinn (18) is

a senior at SB High School who began performing her Sophomore year as a duo, “Lily and Marley.” Now she performs solo, as well as with her new band “Reckless Summer.” She writes music and covers songs by Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, and Bobbie Gentry. Quinn plans to attend City College and pursue a career in music. www.facebook.com/marleyquinnmusic Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China showcases nearly 60 paintings from China spanning from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. California Dreaming: Plein-Air Painting from San Francisco to San Diego offers early 20th-century paintings celebrating the topography from San Francisco to San Diego. Family 1st Thursday- 5:30–7:30pm: Martin Kersels’ “Charm” series: Create a personalized charm mobile out of colored foam shapes inspired by Kersels’ “Charm” series on view in SBMA’s Park Entrance. www.sbma.net

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�� 1114 State St #22, La Arcada Ct • 722-4338 • Featuring a Trunk Show: Artisanal Candles and Bath Salts. Come meet Seana Sears of Santa Barbara Aromatics, a local candlemaker and Kyle King of Amaluna’s Bath Works from Davenport. It is a new year so surround yourself with beautiful scents. Enjoy some music with the Blue Moon Trio and a special fundraiser for Sarah House. www.studioencanto.com

��Marshall’s Patio, 900 State St • Come visit the SBIFF Booth to learn about the upcoming festival on January 24th February 3rd. Given its knack for predicting Academy Award® winners, a proximal distance to Los Angeles and timing close to the big event, this year the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will once again establish itself as the preeminent Oscar® ﬁlm festival. www.sbiff.org

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�� 23 E Canon Perdido St • 965-6448 • Welcome to Kindred Spirits, an exploration by artists and poets for all who love (or long for) a being whose interests or attitudes resonate with their own. Delve into these mysterious relationships with animals, lovers, and twins. Soulmates of sorts, they’re revealed in words, paint, and stone. Come home to CASA Magazine. Refreshments. Jeanne Martin on harp. www.casasb.com

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�� 128 E Canon Perdido St • 966-3334 • Featuring A Thousand Hours, a group show of ceramics by Christopher Bates, Matthias Merkel Hess, Jared Theis, Sandra Torres, and Jenchi Wu. Time and experimentation is at the heart of this exhibition. www.janedeeringgallery.com �� 134 E Canon Perdido St • 965-7922 • Great, local live music, wine tasting and meet and greet with the current artist, Craig JoujonRoche. The best place to close out your evening of fun with healthy food and award winning desserts. Live music with local musician Kat Devlin. www.sojournercafe.com

� ��7 & 11 E Anapamu St • 730-1460 • Sullivan Goss celebrates the new year with: An Even Dozen, (12 works by six contemporary and 6 vintage American artists) 144 paintings & sculptures total. Also on view: 100 Grand and Meredith Brooks Abbott: At Home in Paradise. Also preview: CALM at Heart: Healing through Art collection, works that depict the theme of healing. www.sullivangoss.com � ��40 E Anapamu St • 962-7653 • The Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild is proud to be showing its member’s works in the Faulkner

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Gallery at the SB Public Library. We are also proud to announce that this show will be juried by PhD Candidate from the University of Chicago Rachel Rossner. She is fulﬁlling her studies as a Curatorial Fellow at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. www.sbplibrary.org

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The County Arts Commission presents an exhibition, Figure Fragments: The Part as The Whole curated by Priscilla Bender-Shore, including the work of 25 regional artists who investigate ﬁgurative elements that tell more than simply the sum of their parts; including painting, drawing, prints, mixed-media and sculpture. www.sbartscommission.org

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Danson’s And Sometimes I Dream includes Japanese Sumi style ink paintings & exotic ceramic & stone sculptures. This youthful prodigy explores the often surreal facet of dreaming. Curated by Monlleo. Estate jewelry trunk show featuring the private collection of Joe (AJ) Schweke. Travis Loughridge, guitar; wine tasting beneﬁtting the Breast Cancer Resource Ctr of SB. www.bellarosasb.com

Eucalyptus Trees, n.d. by Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel. Watercolor. On view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. Avery McCarthy

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�� 1114 State St #8, La Arcada Ct • 965-6611 • Artist of the month is Peter Worsley with an exhibit called People and Places, ordinary people, doing everyday things at interesting places. Featured artists include Carrie Givens on the mezzanine, Jim Zimmerman and Allen Feld on the main ﬂoor. www.sbartassoc.org

�� Paseo Nuevo Center Court • Who are Mon-e-luv? Santa Barbara local musicians Mitch Karno, ukulele, keyboards, vocals and Scott Topper, guitar and vocals. This dynamic duo plays fun, lively, danceable originals and cover songs familiar to all such as Margaritaville, Brown Eyed Girl, Twist & Shout, and Sweet Home Alabama. www.scotttopperproductions.com

�� 27 E De La Guerra St • 962-8347 • Thomas Van Stein, Recent Paintings: A collection of works by Santa Barbara artist Thomas Van Stein, featuring his strong impressionist style with compositional elements inﬂuenced by the art of the Japanese masters from the 19th and early 20th centuries. www.jamesmainﬁneart.com

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