VOICE Magazine: February 18, 2022

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New Column

Banning Books?

Find a schedule of events here, along with an essay by James Joyce III and a review of Roxane Gay’s book Hunger 6, 21

Angel Iscovich, MD begins a new thought-provoking column on Techmanity 14

Editorial – The national trend of banning books needs to be stopped

Wine Tasting

Photo courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

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Black History

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Frequency Wine has moved their umbrellas to the old Presidio Cafe location

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Celebrating 30 Years in Santa Barbara

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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

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UCSB Arts & Lectures:

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Celebrating 30 Years

in Santa Barbara!

Two nights, two different programs

February 18, 2022

Photo by Kristian Wanvik, Courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

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ADRENALINE.... Whatever you feel when confronted by the raw power and beauty of nature and those who challenge themselves in the face of it, that’s Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour! And it’s back celebrating its 30th season at UCSB Arts & Lectures.

Tuesday, February 22nd NEVER IN THE WAY (2020, Canada, 6:01 min.) Director: Colin Jones, Anthill Films; Producer: Darcy Wittenburg; Production Company: Anthill Films ALWAYS HIGHER (2021, Canada, 11:59 min.) Director: Alexa Fay; Producer: Sophie Claivaz-Loranger; Production Company: La Boîte à Films

Featuring the world’s best films and videos on mountain subjects, the tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur captured in exotic locations the world over. The show’s wide variety of film subjects – from extreme sports to mountain culture and environment – will amaze audiences.

A FOREIGN NATIVE (TOUR EDIT) (2021, Austria, 48:50 min.)

Director: Jonas Abenstein; Producer: Karin Lechner; Production Company: NINE&ONE, Red Bull Media House MARKUS EDER’S THE ULTIMATE RUN (2021, Austria, 10 min.)

Director: Christoph Thoresen; Producer: Daniel Schiessl, Tobi Reindl; Production Company: Legs Of Steel, Red Bull Media House

Film still from Can’t Beat This Place for Fun

On the two evenings in Santa Barbara, during one of the tour’s 18 California city stops (not to mention the rest of the world), entirely different programs of films will screen.

The excitement starts Tuesday, February 22nd and follows on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:30pm at the Arlington Theatre, part of A&L’s 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative. The evenings will be hosted by Roman Baratiak, A&L Associate Director Emeritus.

A Santa Barbara institution, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a perennial fan favorite.

Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, a flagship program of Banff Centre, has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture. Banff promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share and find inspiration in mountain experiences, ideas, and visions. Following the festival each fall, the annual World Tour reaches more than 40 countries on seven continents, making it the largest adventure film tour on the planet.

Major Sponsor: Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is presented by Rab, Buff and Banff & Lake Louise Tourism and is sponsored by Lowe Alpine, Oboz Footwear, YETI Coolers, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Kicking Horse Coffee, The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola, and World Expeditions.

IZEMBEK (2020, USA, 13:34 min.) Director: Gerrit Vyn; Producer: Gerrit Vyn; Production Company: Conservation Media at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology REEL ROCK 15: DEEP ROOTS (2020, USA, 33:33 min.) Director: Lowell, Nick Rosen, Brett Lowell; Producer: Peter Mortimer; Production Company: REEL ROCK

Wednesday, February 23rd DOG’S TALE, A (TOUR EDIT) (2021, Canada, 5:17 min.) Director: Darren McCullough; Producer: Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn; Production Company: Anthill Films CAN’T BEAT THIS PLACE FOR FUN (2020, USA, 13:54 min.) Director: Dawn Kish; Producer: John Tveten; Production Company: Dawn Kish Photo and Film LLC PRECIOUS LEADER WOMAN (2021, Canada, 46:56 min.) Director: Cassie De Colling; Producer: Mack Stannard, Hayley Morin; Production Company: KIDDO FILMS INC. JUMP TO ZERO (2020, United States, 7:45 min.) Director: Andrew Herder; Producer: Jaime Cantarovici; Production Company: Poptop Productions INSIDE- A HOLE NEW SKI EXPERIENCE (2021, Austria, 11:18 min.)

Director: Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger; Producer: Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger; Production Company: Lensecape Productions

Film still from Always Higher

REEL ROCK 15: ACTION DIRECTE (2020, USA, 15:55 minutes) Director: Zachary Barr; Producer: Zachary Barr; Production Company: REEL ROCK BREAKING TRAIL (2021, USA, 30:32 minutes) Director: Jesse Roesler; Producer: James Mills, Jesse Roesler, Jen Larson Roesler; Production Company: Credo Nonfiction

For tickets ($21.50 - $35/General; $18 / $14 UCSB students and youth (18 & under). An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price: (805) 893-3535, www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Tue, Feb 22 & Wed, Feb 23 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Film still from Ultimate Run

Health & Safety: Proof of full vaccination is required for all attendees.

Proof of booster vaccination will be required for all eligible attendees.

Masks are required indoors at all times. N95, KN95, KF94 or FFP2 face masks are strongly recommended. Regardless of the mask type, it is only effective if it is worn over your mouth and nose. For updates and details visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/SeasonFAQs/

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Frequency Wines Invites Locals to Sip and Savor Downtown SB

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By Daisy Scott / VOICE

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ERVING DELICIOUS WINES ON A SUN-DRENCHED PATIO, Frequency Wines’ new tasting room presents locals and visitors alike the opportunity to fully appreciate all that Santa Barbara has to offer. Located at the former site of the Presidio Cafe, customers enjoy high-quality wines while supporting a local family-owned company. Ideal for wine aficionados or individuals searching for a relaxing experience to share with friends, Frequency Wines’ tasting room is a welcome addition to the downtown scene.

“Our tasting room will act as a place of coming together for the local community and a place of discovery for tourists wanting to experience local Santa Barbara culture,” shared Frequency’s Winemaker Zac Wasserman. “With Frequency — we hope to capture the beauty of Santa Barbara County — both in our tasting room and of course in the wines we bottle — in order to share the magic of where we are from, with the world. A bottle of wine holds an experience of Santa Barbara within it, encapsulated for others to enjoy.”

Born and raised in Santa Ynez, Wasserman understands the region as only a true local can. After graduating from Santa Ynez High School, he moved to the Bay Area, where he studied molecular biology at UC Berkeley and briefly worked in a genetics lab on campus before moving back to the Santa Ynez Valley region.

After his sister introduced him to Joey Tensley, the owner and winemaker of Tensley Wines in Los Olivos, Wasserman grew inspired to launch a business that would merge his business aspirations and family values.

A family-owned and operated company, Wasserman bottled the first commercial vintage of Frequency Wines in Maria Wasserman and her son, Winemaker Zac Wasserman 2011. Previously, the company

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operated a tasting room space next to Cheese Shop Santa Barbara for close to four years.

However, when the opportunity to move Frequency Wines to Anacapa Street was presented to Wasserman by local businesses, he knew they had to take it.

Featuring string lights hanging over its patio decked with chairs, tables, and umbrellas, Frequency Wines’ new patio space is as welcoming as it is stylish. Seating is also offered within the location’s chic interior. Customers can choose to either order wine by the bottle, glass, or partake in that day’s tasting flight to experience a delightful sample of what the tasting room has to offer.

As the tasting room regularly rotates its wines, visitors can always anticipate something new. As of last week, visitors could enjoy a Santa Barbara County Blanc, John Sebastiano Chardonnay, Hilliard Bruce Vineyard Pinot Noir, and more.

“With the multitude of wines that exist in this world, unique is necessary,” explained Wasserman. “This comes with capturing the essence of the vineyard, the place where the grape comes from, that is truly unique. We are making one-of-a-kind bottlings through cellar techniques that shepherd the honest and clean expressions of the fruit.”

In the future, customers wishing to host special events at Frequency Wines’ new location will be able to rent out the space. For the time being, Wasserman is excited to be a part of efforts to revitalize the Anacapa St. courtyard and downtown Santa Barbara.

Frequency Wines is open 12-6pm Mondays - Fridays, 11am-6pm Saturdays & Sundays.

It is located at 804 Anacapa St. • www.frequencywines.com

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OPINION

February 18, 2022

BOOK REVIEW

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S LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALS WHO WRITE DIFFICULT TRUTHS, THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THEM. Calls to ban books deemed “inappropriate” for their refusal to conform to American society’s comfort zone by discussing nuanced subjects such as racism, gender identity, or sexuality, have been around for centuries.

On a more recent — and local — level, banning books is inextricably linked to efforts to ban the exploration of equity in the classroom, as seen with Fair Education Santa Barbara’s 2018 lawsuit against the Santa Barbara Unified School District for providing implicit bias training for teachers and students. The court unanimously determined that this training was and is lawful.

Over the past months, there has been an alarming increase of groups nationwide — including politicians, school boards, and parents — calling for the banning of particular titles, with proposed restrictions ranging from their presence in schools to completely removing them from area libraries. According to the New York Times, the American Library Association has reported that it received 330 book challenges last fall. Each of these challenges can consist of requests to ban multiple books.

The leaders of these charges are largely white, indisputably privileged individuals. The majority of authors that they are striving Beloved by Toni Morrison is to ban are predominantly BIPOC writers (Black, Indigenous, ranked #45 on the American & People of Color), and members of the LGBTQ+ community, Library Association’s list of the whose books openly address long-silenced, neglected, and vitally top banned books from 20102019 important issues.

There have even been efforts to ban personal accounts of Holocaust survivors, including Night by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, and Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman.

According to the National Coalition Against Censorship, schools have the authority to determine which books they teach as a part of their regular curriculum. Yet, per the First Amendment, “they could be acting unconstitutionally if they decide to remove a book solely because of hostility to the ideas it contains.”

Those who wish to ban books often hide behind the assertion that they include profane language or sexually explicit content. On more transparently discriminatory occasions, books are banned for confronting racism (Beloved by Toni Morrison) and including LGBTQ+ relationships and characters (All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson). Children and teenagers, they argue, should not be subjected to such ideas.

However, to even entertain these claims is to give credence to The Absolutely True Diary of a the dizzyingly arrogant concept that only these politicians, parents, Part-Time Indian by Sherman and school boards have the right to determine what literature is Alexie was the most banned book between 2010-2019 “appropriate” and worth sharing. It also ensures that centuriesold efforts to silence historically marginalized communities and perpetuate broken traditions continue.

Essentially, banning books invalidates the experiences, ideas, and humanity of not only a book’s author, but the thousands of readers who find representation in its pages.

This can be especially harmful to young readers, particularly teenagers, who need to understand that they are not alone in their feelings, experiences, or in their struggles. Nationwide, LGBTQ+, as well as BIPOC, students continue to face high rates of bullying and intolerance. For many students, reading may be the only opportunity they have to explore and connect with others over their identity. For many, reading is an act of survival.

Banning books also prevents community members at large from educating themselves on the lived experiences, perspectives, and history of their peers. As understanding is the first step toward supporting a more equitable and diverse society, limiting young readers’ exposure to different ideas will only prove detrimental to all.

Change will not happen if we cannot experience an uncensored exchange of ideas. Throughout history, totalitarian regimes have utilized censorship and the banning of books as means of controlling the public discourse. While this may appear to be an intense comparison, the basic concept and ramifications remain the same: if you limit a child’s exposure to different perspectives and ideas, they are at risk for growing up believing that only the dominant voices are valid.

As a nation, as we continue to break down our society’s historic racism, misogyny, and homophobia, there will continue to be individuals who respond with intolerance and determination to maintain the unjust status quo. In the face of this, schools, libraries, and the general public have the responsibility to stand up and keep reading.

To learn more about banned books and take action, visit the American Library Association website at www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks

— VOICE Editorial Board

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

“This is a memoir of (my) body because, more often than not, stories of bodies like mine are ignored or dismissed or derided. People see bodies like mine and make their assumptions. They think they know the why of my body. They do not.”

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S VULNERABLE AS IT IS DARING, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay redefines the creative and social potential of the memoir genre. Released in 2017, on the heels of her successful 2014 book of essays Bad Feminist, Gay tells her story with a sense of intimate immediacy peppered with pointed social commentary. What unfolds is an extremely personal tale that not only speaks to one woman’s journey, but emphasizes areas where we as a society can improve.

When Gay was twelve years old, she was raped in the woods by a boy she liked and his group of friends. Faced with a very different story being circulated around her school, as well as the fear of her Writer and social commentator Roxane Gay family’s rejection, Gay kept the assault to herself. She ultimately turned to food as a coping mechanism, understanding that if she were to make herself physically larger that, by society’s standards, she would be “undesirable to men.”

Readers follow Gay as she goes on to earn her Ph.D. and establish herself as a successful writer. All the while, she continues to face great internal struggles and evaluate her relationships with her family, romantic partners, her sexuality, food, and society, until the present day when she has gained the courage to be completely vulnerable with readers.

While Gay’s story is unique to her, she maintains the powerful ability to relate her emotions, doubts, triumphs, and concerns in a manner that readers can connect with. She writes with a raw and thoughtful candidness, artistically structuring each chapter so its themes heighten and expand upon other sections. It comes as no surprise when Gay tells readers this memoir has been “the most difficult UCSB Arts & Lectures will host Roxane writing experience of my life.”

Gay at the Granada Theatre at 7:30pm Further distinguishing Gay’s Friday, February 25th. For tickets ($26-41 general, UCSB students free) visit memoir is her ability to connect www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu her personal experiences to larger societal shortcomings and observations. Gay reflects upon how our society judges and refuses to accommodate individuals it labels as “morbidly obese,” from having reality television shows about weight loss to medical bias. She also offers insightful commentary on the experiences women and Black people regularly face within this country.

With Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Gay surpasses the traditional expectations readers place upon memoirs. Her story offers vitally important insights through a deeply personal lens, forcing readers to reconsider multiple aspects of society that have been tolerated for far too long.

Photo courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Rebecca Bjork Appointed City Administrator

Village Properties Launches Brand Makeover

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EBECCA BJORK WILL TAKE THE REINS AS THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA’S NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR, following her appointment by the City Council this past week. She assumes the position after working as the interim City Administrator since September 2021, and working with the City of Santa Barbara for over 33 years.

“We are pleased to appoint Rebecca Bjork to the role of City Administrator,” said Mayor Randy Rowse. “Her performance in the interim capacity has been accomplished and progressive and we have every confidence that her experience, management skills, and dedication will continue to be an asset to the City of Santa Barbara.”

Before serving as interim City Administrator, Bjork acted as the City’s Interim Community Development Director, where she worked with the Council subcommittee to simplify the land development process as well as respond to people experiencing homelessness and encampments amidst the pandemic. Her previous City Administrator experience also includes working as the City’s Public Works Rebecca Bjork Director for five years, and acting as Water Resources Manager for seven years.

“It’s an honor to continue to serve the community in the role of City Administrator,” said Bjork. “We have exciting opportunities and challenges facing us in the coming years. I’m very fortunate to be supported by City employees who provide the public with exemplary service, on all levels.”

For more information about the City Administrator’s Office, visit www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/cityadmin/default.asp

Community Invited to Donate to Local Children’s Book Drive

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EARCHING FOR A WAY TO SUPPORT YOUNG READERS? From Sunday, February 20th through Saturday, February 26th, the members of the Assistance League of Santa Barbara and Las Aletas will host a children’s book drive. Containers will be placed outside ALSB’s Thrift Shop, located at 1259 Veronica Springs Rd. for community members to donate books between 10am to 2pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday and Thursday. All new or gently-used books for grades pre-K through 12, and financial donations, will be accepted. The books will be presented to six local non-profits and children’s service agencies for distribution.

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Village Properties agents and staff

N HONOR OF VILLAGE PROPERTIES’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY, the independent real estate company is launching a rebrand of the firm. Originally founded in a single office along Coast Village Road, the company has expanded from 25 agents to its current team of 185 community members. The celebratory rebrand will affect all of the company’s marketing channels.

“We are so proud of how far we’ve come as a company and as a team. We really wanted to honor this incredible achievement by taking time to do a deep exploration of our origins and values,” said the firm’s owner, Renee Grubb.

“Through this rebranding effort, which we have rolled out over the past few months, we hope to communicate to the world what makes our community and Village Properties so special.”

In 2021, the brokerage’s annual sales volume was $2.3 billion, accounting for almost a fifth of the region’s residential real estate market. Village Properties has hired 1000Watt to assist with the brand redesign, which includes a new logo, typeface, graphics, and color palette for its website, business cards, flyers, and more. By combining photos of the Santa Barbara area, local colors and motifs, and regional architecture and landscapes, the redesign speaks to the company’s history www.villagesite.com and current standing.

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Vaccine Requirement Divides Area Law Enforcement Departments

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VACCINE REQUIREMENT MAY FORCE THE REMOVAL OF 4,000 LA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. WORKERS. In response, the Kern County Sheriff issued a recruitment video which contrasts their opposing view to the vaccine requirement, their need for officers, and an invitation to apply, last week.

The differences between vaccine requirements and anti-vaxxers was intensified by LA County Supervisors who moved to take vaccine enforcement away from Sheriff Alex Villanueva, last week, in the face of a 54 percent vaccination rate in his department.

The county may terminate 4,000 deputies and workers under the new rules, which were opposed by Sheriff Villanueva, according to the LA Times.

The recruitment video states, “So take back your freedom, and APPLY today to work at the Kern County Sheriff ’s Office. You deserve a job that welcomes you and your values, with open arms.”

Kern county doesn’t require vaccinations for its workers. Its sheriff, Donny Youngblood, said in a press conference on Friday that he doesn’t know how many of his department’s deputies are vaccinated. Current statistics show 52 percent of Kern county residents are vaccinated, compared to 70 percent of LA county residents, according to the New York Times.

COVID-19 was the number one cause of death for law enforcement officers in 2021, with 301 killed by COVID, according to the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum. There was a 55 percent increase in officer deaths last year. The 301 is out of a preliminary total of the 458 federal, state, tribal, and local officers dying in the line-ofduty.

Kern County law enforcement has a conservative reputation and in 2015 killed more people relative to its population than any other county in the U.S., according to The Guardian.

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CINEMA

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La ópera icónica de Mozart • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • $17-20, estudiantes y menores de 12 años gratis • https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25 y 2/26; 2pm 2/27.

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SBIFF Announces Industry Panels Schedule

Granting attendees a behind-the-camera look at the year’s most popular films, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Industry Panels will take place at the Arlington Theatre, beginning with the Writers Panel and Producers Panel at 11am and 2pm, respectively, on Saturday, March 5th.

The Animation Panel will take place at 11am Sunday, March 6th, with the Women’s Panel at 11am on Saturday, March 12th. For tickets ($15, Animation Panel free) visit www.sbiff.org Schedule subject to change. Please visit metrotheatres.com for theater updates. Thank you.

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SBIFF anuncia calendario de paneles de la industria

Los paneles de la industria del Festival Internacional de Cine de Santa Bárbara se llevarán a cabo en el Arlington Theatre, comenzando con el panel de escritores y el panel de productores a las a las 11am y 2pm, respectivamente, del sábado, 5 de marzo. El Panel de Animación tendrá lugar el domingo, 6 de marzo a las 11am y el sábado, 12 de marzo a las 11am el Panel de Mujeres. Para boletos ($15, panel de animación gratis) visita www.sbiff.org

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Film screening • Lobero Theatre • Free • www.lobero.org • 3pm Su, 2/20.

TODAS LAS MAÑANAS DEL MUNDO

Proyección de cine en frances • Teatro Lobero • Gratis • www.lobero.org • 3pm domingo, 2/20.

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL

Films on mountain subjects • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $21.50 general, $15 students/youth • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm Tu, 2/22 & 2/23.

FESTIVAL DE CINE DE LA MONTAÑA BANFF Películas sobre temas de montaña • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $21.50 general, $15 estudiantes/jóvenes • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7:30 pm martes, 2/22 & 2/23.

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Jackass Forever (R): Fri: 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50. Sat/Sun: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50.

Mon: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30.

Tue-Wed: 2:50, 5:10, 7:30.

Studio 666* (R): Thur: 5:45, 8:15.

HITCHCOCK 371 South Hitchcock Way SANTA BARBARA 805-682-6512

OnSTAGE UCSB DEPT. OF THEATER/DANCE:

24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL

Short plays by UCSB students • UCSB Studio Theater • Free • https://tinyurl.com/29r7dz74 • 8:30pm Sa, 2/19.

FESTIVAL DE 24 HORAS DE OBRAS

Obras cortas de estudiantes de UCSB • UCSB Studio Theatre • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/29r7dz74 • 8:30pm sábado, 2/19.

SPECTRAL FREQUENCIES

Australian scary stories performed • UCSB Performing Arts Theater • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yc2t4vrv • 7pm Tu, 2/22-2/24 & 2/26; 2pm & 10pm 2/25; 1pm 2/26 & 2/27.

FRECUENCIAS ESPECTRALES

Representación de historias de miedo australianas • UCSB Performing Arts Theater • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yc2t4vrv • 7pm martes, 2/22-2/24 & 2/26; 2pm & 10pm 2/25; 1pm 2/26 & 2/27.

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Mozart’s iconic opera • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • $17-20, students/under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25 & 2/26; 2pm 2/27.

GRANADA THEATRE:

JERSEY BOYS

Musical on Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons • Granada Theatre • $61-131 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Tu, 2/22 & We, 2/23.

JERSEY BOYS

Musical sobre Frankie Valli y The Four Seasons • Teatro Granada • $61-131 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm martes, 2/22 & miércoles, 2/23.

WESTMONT COLLEGE:

THE MISER, OR THE SCHOOL FOR LIES

Moliere’s classic comedy • Westmont College Porter Theatre • $10-15 general • https://tinyurl.com/476mhd85 • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25-26 & 3/3-/35; 2pm 3/5.

EL AVARO O LA ESCUELA DE LAS MENTIRAS La comedia clásica de Moliere • Westmont College Porter Theatre • $15 general, $10 estudiantes/personas mayores • https://tinyurl.com/476mhd85 • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25-26 y 3/3-/35; 2pm 3/5.

MARIAN THEATRE:

AS YOU LIKE IT

Shakespeare’s classic comedy • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • $33.50 • www.pcpa.org • Through 3/6.

A TU GUSTO

La comedia clásica de Shakespeare • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • $33.50 • www.pcpa.org • Hasta 3/6.

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The Cursed* (R): Fri, Tue-Thur: 5:30(LP), 8:15(LP). Sat-Mon: 2:40(LP), 5:30(LP), 8:15(LP) Blacklight (PG13): Fri, Tue-Thur 5:00, 7:45.

Sat-Mon: 2:00, 5:00, 7:45.

Jackass Forever (R): Fri, Tue-Thur: 5:40, 8:00.

Sat-Mon: 3:20, 5:40, 8:00.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG13): Fri, Tue-Thur: 4:30, 7:30. Sat-Mon: 1:45, 4:30, 7:30.

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NOMINATED FOR TWO ACADEMY AWARDS: BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Dog* (PG13): Fri, Tue/Wed: 4:35, 5:50, 7:00, 8:15. Sat-Mon: 1:00, 2:05, 3:25, 4:35, 5:50, 7:00, 8:15. Wed: 4:35, 7:00, 8:15.

Marry Me (PG13): Fri, Tue-Thur: 5:10, 7:45.

Sat-Mon: 2:30, 5:10, 7:45.

Moonfall (PG13): Fri, Tue/Wed: 7:30.

Sat-Mon: 1:50, 7:30. Thur: 5:00.

Scream (R): Fri, Tue/Wed: 5:20, 8:05.

Sat-Mon: 4:45, 8:00. Thur: 8:05.

Sing 2 (PG13): Fri, Tue-Thur: 4:45.

Sat/Sun: 2:45. Mon: 2:45, 5:30.

Studio 666* (R): Thur: 5:00, 7:55.

PA S E O N U E V O 8 WEST DE LA GUERRA STREET SANTA BARBARA 805-965-7451

Unchartered* (PG13): Fri-Sun: 1:15, 3:00, 4:00, 5:40, 6:40, 8:20, 9:20. Mon-Thur: 1:15, 3:00, 4:00, 5:40, 6:40, 8:20.

Death on the Nile (PG13): Fri-Thur: 1:40, 4:55, 7:45.

Licorice Pizza (R): Fri-Thur: 4:30, 7:30.

West Side Story (PG13): Fri-Thur: 1:30.

The Power of the Dog (R): Fri-Mon, ARLINGTON Thur: 4:45, 7:45.

1317 STATE STREET Parallel Mothers (R): Fri-Mon: 7:30.

SANTA BARBARA 805-963-9580 Breaking Bread (NR): Fri-Mon, Thur: 5:20.

Uncharted* (PG13): Cyrano* (PG13): Thur: 7:30.

Fri, Thur: 4:45, 7:30.

Sat-Mon: 2:05, 4:45, 7:30.

FRI, MON - THURS: 5:00pm, 7:45pm SAT: 2:15pm, 5:00pm, 7:45pm SUN: 2:15pm, 5:00pm PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED

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BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE

Friday • viernes 2.18.22

FERIA DE GEMAS

STAY & PLAY POP-UP

Compra gemas y abalorios • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $7 de entrada • www.gemfaire.com • 12-6pm viernes, 2/18, 10am-6pm 2/19, 10am-5pm 2/20.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA POP-UP

Saturday • sábado 2.19.22

CHILDREN | NIÑOS

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • MacKenzie Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/18.

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca pública de SB • MacKenzie Park • Gratis • 10am-12pm viernes, 2/18.

STORYWALK

Outdoor activities and story • SB Public Library • MacKenzie Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/18.

PASEO DE LA HISTORIA

Actividades al aire libre y cuentos • Biblioteca pública de SB • MacKenzie Park • Gratis • 10am-12pm viernes, 2/18.

DANCE | BAILE

ARTHUR MURRAY THEATER SHOW

Ballroom dancing show • Center Stage Theater • $20-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 8pm Fr, 2/18.

ESPECTÁCULO DE TEATRO ARTHUR MURRAY

Espectáculo de baile de salón • Center Stage Theatre • $20-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 8pm viernes, 2/18.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

CORWIN CHAIR SERIES LECTURE & CONCERT

With Professor Paul Rudy • UCSB Dept. of Music • Lecture Studio Xenakis (Room 2215), concert in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • Free • 11am-12:30pm lecture, 7pm concert, Fr, 2/18.

CONFERENCIA & CONCIERTO DE LA SERIE CORWIN CHAIR Con el profesor Paul Rudy • Departamento de Música de UCSB • Lecture Studio Xenakis (Salón 2215), concierto en el Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • Gratis • Conferencia de 11am a 12:30pm, concierto a las 7pm, viernes, 2/18.

CAMERATA PACIFICA

Classical music concert • Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall • $68 • www.cameratapacifica.org • 7:30pm Fr, 2/18.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

GETTING READY FOR THE 1950 CENSUS Webinar with genealogist Stephen Morse • SB County Genealogical Society • Free • www.SBGen.org • 11am Sa, 2/19.

PREPARÁNDOTE PARA EL CENSO DE 1950

MUSIC | MÚSICA

BEETHOVEN IN BLOOM

SB Symphony plays Beethoven, Higdon, and Beal • Granada Theatre • $31-156 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 2/19, & 3pm Su, 2/20.

BEETHOVEN EN FLOR

SB Symphony toca obras de Beethoven, Higdon y Beal • Teatro Granada • $31-156 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm sábado, 2/19 y 3pm domingo, 2/20.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

NATURE IMMERSION EVENT

Bond with your significant other through nature • SB Botanic Garden • $35 • https://tinyurl.com/3sw4d356 • 8:30-10:30am Sa, 2/19.

EVENTO DE INMERSIÓN EN LA NATURALEZA

Pasa tiempo con tu pareja a través de la naturaleza • SB Botanic Garden • $35 • https://tinyurl.com/3sw4d356 • 8:30-10:30am sábado, 2/19.

APPLE GRAFTING WORKSHOP

Hands-on workshop by rare fruit grower Arnold Bernstein • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $95 members, $125 general • https://tinyurl.com/yzcsh5z7 • 9:30-11:30am Sa, 2/19.

CAMERATA PACIFICA

Concierto de música clásica • Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall • $68 • www.cameratapacifica.org • 7:30pm viernes, 2/18.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

Taller práctico a cargo del cultivador de frutas raras Arnold Bernstein • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $95 miembros, $125 general • https://tinyurl.com/yzcsh5z7 • 9:30-11:30a, sábado, 2/19.

COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS

Yoga class for all levels • 705 Paseo Nuevo, near Sephora • Free, bring mat • 10-11am Sa, 2/19.

CLASE DE YOGA COMUNITARIA

Clase de yoga para todos los niveles • 705 Paseo Nuevo, cerca de Sephora • Gratuito, trae colchoneta • 10-11am sábado, 2/19.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

COFFEE & CLASSICS

Admire and learn about vintage cars • The Community Hot Rod Project Inc. • South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd • Free • www.thecommunityhotrodproject.com • 8-10am 2nd & 4th Saturdays.

CAFÉ Y CLÁSICOS

Admira y aprende sobre los autos antiguos • The Community Hot Rod Project Inc. • South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd • Gratis • www.thecommunityhotrodproject.com • 8-10am segundo y cuarto sábado.

VACCINE CLINIC

Vaccination clinic, insurance required • La Cumbre Jr. High, hosted by SB Neighborhood Clinics • Call (805) 319-9508 • 9am-12pm Sa, 2/19.

CLÍNICA DE VACUNAS

Clínica de vacunación, se requiere seguro • La Cumbre Jr. High, organizada por SB Neighborhood Clinics • Llama al (805) 319-9508 • 9am-12 pm sábado, 2/19.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT FENG SHUI

With consultants Lauren Bragg and Pamela Abbott-Mouchou • domecil, Victoria Court, 1221 State St. • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/5d2dubp7 • 11am-12pm Sa, 2/19.

ALGUNAS PALABRAS SOBRE FENG SHUI Con las consultoras Lauren Bragg y Pamela Abbott-Mouchou • domecil, Victoria Court, 1221 State St. • Gratis, Reserva tu lugar: https://tinyurl.com/5d2dubp7 • 11am-12pm sábado, 2/19.

PPE SUPPLIES & COVID TEST KIT DISTRIBUTION FOR CHILD CARE

Drive-through distribution • Children’s Resource & Referral of SB County • 4141 State St. • Free • https://tinyurl.com/mt4aev4t • 2-4pm Sa, 2/19.

SUMINISTROS DE PPE Y DISTRIBUCIÓN DE KITS DE PRUEBA COVID PARA CUIDADO INFANTIL

Distribución desde el automóvil • Children’s Resource & Referral of SB County • 4141 State St. • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/mt4aev4t • 2-4pm sábado, 2/19.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

PLANT TALK - ATTRACTING POLLINATORS

Visit the Library van • SB Public Library • MacKenzie Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/18.

Learn about pollinators for your garden • SB Botanic Garden Courtyard & Nursery • Free with admission • https://tinyurl.com/4dpeyumu • 12pm Su

BIBLIOTECA SOBRE LA MARCHA

Visita la camioneta de la biblioteca • Biblioteca pública de SB • MacKenzie Park • Gratis • 10am-12pm viernes, 2/18.

Shop gems and beads • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $7 admission • www.gemfaire.com • 12-6pm Fr, 2/18, 10am6pm 2/19, 10am-5pm 2/20.

TALLER DE INJERTO DE MANZANA

Sunday • domingo 2.20.22

LIBRARY ON THE GO

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Santa Barbara Ghost Tours Walk with Professor Julie as she shares tales of mystery and history... & meet friendly spirits...

Call or text to schedule your walking tour! • 805-905-9019

CHARLA DE PLANTAS - ATRAER POLINIZADORES

Aprende sobre los polinizadores para tu jardín • SB Botanic Garden Courtyard & Nursery • Gratis con la entrada • https://tinyurl.com/4dpeyumu • 12pm domingo

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February 18, 2022

Antonio Artese at the Lobero

Celebrated pianist Antonio Artese will blend jazz and opera at the Lobero Theatre in Two Worlds - An Evening of Jazz and Opera Themes at 7:30pm Tuesday, February 22nd. He will be joined by Jim Connolly on the double bass and Luis Muñoz with drums and percussion. For tickets ($46 general, $22 students) visit www.lobero.org

Antonio Artese en el Lobero

El célebre pianista Antonio Artese fusionará jazz y ópera en el Teatro Lobero en Dos mundos - Una velada de temas de jazz y ópera a las 7:30pm el martes 22 de febrero. Le acompañarán Jim Connolly al contrabajo y Luis Muñoz en la batería y percusión. Para boletos ($46 general, $22 estudiantes) visita www.lobero.org

SANTA BARBARA GHOST TOURS

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SANTA BARBARA GHOST TOURS

Tuesday • martes 2.22.22

Professor Julie Ann Brown tours you through Downtown Santa Barbara sharing the stories of local resident ghosts • $35-$150 • www.sbghosttour.com La profesora Julie Ann Brown recorre el centro de Santa Bárbara compartiendo las historias de los fantasmas residentes locales • $ 35-$150 • www.sbghosttour.com

Monday • lunes

2.21.22

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

GARDENING Q+A FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES

Webinar class • Artemisia Academy • Free • https://tinyurl.com/yjntm8m9 • 5-6pm Mo, 2/21.

PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS SOBRE JARDINERÍA PARA CLIMAS TEMPLADOS

Clase de seminario web • Artemisia Academy • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/yjntm8m9 • 5-6pm lunes, 2/21.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

HIKE THE ARROYO HONDO PRESERVE

Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3pm and the first & third weekends, Saturdays & Sundays from 10am to 12:30pm and 12:30pm to 3pm.

Free • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

CAMINA EN LA RESERVA ARROYO HONDO

los lunes y miércoles de 12:30 a 3pm y el primer y tercer fin de semana del mes, sábados y domingos de 10am a 12:30pm y de 12:30pm a 3pm. La visita es gratuita • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?

Whose Line is it Anyway cast performance • Lobero Theatre • $59-79 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Mo, 2/21.

Presentación del elenco Whose Line is it Anyway • Lobero Theatre • $59-79 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm lunes, 2/21.

CHILDREN | NIÑOS

STAY & PLAY

Share stories with your kids • Eastside Library • Free • 8:30-10:30am Tu, 2/22.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca Eastside • Gratis • 8:30-10:30am martes, 2/22.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

MONTECITO BOOK CLUB

Discuss Stay with Me by Ayobámi Adébáyo • Montecito Library • Free • 12-1pm Tu, 2/22.

CLUB DE LECTURA DE MONTECITO

Discute Stay with Me por Ayobámi Adébáyo • Biblioteca Montecito • Gratis • 12-1pm martes, 2/22.

RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION: SAMEER PANDYA Pandya discusses his book, Members Only • UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center • Free • https://tinyurl.com/4pe7rkrx • 2-4pm Tu, 2/22.

DISCUSIÓN DEL GRUPO DE ENFOQUE DE INVESTIGACIÓN: SAMEER PANDYA

Pandya habla sobre su libro, Members Only • Centro interdisciplinario de humanidades de UCSB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/4pe7rkrx • 2-4pm martes, 2/22.

ADULT LITERACY: VIRTUAL NEW VOLUNTEER VIRTUAL TUTOR TRAINING Become a literacy tutor • SB Public Library • Free • https://tinyurl.com/2p8tc4ka • 3:305:30pm Tu, 2/22.

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TWO WORLDS - AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND OPERA THEMES

Featuring pianist Antonio Artese • Lobero Theatre • $46, $22 students • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Tu, 2/22.

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone CONTINUES / CONTINÚA Actividades en persona y en línea para todos

DOS MUNDOS - UNA VELADA DE TEMAS DE JAZZ Y ÓPERA

Presentando al pianista Antonio Artese • Teatro Lobero • $46, $22 estudiantes • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm martes, 2/22.

BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

HEAD GAMES TRIVIA NIGHT

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Weekly trivia for prizes • Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, 137 Anacapa St F, SB • Free • 7pm Tu.

Groundbreaking writer and social commentator Roxane Gay will present Roxane with One N at the Granada Theatre at 7:30pm Friday, February 25th. Hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Gay is the author of Bad Feminist, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, and was the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics. For tickets ($26-41, students free) visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Arts & Lectures presenta a Roxane Gay

La innovadora escritora y comentarista social Roxane Gay presentará a Roxane con una N en el Teatro Granada a las 7:30pm el viernes, 25 de febrero.

Organizada por UCSB Arts & Lectures, Gay es la autora de Bad Feminist, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, y fue la primera mujer negra en escribir para Marvel Comics. Para boletos ($26-41, estudiantes gratis) visita www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

ALFABETIZACIÓN DE ADULTOS: CAPACITACIÓN VIRTUAL DE TUTORES VIRTUALES PARA NUEVOS VOLUNTARIOS Conviértete en un tutor de alfabetización • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/2p8tc4ka • 3:30-5:30pm martes, 2/22.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE

Get free tax help • Eastside Library, MLK Jr. Wing • Bring these documents: https://tinyurl.com/2p9e67pn • 4-7pm Tu, 2/22 & We, 2/23.

ASISTENCIA VOLUNTARIA DE IMPUESTOS DE INGRESOS Obten ayuda gratuita con los impuestos • Biblioteca Eastside, ala MLK Jr. • Trae estos documentos: https://tinyurl.com/2p9e67pn • 4-7pm martes, 2/22 y miércoles, 2/23.

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD

Help shape Library events, programs, and collections • Eastside Library • Free • 4-5pm Tu.

JUNTA ASESORA DE ADOLESCENTES

Ayuda a dar forma a los eventos, programas y colecciones de la biblioteca • Biblioteca del lado este • Gratis • martes de 4-5pm.

VIRTUAL SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP - INTERMEDIATE

Practice Spanish language in a natural way • SB Public Library • Free • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm Tu.

GRUPO VIRTUAL DE CONVERSACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL – INTERMEDIO

Practica el idioma español de forma natural • Biblioteca pública SB • Gratis • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm martes.

SHAPING THE WAY AMERICA’S CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED Webinar with Professor Glenda Flores • UCSB MuliCultural Center • Free • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 6pm Tu, 2/22.

DANDO FORMA A LA FORMA EN QUE LOS NIÑOS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS SON EDUCADOS

Seminario web con la profesora Glenda Flores • UCSB MuliCultural Center • Gratis • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 6pm martes, 2/22.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

ZEMER: A JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Jewish music performances • Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. • Free • https://cbbsb.org/music-festival • In-person and Zoom performances • 7pm Tu, 2/22 through 2/27.

ZEMER: UN FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA JUDÍA

Presentaciones de música judía • Congregación B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. • Gratis • https://cbbsb.org/music-festival • Presentaciones en persona y Zoom • 7pm martes, 2/22 hasta 2/27.

NOCHE DE TRIVIA DE JUEGOS MENTALES Trivia semanal para premios • Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, 137 Anacapa St F, SB • Gratis • 7pm martes.

Wednesday • miércoles 2.23.22 CHILDREN | NIÑOS

WIGGLY STORYTIME

For toddlers, 14 months - 3 years • SB Public Library • Alameda Park • Free • 10:15-10:45am We, 2/23.

HORA DE CUENTOS WIGGLY

Para niños pequeños, 14 meses - 3 años • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • 10:15-10:45am miércoles, 2/23.

BABY AND ME

For babies 0-14 months • SB Public Library • Alameda Park • Free • 11-11:30am We, 2/23.

BEBÉ Y YO

Para bebés de 0 a 14 meses • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • 11-11:30am miércoles, 2/23.

STORYWALK

Outdoor activities and story • SB Public Library • Carpinteria Children’s Project • Free • 2-4pm We, 2/23.

PASEO DE LA HISTORIA

Actividades al aire libre y cuentos • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Carpinteria Children’s Project • Gratis • 2-4pm miércoles, 2/23.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

LUNCH & LEARN

Webinar on Alisal Fire effects • Land Trust for SB County • Free • https://tinyurl.com/2avxc224 • 12:30-1:30pm We, 2/23.

ALMUERZO Y APRENDIZAJE

Seminario web sobre los efectos del incendio de Alisal • Land Trust for SB County • Gratis• https://tinyurl.com/2avxc224 • 12:30-1:30pm miércoles, 2/23.

TOTAL STIOB: COMEDY, IRONY, AND PARODY IN LATE SOVIET UKRAINIAN PUNK ROCK

Presented by Professor Maria Sonevytsky • UCSB Dept. of Music • Seminar Room 2406, UCSB Music Library • Free • 3:30-5pm We, 2/23.

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TOTAL STIOB: COMEDIA, IRONÍA Y PARODIA EN EL PUNK ROCK UCRANIANO SOVIÉTICO TARDÍO

Presentado por la profesora Maria Sonevytsky • Departamento de Música de UCSB • Sala de Seminarios 2406, Biblioteca de Música de UCSB • Gratis • 3:30-5pm miércoles, 2/23.

PROUD YOUTH OF COLOR

Group for LGBTQ+ youth of color • Pacific Pride Foundation • Free • Alternating in-person and online meetings • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm We.

ORGULLOSO JUVENTUD DE COLOR

Grupo para jóvenes de color LGBTQ + • Pacific Pride Foundation • Gratis • Reuniones alternas en persona y en línea • Reserva tu lugar: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm miércoles.

THE SB PUBLIC LIBRARY VIRTUAL ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

For all English language learners • Free • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm We.

GRUPO DE CONVERSACIÓN VIRTUAL EN INGLÉS DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE SB

Para todos los estudiantes del idioma inglés • Gratis • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm los miércoles.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

A French conversation group, all levels welcome • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Olive St., SB • Free • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • 5-7pm We.

EL CÍRCULO FRANCÉS

Un grupo de conversación en francés, todos los niveles son bienvenidos • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Olive St., SB • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • Gratis • 5-7pm miércoles.

INDY VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB

Discuss Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay • Independent & SB Public Library • https://tinyurl.com/2p8ve5z4 • 6-7pm We, 2/23.

CLUB DE LECTURA VIRTUAL DEL INDY

Discute Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body por Roxane Gay • Biblioteca pública independiente y SB • https://tinyurl.com/2p8ve5z4 • 6-7pm miércoles, 2/23.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

SB TREBLE CLEF WOMEN’S CHORUS

Sing with others, no audition needed • Vista del Monte Patio Room, 3775 Modoc Rd. • Free • https://tinyurl.com/4ns8nzvu • 6:30pm We.

CORO FEMENINO DE SB TREBLE CLEF

February 18, 2022 OPEN MIC STAND-UP COMEDY

Local comedians • Mel’s Cocktail Lounge, 209 W Carrillo St., SB • 7pm We.

MICRÓFONO ABIERTO - COMEDIA STAND-UP Los comediantes locales • Mel’s Cocktail Lounge, 209 W Carrillo St., SB • 7pm miércoles.

Thursday • jueves 2.24.22 CHILDREN | NIÑOS

STAY & PLAY

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Harding University Partnership School • Free • 8:45-9:45am Th, 2/24.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca pública de SB • Harding University Partnership School • Gratis • 8:45-9:45am jueves, 2/24.

STAY & PLAY

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Carpinteria Children’s Project • Free • 11am12pm Th, 2/24.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Carpinteria Children’s Project • Gratis • 11am-12pm jueves, 2/24.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS NETWORKING

Meet local businesspeople • South Coast Chamber of Commerce • SB Zoo • $30 members, $40 general • https://tinyurl.com/5n8bny22 • 9-10:30am Th, 2/24.

REDES DE NEGOCIOS A NEGOCIOS

Conoce a empresarios locales • Cámara de Comercio de la Costa Sur • Zoológico de SB • $30 miembros, $40 general • https://tinyurl.com/5n8bny22 • 9-10:30am jueves, 2/24.

SEARCHING THE CATALOG TIPS & TRICKS Virtual library class • SB Public Library • Free • https://tinyurl.com/bdehxmxj • 11am-12pm Th, 2/24.

BÚSQUEDA EN EL CATÁLOGO CONSEJOS Y TRUCOS

Clase de biblioteca virtual • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/bdehxmxj • 11am-12pm jueves, 2/24.

POETRY CLUB

Discuss William Stafford • Montecito Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Th, 2/24.

Canta con otros, no se necesita una audición • Salón del Patio de Vista del Monte, 3775 Modoc Rd. • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/4ns8nzvu • 6:30pm miércoles.

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FREE SENIOR DAY

For individuals 60+ • SB Botanic Garden • 10am-5pm We, 2/23.

DÍA DE LA TERCERA EDAD GRATIS

Para personas mayores de 60 años • SB Botanic Garden • 10am-5pm miércoles, 2/23.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

LIBRARY ON THE GO

Visit the library’s van • SB Public Library • Harding School • Free • 12:30-2pm We, 2/23.

BIBLIOTECA SOBRE LA MARCHA

Visita la camioneta de la biblioteca • Biblioteca pública de SB • Harding School • Gratis • 12:302pm miércoles, 2/23.

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Evening birdwatching classes • Free, all ages & ability levels. 4-5:15pm Thursdays via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/y9rheypj

REUNIONES VIRTUALES DE OBSERVADORES DE AVES DE CARPINTERIA Clases nocturnas de observación de aves • Gratis, todas las edades y niveles de habilidad.

4-5:15pm los jueves a través de Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/y9rheypj

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

Feeling anxious, fatigued, depressed, or just experiencing isolation challenges?

LONETREE STORE REVEAL

Hypnosis can help.

Celebrate a new local business • Lonetree, 1221 State St. #2 • Free • 6-8:30pm Th, 2/24.

Reaching into the depths of our unconscious mind, we are able to find the resources needed to remain calm, feel inner peace, and even find joy in the midst of the chaos in our lives and the world. In-person or on-line sessions.

REVELACIÓN DE LA TIENDA LONETREE

Celebra un nuevo negocio local • Lonetree, 1221 State St. #2 • Gratis • 6-8:30pm jueves, 2/24.

DAVID SPADE

Dr. Ginger Swanson

Comedy show • Chumash Casino Resort • $39-69 • https://tinyurl.com/bd9vw3rx • 8pm Th, 2/24.

Certified Medical Support Hypnotherapist

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DAVID SPADE

CLUB DE POESIA

Discute William Stafford • Biblioteca Montecito • Gratis • 2-3:30pm jueves, 2/24.

PROUD YOUTH GROUP

Group for LGBTQ+ students • Pacific Pride Foundation • Free • Alternating in-person and online meetings • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm Th.

Espectáculo de comedia • Chumash Casino Resort • $39-69 • https://tinyurl.com/bd9vw3rx • 8pm jueves, 2/24.

Friday • viernes 2.25.22 CHILDREN | NIÑOS

STAY & PLAY POP-UP

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Shoreline Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/25.

GRUPO DE JÓVENES ORGULLOSOS

Grupo para estudiantes LGBTQ + • Pacific Pride Foundation • Gratis • Reuniones alternas en persona y en línea • Reserva tu lugar: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm jueves.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA POP-UP

DECOLONIZING THE ORISHAS

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

Webinar with Dr. Elizabeth Pérez • UCSB • Free • https://bit.ly/3Lt34kk • 5:30pm Th, 2/24.

DESCOLONIZANDO LOS ORISHAS

Seminarion web con la Dra. Elizabeth Pérez • UCSB • Gratis • https://bit.ly/3Lt34kk • 5:30pm jueves 2/24.

CHAUCER’S BOOK SIGNING

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca pública de SB • Shoreline Park • Gratis • 10am12pm viernes, 2/25.

NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

Webinar with Dr. Denise Knapp • SB Botanic Garden • $10 members, $25 general • https://tinyurl.com/4tsvkns9 • 5-7pm Fr, 2/25.

HISTORIA NATURAL DE LAS ISLAS DEL CANAL

With local author Radhule Weininger, Heart Medicine • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 5:30pm Th, 2/24.

Seminario web con la Dra. Denise Knapp • Jardín Botánico de SB • $10 miembros, $25 general • https://tinyurl.com/4tsvkns9 • 5-7pm viernes, 2/25.

FIRMA DE LIBROS DE CHAUCER’S

Con el autor local Radhule Weininger, Heart Medicine • Chaucer’s Books • Gratis • 5:30pm jueves, 2/24.

ROXANE GAY

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STATE STREET PROMENADE MARKET

Located on the 900 & 1000 blocks of State St between Carrillo and Figueroa Sts • 3 to 7:30pm Thursdays • https://tinyurl.com/yx9v4pmd

MERCADO DEL STATE STREET PROMENADE

Ubicado en las cuadras 900 y 1000 de la Calle State entre las Calles Carrillo y Figueroa • 3 a 7:30pm los jueves • https://tinyurl.com/yx9v4pmd

Conversation with critically-acclaimed writer • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Granada Theatre • $26-41, free UCSB students • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25.

ROXANE GAY

Conversación con escritor aclamado por la crítica • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Granada Theatre • $2641, gratis para estudiantes de UCSB • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT

By Westmont College orchestra • Lobero Theatre • $10 general, students free • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm Fr, 2/25.

CONCIERTO DE ORQUESTA

Por la orquesta de Westmont College • Teatro Lobero • $10 general, estudiantes gratis • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm viernes, 2/25.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

LIBRARY ON THE GO

Visit the library’s van • SB Public Library • Shoreline Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/25.

BIBLIOTECA SOBRE LA MARCHA

Visita la camioneta de la biblioteca • Biblioteca pública de SB • Shoreline Park • Gratis • 10am12pm viernes, 2/25.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

Honoring local business people • South Coast Chamber of Commerce • Hilton Beachfront Resort • $125 • https://tinyurl.com/4nu875eb • 11:30am-1:30pm Fr, 2/25.

REUNIÓN ANUAL DE MIEMBROS Y PREMIOS COMERCIALES REGIONALES

Honrando a los empresarios locales • Cámara de Comercio de la Costa Sur • Hilton Beachfront Resort • $125 • https://tinyurl.com/4nu875eb • 11:30am-1:30pm viernes, 2/25.

Saturday • sábado 2.26.22 MUSIC | MÚSICA

SANTA BARBARA MUSIC CLUB

Brahms, Prokofiev, and more • First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. • Free • 3pm Sa, 2/26.

CLUB DE MÚSICA DE SANTA BÁRBARA

Brahms, Prokofiev y más • First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. • Gratis • 3pm sábado, 2/26.

INSTRUMENTAL GUILD COMPETITION

With Westmont musicians • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm Sa, 2/26.

CONCURSO DE GREMIOS INSTRUMENTALES

Con músicos de Westmont • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm sábado, 2/26.

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

Country-rock concert • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $48.50-128.50 general, $28.50 students • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 8pm Sa, 2/26.

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

Concierto de country-rock • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $48.50-128.50 general, $28.50 estudiantes • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 8pm sábado, 2/26.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

MUSEUM MARKETPLACE

Support local vendors • Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, 956 Maple Ave. • Free admission • 8am-3pm Sa, 2/26.

Antica Furnishings

By Appointment Call or Text 805-845-1285

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February 18, 2022

SMHS Band FUNdraiser

Relive the sounds of the 1980s and support San Marcos High School musicians as SMHS Band Boosters host a FUNdraiser at Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr., from 5-9pm Saturday, February 26th. Features performances by ‘80s band Joystix and SMHS Drumline and Jazz Combo, food from Rudy’s, dancing, a raffle, and more. Free admission.

Recaudación de fondos de la banda SMHS

Revive los sonidos de la década de 1980 y apoya a los músicos de San Marcos High School mientras SMHS Band Boosters organiza un evento para recaudar fondos en Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr., de 5 a 9pm el sábado, 26 de febrero. Presenta presentaciones de la banda de los 80 Joystix y SMHS Drumline y Jazz Combo, comida de Rudy’s, baile, una rifa y más. Entrada gratis.

TIRÓN DEL AVIÓN DEL ALPHA RESOURCE CENTER

Desafío del equipo de tiro del avión • SB Airport • $1,000 por equipo de diez para registrarte • https://alphasb.org/plane-pull • 9am sábado, 2/26.

SMHS BAND FUNDRAISER

Concert by and for SMHS musicians • Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta • Free admission • 5-9pm Sa, 2/26.

RECAUDACIÓN DE FONDOS DE LA BANDA SMHS

Concierto de y para músicos de SMHS • Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta • Entrada gratuita • 5-9pm sábado, 2/26.

MARDI GRAS

Music & dancing • La Boheme • 5pm at Brasil Arts Cafe, 1230 State St., 5:30pm 1114 La Arcada • 5pm Sa, 2/26.

MARDI GRAS

Música y baile • La Boheme • 5pm en Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St., 5:30pm en 1114 La Arcada • 5pm sábado, 2/26.

Sunday • domingo 2.27.22 MUSIC | MÚSICA

ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT

With Westmont orchestra • Westmont College, Page Multipurpose Room • $10 general, students free • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm Su, 2/27.

Apoya a los vendedores locales • Museo de Historia del Valle de Carpinteria, 956 Maple Ave. • Entrada gratuita • 8am-3pm sábado, 2/26.

ALPHA RESOURCE CENTER’S PLANE PULL

SANTA BARBARA YOUTH SYMPHONY

Plane pull team challenge • SB Airport • $1,000 per team of ten to register • https://alphasb.org/plane-pull • 9am Sa, 2/26.

Concierto de estudiantes locales • Teatro Lobero • Gratis • www.lobero.org • 4pm domingo, 2/27.

TEEN STAR

Local vocal competition benefiting performing arts • Granada Theatre • $22-56 • www.granadasb.org • 6pm Su, 2/27.

TEEN STAR

Concurso local de canto a beneficio de las artes escénicas • Teatro Granada • $22-56 • www.granadasb.org • 6pm domingo, 2/27.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Take a tour, support the Museum Store, or enjoy the beautiful grounds • www.goletahistory.org • 11am to 2pm weekends.

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Haz un recorrido, apoya la Tienda del Museo o disfruta de los hermosos jardines • www.goletahistory.org • De 11am a 2pm los fines de semana.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

KEVIN HART

Comedy show • Arlington Theatre • $55-75 • www.thearlingtontheatre.com • 7pm & 10pm Su, 2/27.

KEVIN HART

Espectáculo de comedia • Teatro Arlington• $55-75 • www.thearlingtontheatre.com • 7pm & 10pm domingo, 2/27.

CONCIERTO DE ORQUESTA

Con la orquesta de Westmont • Westmont College, salón de usos múltiples Page • $10 general, estudiantes gratis • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm domingo, 2/27.

MERCADO DEL MUSEO

SINFÓNICA JUVENIL DE SANTA BÁRBARA

Concert by local students • Lobero Theatre • Free • www.lobero.org • 4pm Su, 2/27.

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February 18, 2022

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Festival Launch Press Conference

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By Robert F. Adams, Special to VOICE

N THE ELEGANT DOWNTOWN SPACE of Sullivan-Goss: An American Gallery, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Executive Director Roger Durling welcomed press representatives for the 37th Festival launch event, on February 10th.

Ambitious plans for an in-person festival with special events and programs were the focus. After a short welcome, Durling acknowledged Santa Barbara’s new mayor Randy Rowse and honored the Board of Directors, Phyllis de Picciotto the original founder of the Festival, and the hard-working SBIFF staff team. Presented by UGG®, the upcoming festival will be held from Wednesday, March 2nd through Saturday, March 12th.

The programming will spotlight 48 World Premieres, 95 U.S. Premieres, with selected films originating in 54 countries.

Artist Hank Pitcher designed this year's poster.

desire."

Some of the special program highlights include a crowd-pleasing opening night premiere of The Phantom of the Open, with Mark Rylance, and the screening of a closing night film – a new documentary, Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, with a scheduled appearance by the famed singer.

Photo by Robert F. Adams

According to Durling, who has been the director for 20 years, "It brings us an unbridled joy to share our slate for this edition of SBIFF. After two years of incertitude, it feels good to Also featured will be the 10th anniversary know we can continue celebration of Silver to count on film and Linings Playbook the festival to give us with director David a sense of comfort O. Russell and editor and continuity. We're Jay Cassidy attending extremely proud of the and a Gregory Nava offerings at the 37th retrospective to include fest. My whole mission the acclaimed films El was to help people Norte and Selena. congregate, and the arts A Writers Panel to me has always been a to be moderated by conduit to bring people Anne Thompson, together. So the past Hank Pitcher and Rogert Durling, SBIFF Exec. Dir. a Producers Panel, few years for all of us headed up by Glenn have been extremely difficult, but the mission Whipp, and a Women’s Panel, moderated by of the festival was never deterred." He also Madelyn Hammond will also be offered. memorialized key festival staff supporters no longer around including marine biologist and Free special screenings include some of the filmmaker Mike DeGruy; festival supporter most acclaimed films of the year including The and former manager of Hotel Santa Barbara, Power of the Dog followed by a Q&A with OscarNadine Turner; graphic artist Barbara Boros; nominated director Jane Campion; Licorice and local filmmaker and curator Russ Spencer.

Pizza with an in-person visit from filmmaker After this he introduced the festival’s new lead Paul Thomas Anderson; and Belfast, with an programmer Claudia Puig, an accomplished appearance from director and actor Kenneth film critic, stating, "she is Mexican, and I'm Branagh. And as is tradition, the selection of Panamanian, and there is no other film festival international features and shorts is extensive at the stature and level of the film festival that and wide-ranging. has two Latinos at their helm, so that is big."

For a more complete list of films, synopses, and This year’s poster was designed by accomplished local artist Hank Pitcher and features a wonderful color composition of beach life. “I grew up in Santa Barbara, in the theaters, and on the beach here, and there's something about waiting for the lights to go down and the film to start and there’s also something about standing on the shore, and it's all about dreams and desire," Pitcher shared.

"They fit each other, they're not the same thing.

And Santa Barbara also is about dreams and

Photography by Ralph A. Clevenger & Friends Chiara Salomoni John Kelsey Beatriz Moino Eryn Brydon Liz Grady On exhibit now through March 31, 2022 Sponsored by: George H. and Olive J. Griffiths Charitable Foundation, Mimi Michaelis, Jack Mithun and Mercedes Millington, June G. Outhwaite Charitable Trust, Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, and the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

other special events, and for health and safety guidelines visit www.sbiff.org or load the 2022 SBIFF App.

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 Fest and the SB International Film Festival.

Email him at robert@earthknower.com.

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Americana Heroism in the (Arlington) House

Sounds ABOUT TOWN

By Josef Woodard

Symphonic Nature:

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T THE RISK OF STRETCHING AN ANGLE, Italian-Santa Barbara links continue with this weekend’s eagerly awaited return (after last month’s postponed concert) of the Santa Barbara Symphony, helmed by Israeli/Italian/ American maestro Nir Kabaretti leading a particularly local-minded program on Saturday and Sunday at the Granada. Beethoven’s Sixth “Pastorale” Symphony justified the event’s title Composer Jeff Beal “Beethoven in Bloom,” but the key point of interest is The Great Circle, a new work by EMMY-bedecked Hollywood composer Jeff Beal, responding to the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow of 2018. Filling out the program, blessed by living female composer cred, is Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto, with SBS harpist Michelle Temple upfront and duly spotlighted.

Americana icon Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with special guest Shawn Colvin will play the Arlington on February 26th

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NE INCIDENTAL POSITIVE ASPECT OF THE PANDEMIC (we do need to find and relish those) had to do with us great unwashed music fans gaining intimate access to artists deprived of life/work on stages. Case in point: as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ laudable streaming content during the 20-21 season lockdown, luminous and earthy-cool Americana icon Jason Isbell, joined by his gifted and empathic fiddler-vocalist wife Amanda Shires, serenaded us from their homey hoedown zone in the fall of 2020. It was a heartwarming and memorable visit to the inner, fancified barn-like studio from their family home. Somehow, we feel like we know them better and deeper now.

Shires broke the ice first in this exchange in the streamed-from-home show: She: This is the most fun I’ve had since February (2020).

He: This is the most fun I’ve had. Ever.

SBS Principal Harpist Michelle Temple

She: Exclamation point.

He: This is the most fun I’ve had in these pants. And I’ve had a lot of fun in these pants.

To See & Hear:

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OR MUSIC-LOVERS WITH AN EAR BENT TOWARDS SOUNDS OF THE NEW – and living composer – varieties, the hot ticket tonight (Friday, February 18th) takes us to Hahn Hall, where the seasoned Camerata Pacifica is venturing back into the live music arena with a provocative, contemporary-colored program.

Noted percussionist Ji Hye Jung is featured on a program including music, apart from the late, great Lou Harrison, by composers lacking a post-hyphen number after the birth year, e.g. Mark Applebaum (1967-).

Photo courtesy of Ji Hye Jung

During the personable set, including such jewels as What Have I Done to Help and If We Were Vampires (“Maybe we’ll get 40 years together/But one day, I’ll be gone, one day you’ll be gone”), the couple also dished up giddy banter. Isbell masters the melancholic and sensitive songwriter cause, along with his neo-Southern Rock impulses, but humor is a constant back pocket warmer.

As promised, Isbell was folded into A&L’s current series, bringing his band the 400 Unit to the Arlington Theater on Saturday, February 26th, with Shawn Colvin on the bill.

After last month’s Punch Brothers show was canceled (thanks, omicron), the Isbell/400 show qualifies as 2022’s the first major league Americana concert in town. Isbell’s Santa Barbara history included another type of grand-yet-intimate show at the Luke Theater in 2013, going solo in the legendary “Sings like Hell” series. This time out, Isbell’s 400 Unit, his go-to band after leaving his careerlaunching Drive-By Truckers in the ‘00s, boasts two strong recent albums to bolster the set list – Reunions (2020) and the cover song fest of Georgia Blue (2021).

Special note: First Responders are invited to attend for free.

Percussionist Ji Hye Jung

Italo/805 Connection Night:

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ERSATILE CLASSICAL-MEETS-JAZZ PIANIST ANTONIO ARTESE –who studied at UCSB many moons ago and has been involved with various Italian jazz and classical festivals, hits the Lobero Stage on Tuesday (2-2-22), with hyphenates in tow. Presented in conjunction with Opera Santa Barbara, the tellingly titled Two Worlds: Jazz/Opera showcases the Italian Artese’s piano trio (with local heroes Jim Connolly, bass, and Luis Munoz, drums). They will traverse and extemporize on operatic and jazz-based themes, in keeping with Artese’s twin reference points. Among Artese’s albums are Italian Sketches, Live in Santa Barbara, The Change, and Voyage, all solo. Now, enter trio mode.

Josef Woodard is a veteran cultural critic, who wrote for the Los Angeles Times for 25 years, has contributed to Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, DownBeat, and many music magazines, and a long association with the Santa Barbara Independent and NewsPress. To date, he has published two books for Silman-James Press, on jazz legends Charles Lloyd and Charlie Haden, respectively. He recently published a debut novel, Ladies Who Lunch. Woodard is also a musician, a guitarist, songwriter, and head of the Household Ink Records label.

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Routine Life

February 18, 2022

Exploring Insights into Human Nature Health, Wellness, Longevity, and Work

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HEN I FIRST HEARD THE WORD “techmanity” it quickly translated in my brain to its components – the words “technology” and “humanity.” What a fabulous new word! The concept of discussing the interface of technology and humanity must surely be a most philosophical invention. Interestingly, it is derived from the investment and financial worlds and, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a “market worth more than $600 billion is set to emerge” in the coming years.

Precision Medicine is defined as “medical care designed to optimize efficiency or therapeutic benefit for particular groups of patients, especially by using genetic or molecular profiling.” The advances in cancer of a particular tumor’s genetic editing are making for novel therapeutic approaches that are effective in curtailing – and eventually preventing cancer. Prevention in genetic diseases is becoming more commonplace and the cost of genetic sequencing has become affordable. Future food solutions such as lab-grown meat and the rise of ‘flexitarian’ diets that reduce meat consumption may improve nutrition.

In “Our World in Data” we can see the advances by following the change in life expectancies. The overall mortality rate in the United States declined markedly over the 20th century, resulting in large gains in life expectancy. In 1900, the average U.S. newborn could expect to live to 47.3 years of age. In 2010, they could expect to live more than 30 additional years of life, with a life expectancy at birth of 78.7. This statistic is improving, though pandemic COVID deaths put a temporary barrier in this trajectory.

Techmanity refers to companies and research that are proliferating in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Big Angel Iscovich, MD Data, and genomics. These technological advances are being put to work by biotech, pharmaceutical, and life science companies.

So, how will the market revolution caused by techmanity affect us? It will lead to a higher quality and length of life. Longevity will accompany personalized

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Angel Iscovich, M.D., is a long time Santa Barbara resident who has journeyed from philosophy, to psychiatry, to emergency medicine, and from the emergency room to the boardroom. He is the author of The Art of Routine. www.angeliscovich.com

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Brian Patrick Green, a gerontologist at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, has concentrated on the potential consequences of this increased longevity. These issues include justice, access, and inequality. There is a lack of ethics regulations for genomics as evidenced in the case of the Chinese scientist that broke all sorts of societal norms to create the first gene-edited babies. As we live longer, we may exacerbate healthcare costs, cause overpopulation, change life insurance actuarial tables, make pension plan funding difficult, and possibly have a static elderly population requiring more care.

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HREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Board of Directors as Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary, with the board’s Treasurer being re-elected. Together, they support the nonprofit’s mission of providing support to those experiencing grief or are faced with a life-threatening illness. www.hospiceofsb.org

DANA VANDERMEY assumes the role of Board Chair as a retired RN with 49 years of varied nursing experience. She has served on the HSB Board for 3.5 years, also previously being employed for 17 years with HSB as Director of Volunteer Services. An active community member, she currently serves on the boards of the St. Francis Foundation and the Friendship Center. In 1999, the Independent named her a “Local Hero” for her work in starting the St. Francis Medical Center Parish Nursing Program, from the Catholic Health Association. She was also named the 2000 Public Dana Vandermey Health Professional of the year, and received HSB’s 2016 Hero of Hospice Legacy award.

DIANNE TRAVIS-TEAGUE will serve as Board Vice Chair.

She contributes over 20 years of direct experience in both mid and large-sized companies, and has worked as Director of Alumni Relations for Pacifica Graduate Institute for the last nine years. Locally, she gives back by serving as a national spokeswoman for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Avon Foundation for Women: Breast Cancer Crusade, the National Breast Cancer Foundation, WomenHeart, Mended Hearts, Inc., and the Women’s Heart Center. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business management & marketing from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

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ERYN SHUGART, the Major Gifts Officer of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, was appointed Board Secretary. For the past 15 years, she has worked in senior management for local non-profit organizations serving both children and seniors, and was formerly an adjunct faculty in Psychology and Nursing for Santa Barbara City College.

Currently, she also serves as an Ambassador for the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce and is on Leading from Within’s Alumni Committee. Shugart earned her PhD in Psychology from Claremont Graduate University.

SAM MCCABE was re-elected to serve as Board Treasurer.

He began his career in technology in the late 1990’s, eventually growing to manage a global team of 20 while traveling extensively. He then attended business school and earned his MBA, afterwards going on to work in various business intelligence, market research, and sales and marketing development roles. He founded his own consulting business in 2014, focusing solely on SMB and NP verticals. He enjoys spending time at the beach with his wife and daughter.

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OCALLY-BASED NONPROFIT VITAMIN ANGELS focused their 2021 efforts on reducing the barriers to accessing essential nutrition that underserved pregnant women and children face in the U.S. and internationally. As a result, Vitamin Angels program partners were able to extend their health and nutrition services further than ever before.

“Although 2021 was a tough year for our world, I am so proud of the Vitamin Angels team for continuing our work and expanding our reach to even more women and children who need essential nutrition the most,” said Howard Schiffer, Vitamin Angels Founder & President. “Our achievements wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our long-standing corporate partners and donors, whom gave more generously in 2021 than ever before.”

At the conclusion of 2021, Vitamin Angels reached a total of 70 million underserved pregnant women and children in 65 countries, including all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, through their network of 1,200 program partners.

Specific initiatives that further expanded reach and supported program partners included expanding implementation research, strengthening monitoring and evaluation programs, and launching a monitoring and supervisory checklist for program partners.

The organization also joined the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium, and joined public health organizations in submitting a letter of support to WHO advocating for MMS (prenatal vitamins and minerals) to be added to the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Ultimately, MMS was added to this list.

Vitamin Angels also experienced a 22 percent increase in corporate partnerships in 2021, and launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative. This included launching a DEI Action Plan and Culture App, and providing time and resources for all staff to complete DEI-focused training.

For more information, visit www.vitaminangels.org

Teen Talks Educates Area Teens on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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KIMBERLY BATTLE-WALTERS DENU has been appointed to serve as Westmont College’s new provost beginning this August. Denu holds 25 years of executive leadership experience in Christian higher education. She is an ordained minister, and currently acts as the Interim Director at the District Church in Washington D.C., previously serving as Vice President for Educational Programs for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities. She also worked at Azusa Pacific University, holding the positions of Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer. Denu earned her PhD in sociology at the University of Florida, and a Master of Social Work from Temple University. www.westmont.edu

NDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria has teamed with Planned Parenthood California Central Coast to host “Teen Talk.” A weekly virtual series offered to the college-bound girls involved with Girls Inc.’s Eureka! program, the talks will provide a evidence-informed, LGBTQ+ inclusive programming on sexuality and sexual health.

“Girls deserve comprehensive education that empowers them to be healthy and take ownership of their sexual health,” said Jamie Collins, executive director of Girls Inc. Carpinteria. “We are proud to partner with Planned Parenthood California Central Coast to bring this virtual series to our girls to ensure they have the skills, knowledge, and support they need to make positive decisions and lead healthy, safe lives.”

Girls Inc. has been providing sexual health educational programming in Carpinteria Unified schools and on its campus for the past 25 years. In addition to educating participants on sexuality and sexual health, Teen Talk will offer information on healthy relationships, sexually transmitted infections, birth control, and anatomy and physiology. It will also encourage parent and trusted adult communication.

Each component of this series starts with a Parent Orientation and supports girls’ knowledge in four areas — Healthy Relationships, Sexuality Thumbprint, Sexual Health and Reproduction, and Sex, Media, and Technology.

“Healthy Sexuality assists girls in understanding and embracing sexuality with a positive, empowered approach that is built on a foundation of accurate information, cultural sensitivity, and values of inclusiveness and respect,” reads a statement from Girls Inc.

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SBIFF 10-10-10 FILM SPOTLIGHTS: Compiled by Daisy Scott

The Artificial Christian

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ENTERING AROUND A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PRIEST AND A GIRL CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY, The Artificial Christian questions the nature of change within religion.

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by Atticus Fehr, a University of Texas at Austin freshman, the film will be screened Film still from The Artificial Christian at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

“The short to me at its base surrounds the questions of whether or not religion can change and develop,” explained Fehr. “In my short film, a young girl comes into conflict with a priest when she disagrees with parts of his beliefs. The priest grapples with the idea of a different perception of his teachings and is ultimately unable to accept it. For me this stemmed from the conflict I have seen in the modernization of religion in the cultures around me. People seem to be divided between the two views of religion, one that develops and changes with new beliefs and discoveries, and another which refuses to adapt. The short is about the clash of those two identities.”

Fehr was inspired to apply to the 10-10-10 Program after he interned with SBIFF as a Villanova Preparatory School student. At the festival, he experienced the joy of creative people coming together to support each other, and knew he wanted to participate. Fehr plans to pursue a career in the film industry, and holds the goal of having one of his films screened at SBIFF. His works can be viewed at www.Atticusfehr.com

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N EXPLORATION OF RELATIONSHIPS’ TEMPORAL NATURE, Dreams in Black and White examines how an individual can let go of the past. Directed by Mark Candore, a third year transfer student at California State University Long Beach, the film will be shared with the community at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

“I am inspired by the style of Terrence Malick’s films, which are less plot-driven and more focused on bringing emotions to the visual forefront,” said Candore. “It’s the visual poetry I love. All sorts of relationships, I think, can fit into this style.”

Formerly a Santa Barbara City College student, Candore was motivated to join the 10-10-10 Program in order to gain valuable insights and advice from industry mentors. Over his time with the program, he has greatly enjoyed being able to collaborate and network with other filmmakers.

Ultimately, he is eager to positively impact the film industry, whether that be as a director or an Director Mark Candore innovator.

“I just want to say a huge thanks to my crew and cast for this collaborative effort,” shared Candore. “Filmmaking is the most collaborative art form there is, and it is a shame that people tend to only focus on the actors or directors. We all rely on each other’s strengths to bring out the best in our art.”

Filmmaker Atticus Fehr

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Shooting at Pacifica Suites

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What’s Been Happening?

SBIFF Poster Revealed

Chomp on the Rocks Closed?

NO STUDENTS were housed at the Pacifica Suites hotel in Goleta where a shooting took place the night of Feburary 10th. (The prior program there has ended.) Victim identified as 43 year old Richard Cardano of Goleta. Sheriff says this is not a random shooting.

Santa Barbara fills INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL line up with Oscar nominees. Poster unveiling on February 10th came with fresh excitement after COVID impacts for two years. SBIFF set for March 2nd to 12th.

Promenade to Implement New Fire Lane Messages to me say CHOMP ON THE ROCKS at the Santa Barbara waterfront is no longer open. I checked Sunday, February 13th and it was empty. The related business upstairs, Salty at the Beach is open. Stand by for more details.

Remembering Ivan Reitman

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Montecito resident and film maker IVAN REITMAN has died. He brought us so many great films, National Lampoon’s Animal House, Ghostbusters, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Stripes, and so many more. He was very supportive of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Unity Shoppe. He started out by doing puppet shows as a child.

TAPE MEASURES and MAPS are out in Santa Barbara to mark the 20-foot fire lane in the downtown promenade. For about 25 businesses, outside parklets and patios will have to be cut back and rebuilt by March 8th.

Vehicle vs. Tractor Indoor Mask Mandate Changes, But Remain Cautious The mask rules are changing but Santa Barbara health officials urge the public to REMAIN CAUTIOUS around large gatherings. They say the virus is still present and a risk.

VEHICLE INTO A PARKED TRACTOR - Pedregosa St. at Garden St. the night of Friday, February 11th. Non-injury but major front end damage. Santa Barbara Police were on it.

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Rona Barrett Foundation Partners to Build Harry’s House

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N KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR SENIORS IN NEED, The Rona Barrett Foundation has partnered with the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara to build Harry’s House. Located at 890 Refugio Rd. in Santa Ynez, Harry’s House will be a new Independent Congregate Care Facility for low-income seniors and complete The Golden Inn and Village Master Plan.

“I’m thrilled to see the large construction trucks already on the property,” said Rona Barrett, founder and CEO/President of The Rona Barrett Foundation. “This means the last phase of The Golden Inn and Village campus in Santa Ynez is now underway.”

Harry’s House will include 60 studio apartments in a two-story building. Its construction will complete RBF’s vision for a community where senior residents can experience a continuum of care that meets their needs as they age in place.

The location’s services will include offering meals, activities, transportation, and oversight for individuals who would benefit from a more supportive environment. This will let more frail seniors be served on site, prolonging their independence and delaying the need for higher levels of care in a medical setting.

RBF and HASBARCO have teamed with The Parsons Group, manager for Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara’s Garden Court and Gardens, to develop these services.

“Our goal is to provide a new reality in which income limited seniors can expect housing, services and socialization that are commensurate with private pay models,” said Barrett. “We can no longer settle for treating those who have less, as any less deserving of a safe and supportive home in which to enjoy their golden years.” www.ronabarrettfoundation.org

SB Maritime Museum Partners with Girl Scouts to Host Weekend Cookie Sales

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T’S THIN MINTS AND PEANUT BUTTER PATTIES SEASON ONCE AGAIN, and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is partnering with the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast to support their cookie sales through March 13th. Every Saturday and Sunday between 10am to 6pm, excluding February 26th and 27th, girl scouts will be selling cookies on the museum patio.

Every cookie purchase goes toward opportunities for girls to learn, grow, and explore. All proceeds from SBMM sales will remain in the local community to support our region’s girl scouts.

“The Girl Scout Cookie program fuels local Girl Scouts’ adventures throughout the year: exploring what interests them, discovering their passions, and taking action on issues they care about,” said Tammie Helmuth, Girl Scouts CEO for this area. “The museum can be a part of that for them. Having a Girl Scout cookie booth here is a great fit.”

To learn more about the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast, visit www.girlscoutsccc.org

KCSB FM Celebrates 60th Anniversary

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ED BY UCSB STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN, KCSB is the oldest of all University of California radio stations. In honor of its 60th anniversary, the station is hosting its annual fund drive from February 9th-18th, and will hold a KCSB programmer reunion in late April.

“Founder Bill Harrision, then a student at UC Santa Barbara, launched KCSB in his dorm room in 1962,” states KCSB’s announcement.

“Today its signal on 91.9 FM covers most of Santa Barbara County and portions of Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties.”

With studios located at the base of Storke Tower on UCSB campus, most of KCSB’s on-air hosts are students, faculty, and university staff, with other community volunteers sometimes getting involved. It has been a valuable source of information over the years, from covering student demonstrations in Isla Vista in the 1970s to sharing the current leadership team: Program Director latest COVID-19 updates amidst the KCSB’s Diana Escamilla, General Manager Zena Omar, and pandemic. The station also features Assistant Program Director Al Simpkins music programming and public affairs coverage, and provides valuable experience to aspiring broadcast journalists and radio hosts.

“I never would have imagined that KCSB would have evolved into what it is today,” said station founder Bill Harrison.

During the station’s annual fund drive, listeners are encouraged to donate to the station online, with the opportunity to purchase KCSB merch. In April, KCSB will welcome current and former programmers for a reunion, with all individuals who have worked with KCSB over the past 60 years invited to attend. Details will be released via the KCSB email newsletter.

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To donate or subscribe to the KCSB newsletter, visit www.kcsb.org

Government Meetings South County Board of Architectural Review • 9:15am Fr, 2/18 • https://tinyurl.com/ybcfrww7 City Single Family Design Board consent agenda review • 11am Mo, 2/21 • https://tinyurl.com/588e8zzc

City Sign Committee • 9am Tu, 2/22 • www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SIGN City Architectural Board of Review Consent Agenda Review • 1pm Tu, 2/22 •

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City Architectural Board of Review • 3pm Tu, 2/22 • www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ABR City Community Development & Human Services Committee • 6pm Tu, 2/22 •

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County Planning Commission • 9am We, 2/23 • https://tinyurl.com/2p832p29 City Staff Hearing Officer • 9am We, 2/23 • www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO City Parks and Recreation Commission • 4pm We, 2/23 • https://tinyurl.com/5n7hscrb Montecito Board of Architectural Review • 1pm Th, 2/24 • https://tinyurl.com/2p88jwwv City Fire and Police Commission Meeting • 4pm Th, 2/24 • https://tinyurl.com/2p8mekuv North County Board of Architectural Review • 9am Fr, 2/25 • https://tinyurl.com/45929evr

Oak Park Dance Floor Restoration Project to Last through April

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HE 96 YEARS-OLD DANCE FLOOR AT OAK PARK WILL RECEIVE MUCH-NEEDED CARE this spring as the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department continues the floor’s restoration project. Through early April, the dance floor will be closed to undergo comprehensive waterproofing, evaluation and replacement of lumber, the removal and replacement of all visible framing, and more.

The historic structure is the site of regularly hosted dance and fitness classes, and is a part of community celebrations held in the park. It was originally built for a gala honoring Prince George of England hosted by the Campbell family in Goleta. It was transferred to Oak Park after a local farmer purchased it at auction following Col. Colin Campbell’s death in 1941.

To learn more visit www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/parksrec/default.asp

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS

O HONOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS of Black and African-American individuals, Santa Barbara County is observing Black History Month with events hosted by many local organizations. Whether you’re searching for a way to bond with your children through stories, educate yourself, or celebrate with poetry, there are community events for everyone.

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ARA HONRAR LOS LOGROS Y LAS CONTRIBUCIONES de las personas negras y afroamericanas, el condado de Santa Bárbara celebra el Mes de la Historia Negra con eventos organizados por muchas organizaciones locales. Ya sea que estes buscando una manera de conectar con tus hijos a través de historias, educarte o celebrar con poesía, hay eventos comunitarios para todos.

CHOCOLATE BABY STORYTIME

Virtual story readings • Healing Justice SB • Free • https://tinyurl.com/2s36vy2x • 9am Sa, 2/19 & 2/26.

HORA DEL CUENTO DEL BEBÉ DE CHOCOLATE

Lecturas de historias virtuales • Healing Justice SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/2s36vy2x • 9am sábados, 2/19 & 2/26.

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Local students are invited to learn more about Historical Black Colleges at Gateway Educational Services’ free virtual college fair, hosted 10am-12pm Saturday, February 26th.

Fun work-out experience • Healing Justice SB • SB Dance Arts, 531 East Cota St. • $40 • https://tinyurl.com/2p8r65nz • 11am Sa, 2/19.

EVENTO DE FITNESS EXTREMO DE HIP-HOP

Divertida experiencia de ejercicio • Healing Justice SB • SB Dance Arts, 531 East Cota St. • $40 • https:// tinyurl.com/2p8r65nz • 11am sábado, 2/19.

SUPPORTING LOVED ONES IN CRISIS: THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE

Virtual conversation • UCSB Healing Space & Healing Justice SB • Free • https://tinyurl.com/f7t38pm8 • 11am Su, 2/20.

APOYANDO A LOS SERES QUERIDOS EN CRISIS: LA PERSPECTIVA NEGRA

Conversación virtual • UCSB Healing Space & Healing Justice SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/f7t38pm8 • 11am domingo, 2/20.

COFFEE WITH A BLACK GUY

A virtual community conversation - Reparations 101 • Free • Register: www.cwabg.com • 6pm Th, 2/24.

CAFÉ CON UN CHICO NEGRO

Una conversación comunitaria virtual Reparaciones 101 • Gratis • Regístrate: www.cwabg.com • 6pm jueves, 2/24.

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Night of artistic expression • UCSB MultiCultural Center Lounge • Free • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25.

NOCHE DE MICRÓFONO ABIERTO

Noche de expresión artística • UCSB MultiCultural Center Lounge • Gratis • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25.

9TH ANNUAL SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE: REVITALIZING COMMUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD Virtual conference • UCSB MultiCultural Center • Free • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 9:30am-3pm Sa, 2/26 & 2/27.

9ª CONFERENCIA ANUAL DE JUSTICIA SOCIAL: REVITALIZAR LA COMUNIDAD EN UN MUNDO CAMBIANTE Conferencia virtual • Centro Multicultural UCSB • Gratis • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 9:30am-3pm sábado, 2/26 y 2/27.

VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR: HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGES

For grades 6-12 and community college students • Gateway Educational Services • Free • Contact info@gatewayeducationalservices.org • 10am-12pm Sa, 2/26.

FERIA VIRTUAL DE UNIVERSIDADES: UNIVERSIDADES NEGRAS HISTÓRICAS

Para los grados 6-12 y estudiantes de colegios comunitarios • Gateway Educational Services • Gratis • Envia un correo electrónico a info@ gatewayeducationalservices.org • 10am-12pm sábado, 2/26.

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION

Performances, poetry, crafts, and storytelling • SB Public Library • Alameda Park • Free • 10am-12pm Sa, 2/26.

CELEBRACIÓN DE LA HISTORIA NEGRA

Espectáculos, poesía, manualidades y narración de cuentos • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • 10am-12pm sábado, 2/26.

Ongoing Events: SB BLACK HISTORY MONTH HISTORICAL MUSEUM & MELANIN GALLERY

Community gallery • Melanin, 833 State St. • Free • 12-7pm We-Su. all of February

MES DE LA HISTORIA NEGRA EN SB: MUSEO HISTÓRICO Y GALERÍA MELANIN Galería de la comunidad • Melanin, 833 State St. • Gratis • 12-7pm miércoles-domingo, todo el mes febrero

SBPL BLACK HISTORY MONTH DISPLAY

SB Public Library observes Black History Month • Central Library, 40 East Anapamu St. • Free • Open all of February

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La Biblioteca Pública de SB celebra el Mes de la Historia Negra • Biblioteca Central, 40 East Anapamu St. • Gratis • Abierto todo el mes febrero

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By James Joyce III, Special to VOICE

HE WORDS THAT FOLLOW are not intended to make a case for reparations, per se. There are countless essays, articles, and books that do a great job of that. One such, in the June 2014 issue of The Atlantic, American journalist and scholar, Ta-Nehisi Coates, renewed the contemporary push for reparations, arguing that until America truly reckons with its compounding moral debt whose principal is chattel slavery, our nation will never be whole.

However, in observing the birth of the Tea Party movement and growth through its adolescent rebellion via the January 6, 2021 insurrection, one thing that has become abundantly clear is that reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans will do little to advance our society if the majority of the population harbors a resentment that comes from a genuine lack of understanding. An ideal approach to such atonement, would include both financial and educational components.

The concept may seem relatively new to some, but to know American history is to understand that as emancipation spread in the 19th Century, the formerly enslaved did make demands for compensation for generations of unpaid labor. Those demands were most notably inscribed in Special Field Order 15, issued on January 16, 1865 by Union General William T. Sherman. This order came in the final months of the American Civil war and just days after the Ohio-born West Point graduate, General Sherman met with a group of 20 Black ministers on the topic. The ensuing military order to confiscate hundreds of thousands of acres of Atlantic coastal property in three states for formerly enslaved Black families to settle, gave birth to the concept of 40-acres and a mule. Those reparative efforts were stymied a few weeks later following the assassination of President Abe Lincoln.

In 1989, 124 years later, with a nod to the unfulfilled promise of the 40-acres and a mule concept, U.S. Representative John Conyers (D-Mich), introduced what is now House Resolution 40. H.R. 40 is the federal proposal to establish a commission to study the effects of slavery and discriminatory policies on African Americans and recommend appropriate remedies, Community Conversation On Thursday, February 24th, starting at 6pm, community members will have an opportunity to get a better understanding of reparations as Coffee with a Black Guy presents Reparations 101, a community conversation. For this free virtual community offering, Coffee with a Black Guy founder James Joyce III will be joined in conversation

by Kamilah Moore, the reparatory justice scholar and attorney who chairs the CA Reparations Task Force; Laura Pitter, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s U.S. Program, and UCSB senior, Mekhi Mitchell, diversity and equity advocate for the UCSB Office of Black Student Development who will share some of his senior research thesis project to help frame the community conversation.

Register for this virtual conversation at www.cwabg.com

including reparations. In his spark that renewed the call for reparations, Coates highlighted H.R. 40 in his 2014 article; pointing out that despite it being introduced each congressional session, little progress had been made. When the late, Rep. Conyers retired in 2017, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) picked up the torch in introducing the federal proposal calling for a commission to study reparations. Finally, in 2021, for the first time in three decades, H.R. 40 passed out of committee and is positioned for a vote on the floor of Congress.

Parallel to the federal efforts for reparations, a few local governments have entered the conversation.

In 2019 the city council in Evanston, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, approved a reparations program that is a restorative housing effort that provides $25,000 for some Black residents of the city for a home loan down payment, mortgage, or home repairs. The first group for recipients through a drawing began receiving notification in recent weeks.

In the summer of 2021, a group of eleven mayors led by those from Los Angeles and Denver, pledged to pay reparations for slavery to groups of Black residents.

That followed statewide efforts in California the year prior when the legislature approved Assembly Bill 3121, a bill that established a task force to study and develop reparations proposals for African Americans, the first state to take such a measure. California’s nine-member reparations task force consists of both Gubernatorial and legislative appointees who are tasked with engaging communities throughout the state as they form a final proposal to be presented to the legislature by July 1, 2023.

It appears that the movement for reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans has advanced further in the past 30 years than it has since emancipation. And while the topic may make some people uncomfortable, the best way through discomfort is through it. Let’s dive into the conversation to learn the facts and concerns. Reparations is a viable path forward through to greater racial understanding. It’s a model that has been used in the past, both domestically and abroad.

Sources and recommended reading: The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic, June 2014, https://www.theatlantic. com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-forreparations/361631/ Exhibit A: Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabelle Wilkerson Exhibit B: Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabelle Wilkerson Closing argument: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones James Joyce III is Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Coffee With A Black Guy, an innovative movement in which he facilitates conversations about race and perspective for community groups and organizations. Joyce is a former award-winning journalist and runner up in the 2021 Santa Barbara mayoral election. To learn more about Coffee With A Black Guy, which provides both private and community offerings visit www.cwabg.com

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T CAN BE NO SURPRISE that retail prices have risen 7.5 percent in a year as reported today, Feb. 10th, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and in the FRED chart.

COVID-19 has scared financial markets and some three million workers from returning to their pre-pandemic jobs. The question is what can be done about it?

“The all items index rose 7.5 percent for the twelve months ending January, the largest twelvemonth increase since the period ending February 1982, said the BLS. The all items less food and energy index rose 6.0 percent, the largest twelvemonth change since the period ending August 1982. The energy index rose 27.0 percent over the last year, and the food index increased 7.0 percent.”

Part of the confusion is what has contributed to it. Studies show that it’s mainly worker shortages due to Omicron, countries slow to recover that are part of the disrupted supply chains, and consumers with lots of savings due to pandemic aid.

The hope is that the Fed can tame some of the inflation by raising interest rates and

making borrowing more expensive, which is the conventional tool to cool down activity.

But the ultimate inflation cure is when the Omicron and any other COVID-19 variant eventually morphs from a pandemic into an endemic virus, like the flu.

In fact, Omicron variant infections are declining faster than expected. As of February 2, 2022, the current seven-day moving average of daily new cases (378,015) decreased -37.6 percent compared with the previous seven-day moving average (605,735), the CDC’s COVID Tracker reported. Omicron infections are sharply down from the more than 800,000 at its peak in January.

At this tempo, it could be back to last October’s rate of approximately 100,000 daily new cases in March, per the CDC. More good news is that the U.S. added 467,000 jobs in January and hiring was much stronger at the end of 2021 than originally reported. The U.S. added 510,000 jobs in December instead of 199,000. And employment rose by 647,000 in November compared to the prior estimate of 249,000.

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I think we could call the next Build Back Better bill, the Build Back Better Housing bill, if we are really serious about wanting housing to be more affordable.

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Tree-of-the-Month, February 2022:

Evergreen Pear Pyrus kawakamii

HE EVERGREEN PEAR CREATES A REMARKABLE DISPLAY of blossoms in midwinter, when many other trees are dormant and quite bare. Ushering in the first hint of spring, this lovely tree will be completely covered by its white flowers. Afterwards, it will mimic a snowy winter, as its flower petals fall - gracefully as snowflakes - to cover the ground in blowing drifts. In summer and fall, its shining leaves will provide cooling shade over a broad area. Truly a tree for all seasons!

In late January to February, delicate flowers (¾-inch in diameter) appear in large clusters that are attached to the branches on short, terminal branchlets. Bees and butterflies love the nectar and pollen feast. After pollination, the flowers produce small (1-inch) round, though seldom-seen, bronze-colored fruits. These are inedible for humans - consequently, Evergreen Pear is considered an “ornamental” pear tree. Fortunately, birds do find the fruits delicious.

In the summer, when not in bloom, Evergreen Pear Flowers the tree is still attractive, because it fills its dense canopy with glossy, yellow-green, leathery, ovate leaves (three-inches long and two-inches wide), bearing wavy, finely tooted, margins and a pointed tip. In the fall, it develops its prized and colorful foliage display: the leaves will turn fiery red, mixed with bright yellow and orange. Technically, it is not an “evergreen” tree; it is semi-deciduous - and may drop all leaves after a freeze.

Evergreen Pear is a small- to medium-sized tree that, under ideal conditions, can grow to 30-feet in height with an equal spread. However, it is usually maintained in a smaller size, because it can easily be shaped to serve as an ideal courtyard or patio tree.

In any size, its naturally irregular growth habit does require early pruning, in order to give the tree an upright form and symmetrical crown. Be careful not to over-prune or to thin the canopy too much.

Evergreen Pear Bark A mature tree is distinguished from younger ones by its deeply furrowed, dark brown to gray bark, which is arranged in a blocked pattern.

The Evergreen Pear is native to temperate areas in China and Taiwan. Its botanical name is Pyrus kawakamii.

The genus name, Pyrus, is from the Latin word “pirus,” meaning “pear tree,” which was derived from the Greek word “pir,” meaning the element of fire. The specific epithet, kawakamii, was given by the botanist Bunzo

Hayata (1874-1934) to honor his fellow Japanese botanist, Takija Kawakami (18711915), who was the National Botanist for Formosa (now Taiwan). It is in the Rosaceae (Rose) family.

For a long time, Evergreen Pear was considered rare in our area. In the 1940s, only one was noted in the local horticultural literature - a single tree that stood on the grounds of Westmont College. In Evergreen Pear the 1960s, 1800 blocks of Garden Street and on the 900 to 1300 Evergreen Pear began to be generally available blocks of East Gutierrez Street. They can also be seen commercially. Since then, it has been used on Ferrara Way and Palermo Drive (in Hidden Valley), extensively here both as a street tree and as a on Barranca Way (on the Mesa), and on Eileen Way and landscape tree.

Lincolnwood Drive (in San Roque).

Evergreen Pear should be planted in full Tree-of-the-Month articles are sponsored by Santa Barbara sun. It grows best in well-drained sandy Beautiful, whose mission includes increasing public awareness loam but seems to tolerate clay soil and and appreciation of Santa Barbara’s many outstanding trees rocky conditions. When mature and fully and, in a long-time partnership with the City Parks & Recreation Department, the funding and planting of trees along the City’s established, it is relatively drought-tolerant streets.

- but does better with additional irrigation, Those who wish to honor a special someone can do so with especially in dry years. Evergreen Pears are an attractive commemorative marker that will be installed at propagated asexually, usually by grafting, to the base of an existing street tree in the City of Santa Barbara. produce trees that are genetically identical.

Because Santa Barbara Beautiful has participated in the planting to date of over 13,000 street trees, there are plenty of trees from Like other members of the Rose family, which to choose! Application forms are available at Evergreen Pear is relatively pest-free, but is www.sbbeautiful.org susceptible to two leaf diseases: Fire Blight and Fungal Leaf Spot. Fire Blight is a bacterial disease that causes the ends of twigs to appear as if they had been badly scorched by fire. It can be controlled, reasonably well, just by pruning out affected twigs. Fungal Leaf Spot, rarely a big problem, can be controlled with copper-based fungicides that, surprisingly, also help control Fire Blight.

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MMERSING VISITORS IN THE RICH TALENT AND HISTORY OF ONE OF SANTA BARBARA’S MOST INTRIGUING YET LARGELY UNDERAPPRECIATED WOMEN ARTISTS, Huguette Marcelle Clark: A Portrait of the Artist presents a uniquely insightful viewing experience. The first exhibition of Clark’s artwork since 1931, the intimate gallery deftly pairs information with 13 paintings to provide a comprehensive overview of Clark’s life and work. Presented in collaboration with the Bellosguardo Foundation, it will remain on display at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum through June 12th.

“We wanted to show the breadth of Huguette Clark’s talent,” said Dacia Harwood, Santa Barbara Historical Museum Director. “She lived a fascinating life, and we’ve learned more about her time in our community while preparing this exhibition.”

honor of her deceased older sister.

Ever inspired and moved by art, Clark avidly studied painting, with portraitist Tadeusz Styka acting as her teacher. Her works were eventually displayed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. as well as in Paris.

Locally, Clark painted at her estate and downtown at Meridian Studios on East De la Guerra Street, next to where her exhibition is featured at the SB Historical Museum almost 90 years later. She also participated in a local artists’ show at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery.

Artist Huguette Clark

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Untitled [Self Portrait while Painting], by Huguette Clark

Born in 1906, Huguette Clark was the daughter of senator and copper tycoon William A. Clark. She grew up between Paris and New York, where her father maintained a 121-room mansion that included five art galleries that welcomed the public for tours. Then, in 1923, William Clark purchased the Bellosguardo estate in Santa Barbara, launching her artistic and personal connection to the community. Many locals may know her name from the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, which she established in

Viewers can immediately appreciate the great artistic skill and historic significance of Clark’s work upon entering Huguette Marcelle Clark: A Portrait of the Artist. All of her paintings possess a distinctive, gauzy aura, utilizing soft lighting and brushstrokes to heighten the intimacy of the depicted scenes. The majority of the works displayed center on female subjects, Untitled [Portrait of Ballerina] by Huguette Clark including two delicate nudes, a graceful ballerina, and several piercing selfportraits. Seemingly determined to portray each woman as an individual, Clark’s portraits center on one figure at a time, with great care and attention to detail given to their facial expressions and sense of movement.

There is even a portrait of a Spanish dancer, pointing to Clark and her mother’s involvement with Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days celebrations. Multiple paintings also highlight Clark’s appreciation for Japanese culture, showing Japanese women wearing traditional garb.

Accompanying these paintings are historic images and newspaper clippings that grant visitors glimpses into Clark’s accomplishments and work. There is also a slideshow of photographs that have never been shared with the public before. The slideshow spans Clark’s childhood into her adult life, allowing her story to unfold in a personal and informative manner.

The SB Historical Museum has also opened its Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way exhibition in the adjacent gallery room. As many of de Forest’s landscape paintings depict familiar sights, including the Old Mission and East Beach, the exhibition pairs beautifully with Clark’s showcase to create a wholly local artistic experience.

Community members can also anticipate an upcoming talk presented by author Bill Dedman, who wrote a biography about Clark titled Empty Mansions, at 5:30pm on Wednesday, March 16th. Hosted at the museum, general admission is $20, $15 for museum members. To register visit the museum’s website.

Untitled [Portrait of Japanese Woman Arranging Flowers] by Huguette Clark

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LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: Queen of the Coast ~ Feb 20 • Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org MARCIA BURTT STUDIO: Summer in Winter ~ Apr 10 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

MARCIA BURT T Silo118 Funk Zone

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

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SB MUSEUM OF ART: Highlights of American Art; Portrait of Mexico Today; Important Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection: New Selections; Mediated Nature; Contemporary Gallery - Ongoing; • Tu – Su, 11 –5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364 SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: What’s in our Drawers? ~ Mar 31 • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 805-682-4711• www.sbnature.org • (The Sea Center is closed through Spring 2022 • some exhibitions now at Natural History Campus) SILO 118: Blaze, Lapalma, Foley & Foley, Patrick • Now re-opened! • 118 Gray St • 12-5 Th-Sa or by appt • www.silo118.com SULLIVAN GOSS: AN AMERICAN GALLERY: Leon Dabo: En France Encore ~ Mar 28; Juxtaposed ~ Feb 21 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www. sullivangoss.com SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art Of The Western Saddle; Tales From Mattei’s Tavern • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

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THOMAS REYNOLDS GALLERY: The Art of California • Th-Sat 12-5 & By Appt • www.thomasreynolds.com UCSB LIBRARY: A Call to Action: Documenting Santa Barbara’s Art & Activism ~ Jun 24 (Special Collections); Postcards from Salinas ~ Jun 20; Beyond The Wall: The Prison Art Resistance ~ Jul 22 • www.library.ucsb.edu WATERHOUSE GALLERY: Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mon-Sat, 12-4 Sun • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: Marie Schoeff: Amplifying the Between ~ Mar 26 • 805-565-6162 • M-F 10-4 • www.westmont.edu/museum WILDLING MUSEUM: Close to Home, Three Printmakers: Claudia Borfiga, Karen Schroeder, and Sara Woodburn ~ Feb 22 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org

SBCC Atkinson Gallery

What is America?

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XPLORING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF AMERICAN IDENTITY, What is America? opens at Santa Barbara City College’s Atkinson Gallery from 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday, February 24th. Featuring works of varying mediums by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Zoe Leonard, and Glenn Ligon, each artist responds to the exhibition’s title to highlight that there is no one, correct answer. The exhibition runs through April 1st. http://gallery.sbcc.edu

Art Events Eventos de Arte ANSEL ADAMS: THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA • Virtual talk by photographer Alan Ross • Wildling Museum of Art & Nature • $5 suggested donation • https://tinyurl.com/4nyknte9 • 3pm Su, 2/20.

ANSEL ADAMS: EL HOMBRE DETRÁS DE LA CÁMARA • Charla virtual del fotógrafo Alan Ross • Wildling Museum of Art & Nature • Donación sugerida de $5 • https://tinyurl.com/4nyknte9 • 3pm domingo, 2/20.

ARTFUL AFFAIRS: VOILÀ VAN GOGH Celebrating 80th anniversary and van Gogh exhibition opening • SB Museum of Art • $525 • https://tinyurl. com/2p97k3zp • Fr, 2/25.

ASUNTOS INGENIOSOS: VOILÀ VAN GOGH Celebración del 80 aniversario e inauguración de la exposición de van Gogh • Museo de Arte SB• $525 • https://tinyurl.com/2p97k3zp • viernes, 2/25.

STUDIO ART WORKSHOP - VAN GOGH Family painting workshop • Ganna Walska Lotusland & SBMA • Lotusland • $125 per family of 5 members, $155

Van Gogh

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GETTING TO KNOW

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HILE ONLY A HANDFUL OF HIS PAINTINGS FOCUS ON SUNFLOWERS AS THE MAIN SUBJECT, Vincent van Gogh’s name has become permanently linked with this sunny, happy flower.

Floral still lifes were all the rage when van Gogh was studying art, and he recognized that they provided a unique opportunity for him to explore and practice color theories.

This interest in using brighter colors was inspired by the Impressionist movement, including works like Peonies, by Édouard Manet, (right). However, ever the creative non-conformist, van Gogh was compelled to specifically capture sunflowers’ vibrancy, even though many considered them simplistic and provincial.

“I find comfort in contemplating the sunflowers,” he wrote to fellow artist Émile Bernard in 1888.

Van Gogh’s appreciation of sunflowers reached a delightful peak when artist Paul Gauguin came to live with him. Upon hearing that Gauguin liked his sunflower works, van Gogh crafted his now-famous sunflower paintings and decorated Gauguin’s bedroom Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), with them. At van Gogh’s funeral, many Peonies, 1864–65. Oil on canvas, 23 3/8 × 13 7⁄8 mourners brought sunflowers. in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joan Image courtesy of SB Museum of Art

February 18, 2022

Learn more about van Gogh, at www.vangoghmuseum.nl

Whitney Payson, 1975, 1976.201.16.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s exhibition, Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and his Sources, opens February 27th, 2022. www.SBMA.net

Want Your Students to Learn About Vincent?

School Field Trips (K-12) Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island by Zoe Leonard

general admission family • https://tinyurl.com/yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm or 1-3pm Su, 2/27.

TALLER DE ESTUDIO DE ARTE - VAN GOGH Taller de pintura familiar • Ganna Walska Lotusland y SBMA • Lotusland • $125 por familia de 5 miembros, $155 entrada general familiar • https://tinyurl.com/ yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm o 1-3pm domingo, 2/27.

FAMILY SUNDAY WORKSHOP Hands-on art workshop • Museum of Contemporary Art SB • Free members, $15 general • https://tinyurl. com/2hxwb9sf • 11am-12pm Su, 2/27.

TALLER DE DOMINGO FAMILIAR Taller práctico de arte • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo SB • Miembros gratis, $15 general • https://tinyurl.com/2hxwb9sf • 11am-12pm domingo, 2/27.

EXHIBITION OPENING What is America? with work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Zoe Leonard, and Glenn Ligon at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, Humanities Bldg #202, East Campus, 721 Cliff Dr • 3:30 - 5:30pm Th, 2/24.

SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW • Local artists & artisans • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., SB • 10am-5pm Sundays.

EXPOSICIÓN DE ARTES Y ARTESANIAS SB • De artistas y artesanos locales • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., SB • 10am5pm los domingos.

Send your art openings, receptions, and events to Art@VoiceSB.com to be included in this free listing.

BOOK A FIELD TRIP for your students to visit Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources! In this 45-minute guided tour, third to 12th grade students are introduced to Vincent van Gogh’s life and work, as well as the many artists and writers who inspired him.

Register at: https://tickets.sbma.net/school-group/school-field-trips/n/3/overview/

During the run of the exhibition (February 27 to May 22), school tours are available on Tuesday and Thursday at 10 and 10:30am. Field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance.

All K-12 school tours at SBMA are offered free of charge. Busing for students from Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria to the Museum is FREE. For those outside of these three districts, transportation stipends are available.

For questions, please contact SBMA’s Education Department at 805.884.6457 or email Elena Hancock at ehancock@sbma.net.

School Field Trips (College) To book a tour for colleges and universities, please call 805.884.6423 or email groupvisits@sbma.net. Museum Visitor Services staff are happy to assist you.

Call for Artists - Earth Day Mural

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RE YOU INSPIRED BY EARTH DAY AND CLIMATE LEADERSHIP? Artists living and working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties are invited to submit their concepts and proposals for a 2022 Earth Day Mural to appear on the Paseo Nuevo Arts Terrace Parking Deck adjacent to Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. The chosen artist or artist group will receive a materials budget and stipend to paint their mural between April 11th to 21st, with the mural being revealed on the 23rd.

Application deadline March 11th

www.mcasantabarbara.org/earth-day-mural

Detail Nurture Our Mother, by Claudia Borfiga and Adriana Arriaga

WILL SMITH KING RICHARD

AUNJANUE ELLIS KING RICHARD

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH THE POWER OF THE DOG

JAVIER BARDEM BEING THE RICARDOS

EMILIA JONES CAITRIONA BALFE JAMIE DORNAN CODA BELFAST BELFAST ARIANA DEBOSE ALANA HAIM WEST SIDE STORY LICORICE PIZZA

KRISTEN STEWART SPENCER

NICOLE KIDMAN BEING THE RICARDOS

SIMON REX RED ROCKET TROY KOTSUR SANIYYA SIDNEY CODA KING RICHARD

MARCH 2-12, 2022

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