VOICE Magazine: March 8, 2024

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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Mobile Dental Clinic Delivering Healthy Smiles to Our Schools

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

LAST FEBRUARY 27TH three children from the Santa Barbara Unified School District skipped school to fill the County Board of Supervisors meeting with joy and radiant smiles.

They were patients of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Mobile Dental Clinic that came to celebrate a resolution sponsored by Rep. Laura Capps to make February 2024 National Children’s Dental Health month in Santa Barbara County.

Harding Principal Veronica Binkley thanked the “energetic team of Dental Specialists who are professional, organized, adaptive, interactive, resourceful, bilingual, and very kid friendly,” before introducing the 4th and 6th-graders, who answered Rep. Capps’s question of whether having the mobile dental clinic coming to their school made it easier to go to the dentist.

“I’m not afraid of going to the dentist anymore,” said Paulina. “Going to the dentist is fun,” added Emiliano.

Don’t worry, the kids didn’t get in trouble for missing school, they were escorted by Binkley; Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent; Karen Reyes, Harding

Family Engagement Liaison; as well as Quynh Nguyen, DDS, Chief Dental Officer at Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC); and Mahdi Ashrafian, MD, MBA, SBNC CEO.

For the last few months, SBNC has been visiting schools with their colorful mobile dental clinic, made possible by a $100,000 grants from the Women’s Fund and the Fowler Foundation. As many between 200 and 400 children per week are getting full dental services that go beyond dental screenings.

The clinic does preventative care, which includes education, fluoride application, and sealants to prevent caries. But they also bring portable X-ray equipment into an empty classroom and do fillings, extractions, and other restorative work on site.

“All students, with parental consent, will be treated, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay or insurance coverage,” Dr. Nguyen told me. “Students without insurance and whose parents cannot afford treatment will be treated with

about the access to free dental care.”

grant funding from Cornelia Moore Foundation and Cecilia Fund, two organizations that have generously supported SBNC patients for years.”

“As a child immigrant myself I did not have access to dental care until I went to middle school,” said Superintendent Maldonado, as she reminded the board about the high number of people living in poverty in Santa Barbara. “That was because my parents had factory jobs and hourly pay and in order for them to take us six children to get dental care they needed to take two buses across town. It wasn’t until our neighbor’s daughter got a job at a dental office that they learned

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic was formed in 1998 with the merging of The Isla Vista Health Projects (formed in 1970), the Carrillo Clinic (born as the Freedom Clinic in 1971), and the Westside Clinic (1973). Currently they operate eight clinics in Santa Barbara County. Today, SBNC consists of four medical clinics, two dental clinics, a bridge clinic and two mobile medical units.

www.sbclinics.org

“This whole idea of a school-based mobile clinic came from the realization that many students are missing critical care.” said Dr. Ashrafian. “We decided to remove the barriers and take the care directly to them.” The collaboration has been so successful that “we have expanded this collaboration to include medical care.”

Principal Binkley spoke of the importance of this partnership, remembering that she had a student four years ago with such bad tooth decay that they were losing sleep, “and couldn’t concentrate and was missing a lot of school. Working with her family, I was able to take them to the East Side Neighborhood Clinic. They provided a grant . . . and she was treated and was able to continue her learning journey, so you can imagine how relieved and how important this was to us to get this partnership going has been nothing short of amazing.”

Find out more about SBNC and how you can help at www.sbclinics.org

www.sbclinics.org

Mahdi Ashrafian, MD, MBA, SBNC CEO and Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent

Mahdi Ashrafian, MD, MBA, SBNC CEO and Quynh Nguyen, DDS, SBNC Chief Dental Officer

Scales of justice tip in favor of Dos Pueblos High School Mock Trial Competition

AFTER A CLOSELY CONTESTED FINAL ROUND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, March 2nd, Dos Pueblos High School emerged victorious in the 41st annual Santa Barbara County Mock Trial competition, defeating San Marcos High School. Third and fourth places were awarded to Carpinteria High School and Laguna Blanca High School, respectively. Dos Pueblos will go on to represent Santa Barbara County at the Mock Trial State Finals in Los Angeles on March 22nd to 24th.

The Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) sponsors the two-weekend event with assistance from the Santa Barbara County Superior Court and Teach Democracy (formerly the Constitutional Rights Foundation).

During the Mock Trial competition, students hone analytical and communication skills as they portray each of the principal characters of a courtroom trial, including the defendant, legal counsel, witnesses, court clerks, and bailiffs.

This year, seven Santa Barbara County high schools participated: Carpinteria High School, Dos Pueblos High School, Laguna Blanca High School, Lompoc & Cabrillo high schools, San Marcos High School, and Santa Barbara High School.

“The entire DP community is so proud!” said Dos Pueblos High Principal Bill Woodard, a former Mock Trial coach himself who pointed out that the DP team has now taken first place in six of the last seven county competitions. “And hats

off to San Marcos, too, for being part of the most intense rivalry in all of Santa Barbara County! The mutual respect and competitiveness of these two programs should make us all proud.”

EMS Director Awarded Administrator of the Year

THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECOGNIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY DIRECTOR, NICHOLAS “NICK” CLAY, who has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious “Emergency Medical Services Administrator of the Year” Award by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) for year 2023.

Through unprecedented challenges affecting the County of Santa Barbara, including the COVID-19 pandemic, large-scale wildfires, and the Montecito debris flow, Clay demonstrated unwavering dedication to the state and local Emergency Medical Services systems. As the EMS Administrator for the County of Santa Barbara EMS Agency, he played a pivotal role in navigating these crises.

In addition to his role as EMS Administrator, Clay assumed the presidency of the Emergency Medical Services Administrators Association of California (EMSAAC). In this capacity, he advocated for local EMS system issues on a statewide level, and implemented innovative measures to modernize EMSAAC’s online platforms.

“I appreciate being recognized, but most EMS professionals are not here for the accolades. I’m just passionate about the delivery of EMS and elevating our services here in the County of Santa Barbara and across the state,” Clay noted. “This award is not about me, but the EMS staff, providers, other EMS agencies and the groups of people that come together as one collective focusing on community health and impacting communities.”

The award ceremony, where Clay will be formally recognized, is scheduled to take place on May 8th, at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone in St. Helena, CA.

SBHS Has a New Principal

WITH A VOTE OF 4-0, THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED BOARD OF TRUSTEES unanimously appointed Fred Razo as principal at Santa Barbara High School (SBHS). Razo had come out of retirement over the summer to first serve as interim principal at SBHS. Razo graduated from Cal Poly with two Master’s Degrees in Counseling with Marriage and Family Therapy Emphasis and Education.

County of SB Names New Public Works Director

C“I am very pleased and honored to continue on as Principal. I look forward to working together with our outstanding staff, students, parents, and community,” said Razo. “SBHS is rich in tradition, history, and working to do all we can for our students. I look forward to taking those steps together with all of you this year and beyond,”

He previously worked at SBHS for 15 years, serving as Assistant Principal before retirement. Razo also worked up and down the state, including at Santa Maria Joint Union High School District and the Santa Barbara County Office of Education.

“Mr. Razo has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and a deep commitment to the success and well-being of all students, staff, and community. We look forward to seeing his continued stewardship at Santa Barbara High School,” said Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent.

HRIS SNEDDON HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS as the incoming Public Works Department Director. Sneddon’s selection comes after an extensive nationwide search to find the ideal candidate to succeed Scott McGolpin, who will retire from the position in March 2024. Sneddon will assume his new role on April 1st.

Sneddon has worked for Santa Barbara County since 2002 and is the Public Works Department

Deputy Director of Transportation. He is responsible for the planning, engineering, construction, administration, and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure within the county’s unincorporated area.

“I am honored and excited to lead the Public Works Department and continue the vital work of maintaining and improving our County’s infrastructure,” Sneddon commented. “I look forward to working with our highperforming staff, the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive Office, and other departments to accomplish great things for our communities and constituents.”

Fred Razo

Courtesy of Santa Barbara County Education Office

Nicholas Clay

Chris Sneddon

Achieving the Two-State Solution in the Wake of Gaza War

Peace can come through the immediate implementation of the two-state solution, making the admission of Palestine to the United Nations the starting point, not the ending point.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares / March 5, 2024, Common Dreams

PEACE CAN COME THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION,

making the admission of Palestine to the United Nations the starting point, not the ending point.

The two-state solution is enshrined in international law and is the only viable path to a long-lasting peace. All other solutions—a continuation of Israel’s apartheid regime, one bi-national state, or one unitary state—would guarantee a continuation of war by one side or the other or both. Yet the two-state solution seems irretrievably blocked. It is not. Here is a pathway.

The Israeli government strongly opposes a two-state solution, as does a significant proportion of the Israeli population, some on religious grounds (“God gave us the land”) and some on security grounds (“We can never be safe with a State of Palestine”). A significant proportion of Palestinians regard Israel as an illegitimate settler-colonial entity, and in any event distrust any peace process.

How then to proceed?

The usual recommendation is the following six-step sequence of events: (1) ceasefire; (2) release of hostages; (3) humanitarian assistance; (4) reconstruction; (5) peace conference for negotiations between Israel and Palestine; and finally (6) establishment of two states on agreed boundaries. This path is impossible. There is a perpetual deadlock on steps 5 and 6, and this sequence has failed for 57 years since the 1967 war.

The failure of Oslo is the paradigmatic case in point. There are irreconcilable differences, such as the status of East Jerusalem. Israeli zealots would force from power any Israeli politician who dares to give up East Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty and Palestinian zealots would do the same with any Palestinian leader who gave up sovereignty over East Jerusalem. We should relinquish the continuing illusion that Israel will ever reach agreement, or that Palestine would ever have the negotiating power to engage meaningfully with Israel, especially when the Palestinian Authority is highly dependent on the U.S. and other funders.

The correct approach is therefore the opposite, starting with the establishment of two states on globally agreed boundaries, notably the boundaries of June 4, 1967 as enshrined in UN Security Council and UN General Assembly resolutions. The UN member states will have to impose the two-state solution, instead of waiting for yet another Palestinian-Israeli failed negotiation.

peacekeepers, disarmament, border security, etc.) and sticks (sanctions for violations by either party).

The only conceivable border for creating the two-state solution is that of June 4, 1967. Starting from that border, the two sides might indeed negotiate a mutually agreed swap of land for mutual benefit, but they would do so knowing that the “best alternative to a negotiated agreement” (BATNA) is the June 4, 1967 border.

It is quite possible, indeed likely, that the U.S. would initially veto the proposed pathway. After all, the U.S. has already used its veto multiple times to block merely a ceasefire. Yet, the process of eliciting the U.S. veto and then securing a large majority vote in the UN General Assembly will be salutary for three reasons.

First, U.S. politics is shifting rapidly against Israeli policies given the U.S. public’s growing understanding of Israel’s war crimes and Israel’s political extremism. This shift in public opinion makes it far more likely that the U.S. leaders will sooner rather than later accept the basic approach outlined here because of U.S. domestic political dynamics. Second, the increasing U.S. isolation in the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly is also weighing heavily on U.S. leaders, and forcing the U.S. leadership to reconsider its policy positions in view of geopolitical considerations. Third, a strong vote in the UNSC and UNGA for the two-state solution on June 4, 1967 borders will help to strengthen international law and the terms of the eventual settlement as soon as the U.S. veto is lifted.

For these reasons, there is a realistic prospect that the UN will finally exercise its international legal and political authority to create the conditions for peace.

Twenty-two years ago, Arab and Islamic leaders affirmed in the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative that the only pathway to peace is through the two-state solution. On February 7, 2024, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reasserted that a comprehensive peace will only be achieved by recognizing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as the capital. The Arab states and the world community generally shouldn’t buy into another vague peace process that is likely doomed to fail, especially given the urgency caused by the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the badwill accumulated over the past 57 years of a fruitless “Peace Process.”

Two sovereign states, on the boundaries of June 4, 1967, protected initially by UNbacked peacekeepers and other guarantees, will be the starting point for a comprehensive and just peace...

Thus, the settlement should follow this order: (1) establishment of Palestine as 194th member state within two-state solution framework on June 4, 1967 borders; (2) immediate ceasefire; (3) release of hostages; (4) humanitarian assistance; (5) peacekeepers, disarmament, and mutual security; and (6) negotiation on modalities (settlements, return of refugees, mutually agreed land-swaps, and others; but not boundaries).

In 2011, the State of Palestine (now recognized by 140 UN member states but not yet as a UN member state itself) applied for full UN member status. The UN Security Council Committee on New Members (constituted by the UN Security Council) recognized the legitimacy of Palestine’s application, but as is utterly typical in the “peace process,” the U.S. government prevailed on the Palestinian Authority to accept “observer status,” promising that full UN membership would soon follow. Of course, it did not.

The Security Council, backed by the UN General Assembly, has the power under the UN Charter to impose the two-state settlement. It can do so as a matter of international law, following decades of relevant resolutions. It can then enforce the solution through a combination of carrots (economic inducements, reconstruction funding, UNSC-backed

Peace can come through the immediate implementation of the two-state solution, making the admission of Palestine to the UN the starting point, not the ending point. Two sovereign states, on the boundaries of June 4, 1967, protected initially by UN-backed peacekeepers and other guarantees, will be the starting point for a comprehensive and just peace not only between Israel and Palestine—and also a regional peace that would secure diplomatic relations across the Middle East and end this conflict that has burdened the inhabitants, the region, and the world, for more than a century.

Jeffrey D. Sachs, who recently received the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Distinguished Peace Leader award, is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank. Sachs was Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan (2001-7), Ban Ki-moon (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18). www.JeffSachs.org

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Santa Barbara Earth Day

Theme Set for 2024: Planet vs. Plastics

NOW IN ITS 54TH YEAR, THE SANTA BARBARA EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

is set to return to Alameda Park on Saturday, April 27th. The communityorganized festival is one of the longest-running Earth Day celebrations in the country and one of the largest Earth Day festivals on the West Coast. Presented by the Community Environmental Council and co-produced with longtime festival partner, CarpEvents, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival continues to serve as a beacon for environmental advocacy and education.

“As we prepare for the 2024 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival, we are reminded of Santa Barbara’s deep-rooted legacy as a pioneer in the environmental movement,” said Kathi King, CEC’s Director of Climate Education & Leadership and Festival CoDirector. “This is not only a point of pride for our community but a constant reminder of the responsibility we carry in leading environmental stewardship and advocacy.”

This year, the festival is aligning with the Earth Day Network’s global theme of Planet vs. Plastics, calling to advocate for widespread awareness on the health risks of plastics and pushing for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution by the end of 2024. To further amplify this critical initiative, CEC is pleased to announce Alejandra Warren as the recipient of its 2024 Santa Barbara Earth Day Environmental Hero Award. Warren

Celebrating the Legacy of David Krieger, Champion of Nuclear Abolition

ON MARCH 14TH, THE NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION will commemorate the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Dr. David Krieger, the Foundation’s Co-Founder and President Emeritus. The event will take place at the Music Academy’s Hahn Hall, from 4 to 6pm, with a reception to follow at the Marilyn Horne House. The event is free and open to the public.

David Krieger, renowned for his unwavering commitment to peace and tireless advocacy for nuclear disarmament, passed away on December 7th, 2023.

Born on March 27th, 1942, David Krieger’s journey towards peace activism began during his studies in Japan in the 1960s, where he was deeply moved by the tragic atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their aftermath. Determined to devote his life to the abolition of nuclear weapons, David became a leading voice in the fight for disarmament, serving as a beacon of hope and inspiration for countless individuals worldwide.

The Celebration of the Legacy of David Krieger will feature a program honoring his life and achievements, followed by a reception to mark his enduring impact on the Santa Barbara community and the world. Speakers will include NAPF’s President, Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Professor Richard Falk, and David’s children, Mara Sweeney and Jonathon Krieger. The program will also include poetry readings by Perie Longo, Chrys Yost, and Paul Willis, as well as musical performances by Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul, and Mary) and the duo Hal Maynard and Sandy Jones. All will reflect on David’s legacy and the ongoing pursuit of peace and a world free of nuclear weapons.

www.wagingpeace.org/celebration-legacy-of-david-krieger/

is the co-founder and Executive Director of Plastic Free Future (PFF), a Californiabased nonprofit committed to the reduction and elimination of plastic pollution through promoting reusable alternatives, with a focus on outreach to underserved and systemically-excluded communities.

The Santa Barbara Earth Day Festivalwill run from Saturday the 27th, 11am to 7pm, to Sunday, April 28th, from 11am to 6pm.

Camerata Pacifica Appoints New Board Members

CAMERATA PACIFICA, OF THE NATION’S LEADING CHAMBER MUSIC COLLECTIVES, has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors, announced Board Chair Kimberly Valentine. They include Dr. Paula Levy, D.D.S. (Santa Rosa Valley), a retired orthodontist; Natalie N. Schnaitmann, LSCW, (Glendora), executive director of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope National Comprehensive Cancer Center; and Felicia Yang (West Los Angeles), a materials engineer specializing in satellite development. Each will serve a three-year term.

PAULA LEVY practiced Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in Camarillo and Simi Valley, for 36 years. An amateur pianist, she has always been passionate about classical music and has attended Camerata Pacifica concerts for decades. Paula and her husband Miguel live in the Santa Rosa Valley area, just north of Thousand Oaks, where they raised their family.

NATALIE SCHNAITMANN, in her executive role at City of Hope, leads the vision and development of a unique, fully integrated, interdisciplinary Department of Supportive Care Medicine comprised of multiple divisions and specialties. Schnaitmann was instrumental in implementing Camera Pacifica’s Nightingale Channel at City of Hope. This landmark resource for hospitals provides music programming, drawn from Camerata Pacifica’s extensive video library of performances, delivered via iPads to patient bedsides, outpatient treatment areas, and care teams.

FELICIA YANG, in addition to her highly successful career as a materials engineer specializing in satellite development, is a music and sport enthusiast. Yang began studying piano at age six. She won a number of concerto competitions and performed as a soloist with youth and All-State orchestras. Although she decided to pursue engineering in college, Yang stayed involved in music.

www.cameratapacifica.org

Preteen Vaccinations Encouraged by County

IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PRETEEN POPULATION (ages 1112), the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (SBCPHD) is joining with the California Department of Public Health in recognizing March 4th to 8th as Preteen Vaccine Week. Parents are urged to ensure their children receive the recommended vaccines for preteens, specifically the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), HPV (human papillomavirus), flu, COVID-19, varicella, and meningococcal vaccines.

SBCPHD encourages parents and guardians to schedule a visit with their child’s healthcare provider. The Tdap vaccine helps protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, also known as “whooping cough.” The HPV vaccine is known to offer protection again human papillomavirus and the cancers it can cause. Preteens also need flu and COVID vaccines which are recommended for everyone six months or older. And, just as important is the meningococcal vaccine because it is crucial in preventing potentially deadly meningitis, which can strike preteens and young adults. It is recommended for 11-to-12-year-olds plus a booster dose at age 16. For info visit www.sbcphd.org/iz

Photo by Andrew Hill

Paula Levy

Natalie Schnaitmann

Felicia Yang

Photo courtesy of Nuclear Age Peace Fdn

David Krieger

Community Invited to Celebrate One Year Anniversary at Grace Fisher

MARKING AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF PROVIDING FREE PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES,

the Grace Fisher Foundation will be celebrating with a 1st Anniversary Party for its Inclusive Arts Clubhouse. The party will take place on March 8th from 5pm to 7pm at the Inclusive Arts Clubhouse, in La Cumbre Plaza. The foundation will host a lively and entertaining event open to all ages. Promising an evening filled with music, art, delectable desserts, and fun activities for everyone, attendees can immerse themselves in the world of art while enjoying live musical performances in collaboration with Out Of The Box Theater Company.

”We are immensely proud of the impact the Inclusive Arts Clubhouse has had on the community in just one year,” said Jana Brody, the Director of Operations/Development at the Grace Fisher Foundation. “This celebration is a testament to the power of art and inclusivity coming together to create positive change in people’s lives.”

The Grace Fisher Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to fostering creativity, inclusivity, and community engagement through various programs and initiatives. The Inclusive Arts Clubhouse, established by the foundation, provides free programming to empower individuals of all ages to explore and express themselves through the arts.

www.gracefisherfoundation.org

CAMPUS + COMMUNITY

UC Santa Barbara Moves Toward Restoration of Ellwood Marine Terminal

By Shelly Leachman / The UC Santa Barbara Current

WITH A GOAL OF RESTORING THE SITE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC , UC Santa Barbara has received approval from the California Coastal Commission to initiate the demolition of the Ellwood Marine Terminal (EMT) tanks, pipes and facilities. The project follows the UCSB Cheadle Center’s restoration of North Campus Open Space, and its long-term management and ongoing restoration of Coal Oil Point Reserve.

With grant funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board, State Coastal Conservancy, and former property tenants — and with leadership by UC Santa Barbara — the EMT project will include removal of the facilities and screening trees to provide for nearly 360-degree views. Views will extend from open ocean and the surf at Sands Beach through the dunes, Devereux Slough, and the Santa Ynez mountains. The restoration vision includes protecting existing wetlands and restoring the historic high point that was leveled when the tanks were installed in 1929. Habitats to be restored include native perennial bunchgrass, seasonal and perennial wetlands, coastal sage scrub, mixed oak woodland, coastal dunes, and riparian scrub.

Beginning in March, UC Santa Barbara will facilitate a public engagement process to help delineate the public access trails, overlooks and interpretation that will be guided by perspectives from the Chumash community, neighbors, birders, students and other interested users. Public participation is welcome; anyone interested should email ncos@ccber.ucsb.edu for more information.

The demolition and remediation are anticipated to take at least eight months. The restoration work will begin in parallel in areas surrounding the facility, and continue for up to five years of active restoration. Public access engagement will extend through this spring in conjunction with the landscape architecture design process. Public access features such as trails, overlooks, and signage will require additional funding and may be installed in 2026.

The proposed project seeks to remediate the impacts of the EMT tanks and to fulfill the vision of a restored coastal terrace at Ellwood-Devereux for generations of Californians.

Printed with permission of UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications

Public Hearings Announced for Proposed Amendment to the Measure A Ordinance and Investment Plan

PUBLIC HEARINGS ABOUT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEASURE A ORDINANCE AND INVESTMENT PLAN will be held by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. The proposed amendment involves the Goleta Overpass Improvements Project, and a change to City of Goleta Project Connect. This would amend Measure A, a local transportation initiative funded by a half-cent sales tax, with 79 percent in favor. This measure finances a wide range of transportation projects and programs endorsed by the voters.

The SBCAG Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing at 10am on Thursday, March 21st to discuss the amendment proposal. This meeting will take place at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara located at 105 E. Anapamu Street, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara.

A final vote of the Board is expected at 10am on Thursday, April 18th. This meeting will take place at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria located at 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.

Information on how to remotely participate in both hearings in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and online will be provided on the Board of Directors agenda. The agendas will be published on the SBCAG website no less than 48 hours prior to the meetings start. www.sbcag.org/get-involved/events

Red Cross Month Kicks off to Honor Community Heroes

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE PACIFIC COAST KICKED OFF ITS ANNUAL RED CROSS MONTH CELEBRATION on March 1st to honor local community heroes who help ensure their neighbors never face crises alone.

Red Cross Month is a national tradition that began in March 1943 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first Red Cross Month proclamation — and each U.S. president has followed ever since. Throughout March, local leaders will issue proclamations declaring March as Red Cross Month to honor those who power our lifesaving mission – volunteers, blood donors, and financial donors – and help when emergencies strike.

In Santa Barbara, the celebration continues when Downtown Santa Barbara raises Red Cross flags that line the Downtown Santa Barbara State Street corridor.

“During Red Cross Month, we are proud to honor the people in our community who step up to support one another when help can’t wait during emergencies,” said Tony Briggs, Regional CEO and Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Chapter. “This relief and hope wouldn’t be possible without these local heroes. Please consider joining in their commitment by donating, volunteering, giving blood or platelets, or taking a lifesaving skills course.”

Join the Red Cross Month celebration by visiting redcross.org to make a financial donation, give blood or platelets, become a volunteer, or take a lifesaving skills course.

Grace Fisher in front of The Clubhouse at La Cumbre

Courtesy of Grace Fisher Foundation

On the Street with John Palminteri

Granada Will Reopen on Sunday (3/3)

FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST: The water damaged Granada Theatre stage has been replaced and it will be back in use this Sunday after a delay of about a month. After a water crisis a month ago, the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara is set to warm up the lights and raise the curtain again.

The damage was an accident. It took place during a set up for a show when a fire sprinkler head about 65 feet above the stage was hit and broke off. Water gushed down and soaked the stage along with everything under it, before the main valve could be shut off.

The Executive Chairman Palmer Jackson Jr. said in the first week after the water event they had a plan.

“We ordered a new stage, we expedited all the deliveries, and so they arrived within days, and so the stage has been in for a week now,” he said. “The sub floor we had to do a lot of work in the basement to dry all that out and replace what was necessary.”

A new stage was ordered and it was expedited from a company that was preparing a stage for another venue and was able to pivot to help out Santa Barbara’s needs. Last week the stage was finished.

The next show will be Sunday when legendary rockers The Marshall Tucker Band and the Jefferson Starship will take the stage. “They will be the first ones to actually perform, so we will see what they say,” said Jackson.

The Granada will be celebrating its 100th year the weekend of April 12th with three days of shows to feature as they say “the past, the present, and the future.”

Gauchos Rally Up!

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD: Thursday night’s sold out UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball game against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the Thunderdome will be a memorable highlight of the season. Coach Joe Pasternack has said to me many times, how much the team appreciates this type of energy from the students and the community.

Metropolitan Theatres Files Chapter 11

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD: The historic 1920’s era Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara is owned by Metropolitan Theatres and is part of the just filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was founded in 1923. Metropolitan Theaters has 85 screens and two IMAX auditoriums in California, Colorado, and Utah. The Arlington was the centerpiece of the just completed 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, featuring the biggest names in the movie industry and multiple Oscar nominees.

Leap Day Weddings Trending

FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST: The Santa Barbara County Courthouse has had 22 Leap Day weddings today. The couples will celebrate every 1,461 days. The courthouse is often voted the number one wedding venue location in the Santa Barbara Independent Reader’s poll.

1st Responders

SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND: Haley Street at Quarantina shut down. Three vehicles damaged. Hard hit and run. Santa Barbara Police and fire on scene. A lot of debris. Suspect driver ran from the scene with the passenger. Suspect’s car has beers all over the front floor. Two open in center console.

MONDAY, MARCH 29TH: In the last three days of rain there have been multiple rollovers, vehicles over the side, and vehicles going from Hwy 101 to the train tracks (causing delays) in an area from Gaviota to El Capitan near Goleta.

Photo by Yvette Hernandez

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Women of the Santa Barbara Harbor

By Sigrid Toye / Special to VOICE

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S MARCH ALREADY? Despite the soaking coming from above, Spring is finally approaching and its early signals are the lilies trumpeting the news and the February blossoms now faded. Mother Nature’s whims, however, haven’t stopped us from celebrating the entire month of March as Women’s History Month. On Friday, March 1st, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum was the first in line with a special exhibit honoring the women who’ve made an important contribution to the harbor and waterfront community.

This exhibition, Women of the Santa Barbara Harbor, contains a selection of 13 women who work — and volunteer — in and around the harbor. Most of the women featured have broken new ground in their pursuits in areas such as sport and commercial fishing, marine ecology, tourist attraction, ocean conservation, and harbor operations. These enterprising trailblazers include Hiroko Benko, Jaime Diamond, Jessica Gray, Christine Healy, Kaia Kababik, Holly Lohuis, Francie Lufkin, Stephanie Mutz, Stella Nicodemus, Jeanette Prusinski, Lieutenant Christina Sandstedt, Kimblery Selkoe, and Victoria Voss.

Museum Curator Emily Falke and her team, along with graphic artist Dennis Schuett, who created and mounted the exhibit, stood proudly by during the opening ceremony. Sipping coffee and noshing on pastries inside the historic building (previously planned as an outdoor event!) the honorees shared their stories during the brief ceremony. Listening to the presentations, diverse as they may have been, most pursuits seemed somehow connected: business owners were also volunteers and ecologists, commercial fisheries included a sustainable land based business, educators were volunteers, environmentalists, and marine biologists. The ships’ captains and harbor officials were also educators with medical, marine biological, and navigational experience.

As an example, Lieutenant Christina Sandstedt served as the commanding officer of the U.S. Coastguard Cutter Blackfin with duties that included search and rescue, the prevention of smuggling, and the safety of both commercial and recreational vessels … in other words, a variety of skill sets. She shared that the best part of the job was the teamwork involved. “There is a deep trust that forms at sea between crew members. We rely on each other to complete the mission and keep one another safe,” Sandsted explained.

Jeanette Prusinski, Harbor Operations Manager, also affirmed, “In my work I find tremendous joy in the blend of teamwork, problem solving, and policy application.”

The importance of teamwork was indeed an abiding theme. Owner of the Condor Express, Hiroko Benko, depends on a well managed team to maintain her whale watching boat and business, but her personal passion is for the whales themselves. Together with other members of the harbor community Benko joined forces with marine biologist, educator, volunteer, and fellow honoree, Holly Lohuis, to form a team that included Jean-Michel Cousteau in the effort to have the Santa Barbara Channel named a Whale Heritage Area. Their mission is to increase awareness of the variety of whales that traverse our waters, their ecological significance, and the need to insure their health and safety. Thanks to the team, the Santa Barbara Channel is now the ninth designated Whale Heritage Area in the world.

watchwords for commercial and sporting purposes, business enterprise, environmental research, and the ongoing tourist trade. Some of the women have followed in the footsteps of their fore-bearers continuing the work of the previous generation, others have chosen the challenging path of entrepreneur and business owner. “Women’s roles in the seafaring community have gone back generations, yet with little record or reference,” said SBMM Executive Director Greg Gorga. “From navigators to sailors there is a rich history of women’s participation in the maritime realm. It is an honor to share the stories of women who continue to make history in our community.”

Women of the Santa Barbara Harbor will be on view in the public hall of the Waterfront Center Building through May 29th. This exhibition is free to the public.

Regardless of the job, mission, or enterprise all the featured women share their love for the ocean and the creatures that call it home. Sustainability and respect are

Holly Lohuis, SBMM Curator Emily Falke, and Artist Dennis Schiett

Photo by Sigrid Toye

Hiroko Benko

Jeanette Prusinski

Citizen of the Year Revealed during Annual Downtown Santa Barbara Awards Breakfast

By Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

FOR LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY AROUND AFFORDABLE

HOUSING, Jason Yardi was honored as Citizen of the Year by Downtown Santa Barbara at their annual Awards Breakfast last week at the historic El Paseo Restaurant. The event, which honors those who significantly contribute to the downtown community, was presented by Southern California Edison.

Also recognized for exceptional work were: Ramon Velazquez, owner of Corazon Cocina, who was named Entrepreneur of the Year for the continuous growth of his Mexican cuisine restaurants; The Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, which develops innovative workforce strategies, as Business Champion of the Year; Ron Robertson, Balboa Building managing partner, George Gerth Volunteer of the Year award; and Elly Cuevas of Santa Barbara High School was recognized with the Harriet Miller Youth Leadership Award.

Before bringing honorees on stage, Anne Petersen, Board President, and Robin Elander, DSB Executive Director shared updates.

“The fruits of many years of dedicated effort from our city’s leaders, developers, investors, and dedicated citizens are coming into focus and close to fruition all at once.... Our community has a lot to look forward to,” Elander noted. She added, “In 2023 we strategically pushed out thousands of social media highlights, e-newsletters, calendar events and more to support and market our downtown business community. We currently have over 63,000 followers across social media platforms, where we reach on average 130,000 accounts per month and have amassed more than three million impressions in 2023.”

The 2023 Citizen of the Year award recipient, Jason Yardi, was recognized for his efforts in establishing affordable housing for the community. His dedication to this cause,

working alongside The Housing Authority, has allowed for major developments and progress in providing affordable Workforce Housing downtown.

“Jason Yardi has enabled 21 affordable workforce apartments to be built at a location that was previously retail. He and the team who brought the project together have paved the way for similar projects to come to fruition in our downtown community,” stated presenter and sponsor Kerry Methner, owner of Voice Magazine.

The 2023 Entrepreneur of the Year, Ramon Valezquez received the award in honor of his businesses’ success and expansion throughout our downtown. Valezquez has opened three locations, Corazon Cocina, Beast Taqueria, and Corazon Comedor downtown.

“Thank you so much Ramon for all you’ve contributed to our downtown community as an entrepreneur. Your heart and creativity is what makes people come back again and again. We are so happy you are part of our community,” commented presenter and sponsor Sarah Sinclair, Advertising Director for the Santa Barbara Independent.

Business Champion of the Year was awarded to the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, for their efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on Santa Barbara’s economy. Continuing this momentum, the board was celebrated for their work in 2023 and this year to make Job Fairs successful standout community events. Alma Janabajab accepted the award.

The Volunteer of the Year award, which highlights community members who are involved in and dedicated to the wellbeing of our community went to Ron Robertson of Balboa Building, for his outstanding service on the Downtown Board, as well as his efforts and support for the Community Benefit Improvement District Initiative.

The Harriet Miller Leadership Award Scholarship was awarded to Elly Cuevas. She demonstrated her community engagement through her mental health advocacy throughout the school district, consistently speaking out at board meetings. Her numerous initiatives and tireless advocacy have made her a standout young member of our community, inspiring peers and community members alike.

The event was attended by business leaders, Mayor Protem Mike Jordan and City Council members Oscar Guiterrez, Kristen Sneddon, Alejandra Gutierrez, and dignitaries, including this year’s El Presidente of Old Spanish Days, Brian Schwabecher (Fiesta is Celebrating 100 Years).

The Downtown Santa Barbara Annual Awards Breakfast

Jason Yardi, Citizen of the Year

DSB Board President Anne Petersen; Nicole Morgan; Elly Cuevas, Harriet Miller Youth Leader; and Robin Elander, DSB Executive Director

Alma Janabajab accepted the Business Champion of the Year, award for SBC Workforce Development Board

DSB Board President Anne Petersen; Ron Robertson, George Gerth Volunteer of the Year; and Robin Elander, DSB Executive Director

Entrepreneur of the Year Ramon Velazquez of Corazon Cocina

Photos courtesy of DSB

Film at the Score of Life

By Jesse Caverly / VOICE

THE SHEER DELIGHT OF MUSIC SET TO FILM, THAT RARE SYNTHESIS OF TWO ARTISTIC MEDIUMS AS ONE, will be presented by The Santa Barbara Symphony in collaboration with the Granada Synergy Series at the Granada on March 16th to 17th. Old school with a refined edge, The Golden Age of the Oscars will be front and center on a brand new stage, after water damage shut the Granada down for repairs a month ago.

March

There was a time when orchestra pits sat beneath the silver screen and played along with the moving pictures before you. Then came synchronized soundtracks and the modern movie theater as we know it today was born.

Led by guest conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos, the Symphony will land us somewhere in the middle, between nostalgia and elevating an art form to new heights. Kitsopoulos, a world renowned conductor who has conducted all over North America and at the Hong Kong and Tokyo Philharmonics, brings his dynamic skill and passion for different genres to Santa Barbara audiences.

Leslie Zemeckis, a best-selling author, actress, award-winning documentarian, Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, and columnist for the Montecito Journal, will host. Her wealth of knowledge and storytelling background will no doubt highlight the night’s film clips.

The Santa Barbara Symphony will take you for a ride in the Sherwood forest with The Adventures of Robin Hood, underscore the stunning cinematic world of Orson Welle’s Citizen Kane, and walk down the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz. There will be several additional stops along the way, in George Gershwin’s legendary composition for An American in Paris, as well as Ben Hur and Gone With the Wind. For tickets ($35-$175), visit the Granada box office or online at https://ticketing.granadasb.org/17847

Orson Welles in Citizen Kane

Guest conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos

Host Leslie Zemeckis Photos courtesy of The Symphony

The Santa Barbara Symphony

Katya Armistead and Kristen Miller Honored at 2024 LEAP Awards

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

LEAP DAY MARKED A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THE NONPROFIT LEAP: LEARN. ENGAGE. ADVOCATE. PARTNER. as they celebrated their 5th annual LEAP Awards.

The event honored Katya Armistead, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Student Life at UC Santa Barbara, and Kristen Miller, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, for their service to children and families in Santa Barbara County.

“Katya and Kristen are amazing community champions. Katya, with her passion for mentoring and supporting students at UCSB, and Kristen who has really championed childcare with her work at the Chamber,” said Lori Goodman, Executive Director at LEAP. “We were

thrilled to honor them for their outstanding service.”

The hour-long virtual ceremony, hosted by Goodman and Easy Lift Transportation Executive Director Ernesto Paredes, featured interviews with Katya and Kristen, as well as Jordan Killebrew, Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Santa Barbara City College, and William Macfayden, Founder and Publisher of Noozhawk. The event was free to attend and interpretation and bilingual captions between English and Spanish were provided. (Full disclaimer, the author produced the video interviews).

A Conversation with Lori Goodman

“I love LEAP’s commitment to the community and our youth, helping them thrive and become successful leaders,” said Armistead. “That’s exactly what I do with young adults at UCSB – providing a foundation for them to thrive, grow, and develop.”

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

To All Interested Persons, Groups and Agencies

2022-2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

In order for the City to receive annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an Annual Action Plan (AAP) must be submitted. The AAP specifies the activities that will be undertaken to meet the City’s 5-year Consolidated Plan goals to address housing and community development needs using CDBG and HOME funds. The AAP is scheduled to be submitted to HUD by May 15, 2024, and is subject to review and approval by HUD.

To All Interested Persons, Groups and Agencies

The City of Santa Barbara is seeking public comment on the 2022-2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER evaluates the City’s performance on the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan (AAP), which listed activities that would be performed during the year to achieve the performance measures outlined in the City’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (CP). The CP is a 5year planning document which primarily determines the City’s housing and community development needs, issues, and resources. The CP helps the City determine strategies to address those identified needs using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Barbara’s Draft Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2024 will be available for a 30-day public review period starting on March 26, 2024. The purpose of the review period is to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the planned expenditures of approximately $1.9 million in CDBG and HOME funds for HUD-eligible activities such as housing, public services, capital improvement projects, economic development, and administration and planning. Written comments can be sent to ldrewes@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and must be received by April 26, 2023.

“Addressing the critical shortfall in affordable and accessible childcare is a cornerstone of our mission, closely aligning us with LEAP’s values. The Chamber is deeply invested in highlighting this as a fundamental need within our local economy,” Kristen Miller shared. “It’s truly an honor to collaborate with such an impactful organization, contributing to the vital work they undertake.”

The Draft CAPER will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov on September 11th, 2023. Comments must be received by September 26th, 2023. For more information, contact the Community Development Department, Housing and Human Services Division, at (805) 564-5461 or e-mail to: HHS@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

The City of Santa Barbara will also hold a Public Hearing on the 2024 Draft Annual Action Plan. The public hearing will be held during the March 19, 2024 City Council meeting starting at 2 p.m. The City of Santa Barbara strongly encourages and welcomes public participation during this time. Please see the front page of the council meeting agenda packet for instructions on how to participate.

The Council Meeting Agenda, Draft AAP will be available at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov. The Council meeting will also be broadcast live on City TV Channel 18 and streamed live at https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/cityhall/council/meetings/videos.asp.

For additional information, contact Community Development staff by e-mail at ldrewes@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

In addition to honoring Katya and Kristen, the LEAP Awards raised $37,450 to support LEAP’s Family Resource Center and Children’s Center, which provides vital services to children and families across Santa Barbara County.

LEAP (FORMERLY IVYP)

LEAP: Learn. Engage. Advocate. Partner. mitigates the effects of poverty, racism, and trauma by providing high-quality, traumainformed child care, comprehensive, culturally sensitive family support, and visionary community leadership. www.leapcentralcoast.org

Like every year, there was an after party at Old Towne Coffee in Goleta with Buena Onda empanadas, where I caught up with a radiantly happy Lori Goodman to ask a couple of questions.

VOICE: How do you feel about this year’s LEAP Awards?

Lori Goodman: We had more attendees than ever before. What I love about the LEAP awards is how we make it accessible and welcoming for our clients, parents, and employees as well as donors. I am so proud of creating an event that is inspiring to watch. But, I’m even more proud that our event is bilingual. We’ve worked really hard to provide translation for as much of the event as possible. I think that makes us unique.

VOICE: LEAP has been growing by, pun intended, leaps and bounds over the last few years. How is it for you to be the leader of this organization?

Goodman: I love leading LEAP. I am so inspired by the commitment, care, and love I see our teachers and our family advocates display every day. They do all of the hard work. My job is to bring in the resources, both financial and cultural, so that they can do their work to the best of their ability. My job is to say “yes!” when they have an idea. My job is to nurture their creativity and their passion so that they can serve our community. My job is to tell our story.

VOICE: Do we have to wait until another Leap Year to celebrate these awards?

Goodman: No! You don’t need to wait four years for another LEAP Awards. We don’t yet have a date for our LEAP awards in 2025, but we will soon!

Photos by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

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Honoree Kristin Miller, Lori Goodman, and Honoree Katya Armistead

Lori Goodman with Ernesto Paredes

William Macfayden

Lori Goodman, and_____ Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, Dr. Jesus Fandino, Danielle Lem, and Cara Silva

Countdown To The Oscars...

TBy Robert F. Adams Special to VOICE

HE LARGE SHOE TO DROP THIS FILM AWARDS SEASON will be the 96th Oscar ceremony on Sunday March 10th, 2024. As luck would have it, the local community is invited to gather at the historic Arlington Theatre to enjoy a free watch party of the Oscar ceremony starting at 3:30pm with an option to join a VIP reception in the courtyard for $20. This is a benevolent gesture from the Arlington owners, the Corwin family. They have done this for several years, in a kind of salute to movie-making and creative filmmakers.

Best Picture nominees include Cord Jefferson’s biting satire American Fiction, Justine Triet’s French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall, box-office champion Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s examination of greed in Killers of the Flower Moon, director Alexander Payne’s return to magnificent form with The Holdovers, Bradley Cooper’s triumphant biographical story of conductor Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, newcomer and South Korean-Canadian playwright

Celine Song’s wistfully touching romance, Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’ provoking Poor Things (a modernized re-working of the Frankenstein story but set in a fantasy realm of the 1800s Western Europe), Jonathan Glazer’s stylistic masterwork of the horrors of the holocaust in Zone of Interest, and the leader of the pack, Christopher Nolan’s history of the atomic bomb saga and a box office winner, Oppenheimer. All these movies are well-deserving of their nominations, and just by being on this list, it becomes obvious to many film fans and critics that 2023 has been a most intriguing year of storytelling.

Oppenheimer may win many of the Oscars available, but that should not detract from the achievements of any of these filmmaking teams. Looking back to recent editions, VOICE Magazine’s in-house team of film writers reviewed most of these films.

Another key local element is that many of the nominees appeared at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival, for either a tribute, introducing a film, or sitting on a film panel to the delight of attendees for during an incredible ten days.

Acting categories are especially rich this year. The Best Actress category is competitive with Emma Stone from Poor Things and Native American Lily Gladstone from Killers of the Flower Moon in what seems to be in a tight race for the award. Gladstone’s centered performance in Killers may offset the risktaking seen by Emma Stone in this category.

In the Best Actor category, Irish actor Cillian Murphy and director-actor Bradley Cooper are leading for their portrayals of real-life historical figures. The dark horses in this race have to be the incredibly inventive performance by Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers, playing an embittered literature teacher with a heart of gold, or the vulnerable and honest performance from

Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction, who has never been better, than in his take on Monk, a role written for him by Cord Jefferson.

Supporting categories are also chock full of accomplished character approaches from the likes of Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction, Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer, and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things, among others.

Best Supporting Actress nominees include Emily Blunt for a skillful turn in Oppenheimer and America Ferrera for her pivotal scenes in Barbie. However, it looks as though the likely winner should be Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her nuanced turn as the school cook in The Holdovers, a character facing powerful grief.

Accomplished contenders for Best International Feature Film, such as Italy’s Io Capitano and Wim Wenders’s Japan-set Perfect Days are facing headwinds from Zone of Interest, which is officially a United Kingdom film. It was filmed in Poland and is a German language film. Zone of Interest very well could also get the award for Best Sound since the sound quality was more than effective and formed the basis of the whole concept.

Best score will likely go to the Oppenheimer composer, Ludwig Göransson, for an incredibly coherent and minimalist sonic score.

Best Animated Feature indicates a close race between The Boy and the Heron, a fantastical animation from Japan, and Spider-Man: Across the SpiderVerse, which had an incredibly

large budget.

The ceremony starts at an early than usual start time of 4pm, Pacific Time and on the ABC network.

Courtesy images

Treasure Island Rediscovered at SBCC

Review by Jesse Caverly / VOICE

THE SUSPENSE, PLOT TWISTS, THE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CROSSES, the mutiny, the comedy—all of that is here in The Theatre Group at Santa Barbara Community College’s stage production of Treasure Island. Indeed, in all the fan fever around Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and our general fascination with pirates and lost treasure, we forgot: the author Robert Louis Stevenson did it first, and he did it well.

Full of buccaneers and lost gold and a one-legged villain with a parrot perched on his shoulder, Stevenson famously said of Treasure Island, “If this don’t fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.”

The story of the search for stolen treasure is both swashbuckling potboiler and coming-of-age story. Many of its original ideas have become tropes now in pirate lore

and pop culture: bad guys who are scarred or somehow physically marked for their duplicitous ways; mutinous men thirsty only for money and power; innocent young people who want more than their humble lot in life and who are taken along for the ride.

Directed by Michael Bernard, what SBCC presents is more comically paced than its source material, and also takes creative license with some dramatic devices, to great effect. As adapted by Bryony Lavery, in this case the character of Jim has been rewritten as a girl, and considers how a young woman can find her place in a misogynist society. It is handled with subtlety and doesn’t feel like it was shoehorned in just to placate modern audiences.

What’s a good story without betrayal?

Seduced by the villain’s magnanimous manipulations, our heroine must struggle with conflicting emotions, nurse the feeling of being used and discarded by her new friend, and play to different sides to come out unscathed in the end.

Emiliana Jasper, playing the young lass Jim, holds the center of the play well, as does Brian Harwell as her charismatic antagonist, the pirate Long John Silver. Benjamin Javier AlvarezFetter, as Ben Gunn, stands out as he inhabits his character’s haunted mania with fervor.

The production’s stagecraft is inventive, with a revolving centerpiece that transforms from Olde English Inn to the ship Hispaniola, to a remote (and possibly haunted) desert island. There’s a lot of comedy here, (the ‘jolly’ in the Jolly Roger), plenty of plot twists, and—a talking parrot. As Robert Louis Stevenson once said about Treasure Island, “It’s quite silly and horrid fun.”

Stevenson was right and The Theater Group’s version is a lively and enthusiastic take on the original pirate tale – with a modern twist.

Treasure Island plays at the Garvin Theatre from February 28th to March 16th, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm. The Sunday, March 3rd, 2pm performance will be live-captioned for the hearing impaired.

For tickets ($15-24) visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com

Blues Society To Host 47 Birthday Show with The Chris Cain Band!

SERVING UP A SOULFUL STEW OF MEMPHIS STYLE ELECTRIC BLUES for the Blues Society as they celebrate 47 years of presenting a lively mix of music, Chris Cain and his band will be welcomed back to the Carrillo Recreation Center on Saturday, March 23rd. Doors open at 7pm.

Chris Cain, who last performed for the Blues Society ten years ago, is well known for his deep vocals and jazz-inspired, blues guitar riffs. His sound is reminiscent of the legendary BB King and Albert King. With more than three decades of touring and 14 albums, master blues guitarist and vocalist Chris Cain has earned his reputation as a musician’s musician and has garnered multiple Blues Music Award nominations.

The show will open with Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere, who captivate audiences with inspired performances featuring a soulful blend of guitar and harmonica. Brazilian born Salim is one of the most respected guitarists

in California and has won five independent music awards and third place in the band category at the 2019 International Blues Challenge. Carriere was honored with the IBC’s Lee Oskar Harmonica Award that same year.

Birthday cake will be served at intermission and beverages will be available for purchase along with free snacks (while they last).

This show is made possible by a grant from The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts and by media sponsors Noozhawk and The Santa Barbara Independent.

SBBS Members and Santa Barbara Jazz Society members plus one companion get a $5 discount each. SBBS Memberships are available at SBBlues.org and at the show.

For tickets ($45 VIP/$35 General/$10 students with ID) and info visit SBBlues.org or purchase at the door. For questions, send an email to info@ sbblues.org or leave name and phone number at 805-668-6884.

Brian Harwell, Nestor Manzanares, and Emiliana Jasper in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Treasure Island

Photos by Ben Crop

An intense moment in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Treasure Island

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Celebrate Women’s History Month

Whether you’re searching for opportunities to shop from women-owned businesses or ways to learn more about women’s rights movements, Santa Barbara will be celebrating women and women’s history all month long!

International Women's Day Sip & Shop

Wine, shopping, and beats by DJ Darla Bea • Canary Hotel • 5-7pm Fr, 3/8.

CWC GLOBAL: AND, TOWARDS HAPPY ALLEYS

Interviews with Iranian women; Q&A with filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh • UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center Pollock Theater • Free, RSVP: www.carseywolf. ucsb.edu • 7pm Tu, 3/12.

RBG Movie Screening

Documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a talk by Joyce E. Dudley, former SB Deputy District Attorney • Alcazar Theatre • $15 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 3/15.

The Theatre of RBG

Re-enactments of the Supreme Court Oral Arguments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Alcazar Theatre • $15-20 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 3/16 & 3pm Su, 3/17.

FRIDAY 3|8

INTERNATIONAL

WOMEN'S DAY:

#InspireInclusion

LECTURES/MEETINGS

23rd Presidents’ Circle

Luncheon • Talk on The Power of Women’s Issues in the 2024 Election • SB Women’s Political Committee • Cabrillo Arts Pavilion • $30-85 • http://tinyurl.com/4496h9ax • 11:30am-1:30pm Fr, 3/8.

MUSIC

Quitapenas •Dance music from the Afro-Latin diaspora • Viva el Arte • Isla Vista Elementary • Free • 7pm Fr, 3/8. Folk Orchestra of SB • Irish music concert • St. Mark’s in the Valley, LO • $25 • https://folkorchestrasb.com • 7pm Fr, 3/8.

Inclusive Arts Clubhouse Anniversary Celebration • Music, art, and refreshments • Grace Fisher Foundation Inclusive Arts Clubhouse, La Cumbre Plaza • Free • 5-7pm Fr, 3/8.

Heist at the Harbor • Mystery gala dinner to support the SB Maritime Museum • SB Maritime Museum • Ticket & auction info: https://sbmm. org/heist-at-the-harbor • www.sbmm. org • 5:30pm Fr, 3/8.

TEENS

The Hangout: A Space for Teens • Crafts, board games, video games, & more. Grades 7-12 • Eastside Library • Free • 3:30-5:30pm Fr.

SATURDAY 3|9

CHILDREN

Kids Club • Free entertainment and crafts for kids • Paseo Nuevo • 10am-1pm Sa, 3/9.

DANCE

Configuration 2024 • Hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, and more by SB Dance Arts • Center Stage Theater • $19-55 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 7pm 3/9, 3/15, 3/16 & 2pm 3/10, 3/16.

MUSIC

Joystix & Jazz • Concert and food fundraiser for San Marcos High School band • Draughtsmen Aleworks Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St. • Free • 5:30-9:30pm Sa, 3/9.

Quitapenas • Dance music from the Afro-Latin diaspora • Viva el Arte • Guadalupe City Hall • Free • 7pm Sa, 3/9.

Folk Orchestra of SB • Irish music concert • Trinity Episcopal Church • $30 • folkorchestrasb.com • 7pm Sa, 3/9.

UCSB Middle East Ensemble

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

• Playing Dvorak and Beethoven • CAMA • Granada Theatre • $38-136 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Fr, 3/8.

The Wailin' Jennys • Folks-roots concert • Lobero Theatre • $45-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 3/8.

Gregory Alan Isakov • Indierock & folk concert • Arlington Theatre • $34-71 • www.arlingtontheatresb.com • 8pm Fr, 3/8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB International Orchid Show • Admire beautiful prized orchids • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $12-20 • www.earlwarren.com • 9am5pm Fr, 3/8-3/10.

International Women's Day Sip & Shop • Wine, shopping, and beats by DJ Darla Bea • Canary Hotel • 5-7pm Fr, 3/8.

Nature Walk • Explore Elings Park’s biodiversity with SB Botanic Garden representatives • Elings Park • Free, details:

http://tinyurl.com/5n8ykzjj • 9-10:30am Sa, 3/9.

BioBlitz at the Goleta Butterfly Grove • Participate in a point-in-time inventory of biodiversity • Ellwood Mesa Open Space • Free, learn more: http://tinyurl. com/2e847t4u • 9:30-11:30am Sa, 3/9.

Star Party - Explore the night sky! • Palmer Observatory, SB Museum of Natural History • Free • 7:30-10pm Sa, 3/9.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fiber Frenzy • Art supplies sale to support Fiber Arts Guild Scholarship Fund • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church • 10am-2pm Sa, 3/9.

Literacy in the Garden • English language learning field trip for children & caregivers • SB Public Library at Yanonali Community Garden • Free, register:

http://tinyurl.com/266mwae5 • 2-3pm Sa, 3/9.

It's Magic! • Family-friendly magic show • Lobero Theatre • $25-106 • www.lobero.org • 2pm & 6:30pm Sa, 3/9.

Orchids After Dark • Enjoy cocktails and after-hours access to the SB International Orchid Show • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $35 • https:// tinyurl.com/56f24dvs • 6-9pm Sa, 3/9.

SUNDAY 3|10

LECTURES/MEETING

Santa Barbara Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day!

Irish and Santa Barbara eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day! From pub crawls and concerts to a community sing-along and pajama brunch, here is where you can sport your best green attire this St. Patrick’s holiday.

Folk Orchestra of SB Irish Concert

Irish music concert • St. Mark’s in the Valley, Los Olivos (3/8), Trinity Episcopal Church (3/9), El Presidio Chapel (3/10) • $25-45 • https://folkorchestrasb.com • 7pm Fr, 3/8 & 3/9; 4pm 3/10.

St Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl Party with special deals at over 10 bars • Venues/details: https://tinyurl.com/38pxdkr5 • $14-29 • 1pm-2am Sa, 3/16 & 3/17.

Winter Concert • Musical, vocal, and dance performance • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free$10 • http://tinyurl.com/47629a2p • 7:30pm Sa, 3/9.

Tommy Emmanuel • Acoustic guitar concert with guests Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Campbell Hall • $15-65 • www. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 8pm Sa, 3/9.

OUTDOORS

Hike Arroyo Hondo Preserve

• The first & third weekends, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. Free • www.sblandtrust.org/arroyo-hondopreserve-reservations

Nature & Forest Therapy • Reconnect with nature • SB Botanic Garden • $25-40 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:30-10:30am Sa, 3/9.

Attracting Pollinators to the California Native Landscape • An Introduction to Pollination Ecology by Richard Merrill • California Nature Art Museum, Solvang • tickets: www. calnatureartmuseum.org • 3-4:30 Sun, 3/10.

MUSIC

Son*Enrico • Latin jazz concert • SB Jazz Society • SOhO • $10-25 • www.sohosb.com • 1pm Su, 3/10.

UCSB Student Carillon Recital • Free outdoors carillon concert • Storke Tower • 2pm Su, 3/10.

Folk Orchestra of SB • Irish music concert • El Presidio Chapel • $45 • folkorchestrasb.com • 4pm Su, 3/10.

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Sing SB Revels leads an Irish community sing • Creekside Restaurant & Bar • $10-20 • www.santabarbararevels.org • 4-6pm Su, 3/17.

St Patrick's Day Pajama Brunch

Brunch, bites, & beats from DJ Darla Bea • Finch & Fork, Canary Hotel • 11am-2pm Su, 3/17.

Quitapenas - Dance Music • From the Afro-Latin diaspora • Viva el Arte • Marjorie Luke Theatre • Free • 6pm Sa, 3/9.

Art © Baret Boisson 2020

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute

Catch disco fever and boogie to ABBA’s greatest hits, including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, and Waterloo when MANIA: The ABBA Tribute performs at the Lobero Theatre at 7:30pm on Thursday, March 14th. For tickets ($37-67) visit www.lobero.org

Sierra Ferrell • Americana & country concert • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Campbell Hall • $15-75 • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7pm Su, 3/10.

UCSB Chamber Players

Winter Concert • Playing Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and more • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free-$10 • http://tinyurl.com/t6ddyfs2 • 7:30pm Su, 3/10.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Care for our shoreline • Explore Ecology • Arroyo Burro Beach • Details: www. exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm Su, 3/10. SB Rollers

Rollerskate with an ocean view • SB City College Lot 3 • Free • 3pm Su.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Chaucer’s Book Fair • Shop to support B'nai B'rith Pre-School • Chaucer’s Books • 3-5pm Su, 3/10.

Oscar Watch Party • Free watch party and VIP reception for ticketed guests • Arlington Theatre • Free-$20 • www.arlingtontheatresb.com • 4pm Su, 3/10.

MONDAY 3|11

LECTURES/MEETINGS

PARLIAMO! Italian

Conversation • All levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • http://parliamo.yolasite.com • Free • 5-6:30pm Mon.

MUSIC

UCSB Orchestra Winter Concert • Student performance • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free-$10 • https://tinyurl. com/4ykfufn2 • 7:30pm Mo, 3/11.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Dungeons & Dragons for Adults • Introductory D&D session • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free, register: https://tinyurl. com/3z3cbtuh • 4-7pm Mo, 3/11.

Science Pub: The Happiness of the Bee • Talk by environmental educator Melissa Cronshaw • Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant • Free • 6:308pm Mo, 3/11.

TUESDAY 3|12

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training • Train to help others plan their future medical care • Hospice of Santa Barbara, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100 • Register by emailing CommunityACP@hospiceofsb.org • 1-5pm Tu, 3/12, 19, & 26 (must attend all 3 trainings).

MUSIC

UCSB Choirs Winter Concert • Concert by UCSB Lumina, Singing Gauchos, and Chamber Choirs • Trinity Episcopal Church • Free-$10 • https://tinyurl. com/yfjjt6fm • 7:30pm Tu, 3/12.

OUTDOORS

Morning Bird Walk • Learn about local species • SB Botanic Garden • $20-35 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:30-10am Tu, 3/12.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program

• Free tax assistance for low-income residents • Eastside Library • Details: www.unitedwaysb.org/vita • 3-7pm Tu & We, through 4/30.

THEATRE

Carpinteria Improv • Interactive improv class • Alcazar Theatre • $10 • www.thealcazar.org • 7-9pm Tu.

WEDNESDAY 3|13

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • Free • 5-6:30pm We, 3/13.

Lessons From Lotusland: Palms Unveiled • Virtual lecture by Emeritus Landscape Horticulture Advisor Donald Hodel • Ganna Walska Lotusland • Free • Register: https://tinyurl.com/4vvfvdsa • 5:30pm We, 3/13.

The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents:

Treasure Island

How far would you go for buried treasure? Embark on a theatric, genderswapped retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate adventure Treasure Island when the Theatre Group at SBCC presents Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of Treasure Island at Garvin Theatre with shows running through March 16th. For tickets ($15-24) visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com

Theatre

Eisenhower: This Piece Of Ground • Actor John Rubinstein portrays President Eisenhower reflecting on his place in history • Rubicon Theatre, Ventura • $3554.50 • www.rubicontheatre.org • Through 3/10.

Treasure Island • Genderswapped retelling of this classic adventure • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre, SBCC • $15-24 • www.theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm through 3/16.

Chaucer’s Book Signing • Local author Marianne Dougherty, What We Remember • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm We, 3/13.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Intro To Mending Workshop

• Learn to patch, sew, and fix garments • EE Makerspace, 302 East Cota St. • $30 • www.exploreecology. org • 6-8pm We, 3/13.

Aquarium Open House • View student projects • Cabrillo High School Aquarium • Free • www. cabrillohighschoolaquarium.org • 6-8pm We, 3/13.

THURSDAY 3|14

CHILDREN

Pi Day • Celebrate the wonder of math with stories, crafts, & games • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 3:30-5pm Th, 3/14.

The Crucible • Arthur Miller’s drama about the Salem witchcraft trials • UCSB Theater/Dance • $13-19 • https://theaterdance. ucsb.edu • 7:30pm We, 3/5, through 3/10.

On The Roof • InterAct original musical based on a local theatre story • Marjorie Luke Theatre • $18-25 • www.luketheatre. org • 2-4pm Sa, 3/16.

Wolf At The Door • Gothic fairytale inspired by Latino folklore and mythology • PCPA • Severson Theatre, Santa Maria • Starting at $49 • www.pcpa.org • Through 3/17.

The Theatre of RBG • Reenactments of the Supreme Court Oral Arguments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Alcazar Theatre • $1520 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 3/16 & 3pm Su, 3/17.

DANCE

Irish Dancing on State Street • Free dance class by Alanna Callaghan of Firedance Academy • 607 State St. • 7:30-9pm Th, 3/14.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

English Conversation Group

• Practice English language skills naturally • Eastside Library • Free • 1-2pm Th.

Sketching in the Galleries • Sketch inspired by art • SB Museum of Art • Sold out, details: www.sbma.net • 5:30pm Th, 3/14.

MUSIC

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute

• Celebrate ABBA’s 50th anniversary • Lobero Theatre • $37-67 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Th, 3/14.

UCSB Music of India Ensemble Concert • North Indian classical music • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free$10 • https://tinyurl.com/yrfe2h95 • 7:30pm Th, 3/14.

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

Photo courtesy of The Lobero Theatre

Photo by Ben Crop

Safari Local Continued...

Walk, roll, and play along Santa Barbara’s Chase Palm Park when Momentum WORK, Inc. hosts its annual Fun in the Sun Walk & Roll for Inclusion Awareness event from 9:30am to 12pm on Saturday, March 16th. Proceeds raised will support the organization’s Inclusive Workforce Programs for local individuals with disabilities, with food trucks and music available after the walk. To register ($25-40) visit https://tinyurl.com/yx7sykz4

SPECIAL EVENTS

Celebration Of The Legacy Of David Krieger • Tribute to the memory of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Co-Founder • Music Academy Campus • Free, tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ysw85dua • 4-6pm event, 6-7pm reception Th, 3/14.

Chaucer’s Book Fair • Shop to support Monte Vista Elementary School • Chaucer’s Books • 6-8pm Th, 3/14.

TEENS

Teen BYO Book Club • Grades 7-12 are invited to share their favorite books • Central Library, Upper Level • Free • 5:30-6:30pm Th, 3/14.

FRIDAY 3|15

CHILDREN

The Hangout: A Space for Teens • Crafts, board games, video games, & more. Grades 7-12 • Eastside Library • Free • 3:30-5:30pm Fr.

DANCE

In Different Realms... El Arte Perdura • Performance by UCSB Dance Company • UCSB Hatlen Theater • $13-19 • 7:30pm Fr, 3/15 & 2pm Sa, 3/16.

MUSIC

Concierto Íntimo • Greek dance and music by Mana Mou Pono ensemble • SB Historical Museum, Covarrubias Adobe • $15-30 • www. sbhistorical.org • 7pm Fr, 3/15.

UCSB Gospel Choir Winter Concert • Traditional and contemporary gospel music • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free$10 • https://tinyurl.com/42x8w3xm • 7:30pm Fr, 3/15.

Sphinx Virtuosi • Chamber orchestra concert • CAMA • Lobero Theatre • $48-58 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 3/15.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Tyler Henry • Live act from the Hollywood Medium • Chumash Casino • $59-89 • www.chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 3/15 & 3/16.

SATURDAY 3|16

CHILDREN

Saturday Storytime • Stories, songs, and activities • SB Public Library • Paseo Nuevo, De la Guerra Place • Free • 3-3:30pm Sa, 3/16.

DANCE

A Spring Celebration of Dance • Performance by State Street Ballet Young Dancers • Lobero Theatre • $19-41 • www.lobero.org • 6:30pm Sa, 3/16.

MUSIC

An Oscar Celebration! Favorite Film Clips with Live Orchestra • SB Symphony plays Oscar-winning scores • Granada Theatre • $35-175 • www.granadasb. org • 7:30pm Sa, 3/16 & 3pm Su, 3/17.

OUTDOORS

Tour of Virginia Robinson Gardens • Docent-led tour and lunch • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $225-275 • https://tinyurl.com/ycx255wt • 8:45am-5pm Sa, 3/16.

Beautify Goleta • Community clean up • Meet at Community West Bank Parking Lot, 5827 Hollister Ave

• Details: https://tinyurl.com/2s3rw97s • 9-11am Sa, 3/16.

from 9am to 1pm. For full details visit https://tinyurl.com/2s3rw97s To register visit www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu

The Beer Garden • Explore the garden and sip craft brews • SB Botanic Garden • Sold out • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 11:30am4pm Sa, 3/16.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fun in the Sun Walk & Roll for Inclusion Awareness Event • Supporting adults with disabilities, presented by Momentum WORK, Inc. • Chase Palm Park • $25-40 • https://tinyurl.com/yx7sykz4 • 9:30am12pm Sa, 3/16.

St Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl

• Party with special deals at over 10 bars • Venues/details: https://tinyurl. com/38pxdkr5 • $14-29 • 1pm-2am Sa, 3/16 & 3/17.

Blue Water Ball • Dinner, music, and talk by CEO of Patagonia to support SB Channelkeeper • Cabrillo Pavilion • Sold out, donations: https:// bluewaterball.org • 5-9pm Sa, 3/16.

The VADA Draw • Art lottery and cocktail party supporting SB High’s Visual Arts & Design Academy • Community Arts Workshop • $50-175 • https://tinyurl.com/yc7ewa72 • 7-10pm Sa, 3/16.

SUNDAY 3|17

CHILDREN

Library Lab: Eclipse Edition

• Science activities, crafts, and eclipse glasses • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free • 1:30-3pm Su, 3/17.

DANCE

SHINE! • Youth choreographers presented by Arts Mentorship Program • Center Stage Theater • $15-35 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 4pm Su, 3/17.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Soil Preparation Presentation • Talk by UC Master Gardeners of SB County • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/5dbm4c2d • 10am-12pm Su, 3/17.

MUSIC

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Sing •

SB Revels leads an Irish community sing • Creekside Restaurant & Bar • $10-20 • www.santabarbararevels.org • 4-6pm Su, 3/16.

Madeleine Peyroux • Jazz concert with special guest Joy Clark • Lobero Theatre • $66-106 • www. lobero.org • 7pm Su, 3/17.

OUTDOORS

Ocean Ambassador Beach Cleanups

• Care for our shoreline

• East Beach, meet by Skater's Point • Register: https://tinyurl.com/472zdtdk • 10am12pm Su, 3/17.

Hike Arroyo Hondo Preserve

• The first & third weekends, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. Free •

https://www.sblandtrust.org/arroyo-hondopreserve-reservations

Rollerskate with an ocean view • City College Lot 3 • Free • 3pm Su.

SPECIAL EVENTS

St Patrick's Day Pajama Brunch • Brunch, bites, & beats from DJ Darla Bea • Finch & Fork, Canary Hotel • 11am-2pm Su, 3/17.

SB International Orchid Show

Celebrating the “Floral Gems of Nature,” the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show returns this week to Earl Warren Showgrounds with unique floral displays, potting demonstrations, an art show, and more. The show will be open from 9am to 5pm Friday through Sunday, March 8th through 10th.

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CWC Global: And, Towards Happy Alleys

View an insightful and powerful glimpse into the daily resistance efforts of Iranian activists and women when the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center screens the 2023 documentary And, Towards Happy Alleys at Pollock Theater at 7pm on Tuesday, March 12th. A post-film talk with filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh will follow.

To register for this free event visit www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu

It’s Your Library

MUSIC & MOVEMENT • For ages 2-5

• Shoreline Park • 10:30-11am Th • Central Library ~ 10-10:30am Th.

BABY AND ME • For babies 0-14 months • Central Library ~ 11-11:30am We • Eastside Library ~ Bilingual ~ 11-11:30am Th

LIBRARY ON THE GO • Villa Santa Fe ~ 10:30-11:30am Tu, 3/12 • Presidio Springs ~ 12:15-1:15pm Tu, 3/12 • State St. Farmer’s Market ~ 4-6:30pm Tu, 3/12 • Alameda Park ~ 10am-12pm We, 3/13 • Harding School ~ 12:30-2pm & 3:30-5pm We, 3/13 • Shoreline Park ~ 10am12pm Th, 3/14 • SB Junior High ~ 2:30-4:30pm Th, 3/14 • Ortega Park ~ 10am-12pm Fr, 3/15 • Paseo Nuevo ~ 2:30-4:30pm Sa, 3/16

READ TO A DOG • For grades 3-6 • Eastside Library ~ 3-4pm We.

CWC Global: And, Towards Happy Alleys • Interviews with Iranian women; Q&A with filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh • UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center Pollock Theater • Free, RSVP: www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu • 7pm Tu, 3/12.

Documentary Screening: Anxious Nation • Documentary on rising adolescent anxiety, Q&A with expert panel to follow • Metro 4 Theater • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ rvmdhwxy • 6-9:30pm We, 3/13.

RBG Movie Screening • Documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a talk by Joyce E. Dudley, former SB Deputy District Attorney • Alcazar Theatre • $15 • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 3/15.

MON-TUE-WED 4:30-7:00

IMAGINARY-PG13- THU 7:00 FRI 4:30-7:00

SAT-SUN 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00

MON-TUE-WED 4:30-7:00

CABRINI -PG13- THUR 7:00 FRI 4:00-7:00

SAT-SUN 1:00-4:00-7:00

MON-TUE-WED 4:00-7:00

DUNE: PART 2 -PG13- THUR-FRI 3:45-7:00

SAT-SUN 12:00-3:45-7:00

MON-TUE-WED 3:45-7:00

ORDINARY ANGELS -PG- FRI 4:30

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE -PG13- FRI 4:30

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Kung Fu Panda 4* (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur: 1:55, 3:15, 4:20, 5:40, 6:45, 8:05. Sat/Sun: 11:30, 12:45, 1:55, 3:15, 4:20, 5:40, 6:45, 8:05. Ordinary Angels (PG): Fri-Wed: 2:20, 7:30. Thur: 2:20.

Migration (PG): Fri: 5:05. Sat/Sun: 12:00, 5:05. Mon-Thur: 5:05. One Life (PG): Thur: 7:30.

Dune: Part 2* (PG13): Fri: 12:45, 1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:15, 9:30. Sat: 11:20, 12:45,1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:15, 9:30. Sun: 11:20, 12:45, 1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:15. Mon-Wed: 12:45,1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:15. Thur: 12:45, 3:15, 4:30, 7:00, 8:15. Bob Marley: One Love (PG13): Fri/Sat: 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20. Sun: 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55. Mon/Tue-Wed: 2:30, 5:15, 7:55. Thur: 2:30, 5:15. Imaginary* (PG13): Fri: 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50. Sat: 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50. Sun-Wed: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05. Thur: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05. Cabrini* (PG13): Fri-Wed: 1:05, 4:20, 7:45. Thur: 1:05, 4:20, 7:45. Arthur the King (PG-13): Thur: 3:00, 5:40, 8:25. Snack Shack (R): Thur: 7:55.

Thur: 3:40.

Imaginary* (PG13): Fri/Sat: 1:45, 4:25, 7:00,9:35. Sun: 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:15. Mon-Thur: 3:05, 5:40, 8:15.

Opera La Forza Del Destino (NR): Sat: 9:00am.

Kung Fu Panda 4* (PG): Fri: 1:30, 2:40,3:55, 5:05/3D, 6:20, 7:30, 8:45. Sat:12:15, 1:30, 2:40,3:55, 5:05/3D, 6:20, 7:30, 8:45.Sun: 12:15, 1:30, 2:40, 3:55, 5:05/3D, 6:20, 7:30.Mon-Thur: 1:30, 2:40, 3:55, 5:05/3D, 6:20, 7:30.

Migration (PG): Fri-Sun: 2:15, 7:05. Mon/Tue: 2:15. Wed: 2:15, 7:05.

Thur: 2:15.

Madame Web (PG13): Fri-Thur: 2:05, 4:55.

Wonka (PG): Fri-Thur: 1:40, 4:25, 7:20.

Demon Slayer (PG13): Fri-Thur: 4:35/Dub, 7:45/Sub. Forty-Seven Days with Jesus (NR): Mon/Tue, Thur: 7:00.

The Taste of Things (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:00, 7:05. Sat/Sun: 12:50, 4:00, 7:05. Poor Things (R): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:10, 7:20. Sat/Sun: 1:00, 4:10, 7:20.

Accidental Texan (PG13): Fri, Mon-Wed: 4:45, 7:50. Sat/Sun: 1:50, 4:45, 7:50. Thur: 4:45. Cabrini* (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:35, 8:00. Sat/Sun: 2:30, 4:35, 8:00.

Drive Away Dolls (R): Fri-Wed: 5:45. Bob Marley: One Love (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 5:00, 7:40. Sat/Sun: 2:15, 5:00, 7:40. American Fiction (R): Fri, Mon-Wed: 7:30. Sat/Sun: 2:00, 7:30. One Life (PG): Thur: 7:30. Arthur the King* (PG-13): Thur: 4:20, 7:50.

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Inflation Going Nowhere

IBy Harlan Green, Special to VOICE

SAID RECENTLY that the US economy has made a soft landing. Here is further proof with the release of the government’s Personal Consumption Expenditure Index (PCE) that measures consumer spending.

Inflation has flattened and been stuck close to the Fed’s 2% target rate for months. This has reassured consumers enough as measured by consumer sentiment surveys that they have kept up their spending patterns, giving a boost to strong first quarter growth.

inflation. Next week’s release of the monthly unemployment report should confirm nothing has changed.

This is why consumers remain optimistic, per the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey:

Economic VOICE

The January PCE price index increased 2.4 percent year-over-year (YoY), down from 2.6 percent YoY in December, and down from the recent peak of 7.1 percent in June 2022.

By Harlan Green

“Consumer sentiment moved sideways this month, slipping just two index points below January and holding the gains in sentiment seen over the past three months,” said survey director Joanne Hsu. “Expected business conditions remained substantially higher than last autumn, with short-run expectations now 63% above and long-run expectations 46% above November 2023 readings.”

has caught up to demand. But also, labor productivity, the amount of goods produced per worker-hour, has risen sharply in the last 12 months.

The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 2.8 percent YoY, down from 2.9 percent in December, and down from the recent peak of 5.6 percent in February 2022.

And the 6-month index PCE Price Index is up 2.5%, Core PCE Prices: 2.5%

Core minus Housing: 1.8%. That means inflation will probably remain stuck somewhere between 2 to 2.5% for the foreseeable future.

American workers are fully employed, and wages are rising slightly faster than

This should also answer the question why fourth quarter 2023 GDP growth was holding at 3.2 percent in its second reading.

The price index for gross domestic purchases (GDP) increased (just) 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 2.9 percent in the third quarter. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 1.7 percent, compared with an increase of 2.6 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased 2.0 percent, the same change as the third quarter.

Inflation has fallen dramatically, in other words. The supply chain of goods and services

And, though I’m repeating myself, health care spending is soaring, as a record 21.3 million people have officially signed up for healthcare insurance through the HealthCare. gov Marketplace for 2024, marking a third consecutive banner year for the program.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said, “Once

again, a record-breaking number of Americans have signed up for affordable health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace, and now they and their families have the peace of mind that comes with coverage.”

So, I would add another reason for the improving mood of consumers: a healthier workforce is a more productive workforce. Maybe economic stability at home is what we need with the rest of the world in turmoil.

Harlan Green © 2024 Follow Harlan Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlanGreen

Harlan Green has been the 18-year Editor-Publisher of PopularEconomics.com, a weekly syndicated financial wire service. He writes a Popular Economics Weekly Blog. He is an economic forecaster and teacher of real estate finance with 30-years experience as a banker and mortgage broker. To reach Harlan call (805)452-7696 or email editor@populareconomics.com.

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RE: 514 N Voluntario.1517 Cliff Dr • By Mary Ternovskay

BPO: 32400541 Community Development

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC)

The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, March 20, 2024 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO.

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• 514 N Voluntario Street

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 031-251-019

Zoning Designation: R-2 (Two-Unit Residential)

Application Number: PLN2023-00482

Applicant / Owner: Amy Von Protz / Grant De Goede

Project Description: Performance Standard Permit to allow a full bath with shower at the lower floor of the existing residence.

• 1517 Cliff Drive

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 045-031-022

Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2023-00486; Filing Date: December 11, 2023

Applicant / Owner: Brian Miller / Mark C. Griffith

Project Description: Coastal Development Permit to allow conversion of an existing permitted accessory space to a studio Accessory Dwelling Unit.

Insertion dates: March 8, 15, 22, 2024 • $150

Submitted by Stephanie Fry

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: BARBARA FRANCES LEVENSTEIN, Case No. 24PR00103

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Barbara Frances Levenstein.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Marla Levenstein in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

The Petition for Probate requests that Marla Levenstein be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 04/25/2024; Time: 9:00 a.m.; Dept.: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the Court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, Electronically filed 2/29/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy.

Attorney for Petitioner: Christine P. Roberts; Mullen & Henzell, L.L.P., 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966-1501.

Published  March 8, 15, 22, 2024.

4886-6112-8619, v. 1

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER : 24CV00063

Petitioner: Sandra Marie Ardito filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Sandra Marie Ardito to proposed name Saundra Marie Ardito. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/13/2024; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 01/17/2024 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #24CV00063 Pub Dates: February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as PNC BOOKS AND MORE at 200 E Fesler St, Suite 202, Santa Maria, CA 93454. PATRICIA NAVARRO at 200 E Fesler St, Suite 202, Santa Maria, CA 93454. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on February 26, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0000486. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

STATEMENT: The following Married Couple is doing business as TRASH CAT HAULING at 501 East Fir Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436. BRANDON L SIMS, CHRISTINA R CAMACHO at 501 East Fir Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on February 15, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0000413. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as HAIR ALCHEMY at 5276 Hollister Avenue, 404, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. YAZMIN CARRERA at 5276 Hollister Avenue, 404, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on February 13, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0000384. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024.

Insertion Date: Print: 3.8.24 Naomi Kovacs

Goleta, CA 93117. SOUTH COAST FUNDING GROUP, LLC at 165 Aero Camino, Goleta, CA 93117 . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on February 9, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0000354. Published February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024.

Digital included 3.6.24_5.98”x2 col; $49.75

PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Santa Barbara

Insertion Date: Print: 3.8.24/ Digital included 3.6.24 6.9” times three columns = $86.11 • 3.8.24 PC Hearing 3.6.24 324 W Montecito Street (Santa Cruz Market) Mary Ternovskaya BPO: 32400541 Community Development

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC)

The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, March 21, 2024 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, March 21, 2024 will be posted on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PCVideos.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA. gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting. All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision.  Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:  If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

• 324 W Montecito Street (Santa Cruz Market)

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 037-232-018

Zoning Designation: C-G (Commercial General)

Application Number: PLN2024-00027

Applicant / Owner: J.K. Mondol / Thomas and Kim Modugno, Jonathan Modugno Revocable Trust

Project Description: Conditional Use Permit for Santa Cruz Market Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, during the afternoon session of the meeting, which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California, for the consideration of the Community Development and Human Services Committee Funding Recommendations and Fiscal Year 2025 Action Plan Public Hearing. Public comment may be given in person at the meeting or remotely via Zoom. Members of the public who wish to give public comment remotely may do so by completing the Zoom registration using the link provided on the agenda posted for this meeting date.

Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990, or by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA. gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or special assistance to gain access to, comment at, or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 805-564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements in most cases. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

(SEAL)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager March 5, 2024

75 Artists at one address

u Visit LCCCA’s three galleries, Illuminations, Elevate, and Fine Line. Meet with the artists while you enjoy a glass of wine and simple snacks..

u During March, sip wine as you enjoy their current show, A Sense of Place by Santa Barbara Printmakers and the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild.

u Visit the The Grace Fisher Foundation’s Inclusive Arts Clubhouse.

u At the Arts Fund Gallery, see their latest exhibition. While there, take a complementary tour of the Museum of Sensory and Movement Experiences.

u La Cumbre Plaza also offers Ping Pong, Corn Hole, and childrens’ games.

u And what about dinner out?

offers work by local and area artists in a range of mediums. During March explore A Sense of Place by Santa Barbara Printmakers and the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild

Fine Line Gallery - H Elevate Gallery - F Illuminations Gallery - E 24 artists in three gallery/studios

SBMA Exhibition Explores Art That Confounds an Analog v. Digital Divide

BRUSHES, AI, PAINT, 3D PRINTERS, SCISSORS, MAGAZINES PRINTED ON PAPER, digital looms, potter’s wheels, Photoshop, and Apple Photo — all artistic mediums and tools present in the new exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA).

Made by Hand/Born Digital features 12 artworks and nine artists who blur a distinction between the handmade and digital. Meant remind us that computers are tools—exquisitely complicated but still tools—made by and for humans, their art demonstrates that silicon-based intelligence and our carbonbased mammalian brains can and do work together as well as suggesting an alternative to inevitable digitization of everything.

With a mixture of recent museum acquisitions and loans of artworks by Alex Heilbron, Taha Heydari, Yassi Mazandi, Justin Mortimer, Analia Saban, Ena Swansea, Sarah Rosalena, Joey Watson, and Pae White, this exhibition shows that the traditional mediums—painting, ceramics, and weaving—can incorporate the methods offered by digital technologies.

Made by Hand/Born Digital will be on view through August 25th.

SB Museum of Natural History’s Chumash Exhibit in Transition

to Comply with New Federal Regs

ON JANUARY 12, 2024, THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY closed its Chumash Life exhibit to comply with new federal regulations that were released under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). In deference to tribal perspectives, the updated regulations now require museums to obtain tribal permission to display certain kinds of sacred and culturally significant objects.

While tribal consultation on Museum exhibits is pending, Museum staff are planning temporary covers for the Chumash Life displays, with text to educate the public about NAGPRA.

The original NAGPRA law dates back to 1990 to give tribes the right to reclaim their ancestral human remains (hereafter referred to as ancestors), funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

In fall 2021, the Museum received a large repatriation request for thousands of items and in 2022, fulfilled that request and hired a full-time specialist to focus on NAGPRA. Since hiring NAGPRA Officer Jonathan Malindine, the Museum has been proactively repatriating all Native American ancestors and NAGPRA-eligible cultural items. The Museum’s substantial progress can be compared to that of 622 other institutions in ProPublica’s Repatriation Database.

“Leading museums around the country have complied with the update to NAGPRA by covering or emptying displays pending consultation and our leadership agrees this is the right approach,” said Museum President & CEO Luke Swetland. The Museum hopes to use the opportunity provided by the temporarily available exhibit space to educate the public about the need for NAGPRA, and its relationship to the field of archaeology. sbnature.org

Taha Heydari, Reterritorializaiton, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Barrett, New York

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

East Beach Habitat Restoration Project Plant Installation Complete

SMALL COLORFUL TAGS AND A WOOD SLAT FENCE mark the boundaries and plant placement in the newly installed East Beach Habitat Restoration Project. The project has now entered a five-year maintenance phase. Ice plant, along with other nonnative plants, were removed to restore the site with Central Coast native species plants over a 1.1-acre area. Native coastal dune plant species aid in the formation and stabilization of sand dunes, support local birds and wildlife including bees, and honor Santa Barbara’s unique coastal ecology.

The restoration area is located on the beach, parallel to the bike path, between Calle Cesar Chavez and the soccer fields next to Palm Park Beach House. Wood slat sand fencing was installed to help protect the restoration area and aid with stabilizing the dune sands while the lowlying plants grow and develop roots.

Neighbors Step Up to Help Keep Santa Barbara Beautiful!

IBy Kerry Methner / VOICE

T TOOK THREE HOURS TO TRANSFORM THREE TREE WELLS that have a prominent location in downtown Santa Barbara from overgrown, wild, and weedy, to clean, safe, and neat.

Two Santa Barbara Beautiful volunteers cut, hoed, and raked to achieve the transformation. The tree wells are located on Chapala Street, near the corner with Canon Perdido and directly across the street from the entrance to the downtown Post Office.

While maintenance of tree wells is the responsibility of owners/ occupants according to City Code, sometimes, especially in commercial areas, tree wells are overlooked and it is assumed that the city will care for them.

In this case, a passerby, David Asbell, Executive Director of the Lobero Theatre was happy to see the work in process.

According to Nathan Slack, Urban Forest Superintendent, if a tree

well obstructs passage, it can be reported to the Streets Division who has a staff member who manages these issues.

If you know of a business downtown who does a wonderful job with their tree wells, take a moment to say thanks!

If you’d like to know more about beautification volunteer opportunities, visit www.sbbeautiful.org or email info@sbbeautiful.org

The applicable City Code: 15.20.090 reads: Maintenance Responsibility of Property Owner.

A. An owner of property adjoining a street right-of-way is responsible for maintaining all trees and other vegetation planted between the edge of the pavement nearest said property and the right-of-way line separating the property from the street, except those trees to be maintained by the Director pursuant to Section 15.20.050. This maintenance obligation shall include keeping such area free from weeds or any obstructions inimical to public safety and or contrary to the Master Street Tree Plan. The placing of tar paper, plastic or other material over the ground, or the use of materials or chemicals intended to permanently sterilize the soil in these areas, is prohibited.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to relieve the owner of any property from the duty to keep the property, including any adjacent sidewalks and parkway strip in front thereof, in a safe condition and so as not to be hazardous to public travel. For purposes hereof, “owner” shall include any occupant of property. (Ord. 5312, 2004; Ord. 4245, 1983)

SB Cottage Hospital Welcomes Leap Year Baby

SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL IS EXCITED TO INTRODUCE EZRA KAI AVILA, the hospital’s first Leap Year baby. Born on February 29th at 2:19am, weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19.5 inches in length, Ezra’s birth is unique as this date only occurs every four years.

Ezra’s proud parents, Veronica Ortega and Miguel Angel Avila of Goleta were overjoyed by his arrival. As first-time parents, they found Ezra’s Leap Day birth exciting and unique.

Leap Day falls on February 29th, an extra day added to the calendar every four years. Babies born on this day are affectionately recognized as “leaplings” or “leapers.”

Unity of Santa Barbara Welcomes Home the Unity Globe

UNITY OF SANTA BARBARA IS BRINGING SOME ARTIFACTS from Unity Village, Missouri, the birthplace of the Unity movement, to their new home at the Santa Barbara campus.

Among the artifacts is the Unity Globe, which served to signify a world outreach in prayer, a beacon of Spiritual Light to the World.

“When we think of Unity on Arrellaga Street, it’s a sacred light to so many,” said Co-Spiritual Leader Rev. Dr. Temple Hayes. “We are most fortunate to be able to bring the Unity Globe home to Unity of Santa Barbara”, added Co-Spiritual Leader Rev. Cathy Jean Norman.

Courtesy photos

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Courtesy of Unity of Santa Barbara

Jeffrey Sipress

Jeffrey Sipress

David Asbell and Roman Baratiak

CASA DE LA GUERRA: Haas Adobe Watercolors • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • www.sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

www.jomerit.com

JoMeritModern@gmail.com

10 West Gallery

10 WEST GALLERY: Atmospheric Conditions ~ Mar 31 • 10 W

Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-7707711 • www.10westgallery.com

ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY:

Uncommon Ground by Scott Johnson ~ Mar 9 • 229 E Victoria • 805-9656307 • 1–4 Sa & By Appt • www.afsb.org

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUM, UCSB: Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955 ~ May 5; A Box of One’s

Own: Women Beyond Borders ~ May 5 • 12-5 Sa-Su • www.museum.ucsb.edu

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY:

Environmental Ed & Artistic Expression • www.exploreecology.org

THE ARTS FUND: La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Ave • 11-5 We-Su; www.artsfundsb.org • 805-233-3395

ATKINSON GALLERY, SBCC: Small Images ~ Apr 6 • 11-5 Mo-Th; 11-3 Fr • 805-965-0581 x3484 • gallery.sbcc.edu

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

THE CARRIAGE AND WESTERN ART

MUSEUM: SB History Makers Exhibit featuring Silsby Spalding, WW Hollister, Dixie; Saddle & Carriage Collections • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 Mo-Fr • www.carriagemuseum.org

CALIFORNIA NATURE ART MUSEUM

(formerly Wildling Museum): CA’s Changing Landscape: The Way of Water | George Rose ~ Jul 8; Message in a Bottle | Elizabeth Criss ~ Jul 24 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • www.calnatureartmuseum.org

CASA DEL HERRERO: Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Road • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • www.casadelherrero.com

CASA DOLORES: Milagros ~ May 15; Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032 • www.casadolores.org

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: New Muralism: Inclusive Visions of Self and Place • 105 East Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994

CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • www.claystudiosb.org

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • www.colettecosentino.com

CORRIDAN GALLERY: California Sojourns by Karen Fedderson • 125 N Milpas • 11-6 We-Sa • 805-9667939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CPC GALLERY: Carol Talley: Abstracted Landscapes ~ Apr • By appt • 36 E Victoria St • Gallery@CPCSB.org

CYPRESS GALLERY: Cats Rule ~ Mar 24 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org

ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Emerging artists from around the country • 15 W Gutierrez • 805-963-1157 • 11–5 Tu-Sa • www.elizabethgordongallery.com

EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 11-4 Th-Su • www.sbthp.org

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Poetry in Paper ~ Apr 7 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 ThMo • www.elverhoj.org

FAULKNER GALLERY: Edson Smith Photography Collection ~March • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653

FAZZINO 3-D STUDIO GALLERY: 3-D original fine art • 529 State St • 805730-9109 • www.Fazzino.com

FIRESIDE GALLERY: Holly HungettCapturing the Essence ~ May 17 • Trinity Lutheran Church • M-F 102pm, 909 N La Cumbre Rd

GALLERY 113: SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-9656611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-5 Su • www.gallery113sb.com

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Featured Artists Ginny Speirs, Patricia Watkins, Felice Willat ~ Mar • 2920 Grand Av • 805-688-7517 • www.gallerylosolivos.com

GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • www.lotusland.org

GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: GVAA Artists Exhibit • 500 N. Fairview Av • 10-7 Tu-Th; 10-5:30 Fr & Sa; 1-5 Su • TheGoletaValleyArtAssociation.org

HELENA MASON ART GALLERY: 48 Helena Av • 2-6 Fr-Sa • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • 10-5 MoSa; 11-5 Su • 805-565-4700 • http://kathrynedesigns.com

KELLY CLAUSE ART: With a focus on marine life and the sea • 28 Anacapa St, Suite B • Most weekdays 12-5 • www.kellyclause.com

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE

ARTS: Three Multi-Artist Galleries at La Cumbre Plaza - Elevate, Fine Line, and Illuminations Galleries • noon-5 Tu-Su • www.lcccasb.com

LEGACY ARTS SANTA BARBARA: 1230 State St • 3-8 We-Su • www.CreateLegacyMusic.com

LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN

GALLERY: 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS

CENTER: One World: People, Places & Things ~ Apr 21 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 •

www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: Summer in Winter ~ Apr 7 • Featuring contemporary landscape paintings, prints & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-962-5588 •

www.artlacuna.com

MAUNE CONTEMPORARY:

Recognized contemporary artists including Alex Katz, Donald Sultan, Mr. Brainwash, Taher Jaoui, Ted Collier • 1309 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su & By Appt • 805-869-2524 •

www.maune.com

MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • www.moxi.org

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

SANTA BARBARA: Changing Nature: recent work by Stephanie Dotson and Madeleine Ignon ~ May 1 • 653 Paseo Nuevo • www.mcasantabarbara.org

MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT

EXPERIENCES: La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • www.seehearmove.com

Rebecca

A. Michael Marzolla, Fine Artist

Rosemarie

Annual Museums Free-For-All set for March 23rd

OVER 30 MUSEUMS—PRESENTING ART, CULTURAL HERITAGE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND SCIENCE—will open their doors and invite visitors to attend free of charge with the 19th Annual Museums Free-for-All on Saturday, March 23rd.

Locally, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH), and the

Museum of Ventura County, all members of SoCal Museums, will participate in offering free admission. In the case of SBMNH, booking advanced reservations by visiting sbnature.org is encouraged and free admission is for the museum only, not the Sea Center.

“We are thrilled, once again, to invite visitors from across Southern California to see the remarkable range of art, cultural heritage, natural history, film, and science that our museums and cultural organizations have to offer,” said Alexa Nishimoto, SoCal Museums President and Marketing Associate, Japanese American National Museum. “The Museums Free-for-All has always been an opportunity for people to see something new or to revisit a treasured spot. The Free-for-All also serves as a reminder that many museums here in Southern California are always free and others offer these types of opportunities year round.”

A calendar of free days can be found at socalmuseums.org/free

PALM LOFT GALLERY: This Must Be The Place, by residents of Palm Ave Lofts ~ Mar 24 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-6849700 • www.palmloft.com

PATRICIA CLARKE STUDIO: 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-4527739 • www. patriciaclarkestudio.com

PEREGRINE GALLERIES: Early California and American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • www.peregrine.shop

PETER HORJUS DESIGN: Studio & Gallery • 11 W Figueroa St • www.peterhorjus.com

PORTICO GALLERY: Hearts That Love Beauty ~ Mar 12 • Open Daily • 1235

Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • www.porticofinearts.com

PUBLIC MARKET: Quarterly exhibit by local artists • 11-9 Su-We; 11-10 Th-Sa • www.sbpublicmarket.com

RED BARN GALLERY (AT UCSB): By appt • king@theaterdance.ucsb • near bus circle middle of campus

SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Artists with disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805-260-6705 • www.sbartworks.org

SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: New Paintings by Richard Schloss; SB landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 12-6 Tu-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com

SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: Tiny Taxa Doing Big Things, small elements that play crucial roles in maintaining a balanced ecosystem ~ Mar 17 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • www.sbbg.org

SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY ARTS

WORKSHOP: New Muralism: Inclusive Visions Of Self And Place ~ Mar • 631 Garden St • 10-6 Fr & By Appt • www.sbcaw.org

SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL

MUSEUM: Seasonal Soirées: Santa Barbara’s Evening Couture 1880-1980 ~ Apr • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • www.sbhistorical.org

SANTA BARBARA MARITIME

MUSEUM: Ice Bear, photographs by Ralph Clevenger ~ May 31; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • 10-5 Th-Su • 805-962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART: Janna Ireland, True Story Index ~ Jun 2; Serenity and Revolution ~ May 26; Made by Hand / Born Digital ~ Aug 25 • 1130 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su; 11-8 Th • 805-963-4364 • www.sbma.net

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Voyages of Discovery: Natural History Exploration ~ Mar 10; Images of Infinity ~ Apr 30 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA SEA CENTER: Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing; Shark Cove & Intertidal Wonders ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily • 805-682-4711 • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: Nip it in the bud ~ Mar • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com

SLICE OF LIGHT GALLERY: Earth & Space Fine Art Photography by JK Lovelace, New Winter Collection • 9 W Figueroa St • Mo-Fr 10-5 • 805354-5552 • www.sliceoflight.com

STEWART FINE ART: Early California Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 11-5:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255

SULLIVAN GOSS: Whitney Brooks

Abbott: Field Notes ~ Mar 25; The Winter Salon ~ Mar 25; Holy Water by Maria Rendón ~ Apr 22 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR MUSEUM: 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • 805-687-4623 • www.quinlanmuseum.com

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art of The Western Saddle • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

TAMSEN GALLERY: Work by Robert

W. Firestone • 911.5 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • www.tamsengallery.com

UCSB LIBRARY: Cultura Cura: 50 Years of Self Help Graphics in East LA ~ Jun 21 • www.library.ucsb.edu

VOICE GALLERY: A Sense of Place, Santa Barbara Printmakers & Sculptors Guild ~ Mar • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa & Su • 805-965-6448 • www.voicesb.art

WATERHOUSE GALLERY MONTECITO: Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805-962-8885 • www. waterhousegallery.com

WATERHOUSE GALLERY SB: Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mo-Sa • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM

OF ART: Camille Corot to Orthodox Icons: Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree’s Gifts to the Collection ~ Mar 23; Traditional Hopi Katsina Dolls ~ May 4 • 805565-6162 • Mo-Fr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum

Art Events

AWARDS & RECEPTION:

NIP IT IN THE BUD

Meet the artists honored in this juried multiple media art competition • SB Tennis Club • Free • 4:30-6pm Fr, 3/8.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR 39TH

ANNIVERSARY SMALL IMAGES exhibition • Atkinson Gallery, SBCC • 4-6pm3/8.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR KATHY LEADER’S HOME/AGE TO EARTH SB CAW • 5-9pm 3/8.

OPENING CEREMONY: STOP THE HATE POSTER CONTEST EXHIBIT

View posters created by local K-12 and college artists • Presented by Gateway Educational Services • Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. • Free • 3-6pm Sa, 3/9.

SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10-5 Su.

CARPINTERIA CREATIVE ARTS • Shop locally made pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30-6 Th.

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Courtesy of MVC KCruts Photography

Santa Barbara’s Cultural Night Downtown

1M arch 7th 5 to 8pm

ST THURSDAY is an evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara that takes place on the first Thursday of each month. Participating art venues offer free access to art in a fun and social environment from 5-8pm. 1st Thursday venues also provide additional attractions, such as live music, artist receptions, lectures, wine tastings, and hands-on activities. State Street also comes alive on 1st Thursday with performances and interactive activities.

Galleries, Museums, & Art Venues

1. Voice Gallery • La Cumbre Plaza, 110 S. Hope Ave.

• A Sense of Place, a SB Printmakers members exhibition in partnership with the SB Sculptors Guild. Featuring original, hand-pulled prints in contemporary and traditional techniques and a wide-range of sculpture.

2. SBIFF’s Santa Barbara Filmmaker Series • SBIFF Education Center, 1330 State St. • See Joey Szalkiewicz’s Greetings From Summerland. A painter & an atmospheric chemist open up about Summerland... and its role in the rapid expansion of the oil Industry.

Showtimes 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm. Runtime: 18 min.

3. Santa Barbara Fine Art • 1321 State St. • Santa Barbara’s Premiere landscape painters and renowned marine mammal sculptor, Bud Bottoms in Santa Barbara’s Theater and Art District.

4. MAUNE Contemporary • 1309 State St. •

Original abstract and atmospheric landscape paintings by Will Day, for whom SB serves as an inspiration. Also, I HeART You, with vividly-colored and optimistic works by Mr. Brainwash, Alex Katz, and Donald Sultan.

5. Legacy Arts Listening Room • 1230 State St. • Legacy Arts SB is bringing back the Sound Healing or Sound Bath meditations and well-being practices with use of sound bowls, gong, flute, didgeridoo, and other various musical instruments. Free 6-8:30pm.

6. domecíl • 1223 State St. • Featuring work by Tama Takahashi who’s vividly colored and richly textured paintings celebrate her American and Japanese culture. Her work is changing the conversation & underrepresentation of mixed race Americans.

7. PALMA Colectiva

• 1221 State St. #24

• Camila Uriegas is a multidisciplinary artist from Mexico City drawing inspiration from the ambivalent nature of the human condition. MITTSU is a relaxed luxury jewelry line with architectural vibrance. Non-Alcoholic drinks by Drømme.

8. 10 West Gallery • 10 W Anapamu St. • Atmospheric Conditions: New work by ten contemporary SB artists. Each piece with its own unique mysterious atmosphere. Abstract expressionism to urban landscape, ceramic vessels, and stone sculpture. Through March 31.

9. Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St. Come experience for yourself all that is artful and enchanting at Colette Cosentino Atelier.

10. Sullivan Goss • 11 E Anapamu St. • Opening reception Maria Rendón's solo exhibition Holy Water, following her nearly sold out 2021 exhibition at Sullivan Goss, and her 2022 solo show in Seoul, South Korea. Also: Whitney Brooks Abbott, & the Winter Salon

11. SB Office of Arts & Culture • 105 E. Anapamu St.

• The SB County Office of Arts & Culture invites you to the opening reception for “New Muralism: Inclusive Visions of Self and Place,” featuring work by artists from Slingshot / Alpha Art Studio, a progressive art center.

9. Colette Cosentino invites visitors into her Atelier and Gallery

22. See work by Brian Woolford at Workzones

13. Gallery 113 offers work by Santa Barbara Art Association Members

10. Maune Contemporary is featuring work by Will Day and I HeART You

8. A group exhibition at 10 West Gallery, including Rick Doehring's Dragon Dreams offers Atmospheric Conditions

12. Santa Barbara Museum of Art • 1130 State St. • Enjoy a Teaching Artist-led activity from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Create an Impressionist background in chalk pastel on drawing paper inspired by Mary Cassatt’s

Portrait of Marthe Givaudan. Galleries open until 8pm. All free!

13. Gallery 113 • 1114 State St. • Members of the SB Art Association exhibit their original art here. Elisabeth Lafolye-Acogny is the Artist of the Month with featured artists Kevin Akers, Alvaro Maestro, Fred Lehto, Elizabeth Flanagab, and Rebecca Stebbins.

14. Waterhouse Gallery • 1114 State St. #9 • Figurative works, interiors, & cityscapes. Work by Ray Hunter, Derek Harrison, Wyllis Heaton, Camille Dellar, Ann Sanders, Thomas Van Stein, Nancy Davidson, Rick Garcia, Ellie Freudenstein, and Ralph Waterhouse.

15. The Yes Store • 1100 State St. • Ushering in springtime with beverages and snacks and featured artists Nadereh & David Sugich who create dazzling stained glass, kaleidoscopes. It’s like fireworks! Locally handmade gifts at The Yes Store-Local Arts Gallery.

16. Slice of Light Gallery • 9 W Figueroa St. • Join us for a magnificent evening at our photography gallery, featuring the natural beauty of earth and space. Every piece is captured by SB local, J K Lovelace. Enjoy fine wine & fine art photography, printed on aluminum.

17. Mary Kay West Fine Art • 3 W. Carrillo St. # 209 • Awardwinning artist and Artist Member of the California Art Club Mary Kay West will have an open studio and exhibit of current work featuring her trompe l’oeil and bird compositions. Live painting demo from 6-7pm!

18. The Blue Owl • 5 W Canon Perdido St. • The Blue Owl will present a jam on the 1st Thursday of each month. Hosted by guitarist Tony Ybarra, this Jam session will feature local jazz instrumentalists and vocalists. Backed by Santino Tafarella and Matt Perko!

19. The Eddy Corner Store • 137 E. De La Guerra St. • Food, drink, art. Wine by Midtown, bites by Revolver, cake by Roxanne Rosensteel, and ceramic works and paintings curated by gallery WANTS / NEEDS. Artists: Mia Franco, Meiya Sidney, Demi Boelsterli & Michael Matheson.

20. Santa Barbara Historical Museum • 136 E De La Guerra St. • Enjoy access after-hours with wine and music. Explore our galleries, Seasonal Soirées: Santa Barbara’s Evening Couture 1880-

1980, and a final opportunity to view California Missions by Edwin Deakin.

21. Paint at Paseo • 651 Paseo Nuevo, Center Court • Celebrate International Women’s day by painting at Paint at Paseo with Alisha, a Santa Maria-based artist who will lead you through a 90-minute acrylic painting session for all ages and skill levels. All materials are provided – free!

22. Work Zones • 351 Paseo Nuevo 2nd Floor

• Workzones invites you to visit their gallerylike space, a palette for Brian Woolford’s work, No Place I’d Rather Be… Brian creates large paintings that transport you to peaceful meditative destinations; places to escape day-today realities.

23. Idyll Mercantile • 703 Chapala St. • A 1st Thursday of art, plants, and people! Each month we celebrate a different artist, alongside all of the artists that we carry in the shop. We are thrilled to continue our collaboration Wildcat, who is tailoring custom cocktails.

24. SBCAST • 513 Garden St. • RARE: Realities Altered Realities Emerging_Vol.02. Media Arts and Tech at UCSB is a transdisciplinary program fusing emergent media, computer science, engineering, electronic music, digital art.... See cutting-edge research/artwork.

25. Elizabeth Gordon Gallery 15 W Gutierrez St. • An exquisite art event featuring work by Sherri Belassen, David Matthew King, Rafael Gaete, Stanley Boydston, and more ~ contemporary brilliance, complemented by delightful tunes, wine, and artisanal cheeses.

26. Riviera Beach House • 121 State St. • In partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, see “Changing Nature” the first installation of the MCASB Satellite at the Riviera Beach House. Features local artists Stephanie Dotson & Madeleine Eve Ignon.

27. Art & Soul • 116 Santa Barbara St. STE C • Opening reception of 91% of a Century: An Artistic Retrospective highlighting the evocative works of Cecily Firestein, a leading exponent of mixed media monotype. Art & Soul in the Funk Zone, through the patio at Lama Dog.

Entertainment: Frank Ramirez • 5-8pm

26. At Riviera Beach House find Changing Nature, the first MCASB Satellite exhibition

27. Discover 91% of a Century by Cecily Firestein at Art & Soul

6. Find Tama Takahashi's vivid paintings at domecíl

17. Mary Kay West Fine Art will feature trompe l'oeil and birds

11. SB Office of Art and Culture is opening a new exhibition titled New Muralism: Inclusive Visions of Self and Place

1. Enjoy work by Santa Barbara Printmakers, including Arabesque by Michael Heffner, in collaboration with the SB Sculptors Guild at VOICE Gallery

3. Santa Barbara Fine Art offers landscapes and sculpture

20. Last chance to enjoy California Missions by Edwin Deakin at the SB Historical Museum

12. Create an Impressionist background inspired by Mary Cassatt at SB Museum of Art

10. Holy Water by Maria Rendón will open at Sullivan Goss

14. Waterhouse Gallery will host gallery artists in an exhibition of landscapes, interiors, and figurative work.