CASA Magazine: April 12, 2013 by Voice Magazine / CASA

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�� Jacob Braun, cello; Daryl Freedman, �� mezzo-soprano; Ryan Meehan, violin; �� and Natasha Kislenko, piano ��

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Konrad Kono, Pianist; Judy Getto, Bob Weiman, and Sharon Westby

�� Patrick Posey, Music Academy of the West VP for Artistic Planning �� & Educational Programs; Maurice Chough; Hyon Chough; Michael �� Towbes, Chairman and owner of Montecito Bank & Trust; and Scott �� Reid, MAW President �� For more info about the upcoming season visit: www.musicacademy.org/festival

Linda Beuret; Beverly Latimer, Mary Freeman; and Leatrice Luria

Maureen White, Dr. Ron Latimer, and Janet Garufis, Montecito Bank & Trust President and CEO

Marnie Pinsker, Steve Pinsker, and Lida Blue

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Photo by Priscilla@SantaBarbaraSeen.com

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Earle Ovington Terminal Project Ribbon Cutting: John Clark, Airport Commissioner; Frank Hotchkiss, Councilmember, Randy Rowse, Councilmember, Gavin Molloy, United Airlines Managing Director; Fred Shaw, Carpinteria City Council; Bendy White, Councilmember, Salud Carbajal, First District Supervisor; James Joyce, District Deputy Director for Hannah-Beth Jackson; Michelle Zimney, Chapter President of Green Building Council; Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider; Bruce Miller, Airport Commissioner and Emcee; Patricia Grifﬁn, Airport Commissioner; Karen Kahn, Airport Commissioner, Raymond Morua, District Rep. for Congresswoman Lois Capps; Bill Gilbert, Airport Commissioner; Addison Thompson, City of SB Planning Commissioner; Hazel Johns, Assistant Airport Director; and Karen Ramsdell, Airport Director

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More than 70 Westmont students will be acting and dancing in 18 different pieces - Fringe 2013: On the Verge • Porter Theatre & throughout campus • $10/$7 • 565-7140 • 710:30pm Thur-Sat • 4/12-4/13 & 4/18-4/20. CIRCLE BAR B THEATRE: RETURN ENGAGEMENTS

First act is comprised of three separate vignettes illustrating four couples in various states in their “relationship.” In Act 2 we meet the couples 15, 20, and 25 years later and we learn how the couples ended up • 1800 Refugio Rd • $45/$37 • 967-1962 • 7pm Fri & Sat Dinner, 8pm Show; 1pm Sun Dinner, 2pm Show • 4/12-5/19. DOS PUEBLOS THEATRE CO: IN THE HEIGHTS

Tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures • Elings Performing Arts Ctr, 7266 Alameda Ave • $15/$10 • www.showclix.com • 7pm Fri-Sat (4/12-4/13 & 4/26-4/27), 7pm Thu-Sa (4/184/20), 2pm Sa (4/13 & 4/20) • 4/12-4/27. HAPPY DESTINY: BILL W. AND DR. BOB

The amazing and often humorous story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the story of their wives, who founded Al Anon • Center Stage Theatre • $25/$15 • 963-0408 • 8pm We-Sat, 2pm Sun • Through 4/13. ECKERD THEATER CO: WOODLAND TALES

A theater-in-the-round atmosphere where actors will share animal tales based on Native American legends • Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St • $10/$8 • 653-0323 x7 • 3pm Sat • 4/13.

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�� Linda Purl in The Year Of Magical Thinking �� Alex Henteloff, a �� member of the �� Academy of Television �� Arts & Sciences with over years experience �� 40 in the theatre, has �� spent most of his professional career as �� an actor. Email him at �� papaalex@verizon.net. Alex Henteloff �� Photo by David Bazemore

WESTMONT THEATRE’S FRINGE FESTIVAL

Review by Alex Henteloff Special to CASA

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SPEAKING OF STORIES: STORIES BY EDITH PEARLMAN & RON CARLSON

Pamela Dillman Haskell reading Elder Jinks by Edith Pearlman; Maria Oliviera reading Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman; Mitchell Thomas reading Line from a Movie by Ron Carlson; Ann Dusenberry reading Status Quo by Ron Carlson • Center Stage Theatre • $15/$25 • 963-0408 • 2pm Su & 7:30pm Mo • 4/14 & 4/15. LAGUNA BLANCA SCHOOL THEATER: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Laguna Blanca students bring to life the creepycrawly cult classic • Spaulding Auditorium, 4125 Paloma Dr • $10/$5 • 687-1752 x217 • 7pm We-Sa • 4/17-4/20. DIJO PRODUCTIONS: FREUD’S LAST SESSION

The religious C. S. Lewis and the atheist Sigmund Freud debate, relate, and analyze each other in both comedic and dramatic exchanges • Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave • $17/$12 • 684-6380 • 8pm Sat (4/20); Thu-Fri (4/25-4/26); Thu-Sat (5/2-5/4) & 2pm Su • 4/20-5/5.

ZERO DARK THIRTY: A chronicle of the

decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011 • Magic Lantern Films • Isla Vista Theater • $4 • 893-3907 • 7 & 10pm Fr & Mo • 4/12 & 4/15. LOBERO LIVE: QUIPS AND CLIPS: VOLUME 4 - LEGENDS OF THE LOST ART: Hale Milgrim

will lead a visual, musical journey through rare live concert footage from the 60’s to the present with his memorable insights, commentary, and illumination • Lobero Theatre • Free • (call in advance to secure tickets) 963-0761 • 8:03pm Sat • 4/13. TRICKSTERS AND LABYRINTHS SERIES: THE PRESTIGE: The rivalry between two

magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion • UCSB Pollock Theater • $5 • 893-4637 • 7pm Wed • 4/17.

ENSEMBLE THEATRE CO: THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

A haunting and lyrical story of one woman coming to grips with loss • Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St • $32-$65 • 965-5400 • Opening Night: 6pm Sat (4/6); 8pm Tu-Sa, 2&7pm Su; Matinee: 4pm Sat (4/13) • Through 4/21.

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ONE ANSWER TO CANCER: Documentary narrated by Tony Barry that looks at alternative cancer treatments such as the Black Salve, which has been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of cancers • Villa Santa Barbara, 227 E Anapamu St • Free • 685-8822 • 6pm Wed • 4/17. UNITED STATES OF AFRICA: BEYOND HIP-HOP: This ﬁlm follows African hip-hop

pioneer Didier Awadi as he creates an album on revolutionary black leaders • Cup of Culture • MultiCultural Ctr Theater • Free • 893-8411 • 6pm We • 4/17. GREENSCREEN 2013 STUDENT FILM PREMIERE

An exhibition of five student environmental films: Where the Wonder Went, Can Fairies, I Am the 40%, Tar Wars, and The Cave • UCSB Pollock Theater • Free, RSVP: 893-4637 • 7-9pm Thur • 4/18. DANNY LYON FILM SERIES: WHITE HEAT: A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist • SB Museum of Art • 963-4364 • Free, RSVP at tickets.sbma.net • 5:30pm Thur • 4/18. WORLD PREMIERE: THE BET: A delightful romantic comedy directed by veteran actress Finola Hughes with the help of hundreds of your friends and neighbors in SB. Post movie reception with the director & stars of film • Arlington Theatre • $12.50/VIP $40 • 963-4408 • 7pm Fri & Sat • 4/19 & 4/20. ANDREW DOMINIK DOUBLE FEATURE:

7pm: Killing Them Softly – Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. 10pm: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader • Magic Lantern Films • Isla Vista Theater • $4 • 893-3907 • 7 & 10pm Fr & Mo • 4/19 & 4/22. ART | ARCHITECTURE ON FILM SERIES: MARINA ABRAMOVIC: A doc that follows the

Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Pollock Theater • $10/$5 • 893-3535 • 3pm Sun • 4/21.

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

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

For children ages 0 to 3 & their families helps children build early literacy skills through music and movement • Central Lib • Free • 564-5603 • 10:30am Fridays.

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9am-5pm Fri 4/12.

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Global Economy & Investment Options • Garvin Theatre SBCC • Free • 437-3552 • 7:30-9:30pm Fri 4/12. ��

With Scott McCloud • Theater & Dance Building: Courtyard & Room 1530 UCSB • Free • 893-2004 • 10:30am-3:30pm Fri 4/12.

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

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

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Will focus on several crucial & highly misunderstood questions in the debate about climate change and sea level rise • Corwin Aud UCSB • Free • 893-4620 •

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Sketch session at the downtown post ofﬁce, 836 Anacapa St, drawing materials provided • Free • 9656307 • 1-3pm Sat 4/13. ��

A monthly book club for fourth to sixth graders • Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr • Free • 688-4214 • 3-4pm ﬁrst Sat each month.

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Theoneste Bizimana, Rwandan genocide survivor, speaks on: Healing Wounded Hearts: Reconciliation in Communities after Violence--the HROC program in the African Great Lakes • Live Oak UU Congregation, 820 N. Fairview Ave • Free • 967-4402 • 7pm Fri 4/12.

Back by popular demand, in two spectacular programs • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $35$125 • 893-3535 • 8pm Sat 4/13 & 2pm 4/14. ��

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By choreographer Robin Bisio with live music by Ghost Tiger • Lotusland • $35/$45 • 969-9999 • 3pm Sat 4/13.

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Most refreshing act to roll down the blues highway in some time • SOhO • $10-$12 • 962-7776 • 9pm Fri 4/12.

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The violinist and double bassist perform Part II of a Mini-Festival of Works by Wolfgang von Schweinitz • Karl Geiringer Hall UCSB • 7pm Fri 4/12. ��

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Violinist Philip Ficsor, pianist Constantine Finehouse • Deane Chapel, Westmont College Free • 565-7140 • 7pm Fri 4/12.

W/ Hector & Dannielle • $15 • info@santabarbaradan cecenter.com • 127 W Canon Perdido • 7pm beg.; 8pm Int/Adv, Fridays.

3-day art and music festival where play is embraced alongside consciousness • Live Oaks Campground, Santa Ynez Valley • 1-3 day camping packages $51$156 • www.lucidityfestival.com • Fri 4/12-Su 4/14.

& McCormick Templeman book signing • Curious Cup Bookstore, 929 Linden Ave, Carp • Free • 2206608 • 5-7pm Fri 4/12.

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Matthew Rushing of the company conducts a master class • Gustafson Dance, 2285 Las Positas Rd • $5-$20 • 966-6950 • 5:30-7:30pm Fri 4/12.

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Blood, Thought, Muscle & Grace • Hatlen Theater UCSB • $17/$13 • 893-7221 • 8pm Fri 4/12-4/14.

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Whiskey-fueled gritty Americana rock • SOhO • $16 • 962-7776 • 9:30pm Fri 4/12. ��

Professional chamber music • Hahn Hall, Music Academy • $22/$45 • 884-8410 • 1 & 7:30pm Fri 4/12. ��

Guitarist, songwriter • Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St • Free • 965-7985 • 6-8pm Fri 4/12.

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Momma Donna Restaurant • Free • 966-9782 • 6-9pm Fridays.

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

Gather at Cachuma Lake Nature Ctr for guided walks • Free w/ $10 park admission • 688-4515 • 10-11:30am Saturdays. ��

Kids learn about wildlife and care of the environment • Cachuma Lake Nature Center • $2 after $10 park admission • 688-4515 • 12:30-1:30 Saturdays.

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Sandra Froman, former NRA President speaks • SB Hyatt, 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd • $10 pre/$15 at door • 450-3378 • 6pm Sat 4/13. ��

Performance by writer, poet, activist, and performer with UCSB students • McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB UCSB • Free • 893-2004 • 5pm Sat 4/13. ��

Learn how to diffuse conﬂict and mediate solutions • Conﬂict Resolution Center, 1528 Chapala St Suite 205 • $385 • .963-6765 • 9:30-5pm Sats. ��

Melissa Costello demonstrates and signs her book The Karma Chow Ultimate Cookbook • Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way • $20/$25 • 845-6194 • 2pm Sat 4/13. ��

Learn the fundamentals of folding book pages to form sculptural works of art. Library will supply the books • Goleta Lib, 500 N. Fairview Ave • Free • 964-7878 • 2-4pm Sat 4/13.

Blues Brunch • SOhO • $10/$15 • 962-7776 • 11:3203pm Sat 4/13. ��

With Huckle and Easy Leaves • SOhO • $13/$15 • 9627776 • 8:30pm Sat 4/13. ��

Gregory Vajda conducts Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, dynamic guest artists & a multimedia experience • The Granada • $39-$100 • 899-2222 • 8pm Sat 4/13 & 3pm Su 4/14.

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5K VisionWalk fundraiser to Fight Blindness • Chase Palm Park, 323 East Cabrillo Blvd • Register: DCohen@FightBlindness.org • 9am Sat 4/13. ��

Support Santa Barbara’s vitally important Paciﬁc Pride Foundation • Bacara Resort and Spa • SOLD OUT • 963-3636 • 7pm-1am Sat 4/13. ��

Put on your dancin’ shoes and join the party raising funds for Casa Serena • Goleta Valley Community Ctr, 5679 Hollister Av • $8 • 564-8701 • 6pm Sat 4/13. ��

An exclusive 2 hour trail ride opportunity in the Santa Ynez Valley limited to 30 riders followed by BBQ fundraiser for Wildling Museum • $125 • 686-8315 •

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

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Join local agencies & volunteers in maintaining portions of Jesusita and Tunnel trails • Mission Rose Garden, corner of Laguna St & Plaza Rubio • Free lunch provided • 564-5436 • 8am-1pm Sat 4/13. ��

Dinner & dancing • Fresco Café North, 5940 Calle Real • $5 • 450-2498 • 8-10pm Sat 4/13. ��

More than 5,000 California native plants • Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • Free • 682-4726 • 10-5pm daily thru 4/30.

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Spanish-language music, children’s talent show, special food, costumed characters, and more • SB Zoo • Free/admission • 962-5339 • 11am-6pm Sun 4/14. ��

The good old days of family game time • Goleta Lib, 500 N. Fairview Av • Free • 964-7878 • 2-4pm Su 4/14.

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

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

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

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Trio consists of Kenny Blackwell, Mike Mullins & Wally Barnick • Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview Av • $15 • 403-2639 • 7:30pm Sat 4/13.

Habitat for Humanity’s ﬁrst gala to support the Building Homes, Building Hope campaign for the Canon Perdido Affordable Homes project • El Encanto, 800 Alvarado Pl • $200 • 692-222 • 5pm Sat 4/13.

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

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A fun, informative seminar about bees and bee-loving plants • Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • $45/Members $30 • 682-4726 • 10am-Noon Sat 4/13.

Bluesy, gritty, with a minimalist approach • SOhO • $10-$12 • 962-7776 • 9pm Sat 4/13.

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

A half-day afternoon retreat • Casa de Maria • Donation • 969-50313 • 2-5:30pm Su 4/14.

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Westmont College student/faculty chamber groups •

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� �� Montecito Covenant Church, 671 Cold Spring Rd • Free • 565-5040 • 3pm Su 4/14.

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A concert of light classical, Broadway, big band, polkas, waltzes & marches • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 909 La Cumbre Rd • $10 • 962-1754 • 3pm Su 4/14.

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Back to celebrate the 100th anniv of Celedonio Romero, patriarch of the dynasty of guitar virtuosos • Lobero Theatre • $36.50-$46.50 • 963-0761 • 3pm Su 4/14. ��

Featuring music from Legally Blonde & Once Upon a Mattress • SOhO • $12-$15 • 962-7776 • 5pm Su 4/14.

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w/ Jeannette B. Love • La Casa De Maria • 969-5031 • donation • 1-2pm Mon & 10:30-11:30am Tuesdays. Solving Everyday Problems • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr, 508 Brinkerhoff Av • $10 • 563-6000 • 7-8:15pm Mondays. ��

Guided breathing • Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr • $5 • 563-6000 • 12:30-1pm Mon/Wed/Fridays. ��

Stress-relieving 30 minute meditation practice, followed by a special lunch menu • Alchemy Arts, 35 W. Haley St • $20 • 899-8811 • Mon & Wed.

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

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

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Kites will be available for purchase with food & beverages • Great Meadow, SBCC • Free • 637-6202 • 11-4pm Su 4/14. ��

Guests will be taken by shuttles to 5 estates featuring a variety of landscape designs and styles • SB Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • $65/$55 • 6824726x102 • 11-4pm Su 4/14. ��

Enjoy Spanish-language music, a children’s talent show, special food, and more • SB Zoo, 500 Niños Dr • Free with Zoo admission • 11am-6pm Su 4/14.

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Deane Chapel on campus • Free • 565-7140 • 8pm Mon 4/15. ��

Arlo is a natural-born storyteller, whose tales and anecdotes ﬁgure prominently in his musical performances • Lobero Theatre • $32/$42 • 963-0761 • 8pm Mon 4/15.

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Practice your Italian parliamo • Arnoldi’s, 600 Olive St • Free • parliamo.yolasite.com • 5:30-7pm Mondays.

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

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

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

Beryl Reichenberg will teach a class in making a basic folded book form • Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave Carp • $5 includes snack • 220-6608 • 3:30-5pm Tu 4/16.

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

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

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

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

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His new novel, Benito’s Gambit • Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St • Free • 682-6787 • 5:30pm Tu 4/16. ��

Her talk: Seeing War: Identity, Purpose and Play • McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB UCSB • Free • 893-2004 • 4pm Tu 4/16. ��

Parents & grandparents will learn about the research behind resiliency & why parent-child bond is a key component for building resiliency • 1795 San Leandro Ln • Free • 965-2376 • 6:30-7:30pm Tu 4/16. ��

Explore & learn the beauty of Chinese brush painting (Instructor: Suemae Willhite - 9 sessions) • Wake Center, Rm 7 • 967-6715 or www.sbcc.edu/ce $101 + $15 material fee • 9am-12pm Tu, Thru 6/4.

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A night of female empowerment and artistic awesomeness • Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St • $5 • 284-1149 • 8pm-Midnight Tu 4/16.

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Parents & babies to age 2 learn delightful rhymes, lullabies, ﬂoor & lap games • Jewish Federation of Greater SB, 524 Chapala St • $10 • 957-1115 • 11Noon Wednesdays.

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Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden on island • Free • 564-1939 • 5-7pm Wednesdays. ��

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

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

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Heiichiro Ohyama conducts Mendelssohn & Brahms • Lobero Theatre • $47/$52 • 966-2441 • 7:30pm Tu 4/16.

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Personalized classes • La Casa de Maria • $12 • 9695031 • 4:30-5:45pm Wed & 9-10:15am Fridays. ��

Weekly one-day Juice Cleanse • Alchemy Arts Center, 35 West Haley St • $75 • 899-8811 • 9:30am Wednesdays.

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His talk: Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America • Corwin Pavilion UCSB • Free • 893-2562 • 8pm Wed 4/17. ��

Her latest, A Good Day • Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St • Free • 682-6787 • 7pm Wed 4/17. ��

Her talk: The Politics of Passion: Activists Take to the Streets in Mexico • McCune Conference Rm. (HSSB 6020) UCSB • Free •893-3261 • 3:30pm Wed 4/17. ��

Presents stories & photos of his sailing trip of a lifetime Rounding the Horn • Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Rd • Free • 969-5063 • 4pm Wed 4/17.

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Members of Opera Santa Barbara’s Studio Artist Program present a varied program of arias and ensembles • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 898-3890 • Noon Wed 4/17.

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

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

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The Sapphire Princess, with 3,700 crew & passengers • SB Harbor • All day Tu 4/16.

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

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Helps people complete their Five Wishes documents & provide more info about end of life care options • Hospice of SB 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 100 • Free • 563-8820 • 4-6pm Thu 4/18.

Photo by Priscilla@SantaBarbaraSeen.com

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Sadee Broida, 2012 Co-Junior Spirit of Fiesta

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One Design and Handicap boats race • SB Yacht Club • 965-8112 • Wed.

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

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

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

Performs Bach’s complete English Suites • Lobero Theatre • $48/$63 • 963-0761 • 8pm Fri 4/19.

Mixing Latin rhythms with touches of hip-hop and electronica • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez • $35-$75 • 686-0855 • 8pm Thu 4/18. ��

SOhO • $15 • 962-7776 • 9pm Thu 4/18. ��

With Johnny Marr • Santa Barbara Bowl • $44-$74 • 962-7411 • 7pm Thu 4/18.

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Join a dialogue that explores what researchers expect to see in the city’s future • SB Museum of Natural History • Free • 682-4711x170 • 7-9pm Thu 4/18. ��

Unique scarves by SB artist Hilary Brace • SB Art Museum Store • Free • 963-4364 • 5-8pm Thu 4/18.

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Barbara Flanagan launches Hedgeware, a new desktop accessory line made of an artiﬁcial turf material • SB Museum Store • Free • 884-6454 • 58pm Thu 4/18. ��

A special night to go out and be spoiled while supporting Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation • $150/Couples $275 • 563-4723 • 6-10pm Thu 4/18. ��

All proceeds from this event will go to The Milagro Fire Fund Trust • El Paseo Restaurant • $15 donation • 897-2643 • 5-8pm Thu 4/18.

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SBCC’s ﬁrst annual Spring Dance Concert under new artistic director Tracy R. Kofford • Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo • $20/$15 • 963-0408 • 8pm Fri 4/19, 2 & 8pm Sat 4/20.

Trinity Episcopal Church, State & Micheltorena • Free • 565-7140 • 8pm Fri, 4/19. ��

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A Brazilian musician, composer & improviser • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall UCSB • Free • 893-3261 • 7pm Fri 4/19.

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With special guest Shemekia Copeland • Campbell Hall UCSB • $45/$18 • 893-3535 • 8pm Fri 4/19.

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The Celebrity Century, with 4,600 crew & passengers • SB Harbor • All day Fri 4/19.

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Dancing as a way to motivate & inspire youth to stay on a positive track • MCC Theater UCSB • Free • 8938411 • 11am Sat 4/20.

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Mike Lunsford, President of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy will speak • First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance • Free • 886-5438 • 9:30-Noon Sat 4/20. ��

w/ Michael Gurven: Aging in the Amazon • Dargan’s Pub, 18 E. Ortega St • Free • 6:30-8pm Sat 4/20. ��

Become more comfortable with computers & mobile devices • Solvang Lib, 1745 Mission Dr • Free • 6884214 • 11am Sat 4/20. ��

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Join esteemed local naturalists Dr. Fred Emerson and botanist Larry Ballard for a morning at the Sedgwick Reserve • Wildling Museum • $25/Members $20 • Reservations 686-8315 • 9-11:30am Sat 4/20.

The Likha ensemble combines native Filipino culture with European inﬂuences • Performance/MCC Theater UCSB • $15/$5 • 893-8411 • 8pm Fri 4/19. ��

4 of SB’s World War II veterans will be honored & interviewed at this luncheon & symposium • Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort • $35/$40 • 884-6636 • 11:30am Fri 4/19.

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Metal and dancing • Santa Barbara Bowl • $36-$51 • (800) 745-3000 • 7pm Fri 4/19.

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Learn to make beautiful necklaces • Goleta Lib, 500 North Fairview Ave • Free • 964-7878 • 11am-Noon Sat 4/20. ��

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Join local expert Susie Bartz for a day on Figueroa Mountain • SB Botanic Garden • $45/Members $30 • 682-4726 • 10am-2pm Sat 4/20.

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Faulkner Gallery • Free • 969-7634 • 3pm Sat, 4/20.

Following the auditions come meet the Spirit of Fiesta audition ﬁnalists • El Paseo Restaurant • Admission with Audition Ticket/ $15 at the door • pr@oldspanishdaysﬁesta.org • 3:30-6pm Sat 4/20. ��

Find out how to help make the world a better place for both animals and for humans • SB Zoo, 500 Niños Dr • Free/admission • 962-5339 • 10am-3pm Sat 4/20. ��

Join Kiwanis in making Alpha sparkle in preparation for their Spring Open House • Alpha Resource Center, 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd • Free • 683-2145x105 • 9am1pm Sat 4/20. ��

A Community Environmental Council event to promote the power of grassroots action in protecting and preserving the environment • Alameda Park, 1400 Santa Barbara St • Free • 687-3322 • 11am-7pm Sat 4/20 & Su 4/21. ��

SB Choral Society celebrates its 65th Anniversary Season with an Old West-themed event • Carriage & Western Art Museum of SB, 129 Castillo St • $100 • 965-6477 • 6-9:30pm Sat 4/20. ��

Theme: The Giving Tree by author & poet Shel Silverstein. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, live music, silent & live auctions, dinner & dancing • Four Seasons Biltmore Coral Casino • $140 • 963-2704 • 5pm Sat 4/20. ��

A beneﬁt party to raise money for Out of the Box Theatre Company • Oreana Winery, 205 Anacapa St • 7-10pm Sat 4/20.

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Local choreographers join together in collaborative pieces that combine two or more styles into individual masterpieces • Lobero Theatre • $18-$50 • 963-0761 • 6pm Fri 4/21.�

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Trinity Episcopal Church, State & Micheltorena • Free • 565-7140 • 8pm Su 4/21. ��

Pianist, composer, singer • SOhO • $20/$12 • 570-1053 • 1-4pm Su 4/21. ��

Soprano and pianist, winners of the Music Academy of the West’s 2012 Marilyn Horne Song Competition • Broad Theatre, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica • $16-$35 • (310) 434-3200 • 4pm Su 4/21.

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Watch the Presidio come to life with Early California music and dance, pottery, archaeology, and adobe brick making • El Presidio, 123 E Canon Perdido St • Free • 965-0093 • Noon-3pm Sun 4/21. ��

Honor the lives of loved ones who have passed • Crossroads Church, 236 La Lata Drive, Buellton • Free • 845-4068 • 4pm Su 4/21.

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Singer/songwriter with special guest Sam Baker • Lobero Theatre • $39.50 • 963-0761 • 8pm Sat 4/20.

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Taught in Spanish (Instructor: Irma Esquivel-Kromis 10 sessions) • SB Schott Ctr, Rm 30 • $75 • 687-0812 or www.sbcc.edu./ce • 5:15-7:15pm Thu, Thru 6/13.

Dr. Steven Gross is Director • Karl Geiringer Hall (Music 1250) UCSB • Free • 893-3261 • 3pm Sat 4/20.

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With Huckle and Easy Leaves • SOhO • $13/$15 • 9627776 • 8:30pm Sat 4/20.

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Her talk is titled The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years • Campbell Hall UCSB • Free • 893-3535 • 8pm Thu 4/18.

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Chicago Blues • SOhO • $15 • 962-7776 • 11:30-3pm Sat 4/20.

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A look at our fast paced times through the lens of our lovely Channel Islands • SB Maritime Museum • $5/ Free to members • 962-8404 • 7pm Thu 4/18.

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Dvorak’s Stabat Mater • First United Methodist Church, Garden &Anapamu sts • $12-$22 • 898-9848 • 8pm Sat 4/20 & 3pm Su 4/21.

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Guest speaker will be City Council member Cathy Murillo • Watershed Resource Center at Hendry’s Beach • Free • 7pm Thu 4/18.

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Using the Master Points of the Extraordinary Vessels • Alchemy Arts Center, 35 W Haley St • $30 • 899-8811 • 5pm Thursdays.

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His talk: Capitalism Takes Command: The Social Transformation of Nineteenth Century America • 4041 HSSB UCSB • Free • 893-2004 • 1pm Fri 4/19. ��

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Explore & learn the beauty of Chinese brush painting (Instructor: Suemae Willhite - 9 sessions) • SB Schott Center, Rm 20 • 967-6715 or www.sbcc.edu/ce $101 + $15 material fee • 1-4pm Thu, Thru 6/6.

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Peter Noone; Annette Caleel, Richard Caleel; Arlene Montesano; Cecil Kyte; Ursula Nesbitt; and Mireille Noone

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CasaSB.com

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Private Money for Real Estate Notes and Loans

Associate Broker, DRE# 00811049

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Computer Oriented RE Technology 962-2147 • Cortsb.com

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CONFORMING JUMBO LOANS $417,000-$625,700

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BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS Please call for current rates • Coastal Housing Partnership Member • Se Habla Español Armando Jaquez, Sales Manager, NMLS# 482916 (560-3350) • Ed Soto, NMLS# 633117 (560-3362) • Melinda Rogers, NMLS# 633573 (722-5681) • Ryan Plowe, NMLS# 826292 (560-3367) • Jeff Corsello, NMLS# 819105 (560-3374) BANKERS PACIFIC 3.375 3.40 20% 2.625 2.70 20% MORTGAGE, INC. Harlan Green, Broker, (805) 681-6363

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COMMUNITY WEST BANK Ask us about rates. You’ll like what you hear! Terre Lapman (403-0909); Clay Dickens (692-4429); Kathy Martin (966-2912)

JIM WITMER

REAL ESTATE BROKER

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Village Properties JimWitmer@cox.net VillageSite.com

CALLOAN CORP 3.375 3.446 20% 2.500 2.704 20% 2.750 2.885 20% 3.625 3.672 20% 2.750 2.907 20% 2.625 2.690 20% 3.750 3.828 20% 3.000 3.181 20% 2.625 2.690 20% (805) 963-8939; mfunding@verizon.net PARAGON MORTGAGE GROUP (805) 899-1390

Please call for current rates.

SANTA BARBARA BANK & TRUST “Joining with Union Bank 4/22/13” Teri Gauthier (565-4571), Janice Baxter (899-8488), Allison Keenan (681-7268)

Please call for current rates.

*Rates are supplied by participating institutions prior to publishing deadline and are deemed reliable. They do not constitute a commitment to lend and are not guaranteed. For more information and additional loan types and rates, consumers should contact the lender of their choice. CASA Santa Barbara cannot guarantee the accuracy and availability of quoted rates. All quotes are based on total points including loan. *Rates are effective as of 04/10/13. ** Annual percentage rate subject to change after loan closing.

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United Way friends wish Karen Knight well at her Retirement Open House

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Sylvia and William Redding, Lions Service Club members; Fallon Erickson, Marymount Junior Kindergarten student; Dr. Brice Erickson, Parent Reader; and Carolyn Gell, Marymount Librarian

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Women’s Board of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: (Back) Mary Garton, All Works and Parking Committee; Susan Case, Special Gifts and Development Committee; Peggy Odgers, Decorations Committee; Kathy Weber, Webmaster; and Barbara Green, Publicity Committee. (middle) Carol Olsen, Catering Committee; Deanna Majors, Printed Materials Committee; Catherine Clark, Prizes Committee; Karen Chin, Silent Auction Committee. (front) Gwen Baker, Event Chair and Mary Maxwell, President

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

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Outside In: The Architecture of Smith and Williams is part of Paciﬁc Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. This collaboration, initiated by the Getty, brings together several local cultural institutions for a wide-ranging look at the postwar built environment of the city as a whole, from its famous residential architecture to its vast freeway network, revealing the city’s development and ongoing impact in new ways. For more info visit www.paciﬁcstandardtime.org

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Loan inquiries and applications in states where I am not licensed will be referred to a Loan Officer who is licensed in the property state. Equal Housing Lender. Prospect Mortgage is located at 15301 Ventura Blvd., Suite D300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Prospect Mortgage, LLC (Unique Identifier #3296) is a Delaware limited liability company licensed by the Department of Corporations under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act. This is not an offer for extension of credit or a commitment to lend. All loans must satisfy company underwriting guidelines. Information and pricing are subject to change at any time and without notice. Rev 2.28.13 (0213-2475)