VOICE Magazine: May 12, 2023

Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto named 2023 Fiesta Parade Grand Marshal

Santa Barbara Airport launches hidden disabilities

Artful Minds A Day of Art, Sunshine, & Self-Expression

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

EXPLORING THE WORLD AND THEMSELVES with passionate colors, eclectic shapes, and in some cases intricate beadwork, 60 local artists will share their creative visions with the Santa Barbara community when the 27th annual Artful Minds Arts Fair opens at the beachfront opposite Chase Palm Park from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, May 20th.

Hosted by the Mental Wellness Center, the day honors National Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting artists living with mental illness in a fun, festive way — complete with a fleet of food trucks and sweet treats.

“Beyond just being an arts festival, this event offers a unique opportunity for individuals living with mental illness to exhibit their creative talents, enhance their self-esteem, and be perceived as worthy and valuable members of our community,” said Darcy Keep, longtime MWC Board Member and Administrative Director of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Cottage Health.

Artful Minds continues the MWC’s decades-long tradition of supporting individuals living with mental illness through art. Many of the artists participating in this year’s fair began their artistic practices through the center’s Fellowship Club. There, peer educators and an art specialist help individuals realize how they can better understand and express their emotions through art.

“Creative work benefits people,” explained Annmarie Cameron, MWC CEO. “Studies show that music, painting and other material art forms contribute to brain functioning, not just for children but also for adults. The physical act of craftmanship can be calming and help with anxiety and depression. Art helps form a road map or vision that can advance recovery from mental illness.”

One glance at Artful Minds’ array of styles and subjects reveals our artistic community’s creativity and diversity. Bold colors drive forward abstract shapes or patterns, while other canvases capture lovely

landscapes. Other pieces are overtly reflective, depicting distinctive self portraits and natural wonders, such as animals and flowers.

Jewelry and sculptures round out the festival, emphasizing the sheer number of ways these artists living with mental illness can and do express themselves through their craft.

“This is a poignant way to put a human face to mental illness,” said Darcy Keep, Chair of the Mental Health Arts Festival Committee and Administrative Director of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at Cottage Health.

Local elementary through high school students will also join in the fun by showcasing their original artworks. These young artists participate in the MWC’s Mental Health Matters program, which introduces Santa Barbara students to basic mental health knowledge, resources, and wellness activities they can easily practice. In the 2023-2024 academic year, the nonprofit is expecting to reach over 5,000 students across 100 classrooms.

“The underlying premise of MHM is that with understanding, youth will know to seek help should

Photos courtesy of Mental Wellness Center

Original work by Lesley Grogan

A local artist works on a painting during a past fair

“All too often, people living with mental illness are marginalized and not seen; while others may focus on their differences or limitations, MWC chooses to see their attributes, their strengths and their resilience despite the often enormous odds against them.”

Glass art by Kristine Kelly

Mixed media beach landscape by Elizabeth Imperato

Four

¡Entrada Gratuita! / Free

Viernes, 19 de mayo / Friday, May 19th

DOMINGO, 21 DE MAYO / SUNDAY, MAY 21st

7 PM | Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Rd, Goleta

7 PM | MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE | 712 E. COTA STREET

DOMINGO, 21 DE MAYO / SUNDAY, MAY 21st

Sabado, 20 de mayo / Saturday, May 20th

7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St, Guadalupe, CA

DOMINGO, 21 DE MAYO / SUNDAY, MAY 21st

7 PM | MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE | 712 E. COTA STREET

Domingo, 21 de mayo / Sunday, May 21st

Las puertas se abrirán a las 6:30 pm. Habrá recepción después del espectáculo.

7 PM | MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE | 712 E. COTA STREET

7 PM | The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E Cota St, Santa Barbara

Las puertas se abrirán a las 6:30 pm. Habrá recepción después del espectáculo.

Doors open 6:30 pm. Reception follows the performance.

Las puertas se abrirán a las 6:30 pm. Habrá recepción después del espectáculo.

Doors open 6:30 pm. Reception follows the performance.

Doors open 6:30 pm. Reception follows the performance.

Co-presented by The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and UCSB Arts and Lectures, in partnership with the Isla Vista School After School Grant.

Co-presented by The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and UCSB Arts and Lectures, in partnership with the Isla Vista School After School Grant.

Co-presented by The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and UCSB Arts and Lectures, in partnership with the Isla Vista School After School Grant.

Co-presented by The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and UCSB Arts and Lectures, in partnership with the Isla Vista School After School Grant.

After More Than 40 Years, Michael Can Finally Take His Grandkids Fishing... ANNOUNCING THE MICHAELKATE RETIREMENT SALE!

After A Record Breaking 2022, It Feels Like the Time is Right...

With more than 40 years in the furniture business, it is time for Michael to be able to take a break and spend more time with his grown children and grandchildren. Michael started working in the family business in 1983, and when his parents retired in 2000, he took the reigns and has continued the family business ever since.

Our Sincere ‘Thank You’ for Your 70 Years of Support!

It has been an amazing run for a furniture business that started as Danica House in 1953 in a little yellow cottage on Chapala Street. And, we couldn’t have done it without our fantastic customers who have made this such a wonderful experience!

City of SB Receives Microplastic Pollution Prevention Grant

Santa Barbara Airport Launches Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program

HELPING PEOPLE WITH A RANGE OF DISABILITIES, especially nonvisible disabilities, experience supportive and accessible travel, the Santa Barbara Airport has joined 200 airports worldwide participating in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program. Travelers with a disability may wear a Sunflower lanyard or another Sunflower branded item to indicate they need extra time or assistance.

Airport staff are trained to recognize the Sunflower and provide extra assistance to travelers. Sunflower lanyards are available for free delivery or pickup via the SBA airport website.

“The Santa Barbara Airport staff work every day to ensure the safety and ease of travel for all passengers,” said Christopher Hastert, SBA Director. “It is our goal to be innovative and forward thinking in how we can better serve our passengers that may have diverse accessibility needs. By participating in the Sunflower program passengers that may need just a little extra help can travel more easily knowing our staff are trained and ready to support them.”

Alpha Resource Center is acting as an SBA community partner to help spread the word about the Sunflower program. Visit https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov/terminal/accessibility/sunflower-program

GRANT FUNDING TOTALING $1.26 MILLION has been awarded to the City’s Sustainability & Resilience Department’s Creeks Division, in partnership with USC’s Sea Grant Program, for micro plastic pollution research. The project, “Clean Street, Clean Seas: Innovating Public Works to Intercept Microplastics in Urban Runoff,” will provide the first measured and reported results on the impacts of street sweeping and trash capture devices on microplastic marine debris in stormwater runoff. Project fieldwork will take place in Santa Barbara, the San Francisco Bay, and Los Angeles areas.

“We are incredibly excited to work with USC Sea Grant and our research partners, including Dr. Patricia Holden at UCSB,” said Jill Murray, Creeks Division Water Quality Research Analyst. “This project will determine how to remove microplastics from impervious urban surfaces to the greatest extent possible, as soon as possible, from as many acres as possible, in order to protect our streams, estuaries, and oceans from harmful pollution.” https://tinyurl.com/yrhcmbhz

Healing Space Partners with SB Unified School District

TO SUPPORT BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) STUDENTS, the Santa Barbara Unified School District is partnering with The Healing Space as part of its efforts to provide improved and informed psychological services. Along with individual or group counseling rooted in race-based stress or wellness, the Healing Space’s assistance includes support with individual education programs, counseling with students, and responding to referrals that involve racialized bullying.

“The type of support offered by The Healing Space is a much-needed service. It has become clear that we need to transform how we support students who have been historically marginalized. We are proud to partner with the UCSB Healing Space team, and we look forward to working with them,” said Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent.

The Healing Space is a therapy training clinic under the UCSB Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology Department supporting community-led efforts that center wellness for the Black Community. The organization aims to train from Afro-centered and racial trauma therapy approaches and host guest speakers and workshops for students and community members.

www.sbunified.org

Housing Authority Hosts Family Digital Literacy Day

HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS

ACQUIRE THE DIGITAL RESOURCES THEY NEED, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) hosted its inaugural Family Digital Literacy Day on May 3rd. Hosted in collaboration with Partners in Education, the event provided Housing Authority families and youth with free computers, assistance in accessing low-cost internet services, technical support, and online safety instruction.

“Digital technology can help enhance education and promote socioeconomic development, but for families to benefit from these opportunities they must have access to technology and affordable connectivity,” said Alice Villarreal Redit, HACSB Resident Programs Supervisor. “And while the internet is a powerful tool with many advantages, it is also important to teach youth how to safely navigate online spaces.”

A community member receives a free, refurbished computer

Both English and Spanish workshops were provided, with the first 50 families who signed up receiving a refurbished computer or tablet. HACSB was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission as part of its Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program. www.hacsb.org

350 Merino Sheep Graze Elings Park for Wildfire Prevention

THEY’RE BAAAACK! A flock of Merino sheep can now be spotted at Elings Park’s scenic South Bluffs, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. By devouring invasive, non-native plants, the sheep also reduce the amount of wildfire fodder, serve as an alternative to pesticides, break up hard soil to allow native plants to spread, and provide “natural” fertilizer. The public is welcome to hike onto the south bluffs to view the flock during daylight hours through June 1st. The trailhead is off Jerry Harwin Parkway, behind the Administration Building’s parking lot.

www.elingspark.org

AFP SB/Ventura Chapter Seeks Philanthropy Award Nominations

DO YOU KNOW AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WHO IS MEANINGFULLY PHILANTHROPIC? The Association of Fundraising Professionals Santa Barbara/ Ventura Counties Chapter is seeking nominations for its 2023 National Philanthropy Day Awards, to be held on Tuesday, November 14th. Nominations are now open and should be submitted at the earliest possible opportunity.

Visit https://npd.afpvote.org/nominations/AFPSBV

The Healing Space team with SB Unified School District Board

Old Spanish Days Board of Directors Gears up for Fiesta 2023

RUN ENTIRELY BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, with only one full-time staff member, Old Spanish Days is getting ready for its 99th summer of community festivities. Dedicated to honoring Santa Barbara’s heritage, cultures, and traditions, the organization’s volunteers have been working since last August’s celebrations to raise funds, plan, and prepare for the 2023 Fiesta, held August 2nd through the 6th.

“Our board is dedicated, talented, and committed to putting on a safe, fun, and memorable Fiesta,” said 2023 El Presidente David Bolton. “Each board member offers a unique skill that, when combined with others, provides the organizational and creative backbone for a successful community Fiesta.”

Upcoming Old Spanish Days fundraising events include La Primavera (to be held on Saturday, May 13th), Fiesta Ranchera (June 15th), La Recepción del Presidente (July 30th), and DIGs (August 3rd).

Beyond the Board of Directors, over 500 volunteers, participants, and performers, give their time to each August’s Fiesta.

For a full schedule of 2023 Fiesta events and to learn more about Old Spanish Days, visit www.sbfiesta.org

Old Spanish Days 2023 Board of Directors Executive Committee: David Bolton, El Presidente; Brian Schwabecher, El Primer Vice Presidente; Fritz Olenberger, El Segundo Vice Presidente; Colin Hayward, El Secretario y El Tesorero. Division Chiefs: Janice Howell, Celebrations; Patricia Oreña, Dance and Entertainment; Angelique Davis, External Relations, Education & History; Andrea Caplan, Marketplaces; Tony Miller, Pageantry. Maria Cabrera, La Presidente Próxima Pasada. Directors: Jana Atherton, Michelle Bischoff, Brian Boyle, Sarah Brewer, Angie Cisneros,Chris Gusman, Casie Killgore, Gary MacDonald, Sean Malis, Judith McCaffrey, Thea Palencia, Matt Porter, Melissa Robledo Pulido, Marge Romero, John Stephens, Diana Vandervoort, Isis Wills-Saltzman, Greg Wilson. Past President Directors: Roger Aceves, Scott Burns, Maria Cabrera, Barbara Carroll, Mike Danley, Erik Davis, Joanne Furnari, Christie Gallagher, JC Gordon, Rhonda Henderson, Josiah Jenkins, Mike Mendoza, Stephanie Petlow, Denise Sanford, Tim Taylor, Chip Wullbrandt. Associates: Laura Abrignani, Kristina Cabral, Stephanie Coghlan, Elvis Cosio, Chris Cyr, Nina Golding, Malisa Harrison, Tere Jurado, Kate Kubiak, David Moorman, John Morais, Melissa Morelos, Guy Rivera, Brandon Vallin, Jenna Verbryke, and Donna Weidl

Dr. Erika Endrijonas Named SB City College Superintendent/President

DR. ERIKA ENDRIJONAS has been selected to serve as the next Superintendent/President of Santa Barbara City College. She is expected to officially begin in this role on August 1st, with her contract due to go before the SBCC Board of Trustees on June 15th. This appointment is a sort of homecoming for Dr. Endrijonas, who previously worked at SBCC as its Career and Technical Dean for nine years.

“It has been my goal since I left SBCC to return,” said Dr. Endrijonas. “It is where I started my community college career. I am thrilled to render service in a place I love.”

Rotary Club of Montecito Gives $12,500 in Career Technical Scholarships to SBCC Students

TEN $1,250 SCHOLARSHIPS have been awarded to standout Santa Barbara City College students pursuing studies in a career technical education program by the Rotary Club of Montecito in partnership with the SBCC Foundation. Students were nominated by faculty and selected from among SBCC’s over 60 Career Technical Education programs. Rotary’s Four-Way Test guides the nomination and choice of scholarship recipients: “Is it Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendship? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?”

The 2023 scholarship recipients:

From the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation: Kati and Peter Buehler Family Scholarship: Leslie Loaeza, Early Childhood Education; Cathy Cash and Bruce McRoy Scholarship: James Hanna, Associate Degree Nursing; Lora and Tom Fisher Scholarship: Andrej Mihajlovic, Business Administration; Julie and Roger Davis Scholarship: Julio Rangel, Construction Technology

From the Rotary Club of Montecito: Koobation Endowed Scholarship: Riley Stork, Commercial Music; Career Technical Education Scholarships: Carmen Zamora, Radiography; Marianna Gamet Cosmetology; Alyssa Marlen, Drafting/CAD; Estella Avila, Addictive Disorders Counseling; Hannah Diaz, Multimedia Arts & Design

Applications Open for Micro-Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

GRANTS OF $2,500 are available for Santa Barbara County small business owners and self-employed residents who faced negative financial impacts during the pandemic. Held through the Santa Barbara Foundation in partnership with the County, the grants program application deadline is June 7th. An in-person application guidance workshop will be held 3:30pm to 5:30pm on Friday, May 12th, at SBCAST, 513 Garden St.

To learn more or apply visit https://tinyurl.com/2t89xxx7

Most recently, she has served as the Superintendent/ President of Pasadena City College since January 2019. Her past experiences also include acting as President of Los Angeles Valley College, and as Executive Vice President of Oxnard College in the Ventura County Community College District, where she also worked as the Chief Instructional Officer, the Chief Student Services Officer, and the Accreditation Liaison Officer. Outside of California, Dr. Endrijonas served as Assistant Dean/Director of the University College at Oglethorpe University in Georgia and as the Learner Services Coordinator at Granite State College in New Hampshire.

Dr. Endrijonas earned a bachelor’s degree in history from CSU Northridge, and master’s and PhD degrees in American and Women’s History from the University of Southern California. www.sbcc.edu

Monica Logan Announced New CommUnify Chief Operating Officer

MONICA LOGAN has joined CommUnify as its new Chief Operating Officer. A Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with over 20 years of experience, Logan most recently served as the Director of System Learning and Development with the Baltimore City Public School System. Her past experiences also include acting as the Director of Youth Programs at the Parks & People Foundation, and later the Vice President of Program and Systems Quality at the National Summer Learning Association. Logan holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. She was a Hall of Fame Division I college basketball player during her college career. Her hobbies include travel, hiking, Zumba, yoga, reading, and spending time with family and friends. www.communifysb.org

Monica Logan

Photo courtesy of Fritz Olenberger

Photo by Nell Campbell Photography

Dr. Erika Endrijonas

Rotary Club of Montecito members, SBCC faculty, SBCC Foundation staff, and scholarship recipients

Chumash Elder Named Old Spanish Days Grand Marshal

HONORING SANTA BARBARA’S FIRST RESIDENTS’ CONTINUING LEGACY AND SIGNIFICANCE, Old Spanish Days has named Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto the 2023 Old Spanish Days Grand Marshal.

A Barbareño Chumash tribal elder, Ygnacio-De Soto’s family historically resided in Syuxtun, the dominant Chumash village between Carpinteria and Gaviota. Her great, great grandmother, Maria Ygnacia, was the last survivor of community members who had been born at Syuxtun before the Spanish relocated the entire band of Chumash individuals to Old Mission Santa Barbara.

“Being asked to be the Fiesta Parade Grand Marshall is for me a wonderful opportunity to show our Santa Barbara community that we Chumash are still here and that we have left our mark on this place,” said Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto. “Our presence was the first and our town of Syuxtun, located at the harbor front, was the first village here.

Wilbur’s Project 562 Earns Place on New York Times Best Seller List

By Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

CAPTURING IMAGES

FROM MORE THAN 562

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Fri

Fri , May 12 6-7 p m Santa Maria Levy Ride (MOVE's community b ke shop B ci Centro Santa Mar a)

Sat , May 13 2-5:30 p m : E-b ke Safety Skills Class and Group R de (Carpinteria Ch ldren s Project School)

Tue , May 16 4-6 p m : Blooms & Birds Bike R de (Boomboom B ke Room, Santa Barbara)

Wed , May 17 4-7 p m : Lompoc Fun Family Bike Activities at the Police Department Food Truck Festival (City Ha )

Thu , May 18, 1-3 p m : UCSB Bike Gripes (UCSB Arbor)

Thu , May 18 7:30-10 a m : UCSB Bike to Work Day breakfast (Henley Gate)

Thu May 18 6 30-8 p m : Trai Talks presentation (Faulkner

Gal ery, Santa Barbara Public Library)

Fri May 19, 10-Noon: Transitions-Mental Health

Association Fun Day at the Farm (Growing Grounds Santa Maria)

Every CycleMAYnia event includes opportunities to enter the Bike Challenge

Thu , May 4 5-8 p m : 1st Thursday b ke art contest (State Street, Santa Barbara)

Fri , May 5, 5:30-7:30 p m : Cinco De Mayo Mural

Ride (Boomboom Bike Room Santa Barbara)

Sat , May 6, 1-3 p m : Santa Maria Trail M x R de (MOVE s community bike shop, Bici Centro, Santa Maria)

Fri , May 19 7:30-9:30 p m : Bike in Movie Cycling without Age fundraiser (MOVE s community bike shop, Bici Centro Santa Barbara)

Sat May 20 9:30-11 a m : Women-only TLC for your Bici (MOVE s community bike shop Bic Centro Santa Barbara)

Sun , May 21 8 a m -5 p m : Santa Ynez Valley Open Streets (Avenue of Flags, Buellton)

Wed May 24 11 a m -1:30 p m : UCSB Bike Infrastructure

Tour (Storke Tower - north s de)

Wed , May 31 2-4 p m : Mayor s Ride (Hendry s Beach Santa Barbara)

* Event dates and times are subject to change

For the latest details, visit:

FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, Matika Wilbur has completed a book of national importance called Project 562. It was listed on the New York Times Best Seller list for non-fiction, this past week.

Wilbur, 38, graduated locally from Brooks Institute, wrote for VOICE Magazine, and was a longtime resident of Santa Barbara. Wilbur is from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of Washington.

The book is a national photography project that includes imagery and oral histories that, “accurately portrays contemporary Native Americans,” according to Yukio Lippit, Harvard University Professor of History of Art and Architecture.

Wilbur is a National Geographic Explorer and recipient of the Leica Photo Award. She co-hosts the popular Native issues podcast All My Relations with Dr. Adrienne Keene. It invites guests to delve into subjects facing Native peoples today and explore the connections between land, non-human relatives, and one another.

Project 562’s front cover includes the explanatory phrase Changing The Way We See Native America and is Wilbur’s fourth major project focusing on Native American culture and identity.

Project 562 was a ten year journey for Wilbur. Along the way, she has offered over 300 keynote speeches at such places as Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Google, TED Talks, the National Education Association, and National Geographic Explorer. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times. Project 562 is available for order on-line and in bookstores. Hardcover | $50.00 | Published by Ten Speed Press | Apr 25, 2023 | 416 Pages | 10 x 10 | ISBN 9781984859525 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667565/project-562-by-matika-wilbur/

Tony Miller, Division Chief of Pageantry; Ernestine De Soto, 2023 Fiesta Parade Grand Marshal; and El Presidente David Bolton

Photo by John Palminteri

Photo: © Matika Wilbur

Local and National Poets Laureate to Host Local Readings

START YOUR WEEK WITH BACK-TOBACK NIGHTS uplifting the power of the spoken and written word. First, Women’s Literary Voices will host City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio and 2022 Youth Poet Laureate Madeline Miller for “An Intimate Poetry Pairing” at 5:30pm on Monday, May 15th, at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For tickets ($15-20) visit https://tinyurl.com/5n88652n

On Tuesday, May 16th, Joy Harjo, the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, will read a selection of her captivating poetry at 6pm at Isla Vista Theater. Hosted through the UCSB MultiCultural Center, the reading is free and will also be streamed over Zoom. To register visit www.mcc.sa.ucsb.edu

2023 NOMINATION FORM:

Santa Barbara Beautiful Annual Awards

Santa Barbara Beautiful is now soliciting nominations in six

categories for

their

Save the Date:

October 1st Rooted in Beauty

First Church of Christ, Scientist

When held back by fear...

LISA TROSETH, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker, will present her talk, Moving past fear - to healing, on Saturday, May 20th, at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 120 East Valerio Street in Santa Barbara.

The talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Bible, especially in Jesus’ life and teachings, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science.

The talk is free, open to the community, and sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Santa Barbara.

“Fear can be overcome and even healed in our lives by discovering the strong connection and relationship we have to something bigger than ourselves—God,” shared Troseth. “By learning to lean and rely on this greater, higher good, we can feel moved to love beyond ourselves—and this frees us from fear and so much more.”

Sharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Troseth will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.

Troseth will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing.

Lisa Troseth has been a Christian Science practitioner for many years, helping people on a daily basis through this scientific approach to prayer. She travels from her home base in Rogers, Arkansas, to speak to audiences around the world as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

It will also be livestreamed at https://christiansciencesb.org

59th

Annual Awards program which takes place on October 1, 2023.

Each of the last 50+ years, Santa Barbara Beautiful has called on our community to recognize and appreciate their neighbors who work to build on the city’s natural beauty. At the Annual Awards, the results of their beautification efforts are recognized. Property award categories have been adapted to meet the real and growing importance of climate change and the need for environmental stewardship.

NOMINATION:

1. Street Address (required):

2. ZIP (required):

3. Category(s) (required):

4. Property Owner or Business Name:

5. What makes this a winning nomination?

6. Submitted by:

Telephone/email:

2023 AWARD CATEGORIES

1. Art in Public Places ~ Murals, Sculpture, etc... (Hugh & Marjorie Petersen Award for Art in Public Places)

2. Architectural Feature ~ (one feature only) ie: Fountain, Decorative Tile, Stonework, Ironwork, Rock Formation, Gate, Tower... be specific...

3. Single Family Home, Small Lot (<1/2 acre) ~ How does it fit in or enhance the streetscape, neighborhood? Any sustainable building/landscaping elements?

4. Single Family Home, Large Lot (>1/2 acre) ~ How does it fit in or enhance the streetscape, neighborhood? Any sustainable building/landscaping elements?

5. Commercial Building ~ (Public Buildings, Hotels, B&Bs, Mixed Use): How does it fit in or enhance the streetscape, neighborhood, community? What sustainable elements were incorporated?

6. Commercial Sign ~ Materials used, unique creative design, effectiveness.

ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES:

• Entries must be visible from the street or via public access.

• Completed projects within the limits of Ortega Ridge Road to Turnpike Road.

• Properties within ZIP CODES: 93101

HOW TO ENTER:

• 93103

• EMAIL to: SBBeautifulAwards@gmail.com

• 93105

• 93108

• 93109

• 93110

• MAIL to: Santa Barbara Beautiful, P.O. Box 2024, Santa Barbara, CA 93120

• ON-LINE visit: www.sbbeautiful.org

• NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday, MAY 26, 2023

QUESTIONS?

Email: SBBeautifulAwards@gmail.com

Learn more about Santa Barbara Beautiful at: www.sbbeautiful.org

Lisa Troseth

Photo by Matika Wilbur

2023 Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio

23rd United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo author of An American Sunrise, Santa Barbara Reads’ 2021 selection

2022 Santa Barbara Youth Poet Laureate Madeline Miller

Artful Minds

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Why Mental Health Awareness Matters

ANNOUNCED “THE DEFINING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OF OUR TIME” by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, mental health remains one of the most serious issues facing our community — especially for local youth. According to the Cottage Center for Population Health, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages ten to 24 in Santa Barbara County.

Ninety percent of teenagers included among this devastating statistic are found to have an underlying, untreated mental illness. In the first semester of the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s 2022 academic year, there were 56 suicide incidences reported. On a national scale, one in six youth have shared they have made a suicide plan in the past year.

they or someone they know experience symptoms of a possible mental health disorder, knowing that early treatment tends to lead to better outcomes,” shared Cameron.

By inviting art lovers of all ages to connect with local artists living with mental illness, MWC aims to inspire acceptance, understanding, and awareness.

“All too often, people living with mental illness are marginalized and not seen; while others may focus on their differences or limitations, MWC chooses to see their attributes, their strengths and their resilience despite the often enormous odds against them,” shared Keep.

By promoting Mental Health Awareness month, and supporting mental health and wellbeing programs year-round, the Mental Wellness Center is working to educate and empower Santa Barbara community members to learn how to take care of themselves and others struggling with mental health.

“With a commitment to diverse programming through re-envisioned, bilingual programs and services at our state-of-the-art, downtown location, we have launched full force into shaping an imminent future where all community members can easily seek out and participate in the mental health support they need,” related Annmarie Cameron, MWC CEO.

MWC services include its Mental Health Matters youth education program and residential services for individuals struggling with mental health in need of a home. The nonprofit also hosts a series of support groups, social connection programs, and other wellbeing resources addressing a range of mental health needs.

Purple Tango

May 2nd - 29th

Participating Artists: Adria A. Abraham, Andrea Anderson, Sophia Beccue, Pamela Benham, Danuta Bennett, Bruce Berlow, Jim Bess, Nadya Brown, Merith Cosden, Duane Dammeyer, Joanne Duby, Stan Evenson, Tricia Evenson, Elizabeth “Besty” Gallery, Rosemarie C. Gebhart, Louise Gerber, Mary Gold, Bay Hallowell, Patricia Heller, Ruth Ellen Hoag, Barbara Cronin Hershberg, Francine Kirsch, Brian Kulman, Skip Lau, Lizabeth Madal, Ralph Allen Massey, Albert McCurdy, Charlene McGinnis, Marilyn McRae, Jo Merit, Kerry Methner, João Pedro Oliveira, Janet Parrish, Patricia Post, Tom Post, Susan Price, Edward Rodgers, Martha Shilliday, Martha Shilliday, Marianna Tuchscherer, Judith Villa, Debbie Watts, Joyce Wilson

3rd Friday Reception May 19th, 5 to 8pm

This year’s fair will be hosted by the beach, across from Chase Palm Park, instead of its usual De La Guerra Plaza location

Portrait by Allan Schiller

Playing in the Sand by Pamela Benham

THE LIGHT SHINES AHEAD

Compassionate Care of Carpinteria’s 5th Annual Luncheon

Come gather with fellow supporters to celebrate CCC’s wonderful work in Carpinteria to care for anyone experiencing the impact of serious illness or grieving the death of a loved one.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Rincon Beach Club (outdoors) Carpinteria, CA 93013

Steering Committee Chair: Marybeth Carty

Featuring Special Guest Speakers: Beth Cox & Virginia Benson Wigle

Tickets and sponsorships start at $125 and raise money for CCC.

Compassionate Care of Carpinteria (CCC), an initiative of Hospice of Santa Barbara, offers programs and services, completely free of charge, to anyone in Carpinteria grieving the loss of a loved one or struggling with a life-threatening illness.

Tickets and sponsorships are available! For more information, call (805) 563-8820 or visit CompassionateCareofCarpinteria.org

Visit www.CompassionateCareofCarpinteria.org for more information and to purchase tickets and sponsorships. Additionally, visit our website for more information on the Opportunity Drawing!

Off the Wall Reimagined

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

LEAVING WITH NEW ARTISTIC TREASURES IN HAND, local art enthusiasts, collectors, and creatives turned out in full force for the long-anticipated return of Off the Wall Reimagined on Friday, April 28th.

An elegant soirée hosted by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board, the fundraiser featured 73 local artists who donated pieces across styles to benefit museum education and exhibition programming.

“This couldn’t happen without your generosity,” said Larry J. Feinberg,

SBMA Robert and Mercedes Eichholz

Director & CEO, to the evening’s artists before thanking the Women’s Board for another “tremendous job.”

“It’s one of our most fun events,” he added. “I’m sure everybody will walk home with a very nice work of art!

Guests basked in the golden hour light, strolling the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club grounds while enjoying the jazzy vocals of Téka, sipping cocktails, and savoring scrumptious hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Catering Connection.

Inside the clubhouse, guests had the opportunity to peruse the dozens of paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, assemblages, and more up for auction. Grouped into five sections — digital media/ photography, abstract, landscapes, realism, and mixed media — the displayed works spoke to Santa Barbara’s varied artistic community.

Boasting the theme “Art Educators in the Santa Barbara Community,” the 2023 Off the Wall Reimagined featured many local individuals who have inspired future generations of artists.

“This event is held by the Women’s Board, which serves a wonderful purpose for the community, for the museum, and to be able to represent this as an artist is such an honor,” said artist, SB County Arts Commissioner, and former art educator Mariko Tabar. “The museum plays a huge role culturally and visually, and it’s a destination that is always bringing stimulating access to art to the community.”

A touching moment emerged as Milton Hess, husband of longtime Women’s Board member and Off the Wall founder Cecia Hess, addressed the crowd. As Cecia passed away during the pandemic, the evening carried a bittersweet note for many.

“This evening, the Women’s Board is bringing back an event that gave happiness to a lot of people and Cecia would be delighted,” said Hess, sharing that much of the art in his home are pieces he and Cecia picked up at Off the Wall events.

A buzz of anticipation swept the clubhouse as guests settled for the main event. Local artist Ralph Waterhouse acted as auctioneer, expertly leading a lively bidding war among attendees as they bid for the chance to handpick the night’s first three acquisitions. An abstract work by Michael Irwin emerged as the front runner, selling for $2,600.

After this exciting kick-off, Women’s Board member Linda Wortham took the stage, pulling names from a bucket to give each attendee the opportunity to voice which work they wanted to take home with them. Cheers and groans were heard throughout the crowd, as guests celebrated personal victories or quickly pivoted when the work they originally wanted was snatched up.

With such a marvelous selection of art, however, camaraderie prevailed, and all departed with smiles on their faces and works that carry the memories of another successful Off the Wall.

For more on the SBMA, visit www.sbma.net

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board

The artists who donated their works for Off the Wall Reimagined

Event Co-Chairs Nancy Upton and Kathy Hartz, Women’s Board President Paula Farrington, and Women’s Board VP of Development Isabel Wendt

Artist Jane Gottlieb

Photos by Baron Spafford

Tedde Minogue claiming her Off the Wall piece

Emcee Linda Wortham and artist and auctioneer Ralph Waterhouse

Featured artist Toni Scott and Darin Scott

Platinum Sounds: The Symphony Turns 70

Saturday, May 13, 2023 | 7:30 PM

Sunday, May 14, 2023 | 3 PM

This platinum anniversary concert highlights The Symphony’s brilliant principal players in , American composer Jonathan Leshnoff’s work, previously commissioned for our 60 Violin soloist and multi-Grammy© nominee Philippe Quint brings his imaginative approach to Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, one of the most prominent and highly regarded works in the concerto repertoire for violin, while Johannes Brahms’ monumental Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68

Concerto Grosso th

which took the composer 21 years of revisions to declare ready for public performance in 1876 – will bring the evening to a triumphant close

The Repertoire

Jonathan Leshnoff | Concerto Grosso (The Symphony's 60 Anniversary) th

Felix Mendelssohn |

Violin Concerto

Johannes Brahms | Symphony No 1

The Artists

(Commissioned for

Montecito Bank & Trust

Artist Sponsor

Christine A Green

Selection Sponsors

Judd* & Susan Lundt

Stefan & Christine Riesenfeld

Anne Smith Towbes

2022/23 Season Sponsors

Sarah & Roger Chrisman Concert Season Sponsor

Corporate Season Sponsor Grand Venue Sponsor

Nir Kabaretti, Conductor Philippe Quint, Violin

SB Unified Teachers Rally for Greater Pay at School Board Meeting

Hats

and Flowers for Derby Day at SB Polo & Racquet Club

SATURDAY, MAY 6TH: The Kentucky Derby watch party and hat contest was a colorful gathering (and prediction event) at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Thank you to Ricky Oshay, Teresa Kuskey Nowak, Lisa and Michael Amador, Joseph Souza and all involved.

The hat winner was Barbara Logan, who is also known for her costumes in the annual Solstice Parade. The hat had many Barbie dolls on it presented in a colorful way. Rocking music was played by BFD (Bobby, Fin and Dave).

Parma Park Adds 2.7 Miles of New Trails

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD: New trails are going in to the western end of Parma Park in Santa Barbara. They are about three feet wide. Some are graded gently to be accessible to those with mobility aids.

“You can see so much of what Santa Barbara has to offer just in this one park,” said Monique O’Conner, the City of Santa Barbara’s Open Space Planner. “You get views of the ocean you see many of our

native vegetation communities and you get some nice exercise in as well. It’s pretty unique in that we have a lot of different vegetation types out here we have oak woodland, we have riparian corridors, we have grasslands and we have chaparral. “

The trails will open later this month, and add 2.7 miles of new trail to the park’s existing 4.1 miles. Native plants will be going in the ground near the trail this summer.

For more, visit https://tinyurl.com/bd9c7knd

TUESDAY, MAY 9TH: Santa Barbara Unified School District Teachers rally for more pay and smaller class sizes at Tuesday’s school board meeting. They say they will not strike but will hold these demonstrations during contract talks.

Cinco de Mayo in Santa Barbara!

FRIDAY, MAY 5TH: Holidays often bring a big business boost throughout the year. During Cinco de Mayo, many Mexican restaurants saw an increase in customers and hope they return often.

After a slower winter, this is an important time to jump start the rest of the year. I visited two in Santa Barbara for a close up look at their menus, kitchens and to talk to owners and customers. Thank you to Los Arroyos and Maiz Picante.

“La familia Arroyo. That is how we feel,” said Los Arroyos Manager Lesli Borrayo. “La familia Arroyo... Like family to me, this is like to me our second home and customers are familia.”

For more, visit https://tinyurl.com/bdd7shuf

On The Street

John Palminteri is a veteran news reporter and anchor for Newschannel 3-12 TV and both KJEE and KCLU radio in Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/ Ventura. Off the air, he’s often bringing his smile and positive energy to the microphone at fundraisers and civic events. John’s social media presence has one of the largest followings in Santa Barbara, and this page has the weekly highlights.

Twitter: @JohnPalminteri

Instagram: @JohnPalminteriNews www.facebook.com/john.palminteri.5

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Miniatures Big on Message!

By Sigrid Toye, Special to VOICE

SUNDAY’S SUNNY WEATHER was the perfect time to take a walk and to enjoy the fresh air, the sparkling blue ocean, and the Channel Islands, all seemingly within arms length. The sight of an occasional sailboat suggested a stroll along the breakwater, but the crowds along Cabrillo Boulevard’s Arts and Crafts Show on my way were an instant distraction. It looked to me like those folks were also enjoying this beautiful day but with the added advantage of discovering Santa Barbara’s local artists – kinda like the whipped cream atop a fudge sundae!

With the previous plan scrapped, I joined the crowds wandering past the booths displaying arts and crafts of all kinds, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, and paintings. Not looking for anything in particular, just enjoying this outdoor jaunt, I passed a display that instantly caught my attention: Standing in sharp contrast to the larger paintings and photographs, this unusual presentation of framed miniatures, no larger than a greeting card, was truly an attention getter! The whimsical delicacy of the tiny imaginative creatures painted within a small space actually seemed much larger. And upon closer examination each of the characters touched me in some strange, mysterious way.

The artist, Chris Hamilton, depicted as The Scary Fairy Factory on her card, was in conversation with visitors to her booth. From my vantage point she appeared animated and curious, interested in an exchange of ideas outside of her work. Inquiring if some of her conversations might serve as inspiration she responded, “I’m reminded of Goethe, the German poet, philosopher, who said that we are all ‘geniuses together.’ Meaning that art - and most else - begins in community with others…that is also my philosophy and my inspiration.”

The whimsical characters depicted in her work, the human and animal images and creatures from her imagination – fairies, monsters, and all revisioned caricatures – are projected through this artists’s lens as portraits of thoughts and feelings common to us all.

“Regardless from where people come, or what their backgrounds or beliefs are,” Hamilton observed, “they seem to respond to these fanciful creatures in an organic way. This tells me they ‘get it,’ they understand, which for me as an artist is confirming.”

The artist’s comments certainly applied to me that day. Whether depicted as a human, animal, or a being from a world of fantasy, regardless of form, color, or shape these tiny creatures seem to have spoken to me in a split second without firing a neuron of thought!

“That’s also how I create my creatures,” shared Hamilton. “They arrive when it’s time, in a split second or a moment that’s right, which is why I believe that the viewer feels that way too. And that’s a moment shared, as we share ourselves in the manner Goethe described.”

Through Hamilton’s use of space and place, these card size watercolors appear intensely large. As an example, the painted caricature of a minuscule black robed Ruth Bader Ginsberg seated in the oversized hot seat of legal responsibility goes beyond the image’s emotional impact. In a split second, who RBG was, her challenges, and what she’d accomplished became instantly clear.

Now how’s that for an arrow that meets its mark? Thank you, Chris Hamilton for your wonderful work. Do visit Sunday’s Arts and Crafts Show to treat yourself to some of the creativity in our Santa Barbara community!

Sigrid Toye volunteers for the Breakwater Flag Project. She is on the board of directors of the Maritime Museum and participates in Yacht Club activities. An educational/behavior therapist, Sigrid holds a Ph.D in clinical psychology. She loves all things creative, including her two grown children who are working artists. Send Harbor tips to: Itssigrid@gmail.com

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Watercolor painting by Chris Hamilton

Watercolor painting by Chris Hamilton

Watercolor painting by Chris Hamilton

Watercolor painting by Chris Hamilton

Watercolor painting by Chris Hamilton

Artist Chris Hamilton

Photo by Sigrid Toye

Aging the Bottle to Perfection

By Richard and Amanda Payatt, Special to VOICE

TALKING TO BENJAMIN SILVER is like talking to a living wine encyclopedia. And when it comes to making wines, his are some of the best. Living and breathing the Central Coast wine business, just talking to Benjamin can be intoxicating. He knows far more than just the basics... he knows the local fields, individual blocks in many of the fields, even which winemaker had the block planted in its current configuration. He can quote seasonal weather patterns and their effect on the fruit. And, of course, he knows the local winemakers and their wines.

Silver grew up the son of an Amherst University organic chemistry professor. As a child, he would hang out in the labs. He loved to conduct experiments and seemed to have a knack for the science itself. In his late high school years, he took summer jobs at the University, doing gardening work and earning the charmingly affectionate title of Junior Bushman. Working with the plants began a lifelong love of horticulture, and a deep understanding of the hand of nature. Moving on to UMASS to get degrees in pre-veterinary science and Italian, he spent time abroad in Sienna, Italy, and in Salamanca, Spain. There, he learned an appreciation for the wines of Europe that informs his winemaking style to this day.

Graduating in 1993, Silver went off to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to consider what to do next. Neither going to veterinary school nor becoming a professor of Italian seemed as interesting as they had as an undergraduate. Instead, he took a job at Chicama Vineyards in Martha’s Vineyard, initially

the result of dialing the wrong telephone number, but mostly because it sounded interesting. He did all sorts of work there… and got the fever.

In 1994 he sent out resumes to Italy and around America to see if he could get a job working the harvest. He received a letter from the now legendary local winemaker, Dan Gehrs, who was in his acclaimed years at Zaca Mesa Vineyard. Benjamin didn’t know much about Dan. He didn’t know much about Santa Barbara, either. He knew it was by the sea, and that there was a good aikido dojo there. But, that was enough to tempt him out to California.

Arriving in Santa Barbara, he found himself studying at Zaca Mesa, which some call the Great University of Wine. There, Dan Gehrs was schooling a dazzling list of future superstars in the fine art of winemaking. Silver also took seminars up at UC Davis’ School of Viticulture and Enology. But the most important part of that winemaking education came from being around Dan Gehrs. Though it is helpful to look at the chemistry and the numbers of winemaking, Dan taught Benjamin to make wine by the palate. He worked four harvests with Dan, as laboratory technician and as an assistant winemaker. Then, when Dan left in 1997, Benjamin became Zaca Mesa’s chief winemaker. Benjamin stayed there until 2000.

In 2000, Silver Wines did its first vintage, crushing 22 tons of Cabernet and Pinot Noir. Though it is fairly easy these days to source fruit from independent growers around California,

it was difficult in 2000. Back then, it was done by grabbing a few tons here, and a few tons there, from somebody else’s estate wine vineyard. Coming up with a quality wine was quite a trick, but Benjamin pulled it off. Decades later, he is still focused on making top quality wines.

One of the best things about Silver’s operation is his wine club. “I wanted a wine club that allows you to choose your own bottles.” There is a phrase you seldom hear. And what is there to choose? The lineup at Silver Wines is heavy on 100 percent Sangiovese (the grape of Tuscan Chianti,) Nebbiolo (the grape of Barolo and Barbaresco,) Cabernet Franc, and Chenin Blanc. And then there are his wonderful blends, of which there are many. All of these are loaded with marvelous minerality, carefully nuanced flavors, and a clear vision of what the wine should be. There is nothing murky or flabby about any of his wines, and we really appreciate that!

The other nice thing about Silver’s wines is that he believes in storing them until they are fully ready for release. Hence, you will find newly released wines there that are much older than you would find almost anywhere else in a Central Coast tasting room. The quality of the wines is what makes the Silver label one that stands out in the constellation of the Central Coast winemakers. So when you drop by, take time to find the new wine tasting room, as it can be tricky to discover. Then, cross your fingers and hope that he is in the tasting room. Then just sit back and listen to him go.

Silver Wines is located at 813 Anacapa St, El Paseo unit 31, Santa Barbara. Reach them at 805-770-8121.

Richard and Amanda Payatt have 40+ years of publishing experience between them. With decades in the food and wine industries (both are sommeliers), they bring readers “In the Kitchen/In the Cellar” with a focus on the people that create the food and wine we enjoy.

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Silver

Benjamin Silver

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In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

Celebrate Mother's Day!

Take time to celebrate all the ways mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures make our lives special every day this Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14th. From tasty treats to outdoor hikes, here are local ways to honor Mom.

www.sbmasterchorale.org • 7:30pm Fr, 5/12 & 3pm Sa, 5/13.

UCSB OPERA: BURNING TO SING

Comedic opera on a 1950s voice teacher • UCSB Dept. of Music • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • Free-$20 • https://tinyurl.com/4skb2wxb • 7:30pm Fr, 5/12 & 5/13; 3pm 5/23 & 5/14.

Saturday • May 13th

CHILDREN

CHILDREN’S BOOK READING AND ACTIVITIES

Local author Laura VonDracek reads Jemma and the Mermaid’s Call • SB Maritime Museum • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/9djvw8u9 • 1pm Sa, 5/13.

DANCE

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Lewis Carroll’s story performed by State St Ballet Young Dancers • Lobero Theatre • www.lobero.org • $16-22 • 6:30pm Sa, 5/13 & 2pm Su, 5/14.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

Celebrating 30 Years of the Tierney Sutton Band

Relax with a night of swinging jazz when ninetime GRAMMY nominee Tierney Sutton celebrates 30 unforgettable years with the Tierney Sutton Band at 7:30pm on Friday, May 12th at the Lobero Theatre. With Sutton on vocals and the instrumental genius of Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob, the band is the only team to receive a GRAMMY nomination for its collaborative arranging. For tickets ($46-106) visit www.lobero.org

OUTDOORS

ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOURS

Learn about local architecture •

Architectural Foundation of SB • SB City Hall on Sa; Central Library

Rockwood • $150 • www.fsacares.org/dreams-in-bloom • 5-8pm Sa, 5/13.

PROUD PROM

MOTHER’S DAY CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP

Make your own festive chocolate bars & boxes

• Menchaca

Chocolate, 4141 State St., E-1 • https://tinyurl.com/4un5u7ca •

2-6pm Fr, 5/12, 5/13, & 5/14.

MILES FOR MOMS

5K Walk/Run & Kids Run

supporting GV Cottage Hospital

• Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

• $50 • Register: https://tinyurl. com/2v9xrh3w• 9am Sa, 5/13.

MOTHER'S DAY HIGH TEA

Prepare a high tea service for mom

• HEAT Culinary • 619 E. Gutierrez St • $70 • www.heatculinary.com • 10am Sa, 5/13.

MOTHER’S DAY SELF-CARE

YOGA & TEA

Yoga, massage, and more; supports Vieja Valley Elementary PTA • Flow Yoga and Wellness • $65 • https://tinyurl.com/24b6y42a • 2-5pm Sa, 5/13.

LAIT CANDLE-MAKING WORKSHOP

Make your own candles; El Encanto

Friday • May 12th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

LOVE, VIOLENCE, AND FEMININE RESISTANCE Conference exploring forced displacement's impact on artists • UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater/ Lounge • Free • 11am Fr, 5/12.

MONARCHS: HOW CAN WE HELP? Free talk on monarch conservation • SB Museum of Natural History, Fleischmann Auditorium • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2xx95w2h • 5-7:30pm Fr, 5/12.

Celebrate in style by preparing your very own high tea with HEAT Culinary on Saturday, May 13th

brunch and dinners also served separately today • El Encanto • $50 • RSVP workshop: hima.duggirala@belmond.com •

2:30-4:30pm Su, 5/14.

SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY HIKE

Guided hikes along Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve • Land Trust for SB County • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/5ekewv7u •

1-4pm Su, 5/14.

BAD MAMA JAM!

All ages roller disco for Mother's Day, beats by DJ Darla Bea • SBCC Lot 3, 800-860 Shoreline Dr. • Suggested $10 per person/$30 families • 2-6pm Su, 5/14.

KELLAM DE FOREST SPEAKER SERIES

Cheri Rae discusses Rec. Center’s importance • Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. • Free • 6-7pm Fr, 5/12.

MUSIC

TIERNEY SUTTON

Jazz concert by 9-time GRAMMY nominee and her band • Jazz at the Lobero • Lobero Theatre • $46-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 5/12.

BE NOT AFRAID

SB Master Chorale sings John Rutter's Requiem and beyond • First Presbyterian Church • Free-$22 •

THE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL LIVES OF ANIMALS IN JAIN LITERATURE Talk by Professor Sarah Pierce Taylor • UCSB IHC • 3041 HSSB, UCSB • Free • 3pm Sa, 5/13.

BOOK SIGNING

With local author Steven Gilbar, The Little Book of Montecito Actors • Tecolote Book Shop • Free • 3-4pm Sa, 5/13.

MUSIC

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom in concert • Rubicon Theatre • www.rubicontheatre.org • $74.50 • 7pm Sa, 5/13.

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY CONCERT SERIES

With Demarre McGill, flute, and Rodolfo Leone, piano • St. Marks-inthe-Valley • Free-$35 • www.smitv.org/syv-concert-series. html • 7pm Sa, 5/13.

JULIE CHRISTENSEN IN CONCERT

Vocalist with guitarist Joe Woodard and bassist Steve Nelson • Ojai Underground Exchange • $35 • https://tinyurl.com/56jj9jfu • 7pm Sa, 5/13.

CONTINUOUS SIGNAL: A PINK FLOYD AFFAIR

Pink Floyd tribute concert • The New Vic • $45-55 • www.etcsb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 5/13.

PLATINUM SOUNDS:

THE SYMPHONY TURNS 70 Mendelssohn, Brahms, & Leshnoff • SB Symphony • Granada Theatre • www.granadasb.org • $35-175 • 7:30pm Sa, 5/13 & 3pm Su, 5/14.

COCO MONTOYA

Blues guitarist concert • SB Blues Society • Carrillo Recreation Center • $35-45 • www.sbblues.org • 8pm Sa, 5/13.

Anapamu St. entrance on Su • Suggested $10 cash donation • https://afsb.org • 10am Sa & Sun.

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Take a tour • www.goletahistory.org • 11am to 2pm weekends.

STAR PARTY

Explore the night sky • SB Museum of Natural History, Palmer Observatory • Free • 8:30-10pm Sa, 5/13.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SBCRC MAY FESTIVAL

Observe local equestrians • SB County Riding Club • Earl Warren Showgrounds

• Free • 7am Sa, 5/13 & 5/14.

ISLA VISTA SCHOOL RUMMAGE SALE

Shop clothing, household items, and more; benefits IV Elementary • Isla Vista Elementary, 6875 El Colegio Rd • 8am-2pm Sa, 5/13.

LA PRIMAVERA

Dancing, music, & four nations dinner

• Old Spanish Days • Casa de la Guerra & El Paseo Restaurant • $119-139 • www.sbfiesta.org • 5-10pm Sa, 5/13.

DREAMS IN BLOOM

Dinner, auctions supporting Family Service Agency • SB Woman’s Club at

LGBTQ+ junior high & high school dance experience • Pacific Pride Fdn • Direct Relief • Free, register: www.pacificpridefoundation.org • 7-10pm Sa, 5/13.

Sunday • May 14th

OUTDOORS

BEACH CLEANUP

Care for our oceans • Explore Ecology • Arroyo Burro Beach • Free • 10am12pm Su, 5/14.

SB ROLLERS

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

GLITTER BRUNCH

Hosted by Vivian Storm & Angel D’Mon • Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St. • https://glitterbrunch.com • $5 • Brunch 11am-3pm, Show 12:30pm, Sun.

Monday • May 15th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE Free presentation by Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program •

Walk with or in honor of your mom when Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital hosts its annual 5K Walk/Run "Miles for Moms" on Saturday, May 13th

Photo courtesy of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Photo courtesy of HEAT Culinary

Photo courtesy of Lobero Theatre

150th Ovation Celebration Block Party at the Lobero

Come on everybody, let’s do the twist!

Groove to rock n’ roll legend Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, along with special guests Glen Phillips, Spencer The Gardener, and the La Boheme Dancers when the Lobero Theatre hosts its free 150th Ovation Celebration Block Party from 3pm to 8pm on Saturday, May 20th. To learn more visit www.lobero.org

Tuesday • May 16th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD

Provide input on library programming • Eastside Library • Free • 4-5pm Tu.

HUMANITIES DECANTED: GIULIANA PERRONE

Talk about Perrone’s book, Nothing More than Freedom • UCSB IHC • McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB • Free • 6pm Tu, 5/16.

ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS

Panel discussion of UCSB faculty & students • Henley Hall Lecture Hall, UCSB • Free • 5pm Tu, 5/16.

AN EVENING WITH JOY HARJO

A night with the 23rd United States

Poet Laureate • UCSB MCC • Isla Vista Theater and Zoom • Free, register: www.mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 6pm Tu, 5/16.

MUSIC

RODNEY CROWELL: THE CHICAGO SESSIONS TOUR

With with special guests Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley • Lobero Theatre • $55-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Tu, 5/16.

SPECIAL EVENTS

¡Viva el Arte! Presents: Las Cafeteras

Dance to the Afro-Mexican beats of Los Angeles band Las Cafeteras when they perform three free community concerts at 7pm Friday, May 19th at Isla Vista School; 7pm Saturday, May 20th at Guadalupe City Hall; and 7pm Sunday, May 21st at the Marjorie Luke Theatre.

To learn more visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara

MUSIC

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

Solvang Senior Center 1745 Mission Dr. • www.CentralCoastSeniors.org • 1-2pm Mo, 5/15.

PARLIAMO!

Italian conversation, all levels • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Garden St. • http://parliamo.yolasite.com • Free • 5-7pm Mon.

AN INTIMATE POETRY PAIRING

SB Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio & ‘22 Youth Poet Laureate Madeline Miller • SB Historical Museum • $1525 •https://tinyurl.com/5n88652n • 5:30pm Mo, 5/15.

PFLAG MAY MEETING

Discussion: What's Faith Got to Do With It? • In-person & Zoom, Unitarian Society • pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com • 7pm Mo, 5/15.

MUSIC

KALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Free classical concert • Hahn Hall • Register: www.musicacademy.org • 7pm Mo, 5/15.

SPECIAL EVENTS

TASTE OF SANTA BARBARA

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

SANTA BARBARA FARMERS MARKET

Shop fresh, local produce and treats • 600, 700, & 800 blocks of State Street • Free • 3-7pm Tu.

Wednesday • May 17th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

1 MILLION CUPS

Network with entrepreneurs • Free • www.1millioncups.com/santabarbara • 9-10am We.

GETTING TO KNOW HILLSIDE

Lunch and learn about Hillside • 1235 Veronica Springs Rd. • Free • www.hillsidesb.org • 12pm We, 5/17.

LET FOLKS DIG THEIR POTATOES IN PEACE

Talk by Professor Andrea F. Bohlman • Music Library 2406, UCSB • Free • 3:30-5pm We, 5/17.

THE JASMINE ECHO CHINESE ENSEMBLE Classical and popular works on traditional instruments • UCSB Music Bowl • Free • 12pm We, 5/17.

MIGHTY POPLAR

Bluegrass concert • Lobero Theatre • $39-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm We, 5/17.

DMA RECITAL

Alvise Pascucci, classical piano • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • Free • 7:30pm We, 5/17.

OUTDOORS

HIKE ARROYO HONDO PRESERVE

Mon & Wed, 12:30-3pm and the first & third weekends, Sat & Sun 10am12:30pm and 12:30pm-3pm. Free • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

CANDLELIT SOUNDBATH + REIKI

County-wide celebration of all things food & drink • SB Culinary

Experience • Venues across SB County, schedule: https://sbce.events • Mo, 5/15 through Su, 5/21.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

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

It’s Your Library • Es Tu Biblioteca

Meditative experience led by Devin Petersen • SB Botanic Garden Gallery • $25-30 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 6:30-7:30pm We, 5/17.

SPECIAL EVENTS

CITY HALL OPEN HOUSE

Meet local officials, tour council chambers, & more • De La Guerra Plaza & City Hall • Free • 2-6pm We, 5/17.

Thursday • May 18th

CHILDREN

BILINGUAL SONGS AND STORIES

For kids ages 0-5 • Eastside Library • Free • 11-11:30am Th.

DANCE

SB HIGH’S ANNUAL SPRING DANCE CONCERT

Musical theater, jazz, folklorico, and more • SB High School Theatre • $510 • 7pm We, 5/17.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

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

KNIT 'N' NEEDLE

Knit and embroider with others • Montecito Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Th.

CRAFTERNOONS

All ages craft workshop • Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. • $8 • https://tinyurl.com/4xp8vtud • 3:305pm Th.

WRITING IN THE GALLERIES

Write inspired by art • SB Museum of Art • Free, RSVP: www.sbma.net • 5:30-7pm Th, 5/18.

TRAIL TALKS: TALES OF ULTRA LONGDISTANCE BICYCLE TOURING

Presentation by longtime cyclist Jim Landau • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 6:30-8pm Th, 5/18.

THE MYSTERY OF THE MARIE

Local author Teresa Newton-Terres discusses her new book • SB Maritime Museum • Free-$20 • www.sbmm.org • 7pm Th, 5/18.

HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR

Talk by Filipino journalist Maria Ressa • UCSB Arts & Lectures • UCSB Campbell Hall • $10-35 • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm Th, 5/18.

MUSIC

CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Playing Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov • CAMA • Granada Theatre • $10-86 • 7:30pm Th, 5/18.

SPECIAL EVENTS

DOCENT RECRUITMENT RECEPTION

Learn about being a SBMA docent • SB Museum of Art • Free • 3-5pm Th, 5/18.

Photo courtesy of Lobero Theatre

Photo by Farah Sosa

Safari Local

TEEN ANIME & MANGA CLUB

Meet local fans • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Sa, 5/20.

MOVING PAST FEAR – TO HEALING

CONTINUES / CONTINÚA

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone Actividades en persona y en línea para todos BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE

Spring into SB Fundraisers

May is the season to support Santa Barbara’s vibrant nonprofits community. Here are this week’s benefits, celebrations, and opportunities to give back to organizations performing important work within our community.

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

Sample premiere chocolate and wine pairings when Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) hosts its Chocolate de Vine fundraiser on Saturday, May 20th

LIVE ART & WINE TOUR

Sip & savor through downtown • Downtown Santa Barbara • https://tinyurl.com/msbs9k22

• $90 • 5:30-9pm Th, 5/18.

DENIM & DIAMONDS

Chic western affair for Habitat for Humanity

• Carriage and Western Art Museum • $200 • www.sbhabitat.org • 5:30pm Fr, 5/19.

LA DOLCE VITA 2023: A NIGHT OF PUCCINI

Fundraiser dinner for Opera SB • Montecito Club • $375 • www.operasb.org • 6pm Fr, 5/19.

CHOCOLATE DE VINE

Chocolate, wine, & featured speaker Jenny Schatzle, benefiting STESA • SB Event Center, 1205 San Antonio Creek Rd. • $100-125 • www.chocolatedevine.org • 4-7pm Sa, 5/20.

SPRING FORWARD! GALA

Elegant outdoor benefit for SBCC Foundation • Great Meadow, SBCC • $350 • www.sbccfoundation.org • 4:40-8:30pm Sa, 5/20.

Friday • May 19th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, INTERACTION, AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Interdisciplinary conference • UCSB IHC • Register: www.ihc.ucsb.edu • Fr, 5/19 & Sa, 5/20.

MUSIC PIANO MASTERCLASS

With pianist Yefim Bronfman • CAMA & UCSB • Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB • Free • 2pm Fr, 5/19.

THE DRIFTERS & CORNELL GUNTER’S COASTERS

Doo-wop and R&B concert • Rubicon Theatre • $70 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 2pm & 7pm Fr, 5/19; 5:30pm & 8pm Sa, 5/20.

BRETT YOUNG

Country-rock concert • SB Bowl • $45.50-$75.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 6:30pm Fr, 5/19.

¡VIVA EL ARTE! LAS CAFETERAS

Chianx band playing Afro-Mexican to Americana • Viva el Arte • Isla Vista School •

CIRCLE OF LIFE BRUNCH

Brunch supporting Alpha Resource Center • Imagine Park at Cathedral Oaks Campus, 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd. • https://alphasb.org • 11am Su, 5/21.

WILDERNESS SPIRIT BRUNCH

Benefit brunch honoring Beth Pratt • Wildling Museum of Art & Nature • Craft House At Corque • www.wildlingmuseum.org • $150250 • 11am-1pm Su, 5/21.

HAPPY TAILS CELEBRATION & FUNDRAISER

Enjoy live music, dinner, & wine to support C.A.R.E.4Paws • Music Academy • $100 • www.care4paws.org • 4-8pm Su, 5/21.

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC

Lovely spring picnic for Teddy Bear Cancer Fdn • Montecito Club • $50-125 • www.teddybearcancerfoundation.org • 1-4pm Su, 5/21.

With featured speaker Lisa Troseth, CSB • First Church of Christ, Scientist; in person at120 East Valerio St.; stream at www.christiansciencesb.org

• Free • 3-4pm, Sa 5/20.

MUSIC

SACRED HEART

Vocal concert by Quire of Voyces • St. Anthony’s Chapel, 2300 Garden St. • $15-20 • www.quireofvoyces.org• 3pm Sa, 5/20 & 5/21.

ARTS CENTER CONCERT SERIES

Free concert/dancing to The Nombres • Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • 6-9pm Sa, 5/20.

¡VIVA EL ARTE! LAS CAFETERAS

Chianx band playing Afro-Mexican to Americana • Viva el Arte • Guadalupe City Hall

• Free • 7pm Sa, 5/20.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RECITAL

Ivan Law, cello • Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB • Free • 7:30pm Sa, 5/20.

LA NOCHE DE LA RISA 2

Concert with Jojo Jorge Falcon • Arlington Theatre • $30-70 • www.arlingtontheatresb.com

• 8pm Sa, 5/20.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPRING DRESSAGE

Horse show by SB County CA Dressage Society

• Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • 8am Sa & Su, 5/20 & 5/21.

AUTISM FAMILY RESOURCE GROUP

An introductory meet & greet breakfast • Mosaic Therapy Collective, 533 E. Michaeltorena St. #103 • Free • 10-11am Sa, 5/20.

TOGETHER WE THRIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE & ENGAGEMENT FAIR

Meet local nonprofits/organizations • Aliso Elementary School • Free • 10am-12pm Sa, 5/20.

SB CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY SHOW & SALE

Shop impressive specimens, silent auction • SB Woman’s Club • 10am-3pm Sa, 5/20.

COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER

New parent resource fair with panels and supplies • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 10:30am12pm Sa, 5/20.

OnSTAGE

AARON LEWIS

Country concert • Chumash Casino • $59-89 • www.chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 5/19.

Saturday •

DANCE

May 20th

BALLET IN BLOOM AND ONCE UPON A TIME

Festival Ballet's senior company & youth ensembles • Center Stage Theater • $20-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Sa, 5/20 & 2pm Su, 5/21.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

ASIAN/AMERICAN STUDIES COLLECTIVE GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM

Emerging scholars present, emphasis on Critical Refugee Studies scholars • Coal Oil Point Nature Reserve • Free, schedule: www.ihc.ucsb.edu • 9am-7pm Sa, 5/20.

150TH OVATION CELEBRATION BLOCK PARTY –CHUBBY CHECKER & THE WILDCATS

Free community block party with special guest musicians and dancers • Lobero Theatre • www.lobero.org • 3-8pm Sa, 5/20.

Sunday • May 21st

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

INTRODUCTION TO CA NATIVE PLANTS AND WHY YOU SHOULD GROW THEM

Talk by Rich Merrill • SB Botanic Garden Library • $15-30 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 3:30-5pm Su, 5/21.

MUSIC

A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S MUSICAL LANDSCAPE

Free concert by the Prime Time Band • Elings Performing Arts Center, Dos Pueblos HS • 2pm Su, 5/21.

DOS PUEBLOS HIGH SCHOOL

THE MUSIC MAN

Musical comedy about a conman instrument salesman's misadventures • https://tinyurl.com/msd74hvb • $8-25 • Through 5/13

GRANADA THEATRE

THE BOOK OF MORMON

Musical comedy about Mormon missionaries • American Theatre Guild • $64-149 • www.granadasb.org • 8pm Sa, 5/20; 1pm & 6:30pm Su, 5/21.

OJAI ART CENTER THEATER

DISAPPEARING ACT

Spellbinding play about secrets magically revealed • $24 • www.ojaiact.org • Through 5/28.

PACIFIC CONSERVATORY THEATRE

BRIGHT STAR

A search for family in the Blue Ridge Mountains • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • www.pcpa.org • $25-49 • Through 5/14.

AMÉLIE: THE MUSICAL

A dreamer falls in love • Severson Theatre, Santa Maria • $10 • www.pcpa.org • 7pm Th, 5/18 & Sa, 5/20.

SOCIETY: THE DEVISED PEACE

World premiere of play about assumptions • Severson Theatre, Santa Maria • $10 • www.pcpa.org • 7pm Fr, 5/19 & 1:30pm Sa, 5/20.

¡VIVA EL ARTE! LAS CAFETERAS

Chianx band playing Afro-Mexican to Americana • Viva el Arte • Marjorie Luke Theatre • Free • 7pm Su, 5/21.

BRAD PAISLEY

Country concert benefiting Unity Shoppe • SB Bowl • $54.50-135.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 7pm Su, 5/21.

Photo courtesy of STESA

Sam McLellan will star as Elder Price when the American Theatre Guild performs The Book of Mormon at the Granada Theatre next Saturday and Sunday, May 20th & 21st.

Photo by Julieta Cervantes

The Arlington Theatre

The Wave Film Festival Returns

BONJOUR, SANTA BARBARA! Enjoy a cinematic vacation to France's gorgeous countrysides, cities, and coastlines when the Santa Barbara International Film Festival hosts The Wave Film Festival from July 14th through the 20th at the Riviera Theatre. With a total of 11 new French films being screened over the course of the festival, the festival promises to offer something for everyone, from comedy and romance to thoughtprovoking drama.

Films to be screened include: Diary of a Fleeting Affair; Final Cut; The Innocent; More than Ever; Mother and Son; The Night of the 12th; Pacifiction; The Passengers of the Night; Revoir Paris; Scarlet; and The Young Imam. To purchase festival passes and tickets, visit www.sbiff.org

It’s not too late to register for Turning Points in Thought From Film!

Fridays at 6pm • Schott Center, Tanahill Auditorium with Kerry Methner, PhD & Mark Whitehurst, PhD

Next Class:

Friday, May 12th • 6pm

Mona Lisa Smile (2003): Director: Mike Newell; Writers: Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal; Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Great discussions follow the screening of a range of thought provoking films.

MET LIVE: CHAMPION

Terence Blanchard’s dramatic opera about a boxer’s career • Hahn Hall • $28 • www.musicacademy.org • 2pm Su, 5/14.

GASLIGHT

Screening of this classic psychological thriller; post-film talk • UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center, Pollock Theater • Free, register: www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu • 7pm Tu, 5/16.

BEING BEBE

Film about Cameroonian artist Marshall Ngwa • UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater • Free • 6pm We, 5/17.

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

A swashbuckling dramedy about an eclectic band of pirates • Carsey-Wolf Center, Pollock Theater • Free, register: www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu • 2pm Sa, 5/20.

MORE THAN JUST A PARTY BAND

Screening of this documentary about musician Spencer Barnitz of Spencer the Gardener • The New Vic Theatre • $15 • www.etcsb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 5/20.

Courtesy photo

Film still from More Than Ever

U.S. Still Fully Employed!

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE

SURPRISE, SURPRISE. Americans remain fully employed, in spite of the Fed’s efforts to slow economic growth. The ‘official’ unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in April. The last time it was this low was in 1968.

“Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 253,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.4 percent,” the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. “Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance.”

What is going on? It peaked at 14.7 percent in April 2020 then plunged incredibly quickly after what was just a two month recession. This had never happened since World War II.

Twenties kicked in that was the greatest economic expansion in history at the time.

And then came the Great Depression and a New Deal when Roosevelt’s government became the solution rather than the problem.

The same is happening today. Both Democrats and Republicans raised $trillions to pay for the COVID-19 recovery, putting actual checks in consumers’ pockets so that they still have some $1 trillion in savings, which has kept them spending, and employers hiring ever more employees.

Everyone seems to be working that wants to work.

Economic VOICE

By Harlan Green

Could it be the COVID-19 pandemic, the first worldwide pandemic in 100 years that has killed more then seven million citizens of the world?

Of course it was the pandemic, which has upset everyone’s prognostications, especially the Fed’s economists, because so much has changed in 100 years. But there are some similarities. The Spanish flu lasted from 1920-22, and then the Roaring

The BLS said among major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (3.3 percent), adult women (3.1 percent), teenagers (9.2 percent), Whites (3.1 percent), Blacks (4.7 percent),

Asians (2.8 percent), and Hispanics (4.4 percent) were at record lows.

Education and Health added 77,000 jobs, followed by Professional/Business and Leisure and Hospitality: all in the service sector. Governments added 23,000 jobs, which highlighted just how government spending has boosted growth.

The one factor that worries Fed governors most is that average hourly wages rose slightly to 4.4 percent, though it has fallen sharply from its high last year.

Stocks are rallying because it has reduced fears of an imminent recession. In fact, how could that be possible now?

Consumer spending is the main engine of U.S. growth and grew 3.7 percent last month, I wrote last week. It was the biggest increase in almost two years. Businesses are now aggravating the inflation problem by not meeting consumers’ needs, reducing

investments and production at a time when consumers are still consuming, thus keeping prices from declining more quickly.

What is the Fed to do that just raised their rate another 0.25 percent? Former Fed Chair Greenspan made the mistake of contining to raise the Fed Funds rate 16 consecutive times over two years, this causing the housing bubble to bust and the Great Recession in 2008-09.

How can Chairman Powell avoid making the same mistake?

Harlan Green © 2023 Follow Harlan Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlanGreen

Harlan Green has been the 16-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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IT IS ORDERED that the summons be served by publication in Voice Magazine, a newspaper of general circulation published in Santa Barbara County, California, hereby designated as the newspaper most likely to give defendant actual notice of the action, and the publication be made once a week for four successive weeks.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the summons, a copy of the complaint, and a copy of this order be forthwith mailed to defendant if his/her address is ascertained before expiration of the time herein prescribed for publication of summons.

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Teens Rock SBCEO’s 2023 Poetry Slam

SPEAKING WITH POISE, ELOQUENCE, AND ORIGINALITY, three high school students were selected as the winners of the Santa Barbara County Education Office Poetry Slam on May 4th. The first place winner was Samantha McDonald, a 10th grade student at Ernest Righetti High School, with second place being a tie between Litzy Matematico and Natalie Lancor, who are in the 10th and 11th grades at Ernest Righetti High School, respectively.

“Spoken word poetry provides students a stage to be unapologetic truth-tellers and to use the power of language and authentic performance to transcend human struggle and create beauty. It is art for collective healing,” said Ellen Barger, Associate Superintendent of SBCEO Curriculum & Instruction.

The SBCEO Poetry Slam combines performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. Judges scored contestants on the basis of performance elements such as enthusiasm, delivery, and facial expressions. Ahead of the slam, SBCEO partnered with Los Angeles-based nonprofit Get Lit - Words Ignite to support teachers and students as they learned about and created their own spoken word poetry.

“The students transformed written poems to a new level of brave artistry and creative expression,” said County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido. “Congratulations and thank you to all the participants for sharing your poetry with our community.” www.sbceo.org

Sister Cities 2023 Student Artists & Authors Competition Winners Announced

HIGHLIGHTING THE CREATIVITY OF STUDENTS across Santa Barbara and Puerto Vallarta, the Sister Cities 2023 Young Artist & Authors Showcase has announced its art and poetry competition winners. The theme for this year’s competition was “Peace by Piece Food Security in My Community,” with students ages 13 to 18 entering across Santa Barbara and its sister city, Puerto Vallarta. The 2023 Young Artists & Authors winners will qualify for participation in the international competition.

A first place art prize went to Leighton Willow Smith. Second place went to April Harper, and third place was awarded to Sebatian Cadwell. A collection of submissions came from Puerto Vallarta and those winners included first place Melany Nicole Joya Rodriguez; second Place Viviana Vasquez Romero; and third Place Amara Estefania Coria Garcia. The art competition winners were selected at a judging and awards reception hosted at the home of Gil and Marti Garcia, Santa Barbara Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Committee board members. The first place winning student poet was Ryan Calkins for her poem Peace in the Garden. Second place was I am an Oak Tree by Brock Mitchell, and third place was Counting Pennies by Penelope Welsh. Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio presented Ryan Calkins her award at Dos Pueblos High School earlier this month. www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/brdcomm/nz/sistercity/cities/default.asp

First place winning drawing by Leighton Willow Smith; SB Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio, Dos Pueblos High School Principal Bill Woodard, and first place poetry winner Ryan Calkins

2023 SBCEO Poetry Slam winner Litzy Matematico, SB Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio, first place winner Samantha McDonald, and winner Natalie Lancor

Photos by Bonnie Carroll

“THE BIG SHOW”

STUDENT WOODWORKING COMPETITION

THU MAY 11, 2023

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Santa Barbara County Education Office’s Upper Auditorium

4400 Cathedral Oaks Road

Santa Barbara, 93110

Free • All Public Welcome • Parking

more info: tradartfoundation.org/big-show-2023

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Live Art & Wine Tour Returns to Downtown Santa Barbara

SIP, SAVOR, AND STROLL across downtown Santa Barbara’s one-of-a-kind arts scene when the Downtown Organization hosts its 2023 Live Art & Wine Tour from 5:30pm to 9pm on Thursday, May 18th. A local tradition for over 20 years, this annual bash sends guests on a tour of eight venues to admire live art and sample local dishes and wines before an after-party at the Arlington Theatre.

“The Live Art & Wine Tour is an opportunity to celebrate Santa Barbara’s rich art and culinary scene,” said Robin Elander, Exec Director of DSB. “We’re excited to showcase some of the best local restaurants and wineries and create a complete sensory experience for our attendees.”

A silent auction will also be held at the Arlington Theatre, offering more opportunities to explore Santa Barbara treasures and adventures. Over 30 restaurants and wineries will be participating, with all proceeds supporting the Downtown Public Art, Activations, and Events Fund. This fund is critical in making programs such as Pianos on State and 1st Thursday. 2023 venues include: SB Museum of Art, Sullivan Goss, The Crafter’s Library, Peter Horjus Design & Illustration, Maune Contemporary, SB Fine Art, Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery, and domecíl.

Food and wine vendors include: L‘Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Opal Restaurant & Bar, Carlitos Café y Cantina, Pascucci, La Lieff Wines, Carr Winery, Potek Winery, Sunstone Winery, Menchaca Chocolates, The Daisy, Los Arroyos, Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards, Municipal Winemakers, TW Hollister, Andersen’s Danish Bakery, and more. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit https://tinyurl.com/msbs9k22

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La Cumbre Plaza 3 rd Friday WALK ART

Friday, May 19th 5 to 8pm

• Arts Fund Community Gallery Never One Without the Other Exhibition

• The three LCCCA galleries (• Elevate, • Illuminations, • Fine Line) will be open! Meet artists, participate in the community painting, and check out Kenji’s photobooth.

• Voice Gallery’s Purple Tango Exhibition will be open, featuring works by a number of artists.

• Grace Fisher Foundation is featuring a short film and a family friendly interactive activity within their space.

• Ruby Sky is a pop up that just joined the art walk and will have live painting & music!

• CoLab the new nonprofit coworking space will be open to visit with the active nonprofits.

• The Museum of Sensory and Movement Experience (MSME) will be open for complimentary tours.

LCCCA Elevate Gallery

LCCCA Illuminations Gallery

Grace Fisher Foundation Ruby Sky CoLab

Wine generously sponsored by Temperance Cellars, a small lot California vintner located in Lompoc that started in 2012. Winemaker Justin Charbonneau and his team will be pouring a selection of his spring wines at the Art Walk event.

Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour

Stepping into Art’s Home

By Courtney Poon / VOICE

REVERBERATING WITH LIFE, YET A PRIVATE SPACE where creativity is safe to flourish, an artist’s studio is often off limits to visitors. This weekend, though, locals and visitors can venture a peek into these creative worlds when 23 artists open their doors for the Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour over Mother’s Day Weekend.

Back in-person for the first time since 2019, the free tour is a rare chance to explore where and how artists put brush to canvas, finger to clay, and everything in between. Between 10am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday, May 13th and 14th, the public is welcome to visit and discover how the magic happens.

“This is much more personable than just coming across artwork online or going into a gallery, because in this case, you get to visit the artists,” shared photographer Ted Rhodes, this year’s organizer of the Tour. “In the studios, you get to find out more about the artists and learn about what they are really passionate about.”

Studio Tour is a delightful weekend for the artists themselves as they meet and get to know their audiences.

“I always get new people coming, but I also get people coming back because they liked the work,” said Rhodes.

“Sometimes they have to see it three or four times before they decide, ‘I really want that piece.’ If [artists are] exposing their artwork to new people, down the road, it’s going to lead to greater visibility.”

Creating art can be a solitary occupation, requiring hours tucked away in the studio, but the Studio Tour offers artists the chance to shine and connect with community members.

“Working in a vacuum as an artist doesn’t work very well,” chuckled artist Gary Campopiano. “If people respond to your work, it’s much more encouraging to do more.”

The Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour is presented by The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, a nonprofit dedicated to creating a vibrant community through the arts. For folks interested in attending, the Studio Tour Art Show is open at The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center (located on 865 Linden Ave.) through Thursday, May 18th. Community members are welcome to stop by the gallery and decide which studios they would like to tour.

Discover more and download a brochure at https://carpinteriaartscenter.org/studiotour

Now in its 16th year, the Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour has helped establish the central coast as an arts haven and a destination for those touched by imagination. When exploring the artists’ physical spaces, visitors have the opportunity to see art in a new light.

“Most communities have some sort of tour like this, and a lot of them charge to go on the tour,” said Rhodes. “Carpinteria being a small town, we’ve always thought that’s not the Carpinteria way–we should offer this for free. So that’s what we do.”

Participating artists: Susie Anderson, Benjamin Anderson, James Paul Brown, Jayne Burton, Gary Campopiano, Carpinteria Community Church Crafty Ladies, Patricia Clarke, Birgitte Ibsen, Deb Jorgenson, Brecia Kralovic-Logan, Jenny L. Michael, Baba Masino, Matt Moore, John Randall Nelson, Hal Price, Ted Rhodes, Joseph Sacks, Kim Snyder, Leigh Sparks, Arturo Tello, Tamara

Cathy

But community members aren’t the only ones to benefit. The

Low Tide, High Hopes by Ted Rhodes

Propelled by John Randall Nelson

Abstract Painting by Ron Anderson

Tree Sculpture by Joseph Sacks

South Point by Cathy Winton

She Invited The Moon to Dance by Brecia Kralovic-Logan

McMillan Spread by Gary Campopiano

Thompson,

Winton, Charles Lo Bue Gallery

A rt | A rte

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

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

CASA DOLORES: Battle of Puebla: “Flower Combat”~ May 31 • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • www.casadolores.org

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Sunshine on Tuesdays • 1st fl, 105 E Anacapa St • 805-568-3994

CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: Women

Makers: Then, Here Now ~ May 31

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

CORRIDAN GALLERY: Something for Spring • Central Coast Artists • 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-6 • 805-9667939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CYPRESS GALLERY: Pouring My Heart Out ~ May 28 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805737-1129 • www.lompocart.org

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

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: 21 W Anapamu • Tu-Su 10-4 • 805-962-5322 • https://karpeles.com/museums/sb.php

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • M-Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 • 805-565-4700

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE

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

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MAUNE CONTEMPORARY: Tom Wesselmann, Ross Bleckner, Donald Baechler • 1309 State St • Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-869-2524 • www.maune.com

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

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

10 WEST GALLERY: Awaken

~ May 15 • 10 W Anapamu • Thu-Sun 11-5 • 805-770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com

ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY:

Holly Hungett: Natural Interpretations

~ May 20 • 229 E Victoria • 805-9656307 • www.afsb.org

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUM: 2023 MFA Thesis

Exhibition: Chaotic Good ~ Opens May 19 ~ June 4 • www.museum.ucsb.edu

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: 302 E Cota St • We 11-4; Th 11-5; Fr, Sat 11-4 • 805-884-0459 • www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap

THE ARTS FUND: Never One Without the Other ~ Opens May 19 • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av • SuThu 11-6; Fri, Sa 11-7 • www.artsfundsb.org • 805-233-3395

ATKINSON GALLERY: • Annual Student Exhibition ~ May 12 • M-Th 11-5; F 11-3 • http://gallery.sbcc.edu • 805-897-3484

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Music is Love: Photographs from Henry Diltz / Tribute to David Crosby • Opens May 26 ~ August 31 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • Th-Mo 11-5 • www.elverhoj.org

FAULKNER GALLERY: Oak Group: Celebrating the Protection of Nature ~ May 31 • 40 E Anapamu St • 805962-7653

GALLERY 113: Members of SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • Mo-Sa 11-5; Sun 1-5 • www.gallery113sb.com

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Patti Robbins: The Not “So Still” Life ~ May 31 • Thu-Mo 10-5 • www.gallerylosolivos.com • 805-688-7517

GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: 805.969.9990 • www.lotusland.org

GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: 500 N. Fairview Ave • Tu-Thu: 10-7pm; Fri & Sa 10-5:30pm; Su 1-5pm • www.TheGoletaValleyArtAssociation.org

HELENA MASON ART GALLERY: Work by Pedro De La Cruz • 48 Helena Av • 2-6pm, Fri-Sat • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

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

LEGACY ART SANTA BARBARA: Artwork of Susy and Carroll Barrymore • 1230 State St.

LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN

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

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS

CENTER: Palette to Palate ~ Opens May 18 ~ June 4 • Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: Less Can

Be More ~ Jun 11 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

SANTA BARBARA: Sarah Rosalena: Pointing Star; Diego Melgoza and Marisa de la Peña; David Horvitz: Seaea ~ Jul 30 • 653 Paseo Nuevo.

MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT

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

MY PET RAM: Windward: Ida Badal and Ryan Nord Kitchen ~ June 25 • 16 Helena Av • Fri-Sun noon-7pm • 805-637-1424 • www.mypetram.com

PALM LOFT GALLERY: Rooted and Reaching: by Rick Drake, Kerri Hedden, and Tom Henderson ~ May 28 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-684-9700 • www.Palmloft.com

Evening Glow - Douglas Preserve

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

PORTICO GALLERY: Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • www.porticofinearts.com

SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Artists with disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805260-6705 • www.sbartworks.org

SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Winter Show ~ Spring • 1321 State St • Mo-Sa 12-5; Su 12-4 • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com

SB BOTANIC GARDEN: At the Edge • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-6824726 • www.sbbg.org

SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community; Memories of Mountain Drive: SB’s Bohemian Community ~ June; The Story of SB • 136 E De la Guerra • Thur 12-5, Fri 12-7; Sat 12-5 • 805-966-1601 • www.sbhistorical.org

SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Dan Merkel: The Lure of Lighthouses and Dancing Waves ~ Aug 27; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa

Art Events Eventos de Arte

CARPINTERIA & SUMMERLAND ARTISTS

STUDIO TOUR

Meet local artists and view their workspaces

• Multiple venues, visit: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org • 10am-5pm Sa, 5/13 & 5/14.

STUDIO SUNDAY

Create a pinch pot from air dry clay • SB Museum of Art, Family Resource Center • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 5/14.

OPENING RECEPTION: MIXED UP: 2023

TRI-COUNTY JURIED EXHIBITION • Meet local artists, show juried by Bay Area artist Rae Dunn • Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art • Free • 4-6pm, awards announced 5:15pm, Th, 5/18.

3RD FRIDAY ART WALK AT LA CUMBRE

PLAZA • View six local art galleries while enjoying wine, music, and more! • La Cumbre Plaza • Free • 5-8pm Fr, 5/19.

ARTFUL MINDS ARTS FAIRE • View art by 60+ local artists living with mental illness

• Mental Wellness Center • Beachfront opposite Chase Palm Park • Free • 11am3pm Sa, 5/20.

SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW

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

Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • 805962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

SB MUSEUM OF ART: Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz ~ May 21; Out of Joint: Joan Tanner ~ May 14; Portrait of Mexico Today; Highlights of East Asian Art - Ongoing

• Tu-Su, 11-5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364

SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Drawn by a Lady: Early Women Illustrators ~ July 2 • WedSun 10-5 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA SEA CENTER

Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • Daily 10-5 • 805-682-4711 • 211 Stearns Wharf • www.sbnature.org

SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB:

SBVA Featured Artists Exhibition ~ May 30 •

9-7 daily • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805-682-4722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com

SILO 118: 118 Gray St • 12-5 Th-Sa/by appt • www.silo118.com

SULLIVAN GOSS: Betty Lane & Christopher

Noxon: From One Generation to the Next ~ May 22 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR

MUSEUM: 122 W. Canon Perdido • Fr-Sa 11-4; 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 • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

TAMSEN GALLERY: Work by Robert W. Firestone • 911.5 State St, 805-705-2208 • www.tamsengallery.com

THOMAS REYNOLDS GALLERY: California

Realism • Th-Sat 12-5; By Appt • 1331 State St • www.thomasreynolds.com

UCSB LIBRARY: www.library.ucsb.edu

VOICE GALLERY: Purple Tango ~ May 30 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 805-965-6448

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

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

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: MIXED

UP: 2023 Tri-County Juried Exhibition ~ Opens May 18 ~ June 17 • 805-565-6162 • Mo-Fr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum

WILDLING MUSEUM: Bird’s Eye View: Four Perspectives ~ Sept 4 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org

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

Envía tus inauguraciones de arte, recepciones, y eventos a Writer@VoiceSB.com para ser incluido en este listado gratuito.

Summer Solstice Workshop

OPEN HOUSE

AHUB OF CREATIVITY AND COLOR, the Solstice Workshop will throw open its gates for an open house to kick off the workshop season! Located at 631 Garden Street at the corner of Ortega (enter on Ortega), the open house takes place on Saturday, May 13th, from 3 to 5 pm, when the public can meet the artists and see what they are designing for this year’s parade. The artists will have drawings and models of their ideas for this year’s parade - all revolving around the theme, “ROOTS.”

The heart of the Solstice celebration begins in the community Workshop where most of the floats, costumes, and masks in the parade are made. All parade participants must register to walk in the parade, but, for a small additional fee, people can visit the workshop and participate in the creation of the ensembles and floats. The Workshop’s staff of professional artists-in-residence teach, mentor, and assist participants to transform ordinary lumber, paper, fabric, and paint into animated works of art.

In its 49th year, the Solstice Celebration offers many ways to get involved in this amazing people-powered parade. The Junior Artist Program headed by former Executive Director Claudia Bratton offers teens the opportunity to work with artists in residence. Youth can get community service hours. This hands-on program takes place for two months, at the Community Arts Workshop, beginning in May and ending in June after the Parade. Applicants must be 13 to 20 years old. Students must email a letter about themselves and why they wish to participate in the program to juniorartists@solsticeparade.com

Solstice artists help the public implement and build the floats, design the ensembles, costumes, masks. “It’s an amazing outpouring of creativity, connection, and collaboration. There are not many places in the world where celebration arts are taught the way we do here in Santa Barbara. Come create with us!” shared Executive Director Penny Little. For more information on how to get involved, go to the website: solsticeparade.com

Call for New Artist Members

The Abstract Art Collective, AAC, will hold its Spring New Membership Jury Day on Saturday, May 20th. Interested applicants should sign up through the AAC website https://www.abstractartcollective.com/join-aac/ as soon as possible and no later than May 13th. The number of applicants is limited. New Member Application Jury Days are held twice a year, and the next Jury Day will be scheduled in the Fall 2023.

In 2012, Lori launched the Residential Lending Department for American Riviera Bank with the goal to provide mortgage options for customers of the Bank and our Santa Barbara Community. Since then, our Bank’s Community has grown to also include a branch in Santa Maria as well as to San Luis Obispo County where the Bank has branches in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo. American Riviera Bank offers locally underwritten and serviced portfolio mortgage financing, home equity lines, bridge, and construction loans. Financing is available for first time home-buyers, move-up buyers, and real estate investors.

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RFG Symposium: Through Young Eyes: Undergraduate Research Showcase

MAY FRI

9:30 – 11:00 AM

12

6320 Phelps and Zoom

Learn more: bit.ly/GCE-RFG

Through Young Eyes is an undergraduate research showcase, featuring multidisciplinary presentations of thesis research related to childhood by senior majors. The panel of presentations and subsequent discussion will focus on children’s and young people’s agency and activism; construction and liberation; and active role as audience in order to offer a multidisciplinary examination of the co-creation of childhood and youth even in the face of opposing forces, as shown by examples from history, literature, and culture.

Chair: Sara Pankenier Weld (Germanic and Slavic Studies, UCSB)

PANEL PARTICIPANTS:

VICTORIA KOROTCHENKO

Russian and East European Studies

NICOLE SMIRNOFF

Comparative Literature

ZOIE ORTH

English

Sponsored by the IHC’s Global Childhood Ecologies Research Focus Group, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and Comparative Literature Program

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES CENTER SERIES:

PRESENTING NEW PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE PROJECTS BY HFA FACULTY

Join us for a dialogue between Giuliana Perrone (History) and Jeannine DeLombard (English) about Perrone’s new book, Nothing More than Freedom: The Failure of Abolition in American Law. Refreshments will be served.

PRESENTING NEW PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE PROJECTS BY HFA FACULTY

Tuesday, May 16 | 4:00 pm

Join us for a dialogue between Giuliana Perrone

McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB

DeLombard (English) about Perrone’s new book, Failure of Abolition in American Law. Refreshments will be served.

GIULIANA PERRONE

Tuesday, May 16 | 4:00 pm

McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB

Nothing More than Freedom: The Failure of Abolition in American Law (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

GIULIANA PERRONE

Nothing More than Freedom: The Failure of Abolition in American Law (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

Nothing More than Freedom explores the long and complex legal history of Black freedom in the United States. From the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877, supreme courts in former slave states decided approximately 700 lawsuits associated with the struggle for Black freedom and equal citizenship. This litigation – the majority through private law – triggered questions about American liberty and reassessed the nation’s legal and political order following the Civil War. Judicial decisions set the terms of debates about racial identity, civil rights, and national belonging, and established that slavery, as a legal institution and social practice, remained actionable in American law well after its ostensible demise. The verdicts determined how unresolved facets of slavery would undercut ongoing efforts for abolition and the realization of equality. Insightful and compelling, this work makes an important intervention in the history of post-Civil War law.

Nothing More than Freedom explores the long and complex legal history of Black freedom in the United States. From the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877, supreme courts in former slave states decided approximately 700 lawsuits associated with the struggle for Black freedom and equal citizenship. This litigation – the majority through private law – triggered questions about American liberty and reassessed the nation’s legal and political order following the Civil War. Judicial decisions set the terms of debates about racial identity, civil rights, and national belonging, and established that slavery, as a legal institution and social practice, remained actionable in American law well after its ostensible demise. The verdicts determined how unresolved facets of slavery would undercut ongoing efforts for abolition and the realization of equality. Insightful and compelling, this work makes an important intervention in the history of post-Civil War law.

Giuliana Perrone is Assistant Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Harry Girvetz Memorial Endowment

Giuliana Perrone is Assistant Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Harry Girvetz Memorial Endowment