VOICE Magazine: July 28, 2023

“Let’s Fiesta” Santa Barbara

LET’S FIESTA is an invitation from Old Spanish Days to all of Santa Barbara to celebrate the area’s culturally rich history.

One of the most picturesque and romantic events of Fiesta is the opening ceremony at the historic Old Mission where La Fiesta Pequeña is held. Hundreds of performers, hundreds of attendees, and thousands of TV viewers watch the performances that commemorate the traditions and cultures of Santa Barbara.

Another highlight, on Friday at noon on Cabrillo Boulevard, hundreds of horses and carriages will parade next to the blue Pacific as dancers and floats celebrate Santa Barbara in front of tens of thousands of Fiesta revelers.

From the ocean to the mountains, Santa Barbara’s history will shine when a Chumash tomol greets the full size replica of the San Salvador tall ship, much like when Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo sailed into the channel in 1542. At 10:30am Friday, August 4th, the historic reenactment at sea will take place just west of Stearns Wharf. Free, public tours of the San Salvador will be held on Saturday and Sunday of the Fiesta weekend beginning at 10am.

Also for the first time ever, the Fiesta Parade Grand Marshal will be an elder of the Chumash community. Ernestine Ygnacio de Soto, whose ancestors have been a part of the Santa Barbara community for generations, will help lead this year’s El Desfile Historico, which will be held on Cabrillo Boulevard.

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

in the Parade Grand Marshal selection,” commented El Presidente David Bolton.

Also on Friday there will be concert called “Flor Y Cantos” with performances of original Spanish California dances and songs of the 19th century. Interwoven with historic narration, the musical numbers are accompanied on replica acoustic instruments at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, Friday, August 4th from 7 to 8pm.

“Honoring history, culture and traditions was fundamental

Find a complete list of events on pages 27 to 29.

Parade Grand Marshal Ernestine Ygnacio de Soto

Photos by Fritz Olenberger | Photography

2023 Fiesta Los Niños de las Flores - the official ambassadors of Fiesta!

Traditions of Fiesta Fascinate El Presidente David Bolton

By Sigrid Toye, Special to VOICE

THE HISTORIC ROOTS OF FIESTA can consume conversation with David Bolton, this year’s Old Spanish Days El Presidente. As Fiesta evolves, he has worked to return the community event to its early traditions and even its original location at the waterfront! Considering Bolton’s love for history, the move was natural.

My first meeting with David Bolton wasn’t exactly by chance. It took place at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s annual fundraising Gala, a huge event he chaired several years ago. Now a member of the museum’s Board, this local boy makes it a habit to be involved.

Because of Bolton, this year’s Fiesta includes many shout-outs to history, starting with El Desfile Histórico, one of the largest equestrian parades in the country. Fiesta’s Historical Parade route returns to Cabrillo Boulevard again this year and runs from Castillo Street to the Chromatic Gate along the waterfront. This massive parade is unique to our town and features floats depicting episodes from California history with local organizations reenacting the historical scenes.

“Fiesta week is just an extension of the welcome with which the tribes of the Chumash greeted its visitors,” exclaimed Bolton. “Historically over the centuries settlers who came here fell in love with the ocean and the warmth, not only of the sun, but of the entire community. Parties and gatherings were a regular part of life in Santa Barbara and the welcoming spirit continues to the present day.”

The 1925 earthquake brought about a revisioned city with a Spanish vibe that mirrored the architecture of the California missions. But even before this, the community was inspired to create one festival that would honor its history and culture of hospitality.

“Actually the very first Fiesta in 1924 was mounted in a couple of months,” chuckled Bolton. “Costumes were ordered from Los Angles to set up shop until the celebration was in full swing. The celebration included equestrian events, as well as boat races in keeping with Santa Barbara’s proximity to the sea, and other related sporting activities. Not bad for a fast operation!”

On September 8th, 1924, a group of men approached the city and incorporated Old Spanish Days as a non-profit, an organization now in its 99th year.

Those who settle in Santa Barbara love its history and way of life and the Bolton family was no exception. David began kindergarten at Montecito Union School and continued at Santa Barbara Junior and Senior high schools. A graduate of both Santa Barbara City College and San Diego State, Bolton developed a passion for the Spanish language, its history, and cultural significance. Growing up in a city traversed by streets with Spanish names and architectural landmarks, he became fluent in the language and that passion has influenced all aspects of his life.

At 16, Bolton was hired by the Santa Barbara News-Press as a sports writer and later worked as a sports reporter for KEYT on Friday Football Focus, a program he developed that still airs to this day. From that point on, his career expanded to national and international sports media. His production company, Cultural Global Media, has produced - and reported on - sporting events worldwide and produces the yearly broadcasts of the Super Bowl for the National Football League and Fox Sports Latin America.

Bolton noted that he joined the Old Spanish Days board in 2015.

“I had always had an interest in local history and the traditions of early California that Fiesta represents. When I worked at KEYT in 1980s I was always assigned to Fiesta coverage and I was impressed with the smiles on everyone’s faces, the way so many families in this community look forward to Fiesta each summer.”

To become El Presidente, though, took years.

“To move up to El Presidente requires a commitment,” Bolton explained. “A commitment to the organization, and a commitment to getting involved. Also, to be successful you need to have a commitment to building relationships throughout the community. We have monthly meetings, and we have a lot of event committees. Each year as you get closer to becoming El Presidente, you get more and more involved. I have spent thousands and thousands of hours these past nine years, working on and planning Fiesta events, and just thinking about Fiesta.”

When asked about his accomplishments so far, Bolton pointed to the future.

“My most exciting and proud moment is yet to come. It will for sure be on opening night of Fiesta, Fiesta Pequeña, on the historic steps of the Old Mission,” he related. “When I walk out to address those gathered as this year’s El Presidente it will be an exciting moment for sure. And when I walk out alongside my husband of 20 years, Gonzalo, it will be a proud moment.”

Along the way, Bolton has worked with the California Missions Foundation to conserve the Spanish Missions and related historical sites, helping to sustain the physical architecture, culture, and the legacy of this important part of Spanish and American history.

In recognition of his work, Spain’s King Felipe VI knighted Bolton as a Commander of the Royal Order of Isabela la Católica 2019.

Bolton is involved in the larger community as well. In addition to his work at the Maritime Museum, he is president of Ye Ole Gang, a non-profit supporting athletics at Santa Barbara High, is involved with the Boys and Girls Clubs, and so much more. This volunteer work reflects his commitment to welcoming everyone in the community to the table.

“Inclusion is not only an important word to me, but the act of inclusion is even more important. I made a commitment at the start of this Fiesta year to be inclusive, to include everyone in this community in Fiesta, regardless of their economic background, ethnicity, or personal preferences. I wanted Fiesta 2023 to represent and include everyone,” Bolton elaborated.

He tells the story that a few years ago he came up with the idea for a Four Nations fundraising dinner. That dinner included an opening salad course honoring the Chumash, followed by a main plate made up of two items – one Spanish and one Mexican, and then finishing with an American dessert. “These Four Nations are the four nations that have governed Santa Barbara”, he continued. “Everything began with the Chumash here on these lands for thousands of years. It was followed by the Spanish period, 1769-1821. Then the Mexican period, 1821-1848, and finally the U.S. period that continues to today. This year I took that initial meal idea of honoring the Four Nations, and brought it into Fiesta 2023 as an overall theme. Not necessarily the theme of Fiesta 2023, but rather a feeling, a sense, a vibe –inclusion.”

It’s with that feeling we say with El Presidente Bolton - “Let’s Fiesta!”

El Presidente David Bolton and Primer Caballero Gonzalo Sarmiento,

El Presidente David Bolton

Vintage photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Breaking Down Barriers Meet Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood

AVISION OF ARTISTIC FERVOR AND UNBRIDLED JOY ON THE DANCE

FLOOR, Jack Harwood has secured his place in local history as the first man to be named Spirit of Fiesta, the most prestigious title a young Santa Barbara dancer could hope to earn.

For over 70 years, Spirits of Fiesta have acted as symbols of Old Spanish Days’ welcoming atmosphere, notably by leading the festival’s historic parade. While Harwood’s duties will remain the same as the young women before him, he knows that his tenure provides him with a unique opportunity: to perform as a reminder that dance is open to everyone, regardless of gender.

“My main goal was not necessarily to push, but to encourage young men who went through the same thing I did when I was younger to feel free and comfortable about putting themselves out there and trying things like dance,” shared Harwood. “There’s been especially in the U.S. stereotypes and stigma around male dancers, so my goal is to break down those barriers.”

Harwood, who just turned 19, was three and a half years old when he first stepped into a flamenco studio. Encouraged by his parents to explore the arts, he had just tried ballet and hated the experience. But with flamenco, it was love at first step.

“When I tried flamenco — and these are my mom’s words, this is the same thing she’s told everyone who’s asked — I put on my flamenco boots, I went into the studio, and started stomping around,” laughed Harwood. “I loved it.”

Harwood studied with local

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

dance instructor Linda Vega throughout elementary, junior high, and into high school. Today, he dances with Maria Bermudez, who took over Vega’s dance studio upon her 2020 retirement. He also currently studies kinesiology at Santa Barbara City College.

With each new step mastered and Fiesta attended, his appreciation for flamenco has developed into a profound passion for the dance as an expressive art form.

“When you’re dancing flamenco there are not many rules to follow — obviously there are standard structures and stuff like that, but it’s very dependent on the dancer and the emotions or feelings at that point, or the way they want to perform or express themselves,” explained Harwood.

“It’s very much about how the individual wants to express themselves.”

A born-and-raised Santa Barbara local, Harwood grew up immersed in Fiesta

traditions. His mother, Dacia Harwood, is the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, curating Project Fiesta! exhibitions each summer. His father, a retired police officer, helped with public safety during Fiesta celebrations. Harwood’s eleven-year-old brother also dances flamenco, having started when he was four years old.

Now, as Spirit of Fiesta, Harwood is working to provide the guidance he lacked as a young, male flamenco dancer to his brother and his peers. He noted that this mentorship is especially valuable to students around his brother’s age, as the biggest transitional period for male flamenco dancers happens when they are between ten and eleven years old.

“I didn’t have a guy to mentor me and keep me on track through all of that, a lot of that was done on my own and under the mentorship of the women that run the studio,” Harwood

Dick May Trophy Saddle 1956

Jack Harwood performing at a pre-Fiesta fundraiser

Photo by Timo Nuñez

2023 Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood

Junior Spirit of Fiesta Olivia Nelson and Jack Harwood

Photo by Rob Hoffman

Photo courtesy of Old Spanish Days

Fiesta Finale – the Season’s Last Cultural Moment of Fiesta

LIKE A GOODNIGHT KISS, the Fiesta Finale Gala is a romantic evening filled with dancing and music to cap off the season’s celebrations - the last moments of Santa Barbara’s largest historic festival. Fiesta Finale was founded by the Profant Foundation, which will host the event at the El Paseo Restaurant on Sunday, August 6th, at 5:30pm.

“This is a cultural evening to fund scholarships for artists of all ages, sponsor exhibits, and promote performances for arts education,” commented Marie Profant, Foundation Cofounder, when

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announcing this year’s event. Included at the Gala will be a delicious gourmet dinner, a dazzling professional dance performance, a live auction led by Santa Barbara writer and speaker Erin Graffy, a costume contest, and dancing under the stars. With the generous sponsorship of local patrons, the evening will feature romance throughout the program. Luis Moreno, guitarist, singer, educator, and former SB Arts Commissioner will star Tableau Vivant. Marisol

Cabreras will perform her own choreography of Escuela Bolera, a unique dance style rarely seen in the U.S.A. Returning to the stage again will be GD Tango. There will be a performance by State Street Ballet

Trio from Raymonda. Baritone

Myron Aguilar will sing Spanish favorites and renowned flamenco performer Lakshmi “La Chimi”

Nearly 100 years ago, the Profants began their involvement in the Santa Barbara cultural community by helping to launch Community Arts Music Association (CAMA), the Music Academy, and Old Spanish Days. The next generations created a charitable organization in honor of their father John E. Profant. Scholarships are made available through community support and proceeds from the annual Fiesta Finale Gala, which has featured the music of the Martinez Brothers and Gil Rosas throughout the

For Fiesta Finale Gala info and reservations ($250 per person) email: jeprofant@gmail. com or call 805-705-9179

mariachi artists, including Edith Márquez, Majo Aguilar, El Mariachi Del Divo Alma de Juárez, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán, Mariachi Angeles, and Mariachi Garibaldi.

“For many we are a tradition, every Saturday of Fiesta. We have some guests who have attended every single show 26 years ago!” said Perla Navarro Lewis, a Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival Board Member, voicing thanks for all of the community members and sponsors who support the annual festival.

A local nonprofit, the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival works to not only share mariachi music with the larger community, but to support local

directly gives to Latinx students across Santa Barbara County,” said Lewis. “I was really able to see the impact firsthand as one of my past students received a scholarship last year.”

Festival attendees will enjoy an upbeat night of mariachi that will have all dancing in their seats. Headliner artists include Latin pop singer and actress Edith Márquez, and singer-songwriter Majo Aguilar, who is hot on the heels of her 2022 album Se canta con el corazón.

As ever, mariachi bands will also be well represented, including El Mariachi Del Divo Alma de Juárez and Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán, an all-women group who has previously performed in Santa Barbara through the UCSB Arts & Lectures initiative ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Locals may also recognize band Mariachi Garibaldi from its community concerts hosted through ¡Viva el Arte! this past winter.

Another group that is well-loved by Santa Barbara locals, Mariachi Angeles, will round out the festival’s line-up of remarkable talent. For tickets ($85.50-180.50) visit www.sbbowl.com

Francisco Vinuesa (guitarist, musical director), Angeles Toledano (singer), and Antonio Luque “Canito” (singer).

Losa began dancing at six years old. At age 17, he took lessons from famed dancer Manuela Carrasco’s company. His awards have included: “El desplante” Award, International contest of Las Minas 2008, “Soleá” Award, National contest of Cordoba 2007, Best Dancer Award, Spanish Dance and Flamenco Choreography Contest (1996 and 2000). Most recently, he received the

Prior to Friday’s performance, Losa will present the erto Pizano Award for the Arts to Javier Rodríguez Mañas, the Consul of Tourism Affairs, Tourist Office of Spain in Los Angeles. There will be a pre-concert reception starting at 6pm, and a separately ticketed afterFor tickets visit www.lobero.org

Members of GD Tango

Photo courtesy of GD Tango

In the arms of Santa Barbara’s gracious history Fiesta del Museo

By Kerry Methner, PhD / VOICE

ANIGHT OF DANCING AND MUSIC, good food and history - all under the stars and wrapped in the arms and elegance of the Historical Museum’s courtyard - this is Fiesta del Museo. The threshold of each year’s Fiesta season in Santa Barbara, the event took place Saturday, July 22nd.

Orchestrated by Dacia Harwood, Museum Executive Director, and team, the event rolled out with a rich array of experiences for attendees. Attendees were met by Flamenco dancers after strolling through Project Fiesta! 99 Years. There were offers of flowers and fans, strawberry margaritas, creating a sense of warmth and gentility.

During the last hours of daylight, as the community gathered to renew friendhships, sample tacos and a variety of tequilas, and enjoy a performance a performance by Jr. Spirit Olivia Nelson, the Fiesta began. Keeping it lively, Mariachi Las Olas entertained led by Juan Zaragoza.

At table, the program continued with Grupo de Danza Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, brief greetings by Museum Trustee President Hilary Burkemper, Harwood, and Old Spanish Days El Presidente David Bolton.

A sense of elegance and history permeated the courtyard as multi-colored Spanish shawls and dahlias decorated tables and played backdrop in selfies and snapshots, documenting special moments, at table after table.

The ever affable community champion John Palminteri – who writes for VOICE as well as several local news organizations – kept the evening moving during a three item live auction and paddle raise as he solicited funds for the Museum’s year-

round programs.

As the sun began to set, making history in his own right, Jack Harwood, 2023 Spirit of Fiesta, the first man to hold the position, performed with passion, grace, and fire.

On the stage with him, echoing campfires and communities past, were gifted musicians including award-winning Gypsy singer José “Cachito” Diaz, Flamenco Guitarist Andres Vadin, Guitarist Alex Jordan, and percussionist Gerardo Morales.

Also on stage was flameno dancer Talia Ortega Vestal, who served as principal artist for EmiArteFlamenco Dance Company and is a member of the renowned New Mexico American Flamenco Repertory Company: Yjastros. In 2022, she won the coveted Flamenco Certamen Tablao award in New York City.

María ‘La Chacha’ Bermudez, one of the most celebrated artists of our time, served as Artistic Director of the performance as well as taking her turn singing and dancing. Bermudez was honored by the city of Jerez in 2022 as an ambassador of Flamenco to the world. This fall she will bring her Spain-based company to Disney Hall and the Lobero Theatre.

These local, national, and international stars were joined over the evening by a cast of Flamenco performers taking their turn in the center to shine, then blending back to keep the beat as others danced.

Dessert arrived just before the moonlight and another group, Area 51, filled the dance floor with happy Fiesta revelers.

Del Museo is over, and now, Fiesta begins. Discover more at the historical museum, www.sbhistorical.org

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

2023 Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood

Flamenco! Santa Barbara musicians - Geraldo Morales, Maria Bermudez, Jose “El Cachito” Diaz, and Andres Vadin

Spirit Family: Chris and Angela Nelson, Jr. Spirit Olivia Nelson, El Presidente David Bolton, Primer Caballero Gonzalo Sarmiento, Spirit Jack Harwoood, executive director Dacia Harwood, and Riley Harwood

Grupo Folklorico Quetzalcoatl

Talia Ortega Vestal

Trustee Rhonda Henderson with President Hilary Burkemper

Patricia Chidlaw, sponsor Mark Vestal, and Bob Sponsel

Photos by Fritz Olenberger

Lynn Kirst, exhibition sponsors Henrietta Fore and Marta Babson (Spirit of Fiesta 1965), with Dacia Harwood

White Horses, #77, 2023 | 30x40” | acrylic on canvas | Katie Upton

Concha Jareño Angeles Toledano Antonio Luque Francisco Vinuesa

Santa Barbara News-Press Files for Bankruptcy

By Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

THE SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS, INUNDATED WITH LAWSUIT SETTLEMENTS, held in community disdain, and with a shortage of advertising, has ceased publication and the owner, Ampersand Publishing LLC, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The co-publishers at the time of closure were Wendy P. McCaw and Arthur Von Wiesenberger. The News-Press, established in 1868, was Santa Barbara’s only daily paper, and quit printing in June.

McCaw purchased the newspaper, press, and some real properties from the New York Times in 2000 for about $110 million, while several national media companies bid to purchase the paper as well. The SBNP publisher at that time was P. Steven Ainsley and the circulation of the paper at that time was 40,000 plus daily. At closure, circulation was believed to be a little over 3,000. Calls and emails to the News-Press have not been returned and former employees have decline to comment.

According to a report by Noozhawk, an email was sent by managing editor Dave Mason, reading: “I have some bad news. Wendy [publisher Wendy P. McCaw] filed for bankruptcy on Friday. All of our jobs are eliminated, and the News-Press has stopped publishing. They ran out of money to pay us. They will issue final paychecks to us when the bankruptcy is approved in court.”

The News-Press was best known for receiving a Pulitzer Prize in 1962 for editorials, written by Paul Veblen, which outed members of the far-right John Birch Society. The Pulitzer Prize created a respected persona for the paper and a positive national reputation.

Under McCaw’s leadership, there were advertising rate cuts, editorial differences with the newsroom, and the formation of a union. Lawsuits, layoffs, and community acrimony followed. The News-Press endorsed Donald J. Trump for President in 2016.

The News-Press originally began as a weekly called the Santa Barbara Post and was founded in 1868. It became the Santa Barbara Press and then the Morning Press before its acquisition in 1932 by T.M. Storke who merged it with his Santa Barbara News to create the Santa Barbara News-Press. In 1964 the paper was acquired by Robert McClean, owner of the Philadelphia Bulletin. McClean sold it to The New York Times Co. in 1984.

In April the SBNP staff moved from the George Washington Smith-designed building on De la Guerra Plaza to its printing plant in Goleta. Following power issues at the printing facility, the paper stopped printing and continued virtually for a couple of weeks.

Court Rules in Favor of Controversial Logging and Chaparral Clearing Project on Pine Mountain

Submitted by Environmental Defense Center

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH, A FEDERAL JUDGE DECLINED TO HALT A CONTROVERSIAL LOGGING AND VEGETATION CLEARING PROJECT atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in the Los Padres National Forest. The ruling comes nearly two years after the project was approved despite the opposition of Indigenous groups, conservation organizations, scientists, businesses, local governments, and members of the general public who submitted a collective 16,000 comments to the Forest Service.

In 2022, a coalition of conservation organizations, the County of Ventura, and the City of Ojai filed lawsuits against the Forest Service on the grounds that the logging and chaparral clearing project would violate environmental laws, harm vulnerable wildlife, and do irreparable damage to intact roadless areas of the forest.

The judge’s ruling would allow the Forest Service to use heavy equipment to cut and potentially sell native trees and grind shrubs across 755 acres on the top of Pine Mountain.

“We believe this ruling is incorrect and are working with our legal team to determine next steps,” said Jeff Kuyper, Executive Director of Los Padres ForestWatch. “We will explore all of our options for protecting Pine Mountain from a misguided and potentially damaging project.”

The project area—equivalent in size to 575 American football fields—is located on ancestral lands of the Chumash. It is historically and culturally important to Indigenous people, popular with locals and tourists for a range of recreational activities, designated critical habitat for the endangered California condor, and home to other sensitive wildlife, rare plants, old-growth conifer forests, and unique ecosystems.

The Forest Service received more comments on this

proposal than any other project in the history of the Los Padres. Over 99 percent of the comments opposed the project. Indigenous groups, ecologists at UCSB, archaeologists, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife scientists, dozens of conservation organizations, and thousands of people in Ventura County and the surrounding region weighed in during the single public comment period in 2020, requesting that major changes be made to the project and/or that the agency prepare a more robust environmental assessment or environmental impact statement before moving forward. Most commenters were concerned about the use of heavy equipment to cut trees up to and larger than two feet in diameter as well as grind native shrubs into mulch. These requests and concerns were dismissed by the Forest Service, which did not make any changes to the project when approving it in 2021.

“Logging on Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak would permanently disfigure a pristine natural area, harm wildlife, and deface a sacred cultural site. We’re reviewing the decision and discussing next steps to protect this beautiful and ecologically critical part of the forest,” said Maggie Hall, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Defense Center.

The lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, Roadless Area Conservation Rule, Endangered Species Act, National Forest

Management Act, and took aim at the Forest Service’s failure to collaborate with stakeholders. Such collaboration is required whenever the Forest Service relies on a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act to expedite a project.

The plaintiffs claimed that the Forest Service violated the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule’s prohibition on the removal of larger trees. The suit also alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act for allowing the removal of an unlimited number of large trees in which endangered California condors roost, providing places to rest during long flights across the landscape. The project would also harm rare California spotted owls, northern goshawks, rare plants, and two species of bats whose populations are declining.

Plaintiffs are Los Padres ForestWatch, Keep Sespe Wild Committee, Earth Island Institute, and American Alpine Club, collectively represented by the Environmental Defense Center; and the Center for Biological Diversity, California Chaparral Institute, and Patagonia Works, represented by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Photo by Christopher P. Lord, www.hikelospadres.com

Reyes Peak

The Santa Barbara News-Press building in De La Guerra Plaza has been the backdrop of countless community events, rallies, and protests

Photo by Daisy Scott

Hospice SB Remembers Ann Smithcors

ANN SMITHCORS, who volunteered with Hospice of Santa Barbara for over 40 years, passed away this month peacefully at home with her children, Mark and Lynn, at her bedside. Smithcor began serving HSB in 1982, acting as a volunteer at Leigh Block House, a Bereavement follow-up volunteer, and a No One Dies Alone (NODA) program volunteer. She also served many patients as a Patient Care Volunteer, and in 2016, Smithcors was honored with the Volunteer Award at HSB’s annual Heroes of Hospice event. The daughter of a nurse and granddaughter of a doctor, Smithcors helped her grandfather treat patients during her childhood in England. She ultimately became a nurse and midwife herself, delivering over 200 babies. She moved to the U.S. in 1960, where she continued nursing until retiring in the early 1980s. She enjoyed being able to spend time with patients and their families.

“Selfless, generous, kind, thoughtful, a big heart, a giver of life, a source of inspiration, passionate, and brave were just some of the traits that highlighted her personality,” wrote HSB in a statement. “She touched the lives of so many people and will be deeply missed by everyone.” www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org

Allison DeBusk Appointed New City Planner for Santa Barbara

ALLISON DEBUSK has been appointed by the City of Santa Barbara to serve as a City Planner. A member of the City’s Planning Division for close to 20 years, DeBusk has great customer service skills and content knowledge, and has experience working with many high-profile and complex projects. The announcement from the City of SB states that she is “respected by customers and colleagues alike for being imminently capable, professional, and solution oriented.” DeBusk earned her bachelor’s degree in urban studies and planning from the University of California, San Diego and graduated with Department Honors. www.santabarbaraca.gov

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation and Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. Partner Up for Kids

Community Event to be Held July 29th

HELPING CHILDREN BATTLING PEDIATRIC CANCER

develop resilience, grit, and conquer their fear of heights, Santa Barbara Trapeze Company has launched a collaboration with the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Through this partnership, families from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties gather at Plaza Vera Cruz Park, where SB Trapeze Company provides a safe and exhilarating activity for kids.

“By engaging in trapeze flying, children and their siblings discover their inner strength, build confidence, and overcome fears that may have arisen during their cancer journey,” reads a statement by TBCF.

A community event will be held from 3pm to 6pm on Saturday, July 29th to highlight these students’ accomplishments and raise awareness for TBCF. Taco trucks and face painting will make the afternoon all the more festive.

Randy Kohn, the owner of SB Trapeze Company, deeply admires the children’s resilience, stating, “Their unwavering spirit and fearlessness inspire us all. We are privileged to be part of their journey towards empowerment.”

Santa Barbara Trapeze company invites the community to join them, and the TBCF community in their mission. Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation advocates for families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Opisbo counties that have a child with cancer by providing financial, emotional and educational support. For more information about the upcoming community event, please visit https://bit.ly/TBCFxSBTC I www.sbtrapeze.com I www.teddybearcancerfoundation.org

Amada Cruz Appointed New Director for SB Museum of Art

AMADA CRUZ has been appointed to serve as the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director and CEO of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, effective October 30th, 2023. Unanimously voted upon by the SBMA Board of Trustees, Cruz most recently served as the Seattle Art Museum’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director and CEO since 2019.

“I am thrilled to be joining SBMA with its important mission ‘to integrate art into the lives of people.’ That inspiring charge is a call to engage the different communities of the Santa Barbara region by increasing the Museum’s local relevance and global visibility,” said Cruz. “I look forward to working with the staff and Board to build upon the strong foundation of scholarly exhibitions and robust educational programs established under my predecessor, Larry Feinberg. As we move through the 21st century, museums are being challenged to prove their purpose by centering audiences and building community. The varied collections and programs of SBMA offer myriad ways to celebrate and embrace a rapidly diversifying population.”

Born in Havana, Cuba, Cruz received a bachelor’s degree in art history and political science at New York University. She received the 2018 Virginia Cardenas Arts Advocacy Award by Xico, an Arizona cultural institution serving Latinx and Indigenous artists. In 2015, W Magazine named her one of the eleven most powerful female museum directors in America.

Over her 30 years-long career, Cruz has worked as the Director of the Phoenix Art Museum, Executive Director at San Antonio-based artist residency program Artpace, and as Director of the Center for Curatorial Studies Museum at Bard College, where she co-organized the first US museum survey of Takashi Murakami’s work. She has also held the position Acting Chief Curator and Manilow Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Executive Director of Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue in New York City.

She has worked as a grant maker and was the founding Program Director for United States Artists in Los Angeles, where she formed longstanding relationships with artists nationwide and was responsible for all programming activities of a Ford and Rockefeller Foundations initiative.

“Amada has a proven track record as a consummate professional, a visionary leader, and a change agent who has succeeded wherever she has been,” said Nicholas Mutton, SBMA Board Chair. “We are embracing a wonderful opportunity at this moment in time. This change will allow us to craft together a compelling strategic vision for the future, engage with the Santa Barbara community, champion inclusion, diversity, equity, and access, empower and inspire our Museum staff, and enhance the institution’s resources.”

Cruz assumes her position following the retirement of Larry Feinberg, who has been with SBMA for 15 years.

“We are grateful to the more than 100 stakeholders, including members of the community, employees, Trustees (past and present), and donors who participated in the selection process. Their inputs were used to inform our decision making and following an international search and reviewing many impressive candidates, we are delighted with the outcome,” said Lynn Cunningham Brown, selection committee chair. www.sbma.net

Dr. Simmons Steps Down from SB High

DR. ELISE SIMMONS will step down from her five-year tenure as principal at Santa Barbara High to take on the role of Coordinator of Student and Family Services at the SB County Office of Education. Santa Barbara Unified School District will conduct an immediate search for her successor. A UCSB alumna, Simmons has spent 24 years with SB Unified. During her time at SBHS, the school has expanded its Career Tech Ed pathways to include an Interpretation and Translation Pathway, the first of its kind in California, and is in its second year of providing a Dual Language Immersion program. The school has also increased its support for social emotional learning and mental wellness by creating a Wellness Center. www.sbunified.org

Allison DeBusk

Ann Smithcors

Dr. Elise Simmons

Amada Cruz

Photo by Alborz Kamalizad

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Granada Theatre Legends Gala Announces 2023 Honorees

HONORING PASSIONATE PATRONS OF THE ARTS who have made a real difference within the Santa Barbara community, the 7th Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala will recognize the achievements and philanthropy of Brooks and Kate Firestone, Fannie Flagg, and the Ensemble Theatre Company. An elegant evening of fine dining, arts performances, and recognizing dedicated community members, the gala will take place at the Granada Theatre on Saturday, September 16th.

“It’s a tremendous honor to celebrate Brooks and Kate Firestone, Fannie Flagg and Ensemble Theatre Company tonight, who are all remarkable in their own way, and have left an indelible mark on the arts, not just here in Santa Barbara, but around the world,” shared Palmer Jackson, Jr., Chairman of the Granada Theatre Board. “Their contributions have not only enriched our lives, but have forged a legacy and remind us of the transformative power of the arts.”

The Legends Gala honors individuals and organizations that have advanced the arts in a significant way. Attendees dine on the Granada stage where they enjoy entertainment from local artists and an awards ceremony.

Philanthropists Brooks and Kate Firestone met in 1956 when Kate was a dancer with the English Royal Ballet. Brooks’ grandfather was Harvey Firestone, who founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Brooks moved to the Santa Ynez Valley and founded Firestone Vineyard. During this career, Brooks served as a Santa Barbara County Supervisor and member of the California State Assembly.

Kate turned her focus to supporting Direct Relief in Santa Barbara during its infancy. Their active community involvement led the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation and the Santa Ynez Valley News to honor them with their 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Artistic Legend Fannie Flagg holds a long career as a writer in television, films, and the theater. She is the bestselling author of Daisy Fay and the Miracle

september

Call for Entries:

Man; Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!; Standing in the Rainbow; A

Flagg’s script for the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for an Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award, and it won the highly regarded Scripter Award for best screenplay of the year. She has lived in Montecito since the 1970s.

The Legendary Cultural Institution honored this year is Ensemble Theatre Company. The company began in 1978 under the direction of Joseph Hanreddy. For the first three years, plays were performed at Trinity Episcopal Church. In 1981, ETC made the 140-seat Alhecama Theatre its home for over 25 years. Beginning in 2009, ETC undertook a $12.6 million renovation of the Victoria Hall Theater. It opened its new 300-seat home, the New Vic, in 2013. ETC, an Equity theater, is Santa Barbara’s sole professional theater company. The company, which presents five plays per season, has produced several American and West Coast premieres, and has garnered numerous awards. www.granadasb.org

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Welcomes Dr. Andrew Koutnik

Submissions are now open for VOICE Gallery’s September 2023 exhibition: Autumn Arias

To participate: email up to three entries to artcall@voicesb.art by August 23rd. Label images with artist name and piece name. Include: Image, artist, title, material, dimensions, price

Entry fee for accepted admissions: $40-1st piece; $35-2nd, & $30-3rd piece. All pieces must be wired or pedestal ready.

Sales: 70% to artist / 15% to gallery / 15% Opera Santa Barbara.

Art Drop Off: Accepted art must be dropped off between 10am and 1pm Friday, September 1st.

Exhibition Dates: September 2nd to 30th, 2023

Receptions: 1st Thursday reception

September 7th and 3rd Friday reception Sept 15th

ANDREW KOUTNIK, PHD, will serve as a Research Scientist for Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI). Koutnik has expertise in metabolic therapies for health, disease, and performance outcomes in the field of diabetes, in addition to being a patient advocate who lives with Type 1 diabetes. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and has presented his research internationally. Recently, he has been involved in multiple funded efforts looking at the effect of carbohydrates on diabetes control and beta cell function in children with newly diagnosed diabetes and strategies to augment ketosis for enhanced readiness and disease reversal. Koutnik earned his PhD in molecular pharmacology and physiology from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. www.sansum.org

Andrew Koutnik

Scholarship Foundation of SB Earns Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency

SIGNIFYING EXCEPTIONAL OPENNESS in reporting institutional finances and performance, a 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly GuideStar) has been awarded to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. This seal is Candid’s highest level of recognition, and marks the fifth consecutive Platinum Seal awarded to SFSB. SFSB has awarded over $150 million in financial academic assistance to over 60,000 students since 1962.

The Candid database contains a profile for every tax-exempt nonprofit registered with the Internal Revenue Service. This award arrives on the heels of SFSB receiving its 11th consecutive four-star rating from nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator.

“This organization’s enduring success as a financial and informational resource for Santa Barbara County families is the direct result of our commitment to operational excellence,” said Interim SFSB President and CEO Mary Dwyer. www.sbscholarship.org

Redbird Christmas; and more.

Ensemble Theatre Company will be honored as a Legendary Cultural Institution

Brooks and Kate Firestone are the 2023 honored Philanthropists

Fannie Flagg is the 2023 Artistic Legend

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Featured Lender of the Month ~ Meet Mark

Mark Johnson knows how complex getting a mortgage can seem. That’s why education and communication are at the forefront of his service. A love of real estate and renovation inspired him to join the industry in 1999. Over the years, he has helped everyone from first-time buyers and move-up homeowners to new construction customers and investors.

Mark grew up on a wheat and lentil farm in Washington. After graduating from the University of Denver, he worked for Bose Corporation in marketing and sales, which took him to Boston, San Francisco, and Honolulu.

Mark has called Santa Barbara home since 2010.

Mark can be reached at 805-448-6094.

TAB BENOIT

special

One of the most impressive guitarists to emerge from the rich Bayous of Southern Louisiana in recent years, the GRAMMY® nominated singer, songwriter, and guitarist has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues.

ART MATTERS LECTURE

The Artist’s Intent and the Paradox of Art Restoration

Bart Devolder

Chief Conservator, Princeton University Art Museum

thursday, august 3, 5:30–6:30pm

mary craig auditorium

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Students and Museum Circle Members: Free SBMA Members: $10 Non-Members: $15

Reserve or purchase tickets at the Visitor Services desks in person, by phone 805.884.6423, or online at tickets.sbma.net. For more information, visit www.sbma.net/artmatters

Bart Devolder will discuss the role a conservator plays in the life of an artwork. What does it mean to respect the artist’s original intention during a restoration treatment and can we even know what those intentions were? Using several case studies Devolder will illustrate that restoring a work of art to its former glory is not always straightforward.

1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Tuesday–Sunday 11 am–5 pm Thursday 11 am–8 pm www.sbma.net

Since 2017, Art Matters speakers have been selected, introduced, and mediated by SBMA Deputy Director & Chief Curator, Eik Kahng. Bart Devolder restoring a painting. Photo credit: Bart Devolder.

Generous support for Art Matters was provided by the SBMA Women’s Board.

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guest The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

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Schedule/tickets: www.venturamusicfestival.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/28-7/30; Fr, 8/4-8/6.

FUNK IT UP WITH AREA 51!

Dance party to rocking tunes, ages 21+ • SOhO • $12-15 • www.sohosb.com • 8:30pm Fr, 7/28.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB ANTIQUE SHOW

Shop jewelry, art, furniture, and more • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free-$8 • www.sbantiqueshow.com • 11am6pm Fr, 7/28 & Sa, 7/29; 11am-4pm Su, 7/30.

Saturday • July 29th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

TECOLOTE BOOK SIGNING

Author Wendy Whitman signs

Retribution • Tecolote Book Shop • Free • 2-4pm Sa, 7/29.

MUSIC

AN EVENING WITH THE ROBERT CRAY BAND

23rd Annual Woodies at the Beach

Admire classic woodie wagons from across the country, jam out to live surf music, and support local nonprofits with fun raffles when the Santa Barbara Woodie Club hosts its annual Woodies at the Beach free car show on Santa Barbara City College’s west lawn from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, July 29th. To learn more visit www.santabarbarawoodies.com

The Artist's Intent and the Paradox of Art Restoration

Blues concert • Lobero Theatre • $55-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/29.

JOANN FALLETTA CONDUCTS RAVEL & RACHMANINOFF

Leading the Academy Festival Orchestra • Granada Theatre • $55100 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/29.

SPECIAL EVENTS

23RD ANNUAL WOODIES AT THE BEACH

Classic car show with raffles, auctions, and music • SB City College west lawn • Free • 9am-3pm Sa, 7/29.

SUMMERLAND BUSINESSES BLOCK PARTY

Local vendors, live music, raffle • Lillie Avenue, Summerland • Free • 11am4pm Sa, 7/29.

SB TRAPEZE CO. FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

Trapeze performance and chances to try it yourself! • Plaza Vera Cruz, 110 E Cota St. • 3pm Sa, 7/29.

LATINO BUSINESS AWARDS

Friday • July 28th

MUSIC

SUMMER SERENADE SERIES

Enjoy a relaxing evening of music in the garden, curated by Galavant • SB Botanic Garden • $10-25 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 5:30-7pm

Fr, 7/28.

SBVA SINGER SHOWCASE WITH SB ALL STAR BAND

Local musicians perform • SOhO • $10 • www.sohosb.com • 6pm Fr, 7/28.

VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Six days of jazz, fiddle, rockin tunes, and more • Ventura College • $15-65 •

Honoring local Latinx business people • Arlington Theatre • $35-90 • www.arlingtontheatresb.com • 5:30pm Sa, 7/29.

Sunday • July 30th

DANCE

LA VIDA ES UN SUENO

Student showcase by Puro Flamenco, ME Sabor Dance Studio • Center Stage • $20 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 2-6pm Su, 7/30.

How can a conservator respect an artist’s intentions while restoring their work? Join Princeton University Art Museum Chief Conservator Bart Devolder as he hosts the Art Matters Lecture The Artist’s Intent and the Paradox of Art Restoration at 5:30pm on Thursday, August 3rd at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium. For tickets (Free$15) visit www.sbma.net

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

GUIDED TOUR WITH SIMULTANEOUS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) INTERPRETATION

ASL tour of The Private Universe of James Castle • SB Museum of Art • Free with admission • www.sbma.net • 11am-12pm Su, 7/30.

MUSIC

SANDY CUMMINGS & JAZZ DU JOUR

Jazz concert over lunch • SOhO • $10 • www.sohosb.com • 12:30-3:30pm Su, 7/30.

OUTDOORS

SB ROLLERS

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

LA RECEPCIÓN DEL PRESIDENTE

Dance, music, and food honoring Fiesta Presidentes • SB Club • $169 • https://tinyurl.com/2pedht6f • 5-10pm Su, 7/30.

Monday • July 31st

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

PARLIAMO! ITALIAN CONVERSATION

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

THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF P-22

Lecture by Beth Pratt, leader of #SaveLACougars campaign • The New Vic • $5-60; reception $15 • www.etcsb.org • Reception 5pm; Lecture 6pm Mo, 7/31.

MUSIC

ADAM MOEZINIA AND THE FOLK ELEMENT TRIO

Internationally-inspired folk music • SOhO • $18 • www.sohosb.com • 7:30pm Mo, 7/31.

Tuesday • August 1st

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

INTRO TO PLANT ID & ECOSYSTEMS OUTDOOR CLASS SERIES

Taught by herbalist & nutritionist Emily Sanders • Artemisia Academy • $600 • https://tinyurl.com/PlantID23 • 9am-1pm Tu, 8/1-9/5.

LITERARY CLUB PRESENTS: BRUCE HOLSINGER

Intimate luncheon and talk with this award-winning author • Belmond El Encanto • $75, RSVP with reservations.ele@belmond.com • 122pm Tu, 8/1.

MUSIC

MUSIC AT THE RANCH

Free concert by Americana Cats; Sassafras Food Truck • Rancho La Patera & Stow House • Free • 5:307:30pm Tu, 8/1.

Wednesday • August 2nd

CHILDREN

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY

Free, nutritious meal for kids and teens • Faulkner Gallery, Central Library • 11:30am-12:30pm We.

Photos courtesy of SB Woodies Club

Bart Devolder restoring a painting

Photo courtesy of Bart Devolder

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Friday • August 4th

DANCE

ALFONSO LOSA FLAMENCO: ESPACIO CREATIVO

Flamenco dance and music

performance

• Flamenco Arts Festival

• Lobero Theatre • $51-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 8/4.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

ONE YEAR WITH THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE

Free presentation by astronomer Bob Berman • SB Museum of Natural History, Fleischmann Auditorium • 7:30-9pm Th, 8/3.

MUSIC

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS

AVENUE AND ZIGGY MARLEY

Jazzy reggae concert • SB Bowl • $53.50-$136.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 6pm Fr, 8/4.

THE FARAGHER BROTHERS: FAMILY SOUL

Rock concert • Alcazar Theatre • Sold out • www.thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 8/4 & 8/5.

THREE DOG NIGHT

Rock concert • Chumash Casino • $49-79 • www.chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 8/4.

OUTDOORS

SANTA ROSA ISLAND DAY TRIP

Summer Celebration of California

Cheer on our magnificent state, summertime, and the students of the State Street Ballet Academy as they present a Junior Intensive performance titled Summer Celebration of California at 6pm on Saturday, August 5th at the Lobero Theatre. For tickets ($16-25) visit www.lobero.org

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

1 MILLION CUPS

Network with entrepreneurs • Free • www.1millioncups.com/santabarbara

• 9-10am We.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

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

MUSIC

WHARF WEDNESDAY

Free concert by Tequila Mockingbird; shopping and deals • Stearns Wharf • 6-8pm We, 8/2.

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

Thursday • August 3rd

CHILDREN

BILINGUAL SONGS AND STORIES

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

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

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.

THE ARTIST’S INTENT AND THE PARADOX OF ART RESTORATION

Art Matters Lecture by Bart Devolder, Princeton University Art Museum Chief Conservator • SB Museum of Art, Mary Craig Auditorium • Free$15 • www.sbma.net • 5:30pm Th, 8/3.

OUTDOORS

EXTENDED HOURS AT THE SEA CENTER

Enjoy evening hours Thursdays in July

Guided hikes and boat passage • SB Botanic Garden hosts; meet at Ventura Harbor • $200-225 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 7:15am6pm Fr, 8/4.

Saturday • August 5th

DANCE

JUNIOR INTENSIVE

State Street Ballet Academy dancers • Lobero Theatre • $16-25 • www.lobero.org • 6pm Sa, 8/5.

MUSIC

SANTA BARBARA MARIACHI FESTIVAL

Ensemble concert of mariachi bands • SB Bowl • $85.50-180.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 5pm Sa, 8/5.

Concluding the summer festival with a symphonic bang, the Academy Festival Orchestra will perform with two world-renowned conductors at the Granada Theatre. First, conductor JoAnn Falletta will lead a performance of Ravel and Rachmaninoff on Saturday, July 29th. On Saturday, August 5th, conductor Hannu Lintu takes the baton for a concert of Strauss and Tchaikovsky. Purchase tickets at www.granadasb.org

MUSIC ACADEMY:

PLanning a Visit to the Music Academy?

From instrumental and vocal masterclasses to Guest Artist recitals to concerts featuring the entire Music Academy Festival Orchestra, the Music Academy offers the best in classical music. Discover it for yourself at www.musicacademy.org

Friday • July 28th

OBOE MASTERCLASS • Xiomara Mass • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

VIOLIN MASTERCLASS • Karen

Dreyfus • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

SOLO PIANO MASTERCLASS •

Conor Hanick • Hahn Hall, 3:30pm

PICNIC CONCERT • Music of Samuel Barber • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Saturday July 29th

CABARET: 1979 • Vocal fellows sing the music of Laurel Canyon • Hahn Hall, 3:30pm

MEET THE CONDUCTOR • Meet

JoAnn Falletta • Sullivan Goss, 6pm

ACADEMY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

• Ravel & Rachmaninoff • Granada Theatre, 7:30pm

Monday • July 31st

DUO COMPETITION • Collaborative piano and instrumental fellow performances • Hahn 4pm

Tuesday • August 1st

Wednesday • August 2nd

CELLO MASTERCLASS • David Geber • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm

DOUBLE BASS MASTERCLASS • Nico Abondolo • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

SOLO PIANO SHOWCASE • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Thursday • August 3rd

BASSOON MASTERCLASS • Benjamin Kamins • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

VIOLIN MASTERCLASS • Elena Urioste • Lehmann Hall, 1:30pm CLARINET MASTERCLASS • Richie Hawley • Hahn Hall, 3:30pm

TRUMPET MASTERCLASS • Paul Merkelo • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

X2: JAKE HEGGIE & BRAHMS PIANO QUINTET • Teaching artists and fellows • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Friday • August 4th

MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION • Voice and piano fellows • Hahn Hall, 11am PICNIC CONCERT • Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

• Sea Center, Stearns Wharf

• Included with admission • 10am-7pm Th.

FLUTE MASTERCLASS • Timothy

Day • Weinman Hall, 1:30pm

VOCAL INSTITUTE MASTERCLASS • Sasha Cooke • Hahn Hall, 3pm

HORN MASTERCLASS • Julie

Landsman • Weinman Hall, 3:30pm

VIOLINIST ELENA URIOSTE IN RECITAL • With pianist Tom Poster

• Hahn Hall, 7:30pm

Saturday • August 5th

MEET THE CONDUCTOR: HANNU LINTU • Pre-concert conversation • Sullivan Goss, 6pm

ACADEMY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA: STRAUSS & TCHAIKOVSKY • Granada Theatre, 7:30pm

Photo courtesy of State Street Ballet Academy

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / Special to VOICE

IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S LATEST FILM, Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) asks, “Is anyone ever going to tell the truth about what’s happening here?” The director answered the call, with a film based on the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The result, he says, is “the biggest movie I’ve ever made.”

The film’s a whirlwind of names and stories (better understood if you have read the 600-page book first) built around a 1954 closed hearing of J. Robert Oppenheimer and a 1959 Senate hearing for the confirmation of Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey, Jr.) as President Eisenhower’s Secretary of Commerce.

One could argue that the film’s three hours are not enough to tell this story, or that Nolan’s just trying to cover too much. The beginning is a ratatat of rapid fire scenes, where it’s easy to lose the thread, especially because Ludwig Göransson’s dramatically loud music often plays over the dialogue. In this whirlwind, there are some beautiful scens, like when Oppie uses an explanation of quantum physics as a pick up line for his future wife, Kitty (Emily Blunt).

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HANNU LINTU CONDUCTS AFO

Academy Festival Orchestra plays Strauss and Tchaikovsky • Granada Theatre • $55-100 • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 8/5.

SPECIAL EVENTS

MUJERES MAKERS MARKET

Shop women, Latinx-owned businesses at this open market • El Presidio • 10am-4pm Sa, 8/5 & Su, 8/6.

Sunday • August 6th

MUSIC

SUMMER CARILLON RECITAL

Free outdoor concert by Brunston Poon • UCSB

Storke Tower • 2pm Su, 8/6.

REBELUTION

Rock concert, special guests Iration and The Expendables • SB Bowl • $50-64 • www.sbbowl.com • 5pm Su, 8/6 & Mo, 8/7.

SPECIAL EVENTS

PLAY IT FORWARD

Concert, champagne reception, and silent auction supporting ETC education programs • The New Vic • $45-60 • www.etcsb.org/play-it-forward • 6pm Su, 8/6.

It’s Your Library

When the story moves to Los Alamos, the film starts falling together, culminating with the explosion of Trinity, the first atomic bomb test on July 15th of 1945. If you’ve done your homework, you’ll know that the scientists working on “The Gadget” feared the atmosphere could explode and our world disappear or that, in a better scenario, all of New Mexico would be destroyed. But Nolan doesn’t spend much time on atomic trivia or explaining physics. He’s more interested in the emotion of the first atomic explosion, which is arguably one of the best scenes of the film.

The third part of the film brings the story to a full circle and the hearings take center stage. Nolan succeeds in presenting Oppenheimer as an enigmatic character. As Edward Teller (Benny Safdie), developer of the Hydrogen bomb says to Oppie, “Nobody knows what you believe. Do you?” Maybe by the end of the film you’ll understand his beliefs a little better. Or maybe you’ll want to read the book to digest what just hit you.

students • Marjorie Luke Theatre • www.luketheatre.org • 11am Fr, 7/28.

MOANA JR.

OnSTAGE

GUYS & DOLLS

Gambling and love collide in this musical rom-com • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre • $10-26 • www.theatregroupsbcc. com • Through 7/29.

UCSB LAUNCH PAD SUMMER

READING SERIES

Strange Birds; Everybody's Favorite Mothers • UCSB Studio Theater • Free, RSVP: www.launchpad.theaterdance.ucsb.edu • 7pm Th, 7/27 & 8/3.

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

Produced by BOXTALES summer camp

Local students perform this Disney comingof-age tale • La Cumbre Jr. High • $5-35 • https://tinyurl.com/5xak8rx9 • 7pm Fr, 7/27 & 7/29; 2pm 7/29 & 7/30.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL Student production of this wacky family tale • Rubicon Theatre • $10-20 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 8pm Fr, 7/28 & 7/29; 2pm 7/29 & 7/30.

AMERICAN MARIACHI

Comedy about an all-girls mariachi band • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria through 7/29; Solvang Festival Theatre 8/4-8/27 • Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • Through 8/27.

PIPPIN

Student production of this musical about a young prince • Rubicon Theatre • $10-20 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 7pm Fr, 8/4, through 8/13.

Choreography by Christina McCarthy and Gianna Burright

Directed by Katie Laris

Musical Direction by David Potter

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

ASIAN AMERICAN FILM SERIES

Chinatown Rising and Q&A with filmmakers • Alhecama Theatre • Free • 6pm Fr, 7/28.

THE FIFTH ELEMENT

A futuristic adventure • UCSB Arts & Lectures • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8:30pm Fr, 7/28.

AN AFTERNOON WITH ERNESTINE YGNACIO DE SOTO

Documentary screening and talk with Chumash elder • Goleta Valley Historical Society • Rancho La Patera and Stow House • Free • 3-6pm Su, 7/30.

Let’s Go To The M O V I E S

www.playingtoday.com

There’s a Housing Shortage

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE

Insertion Date: Print: 7.28.23

GROUND because of elevated mortgage rates, as I said last week. Another reason was elevated prices, due to the housing shortage.

Builders aren’t keeping up

LEGAL NOTICES

Digital included 7.26.23 ....7.62”x2 col

ORDINANCE NO. 6120

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9.16.030 AND 9.16.080 PERTAINING TO NOISE

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on July 25, 2023. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (SEAL)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 6120

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) )

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on July 18, 2023, and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on July 25, 2023, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon, Mayor Randy Rowse.

NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTENTIONS: None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on July 26, 2023.

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on July 26, 2023

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor

with homebuyers’ demand for any residence; new or existing or rental property.

Privately‐owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,434,000. This is 8.0 percent below the revised May estimate of 1,559,000 and is 8.1 percent below the June 2022 highpoint of 1,561,000. Single‐family construction is faltering in June at a rate of 935,000; this is 7.0 percent below the revised May figure of 1,005,000.

The real culprit for slowing starts and sales is sharply higher interest rates. Conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rates averaged about 6.4 percent in April and May (for closed sales in June), and 30-year rates increased to 6.7 percent in June (closed sales in July will be mostly for contracts signed in May and June).

There was no good reason for fixed rates to be rising at this time, as the inflation rate is about to fall off a cliff. Wholesale PPI inflation is 0.1 percent and retail inflation is 3.0 percent YoY in June, so why are traders still worrying about higher inflation? Bonds are good predictors and a hedge against inflation, which means they should be falling in line with declining inflation.

Multi-family (apartment) construction is staying ahead of single-family construction because most home seekers must rent. There are too few homes being built in the affordable range.

That is why there currently are 994,000 multifamily units under construction. This ties the record set in July 1973 of multi-family units being built for the baby-boom generation. For multi-family, construction

delays are a significant factor. The completion of these units should help with rent pressure.

June existing-home sales were weak as well. Total existinghome sales – yearover-year, were 18.9 percent down from 5.13 million in June 2022.

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By Harlan Green

The wide swings in monthly sales and construction figures are largely due to wildly fluctuating interest rates. It stymies buyers and makes construction costs more uncertain, hence slows down housing starts.

“Housing starts posted a monthly decline in June as tightening monetary policy helped push mortgage rates up more than a quarter-point over the past month,” said Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “Policymakers need to remove regulatory bottlenecks that impede the housing industry’s ability to increase the production of quality, affordable housing.”

That is why housing prices

are also back up to last year’s high. At $410,200, the median existinghome sales price for June was the second-highest price ever recorded from one year ago of $413,800. It was the third time the monthly median sales price eclipsed $400,000, joining June 2022 and May 2022 ($408,600).

So, it seems the financial markets aren’t yet reacting to the current inflation numbers. There are still some hardline inflation hawks who believe we are reliving the 1970s, when inflation rose into double digits.

That was a time of scarcities, particularly Middle East wars and an OPEC oil embargo. Those bottle necks existed briefly with the pandemic and the Ukraine war, as well. But current data are telling us that’s having little or no effect on current inflation.

Fed Governors should have realized by now the harm any further rate increases will do to our rather desperate housing shortage; particularly that for affordable housing.

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

The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, August 9, 2023 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street.

On Thursday, August 3, 2023, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO.

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

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the SHO and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS); addressed to SHO Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the SHO may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.

All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

APPEALS: Decisions of the SHO may be appealed to the Planning Commission. Appeals may be filed in person at the Community Development Department at 630 Garden Street or in writing via email to SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to the Planning Commission, please contact Planning staff at (805) 564-5578 as soon as possible. Appeals and associated fee must be submitted in writing, via email to PlanningCounter@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting that the SHO took action or rendered a decision.  Appeals and associated fee post marked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

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

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Applicant / Owner: Sergio Ormachea / Keith E Kendrick Project Description: Convert garage to Accessory Dwelling Unit.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following Individual/ Individuals is/are doing business as IANDS SANTA BARBARA at 1025 Rinconada Road, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. BARBARA BARTOLOME at 1025 Rinconada Road, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20230001635. Published July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following Individual/ Individuals is/are doing business as TEXTURES at 2525 State Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. GAIL LÉGER at 2525 State Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 20, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2023-0001547. Published July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following Person/ Persons is/are doing business as TRULY ORGANIZED at 133 E. De La Guerra Street, Ste 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. BRIDGET P GARDNER at 133 E. De La Guerra Street, Ste 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 30, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2023-0001640. Published July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023.

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

The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, August 10, 2023 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.

On Thursday, August 3, 2023, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, August 10, 2023 will be posted on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

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

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.

All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

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

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

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• 400 W Carrillo Street

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 039-261-009

Zoning Designation: C-G (Commercial General)

Application Number: PLN2022-00354

Applicant / Owner: Christine Pierron / City of Santa Barbara

Project Description: Development Agreement for new 63-Unit Residential Development

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Public Notice by the City of Santa Barbara (City) in Accordance with 40 CFR Part 403 for Request to Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to Approve Modifications of the City’s Industrial Pretreatment Program Through Proposed Modifications to Sewer User Ordinance (No. 5977, SBMC Title 16)

The City of Santa Barbara (City) operates a State-approved Industrial Pretreatment Program that meets the requirements of the national General Pretreatment Regulations contained in 40 CFR Part 403. The program regulates discharges of nondomestic wastewater into the collection system of the El Estero Water Resource Center (EEWRC). The City intends to modify its pretreatment program as described below. On December 15, 2020, the City submitted a request to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for the approval of substantial modifications to the City’s Industrial Pretreatment Program. On June 27, 2023, the City received conditional approval for this request from the State Water Quality Control Board. The modifications include removal of the current local limits for oil and grease (mineral or petroleum origin), oil and grease (animal or vegetable origin) and replacement with a total oil and grease limit, removing local limits for chlorinated pesticide, phenolics, endosulfan, endrin, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the relaxing of local limits for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, nickel, and from SBMC 16.04.120 of the SUO. Removing and adjusting of the limits is the result of a detailed local limits analysis. These pollutants are not considered a pollutant of concern for the City’s pretreatment program and are predominantly not found in the EEWRC influent, effluent, or biosolids. There is no indication that removal of the limits will result in an increased pollutant loading at EEWRC. The changes are designated substantial modifications, because they relax the current local limits. The Central Coast Water Quality Control Board determined that the submittal complies with 40 CFR 403.9, subdivision (b), and the proposed changes are acceptable and in compliance with 40 CFR 403.8, subdivisions (b) and (f).

Public Comments

This notice is intended to serve as the notice of request for approval of a pretreatment program substantial modification required by 40 CFR 403.18(b) (4) and 403.11(b)(1)(i). Interested parties may provide written comments on the proposed modifications using the contact methods identified below within 30 days of this notification. All comments must be submitted in writing and received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2023. City staff will provide all written comments submitted during this comment period to the Central Coast Water Board in accordance with 40 CFR 403.11(b). The Central Coast Water Board will consider all comments when making the final determination on whether to approve the substantial modification. In accordance with 40 CFR 403.11(b) and 40 CFR 403.18(c)(3), the modifications will be approved by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board without change if no comments or no substantive comments are received by the end of the 30-day public comment period.

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Additional $132.4 Million Presented to Highway 101 Widening Project

Local Businesses Gear Up for Fiesta

By John Palminteri

TUESDAY, JULY 25TH: Will you be shopping and dining a little more this year during Old Spanish Days? The South Coast Chamber of Commerce and Old Spanish Days leaders are hoping the upcoming Fiesta event August 2nd to 6th can be an economic booster for the area.

El Presidente David Bolton and local business leaders held a media conference

Monday to encourage residents to support area businesses during the festivities.

“From the business community perspective we love that Fiesta is on the whole South Coast because so many businesses are around those mercados,” said CEO of the South Coast Chamber of Commerce Kristen Miller.

Many businesses have started decorating for Old Spanish Days, including flags and banners.

Adam’s Angels Presents Car to Local Community Member in Need

By John Palminteri

TUESDAY, JULY 25TH: The Highway 101 widening project gets another big financial boost from the California Transportation Commission. The latest funding, amounting to $132.4 million, will pay for the Montecito section. The final work for the entire project will be

done in 2028. The initial projected end date was 2026.

“Certainly it’s taken longer than we would like but it was essential to get it right and I think we are at the tail end,” said Congressman Salud Carbajal at the announcement made Monday. “I see the finish line and it’s going to be great for the quality of life for all Central Coast residents.”

Assemblymember Gregg Hart Hosts Community Sidewalk Hours

By John Palminteri

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH: Lindsey Harris, a woman who formerly experienced homelessness, has received a donated car in Santa Barbara from local nonprofit Adam’s Angels. A 2007 Nissan Sentra, the car was donated by Jeff and Jacquline Davis. Harris said it will help her get work and bring stability to her life.

This marked the first vehicular

donation Adam’s Angels has awarded. The organization hopes to receive more cars to refurbish and give back to people in need.

“It is astounding how strong people can be despite the challenges life sends their way,” said Adam McKaig, Founder of Adam’s Angels, in a press release. “The gift of transportation in a time of need is paramount to continuing the journey of health and well-being. It is an honor to provide this through our generous donor.”

By John Palminteri

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH:

Assemblymember Gregg Hart covers his Central Coast district for one-on-one sidewalk hours. Many issues, especially housing costs were raised. Hart has hosted sidewalk hours across the county.

“We’ve had overflowing crowds from

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Nipomo to Guadalupe, Santa Maria, Solvang, Buellton, everywhere we’ve been,” said Hart. “It is something I did with Assemblymember Jack O’Connell 40 years ago when I worked with him.”

Beyond housing, community members raised concerns about inflation, the costs medical care, and crime.

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PRE-FIESTA EVENTS

Project Fiesta!

Photography exhibition celebrating 99 years of Fiesta • SB Historical Museum • Free • 12-5pm We-Su.

La Recepción del Presidente

Dinner honoring El Presidente David Bolton • Santa Barbara Club • $169 • https://tinyurl.com/2pedht6f • 5-10pm Su, 7/30.

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Enjoy Fiesta performances all week long • La Cumbre Plaza, in front of Macy’s • Free • 12-3pm Tu, 8/1; 12-2:20pm 8/2; 1-4:15pm 8/3; 12:30-2:30pm 8/4; 12-2pm 8/5.

Old Spanish Days 2023 Let’s Fiesta!

WED, AUGUST 2

El Mercado De La Guerra

Music, dancing, and local vendors • De La Guerra Plaza • Free • 11am-10pm We, 8/2-8/5.

La Fiesta Pequeña

Song, dance, and music welcoming Fiesta • Old Mission Santa Barbara • Free • 8-10pm We, 8/2.

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Enjoy Fiesta performances all week long • La Cumbre Plaza, in front of Macy’s • Free • 12-2:20pm 8/2; 1-4:15pm 8/3; 12:302:30pm 8/4; 12-2pm 8/5.

THU, AUGUST 3

La Misa del Presidente

High Mass, all are welcome • Old Mission Santa Barbara • Free • 10am-12pm Th, 8/3.

El Mercado de la Playa

Carnival rides, music, and food • SBCC La Playa Stadium parking lot • Free • 12-10pm Th, 8/3-8/5; 11am6pm Su, 8/6.

El Mercado De La Guerra

Music, dancing, and local vendors • De La Guerra Plaza • Free • 11am-10pm We, 8/2-8/5.

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Enjoy Fiesta performances all week long • La Cumbre Plaza, in front of Macy’s • Free • 1-4:15pm 8/3; 12:30-2:30pm 8/4; 12-2pm 8/5.

DIGS!

Party at the Zoo after dark • SB Zoo • $150 • https://tinyurl.com/yvfwss6p • 5-10pm Th, 8/3.

Music, Food, and Fun at los

Mercados: Hotspots for Fiesta fun, mercados will pop up across Santa Barbara! El Mercado de la Guerra, open 11am to 10pm Wednesday through Saturday, will fill De La Guerra Plaza with entertainment, music, dancing, and vendors supporting local nonprofits. At Casa de la Guerra, Casa Cantina offers a more intimate spot to sip margaritas from 12pm to midnight, Thursday through Saturday.

Carnival rides and games will bring the fun to the beach along with food and music at El Mercado de la Playa, held at SB City College’s La Playa Stadium parking lot and open 12 to 10pm Thursday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm on Sunday.

A favorite among locals, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Mercado will bring back its popular tamales and live music from 11am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday, and 11am to 9pm on Sunday.

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La Fiesta Pequeña: Swishing skirts, clicking heels, and cheers of ¡Viva la Fiesta! kick off Old Spanish Days when La Fiesta Pequeña returns to the Old Mission Santa Barbara steps from 8 to 10pm on Wednesday, August 2nd. All are invited to picnic on the Mission lawn to view this free program of dance, music, culture, and history.

El Desfile Histórico: One of the country’s largest equestrian parades, hundreds of horses, antique carriages, dancers, and musicians will march along Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chavez when El Desfile Histórico returns from 12 to 2pm on Friday, August 4th.

Photo by Daisy Scott

Photo by Priscilla

Photo by Daisy Scott

Las Noches de Ronda

Dancing, music, and history under the stars • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-11pm Th, 8/3-8/5.

FRI, AUGUST 4

San Salvador

Historic Re-enactment

A Chumash tomol welcomes the replica San Salvador ship • Waters west of Stearns Wharf • Free • 10:30am Fr, 8/4.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado

Tamales, live music, and raffles • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. • Free • 11am-10pm Fr, 8/4 & 8/5; 11am9pm Su, 8/6.

El Desfile Histórico

Historic equestrian Fiesta parade • Cabrillo Blvd, from from Garden Street to Calle Puerto Vallarta • Free • 12-2pm Fr, 8/4.

El Mercado de la Playa

Carnival rides, music, and food • SBCC La Playa Stadium parking lot • Free • 1210pm Th, 8/3-8/5; 11am-6pm Su, 8/6.

El Mercado De La Guerra

Music, dancing, and local vendors • De La Guerra Plaza • Free • 11am-10pm We, 8/2-8/5.

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Enjoy Fiesta performances all week long • La Cumbre Plaza, in front of Macy’s • Free • 1-4:15pm 8/3; 12:30-2:30pm 8/4; 12-2pm 8/5.

Flor y Canto

Historic dances and music from 19th c. CA • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 7-8pm Fr, 8/4.

Las Noches de Ronda

Dancing, music, and history under the stars • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-11pm Th, 8/3-8/5.

Alfonso Losa

Flamenco

Flamenco performance, Espacio Creativo •

Flamenco Arts Festival • Lobero Theatre • $51106 • www.lobero.org • Reception 6pm, show 7:30pm Fr, 8/4.

Flamenco Arts

Festival Gala

San Salvador Docks in SB Harbor: In 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived on the Santa Barbara coastline. Witness a historic re-enactment of this event, complete with Chumash individuals welcoming the San Salvador in a tomol, on the west side of Stearns Wharf at 10:30am on Friday, August 4th. Free tours of the full size replica San Salvador, which hails from the Maritime Museum of San Diego, will be available at 113 Harbor Way from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, and from 10am to 2pm on Sunday.

Stock Horse Show & Rodeo

Admire horses and rodeo feats • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $15-30 • www.sbfiestarodeo.org • 7:30pm Fr, 8/4 & 8/5; 1pm Su, 8/6.

SAT, AUGUST 5

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show

Shop local vendors and artists • Cabrillo Blvd., west of Stearns Wharf • Free • 9am6pm Sa, 8/5 & 9am-5pm Su, 8/6.

El Desfile de los Niños

Children’s parade • Cabrillo Blvd, from Castillo St. to Calle Cesar Chavez • Free • 10am Sa, 8/5.

Tours of the San Salvador

Tour this replica of Cabrillo’s ship • 113 Harbor Way • Free • 10am-3pm Sa, 8/5 & 10am-2pm Su, 8/6.

Noches de Ronda:Joyful Mexican folklórico, passionate flamenco, and resounding song will fill the evening air when Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety) brings festive performances from local and national artists to the Santa Barbara County Courthouse’s Sunken Garden, 8 to 11pm on Thursday through Saturday.

PARADE SEATING: Special covered seating will be available to wheelchair and walker users at the beginning of the parade on the southeast corner of Castillo and Cabrillo (across the street from Toma restaurant on beach side) Look for the Handicap reserved seating signs.

After-party with tapas, music, and more • Lobero Theatre • $36, limited seats • www.lobero.org • 9:30pm-midnight, Fr, 8/4.

Handicap parking will be available in the marina parking lot near the boat launch behind the swimming pool.

For more info call Karen Luckett, Access Advisory Committee member at 805.570.0306.

El Mercado de la Playa

Carnival rides, music, and food • SBCC

La Playa Stadium parking lot • Free • 1210pm Th, 8/3-8/5; 11am-6pm Su, 8/6.

El Mercado De La Guerra

Music, dancing, and local vendors • De La Guerra Plaza • Free • 11am-10pm We, 8/2-8/5.

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Fiesta performances all week long • La Cumbre Plaza, in front of Macy’s • Free • 1-4:15pm 8/3; 12:30-2:30pm 8/4; 12-2pm 8/5.

Mujeres Makers Market

Shop women, Latinx-owned businesses at this open market • El Presidio • 10am4pm Sa, 8/5 & 8/6.

El Desfile de los Niños

Waving and tossing flowers to passersby, Santa Barbara children will wear their best Fiesta attire and stroll Cabrillo Boulevard from Garden Street to Calle Puerto Vallarta during El Desfile de los Niños (Children’s Parade), starting at 10am on Saturday, August 5th.

Photo by Priscilla

Photo by Priscilla

Photo courtesy of Maritime Museum of San Diego

Santa Barbara’s Cultural Night Downtown

August 3rd 5 to 8pm

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

Galleries, Museums, & Art Venues

1. VOICE GALLERY: 110 S. Hope Ave. H-124 •

Featuring a talented group of artists pulled from the SB Visual Artists membership, the August exhibition at VOICE Gallery will feature work in many medias - both on the walls and on pedestals. Expect to see beautiful, colorful, and unusual work when you stop in and meet the artists.

2. LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: 121 S. Hope Ave • Join us at La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts for a delightful evening of art, music, and fun. Our artists will be present to engage with you and showcase their craft, as well as possibly paint live during the Art Walk. We hope to see you soon!

3. SBIFF SB FILMMAKER SERIES: SBIFF Education Center, 1330 State St. • Featuring Rachel Myers’ Bourn Kind. A street artist confronts fear and isolation through art to celebrate kindness and connection in his community. Showtimes 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm & 7pm. Runtime: 12 mins

4. SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: 1321 State St. • Celebrating our beautiful city with art by Santa

5. ENSEMBLE THEATER COMPANY: 22 W Victoria St. • Ensemble Theatre Company invites you to tour The New Vic. We will be hosting tours of our theater at 5:30pm, 5:45pm, 6pm and 6:15pm. Learn about the history of the building, the project that turned it into a state-of-the-art 296 seat theater in downtown Santa Barbara and some interesting facts about theaters and how they work.

6. PALMA COLECTIVA: 1221 State St. STE 24 • Join us at PALMA Colectiva as we show artist G Roslie. G is a korean-american artist/ maker with a focus on naturally dyed textile art. She works with flax linens hand dyed using earth & plant pigments which she utilizes as her canvas.

7. DOMECÍL: 1221 State St. STE 7 • Join us for a lively night of music, art and handmade shoes! Domecíl hosts local artist Lisa Miller whose abstract oil paintings are inspired by nature, beauty and the spiritual experience. Don’t miss the chance to shop wonderful handmade espadrille sandals by artisan Beth Nelson who learned to make these colorful canvas shoes in Spain, the home of the espadrille. We will also have some live music to celebrate summer!

8. GALLERY 113: 1114 State St. La Arcada Court #8. • Members of the Santa Barbara Art Association exhibit here. Artist of the Month is Karen Glancy with paintings from her life travels. Featured artists include Alexandra Post, Darlene Roker, Peter Lamberg, Charlotte Mullich, Elizabeth

The spotlight shines on The New Vic, as Ensemble Theatre Company hosts fun, informative theater tours from 5:30 to 6:15pm (5)

Barbara’s premiere local artists, Oak Group members, and works by beloved marine mammal sculptor, James “Bud” Bottoms.

Explore 99 years of Santa Barbara’s longest running party at the SB Historical Museum’s new exhibition, Project Fiesta! 99 Years! (20)

Take a creative vacation when featured artist Karen Glancy shows paintings of her travels at 113 Gallery. (8)

Get summer-ready by shopping handmade espadrille sandals and view the works of artist Lisa Miller at Domecìl. (7)

Flanagan, and Sandy Fisher.

9. WATERHOUSE GALLERY: 1114 State St. La Arcada Court #9 • The Gallery features figurative works, interiors, and cityscapes, by some of today’s finest nationally known local and Oak Group artists. Enjoy works by Ray Hunter, Derek Harrison, Wyllis Heaton, Camille Dellar, Ann Sanders, Thomas Van Stein, Nancy Davidson, Rick Garcia, Ellie Freudenstein, and Ralph Waterhouse.

10. THE YES STORE: 1100 State St. • Join us for 1st Thursday and enjoy snacks and beverages while checking out the work of our featured artist - Elaine Unzicker. Her seductive wearable art chainmail empowers women. Looking for locally hand-made gifts? Look no further than The Yes Store. We are a year-round local arts gallery.

11. SULLIVAN AND GOSS: 11 E Anapamu St. • Join us for the new shows by two of Santa Barbara’s most beloved artists: Nicole Strasburg and Holli Harmon. Also on view Sullivan Goss x Lotusland: Where the Wild Things Grow.

12. SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART: 1130 State St. • Join SBMA for Family 1st Thursday in the Family Resource Center for a Teaching Artist-led activity from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Create your own Impressionist cityscape in watersoluble oil pastel and tempera paint on watercolor paper, inspired by Claude Monet’s Waterloo Bridge. Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8pm. Free!

13. 10 WEST: 10 W Anapamu St.

• The title, IN THE ZONE, refers to a sweet spot that artists enter while creating artwork. They may struggle while their thoughts jumble through the possibilities of where a piece is going and where it will end, but when they’re cruising “in the zone” the magic of expressed creativity happens.

14. COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: 11 W Anapamu St.

• Equestrian inspired paintings by a colorful cast of 19 artists of local fame! Including: Colette Cosentino, Wallace Piatt, Stanley Boydston, Erika Carter, Peter Horjus, Liz Brady, Karen Bezuidenhout, Jane Chapman, Rosemary Warren, Space Cadet, Adam Peot, Neal Parrow, Virginia McCracken, Michael Matheson, Ady Lepe, Sylvie Rich, Casson Demmon, Pedro De La Cruz, and John Baran.

The Canary Hotel during Fiesta for ‘Paella Fest’!

Enjoy music from DJ Danny Welch, great vibes and the best views in town. Drinks and Seafood Paella from our Finch & Fork culinary team available to purchase.

17. FAITELL ATTRACTIONS:

127 W Canon Perdido St. • Come visit our downtown showroom featuring an array of furniture, art, lighting, jewelry, clothing, and home accessories both vintage and gently-worn. Live music with David Segal, and meet local featured artists. An evening that’s sure to stimulate your senses while supporting local artists and business!

Discounts 20-50% Event Only!

18. THE BLUE OWL: 5 W Canon Perdido St.

• The Blue Owl will present a jam on the first

Discover the wonder of the night sky as captured on aluminum prints, on display at Slice of Light Gallery (15)

15. SLICE OF LIGHT GALLERY: 9 W Figueroa St. • Join us for an enchanting evening at our photography gallery during Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk. View breathtaking landscape and astronomy photography showcased on exquisite ChromaLuxe aluminum. Savor fine wine as you browse limited edition metal and giclée prints for sale. Don’t miss this celestial experience!

16. KIMPTON CANARY HOTEL: 31 W Carrillo St. • Join us on the rooftop at

New Venue this month! Join the artists of La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts! Painting by Brian Woolford (2)

Thursday of each month. Hosted by guitarist Tony Ybarra, this Jam session will feature local jazz instrumentalists and vocalists. Backed by Santino Tafarella and Matt Perko, it will be a fantastic night of Jazz!

19. SUNKISSED PANTRY: 31 E Canon Perdido St. • Come celebrate our 1st year anniversary! We will be serving wines from sustainable wine makers, local yummy treats, live music and featuring a variety of local artists! Help us celebrate our first year of business with a big bang and enjoy 10% off the whole store! See you here!

20. SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 136 E De La Guerra St. • Viva! Enjoy after-hours gallery access featuring our newest exhibit, Project Fiesta! 99 Years! Since its founding in 1924, Old Spanish Days Fiesta has been a favorite subject of photographers. Celebrating the upcoming centennial anniversary of Santa Barbara’s largest civic event, we present 99 images from our Gledhill Library’s extensive archive.

Celebrate our community and the nature that surrounds it at SB Fine Art (4)

21. LA PALOMA CAFE: 702 Anacapa St. • SunriseViaLola started in Ojai, California. Art became my solace during the pandemic, inspiring me to share it with the world. The name symbolizes finding light through darkness, reflecting my journey of embracing and transforming struggles. My art embodies growth and healing and I hope it brings light to your space.

22. RIVIERA BEACH HOUSE: 121 State St. • We invite you to discover our new art gallery as part of Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk. Our debut exhibit, “A Riviera Summer,” celebrates the season with artwork inspired by the vibrant mood of summer as part of a series of rotating artwork curated by the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation.

Performers & Special Events

Vibrant paintings, compelling sculpture, and everything in between awaits at VOICE Gallery, now hosting SB Visual Artists’ latest exhibition Painting by Carol Talley. (1)

Find out about other 1st Thursday happenings on the website at www.downtownsb.org or at the

to Caje Coffee at 811 State Street.

info booth on event day located next

Admire horses’ natural beauty at Colette Cosentino Atelier & Gallery’s 19 artist show, I Love My Horse! (14)

See what happens when locals artists are In The Zone at 10 West Gallery (13)

View the beautiful, naturally dyed textile art of Korean American artist G. Roslie at Palma Colectiva (6)

Two powerhouse artists, Nicole Strasburg and Holli Harmon join forces at Sullivan Goss this month (11)

A love letter to summertime awaits at Riviera Beach House, a new local gallery (22)

From cityscapes to the country, Waterhouse Gallery showcases works that appreciate all Santa Barbara has to offer (9)

View the peaceful nature prints of SunriseViaLola at La Paloma Cafe (21)

Revitalize your home with art, vintage furniture, and interior decor at Faitell Attractions (17)

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Artist John Wullbrandt Shares Fiesta Painting

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

THE INTERSECTION OF PAST AND PRESENT offers a wellspring of creative inspiration for local artist John Wullbrandt. A descendent of both Chumash and Spanish ancestors, Wullbrandt is currently showing his painting Saint Barbara at Santa Barbara Fine Art gallery for the 2023 Fiesta season.

Initially created as part of his 2005 series of works focusing on Old Spanish Days, including the 2005 Fiesta poster itself, Saint Barbara places Chumash petroglyphs in the foreground of Old Mission Santa Barbara and its patron saint.

Over 15 years later, Wullbrandt feels the painting remains more relevant than ever — especially in light of the festival naming its first Indigenous Grand Marshal, Barbareño Chumash elder Ernestine Ygnacio De Soto, and its first male Spirit of Fiesta, Jack Harwood.

“They have been able to do something in actions rather than words, and I was doing a similar thing with painting by joining these two cultures,” he explained.

Born and raised in the local area, Wullbrandt’s early family history is linked to Chumash individuals as well as Jose Medina, a Spaniard who served as Santa Barbara’s second school teacher circa 1797. Ever compelled to capture the region’s natural beauty, Wullbrandt currently paints as a

member of the Oak Group, a team of local artists who utilize their creative energy to protect Santa Barbara County’s environment.

In painting Saint Barbara, Wullbrandt felt inspired to reflect on his family’s past and his understanding of it leading up to Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days celebration.

The result is a painting that merges imagery that viewers will readily associate with Chumash and Spanish history. Superimposed Chumash petroglyphs among the agave plants immediately catch the eye, reminding viewers of the land’s first and true residents. In the background, the Mission stands as a familiar landmark and the site of many Fiesta festivities. The figure of Saint Barbara is a portrait of the statue above the Mission’s interior altar.

“I tried to show an icon of Spanish culture, which is the Mission, but pay reverence toward the Chumash culture that continues, in a spiritual way,” said Wullbrandt.

He voiced that his and others’ current efforts to center inclusivity and represent individuals across cultures, genders,

and backgrounds does not mean that these identities are new — it is a means of emphasizing that these individuals have always been a part of our community.

“I think it’s important for us to have a real, deeper sense of our history and our cultures,” Wullbrandt continued. “I think we are being socially responsible by being inclusive in our view of history.”

When asked what Fiesta means to him, Wullbrandt answered, “Pure celebration of our history and of our time together in the present moment.”

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Saint Barbara by John Wullbrandt, 72” x 84” acrylic on canvas

John Wullbrandt

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CORRIDAN GALLERY: A Summer Group: Elliott Ciampi’s Koi pond painting meditations ~ July • 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-6 • 805-966-7939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CPC GALLERY: Garden of Pixels | David Mark Lane ~ July • By appt. • 36 E Victoria St. • joyce@cpcsb.org

CYPRESS GALLERY: Paper and Paint

~ Jul 30 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org

ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Emerging artists from around the country • 15 W. Gutierrez • 805-9631157 • Tu-Sat 11–5 • www.elizabethgordongallery.com

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

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Music is Love: Photographs from Henry Diltz / Tribute to David Crosby ~ Aug 31 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805686-1211 • Th-Mo 11-5 • www.elverhoj.org

FAULKNER GALLERY: Channel City Camera Club (main)~ Jul 29; Kathy McGill - Snapshots and Studies (west) ~ Jul 29 • 40 E Anapamu St • 805962-7653

Sun noon-5 • www.lcccasb.com

LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN

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

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS

CENTER: Summer Bounty ~ Aug 6

• Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: Bill

Dewey: Delta and Watershed ~ Aug

www.Peregrine.shop

PETER HORJUS DESIGN: Icon by Peter Horjus ~ ongoing • 11 W Figueroa St • www. peterhorjus.com

PORTICO GALLERY: Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-7298454 • www.porticofinearts.com

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

10 WEST GALLERY: In the ZONE ~ Sept 10 • 10 W Anapamu • Wed-Mon 11-5 • 805-770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com

ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY: A Natural Curiosity by Nadya Brown ~ Aug 12 • 229 E Victoria • 805-9656307 • www.afsb.org

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUM: Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance ~ March 3, ‘24 • Sat-Sun 12-5 • 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: Celebrating 30 Years of the Teen Arts Mentorship • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av • Wed-Sun 11-5; www.artsfundsb.org

• 805-233-3395

ATKINSON GALLERY: Closed for summer • http://gallery.sbcc.edu

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: Candelario

Medrano: the surrealist folk genius ~ Aug 22 • 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: 10-4pm

Daily • Work by members of the Makers Market • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • www.claystudiosb.org

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER +

GALLERY: Work of Andy Lepe • 11

W Anapamu St • Bt Appt • www. colettecosentino.com

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

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Carol Simon & Cathy Quiel: Imaginings ~ Jul 30; Karen McGaw & Carrie Givens: Inspired by Light ~ Aug 1-31 • ThuMo 10-5 • 805-688-7517 • www.gallerylosolivos.com

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: Magnetic by Chris Gocong ~ Sept • 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

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 • Tues-

13 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

MAUNE CONTEMPORARY:

Contemporary Art • 1309 State St

• Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-8692524 • 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

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: Hoist Up the John B Sail • 16 Helena Av • Fri-Sun noon7pm • 805-637-1424 • www.mypetram.com

OLD MISSION SANTA BARBARA: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, The Exhibition ~ Sept 4 • 2201 Laguna St

PALM LOFT GALLERY: 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-6849700 • www.Palmloft.com

PATRICIA CLARKE STUDIO: Barbara

Parmet: Roots and Branches Project • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-452-7739

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

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

SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Premiere SB landscape artists & renowned sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • Tu-Sa 12-6 & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com

SB BOTANIC GARDEN: At the Edge ~ Jul 30 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • www.sbbg.org

SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community ~

La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts

The Fine Line Gallery • La Cumbre PLaza

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Sept 17; Project Fiesta! 99 Years! ~ September • 136 E De la Guerra • Thu 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 Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • 805962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

SB MUSEUM OF ART: Inside/Outside ~ Feb 18, 2024; The Private Universe of James Castle ~ Sep 17; 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: Curious by Nature: Works of Charley and Edie Harper ~ Sept 10; Butterflies Alive! ~ Sept 4; Mineral exhibition ~ ongoing • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • www.sbnature.org

Art Events

Eventos de Arte

IN CONVERSATION • Sarah Rosalena and Sandy Rodriguez about Sarah Rosalena: Pointing Star • Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara • 5-7pm Fri, 7/28.

EXHIBITION TOUR WITH SANDY

RODRIGUEZ • Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance • Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara • 12-2pm Sat, 7/29.

SBMM ART POP-UP • Work by watercolorist Lisa Dove • Maritime Museum patio • Free • 11am-4pm Sa, 7/29.

ARTIST TALK/PHOTOGRAPHY POP-UP • SB photographer Barbara Parmet discusses her Roots and Branches Project • Patricia Clarke Studio, 410 Palm Ave., Carpinteria • Free • 2-5pm Sa, 7/29. rsvp: https://www.facingourselves.org/events/barbara-parmet

1ST THURSDAY • Cultural night out in Santa Barbara • 5-8pm Thurs, 8/3.

MEET THE ARTISTS: GALLERY LOS OLIVOS

• Karen McGaw & Carrie Givens: Inspired by Light • 1-4 Fri, Aug 4 & Sat Aug 26.

ARTS & CRAFT FAIRE • Shop locallymade art, jewelry, ceramics, and more • Carpinteria Arts Center • Free • 10am4pm Sa, 8/5.

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

CARPINTERIA CREATIVE ARTS • Shop

locally made pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av, Carpinteria • Free • 2:306pm Thursdays.

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: Veiled-Unveiled ~ Aug 29 • 10-6 daily • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805682-4722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com

Fiesta Finale Gala

SLICE OF LIGHT GALLERY: Earth & Space Fine Art Photography • 9 W Figueroa St • Mon-Fri 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • www.sliceoflight.com

Presented by the ProFant Foundation For the arts

Many years ago, from the Courthouse Clock Tower, a young woman overheard some romantic stories of Fiesta and made a wish.

auGust 6 th at historic el Paseo

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

Officers & Founders

Lyn Profant, President

SULLIVAN GOSS: Holli Harmon: To Feast on Clouds ~ Jul 28 - Sept 2 • Nicole Strasburg: Surfacing ~ Jul 28 - Sept 2 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

Dr. Mary B. Collier, Secretary

Michele, Marie, Musette, & Mignonne Profant

Michelangelo Awards for special contributions

Former Mayor Marty Blum

Later, at El Paseo with marimbas and castanets in the background, a handsome young man asked her to dance...the beginning of a life-long dream come true. He even selected a painting “The Spanish Dancer” for his office because it reminded him of her.

Art Comes to Life

Years later this special painting inspired a Flamenco performance of “Art that Comes to Life” ... which in turn inspired an artist to create a pendant, capturing the dancer & the Courthouse Tower.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Marie Profant

SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR

Eliane Alexandre

Barbara Anderson

Herb & Mareva Barthels

James Paul Brown

Julie Ann Brown

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

Barbara Burgess

Scott & Lisa Burns

Haley Conklin

James Cook

Erin Graffy de Garcia

Dana Hansen

Stan & Betty Hatch

Bonnie Wilkie Henricks

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

Judith Hill

Patricia Hinds

Laurance Lowenschuss

Anne Luther

Carol Marsch

Mimi Michaelis

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

Keith Moore

Sheila McGinity

UCSB LIBRARY: www.library.ucsb.edu

Lynda Millner & Don Seth

Jill Nida & Gary Simpson

Tom Parker

Richard & Amanda Payatt

Carl & Patricia Perry

Gil Rosas

VOICE GALLERY: Midsummer Santa Barbara ~ Jul 30 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-6 Sa & Su • 805-965-6448

Joyce Shaar

Nina Terzian

Chris Toomey

Sigrid Toye

Christina Winters

Karen Woosley

With the support of

Bega Lighting

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

Brander Wines

Bill Bridge

Bruce J. Hinds

Conway Family Wines

Glenair, Inc.

Hal & Haley Conklin

Henrietta Holsman Fore

Home Improvement Center

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

Chris & Tom Frisina

Marta Holsman Babson

Montecito Journal

Montecito Med Spa

Natalie Orfalea Foundation

Olenberger Photography

S.B. Historical Museum

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: Straddling Circumference…The Art of Linda Ekstrom ~ Aug 31 - Nov 11 • 805-565-6162 • MoFr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum

Santa Barbara NewsPress

Susan Petrovich

Mel and Irene Sahyun

Mark Scholz, MD

Voice Magazine

Wold/Marszalek Family and many more…

You never know what one wish might lead to!

The Profant Foundation’s Fiesta Finale Gala will be held on Sunday, August 6th, 2023, starting at 5:30 at the historic open-air El Paseo Restaurant. Included is a delicious gourmet dinner, a dazzling professional performance, a live auction lead by Erin Graffy, a costume contest, and dancing under the stars.

Now celebrating its 24th year as a non-profit organization, the Profant Foundation for the Arts has given hundreds of scholarships to developing artists of all ages and has sponsored exhibits and performances for arts education.

Nearly 100 years ago, the Profants began their involvement in the Santa Barbara cultural community by helping to launch Community Arts Music Association (CAMA), the Music Academy of the West, and Old Spanish Days. The next generations created a charitable organization in honor of their father John E. Profant. Scholarships are made available through community support and proceeds from the annual Fiesta Finale Gala, which has featured the music of the Martinez Brothers and Gil Rosas throughout the years.

With the generous sponsorship of some local patrons, the evening will feature romance throughout the program:

The Legend of the Spanish Dancer

Artistic silver designer Eduardo Soto has recreated the necklace, now available this Fiesta season.

 Luis Moreno; guitarist, singer, educator and former SB Arts Commissioner starring in the Tableau Vivant, with choreography by Marisol Cabreras performing Escuela Bolera, a unique dance style rarely seen in the USA.

 GD Tango returns by popular demand

 State Street Ballet – Trio from Raymonda

 Baritone Myron Aguilar with Spanish favorites

Fiesta Finale Gala

 Renowned flamenco performer Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile will set the floor afire with Ricardo Chavez and his troupe.

For the first time in nearly two decades the Legend of the Spanish Dancer , a silver and onyx necklace, and many other treasures, will be available in the Fiesta Finale Gift Shop.

Presented by the ProFant Foundation For the arts auGust 6 th at historic el Paseo

Officers & Founders

Lyn Profant, President

WILDLING MUSEUM: Bird’s Eye View: Four Perspectives ~ Sept 4; Sedgwick Reserve: A Conservation Story ~ Oct 16 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org

Dr. Mary B. Collier, Secretary

Fiesta Costume or Cocktail Attire • General Seating $250 per person Limited Seating Available – Make Your Reservation Today! • jeprofant@gmail.com (805) 705-9179

For more information about the organization, please visit www.profantfoundation.org For Fiesta Finale Gala information and reservations please email: jeprofant@gmail.com or call (805) 705-9179

Michele, Marie, Musette, & Mignonne Profant

Michelangelo Awards for special contributions

Former Mayor Marty Blum

Eliane Alexandre

Barbara Anderson

Profant Foundation for the Arts Helping artists on their voyage… Preserving Santa Barbara’s cultural heritage and assisting artists of all ages in the community, through scholarships, exhibits & performances. A nonprofit 501c3 organization Federal Tax Id: 95-4788503 3905 State Street, Suite 7–128 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 705-9179 MProfant@aol.com www.ProfantFoundation.org

Herb & Mareva Barthels

James Paul Brown

Julie Ann Brown

Barbara Burgess

Scott & Lisa Burns

Haley Conklin

James Cook

Erin Graffy de Garcia

Dana Hansen

Stan & Betty Hatch

Bonnie Wilkie Henricks

Judith Hill

Patricia Hinds

Laurance Lowenschuss

Anne Luther

Carol Marsch

Mimi Michaelis

Keith Moore

Sheila McGinity

Lynda Millner & Don Seth

Jill Nida & Gary Simpson

Tom Parker

Richard & Amanda Payatt

Carl & Patricia Perry

Gil Rosas

Joyce Shaar

Nina Terzian

Chris Toomey

Sigrid Toye

Christina Winters

Karen Woosley

With the support of

FOR IMMEDIATE

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The Profant Foundation’s Fiesta Finale Gala will be held on Sunday, 2023, starting at 5:30 at the historic open-air El Paseo Restaurant. delicious gourmet dinner, a dazzling professional performance, a Erin Graffy, a costume contest, and dancing under the stars.

Now celebrating its 24th year as a non-profit organization, the Profant the Arts has given hundreds of scholarships to developing artists sponsored exhibits and performances for arts education.

Nearly 100 years ago, the Profants began their involvement in the cultural community by helping to launch Community Arts Music Association the Music Academy of the West, and Old Spanish Days. The next created a charitable organization in honor of their father John E. Profant. Scholarships are made available through community support and annual Fiesta Finale Gala, which has featured the music of the Martinez Gil Rosas throughout the years.

With the generous sponsorship of some local patrons, the evening romance throughout the program:

 Luis Moreno; guitarist, singer, educator and former SB Arts starring in the Tableau Vivant, with choreography by Marisol performing Escuela Bolera, a unique dance style rarely seen

 GD Tango returns by popular demand

 State Street Ballet – Trio from Raymonda

 Baritone Myron Aguilar with Spanish favorites

Painting by Juan Lara

Photo by Fritz Olenberger

Necklace by Heyoka Merrifield

Please join us for La Fiesta Pequeña!

As the August sun slowly sets behind the “Queen of the Missions”, experience the Franciscans hospitality as they welcome all to enjoy the official opening of Old Spanish Days Fiesta as they have for almost 100 years. La Fiesta Pequeña is a family-friendly colorful program that includes traditional songs and dance, fiery flamenco and lively folklorico dance performances.

Wednesday, Aug. 3 • 8:00-10:00 pm

Old Mission Santa Barbara

FREE to the public

Blankets, chairs or other items left to reserve a seating location will not be allowed until Wednesday at 6 am. Street closures occur at 6:30 pm. Also broadcast live on KEYT Channel 3

For more information: www.sbfiesta.org

Limited reserved seating available.

The 2023 poster features a stunning dancing couple at the foot of Stearns Wharf with Santa Barbara’s iconic waterfront in the background.

The 2023 pin is a horseshoe honoring Fiesta’s rich equestrian traditions.

2023 Historical Fiesta Parade

Friday, August 4 at noon

The 2023 Historical Fiesta Parade will travel Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Steet to the Rainbow Arch. Enjoy Covered Reserved Fiesta Parade Seating at the best spot to watch the parade!

Reserved Seating $30

Deluxe Reserved Seating $50 (includes swag bag) Be A Part of the Fiesta Family! Get Tickets! www.sbfiesta.org Tickets will be sold in advance only, no tickets will be sold the day of the event.

Condado de Santa Bárbara Departamento de Salud Pública

Ferias de Salud de Regreso a la Escuela

Únase a nuestro personal y patrocinadores en cualquiera de nuestros centros de atención médica para celebrar. Los recursos y los proveedores varían según la ubicación. Todas las edades son bienvenidas.

Los recursos pueden incluir:

Evaluaciones de Salud Vacunas*

Exámenes Físicos Recursos Educativos para Deportes*

Educación sobre la diabetes Información de inmigración Educación sobre la Rifas/Premios* salud mental

Información sobre el desarrollo infantil Asistencia con la aplicación de CalFresh

y MediCal

Información sobre prevención/dejar de fumar Educación sobre seguridad contra incendios

*mientras estén disponibles/ duren las reservas de materiale*

Los horarios, los proveedores y las operaciones varían según la ubicación. Póngase en contacto con nosotros si tiene preguntas o desea obtener más información.

Llame: (805) 681-5102

Agents Left to Right: Gregg Leach, Aaron Gilles, Kim Crawford, Susan Jordano, and Angel Speier