VOICE Magazine: July 3, 2020

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day that we now recognize as Independence Day, or more simply, the Fourth of July.

“The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America,” Jefferson confided in a letter to his wife, Abigail, on July 3, 1776. “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.... It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” Though he was off by two days, Jefferson’s prediction has proved itself to be true.

Throughout the country, concerts, festivals, and parades abound each Fourth of July. Families gather, donning red,

white, and blue clothing and patriotic music soars through streets and from buildings, anything from the national anthem and the marches of the armed forces to modern classics. People gather to celebrate with BBQs and bonfires, and some military bases even commemorate the day with a “Salute to the Union,” a firing of as many guns as there are states.

The evening of this day comes with fireworks and more celebration. The American Pyrotechnics Association estimates that over 14,000 fireworks displays are held each July 4th.

In Santa Barbara, we have a few shows from which to choose and with so many options, be sure to stay safe this Fourth of July!

Annual BBQ and free concert at Solvang Park from 12-2pm ($5-7 a meal) • Festival at Old Mission Santa Inés (1760 Mission Dr.) starts at 2pm and will include food and games. Fireworks start at 9pm ($10/Kids 7 and under Free) • www.solvangusa.com

The parade begins at 1pm at Micheltorena and State Streets and travels down State Street to Cota • www.pcvf.org

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SUMMER as our country celebrates the anniversary of the day that the United States of America declared themselves free of British rule. Often marked by family gatherings, parades, picnics, concerts, BBQs, and fireworks, this occasion comes each year to remind us of the struggles our predecessors faced and surpassed to guarantee our freedom as a nation.

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, which the Second Continental Congress passed unanimously on July 2, 1776. The 55 members of the Congress officially signed it on July 4th, which became the

4th of July Celebrations include:

Semana Nautica 4th In The Park 15k & 5k: Enjoy the scenic trails with epic views of the Channel Islands at Elings Park (1298 Las Positas Rd).

Bring the whole family for a 15K, 5K, Dog 1.5K and pancake breakfast.

Patriotic attire recommended for all, dogs too! • Packet Pick Up at Godric Grove in Elings Park: Tuesday, July 3rd from 4-7pm • Race Start Times: 15K Race: 8am; 5K: 8:10am; and Dog Dash (1.5K): 9am • Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast: 9-10:30am • $10-35 runners, $8 pancake breakfast spectators • www.sbrunning.org/semana-nautica-15k/ 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks at West Beach & Stearns Wharf: All-American celebration at West Beach and on Stearns Wharf offering music, food, and family-friendly fun starts at 11am. Fireworks start at 9pm and will be simulcast on local radio station KjEE 92.9 FM • Free.

Stow House Old-Fashioned 4th of July is held from 11am to 4pm at Rancho La Patera & Stow House (304 N. Los Carneros Rd). Fun for all ages, the event will feature classic cars, hayrides, pony rides, BBQ, games, local artists, and more • Admission is $7 for adults, with free entrance for children 12 and under and members.

A $5 “Fun Pass” is available for children to enjoy a variety of activities • www.goletahistory.org

10am with a preparade concert at Solvang Park, the parade begins at 11am, traveling down Mission Drive from the Old Santa Ines Mission, turns down 4th Place, up Copenhagen and down Alisal ending at the back of the mission.

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The Crown City Brass will play a free concert including songs of America at the SB County Courthouse Sunken Garden starting at 5pm.

SB Elks Lodge 4th of July Family Fun Fair: Celebrate the 4th of July with an all-day family fun fair from 11 to 5pm at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge (150 N. Kellog Ave). Baked goods, hamburgers, hot dogs, and BBQ chicken dinners will be available for purchase. Face painting and games for children and Bingo, a silent and live auction, and raffle for adults •Admission is free.

Music Academy of the West offers a Solvang - July 4th Parade & BBQ: Kicking Festival off the festivitiesof at Music online!

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The 4th of July Parade down Santa Barbara’s State Street begins at 1pm and is presented by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation.

4th of July Art Show: This year the Art Show returns to The Old Mission Santa Barbara (2201 Laguna St) from 10am to 5pm! 100 artists and artisans working in a variety of mediums will be featured • Free admission & free parking • www.oldmissionartshow.com

The Village 4th of July Parade and Celebration: The annual Parade, a celebration of community and patriotism, starts at 11:30am at Upper Manning Park and runs along San Ysidro Road. Following the parade, festivities will continue at Lower Manning Park with food, activities, and music. • www.ww.montecitoassociation.org 4th of July Parade: More than 175 agencies will march in this year’s parade to a patriotic theme.

Crown City Brass Quintet 4th of July Concert: A free musical experience that includes songs of America with music by John Philip Sousa, George M. Cohen, Leonard Bernstein, Scott Joplin & more starts at 5pm at SB Courthouse Sunken Garden (1100 Anacapa St).Bring your sunscreen, blankets, folding chairs, and umbrellas. • www.CieloPerformingArts.org

4th of July at SBCC: Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy breathtaking views of the fireworks show at SBCC’s West Campus Great Meadow and the East Campus Winslow Maxwell Overlook. Food Trucks will be on site from 4 to 8pm, but you are welcome to bring your own food. No Alcohol allowed • $10 parking fee supports SBCC Athletics.

Goleta Fireworks Festival is held in Girsh Park (7050 Phelps Rd) behind Camino Real Marketplace from 5pm to 9:30pm and includes live musical entertainment, food, and activities for kids including inflatable jumpers, face painting, and more. Fireworks display starts at 9pm • Admission is $10 / Children 12 & under are Free. Alcohol-free event • www.goletafireworks.org

(Sun, July 8) These Colors Don’t Run: Presented by Mission Tattoo for all ages. Held at the Veteran’s Memorial Building (112 W. Cabrillo Blvd) from 12-7pm, Sunday, July 8th, the event will feature live music, a pinup contest, tattoo artists, art show, BBQ, casino-style games, best Hawaiian Shirt contest, raffle prizes, and military car show. Benefits SB volunteer run veteran groups • $10 at door/Kids free • www.thesecolorsdontrunsb.com

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(Sat, June 30) Independence Day Parade: Celebrate Independence Day with the Carpinteria Chamber of Commerce’s annual parade starting at 5pm at 9th Street, the parade will turn on Linden Avenue, U-turn at the corner of Linden and Carpinteria Avenue, and turn on to Linden Avenue to 6th Street • www.carpinteriaparades.com

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Fiesta Grand Opening Ceremonies this Friday at 11am

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Discover how to join in the fun... write your own Love Letter to Santa Barbara, participate in a scavenger hunt, and more! www.paseonuevoshopping.com VOICE Magazine cover story see page

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Paseo Nuevo Installs New Mural

A Love Letter to Santa Barbara

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such imagery. Like stringing LONGTIME SIGNATURE OF SANTA BARBARA words together to compose a STYLE and a retail haven, Paseo Nuevo has partnered love letter, I weave and layer with the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa potent objects in such a way Barbara and commissioned Cassandra C. Jones to to express affection for the create Love Letters, a tile mural inspired by Santa Barbara’s Central California Coast, and heritage, architecture, and surroundings which are known this place that I call home,” to draw from Spanish and Mexican influences. The mural is shared Jones, an Ojai-based part of Paseo Nuevo’s continued commitment to community artist. art programming as well as engaging visitors with new and This project was always reimagined experiences. Love Letters is a 600-tile mural that intended to be a love letter spans two walls in Paseo Nuevo’s lower north court to Santa Barbara. The result entrance. is a narrative that invites the The artist was inspired by her surroundings, viewer to explore the mural by the architecture and tile that is seen throughout on both macro and micro Santa Barbara, and the mural is reflective of the levels. One can experience it area’s landscape. Love Letters embraces the aspects Paseo Nuevo’s renovation updates the 30-year old center with enhanced lighting, decorative as a whole at a distance, or of Santa Barbara that are already a part of this place features, and much-needed infrastructure as part of its $20 million dollar redevelopment. up close, focusing on single and the mural is meant to engage owners, Pacific Retail Capital Partners, have a dedicated “Now, more than ever, we the community and offer moments tiles. No matter where someone stands, Love Letters is intended mission to advancing accessible, public art programming to be an uplifting space that offers something new to discover of reflection. The entire mural throughout its portfolio. In doing so, they prioritize want our community to from every vantage is a kaleidoscope of installations in creative and open spaces, and commission feel connected. As part point. collaged photographs works like Love Letters. Love Letters is one of many art By activating printed on white of the heart of downtown initiatives planned during Paseo Nuevo’s current, privately public spaces, art ceramic tile, with 36 Santa Barbara, Paseo funded, $20 million redevelopment project, to be completed plays a vital role unique compositions Summer 2020.

Nuevo has always been in deepening the repeated throughout.

Paseo Nuevo has also planned ways for the community engagement with our Upon closer a natural place to gather. to engage with Love Letters, while maintaining safe social local community.

While we cannot currently investigation, each distancing, through the Love Letter to Santa Barbara Art “By initiating a tile is its own vibrant Contest, installation videos, and interactive experiences, all gather in the ways we are work of art with a dialogue about the driven through social media. used to, we can still form human experience, series of separate, “Now, more than ever, we want our community to feel public art has the smaller images collaged connections and share connected,” related Senior Marketing Director Mary Lynn opportunity to together to create a experiences.”

Harms-Romo regarding this engagement. “As part of the heart enhance our physical larger pattern. Small of downtown Santa Barbara, Paseo – Mary Lynn Harms-Romo flamenco fan images environments and Nuevo has always been a natural place inspire critical become ocean waves and red flowers that are to gather. While we cannot currently thinking,” explained found in a dancer's hair. Spanish guitars form Cassandra C. Jones gather in the ways we are used to, we MCASB Curator Alexandra quatrefoil shapes, which are a symbol of good luck can still form connections and share Terry. “Paseo Nuevo is at the heart of downtown Santa Barbara and a hallmark of the Mission and Spanish style architecture. experiences.”

Surfboards make up forms that resemble the sun, agave plants, and thus provides the ideal backdrop for a project such as Love As a way to introduce the mural to Letters that will encourage passersby to contemplate more and piñatas. the community, the Paseo Nuevo team deeply the environment they inhabit.”

All imagery cleverly reflects Santa Barbara’s heritage and developed the Love Letters to Santa Paseo Nuevo’s culture, providing a visual narrative that is truly a love letter to Barbara Art Contest and a social media-driven scavenger hunt the community. The mural “explores and embraces the to discover the mural and be inspired. From there, visit Paseo nuances and poetics of Nuevo’s social media (Facebook & Instagram: @ShopPaseoNuevo) and website to access a downloadable template that entrants can use to draw, color, paint, sketch, or write their own love letter to Santa Barbara. Entries will be displayed at shops throughout Paseo Nuevo. Voting and participation instructions will be shared on both Facebook and Instagram and the website. Submit entries via email DMethmann@paseonuevoshopping.com or drop off the entries at the 2nd floor management office, located at 651 Paseo Nuevo in downtown Santa Barbara. Top categories are eligible to win a prize valued up to $100 and will be displayed at a future Love Letters mural reveal event.

Love Letters is now on display in the lower north court entrance. Visit Paseo Nuevo’s Instagram and Facebook platforms and website to find out how to experience Love Letters and learn more about the artist.

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Saturday, July 4, 2020, 6:00 PM Tune in to KEYT-TV Channel 3 Santa Barbara will gather together in the safety and comfort of their homes to enjoy scenes from past parades, concert with the West Coast Symphony and a spectacular fireworks finale.

Join us at 6:00 PM on Saturday, July 4th, KEYT-TV Channel 3 for a one-hour show.

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New Trustees Add Voice, Experience to Westmont Board

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ESTMONT HAS WELCOMED SIX NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECENTLY, who will begin their three-year terms in the fall. Two of them, Denise Jackson and Roxanne Hughes Packham, have served as ex officio members of the board, and one, Tremper Longman III, taught at the college for nearly 20 years.

“We’re delighted that Denise, Roxanne, and Tremper will serve as full members of the board,” said Gayle D. Beebe, president of Westmont. “They all know the college well, and they’ve been active and valued members of our community. I welcome their insights as an alumna, a former professor, and the parent of two alums. We appreciate the contributions they’ve already made and will continue to make.”

A native of Los Angeles who spent her formative years in Pasadena, Denise Jackson graduated from Westmont in 1978 with a degree in political science and later earned a Master of Public Administration with an emphasis in organizational development at American University. She has spent her career almost exclusively in human resources and higher education and has worked for Neiman Marcus, Disney, and Le Cordon Bleu Colleges of North America. She also spent three years as a resident director at Westmont.

Currently, she serves as senior director of human resources for Pacific Clinics, a large non-profit behavioral healthcare provider. An instructor for UCLA Extension, Jackson has taught talent acquisition there for 21 years and Denise Jackson works with human resources internships. She belongs to Victory Bible Church in Pasadena, where she leads a small group and teaches in the women’s ministry. Previously, she chaired Westmont’s Alumni Council and spent eight years as the alumni representative to the board of trustees. She lives in Pasadena and enjoys antiquing, entertaining, reading, and spending quality time with her family and a special circle of beloved friends.

Tremper Longman III graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, earned a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, and completed a doctorate in ancient Near Eastern studies at Yale University. He served as the Robert H. Gundry professor in biblical studies at Westmont, teaching Old Testament classes from 1998 until he retired in 2017. He continues to serve the college as a distinguished scholar of biblical studies. He speaks and teaches frequently and has written or co-authored more than 35 books, including interdisciplinary works, books with psychologist Dan Allender, works on history and historiography, and textbooks. He has also contributed numerous articles to scholarly journals. Longman served as one of the main translators of the New Living Translation.

Tremper Longman III “I put a big emphasis on Christological readings of the Old Testament, and that helps people see the relevance of the Old Testament to their Christian lives today,” he noted. Longman watches movies to relax and plays squash for exercise. He and his wife, Alice, have three grown sons, and the couple lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

An accomplished interior designer, Roxanne Hughes Packham operates her own business, Sunset and Magnolia: Gracious Spaces.

Her designs have appeared in Life: Beautiful, Cottages and Bungalows, California Homes, Dream Homes of Coastal California, Cowboys and Indians, Canadian Homes & Gardens, Gaither’s Homecoming Magazine, Family Circle, Silver Magazine, Westlake, and Malibu Magazine. She and her daughter, Hannah, co-wrote Inspired Design and co-founded Inspired31, a ministry of mentorship between mothers and daughters. She comes from an artistic family: her grandfather Allan Adler and her greatgrandfather Porter George Blanchard were celebrated Roxanne Hughes silversmiths. Hughes Packham studied at the Sorbonne Packham and Cité Universitaire in Paris and graduated from USC, Paris Fashion Institute, and FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. She is a licensed intercultural etiquette and protocol trainer and serves on several boards focusing on foster children support, educational institutions, and the American Society of Interior Designers, Los Angeles.

She lives in Camarillo, Calif., with her husband, Scott, and near their two children, Justin and Hannah, who both graduated from Westmont. She previously served as president of the Westmont Parents Council and represented parents on the college’s board of trustees.

El Equipo de la Plaza de DSB termina el contrato con Block by Block DSB Plaza Crew Finishes Block by Block Contract

L-R: Saul Reynoso (one year of service), Flavio Martin (one year of service), (in back) Ramiro Rangel (five years of service), (in front) Alfonso Flores (27 years of service), Mike Dominguez (three years of service), Candelario Flores (28 years of service), Jose Gamez (36 years of service), Jorge Garcia-Flores (21 years of service), Erik Krueger, DSB Operations, and Robin Elander, DSB Executive Director

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ERMINANDO SU TRABAJO del paisajismo de la Plaza de la calle State, el Equipo de la Plaza de Downtown Santa Barbara (DSB) se reunió el martes para una reunión final para recibir placas y agradecimientos del personal y amigos en las oficinas de DSB. “Apreciamos sus esfuerzos y su tiempo ayudando a hacer de nuestra ciudad un lugar más hermoso. ¡Gracias! ,” dijo Bob Stout, presidente de Downtown Santa Barbara y propietario de Bob Cat Room, Wildcat Lounge y Little Kitchen.

El paisajismo de la Plaza en el centro ha sido mantenido por DSB durante más de 30 años para la ciudad. En los últimos años, DSB ha gestionado el proyecto junto con la empresa Block by Block.

A partir de este mes, la ciudad de Santa Bárbara se ha hecho cargo de la gestión del paisajismo y la limpieza del centro y el centro de Santa Bárbara se centrará principalmente en la comercialización, activación y promoción del distrito del centro.

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INISHING THEIR WORK on the State Street Plaza landscaping, the Plaza Crew for Downtown Santa Barbara gathered for a final meeting to receive plaques and thank-yous from staff and friends at the DSB offices on Tuesday.

“We have appreciated your efforts and time helping to make our city a more beautiful place. Thank-you!,” stated Bob Stout, president of Downtown Santa Barbara and owner of the Bob Cat Room, Wildcat Lounge, and the Little Kitchen.

Plaza landscaping downtown has been maintained by DSB for over 30 years for the city. In recent years DSB managed the project with the company Block by Block. Starting this month, the City of Santa Barbara has taken over the management of downtown landscaping and cleaning and the Downtown Santa Barbara will be focused mainly on marketing, activating and promoting the downtown district.

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The Santa Barbara County Chambers of Commerce will present a free webinar on Wednesday, July 8th at 4pm titled Business Liability, Best Practices, Safe & Smart Santa Barbara. Trevor Large of Fauver Large Archbald & Spray LLP will take businesses through some step-by-step protocols to assist with navigating customer interactions in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. To register visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/ register/5688338107784658701

Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays

Old Spanish Days will host Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays, a livestreamed concert series, every Friday in July, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The lineup includes popular local bands and local dance acts and history segments will be introduced between sets.The series will be streamed for free on the Fiesta website, Facebook, and YouTube pages and archived and broadcasted on TV Santa Barbara, community access channels 17 & 71.

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Virtual Green & Blue Gala

Old Spanish Days will host Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays, a livestreamed concert series, every Friday in July, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The lineup includes popular local bands and local dance acts and history segments will be introduced between sets.

Old Spanish Days será el anfitrión de “Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays” (Viernes de Música y Danza de Fiesta), una serie de conciertos en vivo, todos los viernes de julio, de 5:30 a 7:30pm. La programación incluye bandas locales populares y presentaciones por grupos de baile locales y segmentos de historia que se introducirán entre grupos.

This year’s Environmental Defense Center fundraiser can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. The Green & Blue: Living Room Edition, on Thursday, July 9th at 6pm, will feature special guests, an environmental hero, and live auction.

The silent auction is open and bids will be accepted through July 9th.

Get your free ticket and peruse the silent auction at www.EnvironmentalDefenseCenter.org/GB

Eating, Drinking, and Breathing Plastic Webinar

The Zoom webinar on Wednesday, July 8th from 11:30am to 12:30pm will explore how the Community Environmental Council and SB Channelkeeper have been working to reduce the Central Coast’s dependence on single-use plastic, focusing on the connection between our health and plastic

during a time when the industry is rolling back regulations on plastic bags during the pandemic. To register visit: https://us02web.zoom.

If you are hungry for classical musical performances, MAW continues to provide a range of musical experiences via their Music Academy Remote Learning Institute program. Visit Concert Hall Online to enjoy videos that are added each weekday at 5pm and visit their Resonance Blog for even more including classes, lectures, and entries by Academy fellows and faculty. www.musicacademy.org/blog www.musicacademy.org/home/concert-hall-online

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Si tienes hambre de presentaciones musicales clásicas, MAW continúa brindando una variedad de experiencias musicales a través de su programa Music Academy Remote Learning Institute. Visita Concert Hall en línea para disfrutar de videos que se agregan cada día de la semana a las 5pm y visita su Blog de Resonancia para ver aún más, incluyendo clases, conferencias y entradas de becarios y profesores de la Academia. www.musicacademy.org/blog www.musicacademy.org/home/concert-hall-online

Hershey Felder brings Ludwig van Beethoven to life through the eyes of Dr. Gerhard von Breuning who spent his boyhood by the Maestro’s side when Ensemble Theatre Company presents a live stream of Hershey Felder: Beethoven on Sunday, July 12th at 5pm. For access ($55/household + handling fees) visit: https://ensembletheatre.

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State of the Ship: A Zoom Webinar Learn about The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s past, present, and future during its 2020 State of the Ship set for Wednesday, July 8th at 12pm via a free Zoom Webinar.

Speakers will include Past President Bob Duncan, Executive Director Greg Gorga, and Board President Don Barthelmess. To register visit:

community during a series of lectures through the month of July.

The talks are free and open to the public and will take place Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm via Zoom. Michael Goard will give the next talk on July 8th. To register for the talks visit:

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HIVE Mentorship Classes

and run for four weeks. Taught by professionals, classes are intended for ages seven through 21 and include Digital Photography, Latin Guitar & Singing, Acting & Filmmaking, Music, and Painting. Each class is free and taught over Zoom. Classes meet twice a week for one hour, except for Painting which meets for two hours. To register visit

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Art Without Limits’ Hive Mentorship Classes begin July 15th

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Young Writers Camp Online

South Coast Writing Project, an education non-profit out of UCSB, is taking their camps online and by donation-only. Beginning July 20th, they will be offering five virtual camps for kids entering fourth through 12 grade who enjoy writing.

Courses will be led by credentialed teachers structured Zoom groups or camps, of about 16 students.

Registration is open on a first come, first serve basis. To register visit

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Researchers with GRIT

Specializing in topics that range from national currencies to exploding stars to neural circuits in the brain, some of UCSB’s most accomplished faculty members will introduce their current research to summer students and to the

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Those that are hungry for virtual musical performances can visit Concert Hall Online to enjoy videos that are added each weekday at 5pm.

This week’s highlights include Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – layered recording on Friday, July 3rd, at 5pm; Movements from Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, “London” conducted by Christian Reif on Thursday, July 9th, at 5pm; Chorus from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with Vocal Institute Fellows and Sing! Program participants on Monday, July 20th, at 5pm; and Fast Pitch Awards Livestream on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 5pm.

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Learn about The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s past, present, and future during its 2020 State of the Ship set for Wednesday, July 8th at 12pm via a free Zoom Webinar.

Aprende sobre el pasado, el presente y el futuro del Museo Marítimo de Santa Bárbara durante su Estado del Barco 2020 programado para el miércoles, 8 de julio a las 12pm a través de un seminario web de Zoom gratuito.

Due to COVID-19 precautions taking place, event cancellations are fluid at this time. Please follow up with event organizers to confirm the event is still taking place.

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El Festival de verano de la Academia de música del oeste continúa Aquellos que tienen hambre de presentaciones musicales virtuales pueden visitar “Concert Hall Online” para disfrutar de videos que se agregan cada día de la semana a las 5pm.

Los aspectos más destacados de esta semana incluyen la grabación en capas de Fanfare for the Common Man de Copland el viernes, 3 de julio a las 5pm; Movimientos de la Sinfonía núm. 104 “Londres” de Haydn, conducida por Christian Reif el jueves, 9 de julio a las 5pm; el Coro de Hansel y Gretel de Humperdinck con los becarios del Instituto Vocal y participantes del Programa Sing! el lunes, 20 de julio a las 5pm; y transmisión en vivo de los premios “Fast Pitch” (Lanzamiento rápido) el miércoles, 23 de julio a las 5pm. www.musicacademy.org/home/ concert-hall-online

Seminario web sobre la responsabilidad empresarial durante COVID-19

Las Cámaras de Comercio del Condado de Santa Bárbara presentarán un seminario web gratuito el miércoles, 8 de julio a las 4pm titulado Responsabilidad empresarial, mejores prácticas, seguro e inteligente Santa Bárbara. Trevor Large de Fauver Large Archbald & Spray LLP llevará a los negocios a través de algunos protocolos paso a paso para ayudarlos a navegar las interacciones con los clientes a la luz de la pandemia de COVID-19. Para registrarte visita: https://register.gotowebinar.com/ register/5688338107784658701

Viernes de Música y Danza de Fiesta

Old Spanish Days será el anfitrión de “Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays” (Viernes de Música y Danza

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de Fiesta), una serie de conciertos en vivo, todos los viernes de julio, de 5:30 a 7:30pm. La programación incluye bandas locales populares y presentaciones por grupos de baile locales y segmentos de historia que se introducirán entre grupos.

La serie se transmitirá de forma gratuita en el sitio web de Fiesta, las páginas de Facebook y YouTube y se archivará y transmitirá en TV Santa Bárbara, canales de acceso comunitario 17 y 71. www.sbfiesta.org/live-stream

Gala virtual Verde y Azul

El evento para recaudar fondos del Centro de Defensa Ambiental de este año se puede disfrutar desde la comodidad de tu hogar. El evento Verde y Azul: Edición de Sala, que se llevará acabo el jueves, 9 de julio a las 6pm, contará con invitados especiales, un héroe ambiental y una subasta en vivo. La subasta silenciosa está abierta y se aceptarán ofertas hasta el 9 de julio. Obten tu boleto gratis y visita la subasta silenciosa en www.EnvironmentalDefenseCenter.org/GB

Transmisión en vivo exclusivo de evento teatral

Hershey Felder da vida a Ludwig van Beethoven a través de los ojos del Dr. Gerhard von Breuning, quien pasó su infancia al lado del Maestro cuando Ensemble Theatre Company presente una transmisión en vivo de Hershey Felder: Beethoven el domingo, 12 de julio a las 5pm. Para acceso ($55 por hogar + tarifas de manejo) visita:

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Estado del barco: Un seminario web de zoom

Aprende sobre el pasado, el presente, y el futuro del Museo Marítimo de Santa Bárbara durante su Estado del barco 2020 programado para el miércoles, 8 de julio a las 12pm a través de un seminario web gratuito de Zoom. Los oradores incluirán al ex presidente Bob Duncan, al director ejecutivo Greg Gorga y al presidente de la junta, Don Barthelmess. Para registrarte visita: https://us02web.

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Seminario web sobre Comer, beber y respirar plástico

El seminario web de Zoom del miércoles, 8 de julio de 11:30 am a 12:30pm explorará cómo el Consejo Ambiental de la Comunidad y SB Channelkeeper han estado trabajando para reducir la dependencia de la Costa Central del plástico de un solo uso, centrándose en la conexión entre nuestra salud y el plástico durante un momento en que la industria está revocando las regulaciones sobre bolsas de plástico durante la pandemia. Para registrarte visita: https://us02web.zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_e1GaqtIqT_ yWxMcaOHkohA

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The Zoom webinar on Wednesday, July 8th from 11:30am to 12:30pm will explore how the Community Environmental Council and SB Channelkeeper have been working to reduce the Central Coast’s dependence on single-use plastic, focusing on the connection between our health and plastic.

El seminario web de Zoom del miércoles, 8 de julio de 11:30am a 12:30pm explorará cómo el Consejo Ambiental de la Comunidad y SB Channelkeeper han estado trabajando para reducir la dependencia de la Costa Central del plástico de un solo uso, centrándose en la conexión entre nuestra salud y el plástico

Campamento de jóvenes escritores en línea South Coast Writing Project, una organización educativa sin fines de lucro de UCSB, está llevando a cabo sus campamentos en línea y solo por donación. A partir del 20 de julio, ofrecerán cinco campamentos virtuales para niños que ingresan al cuarto a 12 grado y disfrutan de la escritura.

Los cursos serán dirigidos por maestros acreditados estructurados en grupos o campamentos Zoom, de aproximadamente 16 estudiantes. La inscripción está abierta por orden de llegada. Para registrarte visita https://scwripyoungwriters.wordpress.com

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Especializados en temas que van desde monedas nacionales hasta estrellas explosivas y circuitos neuronales en el cerebro, algunos de los miembros de la facultad más exitosos de UCSB presentarán su investigación actual a los estudiantes

de verano y a la comunidad durante una serie de conferencias durante el mes de julio. Las charlas son gratuitas y abiertas al público y se llevarán a cabo los lunes y miércoles a las 5:30pm a través de Zoom. Michael Goard dará la próxima charla el 8 de julio. Para registrarte para las charlas visita: www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019957/

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Clases de tutoría de HIVE

Las clases de tutoría de HIVE de Art Without Limits comienzan el 15 de julio y duran cuatro semanas.

Impartidas por profesionales, las clases están destinadas para niños de siete a 21 años e incluyen fotografía digital, guitarra latina y canto, actuación y cine, música y pintura.

Cada clase es gratuita y se imparte sobre Zoom. Las clases se reúnen dos veces por semana durante una hora, a excepción de la clase de Pintura que se reúne durante dos horas. Para registrarte visita https://tinyurl.com/yafyqurj

Debido a las precauciones de COVID-19, las cancelaciones de eventos son fluidas en este momento. Informate con los organizadores del evento para confirmar que el evento aún se está llevando a cabo.

Coping with COVID-19 Series In response to the growing need to support the Greater Santa Barbara community, HSB now offers a comprehensive resource page called “Coping With COVID-19.” It includes videos and articles by our Community Education staff of dedicated experts, therapists, and clergy.

To learn more, please visit: www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org

Stay Healthy, Active, and Connected!

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Ongoing Opportunities MUSEUMS & THE ARTS SBNature From Home: The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s SBNature From Home page is organized by activities that the community can do outdoors, indoors, or online. Check back often as new content will be added. www.sbnature.org/visit/sbnature-from-home Virtual Summer Camps will continue through the summer for children ages four to 12. New dates have been added: July 20 to 24, July 27 to 31, August 3 to 7, and August 10 to 14. To register visit: https://camps.sbnature.org

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Online: The Museum continues to digitally engage the public by offering stepby-step instructional videos for at-home art projects; a virtual tour of their current exhibition and other works in the Museum’s collection; as well as lectures, musical performances, and Exhibition Extras from their Video Library. www.sbma.net The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center - Online: Throughout the duration of the center’s closure, the Arts Center will be posting daily activities on Facebook and Instagram to inspire the community to create, engage, and connect. Visit their webpage to find virtual art classes, live concerts and music streams, art activities for all ages, virtual galleries and museums, and more. https://carpinteriaartscenter.org UCSB Arts & Lectures: Stay connected with UCSB Arts & Lectures through digital arts and cultural content. Join their email list at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu to receive new content, clips from the A&L archive, and a curated selection of arts and ideas, all accessible online.

MOXI@Home - Weekly Topics to Inspire Exploration at Home: Programming will include videos based on weekly themes that will invite you to explore a variety of different scientific phenomena or activities and guide you to exploring it further at home with easy experiments and design challenges. Follow social media accounts @moxisb to stay up to date or check out other videos at www.moxi.org/athome Explore Ecology’s New Virtual Learning Page: It’s an online classroom that showcases virtual workshops and lessons, field trips for schools, and their latest videos. The learning opportunities are endless! https://exploreecology.org/virtual-learning

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Ojai Film Festival Online Film Series presents frustrated moviegoers with a new online film series running through June 26th. Each Friday, the festival will release a block of films running approximately two hours and twenty minutes.The films will then remain available for viewing on the festival’s website until July 17th. https://ojaifilmfestival.com/category/ festivalhighlights

Enjoy SBMA’s Parallel Stories (via Zoom) featuring Sameer Pandya in Conversation with Ivy Pochoda on Tuesday, July 7th from 6 to 7:30pm Disfruta de las Historias Paralelas de SBMA (a través de Zoom) con Sameer Pandya en conversación con Ivy Pochoda el martes, 7 de julio de 6 a 7:30pm.

Celebrate 4th of July at Home: Join Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation for a 4th of July Celebration on KEYT-TV Channel 3 at 6pm for a one-hour show.

From the safety and comfort of your home enjoy scenes from past parades, a concert with the West Coast Symphony, and a spectacular fire-works finale. www.pcvf.org Rubicon Safe-Distance Drive-In Theatre Concert Series: Rubicon patrons will be able to enjoy a series of five 75-minute concerts from the safety and comfort of their cars (parked six feet apart) in the parking lot of the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The series kicks off with the world premiere of Drive-In Hits from July 6th through 8th, at 8pm. For tickets ($15 to $99) visit www.rubicontheatre.org SBIFF Family Film Fun – Mulan: Learn about innerstrength and honor in Mulan, this week’s SBIFF Family Fun Day. Download the activity guide at https://tinyurl.com/y7fu3r59 SBMA Parallel Stories (via Zoom): A reading and conversation between Sameer Pandya and the novelist Ivy Pochoda as they discuss Pandya’s debut novel Members Only on Tuesday, July 7th, from 6 to 7:30pm via Zoom. Request a free ticket at https://tinyurl.com/ycfzx3gw 2020 Summer Dream Tending Online Workshop:Two-day Online Workshop (July 11th and 12th) to build practical skills grounded in traditional and emerging methods of dreamwork. The Dream Tending methods were developed by Dr. Stephen Aizenstat.

To register ($199/$175) visit: https://tinyurl.com/yahbg6oc

PCPA Plays On!: Though their stages may be dark this summer... PCPA Plays On! PCPA will be sharing a variety of virtual programs for all ages that are fun, educational, engaging, and theatre focused to keep you playing too! www.pcpa.org/PCPAPlaysOn/ Rubicon Safe-Distance Drive-In Theatre Concert Series: Rubicon patrons will be able to enjoy a series of five 75-minute concerts from the safety and comfort of their cars (parked six feet apart) in the parking lot of the Ventura County Fairgrounds from July 6th through September 9th. Concerts begin at 8pm. For tickets ($15 to $99.50) visit www.rubicontheatre.org LAUNCH PAD Alone, Together: If you missed UCSB Theatre/ Dance’s live presentation of the LAUNCH PAD Alone, Together Zoom Festival of monologues and short plays, the videos of all four chapters will be available for viewing through July 4th at: www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/817#video

MUSIC Music Academy Festival Goes Virtual: The 73rd annual Summer School and Festival has transitioned to the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute (MARLI). Enjoy video recorded performances and events through July 24th. View the Music Academy Concert Hall online at www.musicacademy.org Camerata Pacifica Concert at Home!: 60 to 75 minute programs from the Camerata video library, curated by Artistic Director Adrian Spence, will be shared every Sunday at 10am & 6pm on YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oECgVmsHVED2tbLzYfkA • 11:30am on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/cameratasb Nightly Met Opera Streams: The Metropolitan Opera streams begin at 7:30pm EDT and will remain available on the homepage at www.metopera.org for 20 hours.

Schedule of streams www.metopera.org

OUTDOORS The Gaviota Coast Conservancy: Recommends three walks that you can take on the Gaviota Coast that can be tailored to your own ability while providing space for social distancing. Locations include Coal Oil Point Reserve and Devereux Slough, Baron Ranch, and Arroyo Hondo Preserve. www.gaviotacoastconservancy.org/gaviota_coast_walks Open Days at Arroyo Hondo Preserve: Hike at the Arroyo Hondo Preserve during expanded hours on Weekends

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from 10am to 4pm (first and third weekends of the month) and Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am-1pm. It’s free to visit and reservations are required. Pets are not allowed. Fill out the reservation form https://tinyurl.com/yd6so7uk The SB Botanic Garden is open to Members by reservation only: The Garden is opening to Members first to temporarily maintain a safe, limited number of Garden visitors. All members must reserve an entry time prior to arrival. To learn more about the changes that have been made to keep visitors and staff safe, make a reservation, or to become a member, visit www.sbbg.org/garden-admissions Register for online classes/events: www.sbbg.org/classes-events SB Museum of Natural History has opened its outdoor exhibits to Members only by reservation. Members will have access to wander through hundreds of butterflies fluttering freely in the Butterflies Alive! exhibit and then explore the Backyard and shady wooded areas along Mission Creek.

Lotusland Open to the Public: Lotusland is safe, spacious, and socially-distant by its very nature due to the strict limitations on the number of daily reservations.

Reservations will be scheduled with staggered arrival times and all visitors will be limited to no more than two-hours in the Garden. All visitors are required to wear face masks.

To reserve a Self-Guided Tour call 805.969.9990. www.lotusland.org Carpinteria Birdwatchers Virtual Meetings: Carpinteria Birdwatchers have evening birdwatching classes and morning birdwatching outings, all free and open to all ages and ability levels. Meetings are weekly and online via Zoom until further notice Thursdays, from 4 to 5:15pm.

Each week will focus on a different topic. Join the current meeting by visiting www.carpwithoutcars.org/carpinteria-birdwatching-classes

RESOURCES & WORKSHOPS Watershed Wednesdays: Join the City’s Creeks Division for Watershed Wednesdays, a series of live online activities including crafts, talks, tours, and more. Sign up for the Watershed Wednesdays email list at www.bit.ly/ CreeksWW. Also follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/SBCreeks Nature At Your Fingertips: From art projects, to stories, to natural recipes, Wilderness Youth Project is providing resources that deeply engage children and adults with the natural world. Access the Free Nature Resource Portal at https://wyp.org/resource-portal/ and check back every week to see what fun new offerings are added.

Cottage Health’s Free Online Resources for Families: Cottage’s free online resources page offers fun and educational resources to help families cope and spend productive time together. The page has everything from free coloring book pages to online Broadway plays to NASA tours. Choose a new activity every day at https://tinyurl.com/yc6t9uxa To view more online COVID-19 resources for parents and children visit https://tinyurl.com/y8ffq28m Webinars for Your Business to Navigate COVID-19: Several organizations are hosting webinars on a variety of topics to help the business community survive and navigate the COVID-19 public health crisis. Visit the following websites to see what they have to offer: Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) www.EDCollaborative.com; Womens Economic Ventures (WEV) www.WEVOnline. org; Traffic Solutions www.trafficsolutions.org; SCORE Santa Barbara https://santabarbara.score. org/content/take-workshop-35; and The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region www.SBChamber.org The Importance of Activities, Mindfulness, and Community for Vitality: While activities at the Friendship Center are currently on hold, the center is committed to bringing activities and engagement to you at home! They will be hosting live activity sessions through Zoom and Facebook live every Monday-Thursday. Join Zoom Meetings at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/257870485 Meeting ID: 257-870-485 Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/FriendshipCenterSB/ AHA! Free Online Workshops through June: From topics such as Body Image During Corona to Parenting in Place to Couples’ Issues in Extreme Conditions, AHA! therapists and coaches will present free online workshops through June. Preregistration is required. For a complete schedule and to register visit https://ahasb.org/ Mahakankala Buddhist Center Online Classes: As long as the quarantine lasts, Center classes have been moved online.

Evening classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30 to 7:30pm, begin with a guided breathing meditation and culminate with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. The Sunday morning class from 10:30 to 11:45am is a practice class with commentary. Suggested donation for class is $10. Register at https://meditationinsantabarbara.org/how-to-sign-up-for-online-classes

Celebrate 4th of July from home!

Pierre Clayessens Veterans Foundation will air a special 4th of July celebration this Saturday from 6 to 7pm on KEYT Channel 3. They will air scenes from past parades, a concert with the West Coast Symphony, and a spectacular fireworks finale.

¡Celebra el 4 de julio desde casa!

La Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Clayessens transmitirá una celebración especial del 4 de julio este sábado de 6 a 7pm en el Canal 3 de KEYT. Durante el programa se transmitirán escenas de desfiles pasados, un concierto con West Coast Symphony y un espectacular final de fuegos artificiales.

SBPL Works! offers Help for Job Seekers: Looking for a job or to improve your career skills? The SB Public Library’s professional staff in their workforce development program SBPL Works! are ready to help you with one-to-one consultations in English or Spanish remotely. Free and open to all and by appointment. Complete the survey at: https://tinyurl.com/y9jmn8fx Fighting Hate From Home Webinars: At a time when we can all feel isolated, we need to pull together more than ever to stand up against antisemitism and extremism. The Anti-Defamation League is offering a series of webinars, Fighting Hate from Home, to help unite and inform the community. Sign up for ADL’s email list to receive notifications each week about the next event in the webinar series. www.adl.org/webinars Watch archived webinars at https://tinyurl.com/yc6ynu6z Library & Community Resources for Mental Wellness: Find links to community and national resources about mental health at https://tinyurl.com/yalfwj9m The Library also has books and resources for you to help you cope. Browse the Mental Health Awareness Month collection on Overdrive https://tinyurl.com/yamjtph6 Crossings + Boundaries Talk: Murder & Mattering In Harambe’s House: In this IHC UCSB talk, Claire Jean Kim approached the controversy over the killing of the gorilla Harambe in the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016 as a unique window onto the making of animalness and blackness in the contemporary U.S. It explores the notion of a racialzoological order in which the “human” is constructed simultaneously in relation to both the “black” and the “animal.” Watch the video https://tinyurl.com/ybncdsct or listen to the podcast https://tinyurl.com/ydgsowpm TEDxSantaBarbara Spurs Change: TEDxSantaBarbara, a locally organized offshoot of the international TED nonprofit, kicked off Making Waves: Conversations with Influencers and Disruptors, a series of virtual talks to address two major issues facing society today – COVID-19 and systemic racism. The online events will be free and broadcasted live on Zoom and Facebook on Wednesdays at 4pm through December 2020. Reserve tickets at: www.TEDxSantaBarbara.com The Work of Michael Meade: Join Meade for a new live online series about the healing and renewal of both the individual psyche and the collective soul of society. The two remaining classes continue on Friday, July 10th and July 17th from 6 to 7:30pm. Each 90-minute event includes story, poetry, and a Q&A session. To register ($20/class) visit: www.mosaicvoices.org/events

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A Special 4th of July Celebration this Saturday at 6pm on KEYT Pierre Clayessens Veterans Foundation

Una celebración especial del 4 de julio este sábado a las 6pm en KEYT Saturday, July 4, 2020, 6:00 PM Tune in to KEYT-TV Channel 3 Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Claeyssens

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY will be hosted by the Pierre NA CELEBRACIÓN COMUNITARIA PARA EL DÍA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA Claeyssens Veterans Foundation on the 4th of July, this Saturday, on KEYT TV Channel 3 será presentada por la Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Claeyssens el 4 de julio, este from 6 to 7pm. sábado, en KEYT TV Channel 3 de 6 a 7pm.

PCVF encourages individuals and families to stay home, be well, and enjoy the holiday PCVF alienta a las personas y las familias a quedarse en casa, estar bien y disfrutar during the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing their yearly tradition for the Santa Barbara community del día festivo durante la pandemia de COVID-19 al continuar su tradición anual para la away from crowds. comunidad de Santa Bárbara lejos de las multitudes.

“We are very excited we get a chance to bring 4th of July traditions to those who want to stay safe and “Estamos muy entusiasmados de tener la oportunidad de acercar las tradiciones del 4 de carry on Independence Day traditions,” said John Blankenship, PCVF Co-Founder. “This is our first time julio a aquellos que desean mantenerse seguros y continuar con las tradiciones del Día de la doing a 4th of Barbara July TV specialwill and wegather are happy together Independencia, dijo John Blankenship, cofundadorof de PCVF. es la primera Santa in the” safety and comfort their“Esta homes to vez que we get to continue to carry on the holiday spirit hacemos un especial de televisión del 4 de julio y estamos felices de poder continuar con el during these times.scenes As we all make small sacrifices espírituconcert festivo durante estos tiempos.

A medida que todosSymphony hacemos pequeños sacrificios en enjoy from past parades, with the West Coast in our daily lives to adjust to living with COVID-19, nuestra vida diaria para adaptarnos a vivir con COVID-19, incluida la imposibilidad de tener and a spectacular finale. ayuda a arrojar luz sobre los sacrificios reales including not being able to have our Independence nuestro Desfile fireworks del Día de la Independencia, Day Parade, it does help shine a light on the real hechos por nuestros hombres y mujeres en uniforme y por lo qué lucharon.” sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform La celebración del 4 de julio incluirá diferentes escenas de desfiles pasados, invitados th un concierto con West Coast Symphony y un espectacular final de fuegos and what they fought for." especiales, The 4th of July Celebration will include different artificiales. scenes from past parades, special guests, a Para obtener más información, visita www.pcvf.org. concert with the West Coast Symphony and a La Fundación de Veteranos Pierre Claeyssens (PCVF, spectacular fireworks finale. por sus siglas en inglés) se compromete a honrar a los

Join us at 6:00 PM on Saturday, July 4 , KEYT-TV Channel 3 for a one-hour show.

To learn more, please visit www.pcvf.org.

hombres y mujeres que han servido en uniforme en cualquier momento. PCVF hace esto apoyando a veteranos y miembros en servicio activo, y organizaciones asociadas relacionadas, en los condados de Santa Bárbara y Ventura, así como preservando la historia milThank para you to our media itar y el legado. La Fundación trabaja defender la sponsor visión de Pierre Claeyssens de que quienes han servido “Nunca sean Olvidados.” PCVF está financiado en su totalidad por donaciones privadas. www.pcvf.org o llama al (805) 259-4394.

Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation is committed to honoring the men and women who have served in uniform at any time. PCVF does this by supporting veterans and active duty members, and related partner organizations, in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, as well as preserving military history and legacy. The Foundation works to uphold Pierre Claeyssens’s vision that those who have served are “Never Forgotten.” PCVF is funded entirely by private donations. www.pcvf.org or 805-259-4394.

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We got this, Santa Barbara!

Together, we are facing forward with strength and resilience.

A&L is still here for you, producing digital content, virtual education and outreach programs and online resources from today’s premier artists and thought leaders.

But we also have our eyes on the future, and we look forward to once again sharing the power of arts and culture with you.

Look out for our 2020-2021 Season announcement, coming this summer!

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Sameer Pandya in Conversation with Ivy Pochoda TUESDAY | JULY 7 | 6 PM Parallel Stories goes virtual in an online launch for Santa Barbara resident and Museum literary partner Sameer Pandya’s debut novel Members Only. Connect via Zoom for a reading and conversation between Pandya and the novelist Ivy Pochoda as they discuss this irreverent, tense, and nuanced work of fiction that The New York Times Book Review recently said is as “witty as it is woeful.” In this story, that captures the unraveling of a carefully constructed life over the span of a week, Pandya explores ideas of race, belonging, and the grace and indignities of middle age.

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Essential and At Risk

Scholars organize a series of webinars that address the plight of front-line workers amid the pandemic

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hear the voices of the people that are out there, that are suffering in ways that we don’t know,” UCH OF THE CONVERSATION said Tettegah, who noted that workers affected ABOUT COVID-19 is about by the COVID crisis represent a broad swath of numbers: how many people are industries: healthcare, agriculture, hospitality, infected, hospitalized, or dead. retail, and more.

Often missing in the discussion is the plight The first speaker, Tettegah said, of people on the front lines, the will be Pattye Anderson, a board“essential” workers risking their certified family nurse practitioner lives to provide services that can’t be whose decades of family health done from the safety of their homes. experience has given her a unique A series of webinars organized perspective in racial disparities

by UC Santa Barbara scholars in health care. She spoke for 30 will let those workers speak for minutes, followed by a 30-minute themselves. The first webinar in the question-and-answer period. new series, “Intersectional Justice in “It’s important to recognize and California: COVID-19 Inequalities provide the diverse perspective and on the Frontlines” was held Tuesday, Sharon Tettegah opinions of clinicians who currently June 30th. Future webinars are work in ambulatory outpatient planned for the fall. settings, as frontline essential Co-organizer Sharon Tettegah, workers,” Anderson said. “By a UC Santa Barbara professor in lending my voice to this platform, the Department of Black Studies I intend to generate dialogue and director of the campus’s Center among community advocates and for Black Studies Research, said stakeholders to promote quality the webinars will explore the social health care and improve clinical inequities laid bare and exacerbated outcomes.” by the pandemic. Issues such as a One of the more insidious lack of paid time off and sick leave, aspects of the crisis, Tettegah noted, job security, benefits, and workplace Pattye Anderson is how it falls harder on people flexibility all play outsized roles in of color, women, the LGBTQ community, their impact on vulnerable workers. the incarcerated, and other marginalized “What I’m really hoping to do with the webinars is to allow the university community to populations. Given that reality, the webinars’

speakers will explore a number of pertinent questions: What are the challenges Californians face today? How has COVID exacerbated pre-existing inequalities? Which populations are most affected, and how? How have communities and organizations have responded? What resources do communities need to combat the pandemic’s inequities?

It’s important to reach out beyond the confines of a university campus, Tettegah said, because academics can be insulated from the realities of marginalized communities.

“I’m hoping to get these individuals so we can hear them,” she said. “I remember when I was a program officer at the National Science Foundation and all these academics would come through. We’d have these panels and people would talk about things like, ‘Well, I think I want to do this app with a smartphone.’ And I’m like, ‘You guys have forgotten that not everybody has a smartphone. Not everybody has data packages.’

It’s because academics live in a world where we have access to many resources. We forget that some of our students don’t have the same access to the resources that we have in academia.”

Tettegah said the webinars grew out of conversations with Betsy Kaminski, director of the Women’s Center at UCSB, about Photo by Edgar Franks

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intersectional justice. Those talks blossomed into the webinars project, and the list of coorganizers grew to include an impressive list of scholars: Terrence Wooten, assistant professor of Black studies; Jean Beaman, assistant professor of sociology; San Juanita García, assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano studies; and Zakiya Luna, assistant professor of sociology.

More than a dozen community organizations representing an array of interests and populations have been invited to send a representative to participate in the webinars.

Each speaker will receive a $250 honorarium and an additional $250 gift card or gift certificate will be given to the organization to support its causes.

The webinars are a partnership of the Center for Black Studies Research; Feminists Futures Initiative; Women Gender & Sexual Equity; the Department of Black Studies, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies; the Division of Social Sciences; and the Department of Sociology.”

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VER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, we have had to give up a lot of what we consider normal, routine, satisfying, and/or nurturing. That may have included going to our place of work, going out to eat, enjoying friends at parties, celebrations, or even just having an evening together – anywhere – with family and/or friends. What has not been talked about very often, is the loss that has occurred in our lives as a result of our place of worship/faith traditions being closed to services, which includes weekly worship, weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals, and other special events and holidays that were part of “normal” for all of us.

Regardless of one’s faith tradition or the frequency with which one attends routine services or special events, it is true that a faith community is not just a community. In many ways, the faith community can be considered a family, often referred to as a “family of believers.” From a personal perspective, I can honestly say that I do consider the people with whom I have shared the weekly liturgy, my “faith family.”

Despite the fact that many religions have been able to provide services to their congregation via YouTube, Zoom, or some other technological platform, there is nothing like being present in the same space with others to share our one united expression of faith. One thing can be said with certainty – until you lose such a privilege, you really don’t appreciate how much you will miss the communal experience of your religious tradition.

Speaking personally, how thrilling it was for me to finally be able to gather in prayer in solidarity with our Pastor, Fr. Dan Lackie, in front of the Old Mission Church last Saturday afternoon, along with members of St. Barbara Parish at Old Mission Santa Barbara. Most of the 85 people in attendance

brought chairs and sat on the paved area in front of the famous Mission steps, while others sat on the adjacent wall or stood in the back or on the lawn that graces the front of the Mission on Los Olivos Street. Portable speakers allowed everyone to hear the readings and prayers, loud and clear.

We practiced social distancing, wore masks, enjoyed the sunshine, and were able to accommodate more people than would have been permitted in the church.

What felt so special about all of this was being present with others from the Parish that I had not seen in nearly four months. Each routine weekend service seems to have its regular attendees and that is certainly true of the Saturday afternoon 4pm Mass.

In a way, it felt like a reunion, right along with communion, as we were able to participate in sharing versus watching the communion part of the service. It was a way to feel whole again, sitting and standing with those believers with whom we share an incredible bond of faith.

As long as I have been an adult, there has never been a time when I was prevented from going to my place of worship. This made the loss of that privilege quite profound and brought to mind, sadness for the times in life when I chose not to participate in Sunday liturgy when it was there and available.

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appreciate what we have until we have lost it. From family and friends, to our daily life and routine, to yes – participating in a religious service – the loss of normalcy has awakened the sense of purpose, gratitude, need for community, and importance of faith.

At the moment, with a resurgence of the virus in our community, state, and in various areas throughout our nation, there is not a guarantee as to when our lives will resume in a more “regular” fashion. Notice, I did not say “when we will get back to normal.” As many have wisely predicted, there is bound to be a new normal. What that will look like and when it will happen, only time and our behaviors will predict. In the meantime, please ponder this quote: “Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure,” – Charles L. Allen.

Let us have faith that, in time, and learning from this experience, our lives will be changed in hopeful and positive ways. One does not have to be in a church, temple, synagogue, or mosque to have faith or to give thanks – that can happen anywhere. Meanwhile, let us indeed take a moment to give thanks for what we have learned and how the lessons of these past months will change us in profound and positive ways.

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HIS COLUMN HAS KEPT ME PRETTY BUSY in the last weeks with all the openings around the harbor area.

Exciting news is fun to write about, especially since I’ve had the good fortune to learn about what it actually takes to re-open any establishment after a long pause of three plus months! I’ve got my fingers crossed that these openings will continue, despite the busy July 4th holiday weekend and the many visitors that come to enjoy the ambiance of beautiful Santa Barbara.

The anticipated opening of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is now in the planning stages – its various attractions to be opened during the weeks of midJuly. Although the Museum store is now open (with a lot of fun goodies) from 11am to 3pm Thursday through Sunday, the the Outdoor Visitors Center on the fourth floor will be opening its doors to visitors on July 16th during

the same hours. The Main doors, to the museum proper, will be opened to welcome the general public on July 23rd, the last phase of a tiered re-opening.

“This has been a trying time for all of us. I hope everyone bears with us as we slowly re-open,” observed Greg Gorga, Executive Director of the Maritime Museum. “We want to insure that the experience is pleasant, rewarding, but also safe and healthy. We’ll be asking everyone to follow the guidelines as set by the State and County of Santa Barbara.”

The museum staff is presently preparing for the weeks to follow, including staff training on the ever-changing protocols coming from the State and the County. Careful development of a workable traffic pattern, providing social distancing stickers on floors throughout the museum, new signage, purchasing and distributing masks and gloves, having hand sanitizers available, and installing sneeze guards are just some of the elements necessary for a smooth transition.

The Maritime Museum closed it’s door on March 13th, but was able to keep all of their staff aboard during the closure.

Undoubtably a learning experience for the museum, as it has been for all who have re-opened their doors, the resilience of the staff during the crisis has been nothing short of amazing. Emily Falke, Deputy Director & Curator, continues to install exhibits, including Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths and Legends Through Photography,

by Ralph Clevenger and friends, while planning the next one, Love Letters to the Sea. The education staff led by Lis Perry, Director of Education, has expanded the online presence with fun educational activities to be found at SBMM at Home, on www.SBMM.org for adults and children to enjoy while being sequestered (ie: stuck!) at home. The Maritime Museum’s annual fundraiser, Surf the Big Wave, which took place in May spearheaded by Development Director Jane Lindsey, featured a live interview with World Champion Surfer Shaun Tomson and

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other attractions in support of the museum’s many programs.

The collaboration and support of other museums in Santa Barbara has been key to the Maritime Museum’s planned opening. “We have been in constant communication with the other museums,” added Gorga, “the Botanic Gardens, the Zoo, and other cultural institutions; each has been great about sharing their knowledge, best practices, and sources for guidelines so that we all can provide a safe and healthy experience for all.”

Currently, the donning of masks, six feet of separation, and small groups of no more than nine are the standards of the New Normal common to all institutions who have cautiously opened their doors.

The privilege this column has provided is to be a part of the journey of the various re-openings here in the harbor. Each business and institution is having to accustom itself to circumstances that are beyond their control. Their resilience and perseverance never ceases to astound me. Thank you all for sharing your stories with me.

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

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Art Projects Around LA To Keep Our Spirits Up

By Edward Goldman, ART Matters

received permission to re-open, it will take them weeks, if not months, to work out logistics of how to ODAY I WANT TO START WITH A POWERFUL, keep their guests and staff safe. USC Fisher Museum of BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH by major Art have sent its latest, “Fisher from Home” newsletter, American photographer, Bruce Davidson, (b. 1933). with the focus on famous late Chicano artist, Carlos This photograph was taken in 1965 by him in Selma, Almaraz (1941-1989). The Fisher is lucky to have 55 Alabama and it delivers a strong artistic and political message, works by this major LA artist, whose solo exhibition at still relevant today. I found this photo thanks to the in-depth LACMA in 2017 was a huge success. interview with Bruce Davidson, conducted and published by I was lucky to get to know Carlos in the mid ROSEGALLERY. Here is an excerpt from this interview.

80’s and became an admirer of his art with its iconic ROSEGALLERY: “When you see the Black Lives Matter images of LA freeways with cars flying, and cityscapes protests today, do they remind you of what you saw as a young with buildings on fire. Carlos’s work can be seen as photographer capturing the Civil Rights Movement? How does it artistic fantasy, as well as differ and how is it similar? document of reality.

Bruce Davidson: The Civil The Huntington Rights Movement in the 60s was Library, Art Museum a very dangerous place. It was a and Botanical difficult time and one had to be Bruce Davidson, Selma, Alabama, 1965.

Gardens is one of very careful...Today, it seems that the first museums there are a lot of people marching, open to the public, which is a good sign.” starting today, July And talking about photos 1st. Though their capturing our attention ... Be art galleries are still sure to join Peter Fetterman closed, their fabulous Gallery’s email list to receive gardens are open. their newsletter, “Power of One particular and Photography,” highlighting welcoming addition images that inspire hope, is a new site-specific peace, and love in the world. sculpture installation One particular photo struck a in the Japanese chord with me. It is a photo of Carlos Almaraz Gardens, by wellElla Fitzgerald performing in a known LA artist, Lita night club, with Duke Ellington Albuquerque, Red and Benny Goodman smiling and Earth.

There, in the towering listening to her from the front row. bamboo grove, you encounter The photograph was shot in 1948 by a multi-ton boulder found Herman Leonard (1923-2010). and installed by Lita. This During the Cold War, for people Herman Leonard1 (1923-2010). Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, & almost six-feet tall boulder like in me growing up in the Soviet Benny Goodman, New York, 1948. Signed, titled & dated in ink on is sprinkled with bright, red Union, exposure to American Jazz was recto. Gelatin silver print. 11 x 14 inches. pigment. Take a careful look next to zero. And still, I was lucky to at the photo, and you will see get a record of Ella Fitzgerald, and I that many bamboo trees have copper fell in love with her soulful voice. It rings on them, which shine and dance was pure magic. Believe it or not, this with the sunlight and wind. record was among a few things that One of the highlights of my art I brought with me to America after adventures last week was a street art immigrating from the Soviet Union. show, conceived and presented by LA Yes, to come to the America with artist and good friend of mine, Manfred record of Ella Fitzgerald, is like what Müller. In front of his house in Del Rey, our British friends jokingly refer to as, he installed an oval shaped screen, on “carrying coals to Newcastle.” which hundreds of works by numerous Now, my friends, here is another artists were projected through the chance for us to experience the magic night. I went there on Thursday, for the of Ella Fitzgerald. Laemmle’s Virtual first day it opened for viewing. People Cinema is showcasing a documentary, Installation view of “Red Earth” by Lita were wearing face masks and kept a Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things Albuquerque. The Huntington Library, Art safe social distance. Manfred’s project which you can watch from home.

Museum, and Botanical Gardens. was well received, and now I learned While L.A. County museums that it will continue to run each week, Thursday to Sunday, (8 to 10pm) until July 19th.

And as always, let me know your take on all the above...

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HE U.S. ECONOMY IS RECOVERING VERY SLOWLY, in part because the number filing for first-time unemployment benefits is still too high (see above graph). Why? Businesses are still shedding workers because the COVID-19 pandemic is not under control in the U.S. Total infections are now surpassing April highs, which means some states will have to slow down their re-openings as well as the rehiring of workers.

CDC and NIH experts Drs. Redfield and Fauci testified Tuesday to congress that COVID-19 is surging rather than fading and not under control, as President Trump has asserted in recent speeches. In fact, Dr. Fauci said they won’t even have reliable diagnostic tests that will tell them how patients are infected until this fall.

Dr. Fauci said the U.S. is “still in the middle of the first wave” and the imperative is to “get this outbreak under control over the next couple of months,” in his testimony.

It is also affecting world-wide growth. Economist Mohamed El-Erian writes in ProjectSyndicate: “The world’s leading international economic institutions – the International Monetary Fund, the OECD, and the World Bank – now warn that it may take at least two years for the global economy to regain what has been lost to COVID-19. If the major economies face additional waves of infections, recovery would take even longer.”

According to World Bank forecasts, the global economy will shrink by 5.2 percent this year. That would represent the deepest recession since the Second World War, with the largest fraction of economies experiencing declines in per capita output since 1870, the World Bank says in its June 2020 Global Economic Prospects.

This in fact mirrors what happened after the world’s last worst pandemic—the 1918-20 Spanish flu outbreak from which the U.S. economy didn’t recover until 1922.

And growth in the developed countries will be worse where the pandemic has been the most severe and where there is heavy reliance on global trade, tourism, commodity exports, and external financing, says the World Bank.

Guess which country has the worst death toll and infection rates? It is the U.S., which means U.S. GDP growth is predicted to shrink by five to six percent this year say all three of the international economic institutions El-Erian highlights.

In the week ending June 20th, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 1,480,000, a decrease of 60,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The Labor Department said the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 13.4 percent for the week ending June 13th, a decrease of 0.5 percentage point from the previous week’s revised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 13th was 19,522,000, a decrease of 767,000 from the previous week’s revised level.

And WHO also warned of a new and dangerous phase of the pandemic. Eighty-one nations have seen a growth in new cases over the past two weeks. Only 36 have seen declines.

“Many people are understandably fed up with being at home,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, said in a news conference in which he described the new phase of the virus. “Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and their economies. But the virus is still spreading fast. It is still deadly and most people are still susceptible.”

We said last week that many employers, including auto and airline sectors, had been hiring back their employees over the past month, hence a surprise jump in employment with the 2.5 million jobs increase in May. Now both consumer sentiment and retail sales are beginning to recover, but only in those states and counties that listen to the experts, which means this recovery will be uneven at best.

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HREE LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCED THEIR MERGER, a new name, and their leadership this week. The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region, the Goleta Chamber of Commerce, and the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce have united to form the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce – from Goleta to Carpinteria effective July 1st.

“The new Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will be able to mobilize the power of our 1,100 members to create a better business environment out of the devastation of the current economy,” they wrote in their announcment of the changes. “We believe this organization will fill the void that has been exposed by the economic meltdown, and be a more effective advocate for our Kristen Miller, CEO issues and concerns.”

Formed by the unanimous support of the business and civic leaders from all three boards of directors, and recognizing that the business community already has connections throughout the three cities, the united group will represent business and community needs across government boundaries. The new organization plans to “honor and cherish” the unique and distinct qualities of each community’s culture, events, and neighborhoods while addressing a new focus on county-wide and regional issues.

“As our current business climate continues to Curtis Lopez evolve, we tried to forecast our members’ future needs and give Carpinteria a stronger voice in the South County. Being a native Carpinterian, I did not take this merger lightly, but I and my fellow board members believe this is our future,” said Curtis Lopez, Chairman of the Carpinteria Board of Directors.

The newly formed Chamber is dedicated to the economic health and vitality of all communities from Goleta to Carpinteria. The Chamber will continue its work helping businesses, residents, and visitors thrive. Key work will be advocating for responsible public policy, offering networking and communitybuilding opportunities, providing access to business Joyce Donaldson development resources, and supporting visitor services across the region.

Kristen Miller, who has served as President & CEO of the Goleta Chamber of Commerce for the last 18 years, will lead the organization as the Chief Executive Officer.

“Creating a unified voice for business on the South Coast is both the culmination of a long process and at the same time a natural next step in a rapidly changing world. Business and community, worklife balance, and sustainable workforce practices are all coming together and making us a more unified community. While some areas of our lives are Stephanie Armstrong becoming more isolated, we are coming together,” Miller noted.

Joyce Donaldson, IOM, President & CEO of the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce will serve as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer - Carpinteria Liaison, overseeing operations and Carpinteria-centric initiatives. With 17 years of professional chamber leadership experience, Donaldson has served as President and CEO for the Carpinteria Valley Chamber since 2015.

“The Carpinteria Chamber Board of Directors and Leadership Teams are enthusiastic about the newly formed Chamber,” Donaldson shared. “This is an exciting step to unify the voice of the entire business community in the South Coast Region, combining our robust resources and talent to create an even stronger environment in which businesses can flourish.”

Stephanie Armstrong, Interim Executive Director of The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region, will serve as the organization’s Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing communications, marketing, and public policy. Armstrong is fourth generation Santa Barbaran, deeply attached to the community where she grew up.

She has been with the Chamber for nine years.

“The current economic and cultural climate we find ourselves in calls for change, innovation, and unity,” says Armstrong. “By joining forces we will be a stronger, more unified voice with the combined leadership from our three organizations in achieving our common goal to help our businesses and represent the unique qualities of our communities. We are excited for this next chapter.”

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July 3, 2020

MARLI - The Music Academy’s Virtual Summer Program – Two Weeks On – WOW! Highlights of upcoming performances and events:

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By Kerry Methner, PhD / VOICE

OR ANYONE WHO WONDERED HOW THE MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST could pull a summer school and festival off online, several returning fellows have stepped up to share exactly how monumental and life changing the online experience has been for them - after just two weeks! Hint: They are very positive about it!

This year, the Music Academy of the West is training and empowering 134 of the world’s top young musicians from 23 countries and 22 states to continue honing their craft and to use technology to continue their education and prepare for 21st century careers during the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute (MARLI) which runs through July 24th. For four weeks, the full-scholarship fellows are participating in private lessons, studio classes, and workshops with faculty and guest artists. Fellows also all received a technology package for training and recording including an ipad mini, Apogee microphone, lighting kit, and more. They receive six hours weekly of Innovation Seminars from 48 guest artists and speakers. Seminar topics combine inspirational experience in the field and technical training in audio and video recording.

The online format is allowing the Santa Barbara and world community to participate in a way that’s unprecedented. Every weekday the Academy is adding content at 5pm (through July 24th) and it is unique. Just sampling some of it can feel like an opportunity to be a fellow yourself! (Look for Concert Hall Online and for the Resonance Blog.)

Following four weeks of training, 96 of the fellows have opted into a two week Creative Extension receiving a $1,250 professional stipend for some to create recorded content to share for a Digital Challenge; some will participate in the Fast Pitch Awards – a live competition pitching their ideas for future projects earning cash awards; some will continue education online; and some will participate in orchestral auditions to participate in the Keston MAX program to perform in London with the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Sir Simon Rattle.

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Christine Comer, a returning percussion fellow, is 25 years old and was born in Suffolk, Virginia. She received her master’s degree at Northwestern University and was selected in 2019 as a 2020 Keston MAX Fellow.

What have you learned/experienced that you will carry with you and use your entire career?

Last summer, Music Academy sharpened my musical skills and renewed my personal wellness. This summer, MARLI is challenging me to continue in those areas, but to push even further, to be unafraid, to turn ambition into fearless action. I have learned technical things:

how to properly use EQ in my recordings, how to frame and light a video to evoke emotion, how to be a pro at using Zoom, how to better play a glockenspiel excerpt from Wagner’s Siegfried.

And on top of this great knowledge, I have been challenged to explore musical interests beyond the stage, which for me is educational outreach.

A common theme presented by many of our seminar panelists has been, ‘don’t be afraid to turn your ideas into a project, then see it through.’

I am inspired by my colleagues’ ideas, from a new performance medium which more effectively engages with expanding audiences, to projects that celebrate and raise awareness about diverse composers, to educational outreach in our communities.

Kelly Hall-Tompkins challenged us to contribute to our communities even while we are in the process of establishing our careers.

This statement’s impact on me was profound and liberating: I do not need to wait for the platform of an orchestra outreach program (after I’ve hopefully, eventually, won an audition) to start putting ambitious ideas into action. I can start right now. MARLI has provided the catalyst, the platform, and the resources for fellows to serve and innovate, each within our own niche. Ms. Hall-Tompkins also noted that experiences are what we create them to be. This year, this unusual, heartbreaking year, is a time of challenge, and the lessons I will carry forward are numerous, but I can simply state that never again will I back down from a daunting goal. I will, as these artists have done, be unabashedly ambitious in pursuing goals as I serve the community I love.

How has your work with your Instrument been impacted by the cultural changes evolving in the time of COVID-19?

It is an unbelievable blessing to be a musician.

When I stand onstage after a performance and take in the sights and sounds of a thrilled audience, I am humbled to have contributed my small part to unifying the group of people sitting before me through the immense transcendent power of live music. Simply making people smile is one of the best parts of the job for me. When on Thursday, March 12th, my concert that weekend was cancelled, then soon after that an audition was cancelled. It became increasingly clear that the rest of my spring would follow suit. Even in the absence of getting to play in an orchestra, I wanted to continue making people smile. So, every few days I would record a simple xylophone tune to send to my family, or send some Bach to a handful of folks at my church. In practical terms, I stopped practicing audition excerpts for a month, and I went back to fundamentals – learning new solos on snare drum, xylophone, tambourine, you name it – just for fun. We know that full orchestra concerts may practically be a way off, and reflective of this, my upcoming schedule includes several chamber music concerts this fall. As 2020 progresses, now more than ever I am eager to return to being unified in a room full of people around a love for music, bringing people together to listen and learn, and letting music heal pain and foster love.

What has been your most creative moment at MARLI so far?

Fellows Alex Soloway and Ava Conway Virtual Picnic Concert No. 2

When I was assigned to play bass drum on our virtual orchestra recording of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, I was thrilled; I love that piece, and that’s a fun part. What

Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – a layered recording scheduled for Friday, Juyl 3rd, at 5pm

Movement from Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, “London” conducted by Christian Reif scheduled for Thursday, July 9th, at 5pm The Chorus from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with Vocal Institute Fellows and Sing! Program participants scheduled for Tuesday, July 21st, at 5pm The Fast Pitch Awards Livestream, on Thursday, July 23rd at 5pm www.musicacademy.org I did not initially know was how creative the video concept would be. Upon receiving our instructions from the director, Sean Scanlin, I called up a friend who came over to help me shoot some creative takes. This was my first adventure into the world of video outside of a dry and boring audition tape, and my friend and I had so much fun brainstorming interesting shots.

The bass drum and I went across a small creek, we walked up a nearby hill, we cruised down the street...I’m sure the neighbors were very confused, but I had so much fun with this license to think outside of a box, to be creative in ways beyond playing my instrument.

Do you have a favorite Resonance Blog entry or Concert Hall Online that you’d recommend?

My favorite one has yet to be released! The percussionists have been working on a few pieces, so keep an eye out.

A final note. I would like to express my deep gratitude for the administration and all who planned and made MARLI possible. They have pulled off a gargantuan task, with extraordinary attention to detail, in a very short amount of time.

It’s great to see our compeers along for the ride with us too, and having personal connections with such a dedicated group of people makes the distance more tolerable. I’m grateful for this truly unique summer and the wonderful people who made it happen!

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Gustavo Leite, a returning trumpet fellow, was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music.

What have you learned/experienced that you will carry with you and use your entire career?

Music Academy of the West has always been extremely helpful and supportive to me and all Music Academy fellows. I am extremely honored and happy to be part of this great institution. This summer was a concrete proof that they are not only concerned about our summer experience itself, but with the quality of experience/ education we are receiving while enrolled, and how we will carry this experience to our future as professional artists.

During these couple weeks as a fellow, we have had a lot of seminars provided by MARLI that were both inspiring and informative. My main thought, after some of these seminars, is, “How can I be innovative and creative during a period of time that could only offer concerns and negative ideas about my future and the art’s future in general?”

The main idea is not to put me down with those thoughts, but have the right mindset and skill to transform those negative thoughts into a boost of motivation to keep trying something new every single day. Also, using this motivation to think about something useful, creative, and innovative that my community might need during this period. I started to not only use this

tool for my music, but incorporating it to my life in general as well. This helps me to engage better with my community and, when this pandemic is over, I can carry that on to my audience.

If I had to summarize the answer for this question, I would say that I have learned how to motivate myself and, hopefully others around me, even if the situation is not favorable to us. I am allowing myself to be a human first, find my weaknesses in everything I do, and fixing it. This is a really challenging task because it involves a daily, non-stop self reflection. But it does help me to become a better human being for our society and I am almost positive that would help many others as well. I believe that motivation is the key for everyone’s success, not only for musicians, and MARLI provides this to me every day.

How has your work with your instrument been impacted by the cultural changes evolving in the time of COVID-19?

As soon as I got back home from my current school, Rice University, I was impacted by the new and unusual situation that COVID-19 brought to all of us. To be really honest, I was not as motivated and my skills, as a player, started to decrease.

After a couple days, I was invited to do a simple project for a Facebook page and this project consisted in recording myself playing any short piece to entertain other people that were in quarantine as well. I accepted it, but every time I listened to myself playing I would hate it. This started to bother me a lot, in a way that I could only be angry and have negative thoughts about my playing. That was the boost I needed to start thinking what was wrong and what was the best, most efficient way to solve/fix those mistakes in a very short period of time. This is something I have learned with my current teachers at Rice, Professor Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer, who are also part of MARLI’s faculty. Since then, I

Innovation Guest Speakers Kelly Hall-Tomkins and Joyce Kwon

Alumni and Siblings Jacopo and Maddalena Giacopuzzi

July 3, 2020 have been having great results in my playing and feeling motivated to find new challenges with my instrument to fix and move to the next level.

I am currently not performing outside or with any ensemble. I am using my time to focus in my music and the way I want to sound like. Asking myself how do I want to share my thoughts and emotions through my instrument, which is extremely difficult for me.

What has been your most creative moment at MARLI so far?

The most creative moment at MARLI so far is being able to record myself for the MARLI projects. It was a truly challenge for me. Last week, we finished a project with the Brass section and we had to record an audio isolated from our video. The audio part was easier because most of us, musicians, are used to recording ourselves in our daily routine. But the video part was surprisingly difficult.

We had a MARLI Seminar, a couple days before this project’s deadline, and the theme was Cinematography and Filming... for Musicians with filmmaker Adam Larsen and light designer Pablo Santiago. This was a particularly incredible class for me because I realized that I have never thought about anything else in my videos besides my sound and music itself. I tried to incorporate most of the tips that both teachers gave us, especially with lighting and different angles, and it was extremely challenging for me. At some point I had to move all my furniture from my living room around and it was a huge mess. My parents were a bit bothered by this mess, but I did like the final result. I am absolutely sure that all fellows experienced the same I did for those projects and had to be really creative in order to submit a high quality material.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connor Alexander Rowe, a tenor trombone returning fellow, is 22. He was raised in Lompoc, California, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Colburn Conservatory.

What have you learned/experienced that you will carry with you and use your entire career?

I don’t believe I have the time or space to include everything that I have learned in my first three weeks at MARLI. As far as personal lessons go, being at home 24/7 has certainly taught many of us the true necessity of self-discipline, as well as how difficult it can be to impose a schedule on oneself without any external assistance...

I am very grateful for MARLI if for no other reason than the fact that it is preventing me from spending the majority of my days transfixed by Netflix. (!)

MARLI is giving us the chance to confront

Christine Comer preparing for the upcoming performance of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – a layered recording scheduled for Friday, Jul 3rd, 5pm PT.

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At the Center of Santa Barbara’s Cultural Conversation | www.VoiceSB.com the most pressing issues facing our industry in a safe and nurturing environment... How do we keep ourselves relevant in an era where we must compete within the largest entertainment industry the world has ever seen? How do we personally ensure that our voices as artists are heard, and how can we use them to promote values that strengthen our global society? How can we change the demographic of an art form that has been, and largely still is, the stomping ground of old, rich, white men?

These questions are not new (nor are they the only pertinent ones), but while they would be undertones at a normal summer at the Academy, they have been brought to the forefront this year, which I think is ultimately for the best. When MAW returns to “normal” operation, I think they should be positioned much more prominently in the curriculum.

Personally, MARLI has challenged me to let go of the existing boundaries in my mind regarding what is possible in terms of how I approach the mediums available to me. We’ve seen how musicians are using technology to enhance their expression in a variety of ways, from multimedia performance, to virtual concerts within a video game world, to loop pedal technology. My future projects will certainly reflect the new perspective I have gained at MARLI. My time at MARLI, so far, has shown me the value of openness to new ideas, as well as the benefits of the lessons I have been perennially exposed to. Just the other day in my lesson with a member of the London Symphony, I was reminded of one of the earliest things I learned as a student; the power of a relaxed mind and body.

The farther along you get as a performer, the easier it becomes to forget some of the most basic and effective ideas.

Consistently approaching fundamental aspects of music making with a fresh and richer perspective is the key to lasting success with our instruments.

How has your work with your instrument been impacted by the cultural changes evolving in the time of COVID-19?

My perception of myself and Classical music at large has certainly changed since the social justice movement has recently gained so much traction. While I have known for years that I am very privileged to be pursuing the career path that I am, the national narrative has made me take an uncomfortably close look at how I have been complicit in a system that devalues and dehumanizes Black voices and Black lives. I am left with the feeling that I am not doing enough— as a privileged person, it is my duty to use my privilege to help others.

As far as my instrument is concerned, I view it as a tool to heal and inspire, but more importantly as a way for me to go places to listen to people’s stories and experiences; dialogue is the key to any successful artistic endeavor.

The message we have been hearing in some of our seminars is that whatever we do, it must come from a place of love and inclusivity. If our motivations are true, then whatever action we decide to take will be uplifting and constructive.

The classical music industry’s greatest strength is its ability to change itself—this is how it has managed to survive, and in some cases, thrive, while doing the seemingly impossible task of representing 100s of years of culture(s) and beliefs in a world experiencing accelerating cultural change. Once again, the industry must remake itself in such a way as to empower voices that have been muted for too long. These voices will be a source of strength for the art form, and the key to its cultural relevance.

Musica Academy of the West Fellows, just as talented as ever, are enjoying an online summer program – MARLI – and finding the experience is lifechanging. Above: Christine Comer, Gustavo Araujo, Sahel Salam, Connor Rowe, and Claire Satchwell.

What has been your most creative moment at MARLI so far?

As in-person collaboration has been made virtually impossible by the pandemic, all of our solo classes have been sadly unaccompanied this year. However, that did not stop me from attempting to remedy this marked absence. I have been using Sibelius (a music notation software that allows you to play back what you have written as a MIDI file), to practice with since I was a freshman in college...

For the first class, I played Lars-Erik Larsson’s Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra.

Since I wouldn’t have a pianist, I thought—“Why not try and bring the whole orchestra to class?”

So I transcribed all of the string parts into Sibelius, and with the help of my mom (starting the piece at the right time), played along with a MIDI orchestra. It was a little strange playing with an accompaniment that doesn’t follow you at all, but it certainly added a unique “collaborative” aspect to an otherwise purely solo class.

Do you have a favorite Resonance Blog entry or Concert Hall Online that you’d recommend?

As far as favorite blog or concert hall entries, I recommend all of them!! Henry Michaels is doing a fantastic job with the blog, and the virtual concerts are all engaging and inspiring. I found the entry, Little Boxes: Unpacking Honegger to be particularly interesting, and if I could only watch a single concert, it would probably have to be Virtual Picnic Concert no. 3, featuring Anya Garpoli and Alyssa Katahara on harp, and Nicholas Caux on double bass.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sahel Salam, a returning fellow and Resident Artist of the Academy of Vocal Arts under the tutelage of Bill Schuman, is 26. He was born in Houston, Texas, and earned his master’s degree at the Royal College of Music in London.

What have you learned/experienced that you will carry with you and use your entire career?

I was asked to write my mission statement as an artist. Being challenged to concisely represent who we are and what we believe in was incredibly cathartic, especially during the pandemic. Many of us were feeling a loss of identity (an all too common occurrence among musicians). With wonderful guidance, I rediscovered a sense of purpose from a simple exercise.

My mission statement: “I was born at the intersection of two different cultures. Rooted in both worlds, my resolve in my identity guides me toward the future I search out. To convey the beautiful similarities in our shared humanity is my goal.”

I have explored and gained much more than I expected from MARLI.

How has your work with your voice been impacted by the cultural changes evolving in the time of COVID-19?

Though shows have taken pause, consistent practice and development are a necessity to artists. The emotional toll, physical circumstances, and lack of resources has affected everyone. To have had the Music Academy’s support and their decision to make MARLI an option, we developing musicians have something to work with and toward.

What has been your most creative moment at MARLI so far?

We’ve been working on creating a program, themed around mythical and legendary characters, in order to tell our individual stories and what we represent. Tying in the work we did with our mission statements, I’ve begun making a program that I’m very proud of.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Claire Satchwell, a returning viola fellow, lives in Solvang. She is 21 years old, and attends The Juilliard School.

What have you learned/experienced that you will carry with you and use your entire career?

One lesson I am continually learning is how to be patient and gentle with myself. I know from personal experience that being surrounded by first rate musicians everyday can lead to extreme self degradation.

An example would be simply walking down the hallways at Juilliard. When I’m walking past the practice rooms, I find myself unintentionally listening for a fellow violist, and when I find one, I can’t help but slow down my pace as I pass by the room to ‘check out the competition.’ When I enter my own practice room later in the day, I still remember how that violist sounded, and I begin to tear at my skills and abilities leaving only rubble. Once finished practicing, all that’s left is a person who has been stripped of all passion and joy.

Learning to be gentle with myself will always remain the hardest lesson to learn. To be gentle with oneself is to separate your self-worth from what you create and to see your art as unique and rare, not as worse than the violist practicing next to you.

How has your work with your instrument been impacted by the cultural changes evolving in the time of COVID-19?

I believe this year has been a real test of an artist’s patience and adaptability. With schools closing midway through the spring semester, students had to be willing to adapt in order to mentally survive. Students all around the world had to quickly shift to online classes and lessons, Continued on Page 28 (digital edition) www.VoiceSB.com

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Celebrating Santa Barbara Artists & Art Destinations GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES MARCIA BURT T

10 WEST GALLERY: Art4Charity: benefit for Unity Shoppe • 10 West Anapamu • FriSun 11-4 • www.10westgallery.com • 805-770-7711.

ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION GALLERY: 229 E Victoria • Meandering The Edges By Nathan Huff ~ Jun 27 • Drop in visit: Sat: June 27, 1-4pm• 805-965-6307 • www.afsb.org/programs/art-gallery.

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM, UCSB: 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Field Day and Solstice: Faces www.museum.ucsb.edu/exhibitions/online • 805-893-2951.

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: Closed at this time • 805-884-0459 • www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap.

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

ARTISTE GALLERY: Los Olivos • 805-686-2626.

ARTS FUND GALLERY: Closed at this time • 805-965-7321.

ATKINSON GALLERY @ SBCC: Closed at this time • 805-897-3484 • gallery.sbcc.edu.

BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State St • 805-966-1707.

CASA DE LA GUERRA: 15 E De la Guerra St • 805-965-0093.

CASA DOLORES: Otomi Dream/Sueno Otomi ~ June 30 • José Salazar’s In Sand and Oil; Bandera Ware • www.casadolores.org • 1023 Bath St • Tu-Sa 12-4pm • 805-963-1032.

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: 105 E Anapamu • 805-568-3994.

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: Fine and decorative arts • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • 805-570-9863.

COMMUNITY ARTS WORKSHOP: Closed at this time • 631 Garden • 805-324-7443.

Local Artist

Mitra Cline www.mitracline.com

CORRIDAN GALLERY: Local Artists • 125 N Milpas • www.corridan-gallery.com • 805-966-7939.

CYPRESS GALLERY: 119 E Cypress Av (Lompoc) • 805-737-1129.

Rosemarie C. Gebhart Contemporary Art

DISTINCTIVE FRAMING N’ ART: 1333 State St • www.distinctiveframingnart.com • 805-882-2108.

ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Contemporary art • 15 W Gutierrez St • www.elizabethgordongallery.com • 805-963-1157.

MISA & MARTIN GALLERY: 619 State St • www.misa-artwork.com.

MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Re-opens for members Jul 9 • 125 State St • Thu-Su 10-12 & 1-3 • 805-770-5000.

EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: 123 E Canon Perdido • 805-965-0093.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SB: Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In • 805-966-5373 • www.mcasantabarbara.org.

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Closed at this time • • 805-686-1211 • www.elverhoj.org.

MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY: Closed at this time • 805-653-0323.

FAULKNER/SB PUBLIC LIBRARY GALLERIES: Closed at this time • 805-962-7653.

PALM LOFT GALLERY: Poetry of the Earth: works by Kasandra Martell and Arturo Tello • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-684-9700.

GALLERY 113: 1114 State St, #8 La Arcada Ct • SB Art Assn • 805-965-6611.

GALLERY 333: Closed at this time • 805-451-6919.

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Closed at this time • www.gallerylosolivos.com • 805-688-7517.

GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY: Closed at this time • 805-964-7878.

GOLETA VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: El Corazón de Goleta mural by Barbara Eberhart • 55679 Hollister • www.thegvcc.org.

PORCH: GALLERY: 3823 Santa Claus Ln • 805-684-0300.

PORTICO GALLERY: 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-695-8850.

HOSPICE OF SB, LEIGH BLOCK GALLERY: 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, #100 • Mo-Fr 9-5pm, By Appt • 805-563-8820.

SANSUM CLINIC LOWER LEVEL: The Art of Ballet II by Malcolm Tuffnell ~ Ongoing • 317 W Pueblo St • 805-898-3070.

INSPIRATION GALLERY OF FINE ART: 1528 State St • 805-962-6444.

SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Encouraging artists with disabilities • 805-260-6705.

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SB: Closed at this time • 805-957-1115.

KARPELES MUSEUM & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY: Anne Baldwin, abstracts by “Hollywood” painter ~ Ongoing; John Herd, blended computer/photography prints ~ Ongoing • 21 W Anapamu • WeSu 12-4pm • 805-962-5322.

Studio: 1-805-570-5916 GraySpace Gallery: 1-805-689-0858 askew@westmont.edu

RODEO GALLERY & LOVEWORN: 11 Anacapa St • 805-636-5611.

GOOD CUP COFFEE HOUSE: 918 State Street • 805-965-5593.

JARDIN DE LAS GRANADAS: re[visit] 1925

by Kym Cochran & Jonathan Smith ~ Ongoing • 21 E Anapamu.

Contemporary Art

PEREGRINE GALLERIES: 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-969-9673.

RUTH ELLEN HOAG FINE ART @ GRAYSPACE GALLERY: Seeing Red: Anthony Askew, Charlene Broudy, Dan Levin, Michael Blaha, Ruth Ellen Hoag • 219 Gray Av • Fri-Sun 1-4, RSVPs welcome • 805-689-0858.

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Cent American & European Fine art & antiques ~ Ongoing • 27 E De La Guerra St • Tu-Sa 12-5pm • Appts Suggested • 805-962-8347.

R. Anthony Askew

Malcolm Tuffnell Art Studio

SANTA BARBARA ARTS: Thurs-Sun 11-5 • 805-884-1938.

SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Along The Way West: recent paintings by Michael Drury • 1321 State St • Thu-Sun 1-8 • 805-845-4270.

SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: SB Visual Artists: J Baker, A Elliott, E Flanagan, K Frishman, A Guillemette, K Haub, H Michaels, D Parkins, G Speirs, R Voohees, P Watkins ~ Jul 6 - Aug 7 • 805-682-4722.

Twilight Butterfly Ballet

https://tuffnellarts.wixsite.com/-tuffnell-art-studio 805-965-8950

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: 1225 Coast Village Rd, Suite A • 805-565-4700.

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: La Cumbre Plaza • Thurs-Sun 12-4 • lacumbrecenterforcreativearts@gmail.com LINDEN STUDIO AND GALLERY: 963 Linden Av, Carpinteria • 805-570-9195.

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: Closed at this time • 805-684-7789; www.carpinteriaartscenter.org.

Hedy Price Paley

MARCIA BURTT STUDIO: Rocks and Water, Minimalism, and Spring abridged • www.artlacuna.com and available for in-person viewing • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5pm • 805-962-5588.

MorningStar Studio

Contemporary Art 805-687-6173

805-453-2770

www.rosemariecgebhart.com

MICHAELKATE INTERIORS & ART GALLERY: Contemporary Art & Interior Design • 132 Santa Barbara St • Open Tu-Sat 10-6 • 805-963-1411.

Ruth Ellen Hoag Fine Art at GraySpace 805-689-0858

www.RuthEllenHoag.com

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Collage by

Beverley Jackson

www.TheTouchofStone.com

A. Michael Marzolla

Kerry Methner

www.marzozart.com

Contemporary Sculpture

805-570-2011

Patricia Post

at 10 West Gallery

Contemporary Art Excogitation Services

(805)452-7108

Painter-Printmaker

jacksonbeverley56@gmail.com

www.tomandpatriciapostart.com

MARY HEEBNER.COM Instagram @maryheebner BROMERGALLERY.COM

More Artists & Art Destinations SB BOTANIC GARDEN: members only • Fri-Tues 9-5 • www.sbbg.org • 805-682-4726.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFgz_ EK8or8&t=37s • 805-963-4364.

SOLVANG ANTIQUES FINE ART GALLERY: 1693 Copenhagen Dr • 805-686-2322.

SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Closed at this time • 805-966-1601.

SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Outdoor areas open to members w/ RSVP • www.sbnature.org • 805-682-4711.

STATE GALLERY @ YOUTH INTERACTIVE: Closed at this time • 805-617-6421.

SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Closed at this time; View lectures & art on-line: www.SBMM.org • 805-962-8404.

SB MUSEUM OF ART: Closed at this time • online resources: https://www.sbma. net/events/videolibrary/studiosundays • https://www.sbma.net/learn/athome •

SILO 118: LOVE ART? HATE COVID-19? • www.silo118.com.

SLINGSHOT: AN ALPHA ART FORUM: Closed at this time • 805-770-3878.

STUDIO 121: 121 Santa Barbara St • 805-722- 0635.

SULLIVAN GOSS: AN AMERICAN GALLERY: Patricia Chidlaw ~ Elsewhere, Paradise; Susan McDonnell: A Quiet Nature; Angela Perko: Just Another Pretty Picture; Leslie Lewis Sigler ~ Belonging ~ July 27 • Call

to reserve a private gallery time or view on-line: www.sullivangoss.com • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460.

Courtyard, 1114 State Street, Suite 9 • www.waterhousegallery.com • 11-4pm We-Sun • 805-962-8885.

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Closed at this time • 805-688-7889.

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: On-Line: TIME and MEMORY, Christopher Miles juror • www.westmont.edu/museum • 805-565-6162.

UCSB LIBRARY: Closed at this time • www.library.ucsb.edu • 805-893-2478.

VILLAGE FRAME & GALLERY: 1485 E Valley Rd #1 • 805-969-0524.

WATERHOUSE GALLERY: La Arcada

Ruth Ellen Hoag Fine Art at GraySpace

has re-opened and welcomes your visit

Seeing Red Opening June 26th - 28th Friday - Sunday from 1pm to 5pm

By Dan Levin

Participating artists Anthony Askew, Charlene Broudy, Dan Levin, Michael Blaha, Ruth Ellen Hoag

MARCIA BURT T

GALLERY

Contemporary American Landscapes

By Charlene Broudy

By Anthony Askew

By Ruth Ellen Hoag

www.GraySpaceArt.com • 219 Gray Avenue, S.B. • 805.689.0858

Patrons’ and Artist’ safety is central. Social Distancing, face coverings, and all required safety measures will be applied.

517 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 805 962-5588 www.artlacuna.com Marcia Burtt, Lifting Fog, acrylic, 24x18 in.

WILDLING MUSEUM: Inspired in Nature: Solvang School • www.wildlingmuseum.org.

YULIYA LENNON ART STUDIO: 1213 H State St • 805-886-2655.

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COVID-19 Update from Cottage Health – July 1, 2020

Holiday Weekend Safety: Dr. David Fisk, medical director of infection prevention and control at Cottage Health, has been monitoring COVID-19 hospitalization rates and lab test results. “If I could ask one thing of the community over the holiday weekend, it would be to socially distance,” says Dr. Fisk. “The increasing percentage of COVID-19 tests returning positive in our community, along with the rise of hospitalizations, means the virus is circulating widely in Santa Barbara. To protect our community, now is the time to get back to the habit of keeping physical distance from people outside your household.” www.cottagehealth.org

Cottage Health is caring for a total of 284 patients across all campuses.

219 are acute care patients; 154 acute care beds remain available.

In surge planning, capacity is identified for adding 270 acute care beds.

Of the 219 acute care patients, 14 patients are on ventilators.

72 ventilators remain available (adult, pediatric and neonatal ventilators).

Of the 219 acute care patients, 19 are in isolation with COVID-19 symptoms; 18 are confirmed COVID-19 positive.

Of the 19 patients in isolation, nine patients are in critical care.

The not-for-profit Cottage Health is the leader in providing advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. Specialties include the Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Neuroscience Institute, Heart & Vascular Center, Center for Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Hospital.

The Cottage Health medical staff is comprised of more than 700 physicians, many with subspecialties typically found only at university medical centers. Last year, the Cottage Health hospitals in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley provided inpatient care for 21,000 people, treated 80,000 patients through their 24-hour emergency departments and helped deliver 2,100 newborns.

From June 15-21: 2,591 COVID-19 laboratory tests were collected by Cottage Health.

Results: 99 positive, 2,471 negative, 21 pending From June 22-28: 3,183 COVID-19 laboratory tests were collected by Cottage Health.

Results: 121 positive, 2,436 negative, 626 pending

COVID-19 Daily Report

July 1, 2020

Available acute care beds*

In Use

Adult medical-surgical beds Adult intensive care beds Antepartum and postpartum beds Pediatric medical-surgical beds Pediatric intensive care beds Neonatal intensive care beds

Available

Neonatal ventilators Adult/ pediatric ventilators

75 28 26 9 8 8

223 65 37 18 8 22

2 19

15 4

373 270

In Use 1 13

Available 12 60

14

72

Surge Plan -- Current identified anesthesia machines for additional capacity COVID-19, confirmed/suspected COVID-19, stable condition COVID-19, critical condition

No ventilator 10 4

Ventilator -

14

5

5

13 73

86

Total 10 9

19 18

6/15/2020 -

6/21/2020

6/22/2020 -

6/28/2020

Total samples collected

2,591

3,183

COVID-19 positive result COVID-19 negative result Result pending

99 2,471 21

121 2,436 626

% of final results, positive

Total

39

COVID-19, confirmed hospitalized patients**

Laboratory tests***

Total

148 37 11 9 14

Surge Plan -- Current identified capacity for additional beds Ventilators

25

2,570

2,557

3.88%

6.27%

Governor Newsom Orders Closure of Additional Sectors in Santa Barbara County Health Officer Order to be Issued

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OVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released guidance on Wednesday, July 1st, directing that counties on the County Monitoring List for three or more consecutive days to close indoor operations for sectors that promote the mixing of populations beyond households and create environments where physical distancing and wearing face coverings is difficult.

The County Health Officer, Dr. Henning Ansorg, will issue a health officer order mandating the closure of the following industries: • Bars, breweries, pubs, and brewpubs • Indoor Dine-in restaurants • Indoor Wineries and Tasting Rooms • Indoor Family Entertainment Centers • Indoor Movie Theaters • Indoor Zoos and Museums • Indoor Cardrooms The health officer order will be finalized and issued tomorrow, July 2nd with further details. Closures will take full effect as early as July 2nd, 2020 at 5pm. Emergency permits for food service will no longer be allowed in any of the listed sectors. This guidance is to stay in place for a minimum of three weeks and is subject to extension based on epidemiologic indicators.

“We advise local businesses to prepare for these newly announced closures,” shared Dr. Henning Ansorg. “We know that indoor settings with close crowds, as typically seen on holiday weekends, can create an unfavorable environment for the transmission of this virus. Please limit your exposure to people outside your home and wear your face covering when needed.”

For more information about COVID-19 and the response locally, please visit www.publichealthsbc.org or call the County Call Center at 1-833-688-5551.

Stay Connected:

* Does not include Psychiatry or Rehabilitation. ** Effective April 22, 2020, reporting guidelines by California Department of Public Health, modified "Confirmed Patients" to include only those with a positive laboratory test.

County Public Health: www.PublicHealthSBC.org, Twitter and Facebook

*** Laboratory tests ordered and collected by Cottage. Laboratory results take up to four (4) days to result.

County of Santa Barbara: www.CountyofSB.org, Twitter, Facebook

Santa Barbara Beach Parking Closed for the 4th of July Weekend and Other Business Restrictions

County Call Center: (833) 688-5551 Community Wellness Team Information and Referral Line: (805) 364-2750

Community Encouraged to Avoid Gatherings and Celebrate at Home

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HE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA WILL CLOSE ALL OF ITS BEACH PARKING LOTS for the 4th of July Weekend beginning on Friday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 5th in association with the State closing all beach parking. Public parking on Stearns Wharf and Harbor Main lots will remain open to support liveaboard residents, the marina, and adjacent businesses. As previously noticed, the City will not hold a fireworks event to adhere to public health guidelines. The community is encouraged to be vigilant to maintain social distancing over the holiday. Stay at home if possible, and avoid gathering with anyone outside of your household.

Additionally, the Governor announced today that effective immediately in Santa Barbara County the following business sectors must move their operations outdoors and/or offer pick-up service for a minimum of three weeks: Restaurants, Wineries and tasting rooms, Movie theaters & family entertainment, Zoos & museums, and Cardrooms.

Brewpubs, breweries, bars, pubs and lounges are to close all operations. Serving food is no longer an alternative provided as a means to remain open for the time being.

Gatherings of ten people or greater are currently not allowed indoors or outdoors to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. To discourage attracting or forming crowds, there are no plans to stage or make accommodations for live music, food trucks, or other related public celebratory events for the 4th of July holiday. This year, Cabrillo Boulevard and Lower State Street will remain open to vehicle traffic and no parade is planned. In lieu of the live parade on State Street, the PierreClaeyssens Foundation is hosting a virtual celebration at 6pm on KEYT, Channel 3 to honor the nation’s birthday.

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Music Academy: MARLI Continued from Page 21 all while moving back home for the remainder of the year. Now with everything shifting online, you not only have to have stage presence, but online presence as well. The pressure to adapt and begin to brand yourself on an online platform is challenging, but also presents exciting new possibilities.

As we move forward, questions arise: What is the future of classical music? Is this the deadly blow that takes it down? Most of these questions are seeded in deep panic and fear as so many graduating musicians who had dreams of taking orchestra auditions have had to rethink everything. However, from what I have been seeing online, music is thriving! Yes, the future is being reshaped, but we young artists now get to guide and create the music world we want to perform in. Another upside is that performances

are now able to reach far beyond the doors of the concert hall, and the globalization of music has become mandatory. In terms of responding to cultural changes during this pandemic, musicians have been rising to the call by bringing peace, solidarity, and change.

What has been your most creative moment at MARLI so far?

Recently, I was able to participate in MARLI’s online production of the fourth movement of Haydn’s London Symphony. Before recording, we were provided with countless resources to expand our knowledge of the stylistic approach and historical context of the piece. This production has been, I believe, my fifth or sixth project where you listen to a recording and play along, and I can definitely say that I am increasingly comfortable with the process. While we are not able to sit in a rehearsal space and discuss where we want to take time and what bowing works in measure 87, I have found there are still ways to be creative within these rigid boundaries. You now have the

chance to experiment with the best angle for your camera to engage the audience and ‘set the stage;’ you can also get your parents involved and give a home concert as they sit behind the camera!

I have discovered that creativity in the traditional sense simply has different semantics now. Collaboration now entails listening to a recording and noting where the musician takes time and rehearsing it over and over with the tape... Throughout all these projects, my musical intuition has broadened from better matching my playing to a prerecorded tape which has forced me to react quicker and with greater precision.

In a way, playing with a prerecorded tape has become like chamber music more than ever-just some fingerings and bowings are not as open for discussion!

Do you have a favorite Resonance Blog entry or Concert Hall Online that you’d recommend?

I would definitely recommend reading Marc Lombardino’s The Hands Behind the Sonata!

Lombardino discusses how Haydn’s last piano sonata might have never reached its popularity today if it hadn’t been for female pianist Therese Jansen, who performed the sonata at the time of its composition. I found it very thoughtprovoking to see how “we would do well to go beyond music theory and instead focus on who actually played this piece of music when Haydn first wrote it” (Lombardino) ...

In closing, as Lombardino mentions, the creation of music is a collaboration between two or more people. Music is not created in isolation from others, but instead thrives off of and prospers from our friendships and shared experiences.

July 3, 2020

If you missed the convocation with keynote speaker Beth Morrison, catch it online!

Highlights of upcoming performances and events: Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – a layered recording scheduled for Friday, July 3rd, at 5pm Movement from Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, “London” conducted by Christian Reif scheduled for Thursday, July 9th, at 5pm The Chorus from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with Vocal Institute Fellows and Sing! Program participants scheduled for Tuesday, July 21st, at 5pm The Fast Pitch Awards Livestream, on Thursday, July 23rd at 5pm www.musicacademy.org

Virtual Picnic Concert No. 1 with faculty artists Jonathan Feldman and Paul Merkelo

Experience The Beauty of The Santa Barbara Waterfront on Stearns Wharf

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