VOICE Magazine: July 5, 2024

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Music Academy of the West Lehrer Vocal Institute Presents:

Bizet’s Carmen

“Love is a Rebellious Bird”

SBy Daisy Scott / VOICE

EDUCTION, JEALOUSY, PASSION, AND BETRAYAL OF THE GRANDEST ORDER, all set to Georges Bizet’s stirring operatic score will captivate community members when the Music Academy of the West presents Carmen at the Granada Theatre on July 12th and 14th.

Opera Director Ken Cazan

Restaged to take place in modern day Spain under Academy Opera Director Ken Cazan, Chair of Vocal Arts and Opera at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, Carmen will prove its timeless nature with a grand restaging to take place in the modern day.

“The plight of the Romany people hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Only the clothing and modern conveniences have changed,” Cazan shared with VOICE. “Consequently, I chose to move the piece into the present, to combine current media capabilities and clothing styles with the longstanding Romany traditions inherent in the piece.”

Celebrating its 149th anniversary, Carmen remains one of the most popularly known and performed operas, boasting many of the genre’s “greatest hits” such as Carmen’s Habanera and the riveting Toreador Song. Tributes to Bizet’s masterpiece have emerged in the form of ballet, film, a Broadway musical, and even a Muppets short.

A tragic tale, Carmen centers on Carmen, a Romany woman who flirts with the soldier Don José in an effort to escape imprisonment. Tempted by her sexuality, Don José ultimately abandons his sense of duty and his fiancée to be with Carmen.

However, when Carmen grows enamored with the toreador Escamillo, Don José’s jealousy and anger grows to a dangerous level. The opera grows into a compelling examination of major themes such as love, passion, duty, and the threats of misogyny.

attributes Carmen’s lasting appeal to its memorable music and its timeless themes.

“The endless admiration for a person who has goals and dreams and will stop at nothing to achieve them is always fascinating, no matter the results of pursuing those aspirations,” said Cazan.

Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows have appreciated the challenge and thrill of making this iconic work their own this summer. Mezzo-soprano Maggie Reneé will star in the leading role of Carmen, with tenor Xuyue Qing singing as Don José.

Reneé studies at The Juilliard School, where she has earned three degrees. She began singing jazz when she was eight years old, transitioning to classical around the age of 16. She has previously collaborated with the Santa Fe and Des Moines Metro Operas, although this marks her first time preparing Carmen’s full role — including learning to dance flamenco and play the castanets.

“What I appreciate about Carmen is the fact that she is honest about who she is and what to expect from her from the very first second she is on stage to the very last moment of the opera,” said Reneé. “Unfortunately, not everyone believes her, but regardless, she lives for her truth and her freedom and I think those are beautiful and important values to have.”

creating a rich, multi-sensory experience that can deeply move and inspire audiences,” shared Qing. “The powerful emotions conveyed through the music and performances have a unique ability to resonate with people, transcending language and cultural barriers.”

Baritone Paul Jang, soprano Kayla Rae Stein, bassbaritone Wanchun Liang, and baritone Michael Segura round out the fellows’ leading cast. The Academy’s Sing! children’s chorus will also make an appearance.

Conductor Daniela Candillari will lead the Academy Festival Orchestra in Bizet’s monumental score. This marks Candillari’s third Music Academy opera, previously conducting Eugene Onegin and La bohème. Her involvement with Carmen is a full-circle moment, as Carmen was the first live opera she ever heard.

“I was very young when I heard it and remember vividly there was a certain freshness and excitement to it that felt as if a completely new world opened up to me,” said Candillari. “In a way I hope this production offers a similar experience to those who may not have seen Carmen yet. I hope it inspires audiences so they want to come see and hear it again, and hope it opens up a door to the operatic and classical music world, which can truly change lives.”

For additional upcoming Music Academy of the West events view the VOICE calendar on page 16

Qing is a tenor from China studying at the Eastman School of Music. In preparing the role of Don José, he has most appreciated exploring how Bizet’s music “enhances the drama, reaching the deepest parts of the heart.”

He encourages community members who have not experienced opera to read a synopsis and listen to a recording to familiarize themselves with the music before attending.

“Opera continues to be a compelling art form because it combines music, drama, visual arts, and often dance,

Mesmerizing flamenco will add to the production’s energy. Over the past weeks, famed flamenco dancer and choreographer Manuel Gutierrez has carefully instructed fellows in the art of flamenco.

“He has taken the performers into a whole new realm of understanding their bodies and the power that comes from within them through their flamenco work on this opera,” shared Cazan.

Performances will be held at 7pm on Friday, July 12th, and at 2pm on Sunday, July 14th at the Granada Theatre.

For tickets (7-17’s FREE; Community Access $10; Regular $35-100) visit www.musicacademy.org/carmen; email ticketoffice@musicacademy.org or call 805-969-8787.

Community Access Tickets: The Music Academy is committed to ensuring the Santa Barbara community has access to and is inspired by the magic of music. $10 Community Access Tickets are available for the 2024 Summer Festival, subject to availability. Tickets are available in person at the Music Academy Carsey Ticket Office and online. The Community Access Ticket program is made possible in the loving memory of

Cazan

Photo by Zach Mendez

Linda Sawyer Frankel.

Orchestra Conductor Daniela Candillari

Maggie Reneé as Carmen

Xuyue Qing as Don José; Kayla Rae Stein as Micaëla; Maggie Reneé as Carmen; and Paul Jang as Escamillo

Photo by Zach Mendez

Photo by Jennifer Taylor

Photo by Kristina Jacinth

A Building to Think Outside the Box

The Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics brings the best minds together and has already given

UC

Santa Barbara three Nobel Laureates

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

EVERY YEAR OVER 1,000 VISITING SCIENTISTS

FLOCK TO KOHN HALL at UCSB to explore the frontiers of physics and pioneer new fields of research. They come from the best institutions around the world to the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics (KITP) and combine their knowledge through friendships and partnerships that build bridges and break barriers.

On June 12th, many of them, including two Nobel laureates, UCSB professor emeritus Alan Heeger and former KITP Director David Gross, gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary

of the colorful postmodern building, named after the institute’s first director, Nobel laureate Walter Kohn.

The occasion also honored Jim Langer, Director of ITP from 19891995, for his work in making the 1994 building a reality and bringing in famed architect Michael Graves to both the original project and its 2004 addition.

For the first 15 years, ITP operated out of the top floor of UCSB’s Ellison Hall. The space was so limited that meetings happened outside, and conferences off-site. Langer was crucial in advocating for a layout that would encourage collaborations and discussions, rather than isolate scientists in their offices.

“We tried to help young people from all over the world come together, work on a variety of problems, make mistakes in them, but make discoveries in that way,” said Langer.

Blackboards filled with equations are around virtually every corner. Kohn Hall was designed to foster collaborative theoretical physics, and its impact in facilitating transformational research continues to be seen 30 years later.

“That’s why I know that this building is 30 years old: we’ve paid off the loan as of July 1st,” said Lars Bilsten, Director of KITP, in a speech full of humor.

Among the attendees were Doug Scalapino and Bob Sugar, who in 1979, together with Jim Hartle and Ray Sawyer won a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation, giving birth to the ITP, which in 2001 became KITP after receiving a $7.5 million donation from Philanthropist Fred Kavli, which paid for the growth of the building and of the institute’s programs.

“This is an occasion supposedly to honor me,” said Langer, winner of the American Physical Society’s Oliver Buckley Physics Prize in 1997. “But in a way, I think I’m not so much the honoree as an artifact. I’m an artifact of how this institution grew up, came to be, and has evolved to the present time.”

Dilling Yang, Alan Heeger (Nobel Laureate), Dan Hone, Jim Langer, and Elly Langer

Bob Sugar (one of four KITP founders)

Chancellor Henry T. Yang was one of the guest speakers who came to honor Langer, who will be 90 years-old come September.

Jim Langer David Gross applauding for Jim Langer

Photos by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

Another Step Forward: State Street Advisory Reviews City Staff Proposals No Final Decisions Reached, Master Plan Projected to Reach City Council in 2025

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

ANSWERS REMAIN ON THE HORIZON REGARDING STATE STREET’S FUTURE.

Community members got a glimpse of the most detailed proposal unveiled to date for a State Street Master Plan draft when the State Street Advisory Committee met on June 26th.

Calling for a pedestrian zone spanning the 700 to 900 blocks, flat curbless streets from the 500 to 900 blocks, and the reintroduction of cars to varying degrees along the promenade, the City staff’s presented proposal was met with almost an hour of public comment. In addition, 227 letters were submitted to the SSAC before they met.

However, while community conversation surrounding State Street is ongoing, Wednesday’s meeting demonstrated that the discussion at hand has moved beyond the brainstorming phase. Rather than centering on the introduction of new ideas, the meeting’s focus firmly remained on the need for SSAC members to refine the set of proposals presented by City of Santa Barbara staff.

what that long-term vision looks like, we will just willy-nilly start doing things and it doesn’t make any sense, it has no sense of rhyme or reason, there’s no strategy.”

McAdoo moved to Santa Barbara in May after serving as the City Manager for Hayward, California for eight years.

The Proposed Plan

ISAACSON AND LOCAL ARCHITECT AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS

COMMISSION CHAIR ANTHONY

GRUMBINE presented the current iteration of the proposed State Street Master Plan draft to SSAC members.

“I do not want this to disappear. I think if we come back saying well, we have all these other elements that we can’t really decide about what this block’s going to be, or this block’s going to be — there is not the political will to maintain us.” —

Meagan Harmon, SB City Council & SSAC member

“Today’s goal, as Ms. McAdoo [City Administrator] mentioned earlier, is really looking for support for the staff-recommended design concepts and mobility strategies that have been presented,” explained Community Development Director Eli Issacson.

No representatives from MIG, Inc, who the City hired as external consultants for $780,000 in 2022, spoke at the meeting. No MIG proposals or plans were presented either.

The SSAC meeting occurred after the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce unveiled their own vision for a revitalized State Street the prior week. The City’s and Chamber’s proposals align in numerous respects, not the least of which is the creation of a pedestrianfocused “Grand Paseo” and a plan that outlines block by block recommendations for activations and the reintroduction of cars.

However, while the Chamber stressed the need for immediate action on State Street, city staff has largely maintained focus on the creation of a long-term vision that will inform current steps.

City Administrator Kelly McAdoo, who took office in late May, upheld this view in her introductory remarks to the SSAC. She stressed the need for the SSSAC to reach consensus on a long-term vision before city staff can focus on short-term actions.

“That [a SSAC consensus] will really lay the foundation for some sort of action steps in the near-term,” said McAdoo. “If we don’t have

The City proposal divides State Street into three districts, beginning with the Entertainment District from the 400 to 600 blocks. The 400 block would open to two-way vehicular traffic, while the 500 and 600 blocks would be flat and curbless and focus on pedestrians, cyclists, dining, and an experiential mode of transportation such as a trolley. There was also discussion of reintroducing one lane of car traffic.

The De La Guerra District would include the 700 to 900 blocks of State Street and be pedestrian-focused with a “Grand Paseo.” The district is named for its connection to De La Guerra Plaza, which is

Any rerouting of bicycles would likely take place on Chapala Street, with different street textures, bollards, or other structural facets included on State Street to help prevent bikes from moving dangerously fast on the street. The question of a trolley running the length of State also remains a possibility.

The 1000 to 1300 blocks would constitute the Arts District. The 1000 to 1200 blocks would feature widened sidewalks for pedestrians and outdoor dining, with a oneway car lane and two-way bike lanes. Palm trees would also be planted to, as Grumbine explained, make State Street more visually recognizable from a distance.

SSAC members broke out into small discussions to review the proposal, dividing

undergoing its own revitalization process that will ultimately impact the State Street Master Plan. This region would serve as the core of State Street with room for activities such as pop-up markets, concerts, and more.

However, while the Grand Paseo would be pedestrian-focused, it would not be pedestrian-exclusive. In a post-meeting conversation with VOICE, Isaacson confirmed that the Paseo proposal is still debating the extent to which cycling would be permitted, whether that be only at certain times or select days.

among three tables. While members of the public were barred from engaging in the conversations, they were invited to listen in, offering a personal glimpse into the SSAC members’ individual ideas and reactions.

City Councilmember and SSAC member Meagan Harmon in her small group discussion urged her peers to maintain focus on the larger picture and to hold specific details for when, as

she phrased it, “the political fight over the very existence of the promenade is over.”

“My own view is politically as a committee we need to present the barest bones framework as to what this street is going to be,” said Harmon. “I do not want this to disappear. I think if we come back saying well, we have all these other elements that we can’t really decide about what this block’s going to be, or this block’s going to be — there is not the political will to maintain us.”

The SSAC briefly reconvened to review the small groups’ responses to the City’s proposal. Support was voiced for a trolley or pedicabs operating along State Street, as well as the limited reintroduction of cars beyond the Grand Paseo. Gateways welcoming visitors and increased art downtown also received support.

The most conflicting views emerged with the incorporation of cyclists, with some SSAC members supporting the idea of curbing the time periods in which cyclists could operate along the Grand Paseo. The overarching view maintained was that more discussion was necessary.

About 75 community members attended the Wednesday afternoon meeting, including a sizable turnout from local organization Strong Towns Santa Barbara, whose 300 members advocate for an entirely car-free promenade in opposition to the City’s proposal for partial vehicle reintroduction.

“We did a random survey of over 40 businesses using a neutral series of questions and found that support for a car free State Street stood at over 70 percent and support for bringing cars back was less than 20,” shared Strong Towns member George Nicks.

No vote was made regarding the proposed plan. SSAC Chair Dave Davis made a motion to continue the remainder of the meeting at a future date. Isaacson confirmed to VOICE that the meeting will be concluded the week of July 15th. No public comment session will be included.

To learn more about the State Street Advisory Committee and submit public comment visit https://santabarbaraca.gov/state-street-advisory-committee

The current State Street proposal highlights separate districts, including a De La Guerra District that would connect to the to-be-determined De La Guerra revitalization plans

Photo courtesy of City of Santa Barbara

Photo by Daisy Scott / VOICE

Community News

St. Francis Foundation Celebrates Another Giving Cycle

SUMMER IS A SEASON OF GIVING, thanks to the St. Francis Foundation. The organization recently completed its grants cycle, awarding almost one million dollars in support to 33 community organizations.

“The programs and organizations selected for funding help to reduce anguish in our community” said Tory Milazzo, President of St. Francis Foundation. “We’re honored and grateful to support those who do the hard work, day in and day out.”

Established in 1956, St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara annually awards grants to local agencies focused on helping to relieve human suffering. By stewarding resources entrusted to them, the St. Francis Foundation is privileged and positioned to support many causes in the community. Some of this year’s local recipients included Friendship Center,

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, Doctors without Walls, Serenity House, Hillside House, Parish Nurses, Easy Lift, PathPoint, Hospice of SB, Organic Soup Kitchen, Pacific Pride, Westmont Nursing Program, Showers of Blessings, and more.

“We are so grateful to the St. Francis Foundation for their financial support which allows us to serve more people in our community with our free Patient Care Services program,” shared David Selberg, CEO, Hospice of Santa Barbara. stfrancisfoundationsb.org

SBCC Welcomes new VP of Human Resources

EDC Adds Three New Members

THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, which protects and enhances the environment of California’s south central coast through education, advocacy, and legal action, has added three new staff members to its team. www.environmentaldefensecenter.org

JEREMY FRANKEL, a Goleta local, started as EDC’s new Staff Attorney in April. He earned his law degree at the University of Denver and spent three years clerking for the Colorado Court of Appeals. Upon his return to Santa Barbara, Frankel worked in private practice where he represented public and private clients in all phases of litigation, performed administrative law, and advised clients on land use. He is a member of both the California and Colorado State Bars.

BRANDI WEBBER joined EDC as Office Manager & Event Coordinator in March. She earned a degree in Geography from UC Santa Barbara and spent more than 16 years as an editor and cartographer at Maps.com before moving on to medical and advertising sales. She has a skill set that includes project management, customer service, and event planning, and has been a Santa Barbara community member for more than 25 years.

MATT CAMPA assumes his position as Staff Attorney/Environmental Justice Program Outreach Coordinator after serving as a Legal Fellow at EDC for more than a year. Prior to joining EDC, Campa attended Lewis and Clark Law School, where he took first place in the National Environmental Moot Court competition and clerked for Earthrise Law Center and Neighbors for Clean Air. He also worked on wetland preservation in Alaska through section 404 of the Clean Water Act and was a Lewis and Clark’s 2022 Wyss Scholarship recipient. Matt’s position is new on EDC’s roster. EDC created the position in its recently completed 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, which prioritizes EDC’s continued work on environmental justice on the Central Coast as part of the organization’s core mission.  The position will work closely with communities that have suffered significant harm from pollution and other environmental threats and will help EDC engage with and support those communities and our nonprofit partners working on these issues.

DAN LE GUEN-SCHMIDT, MBA, SHRM-CP is the new Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Human Resources at Santa Barbara City College. Originally from Minnesota, Le Guen-Schmidt began his career as a human resources and talent administrator for global benefits provider Best Doctors, now Teledoc Health. From there he worked with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. After working at the West Valley-Mission Community College District in Santa Clara for two years, Le Guen-Schmidt returned to Minnesota and worked at Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota’s largest technical school, first as Assistant Director, and eventually as Vice President of Human Resources. In addition to the two Hennepin Technical positions, Le Guen-Schmidt led the Human Resources function for SouthWest Transit. In his new role at SBCC, Le Guen-Schmidt will foster a collaborative and inclusive culture to support employees in the important work of educating students. www. sbcc.edu

DWW Adds New Board of Directors Member

JORDAN TURETSKY, MPH, has joined Doctors Without Walls–Santa Barbara Street Medicine (DWW) on their Board of Directors. She has held strategic roles within healthcare organizations including the Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz, Central California Alliance for Health, and now CenCal Health. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. Turetsky currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer at CenCal Health. Prior to her role there, she served as the Provider Services Director at Central California Alliance for Health, managing provider-facing operations and the development of provider networks. www.sbdww.org

NASA Hera Mission Enlists Santa Barbara Scientist

DR. TIM LISTER, a La Cumbre Observatory (LCO) Senior Scientist has been selected as a NASA Participating Scientist in the upcoming European Space Agency Hera Mission. Announced in June by NASA, Hera will be launched in October 2024 and will be the follow-up to the NASA DART planetary defense mission of 2022. Under Dr. Lister’s leadership, the LCO telescopes captured the DART moment of impact with a binary asteroid and continued to take observations of the asteroid and its debris plume for several months. The grant from NASA supports Dr. Lister’s work using LCO telescopes for the investigation of the ongoing evolution of the asteroid system. www.lco.global

Kathryn Westland, Executive Director Friendship Center, with Jeanne West, St. Francis Foundation Board of Directors

Andrea Slaby, COO, Organic Soup Kitchen; Jan Ingram, St. Francis Foundation Board of Directors; and Anthony Carroccio, Executive Director, Organic Soup Kitchen Photos courtesy of St. Francis Foundation

Jordan Turetsky

Dr. Tim Lister

Community News

FARO Center to Offer Centralized Services for Houseless Individuals

By Jesse Caverly / VOICE

ACENTER OFFERING HOPE, ALONG WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, has opened on Chapala Street to serve our community members experiencing houselessness. The FARO Center, a single navigational hub in service to the houseless population of Santa Barbara. FARO, as an acronym, stands for Fostering Access, Resilience and Opportunity. The name also takes after the Spanish word “faro,” which means lighthouse — in this case, a symbol of hope and guidance for Santa Barbara’s houseless people.

“This Center has been years in the making,” said Barbara Anderson, Senior Assistant to the City Administrator. “We worked to prove the concept through three Neighborhood Navigation Center sites throughout the City for the past two and a half years. These were two hours a day, three different days a week and we were able to facilitate 65 exits from homelessness because all service providers were working together.”

Operating five days a week, 10am to 2pm, the newly opened FARO Center is the result of a partnership between the City and the Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT). Under a three-year lease agreement, the Center will help reduce the pressures of houselessness by monitoring and addressing neighborhood impacts, providing ongoing outreach, and offering guidance and referrals for stable housing options.

According to the 2024 Point-in-Time Count, there are an estimated 987 people experiencing houselessness in the City of Santa Barbara. This demand highlights the critical need for day-to-day support services for this marginalized population. Since there is a limited capacity for emergency shelters to remain open for overnight guests, the FARO Center will help accelerate people being able to exit street level homelessness by offering services during the day.

A multi-story office building on Chapala Street, the FARO Center offers comprehensive support services in a centralized place. The Center will aid people in need navigate multiple service providers usually in various locations, and to mitigate instability in already turbulent conditions.

Under one roof, clients will have access to case management, documentation readiness,

workforce development, job search assistance, employment support, and life skills building, with resources provided by the Santa Barbara Public Library. Housing referrals and access to healthcare and mental health services will also be available. Additional meeting times, made by appointment-only and outside regular business hours, will be offered.

“The City worked tirelessly to identify a location and a property that would provide safety, dignity and privacy for service delivery and also be a “hub” for agencies to continue coordination and collaboration on addressing homelessness.” Anderson added. “It’s a dream come true – to have such a beautiful and welcoming space – to help our community members in need.”

The FARO Center is staffed by SB ACT and is supported by key service provider partners with a proven track record in reducing houselessness. SB ACT will coordinate outreach and case management support at the center to identify individual needs and facilitate access to interim and permanent housing solutions. Specific strategies around safety, de-escalation, diversion, and reunification will be implemented to create a supportive and intentional setting conducive to service provision and exits from street-level homelessness.

The FARO Center plans to ultimately extend its open walk-in hours to 9am to 3pm in the future. It is located at 621 Chapala Street. www.sbact.org/farocenter

Healthy Meals Gap filled by The Foodbank

CHILDREN WHO NEED HEALTHY FOOD WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOODBANK OF SB’S END SUMMER HUNGER program at eleven locations this summer. Providing free, healthy lunches for kids 18 and under, Picnic in the Park (PIP) operates weekdays through to August 2nd in Los Alamos and Santa Maria; to August 8th in Lompoc; to August 16th in Goleta and Santa Barbara; and to August 1st in Guadalupe.

Lunch will be on-site at parks, libraries, apartment complexes and community centers, where kids can also participate in educational activities and games. Families must stretch their budgets even further in the summer months to cover additional expenses like childcare and the

gap left by the lack of school lunches. The PIP program seeks to address this gap with its nutritional program.

“We’re excited to provide healthy lunches to children in need throughout the county,” explained Jacqueline Valencia, Foodbank Director of Community Programs and Education. “The Foodbank works closely with school districts to ensure that healthy lunches are readily available to all children in all neighborhoods of Santa Barbara County.”

The Foodbank expects to serve lunch to nearly 900 children each day and to distribute more than 30,000 meals this summer, providing plant-rich, kid-friendly lunches prepared with fresh ingredients. Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis as part of the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. There are no income requirements

to participate. All children under the age of 18, regardless of immigration status, are encouraged to attend.

Community members who wish to provide meals to children facing hunger during the summer may donate at www.FoodbankSBC.org/EndSummerHunger24

www.FoodbankSBC.org

Longtime Club Member to Lead Montecito Rotary Club

KIM STONE, a local realtor, investor and entrepreneur, will serve as the president of the Montecito Rotary Club. Stone has led multiple service projects for the organization, as secretary and youth chair for the Interact Club, organized annual service trips to Mexico for dozens of high school students, and facilitated youth exchanges with other countries. Through service projects, scholarships, and various humanitarian efforts, Rotary members work together to promote peace, fight disease, support education and alleviate poverty. Stone will succeed Tony Morris, who is stepping down from the club after a two-year term.

At the ribbon cutting for the FARO Center

Courtesy of City of Santa Barbara

Kim Stone

Community ~ News

Winners Selected for the 8th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest

VIBRANT COLORS, ROLLING AQUARIUMS, AND THE OCCASIONAL DINOSAUR found their way into this year’s theme, “Nature Buses,” for the Santa Barbara MTD’s 8th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest. Open to grades one through six, this year’s contest received 120 entries from South Coast afterschool programs and the Eastside, Central, and Carpinteria Public Libraries, the City of Santa Barbara RAP Program, the Carpinteria & Greater Santa Barbara Girls, Inc., and the Downtown Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Westside, & Goleta Boys & Girls Clubs.

The 1st-3rd Grade Winners include: 1st Place- Brinley Kiefer, 3rd Grade, El Camino School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB; 2nd Place: Noemi Espinoza Aguilar, 2nd Grade, SB Community Academy, SB Central Library; 3rd Place- Genesis Esparza, 3rd Grade, Girls, Inc. of Carpinteria; Honorable Mention: Diallo Ryser, 1st Grade, Canalino School

The 4th-6th Grade Winners include: 1st Place- Anika Tanner, 6th Grade, Trivium Charter School, SB Central Library; 2nd Place- Kaylee Hernandez, 6th Grade, Roosevelt School, RAP Program; 3rd PlaceCataleya Alexa Martinez, 4th Grade, El Camino School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB. Honorable Mention: Camilla Gonzalez, 5th Grade, Monte Vista School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB

SBMA Announces New Chair and Members of Board of Trustees

THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART (SBMA) has welcomed new members to its Board of Trustees. They will serve under the leadership of new Board Chair Michael C. Linn. The new term began July 1st. www.sbma.net

MICHAEL C. LINN is a 40-year energy industry veteran, spokesman, and leader. He has a record of success as founder, C-suite executive, industry authority, general counsel, board member/officer, teacher, and investor. He is currently President and CEO of MCL Ventures LLC and his civic board service includes Texas Children’s Hospital, where he was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for six years. Linn earned his JD in 1977 from Baltimore School of Law and BA in 1974 in political science from Villanova University.

JANET FELDSTEIN MCKILLOP is a Managing Director and Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where she works with endowments, foundations, nonprofits, family offices, and multi-generational families to steward their resources and meet their wealth and asset management goals. McKillop joined the private bank in 2023, after serving as the J. Paul Getty Trust’s Chief Development Officer and Vice President since 2015. At the Getty, she led fundraising and external engagement efforts for the Trust and its programs. She earned a BA in Art History from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

STEPHEN SCHAIBLE is currently a Senior Advisor at Evercore Partners, one of the world’s leading independent M&A advisory firms. He joined Evercore as a Senior Managing Director in 2007 from Citigroup, where he headed the Global Chemicals and Natural Resources Groups. Prior to joining Citi in 2000, he was a Managing Director and head of the Global Chemicals Group at J.P. Morgan & Co., where he worked for nearly 20 years in New York, London, and Tokyo. He graduated from Princeton University in 1981 with a BA in History, cum laude.

Scholarship Foundation Honors Locals

WITH MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO DATE, the South Coast Business & Technology Awards hit another record this year, grossing $313,450, at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on June 11th.

The annual awards recognize innovation, leadership, and success in the area’s business and technology sectors. This year’s honorees included Zohar Ziv (Pioneer Award); Noozhawk (Excellence in Service); Jackie Carrera of the Santa Barbara Foundation (Executive of the Year); Tecolote Research (Company of the Year); Andrew Firestone and Jess Parker of StonePark Capital (Entrepreneurs of the Year); and Pearly and Rabbit (Rising Stars).

“This annual showcase reminds us that our region is home to an extraordinary abundance of world-class business talent and technological innovation,” said Scholarship Foundation President and CEO Melinda Cabrera. “It also affirms the importance of our continuing efforts to help educate the workforce of tomorrow. We are grateful for this enduring partnership with our local business community.”

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Michael C. Linn.

Janet Feldstein McKillop

Stephen Schaible

1st Place: Anika Tanner (4th-6th Grade)

Courtesy of SB MTD

Three winners from Girls Inc of SB

From left to right: Jess Parker of StonePark Capital, South Coast Business & Technology Awards emcees Donna Weidl and Matt Rowe, and Andrew Firestone of StonePark Capital.

Courtesy of SCBT

Community ~ News

Hillside’s 20th Annual Emerald Soirée a Success

BEGINNING AS A SMALL LUNCHEON HELD BY HILLSIDE

SUPPORTERS Nancy Read and Norris Goss—Hillside’s annual soirée is the organization’s largest fundraiser each year. This year the theme was “Emerald,” in recognition of the event’s 20th anniversary.

The event was held at the Santa Barbara Club, where guests were served a threecourse dinner in the courtyard. Sunstone Winery provided the wine for the evening, gifting attendees with their own bottle of

Which One’s Pink? Rocks SOhO

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

SHINING BRIGHT, Which One’s Pink? returned to SOhO Restaurant & Music Club to a packed house on June 29th. Celebrating their 25th year of jamming throughout Southern California, the Pink Floyd tribute band has developed a devout local following, with dozens of Santa Barbara fans returning to their biannual shows at SOhO.

Saturday’s concert was no different, with familiar faces ranging from individuals who listened to Pink Floyd in their childhood to college-aged youth, filling the dance floor in front of the stage. Per tradition, the band opened with In the Flesh? before launching into the riffs of the legendary band’s greatest hits, including Money, Another Brick in the Wall, Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb, Breathe (In the Air), and Time

Lead vocalist/guitarist Paul Samarin, bassist/vocalist Scott Richards, and guitarist/vocalist Allen Moreno performed with electric energy and kept fans on their toes with lesser-played songs such as High Hopes, Set Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Fearless. Dan Johnson, who provides the band’s sound effects, was met with cheers as he emerged from the shadows in sunglasses to deliver the maniacal chuckles of Brain Damage.

Vocalist Natalie Azerad treated the audience to her transcendent rendition of The Great Gig in the Sky. A technically challenging and breathtakingly beautiful song, Azerad’s performance demonstrated her passion and range as a singer, perfectly hitting each note.

After playing for an impressive two and a half hours, the band bid goodnight by announcing their performance of The Wall in its entirety in Agoura Hills later this month. wwww.sohosb.com

“Hillside Honey,” harvested on the property of Hillside by San Marcos Farms. Among the attendees were Congressman Salud Carbajal, who presented Certificates of Special Congressional Recognition to Hillside awardees Pam Flynt Tambo and Maria Luisa Ortiz. Guest speaker Paralympic medalist Mike Schalppi shared his uplifting story.

There was also a live auction, offering items in fine dining, suites at the Rosewood Miramar, and VIP concert tickets at the Santa Barbara Bowl. It was a successful night, bringing in a total amount raised of $90,000. www.hillsidesb.org

New Student Representative Appointed to SB Unified Board of Trustees

THE FOURTH STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IN SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED DISTRICT HISTORY, Santa Barbara High School senior Erick Gonzalez Ramirez has joined the SBUSD Board of Trustees. Before applying for the role, Ramirez was a volunteer on the Superintendent’s Advisory Council.

“This past year, I worked with the Superintendent’s Advisory Council on Mental Health Awareness, which resonated with me,” said Ramirez. “I think it is an important aspect of life that we need to prioritize and take care of.”

Before attending SBHS, Ramirez attended Santa Barbara Community Academy and La Cumbre Junior High. He replaces Anastasia Li, who graduated from Dos Pueblos High School this June.

“We are so proud of Erick, Anastasia, and our student board members,” said Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent. “Their efforts to highlight the mental health crisis in our junior and high school spaces are vital, and the exact kind of advocacy we need from this role. Mental health is and will continue to be a key focus of our District in the next year.” www.sbunified.org

Board Member Rose Muñoz, Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Board President Wendy Sims-Moten, new Student Board Nember Erick Gonzalez Ramirez, and Board Members Gabe Escobedo, Sunita Beall, and Bill Banning

Courtesy of Oscar Hernandez/SBUSD

Four-Time Paralympic Medalist, Mike Schlappi, addresses event guests.

Photo by Bri Burkett Kelley

Maria Luisa Ortiz and Pam Flynt Tambo

Congressman Salud Carbajal and Hillside President &CEO Michael Rassler

Hillside Board Chair Brad Frohling and Hillside Resident Parent Jim Wilcox.

Photo by Zack Lloyd

Poetry in Breath, Song, and String

Music Academy of the West’s Salon Series I

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

POETRY’S MARRIAGE WITH MUSIC was on full display when Music Academy of the West fellows launched this summer’s Salon Series before an enthralled audience.

Held in Lehmann Hall rather than Hahn Hall to provide listeners with a true chamber music listening experience, the Salon Series is one of the Academy’s most intimate concert series.

The personal atmosphere only heightened June 26th program’s dramatic impact, which traversed the distinctly modern sounds of composer Christopher Cerrone, a Poem for Oboe and Piano, and a standout performance from soprano Alexandra Rose Hotz singing Ned Rorem’s Ariel: Five Poems of Slyvia Plath

Early arrivals enjoyed a preconcert reception, setting the evening’s private atmosphere by inviting attendees to sip wine, visit, and stroll the Academy’s picturesque patio and fountain. The gentle buzz of conversation lightly echoed off the walls of Lehmann Hall.

Cerrone’s New Addresses, inspired by the poetry of Kenneth Koch, kicked off the concert with an exciting bolt of energy. Performed by Anastasia Samsel on flute, Ben Quarles on bass clarinet, Natalie Boberg on violin, and Reina Sophia Cho on cello, the four fellows played as a collaborative powerhouse.

Each fellow demonstrated remarkable technical skill as they met the difficult demands of Cerrone’s intricately layered composition, often treating their instruments with percussive energy, such as staccato and ricochet from Boberg and Cho, slaptonguing from Quarles, and outstanding breath variations from Cho. The fellows’ energy built with each movement before culminating in a gripping, rapid-fire rhythm.

If New Addresses resembled an avant-garde poetic energy, Marina Dranishnikova’s Poem for Oboe and Piano responded as pastoral poetry with delicate, enchanting harmony. Performed by Yang Yu on oboe and Immanuel Mykyta-Chomsky on piano, the duo balanced each other with mesmerizing intentionality.

Yu’s oboe fluttered through elevated melodies while Mykyta-Chomsky’s moody piano grounded the piece until it was time to pick up the pace. Then, the pair’s instrumentations soared through repeating refrains and danced with and around each other.

The program concluded with soprano Alexandra Rose Hotz’s soul-stirring rendition of Ariel: Five Poems of Slyvia Plath. Hotz prefaced the work by encouraging audience members struggling with mental health to seek professional help, as well as giving context on Plath’s poetry, much of which addresses Plath’s struggles with mental health and foreshadows her suicide at the age of 30.

Hotz’s performance was, in a word, profound.

Embodying the tremendous range of emotions inherent to Plath’s poetry, Hotz’s voice seamlessly alternated from desperate and interrogative, to defiant and challenging, even sprinkling in the wry dark humor Plath embedded in some of her most somber works. Phoebe Kuan on clarinet and Tony Stauffer on piano accompanied Hotz, providing instrumental couplets and eccentric harmony that underlined Plath’s unnerving yet beautiful mastery of words.

Hotz artfully extended her final line out to an ethereal note and then cut off with a choked gasp. After a stunned silence, listeners responded with resounding applause. To view upcoming Music Academy of the West concerts visit www.musicacademy.org

Soprano Alexandra Rose Hotz performing Ariel: Five Poems of Sylvia Plath

Photo by Emma Matthews

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who made this year’s 50th Anniversary Solstice Celebration the biggest birthday party EVER for a local arts organization!

Thank you to Artistic Director Riccardo Morrison, the Tech Team, artists in residence, Workshop assistants, logistical, admin and technical staff, dancers and Parade participants, ensemble leaders, makers, musicians, and volunteers who are the backbone of the Parade! Thank you to our sponsors and donors!

Thank you to everyone who attended and enjoyed the Celebration, making our community a better and more vibrant place for us all by connecting, collaborating, and being part of something huge, special and unique in all the world.

Thank you Santa Barbara Beautiful for sponsoring the portal entrance created by Luke Holden. SB Beautiful also sponsored the restoration of the Rainbow Dragon inflatable by Hungarian artist Pali X-Mano in the Parade and in Festival Thank you to all the arts, crafts and food vendors in fhe Festival Marketplace!

The Solstice Celebration has become the largest free arts oriented event in three counties. Besides the economic and social capital, this celebration of art and creativity brings smiles to nearly 100,000 people. Thank you for every smile, and the joy each of you brings to so many.

Thank you to the amazing bands and performers at the Festival, from Funky Friday to Solstice Saturday and One Plant Reggae Sunday, and to all those who donated their time and talent. Thank you to Festival Director Maureen Kurtz; to Tiffini Lopez and Board President Justin Gunn for their coordinating the new FUNtopia Zone.

Thank you to the Santa Barbara Bowl for sponsoring the CommUnity Stage featuring young performers, ethnic music and dance and a Flights of Fancy Photo Op.

Thank you to the Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts bringing more performance art to the Celebration, including the June 20th Art Crawl. Thank you to our Mayor, City Council Members and other local dignitaries who dressed up as crows - as part of our Pass the Hat Float in the Parade.

Thank you to our Board of Directors and Advisory Board who support this year round non-profit community organization dedicated to multi-cultural performance and visual arts. Thank you Penny Little, Executive Director, for keeping it all together.

At the Greek Festival

By Sigrid Toye / Special to VOICE PA! PREPARE YOURSELVES

FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SHAMELESS BRAGGING!

After a four year coronavirus hiatus, the 51st Santa Barbara Greek Festival reemerged on my waterfront beat! What could be better then that? The shoreline of Chase Palm Park along Cabrillo Boulevard was the location for the huge 2024 two day festival on June 28th and 29th. And, believe me, the 35 minute hunt for a spot in the parking lots along Cabrillo was worth every second…a minuscule inconvenience for such a joyful, fun, and delicious community party.

Previously, in the years before COVID, the Greek Festival was held at Oak Park, a shaded area several miles from the waterfront. “Our new location by the sea with the ocean breezes and our Mediterranean climate better resembles Greece and there couldn’t be a more appropriate spot for a new home,” shared Mary Papador, standing at her booth displaying items designed for the event. “An added benefit is that visitors around the harbor area and Stearns Wharf can join in the festivities and participate in the philanthropic efforts sponsored by the Santa Barbara Greek Orthodox Church.”

The sound of a Greek band at the center of the festival certainly set the tone for the event and was a massive draw. Under the largest tent a huge group of party goers were being instructed in the art of Greek dancing. An occasional opa! could be heard in support of the novitiates. The hoards of celebrants milling about was a testament to the festival’s success: every table was filled, long lines formed at the booths offering a potpourri of Greek cuisine accompanied by music, Greek folk dancing, and commemorative T-shirts to mark the occasion. Special activities for kids were included; a bounce house, face painting and a safe space for the little ones to play. The air smelled of delicious marinaded grilled beef and lamb along with booths offering a variety of savory dishes such as spanakopita (spinach puff-pastry combo) and, of course, sweets–the famous baklava pastry, yogurt cake, and koulourakia, the traditional twist-cookie.

“All of the foods at this festival are traditional family recipes homemade by members of the Greek Orthodox Church,” explained Papador. “The Greek Festival has always

been a family affair and continues to be so. Our aim in to create a sense of ‘kefi’, a Greek word meaning the feeling of warmth in the presence of good company.” With a great deal of pride she shared that her daughter, Alexis Mendosa, was this year’s Event Producer and responsible for its current smooth functioning.

“The Greek Festival has become multi-generational in the spirit of Greek culture here in Santa Barbara and to strengthen the bonds of our community.”

Also working in the booth with Papador was Lynn Hudson, the artist responsible for creating commemorative posters for the festival. Seeing Hudson was a special treat as we’d both frequented the former Cafe del Sol owned by the late Jack Sears and his late wife, Emily McMinn, formerly an active member of the Greek community and a friend of mine. It was through Emily, whose personality embodied the meaning of ‘kefi’, that I came to attend the yearly Greek Festivals. Hudson and Papador explained that, as a non profit, the Greek Orthodox Church depends on donations and fundraising events such as this to stay afloat. All proceeds go to benefit the church and its charitable endeavors such as supporting CALM (Childhood Trauma and Prevention) and preparing food for the homeless population on Thursdays. If the crowds attending the two day extravaganza were any indication of its success, I’d have to agree that the annual Greek Festival remains one of the biggest long standing charitable events in town.

And that’s only the beginning, folks! The July 4th week is now upon us and much more is to come. So, stay tuned...

members learning Greek dancing

Loukoumades

Greek Festival

Photos by Daisy Scott

Lynn Hudson and Mary Papador at their booth

Photo by Sigrid Toye

On the Street with John Palminteri

Photos and Stories by John Palminteri / Special to VOICE

Assistant Police Chief

Marylinda Arroyo honored

TUESDAY, JULY 2ND: Assistant Police Chief Marylinda Arroyo was honored for 30 years with the Santa Barbara Police Department. She has an amazing life story and recovered from heart surgery as a teen to achieve her dream career. She received a standing ovation at City Hall. The entire city should give her one!

Mesa Verde is Closing Down

THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH: The Mesa Verde restaurant on the Santa Barbara Mesa is closing July 1st. It used to be Cliff’s and company. Mesa Verde opened in 2014.

Santa Barbara Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD: Santa Barbara is getting set for the waterfront 4th of July fireworks show. A sand berm barrier has been built for the launch site starting at 9pm. It will be a 20 minute show.

Marborg Truck Fire!

THURSDAY, JULY 20TH

A Marborg truck was destroyed in a fire at the Garden St. offramp from Hwy 101 in Santa Barbara Wednesday afternoon. No one was hurt. The cause is under investigation. Photo by

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

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

The State of the State

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH: Santa Barbara area residents react to the State of the State video address from Gov. Gavin Newsom with an interesting comparison to the rest of the state. What’s good. What’s bad. What’s regional.

So Much to Love

THURSDAY, JUNE

27TH: The “So Much to Love” campaign is underway in Santa Barbara with public photos in prominent places through a specially made frame. It will be moved around to busy locations all weekend.

Shop at Catherine Gee

FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH: Here’s a weekend scoop for shoppers. The Catherine Gee store in the La Arcada Court in Santa Barbara has a once a year sample sale with attractive discounts as beautiful as the selection. Right next to the famous fountain. Two levels of dresses, tops, pants and jewelry. Locally owned. A fun stop!

First Responders

MONDAY, JULY 1ST: It was a close call Saturday night on Hwy 101 west of Goleta when a vehicle caught fire in a crash with a pickup truck. Two people escaped and fire crews kept this fire from the vegetation.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH: An injured paraglider was rescued Wednesday afternoon from the Carpinteria coastal bluffs. A helicopter rescue operation was needed due to a broken leg.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH: Santa Barbara Police seek the driver in an injury hit and run with a scooter just after 6 p.m. It happened at Cota St. at De la Vina St. The driver of the scooter was evaluated at the scene but did not have a major injury. Several people stopped to help and gave a statement.

Photo: Santa Barbara Co. Fire

Safari Local

Science Pub: The Sky is Calling

Discover the wonders and shifting elements of California’s remarkable weather when Earth scientist William Selby hosts the SB Museum of Natural History’s next Science Pub night, The Sky is Calling, at Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant from 6:30 to 8pm on Monday, July 8th. Arrive early to order drinks and food before the free talk.

Friday 7|5

MUSIC

Funk of July • Party with DJ Darla Bea and The Bomb • Mosaic Locale Courtyard • $10 • 6-10pm Fr, 7/5.

JOURNEY USA • Journey tribute concert • Lobero Theatre • $36-69 • www.lobero.org • 8pm Fr, 7/5.

OUTDOORS

July 5th Beach Cleanup • Show the beach some love • City of SB & SB Channelkeeper • Leadbetter Beach and East Beach • Register: https://shorturl.at/y8EMt • 9-11am Fr, 7/5.

Semana Nautica • Water-based sports, competitions, and fun • Various locations • Details: https://semananautica.com • Through 7/14.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Summer Soirée House Disco

Sunset Party • Rooftop dance party with local DJs, food, & drinks • Kimpton Canary Hotel • $20 • www.finchandforkrestaurant.com • 6-10pm Fr, 7/5.

Extended Hours at the Sea Center • Sea Center is open late Fridays and Saturdays • Sea Center, Stearns Wharf • 10am7pm Fr & Sa, through 7/27.

Finch & Fork Burger and a Brew • Holiday weekend specialty burgers and beer pairings • Finch & Fork • $20 •

www.centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Sa, 7/6.

OUTDOORS

Hike Arroyo Hondo Preserve

• The first & third weekends, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. Free • https://tinyurl.com/n856y2yp

Summer Twilight Tour • Stroll the gardens at golden hour • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $25-75 • www.lotusland.org • 4:30-6:30pm Sa, 7/6.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Book Swap at Sunkissed Pantry • Find and swap summer reads with SBPL (5 book limit) • Sunkissed Pantry • Free • 11am-1pm Sa, 7/6.

Crafternoons: Summer Nature Crafts • Get creative with natureinspired crafts • Art From Scrap • $8 • www.exploreecology.org • 11:30am-1pm Sa.

Sunday 7|7

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Our House: The Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Jam out to the timeless hits of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when the original band’s friends and family members perform Our House: The Music of CSNY at the Lobero Theatre at 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 10th. Talent will include James Raymond, Astrid Young, Steve Postell, Chris Pierce, Jeff Pevar, Steve DiStanislao, Michelle Willis, and Elijah Thomson. For tickets ($65-121) visit www.lobero.org

www.finchandforkrestaurant.com • Through Sa, 7/6.

TEENS

Relax & Craft for Teens • Grafting for grades 7-12 • Central Library • Free • 12-1:30pm Fr.

Saturday 7|6

CHILDREN

Musical Learning with Lanny • Children’s music optimized for language enrichment • Grace Fisher’s Inclusive Arts Clubhouse • Free • 11am-12pm Sa, 7/1.

DANCE

Dance Camp Workshop

Performance • Peter and the Wolf presented by Goleta School of Ballet • Center Stage Theater • $18-23 •

Infrared Insights • Discussion of the James Webb Space Telescope • SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • 1:30 & 2:30pm Sun, repeats through 9/1.

MUSIC

Stow House First Sunday Concert • Outdoor concert with The Chaps • Stow House • Free • 2-4pm Su, 7/7.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Mujeres Makers Market • Women of color artisans & vendors • El Presidio • Free • 10am-4pm Su, 7/7

Monday 7|8

CHILDREN

Lunch at the Library • Free lunches for children and teens, part of USDA Summer Food Service Program • Central Library • 12-1pm weekdays, through 8/16.

Dinosaur Safari • Dino fun facts tour, best for ages five to nine

• SB Museum of Natural History

• Free with admission • 1:302:10pm Mo, & Fr.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

PARLIAMO! Italian Conversation • All levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way

• http://parliamo.yolasite.com

• Free • 5-6:30pm Mon.

Science Pub: The Sky is Calling with William Selby • Learn about California’s weather patterns • Dargan’s Irish Pub • Free • 6:30-8pm Mo, 7/8.

Tuesday 7|9

CHILDREN

Cooking Class: Local Kids, Local Chefs • Guided cooking for ages 8-14 with Chef Emma West • Central Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/3zdh5dte • 2:45-3:45pm Tu, 7/9.

OUTDOORS

Morning Bird Walk • Discover local species • SB Botanic Garden • $20-35 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:30-10am Tu, 7/9.

Wednesday 7|10

CHILDREN

Dungeons & Dragons for Tweens • Guided session for grades 5-8 • Central Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/465jrkt3 • 1:30-4:30pm We, 7/10.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • https://tinyurl.com/5ejbd9ye • Free • 5-6:30pm We. Chaucer’s Book Signing• Local author Robin Norwood, Women Who Love Too Much • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm We, 7/10.

MUSIC

Summer Music Series • Free outdoor concert with ABBA Dabba Doo • Downtown SB, 718 State St. • 5:30-7:30pm We, through 7/31.

Our House: The Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young • Tribute concert by friends of the original band • Lobero Theatre • $65-121 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm We, 7/10.

Ghost Tours

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Get in the Fiesta Spirit at the Historical Museum and Fiesta Fashion Sale

Prepare to celebrate a hundred years of Old Spanish Days at two premiere Fiesta events this weekend! On Friday, July 12th, savor tacos and dance the night away when the Santa Barbara Historical Museum unveils its special “Project Fiesta!” exhibition at its Fiesta Centennial Celebration from 6:30 to 9:30pm. For tickets ($50-60) visit www.sbhistorical.org

Then, shop Fiesta dresses, shirts, kids’ clothing, and vibrant accessories at the Fiesta Fashion Sale, hosted from 9am to 1pm on Saturday, July 13th at the Carriage and Western Art Museum. Free and open to the public, this annual sale is also where locals can pick up official 2024 Fiesta merchandise. For a full schedule of Old Spanish Days events visit www.sbfiesta.org

OUTDOORS

Strengthen Your Intuition

• Guided meditation • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $50-85 • www.lotusland.org • 11:30am12:30pm We, 7/10.

Family Gardening Exploration

• Hands-on class for children and families • Yanonali Community Garden • Free, register:

https://tinyurl.com/mpmxb96f • 2-3pm We, 7/10.

Summer Serenity: Soundbath at the Garden • Guided soundbath and meditation • SB Botanic Garden • $30-40 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 5-6:30pm We, 7/10.

Since 1980

STAY & PLAY

• Share stories with kids

• Montecito Library ~ 9-10:30am Tu MUSIC & MOVEMENT • For ages 2-5

• Central Library ~ 10:15-10:45am We.

BABY AND ME • For babies 0-14

months • Courthouse Sunken Garden ~ 11-11:30am & 5-5:30pm We.

LIBRARY ON THE GO • SBCA ~ 3-5pm Mo, 7/8 • Villa Santa Fe ~ 10:3011:30am Tu, 7/9 • Presidio Springs ~ 12:15-1:15pm Tu, 7/9 • State St. Farmer’s Market ~ 4-6:30pm Tu, 7/9 • Franklin School ~ 10am-12pm We, 7/10 • Harding School ~ 12:30-2pm We, 7/10 • Bohnett Park ~ 3:30-5pm We, 7/10 • Shoreline Park ~ 10am12pm Th, 7/11 • Ortega Park Pool ~ 2:30-4:30pm Th, 7/11 • Oak Park ~ 10am-12pm Fr, 7/12 • Franklin School ~ 2:30-4:30pm Fr, 7/12

READ TO A DOG • For grades 3-6 • Central Library ~ 12-1pm Th.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB National Horse Show • Hunters and Jumpers show • Earl Warren Showgrounds • https://earlwarren.com • We, 7/10, through 7/14.

Sewing and Mending Club • Guided sewing for all levels • Art From Scrap • $15 • https://tinyurl.com/mpsah7bn • 5:30-7:30pm We, 7/10.

Sunset at the Canary • LGBTQ+ mingling, “Rewind to the 90’s” • Pacific Pride Fdn • Kimpton Canary Hotel • Free • 6-8pm We, 7/10.

TEENS

LGBTQ+ PROUD Youth Group • Support for ages 12-18 • Pacific Pride Fdn • Central Library, Teen Area • 4-6pm We.

Thursday 7|11

CHILDREN

Art Meets Nature: All-Ages Activity • Create colorful butterfly crafts • SB Museum of Natural History • Free with admission • 11am-12pm Th.

The Art of Science: Drawing Splendid Plumage • Short drawing session for ages eight and up • SB Museum of Natural History • Free with admission • 1:30-2:30pm Th.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

MTD Virtual Business Workshop • On certified disadvantaged business enterprises • Zoom details: 891 1777 2544; Code Purchasing • Free • 1:30-2pm Th, 7/11.

Summer Fun at the Dolphin Derby

Race toy dolphins for prizes and enjoy an all-day live music lineup when Rotary Santa Barbara Sunrise hosts its annual Dolphin Derby at Chase Palm Park from 11am to 6pm on Sunday, July 14th. Entry is free, with proceeds raised from dolphin “adoptions” ($10) supporting local community programs. Visit www.dolphinderby.com

The Art of Natural Plant Dye Webinar by Maria Lozano • Artemisia Academy • Flexible pricing • www.artemisiaacademy. com • 6-7pm Th, 7/11.

MUSIC

Concerts in the Park • Outdoor concert by Brittney & The B-Sides • Chase Palm Park, Great Meadow • Free • 6-7:30pm Th, 7/11.

MakeSB • Music showcase, zine and button making • Central Library • Free • 7-9pm Th, 7/11.

TEENS

Dungeons & Dragons for Teens • Guided session for grades 9-12 • Central Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/ywvu9ypm • 1:30-4:30pm Th, 7/11.

Friday 7|12

DANCE

Curtain Call 2024 • State Street Ballet Summer Intensive Showcase • Center Stage Theater • $15-25 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 2 & 5pm Fr, 7/12.

LECTURES/MEETINGS

Guess Who’s in Town • Poetry reading with Michelle Bitting and Marsha de la O • Unity of SB • $5 • 5:30pm Fr, 7/12.

MUSIC

Summer Serenade Series • Outdoor concert featuring Jake Pinto • SB Botanic Garden • $1025 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 5:30-7pm Fr, 7/12.

No Simple Highway • Grateful Dead tribute concert • SOhO • $15-20 • www.sohosb.com • 8pm Fr, 7/12.

Air Supply • Rock concert • Chumash Casino • www. chumashcasino.com • $49-79 • 8pm Fr, 7/12.

Georges Bizet's Carmen• Opera performed by Music Academy fellows • Granada Theatre • $35-115 • www.granadasb.org • 7pm Fr, 7/12 & 2pm Su, 7/14.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fiesta Centennial Celebration • Fiesta exhibition, tacos, and dancing • SB Historical Museum • $50-60 • www.sbhistorical.org • 6:30-9:30pm Fr, 7/12.

TGIF • Live music, food, drinks supporting Environmental Defense Center • 906 Garden St • $20 • www. environmentaldefensecenter.org/ tgif • 5:30-7:30pm Fr, 7/12.

TEENS

Teen Screen Printing Workshop • Grades 7-12 make their own shirts • Central Library • Free • 1:30-3:30pm Fr, 7/12.

Saturday 7|13

CHILDREN

Kids Club• Games and activities • Paseo Nuevo • Free • 10am1pm Sa, 7/13.

Summer Seeds Family Event • Seed-inspiring crafting • SB Botanic Garden • Free with admission • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 10:30am-12:30pm Sa, 7/13.

Safari Local

Ensemble Theatre Company Presents: Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground

Gain a powerful glimpse into the life and legacy of President Eisenhower when actor John Rubinstein performs Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground at the New Vic Theater. Performances will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday, July 11th; 8pm on Friday and Saturday, July 12th and 13th; and 7pm on Sunday, July 14th. For tickets ($44-90) visit www.etcsb.org

Little Shop of Horrors •

Musical about a carnivorous plant

• PCPA • Solvang Festival Theatre

• Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • Through 7/7.

Spamalot • Musical of Monty Python and the Holy Grail • Ojai Art Center Theater • $20-25 • www.ojaiact.org • Through 7/21.

The Play That Goes Wrong

school by storm • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre • $1929 • Previews 7:30pm We, 7/10 & 7/11; opens 7:30pm Fr, 7/12, through 7/27.

Free • 9-10:30am Sa, 7/13.

Fireside Chat with Keith Nevison at El Capitán • Join the SB Botanic Garden for a camping trip • El Capitan Canyon State Beach • Details: www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8pm Sa, 7/13.

Star Party • Explore the night sky • SB Museum of Natural History, Palmer Observatory • Free • 8:30-10pm Sa, 7/13.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fiesta Fashion Sale • Get Fiestaready & shop for outfits, jewelry, & more • Carriage & Western Art Museum • 9am-1pm Sa, 7/13.

Sunday 7|14

MUSIC

SB Jazz Society • Co & Company • SOhO • $10-25 • www. sohosb.com • 1-3:30pm Su, 7/14.

Philip Glass: The Complete Piano Études Witness a captivating display of varied techniques when pianists Conor Hanick and Timo Andres lead piano fellows in a performance of Philip Glass’ 20 études in Hahn Hall at 7pm on Saturday, July 13th. For tickets (starting at $55, community access $10) visit www.musicacademy.org

Friday 7|5

Double Bass Masterclass

• With Nico Abondolo • Weinman Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Fr, 7/5

Trumpet Masterclass • With Paul Merkelo • Weinman Hall • Free-$10 • 3:30pm We, 7/10

Thursday 7|11

• Fourth-wall breaking comedy • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • 7pm Th, 6/27 - Sa, 6/29; 1:30pm Su, 6/30.

Theatre

Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground • President Eisenhower reflects on his legacy • Ensemble Theatre Company • New Vic Theater • $44-90 • www. etcsb.org • 7:30pm Th, 7/11; 8pm 7/12; 2 & 8pm 7/13; 2 & 7pm 7/14.

Frozen Kids • Disney musical student production • Rubicon Theatre • $12-15 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 11am & 2pm Sa, 6/29; 11am Su, 6/30.

Legally Blonde: The Musical

• Elle Woods takes Harvard law

Pokemon at the Library • Pokemon trading and crafting • Central Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Sa, 7/13.

DANCE

Salsa Night • Dance the night away with ME Sabor • SOhO •

Richard III • Student production of Shakespeare’s drama • Rubicon Theatre • $20-25 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 7pm Fr, 7/12 & 7/13; 2pm 7/13 & 7/14.

The Play That Goes Wrong • Fourth-wall breaking comedy • PCPA • Solvang Festival Theater • Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • 8pm Fr, 7/12, through 7/28.

$18-25 • www.sohosb.com • 8:30pm Sa, 7/13.

OUTDOORS

Nature Walks at Elings Park

• Learn about Coastal Scrub

• Led by SB Botanic Garden • Elings Park main parking lot •

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Show the beach some love • Arroyo Burro Beach • Led by Explore Ecology • 10am-12pm Su, 7/14.

All Inclusive Fun at Family Days • Nature learning, games, and wheelchair beach access courtesy of NatureTrack • North Campus Open Space, Goleta • Free• https://naturetrack.org • 10am-2pm Su, 7/14.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon • Learn how to research and write Wikipedia articles for local history • Central Library • Free, register: https://tinyurl.com/3w7s2552 • 10am-12pm Su 7/14 & 7/28.

Dolphin Derby • Toy dolphin racing, live music, food trucks, and more • Chase Palm Park • Free entry, dolphin “adoptions” $10 • www.dolphinderby.com • 11am-6pm Su, 7/14.

Oboe Masterclass • With Eugene Izotov • Lehmann Hall

• Free-$10 • 1:30pm Fr, 7/5

The Fauré Project • Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Jeremy Denk, Richard O’Neill, & Anthony Chan • Lehmann Hall

• Free-$10 • 7:30pm Fr, 7/5

Saturday 7|6

Academy Festival Orchestra: Dvořák’s New World Symphony • Conducted by Xian Zhang • Hahn Hall • $18-60 • 7:30pm Sa, 7/6

Monday 7|8

Pre-Concert Talk: Glass’ Piano Études • With Timo Andres & Conor Hanick • Weinman Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Mo, 7/8

Collaborative Piano

Masterclass • With Jonathan Feldman • Hahn Hall • Free$10 • 3:30pm Mo, 7/8

Tuesday 7|9

Bassoon Masterclass • With Benjamin Kamins • Weinman Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Th, 7/11

Violin Masterclass • With Martin Beaver • Lehmann Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Th, 7/11

Trombone & Tuba Masterclass • With Weston Sprott • Weinman Hall • Free$10 • 3:30pm Th, 7/11

x2 III • Teaching artists and fellows perform chamber music • Hahn Hall • Free-$45+ • 7:30pm Th, 7/11

Friday 7|12

Double Bass Masterclass

• With Nico Abondolo • Weinman Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Fr, 7/12

Oboe Masterclass • With Eugene Izotov • Lehmann Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Fr, 7/12

Solo Piano Masterclass

• With Timo Andres • Hahn Hall • Free-$10 • 3:30pm Fr, 7/12

Bizet’s Carmen in Concert

• Semi-staged production with covers • Hahn Hall • Free-$10

• 1:30pm Tu, 7/9

Clarinet Masterclass

Bizet’s Carmen • Bizet’s iconic opera performed by fellows • Granada Theatre • $35-100 • 7pm Fr, 7/12

Saturday 7|13

• With Richie Hawley • Lehmann Hall • Free-$10 • 1:30pm Tu, 7/9

Wednesday 7|10

Lehrer Vocal Institute Studio Artist Showcase • Hahn Hall • Hahn Hall • Free$40+ • 1:30pm We, 7/10

Philip Glass: The Complete Piano Études • Performed by Conor Hanick and Timo Andres • Hahn Hall • Free$35+ • 7pm Sa, 7/13

Sunday 7|14

Bizet’s Carmen Matinee • Bizet’s iconic opera performed by fellows • Granada Theatre • $35-100 • 2pm Su, 7/14

Courtesy of Music Academy of the West

Photo by Maria Baranova

Inside Out 2

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

FROM THE FIRST

SCENE

, Inside Out 2 (Kelsey Mann, 2024, 96 min.) hits the ground running (or rather, it hits the ice rink, skating) as we join Riley’s hockey game, as Joy (Amy Poehler) plays sportscaster to reintroduce the other emotions we met in Inside Out (Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen, 2015, 95 min) who live inside Riley’s head: Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Liza Lapira), Anger (Lewis Black) and

Fear (Tony Hale).

It’s taken Pixar nine years to bring a sequel. In that time, Riley has only aged two years and is now thirteen. But her life and her emotions are changing forever.

Overnight, Riley hits puberty, and everything falls into disarray.

She’s now dealing with a new cast of emotions, including Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), with Nostalgia (June Squibb) waiting

in the wings, and the star of the show: Anxiety (Maya Hawke).

Joy still shines in the sequel, especially in her most vulnerable moments, with lines like, “Of course I’m

close-up of her drained face.

Anxiety rules Inside Out 2, but also the rest of the world. When the first film launched on May 18th, 2015 at the Cannes Film Festival, Disney+ didn’t exist and neither did COVID-19, the UK was still part of the European Union, Russia had recently “annexed” Crimea, Donald Trump was a reality TV celebrity, and January 6th was only a holiday commemorating the visit of the Magi.

Everyone, no matter their age, can identify with Anxiety, whether it’s about being accepted on a hockey team, or climate change, elections, insurrections, or Supreme Court decisions.

Number 2 has struck an emotional chord with audiences. The film, which cost 200 million dollars to make, brought in one billion dollars at the worldwide box office in 19 days, the fastest ever for an animated film. It’s the highest grossing movie of 2024, to date. In contrast, the original film made $1.14 billion (adjusted for inflation), during its whole run.

Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer and co-director of the original Inside Out, Pete Docter, is probably full of Joy, especially after the flop of Lightyear (Angus MacLane, 2022). Anxiety levels should now be under control.

Point Break on the Courthouse Lawn

Follow agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) as he investigates a group of surfers-turned-bank robbers when UCSB Arts & Lectures hosts a free outdoor screening of Point Break on the SB Courthouse Sunken Garden lawn at 8:30pm on Friday, July 12th. Arrive early to picnic and enjoy music and giveaways! To learn more about the Sun, Surf and Cinema series visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Applebox Free Family Films

• Free animated films • Riviera Theatre • www.sbiff.org • 10am Saturdays, 6/15 through 8/17.

Asian American Film Series • Photographic Justice:

The Corky Lee Story and Q&A with filmmakers Jennifer Takaki & Linda Hattendorf • Alhecama Theatre • Free-$5 • www.sbthp.org • 6pm Fr, 6/5.

Jaws • Free outdoor screening of Spielberg’s beach thriller • UCSB Arts & Lectures • SB County Courthouse Sunken Garden • 8:30pm Fr, 6/5.

Asian American Film Series

• Screening of Nurse Unseen, Q&A with filmmaker Michele Josue • Alhecama Theatre • Members free, suggested $5 • www.sbthp.org • 6pm Fr, 7/12.

Point Break • Outdoor screening of this classic surfing crime drama • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8:30pm Fr, 7/12.

Jaws • Screening of Spielberg’s thriller • Alcazar Theatre • $7-10 • www.thealcazar.org • 3-5:15pm Sa, 7/14.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images

WAVE 2024 A Welcome Salute to New French Cinema

By Robert F. Adams, special to VOICE

THE NEXT FRENCH WAVE will wash over the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Riviera Theatre this summer, keeping audiences engaged for a week of screenings. Coming after the Alain Delon films in early June, and then followed by the Pride-themed week of screenings, this has been an excellent summer for Santa Barbara film audiences. This year’s Wave looks to be another promising cinematic journey to France on the big screen at The Riviera. Eleven recent French films will play the week of July 12th through 18th at SBIFF’s hilltop Riviera Theatre.

Some of the highlights look to be: All To Play For - Rien à perdre, directed and written by Delphine Deloget. This film stars the superb Virginie Efira and was an official selection at Cannes. The story hovers around a family drama in which a mother fights for the custody of her children.

All Your Faces - Je verrai toujours vos visages is directed and written by Jeanne Herry. The always exciting Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) is featured in this drama about young people in trouble and their efforts to find forgiveness or healing. Exarchopoulos won

a César Award for Best Supporting Actress and the film was nominated for other Césars including Best Film.

Set in Senegal, Banel & Adama looks at the swirling drama and rural traditions regarding passionate embraces between the two main characters. The film is written and directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy and was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and Cannes.

Also scheduled is the follow-up from Academy Award nominee and groundbreaking filmmaker Ladj Ly (Les Miserables) — another fiery story, Les Indésirables (Bâtiment 5). Ladj Ly sets his films in currentday Paris, and has a special perspective on the struggling underclass and explosive situations. The film features performances from Anta Diaw, Alexis Manenti, Aristote Luyindula, Steve Tientcheu, Aurélia Petit, and Jeanne Balibar and should be another intriguing glimpse into contemporary flash points deep within French society. This film was selected for Toronto, BFI London, and the San Sebastián International Film Festivals.

The Dreamer - L’homme d’argile, a film from director-writer Anaïs Tellenne focuses on an eccentric one-eyed man who caretakes a mysterious, empty mansion and the reappearance of the property’s heiress and the chaos that results.

Other worthy features include Mon Crime, from director/writer Francois Ozon and featuring the great French actress Isabelle Huppert in a period drama set in 1930s Paris. The film offers a look back at pre-war Europe and sumptuous costume designs. Daaaaaali! is a film about an encounter with surrealist artist Salvador Dali, penned and directed by Quentin Dupieux. The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival as well as the BFI London Film Fest.

The Goldman Case - Le Procès Goldman, in a story directed by Cédric Kahn with a script from the director, Nathalie Hertzberg, looks back to a controversial 1975 trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing figure. César Award Winner for Best Actor Arieh Worthalter stars as the main figure. The court proceeding was called “the trial of the century” at the time and is bound to unveil social and political perspectives from over fifty years ago. The film was nominated for multiple César categories. Other films that will be screened include Mars Express, an animated feature from Jérémie Périn, Out of Season - Hors-saison, featuring a romantic rekindling in a seaside spa in Western France directed by Stéphane Brizé, and Robin Campillo’s new film Red Island - L’Île rouge. Campillo gained attention for 2017’s BPM which won the Cannes Grand Prix. Red Island looks to be another intriguing and imaginative portrait.

The week promised to be a worthwhile exploration of French cinema. Showtimes can be checked on the web. Passes hover just above $100 to see these sought after, rarely screened newer films. https://sbiffriviera. com/wave

Film still from Daaaaaali! Photo courtesy of SBIFF

Film still from Les Indésirables (Bâtiment 5)

Film still from All Your Faces

Film still from The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime)

Community

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

James Glisson Named Chief Curator

IN RECOGNITION OF CURATORIAL LEADERSHIP,

James Glisson, PhD, has been appointed Chief Curator of The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, effective July 1st.

Glisson, hired in 2020, will also continue in his role as Curator of Contemporary Art, it was announced by the Museum on Wednesday.

“I am delighted that James has agreed to lead the curatorial programs at the Museum. His commitment to scholarly rigor and community outreach sets us on a strong course for the future,” stated Amada Cruz, Eichholz Foundation Director.

The Chief Curator directly oversees the Museums’ curators, is responsible for shaping the exhibition and acquisition program, and leads the registration staff in their care for the Museum’s nearly 26,000 artworks that span thousands of years.

Glisson insists the Chief Curator should amplify the

talents and skills of the Museum’s two other curators.

“The Museum is lucky to have two outstanding professionals in Susan Tai, Elizabeth Atkins Curator of Asian Art, and Charlie Wylie, Curator of Photography and New Media,” he noted in the release. “Both have fostered warm and collegial relations within the Santa Barbara community and beyond, not to mention an enviable track record of exhibitions and acquisitions. Susan’s recent exhibition Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368-1911 and Charlie’s Janna Ireland: True Story Index are models of local, national, and international collaboration. One job of the chief curator is to nurture more projects like these, while also supporting the registration staff in their role as the collection’s caretakers.”

During his tenure at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Glisson has been active in curating significant exhibitions, including Going Global: Abstract Art at MidCentury (2022), Out of Joint: Joan Tanner (2023), Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz (2023), Inside/ Outside (2023), Serenity and Revolution (2024), and the current presentation Made by Hand/Born Digital (2024).

The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown (2022) was accompanied by a multi-author scholarly catalogue published by the Swiss firm Park Books and distributed by the University of Chicago Press. He has been responsible for the Museum’s acquisition of more than 100 artworks, including significant pieces by Daniel Lind-Ramos, Ilana Savdie, Marshall Brown, Ann Craven, Narsiso Martinez, Shizu Saldamando, Gisela Colón, Yassi Mazandi, Nancy and Ed Kienholz, Jane Dickson, Rose Salane, Forest Kirk, Wyatt Kahn, Awol Erizku, Keith Mayerson, Vian Sora, Helen Frankenthaler, Edie Fake, Jessie Mockrin, Garth Weiser, Joan Mitchell, Claire Tabouret, Whitney Bedford, and Elliott Hundley.

Prior to SBMA, Glisson worked at The Huntington

Blue Sky Center Celebrates Ten Years of Community Building

BLUE SKIES WILL CONTINUE SHINING BRIGHT in New Cuyama in part due to the efforts of the non profit the Blue Sky Center. On Wednesday, July 10th, the organization will mark ten years of dedication to building resilient and inclusive economies in the Cuyama Valley. Their work to strengthen their rural community has included supporting entrepreneurs and building up regional creative and economic resources.

“We do what needs to happen in ways that bring people along, build on what and who is here, and treat any issue at hand as best solved with an interdisciplinary approach,” explained Jack Forinash, Executive Director of Blue Sky Center. “Work here—in all rural communities—is complex; resources are stretched and bent, but not broken.”

The entire townsite of New Cuyama, including what is now Blue Sky Center, was built by the Richfield Oil Company in 1950. Richfield (later ARCO) exhausted much of the oil from the area and then divested in the 1970s. In 2012 the Zannon family of the Santa Barbara Pistachio Company made an investment which included land, assets, and equipment for the development of a nonprofit organization to support entrepreneurs and build creative and economic resources. From 2014 to 2016, Richfield Oil’s 25,000-squarefoot former headquarters was reimagined, and in 2016, Blue Sky Center was introduced to Cuyama Valley. In 2020, the organization published a comprehensive report that established both current conditions and reported back “next steps” for furthering economic opportunity, rural resilience, and quality of life for Cuyamans.

Since then, Blue Sky has centered its work around supporting working groups that emerged from the listening sessions that contributed to the The Cuyama Valley Community Action Plan.

Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, where he served as the Interim Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art, while continuing in his role as Bradford and Christine Mishler Associate Curator of American Art. At the Huntington, he had an integral role in bringing contemporary art into the institution’s regular programming. During his time there, he curated and co-curated a wide range of exhibitions, including A World of Strangers: Crowds in American Art, Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking, Real American Places: Edward Weston, Nineteen Nineteen, the Huntington’s centennial exhibition, and True Grit: American Prints, 1900 to 1950, which he co-curated for the Getty Museum. At the Huntington, he was instrumental in the founding of /five, a highly successful exhibition initiative that integrated contemporary art into the museum’s programming in order to attract new audiences. His projects there received awards from the American Library Association, American Alliance of Museums, and Choice Magazine, which named a catalogue about American folk art an Outstanding Academic Title.

Glisson previously held curatorial posts at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University. He earned his PhD in Art History from Northwestern University and an M.A. in Art History from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He earned a BA in Art History at New College of Florida, a public liberal arts college.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is one of the finest museums on the West coast and is celebrated for the superb quality of its permanent collection. Its mission is to integrate art into the lives of people through internationally recognized exhibitions and special programs, as well as the thoughtful presentation of its permanent collection.

The Museum is located at 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara and open Tues to Sun 11am to 5pm, 1st Thursdays 5 – 8 pm. www.sbma.net

Two of the working groups have continued to grow and thrive since the report was published— include the Cuyama Valley Food Action Network and the Townsites Beautification and Wayfinding initiative. The CVFAN emerged after years of building relationships and conducting surveys and informal meetings and gatherings in order to identify what was needed to support the small farmers and ranchers of Cuyama Valley and create a healthy and resilient local food system. As part of the mission of the CVFAN, a sub-working group also emerged—known as Jardines Victoria (Victory Gardens)—as a way to encourage and help educate more local community members to grow their own food. Today there are 45 backyard gardens across the Cuyama Valley as part of the Jardines Victoria program. www.blueskycenter.org

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James Glisson

Photo by Ian Byers-Gamber

Caltrans Highway 166 Beautification Project

Consumers are Confused?

By Harlan Green / Special to VOICE

WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE of the Conference Board’s latest confidence survey?

"The decline in confidence between May and June was centered on consumers aged 35-54. By contrast, those under 35 and those 55 and older saw confidence improve this month,” said Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board.

We are in the midst of one of the greatest economic recoveries in history—from the worst pandemic in more than 100 years. Yet most consumers lack confidence because they don’t know where to look for information on the real economy, as opposed to what is on social media or in mass media headlines.

Economic VOICE

By Harlan Green

“Confidence pulled back in June but remained within the same narrow range that’s held throughout the past two years, as strength in current labor market views continued to outweigh concerns about the future. However, if material weaknesses in the labor market appear, confidence could weaken as the year progresses,” said Peterson.

I believe this reflects the fact that most consumers like their current circumstances, but not outside events that may forecast the future. "Why isn’t the rest of the world doing as well as Americans?" say the headlines.

A lot of the confusion unfortunately comes from social media which doesn’t differentiate fact from fiction. A recent poll maintained that 50 percent of those surveyed believe we are in a recession, when real GDP growth has averaged two percent since the pandemic, and we are at full employment.

It reflects what I have called irrational pessimism. The other side of the coin is irrational exuberance, when excessive optimism that prices will almost always rise can cause asset bubbles.

Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller has written about it. That’s because most market investors rely on hearsay and word of mouth, rather than research that would paint a more accurate view of market conditions.

Much of Main Street, ordinary working adults in the main, have become irrationally pessimistic for that reason. Surveys such as a recent poll by PEW Research show this.

“About three-in-ten Americans (28 percent) currently rate national economic conditions as excellent or good, while a similar share (31 percent) say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41 percent) view them as 'only fair.'”

I also believe most Americans are emotionally exhausted and still recovering from the pandemic, so they are now spending less which is slowing economic growth.

That is reflected in the major inflation indexes which were all flat in May. The Fed’s preferred Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) monthly inflation index didn’t rise at all on Friday in line with retail CPI prices reported earlier this month.

When will consumers begin to realize this? Maybe in September when the Fed is now predicted to begin to lower their interest rates. That should make all of U.S. happier!

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

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

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STATEMENT: The following C Corporation Copartners is doing business as OFF THE CHARTS at 5631 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117. HOLLISTER DISTRIBUTION, INC at 5631 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117 . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 5, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0001354. Published June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2024.

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STATEMENT: The following Individual is doing business as CARITAS FELICES

DAYCARE at 1663 N Kensington Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93454. ANA MARIA NAVARRO GUTIERREZ at 1663 N Kensington Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93454 . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on June 24, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0001497. Published July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024.

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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION CASE NUMBER: 23CV03224. Plaintiff: Changhwan Han filed their application for an order for publication on May 7th, 2024. From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50. IT IS ORDERED: that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or Plaintiff’s Claim and Order in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or citee Marina Henning by publication thereof in Voice Magazine, a newspaper of general circulation published at Santa Barbara, California and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. This is regarding Small Claims Hearing; Plaintiff’s Claim $10,000, Court Costs. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of (1) the summons, citation, notice of hearing or other document(s) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for publication. A declaration of this mailing or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/25/2024; Time: 8:30 am; Dept.: 7; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.)

Date: 05/13/2024 /s/: Raimundo Montes De Oca, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #23CV03224 Pub Dates: June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2024

ORDINANCE NO. 6156

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF THE SANTA BARBARA ESSENTIAL LOCAL SERVICES TAX, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORS, BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 4.15 TO TITLE 4 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 25, 2024.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(SEAL)

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 6156

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) )

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. )

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 11, 2024, and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 25, 2024, by the following roll call vote:

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

NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTENTIONS: None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 25, 2024.

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 25, 2024.

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor

Fellow Fridays Draws Diverse Crowd to Chamber Music

By Jesse Caverly / VOICE

CHARTING A COURSE THROUGH CHAMBER MUSIC that touched upon historic and modern, complex and minimalist, Music Academy of the West kicked off their Fellow Friday Series on June 28th.

A warm affair on the grounds surrounding Hahn Hall, people brought baskets of food and drink to picnic with before the program. Dappled by hazy sunlight through the trees, there was a noticeably younger crowd, including many fellows and their peers, attending an almost sold out show.

The program warmed up the audience

in the first act, and then after intermission, went all out. Opening with Jan Zelenka’s Trio Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, ZWV 181, listeners were treated to the harpsichord alongside woodwinds and strings, offering a historic atmosphere, a classical old school cool.

Pierre Gabaye’s Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano and Carlos Salzedo’s Piece Concertante, Op. 27 followed, lyrical and intimate, offering more rhythmic, modern music.

Yoon Jun Kim, who featured in the Academy’s PercussionFest a few weeks prior, returned, and paired beautifully with Muyan Yang, violin, for a gripping energetic performance of Gabriela Ortiz’s Atlas Pumas.

Muyan Yang brings a physicality to the violin, animated and engaged, the kind of temperament well matched to Kim’s resounding energy on the marimba.

James Stephenson’s Celestial Suite, a tribute to the most influential astronomers in history, from Copernicus to Stephen Hawking, was a rousing and expansive performance by a five piece horn section. From more traditional fare to a foot tapping romp, the players were in sync as each member had a moment to take as their own. In particular, Benjamin Liberti’s bombastic finesse on the tuba was wildly entertaining—the kind of windowpane rattling bottom you’d expect from a thunder clap.

for last. The piece was lead by Chai Lee on the harp, accompanied by Miles Huang and Maya Masaoka on violin, Jiaming Wang on viola, Bella Ra on cello, and Eric Head on piano. Lee led the ensemble through several movements that were elegant and fast paced, an exhibit of all the harp can be as a full bodied centerpiece to the music. Lee received a well deserved standing ovation, concluding the night of equally impressive performances.

For future Fellow Fridays, visit www.musicacademy.org/calendar

The final piece for the night, William Grant Still’s Ennanga was truly the best saved

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Nancy Kannenberg, Case No. 24PR00352

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

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

The Petition for Probate requests that Kelly A. Kannenberg be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 08/08/2024; Time: 9:00 a.m.; Dept.: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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

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

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

Trio Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, ZWV 181, with Freya Liu, violin; Immanual Mykyta-Chomsky, harpsichord; Jackson Bernal, bassoon; Kevin Fink, double bass; and Elias Daniel Medina, oboe.

Piece Concertante, Op. 27, with Jiwoo Yun, piano, and Alerx Ertl, trombone.

Photos by Emma Matthews

Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography: Works from the Collection

Watershed Moments: Rauschenberg

By Kerry Methner / VOICE

THE CULMINATION OF A LIFETIME OF CREATIVE INGENUITY combined with the courage to take risks is embodied in the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography: Works from the Collection on display in the Emmons and Von Romberg galleries at the Santa Barbara Museum Art, which opened in mid-June and will be on view through November 3rd.

Curated by Charlie Wylie, SBMA Curator of Photography and New Media, the exhibit features about a dozen pieces pulled from the museum’s collection, centered around Autobiography, that fills most of a wall.

“I acquired the monumental Autobiography triptych in 2017 and I never had a chance to place it on view,” Wylie explained via email of the inspiration for the exhibition. “It is now up and looks extraordinary thanks to my wonderful registrars and preparator colleagues. When I looked into all the Rauschenberg works in the collection, it made sense to debut this monumental work with these photographs and prints. To see them all together is truly an ideal way to experience Rauschenberg’s art. It also is characteristic of working here that my curatorial

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Aubobiography

The piece at the center of the exhibition title and exhibition, Autobiography [left], is “arguably Rauschenberg’s greatest work in printmaking,” according to Wylie, exhibition curator.

Autobiography includes images of the artist as a child with his family, a fragmented full body x-ray of the artist, an image of him performing Pelican, words describing his life experiences, important places, and objects that reoccur in his work, among many other things.

Upon completion it was hung as a 16.5 foot tall, color, offset lithograph at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, as noted by the The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Autobiography, 1968 by Robert Rauschenberg Offset lithograph on three sheets of paper, from an edition of 2000, published by Broadside Art, Inc., New York. SBMA, Museum Purchase, General Art Acquisition Fund. ©Robert Rauschenberg Foundation RRF Registration# 68.E012 [left]

Quarry, 1968 by Robert Rauschenberg. Offset lithograph. SBMA, Gift of Arthur and Yolanda Steinman.

Untitled – Anthology Film Archives print, 1982 by Robert Rauschenberg. Screenprint, edition 11/75. SBMA, Gift of the American Art Foundation.

Photos © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

colleagues James Glisson and Susan Tai and I work across departments and share in our collections and interests. That kind of collaboration is wonderful.”

Rauschenberg, born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925 and living until 2008, lived during 83 years of social, technological, and cultural change. According to Wylie’s curatorial notes, Rauschenberg “first encountered original works of art when visiting the Huntington’s art collection in San Marino, CA, while stationed with the United States Navy at Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, in 1944-45.” It was a life-changing encounter that moved him to become an artist. In turn, that encounter was to impact the development of contemporary and pop art around the world.

Wylie had a similar moment when he encountered Rauschenberg’s work as a teen.

“I remember seeing the 1977 Rauschenberg retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago when I was in high school. Walking into a gallery and experiencing his iconic Monogram sculpture (the goat with a tire) was a signal moment in my life, aesthetic and otherwise,” he shared. “I am still not sure what it means and that is more than OK. That experience in fact shaped how I view art and in particular the art of our time – that one doesn’t need definitive answers when looking at a work of art and it is sometimes great to be mystified, and perhaps even unsettled. Leaving one’s self open to that kind of new experience is, I think, crucial, not only in an art museum but out in the world. I also feel Rauschenberg was prophetic in recognizing the pervasiveness of images in our lives, and, even though our media-dominated culture has plenty to answer for, Rauschenberg’s art is overall optimistic in taking a rich and distinct pleasure in visual worlds of all kinds that surround us.”

Now the museum and Wylie are offering museum visitors the opportunity to take in this selection of works which begins with two photographs circa 1950 from Rauschenberg’s art student days at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. During his student years he began a series of wide explorations, sampling and pulling together the practices of sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, and installation making.

The exhibit moves into perhaps his most innovative creative space that is more consistent with what he became known forcombines. In the Museum’s collection, these are represented by offset lithograghs and prints. But it was in these combines that reflected an artist at work, questioning their role and the nature of art as he mixed and played with media using both personal and popular images that were a hallmark of Pop Culture after the two World Wars. These are what made Rauschenberg a familiar name and cleared space for him in art history.

The parts of the combine reflect the artist’s skill with color and space and also his knowledge of history - ancient and contemporary, as well as text that is personal as well as commercial. In this way the layered effect of the works reflected the multiplicity and diverse ideas and experience of late 20th Century life.

In his combines he used magazines, newspapers, family photos, and found objects. “In these radical works, Rauschenberg fused objects, images and a viewer’s real space to both reflect and prompt anew an ever-changing, never-fixed experience of American life in the late 20th century,” the Wylie’s statement explains. What is fascinating about the combines is that they, with their metaphor, sense of space, and color, details, and layers almost insist that viewers participate in the work themselves as bits and pieces of images and incorporated objects engage viewers’ own experiences.

Wylie summed up the collection this way, “The range of works from around 1950 – the two photographs he took at Black Mountain College in North Carolina – to the print from the early 1990s. It is a small but powerful representation of a vast career and I hope we can add to it in the future.”

The impact of those watershed moments - for Rauschenberg at the Huntington and Wylie at the Art Institute of Chicago - continues to echo within the walls at SBMA. The exhibit awaits, with new moments in the making. www.sbma.net

Also this weekend at Santa Barbara Museum of Art: A Legacy of Giving: The Lady Leslie and Lord Paul Ridley-Tree Collection will open to the public on Sunday, July 7th.

Robert Rauschenberg, For Ferraro, 1992. Screenprint on paper, edition 72/150. SBMA, Gift of Arthur Steinman.

Art Venues

10 West Gallery • SURFACE TENSION ~ Aug 4 • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com

Architectural Fdn Gallery • Timely by Joan Rosenberg-Dent & Caroline Kapp ~ Aug 24 • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • 1–4 Sa & By Appt • www.afsb.org

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • 12-5 We-Su • www.museum.ucsb.edu

Art From Scrap Gallery • Environmental Educ. & Artistic Expression • www.exploreecology.org

The Arts Fund • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Ave • 11-5 We-Su; www.artsfundsb.org • 805-233-3395 Atkinson Gallery, SBCC • 805965-0581x3484 • gallery.sbcc.edu

Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • www.casadelherrero.com

Casa Dolores • Between Naguales And Corrales ~ Aug 30; Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-9631032 • www.casadolores.org

Channing Peake Gallery • New Muralism • Inclusive Visions of Self and Place ~ Nov • 105 East Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994

Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • www.colettecosentino.com

Corridan Gallery • California Sojourns by Karen Fedderson • 125 N Milpas • 11-6 We-Sa • 805-966-7939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CPC Gallery • Francis Scorzelli • Color Interaction ~ Jul • By appt • 36 E Victoria St • Gallery@CPCSB.org

Cypress Gallery • Claudette Carlton • Watercolor Creations ~ Jul 28 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org

James Main Fine Art • 19th & 20th Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

The Carriage and Western Art Museum • SB History Makers Exhibit featuring Silsby Spalding, WW Hollister, Dixie; Saddle & Carriage Collections • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 MoFr • www.carriagemuseum.org

California Nature Art Museum (formerly Wildling Museum)

• CA’s Changing Landscape • The Way of Water | George Rose ~ Jul 8; Message in a Bottle | Elizabeth Criss ~ Jul 24; The Birds and the Bees and More • Pollinators ~ Sep 2 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • www.calnatureartmuseum.org

Casa de La Guerra • Haas Adobe Watercolors • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • www.sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

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

El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 11-4 Th-Su • www.sbthp.org

Elverhøj Museum • Under the Same Sun • From Low Riders to Farm Workers ~ Jul • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 ThMo • www.elverhoj.org

Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653

Fazzino 3-D Studio Gallery • 3-D original fine art • 529 State St • 805730-9109 • www.Fazzino.com

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

Gallery Los Olivos • Bobby Williams • Pillars • Agricultural Life on the Central Coast ~ Jul 31 • 2920 Grand Av • 805-688-7517 • gallerylosolivos.com

Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • www.lotusland.org

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

Grace Fisher Fdn Inclusive Arts Clubhouse • Paintings by Grace Fisher • 121 S Hope, La Cumbre Plaza • We-Su 11-5pm • www.gracefisherfoundation.org

HelenA Mason Art Gallery • Contemporary Art • 48 Helena Av • 2-6 Fr-Sa • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

Karpeles Manuscript Library & Museum • The flight of Apollo 13 documents & more~ Ongoing • 21-23 W Anapamu • 10-4 Tu-Su • 805-9625322 • https://karpeles.com

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

Kelly Clause Art • Watercolors of Sea & Land • 28 Anacapa St, #B • Most weekdays 12-5 • www.kellyclause.com

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

Legacy Arts Santa Barbara • A Multi-Cultural Gallery & Listening Room • Irma Cavat • Still Light ~ Jul 6-Sep 30 • 1230 State St • 3-8 We-Su • LegacyArtSB.com

LOmpoc Library Grossman Gallery • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • Generations of Love ~ Jul 7 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden Av • 805684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

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

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Coastal ~ Aug 11 • Contemporary landscape paintings, prints & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-9625588 • www.artlacuna.com

Maune Contemporary • Contemporary artists including Alex Katz, Donald Sultan, Mr. Brainwash, Taher Jaoui, Ted Collier • 1309 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su & By Appt • 805-8692524 • www.maune.com

MOXI, The Wolf Museum • Measurement Rules ~ Sep 22; Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • www.moxi.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara • The New Salon • Arte Del Pueblo ~ Jul 20 • 653 Paseo Nuevo • www.mcasantabarbara.org

Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • www.seehearmove.com

Palm Loft Gallery • Fine Bunch of Cool Cats ~ Jul 21 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805684-9700 • www.palmloft.com

Patricia Clarke Studio • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-4527739 • www. patriciaclarkestudio.com Peregrine Galleries • Early California and American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • www.peregrine.shop

Peter Horjus Design • Studio & Gallery • 11 W Figueroa St • www.peterhorjus.com

Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • www.porticofinearts.com

Public Market • Quarterly exhibit by local artists • 11-9 Su-We; 11-10 Th-Sa • www.sbpublicmarket.com

Red Barn Gallery (at UCSB) • By appt • king@theaterdance.ucsb • near bus circle middle of campus

Santa Barbara Art Works • Artists with disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805260-6705 • www.sbartworks.org

Santa Barbara Fine Art • New Paintings by Richard Schloss; SB landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 12-6 Tu-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • Arriving Home by Justina Freel ~ Jul 14 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • www.sbbg.org

Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop • The Summer Solstice workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6 Fr & By Appt • www.sbcaw.org

Santa Barbara Historical Museum • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • www.sbhistorical.org

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum • Coastal Moments ~ Aug 18; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing

• 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • 10-5 Th-Su • 805962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art • Made by Hand / Born Digital ~ Aug 25; Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography:Works from the Collection ~ Ongoing • 1130 State St • 11-5 TuSu; 11-8 Th • 805-963-4364 • www.sbma.net

Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Splendid Plumage ~ Sept 8; Images of Infinity ~ Sept 8 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • www.sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive In • Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily (Fr & Sat 10-7 until 7/27). • 805-682-4711 • www.sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Tennis Club • Aquatic ~ Jul 3 • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-6824722 • www.2ndfridaysart.com

Slice of Light Gallery • Earth & Space Fine Art Photography by JK Lovelace • 9 W Figueroa St • Mo-Fr 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • www.sliceoflight.com

Stewart Fine Art • Early California Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 11-5:30 Mo-Sa • 805-8450255

Sullivan Goss • Patricia Chidlaw • Nighthawks ~ July 22; P-Town in SB ~Aug 26; The Summer Salon ~ Jul 22 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum • 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • 805-687-4623 • www.quinlanmuseum.com

by Francine Kirsch

The New Salon: Arte del Pueblo Highlights Santa Barbara Talent

TAKING AN ARTISTIC SNAPSHOT of our diverse creative community, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara has unveiled its latest exhibition, The New Salon: Arte Del Pueblo. Running through July 30th, the show features over a hundred local artists working across a broad array of styles and subject matters.

Curated via an open call to the community, wherein MCASB urged local artists to each submit one work of art, The New Salon: Arte Del Pueblo emerges as a vibrant, fun exhibition. All media was welcomed, as long as it was display-ready, garnering an eclectic display of canvases, sculpture, multimedia works, prints, film, ceramic, and more.

The result is a vibrant show brimming with natural imagery, thoughtful portraits, abstract pieces, symbolic still lifes, and much more — all speaking to the remarkable talent to be found within Santa Barbara’s backyard.

MCASB is open with free admission on Tuesdays through Sundays from 11am to 6pm. To learn more visit www.mcasantabarbara.org

SYV Historical Museum & Carriage House • Art of The Western Saddle • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805-6887889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

Tamsen Gallery • Work by Robert W. Firestone • 911.5 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805705-2208 • www.tamsengallery.com

UCSB Library • Sea Change ~ Jul 10 - Dec 13 • www.library.ucsb.edu

Voice Gallery • SB Art Association • Lift Your Voice ~ Jul • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Su • 805-965-6448 • www.voicesb.art

Waterhouse Gallery Montecito • Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com

Art Events

Picasso’s Friend or Lover? Opening

Reception • The works of Irma Cavat, light refreshments • Legacy Arts SB • Free, RSVP to NikaWriter@yahoo.com • 5-8pm Sa, 7/6.

Opening Reception - Raise Your Voice

• Santa Barbara Art Association summer show at VOICE Gallery • Meet the artists • Free • La Cumbre Plaza • 2-5pm Sun, 7/7.

Summer Camp - Textiles + Prints • For ages 5-6 • SB Museum of Art, RidleyTree Education Center • $300-350 • www.sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/8-7/12.

Summer Camp - Re-Made • Art & Sustainability • For ages 7-9 • SB Museum of Art, Ridley-Tree Education Center • $300-350 • www.sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/8-7/12. Summer Camp - Textiles + Prints • For

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

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art • Temporarily closed for installation • 805-5656162 • Mo-Fr 10-4; Sat 11-5 • www.westmont.edu/museum

Artists • See your work here! Join Voice Magazine’s Print & Virtual Gallery! To find out more, email Publisher@VoiceSB.com

ages 8-11 • SB Museum of Art, RidleyTree Education Center • $300-350 • www.sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/8-7/12.

Timely • Artist Panel Discussion • With Joan Rosenberg-Dent, Caroline Kapp, Paul Longanbush, and David Gersh • Architectural Foundation of SB Gallery, 229 E. Victoria St. • Free • 2-3pm Sa, 7/13.

Studio Sunday • Try pointillist painting techniques • SB Museum of Art • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 7/14.

Opening Reception Gallery Los Olivos • Meet Featured Artist Bobby Williams • Free • 5-7pm Mon, 7/1.

SB Arts & Crafts Show • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10-5 Su.

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

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals

The court upheld a ban on camping in Grants Pass, Oregon, empowering local governments to punish people for living outside. ProPublica found that some cities are discarding homeless people’s property despite policies to preserve their belongings.

TBy Nicole Santa Cruz / This story was originally published in ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-supreme-court-grants-pass-homelessness

HE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO GIVE CITIES BROADER latitude to punish people for sleeping in public when they have no other options will likely result in municipalities taking more aggressive action to remove encampments, including throwing away more of homeless people’s property, advocates and legal experts said.

In its 6-3 decision on Friday, the conservative majority upheld Grants Pass, Oregon’s ban on camping, finding laws that criminalize sleeping in public spaces do not violate the Eighth Amendment’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch said that the nation’s policy on homelessness shouldn’t be dictated by federal judges, rather such decisions should be left to state and local leaders. “Homelessness is complex,” Gorsuch wrote. “Its causes are many. So may be the public policy responses required to address it.”

“At bottom, the question this case presents is whether the Eighth Amendment grants federal judges primary responsibility for assessing those causes and devising those responses. It does not,” he wrote.

A lower court ruling that prevented cities from criminalizing the conduct of people who are “involuntarily homeless” forced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to confront what it means to be homeless with no place to go and what shelter a city must provide, Gorsuch wrote. “Those unavoidable questions have plunged courts and cities across the Ninth Circuit into waves of litigation,” he wrote.

In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that, for some people, sleeping outside is a “biological necessity” and it’s possible to balance issues facing local governments with constitutional principles and the humanity of homeless people. “Instead, the majority focuses almost exclusively on the needs of local governments and leaves the most vulnerable in our society with an impossible choice: Either stay awake or be arrested,” she wrote.

expects it will cause communities to think criminalization is the “right direction” and dissuade policymakers from developing new ways to provide more affordable housing. “Why come up with innovative, creative solutions when you can simply raid encampments and put people in jail,” he said.

Whitehead said he is worried that the ruling will lead homeless people to become more isolated and vulnerable to crime.

States have already enacted new legislation that criminalizes camping on public land.

A new Florida law, which takes effect Oct. 1, prohibits counties and municipalities from allowing camping or sleeping on public property. The law directs the state’s Department of Children and Families to certify designated camping areas for people experiencing homelessness. Beginning in January, private citizens, business owners or the state attorney general can sue if a county or municipality fails to adhere to the law.

Criminalizing homelessness can “cause a destabilizing cascade of harm,” Sotomayor added. When a person is arrested or separated from their belongings, the items that are frequently destroyed include important documents needed for accessing jobs and housing or items required for work such as uniforms and bicycles, Sotomayor wrote.

Advocates and experts said that since the ruling allows municipalities to issue more citations and arrests without violating the Eighth Amendment, the decision could lead to more legal claims over other constitutional protections, which could include the disposal of people’s property during encampment removals. Other legal claims over cities’ treatment of homeless people have focused on rights protecting against unreasonable search and seizure and guaranteeing due process, in the Fourth and 14th Amendments.

“There will be even more of these sweeps and attempts to just close down encampments or harass people who are living on the streets to just basically make them become less visible, maybe leave town,” said Stephen Schnably, a law professor at the University of Miami who has advocated for the rights of homeless people in lawsuits.

If more cities enact camping bans, which could require an increased law enforcement response, those interactions could lead to loss of property, said Ann Oliva, the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The ruling “opens that door,” she said.

ProPublica has been reporting on the impact of encampment removals and recently found that the city of Albuquerque, while removing homeless encampments, had discarded personal property in violation of city policy and a court order that has since been lifted. Some people told ProPublica that they had belongings discarded multiple times by city crews. They described losing survival gear, including tents and sleeping bags during freezing weather; important documents such as birth certificates; and irreplaceable mementos like family photos.

Recently, dozens of people with lived experience and advocates from across the country have described to ProPublica having their property discarded during encampment removals.

Legal experts said the practical implications of the decision is that it empowers local governments to issue citations and make arrests with the possibility of jail time.

Donald Whitehead, the executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said he

Kentucky lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, to enact the Safer Kentucky Act, which makes camping on certain private and public property a misdemeanor after multiple violations. The law also allows property owners to use deadly force against people who are illegally camping and goes into effect in July.

Grants Pass, a city of about 39,000, along with a large number of cities and states, asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, arguing that a 2018 lower court ruling, Martin v. Boise, prevented cities across the West from responding to the growth of encampments. The 9th Circuit — covering states with some of the highest populations of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, including California, Oregon and Washington — ruled that homeless people cannot be punished for sleeping outdoors on public property if they don’t have anywhere else to go.

In its appeal to the Supreme Court, Grants Pass argued that the status quo harms local governments, residents and people experiencing homelessness. “Public camping laws” are a “critical (and constitutional) backstop” to halt the growth of encampments, lawyers wrote.

“Even when coupled with offers of shelter and other services, efforts to enforce common sense camping regulations have been met with injunctions.”

The lawyers representing people experiencing homelessness argued that the 9th Circuit ruling did not deprive cities of their ability to clear encampments. Lawyers pointed out that Grants Pass had continued to dismantle encampments throughout the legal proceedings, “as it is free to do.” “That is a policy choice not a judicial mandate,” the lawyers wrote, adding the politicians have “chosen to tolerate encampments” instead of addressing the West’s severe housing shortage.

Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director for the National Homelessness Law Center, said the Supreme Court’s decision empowers cities and states to play a “national game of human Whac-AMole and continually do what they were very clear they wanted to do in Grants Pass, which is to push people into another town. We would see that happening on a national level.”

Bob Erlenbusch, a board member for the National Coalition for the Homeless who has advocated for homeless people for four decades, said that since the Martin v. Boise decision, cities have found other ways to criminalize homelessness and clear encampments.

“It’s an everyday occurrence that encampments are swept,” Erlenbusch said, describing city workers in Sacramento, California, who use bulldozers and shovels and in the process destroy belongings. “And that will increase around the country.”

In an amicus brief in the Grants Pass case, the Western Regional Advocacy Project, an organization led by people with experience living on the streets, described a winter encampment removal in Denver where people lost “food, essential paperwork, sleeping bags, clothing, work tools, medication, identification, blankets, survival gear and more.”

Sara Rankin, a law professor with Seattle University who contributed to the amicus brief and studies the criminalization of homeless people, said the court’s Friday ruling will embolden the dehumanization of unsheltered people. “Cities have always had the ability to sweep and they continue to do that at reckless paces,” she said. “What happens to people? Will people be more harmed as a result? I would say that is a very, very deep concern.”