VOICE Magazine: August 4, 2023

UCSB Arts & Lectures Single Ticket Sales Begin

A Season of Interdisciplinary Stars

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

UNITING DAZZLING MUSICIANS, SHARP-WITTED INTELLECTUALS, AND NIMBLE DANCERS in our idyllic town by the sea, UCSB Arts & Lectures closely monitors the pulse of America’s creative heartbeat. Its upcoming 2023-2024 season, which will kick off on October 1st with Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier, promises an exciting line-up of over 45 events — with more due to be announced as the year progresses.

Now, as locals look forward to the approaching fall cultural season, single, non-subscription ticket sales for all UCSB Arts & Lectures events are about to begin.

“Once we open the box office for single ticket sales on Friday, August 4th at 10 am, seats for our most popular events will go quickly,” said Celesta M. Billeci, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Miller McCune Executive Director. “I’m especially excited for our season opener, the young musician Jacob Collier, who will be at Campbell Hall on October 1st, and for the festivities we’re organizing for that special night. Jacob headlines the Hollywood Bowl just before making his Santa Barbara debut; the Arts & Lectures audience will get to see him in a much more intimate setting, and it is sure to be a night to remember.”

As the UCSB Arts & Lectures season opener, Collier will fill UCSB Campbell Hall with his dynamic fusion of R&B, jazz, and pop music. A five-time Grammy honoree, Collier’s vocals meld with engaging soundscapes and audience interaction to create a truly unique concert experience. Locals who opt for a top tier ticket will be invited to UCSB Arts & Lectures’ opening night party in addition to the October 1st performance.

The Martha Graham Dance Company will add to the artistic momentum at the Granada Theatre on Wednesday, October 4th. A pioneer in the contemporary dance world, the company has been hailed as “one of the seven wonders of the artistic universe” by The Washington Post.

A voyage into Americana music rounds out opening week, as roots trio Nickel Creek transforms the Granada Theatre into a folksy music box on Sunday, October 8th. Featuring mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins, and guitarist Sean Watkins, the trio arrives hot on the heels of their recently released album, Celebrants. Folk band Hawktail will also deliver a special guest performance.

Sonic thrills will continue throughout the season, offering opportunities for individuals of all ages and interests to view cross-genre superstars and broaden their horizons.

Looking ahead, classical music lovers will delight in an intimate concert by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and cellist Gautier Capuçon, while history buffs can experience the music of America’s many immigrant communities as performed by Silkroad Ensemble.

Broadway will overtake the Granada when star actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth lends her powerhouse voice to the unforgettable melodies of Dolly Parton, Barbara Streisand, and more. Barely a month later, Mariachi Sol de México will present a holiday concert that celebrates the culture and beauty of Mexican music traditions.

Bookworms will also be in fine supply for the 2023-2024 season, as essayist Pico Iyer returns for his popular series of onstage author conversations, beginning with biographer Walter Isaacson. Additional authors to appear include investigative journalist Jeff Goodell, humorist David Sedaris, and National Book Award finalist Lauren Groff.

As ever, dance from ballet to contemporary styles will be well represented, with gravity and genre-defying performances by Tiler Peck & Friends, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Batsheva Dance Company.

“Over the next few weeks we will be announcing exciting additions to our schedule,” shared Billeci. “Come out to hear the most influential voices on the day’s hottest topics and be inspired by world-renowned artists from across the globe.”

Single ticket sales will begin at 10am on Friday, August 4th. Series subscription sales will also continue, inviting locals to plan ahead and save up to 25 percent on UCSB Arts & Lectures events. Visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Musician Jacob Collier will open the UCSB Arts & Lecture season

Photos courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures

Author David Sedaris

Singer, actress, and Broadway star Kristen Chenoweth

The Martha Graham Dance Company performs October 4th

Roots trio Nickel Creek performs a folk concert on Oct 8th

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

2023 Historical Fiesta Parade

Friday, August 4 at noon

The 2023 Historical Fiesta Parade will travel Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Steet to the Rainbow Arch. Enjoy

Sister City Puerto Vallarta Visits Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA’S SISTER CITY PUERTO VALLARTA sent a delegation to Santa Barbara and joined local Sister City delegation members for a dinner at the home of Board Treasurer Gil Garcia and his wife, Marti. Following a welcome breakfast the next day, the delegation went on a complete tour of Direct Relief in Goleta, and then toured the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. They also attended a chili cook off, a Mass at the Old Mission, and the Sunrise Rotary Dolphin Dive on Cabrillo Boulevard. They also attended a Fiesta Bash hosted by Guy and Patricia de Mangeone in Hope Ranch. The delegates were introduced to the newly appointed Mexican Consul General for the Oxnard/Ventura area, Ambassador Ricardo Santana Velazquez, Consul for Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.

They also attended the Young Artists & Authors reception at the Santa Barbara County Education Building in Santa Barbara, hosted by Kai Tepper, Chair of the Creative Children’s Art Project and current coordinator of I Madonnari at The Old Mission in Santa Barbara

Many Santa Barbara Sister Cities members hosted the 2023 guests including: President Irma Perez de Coultas, Raul Coultas Gomez, Dulce de la Cruz, Luis de la Cruz, Cuquis Caballero Ortiz, Heriberta Caballero Ortiz, Amalia Martinez, and Ma Elena Sahagun Pena. For more information visit www.sister-cities.org

United Way of Santa Barbara County Celebrates $50,000 Gift for Learning Centers

A$50,000 GIFT

TO THE UNITED LEARNING CENTER

tutoring program has been made by community members Mike and Betty Noling. Managed by United Way of Santa Barbara County, the United Learning Center supports local kindergarten through sixth grade students with individual academic help crafted by tutors.

These tutors are trained in the Orton-Gillingham method of literacy instruction, which supports students with a variety of learning differences including dyslexia.

“The Nolings’ generous gift means that students will continue to receive this vital academic support. This donation will continue to pay dividends in the lives of students for years to come,” said Steve Ortiz, president and CEO of United Way of Santa Barbara County.

The donation was celebrated during the 35th Heritage Club Luncheon on July 13th. The Heritage Club is comprised of community members who have made long-term contributions to United Way through planned giving. United Way staff kicked off the celebration by joining community members and students from the Franklin Elementary School ULC to unveil a decorative rock and plaque installed on school grounds to recognize the donation.

Following the unveiling at the school, a celebratory lunch commenced at La Cumbre Country Club. Mike and Betty Noling were the honorees at the event, which was sponsored by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Wealth Advisors.

Half of the Nolings’ gift will go to United Way’s Children’s Services Endowment Fund to support the ULC program in perpetuity. The remaining half will sustain the entire current program, which operates at three sites and serves up to 75 students per year, through 2025.

Research shows that on average, program participants improved two reading grade levels after participation in the 12-week program. Students also improved in phonological awareness, word decoding, and sight word mastery. www.unitedwaysb.org

Angels Foster Care Launches New Kinship Care Program

GREATER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT are now available for families and children navigating foster care, thanks to Angels Foster Care’s new kinship care program

“Family & Friends Together.” The program provides intensive, trauma-informed multigenerational support to kinship families caring for foster children from birth to age five in Santa Barbara County.

Angels partnered with Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services, Towbes Foundation, Bower Foundation, Hazen Foundation, and private donors to launch and fund the program.

“Family & Friends Together is especially important because family members caring for children in foster care face unique challenges,” said Holly Carmody, Executive Director of Angels Foster Care. “They typically do not have much time to prepare for fostering; they often deal with fear, guilt and anger; and they may have challenges navigating complex family relationships. It is vital that kinship caregivers receive the extra support they need during this time, and we are grateful to partner with SB County Child Welfare Services, private local foundations and our donors to offer this important program.”

FFT assists with case management, referrals, individualized education, and brief therapeutic intervention to kinship caregivers and the children they are fostering. An Angels Foster Care social worker meets with each kinship family to conduct an assessment, craft a personalized family plan, and work closely with the family and SB County Child Welfare Services to help each child thrive.

Marlene Velazquez, who has been with Angels for over a year, has taken on the new role as the social worker for FFT families. Velazquez has nearly two decades of experience in the social services field and previously served as a social worker at the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services. She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, and bible studies from Biola University. www.angelsfostercare.org.

St. Francis Foundation Completes 2023 Giving Cycle

CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS IN AWARDS have been presented to 25 local organizations through the St. Francis Foundation. Established in 1956, the foundation awards grants to local agencies focused on helping to relieve human suffering.

“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.”

Local recipients included Friendship Center, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, Doctors without Walls, Serenity House, Hillside House, Parish Nurses, Easy Lift, PATH, Hospice of SB, VNA, Santa Barbara City College, Alzheimer’s Association, SEE International 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,” said David Selberg, CEO, Hospice of Santa Barbara.

The St. Francis Foundation has been a mainstay in the community for nearly 70 years, and their plans to continue the support of local organizations is slated for another ten decades. All donations to the St. Francis Foundation go to local nonprofits that prescribe to the St. Francis Mission (to promote healing and wholeness throughout our community). All fees associated with our Foundation’s operating costs are covered by the Foundation. www.stfrancisfoundationsb.org

Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallart Members exchange gifts at Guy and Patricia de Mangeone’s Fiesta Blast Party

Betty and Mike Noling with a United Learning Center student

Photo by Bonnie Carroll

Marlene Velazquez is the program’s social worker

Valerie Banks, Leader of Dream Foundation’s Flower Empower Program, Retires

VALERIE BANKS, the leader of Dream Foundation’s Flower Empower program for 15 years, will retire from the position. Since 2008, Banks dramatically expanded the program from its start at the Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market, building partnerships and gaining dozens of volunteers. Currently, volunteers create 150 to 200 bouquets each week to distribute to individuals in need of comfort. The program has delivered over 125,000 bouquets to personal homes, nursing homes, elder care facilities, infusion centers, and hospitals. During the pandemic, Banks collaborated with Westerlay Orchids to deliver 18,000 orchids.

“The program would not exist if not for the Carpinteria growers who donate the flowers every week and the dedicated volunteers,” said Banks. “I had the pleasure of being part of this incredible program and have met such wonderful people over the years. I will miss the Flower Empower A-Team.” www.dreamfoundation.org

Ana Stenersen Receives National Award

ANA STENERSEN will receive the 14th Annual Making a Difference award from the Washington, D.C. based Association for Community Affiliated Plans(ACAP). Stenersen has a 25-year career in nursing and healthcare administration. She will receive a plaque and $1,000 to be distributed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children. Previously, Stenersen worked at San Bernardino County Public Health Department as a Public Health Nurse Care Manager for the California Children’s Services Program (CCS). She relocated to Santa Barbara County in 2008 to oversee CCS services. She joined CenCal Health in 2017 to establish the Whole Child Model Program. In January 2023, Stenersen was promoted to Associate Director in the Utilization Management Division of CenCal Health. www.cencalhealth.org

Amy Burke Appointed SB Meals on Wheels Board Co-President

AMY BURKE will serve as Co-President of the Board of Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels. Currently, Burke is a partner with Hankin Patent Law, APC, where she educates, advises, protects, and supports clients in connection with intellectual property matters, regulatory compliance, business entity formation, and key agreements. She has been a volunteer driver with SB Meals on Wheels for three years, and has expressed gratitude for the organization’s dedicated volunteers and employees. In her free time, Burke spends time with her family, raises chickens, and enjoys aerial arts. www.mealsonwheelssb.org

Family Service Agency Welcomes Arcelia Sención to Leadership Position

ARCELIA SENCIÓN has been named the new Chief Strategy-North County Programs Officer for Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County. Sención has over 30 years of nonprofit experience. Previously, she worked as Associate Director at Standing Together to End Sexual Assault and Director of Healthcare and Social Services at Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People. Sención earned her bachelor’s degree in Chicano Studies from UCSB. In 2021, she received the Future Leaders of America Latino Legacy Award for Non-Profit Leader in addition to being named a 2021 Congressional Woman of the Year. www.fsacares.org

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The role will run through December 31st, 2026, with applications from all interested individuals welcome. The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 17th at 5pm. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, August 29th during the City Council meeting. To apply visit: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/santabarbara/promotionaljobs

Community Environmental Council Welcomes New Staff and Board Member

EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY FOR CRITICAL CLIMATE PROGRAMS

WORK, the Community Environmental Council has welcomed three new staff members and one returning board member. Together, the CEC team will keep offering climate programming to the Santa Barbara community, as well as continue its environmental advocacy work. www.cecsb.org

DR. DAVID N. PELLOW is a returning member to CEC’s board. Currently, he works as the Dehlsen Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Global Environmental Justice Project at UC Santa Barbara. Beyond his work supporting the environment, Pellow has served on the Boards of Directors for numerous community, national, and international organizations that advocate for improved working and living environments for people of color, immigrants, indigenous peoples, and working-class communities. Pellow earned his bachelor’s in sociology and religious studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his master’s and PhD in sociology from Northwestern University. He and his family moved to Santa Barbara in 2015.

GABRIELA MORALES has joined CEC as a Climate Justice Fellow. She primarily focuses on CEC’s Guadalupe Community Air Project, conducting outreach within the Guadalupe community and helping to manage data collection. Her past experiences include working as a Director of Operations for the Central Coast Aquarium. A Santa Maria resident, Morales earned her bachelor’s degree in aquatic biology at UC Santa Barbara. She is passionate about educating underserved communities about conservation, and enjoys exploring the ocean.

CRISTINA CZOCHANSKI is a new Climate Programs

Associate within CEC’s Climate Mitigation team. She will serve as a Food & Energy Associate, supporting CEC community programs focused on sustainable food systems, food accessibility, and transitioning to renewable energy. Previously, Czochanski worked on Carbon Neutrality Analyses, farmed in Southern Spain, and completed climate change research on ecosystem services and agriculture. She has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy: Marine and Coastal Management and Meteorology. Her hobbies include traveling, cooking vegan food, and enjoying the beach.

DOMINIQUE ARANDA is also a new Climate Programs Associate at CEC. In this position, Aranda supports the implementation of the Climate Resilience team’s ongoing projects as well as outreach. Her past experiences include working as a policy analysis intern at a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and guiding individuals navigating society with a criminal record. A Santa Maria local, Aranda earned her bachelor’s degree in political economy from UC Berkeley. Her past times include reading, watercolor painting, and spending time with her family.

Amy Burke

Ana Stenersen

Arcelia Sención

Valerie Banks

David Pellow

Arcelia Sención

Arcelia Sención

Arcelia Sención

Community Environmental Council Launches Campaign to Prepare Central Coast Residents for Extreme Heat Impacts

THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (CEC) recently announced it was named a member of the national Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance (EHRA), an initiative of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock). As an EHRA member, CEC will bring awareness to the increasing threat of extreme heat events in California’s Central Coast Region—like the widespread heat wave last week that sparked the first excessive heat warning of the season.

Assisted by the new partnership, CEC is launching an Extreme Heat campaign for the months of July, August, and September. The campaign will share stories, tips, and resources to help California Central Coast residents learn how to protect themselves and their communities from rising temperatures, and share what local organizations and municipalities are doing to build heat resilience. Information will be shared via CEC’s website, email newsletter, and social media accounts. California residents can also find statewide resources from the Governor’s Office at https://heatreadyca.com

“As a Climate leader for California’s Central Coast, we recognize that without community resilience, extreme heat will continue to exacerbate the underlying inequalities within our region,” said CEC Director of Climate Resilience Em Johnson. “Leading a regional coalition of over fifteen government agencies, grassroots organizations, and community-based organizations, our vision as an EHRA partner is to reduce our region’s economic and health disparities related to the prevalence of extreme heat.”

Ventura County is warming faster than any other county in the contiguous U.S., with neighboring Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties not far behind. In 2021, Ventura County alone experienced 20 extreme heat events—more than any previously recorded years. Higher temperatures put the health and well-being of the most vulnerable—including agricultural workers, youth, and the elderly—in serious jeopardy.

One action already underway in Santa Barbara County is the establishment of community climate resilience hubs that provide centralized disaster services, support, and education to residents who are most vulnerable or at high risk during disasters. Individuals and organizations are working together to design and plan what services will be offered at these Hubs, and making plans for how to operate during climate disruptions.

Learn more about Resilience Hubs at https://cecsb.org/resilience-hubs

EL CONSEJO COMUNITARIO DEL MEDIOAMBIENTE (CEC) anunció recientemente que ha sido nombrado miembro de la Alianza para la Resiliencia ante el Calor Extremo (EHRA, por sus siglas en inglés) una iniciativa del Centro de Resiliencia de la Fundación Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller (Arsht-Rock). Como miembro de la EHRA, el CEC brindará concientización sobre la creciente amenaza de episodios de calor extremo en la región de la costa central de California, como la ola de calor de la semana pasada que provocó el primer aviso de calor excesivo de la temporada.

Con la ayuda de esta nueva colaboración, el CEC estará lanzando una campaña de calor extremo para los meses de julio, agosto, y septiembre. La campaña compartirá historias, consejos y recursos para ayudar a los residentes de la costa central de California a aprender a protegerse a sí mismos y a sus comunidades de las alzas de las temperaturas, y compartirá lo que las organizaciones locales y los municipios están haciendo para desarrollar la resiliencia ante el calor. La información se difundirá a través del sitio web del CEC, boletín electrónicoy las redes sociales. Los residentes de California también pueden encontrar recursos estatales de la Oficina del Gobernador en https://heatreadyca.com

“Como líderes climáticos de la costa central de California, somos conscientes de que, sin resiliencia comunitaria, el calor extremo seguirá empeorando las desigualdades dentro de nuestra región”, declaró Em Johnson, Directora de resiliencia climática del CEC. “Liderando una coalición regional de más de quince agencias gubernamentales, organizaciones de base popular, y organizaciones comunitarias, nuestra visión como socios de la EHRA es reducir las desigualdades económicas y sanitarias de nuestra región relacionadas con la prevalencia del calor extremo.”

El condado de Ventura se está calentando más rápido que cualquier otro condado de los EE.UU. contiguos, y los condados vecinos de Santa Bárbara y San Luis Obispo no se quedan muy atrás. En 2021, sólo en el condado de Ventura se registraron 20 episodios de calor extremo, más que en ningún otro año anterior. Las altas temperaturas ponen en grave peligro la salud y el bienestar de los más vulnerables, incluyendo a los trabajadores agrícolas y los jóvenes.

Una medida que ya está en marcha en el condado de Santa Bárbara es la creación de centros comunitarios de resiliencia climática que ofrezcan servicios centralizados en caso de catástrofe, apoyo y educación a los residentes más vulnerables o en situación de alto riesgo durante las catástrofes. Individuos y organizaciones están trabajando juntos para diseñar y planificar los servicios que se ofrecerán en estos centros y planificar su funcionamiento en caso de trastornos climáticos.

Los miembros de la comunidad interesados en saber más sobre cómo pueden implementar en su región los Centros de Resiliencia pueden obtener más información en: https://cecsb.org/resilience-hubs

Santa Barbara Zoo Opens New Ranger Station

CALLING ALL RANGERS!

The Santa Barbara Zoo has opened its newest experiential space, the Ranger Station, as of this month. Located across from the verandah overlooking the Australian Walkabout, the Ranger Station offers activities that let visitors explore and immerse themselves in nature and its wonderful creatures. Included with regular Zoo admission or membership, the station lets visitors discover mini trails, spot local animals and plant life, and engage in various interactive experiences.

“The Zoo’s new Ranger Station represents our commitment to environmental education and fostering a love for nature,” said JJ McLeod, Director of Education at the Santa Barbara Zoo. “We believe that by providing these immersive experiences, we can inspire a new generation of conservationists and create lasting connections between people and wildlife.”

Guests will also learn about National Parks, outdoor spaces, camping etiquette, and the importance of “leaving no trace” to preserve nature for future generations. There will also be rotating activities that teach skills such as building birdhouses, how to set up tents and store food, and understanding how far away people should stay from animals. To learn more or schedule a visit to the Santa Barbara Zoo, visit www.sbzoo.org

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JoAnn Falletta:

Surprises & Satisfactions

Review by Daniel Kepl / VOICE

AMERICAN CONDUCTOR JOANN FALLETTA is one of those extraordinary forces of art and nature who tears the fabric of convention to shreds but always tidies up the scene of each of her several apotheoses.

Importantly, she never looks back. The litany of orchestras Falletta has helmed and recordings she’s made is legion. Watching her conducting last Saturday’s Music Academy Festival Orchestra concert at the Granada Theatre, a concoction of spicy magical realism (Roberto Sierra’s Fandangos), French angst (Maurice Ravel’s La Valse), and Russian mystery (Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45), it became clear immediately Falletta was not just in charge but in supreme command of every color-filled, rhythm-bursting moment of Fandangos and later, the Ravel (a revelatory performance), and moody Rachmaninoff.

Walking onto the Granada stage last Saturday looking for all the world like a worried mom fussing over her massive family of musicians, JoAnn Falletta’s conducting

– straight and clean and clear, but not particularly charismatic – did not in the first nanoseconds of the evening appear to be lighting any fires. Then the high brass fanfares began in the opening moments of the Sierra piece – unique sparkles of thrillingly complicated color. Falletta, still no-nonsense about stick technique, nevertheless began a slow melt into a subtler and palpably effective body language of rhythm and pulse that successfully lured her colleagues into a slow-dance crescendo of such excited intensity the piece reached full rollicking throttle while the audience held its breath; a spectacular take by Roberto Sierra on two earlier fandangos by predecessors Soler and Boccherini. The orchestra, now thoroughly seasoned as an ensemble for this, its next to last concert of the summer season, gave Fandangos a slick performance, and Falletta 120 percent of their attention.

Before conducting Maurice Ravel’s La valse (19191920), JoAnn Falletta took a few minutes to instruct the audience about the piece. Both La valse and Boléro (1928) hold messages in their harmonic and structural incongruities. Ravel, a survivor barely, of World War I was injured physically and psychologically by the experience. La Valse, like Boléro, eventually collapses of its own weight and hysteria; the waltz pattern in La valse is a musical totem to antebellum Europe, washed away in a confused tidal wave of blood and despair.

The opening bars, conducted by Falletta as a throbbing heartbeat, were just the first of several interpretive revelations brought to the listener’s attention. Little pockets of color not noticed before came into audible play under

Falletta’s microscopic attentions. And with unerring noblesse oblige, Falletta advocated on behalf of Ravel’s sense of duty and outrage about the effects of world conflict on societies. Finesse and elasticity of bar line, orchestral sighs and pouts, ominous forebodings from the bottom of the orchestra that build to its hysterical climax – made for a particularly thoughtful and inspired interpretation of La valse.

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s last major composition, the Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940), were composed during the composer’s only stay in the United States at Centerport, New York, overlooking Long Island Sound. Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra premiered the work in January 1941, as another world war began to ravage the European continent, including the composer’s homeland. Falletta and the Festival Orchestra plumbed the richly Russo-nostalgic three dances of the suite with particular emphasis on Rachmaninoff’s gorgeous orchestrations, including his lush string writing, which Falletta dug into with unabashed gusto. Balances throughout and between various sections of the orchestra were carefully tweaked by the conductor for maximum color. If heartbreak were an instrument, Rachmaninoff’s use of alto sax, his breathtaking melodies for high strings, his orchestral whispers and sighs describe the composer’s homesickness with passion. Falletta, whose powers of persuasion are those of a goddess – gentle, and without error – gave her Festival Orchestra colleagues several lessons in the art of interpretation, and her audience several opportunities to cheer.

American composer JoAnn Falletta

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Hahn Hall Hosts a Delightful Cabaret 1979

By Robert F. Adams / Special to VOICE

ABARET 1979, held the evening of July 27th and in the afternoon on July 29th 2023, provided a nostalgic and entertaining mélange of popular songs and jingles from the 1960s and 1970s. This is the adventurous director James Darrah’s newest creative opera project which was co-produced by Craig Terry. Held within the elegance of the Hahn Hall, the show was a recognizable look back that gave an exuberant spotlight to the Lehrer Vocal Institute’s singers chosen for this summer’s program.

Cabaret 1979 provided a re-listening to a bygone era of the swinging ‘60s and ‘70s, a surprising weaving of songs by famous composers including Michel Legrand, Randy Newman, Jule Styne, Joni Mitchell,

Carole King, Johnny Cash, and even an instrumental interlude featuring composer John Williams’ themes from Star Wars. The pop groups and stars represented included Abba, Lionel Richie, Sonny & Cher, Elton John, John Denver, and The Carpenters. The experience was a little like a cross between watching a studio audience sitcom per the stage furniture and a bright vacuum cleaner, and a 1930s live on the air radio show with an assortment of tunes sung over a downstage solitary microphone and audio headgear.

One of the strongest numbers was from the Broadway musical Funny Girl (which put Barbra Streisand into the stratosphere) with an stirring interpretation of People from soprano Angela Lamar and accompanist Beatriz Batista. Another zenith was Tivoli Treloar’s singing of Joni Mitchell’s The

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Circle Game with Meghan Rhoades at the piano. The zig-zagging selections concluded with Leonard Cohen’s masterwork song, Hallelujah, a company-wide and touching finale. It was intriguing to hear these operatrained voices interpret, with varying levels of success, the stable of popular music from the past, including commercial jingles rarely heard anymore.

The cabaret was entertaining throughout, including the joyous staging from director Darrah. Visual artist Adam Larsen showed off his expertise with inventive projections at the back of the stage. The costume designer was Molly Irelan, created bright and sexy costumes based on 1960s prototypes, including Go-Go boots, mini-skirts, and Hollywood style wigs, and there was even a drag outfit. The characters, all over-the-top

exuberant, rambled around a drab setting of furniture with visual backdrop references to the 1960s romantic comics that brought to mind the canvas compositions of Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein.

All those involved including the musicians and production staff can be proud of their accomplishments for such an entertaining program. The audience, at least most of them, were probably familiar with the music and the obvious faintly remembered references. The program sponsors included Shirley and Seymour Lehrer, the Lucifer Lighting Compay, the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation, the Zegar Family Foundation and the supportive members of the Music Academy Auxiliary.

See www.musicacademy.org for the summer season’s remaining events and programs

C o n s i g n m e n t s B y M M D . c o m i n f o @ m o v i n g m i s s d a i s y c o m

The Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows performing Cabaret 1979

Photo by Zach Mendez

Sadako Peace Day

A Time for Community Reflection

FLUTTERING TOKENS FOLDED WITH HOPE, PEACE, AND LOVE, paper cranes also serve as a poignant reminder of a wish unfulfilled. In 1955, 12-year-old Sadako Sasaki folded over a thousand origami cranes in accordance with the Japanese legend that doing so would grant her a wish. A radiation victim of the United States’ nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Sadako only wished for the

By Daisy Scott /

opportunity to defeat leukemia and abandon her hospital bed.

In memory of Sadako’s bravery and other innocent victims of war, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will host its annual free Sadako Peace Day gathering from 6 to 7pm on Wednesday, August 9th at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center. Dozens of advocates, musicians, poets, and community members from all walks of life

will unite for an evening of reflection through testimony and art.

“Art is powerful and it’s a powerful way of communicating about the world and communicating our vision for a better world. For us, that vision very clearly includes no nuclear weapons,” shared Dr. Ivana N. Hughes, NAPF President. “This is about touching people’s hearts, minds, and souls and also giving everybody an opportunity for reflection.”

A Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, NAPF leads the charge for a future free of nuclear weapons by advocating for international policies and presenting educational programming. For 29 years, the organization has commemorated Sadako Peace Day by inviting community members to learn about Sadako and the countless other hibakushas, the Japanese word for people irrevocably harmed by the

1945 nuclear attacks.

Today, Sadako’s determination has cemented the paper crane as an international symbol of peace.

“It’s a beautiful story about our message to the world that peace is really the only way to go, and that the victims of those bombings were not just the people who died at the moment, but there were many victims for years to come from the radiation effects,” explained Hughes. “That, of course, is what makes nuclear weapons so different from so many other ways of waging war.”

This year’s event, which is hosted on the Nagasaki bombing’s 78th anniversary, will immerse attendees in the natural beauty of La Casa de Maria’s Sadako Peace Garden. Given that La Casa de Maria is still recovering from the 2018 Montecito debris flow, the center’s reopening exclusively for NAPF is a remarkable tribute to the event’s significance.

“We’re incredibly grateful to La Casa de Maria and the Immaculate Heart Community,” expressed Hughes, adding this is a rare opportunity for community members to visit the center’s beautiful grounds.

Dr. Jimmy Hara, who was born in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, will serve as the keynote speaker. Today, he serves as Vice Chair of the NAPF’s Board of Directors. Hughes, as well as Jean Holsten, La Casa de Maria Executive Director, will also deliver remarks.

Per tradition, music will be provided by Bob Nyosui Sedivy, a komusō monk who plays the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute. Original songs will also be performed by singer-songwriter Hal Maynard and NAPF Director of Communications Sandy Jones.

Poetry will round out the evening’s program, including readings by former Santa Barbara Poet Laureates Emma Trelles, David Starkey, and Perie Longo, who also serves as Chair of NAPF’s poetry committee. Father Larry Gosselin, a Franciscan priest of the Province of Saint Barbara, will also perform a poem.

Sadako Peace Day is free and open to all. To learn more visit www.wagingpeace.org

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Bob Nyosui Sedivy performing the shakuhachi flute at a past Sadako Peace Day

Photos courtesy of NAPF

Sadako Sasaki

Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Perie Longo and Father Larry Gosselin will read poetry

Photo courtesy of National Park Service

Ivana N. Hughes, NAPF President

Fiesta 2023

Single Day Events

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

LA FIESTA PEQUEÑA 3 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM FREE

As the August sun slowly sets behind the “Queen of the Missions,” experience the Franciscans’ hospitality as they welcome all to enjoy the official opening of Old Spanish Days Fiesta, as they have for almost a hundred years. Limited reserved seating is available. Or bring a picnic to the Mission Rose Garden and enjoy! Open to all.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

LA MISA DEL PRESIDENTE 3 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM FREE

The Saint Barbara Parish invites those of all faiths to enjoy High Mass in the main church of Old Mission Santa Barbara. The tradition of holding mass in honor of the El Presidente of Fiesta dates back to 1936. Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez will preside. All are welcome.

DIGS! (Celebración de los Dignatarios) 9 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM $$ DIGS at the Santa Barbara Zoo features small bites, margaritas, local breweries, and wineries. This all-inclusive event includes music and dancing on the Zoo’s iconic hilltop. 21 and over only. No tickets at the door.

Friday, August 4, 2023

EL DESFILE HISTÓRICO (The Historical Parade) 7 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM FREE

El Desfile Histórico is one of the nation’s largest equestrian parades featuring over 500 horses as well as antique carriages, coaches, and wagons. The parade starts at the west end of Cabrillo Boulevard and proceeds east along the beach to Milpas Street. Viewing the Parade is free. Tickets for shaded, guaranteed seating along Cabrillo Boulevard are also available.

FLOR Y CANTO 4 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM FREE

A unique opportunity to see original Spanish California dances and songs of the 19th century interwoven with historic narration. The musical numbers are

Saturday, August 5, 2023

EL DESFILE DE LOS NIÑOS (Children’s Parade) 12 1

0:00 AM to 12:00 PM FREE

The charming Children’s Parade is a favorite fiesta event. Young people of Santa Barbara don costumes and celebrate the rich culture of the area. The parade travels along Cabrillo Boulevard from Garden Street to Calle Puerto Vallarta. A must see!

TARDES DE RONDA 4 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM FREE

Held in the Courthouse Sunken Garden on Saturday afternoon, the always highly attended “Afternoon of Gaiety” features performers under the age of sixteen.

Multi-Day Events

August 2 – August 5

EL MERCADO DE LA GUERRA 5

Wednesday–Saturday 11:00 AM 10:00 PM FREE $

The Annual Mercado at De La Guerra Plaza is the heart of Fiesta. Stroll through a colorful Mexican market (across from City Hall) and feast on Spanish and Mexican-American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment all day and into the evening. Free concerts include Will Bremen, False Puppet, Elements and more. All are welcome.

Other Events!

Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Project Fiesta: 99 Years 6 July 6 – Nov. 12. For hours and information, visit www.sbhistorical.org. Free admission.

Santa Barbara Courthouse Tours 4 Aug. 2–6. Free, onehour tours every hour between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM daily. Casa Cantina 5 Aug. 3–5, 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM at Casa De La Guerra. Proceeds benefit the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.

Old Mission Santa Barbara Tours 3 Aug. 3 and Aug. 6

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado 10 Aug. 4–6, 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

August 3 – August 5

LAS NOCHES DE RONDA 4

Thursday–Saturday 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM FREE

Las Noches de Ronda, “Nights of Gaiety,” held in the historic Courthouse Sunken Garden, draws as many as 4,000 spectators each night. The evening performances feature spectacular dances and songs from the fire of flamenco and the charm of Mexican folklorico. Over 200 performers entertain the crowd each night. Bring a blanket, friends and family and enjoy!

August 3 – August 6

EL MERCADO DE LA PLAYA (Formerly Mercado del Norte) 13

Thursday–Saturday 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM and Sunday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM FREE $

Held at the parking lot of La Playa Stadium at City College on Cabrillo Boulevard, El Mercado de la Playa features a full carnival with rides and games, food and shop vendors, live music and dancing. This family-friendly Mercado has a little bit of everything for everyone.

CRAZY HORSE CANTINA 13 Thursday–Sunday $

Guests 21 and over can enjoy live music, dancing, and craft beer and wine by the sea. Located at El Mercado de la Playa.

August 5 – August 6

FIESTA ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW 11 FREE

Saturday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Stroll along the beautiful beachfront on Cabrillo Boulevard just West of Stearns Wharf and browse for handmade treasures created by local artisans.

SAN SALVADOR TOURS 14 FREE

Saturday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Come down to the harbor and tour the full size replica of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s ship that arrived on the shores of Santa Barbara in 1542.

La Recepción del Presidente

By Kerry Methner / VOICE

PAST PRESIDENTES AND DIRECTORS were honored along with 2023 El Presidente David Bolton during a rich and festive gathering at the Santa Barbara Club, the location where Old Spanish Days was organized as a nonprofit after the first Fiesta took place in 1924. Honorary chairs of the event included Rudy Castillo, Sr. and Erik Davis.

El Presidente David Bolton was there to greet revelers and welcome back nearly 20 past presidentes. With Mariachi music in the background followed by fantastic flamenco by Junior Spirit Olivia Nelson, Spirit Jack Harwood, the Maria Bermudez Dance Studio, and Zermeño Dance Academy, hearts were afire and wide smiles abundant.

The meal included courses symbolic of the nations who have had a presence in this area, including the first peoples, the Chumash, as well as Mexico, Spain, and the United States. The program featured the reading of Fiesta themes of years gone by as past presidentes gathered on stage for a photo.

A short live auction was held with auctioneer and master of ceremonies John Palminteri drawing everyone’s attention.

Dancing under the lights and stars followed the formal program. Let’s Fiesta! ¡Viva!

1: El Presidente David Bolton, Mark Whitehurst, and Honorary Director Dori Belmonte

2: Honorary Recepción Chair Erik Davis and Division Chief Angelique Davis

3: Los Presidentes: seated: W. Scott Burns, Clay Dickens, Christie Alvarado Gallagher, Rudy Castillo Sr, Michael J. Mendoza, and Michael Danley. Standing: Tim Taylor, Stephanie Petlow, Erik Davis, Barbara Carroll, Denise Sanford, Ricardo Castellanos, 2023 El Presidente David Bolton, J.C. Gordon, Rhonda Ledson Henderson, Joanne Funari, Peter Georgi, and Josiah Jenkins

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Mariach Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán

Master of Ceremonies John Palminteri

Past Presidentes Josiah Jenkins, Christie Gallagher

7: Honorary Directors Robert Johns and John Chufar

8: Gina Osburn and her sister portraying Saint Barbara, Lisa Osburn, with Sandy Kelley

9: Si Jenkins was celebrating his 90th birthday

10: Diana Vestal and daughter Talia Ortega Vestal with Amanda Cuevas

Celebrate the King HarborFiestaRace’s Ties!

By Sigrid Toye / Special to

WOW! I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS... WHAT A WEEK! Old Spanish Days not only celebrates a historic and cultural tradition, but serves to highlight Santa Barbara’s sense of community. Whether at the rodeo at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, the parties, the events, or the official Fiesta and Los Niños parades, this time of year is magical – and meaningful. Everyone gets into the spirit and the harbor community is no exception. Well... that is, maybe with just one! Each year the King Harbor Race (which at King Harbor is called the Santa Barbara Race!) ends just short of Fiesta week. Why is that? Inquiring Minds (in this case mine!) want to know...

Soon discovering that the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race, now celebrating its 50th year, was originally included as an activity during Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days wasn’t a surprise, in fact, it made sense. After all, Santa Barbara is a coastal town and a natural venue for Fiesta fun on the water. But... times were different in the 1970s when Santa Barbara was smaller, fewer people came for Fiesta, and the parade wasn’t as renowned as it is today. The King Harbor Race was actually created to draw visitors to the city with a challenging long distance regatta. As Fiesta activities increased over the years, drawing visitors in droves, the expanded Fiesta parade forced street closures limiting access to the harbor. The King Harbor Race start was pushed forward a week, close enough to Fiesta not to lose its connection to the festivities.

The present 2023 King Harbor Race has grown to 80

plus entries in ten sailing classes. This year competitors arrived from California yacht clubs all over the State, along with several non-locals. Wind and course depending, this offshore 81 nautical mile race can last from a few hours to over 24. I don’t know about you, but to me that would take one hardy gang of motivated sailors and a lotta Red Bull! Nonetheless it was indeed a beautiful sight as this year’s competitors set sail toward the horizon. True to its Fiesta roots however, the fun before and after the race remains a huge attraction.

The 2023 Santa Barbara Yacht Club Race Chair Rob Miller, assisted by Race Director Brad Schaupeter, worked hard to prepare for the King Harbor Race activities aided by SBYC volunteers. In advance of the Friday race, Thursday night’s welcoming party offered a yummy BBQ accompanied by a live band and lots of libations! Santa Barbara mayor Randy Rowse – a sailor himself and a SBYC member – welcomed the crowd.

“This year is the 50th celebration of this extraordinary long distance race which had its roots right here in Santa Barbara,” said Rowse. “As mayor and an SBYC member, I welcome all you courageous competitors from up and down the coast of California to this beautiful harbor. And in keeping with the season...Viva la Fiesta!”

Before the noon start of the race the next day a hardy breakfast was served, also a long time tradition. On the subject of tradition, it’s important to mention SBYC Staff Commodore Stan Darrow, Sr., who conceived and mounted the race now celebrating its 50th year! How about that?

The SBYC was represented by nine boats with five finishing despite languishing winds. During the closing festivities hosted

by the King Harbor Yacht Club, trophies were awarded to Santa Barbara sailors: First Place in Class was awarded to Dirk Freeland in Full Send, Second in Class was awarded to two competitors, Kenny Kieding and John Vincent in Argo 4 and Tom Bollay in Armida, with Third in Class going to Vance Newell in Epic. I’d say that race is still a part of Fiesta …. only one week early and celebrated offshore!

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

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Photos by Anna Frederick

Yachts offshore Santa Barbara for the King Harbor Race

Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse welcomed all

The King Harbor Race reception packed the Santa Barbara Yacht Club

Fiesta Mercados Pop Up Across Town

By John Palminteri

MONDAY, JULY 31ST: Santa Barbara’s historic downtown De la Guerra Plaza is about to be converted into Mercado De la Guerra for Old Spanish Days beginning Wednesday. Thousands will come out for food, music, and dancing day and night at the 99th Fiesta.

The new Mercado de la Playa in Santa Barbara will help to create two choices for those looking for fun, food, and entertainment during the 99th Old Spanish Days. 30 free shows have been scheduled at this mercado and the Mercado de la Guerra. The rides have just arrived at the Mercado at the beach at Santa Barbara City College.

SB City Council Considers State Street

Underpass Redesign Project

By John Palminteri

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST: The Santa Barbara City Council is considering an estimated $11 million project that would change the State St. underpass with wider sidewalks, wider bike lanes, and reduce the street from two lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction.

It would also add more artistic designs and lighting. In recent years there’s been an effort to create a more appealing gateway between the beach area and Funk Zone to downtown. Public review hearings have been held before these designs were created.

O’Malley’s Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Elubia Orozco will be operating two of her Elubia’s kitchen sites at both the Mercado de la Playa and at Mercado de la Guerra. She just won the Latino Business Awards Woman Business of the Year.

Local Law Enforcement Updates

By John Palminteri

SUNDAY, JULY 30TH: Celebrating 35 years as a neighborhood bar in the heart of State St. in Santa Barbara, O’Malley’s had a special party Sunday afternoon. Officially it opened Aug. 3, 1988. With Fiesta this week, the special party was held earlier with food, drink specials, and good friends.

By John Palminteri

FRIDAY, JULY 28TH: There was a close call at the Santa Barbara Courthouse when a man was able to scale the fountain side of the historic building and make his way to a mid-level ledge. He yelled a variety of comments but eventually cooperated with

police department’s Crisis Negotiations Response Team and firefighters to come down by way of the ladder truck. The first responders say their number one concern was to get him a medical evaluation and any additional help. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, dial 988 or visit www.988lifeline.org any time of day.

MONDAY, JULY 31ST: Escape stopped at the Santa Barbara main jail Monday night. There was a swift response by custody deputies to track down and locate inmates who never got off the property but got past one level of security.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST: Four vehicle crash. Hwy 101 SB at upper State St. All lanes initially closed by vehicles or debris. CHP and Santa Barbara City Fire on it.

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

with John Palminteri

John Palminteri

Interviewing Fiesta Presidente David Bolton

FRI, AUGUST 4

Old Spanish Days 2023 L e t ’s F i e s t a !

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado

Tamales, live music, and raffles • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. • Free • 11am-10pm Fr, 8/4 & 8/5; 11am-9pm Su, 8/6.

El Desfile Histórico

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

El Mercado de la Playa

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

El Mercado De La Guerra

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

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

Folklorico Mexico Azteca • Stearns Wharf • 2-3pm Sa, 8/5.

El Mercado de la Playa

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

El Mercado De La Guerra

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

Dance Performances at La Cumbre Plaza

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

Fiesta Performances at Paseo

Free flamenco & folklórico dance performances

• Paseo Nuevo • 12-6pm Tu, 8/1-Sa, 8/5.

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

at La Cumbre Plaza

Music,

Food, and Fun at los Mercados:

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

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

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

Project Fiesta! • Photography exhibition

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

San Salvador Historic Re-enactment

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

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

Fiesta Performances at Paseo

Free flamenco & folklórico dance performances

• Paseo Nuevo • 12-6pm Tu, 8/1-Sa, 8/5.

Flor y Canto

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

Las Noches de Ronda

Dancing, music, and history under the stars

• SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-11pm Th, 8/3-8/5.

Alfonso Losa Flamenco

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

Flamenco Arts Festival Gala

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

Stock Horse Show & Rodeo

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

Mujeres Makers Market

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

Tours of the San Salvador

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

Tardes de Ronda

Outdoor dance performances • SB Courthouse

Sunken Garden • Free • 1-5pm Sa, 8/5.

Las Noches de Ronda

Dancing, music, and history under the stars

• SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-11pm Th, 8/3-8/5.

Stock Horse Show & Rodeo

Admire horses and rodeo feats • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $15-30 • www.sbfiestarodeo.org

• 7:30pm Sa 8/5; 1pm Su, 8/6.

Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival

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

Courthouse Legacy Fdn Fiesta Party

Festive cocktail party fundraiser for Courthouse Legacy Fdn • SB Courthouse Mural Rm • $150 • https://tinyurl.com/2c65f5xr • 6:30-9:30pm Sa, 8/5.

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

Mujeres Makers Market

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

Tours of the San Salvador

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

Stock Horse Show & Rodeo

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

Fiesta Finale

Dinner, dancing, costume contest, and more • Profant Fdn. • El Paseo Restaurant • $250 • www.profantfoundation.org • 5:3010pm Su, 8/6.

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

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

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

SAT, AUGUST 5

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show

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

El Desfile de los Niños

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

Fiesta on Stearns Wharf

Free folklórico dance showcase by Ballet

SUN, AUGUST 6

El Mercado de la Playa

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

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show

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

Dance Performances

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

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Photo by Priscilla

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In Person & Online Activities for Everyone

Sunday • August 6th

MUSIC

SUMMER CARILLON RECITAL

Free outdoor concert by Brunston Poon • UCSB Storke Tower • 2pm Su, 8/6.

REBELUTION

Rock concert, special guests Iration and The Expendables • SB Bowl • $5064 • www.sbbowl.com • 5pm Su, 8/6 & Mo, 8/7.

OUTDOORS

SB ROLLERS

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

HERB WALK AT ELLWOOD

BUTTERFLY PRESERVE

Led by herbalist & nutritionist Emily Sanders • Artemisia Academy • $30 • https://tinyurl.com/080623herbwalk • 5-7pm Su, 8/6.

SPECIAL EVENTS

PLAY IT FORWARD

Royal Bocce Tournament to Support Pacific Pride

Don your finest courtside attire and raise your glasses high when the Pacific Pride Foundation hosts its Royal Bocce Tournament fundraiser at Rosewood Miramar from 5 to 7pm on Tuesday, August 8th. Eight teams, including a team of Santa Barbara’s favorite Queens, will compete while spectators cheer them and enjoy hors d'oeuvres. For spectator tickets ($150) visit https://tinyurl.com/uf2cu7py

Summer Carillon concert

Pack a picnic and enjoy the resounding sounds of UCSB’s Storke Tower when Brunston Poon, the Assistant Carillonist at UC Berkeley, performs a free carillon concert at 2pm on Sunday, August 6th

Friday • August 4th

DANCE

ALFONSO LOSA FLAMENCO: ESPACIO CREATIVO

Flamenco dance and music performance • Flamenco Arts Festival • Lobero Theatre • $51-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Fr, 8/4.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

ONE YEAR WITH THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE

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

MUSIC

VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Six days of jazz, fiddle, rockin tunes, and more • Ventura College • $15-65 • www.venturamusicfestival.org • Fr, 8/4-8/6.

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS

AVENUE AND ZIGGY MARLEY

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

THE FARAGHER BROTHERS: FAMILY SOUL

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

THREE DOG NIGHT

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

OUTDOORS

SANTA ROSA ISLAND DAY TRIP

Guided hikes and boat passage • SB

Botanic Garden hosts; meet at Ventura Harbor • $200-225 •

www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 7:15am6pm Fr, 8/4.

Saturday • August 5th

DANCE JUNIOR INTENSIVE

State Street Ballet Academy dancers • Lobero Theatre • $16-25 •

www.lobero.org • 6pm Sa, 8/5.

MUSIC

SANTA BARBARA MARIACHI FESTIVAL

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

HANNU LINTU CONDUCTS AFO Academy Festival Orchestra plays Strauss and Tchaikovsky • Granada Theatre • www.granadasb.org • $55100 • 7:30pm Sa, 8/5.

BOBBY ESCOTO & THE AFRO SON ALL-STAR

Salsa dance night • SOhO • $18-25 • www.sohosb.com • 10pm Sa, 8/5.

SPECIAL EVENTS

MUJERES MAKERS MARKET

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

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

Monday • August 7th

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

PARLIAMO! ITALIAN CONVERSATION

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

VIRTUAL MONTHLY GARDEN TALK

Learn about Propagating California Native Plants • Free • Register: https://tinyurl.com/3mpby4cw • 7pm Mo, 8/7.

Tuesday • August 8th

MUSIC

MUSIC AT THE RANCH

Concert by King Bee, Mony's & Sassafrass Food Trucks • Stow House • Free • 5:30-7:30pm Tu, 8/8.

OUTDOORS

Morning Bird Walk

Learn about local species • SB Botanic Garden • $20-30 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:3010am Tu, 8/8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

ROYAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT

Regal fundraiser for Pacific Pride Fdn • Rosewood Miramar • $150 • https://tinyurl.com/uf2cu7py • 5-7pm Tu, 8/8.

Wednesday • August 9th

CHILDREN

LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY

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

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

1 MILLION CUPS

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

• 9-10am We.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

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

WESTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY PANEL DISCUSSION

Learn how you can protect Monarchs

• CEC Environmental Hub, 1219 State St. • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/4ztzx2fh • 6-7:30pm We, 8/9.

FALL CYCLE GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOP

Learn how you can apply for support • The FUND • Virtual, register: https://tinyurl.com/38taef96 (We) or https://tinyurl.com/2p9uk4t7 (Th) • Free • 6pm We, 8/9 & 10am Th, 8/10.

MUSIC

PATTI SMITH TRIO

Rock concert supporting multiple local orgs • Lobero Theatre • $1751000 • www.lobero.org • 8pm We, 8/9.

OUTDOORS

HIKE ARROYO HONDO PRESERVE

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

SADAKO PEACE DAY

Poetry, music, and talks reflecting on nuclear attacks • NAPF • LA Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd • Free • 6pm We, 8/9.

BINGO FUNDRAISER

Bingo and raffle drawings to support LEAP • Old Town Coffee Goleta • Free • 6-9pm We, 8/9.

Thursday • August 10th

LECTURES |

Photo courtesy of UC Santa Barbara

Photo courtesy of Pacific Pride Foundation

Witness an extraordinary showcase of vocal and piano fellows when they compete in the Music Academy’s acclaimed Marilyn Horne Song Competition starting at 11am in Hahn Hall. Lauded as a classical American Idol, fellows compete for a commission by composer Joel Thompson, a cash prize, and recital opportunities. For tickets visit www.musicacademy.org

MUSIC ACADEMY:

PLanning

a Visit to the Music Academy?

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

Friday

August 4th

Saturday • August 5th

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

Montecito Library • Free • 2-3:30pm Th.

SBMA DOCENT RECRUITMENT

Learn about being a docent • SB Museum of Art • Free, RSVP: education@sbma.net • 3-5pm Th, 8/10.

CRAFTERNOONS:

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

PFLAG SPANISH SPEAKING MEETING

Sharing, support, & discussion

• PFLAG • Free • Zoom, email pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com • 7pm, Th, 8/10.

Friday • August 11th

CHILDREN

START WITH ART

Woodblock printing craft for kids • State St. in front of Museum of Art • Free • 2-3pm Fr, 8/11.

COMEDY

NURSE BLAKE: SHOCK ADVISED TOUR

Comedy show about the ups and downs of nursing • Granada Theatre • $48-93 • www.granadasb.org • 8pm Fr, 8/11.

DANCE

LA SYLPHIDE WITH SELECTED WORKS

Goleta School of Ballet student performance • Center Stage Theater • $18-23 • www.centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Fr, 8/11.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

EAT YOUR FLOWERS

Botanist/author Loria Stern discusses cooking with flowers • Lotusland • $150-225 • www.lotusland.org • 3-6pm Fr, 8/11.

MUSIC

SUMMER SERENADE SERIES

Picnic to live music • SB Botanic Garden • $10-25 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 5:30-7pm Fr, 8/11.

THE MIGHTY CASH CATS

Johnny Cash tribute concert • SOhO

• $15-20 • www.sohosb.com • 8:30pm Fr, 8/11.

SPECIAL EVENTS

GEM FAIRE

OUTDOORS

YOGA AT THE GARDEN

Guided relaxing session • SB Botanic Garden • $25-35 • www.sbbotanicgarden.org • 9:3010:30am Th, 8/10.

EXTENDED HOURS AT THE SEA CENTER

Enjoy evening hours Thursdays in July • Sea Center, Stearns Wharf • Included with admission • 10am-7pm Th.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SKETCHING IN THE GALLERIES

Draw inspired by art • SB Museum of Art • Free, RSVP: www.sbma.net • 5:30pm Th, 8/10.

Patti Smith Trio at the Lobero Theatre

Jam out to the rocking tunes of “punk poet laureate” Patti Smith when the Patti Smith Trio plays a benefit concert at the Lobero Theatre supporting the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CADA), Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Bob Dylan Center, and the Lobero itself. Held at 8pm on Wednesday, August 9th, the concert is part of Lobero’s 150th anniversary celebration. For tickets (starting at $175) visit www.lobero.org

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS

IRSCL 2023 CONGRESS: ECOLOGIES OF CHILDHOOD Academic conference on children’s literature • UCSB, University Center • Registration details: www.irscl2023.org • Sa, 8/12-8/16.

MUSIC

MUSIC UNDER THE STARS

Shop crystals, beads, and jewelry

• Earl Warren Showgrounds • $7 • https://gemfaire.com • 12-6pm Fr, 8/11; 10am-6pm Sa, 8/12; 10am-5pm Su, 8/13.

TEENS

TEEN ANIME & MANGA CLUB

Meet other fans • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 4-5:30pm Fr, 8/11.

Saturday • August 12th

CHILDREN

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID PARTY

Crafts, contests, and more • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 2:30-4pm Sa, 8/12.

It’s Your Library

Listen to Mr. Chris Norton and his Big Band; DJ Darla Bea • Elings Park • $29, kids under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/52chpe2t • 5-10pm Sa, 8/12.

OUTDOORS

STAR PARTY

Explore the night sky • SB Museum of Natural History, Palmer Observatory • Free • 8:30-10pm Sa, 8/12.

SPECIAL EVENTS

QUEER CLIMB NIGHT

LGBTQ+ friendly rock climb night • SB Rock Gym • Free-$15 • 5-8pm Sa, 8/12.

AFTERPARTY: THINK INK Party at the MOXI after hours • MOXI Museum • $35 • www.moxi.org • 7-10pm Sa, 8/12.

Sunday • August 13th

MUSIC

SON ENRICO

Latin jazz concert • Jazz Society of SB • SOhO • $10-25 • www.sohosb.com • 1-4pm Su, 8/13.

FATHER JOHN MISTY + THE HEAD AND THE HEART

Indie rock • SB Bowl • $41.50-92.50 • www.sbbowl.com • 6pm Su, 8/13.

OUTDOORS

BEACH CLEANUP

Care for our shoreline • Explore Ecology • Arroyo Burro Beach • 10am-12pm Su, 8/13.

OnSTAGE

UCSB LAUNCH PAD SUMMER READING SERIES

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

AMERICAN MARIACHI

Comedy about an all-girls mariachi band • PCPA • Solvang Festival Theatre

• Starting at $25 • www.pcpa.org • Through 8/27.

PIPPIN

Student production of this musical about a young prince • Rubicon Theatre • $10-20

• www.rubicontheatre.org

• 7pm Fr, 8/4, through 8/13.

SHREK: THE MUSICAL, JR. Modern fairytale performed by Youth Branch at Ojai Art Center • Ojai Art Center Theater

• www.ojaiact.org

• $10-20

• 3pm & 7pm Fr, 8/11, through 8/20.

Photo courtesy of Lobero Theatre

2021 Marilyn Horne Song Competition winners: pianist Alexander Soloway and singer Shawn Roth

Jean Luc Godard’s

Contempt & Other Compelling

French Films

AUDIENCES WERE HELD SPELLBOUND

at the Riviera Theatre this summer when the Santa Barbara International Film Festival screened 1963's Contempt and during the reinvigorated French Film pop-up festival known as “The Wave,” July 14th through 20th. These screenings drew a variety of moviegoers seeking more character-based stories, an antidote to the typical blockbusters released by contemporary corporate Hollywood. Films both wistful and reflective – offered a retreat filled with thoughtful themes that are not easy to forget – a strong bulwark against the onslaught of both Barbie and Oppenheimer, currently drawing large audiences across the land.

Shot in specific and unusual locations in Italy, including deep within Rome’s large studio lot, Cinecittà Studios, shown in a dilapidated weed-infested state (revealing one of the film’s themes), and at breathtaking locations on the island of Capri, Contempt shows off the unforgettable style of the early sixties. The film follows a financially needy scriptwriter, Paul, played by Michel Piccoli, in an attempt to rescue and make sense of a runaway commercial film of Homer’s Odyssey, fictionally directed by real-life director Fritz Lang. The film within a film approach uses philosophical quotes from Homer’s classic, alluding to an overlyintellectual movie production. An ambitious producer, Jeremy Prokosch, played by a young, stylish Jack Palance, wants to insert nude scenes and dialogue to bring sense to the project.

Bridget Bardot plays Camille, the heroine and victim of Contempt, beset by multiple betrayals by a weak husband, the screenwriter Paul. Bardot was at the height of her fame, youth, and appeal as a voluptuous international star, the “it” girl of her day. She plays the lead in Godard’s 1963 New Wave classic credibly, probably the best film role in her long career. Bardot’s casting swallowed half the available budget at the time, after Godard had previously sought other star cast members who avoided the controversial project.

Partly a relationship drama and a subversive critique of the Hollywood industry, the film looks at betrayal and the deadly consequences.

Opposite Bardot, French character actor Michel Piccoli provides a portrayal of a hapless shell of a writer, who offers his wife to the wolfish studio executive, played by Palance, menacing in every scene. The spectacular locations in Capri are also threatening, offering viewers a rarefied real-life location at the edge of a sea cliff, a lonely outcrop, and a wind-swept mansion (Casa Malaparte on Capri) that the main characters, as well as the film crew, had to negotiate. It is as if the unique to the seaside location is at least equal to the menace of the Palance character, creating a threatening atmosphere of lurking danger and perilous consequences.

Contempt contains softly shot sex scenes which echo some of the love-making scenes in Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris from 1973. An extended scene between the couple, well played by Bardot and Piccoli, shows a degrading relationship within the choppy pace of a ground-breaking continuous shot, bringing to mind the masterful newspaper scene in Orson Welles’ masterpiece, Citizen Kane. The themes are unforgettable, the behavior is outrageous, and the film’s visual rewards are many.

The Riviera has extended the run of Contempt, being screened at a few art houses across the USA, due to a recent restoration in 4K.

The Wave Breaking attendance records, ‘The Wave’ French Film Festival returned to the Riviera after an absence of

several years. Films were expertly chosen by SBIFF programming staff and included recent award-winning films. Kicking things off with a bright reception at the Belmond El Encanto, the week was filled with characterdriven stories, intriguing for the local and smart film audiences.

One of the highlights of the festival was Revoir Paris, featuring a César award-winning performance from perennial French actress Virginie Efira. Alice Winocour’s film was honestly and dramatically conceived and written. The filmmaker’s story follows the perspective of a mass-shooting survivor and her quest to heal. The film had captivating scene-by-scene dramatic moments, and the lead actress Efira has never been better, along with the credible supporting cast. It was filmed on location within the urban haunts of contemporary Paris to foment an indelible atmosphere.

Other noteworthy films included the appealing magical realism of a historical romantic drama, Scarlet, directed and written by Pietro Marcello, as well as the drama within a comedy, Diary of a Fleeting Affair from writer-director Emmanuel Mouret. The film looks at modern relationships and examines unmet expectations, sex fantasies, and sobering limitations between couples. The film features outstanding performances from both screen veterans Sanndrine Kiberlain and Vincent Macaigne.

Mikhaël Hers’ gentle film The Passengers of the Night featured another superlative performance from French-English actress Charlotte Gainsbourg in a female identity storyline with the main character emerging triumphant at the conclusion. The riveting The Night of the 12th was exciting to watch. It's a taut crime mystery written by Giles Marchand and Dominik Moll, and directed by Moll. The film won a treasure trove of César awards that were well-deserved. Pacifiction, written and directed by Albert Serra, featured amazing locations of the seedy side of Tahiti, with ambiguous characters constantly attempting to deceive one another. The film’s strong point was the cinematography, the locations, and the stylish performance from actor Benoît Magime as the manipulative High Commisioner of French Polynesia.

The festival was sponsored by many community partners including VOICE Magazine, a worthwhile exploration of French cinema. Audiences were happy that this festival was back in full force.

Robert F.

is a

architect and a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre and Film, as well as Cal Poly. He has served on the film selection committees for the Aspen Film Fest and the SB International Film Festival. Email him at robert@earthknower.com

september

Call for Entries:

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

Autumn Arias

To participate: email up to three entries to artcall@voicesb.art by August 23rd. Label images with artist name and piece name.

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

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

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

Exhibition Dates: September 2nd to 30th, 2023

Receptions: 1st Thursday reception September 7th and 3rd Friday reception Sept 15th

Review by Robert F. Adams, Special to VOICE

Virginie Efira in Revoir Paris

Poster from Contempt

Adams, Film Correspondent for VOICE,

Santa Barbara landscape

O cial Website: ArlingtonTheatreSB.com

Schedule subject to change. Please visit metrotheatres.com for theater updates. Thank you.

and Showtimes for Aug 4 - 10, 2023 * = Subject to Restrictions on “SILVER MVP PASSES; and No Passes” www.metrotheatres.com

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Film screening and Q&A with screenwriter Fannie Flagg • Unity of SB • $15, tickets: https://tinyurl.com/mp4sv2py • 7pm Fr, 8/4.

J.J. ABRAMS’ STAR TREK

Explore the final frontier under the stars • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8:30pm Fr, 8/11.

Let’s

What is Bidenomics?

Experience you can count on!

CHRIS

(805) 682-4304

chris@suncoastrealestate.com

www.chrisagnoli.com

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE

THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE

‘BIDENOMICS,’ now being touted by a growing consensus of economists, is explained in the recent resurgence of construction spending, as portrayed in the FRED graph.

Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, among others, has been touting the strength of the post-pandemic economic recovery, which is being called ‘Bidenomics’ in a play on words to compare it to Reaganomics, the 1980s recovery from the 1970’s era of stagflation and double-digit inflation.

Reagan decreed that government was the problem, so it financed its recovery with tax cuts that inflated the first substantial federal debt since World War II.

Bidenomics is being financed with tax receipts, private investment, and some increased taxes, but without tax cuts. So, it must pay for itself, and governmentfunded programs are providing the incentives.

Economic VOICE

By Harlan Green

“The economy’s resilience in the face of rate hikes suggests that overall demand has been stronger than anyone expected — possibly in part because Biden administration policies appear to have unleashed a huge wave of manufacturing investment,” said Krugman in a New York Times Op-ed.

The big difference between the two eras is government’s role. President

President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has become a part of the domestic economy, “driving a boom in large-scale infrastructure,” wrote Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist for Morgan Stanley, in a research note out last week cited by MarketWatch.

As a result, Morgan Stanley now projects 1.9 percent economic expansion in the first half of this year. That’s nearly four times the bank’s previous 0.5 percent forecast for growth in gross domestic product in the first half of 2023.

Some $1 trillion in infrastructure spending signed into law in 2021 marked an early legislative win for a president handed only a

slim majority in Congress upon his election over then-incumbent Republican Donald Trump in November 2020.

It was followed up by another legislative banner for Biden: the Inflation Reduction Act, a climatechange and healthcare-focused spending bill signed into law about a year ago. Many of the incentives in the laws are tied to domestic manufacturing and a reason manufacturing activity is beginning to expand again after a period of contraction, per the S&P U.S. manufacturing-sector index that rose to 49 from 46.3 in July, but has been negative for months.

Soon the first estimate of second quarter GDP growth will be released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Research (BEA). The consensus is 2.0 percent GDP growth, the midrange of most predictions.

The Atlanta Fed’s latest GDPNow estimate of second quarter GDP growth by Blue Chip economists is 2.4 percent.

Construction spending in manufacturing is soaring, up 76 percent YoY and helping to boost employment, traditionally with higher-paying jobs. So Bidenomics is a win-win solution for both continued economic growth and keeping workers fully employed.

William J. Dalziel

– Bonded & Insured

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Harlan Green © 2023 Follow Harlan Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlanGreen Harlan Green has been the 16-year Editor-Publisher of PopularEconomics.com, a weekly syndicated financial wire service. He writes a Popular Economics Weekly Blog. He is an economic forecaster and teacher of real estate finance with 30-years experience as a banker and mortgage broker. To reach Harlan call (805)452-7696 or email editor@populareconomics.com.

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OTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS

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

The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, August 17, 2023 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.

On Thursday, August 10, 2023, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, August 17, 2023 will be posted on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

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

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

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

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

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

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23CV02368

1. Petitioner: Anh Minh Nouven filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Anh Minh Nguyen to proposed name Lyric Dawn Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 09/11/2023; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 5; 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.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [ ] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/25/2023 /s/: Colleen K Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #23CV02368 Pub Dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023

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

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

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

Tree-of-the-Month, July 2023

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

SBy David Gress / Special to VOICE ANTA CRUZ ISLAND

IRONWOOD is a rare tree species that once grew in vast areas of California and the American Southwest. However, its range was drastically reduced over the course of the last six million years by geologic and climatic changes that resulted in the uplift of our coastal mountains and the drying of the interior lands to the east - changes to which it could not adapt. Consequently, it now is endemic to a remarkably small area – just three of the Channel Islands off our coast: Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, and San Clemente Island.

It has also declined in genetic variance. There is now only one species (Lyonothamnus floribundus) - and of that species only two subspecies exist, the Santa Cruz Island Ironwood (ssp. aspleniifolius) and the Catalina Ironwood (ssp. floribundus).

Even though it was introduced as early as 1900 into Santa Barbara by the pioneering horticulturist Dr. Francesco Franceschi, who recommended it as an ornamental tree for its spectacular flora display and graceful foliage, Santa Cruz Island Ironwood has been infrequently planted in our local landscapes.

Nonetheless, this lovely native tree has been appreciated and recognized by our community over the years. In 1935, it was designated by the Board of Supervisors as the official tree of Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden features it in its logo - and chose its name for its biannual magazine, Ironwood

In its island habitat, Santa Cruz Island

Ironwood is often found in either shrub form (with short multiple stems) or in tree form (with a low crown dwarfed by windy conditions). In landscape cultivation, it is a medium- to fastgrowing tree, depending on growing conditions. It can reach a height of 25 to 50 feet tall and a spread of 15 to 20 feet wide. It usually has a straight single trunk but frequently develops basil shoots that can become multiple trunks.

Its canopy is dense when young, becoming more open with age. The foliage consists of fern-like pinnately-compound leaves (4- to 8-inches long), each with two to nine leaflets (2- to 4½-inches long and

½-inch wide). The deep green leaflets are lobed into many segments that resemble those on the spleenwort fern (Asplenium). These fern-like leaves give the tree one of its most distinctive ornamental qualities - and provide the derivation for both its subspecies name and its other common name, “Fern-leaf Ironwood.”

The stunning flower clusters make this tree a real standout in the spring. The individual flowers are white and small (¼-inch wide) but emerge at the ends of branches in flat-topped panicles that contain hundreds of flowers. When in full bloom, they give the tree a luminous glow. Each flower is “perfect,” meaning it contains both female parts and male parts. The nectar is eagerly enjoyed by native and domesticated bees and by other pollinators.

Pollinated flowers produce fruits that consist of two small follicles (¼-inch long) that are brown and woody with a persistent calyx (flower base). Each fruit follicle contains four tiny seeds that are disbursed in the autumn when the follicles ripen, dry, and open, allowing the seeds to fall. The spent fruit clusters, often considered unattractive, persist for some time –or are easily pruned off.

Another distinguishing feature is the graybrown outer bark – this peels off in long thin strips to reveal the crimson red color of the inner bark.

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood can be somewhat difficult to grow, due to its sensitivity to heavy, poorly drained soils. It develops best in locations with sandy loam soil and the influence of coastal moisture. It can do well in full sun to partial shade. When established, it is quite drought-tolerant but appreciates intermittent deep watering during very dry periods. It is cold-hardy to 15 degrees F. It can be grown as a single specimen - but looks better in a grouping or grove, because of its open growth habit at maturity.

Propagation was once considered difficult from seeds collected on the islands, since the trees there are confined to clonal or genetically identical groves. Therefore, the first nursery stocks were propagated from stump sprouts. Now that seeds are collected from cross-pollinated trees grown on the mainland, almost all

Ironwoods are propagated using seeds.

The common name most frequently used for this tree, “Ironwood,” refers to its wood, which is remarkably hard. It has a fine grain and a distinctive red color with a yellow tint; consequently, it is highly prized by wood turners and sculptors for use in wood crafts and artistic objects. Its limited availability reduces its larger scale commercial use – and increases its price.

As noted above, Santa Cruz Island Ironwood’s additional common name, “Fernleaf Ironwood,” refers to its delicate fern-like foliage. The other subspecies, “Catalina Ironwood,” which is endemic to Santa Catalina Island, bears simple, entire (non-segmented), smooth-edged leaves - this feature distinguishes it from its subspecies relative.

The Santa Cruz Island Ironwood’s botanical name is Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius. The first part of the genus name, Lyonothamnus, honors William Scrugham Lyon (1851-1916), a Los Angeles area nurseryman who collected Ironwood specimens on Santa Catalina Island in 1884 and sent them to the famous American botanist Asa Gray who then named the species. The second part of the genus name, thamnus, comes from the Greek word,

thamnos, meaning “shrub.” The specific epithet, floribundus, is Latin and means “freely flowering.” The subspecies name, aspleniifolius, means “leaves like the Asplenium fern.”

Ironwood’s primary value is for use as an ornamental tree - it makes a lovely addition to any local private garden or larger landscape. Being a tree native to our area, it is certainly well-adapted to our climate. It makes an outstanding low-maintenance tree, if given the appropriate soil conditions. It is perfect to include in a garden of California native plants designed for drought tolerance and wildlife habitat. It really should be planted more extensively in our area.

Santa Cruz Island Ironwoods can be seen in several locations about town: at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (at the entrance and in front of the library); on the north side of Shoreline Drive (just below Shoreline Park); in the 500 block of W. Carrillo Street (north side); and, on Highway 101 (at the Patterson Avenue northbound offramp and on the west side of the Ward Memorial (Hwy 217) offramp).

Tree-of-the-Month articles are sponsored by SB Beautiful, www.sbbeautiful.org

Please enjoy the Arts & Crafts Show!

Stroll along the beautiful beachfront Cabrillo Boulevard just West of Stearns Wharf and browse for handmade treasures created by local artisans. The Arts and Crafts show is an all-day event on both Saturday and Sunday of Fiesta week. Enjoy the arts and crafts while you take in Santa Barbara’s beautiful marina and a spectacular view of our coastal mountains.

Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 5 & 6 9 am–6 pm

West Cabrillo Boulevard

For more information: www.sbfiesta.org

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood bark

Photos by David Gress

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood Flowers

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood leaves

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

To Feast on Clouds and Surfacing,

Expressions of Hope & Joy

TBy Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE WELVE GOUACHE PAINTINGS ON FABRIANO WATERCOLOR

PAPER may be Holli Harmon’s crown jewel. Each one features a month of the year reproduced from a 1866 Farmer’s Almanac, when hand labor began to be replaced with machine farming. Each piece, inspired by her sketchbook, represents a month of the year at the Jalama Canyon Ranch, floating over deep blue cyanotype prints made using autochthonous vegetation. Incidentally, the cyanotype process was invented in 1842.

These layered works are the result of the White Buffalo Land Trust pilot Artist-in-Residence Program (which officially launches next year). “I found that regenerative agriculture really offers the world a practical hope to reverse global warming,” says Harmon. “What if we have farming practices that leave the Earth in a healthy state?

Wouldn’t it be amazing if while we are growing food to feed ourselves we could heal the planet? I want to lean into hope when I find it. All of the work here is an expression of my hope.”

The 89 Cloud Project consists of 89 cloudscape oil paintings on vintage ware, each titled after a line of Mark Strand’s 89 Cloud poem, reminding us “that water is essential for the food we consume.”

You can tell Harmon had a good time creating these. “31. A wild cloud should never be ridden” uses the depth of a gravy boat to its advantage, and “82. She was made of ice and I of cloud” scatters the moon and some night clouds into a little round dish.

Harmon says she fell “through a rabbit hole” when researching “cloud science, cloud poetry, agricultural revolutions, and new mediums.”

The four oil and cold wax on panel Cloud Cubes were inspired by poems Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe wrote in 1817 to honor Luke Howard, the young chemist who created the classification of clouds in 1803.

If Holli Harmon’s Clouds express Hope (with a capital H), Nicole

Strasburg’s Surfacing brings out the Joy of her beach walks, which she later transforms into oil paintings on birch panels, with a minimalist approach, interweaving “naturalistic imagery and abstract sensibilities.”

“My process starts outside, absorbing nature through the act of wandering,” explains Strasburg. “In these moments I feel connected to something greater than myself. I return to the studio to reinterpret these impressions through an autobiographical lens. Photographs taken in the field prompt memories, memories influence the translation, and active brushwork builds the fabric of the surfaces, reinterpreting the experience in nature.”

Strasburg welcomes us with a hypnotic triptych, Pulchra Mysterium - Beautiful Mystery, 2023. What at first looks like a simple landscape of orange and blues sucks the viewer in, with its hues of greens and purples and its delicate lines. That’s usually the case with the paintings in this exhibition; their simplicity is misleading, capturing the eye which gets lost in the intricacies of line and color, be it calm oceans or tide pools like Radiant Heat, or foaming waves like You’re Swell. It’s as if Strasburg is inviting us to look deeper, not just into her paintings, but into nature, to take longer when experiencing the beauty that surrounds us, to be present to what she calls “the divine moment.”

Surfacing includes two grids of 12x12” birch panels arranged by Sullivan Goss curator Susan Bush. Although the paintings are available individually, they work well together, just like Harmon’s 89 Clouds

Strasburg and Harmon are good friends, and they have co-curated two shows for the Wildling Museum of Art & Nature in Solvang. Their art is a reflection of their joy and hope, which is contagious. I challenge you to visit the gallery and not crack a smile.

The two shows (as well as the multi-artist exhibit Summer Fling, are on view through September 25th, with an opening reception during 1st Thursday, August 3rd, from 5 to 8pm.

Cumulus Cubes, 2023 | 36x12x3”

| Oil on panel by Holli Harmon

August Hath 31 Days, 2023 | 16x20x3” | Mixed media on paper by Holli Harmon

Holli Harmon and Nicole Strasburg at Sullivan Goss

Radiant Heat, 2023 | 20x40” | Oil on birch panel by Nicole Strasburg

Pulchra Mysterium - Beautiful Mystery Triptych, 2023 | 29.875x35.625” | Oil on birch panel by Nicole Strasburg

Sullivan Goss Gallery is located at 11 East Aanapamu Street in Santa Barbara.

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

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

ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUM: Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance ~ March 3, ‘24 • Sat-Sun 12-5 • www.museum.ucsb.edu

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

THE ARTS FUND: Celebrating 30 Years of the Teen Arts Mentorship • La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S Hope Av • Wed-Sun 11-5; www.artsfundsb.org

• 805-233-3395

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

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

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

CASA DOLORES: Candelario

Medrano: the surrealist folk genius ~ Aug 22 • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • www.casadolores.org

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

CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: 10-4pm Daily • Work by members of the Makers Market • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • www.claystudiosb.org

COLETTE COSENTINO ATELIER + GALLERY: I Love My Horse ~ A group show • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • www.colettecosentino.com

CORRIDAN GALLERY: A Summer Group: Elliott Ciampi’s Koi pond painting meditations ~ • 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-6 • 805-9667939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

CPC GALLERY: Dr. Randall VanderMey: Does the Heart Remember Love? ~ Aug • By appt • 36 E Victoria St • joyce@cpcsb.org

CYPRESS GALLERY: Paper and Paint ~ Jul 30 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805-7371129 • www.lompocart.org

ELIZABETH GORDON GALLERY: Emerging artists from around the country • 15 W Gutierrez • 805963-1157 • Tu-Sat 11–5 • www.elizabethgordongallery.com

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

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

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

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

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

GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: 805.969.9990 • www.lotusland.org

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

HELENA MASON ART GALLERY: Magnetic by Chris Gocong ~ Sept • 48 Helena Av • 2-6pm, Fri-Sat • www.helenamasonartgallery.com

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

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: 21 W Anapamu • Tu-Su 10-4

KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists

• 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • M-Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 • 805-565-4700

LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE

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

LOMPOC LIBRARY GROSSMAN

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

LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS

CENTER: Summer Bounty ~ Aug 6 • Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

MARCIA BURTT GALLERY: Bill Dewey: Delta and Watershed ~ Aug 13 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

MAUNE CONTEMPORARY: Contemporary Art • 1309 State St • Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-8692524 • www.maune.com

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

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

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

MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT

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

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

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

Waterhouse Gallery

La Arcada at State & Figueroa Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-962-8885 www.waterhousegallery.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 805-962-5322

• https://karpeles.com/museums/sb.php

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

Evening Glow - Douglas Preserve Original Oil Painting by Ralph Waterhouse

Mandy Star Artist

SB BOTANIC GARDEN: At the Edge ~ Jul 30 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805682-4726 • www.sbbg.org

SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community ~ Sept 17; Project Fiesta! 99 Years! ~ September • 136 E De la Guerra • Thu 12-5, Fri 12-7; Sat 12-5 • 805-9661601 • www.sbhistorical.org

SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Dan Merkel: The Lure of Lighthouses and Dancing Waves ~ Aug 27; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and Santa Barbara Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • 805962-8404 • www.SBMM.org

SB MUSEUM OF ART: Inside/Outside ~ Feb 18, 2024; The Private Universe of James Castle ~ Sep 17; Portrait of Mexico Today; Highlights of East Asian Art - Ongoing • Tu-Su, 11-5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364

SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Curious by Nature: Works of Charley and Edie Harper ~ Sept 10; Butterflies Alive! ~ Sept 4; Mineral exhibition ~ ongoing • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • www.sbnature.org

Art Events

Eventos de Arte

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

MEET THE ARTISTS: GALLERY LOS OLIVOS

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

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

STUDIO SUNDAY • Sketch with pastels in this informal workshop • SB Museum of Art, Family Resource Center • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 8/13.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUSAN QUINLAN DOLL & TEDDY BEAR

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

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art Of The Western Saddle • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

The Saddles of Fiesta Now on Display at the Carriage and Western Art Museum

RIDE THROUGH HISTORY this Old Spanish Days at the Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara’s new exhibition, The Saddles of Fiesta. With items dating from 1931 to 1975, the collection includes trophy saddles from the acclaimed Santa Barbara Horse Show, as well as parade saddles that have been used in Fiesta parades for generations. Many of these parade saddles have been utilized by famous locals, including Silsby Spalding, Dwight Murphy, and Judge Rickard.

Fiesta Finale Gala

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

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

The exhibition also highlights the remarkable craftsmanship of each saddle, emphasizing the talent to be found by regional saddle makers, including Loomis, Forbes, Jedlicka’s, Dick May, Visalia Stock Saddle Company, and more. Museum visitors will are also invited to explore the museum’s ongoing exhibitions, including its historic bridles collection and carriages, many of which will be used in this year’s El Desfile Histórico (The Historic Parade) along Cabrillo Boulevard at 12pm on Friday, August 4th. The Saddles of Fiesta will be on display through September 1st. Museum admission is free, visit www.carriagemuseum.org

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

UCSB LIBRARY: www.library.ucsb.edu

Officers & Founders

Lyn Profant, President

Dr. Mary B. Collier, Secretary

Michele, Marie, Musette, & Mignonne Profant

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

Michelangelo Awards for special contributions

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

Art Comes to Life

Media Contact: Marie Profant

Former Mayor Marty Blum

Eliane Alexandre

Barbara Anderson

Herb & Mareva Barthels

James Paul Brown

Julie Ann Brown

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

Barbara Burgess

Scott & Lisa Burns

Haley Conklin

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

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

You never know what one wish might lead to!

James Cook

Erin Graffy de Garcia

Dana Hansen

Stan & Betty Hatch

Bonnie Wilkie Henricks

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

Judith Hill

Patricia Hinds

Laurance Lowenschuss

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

Anne Luther

Carol Marsch

Mimi Michaelis

Keith Moore

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

Sheila McGinity

Lynda Millner & Don Seth

Jill Nida & Gary Simpson

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

Necklace by Heyoka Merrifield

Tom Parker

Richard & Amanda Payatt

Carl & Patricia Perry

Gil Rosas

Joyce Shaar

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

Nina Terzian

Chris Toomey

Sigrid Toye

Christina Winters

Karen Woosley

Fiesta Finale Gala

With the support of Bega Lighting

Brander Wines

Baritone Myron Aguilar with Spanish favorites

Presented by the ProFant Foundation For the arts

Bill Bridge

Bruce J. Hinds

Conway Family Wines

Glenair, Inc.

Hal & Haley Conklin

Officers & Founders

Henrietta Holsman Fore

Home Improvement Center

Chris & Tom Frisina

Marta Holsman Babson

Montecito Journal

Montecito Med Spa

Michelangelo Awards

Natalie Orfalea Foundation

special

Olenberger Photography

S.B. Historical Museum

Santa Barbara NewsPress

Susan Petrovich

Mel and Irene Sahyun

Mark Scholz, MD

Voice Magazine

Wold/Marszalek Family and many more…

Fiesta Finale Gala

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

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

auGust 6 th at historic el Paseo

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

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

Art Comes to Life

Officers & Founders

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

Fiesta Costume or Cocktail Attire • General Seating $250 per person

For more information about the organization, please visit www.profantfoundation.org

Limited Seating Available – Make Your Reservation Today!

Lyn Profant, President Dr. Mary B. Collier, Secretary Michele, Marie, Musette, & Mignonne Profant

For Fiesta Finale Gala information and reservations please email: jeprofant@gmail.com or call (805) 705-9179

• jeprofant@gmail.com

(805) 705-9179

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Marie Profant

Art

Michelangelo Awards for special contributions

You never know what one wish might lead to!

Former Mayor Marty Blum

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

Eliane Alexandre Barbara Anderson

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

Herb & Mareva Barthels

James Paul Brown

Julie Ann Brown

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

Barbara Burgess

Scott & Lisa Burns

Haley Conklin

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

Nearly 100 years ago, the Profants began their involvement in the Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara’s Cultural Night Downtown

August 3rd 5 to 8pm

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

Galleries, Museums, & Art Venues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flanagan, and Sandy Fisher.

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

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

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

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

13. 10 WEST GALLERY: 10 W Anapamu St. • The title, In The Zone, refers to a sweet spot that artists enter while creating artwork. They may struggle while their thoughts jumble through possibilities, when they’re cruising “in the zone” the magic of expressed creativity happens.

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

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

Discover

The Canary Hotel during Fiesta for ‘Paella Fest’!

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

17. FAITELL ATTRACTIONS:

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

Discounts 20-50% Event Only!

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

• The Blue Owl will present a jam on the first

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

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

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

Celebrate

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

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

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

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

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Vibrant paintings, compelling sculpture, and everything in between awaits at VOICE Gallery, now hosting SB Visual Artists’ latest

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Caje Coffee at 811 State Street.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

exhibition Painting by Carol Talley. (1)

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

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

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

Roman Emperor Hidden In A Sewage Pipe

d’Avenches Archives, Etat de Vaud

By Edward Goldman, ART Matters

IN THE FORTY-FIVE YEARS that I’ve been living in Los Angeles, I’ve probably visited the Getty Villa more than 100 times. Its treasure trove of Greek and Roman antiquities brings happy memories of my youth when I studied Greek and Roman history while living in St. Petersburg. The current exhibition at The Getty Villa, The Gold Emperor from Aventicum, with a nearly life-sized gold bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius transported me not only through the second century AD when Marcus Aurelius ruled in AD 161–180, but also sparked my memory of participating in an archeological excavation in the Crimean Peninsula during the 1960s. Digging through layers of earth and remnants of an ancient Greek settlement, I discovered an amazing bronze ring with a carved stone. Now, this artifact is part of The Hermitage Collection.

In 1939, this gold bust of the Roman Emperor, weighing 3.5 pounds, was found hidden in a sewage pipe during an archeological excavation at Aventicum (present-day Avenches, Switzerland) ), an ancient Roman city built on an earlier Celtic settlement. This hallow gold bust of the Emperor hammered from a single sheet of metal sheds light on the wealth and power of the Roman Empire in Northern Europe. Take a look at the photo of the man holding the gold bust as he removes it from an ancient sewer and try not to dream about you being there in the sewer holding this emperor portrait in your own hands.

The Getty Villa exhibition, The Gold Emperor from Aventicum, runs through January 2024.

LOS ANGELES AND AUSTIN-BASED ARTIST, GREG MILLER (b. 1951) has a solo exhibition at William Turner Gallery. The exhibition title, Once Upon a Time, makes you think about the glamour and illusion of Hollywood. Miller’s acrylic and collage paintings create cheerful visual noises with their reference to billboards, pulp fiction, comic books, and cinema marquees. Staring at the phantasmagorical stories of Miller’s paintings is a journey through Post-WWII American culture. It is difficult to decide which of the close-ups in his paintings seduces you more—the gleaming headlight of the Porsche or the tempting black and white photographic image of the Hollywood beauty staring at us. Approaching the paintings, you discover that what initially appeared to be a photo is actually an image meticulously rendered with spray paint.

Walking through William Turner Gallery exploring Miller’s nostalgic references to American popular culture, I found myself dreaming about drive-in movie theaters, speeding on freeways, and enjoying smoking and drinking…

The exhibition runs through August 12th.

RECEIVING THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE MOSKOWITZ BAYSE GALLERY about its exhibition, Sculpture Into Photography, I was intrigued how these two mediums would intersect. The exhibition features works by 15 artists working across both mediums transforming “a photograph from a reproducible medium into a unique or singular object.” The exhibition poses the question, “Where does a photograph end and where does an object begin, and vice versa?” I have to admit that I couldn’t resist touching some of the photo/sculptures not only with my eyes, but with my fingers. Guilty as charged.

A photograph by Matthew Brandt, David 2F (2020—22), particularly intrigued me with its reference to the famous Michelangelo sculpture. It shows fragments of the marble replica of Michelangelo’s David that was made for Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles where in 2020, it fell to pieces. Another surprise of combining sculpture and photography is that this photo is printed on paper covered with marble dust from the fallen statue. This smart and challenging show at Moskowitz Bayse Gallery is definitely not to be missed.

The exhibition runs through August 19th.

Images courtesy of Site et Musée romains d’Avenches, Etat de Vaud

B: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, AD 160-180

L: Robert Heinecken. Fractured Figure Segments, 1970

R: Letha Wilson. Zion and Fronds with Brass, 2021

Installation view of Sculpture Into Photography exhibition

L: Adam Moshowitz. Inversions, 2023

R: Matthew Brandt, David 2F, 2020-22

Edward Goldman was art critic and host of “Art Talk,” a weekly program which aired prime-time Tuesday evenings during All Things Considered on LA’s largest NPR affiliate, KCRW 89.9 FM, for more than 30 years. Along the way, he also contributed weekly art reports to the Huffington Post and developed a strong digital following.

Image courtesy of Moskowitz Bayse Gallery

Image courtesy of Moskowitz

Bayse Gallery

Images courtesy of William Turner Gallery

Images courtesy of Site et Musée romains

Image courtesy of William Turner Gallery

T: Installation view of Once Upon A Time exhibition By Greg Miller B: Greg Miller. History, 2023

L: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, AD 160-180

R: A worker holds the gold bust upon its discovery in an ancient sewer in 1939

T: View of Avenches, Switzerland, showing the Roman amphitheater of ancient Aventicum

Greg Miller Double Down, 2023

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

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