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TUE, APR 12 & WED, APR 13 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE Tickets start at $40 $20 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

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Rennie Harris: Exodus (music: Raphael Xavier, Ost & Kjex) Ronald K. Brown: Open Door (music: Luis Demetria, Arturo O’Farrill, Tito Puente) Christopher Wheeldon: After the Rain Pas de Deux (music: Arvo Pärt) Alvin Ailey: Revelations (music: traditional spirituals)

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FEELING HOLLOW? Sometimes life just feels a little empty and a fresh start would be nice. Join us this Easter Sunday and discover what a new beginning feels like.

Join us for Easter at Hope Fun for the kids including an easter egg hunt, games, snacks, songs, and some life lessons. Sunday, March 27 at 9:30 and 11:00am Elings Performing Arts Center Dos Pueblos High, 7266 Alameda Ave. in Goleta

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Spring Happenings

Arts, Music, Events, and Fun! + SBCAST: What’s Going on at 513 Garden St�? (Indy Indy Staff)

ON THE COVER: Lucius plays SOhO Restaurant & Music Club on Friday, May 6. Photo by Piper Ferguson. ABOVE: Anoushka Shankar plays UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Monday, April 11.

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There’s nothing better than beer and basketball, except perhaps basketball and beer. To celebrate both, The Indy’s Brew Bracket crew — led by our own Sarah Sinclair (left) and Emily Cosentino — gathered eight breweries in the 805 and their heady best for a March Madness competition that started on the 10th. Now in Round Three, the field is down to two, each from Ventura’s 8-month-old Topa Topa brewery— brewery Chief Peak IPA and Weekender Session IPA— IPA and the comparatively venerable Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. — Hoppy Poppy IPA and Lizard’s Mouth IIPA. Voting ends April 4 at 10 a.m., so get on over to independent .com/brewbracket and add some beverage leverage.

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15 minutes, waxing wonkish on student loans and the California primary. He then attended a high-stakes fundraiser later in the evening at the Hope Ranch home of former county supervisor Susan Rose. To get in the door, guests donated $1,000 apiece. To have their photographs taken, the price was $2,700 a pop, the maximum allowed in the primary under federal election rules. — Nick Welsh

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Charged with federal copyright infringement related to selling pirated Adobe software, 52-year-old Lompoc resident Jeffrey Scott Patterson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on 3/22. For about eight years, Patterson admitted in a plea deal, he sold phony Acrobat, Photoshop, and Creative Suite programs at half retail price from two websites. Authorities say records show he raked in more than $500,000. Patterson will be sentenced on June 27; he faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison.

him,” said club treasurer Celine Dilfer, a student at the Santa Barbara College of Law. “He’s a winner.” Asked if the board grappled with his racist, sexist, and tyrannical rhetoric, she said they discussed it.“We have become such a nanny state,” she said.“We don’t need to be so PC about every single thing.” Pundits predict Trump will get very close—if not exceed—the 1,237 delegates necessary to secure the nomination before the July convention. That makes California — with 159 total delegates, three in the 24th Congressional District—all the more relevant. “That possibility is somewhat exciting,” said Cory Bantilan, who is supporting Kasich and is County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino’s chief of staff. “The GOP plans to stop Trump,” Bantilan said, but now it could be too late.“There is no plan to convince the 52-year-old guy from Kansas who likes Trump not to like Trump,” he said. “It’s not a fad.” On Tuesday, Joe Armendariz—County Taxpayer Association president who moderated a quasi-debate at the Root 246 restaurant in Solvang—wasted little time asking Republican congressiocont’d page 13 

At its 3/19 gala, the Boys & Girls Club honored club kids Jalen Commadore and Avery Artigo for their heroic actions that saved a boy from drowning last summer. Artigo, then 15, an on-duty lifeguard at Santa Barbara High School’s pool, pulled the unconscious 10-year-old from the deep end, and Commadore, then 20 and a CPR-certified aspiring EMT, performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and 100 chest compressions. When the boy came to after about a minute, he recovered at Cottage Hospital.

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Santa Barbara police on 3/14 arrested Jason Hanrahan, 48, of Santa Barbara for allegedly installing a hidden camera in the restroom of McConnell’s Ice Cream on State Street. The camera was disguised as an electrical outlet and affixed to the wall with adhesive. A worker alerted police, who found Hanrahan carrying tools and an electrical-outlet-style camera housing. Computer hardware and memory devices were recovered from his home and car. He was booked in County Jail with $2,500 bail.

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Young Republicans on the Stump for Trump

nly one person in Santa Barbara has donated to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: Joel Stagis — a thirty-something founder of tech company GrubSurf, the self-described Uber of home-cooked meals — wrote a $250 check to the Republican front-runner. Trump’s campaign is largely self-funded; in California, he brought in just under $250,000 while the other GOP candidates together have $20 million. Yet Republicans in the northern parts of Santa Barbara County are certainly supporting The Donald, said former county supervisor Mike Stoker, while moderate Ohio Governor John Kasich is carrying many South Coast Republicans. A number of Santa Barbara Republicans interviewed by The Santa Barbara Independent dismissed Ted Cruz as unelectable. In fact, a majority of the Santa Barbara County Young Republicans have jumped onto the Trump bandwagon after initially favoring dropout Florida Senator Marco Rubio. “Ultimately we need someone like

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A 44-year-old man who goes by Keawe or “Pineapple” is suspected of conning Santa Barbara County women out of jewelry and overstaying his welcome at their homes, according to a 3/17 warning from authorities. Pending District Attorney charges against Stephen Keawe Kekuewa, who reportedly lives out of his car, authorities are warning of his “various scams to trick women into inviting him into their homes and then using the opportunity to steal from them.”

Bill Clinton: live and unplugged Former president Bill Clinton (pictured) got up close and personal with about 25 elected officials and community leaders at the Canary Hotel early Tuesday afternoon, rallying the troops in a conversational way on behalf of his wife, Hillary Clinton, now the putative front-runner in the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Clinton spoke without notes for about

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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Chair Vincent Armenta (pictured), 53, announced on 3/17 he is stepping down to attend New York’s Culinary Institute of America. Since

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INTO THE WILD: Ventura County schoolkids, many of whom had never been on a boat, toured Santa Cruz Island with Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (above) and Congressmember Lois Capps.

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Ninety Santa Paula 4th graders sailed to Santa Cruz Island on Friday alongside Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and 24th District Congressional Representative Lois Capps. The two dignitaries flew in from D.C. to give yearlong National Park passes to the Grace Thille Elementary School students as part of Every Kid in a Park, a presidential initiative to get children outdoors, and to praise island fox recovery efforts, the fastest ever recovery of a mammal under the Endangered Species Act. During their tour, Capps asked Jewell when the Obama administration plans to finish studies on the environmental impact of fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel and throughout the Pacific Coast. “They will be Island fox done” by the end of May, said Jewell. Some environmental groups have given fracking a bad name, Jewell went on, but the process of extracting oil from rock can be done responsibly. “Fracking itself should not be a dirty word.” Speaking from experience as a petroleum engineer, she said, the key question is “How do you make sure in federal and tribal waters that your practices aren’t going to have [negative] consequences?” Jewell, who described the financial plight of national parks as “death by 100 cuts,” wants more maintenance funding to go to the parks, which are heavily supported by philanthropy. “We could do much better,” she said, “if we invested” taxpayer money. The Secretary of the Interior compared the fiscal state of public lands to the financial woes plaguing BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and the D.C. Metro. The docks at Santa Cruz’s Scorpion Pier have been badly damaged by storms and surf, and we don’t have — Léna Garcia the resources to replace them, she said.

1999, he has expanded the tribe from little more than a bingo hall to a successful enterprise. In May, the tribe will unveil its 12-story hotel expansion project, tripling the size of its existing hotel. Asked about his resignation, Armenta said he did not think his work with the tribe was done until now. Santa Ynez Valley resident and former Tea Partier Karen Jones became the fifth candidate to enter the 3rd District supervisorial race to replace Doreen Farr. “Someone has to stand up to the casino empire,” she said, naming the Chumash as her key issue. “I am not afraid.” Considering the tribe’s sovereign status, she said, “Maybe we should build a wall around the casino and make them pay for it.” A selfdescribed unpaid music promoter, Jones said friend and Texas country singer Kinky Friedman told her: “If you lose often enough, you become a legend.” She added, “I do not intend to lose.” Dale Francisco, until recently the reigning conservative kingpin of the Santa Barbara City

Council, was just appointed interim director of the Cachuma Conservation Release Board (CCRB), one of several small, obscure but pivotal bureaucracies bird-dogging the rights of water districts drawing supplies from Lake Cachuma, the single biggest water source for 200,000 customers. In months ahead, Francisco and the CCRB board will confront several potentially momentous issues: a new biological opinion decreeing how much water — probably more — needs to be set aside for steelhead recovery, and a revised agreement detailing which South Coast agencies hold which water rights to water from the dam.

StA tAt tA AtE State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson announced she plans to introduce a bill banning any private communication between lobbyists and members of the California Coastal Commission — known as “ex-parte communications” — as a way to counter “the perception of backroom deal making.” Jackson said the Coastal cont’d page 10 

TECH TIGERS: “The worst thing a parent can do is hand over a smartphone and hope for the best,” says documentary filmmaker Dr. Delaney Ruston.

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by K e i t h h a m m he ubiquitous smartphone, already a common accessory for high school and middle school students, is quickly making inroads among grade-schoolers, raising plenty of questions for concerned parents: What’s the right age for my kid to get a phone? How much screen time is too much? And what’s the best way to regulate? These tough-to-answer questions, and many more, will reach an audience Thursday evening, March 24, during a panel discussion following a free showing of ScreenagScreenag ers: Growing Up in the Digital Age, at Santa Barbara Junior High’s Marjorie Luke Theatre. The newly released 70-minute documentary explores filmmaker Dr. Delaney Ruston’s own messy struggles with her teenaged kids’ alltoo-common obsessions with connecting online with friends and to the wider world in general. “The worst thing a parent can do is hand over a smartphone and hope for the best,” Ruston said. About 12 years ago, as more and more high schoolers started talking and texting on campus, Santa Barbara Unified School District banned cell phones. Since then, there’s been “an evolution of policy,” according to Frann Wageneck, the district’s assistant superintendent of Student Services. “Now it’s really a matter of students using them appropriately. In class, [phones] are supposed to be kept away unless the teacher says it’s okay.” While Ruston’s film does explore how schools tackle the issue, its main focus is on the impacts of screen time on young brains and the challenges faced by parents, including herself and her husband. In her capacity as the Filmmaker in Residence at Stony Brook medical center in New York, Ruston filmed independent.com

family battles and bargains over smartphones, tablets, computers, and TV time at home, at school, and in the car. As a primary care physician concerned with the rapid rise of screen-time trends, Ruston decided to use her own family’s story as a narrative thread on which to hang startling statistics and unsettling face-time testimony from experts in the field. As it turns out, lab mice bombarded with flashing lights and sounds typical of today’s rapidly edited content lose big-time in the maze race against their non-bombarded brethren. More startling, however, was when Dr. Nino Ramirez and his team at Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Center for Integrative Brain Research found that the stimulated group produced fewer newly developed brain cells on a permanent basis. Ruston also discovered similar studies much higher up on the food chain, as little humans soaked in screen time turned in duller results during cognitive tests than those who spent an equal amount of time coloring. Another poignant segment covers how a straight-A college freshman’s all-night gaming sessions cost him a scholarship and led to a rehab center for Internet addiction. Looking back in the movie, he says he’s haunted by regret: “I’ve been playing piano for 12 years, and I never felt that I had achieved my full potential. If I had dedicated all my computer time to mastering an instrument or reading or exploring, I would be way above where I am now.” Immediately after the screening, the movie’s major themes will be discussed by a panel of students, teachers, parents, a psychologist, Ben Romo of First 5, and Todd Ryckman, the n district’s technology director.

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Commission vote six weeks ago to terminate executive director Charles Lester without explanation — despite a massive outpouring of public support on Lester’s behalf — has precipitated serious political blowback and intense public distrust. According to Jackson, her bill — SB 1190 — would require any deliberations by the commission to take place on the dais and in the public eye. Her bill would also ban members of the commission from privately lobbying staff to alter their reports.

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BUSINESS Venoco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 3/18 and announced its senior creditors had agreed to shave about $1 billion from its current debts. With a regional office in Carpinteria and half its profits coming off Platform Holly, the oil company blamed low crude prices and the shutdown of Plains All American’s pipeline after the Refugio spill for its financial predicament. The Wall Street Journal reported on 3/21 that major creditors Apollo Global Management and Candlewood Investment Group LP would be taking majority interest in the company.

Santa Barbara entrepreneurs gathered 3/16 for the Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum, “Startup to IPO and Beyond: Can 805’s Winning Streak Last?” Moderated by Tenor founder Matthew Stotts, the panel at the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center featured a keynote speech by Class V Group founder Lise Buyer. Three industry experts — AppFolio CFO Ida Kane, Rincon Venture Partners cofounder Jim Andelman, and Inogen CFO and cofounder Alison Bauerlein — discussed how to “go public” with a start-up. Read more at independent.com.

EDUcAtION Dos Pueblos High School’s 18-student mock trial team won its first state championships in 29 years on 3/20 at the 35th Annual California State Mock Trial Finals, hosted by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. With the win, the team earned an invite to the National High School Mock Trial Championship, held May 12-14, in Boise, Idaho. Members of the same team won the coveted Empire Mock Trial world championships last fall in New York. n

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Santa Barbara City Councilmember Bendy White is normally loath to flex in public. Last Thursday afternoon, however, White flexed big time and in front of a crowd of about 100 movers and shakers and environmental activists assembled to celebrate City Hall’s acquisition of 14 acres of weed-strewn fields known as Veronica Meadows. White led the charge to save Veronica Meadows from development starting as a planning commissioner more than 15 years ago and then as a councilmember. “There were times it felt a little hopeless,” he said of his efforts to stop 25 homes from being built between the backside of Alan Road and 1,600 linear feet of Arroyo Burro Creek. “It’s not hopeless.” The project — which promised bike lanes and creek restoration — was approved by the City Council in 2006, but only in the face of intense and sustained opposition. The Urban Creeks Council and Citizens Planning Association sued City Hall on a host of environmental grounds, which at the time seemed flimsy and far-fetched. Ultimately, however, they prevailed. Because a small amount of land deeded to City Hall in 1958 for undeveloped public park space would be included in the developer’s proposed entrance bridge across Arroyo Burro Creek, City Hall was required to hold an election to approve the development. In 2012, city voters rejected the plans by a 2-1 margin. Since then, the developer — worn down by endless political and courtroom battles — agreed to sell the land to a consortium led by the Trust for Public Land for $4 million. Late last year, the land was sold back to City Hall. “Santa Barbara has a knack for creating a miracle every decade,” White declared. “Let’s keep our eyes out for the next miracle.” The meadows, named after the healthful waters produced by Veronica Springs — the high mineral content had a laxative effect on its drinkers — will continue to be used as an informal ad hoc park for dog walkers, urban hikers, and those seeking a taste of the outdoors. City Hall has set aside $1 million for a creek restoration effort along Arroyo Burro, and a Class I bike path — Nick Welsh appears in the works, as well.

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ronmentally friendly alternatives to the old-school, open-ocean-intake technology deployed when the facility was first built at the end of the last drought in 1992. Environmental critics like Kira Redmond with Channelkeeper charged that the city’s intake technology kills “trillions” of marine organisms a day. She’s pushed for alternatives known as subsurface intake that suck water from the sands underneath the ocean floor. This Tuesday, Haggmark explained that one of the six alternatives studied were “feasible.” By that, he meant none of them were capable of producing 10,000 acre-feet of water a year, the maximum capacity of the plant. Redmond scorched Haggmark and the alternatives study, dismissing the effort as “disingenuous” and “extremely disappointing.” Redmond questioned why the 10,000 acre-foot yardstick was deployed given that City Hall is only contemplating producing 3,125 acre-feet a year once the plant starts operating this fall. Four of the six alternatives, she said, are capable of reliably producing many thousands of acre-feet annually. City water planners deliberately chose the 10,000 acre-foot metric, she charged, to achieve their desired goal of effectively disqualifying any alternatives. She noted that the Regional Water board expressed similar concerns, though in decidedly more muted tones. Haggmark explained that the 10,000 acrefoot benchmark was used because that’s the maximum amount the plant is permitted to produce. He insisted that the information generated by the study could be fruitful in future policy discussions about what role desalinated water should play if and when the drought ends. Councilmember Cathy Murillo asked Haggmark a few challenging questions and expressed skepticism that the new information could or would be put to meaningful use once the desal plant is up and operating. Councilmember Bendy White came to Haggmark’s defense, first telling him, “Not much is going right. You are on the hot seat,” but then adding, “I appreciate your work and tenacity.” White took exception to Redmond’s presumption of bad faith on Haggmark’s part and her use of the word “disingenuous.” If the drought doesn’t end, he predicted,“We could be producing 10,000 acre-feet a year if we come up again with snake eyes.” n

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Sixteen years ago, Alison Malmon was a college freshman when her older brother, a successful Dean’s List student at Columbia University who betrayed no signs of mental illness until his last year of life, killed himself. Malmon responded by forming Active Minds, a nonprofit that has sprouted 440 chapters nationwide. The group trains high school and college students to function as “peer counselors,” seeking out those with psychological troubles and referring them to help. Malmon was in town Tuesday, preaching the gospel of peer counseling at Santa Barbara City College. Her ticket west was paid for out of a $90,000 grant secured by the county’s Department of Behavioral Wellness, which is now in the second year of peer-counseling efforts at City College. Proceeds of that grant have helped train and pay for five peer counselors, students who have experienced mental-health issues themselves and who are on the lookout for “first episode psychosis,” also known in the lingo of mental-health officials as “FEP.” The strategy is for the counselors to make themselves available to people who need to talk. Then it’s to get them help. Every City College student, it turns out, is entitled to six free sessions, a service that comes out of their registration fee. The SBCC program started shortly after former City College student and Isla Vista resident Elliot Rodger went on his now infamous rampage that left seven dead and 14 wounded. Countywide, the number of suicides has jumped from 39 in 2005 to 73 last year. Suicide ranks as the second-highest cause of death for young adults. Of the 73, nine were 24 years old or younger. Malmon’s organization tries to help students cope with stress in simple ways such as bringing puppies to pet or bubble wrap to pop. Both, she said, have proved to be extremely popular. Her organization also organizes the “1,100 backpack” traveling memorial that represents the number — Nick Welsh of college students who commit suicide each year.

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nal candidates Katcho Achadjian and Justin Fareed who they support for president. Achadjian dodged the question: “I’ve been very involved with my own campaign,” he said. “Obviously [Trump] is gaining momentum, but we’ll see what the end result is.” Fareed said who he would absolutely not support — Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. “I will support any [Republican] by the time the California primary comes around.” Armendariz pressed both candidates to take firm stances on immigration, terrorism, and tariffs. On immigration, Achadjian, 64, who emigrated from Lebanon in 1971 and now serves in the State Assembly, said his citizenship is his most valuable asset.“I don’t believe in amnesty,” he said. He added that he did not like it when his “favorite president” Ronald Reagan gave citizenship to four million people in the country illegally. “On the other hand, if we throw all of them out, what would happen to some of our industries?” he asked. He said he has “no mercy” for illegal immigrants with a criminal record —they should be deported.“That should have been done a long time ago,” he said. He added that if the U.S. did not “have all of the freebies, I don’t think people would find us as attractive.” He also called for a guest-worker program. That “does not mean they will earn citizenship,” he said. Fareed, 27, said the United States needs to secure its borders to find a long-term solution.“We need to handle it on a step-by-step basis,” he said. Armendariz, who personally endorsed Fareed, pressed him. Again, Fareed emphasized secure borders. “You don’t want to answer the question,” Armendariz challenged him, asking if he would support deporting the 11 million people in the country illegally.“There is no solution in that regard,” Fareed said.“How many people in this room want taxpayer dollars spent to do something that does not solve a problem?” One member of the audience chimed in: “We do that already.” Fareed responded, “My point exactly.”

Asked about imposing tariffs on China, Achadjian, who owns a few profitable gas stations in San Luis Obispo, said, “I believe in free trade but not so quick.” He said it is not fair that farmers work so hard but that we can import strawberries from Mexico where there are “no regulations.” “That’s not fair,” he said. “I don’t support that kind of trade.” This time, Armendariz pressed Achadjian: “Would you support higher tariffs?” Achadjian replied: “We have to treat other countries the same as ours. If that means higher tariffs, so be it.” Fareed, who is the vice president of his family’s medical device company, agreed. “To an extent, yes,” he said of higher tariffs. “I support free trade,” he added, because “lower costs allow people to thrive.” “We also need to make America more competitive,” he said. The event occurred the same day dozens of people were killed in a terrorist attack in Brussels. Asked about Muslims entering the country, Achadjian spoke about being a Christian whose parents settled in Lebanon. “We need to sit down and brainstorm this [and figure out] how to help,” he said. “We cannot just open the borders and let everyone come in.” Fareed called national security a significant problem.“We have seen the rise of ISIS,” he said.“We’ve left a vacuum there. The only way to find a solution is to get rid of ISIS’s concerted approach.” Last month, Santa Barbara’s GOP central committee endorsed Achadjian; the S.L.O. chapter does not endorse in the primaries. Republican issues for Tomorrow’s America, an area women’s group, backed him. Fareed secured the support of County Supervisor Peter Adam — who had previously urged central committee members not to get involved before the primaries— along with that of former county supervisor Joe Centeno. Montana Congressmember Ryan Zinke backs Fareed and has hosted a fundraiser for him at his Hope Ranch house. n

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READ IT AND WEEP: No media allowed. I didn’t like it. But I got it. Political fundraising, after all, is a lot like masturbation.

By that I mean it’s best done in private and absolutely not in front of the press. So when former president Bill Clinton rolled into town this week for a big-ticket flesh-press at the Hope Ranch manse of former county supervisor Susan Rose, I presumed I would not be welcome. Who would want to be seen shelling out $2,700 just to have one’s photo taken with a former president? But when I was likewise informed no media would be allowed at Clinton’s meet ’n’ greet with a list of “community leaders” — culled and curated by dynastic Democratic dynamo Laura Burton Capps —at the Canary Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara, my angry leg syndrome kicked into overdrive. To be truthful, I didn’t really care. But I felt duty bound to at least act as if I did. Don’t get me wrong; I’d have loved to see Clinton. Yeah, I know his bill deregulating the finance industry greased the slippery slope that led to the Great Collapse. And who can forget how his omnibus crime bill contributed to our monstrous prison-industrial complex? On the flip side, how many ex-presidents ever could hope to riff with Clinton’s omnivorous knowledge and enthusiasm about such saxophone colossuses as John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Ornette Coleman? How many ex-presidents know anything about Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra? (Imagine

Duke Ellington abducted by space aliens, and you’re in the ballpark.) Or who can speak with authority about Sleepy LaBeef, the onetime rockabilly legend from Smackover, Arkansas? The answer to all these questions can be answered with just one finger. Clinton, it turns out, only decided to become president after concluding he’d never play sax half as good as these guys. In other words, the White House was his Plan B. When I showed up at the Canary, a security dude sporting the bald, bad, and bearded look so de rigueur among insecure macho types notified members of media assembled under the Canary’s porte cochere that we were trespassing on private property and needed to vacate posthaste, ipso facto, pronto tonto. Maybe this was his version of a “command and control” voice. When the choir of blacksuited security personnel by the entrance became otherwise occupied whispering sweet nothings into their lapels, I slipped in the front door and headed for the basement ballroom. Sensing a presence behind me, I ducked into the men’s room. The presence followed me in but maintained a discreet professional distance. When I concluded my facilitations, the presence politely inquired whether I was a guest. When I answered in the negative, he informed me—again most graciously—I should be someplace else. Conspicuously, he was neither bald nor bearded. It turns out he was part of the McGrew clan — which, like the Clintons and the Capps,

ranks as yet another political dynasty of note and influence—whose footprints and fingerprints remain all over the city’s police and fire departments. Political relations between the Clintons and Santa Barbara go way back, and by any definition, they qualify as wrought and fraught. Bill Clinton started hanging out in town back in 1992, famously playing sax at the Nugget in Summerland. In 1994, Hillary Clinton did a Miramar fundraiser for Walter Capps, then a beloved UCSB professor waging a whimsically quixotic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington campaign against Republican Andrea Seastrand, the religiously devout right-wing whack job who blamed Santa Barbara’s floods, fires, earthquakes, droughts, and mudslides on feminism and its mystical corollary, Wicca. Capps lost that one but came back for a rematch two years later. Right before the second election, President Bill Clinton—then cakewalking to reelection—was persuaded to drop everything and hold an outdoor Capps campaign rally on the Santa Barbara City College campus. Accounts vary as to who did the persuading, but all sides agreed 20,000 people showed up. Attendance was free, but tickets were required. To get a ticket, one had to give political organizers all pertinent contact info. This proved invaluable to the Democrats’ last-minute get-outthe-vote frenzy. Capps won by 12,000 votes. Without Clinton and the City College rally, it’s questionable that Capps ever beats Seastrand. Without Clinton, there’s certainly no Capps dynasty, and maybe Santa Barbara is

represented by Republicans in Congress as it had been for the previous 50 years. As everyone knows, Walter died of a heart attack after serving nine months, leaving it to his wife, Lois—the quietly steely school nurse — to take over for the next 18 years. Without Clinton, Capps’s then 22-year-old daughter, Laura, doesn’t land a job in the White House with presidential adviser George Stephanopoulos and probably doesn’t go on to marry Bill Burton, spin-meister and political trench warrior for a guy named Barack Obama. When it came time for Capps to endorse for the 2008 presidential nomination, blood trumped politics, and Capps lined up behind Obama. It was the right call. But anyone can understand why Hillary Clinton put Capps’s name on her Excel spreadsheet of a hit list afterward, ranking betrayals on a scale of 1 to 7. In that context, it’s easy to understand how Bill Clinton—who’d worked so hard for the Capps family—might have regarded Lois as an 8. But that was then. This is now. And “now” is beyond belief. This week, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is threatening to “spill the beans” on the wife of his rival Ted Cruz, assuming—not unreasonably—Cruz authorized the hit piece just sent to Mormon households showing a photo of Trump’s former-super-model wife — wearing nothing but jewelry and handcuffs —taken 15 years ago. Even the mafia leaves spouses alone. And it will only get worse. Hillary, Bernie: Welcome to Santa Barbara. Drink our wine. Pick our pockets. And give my love to Onan. — Nick Welsh

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5-year anniversary ...Remembering you always, loving you forever and missing you every day. Love Oli, Mari, Gabe and IZ. Memorial Mass will take place on Monday, March 28th at 8am @ St. Raphael's Church in Goleta.

Betty Ann Hogan Brown 08/07/26-03/08/16

Betty Brown passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 8, here in Santa Barbara. Betty grew up in Santa Monica, California, on Bundy Drive with her brother, Jimmy, and sisters, Pat and Eva Hogan. A stewardess for United Airlines, Betty enjoyed her early flying career. Betty called Santa Barbara home in 1955, when she married her husband, James Brown, and together they raised their family of four children (James, Pat, Kathy and Susan) on the Circle Bar B Guest Ranch, originated and owned by Jim's mother, Florence Brown. Dedicated to a private education for their four children, Betty took a position at UCSB as work-study coordinator during the 70s and 80s while their children attended Christian School of Santa Barbara and Bishop Garcia Diego High School. Betty loved the YMCA and the ocean and very much enjoyed all of her grandchildren: Kesley, Beau, Nikki, Sammy, Michael Beau and Zion Bond. Betty's family is so very grateful for the genuine loving care and healthy meals in a home style setting she received from Dana and his very hardworking, dedicated staff at the Mission Villa Home here in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, please donate

Born June 16, 1939, in Santa Rita, New Mexico, Alejandro (Alex) Saucedo passed into the eternal care of the Lord on March 4 after a few days at Serenity House. He is at peace after his 32-year struggle with Parkinson’s and, finally, Lewy Body Dementia. Born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the family moved to Santa Barbara in 1948. His humble beginnings in Santa Barbara included his paper route and shoe-shine enterprise on lower State Street…he even delivered newspapers to Pearl Chase. He was a popular student at Santa Barbara High School (always a Don), playing football and also the drums in the orchestra and the marching band. After graduating in 1957, Alex joined the Marine Corps Reserve, took basic training, and served his six months' active duty. He then attended Santa Barbara City College and Cal Poly Pomona, and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in ornamental horticulture. Alex was recruited right out of Cal Poly to work for Velsicol, an agricultural chemical company. He moved to San Francisco and later to Chicago while also maintaining offices in New York City. Knowing he wanted to return to Santa Barbara, Alex started buying income properties here in 1969 and joined the Santa Barbara Rental Property Owners Association. He was on the board for many years, served as president, and was awarded their highest recognition. In 1972 he moved back to his beloved Santa Barbara with his wife and young daughter, Gina, bought a lot on East Mountain Drive in Montecito, drilled for water, and built a home and guest house. After Gina enrolled at Mt. Carmel School, Alex fought to keep the school open when faced with an effort to close it. He helped found the Dad’s Club and served on the school’s Board of Education. Alex was also one of the

founders of Villa Majella, a home for unwed mothers. Frequently young women who became pregnant back in those days were thrown out of the house. They were forced to make grave decisions about the coming baby, make a living, and have abortion with little support. Villa Majella has given many young women time and a supportive environment to make these decisions rationally. He went to work selling real estate in Santa Barbara, and the rest is history. He became an expert in land and apartment markets and was deeply respected and loved by his fellow realtors. After a divorce, Alex met Debbie Boldt in 1988 while caravanning for real estate. They married in 1989 and recently celebrated their 25th anniversary at Mt. Carmel followed by a joyful celebration with family and friends. Alex was always a supportive and loving husband deeply rooted in his faith and love of God. Having Parkinson’s, Alex never took one single day for granted: He and Debbie traveled the world, including walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, touring Machu Picchu and the Amazon, and running with the gazelles and wildebeests in Africa. When they stuck closer to home, Alex was always trimming oak trees, painting, tending his orchids, maintaining rental properties, and working in his succulent garden, keeping him in good physical shape. Daily, he got up at 5 a.m. to hit the gym and played golf regularly with Debbie and loved their nightly walks on Butterfly Beach. Some of their fondest memories were golf trips across the U.S. and tournaments with family and friends, not to mention his official hole-in-one. We were all very proud of his encouragement and support, helping with deliveries, when Debbie started a wholesale bakery, Debbie’s Delights. Alex was a long-time member of Montecito Country Club, a Past Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus, and past president of Catholic Charities. Alex was preceded in death by his father Pablo, his brother Ray (Nito), and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is survived by his beloved wife, Debbie; mother, Consuelo Saucedo; sister, Evangeline Herrera; brother-in-law, Al Anglin; and daughter, Gina Saucedo. A celebration of Alex’s life was Saturday, March 12, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Montecito. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Villa Majella, Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, or the Parkinson’s Association of Santa Barbara.

Catherine Mary Swanson 10/29/47-02/28/16

Catherine Swanson, director of Administrative Services at Santa Barbara nonprofit the Alliance for Living and Dying Well, died unexpectedly February 28 of a stroke. She was 68. A four-year resident of Montecito, Catherine brought her passion for meaningful relationships and community service to her work, advocating for end-of-lifecare services in Santa Barbara County. While directing and supporting a variety of programs and events, she helped facilitate people connecting with friends and loved ones in conversations about the relationship between life and death, and how to express their wishes about end-of-life care. She was a trained advance-care planning facilitator and had completed her own advance health care directive. Born in San Francisco and raised in Southern California, Catherine was a top student at Holy Angels School in Arcadia and St. Andrews High School in Pasadena. Her training at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she earned her master’s degree in theology, informed her remarkable commitment to excellence in nonprofit management for organizations such as Fuller Theological Seminary, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and All Saints Church in Pasadena, as well as The Island School in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Catherine was also a certified Master Gardener who enjoyed combining her botanical expertise with her spiritual practice to create garden retreats that fostered solace and reflection. The love of her life, her golden retriever, Dylan, was her partner during hospital visitations via Therapy Dogs International, where they brought joy to countless patients. Her desire and skill for creating meaning, whether for large-scale events that served the community or in one-on-one conversations; her quick wit and humor; and her engaging smile that spoke of her depth and care for others will be greatly missed. She nurtured many deep and enduring friend-

ships with her open heart and ready, listening ear. She is survived by the sons who made her so proud to be their mom: Scott Dobbie and Drew Dobbie, his wife, Jenny, and son, Justin; her father and stepmother, whose prayers and support she cherished, Neil and Doreen Riordan; her brothers: Dan Riordan and Michael Riordan (who was always there for her) and their families; her sisters, who meant the world to her, Terry Hynes, Maureen Osman, and Monica Riordan and their families; her many friends and colleagues; and her dear cat, Claire. The family asks that all who enjoyed knowing Catherine, or Kay, as they called her, treat one another with kindness and thoughtfulness in her memory.

Ruth E. Caldwell 03/28/19-02/28/16

Ruth E. Caldwell, noted Santa Barbara American Red Cross volunteer for many years in Water Safety Services and Aquatics specialist at Westmont College and Santa Barbara City College, passed away peacefully Feb. 28, 2016. She will be much missed and remembered by family, colleagues and many swimming and Lifeguard Training students from local camps and schools. She mentored many, some of whom still teach in the area, love her dearly and will carry on her education tradition. Ruth was born March 28, 1919, in Berkeley, California and attended area schools, graduating in 1940 with a degree in rhetoric and English literature from UC Berkeley. She also enjoyed acting in local theater productions in the Bay Area. She married Norman H. Caldwell the day before Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6, 1941, and traveled to follow him during World War II before settling in Santa Barbara after the war and building their family home in 1949. Both daughters, Margaret and Jean, were raised in Santa Barbara but now live in Ketchum, Idaho, and Olympia, Washington, respectively. Ruth loved swimming and water exercise, teaching until she

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A NATURAL BEAUTY: Atop Clouds Rest mountain in Yosemite National Park, Jean Thomson is surrounded by her children, Emily and Evan, and husband, David Ramsthaler.

Jean Louise Thomson 1958-2016

Cyclist, Swimmer, Gardener, Friend

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hen Jean Thomson stopped at Trader Joe’s to pick up milk, spaghetti, and yams, it was no quick errand. In produce she’d joke with a friend from Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club; near the pasta she shared good news with a fellow school parent; at the dairy case she marveled at the sea temperature with an ocean-swimming pal. She ran into friends at the farmers’ market, on beach walks, everywhere she went. Jean was everyone’s friend and, for many of us, a best friend. And it’s no wonder. To see her around town, to walk dogs with her on the beach, was to feel spotlighted by the radiance of her cheerful enthusiasm. Her glow lit everyone and everything. She was just plain fun to be around, making us feel like we also were fun. She was a big, happy kid who loved to play outside and was in no hurry to be a proper grown-up. She once asked, genuinely surprised, “Can you believe people our age are already having kids?” We were 30. Jean met many of these friends through her twin passions of nature and exercise. She studied environmental science at UCSB — plants, bugs, birds, mushrooms — and formed lifelong alliances there as well as in her work that followed in botany, in consulting, and at the county Air Pollution Control District. Born in Walnut Creek, Jean graduated high school in Salinas. She met her husband, David, her first week of college at UC San Diego, and then both finished their education at UCSB. Their compatibility and eventual easygoing marriage was the envy of many. Her circles of friends expanded through her husband’s work as a software engineer and her children’s schools. Their daughter, Emily, is now finishing at MIT, and their son, Evan, is at UC Santa Cruz. The family photo album chronicles their yearly backpacking treks through California’s high country, continuing a family tradition. One story is that Jean’s great-grandmother rode from the Central Valley to Yosemite on horseback. The middle name of their daughter, Emily, is Sierra. David’s sister, Jackie Stephens described Jean as “an earthy, free spirit with strong convictions about environmentalism and nature, whose sense of compassion and community spirit came as natural to her as breathing. Jean was a tree hugger but a non-preachy one. She lived her philosophy but didn’t nag you about yours. All the same, you wanted to be a better person if you knew her.”

One of Jean’s community causes was safe bicycle routes. In college, she and David rode their bikes from Yellowstone to Salinas. In raising a family, it was important to her that their home be within biking range of work and school along bikeways that were safe for her kids. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, Jean did not want her life defined by illness. It was easy for many to forget she was sick because she fought her battle so quietly. For each setback, she sought salvation in the ways she always had, in healthy food, nature, and exercise. When she started chemo, it was on her bike that she rode to and from. She grew organic fruits and vegetables and baked whole grain bread from her own sourdough starter. After her diagnosis, she doubled her dedication to nature’s cures, eating meals bright orange from inflammation-fighting turmeric and drinking odd-smelling Chinese teas of bark and twigs. Embracing fermentation for its probiotic promise, she cultured her own yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, and kombucha. As for her exercise routine, her more sedentary friends were in awe. She’d send out a group text “Dog walk SMFP 4:30,” and we’d meet her and Skye, her wild border-collie/Aussie mix, to hike the trails of San Marcos Foothills Preserve. But for her, those were just relaxing strolls after bicycling to morning yoga at the club and then to an ocean swim at Goleta Beach. Jean was drawn to the rejuvenating and healing therapy of the sea and was part of a noontime group who swam beyond the waves along the line of buoys. Although at the end Jean’s passing seemed fast, family and friends were blessed to be part of her vibrant 42-plus years before her diagnosis and her more than 15 radiant years after. Jean’s ocean-swimming friends are now meeting with school-parent friends and emailing college friends as they organize Jean’s celebration-of-life memorial. There will be a table of memorabilia, her swim cap and hiking boots among them. I don’t know that anyone at the memorial will now ever be able to swim the buoys or hike our foothill trails without Jean in their hearts. And many of us will still be expecting to run into her around the next aisle at Trader Joe’s. A celebration of Jean Thomson’s life will be held on Saturday, March 26, at the downtown Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, at 2-4 p.m. Reception to follow.

obituaries, cont’d was 94 years old. Her last classes were to a Braille Institute group. Colleagues from Westmont remember her as a natural teacher, loving her subject matter and tireless in her efforts to help others. She was tough but fair, with a good heart and a winning smile. For years she was a swimming official and helped at local swim meets as well as college competitions. She also taught synchronized swimming and coached a group in the All City Shows in the 1970s. Ruth and Norman also traveled to see historical sites and snorkel in warm waters as well as to discover history around the West. Her daughters remember so many things, among them long family camping trips, musical theater at the Arlington, and trips to Los Angeles to see the Ice Capades. She is now happily reunited with Norman, her husband of 72 years, who passed in 2013. A memorial will be held later in the spring at the family home for neighbors, family and friends. Donations can be made to the American Red Cross.

James Richard Ayala Jr. 02/03/60-03/03/16

James Richard Ayala Jr., 56, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Jimmy Jr. was born on February 3, 1960, in Santa Barbara, California, at St. Frances Hospital. He was a ninth generation native. Jimmy worked as a butcher at our local market for years and then retired due to illness, and was a member of the local Horse Shoe Pitching Association and a Goleta Lemon aka “Cricket”. In his younger years, Jimmy played sports at the Goleta Boys Club and participated in YFL. He was fondly nickednamed the "Flea" and was a surf enthusiast who loved camping and being at the beach with family and friends. Jimmy Jr. is survived by his mother and father, Barbara and James, Sr.; sisters Wendy AyalaHinds, and husband Bill, Delee Ingram and husband Bob, his brother Michael and wife Tracy; his daughter Riley Mae HardyAyala; two nephews, Christopher Ingram and Matthew Herzog; three nieces, Ailea Ingram, Cassie Herzog and Katie Ayala and numerous cousins. Also close to Jimmy’s heart were Sarah, Pearl and Zoa. independent.com

His daughter Riley Mae was the sunshine of his life! No formal services will be held at this time; however, a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Steven Guzman 09/28/51-03/15/16

The Life of the Party Steve was a Santa Barbara native born at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA. He passed away from complications associated with diabetes. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1970. Soon after he enlisted in the United States Navy, was Master at Arms on the flagship USS Reeves and was honorably discharged in 1974, an accomplishment he was very proud of. He then worked many years at his family’s business, El Patio Men’s Wear, on State Street. Later he obtained two Associate Degrees at Santa Barbara City College. Steve was truly the life of the party with his confidence, charming personality, jokes, and witty conversations, and he always made sure everyone was having a good time. He always had a positive outlook in any situation and enjoyed life to the fullest. One of the things he would say is, “If I die tomorrow, I had one heck of a ride!” He enjoyed camping, bowling, music, cooking, football, and the beach, a big fan of professional boxing and loved spending time with his family. Steve lived in the moment because he never knew what tomorrow would bring. He was very generous, always lending a helping hand to those in need. He is survived by his oldest daughter Raquel Gularte, son Steve/Yvette Guzman, youngest daughter Tiana/Louis Hernandez, mother Hortensia Guzman, former wife Sandra/Rueben Lugo, granddaughters Carissa Guerra and Julia Gularte, sisters Barbara/ Bobby Quintanilla, Laura Pena and brother Raymond/Lalita Guzman. He was preceded in death by his brother Richard Guzman and father Raymond Guzman. He left us with many happy and funny memories that we will always cherish. We Love You and will miss you dearly. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday, March 26, at WelchRyce-Haider Funeral Home on 15 E. Sola Street in Santa Barbara.

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excited about a smash new TV show coming in July, featuring the hottest celebrity of the year: Donald Trump shaking up the GOP convention. “It’ll be bigger than the Demos in Chicago in 1968,” a friend predicted. (That I doubt, but we’ll see.) Cleveland, surely one of the most boring cities in America, will probably never be the same, and neither will the Republican Party. In fact, democracy may never be the same. If you’re thinking of going, at last report nearly all the hotel rooms are sold out between July 18-21. SHADOW COUNTRY: Santa Barbara’s Jeff

Bridges looks like the perfect guy to play Edgar “Bloody” Watson — if and when David Milch finishes the script of Shadow Country. Watson was a notorious Everglades sugar planter and outlaw chronicled in Peter Matthiessen’s 892-page book, which I just started. (I have a weakness for phone-book-sized works that put me to sleep.) Not that Watson’s colorful life in Chokoloskee country is a snooze. Nor, for that matter, is the career of 70-year-old gambleholic Milch. The Hollywood Reporter headlined a recent piece about him: “How the $100 million ‘NYPD Blue’ Creator Gambled Away His Fortune.”

Bridges is “attached,” as the Hollywood expression goes, but also writing a TV movie version of Deadwood. Good luck, Jeff. According to legend, Watson killed many people, including Belle Starr, “Queen of the Outlaws.” His saga ended when he was shot to pieces by his friends and neighbors in 1910. Do you think there just might be a movie in all this? My favorite Bridges movie is Rancho Deluxe, a 1975 romp where he and Sam Waterston play inept young cattle rustlers. The great cast includes Harry Dean Stanton, Slim Pickens, and sexy Elizabeth Ashley. Jimmy Buffett’s band provides the music, with Warren Oates playing harmonica and scriptwriter Thomas McGuane on mandolin. FITBIT ANYONE? I’m usually the last guy

CHOKOLOSKEE THIS: Could a favorite area actor play Edgar “Bloody” Watson?

Milch, also the storied mind behind the TV series Deadwood, has been hit with a lawsuit saying that the racetrack regular has lost his homes, owes the IRS $17 million, and is on a $40-a-week allowance until he gets his work done. Not only is the former Yale English professor working on Shadow Country, to which

in Santa Barbara to climb aboard the latest gadget-driven trend. Plug it in, and a year later I’m still behind. But the other day I was reading right out in the open on my front porch (a real book, that is), and neighbor Pastor Dale swung by. I couldn’t help but notice his wristband, which led him to wax enthusiastic about his Fitbit watch. As far as I could tell, it not only tells time, but it also counts your steps and translates them into miles. You also log in everything you eat and how much of it and your weight and weight-loss target.

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With no one around to tell me not to, I drove out to Best Buy and put more than $100 on my credit card. Pretty soon I was racking up hundreds of steps just around the house, garage, yard, and store, doing miles without realizing it. And since my right knee is hors de combat (out of serious action pending replacement), it’s the best thing I know compared with real, honest, gym-style exercising. I’m not selling these things, nor is Pastor Dale, and mine may end up in a drawer in a month. One fly in the ointment is that I found it hard to keep on. The first night I lost it in bed. The second day I took some stuff to a thrift store, did other errands, and visited my ex-wife, Angela. I got home, and it was gone. I called around. Angela called back. She found it in the garbage can, where I’d dropped it. One other disadvantage is that the watch face is small; it’s hard to tell time. So Andrew, a friend, wears a real watch on his other wrist. Now I do, too. I bought a floor scale at the thrift for $9 and keep checking my weight. Fitbit says I’ve logged 1,428 steps since I got up today, even though I haven’t done much but putter around the kitchen, feed the cat, and get the car washed. But according to Fitbit, that’s equivalent to 0.63 miles, and I’ve burned off 931 calories. But I haven’t lost a pound. Maybe tomorrow. — Barney Brantingham

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t March 9’s 3rd District candidate forum, Bruce Porter made a statement I’d like to correct. He said the Goleta Union School District is in financial trouble because of revenues lost when the oil platforms shut down after the Refugio Oil Spill. The 2015-2016 Goleta Union School District Interim Report indicates that the district is in strong financial shape, with no budget shortfall. Taxes from oil (including transport) represent less than 3 percent of the district’s total tax revenue; any decline of oil taxes (largely caused by falling oil prices) “will be more than offset by other growth in the community’s property values.” Also, any school district claiming reduced income caused by the oil spill has recourse: Plains All American is responsible for paying such claims because school districts are just like oil workers, the fishing industry, tourism-related businesses, and even property owners. All are entitled to reimbursement for costs incurred because of the spill. This community has made it clear: We do not want 200 daily trips of oil trucks passing through our neighborhoods and on local highways. Any candidate running for the 3rd District needs to respect the wishes of its residents, and to have his facts straight. —Sharyne Merritt, Goleta

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n the present political climate, it isn’t too surprising to hear senators and other political leaders say they won’t support any candidate for the Supreme Court who strays too far from their own ideological bent. But to say a sitting president has somehow lost the right to submit a nomination carries mindless partisanship to absurd levels, whether from the right or the left. In particular, the claim that President Obama lost the faith of the American people in his right to make nominations because his party did poorly in 2014 overlooks the fact that Democrats also did poorly in 2010, yet Obama was reelected in 2012. Midterm congressional elections don’t nullify presidential ones. Nor do

they relieve a president in his last year of constitutional duties and prerogatives. Republicans’ claims that the president should not make a U.S. Supreme Court nomination expose the naked nihilism and obstructionism that characterize the party of McConnell, Cruz, Trump, et al.

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ur son is 17 years old and attending Dos Pueblos High School as an international student from Rome. What an opportunity to join the international world and experience a wide range of opportunities. We analyzed the most suitable places to host our son, wanting for him the experience of living abroad, challenging himself with new experiences, and understanding new cultures. We looked westward, to California, with its lovely host families whose generosity and thoughtfulness make the students’ stay possible. Santa Barbara schools had an excellent reputation for quality teaching; the choice was tough. As a father, I’m impressed by Dos Pueblos’ online services, organization, and the teachers who lay the groundwork for a young mind to become that of a talented adult. Francesco is doing great. He is an A student, and he has met many friends. They hang out, talking and learning about each other’s different cultures. The unique warmth of the Goleta people make California, and America, a great place in which to grow. — Alberto Botti, Rome, Italy

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A Postmodern medIcI art meets tech at the New s.B. Center for art, science and technology by Charles Donelan • Photos by Paul wellman

t’s 10:30 a.m. on a beautiful weekday morning, and I’m sitting with Alan Macy just out of the reach of the hot sun in an old warehouse at the back of his property on lower Garden Street. I’m looking out at the courtyard toward the several impressively modern buildings that compose the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science and Technology (SBCAST), but Macy is staring up at the ceiling, or more precisely, at the new conduits that carry the structure’s recently installed electrical wiring. “Look at those benders” he says, referring to the curved sections of pipe that house the shed’s power lines.“That work was done by Huddleston Electric, and it is so beautiful that when the guy who came to install our new gas meter saw it, he asked if he could take a little more time to plan his contribution because he felt the urge to up his game.” Attention to detail and pride in craft are recurring themes at this new facility, where artists, scientists, and technologists are destined to live and collaborate on an ad hoc basis. With nine affordable housing units designed to accommodate both permanent residents and visiting artists, along with a variety of community spaces and state-of-the-art workshops, SBCAST is unlike anything Santa Barbara has seen before. Modeled on facilities in San Francisco, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam, SBCAST promises to provide the emerging Garden Street arts corridor between Cota and Haley with a much-needed shot of international aesthetic energy. Already in use by a troupe of international aerial dancers, the project will continue to host a diverse cast of innovators for many years to come. With his casual attire, light-colored mop of tousled hair, and hipster/nerd eyeglasses, Macy looks every bit the part of the successful 21st-century entrepreneur, but the more he talks about what led him to create SBCAST, the more he reveals an idiosyncratic vision that separates him from the run of businessoriented tech executives. A grad of Cal Poly and UCSB, Macy trained as a scientist and an electrical engineer before founding Biopac, the biotech company he launched in Goleta back in 1984. His passion for innovation lives on in this new project, which will be both an incubator and an educational center. An attentive listener and a gifted mentor, Macy has found a way with SBCAST to translate the deepest insights he has gained through his scientific research into a social project, the scope of which goes far beyond nurturing start-ups or inventing the next gadget. Macy’s intense dedication to distinguishing signal from noise is perhaps his leading characteristic. As an electrical engineer and a physiologist, he has made several key advances in the field of medical software. The sensors, filters, and displays he designed for Biopac allow doctors and medical researchers not only to acquire important statistics concerning an individual’s heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, eye movements, and mental

activity but also to separate that data from the static that accompanies it and to turn it into useable information. The mission of SBCAST reflects this predisposition, and the center will succeed to the extent that those who use it share in Macy’s ingrained habit of focusing intently on those aspects of a situation that really matter.

fully participatory, personal, and communal. Glowing with solar-powered light, SBCAST stands as a beacon on the new Garden Street arts corridor, signaling the potential for Santa Barbara to become an important destination for creative people from all over the world. This week, the visitors to the space’s temporary residences are aerialists who are in town to participate in the 2016 Santa Barbara Floor to Air Festival. The gorgeous living studios at SBCAST are brand-new and fully furnished, making them Thanks to the recent revolution in personal technology and havens for these performers, some of whom have traveled global connectivity, the creative landscape of the 21st century from as far as France to be here. will look quite different from anything we’ve seen before. “It’s unreal,” said Natalie Oleinik, who will demonstrate her For example, at places such as SBCAST, traditional distinc- extraordinary talents on the corde lisse next Friday, March 25, at the Lobero Theatre.“I’ve lived in caravans without running water or heat in order to do this work, and I’ve willingly made all kinds of sacrifices in pursuit of my art. To come here, and to be put up in such a beautiful place, is a dream come true. As soon as I got here and looked around, I felt the urge to create.” New art forms like aerial dance seem to thrive in this environment, where there are not only warm beds and lovely kitchens but also industrial-strength hooks high off the ground from which to suspend all kinds of aerial apparatuses. For Santa Barbara artist Ethan Turpin, who has a video-feedback piece playing in one of the ground-floor rooms, SBCAST is “all about emergence.” COLLABORATORY: The Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science The dancers who saw his piece immediand Technology (SBCAST) on Garden Street is a new facility ately recognized the fact that it registers dedicated to encouraging co-creation among artists, scienchanges in the room, and they set about tists, and technologists. to enter into a creative dialogue with it by moving around. This is what STEM, the much-hyped educational movement that emphasizes science, technology, engineering, and math, would look like if we started putting art first instead of adding it in as an afterthought. With his background in detecting, amplifying, filtering, and analyzing the vital signs of the human body, Macy has restored the concepts of taste and beauty to their rightful places at the center of innovative thinking.

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Although he acquired the property on Garden Street in 2009, Macy traces the genesis of his project much further back, to the years when he and his wife, Cindy Macy, first became part of the Solstice Parade organization and then to what became known as the Fishbon collective. After a period of intense work running his company that lasted through the 1990s, Macy felt the urge to get out and play. Turning his engineering skills to solving a different set of problems, he began experimenting with interactive sculpture, creating big machines that shot flames

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into the sky when people approached them. A big hit at Burning Man, Macy’s DIY fire-breathing techno dragons could sometimes be found on Helena Street in the Funk Zone, lighting up the night outside studios occupied by friends Tracy Beeler and Clay Bodine. Along with Dominique Reboul, Corinna Maharani, Mark Goerner, and several other key players, the folks who gathered on Helena became the “cast” who inspired the CAST, putting on a series of at once carefully orchestrated yet zany events in an earlier space that Macy acquired on Quarantina Street and named the Pescadrome. While honing their skills at costuming, set design, scripting, and lighting, the group became a magnet for creative types from all over Santa Barbara County. Students at UCSB’s Media Arts and Technology graduate program started showing up for events, and pretty soon Austin Richards, a k a Dr. Megavolt, began coming around with his amazing giant Tesla coil. Santa Barbara has always had an underground, from the days of the Mountain Drive community and even before, but it was the catalyst of Burning Man trips and the conviviality provided by Muddy Waters Café and the Pescadrome that gave this particular wave of activity its unique flavor. Perhaps the most potent symbol of the era is the Pyrobar, an art car with a dozen seats, space for a mixologist and a deejay, and of course the potential to spout flames. The Pyrobar has been built and rebuilt over and over for more than a decade. It still travels to Burning Man on a regular basis, and can often be spotted at other festivals such as Lightning in a Bottle and Lucidity. Macy’s technical expertise with electricity brought him into the sphere of Bamboo DNA for two successful installations at Coachella, and it was soon after those that he spotted the property on Garden Street and began imagining what something more permanent might be like.

sophisticated designs and the vivid presence at ABR meetings of Alan Macy and his Fishbon cast of characters eventually paid off when the board approved plans for the development of the container village. This made the obstacle that the project encountered next all the more unexpected. “It was approved, but when we put it out to bid, we discovered that no one in town could figure out how to plan the project,” Alan Macy told me.“It was effectively unbiddable, and that was what shut down the container version, not the ABR or anything else, but just the lack of a way for contractors to quantify it.” Two years into the planning, and with a hard-won approval from the board of review sitting by uselessly, Macy and his brother Mark took the whole thing back to the drawing board. Approximately 18 months later, they were ready to apply again with project version 2.0. “It was not that different, except that in place of the shipping containers, we had drawn in more conventional structures. The goals were still the same and so was the footprint,” said Macy. A second round of discussions took place, and the relationship between the nascent SBCAST and the architects of the ABR blossomed into a full-blown collaboration, with ideas passing in both directions. “We learned a lot about the sensibility of the city and about the nature of what had been planned back in the 1980s for the Garden Street entrance,” Macy told me. “Barry Winick, who had been working on the Coral Casino, was very supportive of what we were doing, and the whole thing became a great kind of education in new urban design vocabulary for everyone involved.” Once the necessary approvals for version 2.0 had been obtained, Macy took a rendering of the project he had made with a 3D printer to his first lunch meeting with Young Construction, the contractors who ended up doing the work. When asked what he was interested in building, Macy pulled the plastic model out of his pocket and plopped it down on a table at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. That gesture set the actual building of SBCAST in motion. Macy has nothing but praise for what the Youngs brought to the work, offering their enthusiasm for the project as another example of the momentum created when strong craftspeople work as a team. “When people are as invested as we all were in this, good things happen,” he said.

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arChiteCtural BoarD oF review After purchasing the 0.3-acre lot at 513 Garden for $1.2 million in December of 2009, Macy turned to his brother Mark, an architect in the Bay Area, for advice about how to develop the property. At GATEKEEPER OF THE GALLERIES: Lynn Hushion Holley is prothe time, the warehouse at the back was the only gramming some of the center’s ground-floor exhibition space. structure on what was otherwise a third of an acre of dirt. But it was downtown, located near both the Solstice Workshop and Art From Scrap, and within sight of a building where many fateful meetings would soon be taking place, the headquarters of the city’s Which brings us to the big question of what’s next Architectural Board of Review (ABR). Initial plans for SBCAST. Several significant players in the Santa called for a shipping-container village modeled on Barbara art scene are already committed to spaces similar successful projects in Northern California and there. Lynn Hushion Holley is curating the galleries, in Europe. Despite some initial resistance, Mark Macy’s and Maiza Hixson, the visual arts coordinator/curator

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MAKING ART HAPPEN: Pictured from top are mega-mentor Alan Macy; Ethan Turpin’s projection piece; 1st Thursday visitors in the gallery; and the view from the old warehouse building looking out toward Garden Street.

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of collections for the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, lives there and is a “chance encounter specialist” (yes, that’s her real title). Under the watchful eyes of Alan Macy and his wife, Cindy, other artists are beginning to take studios. The indefatigable Nancy Gifford, who has done so much for the Arts Fund and for Lotusland by curating multiple group shows, and whose giant sculpture “Lament” now graces the main room of the new library at UCSB, is another charter member of the SBCAST studio club. When the space threw its official • Nine living units priced $1,500-$2,000 a month opening party back on February 27, Dr. Mega• Net zero solar heat and electricity included volt showed up in his • Studios, galleries, meeting spaces, tools, and storspecial suit and threw age available to both SBCAST residents and memgiant sparks 30-40 feet bers of the community on an application basis into the sky. • Future public events, including open-house hours But don’t expect during 1st Thursday, announced at sbcast.org that every night. In the meantime, what you can look forward to is a constant stream of interesting people from all over the world getting a chance to experience Santa Barbara in a new and special way. The SBCAST ethos is all about sustainability, and as a result, cars are discouraged in favor of public transport, bicycles, and walking the two or three short blocks over to the Farmers Market. Regardless of what happens next, one thing is certain — Garden Street between Cota n and Haley will never be the same.

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Elvis Costello Always a hot ticket, and deservedly so, Elvis Costello has invented and reinvented himself more times than even he can probably remember, but don’t think that means he’s out of touch. Wise Up Ghost Ghost, his 2013 album with the Roots, is a smoldering heap of leftfield funk. 9pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $59.50-$129.50. Call 963-4408 or visit thearlingtontheatre.com.

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SATURDAY 4•2

Lobero Live Presents It’s Magic! America’s

Transgender Day of Visibility Art and Music Show This night will

feature food, an auction, music by renowned jazz band the Jennifer Leitham Trio, a screening of the documentary I Stand Corrected, photography of the area trans community; and art by trans and gender-fluid children and area trans artists. Proceeds benefit the S.B. Transgender Advocacy Network. 5pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Lounge and Theater, UCSB. Suggested donation: $15-$25. Call 893-2064 or visit tinyurl.com/TransgenderDayOfVisibility.

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longest-running magic revue returns to the Lobero with an all-new lineup of top illusionists direct from exotic showrooms and Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle. You won’t believe your eyes as top magicians perform incredible feats from jaw-dropping sleight of hand and offbeat comedic magic to mind-boggling full-stage illusions. 2 and 6:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $20-$80. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

MARCH THURSDAY 3•31

Mr. Little Jeans The self-made Scandinavian electropop artist is back for more after visiting S.B. last year with cutting tunes from her debut, Pocketknife. Despite the name — a reference to a Wes Anderson film character— character it’s perhaps best not to wear jeans that are too tight, lest you feel like dancing your butt off (and you will). 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones .com. Out of the Box Theatre Company Presents 35mm: A Musical Exhibition Samantha Eve’s ongoing quest for the best

in new musicals continues with this innovative work that explores a series of photographs as moments

FRIDAY 4•1

Spring Plant Sale Grow native with

thousands of plants from the many habitats of California. The garden’s annual sales dwarf all other native plant events. The sale runs through May 1. 10am-5:30pm. Garden Growers Nursery, S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free. Call 682-4726 or visit sbbg.org. sbbg.org

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Third Eye Blind No self-respecting ’90s playlist would be complete without 3EB’s “Semi-Charmed Life” or “Jumper,” but now well into their second decade of making music, the Bay Area band proves they’re more than just a one-album wonder. 8pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $37. Call 963-4408 or visit thearlington theatre.com. Art-Tini Art-Tini stands for Art

TUESDAY 4•5

Nerf Herder The force awakens. Formed in S.B. in 1994, these

proudly nerdy self-proclaimed geek rockers were doing it way before Comic-Con was cool, poking fun at pop culture with their smilingly DIY-spirited pop punk. The band just released its newest album, Rockingham, this month. 6pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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Mothers and Dante Elephante Athens, Georgia’s Mothers build their sound around the impassioned shouts and vulnerable lyricism of Kristine Leschper. Their debut album was just released this year after being noticed by of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes. Mothers will be preceded by S.B. fave Dante Elephante, who released Anglo-Saxon Summer last year and is working away at its newest. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10-$12. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com. Eric Hutchinson and Tess Henley Pop? Maybe. Intelligent lyrics? Yes. Snippets of funky rock and roll? Oh yeah! Eric Hutchinson just came out with his latest album, Anyone Who Knows Me, and this will be an amazing chance to see a big talent in an intimate setting. Soul singer/songwriter Tess Henley opens the show. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $22. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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WEDNESDAY 4•6 KCRW and The Santa Barbara Independent have teamed up to bring the wildly popular series to town. 7pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $49-$89. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

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Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They have performed with top groups including Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Come hear their emotion-charged mix of bluesy rock, gospel soul, and country, live in concert. 8pm. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $25. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274 or visit chumashcasino .com. Westmont Senior Art Graduates’ Exhibition 2016 Reception These are the capstone projects of Westmont

College’s graduating studio art majors. The exhibit shows through May 7. 4-6pm. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd. Free. Call 565-6162 or visit westmontmuseum.org/ season.

FRIDAY 4•8

Lucidity Festival For the sixth year in a row, folks can gather to hear live music, view art installations, attend workshops, visit healers, and eat, drink, and be merry. Fri.-Sun., Apr. 8-10. Live Oak Campground, 4600 CA-154. Visit 2016.lucidityfestival.com. Terror Pigeon and Meth Dad Already a contender for the best-named lineup of the year, this Funzone grouping, which also includes Mothras and Mono Twins, arrives as part of Terror Pigeon and Meth Dad’s Always Hungry tour, as they scour the nation in search of the best waffle. Attend the show, and maybe you can feed their waffle hunger while you feed your hunger for great indie rock. 8pm. Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5. Visit sbdiy.org.

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Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing The supremely talented violinist and composer Mark O’Connor takes an approach to the legacy of his friend and mentor Stephane Grappelli that’s at once faithful to the original music and boldly improvisational. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$105. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com. The Moth: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered

Show-Mar-Tini. This celebration will include a reception with appetizers, a silent auction, cocktails, live entertainment, and more, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated back into the community! 6-9pm. S.B. Woman’s Club, 670 Mission Canyon Rd. $50. Ages 21+. Call 379-3656 or visit tinyurl .com/Art-TiniFundraiser.

Diarrhea Planet If its name wasn’t any indication already, Nashville’s band of former pizza boys is irreverent, goofy, and a little vulgar. For those who think the indie scene has gotten a little too dainty and demure, these guys bring a spirit of danger and party-loving back to the fore. Music Band and Clean Spill open. 8:30pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10-$12. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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8th Annual Carpinteria Greenhouse & Nursery Tour Enjoy these guided tours with the growers themselves. There is no specific start point for the tour, and no reservations are necessary. Just pick to start at any of the participating nurseries and go. There will be several locations with food available and special presentations. 11am4pm. Various locations. Free. Call 576-7417 or visit carpinteria farmtours.com to download map. S.B. Symphony Presents Sounds of the Ocean Guest violinist Timothy Chooi

performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, as well as Debussy’s La Mer and more, accompanied by the orchestra. Sat., Apr. 9, 8pm; Sun., Apr. 10, 2pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $28-$133. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

SUNDAY 4•10

Fork & Cork Classic This annual Foodbank fundraiser pairs the best chefs

with great wine, and this year honors Ca’ Dario’s Dario Furlati, vintner Steve Beckmen, and Ellwood Canyon Farms’ Jack Motter and Jeff Kramer. 3-6pm. S.B. Polo & Racquet Club, 3375 Foothill Rd. Ste. 1200, Carpinteria. $95-$125. Ages 21+. Visit forkandcorkclassic.org. forkandcorkclassic.org

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New Noise Presents Lord Huron The L.A.-based indie rock band heads up the coast to our seaside town for an evening of infectious music on tour for its sophomore album, Strange Tails Tails. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $25. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com. Queensrÿche This American heavy

metal band has sold more than 30 million albums and performed to sold-out audiences around the world. Come rock out to hits including the group’s No. 1 chart topper “Silent Lucidity” and more. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $30. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274 or visit chumashcasino.com.

SUNDAY 4•10

31st Annual S.B. Kite Festival Come fly a kite, or participate in one of the new contests that will include “Best of Fest,”“Best Ground Display,”“Youngest & Oldest Kite Flyers,”“Most Unique/Unusual Kite,” and “Funniest Kite,” to name a few. Prizes awarded to all contest winners. 11am-5pm. West Campus, SBCC, 973 Cliff Dr. Free. Call 627-6202 or visit sbkitefest.net. An Evening with Anoushka Shankar A true

cross-cultural musician, Anoushka Shankar illustrates many genres of music. For this performance, Austrian percussionist Manu Delago on the Hang drum, multiinstrumentalist Sanjeev Shankar on the shehnai (double reed instrument) and tanpura (longnecked lute), and a guest deejay will round out the lineup. 8pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $15-$38. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

WEDNESDAY 4•13

she is the most devout Jew in her family, so when her less-observant cousin arrives to claim a treasured family heirloom and religious symbol, a devastatingly hilarious battle between the holy and holier-than-thou ignites! The show runs through May 1. Various times. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $20-$55. Call 965-5400 or visit ensemble theatre.com.

FRIDAY 4•15

Bookjoy! Alegría en los Libros! Noted awardwinning author and literacy advocate Pat Mora will speak on her more than three dozen books for young people that represent the Mexican-American experience. This event is free, but tickets are required. 7-8:30pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/MoraSBCC. S.B. Food & Wine Weekend The third annual

event features chefs, seminars, dinners, and tastings galore and benefits the Julia Child Foundation. Fri.-Sun., Apr. 15-17. Various times and prices. Fri.-Sat.: ages 21+; Sun.: all ages. Bacara Resort & Spa, 8301 Hollister Ave. Visit bacararesort.com. courtesy

The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents Proof On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions. The show previews April 13-14 and runs through April 30. Various times. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. Previews: $10-$18; $14-$26. Call 965-5935 or visit theatregroupsbcc.com.

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SATURDAY 4•16

Earth Day Festival Celebrate our

Mother Earth with two days of music, art, education, food, and drink. Sat., Apr. 16, 11am-7pm; Sun., Apr. 17, 11am-6pm. Alam Alameda Park, 1400 Santa Barbara St. Visit sbearthday.org. sbearthday.org

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The Fringe This spring celebration of original work features Westmont students’ creativity as actors, dancers, directors, writers, designers, choreographers, and more. Thu.-Sun., Apr. 14-17. Various times and locations. $7-$10. Call 565-7140 or visit tinyurl.com/ WestmontTheFringe.

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Magic on the Urban Wine Trail The fourth annual event focuses on urban tasting rooms, includes food served by students of the Teen Culinary Arts Program, and benefits PARC, the Parks & Recreation Community Foundation. 3-6pm. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. $45-$100. Visit parcsb.org. parcsb.org Lewis deSoto: Paranirvana (Self-Por (Self-Portrait) Presented in the museum’s

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spring happenings installation represents the artist’s most recent work in a series of oversize, inflatable sculptures based on the figure of the 12th-century Buddha at Gal Vihara in Sri Lanka. The exhibit shows through July 31. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.

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Barbara presents two one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, whose glorious music will inspire you. Fri., Apr. 22, 7:30pm; Sun., Apr. 24, 2:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $4-$169. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

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Founding Day Festival This celebration will

start with a costumed reenactment of the founding ceremony, originally held on April 21, 1782, followed by area entertainment and a living history station. 11am4pm. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call 965-0093 or visit sbthp.org. sbthp.org

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Speaking of Stories: Madams of Mayhem

Shady ladies, femmes fatales, dangerous broads, and some plain old bad girls! The ladies take center stage for a collection of sizzling stories of mystery, mayhem, and shenanigans. Sun., Apr. 17, 2pm; Mon., Apr. 18, 7:30pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $18-$28. Call 963-0408 or visit centerstagetheater.org. centerstagetheater.org

The 1975 with Japanese House The 1975 has enjoyed the rare feat of being both a critical darling and fangirl fodder, and on its unbelievably catchy and inventive newest, You Are So Beautiful When You Sleep Yet So Unaware Of It It, the band proves it’s more than just a bunch of pretty faces. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $39.50-$54.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com. S.B. Vintners Spring Weekend Enjoy grand

tasting, dinners, seminars, and more at this weekend featuring the largest collection of Santa Barbara County wineries. Thu.-Sun., Apr. 21-24. Various times, locations, and prices. Ages 21+.Visit sbvintners weekend.com.

MONDAY 4•25

The Heavy and U.S. Elevator With its trium-

phant choruses, smooth vocals, and blasts of brass, England’s The Heavy translates Motown styles and sounds into its own unique hybrid. The band will be joined by Johnny Irion’s on-the-rise U.S. Elevator, which continues to receive raves for its recently released eponymous debut. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15-$20. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

WEDNESDAY 4•27

State Street Ballet: Funk Zone Style This

uniquely sexy dance and drink event pairs world-class ballet with world-class wine. 6-8pm. S.B. Wine Collective, 131 Anacapa St. Price TBA. Ages 21+. Visit ssbfunk zonestyle.com. courtesy

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school group where teens are mentored in developing character and social-emotional intelligence through music. These teens had to learn, master, and perform a rock and roll cover song, and this show is the result of their hard work. Reception: 6pm; show: 7:30pm. Deckers Brands Rotunda, 250 Coromar Dr., Goleta. $10$125. Call 770-7200 or visit ahasb.org. ahasb.org

An Evening with Linda Ronstadt: A Conversation

The multiple Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will recount episodes from various times in her long career, as well as her thoughts on music and what it has meant in her life. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$104. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

FRIDAY 4•22

Heart & Soul: Jim Brickman & Kuh Ledesma Jim

Brickman’s romantic piano sound has made him the best-selling solo piano artist of our time. Kuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer, known in the Philippines as the Pop Diva. Together they are Heart & Soul, the perfect combination of voice and music, live in concert. 8pm. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $40. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274 or visit chumashcasino .com.

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¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Presents Monsieur Periné Celebrating its 10th

anniversary season of music and dance from Latin American cultures ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! presents Monsieur Periné, Colombian swing band and winner of the 2015 Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, to families and students countywide. Fri.-Sun., Apr. 29-May 1. Various times and locations. Free. Visit facebook.com/VivaelArteSB.

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Shen Yun This show will feature 100

world-class performers, more than 400 sets of exquisite handmade costumes, a unique orchestra blending East and West, and dazzling animated backdrops creating a spectacular performance beyond your imagination. Fri., Apr. 29, 8pm; Sat., Apr. 30, 2 and 7:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $58-$154. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

SATURDAY 4•30

Pentatonix with Us the Duo The two-

time Grammy Award–winning a cappella group will fill the Bowl with its bright and spirited take on pop harmonies. Opening will be Us the Duo, known for its #65SecondCovers. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $44.50-$64.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

Taste of UCSB The most exciting public part of the All Gaucho Reunion, this gathers alumni who are involved in the food and drink business to serve and pour under the springtime sun. 3pm. UCSB Science Green. $25-$100. Ages 21+. Visit allgauchoreunion.com. 19th Annual Carpinteria Beautiful Home and Garden Tour Enjoy the day visiting five won-

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SUNDAY 5•1 CAMA Presents the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Czech maestro Jakub Hruša will lead the orchestra and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a program that pairs Leoš Janácek’s Taras Bulba with Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, and with Thibaudet on board for the Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 of Edvard Grieg. 4pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $38-$93. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. granadasb.org S.B. Jewish Festival This festival will come

alive with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Israel and Jewish culture. There will be a children’s area, Israeli dancing, art activities, Israeli artisans, and food vendors, including the cuisine of Sababa Catering and falafel by UCSB Chabad’s Jerusalem Café. 11am-4pm. Oak Park, 300 W. Alamar Ave. Free. Call 957-1115 or visit jewish santabarbara.org/festival.

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Lobero Live Presents Capitol Steps No one in the headlines is safe from the side-splitting satire of the Capitol Steps, the only group in Washington attempting to be funnier than Congress. This troupe of former congressional staffers travels the country,

MONDAY 5•2

Yuja Wang This 28-year-old Chinese-born

pianist has been praised for her command over the most complex technical demands of the repertoire and the depth of her musical insight, as well as her fresh interpretations and charismatic stage presence. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $48-$58. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. satirizing the very people and places that once employed them. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $35-$105. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

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9 to 5, the Musical Based on the hit movie about three office workers who plan to get even with their egotistical, lying, hypocritical boss, this hilarious show features the blockbuster title song plus a jubilant score by multiple Grammy Award winner Dolly Parton. The show runs through May 14. 7pm. San Marcos High School, 4750 Hollister Ave. $8-$14. Call 967-4581 x5568 or visit smhstheaterdept.com/show-dates.

FRIDAY 5•6

Lucius Brooklyn’s Lucius brings the percussive hand-claps aplenty with its rollicking and rhythmic indie rock. Carried on the strength of singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, who look eerily alike, it’s fun and lively music with plenty of style to match the substance. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $17-$20. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com. Too Much Water Follow Ophelia’s ghost as she revisits Elsinore, guided by other famous suicides such as Meriwether Lewis, Seneca, and Virginia Woolf. Combining found text and transcriptions of interviews with contemporary young women, this production explores the lives of “good girls,” the social taboos of madness, and the repercussions and reverberations of suicide. The show runs through May 15. Various times. Performing Arts Theater, UCSB. $13-$17. Call 893-2064 or visit theaterdance.ucsb.edu/ news/event/443. Bead Elements & Design Show This show offers 250 artisan galleries exhibiting handmade beads, jewelry, clothes, accessories, artisan supplies, and textiles. Fri.-Sun., May 6-8, 10am-6pm. Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. $10. Visit beadelementsanddesignshow.com for attendee and workshop registration.

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S.B. Zoo Roar & Pour There will

be more than 20 area wineries, tasty eats from food trucks, zoo animals out late, and zookeeper talks. Proceeds benefit the zoo animals. GA: 5-8pm; $60. VIP: 4-8pm; $115. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Ages 21+. Call 962-5339 or visit sbzoo.org. sbzoo.org

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April 2, 2016 Start: Leadbetter Beach

SATURDAY 5•7

Puerto Aereo, Radio Viejo, Alma de Jade, Corazon Atomico, and Miercoles de Ceniza Pre-

sented by Rock Sin Fronteras, the Rock en Español tour unites multiple Spanish rock bands that come from across California. A perfect night for concertgoers who find the S.B. scene a bit too monolingual, it will be a splendid showcase of up-and-comers. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15. Ages 21+. Call or visit velvet-jones.com.

SUNDAY 5•8

Mother’s Day at the Zoo Mothers get special treatment at the zoo on Mother’s Day, and a special photo opportunity is available for an additional charge. Keeper talks focus on mothers in the animal world. 10am-3pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$17. Call 962-5339 or visit sbzoo.org sbzoo.org.

MONDAY 5•9

The Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series: The Age of Innocence This stunning drama of

romance, societal tradition, and betrayal captured the hearts of a generation and helped solidify the careers of its all-star cast for decades to come. Jon Burlingame, noted cinematic music critic and biographer of the late Elmer Bernstein, will host a talk with audience Q&A before the film. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. granadasb.org

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The Neighbourhood Just in time for May

SATURDAY 5•14

Hairspray! S.B. Youth Ensemble Theatre presents John Waters’s classic musical set in Baltimore in the 1960s, in which a young girl sets her sights on performing in a live dance contest. Sat.-Sun., May 14-15, 2 and 6pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $15-$125. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

takes India as inspiration in an evening embracing everything from Moghul to Modern, from Bombay to Bollywood. Music and dance, as well as fabulous flowers, food, and drink, celebrate the richly layered culture of the Indian subcontinent. 5:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $25-$30. Call 963-4364.

SUNDAY 5•15

State Street Nationals Premier Car Show Take

a look at 300 vintage and collectible vehicles and more than 15 vendors right on State Street! 9am-4pm. Between Micheltorena and Gutierrez sts. Free. Visit statestreetnationals.com.

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Movies That Matter with Hal Conklin: Thirteen Days Starring Kevin Costner, Thirteen

Days is a gripping saga of the Cuban missile crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org granadasb.org.

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a program of Schumann and Mendelssohn and guest pianist Alessio Bax. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $54-$64. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

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of the S.B. International Film Festival’s continued effort to bring year-round foreign and independent films to the community, there will be a screening of 11 brand-new and exciting films from Asia. Wed.-Sun., May 11-15. Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. $12$250. Visit sbiff.org for full schedule.

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Gray, which is undoubtedly “sweater weather,” The Neighbourhood comes to your favorite neighborhood 4,562-seat concert venue. The Thousand Oaks– based band tours now on the strength of newest single “Afraid.” 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $37.50-$49.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

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Sings Like Hell Presents Jimmer Podrasky + Hamell on Trial Best known as the

frontman/songwriter for the critically acclaimed American band The RaveUps, Jimmer Podrasky will perform his alt-country/indie-rock sound with Ed Hamell, the one-man punk band, opening the show. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

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We Want the Funk: A Rustbelt Lullaby on the One! This Launch Pad preview production will take you to the 1970s when the fourth-largest auto company in the Midwest just laid off more than half its workers and Chuck is convinced that he and his band of Vietnam vets, burnouts, and Motown coulda beens, and “the funk” will bring prosperity. Only thing is, Chuck can’t play no instrument. The show runs through May 27. Various times. Hatlen Theater, UCSB. $13-$17. Call 893-2064 or visit theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/444.

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found music by composers of New Spain with Chanticleer, known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its 12 male voices and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. 7:30-9:30pm. Old Mission Santa Barbara, 2201 Laguna St. $45$60. Visit tinyurl.com/ChanticleerOldMission.

SUNDAY 5•22

Allá en el Rancho Grande (Out on the Big Ranch) As part of the film series La

Época de Oro, this drama is considered to be the film that started the golden age of Mexican cinema and is the prototypical romantic story about two friends who fall in love with the same woman and only one may keep her. 3pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $7.50-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. granadasb.org

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Walk the Moon with MisterWives Shut up and dance with Walk the Moon,

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who are joined at the S.B. Bowl by New York’s MisterWives. Walk the Moon’s newest album, Talking Is Hard, encourages us all to cut the chatter and rock the body. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $35-$55. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

SATURDAY 5•28

Lumineers with SOAK and Sleepwalkers In a nation filled to the brim with folk-rock bands, The Lumineers are one of the most prominent and best-selling acts on the scene, standing out with their winning and rollicking tunes. 6:30pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $40.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com. Gustafson Dance Presents Tina the Ballerina The ballet school presents the tale of a young French country girl who gets the chance to dance in Paris, and the adventures she encounters on the way. Sat., May 28, 2 and 6pm; Sun., May 29, 2pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. n $14-$25. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

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Grupo Corpo Paulo Pederneiras, Artistic Director SAT, APR 2 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE Tickets start at $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

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The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 218 Santa Barbara invites you to our 2016 “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” Prime Tri-Tip & Chicken Barbecue! Vietnam-era Huey Helicopter on site

Wednesday, March 30, 5:30 pm

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3/24: Tom Prezelski This author of Californio Lancers: The 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry in the Far West, 1863-1866 will speak on the problems and accomplishments of these Californios less than a generation after the U.S.-Mexican War and how it transformed the Mexican-American community. A book-signing will follow the lecture. 7pm. Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St. Free-$10. Call 965-0093.

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Ghost Tiger, U.S. Elevator, sea knight Groove to the harmony and ambient sound of the refreshing indie-rock band Ghost Tiger. Opening the show will be folk-rock couple U.S. Elevator and the haunting, emotional indie band sea knight. 8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$12. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

thurSday 3/24 3/24: Purim at the Sea Chag Purim Sameach or Happy Purim! Come celebrate the holiday in which Jews commemorate being saved from persecution from the villain Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Book of Esther. Wear your favorite Purim costume, eat a catered Purim dinner, listen to live music, and listen to a reading of the megillah (The Scroll of Esther). There will also be face painting, crafts, and a hypnotist show! 5-7pm. Cabrillo Arts Pavilion, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. $12. Call 636-5085. sbchabad.org

die-hard, loyal fan base and their youngergeneration offspring. 8pm. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $45. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274.

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3/24: Smart Solutions for Your Closet Start your spring cleaning with an interactive advice session from Patricia Anne Wood about how to organize your closet! The talk will offer numerous solutions to maximize your space and keep it orderly. 6pm. Wealth By Design USA, 827 State St. Free. tinyurl.com/smartcloset

and one in 23 women will develop colon cancer? Learn about colon cancer screening options and listen to presentations by gastroenterologist Dr. Thomas Aguirre and dietitian Stacey Bailey about colon cancer prevention and treatment. Also, take a tour of the SYVCH Endoscopy Department. 5-6:30pm. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. Free. Call (855) 247-9355.

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Orchestra Founded in 1934, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra stands today as one of the great North American orchestras.

3/24: Favorite Sacred Classics The Unity Singers will perform sacred music by classical masters, including Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus,” Pachelbel’s “Canon in D,” and songs by Brahms and Bach. A piano, violin, cello, and string bass will accompany the singers’ voices. 7-8:30pm. Unity Church, 227 E. Arrellaga Street. Free. Call 966-2239.

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Sierra Hull Savor the sweet bluegrass sounds of this young star’s mandolin! An acoustic virtuoso, the International Bluegrass Music Award “Mandolinist of the Year” nominee has played at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. 6-7:15pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$18. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

Adding an element of adventure to a refined classical repertoire, the orchestra has garnered 48 national and international awards. 8pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $38-$108. Call 899-2222. Read more on p. 54.

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attached than in the past. Since scaling down their original cello-driven lineup, Ra Ra Riot has returned to its livelier houseparty roots. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Call 962-7776. Read more on p. 57. sohosb.com

3/24: Chris Lorenzo (Dirtybird/ Nightbass) Music producer and U.K.

3/25: Live Music in the Barrel Room with David Courtenay With

artist Chris Lorenzo will stun with a blend of U.K. garage rhythms, house music tempos, and deep dubstep whomps. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free-$10. Ages 21+.

the release of his oceanic, soulful rock album Godspeed, S.B. singer/songwriter David Courtenay kicks off his West Coast tour by playing guitar and singing for you. 6-8pm. The Barrel Rm., Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Call 965-7985.

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3/24: A Sip, A Stroke, A Songbird Relax with a glass of wine, chocolates, and a paintbrush at this step-by-step bird art lesson with a Painted Cabernet instructor. Find your artistic inspiration on a private tour of the Maximus Gallery exhibit, The Whole Flock: Songbirds, Sprites and Gleaners, with curator Linda Miller. 6:30pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. $65-$75. Ages 21+. Call 682-4711 x110.

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3/24: Tesla This multiplatinum-selling

3/24: Tall Tales and the Silver

rock band from Northern California known for its melodic songs and down-to-earth appeal will play favorites such as “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi” for its

be playing heartfelt songs from its most recent digital release, Unknown Forces. 7pm.

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Elemental You The 2016 Santa Barbara Floor to Air Festival presents this 10th anniversary celebration of the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance. Watch six international aerial dancers from France to New York paired with six area dancers for the creation of three innovative, contemporary dances, blending ancient and innovative aerial apparatus with contemporary movement, and set against a pulsating musical composition of strings and percussion. 7pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $23-$63. Call 963-0761. Read more on p. 49. lobero.com

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3/24: Me & Dinosaur This band is back for action after releasing its newest EP last fall. For those not in the know, Me & Dinosaur has been steadily solidifying its sound, shaping it into one of S.B.’s most encouraging rock outfits. Also performing are Amsterdam-affiliated group Chasing Rainbows, Newhall’s The Royal Sound, and Arroyo Grande’s Bearcat. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $8-10. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676. tinyurl.com/Me-DinosaurVelvetJones

Yogi Come see the emerging emcee from L.A. who divides his time between L.A., Atlanta, and N.Y. Currently operating under Waka Flocka Flame’s Brick Squad Monopoly label, he’s also the CEO of the Allout Bosses imprint. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10-$30. Ages 18+. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com

Saturday 3/26 3/26: Carpinteria Museum

Marketplace Enjoy this flea market with more than 70 vendors of antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, books, decorative arts, and more. If you love to hunt for treasures, this will be the quest for you. 8am-3pm. Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, 965 Maple Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Call 684-3112. carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org

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3/26: Spring Plant Sale Plant your spring garden with a choice of summer and spring vegetables! Choose from 11 varieties of tomato, seven varieties of pepper, and varieties of onions, herbs, dragon fruit, artichokes, berries, lettuces, and more. 9am-1pm. Trinity Gardens, Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free. Call 450-3258. 3/26: An Evening with John

Fullbright Oklahoma Hall of Fame Rising Star John Fullbright will perform songs from his Grammy-nominated 2012 Americana studio debut, From the Ground Up. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39. Call 963-0761. lobero.com

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3/26: Glazing Workshop Master potter Frank Massarella will return to Ojai for a glazing demonstration and sale of his works. He will cover the basics, the combos, what not to do, pottery secrets, and more. 9am-noon. Ojai Pottery and Clay School, 212 Fox St., Ojai. $60. Call 798-3990.

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3/26: Tomorrows Bad Seeds American reggae rock will come to you in the form of the multicultural, energetic band Tomorrows Bad Seeds. 9:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15$18. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776.

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Cutouts and Constructions Art Workshop with Brad Nack Known

for his kooky Christmas reindeer, Brad Nack will show you how to create amazing cutout creations. 10am. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459.

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Gloom Me, Toe Waving N.Y.-based indie-rock band Haybaby, S.B.-based twopiece Promblems, fast-paced pop-punk band Gloom Me, and sweet solo acoustic artist Toe Waving will play a night of music to rock out and dance to. 8pm. Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5.

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Reaper’s “rebel music” rap. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $20. Ages 18+. Call 965-8676. tinyurl.com/DenzelCurryVelvetJones

Kingdom, JK the Reaper South Florida’s Denzel Curry will perform his vintage-inspired hip-hop jams alongside Canadian Allan Kingdom’s hipster hip-hop songs and North Carolina–based JK the

3/28: Cassandra Cleghorn An S.B. native, poet, fiddle player, and teacher who received her PhD from Yale, Cassandra Cleghorn, will read from her new book of poetry, Four Weathercocks. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787.

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3/28: Shepherd’s Pie Join in the family fun at this St. Patrick–themed celebration! Traditional Irish band Shepherd’s Pie will play the rich, melancholy tones

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Dance: Up Close and Cultural Ringing in its 10th season anniversary, American Dance & Music will dance to live piano accompaniment and deliver compelling performances of their pieces “Midnight Tangle,” “Pastorale,” “Elements of Permutation,” and more. Tue.: 4pm; Wood Glen Hall, 3010 Foothill Rd.; Wed.: 11am. Girls, Inc., 531 E. Ortega St. Free. Call 450-7535.

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Tongues Phil Cook’s debut solo album, Southland Mission, is a highly collaborative affair with his best friends and players from across the rich North Carolina musical community. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676.

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Easter Basket Design Class Have you prepared your Easter baskets yet? Take this crafting class to create thoughtful, handmade Easter baskets for your friends and family while enjoying wine and lemonade. There will be a selection of baskets, gourmet goodies, craft beers, and Santa Barbara wines provided. 5:30pm. S.B. Gift Baskets, 230 Magnolia Ave., Goleta. $20. Call 689-7561. santabarbaragiftbaskets.com/events

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Spring Celebration: Plant Sale, Egg Hunts and Egg Dyeing Come enjoy spring by shopping for plants while the kids dye eggs with colors created by plant materials and participate in a good old-fashioned egg hunt. 9am-1pm; Egg hunt: 9:30am; ages 3-10. Trinity Gardens, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free. Call 450-3258.

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The 24th Annual Easter Bunny Express Choose between two trains on two different routes: the EBX Thunderbunny or Lop-Ear Local. Meet the Easter Bunny, collect souvenirs, and enter a drawing for a special prize. Buy tickets through the online store to avoid the admission line and receive a discount. Hot sandwiches and refreshments will be available for purchase. There is a 34” minimum-height requirement to ride. 11am-4pm. South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. $3.75-$4. Call 964-3540. goletadepot.org

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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Easter Egg Hunt Join in the egg-hunting fun, and don’t forget to bring your Easter basket. Refreshments will be served on the church lawn. 1pm. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. Free. Call 967-6327. standrewspcusa.org

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Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt Bring a basket and keen eyes to gather plenty of chocolate eggs. Egg hunters will be organized into four separate hunt areas grouped by age. The Police Officers Association and Firefighters Association will bring a fire truck, and firefighters will give tours of the truck and pass out hats and stickers. 10am. The Great Meadow, Chase Palm Park, 237 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Ages 8 and under. Call 564-5495.

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Easter Eggstravaganza Enjoy a select tasting of a few of our releases while the festivities happen. There will be a craft table and activities for the kids with an Easter Egg Hunt (bring a basket). Anyone who finds a Golden Egg (adults included) will be the big winner of the day! After all the eggs are found, there will be a light lunch on the terrace. 11am-1pm. Andrew Murray Vineyards Estate Winery, 5249 Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos. Free-$20. Call 686-9604. tinyurl.com/EstateWineryEaster

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Cambridge Drive Community Easter Egg Event This hunt will feature approximately 2,000 filled hidden eggs, including 24 prize eggs, so bring your baskets, bags, or anything that will hold your treat-filled eggs. The Easter Bunny will be there, hopping with Easter joy. The event is free, but you are asked to bring a new pair of adult socks that will be distributed to those without homes in the greater S.B. area. 10am. Cambridge Drive Community Church, 550 Cambridge Dr., Goleta. Donation: New pair of adult socks. Preschool-6th grade. Call 964-0436. cambridgedrivechurch.org

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WedneSday 3/30 3/30: Moving Beyond Oil:

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12 Annual Great Egg Hunt at Elings Park BYOB! That’s bring your own baskets, and come for the family fun with obstacle-course bounce houses, face painting, arts and crafts, a fitness course, Music By Bonnie, age-appropriate egg hunts featuring 15,000 candyfilled eggs, free Camp Elings giveaways, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and more! 9:30am-noon. Cappello Picnic Area & Softball Fields, Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free; $5 per car parking fee applies. Call 569-5611. elingspark.org/special-events-1

Speaker Series cohosted by Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, this lecture will address how Santa Barbara is moving forward after the Plains All American Pipeline spill. 6pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free. Call 682-4711 x170. sbnature.org

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3/30: Casablanca The Louise Lowry Davis Center’s Classic Cinema Series will screen Casablanca, winner of three Academy Awards, whose story focuses on an American expatriate (Humphrey Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Ingrid Bergman) and helping her Czech Resistance leader husband (Paul Henreid) escape the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. 1:30pm. Louise Lowry Davis Ctr., 1232 De la Vina St. Free. Call 897-2568.

27th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza, Buellton Bring your basket, and join the valley’s biggest egg hunt, followed by many kids activities and group games, Easter crafts, and more! There will be an adult egg hunt with adult prizes at 10:30am. 10am. River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr, Buellton. Free. Call 688-7529. tinyurl.com/BuelltonEggstravaganza

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Easter Egg Hunt The Free Methodist Church of S.B. will host this fun event for all children up through 5th grade. Please bring a dozen candy-filled, plastic Easter eggs for each child to donate to the hunt. If it rains, please meet in the church sanctuary at 1435 Cliff Drive. 9am. La Mesa Park, 295 Meigs Rd. Free. Call 965-1338. tinyurl.com/fmcsbEggHunt

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Easter at the S.B. Courthouse Sunken Garden There will be a message of hope, live music with four-time Grammynominated band Leeland, a fun kids area that children will love, and refreshments for all. Simultaneous Spanish translations will be available. 9am. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call 730-1400. easter.calvarysb.com

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Easter Festival Eucharist & Egg Hunt There will be special music and a choir at both Easter Festival Eucharists and an egg hunt in the courtyard gardens, so bring your baskets. Stay for refreshments and conversation after each service. 8 and 10am; egg hunt: 9:15am; toddlers through elementary school age. St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Free. Call 688-4454. smitv.org

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Easter Brunch & Egg Hunts This Champagne Easter Brunch will feature made-to-order omelets, assorted seafood and sushi, prime rib, farmers’ market fruits and vegetables, a special children’s menu, and more. Brunch guests will also enjoy complimentary access to the resort’s fun-filled children’s activities, including Easter egg hunts at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and, of course, visits from the Easter Bunny. Reservations are required. 10:30am-2pm. Bacara Ballroom Terrace, Bacara Resort & Spa, 8301 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Free-$95. Call 571-3018. tinyurl.com/BacaraEaster

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FRiDAY of Celtic song and rejoice in the merry, multilayered music of the green island. 7:30-8:30pm. Carpinteria Masonic Lodge, 5421 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Call 969-4974. mysheps.com

tueSday 3/29 3/29: Dino Drop-in Craft Day Play some dinosaur games and create dinosaur-themed crafts like papiermâché dino eggs! Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Ages 3-10. Call 964-7878. sbplibrary.org

3/29-3/30: Ragtime Set to a glorious, Tony Award–winning score with a Tonywinning book based on the classic E.L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime features a 28-piece orchestra and a vibrant cast of 40 that takes place at the dawn of a new century when everything is changing and anything is possible. 7:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $33-$88. Ages 10+. Call 899-2222. Read more on p. 49. granadasb.org 3/29: Bleached, No Parents Sister rock duo Bleached and punk band No Parents will command the stage with their pensive and painful songs about love, soul

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Inner Engineering Coming to Santa Barbara, April 7-10

Offered as a 4-day course, Inner Engineering is a tool to engineer a deep and lasting personal transformation, and a comprehensive system addressing every aspect of human wellbeing – from body, mind and emotion to the fundamental life energy within. The program will be conducted by an Isha teacher trained by Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and visionary. Free Introductory Talk: April 7, 6:30 - 7:45pm Santa Barbara Middle School, 1321 Alameda Padre Serra For Info: InnerEngineering.com/Live SantaBarbara@IshaUSA.org, 805-399-2345 independent.com

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Slow and steady was the name of the game at last week weekend’s second annual Slow Bike Race, hosted by Island Brewing Co. in Carpinteria. Without touching the ground or crossing out of their three-foot-wide lanes, contestants from adult and children’s divisions rode their bikes as slowly as possible down the 50-foot-long course while beer-sipping onlookers cheered them on. The surprisingly difficult task was no problem for this year’s first place winner, Anthony Vega, who finished the course in 1:29.42. Commentary provided by 9-year-old Clover Martinez (right) rounded out the quirky event, whose $5 entry fees will benefit the Carpinteria Children’s Project.

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a c k in early February, about 40 men and women signed up for the inaugural Game of Life challenge, hosted by Gravitas Fitness. During the five-week commitment, participants, including myself, earned points daily for meeting nutrition goals (such as avoiding alcohol and refined sugar) and health challenges both physical and mental (exercise for 30 minutes, meditate for 10). As we crossed the finish line earlier this month, I was surprised I had accomplished seemingly tough challenges (quitting coffee, for one) GAME OVER: Gravitas mobility instructor Jeff Baker (right) coaches a student as I fumbled a few of the simpler during the monthlong Game of Life. ones (such as remembering to floss daily). All in all, it went well for me, and considering my job obligations and ever-fluxing weekly workshops on nutrition, cooking, meditafamily schedule, I appreciated its calm and steady tion, and mobility and stretching. “Being mindful pace, a format that Gravitas cofounder Eric Malzone of it all was very impactful on my life and my wife’s, told us is the key to the realm of long-lasting physical as well. Simply opening up room for conversation health and mental wellness. It’s much easier to create among the group in areas that people don’t intuinew habits, he said, when you have time to develop tively dive into — primary eating, meditation, acts etc. [made it] much more than your patterns and tally small victories instead of trying of kindness, etc.— to force-feed yourself a lifestyle sea change in just a average challenge.” Riffing of the debut— debut and donating part of its week or two. “I certainly consider this first go-around a suc- proceeds to Kids Helping Kids — Malzone and his cess,” Malzone said, reflecting on feedback from crew are developing a website that can better presclients and his own Game of Life accomplishments ent the program and track results. They’re planning as he played alongside the group, kept us updated on offering it again this fall. See gravitasfitness.com. through a private Facebook group, and organized — Keith Hamm

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t was a rainy Easter Sunday in 2013, and Franklin Elementary School teacher LeonLewandowski was making his usual trip to CVS. Outside the drugstore, he came across a scene that did not seem to represent the cheery Easter spirit: Three young adults covered in tattoos and piercings were huddled together underneath the store’s awning. Rather than going about his shopping trip, Lewandowski decided to purchase each of them a chocolatecovered Easter egg. When he presented them with his purchase, their faces lit up with gratitude. “The Easter Bunny had difficulty finding you this morning and asked me to deliver these candies if I saw you,” Lewandowski recalls saying as he handed each of them a chocolate egg. One of them responded to Lewandowski’s random act MAKE HAPPY: Leon Lewandowski and his of kindness with “God bless daughter, Maya, encourage all to practice you,” but their true sense kindness in April. of appreciation came from their beaming smiles, says Lewandowski. From that point on, he was hooked. Since his Easter encounter, he has challenged himself and others to complete one random act of kindness each day during the month of April. This mission, which he has coined Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK) Month, is a grassroots movement seeking to change the world one person at a time. One of the first groups to accept the challenge were his students at Franklin Elementary, who were tasked with posting their random acts of kindness on the classroom’s “Kindness Board.” By 2015, several other classrooms at the school had adopted the RAOK lesson plan. “When kids practice RAOK, they are strengthening their soft skills,” said Lewandowski. “It makes them feel part of something bigger than themselves, which leads to confidence. Confidence leads to effort, which leads to improvement. We want compassionate, kind, perseverant, confident kids because those are the qualities we want in the adults who will be running this world.” It is Lewandowski’s ultimate goal to make April RAOK the new Movember— a month where completing random acts of kindness is Movember as common as growing facial hair during November. This April, spring into action to make Random Acts of Kindness Month a reality. To join the RAOK Month Facebook group, visit tinyurl.com/ raokmonth. — Rebecca Hartt marcH 24, 2016

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meter final at the 2015 State Track and Field Championships, but the San Marcos High junior has put the gold medal away as she begins a new season. “You can have a title, and it doesn’t mean anything the next time you run,” she said. “Each race, you have to prove yourself. [The title] makes you want to work harder. I’ve set my goals even higher.” Her goal for the two-lap race last year was 2:09, but she surpassed it at the state meet. Running at an even tempo of 63-plus seconds per lap, she surged past nine girls on the second go-around and hit the finish line in a stunning 2:07.08. That triumph prompted a big “Wow,” as does Schroeder’s goal for this year. “I definitely want to run around 2:03,” she said last week.“That’s what I’m shooting for.” Not only would that come close to the state record (2:02.04), but 2:03.0 is the qualifying standard for the women’s 800 at this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials. Schroeder said her drive to excel is partly a family thing: her father, Richard, was a goldmedal-winning swimmer in two Olympic relay races; her mother, Dawn, also was an outstanding swimmer at UCSB; and older brother, Grant, is a triathlete at UC Berkeley, and also a product of the San Marcos track-and-field program. “We have a ton of coaches,” she said. “Our team each year seems to be working harder and harder. Everybody seems to get better. The environment is awesome.” Ventura High also has a distinguished program, and in a dual meet against the Cougars last week, Schroeder did quadruple duty. She won the 800 (2:14.70), 1600 (5:25), and 3200 (11:12), and ran the last lap on the winning 4x400 relay. She alone had instructions to “keep it slow” from her coaches, Anthony Garibay and Tyler Hansen.“I had to be cautious with so many races to run,” she said. Two days later, she reluctantly took a break during the Royal Classic at San Marcos. “She wanted to run the 200, she wanted to high jump, but we shut her down,” Garibay said. “That’s her — push, push, push. She has a different level of aspiration.” Schroeder will compete next month in two invitationals that will attract some of the nation’s top prep runners: Stanford (Apr. 1-2) and Arcadia (Apr. 8-9). “I might do both the 800 and mile [1600],” said Schroeder. Then she’ll work on sharpening her speed before defending her 800 titles at the CIF section and state meets in late May and early June.

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plan to spend some time watching athletes run, jump, and throw against the backdrop of Leadbetter Beach and the Pacific Ocean at La Playa Stadium this weekend. SBCC will host the college events of the 78th annual Santa Barbara Easter Relays beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 25. High school teams will compete at 9 a.m. Saturday.

STAR OF TRACK AND FIELD: San Marcos High track standout Erica Schroeder opens up a gap against Ventura in the 1600-meter run, one of four races she won in the dual meet last week.

The relay races, from once around the track (4x100 meters) to 10 times (distance medley), will favor the teams with the most depth and those who can pass the baton most efficiently. SAM ADAMS MEET: The Santa Barbara Track Club

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time of 2:10.07 moved her up two places to fourth overall, her best showing in international competition. The former UCSB athlete, who won the U.S. heptathlon title last year, is striding strongly on the path to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Other activities surrounding the multi-event meet will be a free youth track-and-field clinic on Wednesday, March 30, at Westmont; community races and youth competitions at the meet; and the Road to Rio Symposium — featuring Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Nwaba, and former Olympic swimmer Jeff Farrell —a ticketed event at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion. Visit santabarbaratc.com.

PRODIGY: Vashti Cunningham, an 18-year-old Las Vegas high school student and daughter of Santa Barbara High great Randall Cunningham, became the youngest winner of the high jump at the World Indoor Championships. A week after setting a world junior mark by jumping 66¼ at the U.S. Championships, she was the only woman to clear 65 on her first attempt at the world meet.

(SBTC) has big plans for the fifth Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational at Westmont College’s Thorrington Athletic Field on April 1-2. Expected to train in select events are NINE TRAILS: The Santa Barbara Nine Trails 35-Mile Ashton Eaton and Canada’s Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the Endurance Run is a round trip between two trail heads— husband-and-wife duo who both triumphed last weekend Jesusita and Romero Canyon—with lots of jarring ups and at the World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. downs along the way. Van Mccarty and Tyler Hansen, winAshton, the Olympic decathlon champion, won the men’s ners of the last two editions, will be trying to break six hours heptathlon for the third time, while Brianne claimed her first in the race, which starts at 6 a.m. this Saturday, March 26. n world title in the women’s pentathlon. Barbara Nwaba of the SBTC aided Theisen-Eaton in an exciting finish to the pentathlon. After four events, the Canadian John was in third place behind a pair of Ukrainians, Alina Fodorova and Anastasiya Mokhnyuk. She needed to run 11 seconds 3/24-3/25: College Baseball: USC at UCSB: After sweeping Hartford and Connecticut the faster in the 800 to overtake last two weekends, UCSB is ready for a Southern California showdown. The Gauchos, ranked No. 22 by them. Nwaba set a fast pace, USA Today with a 15-3 record, will play the first two of three games against USC (10-9) on their home running the first 400 in 63 secdiamond. Their starting pitchers will be junior Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.55 ERA) and freshman Noah Davis onds, and Theisen-Eaton stayed (1-0, 3.03). Leading them at the plate are catcher Dempsey Grover (.422 average) and designated right behind her, as the other 10 hitter Austin Bush (.370), whose three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth toppled UConn last women struggled to keep up. Friday. The Gauchos went 2-0 against USC in the 2015 regular season, but the Trojans had the last Theisen-Eaton hit the finish line word, a 12-3 victory in the NCAA Lake Elsinore Regional. 3pm. Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, UCSB. $5-$8. first in 2:09.99, pushing her to the Call 893-UCSB (8272) or visit ucsbgauchos.com. top of the scoring table. Nwaba’s

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hen Benedicte Maudet was growing up in Saint-Lunaire, a seaside village in Brittany on the northwest coast of France, her mom would roll up freshly made crêpes, sprinkle them with a little sugar, and pack them into picnic lunches. “I’m a crêpe lover— lover they’re easy to eat and quite healthy,” said Maudet with the appropriate accent. “In Brittany, we eat crêpe like they eat bread in the rest of France.” Today, in a simple kitchen on the bottom floor of an office building on East Haley Street, across from Veracruz Park, Maudet is emulating her childhood by mass-producing crêpes to prepackage for the Santa Barbara market and, hopefully, the rest of California, too. Maudet’s Artisan French Crêpes is focused on classically simple recipes and organic ingredients, and she’s importing French buckwheat flour to use for her gallettes, which are the gluten-free, eggless, more savory pancakes.“It’s like we do in Brittany,” explained Maudet, who’s proud of the half-dozen Krampouz crêpe makers she bought from France. “This is the real way.” Though she has her eyes on the French expats who live in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and

Crêpes 101 Maudet’s crêpes are simple—flour, eggs, salt, and water — as are the gallettes: buckwheat flour, water, and salt. They’re light in texture, delicately delicious, and easy to use with all forms of cooking, from rich and savory to sweet and citrusy. While people in France like them large—her griddles can do up to 16 inches wide — Americans prefer smaller, so she sticks to 10-inch versions. If needed, she could churn out 900 a day, though there are larger setups that allow one person to do 500 an hour. As for sweet styles, her favorite is just sugar and salted butter. “Salted butter is the best friend of the crêpe,” she said. “But it has to be good butter, of course.” She also likes chocolate sauce and caramelized bananas with vanilla ice cream. On the savory front, Maudet loves pan-fried scallops and leeks on her gallette. “That’s the most expensive dish in a crêpe restaurant.” But she’s also a fan of the most common type: egg, ham, and cheese. “We call that complet complet, as in complete,” she explained. n

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“miss real crêpes,” Maudet’s research revealed quite a market among the rest of us. “Really, here in America, people love crêpes, too,” said Maudet, who launched her enterprise last fall after buying out the madeleine cookie company that built the kitchen.“It’s worldwide, like the pizza.” Maudet comes from a family of entrepreneurs and worked in business development in France and then real estate in Miami and New York before coming west. But as a young woman, she attended culinary school for four years.“It’s like I am coming back to my roots,” she said.“My mom is my Julia Child. She’s an amazing cook. I learned more with her than in school for four years.” Her business plan is three-pronged: She sells to food-service providers, like The Berry Man, whose clients include restaurants, hotels, and retirement homes; she’s also in retail at TriCounty Produce with high hopes for Lazy Acres and Whole Foods; and she sells directly through her website to consumers, who can have the crêpes delivered or pick them up at the kitchen. Maudet will also be doing occasional demos and plans to post favorite recipes and tips on her Facebook page, but she doesn’t have any desire to get into catering.“In France, it’s very common to buy a fresh package of crêpes at the supermarket,” she explained. “Here, people cook tortillas at home, so my hope is one day they do crêpes like we do in Brittany.” Maudet originally intended to set up shop in the San Francisco area, but she came to visit Santa Barbara and never left, despite having no friends or family in town.“Everyone is happy to live here, and you can feel that,” she said. “And everyone loves quality here. It’s not only the rich people.” But the true inspiration for this shift of careers in middle age was her father, who passed away suddenly two years ago. That’s why she used her family name for the business.“It was a shock,” she said.“I got all of this energy to do this. I know that if it’s a success, he would be proud.” n See maudets.com.

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lease. I don’t know if Montecito Café plans to move or close, but in January 2015, reliable sources told me that Montecito Café would close within two years and not reopen elsewhere. Being a fan of Montecito Café, I hope plans change and that they do open a new location. The owners of the Montecito Café will soon be opening Jane restaurant in Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta. Another Jane restaurant opened downtown at 1311 State Street in November 2008. Last week in a press release, Liam Murphy of Hayes Commercial Group offered the following description of the property: “This unique restaurant space is located within the iconic Montecito Inn, a renowned landmark that anchors the east end of Coast Village Road at one of Montecito’s most traveled intersections. The prestige of Coast Village Road and the popularity of the hotel present a rare opportunity to create a successful restaurant and bar for both hotel guests and locals who share a passion for quality dining experiences. The restaurant and bar are positioned at the entrance to the hotel for maximum visibility, steps from complimentary valet parking. Extensive windows line the space to entice passersby and allow patrons to enjoy the ambience of Coast Village Road. The architectural features of the historic hotel are drawn into the space.” NEW OWNERSHIP AT CHASE: This just in

from reader Wade: “John, just wanted to let you know that there was a change of ownership sign posted at the Chase Bar and Grill on State and Carrillo Streets next to Montecito Bank and Trust. The sign is now down, and I spoke to an employee there last week and indeed a change of ownership did take place recently. He indicated that the menu would stay the same or similar. The restaurant was previously owned by the late Madame Roskinka, Barbara Sonia Adams. After her death, the restaurant landed into the hands of her son, George, who has now sold it.” CANTWELL’S SOLD: Another tip from reader Wade: “I just learned as I returned from picking

up lunch at Cantwell’s Market at 1533 State Street on the corner of State and Arrellaga that they too changed ownership just recently. This was also verified by the cashier in front and was told they are hoping that no changes will be made to the operations of the business that is frequented by so many who work and live in the area. We are all hoping that they will continue their mesquite barbequed meats on the weekends both Saturday and Sunday as well as other special dates/events in their parking lot.” OPAL LUNCHES BENEFIT COP CAUSES:

Reader Primetime let me know that two Santa Barbara Police Department causes will benefit from your lunch meals this month at Opal Restaurant, 1325 State Street. The owners are donating 10 percent of the profits to the Police Activities League and the Police Foundation. Richard Yates says the police are part of our community and need strong support. The Police Foundation assists officers with personal needs mainly in a crisis, beyond what is already available. BACARA FOOD & WINE WEEKEND: Together

with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Bacara Resort & Spa has announced the 3rd Annual Santa Barbara Food & Wine Weekend will be held April 15-17. Headlining this year’s festivities is chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality Richard Blais, most recognizable as the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars. Highlights include a Central Coast Farm– Style Lunch crafted by Chef Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb; a Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association wine-tasting reception and video tribute to the late Julia Child; an exclusive New York Times Cooking section conversation with writers Kim Severson and Julia Moskin; cooking demonstrations with celebrated chefs and cookbook authors; Neighborhood Market Tour that explores Santa Barbara’s top up-and-coming food regions, including Los Alamos, the Arts District, and the Funk Zone; restaurateurs’ panel discussion about national and Santa Barbara’s own dining trends, including a special preview of Bacara’s new oceanfront restaurant, Angel Oak. Tickets are available at bacaraculinaryweekend .com.

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t’s the morning after a welcome rainstorm in ground for the region’s most influential and celearly January, and through the rows of Zaca ebrated vintners: Ken Brown, Jim Clendenen, Mesa Winery’s spindly winter vines, we can Adam Tolmach, Bob Lindquist, Lane Tanner, see the top of Figueroa Mountain, dusted Daniel Gehrs, Chuck Carlson, and Benjamin with snow. As a nearby chainsaw attacks an Silver, to name a few. And it’s still owned by one ancient oak branch that toppled the night before, of the original investors, commercial real estate winemaker Eric Mohseni, associate winemaker magnate John Cushman, although he put the Kristin Bryden, brand ambassador Dane Camp- property on the market last fall for $32 million bell, and I are bracing against the cold as we talk and patiently awaits a buyer who will continue about viognier, roussanne, grenache, syrah, and to respect and elevate the brand. other grape varietals originally from Not that Zaca Mesa always engendered France’s Rhône Valley that do so the respect it has today. Fifteen years well on the property. ago, when Mohseni joined, the The Mesa vineyard winery was emerging from blocks, where we’re standwhat he called “the dark ing, are around 1,500 years.” A Long Beach State feet in elevation, much grad who worked in wine higher than most vineretail before going into yards in Santa Barbara production, Mohseni County, and the entire admitted, “They were 750-acre property — some pretty neglected including the Cushman, wines.” Since 2001, he’s Mariposa, Chapel, and been hard at work replantFoxen blocks down canyon ing vineyards with different by Matt KettMann — straddles the confluence grapes, clones, and rootstocks; of the Los Alamos, Santa Maria grafting over old chardonnay vines River, and Santa Ynez River valleys, so to syrah and other Rhônes, such as fog and coolness come from three directions.“In mourvèdre and grenache blanc; and studying cool years, it’s much cooler here,” said Mohseni, the results. “We want to create diversity,” he said. who’s been with the brand since 2001 and took “But not only clonal, because learning rootstock over as head winemaker in 2008. “And in warm is incredibly important.” years, it’s much warmer.” Explained Campbell, So is consistency in the cellar, where Mohseni “That’s why the Rhônes work here. They can is proud to rely on the same harvest crew that’s swing between the extremes.” worked there for years, including Ruben CamaFor Santa Barbara wine country, Zaca Mesa cho, who started at Zaca Mesa in 1977. From is hallowed ground. Founded in 1973 by a group the property’s 150 planted acres — 83 acres sit of investors, it became the county’s first place to fallow now as a result of strategic winnowing grow the now-ubiquitous grape syrah when the —they make about 35,000 cases of wine a year; Black Bear Block was planted in 1978. Its cellars, the handful of different syrah bottlings lead the nicknamed “Zaca U,” have also been a training pack in production amounts, viognier is most

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popular on the white wine front, and there’s also other single-grape bottlings and red-and-white blends like the Z Cuvee and Z Blanc. Mohseni does sell some grapes to other winemakers, which is a good marketing tool for the brand and a way to keep in touch with the market. “I get more phone calls about grenache than anything—it’s very hot these days,” he said. “It can make both a rosé and a port. There’s not a lot of grapes that can do that.” Experimentation thrives in the winery, much of it prompted by the property’s 40-year anniversary in 2013. That includes the Homage series; unlike everything else bottled by Zaca Mesa, which is all-estate and all-Rhône, the Homage pays tribute to grapes once processed by the winery, including pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot blanc, sauvignon blanc, and cabernet sauvignon. Designated as single-vineyard bottlings (Bien Nacido for the pinots and chard; Vogelzang and TTT for the cab; McGinley for the sauv blanc), these excellent, tasting-room-only wines are made by Bryden, who joined the brand in 2011 and is excited about exploring new grapes. “It makes you a better winemaker,” she said. There’s also racy grenache blanc aging in concrete tanks, a magnum-only 2013 syrah-cabernet blend to honor a similar 1983 bottling, and talk of

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planting rare grapes like picpoul blanc and grenache gris. Then, in the category of Old School as Cutting Edge, there’s syrah that’s been fermented and is aging in clay amphora.“It’s a way to capture the fruit as purely as we could,” said Bryden of the benefits of clay amphora, which is increasingly popular across the Central Coast. Unlike Zaca Mesa’s usual practices of holding syrahs for a few years until release — the current red offerings are mostly 2012s — the 2014 amphora syrah hits the market this month. Expect floral, fruity freshness over bold, brooding savoriness. As for the historic Black Bear Block, Mohseni is sad to say that those three and a half acres of 35-year-old, own-rooted syrah grapes are “starting to peter out.” Even if he must replant someday soon, Mohseni will keep some vines alive, as they may qualify as their own “Zaca Clone” of syrah, according to experts at UC Davis. While he’s spent most of his 15 years at Zaca Mesa working on the future, Mohseni remains most concerned about protecting its past. “I want to keep it,” he said of the block, which is only producing a lowly half ton an acre now. “So I’m trying to preserve the cuttings.”

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n exemplary perpetuator of the festival atmosphere, Santa Barbara excels at throwing a great party— from the rowdy decadence of Old Spanish Days to the star-studded red carpets of the Film Festival. This past week, the Floor to Air Festival, brainchild of Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance founder (and Indy writer) Ninette Paloma, has been occurring in spaces around town and has included workshops, studio sessions, and cocktail receptions designed to introduce the aerial arts to the community. The festival culminates with a full-length aerial dance performance, Elemental You, on Friday, March 25, at the Lobero Theatre, which features six international artists and six careertrack students from Paloma’s studio. For Paloma, the festival and Elemental You illustrates her longtime passion project: the development of an explicit style of expression and composition that defines her technique in this niche of the dance universe.“A few years ago, I was inspired to create this movement language,” Paloma said. “I wrote down my exact method, approach, and intention, and explored how to train dancers in both technique and conceptual development simultaneously. I call that movement language ‘Floor to Air.’ ” Paloma continued, “We’re creating work that starts in a very grounded sense and takes off seamlessly. You don’t even realize that line between the ground and the air. While the Floor to Air Festival demonstrates Paloma’s work in dance, it also presents the community with the chance to work with (and admire) professional dancers from across the world, artists that she has connected with throughout her years of performing. This year, the festival has utilized the new Santa Barbara Center for

Art, Science and Technology (SBCAST) to provide residence and performance spaces for the visiting artists, who have come from around the nation and world, including Brooklyn, Chicago, and France. The festival closes with Elemental You, which Paloma explained, “isn’t necessarily a performance that features a narrative or a storyline. The story is the effort, athleticism, and choreographic creativity involved in creating the piece.” At its best, aerial dance looks effortless, as though the performer and the apparatus they utilize, usually suspended silks, a trapeze, or a lyra (a large hoop), are defying physics. “There’s a reverence in flight,” Paloma said. “We are daring to defy the laws of gravity, and it looks beautiful.” Elemental You includes three pieces choreographed by Paloma. “Empathy in Blue Minor” is based on the human ability to detach emotionally from atrocities seen in the media. Another piece, “Drinking with Men,” is an ode to Paloma’s relationship

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Santa Barbara’s Dante Elephante has released its first full-length record, Anglo-Saxon Summer. Produced by Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, the album combines up-tempo garage guitar pop aesthetics with quirky stream-ofconsciousness lyrics. Twangy surf-punk tune “Never Trust a Junkie” has a petulant Pixies vibe, while “Pop Song” is reminiscent of John Lennon’s gorgeous “#9 Dream.” On “Yung Gurls,” a world-weary Ruben Zarate ruefully proclaims, “Young girls, they’ll lie but they’ll lie to you.” This album is recommended listening for Italian pachyderms named Beatrice, as well as those who appreciate unorthodox indie-pop tunes from California’s own land of the Lotus-eaters delivered with panache. (Dante Elephante plays April 3 at Velvet Jones.) — Sean Mageean

with the stage crew at the Lobero. During her first show at the Lobero several years ago, she felt like a “gajo,” the gypsy word for “outsider.” “Aerial dance is steeped in the traditions of tribal exclusivity from the oldworld circus families,” she explained. After a few years of performances at the Lobero, the crew finally invited Paloma for a drink post-show, eliminating her “gajo” status. The staging for “Drinking with Men” reflects this relationship. Paloma described the final piece, “Elemental You,” as “romantic and otherworldly. It’ll be fabrics all over the stage … it’s the sense of wanting to return to authenticity but feeling tentative about leaving the nest.” These three pieces highlight the sensuality, humanity, and fearless beauty of aerial dance. — Maggie Yates

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rAgtime gtime in S.B. In a production that recalls the glorified yet chaotic and violent era of New York’s history at the turn of the 20th century, Theater League presents Ragtime. This Tony Award–winning musical provides a rousing and poignant account of race relations and immigration, as well as the sparks of burgeoning feminism in the early 1900s. With an exhilarating musical score and subject matter that’s relentlessly reminiscent of modern issues, it’s no surprise that Ragtime is a musical that has endured in popularity since its 1996 world premiere in Toronto. Based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime is a story of America’s early days of multicultural mishmash. Ragtime shows the plight of immigrants arriving in America, many of whom had little or nothing with which to start a new life, and the crumbling barrier between these minority cultures and the social bubble of wealthy, white society. Actress Kate Turner plays Mother, the matriarch of the featured upper-class family from New Rochelle. Turner refers to her character as an “accidental feminist”: She begins the play as a proper example of an obedient Victorian housewife, but when her husband leaves her in charge of the family and home while he’s on an expedition to the North Pole, Mother finds herself in the unnerving but empowering position to make bold choices about the family’s lifestyle. Turner explained that Mother’s awakening is about “finding her own moral compass, without having her husband connected to her decisions.” Ragtime presents a picture of social struggle that mirrors current-day cultural clashes, and it’s those moments of verisimilitude, said Turner, that give the play credibility. With nods throughout the narrative to American celebrities of the era, such as Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, and Henry Ford, Ragtime features stories pulled from turn-of-the-century headlines yet maintains a modern sensibility. The show plays Tuesday-Wednesday, March 29-30 at the Granada Theatre. For the full preview, see independent.com/ragtime. — MY

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erhaps the single most important phrase in the historic agreement signed by 196 countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015 is “2 degrees.” According to the Paris document, the world community is now pledged to “holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.” Climate scientists describe this figure as the threshold past which the earth’s environment will suffer significant irreversible damage. While small island countries lobbied hard for an even tighter restriction of 1.5 degrees, the question of whether the two-degree goal is achievable remains to be answered. While only time will tell if we can stop the pace of global warming, there’s still plenty of work to be done on how to slow or even reverse the process. That investigation will of necessity continue to focus on sites where natural resources such as minerals and fossil fuels are exploited on a large scale. For Beyond 2°, the new group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), curator Brooke Kellaway has found 10 artists hailing from all over the world whose work provides an artistic perspective on the environmental and social impacts of natural resource exploitation. These artists have researched the disruptions around copper mines, oil rigs, dams, factories, and radioactive materials to create vivid multimedia experiences designed to raise consciousness about human activities that degrade the environment. On Saturday, March 12, two of these international artists, Ursula Biemann and Carolina Caycedo, were on hand to speak and perform, thereby augmenting the already powerful exhibit with the strength of personal presence. Biemann’s piece in the show, a collaboration with Paulo Tavares called “The Land Grant: Forest Law,” is a video

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installation in a specially constructed separate room, and it’s one of the most ambitious works ever shown at MCASB. It documents the success of a legal proceeding known as the case of Sarayaku v. Ecuador. The Sarayaku are an indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Amazon region with a cosmology that considers the forest in which they live to be a living creature. When the government of Ecuador sold the rights to drill for oil in their forest to a conglomerate from Argentina, the Sarayaku took them to court on behalf of the forest. After years of legal struggle, the case was resolved in favor of the Sarayaku, with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights upholding their right to free, prior, and informed consent in relation to the lands they hold sacred being drilled for oil or excavated for minerals. In essence, according to the beautifully rendered video and accompanying illustrations and documents of Biemann’s artwork, the court held that the forest itself had rights because, in the Sarayaku cosmology, the forest is a living and sentient being. Caycedo’s piece strikes closer to home for those of us here in Santa Barbara, as it includes a large aerial image of Bradbury Dam, the structure in Santa Ynez that gave us Lake Cachuma. Called “Be Damned,” the work is part of an ongoing project through which Caycedo seeks to understand the dimensions of the ecological impact caused by hydroelectric mega-infrastructural construction, a k a big power and water. Other artists in the show include Olga Kisseleva, Nicholas Mangan, Otobong Nkanga, Zhao Renhui, Andrea Polli, Amie Siegel, and Melanie Smith. In remarkably various ways, each of them succeeds in taking viewers deeper into the contradictions and the urgency of global environmental policy. — Charles Donelan

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5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016 University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street Free and open to the public. For information, call 565-6051. Two religious studies professors reflect on domestic violence and wars of conquest in the Bible and in the contemporary Middle East. Bruce Fisk has visited the regions dozens of times, exploring and doing research. The author of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jesus: Reading the Gospels on the Ground,” he has led six student programs there in the last 10 years. Caryn Reeder lived in Jerusalem from 1999-2001 and led a student program in the Middle East in 2012. She spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar in the West Bank in 2013-2014, teaching at a Palestinian university and conducting research. Her work examined women, children and war in biblical and classical antiquity.

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Does being a composer make you a better player and vice versa? It can help with realizing the underlying potentials of a piece. Often while editing my works, I feel limited by the selection of tools available to me to express the way I want the music to be performed. But at the same time, you don’t want to provide an explanation of every note. A composer often doesn’t want to overload a score with markings. You have to allow for spontaneity. To me, the two recordings of Rachmaninoff playing his second piano concerto,

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BeatleBone John Lennon in Ireland

Helen Macdonald

evin Barry’s new novel posits a very slight alteration in the world as it is. What if, Barry asks, in 1978 John Lennon had taken a trip to the west of Ireland to visit Dorinish, the small, uninhabited island he’d purchased in 1967? Who might he have encountered, and how would it have affected his long creative drought? In reality, of course, most of the five years prior to Lennon’s assassination in 1980 were spent in the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan. There, Lennon baked bread, took care of his young son, Sean, and generally acted as a househusband rather than a working musician. Barry draws heavily on Lennon’s real life, with the invented quest to visit the island serving as a kind of desperate attempt by the former Beatle to regain some sense of his lost inspiration. Lennon “sets out for the place as an animal might, as though on some fated migration. There is nothing rational about it nor even entirely sane and this is the great attraction.” This is an intriguing idea for a novel, but the book would fall flat if Barry hadn’t so fully inhabited Lennon’s personality and speech, which is fast, funny, sardonic, sad, and very profane. Lennon’s conversations with Cornelius, the Irish driver he has hired to take him to Dorinish, are a highlight. Much of the book is in dialogue, and it moves forward at a frantic pace.

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Praised for her inventive and beautiful writing, Macdonald will take audiences through her searing and life-changing journey to raise a goshawk – one of nature’s fiercest predators – to cope with the sudden loss of her father. That is until it changes pace entirely. Twothirds of the way through the book, Barry abandons fiction and spends 30 pages talking about how he came to write the book and the research he conducted, including hours spent watching and listening to interviews with Lennon in order to get just the right rhythm and tone of voice. This metacognitive, postmodern move into personal narrative is a real risk, so it’s all the more impressive that when nonfiction shifts back to fiction, the book feels somehow more complete than it might otherwise have been without the detour. For the full review, see independent.com/ beatlebone. —David Starkey

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Strangeness in My Mind is the latest novel from the prolific, Nobel Prize– winning Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. The central figure is Mevlut, who journeys with his father from their village in the country to Istanbul, determined to make their fortune. Mevlut’s father is a street vendor by trade, who makes a meager living tramping all over the city to sell yogurt. Mevlut and his father claim a piece of land on a hillside outside the city and build a crude home for themselves. The novel follows Mevlut through his schooling, which is less about learning than it is about surviving bullies and boredom and dank classrooms. Then it’s into the army for compulsory military service. While doing his service, Mevlut begins writing an epic series of love letters to a girl he encounters at a wedding. That single encounter, though fleeting, is enough to inflame Mevlut’s heart and mind. In an ironic twist, the girl Mevlut pours his heart out to in letters is not the girl he will eventually conspire to elope with, but her sister, Rayiha. Mevlut doesn’t realize this until he and the girl are in a van speeding away from her village. Mevlut is a man who accepts what life deals him. The girl beside him in the flesh may not be the girl who ignited his romantic imagination, but she is with him and willing to spend her life with him, and that is enough for Mevlut. Following in his father’s path, Mevlut

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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living WED, APR 20 / 7:30 PM (note special time) UCSB CAMPBELL HALL $15 / $10 all students becomes a street vendor, selling yogurt and a traditional beverage called boza. Every evening, Mevlut loads up his goods, which balance on the ends of a pole he carries across his shoulders, and walks the streets of Istanbul, mile after mile. Mevlut finds peace late at night and on dark streets, and feels pride in selling boza, a drink that conjures for his customers a Turkey that is fast disappearing. As much as A Strangeness in My Mind is about Mevlut and Rayiha’s life and love and losses, it’s also about Mevlut’s enduring affection and fascination with Istanbul — a city that anchors his imagination but also sets it free. —Brian Tanguay

Creator and host of the Peabody Awardwinning radio program On Being, Krista Tippett is celebrated for her exploration of life’s central questions: What does it mean to be human, and how do we want to live? Tippett’s newest book is Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.

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Fallen Officer Memorial Project The Santa Barbara Police Department’s Fallen Officer Memorial Project will honor the five S.B.P.D. Officers – H. Thomas Guerry, Henry Evans, Clarence Jensen, Ronald Wainscott, and Richard Williams – who have given the ultimate sacrifice protecting the safety and freedoms of our community. The Fallen Officers Memorial will include a life size bronze sculpture (depicted above) designed by renowned Santa Barbara artist Bud Bottoms, and created by Dorothy Boyle, symbolizing commitment, service, sacrifice and community, and will be engraved with the names of the five fallen officers. The Santa Barbara Police Department front walkway was selected as the site for the memorial so that everyone who walks up the steps will pass by the honorary location. This project is 100 percent privately funded, so donations are needed to help to bring the Fallen Officer Memorial to fruition. Donor names will be added to an honor roll inside the police station. Those giving $1,500 or more will have their names displayed with the memorial and those contributing $5,000 or more will also receive a special gift: a bronze centerpiece replica of the sculpture.

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Please visit www.gofundme.com/sbpdmemorial for details and to contribute online. Or mail checks payable to City of Santa Barbara Police Officer’s Memorial Fund (include name, address, phone, email address & name as you would like it to appear on the memorial) to: Fallen Officers Memorial Fund, Santa Barbara Police Department 215 East Figueroa Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-897-2320

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CREATIVE SESSIONS: On their latest record, Ra Ra Riot’s members gave themselves some breathing room, and the result is a list of excellently composed songs that highlight the band’s true talents.

RA RA Riot

ShineS on Need Your Light

fter three years of waiting, Ra Ra Riot together on multiple occasions. Batmanglij’s fans are rejoicing around the band’s production is known for its vibrancy, and new record, Need Your Light. Fresh RR Riot’s new single, “Water,” demonstrates off the heels of SXSW, Ra Ra Riot is Miles and Batmanglij’s compatibility woncoming to SOhO on Friday, March 25, with derfully — the soaring and open arrangea bagful of its new synth-pop jams. I recently ment is an incredibly catchy and enjoyable spoke with Wes Miles, the band’s frontman, listen. Miles said it was also one of his favorwho told me about the tour and the creative ites to play live at the moment: “My favorite process behind Need Your Light. songs are probably ‘Water’ and ‘I Need Your In 2013, Ra Ra Riot released Beta Love; Light’: ‘Water’ because it’s the most popular the album was good but fell short for many of the new songs and it seems to resonate critics. Some thought the record was rushed with people, which is exciting. ‘I Need Your and disjointed; Need Your Light is the com- Light’ has been surprisingly fun because so plete opposite. On this record, Miles and his many people want to sing along to it. There bandmates took notes and gave themselves have been a few shows where I can hold some breathing room. The result is a list of the mike out and let the crowd sing a part, excellently composed and it feels like it’s songs that highlight connecting — it feels the band’s true talreally good to play ents. The one thing those songs.” that hasn’t changed With the band’s is Miles’s boundmental space and by Ryan Mandell less vocal range and relationships workimpeccable falsetto. ing at full capacity, For Miles and the rest of the band, it RR Riot has been able to convert any troubles seemed that Need Your Light was a more from Beta Love into pure growth, and Miles authentic project. Miles elaborated: “We did seems to have been able to keep his muse a lot of things different for Need Your Light. intact and fresh, as well. “In Beta Love, there At the end of 2013, we were wrapping up the was a really strong conceptual basis about tour cycle for Beta Love. It was a long year. We singularity and technological future, etc., did 125 shows for 2013, all over North America and that theme didn’t speak to some people, and Asia. We were all super burned out … but for the people that it did connect with, it For Need Your Light, we had a lot more time connected really strongly,” he said. “On this to explore the songs, we were in a different record, [we] took that idea and expanded it mental space, and we weren’t worried about to cast a wider net — this record has more expectations or what a Ra Ra Riot record stories. There are specific concrete references should sound like in 2016. We had some in ‘Water’ that are about when Rostam and I people that we trusted that wanted to write were writing it, like the bus stop right outside and produce with us, so we thought we should his studio and the idea about hitchhiking in explore those relationships.” the desert, which is right near his house in The relationships to which Miles is refer- L.A.” ring includes Rostam Batmanglij, the keyRa Ra Riot has an awesome live energy, as boardist of Vampire Weekend; Ra Ra Riot well, and Need Your Light is sure to light up the (or RR Riot for short) and Batmanglij have night on Friday. So grab your dancing shoes, been friends for a long time and have worked and let’s have ourselves a ball!

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Art, Design, & Architecture Museum– California 101: Art from the Collection; Lucile Lloyd: A Life in Murals; The Art of Colonial Latin America; and Stephen Westfall: Stars and Candy Wrappers, through May 1. UCSB, 893-2951. Elverhøj Museum – Joseph Knowles: The Evolving Pespective, through Apr. 17. 1624 Elverhoy Wy., Solvang. 686-1211. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – John Herd: Photography and Computer Graphics, through Apr. 30. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Beyond 2˚, through Jul. 24. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373. Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216. S.B. Historical Museum – The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601. S.B. Maritime Museum – Tattoos & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor Sailor, through Aug. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404. S.B. Museum of Art – Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation, Visions of Modernity: 20thCentury Japanese Woodblock Prints, ongoing exhibitions. 1130 State St., 963-4364. S.B. Museum of Natural History – Audubon’s Birds of America, through May 1; multiple permanent installations. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711. S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526. Wildling Museum – California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Prints, Poetry, and History, through June 6. 1511-B Mission Dr., History Solvang, 686-8315.

Galleries Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966.

Architectural Foundation Gallery – Obie Bowman: Selected Drawings, through Apr. 1. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307. Artamo Gallery–Ashleigh Sumner & Michael Quinlan: Art in the City, through Apr. 3. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400. Arts Fund Gallery–South South County Sampler Sampler, through Mar. 26. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321. Art Resources – Juan Pintagallos, through Apr. 1. 512 E. Haley St. Atkinson Gallery – Ed Inks Has Left the Building, through Mar. 25. 721 Cliff Dr., 965-0581. Bella Rosa Galleries – David Mark Lane, through Mar. 31. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Linda Stein: Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females, through Mar. 29. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115. Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Gallery – Santa Barbara Visual Artists, through Mar. 28. 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd, 693-8020. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, 898-2204. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Pathways, through Apr. 18. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789. Casa de la Guerra – Reginald D. Johnson: Building Community Community, through Sep.18. 15 East De la Guerra St., 966-1279. Casa Dolores – Barro Petatillo Pottery, through Apr. 2. 1023 Bath St., 963-1032. Cheadle Hall – Visual Pleasure, through June. UCSB, 893-3535. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Julie Smith, through May 26. 1528 State St., 570-2446. Flying Goat Cellars – Carol Kemp: Sacred Downloads: Arts as Communion, through Apr. 17. 1520-A E. Chestnut Ct., Lompoc, 736-9032. Gallery 113 – Robert Stark, through Apr. 2. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611. Gallery Los Olivos – Peggy Fletcher and Patricia Watkins, through Mar. 31; Jessika Cardinahl: Journey, through Apr. 6. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517.

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Mar. 24–31 The Good Life – Sharon Foster: Coastal Beauty through Mar. 31. 1672 Mission Dr., Beauty, Solvang, 688-7111. Lady McClintock Studios – Claudia Lash, through May. 1221 State St., Ste. 6, 845-0030 Leigh Block Gallery – Jim Hill, through Apr. 29. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100, 563-8820. Los Olivos Café – John Card: Return of Potpourri, through May 5. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265. Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. 127 Anacapa St., 284-0358. Meisel Gallery of Art – Friends & Family, through May 13. Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, 2415 De la Vina St., 687-7444. MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery – construct > deconstruct deconstruct, through Apr. 17. 132 Santa Barbara St., 963-1411. MultiCultural Ctr. –Vibiana AparicioChamberlin: Paz y Amor: Make Peace Peace. Mar. 28-Jun. 10. Channel Islands Rd., UCSB, 893-7609. Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts–Tielle Monette and Sergey Fedotov, ongoing. 1108 State St., 962-8111. Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali Bali, ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103. Porch Gallery Ojai – Ramon Ramirez: Paradise Now Now, through Apr. 3. 310 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 620-7589. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Barbara’s Japanese American Community in Transition, 1900-1940 and Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. 123 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-0093. Royal Oak Winery – Mike Brady: Evolving Visions-Wall Sculpture, through Apr. 30. 1582 Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-1338. S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing Sundays. Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. Tennis Club – Studio 20: Love, through Mar 4; Marianna Victoria Mashek: Fairie Tales, through Apr. 1. 2375 Foothill Rd., 862-4722. S.B. Zoo – Emeritus Edward “Ted” McToldridge: TED: Artwork by Edward ‘Ted’ McToldridge, through May 5. 500 Niños Dr., 5962-5339. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Patricia Childlaw: Departures, through Apr. 3; American Figurative, through May 1; Nell Brooker Mayhem, through May 1. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460. wall space gallery – Carl Corey: AmeriAmeri caville, through Mar. 26. 116 E. Yanonali St., 637-3898. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Barbizon, Realism, and Impressionism in France, through Mar. 19. 955 La Paz Rd., 565-6162.

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ne of the most thrilling aspects of our current television renaissance is antihero worship. And since The Sopranos, there hasn’t been a better gang of ironic protagonists than the characters in The Americans. Like Mad Men, The Americans is a stylish period piece but set in 1980s Washington, D.C., with film, music, and clothes references galore. But the show, now it its fourth season, doesn’t bathe in it; time after time, plot explosions threaten to consume the whole series, and then it veers away just in time to give us more pleasurable glimpses of the amazing cast of characters as they undermine our beloved Imperialist lackey-dog culture. SpY GAMES: now in its fourth season, FX series The Americans is chockHitchcock would love The Americans. full of complicated plots and superb performances. If you tortured me or used a foolproof lie-detecting device, I could not tell you truthfully show puts family melodrama in bed with hard-edged which of the primary women in The Americans fasci- espionage thrills. nates me most. Longstanding crush aside, Keri Russell’s Of course, the men are good, too, and particularly Elizabeth Jennings, the female side of a Soviet mole Philip (English actor Matthew Rhys) and the archcouple (called illegals here), is brilliant with a face that stalwart FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), halfway masks emotions, is sweet, reflects steely hatred, who just happens to live across the street from the spies and at other times perfectly showcases the narcissism and drops in on them like a sitcom nuisance neighbor. inherent in “professional” behavior. Spying supplies the He’s the key to the show’s hall-of-mirror ironies, and the door into what is actually American in the story. best metaphor for ruthless ambition. Or maybe her daughter, played by the remarkable Season 3 ended as the Great Communicator (aka Holly Taylor, who has for three seasons managed to then-president Ronald Reagan) gave his “Evil Empire” portray a mind on the verge of understanding. Her speech; this season premiered March 16 with a reboot vulnerable looks imply a constant and deep-seated plot that didn’t seem particularly interesting — and guess that life is out to get her. It’s impossible not to then boom. The plots are complicated, but the pleasures sympathize. But I’m even obsessed with Alison Wright’s are almost all in the superb acting—and the constant Martha, an FBI secretary that Elizabeth’s spy husband, realization that we root for the wrong people, hoping Philip,“secretly” (and bigamously) marries in a Season the FBI can’t stop this sweet couple who kills. 1 set-piece scene that encapsulates how perfectly this — D.J. Palladino

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (94 mins.; PG-13) Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reprise their roles as Toula and Ian, now parents to a daughter, Paris, who is about to go off to college. The big Greek family then discovers that Toula’s parents were never officially married. A big fat wedding gets underway. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo

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Remember (94 mins.; R) Christopher Plummer stars as Zev, an Auschwitz survivor who tracks down the Nazi guard who murdered his family 70 years ago. Zev sets off on a crosscontinent trip to deliver his own justice.

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Embrace of the Serpent Goddard advised, and Damien (Whiplash) Chazelle worked the script over. And though it is subtly innovative, beginning with a mysterious abduction and morphing into phantasmagoria, the film is just mostly good. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman star. (DJP) Camino Real/Metro 4

City of Gold (96 mins.; R) Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Jonathan Gold narrates this documentary that highlights the growing cultural movement of food and food writing. Plaza de Oro

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Marvel’s experiment in adult-portion superhero moviemaking is an almost pure success. Brash, sexual, vulgar, and extremely violent, the film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a manufactured mutant with a very bad attitude and a very sharp wit, gets past its own gory excesses with self-referential jokes and fanboy-friendly pop-culture references. It does pander to audiences that liked Kick-Ass, but the film’s pace is the star, brilliantly mixing origin story with revenge tale. It’s decidedly not for kids, though. (DJP) Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1 (121 mins.; PG-13) It isn’t just bad acting, and this film proves that Shailene Woodley is no Jennifer Lawrence, but the story itself keeps obstructing what is basically a good science-fiction film. Director Robert Schwentke keeps getting bad scripts like R.I.P.D. and The Time Traveler’s Wife that he dresses up in surprisingly sunny ways. (He’s the anti-film-noir sci-fi guy.) This movie has a lot of future feeling, but every time Tris (Woodley) makes out with Four (Theo James), the plot dies. The idea of YA science fiction is equal parts grim and romantic. So far no director has captured that blend on a big screen. (DJP) Camino Real/Fiesta 5

of Darkness and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Guerra’s film is painstakingly gorgeous all the way through, but although art films are allowed to be slow and loose — this clocks in at two hours but feels longer — they still need to feel tightly woven with meanings. Be patient. His jungle demon dreams will infiltrate your own. (DJP) Plaza de Oro Knight of Cups (118 mins.; R) The elliptical Knight of Cups explores the ennui of Rick (Christian Bale), a successful Hollywood writer wandering aimlessly through life. The film is undoubtedly beautiful to behold, and while director Terrence Malick successfully captures interesting, intimate moments between Rick and the women he loves, the film is too vague on the specifics of who Rick is and why we should care about him to lend the story much of an emotional impact. (NC) Plaza de Oro

London Has Fallen (99 mins.; R) Leaders of the Western world come to London to attend the funeral of the British prime minister, who died a mysterious death. Once there, a plot to kill them all is revealed, and only the top MI-6 agent (Charlotte Riley) and the head of the Secret Service (Gerard Butler) can stop it. Metro 4 Miracles from Heaven (109 mins.; PG) Based on Christy Beam’s memoir, this Christian-themed film tells the story of

The Revenant (156 mins.; R) The Revenant opens thrillingly with a quasi-military fur-trapping march suddenly invaded by Indians we barely see. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who made 2014’s astonishing Birdman, remains infatuated with long shots, and we experience the attack as if one of the trappers. You could argue that The Revenant underscores the horrors of the American genocide. Yet it is more like an indictment of our romance with the making of the West, but that’s been done better so many times, from Little Big Man on, that this seems dull. (DJP)

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (111 mins.; R) Despite being an unmarried, smartmouthed, exasperated go-getter, Kim Baker (Tina Fey) is not Liz Lemon in the Middle East. Or, at least, the film doesn’t want her to be. A journalist who takes a job as a war correspondent in Afghanistan to unshackle herself from her cubicle and lame boyfriend, Baker’s initial desire to find herself culminates in her losing herself to the strange highs of war reporting. While this is an interesting turn, and fellow journalists Iain MacKelpie (Martin Freeman) and Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie) are charming foils for Fey, the film feels too long and struggles to find a consistent tone as it injects humor into the horrors of war. (NC) Metro 4

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A wildly vibrant, joyfully clever romp with a serious heart, this wonderful movie is as marvelous and mature as computer-animated menageries get. The youngest mammals among us will delight in the adorable characters, but elder beasts will see it for its potently politic and inclusive 2016 themes. Disney here is planting seeds in young minds in the hopes of a better tomorrow. This is more than a kids’ movie — this is a statement. (RD).

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Colombian director Ciro Guerra takes us on a slow, black-and-white tour of the Amazon River basin, sliding between tales of two white scientists from different eras blundering into cultural labyrinths. A cross between Heart

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CANCER

LIBRA

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): When Orville and Wilbur Wright were kids, their father gave them a toy helicopter powered by a rubber band. The year was 1878. Twenty-five years later, the brothers became the first humans to sail above the earth in a flying machine. They testified that the toy helicopter had been a key inspiration as they worked to develop their pioneering invention. In the spirit of the Wright Brothers’ magic seed, Aries, I invite you to revive your connection to a seminal influence from your past. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to feed a dream that was foreshadowed in you a long time ago.

(June 21-July 22): When the young director Richard Lester got his big break, he took full advantage. It happened in 1964, when the early Beatles asked him to do their first movie, A Hard Day’s Night. Lester’s innovative approach to the project propelled his career to a higher level that brought him many further opportunities. Writing of Lester’s readiness, critic Alexander Walker said, “No filmmaker … appeared more punctually when his hour struck.” That’s what I hope you will soon be doing in your own chosen field, Cancerian. Do you understand how important it will be to have impeccable timing? No procrastination or hemming and hawing, please. Be crisply proactive.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “There are questions that you don’t ask because you’re afraid of the answers,” wrote Agatha Christie. I would add that there are also questions you don’t ask because you mistakenly think you already know the answers. And then there are questions you don’t ask because their answers would burst your beloved illusions, which you’d rather preserve. I’m here to urge you to risk posing all these types of questions, Libra. I think you’re strong enough and smart enough, and in just the right ways, to deal constructively with the answers. I’m not saying you’ll be pleased with everything you find out. But you will ultimately be glad you finally made the inquiries.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In getting energy from food, we humans have at our disposal more than 50,000 edible plants. And yet we choose to concentrate on just a few. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes make up two-thirds of our diet, and 11 other staples compose most of the rest. Let’s use this as a metaphor for the kind of behavior you should avoid in the coming weeks. I think it will be crucial for you to draw physical, emotional, and spiritual sustenance from a relatively wide variety of sources. There’s nothing wrong with your usual providers, but for now you need to expand your approach to getting the nurturing you need.

LEO

SCORPIO

(July 23-Aug. 22): As a young man, the poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) left his home in France and settled in Abyssinia, which these days is known as Ethiopia. “I sought voyages,” he wrote, “to disperse the enchantments that had colonized my mind.” You might want to consider a similar strategy in the coming weeks, Leo. From an astrological perspective, it’s going to be an excellent time both to wander free of your usual haunts and to disperse the enchantments that have colonized your mind. Why not find ways to synergize these two opportunities?

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you are enmeshed in a jumble that makes you squirm or if you are caught in a tangle that stifles your self-love, you have three choices. Here’s how Eckhart Tolle defines them: (1) Get out of the situation. (2) Transform the situation. (3) Completely accept the situation. Does that sound reasonable, Scorpio? I hope so, because the time has come to act. Don’t wait to make your decision. Do it soon. After that, there will be no whining allowed. You can no longer indulge in excuses. You must accept the consequences. On the bright side, imagine the new freedom and power you will have at your disposal.

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “We teach each other how to live.” Poet Anne Michaels said that, and now I’m passing it on to you — just in time for the phase of your cycle when acting like a curious student is your sacred duty and your best gift to yourself. I don’t necessarily mean that you should take a workshop or enroll in a school. Your task is to presume that everyone you meet and every encounter you have may bring you rich learning experiences. If you’re willing to go as far as I hope you will, even your dreams at night will be opportunities to get further educated. Even your vigils in front of the TV. Even your trips to the convenience store to buy ice cream.

SAGITTARIUS

PISCES

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s a proposed experiment. Sidle up to a creature you’d love to be closer to, and softly sing the following lyrics: “Come with me, go with me. Burn with me, glow with me. Sleep with me, wake with me.” At this point, run three circles around the creature as you flap your arms like a birds’ wings. Then continue your singing: “Rise with me, fall with me. Work with me, play with me. Pray with me, sin with me.” At this point, leap up into the air three times, unleashing a burst of laughter each time you hit the ground. Continue singing: “Let me get high with you. Laugh with you, cry with you. Make me your partner in crime.” At this point blow three kisses toward the creature and then run away. (P.S. The lyrics I’m quoting here were composed by songwriter Fran Landesman.)

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In her poem “Time,” Piscean poet Lia Purpura wonders about “not picking up a penny because it’s only a little luck.” Presumably she is referring to a moment when you’re walking down a street and you spy an almost-but-not-quite-worthless coin lying on the concrete. She theorizes that you may just leave it there. It adds next to nothing to your wealth, right? Which suggests that it also doesn’t have much value as a symbol of good fortune. But I urge you to reject this line of thought in the coming weeks, Pisces. In my astrological opinion, you’ll be wise to capitalize on the smallest opportunities. There will be plenty of them, and they will add up.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): “The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly,” said Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Whether or not you’re a writer, Taurus, that is also your special task in the coming weeks. The riddle that has begun to captivate your imagination is not yet ripe enough for you to work on in earnest. It has not been defined with sufficient clarity. Luckily, you have the resources you need to research all the contingencies, and you have the acuity to come up with a set of empowering questions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The good news is that if you eat enormous amounts of chocolate, you will boost your memory. Science has proved it. The bad news is that in order to get the full effect of the memory enhancement, you would have to consume so much chocolate that you would get sick. I propose that we consider this scenario as a metaphor for what may be going on in your life. Is it possible you’re doing things that are healthy for you in one way but that diminish you in another? Or are you perhaps getting or doing too much of a good thing — going to unbalanced extremes as you pursue a worthy goal? Now is a favorable time to figure out if you’re engaged in such behavior and to change it if you are. Homework: Imagine that seven years from now you will want a new career or line of work. What will it be? Write: truthrooster@gmail.com.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At one point in his life, author C. S. Lewis had a rude awakening as he took stock of the progress he thought he had been making. “I am appalled to see how much of the change I thought I had undergone lately was only imaginary,” he wrote. I want to make sure that something similar doesn’t happen to you, Virgo. You’re in the midst of what should be a Golden Age of Self-Transformation. Make sure you’re actually doing the work that you imagine you’re doing — and not just talking about it and thinking about it.

AQUARIUS

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Provides leadership, guidance and management in all aspects of Independent Media for Associated Students. Serves as a member of the AS management team. Provides continuity and constituency to a 24‑hour experiential learning environment. Oversees the development of training programs in journalistic practices, writing of press releases, ethics and communication skills for students across the association. Reqs: Understanding of the principles of non‑commercial independent community based media. Fully conversant with FCC regulations for non‑commercial radio stations. Excellent communication skills, oral and written. Adept with team development, conflict management and creative problem solving. Understanding of educational nature of the organization and management through advising in a student run student initiated organization. Notes: Fingerprinting Required. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends. $55,206‑$65,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150635

BUSINESS OFFICER

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Responsible for the full range of management functions necessary to conduct the teaching and research missions of the department. Advises and assists Chair in all aspects of program operations, and provides continuity during personnel changes in the Chair’s position. Oversees academic administration, technical support services, contract and grant administration, purchasing and financial management, staff and academic personnel programs, student affairs, curriculum budget and planning, facilities maintenance and renovation, safety programs, and long‑term strategic planning. Ensures that all department functions are carried out in accordance with university policies and procedures. Develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they relate to departmental goals and objectives, and interprets policies for faculty and staff. Coordinates course and faculty actions with many departments across campus. Serves as Chair’s liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Assures compliance with all campus, University, State, and Federal regulations as appropriate. Serves on

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CAMPUS FIRE MARSHAL

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY Supervises and coordinates the activities of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Fire Protection Division (FPD) which is responsible for campus compliance with federal, state, and local fire and life safety codes and regulations. Represents the campus at UC system wide Fire Marshal meetings and at meetings and conferences with campus, local, state and federal authorities. Directly manages three Full‑Time Employees. Oversees all Title 19 inspections of existing facilities and Title 24 plans, review and construction site approvals and inspections at UCSB. Maintains accurate records, budget information, supporting documentation, and analyzes reports and inspections as required. Works closely and coordinates activities with other departmental division managers. As part of the department management group, provides advice, input, and recommendation on the internal & external matters related to environment, health, and safety, and for the overall management of the department. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and five years of experience performing various fire prevention inspections, fire protection systems inspections, plan review and construction inspections in a California. Experience with and knowledge of fire and life safety applications of local, state and federal laws, codes, regulations standards, including the California Health & Safety Code, Titles 19 & 24, California Fire and Building Codes, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Must meet Office of the State Fire Marshal requirement for approval as a Designated Campus Fire Marshall. Must pass a pre‑employment physical examination and be medically qualified to wear self‑contained breathing apparatus. Must be willing to work with and respond to emergencies (on and off‑hours) involving fire and potentially hazardous materials. Must participate in a 24‑hour, on‑call, emergency response rotation. Must be willing to occasionally work after hours and/or on weekends. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply

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by 3/27/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20160118

CONDUCT OFFICER

OFFICE OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS Serves as a conduct officer for complex academic and behavioral student misconduct cases. Provides input and assistance with some of the most challenging cases in which an accused student is struggling with a mental health issue. Responsible for assessing student conduct issues off campus and recommends revisions to current initiatives and programs. Analyzes qualitative data. Confers with the Assistant Dean/ Interim Director of Judicial Affairs, as well as local officials and other campus leadership. Seeks student input. Assesses environmental factors contributing to student misconduct issues in the community of Isla Vista. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Counseling, or other related field, or equivalent combination of education of experience. Strong interpersonal skills to interact with clients on the phone as well as in person to ascertain the nature of the concern or conflict. Strong analytical and computer skills for the collecting, coding, and recording of conduct information with speed and accuracy. Experience working with faculty, as well as a sensitivity to the political climate and campus and community cultural sub‑groups, and an ability to develop successful collaborations across organizational boundaries. This position entails a high degree of independence, sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality. Notes: Occasional evenings and weekends may be required. Fingerprinting required. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. $50,177 ‑ $55,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150637

EMPLOYER OUTREACH MANAGER

CAREER SERVICES Strategically identifies prospective employers for UCSB students and cultivates relationships with these organizations resulting in job/ internship opportunities for students. Promotes and markets the quality of a UCSB education and increases employer’s awareness of UCSB students and recent graduates. Communicates with employers, expands the employer database, meets with employers, private industry councils, workforce development agencies, chamber of commerce, economic development boards and other professional groups and assists employers with utilization of GauchoLink, an on‑line recruiting system. Cultivates new employer participation in career fairs, career events, employer panels, on‑campus interviews, job postings and network sessions and will assist employers with recruitment strategies and plans. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to effectively and enthusiastically represent and market UCSB students and UCSB Career Services to a wide variety of employers and organizations. 3‑5 years of experience developing relationships with other internal and external organizations. Strong interpersonal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate

multiple assignments with fluctuating and time‑sensitive deadlines. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Flexibility and willingness to travel frequently. Ability to work some weekends, evenings, and early mornings. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $50,177‑$56,500/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 4/6/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160105

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM (NRS) Responsible for leading and overseeing all administrative, budgetary, development, and programmatic activities for the UCSB NRS. The UCSB NRS administers seven of the 39 Reserves. They are located throughout the State, include most of California’s diverse natural ecosystems and are used for research, university teaching, and public outreach. The Reserves are managed through the UCSB NRS campus office that provides essential administrative and logistic support and leadership for staff and operations at the remote Reserve sites. The incumbent oversees all personnel of the UCSB NRS and all budgetary aspects of the UCSB NRS, including fundraising. Reqs: Organizational leadership experience; Strategic organizational and budgetary planning experience. Demonstrated experience in program development. Demonstrated fundraising experience and success, including skills in developing successful proposals for extramural support. Willingness to lead and engage in fundraising for the Reserves, including working with campus Development office, cultivating donors and organizing and staging donor event. Demonstrated experience in project management. Demonstrated experience in supervision, administration, budget management and report writing. Experience with management plan preparation and state and federal regulatory compliance. Ph.D. in ecology, or similar environmental sciences or engineering. Demonstrated experience in field research in ecology or environmental sciences. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must be able to work periodic weekends and evenings. Travel is required to Reserve sites several times per year. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $85,900‑$110,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 4/7/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160130

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ACADEMIC SENATE Responsible for the successful leadership and management of the Academic Senate office; manages all administrative functions and activities, including fiscal planning and analysis, personnel, systems design, and information services. Serves as principal staff adviser and policy analyst to Senate officers

and agencies; maintains principles of shared governance and their application within the structure of the University; ensures compliance with all UC and Divisional Academic Senate bylaws, regulations, and policies. Advises the Faculty Legislature, the Executive Council, Committee on Committees, Charges Advisory Committee and Committee on Privilege and Tenure; plans and oversees special projects. Represents the Academic Senate in discussions of policy and planning with other UC campuses, the UC Office of the President, UCSB faculty and other administrative and academic offices. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in a management/leadership position. Demonstrated ability to supervise a staff of professionals, design and carry through projects, track and finalize issues; experience in fiscal planning, analysis and budget administration; demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain working relationships with individuals of varied backgrounds; analytical skills to assess needs, and determine solutions, analyze and report on complex proposals and policies; excellent time management, organizational skills and political acumen. Works in a consultative environment. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must be able to travel occasionally. $7,158‑$9,741/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 3/31/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160120

FINANCIAL MANAGER

KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS (KITP) Manages and oversees all financial and accounting operations for KITP including, ensuring adherence to all UC and federal policies regarding the expenditure and administration of funds from all sources. Provides high level fiscal management, professional judgment, and leadership. Reviews the accuracy of general ledger reconciliation, transfer of expense transactions, reviewing travel and supply reimbursements, tracking fund balances, and program and conference financials. Manages the processing of monthly and supplemental payroll. Collaborates with the Business Manager to develop and implement financial systems and procedures, monitors department annual budget of approximately $5.7M, prepares cost projections and cost analysis. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Must possess strong knowledge of financial or accounting concepts, policy and procedures, and related accounting and regulatory compliance; comprehensive knowledge of UC policies and procedures preferred. Demonstrated accounting experience and advanced proficiency with Word and Excel. Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills. High level of initiative, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. Flexibility for changing priorities and ability to meet critical deadlines and to multi‑task with frequent interruptions. Strong analytical and organizational skills and keen attention to detail. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Occasional evening/weekend hours during event periods. $50,177‑$66,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY Conducts operational aspects of the Santa Barbara County Hazardous Waste Management Program including all physical handling of hazardous waste generated by the Santa Barbara community (small business and household) in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations as well as the University policies and procedures. Follows the procedures and responsibilities included in the Santa Barbara County Household and Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program operations Manual. Assures continuous flow of materials through the facility to appropriate disposal options. Collects, segregates, packages, manifests and prepares shipments of hazardous waste. Works with waste haulers and coordinate shipments. Organizes and prepares the facility for public use each week. Coordinates community collection program operations with UCSB program staff. Coordinates all project activities with the UCSB Community Hazardous Waste Team. Reqs: 1‑3 years of hazardous waste, recycling, solid waste or related field experience. Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations related to hazardous waste management and related programs. Ability to read and write and communicate in English. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a 50% time per year career position. Must work Sat. and Sun. 9‑5 and Mon. or Fri. 9‑4. Must pass a physical exam. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Medically qualified to wear self‑contained breathing apparatus. Willing to work/ respond to emergencies involving potentially hazardous chemicals and radioactive substances. Able to move heavy objects by dolly (e.g. 55‑gallon drums filled with liquid). $22.61/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 4/3/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160133

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL GIVING

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Oversees the design and implementation of a regional giving fundraising program which has a multi‑million dollar impact upon the campus annually. Develops annual giving priorities within physical regions of the state and nation with the goal of identifying an increasing number of donors. Initiates, develops and approves operational planning and control activities for programs that are responsible for raising $5‑10 million annually for the University. Works closely with development officers to build a base of major gifts prospects. Works directly with others on campus to identify creative initiatives, campaigns and programs that acquire and retain donors. Reqs: Advanced knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor and public relations, including principles, concepts, techniques, procedures, proposal writing and gift terms documentation. Advanced knowledge of design and implementation of identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies and techniques. Knowledge of the campus, its achievements, vision, mission, goals, objectives and issues of concern both on campus as well as in higher education. Advanced leadership/ management skills, including skills to select, training, mentor, motivate and evaluate staff. Advanced written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Advanced strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical and persuasion/negotiation skills. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must maintain a valid CA driver’s license. This is an annually renewable contract position. Must have flexibility and willingness to travel frequently. Must have ability to work some weekends

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lEgals AdminiSter oF eStAte NoTICE oF PETITIoN To ADMINISTER ESTATE oF: FRANCES E. VILLA No: 16PR00107 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of FRANCES E. VILLA A PETITIoN FoR PRoBATE: has been filed by: FRANCES E. VILLA in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA THE PETITIoN FoR PRoBATE requests that FRANCES E. VILLA be appointed as personal representatives to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITIoN requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 05/05/2016 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YoU ARE A CREDIToR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YoU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition

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FBn ABAndonment STATEMENT oF ABANDoNMENT oF USE oF FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Gaviota Coast Brewery at 954 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/14/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0000461. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Larry Michael Robertson 950 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463; Colleen Darling Robert (same address) Charles Andrew Robertson 954 Ballard Canyon Road Solvang, CA 93463 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. Published. Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. STATEMENT oF ABANDoNMENT oF USE oF FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: olivia Grace at 130 W. Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 4/20/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0001278. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Kristy Merino‑ (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 03 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. Published. Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

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NAME The following persons (s) has (have) withdrawn as partner (s) from the partnership operating under: Imexaits 1364 Kenwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/17/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑0003181. The person or entities withdrawing use of this name are as follows: Alma Peppard !364 Kenwood Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 29, 2016. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk SEAL by Noe Solis. Published. Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FiCtitiouS BuSineSS nAme StAtement FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Indigenous Awakening Consulting at 234 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Barbara Bain (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000553. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nathan Nails & Spa at 5718 Hollister Ave #102 Goleta, CA 93117; Qui Nguyen 945 Ward Dr #144 Goleta, CA 93117; Dao Vo (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000552. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TMA‑obstetrics at 737 Garden Street Santa Barbara, 93101; Melissa Georgenson Drake 1217 Stonecreek Road Apt J Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Duncan John Turner 1950 Las Tunas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Melissa Georgenson Drake County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000588. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sweet Earth at 950 Ballard Canyon Rd Solvang, CA 93463; Colleen Darling Robertson (same address) Larry Michael Robertson (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000567. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Barato Bargin Store at 508 N. Milpas Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Andrew Lee 670 Camino Campana Santa Barbara, CA 93111; This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000574. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

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FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Ynez Valley Center For oral & Facial Surgery at 680 Alamo Pintado Road Unit 105 Solvang, CA 93463; David C. Hall, D.D.S., Inc. 9 E. Pedregosa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc H. Bienstock, M.D., D.D.S., Inc. (same address) Samantha B. Jones DDS Dental Practice, Inc 470 Mountain Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Anya Naftlaty County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000562. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sullivan Strength & Conditioning at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Kelson Quinn Sullivan 295 Calle Esperanza Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000565. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Auto Accessories, Tru‑Fit Sheepskins, Santa Barbara Auto‑Truck‑4x4 Accessory Store, Santa Barbara Camper Shells at 5737 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Steven Wayne Fox 207 Ribera Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000541. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Walsmith Group at 1435 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Robert L., Walsmith Jr 418 Toro Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Robert L. Walsmith Jr. County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000557. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elite Plumbing at 532 Binkerhoff Ave #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; S.B. Elite Plumbing Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000560. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Integrative Medicine at 3015 State St Ste. A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jennifer Salcido 1822 San Pascual St #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer Salcido County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 05, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000379. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chocolate Chaguita at 2915 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bany Vargas 160 La Venta Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000542. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SBGL at 4301 Tims Road Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Art Olowski 133 De La Guerra St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara Signed: Art Olowski County on Feb 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000571. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Read Dog Books at 1115B Curley Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Katharine Adele Cygan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000512. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Frances Shannon & Company at 2799 Sycamore Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Frances Shannon Marsh (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000579. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sapphire Moon Properties at 5106 Walnut Park Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Andrew Michael Petlow (same address) Carolyn Paige Petlow (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Andrew Michael Petlow County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000544. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Burke Construction Advisors at 4141 State St. Suite C 4 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Burke Advisors, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: David Burke County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 10, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000417. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chase Bar And Grill, Chase Restaurant And Lounge at 1012 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; J Wayne Enterprises, Inc 2166 Rambling Rose Dr Camarillo, CA 93012 This business is conducted by a Corporation County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000460. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Urban S Salon at 2027 De La Vina Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Sonia Lopez 484 Barker Pass Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Alan Noeggerath 830 Ann Arbor Ave Ventura, CA 93004 This business is conducted by a General Partnership County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000531. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gavimmer Press at 525 East Arrellaga Street Apt 9 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Debra H Brinkman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Debra H. Brinkman County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000454. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Murphy Group at 291 Aspen Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Austin T. Murphy (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000527. Published: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pride Barco Lock Co at 116 N Nopal #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Ian Renga (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000554. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALI2CUBA at 819 W Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Miguel‑Angel Leon (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Miguel‑ Angel Leon County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 29, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000600. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tom’s Mom’s Sweet Treats at 4033 La Colina Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Joella Shellhart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2016‑0000524. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Thief Wines at 162 Victory Drive Buellton, CA 93427; David Anton Whitehair (same address) Diane Whitehair (same address) Gary Alan Whitehair (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000453. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kit Bags, The Kit Bags, The Chemo Kit, The Primo Chemo Kit, The Kit at 6220 Newcastle Ave Goleta, CA 93117.; Angelina Speier (same address) Kevin Wesley Speier (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Angelina Speier (same address) Kevin Wesley Speier (same address) Santa Barbara County on Feb 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000530. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Salt And Sass Design at 916 E Carrillo Rd Apt 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; I Three Design Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sharon Newsom Santa Barbara County on Mar 01, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2016‑0000620. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Best Legal Choice at 457 Paseo Del Descanso Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Frederick James Gallagher (same address) Rubel Esteban Trevino 660 Mayrum Street Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Frederick James Gallagher Santa Barbara County on Feb 08, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000385. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Irna R. Jones Single Mother Foundation at 6512 Segovia Rd Apt 301 Goleta, CA 93117; Louis Helms III (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 10, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000420. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31.2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Simple‑N‑Green Home Landscaping at 6186 Caleta Ave Goleta, 93117; Fred J Gore Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Fred Gore Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000642. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Theramind Center For Advanced Integrated Neurosciences, Theramind Center of Santa Barbara at 533 East Micheltorena Street Suite 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Advanced Intergrated Neurosciences, PC (same address) This business is conducted by a Corpororation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000638. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vista Constantia at 1747 San Marcos Pass Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jonathan R. Zucker 315 Meigs Rd A‑109 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sylvia M. Zucker (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Sylvia M. Zucker Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000635. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Canine Training at 514 1/2 East Sola St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Darya Brutoco (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000650. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jerry’s Auto Body at 891 1/2 South Kellogg Goleta, CA 93117, CA 93117; Gerardo 109 Dearborn Pl #67 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gerardo Baldovinos Santa Barbara County on Mar 01, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000633. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JaniCare at 100‑A Adams Road Goleta, CA 93117; Siempre Manana, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Sandra Badone, President Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000492. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Big Property Management at 5951 Encina Suite 101 Goleta, CA 93117; Adele S Filppin 1908 Gillespie St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jacqueline L Fitch 548 Windermere Ln Arroyo Grande, CA 93420; Betty G Filppin 1027A Senda Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lauren Fuller154 La Calera Way Goleta, CA 93117: Gino P Filippino Jr 1340 Willow Street Santa Ynez CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Copartners Signed: Jacqueline Fitch Santa Barbara County on Mar 01, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000632. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Natural Processing at 27 East Victoria St Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Craig Penner 331 Sherman Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000540. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vera’s Child Care at 312 Ellwood Beach Drive #33 Goleta, CA 93117; Santana Vera Olea (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 29, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000606. Published: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mission Masonry at 945 Ward Dr Sp 12 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Jimmie M Thaten (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000774. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IntersectionsTV at 3849B Crescent Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Beth A Pitton‑August (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Beth Pitton‑August Santa Barbara County on Mar 04, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000683. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Spitfire Aviation at 300 Moffett Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Spitfire Flight School Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000743. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sports Products Plus at 2940 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michael Daniel O’Connor 575 Braemar Ranch Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000703. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ojai Women’s Fund at 1111 Chapala Street Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President and CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 01, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000627. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Apples To Zucchini Cooking School at 1111 Chapala Street Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President and CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 01, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0000628. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Willgrig Websites at 1929 Mountain Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Celia Joan Griguoli (same address) Richard Anthony Griguoli (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Richard Griguoli Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000736. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Green Gardens Landscape And Maintenance at 751 Enterprise Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436; Jose R Zacapa Lopez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jose R. Zacapa Santa Barbara County on Mar 09, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000729. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Deli Delicias & Fresh at 110 S. Pine Street Suite 105 Santa Maria, CA 93456; Justa Judith Santana Moreno 1840 Ocean Street Apt B Oceano, CA 93445 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Justa Judith Santana Moreno Santa Barbara County on Feb 29, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Merlene Ashcon. FBN Number: 2016‑0000596. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Beachtown Rentals at 1375 Santa Rita Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Jesse Marc Lieber (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jesse Marc Lieber Santa Barbara County on Mar 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000689. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wanderlust Beach at 660 Zink Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sandra Jensen (same address) Lacy Wynant 8636 W Grand Pine Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89143 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Sandra Jensen Santa Barbara County on Mar 03, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000661. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara By Design at 501 High Grove Goleta, CA 93117; Kennan Court (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kennan Court Santa Barbara County on Mar 03, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000664. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara County Alliance For Arts Education, SBCAAE at 1111 Chapala St Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President + CEO Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000767. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: John Chandler Media at 219 W De La Guerra Street #1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Dvorak (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: John Dvorak Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000581. Published: Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wholesome SB at 1701 Anacapa St Unit 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wholesome Body Management LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Julian Wolfe Santa Barbara County on Mar 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000794. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All Heart Rentals at 725 W Anapamu St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joshua W Lee (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000800. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016.

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FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Joshua Tree Custom Construction at 725 W Anapamu St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joshua W Lee (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000801. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Malulani, Malulani USA, Malulani Shop, Tangonadas, Malulani Shop USA at 1014 State Street Suite Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tangonadas, Inc 2443 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA 93065 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000799. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Soma Get Fit, Sparkling SPA at 903 State Street Suite 209 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Scott Crawford 1187 Coast Village Road #433 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000805. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Earthzown at 609 Mulberry Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Earthzown (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 03, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000657. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: McMahon Construction Services at 2175 Piedras Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Patrick Leo McMahon (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000852. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Copper kettle Apartments at 716 N “G” St Lompoc, CA 93436; Gloria Jane Gomez 284 Salisbury Ave Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000853. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Carolina Apartments at 525‑529 N “D” St Lompoc, CA 93436; Gloria Jane Gomez 284 Salisbury Ave Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000854. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016.

FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Microbreak: Mobile Massage Medic at 298 Aspen Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Toni Feste (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000761. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Inspire People at 221 West Pedregosa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sedef Buyukataman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sedef Buyukataman Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000855. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Valdez Flowing Chocolate Fountains at 802 North Voluntario Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Thomas E Roberts 6158 Craigmont Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Anthony Valdez 802 North Voluntario Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 17, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000846. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Good Land CPA at 7052 Marymount Way Goleta, CA 93117; Fabio Oliveira (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000775. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lotus Blossom Counseling at 5276 Hollister Ave #355 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Nancy Chen Marden 632 Dara Rd Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Nancy Chen Marden Santa Barbara County on Mar 08, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0000710. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jenny And Marcia’s at 105 West Walnut Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Jennifer Camille Paping 1312 West Olive Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Marcia Ranae Wertz 305 W. Walnut Ave Lompoc, CA 93436 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Marcia R. Wertz Santa Barbara County on Mar 07, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000698. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016.

FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NRG CPA Solutions at 2120 Oak Park Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Nicholas Galuzevski (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Nicholas Galuzevski Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000645. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Liquid Swords at 36 South Calle Cesar Chavez Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Christopher Drake Whitcraft 3022 Lomita Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: C. Drake Whitcraft Santa Barbara County on Mar 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000818. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Clinical Aesthetics at 1515 State St. Ste 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mary Jane Buchanan 1030 Arbolado R This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mary Jane Buchanan Santa Barbara County on Mar 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2016‑0000779. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Seamstress at 513 Garden Street Unit G Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Megan Illgner 224 East Figueroa Street Apt G Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 17, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Adele Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000841. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Leo Active Wear at 3749 Mariana Way Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Stephanie Anne Armstrong (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2016‑0000586. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JDC Design at 351 Paseo Nuevo, Second Flr Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Innovation Factory LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 02, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0000651. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016. FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Twilight Motel/Apartments at 427 W Montecito Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Genetta Clark 1225 Mill Creek Scott Bar, CA 96085 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Mar 15, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by.Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0000790. Published: Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016.

nAme CHAnGe IN THE MATTER oF THE APPLICATIoN oF JACQUELINE TRISH MCkENNAGH oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANGE oF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00662 To ALL INTERESTED PERSoNS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FRoM: JACQUELINE TRISH MCkENNAGH To: PETRA TRICIA MCkENNA THE CoURT oRDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. NoTICE oF HEARING April 27, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 2016. IN THE MATTER oF THE APPLICATIoN oF SARAH CELIA kAPLAN oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANGE oF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV00585 To ALL INTERESTED PERSoNS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FRoM: SARAH CELIA kAPLAN To: S. C. kAPLAN THE CoURT oRDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. NoTICE oF HEARING April 27, 2016 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Mar 02 2016. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Mar 17, 24, 31. Apr 7 2016.

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2016, at the hour of 10:30 a.m., to show cause, if you have any reason why the above‑named minor child, born on a date unknown but given as October 1, 2004, should not be declared free from your custody and control, according to the Petition filed herein under Family Code 7822, a copy of which is served herewith or may be obtained from counsel for Petitioner. The petition to declare the child free from the custody and control of a parent has been filed for the purpose of freeing the minor child for adoption. For failure to attend, you may be deemed guilty of contempt of court. You have the right to be represented by counsel. If you appear without counsel, and are unable to afford counsel, upon your request, the court shall appoint legal counsel to representyou. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor, whether or not the minor can afford counsel. Private counsel appoinnted by the court shall be paid a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, in an amount to be determined by the court and which amount may be ordered paid by the parties, other than the child, in proportions the court deems just. However, if a party is unable to afford counsel, the amount shall be paid out of the county’s general fund. The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appointcounsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case. The minor will not be present in court unless the minor so requests or the court so orders. If you fail to attend the hearing, the child may be declared freed from your parental custody and control, and the child may be adopted by the Petitioners without further notice to you. Douglas R. Donnelly; Attorney at Law State Bar No. 076264 1332 Santa Barbara Street, Suite 201 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962‑0988 Attorney for Petitioners Dated: Mar 16 2016 . By: Deputy Clerk; Robyn Rodriguez Published in The SB Independent Mar 24, 31. Apr 7, 14 2016.

IN THE SUPERIoR CoURT oF CALIFoRNIA IN AND FoR THE CoUNTY oF SANTA BARBARA : Case No. 16FL00546 CITATIoN oN PETITIoN To DECLARE MINoR FREED FRoM PARENTAL CUSToDY AND CoNTRoL Case No. 16FL00546 In the matter of The Petition of LETICIA MEDLEJ To Declare kAREEM MoHAMMAD MUSTAFA, CITATIoN oN PETITIoN To DECLARE MINoR FREED FRoM PARENTAL CUSToDY AND CoNTRoL TO: THE UNkNoWN BIoLoGICAL PARENTS oF kAREEM MoHAMMAD MUSTAFA a minor male child born on or about October 27, 2004, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: By order of this court you are hereby advised that you may appear before a judge of the Anacapa Division of the Santa Barbara Superior Court, in Department 5, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, on the date of May 9,

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ith the recent high-profile story of lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan, people are paying greater attention to faulty and decaying urban plumbing infrastructure. Although our problems are perhaps not as acute, we face similar issues of aging infrastructure here in Santa Barbara. Repair and replacement of these water- and sewage-delivery systems are costly, making it likely that restoration work will continue over many years. Even with upgraded community piping, the issue of hard water remains, with 85 percent of the nation’s water deemed hard. When we lessen the minerals in water, we can use less soap and detergent, and there’s less damage to household piping and fixtures, lower bills from hot-water heating, and an increased life span for water-using appliances (seven years, per a Battelle Institute study). The most common way to soften water is a home softener system that uses salts. But the heavy use of salts has catapulted these units into the war against salinity. Eight years ago, Santa Clarita Valley found itself not in compliance with state legal limits of salt discharge into the Santa Clara River. The high salinity was harming downstream aquatic life and agricultural crops. Because the principal culprit was residential salt-based water softeners, these units were banned and required to be removed by 2009. Communities in Contra Costa County have taken similar action to protect the delta ecology. Unfortunately, many of the no-salt alternatives that are acceptable in Santa Clarita and Contra Costa have not been scientifically proved to have any mitigating effect on hardness. The positives of softening are clear. The downsides are also clear: heavy water usage and salty discharge water. Victoria Garden Mews (VGM), a fourcondo complex in downtown Santa Barbara, by Dennis Allen has one of the most sustainable treatment installations in the state. The system does use potassium salt—preferable to sodium salt—but in greatly reduced amounts due to sensors that continuously monitor the hardness of the water being treated and then adjust the processing to precisely offset the hardness. Typically, salt-softener units are set to remove the maximum hardness, but since minerals and chemicals in communitysupplied water vary enormously from one moment to the next, excessive amounts of salt are used. A 59-month analysis of VGM’s water treatment revealed that the four residences used less potassium than a typical Santa Barbara home with traditional softening equipment. On average, each VGM residence used about 20 percent of the salt per month of a typical area home, saving the community $5,050 over the test period. Although not perfect, this continuous monitoring and feedback system takes a big step toward sustainability while saving costs to homeowners and stress on the environment.

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tigenerational living solutions. Some tiny houses are referred to as “granny pods” and offer elder care details such as safety monitoring and medication dispensers. One current popular housing reality television show is HGTV’s Tiny House Hunters, which will turn its spotlight on Santa Barbara this week. The mother/daughter realtor team Dianne and Brianna Johnson, self-proclaimed real estate reality TV junkies, will be featured on an upcoming episode of the show. Each Tiny House Hunters segment follows the house-hunting process of a particular buyer, guided by their realtor, as they look for their perfect tiny house in a given community. Dianne and Brianna were contacted by HGTV, who made arrangements for them to meet the buyer, Mark Coradetti, a musician from Nashville who also spends time recording in Santa Barbara.“Tiny homes were new to us,” remarked Dianne. “There are very few in the Santa Barbara area. We loved getting to know Mark, the buyer, and helping him find what worked for his lifestyle.” The film shoot took place over four sweltering days in September, using three different locations. “The film crew had new challenges with each tiny home, fitting us into the interior shots and splitting us up to make everything work,” explained Brianna.“We enjoyed learning about the filming process. We don’t get to see the show before it airs nationwide, though, so hopefully our scenes don’t all end up on the cuttingroom floor.” HGTV’s Tiny House Hunters Santa Barbara episode is scheduled to air for the first time on Monday, March 28, at 9:30 p.m. I’ll watch in my not-quite-sotiny home and cheer on our real estate realtor friends turned television stars.

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used to live in a house in downtown Santa Barbara that we happily referred to as “the clubhouse.” We had chickens in our front yard, our next-door neighbor was an auto transmission shop, and it was in the funky part of the Funk Zone. But we loved it. Two of the selling points when we bought this home were the kids’ bedrooms. Eleven-year-old James fell in love at first sight with the upstairsattic-turned-loft bedroom. Its sloped roof and compact size were cozy and felt like a clubhouse within the clubhouse. Every male that walked up the banister-less staircase to see this hideaway envied James’s ultimate boy cave. The only cooler part of the house was 13-year-old John’s bedroom, which was actually a separate house in the backyard that he turned into his private retreat. Never mind that one had to walk outside in order to walk inside to use the one and only bathroom. The separation of this studio from the rest of the house, with its own separate entrance and fenced yard, made it the perfect tiny house for one. Fast-forward a few years and “the clubhouse” still stands and has been spruced up a bit. The boys have grown up, and we’ve moved out. But the chickens still reside in their gypsywagon-styled coop in the front yard, and the studio, at 250 square feet, is now a prime example of a hot housing trend: the tiny-house movement. Tiny houses are defined as being under 500 square feet and sometimes as teeny tiny as 100 square feet or less. Proponents of tiny-house living cite motivators such as environmental sustainability, financial stability, living a simpler and more efficient life, and leaving a smaller footprint. Other factions of the tiny-house movement focus on affordable housing and mul-

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1592 E Mountain Dr | $14,900,000 5 beds 8 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

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605/607 Cowles Rd | $12,000,000 4 beds 4 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

764 San Ysidro Ln | $11,950,000 764sanysidroLane.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

610 Cima Vista Ln | $11,900,000 6 beds 8 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1530 Roble Dr | $11,900,000 1530robLedrive.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1159 Hill Rd | $5,840,000 3 beds 3 baths Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

4395 Via Esperanza | $5,250,000 5 beds 5 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

2169 Refugio Rd | $5,200,000 3 beds 3 baths Dana Istre 805.451.0033

820 Cima Linda Ln | $4,900,000 8 beds 8 baths John A Sener 805.331.7402

929 Canon Rd | $4,750,000 3 beds 5 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

1520 Las Canoas Rd | $4,550,000 4 beds 5 baths Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

1464 Bonnymede Dr | $4,495,000 4 beds 4 baths Gayle Lofthus 805.689.9011

780 Rockbridge Rd | $4,495,000 4 beds 5 baths Pamela Regan 805.895.2760

118 Los Aguajes Ave | $4,400,000 11 Unit income property Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

902 E Alamar Ave | $3,400,000 5 beds 4 baths Ted Campbell 805.886.1175

835 Puente Dr | $2,975,000 5 beds 4 baths Brian King 805.452.0471

5152 Foothill Rd | $2,900,000 2 beds 3 baths Lynn Z Gates 805.705.4942

853 Jimeno Rd | $2,395,000 3 beds 4 baths Tim Walsh 805.259.8808

1901 Gibraltar Rd | $2,350,000 3 beds 2 baths suding//murphy 805.455.5736

4132 Hidden Oaks Rd | $2,295,000 4 beds 5 baths Aaron Gilles 805.895.1877

1295 Spring Rd | $1,995,000 3 beds 3 baths Barbara Savage 805.455.1933

18 W Victoria St 310 | $1,950,000 1 bed 2 baths Donald/Cecilia 805.895.3833

3815 Crescent Dr | $1,795,000 4 beds 3 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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150 Eucalyptus Hill Cir | $1,550,000 3 beds 3 baths Mary Lu Edick 805.452.3258

219 Equestrian Ave | $1,495,000 2 beds 2 baths suding//murphy 805.455.8055

260 Royal Linda Dr | $1,450,000 4 beds 4 baths Gail Shannon 805.448.7887

105 W De La Guerra St R | $1,415,000 2 beds 3 baths Shandra/Ted 805.886.1176

3828 Pemm Pl | $1,299,000 3 beds 2 baths Marty Rodgers 805.886.1459

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1269 Mountain View Rd | $1,189,000 4 beds 2 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

3791 State St D | $1,140,000 3 beds 3 baths Darcie/Thomas 805.637.7772

403 Alameda Padre Serra | $1,135,000 3 beds 3 baths Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

2328 Cliff Dr | $999,000 3 beds 2 baths Ian Haggerty 805.452.1647

155 Big Canyon Ct | $919,000 4 beds 3 baths Andrew Katsev 805.681.8800

895 Cheltenham Rd | $879,000 2 beds 2 baths David M Kim 805.296.0662

3863 Fairfax Rd | $775,000 3 beds 3 baths Ruth Eggli 805.969.8900

1116 N Milpas St | $749,000 4 beds 3 baths Julie/Jeff 805.895.9498

6188 Coloma Dr | $749,000 3 beds 2 baths Rachael Bissig 805.895.4449

123 Bath St A8 | $747,000 1 bed 2 baths Ted/Shandra 805.886.1175

136 Nectarine Ave | $699,000 3 beds 2 baths Grubb Campbell 805.895.6226

2525 State St 15 | $695,000 3 beds 2 baths John A Sener 805.331.7402

1126 E Haley St | $679,000 2 beds 2 baths Ted/Shandra 805.886.1175

231 Linden Ave 18 | $589,000 1 bed 1 bath John Bahura 805.680.5175

198 Main St 203 | $579,000 1 bed 1 bath Jackie Walters 805.570.0558

871 Park Hill Ln | $2,950,000 4.25+/- acres John Henderson 805.689.1066

707 Park Ln | $1,795,000 1+/- acre Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

The Meadows | Starting at $1,650,000 theMeadowssb.coM Dianne/Brianna 805.455.6570

1094 Toro Canyon Rd | $999,000 45.99+/- acres John Bahura 805.680.5175

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1319 Plaza De Sonadores | $1,795,000 3 beds 3 baths Patsy Downing 805.895.3766

201 Toro Canyon Rd | $3,850,000 9+/- acres Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

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4140 Marina Drive, 5BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,950,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915

3375 Foothill #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $750,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-684-3415 954 Concha Loma Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $959,000, Santa Barbara Estates, Christopher A Page 805-284-8422 4664 4th Street #B, 3BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3, $1,875,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ann Zafiratos 805-448-4317

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3375 Foothill Road 1114 + 1113, 5BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,898,000, Coldwell Banker, Carole Thompson 805-452-8787 6822 Shepard Mesa Road, 3BD/2BA, BY APPT, $2,295,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524

Downtown Santa Barbara 426 West Ortega Street, 4BD/3BA, Sat 4-6, $825,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Heather Martineau 805-231-3558

555 East Arrellaga Street #1, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Chris Kane 805-448-7421 Joanna Slott 805-335-0158 3791 State Street #E, 3BD/2.5BA, BY APPT, $1,100,000, Village Properties, Jan Banister 805-455-1194 219 Equestrian Avenue, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Thomas Johansen 805-886-1857 1434 Laguna Street, 3BD/2BA and 1BD/1BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,500,000, Keller Williams, Janice Laney 805-705-6474

Goleta 29 Dearborn Place #16, 1BD/1BA, Sat 1-4, $360,000, Engel & Volkers, Cam Gittler 805-451-5476

5096 Rhoads Avenue #C, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4, $689,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 5101 San Vincente, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $719,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-708-1276 31 Mendocindo Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $849,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 1254 Camino Meleno, 4BD/2BA, By Appt, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595 7720 Kestrel Lane, 3BD/4BA, Sat 12-3, $2,125,000, Keller Williams, Janay Marshall 720-984-0087 7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/5BA, Sat 12-3:30 Sun 1-4, $2,649,000, Village Properties, Carol Frazzano 805252-2272 Cindy Campbell 805-570-4959

4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sun 12:30-4, $3,875,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

The Mesa 444 La Marina Drive, 3BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patti Yahyavi 805452-6492 Alexis McCaw 805-448-6350

231 Los Alamos Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4, $1,248,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marie Sue Parsons & Stephanie Young 805-895-4866 559 Ricardo Avenue, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-5, $1,950,000, Coldwell Banker, Venturelli Group 805-680-5141

Mission Canyon 901 Cheltenham Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-2, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890

2960 Glen Albyn Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kalia Rork 805-689-0614 2660 Montrose Place, 4BD/4BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 12-2, $1,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lisa Ann Walters 805-705-6368

187 East Mountain Drive, 4BD/5.5BA, BY APPT, $3,950,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477

3092 Calle Rosales, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-3, $998,000, Village Properties, Marcos Lazaro 805-6379121 Chris Salvetti 805-705-440

1775 Glen Oaks Drive, 5BD/4.5BA, Sat 1-4, $3,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Josalyn Burcham 805-335-0385

456 Paseo Del Descanso, 4BD/4BA, Sat 1-4, $1,140,000, Sotheby’s, Julian Michalowski 805-886-3902

1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, BY APPT, $4,420,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1:30-4:30, $1,475,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 Robert Johnson 805-705-1606

705 Oak Grove, 4BD/6BA, Sat 1-3, $4,450,000, Village Properties, Sheela Hunt 805-698-3767 705 Park Lane, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 1-3, $4,450,000, Village Properties, Cecilia Hunt 805-895-3834 2332 Bella Vista Drive, 3BD/4BA, BY APPT, $4,695,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 975 Mariposa, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 BY APPT, $4,799,000, Village Properties, Louise McKaig 805-285-2008 Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081

Noleta

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 10-5, $2,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Israel 805-896-4218

418 Los Verdes Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-5, $950,000, Los Olivos Real Estate Company, William Etling 805-688-0500

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Montecito

1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146

421 Seaview Road, 2BD/2BD, BY APPT, $1,395,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808 1295 Spring Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Terrie Whipple 805-665-7004 71 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt, $1,998,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158 Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602 664 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,740,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805-637-7588 1110 Oriole Road, 4BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Eric Stockamann 805-895-0789 595 Freehaven Drive, 7BD/5.5BA, Sat 1-4, $3,475,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622 2180 Alisos Drive, 4BD/4.5BA, BY APPT, $3,750,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602

Upper East Santa Barbara 1814 Olive Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805-455-1190

2032 Cielito Lane, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Marcella Simmons 805-680-9981

769 Chelham Way, 3BD/3BA, Sat 2-5, $1,240,000, Prestigious Properties & Investments, Francie Berezo 805-705-2561

Summerland 2450 Whitney Avenue, 3BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4, Sun 1-4, $2,495,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808

117 Crestview Lane, 6BD/6BA, Sat 1-4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marsha Kotlyar 805-565-4014

1570 Oramas Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,849,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-28471775 Judy Mansbach 805-570-5555

1220 Coast Village Road #110 , 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Toni Sutherland 805-618-1886

3815 Crescent Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun BY APPT, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Robert Watt 805-252-2190 Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081

1729 Hillcrest Road, 4BD/3BA, BY APPT, $2,295,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524 1734 Franceschi Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-3, $2,295,000, Keller Williams, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805-720-5362 2217 Mission Ridge Road, 2BD/3BA, By Appt, $2,300,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805-252-7305

San Roque 3639 San Remo Drive #19, 2BD/2BA, Sat 11-1, $529,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904

3570 Modoc Road #15, 2BD/1.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $575,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158 3340 Mccaw Avenue #114, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-5, $579,000, DLG Properties Co., James Rickard 805-886-8614 3863 Fairfax Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $775,000, Village Properties, Ruth Eggli 805-252-9763 36 Lassen Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 2-4, $789,000, Sotheby’s, Robert Heckes 805-637-0047 54 Lassen Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 12-3, $949,000, Village Properties, David Magid 805-451-0402

2659 Todos Santos Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sat 1-3, $3,295,000, Sotheby’s, Paula Goodwin 805-451-5699

Westside Santa Barbara 1125 San Andres Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $719,000, Alemann and Associates, Terence Alemann 805-637-3378

10 West Quinto Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patrice Rossi 805-637-5112

Santa Ynez Valley 385 Centennial Street, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-3, $559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902

531 Meadow View Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $655,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707 3364 Sagunto Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $669,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471 711 Alisal Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 12:30-3:30, $850,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-1205 325 Bell Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 11-1, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902 3065 Long Canyon Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $1,699,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Ellingsberg 805-729-4334

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Lots of walkability to both downtown and the beach/harbor, lots of backyard barbecues, and getting to know your neighbors. You’ll Love

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Families of all shapes and size, including multiple families under one roof. Many students, as well. Some retirees on the hills.

The Westside, which extends from the 101 freeway up toward the lower hills of the Mesa, was one of Santa Barbara’s first suburbs. Most of the homes were built on the site of former farms and grazing lands before the 1940s, and denser apartment and condo developments came in later years, now home to many working-class families and Santa Barbara City College students. The available properties are a mix of single-family homes (some already remodeled, many needing refurbishments), duplex and triplex properties, and investor-minded apartment complexes. It is a great neighborhood to break into the Santa Barbara market if you can trade elbow grease for a lower price. Though mostly residential, the Westside features a bustling commercial corridor along San Andres Street, particularly at the intersection of Micheltorena Street, where taco shops, bakeries, a hardware store, and a grocery store serve the neighborhood. There are a number of pocket parks, as well as nearby hiking opportunities through the Honda Valley Park area. West Beach and the Santa Barbara Harbor are also within walking distance, as is Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium, where people can run the track or charge the stands for free. Though there is an increasing amount of students, the community is dominated by families. Some own their homes, but many are renters, both in the many single-family homes as well as the larger apartment complexes located closer to the freeway and SBCC. Overall, there is a very laid-back and homey vibe to the Westside, and the community spirit is on brightest display during Halloween and the Christmas season, when many homes are vividly decorated in twinkling lights.

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Located on the flatlands between downtown Santa Barbara and the Mesa is the Westside, a bustling neighborhood of single-family homes, duplexes, and apartment complexes and its own commercial strip along San Andres Street. This is a great place to break into a tough market by buying one of the fixer-uppers closer to the 101 freeway, or you can pay a bit more to find an already remodeled property higher up on the hills. The beach and State Street are within walking distance, and the area is very family-focused.

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Studio

3890 La Cumbre Plaza Lane, Suite 200, shubinanddonaldson.com

Partners

Russell Shubin and Robin Donaldson

Notable Projects

What’s Next

The firm is currently working on a three building development on the 400 block of Anacapa Street that will house new offices and a residence for Donaldson and his family. “We think of the development as a small ‘creative campus,’” says Donaldson of the project that will be completed in 2017. Shubin + Donaldson is also involved in a large urban-planning project combined with a series of building designs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. “It’s a very interesting challenge to understand what they are trying to achieve and then apply our methodology,” says Donaldson of his firm’s international clients. “We bring some of the attitudes that we have here in Southern California. Yet, we need to learn how our expertise can stitch into their culture.” n

anta Barbara is the perfect feng shui, the perfect relationship of ocean to mountains,” explains Robin Donaldson, poised as the consummate architectural professional who exhibits his own balance between calm and enthusiasm while explaining his firm’s focus on creative local workspaces and modern homes. “What I think about is how a building will relate to the special location that we have here in the world.” Donaldson came to Santa Barbara in 1987 to work on the notable contemporary Crawford residence in Montecito with the Morphosis firm headed by Thom Mayne. He then settled here to attend UCSB and study architectural history with the late David Gebhard, admitting that he has long been a student of Schindler and the modern Californian case-study houses of the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s. “I look at people like Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne as just a continuation of these great masters,” he says as he explains how the style has progressed. “Now there’s a new generation trying to carry on.” After completing his architectural studies at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, Donaldson returned to cofound Shubin + Donaldson with Russell Shubin and grow it to a 55-employee firm that has racked up more than 36 design awards to date. “What I don’t think people realize in Santa Barbara is that there’s a good amount of really interesting contempo-

worker, and architectural designer, helped Rhead get his start here. Freed from the constraints of working for commercial firms, Rhead now created some of his most beautiful, memorable work. A master of design, he often called upon his love of nature to inspire him. Many of his ceramics include animal, plant, or insect figures. One of his most famous achievements was a glaze he christened Mirror Black, in which he managed to re-create a glaze originally used in ceramics in 16th-century China. It was a work of trial and error; he discarded some 11,000 formulas before hitting upon just the right glaze. Rhead’s desire to teach and share his discoveries never left him. He taught classes at his studio in conjunction with Santa Barbara State Normal School, the forerunner of UCSB. He expounded on his techniques in a selfpublished magazine, The Potter. He counted among his friends W. Edwin and Carolyn Gledhill, known for their sensitive photographic portrait work; the antiques dealer, Nathan Bentz, who championed Rhead’s work in the community; and Robert Hyde, known for his beautiful illuminated books. Despite the high esteem in which his work was held, Rhead never did prosper in Santa Barbara, primarily because his skills as a businessman left much to be desired. In 1918, he returned to Ohio to once again work for a commercial pottery. In 1929, he moved on to yet another firm, where he created his Fiesta tableware, noted for its brightly colored glazes and moderne design; it was a great commercial success. Rhead died in 1942. He is now recognized as one of the most important ceramists in the American Arts and Crafts Movement and a major figure of Santa Barbara’s Arts and Crafts community.

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anta Barbara was home to a significant Arts and Crafts colony in the first two decades of the 20th century. The Arts and Crafts Movement, founded in Great Britain in the late 19th century century, looked to the artisans of the Middle Ages for inspiration. The movement prized fine craftsmanship and placed handicrafts and decorative arts on the same level of importance as painting and sculpture. In part, the movement was a reaction to what was perceived to be the dehumanizing effects of the growth in mechanization in industrialized countries. One of the major figures in Santa Barbara’s Arts and Crafts community was the potter Frederick Hurten Rhead. Rhead was born into a family that had worked in the commercial potteries of England for six generations. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1902 and settled in Ohio. Here he worked for a number of potteries. Early on, Rhead demonstrated that mass-production techniques need not destroy or damper artistic sensibility. He soon established himself as an important figure in the world of American art ceramics. In 1911, Rhead and his wife moved to Marin County, California. He went to work for a pottery associated with the Arequipa Sanitarium. He and his wife taught pottery as a form of therapy to patients afflicted with tuberculosis. Rhead found that the sanitarium stifled his artistic sensibilities, so in 1913 he moved south to Santa Barbara to set up his own studio. He established Rhead Pottery in a craftsman-style studio and home in Mission Canyon, near the present intersection of Foothill and Tornoe roads. Christoph Tornoe, a prominent Arts and Crafts woodworker, metal-

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rary architecture being done,” he says. “A lot of our clients want something new and fresh, open, full of light and optimistic.” As a fourth-generation Californian, Donaldson seems to have woven the state’s elemental substances of light and optimism into his personal and professional history. “We think about the site, seasons, how the sun moves, the wind, and all the environmental factors,” he says as he explains the influences of his design choices. “So we can interpret the architecture in a much more creative way because we’re not bound by Andalusia Spanish architecture, which says the window has to be in the middle.” Indeed art and landscape have left a mark on Donaldson and his aspirations. “I think Santa Barbara would be a spectacular place for a museum dedicated to plein-air painting,” he says when asked if he had any local architectural dream projects. “We have a lot of great painters in Santa Barbara and Southern California.”

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HUSSAin ZOHAiR eA

$1,280,000

3/01/16

1318 KenWOOD RD

GReenWALD eLiSABetH H tRUStee

VALLeie SOHeYLA

$780,000

3/10/16

2086 CLiFF DR

WiLSOn AntHOnY R eU

tOSCHeR LORen eU

$750,000

3/11/16

2007 GiLLeSPie St

DOnAGHe DiAnA L

RUMBLeY JAMeS L

$650,000

3/04/16

2036 OAK AVe

inVeStFiRSt LLC

KRAnZLe tHOMAS M eU

$1,000,000

3/11/16

1417 SAn MiGUeL AVe A

PAReSA LiVinG tRUSt

GLAnZ MitCHeLL i eU

$1,135,000

3/01/16

2620 CLintOn teRRACe

MORA ASSAD F tRUStee

neFF eRiK eU

$865,000

3/08/16

3638 SUnSet DR

MCADAMS MeMORY F eStAte

HJORtinG MAY tRUStee

$1,175,000

3/04/16

3741 AVOn Ln

HOLMeS MiCHeLLe D

MCtAViSH JAMeS C tRUStee

$539,000

3/08/16

3639 SAn ReMO DR 20

ROCKWeLL JOLinDA

HAYeS DORiAn

$1,460,000

3/03/16

3785 HOPe teRRACe

CROSS DAnYA eU

HOWe BRYAn eU

$244,500

3/03/16

4555 OAK GLen DR C

SieMOn J GReGORY tRUStee

SteineR KiRStie F tRUSt

$5,900,000

3/01/16

4441 ViA eSPeRAnZA

CRABtRee GARY D tRUStee

BAiRD MAnLeY F iV

$389,000

3/08/16

1169 ViA ALtA

tOUBBeH PAtRiCiA FAMiLY tRUSt

BARCeLOnA ROBeRt L eU

$389,000

3/09/16

1091 PAtteRSOn RD

tUCK MYRnA A tRUStee

WinDSHeiMeR MARY A tRUSt

$315,000

3/11/16

1112 ViA MAViS

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

Santa barbara county SaleS

area

Seller

buyer

price

date

SAntA MARiA

JOSePHSen KARen

GARDneR KYLe J eU

$450,000

3/11/16

1537 JenSen RAnCH RD

SHAFFeR SUSAn

PAPiLLi MiCHAeL eA

$380,000

3/04/16

4686 HARtneLL RD

$535,000

3/08/16

1190 teRRAZZO WY

$370,000

3/04/16

3741 MARGie AVe

FUtCH LOiS M tRUSt

CRABtRee GARY D tRUStee

$400,000

3/04/16

299 PABSt Ln

FReDDie MAC

KeLLY RYAn eA

$345,000

3/04/16

3998 HiLLVieW RD

PRiVett LOtUS C eStAte

RiCHARDSOn ViCRORiA

$368,000

3/02/16

4537 CARiSSA Ct

SeC HOUSinG & URBAn DeVeLOPMen

SteVenS CHRiStOPHeR W tRUStee

$342,000

3/04/16

4173 HARMOnY Ln

BAiRD MAnLeY F iV

OCHOA tiMOtHY A eU

$330,000

3/08/16

3013 MOntAnO DR

PROVenCiO CARLOS R

PASSMORe GARRett

$392,000

3/04/16

2818 StARFiRe St

JeFFeRS JAMeS A tRUStee

BARDi JOLYn K

$432,000

3/10/16

875 e MCCLOUD St

BYRD MARSHA P tRUStee

FRAnCiSCO MCSUnnY J eU

$410,000

3/04/16

863 e SUnSHine Ct

FARiAS BRenDA

MARtineZ iRMA L

$230,000

3/10/16

610 SUnRiSe DR Unit 4-A

WALSH MARtin P JR eU

KiBODeAUX tinA R eU

$563,000

3/02/16

870 FOXenWOOD DR

CUMBeRLAnD CRAiG A

VAnAMAn JOnAtHAn D

$545,000

3/04/16

1142 WeYMOUtH Ct

BAKeR JACK W

CeRRiLLO ARMAnDO JR eU

$470,500

3/11/16

915 QUAiL RiDGe DR

FOXenWOOD GARDen ViLLAS LLC

RiCHARDSOn JOHn e eU

$439,000

3/04/16

4342 S FOXenWOOD CiR

MORGAn COnnie L

CALiFORniA COAStAL inVeStMentS

$785,000

3/03/16

2325 A St

HAnnA MARJORie B eStAte

nAVARRO JOSe L eU

$275,000

3/10/16

205 W tAFt St

D&D inVeStMentS LLC

GLenn SYLViA

$299,000

3/04/16

1703 n CURRYeR St

CAnnOn SHARLA K

FOSteR tHOMAS H tRUStee

$326,000

3/04/16

2417 n BOXWOOD St

RODRiGUeZ BenJAMin J eU

CAntORAL eDWin

$400,000

3/10/16

1444 W tRiMeRA AVe

StAnFORD FAMiLY tRUSt 5/8/85

KALL JAnete R

$360,000

3/11/16

431 W tiMBeR Ln

Cit BAnK n A

GOLLABA SUSAnA eA

$380,000

3/10/16

2218 n RiVeRtOn DR

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

RAMiReZ SeBAStiAn eA

$378,000

3/02/16

701 SW eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

FRAnGiS GUS C eU

$397,000

3/02/16

735 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

tAHeR GAMiL M

$437,000

3/08/16

821 W eLAine AVe

FRAnCiSCO MCSUnnY eA

ViLLARReAL ALeJAnDRO

$384,000

3/04/16

820 SW DeLLA DR

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

BOtROS nAZeiH M eU

$388,000

3/01/16

702 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

FOnG MiCHAeL S eU

$458,000

3/03/16

714 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

SALinAS JOSe eU

$399,500

3/03/16

726 W eLAine AVe

CPH HARVeSt GLen LLC

PineDA-MeRinO RiCARDO A eU

$402,000

3/01/16

934 W eLAine AVe

MenDOZA FABiAn eU

SAnDOVAL GUMARO G eA

$272,000

3/09/16

1409 n Pine St

DOnOVAn MiCHAeL t tRUStee

MenDeZ FRAnCiSCO C eU

$245,000

3/11/16

1003 n tHORnBURG St

WOODBURn JAnie M

LinCOLn ten LLC

$725,000

3/07/16

713 n BenWiLeY AVe Unit A

DeUtSCHe BAnK nAtiOnAL tRUSt

MARtineZ RiCKY

$272,000

3/09/16

813 e ALVin AVe

neYMAn eRiK B

JiMeneZ HeCtOeR J eU

$235,000

3/11/16

119 ReGAL DR

MORABitO JOSePH M eU

ROBinSOn LAURA

$279,000

3/11/16

801 e CYPReSS St

SCOtt BRUCe t tRUStee

PRAtt JOSePH W tRUStee

$287,000

3/09/16

913 e CYPReSS St

HeRnAnDeZ RAMiRO eU

LOPeZ MARCO A

$255,000

3/08/16

718 e CYPReSS St

UPtOn DOnnA L

DAnGOURiAn HAGOP J eU

$499,000

3/09/16

833 e CentRAL AVe

neWLOn nORMAn tRUStee

CRUSH JAMeS eU

$230,000

3/07/16

400 CHAPARRAL St

LeSSLeR MiCHAeL J

AtHAnASSiADiS tRACeY A tRUStee

$2,052,500

3/04/16

1946 PAQUitA DR

929MOnteCitO eXCHAnGe CORP

3319 PADARO LAne LLC

$13,000,000

3/01/16

3319 PADARO Ln

JACOBSen RAnDALL B tRUStee

JACOBSen RODneY A

$600,000

3/10/16

3854 BASeLine AVe

PeteRSen WiLLiAMJ tRUStee

neWtOn AMY J tRUStee

$850,000

3/03/16

3064 GLenGARY RD

CLARK ALLAn G eU

$314,000

3/09/16

108 n Y St

SHULeR KAtHie M eA

$215,000

3/08/16

2111 HeRMOSA Ct

AQUinO BiSCOnDe R eU

MORGenSteRn JAMeS A eU

$335,000

3/02/16

509 COLBeRt DR

KniLL eLLen t

DOUMA MARY A eU

$335,000

3/11/16

308 CRYStAL CiR

WiLLiAMS MARQUeL t

tHOMAS JASOn eU

$344,500

3/03/16

304 CHAPLin CiR

BOARD RODeRiCK L eU

SABAtte MiHAeL J eU

$405,000

3/11/16

2011 SAn AntOniO Ct

GOnZALeZ AMADO

GOnZALeZ AMADO eA

$180,000

3/01/16

3676 ViA LAtO

eAGLe ViStA eQUitieS LLC

RiGGS SAnFORD e eU

$445,000

3/10/16

619 PALOMAR CiR

RAnCHO De LA MARROn LLC

SABinO FAMiLY RAnCH LLC

$500,000

3/04/16

2770 SAn AntOniO RD

SteRPA SeBAStinO tRUStee

JOHn SeBAStinO VineYARDS LLC

$3,200,000

3/02/16

e HWY 246

GeRRARD tYLeR R eU

GOSneY tiMOtHY J

$698,000

3/11/16

341 VALLeY DAiRY RD

PieL LiLiAne i tRUSt

D AnD D inVeStMentS LLC

$235,000

3/08/16

409 e GRAnt St

ARiAS RUBY

CARLSLe ReX S eU

$242,000

3/11/16

1738 n LYnne DR 26

RAMOS JUAn eA

JiMeneZ-AViLA FeLiX eU

$295,000

3/08/16

1126 e Lee DR

GUnn BettY R

SiMOnS SOCORRO tRUStee

$322,000

3/04/16

1214 n PALiSADe DR

CAStiLLO JOSe S tRUStee

CAStiLLO HeLen

$295,000

3/10/16

912 SUGAR BUSH DR

CASPeR BRAnDOn A

SULLiVAn MARK eU

$250,000

3/10/16

1248 eSteS DR

LUtZ LeLAnD L tRUStee

MiLLeR MiCHAeL S eU

$412,000

3/03/16

552 e inGeR DR

PARRiSH MARVin A tRUStee

M & H PROPeRtieS LLC

$1,000,000

3/04/16

1559 e BetteRAViA RD

DiAZ JOSe D eU

DiAZ CHRiStinA

$327,000

3/09/16

2540 S SAVOY DR

tRenieR DAViD P tRUStee

tAiAn MUneFF eU

$313,000

3/09/16

132 e BennettA DR

AUMOnt HeLene H

MiSeRLiS CHARLOtte eA

$620,000

3/04/16

1628 LAUReL AVe

RieWALD MiLDReD

HAnLY ROSALie M eA

$354,000

3/04/16

2083 ViLLAGe Ln

WeBeR DeAn C eU

WOnG HUnG W eU

$222,000

3/11/16

1676 MAPLe AVe 6

ALLen WiLLiAM R tRUStee

GiLL DOn eU

$320,000

3/08/16

319 FiFtH St e

nORtH CHARLeS M tRUStee

AnDeRSOn CHARLeS t eU

$600,000

3/01/16

1282 CAtARinA St

VetteR tiMBeR B StYLAnDeR eLSe-BRitt

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