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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

5 Society Invites – It’s BBQ time (once again) for Montecito Trails, Explore Ecology painting SCAPE, and the Mental Wellness Center’s first gala

6 On Entertainment – Don Was finds his Pan-Detroit inspiration, Johnny Irion and Sleeping Soldiers, plus a Spy for Spy on stage

8 Montecito Miscellany – Luxury clothes brand Esbee, Granada’s Legends Gala, lunches with a cause, and more miscellany

10 Letters to the Editor – Neighbors’ input on MBAR and fiber-optic cables, lawn sign stealing, the Biltmore and Rosewood Community Voices – Jeff Giordano on who controls the conversation in the County Tide Guide

12 News Bytes – The 40th Annual Beach Cleanup Day, the LPFA’s gear sale plus available positions, and CADA’s Summit for Danny Beings & Doings – ‘70s AM radio cast a deep spell over this mesmerized, inward-gazing stick figure – one misunderstood song in particular

18 Elizabeth’s Appraisals – This Venetian-style mirror reflects centuries of glassmaking techniques and cultural influences

20 Brilliant Thoughts – What goes up must come down, including Ashleigh –but I don’t want to ruin the ending

22 Meeting at MA – Incoming Supervisor Roy Lee says hello, Lt. Butch Arnoldi is honored, upcoming events for its 75th Anniversary, and more

24 Montecito Health Coach – Learning something new may very well be the lesson for a longer life and more thriving mind

28 Travel Buzz – From decadent palazzi to rooftop dining, Leslie’s stay in the Sicilian port city of Palermo has her feeling like a principessa

30 The Water Column – You may have heard of the fiscal year, but the “water year” has its own schedule and sources of the much-needed wet stuff

31 Charity Regatta – It’s the 20th Anniversary of yachts, barbecue, and a whole lot of care for VNA Health

33 Your Westmont – The college welcomes new faculty and Saturn shows off its rings

35 Petite Wine Traveler – It’s pizza, vino, and much more at annual the Wine & Fire Weekend celebrating Sta. Rita Hills On the Scanner – A report of the local police incidents in this new weekly feature

40 Calendar of Events – One805 is here, Camerata Pacifica en Français, Swans on stage, and other happenings

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Society Invites

60th Anniversary BBQ for the Montecito Trails Foundation

by Joanne A Calitri

Society Invites says, put your fashion sneakers on and jaunt over to the 60th Anniversary BBQ celebration for the Montecito Trails Foundation (MTF), Sunday, September 22, 5-9 pm, at the Carriage & Western Art Museum Santa Barbara.

The all-out celebration is the first fundraiser back on the trails since 2019. Proving to be a time to remember by dancing the evening away with the Doublewide Kings band, led and founded by Montecito’s Palmer Jackson Jr. on guitar. For certain a few musicians may sit in. The event features a Welcome Party, Door prizes, a raffle, a live auction, and the Los Padres Outfitters BBQ Dinner. Auction and raffle items include a Trek E-Bike, a group beach ride with Los Padres Outfitters, camping gear from Mountain Air Sports, whale watching with Santa Barbara Sailing Center, and kayak tours from the Santa Barbara Adventure Company.

Executive Director Ashlee Mayfield will be the keynote speaker, talking about the work of the MTF, introducing the Board and Head Sponsors – The Ann Jackson Family Foundation and Montecito Bank & Trust. Table Sponsors are Aquanauts, Vicki Mills and Chris Russo, Lane 4 Fundraising, the Mayfield Family, Paddy McMahon and Heidi Chesley, the Murray Family, the Salin/Woloshyn Family, and Robin and David Snider

To find out more, I spoke with Mayfield:

Q. Share about MTF’s 60th Anniversary and its return to have a fundraising event…

A. For many years, the MTF hosted an afternoon BBQ in Montecito at a residential location. We faced challenges in redefining our event after losing that venue to the Debris Flow and were further impacted by COVID-19. This year marks our return to a full-scale event, with ambitious fundraising goals and a serious band for some serious fun. With so many front-country trail closures, it’s time to push for reopening!

What is the theme of this fundraiser?

Our Fall BBQ this year is heavily influenced by our venue, catering, sponsors, and band. While not western-themed per se, we chose the Carriage Museum, Los Padres Outfitters BBQ, and the Doublewide Kings to set the stage for a Sunday afternoon celebrating the great outdoors of Santa Barbara, dancing, and recognizing the importance of our trails to the community. Donations from Rincon Brewery and Por la Mar Nursery will put the finishing touches on the event.

What is the fundraising goal and where will the proceeds go?

Our goal is to raise $100K on Sunday the 22nd, with funds directed toward the recovery of San Ysidro and a portion of our annual maintenance costs.

This will allow us to start the initial work and prepare for more extensive rehabili tation of San Ysidro this coming winter and spring. That larger project will be more

Enjoy complimentary dining from The Stonehouse Restaurant & free valet parking

Montecito Trails Foundation Board: Nick Presniakov, Vicki Mills, Jane Murray, Paddy McMahon, Chris Russo, Ashlee Mayfield, Matt Zuchowicz, Sheila Snow and Kevin Snow; Not Pictured: Kyle Slattery and Tony Morris (courtesy photo)

On Entertainment

Don Was: Doctor Detroit Drops In

by Steven Libowitz

If there were any justice in the entertainment world, Don Was would be a superstar, with periodic concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl selling out as soon as they’re announced, and records crashing the Top 10 on a regular basis. As it is, Was had some hits in the late 1980s with his funky duo Was (Not Was) – including the golden goofy groove “Walk the Dinosaur” – then went on to become a versatile and wildly successful record producer whose credits include everything from B-52’s “Love Shack” to Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time to projects by Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, the last five Rolling Stones records and way too many others to list. For the last 13 years, he’s also been the president of the historic jazz label Blue Note. Was has played some recent big gigs in town, but as a sideman – with Bob Weir (in 2018 at the Arlington) and Charles Lloyd (2019 at the Lobero). The last time he was here under his own name was, well, maybe never. That all changes on September 25 when his new ensemble, Don Was and the PanDetroit Ensemble, a less than two-year-old project, performs at the Lobero. We caught up with Was for an extended interview earlier this month. Excerpts below.

Q. You haven’t had your own band for a while. What prompted this new project of The Pan-Detroit Ensemble?

A. Terence Blanchard was curating jazz concerts for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and invited me to be a part of it. It had been a long time since I had my own band, basically since Was (Not Was), and I hadn’t really written anything, which started back in the early nineties where I had just finished working almost successively with Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and The Stones. Every time I sat down at the piano to compose, I’d get about two minutes in and I’d

think, what’s the point of this? All of those guys are among the greatest songwriters of all time, what did I have to add?

But then I realized that they didn’t grow up in Detroit in the late fifties and early sixties. They didn’t have the Stooges play at their high school, or Funkadelic play a sock hop at their junior high. They didn’t go to the Grande Ballroom and see the MC5, they didn’t have Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder as regular customers at the record store where I worked.

The point is, no one was really making records who grew up in the middle of that. So I thought, just be yourself. Be as different as you are, just like I tell the people I produce. So I went back to Detroit and I hooked up with people who had the same musical DNA as I did. We clicked immediately. Some of them I’ve been playing with

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Don Was is back at it with his Pan-Detroit Ensemble (courtesy photo)

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Montecito Miscellany The Esbee Lifestyle

by Richard Mineards

Esbee, the fashion brand, whose name comes from the initials of our Eden by the Beach, is the creation of dynamic duo Andrew Schmoller and his business partner Eli Gill, both of whom attended UCLA.

Montecito-based Andrew described the enterprise as a “direct to the consumer and wholesale company” that designs and manufactures clothes in California.

“Esbee makes luxury apparel basics and accessories with the timeless elegance reflective of the Santa Barbara lifestyle.”

The tony twosome recently launched a fun throwback collection dubbed Leisure Club, as well as the Rincon Surf Jacket.

Given Andrew’s difficulty in finding off-the-shelf sizes for his lofty 6’8” stature. Esbee produces its apparel in longer and fitted in LT and XLT.

Celebrities, as well as professional football and basketball players, are considered natural fits for the new brand and are considered the bread and butter of their client base.

Esbee hand delivers the same day to local Santa Barbara residents, stores, and hotel guests.

The collections can also be accessed online at esbee.us

A Legendary Night

Two of Santa Barbara’s great dames were lauded for their exemplary work at the venerable century-old Granada Theatre’s Legends Gala.

The capacious stage was socially gridlocked when 240 guests, marking the 8th anniversary of the popular event, honored Joan Rutkowski, who was a founding board member in 1997, starting the multi-million dollar renovation project the following year with help from the late Mike Towbes, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Sara Miller McCune, and Susan Gulbransen , who served as president of the board of the Santa

Barbara Center for the Performing Arts for six years.

The 1,500-seat theater is home to eight resident companies, including the State Street Ballet, UCSB Arts & Lectures, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association, the American Theatre Guild, the Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Symphony.

The renovation of the building cost more than $50 million, the grand reopening ceremony receiving coverage in my then column in the News-Press in 2008 – a year after I moved to our rarefied enclave from Hancock Park in Los Angeles, where I was a commentator on the KTLA-TV morning show.

Palmer Jackson Jr. , the Granada’s executive chairman and current chairman of the board, described Joan and Susan as the major “driving force”

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Kathryn and Peter Martin on the red carpet (photo by Baron Spafford)

Lofty Montecito entrepreneur Andrew Schmoller gives Tommy Hilfiger competition (courtesy photo)

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Letters to the Editor

A Message to MBAR

I’m writing to express my deep concern regarding the sudden and dramatic change in the appearance of our neighborhood, which seems to have unfolded in the last few weeks on your watch.

As I’m sure you have noticed, there are now copious amounts of enormous fiber optic wires, apparently installed by someone with an enthusiasm for large overhead tangled webs. These new wires are not just mingling with the usual utility lines hidden in the trees… these thick wires are performing an aerial ballet of low hanging chaos and look awful. You can now see them crisscrossing overhead on Hot Springs, Sycamore Canyon, East Mountain, and other streets – all without intervention from your esteemed board.

I cannot help pointing out the irony here… for the last fifteen years, your board has busied themselves micromanaging the minutiae of residents’ projects (myself included), yet this colossal eyesore was apparently of no concern. To say that these new installations have drastically altered the character of the area would be an understatement. Our once-quaint neighborhood now resembles something more akin to a developing nation’s urban sprawl.

I personally have endured your “attentive” oversight on a number of insignificant items such as the time I was forced to pick old timey path lights that the board preferred (rather than the simple modern ones I had selected) even though they were not visible to anyone at all, sat 12” off the ground and were behind a gate! On another project, I had to spend thousands of dollars, and months of delay, to have my landscape architect draw up plans for a mandated walking path in front of my home on Hot Springs – only for you to realize (after I pointed

it out in the meeting after the money and delay) that my house was not on the east side of the street with the path!

How curious that such microscopic scrutiny is routinely applied to inconsequential and unseen details while miles of thick, obtrusive fiber-optic cables are now draped across our streets. How did the board, usually so quick to pounce on every trivial detail, manage to sleep through the installation of these unsightly wires, which now overwhelm our once picturesque streets?

In closing, I would like clarity on how this situation was allowed to occur and what steps the board plans to take to address it.

Sincerely, Dara K. Barker

Leave the Lawn Alone

To whoever stole our “Harris for President” yard sign the other day: Every time you take our sign, know that we’ll purchase another; so in effect, you’re contributing to the Harris/Walz campaign. Your right to your opinion doesn’t include denying us the right to express ours. And as much as we’d like to take down Trump/ Vance signs, we don’t, because those people have the right to be idiots just as much as you. Finally, as a really wise person recently said, “Mind your own damn business.”

Clay Williams

Bring Back the Biltmore

As a 50 plus year member of the Coral Casino and neighbor of the Biltmore I am wholeheartedly supporting Ty Warner’s team and their well thought out plan to upgrade the gem of Montecito – the

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Community Voices

Santa Barbara: When You Control the “Conversation,” You Control the County

by Jeff Giordano

Very recently, we learned that at a Regular Planning Commission meeting set for September 25, the Commission will review suggested changes to our community-disastrous Cannabis Ordinance. This got me to wondering: Who controls the agenda and timing related to important County issues, i.e., who controls the “conversation”?

The Planning Commission is an advice-driven part of our County government that is based on State law and enabling County statutes. It’s these statutes that call for staff from Planning & Development (P&D) to help set the agenda, as the Commission has no dedicated staff. Further, this legislation permits the Commission to have Special meetings “ fixed at any date and time set by motion of the Commission ...” This can happen if one of our five two-year term Commissioners makes such a motion. Big “IF”.

Now, for land use/general plan issues, P&D works closely with our Supervisors and because they oversee it – and, in certain respects, rely on it – with the Cannabis industry itself. Given the industry’s influence (believe you me, these folks are “good”) and the two primary Cannabis engineers (Supervisors Williams and Lavagnino ) do I believe that this agenda item bubbled-up organically based on P&D’s desire to work faster than even the

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Supervisors long range calendar (that staff also sets) would require? In a word, “NO WAY”.

Please know that Cannabis can be “fixed” in a variety of ways. One involves the annual licensing scheme and the other involves land use. Most experts understand that licensing – which is Cannabis exclusive – is the quick -

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i.e., it involves more time, process and ongoing odor.

Anyway, if there was political honesty in the process, a Special meeting would be a “given” based on the dark ad-hoc history of our Cannabis Ordinance, a history that resulted in a scathing Grand Jury report and 12 separate ethics-related recommendations. A deeply failed Ordinance that has resulted in a countywide Public Nuisance, resident-funded litigation and a groundswell of concerned community groups.

Will our County, again, push what I can assure you will be very light/Cannabis-friendly suggestions forward – with the imprimatur of the Commission – without sufficient notice and public comment? Remember, these meetings are meant to “promote public interest in (and) comment on…general plan regulations.” Had P&D disclosed a draft for comment perhaps such a meeting would not be necessary, but they have adhered to their lockbox protocol, leading the community to be suspicious of both timing and process, especially given the topic! Unfortunately,

in SB-land thoughtful engagement is rarely encouraged.

Each Commissioner serves at the pleasure of their district Supervisor. Our Commissioner, C. Michael Cooney, is the longest serving Commissioner in SB history with more than 20 years of dedicated service stretching back to Supervisors Naomi Schwartz, Salud Carbajal and, most recently, Williams. He is by all accounts a gentleman and someone whose volunteerism earned him the Santa Barbara Foundation’s Outstanding Service award. That said – from the Commission to the Board of Supervisors – very much favors lame duck Supervisor Williams and not Supervisor Elect Roy Lee, who formally requested that the Commission hold a fully noticed Special meeting 30 days after P&D releases their report (as of this writing no report has been released), if for no other reason than to quash the appearance of politics or industry-meddling.

I hope that Mr. Cooney and the Commission looks forward (Mr. Lee garnered 12,475 votes) because Cannabis, Transparency and Due Process, issues that were central to Mr. Lee’s success, demand it. So, who ultimately controls the conversation? Well, I’ll leave that for you to decide…

Jeff Giordano, SB Country Resident

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40th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday September 21

by MJ Staff

It’s time to put on your Environmental Hat and join in the 40th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day for our town’s beaches, an all-volunteer all ages effort. The date is Saturday, September 21 from 9 am to 12 pm. Sign up online or show up at one of our town’s local beaches listed here:

Butterfly Beach: Channel Drive Montecito, from the Biltmore Hotel.

Site Captains: Pyp Pratt, his father Paul Pratt and mom Rali Kirova. This is their sixth year in a row as Captains for Montecito. Westmont College students also arrive to assist with the efforts.

Sponsored by Midland School where Pyp is a student: https://midland-school.org Hammond’s/Miramar Beach/Fernald: Stairs near the access area, Eucalyptus Lane.

Site Captains: Allison Armstrong, science teacher at Laguna Blanca Lower School, and Katie Pointer, chemistry teacher for the Upper School.

Sponsored by Laguna Blanca School: www.lagunablanca.org

Lookout Park, Summerland: Next to the playground before the beach path entrance.

Site Captain: Ryan Power, Executive Director of the Montecito YMCA. Sponsored by the Montecito YMCA: https://www.ciymca.org/ Loon Point, Summerland Beach

Site Captains: Ryan Wong and Micaela Oleson Sponsored by Tidy Seas: www.tidyseas.org

Everyone who registers online is entered into a drawing to win some awesome prizes! The Site Captains provide all necessary instructions and supplies. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, buckets, and reusable cleanup supplies to lessen the plastic footprint of this event. If you don’t have any, it will be provided by the Site Captain. The Annual Coastal Cleanup event heralds SBC Annual Creek Week, a celebration whose goal is to bring awareness of our protective stewardship of local creeks, watersheds, and the ocean. For the listings of the organizations, grass roots leaders, artists and events September 21 through September 13 – see 411.

411: https://exploreecology.org/coastal-cleanup-day https://sbcreekweek.com

Carpinteria Hiring a Recreation Leader

Apply by September 29th online for The City of Carpinteria Recreation Leader, as part of their Parks, Recreation and Community Services team. The job is 20 hours/ week doing everything from admin to finance, recreation instruction, checking equipment and facilities for safety.

411: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carpinteriaca?

Manning Park to Host the Annual Used Gear Sale and Positions Available with LPFA

Yes! Outdoor gear geeks unite – it is time to donate, volunteer, and definitely shop for your outdoor hiking, camping, exploring gear at the popular Los Padres Forest Association Annual Gear Sale, on Sunday, October 13 at Manning Park, Montecito! All proceeds go toward the LPFA Trail Restoration Fund.

The Used Gear Sale features a variety of lightly used outdoor gear that is looking for a new home. There are backpacks from Gossamer Gear, tents, sleeping bags, and all the odds and ends to set you up for some great upcoming outdoor adventures. See 411 for gear you wish to donate and to schedule pick up.

The Los Padres Forest Association is predicting an epic autumn and winter season in the back country and on our trails, due mostly to the rainfall over the past few years. This is the busy season for LPFA where they need increased work force to do trail projects.

Beings & Doings Midnight Plane to Houston

by Jeff Wing

By 1973 I had a red Panasonic ball radio parked in the darkened little hutch that was built into the headboard of my bed, and was discovering both the inchoate power of music, and words like ‘inchoate’. I’d bought my first LP with my own money, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, played McCartneys’ RAM album till the grooves wore off, and would trance out to The Carpenters’ version of Leon Russell’s doomed groupie hymn Superstar while holding hands with my neighbor Cathy under the transfixing influence of my black light – which turned her skin to velvet and her teeth into phosphorescent chiclets. At bedtime I would lie awake in a fever of imprecise and free-floating ‘feeling’, marinating in the weirdly deep and inexplicable reverie that overtakes certain insomniac, newly minted teens in their early throes.

Gladys Knight & the Pips singing “Midnight Train to Georgia” was a particularly potent intoxicant for me, and every night it would scrape out of the little ball radio just behind my head. “L.A. proved too much for the man,” Gladys would sing, already dolorous in her delivery of the very first line. I couldn’t stop thinking about the song and I couldn’t stop feeling it. Midnight

Train’s struggle parable – the pure but vulnerable artist being crushed by both philistines and ‘impersonal forces’ –rang my bell, as did my fevered imaginings of L.A.

Starry Vault Swept by Klieg Lights

The very idea of ‘L.A.’ (vs Los Angeles) made me swoon. To this wall-starer in Boulder, Colorado, shut up in his room with his St. George and the Dragon poster and shelf of nicely bound Reader’s Digest condensed classics (4 to a volume), L.A. meant darkness and power and brutality and triage and heroism and stardom – and all the other variegated sorrows and glories of big cities; the dank brickwork of the bowery, benighted citizens scrabbling in the pitch-black alleyways beneath a starry vault swept with the announcing klieg lights of a downtown Hollywood premiere. Holy ___! Of course all this proved too much for the man!

How many artists and lost souls had gone to ‘L.A.’ and been beauteously beaten down on storied Sunset Boulevard, or burned to death embracing the electric surge that ran through the town like a racing subterranean river? My ability to fall straight through to the middle of that song had

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costly, so the fundraising efforts at the BBQ are just the first step in something even more significant for our hiking community.

Over the past few years, our maintenance expenses have skyrocketed due to winter damage and prolific spring growth. This fall, we’re especially excited to kick off a phased recovery of the San Ysidro Trail, which has been closed since the winter storms of 2023. With so many front-country trail closures, we’re working hard to create more access for trail users. The San Ysidro Trail offers a popular two-mile hike to the San Ysidro Waterfall, which trail users have missed these past two years.

Every project requires collaboration. Our trail easements throughout southern Santa Barbara County are held by various agencies, including the Los Padres National Forest, the City of Santa Barbara, the City of Carpinteria, and the County of Santa Barbara. Coordinating work often involves at least one of these agencies, or in the case of Cold Spring Trail, three! Additionally, we often work with private property owners who have trail easements passing through their property or neighboring properties.

The endgame?

Hiking and safe access to our trails are natural resources we want to make available to everyone in our community. We are fortunate to have so many supporters who value our trails and the role they play in defining the Santa Barbara experience. We invite anyone who values hiking and loves the trails to join us on September 22 and/ or support our work by investing in our mission.

411: www.montecitotrailsfoundation.info

SCAPE Artists’ Central Coast Reflections Exhibit Benefits Explore Ecology

The Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment, SCAPE, held the opening of their fall fundraiser exhibition – titled Central Coast Reflections – at the Music Academy’s Lehmann Hall on Friday, September 13.

There were over sixty artists contributing approximately 150 works of art focused

SCAPE artists and Explore Ecology staff: Kerri Hedden, Susan Tompkins, Jill Cloutier, James Cunningham, Kathy McGill, Lindsay Johnson, Marianne D’Emidio Caston, and Morgan Coffey (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

on the natural environment of the Central Coast. Artists worked in their choice of mediums from oil on canvas to fine art photography showcasing their interpretations of the environment.

The exhibition beneficiary is Explore Ecology’s Environmental Education Programs, receiving a generous 35% of the proceeds from the sale of the art. Many works were already sold when I arrived by 5:30 pm, and there is still art to purchase by heading over to the website.

The juror for the exhibit was Tom Henderson, an artist for more than 25 years in our town. The winners are:

First Place: Rebecca August, oil on canvas, Lake Los Caneros

Second Place: Michelle Moloney, oil on canvas, At Naples

Third Place: Matt Lancaster, fine art photograph

Juror’s Choice: Nina Warner, oil on canvas, Devereux Slough

Beneficiary’s Choice: Kerri Hedden, oil on canvas, Hendry’s Beach

Karen Glancy was recognized by SCAPE President Kathy McGill for her work as the Exhibit’s Chair.

At the exhibition’s opening reception and awards ceremony were Explore Ecology’s Society Page 374

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LPFA is hiring for a new position as the Santa Barbara Ranger District Information Specialist. The person hired will steer the direction of the job guided by the role’s responsibilities, such as implement visitor info and merch. So buff those retail and social media skills. You will be based indoors at the Los Prietos Ranger Station, 3505 Paradise Rd. Pay starts at $18/hour, part time at 20 hours/week.

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Time for the Annual Summits for Danny CADA Fundraisers

Registration and donations are now open for the October round of the Annual Summit for Danny Fundraiser to support the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse [CADA], which has been helping the community for 73 years.

The Santa Barbara summit is scheduled for October 19 at Elings Park. Register as an individual or come in teams! The biggest team is awarded a traveling trophy.

A minimum pledge of $50 is required for adults to participate, $25 for youth ages 8-18, and kids 7 and under hike free. Teams can be sponsored. Dogs are welcome.

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for over 30 years on and off. There’s something about the music of Detroit that’s like a global language.

What do you think that is?

It has something to do with Detroit being a one-industry town, with everybody tied to the auto business. There’s no point in putting on airs. Everyone knows where you’re coming from, so you get a very honest, unpretentious population, and that gets reflected in the music. That runs from John Lee Hooker to Bob Seger to Motown to the Stooges. What ties that all together is deep soul and some kind of groove. The Pan-Detroit Ensemble is my take on the indigenous music of Detroit, including my last 13 years as president of Blue Note Records, where we’ve got more artists from Detroit than anywhere else.

That job seems like another left turn in a career that has seen you produce so many different artists from almost every conceivable genre. What’s your secret to being able to do that?

I wasn’t expecting it either, but I’ve been buying Blue Note records since 1966. …Whether it’s producing or the label, I work with artists who have a strong vision of what they’re trying to achieve and I try to help them realize it by whatever means necessary. It’s about storytelling and communicating on a really deep level. Great music gets under your skin, makes you feel something, helps you make sense out of the very confusing qualities of being a living human being. The genre is absolutely irrelevant. Getting through to people transcends any type of style.

The way I produce records, the way I run Blue Note Records and the way we construct our band: surround yourself with people who you admire and trust and let ‘em do this thing. Let them be the best version of them that they can be.

The Pan-Detroit Ensemble was supposed to be a one-off. Now you’re hitting the road for a second tour. How is it going?

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The LPFA Annual Gear Sale will be at Manning Park on Sunday, Oct. 13 (courtesy photo)

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Elizabeth’s Appraisals

Venetian Glass Mirror

by Elizabeth Stewart

You know what you look like every morning because you have a bathroom mirror. But until the 15th century no European had a glass mirror, and if you wanted to see yourself, one looked into a lake, or a piece of bronze. When did wall mounted glass mirrors come into existence? HH, who has a lovely 17th century-style Venetian glass mirror – etched and mounted on wood – wants to know when highly decorated mirrors entered the history of the looking glass.

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The story begins in Venice, the Floating City; or more traditionally La Serenissima The city is known for its most famous product, glass – as diaphanous as water, and just as difficult to mold. Glass, like water, is a liquid.

In the 15th century, the island of Murano rose to prominence as the world’s greatest glass making center, named the “Isle of Glass.” The first recorded mirror was made there in 1369. Few people could afford a glass mirror, because of the difficulty in their manufacture. A looking glass owned by a nobleman from the 14th to the 17th century was a prized possession and often listed in their estate inventory upon death. Mirrors were often willed to heirs.

The process of making a silvered glass mirror was laborious and dangerous. Glass and a silver alloy were fused, and mercury, a toxic substance, was used to do the fusing. In 1540, Vincenzo Redor patented a process for the levelling and polishing of a rolled glass sheet, producing for the first time a uniformly shaped mirrored glass. In the mid15th century Angelo Barovier added lead to the glass compound, and created Cristallo glass, which was transparent, colorless, and imitated rock crystal. In 1546 the Venice Mirror Guild was founded, and by the year 1600 mirrors were fashionable and therefore exported to the great Courts of Europe, purchased in small rectangles of mirrored silver glass in a simple wooden frame.

Various techniques in manufacturing were used to make this new and precious commodity: the process was called the flat mirror technique in which glaziers melted tin in glass tubs and applied when very hot to the flat glass. They would polish the tin to make it reflective and, adding gold and bronze to the mixture, followed by rubbing the reflective surface of the glass mirror with iron oxide powder to make it shiny and transparent. Another technique, invented later, involved quicksilver. Sheets of tin were pounded and spread, then rubbed with quicksilver with chamois rags. Once this was done, both the tin which had been rubbed with quicksilver and the flat glass where hot-pressured together. Any bubbles formed in this process rendered the mirror unusable.

The glass, since it was hand rolled, did not always offer the gazer a true reflection of him or herself. However, mirrors were not just vanity pieces, but were used to cast light around a room: a candle in front of a mirror becomes exponential in lighting power. Louis XIV’s hundreds of mirrors purchased at great expense for the ballroom at Versailles is a good example.

Venice was known for the perfection of glass blowing because of Byzantine craftsmen that worked in Venice as early as the 5th and 6th centuries. Venice was settled by people of the East; other peoples with a strong glass tradition came as well, such as Syrians and Egyptians, the original master glass makers. Venice became a refuge for many people of many cultures, because in the 5th and 6th centuries Rome was crumbling. Barbarian hordes invaded the once-cultured city and Romans were among those fleeing. The area that was known as Venice was marshland, not desired real estate and difficult to conquer. Wise people of many parts of the Mediterranean world found that a town built upon marches and water was impenetrable by the Barbarian hoards. No castles with moats were necessary in Venice. HH’s mirror is in the Rococo style, an important signature of 17th and 18th century Venetian art. The first such mirrors, with elaborate shapes and etched glass carvings, were a tour de force of the glassmaker’s art: those rounded shapes were cut by hand. The early ancestor of HH’s Venetian glass mirror is from the early 17th century when the style for curvilinear shapes in furniture and decorative arts replaced the previous, more linear style. HH’s mirror is a 19th century reproduction of a 17th century Venetian mirror; the 19th century collector of fine Venetian glass mirrors would commission a larger copy of a 17th or 18th century mirror. The value of HH’s mirror is $1,800.

Elizabeth Stewart, PhD is a veteran appraiser of fine art, furniture, glass, and other collectibles, and a cert. member of the AAA and an accr. member of the ASA. Please send any objects to be appraised to Elizabethappraisals@ gmail.com

HH’s 19th century reproduction of a 17th century Venetian mirror

Brilliant Thoughts

Road to Ruin

by Ashleigh Brilliant

My life story nearly had an early ending when, at the age of 18, I was in Israel, traveling on my own and often visiting ancient ruins. One was of a Crusader castle, many of which were built during the centuries after the First Crusade, which had succeeded in capturing, or re-capturing Jerusalem from the Muslims in 1099 AD. During that period, much of what we now call Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon was governed by Christians, from that City, in a State then called the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Anyway, there I was, in the middle of this ruin. In those days, I was somewhat adventurous. Whenever I saw anything that looked climbable, my immediate desire was to climb it. What I saw was a narrow column of rock a foot or so taller than my own height. There did appear to be a way of getting up it, so that I could stand on the top, which was a very small platform, hardly wide enough for both my feet. And that’s what I did. But what I had failed to consider was how to get down again. For a downward climber, there were no foot-or-handholds or niches. To make my situation more perilous, nobody else was around to give any kind of help (this ruin was not one of the more popular tourist venues).

Why am I telling you about this? Because it was the single most scary moment I have ever experienced. There seemed to be no alternative to jumping or falling onto the hard rock surface below – and, if not killed outright, at least being seriously injured. But it was only a moment. Don’t ask me how, but somehow, I did get safely down again, and have never since been so frightened (or perhaps quite so foolhardy).

And I have continued to enjoy visiting old ruins. Ireland seems to be full of them, including the remains of many cottages, presumably abandoned when those who had lived in them died in the famine, or emigrated – probably to America. But there are also castles. One I particularly remember is at Blarney, which for some reason gave its

name to a kind of smooth flattering talk. Those who excel at such language are said to have “kissed the Blarney stone.” There is such a stone at Blarney Castle, which, for a small fee, is kissable by visitors.

What you learn when you get there is that the Stone is actually built into the Castle’s outer wall, in such a position that, in order to be close enough to kiss it, you have to get someone to hold your legs, while the rest of you dangles over from one of the ramparts.

But England, where I came from, is equally rich in ruins. For over 350 years after

an invasion by Roman emperor Claudius in AD 43, it was part of the Roman Empire. People born there were Roman citizens. Many wealthy people built themselves villas, the ruins of which are still being discovered and explored. When I lived in a northwest suburb of London, it was an easy bike ride to one of these sites, which archaeologists were still excavating. No matter how many advantages there are to living in California, we have nothing here comparable to our homeland being dappled with relics of civilized inhabitants from 2,000 years ago.

That Crusader castle where I nearly came to grief is a reminder of what I consider one of the most dramatic episodes in Western history. Actually there was a whole series of Crusades, but the first one, 1,000 years ago, before they were even called “crusades,” was the most amazing. In an era long before any such thing as mass media existed, or any land transportation aside from horses, thousands of people from all over the Christian world, including some leading notables of their time, joined in a single movement directed towards a single goal from as far away as 2,000 miles – the “liberation” of Jerusalem from non-Christian forces which themselves were the result of a powerful religious movement.

It was all started by a Pope named Urban II, who gave a rousing speech urging the re-conquest of the Holy Land. Just what makes certain lands, objects, and even people, holy is a good question. One thing is certain: nothing is, or ever has been, holy to everyone, everywhere – with the possible exception of certain types of ice cream.

Ashleigh Brilliant was born in England in 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, then to the Montecito Journal in 2016. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots,” now a series of 10,000. email: ashleigh@west. net. web: www.ash leighbrilliant.com.

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Meeting at MA

New Supervisor Roy Lee, and Honors for Lt. Butch Arnoldi at September’s Meeting

by Joanne A Calitri

The Montecito Association’s September meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on zoom.

The meeting was led by its President Doug Black and Executive Director Houghton Hyatt

First agenda item had Roy Lee, incoming 1st District SBC Supervisor, present a Certificate of Recognition from SB County 1st Supervisor Das Williams to Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi for his 51 years of service to the SBC Sheriff’s Dept. Arnoldi humbly accepted. Lee shared he is excited and grateful to be on board, has an open-door policy and introduced his Chief of Staff, Wade Cowper

Arnoldi proceeded with the local crime updates for July and August, which included burglaries, narcotics arrests, a hit and run arrest, and a DUI arrest with domestic violence. Arnoldi

confirmed that his department does monitor Channel Drive. The MA Board requested Arnoldi to be in the 2024 Holiday Parade.

Montecito Fire Dept Fire Marshal Aaron Briner invited the community to their annual 911 remembrance ceremony at both fire stations. He also discussed the current Fire Season and cautioned the community to be aware of the current sundowner winds and to be ready for wildfire prevention. The MFD is working on their ability to use backcountry roads so they can drive up to the usually difficult-to-reach areas, such as the Cold Spring area. Montecito residents and businesses can request a defensible space survey of their property and building. Currently there is a Burn Ban in effect. Briner introduced MFD Public Information Officer Christina Atchison, who demoed their new website which has multiple resources for the community, from latest news, fire updates, and fire safety, to updated

evacuation maps, shelters, and related info. She invited community feedback on the website: www.montecitofire.com/ news-information

Darcel Elliott, Chief of Staff for SBC 1st Supervisor Das Williams, stated that Butch will never retire and likely will soon be back on the beat in Montecito. She reported there is a Miramar Beach erosion meeting on September 24 with all public departments involved. Also, due to public outreach the SBC Board of Supervisors adopted the SBC Dept. of Public Works resolutions for a “No Parking Stopping or Standing Zone” on East Mountain Drive, the zone defined as southside of East Mountain Drive from Centerline of Ashley Road, and the north side from 158 feet west of the centerline on Ashley Road. Note there is also a “No Parking Sunset to 8 am Zone” at north side of East Mountain Drive and Hot Springs Road. Signage will be installed. Elliot said the owners of property that demolished the Moody Sisters Cottage have been served a Civil Lawsuit, court date pending.

Land Use Chair, Dorinne Lee Johnson recapped last week’s Land Use meeting. The representatives for the Four Seasons Biltmore requested to present at the Land Use October 4 meeting, prior to re-meeting with MBAR and MPAC. Regarding Joe Cole’s request for the MA Board’s support at the Hot Springs Trail stakeholders meeting with Congressman Carbajal , Black stated Cole needs to be clear on the points he wants the MA to act on.

Events Chair Mindy Denson updated on Montecito Beautification Day slated for November 2, at the upper village green. The Citizen of the Year will be announced, and t-shirts given out. The Rosewood Miramar Beach is donating breakfast, Santa Ynez Ranch Chef Matthew Johnson is making side dishes, and the MFD will do the BBQ. Live music with the keyboardist

from the band America. Westmont College students have volunteered. Houghton Hyatt briefed on the MA 75 th Anniversary celebration for 2025 with a donor cocktail party, merch, and history book publication. She also reported for the Outreach Committee that the MA plans to be present at Ghost Village Road, will do a pop-up at Pavilion’s CVR for MA 75 th merch sales, and have annual Holiday Parade. For Hands Across Montecito, Andrea Newquist briefed on the work they do for homeless people in the area and advising local businesses on the day shelters they can refer them to. School updates were given by Superintendent & Principal of the Cold Spring School District Amy Alzina and Hyatt for Montecito Union School Superintendent Anthony Ranii . CSS opened with 188 students, including the new TK program. Alzina invited the town to stop by to see the new Innovation Lab and join the 7:45 am morning runs with kids and parents. CSS is using the integration of safe AI learning and is a model school for Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People . MUS opened with 351 students, and like CSS they have a remote classroom door locking system, video surveillance and have trained their team for safety in the event of an intruder.

Joanne A Calitri is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: artraks@ yahoo.com

Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi receives his SB County Certificate of Recognition with Houghton Hyatt, Roy Lee, and Doug Black (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

“Blindingly impressive.”

The New York Times on AMOC*

“Julia Bullock [is] an essential soprano for our times.”

– Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

Co-presented with

Olivier Messiaen’s HARAWI

An American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) Production

Fri, Oct 4 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $32.50 / $15 UCSB students

Zack Winokur, director

Julia Bullock, soprano

Conor Hanick, piano

Bobbi Jene Smith, dancer/choreographer Or Schraiber, dancer/choreographer

Experience Olivier Messiaen’s deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle for voice and piano in a newly physicalized and dramatized production. Throughout a dozen interconnected love songs, two dancers bring the composer’s romantic surrealism to life and add new dimension to the piece’s searing portrayal of love and loss.

Stay after the performance for a talkback with Julia Bullock

Pre-concert Talk by Charles Donelan, Arts Writer Fri, Oct 4 / 7 PM / Henley Hall 1010, UCSB / FREE to event ticket holders

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner, Principal Conductor

Patricia Kopatchinskaja , violin

Sat, Oct 12 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre

Tickets start at $58.50 / $20 UCSB students

A Granada facility fee is included in each ticket price

“London’s most adventurous and dynamic mainstream orchestra.” The Times (U.K.)

“An astonishing force of nature.”

The Guardian (U.K.) on Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Led by principal conductor Edward Gardner, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs a new piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León. Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja joins the orchestra for Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony takes listeners on an emotional journey with moments of anguish to pure ecstasy.

Montecito Health Coach

Lifelong Learning: A Powerful Antioxidant

by Deann Zampelli

There is an old saying that is often attributed (incorrectly) to Henry Ford; “You don’t stop learning when you get old; you only get old when you stop learning.” His version was not quite as eloquent as this one, but his meaning was just as poignant.

These words never felt truer than when I was at a dinner party the other night with some old friends. We gathered to see one of our ladies, who moved to the U.K. a few years ago with her family, one of the many to recently fly the SB coop. As we got caught up, one thing became crystal clear. Many of us were embarking on new paths. All of us have kids between middle school and college and are starting to see our futures as empty nesters looming before us. Some view this period as needing to “fill the gap,” and while that can also be true, it didn’t feel that way for us. This felt like more like trying to find new adventures to embark on.

Part of being a health coach is having a “beginner’s mind.” Originally a Zen philosopher’s term, it is now used in different practices to illustrate the wisdom of “not knowing.” This allows us to really be curious about our clients, about what we are learning from them and opens the door to all possibilities. Think about a child the first time they watch a balloon being blown up, or why their rubber ducky floats in the bath. They shriek with joy, they are amazed, they are in awe-they learned something new!

This same excitement is accessible to us all. And not only is it fun, but it turns out that lifelong learning is also good for us.

For most of us, our learning starts to decline after the age of 30 and really takes a dive after 60. But it doesn’t have to be that way. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), middle-aged and older adults can be just as agile as younger people when it comes to learning new things. This is where the health benefits come in. According

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to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “Research suggests that education helps the brain develop more synapses, which are the junctions between brain cells that relay information … more synapses boost cognitive reserve, which may help prevent dementia.” Studies also show that learning can lower stress, help with depression, and decreases anxiety.

The real benefits can be found in the learning itself. You can do a crossword puzzle and keep your brain agile, but it is possible that you might plateau with this kind of stimulation. Learning something new however, that is where you get the most value synapse per synapse. Learning something from scratch requires the ultimate beginner’s mind. The wide-eyed discovery, the Indiana Jones-Type Brain Quest, the “I CAN DO THIS!” of it all. Learning can also clear the cobwebs of monotony and increase confidence.

While not everyone is able to “go back to school,” there are many ways to stimulate those neural pathways; go to a lecture, watch a documentary, learn a new language on an app, join a book club, watch a how-to video on YouTube, take a docent-led tour at the museum. These are all ways to stimulate that part of your brain. You know when kids go back to school after summer break how it takes a while for their brains to wake up again?

That is kind of what we are experiencing in this stage life. Most of us haven’t really learned too many things from scratch in a while.

Yes, the not knowing can be frustrating. The first time you pick up a golf club you aren’t going to know how to hit the ball. The first time Duo talks to you in French like you are supposed to know French can be très frustrating. Even the idea of learning to knit makes me break out in a sweat. And then the light goes on, it may flicker for a second, but we have lift off. The awe, the delight, the self-confidence – the “I did it!” – which ignites our desire for more.

I spoke with Ozlem Arconian , Mathematics and History instructor at

Cate School in Carpinteria. Arconian has her PhD in Economics and while she had previously taught at undergraduate and graduate levels it had been a few years since she was at the head of the class. I asked her what that was like, needing to brush up on her topics before she went back to teaching last year. “It is interesting because it is like picking it up in a different way, even if it is a subject you know already. Learning how to convey it in a way that is relevant and exciting to high school students.” She was very animated when she shared this and clearly loves what she does. She said it is her “Ikigai,” which is from the book of the same name and is a Japanese expression that roughly translates to your reason to live, your passion each day. The book offers that we all need one to lead a full and happy life.

And while taking a Samba class might not be your thing, there are a million ways each day we can be learners. Removing the stigma of “school” can be a big start as the word alone may not always have positive connotations. But learning? Piece of cake. It can be on your own, in a class, formal or informal or even a combo platter. The goal can be for personal growth, intellectual curiosity, professional development, community engagement or just to get your youthful spirit back on board.

The idea isn’t how you do it, but that you are doing it all. You might want to give it a try. Who knows? You might learn something.

Trained at Duke Integrative Medicine, Deann Zampelli owns Montecito Coaching & Nutrition and has a broad range of clients working on everything from nutrition to improving their marathon pace. She also has a Masters in Clinical Psychology and has been a resident of Montecito since 2006.

BY Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen

DIRECTED

Jamie Torcellini

7 Girls Print

A collaboration with Benjamin Anderson

Gulbransen, Fannie Flagg, Nir Kabaretti, and Joan Rutkowski (photo by Baron Spafford)

behind the extensive work.

“Without them none of this would have happened,” he gushed.

The ubiquitous Andrew Firestone, dashingly attired in a burgundy tux jacket, emceed the bustling bash, which was co-chaired by Anne Smith Towbes, jetting off to Tuscany the next day, and Merryl Snow Zegar

Ross Melnick, film historian and UCSB Professor of Film & Media Studies, reiterated the history of our Eden by the Beach’s tallest building, while the ballet company performed an excerpt from its work Chaplin, whose early films were shown at the Granada.

Celebrating the Granada present was the

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One-Night Stand Band performing the Tom Jones hit “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” and celebrating its future The Nicest Kids in Town from the musical Hairspray, performed by the show choir Euphony. Symphony maestro Nir Kabaretti paid tribute to Joan while Montecito-based Fried Green Tomatoes author Fannie Flagg, a Legend herself, made the presentation to Susan.

Among the heavenly horde – noshing on the Seasons catering and quaffing the wine and champagne from Pence – were Eric and Nina Phillips, Allen and Anne Sides, rocker Kenny Loggins, Janet Garufis, George and Laurie Leis, Gretchen Lieff, Sybil Rosen, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Jelinda DeVorzon, Caren Rager, Mara Abboud, Robert Adams, Mashey Bernstein, Lynn Kirst, Rodney Gustafson, Cecily MacDougall, Peter and Kathryn Martin, Deborah Bertling, Dan and Meg Burnham, Dan White, Kristi Newton, Mary Dorra, Ed Birch, Kostis Protopapas, Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, and Fred and Nancy Golden

Big Hearts Among Them

A record crowd of 215 guests turned out for the 8th annual Heart of New House lunch at the Hilton, raising around $150,000 for the popular nonprofit which

has helped men with drug and alcohol problems for the past 69 years.

The organization, which has an annual budget of $1.2 million, has three homes in our Eden by the Beach with a total of 98 beds and last year awarded $110,066 in scholarships to help people on the road to recovery. Hero awards went to David Stengel and Grant Dillon, while the 8th annual Heart of New House Award was presented to Darren Phillips, who has supported the charity for nearly 20 years, helping thousands of men in early recovery.

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Kenny Loggins and Andrew Firestone (photo by Baron Spafford)

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Austin Dunn and Hero Awardee Grant Dillon (photo by Schuyler Dain)

Off October 1

Jazz, Funk and More from North Texas

Tue, Oct 1 / 7:30 PM

Arlington Theatre

“A barnstorming, groove-centric instrumental act with a rabid fan base and a blithely unplaceable style.” The New York Times

Founder of Khan Academy Salman Khan

Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

Sat, Oct 5 / 4 PM / Arlington Theatre

Arrive early for a Jazz & Gelato Season Kickoff Party featuring a live set by KCRW’s Nassir Nassirzadeh, prizes, complimentary treats from local creameries and more!

The War and Treaty

Tue, Oct 8 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Civil rights icon Mavis Staples is one of the most recognizable and beloved voices in American music. Grammy-nominated husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter are a southern soul duo known as The War and Treaty. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of deep soul and heart-wrenching gospel passion.

Chef and Bestselling Cookbook Author An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

Mon, Oct 14 / 7:30 PM Granada Theatre

Special Double Bill Mavis Staples

Travel Buzz

La Bella Palermo Palazzo: Sleeping like a Principessa in Palermo

by Leslie A. Westbrook

Ilove Sicily— and not just because I am half-Sicilian! The food markets, the array of amazing architecture, the people, the scenery...

Palermo is a vibrant port city, from its underground catacombs to the heights of Santa Rosalia, and from amazing fine art collections and museums to eye-popping churches and restaurants of the highest caliber with scenic views. In May, I spent ten days on the island of my maternal ancestors: this, and my next column, skim the surface of many reasons to visit. Andiamo!

I traveled to the island with longtime friend and colleague Nigel Summerley, a London-based travel writer, editor, jazz drummer and lover of ancient sites. Nigel decided to tag along with me after discovering we could attend a contemporary production of Phaedra/Fedra at the ancient

Teatro Greco in Siracusa. International driver’s licenses in hand, we got along rather well (except for when we had to navigate roundabouts in our rental car), trading off driving vs. navigator positions during his week-long, and my 10-day tour.

Sicily is a wonderful island of contrasts: palazzos and ruins, beautiful beaches and an active-at-times volcano; festivals and fireworks, people watching galore, amazing food, and markets filled with gorgeous fruits, vegetables and fresh fish that make grocery shopping in the USA look anemic.

Our brilliant journey began in Palermo where we spent two nights at fabulous La Bella Palermo in Palazzo Pantelleria. We arrived from London late – around 9 pm – and hungry. Our delightful host, Francesco Cazzaniga, helped us with our bags up the stairs and into our rooms before guiding us to a nearby restaurant where we were seated in the atmospheric heart of the first of many, delicious and memorable meals.

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Our first, at Fúnnaco PizzaLab, was a great kick off – Nigel devoured his pizza although I could only finish half of mine, but we did finish off the bottle of delicious Sicilian wine as we happily dined al fresco on a narrow street softly lit by the glow of streetlamps, thrilled to have arrived in this fascinating city.

I didn’t fully realize the magic and magnificence of our lodging until the next morning. I awoke happier than I had been in months, feeling like a principessa in the palazzo on this island I love so much and yearn to learn more about. Who knew that I would be sleeping in the same room once occupied by the American contemporary artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel or other notables (including another famous artist, Peter Doig) who have discovered this hidden gem, as well as the excitement of Palermo which has been experiencing a renaissance?

La Bella Palermo is the creation of Massimo Cazzaniga, a Milanese who watched his grandfather curse the news-

paper every morning when reading the weather report for southern Sicily. His childhood dream rooted in this memory, he purchased a rundown palazzo in the heart of Palermo in 2001, then lovingly restored it, finding artisans to paint incredible ceiling frescoes and details inspired by a historical tome on the palazzi of Sicily. The walls are filled with paintings. The tabletops overflow with books. Sculptures, objets d’art, carved shell pieces, brass weights, opera glasses... all decorate the five-bedroom, five-bathroom palazzo which can be rented for $2,000 a night.

Francesco Cazzaniga (beloved godson and nephew of Massimo) could not have been warmer, or more welcoming and charming. Also originally from Milan, the congenial 50-year-old divides his time between Northern Italy and Catania in Sicily, and has many friends and connections on the Mediterranean island and beyond. He was also most generous in introducing me to a lawyer in Palermo to assist with my long and winding Italian citizenship-by-birthright journey (but that’s another story!).

Next morning, after fresh orange juice and pastries fetched by Francesco from Lucchese gelateria and bakery around the corner, he gave us a walking tour of the neighborhood. First stop, the Basilica di San Domenico where on the front steps we met its priest, Father Fabio, and gained entry into the interior courtyard. We also visited the local market then went off on our own after a tour of the medieval prison, where we viewed drawings on the walls made by prisoners during the Spanish Inquisition, as well as the famous painting of the La Vucciria market by Renato Guttuso. We also found the seaside mural memorializing murdered judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino; the two heroes are revered for their brave war against the mafia.

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Francesco Cazzaniga, host of LaBella Palermo, enjoys rooftop dining at DOBA in Palermo (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

Sleeping like a principessa at La Bella Palermo Palazzo (courtesy photo)

The five-bedroom, five-bathroom palazzo can be rented for $2,000 a night and is a sight for the eyes (courtesy photo)

Nigel went off to tour the creepy yet astonishing catacombs at the 16th-century Cappuccini church (I’d been in the past), while I ventured into the incredible Palazzo Butera. The latter boasts a collection that includes a cornucopia of ancient and contemporary painting – from Gilbert and George to Arts and Crafts architect/furniture designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh –amassed by uber collectors Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi

Contemporary art is the driving force, but there are also Hellenistic and Roman antiquities, old master paintings, African sculpture, furniture, porcelain, and glass; some 15 collections from every period, especially focused on peak moments when there was transformation or change. The space, which hosts visiting artists and writers, is “a laboratory for contextualizing the past through a dialogue with the contemporary.”

We met up with Francesco again for a fantastic rooftop dinner at DOBA, where we were welcomed by Paola Basile and her husband/chef/owner, Domenico Basile (from whose name DOBA is derived). Domenico’s father, Benito , gracefully poured a fine bottle of Sicilian wine, Mozia Grillo 2023 (from Mozia, on the island of San Pantaleo in the Stagnone Nature Reserve a few kilometers from the coast of Marsala, Sicily). Everyone loved their meal and vino, but I admit I wished I’d ordered what Nigel had: spaghetti with truffles.

We dined on the rooftop with a view of Teatro Massimo, small light-up toys dancing in the air propelled by a street vendor below, and shared a rich conversation with author Tessa Rosenfeld – in Palermo for a two-month-long artist residency at Palazzo Butera, and celebrating the publication of her latest novel, Anime Slave (published in Italian by LINEA edizioni). The four of us took a long stroll after dinner, stopping to buy a perfume from a street vendor before unexpectedly happening upon a group of people dancing to Arabic music in Piazza Bellini, near the Fountain of Shame – a magical ending to a delightful evening, topped off with Cappadonia gelato.

Again, I slept like a principessa, with visions of dried tomatoes and capers and gelato dancing in my head, before our morning departure and car rental as we bade arrivederci e grazie mille to our lovely new amico Francesco.

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La Bella Palermo – www.labellapalermo. com

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Rally your group and head to charming Solvang, California and the Vinland Hotel & Lounge. Here friends, family, and colleagues will find the ideal setting for making lasting memories and sharing bright ideas. Whether tasting at an

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or just relaxing on-site at V Lounge, you’ll find your

group inspired by the perfect group getaway.

A mural depicting the two anti-Mafia judges, Falcone and Borsellino, who were murdered (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

The Water Column

Water Year 2025 and Beyond

by Laura Camp

Did you know that water has its own calendar? The current Water Year comes to a close on September 30, and Water Year 2025 will begin. While there is no crystal ball to indicate what it will bring, this is a timely opportunity to share highlights from Montecito Water District’s quarterly water supply update which General Manager Nick Turner presented to the Board of Directors at their regular August meeting.

The District’s focus in recent years has been to increase local, reliable supplies and reduce dependence on the increasingly scant and costly State Water Project. These efforts combined with two years of above average rainfall have put the District in a very different position than it was facing just a few years ago on the heels of the worst drought in history. Now the District’s three-year water supply outlook indicates adequate water to meet projected customer water demand through Water Year 2027 without shortages and without the need for State Water Project or supplemental supplies. The key is keeping customer water use at or below projections!

Here’s a closer look at the District’s water resources:

The Cachuma Project reached 100% of current full storage capacity in early February 2024. 100% allocation is confirmed for Water Year 2025, and projected through Water Year 2026, with reduced availability thereafter. The District’s full annual Cachuma Project contractual entitlement is 2,651 acre feet.

Jameson Lake, another critical local surface water supply, is also at 100% of current full storage capacity or approximately 4,848 acre feet. Deliveries up to 2,000 acre feet are possible when the lake is full, this reduces to between 500 and 800 acre feet per year thereafter if the lake level declines due to lack of rain.

Desalination: The District receives 117 acre feet of water each month (approximately 1,400 acre feet annually) per the Water Supply Agreement (WSA) with the City of Santa Barbara. With deliveries occurring rain or shine since January 2022, this serves as a baseline supply for the District. This local, rainfall independent water supply is made possible by the City’s operation of its desalination facility. It is nearly 100% reliable and in place to mitigate the impact of ongoing and future regulatory, environmental, and climatic challenges affecting other water sources.

Groundwater serves as an important drought supply for the District. The District has six potable and six non-po-

table active groundwater wells capable of pumping a combined total of approximately 700 acre feet per year. During average or wet conditions, the District rests its wells, allowing the groundwater basin to recover. During below average or dry periods, the District increases groundwater production from the basin. Current annual groundwater deliveries are approximately 128 acre feet, which is primarily non-potable production used for irrigation, with groundwater production estimated at between 100 and 300 acre feet per year through Water Year 2027, depending on hydrologic conditions.

Groundwater Storage (Banking): The District has banked 5,579 acre feet of water (that’s more than a year’s worth of consumption) since it initiated the storage of surplus State Water Project in Semitropic’s Groundwater Banking Program in 2017. This vital program reduces the risk of loss of this water to spill conditions or evaporation, and preserves it until needed to bolster the District’s drought supplies.

State Water Project: With favorable local water supply conditions following the 2022/23 and 2023/24 winters, State Water Project supplies are considered surplus to the District’s needs, and deliveries are not anticipated through Water Year 2027. The District has negotiated a contract that allows for the sale of State Water Project supplies. Revenue generated by such a sale would help offset the District’s other expenses as considered in the recently completed rate study.

Recycled Water Update: The District remains committed to implementing a viable recycled water project and is currently participating in a Countywide Recycled Water Feasibility Study, which

incorporates a project involving both Montecito and Summerland Sanitary Districts. Recycled water is derived from water used indoors, which makes its way through the sanitary sewer system and is then treated for reuse. Prohibitively high costs for low yields of water have been a primary obstacle for prior projects explored by Montecito Water District in conjunction with Montecito Sanitary District. Taking a more regional approach may maximize the amount of water available for recycling resulting in a more cost-effective project.

The District continuously evaluates water supply conditions, opportunities, and demand-management measures to ensure water supply availability over a three-year planning period and beyond. Currently, annual budgeted water sales align with the five-year average customer use, or approximately 3,950 acre feet. Building community partnership in efficient water use remains the focus, and the District will keep promoting and increasing customer-facing tools such as water conservation rebates, and AMI or smart meters.

“We continue to do all we can to ensure water supply reliability, and the District is in a great position,” said Turner. “Still, at the end of the day – or Water Year – it’s up to every customer to manage their water use efficiently. So far more than 1,200 District customers have registered for WaterSmart, and we look forward to seeing that number rise as people recognize the many benefits of this new system, including customized leak alerts.”

Jameson Lake shown here is at capacity after a wet winter

An overview of Water Year 2024 by water source

Laura Camp is the Public Information Officer for the Montecito Water District

Charity Regatta

Twenty Years of Yachts and Care

by Sigrid Toye

The Labor Day holiday, now in the history books, allegedly ended our summer and its many activities. Other than a couple of notations in our 2024 calendar, it appears that no one else in Santa Barbara has gotten the memo! Activities and events continue unabated all over town, especially at the harbor!

The Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) members once again gathered to host their annual Charity Regatta benefiting VNA Health and its mission of caring with compassion. Although always a huge event in the Santa Barbara community, this year’s Charity Regatta marks its 20th anniversary! For two decades this annual benefit has raised over $2.5 million in support of VNA Health and its services for our families, friends and neighbors. Dependent on the generosity of our community, VNA Health is an organization that provides a safe harbor for those in need regardless of resources or insurance. Quite an important mission!

Helmed by co-chairs Staff Commodore Francie Lufkin and Nick Sebastian, this year’s Charity Regatta took place on Saturday, September 7th from 11:30

am to 7 pm. The day began with a mimosa-sprinkled buffet breakfast and ended with a BBQ dinner and rollicking after-party! Add to that a table full of enticing silent auction items and courtesy passes to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. What could be better than that?

The Charity Regatta’s MC, David Moorman, began the opening ceremony by introducing VNA Health’s President Kieran Shah and SBYC Commodore Dennis Boneck, who welcomed the attendees and discussed the day’s events. Spectator boats stood ready on the docks to transport guests beyond the breakwater to view the Memorial Boat Tribute and the Regatta. Post race, the Palapa Bar was in full swing as was the BBQ after which the celebration continued in the club and on the beach. And what a celebration it was! “This has been quite a day,” noted long time co-chair Lufkin.

“The success of this event is due to the enthusiasm and hard work of our team!

Our generous club members continue their sponsorship of our annual benefit, donate boats, time, talent, and work to make this day as popular and fun as it is. For that I am truly grateful – and proud!”

Each year SBYC chooses a group of Celebrity Skippers who undertake vital services in our community. This year Santa Barbara Harbor’s First Responders were chosen. This important and dedicated group of people include the Harbor Patrol, Coast Guard, Search & Rescue, City Police, County & City Fire, and VNA Health Case Managers who ensure patients get the best care possible.

“We at VNA Health are grateful to our Yacht Club family for their support over the years,” stated Lailan McGrath, Director of the VNA Health Foundation. In contemplating a charitable partnership, the Yacht Club found that VNA presented the ideal opportunity as many of its members had personal experience with the care VNA provided, either for themselves or their loved ones. Over two decades the partnership has supported a broad range of VNA Heath services such

as Integrative and Expressive Services, Loan Closet, Bereavement Care, Vet-toVet Volunteer Services, and Community Education. “The Charity Regatta has become a beloved tradition for SBYC,” added McGrath, “and the reason that this year’s 20th anniversary Charity Regatta is such an amazing milestone!”

As a safe health care harbor, over 8,700 patients and families are treated per year in Santa Barbara County – over 570 patients per day – with the assistance of 380+ employees and volunteers posed to serve people at any stage of their life to live well. VNA is the only medically-certified nonprofit provider of home-health care, palliative care, and hospice care in Santa Barbara. The organization also owns and operates Serenity House, the largest nonprofit inpatient hospice facility in California known as a place to transition

at the end of life with dignity and comfort. Currently, there is no dedicated provider of Pediatric Hospice Concurrent Care Services in Santa Barbara County. In anticipation of future need, starting in 2024, VNA Health is co-leading a dedicated collaboration of providers to create a coordinated, specialty-trained pediatric concurrent care program. Delivered by experts in endof-life Care, an interdisciplinary team is being formed specializing in pediatric pain and symptom management partnering with local pediatricians, providers, clinics, and health systems. VNA Health’s leadership of this dedicated program for care of children living with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions will launch in 2025.

VNA Health Foundation is solely dependent on support from the community. For further information visit: https://vna.health

The Yacht Club’s 20th Anniversary Charity Regatta was held on September 7th (photo by Teresa Koontz)

The Charity Regatta has raised over $2.5M for VNA Health over its history (photo by Teresa Koontz)

Back: Nick Sebastian, Easter Moorman, Tracy Schifferns, Jodi, Teresa Koontz, and Kieran Shah; Front: Carol Kallman, Suesan Pawlitski, Francie Lufkin, Lailan McGrath, and Trish Davis (photo by Teresa Koontz)

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

Project Name: Highway 101 Widening‐Segments 4D Amendment

Project Location: Santa Barbara County

Project Case Nos: 24AMD‐00002, 24CDP‐00023

Project Applicant: SBCAG & California Department of Transportation

Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval of an Amendment by the County Planning Commission (PC). To receive additional information regarding this project, and/or to view the application and plans, please contact Christopher Schmuckal at 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, by email at cschmuckal@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568‐3510.

Proposed Project: Changes to the approved Highway 101 Widening Segment 4D project (21DVP‐OOOOO‐00022) that includes installing bridge abutments and keeping the existing creek channel in place instead of installing temporary bulkheads, increasing the freeway elevation by a maximum of 2.8 feet, constructing a new guardrail and Type 85 barrier instead of a solid wall along 1,650 linear feet, and modification of the planting plan to adjust species quantity and type near the new Type 85 barrier and guardrail.

Review Authority: This project is under the jurisdiction of the County PC who will either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the project. An additional notice of a public hearing or pending action by the County PC regarding this project will be sent a minimum of 10 days prior to the public hearing or pending action.

Additional Information: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: https://ca‐santabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/1499/Planning ‐Permit‐Process‐Flow‐Chart

everything to do with these totemic elements it so powerfully summoned – and my growing awareness, which I can mark to that year, that Earth is a rock swarming with a thrilling and finally incomprehensible cacophony of stories.

knew Fawcett and got her on the phone when he called, asking if Lee were home.

“No, he’s out,” Fawcett said, sounding impatient, and after some polite chit-chat she confessed she was in something of a hurry. “Look, Jim, I’m sorry, I need to get going. When you called, I was just throwing stuff into a suitcase. I’m taking the midnight plane to Houston to go visit my folks.”

“A little bell went off when she said ‘midnight plane to Houston,’” Weatherly recalled later. “It sounded like a song title to me.” He got off the phone, grabbed his guitar and let fly, writing the song in 45 minutes or so. He called it Midnight Plane to Houston. “The line ‘I’d rather live in her world than live without her in mine’ locked the whole song. I used a descending bass pattern, which was the song’s natural movement. Then I filed away the song.”

For some peculiar reason I’d always assumed the tune was a consoling love song to a beaten man coming home from his failed adventure, sung by his commiserating daughter. I pictured the magisterial Pops Staples on a train platform at night, bathed in flickering incandescence, holding a weathered little suitcase and wearing a too-wide floral tie as he boards the midnight express and heads back home to a forgiving Georgia. I knew both L.A. and the South like the sole of my foot, but the song intoxicated me with its penetrating true story of artistic loss and its obverse, a complex recondite glory. When Gladys & the Pips sang that song through my Panasonic ball radio – my nighttime oracle – pictures resolved out of the dark with a clarity that could bend my spirit like a Uri Geller spoon. To survive and flourish in L.A. you had to be a chiseled demi-god with a dimple like Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch and the son of a poor junk dealer). I resolved to live in L.A. one day. Or near it.

Jim and Farrah

Former football player Jim Weatherly was struggling. His songs were not exactly lighting up the Billboard hot 100. He’d had some success with one of them, “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” which had scurried up the charts to the delight of Atlanta’s Gladys Knight & the Pips, who had covered the song Now as Weatherly labored to augment that happy accident with some solid gold, nothing was happening. Nothing.

Weatherly’s publisher urged him to record an album of his own tunes, as a way to get more attention from the industry, and from artists looking for songs. He did just that and in short order Cissy Houston and then Gladys Knight wanted to record Midnight Plane. It was Cissy Houston (Whitney’s mother) who wanted to personalize the song a bit. “Jim, do you mind if I change the title to ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’?” She was from Georgia, like Gladys. “Where I come from we don’t take planes anywhere. We take trains.” Weatherly readily agreed, just ecstatic the song was going to be picked up and stood a small chance of some airtime in a backwater radio market somewhere. Cissy Houston’s record got no support from her label and the track vanished. Gladys Knight heard it and had a different idea for the song.

“I thought the song should sort of ride,” she said. “Like Al Green or something.” Her new label boss, Tony Camillo, gave it a new arrangement. Here’s hoping, they thought.

It’s not known if Gladys Knight & the Pips knew they were singing a soon-to-be classic anthem of artistic surrender and loss – or that the future, star-crossed Farrah Fawcett-Majors was a balding black man in a floral tie waiting for a train.

Sitting alone one night in his demure little apartment in L.A., Weatherly telephoned his old college football buddy (and fellow struggling artist) Lee Majors He and Majors were in a flag football league in the city; a league comprised in part of disaffected, struggling showbiz hopefuls from all over the country. Majors had just come off four years on The Big Valley, a popular TV western. Soon he’d be a bionic prime-time heavyweight, lifting cars with one arm while both rescuing and terrifying children – but for now he was between gigs. Lee Majors had recently begun dating another transplanted hopeful, a model from Texas named Farrah Fawcett. Weatherly

Jeff Wing is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. He has been writing about Montecito and environs since before some people were born. He can be reached at jeff@ montecitojournal.net

Your Westmont

New Faculty Bring Innovation, Expertise

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

Six new professors on tenure track or with multiyear contracts joined the Westmont faculty this fall. Jonathan Diaz (English), Kevin McGuire (economics and business), Sara Morrisset (history) and Jada Willis (kinesiology) step into tenure-track positions. Stephanie Cowell ‘04 (chemistry), Laura Drake Schultheis ‘06 (biology) and Mike Ryu (computer science) all previously taught at Westmont and return on tenure track or with multiyear contracts.

Diaz graduated from Biola University, earned an MFA from the University of Notre Dame and expects to complete a doctorate in English from Baylor University this year. His latest research — the subject of his dissertation — examines religious identity and Latino literature. He has published a chapbook, “Rumors of Rain: poems,” and more than a dozen poems in magazines and literary journals.

McGuire earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Oklahoma Christian University and a doctorate in business administration from the University of Oklahoma. He has published several research articles, including “Brand Animacy: Applying Linguistic Theory to Social Media Communications.”

“I look forward to bringing the social, cultural and spiritual contexts that shape the relationship between modern marketing and society in a way students can engage with and connect to their other classes,” he says.

Morrisset graduated from UCLA before earning both a Master of Philosophy and a doctorate in archeology from the

University of Cambridge. She has conducted archeological fieldwork in the Ica Valley of Peru since 2016 and has numerous publications about the sociopolitical organization of the Ica people from 10001476 A.D. as well as their cultural identity, memory and political collapse. “We have also discovered aspects of daily life in the past, such as how the people who lived in the ancient city ate chili peppers and lima beans,” she says.

Willis earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University before earning both a Master of Science and a doctorate in nutritional sciences from Texas Tech University. Since 2011, she has been a registered dietitian nutritionist. Before coming to Westmont, she was a tenured associate professor at Texas Christian University in the department of nutritional sciences. She holds an unpaid faculty position at the Anne Marion Burnett School of Medicine at TCU.

Cowell, who returned to her alma mater to serve in the chemistry department in 2019, will serve in a more permanent position teaching in both classes and the lab, doing pre-health and academic advising, and managing the chemistry lab. She earned a teaching credential and a Master of Science in chemistry degree at UC Irvine before teaching overseas in Ciro, Egypt, and Cape Town, South Africa. Upon returning to the U.S., she served as a teacher and science instructional coach for Environmental Charter Schools in Inglewood and Lawndale before returning to Westmont.

Ryu, an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, says he enjoyed serving as a visiting professor and with the Center for Applied Technology (CATLab) during the summer. He earned

a Bachelor of Science in software engineering and a Master of Science in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before working at a for-profit corporation in the San Francisco Bay Area Schultheis, who came back to Westmont as an adjunct in biology in 2020, describes herself as an ecologist.

“Returning has felt like coming home, and securing a tenure-track position means I can settle into exploring research and teaching practices that will benefit this community for the long-term.”

Schultheis earned a master’s degree in ecology and a doctorate in plant ecology from UC Santa Barbara.

Leanne Dzubinski, the new dean of faculty development and global education, has taught for more than 15 years, worked as a dean, and has extensive experience in Christian higher education and mission organizations. She most recently served at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky after being an interim dean at Biola. She has lived and taught internationally and is fluent in Spanish and German.

Nicole Marsh (biology), Brett Shagena (kinesiology) and Dana Wong (nursing) will serve in full-time, one-year appointments with the faculty.

Put a Ring on It

The planet Saturn will be the star of the show on Friday, Sept. 20, from 7:3010 pm at the Westmont Observatory.

“If you haven’t seen this unique planet and its rings through a telescope before, I highly encourage you to come out and join us,” says Jen Ito, assistant professor of physics and director of the observatory. “Saturn is my favorite planet to see through a telescope.”

Besides the gas giant, the viewing will include views of the waning gibbous moon. The observatory opens every third Friday of the month with help from members of the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, who bring their telescopes to share.

Jonathan Diaz (English)

Kevin McGuire (economics and business) Sara Morrisset (history)

Jada Willis (kinesiology)

Mike Ryu (math and computer science) Leanne Dzubinski (Dean of Faculty Development)

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Our goal is to play for people and make ‘em feel good for an hour and a half, and have them walk out feeling better than when you came in. These are turbulent, crazy times, stressful times for everybody on every end of the spectrum. And if we can make ‘em feel good, it’s a noble undertaking.

Irion Takes on Mountains, Sleeping Soldiers, and Love

Former Montecito resident Johnny Irion’s new album, Sleeping Soldiers of Love, has roots deep in the world of nature, but also sounds like a cinematic score. For good reason.

The songs on Soldiers were inspired by Jay Leutze’s 2013 bestseller Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail, about the activist’s successful campaign to protect the portion of the trail from a mining company that wanted to level the forest.

“I grew up near there, and I wanted to shine a light on the whole thing,” said Irion, a North Carolina native who now lives on a 100-acre farm in the Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts, not far from folk legend Arlo Guthrie, the father of his former wife and longtime musical partner Sara Lee Guthrie. Irion shared the book with a lot of his friends, including Santa Barbara actor-musician Jeff Bridges, who introduced him to John Goodwin, a Nashville singer-songwriter that ended up co-writing what is essentially a song cycle about both the importance of nature and taking a stand for what you believe in.

“The book is about pretty much what’s going on in our society, about what’s the moral and just thing to do,” Irion said. “I have strong ties to Asheville, and I was inspired to tell these stories about the environment and about humans.”

Originally, there were plans to turn Stand Up That Mountain into a movie, with the album potentially serving as the soundtrack, with the Robert Redford mountain movie Jeremiah Johnson as the musical inspiration. But after Covid hit followed by his divorce from Guthrie, Irion couldn’t wait for the wheels of Hollywood to turn.

“It got to a point where I knew this record needed to get done,” he said. “Otherwise, I didn’t know how I’d move forward as an artist.”

But those influences remain.

“I wanted to make an album with recurring motifs, like how if you’re driving through the Berkshires, or from Santa Barbara to Hollister Ranch, you can feel these beautiful landscapes, with the music pulling it together,” Irion explained. “Tanglewood is right at the bottom of the hill and I love when the Boston Pops takes over in the summer. So this is also my first attempt at a symphonic folk album, with true stories.”

Irion enlisted lots of support from friends including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, who shares lead vocals on a couple of tracks; Bridges, who added vocals; Wilco’s Pat Sansone, who arranged several songs and mixed the album; Dawes’ drummer Griffin Goldsmith; and even Arlo, who made a key suggestion for the chorus of the title track.

“This is probably the most Guthrie-esque record I’ve ever made,” Irion said. “It’s a shame that Sara Lee didn’t hang around for this one. But I’ve got Sarah McCombie of Chatham Rabbits on some songs.”

The heartfelt words on Sleeping Soldier’s lyrical, mostly gentle songs are immersed in nature, with lines about mountains, flowers, fields and nuts, as well as themes of unity, oneness, and home.

“They’re all metaphors of love,” Irion said. “Things have just come to that point where whether or not we know it, we’re all kind of married. Tom Steinbeck (the late Montecito writer was John’s son and Irion’s uncle by marriage) used to tell me a good song starts a conversation. You stop and you boil it down to those small little things, and then you start adding them all up and hopefully you have something.”

Irion previewed a few of the songs at SOhO last spring, and he’ll play a few at the

second annual Local Vibes concert at Elings Park, where he’ll play a solo acoustic set and sit in with headliner Doublewide Kings on September 27. The official CD release show takes place at SOhO on October 5, with Chris Stills opening and joining Irion and his west coast collective U.S. Elevator for a full reading of the album as well as tracks from earlier Irion records.

“I’ve had to really dig in the last couple of years, and I feel like I’ve found my singular voice with this album, new terrain,” he said. “I can’t wait for everybody in Santa Barbara to hear these songs.”

‘Spy for Spy’ Plays with the Idea of a Play as a Playlist

Ventura playwright Kieron Barry’s latest work, Spy for Spy, is a two-character romantic comedy that’s also a memory play, and a mixed-up one at that. There are six scenes that serve as snapshots of significant moments in the relationship between high-strung lawyer Sarah and free-spirited aspiring actress Molly. These include when they first fall in love, meet each other’s parents, vacation together, and break up – at least temporarily.

Sounds straightforward.

The thing is, the scenes are presented in no particular order, shuffled as they are into a random sequence by the audience each night. It was a concept that came to Barry during the pandemic.

“It seemed to be a time of reflection where there was a global meditation on what it meant to share your life with someone,” he explained, “…with all the questions and curiosities that brings up – especially as you think about past relationships. At the same time, I realized that the way we remember things can be random, with no system or logic. It feels like we’re not in control of our memories. They just come in any sort of whimsical order. I became intrigued with the notion of making the play have that same sort of structure.”

To transcend mere gimmickry, Barry constructed each scene with its own story that played with time within itself, bringing an inner sense of logic to the non-linear sequencing.

“It’s absolutely littered with things that happen in the wrong order, so that it’s actually the theme,” he said. “Surprisingly, it helps create the purity of what it feels like to be in a relationship.”

The effect is the theatrical equivalent of selecting the random button on a Spotify playlist, Barry said.

“It’s a different experience depending on the order of the scenes every night, just as we might reassess your understanding of a particular song depending on the songs that come before and after. I wanted to replicate that sensation in the theater. Do our lives make more sense in the wrong order?”

Barry promised that there are enough clues so that the audience won’t get lost in the non-chronological telling of the story.

“Love is its own complicated game, but there’s enough of a breadcrumb trail that you’ll be able to understand the relationship, no matter what the order,” he said.

But if it’s a challenge to people watching the play, it also keeps the actors on their toes as they have different cues and transitions every performance – there are 720 different possible sequencing of the scenes.

Fortunately, Barry and director Michael Massey are working with a nimble cast comprised of Meeghan Holaway, for whom Barry wrote the part of Sarah, and Andrea Flowers as Molly.

“They’re both sensational,” he said.

Spy for Spy performs September 21 & 22, and October 12 & 13 at The Black Box, Montecito resident Kerrilee Gore’s private theater club downtown.

Visit www.spyforspyplay.com

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage

Johnny Irion plays his new album, Sleeping Soldiers of Love, at SOhO on October 5 (courtesy photo)

Join Sarah and Molly as their memories are remixed each performance in Spy for Spy (courtesy photo)

Petite Wine Traveler

A Country Weekend of Wine & Fire in Sta. Rita Hills

by Jamie Knee

This past month the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance showcased its annual Wine & Fire Weekend, highlighting the rustic charm and viticultural prowess of Santa Barbara County’s celebrated wine country.

Nestled within the larger Santa Ynez Valley AVA, Sta. Rita Hills is acclaimed for its unique maritime climate, a key factor in producing stellar pinot noir and chardonnay. This region’s distinctive east-west valley orientation draws in cool fog and sea breezes, nurturing the vines and allowing the grapes to develop rich, complex flavors through a gradual maturation process.

The festivities commenced on Thursday with the much-loved “Barn Party” at the historic Sanford & Benedict Barn, a site steeped in the origins of winemaking in the Sta. Rita Hills. Esteemed local wineries such as Sanford Winery, Tercero Wines, Alma Rosa Winery, and Fiddlehead Cellars (to name a few), presented their finest large format and library wines. The barn’s rustic setting was complemented by fire-grilled flatbreads and artisanal cheeses from Pizzeria Bello Forno, creating pairings perfectly encapsulating the event’s country elegance.

Throughout the weekend, wine lovers converged at various idyllic spots across the greater Lompoc Valley, engaging in spirited discussions and forging new connections. The region’s signature cool-climate wines, with their crisp chardonnays and nuanced pinot noirs, showcased why Sta. Rita Hills is a cornerstone of American viticulture.

Friday night was a celebration of conviviality at the La Paulée Dinner, a buffet by High on the Hog, and a tribute to Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley of Hitching Post Wines. This gathering, inspired by Burgundy’s La Paulée de Meursault, skillfully married Old-World

charm with the laid-back, welcoming ethos of California’s wine culture, celebrating the legacies of two of Sta. Rita Hills’ most cherished vintners.

The weekend’s zenith was the Grand Tasting on Saturday, held under the stars at the scenic La Purisima Mission.

Over thirty wineries, including Longoria Winery, Flying Goat Cellars, Loubud Wines, and BARDEN, came together to offer their top wines. This event was not just a tasting but a celebration of the collective spirit and the unique stories that each bottle from Sta. Rita Hills carries.

Reflecting on the Wine & Fire Weekend, it’s evident that the allure of this event lies not only in the superb wines and stunning views but also in the genuine hospitality and robust community spirit that define Sta. Rita Hills as a destination of the heart. Those of us lucky enough to call Santa Barbara Wine Country home are reminded why this area is more than just a geographic location – it is a vibrant community where every moment and every sip weave into the rich tapestry of rural elegance.

Whether you’re a dedicated wine connoisseur or a newcomer eager to discover the wines of the region, Sta. Rita Hills promises a captivating journey that beckons you to return time and again. Cheers to uncovering the depth and beauty of each wine in this picturesque slice of countryside paradise!

The north county hike is October 12, from 9 am to 1 pm. Select your choice of trails – a 4.1- or 2.1-mile loop along the Rice Ranch Valley with views of the Santa Maria Valley, Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre Mountains. There is a post-hike BBQ and entertainment TBA. Donations are $15 per adult and youth under 15 are free.

All donations are tax-deductible and provide scholarships for teens in low-income families to receive substance abuse treatment at the Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Centers.

This annual effort was started by Bob Bryant when he lost his son, Daniel, to this issue. The Summit for Danny has been hosted from high challenge mountain ranges in Ecuador to local hikes. Bryant has been an athlete his entire life along with his Iron Woman wife, Patty Bryant . This inspiring hike – and meeting the Bryants – is a great chance to give what seems nominal yet provides much.

411: www.summitfordanny.org/register/santa-barbara.php www.summitfordanny.org/register/santa-maria.php

Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at 05:00 hrs Domestic Disturbance / Santa Claus Beach

Deputies were dispatched to a domestic disturbance. The suspect and the victim got into a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation. During the physical altercation the suspect hit the victim on the left side of her face with an open palm. The suspect is in violation of 243(e)(1) PC. In addition, the suspect prevented the victim from calling 911 by taking her cell phone from her and placing it in his pocket. The suspect is in violation of 591.5 PC.

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 at 14:17 hrs / Robbery / San Ysidro Road

A female subject flagged down deputies at upper Manning Park and advised that an unknown suspect(s) accessed her vehicle and stole $790 in cash and several credit cards. The unknown suspect(s) made several transactions at different locations in the city of Santa Barbara. The transactions that were made totaled approximately $6,000. As of right now there isn’t any suspect information.

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at 15:31 hrs / Incident / Foothill Road

RP reported he received a threatening email from a subject claiming to be “Jon Addison.” The email included the RP’s name, phone number, and picture of his driveway. There was a pdf attachment threatening to release his personal information if he did not send the sender $2,000 in bitcoin.

Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at 08:15 hrs / Warrant Arrest/Trespassing / 901 Channel Drive

Deputies responded to a report of trespassers on the beach owned by Santa Barbara Cemetery. After citizen arrest forms were signed, deputies contacted the individuals and cited them for trespassing. One of the individuals was also arrested and booked into SBCJ for a $20k warrant.

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Guests getting a slice of Pizza Bello Forno and some Sta. Rita Hills wines

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DATE OF HEARING: OCTOBER 2, 2024

PLACE: PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ROOM

123 E. ANAPAMU STREET, RM. 17 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

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The following methods of participation are available to the public.

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The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of t he participation methods listed above.

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission. Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc or by appointment by calling (805) 5682000.

If you challenge the project(s) 24RVP-00050, 24RVP-00051, 24AMD-00008, or 24CDP-00077 in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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24RVP-00050

24RVP-00051

24AMD-00008

24CDP-00077

Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 21159.25

Miramar Acquisition Co. LLC

Housing – Mixed Use Development

Hearing on the request of Miramar Acquisition Co., LLC, property owner, to consider the following:

96 Eucalyptus Lane

1759 S. Jameson Lane

Joe Dargel, Deputy Director (805) 568-3573 Willow Brown, Planner (805) 568-2040

a) Case No. 24RVP-00050 for revisions to Development Plan 14RVP-00000-00063 to allow 56,485 square feet of development in the CV (Visitor Serving Commercial) Zone consisting of affordable employee and market-rate apartments and resort shops in compliance with Article II Section 35-174.10.

b) Case No. 24RVP-00051 for revisions to Minor Conditional Use Permit 07CUP-00000-00047 to allow residential uses consisting of 26 affordable employee apartments and eight market-rate apartments in compliance with Article II Section 35-172.11.

c) Case No. 24AMD-00008 to amend Major Conditional Use Permit 07CUP-00000-00045 for hotel improvements in the Transportation Corridor Zone District (within the Union Pacific railroad right-of-way) in compliance with Article II Section 35-172.11.

d) Case No. 24CDP-00077 for the development allowed by the revised Development Plan (Case No. 24RVP-00050) in compliance with Article II Section 35-174.9, the development and authorized use allowed by the revised Minor Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 24RVP-00051) in compliance with Article II Section 35-172.9, and the development and authorized use allowed by the amended Major Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 24AMD-00008) in compliance with Article II Section 35-172.9.

e) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21159.25, as outlined in the Notice of Exemption.

The application involves Assessor Parcel Nos. 009-371-007, 009-333-013, and 009-010-004, zoned CV (Visitor Serving Commercial) and TC (Transportation Corridor), located at 1759 South Jameson Lane and 96 Eucalyptus Lane, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

MONTECITO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

RECORDING SECRETARY (568-2000)

Published September 18, 2024

Montecito Journal

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Club, 632 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA, CA 93103. Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara, INC, 632 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 20, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of

the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0001996. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2024

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Albertsons #3171, 1500 N H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. 1918 Winter Street ABS LLC, c/o Legal Department, 7 Corporate

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Premier Essentials Lifestyle Coaching, 3521 Mercury Drive, 201, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Stylist Danielle Leshea, LLC, 3521 Mercury Drive, 201, Santa Maria, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0002059. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2024

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tiki Trader, 890 Linden Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Andreas K Gutow, 3600 Harbor Blvd 348, Oxnard, CA 93035; Paul M Garcia, 6375 Lagunitas CT, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 6, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0002139. Published September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2024

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/

are doing business as: Arturo Rios Kickboxing, 120 W Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Arturo Rios, 60 Sycamore Ter Apt 202, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 23, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20240001936. Published September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pro Balance, 1054 Palmetto Way, A, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Hortencia Torres, 1054 Palmetto Way, A, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 23, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0002036. Published August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2024

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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Perch Home and Lifestyle, 3558 Sagunto Street, B-1, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Maureen A Hemming, PO Box 1749, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 13, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0001927. Published August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2024

Board President Susan Tompkins, board members James Cunningham and Marianne D’Emidio Caston, Executive Director Lindsay Johnson, Development Director Morgan Coffey, and Marketing PR Director Jill Cloutier. McGill welcomed and thanked the artists for their dedicated work and the guests for their support. She acknowledged Explore Ecology as the beneficiary of the exhibit and thanked Coffey and Cloutier for their collaboration in the marketing and promotion of the exhibit.

Johnson shared, “This is amazing, and we are so happy to be here to partner with you, and be the beneficiaries of this, thank you very much. We are a local nonprofit and serve all Santa Barbara County with environmental education, water quality education, school garden program and art from scrap.” Coffey added, “We are so aligned with SCAPE. We are proud that we inspire children to be creative, be critical thinkers, and have a connection to the outdoor world. We reach at least 30,000 children per year at 66 schools in 16 school districts from Carpinteria to Lompoc, and have 35 school gardens, and have been an organization for almost 35 years. Thank you.”

The exhibit had many attendees and was a success. Be sure to visit the SCAPE website to find out more.

411: www.s-c-a-p-e.org

https://exploreecology.org

SB Mental Wellness Center Fundraising Gala

The Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center (MWC) launched its first gala fundraiser on Saturday, September 14, at the Dos Pueblos Ranch, Goleta. The event, titled One Shining Night, was sold out and drew a wide demographic from Carpinteria through Goleta to support the organization. Due to the location, the Garden Attire dress code brought in the fashion sneakers and designer dresses, a few items from the Ralph Lauren Fall ‘24 collection, and men wearing wool blend designer suiting. I arrived in time to meet with MWC CEO Annmarie Cameron, her gala Honoree Ann Lippincott, the MWC Director of Development Liat Wasserman, and the MWC Board Co-Chairs Julie Kessler-Solomon and Scott Lochridge. Noting the VIP arrivals for photo ops, I met with the Dos Pueblos Ranch owners Roger and Robin Himowitz, Mayor Randy Rowse, Milly and George Kaufmann of Montecito, the Montecito Association Executive Director Houghton Hyatt and husband Ben Hyatt, Board Member of the SB Women’s Political Action Committee Tish Gainey, and MWC Board Member Ned Emerson. Following a champagne cocktail reception, we traversed from the gardens to the outdoor dining area. It was refreshing to have celebrity emcee Catherine Remak take the mic and welcome everyone to commence the program. She talked

about the increasing awareness of mental health across the film and music industries, providing more incentive for everyone to be comfortable talking about it. The Mental Wellness Center has spent 77 years doing its outreach and programs to help those in need at any level for any period of time, and with no charge for services.

Remak held a Q&A with Dino Ambrosi, a UC Berkley grad who is the founder of Project Reboot, a program that helps students addicted to social media and their mobile phones. He shared about his personal dependence on his phone while at UC Berkley, how it affected his grades, his self-esteem, possible job market placement, and knew he needed to do something. He took this experience to teach other students at school how to transition from using their phones all the time down to three hours a day, addressing issues of attention span. Ambrosi gave a presentation at MWC in 2022 which launched his Project Reboot business internationally. From there it branched out to Reboot Camps with students who went through his program helping other students at many universities. In closing he said, “Screen time is not bad, but it is how we use it, it’s intentional. Parents need to ask their kids what their intention is to use their phones and hold them to it.”

Cameron spoke next, welcoming and thanking the attendees, her staff, Board of Directors, the Himowitzs, and sponsors. She said, “I’ve been working at MWC for over 30 years, and we take people from hope to help, it’s a gift I see every day.”

Kessler-Solomon and Lochridge talked about the honoree, Ann Lippincott. Cameron presented her with an artist sculpted glass award, and said, “We are honored to celebrate Ann for her invaluable efforts over many years in educating young students in our local schools about mental health, and equipping them with the knowledge and language to support their peers and friends in distress. Her work is vital because these youth represent our future, and so their wellness serves as a barometer of our community’s overall well-being.”

Lippincott’s acceptance speech highlighted her personal journey with the MWC in caring for her daughter, and later working there. She emphasized that education about mental health is the best way to inform people, saying, “We developed and teach Mental Health Matters with our volunteer team, and we teach it in elementary schools and high schools. It is important to ask for help early to get better outcomes.”

Next, the well-known auctioneer and former CEO of the SBCC Foundation Geoff Green raised approximately $90,000 with two live auction items and the Ask. The MWC set a fundraising goal of $350,000. For those wishing to donate, see the 411. The proceeds will support Mental Wellness Center’s essential services and programs of direct mental health support and counseling services, as well as group counseling for adults; mental health education geared to youth, families, and adults; the financial support and location for SB’s local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (aka NAMI); and the ownership and management of seven separate sights of safe and affordable housing for adults living with mental illness.

Wasserman shared, “Our vision is a community where all people can live their healthiest lives free of stigmas associated with mental illness, and our programs and services are offered free of charge to all residents. Nearly half of our program staff are bicultural/ bilingual, enabling Mental Wellness Center to offer culturally sensitive services in both English and Spanish. Our organization is open to expanding programs and services that best meet the changing needs of our community and demographics.”

Annmarie Cameron, Scott Lochridge, Julie Kessler-Solomon, and Ann Lippincott

(photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Annmarie Cameron and Liat Wasserman with Roger and Robin Himowitz (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Ned Emerson, Mayor Randy Rowse, Ann Lippincott, Tish Gainey, and George and Milly Kaufmann (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Ben and Houghton Hyatt (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Ubiquitous KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri emceed the bustling bash with guests including Councilor Oscar Gutierrez, Executive Director Adam Burridge, and Wendy Goodenow, sister of the late Executive Director Gordon Guy, who flew in from her home in Hawaii.

Having Compassion Over Lunch

The Heroes of Hospice of Santa Barbara – Legacy of Compassion lunch at the Rosewood Miramar, celebrating half a century of service to the community, attracted a record 330 guests and raised around $250,000 for the volunteer organization headed by CEO David Selberg

“When we opened our doors in 1974, we were at the forefront of a visionary

Naomi Hartwig, Dave Stengel, Katrina Stengel, and Hero Awardee

David Stengel (photo by Schuyler Dain)

movement, and we still are, helping children, families, and seniors through the crippling grief of losing a cherished loved one, or struggling with the fear and confusion that comes with a life-threatening diagnosis,” he told supporters in the hotel’s Chandelier Room.

Among the generous guests were Barbara Burger , Lois and Laura Capps, Marybeth Carty, Roger and Robin Himovitz , Gerd Jordano , Kristi Newton, Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, John and Ellen Pillsbury, Sybil Rosen, Mayor Randy Rowse, Frank Tabar, John Thyne III, Richard and Kirsten Cavendish Weston-Smith , Mark Whitehurst and Kerry Methner, Charles Caldwell , Michael Cook ,

Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders, Sue Adams, Brendon Twigden, and Mindy Denson

Sips, Savors, and Zucchinis

Montecito’s eight-year-old Apples to Zucchini Cooking School hosted a Sip and Savor donor appreciation sunset soirée for 45 guests at the home of board president Dianne Duva and her husband Robert

The organization, founded by Nancy Martz in 2015, brings people together by teaching children, teens, and adults how to prepare delicious, nutritious and affordable meals using seasonal fare.

Apples to Zucchini Cooking School has 17 culinary teachers, who run 16 different 90-minute classes at ten campus locations around town.

Creative canapés cooked by students were dotted around the estate and beverages were supplied by Draughtsmen Aleworks and Tilden zero proof Cocktails.

Bergquist, Emily NordeeRogers, Tina Ballue, Barb Kilroy, and Duane Henry with the “Everything to teach a class cart”

Among the guests were Jim and Chana Jackson, Michael Bergquist, Lindsay Johnson, Emily Nordee-Rogers, Kirk and CeCe Borchardt, Jonathan Bishop, and Scott Reed.

How to Celebrate?

My congratulations to my near neighbor Prince Harry, who celebrated his 40th birthday at his $14 million Riven

Rock estate, on Sunday.

Needless to say, the phone at Maison Mineards Montecito was ringing off the hook with innumerable enquires from the British media, including the Daily Telegraph and The Sun, asking how he planned to celebrate the major milestone. Having heard nothing from the major caterers in our Eden by the Beach as to

Gary Simpson, Jill Nida, and David Selberg (photo by Monie Photography)

Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders with Kirsten Cavendish WestonSmith and Richard Weston-Smith (photo by Monie Photography)

Executive Director Nancy Martz with supporters Jim and Chana Jackson (photo by Priscilla)

Michael

(photo by Priscilla)

Barb Kilroy, Luc Powers, Nancy Martz, Theo Horne, and Deborah Bettencourt (photo by Priscilla)

8th annual Heart of New House Awardee

Darren Phillips and Aleksandra Urban (photo by Schuyler Dain)

Dr. Stephen Hosea, Patsy An Grace, Harvey Bottelsen (photo by Monie Photography)

a birthday mega-bash, I postulated the Duke of Sussex would probably celebrate quietly with his family and attend a dinner party with friends at the San Ysidro Ranch’s Stone House, where he has been a frequent diner, or even Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar.

Or TV talk show friends Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres might host King Charles III’s youngest son. London’s Daily Mail even suggested he might hike into the back of beyond locally with friends to mark the occasion.

We’ll no doubt hear in due course.

In the meantime, Harry and his actress wife Meghan Markle are reportedly planning a third quasi royal tour before the end of the year with a return to Africa under consideration.

The tony twosome received mostly positive receptions earlier this year in Nigeria and then Colombia last month.

Likely locations, according to Hello! magazine, include Lesotho and Botswana where Harry’s charity Sentebale operates. He last visited the countries in 2019.

Harry is also set to embark on a packed solo trip to New York later this month to “address a number of his patronages and philanthropic ministries,” his team says.

The visit is set to take place during the U.N. General Assembly High Level Week on Sept. 23 to 27, and Climate Week between Sept. 22 and 29.

Reflections on the ‘Horizon’

Carpinteria actor Kevin Costner has admitted his Horizon film didn’t have “overwhelming success.”

The Yellowstone actor, 69, invested a huge chunk of his own funds making the first of a series of epic Westerns. which is being followed up by Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter 2

The Oscar winner says after the first installment – which received mixed reviews with an opening weekend box office of $11 million on a $100 million budget – he still remains optimistic.

“I’ve had a lot of movies that way that have stood the test of time.”

We’ll see...

Four Seasons Manhattan Set to Open

Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner is poised to finally re-open his Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan in early November, ending a shutdown that began when the pandemic started four years ago because of an epic contract dispute.

Warner, who also owns the Four Seasons Biltmore and the 500-acre San Ysidro Ranch, fought over fees with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the

Toronto-based management company of the ritzy chain.

The 52-story hotel on East 58th Street, designed by I. M. Pei, was once known as Manhattan’s most expensive hotel.

The reopening coincides with the start of the Big Apple’s holiday tourism season, according to the New York Post

Warner scooped up the building in 1999 for $275 million, a sharp discount on the $475 million that was reportedly spent on the 368-room tower in 1993.

House on the Market

Montecito actor Rob Lowe has listed his Beverly Hills home for $6.25 million.

The contemporary four bedroom, 4.5 bath residence located in Franklin Canyon emanates tranquility.

Built in the 1950s and since renovated, the house boasts 2,940 square feet and has a generous backyard offering multiple spots for al fresco dining and lounge areas with canyon vistas.

Ray on Board

Murray W. Ray, a former Chief People Officer at QAD with extensive global business and leadership experience, is joining the ShelterBox USA board of directors.

“ShelterBox believes that shelter is a human right – that shelter from the chaos of disaster and conflict is vital,” says Ray, a Santa Barbara resident. “When you suddenly have nothing, you provide some hope for the future.”

Ray is past president of the Montecito Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian in Australia and the USA for 31 years.

He is presently Chairman of PCT Global and just completed six years as chairman of ShipHawk, where he remains a board advisor. He also served as board president of Crescend Health and a board member of PathPoint after managing the merger of Crescend with PathPoint.

Ray joins another local resident, vicechair John Glanville on the 17-member ShelterBox USA board.

Adieu La Grenouille

On a personal note, I lament the closure of La Grenouille after decades in business, just a tiara’s toss from Cartier on Fifth Avenue.

One of the last great French restaurants from the ‘60s, run by Charles and Gisèle Masson.

The three-story carriage house on East 52nd Street, festooned with myriad flowers, attracted the likes of Truman Capote, Jacqueline Kenny Onassis, Sidney Poitier, Henry Kissinger, and an old friend, Della Koenig, widow of Erich Koenig, dubbed the Sugar King of Mexico, who

had homes on New York’s Fifth Avenue, as well as in Las Brisas, Acapulco, and Beverly Hills.

Della, who adored the pike quenelles, would often invite me to dine with her at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel – given that her estate on North Crescent Drive was just 400 yards from the eatery.

But no walking in her Ferragamo’s for Della, who would alert Frank her chauffeur to rev up the Rolls Royce and drop us across the way!

Fortunately, Charles Masson, who was kicked out of his post at La Grenouille by his mother Gisèle, a few months before her death in 2014, has opened Majorelle at the Lowell Hotel on East 63rd Street, named after the late fashion designer Yves St. Laurent’s glorious gardens in Marrakesh, Morocco. I’m told Majorelle has been attracting many of the former Grenouille crowd.

My late friend Cat Pollon became a regular, taking a suite at the hostelry on her Manhattan visits.

Sadly, because of COVID, we never got the chance to dine there together.

Sightings

Summerland racketeer Maria Sharapova at the U.S. Open men’s final... Katy Perry receiving a VMA Video Award from her British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom... Former TV newswoman Maria Shriver at Pierre Lafond.

Pip! Pip!

From musings on the Royals to celebrity real estate deals, Richard Mineards is our man on the society scene and has been for more than 15 years

Letters (Continued from 10)

historic Biltmore. The pools are not only aesthetically pleasing but will be a welcome addition to the resort and have zero impact on the neighborhood. It’s been way too long that the county hasn’t received much needed bed tax (look around – we need it!), the wonderful staff have not been employed, and guests and locals alike have not had the opportunity to use this remarkable and beautiful hotel. Please let common sense prevail and let’s enjoy the Biltmore once again!

David Peterson

Preserve What Cannot Be Replaced

The greed that is perpetuated in Montecito by the Caruso Team is indefensible.

Montecito residents do not need nor want more high-end shopping, more apartments under the guise of “low-income housing,” nor do Montecito residents need nor want more traffic congestion from cars of guests who go to the hotel and are not Montecito residents. Neither do

we want trash haulers and delivery trucks at all hours of the day and night, toxic fumes polluting the air, fuel trucks required to fill up the tanks of the visitors’ cars, thus creating more congestion along the narrow roads throughout the Montecito, the immense volume of water wasted for laundry, dining, and landscaping, and do not want views of the ocean obliterated by tall buildings – all for the benefit of an avaricious group of individuals.

It would be a monumental mistake to continue to destroy the beautiful and bucolic ambiance of Montecito.

Montecito is the rare haven for privacy-loving families and individuals who appreciate quiet elegance, nature and the irreplaceable quality of life that Montecito offers.

Montecito itself is the destination for visitors and tourists to get away from precisely what Caruso plans.

Please stop the irreparable spoiling of Montecito.

Thank you.

Respectfully, Ms.

Tolin

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

What Just Happened? – Justin Willman’s Illusionati tour is an interactive evening of magic, comedy and mind-control suitable for the whole family – meaning Willman wants to melt your brain while making you laugh. Best known as the star and creator of the hit Netflix series Magic for Humans and The Magic Prank Show, Willman has also wandered onto late night and other TV staples, including The Tonight Show, The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Conan and more. Whether you enjoy being fooled by Willman’s sleight of hand or are just there for the humor, the Illusionati tour has something for everyone, especially those wishing to join his “secret society of wonder” where the only conspiracy theories are about how the hell he does these things! Note: VIP tickets include priority seating and a post-show Meet & Greet with Willman.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $32.50-$52.50, VIP $153

INFO: (805) 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Latinx Leanings – Whether by coincidence or conspiracy, there are three Latin-y events all taking place today, including two at theaters downtown at the same time. The 5th annual Margaritas Y Más Festival returns to Elings Park, with the sounds and sipping of margaritas into the sunset featuring a Western theme. Unlimited tastings of tequila and mezcal from Mexico’s top purveyors are augmented by other Mexican inspired beverages and liquors, plus such food trucks as Mariscos Titas and Chiltepin Mexican Grill offering eats for purchase, and live music from DJ Charco.

WHEN: 5-8 pm

WHERE: Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Road

COST: $65-$81

INFO: (805) 569-5611 or www.eventbrite.com/cc/margaritas-y-mas-festival-747679

Danza Folklórica Quetzalcóatl presents Lo Mejor Del Folklor Mexicano, featuring a total of 60 performers, including Grammy Award Winning Mariachi Los Camperos and Banda Filarmónica Maqueos, performing music and dances showcasing the

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Oui, Oui to CamPac Concert – Camerata Pacifica launches its 2024-25 season with an all-French chamber program boasting aural textures and musical bravura from a pair of still-popular composers who were well-loved in the late 1880s and early 1900s France. Debussy’s painterly piece known as Images, Book II, is bookended by two ravishing works by Ravel, the mega-melodic “Sonata for Violin and Cello” (which was dedicated to Debussy) and his poetic “Piano Trio in A Minor.” While the concert is easy on the ears, the pair of Camerata’s principal musicians and a guest artist will be showcasing their virtuosity in the technically demanding repertoire, as violinist Paul Huang, pianist Gilles Vonsattel and visiting Columbian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia perform the season’s premiere concert at the Music Academy’s Miraflores campus.

WHEN: 7 pm (note new earlier start time)

WHERE: Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road

COST: $75:

INFO: (805) 884-8410 or www.cameratapacifica.org

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

One805 for the Ages – From host Kevin Costner opening the show playing publicly with his band in town for the first time in years to the closing set from You+Me, the folk music alter egos of singers-songwriters and Santa Ynez dweller Alecia Moore (aka P!NK) and Dallas Green (aka City and Colour), today’s One805LIVE! event is an all-encompassing evening of exemplary entertainment. In between, we’ll also hear from the likes of such local heroes as Kenny Loggins and Alan Parsons, plus Joe Bonamassa, Al Stewart and Richard Marx, among others, with the Santa Barbara Symphony providing orchestra accompaniment for several of the acts in the ensemble’s first-ever off-site appearance with pop musicians. Surprisingly, as of this writing, general admission and VIP tickets as well as a few cabanas are still available. So if it’s last year’s transportation and crowd control issues at concert’s end that are keeping you away, we’re told an upgraded approach should alleviate any concerns. Plus, the money goes to support our first responders with equipment and vital mental wellness counseling. ‘Nuff said.

WHEN: 4-10 pm

WHERE: Private estate on Padaro Lane

COST: $400+

INFO: https://one805.org/events

diverse regional cultures of Mexico. WHEN: 6 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $42-$72

INFO: (805) 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

Benise, the flamboyant “Prince of Spanish Guitar,” fronts his Emmy Award winning production Fiesta!, his latest adventure through Spanish flamenco, Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba, Parisian waltz, exotic drumming and more. The show touches on everything from rock anthems by AC/DC to “Moonlight Sonata.”

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $42.50 & $92.50

INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

Blues with the Bros – L.A.’s Delgado Brothers packed the dance floor at their last gig for the Santa Barbara Blues Society seven years ago. Expect even more enthusiasm for the return of the winners of the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge in 2016 featuring blistering guitarist Joey Delgado fronting a band that fuses roots, rock, blues and funk. Ventura guitarist Shawn Jones, a veteran of six albums and hundreds of international dates, plays an acoustic set to set the stage for the Delgado’s driving deluge.

WHEN: 7-10 pm

WHERE: Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St.

COST: $10-$45

INFO: (805) 722-8155 or www.sbblues.org

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Folk It up in the Park – Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra – the 30-piece orchestra of classical strings mixed with guitars, mandolin, bagpipes, harp and whatever else suits founding conductor, multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Adam Phillips’ fancy – kicks off its new season with a fresh take on a decade well worth revisiting, plus a debut at a new venue. SBFO’s Sounds of the Sixties! features favorite tunes from The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, The Doors, The Boxtops, Peter Paul & Mary and many more, all done up Folk Orchestra-style. Tonight’s performance marks the ensemble’s first appearance at the just-renovated historic Plaza del Mar Bandshell across from West Beach, where the sounds will waft into the open air, while Sunday’s show returns to the Presidio Chapel.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Revels Equinox – Santa Barbara Revels has a new venue for its 9th annual Equinox Concert – the lovely courtyard behind the Lobero Theatre, its longtime home for the Christmas Revels show. The space is appropriate because the changing of the seasons also marks Revels musical transition to the upcoming holiday performances. The al fresco afternoon event features the entertaining and eclectic mix of Irish, Jewish, and Mexican musical traditions as heard in Tales from Ellis Island, 2023’s Winter Solstice production, combined with selections from 800 years of English and European music that will feature in this December’s show, The Ghosts of Haddon Hall. The concert also introduces the new Revels Music Director, Dauri Kennedy, the Music Academy of the West alum who teaches performance and choir singing in several area schools, runs her own academy and serves as artistic director of SOPA. Kennedy, Revels favorite Luis Moreno, and harpist Rebekah Scogin are part of this year’s ensemble.

WHEN: 3-5 pm

WHERE: 33 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $37.81

INFO: (805) 364-4630 or www.santabarbararevels.org

WHEN: 5 pm tonight, 4 pm Sunday

WHERE: 801 Shoreline Dr. / 123 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $35 tonight, $45 tomorrow

INFO: (805) 260-3223 or https://folkorchestrasb.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 & THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

‘Swan’ Song – Delight to the “Dance of the Little Swans,” count the 32 fouettés performed by Odile, and immerse yourself in Tchaikovsky’s magical music as the World Ballet Company presents Swan Lake, perhaps the most beloved and iconic ballet of our time. The touring production features a full company of renowned professional international dancers, richly detailed, hand-painted sets, and more than 150 radiant costumes to bring fresh representation to the timeless classic.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $57-$132

INFO: (805) 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 & THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

SBAcoustic at SOhO – SBAcoustic made a terrific debut at SBCAW two weeks ago, launching a new series by turning the largest gallery space into an acoustically pristine venue with drapes and a fine sound system. This week, the presenter has two shows back at the every-night music club that turns into a quiet listening space for these concerts. The series opens with Joe Robinson – the acoustic guitar wizard and singer-songwriter from Australia via Nashville. Robinson has released seven studio albums and built a large following through his livestream concerts and videos, but rarely tours. “Real-time acoustic guitar solos, filled with so much springy counterpoint that sometimes it’s hard to believe he’s playing alone,” the New York Times has raved. Think Tommy Emmanuel before he turned into a legend… Also on tap, a return visit from the Transatlantic Guitar Trio, featuring virtuosos Richard Smith, Joscho Stephan, and Rory Hoffman who made their live gig debut at a SBA show in 2019 and have only upped their game and repertoire of jazz ballads, gypsy swing standards, a pinch of pop music and original compositions.

WHEN: 7:30 pm Sunday (Robinson) & Thursday (Trio)

WHERE: 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court

COST: $30 (Robinson); $35-$40 (Trio)

INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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