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Sharon’s Take – Sharon Byrne once again explores the downward spiral of mental health and what’s being done about it The Weekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding calculates troubling ramifications of student loans and recommends foregoing debts by attending SB City College L etters to the Editor – Gary Mueller on mental health and Sharon Byrne; Peter Hunt gives a history lesson to the Weekly Capitalist; Rebecca Brockway compares SB to SLO; and Matt McLaughlin crusades about religion, history, World War II, and beyond

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In The Zone – Surf’s up for Tommie Vaughn, who catches a wave with photographer Daniel Grant and Wall Space Gallery curator Crista Dix 15 Days a Week – As always, Jeremy Harbin looks ahead – far, wide, and deep – to upcoming events at the zoo, gardens, eateries, galleries, theaters, markets, and (knowing his curious nature) everywhere in between

Santa Barbara View – Sharon Byrne talks trash and looks at converting trashcans into art; don’t look now, writes Cheri Rae, but school is swiftly back in full swing, especially with the in-service day at SBUSD

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Holistic Deliberation – In her maiden Sentinel column, Allison Antoinette opens wide for gluten-free diets and discovers they’re ubiquitous and frivolous

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Mental Health – into the Vortex

rop 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), passed in 2004, was supposed to deal with the most acutely mentally ill. The MHSA has come under fire from critics charging that it’s been a boondoggle for mental health insiders. Instead of funding critical care for the acutely mentally ill, critics contend it has been used to fund conferences and glossy brochures. Counties get to propose the programs they will offer under MHSA, some critics say, and many don’t want to take on these difficult cases. So they don’t, leaving a huge gap in services for those most in need of mental health care. The State Auditor’s office audited the MHSA in August 2013, covering 200611, when almost $7.4 billion was spent on mental health through Prop 63. The audit found that each county was using different approaches, and that the state’s entities “have provided little oversight of county implementation of MHSA programs and their effectiveness. We expected that Mental Health and the Accountability

Commission would have used a process to monitor, guide, and evaluate county implementation built on their broad and specific MHSA oversight responsibilities and also incorporated best practices in doing so, but that is not what we found.” Law enforcement is often the first point of contact in these cases. Our sheriff, Bill Brown, perhaps more than anyone else in our county, has been on the frontlines on mental health issues recently. Sheriff Brown also serves on the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission. He says Prop 63 “is a great tool to try to bridge the gap from the deinstitutionalization movement in the 1970s”, and believes some of the funds go to good programs. He listed the Mental Health Association of Long Beach as an example. They are a “one-stop shop: mentally ill individuals can do laundry, get medical services, bank, get vocational assistance – it’s very impressive, with a lot of partners working together to make it work, including the police department.

Additionally, they have a strong peercounseling element available, working with mental health professionals to address mental illness. This is particularly helpful with the homeless, because the peer counselor might have navigated that system and can help more than a professional with a degree on the wall, but might not be able to relate to that world as well.” The oversight commission reviews and approves requests for funding, and “some of those are hard, particularly when services are really remote from the folks needing them,” Brown said, citing the concern of more rural counties. There has long been a movement in government funding to allow programs to be driven by the local needs. This is the case for mental health as well. But the problem arises when Kern County has a particularly robust set of programs, while another county’s might be lagging. Brown is hard at work building the new jail, and mental health is very much on his mind. “Jails have become the defacto mental institutions for communities because there’s often nowhere else. PHF (the county’s Psychiatric Health Facility) has 16 beds, far too few for a county our size, and we end up having to take people out of county. People in crisis don’t have resources, commit some kind of crime, and end up in jail. The new jail is being designed in such a way that there’s a health wing being custom-designed as a better

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way for us to manage people who have severe mental illness.” Brown was quick to note this wouldn’t be a mental health hospital. But jails now clearly need to have some ability to deal with the mentally ill that wind up in their facilities, bringing up the key question of why Prop 63 isn’t addressing more of those cases. Psychology and psychiatry are relatively juvenile sciences, when compared to, say, physics and chemistry. Newton’s achievements in the 17th century led to us putting a man on the moon. In contrast, Freud and Jung achieved their breakthroughs a little more than a century ago. The dark days of female hysteria, forced institutionalization, and lobotomies to create more compliant housewives are still fairly recent history. Pharmapsychology is all the rage now – there’s a pill for that, whatever ailment that is. We’re just still pretty new at treating mental illness. Brown also worries that recent highprofile instances make mentally ill individuals seem dangerous and violent, when this is the exception, rather than the norm. “It’s unfortunate we had two backto-back [incidents] like this, here, but most mentally ill people do not commit violent crime. These instances do drive home the point that we need to be collectively behind getting people treatment, to help them and the rest of the community.”

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The Weekly Capitalist by Jeff Harding

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How to Avoid Student Loan Debt Trap

tudent debt has exploded – as of today there is about $1.2 trillion outstanding. This means that there will be an entire generation burdened with debt that previous generations never had to deal with. The sad thing about those laden with student loans is that they will find it more difficult to buy homes and cars, unlike their debt-free classmates. That has negative implications for the future.

How Did We Get into This Mess?

Since 1994, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program has been the prime mover behind student loans either as a guarantor or as a lender. When the government directs a trillion dollars at a target, you can be assured that people will line up for the benefits. Students are no exception. The benefit to society is that some students get an education that might have otherwise been out of reach for them. The negatives to society are that it has driven up college costs, which in turn has driven up student debt, it has burdened students with high debt, and the future impact on the economy will be more negative than positive. The outcome of the federal student loan program is that colleges have been flooded with students and money, and they have expanded programs and infrastructure, much of which has nothing to do with educating undergraduates. The result is that they have jacked up costs because they know students will pay for it—with a loan. According to Wells Fargo, a major student loan lender, college costs have increased 7.4 percent (compounded) from 1978 to 2013, more than double the 3.6 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index. And debt has followed costs, rising 10 percent per year(!) since 2004. According to a Standard & Poor’s report, 40 million Americans have student loans, and owe an average of $30,000. A major credit agency reported that 26 million consumers had two or more student loans on their credit report (October 2012), up from 12 million in 2005. In 2014, loans were obtained by 29 percent of all college students. And 10 percent of parents obtained loans to pay for their children’s education. The federal government is now the source of 90 percent of these loans. Most banks have dropped out of the program because it is difficult to compete with the Feds. What does this mean for you, the student/graduate debtor? The emerging reality is that you won’t be able to afford the things your fellow debtfree graduates can afford. For example, home ownership will be a difficult goal for you (anywhere, not just in SB). A 30-year-old student loan-burdened graduate is now half as likely to buy a home as classmates with no student loans—this is the first time in a decade this has happened. A similar trend is emerging with auto loans. The fact is that lending standards are now tighter making things like mortgages and auto loans more difficult to obtain for those with student debt. And, many grads simply won’t be making enough money to afford what was once seen as a middle-class life.

What to Do

For those of you who are about to enter college, think first about your goals. College is very expensive now and, like it or not, for most families, you are going to end up paying for most of it. So make your decisions wisely. If you’re not going into a STEM

profession (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), you should think about your major in terms of future employment opportunities. Maybe piling on student debt to get a BA in communications is not the right choice. Last year, I wrote an article in the Sentinel questioning the value of a four-year college education for some people. I don’t question the value of learning, but I do question the choices made by students who don’t end up with much value for the time and cost expended. Perhaps these people shouldn’t go to college and would be better off engaged in a trade or job where specific skills rather than a college diploma are required. According to a 2013 McKinsey study, “Graduates who majored in liberal arts and performing arts at four-year colleges fare the worst across every measure: they tend to be lower-paid, deeper in debt, less happily employed, and slightly more likely to wish they’d done things differently.” Those of you who decided to go to college or graduate school to duck the recession and improve your prospects on the job market have a problem. You would think that would have been a logical move since, according to unemployment data, college graduates have the lowest unemployment rate of any group (3.1 percent). What the data doesn’t show is that half of liberal arts graduates of four-year colleges are in jobs that don’t require a four-year degree. Which means crap jobs with low pay. If, like most people, you have no clue about your future, then go to a two-year college, work to pay the cost, and please try to not borrow money. Santa Barbara City College, the number-one community college in the nation, offers a fabulous education for half the cost of state colleges and universities. You can experiment with courses, find your way, and receive a great education. The discipline of working while going to college will serve you well later in life. I should tell you that I am a bit prejudiced, since I teach at SBCC. If you truly are disinterested in academia, then don’t waste your time getting a fouryear degree. There are plenty of trades requiring specific skills that a community college can teach you, or, if you are lucky, a company will train you. But you still need basic skills in reading, writing, thinking, and math. If you ignored your future in high school, you can make it up at SBCC. The result of the $1-trillion federal student loan program is that we are turning out generations of debt-laden graduates who were forced to overspend for a college education. Their economic choices will be limited for many years, and that is not good for America. Instead of building savings that creates economic prosperity, their debt will be a drag on the economy.

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wish to express my appreciation for the way Sharon Byrne has enlightened me on a number of topics. Her description of C3H [Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness] has a special relevance for me, since I belonged for about a year and a half to the governing board of Bringing Our Community Home. I strongly identified with the “elephant perception” model (from a fable), which Ms Byrne presented on April 5 (Sentinel # 3/7). I wish that I had encountered more awareness of that fable among Housing First proponents. I was surprised, and to a degree disillusioned, by frequently hearing a dogmatic assertion that prolonged homelessness is strictly the product of substance abuse and mental illness. Contrary opinion was deeply resented, and my dissent was often subtly attributed to an undiagnosed mental disorder. In July 2011, the leading Housing First advocate, professor Dennis Culhane, nearly scolded the simplists and described what may be the most careful and thorough research analyzing the prevalence of mental illness among the chronically homeless. His guest opinion column in The Washington Post should be mandatory reading for all who claim expertise on homelessness. Thank you for providing this wonderful community forum in the Sentinel. I should also thank Jeff Harding for his forceful disparagement of groupthink and ad hominem attacks. Let’s always judge ideas according to their merit, rather than how much you value – or devalue – the people offering their opinions. Gary Mueller Santa Barbara

No Place Like Home

I am a native Santa Barbarian from a time before rampant pollution and homelessness were an issue in our town shadowed by “purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain.” But that was then, and this is now. Change is good, and it’s good to change. A year ago, I had a tally of 16 years living in San Luis Obispo, a “Little

Santa Barbara” located 100 miles north, on California’s Central Coast. Last September, I returned to my childhood hometown for a handful of viable reasons. In most ways, I am very happy to be back. Santa Barbara remains a mecca and an oasis unsurpassed. Yet, I was surprised to discover that a town like Santa Barbara, so well regarded in its reputation to pursue and preserve a high quality of living, was lagging behind San Luis Obispo in several key areas. At this time last year, Santa Barbara was still issuing disposable plastic bags and handing out paper bags for free at supermarkets. San Luis Obispo had done away with retail plastic and paper bags at least a year before Santa Barbara followed suit. Drive-thru restaurant lines have been banned in San Luis Obispo since 1982. Cal Poly students and other SLO residents are required to park their cars, turn off their engines, and walk into Starbucks, McDonald’s, or Jack in the Box. I don’t think the population of SLO has suffered much inconvenience by forgoing the drive-thru. On the other hand, Santa Barbara still allows lines of cars to idle and spew toxins into the fresh ocean air while anticipating lattes, Big Macs, fries, and apple pies. Currently, while Santa Barbara’s politicians debate the effectiveness of downtown “Donation Meters” to help ease the tension of panhandlers on State Street, San Luis Obispo has led the way on this positive change as well. Come on, Santa Barbara, get with the program! If tiny little SLO-town can manage to adopt a progressive, proactive attitude toward lessening its environmental and homeless issues, so can we! Rebecca Brockway Santa Barbara

Historically Speaking

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love of the page. As lead singer for the band Wall of Tom, she created This Rock in My Heart and This Roll in My Soul, a fictional book series based loosely on her experiences in the L.A. music scene. Now she’s spending her time checking out and writing about all things Santa Barbara. Reach Tommie at www.TommieV.com or follow her on Twitter at TommieVaughn1.

Surf and Sand People

here’s nothing like paddling out into the ocean. To become one with the magnificence that is Mother Nature, is a like an out-of-body experience… except, you’re not out of your body at all. Every move is magnified and as you drop into that wave, even the slightest change of balance between your toes will either cause you to “pearl” (go end-over tea kettle) or dig you in deeper, shooting down the face of a perfectly pealing wave. For many, they will never know that feeling, that oneness, that incredible rush that has you licking saltwater off your lips, nor will they chase the endless summer or search the world for the longest ride. But that’s okay… the waters are crowded enough these days.

instantly hooked. I’m not sure if it was having Europe as my subject, or the square format, or the combination of the two, but the images just had a simplistic timelessness to them. The fact that I didn’t have an endless supply of images to take, as is the case with digital cameras, I had to really choose the images I wanted to make. I took the lesson of filling the frame to tell a story to heart.

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handful of images in the beginning of the series and lay them all out to review how I would progress with telling my story. There was a surfing magazine next to where I was working, with a shot of JohnJohn Florence getting barreled, and I realized that I had only taken images from shore. I needed to get in the water for a unique, different perspective of where it all happens. Because my toy cameras are not waterproof, I decided to load up two cameras in a dry bag, put them in a backpack, and paddle out on a small day at Rincon. I felt like a tool with the backpack, but started a conversation with this guy who was curious of what I was doing. I showed him my camera and explained the series. He told me his little brother was getting ...continued p.24

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if that complex feeling of surf could be encapsulated into one set of photographs, then Daniel Grant has done it. In his imperfectly perfect series, Sand People, all shot through his toy cameras from the 1960s, “holga” and “diana,” create the true surf culture that many Santa Barbarians call home. I caught up with San Francisco-based Daniel as he was finishing up his exhibition at the Funk Zone’s Wall Space Gallery, which ended August 31. We talked surf, sharks, and pictures, as he spoke candidly about his water-soaked muse. Q: Why toy cameras? With all the amazing technology of today, why did you chose your Holga and Diana to craft your visual narrative? DG: While at UCSB for my undergrad, I chose to take a photography class – only because a girl I was interested in was taking it. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out with the girl, but I was fortunate to have an amazing professor, Richard Ross, who inspired and challenged me. I remember one assignment in particular, which pushed me to be really conscious of how you fill the frame with the subject matter to engage your viewer and tell a story. A couple of years later, I was about to take my first backpack trip through Europe, when a friend, who had seen some of my images, commented that I have a good eye. She gave me her Holga toy camera and a Ziploc bag full of expired film and told me to document my travels. After a quick tutorial on how the camera worked, I was off. When I returned and developed the film, I was

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Space is limited, but if you have an event, exhibit, performance, book signing, sale, opening, trunk show or anything else interesting or creative that readers can attend, let us know at 805-845-1673 or email us at tim@santabarbarasentinel.com. We’ll consider all suggestions, but we will give extra consideration to unusual events and/or items, especially those accompanied by a good visual, particularly those that have yet to be published.

Saturday

Tuesday

Zoo Are You?

Yes, And…

September 6

September 9

It’s finally here after a long week at the office: Saturday, sweet Saturday. Of course, you spent all week dreaming of being surrounded by animals – and not the slobs you share cubicle space with, but real, live beasts. Well, I’ve got good news. You can go to the Santa Barbara Zoo (500 Ninos Drive) today from 10 am to 1 pm for the free Volunteer Expo. There, you’ll learn about all the ways in which you might be able to volunteer as a docent, camp counselor, or condor nest watcher, among other things. And just think about it: You’ll be so great at your volunteer job that you’ll probably get hired by the zoo for a real job, and then work your way all the way up to King of the Animals and then learn to speak their language. And you’ll never have to go back to the office ever again.

Last time I checked, Los Angeles – the city that makes stars – was only about 100 miles away from here. And don’t you want to be a star? Of course you do. But maybe you can’t make it to L.A. today. No problem: how about starting your acting career at the Plaza Playhouse Theater (4916 Carpinteria Avenue)? You’ll do that by taking what all actors must take in the post-Apatow world of cinema: an improv class. It’s no secret that Hollywood has obviated the screenwriter by having actors make everything up as they go along. Crack teams of editors, working with hours of raw footage, then scrape together some semblance of a story. Meanwhile, we – the movie-going public – are too distracted by the beautiful people on the screen to notice. Wait, make that the beautiful people who are great at improvising. It’s the way of the world, fledgling stars and starlets, so get yourself to www.plazatheatercarpinteria.com to register for the session that starts today at 6:30 pm and continues every Tuesday for the next eight weeks.

Sunday

Wednesday

Tasty

All Kinds o’ Art

September 7

September 10

If there’s one thing we all love to do, it’s this: tasting things. I like to taste breakfast foods like eggs and sausage and pancakes. Other people like to taste desserts like chocolate cake or vanilla ice cream. That’s what makes the world go ‘round: We all like to taste different things. Wow, what a world. Let’s celebrate by all going to Taste of the Town at Riviera Park Gardens (2030 Alameda Padre Serra) from noon to 3 pm. With 40 of SB’s restaurants and just as many wineries serving up the goods, we’ll all get a taste of the good life. Get your tickets www. tasteofthetownsantabarbara.org.

It’s just my luck that the opening reception for today’s entry took place just outside the scope of this calendar, but I’ll be darned if I’m not going to just talk about it right here anyway. It’s the group exhibition for the 2014 Summer Teen Arts Mentorship at the Arts Fund Gallery (205 C Santa Barbara Street), and it’s still up for another 10 days. The gallery opens its doors each week starting on Wednesday, so I suggest you go check out the painting, graphic design, printmaking, and creative writing of Santa Barbara’s brightest young artists. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 5 pm; Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm.

Monday

Thursday

Takin’ it Easy

Ink on Wood Pulp

September 8

September 11

It’s Monday. I called up all your friends, family, and co-workers, and we all agree that it’s time you treat yourself to a nice Monday-night meal. You just seem so stressed-out lately that we all feel you need to sit back and relax with some surf or turf (your choice) from Chuck’s Waterfront Grill (113 Harbor Way). Some sautéed calamari and some mahi-mahi (the fish so nice they named it twice) are sure to make you feel better as you go about your business this week. Cheers!

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Books, books, books. They’re great for propping windows open. They look nice on our shelves, and a proper selection shows all who enter our homes how smart we are. They’re made of paper, which comes in handy when we need to start a fire. But what else is great about books? The words in them, of course, and the stories those words tell. Here’s one: Never Isn’t Long Enough by F. Diane Pickett. It’s a novel about the South in the 1920s, and Pickett will read from it and sign copies at 5 pm at Granada Books (1224 State Street). So go, grab a copy, take it home, and prop open a window – after reading.

Friday September 12 Free Music

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First dates are tough, aren’t they? First of all, what do you even wear? I mean, you look great in your Gap sweater, but it has a hole in the left armpit. What if your date sees it and then pretends to get a phone call about an emergency and runs off to the “hospital?” That hurts. But you know what’s filled with even more pressure? Choosing where to go on this first date. My

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...continued from p.10 advice? Don’t be so cliché with the dinner and the movie and all that. Make your date think you’re real classy by taking him/her/shim to the opening of Westmont’s music season. If you play your cards right, you can turn that late lunch into an early master class and then a normaltime faculty recital and then… who knows? Anything can happen after some cello playing. It’s all free in Deane Chapel (955 La Paz Road), with the class starting at 4:40 pm and the recital at 7.

Saturday September 13

Sounds Like a Pretty Good Saturday

If you’re not a George Lopez fan (you weirdo, who doesn’t love George Lopez?!), you’ll probably be staying clear of the Santa Barbara Bowl this evening. Instead, maybe you’d like to pass your time by quietly strolling through our town’s favorite arts district, the Funk Zone, for the Second Saturday Art Walk. From 1 to 5 pm, the artists and institutions of the Zone open their doors so the public can see what they’re up to. Start at the corner of Yanonali and Santa Barbara and then work your way around until you’re fully arted-out. Then get a beer at Fig Mountain.

Sunday September 14 Kid Stuff

All kids out there in need of new toys, clothes, books, and other stuff for kids that kids like: Steal your parents’ car and drive to Earl’s Place at the Earl Warren Showgrounds today for the Seasons Kids Consignment Sale. Not only will you make the local news because you’re eight years old and driving a car, but you’ll have a new wardrobe ready for the fall. If you can’t make it today because your parents are making you go to church, this sale started two days ago on Friday (10 am to 6 pm) and continued into Saturday (9 am to 5 pm). It opens today at 10 am and ends at 1 pm.

Monday September 15

Not Mundane Monday

Monday again? How does this happen? I suggest you ease the pain with a glass of wine. And if you’re going to do that, you might as well go to a place where a sommelier can help you pick just the right glass to pair with your particular case of the Mondays. Mad at your boss? Perhaps a full-bodied cabernet. Just got fired? Then turn right around and just go get some two-buck chuck from Trader Joe’s. Those of us with jobs will be enjoying Monday Night Flights at Les Marchands (131 Anacapa Street), the educational Monday-night wine-drinking event that pairs wine with food.

Tuesday September 16

Market Day, Hooray

There are two different kinds of weekly markets happening today in two different locations

here in town that I’m going to tell you about now. Why? Because I want to! Now get your wallet and your re-usable bags you forget every time you go to the grocery store, and get in your car and drive yourself right over to one or both of these places: Lower State Street, for the Farmers Market from 4 to 7 pm, or the Earl Warren Showgrounds (3400 Calle Real), for the Early Bird Flea Market from 7 am to 6 pm. Get all stocked-up on veggies and antiques and all kinds of stuff you get at markets of both the farmer and flea varieties.

Wednesday September 17 More Books

So last week you went to Granada to shake hands with a real, live novelist. For those of you who were electrified by that book-party vibe, the wait is over. I’ve got just the event for you. It’s at Les Marchands (131 Anacapa Street) in the Funk Zone, and it’s a celebration of the release of Being Audrey Hepburn by Chell Kriegman. You’re instructed by the organizers to RSVP to me@audreyhepburn.com before turning up for this 6 pm soirée.

Thursday September 18 Free Movie

Rushmore is a good movie. It was probably your favorite Wes Anderson movie until you saw The Royal Tenenbaums, and then you were like “I dunno, maybe that was better than Rushmore.” Then you saw The Life Aquatic and you were like “Royal Tenenbaums is definitely still my favorite,” until a couple years later when you were like “Maybe Life Aquatic was better than I first gave it credit for.” You didn’t get around to seeing Bottle Rocket until recently and you just turned to your friend and said “I mean, I liked it, but it was definitely an early work, you know?” Anyways, Rushmore screens tonight for free at sundown at Municipal Winery (22 Anacapa Street). For the record, you liked Darjeeling Unlimited a lot but didn’t remember it existed until you looked at Wes Anderson’s IMDB page just now, enjoyed Moonrise Kingdom for what it is, never saw Fantastic Mr. Fox or Grand Budapest Hotel, and no one is going to let you review movies anytime soon.

Friday September 19 Art of Nature

Do you love the wilderness? Do you love it so much you like to look at artistic renderings of it, ironically causing you to leave the wilderness in order to look at them in an art gallery? And then when you get there you say, “Why’d I even come to this? I was in the wilderness, looking at the real wilderness, and then I left to look at representations of the wilderness painted onto canvases. It doesn’t make sense.” Well, if that’s you – and I’m looking at the 15 Days demographic breakdown report, so I know it definitely is – then I’ve got the perfect event for you. Start packing up your tent, because when you show up to the Santa Barbara Art Foundry and Gallery (120 Santa Barbara Street) today at 5 pm, you’ll not only feel like you’re still in the wilderness, thanks to the artistic talent of Patti Jacquemain, but you’ll get to hear live music, drink wine, and benefit the Sierra Club when you buy a piece of art.

Saturday September 20

Wine and Lectures

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden wraps its fourth-annual Wine and Cheese Lecture Series today with Filming with Sharks and Other Adventures of a Naturalist Photographer. The speaker is Morgan Ball, who will discuss his photography while you drink wine from Smashberry. Go to www.sbbg.org for more information and to register for this event.

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Turning Trashcans into Art? Yes We Can! on Milpas Blighted can on Milpas Street

Casa de la Raza team producing Yes We Can! prototype art. Stellar volunteer Ben Bingham photographed their art, at high resolution, and assembled it into a banner using Photoshop.

hen you’re working on urban revitalization, you often hit those pesky problems for which traditional answers just don’t work. In a town of lovely stucco white walls, mandated for a continuity of never-ending Mission Revival rooftops, graffiti is a persistent plague. Apparently, vandals see those lovely white walls not so much as planning

standards, but as wonderful canvasses, just waiting to be splattered. We’ve hit that same problem with our public trash cans. They just seem to be blight magnets, darn it. Even more vexing is the trash we find scattered along the sidewalks, often achingly close to the trash bins. We have some great block captains on Milpas that

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do all that on our nickel as a community, at no cost to the city? Replacing those cans is darned expensive, up to $2,000 per can. With 42 of them on Milpas, that’s a hefty bill, right? So why not let the community step up to address the problem and provide a solution? We’d fix our littering problem with positive messaging, on the cans, by youth, for youth. We’d give Milpas an instant facelift. We’d turn our street into an instant art gallery for all the great art programs for kids in this community, and there are some serious rock stars on that front. So we asked the neighborhood, what do you think? Should we do it? The answer was resoundingly YES! So we got right on it. We’ve been pretty cautious in our approach, because we’re not a bunch of artists. We’re neighborhood folks, businesses, and residents, looking to make improvements here. We expected to learn things on the journey. ...continued p.20

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Tales of lightning storms, ankle-deep flooding, and fires and ash blackening the sky are all a part of the history. The best part is, none of these incidents kept people from doing what they came to do – race. They charged through and Jake was there to hand out awards to the tired and happy crowd. A true testament to the spirit of it all. The 26th year has officially come to a close, but next year’s event is on the horizon. I ask Jake what his plans are for the future. He explains, “I’m 64

and I’m looking forward to retirement, but I would like for someone to step up and be able to carry on. I hate the thought of it going away.” Luckily for us, there are interested parties wanting to take charge. “I’ve been considering offers, but everyone says, ‘You’re the face of Nite Moves! You have to stay for a while!’” Nite Moves has a life of its own, and no matter when Jake decides to step aside, his legacy will live on in a Santa Barbara family tradition of his own making.

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tretching over 18 weeks from May until August, men, women, and children put on swim caps and laceup running shoes to participate in the bi-weekly event known as Nite Moves. Jake Clinton is the organizer and founder and while talking with him, I realized how meaningful the event is to him and the 300-plus people who participate each week. The best part? They’ve been doing it for 26 years. What started off as the Santa Barbara Chardonnay 10-miler run has progressed into a separate event we know as Nite Moves. After several years working on the former race, Jake and few friends decided to go out on their own and do something different. The end product has become a family affair that incorporates swimming, running, eating, drinking, and dancing to live music. Fun times. Participants chat with old racing friends, families show support for their loved ones, and people just who came to picnic all gather together in a grassy space at Ledbetter Beach. Everyone is welcome. Santa Barbara Bar, radio station KjEE, European Wax Center, and Sweat Outdoors are just a few of the sponsors from this year. The race has even sparked romances. Jake notes, “A few years into (Nite Moves), a couple said, ‘We met here, it’s been great and we’ve got children now!’” This motivated him to include a kids run, which McConnell’s Ice Cream

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has supported for years. The complementary kids’ run consists of a 1K that begins two minutes after the start of the big race. An adorable scene of little ones trucking down the hill at full speed ensues. “I’ve had so many parents come up to me and say their kids ask why they can’t have Nite Moves every night?” Ice cream is a great motivator.

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A dog named Carl becomes the unofficial mascot of the night. P.S. He has his own Facebook page.

The man with the plan for 26 years. Hats off to Jake Clinton for another successful season!

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...continued from p.14 Ben photographs the art for the prototype. Here’s the prototype proof before printing; then it was time to print and test the prototype on the cans.

Getting Schooled: Students and Parents

by Cheri Rae hen you have kids in school, those first few glorious weeks of summer vacation seem to stretch on forever. But those last few weeks seem to speed up and pass way too fast in anticipation of the next school year. And here we are, poised and waiting for the school bells to signify the start of 201415. The local economy has experienced a boom in purchases of back-to-school clothes and shoes, notebooks and backpacks, essential electronics, and all those extras like locker decorations, water bottles and reusable lunch containers. As the First Day of School approaches, parents and kids of all ages anticipate, speculate and calculate the days ahead. And so do their teachers, administrators, and a whole host of volunteers who want to start the school year off in the most positive way possible. Early in the week, along with scores of other parents, students, and school staff, I worked a few shifts at the annual Dons Derby at Santa Barbara High School, where the entire student body shows up to turn in their paperwork, pick up their schedules, and face the reality of back to school.

sbview.com the lessons they’ve learned in school – year after year, on that long pathway from preschool to high school graduation. May we be worthy of fulfilling that awesome responsibility to the next generation in our midst – wherever they are on that pathway – just headed back to school in a few short days.

We approached Casa de la Raza about doing a prototype for us, and they were totally enthused to produce the first wave of art through their summer youth program. We’ve had terrific support and advice from Ginny Brush of the County Arts Commission, which provided one of the grants for this project. Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara is producing the first round of art for the cans. Franklin Elementary ICAN, the Visual Arts and Design Academy at the high school, the junior high arts program, and Adalente will also be tapped for art. Businesses are getting excited about the project. The city is working out the details with us of how we mount the banners on the cans, maintain them, and replace if needed, as it is a temporary art project. Now it’s time to present it before the Architectural Board of Review and hope they say “yes” to the Yes We Can! turn our trashcans into art project. Here’s hoping!

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It’s back to school in short order at SBHS

As I processed their newly issued student ID cards in the timeworn building known as the “little gym,” I had the chance to interact with a lot of teens. It was a reminder that despite all the technological advances – digital, instantaneous photography, smart phones, texting – the basics of high school society really haven’t changed that much in the many years since I was a high school student. Seniors still acted like they own the place; juniors seemed a little stressed; sophomores seem as through they have just about got their bearings, and the new little freshmen just seem dazed and confused. Passing through were student government kids; jocks and the surfers; giggly girls and drama queens; the determined individualists – all mostly cooperative, polite, and conscientious about accomplishing their tasks and figuring out the system. There was a small amount of sullenness among those who worked hard to be too cool for school, and only a handful who really seemed like they didn’t want to be there at all. Most of all, a couple of mornings of work on that historic campus made me proud of these kids growing into young adults staying on path and doing their best to accomplish their high school goals in challenging times – just as more than 100 classes before them. At the end of this school year, graduates, including my own son, will be heading out into the “real world” to pursue their dreams and chart their course to achieve their full potential to the best of their ability. They will be grounded in the values taught by their parents, the example shown by their community and

hile parents and students stand in line for new school supplies at Staples and Office Max, teachers have been in their classrooms, preparing for the start of a new school year. Moving furniture, arranging shelves, decorating walls, and attending meetings and training sessions are all part of their endof-summer routines And every year, before the beginning of classes, Santa Barbara Unified School District hosts an all-day, all-educator, inservice day. It’s all-hands on deck, with Superintendent Dr. David Cash setting the tone with a welcome to the huge gathering of new and returning staff at 8 a.m. sharp. His enthusiasm for the event was once again obvious on August 21, as he addressed the group that filled the auditorium at San Marcos High School. He ticked off major goals: Implementation of Common Core, developing technology learning environments, and embracing culturally proficient classrooms and district awareness. Beyond that, he sounded every bit the educational innovator and forwardthinker who has characterized his three years of leading the district. He stated, “Technology is not a tool, it is the way kids learn.” He asserted, “We are 14 years into the 21st century.” And prodded, “What are the skills we expect our students to have?” And more than anything, he urged teachers to “Think outside the box,” to “encourage problem-solving by students, to believe in each other.” He even quoted Sir Kenneth Robinson: “Creativity is as important now in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” He finished up noting, “The intelligence of our students is diverse and dynamic,” encouraging teachers to “celebrate the incredible work you have done this past year.” With that, he sent the educators off to choose among more than 60 different workshops for the day – ranging from Understanding Benefits to Mental Health

Awareness; from Four Agreements for Teachers to Differentiated Instruction; from Building Lasting Relationships with Students to Grill the Superintendent. I participated in several workshop, including one presented by Just Communities. Titled “One Room, Many Voices: Planning Cross-Language Communication,” it raised my awareness about the challenges that are posed to non-English speakers when they interact with the schools. The difficulties of needing translation services and the feeling of “others were demonstrated in a memorable way when we were instructed, “If you aren’t bilingual, you need to get a headset.” Much enlightenment and many lessons in sensitivity were learned in that session. This was the second year I was privileged to present a discussion about dyslexia; last year about a dozen educators joined in. This year there were more than 30 in the room – and they included a school board member; a principal; an athletics director; several teachers and counselors – from elementary through high school; special education personnel and administrators. In short, a cross-section of the education community, all motivated and interested to learn more about this common learning difference that affects 1 in 5 individuals. It was a lively session about life in DyslexiaLand, as I call it, with engaged individuals who asked good questions and indicated they want to know even more to help their students succeed. Even after lunch, they were enthusiastic participants who expressed their appreciation for the new insights. That was the greatest part of the entire day: the sense of teamwork and positivity, the encouragement of innovation and creativity and the understanding that there is a whole spectrum of educationrelated issues that need to be understood because they affect everyone. The day ended with a closing session focused on district changes in HR expectations and disciplinary processes, and was topped off with an inspirational video that encouraged viewers to stand tall, stand together, to trust yourself and trust each other. And one last comment by Dr. Cash, who boomed, “Let’s have a great year!” If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes the combined efforts of an entire district – and a supportive community – working together to educate each one. These days, the district’s motto of “Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day” seems more like a reality than a lofty goal. I, for one, feel privileged to be a part of it. Note: Cheri Rae works with the Santa Barbara Unified School District on a limited basis as a consultant on dyslexiarelated matters and to facilitate use of the Parent Resource Center – including weekly meetings on Thursdays from 5-6:30 pm —at the district office.

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DELIBERAT ON by Allison Antoinette

Owner and principal presser of The Juice Club – a local, organic, cold-pressed juice delivery service – a yoga teacher, and tonic herbalist. Her nutritional wisdom is rooted in Eastern traditions, years of mindful eating, and an inquisitive brain that seeks to absorb all available health information.

Gluten-Free Diets: Fruitful or Frivolous?

f you walked the aisles of your local supermarket with an observant eye this past year, you were likely to notice the significant increase in gluten-free labeling and product availability. Truthfully, you don’t have to be that observant. Gluten-free is everywhere – pizzas, chips, cookies, even frozen burritos. Some products that never contained gluten in the first place, such as yogurt or olive oil, have chosen to add gluten-free to their labeling and capitalize on the marketing trend. Dollars are at stake, and no one wants to be left out. While you may find food manufacturers’ pandering as comical as I do, there is an equal chance that you also have friends who sing the praises of their new glutenfree diet (GFD). So, how do you know if this nutrition tactic is a fruitful or frivolous effort? Like much of life, you’ll have to examine the facts and decide for yourself. Unfortunately, well-supported facts on

the gluten-free diet, outside of those suffering from a medical condition like Celiac disease, are few and far between. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats, and is what provides the structure in your fluffy bread roll. It is the well-documented cause for undesirable symptoms in patients diagnosed with Celiac disease or Gluten ataxia in addition to those with milder, but still disruptive symptoms from gluten “intolerance.” While this scientifically diagnosed gluten-intolerant population is on the rise, according to health industry reports, it still makes up less than one percent of our population. This is not the impression we’re given after walking down the cereal aisle. The remaining GFD fans usually fall into one of two categories: well-read dieters who avoid more than just gluten or well-intentioned imitators easily swayed by deceptive labeling. In the past several years, two best-selling

diet books, Wheat Belly and Grain Brain, helped to propel the GFD movement to where you see today. The diets described in these books advocate for the elimination of all grains, in addition to processed foods and most sugars, while assigning most of the blame on gluten. They purport that gluten is responsible for a wide array of health issues, including Alzheimer’s, and that its negative effects spread far beyond the digestive system. Consumers clinging to only the most fearful portion of their message began stocking their cupboards increasingly with gluten-free products.

“Dr. Peter Gibson now believes the real culprit sabotaging public health is the hard-todigest sugars in grains, not the gluten itself” Ironically, while those two authors tried to hitch their grain-free diets to the GFD bandwagon, the trend’s founder was busy proving himself wrong. Dr. Peter Gibson now believes the real culprit sabotaging public health is the hard-to-digest sugars in grains, not the gluten itself. After completing a follow-up study on a much larger population, he found no gluten-

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based correlation for many patients’ symptoms. The gluten-free movement has good intentions, but many of its devotees seem to have missed the point, largely due to misleading mainstream marketing. While promoters’ fear tactics have led the public to focus their attention on gluten, a properly executed GFD also eliminates the ingredients I believe are the real culprits – refined carbohydrates, sugars, and processed foods. Take a closer look at the packaged gluten-free products on your grocery store shelves, and you’ll find that many are high in sugar, made of processed grains, and lacking impressive nutritional value. Take a closer look at the promoters dietary suggestions, and you’ll see that those products don’t meet their standards, either. What it comes down to is this: a healthy diet takes conscious effort. Most people don’t want to think too hard about what to eat, and sometimes, we just need permission to eat whatever we want. If your ultimate goal is radiant health and longevity, I encourage you to sidestep the trends and reach for a nutrient-rich diet of whole, fresh foods, free of processed grains and sugars, rich in minerals and organic whenever possible. So, what is the verdict? Outside of those struggling with Celiac disease or another diagnosed intolerance, my vote says the gluten-free diet is frivolous.

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Behind the Scenes of Mental Health

good friend and I were talking recently, and he started musing on the interplay between social class and mental health. After talking with him for a while, I realized that I had a wealth of knowledge about the social situations surrounding some mental disorders. Until now, I had come to think of this knowledge as common, something most people heard. But, my friend is extremely intelligent, highly educated, and he had no experience with the subject. Since Silver Linings Playbook has brought discussions on the preconceptions our society has about mental illness, it seems like the perfect time to share what I know. When I was first learning about mental disorders, I – like most people – found schizophrenia to be a particularly compelling disorder. For some reason, I believe that unraveling that ailment will teach us something monumental about the human condition. Schizophrenia is a malady that has both “positive” and “negative” symptoms. That does not mean that some are good and some are bad. Rather, it means that certain symptoms add

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(positive) and others subtract (negative) from “normal” behavior. Common positive symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations, disordered thoughts, delusions, and movement disorders that are often repetitive. Negative symptoms are sometimes less stereotypically “schizophrenic.” These symptoms can be a lack of pleasure in daily life, little speech, a flat facial expression (affect), and a lack of ability to plan daily activities. Additionally, schizophrenic patients might experience difficulty with attention, poor executive

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function, and problems with working memory. As you can imagine, these are a lot of symptoms for one disorder. That’s because not every patient experiences all of the symptoms. Schizophrenia is a variable disorder; it can manifest in many ways with many levels of severity. The prognosis for schizophrenic patients in developed countries is not good. Schizophrenia is a degenerative disorder that usually manifests in young adulthood. After that, medical treatment can delay the symptoms for several years, but most patients experience a significant reduction of brain size as they age, causing them to experience worse and worse symptoms.

“Without the social support that family offers, schizophrenic patients can sink deeper into their delusions or depression and pull away from all treatment” The prognosis is better for patients in developing countries, countries that we in the U.S. might consider Third World. Despite our top-rate medicine, schizophrenic patients living in nonindustrialized countries with little access to medical help fare better than their counterparts in developed nations. The exact reason why is subject to debate, but there are a few compelling theories. Most notions are driven by the way societies in developing countries structure family life and the beliefs that those societies hold. Families in developing countries are often large: mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and children all live close together. But they are not just physically close, they are also close in their relationships. Families focus more on living as a community and helping one another than they do on individual success. This allows for an entire family to share what might be seen as a “burden” of caring for a schizophrenic family member. Meanwhile, developed countries tend to focus on nuclear families where the immediate family (parents and children) are cut off from extended family, be it by physical or emotional distance. This can put a large strain on the family, making it difficult to care for a schizophrenic family member who is often overwhelmed by everyday events. The extended families in developing countries provide more than just a support network. Often, developing countries view mental illness as a force beyond the control of the one suffering with it. Some cultures believe a mental disorder to be the work of demons, witches, gods, shamans, or angry ancestors. Other believe it was unavoidable for other reasons. No matter what the believed cause may be, the patient is never blamed for their condition. Therefore, a mental illness is nothing of which to be

ashamed. It is merely a state of being. In contrast, there is a significant stigma against mental illness in most developed societies. Often, people in developed societies believe that there is something wrong with the patient and that he or she should be able to “just get over it.” It is for that reason that many families will turn their back on their schizophrenic relatives. Without the social support that family offers, schizophrenic patients can sink deeper into their delusions or depression and pull away from all treatment. During the 1980s, the U.S. recognized that schizophrenic patients might be better treated in a community setting, rather than in an isolated mental institution. This, and the responsibility for mental health shifting from the state to federal government, led to deinstitutionalization, or the systematic reduction in mental institutes and their capacities across the country. The intended effect was to move schizophrenic patients, as well as patients with a whole range of mental disorders, into a situation where they would be more integrated with society and less stigmatized. Unfortunately, many see deinstitutionalization as a failure. In a study conducted one night in January 2009, 37.8 percent of all homeless individuals seeking assistance from a shelter. That’s more than one-third of all homeless individuals who are able or willing to seek help. Imagine the number of individuals with such debilitating mental disorders that they were too afraid to approach a shelter for help. Several different research groups have found these same results: more than a third of the homeless population suffer from some type of mental disorder, most with severe disorders. Schizophrenia is often one of the more common disorders seen in homeless populations. That’s disturbing, as schizophrenia only affects 0.3-0.7 percent of the population. Similar numbers can be seen in the prison system here in the U.S. Roughly 200,000 patients are incarcerated. The prisons in this country are not equipped to properly treat these individuals. Rather than receiving much-needed care, these patient-prisoners deteriorate in the highly stressful environment of jail. There are a disproportionate number of schizophrenic patients suffering social hardships in addition to their mental illness here in the U.S., and in many developed countries. That might make sense if schizophrenia was a picky disorder, only affecting the poor, uncared for, or criminally inclined. The truth is that schizophrenia is genetically linked, meaning the environment may be a trigger, but rarely a cause. The result is that anyone can be affected by schizophrenia; it is an equal-opportunity disorder. Anyone can be affected and anyone can end up without proper care. Hopefully, we can embrace what the “developing” societies already know: mental illness is not the patient’s fault.

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What Decade is It?

with Mark Léisuré

Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way. A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.

Seasons Starting

amerata Pacifica, Santa Barbara’s own locally-grown chamber music ensemble, launches its 25th season on Friday, September 12, with its patented mix of classic, unusual, and new music, featuring a flute quartet by Mozart, Schubert Piano Trio No. 2, and the world premiere of a string trio by John Harbison. ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! marks its own milestone as its 10th season of free, family-friendly concerts of Latin American music and dance kicks off with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar, who perform in Isla Vista on Friday, September 19, and at the Marjorie Luke Theater on September 21 (when they’ll also appear during the day at the Lemon Festival in Goleta). Meanwhile, the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts’ new film series is just getting started. “Monday At The Movies” will screen classic movies on its new state-of-the-art 4K rear-projection digital cinema system at the Granada Theatre. The inaugural series pays tribute to Elmer Bernstein, the film composer who lived for years in Montecito, with the Bernstein-scored movies curated by Oscarwinner Paul Williams, who will also moderate a question-and-answer session with the audience. The 1976 gangster film Bugsy Malone kicks things off on Monday, September 8, with To Kill a Mockingbird, Magnificent Seven, and The Great Escape slated to screen bi-monthly through March.

Last At-bat

If you’ve picked up your Sentinel while it’s still warm on the newsstands, you can still check out a few hot shows taking place this initial weekend of the upcoming fortnight. On Saturday, September 6, the Santa Barbara Blues Society’s big benefit bash features a bunch of artists who have played paying gigs for the oldest such organization in the United States. Now, Kim Wilson, Roach & Byl Carruthers of Café R&B, James Harman and Carl Sonny Leyland, and Ventura-based house band Hot Roux are donating their talents to support the

Blues Society in a show that includes free eats (barbecue snacks) and plenty of room for dancing, which we don’t get at all in those big touring revues at Campbell Hall. This weekend also marks the conclusion of the first-ever Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival, which has brought dozens of stand-up specialists to town over a series of shows. Hopefully, the turnout has been strong enough to do it again – even though the main purpose of the fest is to provide venues for the filming of the acts for TV specials. At least they’ve saved a big name for last: Jim Jefferies, who will laugh it up at the Arlington on Sunday night after Kirk Fox, Ben Glieb, and Andrew Dice Clay’s “Blue” show do onehour specials at the Lobero on Saturday. Still looking for laughs? Comedian, actor, talk-show host, and self-titled sitcom star George Lopez evokes the ha-ha’s at the Santa Barbara Bowl next Saturday, September 13.

Tops in Pops

Tough choices on our opening Sunday, September 7, as the low-key pop supergroup Baseball Project plays a rare non-Saturday Sings Like Hell gig at the Lobero at the same time as SOhO hosts Jim “Kimo” West, the accomplished, well-decorated Hawaiian slack key guitarist who also serves as the main multi-instrumentalist behind veteran parodist Weird Al Yankovich. The Tales from the Tavern singersongwriter series up at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez kicks off its latest sixconcert series on Wednesday, September 10, night with onetime folktronica pioneer Beth Orton, who has only released five albums in a 20-year career, but they’ve all been winners, including the excellent early, highly influential LPs Trailer Park and Central Reservation. Week 2, on Wednesday, September 17, features frequent visitors Catie Curtis and Eliza Gilkyson, with the terrifically versatile Nina Gerber as special guest.

Fall arrives at the end of this issue’s fortnight of coverage with two acts at the Santa Barbara Bowl it would be sate to say are at least in the autumn of their careers. Crosby Stills & Nash – the folk-rock trio who fairly invented the genre in the late 1960s (yes, they really were at Woodstock) – show up September 20 for what seems to be nearly an annual gig at the outdoor amphitheater (yes, they remember when there used to be nothing but a concrete slab for a stage, and trees off to the side). Sunday, September 21, is Diana Ross’s turn, as the singer who had her first number-one hit with the Supremes way back in 1964 (when she was just 20), plays at the venue – and anywhere in town – for the first time in decades. Also no spring chicken, Englebert Humperdinck, the 78-year-old English pop singer who charmed Brits with “Release Me” and “The Last Waltz” about a billion years ago, has a date at the Chumash Casino on Thursday, September 18.

Last Roundup

There was sad news last month about Circle Bar B Dinner (CBB) Theater’s fourdecade run at the working ranch out west, past Goleta coming to close at the end of the season in October. The final two productions bookend of this issue’s twoweek time span, and both are well-worth seeing, especially if you’ve never been out to the rustic location. It all starts with a tasty

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Santa Maria-style barbecue buffet dinner, with tri-tip cooked over an open grill, plus chicken (and pasta for the vegetarians), with heaping servings of veggies (green beans with sun-dried tomatoes), chiliinfused baked beans, potatoes, salad and chocolate cake for dessert. Then it’s a short walk down to the converted barn that houses the shallow-but-wide theater, where Santa Barbara-based actors put on plays you usually won’t see anywhere else. September 5-7 is closing weekend for Enchanted April, Mathew Barber’s delightful tale of two frustrated London housewives teaming with a couple of more conservative English ladies in renting a villa in Italy in order to share the cost and the experience. Away on holiday, the women re-discover themselves, surprising both them and the audience. Next Friday, September 19, is opening night for CBB’s final show, Boeing Boeing, a 1960s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage that has fun with the changing of the times via the advent of fast-flying jets. A French lothario has been juggling Italian, German, and American fiancées, who are airline stewardesses who enjoy “layovers” at his Paris digs. But unexpected schedule changes bring all three to the same place at the same time, with the expected hilarious results. UCSB’s Gerry Hansen, who is CBB co-owner Susie Couch’s sister, directs. So at least they’re going out in a family affair when the show – and the dinner theater’s tenure – ends on October 26.

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...continued from p.9 married that day and was out for a quick surf with his groomsmen, and they would be stoked if I shot them. I was able to dodge some set waves, keep my cameras dry, and take a few rolls of film as they hooted each other on. One in particular titled “Brothers” is the groom and groomsmen telling stories between sets.

Q: You have traveled the world, capturing the surf way of life. Is there an island or town that you feel best captures the complete essence? DG: That’s a tough question, but there are a few that stand out right away. San Sebastian, Spain, was the first place where I found a huge passion for surfing outside of the U.S. The Basque people are a proud and quiet people, generally speaking, but when they are in the water they are all smiles. Even though there’s a language and cultural barrier, they have as much stoke as any place I have been. Gold Coast, Australia, is another, very similar to Southern Cal, where there’s a ton of amazing point breaks. Although the population is much smaller, it seems like everyone surfs, the lineups are packed, and everyone charges. I met one guy at Lennox Head on an huge overhead day who had just driven eight hours to get in the water, have a surf and drive back to get to work the next day. Now that’s committed. Santa Barbara is where I grew up surfing,

Daniel Grant’s “Surf Motel”

and I feel that there is a special connection to the city and an attachment to the ocean. Maybe it’s more of a personal thing, but there is a really unique, grounding feeling I get when I come back here; I feel that common bond and it feels like home.

Weapon of Choice

Q: We know what kind of cameras you love, but what is your board of choice and your favorite surf spot? DG: I just got a 6’ Channel Islands Fred Rubble that has been really fun. As for surf spot, there’s a right point break on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, but I can’t tell you any more than that. I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Visit Daniel Grant Photography at: www.danielgrantphotography.com

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vague or disjointed; perhaps that’s to be expected among the dash-and-crash sequences here. It stands to reason, the same appearance applied to the same source will lack novelty and originality – but this sequel consistently captivating and visually gripping: a success in gratuitous style.

by James Luksic A longtime writer, editor and film critic, James has

worked nationwide for several websites and publications – including the Dayton Daily News, Key West Citizen, Topeka Capital-Journal and Santa Ynez Valley Journal. California is his eighth state. When he isn’t watching movies or sports around the Central Coast, you can find James writing and reading while he enjoys coffee and bacon, or Coke and pizza.

Three of a Kind

his month, a few of our favorite theaters – including Plaza De Oro and the Riviera – will be featuring films with potential to burn celluloid: Love Is Strange, A Summer’s Tale (from 1996), and My Old Lady (which co-stars Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn). Before those, however, some remnants of summer remain. August and September often prove to be cinema’s dumping ground, and I’ve sifted through enough piles to know what’s salvageable, what’s garbage, and what’s simply landfill. As always, proceed with caution:

Too Close to Call

he true tale When The Game Stands Tall actually stands taller than expected, despite its formulaic nature and tendency to get propped-up by platitudes. Based on the California-based De La Salle High football team’s unchallenged 151-game winning streak, the source material was penned by Contra Costa County sportswriter Neil Hayes. Its story entangles some strategic, insightful sincerity, and a few credible quarrels among teammates and loved ones. It feels semiaccomplished and complacent in spots – Hayes has a flair for overstating the obvious – but always humane: if it’s too verbose for an action-packed sports flick, at least the words count for something. Walking in the shoes of legendary coach Bob Ladouceur, classy Jim Caviezel proves a serviceable if subdued choice, and it’s comforting to see Laura Dern as the supportive wife. Nobody in particular stands out among the shoulder-padded athletes; these young actors could’ve jogged in from the sets of Friday Night Lights and Varsity Blues. It’s becoming clear that no sports movie, far as I’m concerned, can approach the masterful heights of Hoosiers, baseball’s Eight Men Out, or the brilliant Miracle, whose unspoiled performance by Kurt Russell remains the best portrait of a coach ever on screen.

New Sin-sation

lmost 10 years later, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For reunites co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller (who also created the titular neo-noir stories) with many of the same hard-boiled players found in the 2005 trailblazer. Although there’s not much by way of plot – we have more notorious thugs, sexy dames, vigilant residents, comic-book violence galore, and Eva Green’s perpetual disrobing – it’s a crackling and escapist good time. Usual suspects Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, and Jessica Alba carry the load, though the supporters are more intriguing: Never thought I’d write these words, but Powers Boothe is a revelation as the pokerplaying Senator, while Christopher Lloyd – in a brief cameo as a rogue surgeon – delivers the funniest line while expressing his patient’s lack of gratitude. The picture’s only heart is a black one that beats within Joseph GordonLevitt as a cocky and lady-luck gambler. Connections to its predecessor are often

Down and Out

he year’s finest title – As Above, So Below – goes to waste in this exasperatingly awful, would-be horror film set in the Paris catacombs, notorious for harboring 6 million corpses. Its intriguing locale is all but wiped out, obliterated by herky-jerky, motionsickness “special effects” with flashlights that grant license to director John Erick Dowdle to wallow in gimmicks, primarily while looking through the first-person camcorder. The heroine – though I use that term loosely because she clearly thinks her pretty face will excuse selfish, pretentious, and bogus actions – is armed with more degrees than a thermometer. Our scholar strives to fulfill her late dad’s quest to uncover the Philosopher’s Stone, which gives eternal life, if this wild-goose chase doesn’t take her life in the process. And woe betide any poor soul who gets in the way: “I just want the truth,” she claims. (Okay, got it.) Bloated with redundancy and mumbo-jumbo, it’s limply written and thus over-acted as compensation. One of the 20-something treasure hunters, purportedly a local expert on crypts and labyrinths, seems about as French as Pocahontas. Indeed, the bright side is that all the rambling chaos, the flippant and arcane dialogue among phony characters will never be mistaken for anything or anybody in real life. C’est la vie.

November Reign

he November Man refers to an ex-CIA agent played by Pierce Brosnan (the name is Devereaux… Peter Devereaux) who has a reputation so lethal that, after he passes through, “nothing lives.” Such an overzealous remark steals the man’s thunder: how can he possibly live up to that introduction? Roger Donaldson takes a slight step backward from his impressive caper The Bank Job with this cat-and-mouse thriller wherein the hero must protect a valuable witness (Olga Kurylenko) from a former friend and protégé (Luke Bracey). Military shenanigans involving the abuse of young ladies supplies a modicum of conflict and suspense, though the climactic shootout around a stairwell undermines any plausibility that had taken hold. It’s standard fare with engaging performances by the leads, who exude enough chemistry to supply some mild rooting interest. In the end, this political tempest’s hot air – one participant suddenly stops to type up a story, in microwave time, on an airport computer – will be forgotten by the time the real November rolls around.

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uring our current drought event, many businesses are affected and feeling the pinch. Although wholesale and retail nurseries are selling more drought-tolerant plants and succulents, I’m guessing they’re not moving a lot of colorful, thirsty annual bedding plants, vegetable starts, or watergarden plants. However, one industry that is flourishing during these parched times are the folks who make and sell artificial turf. I’ve noticed it for sale at the irrigation supply store, most home centers, and even saw it at Costco on display between the caskets and the boxes of (7,000 count) Red Vines. The stuff ain’t cheap to buy and if you have them install it, you can pretty much forget about that swimming pool you’ve been saving up for. I’ve found that the sales people try to scare you out of doing it yourself, as it is time-consuming and takes some patience. My friend John, who is extremely detail-oriented, bought the turf, the mat knife, the sticky green adhesive, the nails, the spikes, the edging, the mesh, the decomposed granite, the fluffer rake, the deodorizer, the stuff, and the other stuff—and indeed, did it himself. But then again, he’s probably the exception, plus he’s really good at that sort of thing. While doing my research, I discovered that there are several “models” of fake turf (furf?) available. One type is deep green,

I would have just used the green glue and called it a day. Good enough for me.

perfectly uniform, and almost looks too good to be true. It’s the lawn that everyone wants but rarely gets. Another style is cropped short, not unlike a traditional doormat. The only thing missing is the “Welcome and Wipe Your Feet.” My favorite, though, is the one that’s most realistic. The tops of the blades of grass are jagged and slightly silver, like a real lawn that’s been mowed a little too short with a dull blade. In addition, they’ve added minute brown pieces of grass down, between the green ones that make the lawn appear slightly “thatchy” and in need of a drink. This model has everything that you’re always trying to get your gardener to do something about. “What if my dog pees on my artificial lawn?” you might ask. Well, they even have a pet deodorizer that you treat it with that smells like – you guessed it—freshcut grass. For those of you who have no pets but want your natural, faux lawn to look even more natural, I can recommend picking up (no pun intended), a few of those fake, rubber dog poops from the novelty store and arrange them in a random pattern on your new lawn. A friend took it even further, carefully placing a few shovelfuls of rich garden soil here and there on the grass to make it look like he still was plagued with gophers. While Googling the subject for this article, I was shocked at the number of manufacturer-to-you companies popping ...continued p.30

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...continued from p.7 However, in his recent article on the Middle East and Wahhabi ideas (“Why Freedom Can Save the Middle East,” Sentinel # 3/17) he recounts the Crusades and subsequent Inquisitions from that same old point of view. Historically, both events are a result of Muslim actions and their effects on Europeans. The first Crusade starts in 1095, just 24 years after Byzantium loses control over what we know today as Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, etc. At that time, north Western Europe was in a state of prosperity it had not known since pre-history. The first of many regional Inquisitions starts about 100 years later. Inquisition means a “Questioning,” and the word Crusade comes from both French and Spanish, meaning Cross. The Koran dates from about 650. One of the most famous verses, 9:29, states Muslims have to ask non-Muslims whether they submit to the will of Allah. If non-Muslims do not submit, they may be rightfully murdered. In the event the Muslims are not powerful enough to pull off these killings, they may levy a surtax on non-Muslims. By 1095, Europe had lost more than 1,000 years of “free trade” with the Middle East and by extension, India. It became more than economic. It was a loss of those now unavailable spices, a loss of tourism (to be able to walk where

He walked), and a rivalry of religions. A clash of cultures that has battled since the dawn of time. In other words, Europeans were shut out of the Mid East. As illegal aliens, the punishment for being Christian was death. This was not good from the European experience. After all, Muslims had controlled the western Mediterranean at this point for hundreds of years. They ruled Sicily, much of Italy, all of the north coast of Africa, and a lot of Spain. When Muslims invaded France in 770, it was Charlemagne who drove them back into Spain. For the next 700 years, the Christian Spanish battled the Muslim Saracens and Moors. I think it became commonplace in Spanish life to be questioned about their religion. It seems to start with the writing in Koran verse 9:29. The point here is the Crusades were not entirely unprovoked. The wanton selfflagellation by westerners for something that happened a thousand years ago is unnecessary. Inquisitions had been a part of European life for 500 years before it was turned around and institutionalized by the Christians as well. Both events were reactions. They were not initiatives. For me, the takeaway (the question), is not the desire for the freedom of one’s own culture and its manifestation, but the use of murder and torture to achieve those

ends. And how does a culture respond to another that wants to murder it? Peter Hunt Santa Barbara County

Then and Now

The Crusades killed Muslims? The Crusades killed everybody, especially at their arrival into Jerusalem. The torture of heretics and forced conversion in the Inquisition? The Inquisition had more to do with Conversos (“Secret Jews”) and New Christians who were targeted because of their close relationship to the Jewish community, many of whom were Jews in all but their name. Outright non-Christians were hardly the issue. (Incidentally, James A. Michener in his book Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections states that what was happening in Germany at the time of the Spanish Inquisition was much worse.) As for the discontent found with the Arabs today, religion aside, can it be due to events all within the last 100 years? Lawrence of Arabia and the Arabs harassed the Turks in Arabia. By 1918, the Arabs had cut off Medina, and were able to play a major part in General Allenby’s final campaigns in Palestine (ending 730+ years of Muslim rule over Jerusalem) and in Syria, taking Damascus themselves. Lawrence resigned at the end of the campaign, in rightful indignation over the mistreatment of the Arabs by the British.

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Lawrence stated, “...not being a perfect fool, I could see that if we won the war, the promises to the Arabs were dead paper. Had I been an honorable Adviser, I would have sent my men home and not let them risk their lives for such stuff. Yet the Arab inspiration was our main tool in winning the Eastern war. So I assured them that England kept her word in letter and spirit... but, of course... I was continually bitter and ashamed.” Religion? Zoom ahead to WWII and after, where the denial of Arab self-determination continued. Hitler and the Axis Powers, as well as Stalin and the Allies, rejected attempts for Arab determination. That’s not forgotten and is a motivator for discontent with the West today. The Zionist nation established in May 1948 represents a Western buttress in Southwest Asia that was aided in creation by Joseph Stalin, a killer of at least two million Muslims. Confusingly for many worldwide, the Atlantic Charter ignored the lack of application of those same Atlantic ideals to the Palestinian (and Irish) issues. I don’t expect Arab determination to be denied this century. Soon is the 100th anniversary the Balfour Declaration. The Declaration was not debated in either of the Houses of British Parliament and was never approved by the British legislature. Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara

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the dish for Wine Cask, then throw on jeans, add some tattoos for Intermezzo.” He sounds like he is already feeling right at home. Wine Cask’s wine manager Brandon Bidwell is as fabulous as his awesome forearm tattoo, and the service was topnotch here. It was a pleasant experience to be surrounded by genuinely friendly staff. The courtyard is bright and cozy. Inside of the restaurant, it can’t be more classy and romantic than this: dark, romantic, elegant, and quaint. Everything tasted fresh, most of all. Chef David doesn’t want to manipulate ingredients. Santa Barbara Abalone with sweet corn purée, snap peas, Swiss chard,

Wine manager Brandon Bidwell and his forearm tattoo

o you remember the restaurant Café Luck? That was one of the first restaurants I tried when I moved here. What fond memories... until it just disappeared. Every time I pass by the everchanging spot, I couldn’t help but wonder where the chef went. Then the ladies at JZPR recently mentioned a new chef at Wine Cask, and I noticed a line in the email stating “Café Luck chef David Rosner.” Welcome back. Chef David had moved back to New York City, worked for world-renowned chef Daniel Boulud, and had his own consulting business. When Wine Cask’s co-owner, Mitchell Sjerven, spoke with David on the phone, it was like a lightning struck. Shortly thereafter, he found himself in Santa Barbara cooking up American Riviera Cuisine at its finest. “I love the fact that we can swank up

Roasted rack of lamb – with fried artichokes, braised belly and crushed potatoes Heirloom tomato salad consists of tomato compote, tomato consommé, tomato syrup, herbed goat cheese, and basil oil Welcome back to Santa Barbara, chef David Rosner. You belong here.

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issues. “It doesn’t seem to matter what culture, faith, or background we come from: most of us yearn to experience love. We long to share our lives, to have deep soulful connection with another person,” Oslie writes in her book, Love Colors. She has given movie stars and millions of others directives on how to find and stay in love and I got to sit down with her. “We are all connected,” Pam explains, “We’ve all had a thought about somebody and then they call. We all have it; it’s just that I’ve exercised it more. I’ve been doing it for thirty years.” Pamala went on to describe how she can see your aura and what those colors mean about you. She conducted my reading and revealed things about me no one could know, and then she got in touch with my in-laws. “I talk to people on the other side all the time, and your in-laws are doing great. They said they are watching over your girls (my daughters). They are happy and free from their illnesses and they are together. They are both standing next to each other.” My hands were shaking and tears had welled up in my eyes. It’s not really something that I can easily put to words, but I felt that Pamala was in contact. She went on to relay letters and names and thoughts that she was getting from my in-laws on the other side, and her final message was that this isn’t uncommon for two people to pass away so close in time to the other. Because they were in

I have a lot of blue in my aura, which Pamala said means that I’m full of love. I’m not quite sure how, 19 years ago, I ended up lucky enough to have met and fallen in love with my husband, Paul. We were so young. I was just beginning my second decade. I had gone to a Dave Matthews concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl. After the show, I went out with some friends and ran into Paul. We played some pool and he grabbed my hand, and I felt it. Was it pheromones? Was it fate? Maybe a little bit of both, mixed in with the beers we were drinking. Anyway, I felt it the first time he touched my hand. I do know that a nervous knot would ball up in my stomach every time I saw Paul. It was a good type of nervousness, the kind that pushes your pulse. It took him a year to ask me to a movie and seven years to propose marriage. Now he is my husband of 11 years, the father of my children, the love of my life, and this summer his parents taught me that sometimes love can be bigger than life.

Briana’s Best Bets You can tune into Pamala’s radio show on KZSB Monday evenings at 5. She takes calls from listeners and does readings on the air during the show. Her website has many ways for you to decipher your aura colors and learn more about all of Pamala’s work (www.lifecolorscity.com). All three of her books are available at Chaucer’s Books. She also does private readings by appointment. On a side note, I want to thank the visiting nurse and Hospice Care at The Serenity House who took care of both of my in-laws at some point during their illnesses. We feel so blessed to have had these angels in our life, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for their love and devotion.

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Personal Space: The Final Frontier

e’re desperate for comfort in this town. I mean, desperate! We sport dozens of pleasure domes and they run the gamut from Evan’s Relaxing Station to the thrillingly named Center for Lymphatic Health. Why? Where’s the stress? What was the tipping point? Was it the closure of the Stanley Kubrick Macaroon Shop and its brilliantly over-lit, single-smocked attendant? Earthquake jitters? The fear that your neighbor may own a nicer 100-year-drought shower bucket? And another thing; one can no longer walk down State Street without blanching in horror at scenes of seemingly ordinary people getting pedicures. I mean, in some parts of the world people have no food and here we are managing our cuticles and having our shins depilated. Images of bored, well-off, recumbent shopping mavens having their calves massaged while flipping stone-faced through the latest issue of Tipsy Showbiz Toddler disturb my sleep and trouble my restless soul. And yet… and yet, I’m drawn inexorably to the pedicure mystery, like a fly is drawn to a really good-looking other fly. I’m in awe of the toenail-centric rituals whose imaginings torment my waking hours. What I have seen, people, as I sneak a peek through the doorway of one of these pedicure “establishments.” What I have seen, I say! I have seen rows of seemingly paralyzed victims, supine, eyes closed, pants and skirts hitched up, feet trapped in whirring little machines while throngs of smallish chattering foot-folk hover busily about the lower legs, fussing,

and plucking and kneading, kneading, kneading; it is a Personal Space Blitzkrieg that beggars the imagination. I would rather have a fulsome bee beard go angrily wrong than suffer a stranger placing his/her/its hands on my body for purposes of rubbing, knuckling, or doing that two-handed chopping thing I saw once on The Bob Newhart Show, so I do have issues. Begone you muumuu-filling Earth Woman friend of a friend, who at the dinner party approaches in a cloud of patchouli and would massage my temples if only I would stop making like a terrified weasel. Healer, your touch catalyzes in me the shrinkage of many parts and appendages. You want to relax me? You want to repair my troubled soul? Go over there. Way over there. A little further. Okay, that’s good. Now fold up your lil’ aluminum ping-pong table and get out. I’ll be the first to admit it; I’m unenlightened. A Californian in name only, I’m unnerved by your Groovy Empath friend and his de rigueur fourminute hug. Why are his eyes squeezed shut like that? And when I release, shouldn’t he? And huggers who solemnly flutter their eyelids and say, “C’mere” or “C’mere, you” while gesturing you closer with waggling, ringed fingers? Huh uh. The pedicure may be the nadir of legally sanctioned comfort seeking, but here’s a close second: those massage places that roll out the face-down padded chair and invite sidewalk passersby to press their front sides into maroon vinyl and be handled as visiting Japanese and Belgian tourists stare in slack-faced wonder. You

sir? The hipster masseuse points to me and my viscera twist like a wet towel. Me? Oh, please, yes! This’ll be great! Shall I just lie down and press my face into this padded vinyl hemorrhoid donut? Right here? Is this good? Can you touch enough of me? Is enough of my back available to your invasive stranger hands? Can everyone see? Gather round, good people! Gather round, I say! Don’t be shy. Take a close look!

“Begone you muumuufilling Earth Woman friend of a friend, who at the dinner party approaches in a cloud of patchouli” Go ahead, fools. Step right up and let them rub your shoulders, your arms! Let these charlatans rub the back of your fool necks! Sure, that’ll make you feel better. Oh, a little deep-tissue massage oughta feel pretty good. Oh, for goodness sake! Let’s relax, people. If we stop patronizing these flesh and foot grabbers they will likely gather up their sapphire files, pumice mittens, and vibrating love bullets, and head on to

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the next little town. I must conclude with a true and horrific story of acute Personal Space Invasion. For a time, I was writing sporadically for a magazine called Healing Retreats and Spas. Incredibly, my gig was going to day spas, receiving the treatments offered and reviewing the experience for the magazine. How I managed this I’m not sure, but it was a writing job and that was everything. That is, until the day I was sent into the Spa Whose Name Shall Not Be Spoken, in the L.A. area. When I arrived and introductions were over, I gestured carelessly at a menu item, began with a bracing swim and segued into a hot sauna. Finally, I was shown into a little room where a fastidious little man in Cambodian casual bade me to remove my towel and lie down. Ever the professional, I did as I was told. It was then he produced a large metal pitcher and poured milk slowly over my body, from toes to scalp, and proceeded to massage my quickly mummifying carapace. After an eternity of whole milk-drenched mortification and the not inconsiderable kneading of my diabolical dairy farmer, I was released to shower, dress, and interview my hosts in a stunned murmur. When I finally made my way out to the parking lot and my car, my masseur was sitting at the edge of the lot in a lawn chair, smoking a cigarette. Very strange. Milk. It doesn’t always do a body good. Take it from me.

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BY JACQUELYN DE LONGE

Informative environmental discussions will take place throughout the day (photo credit: Jason Rodriquez)

Our former restaurant reviewer takes a closer look – as only a 3rd-generation SoCal native can – at the people, places, and things that make Santa Barbara so unique. When she is not working for us, she keeps herself busy with various writings, chases her two young children around, and practices yoga and Pilates for some sense of sanity.

The Soul of SOL Chef Bethany Markee, creating a fresh and delicious dish at last year’s SOL Food Festival, will be treating us again this year (photo credit: Jason Rodriquez)

Alison Hensley and Katie Falbo of SOL Food Festival

Bring the kids to check out the farm animals when you visit the on-site petting zoo (photo credit: David Pricco)

ow in its fifth year, the annual SOL Food Festival (Sustainable. Organic. Local.) has become a seasonal tradition to finish off the summer and welcoming the fall with a bountiful playground for chefs, farmers, and food lovers alike at the Plaza Vera Cruz Park in downtown. Run by four passionate professionals who focus their lives to promoting local food, farming and collaborative projects, this celebration is sure to make your taste buds happy and your bellies full. On Saturday, September 27, follow the music to the Oasis Stage to be entertained by live bands, check out the Scratch Cookin’ Kitchen to learn some delicious new recipes, or visit the Garden of Eatin’ for creative dishes by local eateries including Nimita’s Cuisine, or the Oasis Beer and Wine Garden for a beverage from Figueroa Mountain Brewery, Alma Rosa Winery, and many others. With events such as Old Spanish Days Fiesta, to celebrate our city’s great cultural heritage, and the Solstice Celebration, another colorful party dedicated to the longest day of the year, it seemed only fitting to create a festival honoring all the amazing agriculture that surrounds Santa Barbara. SOL and what is stands for is more than a catchy phrase and trend for this team, it is a way of living in sync with

land. Co-founders Alison Hensley and Heather Hartley came together in 2009 to create this dynamic experience that indulges and educates the public about sustainability, keeping our local food fabulous by supporting locally farms, all while providing a great example for a more Eco-conscious event and having a good time, too. The idea to effect change here in Santa Barbara started after Hensley had traveled abroad post-college, experiencing the different cultures, traditions, and markets around the world. Inspired by what she had seen, she returned to the States to work on the Peacock Family Farms for seven years, gaining intimate understanding of agriculture and farming, and the importance of marketing and nutrition. When she met with Hartley – a SB native who was pursuing similar interests in the local food movement, and who shared her vision for a greater change – the puzzle pieces started falling into place and the two women created the SOL Food Festival, a place for locals to try new food, talk to some interesting people, hear live music and spend an afternoon outdoors with little impact to the environment and full support of farms and eateries. As the event has grown, Hensley and Hartley have enlisted the help of Katie Falbo, owner of Cultivates Events, a

company focused on connecting the community to local food and farming; and Jonah Haas, co-founder of the Lucidity Festival and a board member for Fishbon, a local arts collaborative. These two passionate individuals, who live whole heartily for the food and the people of our community, have enhanced the outreach and diversity at the SOL event. During the chaos of planning for their large scale event, Hensley and Falbo took a few minutes to sit down with me over a cup of coffee. I was struck by the approachable demeanor of both these women. Incredibly well-educated in their field, they handle the grand environmental task they’re taking on with typical laidback Southern California attitude. For them, it’s all about connecting the dots and letting the public know that this is something they can do, too. Yes! We can plan a garden in our backyard or at our local school (something that has been catching on at local elementary schools). We can shop at the farmers markets that happen two times a week in downtown or at places like Mesa Produce or Lane Farms. Doing something as simple as this supports our local agriculture. We can be mindful of the materials we use, such as choosing the compostable disposable silverware and plates for our backyard parties instead of

plastic products that can’t be recycled and won’t break down. We can compost our produce to enrich our soil and use natural pesticides to keep our gardens pest free. We can embrace food fads, such as kale, but maybe also be a little more adventurous trying out other types of greens so farmers can continue to produce diverse crops. With artisan wood earrings framing her make-up free face, Hensley shone when she started talking her projects. I could hear her voice waver as she spoke with intense emotion of the unimaginable effects that this historic drought we are in has had on the local farming community. It is not just higher prices for produce because they have to pay more for water, but it’s also the effects the quality and flavor of the food. (Don’t forget this drought affected the wine country, and I know many parents who would be saddened to find their grapes in short supply.) While she describes her mission to improve the way Santa Barbara eats and lives, Hensley’s eyes are definitely focused on the future of our foods and creating a more symbiotic relationship between the people, the farming community, and the land. Dressed like the active woman on-thego that she is, Falbo spoke confidently of their work: “We’re pushing the Food Movement forward.” It is not just about the food we put into our bodies, but also the way we produce that food and how we treat our Earth. So if you’re feeling a little green on the green movement, want to support the future of our food, or just have a plesant afternoon outdoors, don’t miss the SOL Food Festival downtown.

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