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Sharon’s Take – It has been a “banner” year for Sharon Byrne, who dissects the city’s heartbeat from all angles and takes stock of Milpas The Weekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding, with a little help from his friends (The Beatles), explains why life is getting better and how to keep it that way State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing goes back in musical time at the Arlington Theatre, with David Bowie weighing heavily on his mind. “Changes”, indeed. Beer Guy – What’s new when it comes to brew? Zach Rosen takes stock of what’s on tap around the Central Coast.
15 Days a Week – Jeremy Harbin chronicles Taste of Milpas, knows avocados, reminds us about First Monday, recommends Singin’ Like Heck, and encourages fiddling around for Fiddle Me This
Santa Barbara View – Wooden you know it? Cheri Rae talks about trees (namely the man who planted them) and might just have a fountain-size tonic for our lack of rain.
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At the same hearing: “Why don’t you do flags on poles, like they do on State Street?” Because the city doesn’t invest money on Milpas like they do on State Street. Someone has to pay for those flagpoles and flags. Oh, guess that would be us. We suspect that drivers attempting to read small flags posted under a large tree canopy on the far side of a five-lane road while driving 30 mph in traffic will generate accidents. Lots of them.
The Taste of Milpas “Wow. You did all this with just businesses and non-profits? That’s amazing! What did your city do to help you?” – Neighborhoods USA judges, during the Neighborhood of the Year competition in Eugene, Oregon. We competed against several city neighborhood departments that have implemented innovative programs in their communities. What did our city do to help make the Taste of Milpas a success? Cue the crickets. Wait… the city hung our Taste banner last year, and that was a big shot in the arm for the community. This year, we can’t get through the city’s planning process to do the same, though the city allows banners for some of its parks and rec programs. And the beat cops came through. They made darned sure Milpas was clear of problems during the Taste, and they brought hordes of wonderful PAL and Explorers teens with them to volunteer.
Sign Committee retort: Well, overhead signs (banners) would cause way more accidents… Apparently, Caltrans is just a bunch of idiots then, because they post highway
What happened to those community beat cops? Gone. This is how it unfolded: “I’ve been reassigned. Wojo is now your beat officer until the end of the year.” – Officer Gutierrez
Sharon’s education in engineering and psychology gives her a distinctive mix of skills for writing about and working on quality-of-life, public safety and public policy issues. Her hyper-local SB View column can be found every other week on page 14.
Under the Overbearing City
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’ve spent a lot of time with the city lately. There were a few bright moments, such as the SBPD/Public Works/Caltrans’ hyper-fast response on an encampment, and the bust of the RV meth and prostitution ring near the Nopalitos Way Post Office – great work from SBPD. The Architectural Board of Review went for the Yes We Can! project, so we’re about to start turning our trash cans into art projects. But other experiences rankle. Sometimes, the city and its advisory boards can take on Dark Overlord tendencies. Like the way an irritated TSA agent can hold you and prevent you from making your flight, sometimes government overreach becomes overbearing. Anyone who has ever tried to get anything through the city’s planning process can relate.
Attempting to navigate the city’s process for getting special-event banners on Milpas: “Banners are illegal. Not allowed.
signs overhead rather than on cute little flags with inscrutable art by the side of the freeway.
Besides, we don’t feel this artwork represents the newly emerging identity of the Milpas area.” – Sign Committee to the team responsible for the newly emerging identity of the Milpas area
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“I am actually the director for PAL right now…” – Officer Wojo “Officer Reyes will be filling in on the Eastside.” – Sergeant Harwood Officer Reyes is the Westside Beat Officer. So now he’s covering an area formerly covered by three officers? Hope he’s taking his vitamins! Chief Sanchez to city council: “We’re working on making some new hires, one of whom will help fill the coordinator space. We’re getting there, and we hope to get back to the four (beat coordinators).” Cue Judy Garland singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Don’t ya love how the community is the last one to find out their community police are gone? Well, technically, the city council was the last to know. Curious: Why is State Street getting $150,000 of taxpayer money for rent-a-cops while we lose community-based policing?
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It’s Getting Better All The Time
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he Beatles had a song “Getting Better” that had this refrain:
I admit it’s getting better (Better) A little better all the time (It can’t get more worse) Yes I admit it’s getting better (Better) It’s getting better since you’ve been mine Getting so much better all the time It’s getting better all the time …
A really catchy, optimistic tune. For the most part, most Beatles fans (at least me) just remembered it as “Yes, it’s getting better, it’s getting better all the time…” And The Beatles were right. It is getting better all the time, but most of us are so mired in our own little worlds and problems that we can’t see it.
Church’s property, was subject to looting by kings, princes, lords, and tyrants. Things didn’t progress as smoothly as the chart shows, but there was progress as commerce created wealth, and wealth provided better living conditions of all people over time, and life expectancy rose. But really, was living to 35 that much better? Well, better than 25, but only 10 years improvement over 800 years? Yikes. Then something wonderful happened. See the chart and the red line in the early 1800s. Pow! Longevity took off like a rocket. Let me set the scene of the early 1800s in the West. First, peace broke out after Napoleon was defeated. Second, much of the West, especially Great Britain and the U.S., had evolved societies based on
And people began to live longer. Just look at the accompanying chart starting with the red line. The rest of the world (yellow-brown line) took another 120 years to gain a 35-year life expectancy while in that period, life expectancy in the West soared to almost 60 years! You can’t defend the proposition that capitalism isn’t the best system ever invented to create wealth, reduce poverty, and improve conditions for the masses. If you do, history proves you wrong. It is why we have an incredibly high standard of living compared to most of the world. Those who didn’t follow this path (most of the rest of the world) remained poor with a short life span. Most of these countries were dictatorships that chased Marx’s socialist Utopia despite what they saw elsewhere. China, the Soviet Union, India, North Korea, much of Africa, Cuba, and Latin America were all to some degree socialist and authoritarian. Hundreds of millions perished while the West thrived. But, the world is catching up, at least for those who have adopted some forms of capitalism. Why? At some point these leaders realized that their citizens would eventually
find out that things were much, much better in the West, and without change, these citizens would probably kill their leaders in a bloody uprising. China is the leading example of this existential revelation. Deng Xiaoping opened up China’s economy in 1979. And then the “something wonderful happened”: the standard of living measured by GDP soared. GDP in China is about 25 times greater now (from $400 billion to $10 trillion). For comparison, our GDP is about $17 trillion. And well-being followed wealth: life expectancy is now about 75 years versus 60 in 1971. India, formerly a planned socialist economy, has been (slowly) liberalizing since 1991 and its GDP has been rising, now about 10 times higher. Life expectancy has risen from about 59 in 1991 to 66 today. The reason India lags China is that it still clings to many of its stodgy socialist ways. Those countries still plagued by socialism or other forms of government control of the economy are falling backward or stagnating: Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, many former Soviet bloc colonies, the Middle East, and much of Africa. If you’ve travelled there, it’s sad to watch. We humans have a fascinating history, one that is complex and always illuminating. But what is truly amazing is that during almost all of that history, Homo sapiens suffered mass poverty. And then things changed. But that wonderful change lifting us out of poverty, starting in the early 1800s, represents such a tiny slice of time in our panorama of existence. We need to understand what brought it about, and appreciate it, and nurture it so that things just keep getting better and better.
You need to see the big picture, and then you will realize how far we have come. Let’s start with the chart above: We are looking at the expected life span of a person born between 1000 A.D. and 2000 A.D. The light blue line is the West as in Western Europe, the U.S. and Canada (eventually), and Australia (eventually). The yellow-brown line is the world excluding the West, and the blue line is the entire world. Things were pretty grim in the year 1000, with a life expectancy of 25 years. That means if you survived birth and childhood, you had just enough time to find a spouse and breed before you died. For the next 900 years(!) most of the world stagnated. Things started to pick up a bit in the West after 1000 (blue line), because of a legal revolution instituted by Pope Gregory VII in the 11th Century. What did he do that the rest of the world didn’t? He created a legal framework for property rights. This was significant in that it protected the property rights of people who today we would call capitalists (the merchants, traders, and bankers) who became somewhat secure in their property, allowing them to create the building block of commerce (and progress): capital. Before then, property, including the
Classical Liberal ideas, the same ones that inspired our Founding Fathers, especially Thomas Jefferson. These ideas led to limited government, legal institutions that preserved basic rights to life, liberty, and property, free inquiry (a revolution in ideas about how the world worked – Adam Smith, Newtonian science, Darwin), and the rise of bourgeois dignity where merchants, bankers, and traders were now regarded as honorable people, freeing them to compete and succeed without social dishonor and contempt. Against this background, a cheap and transportable power source came into being (coal and then petroleum, i.e., fossil fuel). Spurred on by the commercial inventiveness promoted by this culture, this power source, allowed commerce to bust out and create the great wealth that raised the standard of living of every citizen. It was called the Industrial Revolution. It’s easy to say that, well, London was a warren of filth and poverty, but without the rise of capitalism it would have remained a warren of filth and poverty. Without capitalism, there would not have been sufficient wealth to pay for the things that reduced disease like sewers, clean water, and trash disposal. Food became cheaper, education became affordable, health care improved.
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turn in my seat to watch as they quietly enter the Arlington’s half-light in whispering twos, threes, and fours, peering through the murk with a touching vulnerability, expressions brightening at the sight of friends, hands raised in greeting. The hushed army of once and future glamslammers and barricade-stormers, they who would have turned the world on its head some 45 years ago, now furtively take their seats, apologizing for the inconvenience as they sidle past in their chinos and Chuck Taylors. They settle in and lean into each other, murmuring. The dusky Arlington cavern already has the hushed aspect of a church service. They’re here for Bowie,
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Dismantling the Establishment is for Squares. Why overthrow the old order when you can find an elliptical orbit that obviates the need for any order at all? The film itself was a strangely (not to say deceptively) promoted documentary, a tour of a celebrated Bowie exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, an exhibit so freaking anticipated by a global public still starved for Bowie that it (the exhibit, you understand) is itself touring the world like a rock star, with stops in Toronto, Sao Paulo, Berlin, Chicago, Paris, and Melbourne. David
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yeah. But there’s the luggage, too. David Bowie Is. The omnipresenttense of the film’s title suggests a quasireligious experience, and the congregants approve. Bowie was (is) a special case; part accident, (large) part calculation, and part Divine timing, popping up like a jackin-the-box and inserting himself and his message into that weird demilitarized zone between ‘60s conflagration and ‘70s blowdried confusion; between the exhausted Stones, the divorcing Beatles, the drowned Hendrix and the approaching polyester Me Generation steamroller. Just at the moment the fires were being doused and the broken masonry swept up in preparation for James Taylor’s entrance (mustn’t get brick dust on those white trousers), here comes Bowie like an escapee, with One More Thing To Say;
Bowie, at 67 and reportedly not in great health, has attained that level of cultural hegemony that allows his shirts to tour in his stead. In the movie, two talking heads walk the movie audience through the exhibit’s Twelve Stations of the Cross, as it were, the gasping experts gesturing and talking earnestly at the camera. We see Bowie’s famous costumes (notably for this writer the psychedelic skin-tight tea cozy he wore in his watershed Top of the Pops performance of Starman in ‘72), his childhood ballpoint sketches and odd doodles that seem to suggest designs for movie sets and ...continued p.20
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he Central Coast beer scene is getting larger and larger. With all of the happenings and events going on around the area, it can be hard to keep up with it all. Here are a few of the upcoming highlights around the local beer scene:
Still Some Festivals Left
The beer fest season is wrapping up but before it does finish, make sure to check out some of these festivals. The Brewhouse will be finishing up their classic Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, October 4, from 11 am – 10 pm. If you miss the event, make sure to swing by for a taste of the refreshing, malty Oktoberfest brew. The Santa Barbara Beer Festival will be on Saturday, October 18, from 12 to 4 pm. With a great local vibe and now in its eighth year, this festival has always been a personal favorite of mine. It is run by the Santa Barbara Rugby Association and benefits it and Elings Park, where the festival is held. This festival is one of the biggest donations Elings Park receives
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each year and helps support their massive, 230-acre grounds (which is actually the largest privately funded park in America). At the celebration, there will be local favorites such as Pure Order Brewing
Co,, who will have their Crooked Neck Hefeweizen and a special wet hop ale that was brewed with hops grown at their brewery. Telegraph Brewing Co will be bringing their last keg of Pacific Standard Time (PST), a brown ale made with locally grown barley malt. Telegraph will also have a special treat: a small amount of Pacific Wild Time. This beer is their PST that has been aged in barrels with the wild microorganisms Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus to give the brew a tart fruitiness. To round out October, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co will be hosting its first Real Ale Invitational Festival on Saturday, October 25, from 1 to 4 pm at the Buellton brewery. Real ale refers to a beer that has been unfiltered and naturally carbonated in its serving vessel – in this case, casks. Real ales develop a
New Boys on the Block
We will soon be welcoming two new breweries in the Carpinteria area. Rincon Brewery will be a brewpub looking out on the main intersection of Linden and Carpinteria avenues. Their initial lineup offers a good variety of beer styles including an IPA, Vienna lager, brown ale, pumpkin-spice beer, coffee oatmeal stout, and a Belgianstyle table beer that uses a yeast from Trappist monks. Brews will be the main focus and the food offered will be small plates that support them. One of their special dishes will be a bratwurst that is from pigs that are fed the brewery’s spent grain. Now that is what you call brewery-to-farm-to-table. BrewLAB has been one of the most anticipated beer happenings in the area. This nanobrewery is the brain child of three diagnosed beer geeks: Rob Peed, Steve Jarmie, and Peter Gustav. They will specialize in adventurous brews that will use such locally harvested exotic ingredients as loquats, yarrow, pine tips,
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and white sage. Both of these breweries are not quite open but will be soon. Stay tuned, because I will be featuring both of them in greater depth in an upcoming column.
Brewery Updates
With all of the beer happenings, many of the brewers are having trouble keeping up with production. The Venturabased Surf Brewery is in the midst of a major expansion. Once they have gotten through the brunt of it, Surf will be bottling up something special (more on that in a future column). And speaking of bottles, anyone who has visited Pure Order recently has probably spotted their new bottling line. It is not hooked up yet but we will hopefully start seeing bottles of their beers around town. I recently drove up to Buellton with fellow beer writer (santabarbarabeer. wordpress.com) and author of We Make Beer, Sean Lewis, to check out some of the new happenings at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. We exited the sun into the rusty, farmhouse-style tasting room of the Buellton brewery and were met by some of the Figueroa Mountain crew. Our main reason for visiting was to taste the new releases in their Liquamentum line of beers. Liquamentum is Latin for mixture or concoction and these brews will be more experimental and conceptual than their regular line of beers. The first, Bieré De Ménage, was commissioned by Whole Foods Market and released earlier this year. The beer blended an herbal, lemon verbena-themed saison-style beer with Margerum Wine Company Sauvignon Blanc. They have just released their second and third brews in this line, both of which will be available in their Buellton and Santa Barbara tasting rooms. Double Down Davy Brown is an extra strong version of their popular brown ale. It was aged on a variety of bourbon barrels, including some from our local bourbon, Cutler’s 33. One of the most interesting characters of the beer is its deceptively light body. At 10.7 percent, ABV Double Down Davy Brown is a lot easier to drink than it should be. The beer pours a rusty-brown color with gentle vanilla and coconut bourbon notes lingering in the aroma. The beer has a semi-sweet brown sugar flavor with accents of blackberry vodka and bing cherries. Hell’s Half Acre, named after the rocky formations of the same name, is in stark contrast to the finesse of Double Down Davy Brown. This burly barley wine has been aged for 18 months in Pinot Noir barrels from Sea Smoke Vineyards. Hell’s Half Acre has a deep mahogany color with oak and dark fruits present on the nose. The beer has a chocolate malt and raisin liqueur flavor with a orange black tea finish. At 11.4 percent ABV, this beer is definitely a sipper. We spent the afternoon tasting the
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beer was still young and ripe with yeast, but the melon and papaya aromas of the hops were undeniable. AJ also used Mosaic, El Dorado, and Cascade hops to help support this fruity, tropical theme. The vigorous bubbling that occurs during fermentation will “scrub” out many of these aromas, so once the fermentation settles down, AJ will begin packing hops into the fermenter (a process called dryhopping) to recover and enhance the lost aromas. We headed out of the brewery with our mouths still smacking of exotic fruit flavors. As we made our way to Santa Barbara, we discussed the local beer scene and all of the exciting progressions in the area. It will be exciting to see what the rest of 2014 has in store for the coast’s beer culture.
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Saturday October 4 Tasty
It can be hard to decide where to eat sometimes – especially if you live near what event promoters have dubbed “Santa Barbara’s Eat Street,” Milpas. Lucky for you, you can go to Taste of Milpas today from noon to 4 pm and taste food all up and down the road. Participants include La Super Rica, El Bajio, Los Agaves, and more. As if that’s not enough, organizers went ahead and put art and music all along the route for your enjoyment. Check out the Milpas Community Association’s website for tickets and more information at www.mcasb.org.
Sunday October 5
SB Knows Avocados
Hey, do you like avocados? Of course you do. Any self-respecting Californian knows that they’re not only delicious, but a healthy source for the good kind of fat – omega 3, right? Or some other kind of omega? I can never remember. All I know is that I like it on a salad or sandwich. I’ve seen my wife and father-in-law split one in half, pour mustard into the empty spaces where the pit used to be, and eat it with a spoon. (Is that normal? I may never know.) The point is, avocados taste good and everyone loves to enjoy them in
their own special way. But are they a worthy subject for their own festival? Of course they are; shame on you for even questioning that fact. The 28th Annual Avocado Festival started on Friday and ends today. Expect music acts on four different stages, food, fun, and, of course, avocados. The best part? It’s free. The fest runs all weekend from 10 am to 6 pm on Linden Avenue in Carpinteria.
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First Monday
It’s the first Monday of the month, and that means – as it always does here at 15 Days – that it’s time to eat. Monday, Monday… can’t trust restaurants to be open on that day. That’s why I like to pick a restaurant that’s open on Mondays and then go eat there just to say “thank you.” So, thank you, Natural Café, not only for being open on Mondays, but for offering your delicious Cabo Fish Tacos and your tasty Gobbler Burger. I think I’ll order both when I pop into your downtown location (508 State Street) today as soon as I get off work.
Tuesday October 7
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...continued from p.10 your dorm room couch cushions for loose change so you could maybe buy a pizza instead of eating ramen noodles yet again? Do you reminisce about the time you founded a multi-billion dollar start-up but gave it all up to pursue a rewarding career as a calendar writer? Is that last one just me? Either way, if you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then, well, I’m sorry; I have nothing for you. Today’s event will make you feel like you’re back in school, but not in any of those ways. It’ll be more likely to bring up memories of the lectures you attended, and that’s because it’s a lecture. It’s delivered by Dr. Waguih Ishak, an expert in the field of technology, and it’s part of UCSB Technology Management’s Distinguished Speaker Series. So if you’d like to be reminded of the simpler collegiate times of your youth – but specifically the time you spent in class listening to a professor – attend this free lecture on campus in Embarcadero Hall, won’t you?
Wednesday October 8
Singin’ Like Heck
The Lobero Theatre (33 East Canon Perdido Street) has a concert series going titled Sings Like Hell. Well, I’m here to tell you that I’ve gone these past 10 minutes without being outraged by anything, but that’s now come to an end. I am very offended by the name of this series. I mean, “hell”? Really? Curse words don’t come much stronger than that, do they? What about the children? (Is no one thinking of the children?!) Children could potentially enjoy the music of triple-platinum selling Irish singer Imelda May as well as adults, but do they really have to be assaulted by dirty words before they even get through the theater doors? If you still insist on supporting this concert that takes place tonight at 8, you can get your tickets at www.lobero.com. (Note: No one’s actually offended by the title of this series. I’m just funnin’ around like the true jokester I am. Please hold your laffs till the end of the column.)
Thursday October 9
Get Educated About Education
Elementary and secondary schools have some pretty big problems. Back in my day, the biggest issues we faced were pencil sharpener shortages and school-sanctioned swirlies administered to the kids voted “top dork” and “top nerd” (this was back before bullying was vilified by the lame-stream media). Well, boy oh boy, let me tell you, times sure have changed. Schools face some pretty heavy issues these days. If that’s a topic you’re interested in, then you simply must go to the lecture called Challenges Facing American Public Education, which is part of Westmont’s lecture series titled Westmont Downtown: Conversation about Things that Matter. This discussion will feature three panelists who are all educators and Westmont alums. It takes place at 5:30 pm at the University Club (1332 Santa Barbara Street), and it’s free.
Friday October 10
Third Eye Blind Tiger
Who here remembers the 90s? And that sound your dial-up Internet connection would make… am I right? The theme song to Friends. Right? The show Friends. Right?! Man… nostalgia. Look, you guys, I could sit here all day typing things we all know and love about the 90s, but here’s the thing: It’s not enough to just read this calendar entry or to merely spend half your day on Internet click-bait with titles like “Look at These Pictures of Stuff From the 90s”; you’ve got to get out of the house and party with other people who were also alive in the 90s! That’s the 90s way! Santa Barbara’s own DJ Darla Bea just so happens to be spinning the era hits you crave tonight at Blind Tiger (409 State Street) from 10 pm until close. It’s free and it’s called Flannel Friday. So strap on your grungy best and head on down to relive your glory days.
Saturday October 11
Second Saturday
What Saturday is it? If you just reflexively yelled out “Second Saturday,” startling everyone trying to enjoy their lunch in the café you’re reading this in, then you are certainly no stranger
to Second Saturday Art Walks. If you didn’t yell anything out at all, then you must not know about these events, which happen every second Saturday of the month in the Funk Zone neighborhood, or maybe you just have keen social skills and instinctively knew not to yell out things in the middle of a café. Either way, good for you. Just be sure to head down there today between 1 and 5 pm to see what the area art folks have to offer. Consider starting your walk at The Arts Fund Gallery (205C Santa Barbara Street) for inch4inch, a show curated by Philip Koplin and featuring works that don’t exceed four inches in any dimension.
Sunday October 12
Fiddle Me This
On Friday, you went down to Blind Tiger to relive your glory days, but today you can head to Rancho La Patera and Stow House (304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta) to relive your greatgrandpappy’s glory days: The 43rd Annual Fiddlers’ Festival goes down from 10 am to 5 pm. You can expect some highfalutin mainstagers like The Dustbowl Revival and The Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band, up-and-coming pickers and grinners on contest stages, classes, and impromptu jam sessions all over. What’s more, there’ll be barbecue and beer aplenty. Point your old-timey web browser straight to www.fiddlersconvention.org for tickets and more information.
Monday October 13 Chef’s Pick
Chefs. Can’t live with ‘em (debatable, I know; but they’re sometimes known to be strongheaded, so I’m going with it), can’t eat fancy meals without ‘em (also debatable, but as most of us aren’t cooking up honey-glazed duck breast and whatnot on a usual Monday night, I’m going with it). Three of Santa Barbara’s own top toques – Matthew Johnson of Stonehouse, Alessandro Cartumini of Bella Vista, and Vincent Vanhecke of the Valley Club of Montecito – will appear at the Santa Barbara Public Market (38 West Victoria Street) today at 5:15 pm for a cooking demonstration and cookbook signing. You’ll learn how to cook like a bona-fide chef and, more importantly perhaps, you’ll get to sample food. Go to meetup.com and search “Santa Barbara Culinary Arts” to buy tickets.
Tuesday October 14
Make Your Market
It’s that time, everybody: time to hit up the markets. (“Hit up,” for those of you who might be curious, is just a little bit of outdated urban slang meaning, in this example, “go to” or “visit.” It’s just the kind of thing I like to pepper my speech and writing with so that you know I’m hip. I think that gives this calendar the edge it needs to stand out in a world of boring, cookie-cutter calendars. I think we all agree on that.) Markets? What markets? Well, I’m glad you asked. I’m talking about the Early Bird Flea Market at Earl Warren Showgrounds (3400 Calle Real), which runs from 7 am to 6 pm, and then the State Street Farmers Market (500 – 600 blocks of State), which runs from 4 to 7 pm. At the former, you’ll find pretty much any clothing or trinkets or books or tools or antiques you can think of; at the latter, fresh fruits and veggies.
Wednesday October 15
Feeling Classical
I might not be a classy guy; that much is true. Sure, the life a calendar writer might not lend itself to champagne brunches or Mediterranean cruises or dental appointments. But by golly, I like to feel special every now and then just like everyone else. To do that, I first take my annual bath. (To be clear, I do have access to a daily shower but choose to only use it once a year due to the drought.) Then, I put on my best set of rags and go to a concert at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street). That way, I feel double classy, having been around both art and classical music. A double shot of class. Double the class for my buck. I’ll be there tonight for the Pasquier Trio, a group of French musicians who have played together for more than 30 years. Expect some Schubert and some Beethoven, among others. Get your tickets at www.sbma.net.
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Thursday October 16
More Lecturing
Speaking of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street), there’s another event there today, so I might just have to hide myself away somewhere and spend the night. Assuming I can avoid security guards and any kind of Night at the Museum type situation, I’ll be able to enjoy the talk from William Ewing, which is part of the museum’s Curator’s Choice Lecture series. Ewing is the former director of the Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland, and at 5:30 pm, he’ll discuss landscape photography and then sign books. See www.sbma.net for tickets and more information.
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Friday October 17
Home Away From Home
Let’s face it, folks: Sometimes you’ve just got to get in the car and get out of town. One pleasant destination to tell Siri to take you to is Solvang, that little Danish village in the Santa Ynez Valley. Park the car, walk around, get some dinner. Doesn’t that sound nice? You might then check out the Sevtap Tasting Room (1576 Copenhagen Drive) and the Wine and Wisdom Trivia Night that starts at 7:30 pm. The winner takes home a bottle of wine, but even if you’re a trivia dunce, there are worse ways to spend a Friday evening.
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Saturday October 18
Reunited, and It Feels So Old
This item is for a pretty specific group of people. I pleaded with the calendaring gods, but when I lifted up my bi-weekly sacrifice to keep them happy, they demanded it be included here, so here goes: If you graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1964 and don’t know about today’s 50Year Reunion, now you do. So if you feel like you’re probably better-looking and more successful than most of your classmates and want to rub that in their faces (you haven’t matured past that in 50 years? Get ahold of yourself, man), then you should show up – 29-year-old trophy wife or trophy husband on your arm – to dinner at the Carriage Museum (129 Castillo Street) tonight at 6. Before you do, though, go to www.santabarbara1964.com to register; nobody likes a party crasher.
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SBFD: “Required: a fire lane 20 feet wide to be able to close off the Ortega dead-end. That dead-end is about 30 feet wide. Losing 20 feet would make it quite the skinny venue. No one over one foot wide admitted? Fire backed off this requirement as long as we could meet this one: A gate at the back needs to be opened, and manned during the event in case people need to get out during emergency. Conflicting direction from that given by SBPD and ABC. Public Works: Pay $155 for temporary no-parking signs you post. Rent and set up your own traffic control equipment. SBFD: You also need to post 2A10BCsized fire extinguishers every 75 feet on the block. Aaarrrrgh! I know the city has to protect itself, and make sure we don’t do crazy stuff like put on pyrotechnic festivals in droughtparched shrubbery fields. I get it. Some city employees are quite helpful, while
rolling their eyes over the increasingly onerous regulations. I wish the city put more thought into their value-add, but ultimately, the city has every businessperson’s fantasy: an absolute, ironclad monopoly.
The Man Who Planted Trees
by Cheri Rae ecent focus on the dead, dying, and dried-out Italian Stone Pines of Anapamu Street failed to provide much historic context for how they got here in the first place. Yet they still manage to hold on, 77 years after the death of Dr. Augustus Boyd Doremus, the man who planted them. Dr. Doremus was born on the Fourth of July, a Civil War veteran and a dentist, with a passion for horticulture. He moved to Santa Barbara for his health and lived to be 95 years old. Doremus is known as the “Father of Santa Barbara’s Parks.” When Dr. Doremus and his wife purchased a huge lot in the 600 block of Anapamu Street in 1891, the property was described as “a barren half-block.” But even before their house was completed, they set about creating a garden on the
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sbview.com hillside that was, “filled with unusual flora planted with the thought of special groupings around an expansive view. The garden was much admired by the many visitors, including outstanding horticulturalists who came to Santa Barbara.” Horticulture was all the rage back in those days, and Santa Barbara was a hot spot for the trading and securing of seeds and cuttings from around the world. Both Dr. Doremus and his friend Dr. Francesco Franceschi participated, and enjoyed raising the seedlings and small plants in their respective nurseries. They planted them in their own gardens, in city parks, and in parkways. In 1908, Dr. Doremus planted a double row of Italian Stone Pines seedlings on either side of the narrow dirt Anapamu Street between Milpas and Canal (now Olive) streets. In 1929, he extended the planting all the way to Garden Street using seeds sent from Europe by his brother. The trees grew strong in the Mediterranean climate. The huge Doremus estate was a destination of garden-lovers from around the world, and a number of grand parties, weddings, and other gala events were held at the large mansion and expansive gardens on the property. Standout specimen plants were regularly featured in the pages of “Santa Barbara Gardener,” edited by Lockwood and Elizabeth de Forest (parents of Kellam de Forest), and published by the Plans and Planting Committee of Santa Barbara. After his wife passed away, Dr. Doremus moved in next door with his daughter in her equally expansive home and garden. Upon his death in 1937, he was remembered in Santa Barbara Gardener: “The spirit of gardening shone in Dr. Doremus as in few men—the spirit of zeal tempered by a sense of humor. At the age of 90, he chopped down large trees in his garden and planted young ones for the joy of seeing them grow, and he actually lived to see them good sized specimens.” A 1981 article in Noticias noted, “Dr. Doremus was remembered by all who knew him—the bank tellers, the gardeners, the many intimate friends—as a tall, stately, kindly man, ‘a real gentleman,’ ‘a gallant and noble spirit.’ With fifty-five of his ninety-five years devoted to Santa Barbara, he is remembered as one of the city’s foremost benefactors through his work in behalf of the parks and street tree plantings. Those who know the story can
scarcely go anywhere in Santa Barbara without being reminded of Dr. A. Boyd Doremus.” Widely respected in his day for bringing so much life and beauty to this city, he has largely been forgotten. Yes, there’s an old plaque in Alameda Park, but nothing near the tree-shaded street of Anapamu where he left his still-growing legacy. The magnificent old Doremus mansions were demolished and the graceful gardens destroyed, replaced in the 1960s by two massive apartment complexes. Back then, the developer was required to preserve the historic sandstone walls and the buildings were situated around the specimen trees on the property to save as many of them as possible. Unfortunately, a few years ago, the developer who purchased the property destroyed one of the original sandstone walls, and chopped down a thriving urban forest. The Stone Pines struggle on – as they have for decades. That 1981 article stated: “Today, the pavement reaches the bases of the trees and their roots fight the encroachment. Several of the pines have been lost, yet the remaining overarching branches are admired, and their cooling shade appreciated, by all who pass that way.” According to a recent city report on the 79 Italian Stone Pines that remain standing, “Four are currently dead…12 are in poor health, 24 are in fair health, 26 are in good health, and 19 are in excellent health.” It’s time we correct our long neglect of the arboreal legacy of Dr. Doremus and create some on-the-ground interpretation of this historic part of Santa Barbara, where the city’s first park superintendent once lived, worked, and extended his vision far beyond his earthly years. We may not be able to save all his trees, but we can educate and preserve his memory. Call it the A. Boyd Doremus Historic Walk. Have a ribbon-cutting, install plaques, invite residents, and visitors to keep his memory green. It’s the least we owe him, this man who planted trees.
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n these parched times, we are all rain lovers, call us Pluviophiles, worshiping the rain gods who might bring forth much-needed droplets from the sky. But where do we go to make our pleas? There’s a hidden spot in town where it’s raining every day. Actually, it’s a whimsical celebration of rain, expressed in a colorful mosaic fountain that features the repeated motif of storm clouds and raindrops with the term “It’s raining” translated into dozens of languages, including Navajo, Welsh, French, and even Esperanto. The late local artist Marge Dunlap created this work of art in 1985 as a project of the then-Visual Arts in Public Places Task Force. Over the years, it had fallen into a state of disrepair, but was ...continued p.24
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’est Cheese (which I pronounce “Say cheese” while lingering on Rosetta Stone French, level one) is newly expanded, remodeled, and has become the hottest spot on Santa Barbara Street. Nothing says “French” more than a fromagerie. As a sucker for anything French, I had to check out this new café. First thing you see is a humungous cheese counter, where happy blocks of cheese are smiling (more like screaming) right at you. Ahhh... this smell. The aroma of “Everything is going to be just all right.” It’s normal to feel this way when encountering this huge cheese and meat collections. I myself paused for a second, chewing my nails, my eyes rolling side to side like a cartoon, wondering how to pronounce some of the names. It’s okay. Just keep asking questions to an ever-sofriendly staff behind the counter. Keep taking the samples. Everything is going to be all right. Next to the cheese counter is a wall filled with imported wine, pasta, freshly made sauce, marmalade, confits, honeys, truffles, sea-salt caramels, olives, vinegars, and oils... I’m going to do some shopping after my lunch. Rule number one: never go grocery shopping while hungry! The newly expanded café section is open, airy, and has plenty of seats so you don’t have to wander around looking for a table during lunch hour. The community table outside is cute and cozy – perfect with kids or group of friends. This place is quite lively. The owner, Michael Graham, is from the Midwest. As he grew up with meats and potatoes, baguette/cheese/wine were somewhat foreign to him. In college, he got into a world of cheese, and there was a no turning back. He and his wife, Kathryn, decided to open a cheese shop in Santa Barbara. “What’s most intriguing about cheese is,
After years of working full time for an ad agency, Christina found her passion in cooking and food. Now armed with her newfound title, “Culinary School Graduate Food Blogger,” she writes and shares her passion for food, cooking, restaurants, photography and food styling in her popular blog, black dog :: food blog. Christina’s a proud mommy of not one but two shelter dogs and lives here in Santa Barbara with her husband. She’s also an avid Polynesian dancer, beach lover, traveler, swimmer, snowboarder and most of all, a lover of anything edible and yummy. Check out her ramblings here and at www.blackdogfoodblog.com.
The owner, Michael Graham, says cheese
you always have to keep learning about it. It never stops,” he says. “The more you learn about it, the more you have to learn.” The café, cheese store, and catering
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Open and airy, with a fine staff
Caesar salad with Jidori chicken, which melts in your mouth like sashimi.
Roast beef sandwich: Wagyu beef, creamy blue cheese spread, balsamic roasted onions, and tons of arugula
A wide array of cheese and charcuterie. Their pancetta is made in house!
departments each has its own managers and staffs. “Our synergy together is just amazing,” Michael says. Becca Iglesias, who I went to culinary school with, started from a cheese counter, now she manages the entire catering. Watching her, studying with her at a culinary
school, I always thought to myself, if I were to hire, I would definitely hire her. Congratulations, Becca! Their menu is simple and minimal, straight-forward food with quality ingredients. The Caesar salad was crunchy and fresh. Get it with grilled chicken.
The BLT grilled cheese is made with signature cheese blend, bacon, tons of arugula, and tomato marmalade. Just dip the sandwich’s corners into the awesome tomato soup. Their roasted beef sandwich is filled with Wagyu beef, creamy blue cheese spread,
balsamic roasted onions, and arugula. They spent a lot of time perfecting the roast beef recipe, and you will see the result – there is no grey part where texture gets mushy. I guarantee this place will put a smile on your face on your busiest day. Take some cheese and meats to go, have a picnic by the beach. Have a cheese tasting and discover a new favorite. Or kick off your weekend with their yummy breakfast and custom-blend coffee from our own French Press. Just take a bite and say cheese.
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Our musical heroes back in the day were larger-than life avatars who scarcely seemed containable in ordinary rooms. Our daughter’s pop idols look like paperboys and kickball champions. You want to rush the stage and help them with their math homework. And they never leave the heads of our earbud-imprisoned kids. In the ‘70s (he dared venture), my audiophile friends and I would crowd into my friend Dave’s acoustically pristine bedroom, dim the lights and listen to Genesis’ “Musical Box” or “One for the Vine” at crystal-clear high volume, or Supertramp’s “Hide in Your Shell.” Try dialing up a Supertramp song with your 12-year-old in the room. “Daaaduh! Can I change the song?” But... yeah. You reach a certain age and, as if by some hideous magic, hear your jawbone broadcasting stuff your own mom and dad used to say, and it makes you blush in terror. One evening at the age of 16 or so, I was listening to Elton’s anthemic “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” on the living room stereo, in the days before Zenith’s Allegro Home HiFi entered my life and drove me into my shuttered teen bedroom for good. Just as my dad entered the living room, Elton was singing “frozen here...” (on the ladder of my life), and my dad yelled “Frozen beer! What the hell?” “Frozen here!” I shouted. “I heard frozen beer!!” my dad yelled back. I knew immediately this lame shouting match was not the sort of telling generational schism that would feature on a PBS documentary about the dissolution of the American family. It was the only time I can recall our having raised our voices to each other. Yow. Rock and Roll. Back in the Arlington, a theater full of grown teens breathe deep the gathering gloom, to quote an old song. All those long teenage nights behind the locked bedroom door in our parents’ houses (our parents! our parents!), feeling the centrifugal energies of a world spinning like an idiot top. Did all that really happen? Why did my denim bell bottoms have so many zippers? Why did I let my hair puff out like that? Why did I have to borrow a shirt from John Videan for my senior portrait? This Bowie evening is a rocket ride back to the whole of the teen whirlwind, where lead routinely turned to gold and the world could still surprise the shit out of us, could still drive us back to our locked grottoes to sort things out. I would stare wonderingly at my blacklight MC Escher poster, or spend hours lying in bed listening to Sparks or Kate Bush or The Who’s Tommy with the lights out, the stereo painting almost tactile sonic pictures in the dark over the rumpled twin bed with its embarrassingly childish sheets and untested box spring, the bittersweetness of LPs stacked on a spindle.
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Friendly faces of Mary Knezevic and Waxing Poetic’s new vice president of Sales Jacob Richmann take pause
by Megan Waldrep With over ten years in the industry designing for
her own label, she began writing because “it just felt good.” In addition to writing, Megan is currently the head designer and creative director for Mew Kids, a children’s clothing line, as well as a co-author of the much loved children’s book Spice & Little Sugar. You can say she wears many hats. Which is fitting. For a fashion writer and all. Discover her world at www.mewkids.com.
It’s Time to Wax Poetic Women in charge, from left: Waxing Poetic CEO and founder Patti Pagliei-Simpson, Summerland store manager Ellie Olsztynski, and Waxing Poetic business partner and Patti’s sister, Lizanne PaglieiHales
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n angel made her do it. A stroll through an antique market brought Patti Pagliei-Simpson inspiration that would take her farther than she could have imagined. Vintage wax seals called to her, yearning to be made into jewelry. Patti reflects, “It was as if I had an angel on my shoulder saying, ‘Do this, do this! This is really good!’” She wondered if people around could hear her thoughts, too. She gathered a bundle of antique stamps, went home and started waxing designs. Three charms later, Waxing Poetic came to light. “I had a notion that I was on to something when I came up with Waxing Poetic,” Patti says. It was her “Ah-ha!” moment, time to go out on a limb and trust the powers that be.
The seven-year-old brand, based in Carpinteria, has grown to a full jewelry line, producing 500 designs a year and sold in more than 750 accounts globally. The first few years didn’t yield immediate success. “The first time we took it to (the jewelry trade show), people just walked by and didn’t even look,” Patti, founder of Waxing Poetic explains. “The second time, people were like, ‘Wow! This is really neat!’” Patti reveals it was a trend when it first hit the market but surprise came when people kept wearing season after season. “That was something I didn’t expect.” Soon after, Patti’s sister, Lizanne PalieiHales joined the team as head of sales and helped guide the business from jewelry to the gift market. Thinking outside the box paid off. “We moved into the gift
Sterling silver sentiments, from left: Small Love Crystal for $51, Faith Crystal $48 with Roman Seal Charm $48, story catcher
Charmed, I’m sure. The enchanting and signature charm-in-novel display by Waxing Poetic. (photo: Jessica Maher)
market, and it was a success,” Lizanne explains, “We realized we didn’t need to reinvent the wheel every season. People wanted something really authentic. We hit a nerve.” The jewelry market varies from the fashion market greatly. With fashion, there are 5 intros a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Holiday) and a heightened awareness to follow trends. Clothing designers must come up with new concepts and inspiration each season to stay fresh and on the pulse. Waxing Poetic does something a little different. They create pieces people keep wearing for years, no matter the season. Driven by sentiment and being in-tune with what people are feeling, they have a way to connect, something customers have come to expect. “People don’t want to just buy stuff, it needs to have meaning,” Patti explains, “We’re taking it the next level, relationship-wise. It’s not just about the jewelry, it’s about relationships and having an experience.” The creative process is constant, ideas for new products arising daily. “Patti has ideas all the time,” Lizanne says, “but we do get to another level when we’re together.” From vintage botanical illustrations to architecture, the sisters come up with concepts and present ideas to the design team to carry out to fruition. “We dive into the process of words, meaning, poetry, and root everything to something that is authentic,” Patti chimes in, “It’s about sending the right message, having the right meaning.” Becoming the target for knockoffs is always a concern for designers. “You just have to keep moving on,” Lizanne says, “You can’t look back, you just have to
keep reinventing yourself and making the product better.” Waxing Poetic are the innovators and the originators, the longterm players – and customers know it. “We really take a lot of pride in delivering good product that’s going to last and has a lot of integrity,” she continues. “People come to Waxing because its quality, not made with cheap metals.” Quality with an eco-conscience; the company also uses recycled silver and precious metals. “You have a responsibility as a company and you need transparency,” Patti states. Even the plaster molds are recycled, crushed and used in mix to makes roads. They literally pave the way in environmental morality in the jewelry market. Waxing employs people worldwide, with manufacturers in Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, and employees in the U.S. “It’s a great feeling,” Patti explains, “We have a big global family. It’s not just our little store (in Summerland and Los Olivos), but there’s so much more behind the story.” This past year, Waxing Poetic hired a new VP of Sales, allowing Lizanne to focus more on product development and business development, while Patti continues to lead the team as CEO and creative director. Hundreds of designs later, the same heartbeat is felt since the beginning. “We have not even scratched the surface,” Lizanne proclaims, “Now that we have this established brand, I feel now is when we can start to build that lifestyle brand.” The success of Waxing Poetic is based on what it’s always believed and something we can all carry with us: listening to each other, loving one another, and having a little faith.
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...continued from p.14 recently renovated with the addition of new grout; new ceramic tiles, bits of pottery and the like contributed by community members; Zen-like black river rocks and agaves atop and below the whole wonderful jumble. When early Santa Barbara leader Bernhard Hoffmann spoke of the “community mosaic,” he probably didn’t imagine something that qualifies— literally and figuratively – as this, the most obvious example in town. It tugs at my heart to see the names of dear, departed members of the art community memorialized here, and it always makes me smile to see the funny little offering by the godfather of local publishing, Noel Young of Capra Press. On a tile he glued a cup handle (now missing) and drew a picture of a cat and wrote, “This is the handle of the cup made for me by a dear friend. A cup I lifted to my lips a thousand times for my wake-up coffee. A time-crafted cup it was, until the cat did it in.” Seeking relief from the recent hot, dry, late-summer days, I paid an earlymorning visit to the lovely little fountain in the Las Aves business park, lined with financial services, doctors’ offices, and places extolling health, fitness and beauty. It’s one of those hidden gems in Santa Barbara – located just a stone’s throw from the Bird Refuge. There are those who might say that this exuberant artwork shouldn’t be tucked away in a largely unknown place so far from view; bring it out into the public square for all to see. I think maybe it’s good that this fountain dedicated to rain has remained in its obscure location, far from the masses; it should require a bit of a trek for Pilgrims of every faith, every heritage, to make offerings to the rain gods of any name: Zeus (Greek), Jupiter (Roman), Tlaloc (Aztec), Chaac (Mayan), Yu Shi (China), Tó Neinilii (Navajo), Lono
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Let it flow: a vivid mosaic fountain includes the motif of raindrops
(ancient Hawaiian), Indra (India). These supplications to the deities of the world fit right in with the humanitarian feel of the fountain, celebrating all cultures, equal under the sky. Clearly, long droughts and pleas for rain are nothing new. Some 1,300 years ago, Rabbi Elazar ha Kallir, prayed to Af Bri, the angel of rain: “May He send rain from the heavenly towers, To soften the earth with its crystal showers.” From The Catholic’s Rural Life Prayerbook comes this entreaty: “Almighty God, we are in need of rain. We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky, what a marvel even the least drop of rain really is.” We have faith that the day will come when our dusty community will be refreshed. We will reach our hands to the sky and exclaim in many voices, “It’s raining!” Until then, we have a happy place to contemplate that joyful day.
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t seems like a lot of volcanic eruptions have been making the news lately, with the most recent being an unexpected, and deadly, eruption at Mount Ontake in Japan. Volcanoes exist all over our planet. Some are ancient, others are new; some volcanoes exist underwater, harmless to us land-dwellers. But no matter its age or location, a volcano always forms from the same process. One is created when magma, molten rock that is between 1,292 and 2,372 degrees Fahrenheit, finds its way to the surface of the Earth. Of course, magma cannot break through to the surface anywhere; the crust is anywhere from three to six miles thick. So, magma can only break through where Earth’s crust is weakest and many of those weak spots lie along the edges of tectonic plates. The crust of the earth isn’t just one giant shell around the Earth’s core, it’s more like a bunch of giant puzzle pieces, called tectonic plates, floating on top of the magma. These giant slabs of the Earth’s crust are constantly moving, bumping into each other in some places and pulling away from each other in others. When magma breaks through the surface of the Earth, its name changes to lava. As lava hits the air, it begins to slowly cool and harden into igneous rock. If magma consistently breaks through the surface at the same point, all the new rock formed by the lava will create a new formation – often a mountain – with a magma vent in the middle. You and I generally call these formations “volcanoes”. Check out the Unites States Geological Survey website for a great rundown of all the different types of volcanoes: pubs.usgs.gov/gip/ volc/types.html Remember, a volcano can form either on land or on the ocean floor. When a volcano forms underwater, it can become so large that the top of the volcano reaches the surface. When that happens, islands can form – like those of Hawaii. All of Hawaii exists because of giant underwater volcanoes. In fact, three of the state’s volcanoes are still active. One on the biggest island of Kilauea has been continuously erupting since 1983. Suddenly, Hawaii seems at once less and more appealing as a vacation spot. You might be wondering why people would live near a constantly erupting volcano. It’s not as if you can put up a wall to keep the lava out. Or the ash, poisonous gases, and intense heat that often go with volcanic eruptions. And people haven’t abandoned Hawaii because Kilauea (pronounced “Kill a wey uh”) is constantly erupting. That’s because not
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all eruptions are like the ones depicted on television shows and movies. Those explosive, violent eruptions that you often see are called Strombolian eruptions. They are caused by large bubbles of gases bursting through viscous magma, kind of like a really intense geological burp. When these burps reach the mouth of the volcano, they push a lot of magma into the air, causing explosions of lava hundreds of meters high. Kilauea, on the other hand, is more likely to have Hawaiian eruptions, wherein more fluid magma is thrown into the air. These “fire fountains” can last for hours or days. In between the “fountaining” periods, lava may flow down the sides of the volcano for miles. But Kilauea doesn’t actually put on a show like that often. That last one was at the end of the 1960s. Most of the time, Kilauea is emitting gases, ash clouds, or a lava flow. Just as there are several types of volcanoes, there are many types of eruptions, though not all are associated with specific types of volcanoes. Instead, volcanic explosions are determined by their geochemistry, or the materials that are in the magma. The eruption at Mount Ontake was more steam-driven than it was based in magma. A build up of steam pushed ash, rocks, and toxic fumes into the air but no lava. An eruption like this is called “phreatic” and rarely gives off any warning signs, which is why no one saw the September 27 eruption coming. Mount Ontake is also capable of equally stealthy and much more deadly eruptions that are classified as “pyroclastic.” Pyroclastic outbursts also contain little lava and large quantities of everything else, but they move much faster than phreatic flare-ups and travel farther distances. Mount Ontake had one such eruption in 1979 when it ejected 200,000 tons of ash. That does not make for great hiking conditions. I think I’ll stick to earthquakes if it’s all the same to everyone else. Volcanoes are terrifying.
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International Film Festival in early 2005, with several actors and Payne and his writer partner appearing on panels and doing interviews. It’s too early to predict which of the fall releases will wind up center stage at SBIFF 2015, but at least we do know the opening night film. Desert Dancer will have its U.S. premiere at the Arlington on Tuesday, January 27, a sneak preview of its March 20 release. Directed by Richard Raymond and starring Freida Pinto, Reece Ritchie, Tom Cullen, Nazanin Boniadi, and Makram J. Khoury, Desert Dancer tells the true story of Afshin Ghaffarian, a selftaught dancer facing the oppressive society of Iran following the 2009 presidential election. Ghaffarian and friends formed an underground dance company and use underground videos of Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly, and others to learn their craft. SBIFF, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2015, has also announced that it will present its Attenborough Award For Excellence in Nature Filmmaking for the first time in five years. The recipients are the Cousteau family – Jean-Michel (son of the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau), and his son and daughter, Fabien and Celine – for their long commitment to delving into the ocean’s mysteries and sharing their discoveries with the public and discovering the mysteries of the ocean. The award will be presented on Wednesday, January 28, at the Arlington.
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went home in tears. But, eventually I stopped crying and began to help out and before I knew it was fully involved in what has become the greatest act of community that I have ever been a part of.
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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.
They’ll Bring It All To Warren Hall
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Rummage Casablanca’s writing is on the wall
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An assortment of eye-catching items, ready for rummaging
You’re Not in Kansas Anymore
class from 7 pm to 9:30 pm every Monday. I began with “Monday Night Meetings” and “Child Behavior Classes,” but as August turned to September into October the nightly topics took a decided turn. Many of my fellow parents began to talk of... “the rummage sale.”
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Many of the ladies laughed and smiled knowingly when the subject came up; returning parents seemed to understand their glances, nodding in agreement; as I sat there slowly sinking into my chair, they spoke candidly of their commitment to the “event,” which is another commitment made by all Starr King parents. Even though it has been held yearly for the past 65 years, this event so transcends age and class that everyone from young green-conscious Santa Barbara families to people living in retirement homes are behind it; the entire community supports it. “It” being the annual gargantuan Starr King Parent-Child Workshop Rummage Sale. The Rummage Sale is the school’s biggest fundraising event of the year. It has been traditionally held on the grounds of Starr King at 1525 1/2 Santa Barbara Street, but due to its now gargantuan size and huge community contributions, the Rummage Sale has been moved to the Earl Warren Showgrounds. At first, when I heard about the amount of hours necessary to pull off said event, I
It runs like a well-oiled machine: when the “Call for Rummage” goes out into the greater Santa Barbara community, in comes designer clothing, kitchen appliances, toys, furniture, musical instruments, paintings, books, dishware, and all manner of treasures. Contributions come from not only Starr King parents, Alumni, and Santa Barbara households, but also from a variety of top-notch retail stores from Ventura to Buellton, such as The Closet, Crossroads, and Cominichi’s. Treasures like antique furniture, jewelry and art, to kids clothes, housewares, toys, books, bikes, furniture, shoes (Tevas is one of Starr King’s biggest rummage contributors), and much, much more are regularly donated by the various retailers and wholesalers. Items are dropped off by the hundreds and hauled from your door to theirs. On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 14 and 15, from 4 pm to 7 pm, you are invited to drop off any and all contributions to the sale at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. With a clear vision and attention to detail, the “Rummage” will be sorted by Starr King parents and alumni on Thursday night, October 16 from 6 to 9 pm into various “good, bad, and ugly” boxes. Everything must pass a rigorous high-standard quality test: no rips, stains, or tears pass through the parents’ diligent hands. This process takes weeks, even months of preparation.
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“The Rummage Sale is so much more than a fundraiser,” says Yolanda MedinaGarcia, director. “It is educational for both the parents and children of Starr King. Children get the opportunity to see their parents work together toward a common goal while creating lifelong friendships. They learn about the importance of recycling, reusing, teamwork, and community.” As for the large new location at Warren Hall, “We are confident,” says Nicole Erickson, Rummage co-chair for 2014, “that the new central location and easy parking will make the sale more accessible to the entire community.” The huge one-day sale takes place at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Warren Hall on Saturday, October 18, beginning at 7 am and runs all day until 6 pm. For more information go to starrkingrummage@gmail.com, www.starrking-pcw.org or call (805) 966-1325.
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unnatural preacher/rabbi sibling, and fleeting segments involving toilet humor (did we really need the potty-training toddler to throw feces?). All in all, it’s cool, complicated, touching, messy – and curiously true to life.
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.
SB Honors Sideways Anniversary A
rlington Theatre presents a free screening of Sideways, in celebration of the movie’s 10-year anniversary, on Sunday, October 5. Director Alexander Payne and at least one co-star, Virginia Madsen, are among those expected to join in. The popular picture, shot around Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley, made its U.S. début in 2004 at the Arlington. As for concurrent cinematic submissions stretching from Santa Barbara to Buellton: I’m licking my chops for Gone Girl, the latest crime drama from undervalued David Fincher – who’s on my short list of favorite filmmakers, thanks to The Social Network, Seven, and the 2011 version of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo. Second among priorities is a return to Riviera Theatre for My Old Lady, whose fragile story is bolstered by Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, and Kristin Scott Thomas. With Halloween fast approaching, step right up to Annabelle, whose overseer John Leonetti knows a thing or two (Insidious and The Conjuring) about the horror genre. Based on the creepy trailer, its titular doll – vintage but possessed – isn’t into child’s play. My latest batch of reviews, more like a checklist, encapsulates a quartet comprised of one winner and three that have little to be proud or ashamed of:
All Things Being Equal
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he Equalizer, which shot its way atop the box office, places an ex-commando (Denzel Washington) in Boston, where he keeps a low profile after faking his death. The man’s “retirement” ends when he feels the need to rescue a young hooker (Chloe Grace Moretz) from Russianbacked pimps. Washington, still likable and watchable despite being somewhat glib and overconfident for a middle-aged, relatively overweight hero who becomes barbaric, vigilant, and wickedly skilled on cue. At this stage in the actor’s career, he tends to look most comfortable while explaining The Old Man and The Sea to the heroine at their favorite nighttime café. Behind the lens, Antoine Fuqua, whose name has almost been synonymous with his admired leading man since Training Day, dials down the theatrics to which the director’s Olympus Has Fallen fell victim. Fuqua doesn’t, however, reduce much of the blood, the clichés, the improbabilities to which his audiences have become accustomed. What we haven’t gotten used to is how oddly unremarkable this Fuqua production is; a few days after watching, I’d all but forgotten it.
Leave It to Them
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his Is Where I Leave You had the makings of a “Top 10 of 2014” candidate but director Shawn Levy couldn’t decide whether to settle on full-on laughs, hopes and fears, or stone-faced morbidity. As it stands, the final product about a dysfunctional family fuses different genres and themes – and viewers are, for the most part, better off. Jason Bateman has climbed into a small, elite circle of American actors who have, for my money, become indispensable. Although he shines as the calm centerpiece, torn between an unfaithful wife and a high-school crush (Rose Byrne), strong assistance comes from Jane Fonda, Timothy Olyphant, and – as the cocksure brother who won’t grow up – Adam Driver. Insults are doled out via quick quips. Amid the tomfoolery, frustration, and bickering, a unifying point of unconditional love can be perceived. Levy charts the course of this high-concept dramedy and achieves his most accomplished work to date (trumping Night at the Museum, not exactly a difficult task), in spite of leaky transitions, the
Cemetery Stroll
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Walk Among the Tombstones, based on novelist Lawrence Block’s page-turner, leaves little to the imagination and not much in the way of surprises: Liam Neeson, now the world’s highestpaid action star, goes through the motions – same look, same voice, same behavior – already witnessed in Taken, Taken 2, Non-Stop, and The Grey (his finest flick since Batman Begins). It’s rather conventional in both form and sentiment, with only a few jolts – including a suspect who nonchalantly steps off a high-rise. Our shaggy-haired hero, on a squalid quest to avenge crime – particularly those of kidnapping and mutilation of females – isn’t on his own: Neeson’s most engaging moments, in fact, take place with a homeless teen (impressive Brian Bradley), who angles to be a crime-fighting sidekick. When a drug lord’s daughter gets snatched, nothing will stop the hard-nosed detective, not even a climactic shootout nestled within a graveyard. Writerdirector Scott Frank, who previously penned The Wolverine (but also Marley & Me) takes a detour from contrivance by bringing the protagonist’s spirituality into play. Even so, there’s something cold and clinical about the whole enterprise.
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he Maze Runner pits a dazed young man within a monitored habitat (its name: The Glade) wherein a group of determined guys have learned to adapt and survive. They’re being monitored– by who, precisely, is a mystery gradually unveiled via flashbacks – outside the labyrinth walls. Hyperbolic and breathless moments (e.g. one inhabitant inexplicably attacks another in the woods) seem to come out of left field. One of the boys’ leaders, with heart-ontheir-sleeve mannerisms, proves to be a hypocrite: he emphasizes one sacred rule is to not harm others, yet doesn’t hesitate to tackle and play rough with the protagonist. (Nobody calls out the bully for contradicting himself.) As the reluctant and puzzled hero, somber as necessary, Dylan O’Brien impresses with authenticity and determination that appears to come naturally. There’s nothing patently wrong with the lone lady who arises halfway through, but I wondered if Kaya Scodelario was cast only because of her resemblance to Twilight heroine Kristen Stewart. I found it superior to previous Hunger Games knockoffs and yawners such as Divergent, The Host, and The Giver. Director Wes Ball, a self-professed visuals aficionado, succeeds with the dangerous mechanical creatures (or “Grievers”) inside the maze. Yet despite some generated suspense and inner-maze action, it often feels over-prepared with nothing left to chance.
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Beating a Dead Horse If you’ve read my column once or twice, you’ve probably heard me go on (and on) about properly taking care of your cacti, succulents, and drought-tolerant plants so they look their best. Excuse me for repeating myself, but when you go to the nursery to buy some small, tchotchkelike, colorful succulent plants, please notice that more often than not, they’re being displayed and grown under some type of shade cloth or beneath a lath area. They are almost never sitting in the hot sun in small, porous terra cotta containers in cement-like dirt. Larger types of cacti, succulents, and even native or drought-tolerant plants however, may be for sale in full sun but to be sure, the soil in the containers
is probably somewhat moist – not completely parched and dried-out. What’s my point, you might ask. (Funny, I almost forgot it myself.) Well, I’m trying to say that since we’re in our third year of no rain and folks are buying up and planting plenty of native plants, droughttolerant, and succulents plants, they’re still going to need watering and babying along until they get established enough to fend for themselves. In other words, you cannot plant a drought-tolerant or succulent one in your landscape and walk away expecting it to thrive with little or no care – or agua. Remember, they are called droughttolerant plants. They are tolerant of drought but most will not thrive under drought conditions. They are not called “do better in a drought” plants, or “thrive with neglect plants” or “plop us in the ground, go inside and watch Netflix and never water us again” plants. This is very important, and I am going to have it engraved on my tombstone. “Drought tolerant plants need the same care as a non-drought tolerant plants when first planted in your garden. RIP.” And keep in mind that once they can fend for themselves, they will still need to be watered occasionally and thoroughly. How often and how thoroughly depends on the individual plant. A good guide to how often to water drought plants, or any plants for that matter, is the Irrigation Practices page on the San Marcos Growers site,www.smgrowers.com/resources/ Irrigation.asp. Let me say one other thing and then I’ll quit yelling at you. Cactus and succulent-
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They’re called succulent for a reason. These guys got really juicy after I potted them up and watered them.
type plants are forgiving of abuse. That’s because they have fleshy, water-storing stems. That means that if you neglect them, don’t water them often enough, and give them too much hot sun, they’ll probably look horrible and scorched, but when and if you turn it around and give them proper care – they’ll often show their appreciation by putting out healthy and vibrant new growth. Most non-succulent plants don’t have the reserves to withstand drought and abuse, so they will not be as forgiving as succulents when cared for improperly. They are less likely to come back once they’ve reached the point of no return. In my garden, there are succulents that are getting little or no water. There are others that get water occasionally. Then there are the ones that I planted close by into the garden and also in pots that get moderate to regular watering. As you’d guess, the water-deprived ones look like desiccated, shrunken heads while the fortunate ones outside my door look juicy and amazing. Again, the point – or rather a subpoint – is that drought-tolerant plants and succulent plants and even cacti are good choices for our southern California gardens whether we’re in a drought or not. Although they are water-wise, they perform and look their best with proper care and water. Before choosing a spot for them in your garden, find out exactly how much care, water, and sun they need to thrive, okay?
Randy’s Quick Pick Organic gardening expert and all-around good guy, Oscar Carmona, who has 30 years experience teaching home gardening to Santa Barbara residents, is offering The Fall Home Gardening Workshop Series. Seminars include Fall and Winter Gardening Strategies, Waterwise Gardening, and Worm Composting. The workshops will held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 909 North La Cumbre Road in Santa Barbara. For more info, call 687-1577.
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Sweets: Heavenly or Harmful?
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he political and social debate around sugar consumption continues to sweep the platform as one of the most influential food industry debates of the decade. Worldwide, people consume almost 500 extra calories a day from sugar, enough to gain one pound a week. Of the 600,000 food items in the American grocery store, 80 percent have been spiked with added sugar or alternate sweeteners. While most consumers are aware of the harmful side effects of excess sugar consumption, our love affair with this seductive substance continues to trump our self-discipline. After all, many senseless squabbles and broken hearts have been smoothed over with the simplicity of a sweet treat. Sugar provides our brain with a healthy surge of dopamine, the neurotransmitter responsible for pleasure and closely connected to addiction. While this neural connection leads one to believe you can have it both ways, the research shows otherwise. How do we reconcile this battle of the senses between heavenly and harmful? Let’s start with the basics. Glucose is the energy of life. Every cell in every organism on the planet can burn glucose for energy. It is found in raw sugar, honey, and molasses – sweeteners which are considered to be the mild end of the palate. Fructose is found in many fruits and vegetables, but its most infamous family member is high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Agave syrup actually packs more fructose than any other common sweetener, including HFCS, but most HFCS comes from genetically modified crops (an issue detailed in the documentary Fed Up). Clearly, these sources of sweetness are not nutritionally equal. While natural sources of fructose come packed with vitamins and minerals, manmade sweeteners push our pallets to new heights, encouraging leptin resistance and increasing our risk for Type 2 Diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart issues. While HFCO and other refined sweeteners are taking most of the heat, many nutritionists now advocate for the complete elimination of all sugars in a healthy diet, with extremists including fruits and starchy vegetables on the list of contraband. Although science has proven modern fruit to contain more fructose and fewer nutrients than their ancestral strains, I stand firm in my position that the root of
our problem lies in processed foods and added sugars. Like most great debates, the devil is in the details. If you believe those who say all sources of fructose are equal, you might feel that diet sodas or “no sugar added” muffins are healthier than a piece of fruit. This faulty logic disregards the fact that fiber is the antidote to fructose. It slows the speed at which your body to metabolizes the sugars. And don’t forget the vitamins, minerals, and enzymes consumed simultaneously if the source of fructose is fruit, not a cookie. Diet sodas and muffins may burden your metabolism with fewer calories, but they lack any nutritional value. No matter your choice, excess consumption of sweets will send you on an emotional roller-coaster ride. Manmade sweeteners trigger the same spot in the brain that is aroused by the blood sugar spike of natural sugars. Some manmade sweeteners have been shown to change the way the body processes sugar. Thus, no matter what type of sweets you consume, you risk all the consequences, from mood swings to Type 2 diabetes. If you received your fructose intake only from vegetables and fruits as most people did a century ago, you’d consume a mere 15-25 grams per day. Unfortunately, that is not how most people eat, even in Santa Barbara. Dieters who choose to eliminate all naturally occurring sugars are likely to feel deprived and face greater temptation to give up. It’s likely they’d be equally unhappy living the opposite extreme, i.e. emulating Michael Arneson, a devout “frutarian” who consumes 25 pounds of fruit per day and runs 75-100 miles per week. We need a happy medium. So what is the verdict? While most sweets appeal to my senses, only nutritious sweets contribute to my health, the longest lasting high I’ve found in life. After all, both refined and natural sugars can be harmful when consumed without restriction. Your daily taste of heaven is best acquired through nutrient-dense snacks: dark berries topped with cashew cream, a sweet potato baked with coconut oil and cinnamon, or a glass of almond milk lightly sweetened with dates and cardamom. When you cease to turn to vapid treats to bandage your emotional wounds, your taste buds will reveal your body’s true desires, and the heavens will smile.
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by Kateri Wozny Kateri is an award-winning journalist with a
background in print, online, radio and TV news. A native of Minneapolis, MN, she has written for the Chicago Sun-Times Media Group, Pepperdine University and Acorn Newspapers. She works full time as a public relations manager locally and loves exploring the Santa Barbara fashion scene. Follow her on Twitter @kitkatwozny.
Pursuit of the Undiscovered
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or more than 30 years, Jodi Goldberg (or “Jodi G” as her friends call her) has been well-known in the fashion and interior design world as a top stylist to exclusive clientele throughout the world. Her boutique, Jodi G Designs, is by appointment only, so when she invited me to view her private collections at her home in Montecito (which was a fixer-upper that she turned into paradise 13 years ago), I was thrilled to accept. Once crossing through the bamboo gates, I was greeted by her husband, Johnny Goldberg, the inventor of the spinning fitness program, as he opened up the doors to her studio that resembled a Balinese setting – cool and relaxing. With so many gems, pearls, and rubies shining in the light, my jaw dropped and my eyes popped out of my head. I felt like a kid in a candy store all over again. “Every piece is special and unique,” Goldberg smiled as she greeted me. “I love people to feel beautiful and special.” I felt honored to be among the gorgeous array of jewelry. As we chatted, I learned the LA native found her calling to style as a child. She also credits her mother for shaping her creativity. “I always had a great sense of style,” Goldberg said. “My mom was also very into style and design, and we would shop together all the time.” Fast-forward to her teenage years: Goldberg landed a job at Acrobat in Beverly Hills, a high-profile, celebrity-
Owner Jodi Goldberg is always on the hunt for the next hidden treasure
driven boutique where she styled for the rich and famous. She later created her own business with partner Vicki Peracticas called Visuals by Jodi and Vicki. At age 16, she hit the jackpot when she was discovered by wellknown photographer Kyle Martin, who treasured her styling talents and allowed her to dress three models a day to build her portfolio. “He made me think outside the box and showed me things in a completely different way,” Goldberg said. Shortly thereafter, Goldberg’s style was
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featured in high-profile ads, editorials, numerous surf companies, music videos, album covers, and commercials. She also began traveling the world in her 20s to the most exotic places in search of the undiscovered. “Wherever I go, I try and find something fabulous to bring home for someone,” Goldberg said.
Rare Finds
Goldberg has developed intimate relationships with designers from around the world, such as Tahiti, Bali, and Paris to have them make one-of-a-kind items her clients will love. For example, seven years ago, Goldberg teamed up with Tahitian jewelry designer Turia to create one-of-akind pearl jewelry, ranging from $500 to $30,000. “We both have a similar work ethic and have creative minds,” Goldberg said. Besides the dazzling array of jewelry, Goldberg also carries cashmere sweaters and ponchos ($225-$350), furs ($300$400), exotic skin wallets ($200-$250), and luxury purses ($250-$2,500). “I have a small collection of purses and clothing so not everyone in the Santa Barbara area is wearing it,” she said.
The Client (and Community) Come First
Currently, Goldberg has more than 100 clients from all around the world and even ships boxes of items to them. She also lends clients items to wear and even travels to their homes to dress them for special events. “I have very specific clientele and have developed great relationships with them,” she said. “I know what they like.” It’s apparent that Goldberg is often going the distance for clients... and the community. If she doesn’t carry a piece a client wants, she directs them to other places in town.
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“I love sharing another business’s information to help support the community,” she said. She also enjoys hosting trunk shows, with Turia being the feature designer for the “Girls and Pearls” event on November 17 at her home from 9 am to 7 pm. Those interested in attending should call or email Goldberg – I know my wallet and I will be there! “It’s going to be a fun time. Attendees can enjoy playing dress-up and view my fall collection,” Goldberg said.
More to Discover
As time goes on, Goldberg does not see herself slowing down and wants to continue creating beauty wherever she goes. “Whether it’s houses or people, I love making someone smile, it’s my passion,” she said. “I want to continue to work intimately with clients to develop beloved spaces and personal styles that reflect their authentic nature.” Jodi G Designs is a private boutique that is by appointment only. For more information, call 453-1119, email at jodi@jodigdesigns.com or visit the newly designed website at www. jodigdesigns.com. Don’t forget to like the Facebook page and follow her on Instagram!
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by Briana Westmacott When Briana isn’t lecturing for her writing courses
at UCSB and SBCC, she contributes to The Santa Barbara Skinny, Wake & Wander and Flutter Magazine. Along with her passion for writing and all things Santa Barbara, much of her time is spent multi-tasking through her days as a mother, wife, sister, want-to-be chef and travel junky. Writing is an outlet that ensures mental stability... usually.
In Family We Trust
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his year, we had a scientist from NASA, a dance professor from UCLA, and an organic farmer from Oregon, along with a gold record children’s musician, a professor from Japan, a couple of accountants, a real estate agent, and a doula. Some of the younger generation included a bank manager, a sophomore at Cal Berkeley, and a FedEx route owner. You are reading the lineup from my 2014 family reunion. It was our fourth gathering since my grandfather Har, Jr. passed away, and our best one yet. Every three years, we have them. That’s the way my grandfather set it up. Har, Jr. had four children and his children now have children who have reproduced. This time, there were 39 in attendance. The ages ranged from weeks old to some septuagenarians. My grandfather and his father, Harlan G. Palmer, Sr. would be proud. My great-grandfather Harlan, Sr. was the first attorney to set up practice in Hollywood in 1913. He went on to be appointed judge of the Los Angeles County Court in 1915 and started his first newspaper with $150. Harlan, Sr. published and edited the Hollywood Citizen-News for 45 years and along with having my grandpa, Har, Jr., he had three other children, one being the actor Byron Palmer. My great-grandfather held the hand of many elites, including the lovely Marilyn Monroe, whom he got to guide across the dance floor. I wish I could’ve met him. My grandpa Har, Jr. took over as managing editor and publisher of the Hollywood Citizen-News in 1956 and ran it until it was sold in the 1960s. He took pride in documenting many details from his families’ life. This summer, I was able
not set it all up before he passed away. He cherished his loved ones, big and small and everyone in between. And he honored the family unit. While our trust will not go on forever, the younger generations are now talking of paying into it to keep the magic alive. There aren’t really too many things that are concrete in this world. Friends evolve, jobs shift, priorities realign, but family will always be family. We are brought into this world assigned to these people and if we are lucky, that remains solid. It may be just about the only thing that we can truly trust.
My great-grandfather with Marilyn Monroe in his arms (I wonder what my great-grandma thought of this?)
to see much of this when my dad collected us all in a room to watch the old blackand-white Super 8 footage. Along with a legacy, the Palmer family also left behind a trust specifically set for future family gatherings. This is something I will aspire to one day do for my family. One day.
Don’t Squat With Yer Spurs On
This year, the family gathered at a rustic ranch set directly below the base of Lake Shasta’s Dam. People traveled from hours, to time zones, to oceans away – all to meet at the Coram Ranch. We had meals “mess hall” style. Horseshoes were tossed. A “Don’t Squat with Yer Spurs On” sign hung on my bathroom wall. The game room did not cease foosball and pool tournaments until way beyond my children’s bedtime. We swam. We hiked.
Our view from the Coram Ranch looking up at the Shasta Dam. We took a tour while we were there. What an amazing structure!
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We biked. But most of all, we talked. Conversations started in the mornings and didn’t end until the dark of night, about our work, our offspring, our travels, our history, and our dreams for the future. Three days of tales, of all that had occurred in the three years that had flown by since our last gathering. I left feeling full of gratitude, s’mores, luck, wine, and love. The thing is, none of our reunions would be possible had my grandfather
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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.
Torchlight Leads the Way
Part of the Torchlight Sundown collection
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etite and soft-spoken, Louisa Kimble is a memorable character you’re unlikely to forget. She has a bit of an ephemeral quality about her – airy and weightless as a butterfly – yet with the knowing presence of an old soul or haunting spirit. When shyness takes over, it seems as though she hides behind her mane of hair with the innocence and fragility of a child. Despite her discomfort in the limelight, Kimble does not shy away from success. She is a savvy and smart woman. She is also the COE and head designer of the Santa Barbara-based jewelry company, Torchlight. “I love how people all over the world use jewelry for different reasons: protection, fertility… it is more than adornment for them,” says Kimble. She make a great effort to truly understand the significance behind her designs and the materials she uses. To maintain and honor the original meaning behind the crystal, turquoise, silver or feathers is to use those materials with intense respect for their history while working them into delicate objects. Maybe it is because she immigrated to the U.S. from England that she can have the objective perspective of a greater American history, or maybe it is because of her years of spiritual searching that her designs are influenced by the history of traditional American design with a distinctive Southwestern feel. The connection between her inspiration and jewelry designs is much like herself – light and attractive with modern elegance. There is a vintage vibe to a
Louisa Kimble, owner of Torchlight Jewelry
lot of her pieces, a sense of something familial with an easy wearability. Even her company’s name, Torchlight, evokes a feeling of hope and warmth, a beacon home. At 15, Kimble moved to the United States with her mother and spent her teen years on the East Coast. With a creative interest in fashion, she attended Parsons School of Design in New York. (Yes, the one Heidi Klum has made infamous by filming her reality show, Project Runway, there.) Kimble studied fashion design but was always taken by the intimacy of jewelry. It is a token, a simple trinket, that can carry intense and personal meaning for its owners. On its own, jewelry is a form of wearable art, and becomes an adornment for self-
expression. After school, her free spirit beaconed her west and she settled in Los Angeles, where she met her husband of the past 10 years, John, an artist with his own professional painting company, Pristine Finishes. They lived in Venice, California, when she began Torchlight on Etsy as a hobby, an outlet for her creativity. Her designs were well-received and private orders began to pour in. Her first big break came in 2010, when the commercial sales started. Planet Blue in Santa Monica, a retail boutique similar
to Santa Barbara’s Lola on State Street, was interested in carrying her line of jewelry. Then nastygal.com, a not-so-nasty (actually cute) online retailer, wanted to sell her designs. Following the smaller shops was the bigger-known name, Free People, the bohemian apparel and lifestyle retail company that is part of Urban Outfitters, Inc. Running with the momentum, Kimble secured Torchlight in downtown Los Angeles’s The Commons Showroom – all the while continuing to design, create, produce, and manufacture a new collection every six months. Most recently, she debuted her work this September in New York at Capsule, a highly respected fashion and lifestyle trade event that highlights the world’s best progressive brands and indie designers with an innovative approach. You can also find her jewelry online at www.torchlightjewelry.com and locally at Hawthorn Boutique in Carpinteria. As her company has grown especially with the expansion of Torchlight to the East Coast, so has Kimble’s family. She and her husband welcomed their daughter into the world three years ago, just as her company was taking off, and she’s eight months pregnant with their second child. She continually strives for balance between family and work. For her, it is these personal connections that inspire her to succeed. What was once a small creative outlet for Kimble is now a blossoming business with three employees and a growing number of commercial interests. While it is in its early stages, Torchlight is leading the way in jewelry design, as is Louisa Kimble as a mother and business owner.
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