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plucked a gorgeous hollow-body jazz guitar with a rich chestnut-colored finish, my hands began to sweat. I knew what was coming. He handed over one of his newly finished acoustic beauties, made from rosewood with abalone inlays lighting it up from every side, saying with an easy smile, “Go ahead, give it a whirl.”

Thank goodness I had just cut my nails down to the cuticles, so I could actually play my go-to chords, if only to hear the rich intonation of a job not only well-done but a piece that had been lovingly molded from one man’s talented hands. ...continued p.19

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Crimetime – We could chronicle domestic violence cases and wealthy folks’ fights over property, but why not stick with the drunken escapades of bottle tippers? The alcohol and arrests are overflowing.

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L etters to the Editor – Jeff Harding offers an olive branch in the form of a book to Mac McGill the Thrill who – wait for it – criticizes the economy and our cover photo of the Katherine Harvey Fellows. (Stay classy, Mac.) Also, kudos to Matt Mazza and a political shout-out to Heidi Harmon.

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eer Guy – Who is more excited about American Craft Beer Week than Zach Rosen? Is that a B trick question? If you like cold or room-temperature brews, we hope you’re thirsty May 12-18.

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15 Days A Week – Nothing around the Central Coast escapes Jeremy Harbin, except fast food.

His radar is in-tune with calendar-worthy events from pillar to post, so enjoy his super-power of persuasion – and get out of your house sometime.

Elevator Pitch – Grant Lepper is a man of high quality, so he highly recommends the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. He also sits down with Santa Barbara “serial entrepreneur” Kevin O’Connor and makes the best of FindTheBest.com.

Presidio Sports – Barry Punzal covers All-City soccer MVPs, the boys and girls’ All-City teams, and County Track & Field Championships without breaking a sweat.

American Girl – Tommie Vaughn knows all about children, so she fit right in at the Starr King Alumni Silent Auction, where kids ruled the roost.

Weekly Capitalist – Sacré bleu! French economist Thomas Piketty’s new book about capital and the rich gets nit-Piketted by Jeff Harding, who says the author doesn’t know the difference between economics and a plate of crêpes.

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Man About Town – For Mark Léisuré, it seems all the Montecito world is a stage: He spends night after night attending plays of the professional (i.e. paid performers) variety to those shows done by “amateurs” (i.e. non-paid folks) whose talent rises above their pay scale.

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Hands Full – As the mother of four, Mara Peters is quite familiar with summer camps, only she’s the one who wants to go camping – and far as Mara is concerned, summer is starting right now.

Mad Science – Rachelle Oldmixon knows baseball, even though she refers to the ultimate home run as a “Grad” Slam – wait, so does the UC Santa Barbara’s Graduate Division. Get to know this year’s winner, James Allen.

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Pump It – Not only does Jenny Schatzle offer her usual sound advice about exercise and nutrition, she also advises Googling recipes for quinoa. Bon appétit!

Shopgirl – One of our favorite shoppers, Kateri Wozny, takes a fashionable tour of Lindsay Branquinho’s Lady Bug Boutique, which involves more – including donations – than meets the eye. Hats off, ladies.

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In the Zone – Tommie Vaughn catches up with a man after her own heart – guitarist and luthier Robert Carbonaro, who plies his trade in his “rocking” chair on Yanonali Street.

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S anta Barbara View – The dynamic duo of Sharon Byrne and Loretta Reed sift through city council ordinances, encampments, gang injunctions and political power. Thanks, ladies, for spelling things out and clearing the air out there.

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In the Garden with Mr. GreenJeans – According to Randy Arnowitz, Phoenix roebelenii (pygmy date palm) are as ubiquitous as the Kardashians. Who knew? He also offers a cure for crow’s feet, so pay attention.

Girl About Town – There was more than A Ghost of A Chance that curious and fun-loving Julie Bifano would enjoy a recent evening at Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre.

Keepin’ It Reel – The movies outlook is improving, despite damnable The Other Woman. James Luksic assures us that two familiar faces – those of Spider-Man and Godzilla – will come to the rescue. For now, you could do worse than The Railway Man and Dom Hemingway, the latter of which features an Oscar-worthy turn from Jude Law.

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Santa Barbara Skinny – From a “getaway” trip around Los Angeles to CycleMAYnia to spring madness, our trio of Skinny ladies have the scoop on your guide to living happily ever after.

Cut.Chew.Eat.Repeat – You can call me Al, says Alvaro Rojas. To say he knows food and restaurants is to say the Pacific Ocean is deep. (You don’t say.) Bring your appetite and menureading glasses.

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by Sharon Byrne

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ou’ll seldom read a column like this one, but I am a firm believer in catching people when they’re doing something good. Elected officials for sure know when they’ve screwed up when opeds, calls and emails rain down on their heads. But I suspect they’re greeted with a deafening silence when they do their jobs as the public expects.

So that’s not exactly the most motivating set of work conditions. Kind of like the job of parenting, now that I think about it – subject to heavy criticism when you do it wrong, and invisibility when you do it right.

What about when they’re thinking long term for the good of the people, showing courage in making hard calls that ultimately change the course of things for the better, and putting themselves and their political careers at risk to do it?

History would suggest they might get some post-mortem acknowledgement, when everyone finally realizes decades later that they did a good thing… but

that’s cold comfort to a brave elected official presently being pilloried for showing some backbone.

With that in mind, I’d like to point out how our city council is up to some serious good at the moment.

Ordinances for urination and defecation, panhandling, taking over street furniture (benches), etc.

Council members don’t just decide to go off and write ordinances for no reason.

They do so in response to a situation that is approaching crisis conditions. That is the case here. The experiences of Milpas over the past decade, where a team of businesses had to organize and enlist our government in dealing with an out-ofcontrol situation, and the present effort of business owners in the 600 block of State shows that problematic behaviors mainly associated with homelessness have devolved to a point where new

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Sharon Byrne is executive director for the Milpas Community Association, and currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Salvation Army Hospitality House and Santa Barbara County Alcohol and Drug Problems.

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Frank Hotchkiss and Randy Rowse are teaming up to look at ordinances that could help.

The public is clearly angered over behaviors that destroy enjoyment of public spaces. It takes guts to pursue the course Hotchkiss and Rowse are headed down, but they’ve got a great new city attorney to work with in Ariel Colonne. Good, solid ordinances that protect public spaces will be welcome here.

Encampments I’ve written on the problem of encampments before, but here it is in a

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nutshell: Land adjoining the freeways and railroad tracks is owned by state or national agencies. They have neither budget nor staff to adequately maintain and patrol these areas, rendering them chronic targets for encampments. Feces, used drug needles, and other health hazards make these onerous to clean out.

Typically, tons (actual weight) of trash is removed.

Organizing a clean-out is a neverending series of hurdles. If Caltrans can’t do it, then SBPD and the city’s Public Works Division have to take it on. They use county SWAP workers (Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program). Someone has to insure those workers in case of injury, so liability has to be sorted. The encampment must be posted 72 hours in advance, and any belongings that appear to be personal must be stored for up to 6 months, a result of court cases from Fresno. All this renders clean-outs very difficult, so they don’t happen often.

When they do, re-occupancy is the next problem. Fencing could be useful in deterring camps, but who pays for it between Caltrans and city property? Who maintains it? Sometimes fences are cut, so you have to stay on top of it.

Gregg Hart is part of the team working on the issues in the 600 block of State. ...continued p.12

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A variety of crimes are committed every day in Santa Barbara; most of these crimes are petty but they do offer a window into if not the soul of the perpetrator, at least his or her thought process. Our following (and totally unsolicited) thoughts, observations and comments are put forth for your consideration.

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e’ll just come right out and say it: We’re tired of writing about drunks doing stupid stuff. Straight up. There’s just nothing interesting about it – that ship sailed dozens of issues ago – and nobody seems to want to do anything about it. We suppose we could write about domestic violence instead; there’s lots of that here.

Maybe we could do a few on rich people fighting over estate boundaries and easements; there’s lots of that here, too. Maybe…

You know what? Screw it. We’ll stick to the low-hanging fruit.

Here’s a list of drunken morons doing stupid stuff. Yay. • A 58-year-old guy passed out on a local sidewalk one morning with an empty bottle of vodka next to him. (“Hey kids, isn’t this family walk to school fun? Oh, honey, just step over the smelly alcoholic right there. He won’t hurt you. Unless you wake him up.”)

• A drunken 46-year-old woman with a home was wandering around a quiet neighborhood one night, talking to herself and throwing things. (“Don’t worry kids, go back to sleep. She’s not scary, she’s just extremely intoxicated and highly unpredictable.

Nothing to worry about there.”)

• A 59-year-old man was so drunk at the hospital that the police station had to be called. Wait… shouldn’t that be the other way around? Nope, that’s what the report says. (“Sorry kids, I know you wanted birthday presents this year, but incurable drunks without any support are causing our taxes and healthcare costs to spike.”)

• A 58-year-old man refused to leave a local fast-food joint. When officers arrived, he tried to walk away but couldn’t. (“Hey kids, go find us a place to sit while I order burgers and fries and shakes. And look out for that slobbering intoxicated man staggering toward you; he might trip and fall and crush you or projectile vomit on you.”)

• A 55-year-old local man with a house was passed out in Pershing Park with his “pants down below [the] waist, exposing his buttocks and genitalia” one fine Sunday afternoon. (“Hey kids, want to go to the park? Super. Let me know if you see any grown men’s buttocks or genitalia; I’ve been meaning to talk with you about alcohol and drug use and male reproductive organs, and the birds and the bees and college and hygiene and poverty and societal inequity and police brutality and kindness to strangers and not talking to strangers and… wait, what? We discussed this at the park last week? Oh, good… now go play ring around the drunk guy.”)

There’re literally dozens more that we could recount with moderately comical references to children, but that’s it. We’re depressed.

Yay.

• CRIMETIME’S QUOTE OF THE BIWEEK • “I was caught.”

We’ll say. A 48-year-old probationer was attempting to give a urine sample when his pants mysteriously became, well, wet in the, ahh, crotchal region, just before the test.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the administering officer became suspicious and soon found a long plastic tube taped at one end to the felon’s loins and to his chest at the other. The tube contained the cleanest urine sample a probationer has ever provided, probably from bladder of a six-year-old niece or nephew. The quote above was all the man could tell SBPD when officers showed up to arrest him.

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Letters

Although you might not believe it, we actually want to hear from you. So if you have something you think we should know about or you see something we've said that you think is cretinous (or perspicacious, to be fair), then let us know. There's no limit on words or subject matter, so go ahead and let it rip to: Santa Barbara Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, 133 East De La Guerra Street, No. 182, Santa Barbara, California 93101. You can also leap into the 21st century and email us at letters@santabarbarasentinel.com.

Mac McGill, Hard-Working Member of Society

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ear Editor: I read “Mac McGill’s” letter in the last issue and I wish to congratulate him for making a giant step forward to better his situation by getting a job.

As you know, Mac has been very critical of my commentary, especially about wealth inequality. I responded to his previous letter, in which he laid into my “screed” on why wealth inequality was a meaningless point. Mac responded from his own point of view, which was his homelessness. I challenged Mac to get off his ass and do something about his situation. So, whether that had anything to do with his newfound status as a productive member of the workforce, I don’t know, but, Mac, I congratulate you.

Now, before you go off ranting about the economy, I would like to make you a gift of a book I hope you might read.

The book is Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt, and it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies for the past 50 years. Mac, I will order the book and leave

it at the offices of the Sentinel, and you can come in and claim it. No strings. I hope you enjoy it.

Jeff Harding Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Extending the old olive branch there, eh Jeff? I’ll make sure the book gets to our downtown address for you, Mac. I too hope you enjoy it. – MSM)

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Umm... congratulations?

Not exactly sure what Crimetime and your free trip to Reno have to do with philanthropy, but if this new job is teaching me anything it is that there is a lot about your world I don’t understand very well. It makes me think of how quickly the Santa Barbara Polo Club ...continued p.26

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Another Year of Great American Craft Beer in Santa Barbara

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eer drinkers like to celebrate and they especially like to revere beer. So why not celebrate for a whole week? Well, that is what American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is all about. From May 12-18, beer events will be held at cities across the country, including Santa Barbara.

There will be special tappings and happenings at all of your favorite local breweries. Island Brewing Co will even be having an event each night of the week, like the 2nd Annual Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament on Monday, May 12, starting at 6 pm. Telegraph Brewing Co, Surf Brewery, and the newly opened Pure Order Brewing Co will all have special offerings too, so make sure to check out their websites for the skinny. Some rare beers won’t be advertised online, so you may just have to swing by the breweries and see what you get.

Pete Johnson, brew master of The Brewhouse, likes to celebrate ACBW in his own way. Each year, he honors one of the pioneering craft breweries with a selection of special edition kegs from the

esteemed establishment. This year it will be the legendary Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. During ACBW Pete will be tapping rare kegs from this iconic craft brewery, like Ovila Saison. This fragrant, Belgianstyle beer contains Mandarin oranges and peppercorn and is brewed in conjunction with the Trappist monks from the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Our friends in the Santa Ynez Valley like this idea so much that they have opened it up to an entire month. All throughout May, there will be special events taking place all over the Valley. Check out SYVBeer.com for a full listing.

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On Tuesday, May 13, from 4 to 5:30 pm, UCSB Career Services will be hosting a panel on Careers in Beer in Building 599, Room 1109. This event is open to UCSB students only. If you do attend the university, come spend an evening with five members of the beer industry who will talk about their craft and answer any questions you have on working with beer.

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Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

This won’t just be a bunch of brewers talking about beer. (Although there will be Kevin Pratt, brew master of Santa Barbara Brewing Co, on hand to inform students about everything it takes to become a brewer.) The panel will be a wellrounded group of representatives from all aspects of the industry. In addition to Kevin, there will be Jim Crooks, master blender and microbiologist of Firestone Walker Barrel Works, who brings his immense knowledge of the different science applications throughout the industry. Kady Fleckenstein, brand director of Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, is on the panel to inform students about the marketing and business opportunities in the industry, as well as the role of females in the beer trade.

For those majoring in English and the Humanities, Sean Lewis, local beer writer and author of the newly released We Make Beer, will provide his insight on how to break into the beer writing scene. And of course, I will be there to discuss event design and coordination (plus just how to be an all-around Beer Guy).

If you are a UCSB student (go Gauchos!), do not miss this panel. This will be a fun (albeit beer-free), informative discussion and a chance to speak with some of the beer experts of our area. And we may just help convince you to go into the beer industry.

Be a Brewer for a Day If the Careers in Beer panel hasn’t persuaded people yet that the beer industry is the best place to work (besides the Sentinel, of course), then come to Santa Barbara Brewing Co on Wednesday, May 14. Kevin Pratt will be opening the brewery doors to the public for an Open-Brew Day. The steam generator will get going around 11:30 am, when the restaurant opens, and the brew will finish up about 6 pm. Swing by the brewery and learn about how our favorite beverage is made. Guests will get to experience the raw ingredients that go into the process.

On Thursday, May 15, at 5 pm, Figueroa Mountain in the Funk Zone will be having a bottle release party for their Lizard’s Mouth Double IPA and Biére de Ménage, a collaboration between Figueroa Mountain and Whole Foods Market that blends the line between wine and beer.

(Can’t wait for that one.)

A Finale of Music and Beer Make sure not to over-do yourself on beer

during the week because the grand finale will be on Sunday, May 18 from 5-8 pm.

I have partnered up with the enchanting Anna Louise Sacks and gifted mixologist Alvaro Rojas, of The Bourbon Room, to introduce a new series at the restaurant.

Flavors of the Season will be a quarterly event that pairs beer with live music.

Guests will explore the spirit of a season through two live musical performances and the character of six different beers (plus pizzas that use seasonal produce!).

A Spring Storm will be the inaugural event, and this pairing will take guests on a melodic quest through the stages of a swift, springtime thunderstorm. Local musician Jim Connolly (jimconnollymusic.com) will welcome guests with a banjo solo as they sip on Magic Hat Pistil and imagine sunny skies and blossoming flowers. Pistil, named after the part of the flower, is a gentle blonde ale brewed with dandelions to give it a soft licorice note and bright character. As Jim picks up the pace of the music, clouds will form on the horizon of the drinker’s mind and the brisk, Ninkasi Brewing Spring Reign will help keep pace. The air will be left saturated with emotion and hop tones as guests break for an intermission of Stone Levitation Ale and fresh pizza.

The storm will break when guests return to their seats and Waters Rising (baroqueasfolk.com) comes on stage.

This three-person acoustic band will use everything from a stand-up bass, cello, accordion and guitar (among other instruments) to create a crackling of harmonics and crescendos that will illuminate the room with thunder and the spattering of rain. Victory Brewing Co Storm King, an imperial Russian stout, will be served alongside the performance and provide its own booming character of mocha and alcohol tones.

The last two beers will capture the feeling of the receding storm, including a grand finale performance from all of the artists that will mark the end of the event and the return of the sunny, spring skies. Tickets are $59 per person and limited to only 35 people, so make sure to get them soon because this will be a sell-out event. Tickets are available on The Bourbon Room’s Facebook page, or you can call (805) 2653788 for more information.

Looking Ahead Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Well, America is great and the San Ynez Valley is cool, but what about a Santa Barbara Beer Week?” Don’t worry, this thought has crossed many of our minds in the local beer industry, and I am happy to say that Sean Lewis and myself are working with all of the local beer establishments to bring you a week of events that will blow you away. The 1st Annual Santa Barbara Beer Week will be held July 7-13, so stay tuned for more information. But until then, there are plenty of events going on to keep your thirst for fun beer events quenched.

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by Jeremy Harbin

Want to be a part of Fifteen Days A Week?

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

Saturday

Tuesday

Marvel or DC? Both, You Dorks!

Docent into Madness

May 3

Last week, I told you about Record Store Day. So to continue the conversation on niche industries that are all but outmoded by the digital realities of this modern life, I posit you should start this 15-day week off by celebrating Free Comic Book Day with Metro Entertainment (6 West Anapamu Street). Free Comic Book Day – like Record Store Day, its cool, capitalist step-son – is a big event in its own world that sees fans logging off of their AOL accounts for just long enough to get into their local brick-and-mortar shops to pick up special releases made just for the day. The big difference between FCBD and RSD? The title gave it away, didn’t it? The comics today are free, of course, whereas the sides of sweet, sweet vinyl sold on RSD were bought up and then flipped on eBay faster than two nerds racing for the last copy of whatever title Joss Whedon has his name on these days (ah, come up with your own line about what nerds do quickly if you didn’t like that one). The folks at Metro won’t stop at passing out free funnies to those who stop in. They’re also presenting two free events: an autograph signing with the creative talent behind The Simpsons comic, from noon to 3pm, and a meet-and-greet with Star Wars’ Commander Voltaire. I won’t front; it sounds like a great time. In fact, maybe Record Store Day could learn a thing or two from the 13-yearsyoung, international Free Comic Book Day. Hey, Leigh and Kurt from Warbler, picture this: Next year, we give away free records (just Kingston Trio stuff and Frampton Comes Alive – no one’ll notice) while I dress up as Peter Criss in catman makeup and sign autographs. Let me know, you guys!

Sunday May 4

Gettin’ Artsy All Over

Look, before we get any further into this 15-day week, I want to address some rumors that have been floating around: Yes, that was my van parked outside Wild Bill’s Erotic Emporium and Sports Memorabilia Shop on lower State for a few days last week. And – for the record, wise guys – no, I was not accidentally locked inside Wild Bill’s Secret Screening Room the whole time; I was simply helping Wild Bill organize his stock of trading cards and football helmets, okay? So let’s stop the nasty rumors, yeah? You people really disappoint me sometimes. You know, it just feels like as soon as you have “The Sentinel’s 15 Days a Week-Mobile” written in big block letters down the side of your van, you have absolutely no privacy anymore. Today, my van will be parked outside of Artamo Gallery (11 West Anapamu Street) to see artist Gordon Huether’s new solo show that debuted on May 1, but I bet no one’ll be posting all over Facebook about that. The gallery is open today from noon until 5pm; see www.artamo.com for more information.

Monday May 5

Pew and Me Both

What could be better than choir and chamber music? Choir and chamber music on a Monday, that’s what! At a church! I’ll be the one in the front pew for the Westmont College Choir and Chamber Singers appearance at St. John’s Lutheran Church (959 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande) at 6:30pm.

If you’re not a true chamber-head like me and can’t make it to San Luis Obispo County tonight, then at least check out these crazy college kids on Sunday, May 4, at the First Ukrainian Baptist Church of Santa Barbara (150 Pebble Hill Place) at 5pm, or on Tuesday, May 6, at Santa Ynez Presbyterian Church (1825 Alamo Pintado Road) at 6pm. After the wild Southern California leg of the tour winds down, the gang heads to Europe for concerts in Lithuania and Russia (really), so catch ‘em before they ship out.

May 6

Are you a retired yet spry elder? A stay-at-home non-mom a wee bit bored sans kids? A quickwitted and underemployed lover of art? A fully employed painting appreciator too lonely to stay home on your days off? Heck, maybe you just want to get your grubby paws on the free refreshments offered at this informal information meeting at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street) today from 3 to 5pm. Whatever the case may be, if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Dang, I’d love to be a docent, but I just don’t know what all is involved,” then today is your day, friend. Just show up at the museum, eat your Pepperidge Farm Milanos (I mean, what else would they serve?) and learn about what it takes to join the team that leads the tours. Training starts in September, but once you’re in, I’m pretty sure there’s no one checking up on you, so you can just make up any art “facts” you want while leading groups around the museum – they won’t know you’re lying!

Wednesday May 7

Small Wheels Keep on Turnin’

Drivers: Beware! Today is National Bike to School Day; the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST) has encouraged kids all over Santa Barbara County to dust off the Huffys (and in the case of Montecito students, the Schwinns) to, as the name heavily suggests, ride them to school. So, unless you’d like to send a school of pedaling schoolchildren careening off the road, I kindly suggest you take your time on this morning’s commute. Try trading in that “California roll” for a good old-fashioned full stop at each four-way stop you come to. (I’m talkin’ a full-on, nowheels-in-motion, actually stopped kind of stop. You might like it!) The kids will be doing this as part of National Bike Month, and they stand to win a new bike and helmet from Yardi Systems, so do be careful of all the young hopefuls out on the road this morning – or just leave the SUV in the garage and bike to work yourself in the spirit of the day.

Thursday May 8

Not Just a Young Man’s Game

It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve recommended you visit Carpinteria, and that’s about to change. (I don’t care what everyone says about you, Carpinteria; you’re all right in my book.)

It’s Thursday, the beginning of the college weekend, so if you’re not in college, and heck, even if you are – no undergraduate discrimination here – take yourself down to Carp for a little bit o’ pleasurable pleasantness at the Plaza Playhouse Theatre (4916 Carpinteria Avenue). It’s almost absolutely sure to be a dynamite time for the Plaza’s first showing of The Coot Elimination Committee (tonight through May 18), a play about the exact opposite of young love (what most of the retread drivel we call entertainment these days is about): old love. Yep, that’s right: lovin’ in a retirement community. And there ain’t nothin’ wrong with that. It’s at 8pm; get your tickets at www.plazatheatrecarpinteria.com or at the Curious Cup Bookstore (5285 Carpinteria Avenue).

Friday May 9

L8ies at the Party

I had an idea once for an 80s-themed seafood restaurant. I was going to call it Like a Sturgeon. The concept never really picked up much steam, seeing as how I have no idea how to run a restaurant and no money to start one and it’s just a dumb joke.

Having said that, I reckon tonight might be the closest that idea of mine will come to being actualized: It’s L’Eighties Night at Blue Agave (20 East Cota Street). (I know that’s not specifically a seafood restaurant, but

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they have some fish on the menu, so please just give me this one thing, you guys.) I like that name, L’Eighties Night; it conveys what’s happening in a way that makes me giggle just a lil’ bit: It’s 80s and it’s for the ladies. Come listen to DJ Darla Bea spin those synthetic hits you crave, the fun-time jams from a time when it was commonplace to see a high-school student have a pizza delivered to history class (ah, I was born in the mid-80s; come up with your own line for what the 80s were like if you don’t like that one). It’s free. Don’t forget to dress up.

decided to just record my own. “You can do it, Jeremy; the power and will to record your own motivational speaking is within you,” I spoke into the microphone. Listening back later, I realized I was right! But instead of going through all that trouble to record your personal inspirational program, just head out to UCSB Campbell Hall tonight to hear poet, author and inspirer David Whyte. The program is called Solace: The Art of Asking the Beautiful Question, and it starts at 8pm. Go to www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu for tickets and more information.

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Thursday

Art is Hard

Opening Night, Feelin’ Alright

May 10

Let’s take a step back on this one and address a wider issue I deal with on a bi-weekly basis – one I like to keep hidden away from you, my sweet reader, when I can. That issue: nonsensical press releases. Look, you guys and gals know I keep things positive here in 15 days – I’m not trying to put anybody down or make any waves – but somebody’s got to do something. Like ol’ Abe Lincoln said: “All it takes for obfuscating press releases to prevail is for a good calendar writer to say nothing.” So when I tell you that I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out what the art exhibit opening tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (653 Paseo Nuevo) is all about but couldn’t for the life of me wrap my brain around it (and I swear I have a bachelor’s!), I’m saying that instead of let ourselves get down about my failure, we should go to the reception tonight at 6pm, check out the art for ourselves and just write our own dang press release. Here’s what I do know: The artist is named Marinella Senatore and she’s Italian and it’s free!

Sunday May 11

We Heart Your Mom

Hey, you know what Sigmund Freud got his mom for Mother’s Day? I have no idea either, but it sounds like the set-up to a pretty decent joke. Look here: inappropriate? Maybe. But that’s just my little way of letting you know that today is Mother’s Day. Go ahead, program an alarm for yourself on your iPhone; I’ll wait. Or, if you’re reading this today, don’t worry. All it really takes is a phone call made sometime within, like, a four-day window that starts now. And, honestly, from my experience, moms are perfectly happy with a three-days-late text saying “Hppy Moms Day can I borrow sum $$$$?” Then again, I’m a bad son. So instead of doing that, take your mom out to a play. Here’s one: Santa Barbara High School’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. It plays at 2pm today at the SBHS Theatre (700 E. Anapamu Street). The best part? It’s absolutely free for all moms.

Monday May 12

I Believe You Can Fly

Every time I try to give back to the Santa Barbara community, it seems like people just aren’t interested. Take for a few examples: The time I wanted to release thousands of balloons into the air for atmospheric helium-depletion awareness – no one cared. The time I tried to cover State Street with cigarette butts in an attempt to urge smokers to quit – city council said no. The time I tried to float plastic bags from the grocery store out to sea from Butterfly Beach so that people could see how badly we need to ban these bags – people just got mad at me. So I finally decided to leave the non-profiting up to others, like the Collings Foundation. The folks there are bringing some World War II planes – the B-17, B-24, P-51 and X-99 (I made one of those up) – to the Santa Barbara Airport today, tomorrow and Wednesday. For a nominal fee, you can take a tour of these aircrafts, and for a slightly heftier fee (quite a bit more than what you could responsibly call “nominal”), you can take a ride in one. Check it out today from 2 to 5pm. Hours change for tomorrow and Wednesday; see more info at www.cfdn.org.

Tuesday May 13

Nothing Subtle about This One

Look, I’m just gonna be straight up honest as hell with you guys right now: I’d like to try yoga, but I hear it makes you fart a lot. I like to do my fartin’ in private, ya dig? And that’s the story of why I’ve never done yoga. But enough about my public flatulence (which you can read here every other week – am I right?), you can let loose at the Mental Wellness Center (617 Garden Street) tonight at 5:30. And the best fart, I mean part? It’s absolutely free. Check out www.mentalwellnesscenter.org for more information (and a schedule of other free offerings).

Wednesday May 14

Yes, You Could

I bought some Zig Ziglar motivational tapes one time; it didn’t work for me. (But mostly because I don’t have a cassette player. I KNEW I should have gone with the compact discs!) So, being the enterprising young lad that I was at the time – and still very much in need of some inspiration – I

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May 15

I’ve written here time and time again that I don’t know anything about art. If this were the Internet (it’s not; it’s print), the words “time” and “time” and “again” in that last sentence would hyperlinked to examples of what I’m talking about. (Which, really, is the beauty of print – that you can’t lazily include a hyperlink instead of explaining what you’re talking about, a practice more and more online publications employ in the race to rush out sub-par, barely edited, contentless content.) But since this is decidedly not the Internet, you’ll have to take my word for it that I’m a true dunce when it comes to art. That’s why I was amazed and impressed at myself when reading about the Ensemble Theatre Company’s production of Red, a play about painter Mark Rothko. Not only do I know who that is, but I’ve actually seen the work that inspired the play! In real life! In a museum! Does this make me smarter than you? Well, no. (I almost fell out of my chair earlier while tying my shoes when a threadbare lace snapped; I’m what you might call capital-d Dumb.) Even so, please think of me and this great accomplishment of mine when you go see the show sometime between tonight and June 1 at the New Vic (33 West Victoria Street). Go to www.etcsb.org for more information.

Friday May 16

View Masters

Tonight from 7 to 9pm, the SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning, as part of the CLL Presents Major Issues: Lectures, Discussions & Community Events series, will hold a class titled Santa Barbara Treasures: Trees and Views. Local experts will lead a discussion on this topic that’s ohso close to Santa Barbara’s heart, answering questions on policies that protect our beautiful views, the effectiveness of such policies and city ordinances that might conflict. Stay tuned for some equally interesting classes in this series, like Hedges: How High is Too High (And How Much Jail Time Should Offenders Serve)?, Four Way Stops: You Really Only Need to Make a Complete Stop if There are Children Biking to School and Gutter Punk Panhandlers: Is it Better to Cross State Street or Just Run Past? The whole series sounds great, but I think the one I’m most looking forward to is Stand-Up Paddle Bros: What to do When Someone’s on Your Wave. Register online at sbcc.edu.

Saturday May 17

The Art of History

Today marks the opening day for Starting Here: A Selection of Distinguished Artists from UCSB. The first phase of the show, which runs through August 10, will display the art of 16 gaucho grads (1950-2010) working in a variety of media. To quote the press release, this exhibit will “[highlight] the value of peer-to-peer and interdisciplinary learning.” Hmmm… am I picking up on a bit of an agenda here? A slight bit of revisionist history, no? I’m afraid that line reeks of organizational office speak that does nothing to serve the work. I say we just ignore it and choose instead to appreciate and seek to understand this art on its own terms and that of its creators, not on the prescribed notions hoisted upon it by the retrospective reframing of those who would have all once-and-future academic output exist only to exalt the institution. On campus at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and in the College of Creative Studies Gallery; free.

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some of you brighter, better-schooled readers who live with the anxiety that our democracy really is slipping through our fingertips, to put a measure on the ballot somehow limiting the amount of money raised for a city council election.

Placing limits on a donor’s “freedom of expression” sounds reasonable to most, until it thwarts our preferred candidate’s advantage. But if we capped the amount of money that could be raised for a council seat, then our local influence peddlers, (be they Montecito millionaires or Milpas migrants, local land developers or public unions) would be neutralized or neutered, depending on your perspective.

Every city in California has its own campaign finance ordinances, and no two are alike. Limits vary in individual contributions, campaign caps, aggregate giving, reporting periods, disclosure and other factors. At www.fppc.ca.govTrue, the State of California writes the overarching campaign laws, though I wouldn’t credit Sacramento with being the paragon of integrity these days.

Finance comes down to fear.

Running for office is terrifying.

Being a candidate for public office is as vulnerable as it is egoistic, as strategic as it is idealistic. Appearing before throngs (one hopes) of mostly strangers – some of whom believe in you, and some who are hostile to your beliefs – is tough.

And all the while, you’re trying to say something that gets them to write you a check.

This last election sent at least two city council candidates into six-figure contribution-land...and for what? A 35% voter turnout and the privilege of looking down the barrel of our $400,000,000 UN-funded liability of retirement costs and unpaid for projects.

The next city council election is stirring into action those who felt left out of the money game and believe district elections will magically guarantee them better representation. They’re wrong, of course, because it will only increase influence peddling and set geographical ‘districts’ at war with one another.

The city has a public portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure where you can search any candidate’s name or filing number, and view every contribution made. It can only tell part of the story, as some corporate and union monies are bundled so the individual check writers and smaller donors are not

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identified. There are also contributions from groups you’ve never heard of, like the Peace Officers Research Association of California, who write checks for a couple of grand at a time. Why would they do that if they weren’t hoping to “buy” favor, or perhaps return it to those who may have served their interests (i.e., salaries) in other elections?

I admit, I’m frustrated. Trying to figure out a way to have financial integrity in the political process, even on a small scale like Santa Barbara city, is daunting.

Our last council election, where more than $300,000 was raised and spent, succeeded in having one-third of those registered to vote even bother to stamp and return their envelope, I’d say there wasn’t much ‘bang for the buck.’

The City of Santa Barbara already has an ordinance called the Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling, inviting each candidate to agree to a $50,000 cap. The only sure way to convince those running for office to agree to the expenditure ceiling is by pledging to vote only for those who do.

Adopting the Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling for our next city council election is having a standard of elections higher than that of our nation’s capital.

Unfortunately, that isn’t setting a very high bar, but it is a clear and easy place to start.

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Grant’s an entrepreneur, start-up strategist, digital marketing pro, sailor, hiker, cyclist, mentor and writer. With more than 20 years of creative marketing experience, Grant’s been on the founding team of four startups, run his own shop and delivered forward thinking digital marketing and creative solutions to emerging and established companies in technology, hospitality, education and active-lifestyle industries. Today he’s the Senior Partner of Digital Strategy at PULL Brand Innovation (pullinc.com).

Zen and the Art of Finding the Best

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hat is quality? We all recognize it and are attracted to it when we experience it, but how do you define and compare it? How do you choose quality?

In college, I was introduced to the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. It doesn’t really have anything to do with being a Buddhist or working on bikes, but within the pages of this cultural icon of American literature, Pirsig slips us the “Red Pill,” delivering a dizzying philosophical discussion on the concept of quality and his inquiry into values.

In a nutshell, the narrator and his son take a 17-day road trip from Minnesota to northern California on their motorcycle, joined by friends on another bike for part of the journey.

Years earlier, a question had been asked of him as a professor of rhetoric: “Are you teaching quality to your students?” Trying to answer the question had driven him insane, resulting in electroshock treatment as the antidote.

The road trip was his time to reflect on the experience and discuss the ideas from his modified personality that

to this as the romantic approach to life.

In contrast, he takes a classical approach to dealing with his older bike by diagnosing and fixing problems as they arose by paying attention to the technical details. It’s an engineer-versusartist difference in perspective.

In the end, Pirsig blends the classical elements and the romantic beauty about feeling good about those things, as the best approach for defining quality.

Let me put it to you this way: If you haven’t, go read it.

And if you have, consider picking it up again.

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The man, the myth, the legend: FindTheBest.com founder and chief executive Kevin O’Connor.

resulted from the treatment.

The two different riders and their respective approaches to maintaining their bikes along the way becomes a metaphor for the discussions (“chautauquas,” as he calls them) that ensue.

The friend’s a live-for-today, bongo playing, gut-instinct kind of guy. If something’s broke, he’d hire a mechanic to fix it. It wasn’t his nature to focus on the technical details; the Narrator refers

Told you O’Connor put together a lot of peeps. Here’s the team. Wow.

Today, with an abundance of overwhelming choice, quality at times seems hard to distinguish and find. So what are the criteria that deliver quality in our choices? Choices ranging from which flat screen or pair of running shoes to buy, to what’s the best breed of dog for the family or college to attend?

If you’re like me, then you turn to Google to help in that pursuit. It delivers a list of places to explore, and somewhere between the different websites, reviews, comments, forums and specifications that I peruse, I come up with the best decision based on the quality of the thing that I’m after, I think.

Well, picking up where Google left off is Santa Barbara’s serial entrepreneur, Kevin

O’Connor’s latest venture, which blends both the classical and romantic approach to the pursuit of identifying quality in one place at FindTheBest.com.

I recently met up with Kevin and his PR point person, Hillary Foss, at their new digs perched high atop Ortega Hill at 101 Innovation Place in Summerland.

With sweeping ocean views from Ventura to Santa Barbara, it’s the perfect spot to recruit and build a spectacular team of talented engineers and artists.

“We’re the only platform that does vertical search in multiple areas,” Kevin explained, looking like he was ready to step into the company’s lunchtime Crossfit session. “There are lots of people doing vertical search like Kayak for travel and Zillow for real estate. But that’s our secret sauce,” he continued. “We’re doing it across the board. Currently we have over a couple of thousand topics, five hundred million different entities, and about fifty billion facts.”

To wrap your head around that, here’s an example: I’ve decided I want to find the best dog for me. I head over to findthebest.com and begin in the top category, “Family” and select the topic “Dog Breeds.” I see from the quick-search results there are more than 900 different “Breed Types” (entities), and an awful lot of facts attributed to each one.

I can find the best quality dog breed with the romantic approach by looking at the pictures, comparing the user rating stars and even sorting by what the most

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popular breed has been in a given year.

Going with my gut.

Or I can dive down with the classic approach by comparing the facts, such as the breed’s temperament, maximum weight, “Is it good with kids?”, how much and how often does it shed, is it a purebred or a mutt, its height, life expectancy, will it make me sneeze? You get the picture.

In the end, I combined both and it looks like it’s going to be a Boerboel for me.

With the information delivered in a clean, well-designed user interface, it works the same if I’m shopping for a private airplane or deciding at which Ice Hotel or Igloo Village to spend some much needed downtime.

So where does all this data come from?

“We get it from a variety of sources,” Kevin told me. “We do it programmatically from databases we license, and we do a lot of primary research.”

“In the case of airplanes,” Kevin went on, “we went to each manufacturer and compiled all the relevant information.

Then we added in information from consumers and other sources.”

Sounds like a lot of people time pulling all the content and information together, I think to myself. And Kevin’s got them.

(Peeps that is.) Walking through the giant open space, by my count there’s a 100 or more hard at work.

Desks are lined up in not so straight

rows, some of the team stand at elevated workstations, others sit in positions that keep my chiropractor in business. One thing’s for sure, they all look fit, smart, young and happy.

And there’s plenty of room for more.

According to Kevin, the initial goal when he launched the company more than four years ago was “all about balance.”

Gesturing with his hand to the south wall of the building that once housed QAD’s workforce, he smiled and said, “Our number one place for meetings is outside on the picnic tables that overlook the ocean.” A great spot for sure.

“In addition to Crossfit at lunch every day,” Hillary shares – now smiling, too – “yoga instructors come in twice a week, and basketball and softball games are a regular occurrence.” Along with slipping out of and into wetsuits when the surf ’s up, I imagine, to get some findthebest. com Zen on.

As our chautauqua wrapped up, I asked Kevin, “Now that you’ve raised $17 million to fund the venture, what’s the vision for FindTheBest.com in five years?”

With a pause he tells me, “We want to take all the important entities in the world and relate them so they’re ready for people when they’ve got a big decision to make, no matter the subject.

“We’ll be the destination site for that.”

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Barron, Harrah Named All-City Soccer MVPs

by Barry Punzal

Pepe Barron’s 20 goals helped lead the Dons to the playoffs.

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epe Barron finished his high school soccer career with a bang. The Santa Barbara High forward found the back of the net 20 times, leading the Dons to 19 wins, the Channel League title and the second round of the CIF Division 1 playoffs.

Presidio Sports is pleased to honor Barron as the MVP of the All-City Boys Soccer team.

Barron had the uncanny ability to put himself in scoring positions and possessed the finishing touch.

“Pepe had a tremendous senior year,” Santa Barbara coach Todd Heil said.

“As one of our captains, he was able to accomplish a feat that few high school CIF Division 1 players are able to, and that’s score 20 goals in a season.”

Santa Barbara had a young team this season, so Heil was counting on a senior like Barron to lead the squad.

“While as a coaching staff, our hope was that Pepe would lead us offensively, never did we expect he would put up the numbers he did,” Heil said. “We actually haven’t had a 20-goal scorer since our 2009-10 season. Being named All-CIF First Team, Channel League Offensive MVP and All-City Player of the Year is just a testament to the quality of the season Pepe had.”

Based upon on-court performance and team leadership, the All-City AllStar Teams are selected by Presidio Sports to recognize the top high school student-athletes competing on the South Coast from Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria.

Each All-City selection will receive a special award certificate and be recognized online at PresidioSports.com and in print in the Santa Barbara Sentinel. The entire All-City Soccer Team will be recognized

in a pre-game ceremony at a Santa Barbara Foresters baseball game in early June.

Boys All-City Team

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umoke Hutton, Santa Barbara, senior: He provided much-needed experience and steadiness in the back for the Dons. Santa Barbara’s defense allowed only 21 goals in 26 matches and posted 15 shutouts. Hutton also was an offensive weapon with his long throw.

Brandon Sanchez, Santa Barbara, sophomore: This young, attacking midfielder is one to watch for the next two years. A tremendous ball-handler and passer, he scored seven goals and recorded five assists – “a season that most upper classmen would be proud to have,” said Heil. “To think that he has two seasons remaining with us is absolutely exciting.”

Tim Heiduk, Dos Pueblos, junior: A dominant player at center back and in the central midfield. “Tim was great at controlling all aerial attacks from opposing players,” said coach Matt York.

His size and athleticism also made him a potent finisher on set pieces. Heiduk was team captain. “We look forward to great things in his upcoming senior year,” said York.

Julio Rubio, Dos Pueblos, junior: A dynamic player who is dangerous anywhere on the field. “His dynamic and confident style with the ball made him one of the most feared offensive players in the league,” said York.

Tucker Snider, Dos Pueblos, senior: The tenacious defender and emotional leader for the Chargers. “His senior leadership and rugged determination to win pushed us over the edge on numerous occasions,” said York.

Damian Nunez, Laguna Blanca, junior: A versatile player who was solid at both ends of the field. “He puts the team before him and was a great leader both on and off the field,” said his coach Daniel Torres.

Jacob Brosnan, Bishop Diego, junior: A key offensive player for the Cardinals.

He scored nine goals and had six assists, helping the team make the playoffs.

Juan Carlos Orozco, Carpinteria, senior: The team captain and emotional leader for the Warriors. He scored eight goals in the tough Tri-Valley League. “He left it all out on the field every single,” said coach Leo Quintero.

Leighton Brillo-Sonnino, Cate, senior: He provided toughness and skill in the midfielder. He had nine goals and added three assists for the Rams. “He is one of the smartest players on the field.

Moreover, he is completely unselfish, willing to do whatever is necessary to put his team in the best position to win,” said coach Peter Mack.

Geoffrey Acheampong, Cate, junior: A tremendously skilled player with a rocket shot and the ability to score from anywhere on the field. He had 10 goals and 10 assists. “Geoffrey is crafty, and has a superb read of the game and the field,” said Mack.

Matthew Firestone, Cate, senior: Firestone has a nose for the goal and is a tenacious defender. “He simply won’t be outworked for the ball,” said Mack. “His is the dirtiest uniform at the end of the game – blood, mud, etc. – a testament to the passion and heart with which he plays.” He scored 10 goals and had five assists.

Keller Mochel, Cate, sophomore: His size and athleticism make him a tough goalkeeper to score against. He allowed only 15 goals playing against some stiff competition. “He was a real game-changer at some key times for us this year and his future is bright,” said Mack.

Girls All-City Team

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annah Harrah, San Marcos, senior - Shot blocking and goal-box management aren’t the only attributes that make Harrah of San Marcos an outstanding goalkeeper. There is a spirit about her that sets her apart from other players.

“Skill-wise, she is top notch; spirit-wise, there is no match for Hannah Harrah,” said San Marcos coach Macie Berlin.

That skill and spirit are big reasons Harrah is the MVP of the Presidio Sports All-City Girls Soccer Team.

“Hannah Harrah is the epitome of the last girl on the field,” Berlin said. “Not only is she absolutely fearless and athletic, but she is the role model that every player looks up to. With the tremendous amount of skill that Hannah possesses, it would be easy for a player like her to feel content with her progress and talent. Hannah, however, learns just as gracefully as she teaches. She asks questions, continues to be a student of the game, and puts in tireless hours of training and team-building work.”

Harrah averaged 6.2 saves per game for the season and 4.2 during Channel League.

Her ability as a goalkeeper, work ethic and leadership skills caught the attention of Division 1 recruiters. She accepted an offer from Loyola Marymount.

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Hannah Harrah, San Marcos senior goalkeeper and MVP

“She will do great things playing D1 for LMU,” Berlin said. “Coaching her throughout her high school career has been one of the best highlights. If everyone has a friend like Hannah Harrah, they are better because of it.”

Kaitlyn Saperstein, San Marcos, junior: Saperstein stepped up as the Royals’ leading goal scorer this season with nine goals. “Kaitlyn is tenacious and ferocious in her skill, and she is never afraid to step up and work on her weaknesses,” coach Berlin said. “It has been a pleasure to watch Kaitlyn grow into a leadership role, and I believe becoming our leading scorer has made her the ultimate attacking threat; she is dangerous anywhere near the ball.”

Ashley Carney, San Marcos, senior: The fearless, tough center back took on the strongest, quickest attackers and would throw herself in front of the goal to stop a shot. “There’s nothing Ashley wouldn’t do for her team, and that is why she is such a special player,” said coach Berlin.

Alea Hyatt, Santa Barbara, freshman: It didn’t take long for Hyatt to make a good impression at the varsity level. “She does a great job attack the goal line and provides great balls across the box,” said Dons coach Jeff Johnson. “She has deadly speed and very skillful with her attacking dribbles.”

Hannah Brisby, Santa Barbara, senior: The all-time assist leader for the Dons, her services on set pieces and on crosses were top notch. She also possesses a wicked shot from a set piece. “She is very savvy with the ball and great in tight space situations. She is elusive on the dribble and very composed in the box,” said Johnson. Brisby has committed to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Jackie Lopez, Santa Barbara, senior: Coach Johnson calls Lopez “a complete footballer and true number 10.” She can beat defenders on the dribble and has a big-time shot. “Her work ethic is relentless and she commands control of the game,” said Johnson. Lopez has committed to Westmont.

Jill Giannini, Bishop Diego, freshman: She was one of the top goal scorers in the area with 15 goals. “She is a consistent player, very composed and sharp on the ball,” said coach Tessa

Binkley.

Hanna Brand, Bishop Diego, senior: Her versatility was invaluable for the Cardinals. “We completely trusted her in the back but would then miss her intensity and skill on the attack,” said coach Binkley of the team captain.

Kelsie Bryant, Carpinteria, junior: The left-footed Bryant plays a controlled, calm game when she has possession of the ball. She’s also strong in the air. “She sees the field so well and, for the most part, has a good understanding of what to do with the ball before she gets it, which is rare,” said coach Charles Bryant.

Stephanie Romero, Dos Pueblos, senior: Romero was the Chargers’ leading offensive player with 13 goals and five assists. “She was key for us, almost scoring a goal a game until she received an injury,” said coach Hugh Hollis.

Emma Trumbull, Dos Pueblos, senior: Trumbull was a team leader and standout defender for the Chargers, who recorded 10 shutouts during the season.

“She was responsible for us keeping those clean sheets,” said Hollis. Trumbull also scored four goals.

Athletes Fight through Wind at County Championships

by Barry Punzal ill Fisher of San Marcos ran like she had a big night ahead of her. Santa Barbara High sophomore Natasha Feshbach made a statement with her performances at the varsity level. Stamatia Scarvelis pushed through muscle fatigue and set two records in her final County Track & Field Championships.

Those were some of the highlights on a windy Saturday at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium.

Scarvelis, the national leader in the shot put and discus, set county meet and stadium records in winning both events.

Battling windy conditions, she threw the discus 156-1.50, smashing the stadium mark of 142-2 and the previous county meet best of 153-6.

Her meet record in the shot put was 498.50, which was also a stadium mark. The throw marked the first time this season she had gone under 50 feet.

But there’s an explanation for it.

She started her heavy weight-training regimen to prepare for the postseason.

The UCLA-bound Scarvelis is seeking her third straight CIF State title and a second straight USA Track and Field junior national title.

“You have to stay focused on what’s really important, which is nationals and beyond that,” Scarvelis said. “Coach (Kent Pagel) said this is the time you really have to be pushing hard. After that peak of Arcadia and Mt. SAC, coach really beat me up (in training). But I always expect myself to push through that. I know I could have hit 50 but it just wasn’t happening. The workouts this week beat me.”

While frustrated by the shot put

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Stamatia Scarvelis set two records at County Track & Field Championships.

performance, Scarvelis noted the legacy her family has left at the county championships. Her older brothers Steven and Nicholas competed here for Dos Pueblos. Nicholas holds the meet record in the boys shot put.

“This my last meet ever here, and I remember watching my brother Steven when I was in the fourth grade or something. I’d be at all of these meets, so we’ve been here for a long time. This is our last time here, so two meet records isn’t terrible.”

Fisher, a senior, won the 100 meters (12.72), took second in the 400, third in the 200 and ran on San Marcos’ secondplace 4×100 relay. Once she finished her events, she bolted for home to prepare for the Senior Prom that evening.

“I think Jill looked really amazing today,” San Marcos coach Marilyn Hantgin said.

“I had her in the 400 because she was going to triple, and I didn’t put her in the 4×4 because of prom. The (4×100) relay, they looked great against a really good Lompoc team. She flew, and she got a really good start.”

Feshbach continued to impress on the track and in the field events. She won county titles in the 200 (25.89), 100 hurdles (14.91) and long jump (18-0), and placed second in the 100 (12.89). Her winning long jump was a personal best and part of an impressive series. Her marks were 17-6.5, 17-8, 18-0 and 17-7.5.

“Every jump was a PR for me,” said an excited Feshbach.

On a couple of her jumps, she took off from behind the board.

“It’s taken me all season to really be able to groove my runway, and it’s just a matter of pushing out of the back and getting really fast, close to the board and having that pattern in transition. Over the season it’s gotten a lot better.”

On her hurdles win, she said she felt good after the first hurdle and was in a good rhythm through the whole race.

She was excited going sub-26 in the 200.

“It’s a nice day for her,” said Santa Barbara coach Olivia Perdices.

Addi Zerrenner of Dos Pueblos and Adilene Aldapa of San Marcos battled each other in the distance races.

Aldapa won the 1600 (5:19.69) and the Arizona-bound Zerrenner took the 3200 (11:01.03).

“The two-mile is my baby,” said Zerrenner about her win. “I race the best when I’m mad and I was mad. I was going to let (Adilene) block the wind for a little bit, but ‘No, I’m mad. I want to got out.’

That’s what I did and it felt good.

“I love this track, just hearing everyone,” she added. “It’s really bittersweet having it be my last one, but it was really cool running with my two other teammates (Elaine McClure and Racquel Fygenson).”

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ansum Clinic Dietitian Gerri French explains recovery nutrition. When is the best time to eat after training? What foods provide optimal nutrition for recovery of muscles and cells? What is the focus of nutrition recovery? Learn more at: PresidioSports.com/Nutrition

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by Tommie Vaughn Tommie adapted her love of the stage to the 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.

Kids Rule at Starr King

Christy & Gregg Peterson with Eric and Kit Peterson. No, they are not related, or wait, maybe they are.

Susan Schechter and Heather Stanley

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ive years ago, if you had told me I would be having a blast at a silent auction benefiting a parent-child workshop preschool, I would have passed out from laughter. Becoming a parent was the furthest thing from my mind and, truthfully, I didn’t really think it was ever going to be in my future. All I wanted was to rock n’ roll, fly by the seat of my pants with no regrets and chase my dreams at the loudest decibel possible.

Gosh, I used to be cool.

Life is funny – and boy does it change quickly when you become a parent, though I wouldn’t trade a darn thing about my current standing as a mommy of two, both under four. I started parenthood much later than most, but I was free and able to pursue my dreams with a fervor in my youth, so that now I can be happily present for my kids, knowing that I did what I did… and now I’m doing this.

Kids rule, and becoming a mother has been the best thing I have ever done.

Recently, at the second annual Starr King Alumni Silent Auction, I met so many wonderful moms (and dads) who have been present for their children every step of the way: They’ve chosen a parentchild co-op preschool that enhances a child’s creativity, as the parent steps aside to enable their children’s blossoming sense of discovery.

Starr King is a 65-year-old establishment that prides itself on being an organic experience in your child’s development, teaching both parent and child together, creating one of Santa Barbara’s strongest, likeminded communities.

And they really know how to throw a great party, too.

The Silent Auction was anything but, with laughter wafting through

Starr King’s assistant director Suzanne Rebstock and director Yolanda Garcia

Lisa Miller and Kimberly Rockwell

These parents have so much fun together, they even photobomb one another.

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the warm wind in every direction on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Elings Park, up at Singleton Pavilion. With the community of Santa Barbara and beyond generously donating an overwhelming amount of incredible auction items, the bidding fever took hold of the 200 alumni and current parents as they nibbled on delectable tray-passed appetizers and sipped on

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Margerum wine and Fig Mountain beer. Local artists Chris Potter, Rebecca Stebbins, Kit Boise-Cossart, Kevin Gleason and Wyllis Heaton painted their own take on the gorgeous view at the tippy top of the park, and their works were auctioned off as quick as the paint could dry. Live music added to the atmosphere.

I don’t want to say how much I spent, but as a first-year, silent auction goer for Starr King, I went a little nuts. I’m happy to report that more than $13,000 was raised for this awesome non-profit pre-school, which has been the creative training wheels for so many leaders in the Santa Barbara community. Who just might someday strike out on their own rock ‘n roll dream-chasing mission.

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It all begins with the wood and Robert hand-selects it all, getting most of his spruce from Alaska and maple from Washington. He cuts and “bookmatches” each back as it is folded open, mirroring each other and matched perfectly, creating a stunning solid design that differs from each custom-designed guitar.

Then he carves and carves, and carves some more, then a whole lot of sanding, as the top and back of the body takes shape, creating the fingerboard neck and headstock separately and finally gluing the body together, on to binding the edges, f-holes and sides together. Robert thinks there must be about 3,000 operations or Master luthier Robert Carbonaro displays two of a kind at his guitar shop.

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All the instrument’s pieces go together like a puzzle.

steps in making a guitar and listening to him walk through the entire process, I believe him.

From start to finish, the entire creation takes him about six to eight weeks, and since he builds two at a time it is a four-

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Carbonaro is hands-on among his tools of the trade.

f-hole, Robert is your luthier. Most of his business comes from pro or semi-pro musicians who he works with on every last detail, creating a one-of-a-kind work of art that really works. One of his most recent guitars, for example, went to a man named Will Jennings. You may have heard of him, or the song he wrote: “My Heart Will Go On,” performed by someone called Celine Dion for some movie called Titanic.

Yeah, that happened. And it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

Robert Carbonaro is available by appointment and he doesn’t want anyone to be dismayed by a price tag; he is willing to work out payment plans with musicians who haven’t written a million-dollar hit song... yet.

If you are someone who likes to talk custom-made quality, check out Robert’s stock, or if you just want to strum some true love, go see Jamie Faletti at The Guitar Bar, at 137 Anacapa Street, who always has two or three

Carbonaro guitars handy whenever the mood strikes. Make sure to follow Robert on Facebook as he posts daily pictures and updates of his new guitars, or go to www.carbonaroguitars.com for more information on this master luthier creating his musical masterpieces right here in our very own Funky Zone.

Carbonaro Guitars, 211 E. Yanonali Street, (805) 259-6115

Through the Grapevine It’s official, there are some new spirits haunting the Zone. As of Thursday, Lafond’s new tasting room, located at 111 East Yanonali, will be drenching our palates with its luscious vintages.

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The Weekly Capitalist

by Jeff Harding

Jeff Harding is a real estate investor and a writer on economics and finance. He is the former publisher of the Daily Capitalist, a popular economics blog. He is also an adjunct professor at SBCC.

A New Economic Rock Star?

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here is a lot of media praise for French economist Thomas Piketty and his new book, Capital in the Twenty-first Century. He’s been all over TV, The New York Times and his book tops the charts at Amazon. The reviews in the media have been effervescent.

The basic theme of the book is that capital is concentrated in the rich and such concentration causes returns on capital (i.e., the interest rate) to be greater than returns on output and labor (Gross Domestic Product growth rate), which means the rich get richer and everyone else gets poorer: “… when the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth century and seems quite likely to do again in the twenty-first, capitalism automatically generates arbitrary and unsustainable inequalities that radically undermine the meritocratic values on which democratic societies are based …”

This trend will “eventually contribute to rebuild[ing] a class of rentiers in the U.S., whereby a small group of wealthy but untalented children controls vast segments of the U.S. economy and penniless, talented children simply can’t compete....”

The only way to solve this problem of wealth inequality, according to Piketty, is to have an annual tax on wealth (80% tax on incomes above $500,000 plus confiscatory taxes on wealth) and thus reduce the amount of wealth in the hands of capitalists. He believes this will force capital into the hands of more productive members of society such as entrepreneurs.

Thus, capital will somehow then become more productive and the benefits will be more widespread throughout society.

If you are in favor of confiscating and destroying capital, then you will love this book. His conclusions have been seized upon by Progressives, who are desperate for some intellectual underpinnings for their wealth confiscation policies.

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I have not read Capital in the Twentyfirst Century and will not. I have read Progressive economist Paul Krugman’s review of the book in The NY Review of Books (“Why We Are In A New Gilded Age”), a long review in The New Yorker by John Cassidy (“Forces of Divergence”), and multiple accounts and reviews in the NY Times, the Guardian and the Financial Times. I also read a number of reviews of the book on Amazon.

They all say the same things, so I think I get the gist of it.

Mr. Piketty’s the Pits

Here is my take on the book’s premise: It is a mish-mash of confused ideas about capital, labor, inequality, entrepreneurs, free markets and economic progress. It is “economics lite.” As economist Ryan Decker put it: “[H]e preaches to the converted and to those who are easily overwhelmed by a deluge of charts, knocking down straw men but avoiding the hard questions.

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with Mark Léisuré

Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way.

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

Dance Away the Pain

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ope, this isn’t a review of the Bryan Ferry show at the Bowl last month.

I might be the “Man About Town,” but I don’t get press tickets to everything.

(Although I did manage to score a ducat courtesy of a friend to the The National at the amphitheater last weekend. Save for the rain, what a great show!)

But here we’re talking about dance, which can often be an esoteric art, sometimes void of story altogether in favor of impressionistic gleaning through movement. On the other hand, politics and social justice issues were all over the two most recent performances by professional dance companies in town last month.

Kyle Abraham and his dance company Abraham.In.Motion made their Santa Barbara debut out at UCSB with Pavement, set in the historically poverty-stricken Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Abraham’s youth. Using almost no props save for a basketball hoop whose backboard served as a video screen, the piece touched on themes of gang violence, homelessness and HIV/AIDS in a performance that was both riveting and moving as it brilliantly blended Bach and Vivaldi into a hip-hop soundtrack.

The vibes from Pavement were still reverberating by the time I saw Mark Dendy’s Dystopian Distractions, the result of a month-long residency at the Lobero Theatre. This work was much more inyour-face and confrontational in its antiwar position – not to mention about 35 minutes longer. Amid moments of beauty,

whimsy and grace, there were speeches, send-ups (Elvis, Honey Boo Boo) and even a staged torture scene. For my taste, it was a little over-the-top, kind of throwing everything in there and seeing what sticks. Lots of fun, but it could have used a little editing.

Are You Board?

Man, I do love puns. I’d say I’m sorry for the subhead above – but I’m not. Anyway, by my count there are no less than eight theatrical productions in our area available over the next two weeks, ranging from fun high school musicals to deep dramas, so if you can drag yourself off the couch for some actual live-in-person storytelling – and that’s not even counting the Ojai Storytelling Festival, which winds up its annual event on Sunday, May 4 – check out the lineup.

Two high school productions close this first weekend – Dos Pueblos’ Mary Poppins and Santa Barbara’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – while San Marcos’ Les Misérables, which concludes next weekend (May 8-10), represents that swan song of 30-year veteran teacher/ director David Holmes at the Goleta school. If you’ve never seen one of this shows in our local schools, be aware that the word “amateur” only applies because the actors aren’t getting paid. The musicals feature bigger budgets than many of the professional organizations in town and a cast of kids who are vastly talented, many of whom are offspring of entertainment folks who move up here to raise a family.

San Marcos High School’s presentation of Les Misérables wraps up May 8-10.

Three productions from our longrunning professional companies come to a close in mid-May. I saw Circle Bar B’s Ghost of a Chance right after it opened and this charming show is right in keeping with the group’s lighthearted romps to open its season out at the horse ranch off Refugio Road (yeah, that’s the one that leads to Ronald Reagan’s old spread). This is the kind of show the ex-prez might have loved: comic timing, mistaken identities and good dollop of heart (and even spirituality, so score one for the first Bush’s “Thousand Points of Light,” too).

The BBQ dinner is as delish as ever, and you might want to hit the bar for a bottle of wine or some brews to make Tiffany Story’s medium character come off as even more fun than this quirky actress’ alwaysdelightful performances. Ghost runs weekends through Sunday, May 18.

Meanwhile, SBCC Theater Group is offering Ground, Lisa Dillman’s barely five-year-old drama on the effects of changing immigration policies on a border-town family and community.

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It’s being presented in the much more intimate Jurkowitz Theatre, perfect for this examination of interconnectedness and turmoil.

Down in Ventura, Rubicon Theater is going girl crazy. At least that’s the spin for Love, Loss & What I Wore, the bunch-ofwomen-sitting-around-talking piece cowritten by the late Nora Ephron and her sister Delia. RTC’s veteran associate Jenny Sullivan – who grew up in California with the Ephrons – directs the show that features a rotating cast of actresses, including quite a few big names like JoBeth Williams and assemblywoman Hannah Beth Jackson. Check the schedule to see who’s on for the next two weeks, as the play closes May 11.

Then there’s Time Stands Still, a new-ish drama from Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies, staged by The Producing Unit at the Center Stage May 2-10. This is the second production from the new company run by Peter Frisch, a longtime acting teacher/coach who shepherded the Granada Theatre during and after its recent renovation. Their debut with Yasmina Reza’s harrowing God of Drama was an uneven affair, beset by some acting difficulties, but we’re fans of Ivy Vahanian and Bill Egan, so we’re open to seeing how they – and castmates Janelle Odair and Thom Zimerle – will handle the story about a photojournalist, just back from a near-death injury from a bomb blast, trying to balance her passion for work and her desire for a normal family life.

Finally, local actor and director Bill Waxman has come up with The Coot Elimination Committee, a play about shenanigans – romantic and otherwise – at a retirement community. Coot gets its West Coast premiere May 8-18 at the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria.

Coming soon: Ensemble Theater’s Red, a one-off with the Broadway touring company of the Green Day musical American Idiot, and Speaking of Stories tribute to T.C. Boyle, the Montecito writer and short-story specialist.

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...continued from p.21 serious economic analysis it is not.”

The book has a vast collection of data and graphs that may be historically interesting but don’t really mean much when one tries to evaluate their significance. You can draw many conclusions from graphs, especially when you do a kind of analysis where you look for data that justifies your hoped-for conclusion and you ignore other data or conclusions (“curve fitting”).

It is a triumph of quantity over substance.

Let me give you an example. Let’s say you look at a simple object – a clock, for instance – and you know what it is and its function as a little machine for telling time. Let’s say another person looks at the same little machine and doesn’t know what it is for. All he sees is numbers and hears a noise when a certain number is reached. He describes in great detail how the numbers seem to progress in numerical order but then stop at 12 and start over again at 1. What a stupid little machine.

Mr. Piketty is much like the latter observer except that the machine he watches is something called the “economy.” He sees numbers coming out of this machine and draws conclusions about those numbers without really understanding how the machine works or its real purpose.

Here are the main flaws in his thesis: 1. Wealth inequality has nothing to do with the causes of wealth or poverty.

The fact is that there will always be people who are richer than you. Is their greater wealth the cause of your lesser situation or poverty? No. Those who employ capital more successfully in a society will always benefit disproportionately. So what.

Poverty is caused by the lack of capital, the lack of private property rights, social structures and government regulations that deter entrepreneurship, and the lack of the rule of law. If you want less poverty, you need more capital, not less. (See my Sentinel column in Vol. 3, Issue 2.)

2. Wealth never stays concentrated for long.

You know the old saying, rags to riches to rags in three generations. If you look at the long-term effects of wealth, it doesn’t always last to any family or group.

Economies change and with change comes “creative destruction,” the competitive entrepreneurial force that wipes out unproductive capital investment and rewards new, efficient investments. And most “rentiers,” if they invest well, have their capital employed in new, profitable ventures by venture capital advisers.

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3. Capital benefits all members of society.

Capital is not some amorphous, homogenous “thing.” It is rather many machines, factories and other productive assets that are used in different ways by entrepreneurs and capitalists. All capital exists for one purpose only, and that is ultimately for the production of consumer goods. The more capital we have, the more it will be used in production, which creates jobs and more wealth. (See my Sentinel article in Vol. 2, Issue 41.)

4. Government confiscation of wealth will only make us poorer.

Piketty’s idea is not new; it has been brought to life by governments many times before. The countries most successful in modern times at reducing

“If you are in favor of confiscating and destroying capital, you will love this book.”

and even eliminating wealth inequality have been the People’s Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Of course they wiped out capital and made everyone poor, but hey, they got the job done. The point being is that once in the hands of government, capital is destroyed because it is spent, not invested. If we have less capital in private hands, there will be fewer new industries and businesses, fewer jobs and less overall wealth.

It will make us poorer. And isn’t it pretty obvious that if you tax away wealth, entrepreneurs will have less incentive to create new wealth and jobs?

Mr. Piketty’s title (Capital in the Twenty-first Century) is actually a play on Karl Marx’s Capital (Das Kapital).

Instead of looking at the tyranny of work and labor as the cause of society’s ills, Piketty looks at the tyranny of wealth “concentration” as the cause of society’s problems. This is a problem that is just made up by people like Piketty, who don’t understand economics or the benefits of capital. Follow his advice if you will, but it’s the road to hell.

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by Mara Peters Former editor for the fashion/lifestyle section of the New York

Post, Mara moved to London and worked as a contributing editor for the Daily Mail’s You Magazine, freelancing for Look Magazine, NY Post and the Style Magazine for The Sunday Times. To remain sane during diaper years she writes a mommy blog, You Have Your Hands Full – www.handsfullsb.com.

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You see, I’m in full summer vacation mode right now. With only a month and a half before school is out, my day job is about to get really hectic. Now is my time, time for taking a book to the beach, squeezing in all the yoga classes I need, maybe even learning how to surf.

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Yosemite. Santa Barbara. If you haven’t sent your child away to sleep-away camp, the fact is that it’s “game on� for the next three months. And no longer is the summer mania going to surprise me. Or panic me. I chose to have four kids and certain things just go with that decision.

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Another UCSB Grad Student Home Run

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t’s hard to believe that the 2nd annual Grad Slam has already come and gone. Last year, UC Santa Barbara’s Graduate Division introduced a new event to Graduate Student Appreciation Week: the Grad Slam. It sounds vaguely violent, like some large bully is sneaking around slamming poor, studious graduate students into walls then running off maniacally.

Or maybe that’s just my brain getting away from me...

The Grad Slam is, in reality, a great venue for graduate students to give short, threeminute presentations about their research to a general audience not familiar with their area of expertise. The requirements are simple: stay within your allotted time, strive to make your research easily understandable and tell your audience how your research is important to the bigger picture. Last year, a little more than 50 students participated. This year, easily twice as many students participated in the event. That means that there were many more rounds of fierce competition and lots more prizes than last year.

Each of the four winners from the preliminary rounds ran off with $50 to use at the university store. Each of the winners from the semi-final rounds then moved on to compete for the grand prize: a $2,500 research grant. Two runners-up also won $1,000 research grants.

It was probably because so many more people competed this year that the competition seemed so much more intense.

Or maybe it was just because I wasn’t sizing up the competition this time around. In either case, each of the talks that I managed to see was superb. Graduate students in education, neuroscience, engineering, linguistics, literature, environmental sciences and practically every other imaginable discipline gave it their all for these talks. Much to more than a few advisers’ chagrin, I’m sure.

If I could, I would sit down with all

James Allen

of them and give each their time in the spotlight, as they deserve. If I did that, though, I’d still be doing interviews! So, instead, I settled on talking to the winner of this year’s Grad Slam: James Allen from the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science.

James Allen Speaks Well

James entered the competition with the high hope of getting some practice talking in front of a general audience and maybe winning that $50 gift card. He reasoned that if he could give his presentation and get some feedback, it would be great experience to put toward his future career goal: to be the next Bill Nye or Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

With that to motivate him, James put quite a bit of time into his presentation, so much so that his adviser offered to give him a $50 gift card to get back to his research! But James persisted and brought his research to Grad Slam in a winning talk.

I have to admit, James’ research had me a bit confused at first. Referring to his lab as the Ocean Optics Lab, James explained that his adviser, Dr. Dave Siegel, and his lab mates work on a vast array of research, but most of it revolves around using satellite images to better understand the state of our ocean.

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observation of the ocean easier. Currently, researchers spend large chunks of change to orchestrate research cruises to remote areas of the ocean where water and plant samples are taken and on-site observations can be made. James aims to reduce the need for these expensive and time-consuming cruises (perhaps so that he can go on more relaxing ones) by finding a way to accurately conduct most of the necessary observations from satellite images.

The way the ocean absorbs and reflects different wavelengths of light depends on what is in the water at any given point.

As it turns out, three of the smallest of the small plant organisms in the ocean – picophotoplankton (smallest), nanophotoplankton (smaller) and microphotoplankton (small) – all change how water reflects and absorbs light in very different and specific ways. So, using computer programs and lots of “math with colors,” scientists are able to determine how many of each of these photoplankton

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are present and can then compare the populations to each other, knowing that lots of picophotoplankton compared to microphotoplankton indicates a smaller supply of food for these microorganisms and the opposite indicates a larger food supply.

Jason is taking the ability to perform these analyses and moving to the next level: He is using the satellite data available to him and attempting to model how healthy the ecosystem is in any given part of the ocean.

Like terrestrial environments, the smallest organisms in the ocean are the most telling of how the ecosystem is functioning.

Using the relative proportion of picophotoplankton to nanophotoplankton to microphotoplankton, James hopes to be able to produce an accurate snapshot of the health of even the largest organisms in the ocean. After all, even sharks ultimately rely on the bottom of the food chain to sustain them.

Given that we already have a large set of data for the ocean’s condition in the past, James has great benchmarks to use when he wants to compare his “remote sensing” results against those of the research cruises.

Only time will tell just how much his work will pay off, but there is no denying that everyone, especially the Grad Slam judges, loved his explanation of his work.

If you ask me, this guy has a pretty good shot of someone at some point saying, “I want to be the next James Allen.”

Congrats, James!

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...continued from p.7 would change its “open to the public” policy if a bunch of my homeless brothers and sisters showed up for brunch time mimosas and Bloody Marys. Obviously, there are two key cultural differences that contribute to the gulf between us: 1) We don’t own horses.

2) We don’t pretend drinking vodka in the morning is classy.

Now look, I know contrarianism is one of my more pernicious vices, but I have to say about the fine group of young philanthropists you featured that despite making Beach Blanket Bingo look like a Californian United Nations Conference, despite the administration of Casa Esperanza being quietly asked to step down so that allegations of corruption and exploitation of the poor could be avoided, despite a recent study that showed most of the charitable donations made by the 1% only benefit the 1%, despite the continuing evisceration of the social safety net with the collusion of our “socialist” president, despite widespread and increasingly horrifying reports of official police oppression confirmed by the Department of Justice in at least one jurisdiction (Albuquerque) to include injudicious use of deadly force (aka murder), despite another recent study that popular opinion has “zero” effect on public policy decisions, despite the United States having the worst ratio of its highest-tolowest paid workers of any industrialized nation by an order of magnitude, despite the fact that there are enough abandoned foreclosed homes in America to give every homeless man, woman and child six of them, despite the fact that the United States is the unhealthiest country in the western world according to yet another recent study, despite that we trail freakin’ Romania in our rates of child poverty... ...well, I just gotta say you guys all have really nice haircuts. That’s a great photo!

Mac McGill, Contrarian Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: You’re right, Mac, I’ll just

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do nothing and complain. Good call. Let’s move on, shall we? – MSM)

Leaving It All Behind

Matt: Just finished your book... loved it for the descriptions of places I will never see and your family’s courage to endure some adverse conditions and go for it!

I’ve been a huge fan of yours since I came across your column in the Montecito Journal a few years back. Being the child of the weekly newspaper industry on the East Coast, I read every paper that comes across my path. Even been known to go through airport waiting rooms looking for unfamiliar ones. That’s how I found you.

My husband and I moved to SB from Windsor (California) six years ago so we could be nearer to our grandchildren.

When you wrote your column regarding your increased interest in wine, I was in the middle of reading “A Vineyard in Napa” by Doug Shafer. What a read about a fellow who follows his passion for wine, leaving his successful publishing business in Chicago and bringing his family to Napa to begin a winery. You’d love it; another tale of “leaving it all behind.” Would love to lend it to you and could drop it off at your office or mailbox.

And, I have to say I love Checkers restaurant up in the Valley. We spent many lunches and dinners there, but think you’d left by then.

So glad to have you back in SB but know what a charming and beautiful spot St. Helena is too. Great read.

Sally Coye Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Thanks Sally, I needed that. It’s funny to think back about how all this came to be… I remember well writing those old MJ columns from faraway places; what a time it was. And then St. Helena and the restaurant biz, another wild run.

We nearly stayed in the Napa Valley even despite the failure of the food and wine gig; it’s a terrific place with terrific people and a

terrific lifestyle. Know what sealed the deal on our return to SB? Publisher Tim’s pitch on what would ultimately become this very rag.

Life’s indeed funny and unpredictable.

Thanks again for the thoughtful note; I really appreciate it, both personally and professionally. Keep reading. – MSM)

A Big Congratulations on Book Matt, sorry I did not get to you right away on having your book published.

No wonder you have not had much time to do a little more socializing. Well, “A Big Congratulations on Getting Your Book Published.” I do hope you have a little more time on your hands to spend time with your family and close friends. If you happen to have an extra copy of your book, I would like buy it from you, of course, tax included and autographed.

As you know, I still hang out at the Coffee Cat. It is now officially my office. I do some private investigation, not officially, but I do know how to get info and some dirty stuff on individuals (especially those who are in local politics and in high positions here in SB). I also do some counseling for those who are dealing with some hard personal issues.

Free of charge, of course. Or just good old friendly socializing. And spending a lot of time on my laptop. Right now, I am listening to Gregorian Chants as I am writing this email to you.

So, when you do have sometime on your hands, swing on by here at the Cat. Let’s drink some java together and have some good conversation. Or meet at Dargan’s and have a couple of pints.

Another place I like to go sometimes is the Arcada Bistro on the 1100 block of State Street, just down from the SB Art Museum. They start their Happy Hour at 2pm. The proprietor is from Ireland and his lovely wife is from Mexico.

Wonderful folks they are. “So let us drink, let us dine, let us smile.” From the

song Stagnation, by Genesis, from the album Trespass. Let’s do this before I go to the great beyond. And of course when you do have the time.

You and your family take care and have a good week.

Your good homeless friend, Jose Arturo Ortiz de MartinezGallegos Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Gregorian chants and Genesis, Jose? That’s really covering some musical distance.

It’s great to hear from you, man, haven’t seen you around for awhile. I will drop you a copy of the book at the Cat this biweek – on me. I hope you’ll enjoy the read. Any hey, Jose, don’t go to the “great beyond” anytime soon, we need folks like you in town. Peace.

– MSM)

Politics, Ugh

I would like to voice my strong support for Heidi Harmon for the CA 35th District. She is a new voice in politics, but is using that voice effectively to advocate the most important policy our generation must enact to address the climate crisis: a carbon tax. If, once elected, she were to pursue nothing else than to continue her advocacy for this policy among her fellow representatives and electorate, she would be doing more meaningful work than the typical petty pandering to special interests (and deep pockets) that seems to occupy most politicians these days.

Let’s put a price on dirty fossil fuels to begin to make them compete fairly with clean renewables that don’t destroy our planet.

Michael McEachen Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: Ah, thanks Mike. But, spoiler alert, I don’t live in the fighting 35th.

I live in Santa Barbara. I wish Heidi all the luck in the world though… I just hope you’re not her campaign manager. (What? It was a joke.) – MSM)

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INTERMEDIATE: Do 3 rounds.

ADVANCED: Do 4 rounds (option to run a mile at the end).

N.A.S.M, Kickboxing and SPIN Certified, Jenny Schatzle is known for changing bodies and changing lives. Her approach to fitness is about not only “getting fit” physically but also how, through exercise, nutrition and a positive motivational environment, you can change your lifestyle for the better. Jenny’s program and the results she consistently achieves have made her one of the most sought-after experts in Santa Barbara.

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The Choice Is Yours

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he key to living an extraordinary life is making the choice to live it.

This biweek is a mental as well as physical workout. Your goal is to question the choices you make, since you are the person making them and are thus responsible for their results, whether positive or negative. I want you to ask yourself whether, for example, any particular choice – food, alcohol, relationship, job, whatever – is the right choice to achieve what you actually want out of life.

And when you answer, if there is any hesitation or you need to think about it, I’m going to say it’s probably not the right one.

When it comes to fitness and perhaps especially nutrition (ok, for most things in life), we know when we are making the right and wrong choices. Let’s focus this biweek on doing what’s right to benefit you and get you the results that you want.

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5. It’s gluten-free.

Go get some quinoa and cook it up. There are zillions of ways to do it, just Google quinoa recipes and you’ll find something you like. Then make it and enjoy. Bet you’ll love it as much as I do.

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Minimize bad carbs by eating fewer refined and processed carbohydrates that strip away beneficial fiber. Examples are, say, white bread, white pasta, white rice, and processed crackers and cereals.

Instead of the bad carbs, try some good ones. Like quinoa, for example.

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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.

Luck Be a Lady Bug

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had the opportunity to go to Chumash Casino over the weekend and take a gamble on Blackjack. I ended up winning $300 at the table and since I was already feeling lucky, I decided to raise the stakes and play my hand at Lady Bug Boutique.

“It’s very elegant casual and high-end chic that is approachable and warm,” said owner Lindsay Branquinho as she greeted me.

I definitely felt the love (or was it the pulsating vibe of my wallet?). Lady Bug Boutique is full of special clothing and gift items to purchase and even a comfortable settee to sit on. Opened in 1998 by Malena Whalen, Branquinho, who had moved to Santa Ynez with her husband in 2004 from Arizona, started working as an associate in 2008.

“I loved it; it was the only place in the valley that had items that I liked,” she said.

When Whalen decided to move to Tahoe in 2012, she offered Branquinho the opportunity of a lifetime to take over the boutique. Branquinho recently celebrated her one-year anniversary as the shop owner on April 15.

“Having my own store was what I always wanted to do,” she said. “I feel great – the year went by very fast and I enjoy it more every day.”

Lady Bug Boutique carries high-end lines such as One Moon, Bella Luxx, Vince, 360 Sweater and Velvet. Once Branquinho took over the store, she brought in even more prestigious lines such as NSF and The Lady and the Sailor. I ended up buying a soft, light-purple tank from Vince and a tan skirt from Bella Luxx.

I was also astonished by the jewelry that filled the counter tops by local designers Hammered Hoops and Heart

It’s springtime and many light clothing items are just waiting to be bought.

Owner Lindsay Branquinho loves owning Lady Bug Boutique.

& Wing, and Chan Luu and Frasier Sterling. A variety of heavenly-scented candles from VOLUSPA and Malin + Goetz can also be found. Prices range from $10 for a candle and paper goods to $1,000 for One Moon wraps.

“We want to keep being able to offer special items that you won’t find everywhere,” Branquinho said.

Lady Bug Appreciation Branquinho’s customers come from all over, from L.A. to Santa Barbara. To show appreciation for her many “lady bugs,” Branquinho has customer loyalty and email specials. She also plans on hosting more trunk shows for them starting this summer.

“Ninety-five percent of our customers are repeat customers. I get to really know them and they become friends. They mean everything to me and are very loyal,” she said.

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“We live in a close-knit community, and when you give back it’s helping your neighbors and friends who already support the boutique,” she said.

With Lady Bug Boutique being a staple in a small-town setting, Branquinho continues to find her job fun and enjoyable.

“I want to be able to maintain this and the relationships with my customers for a long time,” she said.

I hit the big bucks twice in one day.

Now to show off my stylish winnings to the public.

Lady Bug Boutique is located at 3595 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez. Hours are Monday to Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 11am-5pm. For more information, call 693-8998 or visit www. ladybugboutique.com. Don’t forget to like them on Instagram at Lady Bug Boutique

Tara Mercurio, One Moon fashion designer and resident of Brentwood, admires a shirt as Dudley the Pomeranian smiles in approval. “It’s my favorite boutique for all of my basics,” she said.

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In the Garden with

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by Randy Arnowitz “Mr. Greenjeans,” as he is known around

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Of Dwarves, Crow’s Feet and The Kardashians

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hey can be seen everywhere. Looking trendy and chic on Rodeo drive in Beverly Hills, or classy and cool in the dim ambience of a five-star eatery. Even when potted and sitting around the pool in St. Bart’s, they’re in vogue, majestic and commanding attention.

No, I’m not talking about those pesky and hippy Kardashians, but rather the popular and ever-present Phoenix roebelenii, or pygmy date palm. Also known as dwarf or miniature date palm, this elegant, slow-growing palm is especially easy to grow in Santa Barbara where it manifests itself in many forms.

Older, established specimens may reach 6 to 10 feet with their three-foot long, lacey leaves or fronds forming a drooping, dense crown atop a single, erect or sometimes bending single trunk.

Newly planted, younger palms are often compact and multi-trunked, with dense foliage and often resemble tree ferns.

Dwarf date palms are native to southeastern Asia from the Yunnan Province of China into Laos and northern Vietnam but in Santa Barbara they are versatile enough to be grown indoors as large houseplants. If grown indoors, though, it’s important to give them as much light as possible and to water thoroughly when the soil begins to dry out. They also don’t like their roots sitting in saucers full of water.

Outside, they can also be used in containers or be planted directly into the ground like any other palm. They’ll live happily in bright shade but will also thrive in full sun on the coast. If your soil is clayey, amend with compost before planting, as they do best in well-draining soil.

As with other plants, the amount of light your palm receives will determine how dark-green the foliage is. Shadegrown plants tend to have darker, richer green leaves while those in full sun exhibit more of a glossy, apple green color.

Eventually this dwarf date palm will develop a trunk and some height. Young ones appear “ferny.”

Pygmy date palms (Phoenix roebelenii) are perfect for containers because they are relatively slow-growing.

Seems like this guy has stayed clean of avian scaly leg mites. No small feat! (Photo courtesy Bill Charnley)

Phoenix roebeleniis are somewhat drought-resistant when older and established but will also take regular lawn water. Probably best though, is a regular, deep soak when soil approaches dryness. Feed only when they’re actively growing with a palm food that contains micronutrients.

Seems to me that back in the day, dwarf date palms were a little pricey. Today, you can usually find some really nice ones at Home Depot for a miniature price.

Treating Crow’s Feet My coffee friend Paula, who is my eyes and ears on the Mesa, has been telling me something interesting about the crows that visit her garden. She’s noticed that some of them have an issue with their little crow’s feet. She told me, “The first time I saw a crow with what I later learned was a mite infestation, I thought he had walked in wet concrete, then in dry grass. He looked liked he was wearing knee-high, fuzzy gray boots.”

After some investigation, Paula discovered that the problem is indeed caused by a parasitic mite (Knemidocoptes mutans) that burrows under the scales of the birds’ legs, causing lameness and – in

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extreme cases – the toes to fall off, which is never good. The mites can also infect the comb and wattles of other susceptible birds such as chickens. Parakeets and budgies can get it also.

Okay, what to do. Well, from what I’ve read, it seems somewhat time consuming and difficult to get rid of the mites, but for a beloved parrot or chicken a vet may prescribe treatments utilizing a petroleum product such as paraffin or petroleum jelly and a miticide. Also, systematically removing the affected scaly sections of the feet and legs is part of the regimen.

Bird-lover that I am, and I am not making a value judgment here when I say that I can see taking the time to personally treat a favorite parrot, chicken, budgie, canary or even a pet crow. And, in a perfect world, all birds would be created and treated equal-like, but I just don’t see it happening that someone will capture, treat, rehabilitate and then release a crow

or other wild bird that has scaly leg mite disease.

My point? Not sure, except to say “thank you” to Paula for taking the time to notice and to share what goes on in her yard, be it a swarm of bees setting up house in a tree stump or some crows that are sadly hopping around her bird bath on one foot. Now I know why they’re hoppin’ and so do you.

Randy’s Quick Pick On Wednesday, May 7, at 7pm, the Santa Barbara Horticultural Society meeting will feature Gregg DeChirico, who will present “Exploring Ecuador: Visions of Ecuadorian Flora and Fauna.” In his slides, Gregg takes us west to east, from Pacific lowlands of Guayaquil across the Andes to Amazonian highlands of Zamora, then south to north from dry hills of Vilcabamba to the wet forests surrounding Quito as we crisscross the country in search of bromeliads, orchids and other botanical treasures. Geesh!

I’m already tired from just hearing about it. The meeting is at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, at the corner of Foothill and La Cumbre in Santa Barbara.

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A Ghost at the Ranch The Circle Bar B sign off Refugio Road points dinner theater-goers in the right direction.

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riving out to the Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre for the production of A Ghost of a Chance, I rolled my windows down and breathed in the fresh, country air.

I passed vibrant green rolling hills, horses and cattle. California poppies dotted the side of the road, and yellow mustard coated the mountaintops.

When I arrived at Circle Bar B, I heard a banjo playing in the distance.

The smell of hay and horses filled the air.

I met producer and host Susie Couch at the door. Her energetic welcome made me feel at ease in this new, rustic environment. She explained, “The show has been such a surprise for us. We knew it was funny and fun, but we found out over opening weekend that it touched people more than we expected. Brian Harwell (the director) and cast did a great job of keeping the show light, but still with plenty of heart.” I looked forward to seeing the production, but Susie reminded me that before the show, the BBQ buffet dinner would be served outside. As I meandered outside, I heard the banjo player, Banjer Dan, playing a classic Johnny Cash cover song.

Dinner included Santa Maria style tritip, seasoned chicken, spicy chili, mashed potatoes, gravy, and green beans with sundried tomatoes. Portions were generous, and flavorful. I still decided on seconds, yet left room for the enticing chocolate cake dessert. With a full belly, and a mason jar filled with Blue Moon beer in my hand, I headed down to the charming, and quaint theater (a converted barn) with a crowd of other attendees.

Producers Susie and David Couch welcomed the audience, and even sang “Happy Birthday” to guests who were celebrating their birthdays. I noticed a character sprawled out on the stage, appearing to be passed out or even worse – dead! I learned the character Chance (Matt Cooper), was actually a ghost in the production who comes “alive,”

Julia and Lee Carr are happy to have a night out at the Circle Bar B.

Ali Elder and Caleb Laub serve up fresh green beans with sun dried tomatoes and the Circle Bar B’s famous chili!

The energetic Susie Couch welcomes the crowd, and then has everyone sing Happy Birthday to audience members who are celebrating their special day!

En route to Circle Bar B, you may pass farm animals like this mother cow and her calf.

Banjer Dan plays Johnny Cash, The Beatles and Janis Joplin covers on his banjo, while attendees dine outdoors.

and wants his wife Bethany (Allison Threadgold) back. The problem is Bethany is engaged to a gentleman named Floyd (Sean O’Shea). Floyd appears with his mother, Verna (Kathy Marden).

Drama ensues when Bethany calls for the help of a psychic Crystal (Tiffany Story) to exorcize Chance’s ghost.

The play keeps viewers on their toes wondering if Bethany will live a solitary life with her dead husband Chance at his hunting cottage, or go on with her life

Heather Campbell and Bernard Unterman finish up their dinner and are ready for the show.

Friendly bartender Henry Tammietti serves up drinks in mason jars at the cozy Circle Bar B lodge.

and marry Floyd. The play had a cathartic release for each emotion. It incorporated laughter, love and sadness in a harmonious and entertaining way. The audience was totally engaged throughout the play.

Attendees even had a chance to shake hands and compliment the performers on the way out.

The next show will be Murder by the Book, running May 30-July 13. Tickets are $45 per person for dinner and the show, and $37 for seniors on Friday nights and Sunday matinees. For more information, contact Susie Couch at the box office: (805) 967-1962, or visit www. circlebarbtheatre.com.

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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.

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’ve managed to dodge the hauntingly familiar A Haunted House 2 and melodramatic Heaven is for Real (despite my measure of respect for Greg Kinnear), while somehow letting Under My Skin slip through my hands like an eel.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 now lurks from coast to coast. It’s a rare year that causes me to actually anticipate blockbusters – in May, no less – but after a disappointing four months, it appears moviegoers need “Spidey” and Godzilla to come to the rescue.

In my latest batch of reviews, three out of four ain’t bad – though I’ve saved the worst for first:

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tumbling into The Other Woman, I sensed that I was committing a type of cinematic suicide. Having already seen a half-dozen trailers (the epitome of marketing overkill) for the revenge-soaked comedy, my expectations were at rock bottom. The full-length feature and its two hours of hand wringing were no remedy.

The worn-out premise: A handsome, married executive (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, enduring the ultimate “thankless” role) has not just one (Cameron Diaz), not two (Kate Upton) but at least three girlfriends. Leslie Mann, as the clueless wife, once appealing in the likes of Knocked Up, exhibits a loud and sniveling effort that’s insufferable even by her standards. As the “hot” brother, Taylor Kinney smirks and saunters around as the movie’s only decent guy.

When the scorned spouse refers to “weird little men’s logic,” it leaves no doubt whose side screenwriter Melissa Stack is on. The crass, pathetic presentation – flatulence, toilet gags, a slobbering dog that can’t control its bowels (visual proof is painstakingly provided) – can be blamed on director Nick Cassavetes. The upshot proves far less inspiring or creative than corny and predictable. Never in my wildest dreams, literally, had I expected supermodel Upton and rapper Nicki Minaj to improve the proceedings.

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he Railway Man, a true drama based on British soldier Eric Lomax’s 1995 autobiography from two decades ago, has been taken to task for a reliance on too many brutal flashbacks. The harrowing chronicle, about his grim and brutal experience in a Japanese POW camp during World War II, doesn’t sugar-coat the torture sequences. The titular combatant (Colin Firth when older; Jeremy Irvine as a young, bespectacled soldier) remains low-key while saddled with unspeakable memories. His modern-day wife (Nicole Kidman) insists on digging deep, won’t let go of his past and confides in one of the hero’s comrades (Stellan Skarsgard, whose deadpan demeanor complements Firth’s sullen solitude – which, frankly, borders on stuffy).

Truth be told, the narrative method, including fragmentation and flashbacks, inherently takes its toll and gives way to monotony. The climactic showdown between two old war-created foes, rekindles our interest, and the conclusion – though mawkish – is well handled by the director, cinematographer and actors. In less capable hands, this would’ve been an old-fashioned bust.

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intelligence research, with random U.S. regions faring better than others.

Two scientists (Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall), who happen to be married, appear to have a stranglehold on the future of science – until one of them gets shot in a bold assassination attempt.

The enigmatic, humble hero has dedicated his career to mastering a sentient machine that blends comprehensive knowledge with human emotions. If such technical details drift over your head, don’t fret: Director Wally Pfister heretofore known primarily for his camerawork (The Dark Knight) presents the complications and special effects in a digestible way. Realistically it’s a fraud, but emotionally and narratively it delivers.

The cast is solid, dedicated to overcoming the story’s self-glorification – though Depp’s role asks little of the actor aside from lots of speaking, even after he’s purportedly dead. The star’s tone is often flat, too dispassionate.

The same could be said for Morgan Freeman, earnest and serious as usual but never connecting with the audience. The enchanting Hall, on screen the most, is also most convincing and touching (“Look what they’ve done”); she’s the ultimate reason to watch.

As the curtain comes down, amid the smoke and mirrors, you realize Transcendence is bereft of any humor: It’s as subdued as mainstream movies get.

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or a bloody breath of fresh air, try Dom Hemingway, starring Jude Law as an exconvict trying to track down what’s his (money) and make amends with his daughter (Emilia Clarke). The nasty protagonist’s right-hand man – because he’s missing his left hand – is dutifully played by Richard E. Grant, who tags along with Hemingway on his post-prison missions and escapades.

I was won over by the brash, witty and refreshing feel of the piece, as molded by writer-director Richard Shepard. The dark comedy has a compulsive energy with allure to spare, as the characters spit out crisp, raw dialogue with abandon and relish.

(Admittedly, there’s no getting around the fact its finale – as the hero confronts a female acquaintance – is zany and improbable.)

The short scene at a pub, wherein Hemingway sees his grown-up daughter singing in a band on stage for the first time, is simultaneously captivating and devastating, thanks to the young lady’s sweet voice and her wayward dad’s locked-in gaze. Too bad we’re 10 months away from the Academy Awards, because we aren’t likely to see a stronger, more genuine and brave effort than Law’s anytime soon.

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by Briana Westmacott rab your weekend bag and a good book for poolside. Be sure to throw in your workout gear for Pilates and something fancy for an evening of culture. Call all your ladies out, it’s a girls’ getaway we have in store for you!

L.A. is so close and it has so much to offer. We tested out a getaway for you and your gals that begins at the W Hotel in Westwood. Driving there is quite simple; it’s only an hour and a half (tops), directly south from SB. Once you’re all checked in, the pool at the W has cabanas and fabulous service. You don’t even need to leave the resort for the first day and night. There are two yummy restaurants (The Backyard by the pool and NINETHIRTY in the lobby), both headed up by the talented celebrity chef Dakota Weiss. If you want your evening to fade into the night, you can hit up the Whiskey Blue lounge for live music.

When you are (finally) ready to venture out, we suggest that you head down to the Farmers Market and the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica for a Saturday morning stroll and shopping. For an extra bonus, go see a play at the Geffen Playhouse (which is walking distance from the W’s front door). Be sure to get in some Pilates poolside on Sunday morning, the W has it all set up for you. Top all of this off with a trip to the Bliss spa conveniently located in the W and you and your ladies will be grinning. How could you not? With good friends, food, drinks, shopping, culture, exercise and relaxation all at your fingertips, it’s a dreamy getaway!

Hey ladies, the W Westwood has extended a discounted rate exclusively for The Skinny! Follow this link to book your stay: www.wlosangeles.com/santa-barbara.

And, hey gentlemen, don’t forget that Mother’s Day is right around the corner. This package is sure to make any mom happy.

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BE ACTIVE Ride On

By Sarah Dodge ay is already upon us.

Oh don’t seem so shocked; it’s one of our favorite months in Santa Barbara. Why? Because it means that CycleMAYnia is here!

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Led by Traffic Solutions, CycleMAYnia is a monthlong celebration of all things bicycle. It’s designed to promote safe, fun and healthy riding habits around town.

If you’re getting tired of all the traffic or the seemingly ever-increasing gas prices, go ahead and switch gears.

Get out of your car and onto your bike and pedal around town to check out the bevy of activities going on all month long. From a Bike Challenge to a Velo Vogue Bicycle Fashion Show and even a Bike Prom, we’re certain you’ll find something that will pump you up. Ride on, Santa Barbara! www.cyclemaynia.ning.com

ARTS & CULTURE

A Little Madness in the Spring

By Kim Wiseley e all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?

Now through May 11, 2014, the Wall Space Gallery invites viewers to reflect on gendered composure, etiquette and the allure of the fashioned object with “A little Madness in the Spring.”

This dual and feminineforward photo collective features Confections, colorful imagery of endearingly hideous cake decorations by Amy Stevens, and Spring Fever, showcasing young girls as old-fashioned ladies via ornate floral hats by Aline Smithson. It’s really quite fun and even a little fancy.

Some may say it’s pretty perfect.

Head to Wall Space Gallery at 116 E. Yanonali, Tuesdays-Sundays, noon-5pm. www.wall-spacegallery.com

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As a writer, busy mother of two toddlers and Pilates Instructor at P.U.L.S.E., Jacquelyn De Longe finds her fast-paced life often keeps her out of the kitchen and frequenting area restaurants. New to Santa Barbara, she explores treasures of the local culinary scene with a fresh, honest and entertaining perspective.

Restaurateur Extraordinaire Alvaro “Al” Rojas has more going on than you and I do.

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hat would it be like to have a restaurant?

This question has crossed my mind frequently with all of my recent exploration of Santa Barbara’s culinary scene. While doing my research, one name kept coming up. This man is responsible for bringing us such lovely eateries as Milk & Honey, Alcazar, The Bourbon Room and formerly Chilango’s Mexican Restaurant. He has won the title of Cocktail King in the Master’s of Mixology bartending contest, and his restaurants have won such high honors as Best Tapas in our local media for seven straight years.

So who is this mystery man, the culinary genius who keep our tastebuds happy and our bellies full? I’d like to introduce you to the man, the myth, the legend… Alvaro “Al” Rojas.

Lesley Wood, manager of Milk & Honey praises him, “Al’s awesome! He’s a lot of fun, super energetic and allows you a lot of freedom. What can I say? He is an incredible human being.” Felipe Nunez, bartender at Alcazar, has this to say about

Al: “He trusts the people around him to run things. I actually really enjoy it (work).”

Anna Sacks, co-owner of The Bourbon Room, couldn’t be happier to have a partner like him, “Al is at once creative and deeply pragmatic, heart-driven and fiercely hardworking... beautiful qualities all, and rare in combination.”

Seriously?! Who is this guy, right? His coworkers and employees rave about him so much, that I was starting to doubt he actually existed.

Only one way to find out…

Al’s the Man

When I first arrived at The Loft in the Funk Zone, I didn’t know what to expect, but Al’s gentle disposition immediately put me at ease. Our conversation carried from food to philosophy back to culture and jumped to design. Of course, it may seem haphazard to some of you, but for Al and many other creative people I know (myself included), it is all related. One idea leads to the next and the possibilities can be endless. Just master the skill of follow-through, like Al has, and there is nothing but success ahead.

Part visionary/ part madman, Al knows what he wants and he goes after it. He ROFESSIONAL JEWELRY SERVICE is incredibly hands-on in the kitchen, as well as the building and design of each of his restaurants. He showed me an Repairs • Cleaning elderflower-infused liquor he developed, Resizing • Settings and the digital designs he created for the future outdoor expansion of the Bourbon Restring Room. He told me how he made the Free Quotes tables at Milk & Honey with his own two hands too. And the first change he made to Alcazar was when he attacked the corny mural of kittens chasing butterflies with a MONDAYS – SATURDAYS roller and a bucket of red paint.

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Al has worked every position: server, cook and even dishwasher because, believe it or not, there’s a shortage of dishwashers in Santa Barbara (psst... if you need a gig, he’s got a job for you). These restaurants are his life and he pours every bit of himself and his time into them, something he learned from his parents.

The Early Years Born in Mexico City, Al was only one year old when his parents immigrated to Palo Alto, California. His father opened a restaurant in their neighborhood, selling carnitas by the pound for 30 years. When he was a gawky preteen, Al’s first job was as a server there. But that didn’t last long, and he quickly realized that he is better behind the curtain than on the stage.

While Al was attending UCSB for Bio Science, he joked with his roommate about opening a burrito stand. And in 1991, just 12 units shy of a diploma, Al dropped out and his father co-signed for the lease on his first restaurant, Chilango’s Mexican Restaurant.

He laughs when he talks of the experience: “I really had no idea what I was doing. I was learning as I went.”

There is just as much learned with

each success as there is with each failure.

Al charged onward, opening up Milk & Honey, and his latest smash hit, The Bourbon Room in Goleta. (Stay with me here. Don’t lose the breadcrumbs.)

When Alcazar opened up 14 years ago, Al realized that he needed to up his game.

One night when he jumped behind the bar, not knowing much about cocktails, he proceeded to scare off customers with his transmission fluid-like concoctions.

“I saw them take one look at it and get up and leave.” He swore to himself that would never happen again. And instead of getting mad, he jumped on a plane and traveled to Cuba, where he learned mixing from the masters (try the Mojitos). This trip is also where he discovered Paladars, underground kitchens, which gave him the idea to create Spare Parts Bistro, a pop-up dining experience, with Chef Weston Richards, formerly of Julienne, whom Al met while he was serving as a consultant on The Pub, which has since turned into Seven, which is on the same street at Al’s Loft project. (Whew!)

In the two hours Al and I spent talking, I felt like I barely scratched the surface on what is means to be a restaurant owner.

But there are three qualities that are essential and one book: • Support: The support of your family, friends and staff is essential as you will never work harder in your life and no one accomplishes anything alone.

• Vision: See what you want, go for it and do not settle for anything less.

• Passion: Love what you do. This is a lifestyle and a way of living, not a paycheck.

• Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. Get it, read it!

So, like Al said, keep cooking, keep creating and remember that you never know what your next idea could lead to… hey, I’m having an idea right now.

It involves great food and a craft cocktail up at the Bourbon Room or another of Al’s places.

See you there.

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Santa BarBara | 4172 Cresta Avenue | Offered at $5,950,000 Santa Barbara | Tiffany Doré & Cathy O’Neill | 805.689.1052 Tiffany and Cathy represented the buyer.

Montecito | 1821 Fernald Point Lane | Offered at $4,125,000 Montecito Coast Village Road | Suzanne Perkins | 805.895.2138 Suzanne represented the seller.

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Montecito | 1075 Cold Springs Road | Offered at $3,400,000 Montecito Coast Village Road | Vivienne Leebosh | 805.689.5613 Vivienne represented the seller.

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Santa BarBara | 2232 Santa Barbara Street | Offered at $3,295,000 Santa Barbara | William & Rose Marie Reed | 805.896.3002 Montecito Coast Village Road | Darcie McKnight & Jay Krautmann 805.451.4527 Bill & Rose Marie represented the seller. Jay & Darcie represented the buyer.

Santa BarBara | 4687 Via Roblada | Offered at $2,995,000 Santa Ynez Valley | Patty Murphy | 805.680.8571 Patty represented the buyer.

Montecito | 526 Las Fuentes Drive | Offered at $2,975,000 Montecito Upper Village | Dave Kent & Sally Bromfield | 805.969.2149 Dave & Sally represented the seller.

Montecito | 482 Woodley Road | Offered at $2,850,000 Montecito Coast Village Road | Janet Caminite | 805.896.7767 Janet represented the buyer.

Santa BarBara | 1220 Cima Linda Lane | Offered at $2,395,000 Montecito Upper Village | Karen Strickland | 805.455.3226 Karen represented the buyer.

Santa BarBara | 30 Alston Place | Offered at $2,165,000 Montecito Coast Village Road | Dan Johnson | 805.895.5150 Dan represented the seller and the buyer.

Santa BarBara | 10 West Mountain Drive | Offered at $2,150,000 Montecito Upper Village | Marie Larkin | 805.680.2525 Marie represented the seller.

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