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Lynda Millner gets on track at Railroad Days, full-steam ahead with engineer hats and a scavenger hunt, p. 14
Conducting Business
Joshua Weilerstein trades his baseball bat for a baton and strikes up the band for MAW’s Concerto Night, p. 22
Alberto Valner’s project on former Turk Hessellund Nursery property nears completion; Crown Castle’s proposed wireless upgrade inches along; historic Juarez/Hosmer Adobe’s fate secured; and voters approve MFPD’s Measure N2014 (stories begin on p.10)
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial James Buckley acknowledges the Village Fourth Parade & Celebration winners and thanks volunteers, including Diane Pannkuk and Dana Newquist, who go out with a blast 6 Montecito Miscellany Ellen DeGeneres launches lifestyle brand; Jake Klentner at SB Polo Club; Fabien Cousteau breaks grandfather’s record; Jessica Simpson’s wedding; Oprah in stiltlike high heels; Jesse Alexander’s book on the Monaco Grand Prix; Burl Ives’s estate for sale; Pete Johnson at Lotusland festival; Yachts of Love crusade; Cheryl Doty paintings at Maison K; Tallulah Bankhead tribute at the New Vic; MAW summer festival in the air; Travis Hawley nuptials at SB Polo Club; Malcolm Forbes yacht available for charter 8 Letters to the Editor Linda Stewart-Oaten on global warming; in defense of Montecito Water District; 4th of July parade; Arthur Merovick’s ponders water question; Dudley Morris seeks more answers; Justin Fareed expresses thanks; what a wonderful world; power versus freedom; Verizon’s horizon; something is afoot; Kathy Mora on lies and statistics; Edo McGowan and Minnesota 10 Village Beat Alberto Valner’s mixed-use project due in fall; update on Crown Castle’s wireless antenna system; the latest on Juarez/Hosmer Adobe; and voters approve ballot measure N2014 11 This Week Mad Science; SB Maritime Museum exhibit and lecture; Kathleen Asbo at La Casa de Maria; Kathryn Phillips hosts Pug Party; book signings Tecolote and Chaucer’s; Twenty Feet from Stardom at Carpinteria Library; Food and Wine Safari with Ken Brown; Summer Concert Series; puppets at Montecito Library Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 14 Seen Around Town Lynda Millner is all aboard Annual Railroad Days, enjoys the Slingshot event at Alpha Resource Center’s Art Forum, and pays her respects at the SB Maritime Museum
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22 Music Academy of the West Steve Libowitz has a heart to heart talk with conductor Joshua Weilerstein, then gazes at what’s ahead on the MAW itinerary 30 Celebrating History Hattie Beresford goes back in time to the Romantic Ranchero Era as part of the SB Historical Museum’s “Project Fiesta!” exhibit 32 Legal Advertisement 35 On Entertainment The Frack Free Music Festival takes place Saturday at the Paradise Store, while four plays take the stage at four different venues 36 Calendar of Events California Wine Festival; Fermentation Festival; Concerts in the Park; Sings Like Hell series; Chris Cain; Roni Benise and The Spanish Guitar; Minnie Driver plays on; Art~niture; Polka Dot Alley – the Red & Blue Shoes at Lobero; and Henry Kapono at SOhO 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer
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The All-Encompassing, All-American Village Fourth
(from left) Village Fourth emcee Mindy Denson helped salute outgoing Village Fourth Committee chairman Diane Pannkuk, incoming chairman Alicia St. John, Dana “Uncle Sam” Newquist, and former Montecito Association president Dick Nordlund at the beginning of the celebrations in Lower Manning Park
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ontecito Journal had no issue last week, as we were all on vacation, so we apologize for the delay in coverage of this year’s Village Fourth Parade & Celebration. Needless to say (but we’ll say it anyway), a huge percentage of Montecito residents turned out to either “march” in this year’s 19th Annual Montecito Association Village Fourth Parade or watch it from the sidelines to cheer on the parade entrants. This year’s winners, in the various categories: Patriotic: Kids of America (Melinda Werner & Co); Musical: Papa Heinz & Co (Heinz Trilck & Co); Funny: USA All-American (Shannon Ashamalla & Co); Cutest: Mia Talerico (Claire Talerico & Co; Original: Taran Family (Sissy Taran & Co, 10th year in a
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’m assuming you were being facetious when you pretended not to understand the meaning of the phrase “climate deniers” to indicate those who deny that human activity has any impact on climate (“Fracking Flat-Earthers” MJ # 20/26). I’m furThursday, July 31 ther giving you the benefit of the doubt in assuming that you were 2:00pm - 4:00pm only joking when you embraced the El Montecito Luddite “Flat-Earther” title. If that’s the case, then surely you know that Presbyterian Church Senior Planning Services the scientific meanings of “climate” Brad Tisdale RSVP: 805.966.3312 and “weather” are not interchangeTisdale Insurance & Estate Services able and synonymous. Having had many chemistry coursBill Batty es, I understand the composition and HICAP properties of CO2. However, Mr. Jeanette Macias [James] Buckley lost me completely when he summed up with this cheerReverse Mortgage Professionals ful comment: “In other words, CO2 is pretty good stuff.” Yes, it’s pretty good For more information call 805.966.3312 or stuff... until there’s too much of it. As the Union of Concerned Scientists visit www.SeniorPlanningServices.com. state in their Global Warming 101, Shared with you by All Saints-By-The-Sea Church, El Montecito Presbyterian “When CO2 and other heat-trapping Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, & Montecito Covenant Church. emissions are released into the air, they act like a blanket, holding heat in our atmosphere and warming the planet. Overloading our atmosphere ging Seminar Part 2 - MJ 4.08x4.858 v1.indd 1 7/11/14 3:43with PM carbon has far-reaching effects for people all around the world, The best little paper in America including rising sea levels, increas(Covering the best little community anywhere!) ing wildfires, more extreme weather, deadly heat waves and more severe Publisher Timothy Lennon Buckley droughts.” Editor At Large Kelly Mahan • Managing Editor James Luksic • Design/Production Trent Watanabe According to Scientific American, we Associate Editor Bob Hazard Associate Publisher Robert Shafer have reached CO2 levels of 400 ppm. This is a level the earth hasn’t experiAdvertising Manager/Sales Susan Brooks • Advertising Specialist Tanis Nelson • Office Manager / Ad Sales enced in [more than] 800,000 years, a Christine Merrick • Proofreading Helen Buckley • Arts/Entertainment/Calendar/Music Steven Libowitz time before humans existed. That is a Books Shelly Lowenkopf • Columns Ward Connerly, Erin Graffy, Scott Craig, Julia Rodgers very sobering thought. Gossip Thedim Fiste, Richard Mineards • History Hattie Beresford Humor Jim Alexander, Ernie Witham, We have no way of knowing Mr. Grace Rachow • Photography/Our Town Joanne A. Calitri • Society Lynda Millner Buckley’s source for the information Travel Jerry Dunn • Sportsman Dr. John Burk • Trail Talk Lynn P. Kirst Medical Advice Dr. Gary Bradley, Dr. Anthony Allina • Legal Advice Robert Ornstein which led him to claim “...that Earth hasn’t warmed up for the past fifPublished by Montecito Journal Inc., James Buckley, President teen years.” But all the reputable sciPRINTED BY NPCP INC., SANTA BARBARA, CA entific sources I’ve read say otherwise. NOAA (National Oceanic and Montecito Journal is compiled, compounded, calibrated, cogitated over, and coughed up every Wednesday Atmospheric Administration) which by an exacting agglomeration of excitable (and often exemplary) expert edifiers at 1206 Coast Village closely monitors things like this, says Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA 93108. “... the upward trend in the globalHow to reach us: Editorial: (805) 565-1860; Sue Brooks: ext. 4; Christine Merrick: ext. 3; Classified: ext. 3; FAX: (805) 969-6654; Letters to Editor: Montecito Journal, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, ly averaged temperature shows that CA 93108; E-MAIL: news@montecitojournal.net more areas are warming than cooling. From 1880 to 2012, the globally averaged surface temperature rose by You can subscribe to the Journal!! 0.85° C (1.5°F). The rate of temperature Please fill out this simple form and mail it to us with your payment increase has risen as well. For the last 50 years, global temperature rose at an My name is:____________________________________________________________________________ average rate of about 0.13°C (around My address is:____________________________________________________________ ZIP__________ one-quarter degree Fahrenheit) per Enclosed is ____________ $150 for the next 50 issues of Montecito Journal to be delivered via First Class Mail decade – almost twice as fast as the 0.07°C per decade increase observed P.S. Start my subscription with issue dated: over the previous half-century. In the Please send your check or money order to: Montecito Journal, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA 93108 next 20 years, scientists project that
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global average temperature will rise by around 0.2°C (about one-third of a degree Fahrenheit) per decade. “ It doesn’t sound like much, but we’ve already seen how fast glaciers are melting. Sincerely, Linda Stewart-Oaten Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: I only hope our readers have the fortitude to stay with this, especially since Ms Stewart-Oaten’s original letter concerned the perceived dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), but then equated fracking with global warming. 1) She has obviously made up her mind that not only is fracking “dangerous,” but that global warming via the abundance or over-abundance of CO2 is such an immediate threat that she is willing to hand over control of her (and my and your) breathing apparatus to a third party, namely the U.S. government and the United Nations. In case you didn’t know, when humans and other animals exhale, they are exhaling carbon dioxide, otherwise known as CO2. When governments have wrested control of your ability to exhale freely, well, there’s pretty much nothing they won’t be able to control. 2) Incontrovertible temperature readings have made it quite clear that there has been no noticeable warming on Earth since 1997. Look it up. The international community of “hiatus deniers” has stumbled all over itself in explaining this as an anomaly, albeit one that may “last another twenty years.” 3) The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, even at four parts per million, is negligible and certainly doesn’t rise to the level of alarm. In any case, giving worldwide governments the ability to tax and dole out carbon dioxide emission permission is foolhardy and dangerous. Plus, the carbon commissars are likely to achieve... nothing, except that when nothing is achieved, they’ll be there demanding more resources, higher carbon taxes, larger penalties and... bigger staffs and higher pay for themselves. 4) The glaciers have been receding since the most recent “Little Ice Age” ended in about 1850. –J.B.)
Water Runs Deep
Re: M. Markez’s recent open letter (MJ # 20/25) to the Montecito Water District (MWD). I have worked with the present and past board members and staff of the MWD for many years, some as far back as almost 25 to 30 years. Through the years and present, the 17 – 24 July 2014
district representatives have always performed to serve the district and its citizens with honesty and integrity. They have always acted in the best interests of the MWD. M. Markez has a lot to learn regarding the water problems of MWD, the county, and state, as well as Nevada and Arizona. Robert Lieberknecht Carpinteria
Marching in July
My children and I would like to thank the Montecito Community and parade organizers for the wonderful 4th of July parade. It is so nice in this hi-tech world to still have the joy of a community “Norman Rockwell” parade. My three-year-old twin boys loved it, and as the parade ended they said, “I want to see it again!” Unfortunately, I couldn’t replay it. It made quite an impact on them, as awakening the next morning the first thing one of them said was, “ I want to go to the parade,” which was seconded by his brother. We appreciate the effort and wanted you to know that the parade remains with them as we are doing a lot of marching at our house. Thank you, Charlotte Terzian Montecito
Time for Planning Here
I recently received a letter from my grandson regarding the water challenges we face in California. He asked a question which I had trouble answering: “If we put a man on the moon almost 50 years ago, cured all kinds of serious diseases, have computers to solve the most complex problems and have the technology to pipe oil from one part of our country to another, why do we sit by, as one part of our country is experiencing devastating floods, while enormous sections of the country are in a serious drought?” It is an especially difficult question to answer, given how often we have experienced the same circumstances. Couple that with how many times we have sat idle as the runoff from our rare rains makes its way down our streets and creeks into the ocean. My answer is a weak one, having to do with suspect national priorities, the lack of intelligent planning, and the absence of will in our commitment to the next generation. You may not be surprised that I have not responded to my grandson yet. Arthur Merovick Former Headmaster Laguna Blanca School (Editor’s note: “our commitment to
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The project is to allow Verizon Wireless to have stronger signal strength in Montecito, expanding the system into Romero Canyon, Lilac Drive, Bella Vista Drive, and along North Jameson Road from Santa Isabel Lane to Ortega Hill Road, via 27 antenna pole sites. Two-feet long antennas are proposed to be placed on existing utility poles, in addition to new cabling and a utility box near each site, some of which will be located underground. In some cases the utility boxes would be in the public right-of-way, possibly impacting pedestrian traffic. Those boxes would be required to have a bright colored sticker adhered to them, warning utility crews and the public of the electromagnetic field, per federal guidelines. Before being seen by the MPC, the project was evaluated by the Montecito Board of Architectural Review, which gave suggestions on how to minimize the network’s impact on the community by moving several pole locations, undergrounding the utility boxes where feasible, and painting the utility boxes to blend in with surrounding foliage. The Montecito Association has also taken a position: agreeing with the MPC that the project would have a substantial contribution to the visual blight caused by existing utility equipment. The planning commission also took issue with the size of the project, and questioned the need for such a significant network. Several commissioners called into question the “gap in coverage” cited by the applicant as a reason for building the large network. The Montecito Association agreed, and sent a letter to the board of supervisors stating their belief that the newly installed Verizon antenna tower on Santa Angela Lane will address the alleged gap in service. Crown Castle has maintained that the project is necessary to accommodate the continued growth in data service, not necessarily cell phone coverage. The revisions to the project will be heard by the MPC at a special hearing next Thursday, July 24.
Juarez/Hosmer Adobe Update
On Tuesday, July 1, the fate of one of Montecito’s Historic Landmarks, the Juarez/Hosmer Adobe, was in the hands of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors (BOS). The board heard from the Pearl Chase Society, which appealed the decision made by the County’s Historic Landmarks Advisory Committee (HLAC), which would have allowed the demolition and subsequent replication of the adobe. Located on San Ysidro Road, adja-
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This Week in and around Montecito
TUESDAY, JULY 22
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860)
THURSDAY, JULY 17 Wives and Daughters: California’s Women Lighthouse Keepers The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum celebrates the opening of its new exhibit “Wives and Daughters, California’s Women Lighthouse Keepers” with a lecture by Willard Thompson about the women who tended the lights on the California coast from 1856 to the start of the 20th century. One was a socialite and another a successful naturalist; one an admiral’s daughter and another a helpless eye witness to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. And one – Julia F. Williams – stayed steadfastly at her post protecting ships coming and going from Santa Barbara for 40 years while the town transitioned from a small enclave of adobe houses to a thriving Victorian American City. Thompson is a member of the Museum’s board of directors and the author of Keepers of the Light, The History of the Point Conception Lighthouse, and other books. He is an award-winning writer, lecturer, and historian living in Montecito, with his wife, Jo. His two novels of historical fiction, Dream Helper and Delfina’s Gold, are part of his Chronicles of California trilogy. When: 7 pm, members-only reception at 6:15 pm Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members Info: www.sbmm.org
THURSDAY, JULY 17 Mad Science Mad Science transforms laboratory science into fun, interactive learning experiences for kids from K-6. When: 10:30 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
FRIDAY, JULY 18 Finding the Light Within Explore the stories of Mary Magdalene, an intimate companion of Jesus and spiritual teacher. Through art, music, and literature, learn ancient spiritual practices for discovering your own inner light and connection with the divine. Kathleen
Asbo, PhD, a mythologist, musician, and spiritual director, has lectured on Mary Magdalene at the Oxford Roundtable, the Assisi Institute, and the Graduate Theological Institute. When: 7:30 pm through Sunday, July 20, at 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: $375 for residents, $275 for commuters Info: www.lacasademaria.org
SATURDAY, JULY 19 Pugaritaville The Pug Party in Santa Barbara has returned, “Pugarita Style” at the Santa Barbara Estate of Kathryn Phillips on the Riviera. Hold on to your sombreros
Film Screening Carpinteria Arts Center’s Flicks Clique Film Series presents: Twenty Feet from Stardom. The film is the brainchild of late entertainment executive, former Montecito resident and Crane dad, Gil Friesen, and was directed by Crane Country Day School alum Morgan Neville (Crane ’81). The film chronicles the lives of six female background singers, and was the 2014 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary. When: 7 pm Where: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue Info: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org for an afternoon of music by Latin sounds, Vincent & Vedant. Made-to-order Mexican food by Rasta Taco, refreshing margaritas, beer, and of course the pug fiesta! Costume contest for the most macho senior pug and the most bonita senorita, and raffle prizes throughout the day. All is included in the admission and 100 percent of the proceeds benefits Central Coast Pug Rescue, formerly Pug Rescue of Santa Barbara. Pugs, kids, and dogs welcome. Please bring a blanket and beach chair. When: 1 pm to 4 pm Where: 1809 Mira Vista Avenue Tickets: $50 for adults, $15 for kids under 12 Info: 978-5888 Book Signing at Tecolote Margo and Jeff Barbakow will introduce Laurel Braitman, PhD, author of the new book, Animal Madness. She’ll speak about her fascinating research and sign copies of the book. When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977
SUNDAY, JULY 20 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Teddy Steinkellner will sign his newest
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 Food and Wine Safari Meet Ken Brown, a true pioneer winemaker in Santa Barbara County. Take advantage of this special opportunity to listen to this rock star of the wine industry. Compare, side-by-side, Chardonnays and Pinots, from different vineyards. Ken will join the Biltmore’s executive chef Alessandro Cartumini and chef Grant MacDonald. When: 6 pm Where: Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $110 for five courses and wine Info and RSVP: Elizabeth, (805) 698-3426, or Elizabeth@foodandwinesafari.com
THURSDAY, JULY 24 Summer Concert Series Montecito’s Music Academy of the West presents a series of 60-minute concerts featuring MAW fellows When: 2 pm Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street Info: www.sbmuseart.org Swazzle Puppets Presents “B.A.R.K. the Robot Dog” Swazzle is a puppet company dedicated to the art of live puppetry. This time, they’ll take young readers on an adventure with furry and funny friends, as Swazzle presents a comical story, B.A.R.K. the Robot Dog. When: 4 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 •MJ
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cent to Manning Park, the 1830s adobe and attendant structures, which date back from the 1870s, have been designated as County Historic Landmark number 34 since 1998. The property houses several structures including a one-room adobe, a wooden frame addition to the adobe, a two-story water tower, a farm storage shed addition, a 1930s frame cottage, and two trees. The property was purchased in 2009 by developer Brian Kelly. His LLC, which includes his sister Katie Hay, had plans to restore the structures to create a livable private estate, and they applied for a Land Use Permit to develop on the site and rehabilitate the adobe, water tower, and redwood cottage in 2009. Finding the conditions of the structures considerably more deteriorated than previously thought, the company returned to HLAC in January 2014 and requested a change from a Rehabilitation Plan to a Reconstruction Plan. The owners cited the work of three experts, who deemed the structures unsafe and in decay, due to lack of maintenance, water damage, and pest infestation. HLAC moved forward in allowing the owners to demolish the adobe and create a replica, instead of restoring the original structure. “This move would have destroyed much of the site’s historical value and significance,” says Pearl Chase vice president Hattie Beresford, who attended the BOS hearing. The Montecito Association supported the Pearl Chase Society’s appeal on the grounds that HLAC had not followed several important procedural steps that are in place to ensure the protection of the county’s historic resources. Beresford says the appeal was also supported by the greater community, including descendents of the Juarez and Hosmer families. In response to one of the concerns raised in the appeal, the owners willingly hired a structural engineer, Nels Roselund, who has expertise in restoration of 19th-century adobes. After his assessment of the condition of the adobe, Mr. Roselund determined the adobe structure contained many bricks which had lost their structural integrity but that there were many more which could be saved. He assessed that the adobe would have to be disassembled and reassembled, and in instances where the bricks were not salvageable, they could be remade using clay from the compromised bricks. He reported to the board that there was no need for the change to a reconstruction plan, because under a rehabilitation plan, there is to be retention of as much historic material as possible. Both sides – the property owners and the Pearl Chase Society – agreed with Roselund’s assessment. The super-
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visors also agreed, and overturned HLAC’s decision in part, but declined to impose certain conditions the Pearl Chase Society thought were needed in the applicant’s revised Rehabilitation Plan. “There is a great concern that their plan makes no provisions for protection from the elements for the adobe during the process of disassembly, and we feel that the plan lacks detailed ways and means of achieving the rehabilitation,” Beresford lamented. The second portion of the appeal dealt with procedural violations on the part of HLAC. An ongoing concern is that the county has no system in place to prevent the degradation of its historic landmarks from lack of care and regular maintenance. “If something is worthy of becoming an official County Historic Landmark, then surely there should be measures the county can take to ensure its well-being,” Beresford said. “It’s unconscionable that landmarks are allowed to degrade to the point that much of their historic fabric is beyond repair.” County staff is now charged with issuing a new Land Use Permit to the owners, which will include the conditions set forth by the board of supervisors.
Voters Approve N2014
Montecito Fire Protection District voters overwhelmingly approved the district’s recent all-mailed ballot measure, N2014; it was the fifth consecutive time the issue has been submitted to the voters. The measure overrides Proposition 4 from 1979, which puts limits on government spending. “We are extremely happy that this election has passed with a high level of support once again,” fire chief Chip Hickman stated in a press release from the district. “The continued passage of this measure validates the residents’ desire for Montecito Fire to continue providing paramedic and fire protection at the service levels they currently receive.” Although voter turnout was lower than in years past (only 29.82 percent of registered voters cast votes), 91.89 percent voted in favor of the measure. The Fire District must receive voter approval every four years to override Proposition 4, allowing the district to spend all that it collects above the previous spending limits. Appropriation spending limits are calculated using the previous year’s maximum multiplied by changes in the cost of living and in population. Montecito voters have approved the ballot measure since the district’s first Proposition 4 Override election in 1998. For more information, visit www. •MJ montecitofire.com. 17 – 24 July 2014
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primarily interested in the terrain and layout, hauling and moving much of the dirt by hand. He has now expanded onto his neighbor’s backyard (with permission, of course). I wish I had someone who wanted to “landscape” my yard, trains and all. The Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara (PASB) is celebrating its 35th year. Their motto is “You may have Parkinson’s, but Parkinson’s does not have you.” Another mantra to live by was written by Robert Brault: “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” If you or someone you know is living with Parkinson’s, the PASB is there to extend a helping hand with support and knowledge. You can become a Parkinson’s Partner and help keep their programs alive. Call 683-1326 for information or visit www.MyPASB. org.
Slingshot program manager Allison Taylor, associate development director for Alpha Thrift Marisa Pasquini, and Slingshot assistant manager Tina Kerrigan
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has a newly upgraded exhibit honoring 23 sailors who lost their lives September 8, 1923, in the largest peacetime disaster in U.S. Navy history. Executive director Greg Gorga welcomed guests to a free lecture and reception to celebrate the opening, with thanks to sponsors Steve Epstein and John Woodward.
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SBMM speaker George Writer for the Tragedy at Honda event and past board president and current member Steve Epstein
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held a 1st Thursday “pop up” gallery show at Union Bank’s HillCarrillo Adobe (community partners center) bringing some of the art along displayed in the courtyard and conference room. The adobe has quite a history as told on a plaque by the front door. “Built in 1826 by Daniel Hill of Massachusetts for his bride Rafaela Luisa Ortega y Olivera, granddaughter of Jose Francisco Ortega, founder and first commandante of the Royal Presidio Santa Barbara. Later occupied by family of Guillermo Carrillo. Here in 1850 the first city council met. Preserved and presented to Santa Barbara Foundation by Major and Mrs. C. Fleischmann.” Wine and treats were served to the entire 1st Thursday crowd as attendees viewed the unique, fun, and sometimes quirky contemporary art. As Nora Eriksen said, “Congratulations to you all on the birthing of Slingshot. Our artists are going to blossom!” And they have. Slingshot program manager is Allison Taylor. Associate development director is Marisa Pasquini, with Slingshot assistant manager Tina Kerrigan and Sue Dumm as artist representative and community liaison. Gallery hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or by appointment. The phone is 770-3878 or go to facebook.com/slingshotart forum.
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The standing-room-only crowd, filed into the museum theater, where kudos were given to the exhibit team of curator Emily Falke, designer Debi Van Zyl, and researcher Robert Schwemmer. The exhibit honors the Writer family. As Greg said, “George Writer is past board president and drove the lease buy-out campaign while wife Judy is always there.” George’s grandfather, LCdr. Leslie E. Bratton commanded the USS Stoddert, the last destroyer in the column (which didn’t follow the leader or sink), and he served as Judge Advocate at the Court of Inquiry and Court Martial. George told us the story. On a foggy night in September 1923, fourteen destroyers were heading from San Francisco to their home base in San Diego. Seven of the ships crashed into jagged rocks at Honda Point, just above Point Arguello. A series of events led to the tragedy, beginning with the sinking of the SS Cuba at 4 am the same day on San Miguel Island. The destroyer captains feared turning too late and missing the entrance to the Santa Barbara Channel, where they might sink as well. Also, the Navy had just begun using radio navigation technology but the lead commander, Captain Watson, didn’t trust the readings. Instead, he relied on “dead reckoning” to calculate his position. As George remarked, “Common sense did not prevail.” Surprisingly, around 800 sailors were saved, and they thought they were on San Miguel Island until they heard a train go by. A few of the last ships did
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the next generation” is, as you suggest, virtually non-existent, so it may be a long while before you can respond appropriately to your grandson! – J.B.)
More Infrastructure Needed
Bob Hazard’s lucid and balanced water editorial (MJ # 20/26) was a refreshing change from some of the vitriol on our drought that you have published in the letters column recently. But while his recommendations seem desirable, I think he is rather short on the details of how to actually get the work done. There is no local government authority in Montecito to coordinate such an effort unless the water board could be empowered to act. The City of Santa Barbara might be persuaded to act with us but it is doubtful. In 2009, I served on a long-range capital planning committee for the City of Santa Barbara that assessed the city’s capital needs for the next decade. We spent a considerable amount of time reviewing the city’s water adequacy, and the final plan contained several measures for insuring the infrastructure would be in place to handle the water needs of the future. One of the items that was taken off the table in our final report, however, was the reopening of the desalinization plant. It was considered two expensive at the time, and lack of political support. Maybe things have changed enough so this project could have new life. We have the technology, and there are plenty plants such as in San Diego to copy. This is a project that the water board could have the authority to undertake. Ditto for water reclamation. Santa Barbara has a highly efficient opera-
tion to emulate. One question is whether Montecito has the governance authority to undertake such a massive infrastructure project. Santa Barbara County government has been notably silent on all of this, though [it has] the governmental authority to borrow and incur debt. While we cherish our semi-rural environment here, our lack of an effective local government is our Achilles heel in times of crisis. I hope Mr. Hazard will follow up with an article that addresses the how to – and whether our semi-rural government is really up the task, or whether we need a more effective government to look after our local needs. Dudley Morris Montecito
Good, Close Race
Words never will be sufficient to express my deepest appreciation for the time, consideration, and support each of you has afforded me over the course of the last seven months. It was not until June 18 that the final Congressional election results from June 3 were confirmed and published for our 24th District. Out of a field of eight challengers for Lois Capps’s seat, we finished 2nd in a statistical dead heat with Chris Mitchum, less than half of one percent difference separating the two of us. Starting as a first-time candidate who approached this arduous endeavor armed with little more than the vision that people can and will make a difference in the direction America is headed, we came together to run a campaign that gained national recognition and support. No one in this race worked harder, longer, covered
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more territory, and met more people than our team. Community members up and down our district came out in force and with genuine enthusiasm for our campaign. It has been an honor to have to work shoulder to shoulder with each of you. Ronald Reagan used to remind us that nothing “is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.” I firmly believe that fighting for a better America is a perpetual struggle. We must continue to focus our hearts and minds as if this whole struggle is dependent upon each and every one of us. It is this abiding attitude that will unify us. General Patton once said that “the test of success is not what you do while you’re on top, it’s about how high you bounce once you hit bottom.” When I was younger, I made a commitment to never give anything less than everything I have to offer. To continue to stretch and push myself and all those around me to get better; to be great. This is just the beginning. When contemplating what it takes to move our country in a new and better direction, I remain a man passionate, committed, and optimistic about our future; not just for our generation, but for generations to follow. In every way possible, I will continue to support reform that will move our country in a positive direction to restore fiscal sanity and create a prosperous and better tomorrow. In closing, again I thank you for your belief in me and for every expression of support you so genuinely afforded me. This was a team effort, and I was grateful to have had the opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with many of you. All the best, Justin Fareed Montecito
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Who needs Stalinist Communists when your less-than-friendly Obamunist Democrats automatically assume criminal activity on the part of any American individual, business, or corporation that parks money anywhere outside our 50-state domain. The federal progressive income tax is only 101 years old, and in that short time (compared to the 225-year life span of the Republic) we have “progressed” from a couple percent tax that was paid pretty much on the honor system to our current-day draconian octopus, which reaches across the globe with the power of a steel fist behind it. Nothing anymore is sacrosanct. There isn’t any sense of privacy anywhere that is beyond the warrant-power of the federal judiciary. There’s no longer any such thing as private property. Your wealth is simply leased back to you by the federal government after it lays claim to its “rightful” share. You must spend your wealth in ways deemed fit and suitable by the authorities, or you will be taxed to the hilt and the “hilt” gets “hiltier” each year. In my lifetime (since the end of World War II), America has gone from a free nation where everyone was expected to produce and carry [his
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or 10 hours per day. Concerned Americans – parents and non-parents – would appreciate thoughtful and successful solutions ASAP. One possibility would be to provide a daily classroom session before school starts or after school ends. It could be called the International Golden Rule session. The subjects taught would be those we need to use every day at home and work. For example, the students would learn about ethics, duty, courtesy, loyalty, self-reliance, hard work, and courage, etc. Important community speakers could be asked to come and talk to the students for a few minutes, in the interests of our community and the future. The U.S.A. is the finest, most wonderful nation on planet Earth. We must act now and begin helping our most vulnerable citizens go forth to a better world. G. Hebert Montecito
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or her] own weight, and where matters of wealth, property, and finances were extremely private affairs and definitely off-limits to polite citizens who honor the privacy of their neighbors and colleagues, to an aggregation of nebbish deadbeats who feel they can lay claim to knowing everything about everybody for fear that they aren’t forking over to the government their “fair and rightful share.” If this isn’t the next-to-the-last nail in the coffin of American freedom, it’s pretty darn close to it. David S. McCalmont Santa Barbara
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Run an Internet search for “Ana Trujillo guilty” and you will read the gruesome details of how Ms Trujillo perforated her boyfriend to death with stiletto heels. Search online for “Hillary attacked” and you’ll get millions of websites describing how the former first lady narrowly cheated death when another apparently deranged woman wearing stiletto heels threw one of the shoes at her. According to osteopathic.org, the health dangers of high heels (especially stilettos) include hip, back, and leg deformations, slips, falls, shortened tendons, strained ligaments, entanglement with automobile brake and accelerator pedals, and fatigue while standing in line waiting for double lattes. There are even YouTube videos without warning messages featuring women in heels performing death-defying synchronized tap-dance maneuvers that young girls could easily
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Jake was schooled in the game at John Westley’s facility at the club for the past three years. “Every day he takes his horses on the track to do sets and he never misses a practice,” says his mother, British interior designer Amanda Masters. “His confidence, seriousness, and dedication have risen this year from playing with professional adults and all the supportive coaching he has received from his father and other players. “They don’t go easy on him. He is going strong and steady and seems to be playing safely. He is in tune with the horses, and that is one of the most important aspects of the game.” Jake’s parents hope that, in due course, he’ll play polo at a great college. “Hopefully UVA,” says Amanda. “As long as he keeps improving, loving the sport, and staying safe, we will support his choice to follow in his father’s footsteps.” Clearly, a rising star to keep an eye on... Under the Sea Legendary ocean explorer Jacques
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The musicians here, of course, are just a few years younger than you, and it’s a special concerto night. What’s the big secret to making it work? I remember when I won that I really relied on the conductor for a lot of support because I hadn’t played with orchestras previously very much. It’s important to be there for the soloists, to make the entire experience feel like we’re all there for them, like a supportive family environment. Playing a concerto is hard; you’re very exposed, almost like you’re naked. So my goal is to come in there as a friend and help them feel more comfortable.
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oshua Weilerstein’s parents – violinist Donald and pianist Vivian – are accomplished classical musicians. His sister, Alisa, a cellist, is even more successful, enjoying a thriving international career as a soloist and playing in the well-regarded Weilerstein trio with her parents, not to mention winning a prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Award. So everyone knew Josh was going to play something when he was growing up. But nobody expected it would be baseball. “I just wasn’t particularly interested in studying music as a profession,” Weilerstein, a conductor, shared over the phone last week from his apartment in New York City. “I liked music a lot, of course, and even practiced a little bit, although not that much in the summer, which was baseball season. The violin was just a hobby. The passion came a lot later for me.” Indeed, Weilerstein didn’t even commit to a career in music until he was in his mid-teens, darn late for a typical prodigy (his sister began at 3, by comparison). But it would be fair to say that he’s made up for any lost time in the interim. The change was sudden and sure. At 15, Weilerstein went on tour with the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the New England Conservatory, where his parents are on the faculty, traveling with conductor Benjamin Zander to Central America. “(The orchestra) had just been something to do on Saturdays, but when we played concerts for these thousands of kids who had never seen a symphony before, it was stunning to see their reactions, a real eye-opening experience. The inspirational power of the music hit me at that moment and I decided I wanted to try to reach people who don’t hear it very often.”
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It was only three years later, right around the time that Weilerstein spent the first of two summers at MAW as a violin fellow in 2007, that he also became enamored with conducting. A year under the baton of Ludovic Morlot – who led the NEC orchestra as a visitor – sparked his interest and one viewing of a DVD of Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra sealed the deal. In 2009, at 21, he won the Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, Denmark, earning a series of engagements with major Scandinavian orchestras. Two years after that, a week before he turned 24, Weilerstein learned he’d been selected as one of two assistant conductors of the New York Philharmonic under music director Alan Gilbert. “That was surreal,” he recalled. “Just sitting on my couch and getting that phone call. I’ll never forget it.” He also hasn’t forgotten his summers at Miraflores, where he captured a coveted slot on the 2008 Concerto Night, performing the last two movements from the Shosktakovich violin concerto with conductor Daniel Hege. “That’s still a desert island piece for me,” Weilerstein recalled. “It was a total thrill from start to finish.” Now, as conductor for this year’s Concerto Night at the Granada on Saturday, Weilerstein will try to duplicate the experience for the three winning fellows: violinist Danbi Um (who will play the Walton concerto), French horn player Trevor Nuckols (Mozart’s second horn concerto), and pianist Micah McLaurin (Chopin’s second). Q. You’ve made a fast start in conducting. Can you talk about the youth movement in the field? A. I think it’s mostly a product
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of the times. The younger-is-better thing – and excitement about young conductors and musicians is in vogue and it’s really captivated people. I’m not sure if it’s a trend that’s going to last, but what I’ve found is that a lot of my friends who are in this field have bought into the collaborative aspect. Some of the conductors who were very well-known and powerful also had a very tyrannical style, where they ruled harshly. We’ve found that trying to give musicians more of a voice is something they appreciate. I much prefer to collaborate. What is the process like for you? A lot of it is just listening. Oftentimes I don’t even have to conduct. They can play it very well on their own. And it gives them a chance to rediscover their own energy. When you’re told what to do all the time, you close off and just do what you’re told. But if you’re encouraged, and in fact demanded to listen, then it can become like a string quartet or brass quintet again. That makes better music. How does that happen, especially when you come in to work with musicians who are significantly older than you and you’re asking them to do something different? It’s a challenge, to be sure. But I do have strong ideas, I am an ambitious musician and I am the conductor. But I am also willing to talk about them and discuss with them and remain open to other ideas. So they feel like I do have some ideas that I feel very strongly about, but I get them across as congenially as possible so that we make music together. I don’t want to feel like I’m playing the orchestra, but that they’re doing what they feel – if we can make a combination that works of both of those goals, then it’s ideal. That can be hard to do, but as a young conductor, I find that asking questions like “Does that work for you?” can be very important. There’s nothing worse than an arrogant conductor unless it’s an arrogant young conductor.
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Would you talk about the program? The Chopin is one of the most naturally beautiful pieces ever written. It’s a real piano showcase – the orchestra doesn’t do a whole lot. There are very intricate, fast lines on the piano, which is a challenge but also fun. If the orchestra can listen well, you can create a chamber music environment. The Mozart is an incredibly charming early piece that he wrote for a close friend but who he made fun of – he called him an ass and an ox all the time, which is how he dedicated it. The Walton was written right as WWII started in 1939. It’s quite beautiful but with a lot of darkness, too. There’s moody, wartime machinery in it, which I find very powerful. I haven’t played it myself; it’s not played all that often which makes it fun. What about “Tchaikovsky 5”? It’s one of the most popular pieces ever, for a good reason. It’s so expressive and powerful. It’s very triumphant at the end, but it looks back and sees how hard it was to get there. I don’t know a piece that feels quite as desperate at the end, with lots of darkness and energy. I find that overwhelmingly powerful. It will be even more amazing to play it with musicians who may not have performed it before.
This Week at MAW
Thursday, July 17: Don’t despair. There’s still one more chance to catch masterful pianist Jeremy Denk in action. The recently endowed MacArthur “Genius” Award-winner likely won’t be tickling the ivories much himself (though if last Monday’s solo piano class is any indication, he very well might sit down and demonstrate for a spell, too) but the multifaceted Denk should have plenty to offer to both the keyboardists and the string and other players at this afternoon’s piano chamber master class (1 pm; Lehmann Hall; $12 & $13).... Deborah Voigt, considered one of opera’s great dramatic sopranos, is in town for a stint as another of this year’s impressive roster of Mosher 17 – 24 July 2014
Guest Artists. But if you don’t already possess a ducat for tonight’s recital with the brilliant singer revered for her performances in Wagner, Strauss, Verdi, and others (including a recent triumph starring in Die Walkure at the Met) who is also a dynamic recitalist, you might have better luck with winning the lottery; it’s been sold out for months (8 pm; Hahn Hall). Friday, July 18: The year of the New York Philharmonic invasion of Montecito continues as Glenn Dicterow, who just a few days ago led the string chamber master class, steps in for the first of two sessions running the new string leadership master class. Technically Dicterow, now on the Music Academy of the West (MAW) faculty, isn’t part of the new partnership between MAW and the NY Phil that features residencies from five of the orchestra’s musicians, since Dicterow just retired from the New York orchestra earlier this year. No doubt the violin fellows will be paying rapt attention, as he did spend 35 years as the orchestra’s concert master (3:15 pm; Weinman Hall; $12 & $13).... You might still be able to elbow your way into Deborah Voigt’s vocal master class, though it’s also sold out (3:15 pm; Hahn). Saturday, July 19: “Super Solo Saturday” has arrived! During the day, the fellows from the voice and vocal piano programs get a chance to shine in performance mode outside of master classes in the annual Marilyn Horne Song Competition. All of the summer festival’s singers and vocal pianists will compete before a panel of distinguished judges – including Jeremy Geffen, director of artistic planning at Carnegie Hall; Matthew Epstein, artist manager and former artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago; and Alexander Neefsome, general director of the Canadian Opera Company, meaning folks who might very well hire them for professional gigs – for the highly coveted awards that come with a fully produced recital in New York. The singers are judged in many areas, including rapport and communication with listeners, so this is always a treat for the audience (10 am – noon & 1 pm – 4 pm; Hahn; $16 & $24).... In the evening, you’ll see just about all of the non-vocal piano instrumentalists on stage at the Granada, where MAW alumnus Joshua Weilerstein conducts the Academy Festival Orchestra in the annual Concerto Night, featuring the three winning fellows having the opportunity to perform in front of the full orchestra as soloists, followed by Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, an audience favorite. See my interview with Weilerstein above. (8 pm; Granada; $15-$48). 17 – 24 July 2014
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Monday, July 21: Ready for another genius? Pianist Jeremy Denk – who claimed a MacArthur Award just last fall – wound up his MAW residency late last week. Now comes Stephen Hough, the veteran British pianist who was the first classical performing artist to be awarded one of the extremely prestigious “Genius” prizes back in 2001. Of course, like Denk, Hough’s talent transcends mere concertizing brilliantly. He’s also a writer and composer who has won multiple accolades in every endeavor, including eight Grammy Awards. Hough – who played a recital at the Lobero for CAMA just last April – kicks off his MAW residency coaching the solo piano fellows in a master class this afternoon in an even more intimate venue (1 pm; Hahn Hall; $13/$15) before performing his own “Piano Sonata No. 2”, Notturno Luminoso, at the same venue tomorrow night as part of the Tuesday @ 8 series.... The annual Percussion Ensemble concert was mostly a curiosity when it showed up on the schedule several years ago; now it’s always a sellout. Both faculty members – Edward Atkatz and Michael Werner – join the five percussion fellows for the thrillingly rhythmic and ambitious evening, with the world premiere of a new Atkatz composition slated for the program (7:30 pm; Hahn; $29).
Today, they get guidance and gentle coaching from Martin Beaver, the Canadian violinist who held the first violin chair of the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet for its final 11 years ending just last summer. During his tenure, the ensemble performed on many of the major stages of the world, including Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House, and recorded the complete Beethoven quartets. Now he’ll pass on that experience to our lucky fellows in this afternoon string chamber master class (1 pm; Lehmann; $12/$13).... Carmen commences: After a particularly contagious flu bug hit much of the principal cast for the opera several years back, MAW instituted a new public Opera Covers performance so that the understudies could have a chance to sing through the whole opera in case they had to step in on
Tuesday, July 22: It’s a darn good year to be a violin fellow if you’re interested in chamber music. Not only have the fiddlers enjoyed regular instruction from faculty artist Peter Salaff, who was a founding member of the Cleveland Quartet, but also visitors such as the Takacs Quartet and former Minnesota Symphony concertmaster Jorja Fleezanus. It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. – Dolly Parton
short notice. It’s good training and an opportunity for them, and for us it’s an early chance to hear Bizet’s marvelous music performed live in its entirety by the vocal fellows and pianists in an intimate space (3:15 pm; Lehmann; $15).... Tonight’s Tuesday @ 8 program is another rare opportunity, as a huge contingent of faculty artists (15 in all, plus a percussion fellow) join together to play Debussy/Sachs’ “Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune” and Mahler/Klaus Simon’s “Symphony No. 4” bookending Hough’s piece (see above). The works are being played in homage to former MAW composer-in-residence Arnold Schoenberg, who early in his own career scored for chamber orchestra works that had originally been composed for full orchestra. Conductor James Gaffigan, who led the AFO for last year’s season-ending concert at the Granada, wields the baton for those two pieces before returning in August to conduct the full-scale production of Carmen (8 pm; Lobero Theatre; $42). Wednesday, July 23: The gifted and adventurous cellist Joshua Roman – who attended MAW at age 18 back in 2002, just four years before he was appointed principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony – came back to campus last season to lead the fellows in a couple of exciting off-campus events, including an evening at the Museum of Art. Now officially named Alumnus in Residence for the 2014 festival, Roman, who has been called a “classical rock star” for not only his exciting technique and exuberant personality but also his wide-ranging tastes and desire for outreach, will spend a full two weeks at Miraflores, with the public portion beginning with today’s cello master class (1 pm; •MJ Lehmann; $12/$13).
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 20) Cousteau’s grandson, Fabien, has broken his grandfather’s record for living underwater. He spent 31 days inside an undersea laboratory in the Florida Keys to break Jacques’ half-century-old record . Fabien, 46, spent the month observing fish behavior, studying the impact of ocean pollution and climate change, while measuring the effect of lengthy underwater stays on the human body. His team of scientists and filmmakers originally went to the Aquarius lab on June 1, and spent so much time underwater they began decompression therapy a day before heading to the surface. The group’s time spent 63 feet below the ocean’s surface necessitated 16 hours of decompression inside the school bus-sized laboratory to help them avoid getting the bends. “After thirty-one days underwater, Fabien and his crew are about to become land dwellers again,” the Mission 31 team tweeted before they came to the surface. The trip had been months in planning and seen several delays, but Fabien, the son of Santa Barbarabased oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau, founder of the 15-yearold Ocean Futures Society, finally achieved his goal. It was in 1963 that Jacques-Yves Cousteau and half a dozen divers he
ty-five degrees and ninety-five percent humidity,” says Andrew Shantz, a Fabien Ph.D. candidate in marine eco-science Cousteau creates new at Florida International University, world record who spent 17 days in the lab. for living Aquarius is the last undersea labunderwater oratory still operating. It sits on a patch of sand near deep coral reefs about nine miles south of Key Largo, Florida. Dozens of other undersea labs around the world have been mothballed due to high costs...
dubbed “oceanauts” spent 30 days inside an undersea lab called Conshelf II near the Port of Sudan. “There are a lot of challenges physically and psychologically,” says Fabien, who was born in Paris and grew up on his grandfather’s ships, Calypso and Alcyone. “The benefit is that the backyard is infinite.” Aquarius is air-conditioned with wireless Internet access, a shower, a bathroom, six bunks and portholes that give the occupants a 24-hour view of the surrounding marine life. Despite relatively smooth sailing, the team did experience a few difficulties. “One night, the air-conditioning stopped working and it got to nine-
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Exchanging Rings at the Ranch San Ysidro Ranch is continuing its long history as a major venue for celebrity weddings. Last month singer Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Linda Wallem, tied the knot there, as I exclusively revealed here, and last week actress Jessica Simpson and her husband, Eric Johnson, took over Ty Warner’s posh hostelry to welcome 275 guests for their nuptials. There were strict guidelines for guests who were sent a lengthy e-mail with “Dos and Don’ts” before the event, which kicked off with a July 4 barbecue bash featuring lobster dogs, corn fritters and shellfish, as well as baby-back ribs and beef brisket, with the theme “Let’s Celebrate the Red, White and Blue” before the black tie affair the next day, where cell phones and cameras were banned because of an exclusive deal the twosome had signed with People magazine, which has just run more than two dozen pictures from the event. Jessica, 33, wore a Carolina Herrera champagne and gold embroidered strapless-style gown and 12-carat diamond drop earrings, while her 34-year-old former football player fiancé was dashingly attired in a tux, as they walked down the aisle accompanied by music from an 18-piece
orchestra – including the Beach Boys’ hit “God Only Knows.” Eric’s father, Stephen, was best man, while Jessica’s mother, Tina, and her sister, Ashlee, were maids of honor at the “rustic chic” ceremony. There were 11 groomsmen and the couple’s daughter, Maxwell, 2, was flower girl, while son, Ace, 1, was ring bearer. Guests, including actress Jessica Alba, actor Topher Grace and girlfriend, Ashley Hinshaw, were shuttled to the ranch from their various hotels, including the Montecito Inn. The tony twosome started dating in 2010, but wedding plans suffered a major delay due to the birth of their two children. It was the second marriage for Jessica, who divorced singer Nick Lachey in 2006 after three years together. “The whole weekend was completely magical,” Jessica told People. “We’ve really built a wonderful life and it just keeps getting better.”... Cover Girl Former TV talk-show titan, Oprah Winfrey, is walking tall on the cover of the latest issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, though not particularly comfortably. She is seen teetering on a pair of five-inch heels by French designer Christian Louboutin, known for his high prices, high heels and signature bright red lacquered soles. “They’re like wearing stilts!” she bristled about her floral design platform sling-back shoes, which sell for $975. In a cover shoot by Ruven Afanador, Oprah, 60, looks feminine in a coral colored V-neck Todd Duncan sweater
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Humphries, a resident of John Carpinteria, California, died
on June 26 at the age of 77. He owned Montecito Village Travel for twenty years and was a Carpinteria ocean lifeguard for ten years. For condolence messages to his beloved wife Bette, the families and the full obituary please see www. mcdermottcrockett.com. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the City of Carpinteria Pool, 5775 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013, in memory of John Humphries The community is invited to celebrate John’s life at the Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. on Sunday, July 20 from 2:30 – 5:00.
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From Montecito to Monaco Photographer Jesse Alexander, a car enthusiast, has been attending the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo since the 1950s, so what better subject matter for his latest book? It took Jesse, 84, a year to put his impressive tome, Monaco: The Golden Age of the Grand Prix, together, one of ten projects he has published on auto racing. Using the website Kickstarter, he raised $46,616 from 338 backers to get the book to the printers. “Recently, I went back into my archive and uncovered many previously unpublished images, which prompted this latest project,” says Jesse, “This is not just an auto-racing book. What I’ve tried to do is paint a picture of the glamor, excitement, and romance of the golden age of motor sport in this tiny country that once a year hosts the most famous grand prix race in the world.” The book, which has a foreword by former world champion Formula One driver Scotsman Sir Jackie Stewart –
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Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Laurah Gomez, Penny Bianchi, and Donna Janegz at Lotusland (photo by Priscilla)
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cause were mayor Helene Schneider, Becky Berkus, Dee Dee Barthelmess, Lynda Tanner, Rick Keith, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Chris Jones, Peter and Sherrill Churchill, Tom Parker, Chuck and Stephanie Slosser, Peter and Francis Lufkin, Jack and Karen Byers, and Trish Davis... A Show for Cheryl
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BORN IN FRANCE… RAISED IN SANTA BARBARA Lotus Fest attendees Stan Shaner, Pete Johnson, Gwen Stauffer, Bruce McGuire, and Katie CastlebergHatch (photo by Priscilla)
A Flower Affair Lotus lovers were out in force when Lotusland held its 15th annual Lotus Fest at the 32-acre Montecito estate, created by Polish opera star Ganna Walska over a period of 43 years until she died in 1984. The lotuses in the Japanese Garden pond and water garden are all pink, Walska’s favorite color, and each lotus is at its peak for two to five days. “It is a beautiful, but very brief
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Taking on Tallulah Although she was only 5-foot-3, Tallulah Bankhead stood out with her baritone voice, witty personality, and decidedly wayward reputation. She took many lovers – men and women – and indulged in alcohol, cocaine, and endless cigarettes, eventually dying of emphysema in 1968. The Alabama native, who became a sensation in London where she spent eight years, is wonderfully brought home in the Ensemble Theatre Company’s Looped, its last production of its debut season at the New Vic. Well directed by local resident Glenn Jordan, who has been nominated for 21 Emmy Awards and won six, Diane Louise Salinger, who plays Tallulah, catches every nuance of the outrageous actress, peppering her dia-
Diane Louise Salinger as the irrepressible Tallulah Bankhead (photo credit: David Bazemore)
log with a string of expletives that would make a dockworker blush, as she dubs just one line for her last movie, Die! Die! My Darling!, a task that should have taken a few minutes, but turns into a lengthy and exasperating day-long episode at a Los Angeles recording studio three years before her death. Jon Levenson as the increasingly frustrated film editor is the perfect accompaniment, as is Santa Barbara actor Brian Harwell as the indifferent sound engineer. An evening of glorious high camp, with Salinger a true tour de force not to be missed. The show runs through Sunday, July 27...
Daniel Hope wows with recomposed version of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”
Musical Magic at MAW The Music Academy of the West’s summer festival is in full swing. Legendary singer Marilyn Horne hosted an Opera Showcase at the Lobero, featuring works from Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, Verdi’s Aida, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, Beethoven’s Fidelio, and Menotti’s The Medium. Just hours later, I was at Hahn Hall for the highlight of the week, British violinist Daniel Hope, a performer in the excellent Mosher Guest Artists series. Hope’s playing was quite superb, particularly the second-half performance of a recomposed version of Vivaldi’s Baroque masterpiece “Four Seasons”, by screen composer Max
Richter, undoubtedly a seismic sensation, with a full stage of academy fellows. The week wrapped with the Academy Festival Orchestra under conductor Edward Gardner at the Granada. Opening with Richard Strauss’ rousing “Also sprach Zarathustra,” the second half featured Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” in C Major with Jeremy Denk, who has toured frequently with violinist Joshua Bell, at the keyboard. The evening concluded with Ravel’s “Daphnis at Chloe, Suite No. 2”... Polo Club Nuptials There was certainly no problem parking when Travis Hawley married his bride, Jessica Holden, at the Santa Barbara Polo Club. More than 250 guests turned out on a perfect summer ’s evening as Travis, owner of Montecito company Blue Star Parking, plighted his troth, with Nanette McIntyre officiating. There were nine groomsmen, dressed in grey Vera Wang-designed suits, and eight bridesmaids, while the bride wore a Carolina Herrera gown. The wedding party, including Travis’s son Sage, 10, and daughter Dakota, 18, were ferried to the eques-
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Parking supremo Travis Hawley and Jessica Holden tie the knot in style (photo credit: Robert Chan)
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book, Old Spanish Days: Santa Barbara’s History through Its Public Art. Erin, who also served as guest curator for the exhibit, gave a slide lecture that revealed fascinating details about Santa Barbara’s early history. Afterward, guests enjoyed a reception in the museum’s courtyard and a tour of the colorful pageantry of the new exhibit. The exhibit leads the visitor through five decades of Fiesta by employing dramatic Fiesta posters, nostalgic photographs, artwork, interesting ephemera, and colorful costumes. Charles E. Pressley, the first Old Spanish Days Committee chairman said in 1924, “Everyone is to have an important part in the fiesta. It will be a great community fair!” The enthusiasm which greeted the inaugural modern day fiesta proved him right.
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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5) Manning Park ranger Doug Norton was this year’s Village Fourth Parade Grand Marshal
Dancers from Baile de California entertain in the Covarrubias courtyard
Left to right: trustee William S. Burtness, executive director Lynn Brittner, and trustee and exhibition sponsor John Woodward
slide show at 11 am and sign copies of her book. The lecture is free for members and $10 for guests. On Saturday, July 26 at 9:30 am, Erin will lead an Old Spanish Days Public Art Walking Tour, which is free for members and $5 for guests. Reservations required. Project Fiesta! is sponsored by trustees Eleanor Van Cott and John Woodward, as well as the Santa Barbara Foundation and TVSB. Museum staff instrumental in creation of the exhibit are Daniel Calderon, chief curator; Michael Redmon, director of research; and Lynn Brittner, executive director. •MJ
row!). And in the Catch-All category: Old School Cool (Erin & Brian Goliogoski & Co). Grand Marshal was Manning Park ranger Doug Norton. Winner of the Montecito Cup (for the third year in a row): Cold Spring School! Honored at the end of the parade and before festivities began in Lower Manning Park were parade co-founders Diane Pannkuk and Dana Newquist, both of whom have passed on their respective batons; Diane to Alicia St. John and Dana to an as yet unnamed go-getter. Special thanks to Randolph Siple and his DeSiples of Jass, whose unerring Dixieland Jazz renditions have highlighted every bandstand performance since the event’s inception in 1996. Thanks too to Maxi Decker and her miniature horse Marco, to Seamair Farms, and to Boy Scout Troop 33, whose return was warmly welcomed. Thanks also goes out to 1st District supervisor Salud Carbajal, 3rd District supervisor Janet Wolf, and assemblyman Das Williams, all of whom took part on their own individual floats. •MJ
Seaside Fiesta Poster that advertised Old Spanish Days in Seaside gas stations throughout California
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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3574 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3574 for the Cabrillo Boulevard Bridge (Replacement) will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Cabrillo Boulevard Bridge (Replacement), Bid No. 3574". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant, and equipment necessary to complete and deliver the finished bridge replacement project on Cabrillo Boulevard over Mission Creek between State Street and Helena Avenue per plans and specs. The project includes the replacement of the four-lane bridge, sidewalks, and bike path with four-lane bridge, sidewalks, and attached bike path bridge; creek wall replacement upstream of the bridge; and stream restoration downstream of the bridge per plans and specs. The Engineerʼs estimate is $12,000,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. Each bidder shall also have no less than three (3) years' experience in the magnitude and character of the work bid. Magnitude of the work shall be defined as projects over $8 million. Character of the work shall be defined as a bridge replacement project for a “local agency” on road classified as arterial or greater on the California Road System maps over a creek or near an environmentally sensitive area. The bidder (general or subcontractor) performing the cast-in-steel shell concrete piling work shall have completed a minimum of five (5) projects in the last three (3) years using the oscillation method and EDTTEX or equivalent methods specified There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Thursday , July 17, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the David Gebhard Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at http://santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/out.asp. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Cityʼs contact for this project is Adam Hendel P.E., Supervising Engineer, 805-897-1921. In order to be placed on the plan holderʼs list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the Cityʼs website at: http://santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/out.asp. Bidders are advised that this project is a federal-aid construction project and the Contractor shall agree to all requirements, conditions, and provision set forth in the specification book issued for bidding purposed entititled “Proposal and Contract.” Attention is directed to Section B2 of the “Proposal and Contract” specification book for federal requirements and conditions, as well as documents required to be submitted with this proposal request. This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal-aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report to Caltrans on DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 8% DBE participation. Bidders must meet this goal or demonstrate that adequate good faith efforts to meet this goal have been made as outlined in Section B2. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages for the county in which the work is to be done as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are available from the California Department of Industrial Relationsʼ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD.http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in Appendix J of the specifications and are available from California Department of Transportation Internet web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/federal-wages/. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relates for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determinations otherwise available for use by the Contractor and Subcontractors, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/federal-wages/In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashierʼs check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOTʼs continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5322A Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5322A for the ON-CALL SEWER MAIN POINT REPAIRS FY15 will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday July 31, 2014 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “ON-CALL SEWER MAIN POINT REPAIRS FY15, Bid No. 5322A". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to repair and replace damaged sewer pipelines and manholes utilizing open trench excavation methods per these specifications. Currently, the City has 6 sewer pipelines and 4 manholes that are in immediate need for repair. Additional sewer pipelines and manholes that require repair are expected over the next year, as the City continues its annual sanitary sewer CCTV program. The City intends to use this purchase order contract to perform “on-call” construction services for these repairs through June 2015. The quantity of the contingency bid items are an estimate only for the purpose of bid comparison. The actual quantity of these items of work The may vary substantially from the estimated amount. Engineerʼs estimate is $283,850. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Cityʼs contact for this project is Kevin Thompson, Project Engineer, (805) 897-1908. In order to be placed on the plan holderʼs list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashierʼs check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
William Hornung, C.P.M.
William Hornung, C.P.M.
PUBLISHED: July 2, 2014 and July 16, 2014 Montecito Journal
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PUBLISHED: July 16 and 23, 2014 Montecito Journal
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17 – 24 July 2014
PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3588 This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal-aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report to Caltrans on DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 3% DBE participation. Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3588 for the Mason Street Bridge Replacement Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 P.M., Thursday, August 14, 2014, to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids must be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and must be labeled, “Mason Street Bridge Replacement Project, Bid No. 3588.” The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Removing and replacing concrete bridge and roadway approaches; removing building facilities including abating hazardous building materials; relocating domestic water and sanitary sewer facilities; constructing concrete secant pile channel walls; realigning a roadway; planting landscape materials; installing storm drainage facilities, street lights, and irrigation systems; and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary for the proper construction of the contemplated improvement, as indicated on the project plans. The Engineerʼs estimate is $6,708,405. Each bidder must have a Class A- General Engineering Contractor license and Hazardous Substance Removal Certification (HAZ) and Asbestos Certification (ASB) or subcontracts with the specialty contractor(s) holding a Hazardous Substance Removal Certification (HAZ) and Asbestos Certification (ASB) to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. Attention is directed to Appendices D and E which detail hazardous substances within the project limits. Each bidder or bidderʼs subcontractor must hold a current Hazardous Substance Removal Certification in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code to complete work with known hazards involved. The plans and specifications for this project are available electronically at http://tinyurl.com/CityofSantaBarbara-eBidBoard. Hardcopy plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Cityʼs contact for this project is John Ilasin, Project Engineer, at (805) 564-5383 or jilasin@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. In order to be placed on the plan holderʼs list, the Contractor must register as a document holder for this project on Ebidboard.com. Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard.com will send notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard.com website or the Cityʼs website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Business/Purchasing/Projects/. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available from the California Department of Industrial Relationsʼ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor must pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor must be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in Appendix I of these specifications. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the “Proposal and Contract” specification books. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and Subcontractors, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashierʼs check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOTʼs continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M PUBLISHED: July 16 and 23, 2014 Montecito Journal
17 – 24 July 2014
If I see something sagging, bagging. or dragging. I’ll get it nipped, tucked. or sucked. – Dolly Parton
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5340 DUE DATE & TIME: AUGUST 4, 2014 UNTIL 3:00P.M. FY15 VEGETATION ROAD CLEARANCE PROJECT Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that any service purchase order issued as a result of this bid may be subject to the provisions and regulations of the City of Santa Barbara Ordinance No. 5384, Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Chapter 9.128 and its impending regulations relating to the payment of Living Wages. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C61 Limited Specialty License or a C27 Landscaping Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess either of the above-mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed to be qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.
____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Twelve Hour Baby, 7281 Butte Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Carissa Stutzman, 7281 Butte Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Joshua Stutzman, 7281 Butte Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 30, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2014-0001923. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIPEI, 6174 Manzanillo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Ling Star Technology LLC, 6174 Manzanillo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 7, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2014-0001972. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIPEI, 6174 Manzanillo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Ling Star Technology LLC, 6174 Manzanillo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 7, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct
Published: July 16, 2014 Montecito Journal copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2014-0001972. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DJD Investments, 201 W. Main Street, Santa Maria, CA 93458. Cleotilde 125 Rosemary Campoverde, Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Mary Quakenbush. FBN No. 2014-0001995. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Skyline Property Management, 14 West Valerio Street #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Savvy Real Estate Solutions, INC, 14 West Valerio Street #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2014-0001879. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kieran Publishing, 776 Palermo
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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 5659
ORDINANCE NO. 5658
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MONTECITO HALL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE MONTECITO ASSOCIATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MONTECITO BRANCH OF THE SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5587, THE 20122015 SALARY PLAN APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN UNREPRESENTED SAFETY MANAGERS, TO PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYEE PAYMENT OF PERS MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS AND OFFSETTING SALARY INCREASES The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on July 1, 2014.
meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on July 1, 2014. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the
The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.
provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.
(Seal) (Seal)
/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager
/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager
ORDINANCE NO. 5658
ORDINANCE NO. 5659 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 17, 2014, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on July 1, 2014, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Dale Francisco; Frank Hotchkiss, Gregg Hart, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on July 2, 2014.
/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on
introduced on June 24, 2014, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on July 1, 2014, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Dale Francisco; Frank Hotchkiss, Gregg Hart, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on July 2, 2014.
/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on July 2, 2014.
July 2, 2014.
/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Erin Graffy, 776 Palermo Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 23, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2014-0001836. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Anastasia Arts, 1187 Coast Village Road #1-434, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Anastasia Nelson, 1187 Coast Village Road #1-434, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby
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/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2014-0001876. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacwest Blooms, 1358 Cramer Circle, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Suzanne B. Schneider, 1358
Cramer Circle, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 7, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN No. 2014-0001974. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1 Stop Pool Pros 29, 130 South Patterson #1627, Santa Barbara, CA 93116. Jeffrey R. Kirchmaier, 1709 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 18, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 2014-0001799. Published July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Quality Promotions & Events; Racecarden, 454 Orange Blossom Lane, Goleta, CA 93117. Charles Baird, 454 Orange Blossom Lane, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 20, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2014-0001819. Published July 2, 16, 23, 30, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aanstad Imports, 649 Tabor Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Julianna Onstad, 649 Tabor Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2014-0001871. Published July 2, 16, 23, 30, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TOPSYZ, 945 Ward Drive #20, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Julia Chrynko, 945 Ward Drive #20, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 12, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 2014-0001743. Published July 2, 16, 23, 30, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Heavenly Sinful, 3343 Via Feliz, Lompoc, CA 93436. Raquel Heron, 3343 Via Feliz, Lompoc, CA 93436. Frank Gomez, 3343 Via Feliz, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 18, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk. Original FBN No. 2013-0003267. Published June 25, July 2, 16, 23, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Heavenly Sinful, 3343 Via Feliz, Lompoc, CA 93436. Raquel Heron, 3343 Via Feliz, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 18, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on
file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Carol Kraus. FBN No. 2014-0001802. Published June 25, July 2, 16, 23, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Liquor & Wine Grotto, 1271 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Brian R. Brunello, 62 Canon View Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Jason E. Herrick, 2507 Treasure Drive B, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 23, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2014-0001835. Published June 25, July 2, 16, 23, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAM E STATE M E NT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Festa Di Ferragosto, 2128 Piedras Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Santa Barbara, 2128 Piedras Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 12, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FB N No. 2014-0001742. Published June 18, 25, July 2, 16, 2014. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1467576. To all interested parties: Petitioners Susan Robinson and Jason Robinson filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Summer Faye Young Robinson to Summer Marie Young Robinson. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed June 27, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: August 27, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1467263. To all interested parties: Petitioner Michelle Rivas Quintero filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Michelle Rivas. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed June 12, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: July 30, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/25, 7/2, 7/16, 7/23
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pend a day in paradise while perhaps possibly helping to preserve our little corner of Eden. Saturday’s Frack Free Music Festival, which takes place on the back stage at the Paradise Store on Paradise Road just off the San Marcos Pass, is a daylong festival of rock and roll that benefits the Yes On Measure P campaign, which aims to curtail fracking, the explosive method of oil extraction that has been controversial nationwide. The headliners for the event is Pockets, an all star R&B band boasting former members of Chicago, Oingo Boingo, America, Black Crowes, and several other groups. The part-time outfit plays mostly for the fun of it and for social causes, and has appeared in benefits for The Rhythm Arts Project via the drummer, Eddie Tuduri, the founder of Carpinteria-based TRAP. Most of the musicians hail from the San Fernando Valley back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Chris Pinnick, guitarist with Chicago in the early 1980s, when the band scored with the songs “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” “You’re the Inspiration,” “Hard Habit to Break”, and “Stay the Night.” Singer-percussionist Carl Graves has played with David Foster’s Skylark and made three records with Oingo Boingo as a keyboardist; saxist-pianist Jimmy Caleri spent years on the road with America; onetime Santa Barbara-based bassist Steve Nelson played with The Captain & Tennille; Tudori supported the Beach Boys, Rick Nelson, Dr. John, and Kenny Loggins; and horn player Bill Bodine toured and recorded with Van Morrison, Leo Sayer, Olivia Newton-John, Melissa Manchester, Joan Armatrading, Cher, and others; singer-saxist Craig Thomas, who still jams with locals the R&B Bombers, played with Olivia Newton-John, Jim Messina, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, and many more; and percussionist Chris Trujillo worked with Tom Petty, the Black Crowes, Rod Stewart, Toto, and Diana Ross. Five other local bands and several speakers comprise the remainder of the lineup, barbecue dinners and beer are available, and the event is selling half- or full-day passes, with optional bus transportations from Reds in the Funk Zone. For more information, the schedule and tickets, visit www.sbcountywa terguardians.org/waterguardiansmu sicfestival.
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Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than ten years.
munity actors shouldn’t let the season go without hitting a stage somewhere. Showstoppers musical theater’s Into the Woods features a huge cast of area youths who get a chance to shine in the updated fairytale musical from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The Baker and his wife encounter Jack, of beanstalk-fame, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Cinderella in their trek to find items necessary to reverse a curse, only to find their individual struggles becoming intertwined in this delightful, convoluted tale that features non-traditional harmonies and rhythms. Radu Azdril directs the shows, taking place July 17-19 at La Colina Junior High auditorium. Meanwhile, Upstage Left – which produced Our Town and The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abriged) at Elings Park in previous years – now takes on Lysistrata, Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy albeit with a brandnew, wildly original, gender-playful makeover. Mother-and-daughter Montecito-based directing team Cheri and Emma Steinkellner turn the classic work into a 75-minute romp with music, dance, and bubbles – lots of bubbles. (July 18, 21 & 23 in Godric Grove in Elings Park). Back in the world of experienced adult actors, Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria opens Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, an early comedy by Alan Ball, who found huge success with the film American Beauty six years later in 1999, and later with the TV series Six Feet Under. The women in question are the bridesmaids at an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville mansion, who delve into relationships, intrigues and traumas among and between them and the bride. Kate Bergstrom directs the performances slated for July 18-27. DIJO Productions’ next endeavor is The Vilna Ghetto, Joshua Sobol’s powerful play based on true events about residents of a wartime Jewish ghetto who entertain the Nazis in exchange for their lives. Ed Giron directs the company’s largest cast to date, some 15 actors who play the prisoners and their Nazi captors in a musical that’s much more serious than the genre’s usual output. Ghetto plays at the Center Stage Theater from July •MJ 18 to August 10.
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ONGOING Concerts in the Park – Did you frolic with the fake Fab Four (otherwise known as Sgt. Pepper’s) or dance to your heart’s content with Captain Cardiac & the Coronaries at Chase Palm Park over the first two weeks of the wildly popular program from Santa Barbara Parks & Rec? Then we might have twirled a time or two – or at least jostled each other on the “dance floor.” Expect more of the same at the gently sloping venue across Cabrillo Boulevard from the beach where the sunset-time concerts continue July 17 with Savor, a tribute act that favors Santana, the great Latin-rock band with roots going back to the late 1960s. Come early for the picnicking and socializing. Coming July 24: the trials and tribu(te)lations continue with Fortunate Son, who pay homage to John Fogerty and his former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. WHEN: 6-8:30 pm WHERE: 323 East Cabrillo Boulevard COST: free INFO: www. santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/ parksrec/recreation/events/parkrec/ concerts.asp SATURDAY, JULY 19 Hell-bound – If Sings Like Hell were a person (and come to think of it, ever since the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizen United, corporations, including nonprofits, are given equal stature with humans, at least as far as political speech goes), it would be able to run for president. That’s silly, of course, but the point is that the pioneering singersongwriter series has been around for
a long time – seventeen years, to be precise. All of which is to say that just because we don’t know much about Ted Russell Kamp, who headlines the Series number 35 kickoff tonight at the Lobero, doesn’t mean anything at all: often the best gigs in the series were ones that took us by surprise. Kamp, the longtime guitarist for country outlaw progeny Shooter Jennings, has released three albums on his own, the most recent being 2013’s Night Owl, which compiled some mighty fine reviews and a few comparisons to Guy Clark. Opening is Los Angeles-based singersongwriter Coby Brown. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $30 INFO: 963-0761/www. lobero.com or www.singslikehell.org SUNDAY, JULY 20 Benise on Fire – It’s been quite a few years since Benise were fixtures on the scene in Santa Barbara, with frequent concerts in a variety of venues, capped off by Nights of Fire! that was taped live at our own Arlington Theatre. The production grew out of leader Roni Benise’s ever-expanding self-produced concerts, dubbed Viva Spanish Nights, featuring circus performers, samba dancers, African drummers, and lots of Latin-flavored music drawing from Brazilian samba, Cuban salsa, Spanish flamenco, Argentine tango, and more – with Roni at the center with his over-the-top romantic guitar flourishes. The resultant video was broadcast on PBS nationwide, which has similarly brought mass audiences to such seemingly disparate acts as Yanni and Riverdance. But Benise, who grew
JULY 17-19 California Wine Festival – The area’s biggest wine weekend turns 11 and is now cramming five separate events into three evenings at multiple locations all around town. Old Spanish Nights kicks things off on Thursday, with Spanish music, flamenco dancing, and spicy tapas complimenting the local wine tasting augmented by Spanish imports. There are two wine seminars on Friday, a “Cab Collective” tasting and a seminar focusing on wines from a single AVA; both lead into the Sunset Rare & Reserve Wine Tasting at Chase Palm Park Plaza, which boasts sizable samplings of quite limited reserve-level wines matched with local apps, artisan cheeses, gourmet chocolates and truffles. The fest closes Saturday afternoon with the Beachside Wine Festival, which features unlimited tasting of literally hundreds of California wines and lots of food from Santa Barbara purveyors, plus five craft breweries, live music, and the ocean just steps away. Get tickets, schedules, lists of wineries, and more online at www.californiawinefestival.com
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SATURDAY, JULY 19 Fermentation Festival – Of all the food and drink events held locally every year, this one is hands down the friendliest on your system. The event offers lots of information, demonstrations, food booths, supplies and helpful talks all about fermented foods, which have been proven to aid digestion and alleviate a whole host of stomach and other ailments. Included this year are a DIY Pickle Station, a Bacteria Buddy Passport Program for the kids, and a Farm-to-Bar Happy Hour after the main festival comes to a close. This year’s theme is Science of the Gut, showcasing local and regional experts on the history, benefits, and how-to’s of fermented foods. Learn the art of making traditionally fermented foods and beverages such as kimchi, kombucha, kefir, pickles, beer, sauerkraut, wine, cider, cultured vegetables, and sourdough bread, including recipes and equipment you can use to make them at home. Your body says, “Thank you!” The festival takes place at Fairview Gardens, our own urban farm that supports local, organic, and sustainable agriculture. WHEN: 10 am – 6 pm WHERE: 598 N. Fairview Avenue, Goleta COST: $20 general, $5 teens 13-17, free 12 & under (Happy Hour, 4-6 pm, is 21+) INFO: 722-5324 or www. sbfermentationfestival.com up in Santa Barbara, seemed to fade from public, at least locally, not much later. Now, the Nights of Fire! cast is coming back with a new world music and dance production of The Spanish Guitar, which will find the flamboyant entertainer and his entourage marrying classic rock songs from Led Zeppelin, Queen, and The Eagles, plus classical music by Bach, to Spanish guitar and dance. The production integrates footage of Benise’s voyage across the globe filmed in over three years and across ten countries, with his guitar as protagonist, and keeper of the stories of glory and tragedy through times and world’s gone by. The show also features choreographed numbers by Alex Magno, artists Karen Briggs and Walter Rodriguez (Yanni), traditional Flamenco dancers and Broadway dancers who join featured soloists from Madonna, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, and Cirque du Soleil. And don’t forget: Fiesta begins in 10 days! WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $23-$53 INFO: 8992222 or www.granadasb.org TUESDAY, JULY 22 Clique it in Carp – Former Motown singer Tàta Vega is due back in Carpinteria singing lead vocals with all-star session band Pockets on August 1 to reprise Art~niture, a fundraiser supporting The Rhythmic Arts Project and The Arts Center. If her name sounds familiar, that’s likely because she was one of the backup singers profiled in the documentary 20 Feet from Stardom (directed by former Montecito resident Morgan Neville and produced by the late village record
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industry exec Gil Friesen), which delved into the story behind the vocalist who has worked with Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Elton John and Madonna, among many others. The Flicks Clique Film Series presents a free screening of the important doc, which won the 2014 Academy Award in its category. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue INFO: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 Fiesta Film – Polka Dot Alley – the Red & Blue Shoes, a film by Christine Mallet and Randal Kazarian, goes behind the scenes at Old Spanish Days to take a look at the years of practice, trials, and tribulations that lead up to the annual Fiesta celebration. Get an inside look at Santa Barbara’s rich history of flamenco via the long hours of practice, the competition, the rehearsal, and finally the tears of joy at the end of the season when the “Spirits of Fiesta” are crowned. The documentary film, which has been in production since 2008, features the Linda Vega Dance Studio along with a cast of Santa Barbara dancers, musicians, and singers. The 105-minute film gets a world premiere tonight at the Lobero, just one week before 2014 Old Spanish Days arrive. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido Street COST: $20 INFO: 963-0761/www.lobero.com or www. polkadotalley.com Hail Hawaii’s Henry – Henry Kapono has been nominated only for Grammy Awards, but he’s a big winner 17 – 24 July 2014
SATURDAY, JULY 19 Raising Cain – California blues guitarist Chris Cain took to the genre before most of us even knew what music was. Hailing from a blues-loving family, Cain attended his first B.B. King concert at age three, taught himself how to play guitar at age eight, began playing professionally while still in his teens, and was teaching jazz improvisation in his early 20s. Fittingly, he didn’t have to wait long after hitting a record studio for others to notice: Late Night City Blues, his 1987 debut, received four W. C. Handy Blues Award nominations, including one for Guitarist of the Year. There have been nine more albums since then, spread out evenly over the years that have seen Cain extend his reputation for jazz-tinged, blues soaked guitar accompanied by deep, warm and expressive vocals while the guitarist also mastered piano, bass, clarinet, and alto and tenor saxophone. Cain brings his current band to Carrillo Recreation Center for a concert with the Santa Barbara Blues Society, which means lots of room for dancing as well as careful listening. Local bluesmen the Henderson Brothers play an opening set followed by two from Cain and crew. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 100 E. Carrillo Street COST: $10-$40 INFO: 722-8155 or www.sbblues.org of Na Hoku Hano Hano’s, which are Hawaii’s equivalent, sweeping all the top categories including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Album of the Year among his 18 solo releases. A native of a small town near Waikiki, Henry is also one-half of the world famous duo Cecilio and Kapono, which recorded more than a dozen albums between 1974 and 2006. Now touring again
as a solo act, Kapono comes to SOhO, which has become something of a haven for Hawaiian acts over the years. Opening is Sister Speak, a San Diego band fronted by singer Sherri Anne, whose debut album Rise Up For Love was released earlier this year. WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $17 in advance, $20 at door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com •MJ
SUNDAY, JULY 20 Back in the Driver Seat – Academy Award-nominated actress Minnie Driver –who received her Oscar nod for portraying Matt Damon’s girlfriend/savior in Good Will Hunting – seemed to be simply joining a trend of feature film stars pursuing side careers in pop music when she released her debut CD, Everything I’ve Got in My Pocket, back in 2004. But turning to music wasn’t just a one-shot for Driver, who actually grew up singing and playing music concurrently with stage work and already had a jazz development deal with Island Records when she was cast for her first film role in Circle of Friends in 1995. In 2007, moving further into Americana rock, she put out Seastories, which featured four cuts performed with Ryan Adams’ band The Cardinals and backing vocals from Liz Phair. Now, Driver – who just received an Emmy nomination for her starring role as a wife struggling with the loss of her unborn child in the Lifetime movie Return to Zero – is performing a select few So Cal gigs in anticipation of a new album due out in October. There aren’t any originals on Ask Me to Dance, which collects songs that have been meaningful in her life, including “Close to Me” by the Cure, “Better Be Home Soon” by Crowded House, and “Master Blaster” by Stevie Wonder. Tonight’s show at SOhO offers a strong backing band including keyboardist Rami Jaffee, a founding member of the Wallflowers and currently a Foo Fighter; Joe Karnes, founding bassist of Fitz and the Tantrums; drummer Brendan Buckley, who plays with Shakira; and her longtime friend, guitarist Mark “Doc” Dauer, who has produced all of her albums. Opening the show is Heather Reid, best-known as half of The Murmurs, the East Coast proudly gay alternative/ folk duo that put out four charming harmony-filled CDs before disbanding in 1998. Reid, then known as Heather Grody, dabbled in another pop band called Redcar, and then wrote Dear Bernard, a musical about love and the search for fame in 1970s New York, which ran for 24 performances in 2004 in Los Angeles before moving to London to be developed for the West End. But now she’s back with her full-fledged solo debut, Cross Words, a record about heartbreak but from the point of view of ownership and recovery. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $18-$23 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com 17 – 24 July 2014
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