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THE HWY 101 CONUNDRUM (PART II) Beginning next year, or the year after that, or the year after that, until, say, 2030 (or longer), the Carpinteria to Montecito corridor is in for extensive and time-consuming changes (details begin on page 5)

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Guest Editorial

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Montecito Miscellany

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Letters to the Editor

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This Week

Tide Guide

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In Other News

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Seen Around

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Your Westmont

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On Entertainment

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Spirituality Matters

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Fitness Front

Bob Hazard hits the road (again), dividing the lanes of Highway 101 and breaking it down street by street while summarizing the plan’s phases William Daniels’s memoir; Gwyneth good friends with ex-husband; architect Marc Appleton; SB Yacht Club; Gatsby Gala at Coral; American Pickers; Bach at Lobero; MAW and Igor Levit; violins at Hahn Hall; reporter Kelsey Gerckens; Laguna Blanca bash; Oprah Winfrey’s weight

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Victoria Wall on water; Jean von Wittenburg shines light; Jaxon Burford on the horn; Edward Press by the numbers; Ryland Darcy makes the plunge; plus missives from Lidia Zinchenko, Dan Seibert, Nancy Lee Earle, and Patricia “Dede” Morgan Lavas obituary

“ N A M I B I A’ S M I R A C L E D O C TO R ” A P R I L 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 AT 2 : 3 0 P M

Luce Puppets; Knit ‘N Needle; International Orchid Show; Spanish language; Orchard to Ocean Run; Parentclick Kids Expo; all about bees; Mary Lee Emard seminar; MUS Board; MPC meeting; memoir workshop; Summerland yoga; MBAR meeting; kindergarten orientation; The New Yorker; meditation at library; treasure hunt; SB Music Club; author Frank Hotchkiss at Tecolote; yoga on pier; MFPD schedule; art classes; brain fitness; Story Time; and talking Italian

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Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach James Buckley chronicles the death of teen Connor O’Keefe; permit burning in the air; councilman and author Frank Hotchkiss; Apres Tout’s wine cruise; Dr. Marjorie Schuman at Tecolote; and SB Soccer Club Girls White Team Lynda Miller has the inside scoop about the Go Red for Women luncheon; the United of SB County; and Teen Star at the Arlington The observatory hosts a star party March 17; students serve others on spring break; and March madness starts for the Warriors

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Joanne Calitri analyses the group exhibition Somewhere or Nowhere At All at UCSB’s Red Barn Project Space Gallery

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Calendar of Events

Luce Puppets; Mike Epps at Chumash; SOhO hosts G. Love; Rickie Lee Jones at Arlington; International Orchid Show; Bonnie Anne Rapkin retrospective; KTYD 1976; State Street Ballet Young Dancers; Yves Lambert Trio; John Ondrasik at Lobero; and Spring Pub Sing

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Four score: Mark Hunt surveys the Montecito scene and spotlights a handful of available homes for less than $4 million apiece

Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising

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GUEST EDITORIAL

by Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

A Front-Row Seat on the Widening of the 101

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hen discussing the future widening of the 101, the devil, to use a hackneyed but accurate phrase, is always in the details. What Montecito residents want is a landscaped parkway featuring stoneclad overpasses, generous traffic lanes, sound-deadening freeway surfaces, wide shoulders on both sides, heavily landscaped medians, and safe, speedy ingress and egress at every interchange. And, please, could we enjoy all those amenities with no disruption to our bucolic way of life during construction... no traffic delays, no noise, no cutting thru our community to avoid the coming monumental gridlock?

One certainty is that Montecito will remain the proverbial “pig in the python” as we gradually become the sole remaining chokepoint on the 101 between the Ventura County line and Goleta.

Who Makes the Decisions?

Had we widened the 101 in 1993 when funding was available, rights-of-way were still negotiable and HOV lanes were not even part of the lexicon, things would be much different. Now we face a future in which Montecito will be last in line to widen. Montecito has no seat of its own at the all-important SBCAG (Santa Barbara County Association of Governments) that approves the design plans and divvies up the money for both core freeway widening and local parallel projects. Our voice is represented by 1st District supervisor Das Williams but is reduced in value by the mayors of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta who each have their own agenda and a seat at the SBCAG table.

There are five interchanges on the 101 that have a significant effect on Montecito. From south to north; they are:

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by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News.

He moved to Montecito ten years ago.

Actor’s Memoir Reveals Abuse

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eteran Montecito actor William Daniels is opening up about his painful memories in a new memoir.

And the 89-year-old Boy Meets World star isn’t holding back about the abuse he endured in his past.

The Emmy-winning thespian says he didn’t realize he was abused as a child until he was much older.

“Many decades later, when I started writing this book, I started seeing a psychologist, Dr. Estelle Shane, who suggested that I was abused as a child,” he recalls in the autobiography, There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT & Many Others.

Daniels was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1927 to a bricklayer father and telephone operator mother.

He says his mother dragged him from audition to audition making him sing, dance, and perform.

“I was shocked to hear such a description – that I had been robbed of a normal childhood, forced to perform and put into situations that I had no control over,” Daniels writes in his memoir.

“It was unhealthy, my doctor said, that I was unable to express my anger, my fears, and my dread knowing what was expected of me in the future.”

Daniels divulges that he was even

Actor William Daniels launches revealing autobiography

forced to work with his sisters on radio and television shows late into the night and on weekends, receiving little or no compensation for the endless work.

“Also hurtful was my mother’s failure to say ‘good job’ or ‘well done,’ comments surely all children need to hear. Mother believed, rather firmly, that children get ‘swelled heads’ if they had too much praise,” he con-

tinues.

“It has taken me a long time to agree with this diagnosis. It is true that my sisters and I were the tools for my mother’s ambitions – her ambitions not just for her children, but for herself.”

Years later, Daniels tells People magazine, he finally confronted his parents about what he calls his “lost childhood.”

“I told them in our little pool house.

Mother looked out on the glass doors onto the pool and never looked at me once when I told her this: That ‘You really put us through a lot.’”

Daniels, who recently guest starred on Grey’s Anatomy as a heart surgeon in 2012, writes in his book that it took him a long time and a lot of psycho-analysis to realize he wasn’t experiencing depression.

“My level of anxiety while reading these pages – some of which literally brought me to tears – finally convinced me of my psychologist’s analysis. I was indeed an abused child.”

“Why did my mother have to drag us around, throwing back carpets in her friends’ apartments, demanding that we dance liked trained monkeys?” he writes. “And why was I such a wimp and couldn’t say no? in my defense, I was just a child. But still...”

Despite his childhood hardships, Daniels says he still has fond feelings for his mother and tries to look at the bright side of what became of his future.

He went on to star in multiple hit shows, including as Mr. George Feeny in Boy Meets World, the voice of KITT in Knight Rider, and Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere, for which he garnered two Emmy Awards.

“My mother was really the ultimate stage mother, and my father did nothing to stop her... In retrospect, my

parents were right. At least when it came to me.

“Clearly, acting is what I wanted to do and what I’ve always wanted to do, in spite of the countless times I said no and tried to push it all away.”

Daniels has been married to fellow actor Bonnie Bartlett since 1951 and they have three children together.

The Rain Event Heavy rain didn’t deter the nautical types when Santa Barbara Yacht Club launched its new 145th racing season.

At the helm was commodore William Guilfoyle, assisted by vice commodore John Koonz and rear commodore Scott Deardorff, along with visiting yacht club officials from as far away as San Francisco and San Diego.

After the opening ceremony, with the traditional cannon blast from the club’s deck, there was a parade of the fleet honoring Guilfoyle.

The colorful day wrapped with the Casper opening day race, with winners including Laura Schlessinger on her boat Warrior, Chris Parker on Venom, and Ron Boehm on California Zephyr.

Ranch Hand Montecito architect Marc Appleton is home on the range!

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

Planning for the Next Drought

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he Montecito community’s exceptional water conservation has come at the cost of many ratepayer’s landscaping and trees. But, I believe it’s inaccurate to say our “saved water” is now being “stolen by the State,” as Bob Hazard says in his recent piece in the Journal (On The Water Front, MJ #23/9), regarding MWD’s (Montecito Water District) obligation to pay for supplemental water that’s “banked” in the San Luis Reservoir.

Much of the water that MWD bought has been spilled and lost, as a result of the extraordinary rains. That’s the historic legal system for “banked” water. The exact amount of loss and cost will be calculated, and prorated among the participating districts, at the end of the season.

Allow me to present a different perspective on MWD’s obligation: I was present as an observer at the MWD Board meeting when the decision was made to sign this contract. The board’s intention was

to purchase a type of insurance, a buffer for ratepayers against the sudden, onerous cost fluctuations and supply restrictions we’d been experiencing. It was a gamble on predicting the weather, but the $500-per-acre-foot (AF) price was reasonable. The terms of the contract, based on long-standing water law, were that MWD paid 100% for the supplemental water, though it might not ever take that water, or that water might be lost to spillage.

Spillage would only occur in the unlikely event that the San Luis reservoir was filled beyond its capacity with a few months of rain.

The odds that the drought might continue, and the water be needed, were higher than the odds we’d get so much rain in one winter that near-empty reservoirs would have to be spilled. The price and risk were a responsible gamble based on the drought we were experiencing. The board discussed the risks and signed, as did other districts belonging to the

Central Coast Water Association (the CCWA, including Goleta, Carpinteria, and Vandenberg). All those districts are now in the same position of paying for spilled water, while also facing costs for necessary infrastructure improvement.

If planning and cooperation had begun years ago, MWD might be in a better current position. In recent years, however, the technology available has improved dramatically. MWD failed to prepare a plan in 2010 and 2015, as required by state law, and this is being corrected now. After ignoring the California state law, it would be an expensive black eye for MWD to try to sue the state to release it from a contractual obligation that MWD and many other districts knowingly accepted. And it would be unfair to all the other members of the CCWA, our regional partners.

The ratepayers have been exceptional in their cooperation and responsibility. This has given MWD’s new board, general manager, and overworked staff a great start to rebuild MWD’s good will with its neighbors and in Sacramento. MWD can now plan for the future, using cooperation in regional solutions and recent improvements in technology.

Many small water districts are considering whether a different business model would permit them

to modulate the weather’s impact on ratepayers. However, the drought has created many extra problems and expenses for MWD, including the supplemental water cost “buffer.” Penalty income is now applied to those extra costs. An alternative would be to build those extra costs and insurance measures into a fixed rate structure. I wonder if that would be more acceptable to ratepayers. The discussion of a modified rate structure is ongoing.

This drought has hit our area harder than other parts of the state. There is plenty of blame to go around, but this area has always had water shortages.

Now is the time to do the hard work of planning and upgrading for the future, evaluating the rate structure, and perhaps permanently reducing the water we use on landscaping.

Victoria Wall Montecito

Sun Block at the Pump

There must be a way to put “sunglasses” or at least sun shields on those gas pumps at the Coast Village Road Chevron Station so customers can read the writing. The sun hits those instructions several times a day, and it’s impossible to read and push

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FRIDAY, MARCH 17

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Luce Puppets: Splashy Sea Saga Sail the Seven Seas with Sailor Sam and his little pal Salty as they search for adventure, treasure, and a boat that won’t sink! Join in the slapstick hijinks and meet mythical creatures along the way: a giant octopus, a dangerous bunny, a fearsome dragon, and an unusual sea monkey. An original show from Luce Puppets, at Montecito Library!

When: 10:30 to 11:15 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The assembly is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Orchard to Ocean Run The 25th Annual Orchard 2 Ocean 5K, 10K, and 1 Mile Fun Run will take place today. Proceeds from the annual run will go to the Carpinteria

& Summerland Unified Schools.

Registration is on Active.com (search Orchard 2 Ocean).

When: 8 am Where: Carpinteria Main School, 5201 8th Street in Carpinteria Cost: $35 Info: www.active.com Kids Expo The 12th Annual Parentclick Kids Expo featuring platinum sponsors Kubisch and Ferris Orthodontics, Girls, Inc. of Santa Barbara, Cottage Health, and The Learningden Preschool. The event will be held at La Cumbre Plaza, where more than 60 local businesses and organizations will fill the plaza with booths meant to educate parents on the many programs and activities available to families in Santa Barbara County from the newborn stage to teen. This event is fun for all ages!

Parents can gather information on camps, classes, health, sports, fitness, education, non-profit volunteer opportunities, and more. Kids will enjoy a variety of free interactive activities at every table, music, games, and live performances and entertainment.

When: 9:30 am to 2 pm Where: 121 S. Hope Avenue Info: admin@parentclick.com SUNDAY, MARCH 19

Orchid Show Santa Barbara International Orchid Show returns to Earl Warren Showgrounds this weekend.

Thousands of blooms in every imaginable shape, color, pattern, and texture, will be showcased at the show, one of the country’s largest and oldest celebrations of orchids.

When: today through Sunday, March 19, from 9 am to 5 pm daily Where: 3400 Calle Real Info: www.SBOrchidShow.com Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work.

When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation

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When: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: $95 for workshop and lunch TUESDAY, MARCH 21 Macular Degeneration Discussion Mary Lee Emard from the Braille Institute hosts a discussion at Montecito Library; caregivers welcome.

When: 1 to 2:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Montecito Union School Board Meeting When: 4 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed.

When: 9 am Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

THURSDAY, MARCH 23 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

Kindergarten Orientation Join school administrators, teachers, and the PTA to learn more about the exciting programs offered at Montecito Union School. Hear about the school’s focus on thinking, developing a love of reading, diverse Memoir Workshop Participants will get a chance to write a enrichment activities, and more. story of their own using the guidance of There will be an opportunity to get any questions answered you have the instructor during this workshop. about kindergarten at MUS. Students When: 1 to 2:30 pm being registered for kindergarten must Where: 1469 East Valley Road be age 5 on or before September Info: 969-5063 1, 2017. Children who turn 5 after September 2 and before December 2 are eligible for a transitional kindergarten option.

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Introduction to Beekeeping Now is a good time to join the urban beekeeping movement. Honeybees need us and we need them. This workshop will help the novice learn basic skills. Learn about honeybee society and biology, equipment, starting a colony, and fall and winter management. Bring your own protective gear if you have it. Paul Cronshaw is president of the Santa Barbara Beekeeper’s Association,

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Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Happiness & Meditation An interactive and experiential stressbuster session where participants will have the opportunity to experience energizing breathing technique and relaxing meditation; experience alertness and relaxation at the same time. No experience in breathing exercises or meditation is required.

When: noon to 12:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry, furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more.

When: 8 am Where: 965 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music.

A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public.

When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free Book Signing at Tecolote Playing With Fire is a story about a Madison Avenue exec who mistakenly falls in love with a much younger woman. As his life unfolds, he begins to learn in ways that otherwise would have been impossible. The author, Frank Hotchkiss, who is also a Santa Barbara City Councilman, will sign copies of the book at Tecolote Book Store today.

When: 3 to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Yoga on the Pier Join in for a donation yoga class on Stearns Wharf (just outside of the Sea Center). Led by Power of Your Om’s Adrienne Smith, this 60-minute all-levels class will be a great start 16 – 23 March 2017

to your day. Free parking first 90 minutes. Please bring a mat and layered clothing.

When: 8:30 am Where: Stearns Wharf on Cabrillo Blvd.

Cost: donations go to benefit Unite to Light ONGOING Montecito Fire Protection District’s Fire Prevention Chipping Schedule Week of March 13 – Lower Romero, Oak Grove, Alisos, Olive, Piedras, Veloz, Lilac, Feather Hill, Camino Del Rosario, Knollwood, Tabor, and Orchard.

Vines, grass, palms, succulents, and other small trimmings can be put in dumpsters that have been donated

by MarBorg Industries. The dumpsters are placed at pre-identified locations within the participating neighborhoods during the week of the project.

Participants are asked to stack larger shrub and tree limb materials at the edge of the nearest passable access road for free chipping.

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When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 •MJ

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Montecito Youth Killed at Fernald Point

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n Saturday, March 11, at approximately 1:30 pm, 18-year-old Connor O’Keefe was walking northbound along the railroad tracks near Fernald Point Lane when he was fatally injured by an Amtrak passenger train that was headed northbound as well. The train engineer observed the subject on the tracks and activated the horn, whistle, and braking system, but Connor did not respond and was struck by the train.

The Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office is conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. An official cause and manner of death is pending toxicology and lab results. If you have any information to provide, please contact the Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office at (805) 681-4145.

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Permit Burning Taking Place

People may have noticed small white plumes of smoke in the area lately. The Montecito Fire Department issues Burn Permits when the district has transitioned to a Low Fire Season Preparedness Level, based upon predicted weather patterns and local fuel moisture levels. Smoke may often be visible due to the issuance of these permits.

The Montecito Fire Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District work closely together to determine appropriate days for permit burning. The ability of the smoke to mix with the atmosphere is critical for smoke dispersal.

The Montecito Fire Department places strict periods on the windows of opportunity for burning so that the smoke will not affect the community.

For example, smoke stays low to the ground and travels quickly at night; therefore, MFD requires that all fires be completely extinguished no later than 5 pm.

Prior to issuance of a permit, all burn sites and piles will be inspected by one of the Montecito Fire Department’s Wildland Fire Specialists for compliance with the appropriate permit conditions. Some of the Wildland Fire Specialist considerations are: locations and composition of piles. Burn piles should consist of only dry natural vegetation grown on the property and free of excessive soil. A large majority of all smoke-related incidents are caused by soil and green vegetation.

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Burn days are determined by the time of year and the weather. Burning is only permitted when the fuel moisture levels are high and temperatures are low. Permit burning may start at 7 am; no new material may be added to the burn pile later than noon and all burns must be completely extinguished by 5 pm. Burning is not allowed on Sundays or holidays. For more information on burn permits, you should visit www.montecitofire. com These requirements allow fire departments to work toward creating defensible space around structures; landscapes that are more resilient; more fire adaptive communities; and a safer and more effective wildfire response. The Montecito Fire Department will be assisting in landowner pile burning the week of March 20 in the 1000 block of East Mountain Drive.

It is still possible to have wildfires during the winter months in Southern California. Montecito residents are encouraged to continue to reduce flammable vegetation around their structures, property, and roads. For a complimentary defensible space survey of your property, hazard reduction, or vegetation management questions, please contact Wildland Fire specialist Kerry Kellogg at (805) 5658018 or Maeve Juarez at (805) 9692983. You can also go online to www. montecitofire.com

He’s Playing with Fire

Santa Barbara City councilman (and undeclared but heavily pressured mayoral candidate) Frank Hotchkiss says he’d “love to chat with anyone who comes to my book-signing party (wine included) at Tecolote in the Upper Village on Saturday, March

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Frank Hotchkiss, who’ll be signing his new novel at Tecolote on Saturday, March 25, gives a big thumbs up after winning re-election to his Santa Barbara City Council seat in a recent election; with him is his wife, Sandi

25, between three and four o’clock.”

He says he’ll be there with his book, Playing with Fire, because he finds it “great fun to tell people how this book evolved.” And no, he adds, “it is not an autobiography.” Since Frank calls his novel “a wonderful exploration of passionate love versus more enduring affection and friendship,” we must concur. The idea of a city council member exploring “passionate love” and writing about it makes many a little uncomfortable.

So, put this in your diary: Frank Hotchkiss signing copies of Playing with Fire on Saturday, March 25, from 3 to 4 pm. Tecolote Book Shop. And, when you meet and speak with him, tell him he must run for mayor of Santa Barbara. He is needed.

EuroLog 2016

Montecito Journal’s latest issue of its semi-annual glossy edition features a nearly 6,000-word article on Europe – mostly England, France, and Switzerland. A feature of the lengthy observational treatise is a week-long river/canal cruise on board Apres Tout, Rory and Caroline Macrae’s

elegant six-passenger craft.

The Macraes sent me an e-mail recently to tell me they’ve begun to offer a four-night wine cruise, created especially for travelers who don’t have a full week to devote to laze leisurely along the rivers and canals of Burgundy. The trip will highlight the wine regions of the Cote D’or, featuring the villages along the Route des Grand Crus. You’ll stop in Meursault for a private visit of a working winery, tour Beaune, capital of the Burgundy wine region, visit the Hospice de Beaune, the cellars of Joseph Drouhin, and walk through the grapevines in Mercurey, a charming village in the Cote Chalonnaise.

Meals on board the Apres Tout are all provided by Caroline, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, along with an excellent selection of wines. Price is around $4,500 per person, but that includes everything: four nights lodging, all meals, all wine (and other drinks), shore excursions, transfers, and anything else you can think of. Go to their website and check it out at: www. bargeaprestout.com. You should let them know you read about the trip in Montecito Journal, but you should also know we get absolutely nothing in exchange. We consider Caroline and Rory friends and thought it would be useful to pass this along for them and for you.

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Seen Around Town

by Lynda Millner

Go Red for Women American Heart Association board chair Renee Grubb and board president Dr. Michael Shenoda at the Go Red luncheon

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he Go Red for Women luncheon was held at The Fess Parker.

I was amazed to find out that all the women at my table had heart problems. They belonged to The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. It brings home the fact that the number one-killer of women is heart disease and this luncheon is an annual reminder.

As Dr. Michael Shenoda said, “One in three women in the U.S. live with some from of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, stroke, and hypertension. The good news is there has been a 30-percent decline in women’s deaths due to cardiovascular disease.” The reduction is partly attributed to awareness through programs such as the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign.

George Leis from the Montecito

AHA business development director Angela Miller-Bevan, event chair George Leis, Leslie Ridley-Tree, and executive director Lisa Dosch

Red Tie guys Michael Towbes, chair David Edelman, and Craig Zimmerman

Ms Millner is the author of The Magic Makeover, Tricks for Looking Thinner, Younger and More Confident – Instantly. If you have an event that belongs in this column, you are invited to call Lynda at 969-6164.

Bank and Trust was event chair and was proud to announce, “This is our biggest-ever luncheon with 310 attendees. My goal was also to get more men to attend and we did.”

This is also the third year for the Red Tie Society, which is men supporting women’s heart issues. David Edelman is chair of that group of gentlemen: Raul Armenta, Ron Bodhm, Vince Caballero, Sam Cohen, Jim Crook, Steve Golis, Travis Hawley, Kenny Kahn, George Leis, Mike

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Before lunch, there was a health fair in an adjoining room. It was filled with various heart-healthy groups giving away products and books to educate. After lunch, Stacey Sakai from KEYT News Channel 3 was emcee. She introduced Leslie RidleyTree, who gave heart tips – one being to exercise, “something besides your mouth.” When ask if she was going for 100, she replied, “I’m going for the

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next day.” She accredited George Leis with a giant heart, and she donated $5,000 to the cause.

Next came passion speaker Lacey M. Baldiviez, Ph.D., who was born with a hole in her heart. It wasn’t diagnosed until she was five. “At age five, I had open heart surgery. My dad inspired me most saying, ‘When they stitched you back up, they put an extra something in there for you.’

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Passion speaker Lacey Baldiviez with her parents, Rick and Patti

sor of Go Red For Women. When the audience was asked to fill our pledge cards and write checks, the local firemen filed in to pick them up and pass out red scarves to each donor. People were encouraged to take an apple from the centerpiece remembering the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

United Way

The United Way of Santa Barbara County offices on Gutierrez Street were transformed into a Surfin’ Beach scene complete with surfboards and palm trees. And even a Beach Boy! Bruce Johnston of the original Beach Boys dropped in to say his congrat-

ulations and farewell to the guest of honor, CEO Paul Didier. Paul has headed up United Way for an incredible 42 years. He will be passing the gavel to Steve Ortiz.

Guests sipped on sangria and ate munchies until it was time for goodbyes. Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s office and Assembly woman Monique Limon’s office sent reps to award Paul a plaque. Steve lauded Paul for all the innovations under his reign including Fun in the Sun and Kindergarten Success Institutes (KSI). These are literacy programs that Steve informed us, “Only 28 percent of the kids are ready for school after kindergarten,

United Way CEO Paul Didier, incoming CEO Steve Ortiz, and John Wigle at the reception

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Students Spend Spring Break Serving Globally

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About 262 Westmont students are spending spring break, March Scott Craig is manager of media relations at 11-18, volunteering for various serWestmont College vice projects in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Salt Lake City, Mexico, and Haiti. About 216 students traveled from Westmont to Ensenada on March 10 for Potter’s Clay, a student-led service trip that The is celebrating its 40th anniversary, Westmont Observatory making it one of Westmont’s lonopens Friday, gest-running traditions. With the March 17 help of 30 professionals traveling alongside the students, volunteers will build homes, cut hair, prepare W W W. M O N T E C I T O M A G Nlead I F I Cprayer E N C E . and C O Mworship, as Economics and business students are helping resimeals, well as provide medical and dental dents start businesses in Haiti care for Ensenada residents. with people who live in a different “We are building classrooms, part of the world and to apply what extending a home to become a we have learned in class to a wider church, building dormitories for global context,” says Ellie Haldors, women at a seminary, and remod- a senior business minor. eling a church sanctuary,” says Not only are the service trips stuRebecca Boa, assistant director of dent-initiated and led, but students he Westmont Observatory, terns of stars,” he says. “As usual, it campus life for ministry and out- are required to raise money for which opens its doors to the will be fun to ask the viewers to talk reach. “I’m excited for students to each trip. Students return to class public every third Friday of the about the patterns they see in each of deepen relationships they’ve made Monday, March 20. month, will focus on several open these wonderful objects. in past years and to develop new clusters that will be at the zenith “It’s always illuminating ask the star- ones with both Westmont students Friday, March 17, beginning at 6:30 gazers to imagine placing our sun in and those in Ensenada,” Boa says. pm and lasting several hours. the midst of these clusters, given their Other students will be staying Among these grouping of stars will great distances. The cluster stars would in California during spring break, Both the men’s and women’s basketbe M35 near the ankles of Gemini, the far outshine our sun. In fact, our sun partnering with local organizations ball teams open play in the 2017 NAIA Twins. “This cluster is particularly would be barely visible among these that minister directly to under- Division I National Championship on interesting because of how brightly far younger, blue-white giants.” served populations. “During our Thursday, March 16. it shines despite being about 2,800 The viewing at Westmont occurs in various trips, we will be learning to In the first round, No. 19 Westmont light-years distant,” says Thomas conjunction with the Santa Barbara best serve the community, address men compete against William Carey Whittemore, Westmont physics Astronomical Unit, whose mem- urban issues and seek and share the (Mississippi) at 8:45 am in Kansas instructor. bers bring their own telescopes to Kingdom,” says Brooklyn Jervis, City. This is the first time in proLater in the viewing, Whittemore Westmont for public use.

Urban Initiative local coordinator. gram history that Westmont has qualsays he would like to zoom in on The Keck Telescope, a 24-inch F/8 The week-long experience in Los ified for national championship play other open clusters in Auriga, the Cassegrain reflecting instrument with Angeles and San Francisco is usu- three years in a row. Two years ago, Charioteer, including M36 (4,100 Ritchey-Chretien optics, is housed in ally intense and transformative for Westmont reached the championship light-years), M37 (4,400 light-years) the observatory between Russell Carr students who seek to both under- game before falling to Dalton State and M38 (4,200 light-years). “Of Field and the track and field/soccer stand urban issues and assist long- (Georgia) in the title game. these last three, I am particularly complex. Free parking is available term workers. Locally, students will “This is by far the most experienced fond of M38 with its splashy pat- near the baseball field. stay in Santa Barbara during spring team we have had go to the nationbreak, partnering with local churches al championship,” said Westmont and missions organizations, engag- head coach John Moore. “We have ing with issues of poverty, homeless- the benefit of going three years runness, and at-risk youth. ning. I think our best basketball has Other students will be traveling to been played at the tournament the last Salt Lake City to participate in con- three years.” versation on interfaith dialogue and The No. 7 Westmont women batreconciliation. “We are looking for- tle LSU Shreveport in the openBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices California ward to asking deep and meaningful ing round at 1:15 pm in Billings, questions about faith and engaging Montana. The Warriors, coming off Properties is pleased to congratulate Mary Whitney Offered at $35,000,000 with others who believe differently,” their second consecutive Golden State on the successful representation of the buyer at says Katie Skiff, Urban Initiative Athletic Conference Tournament 134 Santa Elena Ln, Listed for $2,295,000 publicity and travel coordinator.

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On Entertainment Spontaneous Broadway

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here are a zillion different ways to create comedy improv, far more than merely the shortform games most people are familiar with via the TV series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, including a variety of long form approaches, where there’s just a single concept for the full evening. Instant Karma Improv Comedy combines the best of both worlds with Spontaneous Broadway, which plays one night only this Saturday at the Center Stage Theater. A cast of seven drawn from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles are joined by keyboardist Richard Allen in creating a fully improvised Broadway musical right before your eyes, using not only the audience suggestions, but also its approval.

At the start, the performers view the audience as a group of potential backers who might want to invest in a new musical. So the players offer a moment of their show as a preview. “We present snippets of the plays we want them to support after getting suggestions for the title and the name of a song,” explained Gary Best, the veteran artistic director of

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Ventura Improv Company, who will both direct and perform on Saturday night. “Say something like ‘The Hole in the Ground’ from the play What’s Earth?’, and then we have to come up with a scene that includes that song.”

After each improviser takes his or her turn as the lead, repeating the process over a variety of topics and styles (drawn from the crowd’s offerings), the audience votes on which one to turn into a full show, which is performed in the second half. “We have to create the whole musical based on that first song, and hopefully remember to reprise the song itself.”

If that sounds terrifyingly challenging, it is. But there are some tricks to the trade, Best said.

“You want to focus on coming up

with a simple song the audience can leave the theater humming. That generally means a strong chorus, like a Beatles song or any pop hit. We’re not doing an operetta like Les Mis or Hamilton, it’s just moments where we break into singing, with the song illustrating a theme. So we’re not trying to further the narrative, but to clarify or illuminate what just happened, and the theme of the scene or the play.

The best idea is to come up with a strong chorus that uses an overarching moment as is bigger than the scene. If the play is about jealousy, the song might be ‘Green is Bad’.”

The key is keep things simple and avoid the bells and whistles that take attention from having meaningful interactions between the characters, Best said. But like any rule, sometimes the exception proves exceptional, as with one of his more memorable SpoBro moments on stage.

“It was a World War II story where we needed to break in to Berlin and narrow the bike paths so we could win the war. The plot was ridiculous, but somehow it all worked.

Sometimes, you really have to commit to the absurd.”

It doesn’t hurt that the players have a lot of help from pianist Allen, who has a host of credits from Hollywood and beyond.

“He is a wonderful musical impro-

viser who can play any style,” Best said. “You just name a composer and he can instantly come up with a tune in that style. And he’s great at leading and following at the same time.”

To paraphrase Shakespeare, the players are the thing, especially in a musical where good singing voices are a must, said Instant Karma’s Dan Gunther, who is producing but not appearing in SpoBro. “They’re not just making up a song but also telling a story. When it’s done really well, as these guys are capable of, it’s really a thrilling experience.”

(Spontaneous Broadway performs 8 pm Saturday, March 18, at the Center Stage Theatre, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the mall. Tickets cost $10-$15. Call 963-0408 or www.CenterStageTheater. org.)

Classical Ensembles Spring into Action

The Santa Barbara Symphony, Camerata Pacifica, and Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra are all concertizing within five days of each other this week surrounding the vernal equinox, and there’s plenty of reasons to attend ‘em all. The larger symphony orchestra is performing both Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Piazzolla’s The Four

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) Author Marc Appleton and photographer Melba Levick at Tecolote

slopes of Sonoma Mountain in Glen Ellen, and Piedra Blanca in the shadow of Hearst Castle in San Simeon.

“It represents a lifestyle steeped in self-sufficiency, love of the land, and unpretentiousness,” says Marc of the colorful tome Ranches: Home On The Range in California, which took him three years to compile and is his eighth work.

“It is a tribute to a historic form and fading way of life,” he told me at a bijou book bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village.

Marc, who is married to actress Joanna Kerns, spent much of his

youth growing up on three different ranches in Arizona.

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Sponsoring attendees relating well in their Gatsby-era attire are Matt Stoll, Amanda Lee, Sean Hecht, Jaclyn Steinmann, Roger Kjensrud, and Padric Davis, All Saints-by-the-Sea director (photo by Priscilla)

Stoll, with Lana Mohtashemi and Marisa Tyler as auction co-chairs, also featured a 1928 Pierce Arrow car, formerly owned by MGM studio mogul Louis B. Mayer and used by the likes of Clark Gable and billionaire Howard Hughes, lent by Montecito car collector Dana Newquist.

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tion, which featured a beach house in Kauai, a weather stint on KEYTTV with meteorologist Meredith Garofalo, and dinner for 15 couples at Somerset, the chic new eatery on East Anapamu Street.

Among the guests celebrating their Jay Gatsby moment were rector Aimee Eyer-Delevett, Hayley Carty, Dianne Duva, Amanda Lee, Karen Trogan, 16 – 23 March 2017

Gatsby greeters Josh Egler, Mark Cheng, with Alyson Eyer-Delevett; Belle Hahn Cohen, a Gatsby sponsor; the reverend Aimee Eyer-Delevett, rector; Austin Burke and Logan Stone (photo by Priscilla)

Entertainer Mr. Leo Gallo performing song and dance to Cabell “Cab” Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” with his famous call “Hi-de-hi-de-ho” (photo by Priscilla)

Muy Bien Spain reigned at Laguna Blanca’s 20th annual gala when 272 guests descended on the Bacara, raising around $500,000 for the school, which has campuses in Montecito and Hope Ranch.

The Viva Laguna! Feria de Sevilla bash, co-chaired by Bert and Belle Regeer, featured Gatling gun paced auctioneer Mark Schustrin selling off an Aladdin’s cave of lots, including stays in Bend, Oregon, a beachfront estate in Kauai, a stay at the Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona, a house in Isla Navidad, Mexico, a week in Tuveuni, Fiji, and a private tour of former Tonight Show host Jay Leno’s extensive $350-million car collection.

Flamenco performers from the Zermeno Dance Academy in Goleta also added to the vibrant Iberian atmosphere.

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SEEN (Continued from page 15) Leadership gift officer Suzanne Danielson, development manager Tina Nelson, and events manager Lindsay Rorick there to say goodbye to Paul

and 61 percent are not reading at a third-grade level when they get there.”

As Paul said, “These programs have resulted in dramatic improvements for the children.” There is also the Dolly Parton partnership that sends books to toddlers so they will acquire a love of reading and books at an early age. And the list goes on.

After all the speeches, Paul’s wife, Bobbi, cautioned him about the length of his speech. He declared himself “speechless” followed by great cheers.

The whole community sends good wishes for your retirement because of all you’ve done for Santa Barbara County.

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Teen Star

Teen Star executive director Joe Lambert said, “Tonight represents more than 3,000 hours of volunteer effort.” Wow! These are the 10 finalists (and alternates) from the interview and auditioning process before a panel of judges: Jillian Garnett, San Marcos High School (12th grade); Nolan Montgomery, Dos Pueblos High School (10th grade); Elizabeth Padfield, Solvang School (7th grade); James McKernan, Bishop Diego High School (12th grade); Nicole Trujillo, Dos Pueblos High School (11th grade); Daniel Geiger, Pioneer Valley High School (11th grade); Rachel Guron,

Teen Star finalist Hunter Hawkins on the Arlington red carpet

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Cabrillo High School (12th grade); Jericho Guron, Cabrillo High School (9th grade); Hunter Hawkins, Laguna Blanca (10th grade); Ben Catch, McAvene San Marcos High School (9th grade); alternates Jake Gildred, Jonata Middle School (8th grade); and Neve Greenwalk, La Colina Junior High (8th grade).

Fans and friends gathered outside the Arlington to watch the red carpet treatment. The kids arrived in white stretch limos and the screams were worthy of the Academy Awards.

Many fans had posters of their favorite American idol. The would be Teen Stars were grinning from ear to ear and feeling like superstars. My husband, Don, was plugging his ears from the noise. Meredith Garofala was interviewing on the red carpet and cameras were flashing. Also arriving were the judges: Catherine Remak from KLITE 101.7 FM, Erik Stein who is casting director for PCPA, and our own Kenny Loggins, a multi-Grammy winning singer/songwriter. He joked, “The kids won’t have heard of me or my career.” He had also volunteered to spend a whole day in the Bishop Diego studio mentoring the contestants one on one. How exciting that was to have a celebrity mentor.

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Kenny remarked how the talent has grown since the show began seven years ago.

Teen Star has also expanded its audience, which out-grew the Granada and now nearly fills the Arlington. The contestants were amazing. As each one sang, I would change my vote.

Ultimately, the winner was Nolan Montgomery, who has been singing and performing since he was three years old. Musical theater seems to be his preference judging from all the shows he’s been in. Congratulations, Nolan. He will receive a $1,000 scholarship, opportunities for radio and television appearances, and the prestigious title of Teen Star Santa Barbara.

As Lambert said, “Performing arts can defeat the disease of loneliness; it rewards being different, encourages healthy competition, and creates community.” Teen Star is a nonprofit that gives area youth a chance to showcase their talent. They do two competitions a year, the other being Teen Dance Star. They offer seminars and workshops and donate proceeds from the live events to support the Arts Mentorship Program, which awards scholarships to help those who are financially needy continue in the arts.

Learn more at TeenStarUSA.com. •MJ 16 – 23 March 2017

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It’s in the Horns

Poaching of animals in Africa may not seem like a big deal to people in Santa Barbara; however, we have many citizens who travel abroad frequently. Poaching is the killing of animals illegally in order to make products such as ivory jewelry, rhino horn medicine, or zebra belts. Buying certain types of these products can increase the amount of animals being poached, so I’m here to inform our community about the dangers of contributing to poaching.

According to Tusk, a 25-year-old international organization devoted to preserving Africa’s natural heritage, about one African elephant is killed every 15 minutes [various estimates suggest there are some 500,000 African elephants alive in the world].

Isn’t that crazy? That means about 35,000 elephants are killed every year.

All of this because of the demand for their ivory. One pound of ivory can go for up to $1,000. Did you know that the Western Black rhino was declared extinct in 2011 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature? About 1,215 rhinos were poached just in 2014. That is a lot! Just one pound of rhino tusk can sell for $30,000; the same amount of gold is only worth about $22,000.

First, most ivory and rhino horn goes to Asia. So, if you are planning to go to China or are going to China, do not buy ivory or rhino horn! Every sale to a consumer is another reason for Asia to buy more product from Africa, which gives Africans another reason to kill its animals. Just think about it: we could save Africa by not buying a few certain animal products.

It seems so simple, but it just isn’t happening quite yet.

Another way to help is volunteering. The African Wildlife Foundation’s (AWF) goal is to empower communities, get poachers stopped, and to make Africa great again (sounds similar to something for some reason).

Their motto is “Don’t let Africa’s wildlife become history.” AWF also believes that animals shouldn’t have to live in protected areas. They should be able to roam free just like anything else. Another organization is the rhino orphanage. The online ed-tech platform Newsela states that poachers with a machete hacked a baby rhino more than two dozen times, and it still stayed by its mother’s side. The creature was close to death, but the Rhino Orphanage was able to restore it back to health.

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can fix it. Please try or make small to big changes to help Africa out. We are all on the same planet, so we should help each other no matter how big or small the problem is.

I really do feel passionate about this topic, and I hope after reading my letter you do too.

Jaxon Burford Montecito (Editor’s note: Jaxon is a sixth grader at Montecito Union School.)

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The “Fallen 9,000”

A couple of years ago, I received an anonymous viral email about the “Fallen 9,000” event on September 21, 2013. It began, “A large percentage of our country doesn’t know of or care about Normandy. My guess is it has been removed from the text in history books. What is surprising is there was nothing about it in the U.S. media.”

All quoted verbatim in a recent MJ letter (MJ #23/9).

I struggle to understand the point of this anonymous e-mailer. First of all, there is not one textbook that covers World War II that does not cover D-Day, the largest amphibious landing in history. Has this e-mailer never seen any of the scores of WWII movies over the past 70 years that feature D-Day, the most recent of which is Saving Private Ryan? There is also news coverage of the annual D-Day memorials. A Google search also reveals that there was major media coverage of the “Fallen 9,000” event.

It would be more accurate to say that a large percentage of our country is suffering from a deluge of viral emails that peddle nonsense. And my guess is that a lot of gullible people believe it. What is surprising is that more people don’t fact-check dubious claims with Google.

Edward Press Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Well, you are correct, but we did what we thought was due diligence: asked the letter writer if we could use it, as we had neither heard of nor read about this artist or his event. We also discerned that the photos were real and that the event indeed took place on the landing beaches of Normandy. As someone who has visited that hallowed ground a number of times, I okayed the “letter” and ran with it. My apologies for not having done more research, but really, no harm done. – J.B.)

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(SGMA) was set into law, and was the beginning of the end to the wild west of groundwater pumping in the State of California. SGMA is as significant a piece of water legislation as the State Water Project created over 50 years ago, signed into law coincidentally, with the stroke of Governor Brown’s father’s pen.

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act began on January 1, 2015, with the California Department of Water Resources generating a list of over 500 groundwater basins and utilizing eight data components to rank the priority of the groundwater basins. Groundwater basins were given an overall basin ranking score and designation of high, medium, low, and very low priority.

The Montecito Groundwater Basin received an overall basin ranking score of zero and a designation as a very low priority.

Fast forward to this winter, the rain has arrived, the reservoirs are beginning to fill, and Montecito Water District is quietly becoming the Groundwater Management Agency for the Montecito Groundwater Basin, essentially the Local Groundwater czar.

Currently, Montecito Water District has no authority over the pumping of groundwater in the Montecito Groundwater Basin, besides being the largest pumper and seller of groundwater within the basin.

The State of California requires the formation of groundwater management agencies in groundwater basins designated as high and medium priority. So why does Montecito Water District want to have the Montecito Groundwater Basin reprioritized from a very low priority to a medium priority? The reprioritization of the groundwater basin to medium will accelerate the State mandated timeline for formation of a Groundwater Management Agency and development of a groundwater management plan, which will result in registration of wells, groundwater extraction reporting, possible extraction limits on individual wells, assessment of

fees, and the ability to revise basin boundaries (if you’re currently pleased because your well is located outside the boundaries, MWD can still change the boundaries in the future and manage your wells too).

Just imagine the knock at your front door from Montecito Water District: “Hello, it’s Montecito Water District and we’re here to help you manage your well.” Followed by a couple techno-babble comments about seawater intrusion, sinking land, a sustainable groundwater basin, and then they hand you an invoice for MWD’s groundwater management fees. You shut your door and ponder to yourself, the agency that pumps the most groundwater and sells the most groundwater in the basin wants more of my money, to regulate how much water can come out of the tap and now out of my well too?

The salient points are the following: the Montecito Groundwater Basin has an overall basin ranking score of zero and is currently designated by the State as a very low priority, and not mandated to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the groundwater basin; Montecito Water District wants to provide the California Department of Water Resources with additional draft information in order to assist in the reprioritization of the groundwater basin as a medium priority, before the State reprioritizes groundwater basins in June 2017; the formation of a Groundwater Sustainability Agency followed by the development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan will be required by the State upon reprioritization; being a well owner in Montecito will never be the same; and, there will be a new groundwater sheriff in town: Montecito Water District, here to protect and sell you water.

The only other local agency with the purview to become the Groundwater Management Agency of the Montecito Groundwater Basin is the County of Santa Barbara, but the County is not actively pursuing the reprioritization

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of the groundwater basin or becoming the Groundwater Management Agency.

I wonder why?

If you are a well owner, you are a stakeholder and should be involved in the process of understanding your local groundwater basin and the future regulatory landscape to operate a well in the Montecito Groundwater Basin. I encourage all well owners to become stakeholders, because the devil is in the details and right now you’re between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Ryland Darcy Montecito (Editor’s note: No doubt as we go forward, there will be more restrictions placed on private wells; they’ll all have to be registered and recorded and regulated in the likely event of the next drought. – J.B.)

Getting Weird out There

I have been living in Santa Barbara for more than 10 years, and it is my second year in Montecito. This is also our kids’ second year in MUS, where our three boys attend first grade. Yes: they are triplets!

Just as every MUS mom, I can talk about this school a lot, highlighting the strong or weak sides of it, but I would like to bring to your attention the really strange side of that fabled school. They have a tradition at MUS: an annual celebration called the “Father and Daughter Dance”. It is really strange indeed that somehow they don’t have any “Mothers and Sons Dance”, thus putting about half the school community aside.

This is my (and many other families’) question: what is wrong with mothers and sons dancing and having a great time? Why don’t we have an event where our little gentlemen dress up in smart suits and display their dancing skills? My boys cried when they learned they were deprived of such opportunity. A few boys’ parents that I “polled” on this SITE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

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matter were also a bit weirded out.

We all can easily understand complications that can arise if a mixed crowd of both boys and girls were to attend a hypothetical “Parents and Kids Dance,” since MUS simply has no area and auditorium to put all the families in at the same time, but why can’t we have “Mothers and Sons Dance” some other day?

For example, our school that so much strives for diversity and international appeal could use the 8th of March, widely celebrated in the world as the International Women’s Day, as a good reason to get mothers and sons on the dance floor. As a mother of triplets, as a mother of multiples (we have five boys altogether), I always follow one important rule that our school should consider learning: “Either everybody can have it or nobody would.”

Otherwise, one would always have a problem with multiple kids in the close environment.

If the school administration thinks that boys don’t want to dance, they are very wrong. If the school thinks mothers don’t want to dance with their sons, this is also very wrong.

I feel that women could bring a bit more fun to the dance floor than men.

Another question I have is about the name of this event: “Father and Daughter Dance”. There are many families in our school in which parents are divorced or are going through a divorce. In my opinion, this puts little girls in an uncomfortable position when they want to go but they don’t have their real dad, so they bring godfathers, stepfathers, et cetera. When your parents are divorced, you don’t talk about that a lot, you don’t bring it much to the public attention, and forcing this problem to be exposed in the public event of this nature might not be the best way to cement the school community.

My third question is: when people start bringing some strangers to the school event of this type, what are the

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How Now?

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very good reporter is supposed to consider six questions: Who? What? When? Where?

How? and Why? We might add: With whom? and How much? But today, class, we’re going to address just the one question of HOW. “How” is, of course, the first word of many familiar greetings – except in the case of native American Indians, who traditionally made it their only greeting-word in English, accompanied by a raised hand with palm out.

Actually, this might have been worth adopting by everybody, because no response is required – except maybe another “How!” – and then you can get right down to business.

But for most of us, on most occasions, a little more is expected – perhaps “How are you?” or the more formal and time-honored “How do you do?” The problem then is, how to reply? In the case of “How are you?”, the question arises as to how honest or detailed a response is appropriate.

Does this person really care how I am? And come to think of it, how am I, really?

Too much thinking about such matters could prevent all further conversation. So the usual answer is something conventional such as “I’m fine – how are you?” – thus turning the tables, and confronting the other person with a similar dilemma.

But in the case of “How do you do?”, which is often accompanied by a (now known to be unsanitary) shaking of hands, there is really no appropriate response, except to repeat the same words back. Of course, this leaves unanswered the legitimate but usually unspoken question, “How do I do what?”

At least the police have an answer for that one. In their case, the question really is, How was the crime committed? What method did the malefactor use? And our law enforcers are so accustomed to dealing with this issue that they know it familiarly by its initials – M.O. – meaning “Method of Operation.”

This is no trivial matter (at least according to the best crime novels) because most repeat criminals tend to favor a particular technique, by which their pursuers can at least distinguish them from others in the same line of work – which in turn may help lead to their detection and ultimate apprehension.

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Some marketing genius discovered that people who are new to a subject that they want to learn about – people who might once have been characterized as “novices” – don’t mind being called “dummies” – in fact, they actually seem to like the term.

So, now there is an apparently never-ending, no-doubt-trademarked series of books specifically directed at them, with such actual titles as Law for Dummies, and The Bible for Dummies.

But Dale Carnegie apparently already knew that many of us are dummies in the field of human relations, when he published How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1936.

Although there are still people who pooh-pooh the whole idea that such matters can be taught, I feel obliged to disclose that this book had a great and lasting effect on me personally, when I read it as a youth. Those who know me now might question how much I really learned – to which I can only reply: you should have known me before I read the book!

Grammatically speaking, the question “How?” is often answered by an adverb ending in “ly.” It was this fact which led, within living memory, to a verbal humor craze called “Tom Swifties” – named in honor of a juvenile fiction series by Victor Appleton, whose hero was a young scientist named Tom Swift. Appleton had a stylistic mannerism involving frequent use of adverbs, which invited a sort of parody with such barbs as: “’It’s freezing,’ Tom muttered icily,” and “’Get to the back of the ship,’ Tom said sternly.”

Speaking of grammar, the expression “How now, Brown Cow,” may not have much grammatical significance or general usage today (though Hamlet actually exclaims “How now, a rat!” when he kills Polonius.)

Although its author appears to be the well-known “Anon,” the full expression has been at least as popular for training in proper elocution as the similar “rain in Spain,” immortalized

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Let me leave you, then, with thought that success in life is all in knowing HOW. •MJ

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Dr. Marjorie Schuman, author of Inquiring Deeply, will be signing books at Tecolote on Friday, March 24, from 5 to 6 pm

Plaza, and even had a small part in helping launch Montecito Journal.

His integrity and loyalty have been and remain unquestioned. Which means, when it comes to choosing a life partner, he probably looks for similar qualities. I don’t know her well, but Dr. Marjorie Schuman, co-founder of The Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy in Santa Monica and a faculty member at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, is Bob’s better half and truth be told any half of Bob is always the better half.

Marjorie has her own book-signing coming up on Friday, March 24, also at Tecolote Book Shop in the upper village, from 5 to 6 pm. And, yes, wine and cheese will be served.

Inquiring Deeply: Mindfulness Informed Relational Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, may not fit into the category of easy reading, but beach weather isn’t here yet, so you should have more time to snuggle up with some heavy reading and learn a thing or two or three.

Marjorie says her book “explores how mindfulness can be integrated into psychotherapy as an aspect of self-reflection, rather than as a technique or intervention.” She says mindfulness and other self-reflective awareness practices “can be used effectively to amplify and unpack

one’s psychological experience.”

Best-selling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Dr. Jack Kornfield says of Inquiring Deeply, it is “a rich, helpful book for all interested in the growing field of mindfulness and psychotherapy. Filled with lively cases and warm, clear understanding, it brings new perspectives to relational mindfulness, wise investigation of thought, and the skillful wedding of insight and human care.”

Which is good enough for me.

It is high praise indeed, and as for the rest of you, Marjorie says, “This book will be of great interest to clinicians as well as psychologically minded Buddhist practitioners or individuals interested in the clinical applications of mindfulness.”

You’ll find Dr. Schuman on her website, www.drmarjorieschuman.com, or better yet, join her at Tecolote on Friday, March 24.

The Whites Won It All

This really is something special: the Santa Barbara Soccer Club Girls White Team won the 2017 Cal South State Cup Governors Youngers Division, becoming the first girls’ team in the club’s history to win a State Cup. The following report was sent to us by team representative Gina La Monica: The Santa Barbara Soccer Club Girls White 2005 Team (SBSC G05) had a rough start in the fall 2016 soccer sea-

Santa Barbara Soccer Club Girls White Team brought home the 2017 Cal South State Governors Cup, Youngers Division, becoming the first girls team in the Club’s history to win a State Cup

son with numerous team injuries and a change in coaching staff. As a result, they endured an uninspired season.

Entering the Cal South State Cup was a chance to see how this newly formed team would play together.

On the first day of the tournament on February 4, at the San Diego Polo Club, they won 2-0 over the CDA Slammers FC from Huntington Beach.

The next day, they played the Matrix from San Marcos, ending the game 1-1 with that being the only goal scored against the White team throughout the entire tournament. None of the teams in the competition was able to score any goals against them.

On the same day, the girls played against VC Fusion from Ventura County and ended with a final score of 2-0, solidifying the team’s position in the next round of competition comprising 64 teams. The Whites continued their winning streak with no goals scored against them on February 11, winning 2-0 against Futbol Foundation of Santa Clarita

Girls in Lancaster.

On February 12, the Whites scored with seconds to spare against the Murrieta Surf Blue team from Murrietta, and won 1-0. Later in the day, they beat Express Select from Encinitas with a 2-0 score line. The team was ready now with a total of five wins and one tie to play in the quarterfinals. The girls were already record-setters, as no girls team from SBSC had ever gotten this far.

On February 26, they beat the West Coast FC team from San Juan Capistrano, 4-0. That meant it was on to the finals, to play against AV SC Storm from Apple Valley, which they beat in a sizzling overtime after a tie game.

The team’s coach is Waid Ibrahim.

Players are Lily Blankenhorn, Caitlyn Early, Izzy Garofalo, Camila Jeronimo, Jenna and Sadie Johnson, Maya Klanfer, Eden Lazarus, Izzy Romero, Zoe Thomas, Siena Urzua, Gabi Wilcox, and Kasia Wolf.

Congratulations to all.

•MJ

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2016 National Book Award-winner

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An Evening with the Author of The Underground Railroad

Wed, Apr 5 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

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Whitehead’s compelling tour de force novel chronicles a young slave’s desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Be captivated by his dynamic storytelling, inspiring anecdotes and irreverent rules for writing as he reveals how he came to write his powerful new work.

Presented in cooperation with the UCSB MultiCultural Center The Lynda and Bruce Thematic Learning Initiative

The 2017 Hamdani World Harmony Lecture

Tawakkol Karman An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Sat, Apr 8 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall “Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.” – Tawakkol Karman A human rights activist, journalist and politician, Karman was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring in Yemen.

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Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu with Masters of Hawaiian Music

Terry Tempest Williams

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The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks

Sun, Apr 9 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall

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Tue, Apr 18 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre

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“Wearing trousers and split skirts that suggest a dervish’s tennure, the dancers stretch, roll, rise. Soon they’re launching themselves into cartwheels, somersaults, backflips, and breakdance headspins, as if they were trying to free the soul from the body.” The Boston Globe Dance Series Sponsors: Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel, Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund, Irma & Morrie Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay

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LETTERS (Continued from page 22)

odds of it becoming unsafe? (I would strongly suggest to watch the video from this event with lots of adult males and little girls congregating in the dimly lit areas.) Let me present some statistics here: One in five girls in the USA and one in 20 boys become victims of child sexual abuse; studies show that 20% of adult females and 5-10% of adult males recall a childhood sexual assault or sexual abuse; according to National Institute of Justice, three out of four adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew well and/or family members.

Children who do not live with both parents, as well as children living in homes marked by parental discord and/or divorce, have higher risk of being sexually abused, and in most cases victims never report a problem or recall it only when they are grown up.

So, do we really want a sparsely lit event with a lot of little girls and older guys and no security at our school?

Let me summarize all my concerns as follows. What comes to mind when I hear about “Father and Daughter Dance?” Unfair to the little boys and their mothers, somewhat weird, and even possibly unsafe. I will never get tired of repeating that we live in a dangerous world, and it takes only one bad man to blow up the paradise Montecito families are enjoying so far.

Better safe than sorry, ladies and gentlemen.

Lidia Zinchenko Montecito (Editor’s note: We’re not sure if you are advocating a Mothers and Sons Dance, or denouncing the Father and Daughter Dance, or both, or neither. In any case, as a dad of two now grown-up MUS kids, one male and one female, I really can’t recall running into any predator dads during the 10 years I spent as an MUS parent, so I fully support both a Father and Daughter Dance and your suggested Mothers and Sons Dance, which seems like an excellent idea. – J.B.)

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Remembering Bette Davis

In 1988, I had one of the most interesting jobs of my life; I was the only full-time bellman at San Ysidro Ranch.

With its 43 rooms in cottages, a worldclass restaurant, and lots of privacy, its clientele included Hollywood’s best, and those from the golden age. Toss in a world leader or two, Grammy winners, and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

One memorable event took place in early April of that year.

We got word that Bette Davis would be checking in on April 3 to celebrate her 80th birthday on the 5th. She had a personal assistant that looked like a 30-year-old Ali McGraw. Or maybe Katherine Ross. During the day of the 4th, I took several messages and packages to her room. The assistant answered the door wearing a black bikini, as we were experiencing one of those spring heat waves, and none of the rooms had air-conditioning at the time. And to add to the impression, she tipped me with quarters, rather than the going rate at the time, which was ones and fives.

The next day, I got a message from the front desk to take two more rolls of quarters to the room. It was so old-time classic Hollywood; I loved it. After I delivered the rolls, and got my 50-cent tip, I took another celebrity couple to their room. It was Joel McCrea. I was surprised that he looked so different than how I remembered him from his role as Curly in Oklahoma!.

Some years later, I learned Curly was played by Gordon MacRea and that he had died in 1986. Not to take anything away from Joel, who was a great actor in his own right.

On the evening of the 5th, the desk clerk told me Miss Davis would be having dinner in her room, and I should be ready to escort a guest to her room. I heard the bell on the screen door ring and I walked out; there – smiling and looking quite dapper – was Robert Osborne. Of course, I recognized him as “the movie guy,” and when he spoke, that voice, so rich and syrupy.

We had a policy at the ranch that when guests arrived, the bellman would get in a golf cart and lead the guests in their car to their cottage.

As I walked out with Robert, he said, “Just jump in the front seat.” This was

against policy and I thought it odd, but I went with it. It was less than a minute to the room, the conversation went something like this: “Can you open the glove box and get me some aspirin? Give me four... no five... I need this to get through the evening.”

I think I laughed because he was so down-to-earth. He drove super-slow, one hand on the wheel, the other popping aspirin in his mouth. Thirty seconds later, we pulled up to Weingand North, the cottage named after the former owner. He did a quick squirt of breath freshener and said, “Here we go!”

Standing on the porch with one hand on the railing was my first and only view of Bette Davis. When she checked in, I only saw a cloaked figure assisted to her room by Ali/Katherine.

Over the next two days, I heard her voice but never saw her. Now I was 20 feet from her. She was wearing a suit and had a hat on; in hindsight, I bet it was a Chanel design. She stood proud, projecting an aura. This was after surviving a stroke and cancer.

Robert, as cheerful as you might imagine, greeted her. I tried to walk away as slowly as I could to absorb the moment.

Bette Davis passed away the next year. Robert Osborne died a couple weeks ago.

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IN PASSING Patricia “Dede” Morgan Lavas

Dede Lavas passed away on the evening of March 1, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. She was just seven days shy of her 82nd birthday and had lived in Santa Barbara for more than 25 years.

Born in New York City to George Martin and Peggy Crowson, a prominent lawyer and judge, Dede spent a great deal of her time in the Hamptons, where her maternal grandfather had built a summer house. She moved to Santa Barbara to be near her daughter Dana Gedrick, son-in-law Jason, and their three boys: Jian, Garrett, and Ty. For more than 35 years, she worked to support 12-step programs on Long Island and in Santa Barbara, helping hundreds of people through their battle with the disease of addiction. She was a beloved fixture in Montecito, especially in her job at Montecito Executive and at all the businesses she frequented. She could not walk down the street or into the grocery store without being stopped by dozens of people who wanted to say “Hello” and share her joie de vivre.

She is predeceased by her husband, Mickey Lavas. She is survived by her daughter and grandsons and by her son, Dean, his wife, Vanessa, and her granddaughter, Mia. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 18, at 11:30 am at All Saints by the Sea Church in Montecito. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (info@ DrSusanLoveResearch.org), 16133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1000, Encino, CA 91436 (310-828-0060).

•MJ 16 – 23 March 2017

EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

Rumors of the closing of the left-lane, ramps without a new replacement were premature and false. Left-hand ramps will be replaced by newly constructed right-hand ramps. As happens today, local southbound exit and entry traffic will pass under the widened freeway to access Sheffield Drive, South Jameson, and Ortega Hill Road.

Every effort will be made to retain and improve the ocean views that make this intersection one of the most beautiful along the 101. Northbound lanes will be elevated to improve ocean views in both directions. Southbound lanes will be slightly lower. Design review will be shared by SBCAG and Caltrans, the lead agency. Coastal Commission permitting will be the responsibility of the County Planning Commission, working in concert with SBCAG and Caltrans.

San Ysidro Road (Exit 93)

The San Ysidro southbound on-ramp is arguably the least safe intersection in Montecito, though the accident rate has been lower than the statewide average. The southbound on-ramp past the Miramar and Posilipo Lane is an accident waiting to happen. What we really need is: 1) to widen the rightof-way by acquiring and removing the two historic homes on the right as you enter the southbound 101; and 2) to have negotiated with the Miramar, prior to its construction approvals, for a widened north Jameson right-ofway. Neither of these happened under the term of former county supervisor Salud Carbajal.

The southbound off-ramp at San Ysidro is negatively impacted by the proximity of the Olive Mill on-ramp. In addition, the San Ysidro overpass above the 101 needs to be expanded to full width, similar to the overpasses in Carpinteria.

Six 101 lanes can be accommodated under the existing San Ysidro overpass, but it is very tight.

Sadly, Caltrans plans no improvements to this intersection. There have been discussions of a new roundabout at North Jameson and San Ysidro. This may have strong neighborhood objections. Permitting control lies with the County of Santa Barbara. Where the funding of $7 to $10 million for the roundabout will come from remains a mystery.

Olive Mill Road (Exit 94A)

The northbound off-ramp feeds directly into the 5-way intersection at Coast Village Road and Olive Mill, where a new roundabout is being considered by the City of Santa Barbara. The northbound on-ramp is at the far end of Coast Village Road, past the current Montecito traffic circle. The southbound offramp dead ends at Olive Mill Road, a block south of Coast Village Road. The southbound on-ramp crowds into the space needed for southbound exit at San Ysidro. Permitting control lies with the City of Santa Barbara and the County Planning Commission.

Hermosillo Drive/Coast Village Road (Exit 94B)

The northbound off-ramp at Hermosillo was originally considered for closure. Thanks to vocal efforts by the Hermosillo Homeowners’ Association and the Middle Road Homeowners’ Association during the Draft EIR comment period, retaining the Hermosillo Drive/Coast Village Road exit as a valuable local community asset was included in the Caltrans preferred final F-modified plan for the 101 improvement.

Hot Springs/Cabrillo Boulevard (Exit 94C)

The Caltrans plan is to totally rebuild this interchange. Permitting control lies with the City of Santa Barbara. Advantages include: 1) closing the current northbound left-lane off-ramp to the Cabrillo stoplight and replacing it with a safer traditional right-lane exit; 2) closing the current southbound left-lane off-ramp from the 101 and replacing it with a safer traditional right-lane exit; and 3) most importantly, re-opening a new southbound right-lane on-ramp, closed during the Milpas to Hot Springs widening. Reopening the southbound on-ramp at Cabrillo Boulevard is essential to reducing traffic congestion on Coast Village Road. The preferred Caltrans design for the Hot Springs/Cabrillo interchange is known as the F-modified configuration.

Los Patos Way (Exit 95)

The existing southbound 101 off-ramp with the undersized railroad bridge clearance will be closed.

Caltrans/SBCAG Imposed Design Constraints

The Caltrans 101 widening will be confined to the existing Caltrans 101 rightof-way with no additional right-of-way purchases along the entire corridor.

This has particularly punishing implications for Montecito, which has by far the narrowest corridor space, necessitating: lanes under 12 feet wide; narrow shoulders; thin highway dividers without median landscaping.

The intent is for Caltrans to include a part-time HOV lane from the Ventura 16 – 23 March 2017

County Line to the Milpas interchange to comply with the 79% voter approval of the “101 in Motion” program.

Widening Implementation Plan for Phase 4 (Carpinteria to Santa Barbara)

This week, SBCAG meets in Santa Maria to vote on the preferred Phase 4 widening plan from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara. The preferred plan from Corridor Advisor consultant Tony Harris is to divide the work into five widening phases, starting in Carpinteria, moving northward. The cost per mile of each widening segment becomes progressively more expensive as the widening moves northward.

Carpinteria City government is eager and enthusiastic to have the widening finished and will quickly work for Coastal Commission permitting. At the other end of the corridor, it appears that the mayor, her transportation manager, and some city council members, are still tied to the failed strategy of using their permitting power to hold the widening program hostage until Caltrans agrees to include the mayor’s pet parallel projects – $25 million for the widening of the Union Pacific railroad bridge at Cabrillo Boulevard and a $7-to-$10 million roundabout at Olive Mill in the mainline Caltrans widening budget to avoid local funding obligations. The mayor apparently remains a supporter of the delay-driven Mark Chytilo Draft EIR lawsuit, now before Superior Court judge Thomas Anderle.

Phase A will be a Carpinteria widening from its Bailard interchange to Santa Claus Lane. Already funded, construction could begin in parallel with the current Carpinteria bridge replacement project.

Phase B will be widening from Santa Claus Lane to the North Padaro Lane interchange. There is no new bridge construction. Some funding exists.

Phase C will be widening in Summerland from the North Padaro Lane intersection to the Sheffield intersection, which will be totally rebuilt. Coastal permitting is the responsibility of the County Planning Commission, chaired by District 1 local wise man C. Michael Cooney, supported by appointed county commissioners from districts 2-5.

Phase D will be the widening from Sheffield Drive to Olive Mill, again a county permitting responsibility. There is no new overpass construction. A number of creek bridges will be replaced.

Phase E is the final, most expensive, and most contentious phase of the widening between the Olive Mill interchange and the to-be totally reconstructed Cabrillo Boulevard/Hot Springs interchange. The end of construction date will likely be close to 2030 even if federal funding is forthcoming.

Feelings and Attitudes in Montecito

The majority in Montecito say, “Get on with. It will be painful, but widen it as quickly and as painlessly as possible. We cannot function as a community without having an optimal commuter route for our Ventura-based work force. Why has this widening taken 52 years – and counting?”

The Mark Chytilo group, engaged in the EIR lawsuit against Caltrans, claims the third lanes will be choked as soon as they are finished. Therefore, according to Chytilo, what we need to do is to scrap all the planning and construction of a third lane and turn to a rail solution. This sounds good to some environmentalists but would add 100 years to the current 52-year schedule.

SBCAG is onboard with the widening and enthusiastic about moving ahead.

They want the freeway to be widened as designed, and at the least cost by soliciting state and federal highway funding now.

The Montecito Association (MA) Transportation Committee still has a few holdovers that cling to the fight for the current left-lane entrances and exits.

Lobbying to retain left-lane ramps has delayed the project by two years. The left-hand lane debate was ended the day Caltrans declared publicly that left lanes are no longer safe in new highway construction. Both the California Highway Patrol and the governor concurred in that assessment, noting that if left-lane ramps remained, and an accident occurred, Caltrans would lose every lawsuit, resulting in massive judgments against the state for allowing lanes to be used that they had declared unsafe. There is value in the MA team working with design consultant Harris, but critical decisions have already been locked in concrete (no pun intended).

Montecito needs to focus its efforts and limited voice on trying to build a scenic Sheffield interchange; finding a way to improve the interchange at San Ysidro; mitigating the prospect of a concrete median barrier with no landscaping; maximizing shoulder widths; and deciding whether this community wants or needs a roundabout at Olive Mill and San Ysidro – and if so, who will pay for it.

For once, this community and its political leaders at SBCAG need to get on the same page, develop a voracious appetite for discovery of the facts, a passion for the exchange of ideas, and the wisdom to recognize that gridlock and further delay are not our friends.

•MJ

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Spirituality Matters

by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

Tools of the Trade: Peace and Vitality

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ustaining Integration: Tools for the Journey – a new ongoing course co-facilitated by Terra Gold and Len Van Nostrand, who share half a century of experience between them – is a workshop that combines individual and interactive body-based yogic therapies with cognitive behavioral interventions. The intention is to help participants learn how to sustain peace, enhance vitality, and deepen meaning through experiential practices fine-tuned for insight and self-care, and to continue the growth that may have taken place via a spiritual awakening or a retreat, or perhaps medicine work or a trauma that has created shifts in perspective or identity.

“People want to make meaning out of these experiences, and integrate them into their lives. Our intention is for them to have an enriching experience and take it home and continue the work,” Van Nostrand explained. “Terra and I have a similar sentiment about it: let’s give people very basic, simple tools for not just getting your (stuff) together, but keeping it together.”

Among the tools and concepts to be explored during the sessions are breath work, managing perceptions of the world, recognizing limitations around what we can control, and reminding people that they have permission to be happy, to decide what their personal goals are, or what it is that brings them peace, Van Nostrand said.

“We’ll be focusing on several components/outcomes of ideal living: peace, balance, acceptance, non-duality, forgiveness, self-love,” he said.

“You’re going to have something to

take home with you related to your own personal practice, so you aren’t faced with just your racing mind when it’s over.”

In short, he said, “We’re inviting people to elevate their inner experience.”

Integrating the two approaches – body-based and counseling/mental health – is essential for success, Van Nostrand explained. “We’re westerners. Not everybody fully understands yoga, or can just move out of a mind that has been conditioned by our culture.” So, for example, Van Nostrand might bring a teaching peace while Gold handles movement work. Both will lead meditation and exercises. Some chanting will be involved, as well as dyad work where people pair up to share. “It’s 90 minutes of engagement with the intention of bringing an opportunity for presence and self-reflection.”

Sustaining Integration: Tools for the Journey takes place 6:45 to 8:30 pm on Thursdays, March 23-April 13, at Yoga Soup. The cost is $30 per session, or $100 for all four sessions.

Visit www.yogasoup.com/sustain ing-integration-tools-for-the-journey for details or advance registration.

Van Nostrand, a certified coach practitioner who has a master ’s degree in clinical psychology, is co-founder of Full Spectrum Recovery & Counseling. He has spent 30 years developing a comprehensive understanding of the processes of change and the broad spectrum of addictive behaviors, including recently becoming a Certified SMARTRecovery facilitator, the first to bring to Santa Barbara County the self-empowering 21 st-century

model – which is a self-empowering and skill based model as an alternative to AA’s “faith-based powerless approach” to recovery. Find out more at www.fullspectrumrecovery. com.

Gold, M.A., L.Ac., has been leading classes for more than two decades and is a yoga therapist, licensed acupuncturist, and clinically trained nutritionist, with an allied professional degree in Integrative Body Psychotherapy. She is co-creator and director of the Yoga and the Healing Sciences Teacher Training Program at Loyola Marymount University, and the co-author of Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine. More info at www.TerraWellness.com.

Meeting Mindfulness

Tripti Mahendra’s “An Introductory Training in Mindfulness” six-week journey gets underway 2 to 4 pm this Sunday afternoon, March 19, also at Yoga Soup. The course will be a progression through the essential areas for mindful attention and investigation, with potential benefits of a mindfulness practice of stress reduction, increased self-awareness, easing chronic pain, boosting immunity, deeper sleep, and shifting relationship to negative emotions.

The six-week schedule will cover an Introduction to and Overview of Mindfulness (March 19), Mindfulness of Body (March 26), Feeling Tone/ Hindrances (April 2), Mindfulness of Emotion (April 9), Mindfulness of Thought/Mental Processes (April 23), and Cultivating Kindness/ Taking the practice home (April 30).

Participants should have the intention of attending all classes, but an audio-only recording can be requested if you miss one.

Mahendra, who brings almost a decade of yoga teaching experience following nearly two in the corporate world, completed her initial 200-hour training at White Lotus in Santa Barbara and then went on to complete a 700-hour graduate level training with Sarah and Ty Powers at Insight Yoga Institute. She is currently engaged in a year-long course of study with Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward and their Mindfulness Training Institute. The course fee is $175. Visit www.yogas oup.com/category/events to register.

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Romi Cumes, MA, MFT, LMT, is the founder of Transformative Healing Arts, which offers counseling, yoga instruction, bodywork, performance art, workshops, and international retreats. On Sunday, March 19, from 1 to 3 pm, Cumes will be leading “True • The Voice of the Village •

Self-Exploration: An Introduction to Somatic and Relational Psychology; Tools for Empowerment & Growth” at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center.

The burgeoning field of Somatic Psychology delves into the lived experience of the body as it pertains to psychological exploration. Somatic and relationally based awareness practices can support innate body wisdom, uncovering valuable insight about emotional processes and help to ease protective or adaptive mechanisms, often manifested as body armor, tightness, pain, and emotional distress.

The workshop is designed to help participants get in touch with their most authentic state of being and includes a lecture and experiential exercises comprising a few basic yoga postures to explore how somatic awareness is inextricably linked to yoga and other mindfulness practices. Attendees will also receive tools for interpersonal connectedness and relaxation/guided mindfulness practices. The fee is $45. Find out more about Cumes at her website, www.

RomiCumes.com, or call 965-6045 or visit www.santabarbarayogacenter. com.

Ongoing

SpiritSings: With the special CD-release listening/singalong party having taken place in February, SpiritSings kirtan resumes its regular monthly practice of joy-generating group singing to invoke the felt experience of the divine. Noell Grace and Ejé Lynn-Jacobs lead their all-original soulful chants and rollicking singalongs that affirm our true nature as unity with all, with lyrics – in English, Sanskrit, Aramaic, and Pauite – projected on the wall behind them. March’s guests include Bobby LeBlanc on percussion and Santa Barbara singer-songwriter Wayne Marshall opening the second half following a 10-minute cookie break (with gluten-free snacks!).

SpiritSings takes place 7 to 9 pm Thursday, March 16, at Arden Light House, 318 Arden Road. Love offering of $10 at the door. Visit www.

SpiritSings.org.

Meditation in Montecito: Yoga and meditation enthusiast Manas hosts the Meditation and Happiness meetup every Friday at noon at the Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Road. The regular meditation practice aims to help participants manage negative emotions by learning tools to easily handle anger, depression, sadness, fear, and insecurity, as well as experience freedom that comes from breaking bad habits.

Free. Info at www.meetup.com/ SantaBarbaraMeditates.

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Seasons of Buenos Aires, both in their entirely, which is a fairly rare thing in and of itself. What makes it even more unusual is that the same violinist will solo on both pieces. Russian-born virtuoso Philippe Quint – who has received plaudits for both expressiveness and technique – will get a chance to showcase his endurance as well, as he takes on the formidable works that celebrate the season that arrives just a few days later. The audience not only has the chance to hear the same soloist shine over the two compositional approaches, it all takes place at the Granada on March 18-19, just days before the actual arrival of spring. I just wouldn’t want to be his violin bow. Tickets and information at 8992222 or www.granadasb.org.

The SBCO isn’t programming a special spring-fixated selection of music for its program at the Lobero Theatre on Tuesday, March 21, which falls on the actual first day of spring, but maybe the choice to perform a quartet of wind masterworks is something of a nod to the typical March weather conditions. On the slate are Poulenc’s dance-based Suite française (d’après Claude Gervaise), Stravinsky’s Russian-folk-infused Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Kurt Weill’s “Kleine Dreigroschenmusik” Suite from The Threepenny Opera, and Sacred Women, a work by contemporary composer and French horn player Jeff Scott. The concert follows the orchestra’s second “Supper Club” dinner of the season and while I haven’t seen the menu, a main course of, ahem, spring lamb would not be out of place.

Call the Lobero at: 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.

Meanwhile, if you’re not partial to drinking green beer and acting really silly, consider setting the table for the two bigger ensembles by check-

the end of the 1960s, covers Jesus’s meteor-like rise – which can be seen as a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship – and his final days, all dramatized with almost unbearable emotional intensity. It seems Ted Neely has dominated the title role locally for decades, so this will be a welcome alternative. Call 899-2222 or visit www.granadasb.org.

More Musical Improv

Violin virtuoso Philippe Quint performs at the Granada (photo by Benjamin Brollet)

ing out Camerata Pacifica’s monthly concert on Friday, March 17. The chamber music group is also wielding the woodwinds for the concert at Hahn Hall, with a program of Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, for clarinet and piano, Op. 73; Eric Ewazen’s Ballade, Pastorale and Dance for flute, horn and piano; and Antonin Dvořák’s Sextet for Piano and Winds in A Major (arr. David Jolley). The players include artistic director/flutist Adrian Spence, principal clarinetist José Franch-Ballester, principal hornist Martin Owen, principal pianist Warren Jones and guest bassoonist Peter Kolkay and oboist Robert Atherholt. Jones, by the way, will also conduct a master class with members of Opera Santa Barbara’s Mosher Studio Artist Program from 1:30 to 3 pm the following afternoon at the Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara Street, the former home of Ensemble Theater Company. We’re stretching the metaphor here, and feel free to spring forward if you don’t like plays on words, but the pianist has been known to get a little, pardon me, windy, in his stories for master classes at the Music Academy of the West, where’s he’s the chair of the vocal piano department. (Rounding out the OSB-Mosher master class series are Peter Kazaras, director of Opera and Music Theatre at UCLA, on April 15, and Brent McMunn, vocal arts professor and conductor and music director at USC Thornton School of Music Opera, on May 6. Call 898-3890 or visit www.operasb.org.) Details and tickets at 884-8410 or www.cameratapacifica. org

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For a more traditional Broadway musical – not that it was in its time, mind you, when Jesus Christ Superstar joined Hair as one of the first rock-dominated shows – Theater League brings the still relevant musical to the Granada on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The show, originally created as a concept album at

While Ventura Improv vacated its theater at The Livery earlier this year after a nearly 30-year residency in favor of a nomadic approach, the up-and-coming Venprov has settled in nicely at Ventura’s House of Magic, where actor/comedian (and Santa Barbara native) Travis Greer serves as both the company’s artistic director and the theater’s Creative Arts director. Greer directs Venprov’s third presentation of “Songs In The Key of Laugh”, a rollicking evening of improv with and without music, on Saturday at 8, unfortunately at the same time as SpoBro in Santa Barbara, at least for improv fanatics. Visit www.venprov. com/comedy-shows for details.

A Hole in One (Weekend)

Golf with Alan Shepard tells the story of four duffers who have been hitting the links together weekly for years. Griff is a WW II vet and the resident wet blanket; Ned is in deep, grief as he is a recent widower; Larkin is an ex-priest coping with losing the trust and love of his god, while Milt, the most recent member of the group, is substituting for his beloved dead brother. In Carter W. Lewis’s play, the four seniors metaphorically play the back nine of their lives, facing the aches of pains of aging and the losses that accompany the twilight years. As they move from hole to hole, the audience sees that – despite their differences – they are all searching for some meaning of their time on Earth.

Maggie Mixsell, who serves as artistic director of Speaking of Stories, directs a staged reading with a cast featuring SOS veterans Tom Hinshaw, Tony Miratti, Rich Hoag, and Jon Koons, with stage direction read by Cami Helmuth and Bill Egan as The Microphone. The shows, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, plus 2:30 pm Sunday, are presented at and as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria.

Henshaw and Egan also comprise one-third of the cast the following Saturday, March 25, when The Producing Unit offers a benefit staged reading of Studs Terkel’s American Dreams at Alhecama Theater

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A Boffo BASSH

There are 23 different selections at this year’s BASSH, the theatrically staged fusion of traditional and progressive social dance styles that is now in its 17th year and third at the New Vic Theater after a long residency at the Lobero and a short one at Center Stage. Among the things that sets BASSH apart beyond the longevity and the generous program is that the community-based production is truly about building a bigger dance community. To wit, the choreographers are virtually all local dance instructors, and the most of the performers are their students or colleagues.

BASSH co-founder and producer Derrick Curtis, who always performs as well as co-emcees (this year with Beth Amine, who will also DJ Saturday night’s party), jumps right in and demonstrates the ethos with the first act on Friday and Saturday nights, joining former Santa Barbara Dance Alliance executive director, choreographer Kara Stewart, and many other local favorite hoofers for “I Really Need This Job”, which features “One”, and “I Hope I Get It” from the original Chorus Line soundtrack, and “Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake. Among the other highlights are two pieces choreographed by Vasiliy Golovin, the former Russian National Champion and winner of the U.S. Open Professional Latin Championships who opened Dance Fever Studio in Montecito with Anastasia Banderovskaya last year.

Also featured are swing numbers, Egyptian dance with Cris! Basimah, an ensemble aerial piece co-choreographed by Autumn Phillips and Meredith Cabaniss, and a couple of numbers from hip-hop hero Tamarr Paul. Salsa, tango, and many other styles will also be showcased, with the idea that at least something will attract every member of the audience.

As Curtis writes in his program notes: “My greatest desire is for you to walk away inspired and ready to dance!”

(BASSH performs at 7:30 pm Friday, and 2 & 7:30 pm Saturday, at the New Vic Theater, 33 W. Victoria St. Tickets cost $20 to $25. Call 965-5400 or visit www. etcsb.org/rental-shows/index.)

Star-y Starry Nites

A new and very eclectic music festival springs up at Live Oak Campground this weekend, sprouting up like the bountiful wildflowers blossoming following a very wet rainy season. The music will flow as freely as the nearby, and newly refreshed, Santa Ynez River, with sets showing up almost at random in ways that might recall the era of free-form radio.

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one-hit wonders called Strawberry Alarm Clark, will be playing in Santa Barbara for the first time in almost 50 years when they take to the main stage early on Saturday night, despite having performed locally quite frequently in their heyday when “Incense and Peppermints” became a big radio hit.

Headlining on Sunday is the Alan Parsons Project, featuring the longtime Santa Barbara resident who transitioned from producer and engineer (Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon and The Beatles’s Let it Be), to progressive rock pioneer in the 1970s and 1980s. (Local blues guitarist Alastair Greene plays in his band, too).

The other acts come from all over the map, more so stylistically than geographically, as the brother-sister duo Kohlars bumps up against The Kills, Dandy Warhols, and She Wants Revenge on Saturday night, while Cat Powers abuts Black Mountain and Teenage Fan Club on Sunday. There are four stages in all, including one devoted to after-hours acoustic music, so there’s likely to be something for everyone to enjoy while enjoying the great outdoors, including camping.

Get all the details, the full line-up, logistics, and tickets online at the fest’s comprehensive website, www. starrynitesfestival.com.

Genial Genius of the Guitar Returns

New Jersey born-and-bred jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has received proper plaudits for reinvigorating the Great American Songbook, making traditional jazz both more palatable and popular via his creative crooning and tasty licks. But the son of guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli who followed in his father’s footsteps has ventured far beyond his father’s footsteps, expanding his repertoire to including more modern pop songs (Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits) – plus a recent tribute to Paul McCartney suggested by the former Beatle – as well as many originals.

Pizzarelli is no stranger to the

Lobero Jazz series, having performed at the venerable venue with pianist Ramsey Lewis in a tribute to Nat King Cole, and most recently playing on stage in the gala honoring Charles Lloyd, the famed Montecito saxophonist. John talked about his foundation, approach, and his upcoming concert at the Lobero next Thursday, March 23, when his quartet will play songs by McCartney, Ellington and “whatever floats our boat at a given moment.”

Q. It’s amazing that your dad is still making music, having played with you on the McCartney album back in 2015 when he was almost 90. Can you talk about how he has influenced you over the years?

A. There is only one person who can play a single note solo like he does, and it isn’t me. There were moments on that McCartney record that were just custom-made for him to do. Over the years, that’s been true, too. I had no problems just playing chords for him. I was happy to be on the stage with all these remarkable musicians he’s played with, Clark Terry or Ron Carter. That was my education. I just wanted to be as good as guitarist as I could be and not worry if I were better than him. But the musicianship of that guy ever since I started, and his professionalism, are always a constant inspiration. That sensibility has always been there, and I’m still learning from him.

Were there doubts about following in his footsteps with the jazz guitar?

Only between ages of 18 to 25, when I had the idea that I’d be a singer songwriter, maybe the next Peter Frampton. But my dad told me then that I was the only guy playing jazz to support his rock ‘n’ roll habit. And when I heard the records of the Nat King Cole trio, I knew I was going in that direction. It had all the ingredients that I love about music. The way the guitar did everything – rhythm, chords, solos – it was a major turning point.

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When someone else asked you about making jazz accessible to people who think they don’t like it, you responded, “I know we don’t play jazz any differently or better than the next group, but it knows we get through to the listener.” What makes that happen?

The communication of what we do has always been very important to me.

I used to watch my father play for an hour, and then ask him what was that song with the melody that went like this (sings) because he never said the title. Nobody spoke unless to introduce the band or to say “Thank you” once in a while. But I’d grown up with Bill Cosby and George Carlin records, and I loved watching Johnny Carson’s monologues on The Tonight Show. That permeated how I was going to go about my business. I wanted to not only introduce the song but explain why I know and love it, go further than just playing it. So I’d talk about “How High the Moon” and talk about my father hanging out with Les Paul.

To me, the music never suffers from the stories that I tell, but the non-jazz fan gets a little more interested.

What are you currently working on?

We’ve got a new record out in August that celebrates the collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim, which was released 50 years ago. So, it’s me with his grandson Daniel. It’s like two hats together – Jobim’s straw hat and Sinatra’s fedora – we “homaged” a lot of that (original) collaboration.

How about further down the road as you get closer to age 60?

I’m looking forward to retirement.

(Laughs). No, I read that men get their second wind at 56. and I do feel like we’re just starting. Every day is another discovery. I never stop learning

about the guitar, how to play, or my singing. And there’s always material I haven’t had a chance to get to, even if it’s not new. It’s a pretty exciting time.

(John Pizzarelli Quartet performs at 8 pm Thursday, March 23, at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Tickets cost $39 to $49. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.)

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the News-Press, emceed the bustling beano after guests, many in fiesta attire, quaffed sangrias and noshed on paella cooked in a huge vat by Benjamin and Carol Schuster of Santa Barbara Paella Catering.

Among the tidal wave of supporters were actress Finola Hughes and Russell Young, Richard and Nora Scheinberg, Robert and Paige Miller, Kim and Tammy Hughes, Michael and Julie Davenport, and Christopher and Jeanette Hahn.

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Leave it to Levit Over at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall, Berlin-based pianist Igor Levit impressed with his keyboard finesse in his Santa Barbara debut playing a specially written work Dreams by Frederic Rzewski and Beethoven’s 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli.

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After the concert, Levit celebrated his 30th birthday at a reception for audience members, blowing out three candles – one for each decade – on a specially baked cake.

Just 24 hours earlier at the Granada, UCSB Arts & Lectures hosted the New York company Dorrance Dance for a two-act show featuring excerpts from SOUNDspace and ETM:DOUBLEDOWN. A wonderful performance.

An Act of Violins The following night, Hahn Hall was full for the Santa Barbara Strings benefit, which featured the quintet of founder Mary Beth Woodruff and Jane Chung, violinists with violist Basil Vendryes, cellist Andrew Smith, and pianist Robert Cassidy.

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An evening of high note featuring works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Leclair.

Baroque Bach Mountain of Music It was back-to-back Bach when the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra played a glorious two-hour concert at the Lobero, part of CAMA’s – Community Arts Music Association – master series.

The tony Toronto troupe of 15 expert musicians, which was founded in 1979 by Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves, have visited us twice before – 2010 and 2013 –, performances that I was lucky enough to catch.

This latest show, “J.S. Bach: The Circle of Creation”, was a celebration of the German genius, beginning and ending with poetry about the honorary patrons of the composer’s city of Leipzig, the Roman god of music, Apollo, and his brother, Mercury, with background images portraying artisans from his time, as well as modern instrument makers who use historical techniques to create instruments for Tafelmusik.

Daniel Geiger of Santa Barbara’s Museum of Natural History provided a set of stunning magnified images of the material described in the performance.

It was an evening to truly savor.

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FITNESS FRONT

by Karen Robiscoe

Ms Robiscoe is a certified fitness trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and conventionally published author of short fictions, essays, and poetry. Her chapbook: Word Mosaics, is available online at Fowlpox Press. E mail Karen at chickenscratch@cox.net, or visit http://charronschatter.com

Relax, Refresh, and S T R E T C H

Karen Robiscoe, in search of a little self-myofascial release, leans into a foam roller

Dorian Scarlett, fitness buff, lends Ivan Monter (on the floor) a stretching hand

T

ake a minute. Stretch those arms overhead and flex your legs to a tiptoe. Feels good, doesn’t it?

Relaxing and refreshing, stretching your muscles is more than a feel-good pause upon waking and during your workday. It’s an intrinsic part of any exercise program you undertake – or if it isn’t, it ought to be.

Elongating the muscles you rely on to get up and go is time well spent, and while it’s tempting to skip the bending, holding, and twisting at workout’s end, you’ll be thankful for the self-care the next day when you’re raring to go instead of cramped and sore. In the long run, too, since properly stretched sinews are synonymous with injury-free muscles.

Stretching is more than just touching your toes, though. Improving range of motion for total body requires all your parts get busy. There are as many stretching modalities as there are exercise methods, and the well-rounded fitness guru incorporates multiple forms into his or her routine, since each type of stretch impacts the neuromuscular system differently.

Let’s examine some of the top stretch choices available:

SMR with Anthony Estrella

For example, there is self-myofascial release (fascia is the fibrous tissue that

encloses a muscle). Commonly known as SMR, that funny foam tube you see at the gym isn’t a misplaced pool toy. A great way to warm up, SMR is key to keeping your muscles smooth and supple when cooling down, as well. Offered in a variety of densities depending on the intensity you wish to experience, the foam roller helps correct existing muscle imbalances, reduce knots within the muscle, and deters overactive musculature.

“SMR targets the knots that traditional stretching misses,” says Anthony Estrella, fitness consultant for Gold’s Gym. “The trigger points deep down in the muscle tissue; it can be painful, but the benefits outweigh the discomfort. Keep in mind that when you start foam rolling, it’s best to find the area in your muscle tissue that hurts the most – and then really lean into it.”

Referring to the practice of rolling the lower and upper body along the dense foam tube using body weight to affect the stretch, he notes: “It’s best to move slowly, too – about a quarter inch at a time, bearing down directly atop a trigger point for 30 to 60 seconds. That gives the muscle time to release.”

Sounds simplistic, but be assured, it works wonders when done diligently.

Exercise Balls

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owner of Tone Up Studio Suesan Pawlitski readily attests: “I use them in class to stretch back, abs, chest, and shoulders,” she says. As do her fellow instructors. Denise Simpson, teacher of a stretching-only class advises: “Try a ball anywhere from four to six inches in diameter. Place it strategically underneath your body – your neck, or your lower lumbar, for example – and lie back. Your body weight will do the rest, eventually tilting you into proper form.”

The ISSA-certified senior fitness specialist is adamant on the importance of stretching: “You can’t just strengthen, you have to lengthen,” she advises. “It’s the only way, to maintain range of motion in the joints.

Without flexibility, you lose mobility and actually become weaker if you work out. The muscles become short, and you can injure yourself. Beyond which, flexibility improves your balance and stability.”

One-On-One PNF

Important factors in all areas of life, there’s bound to be occasions when even the most conscientious athlete doesn’t want to “bother” with stretching. Days like those are perfect for employing a little outside assistance.

Whether from a training partner, or an actual fitness trainer, there’s nothing as luxurious as a little one-on-one PNF at session’s end.

That’s right. Not TLC, but PNF, an abbreviation for proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. Or to put it in

laymen’s terms, assisted stretches that improve active and passive range of motion – and thereby motor performance and muscle recovery. You have only to experience the technique to notice the results are dramatic.

Just ask master trainer Austin Lopez of 24 Hour Fitness. A NASMcertified personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist, corrective exercise specialist, with numerous other areas of expertise, he says: “PNF is a great tool for trainers to gauge a client’s strength. How tough or how easy it is for them; isometric holds provide key information. You hold their limbs in a certain position, and then have them force against that hold to target strengths and weaknesses. A really good PNF stretch that I like to do with a lot of people is the active-flexibility stretch. The client lies prone, and I grab the leg, go ahead and lift up, stretching deep through the hamstring, and after they hold this position for eight to ten seconds, I have them force against the hold.

“What you actually see when this hold is released,” he continues, “is there is a little more length to the hamstring because of the tightening of the tissue. I’ll repeat this anywhere from three to four times in a row: ten-second holds, with about a twenty-to thirty-second resistance factor.

Best of all, PNF works well with other forms of stretching: static and dynamic, both.

“There is some thought that static stretching before working out takes away from performance,” Austin went on to say. “That it pre-fatigues the muscle, but that all depends on the person – how tight or relaxed their muscles are.”

As a fitness buff, I have to agree.

There are some days when I can hit the ground running, and others where a pre-workout stretching session makes all the difference for duration and quality. Dynamic stretching such as walking lunges usually do the trick, those and some walking torso twist high steps, but everyone’s stretching needs are unique.

Just remember: whether you’re yogi-flexible, or desk-jockey stiff, your muscles will benefit from both a warm-up and cool-down, and your stamina will too.

•MJ

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 32)

Barbara Levi, honoree and Tech Trek chair; Karen Frakes, accepting award for her mother, Kay Frakes, given posthumously; Jill Kingdon, event co-chair and president of our AAUW branch; Carol Koch, event co-chair and program chair for AAUW branch; Beverly Kowalsky-Ching, honoree and Tech Trek fundraising chair (photo by Priscilla)

of the popular CBS series The Amazing Race, spoke at the Santa BarbaraGoleta Valley branch of the American Association of University Women’s second annual lunch at the Hyatt.

Her fiancé and morning show anchor, Joe Buttita, who was Kelsey’s partner in the race that won the dynamic duo $1 million, turned out to offer moral support, as did Beth Farnsworth, evening anchor with her husband, C.J. Ward, and Teri Buttita, Joe’s mother.

Kelsey, who I safely predict will be moving to lusher financial pastures in due course, bemoaned the fact that she gets more compliments on her looks than her work.

Weighing in Montecito’s most famous resident Oprah Winfrey has never been shy about her struggle with weight loss.

So, it’s no wonder the 63-year-old media magnate was thrilled to show off a small waistline in next month’s issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

She’s been shedding the pounds

since joining Weight Watchers in August 2015, and was excited to reveal: “Nearing the 45-pound weight loss mark is a great feeling.”

However, Oprah did preface the statement by explaining: “After spending literally years on more diets than I care to count, I finally made the shift from dieting to a lifestyle change.

“Everyone is different, but for me what’s worked is Weight Watchers.

Today I’m more conscious about what I eat, balancing indulgent things with healthier options.

“I leave the table feeling satisfied – and to me that’s far more important than any number on the scale.”

The former talk-show host – who has a 10-percent stake in the company and is their spokesperson – looked stunning for a cover-photo shoot in Telluride, Colorado, where she owns a mansion in the mountains.

Sightings: Oscar winner Michael Keaton noshing at Olio Pizzeria...TV talk-show host Conan O’Brien checking out Pierre Lafond with friends...

Rocker Kenny Loggins masticating at Opal Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301.

•MJ

93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

SUNDAY MARCH 19

“This is a very catty and jealous business. I’ve had to prove myself at murder scenes, mudslides, and gruesome accidents. I do it all myself. It is not a two-person team.”

The 80 person lunch, co-chaired by Carol Koch and Jill Kingdon and celebrating International Women’s Day, also presented awards to named gift honorees, including the late Kay Frakes, Carol Hershey, Beverly Kowalsky-Ching, and Barbara Levi.

Among the amazons in attendance were Judith Pochini, Janet Wolf, Lisa Angle, Tracy Beard, Paige Bradford, Patty DeDominic, Mary Ellis, Gail White, and Susan Hanna.

All for One It would seem there are no hard feelings between Montecito’s newest celebrity resident, Gwyneth Paltrow, and her ex-husband and father of her two children, rocker Chris Martin.

Martin celebrated his 40th birthday last week at his home in Malibu and the Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram to share a sweet family selfie in honor of the big day.

“Happy 40th birthday to the best daddy in the world!!! We (heart) you so much!” she captioned the photo of themselves with their children, Apple, 12, and Moses, 10.

Martin’s lavish bash had a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme and was attended by a host of celebrities, including Montecito’s Rob Lowe, Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry’s ex, Orlando Bloom, Javier Bardem, Robert Downey Jr., Julia Roberts, Beyoncé, Jay Z, James Corden, Matt Bellamy, and Martin’s former mother-in-law, actress Blythe Danner.

Martin married Paltrow in 2003 and completed their divorce in 2016 after famously announcing they were “consciously uncoupling” in 2014.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR BID NO. 3781 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3781 for the Montecito Street Bridge Replacement and Pedestrian Improvements Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 P.M., Thursday, April 13, 2017 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, “Montecito Street Bridge Replacement and Pedestrian Improvements Project, Bid No. 3781".

The work generally consists of the removal and replacement of the Montecito (Yananoli) Street Bridge over Sycamore Creek with sidewalks on Montecito Street, and sidewalks and retaining walls on Salinas Street. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant, and equipment necessary to complete and deliver the finished bridge replacement / pedestrian improvements project per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $2,900,000. 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 City’s contact for this project is Andrew Grubb P.E., Project Engineer; 805-5645404.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s 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 City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/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.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3775 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3775 for the Cacique & Soledad Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridges and Corridor Improvements Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, 2017 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, “Cacique & Soledad Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridges and Corridor Improvements Project, Bid No. 3775”.

The project will provide pedestrian and bicycle bridges, roadway and pedestrian lighting, and additional sidewalk along the Cacique and Soledad Street corridors. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the improvements per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $1,700,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Public Works Main Conference Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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 City’s contact for this project is Laura Yanez, Project Engineer, 805-897-2615.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s 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 City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/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.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in Appendix F 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.

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 cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

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 cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

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.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

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.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

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.

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.

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 6% DBE participation.

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 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 DOT’s 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

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

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William Hornung, C.P.M.

PUBLISHED: MARCH 8 & 15, 2017 Montecito Journal

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William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED March 8, 15 and 22, 2017 Montecito Journal

Those who don’t want to imitate anything produce nothing. – Salvador Dali

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5519 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5519 for the LOT 2 STAIRWAY REPLACEMENT PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, 3/30/2017 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, “LOT 2 STAIRWAY REPLACEMENT PROJECT, Bid No. 5519".

The City proposes to demolish and reconstruct the Lot 2 stairway facing Canon Perdido Street. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: demolish existing structural steel stairway, construct new reinforced concrete cast in place stairway with ADA compliant handrail. The Engineer’s estimate is $340,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be an optional Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for March 16, 2017 at 10:00 am at 630 Garden Street, Main Engineering Conference Room followed by a site visit to the project site located at 914 Chapala Street at 11:00 am.

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 City’s contact for this project is Eric Goodall, Project Engineer, 805-897-2664.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s 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 City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/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 cashier’s 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.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

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. PUBLISHED March 8 and 15, 2017 Montecito Journal

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

BID NO. 5493A

BID NO. 5521

DUE DATE & TIME: April 10, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DUE DATE & TIME: March 29, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

L-3 Entrance Façade and Window Replacement Project

Hydrated Lime for Charles Meyer Desalination Plant

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on March 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., at 1522 Cecil Cook Place, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.as p. The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be

developed from registered vendors.

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 electronically via PlanetBids.

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 Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). 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. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California B - General Building Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed 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.

Bidders are hereby notified that 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 with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

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. Published: March 15, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Art by Kimberly, 4349 Beverly Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455.

Kimberly LeClaire, 4349 Beverly Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County

on March 2, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 20170000648. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017.

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The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

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 shall be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

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. Published: March 15, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: All County Youth Track & Field Championships; Santa Barbara All County Track & Field Championships, 937 Arcady Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Flying Feet, Inc, 937 Arcady Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 9, 2017. 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. 20170000734. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Acura Santa Barbara, 401 S Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Santa Barbara Automotive, LTD., 402 S Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 2, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 20170000640. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A34 Studio, 510 E. Milpas Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

McLeod Architects, Inc, 317 Shamrock Drive, Ventura, CA 93003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 2, 2017. 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. 20170000647. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haven Salon, 1150 Coast Village Rd Ste 7, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Cynthia Brokaw, 1231 Catarina

16 – 23 March 2017

St, Santa Ynez, CA 93460.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 27, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 20170000579. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Garvan Electronics, 325 N. 6th Street, Lompoc, CA 93436.

Juan R. Garza, 325 N. 6th Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 6, 2017. 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 Christine Potter. FBN No. 2017-0000386. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Viva Oliva, 1275 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108.

Viva Oliva LLC, 1275 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2017. 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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 2017-0000559. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Seaside Wellness Gardens, 3710 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Rainbow Parrot Conservatory, 1020 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 14, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County

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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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 2017-0000465. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bissell Chiropractic Sports Medicine; Bissell Clinic, 1470 E. Valley Road M, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Bissell Chiropractic Clinic Inc, 1470 E. Valley Road M, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 15, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0000484. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Concensus Designs; East Beach Press, 3756 Torino Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Douglas Gillies, 3756 Torino Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 1, 2017. 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 Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2017-0000341. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DWD Builders; DWD Services 140 Tiburon Bay Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Daniel William Drown, 140 Tiburon Bay Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 24, 2017. 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. 2017-0000253.

Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Ghost, 315 Meigs Road Ste A267, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Jeremy Byrn Delbianco Mulkey, 414 W. Figueroa St. Unit H, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 15, 2017. 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 Tara Jayasinghe.

FBN No. 2017-0000483.

Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Frankland’s Crab & Co; Monarch; Scratch Bar & Kitchen, 1295 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Phillip Douglas, LLC, 16101 Ventura Blvd. #255, Encino, CA 91436.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 16, 2017. 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. 2017-0000493.

Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017.

Amended ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV03400.

To all interested parties: Petitioner Citlaly Hernandez Lozano filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name of child from Aleyda Melgarejo Hernandez to Aleyda Lozano Hernandez. 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

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name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes 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 February 15, 2017 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 12, 2017 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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Amended ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 17CV00167.

To all interested parties: Petitioner Heidi Katrina Herrlinger filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Katrina Heidi Herrlinger.

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 above must file a written objection that includes 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 March 7, 2017 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 12, 2017 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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Pazdurka Curates Group Showcase

At opening of the Red Barn Group exhibit with artists [from left]: Matt Allison, curator Tom Pazderka, David Prince, and Vanesa Gingold, encircled with Vanesa’s mobiles Silently Springing, Viralily, and Crocusing

“S

omewhere or Nowhere At All”, the group exhibition curated by Tom Pazderka [Paz], opened March 1 at The Red Barn Project Space Gallery in Building 479 UCSB. Artists in the show are: Matt Allison, Leila Nadir, and Cary Peppermint of EcoArtTech, Christine Elfman, Vanesa Gingold, Ashley Hagen, Zac Hacmon, Micheal Meadors, David Prince, Osceola Refetoff, Michal Cimala and Jan Kalab of Trafacka, and Mark von Rosenstiel.

Paz, an artist in residence at Red Barn and lecturer of Fine Art at Allan Hancock College is simultaneously having a show at the SB Architectural Foundation through March 23 titled, “Into Nothing”. He had previously been reviewed in my column with his stunning works on found wood shown at the Arts Fund SB 2016.

The Red Barn is a repurposed old UCSB gym across from the Rob gym. The space is a fairly large rectangle that narrows to a long L-shaped hallway; Paz made use of every wall. Here’s the review: Los Angeles-based Ashley Hagen’s miniature house on a gold pedestal titled I See Myself In You makes use of found toy objects to create a view of a three-story home, a theme of play and home metaphors. It is vacantly whimsical. Her second sculpture, From the Sea, is comprised of normally found objects on seashore arranged in a skinny 4-foot vertical format and splattered with glitter and salt – a lesser impressive.

San Francisco-based artist 16 – 23 March 2017

Christine Elfman’s silver gelatin contact print Target!, from her Even Amaranth photo series uses traditional methods with a faded appearance by way of amaranth dye. Here we see a well-worn, bullet-holed target practice sheet full front; the shock effect is muted by the faded image, but in most cases, the fading forces the viewer to linger on it increasing its violent impact.

The three large-scale mobiles of handmade abaca paper, wood, epoxy, and acrylic by Vanesa Gingold continue her exploration of play toys, this time with a few shots more of color than her usual muted hues, titled Silently Springing, Viralily, and Crocusing. A UCSB MFA grad in 2015, she is already a full on contemporary artist with a significant body of work in varied sculpted mediums.

From Tel Aviv to the Slade School of Fine Arts London, Zac Hacmon’s interest in large room or public places art works did not lend an actual piece to be displayed. He opted for a photographic image of an actual work, Take Me Back, which shows his experimentation gutting out discarded mattresses – here mattresses are cemented together and cut out in concentric circles, decorated with other found rubbish. Once shown, they are discarded. He is currently in New York, a place where there is endless lost mattresses for inspiration.

Osceola Refetoff’s 2 archival pigment prints from infrared film, Leaving Trono CA Highway 178 and Sky, Desert, Truck Highway 395; and two pinhole camera images, LA River

Facing North Towards Fourth St Bridge and Blue Boxcar Mojave California, are part of his series to document humanity’s impact on the world. The images are as expected for this theme, stark and dusty, vacant, and rigid.

Michal Cimala’s Baroque Reloaded, a mixed-media piece of charcoal on paper, sketched mischievous angels with pink and orange paint strokes randomly hitting the paper.

Residing in Berlin, and on to larger sculptural contemporary works, his prior internship list looks like a ride on Orient Express: Prague, Berlin, Milan. Given a look at what he has accomplished, one can feel somewhat disappointed in the piece hanging on the wall at the Red Barn.

Jan Kalab made a four-colour silkscreen print on Keaykolour Original paper titled Blob Print, on initial impact, pretty much a circle in a circle that takes up the entire paper in muted colors of pink, a blob indeed, however a sell-out series in various colors among young collectors. He is a graffiti icon known as Cakes who forged it first in his native Czechoslovakia, and went on from walls to cars in New York City [circa 2000], a co-creator of the Prague cultural space Trafačka, and now immersed in geometric shapes; hence, the blob.

David Prince and Hot Shot Cowgirl’s large rodeo-like fenced coral construction, with yes, a cowgirl in the middle reciting from a sheet of paper continuously, marked the opening space of the Red Barn.

The performance installation is titled Building, Melting, Thinking, with Prince’s mother as the cowgirl, because Paz told me, “The show is about nostalgia after all.”

Prince mentioned that the reading is co-written by himself and his mother: “a synthesis of his and philosopher Martin Heidegger’s thought on being.”

An American illustrator working in Dubai and New York, Michael Meadors’s submitted two groupings of faded Polaroid-looking-but-actual graphite on paper works titled False Memory. These spooky, hard-to-seethe-image renderings are reminiscent of his Surface series, and other graphite works that emulate the photographic medium. Don’t look twice or peer closely, try a quick view from a distance to see the humor imbedded here.

Damien R and I by Matt Allison is a hodge-podge of his personal nostalgia: a T-shirt, tropical plastic flowers with matching paint vase and a garden flag seem like a back road to someone’s home town. This is a waaaay smaller version of what he typically culls as noted in earlier works Future Memory, but without knowing his body of work, this

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. – Edgar Degas

seems empty, and perhaps his intention.

Video art installations by Mark von Rosenstiel known as something quiet, something loud and Leila Nadir & Cary Peppermint [EcoArtTech] Food Convenience Labor Luxury, were stuffed in the last section of the narrow hallway of the gallery, a disappointing location in my opinion, as both vids deserved some front space with a bench for viewing.

The stronger piece is by Nadir & Peppermint, given its current relativity and filmed like a faded color Polaroid. They have been working together for more than a decade to investigate contemporary experiences of food, ecology, media, and memory. This piece explores how people prepare and eat food outside either camping or by their trailer home, as they say, “exploring simple everyday life acts.” They have shown at the Whitney and the Banff New Media Institute among many others.

I enjoyed the filming, camera point of view and de-colorization techniques. von Rosenstiel, a U.S. artist based in Budapest, uses his background in computer science to create works from sculpture to video. This blackand-white video depicts his installation composed of fans blowing the walls of a plastic hand-made cave, and an extreme close-up front view of a man’s hands on a narrow white table with an empty black soup bowl and fork who acts frustrated the bowl is empty. At first view, it’s difficult to read the point of the video and place this in the context of the group show on nostalgia.

After viewing the exhibit, Paz and I ventured into his studio space at the Red Barn. I asked him what he thought now that the show is up.

He shared, “The artists were asked to respond to the notion of nostalgia as feeling of longing or loss, and its many permutations in contemporary society. In all its incarnations, nostalgia has a distinctly human dimension, counting on experience as its basic coordinate, at once positive and negative. I tried to canvas artists who could touch on that.”

He also talked about his new works in progress that covered one full studio wall, an experiment with oil, ashes, and charcoal on burned wood panels, moving into a new direction with his found wood art and to make the most of his residency that ends in June. He is showing finished pieces of the oil/ash combo at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara through Thursday, March 23, with a closing reception talk.

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

ENDING THIS WEEK Splashy Sea Saga – Sail the Seven Seas with Sailor Sam and his little pal Salty as they search for adventure, treasure, and a boat that won’t sink in this lively puppet show from Luce Puppets. Children of all ages – and especially those ages 3 to 11 – are invited to join in the slapstick hijinks and meet mythical creatures along the way, including a giant octopus, a dangerous bunny, a fearsome dragon, and an unusual sea monkey in this rollicking romp with twists and turns.

Pull up anchor and come ride the wild waves with the unlikely heroes of The Splashy Sea Saga of Sailor Sam, from Luce at the Santa Barbara Public Libraries. WHEN: Thursday at 10:30 am in Montecito (1469 East Valley Road) and 4 pm at the central branch (40 E. Anapamu St.), plus 10:30 am Friday at the Eastside Library (1102 East Montecito Street) COST: free INFO: 564-5641 or www.sbplibrary. org THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Love is All You Need – It was 20 years ago today (or close enough) that Garrett Dutton, a.k.a. G. Love, scored his first Top 30 Billboard hit with “Stepping Stones”, a peppy little number from what was actually his third album, Yeah, It’s That Easy.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t that easy for the G. Love & Special Sauce as “Stones” also represents the Philadelphia-bred alternative hip-hop trio’s last single to reach that plateau.

But Love has still managed to put out eight more full-length albums over

the following two decades, including three as a solo act, the last six on Brushfire Records, the label owned by the similarly rhythmically (and energetically) upbeat Jack Johnson.

Jack will be back at the Santa Barbara Bowl for two shows in July, but you can catch G. Love & Special Sauce’s sloppy, laid-back blues tonight at the much more intimate and sometimes raunchy nightclub known as SOhO. They must be doing something right, because Los Lobos guitarist David Hidalgo, Lucinda Williams, Citizen Cope, Ozomatli, DJ Logic, Money Mark, Adam Topol, and Santa Barbara’s own Zach Gill guested on Love Saves The Day, the band’s 2015 disc. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Jones-ing for Madeleine – Back in 1978, Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene with such left-ofcenter hits as “Chuck E’s in Love” and “Last Chance Texaco”. She’s maintained a commitment to fearlessly experiment with both her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums ever since, all exhibiting the hip, poetic style that originally turned her into a cultural icon. Jones has earned such accolades as several Grammy Awards, as well as being allotted an unprecedented three songs for her second appearance on Saturday Night Live. Her latest disc, The Other Side of Desire, was written, recorded, and rooted in the city of New Orleans, where Jones – a former

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Black Doug Back on Stage – Mike Epps, the stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, and writer who appeared in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as Black Doug, brings his joke-telling skills to the Chumash Casino Resort. Also known on film for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, Epps began performing stand-up as a teenager.

After moving to Brooklyn, Epps became part of the vibrant underground black comedy scene and by 1995, he had appeared in two HBO Def Comedy Jam broadcasts and began traveling with the Def Comedy Jam Tour. Now the funny man is coming to the Santa Ynez Valley. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $45 to $75 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www. chumashcasino.com

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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Orchid Mystique – That’s the theme for the 2017 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show – marking the 72nd year for one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious such shows in the United States. But it really doesn’t matter what angle they take, as the show always reflects the rich agricultural and orchid-growing history of the area and the mystique of the fascinating flowering plant. Through stunning grand orchid displays installed by local, national, and international artisans and orchid enthusiasts (more than 50 in all), as well as displays of orchid art, photography, and floral arrangements, plus a comprehensive workshop and demonstration schedule – not to mention an odor as sweet as sunshine – the show never fails to provide visitors with a rich and unique orchid experience. It’s all in tribute to the family of plants that boast 25,000 species, among which beauty is ubiquitous and uniqueness is commonplace – as one species attracts male bees by mimicking the look, scent, and feel of a female bee while another hides its nectar 12 inches deep, requiring a moth with a foot-long tongue for pollination. WHEN: 9 am to 5 pm, today through Sunday WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 N. Calle Real (Highway 101 and Las Positas Road) COST: $14 general, $12 seniors & students; free children under 13 with adult INFO: 403-1533 or www.

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resident of Ojai – lives on the opposite side of the street made famous by Tennessee Williams. Madeleine Peyroux received similar attention when she showed up a generation later, discovered in a New York nightclub, with a different style that got her nicknamed “Billie Holiday of the ‘90s”). Peyroux melds jazz, blues, and pop into original songs and covers, the most memorable of the latter a haunting rendition of the late Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me to the End of Love.” Her new album, Secular Hymns, is a spirited and soulful work of loping, skipping, sassy, feisty, and sexy tunes. Now they’re touring together in a show that has captured attention once again for these brilliantly ambitious artists. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $35 to $75 INFO: 963-4408/www. thearlingtontheatre.com or 800-7453000/www.ticketmaster.com A Rapkin Retrospective – Bonnie and Friends highlights the work of assemblage artist Bonnie Anne Rapkin, whose work was laced with wry humor and serendipity, combining her eye for jewelry and love for found objects. Locally, Rapkin exhibited her assemblage work at Paradise Found, Art from Scrap, and in the Buddha Abides exhibitions.

The new show is both a celebration of her work, and a tribute to her life of creativity and undaunted perseverance. Although Rapkin struggled with progressive rheumatic

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arthritis affecting her spine, hands and feet, she kept up with creating, as materials were on her work table ready to be assembled into art when she passed away last May. WHEN: Opening reception 6 to 8 tonight; exhibit continues through April 23 WHERE: Art From Scrap Gallery, 302 E. Cota St. COST: free INFO: 8840459 or www.exploreecology.org/ art-from-scrap-santa-barbara.php SATURDAY, MARCH 18 KTYD 1976 – One Night Only, the same folks who put together the thrilling tribute to Stevie Wonder at SOhO late last December, now pay homage to Santa Barbara’s long-running classic rock radio station by playing the music that was popular four decades ago. An all-star band featuring Alvino M. Bennett, Randy Tico, Jeff Elliott, Andrew Martinez, LaNesha Latimer, Fausto Cuevas, George Friedenthal, and David Delhomme plus special guests singers and instrumentalists will perform their visceral interpretations of artist ranging from Earth Wind and Fire and Boz Scaggs to the Eagles and Joni Mitchell. Radio personality Lin Aubuchon acts as MC/DJ for the night. Prepare for a true blast from the past. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $20 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com 16 – 23 March 2017

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Québécois in Ojai – Just two weeks after Ojai celebrated Mardis Gras with foot-stomping Cajun/Zydeco music, the Yves Lambert Trio head for the hills to play Quebec folk music that has a similar if more European feel. The group, much better known on the East Coast than here out West, features Lambert, who 40 years ago formed the now legendary Quebec folk band La Bottine Souriante before the charismatic singer and accordionist joined up with multi-instrumentalists Tommy Gauthier and Olivier Rondeau from the Bébert Orchestra, in 2003. Coming up with startling innovation on the traditional French-Canadian music scene has captivated a whole new generation of fans. The show represents Ojai Concert Series’s final indoor event before it shifts to the great outdoors at Dancing Oaks Ranch through the summer. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door; $10 kids 14 and under INFO: 6658852 or www.ojaiconcertseries.com

They’re Not Fired! – The State Street Ballet Young Dancers presents its annual choreography showcase, titled “A Celebration of Dance”, featuring members of the apprentice company to State Street Ballet. The dancers will perform new works by Kassandra Taylor Newberry, and Autumn Eckman, and frequent State Street choreographer William Soleau, plus Degas and the Little Dancer, a charming story about the artist and a little girl that he befriends, and new works by emerging choreographers.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $25 general, $35 patrons, $14 students INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com SUNDAY, MARCH 19 Stringing up Superman – John Ondrasik, better known by his stage name, Five for Fighting, has announced another round of his live performances with a string quartet, and this time the short tour makes a Santa Barbara stop, the final date on

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the mini-trek. The Los Angeles-bornand-raised singer-songwriter – whose moniker is a nod to his passion for ice hockey, as it refers to the five-minute penalty players get when there’s a bigger than normal brawl – has scored hits with “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”, which hit the top of the Adult Top 40 chart, and “100 Years”. Among his other hits is “Chances,” which was on the soundtrack of the 2009 Academy Award-winning film The Blind Side.

All told, Five for Fighting has sold more than 2.5 million albums. On his website, Ondrasik notes his “good fortune to play with some world-class musicians” and promises that he’ll add songs from his catalog that he usually doesn’t play with the rock band, plus some new compositions. Opening is singer-songwriter Marie Miller, who mashes up her own experiences with inspiration from classic literature to find a perspective that’s both immediate and transcends the present.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $30 in advance, $35 day of show INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com •MJ

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Turning 10 with Tunes – Santa Barbara Revels hosts its 10th annual Spring Pub Sing at Dargan’s Irish Pub tonight, when shower singers as well as professionals are encouraged to come celebrate the vernal equinox I song.

Join in the merry mayhem, lifting glasses and raising voices to welcome the new season, the greenest one in years, following the recent rains. Served alongside Dargan’s selection of ales, lagers, and wines will be Irish tunes, sea shanties, familiar folk songs, traditional favorites, and novelty ditties. Ken Ryals, Revels former music director, returns as song leader, while guest Larry Williams will accompany the assembled voice on the guitar. The Pub Sing is the first in a slate of events celebrating Revels’s 10th anniversary, including the annual May Day celebration, and Equinox: A Concert in Celebration of the Changing Seasons in the autumn. The latter features material from Revels’s own changing seasons, as last year’s Scottish traditions will be combined with highlights from the upcoming holiday production of The Christmas Revels: An Early California Celebration of the Winter Solstice, a brand-new original show written for the milestone birthday. WHEN: 6 to 8 pm WHERE: 18 East Ortega St. COST: $15 general, $10 children, which includes a song book and a beverage INFO: 565-9357 or www.santabarbararevels.org

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• The Voice of the Village •

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Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.

Four Just Under Four

artist studio with high ceilings and full bath.

The grounds are private and quiet with mature landscaping, many outdoor entertaining areas, swimming pool, and a shared private water well. The home’s location is in close proximately to the beach, both upper and lower villages, and is within the Montecito Union School District attendance area.

Bella Vista Drive: $3,995,000

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real estate price point jumped out at me recently, begging for attention.

The $3.9-million price tag on a home says, “Look at me; I am amazing.

I have ocean views and acres of land and swimming pools.” That 3.9 seems to be the new 4.5, as three of the four properties featured here were more recently priced closer to $4.5 million, if not higher.

The exception is a new listing on San Ysidro Road in prime “take the path to school at MUS” territory that is well-priced right out of the gate at... you guessed it: $3,995,000. In Montecito, the entry point for a modest home on an acre, or a more developed home say with a pool on a half-acre, generally is in the $2,900,000 range.

When you can go up a million from there, to the current $3,900,000 range, one starts to add on bonus features such as ocean views, multiple acres, significant privacy, prime locations, jaw dropping views, swimming pools, and more.

From an impressive tri-level home with incredible ocean and city views, to a three-acre compound on upper Hot Springs Road surrounded by $10-million+ estates, to a gated pool home on a flag lot set back from the street a block from Montecito Union School to a knoll-top, single-level, ocean-view home, these are four examples of homes that could not likely be replaced at the price they are currently being offered for sale:

Via Alicia: $3,995,000

Expansive ocean, island, harbor, and city views from the main rooms are the selling point of this sophisticated closeto-town tri-level home.

The house is located on a street-to-street lot in West Montecito and offers a flexible floorplan with living room, dining room, cook’s kitchen, library, office, family room, and private master retreat.

Cathedral ceilings, dual-pane windows, a wet bar, remodeled kitchen, fireplaces, and central air-conditioning add to its amenities. Two additional bedroom suites, terrace patios, and drought-tolerant gardens offer environments to reflect on the natural beauty while looking out to the ocean beyond.

This home is in the 93108 ZIP code but is not in a Montecito school district.

San Ysidro Road: $3,995,000

Situated at the end of a gated tree-lined drive is this five-bedroom, four-bathroom Monterey Colonial-style home. The house offers an open floor plan and is set back from the street on a flag lot. Features include a chef’s kitchen with family room, a spacious master suite with private balcony, cathedral ceilings, wood floors, and a wine cellar. Adding value to this listing is a charming, detached 16 – 23 March 2017

Step outside onto the expansive lawns of this private and tranquil 2.5 acre +/- single-level, Mediterranean-style home and enjoy the panoramic ocean and Montecito views. Designed with a center courtyard, this three-bedroom home has a fourth guest suite-office, and entertainment patios and sitting areas to enjoy the yard and stunning views. This property offers one of the most impressive and inviting pool settings I have seen on the market.

The mountain views and botanic profusion allow one to feel as if one is in a remote location, yet the property is just a few minutes to the upper village and within the Montecito Union School District attendance area. There is also a permit for a water well, according to the listing information.

Hot Springs Road: $3,925,000

Located in an excellent Montecito location, within natural and serene surroundings, this European-style country home features more than three acres, stone walls, verdant creek and lush gardens under massive oak and sycamore trees. The 3800+/- square-foot home provides excellent utilization of three levels to allow privacy for each.

The top floor features the master suite with fireplace and private ocean-view deck. The main floor features skylights, vaulted ceilings, massive beams, and Saltillo tile floors. Antique-stained glass windows from a London library highlight the generously sized living room that also includes oak flooring and a country-style fireplace and hearth. Two additional bedrooms, a family room (or fourth bedroom), an office, and a sitting room with a fireplace adjacent to the kitchen, complete the home.

The pool and spa are surrounded by a flagstone deck and a large redwood deck is shaded by oak trees. There are also a variety of fruit trees on the property and walking paths leading through lush gardens. This home is located within the Montecito Union School District attendance area and is mere steps from the Hot Springs hiking trail.

For more information on any of these listings or to have me arrange a showing with the listing agents, please contact me directly, Mark@Villagesite.com or call/text (805) 698-2174. Please view my website, www.MontecitoBestBuys.com, from which this article is based.

•MJ

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$4,850,000 | Refugio Rd, Goleta | 3BD/3BA Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$2,925,000 | 4280 Faria Rd, Ventura | 3BD/3BA Easter Team | 805.570.0403

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$8,750,000 | 1711 E Valley Rd, Santa Barbara | 5BD/7BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$6,600,000 | 730 Lilac Dr, Santa Barbara | 5BD/5BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$4,975,000 | 1290 Pepper Ln, Montecito | 4BD/4½BA Marsha Kotlyar | 805.565.4014

$4,495,000 | 647 Sea Ranch Dr, Santa Barbara | 4BD/4BA Erin Beck | 805.708.0446

$4,275,000 | 3715 Santa Claus Ln C, Carpinteria | 1BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

$3,975,000 | 533 Las Fuentes Dr, Santa Barbara | 3BD/3BA/2HB Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$3,250,000 | 1015 Ladan Dr, Santa Ynez Valley | 5BD/7BA Anderson/Hurst | 805.618.8747/805.680.8216

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$2,995,000 | 4460 Via Alegre, Santa Barbara | 3BD/3BA Hardey Wankum Team | 805.455.1607

$2,775,000 | 4125 Lago Dr, Santa Barbara | 3BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

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