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LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

PERIE LONGO SANTA BARBARA’S PERIPATETIC POET, AS SEEN THROUGH AGING IN HIGH HEELS AUTHOR BEVERLYE FEAD’S EYES (STORY ON PAGE 32)

Village Beat

Montecito Water District shares insight on more than 300 system leaks created by the January 9 debris flow, p. 12

Soup’s On

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to speak at SB Historical Museum benefit on May 9, p. 36

On The Horizon

Mark Hunt explores the spring market while spotlighting homes from Penny Lane to Ashley Road, p. 45

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Guest Editorial

Bob Hazard explores the bridges of Santa Barbara County; he dissects highway 192 conduits and details solutions to bridge the divide

6 Miscellany

20/10 gala at Granada; SB chamber orchestra; Forbes rankings; Spanish dance troupe; Anthony Bourdain; Roger Chrisman gala; Camerata Pacifica; Larry Hagman’s estate; Oprah’s generosity; and farewell to Hubert de Givenchy

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Letters to the Editor

A mountain of missives from Journal readers – namely Michael Sanchez, Jessica Tade, Patrick Hall, Ray Bourhis, “JBP”, Jean von Wittenburg, Jill Finsten, Cotty Chubb, Bill Henderson, and Matt McLaughlin

10 This Week

Ukulele Jim; Knit ‘N Needle; Spanish; art gala; STEAM; art gala; Barbara Ireland Walk; Mike Bender; MUS Board; MPC meeting; basket weavers; MBAR meeting; Spanish group; SB Music Club; Grief Recovery group; art classes; brain fitness; Italian; plus wine and cheese

Tide Guide 12 Village Beat Photography by Spenser Bruce

MWD supplies water data; benefit concert slated for May 19; Evolution Yoga; County Spelling Bee; Crane Respond-A-Thon; and Sheriff’s Blotter

14 Seen Around Town

Dream. Design. Build. Home.

Lynda Millner reports on Romancing & Reaping of Riven Rock; Old Spanish Days; Christmas party; and SB Yacht Club ceremony

16 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz interviews reverend Denese Schellink about Q Process; Frank Ostaseski; SKY Meditation; Michael Kearney’s book; reading at La Casa; consciousness; relationships; liberation; and Forrest Leichtberg

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Building blocks: Steven Blum explains why the government – if it doesn’t want residents rebuilding properties – ought to provide compensation

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What’s in a name? Ashleigh Brilliant dissects “bad” names – from Typhoid Mary to Lou Gehrig to Biblical names such as Judas and Jezebel.

27 Your Westmont

Montecito residents Fima and Jere Lifshitz share their African art and top teen musicians earn scholarship money

31 Our Town

Joanne Calitri celebrates the Santa Barbara Blues Society’s 41st anniversary at Carrillo Rec Center by interviewing Sugaray Rayrod

32 Aging in High Heels

Beverlye Hyman Fead gets in a word or three while documenting Perie Longo, Santa Barbara’s erstwhile poet laureate

33 On Business

When it comes to Chaucer’s, Jon Vreeland’s story is like an open book; he reads between the lines with the company’s founder, Mahri Kerley

38 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz talks about Dancing with the Stars with Alan Bersten; Jewish Film Festival; Secrets of Desert Point; and Rubicon hosts Shakespeare

39 Legal Advertising 41 Ernie’s World

Right between the eyes: When it comes to vision, Ernie Witham can’t see the forest – nor his eyeglasses – for the trees

42 Calendar of Events

Taste of Solvang; Wine and Chili Festival; Music of India; Buddy Guy; soul sisters; Chumash hosts Andy Grammer; Jack Johnson; Parallel Stories; SB Revels; and A Chorus Line at the Granada

45 Real Estate

With spring on the horizon, Mark Hunt marches to the rise in homes going into escrow and spotlights a quartet of homes ranging from $3.8 to $7.25 million

46 Classified Advertising

Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

47 Local Business Directory

Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Guest Editorial

by Bob Hazard

DENNIS DOHENY

Mr. Hazard is an associate editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club.

Building Bridges

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s Montecito residents struggle to absorb the unwelcome financial burden of removing public mud and debris that flowed onto private property, it has become more important than ever to rebuild our community and return it to normalcy in the shortest possible timeframe with generous assistance from the County and FEMA. A heartwarming example of rallying private resources to resolve the challenge has been the efforts by Abe Powell and his Bucket Brigade volunteers for removing that mud, a job the public sector was unable to perform. Abe’s Army, aided by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity, gave limited cover to the County for a one-time test effort to remove curbside mud to county dumps at no cost to homeowners.

Equally impressive has been the highly visible and hugely successful response by the Army Corp of Engineers to clear stream channels and debris basins in Montecito. The Corps of Engineers emergency permit expired on February 20 and was not renewed by the SB Board of Supervisors. Future efforts by the Corps of Engineers for additional clearing of Montecito creek channels include constructing more and larger basins to protect against future debris flows, and/ or installing temporary bridges to reopen State Highway 192 (East Valley Road) would require new permits in a lesser emergency environment for securing FEMA federal funding.

Status of Highway 192 Bridges

Caltrans reports that six bridges along Highway 192 were damaged or destroyed during the 1/9 debris flows. Current road closures and restrictions will remain in place until these bridges have been repaired or reconstructed.

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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, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News. He moved to Montecito 11 years ago.

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ocial gridlock reigned at the venerable Granada for a 20/10 celebration, marking the 20th anniversary of the first Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts board meeting and the 10th anniversary of the iconic theater’s grand re-opening with founding, former, and current board members.

The McCune Founders Room was packed as Hal Conklin, Frank Goss, Susan Gulbransen, Joan Rutkowski, and Anne Towbes hosted a fête to mark the double-header, which saw the $60-million restoration of the 1924 State Street 1,550-seat venue, which is home to eight resident companies, including the symphony, ballet, opera, UCSB Arts & Lectures and CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association.

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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 H, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

Smugness on Parade

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he Hollywood crowd must be asking why the Oscars ratings continued to decline again this year. Why is it that more people don’t want to watch a bunch of glitzy starlets with boob jobs and drunk on their own self-importance trying to impress each other? Could it be that they can’t help themselves from using their 10 minutes of fame to spout their political views and crow about being more liberal than the next one?

Many people in Hollywood are no doubt hard-working and certainly many are incredibly talented. I don’t mind seeing Joe Set Designer and Millie Makeup Artist get an award.

Probably well-deserved.

But many of those big-name actors who started as children often don’t even have a high school education.

And yet they somehow feel qualified to tell the rest of us what we should think and sometimes even how to vote. Do they have any idea that common, decent Americans hold these narcissists in low esteem? The only people they now impress are bored housewives and star-struck teenage girls and themselves.

Michael Sanchez Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Funny about all this, as it wasn’t that long ago that my wife and I held an annual “Academy Awards party” at our house; we are not in the business but have friends who are or were. Over the past decade, however, our interest in all things Hollywood has waned and we barely watch the show any longer. We are not alone, as much of the industry has written off a large section of its once ardent movie fan base. – J.B.)

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The Casa is looking for new people to join its group of engaged docents.

The training program begins with an orientation and informal tour of the grounds, followed by 10 weeks of lectures about the Casa’s fine and decorative art objects, architectural history, and horticulture.

Upon training completion, new docents will be able to lead guided tours with confidence in their knowledge of the estate. Classes start [Thursday] March 29. Contact Nichole Takeda at (805) 565-5653 or

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Use Reclaimed Water

Just read your editorial on rebuilding Montecito (“A New Montecito,” MJ # 24/10). This is the perfect time to install pipes for reclaimed water that would be used for irrigation throughout Montecito. I don’t know the exact percentage of potable water used to irrigate Montecito’s gardens; I believe it is between 70 to 80 percent. The benefits of installing pipes for reclaimed water would go a long way in securing an affordable and reliable water supply to Montecito.

Patrick Hall Santa Barbara

First- Versus Third-Party Cases

A number of you have inquired about my opinion on third-party cases and the various lawyers who are representing Montecito clients in those cases. As previously mentioned, there are two types of claims that can be filed arising out of the fire and mudflow damage.

The first type involves first-party claims filed with your own insurance companies. The second type involves third-party claims filed against defendants alleged to have been one of the causes in the damage. Both of the above types of claims can be filed.

Neither is exclusive of the other.

The scope of your recovery in a first-party claim is determined by the coverage, exclusions, limits, and deductibles of your own insurance policy contract. The law requires that first-party claims must be fairly evaluated and fairly paid, without unreasonable delay. Your insurer owes a duty of good faith and fair dealing to you, it’s insured.

The scope of your recovery in a third-party claim is open-ended. You can recover for all damages actually caused by the third party. Not subject to the kinds of limits, deductibles, or exclusions that apply to first-party cases. However, a third-party defendant does not owe you a good-faith duty. It can delay, act unreasonably, and in evaluating claims can put its own interests ahead of your interests as a claimant. And, you have to prove fault that the third party has done or

failed to do something that caused or contributed to the loss.

My firm is agreeing to handle selected first-party claims but not third-party cases. Because of the fact that some law firms are alleging that there is third-party liability, and because I want to oversee what is going on in those cases, I have explored the situation. Including who is alleging what; what their track record in such cases is; and whether they would accept my oversight on the handling and settlement of Montecito cases.

For now, I suggest that you withhold making any decisions or signing any representation agreements with anyone. If you have already signed such an agreement that may not prevent you from reconsidering, but if you have not done so, you may want to wait for my input.

Ray Bourhis Montecito/San Francisco

Looking for Help

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one completely confused by President Trump’s recent imposition of 25 percent and 10% on imports of steel and aluminum. Since Montecito is home to a great many successful and knowledgeable business thinkers, I’m asking if they can help us mere mortals more clearly understand President Trump’s advanced thinking. I can hardly wait

to hear other’s thoughts on all the benefits soon to come our way.

JBP Carpinteria (Editor’s note: I don’t agree with much of the following, being among those who agree that the U.S. has made some really stupid trade deals [Ross Perot’s comment regarding the “giant sucking sound” of job losses to Mexico after NAFTA was signed into law became reality]. I also believe President Trump is a “free trader” but is looking to impose “fair trade.”

However, Jeff Harding is our resident capitalist and professes some expertise on the subject, so his response, which follows, likely represents the opinions of many: President Donald Trump just opened the first salvo in a trade war by imposing tariffs (taxes) on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%). It won’t end well.

Trump has a long-standing hostility to free trade. He recently tweeted, “The United States has an $800 billion Yearly Trade Deficit because of our ‘very stupid’ trade deals and policies. Our jobs and wealth are being given to other countries that have taken advantage of us for years.

They laugh at what fools our leaders have been. No more.”

His ideas on trade are, unfortunately for us, based on ignorance. He believes that when we buy things from folks in other countries that our economy suffers. That concept is pretty far from reality.

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This Week in and around Montecito

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

(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 15 Ukulele Jim Gather around, kids! Ukulele Jim delivers toe-tappin’ fun for the whole family. Ages 2 to 92 will enjoy singing along to classic children’s favorites and delightful original songs in this whimsical performance.

When: 10: 30 to 11:30 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 16 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group 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 After-School STEAM Program Build with Legos, do snap circuits, and drop-in craft activities at Montecito Library. Ages 5 and up.

When: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Art Reception “Delineation” features four Santa

Barbara-based artists: Jo Merit, Douglas Dafoe, Katarzyna Kociomyk, and Charlie Patton.

Curated by Jan Ziegler. The exhibit runs through May 13; tonight is the reception.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery, 132 Santa Barbara Street Cost: free Info: 963-1411 SUNDAY, MARCH 18 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Join in for a wacky afternoon as Mike Bender signs his new children’s book, The Book About Nothing. From the bestselling author of the adult humor books Awkward Family Photos comes a children’s book that’s full of zip, zilch, diddlysquat, bupkus. This book has nothing to do with rainbows, rocket ships, meatballs, or wizards.

But don’t worry, reading it book isn’t all for nothing, because sometimes nothing is actually “something.”

A variety of fonts in different sizes and colors as well as creative word placement highlight Bender’s quirky sense of humor.

Bender is the coauthor of Everything Is Awkward and the New York Times bestselling Awkward Family Photos.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

When: 2 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Montecito Union School Board Meeting When: 3:10 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

18th Annual Barbara Ireland Walk for Breast Cancer The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara presents a 5K, 10K, or 15K walk and run along Santa Barbara’s beautiful waterfront in support of local breast cancer research and programs. Join Barbara Ireland, her family, and hundreds of other champions of breast cancer as they rally at the 18th Annual Barbara Ireland Walk and Run for Breast Cancer at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara. The Barbara Ireland Walk and Run offers three course options – a 5K, 10K, and 15K, all along Santa Barbara’s beautiful waterfront. Help us reach the goal of $75,000 for breast cancer research and programs in Santa Barbara.

All funds raised from event registration fees and pledges benefit local breast cancer research and programs at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic, formerly known as the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic.

When: 8:30 am Where: Chase Palm Park, Cabrillo Blvd.

Registration: www.cfsb.org/irelandwalk2017 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 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: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Basket Weavers Group The Basket Weavers Group is a place to connect with other basket weavers. Bring your own project or start a new one. Beginner and all levels are welcomed. Basic materials are provided. Someone is available to help you get started and to learn different techniques. Please join for a lively and enjoyable afternoon.

When: 2:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Community Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Cost: Free Info: 969-3786 THURSDAY, MARCH 22 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural

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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 23 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group 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 After-School STEAM Program Build with Legos, do snap circuits, and drop-in craft activities at Montecito Library. Ages 5 and up.

When: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

M on t e c i to Tid e G u id e Day

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

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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 ONGOING Grief Recovery Support Group GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief”, “Grief and Your Relationships”, “Why?”, and “Guilt and Anger”.

When: 10:30 am, each Monday through May 21 Where: Montecito Covenant Church, 671 Cold Spring Road Info: call Pam Beebe at 679-1501

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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 2 to 5 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

MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

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ast week, Montecito Water District (MWD) officials released a statement and visual chart clarifying the contribution of released water during the 1/9 debris flow event. It had been widely reported that damage to the District’s infrastructure contributed millions of gallons of water to the flooding and debris flow that damaged hundreds of homes and took the lives of 23 people.

Depending on the data source – National Weather Service, County of Santa Barbara, or the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration – rainfall met or exceeded a 200-year storm standard in the early-morning hours of January 9, dropping more than 0.5 inches in five minutes and 0.75 inches in 15 minutes. The rainfall was of extremely high intensity and short duration, resulting in significant amounts of runoff in the watersheds above Montecito. “The storm was of near record-setting intensity,” said officials from MWD. According to MWD, natural watersheds that feed the creeks that flow through Montecito cover more than 11,000 acres and are of steep terrain, ranging from an elevation of zero feet at the beach to approximately 3,600 feet at East Camino Cielo. The Thomas Fire in December 2017, the largest in California history, stripped the vegetation from mountainous hillsides, leaving little or no earth-binding root structures in place, and reduced the water-absorbing properties of the soil.

Preliminary analysis indicates that nearly 200 million gallons of rainfall accumulated within the watershed during the first 15 minutes of the storm. In addition, the peak rainfall runoff intensity within the watershed has been estimated to have exceeded

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14 million gallons per minute.

The high-intensity rainfall caused mud and debris flows at the highest elevations in the watershed, which accumulated while traveling downhill. This caused devastation within and throughout Montecito, including damage to District infrastructure. Water, mud, and debris overflowed debris basins and continued downstream, causing damage to the District’s transmission pipeline (“highline”) at multiple locations.

Damage occurred at numerous creek crossings, including San Ysidro, Cold Spring, Hot Springs, Buena Vista, Romero, and Toro Canyon. Overall, District infrastructure was damaged in more than 300 locations, resulting in leaks through which a gradual loss of water occurred.

Review of MWD system data confirms that the District had approximately 5.8 million gallons of water stored in seven water storage tanks at the start of the storm on January 9. The 5.8 million gallons of water were lost over the course of 11 hours, between 3 am and 2 pm. The loss was gradual, and leakage was spread over a geographically wide area and across the District’s distribution system through nine transmission pipeline breaks, 15 distribution main breaks, 25 shearedoff fire hydrants, and approximately 290 damaged service connections; in total, there were more than 300 leaks.

As compared to the peak rainfall intensity of 14 million gallons per minute, the District’s peak combined release rate was a mere 24,000 gallons per minute – less than one quarter of one percent (< 0.25%) of the estimated peak rainfall intensity that fell during

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Seen Around Town

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The executive producer was Frank McGinity. He told me, “I went to some of my Riven Rock neighbors and said that I needed $500 from each to make a film about our neighborhood.”

I immediately got 10 to agree to be sponsors and so we began.” The writer, director, and editor is Tina Love

and the researcher and writer is David Bradstreet. Ed Asner narrated it.

About 40 friends and neighbors enjoyed mingling while sipping wine and eating the yummy canapés, prior to the preview. Among them were Thad MacMillan, Tanya and Henry Danser, Stella and Pierre Quintana, Cindy Flores, Tom and Cary Zahm, Patricia Chidlaw, Lark Batteau, Bob Sponsel, and Greg and Tim McGinity.

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acorn had split the rock so it could grow. Frank and his wife, Sheila, lived (until the mudslide) in the theater house. The estate belonged to the McCormicks who invented the reaper. Mental incompetent Stanley McCormick was committed there much of his life. His mental condition developed shortly after his marriage to a Boston socialite, Katherine Dexter.

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As Frank related, “In 1929, Judge Dehy is on his way to Riven Rock estate in Montecito to meet the millionaire mental incompetent Stanley McCormick before making his final ruling in a high-profile case. The New York Times declares, ‘The Largest Custody Case in the History of the Courts.’”

Ironically, the Riven Rock neighborhood has changed dramatically because of the debris flow since this film was made. This has chronicled for all time what the area was like. Local author T.C. Boyle, who lives just up the street from me, wrote an insightful version of McCormick’s life called Riven Rock. Perhaps this documentary will end up in the next Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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Kathy Washburn, battalion chief Travis Ederer, and Pat Green at Beverley’s “Christmas” party

Beverley Jackson gives an annual Christmas party with all the guests bringing an unwrapped toy to be donated to needy children. This year she had to postpone it twice because of the fire and floods. About 100 folks gathered at her cozy condo in Montecito Shores armed with precious stuffed animals, games, and books that will now go to our heroic firefighters of San Ysidro Station’s own children.

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early all the spiritual traditional and psychological systems suggest that suffering comes from how we interpret our experiences. Life is always going to have painful moments – but it’s what we make them mean that determines our level of inner happiness on anguish. There are many paths that aim to help humans alleviate the symptoms of suffering. For the reverend Denese Schellink, who is married to Unity of Santa Barbara’s popular reverend Larry Schellink, it’s the Q Process that’s most resonant.

A relatively new entry into the field of personal growth, the Q Process (or Q Effect) is a 21-day transformational practice that weaves together techniques and research from the fields of neurobiology, developmental psychology, family systems theory, attachment theory, quantum science, HeartMath, Nonviolent Communication, shadow work, and more, with a solid foundation in spiritual wisdom. All those parts coming together appeal to Schellink.

“For me, it’s the greatest tool for creating spiritual awakening and emotional liberation from the mind,” she said. “It’s a transformation process that allows us to become very self-aware of how we are in the world, how we get triggered when experiences happen to us, so we can create more understanding. As we are able to have a process of self-inquiry rather than resorting to blame for our external conditions, we become more aware of how we are interpreting them.

That gives us choice. To me, the Q Process is beautiful and semi-simple, and it matches my conscious awareness of truth in thought.”

That’s why Schellink has been leading interactive workshops in The Q Process, subtitled “The Art & Practice of Living with Nothing and No One Against You”, at Unity every quarter for a couple of years. The next session begins with a one-day offering of exercises, multimedia presentations, and discussion on Saturday, March 17, and is followed by three weekly coaching sessions to anchor the process.

Schellink readily admits that the one-day workshops doesn’t offer an instant cure. “The work is not so much in the teaching on Saturday,” she said. “It’s really in the worksheet. It’s an ongoing process that we practice together. You continue to re-frame experiences mentally, going through the worksheet process.... There’s information but also practicality, a work book and worksheets that you can do anytime. You can see your measurement, your progress. There’s hard evidence that where I used to have huge angst, it’s not there anymore. So, I can celebrate.”

It’s that necessity to maintain a practice, especially in the context of community, that also attracts Schellink. “It’s a ‘doing’ thing – not just sitting in silence, meditating, which is important too,” she said. “People gather together with common goals and a language that supports them in their spiritual journey, which is something we all need. It’s about creating shared reality.”

That’s also how Q Process fits in with Unity’s mission to co-create a world powerfully transformed through a shared spiritual awakening, Schellenk said.

“Anything that helps us move into greater connection with self and others, and a universal presence, is valuable. The Q Process works for me. But it’s not for everyone. There are many paths. Choose the one that resonates with you.”

The Q Process workshop costs $129, and includes the 84-page workbook and follow-up coaching, plus membership in an ongoing online group. Register online at www.santabarbaraunity.org/q-process-workshop-1 or call Unity at 966-2239. Schellink can be reached at deneseds@gmail.com. Visit the Q Effect website for more details: www.theqeffect.com.

Frank Talk about Dying

The veteran Buddhist teacher and visionary Frank Ostaseski co-founded the Zen Hospice Project before creating the Metta Institute, which was established to provide education on spirituality in dying, essentially, as one of Ostaseski’s former mentees puts it, a training ground for end of life professionals and volunteers. Ostaseski, whose groundbreaking work has been highlighted on The Oprah Winfrey Show and honored by the Dalai Lama, recently published The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, which distills the lessons gleaned over decades of research and service and serves as an evocative guide that suggests a radical path to transformation. The five factors are simple: Don’t Wait; Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing; Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience; Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things; and

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the storm. At the time of the first reports of destruction at 3:57 am, the total accumulation of rainfall is estimated at nearly 200 million gallons, while approximately 300,000 gallons are estimated to have been lost from the District’s water system by that time, again less than one quarter of one percent (< 0.25%) of the rainfall figures. To put this amount in perspective, 300,000 gallons are a bit less than half the total volume of an Olympicsize swimming pool.

Critical District staff sheltered in place during the storm, and crews were on site by 6 am January 9, inspecting for damage, shutting down leaks, and making repairs. While District access was prohibited in some areas due to rescue operations and debris, staff worked rapidly to organize a large team to assist and was able to secure needed materials without delay. Within 30 days of the event, the District had restored full water service to the Montecito community, including all work to access, repair, and disinfect its heavily damaged facilities.

“The amount of our water lost that day, 5.8 million gallons, is a very small amount compared to the District’s annual production,” a rep from the District told us. “It represents about a day and a half of water production and will not have any impact on water supply.”

The release was provided by the District to help facilitate customer understanding of the storm’s impacts.

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On Tuesday, March 13, it was announced that singer Katy Perry will hold a concert to benefit the community recovering from the Thomas Fire and mudslide, which includes Cold Spring School and its music program. The concert will be at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, May 19, at 7 pm. Locals-only presale tickets will be available in person at the Santa Barbara Bowl box office this Thursday, March 15, at 11 am and online after 7 pm.

“I am extremely grateful to Katy Perry and her team for supporting her hometown and helping to allow music to continue to flourish through the halls of our school. As we all know, music heals and our students and community will be stronger as a result of Katy Perry’s efforts,” said Dr. Amy Alzina, principal/superintendent of Cold Spring School.

Dr. Alzina announced last month that the District is expecting a 9-percent decrease in funding for the 201819 school year, which puts extra-curricular programming such as the music program at risk. The school is

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Last week, studio owners announced plans to close the studio, with final classes offered on Friday, March 16.

“This location has become unsustainable to us and our community,” said Drost, who shared plans to open two smaller locations in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara to continue classes and honor class packages that have already been purchased. A new studio location on Carpinteria Avenue is expected to open later this month, with a second location on Milpas Street expected to open in the summer. For updates, visit

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orchestra president Joe Campanelli.

“They have always been our home and we are their orchestra. It’s nice to know that fighting for an art form this valuable can sometimes bear fruit that feeds our cultural appetite.”

The first concert in the new collaboration will be April 27 featuring works

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It promises to be quite a night.

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Tracy Dunn, special events manager and Roger Phillips, architect (photo by Priscilla) Hayley Firestone Jessup, VP of advancement; with guests and supporters Allen and Anne Sides, Gretchen Lieff, and Michael Brinkenhoff (photo by Priscilla)

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of thousands of patrons taking advantage of all that theater has to offer,” says executive director of eight years, Craig Springer.

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They succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations.”

Among the cultural throng marking the occasion were Dan and Meg Burnham, Edward and Sue Birch, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Patricia Gregory, Mary Dorra, David Grossman, Gretchen Lieff, Helene Schneider, Wayne and Sharol Siemens, Gene Sinser and Patty DeDominic, Hayley Firestone Jessup, Lee and Marla Phillips, Geoff Rutkowksi, Patricia Goss, Haley Conklin, and Roger and Sarah Chrisman.

Notes Worthy After what was meant to be its last curtain call at the Lobero in October after 40 years, Santa Barbara’s venerable chamber orchestra, under veteran conductor Heiichiro Ohyama, has been saved!

The Lobero Theatre Foundation is collaborating with the orchestra and its directors to continue its popular concerts after funding problems caused its demise.

The foundation will oversee administering the funds held at the closing of the orchestra. These will be used to subsidize performances and the music repertoire, as well as classical music education.

Future goals for the fund include building the endowment to reach a level that can support a series of orchestra concerts annually. It will be part of the Lobero Heritage Campaign.

“The Lobero was the appropriate choice to make this happen,” says

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Our Eden by the Beach, as usual, is well represented in the 32nd Forbes rankings of the world’s wealthiest people, with Bill Gates, 62, being toppled from top position by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, 54, with $122 billion, $32 billion more than the Microsoft tycoon who is number two.

Warren Buffett, 87, a partner with Montecito’s Charlie Munger in Berkshire Hathaway, follows with $84 billion, while Oracle magnate Larry Ellison, 73, who has three homes in our rarefied enclave, is number 10 with $58.5 billion, up from $52.2 billion in 2017.

Google honcho Eric Schmidt, 62, who lives on TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres’s former estate, is ranked 106 with $13.4 billion, up from $11.1 billion last year, while Star Wars director George Lucas,73, who has a beach house in Carpinteria near Oscar winner Kevin Costner and TV talk-show host Conan O’Brien, is at number 372 with $5.2 billion.

Developer Rick Caruso, 59, whose Miramar hotel complex is scheduled to open this summer, is at 572 with $3.9 billion, while TV talk-show empress Oprah Winfrey, 64, and Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner, 73, are tied at 887 in the rankings with $2.7 billion – an increase for him, a decrease for her.

There are 2,208 billionaires on the list with a total worth of $9.1 trillion, up 18 percent from 2017.

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On Law

by Steven A. Blum Steven A. Blum received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1987 and has practiced real estate litigation, specializing in landslides, over the past 30 years in law firms big and small. He lives in Montecito and his website is www.cal-landslidelaw. com. He is a partner of Blum Collins LLP.

Government Must Pay If It Wants to Stop Us from Rebuilding

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few days before the mudslide, my neighbor Curtis Skene moved his 104-year old mother out of their home on East Valley Lane. Around 4 am on the day of the mudslide, he heard crashing sounds, looked out the bedroom window, and saw giant boulders fly by. He hopped out of bed and ran outside. He stood on a four-foot square island in his pajamas for four hours while the debris flow missed him by “that much.”

Curtis and his family have lived in Montecito for a long time. Old Paramount newsreels show his father, Robert, a world-famous polo player, riding a horse and swinging a mallet nearby, in 1939. But the Skene home was destroyed, and now some people suggest that Curtis shouldn’t be allowed to rebuild.

Santa Barbara County officials “redtagged” 246 properties. Two months later, 210 of these are still unsafe to enter. The remains of destroyed homes stand on many lots, but demolition can’t begin until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does a geological risk survey to determine whether it is safe for homeowners to rebuild — a survey that will take months to complete.

County supervisor Das Williams has said that the County faces “very hard questions now that waterways have shifted [and] that some of the properties may be unsafe to rebuild on.”

Williams and other officials have raised the idea of creating a memorial park on some of the parcels they may deem too dangerous to rebuild on.

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their own land?

The answer lies in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

You’ve heard of people “taking the Fifth” against self-incrimination. But the Fifth Amendment also includes protection for private property owners.

It expressly requires the government to pay “just compensation” when it acquires private property for a public use. The government can take property either by physical occupation and invasion (for example, by causing a landslide that injures private property) or by enforcing a regulation that restricts or prohibits the productive use of private property.

The property owner who has experienced a regulatory taking has to sue the government to recover just compensation. The property owner’s claim is called inverse condemnation, which I discussed in the first article in this series (Volume 24, Issue 4), in the context of a physical (as opposed to regulatory) taking of private property. When the government sues to take private property, it’s called eminent domain or direct condemnation, but when the property owner sues the government, that’s called inverse condemnation.

The Supreme Court first recognized the doctrine of regulatory takings in 1922. In a brief opinion, the court invalidated a Pennsylvania statute that barred underground coal mining to protect the owners of property above ground from subsidence. The Court said that “while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking.”

The Supreme Court took another look at the regulatory takings doctrine more than 55 years later in the Penn Central case, which involved New York City’s designation of Grand Central Station, owned by Penn Central, as a historical monument. The City rejected Penn Central’s plan to cantilever a 50-story office tower over the train station.

The court said that there is no set formula for determining when a regulation “goes too far.” However, the court did identify several factors that must be analyzed: (1) the economic impact of the regulation on the property owner; (2) the extent to which the regulation interferes with the property owner’s distinct, investment-backed expectations; and (3) the character of the governmental action.

Penn Central didn’t have much of a case. It continued to use the property as it had always been used (for a train station), and it was continuing to make a reasonable return on its investment.

The Court told Penn Central to come back to court only if the economics got so bad that its use of the property was no longer economically viable.

Because the U.S. Supreme Court did not actually find a regulatory taking in the Penn Central case, it didn’t get to decide whether the government must pay compensation when a taking is accomplished by regulation rather than by physical invasion. The court finally decided the compensation question in the First English case, which was argued by my old boss, Michael M. Berger who, at age 75, remains the nation’s pre-eminent appellate lawyer on land use and condemnation issues.

In First English, Los Angeles County sought to keep land surrounding a natural drainage course free of structures so the channel could smoothly collect surface waters and convey them to a reservoir. The County declared the area surrounding the channel a flood hazard and barred owners of the land from building on it. The County refused to compensate the landowners.

The U.S. Supreme Court said that the County violated the property owners’ constitutional rights by refusing to pay compensation, stating: “We realize that even our present holding will undoubtedly lessen to some extent the freedom and flexibility of land-use planners and governing bodies of municipal corporations when enacting land-use regulations. But such consequences necessarily flow from any decision upholding a claim of constitutional right; many of the provisions of the Constitution are designed to limit the flexibility and freedom of governmental authorities, and the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment is one of them.”

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First English reaffirmed that the Fifth Amendment is not designed to limit government’s ability to interfere with property rights per se, but rather to secure compensation for property owners when the interference “goes too far” and amounts to a taking. The question is, when the government fulfills its obligation to protect the public interest, may the cost of obtaining that public benefit fall solely upon the affected property owner, or should it to be shared by the community at large?

The answer is the latter.

Quick war story. Decades ago, the State of California told the Pacific Lumber Company in Scotia, California, that it couldn’t cut valuable old growth redwoods, because an endangered species of small seabirds, the marbled murrelet, lived in the canopy of those magnificent trees. We told Pacific Lumber to let the government have its way. Then we filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of Claims explaining the Fifth Amendment, and the government agreed to pay more than $400 million to turn the Headwaters Forest into a nature preserve of bird habitat.

Everyone went home happy, including the environmental community, the marbled murrelets, and the owners of Pacific Lumber.

Back to Montecito. If the County rezones, let’s say, East Valley Lane as a park or a blue line stream, and the owners can’t rebuild their homes, they would lose all economically viable use of their land. Under First English, the residents should recover “just compensation” for the taking of their properties. The residents have strong investment-backed expectations in being able to live and develop on their properties.

They’ll need new homes, and naturally they would build them on the land they still own.

Regulatory taking cases are fascinating but not easy. Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens had a point when he said, “Even the wisest of lawyers would have to acknowledge great uncertainty about the scope of this Court’s takings jurisprudence.”

You will find many examples in the case law where the Court figuratively throws up its hands and confesses that no hard and fast rules exist. The Court has frequently noted that each case must be decided ad hoc, on its own facts.

Maybe the County “powers that be” won’t want Curtis Skene and his neighbors to rebuild their habitat, but I think that once they understand the financial cost to taxpayers, they’ll allow private property owners to make their own decisions.

This is the sixth in a series of articles about the law and the Montecito mudslides. You can read the first five articles on montecitojournal.net, volume 24, issues 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9, or email: blum@blumcollins.com.

•MJ 15 – 22 March 2018

Brilliant Thoughts

by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

Bad Names

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o doubt you’ve heard of the usher who said, “May I sew you to your sheets?” And you probably know that such slips of the tongue are called Spoonerisms.

William Archibald Spooner, the honoree of this eponym, lived much of his long life (1844-1930) at Oxford University, where he was for many years a loved and respected figure of New College. But today he is remembered by the world only in connection with his supposed verbal ineptitude.

Even more sadly, few authentic “Spoonerisms” can be attributed to this worthy man. Nearly all the ones you hear, such as the gem with which I began this piece, are apocryphal – many perhaps made up by his own students.

But Dr. Spooner’s is only one instance of names which have lived on in ways their owners would never have desired. For example, back in 280 B.C., a king named Pyrrhus won a battle, but lost so many men in the process that it was tantamount to a defeat. Since then, any such questionable triumph has come to be known as a “Pyrrhic Victory.”

Then there was the much more recent case of an unfortunate woman who was the first known carrier of a deadly contagious disease that she herself didn’t suffer from. The disease was Typhoid. The lady’s name was Mary Mallon. And – you guessed it – she was the original TYPHOID

MARY. Regrettably, she refused to cooperate with the authorities in New York, where for years she had been working as a cook and spreading the disease – and in 1915 she had to be forcibly isolated. “Typhoid Mary” eventually became a byword for any carrier or transmitter of something undesirable or harmful.

because of the disease that killed him.

(After all, it’s a little easier to say “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” than “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.”)

But it’s to the Bible that we owe at least three examples of people whose names have become uncomplimentary labels. First, there was JONAH. Before being swallowed by what the Bible calls “a great fish,” Jonah was on a ship, whose crewmen blamed him for the storm that had suddenly arisen.

And sure enough, once they threw him overboard, the sea calmed down.

The name of Jonah has thus become equivalent to what we also call a “Jinx.” (Oddly, the successful actress and model Jinx Falkenburg is said to have been given that name by her mother, who somehow thought it

and promiscuity.

Then, from the New Testament, comes JUDAS – a name that still reeks of betrayal. And that same characteristic has its more modern embodiment, in the figure of BENEDICT ARNOLD, once a military hero, who is reviled by Americans for having changed sides and gone over to the British during the Revolutionary War. In this case, you have to use his full name, because the name “Benedict” (meaning “blessed”) has, in itself, far happier connotations – e.g., having so far been the name of 16 Popes.

And last of this treasonous trio, we have Vidkun QUISLING, who betrayed his country (Norway) during its German occupation of World War II. To non-Scandinavian ears, QUISLING

It’s to the Bible that we owe three examples of names that are uncomplimentary labels

For a slightly more palatable example of this phenomenon, consider the case of Henry Ford’s only son, who sadly died at the age of 50 in 1943.

To honor his memory, his first name was given to a much-heralded new model Ford car that debuted in 1958.

It was the EDSEL. (Earlier efforts to name this vehicle had included hiring the Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore, who submitted a list of 43 suggestions, including “Utopian Turtletop.”) That car became such a notorious flop that I doubt if many couples – outside the Ford family – have, since then, ever thought of naming their baby Edsel.

Nor do I think LOU GEHRIG would be happy that future generations know him best not because of his outstanding baseball career, but

would bring her good luck – perhaps in the same spirit as we wish an actor to “Break a leg!”)

In the first Book of Kings, we have the case of JEZEBEL, a queen whose original misbehavior involved encouraging false prophets, but whose name has somehow become eternally linked with “fallen” women

somehow sounds culpable in itself.

The name has earned its place in our dictionaries with the definition: “a traitor.”

It’s been fun sharing with you this collection of dubiously distinguished names – but now, if you and Dr. Spooner will excuse me, I have to go out and boil my icicle.

•MJ

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SPIRITUALITY (Continued from page 16)

Cultivate Don’t Know Mind.

Ostaseski will discuss the book and its applications for the blessings of the importance of embracing death before the end of life at a free event open to the community presented by Hospice of Santa Barbara – the nonprofit that has been providing care of individuals and families grieving the loss of a loved one or struggling with life-threatening illness for 40 years – at the Marjorie Luke Theater at 7 pm next Thursday, March 22. All of the available reservations for the 800-seat facility had already been snapped up by last Thursday, two weeks before the event, but they’re taking names for the waiting list, since there will likely me many no-shows.

Ostaseski will also lead a day-long workshop on Saturday, March 24, for a much smaller group, with a cost of $100. Call 563-8820 or visit www.

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Look, up in the …

SKY Meditation, which is being taught and practiced in a dozen centers across the country, has arrived in Santa Barbara to plant a foothold in what would be one of the smaller communities in its footprint. The SKY Meditation course, according to the website, is a practical step-by-step approach to making the meditation experience easy and enjoyable, and includes breathing technique, light physical stretches, interactive processes and discussions to help integrate the benefits of meditation into every aspect of daily life.

Free introductory sessions – consisting of an hour of comprehensive introduction to SKY Meditation including Pranayama (breathing techniques) and a guided meditation – began at the Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Avenue, last weekend and are slated to continue into at least April.

Dates for the session include 6:30 to 8 pm on March 15, 19, and 21, plus 4 to 5:30 pm on Saturday, March 17. More dates may be added based on the reception.

The SKY material suggests that the program offers wide-ranging physiological, mental, and emotional benefits are seen immediately, while research indicates that SKY may reduce depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress, and addictive behaviors, while significantly increasing feelings of well-being, optimism, and mental focus, and improving emotion regulation.

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Little Book that Could

Michael Kearney, the veteran Santa Barbara-based palliative care physician who is married to and co-hosts meditations and workshops with wife, Dr. Radhule Weininger, has just published The Nest in the Stream: Lessons from Nature on Being with Pain, a concise and inspirational book geared toward helping those dealing with pain through a celebration of impermanence and what it means to be awake, alive, and connected to the world, Kearney draws on Buddhism, the indigenous wisdom of Native American and Celtic spirituality, and – the inspiration for the title – his own powerful teachings gleaned by observing nature.

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Kearney recently joined Weininger for the La Casa de Maria fundraiser at Trinity late last month, and his book will be the centerpiece of this month’s halfday mindfulness retreat at the same location, which is serving as the temporary home for the events that Weininger led at La Casa. By donation. Kearney will also talk about the book and more in a signing event at Chaucer’s at 7 pm on Wednesday, March 21. Free.

Reading for Recovery

Meanwhile, the next event in an ongoing series of fundraisers for La Casa de Maria also takes place this Sunday afternoon, March 18, when Enid Osborne, the poet laureate of Santa Barbara and a former staff member at La Casa, hosts a benefit poetry reading at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.

Paul Willis, David Starkey, Chryss Yost, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Perie J. Longo, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gudrun Bortman, Lois Brown Klein, John Ridland, Christopher Buckley, and Nancy Lee are among the poets who will join Osborn in sharing words, while Bob Sedivy will play Japanese flute.

Admission to the 3 pm event is by donation, with the proceeds – including those of book sales – headed to the post-debris flow rebuilding efforts at the Montecito retreat center.

Consciousness Hacking

Fishbon Pescadrome, 101 South Quarantina St., hosts the next gathering of the group, a talk from Dr. Jonathan Schooler, professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Principal Investigator UCSB’s META Lab (Memory, Emotion, Thought & Awareness), on the topic of “The Middle Way Between Mindfulness and Mind Wandering”, from 7 to 9 pm on Monday, March 19. Schooler’s research on human cognition explores topics that intersect philosophy and psychology, such as how fluctuations in people’s awareness of their experience mediate mind-wandering and how exposing individuals to philosophical positions alters their behavior. Monday’s event takes a look at how, contrary to what popular opinion, “zoning out” is invaluable form of expanded consciousness, as Archimedes and Einstein, among others, experienced world-changing epiphanies traversing through the vast expanses of the mind. Schooler shares current research on finding the perfect balance of mindfulness and mind wandering for optimal achievement. Free admission. Reserve online at www.facebook.com/ events/226094077947436/.

Stokes-ing Your Relationships

Crystal Stokes utilizes a Stanford-developed adaption of the Enneagram assessment she employs in her private practice as the basis for a workshop at Yoga Soup Saturday afternoon. The Power of Knowing Your Personality: In Relationships offers tools to create greater compassion, greater communication, and deeper connection via assessing personality traits, with the premise that understanding your partner’s personality as much as your own is the secret to lasting relationships. What motivates them, what do they fear, what are their strengths as well as blind spots? Visit www.DiscoverMyType.com to take a sample test. Admission to the 2:30 pm event is $10.

Joy of Liberation

Buddhist monk Tenzin Priyadarshi leads a one-day based on Je Tsong Khapa’s “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” and Gampopa’s “Jewel Ornament of Liberation” this Saturday, March 17, in Goleta. The essential Kadampa Buddhist scripture is a condensation of lamrim and a profound guide to meditation on the stages of the path to enlightenment. The retreat consists of teachings, prayers, meditation, tea/lunch breaks, and time for Q&A. The venue is the EMID building, 224 Vereda Leyenda, in Goleta, and donation of $75 is suggested, though no one turned away due to financial hardship. Doors open for registration at 9 am, one hour before activities begin.

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See next week’s issue for more details, or visit www.consciousnessnetwork. org.

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by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Exhibit Explores Diversity of African Art

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Fima and Jere Lifshitz at the February 8 opening

estmont neighbors Fima and Jere Lifshitz, who have collected African art for 40 years, exhibit many of their pieces in “Africa through Its Sculpture: Highlights from the Lifshitz Collection” through Saturday, March 24, at the Westmont RidleyTree Museum of Art. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 5 pm.

The exhibition is thematically organized according to topics, including Zoomorphic Forms, Powerful Figures, Royalty, Portraits, Deities and Beliefs, Images of Women, Passages, and The Rediscovery of Nok. The ancient Nok culture is the Iron Age civilization that flourished during the first century before Christ in the area of modern Nigeria.

In the fall of 2017, the couple lent artwork to “Guatemala from 33,000

km: Contemporary Art, 1960-Present”.

Judy Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director, and Chris Rupp, museum collection manager, were invited to the Lifshitz home. “We were amazed by the depth and scope of the collection,” Larson says.

Over the past several decades, the couple has steadily accumulated an impressive collection of modern and contemporary African art, modern and contemporary European art, Latin American art, ceramics, and outdoor sculptures.

“They graciously opened their home to Westmont students in my museum studies course last semester, where they discussed the joys of building a collection,” Larson says. “We hope this exhibition will offer an educational introduction to the history, culture, and diversity within African art to Westmont and the community.”

The exhibition is accompanied by a separate display of African masks downstairs.

“The English department and a few others have intentionally expanded their coverage of African themes in recent years,” says provost Mark Sargent, “and this exhibit can certainly enhance our community’s engagement with the aesthetic and intellectual worlds of Africa.”

Violinist Awarded Guild Scholarship

Violinist Bryan Kaleta, a senior at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, earned top honors at the sixth annual Music Guild Competition on March 3, where seven high school seniors competed for Westmont music scholarships. He received the $10,000 Music Guild scholarship (up to $40,000

Bryan Kaleta received the top Music Guild Scholarship, up to $40,000 over four years

over four years), plus awards for private music instruction and chamber music. Three of the other six finalists, Hannah Duff, Michael Kong, and Isaac Siebelink, are Augustinian scholars who had already been offered 85 percent of tuition. Their Music Guild Scholarships would satisfy the remaining 15 percent of their tuition.

The remaining three finalists, Hana Kodaka, Anna Terveen, and Sarah Chan, all received a $10,000 Westmont Music scholarship in addition to other special considerations.

“The music, of course, was the best part of the evening,” says Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship. “However, the joy around the tremendous outpouring of support from the audience and the donors (during the award ceremony) was priceless as well. The future of the Westmont music department is indeed bright with such a strong field of prospective students.”

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Here is what a “trade deficit” is: if you buy something from someone and that person doesn’t buy something from you, you have a trade deficit. Foreign trade is the same thing but between people in different countries. It is a meaningless number because both parties benefited from the transaction: the seller received your money and you received some goods. Win-win. If trade deficit accounting included the value of the goods you bought, it would balance out.

Also, you should know that these dollars always come back to America as investments in our economy or to buy federal debt our politicians create by overspending. And, “countries” don’t have trade deficits: “countries” don’t buy and sell things, people (or companies) do.

The argument raised against this trade with foreign sellers is that it is “unfair” because “they” didn’t buy anything from “us.” Or, because “they” have cheap labor. Or, because “they” are dumping goods on the market at below what they cost to make. Or, because “they” are getting richer and “we” have to borrow money from them. Because of this “unfairness,” American jobs are lost and we are in debt.

If only.

You only hear these arguments from inefficient manufacturers and their unions who are afraid of competition and the politicians who are awarded their votes. Almost every economist, left and right, understands that free trade is a boon to all nations who participate in it. Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations (1776) refuted protectionism (then known as mercantilism) and demonstrated that free trade among nations creates greater wealth for all those involved. History has proven him right.

If free trade is so bad, then why did President Trump tweet a couple days before he announced the tariffs that, “Manufacturing growing at the fastest

consumer products will ultimately cost more. Because of that, consumers will have less money to spend on other goods, and the economy will slow down. Even worse, it is likely that steel-producing countries facing these tariffs will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports to their country. Exports are a significant 12% of our GDP and account for almost 11 million U.S. jobs. These are the kinds of things that cause recessions. Even worse, Trump’s misguided policies could start a trade war, which was one of the major causes of the Great Depression.

Everybody loses.

We’ve been facing foreign competition since the late 1970s and our economy keeps growing. If China wants to restrict U.S. imports or subsidize its inefficient producers (dumping), it is Chinese consumers and taxpayers who will suffer, not us.

Yet President Trump seems oblivious to the risk. A trade war is one of the most dangerous things now facing our economy. The rise of economic nationalism and trade barriers are a threatening echo of the 1930s, and we all know how that ended. – Jeff Harding)

pace in two decades!”; and “Jobless claims at a 49-year low!” You can’t have it both ways.

The beauty of free trade is that we have manufacturers all over the world competing to satisfy our needs. It makes sense that some manufacturers can produce things more efficiently than we can here in America. Economists call this “comparative advantage.” These lower cost imports translate into lower cost products for us consumers. As a result, we have more money available to buy more goods, or to add to our savings, or to invest. One could argue that lower cost imports are helping the economy on its road to prosperity. Everyone benefits.

Well, except for American workers of inefficient steel companies. But foreign competition is only one factor in the long decline of American steel jobs.

The main driver of lost manufacturing jobs, including steel, is technology.

Investment in automation and computers and software has increased productivity and fewer workers are needed to make things. The result has been positive: American manufacturing output, adjusted for inflation, has increased 40% over the past 20 years. But technology and innovation are nothing new.

The history of business is that old industries fail, new industries rise, and more jobs and opportunities are created. No one laments job losses from the decline of VHS, Beta, CDs, and 75-pound TV sets.

Protectionism is all about politics, not economics. Politicians like Trump only see the losses. They don’t see the benefits of trade, they only count the votes. There are 327 million Americans and only 140,000 steel workers. Who benefits from tariffs on steel imports and who suffers?

It is the rest of us who will suffer from protectionism. If imported steel costs 25% more as a result of Trump’s proposed tariff, then, all things being equal,

Good Words

Awesome comments in the Letters to the Editor (MJ #24/10). Just started reading the letters and such emotional recollections, past and present.

Words don’t do it and thinking good thoughts for all.

Jean von Wittenburg Montecito (Editor’s note: We certainly do have a good number of very intelligent readers.

– J.B.)

Gracious and Warm

I have been enjoying all of Sigrid Toye’s columns, but I particularly want to thank her for her wonderful article about the two new school superintendents at MUS and Cold Spring School (Meet the Supes, MJ #24/10). I am a Cold Spring School grandparent. My grandson is in Lisa Ishikawa’s kindergarten class. (“Mrs. Ish” is another treasure, but that’s

another article for another time).

I don’t know Mr. [Anthony] Ranii at MUS, so with apologies I can’t speak about him. But I do want to say that Amy Alzina is every bit as wonderful as Sigrid’s article attests, and then some. She walked into a situation no one could ever have imagined. It has been incredibly difficult in an ongoing way, and she has handled it with grace and warmth and professionalism. We are so lucky to have her.

Jill Finsten Montecito

In Search of the Source

Regarding your assertion, in response to William Lancaster’s letter (“Voters In Peril,” MJ #24/10), that “more than 103 percent of all innercity Philadelphia registered voters marked ballots in the 2016 election,” do you have a source that might be considered more authoritative than “as I recall”?

It’s a bold claim, with maybe a wee dog-whistle embedded in the “inner city” reference, so it would be good to know that there’s a factual basis for it. With luck, if you have a source, it will be more reliable than the nonsense that vote-suppression specialist and Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach is struggling to present in the trial going on now in Kansas City, where’s he’s once again demonstrating that someone acting as his own attorney has a fool for a client.

Thanks for the Journal’s very valuable local coverage over the past three dreadful months, particularly online.

It’s been a great resource to this community.

Cotty Chubb Montecito (Editor’s note: So far, we’ve been unsuccessful in finding the source of that info. I do believe that, while it may not have been all of Philadelphia, many Philadelphia precincts reported voting in excess of the number of registered voters but have not been able to find confirmation... yet. You are correct in asking for a factual basis,

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I’ve lived in Santa Barbara most of my life. I often hiked in the mountains behind Montecito. I watched Channel 3 all during the Thomas Fire. The TV cameras showed a lot. One thing I noticed was the absence of the Super Scooper water dropping planes, until the last couple days of the fire. They hold a lot more water (1,600+ gallons) than the helicopters, except for the Quebec 247 helicopter at 2,650 gallons of water. The planes have a quick turnaround time for their water drops.

Where were these planes?

I was thinking they were sitting in some hangar down in L.A. These planes should have been activated right after the fire started but were not. I heard it was some kind of budget and red tape issue. I think if these planes and the Quebec 247s were activated sooner. the outcome of the fire may have been a lot different. The fire may have never reached Santa Barbara County. Nothing can be done now, but maybe if there’s a next time, let’s get these planes and big Quebec helicopters in the air. What’s the price tag on people’s lives? There is no price tag. At a recent lecture at the Santa Barbara Library, it was said that if the mountains behind Montecito hadn’t burned, there would have been no mudslides. My condolences go out to all the people affected by this fire and the mudslides.

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I, like David McCalmont, wish Katy Perry a terrific shove-off into motherhood (“Good Luck to Katy,” MJ #24/9). Somehow, Katy’s anticipated maternal endeavor reminds me of Howard Hughes taking time out to show the world that the Spruce Goose could indeed fly, that the thing was more than just a showpiece. If one were to Google “Katy Perry baby” one might notice she’s been talking baby for nearly 10 years. The conversation has become so routine, it’s like grandpa promising to get his split tooth fixed. And husband number 2 will be an Englishman too? I guess it all makes sense, England being such a Utopia.

Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Haven’t followed the baby conversation, but did hear Ms Perry sing at the recent Ash Bash at Pat and Ursula Nesbitt’s place in Summerland and have to admit that the lady has one impressive set of primo pipes. – J.B.) •MJ 15 – 22 March 2018

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Opening Day Ceremonies

For the 146th time, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club celebrated the inauguration of their sailing season. Members and guests who came from far and near were greeted by red, white, and blue balloons and buntings all about the clubhouse. At the “helm” of the receiving line was commodore John Koontz, vice commodore Scott Deardorff, and rear commodore Garry Pawlitski. Visiting yacht club commodores came from as far away as San Francisco and San Diego, and navy-blue blazers were de rigueur.

The day began at 8 am, with a delicious decadent breakfast that was more like brunch. Besides the usual breakfast fare of eggs benedict, bacon, and sausage, there was prime rib, crab claws, cheeses, an omelet station, and a whole table of tiny desserts.

The coup de grace was the miniature donut machine churning out fresh hot donuts with a choice of four flavors of icing. This brunch was under the

Commodore John Koontz and wife Teresa, vice commodore Scott Deardorff and Leslie, Garry Pawlitski and Susan at the Yacht Club opening

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ors, and the blessing was giving by Rick Comstock. It was the best blessing using humor that made us think and laugh too. Teen Star finalists McKenna Gemberling and Nicole Truillo sang for us. Commodore Koontz told us how he came to love the sea. “When I was ten, my folks bought a 40-foot boat and we sailed to Tahiti with my two brothers. We were out of school for a year. My own kids started boating at six months.”

He and his wife, Teresa, won the trophy for the best-kept boat, the Cherokee, which they bought in 1994.

He also praised the women’s auxiliary who does so much for the club.

And another facet is the youth sailing program.

All the visitors were introduced, and the canon was shot off signifying the opening of the racing season.

There was a parade of the fleet on the water in front of the Yacht Club, followed by the Casper Opening Day Race. The day ended with trophy presentations. Ship ahoy!

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Santa Barbara Blues Society 41st Anniversary

the gig?

I love it! Last time we were here was four years ago, and we are always treated really well. It’s good to be back. I was proud they invited us for their anniversary.

What’s next for you and the band?

Following this gig, we are taking some time off and then starting March 12 we will be on a U.S. tour, and joining us is the horn section from Amy Winehouse’s band.

What is it you’ve always wanted to say in an interview?

I tell people around the world, Blues music is alive music, this is not jazz, not the sit-down-in-chair, drink-redwine-and-eat-cheese music. This is a party, you are going to a juke joint, sweating, and putting your dancing shoes on!

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Performing at the SB Blues Society’s 41st anniversary gala is local band East Valley Road

n March 3, the SBBS celebrated its 41st anniversary with an all-star gig at the Carrillo Rec Center. Packing in the all-generational blues fans and band groupies, the celebration was SRO with the peeps dancing in the aisles to the balcony. There were 20 volunteers meetin’, greetin’, and servin’ barbecue and cake. It is the oldest existing U.S. Blues Society and voted the best of its kind in the country by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. It was co-founded in March 1977 by physician Laszlo Kiraly and DJ Greg Drust.

SBBS president Steve Daniels welcomed everyone in the ballroom and introduced the pre-headliner band, our town’s East Valley Road, a fourpiece millennial band of local kids that have been playing together since they were “just 13.” Members are singer Brandi Lentini, Cameron Nichoson on guitar, Fabio Rodriguez on bass, and Maxton Schulte on drums. They performed songs by Etta James and other blues classics.

The band thanked the SBBS for sponsoring them in January to compete in Memphis’s International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase. After the show, Brandi told me they chose the band name “because it’s a dedication to Santa Barbara – you know, East Valley Road goes from SB to Montecito, so it connects everybody together.”

Next up was headliner and blues singer Sugaray Rayford and his seven-piece band. He has been nominated for eight Blues Foundation Blues Music awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. Former singer for the acclaimed Mannish Boys, he has led his own band since 2010.

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Celebrated blues singer Sugaray Rayford with SB Blues Society president Steve Daniels at the organization’s 41st anniversary bash

the house up dancing for two hours.

During the break, he took five with me for a interview in the green room: Q. Please tell us about your new vinyl LP...

A. Touring around the world, everyone wants vinyl – CDs are out. It was nostalgic for me. I love analog; every time I record, it’s analog. As a musician, I can hear the difference from digital. It’s the midtones and the overtones. The 0s and 1s are okay, but it’s too clean, sterile – we have to be humans. With vinyl, you get that true analog sound... the “grease” is there.

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1994 and Outstanding Achievement Award in 1998. She also was awarded the Woman of Achievement Award from the Santa Barbara Chapter of Association of Women in Communication(AWC) in 2012.

Whew!

Since then, she writes poems for the awardees and loves that because it keeps her in contact with women who are living their lives to the fullest.

AGING IN HIGH HEELS

by Beverlye Fead

Ms Fead moved from Beverly Hills to Malibu and then Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music exec Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren, and a dog named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is the author of I Can Do this; Living with Cancer, Nana, What’s Cancer and the blog www.aginginhighheels.com, and book Aging In High Heels. She has also produced a documentary: Stage Four, Living with Cancer.

Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate (2007-2009) Perie Longo was Santa Barbara’s poet laureate from 2007 to 2009

In “Retirement” Perie Longo was just 20 years old when she accepted her first teaching job in Long Beach, California

Discovering Perie

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ome people you meet in life by pure coincidence and others are put in your path. I do believe Perie Longo was not only put in my path for a reason but changed the course of my life forever. I was a painter when I met Perie, and now I am a writer; more about that later.

At the age of 3, Perie and family moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her father was a zoology professor at Marquette University for 25 years. She graduated from Mount Mary University with a double major in English and drama and moved to Long Beach, California, for her first teaching job to high school students. She was only 20 years old with some seniors who were 18 years old.

They must have all had a crush on her.

Perie is the fourth child in a lineup of two brothers and two sisters, and she adores her siblings. They, along with her parents, have always been her greatest supporters and models.

Poetry came to her early. She was “seven or eight” when she wrote her first poem, following in her father’s footsteps; he wrote poetry for all the special occasions in their family’s lives. When Perie was 18, she collected and typed all her father’s old poems, organized them, stapled them into a book and gave it to her parents for their 25th wedding anniversary.

How they must have loved that. Her parents always encouraged her in all her creative endeavors as her mother was a water colorist.

Perie resigned teaching to take a

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year off and travel to Europe, try a bit of acting in Hollywood, and then finally returned to school to earn her M.A. in speech and communications at UCLA, where she taught for a year and a half and then met the love of her life, Phil, a widower with two sons, age 7 and 11. Perie and Phil married, and all moved to Santa Barbara, where Phil, an accountant at the time, went back to school to become an attorney.

Becoming a Poet

Perie taught speech at SBCC and Brooks Institute during those years, all the while writing poetry. In 1982, she took the plunge and attended the Santa Barbara’s Writers Conference, whereupon she won the poetry award.

In 1984, she began teaching the poetry workshop for the conference, which she does to this day.

She had found her path.

She was then asked to teach poetry classes for second through 12th grades with California-Poets-In-the-Schools.

She became passionate for helping others find their voices through writing, noting how children’s self-esteem increased by leaps and bounds sharing their inner thoughts and feelings with others and being valued for that.

Perie returned to school to study psychology and in 1991 received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Sierra University and earned her license to become a marriage and family therapist. By this time, she had published two books of poetry: Milking the Earth and The Privacy Of Wind.

It was during this time I was given a diagnosis of 4th-stage cancer and a prognosis of two months to live.

Someone suggested I take a class at Hospice from this loving poetry teacher. The class was called “Writing for Healing”. That’s when Perie walked into my life. I had no idea I would be writing my first book in her class, or that I too would win a prize at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference or that I would go on to write two more books, but that was the influence Perie had on me. I love writing poetry because of Perie.

Her husband, Phil, had recently died as a result of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which brought her to Hospice originally, and it was poetry that took her through those difficult years. A year after he died, Hospice asked if she would like to facilitate a poetry-writing group for bereavement, which she happily agreed to do. She is still leading that group almost 15 years later, and I can only imagine how many people’s lives she has helped.

Her writing has taken her all over the world. In 2005, she was invited to Kuwait by a University of Kuwait professor who had read an article Perie had written on the Internet about the healing ability of poetry. The female professor wanted Perie to speak about “Poetry as a Pathway to Peace” and teach some workshops around the city. At a reception given for her at the ministry, a man stood up in surprise and said, “My old speech teacher from Brooks!” It was hard to imagine they would meet up again in Kuwait.

Perie was voted in as Santa Barbara’s second Poet Laureate, following her dear friend, poet Barry Spacks. She thought it was an honor that brought her closer to Santa Barbara and the subjects she was asked to write about.

Previously (2005-07), she was president of the National Association for Poetry Therapy, an organization she has been actively involved with since 1990. She was honored with the Distinguished Service Award in

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Three years ago, Perie retired from teaching children poetry after a 30-year run, though continues to teach adults privately as well as maintaining her practice as a Marriage and Family therapist, writing for healing groups at Hospice of Santa Barbara and Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara. If that weren’t enough, she runs a writing group focused on the joys and challenges of aging she hopes to expand in the future. And in 2016, she was delighted to try her hand at writing a story, which she read for Personal Stories III at Center Stage Theater directed by Maggie Mixsell.

Perie’s greatest joys are her children: son Dana, an attorney, and daughter Cecily, a family therapist like her mother. Perie’s three grandchildren fill her with pride and awe and keep her laughing every day.

When I asked her what she sees for herself for the future, she replied, ”Really, more of the same. Maybe another book of poetry that focuses on the ups and downs of aging, and some more travel.” She feels staying curious and involved are secrets to aging well, having great friends and fun as the years keep unfolding in strange, beautiful ways, along with the difficult. “I think I prefer to age mindfully, rather than gracefully,” she said.

I believe Perie, now 77 years old, can count on aging both mindfully and gracefully. She confesses that she has no idea how she got to be 77 but no longer resists it. The number seven, she says, is her lucky number; she was born on December 7 the year before Pearl Harbor. She muses it is no coincidence she became the poetry chair of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation as a result of meeting the foundation’s president, David Krieger, in an Adult Ed poetry class in the early 1970s.

I asked for this interview before Montecito’s horrendous mudslides.

Afterward, Perie wrote, “Seconds can change our lives forever, as we have painfully learned. We must not take anything for granted and remember that love, compassion, and gratitude for our blessings keep us going. I am in awe of all those who have suffered and do just that. We live in the most beautiful remarkable place on Earth with equally remarkable friends. We all have each other’s hearts and backs.

“What’s better than that?”

•MJ 15 – 22 March 2018

In Business

Around 45 years ago in the early 1970s, Mr. Kerley told his wife, Mahri, that she might as well open a bookstore

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Never Mind Chain Stores, Here’s Chaucer’s Books!

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n 1974, a little more than 100 years after the publication of Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “A Season in Hell” – the same year Stephen King terrified America with his first thrilling novel, Carrie – Mahri Kerley opened Chaucer’s Books, a Santa Barbara business that continues to draw the same loyal customers, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 360 days a year.

The day Mahri opened the 800-sq.ft. space at Five Points shopping center on Upper State Street, Bonnie Munch stood at the counter with Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The simple thrill of Mahri’s first sale compelled her to give Persig’s future philosophical classic to Bonnie, her and Chaucer’s Books first paying customer, for zero dollars.

Then, eight years later, in 1982, the year Gabriel García Márquez won the Nobel Prize for literature, a chain store by the name of Crown Books moved into Five Points shopping center, which forced Mahri and Chaucer’s move to another location. So, after Mahri made a sign-up sheet and received help from a couple of men with trucks, Santa Barbara residents and, of course, loyal customers, a halfa-day later they’d moved into their new spot off of State Street and Las Positas, in the same shopping center as Gelson’s Market, just to the right of Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

“They did me the biggest favor of my life,” says Mahri. After a couple more short moves over another eight years, in 1990 Mahri’s award-winning Chaucer’s Books settled where the store remains today. The 6,500 sq. ft. of wall to wall, ceiling to floor business with every genre from classic to modern poetry, memoirs, history, religion, autobiographies, fiction, nonfiction, art, food, political science, sci-fi, and so forth continues to outdo the chain stores that no longer exist here in the American Riviera: no Barnes & Noble, no Borders, no Crown Books, even Granada Books, are all gone.

However, Mahri knows her success is no way just in the product itself: the Rimbaud’s, King’s, Pirsig’s, even poet of the Middle-Ages, Geoffrey Chaucer, who the store is named after, and who some refer to as “the Father of English Literature” (writersinspire. org). Mahri recognizes a more than 15 – 22 March 2018

vital aspect in the preservation of her longstanding business and how it continues to survive a torrent of technological change, an evolution that’s put a slew of successful companies out of business.

But not Chaucer’s Books, not in 44 years.

“Amazon hurts, it definitely hurts,” says Mahri, “but I have customers that have been shopping with me forever.” Mahri expressed multiple times in our conversation – the one in her special lair of books, books, and more books, a reader’s one-and-only heaven, a teacher’s boundless toolbox of materials, a good place for a writer to be imprisoned, or a student to be grounded – her gratitude, and how “thankful” she is for the “loyalty” her customers have shown in what some might call an impersonal and complacent world of robots and consumerism.

Despite the subtle wrath of the electronic competition, over the years Mahri’s double-space bailiwick of books has held events for authors and celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Michael Moore, Julie Andrews, and, of course, the late Sue Grafton, who passed away this last December at 77 years young. In 2009, Chaucer’s held an event for the famous engineer, Buzz Aldrin, 88, who at the time was 79 years old, where almost 500 people came to see the former astronaut and command pilot in the United States Air Force speak.

Besides the extensive variety of books and literature on the right, the left side of the store has an opening where the selection for children, kids, and teens can find all the contemporary classics such as J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and Rick Riordan’s new Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgards, which is also featured in the children’s section on Chaucer’s website. Both sides also carry writing provisions such as pens, pencils, leather-bound and additional types of writing journals and diaries for the aspiring writer.

When Mahri opened what is now her 44-year-old bookstore, the city had a population of 70,000 people – at least 20,000 less than today; the United States and Vietnam were on the brink of ending the 20-year Vietnam War, and since then Chaucer’s has grown from 800 to 6,500 sq. ft., over eight

times in size, and with books that not only line the shelves but in some spaces the floor as well. So, when you think you’ve seen all the Joyce Carol Oates on the shelf at eye-level, look at your feet and choose from several more.

However, despite a raft of books that could fill three homes, there is plenty of room to get around inside the store, and since Chaucer’s has a roster of 25 to 30 workers, depending on the season, for whom Mahri provides medical benefits and even a 401(k), you will have no problem finding what you need or want to find.

Chaucer’s veteran employee of 14 years, Greg Feitt, says 90 percent are mostly “full-time employees who know their books.” Another Chaucer’s veteran, Vicki Lundquist, who started at Chaucer’s in 2011, says, “That’s the charm and the fun of the store, because it feels like a bookstore.

It’s cozy and inviting.”

We Irish prefer embroideries to plain cloth. – Frank Delaney

I also met the two employees in the secret lair where they help Mahri with behind-the-scenes work such as store readings and signings, book fairs at local schools, a majority of which are preschools and elementary schools. For the book fairs, Chaucer’s donates all profits for books sold in and out of the store that day to local schools. Mahri and her thriving business supplies books for arts and lecture and interdisciplinary courses and events at UCSB, and also donates to the classical music scene and Lobero Theatre as well.

Chaucer’s Books is open 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday and closed only five days out of the entire year. You can visit their website for the online store at chaucersbooks. com for events, future books, and anything you need to know about one of Santa Barbara’s last remaining bookstores. Their phone number is (805) 682-6787.

•MJ

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No word yet on new tenants for the space. Belden Fine Art & Antiques, which opened early 2017, occupies the lower portion of the historic building, once home to the Big Yellow House restaurant, which closed in 2007. The roughly 4,000-sq-ft store has various rooms filled with antiques, as well as a gallery space to showcase the fine art paintings. Original woodwork, including decorative columns, a fireplace hearth, and built-in cabinetry, remain.

The iconic house was originally built as a private residence in 1884 by the founder of Summerland: H.L. Williams. The house was purchased in the early 1970s by John and June Young, who painted it the iconic yellow color (with a bright-orange roof), against the wishes of the Summerland community. Mrs. Young passed away in 2003, and her four daughters and stepdaughters sold the building to a buyer who intended to retain yet renovate the restaurant, which eventually closed in 2007. The building went into foreclosure in 2010, and was purchased in 2011 by current owner, local contractor Paul Franz, who aimed to restore the property to accommodate retail tenants. In 2012, renovations on the property were underway, with improvements to structural integrity,

façade updates, landscaping, a new parking lot configuration, and ADA accessibility. In 2015, Evolation Yoga opened in the studio space on the second floor, and a restaurant tenant was slated to go downstairs, but those plans fell through.

Revisions to the iconic sign on the property are still in the County permitting process.

Elementary Spelling Bee winners Zahra Alana Clark, Lain Biles, and Hannah Henderson (photo credit Luis Medina)

Spelling Bee Winners

Several local students have won the right to compete at the state level after advancing through the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee, which was held last week at the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

Lain Biles, a sixth grader at Montecito Union School, took first place in the elementary division by correctly spelling “effervescent.”

Hannah Henderson, a sixth grader at Vieja Valley School in the Hope School District, took second place with “perpendicularly.” Third place went to Zahra Alana Clark, a sixth grader at Montessori Center School of Santa Barbara. Her winning word was “chloroform.”

In the junior high division, AnnaSung Park, an eighth grader from Santa Barbara Jr. High School, took first place by correctly spelling “cor-

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The top two winners in each division will proceed to the state level.

es, and methamphetamine. Some of the stolen property was determined to be from the Montecito disaster area.

Forty-one-year-old Melissa Wheeler is suspected of stealing mail from the Painted Cave community and other neighborhoods possibly over the course of the past few months.

Her arrest was in a large part due to the proactive work of neighbors, who installed cameras and were able to capture her committing the crime, Next Friday, March 23, Crane stu- which aided sheriff’s deputies in makdents will take part in a Spirit Day ing an arrest. and “Respond-A-Thon”, an all-school Since November, Painted Cave jog-a-thon to raise money for organi- neighbors have reported incidents of zations that supported Santa Barbara mail theft in their neighborhood. In and Montecito during the Thomas hopes of catching the person(s) responFire and Montecito Debris Flow. sible, residents recently installed a The school has a goal of raising surveillance system. At approximately $5,000, and a generous donor is offer- 2 am on March 3, a resident observed ing to match up to $10,000 in support a female suspect removing mail from of the students’ efforts. Prizes will the mailboxes and called 911. Sheriff’s be given to students in each grade deputies responded and located for the most laps run and the most a vehicle parked in a turnout near sponsorships solicited. In the spirit Highway 154 with a female driver of giving, these students will win the who was reclined in the driver’s seat. opportunity to direct a $500 donation The deputy noticed a pile of mail in in their name to one of the benefac- the passenger seat and packages in the tors: SBC Animal Services, SBC Search back seat. & Rescue, Unity Shoppe, Direct Relief, Deputies identified the suspect as and the Bucket Brigade. The Most being Wheeler and determined the Spirited Student will also receive this mail and packages had been stolen honor. from the Painted Cave neighborhood For more information or to donate and additional communities includto a student, contact Debbie Williams ing Montecito, Mission Canyon, at dwilliams@craneschool.org.

West Camino Cielo, and the Foothill area. The stolen items have or will be returned to their owners. Deputies also located methamphetamine in the (Information provided by Santa Barbara vehicle.

County Sheriff’s Department) Wheeler was identified as being the suspect seen in the surveillance video.

She was booked on charges of stealing Melissa Wheeler mail, possession of stolen property, was arrested and possession of methamphetamine. on March 3 She is being held on $50,000 bail. on charges of stealing mail, Mail theft continues to be an ongopossession of ing issue countywide. The Sheriff’s stolen property, Office encourages community memand possession bers to secure their mail by using a of methamlocked mailbox. Also, make sure to phetamine not leave your mail in the mailbox overnight and, if possible, promptly A Santa Paula resident is in custody pick up mail soon after delivery. If you at the Santa Barbara County Jail after suspect mail theft, installing a video she was located in a vehicle on March camera – as was done in this case – is 3 in the Painted Cave area with a large a great deterrent and a way to identify quantity of stolen mail, stolen packag- who is responsible.

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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

The Montecito Creek bridge at East Valley and Parra Grande Lane, just west of the intersection of Hot Springs and East Valley, is closed to vehicular traffic and blocked in both directions with barricades and locked gates. The most seriously damaged of the six, this bridge will take longer to demolish and rebuild.

The Romero Canyon Creek bridge, on East Valley just east of Sheffield Drive, is barricaded at both ends and closed to through traffic. It too will be demolished and rebuilt.

The Toro Canyon Creek bridge (Toro East) on East Valley at Toro Canyon Road, is closed to traffic and barricaded at both ends. This bridge will also be demolished and rebuilt.

The Toro Creek bridge (Toro West) on East Valley near Ladera Lane is currently open to one-way traffic; it will need new guard rails before it can be restored to two-lane use.

The San Ysidro Creek bridge, on East Valley at Randall Road and Glen Oaks Drive is currently open to one-lane vehicular traffic. Traffic flows are controlled by flagmen or Stop/Yield signs. New guard rails are required before the bridge can be restored to two-lane use.

Caltrans has negotiated with Security Paving to repair or replace all five of these bridges at a cost not to exceed $20 million. No timelines have been established for completion of this work.

The Arroyo Parida Creek bridge, along Highway 192 in Carpinteria, has been a one-way bridge since 2014, when a proposed Caltrans bridge design was denied by County Planning and the Board of Architectural Review over riparian, environmental, and aesthetic issues. Hit with mud and boulders on January 9, the narrow one-lane bridge is now closed and barricaded. Caltrans has contracted with Lash Construction for an emergency contract to rebuild this bridge at a cost not to exceed $8 million.

re-purposed rail cars set in a bed of crushed gravel, rented for $3,000 a month.

Bridge-It is another private contractor that offers customized temporary bridging with assorted loading capacities and span lengths. They claim that a temporary bridge solution can be in place within 24 hours.

Mabey Bridge promises to build temporary bridges in days with a modular prefabricated system of galvanized steel trusses. They can be rented or purchased and can carry multi-lanes of detour traffic over bridges that can be paved with asphalt or covered with an anti-skid surface.

Excel Bridge Manufacturing Co. boasts that it can build temporary vehicular steel stringer, beam, and girder-style bridges that can be customized with the addition of wood or stone, installed in a week.

The Army Corps of Engineers Solution

Caltrans is prohibited from doing work outside of its narrow rights-of-way along Highway 192. Early on, Caltrans assessed the option of temporary bridges within their restricted rights-of-way and determined that it would impede permanent bridge reconstructions. Caltrans’s role in an emergency situation is to build permanent bridges.

The practical solution is to ask the Army Corps of Engineers, which has already been dredging up and down the affected creek beds on private land, to erect temporary detour bridges as needed to re-open Highway 192. Ramrodding this solution through a myriad of hurdles will be a challenge for Congressman Salud Carbajal. He will need the unanimous support of Das Williams and the entire County Board of Supervisors, as well as State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assembly member Monique Limon.

Let’s just do it. Now. •MJ

Bridging the Divide

Montecito, along with neighboring communities in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Summerland, and Carpinteria, needs to get Highway 192 reopened to traffic at the earliest possible date. Rebuilding historic bridges can involve a minefield of potential obstacles, including new approvals, new permitting, utility approvals, aesthetic criticisms, and environmental lawsuits that can take years to resolve.

There are at least three good reasons to restore 192 to its previous traffic capacity now: 1. Highway delays on the 101 during commute hours have doubled since the debris flow created multiple closures along Highway 192. Over the last several years, fortunately or unfortunately, Highway 192 has become the unofficial third lane of the 101. Its sudden disappearance as an alternate commuter route to the 101 has wreaked havoc upon members of our local work force that commute from Ventura, Oxnard, Buellton, Lompoc, Solvang, and even Santa Maria.

2. Closure of 192 has damaged traffic patterns within Montecito. Local businesses cannot survive without customers. Many Coast Village merchants have struggled to pay expenses, as their businesses were closed in December for the Thomas Wildfire and again in January after the debris flow. Recently reopened, most have found that business has dramatically slowed. Potential customers, frustrated by the traffic logjams on Coast Village Road, avoid local shops and restaurants. Combined with the loss of tourists from closed hotels (San Ysidro Ranch, Four Seasons Biltmore, even Montecito Inn was closed, while the Miramar has yet to come online), businesses and shopkeepers in both the lower and upper village have struggled with rent payments and employee costs.

3. Life safety. The 101 is currently our only escape route for mandatory evacuations. Reopening of Highway 192 would provide a back-up route to the outside world for residents ordered to get out and for emergency workers trying to get in.

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Rebuilding modest-sized vehicular bridges is not rocket science. The Army Corps of Engineers installs temporary bridges in days. Private contractors such as ACROW Bridge specialize in replacing bridges lost in disasters with temporary bridges that can be rented or purchased from existing stock. Fast and easy to assemble, they can be built in a matter of days or weeks. Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the United States, ACROW bridges are customized to the desired length, width, and strength required. Modular components are transported by truck to alleviate temporary traffic disruptions.

Paragon Bridge Works in Bakersfield boasts that it only took three days from the initial call from Southern California Edison (SCE) to be able to drive over a completed temporary Paragon vehicular bridge. SCE needed heavy equipment to cross an environmentally sensitive wetland area to build a windfarm in the windy hills of Tehachapi. They were looking at $200,000 to build a temporary bridge. Alternatively, they contacted Paragon to build a $50,000 bridge out of 15 – 22 March 2018

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 18) Having helped with christening the Polaris II are SBYC rear commodore Garry Pawlitski; SBYC 2018 commodore John Koontz with captain Roger Chrisman (2010 commodore) (photo by Priscilla)

Amanda Thomas and Jenna Rogers from event sponsor Mission Wealth with dancers from Compañia Nacional de Danza (photo by Isaac Hernandez) Judi and Harry Weisbart with a dancer from Compañia Nacional de Danza (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

The 39-year-old Madrid-based troupe, who last dazzled us six years ago, showed why the quintessentially Spanish work has become one of the most talked-about new ballets of the decade with Japan-born Kayoko Everhart dazzling in the principal role under artistic director Jose Carlos Martinez.

Local residents Richard and Annette Caleel, Robert and Margo Cohen-Feinberg, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay, and Mission Wealth, are to be congratulated for bringing us such a stupendous UCSB Arts & Lectures show combining the instantly recognizable music of Bizet with Rodion Shchedrin and Marc Alvarez, one of just three stops on the company’s U.S. tour.

It is no wonder the production won the coveted Prix Benois de la Danse for choreography, an international ballet competition that awards prizes of $1 million to a lucky few.

It was all too glorious for words.

What’s Cookin’ Celebrity TV chef Anthony Bourdain will be the featured guest at UCSB Arts & Lectures annual benefit at Santa Barbara Historical Museum on May 9, I can exclusively reveal.

Vassar College dropout Bourdain, 61, wrote the 2000 best-selling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and currently hosts CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, as well as having been a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef and ABC’s The Taste.

A 1978 graduate of the Culinary

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Kostis Protopapas, symphony and opera artistic director centered between OSB student artists Jonathan WalkerVanKuren, tenor; and Chelsea Melamed, mezzosoprano (photo by Priscilla)

Sarah Chrisman, at the piano, Leenne Schlinger and daughter Lilah, Kirsten Springer, Erin Graffy, Bob and Sandy Urquhart, and Kostis Protopapas (photo by Priscilla) Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain in the spotlight at Arts & Lectures benefit

Institute of America, he was executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles, a Park Avenue eatery I would frequent often when I lived in New York’s Gramercy Park, and is still the restaurant’s chef at large.

The boffo bash will celebrate and support our tony town’s vibrant cultural life with local chefs from The Lark, Loquita and Les Marchands, artisanal food, and eclectic wine purveyors.

Tickets start at $10,000 for tables of ten and, given Bourdain’s reputation as an internationally acclaimed raconteur, are going fast.

Food for thought, indeed.

Merry Chrisman Former Santa Barbara Yacht Club commodore Roger Chrisman took

delivery of his new 78-foot cruiser Polaris II earlier this month and with his wife, Sarah, held a champagne-fueled launch party in the harbor.

The Taiwan-built cruiser, with a 2,400-gallon fuel tank, replaces his original vessel, Polaris, which had a length of 52 feet.

“There’s nothing you can’t do with a bigger boat!” joked Roger, who was the club’s head honcho in 2010.

The new cruiser features three en-suite staterooms, plus crew accommodation.

The Bear and Star restaurant in Los Olivos catered the nautical noshing while Opera Santa Barbara mezzo soprano Chelsea Melamed entertained, given the Chrismans are major donors to the organization.

Joining in the celebration were Bill and Trish Davis, Craig and Kirsten Springer, Kostis Protopapas, Fred and Nancy Golden, Geoff Rusack,

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Tom Daly, Doug and Rachel Thor, Mike Pyzel, and Bill Pertsvlakes.

On the Money Santa Barbara Museum of Art hosted the 39th annual Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara art scholarship exhibition featuring works by 29 winning students, who each receive $2,500 toward future education.

Seventy youngsters submitted works – sculptures, collages, oils, and other media – judged by City College lecturer Anthony Askew, art author and mosaic artist Patti Jacquemain, and Judy Larson, director of the Westmont Museum of Art. San Marcos High School senior Miguel Sota won the Maryan Schall family “best of show” prize for his oil portrait, having submitted two oils, a watercolor, and a paper design. His

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On Entertainment Dancing with a Star

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.

by Steven Libowitz

Gibson, when you were the second couple eliminated?

I was extremely happy, which may sound strange. But she was going through a lot, getting over Lyme disease, which takes a huge toll. Every time I looked at her she was happy, so I was too. (Gibson later told E! News that DWTS had “healed me more than any doctor, any supplement – anything.”)

Shall we dance? Alan Bersten toes the line for live version of Dancing with the Stars at Arlington Theatre.

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lan Bersten was just 10 years old when the first season of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) aired on television. He’d watch the athletes and movie stars partner with professional ballroom dancers, fantasizing about matching their grace and power as they glided across the floor. But when his grandmother told him, “One day, you’re going to be dancing on there,” he laughed it off as mere familial love, because actually performing on that particular reality show didn’t seem, well, real.

“Back then I sucked at dancing,” Bersten admitted with a laugh over the phone last week. “I had just started out, and I wasn’t good at all. There was no way to imagine I’d be doing this for a living. But I fell in love with it after watching the show and dancing became my life. And you know, after she said that, I started trying harder every day.”

Fast-forward barely more than a dozen years, and Bersten is now out on tour with the live version of the show, having marked his first season as a professional dancer on the long-running hit ABC reality series following five seasons in the troupe.

The tour – which features Season 25 Mirrorball champion Jordan Fisher (Hamilton, Grease: Live!) and runner-up actor/race car driver Frankie Muniz (Agent Cody Banks, Malcolm in the Middle) reprising their performances alongside their professional partners Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson, plus 10 other DWTS pros – stops at the Arlington Theatre on Saturday night, March 17, before wrapping up the three-month road trip in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Bersten, who returns to DWTS for

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the all-athletes Season 26 on April 30, stepped up to the task of talking about dancing.

Q. You were first on So You Think You Can Dance where you finished in the top 6 for men. How was that experience for you?

A. I was teaching before and really never though about competing. I did it on a whim only because my brother was auditioning. I just decided to get on the plane to Boston and joined him.

Being on the show was the scariest thing I’d ever done in my life and not as much fun as I thought. There’s so much pressure. But it started my whole career because that’s when I realized that dancing was what really makes me happy.

Having been on both shows, which is more grueling?

To be honest, they’re both very hard.

But on DWTS, you develop a relationship with everyone. When someone gets eliminated, we’re all sad for each other. It’s a big family. So, it’s hard for us to see someone go every week.

Although if it’s your celebrity, at least you don’t have to come up with choreography anymore.

What was the most fun or biggest challenge?

It’s meeting your partner for the first time. It is a surprise – you don’t know who you have until they walk in the door. It’s exhilarating, because you’re going to spend the next few months with them. You just have to become best friends, because you do spend nearly every minute together, and it absolutely affects your dancing.

You’re going on an amazing journey together. It’s a challenge, because every person is different. It’s up to the celebrity. Some people can’t handle more than a few hours a day, while others want to do eight or more.

You just have to cater to the individual. Nobody learns the same. You start fresh every season. There are no guidelines.

How does the live tour compare with the show?

It’s a jam-packed, 90-minute show.

We have the two celebrities and 12 dancers from the show, and it’s the hardest one we’ve ever done, really high energy, and there are so many dances. Honestly, it’s the best dance experience we’ve ever created. My favorite part is the meet and greet, talking with the people who watch every week and are the ones who vote for us. We just happen to dance…

somewhat better than them. I’m kidding, of course. I just love creating that feeling for them. It’s the longest show we’ve ever done, 70 shows, but the minute we step on stage, it doesn’t matter how tired we are. We give it our all.

Is it different without the competition?

On the show, the competition motivates all of us. No one wants to lose.

But we’re not enemies. Everyone supports each other like a family. On tour, it’s just about the love of dancing.

We have fun hyping each other up, boasting or bragging, but it’s purely about encouraging each other on stage. We want to do the best show possible. There’s no way to use words to explain how amazing it feels to be out on that stage.

Jewish Film Fest’s New Math: 11 = 3

The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival (JFF) got its start back at the turn of century, when Barbara Greenleaf and her husband, Jon, decided Santa Barbara needed its own fest devoted to Jewish films to add to the cultural community after attending a similar one in San Francisco. The fest ran for more eight years – along the way screening many movies and attracting such guests as Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau, directors Paul Mazursky and Joan Micklin Silver, and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan — but gave up running the event after 2010.

The fest sat dormant for five years, during which the Santa Barbara International Film Festival created its Kolnoa sidebar to feature Israeli films, before the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara took up the mantle with Kolnoa curator Mashey Bernstein – who had just retired as a professor at UCSB – at the helm.

“We started Kolnoa to have a Jewish presence at the festival,” Bernstein explained, “because I was too busy to

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This past season was your first as a paired pro. Was it hard?

The first time is really hard. The producers help you, but you do all the choreographing and make all the decisions on your own. There’s tons of pressure. You want your celebrity to do well. They have all their trust in you!

Speaking of which, how did you feel about this past season with Debbie

SB Jewish film fest unspools through Monday, March 19

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Crypto Farming; Santa Barbara Avocado Company, 5006 Telephone Road, Orcutt, CA 93455. Tim Kurriss, 5006 Telephone Road, Orcutt, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 6, 2018. 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 Marlene Ashcom. FBN No. 20180000682. Published March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Camille K, 1318 Alta Vista Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. SUD West Partners INC, 1318 Alta Vista Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 28, 2018. 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. 2018-0000621. Published March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rent A Handyman SB, 823 Bond Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Elekatek Construction Inc, 823 Bond Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 27, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0000608. Published March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Multi-Media Moguls; Signature PR Pros, 1187 Coast Village Road #736, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Annamarie Seabright, 1187 Coast Village Road #736, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 1, 2018.

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 Margarita Silva. FBN No. 20180000379. Published February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: C.P. Notary Services; P. Human Capital Services, PO Box 3071, Santa Maria, CA 93457. Consuelo Palacios, 429 El Cerrito, Santa Maria, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 16, 2018. 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 Marlene Ashcom. FBN No. 20180000522. Published February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Sweets; Erica Urech Photography, 101 Palm Tree Lane, Montecito, CA 93108.

Erica H Urech, 101 Palm Tree Lane, Montecito, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 25, 2018.

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 Deputy Clerk. FBN No. 20180000289. Published February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Clear Choice Estate Services; The Clear Choice, 1187 Coast Village Road Suite #740, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Kenneth Hieronymus, 2111 Shadow Creek Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 14, 2018. 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)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Marbella Boutique, 801 Hot Springs Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Caroline Encell, 801 Hot Springs Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed

Notice Inviting Bids – Bid No. 3913

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Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for Bid No. 3913, the FY2018 Pavement Maintenance Project (“Project”), by or before March 29, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located on various streets throughout the City, and is described as follows: Repair various streets by performing asphalt dig outs to repair failed areas; tree root pruning and concrete curb and gutter replacement; asphalt cold milling and asphalt hot mix overlay; reconstruction of existing non-compliant curb ramps; retrofit existing curb ramps with truncated domes; construct new curb ramps adjacent to overlay streets; traffic striping and marking; relocate and protect existing signs and roadway name stamps; perform traffic control, notifications, and postings, complete and in place.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 75 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $3,600,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A. 3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

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Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

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Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bond for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount.

8.

Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code section 22300.

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Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of onehalf of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

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Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) March 7, 2018

2) March 14, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 13, 2018. 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. 20180000493. Published February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Empire Landscape Company, 1208 Alden Ct., Lompoc, CA 93436.

Carlos JR Sanchez, 1208 Alden Ct., Lompoc, CA 93436.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara

County on February 6, 2018.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Mary Soto. FBN No. 20180000415. Published February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Overland Protective Services, INC, 1517 Stowell Center Plaza, Suite L, Santa Maria, CA 93458.

Overland Protective Services, INC, 1517 Stowell Center Plaza, Suite L, Santa Maria, CA 93458.

This statement was filed with the

Corned beef and cabbage and leprechaun men. – Richelle Goodrich

County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 14, 2018.

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 Marlene Ashcom. FBN No. 20180000508. Published February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 18CV00643. To all interested parties: Petitioner Peter Avery Mendel filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Tokpa Korlo. 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 February 21, 2018 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 18, 2018 at 9:30 am in Dept.

6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2018.

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Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band (photo by David Bazemore)

Miguel Sota with Foundation honorary board member Maryan Schall and former board chair Barrett O’Gorman (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

Scholarship Foundation winners (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

scholarship was $3,500.

One of the more interesting works was a chain mail shirt, which took student Evan Boger, a senior at Providence High School, two and half years to make.

Raissa Smorol, the foundation’s director of development, Patsy Hicks, the museum’s director of education, and Frederick Janka, executive director of the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation, addressed the 160 guests, including Joanne Holderman, Nancy Schlosser, Ryan and Angela Siemens, Barbara Askew, Chris and Solveig Chandler, and Garrett and Ginny Speirs at the launch reception.

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The works hang at the museum through Thursday, March 15.

Score by Four Rather than decomposing, the four musicians featured in Camerata Pacifica’s latest concert at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall were very much alive and well.

Normally, the classical music troupe’s monthly repertoire includes one or more famous past composers, but Irish founder Adrian Spence decided a more contemporary program was needed with a rousing sextet for clarinet, horn, string trio, and piano by 85-year-old Polish writer

Krzysztof Penderecki kicking off the entertaining show.

The undoubted highlight was cellist Ani Aznavoorian playing the haunting energized electronic work Petals by 65-year-old Finn Kaija Saariaho, with the concert wrapping with Birds in Warped Time II by 71-yearold Japanese composer Somei Satoh and Gumboots by 48-year-old British musician David Bruce.

A truly original evening.

Just 24 hours earlier, I was at Campbell Hall for another original show with Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band with the principal playing a pipa, a 2000-year-old Chinese lute-like instrument.

Man, who was the first recipient of a master’s degree with the instrument at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and her eight-man band were truly extraordinary in the UCSB Arts & Lectures show.

Estate of the Union The Ojai estate of the late Dallas actor Larry Hagman was bought four years ago for $5 million by the Church of Scientology as a $30,000 a month rehab center for troubled friends of celebrity Scientologists, according to the Daily Mail.

The 43-acre estate, with 9 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, known as Heaven by Hagman, who died in 2012 aged 81, was opened as the Ojai Narconon Center in September, 2015, by actor John Travolta’s wife, Kelly Preston.

The property, which I was invited to a number of times for charity events, is now owned by Social Betterment Properties International, the real estate arm of Scientology, according to the Mail, where I used to work in the 1970s.

It is billed by the church as an “acclaimed drug rehabilitation service to artists and leaders in society.”

Spare Change With a hefty multi-billion fortune, Montecito’s most famous resident, Oprah Winfrey, loves spending money – particularly on tips for the less fortunate.

• The Voice of the Village •

The 63-year-old TV titan says tipping hotel workers is one of her favorites.

“I usually leave the money on a pillow, but this time I put it all over the room – under the desk, on the counter with the M&Ms, in the shower.

“As I was leaving, I was like, ‘Somebody is going to be happy today, yes!’” she tells People magazine. “To be able to do that for somebody, that’s one of the great joys of my life.”

Oprah was just in the Big Apple being honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s David Rockefeller lunch.

Rest in Peace On a personal note, I mark the passing of Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for styling the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, at the age of 91 at his Renaissance style chateau outside Paris.

Literally a towering presence at 6’6”, Givenchy set a template for ladylike chic in the 1950s and ‘60s with his restrained classic style, having worked with Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain during World War II, when they were still unknown.

I would often see him in New York and at the Colony in Palm Beach and will always remember his comment: “Fashion is fleeting, style lasts forever.”

A most charming and impeccably elegant individual.

Sightings: Oscar winner Michael Keaton at the Kick Ash after bash...

Actor Don Johnson checking out the basketball at the UCSB’s Thunderdome...Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay filming at UCSB 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 15 – 22 March 2018

Ernie’s World

by Ernie Witham

Read more adventures in Ernie’s travel humor book Where Are Pat and Ernie Now? available locally and at amazon.com

I Can See Kinda Clearly Now…

“H

ave you seen my glasses?”

“Unbelievable. You’re always losing them!”

It’s true. I have three pairs and some days I can’t find any of them. “Here they are,” Pat said, returning from the back patio.

“Those are my reading glasses. I need my distance glasses if I have to go… I mean, because I want to be able to see every… loudly enjoyable, moment of Ashley’s dance thingee.”

Ashley is my daughter-in-law and an amazing performer. She teaches dance in the Valley and is in a modern dance troupe that performs all over Santa Barbara. At our anniversary party, she quickly taught everyone a few hip-hop moves and had all of us tripping the light fandango in no time.

“Ow!” “Umpf!” “Easy, dude!”

“Please stop tripping everyone, Ernie!”

“Not my fault. I can’t see my feet without my glasses.”

Anyway, we go see Ashley’s dance performances every opportunity we get, unless I have some prior commitment that I just can’t get out of.

“Rearranging your sock drawer?

That’s all you got?” Pat said. “Here.”

She handed me my distance glasses.

I put them in my pocket and climbed into the passenger seat.

“Aren’t we, like, way early?”

“We are going out to dinner first.

Remember?”

“Huh. Well, then, I’m going to need my reading glasses after all. For the menu.”

Pat headed back into the house mumbling something that sounded like “moron” but probably was “Sure thing, hon.”

We decided to have dinner at Joe’s Café, famous for their large portions and even larger drinks. “Have a booth for you right here. Now, what would you like to drink?”

“Bourbon,” I said.

“Glass or bottle?”

Told you they were generous with drinks.

“Why are you always hesitant to go to these things?” Pat asked. “You always enjoy them. You applaud like crazy at the end.”

I was going to say the end was my favorite part, but I let it go. Trouble is, for me, sometimes “modern dance” means “What the hell was that?” And I don’t think I’m the only one who’s confused. I’ve seen a number of guys 15 – 22 March 2018

with their mouths hanging open, looking stupefied.

“You have to admit, dear, that even you are sometimes confused about what they are trying to say.”

“True,” Pat said, “but Ashley’s always great.”

“I’ll drink to that,” I said. Our waiter held up a bottle and pointed at it.

I thought about it, as my glass was half-empty, but shook him off.

“You can be a bit pessimistic sometimes,” Pat said.

“Only about dance. And opera. And classical music. And lectures labeled as ‘thought-provoking.’”

Dinner arrived. Pat got a steak that was mislabeled as “petit.” I got the mega meatloaf that was leaning against a mound of potatoes that could have had its own ZIP code. We dug in. Somehow, we managed to eat it all.

“Dessert?” the waiter asked.

I watched two guys deliver something chocolate to another table. I could barely see the recipient over the mountain of whipped cream.

“No thanks,” Pat said. He looked at me and I reluctantly seconded her response.

The performance was at the Center Stage Theater, so we had to walk a ways up State Street. I got about three steps when the waiter ran out of Joe’s.

“Excuse me, sir, you forgot your glasses.” Pat just shook her head.

At the theater, we sat with Ashley’s mom, Robin, who drove all the way up from San Clemente. Robin is also a dancer and dance instructor. I took off my jacket and set it down. I heard something hit the floor.

“Oops.”

Robin spotted my glasses under the bleachers but couldn’t reach them. “If we just had something to pull them closer,” she said.

“Would this help?” Another lady pulled out (seriously) a telescoping back scratcher. Robin pulled them closer and I grabbed them.

The show was quite interesting.

Ashley was brilliant. And Pat even bought me a glass of wine at intermission. I offered to drive home.

“Dang, forgot my jacket.” Pat handed me the jacket. “And my driving glasses.” Pat handed them to me.

“You need a purse.”

“No way!” I said, but then thought of all the stuff I could bring to these events. Like one of those back scratchers, extra bourbon, and dessert. Hmm. •MJ The Irish way of telling a story is a complex and elaborate one. – Rashers Tierney

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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 Bean, Beer, and Grape Juice in Buellton – While you’re up in the valley getting stuffed in Solvang, you can also belly up to the Buellton Wine and Chili Festival just a few miles down Route 246. The fifth annual fest takes place at the Flying Flags RV Resort from noon to 4:30 pm on Sunday, March 18, when you can sample the offerings of more than 25 wineries, craft breweries, spirit providers, plus zesty chili from many of the best local chefs and restaurants.

The $45 general admission Hot Chili Ticket includes a souvenir glass, unlimited tasting, live entertainment, and lawn games including bocce ball, horseshoes, table tennis, beer pong, and cornhole. Details at www. buelltonwineandchilifestival.com.

UCSB Music – Dr. Scott Marcus, the UCSB ethnomusicology professor and music department chair who founded the school’s Music of India Ensemble back in 1989, leads the group through a performance of Indian classical music at Karl Geiringer Hall on Thursday, March 15. The winter quarter comes to a close the following night with the final concert of the season, as Victor Bell guides the UCSB Gospel Choir in a program featuring traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African-American religious traditions at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. Under Bell’s leadership, the choir has been featured on the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, American Housewives, and Cedric the Entertainer’s The Soul

Man. WHEN: all concerts 7:30 pm COST: $5 to $10 INFO: 893-2064 or www.music.ucsb.edu FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Sisters of Soul – Two powerhouse singers with lots of years of singing already in the rear-view mirror come together at SOhO for a night of classic rock and R&B. The legendary backup singer Rosemary Butler actually began her career playing bass and singing lead in all-girl Orange County band The Ladybirds. Decades before Greta Gerwig was born, the band appeared on TV shows and even opened for The Rolling Stones in 1964. But in 1973, Butler became a side and session singer to the stars, appearing on albums and tours alongside a virtual Who’s Who of pop music for 15 years, including Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Neil Diamond, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney, Jackson Browne, Ray Charles, and many more. Butler’s solo career came in fits and starts beginning in the mid1980s, most recently with the fine album You Just Watch Me in 2013, not long after she became a part-time Santa Barbara resident. The South Coast has long been home to Leslie Lembo, a co-founder of the band Raw Silk that features her soaring vocals and boisterous stage presence.

Butler and Lembo are joining forces backed by an all-star band of locals (no names given, but we imagine we’ll see George Friedenthal on keyboards and lots of other Santa

ENDING THIS WEEK It Ain’t Just Aebleskivers – Sure, you’ll be able to get more than your fill of Aebleskivers, the doughy Danish dessert that are like sticky sweet and dense doughnut holes. But you’ll probably want to eschew the chewy treats in favor of more flavorful fare as the 26th annual Taste of Solvang winds up its occupation of the quaint town through Monday, March 19. The unique experiential culinary weekend features Solvang farmers, chefs, bakers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, and artisans showcasing both the grapefueled bounty of Santa Barbara wine country and the non-liquid fare of the region.

Sip and savor your way through dozens of restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and tasting rooms while exploring the authentic architecture, thatched roof cottages, old-world craftsmanship, traditional windmills, and rich Danish heritage that is Solvang. Farmto-table, rustic wine country cuisine, New American fare, and modern Danish dining are all on the fest’s menu, with a slate of events and a plethora of passes. Visit www. solvangusa.com/taste-of-solvang for the schedule and ticket info.

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EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Still the Go-to Guy – Buddy Guy, a sharecropper’s son who migrated north from Louisiana and became one of the pioneers of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues, counts among his accomplishments a prestigious membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s also received seven Grammy Awards plus a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Grammy, 37 Blues Music Awards (the most of any artist in history), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. His last birthday was his 81st, so nobody would look askance if he wanted to sit back and rest on his proverbial laurels (since a Nobel still eludes him).

Instead, the guy who got his recording start via numerous sessions for Chess Records playing alongside Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and other fabled bluesmen on the label’s legendary roster is still out there recording and plugging away on stage, refining and honing his style that has left its mark on guitarists from Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Okay, Guy still likes to indulge in gimmicks such as playing a lick behind his back or picking strings with his teeth, but the vast majority of the time he’s still laying into his ax with gusto and verve, “bending new curves into a blue note,” as The New York Times once noted. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre,1214 State Street COST: $30 to $45 INFO: 8933535/www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 899-2222/www.granadasb.org

Barbara stalwarts. So, be warned – this show isn’t for the faint of heart.

WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com SUNDAY, MARCH 18 All Jack-ed up – Many moons ago, before Jack Johnson was the mega-superstar who can fill the largest venues in the land, the surf enthusiast turned singer-songwriter actually played one of the post-tribute concerts for the Santa Barbara Film Festival, back when even the VIP events were held in various venues offsite. Johnson sang his laid-back tunes accompanied only by his own guitar in a corner upstairs at Longboard’s Grill on Stearns Wharf, and not that many people were listening. After playing for a while, Johnson stopped trying to compete with the din and simply unplugged and packed up. No hard feelings, just no need to compete with the party, he told me that night.

Mellow as they come. I’m guessing any local residents who remember being there that night are kicking themselves, now that Johnson instantly sells out anywhere he plays in town, including tonight’s benefit concert for the community recovering from the Montecito mudslide/debris flow and Thomas Fire, a show that kicks off the season at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Johnson’s seventh studio album, All

• The Voice of the Village •

The Light Above it Too, came out last September, adding to his 25 million records sold worldwide. But he’s still the guy who used to surf campus point, just taking it a day, a wave, and a song at a time – albeit in front of thousands of fans who are riveted to his every word and strummed chord. The “& Friends” part of the show mean ALO, the Isla Vista-born jam-rock band with whom he shares sideman Zach Gill, plus special guests. Meanwhile, a full 100 percent of net proceeds will be directed to the United Way Thomas Fire & Flood Fund and to other local nonprofits working on relief and recovery efforts. Scalp a ticket if you can, I guess, or just make a donation and make up for those who didn’t listen to Jack sing back at Longboard’s. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: sold out INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com Parallel Stories – The lecture series at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art truly lives up to its name with today’s event, a conversation between the co-authors of A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the Mexican Drug War. The chronicle of interconnected events, called by critics “a splendid introduction to a tragic, complex and fascinating bi-national drama,” blurs both borders and cultures in its review of the interlocking 20th-century histories that produced this 21st-century calamity.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Grammer Lesson – Singer-songwriter/ producer Andy Grammer had a bit of head start in the music biz as his first big influence was his father, Grammy-nominated recording artist Robert Crane “Red” Grammer. Young Andy learned trumpet, piano, and guitar at a young age and was already writing songs by high school. Signed out of L.A.’s famous The Viper Room in 2010, Grammer has put out three fulllength albums, scoring minor hits with “Keep Your Head Up”, “Fine By Me,” “Lunatic”, and “Ladies” before “Honey I’m Good” went triple-platinum in 2014. Grammer, who returned to the Kids Helping Kids benefit concert for the 10th anniversary show at the Granada just last January after debuting there in 2013, now heads up the San Marcos Pass to sing at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $55 to $95 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

winning historian Mike Wallace and acclaimed novelist Carmen Boullosa, the book also proposes how to end the problem, a situation that shows up in both pop culture and the daily news. The reading and talk provide a portrait of corruption, loss, and shared blame. A Q&A session and book signing follow. WHEN: 2:30 pm WHERE: Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State Street (entrance in the rear) COST: $10 general, $6 seniors, free for museum members INFO: 963-4364 or www.sbma.net TUESDAY, MARCH 20 One Singular Sensation – There are a lot of truly great Broadway musicals. Just this week, I met a girl named Maria, and there was no way that encounter was going to pass without my at least humming half a stanza of the song from West Side Story. But A Chorus Line stands alone in achieving self-referential brilliance as a musical about what it’s like to audition for a musical. The backstage drama became an instant

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classic, garnering a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for the stressful tale of 17 dancers hoping to get cast in the chorus, evoking the glamor and the dark underbelly of Broadway, and extending the empathy to all who have pursued a long-shot dream.

Composer Marvin Hamlisch’s iconic score features “What I Did for Love”, “One”, “At the Ballet”, and many more memorable songs, and served as one of the first of its kind, using the songs to not only further the plot, but actually become a part of it. Director and choreographer Baayork Lee – who played Connie Wong in the original 1975 production – has spent her career with the show ever since, helming more than 35 international productions, recreating Michael Bennett’s original work all over the world, including the most recent Hollywood Bowl version, and countless national tours. Four decadesplus later, A Chorus Line still resonates.

WHEN: 7:30 tonight & tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $44 to $89 INFO: 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org •MJ

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MONDAY, MARCH 19 Revels Pub Sing – What’s so great about this annual singalong from Revels – the folks who present the community-oriented Christmas Revels show at the Lobero every December – is that it really doesn’t matter how well you sing.

It’s about getting together and celebrating the season, so professionals are no more prized than singers who normally don’t open their mouths outside of their shower. But there’s something about the Vernal Equinox, even here where our winters normally aren’t harsh, that calls us to join in the merry mayhem, lifting glasses and raising voices to welcome the new season. Along with Dargan’s excellent selection of ales, lagers, craft beers, and wines, also on tap will be Irish tunes, sea shanties, familiar folk songs, traditional favorites, and novelty ditties, this year under the enthusiastic direction of new Revels music director Erin McKibben, with instrumental accompaniment by guest Andrew Manos. Meanwhile, even though its Revels’s fall gathering, Equinox: A Concert in Celebration of the Changing Seasons, is the one that bridges material in the company’s own transition to a new holiday show, today’s Pub Sing offers some early excitement, as the coming production at the Lobero in December returns to the Emerald Isle for “An Irish Celebration of the Winter Solstice”. WHEN: 6 to 8 pm WHERE: Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 East Ortega St. COST: $15 general, $10 children, includes a song book and a free beverage INFO: 565-9357 or www.santabarbararevels.org

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run a separate festival then. But now we’re trying to spread our net a little further and make the JFF as broad as we possibly can.”

Among the upgrades are having a full committee cull through the entries to select the best and a staff of volunteers to produce the event, instead of a single couple doing all the work, Mashey said. Indeed, where the earlier event ran over just a weekend at the Plaza de Oro theaters, the new JFF runs a full five days at the New Vic Theatre downtown and has booked an impressive line-up for what it calls the 3rd annual Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival on March 15-19.

The lineup features a wide assortment of cinematic selections, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts from Israel, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, India, and Czechoslovakia.

Topics range from an examination of the special role that Indian Jewish women served in the establishment of Bollywood to stitching a torah by hand, a 90-year old rabbi with more vitality and innovation than men half his age – 14 different programs over the five days of the fest.

“We want to cover as much as we can about Jewish identity and culture from all over the world,” Mashey said.

“Drama, documentaries, comedies – anything that provides a prospective, as long as the film is really good.

That’s the number-one criteria.”

In fact, Mashey said, all of the movies picked for the fest were unanimous selections by the committee.

“All of us had to agree that it was good, or we didn’t take it. Quality was job one. And we’re a very diverse group, so to get that 100 percent the movie has to appeal across the board, not just to one ideology. These movies all have universal themes, as simple as love lost, or aging, or ethnic identity... ones that offer insight into another’s life.”

Among the highlights are Children of Peace, a decade-spanning story of friendship between two Israeli children whose world was shattered when Israel withdrew from Gaza; Maktub, a dramedy about two smalltime enforcers for a Jerusalem mob protection racket who, having survived a suicide bombing, now try to fulfill the wishes of those who leave notes at the Wailing Wall; Last Band in Lebanon, an army buddy movie combining comedy, romance, and music that was a huge box-office hit in Israel; and And Then She Arrived, a romantic story about a man who has everything – the perfect job at his father’s law firm, a loving family and a great girlfriend – who has his life turned upside-down after a chance encounter with a waitress.

While there aren’t a vast number of cast and filmmakers that often

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attend films at SBIFF at the Jewish Film Festival, a few will be on hand.

Meanwhile, the opening night film, Past Life – which was inspired by a true story of two sisters, one an introverted classical musician and the other a scandal sheet journalist, who unravel a wartime mystery that has shadowed their lives – will be introduced by Nir Kabaretti, the music director of the Santa Barbara Symphony. “He knows the women it’s based on,” Mashey explained. “He was the one who suggested the film to us.”

This year’s SBJFF does have something new the earlier incarnation never offered: awards. “Now that we’re getting more confident and successful, we wanted to move the festival to a higher level,” Mashey explained. “There will be several categories. So, down the road, they’ll be able to advertise ‘Best feature at SBJFF’, which can be very valuable for a short or indie film.”

And it’s good for the festival too, whether it’s the third or the 11th.

(The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival runs March 15-19. Visit www.sbjewish filmfestival.org for tickets and details.)

Focus on Film

Ira Opper, a seven-time Emmywinner director who pioneered local cable programming in Santa Barbara back in 1971, returns to town for the local premiere of his latest documentary, Secrets of Desert Point, at Center Stage Theater on Thursday night, March 15. The film follows a few of California surfers who stumbled across a pristine spot and spent a decade trying to keep their treasure off the surf-media map. Their motto: “No talk, no maps, no photos... we became really good liars.” The 6:30 and 8:30 pm screenings cost $20 and benefit Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation.

Surf’s Up is also the theme for Ohana Weekend at Sandbox Santa Barbara’s first-year anniversary celebration on Saturday, March 17. A Surfboard and Gear Swap begins at 11 am, followed by screening of surf and ocean films including 180° South, The Fisherman’s Son and FISHPEOPLE from 4 to 8 pm, and live music with Soul Pepper from 8 to 11 pm. The community fundraiser also features a silent auction, barbecue food, and drinks, with proceeds supporting families affected by the Montecito mudslides. Visit www. ohanaweekend.splashthat.com.

The Santa Barbara Public Library celebrates the just-released movie adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved literary classic A Wrinkle in Time with a family-oriented afternoon of activities exploring the novel’s themes of science, outer space, and empowerment.

From 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, March 17, children can conduct experiments

in Mrs. Murry’s Science Lab, travel through an outer space obstacle course, and go on a scavenger hunt to find Mr. Murry, as well as build spaceships with MakeDo cardboard construction kits, and design their own clay alien.

Join the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) at The New Vic Theatre at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 20, for an screening of Broke: The Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Spill of 2015. The film about the break in Plains AllAmerican’s pipeline that sent 140,000 gallons of crude oil onto the Gaviota coast and into the ocean will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker and EDC Board member Gail Osherenko and EDC chief counsel Linda Krop, plus a reception.

Feeling Lear-y: 4Q’s with a Kingmaker

Rubicon Theatre Company (RTC) is making no bones about comparing Shakespeare’s tragic King Lear to the current American president. “Timely and trenchant,” the press release states, “Lear the story of a narcissistic ruler who craves adulation, casts out those who doubt his decisions, and neglects those on the fringes of society.... A haunting and epic saga of love, greed, family strife, and civil war.”

Rubicon co-founder James O’Neil directs the new production, which features a cast of 20, led by RTC company member George Ball, who has starred in previous Rubicon productions of All My Sons, Man of La Mancha, and Jacques Brel. We caught up with him last week before the show opens Saturday, March 17, for a two-week run. (Call 667-2900 or visit www.rubi contheatre.org.)

Q. Your Lear, George Ball, has never played the role before. Why was he right for you?

A. He has many sides, emotionally.

He can be very forceful in his opinions, which is paramount to Lear, but also has a very soft and emotional side. Both of those aspects are inherent and apparent in the course of the play. The actor has to display a wide range of depth of emotion. George has it. He’s the right age, and he’s the kind of guy who physically looks like believably could be a king.

I’m curious about the setting in “a time before time” and using the “chorus” of cast members to improvise and help create the soundscape for what is happening in Lear’s mind during the famous storm scene when he goes mad.

I wanted to place it in a time that is fascinating to us but that we don’t know a lot about. So, I chose the stone circle – which appears all over the world, not just Stonehedge – a gathering place, a place of worship, one with

• The Voice of the Village •

George Ball portrays the lead in King Lear

a lot of mystery.... (In the storm scene) I’m using the homeless people because they have a connection in my mind to the physical world that is fantastical.

They will help create the storm orally rather than using sound effects, or actual rain, which Lear speaks over.

Here, they will make those sounds, and in a way have a conversation with him during that scene. So, they are the homeless people but also have a shamanic quality/connection to the earth in a fantastical way.

I have to mention that it’s an interesting time, politically, to present Lear, at least according to your publicist.

Well, we didn’t choose it knowing that the world was going to be like it is now. But what’s interesting is that Shakespeare and these great plays written 500 years ago are coming back around. They always do. Because the themes never leave us, unfortunately.

We booked it for two years ago but had to postpone. It just so happens that we’re in a world politically where the themes turn out to be interesting, but really it’s just how humans are.

Societies change in a very slow way.

Perceptions and behaviors evolve very slowly.... We’re not in the barbaric times of Genghis Kahn, but that took thousands of years to work itself through.

Still, you must have some thoughts on lessons for today?

The biggest lesson is that it’s always left to the new generations to make a better world. How far one goes – like right now in how we treat women – or more generally in moving toward a more open or caring society, the old has to give way to the new. That’s what happens here. It’s left to the people who have gone through the civil war to pick up the pieces. The younger people hopefully acknowledge the cruelty of the past but also are aware of the contributions of their forebearers, however imperfect, and move toward creating a better world. At the end of the day, that’s what matters. •MJ 15 – 22 March 2018

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.

area, outdoor fireplace, patio, and mature landscaping. The location, gardens, pool, and guest apartment are all positive selling features.

290 Penny Lane: $5,495,000

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am enjoying the sound of rain dancing on the roof of my home in the upper village, and for the first time this winter, I am not concerned nor have I been ordered to evacuate. I attribute my current comfort level to the teams of experts, engineers, truckers, and laborers who are helping bring our waterways and systems back to functional – or even better than they were – condition.

In looking at the real estate activity in Montecito since my last update, I am happy to report that we have seen an uptick in the number of homes per week going into escrow. We also saw more new listings and re-listings coming on the market between March 1 and March 10. The activity we are seeing, according to the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), beats out that of the same time frame over the past few years, so that may be a positive sign.

There have been 15+/- new listings posted in the (MLS) over the above mentioned 10-day period, and granted, about half of these properties are familiar, having been on the market in the months leading up to the mudslides, but we can be happy to see the eight or so new listings. With more listings, we can also get a feel for what asking prices sellers are putting out there and whether things are pricing up or down.

So far, in the past two weeks, asking prices for new and relisted homes on the market appear to be roughly what they would have been prior to the flood, with some re-listings going up a tad in price and others coming down a bit.

280 Santa Rosa Lane: $3,825,000

Situated conveniently between the upper and lower villages in the Montecito Union School District is this level, one-acre property with a French country-style home and tennis court on a lower traffic street.

Stone pillars lead to a circular driveway with guest parking. The light-filled living room includes beamed vaulted ceilings and a fireplace with an adjacent pub room and authentic wood-paneled bar. The country kitchen has garden views with French doors leading to the gardens.

The home has a versatile floor plan, including a formal dining room, three bedrooms on the main level, and an upstairs loft-style bedroom and bathroom.

The master suite has high ceilings, a fireplace, bathroom, and walk-in closet.

This home is more than 4,000 square feet, and the tennis court being in place is a rare amenity and bonus for those who enjoy the game.

1550 Bolero Drive: $4,495,000

This home is located just a short block above Montecito’s upper village shops and restaurants on a private lane within the Montecito Union School District.

The gently sloping acre includes a single-level home, with backyard landscaping reminiscent of the San Ysidro Ranch.

The house boasts just less than 4,000 square feet of living space and offers 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, formal living room and family room, a chef’s kitchen, and an attached 1-bedroom guest apartment that is a nice amenity with this new listing, offering a separate entrance to the outdoor area.

The resort-like setting includes mountain views, landscaped pool and spa 15 – 22 March 2018

This remodeled estate on almost 2 acres in the guard-gated community of Ennisbrook sprawls out in approximately 7,700 square feet of living space that includes 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 5 fireplaces, and a paneled library with fireplace. Outside boasts a pool, spa, tennis court, and manicured grounds.

Additionally, there is a separate guest quarters wing with its own entrance opening out to the pool.

Amenities include an oversized kitchen with marble island and wood floors that opens to the family room. Each bedroom has its own en-suite bath and walk-in closet. The master suite has vaulted ceilings and a fireplace, as well as French doors that open to the balcony. There is an office/nursery, his and hers walk-in closets, and lavish bathroom. Penny Lane is located within the Montecito Union School District.

680 Ashley Road: $7,250,000

Behind wooden gates and along a gently curving gravel drive, you will find the 100-year-old, Craftsman-style main home. A former farmhouse, originally constructed circa 1910, the shingled home is secluded within hedges on a sprawling 2-acre site that includes a private water well.

This turn-of-the-century main home offers modern-day amenities, lofty ceilings, and French doors that lend a bright aesthetic to the first floor, which houses a living room, dining room, and kitchen with sunny breakfast bar. The second floor includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a cozy TV room, and a pair of sun-soaked patios with mountain views. An ascending staircase leads to a bonus third-floor guest bedroom that doubles as an office or playroom. The parcel includes four detached structures: a media room, art studio, meditation hut, and guesthouse that sits at a quiet corner of the estate. The property is peppered with ferns, roses, wisteria, mimosa, magnolia, oak, and olive trees, in addition to a family orchard that offers citrus, pomegranate, plum, and apple trees. This home is located within the Cold Spring School District.

Feel free to contact me regarding any real estate needs or to set up a showing with the listing agents of any of the properties above: 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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