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Santa Barbara County’s favorite ex-supervisor, Brooks Firestone, takes the operatic stage for Gianni Schicchi, P.6

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P.11 • SEEN AROUND TOWN, P.14 • EVENTS CALENDAR, P.44

“WE’RE STILL HERE!” Says Montecito Cafe owner Margaret Huston, but adds that after more than 30 years on Coast Village Road, she and her husband, chef Mark Huston, will not renew their lease past November. Until then, Margaret promises the familyowned eatery and institution will continue serving its popular – and popularly priced – bistro fare (story on page 9).

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On the Water Front

Montecito Miscellany

Letters to the Editor

Village Beat

Nick Turner, general manager of MWD, provides a water supply update while exploring a desalination agreement, conservation maintenance, and a water forum Brooks Firestone with Opera SB; Ariana Nobel at Sunny Smiles; helicopter charter service; Steve Martin on Broadway; Gigi Hadid’s tweets; Chefs of Belmond; pianist Danill Trifonov; violinist Martin Beaver; Rescue Mission feast; authors’ bash at Tecolote; Dream Foundation with LeeAnne Mills; ETC’s Jill Seltzer; David Crosby rocks Granada; and Beverley Jackson’s work on display An anonymous regular reader chimes in about global warming, and professor Janice Poltroon replies; Fred Sidon writes about French Network contest; Ben Dover sees green; Lorraine Morey on politics; Janis Grimont sounds off about water; Dale Lowdermilk on double-standards; Ralph Iannelli responds to Cotty Chubb; Heidi Hatton and “a friend” on health; and David McCalmont on Lena Dunham Montecito Café to close down in November after three decades; EZ Automotive opens on East Cota Street; “Meet MOXI” on site; zoo welcomes baby giraffe; and MAD Academy Awards

10 Association Agenda

Aaron Budgor, president of the MA, expresses a need for cooperation while delving into the discussion about water rates, explores desalination, and lists the results of a membership survey

11 This Week

Libraries closed; painting natives; prayer retreat; benefit event; CALM luncheon; Himalayan breathing; free music; birds and salt marsh; Day of Healing; mission treasures; MBAR meeting; Living with Low Vision; MA meets; tech class; crafternoon workshops; panel discussion at library; knitting and crocheting; poetry club; ART-TINI event; MA Water Committee; Kids Draw sessions; Cecilia Woloch at Tecolote

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner makes note of UCSB’s Arts & Lecture series; Family Service Agency is what’s cooking; and SB Maritime Museum fundraiser

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22 Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 26 Our Town Joanne Calitri documents El Montecito Early School’s annual outreach program, the latest of which revolves around Guatemala

30 Brilliant Thoughts

A bunch of rubbish: Ashleigh Brilliant talks trash, all in the name of calling out volunteers to help with cleaning up the community

32 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz interviews magician Joel Ward, who performs at the Lobero; 35mm: A Musical Exhibition; new play in Carpinteria; Moth Mainstage at Lobero; author Helen Macdonald; Chaucer book signings; Rona Barrett; Alan Chapman; and Lucidity Festival

33 Your Westmont

Donors support new neuroscience and leadership center; Wharton professor joins economics department; and two local residents join foundation

39 Trail Talk

Lynn Kirst follows the equestrian path of Jessica Springsteen and her father, rock legend Bruce, who recently brought down the house and close the curtain at L.A. Memorial Sports Arena

44 Calendar of Events

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Movie Guide 49 Benefits of the Week

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50 Far Flung Travel

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31 March – 7 April 2016

ON THE WATER FRONT

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by Nick Turner

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Mr. Turner is general manager of the Montecito Water District

Water Supply Actions to Meet Long-Term Water Needs

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espite a fifth year of the worst drought in its history, the District has good water supply news to report. Due to successful planning, and assertive water supply development and conservation, the District now has an assured water supply through 2017 and possibly beyond, even if the drought continues. Progress is underway on additional water resources to meet long-term needs.

State Water Project Increases Allocation to Montecito

First, the good news. Because of above normal snowpack and rainfall in Northern California, the State is providing an increased 45% 2016 State Water Project allocation. For the District, this equates to 1,485 acre-feet of water. The increased allocation, along with the District’s supplemental water supply purchases in 2014 and 2015, should be sufficient to meet customer demands though 2017, even if the exceptional drought continues.

Biggest Ever Supplemental Water Purchase Being Negotiated

On March 15, the District’s Board of Directors authorized a notice of intent to purchase 5,000 acre feet of water (a full one-year supply) from north of the Delta. If delivery of this water can be accomplished, it will be used to meet the District’s demand into late 2018. If environmental laws restrict the amount of water that can be delivered from north of the Delta, CCWA (Central Coast Water Authority) is working to secure water available farther south.

But…Countywide Lakes and Reservoirs at Record Lows

Now…for the not-so-good news. Lake Cachuma and the District’s Jameson Lake are below 15% capacity, record lows for both, and dropping. The South Coast water agencies have planned for this and are relocating a critical emergency pumping barge, enabling Cachuma to continue in its vital role as a place to receive and transfer delivery of State Water Project and supplemental water supplies to the District and other local water agencies.

District Optimistic About Desalination Agreement with City

District and City of Santa Barbara staff have been working on the long-term purchase of water from the soon to be reactivated Desalination Facility. The District’s analysis indicates a long-term need of between 1,250 and 2,500 acre-feet of water depending on water supply conditions. The desalinated water will be needed annually to provide a drought-resistant, reliable, and secure water supply. Besides the expense of the water itself, it will likely be necessary for the District to construct new pipeline and pumping facilities for delivery of this water. It’s projected that the delivery of desalinated water to Montecito will be timely and will meet our customers’ needs. On March 18, the District received from the City proposed revisions regarding the future purchase of desalinated water for discussion. The District remains optimistic that it will reach an agreement on the regional use of the City’s desalination facility.

Maintaining Water Conservation

Let’s Keep It Up. Water conservation continues to be more important than ever, since the Central Coast remains in an exceptional drought. Without substantial runoff to fill Cachuma and Jameson lakes, Montecito Water District will continue to rely on imported State water and supplemental water purchases to meet customer needs. Thanks to the extraordinary conservation efforts of customers, the District continues to exceed the State’s mandatory conservation target of 32%, typically achieving in excess of 40% conservation most months since the mandates began. The District encourages customers to continue conserving.

Water Forum to Come on Desal and Costs

With so many changes in water supply and use, the District has initiated a new cost of service study to analyze the costs for the District to provide a reliable water supply to its customers for years to come. Before making a decision on desalination, the District will bring the details and costs to the public through a variety of outreach methods and through a series of informational meetings to discuss: all District costs, proposed adjustments to water rates, short- and long-term benefits of any proposed changes, and to receive the community’s input. The first of the informational meetings are expected to be held in late spring to early summer.

District Water Supply Portfolio Continues to Be Expanded

This unprecedented fifth year of drought has exposed the risks of dependence on surface water supplies to all South Coast communities. District actions to date have been successful in maintaining continuous water deliveries to the community. However, prudent water supply planning requires further diversification of our water supply portfolio, including acquisition of desalinated water. To obtain ongoing updates, sign up for the District’s eNewsletter by visiting the District’s website at www.montecitowater.com. •MJ

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Firestone’s World is a Stage

e may not be Placido Domingo or Andrea Bocelli. but former county supervisor Brooks Firestone has landed his first operatic role, sort of. Brooks, owner of the Curtis winery and a member of the Santa Barbara Choral Society, will be “starring” in Opera Santa Barbara’s comedic production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi The Scheming Imposter at the Granada on April 22 and 24. Brooks, father of the ubiquitous emcee and auctioneer Andrew Firestone, one of the first bachelors on the ABC show of the same name, will play Donati, who is deceased and comatose in his death bed, but the center of attention as his family, a cast of eight singers, rewrite his will. “Truth be told, I bought the role at an auction as a contribution to the opera,” admits Brooks. “Perhaps there are some politically oriented people in Santa Barbara who will enjoy me in this part.” Jokes Brooks, 76: “I’ve been practicing every day.” Clearly, a good, body of work.

Ariana Eyes are Smiling After 10 years as manager of the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, Ariana Nobel, is sinking her teeth into another career. Her last day at the Carpinteria equestrian paradise is Friday (April 1) after which she becomes chief executive of her husband, Daniel Nobel’s expanding group of Sunny Smiles pediatric dental surgeries in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Oxnard, with his business partner, Sunil Ilapogu.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

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

Serious Answer to a Serious Question

ontecito Journal received the following missive via e-mail from a regular reader who asked that we not publish his name, as he is a public figure and does not want to be identified with one side or the other of the ongoing controversy of global climate change. We encouraged him to come forward but to no avail, so we reluctantly support his plea for anonymity. “One thing I am truly perplexed about in the global warming debate,” our hesitant reader asks, “is that for every photo and scientific report I see that the polar icepack is growing and/or getting bigger – more snow! more ice! –, I find another report bemoaning that the icepack is melting away and statistics showing that it has shrunk 26% and life as we know it is about to end, and even photos that show polar bears stranded on an ice calf, etc. “Who is right, and why the complete discrepancy?” His question was forwarded to our scientist-at-large, professor Janice Poltroon. The following is her response: The Earth has completely stopped warming. Both polar ice caps are fine and so are the polar bears. The proponents of “Global Warming” have been forced to change the title to “Climate Change” and it is at worst a modest problem, not the catastrophe prophesied by Al Gore. Indeed, there are plenty of good reasons to speculate that the next phase for Earth will be a new ice age, though in the timeless words of Zhou Enlai [Chou En-lai to those old enough to have lived through Nixon] “It is too soon to know.” Yet, enormous numbers of people are still “true believers” of the coming apocalypse. How can this be? There are a lot of powerful factors occurring at the same time. First and foremost, perhaps, the defining characteristic of our age is that common sense has been abandoned. Some historical background is helpful. In the mid-1970s, some of the most important climatologists, including John Firor, founder of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, told us we were doomed because the climate was cooling, crops would fail, and millions would starve. So much for that prophecy. But Firor, greatly admired by this writer, was willing to change his mind and came to believe global warming

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was more of a threat. It is a pity so few people are willing to change their minds.

A New Worldwide Worry

“Global Warming” is a historic accident. The Berlin wall fell, the Cold War was won, the communist threat vanished. Politicians and media thrive on their need to frighten the public. No one buys a newspaper headlined “Nothing to worry about in Santa Barbara”. No politician is elected promising to do nothing in Washington because things are in good shape. So, just as the Red Menace evaporated, it happened that Earth warmed sharply for three years in the mid1990s, creating a perfect new scare. Not any old scare, but a global scare. And a scare without a termination date. Remember the Y2K bug? Lots of people profited from it, but on January 1, 2000, the threat of a worldwide economic catastrophe ended when the world did not end! And, in the nick of time, global warming came along and appeared to be a scare without end. But when the scare seemed to diminish, its name was changed from “Global Warming” to “Climate Change”. And of course, climate has been changing for 4.5 billion years, and it is not likely to stop changing any time soon. Another important factor was that former U.S. vice president Al Gore was desperate to find meaning for his life after having lost the 2000 election; he became the St. Peter of global warming, the man who spread the gospel to the world using media to the fullest via An Inconvenient Truth, his Academy Award-winning “documentary” featuring the famous and now debunked “hockey stick” temperature graph that conveniently omitted the record heat of the Medieval Warm Period.

Scientific “Certainty”

So much for the history; looking ahead, there are several powerful elements: scientific reputations, scientific funding, political power, and anxious people. All history shows how prominent men in general, and scientists in particular, are extremely reluctant to admit they were wrong. “Exhibit A” is Fred Hoyle, who was one of the most brilliant people who ever lived and is one of my all-time favorite scientists. Read his novel The Black

Cloud, published in 1957, which was astonishingly ahead of its time. In the 1950s and ‘60s, there was a great argument among scientists between a steady-state universe, which appealed to people such as Albert Einstein, and an alternative notion that the universe had expanded from nothing. This alternative idea seemed absurd to Hoyle. He coined the phrase “The Big Bang”, intended to be dismissive of the whole absurd idea. But his phrase caught on. After the American physicist, Arno Allan Penzias, clearly demonstrated the existence of cosmic microwave background radiation, it was not “97%” of cosmologists who believed in the Big Bang. It was every living cosmologist except Hoyle. He could not reverse his opinion. Columbus went to his grave refusing to believe that he had not reached China, Cathey. Perhaps the most important example of not being able to change his mind is Einstein. In spite of everything, he refused to accept quantum mechanics. His phrase “God does not play dice with the universe” is very widely quoted but largely misunderstood. Einstein was saying quantum mechanics – the very notion that things exist statistically at the subatomic scale – was absurd. What would Einstein have thought if he

had used a cell phone with transistors depending upon quantum mechanics to read about quantum theory on Wikipedia? Maybe that would’ve changed his mind! Neils Bohr, one of the most important people in history, opined that “a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.”

A High-Stakes Game

There is an old saw that academic disputes are so vitriolic because the stakes are so low. As just explained, scientists are frequently reluctant to go back on publicly expressed opinion. But in the case of global warming, the stakes really are high. How can any scientist who values his reputation turn around and say, “I am so sorry, I was wrong. I know you have wasted $100 billion. But there it is.” People have the illusion that scientists are honest. There is a wide view that oil company executives are evil because of the money. Actually, there are several oilmen in town, and they seem pretty decent. Why should scientists not be corrupted by money too? Try this article “Academics rou-

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Montecito Café Open Until November Montecito Café owners Mark and Margaret Huston, seen here when we marked their 25th year in business, will close Montecito Café in November

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ontecito Café, the first endeavor of restaurateurs Mark and Margaret Huston, will close its doors after 30 years in business come November. “We’ve had such a wonderful experience out here,” Mrs. Huston told us during an interview earlier this week. She explains the decision to close came after the duo was informed their long-term lease was not going to be renewed. The Hustons looked elsewhere in Montecito to relocate the Café, but say high rents made it infeasible. “We are a small business, and feeling the pinch,” she said. The couple (Mark is executive chef and Margaret runs the front of the house) decided to further build on their second restaurant brand, Jane. The downtown eatery has been a popular establishment since its opening in 2008, and the Hustons decided to open a second location, Jane at the Marketplace, which is set to open early April in Goleta’s Camino Real Marketplace. Montecito Café has been an institution of sorts, winning the Independent’s Best Montecito Restaurant award for the past 17 years, and winning our own unofficial “Best of Montecito” nod for the Huston’s famous coconut cake. “We’ll still have the cake!” Huston promised, saying it’s a best seller at Jane and will be available at the new Jane, which will have the same menu as downtown. Montecito Café fans will also be able to get some café staples, just in a different location and in a different style. “Montecito Café is a special place, and we spent a good portion of our lives here,” Huston said. The Hustons opened the café on 31 March – 7 April 2016

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Christmas Eve 1986, after attending culinary school and working at various other local restaurants, including San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito Coffee Shop, Downey’s, and Brigitte’s. Located within the Montecito Inn, the space used to be known as Chaplin’s, and was more of a lounge than a restaurant. The hotel owner at the time was a friend of the Huston family, and gave the young couple the opportunity to turn the place around. Ten years later, they also opened the bar area across the driveway and have served bar food, pizza, appetizers, and cocktails since then. “We created something that the neighborhood liked and supported over thirty years,

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Association Agenda

by Aaron Budgor

Mr. Budgor is the current president of the Montecito Association.

Montecito Matters

he Montecito Association (MA) and its members have been proudly working together to preserve and protect the special semi-rural character of Montecito for the past 68 years. Thirteen months ago, MA conducted its first Water Committee meeting with the aim of facilitating a discussion on current and emerging water issues relevant to our community. At that time, Montecito was in the beginning of its fourth-consecutive drought year, and there was considerable angst over the availability of a sufficient, reliable, and affordable water supply. The Water Committee enlisted the collaboration of the Montecito Water District (MWD) and the Montecito Sanitary District (MSD). It also sought the opinions of Montecito citizens with a great deal of knowledge and experience in the business and delivery of water; also brought in expert testimony from Santa Barbara County and City planners, and hydrologists to obtain an informed sense of how water is obtained, purified, and delivered to Montecito residents. The key areas discussed and evaluated were:

Economics of Water

How are water rates determined? What might be the conditions required for MWD to return to predrought operations, thus eliminating rationing penalties and any potential surcharges to water costs? What is the viability of tapping into deep aquifers, and is there sufficient supply to make this economical? What opportunities exist to recycle

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Desalination

Is a stand-alone Montecito desalination facility financially viable and easily able to obtain state and federal permits, or is it more advantageous to consider a joint solution with the planned City of Santa Barbara desalination plant? Many articles on the “state of water in Montecito” have been written by Bob Hazard. My intent is not to recap his fine editorials, but to focus on how the Montecito Association engages with those public agencies that provide water to our properties and with our community, and hopefully through this process help relieve our anxieties that our water needs can be met at an affordable cost. In a nutshell, Montecito derives, in a normal rainfall year, about 85% of its water from two surface reservoir sources: Lake Cachuma, which supplies about 50% of our water; and Jameson Lake, which supplies about 35% of our water. The remaining 15% comes from State Water Project (SWP), purchases of imported water from other areas of California, and from 11 MWD locally-owned groundwater wells. Additionally, the MWD is in negotiations with the City of Santa Barbara for shared use of water from the Charles E. Meyer Desalination facility. If negotiations are successful, that water will likely become available in 2018. When there is a significant drought, the loss of Jameson and Cachuma sources must be made up from

other sources; or by reducing consumption, or both. Pre-drought, the Montecito Water District (MWD) at its peak delivered around 6,500 acre feet of water per year to Montecito and Summerland customers, 80-90% of that going to landscaping. In the year ending June 30, 2015, water sales slipped to approximately 3,300 acre feet. Since 2013, our residents have cut water usage by close to 50%, but base water rates, due to rate increases and drought emergency surcharges, have increased ratepayer costs by over 100%, and are expected to go up again. What those increases will be is the subject of a MWD rate study now being undertaken, which should be available this fall. Hopefully, that will include projections of rate increase impacts associated with participation in the City of Santa Barbara’s desalination plant. So what is the current state of our water supply and prognosis for the future? The touted rainfall from the El Nino did not show up. Cachuma and Jameson are at approximately 14% of capacity. And there is no rain (and therefore no run-off) on the horizon, possibly until next fall. As long as Cachuma lake level does not fall below 631 feet (currently at 665 foot level), we should have sufficient water supplies through middle of 2017 (end of 2018 if MWD successful in obtaining additional 5,000 acre feet of SWP water). At that point, the South Coast agencies would only be able to pump out as much water as they were putting into the lake from SWP allocations or supplemental water purchases. Jameson has only about nine months left before similar restrictions to Cachuma are put in place. At the end of last year, the MA sent out a survey to its membership, also published in the Montecito Journal, requesting the public to comment on water usage habits and preferences. There were more than 300 respondents. (Percentages of respondents are shown in parentheses):

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Decrease (16%), Increase (3%) If water allocations were increased in the future, how would your water usage change from your current levels?: Stay the same (48%), Increase (49%), Decrease(3%) If desalinated water is added to our local water portfolio, are you willing to see your water bill?: Increase by 10% (50%), Increase by 50% (20%), double (8%), none of above (22%) Would you support the use of reclaimed water that meets all State and Federal health requirements at the following locations?: Public spaces (e.g., the cemetery) (96%), Commercial spaces (i.e., golf courses) (95%), Home landscape irrigation (via truck) (71%), I am not in favor of using this water (3%) The message from the community seems loud and clear: Montecito has changed its habits in response to a clear and present danger. There is a need for multiple water sources to provide water security. Montecito will not provide a blank checkbook for desalinated water. Montecito citizens deserve transparency and timely disclosure on all water affairs. MA, the MWD, and MSD are working closely together and coordinating through the auspices of the MA Water Committee, mawatercommittee@gmail.com. The MWD plans to host a couple of forums to enlist public opinion, and the MA Water Committee is hosting “coffee and donuts” with Nick Turner, general manager of the MWD, on Friday, April 8, at 9 am at the Montecito Fire District’s conference room. He will be providing information on water supply sources and on how the MWD intends to plan for the future. I’m hoping we can devote this year to creating meaningful ways to earn your respect for the services we provide, so we can be more proactive and effective in maintaining our gem in the Central Coast. We want to hear your voice – especially on critical issues. To do so, we need you to build Association membership and act as ambassador to your friends and neighbors to encourage them to join as well. Please feel free to contact me at budgora@netscape.net, membership chair Michele Saltoun, m.neely11@verizon.net, or Water Committee chair Monica Babich, monica.babich@gmail.com if you have any questions. You can join the Montecito Association by going to www.montecitoassociation. org/members/join or by calling us at 969-2026. •MJ 31 March – 7 April 2016

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(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 31 Libraries Closed All Santa Barbara Public Libraries are closed for Cesar Chavez Day. FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Painting the Natives Painting enthusiasts are invited to the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden to learn how to capture the structure and beauty of native wildflowers in vibrant watercolor. Beginning and advanced students are welcome; materials are provided. When: 10 am Where: 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Arroyo Room Cost: $100-$150 SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Centering Prayer Practice Retreat A mini-retreat day for Centering Prayer practice. There will be meditation

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and for that we are beyond grateful,” Huston said. The bistro-type restaurant is known for house-made pastas, sandwiches, salads, and burgers, as well as seafood, lamb, filet and chicken entrées, and a variety of homemade desserts. The couple’s three kids, Jane, Emma, and Ben, grew up working in the café and Jane. Now they say their grandkids will be the next generation to be brought up in the restaurant family. “We’re focusing on our future, and we love what we are doing,” Huston said, adding that she would like to thank the countless return customers, longtime employees, and dedicated vendors who kept the café running and successful. “Everyone has been so good to us, and we appreciate it.” Most Café employees will move to one of the Jane locations, and Huston says she hopes to see some of her regular customers after the November closure. Until then, Huston says she hopes people will continue to dine at the café. “We’re still here!” she said. Jane at the Marketplace joins other Santa Barbara eateries that have opened locations in Goleta: Pascucci, Los Agaves, On the Alley (owned and operated by Brophy Bros.), and Natural Café. “It really has become a destination, and the atmosphere has evolved, with mature landscaping and ample parking,” Huston said. She said the eatery, which shares a wall with Pascucci (in the former location of Holdren’s), is about a third larger than Montecito Café, with a tucked-in outdoor patio area. The Marketplace is also home to several other restaurants, a movie theater, shops, and the Santa Barbara Farmers Market, which pops up twice a week. Montecito Café will continue to be open until November, though a firm closure date has not yet been reached. Lunch and dinner are served Monday through Saturday. Beginning on Easter, the Montecito Café will close on Sundays, in accordance with the downtown Jane’s hours. The new Jane will be open for lunch and dinner every day except Monday. So, what’s next for the location after

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In Business: EZ Automotive

On the 800 block of East Cota Street, directly across from Santa Barbara Junior High, a new automotive shop has opened up, with a refreshing car care motto: making car care easy. With an emphasis on customer service, the shop has been getting positive reviews since opening last fall, and owners Pamela and John Birchall sat down with us recently to discuss their business. “We wanted to do something different and make it convenient,” says Pamela, who helps run the shop. Her husband has been fixing cars in Santa Barbara since 1992, when the Irish couple first moved from Dublin to Santa Barbara. In 1994, the Birchalls opened a car shop on Gutierrez Street with a business partner, and when they went back to Dublin in 2003 to raise their kids, they would return every summer to run the shop. “Our kids had their summers here, so it was an easy decision to eventually return,” Pamela said. That move happened last year, and they decided to move on from the Gutierrez store and open EZ Automotive. “We liked that it used to be a different auto shop, but that it was clean and ready to go,” she told us. The couple’s kids now go to local schools. John, who trained in Germany on many different types of cars, including high-end vehicles, says his goal in opening the store was to provide a sort of concierge service where he will pick up the car from his customers, to save them a trip down to the shop. “We want to take the hassle of getting your car fixed,” Pamela explained. The team also vacuums out each car before returning it. “It’s so simple and easy, and is really nice for customers,” she added. During the diagnosis and fixing process, the Birchalls are committed to getting the best deal on all parts, sometimes extensively researching parts and prices, and passing the savings on to their customers. “Our goal is to build a relationship and make our customers feel comfortable, so they keep coming back,” Pamela said. The Birchalls will also beat, not just meet, any quotes obtained from other shops. 31 March – 7 April 2016

EZ Automotive mechanic Ron Cooper and owner John Birchall

The full-service shop performs a variety of mechanic services, and also specializes in hybrid vehicles. John is helped by Ron Cooper, a Santa Barbara mechanic who has been fixing cars for more than 40 years. “He’s old-school,” Pamela smiled, adding that the well-known mechanic can “fix anything.” “There is nothing he can’t do,” she laughed. The full-service shop, which also has a comfortable lounge where customers can wait if they’d like, is open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, with after-hour appointments on Saturdays and later in the evenings. For more information, call 685-2900, or email john@ezautomotive.net. The shop is located at 808 East Cota Street in Santa Barbara.

Final Four

Earlier this month, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation which we told you about back in January, celebrated its progress with a special event, “Meet MOXI,” that provided guests with a first look inside the construction site, located at 125 State Street. In attendance were many familiar Montecito faces, who came out to see MOXI’s progress and learn more about the push for the final four million needed to fund the building’s construction, exhibits, and endowment fund. “The finish line is

in sight, but we need this final four million to ensure a world-class and thriving museum for years to come,” said Nancy Sheldon, third vice president of MOXI’s board of directors and Crane School parent, who co-chairs the Capital Campaign with Alixe Mattingly. Sheldon, who spoke with us prior to her presentation to the hundreds of attendees, said she has been involved in the project for seven years, and looks forward to opening the doors of the museum to the broader community. The museum will feature more than 70 exhibits, which are divided among eight “tracts” or categories in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The exhibits will be spread across the museum’s three floors, including the rooftop Sky Garden. The exhibits will be interactive and educational, allowing participants to be hands-on and involved, and they will evolve as technology evolves. Various non-profits and local tech companies will also have a presence at MOXI, helping with exhibits and being featured in a variety of ways. Sheldon said the last $4 million of the $25 million capital campaign will likely come from individual donors from the community; there are still naming and sponsorship opportunities. “Every little bit helps,”

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Family Service Agency (FSA) invited us “for an evening of deliciousness that will tickle your taste buds and tug at your heartstrings.” The Fess Parker ballroom filled up with chefs “cooking up dreams” and almost 300 folks sampling those yummy dreams. Celebrity chef Rachael Ray even sent her best wishes on a video. Competing for judges’ choice and people’s choice were Angel Oak at Bacara, Barbareno, Michael’s Catering, Four Seasons Biltmore, Mac’s Fish & Chip Shop, Nirnitas Cuisine, Patxi’s Pizza, Rincon Catering, Roblar Winery, Santa Barbara FisHouse, Willows Restaurant at Chumash Casino, and World Cuisine Express. Judges were actor Thom Barry, Mary Pitman from Mary’s Chicken’s, Jackie Sorkin from Hollywood Candy Girls, and George Yatchisin from the

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ed by Canary Hotel’s Finch & Fork’s executive chef, James Siao. A wine specialist was also on hand from Foley Food & Wine Society to pour vintages paired to the menu. The private reception “flowed” inside to the sounds of SBCC’s New World Jazz Ensemble for a sneak-peek at the silent auction and all the gourmet delights including fine wine, spirits, and beer. Then the general public filled the museum in every nook and cranny. Executive director Greg Gorga gave great “Thank yous” to all 25 vendors who were upstairs and down offering up their delights. Greg reminded us, “This is our 15th anniversary, and this event helps fund the SBMM extraordinary educational and curatorial pro-

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both a novelist and Bluegrass musician. While always known for playing the banjo, the 70-year-old star has just debuted a new Broadway musical for which he wrote the music, book, and story, Bright Star. The play at the 1,082 seat Cort Theatre opened last week, which saw the silver-haired funnyman perform on his banjo to the delight of the crowd. The story tells the tale of doomed lovers in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina set directly after World War 1. Singer Edie Brickell, wife of Paul Simon, helped co-write the music and story while providing the lyrics for

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The blonde beauty’s romance with the British warbler seems to be going from strength to strength, and the twosome frequently post snaps of each other on social media. Discussing the body-shaming she has sustained, Gigi, daughter of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster, tells Vogue: “Yeah, I’m an athletic person, but I love my body because I know what it’s been through to be what it is. “Honestly, I’m not going to change for someone that is depressed about their life.” But she was furious with the latest cutting message, quipping back with a quick-witted comment: “I have dated three guys in three years. My walk can always get better. I hope the unrelated bitterness in your heart can too.” In the Mood for Food Oenephiles and gourmands were out in force at the El Encanto when the luxury hostelry and restaurant chain held its second annual Chefs of Belmond event featuring four top practitioners in the culinary arts. The talented quartet of Johan Denizot, El Encanto’s executive chef, Sylvain Delpique, executive chef of 21 in New York, Juan Antonio

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Chefs of Belmond North America: Sylvain Delpique, executive chef, “21” New York; Michael Haugstatter, executive sous chef, “21”; Edgar Chavez, executive sous chef, Maroma Resort & Spa, Mexico; Juan Antonio Juarez Arzola, chef Casa De Sierra, Mexico; Johan Denizot, executive chef, El Encanto (photo by Priscilla)

Juarez Arzola from the Casa de Sierra Nevada in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, and Edgar Chavez, executive sous chef at the Maroma Resort & Spa in Riviera Maya, Mexico. After a reception featuring ahi tuna sashimi, halibut ceviche, truffled quail eggs, 21 burgers, and pork tenderloins Xoconostle, the lavish lunch kicked off with an amuse-bouche of chilled avocado soup from Chavez, with the first course featuring local sea urchin and Goleta avocado from Denizot and organic kale salad with buratta cheese. Baked Mayan “Tikinxie” grouper

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and grilled French quail “from 21” completed the second course. The entrée contributed to by the El Encanto, “21”, and Casa de Sierra Nevada cooks consisted of a choice of black quinoa risotto, grilled wild white sea bass, and prime aged New York striploin, finished off with an enchanted floating island dessert. Needless to say, a cornucopia of wines and champagne accompanied the courses, including Louis Roederer Brut Premier, 2010 Sanford Pinot Noir from the Santa Maria Valley, and 2014

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the 30th Annual Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon to benefit CALM’s programs to help prevent child abuse, and treat children and families who have suffered from violence and abuse. When: Book sales and signing will begin at 10 am; lunch served at 11:45 am, and author interviews begin at 12:45 pm. Where: Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Blvd. Cost: $150 Info: 969-5590

Himalayan Pranayama Workshop Learn Himalayan breathing techniques that rejuvenate the nervous system, increase energy, and restore wellness. The workshop will be taught by Swami Vidyadhishananda, a Himalayan monk who is a kriyayogi and meditation master from the combined heritage of rishi sages and nath yogis. When: today and tomorrow, 9 am to 1:30 pm each day Where: Carpinteria Lion’s Park, 6197 Casitas Pass Road Info & Registration: hansayogin2016. eventbrite.com or quest@hansavedas. org or (909) 543-6003 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free SUNDAY, APRIL 3 Birds of Carpinteria Salt Marsh Carpinteria Salt Marsh protects one of California’s few remaining coastal estuaries. The Carpinteria Salt Marsh is a haven for migrating birds, the foundation for much of the local food chain, as well as a nursery for marine fish. At least 190 bird species, including some threatened or endangered species, have been recorded at the marsh. Enjoy a morning of bird watching with Land Trust Conservation manager and expert birder Bruce Reitherman. Possible sightings of interest include the Belding savanna sparrow, kingfisher, osprey, peregrine falcon, egrets, herons, terns, and shorebirds of many kinds. Maybe even catch a glimpse of a roadrunner or the resident red fox that now inhabits the marsh. Bring binoculars and a spotting scope if you have one, or borrow some from Bruce when you arrive for views that

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are up-close and personal. Beginners to experts will all find something to like and learn on this excursion to one of California’s most threatened habitats. Come and enjoy a pleasant walk among birds of shore and sea, or gather to discuss the fate of California’s coastal ecology. When: 7:45 am Where: 500 Sand Point Road Cost: $25 A Day of Healing Gloria Kaye, Ph.D., presents a day to learn to address many health issues outside of traditional medicine, including assessing imbalances, herbs and homeopathic remedies, and therapeutic yoga stretches. When: 10 am to 4:30 pm Where: 4690 Carpinteria Ave, suite A, Carpinteria Cost: $175 Info: 701-0363 Mission Treasures A tour to learn about the Mission’s architecture, artwork, and some of its greatest treasures in areas not normally open to the public. All proceeds support the Mission and SB Archive-Library. When: 12:30 to 2 pm Where: 2201 Laguna Street Cost: $20 per person; no children under 12 MONDAY, APRIL 4 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 2 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Living with Low Vision Mary Lee Emard, a teacher for the Braille Institute, begins a threeweek series at Montecito Library. Today is a talk about Macular

Degeneration and Low Vision. The two following sessions, April 12 and April 19, will cover practical topics chosen by the group from a list. Caregivers welcome! When: 11 am to noon Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Free Tech Class at Montecito Library iPads and iPhones are versatile devices capable of countless useful functions, but many of these remain a mystery to their owners. The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System offers free workshops demonstrating various tips and tricks to help users get more from their Apple mobile devices. Everyone is invited to bring along his or her iPad and iPhone along with any questions. When: 1 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Monthly Crafternoon Workshops Learn to create a leather bookmark at Montecito Library; all ages welcome and supplies are provided. When: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road SB Reads Panel Discussion Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson tells the story of his involvement in the exoneration of several innocent people sentenced to death, and raises issues about the death penalty, inherent economic, and racial bias in the jury system, youth incarceration, and many

related topics. When: 6 to 7:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting. When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. Today: Langston Hughes. New members welcome. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Art-Tini Event The Assisted Home Hospice Foundation in collaboration with Assisted Home Health & Hospice is pleased to announce its upcoming ART-TINI fundraiser. ART-TINI stands for ART Show-Mar-TINI celebration. All proceeds will be donated back into the community. The event includes a reception and appetizers, art exhibit, silent auction, cocktails, live entertainment, and more. When: 6 to 9 pm Where: Santa Barbara Woman’s Club, 670 Mission Canyon Road Cost: $50 Info: www.assisted1.com/events/ arttini/ FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Montecito Association Water Committee Meeting Typically held the last Friday of each month, the committee discusses ongoing issues with water and the drought; meetings are open for the public to attend. Today’s meeting is on a special day and at a different location. The meet and greet is with

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new Montecito Water District general manager Nick Turner. When: 9 am Where: MFPD Conference room, 595 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-2026 German Conversation The German Conversation Group meets on the second Friday of each month at Montecito Library. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Soul Style: Creating a Lifestyle Aligned with Your Soul This transformational retreat of

experiential processes is designed to foster the ah-ha moments of clarity needed for you to align your lifestyle with your soul’s deep and authentic inner voice. Through presentation, discussion, journaling, and creating vision boards with a mandala template to provide your vision with sacred energy, you will discover the joy in manifesting and experiencing your soul’s calling. Led by Shawne Mitchell, MA, and co-facilitator Connie Williams. When: 7:30 pm through Sunday, 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road

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SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Kids Draw Architecture Annual Sketch Session The Architectural Foundation is pleased to announce the annual Kids Draw Architecture sketch sessions; they are free, and drawing materials will be provided. The awardwinning Kids Draw Architecture program was developed by the

Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara to enrich awareness of the built environment. Young people are encouraged to sketch architectural landmarks, guided by local architects and artists. Celebrating a tradition of more than 25 years, the Kids Draw Architecture program brings together professional architects and artists to sketch significant buildings with Santa Barbara County youth of all ages. When: 1 to 3 pm Where: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street Info: 965-6307 •MJ

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tinely lie to get research grants”: w w w. t i m e s h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n . c o m / n e w s / a c a d e m i c s - r e g u l a rly-lie-to-get-research-grants Look at the IRS. Mostly, people hated the IRS but trusted it. Who would have thought the IRS would abuse its power in order to damage right-wing groups? Answer: the agency has become totally dishonest and was pursuing its own political interests. Instead of being principled, the IRS was happy to go after people when it suited its narrow interest – that is, anyone who wanted lower taxes. Lower taxes mean less power and less work for the IRS. There is a particularly evil group at the University of East Anglia (UEA) Climate Research Center. UEA was one of the new universities built in the ‘sixties and ‘seventies in the UK. To people like me who went to Oxford or Cambridge, they were barely a blip on the radar. We do acknowledge the existence of Manchester University, The London School of Economics, and Imperial College. We have to concede that Darren University, barely 200 years old, has some merit. A lot of the modern universities though, were mere polytechnics and got their name changed to universities by people such as Harold Wilson. Virtually every minister who ever became prime minister attended either Oxford or Cambridge. These comments are not intended as academic snobbery (but since part of my education was at Oxford, it is impossible to avoid it completely). I am trying to paint a picture of the standing of UEA, which suddenly became “respected” when it formed a “Climate Research Center.” It was a bit like Saudis getting wealthy because they happened to put up tents over the richest oilfields on the planet. Substantially by accident, UEA became important and prestigious. So they certainly wanted to keep that going for themselves. The leaked “Climate Scandal” emails revealed UEA scientists discussing how to keep the myth running by fudging

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the numbers. NOAA (the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is now refusing to release its uncorrected temperature data, despite a subpoena from the House of Representatives. And for no admitted reason, NOAA has suddenly begun altering the way it collects temperature data. Why? Could it be to show that Earth is warming even when it is not? The corruption of science by money may prove hugely damaging in the long run. Look at great numbers refusing to get their children vaccinated because these people no longer believe reassurances from scientists. Next, of course, there are huge industries, windmills, and solar cells receiving billions of dollars in subsidies. What are they doing? Feeding some of that money back to politicians. Look at the fashionable Tesla automobile. The richest people in the country are getting subsidies from everybody else so they can drive flashy cars and feel good about themselves.

Religion and Fear

Another part of the puzzle is why the public and so many voters go along with all this. There are two plausible reasons. The first is religion: As far as I know, there has never been a civilization without religion. Some have been strange in the extreme: Tom Cruise and the Aztecs come to mind. It seems religion is deeply, deeply ingrained in our DNA and arguably no one can live without a belief system. Thinking you are modern, up-todate, and can do without religion may be as absurd as saying you can live without vitamin C. In recent decades, there has been a tremendous move toward secularism. But actually people can’t live that way, and the intense belief in environmentalism is what fills the need for religion now. What is astonishing are aggressive attempts to destroy “climate deniers” both financially and professionally. It gets worse; some are suggesting the RICO

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(Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, introduced to fight organized crime, should be used against those who refuse to accept the “truth” of climate change. The only difference between this and the Spanish Inquisition is that today’s “unbelievers” are called climate deniers rather than heretics. The second is fear of change. The world is changing at an astonishing pace, and these rapid changes make many people uncomfortable. Latching onto the climate change wagon allows one to express those anxieties in practical terms. This is nothing new; the song “As Time Goes By” was made famous by Casablanca but was actually written 85 years ago! Here are the opening lines from the song, which were never used in the film: This day and age we’re living in Gives cause for apprehension With speed and new invention And things like fourth dimension. Yet we get a trifle weary With Mr. Einstein’s theory. So we must get down to earth at times Relax relieve the tension And no matter what the progress Or what may yet be proved The simple facts of life are such They cannot be removed... If that is how people felt 85 years ago, it is hardly surprising they feel anxious today. Janice Poltroon Goleta

Three Winners

Just to let you know, our first French Network dinner contest at SBCC dining room held on March 20 went off beautifully. We had a full house and there were excellent reactions by all involved. The “Premier Prix” (first prize of $250) went to Brooke Amour, a second-year student. Deuxieme Prix ($150) to Carla Romero, and Troisieme Prix ($100) to Nadia Gonzalez. It was not an easy choice to make, as all three created excellent dishes that were both tasty and well-prepared. Fred Sidon Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Mr. Sidon is the longtime president of Santa Barbara’s French Network.)

Brown is the New Green

Am I really the only one to see the irony of which I observe? Montecito Journal, along with its brother publication, Santa Barbara Sentinel, are two of the best vehicles real-estate brokers provide in their arsenals of advertising. Verdant green lawns to infinity, bottomless pools are predominant in

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creative angles to entrance potential buyers. But, wait a minute! We are in one of the worst drought periods in history. Isn’t this discreditable and dysfunctional? Next time you find fault with your water [bill], take a good look and think again. Is brown the new look of gold? Ben Dover Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Water makes everything bloom, and if people would rather pay for greenery than, say, a trip to Hawaii using two Boeing 747s to transport the First Family and a cavalcade of bureaucrats laden with dozens of extra-heavy and environmentally destructive SUVs, then we say good for them. Let’s go green! – J.B.)

Remembrance of Things Past

Several months ago, I stopped watching the news in order to keep some sanity for my well-being. Now that it is “election time,” I have turned into an addict trying to figure out if I have gone insane or if the country has gone insane. I see anarchists from the extreme far left who are trying to overthrow our country. I see college-age students yelling and carrying vulgar signs. I see organized protests backed by radical leftists such as Bill Ayers (the radical bomber from the 1960s). I see Black Lives Matter groups along with every organization that has a “beef” of one sort or another. Being in my 80s, I can remember large groups of young men during World War II going off to war to keep us free. I remember young women joining the Red Cross to help the returning wounded. I saw a country coming together for one common cause: to keep America safe and proud. My parents came to America legally from Italy. They worked, never asked the government for anything except the right to be good citizens, raise a family, and proudly salute the American Flag. So, what have we got today? We have parents who write big checks to send children off to college. That is a wonderful move, until some farleft radical professor invades their brains. Beware of what higher education school you select. Everyone wants something free today. Nothing in life is free; someone always has to pay the piper, and the piper is running out of money. By now, you have probably guessed I write this letter with pure disgust. I love my country, my flag, and the history of this great Republic. I have always voted Republican, and that is why I am voting for Mr. Donald 31 March – 7 April 2016

Trump. He tells it like it is; even though he may be harsh at times, you get what you see. He calls it like it is and is speaking for many of us who feel we have had no voice. As for the Republican Party now in control of the House and Senate: you have done nothing! Whether you be a Republican or Democrat in power, you have done one thing: you pad your pensions, march in step to the lobby boys, give yourselves raises and a boatload of perks. Am I long-winded? Yes, I am and I have a lot more I could say, but you now get the drift. I am “mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” The great line from the movie Network. Thank you for reading my letter. You may not agree with me, but this is my “free speech.” God bless our Great America and God bless you. Lorraine Morey Santa Barbara

Lemons to Lemonade

This is an open letter to the Montecito Water District Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, and Lois Capps. Has it occurred to anyone that we have a golden opportunity handed to us with Lake Cachuma at its lowest levels in decades? Yes, golden opportunity: we should be urging all the water districts served by this facility to initiate action to dredge this lake out. Maybe it takes Federal authority via the Bureau of Land Management, I don’t know. But what I do know is there are some 60-plus years of silt accumulated in this lake, thus reducing its ultimate capacity. When the rains come, and they will, we should be prepared to accept all the water provided to us from Mother Nature. If there is anyone out there my age reading this, I recall this lake filling within one year after the dam was constructed! We should be forward-thinking about our future here in Santa Barbara County. Dredging out the lake could extend for a century the life of our precious

(and only) water storage facility. Janis Grimont Summerland (Editor’s note: Good idea, Ms Grimont, but we are way beyond depending upon Cachuma Lake for our continuing water supply. When my family and I arrived here just 30 years ago, Montecito’s streams ran nearly year-round, drying up only by mid summer, and then only briefly. Now, they run dry most of the year. We’ve simply exhausted nature’s ability to refresh itself and need the largest reservoir of water on Earth to help replenish nature’s bounty: the Pacific Ocean, conveniently at our doorstep. The sooner we plug into this resource via desalination, the better off we’ll be. In the meantime, we should also dredge Cachuma and Jameson, just as you suggest. – J.B.)

Crossing Bridges

If Hillary were to propose a national plan to spy on “gun owners”, the liberal media would be in total agreement. However, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s proposal to protect Muslim neighborhoods (and infidels) from radical jihadist by infiltrating certain neighborhoods seems to be a bridge too far. Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani got into trouble for picking on punks in various ghetto neighborhoods in the City of New York. It seems that many citizens preferred the occasional murder to the “stop and frisk” methods that brought crime – particularly murder – to a historical low. Today, many, it seems, prefer the occasional terror attack to a program that would actually target the most likely perpetrators of those terror attacks. – J.B.)

Avoiding Hard Work

I am surprised that a wordsmith such as Mr. Cotty Chubb (“Two Worlds Collide” MJ #22/12) would not know the definition of the word “screed,” which is how he referred to my letter. As Daniel Webster, a fellow Republican, might have defined it,

“screed” is “a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious.” I am glad Mr. Chubb doesn’t consider me a racist, because I was losing sleep over his reference. I wish him well in the magical mystery tour of his life where he and folks of similar beliefs form opinions based upon misrepresentations, falsehoods, and half-truths. I hope Mr. Chubb caught the recent Cuba-Devil Rays baseball game. It was inspiring to see our president along with, I would think, one of Mr. Chubb’s other heroes, Raul Castro, enjoy our national pastime. If was so refreshing that Mr. Obama and his entourage could free up time from their busy schedules. Of course, Mr. Obama always has free time because he refuses to put in the hard work on issues that matter to this country, its citizens, and those around the world who defend our democracy and our way of life. Ralph T. Iannelli Montecito

On Vaccinations

Vaccinations: are they important? There are two sides to this question. One side says that vaccines are very necessary and that they save people’s lives. The other side says that vaccines are dangerous and could cause more serious side effects than the disease itself. Have you ever thought that you could be wrong with your decision on vaccines? My opinion is that vaccines are good, and what follow are the reasons I have taken this position. Lots of people believe vaccinations are great, and they save people’s lives. For example, one year at school, a little girl came from a different country who was not vaccinated. Consequently, a few days into her new school, she got sent home because she was diagnosed with measles. Unfortunately, there were five un-vaccinated kids at the school and they all got measles. Therefore, if all those five kids

MONTECITO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

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Interested community members are invited to complete a Board Candidate Information Sheet and submit a cover letter to the Superintendent, Tammy Murphy (385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108), indicating their interest and willingness to serve in this significant public capacity. The Board Candidate Information Sheet and cover letter must be accompanied by a personal resume. The application can be found on the Montecito Union School District website at www.montecitou.org or applications are available at the Montecito Union School District Office at 385 San Ysidro Road between 8:00am-4:00pm.

Questions should be directed to Mrs. Murphy at (805) 969-3249 ext. 400.

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A vacancy on the Governing Board of the Montecito Union School District was created on February 19, 2016.

The final date for submitting applications is 3 p.m. on April 4, 2016. Candidates will be interviewed individually at a special public meeting of the Board on April 11th 2016, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The person selected will join the Board at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The person appointed shall hold office until the December 2016 Organizational Meeting.

who weren’t vaccinated, had been vaccinated, they wouldn’t have gotten sick. According to ProCon.org (a website that features the pros and cons of various controversial issues), from 1995 through 2014 – because of vaccinations – 732,000 people were saved from death, and 322 million kids from illness. Researchers on the pro side of vaccines have stated that reactions to vaccines are very rare. For instance, according to ProCon.org, one out of 30,000 kids will get a serious reaction to a vaccine. However, one out of 2,000 will die from measles if they are not vaccinated. The vaccine for mumps, measles, and rubella (the MMR vaccine) has been used without any adverse effects since the 1940s. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent for CNN and practicing neurosurgeon says, “You are one-hundred times more likely to be struck by lightning than to have a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine that protects you against measles.” Research shows vaccinations have made diseases almost disappear, although diseases will always be somewhere within the world. For example, unvaccinated Amish missionaries went to the Philippines. On their trip, all of them picked up the disease of measles. They brought it back to Ohio in May 2014. As a result, by June 5, 2014, 155 people contracted measles. And on May 30, 2014, there were 16 outbreaks of measles. This means 334 cases in 18 states. For these reasons, researchers state that vaccination is necessary and should be required for all people. Research has shown that vaccines save a lot of time and money. When a child acquires one of these diseases, it takes time and wages away from his or her parents. When someone gets a bad type of flu, and is contagious for at least eight days, the cost of a sickness can be $400 to $4,000. However, that is only for a flu. In January 2008, a measles outbreak

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Bulletin Board with information and art about Guatemala in main hallway of the El Montecito Early School

by Joanne A. Calitri

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El Montecito Early School Annual Outreach El Montecito Early School Sea Otter classroom lead teacher Melanie Cuxil and her students

l Montecito Early School continues its annual outreach program, a part of their spring Compassion Curriculum which started with preschool teacher Meika McCrindle in 2010 when their first program helped students of the same age at Transition House Santa Barbara, with the El Montecito Early School students making supply bags with hand=written notes to give to the kids at Transition House. Meika

said, “Becoming active, contributing members of society can never begin too early. Service learning outreach connects core learning objectives with community service, which are highly valued at El Montecito Early School.” The program involves the teachers, preschool students, and their parents in selecting a local or international organization and learning about the needs and mission of it. From there, they decide the best way to

Pastor Rolando Cuxil and Melanie Cuxil, who spearheaded the Guatemala Outreach project

offer their help. The teachers aim to expand their preschool students’ world by teaching them about the needs of others close by and far away. Each year, they choose an organization to support where the children and families from El Montecito Early School are directly involved in helping others in need. This year, the school chose Guatemala for their spring Outreach 2016, titled “Team Guatemala”. The choice was spearheaded by the Sea Otter classroom lead teacher, Melanie Cuxil and her husband, Pastor Rolando Cuxil, who are on staff at Shoreline Community Church in Santa Barbara. Rolando comes from a heritage of pastors serving in their community. His brothers [fellow pastors] have begun this ministry to children in Guatemala.

The school’s Guatemala program kicked off with Pastor Rolando in the school’s chapel in early March. The month-long program involved many aspects, starting with a curriculum designed to assist teachers in planning relevant activities for their students. The children have learned about Guatemala through study of the country via books and movies rented from a field trip to the Montecito Library, creating art projects, learning how to make food authentic to the Guatemala region, and visiting a Guatemala “museum” in the office of Suzy Dobreski, the school’s director. To raise money for a donation to the missions in Guatemala, the students designed a T-shirt for sale and did light chores at home with their families to earn coins for a “Coin Drive”. Suzy said, “Most importantly, children were asked during a special circle time if they would make a promise to pray for one child in Guatemala. Perhaps it was a child much like themselves, the same in many ways, but different and worlds apart. It is interesting how the parents and children are responding to this outreach each year. So often when giving, we find that we are the ones who gain. Perhaps we gain a fresh perspective as we reflect on our own lives, and the resulting action is to do something and overflow to others. It is so exciting to connect people from all over the world and to serve the needs of others through the Early School.” •MJ

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Keys to the City Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov was the real star of the show when the 82-year-old Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal, under director Kent Nagano, made its first CAMA – Community Arts Music Association – appearance in 27 years at the sold-out Granada. The 25-year-old keyboardist, who made his recital debut at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, to overwhelmingly positive reviews, with the Los Angeles Times describing him as “a sensation,” was equally sensational with Prokofiev’s dazzling concerto No. 3 pounding the Steinway grand with a freneticism that dazzled the mesmerized audience, rightly earning him a standing ovation. Debussy’s Prelude a l’apres-midi

d’un faune opened the entertaining recital, with Stravinsky’s 1910 memorable ballet work The Firebird closing the concert. But Trifonov’s performance was truly unforgettable. Beaver Fever Just 48 hours earlier at the Lobero, it was time for Canadian violinist Martin Beaver to shine with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra under veteran music director Heiichiro Ohyama. Playing Mendelssohn’s concerto in E minor, Beaver, who has known Ohyama for more than two decades, dealt with the fiendishly complicated piece with ease. He was here last year playing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to equally rapturous reviews. The concert launched with two Mozart works, the overture to The Marriage of Figaro and Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Ohyama was at the top of his game.

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel students Jane Krautmann and Nacjeka Cervantes serving Jessie Melch (photo by Priscilla)

Mission Possible Easter came early for guests at the Rescue Mission’s festive feast when, for the ninth year, I volunteered as waiter for the occasion, as I have done at Christmas and Thanksgiving over the last decade.

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in San Diego resulted in 11 infected kids who were not vaccinated. For just one case of measles, the cost was $10,376! For all the kids, the cost was $123,512! To get a dose of a vaccine, the average cost is $100. From a cost standpoint, this is a compelling reason to get vaccinated. For these reasons – a healthier world, eradicating certain diseases, and medical cost savings – I strongly support making vaccinations mandatory. Heidi Hatton Montecito (Editor’s note: Ms Hatton is a sixth-grader at Montecito Union School.)

Mandatory Mental Health Screenings

I’m simply forwarding this on. If any of you have been to your primary physician lately for your annual Medicare physical, you will notice he is now compelled to give you a mental test by asking you a number of questions that will test your ability to remember things (like a sequence of numbers or words repeated backward or how many animals you can name). This test is now apparently mandated by the federal government (Obama executive order) for anyone who goes on Medicare or receives Social Security after the age of 65. Your primary physician is mandated to send the results of this mental testing to the feds under the new guidelines for Medicare. This means that if you don’t meet certain guidelines, the government can consider you mentally incompetent to own a gun or even drive a car. God help you if you take any anti-depression drugs. My recommendation to all senior citizens is to decline to take the mental tests when your doctor or nurse asks you to. It is not a law that we should have to live with, and it goes into your permanent medical record that the federal government gets to see. You should also contact your state

and national representatives to pass legislation to keep this from happening. A Friend Montecito

Vitriol and Hostility

Lena Dunham was campaigning in California with Chelsea Clinton. She told a reporter she has encountered more vitriol and hostility from the Bernie people over her “celebrity support” for Hillary than from any part of the American right-wing in the past. She gave as an example some Bernie groupie telling her Bernie has done more for feminism than she or Hillary. This is vitriol and hostility? This is simply someone stating an opinion about her, Bernie, and Hillary. No swearing; no pointed finger to the chest. Nobody obstructing her path or free-movement. Take a look at Lena Dunham! She looks like she couldn’t fight her way out of a paper bag in a hurricane. These “revolutionaries” have lived in a bubble of their own devising, and those around her, their whole lives. They’ve never truly been challenged. People along the way have always told them how right, true, and courageous they’ve been, and cleared the path ahead of them from any obstacles. They’ve reached adulthood full of vinegar and hatred for historic America and enemies of the revolution. Lena Dunham is a quintessential example of someone who can royally dish it out but can’t take it when it becomes a two-way battle. Thus, someone who states declaratively that Bernie’s done more for the women’s movement is “vitriol” and “hostile” to her! Hey, Lena: come to Santa Barbara; meet me at Starbucks. Without coming close to touching you, I’ll demonstrate real vitriol and hostility, a la H.L. Mencken and W.C. Fields! David McCalmont Santa Barbara •MJ 3RD SANTA BARBARA

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Tossed but Not Lost

or my next performance, I require a volunteer... Yes, thank you – you, my reader, have volunteered to read this piece (at least this far.) My subject today is RUBBISH – and I don’t mean the way you feel when you want somebody to RUB you. I mean good old-fashioned GARBAGE. The computer people, who have enriched our language in so many ways, have a four-word expression which I find charged with meaning: “GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT.” It means in essence that, even with the most sophisticated machinery, you can’t turn falsehood into truth. If you lie to a computer, it will lie right back at you. Be honest with it, and it will do its best to give you the truth you are seeking. But, the trouble today in our world is that the human predicament has become more a case of GARBAGE OUT, GARBAGE IN. The more we throw away, the more we are bombarded with new levels of moral, mental, and material pollution. This is sometimes quaintly called “Consumerism.” Modern China is a reeking example. That country in recent years has become what Britain used to be called: the Workshop of the World – but only by selling its own soul. The Chinese are enjoying unprecedented prosperity at the price of horrendous pollution. The “dark satanic mills” which William Blake once saw defiling the English countryside have now been transplanted to Asia. And meanwhile, the garbage piles up in our medicine chests, our refrigerators, and our oceans like the ancient cultures that built on top of their own refuse, we are using ours to construct new hells on Earth. But already the plague infests regions beyond the Earth. Consider the nearest ring of outer space – what Dante would have called the First Circle of Damnation – where all the “space junk” is accumulating, and where any new space ventures are threatened by the debris left from previous ones. In 1953, during a summer spent in Israel, I visited the beautiful Sea of Galilee – known to Israelis as Lake Kinneret – where Jesus is said to have walked on the water. I saw it then as a pristine natural treasure, truly worthy of a Holy Land. Today (as I found on a more recent visit), you will be confronted at its shores by all the stench and refuse of modern life – with the

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water practically thick enough to be walked on by anybody, without the aid of any supernatural connections. But the current fashionable response to all such problems is the concept of “RECYCLING.” This of course ignores the fact that Nature recycles everything anyway. For us today, however, Nature is too slow and sloppy. We are impatient. We can’t wait centuries for nature to disintegrate our polymers and plastics. We want everything we throw away to be immediately rendered harmless and useful. Unfortunately, not all peoples have

For us today, Nature is too slow and sloppy. We are impatient.

yet been educated in such advanced concepts. I recall an incident a few years ago, while I was taking a walk along the main business street in a town in Tibet. I had already passed a dead dog lying at the roadside. A short time later, a single old shoe came flying through the air, to land almost at my feet. At first, I thought I was being assailed by some hater of foreign tourists. But then, looking across the street, I could see that one of the shopkeepers was clearing the space in front of his establishment. Apparently, among the detritus cluttering the area, he had come upon this battered old shoe – and his way of disposing of it was simply to throw it over to the other side of the road, where I happened to be standing. This puts me in mind of the early days of motoring, when the approved method of keeping the interior of one’s automobile neat and clean was simply to throw any trash out of the window. Although unfortunately still widely practiced (as you can see today along the verges of any major highway), such behavior is at least no longer socially approved. Local businesses may sponsor a work-gang to keep a mile or two free of litter in exchange for a sign proclaiming their public spirit. But the right to despoil the landscape with food-wrappers and cigarette butts is still a freedom which many people apparently cherish. And cleaning up after them, like your job of reading these words, is (alas) too often considered a task for volunteers. •MJ 31 March – 7 April 2016

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On Entertainment

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

by Steven Libowitz At Lobero, Ward You See is Ward You Get

oel Ward was just six years old when he got his first taste of magic, and he has never looked back. Now, 25 years later, in the midst of a career that has included becoming World Champion Teen Magician after winning the International Brotherhood of Magicians annual competition, stints in Las Vegas, on cruise ships, and with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ward has settled into the club and college circuit, happily perfecting and performing his comedy magic routines more than 100 times a year. Ward returns to the annual “It’s Magic” show at the Lobero on Saturday for the 60th installment of America’s longest-running magic revue featuring veterans of Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle, which was founded by former longtime Montecito resident Milt Larsen. Also on bill of top magicians performing magic ranging from comedy magic to sleight of hand to full stage illusions are costume-change specialists David & Dania, plus Greg Gleason, Chris Blackmore, and Henrik Bothe. We caught up with Ward just after

Joel Ward is the magic man Saturday, April 1, at the Lobero

Easter to get the skivvy behind his start, his journey through the world of magic, and what we can expect at the show. Q. What got you into magic so early in life? A. It was seeing a magician who came to our elementary school. I was

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very shy and didn’t really talk to a lot of people. I wanted to be a brain surgeon. But this magician pulled me up on stage and totally ruined my life. I wasn’t even raising my hand to volunteer, but he had me come up and “help” with the Chinese rings that link trick. I was thinking he was going to make fun of me and make me look like an a--. But all of a sudden when I let go and they linked together, the whole school applauded, and I thought, “Wow, I’m a magician!” I was hooked from that moment. Instead of just getting me one of those magic sets that kids quickly get bored with, my dad gave me a book on sleight of hand, and I learned how to make a coin disappear and how to palm objects. I treated it like a craft, like something I could learn, the same way a musician does. I practiced all the time. I think that’s why I stuck with it. You turned pro at 10 and became a world champion at 15. Didn’t you enjoy things like, you know, sports, or video games, or girls, for that matter? Well, yeah, they all crossed my mind. But I was so into magic that by my teenage years, when everyone was getting into all of that, I very focused on work. It was my business. I was making cash. I had Yellow Pages ads, a pager, all of that in high school. So I wasn’t interested in all of those preoccupations. As far as girls, though, making a coin disappear was a great way to break the ice. You’re one of the few magicians who does both close-up magic, sleight of hand, and big illusions. I consider myself a general practitioner. I’m adept in close-up and the bigger stage illusions. But my favorite is comedy magic. I really like to talk and do stand-up with the tricks. Making people laugh while you do magic is pretty important because people have their guard up. They know you’re trying to trick them. But when you’re laughing, you let that guard down and are more open to the trick. Who were your influences? And do you still look to other magicians for inspiration? I grew up really wanting to be like the Vegas magicians – the big shows with birds and assistants and big stage illusions. So it was David Copperfield and Lance Burton, the classical stage magicians. I started doing that right

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out of high school and I was on the path. But as I evolved through my 20s and performed a lot, I got much more into the comedy angles. I began to drop the stage gadgets and focus more on the comedy. So now I tour comedy clubs and colleges and do some comedy based magic for corporate events. So now it’s Penn & Teller who are so original and sharp, smart and hilarious. My friend Michael Carbanaro, who does a show on True TV, is a great actor who can sell anything. And there’s a guy in England, Darren Brown, who is a mentalist doing mind magic. He breaks down all walls of logic and it’s great. What can we expect from you at Lobero this year? There are so many acts in the “It’s Magic” shows that we all have to keep our acts pretty short and make sure the styles don’t cross up with each other, so I won’t get to do all of it. Ironically, they want me to do my illusions. So I’m opening with my bird act, which I’ve been doing since I was a teen. It’s very fast-paced – the birds appear and disappear and change colors and turn into helium balloons. Then I work with my assistant for some stage illusions, and there’s a bit of comedy-style magic in between. One of the tricks involves tennis balls and a lady’s wedding ring that disappears. It’s a fun interactive bit that’s one of my favorites. I don’t want to say too much – magic is all about that element of surprise. The amazement in people’s faces is what keeps me going. And the laughter. It’s so much fun. Speaking of that, where do you come down on those TV programs such as Masked Magician that reveal the secrets behind the tricks? It’s a double-edged sword. The political answer is that it’s bad, very unethical. When those program first came out, I was just a kid and I remember that all the professional magicians were very pissed. But when I grew up, I realized that they’re putting magic on TV, which in turn keeps it in mind. People starting hiring more magicians because they were seeing magic. Anyway, mostly what they reveal are ancient secrets and things from tricks that nobody in their right mind would ever do in a regular performance. I think it’s just part of the balance. People want to see magicians mess up or fail, or at least figure out how he does it. What about you? Do you always know how other magicians do their stuff? Yeah, I do. I can’t just watch magic and not figure it out. It’s very rare that it happens. The last time a magician

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hanks to a major gift, Westmont has established the Linda and Bill Hughes Center for Neuroscience and Leadership as part of the college’s new Institute for Global Learning and Leadership. “We’re deeply grateful to Bill and Linda Hughes for helping us develop a center that will apply cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience to leadership development,” says Westmont president Gayle D. Beebe. “They’ve become wonderful and supportive friends, and we appreciate their strong commitment to Christian education and devotion to their family.” The Hughes became connected with Westmont when their oldest granddaughter enrolled and their daughter Roxanne Packham joined the college’s Parents Council. For the past several years, Roxanne has served as council president, representing parents as a member of the college’s board of trustees. Hannah Packham, a senior psychology major, has pursued an interest in neuroscience and interned with a neurosurgeon. A pole-vaulter for the track and field team, she will graduate in May. Hannah’s brother, Justin, also chose Westmont and is finishing his first year. “Seeing our grandchildren happy makes us happy,” Linda says “Westmont has been a great fit for Hannah and Justin, and they are receiving a great education.” “We appreciate Westmont’s Christian values and ethics,” Bill says. “It’s so important to raise up leaders in the United States who recognize their moral responsibility to society. Westmont sets that example by giving students the big picture and educating the whole person.” Bill attended USC and also earned a law degree there, though he never practiced law. He did legal work for a supermarket chain after graduating from law school, and his experience with this business led him into shopping center development. He established Hughes Investments in 1977 to develop and manage commercial real estate, and the company has built more than two dozen centers in California, the Pacific Northwest, Utah, and Idaho. The business is based in Newport Beach, California, where Bill and Linda live. Linda went to Woodbury College and raised the couple’s two daughters. Her volunteer work includes promot31 March – 7 April 2016

Linda and Bill Hughes, namesake of the Center for Neuroscience and Leadership

ing adoption and educating and training parents who adopt children. She also supports the Newport Harbor Art Museum. Her two daughters share her love of decorating and both work as ASID interior designers. The family-oriented Hughes often vacation with their daughters, sons-in-law and four grandchildren. The couple decided to support the neuroscience center when they heard President Beebe share his vision and passion for this project. Beebe believes that helping leaders develop emotional intelligence and qualities such as empathy and human rapport will enhance their ability to manage emotionally fraught or politically delicate situations in their organizations. “President Beebe inspires us,” Bill says. “He’s an impressive person and an incredible leader. We’re blessed to be able to support Westmont and be a part of this wonderful community.”

ministry as it is an academic career,” he says. “I look forward to getting to know the faculty and students here and learning from them more about integrating faith and teaching.” Asher completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford, where he has fond memories of his days as the roommate of Ken Kihlstrom, Westmont professor of physics. Asher made his way to Washington, D.C., combining his love for math and national policy issues in the field of economics. “I took a year of absence from Stanford to work on Capitol Hill writing memos on the state of the economy to Senator Edmund Muskie, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee,” Asher says. “It was a pretty heady job for a 21-year-old with braces.” Teaching was never on Asher’s radar as a student. “The only thing I knew for sure was that I would not teach,” he says. However, after studying econometrics and macro modeling at the University of Pennsylvania under Nobel Prize-winner Lawrence Klein, he changed his mind as a doctoral student while teaching undergraduates at Penn. He loves to teach; however, before he began his teaching career, he returned to Washington, D.C., to serve on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and pursue his dissertation at the Brookings Institution. He has published articles about unsuccessful settlement negotiations, antitrust policies, state and county incarceration rates, and earnings inequalities. He has often provided expert testimony on the economic implications of antitrust and discrimination cases.

Two Join Asher Joins Westmont Foundation Economics Department Santa Barbara residents Marshall Martin Asher, former director of Research and Scholars Programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has joined the Westmont Economics and Business Department as professor of economics. He taught the honors sections of both microeconomics and macroeconomics at Wharton, earning the William G. Whitney Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching six times. He has also taught at Villanova University and Swarthmore College. “Teaching at Westmont is as much a

Miller and Jennifer Markham have

Jennifer Markham and Marshall Miller join the Westmont Foundation

joined the Westmont Foundation, which cultivates ties between Westmont and the community. Markham, who earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science from American University and a master’s degree in political science from Georgetown University, has a background in criminal law and business. She has raised three children while serving on several boards, including the Junior League, the Storyteller Foundation, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. “Westmont students are the most delightful people,” she says. “After having about a five-minute conversation with a college-aged adult, I can guess whether they’re a Westmont student or not. Westmont students have this joy, happiness and excitement about them that you wish all kids that age had.” Marshall, a fifth-generation Californian to work in agriculture, serves with family operations growing lemons, avocados, and wine grapes for Bien Nacido Vineyard and Solomon Hill Estates. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. Previously, he worked at CTC Consulting in Portland and has developed a professional interest in environmental law and fiscal management. Marshall attended summer programs at Westmont as a child and later enjoyed watching Warrior basketball games. “I hope to be a productive member of the board, developing closer ties between Westmont and the agricultural community along the Central Coast,” he says. “Hopefully, I’m a small cog in furthering the mission of Westmont and Christian higher education.” •MJ

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also had more than 600 fourth graders aboard the Spirit of Dana Point for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It’s so cool! They spend the night and live the life of an 1830’s sailor visiting Santa Barbara. Among many accomplishments this year, SBMM debuted a new 13-foot tile mosaic mural by artist

Patti Jacquemain and brought from Vancouver a traveling exhibit titled Tattoos and Scrimshaw: the Art of the Sailor. If that isn’t enough, they opened five new interactive exhibits in the renamed Gail and Barry Berkus Children’s Gallery. All possible because of the support of local patrons. Helping in all these endeavors was board president Gail Anikouchine, and in this event, co-chairs Sigrid Toye and Lis Perry. Honored this evening for their extra-special support were Jack Byers from Jack N’Tool Box, Inc. and Seth Hammond from Specialty Crane & Rigging. Jack has loved the sea every since he was 13 and a surfer. He has been linked to the sea in various occupations ever since. He and his wife,

Karen, have lived all over the world. They returned to Santa Barbara in the late 1980s. He has been commodore of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and has been an active SBMM board member. Seth Hammond was born and raised in Santa Barbara and developed a love for aviation and all things mechanical. In Vietnam, he served as a helicopter mechanic, a crewmember, and a door gunner with 250 combat flight hours. After returning home, he graduated from Northrop University and became a licensed aircraft mechanic. Several companies later, he is retired and flies with wife Tanis in the family helicopter and works on his racing cars. There’s something to interest big and small kids, so visit SBMM or call 456-8742 for more information. •MJ

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fooled me was David Copperfield in Las Vegas, and it was only one of his tricks. But that moment was awesome! It felt like I was six years old again. But now, mostly I don’t pay attention to the technical aspects, but more of the performance, the presentation, the showmanship. I do still enjoy magic, but it has to be entertaining.

Ever had something go horribly wrong? Oh, my gosh. This is an area where I am an expert! Here’s a PG story: I was doing a show when I was 18 and on the second-to-last trick, I have a lady sign a $100 bill, which then disappears, and then shows up later inside a lemon. I was cutting the lemon open and cut my hand straight down my wrist to the artery. There was blood everywhere, and lemon juice in the cut, which really stings. But the show must go on. So, I wrapped it an a handkerchief and launched into the final bit of Houdini’s Matamorphosis, where I’m locked in a crate and change places with my assistant. But I was stuck in there with my hand bleeding and I got woozy. I fell off the box, knocked over my assistant, she sprained her ankle, the curtain crashed down, and the secret was revealed. Not my best show ever. How has modern technology changed the world of magic? A lot. We’re in such a digital age where info is available immediately, so we’ve become impatient. We want things now or we move on. They’re so used to getting their entertainment from phones or iPads, and it’s zombifying the audience. As a performer, it’s really frustrating watching people just stare at you and not reacting. It’s made me have to change the show, perform a lot quicker. Call it “ADD magic.” You have to get to the next laugh or trick a lot faster or face losing them into their phones. Maybe it’s not a bad thing, just evolution. If people like the show, they’ll stay with you. But it takes a lot of adapting. And we’re still in the transition. I said before that magic was a dying art form, but as long as humans interact with each other at all, it will always exist. If I’m two inches away from you and make a coin vanish, you’re going to react. It’s very real. That will never go away. And that’s the purest form of magic, anyway.

Out of the Box Wants Theater-goers to Get the Picture

True to its name, Out of the Box (OOB) Theatre Company has always presented musicals that are a bit off the beaten path, starting five years ago with Reefer Madness and continuing through Asssassin, Bloody 31 March – 7 April 2016

Not your father’s musical: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition emerges from Out of the Box

Bloody Andrew Jackson, and last year’s Heathers. But its new offering, 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, proves once and for all this is not your father’s musical. “No,” laughed OOB founder Samantha Eve, who is directing the show. “It’s definitely not Oklahoma!.” Indeed, 35mm combines theatrically staged pop-rock song cycles and projected photography in a multimedia presentation that has no straightforward story line, instead offering up “snapshot stories” that are woven together largely only through the form and the cast. Created by composer/lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver and photographer Matthew Murphy, the show came together when Oliver was inspired to write songs when viewing Murphy’s pictures after the two began a romantic relationship. But that description is much more static than the actual show, Eve said. “Each photo or series of pictures tells the story for the song, which explores the moment that exposed in the photo,” Eve said. “Each one has something new, and it’s often not literal at all.” For example, “Caralee”, a number about the troubles of a nanny who is taking care of a little girl who is something of a demon who torments him, was inspired by a photograph of a doll. And “Twisted Teeth”, which is a vampire seduction tale, is sung to pictures that might easily have gone another way. Meditations through song “on the theme of photography itself, and how it’s used to capture moments,” is one of the ways the show is tied together, Eve said. Citing “Immaculate Deception”, which explores turning photos into a work of art. “They see a rat get run over by the subway. They take a picture and then decide it looks just like Jesus. That turns into something they can sell. So it’s very meta, the idea of recycling something as art to make money.” Eve said having the same actors reappear also keeps the thread going, though she cast a total of seven even though the script only calls for five.

“We added an extra male and female because the music is very involved, probably the most complicated we’ve ever undertaken,” Eve explained. “It’s very complex, with tight and crunchy harmonies that sound a bit off but are beautiful. “This way it takes some of the pressure off the actors because they don’t have to be in every song. They can collect themselves for a few moments before having to come back out.” Perhaps the most interactive part of the show, however, involves the audience even before they arrive at the theater. OOB is encouraging people to get involved by taking their own pho-

tos and sharing them on Instagram using the tag #35mmwall. “They can take pictures of themselves, or a crack in the sidewalk – whatever you find interesting,” Eve said. “It’s a glimpse of what’s going on in your life.” The photos will be collected online and printed as tiny Polaroid-style stacked displays clipped on pieces of rope at Center Stage, where 35mm runs March 31– April 9. “Such a big part of the show is how you view the world through the camera lens, so we want to see how Santa Barbarans view theirs,” Eve said. “When you come to the show, you can either take yours home with you or leave them up for others to see.”

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Springsteen shares a microphone with E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt, wearing his trademark babushka. Also known as Little Stevie, the guitarist adopted his signature style after a car accident as a teenager left him with scalp injuries. Drummer Max Weinberg can be seen in the background. (Photo by Nicholas B. Cipolla)

Story by Lynn P. Kirst

The Boss at the End of the Arena

hose who follow equestrian sports, particularly high-end show jumping, are probably familiar with the name of Jessica Springsteen. The 25-year-old graduate of Duke University has competed both in America and Europe, representing the United States in the Show Jumping World Cup, the 2012 FEI (Fédération Équestre Internationale) Nations Cup, and as an alternate rider for the 2012 Summer Olympics. But celebrity stalkers have been known to attend horse shows not necessarily to watch Jessica, but to catch a glimpse of her father, “The Boss.” As in Bruce. Springsteen. Rock-and-roll royalty. Who in the past has been seen doing what any doting horse show father has been known to do: standing at the end of the arena, cheering on his progeny. The Boss recently made history in Southern California with an arena appearance of his own, but it wasn’t at a horse show. Performing a threenight gig at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena with his E Street Band, Springsteen’s last show on March 19 was in fact the final event at the historic venue, slated for immediate demolition. The site, next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and adjacent to the rose gardens and museums of Exposition Park near the USC campus, will be the future home of a 23,000seat soccer stadium. The Sports Arena has a storied history connected to dozens of notable personalities. The vice president of the United States presided over its opening ceremony on Independence Day in 1959; that VP was Richard M. Nixon. The following year, the Democratic National Convention was held there, when John F. Kennedy received his presidential nomination. The Sports Arena doubled for the Spectrum in Philadelphia when the championship boxing scenes for the movie Rocky were filmed there in 1976; genuine boxing events were held there during the 1984 Olympics. Many concerts were played there over the years, by performers ranging from the Grateful Dead to Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson 31 March – 7 April 2016

Capitalizing on Bruce Springsteen’s description of his favorite Southern California venue, “The Dump That Jumps is Going Out in Style” was utilized as the banner slogan greeting concertgoers at the soon-to-be demolished Sports Arena (Photo by Nicholas B. Cipolla)

This lucky fan got picked out from the audience to dance onstage with Springsteen, something he often does to accompany his hit song “Dancing in the Dark”. Her secret attraction was to carry a poster that read, “300 times in the pit and never a dance.” (Photo by Nicholas B. Cipolla)

A museum and travel professional, community volunteer, and lifelong equestrienne, Lynn Kirst is a fourth-generation Californian who grew up in Montecito; she can often be found riding or hiking the local trails

Greeting fans as he sang, Bruce Springsteen put on an epic four-hour concert to usher out the Sports Arena. The finale included his hit song “Wrecking Ball”, with its prescient lyric, “We know that come tomorrow, none of this will be here.” (Photo by Nicholas B. Cipolla)

to Madonna. Springsteen himself played there nearly three-dozen times, starting in 1980 with the original River tour. One of his favorite venues, The Boss dubbed it “The Dump That Jumps.” Designed by American architect Welton D. Becket (1902-1969), the Sports Arena ranks alongside some of his other Southern California landmarks, from the Cinerama Dome to the Capitol Records headquarters, the original Bullocks Pasadena and the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Lacking luxury skyboxes and other amenities deemed necessary in today’s competitive world of entertainment venues, the Sports Arena simply couldn’t escape the “Wrecking Ball” (the title of a Springsteen hit which he, of course, sang during his 30-minute finale). Although the Sports Arena was home court for the USC Trojan basketball team from 1959 to 2006, I somehow never made it to a game when

I was a student there. In fact, the last time I remembered being at the Sports Arena was to see the Harlem Globetrotters when I was about nine years old. That was a long time ago. So long ago that my memory seems to be failing me. As in, I forgot to bring a camera to the Springsteen farewell concert. Luckily, the friend who joined me had the sensibility to bring one, thereby obtaining the photos that accompany this column. I also forgot that our tickets were on the floor of the Sports Arena, which meant no seats. Being on our feet for what we knew was going to be a long concert was a daunting thought, but worse was the prospect of doing so with hundreds of people standing in front of us, blocking our view of the action (even though three jumbo screens provided close-up shots throughout the night). Threading our way through the throngs, we somehow made it closer to the stage than I would have thought possible. To be near enough to The Boss to see

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the sweat on his well-toned biceps was enough incentive for me to stay upright. Springsteen started the evening by revisiting his first Sports Arena concert, playing The River album in its entirety, from start to finish, which took two hours. Without taking a break or missing a beat, he then went on for another two hours, playing 35 songs in total. Springsteen’s love for the Sports Arena was palpable; he simply didn’t want to quit, and neither did the sell-out crowd of nearly 17,000 fans. So, Mr. Springsteen, father of a show jumping equestrienne. It was a privilege to attend your historic concert that bid farewell to “The Dump,” which did indeed jump. There couldn’t have been a more fitting person to close the place up than The Boss at the end of the Arena. But in the hope that you will continue to perform in future years, I will quote the lyrics of another famous song: “Happy trails to you, until we meet again.” •MJ

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 28) Kitchen manager Daniel Osti served 390 pounds of ham – 42 10-pound hams were donated by an anonymous benefactor – 150 pounds of potatoes, 200 pounds of candied carrots, and 200 pounds of cheese broccoli, as well as desserts of carrot cake, apple pie, and cheesecake to around 300 homeless people at communal tables, with multiple helpings available. “It is probably the only decent meal they’ve had in quite a while,” says Rolf Geyling, mission president. “It’s an extension of care and grace to people who find themselves in a difficult position. It’s a tough battle.” But a more than worthwhile occasion. Thrills for Mills

First Coastal California explores the history of coastal settlements of southern California and the Channel Islands. Lynn has directed excavations throughout the area and most recently at a large shell mound on Santa Cruz island. A tony twosome, indeed. Jill Fills the Bill Ensemble Theatre Company has a new managing director, Jill Seltzer, a former nonprofit management consultant, including executive director of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. As vice president of international advancement at WBEZ Chicago public radio, Jill led a highly successful $15-million capital campaign and built a staff of professional fundrais-

Appreciative of the “Croz” concert contribution to the World Business Academy are John Lewis, Carrie Towbes, Anne and Michael Towbes family with David Crosby (photo by Priscilla)

Terminally ill LeeAnne Mills achieves her final wish at the Bacara

Django Crosby with Michael Anness and Roberta Griffin at post reception for David Crosby (photo by Priscilla)

Mother of five LeeAnne Mills, 53, has achieved her final wish with the Dream Foundation thanks to the tony hostelry, the Bacara. LeeAnne, who also has five grandchildren, has been diagnosed with terminal ocular melanoma, had always wanted a vacation by the sea before departing this life, and earlier this month – with Jim, her husband of 25 years – she spent five blissful days away from her doctors. “My love of the ocean began as a child,” says LeeAnne. “As an adult, my love and appreciation grew for the ocean and beach because it is not only a place for fun, sun, and family memories, but also a place of tranquility and peace on the rough days.” Over the past two decades, the popular charity has served the dreams of more than 20,000 terminally ill adults.

ers responsible for garnering $3 million in annual support. She will work in partnership with Jonathan Fox, executive artistic director, in the next phase of the popular company’s development at the New Vic. “Having Jill on board will allow us to develop new artistic direction and programs,” says Jonathan.

the Woodstock era-defining group, Crosby, Stills and Nash, was clearly in his element during the two-hour show, playing an eclectic group of songs, including tracks from his hit solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name. A memorable evening from a man who started life as an usher at the Granada.

Rockin’ in the Free World The Granada was heaving when Santa Barbara rocker David Crosby, the legendary singer-songwriter and social justice activist, gave a stellar solo performance. Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who played with the iconic folk rock band The Byrds and

Passion for Fashion Such is the popularity of former society scribe Beverley Jackson’s exhibition Stars, Snapshots and Chanel at the Santa Barbara Museum of History, it has been extended until October 16. The show, which looks back at the ‘70s and ‘80s with fashions by World Business Academy benefit concert featuring the “Croz” David Crosby, in a solo acoustic evening at the Granada Theatre (photo by Priscilla)

Write on Local authors and anthropologist friends Lynn H. Gamble and Anabel Ford pooled their resources when they launched their new books at a bijou bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village. Anabel, who is also an archaeologist at UCSB specializing in the study of Mesoamerica and recognized for her discovery of the ancient Maya city El Pilar in Belize, has written The Maya Forest Garden, while Lynn’s new book

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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 35) over a 24-hour period, exploring the love-hate relationships of family. The play, which won the New York Drama League Award and the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Award, runs April 1-10.

Spoken Word

The Moth Mainstage has already made two appearances in the last three years out at UCSB’s Campbell Hall; now, the critically acclaimed storytelling group comes downtown for a more intimate show at the Lobero Theatre. Based on the long-running The Moth Radio Hour – which airs locally on KCRW – the Mainstage events feature five hand-picked storytellers who develop and shape their tales with directors of The Moth, the nonprofit storytelling organization that produces the shows. There have been more than 17,000 stories told, and the program airs over more than 500 radio stations across the country, while the podcast has been downloaded more than 30 million times a year. For Wednesday’s April 6, show at the Lobero, Moth mainstay Brian Finkelstein hosts, while community educator and poet Dame Wilburn, author-rapper-poet Omar Musa, writer-psychotherapist Terrance Flynn, writer-comedian David Montgomery, and retired Army Purple Heart recipient Jon Nunemaker booked as the tellers. Each of the five are tasked with exploring a theme – this time around it’s “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” – and the tellers can take their tale in any number of unexpected ways, as long as the story is true, which gives the evening a feel between documentary and theater. But the time on stage can seem a bit like the equivalent of a high-wire act, as the tellers recount their real-life tales without the benefit of notes. VIP ticket holders can come early for a pre-party featuring appetizers, beer, and wine from State & Fig and live music from KCRW DJ Raul Campos. Speaking of Stories has created its own Moth-like program featuring local writers and acting sharing personal stories since the last time The Moth Mainstage came through town. Apparently, like the experts say, there’s no end to our interest in hearing and sharing stories from our lives – the way knowledge, intelligence, and ethics have been passed down for millions of years.

Hawk-eyed Author

Although H Is for Hawk might sound like a mid-series mystery novel from Montecito author Sue Grafton’s alphabet series, but it’s actually the title of Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed nonfiction story of adopting a gos-

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hawk, considered one of nature’s most vicious predators, to cope with her father’s death. Macdonald is a writer, poet, illustrator and naturalist whose work has astounded readers via an innovative approach to story and an adroitness with language. H Is for Hawk encompasses components of memoir, nature writing, history and other genres, and was called an instant classic by The New York Times critic Dwight Garner, who raved “Helen Macdonald’s beautiful and nearly feral book… is so good that, at times, it hurt me to read it. It draws blood, in ways that seem curative.” The book was Time magazine’s No. 1 nonfiction book of 2015, and made the top 10 lists of many more publications, and won the Costa Book Award for its “searing emotional honesty, and descriptive language that is unparalleled in modern literature.” Macdonald, who is the author of Falcon, a cultural history of the raptor, is a professional falconer who has assisted with the management of raptor research and conservation projects. She’ll talk about the work, her writing, and her personal transformation on Friday, April 1, at The New Vic theater downtown in a presentation sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Info at 893-3535 or www. ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

All Booked-up

Chaucer’s two big book signing/ author events of the week are nourishing nuggets – one each for children and another for fans of probiotic drinks. On Sunday, it’s Santa Barbara writer Kisha Gianni, whose “My Pet Cloud” is a sweet and magical story about a little boy and his pet cloud named Harold, with whom he plays and cavorts as a lifelong friend. The cloud serves as a reassuring presence as the boy learns that he can count on Harold for support, and that even though he may go away for a little while, as people in our lives sometimes do, their connection assures that Harold will always come back to him. Gianni, an interior designer, writes the Design Intervention column for the Santa Barbara News-Press; her mother, Lyn Gianni, who has worked as a professional artist for more than 35 years, provided the illustrations. Tuesday brings Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory to Chaucer’s, where the pair will sign copies of The Big Book of Kombucha Brewing, a guide sure to be of use to natural health-loving Santa Barbara folks. The book explains how brewing your own kombucha at home can be both easy and fun, as you create exactly the flavors you want for a fraction of the cost of storebought. Los Angeles residents Crum and LaGory, proprietors of Kombucha Kamp (kombuchakamp.com), offer

Alan Chapman leads a night of talk and music with SB Chamber Orchestra

illustrated step-by-step instructions and recipes for 286 different flavor combinations of the drink, plus recipes for delicious foods and beverages you can make with kombucha. There are also details of the drink’s history, information on the many health benefits of kombucha, and more.

Grin and Barrett

Rona Barrett, the pioneering gossip columnist, TV personality, and businesswoman whose writing career dates back nearly six decades, now runs the Rona Barrett Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Santa Ynez, home to the ranch she retired to 25 years ago. Barrett, who turns 80 in October, still writes a column, “Gray Matters”, that appears locally online on Noozhawk (her most recent entry recalls a 1980 interview she did with now presidential candidate Donald Trump, who said then he wasn’t interested in politics because “It’s a very mean life.” Barrett discusses her life and career in a talk titled “New York Jewish Childhood to Hollywood Reporter and Giving Back: A Story of Perseverance” on Monday at noon at the University Club as part of the Food for Thought Lunch Series sponsored by Jewish Women’s Network and Hadassah. Call Jilli Spear at the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation at 957-1115 or visit www.sbjf.org for information and reservations.

Words + Music with the SBCO

Alan Chapman, a member of the music theory faculty at Colburn Conservatory, also hosts and produces three regular programs on Classical KUSC, the nation’s largest and most-listened-to public radio and nonprofit classical music station. He’s an in-demand pre-concert lecturer who has been a regular speaker on the L.A. Philharmonic’s Upbeat Live series since its inception in 1984 and also works closely with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Opera, and Pacific Symphony. Now, he’s coming to Santa

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Barbara for an intimate evening of chat and chamber music courtesy of maestro Heiichiro Ohyama and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBOC). Ohyama – who served as principal violist and assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic before his semi-retirement – and fellow violist Erik Rynearson are joined by SBCO violinists Sooah Kim and Carrie Kennedy and cellist Paula Fehrenbach in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87, while Chapman leads a related discussion. Wine and dessert will be also be served at this special off-site event that takes place in the intimate University Club, April 5. For info, call or visit 963-0761/www.lobero.com or 966-2441/www.sbco.org.

Non-silent Lucidity

The Lucidity Festival, set for April 8-10, began as a concept to bring the transformational arts vibe and upbeat, exploratory and healing spirit of Burning Man down to the local community level. The organizers found the sprawling campground at Live Oak Camp – home of the Live Oak Music Festival every summer – to be a perfect haven for the concept, near to Santa Barbara but far enough away and tucked into a remote corner of the Santa Ynez River valley that noise and lights aren’t an issue. Lucidity began its six-year arc with its debut festival in 2012, offering a themed multi-year approach based on the mythic Hero’s Journey, where participants would explore six chapters of transformation, the first three (Awake in Your Dreams, The Totem’s Return, Universe) aimed at the personal while the final three (Kindred Quest, Crossroads, Eudaimonia) meant to be more collective transformation. Crossroads, this year’s theme, seems especially apt as so many issues, from the election to the global warming, to economic and racial injustice – seem to have the country if not all mankind on the precipice of massive upheaval. Of course, most of those concerns – save for are the environment, which 31 March – 7 April 2016

The Lucidity Festival shines on Live Oak Campground April 8-10 (photo by Lerina Winter)

is always paramount at Lucidity – gets left behind once revelers arrive at Lucidity to partake of the massive offerings, which range from more than 100 DJs and musical acts (performers include Keller Williams. Santa Barbara-born Rainbow Girls, and Montecito-raised reggae-kirtan musician Joss Jaffee) to scores of workshops, spiritual pursuits, and artistic installations, all spread over seven different archetype themed villages –

including the Lover’s Nest, Healing Sanctuary, Nomad’s Nook, Goddess Grove, Warriors Way, Trickster’s Playground, and FamilyGarden (yes, kids are welcome and those 12 and under are even free) – within the festival. But this year, people have a chance to make the connection between the real world and the festival a little more palpable, as Lucidity Education has upped its game to

offer a full four days of courses. Lucid University Courseweek, which takes place April 4-7 at Live Oak Campground while the festival structure is being built, is designed specifically, according to the press release, “for students, seekers, and dreamers interested in developing solutions for the challenges faced by themselves and our society at large.” The idea is to offer meaningful educational experiences outside of traditional schools, something deeper than the mostly hour-long talks and workshops that take place over the weekend. Student can delve deeply into Permaculture Design (which was the only area offered last year on an intro and experimental basis), Lucid Dreaming, Reiki Healing, Art & Creativity, and Embodiment & Movement. Those who conclude the intensive courses – more than 24 hours of instruction over the four days – will receive a certificate of completion. Also new for 2016: two-day passes covering Saturday and Sunday, and an opportunity to join in the Mindful Feeding Commissary for an additional fee. Info and tickets for both the festival – including detailed information on the workshops, teachers, and performers – and Lucid University is available online at www.2016.lucidityfestival.com. •MJ

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FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Goleta Getting Funk-y – The five member artists who comprise Can(n) on Art Studios, an open floor plan studio collective in Goleta, are taking the show on the road. Elizabeth Folk, Rafael Gaete, Kimberly Hahn, Marco Pinter, and James Van Arsdale, who established Can(n)on back in 2010, are showing individual work at The Arts Fund Gallery, which has wide-open spaces outside of its rather intimate indoor exhibition area. The show is called Stone Soup after the age-old folk tale of penniless travelers who create a curious stew filled only with water and stones that draws curious townsfolk to contribute their own offerings, resulting in a hearty soup that feeds all. In that spirit, Folk’s video and sculptural work, Gaete’s abstract oil painting, Hahn’s photography, Pinter’s interactive installations, and Van Arsdale’s mixed-media works are all coming together for the exhibition – and all of the artists will be on hand for tonight’s opening reception, during the monthly Funk Zone Art Walk, which also features a special performance by Heavy Cosmic Kinetic. WHEN: Reception 5-7 tonight; exhibition on display through May 21 WHERE: The Arts Fund Gallery, 205C Santa Barbara Street COST: free INFO: 965-7321 or www.artsfundsb.org No Foolin’ in the Funk Zone – Reds Bin 211 invites you to get down and get funky on April Fool’s Day night. DJ Darla Bea – who has

been spinning the tunes at just about every benefit, fundraiser, or public party you can shake a wad of cash at over the last couple of months – gets the party started, while La Boheme Professional Dance Group provide the entertainment. The ladies who know how to lay down the grooves (and lift their legs high in the air!) are looking for people to join the troupe for the upcoming Summer Solstice Parade set for mid-June. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 211 Helena Ave. COST: free SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Ensembles at the Library – Santa Barbara Music Club’s semi-monthly classical music concerts, which offers solo or duo performances, pulls out the stops for today’s offering featuring two established ensembles. The Westmont Chamber Singers kick off the concert with an eclectic array of choral selections, as music director M. Grey Brothers leads the singers through “O Sonno”, by the Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Cipriano de Rore; five English folk songs and “The Dark-Eyed Sailor”, “The Springtime of the Year”, and “Just as the Tide Was Flowing”, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams; “Praise the Lord”, by the British church organist and composer David Halls; and Sammy Fain’s “Alice in Wonderland”, arranged by Paris Rutherford. Then the vocalists take a seat as the Channel Islands String Quartet perform the last of Mozart’s so-called Hayden Quartets, the one in C major, K. 465 (“Dissonance”), named for the unusually chromatic harmonic structure of the introduction,

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Elvis’s Army – Elvis Costello brings his Detour solo show stateside this week, beginning with several California dates including tonight back at the Arlington following shows in Santa Rosa and San Francisco. Last time through town, Costello did his solo thing at the Granada, but he’s also brought his Song Wheel to the larger and older Arlington in the past. Reports from the ex-pat Brit’s U.K. dates indicate the celebrated singer-songwriter is playing both guitar and piano, and sharing the stories behind the songs from the stage. This U.S. leg may also include a giant vintage TV displayed both images and words throughout the show as the veteran Costello runs through selections from his extensive catalog over a just-shy of 40-year recording career (his debut, My Aim is True, came out in 1977). Larkin Poe, the roots rock band from Atlanta fronted by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, open the show and, we’re told, also join Costello for a couple of numbers late in his set, including the still vital “(What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding”. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $59.50-$129.50 INFO: 963-4408/www. thearlingtontheatre.com or (800) 745-3000/www.ticketmaster.com

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EVENTS by Steven Libowitz

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Grupo Corpo at Granada – Brazil’s internationally celebrated contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo returns to town with two works in tow as part of its 40th anniversary tour. The company was founded in the mid1970s by Paulo Pederneiras – who still directs, and customizes each production with signature scenography and lighting designs that pair with alluring costumes – and prides itself on encompassing all facets of Brazil, including its urban and suburban elements, and its foreign influence and local color, and combining classical technique with a contemporary re-reading of popular Brazilian dance forms. The company’s 22 dancers will be offering the gravity-defying piece “Suíte Branca” and the evocative “Dança Sinfônica”, featuring choreography by Cassi Abranches and Rodrigo Pederneiras. Expect Grupo Corpo’s seductive movement accompanied by scintillating music and magnetic costumes – and, of course, the company’s trademark technically rigorous choreography. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35-$45 INFO: 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

which back in the 18th century seemed utterly foreign to the audience. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: Faulkner Gallery in the downtown Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub.org Trinity Tribute – Trinity Backstage is getting a late start on its quarterly concerts that turn the Episcopal Church into a ‘60s-era coffeehouse, and this early April offering is also its opportunity to bid goodbye to Mark Asman, the church’s longtime rector who is retiring next month after 23 years (including the last 14 years during Trinity Backstage’s time, the first 12 with monthly shows). The special concert features four singersongwriters who have peformed together for years. Series co-founders Kate Wallace and Doug Clegg are joined by Caren Armstrong and James McVay for an evening of original songs and folk favorites, complete with multi-part harmonies and lots of stories – and, of course, coffee and baked treats you can enjoy at your seats and tables. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1500 State Street COST: $10 INFO: 962-1970 or www. trinitybackstage.com Pawn Shop Soul – Austin psych-soul duo Greyhounds are keyboardist Anthony Farrell and guitarist Anthony Trube, who have been playing together since 1999. Their maddeningly familiar sound has been self-compared to a cross between Hall and Oates meet ZZ Top, while others have posited The Meters and Buck Owens (I’d say more Beck and the boondocks). Meanwhile, their music has been called everything from

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“intoxicating... gut-wrenchingly lovely” (Esquire) to “real music (made) the right way and for the right reasons” (Derek Trucks). Greyhounds, who have written and recorded in a number of interesting ways, scamper into town on the heels of a brand-new CD. Change of Pace just came out yesterday, and features the duo’s typical “sweat-drenched R&B and deep-fried funk,” this time composed on a collection of rewired keyboards and pawn shop guitars. The band has toured as opening act for American Idol winner Taylor Hicks back in 2009; this time around they’re opening for the Pimps of Joytime, another “post-genre” band known for mashing up a deep bluesy groove and EDM dance beats, or New Orleans funk, ‘90s club house, ‘60s salsa, and hip-hop rolled into one. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 (cash only) at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com Beethoven Extravaganza – The Santa Barbara Master Chorale, under the baton of artistic director and conductor Steven R. Hodson, pays tribute to the composer considered the greatest of all time, offering four works by Ludwig van B including the master’s Mass in C Major. Also on the program is Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, which the composer himself conducted on December 22, 1808 (a week after his 38th birthday) alongside the public premieres of his fifth and sixth symphonies and his Piano Concerto No. 4. Rounding out the program are “Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage)”, a cantata based on verses by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and the 31 March – 7 April 2016

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Koh-llaboration – Violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner have teamed up for a four-part project exploring the influence of Beethoven’s music on a diverse group of composers and musicians. The ambitious exploration “Bridge to Beethoven II” – which is making its Santa Barbara debut – considers the impact and significance of the composer on a wide array of musicians and composers who have followed, igniting creative conversations around his music not only as a cornerstone of the classical world but as a universal, culture-crossing source of inspiration. The pair perform both classic works by Beethoven and new commissions from composers such as Andrew Norman and Vijay Iyer (whose piece “Bridgetower Fantasy” premiered in Santa Barbara in 2015). As with Koh’s earlier exploration of Bach’s music and its effect on future musicians (“Bach and Beyond, Parts 1 and 2”, which played at the same venue), the new pieces are played alongside works by Beethoven, in this case Violin Sonatas No. 6-8, interspersed with short works by Norman. Koh, recently named Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, is recognized for her intense, commanding performances delivered with technical virtuosity and assurance, while Wosner, recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $30 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.

above-mentioned piano concerto, with Westmont student Aaron Wilk, winner of last year’s Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation competition, as soloist (he’ll also play the piano portion of the Choral Fantasy). Soloists for the concert are local favorites soprano Celeste Tavera, alto Aumna Iqbal, tenor Benjamin Brecher, and bass Emil Cristescu. WHEN: 7:30 tonight, 3:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street (at Garden St.) COST: $22 general admission, $20 seniors and disabled, $12 college students, children in K-12 free INFO: 455-3276 or www.sbmasterchorale.org Opolais Blossoms – The late Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production of Madama Butterfly flutters back to life as the Metropolitan Opera’s remount of Puccini’s masterpiece serves as the current Live in HD presentation.

Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role and has earned a rave review from The New York Times, which praised her “voluptuous, expressive voice (that) soared over Puccini’s dense orchestration, and there were riveting moments in her portrayal, as the naïve young Butterfly evolves from a shy, love-struck girl to a heartbroken, outraged mother whose faith in her husband is shattered.” Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butterfly’s dreams of love, with a cast that also includes Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. Conductor Karel Mark Chichon makes his Met debut, while Matthew Polenzani hosts the simulcast. WHEN: 9:55 am WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $28 INFO: 969-8787 or www. musicacademy.org (Note: also plays at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St.) •MJ

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

FRIDAY! An Evening with the Author of H Is for Hawk FRI, APR 1 / 7:30 PM (note special time) THE NEW VIC, 33 W. VICTORIA ST. $20 (includes book) / $15 / $10 all students A New Vic facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“[Macdonald’s words] mimic feathers, so impossibly pretty we don’t notice their astonishing engineering.” New York Times Book Review Books will be available for purchase and signing

David Gergen

The 2016 Election and the Future Political Landscape THU, APR 7 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL Tickets start at $25 / $10 UCSB Gergen will provide a bipartisan analysis of the Obama Administration, a Republican-controlled Congress, the 2016 Presidential election and what today’s headlines mean for the future of America. Event Sponsors: Meg & Dan Burnham With support from our Community Partner the Orfalea Family UCSB/Santa Barbara Reads Author Event

Bryan Stevenson

FREE Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption MON, APR 18 / 8 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL

“Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.” – Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times Books will be available for purchase and signing

Krista Tippett

Smither Matters – Back in 2014, singer-songwriter Chris Smither marked his 50 years in music with three different projects, spreading the celebration over the release of a double retrospective CD tracing his half-century career, a lyric book taking stock of the poetry inherent in his songs, and a tribute album that featured contributions from Bonnie Raitt, Loudon Wainwright III, Josh Ritter, Dave Alvin, Peter Case, Tim O’Brien, Patty Larkin, and others he has influenced along the way. Now, nearly three years into his second half-century, the Boston-bred blues-folk icon, revered for both his guitar prowess and his way with words, Smither is still doing what he has always done – touring ‘round the country playing his songs for folks who want to hear them. Next stop: the super singer-songwriter friendly series known as Tales from the Tavern. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: The Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez COST: $34 INFO: 688-0383 or www.talesfromthetavern.com (photo by Jeff Fasano)

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Helen Macdonald

In Conversation with Pico Iyer Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living WED, APR 20 / 7:30 PM (note special time) UCSB CAMPBELL HALL $15 / $10 all students Creator of the Peabody Award-winning radio show On Being, National Humanities Medalist Krista Tippett will present a hopeful vision of humanity as she explores life’s central questions. Books will be available for purchase and signing

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5442 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5442 for the CABRILLO AND ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday April 19, 2016 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “CABRILLO AND ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA WATERLINE REPLACEMENT, Bid No. 5442". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Install municipal water mains ranging in size from 2 inch copper to 12 inch PVC and ductile iron. The majority of the project is 8-inch PVC and ductile iron. The replacements occur at two areas. There are 3 contingency locations that are mostly 12” water mains. The project total length including all contingency locations is about 2.2 miles. The Engineer’s estimate is $2,850,000. Each bidder must have a Class 'A' license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There is a mandatory Pre-Bid meeting scheduled for Monday April 11th 2016 at 10am at 620 Garden St Santa Barbara Ca David Gebhard Conference Room. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Carson Wollert, Project Engineer, 805-564-5376. In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any purchase order entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: March 30 and April 6, 2016 Montecito Journal

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sharon Goldberg MD, 5333 Hollister Avenue, Suite 175, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Sharon Goldberg, 549 Via Tranquila, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 21, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2016-0000864. Published March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Speaks, 549 Via Tranquila, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Gabriela Goldberg, 549 Via Tranquila, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Sharon Goldberg, 549 Via Tranquila, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Zoe Reifel, 3824 Lincoln Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2016-0000812. Published March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DPK Construction, 90 Arnold Place Unit C, Goleta, CA 93117. Douglas P. Krol, 3033 Calle Noguera, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2016-0000559. Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NextHome Properties, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Decker Realty, INC, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 7, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2016-0000696. Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: T3 Property Management, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Decker Realty, INC, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0000815. Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NextHome Properties; T3 Property Management, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Steven Corl Decker, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 16, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN No. 2016-0000816. Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Next Chapter SB Properties, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Gregory Pavloff, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Robert Pavloff, 1482 E. Valley Rd #300, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 29, 2016. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000594. Published March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bridal Bootycamp, 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez Street, Suite 110, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Elizabeth Alexander, 421 West Anapamu Street Apt. C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 3, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0000668. Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Prestigious Properties & Investments, 628 Vereda Del Ciervo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. P.P.I. Realty Investments, INC., 628 Vereda Del Ciervo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2016-0000546. Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Ocean Aire, 125 Harbor Way Suite 7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Jon Payne, 6 Harbor Way #239, Santa Barbara, CA. This statement was originally filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 4, 2015. 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 Jan Morales, filed March 8, 2016. Original FBN No. 2015-0001804. Published Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ocean Aire, 125 Harbor Way #7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Allied Voyage LLC, 125 Harbor Way #7, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 8, 2016. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000724. Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AG Builders, 960 Veronica Springs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Iran Alexis Gonzalez, 960 Veronica Springs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 8, 2016. 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

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in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2016-0000715. Published March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2016.

Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00752. To all interested parties: Petitioner Ernesto Vladimir Landa filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Vladimir Landa. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00700. To all interested parties: Petitioners Nadia Lash and Valentin Lash filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Emiliya Lyash to Emily Lash. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 1, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 27, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00787. To all interested parties: Petitioner Gabriela GuzmanMorales filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Gabriela Morales. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00793. To all interested parties: Petitioner Amy Michelle Benson filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Samantha Dean. 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. Hearing date: May 18, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00610. To all interested parties: Petitioner Tara Judith Patrick Nack filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Tara Judith Patrick. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 4, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 27, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00706. To all interested parties: Petitioner Eudelia Dee Zamora filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Eudelia Dee Raya. 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 20, 2016 by Terri Chavez,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00611. To all interested parties: Petitioners Jennifer Bower and Norman Hannotte filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Wynona Grace Hannotte to Wynona Grace Joey Hannotte. 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. Hearing date: April 13, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV00420. To all interested parties: Petitioner Vito Anthony Summa IV filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing to Vito Anthony Kait Summa. 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 19, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 13, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30

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James is managing editor of the Montecito Journal. He has reviewed movies for 30 years and can be reached via Editor@montecitojournal.net.

ny chance of fast-forwarding to June, when boastfully titled Genius is slated for nationwide release? The true tale about Scribner books editor Max Perkins and author Thomas Wolfe would be hard-pressed to comprise a more esteemed cast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Guy Pearce, Laura Linney, and Dominic West. Any apprehension stems not from accomplished screenwriters John Logan and A. Scott Berg, but the fact Genius marks the directorial debut of one Michael Grandage. Let’s not look too far ahead – despite the temptation – as there are two current behemoths to disparage and one “indie” dramedy to recommend:

The box-office bully Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, as grueling as it is dueling, clocks in at 150 minutes but feels twice as long. Zack Snyder’s latest rumination tracks the usual comic-book characters: billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (suitable Ben Affleck), the Man of Steel (Henry Cavill with eyes of steel and chin of steel), love interest Lois Lane (Amy Adams), and the mad mastermind Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg, in an odd choice of casting). As in every “Caped Crusader” production, Alfred the butler is our calm port amid the superheroes’ storm; Jeremy Irons, also the finest element of this year’s underseen Race, fills Michael Caine’s polished shoes with sturdy vigor. In so far as the filmmakers had the luxury of an overblown budget and protracted running time, special-effects eye candy is copious (which also means loud and excessive); and one must acknowledge the splintered narrative – though wide-ranging – isn’t without merit. But then, the addition of Wonder Woman seems gratuitous, meaning that she fits right in with other components that lay the groundwork for a sequel or three. And Eisenberg – who expertly embodied Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network – continues his on-screen, rapid-tongue repartee, which now borders on insufferable.

Greeks of Nature

The name My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 essentially says it all. Branching out from its 2002 predecessor – reportedly the most profitable romantic-comedy of all time – this half-baked, crudely crafted sequel revisits the world of the Portokalos clan and its frumpy “ugly duckling” (Nia Vardalos, also the film’s scripter). Along the way, audiences must endure the same loud and proud family – with their vocals louder, their antics more predictable and contrived – which appears to be auditioning for an ethnic TV sitcom. To be fair, it’s difficult to condemn Elena Kampouris, as the frustrated teenager, and seasoned Michael Constantine, who looks as if he’d rather get teleported back to the set of The Hustler to reunite with Paul Newman. Recognizable cameos abound, as 31 March – 7 April 2016

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besieged director Kirk Jones periodically trots out the likes of John Stamos, Rita Wilson, and erstwhile singer Joey Fatone, as would a ringleader trot out circus animals.

Shady Lady

Hello, My Name is Doris serves up a juicy, meaty role for Sally Field to devour as the eponymous player: a weary, offbeat “accountant” whose mother has died and who has a crush on the corporation’s much younger art director (charismatic Max Greenfield). With the encouragement of a friend’s teenage girl, Doris is led to believe the unwitting hero shares her amorous feelings. Through no fault of the astute Field, the central character can be perceived as annoying, juvenile, and a stalker (just imagine if a 70-year-old man doggedly pursued a young lady). All in all, director and co-writer Michael Showalter manufactures some laughs and handles the tender moments delicately, with help from invaluable veterans Stephen Root and Tyne Daly. It’s also a pleasure to see Peter Gallagher again, even when he portrays a cheesy motivational speaker. •MJ In a sense, I am Jacob Horner – John Barth

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Benefits of the Week State Street Spin by Steven Libowitz “Benefits of the Week” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area fundraisers approximately 10 days to three weeks ahead of the event. Unusual themes and galas with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

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irls Rock Santa Barbara has only been around for fewer than four years, and not even quite two as a full 501(c)(3) nonprofit, but the organization has already made quite a splash in town. That’s to be expected when your mission is to empower girls ages 7-17 through music education, creative expression, and performance, promoting an environment that fosters self-confidence, creativity, and teamwork. “We have a very specific curriculum based around girls coming together to be mentored by female musicians and writing songs together,” explained founder and executive director Jenn Baron. “The girls may have no experience at all, but within 12 weeks for the after-school program, or just one during the summer, they learn to play an instrument and write a song with group of girls, then perform in front of an audience. To be able to conquer that kind of challenge requires leadership and teamwork. It’s a huge accomplishment, and something that serves as a metaphor for empowering themselves through life. It’s something they can hold on to whether they become a professional musician or a doctor – it’s all life skills. Nothing seems unattainable any more once you’ve done something you thought was impossible.” But to do the impossible takes more than desire and effort – there’s also the financial cost, and Girls Rock wants to make its programs accessible to all regardless of income level. Hence, the nonprofit’s latest fundraiser: an estate sale in Montecito that takes place Saturday. April 9, from 9 am – 2 pm at 105 Pomar Lane here in Montecito. Admission is free, but those who can’t wait to shop through the treasures can “rock” the Early Bird event on Friday evening for a mere $20 donation, and you’ll also get to hear some of the girls’ groups in performance. Donation collections start this Friday, and the Girls Rock folks are willing to go the extra mile, literally, to help you to part with your unwanted treasures such as furniture, clothing, shoes, purses, sports equipment, musical instruments, and other typical estate sale items. “You can drop items off at our collection point in Montecito, or we can come and pick things up at your house,” Baron said. “We want to make it as easy as possible.” Delivery for those bulky and heavy 31 March – 7 April 2016

items you purchase at the estate sale is also available. “We want you to come, have a good time, and shop without having to worry about anything else,” she said. To donate items, email Tricia. Rascon@gmail.com. Check Girls Rock’s website www.girlsrocksb.org for details and information about the programs.

Stick a Fork in Hunger

The 2nd annual Fork & Cork Classic was held the first Sunday in May last spring, but even that mid-spring date wasn’t early enough for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, the umbrella nonprofit whose mission is “to end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition.” “Santa Barbara is such a foodie town, we wanted to get on the earlier side of all of the food-and-wine festivals,” explained Misha Garrison, Foodbank’s development manager. “We needed to be in the vanguard of these sorts of events.” So this year, the Fork & Cork takes place a solid three weeks earlier, on Sunday, April 3. That would put the Classic way ahead on a soonto-be-crowded gastronomic calendar that also includes the annual Santa Barbara Wine Festival along the banks of Mission Creek at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (June 25), the 13th Annual California Wine Festival on East Beach and downtown (July 14-16), and the 35th annual Taste of the Town in Riviera Park on September 11. The new date even eclipses the Santa Barbara Food & Wine Weekend at the Bacara Resort, which takes place April 15-17. But that’s what you’ve got to do when you’re the new kid in town – the F&C is just three years old – and hungry to raise the kinds of funds it takes to meet Foodbank’s lofty goals. But Ford & Cork isn’t just early, it’s also already one of the more popular food-and-wine events in town. That’s partially due to the extensive list of restaurants (more than 20 of the finest restaurateurs will be serving sumptuous samples) and beverage providers (30, including wineries, breweries, and non-alcoholic drinks). “The food is exquisite, and there’s lots of it,” Garrison said. A huge silent auction with a wide variety of items up for bid also draws

Ode to Local Nonprofits CADA, CAMA, CALM, AND CASA This time of year seems such a hassa so many acronyms that are used it’s no wonder I’m confused!

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Speaking of poetry, the indefatigable Frank McGinity is at it again. Always promoting wonderful things on Irish history and culture, our laddie has now shared his passion for the poet William Butler Yeats in a film called The Passion of Yeats. McGinity is working with filmmakers Tina and Michael Love who also wrote and directed his documentary on Nicholas Den. Den was the community’s first Irishman, and he was one of our foremost residents of the early 19th century.

As the founder of the the American Irish Historical Society’s West Coast branch, McGinity shares his enthusiasm for promulgating all things Irish — from sponsoring movies on the San Patricios, to hosting lectures, to – now – producing documentaries. There are a few compelling reasons that this film resonates well for this year. It is the 150th anniversary of Yeats’s birth and it is the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. This was the seminal event in Ireland (which Yeats referred to as the “terrible beauty”), leading to the Emerald Isle’s fight for independence, and ultimately the formation of the the Irish Republic in 1922. Passion was a central theme in Yeats’s words and work, which was acknowledged with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. This documentary explores how this passion was woven through both his life and poetry. For the 30-minute film, McGinity tapped the talents of Enda Duffy, UCSB professor of Anglo-Irish literature, who narrates throughout the documentary. Also appearing in the picture is McGinity himself, as well as author T.C. Boyle. The movie is beginning its journey to festivals and was featured recently at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. Want to see it before it hits the big time? Get a copy for yourself, available at Chaucer’s Books. •MJ

rave reviews, she said. “We have a dynamite committee that finds unique items, including several vacation getaways to islands and elsewhere.” Then there’s the Cork Pull game, where a $20 donation nets a gift worth at least that much in goods or services. “It’s the game that everybody wins,” Garrison said. But what also sets the Fork & Cork apart is that it’s perhaps the only foodand-wine event where the beneficiary actually deals with food – and 100 percent of the proceeds go to provide healthy food and nutrition education to community residents. Foodbank serves one in four people in the country through its 300 nonprofit partners,

more than 146,000 men, women, and children just last year. “We’re the food hub at the center of the county, serving everyone from homeless shelters to after-school programs and senior centers,” Garrison explained. “Every nonprofit that needs foods draws from our two warehouses and six trucks – almost 10 million pounds last year, with a huge focus on produce.” So, when you imbibe and chow down at the Fork & Cork, rest easy that you’re doing well by doing good. Get tickets, see the wine and catering list, and learn more about Foodbank online at www.forkandcorkclassic. org. •MJ

he “Boys Club” name? (must disT avow) it’s known as Boys and Girls Club now. And the old Girls Clubs ain’t what ya think — now they’re all known as “Girls Inc.” SEE Surgical Eye or DRI it’s medical help they both supply For businesses, confusion galore! There’s SABER, SBAOR, NAWBO, SCORE CASA, CADA, CAMA, CALM These NGO’s are such the bomb! they do good work, they are all great (but hard to keep our non-profits straight!)

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Far Flung Travel

story and photos by Chuck Graham

Santa Barbara’s Wild Coast

he incessant hum was deafening. While kayaking along desolate wind-sculpted sand dunes between Gootahs and Point Arguello in Santa Barbara’s North County, hundreds of migrating surf scoters ran on water, their wings furiously flapping, creating a humming sensation that even drowned out the booming surf. Ryland Grivetti and I were in the midst of a five-day, 120-mile kayaking and surfing excursion to explore the mostly inaccessible North County, and hopefully score some uncrowded surf along the way. Eventually, we finished our local paddling trip on Santa Barbara’s eastern fringe. The rugged North County appeared like California once did: remote beaches, heaping sand dunes, sheer cliffs, guano-covered rock outcroppings and nearly void of people. Big fish were always on our minds with recent great white shark activity noted along Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launching and landing was also an effort, because Vandenberg limited where we could land, and several undefined lineups kept us guessing.

“You have to stay positive,” Lori fired back. “They’ve done this sort of thing before.” It didn’t appear that way at first as a sand-sucking, 4-foot wave unloaded on top of Ryland, who was paddling 20 yards in front of me, catapulting him into a backward summersault. Beyond that initial ejection, we made it beyond the surf and enjoyed the solitude of paddling along the breathtaking, 500-foot-tall dunes to Gootahs. After gliding passed a deserted, pristine beach, we dodged some frothy rollers exploding over barnacle-encrusted crags along Gootahs amidst bellowing sea lions and steep, towering cliffs. From there, it was at least a 10-mile stretch to Point Purisima, that sharky feeling creeping up on us like a rolling fog bank. We stayed as close as we could to the shoreline but were narrowly picked off by several cresting waves while approaching the barren point encrusted in muscles and barnacles.

Humble Beginnings

One week before our excursion, two kayakers fishing from their boats were attacked by a large great white ejecting them from their kayaks somewhere along Point Purisima. Fortunately a fishing boat was nearby and rescued them. Needless to say, we were wary rounding Point Purisima, especially being the only boats on the water. We carefully picked our way to the craggy shoreline, weaving our way through 6-foot surf that would cap offshore and then back off. When we drew closer to shore, we sprinted to an occasional channel, and from there landed without incident. Afterward, we dried soggy gear on a rocky slab, soaking in the last of a crimson sunset. Unfortunately, the surf near-

Our self-propelled journey began on Hidalgo Beach, where towering sand dunes soaked in a rare fall rain shower. Our legs burned dragging our heavy, gear-laden kayaks a couple hundred yards in deep, soft sand to the shoreline. The surf was clean and closing out in the 3-to-5-foot range, but there were lulls between sets so timing was everything. My wife, Lori, dropped us off and watched us launch, as were two surfers checking the conditions. “No one has ever tried this here before,” claimed one of the onlookers, Lori well within earshot. “They’re not going to make it.”

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ly tripled in size through the night. Launching was now in question but still appeared doable. It was all about timing. We launched at the same time and waited in what was left of the channel, when suddenly a large wave swept across it. I pushed through and looked at Ryland, who was now holding his board in his lap. Another wave washed through, but this time I didn’t see Ryland, just his surfboard floating in the water. I wouldn’t see him again for at least 30 minutes. I tried retrieving his board, but I had to turn and face several oncoming waves. The second wave ejected me

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out of my kayak, and my surfboard broke free from my kayak. I wrapped myself around my kayak while being swept ashore. I pushed off an oncoming bluff, made a second attempt – but that proved futile, too. I found myself spent and on the same rocky slab where we dried gear. With binoculars out and radio on, I searched for Ryland well over a halfmile offshore. Huge waves capped on the hazy horizon with salty mist wafting skyward. After locating one lonely kayaker, we conversed on the radio on what to do next. “I feel like a shark biscuit out here,” said Ryland. There 31 March – 7 April 2016

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TO END ALL WARS weren’t a lot of choices; either paddle in to me or paddle alone for 20 miles to Jalama. The tide was draining, the surf was getting bigger, and paddling south solo around Point Arguello appeared to be the best option. At first it didn’t sit well with Ryland, but after several larger sets rolled through, he agreed it was the right move, sharky waters be damned. With a plan in play Ryland dodged huge, capping waves among breaching dolphins, and I ran up the beach and located our missing surfboards. Amazingly I found both in the same cave! I then dragged my heavy, gear-laden kayak 2 miles in the soft sand down to the coastal access point and the train station in Lompoc. Then I ran back up the beach and grabbed both boards. Along the way, I ran into many curious beach walkers all asking the same question. “Don’t you know there’s sharks out there?”

Reconnecting

Eventually, I struck up a conversation with an 80-something-year-old local curmudgeon who was willing to give me a lift into town. After we unloaded all my gear on the sidewalk, he handed me a postcard of Lompoc, and off he went. From a local coffee shop, I called Lori to come get me. While I waited, I wondered how Ryland was holding up. My anxiety subsided a couple hours later when 31 March – 7 April 2016

Lori arrived with a text from Ryland saying, “Made it to Jalama. All is good.” Grateful about Ryland, Lori dropped me off at Jalama, and wearily drove home. Ryland and I discussed the day’s events huddling in the damp sand dunes. We were finally able to relax and laugh a little about the huge surf and his 20-mile solo paddle around Point Arguello to Jalama. The surf lulled us to sleep. At dawn we left Jalama, kayaking easily toward Point Conception among wary sea otters and bobbing harbor seals. The wave-battered point lived up to its unpredictable nature during our approach. A light, warm east wind blew down from the canyons, but within minutes we were paddling into an annoying southeast headwind, whitecaps washing over our bows. A few moments farther south, we paddled underneath the lighthouse, and the wind did a 180-degree swing. Now favorably at our backs, it propelled us along the Hollister Ranch and the scenic Gaviota Coast, the northern half of the county in our wake. Three days later, we finished our trip on the beach I grew up surfing on in Carpinteria. We pulled our kayaks in tight against the seawall and surfed for an hour. For a moment, it felt like a new surf spot and I was a kid learning to surf all over again. Times like that, it feels good to be a surfer… and a kayaker. •MJ

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