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I am struggling. Mostly with my decision to temporarily close Merci. It was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make but at the end of the day, the health and safety of my family (my husband, Stephane, and our two girls, Celeste, 9, and Paloma, 5) always comes first. If I can stay positive and confident that we will be able to reopen Merci in the near future then I can truly enjoy these days of not having to set an alarm for five in the morning, taking leisurely beach walks at low tide, catching up on Curb your Enthusiasm, and really just spending quality time with my family. This is really forcing us to slow down for a minute and just enjoy the simple things in life. I know it won’t be forever.

What’s one special memory of living in Montecito?

I love living here and have so many fond memories, but I have to say the opening/opening party we had almost a year ago for Merci has been my favorite. From my first pop up to little Merci To Go, and then the two years of work building out and creating Merci Montecito and having it all culminate in a night (followed by an amazing opening week) of celebration and support from family, wonderful friends, and local customers was something I will never forget. From that day forward, what has touched me the most is the continued support of my amazing friends and the relationships I have created with so many of our local customers. It makes me so happy and proud to be a part of this beyond special community. •MJ Camerata Pacifica Curates Concerts for Pandemic by Steven Libowitz Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years. ENTERTAINMENT Page 424 C amerata Pacifica was ready when the coronavirus pandemic became a crisis forcing cancellations and resulting in sheltering-in-place orders. The chamber music ensemble had already been compiling videos of its performance for more than a decade.

“We definitely had a head start,” said Adrian Spence, the organization’s founding executive and artistic director. “When I see others scrambling to get stuff online, I realize we’re fortunate to have all that content, almost all of it highly produced.”

As soon as the shutdown was announced in mid-March, Camerata sent a message to its vast email list of subscribers and others highlighting hotlinks to all of its concert videos that people could click on, several dozen in total covering a wide array of composers, repertoire and personnel. The response was overwhelming, Spence said.

“People weren’t aware of the scope of the library. So we got a lot of attention right away, which was great.”

But simply supplying a static stable of shows was something less than satisfying for both Camerata Pacifica and its fans, he said. “We wanted to have a live stream where people could be in the same place at same time, even if we’re actually in our own home.”

So Spence has been curating “Concerts At Home,” Camerata’s weekly live streaming events that are slated to continue as long as people are confined to their homes for the coronavirus crisis. He’s not only culling from the catalogue to create new shows, but also providing a (as of now) newly-recorded Zoom interview with one of the principals who performed at the original concert. The events stream live three times across the two platforms every Sunday. Camerata Pacifica has been producing “Concerts At Home” during the COVID-19 pandemic 93108