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THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P.10 • SEEN AROUND, P.14 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P.42
OPRAH BUYS SEAMAIR FARM Offer of $25 million at sealed-bid auction nets Ms Winfrey the 23-acre facility adjacent to her 42-acre estate that many people believed she already owned (story on page 6)
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Saying good-bye to Philip Kirst, Lynn Anderson, Willy Chamberlin, Lynn Matteson, Dan Gainey, and other beloved friends and relatives, p.24
Julia Macchio, daughter of actor Ralph, dances into central role of Flashdance at the Granada, p.32
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On the Water Front
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Mineards’s Miscellany
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Letters to the Editor
In part one, Bob Hazard provides overviews of new MWD’s new GM, Nick Turner from the Lamont Public utility District; in part two, MWD board president Richard Shaikewitz gives insight about Turner and the selection process, which included Bob Murray and Associates Oprah’s holiday spree; Mar Y Cel up for grabs; Josh Elliott on the move; Ellen DeGeneres’s philanthropy; Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne; Towbes on the slopes; SB Symphony Pops concert; tout le monde; Katy Perry growing pains; George Lucas offline; SB Rescue Mission’s 50 years; Ty Warner’s Beanie Babies; and New Year’s at Nipper’s
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Bob Franco writes about Peabody’s; Nancy Withington on assimilation; Nigel Gallimore’s history of fields; Lily Buckley in praise of Seinfeld; Dana Newquist recalls Andy Granatelli; Michael Edwards sees the sign; Paul Musgrove’s sign language; Atom Bergstrom on flowers; Daniel Seibert with rainbows; and Matt McLaughlin on holidays and religions
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Poetry Club; Poets Respond to Prints; Mental Health group; Walk & Roll; German conversation; Sedgwick Reserve hike; SB Music Club; Porch exhibit; Granada concert series; MBAR meeting; puppet show; MA meeting; Crafternoon workshops; Tattoos & Scrimshaw; exhibit opens; talking French; Mindfulness Meditation; Common Good talk; art classes; Adventuresome Aging; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; Italian conversation; farmers and artisans markets; and Cars & Coffee Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
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Montecito Association Land Use Committee discusses property acquisition; El Niño checklist from Montecito Fire Protection District; Dick and Noelle Wolf bestow multi-million-dollar gift for Cancer Center Santa Barbara, while Montecito YMCA continues partnership with LiveSTRONG program; Nicholas Turner hired as Tom Mosby’s replacement at Montecito Water District; and docent training at Casa del Herrero begins next week
14 Seen Around Town
Lynda Millner roams around the Artists’ Balls event; Menelli Tiles; Andy LoRusso, the Singing Chef; Yappy Hour; and SB Maritime Museum
23 Your Westmont
An alumnus wins a prestigious art award; and the college earns a grant for youth theology
24 Trail Talk
Lynn Kirst looks back fondly at those individuals who passed away in 2015 and left us with much more than empty saddles
28 On Entertainment
Steven Libowitz converses with musician Nathan McEuen prior to his Friday show in Goleta; Julia Macchio dances into her dad’s footsteps; a preview of the SB International Film Festival; and jazzing things up
40 Legal Advertising 41 Ernie’s World
Ernie Witham continues to cast his gaze toward the Northeast, conveying a retail tale from his New Hampshire days circa late 1970s
Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events
Musician Will Champlin at SOhO; DeAndre Simmons and SB Music Club; DJ Nicholas “Pumpkin” Alvarado and Shiba San at SOhO; Barbara Morrison gets “Up Close”; writer Gregg Levoy’s workshop; children’s film fest; Vicki Lawrence takes Granada stage; Orlando Consort in Hahn Hall; and Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano
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ON THE WATER FRONT
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here’s a new water boss coming to town. The Montecito Water District (MWD) has selected its new general manager to replace Tom Mosby, who announced his retirement last August. Effective February 2, MWD turns the reins of leadership over to 38-year-old Nick Turner, a licensed professional engineer who graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Turner comes to Montecito after a post as general manager of the Lamont Public Utility District (LPUD) in Kern County. Prior to that assignment, Turner was employed as a district manager-project engineer by AECOM, a global engineering design and consultant service. Lamont is a farming community located 10 miles south-southeast of Bakersfield at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. It has roughly the same number of households as Montecito (3,598 compared to Montecito’s 3,412) but there the similarity ends.
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Lamont has an average family size per household of 4.2 persons compared to Montecito’s 2.5 persons per household. Lamont is hotter and dryer than Montecito. On average, Lamont receives only 6.5 inches of rainfall per year, while Montecito averages a more robust 19.9 inches of rainfall in a normal year. Still, one could say that Lamont is water rich, while Montecito is water poor. Lamont’s sole water source is its seven active groundwater wells, which tap into the local aquifer at depths of 300 to 600 feet. None of the agricultural lands within or adjacent to the Lamont District are served by LPUD for irrigation. All agricultural water is provided by the Kern Delta Water districts.
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V talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey had a very extravagant Christmas, splashing out a not inconsiderable $39 million on two major property purchases. The media mogul, valued at $3 billion by Forbes, who made a 60-acre purchase in Telluride, Colorado, two years ago, has bought a nearby contemporary property for $14 million, and has won a sealed bid for a prime 23-acre estate, Seamair Farm, the former home of Mary Dell Olin Pritzlaff, in our rarefied enclave, which sits next to her 42-acre East Valley Road mansion, for a reported $25 million. “Mary Dell loved Oprah and would have tea with her regularly,” says another neighbor. “Oprah told her she wanted to buy the property, and Mary Dell said she hoped she would. But she wanted to keep it for her lifetime, knowing it would be sold upon her death, which occurred last July at the age of 85.” The property, which was used to raise horses and ponies for four decades, was auctioned with sealed bids because of various family trusts,” says the neighbor. “The family hoped Oprah would buy it and prevent any subdivision. And she did. “It was pretty much agreed before Mary Dell died. They really enjoyed each other’s company. She did not want her property ever to become part of Ennisbrook. She wanted it kept together in one piece.” The Cliff May-designed estate, which started accepting sealed bids
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in October, features a 4,750-sq-ft four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath house, as well as rambling stable and barn structures, and has wonderful views of the Pacific and Santa Ynez Mountains. The latest deal makes it the third property she has bought since moving to our Eden by the Beach 15 years ago. In October 2004, she also bought the 4,584-sq-ft home next to her front gate, near the Knowlwood Tennis Club, for $4.3 million, which is used for guests. In September 2005, she also bought a 5.6 acre property, with 3,376 sq ft near the rear of her estate for $7 million. This brings her estate size to almost 80 acres. Sage Auctions, which conducted the sale, says it is a “record deal.” In the Colorado pact, which closed last month, the purchase includes a five bedroom fully-furnished 8,700-
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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
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aiting for my wife to complete her shopping, I picked up an issue of the Montecito Journal. In the Letters to the Editor was a missive (“Too Trendy” MJ #21/52) about how much the old Peabody’s restaurant will be missed because of its medium-priced menu to be replaced by a new place called Oliver’s, a much more pricey eatery. In an “Editor’s note” at the end of the missive, a fellow whose initials are J.B. said that a Peabody’s type restaurant is no longer possible in Montecito because the minimum-wage law is approaching $15 an hour and “ObamaCare” will eat into profits. Let me quote you J.B.’s note: “We sorely need a Peabody’s-like eatery in this end of the world. Unfortunately, that is not likely to happen in your or my lifetime. With the “minimum wage” heading upwards of $15 an hour, and the cost of providing “ObamaCare” eating into profits, nobody in the restaurant business will be able to afford to offer a medi-
um-priced menu, at least not with table service.” This comes from an end of the world that is probably one of the most affluent on our planet. That Montecito cannot afford to give their restaurant employees a decent salary and healthcare is both shameful and unconscionable. What ever happened to the old adage “When we all do well, we all do well”? Bob Franco Carpinteria (Editor’s note: Ahh, I’m not sure I get your point. If a restaurant owner cannot make a profit running his business, he’ll do one of four things: close the place down, declare bankruptcy, sell it, or change his operating procedures. If the only way to make money in the medium-priced food business is to offer counter service only, then there will only be counter-service eateries in low to moderate priced restaurants. That’s simple economics and has nothing to do with “decent” salaries or the cost of healthcare. Obviously, every dollar paid out to employees or via government-mandated requirements comes off
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Assimilation or Dual Citizenship?
Regarding “The Assimilator” (Letters to the Editor, MJ #21/51) and the quote therein from Theodore Roosevelt: “Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all.” For 200 years, the U.S. did not allow dual nationality. This changed in May 1967, when the U.S. Supreme Court in the Beyes Afroyim case, by a vote of 5 to 4, permitted a Polish-Jewish naturalized U.S. citizen to regain his U.S. citizenship after it had been revoked because he voted in Israel after becoming a U.S. citizen. Thus, thousands of Jewish U.S. citizens instantly became dual Israelis, and fought for Israel in the “Six Day War.” Israel’s “Law of Return” grants instant citizenship to any Jew in the world who asks for it. Since 1967, tens of thousands of Jewish Americans have taken dual U.S./Israeli citizenship; many are now settlers on Palestinian occupied land seized in that war. T. Roosevelt said: “We have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.” How can dual citizens have “one sole loyalty”? The Afroyim decision opened up a Pandora’s box. Now, people from all over the world who become naturalized in the U.S. can retain their original citizenship also. Today’s friends
were erstwhile enemies (the Germans, the Japanese, the Vietnamese, et al). Isn’t dual citizenship a threat to E Pluribus Unum? Must give us pause. Nancy Withington Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: On principle, I agree with your sentiments. Factually, however, my wife is a French citizen and only became a naturalized U.S. citizen about 15 years ago. Our children have dual citizenship, but upon observation and experience, they are both true-blue... ah, red-blooded... Americans, despite what may appear to be conflicted loyalties, as is my wife, who loves America – though truth be told she fears and loathes the direction it seems to be headed – and who I have trouble convincing to spend more time in France. – J.B.)
Fields of Turf
It was a momentous time for polo in the area when in February 1926 the first game was played on the new Fleischmann Field in Carpinteria, thus inaugurating a field that would become the permanent location of the Santa Barbara Polo Club. It all started in 1919, when major Max Fleischmann, a polo player (later a significant local philanthropist), purchased 23 acres at Lambert Road, Carpinteria, and had a practice polo field built. In 1923, he acquired additional land at Serena when he bought a burnedout eucalyptus grove and began to build a regular polo field as he was determined to add his name to the growing number of polo fields in the area. After three years of nurturing the turf, the first chukker was played in February 1926, thus inaugurating the new field (#1). In 1929, Fleischmann
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added an adjoining 40 acres with two partly developed polo fields (#2 & #3) that had been abandoned by the owner who had moved to Florida. It seems that if major Max Fleischmann had not moved to the area in 1919, it is doubtful the current well-established Carpinteria polo location since 1926 would exist or even if polo would have continued to be played as the other polo fields eventually closed. He was the original pioneer and benefactor of polo at Carpinteria. His legacy continues as the complete facility he originally started is now Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. The history of local polo is preserved, but its future is now as important. The start of the 90th anniversary polo season at Carpinteria opens May 6 with the 12-goal Lisle Nixon Memorial Tournament. See you on the field! Nigel Gallimore West Hollywood
A Seinfeld Saga
There are few events I deem worthy enough to stand in line for. Opening night of a movie? Probably not. An amusement park ride? No, thanks. A new iPhone? Not a chance. But, a chance to walk through a replica of Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment from the show Seinfeld? Sign me up! Subscription-based TV and movie-streaming site Hulu recently added all nine seasons of the show to its service, and celebrated by turning an empty space in West Hollywood into an immersive Seinfeld experience. After word got out of its existence, it became obvious this was something that would require serious line-waiting. My husband, Jeremy, and I committed to going and decided we’d wait in line for as long as it took, which ended up being about an hour and a half until we got in the building. From there, we still had to wait in line, but the first room was a museum of sorts. Real props from the set were on display under glass with iPads showing
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clips from classic episodes, including the Superman toy that sat on the bookshelf in Jerry’s apartment, the Festivus pole, the Pez dispenser, theater seats from “The Pez Dispenser” episode, et cetera. We finally got to Jerry’s apartment, and were then escorted through the door (we were asked if we’d like a picture busting through the apartment door in true Cosmo Kramer-fashion) by friendly Hulu employees while they took pictures of us in different areas of the apartment. It was a quick walk through, but they made sure everyone was hustling so the line could keep moving. There was also a microphone set up in front of a curtain where we practiced our best “What’s the deal with…” stand-up comedy routine, and finally the couch that George Costanza is famously seen posing on in his underwear. Jeremy was asked if he’d like to strip down to his underwear and socks to replicate the picture, but he politely declined (although we
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Exhibit at Porch Porch presents: “The Painter and the Potter • Inspirations from the Sea”, a joint exhibit by Santa Barbara painter Marilee Krause and Santa Ynez ceramist Lindy Kern. Porch will host an artist reception today, which includes a meet-and-greet with the artists and refreshments. When: 3 to 5 pm Where: 3823 Santa Claus Lane
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poems & Prints Santa Barbara printmakers present a First Thursday event: Poets Respond to Prints, at the Planning Commission Hearing Room adjacent to Channing Peake Gallery. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 1100 Anacapa Info: bayhallowell@gmail.com Mental Health Support Group for Parents This support group is for parents of teens and young adults (aged 16-26) who are experiencing mental health problems. Join the Mental Wellness Center for support and information on how to navigate this challenging period and thrive as a family. Whether your child is experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia, the negative impacts of a mental illness are not limited to the young person; the entire family can be affected by stigma, isolation, and feelings of despair. The new support group offers families of teens and young adults with early access to a safe and compassionate community, emotional support, and information about available treatment. Drop-Ins welcome! When: Thursdays (starting January 7), 5:30 to 6:30 pm Where: Mental Wellness Center, 617 Garden Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Information: Gracie Huerta at (805) 884-8440, ext. 3206 FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive. When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249 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 SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Sedgwick Reserve Hike The rugged Santa Ynez Valley is the setting for a series of monthly interpretive hikes and nature activities open to the public on the 6,000-acre UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. Three hikes with varying themes such as geology, landforms, Sedgwick panoramas, plants, and animals or birds will be conducted, with hiking levels of Easy, Moderate, or Strenuous. These hikes are approximately two to three hours each and are followed by the opportunity to picnic with your own lunch at the reserve. In addition to the hikes, other activities such as a tour of the newly renovated old barn, the new observatory, the pond, and the new Tipton House, as well as a set-up for painters at the pond, and the use of a bocce ball court are all planned for those who don’t want to hike and would like to just enjoy the reserve attractions while the hikes are being conducted. Reservations required. In inclement weather, the hikes will
be cancelled. When: 8:30 am Cost: $10 per hiker, or $15 per couple or family suggested donation Info and RSVP: Sedgwick@lifesci.ucsb. edu 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: First United Methodist Church, Garden and Anapamu streets Cost: free MONDAY, JANUARY 11 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: 3 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Puppet Show at Montecito Library The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara Early childhood teachers present a seasonal puppet show. When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road
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a tattoo machine with audio that will project the creation of a tattoo onto the arms of visitors while describing the significance of the chosen design. When: 5:30 to 7 pm Where: 113 Harbor Way Info: www.sbmm.org or call (805) 962-8404, x115 Exhibit Opening Artists RT Livingston and Francine Kirsch will display their work on the walls of Montecito Aesthetic Institute. An Artists’ Reception is tonight. When: 5:30 to 7:30 pm Where: 1150 Coast Village Road, Suite H Info: 565-5700 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 French Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts a French conversation group for those who would like to practice their French conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak French. Both native speakers and those who learned French as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Mindfulness Meditation A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD. All levels welcome. When: 9:30 am to 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031 Conversations for the Common Good Many individuals have been impacted by the use of deadly force by the police in our country. This event is intended to provide deeper clarity about this topic. A panel of those impacted, members of law enforcement, and the justice system will join in dialogue, music, and contemplative experience. This event will be facilitated by IHM John Mutz, a former Los Angeles police officer and a national change agent regarding policing. He recently appeared on the Tavis Smiley Show. When: 2:30 to 5:30 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Info: www.lacasademaria.org ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages 7 – 14 January 2016
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arlier this week, the Montecito Association’s Land Use Committee gathered to discuss the Montecito Fire Protection District’s (MFPD) impending acquisition of the vacant land located at the corner of San Ysidro Road and San Leandro Lane. The intent of the meeting was to provide MFPD with comments regarding the initial study and negative declaration for the acquisition of the site, not for any future development that may occur there. “I believe it’s a good central location that fits the goal of meeting response times,” said Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman. “That being said, we haven’t made any specific plans for the site; it’s way too early for that.” Hickman told the committee he foresees the purchase of the property as a way to capture a piece of property which meets response times, allowing the District to eventually move to a triangle approach for fire station placement in Montecito. The triangle approach was discussed after a Standards of Coverage Study in 2013, which concluded that lining up three fire stations in a linear method (Station 1, 2, and the future Fire Station 3) across the District places the center station farther away from the coastal residential areas, which contain the highest population, risks, and emergency incident densities in the district. While the future of Fire Station 3 is still unclear, given the lack of potential sites on the east side of the district,
An early-morning fire on Summit Road earlier this week took firefighters four hours to extinguish; the tenants of the property escaped without injury (photo credit: Ryan DiGuilio)
Hickman implied that the purchase of the San Leandro property may change the functions necessary for Fire Station 3. “This property allows us to change the way we look at what we are looking for on the east end of the district. Now that we’ve assured ourselves of the ‘triangle’, it’s possible a smaller property might work for us now,” he said. “This makes sense in the long haul.” He added that it’s possible the San Leandro site would be small: housing just three or four firefighters and one engine at one time. Several members of the Land Use Committee said they thought the purchase of the property without a spe-
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urator Hugh Margerum and The Arts Fund intended the pun when they titled their event Artists’ Balls. The opening reception in the Funk Zone was during the holiday season, and the nine artists creations were all about balls. They were: Ann Diener, Julia Ford, Carlos Grano, Colin Gray, Hugh Margerum, Giuliana Mottin, Keith Puccinelli, Tom Stanley, and Dug Uyesaka. As Hugh said, “As we all know, whether you are male or female, it takes balls to make art…” Other artists were invited to participate in the “Ball Wall.” The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., had an exhibit with one million white plastic balls about the size of tennis balls. Kids large and small could romp and play in them. Hugh was able to have 1,000 of them sent here after the show for use in the Arts Fund fun fundraiser. Each artist was given a sphere with which to create. There could be sport balls, gumballs, game balls, sculptural orbs, or anything spherical. They all went on the Ball Wall selling for $100 each.
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One of the most unique exhibits was “Odd Balls” by Colin Gray. He had cut up tennis balls in a hundred different shapes. See the photo to understand. He has shown in New York,
Artist Julia Ford in front of her work
San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Meeting and greeting were board vice president Jamie Dufek, vice pres-
ident Nancy Gifford, and director of programs Marcello Ricci. After the reception, everyone was going around the corner to an after party at Shalhoob’s. Mathew McAvene made a planetary installation resembling Jupiter, the sun, and Neptune out of balls 10 feet tall. Music was by DJ Fab and video projections were done by Joanne Calitri and Gifford. Even the food was ball-themed. Some of you may remember when there wasn’t any Funk Zone. There was just the Santa Barbara Winery and the Arts Fund. What a difference today! The exhibition is free and
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The Rockwood Woman’s Club held their annual holiday tea with some special entertainment – Andy LoRusso, the Singing Chef. After living in Italy for three years, I have a soft spot in my heart for all things Italian. Andy declared, “My three loves are food, music, and family.” He whipped up a delicious cheesecake from an old family recipe of his grandma’s, and we all had a sample. While he was cooking, there was a Jeff Menelli with Christine Craig at the tile shop opening
Andy LoRusso, the Singing Chef, with the Women’s Club president Cece Hugunin and program chair Linda Alderman
video playing of Venice, Rome, and Sorrento. When Andy wasn’t cooking, he was singing and so was the audience. Andy also has a book titled Sing and Cook Italian. He says, “Italian and excitement are one word.” I’ll go along with that. Then it was time for tea and more goodies, both savory and sweet. And arrivederci!
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Summerland Winery turned over its tasting room to our furry friends for a holiday costume doggie contest. Most of the local dogs seemed too busy with Christmas doings to attend, but there were two cute Great Danes (if they can be cute) decked out in “antlers.” They belonged to Erica Calle. Sara and Don Beck were there with Rotta. The accompanying photo is of Terrier Hobbit Corr belonging to Sue and Budd Touche. I don’t know who won, but I printed the photo of the dog that stood still the longest.
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ON THE WATER FRONT (part ii)
by Richard Shaikewitz Mr. Shaikewitz is MWD Board president
MWD General Manager Selection Process
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he California Water Code provides that the elected board of a water district formed under the California County Water District Act is to select its general manager. Nine years ago, the MWD Board unanimously selected its engineering manager, Tom Mosby, as its new general manager. Four of those five board members are still directors. After a long and arduous process, on December 17, 2015, the board (with its new fifth member) unanimously selected Nick Turner as the new GM. Tom Mosby advised the board that, even though he gave notice of his retirement, he would be available to assist the new GM during the transition process. In finding the best-qualified person as the District’s new general manager, the board decided to engage Bob Murray & Associates, a recruiting firm, with more than 25 years’ experience specializing in executive recruiting. Murray & Associates has represented many water agencies over the years, both large and small districts, including the Monterey Regional Waste Management District, the Big Bear City Community Services District, South Placer Municipal Utility District, United Water Conservation District, Calaveras County Water District, Joshua Basin Water District, Rainbow Municipal Water District, Sweetwater Springs Water District, Walnut Valley Water District, and Valley of the Moon Water District. The District was fortunate to have the firm president personally handle the recruitment process leading to the board’s selection of its new general manager. Murray was expecting to receive about three dozen applications for the district’s general manager position. By the end of the application period, 81 applications had been received, one of the largest application pools for this type of position. Following Murray’s due diligence of each applicant, which included initial background checks and preliminary interviews, a short list of the most qualified candidates was provided to the board for consideration. The board actually reviewed all 81 applications and then, of the top 12 candidates, narrowed the field a final formal interview list of six potential candidates. Following the first-round interviews with the six candidates, the board narrowed the field to three. A final interview of the three candidates was scheduled, with Murray & Associates conducting a more detailed and extensive background check and submittal of additional materials highlighting their individual qualifications for the position prior to the candidate interview. In all, the general manager selection process involved five special board meetings, including the two rounds of interviews. The day of the final interviews was set up to include a peer review in the morning which included MWD managers, and two managers from neighboring agencies. The peer interview was conducted under the supervision of Murray & Associates with a debriefing of the peer review findings held with the board prior to the final board interviews. Following the final interviews of the top candidates, the MWD Board of Directors selected Mr. Turner, a professional engineer with several years of general manager experience with a small public utility district in Kern County. The MWD Board was very impressed with Mr. Turner’s hands-on engineering skills – needed for a small complex district such as Montecito – his ability to successfully work with outside agencies, and his financial understanding of district operations. The MWD board is looking forward to Mr. Turner beginning his role as its new general manager on February 2. The general manager is the chief operating officer of the water district and works under the direction of the board. •MJ
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Water Usage Similarity
In terms of water usage the two communities are quite similar. Lamont’s LPUD serves 3,300 connections (meters) compared to Montecito’s 4,600 meters. LPUD reports annual sales of more than 3,000 AF per year of water, nearly the same as Montecito, which sold 3,331 AF in the 2014-15 water year ending May 31, 2015. Surprisingly, Lamont residential water customers use a robust 245 gallons per capita per day, according to its 2014 Urban Water Management Plan, despite having homes on smaller lots with minimal landscaping. The average per capita per day use for all of California is 276 gallons per person per day. Thanks to mandatory rationing, combined with strongly punitive penalties, water use within Montecito has fallen by nearly 50 percent in the last two years, as residents scramble to conserve, replace lawns and landscaping, dig private wells, truck in water, and take shorter showers. Montecito residential use in October 2015, is reported to have fallen to 196 gallons per capita per day, compared to a reported 357 gallons per capita per day (GPCD) in Rancho Santa Fe and 345 GPCD in Beverly Hills, which have similar one-acre minimum zoning.
Water Rates Dissimilarity
Eat your heart out, Montecito! Compare Lamont’s remarkably low $0.41 charge per billing unit or HCF (hundred cubic feet) of water use for both residential and commercial users to Montecito’s current residential water rates of $8.48 per HCF for low users jumping up to $11.36 per HCF for high users. That means that rationed supplies of water in Montecito are up to 27 times more expensive per HCF than unlimited groundwater supplies in Lamont, where there is no rationing, no rationing penalties, no water shortage, no emergency surcharge, and no penalty rate tiers to punish large users. Water meters in Lamont cost $26.86 per month; the same meter in Montecito costs $41.52, a 60-percent premium in our coastal enclave. The Lamont Public Utility District provides both water and sewer service, with an 80-acre wastewater treatment plant.
Montecito Challenge
Welcome to Montecito, Nick. The official promise to our community embedded into the Montecito Community Plan, is a pledge (1) “to preserve the extensive landscaping and ‘garden’ atmosphere of the community,” and (2) “to protect and preserve the special, semi-rural residential character and quality of Montecito.” If you can enhance our ability to do these two things, Nick, you will be our 2016 “Citizen-of-the-Year.” •MJ
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Correction is in Order Jeremy and Lily in Hulu’s recreated Seinfeld kitchen
Andy Granatelli (left) and Dana Newquist share a headline at Olio é Limone upon the occasion of Andy’s 90th birthday
did see more than one man do this). At the end, we were given a small box of Junior Mints. For true Seinfeld fans such as we, the experience was definitely worth the wait in line. Lily Buckley Los Angeles (Silver Lake) (Editor’s note: And, what could be more red-blooded American than a Seinfeld fan? We brung you up right, young lady; good choice in husbands, too! – J.B., Lily’s dad)
Remembering Andy
When in the presence of Andy Granatelli, everything was “Bigger
than Life.” Being a “car guy,” Andy was “the man.” He always made sure you were comfortable. He did that in many ways – one was with a kiss! Until Andy Granatelli, I had never been kissed by a male before. Andy loved life and wanted to share his with everyone. One of my first meetings with Andy occurred at a Concours d’Elegance event where I had completed a 1928 Marmon Indy “Pacesetter.” Being “Mr. 500,” Andy gave me and the car special attention. After that meeting, I asked Andy to talk for several car-related groups; he never turned me down. This picture was taken at Olio
é Limone Ristorante for Andy’s 90th birthday. Many cars came and went. One that excited Andy was my 1963 Avanti. He said “bring it over.” After a complete inspection, he stated it was his favorite car. He signed the glove box. His own Avanti set many speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats. I was humbled and privileged to have known such a compassionate man. My love to his bride, Dolly. Dana Newquist Montecito (Editor’s note: Those who knew and loved Andy Granatelli will miss him now and forever; he really was larger than life itself. – J.B.)
Thank you, Mr. Musgrove (“Never Assume” MJ #21/52, see below) for your corrections of my erroneous assessment of your repair of the Coast Village Road sign. It is very good to know that the winged avengers have gone in search of another airbnb, and that it is not Bondo you used to seal the sign but an age-old cure dating back centuries. I give nothing but praise to those who pitched in on this beautification for our little village, especially you, who have given much effort and time on our behalf and believe that your expertise in the realm of signage will prove more than adequate. As for me, I was merely concerned that all work was performed with longevity in mind, and I now am most confident that it has been. I have always admired your handiwork on the many street signs around the village and trust you will continue to do your good work for us in the future. Michael Edwards Montecito
Signs are Done
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The work done by Paul Musgrove to restore the signs at both ends of Coast Village Road should make them last for another 50 years
letter (“Never Assume” MJ #21/52) but without a photo. When and if you run this, would you mention that the project was spearheaded by the Montecito Community Foundation and not The Montecito Association. Paul Musgrove Santa Barbara (Mr. Musgrove’s business card indicates he is a professional SignMaker; Paul is the person who personally renovated the signs that greet visitors at both ends of Coast Village Road.)
The Flowers Grow
According to “Cordon of Petunia Vines Guards Against Fires,” Popular Science Monthly, May 1929: “Flower beds are now protecting gas tanks
from fire. In California, the experiment has been tried of planting a wide band of petunias around the tanks. It has been found that the trailing stems of these flowers will not ignite when burning matches or cigarette stubs are thrown among them. This prevents small fires from creeping to the tanks and firing their inflammable contents. “In other parts of the state, the same flowers are being planted along the roads near woods to act as a protection against forest fires.” Is there anything to this 85-yearold petunia fire defense? Or is it too whimsical for the 21st century? Atom Bergstrom Montecito (Editor’s note: We have Village Beat columnist and editor-at-large Kelly Mahan on this; an answer – and possibly a history – will be forthcoming from her and/ or Montecito Fire Department personnel. – J.B.)
Rainbow Weather
As someone once said, “Eighty percent of success is just showing up.” I got up to the Mission just in time and took some photos of a rainbow right over it. Is it enough that Santa Barbara’s gorgeous hometown temple is, by reputation, “The Queen of the Missions”? Or that from her exalted spot on the crest of a rose-covered
Happy New Year!
Dan Seibert took this magnificent photo of Santa Barbara Mission; in case you are wondering, Montecito really is somewhere over the rainbow, slightly north and east as the red-tail hawk flies
hill Her Majesty commands an unexpectedly panoramic view of both the sparkling Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world? No. Once in a great while, nature overarches our spoiled Queen with even more largesse – in this case a perfectly placed rainbow! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Daniel Seibert Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Wow! Perhaps it is time for Mr. Seibert (who took this once-in-alifetime photo) to produce a yearly calendar of his photos? – J.B.)
Happy New Year?
Why can’t David S. McCalmont (“Marxist Studies” MJ #21/52) understand that wishing a non-Christian “Merry Christmas” is like flying to London for the 4th of July? And his attempt at having Judaism included in America’s heritage equal with Protestantism is absurd. 1607 is a year McCalmont mentions, a year some arriving to North America from the British Isles being separatists. Fuzzy and warm separatists? No, they didn’t tolerate other Protestants, let alone Catholics or Jews my dear Sir McCalmont. Spare me the Romantic story of America’s founding. And how about FDR ‘s 1942 quote, ““You know this is a Protestant country, and the Catholics and Jews are here under sufferance.” FDR was lying, Catholics and Jews were here in America with genuine approval? Judaism and Catholicism religious components to America’s heritage, Mr. McCalmont?
Don Lewis in his book on Lord Shaftesbury (The Origins of Christian Zionism) mentions Jews snared in the Alien Laws of AngloSaxondom that were designed for Catholics. (These days, Muslims are the new Catholics.) Authors Will Durant and G.F. Abbott mention 13th-century Jews being quartered, banished, and held captive in London. American heritage? And a favorite quote of mine for all those Judeo-Christianophiles out there [from] Rabbi D.M. Eichhorn, “Those Christians of past and present who have believed or who still believe fervently in Jesus the god-man never have, do not now, and probably never will comprehend the inner disdain with which the intelligent religious Jew regards their irrational dogmas. Obsessed by a crusading zeal to conquer the world for their Christ, they have never ceased to pound on the doors of the synagogue in the vain hope that Jews will accept this fantastic story put together by Saul of Tarsus.” Hanukkah? There’s a reason Mercedes-Benz TV commercials say, “The Winter Sales Event,” not “The Christmas Event.” Why? Mercedes-Benz knows non-Christians have a lot of dead presidents and drive luxury cars, too. I am with all the local newspapers: the right response is to keep talking about wine. Have all your letters to the editor about wine, too. And say “JudeoChristian” at business meetings. Oh, and “Nuke ‘em.” Happy Holidays, everybody. Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara •MJ
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by Scott Craig (photos by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
Alum Wins National Award Joel Daniel Phillips displayed his work at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in 2012
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he Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has recognized Westmont alumnus Joel Daniel Phillips ’11 for his submission to the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, the most prestigious portrait competition in the United States. Phillips’ portrait, “Eugene #4,” a 6-foot-tall charcoal and graphite on paper, is one of seven chosen to win a prize at the opening awards March 10. More than 2,500 artists submitted portraits for the triennial, juried exhibition, which awards $25,000 to the first-prize winner, as well as a commission to create a portrait of a living individual for the museum’s permanent collection. “Most of my subjects are individuals whom society has a tendency to bypass or overlook,” Phillips says. “This body of work started as an exploration of my particular street corner, a corner which many San Franciscans avoid due to its visible homelessness, drug abuse, refuse, and other social ills.” Phillips has been working and living as a fine artist in the Bay Area since graduating. He’s enjoyed a string of successes, including one-man shows in San Francisco and Oslo, Norway. His work is currently on display at the Miami Project in Miami. “Eugene #4” will be included in the exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) from March 12, 2016, through January 8, 2017. It will then travel to four host museums across the country from February 2017 through August 2018. “I was drawn to Eugene because he seems to carry an unavoidable dignity despite his circumstances,” Phillips says. “He contains a deep melancholy that is both tragic and compelling. I sat down with him on the sidewalk before shooting the reference images that became this drawing. Eugene told me how he ended up becoming 7 – 14 January 2016
homeless and said simply: ‘My mother died, my father died, and my brother died. That was a bad year — my brother was a good man.’ “When I first graduated from Westmont, I quite honestly felt I had a lot of catching up to do. Most of my peers who went to art schools graduated with an applicable and polished set of technical skills — something that Westmont’s limited amount of art courses and heavy emphasis on general education courses didn’t seem to cater to. In the time since, however, I have realized time and again that the technical skills are easier to learn outside of college, and the broader brushstrokes of humanities, critical thinking, and writing are much more valuable and have proven to be unique commodities.”
Grant for Youth Theology
Westmont has received a grant of $590,400 to establish Trailhead: Seeking God’s Call, a high school youth theology institute. Part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s High School Youth Theology Institutes initiative, Trailhead seeks to encourage young people to explore theological traditions, ask questions about the moral dimensions of contemporary issues and examine how their faith calls them to lives of service. Four two-day modules form the heart of Westmont’s two-week summer residential program; each module addresses a critical social concern and a fundamental theological theme. The modules include visits with local ministries or social service providers, theological reflection on topics related to those visits, academic analysis of relevant issues, and thematically inspired worship experiences. Workshops on leadership, spiritual formation, and vocational discernment, as well as
Joel Daniel Phillips’s “Eugene #4”
opportunities for rest, reflection, and recreation, will augment these core experiences. The first summer program is scheduled for summer 2017. Students who will be rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders that summer will be eligible to apply. Westmont’s Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts will develop and implement the program, with support from the Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation and the Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership. The program will draw on faculty from Westmont and Fuller Theological Seminary. “Westmont wholeheartedly shares Lilly Endowment’s desire to nurture the intellectual aptitudes and interests of religiously serious young people,” says president Gayle D. Beebe. “We’re committed to sustaining that exploratory, reflective spirit in our students during their undergraduate years.” Westmont is one of 82 schools participating in the initiative located in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Although some schools are independent, many reflect the religious
heritage of their founding traditions, including Baptist, Brethren, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches, as well as Roman Catholic, non-denominational, Pentecostal, and historic AfricanAmerican Christian communities. “These colleges and universities are well-positioned to reach out to high school students in this way,” said Dr. Christopher L. Coble, vice president for religion at Lilly Endowment. “They have outstanding faculty in theology and religion who know how to help young people explore the wisdom of religious traditions and apply these insights to contemporary challenges.” Lilly Endowment is giving $44.5 million in grants to help a select group of private four-year colleges and universities around the nation create the institutes. The grants are part of Lilly Endowment’s commitment to identify and cultivate a cadre of theologically minded youth who will become leaders in church and society. An additional grant to the Forum for Theological Exploration will establish a program bringing together leaders of the high school youth theology institutes to foster mutual learning and support. Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by three members of the Lilly family, J.K. Lilly Sr. and sons J.K. Jr. and Eli. Through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly & Company supports the causes of religion, education, and community development. They seek to deepen and enrich the religious lives of American Christians, largely through initiatives to enhance and sustain the quality of ministry in American congregations and parishes. •MJ
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t’s that time again… time to remember a few special people who passed away in 2015. This is always a very personal column, as I choose people who I want to remember for their connection to horses, trails, the Western way of life in general, or their extraordinary accomplishments. This year, the list is more personal than ever, as among those being remembered is my beloved husband, Lynn Matteson, and my dear father, Philip Kirst. As always, there is someone who passed away after last year’s Empty Saddles column was submitted for publication – this year it’s Daniel J. Gainey, who died in late 2014.
Lynn Rene Anderson (1947-2015)
Although she was born in North Dakota, Lynn Anderson was reared in Fair Oaks, California, where she learned to ride cutting horses. She participated in horse shows all over California, eventually winning 700 trophies, including 16 national and eight world championships. In 1966,
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Lynn Anderson was both a champion horsewoman and phenomenally successful Country Western singer
at the age of 19, Lynn was named “California Horse Show Queen,” and also had her first hit as a Country Western singer, with a song appropriately titled “Ride, Ride, Ride.” Anderson’s string of hits continued over the next three decades, during which time she was nominated for seven Grammy Awards (winning once). She had more than 50 Top 40 hits, and was twice named Top Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music. Her most memorable
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
song was the 1970 crossover hit “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden”, which topped U.S. Country charts for five weeks, and reached number 3 on Billboard’s Pop Chart. In 1973, the title track from Anderson’s Top of the World album reached number 2 on the Country charts before becoming a number-1 Pop Chart hit for brother-and-sister act Richard and Karen Carpenter the same year. In 1974, Anderson made history as the first female country artist to win the American Music Award, and the first to headline and sell out New York’s Madison Square Garden. Anderson’s professional success was sadly marred by private battles with alcohol; she died at age 67 from a heart attack.
William “Willy” Bradford Chamberlin (1940-2015)
A lifelong rancher and advocate for private land use, it’s probably fit-
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Willy Chamberlin was a well known rancher in Santa Ynez and former Santa Barbara County supervisor
ting that Willy Chamberlin was born on Independence Day. Willy spent his life working cattle on the 8,000acre Los Potreros Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley, which remains in the Chamberlin family today after being purchased by Willy’s father Ted Chamberlin in 1929. Willy graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962, and spent a lifetime serving on numerous boards, attending thousands of meetings for various issues. He was elected Santa Barbara County supervisor of the Third District and served 18 months before being ousted in a high-profile court ruling. Willy was a staunch advocate for the preservation of agri-
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TRAIL TALK (Continued from page 24) cultural lands, and a patient mentor to those wanting to learn about horses and cattle. He was known for his cowboy attire and old-school manners of a true gentleman. A longtime participant in the Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade, Willy also was a dependable volunteer for the Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo. He served as president of the Santa Barbara County Cattlemen’s Association and was a member of Rancheros Visitadores (Picadore Camp) and Santa Barbara Trail Riders. Willy Chamberlin died from prostate cancer at age 75, exactly 37 years after his father died from the same disease. His funeral at his family ranch, held last August on one of the hottest days of the year, was attended by hundreds of admirers.
Carl Djerassi (1923-2015)
Although he is commonly known as “The Father of the Pill,” Carl Djerrasi was a brilliant man who excelled in both sciences and the arts. Born in Vienna to Jewish physician parents, Djerrasi evaded the Nazis by escaping Austria for Bulgaria. He learned English there while attending the American College of Sofia, before immigrating to the United States in 1939. He earned his Ph.D. in organ-
than 1,200 scientific papers during his lifetime. In 1979, he closed his cattle operation and established the Djerrasi Resident Artists Program on his ranch, converting the barns and houses to living and work space for artists. The Djerrasi Program continues today as one of the most sought-after opportunities for artists to take a retreat from daily life to concentrate on their work for an extended period of time, a fitting legacy from someone who literally changed modern society through his scientific discoveries.
Although Carl Djerrasi was known as “The Father of the Pill,” he was also a cattle rancher, novelist, art collector, playwright, and poet (photo by Chuck Painter)
ic chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1945. In 1949, he moved to Mexico City when appointed associate director of research at Syntex, which is where he made his scientific breakthroughs that led to the development of oral contraceptives. With his newfound wealth, Djerrasi bought large amounts of acreage in Woodside, California, and started a cattle ranch called SMIP, an acronym for “Syntex Made it Possible.” During the 1960s and ‘70s, Djerrasi was a professor in the chemistry department of Stanford University, but also pursued his other interests as a novelist, playwright, art collector, and poet. He published more
Daniel J. Gainey (1925-2014)
Bordeaux grape varieties. The following year, he retired from Jostens and moved permanently from Minnesota to Santa Ynez, in order to devote himself to winemaking full time. In 1984, the Spanish-style winery opened its doors to visitors. When his father became ill in 1975, Daniel J. Gainey took over the operations of Gainey Fountainhead Arabians. He decided to campaign one of their stallions, Gai Parada, who the year before had excelled at both the U.S. and Canadian National Championships. Gai Parada went on to win many national championships over the next three years, ending 1977 as the U.S. National Champion Stallion. He was retired to the Gainey Ranch in Santa Ynez, where he sired a total of 459 foals. Daniel J. Gainey left seven children and a wide legacy in both the winemaking and Arabian horse worlds.
Janie Gresham (1946-2015)
THE CRAFT OF TREE PRUNING
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Such as: • Fungus problems and how trees get them and how to cure them. • The thousand of insects your tree can attract and how to deal with them with or without using pesticides. • The transformation of a tree that is now too big for our yard into a tree that will be smaller, yet attractive. • How to use very little bit of water to keep your trees healthy during the drought. When and how to feed your trees effectively. • How to predict if a tree has the potential of splitting apart and falling over, before it happens. • How to rejuvenate avocado trees that have been hit by frost and bring them back to be fruitful and healthy. • After investigating and inspecting trees for the last 40 years, these are techniques one learns by observation, education and ferocious curiosity. Yes, folks there is a lot more to tree work then shouting out!! Free estimates and cute little girls selling firewood.
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Daniel J. Gainey, vintner and horseman, riding his Arabian stallion Ferzon. This horse was the sire of another Gainey champion stallion, Gai Parada.
Dan Gainey passed away on December 29, 2014, too late to be included in last year’s Empty Saddles column. He deserves to be remembered not only for his connection to the horse world, but also for establishing the highly regarded Gainey Vineyard, one of the earliest wine operations in the Santa Ynez Valley. Born in Minnesota, Daniel J. Gainey was the son of Daniel C. Gainey (1897-1979) and Harriette Swearingen Gainey. He served in both World War II and the Korean War before going on to 33 years in executive positions for Jostens, the company for which his father served as CEO and COO. The elder Gainey was heavily involved in showing Arabian horses, owning breeding farms in Minnesota, Arizona, and California. In 1962, Daniel C. and Daniel J. Gainey purchased 1,800 acres on the eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley, and the following year planted their first crops. In 1964, they built their Arabian horse facilities, and in 1983, Daniel J. Gainey planted 51 acres of
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Janie Gresham was known for her style, generosity, and love of horses
There is no one word to describe Janie Gresham, though loving, generous, talented, beautiful, stylish, and fun easily come to mind. Janie had the ability to effortlessly turn anything she touched into something beautiful. As an interior designer, Janie enjoyed a successful career in San Juan Capistrano. In 1984, she wed commercial nurseryman and investor Jack Flammer; they lived the majority of their 27 years of marriage in Orange County and Palm Springs. In 2005, Janie and Jack moved to the Santa Ynez Valley, where Janie transformed their home into a hacienda-style showplace and quickly became known for her flair for entertaining. It was also in Santa Ynez that Janie indulged her 7 – 14 January 2016
passion for horses, building a barn that was as uniquely decorated as her house. She was a member of The Fillies women’s trail riding group, and after Jack’s death, Janie accelerated her interest in breeding and showing cutting horses. Janie always kept a summer home in Sun Valley, Idaho where she also had many equestrian friends. In addition to her prowess at horseback riding, golf, gardening, piano, and interior design, Janie established her own vineyard and designed her private label with the apropos name “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” Although she died in Santa Ynez, Janie was buried in the private cemetery of Rancho Mission Viejo in San Juan Capistrano, thanks to the connection there of her fiancé, rancher Gilbert Aguirre. Janie is sorely missed by her many friends, the two sons, and several grandchildren she left behind.
Philip Kirst, father of author Lynn Kirst, was a builder, horseman, and former president of the Montecito Trails Foundation. He is seen here with his horse Casey.
Award and the USC Distinguished Service Award. An avid fan of Trojan football, Phil enjoyed his 50-yard line seats in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for many years. He even had his truck outfitted with a special horn that played the Trojan fight song, so that whenever he hauled his horse trailer to a ride he could announce his arrival with Fight On for Old SC. A lifelong horseman, Phil was a member of Rancheros Visitadores (Gringos Camp), Santa Barbara Trail Riders, Los Rancheros Pobres, and
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Philip Peter Kirst (1924-2015)
My dear father, Philip Kirst, was a third-generation Californian who was active for his entire 92 years; his forebears were pioneer ranchers in Los Angeles County, where his grandfather Nicholas Kirst (1858/91907) established the Kirst Ranch in what is today the city of La Cañada Flintridge. Phil graduated from the University of Southern California, where he received his Naval ROTC commission mid-studies and served in the Philippines during World War II, skipper of his own ship at the age of 22. While a student at USC, Phil established his leadership capabilities when elected president of several campus organizations and his fraternity, Kappa Sigma. After graduation, he established the Philip P. Kirst Company, Builders and Developers, starting with residential housing. Phil later changed his focus to commercial and industrial development. In 1947, Phil married a fellow Trojan alum, Colleen Phipps, at Mission Santa Barbara. They had five children and were married nearly 68 years until parted by Phil’s death. They purchased their first property in Montecito in 1960, and moved here full-time in 1975. Phil was an avid tennis player and golfer, maintaining memberships at Knowlwood Tennis Club and Birnam Wood Golf Club. As a committed member of the USC Trojan Family, Phil maintained close contact with his alma mater throughout his life, starting with the Reunion of the Forties Committee on which he served for many decades. He also served on the board of the USC Half Century Trojans for several years and was a member of the USC Presidential Associates. Phil was a recipient of both the USC Widney Alumni House 7 – 14 January 2016
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On Entertainment Family Ties: McEuen is Doin’
by Steven Libowitz
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wo entertainers who have followed in their fathers’ footsteps, albeit down very different paths, are headed our way during the second week of the year, as the arts world gears back up again following the holidays. Nathan McEuen, 35, is the youngest son of John McEuen, the banjo-playing co-founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which bridged old-fashioned bluegrass with the modern singer-songwriter era. Nathan’s older brother, Jonathan, is also a singer-songwriter, and all three made a wonderful family album a couple of years ago, then teamed up for a tour that visited the Lobero. All three McEuen men have been seen around town over the years separately, too, as the boys spent some of their later formative years in Ventura County, where Jonathan still lives and which Nathan called his permanent home until becoming a true full-time rootless road warrior last year. His solo career officially started in 2005 with the release of his debut Grand Design, but after establishing a small but dedicated local following while recording several more albums, Nathan hit the road for nearly nonstop touring all over the country to buck against the changes in the music business. Last year, McEuen released Side By Side, a departure from his earlier disc via its strong focus on banjo tunes. That came about because of a gift from Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse, who gave Nathan a banjo that belonged to her late husband, Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse. The results have propelled McEuen to another level. He talked about the new album and more over the phone in advance of his appearance this Friday night at the Cambridge Drive Concert Series in Goleta. Q. Was it preordained that you’d be a musician because of your family? Or did your dad try to dissuade you?
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A. He told us children whatever you do, don’t go into the music business. He was joking, mostly, but there was a lot of truth. He feels like he was lucky to get where he is. It’s not easy. But it wasn’t until I was about 25 when I made my first solo album that I decided to do this as a career. Honestly, I was scared of what I saw growing up. There are a lot of fun things with fame, but there’s also a lot of weirdness you have to make sense of. I still have a hesitation to this day, and I’m still not completely convinced (I’m doing the right thing). But my heart will always want to write music and play, which I’ve been doing since I was 7 or 8, without even knowing why. It was just about creating art. No matter what else I’m doing, as long as I can keep writing, I’ll be happy. I’m grateful for the good luck that the songs are resonating with people. But it’s an added bonus, not the why. Is it hard to be your own artist now that you’re playing the same instrument? How do you create your own footprint on a well-beaten path? I find my individuality in the writing. My father mostly did other people’s songs with the Dirt Band. And while I’m playing banjo, and Americana music, I’m not in a band. I own my own stuff, I have my own record label. And he doesn’t sing. We just play the same instruments, but our styles are different. I read somewhere that you drove a backhoe for a living, and also had a manufacturing job when you were first starting out. And then later, you collected bottles and cans to support your touring. Really? Yeah, it’s true. One side of my life was growing up in the music industry, but as my dad would say, I’m
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Nathan McEuen performs as part of Goleta’s Cambridge Drive Concert Series on January 8
only a banjo player. You don’t make that much. You have to learn how to work and do whatever you can to stay afloat. So while I was in college and around that age, I held down a series of jobs, including construction, which was a lot of fun. All of that made me more firm in my commitment to music because I injured my hand in an accident one day, and it went numb for three months. I realized that was a crossroad, and I had to decide whether I wanted to do whatever I could to not be exposed to that again. So, the music turned from a hobby into an actual career. As far as the recyclables, being an indie artist with no tour support, it can come to that. You’re forced to get creative. I didn’t want to make my money doing things I didn’t believe in, like selling drugs or something, so I asked venues and recording studios if I could collect all their bottles over the weekend. I’d put out a 55-gallon barrel, then pick it up on Mondays. It came to thousands of dollars, and it was something I could feel good about. It was very grounding, too. I just love the adventure. And now it’s fortunately turning into something that’s progressing. Your latest album is mostly banjo instrumentals, but you’re pretty new to it. Why did it take you so long to pick it up? I was leaving a space for my father. My brothers used to joke that we wouldn’t start playing banjo until we were in our 30s, but that’s what happened. I was fooling around on it before I was given (Wayne’s) banjo. At that point it was “Well, sorry dad, but I’ve got to play it now,” it’s like a sign. Ever since then, it’s felt right. I play it partly as an homage to my father, but I just love it. When I put on the banjo, my body reacts physically. I have to ask: are you a fan of Mickey Mouse? I mean that stuff was way before your time. Did you grow up with the cartoons? Oh, I absolutely did. I saw all the
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shorts. My father’s first job was in Disneyland when Walt was still walking around the park, so I heard about it my whole life, and we used to go there all the time. So I was definitely a big fan. The first movie I ever made as a 9-year-old was to re-enact Mickey’s A Christmas Carol verbatim in real life. What did it mean to you to have Wayne’s banjo entrusted to you? I first met Russi when she invited my father and I to play at Wayne’s memorial at Disneyland in 2009. It was three years later that she gave me the banjo, telling me that she thought her husband would have wanted it to be played again. I seriously didn’t know what to say. It was like, wait, what? Wayne loved to play music; it was his favorite thing outside of voice character work. She had told me how much he loved it. So I was pretty floored by her belief in me as a person and musician. I still don’t fully understand why she chose me. The only way I knew how to say thank you was to write the music, which became the two songs that open the record, which I gave to her back in 2013. She loved it, and then later asked me if I would write a song with the line “pictures of you in my heart,” which she thought would be great for a song. It was the last thing Wayne said to her before he passed away. I told her I’d do my best but my heart was racing. I really didn’t want to mess it up. It was in writing that song that the other lyrical ones surfaced. It flowed pretty easily at that point, and eventually snowballed into this whole really cool thing. The instrumentals and the whole album feel like a different side of you that we haven’t heard much on record. Yeah, the banjo just kept speaking to me. I know it sounds strange, but when I had it in my hands, the songs just appeared. It changes the way I approach music. It expands the vocab-
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served as president of the Montecito Trails Foundation for several years in the late 1970s to early 1980s. He was also a longtime member of the men’s riding groups El Viaje de Portolá in Orange County and Los Caballeros, which holds an annual ride on Catalina Island. A familiar sight on the Montecito trails, Phil rode weekly until he was nearly 90 years old. Hundreds of mourners, many dressed in their best cowboy boots and hats, attended Phil’s funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, which was celebrated by his godson, The Most Reverend Peter Christensen, bishop of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho.
After eight decades of operation in Yellowstone National Park, the Hamilton Stores came to an end when the National Park Service selected a higher bidder to operate the concession. In 2009, Ellie donated 1,200 historical items and Indian artifacts to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. An enthusiastic horsewoman throughout her life, Ellie was a member of the local women’s riding groups The Fillies and the Sage Hens.
Kenneth Riley (1919-2015)
Lynn Robert Matteson, Ph.D. (1939-2015)
Although he never shared my obsession with equines, my beloved husband, Lynn Matteson, was a lover of beauty and through me learned to appreciate the majesty of a fine horse. But we both enjoyed hiking and bird watching, and in the course of more than 30 years together, we indulged in both of those interests around the world. Lynn Matteson was born in Phoenix but moved to Los Angeles as a toddler. He always considered the Bay Area his true home, having moved north as a child and graduating first in his class from Balboa High School in San Francisco, delivering his valedictory address from the stage of War Memorial Opera House. At the University of California Berkeley, Lynn earned his undergraduate degree in history, a master’s in art history with a thesis on the stained glass windows in the west façade of France’s Chartres Cathedral, and a Ph.D. in art history. Although initially trained as a Modernist, Lynn switched his focus to 18th and 19th centuries European art, with a specialty in British painting. He taught History of Art at the University of California, Davis for a few years before being recruited to the University of Southern California, where he obtained tenure and was eventually appointed dean of the USC School of Fine Arts. Through his successful fundraising and careful administration, Lynn is credited with saving the school (now known as the USC Roski School of Art and Design) from closure when it was faced with severe budget cuts. With his near-photographic memory for images, Lynn once discovered a painting by Paul Gauguin hanging in a small northern California museum, which until his recognition of it, had been listed as “lost – whereabouts unknown” in the Gauguin catalogue raisoné. In his retirement as emeritus professor of art history from USC, Lynn conducted several oral history interviews with important figures in 7 – 14 January 2016
Lynn Matteson, late husband of author Lynn Kirst, was a noted art historian. In addition to sharing the same first name, they shared a love of hiking. Here they are setting off to explore the ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru.
the art world for the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art (all of which are available online). Scholars still commonly reference Lynn’s numerous publications, and he is missed by the many students he mentored over the years. Lynn’s urbane style and tremendous intellect live on through his lecture about the European Grand Tour, which can be enjoyed on YouTube. Lynn’s funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church was attended by hundreds of people who came from as far away as Mexico to honor his memory. As a former singer of Gregorian chant and a lover of early music, Lynn would have been thrilled to know that the Quire of Voyces sang the beautiful Requiem Mass written in 1605 by Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611).
Eleanor “Ellie” Hamilton Povah (1921-2015)
Although she was born in Minnesota, Ellie Povah was only six weeks old when she was taken for her first summer to Yellowstone National Park. Ellie’s father, Charles A. Hamilton, had purchased the lower store at Old Faithful in 1915; his concession business would continue for the next 88 years, with Ellie and her family being an integral part of the operation. She started washing dishes at age 11 and at 15 was put in charge of the Old Faithful Soda Fountain. But her favorite time was spent at the horse corrals where the wranglers taught her to ride. The success of the Hamilton’s Yellowstone concession allowed the family to live in Southern California during the winter months, in Brentwood and Santa Monica. Ellie’s father purchased the El Tovar apart-
Ken Riley was a Montecito resident but nationally acclaimed Western artist (photo by Lynn P. Kirst)
Hope Ranch resident Ellie Povah was an avid horsewoman with a fascinating connection to Yellowstone National Park
ment building in Santa Monica, remodeling a two-story, 21-room penthouse for his family and their servants. At age 19, Ellie married Trevor Povah, a young executive with Union Oil Company. They had four children and were married 61 years until separated by Trev’s death. In 1948, Ellie and Trev started managing the Hamilton Stores for Ellie’s father, who died in 1957. But before his death, Charles Hamilton had solidified his Yellowstone operations by purchasing all the stores and gas stations in Mammoth and Canyon and expanded the business to a parkwide operation. Ellie and Trev further expanded the business to include Haynes Photo Shops, Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley, and Smith & Chandler clothing stores in West Yellowstone. Although they spent their summers at their Deep Well Ranch in West Yellowstone that they purchased in 1948, Ellie and Trev made their permanent home in Hope Ranch.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
The esteemed artist Kenneth Riley moved to Montecito not long before my feature story on him five years ago (see Trail Talk, September 9, 2010), when he was awarded the Booth Museum Lifetime Achievement Award from the Booth Museum of Western Art in Georgia. A Midwesterner by birth, Ken Riley attended the prestigious Kansas City Art Institute, where he studied drawing for a year with famous artist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). From there Ken went to New York, where he attended the Art Students League, where he studied with Harvey Dunn, who in turn had been a student of the great American illustrator Howard Pyle. During World War II, Coast Guard Specialist Second Class Riley’s talent was utilized by the U.S. military to document numerous South Pacific battle scenes. After the war, his career blossomed as one of the most successful members of the Society of Illustrators. In addition to painting covers for “virtually all the slicks,” Riley painted the series of Horatio Hornblower covers for the Saturday Evening Post and four covers for Southwest Art magazine. Ken traveled all over the western United States, becoming fascinated with its early history, and he was an emeritus member of the Cowboy Artists of America. A resident of Arizona for many years before moving to Montecito, Riley was part of a loose affiliation of painters known as the “Tucson 7.” He was particularly interested in painting Western historical subjects and Mandan Indians. Riley continued to paint well into his 90s and •MJ his work is avidly collected. MONTECITO JOURNAL
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part ways after less than two years. It is now rumored that Josh could land at Fox Sports, reuniting with former ESPN executive Jamie Howowitz, or return to ABC in some capacity. Stay tuned.
DeGeneres Generosity Normally when you win an award, you are the one walking home with the big prize, but not this time. Montecito-based TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named the People’s Choice Awards Favorite Humanitarian, but is making sure St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, one of my favorite charities, is the real winner. Ellen, 57, was singled out for the honor “in recognition of her tireless efforts to help communities in need and bring awareness to organizations and charities that are making a difference to people’s lives.” She also receives $200,000 from Walgreens, which she is donating to the cancer hospital founded by the late Danny Thomas. Not done there, for every CoverGirl, Pantene, Crest, and Oral-B product sold by the mega-pharmacist or Duane Read for three days after the ceremony, Walgreens will make another $1 donation to St. Jude’s, so do stock up. Past winners of the award include Ben Affleck last year to recognize his work with the Eastern Congo Initiative, Sandra Bullock in 2013 for her work with the Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, and Jennifer Hudson in 2014 for her contribution to the Julian D. King Gift Foundation. Wednesday’s (January 6) event was set to be a big one for the comedienne as she is also nominated for Favorite Talk Show Host at the fan-voted gala at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, which is being broadcast on CBS. Ellen is a 15-time People’s Choice winner and this additional victory and nomination is set to put her in contention for the most People’s Choice
Awards wins in the 42-year history of the franchise. You go, girl.
Pops Top Santa Barbara Symphony New Year’s Eve Pops Concert at the Granada was the first conducted by maestro Nir Kabaretti in his 10 years at the the orchestra’s helm. Normally Nir, who used to base himself in Florence, Italy, would have been in Europe, but now that he has a second U.S. appointment with a full orchestra in Florida and, since September has lived in our fair city full time, he was able to welcome in 2016 in exuberant and festive style. The sold-out event, with champagne corks popping, noise-makers at full volume and everyone wearing glittering party hats, kicked off with Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Phantom of the Opera before works from Lehar, Strauss, Gershwin, Styne, and Borodin. After the intermission, Silvestri’s work from Back to the Future, directed by Montecito resident Robert Zemeckis, launched the entertaining second half, with works by Gershwin, Berlin, and last, but not least, John Williams with his Star Wars Suite. Many of the symphony’s talented members performed on the latest musical score for the newest sequel, which has garnered more than $1 billion at the box office. “I’m extremely proud of them and their achievements,” says Nir. Adding immeasurably to the show was soloist Lisa Vroman, who performed in the Broadway, San Francisco, and Los Angeles versions of Phantom of the Opera, and made three costume changes during the two-hour concert, and performances from principal keyboardist Natasha Kislenko and concertmaster Jessica Guideri. Event sponsor Robert Frost also did an entertaining spell on the podium conducting Gershwin’s Strike Up the Band. All in all, it was an absolute cracker.
Welcoming patrons and guests to the 2015 New Year’s Eve Concert at the Granada are executive director David Pratt (far left), conductor Nir Kabaretti (3rd from right), and sponsors and board members of the Santa Barbara Symphony
Entering the Granada Theatre for the SBS New Year’s Eve concert are Jehanne K. Brown, Judith Hopkinson, Pedro Nava, Sara Miller McCune, and Susan Jordan (photo by Priscilla)
Francesca Defo, guest violinist; Lisa Vroman, guest soprano; and maestro Nir Kabaretti and symphony receiving accolades from the audience (photo by Priscilla)
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Intermission at the New Year’s Eve Pops Concert finds Bert and Shannon Neeft, Cat Pollon wearing couture Oscar de la Renta with MJ columnist Richard Mineards (photo by Priscilla)
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Cat and Dogs An interesting encounter with legendary Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, at the San Ysidro Ranch: Santa Barbara Polo Club sponsor Cat Pollon, who stays at the ritzy hostelry regularly for her Christmas vacation was walking her Shih Tzu, Peter, in the rustic retreat’s reception area when two decidedly frisky Pomeranians, Bella and Rocky, engulfed him. Sharon, who used to be a panel member on the CBS show, The Talk, and a judge on America’s Got Talent, dashed over to chastise her pet pooches, while Cat, who is throwing her usual lavish birthday bash in Marrakesh, Morocco, in May – I will be attending, of course – extricated her pampered pet from possible canine catastrophe. “It was an interesting situation,” says Cat. “Needless to say, I had no idea who they were, but the dogs were actually very sweet.” On the Slopes While local residents Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and mega-producer George Lucas and wife, Mellody Hobson, have been basking on the Caribbean island of St. Bart’s over the holidays, tony twosome Mike and Anne Towbes have been
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ulary. And that’s an anomaly. I wrote eight new songs from scratch in less than a year, which is very different from what usually happens, which is to put things together in bits and pieces over a long time. It’s like a different compartment in my mind to write instrumentals, these banjo songs. I just put it on and go. I’m guessing it comes from watching on a banjo player for 30 years. What will you be playing here at the Cambridge Drive show? It’s a co-bill with Natalie Gelman, who is a friend. We’re doing separate sets and a few songs together, and there might be some guests, too. I’m hoping Varon Thomas will be able to join me on guitar. I think I’ll do about 15 minutes with the banjo and maybe 45 as a singer-songwriter on guitar. I’ll be featuring the new songs and mix it up a bit.
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number, as well as the movie’s most iconic moment: the water drop that drenches Alex at the end of her kinetic audition scene. “I get two gallons of water dumped on me every show, but it always gets a huge roar from the audience,” Macchio said. “So it’s worth it.”
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Julia Macchio, the Karate Kid’s kid, stars in Flashdance at the Granada, January 1212 and 13
myself. It’s like going on stage and telling my story through Alex every night. So many of her characteristics are just like mine. She’s a very independent person but also vulnerable. And she wants to fight for her dream – not have things handed to her, which is a quality I share.” Indeed, while Ralph Macchio’s career also included stints on the stage opposite Robert De Niro and Burt Young in the world premiere of Cuba and His Teddy Bear at New York’s Public Theater and a starring role in the first national tour of the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, his daughter is adamant that, while she’s aware of the attention her last name brings, she has earned all of her breaks through hard work and perseverance. “My dad and I are very close and he’s given me advice, but I’m very proud of the fact that nothing’s been handed to me,” said Julia, who also had a small role in the modern romance movie Girl Most Likely. “He’s so smart and has had an amazing career, which is great, but he’s also never hesitated to tell me how difficult and tough the business can be. It’s great that he’s always also supported me in my choices and was obviously so proud when I got the role. But he’s also respected that I want to earn what I get for myself. I want to get what comes to me through my talent, not his name. I’m very thankful for that.” As might be expected, the Flashdance story has been adapted a bit for the musical version, but Macchio said fans of the film won’t miss a beat. “We stay true to the vibe and the edginess, and it hasn’t been updated to be more contemporary. The costumes and the hair, the whole ‘80s thing, it’s all there, but with some additional fun and heart that comes from delving into the back story of the characters. It’s like the movie with more.” Also included are all of the popular songs, such as “Maniac” and the title
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The 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), which turns 31 this year, is just a month away (February 2-12) and most of the tribute award winners have been announced. We’ll be spending special evenings with a bevy of actors and others who are familiar faces, and not just from seeing them up on the silver screen. Many of the awardees have picked up other honors at SBIFF in the past and/or dropped by the festival’s periodic Cinema Society sneak-preview screenings. Johnny Depp, who is one of the new ones, is set to receive the Maltin Modern Master Award, newly renamed to honor the venerable film critic Leonard Maltin, who has moderated the event for more than 25 years. Depp stars in Black Mass as Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf, then disappeared before being found decades later here in Southern California. This year’s Cinema Vanguard goes to Rooney Mara, who was previously honored at SBIFF as one of its Virtuoso Award recipients in 2012 when she was also Oscar-nominated for her performance in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. In 2014, Mara was back at the fest as a presenter, handing Cate Blanchett the Modern Master statue. Now Blanchett returns the favor to Mara, who co-stars with her in Carol, Todd Haynes’s latest about a department-store clerk in 1950s New York who dreams of a better life and falls for an older, married woman. Speaking of the Virtuosos, which focuses on performances in current year films, SBIFF has tapped four actors to receive the 2016 award, including two who star in Love & Mercy: Paul Dano, who plays the younger version of Beach Boys wizard Brian Wilson in the biopic, and Elizabeth Banks, who portrays his second wife, Melinda. Also nabbing the award are Joel Edgerton, who plays a supporting role in Black Mass, and Jacob Tremblay, the now-9-yearold who received rave reviews for his astonishing role in Room. Michael Keaton earned the 2015
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 31) Having New Year’s Eve fun at Nipper’s are Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon and Sandi Nicholson (photo by Priscilla)
Guess who we saw performing at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado? The Beach Boys! That’s Bruce Johnston on the right and Mike Love on the left. Next to Michael are Alexander and Amy Sweeney, grand nephew and niece of Michael’s. The Beach Boys are performing at the Granada on January 30.
hitting the slopes in Beaver Creek, Colorado, with family members. While there, by coincidence, they bumped into fellow Montecito resident Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys, who was in concert at the Vilar Performing Arts Center with other members of the classic group. The surf-sations will be at the Granada on January 30. “It was nice to get a sneak peek,” laughs Anne. The Boys of Summerland As usual, tout le monde was at the
New Year’s Day lunch thrown by gardening guru George Schoellkopf and artist Gerald Incandela at their magnificent Summerland aerie. The tony twosome, who fly between their estates here and Washington, Connecticut, kicked off 2016 in splendiferous style, with free-flowing Bordeaux and Moet champagne, beef brisket that took three days to prepare in the baronial kitchen and traditional English trifle, tiramisu, and persimmon pudding. It was quite the turnout with guests including Tab Hunter and Allan
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Diana and Alan Fenton getting into the midnight mood (photo by Priscilla)
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Uh-oh, it’s Magic Former Dos Pueblos High student Katy Perry may have named one of her perfumes Dark Potion, but growing up she wasn’t allowed anything to do with magic and spells, and that included Harry Potter. The singer tells People she was banned from reading the J.K. Rowling books by her devoutly Christian parents. “Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to have any fantastical, enchanting life stuff around,” says the 31-year-old. 7 – 14 January 2016
“I know Harry Potter, but I’ve never read the books, nor have I seen the movies. I was not allowed to read the books growing up. “It’s funny that now I’m doing a little bit of a magic-potion-themed perfume.” Katy was one of three children born to ministers Keith and Mary Hudson and she has often spoken about her strict upbringing. Curious George George Lucas, who has a beach house in Carpinteria, says he has “assiduously” avoided the Internet for 15 years. Lucas, 71, says since 2000 he has stayed off Facebook, Twitter, and even e-mail. The successful writer-director has done this partly so that he does not have to read “the worst stuff about himself and his movies,” according to The Washington Post website. As the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, directed by JJ Abrams, has raked in more than $1 billion since the opening, says he has no regrets about not being involved. “There is no such thing as working over someone else’s shoulder. You’re either the dictator or you’re not. And to do that would never work, so I said, ‘I’m going to get divorced’... I knew that I couldn’t be involved.” Holiday Cheer As the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission celebrates its half century helping the homeless and addicted in our Eden by the Beach. I volunteered at the annual
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sands of dollars. Having bought it for the equivalent of $15, they then found a similar first-edition one for sale on eBay for $96,000. A nice Christmas present, indeed. Sightings: Singer Gwen Stefani checking out The Mission’s rose garden...Don Johnson noshing at Trattoria Mollie...Actor Robert Downey Jr. at the San Ysidro Ranch Pip! Pip!
Christmas Feast with my trusty snapperazzi, Priscilla. The 300 guests were welcomed with carols and Yuletide music from a local duo on guitar while being served heaping plates of Xmas fare. “It’s important people feel cared for during these sort of holidays,” says mission president Rolf Geyling. Afterward, they were able to pick up presents in the outside courtyard, including shoes, underwear, and toiletries.
nized the bear as a limited edition Princess Diana Di Beanie Baby – one of the most sought after in the collection – one of only 100 made internationally – which can be worth thou-
Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301 •MJ
Oh, Babies Hotelier Ty Warner’s Beanie Babies may not be worth as much as they were when they were at their peak. But there are exceptions. A couple in Cornwall, England, were at a car boot sale when they spotted a purple teddy at another seller’s stall. As former collectors, they recogReadying for their cooked and plating of the special Christmas feast are the kitchen volunteers Tom E., Sean L., Erik B., with Rolf Geyling, SBRM executive director; Arthur P., Daniel P; Irving R., Theodore, P., Daniel Osti, kitchen supervisor; and Blair H. (photo by Priscilla)
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Wexler died on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Wexler – who won Oscars for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bound for Glory and also shot In the Heat of the Night, The Thomas Crown Affair, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Coming Home – maintained a home in Montecito for many years.
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the deck of a ship, and there’s updated signage and a new coat of paint everywhere. Greg has been executive director for nine years and listed his goals: acquiring the Point Conception lighthouse, branding, and a new floor. But I don’t think he’ll be retiring soon. There’s always more to do. Board president Gail Anikouchine was also happy with the accolades. To add to the festivities, there had been a wedding just before the party began. Elsbeth Kleen and Ken Clements finally tied the knot after 21 years. They’ve been long-time SBMM supporters, so the party became their wedding reception. Take the whole family and get down to the Harbor to check out all the new fun at the SBMM. •MJ
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cific project plan was “putting the cart before the horse,” and agreed to not make any formal comments about the purchase. They did suggest Hickman conduct further neighbor outreach; Hickman responded that he went door-to-door to more than 30 residences in the area. So far, neighbors have concern about property values, noise, easements, and issues with ingress and egress on San Ysidro Road. “The County of Santa Barbara will be the lead agency on this project, and we’ll have to adhere to CEQA guidelines,” said attorney Mark Manion, who said future analysis would be thorough. Manion added that if further review contends that a fire station is not possible at the site, it’s not a huge financial risk for MFPD, given increasing property values in Montecito. The .85-acre property is in escrow for $1.5 million. The 30-day public review period for the Initial Study and Negative Declaration closes next week on January 14, and a public hearing about the site acquisition will take place in front of the MFPD Board of Directors on Monday, January 25, 2016 beginning at 2 pm. The public is encouraged to attend to discuss potential project impacts outlined in the IS/ ND and provide input on the analysis provided in the document. Reference copies of the IS/ND are available at the Montecito Library at 1469 East Valley Road, and at the MFPD office. The document is also available for review on MFPD’s website at www. montecitofire.com. Anyone interested in commenting on the project should attend the public hearing and/or submit written comments to the MFPD. Comments can also be submitted via email to: chickman@montecitofire. com. The full Montecito Association Board of Directors will further discuss the issue at next week’s meeting. Also happening at MFPD: earlier this week, reps from the District released a checklist for residents to help prepare for heavy rains expected this winter as part of El Niño. Suggestions include
property preparedness, including yard cleanup, the clearing of drains and gutters, roof inspections and repair, assessment of retaining walls, the inspection of storm drains, and more. MFPD warns of potential flash flooding in Montecito, and suggests residents monitor NOAA Weather Radio and television-warning systems for information about flood watches and warnings. “Our best advice is to stay from flood waters if flooding occurs,” says administrative assistant Joyce Reed. “Six inches of swiftly moving water can sweep you off of your feet, and most cars can be swept away by less than two feet of moving water.” For more information about flood preparedness, visit www.montecitofire.com, and in the event of a major incident in Montecito, updates will be available both online and on AM 1610. Sand bags are available to local residents at Station 1, 595 San Ysidro Road. On Monday, January 4, at 12:22 am, Montecito Fire crews responded with Santa Barbara City Fire Department to a residential structure fire at 828 Summit Road off Alston Road. Arriving crews found a large residential structure well involved with fire, and on-scene crews requested additional resources from Santa Barbara County and Carpinteria Summerland Fire. The blaze was in an A-framestyle residence with a large amount of fire in a concealed space between the vaulted ceiling and roof covering. It was contained at approximately 4 am. One firefighter from Santa Barbara City Fire received minor burn injuries.
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Coast at other YMCA chapters, was brought to Montecito Y in 2012, by then executive director Joan Russell Price. Price was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, and in 2012 she sought out Cancer Center’s wellness coordinator Lisa Winebrenner, in an effort to start a program at the YMCA for cancer patients and survivors. Shortly before the first 12-week program was to launch in 2013, Price’s cancer returned. “Instead of leading the program, I became a participant,” she told us earlier this week. Now, three years later, the program is still going strong, and Price, who stepped down from her position in 2013, is battling ovarian cancer for the third time. “A lot of people do not realize how many people have gone through cancer treatment, no one really talks about it!” Price said. “The LiveSTRONG program gives participants not just physical activity, but emotional support, with others who are dealing with the same issues.” The program, which is overseen by Jane Noyes, is free, and is held twice to three times per year. Participants meet at the YMCA twice a week for an hour and 15 minutes; sessions include 15 minutes of talking and catching up, followed by an hour of various exercise, from cardio to strength training, yoga, water aerobics, and more. “The goal has always been to help patients change their patterns, and begin a healthier way of life,” Price said. Participants are invited to use the facility as often as they’d like during the three-month course, and if they want to join the YMCA they are given a discounted membership. “It’s astounding what people can accomplish in twelve weeks!” Price said, adding that each participant is assessed physically and emotionally before beginning the program. When the program began at the Montecito YMCA, it was only the second location to offer the program in California. Now, five out of the six YMCAs in the Channel Islands area runs the program, maintaining a connection to the Cancer Center and Winebrenner, who refers patients to LiveSTRONG to help them gain strength and endurance during and after cancer treatment. Price says she is pleased the program has succeeded and expanded into Santa Barbara, Ventura, Santa
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Ynez, and Lompoc, allowing more and more community members to benefit from LiveSTRONG. “If there is one thing I know, it’s that every patient is on their own journey, and this can help them along the way,” said Price, who also has several family members with the disease. For more information, visit www. ccsb.org or www.ciymca.org/monte cito. Another connection to the Cancer Center: over the holiday season, Montecito residents Dick and Noelle Wolf, through their Wolf Family Foundation, bestowed a multi-million-dollar gift for a training and education center at the new Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic. In honor of their generous support, the new stand-alone, theater-style training and education center will be named in honor of the Wolf Family. Currently under construction, the new Cancer Center is expected to open in late 2017. It will bring the oncology departments at 300, 317 and 540 W. Pueblo Street together under one roof to better coordinate care, provide room for the latest treatment technologies, and offer the space needed to care for the increasing number of cancer patients expected as baby boomers age, according to Kurt N. Ransohoff, MD, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer of Sansum Clinic. The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara was founded in 1949, and the new training and education center will be the first facility to offer sufficient and centrally located space for physicians, nurses, and medical staff to convene for the ongoing education required of oncology professionals. Accessible from Junipero Street, the education center will be on the same campus as the new Cancer Center on Pueblo Street. The space will make it possible for the Cancer Center to continue to offer patient and community education programs, such as talks on cancer prevention and the latest advancements in treatment. The education center will also be available for other non-profit organizations that are often in need of quality space to fulfill their missions. “The Cancer Center, and more
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Public Notice to Montecito Fire Protection District Residents The Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at the Montecito Fire Protection District Headquarters, 595 San Ysidro Road at 5:30 p.m. All stakeholders including property-owners, residents, local agencies, organizations, associations, business-owners and community leaders are encouraged to attend. Published January 6, 2016 Montecito Journal
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Ernie’s World
by Ernie Witham
Read more holiday humor in Ernie’s books: Ernie’s World the Book and A Year in the Life of a ‘Working’ Writer, available at amazon.com and erniesworld.com
A Tale of Retail
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n the late 1970s in New Hampshire, I worked in retail at a camera and hobby store, starting out as a parttime sales associate and working my way up to full-time assistant manager, a position they don’t give to just anyone. “The other assistant manager quit. If you take the job, I don’t have to run an ad and interview people even weirder than you.” “I accept!” And over time, I became quite good at selling photo stuff… “This new Kodak Instamatic DX3A7500 takes even better photos than the DX3A-7400 that came out last month. Just look at this advertising photo obviously taken with a much higher-quality camera by a professional photographer.” “Wow, I’ll take it.” And after the sale closed, I’d put on my “added sales” cap. “You’ll probably want a tripod, too.” “Doesn’t that negate the idea of having a camera that fits in your pocket?” “Yes! That’s why you’ll also want this oversized camera bag that can hold more than 100 rolls of film.” “Right, of course.” I also became quite good at selling hobby items. “This new Lionel DX3A-7500 n-gauge train engine goes even faster than the DX3A-7400 n-gauge train engine that came out last month. Just look at this advertising photo of a train layout obviously built by a group of mechanical engineers at MIT in a room the size of your entire house.” “Wow, I’ll take it.” But the most interesting days of the entire year in retail were the day just before Christmas and the day just after Christmas. On the day before people were desperate to find that one last gift for the random person they had completely forgotten about. “I need something for my wife! Quick!” And it didn’t really matter what, just so long as it was about the right size and price. “What’s that?” “A clock radio.” “I’ll take it!” “I need something for fourteen dollars and… fifty-three cents.” “Well, we just got in some replacement propellers for our remote-controlled helicopter.” “I’ll take them!” I even had a guy come to the counter with a fire extinguisher (seriously). 7 – 14 January 2016
“Does this come in any other colors?” “Where did you get that?” “Off the top shelf in the back. Had to wrestle it out of some kind of bracket thingee.” “That is our store fire extinguisher! For emergencies!” “Huh. So, how much?” It was a mad, mad retail world, right up until the last customer left and we could close the door. “Ma’am, please remove your foot, and no, I won’t sell you my khakis even if your husband and I are about the same size.” Being at an indoor mall that the photo and hobby store was in, I would most days enter through the large sliding glass doors off the main corridor. But I knew the day after Christmas there would be an unruly mob of returners waiting for me, so I would enter through a back door off the parking lot, where I could enjoy a quick cup of coffee before the onslaught. “Two sugars in mine, please.” “Who are you? And what are you doing in our stock room?” “You guys locked me in while I was looking for the gift-wrap department.” “We don’t have a gift-wrap department.” “I know, and your refrigerator has no beer. It’s just full of film! And so it began. “Hello, I’d like to return this badminton set. We keep losing the white birdie in the snow.” “First, you should probably wait until summer to play. Second, we don’t sell badminton sets here. Try the sporting goods store at the end of the mall. Next.” “Hi, my wife got me this movie camera, but I can’t get the movie to play.” “It’s actually for taking movies, not watching movies.” “Oh, well can I trade it for a movie-watching camera? An R-rated one?” There were some legitimate returns, of course. “I got these stupid helicopter propellers for Christmas.” “Oh, thank you! We were completely out, so we couldn’t sell the helicopter… even though a lot of people wanted it.” “Really?” “Oh, yeah! Just look at this advertising photo of a kid just like you remotely flying maneuvers even Chuck Yeager probably can’t do.” “Wow, I’ll take it!” Retail during the holidays. Almost •MJ enough to make me unretire.
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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)
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Will He last? – Will Champlin is the son of Sons of Champlin founder and longtime Chicago member Bill Champlin, but his musical training comes from more than his genes. Will studied production and keyboard at Berklee School of Music in Boston, then busied himself with a ton of studio sessions and touring gigs with such industry heavies as Glenn Frey and Santana, even playing piano on a track that appears on Michael Jackson’s final album. Champlin also won two Grammys for his songwriting on Heather Headley’s 2010 Audience of One album, and that was before he reached the final three on Season 5 of The Voice in 2013, an accomplishment that got his name out there for the general public. His stirring gender-reversing turn on At Last on the show later made Billboard Hot 100, and some of the fallout has included co-writing “Wolves” on One Direction’s recent Made in The AM record. Champlin will draw on that history and his own recent recording, Borrowing Trouble, in his solo gig at SOhO tonight. Teen singersongwriter-guitarist Jamey Geston opens. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com
Songs from Simmons – Bass DeAndre Simmons has delighted Santa Barbara audiences in just about every way a classical singer can, starting as a three-season veteran of the Music Academy of the West in late 2008-10, then as a soloist with both the Santa Barbara Symphony in Mozart’s Coronation Mass and the Santa Barbara Choral Society in Handel’s Messiah a few years later. Known for his rich tone, Simmons has also sung with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Columbia Pro Cantare of Maryland, Opera Panama, Curtis Opera Theatre of Philadelphia, and The Kansas City Symphony, among others. This afternoon, Simmons and pianist Robert Cassidy jump-start the Santa Barbara Music Club’s 2016 series of free concerts with Franz Schubert’s seasonal song cycle Die Winterreise (The Winter Journey). Composed in 1827, when the composer was in the throes of his final illness, Schubert’s musical settings of the 24 poems by German lyric poet Wilhelm Müller bear witness to the close affinity he felt with the unrelieved bleakness of the text. Despite the gloomy words, Schubert’s music evokes incredible beauty and passion, as the composer envisioned the pianist’s role as one equal to the singer’s, playing an integral part in the unfolding story of
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Kid Flix Mix – A group of musically inclined ants face off against a lumberjack threatening to take down their tree. Time to call pest control services... or The Guinness Book of World Records? Nope. It’s just Pik Pik Pik, one of the short films making their Santa Barbara debut in Kid Flix Mix, the annual tour of the best of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Oscar-nominated Me and my Moulton, which tells the charming story of a seven-year-old girl and her sisters, who ask for a bicycle knowing full well that their loving yet unconventional parents will likely disappoint them, is also on the program in this kaleidoscopic showcase of the parent-approved, jury selected short film and animation from around the world geared toward ages 3-6. Plus, Bunny New Girl and Zebra, wherein children discover being different isn’t so bad, and Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects – Brushing, wherein a fly and a spider go to war in a common bathroom. Additional titles include 5.80 Meters, Larisa Can Fly, The Elephant and the Bicycle, Cookie-Tin Banjo and Submarine Sandwich. WHEN: 11 am WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $10 general, $5 children 12 and under (free for UCSB Arts & Lectures Family Fun series subscribers) INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Mama Mia! – Emmy Award-winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence and her alter ego Thelma “Mama” Harper team up for a two-for-one-woman show date that is a make up of the performance postponed from last summer. Lawrence – who was plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior to become part of the now-legendary cast of The Carol Burnett Show in 1967 – will showcase a mix of stand-up comedy, music, and witty observations about real life. After working with Burnett, who now lives in Montecito, Lawrence went on to star in Mama’s Family, based on the character from the Burnett show that achieved cult status for her uncensored opinions on a wide swath of subjects. The redheaded comedienne also scored a No. 1 pop hit with “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” back in 1973, which she’s still singing at every show 43 years later. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: 1214 State Street COST: $41 - $74 INFO: 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
the dark emotional journey. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: 305 E. Anapamu Street COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub. org Pump It Up – Lucidity Festival’s “Crossroads” doesn’t arrive at Live Oak Campground until April, but you can get your groove on a few months early with plenty of the local peeps prancing to Nicholas “Pumpkin” Alvarado’s pre-party beats. The music producer/DJ, who found a new passion in the hypnotic rhythms of deep house music after previously playing in rock bands, has been part of the Pocket Underground family since 2006. He’s known for both special remixes and original productions that seamlessly span genres in creating inspired mixes sequenced and aimed for setting the mood. The spins survive at SOhO for successive nights, as Shiba San assumes the command on Sunday in a We The Beat-sponsored show. The hip-hop-centric DJ spent 15 years as a behind-the-scenes producer in France, honing his craft before putting his own name on the label in 2013. His “Me & My Doggs” EP and his remix of “Bad Boy” both hit the Top 10 on Beatport soon after release while “Okay” became a dance-floor sensation in 2014, and now Shiba San is back in the state for another club tour. WHEN: Lucidity/Pumpkin 9 pm to 1:30 am on Saturday; Shiba San 9 pm Sunday WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20 Saturday / INFO: 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 More from Morrison – Barbara Morrison, whose public singing career dates back to 1960 when the singer was just a 10-year-old in Detroit, had the audience up and swaying at her Santa Barbara Jazz Society (SBJS) concert last year. Expect more of the same when Morrison – whose list of credits includes performing and/ or recording alongside a remarkably long list of jazz greats – returns to organization’s SOhO Sunday show this afternoon accompanied by Richard Simon on bass, Paul Kreibich on drums, and SBJS president Ian Bernard on piano. Morrison will perform selections from I Wanna Be Loved, the musical theater production she co-composed with Michael Cormier about the life and times of Dinah Washington, as well as other iconic favorites in her show, “Up Close and Personal”. WHEN: 1-4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 general, $15 for regular SBJS members, $7 for students and local jazz SBJS musician members INFO: 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com Call to Action – Gregg Levoy is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and a former columnist and reporter for USA Today and The Cincinnati Enquirer who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Christian Science Monitor, Reader’s Digest, among many other projects. He is also the author of the books Callings: 7 – 14 January 2016
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Period for Passion – Music from composers as diverse as Nick Cave and Johann Sebastian Bach have been applied as accompaniment for Carl Theodor Dreyer’s acclaimed 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc), which depicts the French heroine who was burned at the stake in 1431 and later canonized. But no one has previously provided a soundtrack of music from the period, which is something of a surprise considering the film is based on the actual record of Joan of Arc’s trial and execution as Dreyer famously took dialog from the trial transcripts and painstakingly recreated locations. Enter The Orlando Consort, the acclaimed early music vocalists who are noted for their imagination, originality, and superb vocal skills. For its latest project, Voices Appeared: Silent Cinema and Medieval Music – The Passion of Joan of Arc, the ensemble extends Dreyer’s impeccable precision, drawing repertoire from the first three decades of the 15th century and from the rich musical traditions of the three powers acting upon Joan of Arc, who was a French prisoner of the Burgundian Court at the behest of the English Crown. The Orlando Consort will perform to a screening of the film, which after more than half a century was restored to its original version only in the early 1980s after an original print was found in the unlikely place of a janitor’s closet of a Norwegian mental institution. WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $30 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Finding and Following An Authentic Life and its follow-up, Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, both of which have found favor among readers seeking a more heart-centered connection to career and a purposeful life. Levoy spoke in 2014 as part of the SBCC Adult Ed Mind and Supermind series, and now he returns to town to present his groundbreaking work in a single afternoon workshop that asks such questions as: What inspires passion in your life? And what defeats it? How do you lose it and how do you get it back? Levoy will help
participants explore how to cultivate not just a specific passion, but passion as a mindset that helps bring vitality to all engagements, from work and relationships to creativity and spiritual life. Levoy will also offer a brief lecture at Unity’s two Sunday services before the workshop, and in advance of his next trip to California when he’ll lead a full Callings weekend retreat at Esalen Institute in April. WHEN: 1-4 pm (workshop) WHERE: Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga St COST: $25 suggested donation INFO: 9662239 or www.santabarbaraunity.org •MJ
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Mariachi Memories – Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano – the double-Grammywinning outfit that kicks off the 2016 concerts from ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! in the organization’s 10th anniversary season – is one of the more veteran mariachi bands in the land. Founded in 1961, Los Camperos was led for decades by Nati Cano, who passed away just 16 months ago. The group is noted for rich musical arrangements that highlight the skills and voices of the individual players, as well as for the concept of the mariachi dinner theater, which Cano opened in 1969 at La Fonda restaurant, which became a focal point of Latino culture in the city from its opening through 2007. (TV writer-producer Jenji Kohan, of Weeds and Orange Is the New Black fame, recently purchased the building and Los Camperos will reopen the mariachi supper club at La Fonda later this year.) The group is now led by Jesus Guzmán, who joined Los Camperos in 1989, serving as music director for decades. Expect to hear cuts from the band’s 2015 CD, Tradición, Arte y Pasión, which explores the sounds of mariachi past and present reflecting the innovation in the music over a century, plus songs of the Mexican Revolution. The weekend of performances comes closest to Montecito on Sunday night at the Luke, but there are shows all weekend long in the county, including a free mariachi workshop for experienced musicians on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at St. George Family Youth Center, 889 Camino Del Sur, Isla Vista. And free photos and refreshments with the artists at receptions follow each performance. WHEN/WHERE: 7 pm Friday (Isla Vista School), Saturday (Guadalupe City Hall Auditorium) and Sunday (Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Jr. High, 721 E. Cota Street) COST: free INFO: 884-4087, ext. 7 or www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB
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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 40)
importantly, patients in our community are so fortunate to be the beneficiaries of the Wolfs’ generosity,” said Dr. Ransohoff. “Sansum Clinic and the Cancer Foundation are striving to build the finest regional Cancer Center in the nation and funding from private citizens like the Wolf Family helps to ensure we have the resources to deliver on our mission of providing superior, personalized care to all members of our community.” The new $68-million multidisciplinary Cancer Center will unify the newest technology, multiple medical departments, and wellness programs into one modern facility, in line with the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) recommended best practices. Located within two blocks of Sansum Clinic and Cottage Hospital, the new 54,780-square-foot facility will be a model of coordinated cancer treatment, achieving both scientifically comprehensive and intensely personal care. The Wolfs have a history of supporting educational interests in the Santa Barbara Community; they’ve also provided financial support for the new children’s museum MOXI: The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation, and UC Santa Barbara’s interdisciplinary CarseyWolf Center. Dick Wolf is a writer and TV producer of the successful Law & Order series and its spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as well as Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and the newest addition, Chicago Med. Noelle serves on the boards of The Alliance for Children’s Rights, which helps protect the rights of impoverished minors, and the Joyful Heart Foundation (founded by Mariska Hargitay), which seeks
to end domestic violence and abuse. “The Cancer Center Team is making enormous strides in the treatment of cancer and improving the quality of life for patients and their families,” the Wolfs said in a statement. “As with the Carsey-Wolf Center and MOXI, our focus has been on education and communication, and the Cancer Center’s new training center dovetails perfectly with our long-range hopes and dreams.” For more information, visit www. ccsb.org.
New GM at MWD
As mentioned in our Montecito’s Year In Review last week (MJ #21/52), the Montecito Water District Board of Directors selected Nicholas Turner as general manager of the District, effective February 2, 2016. Turner brings more than 15 years of water industry experience to the Montecito Water District, previously serving as the GM of the Lamont Public Utility District in Kern County. Prior to working for the Lamont Public Utility District, he was employed as a district engineer/project manager by AECOM, a global leader in engineering design services, specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure projects for public agencies. He has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo and has been a licensed professional civil engineer for more than 10 years. Montecito Water District received more than 81 applications in its search for a new GM and Turner was the board’s unanimous choice. Turner will succeed Montecito Water District’s present general manager, Tom Mosby,
Casa del Herrero docents are looking for more volunteers to join them as they lead walking tours at the famed estate
who announced his retirement last year. For more information, visit www. montecitowater.com.
Docents Needed
Next week marks the start of Casa del Herrero’s 2016 Docent Training, a three-month weekly training class that is held just once every two years. Docents are trained to lead 90-minute walking tours on the 11-acre National Historic Landmark in Montecito, and in the process learn a great deal about architecture, local history, tile, landscape design, European history, antiques, metal-working, and much more. Docent Training begins on Thursday, January 14, with an orientation and overview and continues weekly through April 7 on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Classes will be conducted by local designers and historians, as well as
Casa volunteers. It’s an opportunity to learn more about the work of noted architect George Washington Smith, who built the house in the mid 1920s. Participants will also learn about Spanish history and design, antiques, landscape design, and the fascinating Steedman family, who lived at Casa for more than 60 years. Many docents are Montecito residents who volunteer at the Casa for years after their docent training. Beginning next month, we’ll be featuring a Casa del Herrero docent each month in these pages. If you would like to participate in the Casa del Herrero Docent Training Program, or would like more information about volunteer opportunities, please call Susannah at 565-5653 or e-mail: tours@casa delherrero.com. Or go online at www.casadelherrero.com. Casa del Herrero is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. •MJ
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