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

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Village Beat

Kick Ash Bash founders distribute funds raised for first responder agencies, p. 12

Four Doors

After market uptick in May, Mark Hunt spotlights quartet of homes in $5M range, p. 44

On The Wild Side

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network weans and nurtures young, weak bobcats, p. 45

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Guest Editorial

Bob Hazard takes a close look at Montecito’s “new normal” while giving credit to the Abe Powell Bucket Brigade and the Partnership for Resilient Communities

6 Miscellany

Ty Warner’s casino; SB Polo Life; students help students; teacher Carolyn TeraokaBrady; Ian Schrager in documentary; State Street Ballet; Ashton Kutcher; Rolls Royce Phantom IV; Katy Perry; Opera SB; and John Julius Norwich, RIP

8 Letters to the Editor

A collection of correspondence from MJ readers comprising J’Amy Brown, Joyce Dudley, Holly Merrick, Janet Adderley, Don Gragg, Dale Lowdermilk, and Sanderson Smith

10 This Week

Cold Spring School; MBAR; poetry; Tina Alexis Allen; First Thursday; Leanne Wood; Relay for Life; Sedgwick Reserve; library club; Hospice; book signing; Sunset Soirée; Summer Sips; Master Chorale; MA meeting; Stacy Pulice; Knit N Needle; and Spanish group

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Dream. Design. Build. SUMMER!

Village Fourth plans; Strategic Recovery Plan approved; new exhibit at The Gallery; MUS students; and sheriff’s blotter

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner covers the NCL’s Senior Recognition for 2018 Ticktockers; Broadway’s Audra McDonald; and MClub luncheon

16 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz covers the Ojai Music Festival; violinist Lara St. John; classical music; Festival of Books; focus on kids; and local residents’ literature 412 E. Haley St. #3, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805.965.9555 | frontdesk@beckercon.com www.beckerstudiosinc.com |@beckerstudios

17 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz chronicles grief with Alexis Slutzky; Inner Engineering; Santa Barbara Channel; The Intuitive Life; plus Kriya Initiation & Retreat

18 Coming & Going

James Buckley reports on Mollie Ahlstrand’s new eatery on State Street; Lad Handelman’s award; all in the family; and Memorial Day honorable mention

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22 Movie Guide 23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant bids farewell to Dorothy, his beloved wife who passed away May 24; he shares a letter that he wrote to friends in 2003

27 Wine Country Notes

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Chantal Peterson is clothes-mind while approaching UCSB grads Ata Sari and Kevin Mahany about their new clothing brand for kids, Mama Luma

34 Behind The Vine

Hana-Lee Sedgwick chronicles Villa Wine Bar & Kitchen, Wine + Beer, El Encanto, Ojai Wine Festival, Les Marchands, Canary Hotel, and more

35 Our Town

Joanne Calitri interviews singer Woody Locke about his musical background and the new LP being released by his fund-raising band, The Sanderlings

38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

1st Thursday art and performances; Battle of Wits at SBCAST; #MakeSB; Alberta Hunter; Metamorphographs; Wizard of Oz; ArtSEE; and Sugarland in the Bowl

44 Real Estate

Mark Hunt explains how May proved successful for the Montecito market; he spotlights a quartet of available homes in the $5-million range

45 Wildlife File

Cat woman: Kaitlin Lloyd feels for the felines, namely a baby bobcat amid Sycamore Canyon; Julia Parker of the Wildlife Care Network offers insight

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47 Local Business Directory

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

Securing Montecito’s Future

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ithout a mayor and a town council that have both authority to set priorities and resources to fund selected programs, disaster recovery options are limited. Local efforts are confined to supporting the county government team and offering a host of volunteer services.

The historic role, for example, of the Montecito Association (MA) has been “the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the semi-rural, residential character of Montecito in the spirit of the Montecito Community Plan.” Each month, 16 MA directors, all concerned community residents, voluntarily gather as the “voice of the community.” Their strength is their collective commitment to protecting our village; their weakness is that as an advocacy group, they have virtually no money and no political authority.

This passive role was adequate when Montecito enjoyed the “old normal.”

But today, suddenly and without warning, we are living in the “new normal,” which includes extended drought, the largest wildfire in California’s history, and a terrifying debris flow that delivered huge losses in residential property, business closures, and the deaths of 23 of our friends and neighbors.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

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

Help with Insurance Claims

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ometimes it takes a village. That point was well demonstrated three weeks ago, when dozens of Montecito residents – mostly strangers to each other – gathered at a community roundtable to share what they’d learned so far from the Thomas Fire and Debris Flow insurance claim experience.

There was some initial trepidation the group might dissolve into a “sob session,” but instead each Montecito participant took a more global high road, sharing their most useful personal tips toward successfully traveling on the insurance claims path.

What emerged was a broad-range of ideas, shortcuts, and unique ways for non-professional homeowners to steer along what can be the unfamiliar and sometimes complex insurance-claim track.

One important outcome of this meeting was the realization that Montecito might, in the future, have a stronger rebuilding effort if we speak to the insurance industry as a community, with a unified and strong voice. Our neighbors in Santa Rosa have found a good measure of success in that kind of community unity. One Montecito resident even suggested that locals boycott insurance providers who don’t fully and diligently respond to our damaged neighbors in a timely and fair manner!

With an eye toward community unity, efficiency, and education, a second citizen-insurance “Shared Experience” roundtable will be convened on Wednesday, June 13, at 4 until 5:30 pm at Montecito Hall (library building), 1469 East Valley Road. Come to listen and/or to share.

Anyone who has filed a Thomas Fire or Debris Flow insurance claim is welcome. In addition to community members’ tips and tales, we will welcome some local professional experts to hear from their viewpoint as our neighbors what they think are the best tips toward a successful insurance claims experience.

In the spirit of community, here are some of the best tips garnered from the May “Shared-Experience” Insurance Roundtable. The tips are not ranked, as their usefulness may depend on where you are in the claims process: • Don’t be reluctant to file a claim because you feel you might be denying other Montecito community members access to coverage. According to Investopedia.com, the insurance

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companies appear to have plenty of funds on hand. Here are some of the net annual premiums for the largest insurance companies: State Farm $50.8 billion; AllState $24.8 billion; Berkshire Hathaway (Geico) $21 billion; Farmers $14 billion.

• In a very non-scientific poll, roundtable participants ranked their insurance companies one to 10, on their response to date. Chubb came in near 10, while AllState ranked the lowest, below the mid-range mark.

Most of those participating in the mini-survey were soot-cinder-and ash claimants, who are nearing the sixmonth mark on their claim.

• Neighbors using a public adjuster were pleased with the experience.

Public adjusters are professional insurance negotiators and they take a percentage of the claim, usually 10 percent. In exchange, they do all the filing, estimates, and negotiations, which, given some of the time-consuming complexities, seemed, to those going that route, as a reasonable cost for the relief. Several community members named Greenspan as a popular provider (greenspani.com.)

At the time the roundtable met, it was believed Greenspan only accepted claims over $1 million dollar – however, the Los Angeles Greenspan office indicates they may now considering smaller claim clients.)

• Repeated often by the group: Keep written documentation of all correspondence with your insurance company claims adjuster. Some companies are inclined to prefer telephone conversations and agreements are sometime indicated in those conversations.

Following those telephone calls, ask your adjuster to send it in writing and write your own notes of those conversations and email them to your claim file. You may find this exercise useful later, by being able to refer to the date and time, if you find yourself saying, “…but he/she promised me…” and there is no known record or recollection of the conversation.

• Lean on your agent; while not in the claims department, sometimes they are able to draw some attention to your claim.

• Get a written copy of your full policy now, even if you have no damages. The annual Declaration Page may not be enough to explain your full rights, and it may be hard to produce your policy after you file a claim.

You’ve heard this before, this time, your neighbors urge, don’t procrasti-

nate; go get it. If you file a claim, your adjuster will refer to it often.

• The “United Policy Holders Overriding Rules” states insurance companies must act with “Good Faith (belief and trust), Diligence, and Dispatch.” Don’t let your insurance company, instead, veer toward “Delays, Deferrals, and Disputes.” If you feel an unreasonable delay and your adjuster is not meeting your needs, ask to escalate your concerns to your claim adjuster’s superior. Your neighbors agreed: a good partnership with your adjuster might facilitate your claim. Find one you work well with, but be aware – they are all nice – until they are not.

• A daily diary may help you track what could be a long process.

• If possible, avoid disputes, which may add to delays; keep the claim in play and be sure the work is progressing daily.

There were many more helpful tips, so join us to fill your insurance claims knowledge basket. Our next community “shared experience” insurance roundtable will be June 13 at 4 pm, Montecito Library Hall. In the insurance-claims realm, a day at the beach can quickly turn to quicksand… but, through our shared-experience, your village and your neighbors may have a lifeline to throw you.

For more info, contact J’Amy Brown, community advocate; ash and soot

insurance claimant: (805) 969-5515.

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RESPECT

I was informed of your recent editor’s note by six of your readers. I am deeply honored to have earned your respect, and I will strive to continue to deserve your appreciation.

Joyce Dudley Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Ms Dudley refers to the following that appeared at the end of a letter from Larry Bond [“Revered to Reviled,” MJ #24/22]: “It’s just been our policy over these past 23 years(!) that we don’t get involved in endorsing law enforcement races, preferring to leave those positions in the hands of those in law enforcement. Regardless, we don’t see any need to change out Sheriff Brown for someone else, as he has acted with dignity and resolve throughout the past four years. Ditto for Joyce Dudley.”

We thank her for taking the time, out of what has to be a very busy schedule, to pass this on to us. – J.B.)

A Star is Born

Thank you again for coming to support Maile in Les Misérables and for your kind words in the Journal. Janet

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Stacy Pulice will sign Listen to the Children: How empowering students can fix our broken schools. In this book about education, Pulice implores us to tap into the creative souls of children, listen to them, and acknowledge that students and teachers alike are suffering. Listen to the Children shows that if we approach educating our children from a life- and soul-affirming place, they will thrive.

When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JUNE 7 Last Day of School Cold Spring School students say farewell for the summer! School resumes August 21.

MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: a remodel on Miramar Avenue, additions on San Ysidro Road, and a discussion whether MBAR members should receive a monetary stipend.

When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. Today’s poet: David Whyte When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Tecolote Tina Alexis Allen will sign her new book, Hiding Out, a memoir of drugs, deception, and double lives.

When: 4 to 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 First Thursday Opening Reception SlingShot Art Studio & Gallery will be hosting an opening reception as part of 1st Thursday. The new exhibit,

Reference Point, is a group exhibition featuring art inspired by popular culture and personal experiences. SlingShot is a studio and gallery for artists with intellectual disabilities who want to create and sell art. The work is notable for its uninfluenced raw creativity.

Each piece, whether it is a drawing, painting, sculpture, or textile, tells a story reflecting the perspective of an artist. The open studio environment is designed to encourage creative expression, and the on-site gallery offers an exhibition space that fosters a supportive link to the Santa Barbara art community. Each artist is recognized for his or her talent and artistic vision.

When: 5 to 8 pm; show runs through June 29 Where: 220 W. Canon Perdido, Suite A Info: Sue Dumm, (805) 770-3878 Book Release & Signing Party Join the party and meet local author Leanne R. Wood as she tells some of her hilarious tales about her adventures living around the world. Doubt and fear can hold back many people from achieving incredible things in their lives, but The Power of Things Unseen shows them the invaluable benefits of overcoming these fears and listening to their “inner voice.” Although society often tells people to suppress this voice and follow the path that is expected of them, deviating from this path and following one’s true calling can lead to a much more fulfilling life. Wood’s life is a testimony of this truth, and through The Power of Things Unseen, readers can learn to utilize their own potential by bravely choosing “crazy” over “normal.”

When: 6 to 8 pm Where: Float Luxury Spa – in the courtyard – 18 E. Canon Perdido

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Last Day of School Montecito Union School students are out for the summer! School resumes August 22.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Relay for Life This year’s Relay for Life by the American Cancer Society will feature a celebration of community uniting together, being stronger together, and recovering together. First responders will arrive with trucks used to fight the Thomas Fire. Aimee Eyer Delavett, All Saints by-the-Sea rector, who opened the doors of the church, as it became a triage center, will open with an invocation. Members of the Bucket Brigade crew, who continue to help many survive, are attending. Activities include food, bands, games, a jolly jump, booths, and raffles.

When: 9 am Where: Montecito Union School Campus, 385 San Ysidro Road Snakes, Science, & Sedgwick Reserve Join Hayley Crowell and her colleagues on an easy walk within a mile of the field station to locate and observe rattlesnakes safely. Learn about their habitats, behavior, and the important part they play in our

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Montecito Library Book Club Join for a lively discussion of this month’s title. Check the library for current title; new members always welcome. Join for a lively discussion of Kitchens of the Great Midwest, a novel

by J. Ryan Stradal, the book for the month of June.

When: 11 am to noon Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Hospice Bereavement Class & Heritage Potluck Prepare your loved one’s favorite dish at home & join for a special potluck in remembrance of those we have loved and lost.

When: noon to 1:30 pm Where: Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, contact for address Cost: free RSVP: (805) 690-6296 Book Signing at Tecolote Michael B. Fisher, M.D. will sign his book, Surviving Kidney Disease, which includes true stories of love, courage, hope, and heroism.

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ecosystem. Rattlesnakes belong to a unique group of venomous snakes known as pit vipers (family name Viperidae), and the rattlesnake is the only pit viper found in California. The walk will be followed by a lecture in the Tipton Meeting House. Hayley will present her project, “Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Thermal Ecology and Energy Budgets of Snakes.”

When: 10 am to 1 pm Where: UCSB Campus Info: http://sedgwick.nrs.ucsb.edu

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59 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who make their home at Hillside House. The event opens with a reception, including hors d’oeuvres, and Clendenen Family Tocai Friulano, a silent auction, raffle ticket sales, and Dixieland by the Satchmo Jazz Trio. A sumptuous, four-course dinner prepared by Lorraine Lim Catering and paired with Au Bon Climat and Clendenen Family wines specially selected by founder, owner, and master vintner Jim Clendenen follows. During each course, Clendenen will share his winemaking philosophy, insights, and creative process. Before dessert, there will be a live auction for a sixperson gourmet dinner with fine wines donated and hosted by Laurie and John Tilson. The parent of a current resident will share her thoughts on having her son live at Hillside House.

When: 4 pm Where: directions provided at time of registration Tickets: $250 per person; a table of eight is $1,800. In-kind donations for the silent auction are welcome.

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Discover Your Paradise

Village Beat

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.

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indy Denson and her dedicated team are once again planning an old-fashioned “country faire” and parade for the 4th of July. “This year is extra special, given what we’ve been through,” Denson said, adding that instead of choosing one or two grand marshals, those being honored this year include first responders who worked round the clock during the Thomas Fire and mudslides. “They gave their time, energy, expertise, and love to help save this cherished Village,” Denson said.

The festivities will begin with the popular parade; winners will be awarded in four categories: cutest, patriotic, Montecito spirit, and musical. Following the parade is a barbecue and family-oriented event in Lower Manning Park, with picnic blankets to be set up in front of the stage where the Bryan Titus Trio will play their post-modern barn dance music.

After a hiatus last year, the Montecito Cup is back; students from local schools will battle it out for a

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The Village Fourth committee includes David Breed, Bill Davis, Trish Davis, Chris Denson, Sylvia Easton, Michael Edwards, Cindy Feinberg, Dana Hansen, Houghton Hyatt, Kathi King, Andrea Newquist, Dana Newquist, Dick Nordlund, Connor Rehage, Nina Terzian, Christy Venable, John Venable, Jean von Wittenberg, Patty Zucherman, and Allison Marcillac.

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County CEO, presented the SB Board of Supervisors with a draft of the Strategic Recovery Plan, which outlines the County’s approach to ongoing recovery efforts following the Thomas Fire and January 9 debris flow. “We’re all after building a resilient Montecito,” said Pontes, who has taken the role of director of recovery following the disaster.

According to Pontes, the County’s immediate goal is to help the community move forward by bringing together collective resources at the local, state, and federal level. Several County reps spoke at the hearing, which was a similar presentation given at the Community Informational Meeting at Cold Spring School back in May. The Strategic Plan includes eight key areas. The first, Storm Preparation and Evacuation; the County is updating the debris flow risk map, the 72-hour evacuation timeline, and modifying rain flow thresholds this coming winter. “We are committed to only evacuating when it’s necessary and where it’s necessary,” said Office of Emergency Management director Rob Lewin.

The second key area is Long-term Flood Control Mitigation; Tom Fayram and Flood Control are working on long-term projects and grant opportunities, including three projects on our local debris basins. The third key area

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is Private Property Rebuilding; county staff reports that resurveying properties is expected to be finished in July, and the like-for-like approval process will help streamline the rebuilding process for affected residents.

Financial Impacts & Economic Recovery is another key area in the strategic plan: the total cost to the County thus far is $55 million, and that includes the cost of damage to County infrastructure including roads, bridges, channels, and basins, and emergency protective measures including search and rescue, sheltering, and debris removal. The County is attempting to recoup the cost from FEMA, as well as support recovery from economic loss to the business community, and develop a long-term funding source for maintenance and new projects. Lost revenue from TOT tax and property taxes is estimated to be $2.9 million this year, and $3.6 million in the next fiscal year.

Other key areas include Removal of Debris on Private Property, Infrastructure Repair and Modifications, Natural and Cultural Resources, and Community Engagement. Ben Romo, Community Recovery & Engagement coordinator, reported that the Montecito Center on Coast Village Circle will remain open for the time being to facilitate community engagement and aid in the recovery process; communications during

emergencies was also discussed.

The board unanimously approved the draft plan, which will ultimately assist the County in receiving necessary grants from various entities.

For more information and to view the plan, visit www.countyofsb.org.

Funds Distributed from Kick Ash Bash

Earlier this week, One805, the team that organized the massive February 25 concert fundraiser at the Nesbitt Estate, the Kick Ash Bash, distributed the funds raised by the event to various organizations.

More than $2 million was raised from the Kick Ash Bash, which drew 2,500+ people to a large-scale, celebrity-filled concert and kid-friendly carnival; $1.3M was distributed June

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4, as the remainder had already been distributed to various first-responder organizations through the purchase of emergency response equipment.

Beneficiaries included Santa Barbara City Fire Department, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Montecito Fire Protection District, Carpinteria/ Summerland Fire Department, Santa Barbara City Police, Santa Barbara County sheriff, At-Ease, Direct Relief, Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation for SB County First Responders’ kids, Santa Barbara Equine Evacuation Program, Santa Barbara Search & Rescue, the U.S. Forest Service, and the 93108Fund. The majority of funds are intended to purchase MCUs (Mobile Command Units) and various pieces of emergency equipment to fur-

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Senior Service Award winner Clare Kelly center with her parents, John and Michelle

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others and daughters serving communities together.” That is the mission of the National Charity League, Inc. (NCL). Beginning in the 7th grade, moms and daughters get together and volunteer for charity work in their communities.

Our local chapter recently held their Senior Recognition for the class of 2018 Ticktockers at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. By the time all of the relatives and friends arrived, the hotel was jam packed with more than 500 folks.

After a fun and noisy reception, the

ballroom filled. In lieu of the difficult year Santa Barbara has endured, there were olive tree seedlings as a centerpiece for all the tables. They will be planted in impacted areas in our community. NCL wanted us to know that this small tree will help transform and heal. Olive trees symbolize serenity, peace, hope, and health. NCL wants to make a difference where they can.

Chapter president Rebecca Ingram welcomed and especially thanked co-chairs Kelly Hyatt and Allison Marcillac. Those 25 ticktockers being honored this night were: Elise Bevier, Kelly Bickett, Cadence Caesar, Olivia

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The highlight of the evening is always the fashion show with all the junior and senior Ticktockers modeling. The class chose “Disco Fever” as their theme, so the music they modeled to was all written before they were born. No problem! They have a grand catwalk, and the girls learn the ropes in a hurry from Julie Walsmith.

Julie and I go a long way back to our days at LaBelle Modeling Agency. She has the Ticktockers for six two-hour classes and then for all day of the event.

Modeling is harder than they thought, but this is a two-sided affair.

The girls also learn how to walk and present themselves with confidence.

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Clare Kelly was given the Senior Service Award for having the most volunteer hours in her class, a phenomenal 1,100 hours that she achieved in five years instead of the usual six. The class total was 7,716 hours.

Clare spoke in a mature manner way beyond her years, reminding us, “We all have the same needs and together we are stronger.”

After each girl in a formal was introduced with a video, her parents met her at the end of the stage for a hug. Then it was time for the father/ daughter dance, which was to “My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw. Dinner ended this special occasion that made me wonder and as a mom brought to mind some words from Fiddler on the Roof. “Is this the little girl I carried? I don’t remember growing older. When did she? Wasn’t it just yesterday when she was small? Sunrise. Sunset.

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On Entertainment Out on the Edge in Ojai

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he 72-year-old Ojai Music Festival has always been known for its commitment to innovative, inventive, and often unpredictable programming as it bends to the whims of a different music director every summer. Last year, for example, the venerable weekend of wonder leaned toward jazz with Vijay Iyer at the helm, and went even further afield a couple of years before that with Mark Morris, the choreographer who brought along his dance ensemble and even programmed a late-night karaoke session.

This year’s fest, which runs Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10, mostly in and around the Libbey Bowl in downtown Ojai, is no less adventurous, though the roaming remains largely in the modern classical realm, with Moldovan-Austrian violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja serving as music director in her first major exposure in the area. The focus, as it has been for much of Ojai’s seven-decade history, is on recent music, with Kopatchinskaja’s adventurous programming featuring mostly works

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from the 20th century and newer.

Among the highlights are a pair of themed offerings, semi-staged concerts conceived and directed by Kopatchinskaja with different focuses. The first, Bye Bye Beethoven, set for opening night, is described by Kopatchinskaja as a commentary on “the irrelevance of the classic concert routine for our present life.”

The classical musical mash-up features works by Charles Ives, John Cage, Joseph Haydn, György Kurtág, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major that Kopatchinskajahe recorded back in 2009 to a rousing reception. The collaboration with the Ojai-debuting Mahler Chamber Orchestra finds the musicians also plying unconventional roles employing sound, space, and imagery. Dies Irae, on the other hand, serves as the violinist’s provocative commentary on the consequences of global warming, which has its American premiere on Saturday night and features pieces by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, George Crumb, Michael Hersch, Giacinto Scelsi, and Galina

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Ustvolskaya’s title work for eight double basses, piano, and wooden box.

Also of note are the JACK Quartet’s Ojai debut (they’ve already been at the Music Academy), whose multiple offerings include John Luther Adams’s “everything that rises”, a work commissioned by the quartet, that will performed in a free community concert in tribute to the Ojai Valley following December’s devastating Thomas Fire, plus Kopatchinskaja’s collaboration with her parents, Viktor and Emilia Kopatchinsky, in an exploration of Moldavian folk music. The full schedule, artist bios, details, and tickets are available online at www.OjaiFestival. org or call 646-2053.

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Normally, there’s nothing major on the classical calendar between the closing of the Ojai Festival and the opening bell of the Music Academy of the West’s summer festival, which this year is on Monday, June 18. But due to the closure of the 101 Freeway in the wake of the Montecito debris flow, the Santa Barbara Symphony’s season is running an extra month to accommodate the rescheduled program, which also features a fine fiddler as its centerpiece. Canadian violinist Lara St. John serves as soloist as the orchestra performs John Corigliano’s Academy Award-winning score for The Red Violin to a simultaneous screening of François Girard’s film in its entirety at the Granada Theatre on Saturday The air felt as if it were being exhaled into one’s face. – Tom Robbins

night and Sunday afternoon, June 16-17. Carolyn Kuan, music director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut since 2011, will be the guest conductor for the pair of concerts.

St. John is a former child prodigy who made her first solo appearance with an orchestra at age 4 and later received attention for her controversial – at least for classical music – photo on the cover of her debut album, Bach Works for Violin Solo, in 1996. Four years later, St. John founded the artist-owned record company Ancalagon LLC. (named after her pet iguana) to gain more freedom of choice about repertoire and artwork.

The Red Violin follows the trajectory of an antique violin from its creation in 17th-century Italy to an auction in present-time Montreal, tracing the instrument’s journey as it impacts in the lives of its owners in Austria, Oxford, and China. Superstar violinist Joshua Bell performed the solos on the original soundtrack, which was conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen (who, coincidentally, was originally penciled in as this year’s Ojai Festival music director).

When we talked over the phone back in January before the concerts were postponed, St. John had already twice previously performed the piece live to the movie, although that number has increased in the interim. It’s a role she relishes because, among other more musical reasons, she said, “My violin has a reddish tinge.”

Q. Third time through. You must be a fan of the film.

A. Oh, yeah. It’s a beautiful movie.

And the music puts it over the top.

I saw it when it first came out, and I’ve been playing all the stuff that it inspired all these years. So, it’s cool to be playing along with it and watching

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Spirituality Matters

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

Community Grief Ritual: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

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rief is a given in this life and a natural part of the human experience, but many people refuse to allow themselves to dive fully into their sadness, and definitely not in public. Yet many other cultures throughout time have processed grief in community; its expression is a casualty of our modern times.

Alexis Slutzky – a local licensed psychotherapist, wilderness guide, mentor, community builder, council trainer, and counselor who is also adjunct faculty at Antioch University, and affiliated with Pacifica Graduate Institute and The Ojai Foundation – created and began hosting community grief rituals in mid-2017, based on her studies with Malidoma Somé, several months before the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow last winter. Now, after offering complimentary truncated ceremonies at such locations as Yoga Soup in December

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and January, she has returned to leading full-day rituals at Arroyo Hondo Preserve, the land trust set on Chumash Land. The next one takes place 9:30 am to 5:30 pm this Saturday, June 9. Visit www.wildbe longing.com/events/2018/6/9/com munity-grief-ritual-june9 for details and registration.

Q. What is a grief ritual?

A. In most traditional societies, a part of every intact culture were ways to metabolize grief, so people could be current in their lives. We know that grief is an emotion, but in our culture, we think of it as a negative one. We want to try to numb it, or ignore it. We have a lot of ways to distract ourselves because it’s uncomfortable. We’ve forgotten that grief can be a gateway to feeling our aliveness and our grati-

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Coming

& Going

Remembering Mollie’s

by James Buckley

Mollie Ahlstrand (seen with her two chefs, Julio Carranza and Eduardo Carranza) plans a Grand Opening for Trattoria Mollie on State Street on Friday, June 15

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kay, okay. Yes, most other media have already reported that Mollie Ahlstrand of Trattoria Mollie on Coast Village Road was planning to open a location on State Street next to the Granada, a space previously occupied by the once popular Tupelo Junction. Can I just tell you that I knew about this a couple months ago but that both Ali Ahlstrand, Mollie’s son, and Mollie, asked that I not write about it until... well, until they were ready. Being a considerate guy, I said, “Sure, as long as I get to print it first.”

They agreed, but unfortunately, an enterprising journalist or foodie spied the activity at the new location and saw that Trattoria Mollie was named on the window as the new occupant.

So, after reading the news on Noozhawk, the Independent, the Voice, the News-Press and probably the Brentwood Breeze, I sat down with Ali to glean a little more information about Mollie’s big move. He told me they’re planning a “grand opening”

on Friday, June 15, for which he’s preparing a buffet.

“We are keeping our Coast Village spot. We love this location,” he says.

“We’ve been here for many years [24 going on 25], and now that the Four Seasons Biltmore has re-opened and the summer season has officially begun, things should be good.” He also mentions the Miramar is close to being finished, and that it too will be “a nice addition to businesses on Coast Village Road.”

Ali credits longtime friend Ray Mayboob for turning him on to the new location. “Without Ray,” Ali says, “it would not have been possible.

One day, as I was walking down State Street with Ray,” Ali relates. “I saw a space I liked and said to Ray, ‘Make sure you keep me in mind if that becomes vacant’. That was just a joke, but he says, ‘Wait. Why don’t you move to Tupelo Junction? That’s a great location for you.’ As soon as he said that, I said, ‘Wow. That’s perfect. Why don’t we meet tomorrow

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Ali Ahlstrand putting everything in place for the new 100-seat Trattoria Mollie on State Street next to the Granada

morning?’ It was just that fast.” Mr. Mayboob is one of the largest individual property owners on State Street.

As for the new location, there are about a hundred seats inside and four outside. The new Mollie’s will be closed Mondays but open for lunch and dinner every other day. Plans call for bringing Mollie’s popular Business Express lunch special from Coast Village Road, a $15 all-inclusive meal.

“You can be in and out in less than an hour,” he says. The new Mollie’s will also be offering a prix-fixe dinner menu for people attending theater performances or a movie.

Ali and his crew are in the middle of changing the decor, but luckily they’ve been able to salvage all the equipment and have spent the last few weeks cleaning the ovens and other well-used devices. Eileen Dill has re-designed the interior.

Ali has other plans and I pressed him about them, but, he says he couldn’t tell me more because he hasn’t “signed the lease yet,” but that I’ll “be the first” to find out.

“It won’t be another Trattoria Mollie,” Ali reveals, “but it will certainly be comparable to what we offer.

It will be a nice addition. But, let’s wait. I don’t want to jinx it.”

Mollie’s is at 1218 State Street. You can call (805) 770-8300 for reservations.

Celebrating Lad

Noted Santa Barbara entrepreneur Lad Handelman was recipient of the Second Annual Distinguished Patriot Award. COLAB founder Andy Caldwell spoke early, and called Lad “the personification of the American Dream,” noting that Lad had “started from nothing in some of the roughest circumstances (born in the Bronx) to literally conquer the world. It’s a phenomenal story,” he said, “and when

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you [the audience] walk out of here tonight, you will feel privileged to [have been] part of this.”

The event was kicked off by Julie Bischoff, who read the invocation, Linda Foster led off the pledge of allegiance; ninth-grader Neve Greenwald sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” followed by a soulful “God Bless America.”

Caldwell spoke of his days as a delivery boy for the Santa Barbara NewsPress, before introducing News-Press publisher Arthur Von Wiesenberger, who complimented Caldwell cheekily, saying that Andy “still delivered really well, even after fifty years.”

Arthur opined that the current Trump era reminded him of the Reagan years, “when we saw the collapse of communism, socialism, and stupidism.” He then talked of the “very depressing political time” when Barack Obama was president and he first met Andy Puzder, who joined Arthur, Dennis Miller, and Peter Noone regularly for lunch.

Arthur called Puzder “the economic voice of reason,” lamenting that when the U.S. Senate couldn’t come up with enough votes to confirm Puzder as secretary of Labor, “it was a great loss for America.”

Puzder, the evening’s keynote speaker, lived in Montecito for more than 20 years and gave a spirited talk that included a short history of Carl’s Jr., of which Puzder served as CEO. Its founder, Carl Karcher, started with a hot dog stand and developed Carl’s Jr. into one of the largest fast-food franchise companies (3,800 restaurants) in the U.S. A Diver’s Diver A short film explained that Lad founded two commercial diving companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (CalDive International and Oceaneering International). That Lad’s diving career started at the age of 16 when “he borrowed a rowboat and rigged a face mask to a garden hose and became an abalone diver.” Laddie made the world’s first successful 600foot surface dive, leading to the formation of Oceaneering International and to jobs all over the world for oil and gas exploration companies.

Later, Lad and his crew pioneered 1,000-foot dives; soon, the company became the largest dive company in the world. Before long, they were working from the bottom of the ocean to outer space with NASA. And it all began right here in the early 1960s in Santa Barbara.

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Eleven-year-old Maile Kai Merrick – with a voice that can warble as sweetly as Olivia Newton-John or belt out songs as raucously as Ethel Berman – was Eponine in the recent SBYET production of Les Misérables at the Lobero (photo by Zack Warburg)

Adderley mentioned that you may be doing a follow-up story, and I wasn’t sure if you already had some pictures, so included some.

Holly Merrick Summerland (Editor’s note: Full disclosure: Maile Kai Merrick is my wife’s grand-niece.

Having written that, I can also attest that 11-year-old Maile has a commanding voice and a compelling stage presence. She is a fourth-generation performer, going back to her great-grandmother on her mother’s side and has obviously inherited the singing-acting gene. We’re told Maile is likely to be scheduled to sing “God Bless America” or “Firework” solo at the upcoming Boys and Girls Club Gala on July 14. And, she’s certain to nab a big role in next year’s Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theater production of West Side Story. Can starring in Funny Girl be far off? Eat your heart out, Barbra Streisand! – J.B.)

THE WAY IT WAS S A N TA B A R B A R A C O M E S O F A G E

Give Dad the Gift of History for Father’s Day

Thank You, Santa Barbara

Our first Enjolras (Trevor Hurvitz), both Madame Thenardiers (Connie Connaughton and Sydney Edgecomb), Little Cosette (Lily Blankenhorn ) – and for many years THE WAY IT WAS • SANTA BARBAR A COMES OF AGE

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or the past 12 years, Hattie Beresford has written a local history column for the Montecito Journal called “The Way It Was,” in which she has been able to indulge her long-standing interest in the people and events of Santa Barbara’s past that determined its present.

In addition, together with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, she co-edited and produced the memoir of local artist Elizabeth Eaton Burton entitled My Santa Barbara Scrap Book and wrote two Noticias, their historical journal. She is also a regular contributor to the Montecito Journal Magazine writing the column entitled “Moguls and Mansions.”

A retired teacher of English and American history with the Santa Barbara School District, Hattie attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning degrees in both English and History as well a teaching credential.

Eclectic in her interests, Hattie’s articles run the gamut from ranches to mansions, murder to delinquency, and elegant hotels to auto camps.

Stories behind transportation, entertainment, philanthropy, and celebrations have all found expression through her pen.

This volume contains a small collection of the fascinating stories of Santa Barbara’s yesteryears.

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Cast members sing “Do You Hear The People Sing” during the 2018 Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theater production of the sold-out performances of Les Misérables at the Lobero (photo by Zack Warburg)

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uring the fifty years between 1880 and 1930, Santa Barbara threw off its Victorian cloak and donned the mantilla of a thoroughly modern town.

Wrapping herself in romanticized Spanish tradition, she nevertheless bobbed her hair to create the institutions that prepared the way for the Santa Barbara of today.

The Way It Was ~ Santa Barbara Comes of Age offers a journey into the past that explores the mountain trails, joins elaborate celebrations for famous visitors, and revels in the mania created by the town’s first horseless carriages. Readers will also meet a quintet of colorful characters whose enthusiasm, vision, and work created the underpinnings of today’s city and contributed greatly to Santa Barbara’s coming of age.

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SBYET’s premier leading couple, Grace Blankenhorn and Frankie Neiman, who played Marius and Eponine in our 2014 production. They, along with 10 other SBYET (Youth Ensemble Theatre) alum from the last 13 years of fostering artistic excellence and spreading joy throughout Santa Barbara and beyond, joined us in song and celebration of Lauren Cantin and her fellow Les Misérables cast members: kids who sang for Oprah, won Santa Barbara Teen Star, toured with Andrea Bocelli... promising young actors who delighted Rob Lowe and brought Ivan Reitman to tears.

After a glorious and surreal weekend that included four sold-out houses and a performance with Katy Perry at the Santa Barbara Bowl, these amazing alums all joined us onstage during the curtain call to sing the last stanza of “Do You Hear The People Sing”, in honor of their time in SBYET. My grand-baby Amelia from Austin was even on hand to witness it all, and the cast was composed of the best and the brightest talent from all three of my schools in Austin, Santa Barbara, and Pacific Palisades.

At a point when my life is transitioning in ways that make it harder and harder to sustain this extraordinary platform for kids in Santa Barbara, when I even started to question SBYET’s relevancy and level of

Collectively are some of the original cast members of SBYET’s 2014 production of Les Misérables, who joined this year’s cast after their closing performance at the Lobero on May 20 (photo by Zack Warburg)

That weekend, the city blushed with a great heat wave. – Daniel Amory

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community support for its mission, this miraculous weekend happened.

Our largest audiences ever in our 13-year history, the triumphant debuts of a new generation of talent (including James Buckley’s astonishing grand-niece Maile), Katy Perry’s seal of approval, and a reunion with 21 amazing alums and their parents...

So, as Valjean says, “There is power in me yet, my race is not yet won.”

And as beautiful Julia Riskin says, “Janet, my mom would be so proud”...

Here’s to the next 10 years! Thank you, Santa Barbara, for now my life is blessed.

Janet Adderley Santa Barbara

Happy Birthday, Evelyn!

Evelyn Duimovich turned 96 years old on May 30. Evelyn has been a fixture at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for decades. She attends Mass every day.

Don Gragg Santa Barbara

begin paying street criminals as young as 14 years of age $15,000 per year for not committing violent crimes.

Nationwide, gangs are now perfecting this “buying the peace” concept.

Community “protection-plans” are being enacted in America’s Bellwether (sheep) State, starting with Sacramento and Stockton. Under contract with the Advance Peace Organization, youthful offenders can earn up to $18,000 if they promise not to kill anyone for a whole year.

Our government currently pays farmers for not growing crops, so it makes sense to give people money for not doing bad things. Other possibilities that could be morphed into these “pot-o-gold” solutions might include having state forestry, environmental agencies, and insurance companies offer $25,000 per year to suspected arsonists for not setting fires and the TSA could offer potential hijackers $100,000 for every aircraft they promise to not destroy.

The Treasury Department, HHS, and banks could offer a 10-percent “incentive” to individuals for not Birthday girl Evelyn Duimovich (center) is surrounded by daily Mass friends Maribel Jarkow, Eustaccio Guadagnini, and Wendy Gragg

highways, and husbands who take an oath to never beat their wives… again.

Former smokers could get $35,000 annually for not thinking about tobacco. Tax-evaders, corrupt stock brokers, candy-junkies, and couch potatoes would get a similar amount for signing a simple agreement to avoid insider trading, walk 100 yards each week, and surrender their donuts. The financial savings for the health care system, insurance companies, hospitals, emergency rooms, and federal prisons would be incredible.

Finally, let’s reward our children with $100 per week if they make a pinkie-promise to never burn down the house, break the neighbor’s windows, steal cookies, or become a playground bully. Everybody wins.

The Stockton and Sacramento’s “pot-o-gold” programs certainly have a potential for abuse by terrorists, tax-evaders, pre-criminals, gang members, chocoholics, and satirical pundits, but if it makes everyone feel good, isn’t it worth it?

Cautiously searching for unicorns and magic dust, Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Dear Mr. Lowdermilk, I am sorry to point out how naive you are. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is already three steps ahead of you and the City of Oakland. Mr. Sanders’s brilliant

economic plan to give every U.S. resident $15,000 a year for doing... nothing, will be way more successful than finding a unicorn and/or magic dust. Being paid to play video games or sit around picking one’s nose while watching daytime dramas is way more appealing, and one need not promise not to do something one is inclined to do. It’s a win-win. – J.B.)

USA Quiz

In terms of population, a random listing of the 10 largest cities in California appears below. Your task is to identify each city from the word list provided, given that: a) the words in each list contain only letters in the city name; b) each letter in the city name appears at least once in the word list.

1) (and, look) 2) (cob, hand, leg) 3) (ham, mine) 4) (ant, sat) 5) (fore, son) 6) (and, do, siege) 7) (gone, seal) 8) (jean, so) 9) (coin, scarf) 10) (comets, ran) Sanderson Smith Carpinteria (Editor’s note: Answers will appear in next week’s issue) •MJ

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Drinking the California Kool-Aid

In the 1920s and ‘30s, organized street gangs collected “protection” money from businesses seeking to avoid smashed windows or broken knees.

In January 2009, President Obama began his “Investment in Peace” policy by throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at the Sudan-Darfur-North African political corruption-starvation crisis. This dangerously naive attempt to pay and appease dictators to not withhold donated food and medicine would have made Neville Chamberlain proud.

The president repeated his same technique in 2016. Iran assured everyone that American hostages would not be killed and promised to not commit any crimes with nuclear weapons. The cost (extortion) of this fiasco was $150 billion, with an additional $1.7 billion delivered in pallets of cold hard cash – euros, U.S. dollars, British pounds – under cover of media darkness.

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counterfeiting money or food stamps.

Seasoned criminals and aspiring apprentices about to print fake $20s could confidentially contact the Secret Service. Once classified as “reformed currency manipulator” (RCM) or Ameliorated Armed Bank Withdrawal Suspect (AABWS), these folks could be given a new identity, access to free yoga classes, and receive a daily self-esteem-boosting phone call.

The Department of Defense could fork over a few bucks to help struggling terrorist and amateur bomb makers learn a new skill but only if they swear to refrain from strapping explosives to their children or each other. Promissory agreements should not be over-restrictive, impugn one’s religious beliefs, or imply bad parenting. By offering “pre-detonation bonuses” ($100,000) the world would be rendered safe... mostly.

Financial opportunities should be available to everyone, including pimps who do not rent out their hookers, alcoholics who do not drive after or while drinking, teenagers who swear they will not become addicted to video games or heroin, litterbugs who promise to not dump trash on the

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TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Montecito Association Meeting The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito.

When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation group, for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish.

Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Film Screening at Montecito Library California filmmakers Kevin White and Stephen Most present a film following the journey from the Rim Fire of 2013 in the central Sierra, to

the wine country wildfires of 2017.

Along the way, stakeholders, scientists, and innovative resource managers build consensus on how to restore and manage the lands we love and depend on.

When: 6 to 8 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: www.storycenter.org/montecitofire-stories-june2018 SATURDAY, JUNE 16 “IMPROVology” Show Leading animal trainer and behaviorist Barbara Heidenreich who developed the “Force Free” training system is among animal experts featured at the next IMPROVology show presented by the Santa Barbara Zoo. Also appearing is the search dog team of Santa Barbara firefighter and paramedic Eric Gray and a 10-yearold yellow lab named Riley who have responded to disasters in Japan, Nepal, and following the January debris flow in Montecito.

When: 7:30 pm; doors open at 7 pm Where: Santa Barbara Zoo’s Discovery Pavilion, 500 Ninos Drive Cost: Tickets are $15, and $12 for Santa Barbara Zoo Members Tickets & Info: www.sbzoo.org.

California Wildfires Story Project Members of the community are invited to share a 30-minute reflection and stories about their experience of the fires last year, or in years before. Participants can come to be interviewed or bring a friend, family member, or colleague to have a conversation about the experiences and the lessons using the Listening Station recording kit. Library staff and Story Center representatives will assist.

The recording will be stored as part of the California State Library collection.

When: 1 to 6 pm Where: Montecito Library, Community Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063; https://archive.org/ details/storycenter

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Family fun Weekends at Montecito Country Mart Saturday includes pony rides and face painting 10 am to 1 pm; a petting zoo from 1 to 4 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm. Sunday includes kids arts and crafts from noon to 3 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm.

MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games,

puzzles, and memory strengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment.

When: Mondays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859 VNHC Bereavement Class – Writing to Heal A workshop using writing to heal the heart. No writing experience required.

Facilitated by Marsha Goldman, MSW, Ph.D. When: Mondays through July 9, from 2 to 3:30 pm Where: Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (contact for address) Cost: free Info: (805) 690-6219 or marsha. goldman@vnhcsb.org MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850

Info: 969-5063 WEDNESDAYS Yoga on Coast Village Yoga is back on Coast Village Road at Simpatico Pilates! Stretch, strengthen, breathe, and rejuvenate, with Vinyassa flow classes taught by Leanna Doyle. All levels are welcome.

When: 8:30 am Where: Simpatico Pilates, 1235 Coast Village Road, suite I Info/Reservations: 895-1368 THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums.

When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market.

Where: at the Intersection of Linden and 8th streets Information: Sharon at (805) 291-1957 •MJ

TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

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y wife, Dorothy, died peacefully in her sleep on May 24, 2018. She was 86 and had for some time been a victim of Parkinson’s Disease, which progressively robbed her of all normal abilities to function. (Fortunately, she had some truly devoted caregivers.)

We had been together for 51 years, living in Santa Barbara since 1973.

Before then, she had never been a full-time resident, but her family roots go back in this area for generations.

Her great-grandfather, Charles P. Low, had been a clipper-ship captain in the China trade, and, after retiring in his 40s, he settled in a large house on the Mesa. He was active in the community, and had, in fact, been one of the founders of Santa Barbara Cemetery, where Dorothy’s ashes will now rest.

Dorothy herself was an extremely lively personality, with many interests, which I admired and marveled at, but couldn’t always share or even keep up with. I have often written about her, but would like to offer here, as a tribute to her memory, one piece that I wrote 15 years ago: ••• Monday, October 27, 2003

Dear Friends, Dorothy and I recently returned from a British Museum tour of eastern Turkey. If you like long bus rides, punctuated by opportunities to clamber about the ruins of old churches, castles, and other edifices, this would definitely have been for you. I myself was there mainly to accompany my remarkable wife, who had actually done the same tour less than two years previously, and liked it so much that she wanted to share it with me.

To her, however, one of the high points of the whole trip had nothing to do with old ruins. It was an unscheduled visit to a research institute in the city of Van, which is on a large lake of the same name.

The Institute (part of the local university), which Dorothy had discovered almost by accident on her previous visit, is devoted to the study of a certain kind of cat, called the Van Cat, which apparently originated in that region, and is still celebrated as a local symbol, but has now become popular among cat fanciers all over the world.

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water.

The Institute building was closed, so we didn’t meet any of the staff – but we did meet about a hundred of the cats, who were in attached chain-link enclosures. They were all white. Dorothy wasn’t able to pet any of them, as she would have loved to do – but at least she could stroke them a little with her fingers through the fencing, and coo to them in the special language she reserves for cats. And she seemed to feel that this alone had been worth hiring the car, and driver, and guide, to bring us here – even worth taking the whole two-week tour a second time.

To me, she is a true wonder, a phenomenon of nature I have been observing this woman for some 37 years, in my own personal research institute. To me, she is a true wonder, a phenomenon of nature, especially in her boundless capacity to be enthusiastic. This applies not only to her love of travel and of cats, but to all her other numerous passions.

These include her absorption in big national or international events (she made a special trip to Hong Kong, just to be there when it was handed over to China), her devotion to figure-skating, her interests in geology, archaeology, space exploration, plants and gardening, plumbing, her love of shopping, banking (even doing income taxes!) her interest in celebrities, her joy in any kind of social activity, and her almost mystical adoration of breakfast.

But I’m not even scraping the surface. She always needs to have some older person to be taking care of, some good cause to help, some civic activity to be busily involved in. With all this, you might think she is in a constant flurry – but no, she is equally passionate about relaxing.

It is truly a privilege (though sometimes bewildering, and often exhausting) to be able to share any part of my life with such a creature. She will be 72 on December 8. (And I will turn 70 the following day). The thing she most hates to hear me say is, “What does it matter?” – because to her, EVERYTHING MATTERS! All the best, Ashleigh Brilliant •MJ

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County Adopts Strategic Recovery Plan for Montecito Roadmap to guide Thomas Fire, 1/9 Debris Flow recovery The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved a strategic plan for the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow that will guide Montecito recovery efforts for the next several years.

The County of Santa Barbara Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow Recovery Strategic Plan outlines a comprehensive, unified response to the Montecito disaster. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Strategic Recovery Plan on June 5, 2018.

“This strategic plan is an important part of the recovery effort,” said Das Williams, Chair, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. “It will serve as an action plan and a communications tool to let the public know what to expect as the recovery moves forward,” he explained.

A central focus of the plan is coordinating the efforts of various government, business, nonprofit and community groups that are involved in the recovery.

The recovery is a team effort, from local government, public safety agencies, community groups, Cal OES and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency). The strategic plan captures these efforts and ensures that the various teams are working together in a coordinated, efficient way.

by Matt Pontes, Assistant County Executive Officer and Director of Recovery Santa Barbara County mpontes@countyofsb.org

The plan covers eight critical ares:

• Storm preparation and evacuation protocols • Long-term flood control mitigation • Rebuilding of structures on private property • Addressing debris on private property • Financial impacts of the disaster and long-term economic recovery

• Infrastructure repair and modifications • Protection and restoration of natural and cultural resources

• Community engagement and communications Within each area, the Strategic Recovery Plan details specific action items, target completion dates and responsible parties or individuals.

The plan addresses the specific needs of the community, he noted, while adhering to FEMA guidelines.

It was very important to include accountability in the plan. The agencies and groups involved in the recovery should be accountable to each other and to the public.

As we transition from crisis response to long-term recovery, this plan will serve as the roadmap to rebuilding a more resilient Montecito. Resilience, the ability to better prepare for future disasters and recover more quickly when the occur, is a key feature of the strategic plan.

The public can view the Strategic Plan at the County’s preparedness and recovery web site www.ReadySBC.org.

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For more information and assistance: Visit ReadySBC.org or contact the Montecito Center for Preparedness, Recovery and Rebuilding at 805-845-7887 montecitocenter@sbcoem.org or visit in person at 1283 Coast Village Circle Montecito, CA 93108

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tude.... A community grief ritual is an opportunity for people who may not know each other to bring grief out of the privacy of our own homes, or the therapist’s office, and back into the commons, where we can share the inevitable grief that comes from being human.

What drew you to this work?

Fundamentally, I lived a life of privilege growing up here in Santa Barbara, but still experienced a tremendous amount of grief, as we all do. And I always felt shame about it. I realized that it’s not something that we talk about openly – not in my family and not in our culture. It’s held behind closed doors, which intensifies the shame. I studied psychology to help me understand what it means to be a human. As I (learned more about) grief, I realized it’s not only my personal grief but about the world, including environmental and social injustice.

You talked about finding our gratitude from expressing grief. Can you explain?

It does sound counter-intuitive. But when we’re grieving, it’s because we loved something, because we care so deeply. We don’t grieve if we’re not connected. Whether it’s a death or a divorce or some other loss, or even just parts of ourselves that never received love, or something ancestral, it’s because of our great capacity to care that we grieve... In ancient cultures, they say health comes from grieving and giving gratitude. And they’re interconnected. You can’t do one without another.

What takes place at a ritual?

The idea is to bring balance to our modern culture, which is very focused on the mind instead of our bodies.

So, there are opportunities to have time on the land, to share in small groups, do writing exercises, and really witness the thread of grief that each person is carrying that makes up a collective basket. Then there is a twohour ritual involving a lot of singing.

We create an altar to our grief. People can bring mementos or photographs of loved ones or things that remind them of their grief. And we honor those things for a couple of hours.

When a person feels moved by grief in the circle, they go to the altar, though nobody goes alone because we create a village. They make their way with tears, a stone, an offering, and are witnessed, then they are welcomed back into the village (circle) and thanked for expressing their grief. Just having someone say, “I see you” and expressing gratitude that they helped empty the cup can be very moving.

People in Montecito and Santa Barbara, even those who didn’t directly suffer physical loss, are still grieving, even if from

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an altered sense of safety or a change in the beauty of the landscape, let alone survivor’s guilt. How can these rituals help specifically with those traumas.

One of the ways we don’t allow our grief is by comparison. It’s easy to say, “I didn’t have it that bad.”

We minimize. Or we might not even know why we’re carrying grief. But we’re sensitive. We feel for all people. Part of the healing can be bridging in into a wider circle of the larger community, even if you’ve done things on your own or with family and friends. Trauma that happens in community, needs a community response. Anything that brings us out of isolation is so valuable. And it’s not always that we’re the one who is taken to our knees in that moment. It’s about changing the culture about how we support and value and move through challenging situations together. Everyone who shows up is needed. Maybe your role is just to help other people grieve in that moment. It’s not just about “What’s in it for me?” but “How can I help?”

Inner Engineering in Santa Barbara

Inner Engineering, a popular program designed by the yogi-mystic-visionary Sadhguru, provides tools and solutions to empower people to create life the way they want it. The course offers an intellectual exploration of the basics of life using methods from the distilled essence of yogic sciences, imparting practical wisdom to manage the body, mind, emotions, and the fundamental life energy within.

The benefits of the practice are said to improve mental clarity, increase energy levels, raise the ability to handle stressful situations effortlessly, improve relationships and connectivity, provide relief from chronic ailments, and provide a greater sense of fulfillment, peace, and joy in everyday life.

Many local practitioners have learned the program online, but this weekend an Isha teacher directly trained by Sadhguru is coming to town to offer a four-day workshop known as Inner Engineering Total Immersion, which includes interactive sessions, guided meditations, simple yoga postures, and Shambhavi Kriya, a 21-minute energy technique that brings your entire system into alignment so that your body, mind, emotions, and energies function in harmony.

A one-hour Introduction to Inner Engineering session at 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 7, prior to the start of the weekend training, explains the fundamental approach of the program in a live setting with the opportunity to ask the

teacher questions about the program and practices available.

Admission to the event at Center of Heart, 487 North Turnpike Road, is free. Registration for the weekend cost $325. Visit www.meetup. com/Inner-Engineering-SB-IshaYoga-Meditation-Classes or www. innerengineering.com for details.

Exploring the Santa Barbara Channel

While engineers, surveyors, climatologists, and other planners are busy mapping the practical path forward for Montecito following the massive mudslide and debris flows from last January, Rebecca Dawson is offering a different perspective on the mudslide and Thomas Fire.

The Australian channeling expert, speaker, and author who has been in practice for more than 20 years and has facilitated 2,000-plus private consultations, is coming to Santa Barbara next weekend to bring new insights and perspectives on the many changes that our area has experienced.

The event, slated for 6 to 9 pm on Thursday, June 14, at the Impact Hub Chapala Center, is aimed at discovering what is unique about Santa Barbara from a spiritual perspective to understand why there has been so many natural disasters in recent months. It will explore why there has been so much physical change in the area in recent months, and what part the community plays in the global shift in consciousness being experienced.

Dawson will conduct a “live channeling” session as part of the event, which includes a Q&A with the “Masters” she channels, Serapis Bey, St. Germain, and Kuthumi.

The intention is that as you are guided through a new paradigm of belief, you will gain greater insight into how to move forward with confidence into a new era of creation.

The event is being produced by Santa Barbara resident Valerie Bishop, who professes her own early skepticism about speaking with a channeler, but reports that “The wisdom that came through was so pure and profound that I couldn’t deny the value... When I was told The Masters that she channels had specific information they wanted to share with the community of Santa Barbara, I wanted to provide a space for her to come and share their wisdom with us.”

Impact Hub is located at 1221 Chapala St. (Entrance from the parking lot, or on State Street.) Admission is $60. To register visit www.rebec cadawson.net or www.eventbrite. com/e/santa-barbara-a-path-for ward-tickets-43961185088.

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Living the Intuitive Life

Wendy Cooper’s The Intuitive Life – a group dedicated to intuitive-based learning, including psychic/mediumship development, meditation, unity consciousness, chakra healing, and Reiki, flower essences, and other energy healing modalities – meets again this Saturday, June 9, at Unity of Santa Barbara. The “Develop and Practice Using Your Intuitive Abilities” session at 10 am will include discussion of the various types of intuitive abilities. Participants will be provided with several tools to discern, develop, and manage intuitive abilities, which can be used to make decisions that are in alignment with your highest good and your authentic self. The abilities may also be employed to help others, including offering intuitive readings, which will be practiced on-site. Cooper will also offer selfcare information to help intuitives and empaths avoid suffering from low energy due to giving their power away.

The Intuitive Life meets upstairs in the Bride’s Room at Unity, located at 227 E Arrellaga St. The fee is $30. Visit www.meetup.com/The-Intuitive-Life.

Kriya Coming

Sunburst’s Kriya Initiation & Retreat is designed to help participants learn to heal and re-energize using scientific meditation practices in the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda, who was the direct teacher of Sunburst’s founder. The weekend, which takes place June 21-24 at Sunburst’s Sanctuary near Lompoc, includes Kriya meditation initiation; yoga, pranayama, and techniques of concentration and inner listening; spiritual fellowship; “Sacred Silence” quiet time; and opportunities for discussion; as well as nourishing meals, all taking place amid Sunburst’s surroundings of pristine natural beauty within its 4,000-acre compound. Paramahansa Yogananda called Kriya Yoga the “Highway to God,” which strengthens whichever spiritual path you are inspired to follow. This ancient science of advanced pranayama calms and purifies the heart and mind, offering a space where breath and life force are consciously redirected and revitalized by circulating them up and down through the spine.

Sunburst, which is located at 7200 S. Highway 1, Lompoc, about seven miles west of Hwy. 101, is no longer putting course fees on its website (www.sunburst.org), so call 736-6528 or email contactus@sunburst.org for suggested donation, camping/accommodations details, and more information. Registration by Wednesday, June 13, is requested.

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WINE COUNTRY NOTES

by Antonio Gardella Mr. Gardella has been employed as a Fine Wine specialist for Henry Wine Group for the past 24 years. He has taught hundreds of wine classes for 13 years at SBCC, led scores of restaurant wine dinners, and participated in a Saturday wine radio show for three years. His Wine TV pilot – Vintage Journeys – on Santa Barbara wine country was filmed in 1992, 10 years before Sideways. He has traveled to France, Italy, Spain, Chile, and Australia visiting wineries, and has attended Vin Italy in Verona eight times.

Antonio loves wild mushroom hunting, close-up photography, rare books, magic, acting, juggling, pantomime, pursuit of fine wine, great cuisine, and wonderful friends with whom to share all. He boasts that his heart “beats to Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’,” and that his desire is to “dance in delight every day, toasting good health, good food, and good fortune.” Santa Barbara has been his home since 1967; Montecito residents may remember Antonio as Ristorante Piatti’s maître d’ in the early 1990s. He can be reached via antoniog@henrywinegroup.com.

Confessions of a Wine Salesman

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became intrigued and enamored with fine wine once upon a time, long ago in my early 20s when a friend brought a bottle of Montevina White Cabernet Sauvignon to our table. I liked it so much better with our lunch than my usual soda pop or milk. I envisioned wine to be a giant ball of barbed wire that to understand needed to be uncoiled slowly and with steady care.

Forty-plus years later, my wine wisdom has certainly taken root and flourished. With focused attention of my eyes, nose, and taste buds, thousands of different wine bottles are explored each year. I have had the pleasure to taste, travel, and share vinous vistas in vineyards and wineries around the world. Dining in far off destinations hosted by wineries, and diving into tasting days at Vin Italy and other wine festivals brings so many stories.

Los Amigos del Vino

In my role as a Fine Wine specialist with the Henry Wine Group I focus on selling the wines and spirits of the suppliers I represent to restaurants and wine shops of Santa Barbara. For more than 25 years, this career has been rich with joy and hard work. I join friends in monthly group wine tastings in pursuit of camaraderie and wine knowledge. Our Los Amigos del Vino group has been meeting monthly for 30-plus years.

The mystery and magic of this magnificent world of wine never ceases to amaze me. New indigenous varietals, unheard-of wine labels, wine magazines, websites, wine reviews: so much to take in daily to keep abreast of the momentum of this burgeoning business.

In the 1970s, I started out visiting a few wine shops in town: the early Wine Cask owned by Ralph auf der Heide, Brinks in La Cumbre Plaza with Jim Fiolek, and May-Fare Wine & Spirits on Coast Village Road run

by Chris Whitcraft. They would steer me to a few bottles that I had to buy, bring home, and study on my kitchen table. I examined the shape of the bottles, the wine labels, the color of the foils, design of the corks, and especially the luscious liquid inside the bottle.

Soon, my cellar grew from a handful of bottles to several cases. I would line up all the bottles and pick my favorite label. I would soak the labels off the bottles, let them dry, and iron them flat, and then catalog them in shoeboxes by varietal or wine region of origin. I attended Wednesday and Friday afternoon wine tastings put on

by Chris Whitcraft in the basement of the original May-Fare, surrounded by cases of wine stacked five-high lining the walls. Each time, I learned more about wine and met new friends who shared the same passion and interest.

I bought three wine books: Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Central Coast, all written by Richard Paul Hinkle and illustrated by Sebastian Titus. I wrote to each winery to get on their mailing list, introduced myself, and let them know that I would be visiting their area during a week’s vacation. Once settled in a motel, I would make phone calls with a pocketful of dimes and set up tasting appointments.

There weren’t any tasting rooms back in the 1970s. I tasted one-onone with the winemakers meeting such illustrious wine personalities as Robert Mondavi, Chuck Wagner Sr., Joel Peterson, Paul Draper, Andre

Chris Whitcraft at May-Fare Wines & Spirits

Tchelicheff, Josh Jensen, Richard Sanford, Eleanor McCrea, Joe Heitz, Randall Grahm, Zelma Long, Dick Graff, and hundreds of others. My car’s trunk would be loaded with cases of purchased wines direct from the wineries. While in the Bay Area, I would check out the best wine shops: Trumpetvine, Singer & Foy, Pacific Wine Co., Draper & Esquin, and Alamo Wine & Spirits whose proprietor, Steve Eliot, was always so fun to talk with.

My vintage journey continues in the next installment of Wine Country Notes.

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Reimagining Retail

by Chantal Peterson Mama Luma: Children’s Fashion Meets Community Networking Space

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new local children’s clothing brand, Mama Luma, founded by two UCSB graduates, Ata Sari and Kevin Mahany, will be celebrating the grand opening of its new Paseo Nuevo location this June. Focusing on higher-end girls clothing for ages 1-10, the company has a unique vision that accompanies their business goals. Previously only available to Santa Barbara residents at Legacy in Montecito, or online, the company’s new downtown location is poised to serve as part retail space, part community hub.

Mama Luna is both Santa Barbarabased and, to a certain degree, family-operated. Ata, a native of Istanbul, recruited his mother, Mahinur Sari, to design the clothing for this brand and to oversee production in Istanbul.

She draws design inspiration from a refined mix of European tradition combined with a classic Central Coast look. Mahinur honed her skills

through years of sewing dresses for her children using scraps from her husband’s clothing company. As to the founding duo, Ata and Kevin are both class of 2017 graduates, having met in their freshman year of college at UCSB. Mama Luna is opening its own brick-and-mortar retail shop in Paseo Nuevo on Friday, June 15. But this isn’t going to be your average retail space. Thanks to the business savvy of its youthful founders, Mama Luna will offer some of the more forward-thinking aspects trending in new-wave retail spaces. As brick-andmortar spaces continue to take heavy hits, business leaders have realized that brick and mortar must be reimagined. With the advent of online shopping, owners have to create a novel and enticing way to bring customers into the store, as the entrepreneurs compete for the attention of shoppers who could easily open their laptops

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Retail spaces of the future will be as much about selling products as they are about creating an experience and a meeting place for the community. And that doesn’t mean offering snacks and champagne while shoppers browse – those are gimmicks of yesteryear.

Mama Luma has decided to think about ways to reinvent the purpose of brick and mortar altogether. Their plan is to split the store into two: one-half for regular store operations, where all of their products and checkout counter will be, and one-half as an office and communal space. It is in this communal space that they will offer a place for kids to occupy themselves while parents shop, but it doubles as a space for different events and

activities to take place as well.

Examples of some of the activities that will be offered include: weekly reading hour, seminars and workshops hosted by local nonprofits that work with children, and speaking events lead by influential women in the community who work to empower young girls. Ultimately, they want the store to be a destination. “Brickand-mortar shopping has deteriorated, and it’s time for stores to evolve and offer something more to their customers than just products (which are easily obtainable online). We want to lead the way with this new wave of shopping here in Santa Barbara,” say the founders of the brand.

In the short time they’ve been operating, they have established their online boutique (mamaluma.com) and also partnered with large boutiques around the country. Mama Luma is also partnering up with Kids Atelier, one of the largest children’s boutiques in the U.S. Ata and Kevin assert they are looking for ways to get involved in the community and want to partner with aligned nonprofits, schools, and after-school programs to support what Santa Barbara can offer to the younger generations.

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New Exhibit at The Gallery

Internationally acclaimed fine art photographer Matt Draper will be at The Gallery on Coast Village Road this Saturday, June 9, from 6 to 9 pm.

Draper travels the oceans of the world to bring his creative vision into existence after spending countless hours in the water, learning to better understand each individual species he interacts with. The photographer, who says he attempts to use his images to foster love for the ocean instead of fear, prides himself on only using natural light. This, combined with his free-diving capabilities, makes for minimal disturbance when observing marine life.

The series that will be on display at The Gallery, titled Black, originated in early 2015, when Draper was pho-

tographing Galapagos and Sandbar sharks off the Hawaiian coast of Oahu.

“Inspired by my own interactions with these incredible predators, I wanted to communicate, without distraction, the definitive characteristics and anatomy of these beautiful yet undeniably misunderstood sharks,” he said.

Draper, who suffers from color blindness, says the series focuses purely on the animal subject; the animals appear suspended, not due to extensive photo-shopping or erasing background features, but by using the depth of the ocean to create a background rich in contrast before editing.

“This enables appreciation of the finer details and provides unique access to animals that are rarely viewed by humans,” he said. The series has been carefully composed while maintaining two important rules: all images are photographed under natural light while using a single breath.

Each photograph is printed in limited numbers. The show at The Gallery will donate a portion of the proceeds to Mission Blue, a nonprofit that brings awareness and support to various marine conservation groups.

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the scenes that inspired the music. But it’s very challenging. It’s not like other live-to-film projects. If you’re doing ET and you’re a half-second off cue, it’s okay. He still flies off the bike into the moonscape and phones home. But here, there is a violist on-screen, so I can’t be even a nanosecond off, or it doesn’t work. It’s way more complicated than you’d think. It took over a month of rehearsals to get it working the first time when we did the premiere in Quebec. But we have it down to a science now.

Have you traced the lineage of your own instrument (the 1779 “Salabue” Guadagnini, on loan), maybe researched the previous players and their personal stories?

Like in the movie, my violin was in fact entombed for a number of years, not far from Santa Barbara in Los Angeles. It was buried with a young boy, but they brought it out during the Depression and sold it. Then it was in the hands of some amateurs for a while, before a collector bought it who doesn’t play. It came to me almost 20 years ago. The same donor also had two Strads that had belonged to the Canada Council for the Arts.

I won a competition to play one of them for two years, but then I was in Toronto and they invited me to Glen Gould studios to try some other violins. They offered me to keep using the Stradivarius, but I loved the Guad.

That was confusing for them, because it’s only worth half as much, but to me it’s twice the violin. He’s been my companion ever since. We’ve probably gone a million miles together... and a few years ago, it went back to its birthplace, or where it was created, in Turin when I performed The Red Violin concerto there. So, it’s come full circle too.

You’re playing virtually the whole time, right? Seems like that would take a lot of stamina?

You’re not only on your feet for two hours straight, but it’s also non-stop critical listening. It is challenging. But

the film is so great and it never gets boring. And there are some breaks.

I’m only actually playing for about an hour. And by this point, I know the movie like the back of my hand – every moment, every pan of the camera. I’m glad it’s so good, otherwise it would be hard to watch. It’s a real work of art.

What’s the biggest challenge?

The scene where the young boy is practicing with metronome that gets faster and faster. The teacher is yelling “Un. Deux. Trois!”, but he doesn’t play in time. And it’s so fast, it’s nearly physically impossible. The only way is to have the onscreen metronome blasted into my ear. The big concert scene is tough because the actors aren’t musicians, although sometimes when you see the violinist from the back, it’s Josh in a wig. That’s easier, because I know what he’s doing and he keeps tempo. But one of the actors has no idea how to play. So, I have to do the best I can to make it look and sound like what he’s doing on the film.

I’m thinking you don’t really have a chance to show your own personality if you have to stay in sync with the movie?

Or is there room for interpretation?

A little. For a lot of the more lyrical stuff, there’s no violin on the screen.

You have to start and end on time, but otherwise it’s up to us. I can’t decide to change the tempo, but there are only a couple of scenes where I have to be absolute. There are lots of place to put my own stamp on it.

Classical Corner

Santa Barbara Master Chorale sings Petite Messe Solennelle (Little Solemn Mass) by Gioachino Rossini, to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death at its spring concert at 3 pm Sunday, June 10, at First United Methodist Church. This version of the Mass – written toward the end of Rossini’s life when he was no longer composing operas – features two soloists, choir, and three keyboardists,

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with soprano Christine Hollinger and alto Elena White join pianists Erin Bonski-Evans, Renee Hamaty, and Heather Levin in the key roles.

Conductor and chorale artistic director Steven R. Hodson is past president of the Western Division of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and a professor of music at Westmont College. Despite “solemn” in the title, much of the work is full of the joy and exuberance expressed in many of Rossini’s popular operas. Tickets cost $22 general, $20 seniors and disabled, $12 college students, and free for children in K-12. Call (805) 682-6516 or visit www.sbmasterchorale.org.

Part II of the Santa Barbara Music Club’s annual Scholarship Winners Showcase takes place at 3 pm this Saturday, June 9, at First United Methodist Church, where the young classical musicians – who range in age from 9-year-old pianist Noelle Hadsall to 21-year-old flutist Sofia Prykhitko – will perform excerpts from sonatas, concertos, and other works. The showcase closes out the club’s series of bi-monthly free concerts. Full line-up and more details online at www.sbmusicclub.org.

Book it!

Marking its first decade, the Carpinteria Writers Group will host its first-ever Festival of Books at the Carp Women’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, this Sunday, June 10. The festival is open to the public with no entrance fee, and there will be complimentary refreshments available. Local authors will display and sign copies of their books for sale, as well as talk with visitors. Categories available include children’s books, young adult fiction, mysteries, memoirs, travel tomes, and self-help books. The Carpinteria Writers Group meets 10 am to noon Tuesdays at the Carpinteria Library, where members read passages of their work and other members provide feedback. Email carpbookfest@gmail. com.

Journal Just around the Corner

The Santa Barbara Literary Journal, which was inspired by and birthed from the 2017 Santa Barbara Writers Conference, features works from conference alumni Yvette Keller, Matt Pallamary, Stuart Orenstein, Janet Rendall, Max Talley, Reina Warnert, Lisa Lamb, Sacha Wamsteker, and Silver Webb – who is also the editor – along with work from other writers, poets, artists, and lyricists. The publication has its official premiere appropriately at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum with an afternoon of readings and songs from the first biannual volume, titled “Andromeda”, on Saturday, June 9, just eight days before

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this year’s conference gets underway.

The free event takes place 1 to 3:30 pm, with a second reading hosted by the Santa Barbara Writers’ Night from 7 to 9 pm on Tuesday, June 12, at Oreana Winery in the Funk Zone. You can also pick up a copy on Amazon. com.

Not Kidding

Alyssa Antoci is doing her part to combat bullying. The 15-yearold Santa Ynez resident penned The Purple Marble (Break the Circle of Bullying) about Max, a boy who spends his summer making fun and fancy pizzas only to find himself being treated unfairly for being overweight. Antoci wrote the story when she was just 8 years old, with a mission to help kids gain tools to break the cycle of bullying through reading and discussion. Antoci, who is co-founder of Just a Little Cloth, a children’s charity that collects dresses and donates them to homeless and underprivileged girls, will discuss and sign the book at Chaucer’s at 2 pm Sunday, June 10.... Kids are also the focus of Santa Barbara writer Stacy Pulice’s new work, Listen to the Children: How Empowering Students Can Fix Our Broken Schools, which posits that today’s educational system is broken, an archaic process based on a colonization that is both dulling and ineffective. Pulice, who says that the solution is to tap into the creative souls of children, seeing them as free thinkers from a position of love and secure relationship, signs copies at Chaucer’s at 7 pm Tuesday, June 12.

Literary Locals

Montecito Journal Magazine managing editor Leanne R. Wood’s The Power of Things Unseen: Tales of Choosing Crazy over Normal encourages people to listen to their inner voices to find the guidance to overcome fears that might otherwise hold them back. She talks about the work and signs copies at Float Luxury Spa, 18 E. Canon Perdido St., from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, June 7.... Santa Barbara native and naturalist Nino Maiani, who began his quest for spiritual meaning after graduating from UCSB with a major in experimental psychology, just published The Seven Secrets of Turning Your Dreams into Treasure. The book draws on mythology to discuss the journey one takes to recover an invaluable part of one’s life. Maiani signs copies at Paradise Found at 5 pm, Thursday, June 7.... Dr. Michael Fischer, who is co-medical director of acute dialysis at Cottage Hospital, offers stories, tips, and tricks for surviving kidney disease drawn from his career, in his new book at Tecolote in the upper village in Montecito at 3 pm, Saturday, June 9.

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event, hundreds of Montecito homeowners were faced with a pile of mud, muck, and debris, many unable to access their front doors and garages. All faced the daunting task of removing that mud and debris at their own personal expense. Frustrated residents were forced to plead with a cash-strapped County, along with contentious negotiations with their insurance adjusters over mud removal reimbursements.

With no formal funding and no legal authority, Powell and his volunteers saw a need and filled it. When the County backed away from removing unwanted mud and debris from private property, Abe’s army of volunteers removed it from homes at no cost.

Now, Abe and his hardy band of volunteers are answering a new community challenge. The existing San Ysidro walking pathway between the Montecito Union School and North Jameson Lane was built at a cost of $400,000. The Bucket Brigade intends to extend that pedestrian pathway along North Jameson Lane from San Ysidro Road to Olive Mill Road at a fraction of the cost of the original federally funded pathway project by using voluntary labor and private funding.

A Public-Private Partnership

A second group of Montecito volunteers, calling themselves the Partnership for Resilient Communities – headed up by Brett Matthews, Joe Cole, Gwyn Lurie, Les Firestein, Pat McElroy, Mary Rose, and Alixe Mattingly – has stepped into the leadership vacuum by creating a public-private partnership with the County to secure federal and State funding for flood control mitigation, installation of high-quality monitoring systems on the hillsides, and engaging the broader community in identifying the best safety practices from experts around the world.

Today, the Partnership is paying the costs of tapping into scientific, engineering, and geological talent, whether in Switzerland or Japan, or anywhere else around the world. The debris basins on all six of our Montecito creeks are inadequate and unreliable; there may be feasible mitigation solutions that may also be affordable.

At best, federal funding from FEMA and other disaster mitigation programs will only pay 75 percent of proposed costs. The Partnership will be turning to the community, the County, and the State to identify and raise the remaining 25 percent to qualify for FEMA or other federal grants.

“The world has changed for Montecito, but we keep doing the same things,” notes former City of Santa Barbara Fire chief Pat McElroy. “How,” he wonders, “can we best recover as a community and become more resilient? The solutions are complicated and require the cooperation of multiple levels of government.”

Gwyn Lurie and her husband, Les Firestein, add, “People in this community have one thing in common. We are not used to being told ‘No.’ Together, we can solve this. We are only limited by the boundaries of our imaginations.”

What Happened

Four scientists from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) – Ed Keller, professor of earth sciences; Tom Dunne, professor of geomorphology; Doug Jerolmack, professor of geophysics, on loan to UCSB from the University of Pennsylvania; and Kristen Morell, assistant professor of earth sciences – are mapping the boulders left in the canyons and studying the remaining mudlines on trees to determine the depth, volume, and velocity of the debris flow, based on current on-the-ground research techniques, as opposed to the FEMA study, based solely on aerial surveys and 100-year flood predictions.

The UCSB team estimates the debris flow during the Hot Springs Creek’s merger with the Montecito Creek rose to 14 to 15 feet high, traveling at 25 mph, when it overtopped and destroyed the creek bridge at East Valley Road and Parra Grande Lane, killing 11 of the 23 victims who perished on January 9.

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As concerned citizens, it is our responsibility to become informed and find a way to participate. So, let’s get to it.

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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Broadway legend Audra McDonald, after her performance at the Granada, greeting guests in the Founders Room

MClub guest Beverley Jackson with speaker Ken Richardson and wife Charlotte at the Lunch and Learn lecture

MClub director Maria McCall with Hiroko Benko

UCSB’s Arts & Lectures Producers Circle guests Andrew and Liz Butcher with Cathy and Bruce Milner

Award, not to mention being named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, plus having received a National Medal of Arts. And she can act. She’s been on Broadway, in opera, film, and television and has a major career as a concert and recording artist.

McDonald was born in Germany but grew up in Fresno, California, saying, “You have to go through there to get somewhere.” Her classical vocal training was at Juilliard School in New York City. Only a year after graduating, she won her first Tony in Carousel at Lincoln Center Theater. She’s also won for Master Class and Ragtime. All this before age 30. One of her biggies

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was portraying Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.

Audra didn’t disappoint this night, especially when she sang her finale Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music. It sent chills when she reached her high ending note. She had played the Mother Abbess in NBC’s live telecast watched by an estimated 18.5 million across America.

Besides being a superstar, she talked about her family including two daughters and two stepsons. She joked, “ We have teenagers and then we have one wild child that is two. A really wild child. We’re saving money for three college educations and bail money for one.”

After the curtain call, McDonald joined the Producers Circle for wine and bites in the Founders Room, graciously posing for photos for all who wished. If vibrant cultural engagement is part of why you call Santa Barbara home, then join the A&L Producers Circle and connect with people like you. Their contributions make A&L possible, they help underwrite worldclass programming, support extensive education programs, and inspire our community. To learn all the benefits, call (805) 893-3465.

MClub Lunch and Learn

Montecito Bank & Trust sponsors the MClub, which offers various travel trips. Today we met at the Santa Barbara Club, courtesy of president/ CEO George Leis, who is a member and he welcomed everyone. Maria McCall is in charge of MClub and instigates some special outings and programs. This day, it was with Ken Richardson, who wrote Hughes After Howard, The Story of Hughes Aircraft Company.

The program began with an anecdote from Beverley Jackson, who wrote the society column for the Santa Barbara News-Press for 20+ years. She knows “everyone” and all the gossip. She told about the actress Terry Moore, who was supposed to have married Howard Hughes. She and Terry were good friends, and “Uncle” Howard used to call Beverley to make sure Terry was there. Meantime, he had ladies stashed in various homes

Sometimes it is good to fly close to the flame, see and experience the heat. – Robert Black

around Los Angeles.

Dana Newquist introduced his friend Ken. Gossip-wise Ken told, “Hughes is rumored to have dated 25 movie actresses. For Ginger Rogers, he bought the property where the iconic Hollywood sign is located and promised to build her a mansion, but she turned him down.

Ken Richardson was born in Honolulu and earned degrees in engineering and business administration from Tufts University, USC, and UCLA. He’s also a certified private pilot. He retired in 1991 as president and COO of Hughes Aircraft Company, where he had a 40-year career. He began as a radar designer and worked his way through many key technical and management positions.

At peak, the company employed 85,000 people and produced thousands of diverse products, including being the world’s leading developer and producer of military electronics.

He stressed how many projects were initiated by governmental need and went on to be developed for everybody and everything – including computers begun for the Army in 1942 and lasers begun in 1960 with more than 55,000 applications, to name a few.

Hughes discovered he could save taxes if he lived out of the country for six months and one day of the year, so he did. He became increasingly eccentric and ended up living atop the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

For the entire scientific tech details and more, read Ken’s book.

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when they were born and it wasn’t clear which part of the family either of them took after, but, year after year, both seven-year-old Deacon T and five-year-old Kessler Buckley developed substantial genetic traits, making it quite clear these young men are related to their grandfather, MJ founder James Buckley.

Memorial Day

Lad Handelman was known as “a diver’s diver” and grew his Santa Barbara-based dive company to become the largest in the world

Former CKE president and CEO Andy Puzder was keynote speaker at Second Annual Distinguished Patriot Award and later signed his newly released Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and The Left’s Plot to Stop It

Sheriff Bill Brown presents Lad Handelman with his Distinguished Patriot Award (Photo by Priscilla)

lected by Lad. Laddie, born in the Bronx, became a troubled kid as a Red Devils gang member; at one point, he was advised to either leave the city or go to jail.

He heeded the advice and left for California, settling in Santa Barbara, to this city’s great benefit.

Lad has been in a wheelchair since 1985: the result of a skiing accident.

Lad took up skiing as he climbed the corporate and entrepreneurial ladder and unfortunately suffered a spill that left him paralyzed from the chest down.

Resilient and optimistic, he spent a short time feeling sorry

for himself but snapped out of it quickly and, as he says, got on with his life.

When Lad was presented with his award on the stage with his spouse, Linda Seals, he spoke with intimacy and humility. He thanked the people who’d been helping him over the past decade or two, all of whom sat in front tables near the stage. One by one, Lad asked them to stand and thanked them personally with affection and good humor.

More than a thousand participants gathered at the Santa Barbara Cemetery to honor military veterans on Memorial Day. The idea behind this yearly event sponsored by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation is to celebrate the everyday heroes who’ve given their all and to keep the fallen in our minds. Bill Boetticher and the Sheriff’s Bagpipes and Drum Corps played from 9:30 am until the program began at 10 am with a call to order by emcee colonel Philip Conran USAF (Ret). Posting of the Colors was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of the National Anthem, an invocation

by Jerry Gray USAF, a “Tribute to the Armed Forces” medley led by sergeant Max Peck Marine Corps (Fmr), and a wreath presentation in honor of those who’ve died in service to their country. Congressman Salud Carbajal spoke briefly, as did lieutenant colonel Patricia Rumpza USAF (Ret). “America The Beautiful”

was sung by a large contingent from the Santa Barbara Choral Society, directed by JoAnne Wasserman, and the ceremony ended with a slow sorrowful playing of “Taps”.

There was an Air Force fly-over, but it was neither seen nor heard over low-lying clouds with a ceiling of perhaps 500 feet on a very May Gray Day. •MJ

Hazel and lieutenant John Blankenship USN (Fmr) relax at their Montecito home where more remembrances got underway after the events at the cemetery

Family Resemblance

They looked like ordinary babies (from left) James, Kessler, and Deacon displaying significant Buckley family traits

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Lieutenant colonel Patricia Rumpza USAF (Ret) served on active duty for the 1st Persian Gulf War and also Operation Desert Storm in 1990-’91

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Three-star general George Patton’s beast of a 1942 Dodge Command Car was on full display at the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Memorial Day remembrance at Santa Barbara Cemetery; the Command Car was used during Operation Torch that took Patton’s 3rd Army all the way from Morocco to Tunis

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Behind the Vine

by Hana-Lee Sedgwick Hana-Lee Sedgwick is a writer, wine consultant and lover of all things wine and food. As a Certified Specialist of Wine and Sommelier, she loves to explore the world of wine in and around her hometown of Santa Barbara. When not trying new wines or traveling, she can be found practicing yoga, cooking, entertaining and enjoying the outdoors. Visit her popular blog, Wander & Wine, for wine tips, tasting notes and adventures in wine and travel: wanderandwine.com

Summer Sipping in Santa Barbara

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hile I’m all for vacations to far off places, summer in Santa Barbara is a special time – especially if you love food and wine. For all you oenophiles who need an excuse to stick around this summer, there’s a plethora of fun wine and food-related events in the coming months. From weekly wine tastings to festivals and more, don’t miss these unique events and happenings in and around Santa Barbara all summer long.

Villa Wine Bar: Tastings with South American Flair

The always charming Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen regularly offers live music on Thursdays, but be sure to keep these special events on your radar this summer. On Thursday, June 21, don’t miss Argentinian Night. Enjoy empanadas from Buena Onda, a variety of Malbec and Cabernet wines from Argentina, and live flamenco dancing with Tony Ybarra for what promises to be a fun, lively event that brings a slice of Argentina to downtown Santa Barbara.

Wine + Beer: Celebrating Local Wine & Food

Wine + Beer, the wine and beer bar located inside the Santa Barbara Public Market (SBPM), is offering a wide range of fun weekly and special events this summer, providing plenty of opportunities to sip and mingle when you need a break from the heat. A few worthy highlights include: Locals Night on Tuesday, June 26, from 5 to 6:30 pm, featuring Marco Lucchesi of Section Wines, and the popular Market Gusto on Thursday, June 28, from 7 to 9 pm, featuring a special selection of beer paired with small plates from the SBPM merchants. This fun, casual event celebrates the food, wine, beer, and convivial spirit of the Public Market, taking place the last Thursday of the month all summer long!

El Encanto: Celebrating 100 Years with Food and Wine

As part of the hotel’s 100th Anniversary, El Encanto is hosting a series of gourmet winemaker dinners featuring local and international wineries. Each of the five courses of regionally inspired cuisine from executive chef Johan Denizot is expertly paired with new and vintage wines from each winery.

On Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30 pm, savor the wine of Paso Robles’s Daou Vineyards, paired with delectable dishes like wild mushroom ravioli, lamb loin, and pistachio cake served with local strawberries and lemon sorbet.

Then, on August 23, enjoy the wines of Santa Barbara’s own Au Bon Climat.

If you love delicious food, dining under the stars, and having an opportunity to taste the magic of food and wine pairings, then don’t miss this memorable, intimate dining experience.

Ojai Wine Festival: Drink for a Cause

The 32nd annual Ojai Wine Festival takes place on Sunday, June 10, from noon to 4 pm, bringing more than 60 wineries, 35 craft breweries, spirits, food, craft vendors, and even a lakeside dancefloor to the Lake Casitas Recreation Area. To date, the Ojai Wine Festival has raised more than $1.2 million

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for the Rotary Club of Ojai-West Foundation, an organization dedicated to funding local and international projects to promote peace, support education, and help grow economies. This year, a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Thomas Fire relief efforts.

Don’t miss your chance to drink up for a cause that hits close to home.

Les Marchands: Celebration of Summer Dinner

Chef Weston Richards of Les Marchands is known for creating delectable dishes and for his ability to cook everything from mouth-watering ramen to perfectly crispy fried chicken. On Thursday, June 21, at 5:30 pm, head to Les Marchands to enjoy a four-course dinner from Chef Weston that celebrates the summer season. Think house-made lamb bacon, seared diver scallops, peaches soaked in local whiskey, and then some – all perfectly paired with local and international wines from Les Marchands’s curated collection.

Canary Hotel: Sip & Swirl on the Rooftop

The popular Sip & Swirl wine tasting is back for the summer season, offering attendees the chance to sample local and regional wines while enjoying stunning views of the city from the rooftop of The Canary Hotel. The series, which kicked off in May, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, June 26, August 28, and again in October and November. A rotating assortment of vintners and winemakers will be on hand to pour their wines, accompanied with a selection of cheeses and entertainment as the sun goes down.

Potek Winery: Pasta Dinners & Tech Tastings

Potek Winery and Municipal Winemakers always seem to be leading the charge with fun, unique events all year long – including bread-making workshops and painting classes – but don’t miss these two new additions. Once a month starting on Wednesday, June 27, at 6 pm, head to Potek Winery at The Mill for their Spaghetti Supper dinner series. It’s the perfect excuse to get out of the house mid-week for a fun, casual dinner of fresh pasta (made in-house by chef Bryan Foehl), salad, and a glass of wine. Then on July 24 at 6 pm, Municipal Winemakers is partnering with the Santa Barbara Public Library to host a Tech Tasting in conjunction with the adult summer reading program – complete with hands-on activities and interactive experiences.

Santa Barbara Wine and Food Festival: Sip for Nature

Held every year at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, this muchloved outdoor tasting event is a chance to mingle with winemakers and chefs as you sample new wines. Taking place Saturday, June 30, from 2 to 5 pm, sip on wines from some of the Central Coast’s premier wineries as you enjoy snacks from local food purveyors under the shade of oak trees. Proceeds benefit the museum’s exhibits and education programs.

California Wine Festival: Beachside Wine Tasting

The 15th Annual California Wine Festival returns July 19-21, bringing a large line-up of wine, food, music, and fun as one of the largest outdoor wine festivals in the state. The events kick off Thursday with the Old Spanish Nights Tasting at the historic De La Guerra Adobe and continue into the weekend.

There’s a rare and reserve bottle tasting at Chase Palm Park on Friday and the main tasting event on Saturday, drawing thousands of eager wine drinkers to this beachside festival. Along with an array of wine, expect regional breweries, food from local chefs, and plenty of lively patrons.

Satellite Wine Bar: Weekly Wine Events & Education

Satellite, one of Santa Barbara’s newest wine bars, offers a rotating selection of interesting wines, a cool vibe, and a menu of inventive food that highlights fresh, seasonal ingredients straight from the farmers market. Whether you come for the wine, the food, or both, be sure to check out some of their unique weekly events. On Mondays, head in for a new line-up of wine for Flight Night, or check out Vinyl Night on Wednesdays with DJ Persian House Cat. There’s also magic night on Thursdays, where you can enjoy your wine with a side of magic tricks from magician Gene Urban. Satellite is also home to the only regularly scheduled wine education courses for the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Levels I and II certifications.

Of course, there are plenty of great wine and food events not mentioned that will surely keep you busy all summer – the hardest part will be choosing which to attend! Just be sure to check the websites for each business for ticket prices and further details, as some events require tickets in advance.

•MJ

It was early summer. – Helen Garner

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Our Town

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Sanderlings Launch New Album

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am most jazzed to report The Sanderlings’s first LP release show Friday, June 8, at the Breakfast Culture Club downtown. The LP appropriately named Self Titled LP, demonstrates a huge progression in their music since Woody Locke formed the band in 2016. My preview of the songs in sum: he has a lot to say musically and lyrically.

Music composed as surf-meetspunk with sonic vintage rock underlays, provides the sonic cross over which grabs iGen to multi-Gens.

Add experimental use of a Leslie and recording the full band analog, with few overlays in post – and we’ve got a blender of fresh music here. It’s available in both digital and vinyl. And legit: he is individually screen-printing the band T-shirts.

Woody grew up around music at home, inheriting a ‘64 strat. He then highly modified his go-to guitar – a sunburst ‘90s tele he tricked out and painted sea-foam green. He’s got the right-left brain thing: ambitious, energetic, open, and grounded, believing music is the connector for us all. The band deserves a big town shout-out for their dedication to music and helping others along the way, fundraising for the Thomas Fire and the KCSB benefit for Direct Relief this year.

Taking 10 minutes, Locke and I talked recently at his rehearsal studio: Q. Brief background on your venture into music – why music, and which influences along the way?

A. Well, my name is Woody and I’ve been playing music my whole life. Music has been a huge part of me; my earliest memories are sitting at the turntable blasting Michael Jackson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Queen just to name a few. I mean, like I could flip a record before I could ride a bike. I guess it’s something that’s always been a part of me. Right now, though, I’m really digging on The Replacements, The Drums, Japandroids, and The Gaslight Anthem. The kinda sound that yanks you out of your chair and drops your gut to the floor, hitting you right in the heart.

Is this your first LP? Yeah, it is. I’ve done lots of smaller releases with bands I’ve been a part of, but nothing on this scale. We’ve got the focus, we’ve got the energy, and we’re gonna make some noise –wow, what a kick in the gut it’s been to get this thing out there. I’ve never been so nervous and excited at the same time.

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The Sanderlings chilling out [photo courtesy of band drummer Adam Jahnke]

Woody Locke at his rehearsal space during our interview

All originals?

You know it!

How long did it take to do write the songs and produce? [wryly] I wrote all of them in three days, and we recorded in two hours [joking ref to the Sex Pistols one-take interview]. It’s simple. Ya just gotta do it.

cry. It’s written from the point of view of you’re future ghost telling you to not worry so much and make sure to notice the little things. It’s like an Ebenezer Scrooge story, sort of. I just wanna tell people to remember that life can be fun even when they’re burnt-out and stressed. My other song would be “Sound Logic”, that’s about my love of music and my love of spending an afternoon getting lost in EPs and 7” records. It’s a reminder to leave something meaningful, find something important, and commit it to tape, paper, whatever, but make it count.

What about your band members and

their choice instruments?

First is Adam Jahnke, he’s the soldier and anchor of the band, and fittingly he plays drums. Next is Anthony Claremont, he commits critical thought to structure and rhythm and plays bass coming in hot with the Fender p-bass on the wax. Wow, these instrument/personality matches are really good, I’ve never thought about that. Next is Marvin Oceguera and he plays lead guitar, he’s the wild child. And last is me. I scratch at the guitar and caw my way through vocal melodies. I married a spray-painted seafoam-green [my favorite color] American telecaster through a Twin Reverb. We’re not amazing musicians, but we hold it down in our own way.

What are the top three songs on your device?

The Drum’s “Blood Under My Belt”; The Hotelier’s “In Framing”; and The 131ers’s “Crazy” – their first album comes out a week after ours, and you need to check it out.

411: Friday, June 8, from 7 to 11 pm, at the Breakfast Culture Club, 711 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, www.sanderlings.net Order the record here: https://sander lings.bandcamp.com/album/self-titledlp •MJ

And the recording sessions?

Elliott Lanam (shout-out) at Hidden City studios pulled the levers and pushed the buttons. He didn’t push my buttons, though – he’s a smooth operator and we owe lots to him for making this record sound like the sonic beast it is. He had this amazing idea to run my guitar through a Leslie cab put four mics on it. We recorded it in stereo instead of using a chorus pedal. It sounded massive. Also, that organ ended up in more than one or two tracks with Elliott behind the keys. We’re a four-piece, so it’s basically drums, bass, and two guitars played at once. We overdubbed vox and I think that was tape into protools, same with the kick on the drums. Elliott recorded keys, lots of keys, for the songs that have it. Did I mention that dude has an amazing ear for music? Go. To. Him. You won’t regret it. On a side note, anyone know any keyboard players?!

On the LP, what are your top two favorite songs, and where was your head and heart when you wrote them?

Oh, geez, this is hard. I’d pick “Future Spirit of Tonite” first – it’s really sort of an anthem, my battle • The Voice of the Village •

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6)

Coral Casino’s mixologist Grant Danley preparing libations for the ladies Victoria Vaccasrello, Elana Cantrelle, Victoria Hines, and Leslie Von Wiesenberger (photos by Priscilla)

Guests Sean McIver, Susan and Gil Rosas, Erin Graffy de Garcia, and James Garcia, Tony and Jill Rameriz, Emmet Hawkes, host Charlie Alva, and Sally Hawkes with many stories to share about Montecito (photos by Priscilla)

Hosted by Charlie Alva are Sherie and Scott McCliver, Judy Duncan, Tom and Eileen Ochsner, and Shayna Rockwell prepared to delight on special dishes prepared by chef Leo Gensolin (photos by Priscilla)

Members at Coral Casino and Beach Club reopening and with menus are Brian Miller, Carol Burnett, Marlene Veloz, Margo Barbakow, Dennis Sands, Jeff Barbakow, Abbe Sands, and Bob Veloz (photos by Priscilla)

Renewing ties are Kimberly Hayes, Francesca Hunter, Virginia Hunter, Arthur Von Wiesenberger, and Nicole Danie Catalfino (photos by Priscilla) Rejoicing with friends Larry and Nan Stone, Mark and Alixe Mattingly, Jim and Sue Neuman, and Charles de L’Arbre at the famous Coral Casino’s re-opening (photos by Priscilla)

Enjoying the long-awaited opening of their Coral Casino are Anne Gould, Sheila Herman, Laura Ciel, Richard Sibthorpe, Sabrina Herman, and Kyle Brace (photos by Priscilla)

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lar renovations and remedial work, the club – which also underwent a $65-million, three-year makeover in 2005 under top New York designer Peter Marino – threw a socially gridlocked sunset soirée on the La Pacifica terrace.

“This is very, very symbolic,” says longtime member Gretchen Lieff. “It shows we are at last getting back to normal after all the tragedy and carnage Montecito has suffered.”

After the bustling boffo bash, philanthropist Charlie Alva hosted a dinner for 20 guests at Tydes, which

That lemon drop is bearing down, so hot it wilts my artificial flowers. – Richard Ratliff

I attended with my trusty shutterbug Priscilla.

Among the tony throng turning out to celebrate the occasion were singer Katy Perry’s father, Keith Hudson, Penny Bianchi, Beverley Jackson, Alixe Mattingly, Bob and Marlene Veloz, Carol Burnett, Kendall Conrad, Robert Lieff, Arthur von Wiesenberger, Carter and Victoria Hines, Christopher Toomey, Ricardo Calderon, David Bolton, Karen Earp, Miles Hartfeld, Marv and

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Sheriff’s Blotter

(Information provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department)

Juvenile Arrested for Burglary

MUS 5th graders on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

visited Jamestown, and Williamsburg, Virginia, and Philadelphia.

This trip has become something of a rite of passage for Montecito students who anxiously await fifth grade to go.

For years, the journey has been run by fifth-grade teacher Doug Bower, who will be retiring in June after 24 years of teaching at MUS. Superintendent Anthony Ranii also attended this year‘s excursion.

The accompanying photo takes

place outside the Capitol with Congressman Salud Carbajal, Democrat from California and Congressman Steve Stivers, Republican from Ohio (also a cousin of longtime MUS teacher Vicki Harbison). In the middle of the two members of Congress is Montecito parent and Montecito Association member Cori Hayman. A nice bi-partisan moment!

Sunday, 3 June 2018, 9 am – A homeowner in Montecito called 911 after finding a 17-year-old male inside of her home, which is located in the 300-block of Woodley Road in Montecito. The homeowner found the juvenile, whom she did not know, using a computer that belonged to the homeowner. It was discovered that the juvenile was attempting to make purchases on the Internet using the homeowner’s credit cards. The homeowner convinced the juvenile to leave the residence – but not before taking several of the homeowner’s credit cards, jewelry, and medication with him.

When deputies arrived in the area, they located the juvenile on the street near the residence. The juvenile was in possession of credit cards, jewelry, and medication belonging to the homeowner. The juvenile was arrested for residential burglary, a violation of California Penal Code § 459.

The juvenile was booked at the Santa Maria Juvenile Hall on $50,000 bail.

It is believed the juvenile may have been involved in additional residential burglaries in the community of Isla Vista prior to his arrest. If you

have any information regarding this crime, please call the Sheriff’s Office at (805) 681-4100 or to leave an anonymous tip at (805) 681-4171. You can also leave an anonymous tip on our website at www.sbsheriff.org Due to the juvenile’s age, his name was not released as of press deadline.

Standoff on Padaro Lane

Monday, 4 June 2018, 12 pm – Law enforcement from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home on the 3200 block of Padaro Lane to investigate the presence of a man who was trespassing and in violation of a domestic violence restraining order.

The man, identified as 46-year-old Brandon Cheek of Santa Barbara, barricaded himself alone in the home for an hour while authorities attempted to get him to surrender before eventually deploying tear gas into the bedroom where he was barricaded. Cheek was taken into custody soon after.

According to the sheriff, Cheek had outstanding warrants for first-degree burglary, robbery, intimidating a witness, felony domestic violence, and violating a domestic violence restraining order. He was also booked into Santa Barbara County Jail on suspicion of an additional domestic violence restraining order violation and delaying or obstructing a peace officer.

•MJ

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Notice Inviting Bids SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NORTHEAST APRON REHABILITATION PROJECT Bid No. 3923; FAA AIP NO. 3-06-0235-053-2018 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its NORTHEAST APRON REHABILITATION PROJECT (“Project”), by or before Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

2.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport 500 James Fowler Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, and is described as follows: Pavement Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Base Bid: The Base Bid portion of the Project will consist of pavement reconstruction (approximately 11,900 square yards). The reconstruction areas will include a pavement section consisting of limetreated subgrade, P-209 aggregate base, and P-401 asphalt concrete. The Project will include installation of valley gutters which will direct water to existing drainage facilities. Additionally, the Project will include an emulsified asphalt slurry seal application of an existing apron area which will serve as a temporary aircraft access and parking area for the duration of construction. Aggregate base shoulders will be constructed adjacent to new pavement are also included in the improvements. The Base Bid will also consist of an asphalt concrete mill-and-fill (approximately 810 square yards).

Alternate Bid: The Alternate Bid portion of the Project will consist of an asphalt concrete mill-and-fill (approximately 6,920 square yards). Aggregate base shoulders will be constructed adjacent to new pavement are also included in the improvements.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is as follows: Contract Award

Mobilization Element

Construction Element

Total

Base Bid Only

25 Working Days

45 Working Days

70 Working Days

Base Bid and Alternate Bid

25 Working Days

50 Working Days

75 Working Days

2.3

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is as follows: Base Bid - $1,723,736.00 Alternate Bid - $324,236.00 Total Base Bid & Alternate Bid - $2,047,972.00 The basis of award will be on the lowest responsive and responsible bid amount for the Base Bid only.

2.4

Federally Funded Project. The majority of this project is funded under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Contractor(s) will be required to comply with specific federal contract provisions as listed herein and contained in the Bid Documents.

(1)

NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION to ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Offeror’s or Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications” set forth herein.

The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: Timetables Goals for minority participation for each trade: Goals for female participation in each trade:

19.7% 6.9%

These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both its federally involved and non-federally involved construction.

The Contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a) and its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within 10 working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number of the subcontractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

1)

As used in this notice and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is City of Santa Barbara, City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara, State of California.

(2) CIVIL RIGHTS – TITLE VI ASSURANCE The CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

(3) DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) A DBE Goal of 2% has been established for this contract.

The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR §26.53.

The successful Bidder or Offeror must provide written confirmation of participation from each of the DBE firms the Bidder or Offeror lists in its commitment within five days after bid opening.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) (4)

The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms that will participate in the contract; A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1) Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal; and If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49 CFR part 26.

Federal Provisions

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 126 E. Haley Tenants A15, 126 E. Haley, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Ameravant INC, 2634 Hacienda Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 22, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Rachel

N. Hillman. FBN No. 2018-0001531.

Published May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haley Management, 227 E. Haley St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Timothy Cody, 60 15th St. Apt G, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 16, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby

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certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0001473.

Published May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Innovative Security Coatings Systems, 449 Old Coast Hwy Suite B-6, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Paul Allard, 449 Old Coast Hwy Suite B-6, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

Refugio Flores, 1701 North H Street,

Oxnard, CA 93030. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2018-0001368.

Published May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

It’s June, and the city is ripe with meaningless fecal heat. – Caroline Kepnes

Back to Earth Landscaping, 44 Portola Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Jaime Nava, 44 Portola Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 23, 2018.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2018-0001245. Published May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: New Beginnings; New Beginnings Counseling Center, 324 E. Carrillo St. Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. NBCC, 324 E. Carrillo St. Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

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The 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

following provisions are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if given in full text: Buy American Preference (Reference: 49 USC § 50101) Trade Restriction Certification (Reference: 49 USC § 50104; 49 CFR part 30) Davis Bacon Act (Reference: 2 CFR § 200, Appendix II(D); 29 CFR Part 5) Debarment and Suspension (Reference: 2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C); 2 CFR part 1200; and DOT Order 4200.5) Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees (Reference: 31 USC § 1352 – Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment; 2 CFR part 200, Appendix II(J); and 49 CFR part 20, Appendix A) Procurement of Recovered Materials (Reference: 2 CFR § 200.322; 40 CFR part 247; and Solid Waste Disposal Act) Government-wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace (Reference: 28 CFR 83.635) Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (41 CFR Part 60-1.8) Veteran’s Preference (49 USC Section 47112(c)) Distracted Driving (Texting when Driving) (Executive Order 13513/ DOT Order 3902.10)

(See Federal Provisions of the Contract Bid Documents for further details.)

Successful Bidder/Contractor will be required to insert applicable federal contract provisions in all subcontracts and shall be responsible for compliance by subcontractor(s).

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this Project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the specifications. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced.

7.

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

8.

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

9.

List of Subcontractors.

A.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4100 through 4114 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California all bids shall be accompanied by a List of Subcontractors that the Bidder proposes to use who will perform work or labor or render service to the Bidder in excess of one-half of one percent of the Bidder’s total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater. The names, principal business address, license number, and portion of work that will be done by each subcontractor shall be submitted on the form, which is furnished in the Proposal Forms of this Contract Documents Book.

B.

Bidder shall be solely responsible to correct any errors in the listing of the California Contractor’s license number.

C.

A deadline of 24 hours after bid opening is established by which a bidder must submit corrected California Contractor’s license number information to the City.

D.

A bidder’s failure to submit corrected California Contractor’s license numbers will cause the bid to be non-responsive.

E.

If the Bidder fails to specify a subcontractor for any portion of the work to be performed under the Contract in excess of one-half of one percent of the Bidder’s total bid, the Bidder agrees to perform that portion itself. The successful bidder shall not, without the consent of City either: 1)

Substitute any person, firm, or corporation as subcontractor in place of the subcontractor designated in the original bid; or

2)

Permit any subcontractor to be assigned or transferred or allow it to be performed by anyone other than the original subcontractor listed in the bid.

10.

Optional Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday June 7, 2018, at 9:00 a.m (PST), at the following location: Airport Administration Office, 601 Firestone Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is not mandatory; however, Bidders are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

11.

Retention. Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5%.

12.

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

By: ___________________________________ William Hornung, General Services Manager

Publication Dates: 1) May 30, 2018

Date: ________________

2) June 6, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2018-0001397.

Published May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Arriba Capital, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. Colin Miller, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Of-

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fice of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2018-0001386.

Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Arriba Capital, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. Green Estates & Realty, INC, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2018-0001387.

Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JLS Writing and Editing, 1410 Garden Street, Santa

Barbara, CA 93101. Jessica Shea, 1410 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 9, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0001409.

Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

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

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18CV02454. To all interested parties: Petitioner Elisa Tapia filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name of children: Brian Rene Tapia to Brian Rene Contreras; Jasmine Marie Tapia to Jasmine Marie Contreras; Saida Abigail Tapia to Saida Abigail Contreras; Abdiel Jesus Tapia to Abdiel Jesus Contreras. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be

granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed July 11, 2018 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: July 11, 2018, at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2018.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 36)

Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club servers Quinlan Dougherty, Ashley Valeriano, and Andrea Girardello, director of bar and restaurants; with Kaleigh Kiliszewski and Fawaz Eltayyeb (photos by Priscilla)

From London are Simon and Kim Freeman with son, William, celebrating daughter Lily’s 8th birthday (photos by Priscilla)

Gray Bauer, Robert Easton, Randy Solakian, Charles de L’Arbre, Leslie von Wiesenberger, Tom Mielko, Gil Rosas, and William and Barbara Tomicki.

On the Air A new local TV show has launched – at the gallop.

Santa Barbara Polo Life, co-hosted by former TV anchor Charles Ward, longtime Texan promoter at the SB Polo Club, and Tara Gray, who has spent more than 10,000 hours on air, started taping the weekly 30-minute series at the TVSB studios on Salinas Street at the end of last month, along

with Tara’s husband, Scott Campbell, who has produced shows and commercials for NBC stations for two decades.

As my photo attests, I was one of the show’s first guests talking about the Royal Wedding and its implications for the British monarchy in a 12-minute slot.

Tara is the Carpinteria club’s official jeweler and hosts a live three-hour bling and baubles show for TVON twice a week.

The program airs on TVSB at 6 pm on Thursdays and is also available on YouTube on Fridays at www.sbpolo life.com Pay It Forward It was a case of kids helping kids when youngsters from Mountain View Elementary School donated $1,600 – 20 percent of their tickets sales from their annual school fundraiser – to Cold Spring School, which lost two pupils in the January mudslides and is currently trying to raise $485,000 after property tax revenues were impacted by the disasters.

Ivana Firestone, who has two children at Mountain View, said she and other moms were planning the event, when students, who overheard the discussions, suggested helping out another school which needed the funds more than they did.

Mountain View Elementary School check presentation to Cold Spring School

“Our kids have many friends in Montecito, so they were very aware of what had happened in the New Year,” says Ivana, wife of ubiquitous charity emcee Andrew Firestone. “Alex Daigle brought it up at our school’s student council and they approved it.

“The kids got very excited to make a special card and present it with the check. It was a really heartwarming gesture.”

Saved by the Bell After 38 years as a teacher, including 19 years as director of vocal music at San Marcos High School, Carolyn Teraoka-Brady is retiring.

Carolyn, whose innumerable directorships include the Madrigal Singers, A Cappella Choir, Advanced Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, and the Girls Choir, was named Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year in 1999.

Robert and Robin Fell hosted a bash Carolyn Teraoka-Brady bids adieu

Richard Mineards on set for the new SB Polo Life TV show (photo by Scott Campbell)

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The natural heat, say the good-fellows, first seats itself in the feet. – Michel de Montaigne

at their Summerland estate to mark the occasion. Their son, Alexander, 17, has been a member of the madrigal singers for three years.

More about 54 Ian Schrager, co-founder of the legendary Manhattan discotheque Studio 54, is telling all in an acclaimed documentary by Vanity Fair scribe Matt Tyrnauer, son of Santa Barbara arboreal expert Gene Tyburn.

The film, which follows Tyrnauer’s well-received 2009 work The Last Emperor on Italian couturier Valentino, just landed a major distribution deal at the Cannes Film Festival.

The project, dubbed “thrilling and definitive” by Variety at Sundance, charts how Schrager – who threw in the towel on his Miramar hotel development in our Eden by the Beach – and the late Steve Rubell met in college and set about creating the perfect nightclub.

“I felt very exposed,” says Schrager, now a successful hotelier. “Nothing was off limits.

“It was a really traumatic and emotional experience. It was almost like a Frankenstein monster that tried to kill its creators.”

As a habitué of the club when I first arrived in New York from London in 1978 to become gossip columnist on Rupert Murdoch’s celebrity tabloid, Star, I can certainly attest how extraordinary it all was.

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Foot of the Vine It was certainly a performance with a difference when State Street Ballet danced in the Funk Zone.

The talented dancers, normally used to the Granada or the Lobero, used choreography to interpret wines at the Valley Project.

The entertaining program consisted of four different works depicting Merlot, two different Syrahs, and a Sangiovese.

The event was for the vineyard’s wine club members, but also in memory of winemaker Seth Kunin, who died suddenly in October.

American divorcee. But in this case, King Edward VIII had to abdicate his throne in 1936 to marry the woman he loved.

They are buried nearby behind Queen Victoria’s ornate mausoleum at Frogmore, where Prince Charles hosted an exclusive party for 200 for Prince Harry and his new bride.

Fashion Statement Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry shouldn’t expect an invitation to Kensington Palace any time soon.

The 33-year-old American Idol judge, who wowed a sold-out audience at the

Barbara Burger

Susan Aberle

in the performing arts, serving the Santa Barbara Symphony as marketing director and education coordinator for many years, and as a marketing consultant for State Street Ballet among other arts organizations.

She is currently president of the Music and Arts Conservatory.

Susan has been a community volunteer for the past 31 years, including Hospice of Santa Barbara, Transition House, the Museum of Art, and the SB Symphony.

Her late husband, Richard, was a Opera SB emeritus board member.

State Street Ballet wine event in the Funk Zone (photo by Kyle London)

State Street had its first wine and ballet event there four years ago.

I’ll drink to that.

Checking in Montecito TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres was left speechless after her Carpinteria actor neighbor Ashton Kutcher surprised her with a $4 million gift for her namesake Wildlife Fund.

Ashton, 40, and his manager, Guy Oseary, appeared on Ellen’s Burbankbased show and gave her the hefty donation on behalf of the company, Ripple, a financial banking firm in which they are both investors.

“Oh my God, that’s the most amazing thing,” gushed Ellen. “Thank you.

I love you both so much.”

Hot Wheels Talk about irony.

The gleaming vintage Rolls Royce Phantom IV from the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace that was used to transport Meghan Markle and her Los Angeles-based mother, Doria Ragland, to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, was the same car used to convey Wallis Simpson to the funeral of her husband, the Duke of Windsor, to the same venue in 1972.

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Santa Barbara Bowl last month, was not impressed by Meghan Markle’s

Givenchy-designed silk wedding

dress, it seems.

“I would have had one more fitting,” the former Dos Pueblos High student told Entertainment Tonight, giving the

camera a mischievous wink.

The singer said she preferred the Alexander McQueen dress Kate Middleton wore at her wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

“Kate won!” she declared, referring to the silk and lace gown that featured a nine-foot train.

But, despite her reservations about the new Duchess of Sussex’s gown, she concluded: “It’s amazing what she’s doing... her humanitarian efforts, you know. The fact that’s she’s a proud feminist. I love all that.”

Two of a Kind Barbara Burger and Susan Aberle have been elected to Opera Santa Barbara’s board of directors.

“Both Barbara and Susan have many years of service to the community and will be a great asset to our organization,” says Kostis Protopapas, artistic and general director.

Barbara has a lengthy career in public relations and marketing primarily

Fond Farewell On a personal note, I mark the passing of one of the most charming and erudite men I have ever known, monumental author and TV personality

John Julius Norwich, who has died at his London home aged 88.

The great love of this extraordinary man’s life was the Italian city of Venice, which he visited 200 times and spent decades dedicated to its preservation and protection.

I last saw John, who had the title Viscount Norwich, and his wife, Mollie, at a Save Venice weekend in the rarefied enclave of San Marino, Pasadena, some years back, when opera singers sang from a gondola floating in the estate’s swimming pool.

The son of Lady Diana Cooper, daughter of the Duke of Rutland, he led an extremely gilded life, including an education at Eton College – where princes William and Harry were students – and Oxford University.

A self-effacing individual, he founded the Venice in Peril Fund and wrote a wonderful autobiography, Trying to Please, which he pulled off with admirable aplomb.

Sightings: Oprah Winfrey noshing at Mesa Burger...Actress Kate Bosworth checking out Loquita...

Miramar developer Rick Caruso at the Honor Bar Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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

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MERRAG community awareness EVENTS For Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Basic First Aid Skills II June 14, 2018, 10 am – Noon Montecito Fire Department 595 San Ysidro Road

• Learn how to do a “triage” to help family members and neighbors.

• Learn the “dos and donts” of how best to treat burns whether ‘epidermis’, ‘dermis’ or ‘subcutaneous’ and/or chemical.

• Basic wound care and learning the difference between a ‘closed fracture’, ‘open fracture’ and sprains.

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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)

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 1 Thursday: Art & About – Following the revival just three weeks ago of the Downtown Art & Wine Tour – the event that gave rise to 1st Thursdays in Santa Barbara – things return to the regular monthly self-guided shuffle through lower State Street and environs for art, libations, performances, and rubbing elbows, as the event welcomes new participants and few back into the fold, though some are several blocks off the main thoroughfare. Gallery debut: Interior design icon John Saladino, who is also an accomplished painter, debuts his canvas pieces in a gallery for the first time at Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery (11 West Anapamu St.). Each work in the exclusive series, “Patrimony”, is engaging and surprising. Saladino’s books will be available for purchase....

Finding Fiesta: The Santa Barbara Historical Museum (136 East De la Guerra St.) – which served as starting point and the site of the fabulous final party for May’s Downtown Art & Wine Tour – celebrates its new exhibition “Project Fiesta! Building a History of Old Spanish Days”. The pageantry of the community’s most venerable cultural festival is displayed through art, film, vintage posters, restored costumes, historical photographs and memorabilia.... Wine & design: Hand-sculpted hardwoods have been st

in season all spring at the Keefrider Custom Furniture (434 East Haley St.) this spring and all are invited to stop by for another fabulous evening of wine and design in the woodshop for shop tours, displays of recent work, and answers to your queries about a custom piece you’ve been dreaming of.... Time piece: Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s exhibits are open and welcoming all evening, while its Family Resource Center (1130 State St.) is offering a hands-on project inspired

by Nam June Paik’s “TV Clock”. Kids and others can reveal metallic silver on scratchboard to create the hours on the clock, then apply fluorescent paint for emphasis. “TV Clock” is also the impetus for Sunday afternoon’s (1:30 to 4:30 pm) monthly Studio Sundays event in the same space, where visitors can roll out and press hour hands onto pieces of air-dry clay, then paint fluorescent lines with squeeze bottles to create and re-imagine the passing of time.... LA in SB: Sullivan Goss (11 East Anapamu St.) celebrates the opening of its 2nd annual exhibition featuring some of the most well-known Los Angeles artists over the past 50 years. Also on view, Spring Break and The Artists of UCSB.... Do it again: Members of the Santa Barbara Art Association show their work at Gallery 113 (1114 State St. in La Arcada Court), where the Artist of the Month is Marilyn McRae, who transforms

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Hunkering Down with Hunter – The musical Cookin’ at the Cookery tells the tale of blues singer Alberta Hunter, who was a jazz and blues sensation in the 1920-50s, left show biz for a nursing career, and then made a stranger-than-life comeback 20 years later at age 82. The title of Marion J. Caffey’s two-woman show comes from the New York nightclub where Hunter’s unique style and salty repartee captured a new crowd of admirers before her death seven years later. Broadway veterans Dayna Jarae Dantzler and LaVon Fisher-Wilson bring Hunter and other characters to life on the stage of the New Vic theater, which will also boast a live band playing the music for such hits as “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Darktown Strutters Ball”, led by pianist George Caldwell, himself an alumni of Broadway and touring jazz big bands.

Caffey directs the musical, which was called “a great, grin-inducing story” featuring “one show-stopper after another” when it first opened back in 2003. Special associated events include the Ensemble Theatre Company Book Club’s discussion about the play from a literary and dramatic perspective at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, June 13 (scripts are available for checkout at the Public Library); a pre-show talk at 7:15 pm on June 13 & 20 in the theater courtyard; a post-show talk back on Thursday, June 21; and Martini Night at 7:15 pm on Monday, June 25, featuring a complimentary martini and mingle before the show. WHEN: Opens 8 tonight; continues through June 24 WHERE: New Vic Theater, 33 West Victoria St. COST: $20 to $65 INFO: 965-5400 or www.etcsb.org

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EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Metamorphographs – Coining a new art form (as well as a new word), photographer Patricia Houghton Clarke and visual artist Stuart Carey have collaborated on a new series of pieces in which Carey puts paint to Clarke’s photographic canvases and forges them into powerfully blended works. The process begins with Clarke’s singular photographs, which capture images that are at once universal yet deeply personal, then inspire Carey’s process that may include enhancing the entire work with color or highlighting a small part of the image, obscuring the rest by using a variety of media, including acrylic, oil, metallic paint and/or ink. The result is a visual and intuitive “metamorphograph” that blends the artists’ visions and emotional tones together.

Clarke’s own studio in Carpinteria hosts the new exhibit Metamorphograph II: After the Ash, which contains work created following the Thomas Fire. WHEN: Opening reception 7 tonight; artists’ talk at 1 pm on July 1; exhibit on display through July 1 WHERE: Patricia Clarke Studio, 410 Palm Ave., Carpinteria COST: free INFO: 452-7739 or www.patriciaclarkestudio.net

recycled magazine paper into paper art. Other featured artists for June are Jeff Campbell, Darlene Roker, Wendy Brewer, Karen Glancy, Irene Estrin, Jenny Zur, and Linda Nelson.... SlingShot Art Studio & Gallery (220 W. Canon Perdido) hosts an opening reception for its new exhibit, Reference Point, a group show featuring art inspired by popular culture and personal experiences, which includes Megan Isaac’s painting “Spiritual Culture” that explores her fascination with powerful women.

1st Thursday Performances – Christ Presbyterian Church (36 East Victoria St.) hosts one of its periodic 1st Thursday events, this one a cross-cultural celebration featuring Asian-American artist J. Yu, with American jazz music from the Justin Claveria Quintet featuring Carly Thomas Smith, plus cupcakes, hors d’oeuvres, and local beer served by Third Window....

Practice sipping and cinema at Jamie Slone Wines (23 East De la Guerra St.) where you can sample the current vintages at the bar and stay to enjoy the 2008 film, Bottle Shock, based on the 1976 wine competition termed the “Judgment of Paris”, when California wine first defeated French wine in a blind taste test. The comedy-drama, which stars Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, and Bill Pullman, can be seen on three different screens in the tasting room....

Mon-e-Luv, which plays groovy, California alternative psychedelic rock music with a retro ‘60s vibe, features famed Santa Barbara DJ Scott Topper on guitar and vocals, plus Mitch Karno on ukulele, key, and vocals,

It was one of those sweltering days in which the air itself seems to decline as a haze suffocates the outside world. – Moonshine Noire

Michael Robinson on bass, and Mark Delgadillo on drums. Hear them all evening on Marshalls Patio (900 State St.).... Three blocks north, descend into the Salt Martians Bluegrass Band, the four-piece, all-acoustic bluegrass group that has played everywhere from the Santa Barbara Mission to the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival but show up today on the corner of State and Anapamu streets.

Battle of the Bards – Santa Barbara Shakespeare, the fledgling new outdoor theater company founded by Santa Barbara native Melissa Marino, put together a full production of Taming of the Shrew last November in Montecito’s Manning Park. Now, the nonprofit troupe of thespians is heading downtown for its first fundraiser: a Battle of Wits at SBCAST. On tap is a night of Shakespearean-themed drinks, music, art, and aerial dance, plus the main attraction of Santa Barbara Shakespeare actors performing a variety of monologues throughout the night, while sharing with guests a selection of hand-picked Shakespearean insults for them to use while downing their drinks. Learn more about Santa Barbara Shakespeare, meet the members of the group, and hear great poetry by the bard himself. WHEN: 5 to 9 pm WHERE: 513 Garden Street COST: free admission (donation accepted) INFO: www.santabarbarashakespeare.com/ FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Music at #MakeSB – Santa Barbara Public Library’s new ongoing series 7 – 14 June 2018

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 ArtSEE at JCC – The fourth annual fundraiser bringing together the Abstract Art Collective (AAC), SEE International, and the Jewish Community Center finds members of the collective creating small panel pieces for the internationally famous Santa Barbarabased nonprofit that has volunteer ophthalmic surgeons providing sustainable medical care to restore sight and prevent blindness among disadvantaged people worldwide. The 100-piece GRID WALL display of original 10” x 10” abstract artworks, created and donated by AAC members are offered for sale at $100 each on a first-come-first-choose basis. Also on display is a juried exhibition of larger abstract works by AAC members, with Kerry Methner, Ph.D. artist and curator who is also editor of Voice Magazine, making the decisions about the winners. WHEN: Opening reception and GRID WALL sale 2 to 4 pm today; exhibit on display through August 9. WHERE: Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala St COST: free INFO: 957-1115 or www.jewishsantabarbara.org

of programs dedicated to making, creating, and building technical skills utilizing a DIY (do-it-yourself) aesthetic sensibility is designed to help members of the community work with creative tools of the new technology. The library has purchased a dye-sublimation printer and heat press that allows for printing on shirts, mugs, and other objects; a paper cutting machine for precision cuts of cardstock, vinyl, and various materials for scrapbooking, stenciling, or making small-circulation, self-published writing and picture books; and metal stamping hammers to adorn jewelry, ornaments, and other trinkets with phrases and designs. #MakeSB supplements existing programs already available at the Central Library with craft and writing workshops focused around open, collaborative spaces where participants can interact and share in an attempt to progress and maximize the creative development of each piece. At the same time, #MakeSB is also adding to the library’s existing musical programs by transforming the downtown Central Library into a DIY-style all-ages performance venue where local and touring musicians of all ages can perform, create and collaborate. Today’s #MakeSB

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Dance Down the Yellow Brick Road – Two sides of Inspire Dance Santa Barbara – not to mention two different takes on the classic film The Wizard of Oz – take over Center Stage Theater during the afternoon.

The school’s third annual recital features dancers aged from 3 to adult in a show dubbed “Emerald City Celebration”. Later in the day, Inspire Dance Santa Barbara’s Performing Groups take over to present a storybook ballet performance of the childhood story, with dancers ages 5 to 16 aiming to enchant with their talent, creativity, and expression.

WHEN: 1 & 4 pm WHERE: Upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: $18 general, $15 seniors and children under 12 INFO: 963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org •MJ

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Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

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

May Sales Summary

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am pleased to report there were 15 Montecito homes that closed escrow in May (sold/changed owners), according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This is up considerably from just four that sold in April, though the number is down about 30% from the 22 homes that sold in the same month (in the MLS) in 2017; in the aftermath of our recent dual calamities, these 15 sales were welcomed.

May was the month that our real estate market began looking like its old self again… brisk with sales, new listings, and May gray, heading into summer.

Recent sales range from a townhouse in east Montecito in the Montecito Union School District that sold for just under $700,000, to a rarely offered beachfront property marketed with plans for a new home just a few doors down from the Four Seasons Biltmore on Butterfly Beach that sold for an impressive $11,500,000.

June began on a positive note from day one, with a smaller home selling in the Cold Spring School District of Montecito. Fingers crossed for continued sales and recovery in the area.

Montecito Pool Homes

Often, I like to focus on a specific segment of our housing market. Today that is the entry level Montecito estate. As I would define this, it would most usually be a property offering a top location, with a significant home or opportunity to remodel or build, complete with amenities such as a pool and views or privacy, architectural or design significance, et cetera.

While not full-blown multi-acre estates, these homes are a step above the average Montecito home price experience (which might be approximately $2,500,000+/- with a modest home and grounds). When one is spending approximately $4,800,000 to $6,000,000 (the price range covered today), one can expect to enter the realm of Montecito dream homes.

The homes that follow deliver with location, pool, privacy, view, setting, architectural and design features, and additional attractive elements.

space (as advertised) within what is described as open concept living: open spaces blending the indoor with the outdoor.

There is a chef’s kitchen with skylights and picture window; near the great room is a den with fireplace that, with the en-suite bath, can serve as an additional bedroom. The mountain-view master suite includes a family-media room, 2 bathrooms, and 3 walk-in closets. The bedroom with exterior access is suitable for guests, a gym, or office.

The home is surrounded by live oaks, serene grounds, a pool area, and mountain views and is in the Montecito Union School District, just a few short blocks to the upper village shopping and dining.

835 Park Lane: $5,295,000

It is unusual to find a substantial home (more than 5,900 square feet as advertised) on an oceanview acre on Park Lane for less than $6,000,000 (citing a recent sale).

This Mediterraneanstyle home includes multiple outdoor destinations and a closein location. The open floor plan provides ocean views from nearly all living spaces. Upstairs, the ocean view master suite features dual closets and dual bathrooms. There is also an attached cabana for entertaining off the pool area.

With a south-facing terrace, central courtyard, two outdoor barbecues, and poolside patio, there are ample places to enjoy Montecito’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

This home is gated with a private drive and located in the Montecito Union School District, just a few blocks from the Knowlwood tennis club and the upper village.

745 Fuera Lane: $5,995,000

2084 Alisos Drive: $4,895,000

This home is located on a small lane off Lilac Drive through iron gates and up a palm-lined driveway. The Andalusian-style villa is surrounded by lush landscaping and majestic oaks on a park-like acre, within the Montecito Union School District.

The interior features Mediterranean and Moroccan influences. Hard wood, tile, marble, and stone floors, as well as darker ceiling beams are attention-grabbing design features. The home includes a chef’s kitchen, all-inclusive bedroom suites (a total of 3 bedrooms and 4 and-a-half baths), imported light fixtures, and hand-painted tiles.

French doors open to a courtyard and pool area replete with jasmine, bougainvillea and landscaped gardens as well as complete privacy.

1636 Moore Road: $4,995,000 This one-story home blends disciplined architectural lines with the landscaped grounds of its 1.7-acre mountain-view setting.

The 3-bedroom, 5-and-a-half-bath home includes approximately 4,665 square feet of living

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A prime location, on a private lane just off San Ysidro Lane, is the setting for this mountain view compound in the Montecito Union School District. Set on less than an acre and surrounded by other significant estates, this home is a block from the San Ysidro Ranch Hotel, and a few short blocks in the other direction to the upper village shops and restaurants in Montecito.

The gated property includes a main house with an open floorplan, including 4 bedrooms in 4,100+ sq ft of living space (as advertised). There is also a guest house and a pool and pool pavilion, all behind gates and surrounded by gardens.

The Mediterranean design carries throughout the residence with tile floors, plaster walls, and multiple doors leading to patios, terraces, and gardens.

Please feel free to contact me regarding any real estate needs or to set up a showing with the listing agents of any properties featured here – Mark@Villagesite.com or call/ text (805) 698-2174. Please view my website, www.MontecitoBestBuys.com, from which this article is based.

•MJ

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Wildlife File

by Kaitlin Lloyd Ms Lloyd is program director at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Sycamore Canyon’s Baby Bobcat

Bobcat weaning begins in the wild at the ripe old age of two months; this little fellow was nearly three months old before being weaned from a bottle to a mouse

This two-week-old bobcat kitten weighed in at just 350 grams when first brought to the Wildlife Care Network Center

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n a balmy spring day in early April, a resident of Montecito walked outside to her back yard to hear small, mewing cries coming from under a bush on her property. To her surprise, she found a kitten crying and apparently abandoned right outside her house.

When the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network (SBWCN) first received a call about the incident from the reporting party, animal care staff were unsure if the kitten in question was domestic or wild. Multiple photos and a video were sent to Animal Care director Julia Parker. She determined that the feline in question was a baby bobcat.

SBWCN moved forward with step two in the management of the possibly abandoned infant. The staff patiently waited a total of seven hours in hopes that the mother bobcat would return to her baby’s side after a successful hunt or an excursion into its nearby surroundings. After all, the organization receives a large number of wild animals that are wrongly suspected of having been abandoned by their parents. Many ducklings, young songbirds, and mammals are mistakenly “rescued” and brought to SBWCN after being removed from an environment under the assumption that the animals have been left alone without a parent nearby. After hours of waiting in vain for the mother to return, dusk fell and a volunteer rescuer made the decision to take the bobcat into SBWCN’s care.

Intake of the bobcat kitten found the orphan to be male and quite young at about two weeks of age but otherwise healthy. Dana Fritzler, a primary volunteer who provides care and bottle-feeding to young and not yet weaned raccoons, stepped in to care for the cub. Because the patient 7 – 14 June 2018

was an unusual occurrence for the center, communication was made with other licensed rehabilitation organizations to ensure that the bobcat would be placed on a proper diet.

Contact was also made with other wildlife centers across the region, in hopes of placing the bobcat into care with at least one other orphan currently in rehabilitation. With no initial luck in alternative placement options, Dana became the primary caretaker for the new patient.

During the first few hours of care, electrolytes were administered and a formula program was initiated in which the cub would be fed four times a day with a mixture of Esbilac (KMR), a kitten meal replacer, and whey protein. Bobcat orphans raised solitarily are at extreme risk for becoming habituated. Habituation is the behavioral adjustment of becoming non-reactive or even accustomed to human contact and socialization during an animal’s interaction with its human caretakers.

In the world of wildlife rehabilitation, habituation, and further imprinting – a time-sensitive stage of learning in which an animal will learn to associate humans with food, safety, and even a potential mate during sexual development – are potential risks that must be taken seriously and avoided during care for multiple species.

The Bobcat “Costume”

As the primary caregiver during the bobcat’s rehabilitation, Dana had the responsibility of ensuring that the bobcat did not become habituated or socialized during its first few weeks of its life. She did so by wearing a bobcat “costume” during all feedings and at times of stimulation for the kitten.

This protocol followed recommen-

SBWCN volunteer Dana Fritzler dons her “bobcat mom” outfit in order to bottle-feed her young charges

dations from the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center (WERC), guidelines that were implemented in 1994 to ensure non-habituation during rehabilitation.

Rather than acting solely as a caretaker, she essentially took on the role of being a bobcat surrogate mother, introducing play into the kitten’s routine. As in the natural setting, this is activity that is a prelude to teaching the juvenile cat how to properly hunt and kill prey.

During development in the wild, bobcat kittens will be weaned around the age of two months and begin the important stage of learning the survival instincts of hunting and foraging for food with their mothers’ guidance. Cubs will continue to hunt and live with their mother for a total of six months, near the end of which they will separate from their mother’s care and take on a new territory as a solitary predator.

At his ninth week in care at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, our bobcat was slowly being weaned off his formula diet and placed onto a solid diet of mice. The cub had

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received vaccinations for rabies and feline distemper and had been treated with external and internal anti-parasitics.

Last week, SBWCN successfully found a new home for the bobcat kitten at Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, California. The organization currently has another bobcat kitten that, while a few weeks younger, will be paired with our nineweek-old orphan, and together, they will learn valuable lessons in hunting, socialization, and survival in the wild before being released back to the areas from which they were originally rescued. Release criteria for a bobcat in care includes the ability for the cat to maintain its weight on a sole diet of prey animals caught in its enclosure.

Director Parker transferred the kitten to Fund for Animals on May 19.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network has been able to rehabilitate this patient, along with many others, due to the aid it receives from local veterinarians. We extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Stephany Lewis at California Wildlife Center who examined and administered vaccinations to the kitten. We also greatly appreciate the efforts of Dr. Sellers at Cat and Bird Clinic, Dr. Kuesis at La Cumbre Animal Hospital, and Dr. Haskell at Adobe Pet Hospital, who regularly examine patients that are in care.

While this bobcat is a unique patient for the entire SBWCN team, he is not alone in his journey to receive a second chance in the wild after care from the organization. In 2018, SBWCN has already welcomed into its arms more than 1,000 wild animals that have been abandoned, injured, or oil-impaired. The center averaged 20+ intakes of animals every day throughout May. To find out how to help support the work of Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network by either volunteering or making a monetary donation, please visit their website at www.sbwcn.org.

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$7,995,000 | Villa Raphael, Montecito Upper | 3BD/5BA Nancy Kogevinas/Robert Kemp | 805.450.6233/259.6318 | Lic # 01209514/01246412

$5,450,000 | 2085 Birnam Wood Dr, Montecito Upper | 3BD/3½BA Cristal Clarke | 805.886.9378 | Lic # 00968247

$15,900,000 | 2692 Sycamore Canyon Rd, Montecito | 7BD/8BA Mary Whitney | 805.689.0915 Lic # 01144746

$8,900,000 | 2775 Bella Vista Dr, Montecito | 5BD/6BA Mermis/St. Clair | 805.886.6741 Lic # 00891742/01173714

$7,800,000 | 3493 Padaro Ln, Carpinteria | 3BD/2BA Kathleen Winter | 805.451.4663 Lic # 01022891

$5,995,000 | 745 Fuera Ln, Montecito Upper | 4BD/3½BA Nancy Kogevinas/Robert Kemp | 805.450.6233/259.6318 Lic # 01209514/01246412

$5,950,000 | 1567 E Valley Rd, Santa Barbara | 6BD/7BA Lisa Scibird | 805.570.9177 Lic # 02027505

$5,350,000 | 841 Cima Linda Ln, Montecito Lower | 5BD/6+(2)½BA MK Properties | 805.565.4014 Lic # 01426886/01930309

$3,895,000 | 4691 Via Roblada, Hope Ranch | 3BD/1BA + Guest House MK Properties | 805.565.4014 Lic # 01426886/01930309

$3,695,000 | 2151 Mission Ridge Rd, Riviera | 5BD/4BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896 Lic # 00976141

$3,295,000 | 448 Court Pl, Montecito | 2BD/2½BA Cristal Clarke | 805.886.9378 Lic # 00968247

$3,250,000 | Freesia Dr, Summerland | 3BD/3½BA MK Properties | 805.565.4014 Lic # 01426886/01930309

$3,150,000 | 3715 Santa Claus Ln #C, Carpinteria | 1BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000 Lic # 01499736/01129919

$2,395,000 | 2777 Macadamia Ln, Montecito | 3BD/2BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896 Lic # 00976141

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