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Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard turns on the faucet again, awash in analyzing a potential partnership between Montecito and Santa Barbara; if the latter shares its desalination plant, four factors are necessary Donald Trump and Oprah; Bo Derek at Royal Ascot; Michael Douglas earns Jewish Nobel Prize; MAW’s 68th summer fest; Kendall Conrad gala; Fiesta Ranchera gets romantic; Sarah Chrisman at SB Yacht Club; Kitnicks help Hospice; Breast Cancer Resource Center open house; SB Family YMCA gala; Pierre Lafond’s July 4 bash; Jonathan Burrows and Jason Alexander join forces; Maritime Museum’s On the Waterfront; and Thomas Steinbeck’s In Search of the Dark Watchers Robert Funk expounds on signs of the times; William Dentzel on a desalination plant; and Leslie Nelson sounds off about Honor Diaries and Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Montecito UPS driver Daryl Hansen will retire after 29 years; Montecito Fire District prepares for pet emergencies and honors employee of the year; and news at Music Academy of the West

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Lynda Millner gets a touch of crazy with the Hermitage Santa Barbara Museum; SB Chamber Orchestra announces latest season; and Archie McLaren celebration at SB Yacht Club

20 MAW 2015

Steven Libowitz gets on the musical horn with Jeremy Denk, who returns to MAW for two weeks; plus, the academy’s schedule for the upcoming week – including Pianofest, Larry Rachleff, and the Concerto Competition Finals

21 Ernie’s World

At the latest Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Ernie Witham takes note of the cookies, coffee, and camaraderie

26 Tide Guide

Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

29 Movie Guide 32 Our Town

Joanne Calitri provides a snapshot of the graduation ceremonies for Laguna Blanca Lower School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, El Montecito Early School, YMCA Preschool, Montecito Union, Cold Spring, All Saints by-the-Sea Preschool, and Crane Country Day

34 Celebrating History

Hattie Beresford chronicles the homage to late artist Ray Strong at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum as part of the “Ray Strong Project”

37 Real Estate View

Although the latest Heat score is down 14 from a year ago, the $2-4M group has spiked, writes Michael Phillips

38 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz focuses on films becoming an integral part of Granada Theatre; UCSB Arts & Lectures’ summer movies at County Courthouse Sunken Garden; and Paseo Nuevo’s summer movies target children

40 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

Teens’ exhibition at Arts Fund Gallery; Malala Yousafzai at UCSB; Martin Gore rocks SOhO; family affair at the Lobero; Tom Prasada-Rao and Trinity; Hannibal Buress at the Arlington; Robin Bisio on Leadbetter Beach; poets cause quite a buzz at Botanic Garden; Visual Monologues at Jewish Community Center; and Laurence Juber at SOhO S A N TA B A R B A R A

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ON THE WATER FRONT

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Montecito Water: the Power of Partnerships

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ill the City of Santa Barbara share its reactivated desalination plant with the Montecito Water District (MWD), or will it be content to let Montecito hang out to dry? According to Santa Barbara city councilman Dale Francisco, a decision as to whether the City of Santa Barbara will continue on its current path of reactivating its desalination plant for the City alone, or expand its horizons to evaluate a regional approach, will depend on the reaction of City ratepayers and the regulatory and environmental community.

Last week, Santa Barbara City Water Resources manager Josh Haggmark won a unanimous city council vote to proceed with a prudent reactivation of the City’s Charles E. Meyer desalination plant to secure a dependable, local, new source of water for the City, independent of future rainfall. Conceptually, the mayor of Santa Barbara, Helene Schneider and City Council members Gregg Hart, Bendy White, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse and Dale Francisco, and Mr. Haggmark, seem receptive to a possible expanded regional use concept that could include MWD. The rationale for the City to re-open the shuttered desalination plant for its own use was persuasive. The City’s Gibraltar Reservoir stands at 12 percent of capacity. Cachuma contains only 26 percent of capacity. Beginning October 1, entitlements to Lake Cachuma water will fall to zero. State Water deliveries in 2015 have amounted to only 20 percent of promised allocations. Reduced snowpack has made supplemental purchases for imported water more expensive and less likely in 2016.

Rainfall over the last four years has been a mere 45 inches, compared to 63 inches of rain during the 1987-90 drought, and 55 inches in the 1948-51 drought.

On average, the City should expect 106 inches of rain every four years. In the past six El Nino years in Santa Barbara’s history, only three have produced above-average rainfall, two average rainfall, and one below-average rainfall.

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The City of Santa Barbara has chosen IDE Americas, a subsidiary of Israelibased IDE Technologies, to reactivate its Charles E. Meyer desalination plant, mothballed since 1991. IDE has designed and supplied more than 400 desalination plants in 40 countries with an overall production capacity of 400 million gallons a day. IDE has built and operates the largest desal facility in the world in Sorek, Israel, and the largest in the United States in Carlsbad, California, which opens in November.

In July, the City expects to finalize State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing at a favorable 1.663-percent interest rate for a 20-year loan of $54 million for design, engineering, planning, permitting, construction, administration, intake, outflow, and legal expenses for an updated desalination facility, scheduled to produce 3,125 AFY (acre foot per year) of water beginning September 2016.

Annual payments of $5.7 million would be needed to service the 20-year, $54-million debt. The cost of this debt service will be $1,824 per AF of delivered water at the 3,125 AF production level. Annual operating costs (labor, chemicals. Supplies, and electricity) are pegged at $4.1 million per year (or $1,320 per AF). Together the debt repayment, plus operating costs, amounts to a $3,144 cost per AF for the 3,125 AF of delivered water. That is expensive.

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To forge an agreement with Montecito for regional use, the Santa Barbara City Council needs four favorable factors: 1) Joint use must deliver economies of scale to reduce water rates for Santa Barbara residents; 2) Shared capital costs must reduce financial risk and add operational flexibility for Santa Barbara in the event that a strong El Nino gives both Montecito and the City an opportunity to “huddle at the puddle” to re-evaluate options; 3) Joint regional use must be seen by the environmental community as the preferred choice over the construction of multiple desalination plants dotting the 1,486-mile California coastline; and 4) Inclusion of Montecito in a regional plant must be endorsed by the Coastal Commission and other permitting agencies as the preferred solution.

At this point, there has only been a mutual agreement to exchange letters of interest between the City and MWD. No negotiating terms have been addressed. Fortunately, economies of scale seem to favor an expedited examination and cost analysis for a regional facility. Spending an additional $20 million to increase production capacity from 3,125 AFY to 7,500 AFY should have pos-

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Real estate mogul and newly announced Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey, a noted backer of president Barack Obama and Montecito’s most noted resident, as his running mate.

“I think Oprah would be great,” says Trump, 69. “I’d love to have Oprah. I think we’d win easily, actually.”

Trump, whose worth is estimated at $4 billion by Forbes, while 61-year-old Oprah’s fortune is slightly less at $3 billion, suggested her as a potential sidekick once before – while considering a bid for the presidency in 1999.

Now that’s he’s officially running, he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos she’d be the “perfect fit” for his dream ticket.

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“She’s great, she’s talented, she’s a friend of mine,” he said. “She’s a good person. I’ve been on her show. In fact, I was on her show last week, and she said, ‘Could I be on her show with the whole family?’”

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

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egarding Terry Tyler’s letter (“Kids and Cars,” MJ #21/23), responding to mine (“Signs of the Times,” MJ # 21/22), criticizing those red and white signs that admonish Montecito drivers to Drive like your Kids live here, I approve of their intent. I was complaining about their unsightliness, the fact that they probably violate Santa Barbara street-sign ordinances, and that they appear in neighborhoods where it is unlikely kids live.

But Tyler’s letter, written on behalf of the Eucalyptus Hill Improvement Association, says, “Public safety is more important than aesthetics.”

That assumes that no matter how unsightly the signs are, even if they violate city regulations about size, placement, content, and how long they stay up, it’s okay if they benefit “public safety.” Who decides that? Within a few hundred feet of two Tyler signs along Alston Road between Woodland Drive and Viejo Camino are two large, city

speed-limit signs saying, “35 miles per hour, Please Respect”; others warn of curves and say, “25 mph,” or “25 miles per hour.” Do we really need more signs?

Summing up, if the Eucalyptus Hill Improvement Association signs are legal, I’ll apologize for the fuss and crawl back into my cave.

Robert Funk Montecito (Editor’s note: You bring up valid points, but the answer to your final question of whether we really need more signs is, unfortunately, yes. People do seem to speed up once they come around the turn off APS onto Alston.

As for the signs’ “legality,” I expect we’ll receive an explanation from the association. When and if we do, we’ll print it. – J.B.)

Selfish and Irresponsible

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MJ #21/24) calling a “good-sized desalination plant” the only reliable way to prepare and deal with our weather cycles ignores the facts that this is naturally an arid coastal region and that we have entered a new phase of human use and care for our planet. We cannot build and buy our way back into the past. Our dying paradigm’s former way of using and dealing in resources is causing escalating extinctions and irreparable habitat pollution, all in the name of having more, more of what is, in world standards, more than enough.

It is not uncommon for property owners here to grow exotic waterthirsty trees and plants just because that was something from their past in a wetter climate elsewhere. We live in a dry climate here, artificially pumping it up with strange water to make it look like something else is not taking care of a drought/drench cycle; it is creating an artificial environment.

A desalination plant here in Santa Barbara is our local equivalent of the tar sands bitumen oil extraction in Alberta, Canada; selfish, irresponsible, expensive, backward, and ultimately doomed to failure. Reverse this process. Make gray-water systems mandatory for those using over a certain threshold, etc. Enough is

enough. Desalination is absolutely not the big key and only way to move to a water secure future, it’s actually the opposite; the environmental impacts caused by desalination plants will worsen our longrange position. Be wise, revise your thinking, thanks.

William H Dentzel Summerland (Editor’s note: Our forefathers – and truth be told, foremothers – built and paid for Juncal Dam, creating Jameson Lake above the Montecito hills, because this is indeed a semi-arid area. As for having created an “artificial environment” in Montecito, you are correct. All those 400-gallons-a-day water usurpers that suck the soil dry we lovingly call “eucalyptus trees” are imported vagrants from Australia that have been allowed, even encouraged, to proliferate in and around Montecito. As for our vaunted oak forest, one glance at a photo or painting from the 1880s and earlier clearly indicates the lack of such “forests.” These hardy native trees have proliferated because of the easy accessibility of water and are now protected by local ordinances.

We can certainly learn to use less water in our daily lives and to think about it every time we turn on a faucet or hose, but as we hurtle toward the 100-million inhabitants mark in the southwestern quadrant of the United

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States, we’re going to need more than that. Desalinated water, along with recycled wastewater and conservation measures will allow many communities such as Montecito, to refill their groundwater basins and enable our streams to run year-round once more (as they did less than 30 years ago). It may even encourage some of those elusive steelhead trout to make more upstream attempts over the coming years. – J.B.)

Culture No Excuse for Abuse

Kudos go out to the Montecito Journal for being one of the three sponsors who made the timely event at the Granada possible. It was a peak experience for most of the nearly 1,000 throng gathered together May 23 to watch an unforgettable documentary called Honor Diaries, focusing on nine activists who had joined together in this film to affirm that: “Culture is No Excuse for Abuse!”

Had I not attended the Tibetan relief benefit the previous night across the way, I would not have been gifted with tickets to see Malala Yousafzai, or so I thought at the time. Upon arrival at the Granada Theatre entrance area, as I was being dropped off, I was surprised to see such a strong police presence.

A friendly officer informed me that oversize handbags would not be allowed inside, so I threw mine into the back seat, thinking how unusual.

At approximately 7 pm, a beautiful Somali woman and former Muslim, Ayaan Hirsi Ali appeared on stage and skillfully prepared the huge audience for a candid exposure of women’s rights being abused in Muslim-majority societies, such as restriction of movement; lack of access to education, which was Malala’s role in the film; female genital mutilation (FGM); forced and/or child marriage; and, of course, ‘honor violence,’ depicted by a Muslim father deliberately running over and killing his beautiful young daughter for looking Westernized. It is a story that had gone viral as a wake-up call to what was going on.

After viewing this powerful, riveting documentary, Ayaan’s husband, author, and fellow Harvard professor Niall Ferguson joined her on stage to field questions from the audience. I loved the playful banter and electric energy of true soulmates, united together in a worthy cause. However, it was what happened next that made the entire evening so indelible in my mind, that I can’t stop thinking about it and processing its meaning.

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pede of what looked like startled audience members literally fleeing from their seats in absolute droves, including my guest who had driven us to this event, and now seemingly had deserted me in one big rush.

What had triggered and apparently touched the nerves of so many in the vast audience surrounding me was the precise moment when Ayaan and Niall expressed, loud and clear, that “Israel was the only democracy in the Middle East, where Israeli women were truly free and enjoyed total equality with their male counterparts, unlike any of their neighboring countries, including Saudi Arabia where women still are not allowed to drive a car.” A woman in the audience responded with great feeling some rows behind, shouting out her gratitude in hearing these self-evident truths so rarely spoken.

When I finally left my seat, my guest was still waiting for me in the Granada lobby. With much curiosity, I asked what the heck was the whole fracas about? The response: “It was not optimistic, but a message for promoting perpetual war without any end!”

This explains the attitude of the voters who elected Obama not just once, but twice, even after they had become openly disappointed and disillusioned by his inexperience. It was his promise to withdraw our troops from the longest war our exceptional country had ever engaged in, no matter what it took. It accounts for throwing our dedicated ambassador to Libya under the bus, reluctance of even naming who our opponents were, and now courting Iran to join the table of nations where everybody cooperates just like the “phantom” coalition of 60 countries, where all are treated as equal. Welcome to the Yin collective fantasy world of Obama, whose word has lost all meaning, just empty threats and retorts, without any backbone whatsoever.

My highest wish is for everybody to celebrate this coming July 4th holiday with a greater appreciation of how our magnificent USA was founded. If you’ve ever visited Washington, D.C., my favorite site of all is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. These are his own words engraved in pristine marble at the top: “I’ve sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of Tyranny over the Mind of Man.” Amen. Freedom has always had a cost.

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(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Storytelling at Carpinteria and Montecito Libraries Michael Katz tells stories at all the public libraries in Santa Barbara; today he’ll be in Carpinteria and Montecito, doing what he’s done for more than 20 years.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Group Exhibition Opening Come see the 2015 Spring Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition of art; reception is free and open to the public.

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When: 2 to 5 pm Where: 2559 Puesta Del Sol Info: www.sbnature.org Book Signing at Tecolote Author and 96-year-old Patricia Price Scott will be on hand to share her recently published book, Pooh to the Flu Blues. The story of Georgia the Giraffe with a long, sore throat, is delightful for readers of any age. Charming illustrations introduce us to Georgia and her friends as they try to figure out what to do about the flu.

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Perhaps crazy is a better word. Crazy and fun.

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The one looked like a Jackson Pollock painting all splattered with a sign reading, “Painted by Jackson Pollock after he died.”

And that is only the beginning.

We went into the book building whose kitchen and shower are lined with tiled books. The place is filled with sculptures and paintings, some which Ted has collected and the majority he has created. He also sells

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nine of the 39 books he has authored there. As he says, “The books have garnered high praise from critics, but what do they know?” He claims to be pretentious, as shown by the name he uses. He was named after his father, who was named after the president that his grandfather admired.

Lalana was our tour guide and proceeded to us give us a little history about Ted. He became wealthy with a property management company plus owning many properties himself. The 11 acres on West Mountain Drive he has owned for 25 years. He is 80 years old and began sculpting only 15 years ago. He also paints and plays classical piano. He rides a bike every day and does cross-country skiing. He is married with three daughters and eight grandchildren. The Tea Fire destroyed everything except some of the outdoor sculptures and plants, so all we saw is about three years old.

In Ted’s earlier life, he had an off-Broadway musical, was a wannabe Yalie who ended up at USC, was a hopeless and hapless Navy pilot, had two televised Rawhide scripts

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As we walked through the gardens, Lalana voiced her opinion, “It reminds me of Dr. Seuss meets Alice in Wonderland.” One sculpture had a giant fly with tiny people all stuck to the “fly or people paper.” Each sculp-

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“I like Oprah. I mean, is that supposed to be a bad thing? I don’t think so,” Trump added.

But the likelihood of Oprah jumping on the election bandwagon with her current workload with her cable TV network, OWN, and her self-named Hearst magazine, is highly unlikely.

As a Montecito acquaintance sniffed: “Why would she want to move into a smaller house?” referring to her 42-acre estate in our Eden by the Beach....

Oh, Bo Actress Bo Derek, a keen equestrian, was a notable guest at Royal Ascot, outside London, last week.

Bo, 58, who lives on a 11-acre ranch in Santa Ynez with her longtime beau, actor John Corbett, went to the 306-year-old race track, just a short gallop from Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth and other members of the Royal Family parade along the course in open carriages – with men wearing top hat and tails- with her nieces, Molly and McKenzie McGill.

Days earlier, she had been at the 55th Monte Carlo Television Festival, where she served as a jury member in the TV film category.

Having been attending Ascot in the Royal Enclosure since 1973, I am reliably informed that there are more bets placed on the color of the monarch’s

millinery and outfit each day than there are on the runners.

Long may she rein.

Honorable Mention Former Montecito resident Michael Douglas, son of 98-year-old acting legend Kirk Douglas, who splits his time between our rarefied enclave and his estate in Beverly Hills, has just picked up the $1 million Genesis Prize – known as the Jewish Nobel Prize – in Jerusalem.

The prize aims to honor Jewish identity around the world and encourage young Jewish people to embrace their culture and heritage.

His wife, Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and children, Dylan, 14, and Carys, 12, were by his side as he received the prestigious honor from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the ceremony moderated by former Tonight Show host Jay Leno.

Earlier in the day, the family visited the Israeli leader’s residence.

The 70-year-old Behind the Candelabra star says he will use the monies to strengthen ties between Israel and Jewish communities and organizations across the globe.

“Abraham’s tent had its flaps open, and so hopefully, since approximately half of the Jewish population in the world is outside of Israel, we can find ways to better understand each other and to grow together,” he said.

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Live from New York, a Pianist on the Horn Jeremy Denk returns to MAW for two weeks and also curates an all-Mozart program (Courtesy of the Music Academy of the West)

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f landing Jeremy Denk shortly after he served as musical director of the Ojai Festival last summer was a booking coup, having the remarkable pianist-writer-librettist return to the Music Academy of the West (MAW) for two full weeks in 2015 is a humongous feather in the cap of the summer festival. Denk is a pianist for all – a compelling artist with a broad and thought-provoking repertoire who plays in recital, as a soloist with major orchestras, and in chamber music ensembles – not to mention his very

personal writing about music that has graced the pages of the The New Yorker and The New York Times.

Even more remarkable, somehow Denk – who in the last two years has claimed both a MacArthur “Genius” Award and the Avery Fisher Prize – managed to squeeze three-quarters of an hour to talk about his writing and his MAW residency over the phone recently from his hideaway in the mountains of New York State.

Here are excerpts of that fascinating chat:

Q. I take a look at your schedule, and it makes it even more amazing that you found time to come back to the Music Academy this summer for two weeks.

How do you avoid exhaustion?

A. I don’t know. I take one task at a time. Right now, I’ve got this book (the quasi-memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine, due next year from Random House) on my plate, so I’m cooped up here in the Catskills thinking about piano lessons and how and why people become musicians. Those are the big questions we often take for granted. It’s a very absorbing task.

And it’s hard. Ironically it’s hard for me to multitask, even though I have to do that a lot. This last year, I was focusing on piano playing, and now I’m allowing the writing part of me to come back and feeling more of a writer each day again.

What drives you to write? Does it come from the same place as performing? How do they connect for you?

Both are efforts at communication, both are ways to access these incredible pieces of music that have been with me since I was a little kid and in many ways are my best friends, my closest confidants. I love to bring a piece to life when I play it and to do it in a different way through words.

Weirdly, people often can respond to an explanation almost better than they can to just the notes coming at them.

It’s a fun problem-solving thing for me to put into words some aspect of the piece of music that’s different from capturing it when performing it.

I know it’s a big theme of your book, but can you just give us the quick basics on how and why you became a pianist?

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So now, you’re coming back to MAW. What drew you here when they asked?

Well, there’s the great tradition of Jerry Lowenthal teaching there, and a beautiful place, a nice way to work and perform with talented students in a mentoring way. That was very appealing. Another thing that impressed me is that the master classes are so well-attended. There’s a love of the actual act of teaching as an art.

It can be an exhausting, but it’s much more rewarding when there’s a sense of passing on musical knowledge that people actually care.

How is it to work with pianists and ensembles that you don’t already know in these master classes? What’s the key to reaching them? What are you looking to have happen?

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human condition and the miracle of human imagination. There’s so much drudgery that goes into piano playing – repetition and practice, things that are deadening – but at the end of it comes this miracle where the big black beast comes alive. So, I’ve been switching back and forth between my accounts of the torment you’re subjected to as a kid, and these hopefully absorbing essays on very important pieces of music, those certain pieces that reach our heart.

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ell, we’ve wrapped up another great Santa Barbara Writers Conference, once again turning bright-eyed students into half-lidded zombies by the time they finished five 18-hour days of speakers, panels, and workshops.

“Thanks for coming. Have a safe trip home.”

“Thanks, but I can’t remember where I’m from.”

“What’s your memoir about?”

“Growing up in the South.”

“I’d start there.”

This year, the Santa Barbara Hyatt was undergoing some construction, so many of the workshop rooms changed from the previous year. This caused a bit of confusion.

“That was a really scary horror story, Boris.”

“Thank you, Ernie.”

“But this is the humor workshop.”

“Oops, sorry, I thought this was the romance writing workshop.”

“Uh-huh, so do you have a girlfriend, Boris?”

“Not anymore.”

As a concession though, the Hyatt generously placed all-you-can-consume coffee and cookie stands near the meeting rooms, so people were quite alert.

“Hi-my-name-is-Mike-and-I’mwriting-a-novel-about-love-deceitrevenge-and-aliens-(slurp)-that-takesplace-on-the-planet-Zork-in-theNebula-Galaxy-(slurp). What-are-youworking-on? (slurp).”

“Well, Mike, I’m employed here at the hotel, so right now I’m working on changing the sheets in room two-twenty-four.”

It did make it easy, though, to determine when the energy level in the workshop dropped and a break was needed.

“Anyone need a bathroom break? No? How about a cookie break?”

Whoosh!

Once again, Nicole Starczak and her co-directors brought in some great evening speakers, who told us about all the problems they had writing their early novels and trying to find agents and how they were just like us – until they became New York Times best-selling authors that is. There were cheers and tears.

“If I can do it, you can do it.”

“Yay!” “But I did have to write five bad novels before I wrote a good one.”

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Good news is, I only have two more to go.

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dles security for the conference, almost tossed out one of the conference participants, thinking he was a homeless guy.

Fortunately, someone recognized conference owner Monte Schulz while Jim was still cracking his knuckles. Monte went home and put on different jeans and wore his sport coat for the remainder of the conference.

One of the highlights of the conference for students is agents and editors day. Some people have never even seen an agent before and are not sure they aren’t just an urban myth. So, it’s exciting to watch students when they finally get to talk to people who could potentially give them news that could change their lives.

“Hi, I’m new here and I was, er, wondering if, like, you think anyone would be interested in a tell-all about the sod industry?”

“Well, normally I dig a good dirty book, but we’ve got a British novel coming out called Sod Off, so I think I’ll have to let this one lie.”

Another thing most folks outside of the writing community probably don’t know is that writers like to drink.

Therefore, this year there were two wine and cheese parties.

“Is that Merlot?”

“No, I think it’s pinot noir.”

“What a coincidence – I’m writing a noir novel.”

“Great, let’s raise a hunk of Gouda to that.”

And of course, at 9 pm, after the evening speaker, those of us not heading off to the pirate workshops, which go on until the ungodly hour of 2 am, head off to the Hyatt bar for a little camaraderie that goes on until, well, 2 am.

“Anyone actually staying here?”

“I am.”

“Perfect, do you have a couch big enough for 15 workshop leaders?”

But, of course, the conference is really all about learning to write weller, er, better. So workshop leaders submit the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry they heard during the week, and we read them all, pick a winner and several honorable mentions, and prizes are awarded the final night.

My job is to read all the entries for the fun, annual “worst first sentence” contest, the opening that would assure that no one would want to read another word. I use to enter all the time when I was a student, but I never won.

Guess I’m not good enough to be really bad.

Hmm, that’s a pretty weird sentence!

Maybe next year I’ll enter the contest •MJ under a pseudonym.

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MUSIC (Continued from page 20)

or blindness, something they don’t see or allow into their playing or singing.

And you diagnose it and find a way to open the door very slightly. That’s the ideal circumstance. That’s the way my old teacher Sebok used to be – he wasn’t about demonstrating rectitude, but about opening a door to something unseen. We all have the same faults and tendencies, so I teach in a way where I appreciate their issues.

It’s about how you deal with them and make your life as a pianist happier.

Piano playing shouldn’t be an intrinsically miserable activity.

You’ll be performing Schumann’s Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) at the Lobero. Could you talk about your approach and interest in the piece?

Schumann’s incredibly intense imagination goes in bizarre corners in this piece. I’m one of the world’s biggest fans of Schumann; I love all of it no matter how weird it gets, partly because there’s a unique quality where you feel that he’s speaking to you directly. There’s something so intimate and heart-tugging about the way he treats harmony. The sense of that early and passionate love he had for Clara that never left him; the childlike wonder of that love. He was very influenced by E.T.A. Hoffmann and in this piece, he combines everyday events supernatural interventions, blurring the line between dreams and reality. It’s so incredibly witty.

You’re also leading the fellows chamber orchestra in an all-Mozart program you curated. How did you choose the works, and why?

I wanted to do a Mozart program, because I had things to share about him. Orchestras are almost always under-rehearsed on an average concert program. Mozart is presumably easy enough, you make it through, but

it’s a wonderful opportunity to work on the music deeply and in detail. He has a grammar that’s elusive, and the emotional effect of the music is incredibly sensitive to it. Little details where emphasis goes, how the phrases are grouped, the affect of just a couple of notes – there a lot of details and it rewards the work.

[Performances of] Mozart often feel like it’s on a click track, which is the absolute opposite of what it should sound like. There’s a strong sense of rhythm, but it should be more fluid and sensitive to the harmonies. That takes real time to work on.

The E flat piano quintet is my favorite piece in the whole world. It provides the theme for the last scene of The Classical Style (Denk’s opera that premiered at the Ojai Festival in 2014) [representing] everything that’s great but has vanished and will never come back again. It’s a miracle that never stops giving. That will be in the book, too. So, I wanted that piece in. The Kegelstatt (trio) is lovely and charming, and quite difficult to play well.

This Week at the Music Academy

Thursday, June 25: Metropolitan Opera star Anthony Dean Griffey, famed for his portrayal of the title role in Peter Grimes, makes his MAW debut in recital with faculty vocal pianist John Churchwell in a program of art songs and arias that will be revealed at the performance (8 pm; Hahn Hall; $55).

Griffey also conducts the vocal master class tomorrow afternoon, lending his expertise and experience to the singing fellows (3:15 pm; Hahn; $20).

Picnic Concert series. Which also means it’s long sold-out (7:30 pm; Hahn).

Saturation, June 27: Conductor Larry Rachleff concludes his perennial season-opening residency wielding the baton for Berlioz’s lively, energetic Overture to Beatrice and Benedict followed by Ravel’s Boléro, maybe still best-known as the featured soundtrack to 10, which starred Santa Ynez Valley resident Bo Derek. Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, the composer’s final work he wrote, also closes out the concert and features a saxophone solo – which we imagine is near and dear to MAW VP and programming chief Patrick Posey’s heart (8 pm; Granada Theatre; $40 & $50).

Monday, June 29: Jorja Fleezanis served as concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1989 to 2009 – the longest-tenured concertmaster in its history and only the second woman in the U.S. to hold such a title in a major orchestra. She’s here for a full five weeks this summer, but unlike last year – when we saw her running the orchestral leadership master classes – she’s got but one public appearance with the fellows, as far as we can tell: today’s violin class (3:15 pm; Lehmann Hall; $15).

Tuesday, June 30: Denk’s turn on the

Schumann Fairy Tales (see above) with violist Cynthia Phelps and clarinetist Richie Hawley, is sandwiched between two Mozart works. The opener finds oboist Eugene Izotov (who we profiled in last week’s MJ) joining Hawley, bassoonist Dennis Michel, and horn player Julie Landsman for Mozart’s Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388, while his Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K. 515 features Fleezanis’s one Faculty Artist Series appearance alongside fellow violinist Kathleen Winkler, violists Phelps and Karen Dreyfus, and cellist Alan Stepansky.

Lively stuff all around (8 pm; Lobero Theatre; $42.)

Wednesday, July 1: The Concerto Competition Finals get underway early this summer, and just as with last year, the concluding round is divided into two evenings (rather than a single Saturday in the past).

The strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass) get their turn tonight, with the winds, brass, percussion, and piano slated for tomorrow evening. Winners get the opportunity to perform in the Academy Festival Orchestra Concerto Celebration concert at the Granada on Saturday, July 18, in front of the full student orchestra. We get to see the finalists do their things with collaborative pianists at their side (7 pm; Hahn; $15).

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Hahn Hall was also packed with the popular Takacs Quartet, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, playing works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Carter Pann’s 2014 vintage Quartet No. 2, which was commissioned by Justus and Elizabeth Schlichting in honor of former academy president NancyBell Coe. The academy has also just announced its Finale Capital Campaign to raise $17.5 million for two significant construction projects to renovate and improve the historic 10-acre Miraflores campus.

The campaign also includes funding for instruments that will establish the institution’s All-Steinway status and a maintenance endowment.

More than $11.7 million has been raised to date, with the remaining goal $5.8 million.

The historic main house has been named for legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne with a gift of $6 million through a $3-million matching contribution challenge from long-time benefactors Seymour and Shirley Lehrer.

Groundbreaking is expected in August, says academy president Scott Reed.

Music to everybody’s ears.

The Write Stuff Social gridlock reigned when fashion designer Kendall Conrad hosted a boffo bash at her eponymous Montecito Country Mart store for friend and author Priscilla Woolworth, who has just published her first book,

Getting a specially autographed LOLA book is Phebe Hancock with author Priscilla Woolworth (photo by Priscilla)

anecdotes for girls going out into “the real world,” she is already working on a follow-up, but is keeping her lips sealed on the project.

Among the guests were Corinna Gordon, David Cameron, Nancy Gifford, Charles Ward, and Nancy Simon, daughter of playwright Neil Simon.

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Creating the fiesta spirit wherever she is, Alexandra Freres, 2015 Old Spanish Days Spirit of Fiesta, dancing at the Stow House Fiesta Ranchera (photo by Priscilla) LOLA (Lots of Love Always) author Priscilla Woolworth with her beau, Anthony Slayter-Ralph, and hostess Kendall Conrad (photo by Priscilla)

Preparing for the Fiesta Ranchera stage program are 2015 El Presidente Cas Stimson, with Junior Spirit Ysabella Yturralde and sponsor John O’ Neill of Community West Bank (photo by Priscilla)

Debbie Grant, David Cameron, and Corinna Gordon happy with her autographed book, and in the background are Nancy Gifford and Priscilla Woolworth (photo by Priscilla)

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The colorful gala, “Fiesta Romantica!” chaired by Tim Taylor, who was Fiesta Presidente in 2008, attracted 20 eateries and six wineries, and featured the Spirit of Fiesta,

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Where: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 East De La Guerra

SATURDAY, JULY 4 Village Fourth Firemen’s Breakfast, Parade & Celebration Starting at Upper Manning Park, the annual Village Fourth is a celebration of country and community. Food, music, and other festivities will take place at Lower Manning Park.

When: Pancake breakfast at MFPD station from 7:30 to 10:30 am; parade kicks off at 11:30 am and Lower Manning Park festivities begin directly after.

Where: Parade begins at Upper Manning Park and finishes in Lower Manning Park Info: 969-2026

THURSDAY, JULY 2

When: 4 to 4:40 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 iPad Help A free class on using your iPad and iPhone; explore tips and tricks with your Apple devices. Users of all levels are welcome.

When: 1 to 2 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Art Show Opening at the Zoo Opening night for the Animal Ambassadors art show in the Volentine Family Gallery. Local artist John Baran’s colorful, whimsical multimedia prints of animals from the land, sky, and sea reflect the artist’s love of natural and the animal world. Learn about local conservation efforts from the zoo’s conservation partners.

When: 3:30 to 7 pm Where: 500 Niños Drive Cost: zoo admission rates until 5 pm Info: www.sbzoo.org Toastmaster Club Improve your public-speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters.

Check out a meeting today; no need to RSVP. The club is open to the community.

When: 6 to 7:15 pm Where: Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club, 4849 Foothill Road Info: grace.rachow@gmail.com

96th Annual Santa Barbara National Horse Show Earl Warren Showgrounds will celebrate the 96th Annual Santa Barbara National Horse Show over the first two weeks in July. July 2-4, will feature American Saddlebreds, Hackney and Welsh ponies, Baroque horses, and much more, with two performances daily starting at 10 am and 6:30 pm. July 8 through 12 will feature exciting hunter and jumper events beginning at 7:30 am each day.

When: 10 am Where: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real Cost: free admission and parking Info: 687-8711 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. Today: Philip Levine, U.S. poet laureate (2011-2012) When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Movie Screening To accompany the thrilling new installation Quake! The 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum will offer an outdoor screening of the Academy Award-winning film Earthquake (1974). The ongoing exhibit Ray Strong: Views of Santa Barbara County will be open for viewing as well.

Food and wine available for purchase.

When: 5 pm

SATURDAY, JULY 4 Fourth of July Patriotic Concert For the third time in its 48-year history of concerts in Santa Barbara, the Cielo Foundation for the Performing Arts and the West Coast Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of patriotic American music to celebrate the Fourth of July. Please note the early concert time, which will allow the audience an opportunity to enjoy dinner downtown after the concert, before walking to the harbor to catch the fireworks display.

American music classics to be performed by the orchestra will include Aaron Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man for brass and percussion; themes from John Williams’s music for the movie Lincoln; Songs of America by Irving Berlin; and a host of popular patriotic tunes, including “This Land is Your Land”; “America The Beautiful”; and John Philip Sousa’s “Stars & Stripes Forever”. The program is subject to change.

The free event takes place at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens.

When: 5 pm Where: Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa Street Info: www.cieloperformingarts.org Class of 1960 Reunion Santa Barbara High School’s Class of 1960 will hold a 55th reunion this summer, with events from July 24-26, including a campus tour, golf tournament, dinner dance, and barbecue.

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Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS Live Entertainment Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road When: 7 to 10 pm Info: 969-8500 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memoryenhancement exercises in a friendly environment When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 TUESDAYS Adventuresome Aging Program Community outings, socialization, and lunch for dependent adults When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $75, includes lunch, plus one-time fee of $35 Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 THURSDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 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, too.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Road SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in the upper village outside Montecito Village Grocery to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects.

Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire.

When: 8 to 10 am Where: Every Sunday in the upper village, except the last Sunday of the month, when the show moves to its original home, close to 1187 Coast Village Road.

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Coast Village Road and beyond, was born in Minnesota, and played baseball in college in Iowa before moving to Santa Barbara more than 30 years ago. When a position opened up at UPS, he says he was looking forward to having a stable career with the delivery service, and carrying on its reputation for great customer service. “I’m so grateful the company provided me the opportunity to do something I’ve very much enjoyed,” he said. “I’ve tried to provide great service over the years, and the efforts have been greatly returned to me. The acts of kindness I’ve received from the people of Montecito have been overwhelming.”

Hansen’s route has evolved over his 31 years with the company; the route once included Coast Village Road to East Valley, to Toro Canyon and into Summerland. When the volume of package delivery increased, his route decreased, and now he services Coast Village Road to Hot Springs Road, as well as the neighborhoods by the YMCA. He says the route, and the people he’s met and connected with, have given him a fulfilling life. “Being known as the UPS driver, and recognized, makes me happy,” he smiled.

His route was also the catalyst for fulfillment in his non-professional life: he met his wife, Judy, a senior trader at an investment firm, more than 16 years ago when she worked on Coast Village Road. “I would always notice her when I’d stop by her office to deliver a package,” he told us. It wasn’t until after she switched to a firm downtown that the two connected; the UPS driver at her new office

acted as a matchmaker. “We’ve been married for sixteen years now, and are incredibly happy,” he said.

Daryl has been a mainstay of the day-to-day business bustle along Coast Village, and has gotten to know many of the business owners during his nearly three-decade career. He has taken a couple breaks from the route over the years: a six-month hiatus to fight non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 11 years ago, and some time off last year after a car accident left him injured and unable to perform the physically demanding job of delivering packages.

Now, Daryl says he is looking forward to the next chapter of his life and plans on first tackling a “honey-do” list that’s a mile long. He’ll also spend time volunteering, and has plans to be involved with delivering meals to the elderly, a service his mother used when she was battling multiple sclerosis before passing away. “It would bring such a smile to her face, and I want to give that gift to others,” he said. He also plans to spend more time with his three kids and four grandchildren. “They are the highlight of my life,” he said.

“I’m going to have a full plate,” he said of his retirement.

A retirement party is planned for next month, Friday, July 24, at the patio of Here’s the Scoop gelato shop, and upstairs at the UPS office. From 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, those who wish to say farewell to Daryl are invited to join the party, which will feature a taco truck and gelato from Here’s the Scoop. “It’s my way of paying it back to Montecito; my way of saying

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He hopes that business owners from Summerland, where he delivered packages for 16 years, will also attend.

Daryl says his route will be taken over by another experienced driver; the route goes up for bid to the most senior drivers next month. Until then, Daryl’s time in Montecito may not be as routine as he prepares for his departure.

“I look forward to saying my goodbyes on July 24,” he said.

MFPD News

While staying on high alert during the severe threat of wildfires, Montecito Fire Protection District continues to move forward with new plans for fire protection, as well as unique trainings for a variety of potential emergency scenarios.

Last Thursday, June 18, the District hosted a workshop for members of the public and stakeholders to meet the team from Geo Elements, LLC, who will be developing the District’s new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The meeting was attended by representatives from neighboring fire agencies, La Casa de Maria, representatives from several homeowner organizations, and an environmental and biological expert.

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“The CWPP will provide the roadmap for our wildland fire specialists to create hazard mitigation projects that will help to make Montecito safer,” said fire chief Chip Hickman.

The District is encouraging input from the community on this important project; contact information and other documents for the project can be found at www.montecitofire.com.

Also happening: 10 firefighters and paramedics spent their Saturday morning with furry friends during a workshop at District Headquarters.

C.A.R.E.4Paws and Advanced Veterinary Specialists (AVS) co-hosted a workshop on the topic of how to capture, restrain, and perform basic life-saving procedures on a pet during an emergency. Three members from the Sherriff’s Department’s Search & Rescue team were also in attendance.

Dr. Andrea Wells and three of her staff members from AVS, a 24-hour pet emergency clinic in Santa Barbara, provided information on various topics and scenarios that first responders encounter in the field when it comes to animals, including smoke inhalation, burns, overheating, cuts, and bone breaks, and rattlesnake bites.

Three dogs and a cat, all owned by Dr. Wells and her staff, helped with the demonstrations. When it wasn’t their turn to play victim, the animals made their way to the laps of the attendees.

Isabelle Gullö-Abitia, executive director and co-founder of C.A.R.E.4Paws, was asked to co-host the workshop by MFPD’s head paramedic, Keith Fuggles, so that his first responders can be better prepared when responding to emergency situations involving pets. “We want to support our community whenever we can by providing information and services that help save more animals’ lives,” Gullö-Abitia said. The organization, a Santa Barbara County nonprofit that works to promote animal welfare, reduce pet overpopu25 June – 2 July 2015

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itive consequences. Funding a $74-million rehab, to take the plant to a production level of 7,500 AFY instead of $54 million for the 3,125 AFY capacity, raises debt service from $5.7 million a year to $7.8 million a year. However, an increase in water production volume reduces the capital cost per AF from $1,824 per AF to a more palatable $1,040 per AF. Similarly, doubling operating costs from $4.1 million to $8.2 million per annum to desalinate the larger volume of water, drops the cost of operations per AF to $1,093, down from $1,320 per AF. Combined, the savings would be $1,011 per AF, or a savings of 32 percent by going to a production capacity of 7,500 AFY under existing permits.

If agreement could be reached to apportion 2/3 of the 7,500 AF of desalinated water (5,025 AFY) and its associated capital and operating costs to Santa Barbara, and 1/3 of the desalinated water (2,475 AFY) to MWD, along with the proportional associated capital and operating costs, the cost to ratepayers would drop from $3,144 per AF –$7.22 per billing unit or HCF (hundred cubic feet) to a more manageable $2,133 per acre foot (and a more affordable $4.39 per HCF). This represents a big cost improvement for City ratepayers. Even better, the City’s debt load would fall from $54 million for 3,125 AFY of water to $49 million for 5,025 AFY, a much better deal.

It is clear that a shared regional facility is beneficial for all parties in cutting costs, reducing risk and creating more operating flexibility. Addressing political and regulatory restrictions will take unusual talent and skills to make it happen. Let the negotiations begin.

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Montecito firefighters and paramedics gather around a furry “victim” to learn basic pet lifesaving skills.

The workshop was led by Advanced Veterinary Specialists owner Dr. Andrea Wells and her team.

lation and keep dog and cats out of shelters, donated a pack of three pet oxygen masks to the station, while AVS supplied muzzles, leashes, and other equipment that come in handy when first responders handle injured or sick animals.

“It was informative and very successful,” Gullö-Abitia said following the workshop.

Also at MFPD, the District’s Employee of the Year was honored at Monday’s board meeting. Dispatcher Scott Edwards was recognized; he also received the Montecito Rotary Club Vocational Service Awards earlier this year.

Chief Hickman said Edwards began his firefighting career in 2002, but a debilitating hand injury during training in 2008 forced him to take his career on a different path. “Scott lost a lot that day, but he’s not a quitter,” Hickman said. Edwards managed to learn how to type 40 words a minute one-handed and began his journey as a dispatcher for the District. “It’s that type of tenacity that Scott brings to the table, and our dispatch center has benefitted ever since,” Hickman said.

Edwards, in addition to his dedication to the dispatch center, also plays a role in rescue training, and recently completed the instruction of new recruits in 40 hours of technical rope rescue.

Edwards was selected to receive the award by his colleagues and supervisors. “I can’t think of a more deserving individual,” Hickman said.

Music Academy Latest

The Women’s Auxiliary of the Music Academy of the West (MAW) held its annual luncheon at La Cumbre Country Club on June 11.

The long-standing fundraising organization honored the outgoing Women’s Auxiliary chair, Ellie Sulger, and past board of directors and committee chairs, installed new officers and welcomed 23 new members.

A record 88 members and Music Academy staff were in attendance at the event. Music Academy president, Scott Reed, and chair of the Music Academy board, Marge Cafarelli, addressed the group. The new executive committee of the Women’s Auxiliary board is chair Patricia Kruse, vice-chair Kate Winn-Rogers, recording secretary Victoria Kline, corresponding secretary Holiday Vaill, treasurer Patty Medina, assistant treasurer Julie Morrow, and Ways and Means co-chairs Barbara LaPlante and Pauline Paulin.

The Women’s Auxiliary was formed in 1954 to support MAW through fundraising and educational activities, and to help promote knowledge and appreciation of the academy in the community at large. Their largest fundraising event is the popular treasure sale each spring, May Madness.

Last week, the Academy announced its Finale Capital Campaign, with a visionary goal to raise $17.5 mil-

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nues exceeding $1 million – one of the more successful charity wine auctions.

In 2016, many of the activities, including the exciting Rare & Fine Wine & Lifestyle Auction, will be held in Santa Barbara. It always includes a dinner at Hearst Castle among the many events.

Archie has been a member of the Vintners Club of San Francisco, the Wine & Food Society of San Francisco, the San Francisco Chapter of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, and the Marin County Chapter of the International Wine & Food Society. He is one of only two Americans inducted into the Austrian Wine Brotherhood.

He and Julia Child shared many dinners. And the list goes on.

Brian and Judy presented Archie with the “Key to the city,” and Archie responded, “It looks like a corkscrew.”

Some of his old friends and new who enjoyed the wine and bites were Rona Barrett and Daniel McNeel, Sara Miller McCune and her aunt

ture has a poem that Ted wrote. The sculptures are all stratigically placed among the landscape.

Then we arrived at Ted’s home, which is totally curved with no sharp edges and is shaped like an amoeba if seen from the air. His studio is a giant child’s top turned upside-down. His imagination must be in high gear all the time. I couldn’t resist buying his latest book A Touch of Crazy, so I could learn more about this wacky guy. Ted admits his memoir is “tempered by a desire to look more sane, or less crazy.”

You can tour this charming place by calling 570-8435 or log on to www. hermitagesb.org.

The Season Announcement Party

The University Club was the perfect chamber for the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) to announce its 2015-16 season. Montecito Bank & Trust president/CEO Janet Garufis spoke to the group, “We are pleased to sponsor and underwrite this first-ever announcement party to reveal SBCO’s 37th season.”

As the group mingled, sipped wine, had small bites and conversation, executive director Kevin Marvin welcomed them and explained SBCO would be highlighting composers Mendelssohn and Schumann in the upcoming season. There will be four concerts at the Lobero, the first being October 3 and also two special events at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and the University Club of Santa Barbara. We were able to meet some of the musicians, and then maestro Heiichiro Ohyama and two SBCO musicians gave a brief recital.

Some of those enjoying the afternoon

Wine guy Archie McLaren with hosts Brian and Judy Robertson at his welcome to Santa Barbara Party

were board secretary Kat Karayan Wilbur and her husband Greg, Roy Martinez, Linda Hedgepeth, Edward DeLoreto, Chris and Robert Emmons, Deborah Bertling, Nancy Chase, Kate Rees, and Jo Beth Van Gelderen.

To reserve seats for the upcoming season, call 966-2441.

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Travel agents Judy and Brian Robertson couldn’t have chosen a better day to have a welcoming reception in honor of Archie McLaren at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. The Crystal Symphony cruise ship was anchored nearby, adding to the gorgeous view.

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also been a Magic Makeover lecturer aboard that ship several times.

But this day belonged to Archie, who has recently moved here. He is the founder and chairman of the Central Coast Wine Classic, which began in 1985. It is held in high esteem nationwide, boasting Wine Spectator among its many sponsors with reve-

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Our Town

by Joanne A. Calitri

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Our Town’s 13th Annual Graduation Edition

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or two weeks in June, Montecito boasts eight schools celebrating graduations: El Montecito Early School, Laguna Blanca Lower School, YMCA Preschool, Montecito Union School, Cold Spring School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, All Saints by-the-Sea Preschool, and Crane Country Day School. We congratulate our grads and wish them unlimited success.

The Laguna Blanca Lower School Fourth Grade 2015 graduates announced by head Mr. Andy Surber on June 4 are: Katherine Ball, Orion Blackmore, Ian Branch, Anabelle Campbell, Finny Israel, Colette Johnson, Zack Lea, Pierce Liestenfeltz, Luna Martinez,Carter Mikkelsen, Jacob Molina, Jade Silva, Logan Surber, and Cash Young.

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 2015 Eighth Grade graduates announced by OLMC principal Karen Regan on June 5 are: Franklin Bow-Thompson, Jillian Chierici, Emily Guerrero-Peralta, Tiffany Hicks, Megan Krul, Anthony Martinez, Madeline McEwen, Taylor Pate, Ariana Ponce-Ruiz, Alyssa Villa, and Jazmin Vivero.

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The El Montecito Early School 2015 graduates announced by ELMES director Suzy Dobreski on June 5 are: Simon Howard Bilak, Benjamin Alexander Blakeslee, Will Hayden Cardot, Fiona Ruth Eldred, Arman Entezari, Nika Tavanah Entezari, Lawler Darley Jackson, Tate Adelynn Jaeger, Andrew Steven Jayich, Daniel David Kotler, Kate Krautmann, Hannah Mahboob, Peter Alexander Ostwald, Eduardo William Pena IV, Taylor Marie Plant, Nicholas Elijah Song, Piper Jane Strong, Lily Katherine Taite, Barrett Walker Williams, Nigel McCoy Wilson, and Brynn Lois Wood.

The YMCA Preschool 2015 graduates announced by YMCA Preschool director and room 3 teacher Mrs. Annie Fischer on June 9 are: Joseph Charles Bow, Sydney Parker Burgoyne, Caroline Emma Marie Gifford, Ashlynn Winter Greenburg, Alina Michelle Gutierrez, Asher Ronan Mc Williams, Diego Asher Ortega, Isabel Celeste Ortiz, Jonathan Adrian Siegel, Alice Kanlalani Sweeney, Lillian Ruth Trautwein, Mia Trifkovic, and Jordan Paris Volz.

YMCA’s Ms. Janet Langley wishes to thank Annie Fischer, Mrs. Ruthy Ambriz preschool head teacher; Mrs. Diana Felix, preschool teacher, Mrs. Andrea Fishback, grandparent volunteer; Mr. Richard Trautwein, grandparent volunteer; and Mrs. Lynn Volz, grandparent volunteer.

The All Saints by-the-Sea Preschool “Bears” 2015 graduates announced by Padric Davison on June 9 are: Simone Blanc, Sofia Cook, Willa Eyer-Delevett, Harper Fraser, Jackson Greenspan, Rinna Griggs, Lauren Hermann, Kate McKittrick-Monroe, Brody Pozzebon, Coco Rautiola, Jason Reyner, George Taylor, Melody Toye, Loa VanSanten, Livvie Zampelli, Ryan Briggs, Luca Colombo, Indira Drost, Ingrid Ellis, Iris Gloger, Lawler Jackson, Kamran Khaki, Madeline Kneafsey, Ryland Murphy, Caroline Parker, Sasha Sain, Jettie Savala, Heaton Stoll and Rex Wolf.

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Montecito Union School 2015

Kass, Zadyn Kear, Julia Kelly, Nola Kemp, Amelia Kot, Lucas Lambert, Gavin LeMieux, Patrick Lundgren, Trent Mata, Emerson McCaffertyCable, Olivia McCafferty-Cable, Grace Miller, Margo Nahabedian, Micpat O’Connell, Brady O’Keefe, Logan O’Keefe, Isabella Obando, Reese Oleary, Madison Oriskovich, Dylan Phillips, Olivia Powell, Lucian Prinz, Ryan Purkait, Nicholas Richmond, Spencer Selbert, Jordan Short, Cameron Stone, Nat Sweeney, Ella Thayer, Nick Thomas, Sophia Tognotti, Luke Williams, and McKenna Yungling.

The Montecito Union School 2015 Sixth Grade graduates announced by MUS superintendent Tammy Murphy on June 12 are: Baron Alt, Eliza Blevins, Lauren Cantin, Cosmo Catalfimo, Finnley Crawford, Karleigh Dehlsen, Kyle Diehl, Quinn Fergusson, Elias Graham, Chloe Harrah, Tyler Herzog, Brandon Holland, Isa Johanson, Jenna

The Crane Country Day School 2015 Eighth Grade graduates announced by headmaster Joel Weiss on June 12 are: Kyle Aitcheson, Rovenna Armi, Clare Walker Bilek, Katherine Ann Browne, Maxx Christal, Ian Joseph Cope, Olivia Anne Cunningham, Tyler Isaac Dahneke, Nicholas Dallow, Jack Thomas Deardorff, Forest J. Dempsey, Tessa Downing Denison, Alexander Robert Fell, Isabella Catherine Gavasse, Stella Jane Pierce Haffner, Oliver Sebastian Heyer, KiSea Katikka Horgan, Luke Elijah Klentner, Ryan Kopeikin, Mason Bryce Lloyds Lender, Hector E.

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Cold Spring School 2015

Lujan Aguilar, Charles Gray MacNeil, Charles Kaller Markham, Sofia Martin-Fouroohi, John Jule Moller Jr., Madeleine Calais Moore, Amanda Moores, Ava Grace Morouse, Maeve Hei Jung O’Connor, Sebastian Jeffrey Richardson, Alfie Russell, Nat Schulhof, Samuel Luke Stegall, Jack Porter Stein, Ty Nathaniel Trosky, Spencer Turner, Madeline Margaret Walker, Jack Henry Whitten, Carson Pirie Williams, and Regan Elizabeth Williams.

The Cold Spring School 2015 Sixth Grade graduates announced by superintendent and principal Dr. Tricia Price on June 12 are: Max Alexander, Aidan Banan, Connor Blake, Anthony Borrayo, Lucy Chapman, Alexandra Coleman, Thomas Coleman, Hayden Garfield, Sophie Graham, Madeline Gunderson, Caden Hayashida, Luke Holroyd, Jacob Knecht, Michael Marcellin, Summer Nestlerode, Vardan Olbrish, Margot Omdahl, Marco Ornelas, Hayden Randolph, Millie Reitherman, Quincy Spaulding, Sydney Steele, Erik Strandberg, Matthew Suh, Ava Sutherland, Emilia Thomas, Maddie Thomas, Annabelle Tiller, Reina Williams, Jackson •MJ Wolf, and Jackson Wooten.

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Celebrating History

by Hattie Beresford

Ray Strong at SB Historical Museum

(From left) Jeremy Tessmer, exhibition curator Marlene Miller, Arturo Tello, and Michael Drury teamed up to talk about the late Ray Strong’s influence on the artistic community and themselves

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ay could see an acorn,” said fellow artist Arturo Tello, “and imagine the sturdy oak it would become.” Tello was one of four speakers at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on the evening of June 11 who paid homage to the generosity of spirit and artistic talent that was Ray Strong (1905-2006).

Curated by former museum trustee and gallery owner Marlene Miller, the exhibition is part of the “Ray Strong Project” initiated by Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery. Throughout the community, various institutions are hosting simultaneous exhibits of his work.

The collection of landscapes of Santa Barbara County reveals the strength and force of Ray’s vision as scene after scene impresses the viewer with its vast potency. As a mentor, Ray told his students that to paint a scene, they had to experience it. “If you want to paint a tide pool, wade it; if you want to paint the power of a hill, hike it

Elizabeth Erro Hvolboll loaned La Paloma Overview, which Ray painted in 1970. Ray often took his students to La Paloma Ranch and sometimes showed up unannounced with a gift of a painting he had done as thanks to the Erros family for his access to La Paloma.

Ms Beresford is a retired English and American history teacher of 30 years in the Santa Barbara School District. She is author of two Noticias, “El Mirasol: From Swan to Albatross” and “Santa Barbara Grocers,” for the Santa Barbara Historical Society.

laden with weight.”

Ray touched the lives of many young artists. He delighted in their successes and pushed them toward their best efforts. Together with Tello, Ray founded the Oak Group, and he loved watching its members hanging shows and working together on projects. “Ray,” said Tello, “was a cheerleader for group efforts believing that the work of many people is much bigger than the sum of the individual parts.”

In the 1970s, Michael Drury was working as a ranch hand at the Hollister Ranch and painting what he styled, “bad pictures.” Though he

Palmer and Joan Jackson with Pat Dow at the reception for the talk about the Ray Strong exhibit

Janet Erro (left) and her mother, Elizabeth Erro Hvolboll, loaned the museum several works painted by Ray of the family ranch on the Gaviota Coast

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kept painting, he didn’t know how to get better. Finally following the advice of a friend, he called Ray Strong and asked about lessons.

“Ray wasn’t too interested,” said Drury, “until I mentioned I was out at the Hollister Ranch.” The ranch is private and Ray hadn’t been there, so he offered to come out and paint with Drury. On the appointed day, a brown and orange VW bus chugged up to the ranch house and a huge man unfolded himself from the van.

A cold front was coming in, but the two headed out for the head of Long Canyon to paint in the steely light.

Afterward, Ray said, “Let’s forget this lesson business, let’s just go places

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and paint together.” The rest is history, for Drury became Ray’s adopted-painting-son and a successful artist in his own right.

“Ray had the ability to see something in you that you didn’t see in yourself,” said Drury.

Marlene said Ray was 6’4” and a big man who walked with a cane. Marlene represented Ray in her gallery for many years. When he came to the gallery, his enthusiasm for the paintings caused him to gesticulate wildly with his cane, causing Marlene’s heart to beat wildly as well. “Ray painted as he lived, organic, down-to-earth, and honest,” said Marlene.

Jeremy Tessmer of Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery is creating both an online catalogue raisonné of Ray’s work and a book about his art and life.

Ray, he said, took landscape painting from the romantic tradition to a tradition of environmental purpose.

Fifty percent of sales from Oak Group shows go to land conservancy.

The exhibition, which runs through August 31 at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, is sponsored by Marlene and board president Warren Miller; museum trustee John C. Woodward; Dorothy and Ashleigh Brilliant; and Louise Clark and John Carbon, as well as a host of lenders who generously allowed the museum to display their Ray Strong works. •MJ 25 June – 2 July 2015

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lion for two significant construction projects to renovate and improve the historic campus. The campaign also includes funding for an instrument fund that will establish the Academy’s All-Steinway institution status and a maintenance endowment.

The finale movement will support the final phase of a long-term campus renovation and construction master plan envisioned 15 years ago. The improvement of the Marilyn Horne Main House is Part One of the finale project, with an expected groundbreaking in August 2015. The scope of the project includes county-mandated seismic retrofitting, replacement of early 20th-century electrical and plumbing, implementing energy efficient options, modernized offices, and restoration of the patios, terrace, and fountains.

Part Two of the project, scheduled to begin in August 2016 if the fundraising goal is met, is a renovation and expansion of a dilapidated practice studio building. Large ensemble rehearsal rooms and faculty teaching studios will be created to accommodate the latest long-distance learning technology. A $2.1-million instrument fund allows for Steinway pianos to be purchased for the new studios, along with timpani and marimbas, and future instrument replacement. A

$3-million endowment will be designated to assure funding for ongoing and upcoming maintenance, according to Ana Papakhian, MAW’s vice president of marketing and communications.

One-hundred percent of the academy’s board members have participated in the campaign, joined by support from individuals and foundations in the Santa Barbara community. To date, $11.7 million has been raised to begin the renovation in August 2015; the remaining goal is $5.8 million. The historic Main House on the Miraflores campus has been

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to have been part of it.”

Among the oh-so tony types turning out to laud Sarah for her lengthy service were mayor Helene Schneider, Christopher Lancashire, Eric Phillips, Mary Dorra, Craig and Kirsten Springer, Sharol Siemens, Patricia Gregory, Gene Sinser, Patty DeDominic, Betty Stephens, Dan and Meg Burnham, Rob and Pru Sternin, and Michael Annese.

Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts board of directors: (back row) Sharol Siemens, Eric Phillips, Rob Sternin, Chrisman executive director Craig Springer; Chris Lancashire, Dan Burnham, Bob Johnson, Michael Towbes, Richard Caleel, Pat Gregory, Phil Marking, Roberta Griffin, Hal Conklin (photo

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At SBYC honoring Sarah for her leadership are Duncan Mellichamp, Dan Burnham, and Richard Caleel (photo by Priscilla)

Honoree Sarah and her husband, Roger Chrisman, and in the background Dan and Meg Burnham (photo by Priscilla)

“Sarah has been absolutely invaluable,” remarked Mike Towbes, a founding board member, while former mayor Hal Conklin described her long tenure as “a remarkable ride.”

“I have enjoyed every single moment of it,” gushed Sarah. “And, let me assure you, this is not the end of my association with the theater. It’s a magnificent venue.

“It was a labor of love, and I’m glad

Hospice-tality Art connoisseur Barry Kitnick and his wife, Jill, opened the doors of their Montecito home for a donor appreciation reception for Hospice of Santa Barbara.

Seventy guests at the sun-soaked party raised $15,000 for the charity, which has an annual budget of $2.6 million and helps 600 people a year, says David Selberg, the non-profit’s new CEO.

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T

he Montecito Heat Index measures present demand for Montecito single-family homes in five distinct price sectors. Although completed sales is more often the typical measurement of market performance, such data is trailing by at least 30 days and often much longer.

By examining the present ratio of listings to those under contract, we can determine the demand or “heat” of the market.

And since real estate activity fluctuates month to month, today’s Heat score is compared to a year ago today.

All data are from the Santa Barbara MLS and are uniformly deemed reliable.

Today’s Heat score is 101, a decrease from this date last year’s result of 115.

With major investors moving to the sidelines and traditional entry-level buyers paying off their college loans, the post 2006 $1-2M sector demand leader is off by a significant 50%.

However, $2-4M group gained strength over last year with a score of 33, a big increase of 94.1%.

The $3-4m sector had been attracting buyers this spring yet today underperformed by 57.1%.

Besting last year’s score by two, the $4-5m continues to show recovery signs. And the $5m-and-above super

Michael is a realtor at Coldwell Banker, and is a Montecito Planning Commissioner.

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estate properties lost ground – posting five against last year’s 11.

Overall sales are slowing and are today even with last year at 92 sales.

Yet, buyers have not gone away by any means. Ask any realtor and they will tell you that a well-priced house, particularly under $4M, will quickly get multiple offers and could easily go over asking. In spite of a recent 30-year mortgage rate increase to 4%, buyers seem to be wary of the recent steep price increases and are more willing to wait for a good opportunity.

And sellers should be pleased.

During the past 12 months, the average sale price is up 26% to $4,490,855, and our median price is up 18% to $3,195M. Montecito’s population is usually considered not big enough to be compared to other communities in the country regarding this data, but it is hard to find better numbers than •MJ these anywhere.

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On Entertainment Films Unspool at Grand Granada

I

t’s been seven years since the Granada Theatre reopened following a nearly $90-million renovation, but it’s only recently that films are coming into focus at the resplendent hall.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has yet to take advantage of the gorgeous ambiance, fantastic sight lines, fabulous sound system – not to mention a full bar upstairs in the Founders Room – but the theater itself finally hosted two new film series in the 201415 season. The first is an ongoing curatorial effort honoring Elmer Bernstein, the great film composer who lived his last several decades in Montecito, with movies selected and introduced by Paul Williams. Then Hal Conklin created the monthly Movies That Matter series, which grew out of his Cinema in Focus column in local new media, migrating from print reporting to actually showing the films and discussing the content live.

Both proved successful enough that the powers that be are embracing film in earnest this summer, launching four separate ongoing screenings dubbed “Reel Cool Summer Series”, “Summer Classic Films”, “Crime Fiction in Film”, and “Rodgers & Hammerstein On the Big Screen”. But the big impetus was the installation of an enviable stateof-the-art, 4K digital rear-screen projection system, which arrived almost two years ago.

“Once we got it in house, we did a few one-offs, then started trying to figure out what people want to see,” explained Craig Springer, the Granada’s executive director. “There is a lot of filmed entertainment in Santa Barbara. So rather than just jump in we did our research and surveyed the audience. Now we’re exploring some ideas based on what we learned.”

Summer was the perfect time to splash the flicks up on the screen and see what sticks.

“We have eight resident companies at the Granada, but only one of them is active in the summer (Music Academy). So we have a lot of open dates,” Springer explained. “The system (digital cinema) goes in and out rather easily, and there were big blocks of time where we could leave it up for a few days at a time.”

According to Springer, there is a rhyme and reason to each of the four separate series that are running simultaneously this summer.

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Lana Turner and John Garfield come ringing Tuesday, July 7, as part of “Crime Fiction in Film”

by Steven Libowitz

Bogie and Hepburn kick off the Classics series at Granada Theatre on Monday, July 6

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

“We put together multiple sequences for fundamentally different audiences,” he said. “Some people might like all of the films, but there are distinct demographics, and those are reflected in the styles of filmmaking and storytelling. All of this came from information we collected from people around the community on what they want to see. We’ll try these series and see what happens.”

“Reel Cool Summer Series” got underway earlier this month with screenings of The Muppet Movie and Ghostbusters, the latter directed by Montecito resident Ivan Reitman.

Coming up is E.T. on July 8, Chronicles of Narnia on July 22, Surf’s Up on August 12, and Despicable Me on August 26. “These are meant for families that want to go to the movies together,” Springer said. “There are so many great films for those audiences.”

The films in the “Classic” series, drawn from Hollywood’s heyday, “were made to be seen in a movie theater on a big screen,” Springer said. “The Granada was a great movie house in the 1950s, so it makes a lot of sense. Many of the classics are being restored in 4K digital, so the resolution is fabulous, the sound is wonderful and the color is great.

You can see them the way the makers originally envisioned them.”

The African Queen kicks off the Classics series on July 6, followed

by Lawrence of Arabia on July 20, The Outlaw Josey Wales on August 10, Robocob on August 24, and Groundhog

Day on September 14.

“Crime Fiction in Film” is a personal favorite of Springer ’s, who called himself a fan of film noir, but the focus groups with older audiences also indicated an interest in returning to such movies that they enjoyed in their youth. In a nod to that demographic, the films will screen both in the afternoons and evenings – as with the musicals.

“Seniors want to go out and see things like this, but not always in the evening,” he said.

The Postman Always Rings Twice launches the series on July 7, followed by Lady From Shanghai on July 21, The Maltese Falcon on August 11, The Asphalt Jungle on August 25, and The Big Sleep on September 15.

The movie musicals are perhaps easiest to explain, as the Granada already hosts the touring Broadway companies on a subscription basis that has proved wildly successful.

And, said Springer, we hear frequently that folks in Santa Barbara still really miss the old Civic Light Opera, which was around for years.

So this helps to meet that need using a different method.”

The Rodgers & Hammerstein series launches August 9 with Oklahoma!, followed by The King and I on September 28, Carousel on November 23, South Pacific on February 8, and Sound of Music on April 4.

To add to the fun, the Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series returns for year two, curated by Jon Burlingame, on August 31, with Sweet Smell of Success. True Grit follows on November 16, then Hawaii on December 7 (aptly Pearl Harbor Day), Airplane! on March 7, and The Age of Innocence on May 9. Conklin’s Movies That Matter doesn’t resume until 2016, launching on January 18 with Amazing Grace.

What will 2016 bring?

“We know we have a (screening room) that’s better than any theater in Santa Barbara, and even in Los Angeles other than those purpose built for the studios,” Springer said.

“So we want to continue to create interesting series for the community, and fine-tune them as necessary. There will be opportunities for one-off programs, special screenings

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from the studios. And maybe even the film festival will find a way to come into our hall when it’s convenient and useful for them. We’re ready.”

Over the Rainbow: Great American Movie Musicals

If seeing Oklahoma! indoors isn’t enough to sate your appetite for movie musicals, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ sixth season of summer films at the County Courthouse Sunken Garden should help. The free films are shown at 8:30 pm Fridays in the downtown al fresco setting from July 10 through August 21 (save for August 3, when Fiesta takes over); they’re also screened indoors at 7:30 pm each preceding Wednesday at Isla Vista Theater (a switch from UCSB’s Campbell Hall).

You’ll have plenty of opportunity to sing out along with the stars under the stars to the seven classic musicals beginning with Singin’ in the Rain on July 10, followed by The Wizard of Oz on July 17, West Side Story on July 22, An American in Paris on July 29, Mary Poppins (Isla Vista only, August 5), The Sound of Music on August 14, and Cabaret on August 21.

As always, bring a blanket and/ or lawn chairs, come early for the best seats, and feel free to feast on your own picnic food and take advantage of food trucks that congregate on Anapamu Street. And take note: the courthouse shows are the only outdoor options this summer, as series at both Stearns Wharf and Bohnett Park have been discontinued.

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Two-buck Tuesday cinema is back at the mall – and now there are twice as many screenings as the series re-runs on Wednesdays, too.

Pile the kids into the station wagon (or more likely the SUV) and head downtown to the Paseo Nuevo shopping center for replays of some of the favorite family films of the last year or so. What a great way to get out of the sun – and away from the boob tube or computer screen – and see movies the way they were meant to be seen, up on the big screen.

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City police officer Mike McGrew, who lost his 18-year-old son, T.T., to bone cancer after a six-year battle, spoke at the fete, attended by mayor Helene Schneider, Andy and Mary Jo Gifford, Jackie Marston, William Ottoe, Margaret Polsky, Marie Profant, Steven Sharpe, Evie Vesper, Suzanne Von Drehle, Charles and Nine Zimmer, Jeff Wickline, Debra Rose, and Nicole Romasanta.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3732

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3733

Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3732 for the ZONE 2 PAVEMENT PREPARATION/OVERLAY PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015, to be publicly opened and read at that time.

Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “ZONE 2 PAVEMENT PREPARATION/OVERLAY PROJECT, Bid No. 3732".

Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3733 for the ZONE 2 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015, to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “ZONE 2 PAVEMENT SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, Bid No. 3733".

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Repair various streets by grinding of failed areas and repair, skin patching areas, apply temporary and final traffic striping and markings to City streets, construct miscellaneous concrete repairs, construct concrete access ramps, perform traffic control and signing, notification, and perform other related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in accordance with the Standard Specifications, City Standard Details, plans, and these Special Provisions. The Engineer’s estimate is $2,200,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Ashleigh Shue, Supervising Civil Engineer, 805-897-2507.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Repair various streets by grinding of failed areas and repair, skin patching areas, apply temporary and final traffic striping and markings to City streets, construct miscellaneous concrete repairs, construct concrete access ramps, perform traffic control and signing, notification, and perform other related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in accordance with the Standard Specifications, City Standard Details, plans, and these Special Provisions. The Engineer’s estimate is $750,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

William Hornung, C.P.M.

William Hornung, C.P.M.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5260, THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE SANTA BARBARA FIRE MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, AND EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018 The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 16, 2015.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal)

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Ashleigh Shue, Supervising Civil Engineer, 805-897-2507.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

PUBLISHED DATES: July 24 and July 1, 2015 Montecito Journal

ORDINANCE NO. 5703

PUBLISHED DATES: June 24 and July 1, 2015 Montecito Journal

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/s/_____________________ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5703 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 9, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 16, 2015, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Dale Francisco, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 17, 2015. /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 17, 2015. /s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published June 24, 2015 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hemming & Ramsey Home, LLC.; HR Home, 1255 Coast Village Road, Suite 102C, Montecito, CA 93108. Hemming & Ramsey Home, LLC, 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 400, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 16, 2015. 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN No. 20150001948. Published June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL: The following person(s) has/have withdrawn as partner(s) from the partnership operating under: Hens and Chicks,

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657 Orchard Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Sarah McKittrick, 545 El Bosque, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 3, 2015. 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 Jessica Sheaff.

Original FBN No. 20150000379. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mark Cranes Tree and Arborist Services, 115 Fredrick Lopez, Goleta, CA 93117. Mark Crane, P.O. Box 983, Goleta, CA 93116. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 2, 2015.

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 Noe Sole. FBN No. 20150001768. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: My BFF Clothing, 651 Paseo Nuevo, #705, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Palco Clothing, INC., 651 Paseo Nuevo, #705, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 6, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Marlene Ashcom. FBN No. 20150001478.

Published June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Justice People; The Justice People Legal Document Service, 351 Paseo Nuevo, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anthony Tyler Gross, 937 Camino Caballo, Nipomo, CA 93444. This statement

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was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 1, 2015.

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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 20150001754.

Published June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 15CV01297.

To all interested parties: Petitioner Manaho Nakano-Takaichi filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Manaho Nakano Takaichi 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 June 5, 2015 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: August 5, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 15CV01150.

To all interested parties: Petitioner Gina Michelle Coghlan filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Geena Michelle Erdahl.

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 June 5, 2015 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: July 29, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 15CV01000.

To all interested parties: Petitioner Ariana Hernandez filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Aaron Soriano to Aaron Hernandez.

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 May 21, 2015 by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: July 1, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 15CV00805.

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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)

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Teens’ Exhibition Opens – Works by 25 students studying painting, drawing, and photography will be featured on the walls of the Arts Fund Gallery beginning today, as the Spring 2015 Teen Arts Mentorship Group Exhibition gets underway.

The art has been curated by their young peers who participated in a curatorial mentoring class, a new addition to the schedule in this unique arts enrichment program in which promising teenage artists work closely with local professional master artists in a studio environment. The students receive specialized training, produce portfolio-quality work, and gain insight into future careers in creative fields in addition to participating in the public exhibition. This year’s mentor programs included Old Master’s Painting with Pamela LarssonToscher; Draw to Explore: Journaling and the Artistic Process with Julie B. Montgomery; Alternative Process Photography with Joyce Wilson; Gallery and Curatorial Studies with Crista Dix; and Public Murals with John Hood. For the first time, a catalog of works from the spring mentoring classes has been produced and is available for purchase on site. This summer brings additional programs in Stainless Steel Sculpture with Nathan Snyder; Storytelling: The Mechanics of Creative Writing with Benjamin Sutherland; Historic Plein Air Painting with Thomas Van

Stein; Drawing: Creating a Series with Rafael Perea De La Cabada; and a repeat of Wilson’s photo program. The exhibition following these programs will be on the walls this fall. WHEN: Reception 5-7 pm; exhibition on display today through Saturday, July 18 WHERE: 205-C Santa Barbara Street in the Funk Zone COST: free INFO: 965-7321 or www. artsfundsb.org SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Full, Family on Stage – After 20 years, folks should know that when you go to a Sings Like Hell (SLH) concert at the Lobero Theatre, it’s best to show up on time. The concept of headliner-and-opener doesn’t really apply here, as all the artists who perform for the series are personally vetted by producer Peggie Jones and deserving of full attention. Such is the case with this month’s show, as the “special guests” Kevin Welch & Dustin Welch are no strangers to the series, Kevin having played many times with his frequent former touring/recording partner Kieran Kane. Now, Kevin – a great guitarist and songwriter with epic vision who has seen a bunch of his songs hit the country charts – is doing the same thing with son Dustin, who plays banjo and slide guitar. Then there’s John Fullbright, who at just 27 is less than half the elder Welch’s age, another Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter setting the folk-rock world aflame.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Teenage Nobel Laureate – Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage girl singled out and shot on her school bus by would-be Taliban assassins in 2012 for defying their edict barring girls from school, not only made a miraculous recovery but then turned the horrifying incident into an incentive to stand up even more for human rights. Then 15, Yousafzai now studies in England, and continues to champion the right to an education for children everywhere as well as advocating for peace. For her humanitarian efforts, Malala was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize – the youngest honoree in history. Yousafzai also wrote I Am Malala, with co-author Christina Lamb, which became an international best-seller. Tickets for her talk at the Arlington Theatre – her only such appearance in Southern California – sold out long ago, but UCSB Arts & Lectures has added two live video feed simulcasts at other venues, including the New Vic just across the street, and Campbell Hall back on the UCSB campus. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: 33 West Victoria Street or UCSB campus COST: $10 general, $5 youths 18 & under INFO: 893-3535 or www.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Gore-y Music at SOhO – Montecito rock star Martin Gore – founding guitarist, singer, keyboardist, and the principal songwriter for Depeche Mode – has done the DJ thing for Notes to Notes a couple of times over the last few years. But this is his first such go-round for SOhO, the restaurant/music club celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of on-site fundraiser/ concerts featuring local luminaries (of which there are lots in our little berg). It’s also his first such DJ set since releasing MG, his solo electronic dance album that just came out in April. The album is an all-synthesizer affair, meaning no guitars, drums, or even vocals, but it’s even different from his 2012 release under the moniker VCMG in that the cuts are sketches rather than songs, as one reviewer indicated with enthusiasm, designed mostly to fade into the background. Of course, Gore will be front and center on stage at SOhO, and there’s no telling where this mastermind of dance music and more might meander through the course of the evening – which makes it one of the more interesting events to hit the club all year. Pretty incredible to think that one of the mainstays of the band that played to 2.5 million people in 2013-14 is spinning tunes and mixing beats for just 200 or so here in his adopted hometown. WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb. com

Fullbright is a former member of the Oklahoma Red Dirt band Turnpike Troubadours and the Mike McClure Band, who performed at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival back when he was still in high school. At 21, he released a live record, and three years later earned a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album for his studio debut From the Ground Up, a record that seemed to be channeled from a much older place crammed with complex characters and subtle narratives. This is one of SLH shows you don’t want to miss. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $34 INFO: 963-0761 or www. lobero.com Rao in the Round – Kate Wallace and Douglas Clegg, the Santa Barbara singer-songwriters who founded the Trinity Backstage concert series, waited 13 years to book a gig at Trinity with Tom Prasada-Rao (TPR) – so long that the series got trimmed down to quarterly concerts last year after a decade of monthly events.

(Also, just long enough for Prasada-Rao to show up only a month ago in a show at Cambridge Drive’s own monthly series as part of the trio known as The Sherpas.) But no matter. Wallace and Clegg are proud to welcome TPR – who they first met at the famed Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas more than 20 years ago – back to town to complete the circle for their summer Artists in the Round concert, where the singer-songwriters simultaneously share

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the stage to trade songs and stories.

Until recently, Prasada-Rao had been off the road in favor of family life and producing records back home in Texas.

But he released a new record, Adagio, in 2014 and rediscovered the bug for playing out live. Expect to hear songs old and new from all three folkies at the coffeehouse-style show. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street COST: $10 INFO: 962-2970 or www.trinitybackstage. com SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Under Buress – Despite co-hosting The Eric Andre Show on the Adult Swim cable channel, and acting in Broad City on Comedy Central – not to mention years as a stand-up, Hannibal Buress was not exactly a household name this time last year.

Then on October 16, 2014, Buress was captured on camera at The Trocadero club in Philadelphia doing an extended bit about rape allegations against Bill Cosby, the video of which not only went viral online but also propelled the regular media into examining decades of sexual abuse allegations against the famed comic. Now, Buress – one of the most laid-back, cerebral comics you’ll ever see – is bringing his Comedy Camisado (it means “an attack that happens at night”, according to Buress) back to California for a short stint, including tonight at the Arlington Theatre, site of many a stand-up’s 25 June – 2 July 2015

SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Visual Monologues Reception – Join the artists who contributed works to Art at the JCC’s (Jewish Community Center) new show Visual Monologues in a reception this afternoon featuring complimentary appetizers, wine, and live music from the Santa Barbara Guitar Trio and pianist Bob Wightman. The group exhibition features more than 75 works by Abstract Art Collective members in media including painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and assemblage/ collage, juried and curated by Judy Larson, director of the Westmont-Ridley Tree Museum of Art. WHEN: Reception 2-5 pm; exhibit continues through August 25 WHERE: Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala Street COST: free INFO: 957-1115 or www.jewishsantabarbara.org/art-at-the-jcc

shenanigans (though as best we recall, not Cosby, who last played in the area at the Chumash Casino).

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: INFO: 963-4408 or www. thearlingtontheatre.com Songs to the Sea – Prolific Santa Barbara choreographer Robin Bisio – she of the myriad outdoor dance activities and events – is headed back to Leadbetter Beach for another one-off by the ocean.

Live violinist Blake Henri Bainou provides the soundtrack – along with the waves and other aquatic acoustics – for SBCC dancers Erick Alvarez, Carisa Carroll, Corrie Farbstein, Laura Eldred, Kaycee Jannino, Christopher Makens, and Natalia Perea interpreting with “pure and archaic movement” choreograph by Bisio and fellow Santa Barbara dance creator Brooklyn Hughes. Not quite a month after the oil spill befouled the beach by Refugio, the program is meant to honor the sea and “what we hold dear as denizens of the Pacific.” Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets and/or chairs and picnics to enjoy the site-specific show as the sun begins to set. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: Leadbetter, between

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the parking lot and the western point COST: free INFO: www. robinbisiodance.com Honeyed Words – Diane August and Chryss Yost read from “Buzz: Poets Respond to SWARM”, a collection featuring three dozen Santa Barbaraarea poets’ works created in response to an exhibit at Lotusland in Montecito titled SWARM: A Collaboration with Bees and inspired by the artwork of Penelope Stewart, the myth of Daphne, Lotusland’s eccentric creator Ganna Walska, and the bees themselves.

SWARM’s intent was to explore and expose the plight of the honeybee and the vagaries of the bee colony collapse disorder that is threatening the food chain and other ecological systems.

Today’s reading is part of Buzz in the Garden, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s week-long celebration of bees featuring the founder of Berkeley’s Urban Bee Garden, a bumble bee workshop and local honey tasting.

Prior to the reading, the Santa Barbara Beekeepers Guild will offer a tasting of local honeys and an opportunity to learn about honey and bees. WHEN: 4-6 pm WHERE: Botanic Garden’s Blaksley Library, 1212 Mission Canyon Road COST: free INFO: 682-4726 or •MJ www.sbbg.org

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TUESDAY, JUNE 30 Jazz Jukin’ with Juber – Two-time Grammy Award winner Laurence Juber, who came to fame as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s Wings for three years from 1978-80, is something of a virtuoso when it comes to fingerstyle guitar, fusing folk, jazz, and pop into a multifaceted performance that uses only one acoustic instrument. Following Wings’ dissolution in 1981, Juber moved to California and has released nearly 25 solo albums in the three and half decades since. He’s also played guitar for numerous television shows, including Happy Days and Family Ties, and for movies, including Good Will Hunting and playing the James Bond theme for the movie The Spy Who Loved Me. His shows at SOhO always seem to delight the audience as he traces his nearly 50-year career.

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Maurice Moreno, chairman, Karla Blackwell, Auction Committee; volunteers Cynthia Moreno with daughter Caroline; executive director Silvana and Matt Kelly, also a volunteer (photo by Priscilla)

five,” says Silvana Kelly, executive director, proudly.

The 18-year-old charity, which has a $500,000 annual budget and helps 500 people each year, with 225 in the non-profit’s mammogram program, which gives free testing for those who cannot afford it.

“Everyone over 40 should have it

annually,” advises Silvana.

The center is funded 90 percent through private donations and 10 percent by grant funds.

Gathered to celebrate the Village Fourth of July 20th anniversary are(seated) Greg Charleton, Alicia St. John, Dana Newquist, Peter Van Dwinwyk, Bob Easton (standing), Charles Ward, Ron MacCleod, Kim Foulkner, Cindy Feinberg, Jane Burkemper, Sylvia Easton, Jean von Wittenburg, Michele Saltoun, Cliff Ghersen, and Monica Babich (photo by Priscilla)

Fun to Stay at the YMCA Santa Barbara Family YMCA had a night on the tiles when it threw a reception on the rooftop of the Reagan

Greeting sponsors, guests and members are Tim Hardy, YMCA executive director; Jaylon Letendre, board chair; Julie Hofbauer, financial development director; and Mike Stoker, board member (photo by Priscilla)

Reminiscing on Village Fourth pasts and present standing are Andrea Newquist, Jean Perloff, Michael Edwards, Geonine and Kerry Moriarty, Christine Souie and George Stameroff and (seated) Keith Berry, Cathy Cash, and Susan St. John (photo by Priscilla)

Ranch Center for 80 supporters.

The 128-year-old organization, which is located on Hitchcock Way, has 10,000 members.

Among those snaffling the comestibles and quaffing the wine were Tim Hardy, Don Barthelmess, Jim Worthen, Matt and Rondi Guthrie, Chris and Carol Kallman, Hap Ziegler, David and Marty Pintara, and Vincent and Kelly Luculano.

Sponsors Walter and Angela Claudio, Mandy and Daniel Hochman with Hap Ziegler board members ready for canapés prepared by Lorraine Lim Catering (photo by Priscilla)

On the rooftop of the Reagan Ranch Center are sponsors Vince and Kelly Iuculano of Walter Claudio Salon with board member Dave Novis, Justin Fareed, Betsy Meagher, and Julie Strand, donors; with Gary Gray, YMCA board member (photo by Priscilla)

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Curious George With fewer than 10 days to the July 4th village parade, a group of community movers and shakers gathered for a party, hosted by winemaker and restaurateur Pierre Lafond at his eponymous upper village eatery, to mark the colorful event’s 20th anniversary.

This year, I have the onerous task of playing King George III, mad or otherwise, and Texan gadabout Charles Ward will have the role of George Washington, fortunately sans his wooden dentures.

Among those turning out for the boffo bash were Jean von Wittenburg, Susan St. John, Geonine and Kerry

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Moriarty, Keith Berry, Mike Edwards, Bob Easton, Jane Burkemper, Dana Newquist, Alicia St. John, Ron MacLeod, and Michele Saltoun....

He Can Do It Santa Barbara Polo Club patron Jonathan Burrows, who is planning to launch a Broadway revival of the 1953 Cole Porter musical Can-Can in due course, has now teamed up with

Jonathan Burrows with Jason Alexander, who will direct his new version of the popular British potboiler Payment Deferred

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former Seinfeld star Jason Alexander to direct another new project, Payment Deferred.

The play, based on a book by C.S. Forester – noted for The African Queen and his naval character, Horatio Hornblower – made the late Charles Laughton a star, performing it in London’s West End and on the Great White Way with his wife, Elsa Lanchester, and later in the 1932 film with Maureen O’Sullivan.

“It’s an old-fashioned, but not dated British potboiler,” says Jonathan. “The production, perhaps as much as the play, is what makes this project so interesting, casting it with important international stars.”

Stay tuned...

Strong Feeling Santa Barbara Maritime Museum was overflowing with art lovers when it held an exhibition On The Waterfront, a show of 14 water-oriented paintings by Ray Strong, part of a citywide showing of his popular works.

Nearly 300 guests turned out for the show, all works owned by private lenders, including Jean Schuyler,

and photography category in the San Francisco Book Festival and top position in the coffee table book section of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards.

The book was also named finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the Eric Hoffer Book Awards.

Bravo!

Sightings: Former Sopranos star Michael Imperioli dining at Opal....

TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, driving her white Porsche, checking out the crowd at Lucky’s....NewsPress owner Wendy McCaw noshing at Pierre Lafond’s Wine Bistro Pip! Pip! Previewing second-floor collection of Ray Strong Exhibit are Greg Gorga, executive director; Jean Schuyler, donor; Gail Anikouchine, president; Steve Epstein, board director (photo by Priscilla)

John Woodward, Gail Anikouchine, Dennis and Leslie Power, Bob and George Burtness, Jack and Karen Byers, and Andy and Mary Jane Cooper.

The exhibition is open through August...

Amongst the art admirers of Ray Strong are Andy Cooper, volunteer; Gail Anikouchine, board president; Emily Falke, curator and director of education; and sponsor John Woodward (photo by Priscilla)

Brode Appeal Montecito author Thomas Steinbeck’s book In Search of the Dark Watchers, featuring paintings by Benjamin Brode, has been garnering national recognition.

It has just won first place in the art

Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

To reach Priscilla, email her at priscilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301 •MJ

Attending the SBMM exhibition are David Hardee, Donna Janega, and George Burtness in front of “Mount Hood from Crater Meadow” (photo by Priscilla)

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I’m a local artist and I use these colorful pods in my creations. Save them for me and I will pick them up from Carp. to Goleta area. Creative purposeful recycling (up-cycling) at its best!

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3447 Padaro Ln $11,500,000 Winter/Streatfeild 805.451.4663/805.280.9797 Right on the sand of Padaro Lane with 75’ of beach frontage. Private & gated Contemporary 3BD/2½BA main house with panoramic ocean/island views plus separate 2BD/1BA guest house. www.3447PadaroLane.com

185 Sweeney Rd $4,500,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 Classic row-crop farm on 185 acres (assr) along the Santa Ynez River.

Prime rural farmland.

1015 Ladan Dr $3,900,000 Anderson/Hurst 805.618.8747/805.680.8216 Wine Country Estate, 35 min to Dwntwn SB; 5/7+Casita. Drone video: www.VillaDelSol-Flyover.com

100 Suey Creek Rd $2,750,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 1,100 acres (assr) - Classic California cattle ranch located in SLO County. No improvements.

9067 Vista Anacapa Rd $2,495,000 Sherry Zolfaghari 805.386.3748 Gated estate on 21+ acres (assr) with orchard. 5BD/5½BA + guest unit. Equestrian facilities.

236 Toro Canyon Rd $2,395,000 Ralston/Perello 805.705.4485/805.805.455.9600 Refined 4BD/3½BA country home w/1BD GH on a gated & fenced .46 acre (assr) w/ 3+ car garage.

2800 Gypsy Canyon Rd $2,350,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 Private & peaceful 143 acre ranch with producing vineyard & room to expand operation.

4188 Foothill Rd $8,500,000 Nancy Kogevinas 805.450.6233 12-Acs (assr) in Carp w/Ocesn & Mtn Views. 5BD/7BA hm + GH & Horse Facilities, barns & pastures

4000 Via Rancheros Rd $7,495,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 Grand estate featuring 3BD/3BA, 10,000 SF home on 122± acres (assr) in wine country.

3589 Toro Canyon Park Rd $5,750,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 Ready To Build a Grand Estate? 120 acre (assr) view parcel in Montecito ready for building.

2675 Cebada Canyon Rd $4,900,000 Kerry L Mormann 805.682.3242 Working 682± acre (assr) farm w/ a manager’s home near the entry.

High volume irrigation well.

2401 Drum Canyon Rd $3,900,000 Mormann/Israel 805.682.3242 Private & secluded 1006± acre ranch minutes to Santa Ynez Valley & Santa Barbara.

291 Cummings Rd $3,400,000 Bunny DeLorie 805.570.9181 ±40 ac (assr) Lemon/Avocado Ranch. 12K SF (owner) 7BD/6½BA home. HomesAndLandSantaBarbara.com

230 Hot Springs Rd $2,695,000 Montecito Partner Group 805.455.7577 Totally renovated & enhanced Montecito 4BD/2.5BA home with the feel & ambiance of Provence. Conveniently located just minutes to upper & lower village shops. www.MontecitoPartner.com

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