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What’s in a Name?

Hattie Beresford explores the history of road naming in Montecito, and how and why many roads were named, p. 22

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Letters to the Editor

J’Amy Brown addresses questions of rising burglaries in Montecito and how residents can stay safe Ensemble Theatre Company birthday cabaret; Stonehouse awarded; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics launches campaign; Gigi Gorgeous weds at Rosewood Miramar; Lynda Weinman sells Hollywood home; London Symphony Orchestra concert; SCAPE exhibits work; polo challenge; LotusFest; Ivor Davis publishes new book; Bluewater Grill launches Maine menu; Rick Caruso lends yacht; James Garner’s former ranch on market; Allen Mask joins SB Symphony board; Princess Diana sweatshirt sells; hat contest this weekend; New York’s Four Seasons restaurant to close; sightings A collection of communications from readers Brent Zepke, Dale Lowdermilk, Harry Wilmott, Diana Thorn, and Save California

10 This Week in Montecito

A list of local events happening in and around town

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Eat. Sip. Shop. Connect.

Flutist Claire Chase teaches masterclass, performs at Lobero, and participates in Clev/Rev seminar; Classical Evolution / Revolution Conference preview; this week’s events at MAW

12 Village Beat

Dr. Cornelius Mietus closes Montecito office; Japanese Garden at Lotusland reopens; Debris Flow Risk Map to be updated

14 Seen Around Town

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22 The Way It Was

Hattie Beresford digs into how many Montecito road names came to be

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant shares his philosophy of life

27 Ernie’s World

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JUST ASK J’AMY

by J’Amy Brown

A 25-year resident of Montecito, J’Amy Brown served as Chair/Commissioner of the Montecito Planning Commission, Commissioner, County Historic Landmark Commission, President of the Montecito Association and 20-year Captain of the Middle Road Area Neighborhood Watch. She has written extensively about Montecito for the Montecito Journal, the Independent, Edhat and The News-Press. She says, when it comes to Montecito, she gamely accepts the mantle of “Know it All” because, in fact, she probably has seen or done it all. She wants your questions: Contact: j.amy.brown@att.net

Play It Safe

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Are burglaries in Montecito on the rise?

Actually, break-ins are down since last year – but not gone – and it seems we citizens are leaving ourselves “wide open” by not locking our doors! According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff Lt. Butch Arnoldi, assigned to the Montecito area, 30 of the 72 housebreaks in 2018 allowed for “easy entry” through unsecured doors!

For 2019, Montecito’s burglary stats are lower than last year, but this spring, numbers indicated an uptick. Arnoldi put out the word for better citizen defense and the just-reported June count is way down. So far in 2019 there have been 19 reported residential burglaries in Montecito – three in January, two in February, three in March, five in April, five in May, and one in June. But chain this to your brain – in six of the 19 illegally entered homes, the crooks entered through unlocked doors!

July, so far, seems to be drawing prowlers. On July 8, a pre-dawn “hot prowl” was reported in the 900 block of Hot Springs Road. A hot prowl is when someone intrudes into an occupied house. Fortunately, in this case, the family heard the prowler, who apparently entered through an unsecured door. Once confronted by members of the family, the hooded crook ran off. The case remains under investigation. Arnoldi said there was another hooded prowler reported on a different date on nearby Olive Mill Road – so be on the lookout for darkto-dawn, hooded, creepy night crawlers.

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LOCK ‘ER UP: Given the statistics, a pretty-obvious start to local crime prevention might be for all of us to lock our doors! Arnoldi says even if you are leaving the house for a few minutes to garden, to pick up carpool or to run a quick errand – lock up! A professional robber can gain entry, grab your valuables and be gone in five minutes. At least citizens can decelerate the crooks by putting a locked door between us and them.

THEY’RE WATCHING: Lt. Arnoldi also said some bad guys are using service vans to case neighborhoods. Looking like normal work vehicles, these lookouts park on local lanes, generally going unnoticed. In fact, they are observing you. Arnoldi said sometimes they surveil neighborhoods for days, learning the patterns of a full neighborhood.

Armed with knowledge of your routine and your comings and goings, they pounce when they are confident the house is unoccupied. Arnoldi said burglars can be in and out of your house in minutes – departing with your lifetime of treasures. He urged if citizens see an unknown car parked on their street, they should check with neighbors and if no one identifies the work vehicle – alert the Sheriff. Arnoldi said the Sheriff does not mind checking out any suspicious vehicles. You can call 911 if you feel threatened or if you just want a deputy to cruise by, call dispatch at 805-683-2724.

SECOND STORY SAFETY: Lock your second story windows/doors and get them armed if you have an alarm. Arnoldi says intruders are known to carry ladders with them because they know second story windows are often unlocked and vulnerable.

ELECTRONIC ENTRANCE: Arnoldi advises to lock the door that goes between your garage into your house. Intruders are able to use universally coded garage door openers, allowing them to get into your garage with press-button ease. If the connecting door between your house and your garage is unlocked, access becomes an “open-door” policy!

ARM THE ALARM: If you have an alarm system – use it. Arnoldi says many homes with alarms still get break-ins – often because the resident failed to arm the alarm.

CRIME STOPPERS: Other Neighborhood Watch theft prevention tips include making the home look occupied, especially if you are on vacation. If leaving town, tell a neighbor, keep lights on inside, perhaps on a timer, and be certain mail, packages, and papers do not pile up. Install motion-activated sensor lights around your house – many good ones are now battery operated

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Trying to solve California’s shortages for funding for housing, education, road and bridges repairs and medical care will be like trying to fill a bottomless pit unless, and until, the ultimate number of people using the services, and those paying for them, is determined.

Counting the number of users will be tricky due to California politicians supporting open borders and sanctuary everything. The lack of counting makes everything an estimate, and here are a few: currently California has 11 million and is thought to be home for one in three entries from the southern border. Based on the theme of the movie Field of Dreams of “Build it and they will come,” the addition of free medical benefits to the existing bundle of attractions will increase the existing percentages. Estimates for increases should be based on percentages of the following populations: Mexico 132 million, Guatemala 18 m, Nicaragua 6.5 m, Panama 3.7 m, Venezuela 33. Estimates of 10-20% would bring 13-25 million more to the U.S., and California’s share would be a third of that.

While this type of modeling is being used to contest the citizen question on the census, it is not complete, since it omits the influx from Asia and the Middle East (where the estimated number of refugees is 60 million, or about the size of France).

If Columbia’s 50 million people, Equator’s 17 m, Brazil’s 212 m, and Argentina’s 45, contribute only 5% of their populations, it is another 15 million, or for California, five million.

Determining the number available to finance the services will be tricky unless the census counts the number of citizens. Without this, the census will only be some advocates’ calculation of demand but not of the population available for funding.

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Connecticut lawmakers may allow students to apply sunscreen prior to engaging in outdoor activities.

SB #922, sponsored by John Kissel (R-07) is intended to protect children from the ravages of UV rays.

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argue that any environmental damage done to aquatic-marine life by oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate or octinoxate, is secondary to the medical expenses and tragedy of adolescent skin cancer.

If this legislation saves one child’s life, isn’t it worth it?

Unfortunately, Kissel’s “common sense” proposal also begs the question, “Should parents who fail to apply skin protection be subject to felony child abuse?”

Do responsible parents let their children cook?

As proposed by our organization (notsafe.org) in 1981: felony sunburn laws are necessary to protect children from parents who don’t oil their babies.

Cautiously fighting ultra-violet monsters.

Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: You, as founder of not safe.org, are and have often been three, four, and five steps, and years ahead of proposed legislation! – J.B.)

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Without history, sovereignty, tradition and pride, you are just one of the crowd. To many Americans, Independence Day is Picnic and Fireworks Day without a clue as to why. If the youth of today had been educated in the Little Red Schoolhouse – seven or eight grades in one room and taught by a devoted teacher – America would not have allowed this degradation to occur.

We often refer to the signers of the Declaration of Independence with respect for what they achieved and the clarity of their thinking.

How many of us are aware of the fate of those men and their families?

Perhaps we have a warm but hazy notion that they lived comfortable lives thereafter.

Most all of them suffered incredible hardship, ruination and death.

They knew that their actions could destroy them, and for most, it did.

They put the country ahead of their own needs. That is what patriots do.

That is what we must do now.

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SUNDAY, JULY 21 Ladies Hat Day at Santa Barbara Polo Polo enthusiasts won’t want to miss the popular Ladies Hat Day today at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet club. Ladies, and gentlemen, are encouraged to wear their best hats and enter the contest to win prizes! Guests can stop by the Polo Boutique to shop for different hat options. No registration necessary, just wear a hat and join the festivities at halftime for the contest and judging!

When: 3 to 5 pm Where: SB Polo Club, 3300 Via Real in Carpinteria Tickets: https://nightout.com/ events/belmond-el-encanto-robert-skene-trophy-finals/tickets

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JULY 18 Garden Storytime at Upper Manning Park Come out to play at Upper Manning Park! Library staff will lead outdoor storytime and crafts. Explore Ecology staff will provide hands-on environmental education lessons focusing on nature and nutrition. Enjoy the beautiful setting and play structure with friends, old and new. Get some fresh air and join in the Montecito Library’s Summer Reading Program.

When: 10:30 am Where: Upper Manning Park off San Ysidro Road Info: 969-5063 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, JULY 19 Bilingual Puppet Show Set to lively Mariachi and South American music, this is a multicultural puppet show about Cinco de Mayo, Dia de la patria, Dia de los Muertos, and other Latin traditions. The audience will also learn some Spanish!

When: 10:30 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be

familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Funk Zone Art Walk Coordinated by The Arts Fund, in partnership with VOICE Magazine, The Arts Fund started the Funk Zone Art Walk over five years ago to highlight the neighborhood’s vibrant artistic community and support local businesses.

The Funk Zone Art Walk occurs on the 3rd Friday of every other month.

Artist studios, galleries, and art-centric venues open their doors to the public, making it the ideal opportunity to casually experience the Funk Zone’s art scene.

At any given venue, visitors can expect events such as exhibition openings, artist receptions, open studios, insightful art lectures or demonstrations, live music and performances, pop-up artist booths, beer and wine tastings, and various other interactive activities.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: Funk Zone in Santa Barbara Info: www.artsfundsb.org Movie Night at the Mart Every Friday evening throughout the summer, Montecito Country Mart hosts a kid-friendly movie in their center courtyard. Tonight’s film: Jungle Book (1967).

When: 6 pm Where: 1016 Coast Village Road at Hot Springs Cost: free SATURDAY, JULY 20 Better Angels Red/Blue Workshop Please join for the second Santa

Barbara workshop that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for a day of structured conversations, with a focus on listening and reflecting rather than debating and persuading. The goals are to better understand the experiences and beliefs of those on the other side of the political divide; to seek out areas of common ground in addition to acknowledging and respecting differences; to gain insights that might help to heal the increasing polarization in our community and the nation.

When: 10 am to 5 pm Where: Oceanhills Church, 821 State Street Suite B Info: (925) 699-0260 Lecture & Luncheon An expert on the Convention of States Project will speak to the Santa Barbara Republican Club during this month’s meeting. Dean Henderson, Convention of States Regional Captain, is the featured speaker. Mr. Henderson will address this national effort to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

The proposed amendments will be restricted to: fiscal restraints, limit of power and jurisdiction and term limits.

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SUNDAY, JULY 21 Blondes vs. Brunettes Flag Football Game Welcome to Blondes vs. Brunettes – RivALZ, where two teams of women divide to reflect rivalries such as East vs. West or City vs. Suburb to compete in a flag football game to inspire fundraising, awareness, and action in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

2019 marks Santa Barbara’s 6th Annual Blondes vs. Brunettes Season.

Thanks to the hard work of the players and support from local sponsors, nearly $400,000 has been raised for the California Central Coast Chapter Alzheimer’s Association. Donate to a player and receive admission to the game.

When: Tailgate begins at 11:30, kick-off at 2 pm Where: Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden Street Cost: Tickets are $20 ($25 day of) and kids under12 get in for free Info: kreeves@alz.org TUESDAY, JULY 23

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The purpose being to restore power back to the states and the people. The luncheon is open to the public. Dress code is business casual.

When: 11:30 am Where: La Cumbre Country Club, 4015 Via Laguna Cost: $30 per person Questions: Call Barbara Hurd 805-684-3858

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop-off Bring your stuffed friends for a great evening out at the library. Once the library closes, the stuffed animals will “come to life,” and library staff and volunteers will capture their after-hours

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Music Academy of the West

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MAW Welcomes Mosher Guest Artist Claire Chase

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lassical musicians don’t come much more ambitious and open-minded than flutist Claire Chase. The accomplishments of the soloist, collaborative artist, curator, and advocate for new and experimental music are numerous, including founding the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) in 2001, which has premiered more than 800 works since its inception, while her recognition includes being named a MacArthur (“Genius Grant”) Fellow in 2012, and a recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize in 2017.

In 2014, Chase launched Density 2036, a 22-year commissioning project to create an entirely new body of repertoire for flute that has already paid dividends with new works from several important composers already created, including one by Matthias Pintscher, who conducted the MAW AFO two weekends ago. (We’ll hear two of the selections at the Lobero on Friday.) As evidenced by her MAW residency this week, Chase is also a deeply committed educator, and began serving as Professor of the Practice in the Department of Music at Harvard University in 2017. She has also overseen the development and implementation of education programs such as The Listening Room (for K-6 school children with no musical background), EntICE (for middle-school and high-school youth orchestras in underserved areas of New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and a wide variety of collegiate and pre-professional training programs.

Chase talked about her career and her upcoming appearances at MAW via a recent email interview.

Q. What was it that led you to take up the flute? How has that affinity and resonance grown over the years?

I saw the flute at a San Diego Symphony concert when I was three years old, and was immediately transfixed – first by the look of it, the way that the flute caught the light in the hall as the orchestra was warming up, and then when it started to sound I remember thinking that I had never heard anything so beautiful. The rest of the orchestra vanished for me; I just heard the flute. I told my mother after that concert that I wanted to play it. I was a little too young, so I started on the violin and piano, but I kept asking for a flute for each birthday until I was eight. Finally, at eight I was given 18 – 25 July 2019

Mosher Guest Artist Claire Chase teaches a flute masterclass on July 23 (photo by David Michalek)

a flute. I was the happiest little girl in the world, and I haven’t put it down since!

What has receiving the MacArthur Fellowship in 2012 allowed you to do you might not have otherwise?

I contributed the bulk of the money back into the new-music community – to ICE and other small and artist-run nonprofit organizations dedicated to transforming new music and new modes of cultural production for the music of our time. I saw the award as an award to the work, not to me as an individual, and so I wanted the resources – the cold hard cash, yes, but also the far more meaningful platform that comes with it – to be shared with the communities that are building new and more equitable ecosystems for the music and musicians of our time. Takemitsu said something so beautiful about this, calling into question our Western fixation on the individual: “The art music of the West has developed throughout its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them; non-Western musicians were born, and grew like the grasses of the field.” We really need to loosen our grip on this genius thing; everything of meaning that we do, we do together. So I would say that the Fellowship allowed me to build, resource, and cultivate more togetherness, as well as seed new projects and organizations. For this I am unspeakably grateful.

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A vintage photo of optometrist Dr. Mietus from 1981, the year he opened his practice at 1125 Coast Village Road

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ongtime Montecito optometrist Cornelius Mietus has announced his relocation to San Roque after 38 years in business on Coast Village Road. “I signed my lease here in late 1980, and I can’t believe how quickly it’s flown by!” Dr. Mietus said during a recent visit to the small optometry shop.

Dr. Mietus has been providing Montecito and Santa Barbara residents optometry care – which includes fitting of contact lenses and glasses, as well as offering an assortment of designer eyeglasses and sunglasses – since February 1981; a few years after opening he began also offering vision therapy, a relatively new specialty that goes beyond the typical annual eye exam and combines precision prescribing with visual performance and perceptual testing, educational psychology, visual therapy, and modern disease detection and management.

This comprehensive approach has allowed Dr. Mietus to find a niche in the local marketplace, offering help to both kids and adults with more complex vision issues including lazy eye, reading disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, dyslexia, tracking problems, and other vision issues. He also offers rehabilitation following concussions or other traumatic injuries. “Three out of five children who are enrolled in special resource classes at school are actually suffering from correctable vision problems,” he said. “The world just

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Dr. Cornelius Mietus is moving his Coast Village Road practice to San Roque after 38 years

doesn’t know about it yet.”

Dr. Mietus has opened a new, much larger office on upper State Street near San Roque, where he has been able to grow the Vision Therapy portion of his business. His licensed therapists, who are former schoolteachers, work with patients through a 10-week program, offering an hour of various therapeutic modalities followed by a homework assignment. He says many kids starting out in the program are unable to sustain eye contact, cannot concentrate on reading, or have problems tracking words on a page, which can be construed as Attention Deficit Disorder. Parents report great success with the program, with many kids who were held back a grade or two, being able to catch up with their classmates. “It truly turns lives around,” Dr. Mietus said, adding that his certification as a recognized Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development has led him to speak at teacher conventions and psychology workshops, teaching educators and psychologists that vision problems can be the cause of many behavioral problems. Patients come from as far away as San Luis Obispo, Westlake, and beyond to utilize Dr. Mietus’ services.

Dr. Mietus, who runs the Montecito practice with his wife, Susan Mietus, and office manager and trained optician Steve Vickery, looks forward to

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The picture you see on the cover has a very personal meaning for the four Profant daughters: Michele, Marie, Musette, and Mignonne.

Lerin’s painting, “Spanish Dancer,” adorned their father John Profant’s office for years. He himself had danced flamenco and the petite brunette reminded him of his wife, Lyn. It became the first tableau for the launch of Fiesta Finale in 2000 – a painting come to life.

Nearly one hundred years ago the Profant family became involved in the cultural side of our community.

John’s father was Dr. Henry Profant, who was a founding partner of Santa Barbara Clinic, later to join with Sansum Clinic. Henry and his wife Mabel helped found CAMA and were on their board for over 50 years. They also supported the Music Academy of the West. They brought classical music to the Courthouse Sunken Gardens to celebrate Fiesta.

In 1950, a young woman and her sister visited the Courthouse tower and heard the docent describe how romantic the annual Fiesta was with the first full moon of August overhead. So the girls went to the heart of Fiesta at the time, El Paseo, where a handsome young man asked one of them to dance. He was a trained Jose Manero dancer (and had a business career) and she was a ballerina.

That would be John Profant and Lyn. They soon married and raised four

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daughters, building a float for every Fiesta Children’s Parade to celebrate the anniversary of their meeting. The four girls remember standing on tiptoe, peeking in the El Paseo window to see the performances never dreaming they would one day be producing it.

At the Fiesta Finale there will be professional entertainment. Dancers Kristen and Serge Chmelnitzki, who own Arthur Murray Dance Studio, will be featured along with Ricardo Chavez and his fiery flamenco company. There’s always a costume contest that I judge. Just appear. I’ll find you.

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Viva la Fiesta!!!

The Girl from the Lighthouse Friends and fans gathered at the Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito’s upper village for a book signing of Willard Thompson’s latest novel, The Girl from the Lighthouse. His wife, Jo, had treats for us with rosé wine and finger sandwiches.

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When: 10 am to 5:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Reiki Share Reiki is a Japanese method of energy healing that was started by a Zen practitioner, Dr. Usui, in the 1920s.

Now this simple yet profound healing method has spread throughout the world. It is a way to bring Universal Energy (Chi or Ki) into the body to promote recovery from physical and emotional trauma. It speeds up the healing process and brings a sense of deep peace.

The concept of Reiki Share is to connect people who are interested in experiencing this form of energy healing with local practitioners. So if you are interested in exploring the benefits of Reiki or if you are a practitioner who wishes to use your abilities and meet new clients, Reiki Share is for you.

When: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Where: Unity Church of Santa Barbara, 227 East Arrellaga Street Info: Abby Haydon, 928-451-0890, assemblyoflight@yahoo.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Kundalini Yoga in Summerland Kundalini is yoga focused on awareness. The practice uses breath, movement, and mantra to open up and balance all aspects of the body, mind, and spirit – allowing you to achieve and maintain mastery of yourself. Created in India, it was originally taught in secret from master to student.

Susan Wichman started practicing yoga more than 10 years ago and loved what it did for me physically.

After practicing for a few years, she realized that the benefits of yoga went way beyond physical and helped her get through stressful times in her life.

She is a licensed physical therapist, so she teaches with an eye for proper form and alignment as she helps her students connect with their breath.

When: 8 to 9 am Where: Summerland Center for the Arts, 2346 Lillie Avenue Cost: $25 per class Info: www.summerlandcenterforthearts. com •MJ

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She now freelances for various websites and journalistic outlets. She is a native of Montecito and is grateful to be raising her own children here. If you are a Mama-Cito mama (or know someone!) who would like to be featured, please email: tim@montecitojournal.com

Kate Coppola, Sound Healer

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alking into a room full of mini-beds and a gong isn’t normally how one may want to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon, but if you have met Kate Coppola, you realize this beautiful sacred space and sound bath healing session is something you could get used to.

Kate Coppola and her family have been living in Montecito for almost 20 years; her daughter attended El Montecito Early School.

Coppola started her practice, “House of Profound,” after her own experience with health and wellness.

“I had gone in for a regular checkup and the doctor told me I had high inflammation and wanted to put me on a prescription for the rest of my life. I realized I wanted another option and started seeing a holistic doctor. I transformed the food I was eating and wanted to learn more about self-healing.”

From there, it was a snowball effect: learning about integrative nutrition led to studying Reiki – Eastern medicine and energy healing – and from there, sound healing.

“I found the mental and emotional benefits of sound healing have been around for over two thousand years. When you can heal the body from the inside out, it’s powerful.”

Her sessions begin with participants laying down and, if you choose, putting stones or crystals on the different chakras. Coppola then moves from multiple instruments, including rainmaker, crystal sound bowls, and a gong, to channel the energy in the room and start the healing process.

She explains, “The sound healing works on the parasympathetic system – your ‘fight or flight’ systems. We use brainwaves at night, while we sleep, to heal our bodies. When you do a sound bath, it activates your natural healing systems. It calms you down, your body thinks it’s sleeping, but you are not.”

Her focus for now is expanding her local practice. “I want to eventually create private retreats. I prefer working with smaller, more intimate groups so that I can get around to heal each person.”

Coppola offers regular sessions that are focused around the lunar phases; she also is available for private groups large or small, like baby showers and bachelorette parties.

To sign up go to: https://www.houseofprofound.com/ •MJ

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In Business

by Zach Rosen

Dr. Garofalo CoolSculpting

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iet and exercise are the cornerstones of any healthy lifestyle, but where one’s body stores fat is largely genetic and not a measure of overall fitness. Even someone with a single digit body fat percentage can have fat accumulate in a problem area like the abdomen. Despite what many want to believe, traditional weight lifting and exercise cannot be used to spot train an area. This means that doing more crunches will not take fat off the belly. While exercising problem areas can increase muscle mass in that region, which will make it seem more toned, it technically does not reduce fat in that specific spot. This is where liposuction and other techniques have traditionally come into play.

In the United States, liposuction is the most commonly done cosmetic surgery, however concerns have been raised about the invasiveness and side effects associated with this process.

Besides the actual incision scars, liposuction has been known to have complications inherent with surgery such as anesthesia, organ perforation, and infection. Because of this, noninva-

Dr Alicia Garofalo, MD, is a licensed physician practicing CoolSculpting in the area

sive techniques like ultrasonic treatment and low-level laser light are becoming increasingly more common alternatives. Most of these techniques are seen as methods for toning specific areas of the body rather than bulk weight loss. One of the tech-

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niques rising in popularity is known as CoolSculpting, or by its technical name, cryolipolysis.

These processes focus on the physical differences between fat cells and the surrounding tissues. Fat tissues are more susceptible to damage than the water-rich tissues surrounding them such as skin and muscle. When areas of the body are superficially cooled to temperatures between 12 to 41 degrees F for a limited amount of time, the fat tissue underneath the skin undergoes localized cell death yet the skin tissues remain unharmed.

Cryolipolysis first began to take shape in 1970 when doctors noticed a similar effect in a child who had been sucking on a popsicle for too long, leading this effect to be named popsicle panniculitis. This phenomena was also noticed in adults when overexposed to cold surfaces like popsicles and ice cubes. It wasn’t until 2008 though, in the study “Selective cryolysis: a novel method of non-invasive fat removal”

by Manstein et al, that this effect was organized into a formal process to approach fat removal.

The company Zeltiq Aesthetics, a subsidiary of Allergan, began to develop a machine that focused on the process of cryolipolysis, which it branded as “CoolSculpting.” It received its first FDA clearance for treating love handles in 2010 and CoolSculpting is now FDA-cleared to treat nine different problem areas in the body. The device has different applicator tips of various sizes and shapes designed to address specific areas of the body. The machine applies a vacuum to suck the problem area into the applicator where it is then dropped to a specific temperature using cold plates for up to an hour. The area may have some numbness and discomfort during the process, but these sensations are usually gone within minutes. Bruising, swelling, and redness have also been noted, however these side effects are generally gone within weeks, leaving no permanent markings. The first treatment is considered the most effective with results commonly showing around a 25% reduction of fat in the localized area. The max effect can be seen usually between three weeks to three months after treatment. It is important to note that CoolSculpting is not for everyone or any area of the

body. Certain conditions and medications can interfere with the process.

This is why it is so important to have it performed by a trained professional and someone knowledgeable in the process.

There are several CoolSculpting options available in the Central Coast, however one key differentiating factor is whether the process is performed by an aesthetician versus a licensed physician, who may be able to offer a more informed approach to the process. One such physician in the area is Dr. Alicia Garofalo, MD. A Santa Barbara native and second-generation medical practitioner, her Goleta-based office is a family affair, which also hosts the practice of her parents and focuses on family medicine and podiatry. She bought the CoolSculpting machine about two years ago after hearing about the process and wanting to focus on a practice that allowed her to spend more time with her four children. Since then she has seen and heard great responses from her patients, who have been all genders and ages, ranging from their early 20s to their 80s.

She meets with each client beforehand to determine first whether CoolSculpting is an appropriate process and then to select the best schedule and treatment plan. Each treatment can range from $600 - $1200 based on the specific area and since CoolSculpting is considered an aesthetic procedure it is not covered by health insurance providers. Patients have not just been pleased with their results, but also the noninvasiveness and quick timing of the procedure, with some clients even coming in to be treated during their lunch break.

Recent years have seen significant progress made towards body positivity, celebrating and accepting the uniqueness of each person’s body type and finding beauty in this individuality. However even with this progress, it is still completely human and understandable to be self-conscious of one’s body. These internal concerns can affect one’s confidence and lifestyle. When those issues arise, CoolSculpting can help tone the pesky areas of the body that weigh down the mind.

Visit www.Drgarofalo.org call (805) 964-3541 for more information. •MJ

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moving his practice to a larger space, although he says he greatly enjoyed being on Coast Village Road for so many years, watching the businesses come and go and the street evolve over nearly four decades. “I’ve really loved being here in Montecito, and I hope my patients will continue to come see me over in San Roque,” he said. The office at 1125 Coast Village Road will close at the end of this month.

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After over two years of extensive renovations, Lotusland has announced the opening of its Japanese Garden, which was originally created in the 1960s and is the only remaining postWorld War II Japanese Garden that is open to the public on the central coast between Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

Construction began in February 2017,

The newly renovated Japanese Garden at Lotusland features a central pond surrounded by paths; here is a vantage from the Miwatasu (scenic overlook)

The garden features a Karesansui (dry garden) with patterns raked into the sand

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with a design intended to honor the original garden and vision of Madame Walska and Frank Fujii, who had guided the aesthetic of the garden both during and after Madame Walska’s lifetime for over 40 years. The $6 million renovation project was designed in conjunction with Lotusland CEO Gwen Stauffer, Derrik Eichelberger of Arcadia Studio, and Paul Comstock of Comstock Landscape Architecture.

The garden is of the style of a stroll-

ing garden first constructed during the Edo Period (1600-1854), featuring a central pond or lake with paths going around it. The garden features the design technique called shakkei, to “borrow” a view or element of the larger landscape and incorporate it into the garden. The view of Montecito Peak framed by the Torii Gate is a perfect example. In addition, look for the many “hide and reveal” opportunities that are a cornerstone of the Japanese garden design aesthetic.

The renovation project improved the pond’s aesthetic and created gathering areas with seating for members and guests, as well as settings for Lotusland’s new wellness program. Features that were added after Walska’s death that were not in sync with her vision were removed, and new features that Walska or Fujii had planned but did not complete, such as the lotus viewing deck, were added.

Other features include a gathering area and ADA accessible path into the garden from the Torii Gate, as well as the new Karesansui or dry garden with patterns raked into the sand.

This addition was based on early garden photographs taken when Ganna Walska was still at Lotusland. A new space among the grove of Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar), pruned in niwaki style, is called the Cryptomeria Gathering. This gathering area is adjacent to the newly restored waterfall and stream. A Spring Blossom Walk that will enable wheelchair access to the soon-to-be built Pavilion from the west side of the garden was also created; the path features flowering cherries. The designers added three new bridges constructed with yellow Alaskan cedar for posts and rails, and kala balau for the decks. Traditional giboshi (finials) finish the top of the main posts on the arch bridge by the reflecting pond’s overflow. The

“Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.” – Periander

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The Way It Was

Early Roads in Montecito

In 1901, the lands north of Channel Drive were leased by the Santa Barbara Country Club and laid out as a 9-hole golf course. The dirt track seen here is Hill Drive.

(Montecito Association History Committee)

by Hattie Beresford

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n December 1870, a traveler from Santa Barbara rented a horse and buggy and attempted to visit Colonel Bradbury True Dinsmore at his ranch in El Montecito, stopping first at the famous big grapevine. So frustrating was this experience, he was moved to write of his travails in the local paper. Although he considered the road to la parra grande a disgrace to the civilized community, farther on it was worse since there were no real roads at all! From the grapevine he could see the adobe house in which the Dinsmores lived, but to get there required entering a labyrinth worthy of Daedalus.

Boulders and fences blocked his progress at every turn, and promising tracks that lured him along several twisting routes ended abruptly, forcing him to about-face and find another. Finally reaching the Colonel’s ranch (today’s San Ysidro Ranch), he inquired how he was to return to town, but the Colonel replied that he would never remember the complicated directions, saying it was best if he just kept heading toward the beach, and he’d eventually find a pathway to the County Road.

In the following years, road improvements were gradually made by the County and area residents themselves. As subdivisions arose, streets were platted and designated.

In 1887, the Montecito Land Company, formed by Albert E. Touzalin, an associate of John Murray Forbes of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, developed one of the first subdivisions on lands Forbes had sold him. Hot Springs Road, which

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Circa 1915, the section of Channel Drive running past the cemetery was called Animas Road, which translates roughly as Souls Road. Like most of Montecito’s roads at the time, it was dirt.

(Montecito Association History Committee)

defined the western and northern boundaries of the tract, was officially platted, designated and recorded by the Company at this time. The streets of the subdivision curved organically with Middle Road bisecting the section of the tract north of the County Road (today’s Coast Village Road.) Oak, Summit, and High roads retain their original names, but Montecito Avenue is now Butterfly Lane; and, Bluff Road, which was to continue east and north, is now Oriole Road.

South of the County Road, the Montecito Land Company laid out

Members of the Parrott family play golf on the course that once occupied the lands of today’s Biltmore Hotel and the attendant residential area (Montecito Association History Committee) 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.

nearly 400 lots accessed by 10 roads, most of which have either disappeared or had name changes. The two exceptions are Hill Road and Channel Drive. The part of Channel Drive that passes by the cemetery was originally called Animas Road which probably translates best as Souls Road, a fitting tribute to the adjacent residents.

Rural Mail Service and the Naming of Roads

Before 1899, most of the roads in Montecito were nameless, but when Montecito won the bid to become the first RFD service in Southern California, it became necessary to name and sign the streets. No longer would Montecitans need to travel to

WAY IT WAS Page 264 Riven Rock Road was named for the boulder which was cracked by a growing tree. It became the name of Stanley McCormick’s estate as well. (Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

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the nearest post office to pick up their mail. The postal service, however, may have pledged to deliver mail through rain and sleet and snow, but it did not promise to deliver mail through the labyrinth of Montecito’s roads. So, a committee formed and published a list of names to be placed on “attractively lettered signs.” Of course, the response was not completely favorable, in fact, some people were downright incensed.

In their enthusiasm to create names, the committee planned to give some of the well-established main roads a series of new names. East Valley Road, for instance, was to be named Camino Español, Calle Ave Maria, and Forest Road. San Ysidro Road was to be broken into Camino de la Piedra and Orange Grove Road. It seemed that instead of simplifying the maze of roadways, the committee was adding to the confusion!

Some residents, perhaps still feeling the patriotic fervor of that “Splendid Little War” with Spain, objected to additional Spanish names. Others, possessed by the romantic and historic ambiance of El Montecito, insisted on promulgating the cause for euphonic beauty through Latinate monikers. One local wag, upon reading the proposed list, sought to add to the fun by suggesting that the part of the road near the cemetery should be called Camino de Todos Santos and the road past the home of Don Feliciano Dominguez, the owner of multiple taverns, be dubbed La Calle de Cuatro Cantinas. As for Olive Mill Road, it was such a plain sounding name that El Camino de Molino de Aceite de Olivos would be much better.

The list continued to be refined, and

“Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.” – Henry David Thoreau

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Brilliant Thoughts

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by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara since 1973. No children.

Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000.

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Reality, And Other Illusions

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ne surprising thing I have discovered lately is that everybody has a philosophy of life, and that most people, if you ask them, are quite willing to share theirs with you. Why does this surprise me? Somehow, I had assumed that having a philosophy requires deep thinking, which not everybody is capable of, or even interested in. But if you try the experiment of asking around, you’ll find that, in many cases, people seem grateful to be asked, and eager to tell you.

I’m probably a special case here, because I’m so well known to be a professional thinker that nobody would think of asking me. I therefore have to tell you my own philosophy, without being asked: I’m not an optimist or a pessimist. I’m a Realist. And just what does that mean? It means that I try to look at things as they are, not as I wish they were, or hope or fear they will become. It implies a certain acceptance and resignation. But does a Realist believe in a true, solid, objective Reality, despite all the factors like dreams, drugs, time, change, uncertainty, and mortality – not to mention all the curve balls which Science keeps throwing at us concerning the Macrocosm and the Microcosm – which inevitably generate confusion, and must sometimes cause any normal person to question what’s real and what is not? I’d say it’s not a matter of belief. We have to accept reality because, even though we can’t trust our senses, ultimately, they are all we have.

Take for example our sense of sight. Everybody knows that movies don’t really move, and that there are all kinds of other “optical illusions,” which fool the eye. But we also know that they are illusions.

We also know (or think we do) that the Earth isn’t really flat, but round, that despite the evidence of our eyes, the Sun doesn’t really “rise,” or “set,” that an iceberg may appear enormous, but still most of it is under the water, that Sound, and even Light actually move, and that they travel at speeds which can be measured. We know that a conjuror ’s mystifying magic is really clever trickery. And behind all the deception there is a “truth.”

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behind all the “truth,” there isn’t more and bigger deception.

But the Realist has his or her own brand of make-believe. He pretends that what appears (upon close inspection) to be real, really is real. Somewhere in here we must insert the disclaimer, “to all intents and purposes.” (Call them weasel words, but they are a convenient cover, meaning “in every practical sense.” They make it sound as if you really know what you’re talking about.)

So, everything that appears to be real is assumed to be so, “to all intents and purposes,” unless and until proven otherwise. Whatever seems true, really is true, until somebody produces evidence that it’s a lie, a hoax, a trick, or a dream.

There’s a famous story about Dr. Samuel Johnson’s method of refuting a theory that nothing is real. He kicked a rock, saying, “Thus do I refute it.”

Looking at my own work as a professional writer of epigrams, I’m surprised how many of them deal with this question. (It may have had something to do with my limited experiences with so-called “mind altering substances.”) Here are a few samples: I could not possibly imagine a world like this, so it must be real.

Every time I close the door on Reality, it comes in through the window.

Either this life I’m in is very dreamlike, or this dream I’m in is very lifelike.

I make occasional visits to Reality – but I’m not a full-time resident.

Dreams are created out of Reality – and Reality is shaped by dreams.

The difference between play-acting and real life is that, in real life, it’s always opening night.

So, you will ask me, what, then, is real? Is pain real? Is love real? These are two things which seem hardest to deny while you’re experiencing them. I can only answer, yes, they are real, but they will pass, and then they won’t be real any more. Then you will say, “But everything passes – Does that mean that everything is only temporarily real?” Too bad Samuel Johnson isn’t here to kick a rock for you. But you know that you are real (don’t you?) – and you can find your own rock to kick.

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Miwatasu (Scenic Overlook) is a new gathering area offering a breathtaking overlook of the garden. This enchanting space has been created within the Araucaria forest and connects to the Japanese Maple Walk. The traditional Miwatasu gate at the entrance is made of yellow Alaskan cedar.

The collection of 30 stone lanterns (ishi-doro) and pagodas have been returned to their original positions in the garden. Walska collected these mainly from old gardens around Santa Barbara.

As a tribute to the resiliency of the community and the healing power of Japanese gardens, the boulder “benches” are Santa Barbara sandstone collected from the January 2018 Montecito debris flow. The garden includes 33 species of broadleaf trees; 38 species of conifers, two varieties of palms, one cycad species, 45 shrub species, five types of bamboo, 13 varieties of ferns, 30 varieties of herbaceous perennials, and six varieties of aquatic and bog plants.

The Garden will be officially debuted at Lotusland’s upcoming gala, dubbed Lotusland Celebrates: Memoirs of a Garden. Attendees are invited to enjoy the magic of Lotusland as they get an exclusive tour of the newly renovated Japanese Garden. The gala, which marks its 24th year, features a differ-

Lotusland gala co-chairs Setenay Osman, Belle Hahn, and Nati Smith

A Buddha statue welcomes visitors

ent theme every year, according to Strategic Partnerships Manager Sarah Haselschwardt. “The gala brings in a significant portion of operating budget,” she said. “The gala is always a unique event, uncovering certain areas of our 37-acre garden that haven’t been seen before.”

A structured garden walk will kick off the event, which will showcase

UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

multiple forms of Japanese-inspired entertainment along the way. On the main lawn, a lavish al fresco dinner

by Duo Catering will be served, followed by a live auction led by the Vice Chairman of the Fine Arts Division at Sotheby’s, August Uribe. “It is an incredible honor to have him here, auctioning off these incredible items,” Haselschwardt said. The seven auction items include a moonstone necklace designed by Irene Neuwirth, luxury trips to Italy and New York City, an opportunity to hold a special event at Lotusland, and several other items, including the opportunity to have naming rights to a five-foot-tall Japanese lantern installed in the garden. “It’s a unique way to be a forever part of Lotusland,” she said. The event is being planned by chairs Belle Hahn, Setenay Osman, and Nati Smith and vice-chairs Oz Arconian and Winnie Dunbar, as well as a large event committee and production team.

While the gala, which takes place the last Saturday in July, is sold out, auction items can be bid on remotely during the event. For more information, visit www.lotusland.org.

Map to be Revised

PUBLIC HEARING ON CONTINUING THE WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE (WAC) 9:30 AM Tuesday, July 23 • District Office, 583 San Ysidro Road Unchanged since its initiation in 1996, the $30 per acre Water Availability Charge is assessed on the county tax roll and funds are used exclusively for improvements to the water distribution system, aging infrastructure, fire flows, and facilities that support reliable water service.

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As mentioned briefly in last week’s Village Beat, Montecito Fire Protection District has formally announced that the Debris Flow Risk Map is being updated to reflect several positive changes that have occurred in our community over the past twelve months. The MFPD, in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Carpinteria Summerland Fire Protection District, have engaged Atkin’s Engineering to update the Debris Flow Risk Map. The most current version of the Debris Flow Risk Map was published in late Fall 2018 and is available at www.readysbc.org. Atkin’s Engineering is very familiar with the South Coast, according to Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor. The firm

“I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.” – Mary Cassatt

developed last year’s Debris Flow Risk Map and the FEMA Interactive Recovery Map. The purpose of the Debris Flow Risk Map is to identify properties in our communities that may be at risk from a catastrophic debris flow; it is utilized by local emergency managers to determine what portions of the community to evacuate when high intensity, short duration rainfall is forecast by the National Weather Service. The watershed that produces debris flow continues to regenerate and recover from the Thomas Fire, providing much more soil stability, according to officials.

The creek channels and debris basins have been improved and widened by Santa Barbara County Flood Control District to provide a more direct route to the ocean, and our communities benefited from these improvements during the most recent storm season when all the debris stayed in the channels. Additionally, Debris Flow Ring Nets have been installed in three canyons by The Partnership for Resilient Communities, enhancing our community’s safety by catching and holding debris before it reaches populated areas.

According to Matt Pontes, Interim OEM Director: “The updated Debris Flow Risk Map will provide emergency managers with the latest, scientifically validated information to ensure that we are only evacuating those areas necessary when high intensity, short duration rainfall is forecast.”

“Given watershed regrowth, basin and channel improvement, our systems performance during the most recent storm season, and the addition of the debris flow ring nets, we are hopeful that significantly less community members will be impacted by the updated map,” Chief Taylor said.

Scientists will begin gathering data at the end of August 2019 and the map will be published in late October 2019. Community meetings and a door-to-door campaign of affected properties will follow in early November 2019.

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WAY IT WAS (Continued from page 22) Las tunas (prickly pear cacti) near the young mammoth grapevine (the old one having been chopped into pieces and sent to the Centennial Fair in 1876) illustrate a prominent feature of Las Tunas Road (Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

Visitors from out of town, the Baker family walks along Hot Springs Road in 1904 (Montecito Association History Committee)

Palm Drive, today’s Cold Spring Road, led to Charles Frederick Eaton’s estate of Riso Rivo.

Horticulturalist Ralph Kinton Stevens and Eaton had planted the lines of trees. (Courtesy John Fritsche)

by May 21, 1899, there were 25 proposed names that, with a few exceptions, are the same as those we use today. The Montecito roads whose names were confirmed or given in 1899 are as follows: Coast Highway (now Coast Village Road), Hot Springs Avenue, East Valley Road, West Valley Road (southern section of Sycamore Canyon Road), Blue Gum Lane (Eucalyptus Lane), Ashley Way, San Ysidro Road, Mountain Drive, Sycamore Canyon Road, Eucalyptus Hill Road, Riven Rock Road, Parra Grande Lane, Olive Mill Road, Romero Road, Toro Canyon Road, La Ladera Lane, Picacho Road, Pepper Lane, School House Lane, Cota Lane, Buena Vista Road, San Leandro Lane, Painted Rock Road (Cold Spring Road, a name which replaced Palm Avenue), Cold Spring Trail (Ayala Road), and Park Way.

Euphonic Spanish Names

The junction of East Valley Road with Sycamore Canyon circa 1880. The 1899 road naming committee initially wanted it to be named the junction of Encinal (oak grove) Avenue with Camino Español, which went through Spanish Town. (Montecito Association History Committee)

As subdivisions proliferated in Montecito, roads were added and many were given Spanish names, presumably based on some geographic, botanic, geologic or historic feature.

Cima Linda, for instance, means beautiful hilltop. It was an appropriate name for a street on the estate created

by C.K.G. Billings, one of the five so-called Hilltop Barons. Fuera Lane is an “L” shaped road that connects to El Bosque Road (the woods) and Las Tunas

Road (prickly pear cactus). It means “apart from” which the road certainly is. Said as “Fuera!” it means “Get out of here!” Perhaps a better street to visit would be Dulzura, which means sweetness and delight.

Hermosillo, which means somewhat handsome, is also a slang expression for a dandy or a fop. As such, it conjures up images of those dissolute 18th century courtiers in powdered wigs, high-heeled shoes, velvet breeches and white stockings in frockcoats.

It’s doubtful that was the intention, however, as the word is clearly mellifluous and the street is very pretty, just brief. Another street name with multiple meanings is Bolero. It can refer to an Andalusian dance, or mean a prevaricating liar or a shoeshiner – take your pick. Vereda means path or lane but can also mean the true path. Obviously the people living on Vereda Lane are upstanding citizens of strong moral fiber. Pimiento means chili pepper but also has a slang association that translates roughly as “Couldn’t care less.” La Vuelta means “the return” and describes itself most accurately, since it starts and ends on North Jameson Lane.

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Salmon, Fjords, and Bears, Oh My!

D Santa Rosa Lane was just an unnamed dirt track until the 1920s (Montecito Association History Committee)

Beyond El Parra Grande (the giant grapevine) in 1870, the roads of Montecito became a labyrinth worthy of Daedalus (Montecito Association History Committee)

of the same name. San Ysidro is the patron saint of farmers and laborers as he was known for his piety toward the poor and animals. The name doesn’t quite fit with the exclusive resort the ranch became.

San Leandro Lane is named after the early ranch of the same name.

San Leandro was the Catholic Bishop of Sevilla who was beatified for his zeal and work toward converting the people of Spain to Catholicism. The 356-acre ranch was originally owned

by Neomicio Dominguez, one of 15 children of Jose and Marcelina Dominguez, who owned the famous grapevine after which Parra Grande Road is named. The ranch, whose adobe house is believed to date back to 1835 or 1836, was sold to the Jarvis Swift family in 1868.

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the 1920s. It is named for the first American saint to be canonized. Her sainthood dates to 1671 and she is the patron saint of Lima, Peru. She is considered by many to be a patron of nurses and policemen, as well as embroiderers and gardeners.

The tract of land north of the coast highway and east of Olive Mill Road (named for an olive mill established

by William P. Gould in 1892) was subdivided circa 1960. The developer chose to name several of the streets after saints. Unfortunately, neither San Benito, Santa Clara, Santo Tomas, Santa Elena nor Santa Isabella were able prevent the terrifying debris flow that swept through the area in 2018 and laid waste to many of the homes.

Reconstruction and restoration continue to this day with many of the homes emerging triumphantly and beautifully into 2019.

•MJ

id you ever eat at a restaurant where your breakfast came so fast you barely had time to unwrap your utensils? Well, it wasn’t in Ketchikan, Alaska! I was on my eighth coffee refill, babbling on about the anxieties of airline travel, like when you get to your gate and they announce your airplane is overbooked again.

“Twenty thousand employees and not one of them is a seat-counter. How hard can that be? Our grandson is only three years old and he can count. He ought to send them a résumé. Do you think he has a résumé? What did you order? I got the Scramble, though no one seems to be scrambling to make it.

Do you think I should whistle?”

Pat pulled my coffee cup away.

“Things are slower here. I think fishermen are used to being patient.”

We had gotten into Ketchikan about 8:30 pm the night before minus the four passengers still back in Santa Barbara waiting for their “thank-you bonus” and “the next available flight.” When we checked into our hotel room, they gave us a voucher for breakfast.

“Maybe the cooks hate voucher people. Maybe there is a voucher in the back room full of darts. Do I sound like an old guy? Oh man, I do!” I took off my reading glasses and put them with my distance glasses, anti-aging sunscreen and pill bottle.

Before my wife could assure me I wasn’t that old, which I’m sure she was about to do, our breakfasts came. Two eggs, hash browns and toast for Pat. And for me… “Here we go. The Big Breakfast. Enjoy.”

They got my order wrong. I thought briefly about sending it back. Then I dug into it like a Grizzly into a salmon. Two minutes later… “So sorry. I brought you someone else’s breakfast by mistake. Here is yours.” She handed me my Scramble.

Couple tables over, a guy watched his half-eaten Big Breakfast head back to the kitchen for repair. I think he said bon appétit to me, though it could have been something else.

The great thing about The Landing Hotel, other than the breakfasts, both of which were quite good, was Ethel.

Ethel drives the hotel van. Like me, she is a bit hard of hearing, so we both yelled pleasantries back and forth as she drove. Today Ethel was taking us to the Tongass Historical Museum.

“We’re from Santa Barbara.”

“Nope. Name’s Ethel.”

“Right. Great day, though.”

“Yup it is gray, sun might come out

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later.”

“Well tell your son hello from us.”

The museum had an elder discount. I didn’t want to be called an elder. “The elders in the tribe were the story tellers.

Much revered,” the lady at the counter told us. Now I’m an elder instead of a senior, so be sure and revere me.

It was a cool museum – early history of Alaska fishing, logging and mining with lots of early tools and a giant bear sculpture. I finally got to see an adze – a common crossword clue – which is used in the shaping of totems. They had a room full of Native crafts, also a great film on tree-felling and log-splitting, using early technology to create beams. We’d have a lot more trees if lumbering were still done that way.

After the museum, we walked along Creek Street, which was perched on wooden pilings with a boardwalk just like you picture Alaskan towns. Lots of old buildings including a brothel that you could visit for ten bucks. “Creek Street, where both the salmon and the men came to spawn” it said on the sign. I tried to remember the last time I spawned and whether it was just like riding a bicycle. Turns out the ten bucks was just for a tour of the house.

So instead, we went to the Discovery Center dedicated to the three tribes, Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian. Saw a movie above reviving the languages.

Then a movie about bush pilots – the early beginning of Alaska Airlines.

Wonder if they overbooked then or if it was just a recent feature?

“Busy first day,” I said.

“Don’t forget Misty Fjord.”

“I think I dated her!”

“Right. How about a quick lunch before the ‘Misty Fjord’ boat ride?” Pat asked.

Quick? I had my doubts.

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Ain’t it Grand?

The Stonehouse, the San Ysidro Ranch’s award winning eatery, has added another accolade to its long list.

Ty Warner’s Stonehouse lands another major award

Misty Cotton, LaVon Fisher Wilson, George Konstantinow, Tiffany Story, Sybil Rosen, and Linda Adams at the New Vic (photo by Monie Photography)

Under the direction of Todd Smith, wine director, the restaurant’s robust collection has just earned the Wine Spectator Grand Award for the fifth consecutive year.

The underground wine cellar houses nearly 12,000 bottles of the most premium and diverse wines and champagnes from around the world.

This year it’s an especially special recognition following the tony hostelry’s reopening in the spring after a 15-month multi million dollar renovation following the Thomas Fire and devastating mudslides that left widespread damage throughout the 500-acre property, including the wine cellar.

The Wine Cask won the Best of Award for Excellence, and other awards of excellence also went to

bouchon, Olio e Limone, Olio Pizzeria, The Lark, Opal, Les Marchands, the FisHouse, Tre Lune, Toma, and Chuck’s Steak House of Hawaii.

What the Health Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics launched its Healthy People, Healthy Communities campaign with a sunset soirée at the charming rustic home of Santa Barbara Foundation president Ron Gallo.

There are eight clinic locations in the network and it is hoped $20,000,000 can be raised over the next five years,

Brian Gough, Ron Werft, Katina Zaninovich, and John Lewis at the Healthy People, Healthy Communities launch (photo by Priscilla)

Lisa Reich, Brian McDonald, Jenny Sullivan, Meredith Baxter, and Leah Temkin at the ETC bash (photo

by Monie Photography)

Fisher Wilson from Cookin’ at the Cookery, Misty Cotton, who appeared in Tell Me on a Sunday and A Little Night Music, plus the legendary singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom, who winged in from London for the bash, accompanied by Erin Bonski Evans and Michele Brourman on piano.

Others appearing included Saundra McClain from the latest show Dancing Lessons; Tiffany Story from Woyzeck; Karyl Lynn Burns, producing artistic director of the Rubicon Theatre Company; and Henry Challen.

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Among the guests, who also enjoyed flutes of champagne and slices of cake made by Michael’s wife, Christine Dahl, after the show were artistic director Jonathan Fox, Ginny Brush, George Konstantinow, Helene Segal, James Breen, Kathy Weber, Bob and Leah Tomkin, Sybil Rosen, Geoffrey and Joan Rutkowski, Susan Keller, Duncan Mellichamp, Stefan and Christine Riesenfeld, Derek Westen, Dan and Meg Burnham, Meredith Baxter, Simon Williams, Sam Tyler, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Polly Griscom, and Betty Fussell.

Robert Pearson, Jay Grigsby, Leslie Ridley-Tree, Ed Birch, and Jan Ingram at Ron Gallo’s home (photo by Priscilla)

Charles Fenzi, Gerd and Peter Jordano, Steve Ainsley, and guitarist Tony Ybarra at the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics event (photo by Priscilla)

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with $6,750,000 for a new Westside Clinic building, including the purchase of land opposite the current clinic on Micheltorena to deal with medical, dental, and behavioral health.

To date, more than 56 percent has been raised – $11,206,825, including a $1 million donation from Montecito uber philanthropist Leslie RidleyTree.

Among the 80 guests, quaffing the wines and noshing on caterer Pete Clements’ eclectic fare were Peter and Gerd Jordano, Ed Birch, Lois Capps, Charles Fenzi, Kurt Ransohoff, Melinda Staveley, Maria Long, Fred Kass, David Landecker, Stan Hatch, Richard Ring, Maryan Schall, Ron

Werft, Denny and Bitsy Bacon, Peter MacDougall, Vicki Hazard, and Steve Hicks.

Miramar Matrimony YouTube beauty guru Gigi Gorgeous, 27, married her longtime love, Nats Getty, 26, great granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, at an opulent beachside wedding at the Rosewood Miramar.

The bride and bridesmaid wore custom dresses by Michael Costello, while Getty, a model and fashion designer, wore a suit she designed for her own label, Strike Oil. The lavish nuptials, which had 220 guests, were officiated by Mindy

Weiss, according to People magazine, with attendees including actress Teri Hatcher and singer Bonnie McKee, who also performed.

The twosome met in February, 2016, getting engaged in Paris in March last year.

Oil’s well that ends well...

So Long, Hollywood Montecito entrepreneur and philanthropist Lynda Weinman and husband Bruce Heavin are selling their Hollywood Hills home for a bargain $21.995 million, $5 million below the original purchase price.

The dynamic duo bought the 12,500 square foot, three-level, six-bedroom,

eight-bathroom property, which was originally on the market for $29 million, in the achingly trendy “bird streets” area above Sunset Boulevard in 2016.

As well as having actor Leonard DiCaprio as a neighbor, the house has sweeping views of the throbbing metropolis, a 2,000 sq. ft. master suite, and an eight-car subterranean garage.

They are currently building a “sea urchin” house on four acres in our rarefied enclave they bought for $13.4 million in 2015, just a tiara’s toss from the former Brooks Institute of Photography, an eight-bedroom,

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helped the museum purchase three works by Marcos Ramírez ERRE and Andrea Bowers, which address the immigration issue, and the Dewayne and Faith Perry Print Acquisition Fund aided in the acquisition of an etching and aquatint by Judy Pfaff.

The museum will kick off the fall with “Spontaneous Response: The Innovative Ceramics of Don Reitz” from August 29 to November 9 with an opening reception on Thursday, August 29, from 4-6 pm.

by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

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he Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art is showing off its newest treasures this summer in “The Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collections,” through early August. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and closed weekends and college holidays during the summer. For more information, please visit west mont.edu/museum or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.

The impromptu exhibition highlights art added to the museum’s collection in the last few years, including works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Marcos Ramírez ERRE, Narcisse Virgile Díaz De La Peña, as well as from the Fima and Jere Lifshitz African collection.

“We have benefited from several amazing donations in the past two years, including the Lifshitzes who have graciously lent highlights from their African collection for an exhibition, and then donated 54 works to the collection,” says Judy L. Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director.

Other donations include Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró prints from the Galerie Michael in Beverly Hills. “The Galerie introduced us to Greg Scott, who donated late 19th and early 20th century French paintings by Narcisse Virgile Díaz De La Peña, Henri Joseph Harpignies and Gabrielle Achenbach,” Larson says. “Through them we also met Norman Hames, who gifted the museum two of Picasso’s canceled copper plates and corresponding prints, and Angela Yadegar, who gave us what is likely an etched portrait of Rembrandt’s father.”

Nancy and Carter Freeman gave the museum a landscape by noted French artist, Leon Victor Dupré.

Santa Barbara-area museum professionals Brian Stenfors and Robert Henning, who are helping the museum build a drawing connoisseurship

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Tony Askew’s color woodcut “Responsive Nature”

A Temne artist from Sierra Leone created “Mami Wata, OdeLay Society Mask,” a gift of Fima and Jere Lifshitz

collection, have donated European drawings that present issues about style, attributions and processes.

“Students will be able to study these works to better understand how art scholars determine authenticity and quality,” Larson says.

R. Anthony and Barbara Askew donated works by R. Anthony as well as two prints by Siu Zimmerman, a retired Westmont art professor. The Santa Barbara Library gave the museum a rare painting by Paul Perlmutter, an early modernist in Santa Barbara’s art history.

The exhibition highlights many great works donated from the estate of Fran and Keith Puccinelli, Georgia artist Howard Finster, and Carpinteria modernist Jens Pedersen. Bonnie Baas donated a sculpture by Jill Vanderhoof, a former Westmont sculpture professor.

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Fifteen high-achieving Westmont students, working closely with college staff this summer at Westmont Downtown (26 West Anapamu Street), are solving some of the most daunting challenges confronting the college’s admissions, advancement, and information technology departments.

Through this unique initiative of the Center for Applied Technology known as CATLab, students code, post, write, network and serve. This summer, CATLab is overhauling the admissions data system, allowing more personalized relations with prospective students and integrating admissions with advancement services.

Last summer, a pilot team of seven students created software for the college’s advancement services, developing add-on applications to Salesforce that dramatically improved the donor relations, donor tracking, and fundraising systems.

At the end of every summer, CATLab hosts a tech-focused leadership conference, Enabling Impact.

Last year, Westmont students presented a thoughtful and impressive advancement-oriented solution built on the Salesforce platform to higher-education executive attendees from Southern California.

“We wanted a fundraising tool that was actually useful for the fundraisers and not just the back-office people who communicate with donors and keep everything organized,” said Reed Sheard, Westmont chief information officer and vice president for college advancement. “Delivery of the final product was one of the five most impressive moments I’ve witnessed

in twenty years of higher education.”

Up to two days a week, students may secure a voluntary or paid internship from a tech company in town, including Appfolio and Outside Open, which provide tangible experience leading to exceptional job-market training.

The students collaborated to create a statement defining their team for the summer: “We design creative solutions to real problems and take ownership of our professional and personal development, empowering others to innovate in their own communities.”

Willis’ Essay Book Earns National Award Paul Willis, Westmont professor of English, won the 2018 Indies Bronze and was an Indies Finalist for Autobiography and Memoir by Foreword Reviews for his collection of essays, To Build a Trail: Essays on Curiosity, Love & Wonder (WordFarm, 2018).

The Foreword Reviews, which honor the best books published by an independent press each year, previously awarded Willis the Indies Gold, Essays for “Bright Shoots of Everlastingness: Essays on Faith and the American Wild” (WordFarm, 2005).

Willis, Santa Barbara poet laureate from 2011-13, has published several collections of poetry, including Little Rhymes for Lowly Plants (White Violet Press, 2019), Deer at Twilight: Poems from the North Cascades (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2018), Getting to Gardisky Lake (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016), Say This Prayer into the Past (Cascade Books, 2013), Rosing from the Dead (WordFarm, 2009), and Visiting Home (Pecan Grove Press, 2008). With David Starkey, he co-edited In a Fine Frenzy: Poets Respond to Shakespeare (University of Iowa Press, 2005). He has published numerous poems in journals such as Poetry, Ascent, Wilderness, and Christian Century.

In 2010, he published a revised version of his first novel, No Clock in the Forest, together with three sequels, in a single book, The Alpine Tales.

He graduated from Wheaton College, earned a doctorate in English at Washington State University, and has taught at Westmont since 1988. •MJ

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days a week in the factory and three nights a week mandatory study of Math, Science and Engineering drawing. Classes missed due to the bombing had to be made up with extra hours. We manufactured hundreds of Seafires (the naval version of the Spitfire) and many women of all ages worked the excessive hours alongside the men. Nobody, despite the lack of decent food or heat in the homes had a negative attitude about the country or its mission.

I came to America as a legal immigrant in 1951 because of the wonderful things your troops told us about America. They were true friends and comrades in arms. I formed a belief in meritocracy at a young age because we worked incredibly hard under extremely difficult conditions and I was promoted in my third year over some senior workers, which shocked me, but I was told that I earned it.

What convinced me to come to America was my understanding that everyone had the opportunity to succeed if one made the effort. It was the best decision I ever made…except for when “she” said yes 67 years ago.

America has served me well…and I have served America well. I’ll soon be departing this mortal coil, but I will leave a progeny of productive and patriotic assets.

“United” States No Longer There is no one to blame but us for this disunity. We patriotic, loyal, law-abiding citizens are entirely to blame. We believed in our government, our political appointees, and our rule of law to correct any attack on the Constitution. What we failed to understand was that over the years, evil forces, foreign and domestic, were hard at work plotting to destroy liberty wherever it exists and to control the people and the wealth of this planet.

Today we witness daily the breakdown of the judiciary, the evil within our government, the servants we elected to represent us who have now become our masters, the political parties that make laws not for the good of the country but to protect themselves from prosecution for their own misdeeds and to profit from their underhanded dealings. The rules and regulations that we defer to are designed as strangleholds on our ability to take corrective action.

We are always waiting for the system to take care of our worsening problems…but the system is the problem.

We must drain the swamp, clean out the sewer, and sanitize this nation. Political correctness and patience must be replaced with sternness and absolute obedience to the law as intended. How can we do this? MJ published a letter of mine in 2012 on this same subject and it

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could be republished verbatim today.

It contained specific suggestions for restoring sanity and morality to this nation. The only thing that changed since then is that the situation is far worse.

Since when does free speech allow for acts of sedition and treason? The law punishes sedition and treason by fine and imprisonment. That is a fact, so why are we not applying the law for the acts we witness every day?

Can it be that many in high places in this country are implicit in these actions?

Of course they are.

Every elected official in this country swore an oath of allegiance to protect the Constitution. Political parties may disagree on solutions to problems, but they swore to put the country first in every matter.

Both parties have abrogated their sworn purpose and have consistently ignored their responsibilities.

There exists laws to cover every exigency but no action is ever taken.

Promises made, but no resolution.

Free speech is now manipulated to be a tool to preach anti-Americanism and divisiveness. Laws of libel and slander are now ignored, and it is beyond belief that Socialism and Communism are currently offered as alternates to Constitutional principles. Nancy Pelosi is third in line to assume the office of the presidency, yet she openly defies the laws of the land every day, espousing criminality in the matter of illegal immigrants.

As each election cycle approaches, we are subjected to promises by candidates who have no intention of keeping those promises. A losing candidate is not heard from until the next election cycle occurs. A candidate fervent in his/her belief should be working diligently and publically during the current term to prove readiness to serve. Actions speak louder than words. We have allowed ourselves to be browbeaten by persons seeking elected office, to listen to them and to accept their lies.

Once in office, it is impossible to speak to a representative unless the gatekeepers think it will be useful to the godlike creature we elected to serve our interests. Candidates must be legally contracted to their backers’ conditions and requirements and failure to abide by that contract should mean being booted from office with forfeiture of benefits and pensions and, where applicable, criminal prosecution.

Ross Perot died recently, and if you recall he won 19% of the national vote in 1992. He flummoxed the politicians and won debates because he was not a politician. He spoke a different language, a language of fact and common sense. The citizenry

was tired of politicians and government even then and they believe they have found a legitimate crusader in Donald Trump.

President Trump is to be admired for his message, his efforts, and his tenacity in the face of overwhelming opposition from the deranged elements in this country. The facts stare us in the face. His accomplishments are proof that sane government can work. Just imagine what would be done if he had patriotic support from both parties. America, you are too young to die!

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Politics and Sports

I am a sports fan. I follow the Lakers and was looking forward to watching and supporting the U.S. women’s soccer team. But all that changed when Megan Rapinoe decided to become political and vent her extreme hatred toward President Trump. She made the team’s victory all about her, and disrespected the National Anthem and America.

As a patriotic American who loves my country and has a lesbian niece, I was offended, embarrassed and angered by her actions. Egotistical, agenda-driven athletes should keep politics out of sports. If not, I am done with sports.

Diana Thorn Carpinteria

California Dreaming

When it becomes necessary for one group of people to dissolve the political bonds that have held them together and go their separate ways, it’s fair and just for that group to publish a list of the grievances that led to such an event.

Some very wise men wrote 243 years ago today in a similar document, that we are endowed with unalienable Rights – Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – and governments are instituted to secure those rights...

Our current government seems to have forgotten its purpose. It has subjected its people to “a long train [pun intended] of abuses and usurpations” which reveals “a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism.” As such, it is our right and our duty to peaceably throw off such Government and institute a new government that will provide for our safety and happiness.

We have patiently suffered these injustices and complete lack of care for our safety, happiness, and prosperity. The history of Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Xavier Becerra, the leaders of both the Assembly and Senate, and the mayors they count as allies, is a history of “repeated inju-

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel

ries and usurpations” designed to achieve absolute tyranny in the state.

Newsom, et. al., have: Jeopardized our safety by returning dangerous criminals to the streets with barely a slap on the wrist; Failed to provide basic services in many cities, leading to those cities being overrun with refuse, rodents, and to the return of medieval diseases among the population, government workers, and peace officers; Implemented costly regulations on our businesses, leading to the loss of jobs and an increased cost of living; Made it difficult or impossible for our mentally ill residents to receive the help they need, leaving them to suffer and die on the streets; Perpetuated policies that have led to a homelessness epidemic; Allowed drug addicts and bums to flout public nudity, illegal dumping, and drug laws, putting our families in children in danger; Failed to provide for secure elections by passing legislation decimating safeguards for vote-by-mail ballot security; Allowed our infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, dams) to crumble and become unsafe, even while continually increasing taxes for the same; Failed to prosecute and hold accountable corrupt government officials; Continually raised taxes and fees without our consent and by use of false/misleading ballot initiatives; Weaponized government offices to target and harass political enemies; Failed to address drought and wildfire emergencies, leaving us all vulnerable, while constructing an insanely expensive bullet train to nowhere; Attempted to divide us in every way, between the haves and havenots, men and women, young and old, immigrant and native, to achieve tyrannical goals.

Your actions have made it impossible for us to enjoy our unalienable rights. The evils are no longer sufferable. Instead of giving up and moving to another state – and rewarding your corruption and stupidity in the process –we’re staying here and fighting to save our homes, our lives, our liberty, and our ability to pursue happiness.

We will vote you out of office. We will reveal your corruption. We will seek and implement real solutions to the problems we face that will benefit all Californians, not just those who pay to play.

We will Save the California Dream.

Save California PAC (Editor’s note: Well, it may be a while before your dreams come true. Those in power have nearly perfected a system that neatly avoids any real competition.

– J.B.) •MJ 18 – 25 July 2019

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You have long been a champion of new music, both in terms of founding ICE back in 2001 (which of course has appeared several times at Ojai Festival – maybe you have some thoughts about those experiences?) and specifically for the flute with your ambitious Density 2036 project. What inspired you to create these projects? Why is commissioning and championing new music important to you? How has the Density project worked out so far? What’s on the horizon?

Commissioning and creating new music collaboratively with composers has been the through line of my life’s work, and was the impetus behind the formation of ICE nearly twenty years ago, so in many ways Density 2036 is just an offshoot of that larger pull. Density is inspired by a line of inquiry that begins, “How far can we push this instrument – and the spirit that runs through it – into the future?” Varese opened up a whole world of possibility in four and a half minutes of music in 1936. What worlds can we open through the lens of this little tube by 2036? I want each piece in the project to be a spark-plug for other pieces and other ideas, which is why it’s very important to me that the project and the repertoire serve to ignite an emerging generation of flutists and composers and audiences working together to imagine and make possible new densities. Even though I am committed to playing 21st century music in this lifetime, my great love is flute music from the 18th century. That was really *our* century as flutists, as soloists and chamber musicians, before we got absorbed in the orchestra. I’d like to think of the 21st century getting a little closer to the inventiveness, the joy and also the sheer volume of the outpouring of flute music in

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the baroque era. A girl can dream!

Density 2036 is just one little part of that.

You have many years of experience with residency programs at a summer educational music festival via the Banff Centre Festival. How might that inform what you bring for a shorter tenure (I believe) at MAW? Why do you devote so much time to such programs?

For me, playing, teaching, and learning are all part of the same breath.

Each is an extension of the other.

There is nothing more important to me than mentoring a younger generation – which means transmitting knowledge and sharing experience, yes, but just as importantly, learning and changing and questioning myself in the process, too. The young people in my life – at Harvard, at Banff, through ICE’s education programs, and those that I meet and work with on the road in every city that I play in – inspire and challenge me, and I view them as my creative equals. I have more experience than they do, but creatively we are equals and when that respect and trust is in the room in a music-making environment, magic can happen. I’m deeply inspired by Paolo Freire’s writings about pedagogy, and by the notion that education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom.

Freedom is far more difficult. But that is what I am committed to bringing about in my students, peers and in all of the musical environments I seek to create.

I have only a little bit of information about the program you are performing at your concert on July 25 with MAW fellows. But I do understand there are some unusual pieces, including one where you sing and move around the room. Would you talk about the various works to be played, how you chose them, why they fit together, which ones you are playing with fellows, and the challenges/rewards of working on such new material with “students.”

In the spirit of freedom, we’re going to do an ambitious, deeply collaborative – and conductorless! – program of large ensemble works by Pauline Oliveros, George Lewis, and Marcos Balter – works that ask a body of players, in this case 19 people, to communicate and make complex musical and social decisions together as a group without language. The pieces are all very different stylistically and in terms of the processes they ask the performers to undergo creatively, but they are bound by a kind of sociality and collectivism that I think will be exciting and challenging for this extraordinary group of young people.

That same evening you will be performing at the Lobero with some other faculty,

selections from Density 2036, which I believe were composed for you. Felipe Lara “Meditation and Calligraphy” (2014) for solo bass flute, and Olga Neuwirth “Magic Flu-idity” (2018) for solo flute and typewriter. Those sound pretty interesting. (And “Magic” reminds me of Liberace’s famous piece!). Can you talk about the pieces, please, including your part in how they were created?

Both pieces are part of Density 2036 – Felipe’s is a very early piece in the cycle (2013-14) and Olga’s is brand new (2019). Felipe wrote his piece in a single 20-minute sitting after a lengthy meditation that was inspired by the Mongolian calligraphy artist G. Mend-ooyo – it’s one of my favorite things to play, because even though it’s very still and scarcely three minutes long, a kind of epic-feeling, almost operatic drama takes place in that short duration. Olga’s piece is, by contrast, a wild, frenzied, action-packed duo for the unlikely combination of flute and typewriter, played here by the brilliant Conor Hannick. It’s a reduction of a concerto that Olga wrote for me and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra based on Brandenburg’s Fourth Concerto. In the flute concerto version, scored for solo- flute, two muted trumpets, string ensemble, keyboard, and typewriter, “Aello” alludes to one the harpies of classical mythology, “someone sent by the gods to restore peace, if necessary with force, and to exact punishment for crimes.” Conor and I will attempt to conjure all of this with our two little instruments!

You are also a panelist at the Clev/ Rev conference seminar on “Owning Your Creative Life and Future: Evolving Musical Communities and New Ensemble Modalities.” What are your thoughts in this area about what needs to change going forward? What do you hope comes out of the discussion?

My hope is that this will be a productive and inspiring conversation around navigating diverse creative paths in music for the 21st century musician. Gone are the days when you “just play the violin.” Our generation of musicians needs to take responsibility for the totality of the ecology we are creating and working inside of, and to do this we need new organizations, new ensembles, new energy, new and alternative economies that give artists more agency. I’m delighted to have two of my favorite people, Jane Saks and Joshua Rubin, join the conversation.

What do you have in store for your masterclass on July 23? Perhaps previews of the works for Thursday? Or? No idea! But I’ll respond to whatever people bring, whether it’s baroque music or music written yesterday. I love being surprised.

“The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.” – Luc de Clapiers

CLEV/REV Claws at the Future

MAW’s third annual Classical Evolution / Revolution Conference features top artists joining media leaders, creators, thinkers and CEOs from Disney, The Kennedy Center, WQXR and elsewhere to communicate and consider the arts as the cultural fabric of society. Conference attendees not only get to hear from distinguished roster of guest panelists and speakers but will also have the opportunity to participate and ask questions to clarify and elucidate the exchanges.

The expertise is apparent right off the bat as the opening day topic, The Artistic Agenda: Serving the Needs of Artists and Audiences, begins at 10 am Monday, July 22, in Lehmann Hall with The Changing Life Experience, featuring Clemency Burton-Hill, Creative Director, Music & Arts, WQXR, moderating a talk between David Devan, President and CEO of Opera Philadelphia, and Deborah Rutter, the President of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, one of this year’s Mosher Guest Artists, reflects on how young artists can prepare for and create a meaningful life in music at 11:30 am in Yzurdiaga Hall, before Burton-Hill returns to run Break Through the Noise: Tools to Create the Career You Want and Deserve, featuring Clive Chang, Director, Strategy & Business Development, Disney Theatrical Group, and Andy Doe, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Trinity Laban School, Independent Consultant, at 1:45 in Yzurdiaga.

Owning Your Creative Life and Future is the theme for the single panel on Tuesday, July 23, as Claire Chase (see above) and her former colleague in the International Contemporary Ensemble Joshua Rubin discuss Evolving Musical Communities and New Ensemble Modalities with Jane M. Saks, President and Artistic Director of Project& at 3 pm in Lehmann Hall.

Wednesday’s theme of Fame, Fortune and Money! begins with MAW double bassist Nico Abondolo taking on Ready For Your Close Up?: An introduction to an Artist’s Life in Commercial Music with composer Jeff Beal and conductor/orchestrator Larry Blank in Yzurdiaga at 1:45 pm.

The conference comes to a close at 7:30 pm with a new event, the Fast Pitch Awards, in Hahn Hall, where faculty, panelists and audience members all get to cast a vote cash awards for the best ideas presented by the fellows.

While the conference is geared toward educating and involving the MAW fellows, all of the events are open to the public, with admission of $10 for each seminar (Fast Pitch is free).

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This Week at the Music Academy of the West

Thursday, July 18: Aimard attack!

Three straight days of events featuring Mosher Guest Artist Pierre-Laurent Aimard get underway with a recital by the internationally celebrated pianist who has been praised as a jaw-dropping virtuoso and a uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age. Aimard won first prize in the 1973 Messiaen Competition at the age of 16 and 44 years later was awarded the prestigious 2017 International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in recognition of a life devoted to the service of music, to list just some bookends. Accompanied

by Tamara Stefanovich – with whom he worked on the Grammy-nominated recording of Bartók’s Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra – Aimard will perform Bartok’s Seven Pieces from “Mikrokosmos” for two pianos, four hands; Ravel’s Sites Auriculaires; Birtwistle’s Keyboard Engine, construction for two pianos; and Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen (7:30; Hahn Hall; $55).

Friday, July 19: Barely 15 hours after completing his recital at Hahn Hall, Mosher Guest Artist Pierre-Laurent Aimard returns to Hahn Hall to lead the Solo Piano Masterclass, in which he will lend his years of experience and knowledge following performance opportunities for fellows (1 pm; Hahn Hall; $10)... Perhaps the most exciting Picnic Concert of the summer takes place tonight, as an already exciting program of chamber music performed by the fellows

gets topped off by the world premiere of a piece entitled Cocoon by acclaimed Chicago-based composer James Stephenson. A unique septet of instruments will come together for the work, as clarinet, oboe, piano, violin, harp, trombone, and a Persian percussion instrument called the tombak will make up the ensemble. Science and music meet in the Cocoon composition, which is based on Stephenson’s experience as an artist in residence at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), an environmental science research center affiliated with UCSB. The composer – who also recently wrote a new concerto for bass trombone that was premiered by the Chicago Symphony, and is the author of Compose Yourself!, a landmark young-audience work that has been performed over 300 times since its creation in 2002 – is also an alumnus of MAW (‘88 & ‘91 as a trumpet fellow), and he recently joined the faculty for last year’s Summer Festival as a composer-in-residence. Cocoon reflects what Stephenson learned at NCEAS, itself a place where unusual combinations of scientists convene and collaborate on complex questions about the natural world. The composer describes the piece as exploratory, interactive, and communicative, with each instrument offering its own melodies and others commenting in response, and concluding in a melodic synthesis of their contributions. It’s intended to mimic the scientific synthesis that happens at NCEAS, which Stephenson described as “a cocoon of ideas that grow, metamorphose and will eventually change our world.”

A moderated discussion between the composer and the executive director of NCEAS, Ben Halpern, who

beats – finds faculty member Michael Werner both putting the five fellows (Christine Comer, Jake Darnell, Luca Esposito, David Yangsoo Yoon, and 2018 returning alumna Maddi Shake) through their paces on a potpourri of percussion pieces, and also joining in when another pair of hands is needed. The concert will feature a co-commission by Dave Merrick for two marimbas and two vibraphones, in Werner’s words, “a little bit of everything – a big drumming piece and some interesting works you don’t hear very often.” The latter includes Drew Worden’s 2014 “Escape: Sextet for Triangles,” which, as the title indicates, will feature all five fellows plus Werner wielding the three-sided metal ringers (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $40).

is also a professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, takes place prior to the performance. Meanwhile, assorted fellows will also perform more familiar pieces, including Schubert’s perennially popular Quintet in A Major, D. 667, “The Trout”; Bartok’s thrilling Contrasts; and Strauss/Hasenohrl’s Till Eulenspiegel - einmal anders! (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $10-$40).

Saturday, July 20: Yes, it’s Aimard again, this time starring as the soloist for Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, the centerpiece of a program performed by the Academy Chamber Orchestra, which is a slimmed down version of the fellows-powered AFO, aligned as a smaller ensemble. The Ravel is sandwiched between Thomas Adès’ The Origin of the Harp and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, featuring a trio of MAW Vocal Institute singers – mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, tenor Ryan Hurley and baritone Samuel Kidd. And it turns out the whole concert will be conducted by Adès himself, as the brilliant and prolific composer-conductor steps in for Michael Tilson Thomas, who had to cancel all of his summer appearances due to health concerns. Adès, who was also at MAW last summer to conduct and play one of his works, has written three operas, including The Exterminating Angel, which has been performed at the Met, and Powder Her Face, while his orchestral works include Polaris the Violin Concerto Concentric Paths, and In Seven Days, a piano concerto with moving images.

It’s always an extra treat to watch a composer conduct his own work (7:30 pm; Lobero; $46).

Tuesday, July 23: The great flutist Claire Chase (see interview page 11) is the centerpiece for tonight’s second Festival Artists Series concert in four days, featuring mostly winds but winding up with Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. Following Zelenka’s Trio Sonata No. 5 in F Major performed by oboist Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, bassoonist Benjamin Kamins, double bassist Nico Abondolo, Chase will perform selections from Density 2036, her ambitious project of commissioned flute works, including Felipe Lara’s “Meditation and Calligraphy” (2014) for solo bass flute and Olga Neuwirth’s intriguing “Magic Flu-idity” (2018) for solo flute and typewriter. But there’s no letdown when the Mosher Guest Artist leaves the stage as the Schubert will be performed by the returning resident string quartet The Takács Quartet, plus David Geber on cello (7:30 pm; Lobero; $46). By the way, Chase also Monday, July 22: MAW’s annual conduct the flute masterclass earlier in PercussionFest – an annual aural and the day back on campus at Weinmann MontJournal_July17th'19:Layout 1 7/11/19 2:53 PM Page 1 visual feast for lovers of rhythms and Hall (1 pm; $10).

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Lynda Weinman selling her Hollywood Hills home

12-bathroom, 18,500 sq. ft. house on 7.5 acres they snapped up in April, 2018, from Grammy-winning record producer Allen and Anne Sides, which was on the market for $25 million.

The L.A. sale is being dealt with by Josh Altman of Douglas Elliman, part of the Big Orange real estate team on the popular Bravo show Million Dollar Listing.

Out of this World The historic 115-year-old London Symphony Orchestra ruled the Granada stage for two consecutive nights, part of the Music Academy of the West’s action packed summer festival.

The talented musicians, under conductor Elim Chan, kicked off with a Voyager Family Concert with the iconic theater becoming Mission Control for the 45-minute sold-out spacethemed event, including “Also spruce Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Holst’s “Jupiter” from The Planets – a particular favorite of mine – Messiaen’s Les Offrandes Oubliées, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, wrapping with Oscar winner John Williams’ “Flying Theme” from E.T. Just 24 hours later after being “spaced out,” the orchestra, this time under Daniel Harding, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, performed another wonderful show with Beethoven’s violin concerto in D Major, played with great finesse

by Grammy-winning James Ehnes, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, and Agnegram, composed by the LSO’s conductor laureate Michael Tilson Thomas.

Absolutely marvelous...

The Great SCAPE Prepare to be oar struck with the latest exhibition at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Dorene White, a resident of Montecito for more than 30 years, and other members of SCAPE – Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment – will be exhibiting their colorful work.

Dorene, a past president, is often seen at work on her brother’s boat and her kayak in the Channel Islands, and, as she puts it, “anywhere there’s nature.”

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Dorene White paddles her wares

Theo Ivanovic, Sheela Hunt, Devece and David Pires, and Alina and Bernardo de la Albergaria (photo by Priscilla)

throughout my life, but have been obsessed for about fifteen years.”

She has gone out on Sea Landing boats to the islands with David Gallup and 20 other artists at a time for fiveday trips, where she paints from her kayak, especially cave areas around Anacapa and Santa Cruz islands.

Dorene can be seen painting on land and sea, usually with her dog Gracie nearby. But being close to home in our rarefied enclave with her husband, Gil, her three stepchildren, and eight grandchildren tops the list.

Neck and Neck It was a very in-tents occasion when Montecito dynamic duo, Justin and Mindy Mahy, hosted a boffo bash to mark their New Zealand company Kopu Sparkling Water’s high goal challenge at the Santa Barbara Polo Club.

Justin’s mother, Pam, and father, Arthur, flew in for the occasion from Auckland on the country’s North Island, for the fun fest pitting banker Dan Walker’s FMB team against Santa Clara.

The score remained within one goal for the whole match until the final chukker, with Dan scoring a neck shot from 80 yards to build his team’s

Mario, Eleonora and Hannah Vallera, Glen Holden, and Max and Olive Drucker (photo by Priscilla)

momentum.

Two goals by Lucas Criado and a final goal by Paquito De Narvaez made the FMB team victors 10-7, with Dan hoisting the Most Valuable Player trophy in front of guests, including Charles Ward, Nigel Gallimore, Robyn Geddes, Robin Fell, David Sigman, and Maria Long.

Joy Ride Rosewood Miramar owner Rick Caruso is obviously a soccer fan.

The billionaire developer put his

Tom Venditti, Natasha Romanova, hosts Mindy and Justin Mahy, and Nigel Gallimore at the Polo Club (photo by Priscilla)

“Obedience is the fruit of faith.” – Christina Rossetti

$100 million 216 ft. yacht, Invictus, at the disposal of the U.S. Women’s World Cup winning team for a scenic tour on New York’s Hudson River before circling down to the Statue of Liberty and up the Eastside of Manhattan, with glorious night-time views of the iconic skyline.

The team then participated in a rare ticker tape parade.

Lotus Love Lotus lovers were out in force as Lotusland, the delightful botanical paradise, celebrated its annual LotusFest! in idyllic weather.

More than 20 wineries and breweries poured their products for 300 guests, as they explored the late opera singer Ganna Walska’s 37-acre floral

Shannon Leggett and Summer Buckley at LotusFest (photo by Bob Craig)

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Patricia Ryan with Susan and Ron Morrow at Lotusland (photo by Bob Craig)

nirvana.

Among those having a blooming good time were Tom and Shasta Brander, Amanda Coleman, Debra Hahn, Catherine Parker, Tom Reynolds, Richard Ross, Megan Thiessen, and Susan Van Atta.

Manson Exposed An old friend and colleague, Ventura-based Ivor Davis, has just published his latest book, Manson Exposed, A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder.

London-born Ivor, former West Coast correspondent for the London Daily Express in the ‘60s, also wrote The Beatles and Me on Tour, when he gained unparalleled access to the Fab Four on their first American trip.

In 1969 he co-wrote Five to Die, the

first book ever published about the Sharon Tate-LaBianca murders and covered the trial for the Express, at the time one of the top British newspapers.

Ivor’s latest tome reveals the motivations behind the senseless massacre of Tate and six others that stunned the U.S. half a century ago.

Compulsive reading...

Scott and Jill Seltzer, Bluewater Grill manager Colin Lohenry, Paula Bruice, and Jim Fulkerson (photo by Priscilla)

Try the Chowdah To the Bluewater Grill, with my trusty shutterbug Priscilla, when the popular eatery launched its new Maine tasting menu, which runs through the end of August.

Having been a frequent visitor to Dark Harbor on the island of

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Amber Costa, Bluewater Grill lead cook Alberto Flores, and visiting from China is Barbara Ye (photo by Priscilla)

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Notice Inviting Bids

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990

Bid No. 5747 1.

2.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Gibraltar Dam Spillway Repair Project (“Project”), by or before Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Gibraltar Dam (State Dam No. 11) and Reservoir site, is located on the far side of the high Santa Ynez Mountain range about 7 miles north of the City (about 17 miles by road). The dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the City. The dam is a 195 foot tall concrete arch dam. A spillway structure on the left abutment of the dam provides flood routing and water release capabilities for the reservoir. The spillway is a gated concrete structure and requires repair as part of this work.

BID NO. 5772 DUE DATE & TIME: AUGUST 7, 2019 UNTIL 3:00P.M. PAINT FOR CURBS & STREETS

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

The City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations and Infrastructure Management Division is seeking a vendor to provide traffic marking paint on an as-needed basis for use at locations throughout the City limits.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $250,000.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A – General Engineering.

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time.

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4.

5.

6.

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

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

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged 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 age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of onehalf of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10.

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

11.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the Gibraltar Dam and Reservoir for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. Bidders shall meet at the parking lot for the Paradise Store located at Highway 154 and Paradise Road to caravan to the job site at the indicated bidders’ conference time.The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

Bill Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) July 10, 2019 2) July 17, 2019 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Summerland Builders, 2440 Lillie Avenue, Summerland, CA 93067. Martin Jarchow, 2440 Lillie Avenue, Summerland, CA 93067.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 8, 2019.

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 state-

ment on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Sandra Rodriguez. FBN No. 2019-0001628. Published July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Spa Escape, 3022A De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Yolanda Rosenthal, 859 N. Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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Santa Barbara County on June 26, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran.

FBN No. 2019-0001555. Published July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019.

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

VEST, 1419 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Jessica Ann McAlvain, 1419 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Sirwan McAlvain, 1419 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 11, 2019. 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, Coun-

_________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M.

ty Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN No. 2019-0001403. Published July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mercantile Row Shopping Center, 1587 Las Canoas Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Robert Palmer, 1587 Las Canoas Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2019.

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 Thomas Brian.

FBN No. 2019-0001638. Published July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Castaway’s By Paula, 515 San Onofre, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Paula Goldman, 515 San Onofre, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Bar-

“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.” – Saint Teresa of Avila

Published: July 17, 2019 Montecito Journal

bara County on July 5, 2019.

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 Thomas Brian.

FBN No. 2019-0001616. Published July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coach, 808A State Street 1st Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Tapestry, INC. Which Will Do Business in California as Coach Leatherware California, INC., 10 Hudson Yards, 19th Floor, New York, NY, 10001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0001392.

Published July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019.

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Notice Inviting Bids JIMENO ROAD RETAINING WALL REPAIR PROJECT Bid No. 5768 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Jimeno Road Retaining Wall Repair Project (“Project”), by or before August 1, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 904 Jimeno Road, Santa Barbara, CA. The Project will require removal and reconstruction of 40 feet of the existing stacked sandstone wall, excavation of subgrade, install 4” perforated PVC subdrain, backfill with well graded granular wall rock or pervious concrete, and replacement of the stacked sandstone wall. Mortor stones together, placing mortor on the back half of each stone to limit the amount of visible mortor on the exposed face.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 25 Working Days 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $115,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

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

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Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Small Businesses. The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises and small businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation.

Bidders are advertised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal-aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 13% DBE/Small Business participation.

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

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

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

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

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Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

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Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on July 25, 2019 at 10:00a.m. at the following location: 904 Jimeno Road for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders conference will be disqualified from bidding.

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

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

Bill Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) July 17, 2019 2) July 24, 2019 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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and easy to install. Gravel on driveways and paths surrounding a home creates a noise factor that can be a deterrent to prowlers and keep bushes and plants trimmed away from your house – so hiding areas are eliminated.

WE’RE WATCHING: If more hands make a job easier, more eyes make a neighborhood safer.

Start a Neighborhood Watch – it is easy and effective. Community Resource Deputy Sherriff James Carovano will come and speak to your neighborhood group about organizing a Neighborhood Watch. He can be reached in Carpinteria via Sheriff Dispatch at 805-683-2724. To get started, Carovano recommends looking at the National Sheriff’s Association website (nnw.org) for helpful Neighborhood Watch tips.

“BOTTOM” LINE: As to alarms, several readers asked if Ring Doorbell security works. They can be effective. The Sheriff’s Department recently reported a doorbell camera in Orcutt caught an intruder at a resident’s front door. The owner alerted the Sheriff and the suspect was quickly apprehended. Arnoldi notes, however, burglars normally do not go through the front door – but often they depart that way. What an insult-to-injury that would be – a looted house with nothing left to show for it other than a photo of the badass’s ass!

Q: I have seen several telephone numbers for the Carpinteria Sheriff’s station, serving Montecito. What is the best number to reach the Sheriff?

Sergeant Daniel Calderon recently sent a reminder about the most effective ways to contact a deputy for service. He said for all emergency calls you should still dial 911. Be prepared to confirm your location and the nature of your emergency with the call taker.

All Non-Emergency requests and general inquiries should be made by calling the non-emergency 24/7 Dispatch number: (805) 683-2724. Dispatch will contact the local station, as appropriate, and you will receive a call back from a deputy. This central dispatch system should help to get the right question to the right person in an expedient, efficient manner.

You can also seek information on the Sheriff’s website (sbsheriff.org). This newly enhanced online reporting system is proving effective for ordinary reports like filing for insurance requirements. Online reports are checked approximately every three hours and then routed to the appropriate Sheriff staff for response – but remember, in an emergency, just dial 911.

•MJ

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All for Real, 2346 Del Sur, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Jon Jackson, 2346 Del Sur, Santa Maria, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 4, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0001330.

Published July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aesthetics for Angels, 707 E. Valerio St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Lacen April Patton, 707 E. Valerio St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 28, 2019.

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 Brenda Aguilera.

FBN No. 2019-0001257. Published June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Destiny Theory, 1050 Vista Del Pueblo, Apt 9, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Hyun Woo Yoo, 1050 Vista Del Pueblo, Apt 9, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 7, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2019-0001372. Published June 19, 26, July 3, 11, 17, 2019.

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SEEN (Continued from page 14)

This is not Willard’s first historical novel. He has written a trilogy with Dream Helper, Delfina’s Gold, and Their Golden Dreams, plus a non-fiction book, Keepers of the Light: The History of the Point Conception Lighthouse.

The inspiration for this latest story was a painting Willard saw at our Museum of Art about the Victorian era in Paris. The painting is now on loan to the Paris Musée d’Orsay. It shows three generations of women who really couldn’t go anywhere without a chaperone. There is no Eiffel Tower in the background. It hadn’t been built yet. Willard and his wife Jo go to Paris every spring and live for a month so he has the real feel of France.

In Willard’s latest novel, Emma Dobbins is raised by her father, a lighthouse keeper at Point Conception.

Her mother had left them. When her father dies, she is on her own and ends up as an artist in Paris where she was going to study at an art school.

She had been sketching all her life.

To discover what happens to her is a compelling story.

Willard says, “The best writing advice I ever received came from a playwright, not a published author.

He showed me how to bring my reader and my characters as closely together as possible without intruding my own voice on them. During the process, I have serious conversations with my characters who often correct me when I get off track.”

Willard is a gold medal-winning historical fiction writer and a graduate of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. He and Jo live in a charming guest cottage at Casa del Herrero in Montecito. If you’d like to contact Willard, his website is wil lard-thompson.com.

Art Foundation of Santa Barbara

Every year the Santa Barbara Club turns into an art gallery for two weeks

John Doordan, Scott Haskins, Diane Waterhouse, and Robert Dibley at the Santa Barbara Club art show

Katherine and Douglas Morse and Fran Morrow at the art exhibit

with artworks loaned from their members’ collections or work they have done themselves. There was an opening reception with champagne and hors d’oeuvres followed by dinner. The public was welcome to buy tickets as well.

To name a few of the entries was an Ansel Adams on loan by Scott Tevis, a Peter Max on loan by Robert

Santa Barbara Club trustee Wes St. Clair, advisory board Peggy Odgers, and Berta Binns and John Brinker

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Dibley and Laurie Small, Laurie MacMillan showed several of her own works, a Ralph Waterhouse on loan by Gillian Launie, and Katherine Murray-Morse loaned a couple of her own. There were almost 40 on show.

The Santa Barbara Club has an art collection of their own but they always look for more so you can be an

“Angel” donor by buying one of the paintings that have been hung on the “Donor Wall” and then you give it to the Club. Some examples of artists on display are Edward Borein, Richard Schloss, Thomas Van Stein, and Ann Sanders.

The temporary exhibit was hung

by Diane Waterhouse, wife of artist Ralph Waterhouse. It was in every nook and cranny so you needed to wander about. An added attraction was a lecture “New Life for Old Art”

by Scott Haskins, who is an artist, art restorer, and conservator who works in his Santa Barbara laboratory and around the world.

Scott worked with conservators, technicians, and specialists to prepare the mural “Portrait of Mexico Today”

by David Alfaro Siqueriros for the move from Los Angeles to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 2002. He also helped with conservation work once it was installed. You may remember it is to the right of the museum entrance. He’s also written a handy guide titled, “How to Save Your Stuff from a Disaster.” That means earthquakes and fires. Scott has art pieces sent to him from all over the world for repair.

What is the Art Foundation? It’s a non-profit whose purpose is to educate the public in the work of artists with special focus on Santa Barbara County and the Central and South Coasts of California, and a special focus on the collection at the Santa Barbara Club. Keith Mautino Moore is president of the Board of Trustees and there is an advisory board as well.

Lotusfest

Did you know that we have one of the ten best gardens in the world right here in Montecito? That would be Lotusland, which just celebrated its famed flower – the lotus – with the annual LotusFest. July is supposed to be their prime blooming time, but

Lotusland executive director Gwen Stauffer and Santa Barbara Winery winemaker Bruce McGuire pouring at LotusFest

“Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.” – Democritus

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Lotusland board president and rosarian Dan Bifano with Pauline Kiernan

Board member and winemaker Connie Pearcy with Suzanne Mathews. Connie uniquely grows all her own grapes on her Montecito property.

as one of the volunteers explained, “They are a bit confused this year because of the cool weather.” The blooms close at night. Lotusland is also celebrating the re-opening of the Japanese garden after two and a half years and $6 million renovation. It is truly a gem.

The creator of this special place was Madame Ganna Walska – as flamboyant as the garden she created. She purchased it with her sixth husband to create a haven for Tibetan monks and originally named it “Tibetland.”

She bought the 37-acre property in 1941 and spent the next 43 years creating her masterpiece. She passed away in 1984.

Guests gathered on the great lawn to taste from about 20 vintners and brewers and munch on goodies from Pete Clements catering. The Kicks kept the beat with their music. The drummer also moonlights as a gardener at Lotusland. As executive director Gwen Stauffer said, “This is a friend raiser, not a fund raiser.”

To book a tour call 805.969.9990. •MJ

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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)

ONGOING Ending this Week: Ventura Music Festival – The annual festival brings name artists across a broad swath of styles to venues around the seaside city for two weekends of multigenre music. Renowned conductor and Ventura Music Festival Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta has upped the ante for this year’s event, which marks the 25-year milestone. Following last weekend’s opening salvo boasting Manhattan Transfer with Take 6, guitarist Christopher Parkening joining renowned baritone Jubilant Sykes, and a concert with the Calidore String Quartet, the fest comes to a close this weekend with shows by the teenage jazz pianist sensation Joey Alexander, Ranky Tanky’s Gullah culture and “soulful honey for the ears” via African, gospel and R&B music, and the Rastrelli Cello Quartet, whose music has been called “simply infectious.” WHEN: July 19, 20 & 21 WHERE: Ventura College Performing Arts Center COST: varies INFO: http://venturamusicfestival.org FRIDAY, JULY 19 SSB’s Summer Intensive – Students from throughout the United States have been in town to participate in State Street Ballet’s Summer Intensive workshops, where they study, practice and learn from the professional company’s ballet masters, dancers and choreographers.

The Intensive culminates tonight when

the students take to one of our local stages to present a diverse program of works ranging from classical to contemporary, with dances created by well-known choreographers such as Autumn Eckman, Kevin Jenkins, Marina Fliagina, and Paola Hartley. WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: $23 general, $11.50 students and children 12 & under INFO: (805) 963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org Back in The Fray – The Denverbased band formed when former schoolmates Isaac Slade (vocals, piano) and Joe King (guitar, vocals) unexpectedly bumped into each other at a local music store in 2002. They soon began a series of two-man jam sessions that led – Lennon-McCartney style – to writing songs together.

When they were ready to expand, Slade’s younger brother Caleb joined on bass, but he was later asked to leave, causing a rift in his relationship that later became the inspiration for a song on The Fray’s major label debut three years later, How to Save a Life. “Over My Head (Cable Car)” became a Top 10 hit in the U.S., and after their second single, the album’s title track, also scored, reaching No. 3, of the Billboard Hot 100, The Fray were another “overnight sensation.”

The album sold more than two million copies stateside and also went

ONGOING Groovin’ in the Grass – All three uber-popular outdoor warm weather series are in full throttle now that we’ve hit midsummer. Concerts in the Park draws throngs to the waterfront Chase Palm Park great lawn 6-8:30 pm on Thursday evenings; Pop Gun Rerun does the ‘80s thing on July 18, with perennial ‘50s & ‘60s rock and roll rascals Captain Cardiac & the Coronaries due July 25 (www.santabarbaraca. gov/gov/depts/parksrec/recreation/events/parkrec/concerts.asp or 805-5645418)... Music at the Ranch, which gets down every Tuesday 5:30-7:30 pm over at the Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta, also offers an escape back to the ‘80s and beyond with the irreverently titled Molly Ringwald Project, on July 23 (http:// goletahistory.org/music-at-the-ranch or 805-681-7216)... And on the film front, UCSB A&L’s summer series head even further back to “Those Fabulous Fifties!!” every Friday after sunset at the County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, raising a ruckus with the landmark juvenile delinquent drama Rebel Without a Cause (https://artsandlectures. ucsb.edu or 805- 893-3535).

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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, JULY 19 California Wine Festival – The annual July dip into seaside samplings of sensational wines and sumptuous snacks has been trimmed by a day for Year 16, with the Old Spanish Night Wine & Tapas evening at the Presidio gone by the wayside (perhaps falling victim to pre-Fiesta overload?). But the good news is that the CWF is still Santa Barbara’s biggest food-and-wine event of the year, with two ocean-cooled deep-diving events that take place across the street from each other at Chase Palm Park and the beach. The weekend kicks off tonight with the annual Sunset Rare & Reserve Wine Tasting at the Chase Palm Park Carousel House (alas, the carousel itself has moved on), where the romantic evening of sipping rare wine actually begins with a champagne reception under the stars at the entryway.

Inside, at the slightly sunken garden setting, extremely limited reserve-level wines are matched with gourmet appetizers from top local chefs, plus artisan cheeses, fresh fruits, olive oils, and more while a live band (the harmony-laden sibling duo of Kalina & Kiana) provides music with the now-empty but still historic carousel house as a backdrop. Limited tickets ensure lots of opportunities to get your fill and to cozy up to the winemakers to find out more about their favorite varietals. Tomorrow afternoon, the big bash known as the Beachside Wine Festival takes over Chase Palm Park Oceanside, normally a spot for soccer games, a sun-splashed locale with the sea and surf just steps away in the area’s only waterfront wine festival. Wine oenophiles will find hundreds more fine wines from more than 70 wineries and vineyards from the best growing regions up and down the state. Beer lovers can enjoy a wide variety of regional craft brews while everyone will find themselves sated after sampling tastes from a dizzying variety of food purveyors, including some of the area’s bestknown gourmet food companies and restaurants (Les Marchands) and hidden gems (gluten-free Kawi Foods). Another live band keeps the beat for this all-day feast for the senses, where the ocean breezes not only keep things cool but also add flavors not available anywhere else. VIP tickets include exclusive admission to VIP Pavilion and access to fruits, reserve level wines, cheeses, and shaded tables and chairs. All ticket prices include all wine, beer and food samples plus an 18-oz keepsake wine glass. Visit the website for a full list of participating wineries, breweries, and food providers. As always, a portion of profits will be donated to the local Foodbank.

WHEN: Rare & Reserve 6:30-9 pm tonight; Beachside Festival 1-4 pm (12 pm VIPS & early admission tickets) WHERE: 223 & 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. COST: $110 Friday, $70-$115 Saturday, $175 VIP weekend pass INFO: www.californiawinefestival. com/santa-barbara

platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. The group’s self-titled second album, released in 2009, debuted at No. 1, and was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010, marking The Fray’s fourth Grammy nod for its popular mid-tempo piano-driven pop rock songs and power ballads that have been compared to such bands as Coldplay. The last decade, however, has only seen two more studio albums, and the latest release was a greatest hits package in 2016. Still the boys are back on the road, still fighting the good fight, rocking out and saving lives, including a date tonight at the Chumash two days before a gig at the Induction Ceremony for the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Texas. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez COST: $69-$99 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.” – Aristotle

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Fire up the Flamenco – Santa Barbara natives Keani Madrigal and Alda Escarsega grew up learning flamenco and dancing together during Fiesta since childhood, studying under well-known local teacher/dancer and Fiesta fave Antoinette Lopez. Once the young ladies became flamencas on their own, they decided to create a group of solo flamencas with the mission to dance and express their own flamenco style. That outfit has now grown and become its own entity, Contra Tiempo Flamenco dance studio. Focusing on inspiring students to become true flamencos through body, mind, and spirit – performing passionately with a strong body in the mindset of humble confidence and with the spirit of dancers raising each other up – Madrigal and Escarsega’s Contra Tiempo is now ready to share 18 – 25 July 2019

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Quarter-Century out of Chico – Originally signed by famed American Records impresario Rick Rubin while the band members were still just students at Chico State, The Mother Hips have spent two and a half decades at the forefront of a breed of California rock and roll informed by the breezy harmonies of the Beach Boys, the funky roots of The Band, and the psychedelic Americana of Buffalo Springfield.

Countless concerts and one-time seemingly endless tours jelled the band’s sound and led The New Yorker to laud the Hips’ ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty.” The group’s most recent release, 2018’s Chorus, displays that intoxicating dichotomy while also shifting things up a bit via turning their recording process on its head, as for the first time ever they tracked elaborate studio demos to serve as a detailed roadmap for the album a full year before official recording sessions began. The result is the most refined and cohesive album in The Mother Hips’ catalog, one that also reflects the immense changes in their personal lives, including leader Tim Bluhm’s brush with death in a speed flying accident that left him confined to a hospital bed for four months. Bluhm and fellow co-founding guitarist/singer-songwriter Greg Loiacono and drummer John Hofer are the core trio of the Hips that will hightail it back to SOhO, a frequent haunt, for a much-anticipated gig tonight. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 day of show INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

their passion for flamenco with a first theater-based public performance on their own, just a couple of weeks before the onset of another Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration. Asi Se Bailan features artists Breseyda Zárate, Santiago Maya, Joey Heredia, Alda Escárcega, Keani Madrigal and the Contra Tiempo Flamenco dancers. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: $25 general admission INFO: (805) 9630408 or www.centerstagetheater.org SUNDAY, JULY 21 Art Kitchen/Science Studio – The periodic program from Santa Barbara Museum of Art employs the museum’s collection as a starting point to explore the shared materials, methods and myths associated with art, food and science via demonstration, experimentation, taste testing and art

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making to provide a perfect recipe for learning. Today’s enticing topic ponders whether a chef’s culinary creativity with a basic recipe is similar to a jazz musician improvising from a musical score. Renowned jazz musician Ted Nash, the museum’s summer Artist in Residence, and senior teaching artist Tina Villadolid offer an interactive performance at The Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble exhibition, which centers around an interactive sculptural instrument designed to be activated by collaborating non-musicians, including a daily musical score developed by the artist for visitors to interpret. The performance is followed by an art activity, plus a tasting of three different exhibition-inspired takes on a single seasonal ingredient prepared by local chefs. Each session is limited to 30 participants and advanced registration is required. WHEN: 2-3 pm & 3:304:30 pm WHERE: 1130 State Street COST: free INFO: (805) 884-6457 / www.sbma.net or email education@ sbma.net.

•MJ

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LOS GRANDES DEL AYER SAT SEP 21 7PM RICHTER ENTERTAINMENT

ROY ORBISON & BUDDY HOLLY: THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DREAM TOUR THU SEP 26 7:30PM UCSB ARTS & LECTURES

SUNDAY, JULY 21

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Next of Kim(s) – The Santa Barbara Jazz Society, which generally likes to lure jazz cats from Los Angeles, New York, and other distant shores to its monthly afternoons at SOhO, sticks close to home for today’s offering of local luminaries featuring Kim Richmond and Kimberly Ford. The show is set as a tribute to the music of Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell, featuring the pair’s original arrangements of the two legends’ songs. Ford is a seasoned expert in Mitchell’s repertoire, frequently performing vocals for faithful renditions of the seminal singer-songwriter’s songs and also playing on the instrumental sections of the arrangements, all written by Richmond, a saxophonist who, like Ford, is also an educator. The addition of Hancock favorites adds a “Both Sides Now” twist to the already formidable show, in which the pair perform with a band featuring guitarist Will Brahm, pianist Adam Hersh, bassist Cooper Appeit, and drummer Kevin Vandenelzen. WHEN: 1-4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 general, $15 SBJS members, $7 members who are local professional jazz musicians or full-time students INFO: 9627776 / www.sohosb.com or 687-7123 / www.sbjazz.org

18 – 25 July 2019

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 37) Actor James Garner’s former ranch on the market

Isleboro in Penobscot Bay over the years, I was transported back to my sailing days with Marshall Field heir Maldwin Drummond, as we noshed on the New England lobster clambake, including steamed clams, corn on the cob, coleslaw and drawn butter, washed down with 2017 chardonnay from the Carr and Pierre Lafond vineyards.

A delightful repast...

On the Market A 400-acre estate in the Santa Ynez Valley that belonged to the late actor James Garner is up for grabs.

Garner, star of the TV series The Rockford Files, who died in 2014, commissioned the property, Rancho La Zaca, in the ‘90s with architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen designing a 8,000 sq. ft. house showcasing the expansive hillside location.

He purchased the ranch from film director Herb Ross and his wife, Lee Radziwill, the late sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

The estate, which is currently owned by author and hostess Frances Schultz, features private pavilions, terraces and courtyards that offer sweeping views of vineyards and hills, oak savanna lands, old-growth olive trees, and distant mountains.

The five-bedroom ranch is listed with Village Properties at $16,500,000.

On Board Allen Mask, chief of staff to the CEO and Vice President of product marketing and collaborations at Sonos, is a new member of the board of directors for the Santa Barbara Symphony as it marks its 66th season.

“With an unparalleled education program reaching more than 10,000

students each season, the board plays a key role in realizing these initiatives come to fruition,” says Mask.

“I look forward to working with this amazing group of community leaders in championing this cause.”

Before joining Sonos, Mask led global product marketing at Airbnb.

Hot Item The late Princess Diana still has the wow factor!

Her Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt, which I wrote about in this illustrious organ last week, sold for a hefty $53,532 at a Boston auction house, ten times the estimated amount.

The top, which Diana used to exercise in regularly at her Chelsea, London, gym, was a gift from Virgin Atlantic tycoon Sir Richard Branson.

Proceeds go to a Malawi charity.

Hold Your Hat For the 11th consecutive year, I will have the onerous task of judging the torrent of tony tête toppers at the Belmond El Encanto-sponsored match at the Santa Barbara Polo Club on Sunday.

It is to be hoped the mélange of magnificent millinery will be up to past standards as I award prizes for the most colorful, largest, and most creative.

Closing Time On a personal note, I mark the passing of New York’s Four Seasons

restaurant in New York after 60 years of business.

The celebrity hotspot, formerly in the Seagram building on Park Avenue, until moving to its new location last year, was undoubtedly the home of the “power lunch” given all the celebrities and corporate honchos who used to nosh there, particularly in the Pool Room.

I would frequently see my neighbor, Andy Warhol, former colleague Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Henry Kissinger, Jackie O, and fashion designers Valentino and Calvin Klein there, but after a $40 million move to East 49th Street off Fifth Avenue, it lost its lunchtime luster.

The end of an era...

Sightings: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his former supermodel wife Jerry Hall touring Lotusland...

Crooner Paul Anka checking out the crowd at Lucky’s... Film score composer Alan Silvestri noshing at Olio e Limone Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and 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 805-969-3301 •MJ

93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

SUNDAY JUNE 21

ADDRESS

808 San Ysidro Lane 15 Miramar Ave 255 Bonnie Lane 1422 East Valley Road 652 Park Lane 1570 Bolero Drive 850 Rockbridge Road 32 Hammond Drive 1156 Hill Road 1000 East Mountain Drive 1333 East Valley Road 2220 East Valley Road 575 Barker Pass Road 2891 Hidden Valley Lane 1671 San Leandro Lane 947 Arcady Road 1180 High Road 2960 Torito Road 2942 Torito Road 129 West Mountain Drive 750 El Bosque Road 2931 Hidden Valley Lane 2775 East Valley Road 2180 Alisos Drive 1544 San Leandro Lane 2970 Hidden Valley Lane 355 Sierra Vista Road 17 Augusta Lane 39 Seaview Drive 2111 Piedras Drive 29 Via Alicia 230 Sierra Vista Road 916 El Rancho Road 677 Orchard Avenue 1762 Sycamore Canyon Road 530 San Ysidro Road #B 925 Chelham Way 1034 Fairway Road

TIME

2-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 1-4pm 1-4pm 1-4pm 12-4pm 12-3pm 2:30-4:30pm 12-4pm

By Appt.

1-3pm 1-3pm 2-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 2-4pm 1-3pm 1-4pm

By Appt.

1-4pm 2-4 pm 2-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 2-4pm 2-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 2-4pm 1-4pm 2-4 pm 1-4pm 12-2pm 1-4pm 2-4pm

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Incredible Value in San Roque! Open Saturday & Sunday 2-4 3735 Foothill Road San Roque Built in 1964 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath 2,258 Square Feet Offered at $1,495,000

Welcome home to this gorgeous Colonial, which exudes curb appeal with its black shutters and window boxes, red door, and brick entryway. This San Roque gem is elegant yet comfortably casual, offering a traditional floorplan with entry foyer, spacious and light living room with fireplace, large dining room with gracious moldings, charming kitchen with ample storage space and breakfast area, remodeled powder room, and a cozy den. Four large bedrooms, including a lovely master suite, are located upstairs; the front bedrooms enjoy gorgeous mountain views.

Well cherished for nearly two decades, this home is an entertainer’s paradise, sitting on 1/4 of an acre and boasting a pool/spa, large entertaining patio for true indoor/outdoor living, and beautiful gardens with fruit trees, roses, and picturesque views of the foothills. Located in the Monte Vista attendance area.

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