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Only natural: New Zealand native Justin Mahy launches KOPU sparkling water, p. 6

LETTERS, P. 8 • MOVIES, P. 22 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 32 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

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Awning Debate

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Montecito Inn owners appeal City Council after disagreement over color of exterior awning, p. 40

Singer Louise Goffin, daughter of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, performs Sunday at SOhO, p. 26

Mark Hunt unveils four available beach-area homes in the MUS District from Posilipo to Plaza Pacifica, p. 44

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial

James Buckley sums up the Lois & Walter Capps Project celebration on July 26

6 Miscellany

Mindy and Justin Mahy; White on the Green gala; Beverley Jackson; Grease at City College; Downton Abbey update; The Monarch eatery; MAW festival; Oprah in 2020; John Cleese moving; Anthony Bourdain; Kate Kurlas; Belmond El Encanto; and Bob Lovejoy, R.I.P.

8 Letters to the Editor

A mound of missives from Journal readers including Denice Adams, Morten Wengler, Gerald Rounds, Michael Padden-Rubin, Jean Von Wittenburg, Kathleen Anderson Ross, and Greg Gorga

10 This Week

Balloons; MBAR meeting; wine dinner; art gala; fishing workshop; Footloose; yoga; “Compose Yourself!”; meditations; Hattie Beresford; art fundraiser; investments; “Our Common Table”; Skin Essentials; treasure hunt; Volunteer Fair; Build-a-Thon; family weekends; brain fitness; art; story time; yoga; Italian discourse; Carp arts; dance; and wine/cheese; farmers market; and French

Tide Guide 12 Village Beat

The Monarch to open at Montecito Inn; debate about awnings on Coast Village Road; and Bree’Osh offers new hours and offerings; plus the “new” Silverhorn sets up shop at 1235 Coast Village Road

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner reports on the Bucket Brigade’s recognition; and “Missions in Watercolor” exhibit at the museum

16 Our Town

Joanne Calitri finds out what’s up with UPS by interviewing owner Cris Quinnell, whose new store set up shop in the upper village

18 Montecito Easy PC: I Heart My Groom Photography

Strawberry Fields forever? Jane Walker Wood serves up the recipe for a Strawberry Fields flower salad, topped off with dressing that’s drizzled.

20 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz chronicles InCourage Chorus singing at Yoga Soup; healing nature workshop; SB Yoga Center; plus John McEnany’s hands-on healing

22 Movie Guide 24 MAW 2018

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26 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz talks with singer Louise Goffin; Hugh Margerum’s correspondence from Mark Collins; and the Sunset Reserve & Rare Wine Tasting

28 In Business

Jon Vreeland interviews Athena and Tomac Henson, owners of Mission Tattoo, host a fundraiser to honor U.S. military veterans

29 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant spills the beans about privacy and embarrassment, from his school days in England to small-town Pennsylvania, where things got awkward

32 93108 Open House Directory 38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

Vanya and Sonia; Concerts in the Park; animation; Island musical; dance and music; SOhO hosts Barbara Wood; Top Shop Ghost; Dr. Thomas Dunne; supergroup RUNA; Dena DeRose; and Nate Birkey

44 Real Estate

Mark Hunt surveys the Montecito scene and raises the roof on four more available homes with price tags ranging from $2 million to $4.8M

46 Classified Advertising

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47 Local Business Directory

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Editorial

by James Buckley

Our Common Table

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ell, now, here’s a good idea, and it’s one we believe will receive a hugely positive response from Montecito residents. The recent Village Fourth Parade and Celebration – sponsored by the Montecito Association and financed by the Montecito Community Foundation – was an expression made up of equal parts of patriotism, community, joy, and relief, and served to point out how tightly knit our village really is.

A terrific way to cement that unity would be to join friends and neighbors on Thursday, July 26, on the terraces above the Montecito Union School playground, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. There, you’ll find a series of folding tables, set up end-to-end to form one continuous table. Your job will be to bring your own food and drink, “enough to share” suggests the flyer put together by the Lois & Walter Capps Project, which is sponsoring this event. Food suggestions include prepared side dishes, desserts, salads, hors d’oeuvres and/or main dishes. Oh, and bring your own napkins, utensils, plates, cutlery, and whatever else you’ll need to consume and share.

The Capps Project (see ad on page 27 of this issue) promises that what is being offered and what participants should expect is simply “neighbors breaking bread together.” There’ll be... “No program. No politics. No speeches. Just potluck food, live music, and a little togetherness in the midst of rebuilding our community.”

To become part of Our Common Table at Montecito Union School on Thursday, July 26, all you’ve got to do is show up. For more info, go to: info@ cappsproject.org. Otherwise, see you there?!

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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 11 years ago.

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ith Starbucks and American Airlines ditching the use of plastic straws with a view to cleaning up the environment, Santa Barbara dynamic duo Justin and Mindy Mahy couldn’t have chosen a better time to launch KOPU sparkling water, sourced from Justin’s native New Zealand.

And rather than the product coming in a plastic bottle, like so many commercial waters, their brand comes in a sleek and lightweight aluminum bottle.

“Aluminum is a sustainability warrior,” says Mindy. “Recycling just one of our bottles is equivalent to the recycling of 400 plastic bottles, 50 glass.

“Some seventy-five percent of all aluminum ever created is still in use today, given the metal can be recycled endlessly without losing its integrity.”

Aluminum is also valuable, with a ton of its scrap metal yielding around $2,100 with plastic at just $6.

“To address carbon emissions, the KOPU vessel weighs about eighty percent less than equivalent-sized glass bottles,” adds Mindy.

The tony twosome, who met in New York, spent more than two years creating what they believe to be the perfect sparkling water, which is bottled at source in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty, Justin’s hometown.

The innovative brand has also been awarded the top three best-tasting sparkling waters in the world at the Berkeley Springs international water tasting awards this year in its first entry.

It is distributed from Santa Barbara to San Diego – selling at the Montage in Beverly Hills, the prestigious Jonathan Club, and the Canary – and, most recently, in New York and the oh-so trendy Hamptons, including the exclusive East Hampton Golf Club.

In our rarefied enclave, it can be bought at the Montecito Village Grocers, Los Arroyos, and Jeannine’s.

Stylishly quenching your thirst while saving the planet.

Perfect.

Hot Wheels Records galore were broken at the White on the Green Party at Bella Vista, the sprawling Summerland estate of hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt

Walk beside me... just be my friend. – Albert Camus

Justin and Mindy Mahy catch the environmental wave

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housing not rented, or not offered for rent, rented and not offered for rent within one year prior to the procla mation or declaration of emergenIf you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something cy, 160 percent of the fair market you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: rent established by the United States Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite H, Montecito, CA. Department of Housing and Urban 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net Development. This amount may be increased by five percent if the housing is offered for rent fully furnished. t a recent California State Please, appropriately represent the This amount shall not be adjusted for Senate hearing on how to help needs of your constituents by ensur- any other good or service, including, but those adversely impacted by ing access to any and all available not limited to, gardening or utilities post-disaster emergencies and in need short-term housing our neighbors currently or formerly provided in conof temporary housing, representative may choose to make available to us nection with the lease.”

Monique Limon called AB1919 to the post-disaster.

What pending AB1919 means in attention of the Montecito audience.

If AB1919 must proceed, as per Montecito post-disaster rent: $2,464 The #1 listed pending bill on the demands of the Democrat machine maximum rent for unfurnished 2-bedhandout was this: “This bill prohibits leadership, gut it by removing the room; $2,075 for a 1-bedroom; and price gouging of rental housing that 160% HUD max rent parameters as $1,766 for a studio. was not on the market at the time of the guideline basis for this mandate.

These max rents likely will limit proclamation or declaration of emerParticularly in times of emergency, victim access to desired local emergency.” private property owners willing to gency temporary housing covered by Life cannot be regulated in the land inconvenience themselves by creat- their homeowner’s or renter’s insurof the free, in a republic operated ing highly needed emergency housing ance policy. Tell their Sacramento colunder constitutional authority. After to help their neighbors and commu- leagues that many of us can’t pay reading the proposed bill in its entire- nity are godsends, and should not water, utility, and trash bills for these ty, fire alarms went off. be regulated beyond existing rental amounts. Forget the added costs of the As an affordable- and special- standards. The market will determine dwelling structure, maintenance, and ized-housing specialist, and a pricing. gardening.

Montecito fire evacuee-claimant three Every disaster, geographic area, and Imagine you’re the disaster victimes in nine years, if concerted efforts victim-reality are different, such as tim paying $10,000 a month for a to kill this pending mandate fail, Montecito and Santa Barbara experi- hotel room, plus tax and parking fees. then our State Senator Hannah-Beth enced after Highway 101 was closed Would you prefer a less commerJackson and Ms Limon should vote following the January 9 debris flow. cial environment for $6,000 to 8,000 NO. The proposed law reads in part: “For a month? What if you’re the physician or responder flying between Camarillo and Santa Barbara roundtrip daily for $260 or $7,800 a month for transportation only?

Yes, circumstances vary. People’s needs differ. In a disaster, victims have already lost control of their lives and normalcy. Please do not regulate their access to whatever housing their neighbors and community may choose to make available to them.

LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

Outlaw Sacramento Rent Mandates

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And please, please, please remember: There is no definition of “affordable,” and one size never fits all.

An investor earning a million dollars a year, a fire responder paid $300,000 to $400,000 a year, can afford more than a teacher making $80,000 to $125,000 a year or some retiree living on $15,000 to $30,000 a year.

The only way to offer and sustain a stable supply of “affordable housing” is for nonprofits with a volunteer board of directors to develop and hold for 30 to 40 years or longer, with required reserves for replacement.

Government-imposed mandates whereby one struggling resident is required to pay 20% more to cross-subside their neighbor is un-American and simply wrong, despite the fact our local politicians too often make this an approval prerequisite.

Simply put: Outlaw all Sacramento mandates. Let each California community decide what’s best locally.

Take the lead. Spare us. No more mandates.

Denice S. Adams Montecito

Safer in America

When deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein and FBI agent Peter Strzok recently displayed arrogant and “haughty” behavior toward their boss – the U.S. Congress – it was a glaring example of people who have been sheltered for many years and are now on public display.

Robert de Niro and Peter Fonda – who both have showed disgusting behavior in regards to the Trump family – take away any credibility of today’s radical left.

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This Week in and around Montecito

TUESDAY, JULY 24 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Hattie Beresford will sign her book, The Way it Was – Santa Barbara Comes of Age. Hattie is a local historian and author, as well as a longtime contributor to the Montecito Journal. Tonight she will discuss and sign copies of her book.

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

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JULY 19 Nifty Balloons Balloon art beyond your wildest imagination! These artists tell stories, teach science lessons, and more. Age 3 and up.

When: 10:30 to 11:30 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: a new single family home on Santa Clara Way; a cabana on San Ysidro; a new home on Park Hill Lane; a new single family home, studio, pool pavilion, and garage on Hot Springs Road, among other agenda items.

When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Santa Barbara Wine Dinner Series Savor the summertime with an evening of exquisite wines from local Santa Barbara vineyards paired with a tasting menu of regionally inspired cuisine prepared by Chef Denizot. Each dinner begins with a reception at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner in the dining room. Tonight: Sunstone Winery.

When: 6:30 pm Where: Belmond El Encanto, 800 Alvarado Place Cost: $120 per person Reservations: (805) 770-3530 FRIDAY, JULY 20 Art Opening Reception “Take Three” features three

contemporary artists: Taj Vaccarella (Santa Barbara), Brad Nuorala (Tucson), and Carol Paquet (Arroyo Grande). Exhibit runs July 20 through September 9; reception tonight.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: MichaelKate Interiors and Art Gallery, 132 Santa Barbara Street Info: (805) 963-1411 Art Opening at GraySpace Gallery Karin Aggeler and Karen Zazon unveil their “Expressions of Spirit” exhibit in the Funk Zone.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: GraySpace Gallery, 219 Gray Avenue Info: (805) 886-0552 SATURDAY, JULY 21 Kids’ Fishing Workshop A workshop led by expert fishermen and women in honor of fishing extraordinaire Neal Taylor, to teach kids and parents (not required) basic fishing skills.

Registration is free and limited to the first 40 kids and parents, if the family would like to participate too.

The event is a dry-land workshop focusing on teaching fundamental skills and will take place on the lawn at the Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake.

When: 8:45 am to noon Where: 2265 Highway 154 Info: (805) 693-8381 Stage Left Productions presents Footloose Get ready to kick up your heels this summer as Stage Left Productions presents Footloose. This highenergy musical will lift your spirits and make you want to dance. The performance deals with family

tensions, being an outsider and fighting for what you believe in. More than 60 local young performers, ages 9 to 17, will capture the look and sound of the 1980s with this American classic.

Stage Left Productions offers an intensive four-week summer performing arts program for young performing artists of all experience levels. The training program includes dance and vocal instruction, set and costume design and construction, actor training, improvisation, and audition technique.

When: Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22, with performances at 2 and 7 pm each day.

Where: Santa Barbara High School Theatre, 700 East Anapamu St. Cost: $12 General Admission. Reserve seating available for $25.

Info: Contact Dave Arthurs at (805) 965-0880 or stageleft@cox.net

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Meditations at SB Museum of Natural History Join for ongoing Tuesday evening meditations led by Dr. Radhule Weininger, M.D., PhD. clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, author of Heartwork The Path to Self Compassion, and Buddhist meditation teacher who leads retreats nationally and internationally. In addition to the meditations, Dr. Weininger shares insights and practices combining mindfulness and compassion to reach the roots of issues most of us are grappling with in our lives. These powerful practices can free us from fear, despair, and other oppressive mind states. For more information, visit Dr. Weininger’s website at: http:// radhuleweiningerphd.com.

When: 6 pm Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Cost: donations appreciated

Yoga on the Wharf Join in for another class on Stearns Wharf to benefit the Blondes vs.

Brunettes Alzheimer’s Association of Santa Barbara. All proceeds from this class will go directly to the cause.

Bring your mat, your sunglasses, and all of your friends.

When: 9 am Where: Stearns Wharf, 219 Stearns Wharf Cost: donation

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“Compose Yourself!” Family Concert Performed now around the world more than 350 times, “Compose Yourself!” is a 50-minute interactive orchestral extravaganza, introducing young audiences to the wonders of the orchestra, while engaging them in the compositional process, resulting in a unique world premiere created at the event. Crafted and paced by James Stephenson, “Compose Yourself!” delights students with bottle-music, hosaphones, snake-charming oboes, powerful trumpets, and more.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road Cost: free for kids; $10 for adults Info: (805) 969-8787 TUESDAY, JULY 24

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 Benefit Art Show An art show hosted by Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE), with a reception

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at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. There will be art for sale, complimentary wine and appetizers, live music, and a raffle, plus the event is free admission. The affair features the exhibit and sale of fine art from more than 150 artists with the theme of the art being the ocean and coastal byways. A portion of the proceeds goes to Heal the Ocean.

When: show is from noon to 8 pm; reception from 5 to 8 pm Where: SBMM, 113 Harbor Way #190 Info: www.healtheocean.org Investment & Financial Education Discussion Join Dr. Bob Bronfman, retired certified financial planner for a discussion about finances on the last Wednesday of every month.

When: 5 to 6 pm Where: Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala Street Info: (805) 845-9125 THURSDAY, JULY 26 “Our Common Table” Montecito Union School is proud to partner with the Lois and Walter Capps Project to bring this event to Montecito. This chance to break bread with your neighbors (and meet some new folks!) in a non-political and warm

atmosphere comes at an important time as this community continues to rebuild.

There will be no speeches, no agenda, just a chance to connect more closely to the community. Tables will be set up end-to-end to create one continuous table; attendees should bring something to share with those seated within dishpassing distance of you, as well as serving utensils, plates, and cutlery for yourself and family. Iced tea and lemonade provided.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 pm Where: MUS upper school field, 385 San Ysidro Road Info: info@cappsproject.org FRIDAY, JULY 27 Skin Essentials Open House Skin Essentials celebrates 20 years in business with a special event with a raffle, gift bags, wine, and appetizers.

The spa is also offering a 20-percent discount on all services purchased today; may be used at a later date.

When: 11 am to 3 pm Where: 1482 E. Valley Road, Suite 6 Info: (805) 695-8699

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Discover Your Paradise

Village Beat

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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

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Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee at The Monarch; the newest restaurant concept at the Montecito Inn, set to open on August 1 (photo credit Jakob N. Layman)

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cratch Restaurants chef-owners Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee are putting the finishing touches on their newest restaurant concept at the Montecito Inn: The Monarch, the duo’s hyper-local all-day dining room and bar is set to open on Wednesday, August 1. The much-anticipated eatery centers around a collection of the season’s best vegetables, fruits, herbs, seafood, and meats – cooked over a wood-burning hearth and paired with regional wines, and served in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

The eatery is the second concept from the couple at the Inn; Frankland’s Crab & Co. opened in the spring across the breezeway. The Monarch pays tribute to California’s Central Coast, with local cooking built around a rustic, wood-burning hearth in the elegant space once home to Montecito Café.

Frankland Lee says the inspiration behind The Monarch is drawn from the culinary gems dotting Europe’s countryside, “beckoning locals and faraway travelers with the lure of a gastronomic road trip.”

Utilizing the rustic cooking rituals of the old world, and directed by chef de cuisine John Butler, the menu at The Monarch sources ingredients locally from the Central Coast, with the majority coming from within the borders of Santa Barbara County. The opening day harvest includes beef, pork, and duck from Watkins Ranch; abalone from Cultured Abalone Farm; pastured eggs and avocados from Sage Hill Farms; lamb from Jimenez Family Farm; micro greens and wildflowers from Flora Vista Farms; herbs, greens, and wild plants from Earthtrine Farms;

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Seen Around Town

2835 Gibraltar Rd

by Lynda Millner

Honoring the Bucket Brigade

Cabana Home owner Caroline Thompson with the Bucket Brigade founders, Abraham and Jessica Powell

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A fundraiser for your Zoo and your planet

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aroline and Steve Thompson, who own Cabana Home at 111 Santa Barbara Street in the Funk Zone, gave one of their artists’ receptions with a new twist. A portion of the sales from artist Robyn Geddes’s works will be donated to refresh supplies and spirits of the Bucket Brigade.

In case you haven’t heard of the Bucket Brigade, it was founded by Abraham and Jessica Powell. They direct volunteers who shovel mud and debris from the mudslide disaster areas in Montecito. They worked seven days a week for three months and had as many as 450 volunteers in a day. As they said, “We had about 25 chiefs and lots of Indians to keep busy.” More than 3,000 folks in all came out to help. They found ways to help one another.

Ms Millner is the author of The Magic Makeover, Tricks for Looking Thinner, Younger and More Confident – Instantly. If you have an event that belongs in this column, you are invited to call Lynda at 969-6164.

The reception centered around artist Robyn, who came from Andy Warhol’s Factory to a solo exhibition at New York’s legendary Mudd Club.

His work is innovative and his materials unorthodox, melding cement and sandpaper with unusual color.

Some of those patrons munching and mingling were Santa Barbara Museum of Art director Larry Feinberg and wife

SEEN Page 334 Enjoying the art were Terry Ryken and Diana and Ralph MacFarlane

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art director Larry Feinberg and wife Starr Siegele with artist Robyn Geddes and Cabana Home owner Steve Thompson

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. – Linda Grayson

19 – 26 July 2018

Celebrate Traditions

El Montecito Early School

La Recepción del Presidente

BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS TO LAST A LIFETIME

La Recepción del Presidente kicks off Fiesta week.

Guests in their finest Fiesta attire are welcomed with the official receiving line of El Presidente and enjoy performances by the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, Mexican buffet, and dance the night away.

This evening is one not to be missed!

Quality preschool now enrolling for fall 2018 Come for a tour in the heart of Montecito

Sunday, July 29 at 5-10pm Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort 633 E. Cabrillo Boulevard

Tickets: $125 single or $1,200 table for 10 www.sbfiesta.org Fiesta Attire Encouraged!

1455 E.Valley Road Santa Barbara, Ca. 93108 www.elmontecitoearlyschool.com (805) 969-ELMO

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation salutes and thanks our sponsors:

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Healer Bear American Riviera Bank Julia Delgado, MD, General Pediatrics First American Title Company J Paul Gignac Larame & Nikki Greene Mark & Sheela Hunt, Village Properties O’Malley’s: Jimmy Smit & Dan & Carolyn Baham Peggy & Nathan Rogers M. Barry Semler & Family, Santa Barbara Investment Co. California Clam Bake | April 26, 2018 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara Thank you for helping us help kids with cancer in our community!

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Our Town

Story and photos by Joanne A. Calitri

Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist.

Contact her at: artraks@yahoo.com

New UPS Store in Upper Village

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fter being at their Coast Village Road location for 28 years, Montecito UPS Store owner Cris Quinnell has followed through on a personal wish to open a second UPS Store in the upper village. It is nested in the two-story gray house located at 525 San Ysidro Road, Suite D, right next to Hogue & Co Florist, with free parking. Currently, Montecito store manager Marion Freel is operating both locations, along with new hire Alex Pulido.

I interviewed a busy Cris about her latest location: Q. How did the new store come about – why the additional Montecito site?

A. I have owned the Coast Village Road location for 28 years. Over time, many customers have told me how convenient it would be to have a second location in the upper village. We have given it consideration for many years and are very excited to have just opened that location. My goal is to offer an enhanced range of services

to both new and existing customers, along with the convenience the new location will make possible. We are truly excited with the reception we have received since opening earlier this month. The owners and merchants of San Ysidro Village Shopping Center have been extremely supportive of our endeavor, and we look forward to being part of the upper village community.

To me, Montecito is a very special and unique area to own a business.

Our customers are amazing, interesting, and supportive people – and I, along with my dedicated, hard-working staff, are fortunate to be part of this community.

And what about the new store services?

In our new location, we offer a full complement of services including personal mailbox rentals, 24-hour access to allow for convenience in picking up mail and packages, custom packaging of almost anything you can think of shipping, freight, and crating services for larger items (furniture, equipment,

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Greeting customers with a reliable smile is new UPS employee Alex Pulido

1. CONTINUING THE WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE (WAC) 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.

2. INITIATING A GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY (GSA) Pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, a Resolution of the Board of Directors of Montecito Water District Declaring its Intention to Become the Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the Montecito Groundwater Basin will be considered for adoption.

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UPS Store owner Cris Quinnell with store manager Marion Freel, at their newly opened second Montecito store location in the upper village

Nick Sylvia, Hoag co-florist, taking in the new upstairs business center at the upper village UPS Store

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light. – Helen Keller

antiques, artwork, and more). The second floor of our new location is a full-service business center where we can provide privacy for Notary Services (no appointments necessary) during all of our business hours.

Customers can access a private area for using our network of computers and printers. Graphic design services are also available, along with full-service printing supported by a regional production facility. We are ready to help with design and printing of banners, posters, flyers, brochures, business cards, letterhead, envelopes, PowerPoint presentations, and more.

In addition, we offer finishing services for laminating and binding, Passport photos, office supplies, greeting cards, and shredding services to allow you a safe, secure way to dispose of your documents.

Come by and say hello. We also want to thank S.R. Hogue & Company Florist for doing a wonderful job with plantings in the front of the building.

•MJ 19 – 26 July 2018

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YO U ’ R E CO R D I A L LY I N V I T E D

MONTECITO EASY

by Jane Walker Wood

Jane is a published journalist, columnist, and screenwriter. She began cooking at age eight, when her dad started a weekly dinner competition. Each sibling had to create a meal, set the table, and clean up. First prize was a whopping $2. Clever parents got a three-night respite and everyone grew up knowing how to cook.

Strawberry Fields Salad The Montecito Easy Strawberry Fields Salad (Photo credit: Serving plate from Letter Perfect on Coast Village Road)

The Spirit of the Fiesta!

Celebrate the traditions of colorful music, dance and song at our annual “Old Spanish Days” Fiesta. Join residents, friends, families and neighbors as the charm and beauty of the Spirit and Junior Spirit team perform the dances of Spain, Mexico and early California.

Complimentary delicious favorites, including a taco bar with chicken, carnitas, sautéed vegetables, salsa verde, salsa roja, guacamole and corn tortillas. And for dessert, tres leches cake. Viva La Fiesta!

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here is nothing prettier than an edible flower salad. It’s easy to make and looks great on the table, especially if you’re entertaining.

This is a particularly delicate salad mix, so drizzle your dressing rather than tossing the greens. That way, your salad won’t look soggy, and people can appreciate the vividness of the flowers.

One of my favorite accompaniments to a flower salad is a bright-red strawberry dressing made with low-acidic, super-sweet Gaviota strawberries.

Lucky for Montecito, both Gaviota strawberries and an edible flower mix are available at the popular Harry’s Berries stand at Friday Farmers Market. Harry’s Berries is a wellknown local three-generation farming family founded in 1967. The family takes enormous pride in its quality organic produce.

These are the most delicious strawberries I’ve ever tasted, so I use them in a lot of my recipes. They are so naturally sweet that I use only a teaspoon of raw unfiltered honey in this dressing.

(Prep time, 15 minutes) 1 pint Gaviota strawberries, hulled 1 tbl white balsamic vinegar 1 tbl rosemary oil

1 tsp raw unfiltered honey, Orange Blossom 1/4 tsp Viva Oliva Salt Mix hydroponic lettuce baby greens and edible flowers roasted almonds chevre Dressing: Blend berries, vinegar, oil, honey, and salt mix; use a Vitamix blending cup or similar blender Salad: 1. layer hydroponic lettuce on plates 2. top with baby greens flower mix 3. add slices of quality chevre 4. drizzle with the strawberry dressing 5. sprinkle with grated almonds 6. finish with some Maldon salt flakes Easy shop, easy cook. Ingredients are locally sourced from Montecito merchants and Friday Farmers Market. This week’s vendors are: Friday Farmers Market (salad greens, berries, honey); Viva Oliva (rosemary oil, Salt Mix, vinegar); Montecito Village Market (Maldon salt, chevre); and Pierre Lafond (Fat Uncle Farms CA almonds).

If you have something you’d like me to try, please send an email to: janewalkerwood@gmail.com.

•MJ

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Spirituality Matters

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

Singing at the Soup

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hat’s that? You’re wondering what a column on spirituality is doing featuring an item on singing? A sensible query, to be sure, and while the answer could be a smarmy “Anything is spiritual if that’s your vantage point,” The inCourage Chorus truly takes a heart-based, spirit-invoking approach to vocalizing with melody, rhythm, and harmony in a community-based song circle.

Song carriers Ben Gould and Britta Gudmunson, who also lead yoga with musical accompaniment at Yoga Soup, are the creators and leaders of The inCourage Chorus who teach from the heart in the oral tradition (meaning no sheet music) where anyone can raise your voice, your vibration, and your spirit in song. No experience is necessary as singers, “recovering non-singers,” breathers, and talkers of all levels are invited to commune in songs from around the world spanning culture, tradition, and language.

Here’s the soup: Britta Gudmunson conducts inCourage Chorus at Yoga Soup

Summer Singing with The inCourage Chorus, the second of three unrelated song circles being offered between The inCourage Chorus’s spring and fall 13-week sessions, takes place 7 to 8:30 pm on Monday, July 23, with the final session slated for

Monday, August 27, at Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way. Admission is $15 in advance, $20 day-of.

Hands-on Healing

Keep Your Cool

This weekend at Yoga Soup, Taran Collis and Corinna Maharani collaborate for a special Summer Yoga & Ayurveda: The Healing Power of Nature workshop, diving into the ancient sister sciences as a guide to deepen relationship to the healing elements of nature. The workshop includes yoga, meditation, self-healing practices, and nourishing treatments in an effort to balance heart and mind and connect to the innate ability to self-heal and stay cool this summer. The mini-retreat is geared toward students and teachers interested in deepening their understanding of Ayurveda and Yoga, though no prior Yoga or Ayurveda experience is required and all props will be provided.

Participants will learn ways to balance the hot, sharp, light, moist, qualities of the summer months with cooling breath practices to keep the mind and body chilled out, plus grounding and stabilizing yoga to keep your body supported for summer fun, and marma point self-massage to bring home practical ways to keep yourself in balance.

The 2 to 5 pm workshop on Saturday, July 21, costs $45. Call Yoga Soup at 965-8811 or visit www.yogasoup. com/category/events.

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Purusha John Donahoe has taken over the free monthly Fundamentals of Yoga class offered at the area’s oldest studio, the Santa Barbara Yoga Center.

The one-day, two-hour intensive is intended for beginning students who would like to learn the basics before attending an ongoing class, or for any yoga student who’d like a brush up on the foundational concepts of the practice. Emphasis is given to the understanding of the basic yoga postures, and their effect and correct alignment.

Students are specifically prepared to proceed to SB Yoga Center’s ongoing Level 1, Level 1-2, and All Level classes, though the concepts apply to any next-level yoga offering. July’s session takes place from noon to 2 pm this Saturday, July 21.

Coming next weekend: Full Moon Kundalini Yoga & Gong Experience with Amardeep Kaur. The event features an interweaving of Full Moon Energy with Gentle Kundalini Yoga and Healing Vibration of the Gong, from 7 to 8:30 pm on Friday, July 27.

Participants are invited to bring a yoga mat and natural-fiber blanket or shawl. Admission is $20.

Santa Barbara Yoga Center is located at 32 E. Micheltorena St. Call

You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. – A.A. Milne

(805) 965-6045 or visit www.santabar barayogacenter.com.

John McEnany, a Reiki master, HHP (Holistic Healthcare practitioner) and a practitioner of Bodywork Therapies and Energy Work, will be on hand this Saturday, July 21, to offer private healing sessions at Center of the Heart: a Center for Spiritual Living.

McEnany, who has accumulated 20 years of experience since graduating from the Utah College of Massage Therapy’s Medical & Eastern Studies program in 1998, uses multiple modalities and disciplines to bring balance to the physical body by manipulating energetic fields. He focuses on Tensegrity (the theory that if the muscles are at their correct resting length, bones will be pulled into their correct placement, as impinged nerves and other structural issues can shift in moments), Reciprocal Inhibition (the process of muscles releasing when their antagonistic muscles engage to accommodate concentric contraction, which is a method of sedating spasms) and Proprioception (employing sensory receptors that receives stimuli from within the body, especially ones that respond to position and movement, useful for inactive muscles that can be “turned on” post trauma).

McEnany will also offer cupping treatments as well, sharing the benefits including helping with pain, inflammation, blood flow, lymph drainage, relaxation, balancing life force energy (Ki/Chi), and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage. The private healing sessions cost $100; reservations are available at http://cen teroftheheart.com/event/john-mce nanys-private-healing-sessions-3192.

The following Saturday, July 28, McEnany will offer Reiki 1 training at the center, imparting his knowledge and experience in the practice based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us all and can be transmitted to others via the laying on of hands. While Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind, and spirit, the simple technique is not taught in the usual sense but is brought to life through the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an “attunement” given by a Reiki master, allowing the student to tap into an unlimited supply of “life force energy” improving one’s health and enhancing the quality of one’s life. The 10 am to 5 pm training, which costs $250 prepaid by Tuesday, July 24, or $300 afterward, includes treatments by McEnany for whatever issues students may be having on the physical plane.

Center of the Heart is located at 487 N. Turnpike Road, across from SBCC’s Wake Center. Call (805) 964-4861 or visit www.centeroftheheart.com. •MJ 19 – 26 July 2018

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THIS WEEK (Continued from page 11)

Volunteer Fair The Santa Barbara Public Library hosts its first annual Volunteer Fair, which will showcase 20+ local nonprofits and government organizations representing diverse community impact areas – from housing, to education, to the arts, and more.

This is a chance for people who are passionate about community service to find available opportunities that suit their interests; whether it is a retired individual seeking to dedicate their now free time to a cause, a high-school student needing to complete service credit, or any individual seeking to better enrich their lives through volunteering. This event will provide an opportunity for individuals to connect with local nonprofit and community organizations one-on-one. The Library welcomes organizations to share their potential volunteer, internship, and program opportunities.

When: 11 am to 1 pm Where: Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street Info: (805) 564-5635 Annual Playhouse Build-a-Thon Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County hosts its 2nd Annual Playhouse Build-a-Thon at St. Joseph’s Church in Carpinteria.

Sponsored by Union Bank, the Playhouse Build-a-Thon is a fundraiser designed to provide a fun team service opportunity, while supporting Habitat’s core mission of bringing people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Groups of seven to 10 participants can sign up to build a playhouse with Habitat and will have a fundraising goal of $100 per participant, or $1,000 per group (but are welcome to raise more). The funds raised will

cover the cost of the materials for each playhouse and help Habitat build more affordable homes for working families in our community. Each playhouse group will be assigned an experienced Habitat crew leader, who will lead the group through the process of building the playhouse.

Participants must be at least 10 years old, and every team needs at least one member who is 18 years or older. No construction experience is necessary to participate, though participants will use cordless drills, paint, and hammers to build the playhouses, so it’s important that every team member feels comfortable around those tools.

Once the playhouse is built, it will be donated to a local family or youthoriented non-profit organization in the Santa Barbara community. Habitat for Humanity identifies groups and families who will truly appreciate the gift of a playhouse, and to provide kids an outlet for creativity in a fun and safe environment.

When: all day Where: St. Joseph’s Church, 1532 Linden Ave, Carpinteria Info: youth@sbhabitat.org ONGOING Family Fun Weekends at Montecito Country Mart Saturday includes pony rides and face painting 10 am to 1 pm; a petting zoo from 1 to 4 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm. Sunday includes kids arts and crafts from noon to 3 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm.

MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memory-strengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment.

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THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS Wine and cheese tasting at Montecito Village Grocery When: 3:30 to 5:30 pm Where: 1482 East Valley Road

and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: south side of Coast Village Road

THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative.

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

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

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

SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers park in La Cumbre Plaza to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire.

When: 8 to 10 am Where: parking lot of La Cumbre Plaza Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com French Conversation Every Sunday at Pierre Lafond in Montecito, look for a small group in the shade and join for casual conversation (and lunch if you’d like).

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When: 12:30 to 2:30 pm •MJ

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In November – an October surprise coming with certainty – the Democrat party will lose to Trump’s Republicans in a landslide. No one can win being negative.

Let us allow that Trump has indeed reduced terrorism stopped North Korea’s missile launches and created more jobs for women, AfricanAmericans, and Latinos than any other president. He has added great value to the U.S. stock market.

He has done so without help from Paul Ryan & Co. As Ryan now leaves for a high-paying job on Wall Street, let us hope the GOP does not launch another “beauty” (Kevin McCarthy), but gets a leader who will actually work with Trump.

Russia collusion? As a country boy, it is amusing that Hillary Clinton meanwhile goes scot-free, whereas President Trump is the victim of a true witch hunt. Watch Trump hold both houses and continue to prosper in November.

Econ professor Walter Williams of Mason University recently stated that America’s economy will collapse sometime between 2030 and 2040. In 2032, Social Security will go broke. Some bought property in New Zealand to have a place to go, but with China being ever more ambitious, I think one would be far better off in America.

Consider that America is always only one election away from no longer having borders, whenever the Democrats win again. Pray for America and for our leaders, be it Obama or now Trump; they all are God’s anointed.

Morten Wengler Montecito (Editor’s note: Thank you for your letter. I believe you are being too kind, in that you lump former president Obama in with the current president as both being “God’s anointed,” especially since your previous sentence declares that “America is always only one election away from no longer having borders, whenever the Democrats win again.” It was, after all, Mr. Obama who really opened the gates of America to anyone and everyone, border be damned, with his “Catch and Release” program. – J.B.)

Betrayal of Madame X

My friend, “Madame X” (“Warehousing Not ‘Care’,” MJ #24/12, and “Returning Home,” MJ #24/18) will likely never return home after her sudden and mandatory evacuation in early December. Her life has been completely taken from her. Her home, her income property – and I assume other assets – are in the control of unseen actors. She doesn’t even get an allowance.

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can only diminish. Without physical exercise, the musculature of an aged person deteriorates rapidly. Will she ever get out of her wheelchair?

The first person I contacted about her circumstances said, “No one will step up for her.” That person will no longer talk to me. Everyone who hears about Madame X’s fate cannot believe that this can happen or that there is no recourse to help her.

The DA’s office said this sounds like elder abuse, but then said they don’t investigate. The ombudsman said she could be at home, then backed down and said he was not qualified to make that assessment and added that the system is broken. One of the staff at the facility took me aside and said she should be somewhere else. There is an attorney who appears to have legitimate control of all aspects of Madame X’s life, and yet she remains stripped of everything.

I take her to lunch as often as I can.

These outings are pleasant. She is engaged and talks about life. I have brought wine to the facility to supplement her dinners.

Madame X had not seen a doctor for months when recently an infection seemed to be getting out of control.

The staff asked if I could arrange for her to see a doctor. I had an appointment set up for the next day. This is not reasonable care.

Everyone should be alarmed by the fate of Madame X. She has not been consulted about any of this. Madame X no longer has civil rights. She is being fed and housed. The cost is her fortune and her liberty. This confiscation of a life can occur without due process and there is no forum for these proceedings. What has happened to Madame X reeks of self-interest and betrayal.

Gerald Rounds Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: We’ll continue to follow the unsettling voyage of this former Montecito resident. Thank you for keeping us abreast of the situation. Perhaps at one point, we can step forward to help.

– J.B.)

Hillside Hello

Wishing Lynda, her husband, Don Seth, and everyone at Montecito Journal a great summer!

Michael Padden-Rubin Santa Barbara (Mr. Padden-Rubin is director of Development at Hillside House on Veronica Springs Road.)

In Brief

Hey, what happened to brevity in the Letters to the Editor?

Jean Von Wittenburg Montecito (Editor’s note: Well, we like brevity too, but letter writers are often long-winded and their missives can be difficult to cut.

We do edit for clarity and sometimes even for length, but most often, we just edit as best we can and then print what we receive. – J.B.)

A Village Reborn

This year’s Village Fourth Parade was especially meaningful, with first responders, search and rescue dogs, Montecito and Santa Barbara fire departments, Bucket Brigade, and other numerous emergency personnel and volunteers. It was touching to see them all, with the crowd cheering and applauding. It truly felt, as you stated, like a rebirth.

Sitting in lower Manning Park after

the parade, I was reminded of my first impressions of Montecito many years ago: the naturally beautiful surroundings in every direction and the genuine sweetness of the people.

Thank you to the Montecito Association for an exceptional event, and continual thanks to everyone who made this year’s celebration possible.

Here’s to Montecito’s enduring beauty and goodness!

Kathleen Anderson Ross Montecito (Editor’s note: Yikes, I believe I may have left out the Bucket Brigade from my list of marchers. Abe Powell and his brigades were and are an important part of what you and I have concluded is indeed a “rebirth” of the spirit of Montecito. Thank you for the reminder. – J.B.)

Kardboard Kayak

Participants and observers all had a wonderful time at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) 16th annual West Beach Kardboard Kayak Race Team Challenge on July 7, despite temperatures in the 80s and heat warnings!

The event was sponsored by Condor Express and supported by Sambo’s Restaurant and Nothing Bundt Cakes. Special thanks also to the Santa Barbara Sailing Center for supply-

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Music Academy of the West This Week at MAW

by Steven Libowitz

Friday, July 20:

At press time, only three seats remained for tonight’s Picnic Concert, the chamber music recital featuring the Fellows in a variety of combinations and approaches. But these things used to sell out all the time in most previous years, and this year the program includes performances of new works and pieces by the composers-in-residence, so consider yourself lucky if you manage to snap up a ticket (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $40).

Saturday, July 21:

It was about a decade or so ago that a particular virus vacated many of the roles at Music Academy of the West’s (MAW) annual opera production, which back then was held at the Lobero.

Ever since, the vocal department doesn’t take any chances with having to rush the covers (a.k.a. understudies) into major parts sans any prior public appearances, and thus created what used to be called the Cover Concert but now goes by “Opera in Concert”. The vocal Fellows who serve as backups are put through their paces with solo piano accompaniment, both to prep them in case of emergency and to let them get performance experience as part of their summer training. Admission used to be free. Now it’s a big deal.

This afternoon’s vocal piano performance of Le Nozzze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), conducted by Giuseppe Mentuccia – who serves as assistant conductor and chorusmaster for the full orchestra/full costume production at the Granada on August 3 and 5 – is already sold out. So, maybe get your seats now for next month’s extravaganza. (1 pm; Hahn Hall).... On the other hand, good seats are still available for tonight’s Academy Festival Orchestra (AFO) concert, which has a number of intriguing debuts. The conductor is Elim Chan, a London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) guest artist via her position as assistant

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conductor of the symphony in 2015-16 earned by her becoming the first female winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in December 2014, and she was also part of the Dudamel Fellowship program with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2016-17. She’ll be leading the Fellows-populated AFO through a varied program that features the West Coast premiere of current MAW composer-in-residence Elizabeth Ogonek’s fascinating and fearless “Sleep and Unremembrance”, based on lines from Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, who wrote the work shortly before his death. Also being played are Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, and Holst’s perennially popular The Planets, both of which, along with Ogonek’s piece, were given their premiere performances by the LSO. (7:30 pm; Granada; $40 to $100).

Monday, July 23:

“Compose Yourself”, a 50-minute showcase for symphony orchestra designed to introduce young audiences to the wonders of the orchestra, makes its MAW debut this afternoon in a special family concert. The piece delights students with bottle-music, hosaphones, snake-charming oboes, powerful trumpets, and more as it both entertains and educates. “Compose Yourself” has a special appeal for the kids, as it engages them in the compositional process during a portion of the performance, resulting in a unique world premiere created each time though. No wonder the piece has been performed around the world more than 350 times in total since it was composed by Jim Stephenson, one of this year’s composers-in-residence who also happens to be a Music Academy alumnus (1988-98, 1991). The 1:30 pm Up Close & Musical concert in Hahn Hall costs just $10, free for kids.... This evening’s faculty sonata recital covers some unusual territory including Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14, with Julie Landsman on horn and Natasha Kislenko on piano; bassonist Benjamin Kamins joined by pianist Jonathan Feldman for John Steinmentz’s sonata; plus violinist Glenn Dicterow and pianist Margaret McDonald teaming up for Franck’s Sonata in A Major, Op. 13 (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $35).

Tuesday, July 24:

The return of the Takács Quartet following their MAW opening night recital begins with the Hungary-via-Boulder, Colorado quartet leading the chamber music masterclass (1 pm; Lehmann Hall; $15) before the fearsome foursome is joined by MAW faculty violist Karen Dreyfus and cellist David Geber to perform Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence at the Lobero tonight. Opening the evening program is Czech composer Leoš Janáček’s Mládí (Youth), performed

by Timothy Day, Cynthia Koledo DeAlemeida, Richie Hawley, Benjamin Kamins, and Julie Landsman on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn, respectively (7:30 pm; Lobero; $46).

Wednesday, July 25:

Mosher guest artist Simon Keenlyside – who, as it turns out, made his operatic debut at the Hamburg State Opera as Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, which is this year’s MAW opera production – has been associated with a slew of major opera companies around the world, including the Met New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the Bavarian and Vienna State Opera houses. He’s also a renowned recitalist who appears regularly in the world’s major concert venues and has also recorded Britten’s War Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra, among many notable recordings. Keenlyside won the 2006 Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in Opera. In 2007, he was given the ECHO Klassik award for male Singer of the Year, and in 2011, he was honored with Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year Award. Tonight, we get to hear him in the cozy confines of MAW’s own Hahn Hall, with Martin Katz at the piano (7:30 pm; $55).

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by Steven Libowitz

Songstress True to Form with Family Ties SOhO hosts singer Louise Goffin on Sunday, July 22 (photo by Amanda Bjorn)

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ouise Goffin, daughter of the iconic songwriting duo Carole King and Gerry Goffin, has long been a singer-songwriter and producer on her own, dating back to Kid Blue, her debut album more than 40 years ago. Her style has always drawn from both her parents’ pop sensibilities, her mom’s piano-based melody-driven music, and the folkrock of her Laurel Canyon upbringing.

Her first gig, after all, was opening for Jackson Browne at L.A.’s famed Troubadour, and a bevy of heroes from the era were always around both during her childhood and beyond.

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While she took an extended hiatus from recording during the 1980s to early 1990s, Goffin has been on something of a tear in recent years, releasing Songs From The Mine in 2014, the EP Appleonfire in tribute to the passing of her father a year later, and a number of singles in the years since.

Goffin, who has also recently teamed up with Paul Zollo for a podcast called The Great Song Adventure that features in-depth conversations about songs and the songwriters, comes to SOhO for a solo show on Sunday, July 22.

She talked about her music and career over the phone last week.

Q. I know in your podcasts you ask other songwriters what they think about when they’re creating music. What’s your process?

A. Songs usually come out of something I’m going through. When I was younger, I had a preconceived idea of what a song should be, and I’d try desperately to sound meaningful. But now it’s the other way around. I have these feelings – how do I put them into words and what are they teaching me? The hook is usually a lesson, a realization, an a-ha moment that I only learn because I let the song lead me.

Oftentimes, things that I’m murky on when I start writing, by the time I finish, I have learned the lesson.

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.

Your newest single is called “Is it Too Late to Hold on Tight?”. That could mean a lot of things.

I wrote it about my son leaving for college. Then I sent it to him with a note that I was a bit embarrassed because it was about him. I expected him to say, “Yeah, okay, mom, thanks.” But he loved it. The song has the line “Is it too late to hold on tight/ Is it too late to get things right?” He wrote back, saying by the way, you did get it right. That felt great. Then he and his younger brother wanted to play on it. So, it turned into a family affair.

How has your perspective as a singer-songwriter changed over the years as time and life goes on?

I just feel more confident. Like where I am now is where I always wanted to be. I thought that people had some magic knowledge that I didn’t, so I had to work harder and get better, even though I’d been in it my whole life. Even three years ago, I’d be doing shows thinking that I’m not quite there yet. It was always beyond reach. But then something happened where I realized that my experience of performing wasn’t the same as the audience’s. I’d get positive feedback about moments when I was wondering if I would hit a note, or worrying about forgetting a line. I’d think about technical things, and nobody else cared. They were so engaged and really enjoying themselves. It got to a point where I realized that I don’t know. It’s like what Martha Graham said about how once you create something, it’s no longer yours. You have to step away and allow it to be whatever it is for other people. For me, it’s a matter of surrendering. Now it’s as simple as I have songs and stories I want to share with you, and I let go of expectation and just be in the moment.

Is that true in the songwriting, too?

Oh, yeah. Songwriting is like a spiritual act for me, like going to church.

It’s greater than I am. The song is smarter than I am. I don’t go into writing a song with a sense of control but rather that my job is to channel, to hear what the song wants to be. Every time, it’s like autopilot on an airplane.

Just let it self-correct so it ends up getting where it’s supposed to go. The only question I ask is “Do I believe that?” If the answer is no, it’s goodbye line, goodbye idea. I don’t have any

If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky. – S.E. Hinton

ego or attachment to ideas in songwriting. I don’t care other than is this true. Coming from this, it’s hard for a song to go in a bad direction.

I was surprised to hear that you lacked that confidence considering that you come from a pretty accomplished pair of songwriters.

I was always around people who were so massively successful, songwriters who were icons – not only my parents, but the other artists around like James Taylor, and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Joni Mitchell. I only saw big, and I never felt that way. So I wanted to know about the secret sauce that I couldn’t quite grasp. I was stuck in compare and despair. Because I was around people who were iconic, I was infused with ambition from the youngest age. It was: “Oh, God, my mother is so good with melodies and my father is like the best lyricist.

I’m going to have to be really great at both, because I can’t get away with being mediocre.” I had this fire behind me. I studied all of it. But I really needed some life experience. Some of that went away when I did the Hyde Park show (opening the massive concert and then joining her mom in a live performance of “Tapestry”). I look back and realized, yeah, I did that.

You do a lot of collaborating. Does that help with writing?

It’s weird how things have really changed. I don’t actually want to write more songs. I have so many... There are so many unrecorded ones that I love, and lots I don’t even remember. I’m not looking for new ones. So, I don’t need the result of songwriting. The only reason I like to write is for the experience itself. I write with others when I love their work and wonder what it would sound like to cross-pollinate. And where I’ve written the most is on songwriting retreats, where you just throw yourself in and navigate the waters. But it’s the process that I love. That’s where I got several new songs that I’m just learning how to play live for my solo shows. I see them more as living breathing things that I share with an audience. They’re really fresh because they’re still new for me.

Margerum Gives Artist Stamp of Approval

How often do you get a handwritten postcard or letter in your mailbox these days? For most people in this age of email, text messages, WhatsApp, and Twitter, that would be pretty much never. But if you’re Santa Barbara stalwart Hugh Margerum, the answer is several a day.

That’s because for the last several years, Margerum has been the recip-

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In Business

by Jon Vreeland

Jon Vreeland writes prose, poetry, plays, and journalism. His debut book, The Taste of Cigarettes: A Memoir of a Heroin Addict, is available at all major book outlets, as well as Chaucer’s Books on Upper State Street. He has two daughters and is married to Santa Barbara artist Alycia Vreeland.

Couple on a Mission for Veterans

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hen two people like Johnny Cash and June Carter sing duets and preserve the rawness of American life while they cherish their love like a Hollywood dream, they can be easily branded as American icons. But since “The Man in Black” served in the U.S. Military, the term American Hero just might work as well.

And the U.S. Veterans remain the reason husband and wife Tomac and Athena Henson, owners of Mission Tattoo of Santa Barbara, host an annual fundraiser at the Veterans of Foreign War building on Cabrillo Boulevard, at the edge of the Santa Barbara shoreline.

Tomac and Athena contribute to a city who prefers independent businesses, they raise a family, help sustain the roots and history of our country with annual events and non-profit foundations for U.S. Veterans, exactly the reason landmarks such as the Veterans of Foreign War building remains.

Tomac was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, but Santa Barbara is where he’s been a majority of his life. Athena, on the other hand, was born in Santa Monica. The two met at Santa Barbara City College in 2003 when Athena was 18 years old and Tomac was already tattooing at another local parlor.

“I thought he was a mass murderer. I worked at Long’s Drug Store and he’d come through my line and buy gloves

and stuff,” she explained with a laugh.

Now the two have been together 15 years, married for the last five, have two kids, Sage, 5, and Jameson, who is almost 2. “But life is much different with kids,” the pair agrees.

Mission Tattoo, now a decade-old business, operates in a beige building on the corner of Mission and Chapala in Santa Barbara. Tomac tattoos his clients upstairs in the custom-ink parlor, his personal space for his art in what he calls his “controlled environment.”

Athena takes care of the kids, helps promote the shop, and creates marketing ideas for the Veterans Memorial Building Foundation, which Tomac recently founded – an additional plan so veterans don’t lose their established fellowship through the commonality of their bravery and devotion to the nation they defended.

“These Colors Don’t Run” – held July 8 this year – raises money for the security of the VFW building’s location, and honors the men and women who served in the United States military, in a pinup-and-rockabilly style that Johnny and June would surely approve of.

The annual fundraiser benefits groups such as the Disabled American Veterans, Korea War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign War and Vietnam Veterans, to name a few. The American color guard led the audience in the pledge of allegiance before emcee Jon Rogers sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” in

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This August, Mission Tattoo celebrates its 10-year anniversary; owners Tomac and Athena Henson are also on the Santa Barbara Veterans Foundation’s board of directors and continue to fight for United States veterans

perfect pitch.

The other emcee wearing a pink Hawaiian-style dress with collages of color and a sea of tattoos up and down her arms, her hands, shoulders, and onto her back, introduced more than a dozen Pinup Girls one at a time. Some wore polka dot with curls and bangs; others wore solid-colored dresses and straight hair. But all Pinups wore high heels and dark red lipstick during their strut across the stage.

Just as many Pinup Guys, including Tomac, whose art was upstairs and on display during the festivity, watched from the dance floor in zoot-suit attire among dozens of guests sitting among tables decorated with red, white, and blue for U.S. Veterans.

“We want to help the veterans and

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. – Haruki Murakami

this building and the younger generation feel like they have a home for relief of responsibility,” said Athena.

“It’s a piece of history we want to stay here.”

The Hensons are the type of duo who stand out among dozens of guests, who listen respectfully to each Pinup answer a patriotic question with as much personality and honesty as such a contest requires. And when a Pinup named Scarlet takes the stage in a green dress to sing “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, and the crowd whistles and applauds, the Hensons’ cheer the loudest and definitely smiles the biggest.

“What we’re also doing right now,” Athena humbly explained, “is keeping some people in the right space.” •MJ 19 – 26 July 2018

Brilliant Thoughts

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 with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

My Sweet Embarrassable You

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mbarrassment comes in many shapes and sizes – but what we all find particularly interesting are other people’s “most embarrassing moments.” I’m going to tell you mine – but first, some peripheral observations. Such stories usually seem to involve unexpected revelations of things we normally try to keep “private” – particularly if they have to do with bodily functions. Depending on circumstances, a wide range of items, from private diaries to toilet paper and condoms, can be the source of intense embarrassment.

Our word “embarrassment” comes from the French, meaning “an awkward experience,” and has given us that strange idiom “an embarrassment of riches,” (meaning “too much of a good thing”). Simon Schama used this expression as the title of his book about the Dutch Republic in its “Golden Age” in the 17th century.

It truly was remarkable that a small

nation with so little in the way of natural resources, beset by divisions of religion and language, and fighting a long war for independence from Europe’s great superpower, Spain (to say nothing of constantly battling the encroaching waters of the North Sea), should nevertheless have been able to thrive economically and culturally, and even to develop its own world empire. Richly embarrassing indeed!

But we still enjoy the more vulgar types of embarrassment, which may be why, in one of my own favorite fantasies at school in England, all the teachers I disliked – and especially the headmaster – would be standing on stage in Assembly, and suddenly become naked – or, perhaps even more titillating, be seen in their underwear.

But now, to my own most embarrassing moment: It happened on July 22, 1992, in Ligonier, a small town in southwest Pennsylvania, near

Greensburg. I’d never been there before.

My only reason for being in that area at all was to visit the offices of the local newspaper, the Greensburg Tribune, which had already been carrying my syndicated Pot-Shots feature for several years. Being published regularly in this way tends to make the author a sort of minor celebrity in that particular locality.

Since I was also in the business of taking orders for my books, of which seven were already in print, I utilized occasions like this by calling on likely retailers, particularly bookstores, in the vicinity. So, having completed my dealings in Greensburg, and heading east for other locales, I was passing through this totally unfamiliar Ligonier area. I had left my car some distance away and was walking about, still wearing my best “business” clothes, and carrying a briefcase containing my sales material and sample books.

Then rather suddenly, I was overcome by an intense need to urinate. It happens to the best of us, I suppose.

I was in strange surroundings, and it was beginning to get dark. There was no time to seek a suitable location, or find somebody to ask for help. Just barely visible from the road, I could see a clump of bushes. That seemed my best bet, so I made my way toward it, across a grassy area. I’d just reached

the bushes, where I felt I would at least be properly concealed, and was about to relieve myself, when a man’s angry voice asked what I was doing on his property.

It turned out that I had just walked across his front lawn and was in the shrubbery at the rear of a house, which I somehow hadn’t even been aware of. This man and his wife had both seen me, and could only assume I was some kind of prowler or other person up to no good.

In an attempt to mitigate my plight, I could only admit what I had come there to do – but assure this irate householder that I had not yet even had time to do it. Meanwhile, his wife was shrieking from the house about calling the police.

What made it all even worse was the thought that these people probably subscribed to the Greensburg paper, where quite possibly they read my work every day. Had I come all the way to Ligonier, they might wonder, just to pee in their bushes? If they did call the police, and my identity were revealed, the Greensburg Tribune would have something scandalous to report about this hitherto beloved and respected cartoonist.

Mercifully, that did not happen, and I was able to make my escape with my tail (so to speak) between my legs.

But I still cringe at the memory of that whole ghastly incident.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) Jamie Collins, UBGC president of operations with outstanding winning bidders George and Alice Krebs of the dessert cakes with auctioneer Andrew Firestone and an appreciative Eloy Ortega, president United Boys and Girls Club (photo by Priscilla)

Reveling about the road rally gladiators stories are UBBG supporters Glen and Aileen Dupont, Dean and Jeanine Crowell, Michael and Misty Hammer, Juan Carlos Guerrero, David Adishian, Mark and Andrea Alfano (photo by Priscilla)

United Boys and Girls Club’s Michael Baker, CEO with the 2018 winning Weissach Pack; “Pack of the Year” Macy Brosamle, Alex Wilson, David Pires, Amil Garcia, Maria Wilson, Davece Pires, Monte Wilson, Peter Nordblad, and Christian Kind (photo by Priscilla)

UBGC fellow patrons Karla Blackwell, Tom Parker, and Arlene Montesano in front of Tom’s Mercedes E63 AMGS (photo by Priscilla)

Lola Zinke with 1st-place Roads Scholar winners Kristina and Scott Perry and their 2007 Porsche Turbo Type 997 (photo by Priscilla)

event, with a record 360 guests, was expected to raise an impressive $300,000 for the nonprofit’s outreach program, which enables youngsters in less-affluent areas to attend the clubs.

Michael Baker, chief executive officer, declared it “The best rally ever! It shows how resilient the community is after the disasters of the New Year.

“Normally, we hold this in May, but weren’t quite sure what to do after the catastrophic mudslides. More than

seventy percent of the participants are from Montecito.”

The ubiquitous Andrew Firestone auctioned off an Aladdin’s cave of items, including Alaska Airlines tickets, vacation homes in Los Olivos and Hermosa Beach, a Fast and Furious trip to Las Vegas, and a $3,500 Porsche watch Among the supporters turning out for the fun-fest were Michael and Misty Hammer, Tom Parker, Mark Alfano, Alicia St. John, Bill Brown,

Closing the successful UBGC “White on the Green” evening at the Nesbitt Estate are Jason and Brianna Oleses, Fred Fellows, Shari Liu, hosts Patrick and Ursula Nesbitt, Chrystal Iverson, Lisa and Richard Scibird, and James Lindenberg (photo by Priscilla)

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honey from Wylde Honey Wines; new potatoes from Weiser Family Farms; red butter Salanova lettuce from Roots Organic Farm; papayas and tomatoes from Golden State Papayas; sunflower seeds and sprouts from Ojai Sprouts; and sea urchin and seaweeds from Stephanie Mutz Diving.

“In using ingredients that thrive in the Santa Barbara climate akin to the Mediterranean, The Monarch emphasizes why the region is commonly promoted as the ‘American Riviera,’” Frankland Lee explained.

The menu, which cites a list of the local produce and meat purveyors, includes an array of appetizers such as abalone à la flambadou with bone marrow, lemon suprème, and capers; yellowtail crudo with papaya salad, passionfruit vinaigrette, and fingerlimes; and grilled peaches with corn pudding and housemade bur-

rata. Entrees are served family-style, with the chef’s selection of shareable sides to accompany each main dish.

Offerings include a pork tenderloin brined in brown sugar and caramelized with fresh herbs in the hearth’s brick oven; mussels from Hope Ranch with sea beans, orange, white cardamom, and herbes de Provence; an entire shortrib slathered with a mixture of red wine and mustard before being hung fireside to slow roast for several hours; and duck breast with honey, jasmine, and coriander hung in the charcoal oven and finished on the wood-fired grill. Warm, freshly baked bread with house-made butter is also served. For dessert, Kallas-Lee has created sweets such as strawberry mousse with crème fraiche and berries, and fresh donuts with lavender and maple.

The space, which can host 48 din-

The menu at The Monarch centers on locally sourced produce, meats, and ingredients (photo credit Jakob N. Layman)

ers, was designed as a juxtaposition of old and new, in collaboration with Montecito Inn co-owner and designer Danny Copus. Original columns anchoring the space date back nearly 100 years; a new addition is a deep-oak hardwood bar that spans the length of the dining room, where patrons can view the workings of the large kitchen. Oversized arched windows frame the dining tables created by local woodworker Albert Apodaca. Gold accents, cozy chairs, artisan-crafted tables, and a string of tufted dining sofas round out the comfortable setting. The Lees commissioned local artisans to create custom ceramics; Gill Isaac Kaufman (Happy Green Merchant) and Wyn Matthews created a range of items from plates and platters to the kitchen’s supply of clay “flameware” for hearth cooking.

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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Curator and guest speaker at the SBHM Jeremy Tessmer and show sponsor John C. Woodward

Part of the Fiesta exhibit at the SBHM

Fiesta exhibit at the Historical Museum

Artist Thomas Van Stein and Michael Redmon, SBHM interim executive director at the Mission lecture

Starr Siegele, Terry Ryken, Karen Lehrer and Steve Sherwin, Leesa and David Goldmuntz, Crista Dix, Trish and Bill Davis, and Carolyn Amory.

The exhibit will be there through Tuesday, July 31, so drop in on your next trip to the Funk Zone. You’ll find the latest trends in home furnishings – one is glass sculpted as if from stone.

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Missions in Watercolor

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM) has a special exhibit going on – “Missions in Watercolor”

by Edwin Deakin. Art historian Jeremy Tessmer, who is also curator for Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, was there to give us a lecture about the origins and history of the collection.

Edward Deakin (1838-1923) was born in England and migrated to the frontier settlement of Chicago while young. He married Isabel Fox, also English. Five years later, he visited San Francisco briefly and did a picture of Mission Dolores. After the Chicago fire, he took his family to San Francisco and became a leader in the arts community. He was a completely self-taught and versatile artist. He had two successful decades there.

Interest in California’s history became popular in the 1870s, and Deakin was the first to paint all 21 missions – three sets with one set 19 – 26 July 2018

watercolor and two sets in oil. Some of the actual missions were in good repair, some, not so much and three were wholly destroyed.

Deakin was known to be a stickler for the price he asked, so many of his works ended up in his own estate because he couldn’t get what he wanted. This exhibit is in perfect condition because the works had been saved in a leather satchel and never seen the light of day, literally. His efforts, along with other artists of his time, had a profound impact on saving these beautiful edifices before they disappeared forever. Art became a catalyst for change. Santa Barbara is known to have the most beautiful mission.

Interim executive director Michael Redmon thanked the sponsors Pauline and Marc Sylvain and John C. Woodward. The vision to keep the extraordinary collection in the public trust was made possible by David Packard, Bernadette Castor, Winifred Vedder, John C. Woodward, Sally and David Martin, and Frank Goss. The museum has a wonderful book for sale in its shop titled California Missions in Watercolor

by Edwin Deakin with photographs of all his mission paintings.

Also happening at the museum is the fourth edition of Project Fiesta, in honor of the 95th Old Spanish Days.

You can sit on some historic chairs from the original El Paseo Restaurant with menus displayed. The show for

the evening is the 1935 Technicolor founders, a time of homecoming for movie La Fiesta de Santa Barbara and former residents and one of hospitalsome stars you may remember: Judy ity for guests.”

Garland, Leo Carrillo, and Lana Get in the Fiesta spirit with a visit Turner. There are also photos from to SBHM Tuesday through Saturday before 1924 of floral festivals inspired from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from by a visit of president Benjamin noon to 5 pm. The annual Fiesta party Harrison. is Saturday, July 21. Call (805) 966As mayor Charles Andera stated 1601. in 1924, “Fiesta week will be one of ••• gaiety… which shall be known as ‘Old OOPS! So sorry, Tita Lanning. In Spanish Days.’ The spirit of old Santa the recent Hillside House piece, I had Barbara shall be lived again and again, Tita instead of her mother being gifted and the new Santa Barbara shall 1give7/10/18 El Mirador.

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Jackson’s Actions Former society doyenne Beverley Jackson is going L for leather!

The prolific Montecito book author and artist just had her first exhibition of her work at the Book Den during this month’s Art Walk.

“I showed shadow box collages with historical scenes done on leather covers of vintage books,” says Beverley.

“Eric Kelley, the shop owner, worked them so well between sections of books with elaborate covers. I was delighted to show in a traditional old book store that carried a wonderful assortment of volumes, long out of print, as well as the latest books published.”

A busy lady.

Artist Beverley Jackson with Book Den owner Eric Kelley

Chris Carmona, Chloe Grace Roberts, Tessa Miller, Vivian Shay, Ben Zevallos and Elvis Pagano in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Grease (photo by Ben Crop)

A Little Elbow Grease Grease was indeed the word at City College’s Garvin Theatre when the 1950s rock musical launched the Theatre Group’s latest season.

Director Katie Laris has done a tiptop job with two excellent collaborators, UCSB choreographer Christina McCarthy and musical director David Potter.

More than 150 auditioned for the colorful, energized show, with grueling rehearsals, four hours a day, five days a week.

With a creative era-provoking Patricia Frank set and a well-chosen cast of Ben Zevallos as Danny Zuko courting Tessa Miller as Sandy Dumbrowski, played by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 film, Rydell High has never been so much fun!

Downton But Not Out Downton Abbey fans can rejoice!

The original cast from the beloved PBS TV show is reuniting for a feature film, which will begin shooting later this summer.

It will be penned by Oscar-winning Julian Fellowes, with Brian Percival, who directed several episodes, including the pilot, helming the film.

The series about a wealthy aristocratic family and its staff in the Edwardian era ended two years ago after six critically acclaimed seasons.

Of course, this is nothing new to readers of this illustrious organ.

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Just Warming up The Monarch is ready for its closeup!

The 45-seat eatery, which replaces the iconic Montecito Cafe at the Montecito Inn, has been dogged with problems, including the Thomas Fire, the mudslides and, more recently, the

Kerri Murray, president of ShelterBox, Michelle Isom of MH Interiors, and Charles Ward of Idea Works feast on their selections from the Monarch menu, with Roi Silva pouring their wine (photo by Priscilla)

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Los Angeles-based actress Lesley Nicol, who plays cook Beryl Patmore on the show, told me she and her fellow cast members had been put on notice to be available when we were on Hiroko Benko’s Condor Express last summer.

Opening the Monarch entrance door in the Montecito Inn are maître d’ Jeffrey Norman, general manager David Rosner, and Denys Kallas, interior contractor (photo by Priscilla)

I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things. – J.R.R. Tolkien

heatwave that caused an electricity transformer to explode, knocking out power to the eatery and its neighboring nosheteria, Lucky’s.

The Monarch is a sister set-up to Frankland’s Crab & Co., just a tiara’s toss across the driveway, part of the Los Angeles-based Scratch Restaurants group run by chef-owner Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee, who were present for a pre-opening bash, which yours truly and my trusty shutterbug Priscilla attended, along with Dallas dynamo Charles Ward, ShelterBox USA supremo Kerri Murray, and actor Jason Segel of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Maitre d’ Jeffrey Norman, a 19 – 26 July 2018

Conductor Stephane Deneve shows his talents

Bernstein – Overture to Candide – the American premiere of Connesson’s Les cites de Lovecraft, Debussy’s La Mer and, appropriately on Bastille Day, Gershwin’s An American in Paris.

Josh Quint, bartender, with Alexis Minter and Jason Segel (photo by Priscilla)

Stanford graduate and budding actor, dealt with our tables while sommelier Jenna Isaacs, formerly at Blackbird at the Hotel Californian, guided our wine selection from a lengthy list curated by Gavin Humes, to go with the Morro Bay oysters, Santa Barbara abalone a la Flambadou, pappardelle with lamb ragout, duck breast lacquered with honey, jasmine, and coriander, wrapping with a delightful strawberry mousse of creme fraiche and lemon verbena.

The Monarch, which officially opens on Wednesday, August 1, uses a rustic wood-burning hearth in an elegant all-day dining room, under chef de cuisine John Butler, and was designed in collaboration with the historic hostelry’s co-owner, Danny Copus.

Overseeing the enterprise is manager David Rosner, formerly of Bar Boulud and the Wine Cask.

Long may it reign.

Kate Faces the Music My congratulations to Kate Kurlas, who has worked at the Granada in various leadership roles, on her appointment with the Santa Barbara Symphony leading the organization’s marketing and sales team, as well as strategic revenue initiatives.

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ations.

“I’m delighted to be joining the symphony on the eve of its 65th anniversary,” says Kate, who is also a veep on the board of directors of Santa Barbara Beautiful.

“I look forward to bringing more than a decade of nonprofit and arts marketing management to the organization.”

The season opens in October with the Symphony Ball and performances of Rhapsody in Blue the following weekend.

MAW and Order The Music Academy of the West’s popular 71st annual summer festival has been in full swing with concerts at Hahn Hall, the Lobero, and the Granada.

At the Lobero, the festival artist series featured the world premiere of instrumentalist Timothy Higgins’s entertaining work Nursery Crimes with soprano Deborah Voigt and a multi talented sextet, accompanying a work Sextuor by Guillaume Connesson.

The performance wrapped with Schubert’s The Trout quintet in A Major.

Four days later, after a popular picnic concert at the sprawling Miraflores campus, Stephane Deneve, music director of the Brussels Philharmonic and director designate of the St. Louis Symphony, conducted the Academy Festival Orchestra in works by

No Thanks TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey says she has no plans to run for president in 2020, believing the political landscape would “kill” her.

The 64-year-old media mogul, who graces the August cover of British Vogue, declares: “In that political structure – all the non-truths, the bullshit, the crap, and the nastiness and the backroom stuff that goes on – I feel I could not exist.

“I would not be able to do it. It’s not a clean business. It would kill me.”

For the cover, Montecito’s most-famous resident looked most regal in a white taffeta Stella McCartney gown with Buccellati white and yellow diamonds, to complement her emerald earrings.

New Cleese on Life Former Montecito funnyman John Cleese, who has lived in Monte Carlo and his native England since leaving out rarefied enclave, is on the move again.

John, 78, who hit the big time with Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, says he is quitting the U.K. because he doesn’t like the voting system or the national newspapers.

The comedian, who married his jewelry designer fourth wife Jennifer Wade, 32 years his junior in 2012 – after a costly divorce from Alyce Faye Eichelberger – is heading to the idyllic Caribbean island of Nevis, population 12,000, in November.

The country, just two miles from St. Kitts, was the birthplace and early home of Alexander Hamilton and where Horatio Nelson was stationed as a young sea captain.

Among John’s other gripes, he listed London bankers and the dearth of good comedy on TV. Honorable Mention Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain,

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one of whose last appearances before his suicide was at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum for a UCSB Arts & Lectures gala, has landed six Emmy nominations for his CNN series, Parts Unknown.

It comes just a month after the culinary wizard died in France at the age of 61.

The popular series, where Bourdain traveled the globe uncovering outof-the-way restaurants and exploring cultures, premiered in 2013.

Hats Off For the 11th consecutive year, I have the onerous task of judging the hat contest at the Santa Barbara Polo Club during the annual Belmond El Encanto tournament on Sunday.

I will be looking out for a torrent of tony tête toppers, including the biggest, most colorful, and most creative.

It’s not quite Royal Ascot, but our standards are high.

Goodbye, Bob On a personal note, I mark the passing of Bob Lovejoy, owner of the iconic Three Pickles Deli and the Pickle Room, at the age of 71.

Bob, who restored the historic property opposite the Presidio in 2013, was a regular at Cafe del Sol next to the bird refuge, with his wife, Dawn, and liked frequent trips to Mexico to stay at their home near the coast.

An energized and entertaining character who will be much missed.

Sightings: Comedian Steve Martin and his daughter noshing at Jeannine’s...Rocker Peter Noone picking up pizza at Little Caesars on Milpas...Singer Kenny Loggins perusing the wares at Pierre Lafond Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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

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LETTERS (Continued from page 23) On your marks, get set, go... down to the water!

Dad greets Hammer Heads’s Sage Tappeiner, an early Family Fun team winner

The Kardboard Kayak races were sponsored by Condor Express’s Hiroko Benko and organized by Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Greg Gorga

ing paddles and life vests, the U.S. Coast Guard for helping with setups, and Santa Barbara City Lifeguards for ensuring all the paddlers made it safely back to shore.

SBMM’s Kardboard Kayak Races challenged 24 teams to participate in a battle of wits, creativity, design, and courage! Teams of up to four people each received two sheets of cardboard, one roll of duct tape, a permanent marker, a utility knife, a yardstick, and just one hour to con-

This simple and sleek father-daughter kardboard craft konfiguration was among the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winners

allowing parents and children to work together in a fun contest of engineering and athletic ability.

And the winning teams and paddlers were:

struct a functioning kayak out of only those materials.

Some teams came with miniature models and detailed plans for their kayaks, but the actual building was

Heat 1: Family Fun teams, paddlers aged 7-9 1st: Hammer Heads, Sage Tappeiner 2nd: Team M, Lucia Mognis 3rd: Team M, Marcus McConnell

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Heat 2: Family Fun teams, paddlers aged 7-12 1st: The Baldwinders, Tyler Baldwin 2nd: Release the Quackins!, Liam Hickey 3rd: Ocean Express, Jasmin Tappeiner

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

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

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

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

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

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a group effort for most: parents and children or groups of friends, all determined to win. Divided into three separate heats of eight teams to ensure fair competition – two Family Fun races (paddlers 14 years old or younger) and one Paddling Pros race (paddlers who were “skilled” competitors) – participants aimed to find out whose design was fastest and could hold up to the water and the pressure of being paddled out to a buoy and back.

Some were quite fancy and others simple boxes, some finished the race barely wet, and others were soaked and disintegrated in pieces, but everyone enjoyed a special afternoon of building, paddling, and spectating.

This event began as a Semana Nautica event, then the Maritime Museum took it over, but it is still held in conjunction with Semana Nautica.

This is a great family-fun activity,

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

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

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

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All participants vied for the coveted 2018 SBMM Kardboard Kayak Race trophies, awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers

Friendship is built on two things: respect and trust. – Stieg Larsson

Heat 3: Paddling Pros, paddlers aged 14 and up 1st: Corrugators, Anna Ogden 2nd Old Disposibal, Christopher Spinelli 3rd: Land Lubbers, Brian Spinelli Greg Gorga Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: I attended with Condor Express owner Hiroko Benko, who has decided to field her own team in next year’s competition. She and I studied the “boats” that won, or at least made it around the buoy without sinking, and determined that winning entries featured: a simple and shallow design, good duct taping of critical joints, and perhaps most importantly, a lightweight rower. So, we hope to enlist either Deacon or Kessler Buckley (my two grandsons) as boat captain in next year’s derby, along with the construction of a sleek and shallow craft.

It was great fun, and though I snapped the following pix via iPhone, my ability to take notes was seriously compromised, hence some names were not recorded. Many apologies to those in the photos. – J.B.) •MJ 19 – 26 July 2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a time certain Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 during the afternoon session of the meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The General Plan Map Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment is the first item on the Administrative Agenda (after Public Comment and Consent Calendar) and will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m.

The hearing is to consider a recommendation that Council: A.

Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara approving a General Plan Map Amendment (MST2018-00070) to remove land use designations on the adopted General Plan Map in the Coastal Zone and retitle the modified map as “General Plan Map for Inland Areas; and

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Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara approving a Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment (MST2018-00070) that shall not take effect until it has been certified by the California Coastal Commission to: 1) Repeal the existing LCP Land Use Plan (entitled “Local Coastal Plan”; originally certified by the CCC in 1981 and subsequently amended by the City of Santa Barbara City Council and CCC) in its entirety and approve a new LCP Land Use Plan entitled “Coastal Land Use Plan”; and 2) Repeal the existing LCP Land Use Plan Map and approve a new LCP Land Use Map, which includes various land use designation changes.

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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 26)

Hundreds of California wines will be poured at Beachside Wine Festival, from 1 to 4 pm Saturday, July 21, on the ocean side at 236 E. Cabrillo Boulevard

for the same price of $20. And if the buyer doesn’t live in town? “We’ll mail ‘em,” Margerum said. Hopefully with another postmark.

For Hugh Margerum, the writing’s on the wall – and in the mail

ient of what he called a “torrent” of postcards and letters in various formats and styles, nearly all of them created by his friend, Montecito resident Mark R. Collins, an amateur artist who hand-draws the pieces with simple images and a word or two on a daily basis before dashing them off to Margerum via the U.S. Postal Service.

“I remember receiving the first one, and thinking it was pretty cool,” recalled Margerum, who has been an abstract artist in his own right for four decades, and also helps run Margerum Wines with his brother Doug, with whom he founded and co-owned the Wine Cask restaurant for years. “When I told him I liked it, he started sending me more, every day, some times one and up to six or seven might arrive on any given day.”

Margerum saved every one of the items over the years, and recently realized that the boxes contained material that would make for a fascinating exhibition. Thus was born the cleverly titled “postMARKed”, which opens Friday night, July 20, at the Arts Fund Gallery in the Funk Zone during the neighborhood’s monthly Art Walk.

“It’s not high art, but it’s really amazing stuff,” Margerum said.

“Mark’s not a trained artist. He just puts his thought on paper with words, with cursive writing and a drawing.

Sometimes it’s juvenile, other times it can be witty and profound. There are one-offs, others are political, or even erotic. It’s just a crazy amalgamation of all kinds of stuff.”

To create the exhibit, Margerum collated the collected cards and letters, adding in a few that Collins sent to a couple of other people, as well as some of his own pieces that he sent in response, plus several items exchanged between Collins and the late Santa Barbara artist Keith 19 – 26 July 2018

Puccinelli.

“At first, I thought I’d organize it chronologically, then possibly by the themes,” said Margerum, who noted he is covering the Arts Fund’s small gallery space from floor to ceiling with the pieces. “But I decided to treat the installation of the show as creating a whole new piece. I’m just putting it together as a composition, with colors or subject matters that make sense to me as an artist.”

But the question still remains: Why go to the bother of making such pieces at all when the phone and all of its picture-making apps are so readily available?

“Doodling facilitates thinking and it’s a rewarding outlet,” explained Collins, who spends his days serving as the president of Glenn Foundation for Medical Research in Montecito and creates the artwork at the kitchen table while his wife, Lily Guild, a graphic designer and watercolorist, cooks dinner. “There’s no planning. I look for a sheet of paper and a pen and paint, and hope something interesting or funny lands on the paper. Writing on paper has diminished with the rise of digital communication. Let’s not allow hand-written mail to become extinct — especially illustrated mail.”

For Margerum, it’s the mailing that makes the whole process really come together.

“It’s a concept show, when you look at it as a whole,” he said. “All these hundreds and hundreds of pieces that are on the wall have all been on a journey. They’ve gone from Mark’s table to the mailbox to a mail truck, then to my house or someone else. And now here they are all together, here in the gallery.”

When the show closes, the little artworks will be on the move again, as each and every piece is on sale

Not Horsing Around: Wine Festival Expands

Last year’s departure of the Chase Palm Park carousel after being ensconced in the prime location directly across the street from the ocean and just two blocks from Stearns Wharf for decades was a rude shock to families and others who delighted in taking a turn on the classy merry-go-round.

But for others, it’s nothing to whine about.

Make that “wine” about.

For oenophiles, at least, the escape of the up-and-down equines means an enlargement of the middle event of the California Wine Festival’s (CFW) three-day takeover of Santa Barbara, which celebrates its 15th festival in town this weekend. The Sunset Reserve & Rare Wine Tasting, which takes place 6:30 to 9 pm on Friday, July 20, finds winemakers dusting off some of their most exclusive bottles to give wine lovers an opportunity to sip the good stuff, while a few chefs from local eateries serve hot and cold gourmet appetizers.

This year, though, there will be an extra emphasis on Pinot Noir, as six of Santa Maria Hills top producers takeover what’s now being called The Carousel House to pour their favorites.

It’s an exciting new twist, said CWF executive director Emily Kaufmann, adding that guests will be greeted upon first entering the new space, with a taste of Laetitia wine and a sampling of a gourmet bite prepared

by Montecito private chef Robin Goldstein. “We’re calling it First Sip/ First Bite Friday night,” she said. “It’s a great way to get greeted in the Carousel House. And we’ll also have an oyster and champagne pairing there.”

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Outside in the horseshoe-shaped plaza, guests can enjoy the usual assortment of Napa trophy cabs, rare bottles from Sonoma, wines from the high Sierras, and the best from California’s Central Coast and Santa Barbara County.

The traditional Old Spanish Nights Tasting, which takes place on opening night, Thursday, July 19, at the historic Presidio De La Guerra adobe courtyard, once again focuses on Spanish wines as well as many other California varietals, and offers a spicy array of appetizers, while Flamenco dancers step it up to hot Latin sounds from Santa Barbara local Tony Ybarra.

Then the three-day affair comes to a close with the biggest bash of them all: the Beachside Wine Festival, from 1 to 4 pm Saturday, July 21, on the ocean side at 236 E. Cabrillo Boulevard. Literally hundreds of premium California wines are served up along with the best of the regional microbreweries – almost a dozen from Santa Barbara and beyond this year, Kaufmann noted, as a change of pace from those who might want an alternative to fruits of the vine – plus a lot more food from caterers, restaurants, and more, and vendors of all things related to wine, plus music all day from Santa Barbara Carribbean/reggae band Upstream.

Despite economic downturns following the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows, Kaufmann said the CWF is stronger than ever as it marks the milestone festival. “We’re seeing the strongest tickets sales we’ve ever had,” she said. “I think we can credit our success to the fact that people who come have the ability to taste wines from all over California in one location. And of course, the ocean-front gorgeous location doesn’t hurt.”

While three-day passes are sold out, tickets are available for each of the individual events. Call call 1-(800) 936-3126 or visit https://cal iforniawinefestival.com/events/san ta-barbara.

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All pieces, none of which are exactly the same design, are branded with The Monarch logo.

The wine program at The Monarch, curated by Gavin Humes, spans affordable and rare finds along the Central Coast. A cocktail and spirit selection from beverage director Rui Silva also features area ingredients, squeezed juices, and custom mixers, and beers known to the area meet a rotating draft with specialty release beers from neighborhood brewers.

Overseeing the entire operation is general manager David Rosner (formerly of the Wine Cask and Bar Boulud). The Lees own three other restaurant concepts in Los Angeles (Scratch|Bar, Woodley Proper, Sushi|Bar) and will open two more concepts within the Montecito Inn later this year, including Silver Bough, a private, chef’s table experience, and Margarita’s Snacks, featuring more offerings from pastry chef-owner Margarita Kallas-Lee. The Monarch is open Wednesday through Sunday for dinner from 5 to 10 pm and bar service continues until midnight; a daily brunch and happy hour are launching soon.

For more information, visit www. themonarchmontecito.com.

Silverhorn is Back

Their new location is 1235 Coast Village Road, suite A, and it is visible and prominent with good parking.

Although the new location has just “a little more than a thousand square feet,” it will be a handsome “design studio,” where Silverhorn’s internationally renowned artists, designers, and goldsmiths will work behind a clear glass enclosure.

Owners Carole and Mike Ridding have been on Coast Village Road “for

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Silverhorn owner Carole Ridding announces that her new Coast Village Road location will be open “by the first week in November”

well over thirty-five years,” says Ms Ridding during a brief conversation in her new but unfinished shop. “This is just showing our renewed commitment to Coast Village Road,” she says, adding “we have great confidence in the street.” Silverhorn also has also had a substantial showroom in the Four Seasons Biltmore for 25 years.

Carole says Silverhorn will open “by the first week in November.” In the meantime, clients can call (805) 969-0442 during the workweek (10 am to 5 pm, Mon-Fri) to make an appointment, or (805) 969-3167 seven days a week, which is their Biltmore phone number and where Silverhorn is open seven days a week.

include an array of blues, greens, and neutral brown and red tones; they do not include black or white.

In April, the Inn proposed a white awning above the entry of its new restaurant, Frankland’s Crab & Co.; the HLC found that a white awning was inappropriate with the light color of the building, and it was agreed that the canopy would be terra cotta in color; the project was granted design approval on April 4. Two weeks later, an agent for the owners requested review from the HLC to permit an unpermitted black awning that was installed prior to the restaurant’s opening. A motion to approve the black awning failed on a 4/4 vote; it was then voted 6/2 to approve a darkgreen awning consistent with the SB Colors Guide.

Danny Copus, in an appeal letter to the city council and during his

Montecito Inn Fights for Awning

On Tuesday, July 17, Montecito Inn co-owners Jason, Jim, and Danny Copus were in front of the Santa Barbara City Council, on behalf of their appeal of a decision by the Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) regarding the color of the awning above their tenant-occupied restaurant space, Frankland’s Crab & Co. The Montecito Inn, which was designed by noted architect E.L. Mayberry and constructed in 1928 in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style, was designated a Structure of Merit in 2017, thereby placing it under design

A black awning above Frankland’s Crab & Co. at the Montecito Inn was the topic of a City Council hearing on Tuesday, July 17

review jurisdiction of the HLC. In December 2017, the HLC formed an ad hoc subcommittee to review and update to the guide (SB Color Guide) used to determine which paint colors can be utilized for all Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Style buildings throughout the city; the guide was updated in March 2018 to include umbrellas and awnings, to reflect the large number of applications submitted for such items. The colors for umbrellas and awnings

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comments at the hearing, argued that black is the appropriate awning color for businesses on Coast Village Road, and that a dark-green awning does not meet the design intend of the Inn or Frankland’s Crab & Co. restaurant branding.

“While we know the City is usually well-intended, we are sincerely appalled by its decision, particularly in light of how desperately all of our businesses here on Coast Village Road are trying to get up and running after the horrific natural disasters of the Thomas Fire and mudslides,” he wrote in a letter to the city council. “In all of the City’s good work that it does to keep our town looking beautiful, it is at times notoriously obsessive compulsive, holding back businesses from representing themselves accurately to their branding, and holding back people from even wanting to do business at all in our fine community because of the occasional absurdity of process to get anything approved... which is 19 – 26 July 2018

partly why we have so many vacant storefronts, something the City should be desperately trying to remedy.” He cited 18 other black awnings that are present along Coast Village Road, as well as four green awnings, and made the case that black awning on the hotel is compatible with the surrounding commercial district.

Historic Landmarks commissioner Bill Mahan explained to the city council that a historic precedent set by our founding architectural fathers 100 years ago called for colorful awnings, not black. “The issue really is that we are appointed to protect our historic resources. We have wonderful guidelines for the architecture and the colors. Those guidelines make it clear to the applicants and clear to us what the rules are.”

“My memories of visiting the Montecito Inn thirty years ago: the colors have always been black and white, it seems like an appropriate color to me, to go with the black awning,” said councilmember Kristen Sneddon. “I do not like, in general, shutters painted first, awnings first, and then asking later. That is not going to serve you well in the long run,” she said to the hotel owners.

“I have no problem with the black awning, and no problem with the black shutters, but I am a big fan of process.” The Copus family painted the building and shutters following the mudslide in January, in an effort to get the hotel restored and reopened as quickly as possible.

The council ultimately decided the black awning is not incompatible with the goal of long-term preservation or enhancement of the historic structure; the appeal was granted unanimously.

Nelly Mousseau and Pierre-Yves Henry, owners of Bree’Osh on Coast Village Road, announce new hours and new partnerships with other businesses

from HandleBar Coffee Roasters and tea from SmithTea Makers.

Bree’Osh, like many businesses in Montecito, was hit hard financially during the Thomas Fire and mudslides, and turned to the community for help to recoup lost revenues. “During the closures, we really realized that we were at risk of losing our business, and that our entire livelihood was tied up in Montecito,” Henry said. “The money raised allowed us to pay our employees for the time lost, as well as pay our rent at the bakery and commercial kitchen,” he added. The couple also leased a new delivery truck, and began selling their baked goods

to other businesses in the area to supplement the income from the bakery.

Their products are now sold or served at Breakfast in Santa Barbara, Lucky Llama in Carpinteria, the Belmond El Encanto, and a local café in Ventura.

They’ve also expanded their staff, and currently have seven employees. “It took us a long time to find the right people, and we want to keep them!”

Henry said.

The couple says they are grateful for the community’s support, and looks forward to being open seven days a week. Bree’Osh is located 1150 Coast Village Road, Suite E. For more information, visit www.breeosh.com. •MJ

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Along with the new hours (7 am to 2 pm daily), there are new food offerings, including an avocado tartine on a thin sourdough ciabatta bread. “We’ve been focused on serving only brioche bread, but our customers have been asking for a vegan option,” Henry said. The ciabatta takes two days to make, and the tartine is now the bakery’s bestseller.

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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)

ENDING THIS WEEK Checking off Chekhov – In Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, playwright Christopher Durang puts dysfunction to hilarious effect when three siblings reunite in the family’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home, and despair over dashed dreams and envy about the successful movie-star sibling takes over. Critics in Santa Maria raved over the giddy, Tony-winning farce on Chekhovian themes as the perfect summer tonic, with the Sun calling it “a comic fireworks show… (that) sails through with perfect timing and delivery.”

Starring Anne Guynn, Polly Firestone Walker, and Annali Fuchs-Wackowski, Vanya plays at the Solvang Festival Theater, the gorgeous open-air amphitheater set downtown in the Danish Village.

WHEN: Through July 22 WHERE: Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd Street, Solvang COST: $39 to $57.50, discounts for seniors, students, and children INFO: 922-8313 or www. pcpa.org ONGOING Concerts in the Park/Music at the Ranch – It’s hard to believe that we’re already down to the final two concerts in the perennially popular series of pop music concerts at the expansive lawn down by the Santa Barbara waterfront. The good news, at

least for purists, is that the only original act on the four-show Concerts in the Park roster, RJ Mischo and His Red Hot Blues Band, are this week’s guests, delivering the 12-bar stuff for your listening and dancing pleasure on Thursday, July 19, before The Blue Breeze Band closes out the concerts playing the best of Motown and R&B on July 26. Showtime is 6 to 8:30 pm, and you can start plopping the blankets and lawn chairs in designated areas beginning at noon. Details online at www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/ parksrec/recreation/events/parkrec/ concerts.asp.... Meanwhile, they’re still groovin’ in Goleta for another four weeks, as the Stow House at Rancho La Patera continues its own series of free summertime shows. The dance “floor” here is largely asphalt and pebbles as opposed to soft grass at Chase Palm, but the grounds are equally beautiful, and if it’s a bit farther from the ocean, Lake Los Carneros is adjacent and available for a lovely stroll. Plus, if you don’t feel like bringing a picnic, edibles and drinks are available from food trucks including Shrimp vs Chef, Mony’s Tacos and First & Oak. Show time is 5:30 to 7:30 pm Tuesday evenings, and this week’s guests on Tuesday, July 24, are Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies, the longtime Santa Barbara staple delivering blues, R&B, and oldfashioned rock ‘n’ roll. Free. More info at http://goletahistory.org/music-at-theranch/.

ONGOING ‘Toon in to Animated Adventures – The free Summer Film Series at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture caters to cartoons every Friday (save for the first week of August) all summer, with each movie also showing the previous Wednesday evening indoors at Campbell Hall on the UCSB campus. Reserve spots with blankets and lawn chairs on the grassy areas in the courthouse square no earlier than noon each Friday, and come back with your picnic items and friends in time to be ready to watch the films hit the giant inflatable screen at 8:30 pm. This week at Animated Nights!: The claymation classic Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the first big-screen adventure featuring the daffy, cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his loyal companion, the pragmatic dog Gromit. Arrive early to create your own clay figure and use stop-motion mobile apps to record your own stop-motion vignette 6:30 to 8 pm on the Fiesta Stage at the Sunken Garden, courtesy of the Santa Barbara Public Library (July 20). Next week: Stop-motion sensation Fantastic Mr. Fox, the hilarious and heartwarming first animated feature from visionary director Wes Anderson, starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Murray (Wednesday, July 25, at Campbell Hall, and Friday, July 27, at Courthouse).

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EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

SATURDAY, JULY 21 The Damage Dunne – Dr. Thomas Dunne, professor of geomorphology and hydrology at UCSB’s Bren School, speaks about the causes and nature of the Montecito debris flows, including the results of ongoing field research, in a talk titled “What Really Happened: Behind the Montecito Debris Flows of 2018”. Dunne, who has extensive experience studying debris flows in various countries, conducts field and theoretical research in fluvial geomorphology and in the application of hydrology and geomorphology to landscape management and hazard analysis. He has worked in many parts of the world including East Africa, Subarctic Canada, the Andes, the Amazon, as well as across the United States.

Dunne will answer questions after the presentation. WHEN: 2 pm WHERE: Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: 962-5322 or www.rain. org/~karpeles/sbafrm.html

FRIDAY, JULY 20 Island Hopping – The familyfriendly, full-hearted musical Once on This Island Jr., a theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid, tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island.

When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest that will test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred, and even death. Santa Barbara Performing and Visual Arts Camp’s presentation features students from SOPA & DMK VOICE STUDIO, Marymount School of Santa Barbara, La Colina Junior High School, Peabody School, Santa Barbara High School, San Marcos High School, La Cumbre Junior High, and Anacapa School, who romp through the non-stop songand-dance extravaganza with book and score by Tony Award-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Seussical), who just claimed the 2018 Tony for best revival of the full-evening musical. WHEN: 7 pm tonight & tomorrow, 3 & 7 pm Sunday WHERE: La Cumbre Junior High, 2255 Modoc Road COST: $15 general, $10 seniors/children ($30 VIP reserved seating) INFO: www.facebook.com/ events/187897441882055 Very Vega – Flamenco en la Calle Victoria celebrates the West Victoria Street home of FLAMENCO! Santa Barbara, Linda Vega Dance Studio, and the New Vic Theater, with a dance and music concert tonight that perhaps also serves a partial preview of next month’s Fiesta celebration.

True friends are always together in spirit. – L.M. Montgomery

Featuring Manuel Gutierrez, Linda Vega, and FLAMENCO! Santa Barbara Company dancers, the show stars award-winning musicians and dancers from Spain including singer Jose Cortes, guitarists Andrés Vadín and Gabriel Osuna, and percussionist Gerardo Morales, and showcases Jesalyn McCollum, Spirit of Fiesta 2018. Artistic direction

by Vega, who shares choreography with Maria Bermudez, Gutierrez, and Adela Campallo.... Sunday afternoon brings Romeria de Verano 2018, the annual showcase of the Linda Vega Dance Studio, which is celebrating 31 years of flamenco, regional, and classical Spanish dance and has spawned 36 Spirits and Junior Spirits of Fiesta over the years.

WHEN: 7:30 tonight; 2:30 pm Sunday WHERE: New Vic Theater, 33 West Victoria St. COST: $30 to $40 tonight; $12.50 to $20 Sunday INFO: 9655400 or www.ensembletheatre.com/ rental-shows SATURDAY, JULY 21 Wood-shedding at SOhO – The longtime Santa Barbara-based singer Barbara Wood is returning to town for a single show at SOhO tonight featuring a reunion of her band The Moments, which boasts trumpeter Jeff Elliott and bassist Randy Tico, plus such other Santa Barbara stalwarts as George Friendenthal, Maitland Ward, Donzell Davis, Vince Denham, and Chas Thompson. Lots of special guests are also expected to sit in for the show, billed as a nostalgic and soulful evening of blues, funk, R&B with a hint of jazz. Local singer-songwriter Shawn Theis opens. WHEN: 7:30 19 – 26 July 2018

SUNDAY, JULY 22 RUNA, Re-routed – Irish/international supergroup RUNA have been pushing the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana and roots music formats since their formation. Now they are a full decade into interweaving the haunting melodies and exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and intoxicating rhythms of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco, and blues. It’s an Americana-meets-world music offering that was to play in the vast open-air venue known as Dancing Oak Ranch, which also serves as the near-Ojai based private home of the concert producers. But despite years of previous performances, permitting problems just arose that have required moving tonight’s show to the Ojai Concert Series’ non-summer home at the Ojai Valley Woman’s Club downtown in the mountain village. So, there’s no potluck, campfire, tree-house views, or giant swing – but perhaps fully focusing on the music might yield even greater rewards.

Plus, it’s air-conditioned! (Note: the September 14 Tannahill Weavers concert also moves to the Woman’s Club). WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 441 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai COST: $25 donation at the door ($40 for both concerts) INFO: 665-8852 or www. ojaiconcertseries.com

pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com Ghosts in the Kitchen – Toy Shop Ghost, Jim Connolly’s vehicle for exploring “surrealist art songs dusted with Americana”, has already recorded three albums of original tunes (Broadcasting Live, Art Plunk, Sparks Spread Wildfire) since the Santa Barbara composerbassist-keyboardist began creating the story-songs only in 2013. He’s also produced Thrift Store, an album of re-imagined 1920s and ‘30s songs with string quartet. Ghost – which has featured collaborations with Anna Abbey, Peter Buck, Nate Birkey, Emily Hay, Austin Beede, Chris Symer, and the late Robinson Eikenberry – has performed in Germany, Poland, Macedonia, Greece, and Mexico.

Now back home at Connolly’s Piano Kitchen, Toy Shop Ghost will make its debut as a full-fledged band, featuring David Piltch (bass) and Cougar Estrada (drums) performing brand-new songs. Emile Millar will also do a solo set of his own songs to open the show, while Estrada will step from behind the kit to play some of his music on keyboards with vocals. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Piano

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Birkey’s Back – The veteran trumpeter-singer-composer Nate Birkey, who called Santa Barbara home for more than a decade before decamping for New York City, has a signature style that favors a laid-back and low attack on his horn, and a voice that sounds like a husky deadpan whimper. We’ve heard him aplenty at SOhO, but given that his 10th album as a leader, last year’s Rome, recorded in that ancient city, is his finest to date, evincing an emotional and musical maturity that goes down as easily but with the same depth and colors as a fine Italian wine, we’re devoting space to making sure all are aware that he’s back in town for another enthralling one-shot. Joining Birkey are his long-time West Coast band mates: saxophonist Tom Buckner, pianist Jamieson Trotter, bassist Jim Connolly, and drummer Peter Buck. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 9627776 or www.sohosb.com •MJ

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Downbeats with DeRose – Pianist-singer Dena DeRose – who has performed alongside such jazz giants as Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Marian McPartland, Benny Goison, Scott Hamilton, and Kenny Burrell, among others – has delighted both audiences and critics with a facility on the piano and a swinging, soothing vocal style. Joel Siegel of the Washington City Paper called her “The most compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn,” while Richard Scheinin of the San Jose Mercury enthused, “She exudes joy...what soul” Find out for yourself if you will also get swept up in the sway when DeRose brings her trio, featuring Bay Area bassist Peter Barshay and L.A.-based drummer Tina Raymond to the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s monthly afternoon affair at SOhO. WHEN: 1 to 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 fulltime students INFO: 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or 687-7123/www.sbjazz.org

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Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

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

By the Beach in Montecito

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othing says summer like a day at the beach… and where better to spend a day at the beach than in Montecito, at Fernald, Miramar, Hammonds, or Butterfly?

The beach area in Montecito is bordered to the north by the 101 freeway, and to the south by the ocean, making it easy to define. While areas on the other side of the 101 are also just a few blocks to the beach, it’s this area south of the 101 that often commands top dollar, with recent sales in the $6-million+ and $11-million+ range. Oceanfront cottages, view condos, and townhomes sell in the multiple millions as well.

It is easy to see how one can fall in love with this roughly two-block-wide, 10-block-long stretch of real estate; the beach is right there, shopping, dining, and services on Coast Village Road are blocks away and one hears, for the most part, the pounding of surf rather than the buzz of the 101 freeway.

The air is different too. The pace slows. At the nearby Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel (and soon to be open Rosewood, Miramar Beach Resort), opulent weddings occur side by side with vacationing tourists frolicking in the surf and sand, and residents enjoying the restaurants and social buzz that this pinpoints on the map of luxury locations offers.

Here are a few beach-area properties currently on the market that offer the beach lifestyle. Additionally, all homes in this area of Montecito are within the Montecito Union School District – thus, all homes mentioned here are as well.

1647 Posilipo Lane, Unit A: $2,000,000

countertops, an in-closet stackable laundry, half bathroom/powder room, wet bar, and balcony looking over the ocean and surrounding grounds. The second level includes a master suite with private balcony and full-on ocean and island views.

The second bedroom upstairs includes an en-suite bath, and there is a private two-car detached garage. Within the common areas of Bonnymede, one can enjoy tennis and swimming as well. The condos at Bonnymede are adjacent to the Coral Casino and Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel.

1483 Bonnymede Drive: $4,850,000

Nestled above Miramar and Hammonds beach just one row back from the sand is this 4,000-sq-ft French Normandy home in the gated Sea Meadow enclave. Saltillo tile and hardwood floors, French doors, and soaring openbeam ceilings are all features of this 2-story, 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home.

There is a 2-story entry gallery, living room with fireplace, formal dining room with wet bar, and a kitchen with island and breakfast nook. The master bedroom suite has an adjacent sitting room/office with fireplace, oversized walk-in closet with extensive built-in storage, and two ocean-view balconies.

The back yard has a brick patio, colorful gardens, and a fountain. Other features include a central vacuum system, intercom system, oversized two-car garage with storage, and a slate roof. Common area amenities include tennis, swimming, and clubhouse.

1385 Plaza Pacifica: $4,885,000

Ocean breezes and island views are the selling points of this townhouse on Posilipo Lane at Miramar Beach. Units within this complex are not often available and this stretch of beach is in an area of multi-million dollar beach front homes.

This remodeled town-home offers nearly 2,000 square feet of living space featuring a living room with hardwood floors, fireplace, and French doors that open to an ocean-view balcony. There is a dining room with an additional dining bar, opening to the barbecue patio. Upstairs, the master suite has ocean views, plus two additional bedrooms. The oversize two-car garage has room for storage, and there is a green-belt open space in the common areas.

1389 Plaza Pacifica: $4,700,000 Sounds of ocean waves on the shore welcome you to this ocean-front, 2-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom condo in the gated community of Bonnymede.

Unobstructed ocean views greet you upon entering.

The first level includes an eat-in kitchen with granite

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This oceanfront condo is also located in the Bonnymede complex and is next door to the other unit listed in this article. This 2-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom, 2-story ocean front unit offers unimpeded ocean and island vistas and a balcony where one can relax and take in the A+ location and inspiring views.

The contemporary remodel features wide-plank, white oak floors, floorto-ceiling windows, recessed lighting throughout, white marble countertops, in-unit laundry, and two-car garage. As with the other unit mentioned, this condo has 2 bedroom suites with full bathrooms upstairs, and a half-bathroom on the main level.

The master suite enjoys top-floor ocean views and the complex at Bonnymede includes amenities such as tennis court, swimming pool, and spa.

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

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2121 Summerland Heights Lane 3 bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, Newly Offered for $2,999,000

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reathtaking panoramic ocean views abound from this exquisite home on Summerland Heights Lane. The contemporary craftsman home has been recently remodeled with European oak floors and a designer kitchen complete with custom Italian cabinetry, quality quartz countertops, Gaggenau appliances, and "NanaWall" doors and windows, expanding the living space outdoors. The 2700-sq-ft home has an ideal floor plan, with formal and relaxed living areas on the ground level and bedrooms upstairs. The large master boasts multiple closets, a sitting area, and a deck to enjoy the unobstructed ocean views. There are two other bedrooms and a second full bathroom, as well as a lovely lofted den with quality built-ins.

This wonderful home is located on a perfectly located knoll on the eastern edge of Montecito, within close proximity to the beach, restaurants, and shops.

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$26,500,000 | 571 Sand Point Rd, Carpinteria | 4BD/4½BA Cristal Clarke | 805.886.9378 | Lic # 00968247

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