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FREE 25 July – 1 August 2019 Vol 25 Issue 29
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LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • MONTECITO OPEN HOUSES, P. 45
THE SANDS OF TIME
THE STUNNING, RUGGED, AND NEARLY INACCESSIBLE POINT SAL COASTLINE GIVES WAY TO THE REACHABLE, FRIENDLY, AND CURIOUSLY AWESOME NIPOMO SAND DUNES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN GUADALUPE, HOME OF MOVIE SETS FROM 1923’S “TEN COMMANDMENTS” TO “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN,” AND IT’S ALL JUST A THREE-HOUR SUMMER VACATION DRIVE FROM MONTECITO (SEE PAGE 36 FOR MORE DETAILS)
Genius at Work
Double bassist Edgar Meyer is not only a classical music virtuoso, but he’s also a Country/Western star, p. 16
30 Years in the Making
It was an experiment at first, but three decades later Fess Parker’s wine family celebrates its enduring success, p. 20
Good-Bye Audrey
Inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2009, Flying Valkyrie Audrey O’Brien Griffin passes away unexpectedly, p. 30