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Maharaja of Jaipur, on his high(ness) horse, squares off against SB Polo Club, p.6

ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P.18 • MOVIE GUIDE & OPEN HOUSES, P.43

A KEEPER OF THE CASA Scrawl Space

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Gods & Goddesses

Aphrodite, Narcissus, nymphs and other deities descend upon Lotusland, p.14

Jane Dryuff (pictured) is just one of the many docents who keep the memory of Montecito’s National Historic Landmark “House of the Blacksmith” fresh and alive (Village Beat begins on page 12) cover photo courtesy Susannah Gordon, Casa del Herrero

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5 Guest Editorial Bob Hazard gets personal as he delves into the pros and cons of the California End of Life Option, signed into law in June 6 Montecito Miscellany Maharaja of Jaipur; Lotusland number one; Gwyneth Paltrow on TV show; Ellen’s first date; Oprah’s Chicago studio; Kirk Douglas’s grandson; Celebracion de los Dignatarios; MAW festival ends; Boz Scaggs; BRAVO! With SB Symphony; and Cote d’Azur villa for $350 million 8 Letters to the Editor Gayle Beebe poses a challenge; Roger Willmon on the water; anonymous resident laments graffiti; Cheryl Tomchin sounds off about MWD; Steve King’s gratitude; Ernie Salomon says enough already; John Brion on the brain; Sanderson Smith expounds on party platforms; and David McCalmont 10 Spirituality Matters Steven Libowitz talks with spiritual author Mark Nepo prior to his workshop at La Casa de Maria; Human Awareness Institute workshop; and Dance Tribe at Gustafson studio 11 This Week Poetry club; SBMM lecture; The New Yorker; Chili Cook Off; Trails ‘n’ Tails; Surf ‘n’ Suds fest; cocktail party; SBMM excursion; Mission Treasures tour; MPC meeting; wicker basketry group; Sunset Sips; community workshop; French conversation; wisdom workshop; Summer Sips Wine & Cheese; Mindfulness Meditation; art classes; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; and Pilates 12 Village Beat Montecito Association Board of Directors meet; K.Frank opens on Coast Village Road; Casa del Herrero docents in the spotlight; and MBAR latest 14 Seen Around Town Lynda Millner checks out Gods & Goddesses at Lotusland; New Beginnings salutes Lois Capps; and Garden Club of SB observes 100th anniversary 18 Coup De Grace On your marks, get set, Pokémon GO. Grace Rachow wasn’t game about video games until a young neighbor’s encouragement.

Brilliant Thoughts What’s the catch? Ashleigh Brilliant isn’t especially fond of riddles, but he explores one in particular (hint: Greece is the word).

26 Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 27 On Entertainment Steven Libowitz gets in the swing of things with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; a chat with songwriter Karla Bonoff; Central Coast Wine Classic; Fermentation Festival; and Franklin Trail fundraiser 38 Legal Advertising 43 Movie Guide

93108 Open House Guide 44 Calendar of Events Ventura County Fair; UCSB film series; Jeff Beck rocks Chumash Casino; SB Studio Artists Open Studios Tour; Goleta School of Ballet; Sarah Carr paintings; Kelly Carlin in Carpinteria; Rebelution on Milpas; Martin & Martin at SB Bowl; musician Rebecca Kleinmann; and UCSB’s Naked Shakes 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Guest Editorial

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

Death with Dignity in Montecito

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n June 9, governor Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminary student, signed into law The California End of Life Option Act, allowing latestage, terminally ill patients in California with less than six months to live, to obtain a doctor’s prescription for a lethal dose of “aid-in-dying” drugs.

The law makes California the fifth and largest state to legalize doctor-assisted dying. Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have enacted similar end-of-life measures, while Montana’s highest court in 2009 ruled that terminally ill patients have a right to terminate their lives with the help of a physician, asserting “that there is nothing in Montana Supreme Court precedent or Montana statutes indicating that physician aid in dying is against public policy.”

Limitations and Safeguards

Locally, Cottage Hospital, without its own primary physicians, has chosen to opt out of this service at the hospital. Sansum Clinic and its affiliated Santa Barbara Cancer Center are offering patients an opportunity to have an open and respectful conversation about the subject, should they ever want or need to consider this option. Individual doctors at Sansum may opt out of the program.

The California End of Life Option requires two doctors, the attending physician, and a consulting physician, who are unaffiliated, to agree that the patient has six months or less to live. The law excludes children under the age of 18.

Lethal drugs must be self-administered by the patient.

The patient seeking legal drugs must be certified as mentally competent and make three formal voluntary requests to an attending physician, one written and two orally, spaced at least 15 days apart. Two witnesses are required, with at least one being a nonrelative.

The Oregon Experience

The Death With Dignity Act went into effect in Oregon in 1998, 18 years ago.

In its first year, only 24 patients requested prescriptions and only 16 people consumed their lethal drugs. Annual deaths have risen each year. By 2015, 218 patients requested prescriptions with 132 recorded deaths. Fears of rampant abuse have not materialized.

Data collected by the Oregon Public Health Authority indicates that users of the law have been elderly people at the end of life. Last year, 78% of patients requesting end of life drugs were 65 years or older, with the median age of death being 73 years. Ninety-three percent of decedents were white. 71% were well-educated, having attended at least some college. The underlying illness for 72% of patients was cancer, with small percentages suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), heart disease, or chronic lower respiratory disease. Ninetytwo percent of patients were already receiving support from a hospice care agency, with 90% dying in their own home.

The Brittany Maynard Experience

Proponents Argue for End of Life Choice

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See by Chloe, Paris

California legislators and Governor Brown were moved by the tragic death of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old California schoolteacher with brain cancer.

After a partial craniotomy and a partial resection of her temporal lobe, she was given six months to live. Brittany was featured in People magazine and in an opinion piece for CNN titled “My Right to Death With Dignity at 29.” Her story was unusual in that for the first time it focused on an End of Life option for young millennials.

Brittany elected to move to Oregon, where, on November 1, 2014, surrounded by her family and loved ones, she chose death with dignity in her struggle with terminal brain cancer. Brittany’s mother wrote, “My 29-year-old daughter’s choice to die gently, rather than suffer physical and mental degradation and intense pain, does not deserve to be labeled as reprehensible by strangers.”

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

New fence recently constructed on Hill Road targeted by taggers

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

A Serious Challenge for Westmont

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any of you have heard about SB1146, the California State Senate bill that seeks to directly regulate faith-based colleges in California. The bill has gone through various amendments and continues to change, so it’s difficult to be precise about its content. Our main objections focus on provisions restricting our faith-based mission and prohibiting our students from receiving Cal Grants.

Originally, SB1146 sought to introduce transparency about religious-based exemptions at faith-based institutions and provide a process for addressing unlawful discrimination.

In subsequent versions, it has sought to regulate who we could hire and prevent our students from receiving state-sponsored financial aid. While we believe the bill represents an overreach into our affairs, we consider the biggest victims to be modestly resourced students who want to attend Westmont or any of the other 41 faith-based institutions equally affected by this legislation.

These students are often the first members of their family to attend college, and their success rate at Westmont is one of the highest in the nation. Colleges like Westmont have been proven to provide a better environment and greater chance of success for low- and middle-income students, thanks to small classes and personal attention from professors. About 13,000 to 16,000 students who qualify for need-based Cal Grants attend faith-based schools, and they will likely lose their opportunity to attend institutions like Westmont unless this bill is defeated.

We’ve worked with college organizations and our legislators to amend this bill, with indifferent and disappointing results. We’ve lost confidence that the legislature will allow Westmont and similar institutions to continue following our religious beliefs and principles. As a result, we oppose this legislation and ask that if you live in California, you contact your Assembly member to ask them to vote against it as well.

SB1146 continues to make swift progress through the legislature. The bill faces a hearing in the Assembly appropriations committee early in August and then goes to the floor for a vote before the session ends August 31. Please pray and consider what you might do to help defeat this bill.

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Gayle D. Beebe President Westmont College

Let’s Build Our Own Desal Plant

This letter is inspired by Bob Hazard’s continuing and astute reporting on the outrageous treatment (my expression, not his; he’s too polite) of the Montecito Water District (MWD) by the City of Santa Barbara. It takes real brass to demand over half a million dollars, up front, to defray “staff”, legal, and consultant fees. The “Take or Pay” requirement is ridiculous. The City is trying to screw Montecito the same way it did over Coast Village Road years ago. We don’t vote for them; they couldn’t care less about us.

I spoke to Bob on the subject of desal a couple years ago, maybe even three years. My notion was inspired by one of his own solutions to a problem at Birnam Wood, when he was president of the club. It seems there were extensive improvements that needed to be made and Bob suggested a bond offering, made to the members, could provide the necessary funds.

It worked!

So my idea, Bob and members of the Montecito community, is that we propose a bond offering, to be made to anyone in the 93108 ZIP code or anyone served by the MWD, to raise money to fund our own, private, desal plant. I think you could raise the money in a heartbeat.

Don’t you think our hotel owners, our large property owners, our community, would jump at the chance to solve this problem? The bonds could probably offer tax-free income, since they are providing community improvements. We could avoid the overbearing bureaucracy of the City.

There could be a moratorium on interest payments until water began flowing, and revenue from water sales started to come in. How much cheaper could a desal plant be built, without the bureaucrats? GE could have the equipment delivered to the sanitary district property on a flatbed rail car in a matter of weeks.

What do you think?

Roger Willmon Montecito (Editor’s note: We received your missive too late to have Mr. Hazard respond, but he’ll examine your proposal in an upcoming issue. – J.B.)

Graffiti Gang Garbage

We just completed construction of a new fence on Hill Road. The project was quite tasking, jumping through the necessary hoops in Montecito. One week later, the plants were pulled out of the ground and gangs so graciously tagged the new project. We agreed to paint over all graffiti within 24 hours, which we did. The next day, it was back.

Is Montecito doing anything and everything in its power to rid us of this underhanded viciousness? The homeless population living along the railroad tracks just seems to be increasing; is there any law enforcement watching over the area?

Perhaps Butterfly Beach is the new gang target. If so, let’s try to address this sooner rather than later; it would be in the best interests for everyone involved.

A concerned Hill Road resident Montecito (Editor’s note: We continue to believe that unobtrusive cameras strategically placed in public spaces would go a long way toward mitigating most of the problems associated with such idiotic vandalism. – J.B.)

Trump for MWD Board

Quite frankly, as opposed as I am to the bigoted, unruly, and blasphemous candidate Donald Trump is, after watching and listening to the water issue for the past few years while monitoring my meter weekly, I think we residents might benefit by hiring him to run our water board, single-handedly, because only then might we resolve this ridiculous quagmire we find ourselves in as one of the wealthiest communities per capita (yet one with the poorest in aquifers) and still unable to reach resolution no matter how much money is spent on consultation.

Amen and good night, MWD! Cheryl Tomchin Montecito

Thanks, Salud, Chris

I want to publicly thank supervisor Salud Carbajal and Chris Sneddon, deputy director of Transportation, SB County, in advance for their timely response to clearing the brush along the bike path adjacent to Ortega RidgeSummerland. Supervisor Carbajal almost always responds to my emails

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Spirituality Matters

the shore and not participate or even try, and then wonder why the grace of surfing doesn’t show up for you.

Well, you’re not even in the water!

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.

(Mark Nepo’s The One Life We’re Given takes place August 19-21 at La Casa de Maria in Montecito. The program fee is $340 for commuters, $100 more for residence including shared room and meals. Call 969-5031 or visit www.lacas ademaria.org.)

Stayin’ Alive with a Soul-Style Workshop

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n his new book, The One Life We’re Given, longtime spiritual author, poet, philosopher, and teacher Mark Nepo offers a path of soul work aimed at helping the reader find his way to “discover the story behind the story” and uncover how to be fully alive and of use to one another and the world. His belief is that wisdom waits in our hearts like a seed that needs to be watered to blossom, and the “water” is fully living the life we’ve been given.

Hot on the heels of the book’s publication, Nepo is returning to La Casa de Maria in Montecito August 19-21 for a weekend workshop of the same name. Using stories, poetry, journaling, and dialogue, the workshop takes a collaborative journey into exploring how one might truly inhabit the one life you’re given by getting closer to life, loving what you do, finding what can last, and by being kind and useful – the four tenets of the book.

Nepo talked about the book and the workshop over the phone earlier this week.

Q. How does the weekend work in tandem with the book?

A. I write what I do because I need to learn; it’s not because I have some great wisdom to impart. How I learn is by sharing the things I’m struggling with myself. I use the book as a doorway in, a threshold. All of my teaching space is about opening up the heart space through which I can help introduce people to their own gifts and wisdom. It’s a very experiential, interactive space, including several sessions where I will open up issues that are perennial for humans through stories and poems and metaphors. And then I’ve designed ways, invitational exercises, where people can see where that lives in your own lire.

No teacher – no real teacher – can tell you “how to.” Every person has to discover it on their own. We can point to what’s important to work with.

Then all we do is compare notes. I can tell you what works for me, which might not work for you. But we share the space of really listening to each other. Then I encourage people to develop their own personal practice so if anything we talk about speaks to them, then it’s up to you to see what it looks like in your life and discover what steps you can take.

I’m a student of all traditions. I was raised Jewish, but all faith has helped me when I went through (healing

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Only Human

The spiritual author’s new tome has it covered

Philosopher and teacher Mark Nepo visits La Casa de Maria from August 19-21

from cancer) 30 years ago. I’m not wise enough to know what worked and what didn’t. My path has been to believe in everything. As a student of all paths, my work is to uncover the common of each and lift them up and offer them as tools.

So what we’ll do is examine how do we realize and remember how precious it is to be here at all. Look at the ways we are alive and the ways we’re not. Not with judgment but with desire for course correction. Judgment, criticism, right/wrong, sacred/profane – none of that is helpful. What is to look at where we’re living falsely and try to live more authentically. By example, not instruction.

In the book, you talk about how each person is born with a gift and our call is to find it and care for it. But many of us have difficulty uncovering what it is we’re here to do. Why is it so challenging?

Each creature has to find its Godgiven elements, but it’s easy for animals – as it’s been said, fish don’t drown in water, and birds don’t fall from the sky. Humans have so many gifts that we get lost. The proper use of will is that when we feel our heart come alive to trust it and follow it.

Most animals don’t think about what makes them happy. But we do. It’s part of the curse of consciousness.

Here’s a metaphor I like to use: you don’t know that a match tip contains the flame until you strike it against something. Our gift is dormant in us, but until we’re in relationship it doesn’t reveal its light. We’re often taught that we’re supposed to just know it. But we might not until we get out of the house and get out there

with an open heart, and interact and be in relationship with the world. Part of the journey is to strike our gifts against the needs of the world. But they’re often not what we think. It’s what moves us. It’s about following what you care about.

How do you know the difference between what seem to be competing passions?

What are our true gifts?

I can only speak to my experience, what I’ve learned over time. For me, it’s the need to follow aliveness. To be really present and follow whatever it is that brings me alive. Then it becomes my teacher and shows me more of myself and more of my gifts. There’s a difference between desire, which is the things we want, and those that bring us alive. The more you are in conversation with your heart and really listen, the more we can delineate between a yearning and what is your gift. It’s like pulling a thread. Once you follow something that allows you to care, and be all of who you are, that opens up even more.

In the book, you offer that effort and grace are key to finding the wisdom that waits in our heart. Aren’t those something of a contradiction – meaning that shouldn’t there be an ease, or at least a flow, when you find your passion?

Effort is the requirement that readies us for grace. When I write, I push the pen until it pulls me. I don’t know when that’s going to happen. I’ve got to stay in it until it does. Or thing of a surfer. He puts all this effort to paddle out and catch a wave, and then he’s in the grace of the long moment when he’s one with the wave. That’s the appearance of grace. But no wave lasts forever. So you have to go back into the life we all deal with – you have to paddle again back to catch another wave, although changed a bit by the grace of the wave you just experienced.

The thing is, you just can’t stand on

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The next Human Awareness Institute (HAI) mini workshop offers a chance for guests to experience the work and philosophies of HAI before committing to the full journey of a weekend training. The mini sessions – which just resumed in the Santa Barbara area in July following a two year-plus hiatus – offer an opportunity to experience emotional openness and heart-felt connections in a brief two-to-three-hour event, during which an HAI presenter leads a gentle series of exercises designed to open your heart and create deeper connections with others, even those you’re just meeting that night.

At the July session, a checkin round was followed by a silent hand-on-heart visual exchange with each other person present, before the group broke into pairs to explore truly seeing each other, including an optional, safe touching experience.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the experience, and several people reported palpable shifts in opening their heart to create more bonded relationships and a freer sense of emotional intimacy.

The next mini-workshop takes place this Saturday, August 13, from 4 to 7 pm. To register for the free, no-obligation event, call or email Niki at (408) 805-5440 or niki.schmid@hai.org.

Let’s Dance – and Heal

Sunday’s regular Dance Tribe ecstatic movement gathering turns into a special journey of sight and sound. Santa Barbara DJ Romi Cumes will be collaborating with audio-visual artists Echobit to take dancers on a powerful healing journey combining the sense.

Brian Hansen, Ph.D, and Joshua Dickinson, M.S., use virtual reality and reactive audio to “infuse a lifelike energy into their productions that allows for exploration through interaction and immersion.” Hansen and Dickinson are also planning future installations SB Center for Arts and Technology (SBCAST).

Admission for the 11 am to 1 pm event at Gustafson Dance Studio, 2285 Las Positas Road, is a $15 donation.

Details www.sbdancetribe.org.

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This Week in and around Montecito

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. Today’s author: Gwendolyn Brooks When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Lecture at SBMM Kathryn Mussallem, an exhibiting photographer, printmaker, and illustrator, will show images and video while telling stories of how she captured the subjects from her ongoing five-year documentary project on the U.S. Navy, which includes (but is not limited to) sailor tattoos.

Her work has been published and exhibited in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and France and in group exhibitions in New York, Minneapolis, Saint Remy, Leiden, London, and Vancouver.

When: 7 pm; members-only reception at 6:15 pm Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: free for SBMM members and $10 for non-members Info: www.sbmm.org Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker.

When: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Chili Cook-off Montecito YMCA hosts its Annual Chili Cook-off with vegetarian and meat options, live music, and line dancing.

When: 6 pm Where: 591 Santa Rosa Lane Info: 969-3288 SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Surf ‘n’ Suds Beer Festival The fourth annual Trek Bikes of Ventura Surf ‘n’ Suds Beer Festivals takes place on at the Carpinteria State Beach. The “Beer Festival with a Surf Twist” was voted the number-8 Beer Festival in all of the U.S. by BeerYeti.com, and 2016 will only get better!

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“This is a good and positive next step,” Newman said, adding that the funding agreement requires MWD to pay $193,000 for expenses related to studying the logistics of a purchase agreement.

Also at the meeting, Montecito Union School (MUS) superintendent Tammy Murphy showed the MA board a photo of two new permanent shade structures that have been erected on the MUS blacktop. The structures are 20’ by 40’ and cover 28 picnic tables where the kids will eat lunch once school starts. “They will also be a benefit to the community during emergencies, as that is the area used by the Red Cross,” Murphy said.

Murphy also reported that the stoplights at Santa Rosa Lane and San Ysidro Road have been modified to allow for better traffic flow during school hours. Fire chief Chip Hickman also noted other stoplight

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work on San Ysidro at East Valley Road; that light has been modified to allow for emergency vehicles to change the light from red to green by flashing their headlights in a specific pattern. Hickman also noted that work is continuing on Fire Station 3 now that the EIR has been approved by the MFPD board. We’ll have more on Fire Station 3 in a future edition.

The MA Land Use Committee has been working on improving the safety of pedestrians from the front of Montecito Hall to the businesses in the Upper Village. The discussion of safety in the upper village has been discussed for many years, including discussion of adding a crosswalk across East Valley Road (Highway 192), of which Caltrans was not receptive.

Other steps that can be taken to increase safety include attempting to reduce speed along the road; Caltrans has already installed a second 25 mph sign by Montecito Presbyterian Church. The County has agreed to issue permits for a speed feedback sign that shows drivers how fast they are going, similar to one that has been recently installed on San Leandro Lane near Crane School. The County has agreed to pay for a portion of the feedback sign, but is asking that the community provide $3,500 for the potential project. On Tuesday, the MA board voted to ask for a grant from the Montecito Community Foundation to fund the potential project.

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back. “This is not the end of this discussion. There will be a lot more about this after this,” said MA president Aaron Budgor.

The next MA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, at 4 pm.

K.frank Opens

Coast Village Road welcomed its newest retailer last week: K.frank, a men’s and women’s clothing boutique, opened its doors at 1150 Coast Village Road. “This location is a much better fit for us, and we are happy to be here,” said Katie Frank, who co-owns the shop with her husband, Kevin Frank.

K.frank has been a retail staple on State Street for the last nine years, offering mid-to-high-priced designer clothing for men, women, and children, as well as a large selection of home goods. When the Franks’ lease was up on State Street earlier this year, they decided to make the move to Montecito, which is a more convenient location for a large percentage of their clientele. They moved into the space formerly occupied by Montecito Aesthetic Institute, which closed its doors in February and is currently looking for a new space in Montecito.

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was installed, and the place was given an industrial, contemporary look with new lighting and accent furniture, according to Kevin. “We designed it to feel modern and clean, so the clothing and product could really be showcased,” Katie said.

The store carries what the Franks call “elevated contemporary” clothing for men and women, featuring small independent designers, as well as some well-known brands. The majority of the clothes are United States or European made, with an attention to craftsman detail, according to Kevin.

Clothing brands include L’Agence, Mara Hoffman, Harris Wharf, Etienne Marcel, Rag & Bone, AG, Alexander Wang, Boglioli, and more. In addition to clothing, the store also carries handbags, a collection of Italian-made sneakers, fine jewelry, sunglasses, coffee table books, hats, belts, watches, Montecito and Santa Barbara branded totes, and more. Shoppers will find a wide assortment of price points, with the majority of clothing items in the $200-$500 range.

The children and home section of the K.frank store will be part of another new shop on Coast Village Road, which will be run by Katie’s mother, Kathy McCarthy, and operated under the name The Nurture Cottage. The business is expected to open this fall in the space formerly occupied by Gaspar Jewelers, 1213 Coast Village

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Seen Around Town

Bacchus by the bar at Lotusland’s Gods and Goddesses fête

by Lynda Millner

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otusland gives one of the outstanding galas in the community each year for 500 people. It always sells out. This year lived up to its reputation with the theme Gods & Goddesses. The “woods” were full of them as we strolled up to the house and main lawn.

First we ran into Gaia or Mother Earth. She was definitely expecting (something). Artemis was there with her bow and arrow.

The gentlemen were all eyes for the dryads or oak nymphs. There was Calliope – the goddess of storytelling.

Then came the muse of comedy and a muse of music and song. Aphrodite stood out in her white dress. Humor came with Narcissus looking at himself in the pond and several water nymphs trying in vain to get his attention. Don’t forget Apollo and the goddess Flora.

The coup de grace came as we arrived at the big lawn – there was Zeus himself on a tall throne, and who should be hovering over the bar lying on a couch but Bacchus himself. I need to study up on my Greek and Roman

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mythology, but I do know Bacchus, the god of wine.

Besides all the gods and goddesses, it was fun to just look at the guests who had donned their Grecian attire

for the occasion.

Gwen Stauffer is the executive director and “rules” over this 37-acre kingdom of Lotusland created by opera singer Madame Ganna Walska (1887-1984) beginning in 1941 until her death. Kudos go to the co-chairs Jennie Grube and Crystal Wyatt. It took incredible energy to attend to the myriad of details. Even the wine glasses had a rich, gold rim instead

of the usual plain party fare. The vice chairs were Belle Hahn and Rachael Wryan, helped by a committee of 22.

Board president is Connie Pearcy.

The live auction had some intriguing items. One was your choice of two antique coral bracelets that belonged to Lotusland founder Ganna Walkska and were donated by Hania Puacz Tallmadge. Ganna’s jewelry collection was legendary, so it was a chance to own a piece of history. The other item was a one-of-a-kind ancient Greek coin medallion designed by Daniel Gibbings and set in 22k-gold depicting Athena. She was the goddess of both wisdom and warfare, two qualities we find incompatible today. The ancient’s world was obviously different.

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Road, which closed earlier this year after more than three decades in business. “Moving both parts of the store to Coast Village was a decision we spent years contemplating. So far we love it here, being in a larger concentration of like-minded retailers,” Katie said.

The Franks are from Aspen, where both Katie and Kevin worked in the fashion and retail business. They moved to the Santa Barbara area to get married and start both a business and a family together. “This is our home, and we love what we do,” Katie said.

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Keepers of the Casa

Casa del Herrero, Montecito’s historic home, garden, and museum located on East Valley Road, is run by a dedicated team of administrators and docents. The non-profit estate is currently undergoing a major change with the departure of executive director Molly Barker, who has been in charge of “House of the Blacksmith” for nearly a decade. Barker accepted a position as executive director of the Mendocino Coast Botanic Gardens, and the Casa currently has interim executive director Laura Bridley at the helm.

In addition to the dedicated staff, the Casa is run by dozens of wellversed docents, who give tours and help maintain the National Historic Landmark. This feature is the first of several docent spotlights, in an effort to thank the docents for their volunteerism and dedication, and inspire others to get involved.

Jane Dyruff is one of the first Casa del Herrero docents and says she knows the estate like the back of her hand. She has been involved with the Casa since long before it became a nonprofit or was opened to the public for tours, and was a member of the first class of docents. From taking inventory and documenting every-

thing in the Casa’s vast collection of artwork, antique furnishings, personal effects, and correspondence, to cataloguing owner George Steedman’s library of rare books, to teaching incoming docent trainees, Dyruff has been an integral part of the estate.

Jane says she had heard about the famed Steedman Workshop at the Casa for years, and in the late 1980s she was working at the Channel City Women’s Forum, where Steedman’s younger daughter, Medora, was a member.

After Medora died, her eldest son, George S. Bass, was trying to establish Casa del Herrero as a nonprofit, so its fate was yet undetermined. According to Jane, George was hoping to generate enough interest and resources to ensure the Casa’s conservation as a living museum. He was approaching individuals in the community as well as established institutions such as SBCC, the Getty, UCSB, and Westmont in an effort to preserve the legacy left by his grandfather. One of these people was Charles Topping, a professor at SBCC’s Adult Education program.

At the time, Jane was following her passion for working with her hands and enrolled in a hand-wrought metal jewelry-making class through the Adult Ed program. Serendipitously, one of her instructors was Topping.

He had been given the opportunity to resurrect the Casa’s long-dormant workshop following Mr. Steedman’s death in 1940 and asked a few select students to join on the project.

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“When Charles asked if I’d like to go see the workshop, of course I said ‘Yes!’,” Jane recalls. “I’d always wanted to learn raising [the process of hammering a flat piece of metal against a metal stake until it forms a vase or other shape], but it’s a very noisy technique, so it wasn’t offered at Adult Ed. But there we were, in this fabled workshop for over a year, using George Steedman’s hammers and stakes, all the while learning all about what he did.”

With that, Jane decided to spend her free time at the Casa, sharing the history of the 11-acre estate. The historic home, museum, and garden are open to the public by advance reservation.

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Casa Dorinda Latest

Casa Dorinda’s expansion plans were back in front of Montecito Architectural Board of Review (MBAR) on August 8, the third time the board has seen various portions of the project in an effort to eventually give preliminary approvals to the designs of the campus improvements, which were approved by the Montecito Planning Commission in May. The project includes 90,000-sq-ft of new construction on the 48-acre site, including new residential units, memory care facilities, and personal care amenities, a new dining facility, and new maintenance facilities. Other enhancements include landscaping improvements, removal of the historic exit bridge and the building of a new, two-way bridge, a modified entrance and exit plan, and realignment of public trails. Casa has committed to performing the majority of the large construction work within 36 months, and planner Steve Welton tells us construction on the first portion of

the project, the expansion of the kitchen facilities, is expected to begin in October. Design plans for the kitchen have already been approved by MBAR. On August 8, MBAR saw architect Brian Cearnal’s plans for the new entry into the site, as well as a landscaping plan from landscape architect David Black that is intended to both screen and “keep the mystery” of the campus intact. Plans for the courtyard and elevation renderings for the personal care and memory units were also supplied, with MBAR members commenting that the project’s design is on the right track.

In two weeks, on Monday, August 22, project reps will show MBAR more elements of the project, including lighting plans. On September 12, the plans will be in front of the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission (HLAC) to further discuss the removal of the historic bridge, which Montecito Planning Commission asked for as part of its approval. Later on September 12, the project will be seen again by MBAR to gain preliminary approval, Welton explained.

Construction on the majority of the improvements is expected to begin in the spring, with the removal of the historic bridge occurring first, per a condition from Montecito Fire Protection District that the new bridge be constructed before any further development on the site.

Corrections & Omissions

Last week, we mentioned a “Lunch & Learn” at Friendship Center in Montecito on Friday, August 12.

Unfortunately, we omitted the necessity to RSVP to the event. If you are interested in attending the luncheon, please first RSVP at 969-0859.

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Brilliant Thoughts

by Grace Rachow

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Ms. Rachow says there are three things she’s never quite grasped: Fiesta, video games, and politics. This summer has brought them all together.

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A Pokémon GO Summer

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few weeks ago, I was pruning roses in my front yard, when I saw two boys on skateboards come to a halt in front of our house and whip out their iPhones.

I’m used to seeing people of all ages gawking at smartphones, checking “likes” on Facebook, or reading incoming text messages.

However, kids zooming by on skateboards typically do not stop in the middle of the street and simultaneously whip out their phones. There was only one explanation: Pokémon GO. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock this past month (and who could blame you, given the political storm brewing), suffice it to say the new fad is all about capturing cute pocket monsters via a free phone app.

A few million people jumped right into Pokémon GO overnight, a marketing phenomenon that should be studied by any business launching a new product.

On the plus side, this new electronic game gets people up, out, and interacting with one another. For the past few decades, the trend has been for video games to create hordes of couch potato zombies. But now Pokémon GO players are capturing creatures out in the world.

Since the game involves physical locations and GPS, you can’t succeed from your sofa. If you want pocket monsters, you have to go hunting for them in the physical world.

For a while, I didn’t think Pokémon GO had anything to do with me.

After all, I’ve successfully avoided all electronic games my entire life.

Now I’m old and set in my ways, so I thought that would exempt me from this Pokémon fad.

Then along came Nathan. He’s a friend of mine who happens to be several decades younger, and every once in a while he invites me to do something that I usually wouldn’t do because I am old and set in my ways.

He texted me: “You want to walk around downtown and people watch… you can take photos with your iPhone, and I’ll play Pokémon GO with mine.”

What? No way, I thought.

“That sounds like fun,” I texted back.

To make matters worse, it was the middle of Old Spanish Days. I’d successfully avoided Fiesta for the past 40 years. I did go once in 1976, watched the parade, and bought a yummy burrito from one of the food venders.

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gone again. However, I soon realized that all my friends liked to leave it to the tourists… so I became a Fiesta avoider, too.

I thought about texting Nathan back to tell him I had to wash my hair, but I figured 40 years of avoidance was enough. I had to get back in the saddle sometime.

And so it came to pass that I spent a balmy summer evening taking photos of people sipping margaritas and having a great time.

I got beaned with a confetti-filled egg. I had no idea how wonderful it’d be having bits of colored paper in

There were plenty of other players on the street my hair. We were never more than 20 feet from a mariachi band. Who knew there were so many?

The Pokémon seemed to like the trumpets and guitars. We captured dozens of the little creatures. I say “we” because I had to toss a few Pokeballs, too. Nathan was a great teacher. I learned about “potions” and “candy” and “gyms” and “trainers.”

The game is both complicated and easy to understand… as long as you get into the spirit of hunting treasure.

There were plenty of other players on the street. Yes, they looked a bit like ordinary people walking along and interacting with their smart phones… the same way everyone’s been doing in recent years. The difference with Pokémon players is that they stop abruptly stop from time to time, because a creature has appeared, and they must try to capture it.

Is all this completely addictive, silly, and utterly meaningless? Yes. However, I think it’s no coincidence that Pokémon GO came out the same month that both major national parties nominated candidates who are loathed by so many people, regardless of political persuasions.

There are those who’d try to blame this political situation on Pokémon GO, but to be fair, the game was not released until July, and I say it’s blessing to us all that this diversion came out when it did.

We’ll need something to get us through the months between now and the November election.

Some will opt for tequila – but for me, it’ll be Pokémon GO. •MJ

What’s the Catch?

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orgive me, but I’m not fond of riddles. Let me make an exception, however, in the case of truly ancient ones. Even so, there are only two I remember. And I’ve already told you one of them (about what goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening). So here is the other one, said to date from ancient Greece: “What we caught, we threw away.

What we could not catch, we kept.”

The answer is just one word, and I’ll tell you at the end of this piece.

In the meantime, we might as well speculate a little. “What we caught…”

That could be an animal, a criminal, a bus, a disease, or even the victim of some April-Fool-type joke.

The only animal I’ve ever caught was a mouse. I was living for several weeks in a cabin at the Dorland Mountain Colony, a writers’ and artists’ retreat in the Southern California mountains, where I’d been given a sort of scholarship to write a play.

It was pleasant and peaceful there, except for the gnawing sounds which kept disturbing my sleep. Then I actually saw the culprit and decided to take action.

Fortunately, I was able to get a “humane” trap – a small cage which you bait, and which cleverly imprisons the little beast without harming it. It soon worked very well, and then I had only to take the contraption out to what I judged would be a safe distance from my cabin and release the occupant. End of problem. That was exciting.

But it was only the second most exciting thing that happened while I was living there. The first was when I myself was nearly caught in a wildfire, which caused the hurried evacuation of that entire settlement. I made sure to save my manuscript – but happily the fire spared our area, and I was soon able to return.

The only criminal I ever caught was a fellow student at Berkeley who had stolen my bicycle from my front porch. I didn’t know him, but he had the effrontery to ride it to the campus and leave it there at a bikerack, where I happily discovered it.

I had no idea if he would return for it, but I locked it to the rack, and maintained a stakeout for several hours. He actually did come back for it. I swept down to confront him and discovered he was one of the Big Men

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on Campus, a member of the student council. He told an unlikely story about having bought the bike from someone at a party. But I was so glad just to get it back that I didn’t pursue the matter any further.

I used to enjoy catching my wife with sometimes rather complicated April Fool’s stunts. The best one was a fake parcel I addressed and mailed to her from a fake address. Inside of it, I had boxes within boxes within boxes, all elaborately wrapped – and of course, the last box contained the payoff: the simple message “APRIL FOOL!” But Dorothy never enjoyed being the victim, and in this case she was not only suspicious of the

The only criminal I ever caught was a fellow student at Berkeley parcel but actually frightened, to the extent that she refused to open it!

So, the whole thing fizzled. I finally gave up my attempts to celebrate the only annual holiday that ever really appealed to me.

As for catching a bus, this thought creates nostalgic memories of the London double-decker buses, which used to have open platforms at the curb-side rear corner, with a convenient pole to grasp, which made it possible for the brave and agile to jump off or climb aboard, even while the bus was still, or already, in motion.

Alas, with the newer all-enclosed models, this form of athletic achievement is no longer possible.

We can leave out catching diseases, because I have so far luckily escaped any that would evoke your morbid interest. But you might like to know that the common cold and so-called “hay fever,” which both used to plague me every year, have in recent years somehow left me alone. It’s nice to be able to tell you one thing I’ve found good about getting older.

And now we come to the solution of our riddle. I knew some of you would cheat and skip to the end. So I’ve hidden the one-word answer: it’s spelled out by the first letters of my column’s first five sentences.

•MJ 11 – 18 August 2016

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within an hour or two of sending them, while forwarding them to the appropriate government department to address the issue.

Steve King Santa Barbara

He’s Had It

You want to know just a few reasons why millions of Americans have no respect for our government any longer and have “had it”?

Locally, SBCC, with the closed eyes of our mayor and city council, has been allowed to grow into a monster that sucks up the ability of local workers to remain as residents.

The council has also aided and abetted short-term rentals to take hundreds of local homes off the long-term rental market.

The state gave seven citations or more to the bus company whose driver drove into a highway sign recently, killing five and maiming many others.

Why was this company still on the road?

The Border Patrol is advising illegal border crossers on how to avoid... the Border Patrol. We won’t catch you if you do what we say!

We have sanctuary cities such as Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

In San Francisco, an illegal was not turned over to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), as he was supposed to be, and he wound up shooting a beautiful young woman who died in the arms of her father on Pier 39. The blood of this woman will forever stain the elected officials in San Francisco that harbored and gave sanctuary to a murderer.

Political leaders and Democrat Party candidates support Black Lives Matter, even as BLM supporters proclaim “Kill Cops.” This, while many in government have abandoned our police.

Criminals are treated as heroes and heroes are treated as criminals by government.

Officials in Flint, Michigan, and Portland, Oregon, have knowingly

poisoned thousands of kids with lead in their water.

President Obama and Hillary Clinton have never heard of ISIS, though they both led to its creation.

They and others in government have closed their eyes and their mouths to the threat that ISIS poses to our country. You want a clue as to the danger they represent, Mr. President and Ms Clinton? For the first time since the end of World War Two, the Germans have put army troops on the streets of their major cities to augment the police. The French army is already on the streets. France and Germany have shut down their major venues to all events. The French have declared they are at war. As Obama is bombing in the Middle East, ISIS is growing. FBI Director Comey says that terrorism is the “greatest threat to the safety of the American people.” Need more proof, Mr. President? Ms Clinton?

People in high places don’t go to prison for committing the same offenses that would put any ordinary citizen behind bars for an extended period.

Our veterans are dying because the VA has let them die.

Our government has traded millions of good-paying jobs away with NAFTA and other lousy trade deals.

You wonder why the blue-collar worker is angry?

President Obama has saddled our future generations with and added more trillions to the national debt than all the preceding presidents put together, beginning with George Washington and ending with George W. Bush. Where did these trillions go?

Why are so many millions of Americans fed up and angry with government?

Who knows?

Ernie Salomon Santa Barbara

A Seenager Speaks Out

I am a seenager (senior teenager).

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Life is great.

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. Scientists believe people do not decline mentally with age; it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains. Much as a computer struggles as the hard drive gets full, so too do humans take longer to access information when their brains are full.

Researchers say this slowing-down process is not the same as cognitive decline. The human brain works slower in old age, says Dr. Michael Ramscar, but only because we have stored more information over time.

The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more.

And, although older people often go to another room to get something and upon getting there wonder what they came for, it is not a memory problem.

It is nature’s way of forcing older people to exercise more.

I have more friends that I should pass this information along to, but I can’t remember their names, so please forward this to your friends; they may be my friends, too.

And, don’t forget to give them my love.

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The gloves are off. The Big Boys (and Girls) in power in America – and hoping for a knockout blow in November – are no longer scheming to keep their perfidious alliance under cover.

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My suggestion is that all concerned citizens look beyond the candidates and examine the party platforms.

They are different. We need to understand this to vote intelligently. And, we must distinguish between what we want and what can reasonably be accomplished.

This is not easy to do. I have no magic formula, but I will offer a possible approach: Think about your children and grandchildren. Study the political party platforms. One major political party views the government as the providing source of their welfare and needs. The other party views the government as providing opportunities for them to exercise individual initiative to achieve future success, but offers no guarantees.

Oversimplified? Definitely. You, the individual voter, have a choice. Do you want your children and grandchildren to grow up believing their future well-being will be in the hands of the government? Or, do you want them to believe their individual efforts will determine future success of failure?

Put aside the views and personalities of the two party candidates. We are not electing a dictator. We are, to a great extent, determining the extent to which future generations will feel about the control they will have over their individual destinies. My two sons have realized the need to work for the successes they have achieved.

I hope my grandchildren will inherit that spirit. Carefully read party platforms. Vote wisely.

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Mainstream Media is one and the same thing. It’s a cozy, willing conspiracy of like minds.

No one’s implying there’s a daily twisting of arms to keep everybody in line and on the reservation. There are no conservatives or “moderates” left in the Democrat Party. Mainstream media outlets don’t hire conservatives or Republicans. Should a “hired gun” gain a conscience and wish to perform a random act of journalism on a leftwing ally of the global secular socialist paradigm, they are quietly shown the door (budget cuts, you know).

It was a deliberate ploy at the Democrat convention to go 12 years back in history and find a Muslim Gold Star Family to parade before the American people in prime time to contrast with the Republican Gold Star Families they trotted out.

There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind: the Muslim son killed in combat was and is an American Hero.

The problem is with the Muslim father and the intent of the Democrats to elicit a response – any kind of response – from Donald Trump. They could count on their comrades in arms in the mainstream media to twist anything Trump said into an anti-Muslim vendetta and tirade.

It should be noted that Mr. Khan – the Muslim father – is a spokesman on American soil for the Taliban in Afghanistan and a notorious immigration lawyer.

Insurance trial lawyers innately hate insurance companies. That’s how and why they became insurance lawyers.

So it is with immigration lawyers: they hate America. The purpose of an immigration lawyer is to shield immigrants whose status in this country is “troubled” from the full force of the law.

Mr. Khan is a two-star general in the left-wing army of legal snipers

employed on the front lines to keep illegal Muslims from getting deported, and seeing that Muslims already on American soil can get around the immigration laws that aren’t being enforced, and clearing a path so that the maximum number of Muslims can get naturalized as Americans, and then not assimilate.

Now that the dirty little secret of Khan’s law firm has found the light of day in the alternative conservative media (Drudge & Breitbart, not Fox News), Mr. Khan has taken his legal website off the internet.

The issue to Donald Trump and a majority of the American people is uncontrolled immigration, in particular loony tunes levels of herded immigration from Muslim countries with a history of terrorism and an enormous distaste for anything Western, Christian, or Jewish.

The only issue to Democrats in the next 95 days is to divert and distract the voters’ attention from any of the reasonable and sensible issues any of us should be concerned about, and simply destroy, not debate, annihilate, Donald Trump’s candidacy.

Democrats manufacture situations to draw out Donald Trump. Next, they cobble together a fictional straw man out of Trump’s response, reducing him to “silly putty” (in their eyes), then signal to the president at a news conference with the leader of Singapore to tell Republicans to yank their support from Trump’s candidacy, for the good of decency and democracy in America. Nobody in the mainstream media questions this chain of events – no random acts of journalism here – and the low-information voters who get their news from snippets here ‘n’ there on ABC or NBC are convinced Trump isn’t “qualified.”

David S. McCalmont Santa Barbara •MJ

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them to die with dignity and without excruciating pain. The new law gives the patient, not his or her relatives, another option, used sparingly with safeguards and limits.

Opponents Argue That Assisting Patients in Suicide Is Akin to Murder

Others feel differently. The Catholic Church has religious and moral concerns.

Jose H. Gomez, the Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, stated: “We are crossing a line from being a society that cares for those who are aging and sick to a society that kills those whose suffering we can no longer tolerate.”

Doctors, trained to save lives, do not relish the thought of being publicly branded as “accomplices to murder.” The California Medical Association took a neutral stance on the legislation, but some medical groups opposed the new law, including the Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, which expressed concern about knowing when a patient is terminal.

My Own Experience

For me, this new law is personal. In 1990, I watched my mother die of lung cancer, sent home from the hospital, lying in her darkened bedroom for months, often writhing in agony and pain, passing in and out of consciousness, and at times unable to recognize her own children. The cancer spread to her brain, causing severe head pain. Her personal physician could morally and legally do nothing to assist her death. Her painful death was imprinted on my heart.

A year later, my father lay dying in his bedroom with late-stage terminal prostate cancer. This time, the same family physician compassionately, but technically against the law, prescribed an unlimited amount of bedside morphine, allowing my dad to make his own choice about when death would arrive.

In the end, we will all die. If we are lucky, death will come with dignity.

Watching my parents in their final days made me realize that if I become terminally ill, I want a choice. While others may feel differently, I feel the choice belongs to me alone, working in concert with my family and doctors, because it is my life, my body, and my conscience.

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Basic Wicker Basketry Group The Montecito Library is pleased to host a Basic Basketry Group that meets on the third Wednesday of each month beginning today. Basketry Group is a great place to find out about basket weaving and to connect with other basket weavers. Bring some weaving to work on. If you are a beginner, just come to watch and learn. There will be materials available and someone who is eager to help you get started. This will be an active, enthusiastic group, and welcoming to newly interested weavers.

When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting.

When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Sunset Sips Guests can drink in the view – and local wine – at Sunset Sips, four evening summer events held at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s scenic hilltop on the third Thursday of June through September. This year brings more local wineries, more live music, more tasty treats, and more art by local artists. New this year are “The Wine Down”, post-“Sips” talks by local food and wine experts.

When: 5:30 to 8 pm Where: 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $30 Info: www.sbzoo.org Community Workshop The Alliance for Living & Dying Well recommends using the Five Wishes process developed by Aging with Dignity to lead your conversation and help formulate the decisions you put into your Advanced Care Directive. To get this conversation started, The Alliance offers free workshops for members of our community to attend and gain knowledge on end-of-life care!

When: 4 to 6 pm Where: Hospice of Santa Barbara, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Registration and information: 845-5314 FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 French Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts a French conversation group for those who would like to practice their French language conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak French. Both native speakers and those who learned French as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Finding the Wisdom That Waits By fully living the one life we’re given, we’re led to the wisdom that waits in our heart. This workshop at La Casa de Maria will explore how we might truly inhabit the one life we’re given: by getting closer to life, loving what we do, finding what can last, and by being kind and useful. Using ancient and contemporary stories, poetry, journaling, and dialogue, we will delve into what it means to make our way through pain and sorrow, keeping our eyes open as we work our way into grace.

Leader Mark Nepo has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for 35 years. His books include a New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.

When: today, 7:30 pm through Sunday, 1 pm Where: 800 El Bosque Road Cost: resident $440, commuter $340 Info: www.lacasademaria.org SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Summer Sips Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds its 6th Summer Sips Wine & Cheese Lecture Series, bringing together the local community for talks about native plants,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Trails ‘n’ Tails at Botanic Garden Bring your dog to the annual Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Trails ‘n’ Tails celebration and get in free.

Leashed dogs are always welcome at the garden, but in honor of National Dog Day there’s a big party to celebrate canine friends. Each leashed dog gets one person in for free! Dog-centric activities will include a pet costume parade, pet photo booth, dog caricature drawings, and more. When: 9 am to 3 pm Where: 1212 Mission Canyon Road Info: www.sbbg.org botanical illustration, rare plants, and more. Each lecture begins with appetizers, a wine tasting, and conversation with one of our local sponsoring vintners in the garden’s courtyard.

The Botanic Garden invites you to explore the fascinating botany behind fermenting beverages with SBCC professor Dr. Matt Kay. Although mostly botanical in perspective, the journey will interweave colorful elements of history, geography, anthropology, biochemistry, and culture on a global tour of the human pursuit of fermented respite from the daily grind. The lecture will be followed by a garden walk that explores fermentations made with native plants.

When: 4 pm Where: 1212 Mission Canyon Road Cost: $25-$35 Info: www.sbbg.org

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Mission Treasures Tour A tour to learn about the Mission’s architecture, artwork, and some of its greatest treasures in areas not normally open to the public. All proceeds support the Mission and SB Archive-Library.

When: 12:30 to 2 pm Where: 2201 Laguna Street Cost: $20 per person; no children under 12 Mindfulness Meditation A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD. All levels welcome.

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TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

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On Entertainment Drumming up a Love for Swing

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ack in the early 1990s when Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (BBVD) was making the rounds of lower State Street nightclubs just down the street from where sax-man Andy Rowley worked as a graphic artist at the Independent, who could have predicted what was to come?

A stint in the seminal swing-dance movie Swingers. A major record label deal. NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. No fewer than seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, not to mention performing at the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime Show.

Perhaps even further from the imagination is that the band is still intact 23 years later, still based mostly in Ventura, still making records and touring the country and still pounding out those joyous, horn-blesses rhythms nearly two decades after the Swing Revival they helped usher in faded back into history.

BBVD returns to Santa Barbara to play at the historic Granada, the city’s jewel of a theater that’s a far cry from upstairs at Nickelby’s, on Wednesday night, August 17, with a special dance floor installed in front of the stage in deference to the concept that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to hear them play and not be able to move.

We caught up with drummer Kurt Sodergren, who has been pounding the skins alongside lead singer-songwriter Scotty Morris even before BBVD existed.

Q. You came by swing jazz honestly, as your grandfather was in a big band, right?

A. Yeah, he played saxophone his whole life. He got drafted into the Army in World War II two weeks shy of 38th birthday, which was the cutoff date. So he got in the the band, which entertained the troops when they went for R&R. When I was young, he’d come over the house and tell some stories, and remember putting on Benny Goodman’s live at Carnegie Hall album and being moved by Gene Krupa playing the drums on “Sing, Sing, Sing”.

But I played a lot of punk rock when I was little. Swing and big band jazz wasn’t on my radar, even though I loved the music. With Scott, I was doing a lot of rock and blues, and it wasn’t until he wanted to change up our three-piece band that we started to do swing. He brought in a chart and said “Let’s play swing.” So, I took some private lessons and really got into it.

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Why were you willing to make that switch so easily?

I guess in a way we were already swinging because we were playing blues. When we first made the change, he was still playing a Fender Strat out of an amp. It was still pretty high octane, so it wasn’t that big a switch.

We didn’t have a 17-piece big band or anything like that. We just added two horns, and then Dirk on acoustic bass.

For me, I approached it as still just bashing on the drums at first. But then the music became more nuanced and our playing did as well.

It’s been 20 years since you guys got the big break via appearing in the movie Swingers. How did that come about?

And what stands out from those days?

We were playing the Derby in L.A. every Wednesday. The Royal Crown Revue had a residency, but they got signed to Warners, and had to give it up. We’d been making a lot of an noise in Ventura for a while, enough for them to give us a shot. They tried out a couple of other bands, too, and we got the spot and did it for a year and half.

John Favreau, who was friends with Scott’s girlfriend, came in and was taking swing dance lessons. He just came over one day and asked us if we wanted to do the movie. There was no money or anything. Our motto back then was “Yes.” I mean, we played weddings, parties, the prom for both Buena and Ventura High schools (in EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS

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Singh, Abhimanyu Pathak, and Ransher Singh Rathore, who had flown from Delhi via New York for the five-day stay at Pat’s sprawling 20-acre Summerland estate, Bella Vista, which he has just put on the market for $65 million, as I revealed here.

Polo club patriarch and former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica, Glen Holden and his wife, Gloria, kicked off the entertaining with a dinner for 24 in the private dining room of Trattoria Mollie, with guests including son, Jeep, and his wife, Sharon, Arlene

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Saturday was the day of the match with stands at the Carpinteria club socially gridlocked for the closely contended game which the club team, captained by Pat and including Jonathan Burrows, Joseph Stuart, and Marco Llambias, won 7-6 as the crowd in the stands, including Cat Pollon, Jane Burkemper, Robyn Geddes, Nigel Gallimore, Andrew Bossom, Bilo Zarif, Chris and Mindy Denson, Leigh Brecheen, James HadfieldHyde, Christopher Lancashire, Cam

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All in all, a not-so-sari state of affairs.

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Last month I wrote about the London Daily Telegraph naming the 37-acre estate, founded by Polish opera singer Ganna Walska, one of the world’s great gardens, and now the glossy Better Homes and Gardens has gone a step further, ranking it Number One. The glossy says six-time married Walska “lived large, but gardened even larger.”

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Also on the list were the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens in London, the Desert Botanical Gardens in Scottsdale, Arizona, the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, the Villa Lante in Bagnaia,

Apple Corps Apple’s first TV show will feature Montecito’s newest celebrity resident, Gwyneth Paltrow, as a mentor helping entrepreneurs compete for a $10-million investment in their app idea.

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attached. It wasn’t anything major.

But then, of course, it was. Were you ready for the big fame explosion?

When it came out and struck a chord across the country, we could tour all the way to New York. Then came the interest from the record labels, and we signed the deal and things exploded.

But we’d been playing for a few years and had our chops down. We’d been working toward it and were welcoming of whatever came our way. It was pretty organic. We’d been playing so much that the show was tight. We had a lot of energy and a vibe together.

There was definitely a buzz going on.

Did you ever have an idea that the band would still be around 20 years later?

I hoped, yeah, sure. As it happened, as we got busier, I quit my job. It was actually a leave of absence for a year to make sure the whole thing would work out. We just went out and played and had a good time.

And that’s just gone on for 20 years.

Quitting has never been on anyone’s radar. It was just a lot of fun. The only issue was learning how to make it work to be on the road a lot and still be home with the family a lot.

It really is remarkable that the entire band hasn’t changed since the first year.

How’d you manage that? I mean, that’s a

lot longer than the average marriage.

It’s just the chemistry of the band.

I can’t explain it. We have such a good time together. And at least for me, I don’t know what else I would do where I can earn a living making people happy. It’s all about everyone having a good time. I think all of us appreciate that and there’s no ego issues. We’re just into the music, and that’s bigger than anything else. We take whatever happens as it comes.

There’s nothing to fight about, or at least nothing big enough to want to stop playing together.

Aside from personnel, why do you think BBVD has outlasted all of the other bands from the 1990s swing revival?

For one thing, we were never a cover band. If we do “Minnie the Moocher”, it doesn’t sound anything like Cab Calloway’s version. The arrangements are very inventive, we have five horns, and we’re pretty aggressive with the music. And there’s Scott’s songwriting. He’d toured with punk bands, and when we first got together, we were playing Hendrix, Tom Waits, all kinds of stuff. His music has always been skewed through that experience. So we don’t try to recreate an era, but instead pay tribute to it through our own blender.

But the chemistry really does matter. When we’re on stage, it’s apparent

we’re having a great time. You can’t fake that. I think some of the other bands just weren’t the same. With us, you’re getting a high-powered interpretation of the music, original songs, and tributes, all of which is influenced by our musical tastes. People dig that.

When can we expect some new music?

The plan is to release a new album of originals for our 25th anniversary in 2018. Earlier this year, we recorded a tribute record to Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan called “Louis, Louis, Louis.” It’s finished and it sounds great, but we’re not putting it out until March because our annual Christmas tour is coming up and there wouldn’t be enough time to promote it properly. It’s the right business decision, but it’s killing us because it’s so great.

You’ve done a lot of shows in Santa Barbara and Ventura over the last couple of years and are now heading back to the Granada, the big 1,300-seat theater, though they’re putting in a dance floor.

How different is it to play locally, and in theaters versus clubs?

It’s great to play in town because my parents get to come out which is rad and our friends. Sometimes I get to surf before sound check which is also great. We’ve done so many shows we can play anywhere, but it

is nerve-wracking when it just a theater. There’s a lot more energy going back and forth when people are right in front of me dancing. I mean, the Granada is an amazing theater, but I wouldn’t mind playing Toe’s Tavern.

I miss those great little clubs on State Street.

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Troubadour, and eventually formed a band called Bryndle with Wendy Waldman, Andrew Gold, and Kenny Edwards (the latter two of whom went on to spend years with Ronstadt) to placing three songs (courtesy of Edwards’s input) on a popular album.

“It was mind-blowing. Three songs?

Wow! Then I got signed to Columbia myself right at that time. And the guy who signed me didn’t even know about Linda. He’d just heard me play at the Troubadour. So it was seemingly overnight. But I’d been working for 10 years in bands with Kenny and Wendy. But when it shifts so fast like that, it’s really exciting.”

Bonoff went on to have some minor hits of her own: “I Can’t Hold On” from her self-titled debut, “When You Walk in the Room” and “Baby Don’t Go” from Restless Nights, “Personally” and “Please Be the One” from Wild Heart of the Young all reached Billboard’s Top 100 over a four period of 1978-82, and both the Footloose and 8 Seconds soundtracks included her songs a decade apart in 1984 and 1994. Bonoff has also watched her compositions turn into pop classics for other artists, as “Tell Me Why”, for example. Was a hit for Wynonna Judd and Bonnie Raitt as well as Ronstadt.

But things had already slowed down a bit before Bonoff relocated to Montecito, following Edwards’s move a year before (he lived on her property until his death in 2000). Life is good in the village, and there’s no need to be pressing hard to reclaim any more fame than she already enjoys. The new songs come few and far between.

“I don’t need to create to feel good about myself,” she said. “For me, it’s not like I have to get up and write music every day.”

Indeed, Bonoff is happy to spend time at home, and in nature, hiking the trails near her house, going to the beach, living live close to the land.

Songwriting doesn’t have the pull it once did as a teenager.

“Forty years ago, we were all so young and hungry and trying to prove ourselves . There was so much need. I was starving and needed to prove I could make it as a songwriter. So there was a lot of drive. It’s different now, harder. Big life events are what tend to inspire songs, and I don’t have that much that changes. Some people love

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to write and do it every day and never stopped. But it was never easy for me and I was never that prolific, and it hasn’t gotten any easier.”

Bonoff confessed to a desire to placate her fans, who have been seeking new music for years. She once told me that having a talent brings an obligation to use it. “People really want a record from me, so I feel bad. I should work harder at it.”

But now, she said, “I’m kind of lazy.

I admit it. I’m lazy here in Montecito enjoying my life.”

On the other hand, there are a couple of new songs she’ll play at her upcoming concert at the Lobero Theatre next Thursday, August 18, accompanied by longtime guitarist Nina Gerber. The latest is a love song spurred by one of those life event.

“It’s a classic Karla Bonoff song, a ballad,” she said, adding that there is a new love in her life, even if it is an on-and-off-again thing. “The song was written in a good period.”

It’s called “Carry Me Home”, echoing a common theme in her music, one that was also the one-word title of one of her more popular earlier songs, “Home”.

“I’m a nester,” she explained. “I like creating a home, and being home, and when I’m on the road I always look forward to coming home, especially here. I’m grounded by being in my own space and having my environment work for me.”

Bonoff said she still enjoys playing the older songs, even if their meanings might have changed over time. “[With] some of them, it’s hard to even remember where they came from. But those that were about specific people or things, they do bring up those memories. For me, it’s interesting to play a song that’s 30 years old and step back and just think about it – it’s great to have some objectivity about it from a newer point of view.

The ones that hold up create a wonderful feeling that I can still enjoy playing them.”

As does the audience. It’s only stage, Bonoff said, that she gets a sense of her place in music and as someone who has affected other people through her art.

“It’s easy to forget when I’m not out there. But people love the songs. I feel like I made some kind of difference in people’s lives. That matters to me. I’ve left some kind of a legacy feels good to me. That’s what cool thing about being at this age and looking back and appreciating the whole 40 years.”

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The final Fermentation Festival preliminary event, a kickoff featuring film and food, takes place at SOhO beginning at 5 pm on Wednesday, August 17. The Consumer Environmental Council co-sponsors the evening that boasts Fermented Foods Artisans, Cocktails & Tastings; a special menu

by SOhO; music by Erisy Watt; and a screening of Patagonia’s new film, Unbroken Ground, followed by a panel discussion about the deep connection between our food choices and climate change. Admission is free. For details, call 962-7776 or visit www.sohosb. com/event/1261717-santa-barba ra-fermentation-santa-barbara.

Carpinteria’s Garden Market host a happy-hour benefit for Phase III of the Franklin Trail, the section of the trail that goes through the Los Padres National Forest to the top of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The first five miles of the trail are maintained by Montecito Trails Foundation (MTF) as part of the stewardship they provide for the trail network in Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria. Santa Barbara County Trails Council in partnership with MTF and others, is raising funds to re-open the historic section of the trail – the last 2.7 miles to the top of the mountain range.

Guests at the event, which takes place 5 to 7 pm Friday, will enjoy a selection of beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres, and vie for raffle prizes (from Patagonia, Boreas, Toad & Co., and more) accompanied to music by local guitarist Chad Stone in the garden setting. The $10 suggested donation includes both a beverage ticket and raffle ticket. The Garden Market is located at 3811 Santa Claus Lane, Carpinteria. Call 708-6173 or visit www.sbtrails.org/events •MJ

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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Laura and Todd Capps with their mom, Lois, at the New Beginnings celebration of her retirement

Antonio Mendoza dressed as God of the Sun and Mary Beth Myers as the Moon Goddess

Dinner was served on rectangular tables laid with olive branches instead of the usual round – a sumptuous feast on the main lawn. Some of those who underwrote this event were Marc and Joanna Appleton, Tamara Jensen, Gary and Susanne Tobey, Jillian and Pete Muller, Nydia and Jeff Cardot, Eileen and Alex Rasmussen, Connie and John Pearcy, Jim and Debby Longo, Ian Fisher, and Nydia and Jeff Cardot.

If you’ve never visited Lotusland, call (805) 969-9990 and book a tour.

It has been named one of the best 10 gardens in the world.

New Beginnings Salute

El Paseo was the site New Beginnings Counseling Center chose for a gathering of friends to salute Congresswoman Lois Capps to celebrate her 18 years of public service before her impending retirement. As they said, “Her support for veterans, mental health, and supportive services to the homeless (safe parking) has made a real difference for our community and nation.

Lois has repeatedly been voted the “Nicest House member” in Washingtonian magazine by both parties. Capps is a trained nurse and in 1984 was the director of Santa Barbara County’s teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project. After receiving her M.A. degree, she taught early childhood education at SBCC for 10 years. In 1998 she began her career in the House of Representatives – the seat had belonged to her late husband, Walter Capps.

Among her achievements is sponsoring or co-sponsoring more than 220 bills that made it into law. New Beginnings board president Diane Pannkuk told us that “Lois has been a fixture of support in this community for many years.” She also shared that New Beginnings has the biggest program in the county for veterans.

After the Air Force Base Honor Guard presented the colors, there was the Pledge of Allegiance by Tracie Gunderson, and David Gonzales sang “America the Beautiful”. State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson said she thought that song should be the

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President of the New Beginnings board Diane Pannkuk with executive director Kristine Schwarz and singer Chloe Redit

national anthem because it’s about beauty instead of war.

Lois’s daughter and son paid tribute to mom. Laura told us her mom was a preacher’s daughter and that the word compassion described her. Todd said, “She’s the real deal, and family is the most important thing.” CEO of United Way Paul Didier spoke of how Lois supported United Way and its programs. Cathy Murillo read a proclamation from the city, and New Beginnings executive director Kristine Schwarz read a letter of congratulations from former President Bill Clinton. She added, “Our mental health and housing assistance programs continue to lead the way as local and national models serving the most vulnerable among us.”

Lois spoke from her heart saying, “When men enlist, we owe them support the rest of their lives.” She also said she’d be ready to do volunteer work once she’s back here full time.

New Beginnings can use your help, since many of their services are free.

Call (805) 963-7777 for more information.

A Hundred Years

The Garden Club of Santa Barbara (GCSB) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Members are proud to announce that they were the first club west of the Mississippi. I met the co-chair of the centennial celebration Jane Buchanan at the Botanic Garden to have a tour and learn of their latest project.

Nina Dunbar, assistant director of development for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) joined us and told me, “This is also the 90th anniversary for the Garden. Many of the original founders were GCSB members.”

“This is the largest single dona-

using coyote brush. It has a whimsical touch I loved. It is inhabited by three gnome homes. I didn’t see any gnomes (maybe a leprechaun or two), but perhaps some day I will.

The Wooded Dell reflects the history of the Botanic Gardens. It surrounds the Campbell Bench designed

by Lockwood de Forest, a landmark feature, and is planted with a diversity of native plants. The trails dedication plaque reads: “A Trail through a Wooded Dell dedicated to Peace and Meditation.”

Alice Van de Water, the GCSB historian, has recently finished compiling their 100-year history, which was published in the latest Noticias from the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Their research director Michael Redmon was editor.

Even more recently, the Botanic Garden had a thank-you Tequila Sunset party for their Ironwood Guild and Circle level members. It was held in the new John C. Pritzlaff Conservation

Linda Cheresh, SBBG executive director Dr. Steve Windhager, and alumni trustee Carolyn Thresher

Paul Wieckowski, Deedy King, and trustee Tom Craveiro at the Tequila Sunset at the Botanic Garden

tion to the community we have ever given,” shared Jane, referring to the funding of two new gardens – the Maze and the Wooded Dell. They not only funded them but also planted them, along with Botanic Garden staff members under the direction of SBBG horticulture director Betsy Coins and arborist Bruce Reed.

The Maze reflects the future and is located in the garden’s old Channel Island section. This will become the Backcountry Adventure children’s play area. It is planted in the shape of a clover leaf and will be about four feet high, so parents can find their little ones if necessary. It was designed by artist and Garden Club member Lenore Hughes and is the first and only garden maze in the U.S. planted

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Center, which was just completed.

The executive director of the Botanic Garden Steve Windhager told us, “It’s the first new building in 30 years and allows expanded research capacity. It also allows our conservation mission to become part of the visitor experience. Windows into the lab spaces allow the day-to-day work of conservation to be on display.”

The staff has moved into the space so the administration cottage can become the new volunteer headquarters. It’s also a great place to have a party. The view is to die for.

It’s hard to believe that the Botanic Garden was 75 percent damaged by the Jesusita Fire in 2009. It’s lush and beautiful once more. See you in the garden!

•MJ 11 – 18 August 2016

CONDOR EXPRESS

Get on board for our Hawaiian Cruise!

Troy Fernandez, “Hawaiian Style Ukulele” celebrates the wonders of the tiny four stringed instrument as this world-renowned ukulele master will perform traditional and contemporary treasures along with his hula girls on board the Condor Express. To enhance the Hawaiian style, all lady passengers will receive a complimentary lei. Enjoy light appetizers, with great authentic Hawaiian entertainment. Have fun and dress for the occasion with several of your friends!

Troy Fernandez, the When: Saturday, August 20, 2016, 6:30 pm.

Where: Departs from Sea Landing dock in Santa Barbara Harbor.

Tickets: $40 in advance, $45 day of the cruise.

Reservations: Call Sea Landing (805)963-3564.

world renowned ukulele master performing, Hawaiian Style Ukulele with his hula girls.

For more information on this and other party cruises, go to: condorexpress.com/party-cruises/

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ORDINANCE NO. 5761 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES IN AND UNDER THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 125 STATE STREET, AND THE EXECUTION AND RECORDING OF SAID EASEMENT DEED FOR THIS PROPERTY The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on August 2, 2016.

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

(Seal) /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5761 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on July 26, 2016, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on August 2, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on August 3, 2016. /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on August 3, 2016. /s/ Helene Schneider Mayor

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DE LA VINA STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT The City of Santa Barbara has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop a federal-aid Highway Bridge Program (HBP) project titled De La Vina Street Bridge Replacement.

The City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Department is requesting Qualifications from engineering firms for the design of this bridge replacement project in compliance with all applicable requirements under the FHWA-HBP. Copies of the detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ), including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of response, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses have been downloaded onto https://www.ebidboard.com or can be obtained by contacting: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department PO Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 805-564-5537 JColton@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

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

by Alejandro Torres. FBN No. 2016-0002140.

Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPC Kitchen, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

Johnny Weber, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2016. This statement

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5473 DUE DATE & TIME: August 25, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Ortho-Polyphosphate for the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published August 10, 2016 Montecito Journal

The RFQ has been made available beginning August 1, 2016.

Deadline for receipt of RFQs is 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016.

Mailed Qualifications shall be addressed as follows: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department PO Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 Hand, courier, or next day postal delivery qualifications shall be addressed as follows: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department 630 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 It is the responsibility of the respondent to see that any submitted Qualifications shall have sufficient time to be received by the Purchasing Office prior to the submittal date and time. At that time, qualifications will not be opened; there will only be a public acknowledgement of all qualifications received. Qualifications received after the closing date and time will be returned to the respondent unopened.

The receiving time will be the governing time for acceptability of the Qualifications. Qualifications will not be accepted by telephone, e-mail, or facsimile machine. Not less than one (1) Qualification must bear original signatures and figures will be marked “original.”

William Hornung, CPM General Services Manager Published August 10 and 17, 2016 Montecito Journal

Published August 10, 2016 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chris Grant, PT; SB Home PT, 498 Cool Brook Lane, Goleta, CA 93117. Santa Barbara Home Physical Therapy, PC, 498 Cool Brook Lane, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement

City of Santa Barbara Invitation – Notice to Consultants Request for Qualifications RFQ Number: 3836 August 1, 2016

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

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002103.

Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Container Concepts, 2027 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. RLF Innovations,

LLC, 2027 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2016-0002062.

Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.

FICTITIOUS

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BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IwellaInternational Wellness Association, PO Box 5263, Montecito, CA 93150. Miro Tinka, 269 1/2 Oak Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 20, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. FBN No. 20160002118.

Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 99 Spa, 5733 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117. Yin Shu Cui, 5733 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 5, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) W

by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0001973.i Published l 17, 2016.

July 27, August 3, 10, l

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS i NAME STATEMENT: The a following person(s) is/are doing m business as: Animal Farm; Jumper Away, 432 Por La H Mar Dr. #9, Santa Barbara, CA o 93103. Chad Sands, 432 Por r La Mar Dr. #9, Santa Barbara, n CA 93103. This statement was u filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara nCounty on July 12, 2016. Thisg statement expires five years from the

date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002043. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPC Kitchen, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

Johnny Weber, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002103. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A & A RX Orthotics, 545 El Bosque Road Unit H, Montecito CA 93108. Dream Up Tomorrow, 545 El Bosque Road Unit H, Montecito CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002034. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2016.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

BID NO. 5472

BID NO. 5476

DUE DATE & TIME: August 25, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DUE DATE & TIME: September 13, 2016 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

Annual Contract for Sewer Tap Installations as Needed

City TV Meeting Room and Control Room Equipment Replacement and HD Upgrade Project

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A-General Engineering Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

In the near future, the City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will be conducting all of its bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBid System™. The start date has not been determined but vendors can start registering now at http://planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=299 59. The system uses the NIGP commodity codes and vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on. The City will have a transition period where it will accept both electronic and paper bids. The initial bidders’ list will be developed from registered vendors. __________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: August 10, 2016 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Shinrin Yoku Walks, 234 Ocean View Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Julie Loretta Hall, 234 Ocean View Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date

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it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0001974. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2016.

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

Scope of Work to replace and upgrade outdated video equipment and video infrastructure and transitioning from an analog SD broadcast system to a digital HD broadcast system at City TV Channel 18 broadcast video systems.

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on August 23, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., at City Council Chambers, located at 735 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977.

There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-7 Low Voltage Systems Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

In the near future, the City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will be conducting all of its bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBid System™. The start date has not been determined but vendors can start registering now at http://planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=299 59. The system uses the NIGP commodity codes and vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on. The City will have a transition period where it will accept both electronic and paper bids. The initial bidders’ list will be developed from registered vendors.

__________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: August 10, 2016 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

Party, 388 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440. Sonja Magdevski, 535 Perkins St. Apt A, Los Alamos, CA 93440.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 7, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office

of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2016-0001994. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2016.

You need to have guts when you’re up against it. – Oscar Figueroa

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hilton Garden Inn Santa Barbara/ Goleta, 6878 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117. Goleta HHG Hotel, LLC, 105 Decker Court, Suite 500, Irving, TX 75062. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0001849. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Riviera Press, 1011 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

Jude Bijou, 1011 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 11, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0002028. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mission Group Architects, 1230 ‘H’ Coast Village Cir, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Richard E. Johnson, 1230 ‘H’ Coast Village Cir, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 27, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0001907. Published July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cali Girl Cooking, 2626A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Robin Marie Terry, 2626A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 28, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler.

FBN No. 2016-0001918. Published July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2016.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV03131. To all interested parties: Petitioner Loretta Sayers Gavin filed

a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Loretta Jean Sayers.

The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 1, 2016.

Hearing date: September 28, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV02994. To all interested parties: Petitioner Marc Aldo Philip Iacobucci filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Marc Philip Aldo. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed July 15, 2016 by Narzralli Baksh.

Hearing date: September 21, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept.

1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV02999. To all interested parties: Petitioner Bruce Eric Hahn filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Harley Hahn. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed July 15, 2016 by Narzralli Baksh.

Hearing date: September 21, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept.

1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17

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first date with now-spouse actress Portia de Rossi, they weren’t allowed to go out and instead were forced to drive around in a car for the entire date.

“We drove around in a car because we weren’t supposed to be seen together,” she told one radio host.

“Portia wasn’t out yet.

“Everyone was saying ‘Don’t be seen’... ‘What if this doesn’t last and you ruin your career?’”

However, 11 years on and the couple are happily married and due to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary later this month.

And it turns out, Ellen has some friends in pretty high places and has been invited to party with the Obamas.

“They actually invited me to their last dance party before he leaves the White House,” says Ellen. “President Obama swears he invited me to his dance parties every year, but I never received the invites. He was seriously outraged I never got the invitation.”

And it turns out, she turned down the part of Phoebe in Friends, but says she has no regrets, saying: “I went on to have a bigger career.”

Ellen is currently starring as the voice of Dory in Finding Dory, which also stars Idris Elba, Diane Keaton, and Sigourney Weaver.

Curtain Comes Down After eight glorious weeks, the Music Academy of the West wrapped its 69th annual summer festival with the Academy Festival Orchestra under New York-based conductor James Gaffigan at the Granada with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Brahms’s first piano concerto with competition winner Anna Han at the keyboard.

Young composer Sean Shepherd’s vibrant eight-minute work Magiya, written three years ago, completed the entertaining lineup.

Earlier in the week, at the Lobero, the festival artists series concluded with works by Wagner – Siegfried Idyll – and Gordon Landford – Rhapsody for Trombone – with Joseph Alessi of the New York Philharmonic.

The concert wrapped with Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence with violinists Frank Huang and Kathleen Winkler, violists Richard O’Neill and Cynthia Phelps, and cellists Robert deMaine and David Geber.

Big Mac Attack Montecito’s most famous resident TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey has recalled the famed history of her former Chicago television studio after demolition crews flattened the Windy City icon to replace it with a new headquarters for McDonald’s.

“First crack on the wall,” she wrote on Instagram alongside pics of the

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SBCPS board member Ralph and Melissa Iannelli (photo by Priscilla)

(from left) Sponsors Eric Phillips, board member SBCPA; Nina Phillips, Hayley Firestone Jessup, VP of Advancement; with Denise Decker and Peter Sadowski (photo by Priscilla)

Miller Band performed an entertaining two-hour concert featuring his many hits, including “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle” from his acclaimed 1976 album Silk Degrees.

I last saw the smooth-tongued rocker at a private 50th birthday bash at Diandra Douglas’s estate in 2007 when I first moved to our rarefied enclave from Hancock Park in Los Angeles.

Many of our tony town’s boldfaced names turned out for the show with a reception in the Premier Patrons Lounge beforehand, including theater director Craig Springer, Charles Ward, Gretchen Lieff, Eric and Nina Phillips, Kristi Newton, Hayley Firestone, Palmer Jackson, Christopher Lancashire, and Catherine Gee. Just for Funds Santa Barbara Symphony is asking for your help.

The talented orchestra is seeking funding partners for a proposed

(from left) Boz Scaggs fans Susan Jackson, Palmer Jackson Jr., board member SBCPA; Gretchen Lieff, board member; Patti and John Simpson (photo by Priscilla)

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demolition of Harpo Studios, where I taped two shows with her about the Royal Family.

“And before you know it, DEMOLISHED! Harpo Studios long may reign in our heart. So many memories. So many powerful stories shared. Thank to ALL who made it happen.”

Oprah’s show ceased production in 2011, after it had made Oprah one of the most powerful and influential people in the world since starting there in 1990.

But now the media mogul will run her OWN operation in Los Angeles, while the burger colossus has built its new headquarters on the site.

Developer Sterling Bay bought the studio complex for $30.5 million in 2014.

Fond memories.

Who’s the Boz Like a good wine 72-year-old singer Boz Scaggs only improves with age.

And so it was at the Granada when the former lead singer for the Steve

Boz Scaggs on stage at the Granada (photo by Priscilla)

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fiedAugust school district’s after-school pro- ing the program, including managing Barbara Junior High. ay, 12-18, 2016 gram for public elementary students teaching artists. ate: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 The at 2:11:59 caind_met0812-0818.qxp in grades five and six. expanded PM BRAVO! program SKYY High Under the plan, the symphony – in a new operational partnership with the SBUSD – will augment district teaching staff and extend the program’s hands-on instrument introduction for fourth-grade students.

The symphony will also assume

will cost $121,500 annually and funds totaling that amount must be committed by Wednesday, August 31, if the plan is to be implemented with the start of the coming school year.

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An opulent 1830 villa, Les Cedres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a ritzy refuge between Nice and Monte Carlo, and once a former holiday home of King Leopold II of Belgium, has been valued at an astonishing $350 million as it comes on to the market.

The sprawling property was sold in 1924 to Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle, owner of the Grand Marnier brand, but when the Italian spirits conglomerate David Campari-Milano, which makes Wild Turkey bourbon and SKYY vodka alongside its namesake dark-red liqueur, bought the firm earlier this year, it also acquired the villa, which comes with an impressive 25 heated greenhouses.

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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 Ending This Week – Just four days remain for the Ventura County Fair, but that’s only a day shorter than the entire run of the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, which pales in comparison to the scope of the seaside sensation, which also boasts name-brand entertainment acts included in the price of admission.

We don’t have the space here to detail all the activities at the massive fair fewer than 25 miles from our quaint village – which this year sports the apt theme “A Country Fair with Ocean Air” – but we can virtually guarantee you won’t be bored if animals, activities, arts exhibits, or agitate-the-tummy foods hold any appeal. Entertainment this week: Thursday, August 4, brings the 1980s riot grrrl Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the roaring former leader of The Runaways who still loves rock ‘n’ roll (so put another dime in the jukebox, baby). Country star Trace Adkins plays Friday night, followed by two days with the P.R.C.A. Rodeo, featuring most of the same ropers, riders, and other rodeo rascals who just appeared at the Earl Warren Showgrounds as part of Fiesta last week. Details, schedules, tickets, and more info online at www. venturacountyfair.org/fair/schedule.

ONGOING: Bogie & Bacall – The great Hollywood lovers Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are the focus of

the summer film series at the Sunken Gardens (and UCSB) this season, featuring all of the movies in which they starred together, as well as some of their individual classics. Back at the Courthouse after a week’s hiatus in deference to Fiesta, the super stars of the golden age of movies return with Dark Passage, in which Bogie as Vincent Parry, who has been falsely accused of killing his wife, escapes from prison to seek the true culprit and finds a surprising ally in Bacall’s Irene Jansen, a stranger who bravely takes in the mystery man.

The film was hailed by critics for its inventive use of subjective camera techniques by which the viewer sees the action through the protagonist’s eyes, a method taken to the nth degree is this year’s Son of Saul, the harrowing World War II film that captured the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Next up: Key Largo, pairing the two stars as an embittered war veteran and the wife of his deceased war buddy, a study of the simmering tensions between characters as part of a group that becomes stuck in a tumbledown hotel as a hurricane draws near. Films in the series screen Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall, and Fridays at 8:30 pm, outdoors in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. Get there early (but not before noon) to set up your blanket and chairs at the Courthouse, and unless you’re way in the back be sure to hush up during the good stuff. INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Beck to the Basics – The grand re-opening week at the Samala Showroom at the Chumash Casino Resort – which brought the likes of Stevie Wonder and Jerry Seinfeld to the Santa Ynez Valley – has passed, and now the remodeled space returns to its regular schedule, which usually features classic rock, country ,and comedy acts. This week it’s Jeff Beck, one of rock’s most dynamic and well-respected guitarists, a real musician’s musician who thrives with improvisation. He is also one the few musicians who has been twice inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the Yardbirds and as a solo artist and bandleader – but he’s probably the least well-known of the batch, even though a few of his songs are true rock classics: “I’m a Man,” “Heart Full of Soul”, and “Shapes of Things”. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $55-$95 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Carr’s Finery – The gallery at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara hosts Near & Dear: Pastel Paintings by Sarah Carr, featuring recent pastel paintings by the awardwinning Santa Barbara artist.

Carr’s brightly hued images express her abiding love of local landscape on the Central Coast, featuring scenes of some of her favorite spots including Douglas Family Preserve/Wilcox Property, Devereux Slough, Lake Los Carneros, Carpinteria Salt Flats, Naples, and More Mesa. The paintings incorporate intimate details of wild grasses, trees, thickets, fields, marshes, water, and more. Inspired by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting techniques, Carr uses washes and pastel on sanded paper to create light, color vibrations, and movement. Carr graduated from UCSB with a BA in Studio Art and earned a Masters in Art Education from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design while on sabbatical from Dos Pueblos High and Goleta Valley Jr. High, where she taught for 35 years before retiring in 2003. WHEN: Opening reception 5-7 tonight; exhibit continues through September 15 WHERE: 229 E. Victoria St. (in the historic Acheson House on the corner of Garden) COST: free INFO: 965-6307 or www.afsb.org

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Tour Preview – See what’s in store for the 15th annual Santa Barbara Studio Artists Open Studios Tour at the gallery that serves as home base for the tour, held next month over Labor Day weekend. Corridan Gallery, originally a private home in the heart of Santa Barbara’s East Side, is now an intimate and welcoming space that will exhibit one piece of art from each of the 40 artists participating in the upcoming tour. You can not only get a sneak preview of the weekend’s offerings, but also plan your personalized tour of the studios and artists you want to meet in September, including many whose work adorns the walls in private homes, corporate headquarters, and galleries all over the world. Oil, acrylic, charcoal, pastel, pencil, watercolor, shadow boxes, multimedia, and photography, covering styles ranging from abstract to plein air, figurative, and still life, are all represented. Corridan also hosts the opening reception on Friday, September 2. WHEN: Gallery open 1 to 5 pm Tuesday-Saturday, Santa Barbara Studio Artists exhibit today through September 4 WHERE: 125 N. Milpas Street COST: free INFO: 966-7939/www.corridangallery.com or 280-9178/www. santabarbarastudioartists.com Dance Show – Goleta School of Ballet – which offers beginning through advanced ballet classes for boys and girls ages 3-18 as well as an open adult program, presents

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its annual Summer Intensive Workshop Performance at Center Stage Theater. The workshop presentation includes selections from La Sylphide, Don Quixote, Sylvia, La Vivandiere, and Classical Symphony.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the mall COST: $20 general, $15 children under 12 INFO: 963-0408 or www.CenterStageTheater.org SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Join the Rebelution – It was just a dozen years ago that the members of Rebelution came together in Isla Vista, garnering fans through incessant gigs at house parties and beyond. Somehow, the entire quartet of roots reggae rockers managed to graduate and released their first full-length album Courage to Grow in June 2007, followed by gigs at increasingly larger festivals including Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits. Now, with five full-length albums to their catalog, several of which have topped Billboard’s reggae chart and landed high on the Top 200 chart, having released a new disc, Falling into Place, this summer and returning to the Santa Barbara Bowl for a raucous homecoming gig with special guests The Green + J Boog, Stick Figure, Through The Roots, and DJ Mackle spinning between sets.

WHEN: 5:20 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $44.50$42.50-$44.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com 11 – 18 August 2016

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 No Laughing Matter – Kelly Carlin, daughter of legendary comedian George Carlin, discusses the topics of memoir, personal mythology, and individuation at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Friday Night Salon Series. Carlin, a graduate of Pacifica’s M.A. Counseling Psychology Program, hosts Sirius XM’s The Kelly Carlin Show and appears on the network’s Carlin’s Corner channel, devoted to her dad; she also has a podcast on Kevin Smith’s Smodcast network, Waking from the American Dream. Her first book, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George, was published last September. The Salon precedes Pacifica’s period The Pacifica Experience: A One-Day Introduction to Pacifica’s Graduate Degree Program, which will be held on Saturday. WHEN: 7 to 8:30 pm WHERE: 249 Lambert Road, Carpinteria COST: free INFO: 969-3626 or www.pacifica.edu

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 Martin & Martin – Steve Martin and Martin Short’s “An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life” pairs the two veteran comedians in a trip down memory lane right up through today featuring stand-up, classic film, and TV clips from their careers, musical numbers, and more-orless straight conversations about their lives in show business. Previous shows have opened with clips of Martin’s early hit “King Tut” on Saturday Night Live and “The Great Flydini”, a 1992 Tonight Show sketch in which Martin made items appear from his pants; Short’s classic SCTV gags were also featured. But there’s also been plenty of topical humor – from politics to bathroom etiquette – and ample opportunities for both to poke fun at their own celebrity. Of course, given both artists’ interest in music, we’ll also hear them accompanied by Martin’s frequent collaborators in bluegrass, the Steep Canyon Rangers (though here they seemed to be billed as The All Male Bluegrass Boys). But actually, reviews have shown there is no set list.

Apparently, it’s more like whatever the pair prefers to proffer as they step on

the stage both together and alone – all of which seems to have left audiences laughing and wanting more. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $55-$130 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 Naked B&B – UCSB’s Naked Shakes – professor/theater director Irwin Appel’s wildly imaginative, stripped-down version of Shakespeare classics – takes on one of the Bard’s wittiest comedies in Much Ado About Nothing. Featuring choreography by Christina McCarthy and songs and music by John Douglas, the hilarious crowd-pleaser Nothing tells the timeless story of two of literature’s all-time greatest lovers, Beatrice and Benedick, who stage a witty war of words peppered by Dogberry’s over-the-top malapropisms, through a journey of devotion, deception, and redemption. Free admission, but reservations are required. WHEN: 8 tonight through Saturday, August 21, plus 2 pm Saturday & Sunday (August 20-21) WHERE: UCSB Studio Theater COST: free INFO: 893-7221 or www. theaterdance.ucsb.edu •MJ

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Rebecca’s Back – Flutist and singer Rebecca Kleinmann – who honed her chops straight out of music school in Indiana for a few years in Santa Barbara but now calls the Bay Area home – returns to her old stomping grounds of SOhO for a double set of Brazilian and Flamenco jazz, just as the Olympic Games in Rio are winding down. Over the intervening years, the flutist/singer has steeped her natural musicality in waters of Brazilian music, incorporating the rich traditions and rhythms into her own unique take. Award-winning Brazilian seven-string guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento, whose latest album features multiple Grammy award-winning percussionist (and former Santa Barbara resident) Airto Moreira, opens the show as both a solo artist and in a duo with Kleinmann, while the flutist-singer is herself collaborating in the main set with Spanish-born jazz pianist Alex Conde, percussionist Marlon Aldana, and first-call L.A. upright bassist Edwin Livingston. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 9627776 or www.sohosb.com

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