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ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 26 • LETTERS, P. 8 • ON ENTERTAINMENT, P. 23
COAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO HIGHLIGHT BUSINESS DISTRICT’S BURGEONING RESTAURANT SCENE SEPTEMBER 14, WHEN OVER 30 RESTAURANTS, WINERIES, AND BREWERIES OFFER BITES AND LIBATIONS AT FIRST ANNUAL TASTE OF COAST VILLAGE (STORY BEGINS ON P. 12)
Village Beat
Montecito Association Land Use Committee votes against helicopter landing proposal at Nesbitt Summerland property, p.19
A Visit from W
Former president George W. Bush set to attend Turner Foundation’s 60th anniversary celebration and fundraiser at Rosewood Miramar on December 17, p.6
Sideways Turns 15
Preparations underway for Sideways Fest, a three-day wine and movie celebration with events including Sideways film experience at Solvang Festival Theatre, shuttle tour of Valley, and wine festival, p. 32
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Montecito Miscellany
George W. Bush to visit in December; polo match; Alan Rose heads to Colorado; Leslie Ridley-Tree celebrates birthday; AHA! beach bash; Village Properties appreciation party; Jackson Gillies studies in London; Chessmar Sculpture Studios opens; top women in music; David Koch anecdote; 22 years since Princess Diana passed; sightings
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Letters to the Editor
A collection of communications from readers Nancy Henderson, Ruth Deeley, Pat Saley, John Tilson, Dan Seibert, and Friends of San Ysidro Road
10 This Week in Montecito
A list of local events happening in and around town
Tide Chart 12 Village Beat Taste of Coast Village highlights lower village’s burgeoning restaurant scene; Land Use discusses roundabout and helicopter landing pad; Old Firehouse building on East Valley Road sells 14 Seen Around Town MClub members venture south to Orange County; part two of their adventure
20 Coming & Going Susan Read Cronin’s sculptures in NYC; upcoming Island View Trail Race; Dennis Quaid and The Sharks play in Ojai
23 On Entertainment Choreographer Doug Varone presents Somewhere at Lobero; dance at UCSB; Zombies open for Brian Wilson at Arlington; Santa Barbara Country Music Festival; Josh Groban at SB Bowl Purchase tickets by September 16th
26 Brilliant Thoughts Ashleigh Brilliant finishes listing the ten best gifts he’s ever received
32 Santa Barbara in a Glass Sideways Fest celebrates the film’s 15th anniversary
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38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events 1st Thursday; Naked Shake; Gladys Knight visits Chumash Casino; Singing for Asylum event; photography exhibition at SBMA; Taste of the Town; Eric Hutchinson plays SOhO
41 Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising Our 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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“When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” – Prince Philip
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JUST ASK J’AMY
by J’Amy Brown
A 25-year resident of Montecito, J’Amy Brown served as Chair/Commissioner of the Montecito Planning Commission, Commissioner, County Historic Landmark Commission, President of the Montecito Association and 20-year Captain of the Middle Road Area Neighborhood Watch. She has written extensively about Montecito for the Montecito Journal, the Independent, Edhat and The News-Press. She says, when it comes to Montecito, she gamely accepts the mantle of “Know it All” because, in fact, she probably has seen or done it all. She wants your questions: Contact: j.amy.brown@att.net
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JUST ASK J’AMY Page 284 The “Clean UP Bandits,” preferring to stay stealthy and anonymous, Theodore, Shelley and Chainsaw, stand in front of their handywork at the Cabrillo off-ramp where they took trash removal into their own hands
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Monte ito Miscellany by Richard Mineards
Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 12 years ago.
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
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 H, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net
Going Around
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hat intersection at Coast VillageOlive Mill-North Jameson looks so good, but the intersection just requires manners to navigate. And the collision stats are not at all negative. If the southbound entrance to the 101 near Cabrillo Blvd. was never blocked in the first place (and will be for many more years), the traffic problems would be minimal. And this isn’t even mentioning the crazy idea of Caltrans and the BOS wanting to plop a roundabout at San Ysidro and North Jameson in advance of doing the widening in this area. Either project will ruin Montecito forever. Friends of San Ysidro Road Montecito P.S. I have never seen a cyclist or a pedestrian going through the Hot Springs Road roundabout.
Melting Glaciers
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I disagree with Page Roos’s unfounded idea that global warming isn’t attributable to human industrialization. The Industrial Revolution was well under way with its insidious impacts when her uncle noted glaciers melting. It is verifiable and obvious with a look at history and the impact our choices are making. Critical thinking is a good exercise. The second Industrial Revolution with the advent of the railroad and fossil fuels being used more widely coincide with the dates that Page Roos’s uncle noted glaciers melting. Nancy Henderson Santa Barbara
English Gardener
Not the end of the world but Richard Mineards’ description of “gnarled ancient fig trees” being craned into the courtyard of what is now La Cocina restaurant should be correctly named as olive trees, otherwise readers get confused. Ruth Deeley Santa Barbara
Friends at the Library
Montecito library was founded in 1910, serving as a place where community members gather to get library materials, go to kids’ storytime and participate in many great programs, all free to the public. In times of need, the library acts as an essential resource. During the Thomas Fire, it
“Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy.” – Zygmunt Bauman
was an information hub on the evacuation and, in the wake of the debris flow, a gathering place for our recovering community. Montecito Library’s budget has grown rapidly in the last few years and funding has not kept pace. Most of the library’s funding comes from the County and the non-profit Friends of the Montecito Library. As President of the Friends, I want to express my gratitude for all that 1st District Supervisor Das Williams has done for the County‘s library system, along with the other four members of the Board of Supervisors, to provide additional funding for our library. The Friends had a healthy reserve but it ran out just as Supervisor Williams was about to take office. Since then, Das has worked tirelessly to find creative solutions to fill the funding gap. With every budget, he has pushed for additional funding for libraries serving less populated, more isolated areas. We are continuing our work on sustainable funding and hope to consider increasing services. Supervisor Williams will be hosting community meetings this fall on those topics in both Montecito and Carpinteria. Please join us in exploring creative solutions to increase our library system’s health! Pat Saley Santa Barbara
Elected, not Selected
Last week, it was noted that the Montecito Sanitary District Board approved – by a 3-2 vote – money to pay for an unneeded new office building expected to cost $5,500,000! The no votes came from the two members that we ratepayers elected. The other three members who were appointed voted yes. In my opinion, this is outrageous. The money will be paid for from the capital replacement fund. A large portion of this fund consists of the recent rate increase of 37%. All of you who lived through the drought remember how Montecito Water District cut our water supply and gave us allocations of how much water we could use. The management had failed over many years to contract for enough water to cover drought conditions and we all suffered. At the last election old officials were replaced. Now we have
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This Week in and around Montecito
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: an addition and remodel on Sycamore Canyon; two new entry kiosks at Westmont; demo and new home on Santa Tomas; second story addition on Seaview Road; new addition and trellis on Coyote Road, and several other agenda items. When: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Great Wines for a Good Cause Join for a relaxing yet festive gathering in the courtyard of Friendship Center with ten local wineries, breweries, and other beverage purveyors providing their wares for tasting. Enjoy live music along with hearty hors d’oeuvres. The annual Big Heart Awards will be presented to notable supporters, and guests will have the chance to contrib-
ute much-needed funds with silent and live auctions. A portion of proceeds from the event support LEAP, our Life Enrichment Activity Program, providing music and movement sessions led by local entertainers and instructors to engage our members in body, mind, and spirit. When: 4 to 7 pm Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane Info: www.friendshipcentersb.org FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Book Signing at Tecolote Johanna Derbolowsky will sign her latest book: Transformation Promise: A Book About Love, Healing, and the Flow of Life. Take the path to the best possible you. Do you feel there is something missing in your life? Are you unhappy with your job, your relationships, your prospects for the future? This realization that things could be better, this desire for change, is the beginning of a shift in your consciousness. This book can help you take the next step. When: 3 to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977
Day of Caring United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) and community volunteers will once again roll up their sleeves for the 28th Annual Day of Caring. Individuals and teams can sign up now to take on community projects throughout the county as part of the largest single-day volunteer event in the tri-counties. An anticipated 1,200 volunteers will come together to carry out a variety of service projects throughout Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Goleta, ending with a thankyou BBQ for participants at Oak Park. Volunteer teams of all ages will perform important service projects, such as clean-up at Yanonali Community Garden, painting at Hillside House, and playground maintenance at Kinderkirk Preschool. Day of Caring volunteers will meet at their respective service sites at 9 am sharp. Free T-shirts will be provided to volunteers. At noon, all volunteers are welcome to the Thank-You BBQ at Oak Park, with lunch sponsored by Albertsons/Vons. When: 9 am to noon Info: www.volunteersb.org or by calling (805) 965-8591 Carp-a-Cabana Benefitting Carpinteria Union School District, the event features a hosted bar, buffet dinner, music, live and silent auctions. This year, Carpinteria Education Foundation is proud to honor Elise Unruh, who has led the district’s highly acclaimed Performing Arts Program for more than 30 years. Elise has shared her passion for music and theater with multiple generations of students in our community. She teaches drama, vocal ensemble, and orchestra at the high school and band at both the middle and high schools. Elise is a wonderful advocate for the performing arts, and the advisor for Muses, Carpinteria High School’s fully inclusive drama club. Online ticket sales end August 29. Tickets may be purchased at pre-sale price from August 30 to September 6 at Westerlay Orchids, 3504 Via Real. All proceeds from Carp-a-Cabana will benefit the Carpinteria Education Foundation and help to support Visual and Performing Arts in all CUSD schools. When: 5 pm Where: Carpinteria High School, 4810 Foothill Road in Carpinteria Cost: $100/person at the door
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Out of the Darkness Walk Raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. A resource table staffed by members of the Santa Barbara Psychological Association will be available to provide information and local resources. When: 9 am to 11:30 am; check in at 7:45 am Where: Leadbetter Beach Registration: www.afsp.donordrive.com Santa Barbara Country Music Festival The day will include live country music, over 40 vendors, a huge dance floor, live DJ all day, beer garden, 10 food trucks, kids’ area plus free onsite parking. This year’s headliner is Hunter Hayes; also on the line-up are Devin Dawson, Savannah Burrows, and Honey County! Presented by The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara and Homegrown Events. When: 1 to 7 pm Where: SB Polo & Racquet Club, 3300 Via Real Info & Tickets: www.SantaBarbaraCMF.com MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Cold Spring School Board Meeting When: 6 pm Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Info: 969-2678
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character of Montecito When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Cocktail Party Benefitting Friendship Bridge Linked Foundation will be hosting a cocktail party featuring Friendship Bridge at the home of Laurie Siegel and Joe Nosofky in Montecito. This will be the first time an event is held in Montecito featuring Friendship Bridge. Friendship Bridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that serves over 28,000 women in Guatemala each year with microfinance, education, and health services. Its programs have been proven to be an effective solution to poverty alleviation. At this event, Karen Larson, Friendship Bridge CEO, and Marta Julia Ixtuc Cuc, Client Communications Coordinator visiting from Guatemala, will share more about Friendship Bridge’s role in poverty alleviation and how the organization’s work in Guatemala is now more important than ever. Info: email for more details, including location and time: bmason@friendshipbridge.org WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 1 pm to 2:45 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Chaucer’s Books is delighted to welcome local author and photographer, John Nordstrand, and his new book entitled Steelhead Lies: My Life in Rivers. Steelhead Lies is a collection of twelve non-fiction essays, along with 40 photographs, detailing the life of an obsessed steelhead fisher. Though the essays are built on a chassis of fly-fishing experiences, Nordstrand says they are really more about friends, sons, fathers, loss, and the joys of this amazing pursuit. In fact, he says, his strongest reactions to the work have come from non-fishers. Nordstrand is a professional photographer who has been shooting surfing, fly-fishing, and other sports and scenic images since 1994. He has been published in over 25 books and magazines. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 5 – 12 September 2019
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive. Join MUS administrators in the Via Vai Upper Village parking lot to walk to school and start the day with fresh air and exercise. When: 8 am Info: 969-3249 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
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have so many incredible eateries here, and never before have they all been at the same place at the same time. It’s a great opportunity for the community to taste all that we have to offer.” Over 30 eateries from Montecito’s lower business district will participate in the exclusive event, as well as several local wineries and breweries that will provide libations. Participants will be able to savor bites from dozens of local chefs and food artisans, while sipping local beer and enjoying the sounds of Tom Ball, Kenny Sultan, and Rob Malanca, while mingling with friends.
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Great Flood.” Michelangelo completed the Chapel ceiling November 1, 1512. In 1536 Pope Julius II summoned the artist to return to the chapel to redesign the altar wall. He spent five more years creating the “Last Judgment.” Richard Payatt interpreted for us saying, “No matter what you’ve heard, Michelangelo did not paint the ceiling on his back. He stood up on scaffolding and had an army of workers to aid. He had never done a fresco before and it took four years to complete. Very little progress could be
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Renaud Gonthier, owner of Renaud’s Bakery & Bistro, is one of Coast Village Road’s newest business owners; the eatery will participate in the Coast Village Association’s Taste event
“As one of the longest running restaurants on the street, the Taste is an exciting opportunity to bring together ‘new blood’ with the old standbys that we all know and love,” said Cava
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Liquor & Wine Grotto, Topa Topa Brewing Co., and Wenzlau Vineyard Co. Water provided by Kopu Water and Water with Life. This year’s Grand Marshal is Pete Jordano, CEO of Jordano’s Food Service, who is generously helping to sponsor the event. Jordano’s is the largest and oldest family owned retail business in Santa Barbara, and is one of the largest marketers and suppliers of food, beverages, and culinary equipment in the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura County area. “We are honored to recognize Mr. Jordano as a highly respected and successful business owner, an active and devoted member of our community, and just a downright great guy,” Ludwick said. Participants can learn more about Mr. Jordano and his family’s rich history in Santa Barbara in the VIP Lounge at the festival. Other generous sponsors include Folded Hills Winery, Bright Event Rentals, Cultivate Events, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Cava Restaurant & Bar, Village Properties, Montecito Inn, Coast Village Inn, Montecito Bank & Trust, Montecito Journal, Rosewood Miramar, Keller
Williams, Four Seasons Biltmore, The Point Market, Olive Mill Condos, The Agency, Tucker Horan Media, Livin’ The Dream Photography, Visit Santa Barbara, and others. General admission ($65) is from 2 pm until 5 pm, with participants invited to enjoy unlimited tastings from participating vendors, as well as given a souvenir wine glass in which to enjoy the wine and beer. A limited number of VIP tickets ($95) are available, which include early entry at 1 pm and access to the VIP Lounge, which will offer exclusive sips and bites in a comfortable lounge environment. Tickets are available online at www. nightout.com/events/taste-of-coastvillage/tickets. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. For more information visit www.CoastVillageRoad. com.
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Trail from damages sustained in the fire. Eventually, the trail will be connected over the crest of Santa Ynez Mountains and into the backcountry. Stuff starts happening at 7 am, so if you’d like to participate and to learn more about the race, visit http:// islandviewtrail.run or email director@ islandviewtrail.run. Volunteers are still needed.
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Really Rapid Rabbit, by Susan Read Cronin in bronze, is on display at the National Sculpture Society Gallery in Manhattan
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Actor Dennis Quaid (whose most recent gig is as spokesman in the clever Esurance ads that have been all over TV of late) is also a musician and he and his band The Sharks are set to perform at the Topa Mountain Winery in Ojai this weekend (Saturday, September 7). “Girls With Guitars” opens the set early (5 pm) and Dennis Quaid and The Sharks come on at 6:30 pm. Then, at 8 pm, there’ll be an outdoor screening of The Rookie, starring, well, you know who (hint: his initials are DQ). Sorry, kids, you’ve got to be 21 or older to attend, but hey, your parents need a break after all those family summer outings, right? It’s a fundraiser for Make-a-Wish TriCounties, and it seems like a fitting and fun way to really call an end to a beautiful summer. Tickets range from $40 - $60 with all ticket proceeds benefiting Make-AWish® Tri-Counties and can be found at https://rockthewishojai.eventbrite. com. •MJ
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the three people on the board who were not elected spending our money (which should go to more water supply and infrastructure) for an unneeded new $5,500,000 office building, which will house only a few people who already have an office facility. This is a waste of our money. Here is the email for Woody Barrett, an elected member of the Montecito Sanitary District: woodymsd2018@ gmail.com And here is the email address of the district: staff@montsan.org I am sending both an email voicing our strong opposition to this unnecessary expenditure. I encourage you to do the same. And I will be sending messages to other Montecito friends to also voice their objection and also would encourage all of you to do the same. John Tilson Montecito
Penny Bianchi’s landscapist-gardener Dan Seibert with the inimitable Ms Bianchi John Dean Caldwell, who passed away unexpectedly recently, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1940
New Growth
Recently, Penny and Adam Bianchi threw a party to celebrate the return of their property to what it was in 2017. In addition to 140 guests she invited me and the local contractors, plus the guys from Orange County that did the mud and debris removal.
The road to the Bianchi residence days before the January 2018 mud-and-debris event...
... and the same road in the immediate aftermath
The Bianchi garage not long after the mud came down
It was great fun to see the guys from Orange County, although they were only on site for the first two months, leaving it in a state of being scraped down to the topsoil. Also, when they left none of the houses on the street had been demolished, now only three remain other than Penny’s. I worked lots of extra hours to get everything dialed in, and wow, the place was magical. Penny got six posters made of the property the first week we got back there after the disaster. We set them on easels in the same spot the photo was taken. This was a great way for people to see the new growth. Dan Seibert Santa Barbara
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John Dean Caldwell, respected defense analyst and noted national security scholar died unexpectedly following surgery to correct a previously undiagnosed ulcer in Torrance, California. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 14, 1940 to Dr. David Caldwell, a thoracic surgeon and his wife Jean. In 1945 the family relocated
to Santa Barbara where Dr. Caldwell became medical director of the county hospital. In 1955 John enrolled as a resident student at the Cate School in Carpinteria. At Cate, John acquired a host of lifelong friendships and a deep and enduring loyalty to the school. He served as trustee for many years and held leadership roles in a number of advancement campaigns. Matriculating at Amherst College, John graduated with honors in 1963. Entering the PhD program in political science at University of California, Santa Barbara in 1964, John completed his course work and advanced to candidacy in 1967. In 1967 John began a long career in research and consulting during the Vietnam War period. From 1968 through 1970 he worked on counterinsurgency and civil development projects in Thailand and Vietnam under contract to the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense. This work providing the basis for his subsequent PhD dissertation. In the 1970s, the focus of John’s professional work shifted to issues of criminal justice. During this period, he worked for a number of companies, and at one point was a partner in his own research firm. John managed a number of extensive projects including a year-long study and integration design for criminal justice agencies in Ventura County, California. This work culminated in the building of a modern county-wide justice center substantially funded as a demonstration project by the federal government. John also led intensive research and design efforts in Portland and Cleveland. In 1982, John returned to his earlier interest in national security. He relocated to Los Angeles to work on classified research for TRW. John worked as an employee of TRW/Northrop for twenty-five years, retiring in 2007 and continuing to serve as a contractor and
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” – Albert Einstein
mentor until the very end. His professionalism was recognized across the company as he worked on proposals for aircraft, helicopters, space missions, and his final proposal to replace America’s ICBM program with a Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). John’s gruff exterior sometimes masked his remarkably kind and caring soul. When co-workers faced serious life challenges or needed help with their careers, John was often first with active, effective support. He cared deeply about the Corporation and the Proposal Operations Section. John’s brilliant book was shared and discussed widely at Northrop. John set a standard for excellence within the Ops Proposal shop and virtually everything John set his mind to emerged as a quality product. One former colleague wrote: “Those of us who benefited from getting to know John and learning about his extraordinary attributes and capabilities will carry with us the insights we gained.” Throughout his adult life John remained a serious intellectual and committed political conservative. A voracious reader in international affairs, military history, economics and American politics with an incisive mind. John was almost always the best informed with the most effectively organized arguments in any group. Calm, articulate, witty and with a razor-sharp mind, John made and retained a wide circle of friends throughout his lifetime. The 2019 publication of Anatomy of Victory: Why the United States Triumphed in World War II, Fought to a Stalemate in Korea, Lost in Vietnam and Failed in Iraq was a remarkable achievement. Writing and rewriting what emerged as a 500-page book consumed most of John’s attention after his retirement. His book reveals prodigious research incorporating over a century of military, diplomatic and historical scholarship fitted within a highly original analytical framework. Termed strategic architecture analysis, the book exhibits John’s gifts for synthesizing and making assessable complex forces shaping the United States over the last seventy-five years. Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster characterized the work “Excellent! Fills an important void in our understanding about policy, strategy, and operations.” John’s success in persuading a risk-adverse major commercial publishing house to fund and promote this work written by a scholar operating outside traditional university networks for over half a century reveals the breadth of John’s learning and his determination and notable grit as well. In addition to his wife, Karen, John is survived by his sister Jan, her husband, Larry, and their sons, Trevor, his wife Gabrielle, and Jason of Kensington, California. •MJ 5 – 12 September 2019
On Entertainment
Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.
by Steven Libowitz
A Dance Ode to West Side Story
Choreographer Doug Varone premieres Somewhere at the Lobero on Friday and Saturday, September 6-7 (photo by David Bazemore)
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magine West Side Story without the West Side. Or the story. Any story. That’s the premise taken on by choreographer Doug Varone, a longtime favorite of SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara DANCEworks, long-running annual residency series at the Lobero that comes to a close this week after two decades with this weekend’s debut performances of Somewhere. The halfhour piece is how the veteran dance architect Varone is executing his bold idea of stripping the narrative from Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical score for West Side Story and in its stead creating a work in which the 5 – 12 September 2019
movements largely come from his intuitive impulses, movement games, and the energy generated by the score’s sounds and structure. “No Jets. No Sharks. No Maria. No Tony. No Bernardo. No Riff. No Anita. No New York City.” That’s how Varone described the situation confronting him, the dancers and the audience for his latest project, making clear the warning that the portrayal of the characters, story and dance sequences will be missing from the new piece. The caution was originally delivered at the beginning of three “Friday Club” sessions last month that allowed contributors to see snip-
pets of sections and how they were created, followed by discussion with Varone and his company members. It bore repeating the following week because Varone’s concept is not only ambitious – in fact it’s the first time anyone has ever been given permission by the Bernstein estate to use the music without the story – but also perhaps, and even purposefully, a bit mind-boggling. Even to him. “The vocabulary (of what we’re creating) is not dramatically-driven,” Varone explained. “It’s just form and function… The complicated aspect is how not to get sucked back into what we all know, what we bring when we hear the score. The music has a lot of ‘baggage’ – it’s part of our cultural identity. I can see the movie all the time if I let myself go there.” Indeed, the musical is so indelible and iconic, some can even remember the movements somatically. Julie McLeod, the longtime Santa Barbara dance impressario who was a member of the dance “swing” team during West Side Story’s original Broadway production in the 1950s, realized that when she saw an early rehearsal of sections of Somewhere at the Lobero. “When I heard the score, my legs started twitching in the movements I’d done 62 years ago,” she said. “They were doing different choreography to the same music, but my body was doing what Jerome Robbins did.” So, imagine the hurdle our collective memories will have to surmount to be present with Somewhere when the work premieres at the Lobero on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 6-7. For Varone, crafting the work represents the closing of a circle that began when he made up movements and dance moments in his bedroom as a five-year-old listening to the West Side Story soundtrack on an LP, long before the Robbins’ choreography and musicals in general pushed his career choices as a dancer and creator. “I grew up listening to the music,
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Brilliant Thoughts by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com
Blessed To Receive – Part Two
Continuing the Ten Best Gifts Anybody Ever Gave Me: #6. AIRMAIL-EGGS In 1946, my family returned from an America, which, despite the war, had remained a land of abundance, to an England where “Austerity” prevailed for years after the war. One food in very short supply was fresh eggs. Our relatives in Canada knew about our plight, and frequently sent us “CARE” packages. To withstand possibly rough handling on a 3000-mile journey, the contents were usually canned goods. But on one occasion, my Auntie Gert and Uncle Amy surprised us with an unforgettable gift – a dozen fresh eggs – and all in perfect condition! We marveled at the care and ingenuity it had taken to wrap each egg so lovingly. #7. ROGET’S THESAURUS A birthday present from my parents, this book has probably meant more to me, as a writer, than any other. It’s a catalogue of English words and phrases, arranged by their meanings – with an enormous index. Quite simply, Roget’s job is to help you find the words to say what you want to say Peter Mark Roget (1779 - 1869) was an eminent British medical doctor. He had so many other interests and activities that it’s astounding he ever found time to put this Thesaurus together. Since his day, it has been expanded and improved in many ways – and also imitated. But Roget remains the standard, and we who consult him so often will forever honor his memory. #8. LAND One of my late wife Dorothy’s many passions was for acquiring property. Although I did what I could to restrain her, it was her own money. She was constantly on the lookout for bargain lots, even if – as was often the case – they were cheap for some very good reason. One part of a local tract she bought was, through someone’s error, inaccessible, except by crossing other people’s property. Another had some almost fatal drainage problems. But to her, the fun was just in the buying. There’s a local custom of auctioning tax-delinquent properties on the Courthouse steps – and that was how Dorothy acquired this “Gift.” I knew nothing about it until one December day, which happened to be my birthday, when she suggested we take a drive into a hilly area on the city’s
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and it just compelled me to move to it back then,” he recalled. “It wasn’t something I thought about. I was making small little dances that were meaningless, just moving around to music for the first time.” Now, Varone has a chance to revisit the music once again without much else to consider besides the sounds and sensations that arise. “It’s been liberating to take charge of the score without any real sense of dramaturge behind it, and to give myself permission to not live in that world… It’s been a dream for me to step into this music in a completely different manner, to let different stories be told, and let your imagination fly with it.” So Varone and his dancers have been reacting to musical moments, momentum, relationships and energetic shifts, sometimes through improv or other games, and often prompted by what the choreographer can communicate with his own body. “We’re taking a look at the sounds that pushed the story forward, just not the story we know,” he explained. The remarkable score tells you the architecture of how to build a dance. It has its own engine.” Still, Varone is not only aware that most people could be confounded by not seeing the story that goes with the score, but is actually eager to engage. “I want to know, what is the reaction when the curtain goes up and I’m delivering these steps that you aren’t used to? What’s that internal dialog? How does that challenge you? How do you choose to enter into the work? What can you find that’s new? That’s what fascinates me.” As a choreographer who creates work that people can viscerally feel, Varone is curious about the conversation, aloud or otherwise, that might be generated by Somewhere. “In my own way, I’m paying homage to the score itself,” he said. “There’s a great humanity to the musical. This piece has the great potential to serve that idea in a well-meaning way. I have high hopes that it will tour, and can be used to talk about perceptions… Because life is like that: We have judgments and expectations. Are we so set in what we think we know that we aren’t able to change? I want to open up that dialog.” Rest assured, though, that Varone & Co. won’t leave the audience in a bewildered or dissonant state. After intermission, Somewhere will be followed first by two short piano pieces, a solo to a Chopin nocturne danced by the choreographer at last year’s 10th Anniversary DANCEWORKS celebration, and a duet set to a Rachmaninoff prelude. The evening ends with Lux, a work Varone began choreographing at the tail end of an earlier residence here 13 years ago that takes its title
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from the music, Phillip Glass’ “The Light.” The company built the first 17 minutes of the piece in less than a week, and it has gone on to be a hallmark of the company, including in the majority of programs since. This weekend’s performance represents its first full production in Santa Barbara, a fitting close to the two decades of SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara/ Santa Barbara DANCEworks that ends when producer Diane Vapnick retires after the weekend. “I wrote it after a period of creating darker pieces for operas and theater where everyone died at the end and I wanted to enter a different universe,” Varone explained. “It has great optimism to it. In today’s times, it’s wonderful to send people back out into the night with something uplifting. And it’s great to finally bring it back home.”
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The culmination of a six-week dance intensive offered in UCSB’s second summer session, the dance concert features new works by faculty member Delila Moseley, Christina Sanchez, and Brandon Whited, plus pieces by dance students Colson Lynn, Camille Locke, and Jeff Schultz. Ballet, contemporary, improvisation and theater pieces will all be represented. The free performances are 8 pm Thursday through Saturday, September 5-7, plus 2 pm on September 7-8 at the Ballet Studio on the UCSB campus. Call (805) 893-2064 or visit www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu.
Zombies Are Very Much Alive
If the members of the Zombies were truly oracles, they probably wouldn’t have broken up in 1968 before their song “Time of the Season” became a big hit and eventually a timeless classic heard in commercials and movies. The song eventually propelled Odessey and Oracle, the astounding album it was drawn from, up the sales charts and into history as one of rock’s masterpieces, cited by the likes of Tom Petty and Dave Grohl as a major influence and recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 best albums in history. Instead, disenchanted by the record’s initial failure at home following smash hits a few years earlier with “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No,” the British band’s odyssey led them in diverse directions, although the prime members – lead singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist/songwriter/ vocalist Rod Argent, and bassist/ singer-songwriter Chris White, who have enjoyed successful solo careers – have crossed paths many times in the 5 – 12 September 2019
up so that you are able to hit all the notes? I was influenced by Rod more than anyone. He is very particular about the phrasing, and that’s what I was trying to do. The sound itself is just natural. And we play all the songs in the original keys. Some of them are quite rangy, and I can still do them all. But we’ve had some vocal coaching recently. I’ve got to ask about your name: You guys were ahead of the curve, way before zombies became a thing! It would be nice to think that we had something to do with the culture developing, the forerunners of the whole thing. But of course that’s not true. It was just a chance conversation when we were kids, maybe 15, and we needed a name for the band. Someone suggested Zombies. I didn’t even know what that was, but it was catchy and it stuck.
Going up the Country The Zombies perform their album Odessey & Oracle in its entirety at the Arlington on Sunday, September 8 (photo by Payley Photography)
past five decades. Now the road is leading those three surviving members of the British band, along with drummer Hugh Grundy – who re-formed as a regular thing several years ago this decade and were (finally) inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year – to the Arlington Theatre, where they will open for Brian Wilson in an abbreviated set that features a performance of Odessey in sequence. Blunstone talked about the journey and the jelling over the phone from the road earlier this week. Q. How did your sound/songwriting evolve from the British Invasion to the more chamber pop/baroque psychedelic of Odessey? A. When I listen to our music in order, you can actually see a progression in the songwriting and the way we performed that lead to O/O. But the biggest thing was when Rod and Chris started producing us. We were also recording in Abbey Road right after the Beatles had finished making Sgt Pepper’s. The next band in. We used the same engineers, and they’d left behind John Lennon’s mellotron
and all these percussion instruments on the floor, so we used them. It was just chance. Odessey is such an incredibly advanced record, with chamber music arrangements and rich soundscapes, like Sgt. Pepper’s and the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Obviously, the Beatles album hadn‘t been released yet, but were you influenced by the Beach Boys? We were huge fans of both bands, so I’m sure subconsciously we were influenced by Pet Sounds. But the Zombies never did follow trends, whether that was a strength or a weakness. We recorded what pleased us, what we thought was good. I do remember at the time feeling that Odessey was the best we could do.
those memories are triggered by the music. You and Rod have played together frequently throughout. What keeps that relationship so strong? We’ve always got on very well together, but musically Rod would say that he learned to write songs for my voice, and I know I learned to sing to his songs. So there’s a bond between us. We learned how to be professionals together. It’s a very natural combination. Speaking of your voice, it’s a pretty unusual combination of silky and smoky. How did you develop it? And is it holding
Some might think that launching a new country music festival in Santa Barbara could be a fool’s errand. Attempts by radio stations and other promoters to create a series in the genre at the Earl Warren Showgrounds and other venues haven’t proved successful, and country music rarely gets any attention in town save for the rare date at the Santa Barbara Bowl with a major touring artist. While Santa Ynez’ Maverick Saloon packs ‘em in with country and honky-tonk bands several nights a week – just a few blocks away from the Chumash Casino Resort, which frequently books touring country singers and Nashville-based bands into its Samala Showroom – the city hasn’t had a consistent country presence with live
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How do those songs live and breathe with you playing them live fifty years later? So many memories come flooding back, those of my youth and then what’s happened in between ‘67 and now – a whole lifetime of memories. But I’m good at compartmentalizing, so I can concentrate on the performance. But somewhere in my brain,
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JUST ASK J’AMY (Continued from page 5) Caltrans has Hazmat gear just like mine. They sure had an army down there. I guess the squeaky wheel really does gets oiled...
the public as we also have other important work to do, such as potholes, fence repairs, mowing, and spraying.” Patience? That is probably not Montecito’s most notable definer – our local bumper sticker would more likely read: “I want it MY way – and I want it NOW.” JAJ is not big enough for a media-spotlight, but once we shined our media-flashlight on Camp Ramp-Litter-Land and, with residents driving by the site daily, people started to get worked up. The tom-toms thumped on the social media sites. Locals commiserated, complained and, most importantly,
connected! With their patience strained, and the Caltrans cavalry nowhere on the horizon, they did what annoyed citizens do – they grabbed their pitchforks and, yep, stormed the off-ramp! Now clearly understand, no matter what the circumstances, you should NOT try this on your own – actually you should not do it at all. Caltrans deeply frowns on citizens meandering on their freeway ramps. Because of that, er, little legal hickey, the sources who reported this story will remain anonymous, with faces shrouded and by nickname only. Here is my undercover underbrush story: A half a dozen or so locals took matters into their own hands, under the direction of Montecito’s well-known road-vigilante, Chainsaw D. For those of you not familiar with Chainsaw, or his nickname, here is the background: Once upon a time the community was considering a children’s pedestrian path. While politicians and experts yakked about solutions, Done-and-Done D. grabbed his chainsaw and cut down several blocks of brush. Problem solved. So, last Thursday, as mentioned, Chainsaw D. and his team took matters into their own hands. Bringing their own equipment and donning heavy duty gloves, they invaded the freeway-ramp, clearing out two-thirds of the remaining embankment debris in just a few hours. A come-back was scheduled for Friday, but the team, calling themselves “The Clean-Up Bandits (CUBs),” were met by an orange sign noting Caltrans would close the ramp for cleaning on Tuesday, September 3, which is exactly what happened. Knowing reinforcements were on the way, the locals sheathed their pitch forks and headed back to the barn – leaving the on-ramp a whole lot better than when they found it! But wait – there’s more! Half of this team was made of homeless people – some who knew the camp site quite well – because for them it had been called “home.” It seems another of the CUB organizers is a Montecito resident who we will call Shelly. Shelly volunteers at Summerland Presbyterian Church, where, specifically, she focuses on homeless outreach. Because of her work, she has contact and access to some homeless people looking for work. She was the conduit for inviting some hard workers she knew to participate in Thursday’s ramp cleanup. “Many of the homeless would like to work; they like to make things better,” Shelly said. She hopes this story will make Montecito residents, or even better Caltrans, aware of this labor resource and consider hiring homeless as workers. Shelly can help facilitate a connection; she can be reached via Summerland Presbyterian at 805-969-9318. Chainsaw vouched that the whole team was made up of “awesome workers.” He introduced me to one of the team, Theodore. Strong, handsome, wellgroomed and engaging, Theodore told me he was born in Santa Barbara, moved to Hawaii and found himself without a roof upon his return. Asked why he would want to volunteer for heavy-duty trash lifting on a hot August day, he looked at me quizzically and answered with perfectly equalizing eloquence, “Well, because I live here.” Thank you Villagers – no matter where you chose to live – because it truly takes a village, made up of all kinds of caring citizens, to create a unique and worthwhile community!
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Every beach and ocean’s friend, Hillary Hauser, celebrates her big 75th this week. Thanks to this founder of Heal the Ocean, who is also an amazing writer, artist, musician, raconteur and not-to-be-messed-with advocate, our local ocean is clearer and cleaner. So, what blessings shall we bestow on this hard-working mermaid? She says all she wants for her birthday is to rid the ocean of Styrofoam. To that end, both Heal the Ocean and Brian Marborg of Marborg Recycling have teamed up for a Styrofoam collection project. Gift Hillary by dropping off some Styrofoam off at Marborg’s Recycling Center at 20 David Love Place or 132 Nopalitos Way. It’s the gift that Hillary’s birthday wish is to get rid of all the keeps on giving – you’re rid of the Styrofoam in the ocean Styrofoam, the ocean stays blue, and a gift gets given with no gift wrap needed! And most importantly, gifting Hillary is a good thing – because she has been a real gift to Santa Barbara! Happy birthday Hillary – we are glad you were born!
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“It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.” – Mario Andretti
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cussions about two controversial projects in our area: the roundabout at Olive Mill Road and the proposed helistop project at 2800 Via Real in Summerland/Carpinteria. County Deputy Director of Transportation Chris Sneddon gave a brief presentation about the roundabout slated for Olive Mill Road and Coast Village Road. The project includes reconfiguring the intersection from a stop-controlled, 5-way intersection to a single lane, 6-leg roundabout, and includes adding sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, and directional crosswalks. The project is slated to be built completely inside Caltrans, City, and County right-of-way, and includes safer pedestrian crossings and more lighting, Sneddon said. The standing-room-only audience voiced several concerns over the project, including the potential bottleneck that could occur as cars enter the roundabout from Coast Village Road. Several residents asked to add a second lane into the roundabout, which would allow cars to easily turn onto the southbound freeway on-ramp. Sneddon explained that the traffic conditions that were considered for the design of the roundabout are based upon the traffic situation after a southbound on-ramp is installed at Cabrillo Blvd. “When you look at this model, it assumes that the freeway
onramp at Cabrillo is open,” he said, acknowledging that the southbound on-ramp re-opening is slated as the last phase of the freeway widening project. “It seems to me the answer is to have the southbound on-ramp at Cabrillo Blvd installed before this roundabout,” said LU member Sybil Rosen, who was met with applause. Other concerns include the safety of the roundabout for pedestrians and bicyclists, landscaping, and the proximity of the project to 110 Olive Mill, owned by Roger Rittner. The design team reported that they are aware of the concerns, and are looking into tweaking the design. “The whole goal of the process is balancing the engineering of the project with what the community wants to see,” said Walter Rubalcava, the Design Section Manager for the project. The roundabout will be back in front of the Santa Barbara City Architectural Board of Review and Montecito Board of Architectural Review in October. Over a dozen members of the audience spoke out against a proposed Conditional Use Permit from Pat Nesbitt, who is seeking a discretionary permit to land helicopters on his property in Carpinteria. Nesbitt, who was not at the Land Use Committee meeting, has admitted that he has been illegally landing helicopters on his prop-
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erty for 25 years, and is now asking forgiveness to legalize continued use, asking for a helistop with two landing zones to be used for personal use and emergency services. Both landing zones will be located on the eastern portion of the property; the first will be located on an existing 10-acre grass field and the second landing zone will be located on a concrete drive adjacent to an equipment storage building that is currently under construction under separate permits. According to the staff report, personal use of the helistop will be limited to a maximum of two times per week between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm, and helicopters will take the ocean route as opposed to the mountain route in order to avoid any potential disturbance to residences along the mountain route. Over 150 people in the community have submitted letters of opposition to the permit, most citing that landing helicopters on private property is not compatible with the neighborhood. Another 100+ residents voiced their disdain in a recent Montecito Association survey, citing neighborhood incompatibility. “It’s the kind of thing that is virtually impossible to ignore, and it’s truly invasive,” said LU member Peter van Duinwyk, adding that 208 helicopter trips per year will affect thousands of residents in Santa Barbara, Montecito,
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In August, the Old Firehouse building at 1486 East Valley Road in Montecito was purchased by an unnamed investor with ties to the Santa Barbara area. The property was listed for $16 million, and closed for $13,000,000. Francois DeJohn, Kristopher Roth, and Caitlin McCahill Hensel of Hayes Commercial Group represented
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and Carpinteria. “This will help one individual, yet will affect thousands of individuals in our community,” he said. Emergency helicopters will be able to land regardless of the permitting, according to staff. The County staff report is recommending approval of the permit. The Land Use Committee voted to submit a letter to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission challenging the permit, citing the inadequacy of the negative declaration as well as the incompatibility with the Montecito Community Plan; the full board of the MA will vote on the letter next week. Because Nesbitt’s property is not in Montecito, the issue will be heard at the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on September 25.
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SANTA BARBARA IN A GLASS
The Hitching Post’s Perfect Set and Highliner pinot noir wines are best sellers
by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe and wife Renee have 3 children and one Golden Retriever named Milo
Everything’s Coming Up Sideways: Cult Wine Country Film Turns 15 Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley at the Hitching Post tasting room in Buellton
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ittle known fact about the 2004 cult film Sideways: if George Clooney and Brad Pitt had gotten their way, the heartthrob pair would have seen their own names on the movie’s marquee. Director Alexander Payne turned them down, though, opting instead to cast lesser known names that wouldn’t steal the spotlight from the story or its characters. In the end, Payne’s calls paid off, reeling in five Oscar nominations and one win for Sideways and launching a funny little film about two bachelors fumbling their way through Santa Barbara wine country – often with a fair amount of raunch tossed in – into Tinsel Town immortality. Indeed, here we are, 15 years later, still talking about Sideways and counting down the days to its crystal anniversary on October 22, the date of its official U.S. release. In fact, preparations for Sideways Fest are already
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underway – a three-day fête from October 18 to 20, with myriad events throughout the Santa Ynez Valley put on by the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance. The festival will include a screening of the film at the Solvang Festival Theater, a shuttle tour of locations featured in the film and a grand tasting at Buellton’s River View Park. It would make sense, of course, that the Santa Ynez Valley would pay homage to Sideways. At its core, the movie plays like a travelogue – a road trip vignette – filmed in panoramic fashion that brings the sweeping beauty of our wine region to life. Local tasting rooms, towns, and even residents became a real-life supporting cast to the partying pair of Miles and Jack, played by Paul Giamatti and Oscar-nominated Thomas Haden Church, and love interest Maya, portrayed by Virginia Madsen, also an Academy Award nominee.
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One of those biggest local stars? The Hitching Post II, the popular family-owned Buellton steakhouse that became a regular hangout for author Rex Pickett, whose tome by the same name would inspire the Sideways movie. The eatery is a pivotal setting in the film and is mentioned by name numerous times. It’s the kind of marketing only Hollywood – with a dash or two of serendipity – can provide. “Within three years, the movie opened up an unlimited national and international market for us,” recalls chef-winemaker Frank Ostini, who owns the Hitching Post II with his wife, Jamie, and who makes wine under the Hitching Post label with business partner, Gray Hartley. The two men make cameos in the film – Hartley as a gregarious diner in the background and Ostini’s hands, actually, as a Santa Maria-style barbecue is prepared over an oak-burning grill. The quick shot made Ostini $55 for his work as an extra, a check he never cashed. Partnering with Discover Buellton, the tourism group that promotes travel to one of the six quaint towns that make up the Santa Ynez Valley, Ostini joined Sideways producer Michael London last week at a dinner and screening of the film at the private H Club in Hollywood. A handful of mostly L.A.-based media were on hand for an introduction to Buellton’s allure – an opportunity to leverage the renewed attention around Sideways to inspire Angelenos to make the drive north, past Santa Barbara, into the heart of a still-burgeoning wine region. Indeed, Sideways’ impact on Santa Barbara County’s viticultural
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region and on the world of wine as a whole is inarguable. Hitching Post Wines “went from producing 250 cases a year before Sideways to more than 2,000 cases today,” said Ostini during a post-screening Q&A. What’s more, that rumored effects on pinot noir, the red wine the film champions, and merlot, the red wine the film eschews, are true. Santa Barbara pinot prices soared after Sideways, and they’ve remained high, as pinot retains its place as a local darling today; at the same time, Sonomabased Vineyard Financial Associates (VFA) reports that pinot production in California is up 170% since Sideways’ release. Merlot, meantime, is finally showing signs of a rebound; VFA estimates a $400 million loss among merlot producers in the decade following Sideways’ big screen debut. However, for the many local enterprises featured in the film – wine labels like Whitcraft, Andrew Murray, Fiddlehead and Margerum Wine Co. and destinations like Ostrich Land, downtown Solvang, The Los Olivos Café, and the River Course at The Alisal – the movie’s greatest achievement is the way it memorializes the Santa Ynez Valley. “I remember telling my employees during the filming: this movie will come and go, but we’ll still be here, so we have to keep our integrity, focus on our customers, and keep prices the same,” Ostini told the captive crowd last week. His focus paid off, of course, and the movie’s unexpected triumph has been an added bonus. “In one hundred years from now, long after I’m gone, people will watch this movie and see a little snapshot of what my life is all about right now,” says Ostini. “And that’s just amazing.” The Hitching Post II is open for dinner nightly and just celebrated one year since its 11-acre expansion, which includes a new tasting room and a full lunch menu. Find out more at hitch ingpost2.com. Learn more about Buellton at dis coverbuellton.com. And for tickets to Sideways Fest, visit sidewaysfest.com. Cheers! •MJ 5 – 12 September 2019
SEEN (Continued from page 14) The entrance to the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach
By the air bus with the traveling Montecito Journal The new colors of the ceiling since the cleaning
made in a day. It takes two hours for the plaster to be ready and then you have to work very rapidly before it dries so only a small area is possible at a time.” In Richard’s opinion, Michelangelo never looked at a woman. His women are very muscular and masculine. He was thought to be gay and died in 1564. Before Michelangelo, the ceiling was bright blue with stars. Through the centuries the roof leaked and smoke built up layers of soil darkening all the pictures. Long ago many experts thought the dark colors were the original ones. What a surprise once it was cleaned and what a treat to see it up close without the throngs of people in Rome.
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Our next stop was Laguna Beach for the Pageant of the Masters. The bus headed for the Ayers Hotel in Laguna Woods located at the top of Laguna Canyon. Time for a short nap, wine, and pizza. One never goes hungry on Maria McCall’s trips with the MClub. The Ayres family has a collection of European-inspired boutique hotels. In 1905 the great grandfather Frank took a $2 train ride from Ohio to California with his wife and their grandfather, Donald Sr., to explore land development opportunities. In those pre-Hollywood days, the warm climate and
oranges were the main attractions bringing visitors to California (not avocados). Great grandpa loved it and bought eight small ranches in the mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles. Ayres Company prides themselves on high-quality development. Hotels began in the early ‘80s and today they have 24 handcrafted hotels around Southern California. After our wine and pizza it was off to the Pageant of the Masters, which has been going on for 85 years. Our tour leader Maria McCall has been 30 times. There was time to browse the adjacent art show including photographs, sculpture, jewelry, hand crafted wooden furniture, ceramics and glass. One of the highlights of the trip was the Pageant of the Masters, the tableaux vivants (living pictures) show that lasted almost two hours. We were in the loge in the 2,600-seat outdoor amphitheater. Not too near and not too far to view the exact recreations of classical and contemporary works of art with real people posing to look like their counterparts in the original works. When they showed bronze statues, the models were covered in gold paint. When it was carved wood, they looked like wood. I can’t imagine how many hours of time it took just to apply makeup and how expert the makeup artists had to be.
Since this is the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, he played a large role in the script. There is a 28-piece orchestra, original score, live narration, intricate sets, and sophisticated lighting. This year’s theme was “The Time Machine” based on the Wells book written in 1895. We were taken on a “ride” through the centuries. As board president David Perry said, “I want to pay special thanks to the Pageant’s family of nearly 500 volunteers who’ve given their time and effort both in the cast and behind the scenes to bring The Time Machine to life. We never forget this show wouldn’t be possible without them. If a Time Machine were available to me, I’d love to go back to the 1930s to experience the spirit of the Laguna Beach art colony that gave birth to the Festival and Pageant. All of us touched by them are always grateful for the community support that continues to this day. Then I’d flash
forward to the first time my daughter and I volunteered and were cast in the Pageant and got to experience the camaraderie backstage every night. My next stop: 50 years into the future where I hope I’d find the Festival and Pageant still going strong, still making Laguna Beach proud.” This year they were able to purchase a new digital sound mixing console thanks to a generous donor that will make the sound in the outdoor venue even better. Lighting too has been much improved in the last 29 years with a new tech director. Effects have become more sophisticated. It snowed in the bowl in 2003. In 2011 Tinkerbell soared over the audience and dragons took over. In 2016 a Venetian gondola floated out of the fog and ferried an opera singer into the night. This year we had a space ship hovering overhead. The Pageant of the Masters is a meeting of science and art just as Leonardo suggested 500 years ago when he said, “Study the science of art.” For ticket sales and information, call 949.497.6582 or 800.487.3378. •MJ
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Scott Martin with Tara Gray, Charles Ward, Chuck Stump, and Bob Puetz before the opening of the Silver Air Pacific Coast Open Final (photo by Priscilla)
Challenging Chukker It was the battle of the bridled behemoths at the Santa Barbara Polo Club when former president Dan Walker’s Farmers & Merchants Bank team took on current president Texan tycoon John Muse’s Lucchese team for the 110-year-old Silver Air Pacific Coast Open trophy, the most prestigious tournament on the Left Coast. With a record 4,000 people watching from the packed stands, Dan hoisted the impressive five-foot-high silver and gold trophy, crowned with an eagle, for the second time, having also been victorious two years ago, after a truly nail biting match that was only decided in the final minutes of the
Farmers & Merchants polo team are (4) Lucas Escobar, (3) Santi Toccalino, (2) Juan Monteverde, and number (1) Daniel Walker (photo by Priscilla)
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sixth chukker, with his team winning 9-8. Lucchese, four-time winners including a three-peat between 2010 and 2012 with Argentinian 10-goal player Adolfo Cambiaso in the lineup, led convincingly at half time, 5-2, but Dan’s team, featuring Santiago Toccalino, an 8-goal player who had been flown in at last minute from Buenos Aires to replace Felipe Vercellino, who had a knee injury that required surgery in his native Chile, really came alive with Toccalino, match MVP, scoring six goals in total, three of them in the final chukker. “It is unusual in the world of polo to change a player and continue to support a winning team,” says Dan. “I consider it very unusual to change multiple players, as we have done since June, and continue to win. “Our evaluation for this good luck is horses and a playing system that is accepted by the players.” It was a helluva match and the undoubted highlight of the high goal season. La Vie en Rose After more than 17 years in Santa Barbara, including 14 years as weathercaster at the ABC affiliate, KEYT-TV, Alan Rose is swapping TV Hill for the ski slopes of the Rockies, I can exclu-
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sively reveal. Alan is joining the weather team at KOAA-TV, a Scripps-owned NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs. “The move is all too bittersweet for me,” says Alan. “Santa Barbara has welcomed me into the community as a member of the KEYT team for more than a decade. “I’m proud of the work we’ve done here as a team, as well as working with various schools and non-profits in town, including the Pacific Pride, Arthritis and Dream foundations, Flower Empower and many others. “I’ve truly enjoyed the opportunity to share with viewers my passion for weather. Moving to the Centennial State is a dream come true. “It’s an opportunity to forecast some of the most complex and exciting weather patterns in the country. Plus I’m an avid skier and can’t wait to explore the mountains.” Anchors C.J. Ward and Beth Farnsworth hosted a farewell party at their home at the weekend as a host of on-screen talent bid him adieu. “Alan has been the heartbeat of our weather team as we have invested in newer and better technology at a rapid pace, all in an effort to forecast critical and sometimes lifesaving weather information to our viewers,” says Mark Danielson, KEYT general manager, “Alan is a great leader for the First Alert Weather team, a great leader in our newsrooms and a leader in our community. He will be missed.” Lauding Lady Leslie A torrent of tony tête toppers filled the Biltmore’s Loggia Ballroom when Montecito uber philanthropist Leslie Ridley-Tree, dressed immaculately in pink with magnificent millinery from Fenwicks of London, celebrated the 45th anniversary of her half century. The boffo bash was hosted by the Lady of Largesse’s many friends including Hiroko Benko, Bob and Val Montgomery, Chris Toomey, Lailan McGrath, Ray Winn and Peter Kavoian, Barbara Mathews, David and Anna Grotenhuis, Jean-Marie Hamel, Katy Drew, Robert and Chris Emmons, Sarah Argyropoulos, and Stacie Anthes. It has been quite a momentous week for the birthday girl, not only marking a major milestone, but also moving to
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Jay Real (on piano), and (from left) Bobby Lesser, Rod Lathim, Dan Gunther, and Rob Grayson, were “Leslie’s Guys,” who sang individually and as a group to honor “Birthday Girl” Leslie Ridley-Tree (photo by James Buckley)
Most (but not all) the committee members who worked on and helped underwrite the celebration of Leslie Ridley-Tree (center, front, in pink) on her 95th birthday are Chris Toomey, Lailan McGrath, Katy Drew, Stacy Anthes, Anna Grotenhuis, Jean-Marie Hamel, Val Montgomery, Peter Kavoian, Bob Montgomery, Sarah Argyropoulos, Hiroko Benko, Ray Winn, Chris and Bob Emmons (photo by James Buckley)
Jean-Marie Hamel presented Leslie Ridley-Tree with this finely painted portrait of the Guest of Honor (photo by James Buckley)
her new home in Birnam Wood. But Leslie was in fine form as a number of musical groups, including the Westmont Alumni Choir, a Santa Barbara High quartet, and Leslie’s Guys, comprising of Rob Grayson, Dan Gunther, Rod Lathim and Bobby Lesser – who also entertained at her 90th and 93rd birthdays – sang selections from Cole Porter, My Fair Lady and Hello Dolly. She was presented with an oil portrait of her dressed in Tiffany blue with pearls by local artist Jean-Marie Hamel, telling the 118 guests: “My heart is overflowing for you. I look forward to next year. Don’t go away!” Among the bold faced name guests were Brooks and Kate Firestone, Luke Swetland, Caroline Thompson, Sally Jordan, Anne Towbes, Milt and Arlene Larsen, Bob and Marlene Veloz, Wilson Quarre and Peggy Wiley, Bob and Alex Nourse, Peter and Leslie McDougall, David Lacy, George and Laurie Leis, Rich and Luci Janssen, Gerd Jordano, Bryan and Lisa Babcock, Rich and Stacy Block, Brian King, Gayle and Pam Beebe, and Aimee de Lavett. As a farewell gift they received small Tiffany blue boxes of chocolate
Ray Winn (left) and Peter Kavoian entertained with their hilarious “Martin & Lewis” style skit re-telling of their shopping trip to Bergdorf Goodman with Leslie in New York City (photo by James Buckley)
M&Ms with Leslie’s initials imprinted on them. Party by the Sea It was the perfect time to meet new executive director Pilar Montoya when 20-year-old AHA!, a successful teen program which serves 5,000 families annually in California, hosted a beach bash at the Padaro Lane home of Frank and Tiffany Foster.
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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, during the City Council Ordinance Committee meeting which begins at 12:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara.
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The Ordinance Committee will review proposed zoning text amendments to the Zoning Information Report Program found in various sections of Titles 28 and 30 of the Municipal Code, specifically Sections 28.87.220, 28.92.130, 30.200.040, 30.200.050, 30.205.120, and all of Chapter 30.285 and forward the proposed amendments to the City Council for introduction and adoption. The proposed changes will amend the Zoning Information Report Program to require only the disclosure of existing City Zoning and Building and Safety written records by the City to residential real estate buyers prior to the sale of the property. Staff has determined that the ordinance amendment does not require further environmental review under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for:
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You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102‑1990. On Thursday, September 12, 2019, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager August 26, 2019 Published August 28 & September 4 Montecito Journal
Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
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music in a club since the days of the old Red Dog Saloon in the early 1990s. But Brian Hynes, co-owner of Homegrown Events, believes they have found the right formula to bring in the boot-scootin’, country music crowd. Homegrown is the presenter behind the annual OakHeart Country Music Festival, an eight-year-old event that has become the largest fest of its kind in Ventura County, drawing people to a park in Thousand Oaks to listen to music on two stages and avail themselves of a festival atmosphere that embraces the country scene. Hynes and Homegrown hope to duplicate that feat with this weekend’s inaugural Santa Barbara Country Music Festival to be held at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club from 1-7 pm on Sunday, September 8. “Santa Barbara is a great town for country music, and there’s been a need and want for something like this for a long time,” said Hynes, adding that he and his partner Troy Hale have been searching for a suitable site and situation for several years. “When we first launched the idea, the Polo Club got an overwhelming number of calls saying thank you to bring this kind of thing up there so they wouldn’t have to drive to Thousand Oaks or Los Angeles to hear the music they love.” Hynes should know. Once a longtime patron of that Ventura County city’s Borderline Bar & Grill, Hynes bought the country-and-western dance club and restaurant more than a decade ago, and helped grow it into a destination spot from patrons both north and south. OakHeart was born as a way to promote the place, he said, when he, Hale and a fellow Westlake Village Rotary Club member came up with the idea. “We wanted to take the concept of the Borderline and put it out onto a field, and draw a couple of thousand people instead of just a few hundred,” Hynes said. “We thought it would be great advertising for the club, get our brand out there, and by giving some of the proceeds to the Rotary Club get tied into the community. You can only fit so many people inside the walls of a bar, and this was a way to expand and grow.” Now the promoters are hoping to duplicate OakHeart’s success out on the seaside polo field that’s even more expansive – not to mention cooler via ocean breezes – than their first festival’s location in a county park. Just as with OakHeart, Sunday’s festival features a full roster of performers, headlined by multi-platinum selling recording artist Hunter Hayes, whose self-titled debut accumulated nearly one billion on-demand streams in the U.S. alone and produced multiple gold and platinum-certified tracks, 5 – 12 September 2019
including the biggest hit, “Wanted.” When the smash hit, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance in 2013, reached No. 1 on the country airplay charts, Hayes became the youngest solo male artist to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in more than 40 years. Hayes has also earned four additional Grammy nominations and claimed a People’s Choice Favorite Male Country Artist award and was named CMA’s New Artist of the Year. In contrast to the Louisiana-born Hayes, Devin Dawson is from Orangevale, California, just outside the gates of Folsom Prison, where the now 28-year-old used to sing along to Johnny Cash as well as Alan Jackson, Marvin Gaye and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Moving to Nashville in 2012, Dawson mostly wrote songs for other artists and was ready to co-author every track on his debut record, a mix of organic roots and high-voltage country from a modern singer-songwriters in the country music format. Also on the bill is Savannah Burrows, who decided she wanted to be a country singer-songwriter after seeing Taylor Swift perform at Los Angeles’ Staples Center at eight years old. A decade later, the Santa Clarita native is following in her heroine’s footsteps, becoming proficient on electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, 12-string guitar, piano and ukulele, and writes and performs her own original music. Earlier this year she shot a video for a single called, appropriately, “What Would Taylor Swift Do.” Rounding out the roster is Honey County, an independent country trio comprised of Dani Rose, Devon Jane, and Katie Stump whose three-part vocal harmonies, southern twang, and pop hooks earned them a nod as one of Rolling Stones’ “Top 10 Artists You Need To Know,” and slots on the radio and country tours. Earlier this summer, the trio released the single “Country Strong,” a feel-good pop-country track that urges listeners to be strong in the face of adversity. The video features families of survivors and victims from the Borderline mass shooting last November, which left 12 people dead and 18 injured at the weekly line-dancing night for college students. In some ways, the new Santa Barbara Country Music Festival is another step in the healing for the community affected by the tragedy. “The club has been a very big part of my life for a long time,” Hynes said. “I personally knew all twelve people who lost their lives, and the shooting has been very hard, but the community outreach, how we’ve been accepted with open arms, has been incredible. I don’t know how to describe it in words. The families
have been very open and staying connected in conversations, and created new friendships. That part has been mind-blowing. “We’ve been keeping the country nights going at other clubs in the area, and this festival is another way to get people out there, enjoying the music, dancing and having a great time, which is what we do and what makes us happy.” To that end, the festival features a huge dance floor, with line dancing and a live DJ spinning tunes between live sets all day, plus a vendor village, beer garden, food trucks and a kids’ area. VIP tickets even include admission to a private polo match two hours before the festival gates open, plus more amenities. If the Sport of Kings seems like the antithesis of a crowd-pleaser among the country music set, Hynes once again begs to differ. “Maybe the (polo players) are not cowboys, but they’re up on horseback. And having (popular boot company and perennial polo patron) Lucchese as a sponsor really does tie it together.” Giddy up. (The Santa Barbara Country Music Festival takes place 1-7 pm on Sunday, September 8, at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. For more information or tickets, visit www. SantaBarbaraCMF.com.)
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Three weeks ago, Tariqh Akoni enjoyed a hiatus from his regular job that was long enough for the guitarist to sit in with Kenny Loggins’ regional band for the 35th anniversary tribute to Footloose performed by teenagers at the Marjorie Luke. This Thursday, September 5, Akoni will return to his home again, this time with his longtime employer, who happens to be the operatically-gifted pop singer Josh Groban, for whom Akoni has served as music director for nearly two decades. Akoni graduated from San Marcos High School and has since travelled the world playing his own music and working with a veritable Who’s Who of pop and jazz. He first hooked up with Groban almost 18 years ago when famed producer David Foster was putting together a band for the then-budding singer – Akoni was auditing a class at USC Thornton’s School of Music, and a classmate asked the guitarist to cover a few dates with Groban, who then asked him to join full time. Five years later, Akoni became Groban’s musical director, and has performed at all of the singer’s concerts and played on every album ever since. Akoni moved back to his hometown almost a decade ago, where he plays lots of local benefits gigs when
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he’s not otherwise obligated. (Akoni and his wife are in the process of launching a new nonprofit project this month. Watch this space for details.) Still, somehow, Thursday will represent both his and Groban’s debut performance at the Santa Barbara Bowl. He talked about his time with the pop singer over the phone while boarding a plane in Seattle to resume the tour. Q. How has playing with Groban kept your interest all these years? A. Back when I started with him, I was still a hired gun guitar player with Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, and other singers. They were great gigs but not very musically rewarding. With Josh I get to play classical guitar, mandolin, steel string, and electric guitars, work with choruses and orchestras, which are all parts of my personality. On this last record, he had a major flamenco virtuoso guitarist do a solo, which meant I had to play it on the road. I woodshedded for a week to make sure I could pull it off. I love those kinds of challenges. It’s really rare to get to work with someone who is not only a great artist, but also moves people. As many musicians as I’ve worked with, there have been precious few who really touch people. With Josh, I would look out at the audience and see people in tears. Now as musical director, I feel like the steward of that relationship, the last line of defense technically so that he is able to move people the way he does. I have my own artistic voice, but it’s an honor to work on his vision. Still, 18 years is a long time. It doesn’t seem that way, because he’s always pushing, wanting to expand and experiment. I told him when I first took over that we might not always mesh – like I wouldn’t be the right guy if he wanted to make a polka-metal record. But we’ve stayed oriented in the same direction. He is a fan of the same music I love. I think I have a perspective on what he is trying to accomplish, and I can help him get there. You must be excited to perform at the Bowl. Oh absolutely. I live around the corner, only four blocks away. I grew up going to concerts there, saw Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Santana, all those great guitarists who were big influences. The Bowl is a part of my DNA. It’s such an iconic place. Even when I lived in L.A. I used to travel up to see concerts there just because it’s not only such a beautiful place, but for the Santa Barbara crowd who really appreciate music. So I am genuinely super excited. I have a lot of family coming out. The Groban clan is teasing me that I am using all of the band’s tickets. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL
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mand a very high price.” Hayes Commercial Group has completed 22 commercial and investment sales valued at $167 million to date in 2019, including four of the top five South Coast sales by price. “This is the latest in a series of high-value office property sales on the South Coast,” DeJohn said. “Office has been the dominant property type among commercial sales so far this year, with both investors and owner-users playing an active role.” “Commercial property in Montecito very rarely changes hands, especially in the Upper Village,” Hensel added. “Which makes pricing a trophy asset like this an interesting challenge.” •MJ
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Autumn Approaches at 1st Thursday – With fall almost here, Labor Day behind us, the kids back in school, and summer frolics fading into history – although, yes, of course, ‘round here, it almost always feels like summer – September’s entry in downtown Santa Barbara’s monthly art-andculture walk takes an appropriately serious approach to the new season. Case in point: Starting today, SBCAST (513 Garden St., 805-450-3799) will host a four-month long exhibition series featuring a different Santa Barbara-based modern architecture studio each month. Robin Donaldson of ShubinDonaldson Architects kicks off the series with current works and explorations focused on representation and fabrication… Over at Gallery 113 (1114 State Street, La Arcada Court #8, 805-965-6611), where members of the Santa Barbara Art Association exhibit, artist of the month Pausha Foley’s new show is called “Many Faces,” representing an attempt to capture all aspects of the human experience… There are curator-led tours by Frederick Janka and John Connelly at Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation at Hotel Indigo (121 State Street), where its second exhibition, “XANADU,” features works by Cassandria Blackmore, Matthew Brannon, Paul Demuro, Cameron Gainer, Gary Lang, Ruth Pastine, Enoc Perez, Aaron
Spangler, Wolfgang Tillmans, Russell Young, and famed Ojai potter Beatrice Wood… With September serving as new beginnings, at least academically speaking, Shelley’s Vintage Collection (28 E. Canon Perdido St., El Paseo, 323-528-8377) hosts its first group art show featuring “The Japanese Series” of photographs on metal by Chris Stone, paintings by I. Niemand Amalgamated, assemblage works by Dug Uyesaka, and handmade jewelry from Shelley herself… The second-ever 1st Thursday offering from the offices of the financial firm Raymond James (1216 State St., 5th floor in the Granada Building) hosts works by veteran local artists Susan Tibbles and Veronica Wamsley Lambert along with newcomer Rita Barton... Bella Rosa Galleries (1103 State St., Suite A, 805-966-1707) exhibits new pieces from Luminance Award-winning artist and UCSB instructor Yumiko Glover, whose works are in the Honolulu Museum of Art, many galleries and private collections… In the old favorites category, Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery (11 E. Anapamu St., 805730-1460) naturally takes the long perspective as it opens “Mixology,” which pairs exciting contemporary work with their sometimes unexpected historical precedents… Getting a little more esoteric in its comparative show, 10 West Gallery (10 W. Anapamu St., 805-770-7711) presents “Earthly Delights,” which explores the intricacies
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Good Knight – It was more than 65 years ago that Atlanta-born Gladys Knight formed The Pips with her brother, sister and cousins on the heels of winning Ted Mac’s The Original Amateur Hour TV show contest at age 7. Fourteen years later, Gladys Knight and the Pips signed with Motown Records, launching a series of major hit singles, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me,” and “If I Were Your Woman.” In 1973, now with Buddah Records, the soul singer and the band continued the stream of successful singles with the Grammy Awardwinning “Midnight Train to Georgia” plus “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” and “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” Fifteen years later, Knight decided to pursue a solo career, but not before the band’s final LP together spawned the No. 1 R&B dance hit and Grammywinning “Love Overboard.” The soul singer has had a fine career since, including performing with other R&B greats Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle and Diana Ross, to name a few, and achieved immortality when Gladys Knight and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Still a powerhouse in her midseventies, seven-time Grammy winner Knight bestows classics and current cherished songs tonight at the Chumash. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $79-$119 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Singing for Asylum – Kate Wallace and Doug Clegg – the founders and hosts of the popular Trinity Backstage coffeehouse concert series – have long shared their music not only for entertainment but also offering the healing power of acoustic music in support of a vision for a better, more humane world, here in their Santa Barbara community and beyond. Tonight, they come together in a special event to the cause of raising funds for, and awareness of, refugees and immigrants seeking asylum in our community. Proceeds from their folk songs and protest/political tunes will benefit the Santa Barbara Immigrant Legal Defense Center and SB ACT Asylum Seeker Flexible Dollars Fund, while a speaker from the immigrant and refugee community will provide a first-hand account of their plight. The evening is co-sponsored by the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, Live Oak Unitarian and Trinity Episcopal as well as CAUSE, Immigrant Hope, Pacific Pride and PFLAG. WHEN: 7-9 pm WHERE: Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara St. COST: $10 suggested minimum donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) INFO: www.ussb.org
of existence via works from abstract and conceptual artists intending to show us “snapshots” of life on planet Earth through their eyes. Even Grassini Family Vineyards (24 El Paseo, 805897-3366), one of the many wineries to collaborate with 1st Thursday, gets a bit serious in its show with fine art by local artist Derek Harrison, who, inspired by many 19th century artists, creates work that is a culmination of classical techniques portraying contemporary subject matter in a timeless manner. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www. downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday Performances in Perspective – Fall is a-comin’ even in the performance art portion of 1st Thursday. Witness the tiny libraries within the brightly-colored steel sculptures in the shape of punctuation marks that began dotting State Street late last month, which are art that’s also all about gettin’ literary at the beginning of the academic year. The one at the corner of State and Victoria streets – created by artist Douglas Lochner – hosts a reading by the current Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Laure-Anne Bosselaar and a demo from the Print Power collective, while artist Simon Kiefer will offer pop-up vintage typewriters. And if you’re lured by the literary leanings, you can even sign up for a library card right on the spot rather than having to walk the two blocks to the main branch… Also in the academic area, Danielle Renee showcases new wine paintings along with teaching a pop-up wine painting class ($15) that includes a template, brush, and aged wine to paint with
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at Jamie Slone Wines (23 E. De la Guerra St., 805-560-6555), where you can also sip a different vintage of the still bottled elixir… Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St., 805963-4364) says sayonara to “Ensemble,” its seriously fun summer exhibition, with a final performance by the installation’s creator Chris Kallmyer and artist/musician Andrew Tholl… Back on State Street’s usual outdoor venues, Salt Martians Bluegrass Band – the Santa Barbara-based all-acoustic outfit whose repertoire ranges from Bill Monroe to the Byrds – offer a non-official preview to next month’s Old Time Fiddlers Convention on Marshalls Patio (900 State St.), while SBIFF’s Santa Barbara Filmmaker screening series at its SBIFF Education Center (1330 State Street) shows Justin Gunn’s Cruisin’ Santa Barbara, examines the community of beach cruiser enthusiasts with a rich history and a style unique to this seaside community… Apparently though, someone forgot to tell Storke Placita (700 State St.) that summer is ending, as the Paseo Nuevo plaza is hosting Hula Anyone & Shorebreak extending an escape to the islands for Hawaiian hula and Tahitian dance traditions. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www. downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday Naked Shakes’ Abbreviated Take – As he does at the end of every summer just prior to the full-time students returning to campus, UCSB Theater prof Irwin Appel adapts and directs a classic work by William Shakespeare with a stripped-down, dialog and character focused approach known as Naked Shakes. A Winter’s 5 – 12 September 2019
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Salt & Silver – The Santa Barbara Museum of Art new show features more than 100 seldom-displayed salt prints from the Wilson Centre for Photography, providing a rare chance to experience some of the earliest photographs ever made by many of the most important and groundbreaking figures in the history of the photographic medium. The exhibition surveys the first two decades of photography’s evolution through the salted paper print process, unveiled in 1839 by English scientist and scholar William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). The technique – which used the simple compounds of salt and silver – was efficient, portable, and versatile – traits that allowed the practice of photography to spread across the globe from the early 1840s onward. Curator Hope Kingsley presents an in-depth overview of the exhibit in a free lecture at 2:30 pm. WHEN: Today through December 8 WHERE: 1130 State St. COST: Free today INFO: (805) 963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Tale (a 180-degree departure, seasonally-speaking) tells the story of a delusional and paranoid king who tears his family apart in fits of jealousy in a work that is part comedy, part tragedy, in an epic and mystical story that surprises with twists and turns, ending finally with a miracle of joy and forgiveness. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight & tomorrow, 2 & 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 7 WHERE: Hatlen Theater COST: free INFO: (805) 893-2064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Taste of the Town – With the influx of chefs and flourishing of foodies all over town, it may not be entirely true that this benefit food-andwine event is still the ultimate epicurean adventure in Santa Barbara. But there’s no doubt that Taste of the Town – which benefits the Arthritis Foundation – is surely one of the highlights on the crowded calendar as one of Santa Barbara’s original tasting events offers an afternoon featuring
some of the area’s finest wineries, breweries, restaurants and caterers. Among the food purveyors are Buena Onda Empanadas, Ca’Dario, Chefs on a Mission, Ferno Grills with Chef John Cox, Finch & Fork, High on the Hog Catering, Los Agaves, Louie’s, Michael’s Catering, Opal Restaurant and more than a dozen others, while the wine list and spirits come from Alexander & Wayne, Au Bon Climat, Babcock Winery, Brander Vineyard, Cutler’s Artisan Spirits, DV8 Cellars, Foxen Vineyard, Island Brewing, Jaffurs Cellars, Samsara Wine Company and at least two dozen more. Add the view of the city and ocean from Riviera Park that can barely be matched and it’s no wonder Taste of the Town still tantalizes. WHEN: 12 noon-3 pm WHERE: 2030 Alameda Padre Serra COST: $125 general, $300 VIP (includes Connoisseurs’ Circle Gala on Friday, September 7) INFO: (805) 563-4685 or https://arthpac.ejoinme. org/MyEvents/2019TasteoftheTownSantaBarbara/tabid/1037261/Default.aspx •MJ
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 36) Village Properties Realtor Marcy Bazzani, artist Richard Schloss, and Leanne Wood, executive director of Village Properties (photo by Priscilla)
Jennifer Freed congratulating new AHA! executive director Pilar Montoya with Rendy Freedman (photo by Priscilla)
Pilar brings 25 years of business and financial management to the table working with companies and non-profits. Among the 75 guests welcoming her on board, while noshing on canapés from State & Fig, were Jennifer Freed, David Edelman, Lisa Babcock, Martin Gore, Heather Sturgess, Marla McNally Phillips, Natalie Orfalea, Geoff Green, Kerrilee Gore, and Molly Green. Hot Market With more than $1 billion in sales last year, with an average sale price of $1,440,000, uber realtor Renee Grubb
had good reason to celebrate when she hosted a sunset soirée at the historic Santa Barbara Club.
Clint Crowell, Debbie Crowell, Anna Hanson, Hilary Chadwick, Tobias Hildebrand, Don Hubiate, William Reed, and Jim Houck at Santa Barbara Club (photo by Priscilla)
More than 150 guests turned out on the impeccably manicured lawns for the Village Properties appreciation party, including Leanne Wood, executive director; Stephanie Anton, president of Luxury Portfolio International,Natalie GrubbCampbell, Chris Richardson, Karen Chackel, Tim Mikel, managing director of the State Street Ballet; Bob Curtis, Cara Camberdella, David Magid, Bob Curtis, and Marcy Bazzani. A lot of hot housing hoopla...
Village Properties clients Kim Natzel, Jeff Miller, Shelley Campbell, with realtors Sheela and Mark Hunt, and Doug Campbell (photo by Priscilla)
Landed in London American Idol contestant Jackson Gillies, having just co-starred with Montecito rocker Kenny Loggins in the Footloose production to celebrate its 35th anniversary, has winged to London to study at the Institute of
“We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging.” – Jeremy Clarkson
Celebrating Sculpture Santa Barbara has just added a new art gallery to its myriad collection with the opening of Chessmar Sculpture Studios on East Anapamu Street by Brian Anders Chessmar, a graduate of The School of Art Institute of Chicago. “My work is an exploration – emotional, physical, and spiritual – of what is seen and unseen in nature,” says Brian, who spent considerable time in Paris, France. “My focus is to bring attention back to sculpture as a finely crafted object while conveying a dialogue between the work and the viewer.” He prefers stainless steel as a mediAlana and Brian Chessmar with Aristides Demetrios and his wife, Eileen (photo by Priscilla)
Renee Grubb, Stephanie Anton, and Natalie Grubb at the Village Properties party (photo by Priscilla)
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Contemporary Music Performance to hone his art. Jackson, 19, tells me it is a three-year course, “but I’m seeing things through year by year, day by day really.” Classes begin later this month, but he is already enjoying his first time in the British capital. “I love the cultural blend of a city its size. There’s a little bit of the whole world mixed up in London!” He plans on returning to our Eden by the Beach for the holidays and next summer, while writing and recording music during his sojourn in Blighty...
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Anissa Mortiz, Marie La Sala, and Ilda Dsashi presented an abundant cuisine for guests at the opening of Chessmar Sculpture Studios (photo by Priscilla)
um, but is also skilled in bronze. His elaborate works can be seen throughout our Eden by the Beach, most notably in the remodeled Cottage Hospital with two commissioned pieces that stand in the boardroom terrace and central garden. Brian was discovered and mentored by Montecito sculptor Aristides Demetrios.
Penobscot Bay off Dark Harbor, Maine, and returned to my host’s home where dozens of phone messag-
es were waiting for me, the first one from NBC anchor Tom Brokaw wanting to do an interview on the death of the Princess of Wales. I had spoken to her just two months earlier at a socially gridlocked reception at Christie’s auction house in New York to promote the sale of dozens of her gowns for charity, which I was covering for ABC Network News and CNN. After the shock, which brought me to tears, I went on to do more than 90 TV shows in the next six or seven weeks in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, where I was pretty much a permanent fixture at 30 Rock, NBC’s Manhattan HQ. An extraordinary moment in my life.
Women on Top Santa Barbara songstress Katy Perry, 34, is ranked number four on the new Forbes list of the highest paid female performers in the music industry with $57.5 million. Top of the rankings is Taylor Swift, 29, with $104 million, much of it from her Reputations stadium tour, which grossed a record-breaking domestic tally of $266 million. Beyonce, 37, is second on the list, raking in $81 million over the same year-long period, mostly from her On The Run II stadium tour, with husband Jay-Z, while Rihanna, 31, is third with $62 million. Pink, 39, wrapped the top five with $57 million.
Sightings:A dynamic duo of comedians, Steve Martin and Dennis Miller, and rocker Alan Parsons, checking out the Magic Castle... Actress Stefanie Powers at the SB Polo Club... Essayist and novelist Pico Iyer dining with his wife Hiroko at the Montecito Wine Bistro Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbarseen.com or call 805969-3301 •MJ
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LUCKY’S . . . for lunch • Smaller Plates and Starter Salads •
• Main Course Salads •
Iceberg Lettuce Wedge ....................................................................10 roquefort or thousand island dressing
Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz................................................................... 27 arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion
Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette.... 12 Caesar Salad..................................................................................... 12
Seafood Louie ....................................................................................32 two shrimp, 4 oz. crab, egg, romaine, tomato ,cucumber, avocado
Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette................................................. 12 Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta ............................................... 12 Giant Shrimp Cocktail (3 pcs)........................................................ 18 Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce.................................................. 12 Burrata, tomatoes, arugula, evoo....................................................15 French Onion Soup Gratinée ......................................................... 12 Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup ..................................................10 Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread............................14 Fried Calamari, two sauces ............................................................. 12 Lucky Meatballs, tomato sauce, grilled ciabatta...........................15
Cobb Salad, roquefort dressing .......................................................20 Chopped Salad ...................................................................................18 arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto, beans, onions Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad................................................... 27 Old School Chinese Chicken Salad ................................................20 Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day .....................................22 Lucky’s Salad .................................................................................... 19 romaine, shrimp, bacon, green beans, avocado and roquefort
• Sandwiches • Fries, Farm Greens or Caesar
• Tacos and other Mains •
Lucky Burger, choice of cheese, soft bun or kaiser ...................... 20 Vegetarian Burger, choice of cheese .............................................. 20 soft bun or kaiser (burger patty is vegan)
Chicken, Swordfish or Steak Tacos .................................................22 beans, guacamole, salsa, tortillas
Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. .......................27 mushroom sauce
Fried Chicken Breast, boneless & skinless, coleslaw and fries ...... 19 Chicken Parmesan, San Marzano tomato sauce ............................22 imported mozzarella, basil
Reuben Sandwich, corned beef, kraut & gruyère on rye ............. 20
Salmon, blackened, grilled or steamed ...........................................22 lemon-caper butter sauce, sautéed spinach
Chili Dog, onions, cheddar & kraut - all on the side ....................14 Maine Lobster Roll, warm buttered D’Angelo roll ..................... 29
Sautéed Tofu, Japanese vinaigrette, green onions, shiitakes ..........18 Sliced Prime NY Steak Frites, 7 oz. ...............................................29 red wine shallot or peppercorn cream sauce Smoked Scottish Salmon, Toasted Bialy or Bagel .........................20 cream cheese & condiments
Grilled Chicken Breast Club on a Soft Bun ................................ 20 bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado
• Sides • Skinny Onion Rings or Herbie’s Potato Skins ................................9 Lucky’s Home Fries or Fried Sweet Potatoes ..................................9 Lucky’s Half & Half .......................................................................... 10 Sautéed Spinach or Sugar Snap Peas ...............................................9
Our Corkage Fee is $35 per 750ml bottle with a 2-bottle limit per table • 20% Gratuity added to parties of six or more