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Tip of the cap to Leslie Ridley-Tree, who celebrates birthday at Biltmore bash, p. 6

LETTERS, P.8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 44

On The Water Front

Montecito Water District adopts Ordinance 95, officially eliminating water use allocations and penalties, p. 12

Moonstruck

Lynn Kirst ventures to Idaho, where a ghost town and solar eclipse supersede potatoes, p. 35

THE SHOW GOES ON Third Annual Legends Gala honors the late Michael Towbes, along with his wife, Anne Towbes, the Music Academy of the West, and mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, and it all takes place onstage at the Granada Theatre (story begins on page 5)

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Letters to the Editor

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Knit ‘N Needle; poetry club; MBAR meeting; 10 West art; Soulful Circle; Walk & Roll; Spanish group; Sea Glass & Ocean Arts; Yacht Club regatta; painters J. Emil Morhardt and Colette Cosentino; Avrasang sitting; Cold Spring board; MA meeting; Wine Event and Big Heart; SAC at zoo; We Live in Wonder; Granada legends; Coastal Cleanup; and mindfulness retreat

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Montecito Water District’s Ordinance 95; Hurricane Harvey donations; Friendship Center’s Wine Down; Montecito Association; Cold Spring School; and corrections

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner covers SB Yacht Club’s Charity Regatta for VNHC; Beach Talk & Walk; and the USCG Cutter McCulloch

22 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz previews Eli Block’s Orgasmic Meditation; Dawa Tarchin Phillips follows the path; Pacifica Graduate Institute; and Bhakti Fest

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant gets theatrical, breaking down his life into various acts from the nation’s capital to London to California

30 Fitness Front

Karen Robiscoe is on the move, expounding on the “motion quotient” while crunching caloric numbers that add fuel to your physical fire

35 Trail Talk

Lynn Kirst follows the path to Idaho, to the mining town of Silver City and then Idaho City, where the solar eclipse was in full view

36 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz previews Anais, A Dance Opera; an interview with musician Rob Kolar; telling stories in Ojai; Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival; SB Fermentation Festival and Taste of the Town

37 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

Philip Koplin; 1st Thursday downtown; Jim Messina in Buellton; EDC and TGIF; Jackie Bristow with Kate Bennett; M.Special birthday gala; Haim and Ray LaMontagne each perform at Arlington; and SOhO hosts Martin Barre

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Granada Legends Gala

by Leanne R Wood Leanne R Wood is a spirited trailblazer, entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker. She has lived in New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, England, Scotland, Romania, and the U.S. She now resides with her lifelong fellow adventurer and husband, Murray, in Santa Barbara.

The 2017 Legends Honorees

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he Granada Theatre, in all its reconstructed glory, will be filled to capacity on Friday, September 15, when Granada legends Michael and Anne Towbes, along with Montecito’s Music Academy of the West (MAW) and opera legend Marilyn Horne, are honored as Granada Legends at this very blacktie event. Guests at the 3rd Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala will enjoy an exclusive on-stage dining experience and a night of spectacular entertainment by many of the theater’s resident companies.

Remembering “Mr. Wonderful”

Michael and Anne Towbes’s marriage was a special kind of love story.

It overflowed into everything they did together. This was especially true of their involvement with the Granada Theatre and the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts. Their selection as Legends was, in the vernacular,

Michael and Anne Towbes are to be honored as this year’s “Granada Legends” during a grand dinner and entertainment bash on the stage of the 1,600-seat theater

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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, host on E! TV, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, and a commentator on the KTLA Morning News. He moved to Montecito ten 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 D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

Coast Village Carmageddon

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’m sure I’m not going to be the only one to gripe about this, but on a recent Sunday I witnessed the worst traffic snafu I have ever experienced in decades of living here. Events such as the accident that morning will happen and we all understand that.

But there was literally no effort on the part of anyone – the Highway Patrol, Sheriff’s Department, NIXLE, or KEYT, or anyone in authority to update the community on what the status of the 101 was at various times during the day. I went online to KEYT at 5:15 pm and the only update all day had been at 1:40 pm.

I had a text message today from the sheriff regarding deputies apprehending someone with a machete in Goleta, and a lot of warning that it was going to be hot today(!), but nothing about highway closures, et cetera.

This leads me to wonder who is actually in charge of these “Emergency” messages. Who makes the decision about what constitutes an important alert and what is left out? I signed up for these alerts as I thought in times of real emergencies I would want to get immediate information. Instead, it has evolved into a daily series of updates on police activity all over the county regarding issues with little or usually no impact on Montecito. And then you have an event such as the Sunday 101 closure, and you can’t find information if you try.

I think it would be a great service to everyone if the Montecito Journal could shed some light on how this supposed

emergency communication system is supposed to work, and who/where to reach out to if we need information and it is nowhere to be found.

Sandy Stahl Montecito (Editor’s note: You bring up a really important subject and we thank you for that. We’ll dig into this situation and hope to bring you and all our readers some good news in the near future. – J.B.)

Russian Illiteracy

Your reader, Lidia Zinchenko, does a disservice to your other readers (“A Liberal Wakeup Call,” MJ #23/35) by denigrating Russia’s history of the 20th century by stating that before socialism took over in Russia, it “was one of the most dynamic capitalistic economies in Europe.” According to AskHistoriansReddit, Russia went from an illiteracy rate of 80% in 1900 – at the turn of the 19th century – to 10% illiteracy rate in 1940. Despite its islands of modernity, the Russian Empire lagged far behind advanced capitalist countries like Great Britain and Germany, and was unable to bear the economic strains of World War I. Most peasants lived as their ancestors had, at or near the margin of subsistence. Agricultural productivity was constrained by the peasantry’s lack of capital and knowledge or inclination to use modern technology and equipment; most still sowed, harvested, and threshed by hand, and half

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used a primitive wooden plow. In 1901, a third of peasant households did not have a horse. Poverty was widespread in the countryside.

I know what I speak of, as my grandparents brought my infant parents to the United States from Imperial Russia in 1903, and I visited the USSR some 40 years ago and again to the Russian Federation in 2015 for the celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

I would like to know where Lidia gets the information that “More than half of the real Americans have chosen...” Trump to be President. Who are the “real” Americans she’s referring to?

By publishing her letter, together with your supportive editor’s note, you are both undercutting her “preferred” Trump’s attempt to convince Americans that we would be “better off if we got along with (today’s) Russia.”

Robert L. Turner Montecito (Editor’s note: We’ll let Ms Zinchenko respond in next week’s edition if she feels the need and has the time, but we are curious about your last sentence, which seems to imply that we would not be better off if we got along with Russia. If you feel the need and have the time, we’d appreciate a clarification. – J.B.)

Entitlement Envy

Perhaps the ugly environment Ms Zinchenko experienced attempting to park Montecito-style in downtown Santa Barbara had less to do with the Trump stickers on her car and more due to her sense of entitlement.

A growing segment of people of advantage with good insurance think little of the inconvenience or safety of

others cars on the streets do not just come out of nowhere. Once a driver travels past an open parking spot, there is no rule that other drivers have to back up or get off the street to allow them to park.

Yes, I could be called a liberal with big problems, but the “problem” at the moment seem to be lack of healthcare, lack of wheelchair accessible rentals, and the endangered status of ADAcompliant toilets.

I would like to think myself a gracefully aging baby boomer, but as was pointed out, I could “just be in disagreement with nature in the face of aging.”

Maybe someone could start a foundation for liberals to protect Santa Barbara and its people from “thoughtless, ignorant fanatics and bullies.” They could sell bumper stickers and hats so they could be easily recognized.

Sorry, but free speech is protected under our federal court system along with the other “freedoms” listed in our Constitution.

No Constitutional Law. No Freedom of Speech. This invites discrimination by age, gender, familiar status, and disability.

Some may have immigrated to leave a system they claim to have left behind. Others come to exploit our government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Karen Friedman Carpinteria (Editor’s note: Not sure where you want to go with this subject, Ms Friedman, but I’ve met simply too many former Soviet bloc immigrants who see and say the same things about the corrupt sys-

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This Week in and around Montecito

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Speaker Series The Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake presents a talk titled “Advancements in Equine Veterinary Surgery & Regenerative Medicine” with Troy Herthel, doctor of veterinary medicine and diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. A meet & greet to follow the lecture.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 2265 Highway 154 Cost: lecture is free; $10 parking fee Info: Julie@clnaturecenter.org

(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 7 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 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 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: a partial demo and new additions on Fuera Lane, a new home on Riven Rock, a sports court on Santa Rosa Lane, and a second story addition on Santa Isabel Lane, among other items.

When: 3 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu A Soulful Circle Learn more about what may have actually occurred in the shift on December 21, 2012, something that might explain why it seems to be so much harder now to deal with challenges in many domains of our personal world that don’t respond to past strategies and coping mechanisms, and why our

world seems to have lost decorum, respect, integrity, and grace in societal, governmental, and personal frameworks. Led by Stace Barron and Brie Ehret Barron, spiritual educators and healers.

When: 7 to 9 pm Where: Montecito Community Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Cost: free FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive.

When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group 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 9 Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival The 3rd annual Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival is coming to The Earl Warren Showgrounds today and tomorrow.

Talented artists from around the country will offer their seaglass art and jewelry. Expert lecturers included with entry fee.

When: 10 am to 5 pm, today and tomorrow

Where: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real Info: www.santabarbara seaglassandoceanarts festival.com/ 12th Annual Santa Barbara Yacht Club Charity Regatta Santa Barbara’s Yacht Club (SBYC) and Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care team up in an effort to raise funds for a great cause. The Charity Regatta is part of a national movement but has become a signature event in Santa Barbara since its inception in 2005 with SBYC steering the helm. Join for a full day of yacht racing and cruising, champagne brunch, hearty barbecue dinner, musical bands, and family activities – all for a good cause.

The Regatta is open to the public and both organizations are proud to recognize all the healthcare volunteers who continue to give back to our communities.

When: noon Where: Santa Barbara Yacht Club, 130 Harbor Way Info: www.vnhcsb.org/regatta Artist Reception Divine Inspiration Gallery presents “Santa Barbara Waterbirds” featuring watercolor paintings by J. Emil Morhardt. Artist reception tonight; exhibit runs through October 27.

When: 3 to 6 pm Where: 1528 State Street Info: 962-6444 Artist Reception “Spirited,” a show by painter Colette Cosentino, opens at Porch

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Avrasang Sitting A new alternative to traditional and modern forms of Satsang based in how human consciousness is essentially emotive. This readdresses ancient Nondual or Universal-based Hindu and Buddhist teachings that open up radical new understandings of why eastern esoteric teachings have always struggled to integrate enlightened states with a more grounded personal human existence. Led by Stace Barron, enlivened teacher, educator, and healer.

When: 2 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Community Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Cost: $20 suggested donation MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

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in Carpinteria. Colette is a renowned decorative artist and painter who has lived and created in Santa Barbara for more than 22 years. She began her career in Santa Barbara painting and restoring sets at the Ensemble, Granada, and Lobero theaters. After painting a mural in a Montecito home, and subsequent referrals, Colette found her life-long career as a decorative artist and painter.

Her work has included painting historical Spanish Colonial ceilings and beams, furniture, tiles, murals, decorative signage, as well as other creative projects, such as handpainting the claw foot tubs in the cottages at San Ysidro Ranch.

When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Porch, 3823 Santa Claus Lane Info: 684-0300

Cold Spring School Board Meeting When: 6 pm Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Info: 969-2678 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Montecito Association Meeting The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural 7 – 14 September 2017

residential character of Montecito.

When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Wine Down Friendship Center’s annual Wine Event and Big Heart Awards. Enjoy wine from many local wineries, served in the courtyard of the Montecito Friendship Center.

When: 4 to 7 pm Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $75 Info: www.friendshipcentersb.org FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Meeting at the Zoo The public is invited to attend a meeting of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC). This meeting will feature presentations related to an expert panel on white shark sightings, interactions, and studies; non-native algae and marine-protected areas; and the Sanctuary Condition Report.

When: 9 am Where: Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Ninos Drive Info: aubrie.fowler@noaa.gov or (805) 893-6425 Spanish Conversation Group The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group, which 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 Art Exhibit: We Live In Wonder Features three artists whose work expresses the joyfulness, the fleeting memories, and the broader narratives of the human experience: Jeanne Dentzel, Michele Zuzalek, and Raj Naik.

When: reception today 5 to 8 pm; exhibit runs through November 5 Where: MichaelKate Interiors and Art Gallery, 132 Santa Barbara Street Cost: free Info: (805) 963-1411 Legends Gala The Santa Barbara Center for the 7 – 14 September 2017

Performing Arts (SBCPA) hosts the Granada Theatre Legends Gala, an annual event to honor individuals and organizations that have had a significant impact on the performing arts, and this year the SBCPA is proud to celebrate Santa Barbara philanthropists Anne and Michael Towbes, beloved opera singer Marilyn Horne, and Music Academy of the West as its 2017 legends.

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When: 9 am Where: Every beach in Santa Barbara County Info: www.facebook.com/SBCoast/ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Mindfulness Practice Retreat A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, M.D., Ph.D., or other facilitators. All levels welcome.

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ate last month, the Montecito Water District’s Board of Directors adopted Ordinance 95, which repeals drought ordinances 92 and 94. The District began making modifications to its drought ordinances in March, with the suspension of Ordinance 94, which imposed penalties for water use in excess of monthly customer allocations. Ordinance 94 penalties have remained suspended since that time, and the District has been closely monitoring consumption and customer responsiveness to a more voluntary conservation model, according to District staff.

“These changes are due largely to improved water supply conditions both locally and statewide, resulting from rainfall last winter. However, the recent actions of the board are noteworthy in that they are made possible in part due to the District’s recent progress on planning for shortand long-term supplies,” said general manager Nick Turner. “While

we anticipate that water consumption will increase over last year, we also must rely on continued conservation practices, such as transitions to drought-resistant landscaping, conscientious irrigation, and careful monitoring to prevent water waste.”

Ordinance 95 eliminates monthly customer water use allocations and penalties, but continues the Water Shortage Emergency (now at Stage 2) and retains numerous water use restrictions. Ordinance 95 calls for ongoing voluntary conservation in excess of 30% compared to 2013 usage to maintain compliance with State Law: Senate Bill X7-7, which requires 20% reduction in urban water use by 2020.

The new ordinance cites a number of circumstances that have contributed to its adoption, including the powerful storm on February 17 of this year, which brought nearly eight

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Seen Around Town

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Charity Regatta SBYC commodore Bill Guilfoyle, Regatta chair Francie Lufkin, committee member Lailan McGrath, and VNHC executive director Rick Keith

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or 13 years, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) has hosted a Charity Regatta for Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) to raise funds for all the good work they do. This year, it will be Saturday, September 9, from 11:30 am to 7 pm. Before the coming event, SBYC had a thank-you cocktail reception for all the sponsors and volunteers. As commodore Bill Guilfoyle told the group, “The SBYC has raised more than $1.2 million in the 13 years. We’ve already raised $110,000 toward this year’s goal.”

While we drank good wine from

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Sunstone and Fess Parker and ate yummy hot hors d’oeuvres, event chair and SBYC staff commodore Francie Lufkin told us about the big day. “It’s a full day beginning with

brunch and ending with a barbecue. It’s also family-friendly with a visit from Duncan the Dinosaur who “lives” at the zoo. Other activities will be from the SB Maritime Museum and

the SB Museum of Natural History Sea Center. In between, we have celebrity skippers who will take visitors out on their boats for cruising and racing.

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VNHC executive director Rick Keith told us, “We care for about 12,000 people a year, either at home or in our beautiful Serenity House. We log 7,300 volunteer hours each year at a value of $200,000.” Jan Everote reminded us of the Loan Closet that is free for two months. There are all sorts of medical devices, from walkers to wheelchairs and everything in between. It’s been around for 66 years.

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Beach Talk and Walk

Are you looking for something new and different to do in Santa Barbara?

I just took a free historical walk with

retiree John Ummel, who is filled with fascinating facts about our paradise by the sea. I’m sure, even if you’re a history nut, you’ll learn something.

The walk begins on the steps of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), 113 Maritime Way, and ends at the Visitors Center at the corner of Garden Street and East Cabrillo Boulevard. The route is about a mile and a half and takes almost two hours.

John suggests you park at the Visitors Center and take the electric shuttle to the SBMM. I did and it worked.

When I asked what inspired him to start his new free business he replied, “When my wife and I toured Europe we visited Oslo, Dublin, and Stockholm. There were walking tours in each of those cities. When I got back to Santa Barbara, I realized we don’t have anything quite comparable.”

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Beach Walk director John Ummel giving his tour near where the Potter Hotel used to be

There are two architectural tours that do downtown, but they’re more about architecture than history.

John spoke to the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Santa Barbara, and they were encouraging. He spent months researching his “fascinating facts” and finding the perfect route.

As he said, he needed to know not just his script, but be able to answer questions not covered in his 12 stops. He read hundreds of books and articles in preparation.

In planning his tour, he took off the Moreton Bay Fig tree because the tour was too long. The chamber and Visitors Center folks said, “You can’t do that. It’s one of the most askedabout sites in our city.” Who knew?

So, it’s back in. When John asked of his trial group, “Choose one thing you would eliminate,” there was no con-

sensus. One guy liked learning that during WWII, POWs picked lemons at a camp outside of Santa Barbara.”

When he hadn’t included Sambo’s because he thought there’d be no interest, everyone asked. You know that story. Sam Battistone and Newall Bohnett founded the chain, combining their names to read Sam-bo’s. Where they got in trouble was decorating their restaurants with pictures of a children’s book, Little Black Sambo. A story I loved as a child. Oh, well.

One of the fascinating facts I liked was in the Funk Zone. How many pennies are on the outside of the restaurant the Lucky Penny next to the Lark? The answer is 164,456. It was all done by school kids on 12” x 12” tiles. By the way, it used to be the icehouse for the old Castignola’s restaurant.

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Lecturer Robert Schwemmer with SBMM executive director Greg Gorga

You’ll learn about the Channel Islands, construction of the harbor, Los Banos del Mar, the 1969 oil spill, Sterns Wharf, Burton Mound, Potter Hotel, the 1925 earthquake, and the train station.

Tours are offered two or three times a week at 11 am and 2 pm. There must be a minimum of four people with a maximum of 20. Tours are free, but tips are appreciated and a portion is designated to a local charity, recipients rotated every six months. To make a reservation, visit www.free walkingtoursb.com. And learn some fascinating facts.

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Every second Thursday, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has a lecture with a nautical theme for its members and friends. There is a short reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres before the presentation.

They have become so popular that they were turning people away, so it’s important to get a reservation.

The latest lecture was about the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter McCulloch, which was recently discovered shipwrecked off Point Conception. The person giving the talk was Robert Schwemmer, who is currently the West Coast Regional Maritime Heritage Coordinator for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) office of National

Marine Sanctuaries. He coordinates and conducts archaeological surveys and research for the five National Marine Sanctuaries located along the Pacific West Coast.

This work includes recording and mapping submerged sites utilizing scuba equipment, submersibles, and remotely operated vehicles (ROV).

Schwemmer has worked with other NOAA scientists on projects in the Hawaiian Islands, Arctic, Great Lakes, and assisted topside during the recovery of the gun turret from the Civil War navy ship USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. He currently serves on the board of the SBMM and is president of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum Research Society.

As Schwemmer stated, “The wreck of a Coast Guard cutter that played a key role in a major Pacific battle of the Spanish American War has been positively identified off Point Conception just a couple of months ago.” They found guns that fired the first shots at Spanish shore batteries in the Philippines during the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay. Cutter McCulloch was the biggest vessel and drew the first enemy fire.

Led by admiral Thomas E. Dewey on the cruiser Olympia, the squadron destroyed the Spanish fleet, where 381 sailors died in the one sided outcome.

The McCulloch then returned stateside to a career of patrolling from its base in San Francisco.

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The ship was built in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1896 for $200,000, which was expensive in its day. It went into a Navy yard in San Francisco in 1912 for a major overhaul. Then it went to work for the newly formed Coast Guard.

On June 13, 1917, the cutter was proceeding cautiously in dense fog, returning from San Pedro to San Francisco four miles west-northwest of Point Conception. The captain heard a fog signal off the starboard side. Nearby, the passenger steamship Governor was southbound. Their captain heard the whistle, but the two ships collided. All of McCulloch’s

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Spirituality Matters

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

Finding Your Way OM: Biohack to Bliss?

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hen he was in his early 20s, Eli Block was, by his own words, the kind of person who appeared to have everything going great, at least on the surface.

“I felt pretty good about myself, but for one aspect: I would get horribly anxious going on dates in intimate situations,” Block recalled. “I had learned that the intensity inside me was wrong. And nothing I tried – meditation, therapy – could touch the root of the problem.”

Block began to believe he’d never overcome the issue, but then a colleague where he worked at Apple in Cupertino who had even more outward problems underwent a seemingly miraculous transformation of his own. Block inquired as to the catalyst and was told it was Orgasmic Meditation (OM).

OM is a 15-minute partnered exercise conducted in a controlled manner, a clear container and following a specific set of guidelines where one partner strokes the other in a manner that activates the limbic system and releases a flood of oxytocin. The technique – developed by Nicole Daedone, the author of “Slow Sex” – is separate from sex or foreplay. Indeed, it has come to be known as a spiritual-style practice similar to meditation, one that practitioners consider a “body hack to happiness.”

Still, it sounded strange to Block at the time.

“I was incredulous and completely skeptical,” Block recalled. “I had no intention of ever trying it.”

Fast-forward nearly a decade and Block is now the lead OM instructor and co-president at OneTaste, and the main teacher of advanced courses at the parent company’s Los Angeles office.

“The first time I tried it, I noticed that my attention moved out of my head and into my body in a totally new way,” Block recalled. “I’d been meditating for years looking for that sort of transition, but nothing had come close until this practice, in a situation where I wasn’t expected to perform at all and had no goal, and my only job was just to feel whatever there was that was coming up. That was revolutionary for me.”

Now, Bock has a deeper understanding of the process and why it works. “OM is fundamentally a focus training practice,” he explained.

“We’re taking this biological aspect from nature, with two people working

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the hardest muscles they have in their consciousness. The woman giving permission to her desire, and the man opening up his feeling body to agree to be sensitive and perceptive. That’s the meditation right there.”

While sexuality is at the roots of the practice, “At the basic level, what I feel is just human connection,” Block said. An increased sense of intimacy and awareness, more energy and a healthier body, and deeper connection with self and others – not only romantic partners – are among the other beneficial OM practitioners report.

For Block, as with nearly all of the folks who are regularly OM-ing, the practice provides benefits far beyond the bedroom or even in the realm of desire as a whole. “It’s ‘bootstrapping’ your biology,’” he explained. “You’re using a biological process, the power of the process, in the same way the power of a river gets harnessed for a mill. You’re using this deep primal power to increase your consciousness.”

The way that shows up in daily life, at least for Block, is with more access to his intuition and innate intelligence.

“The more you can attend to... the more you have the ability to notice what’s good around you. What OM does, like any mindfulness practice, is to free up more attention.... So, my world gets bigger all the time.”

Introductory courses in OM have been offered in Los Angeles for several years, but a growing community of practitioners in the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas has induced the L.A. organizers to offer the one-day class here in Santa Barbara for the first time next Saturday, September 16. The course itself consists of a plethora of information, including an introduction to the philosophy behind OM and the benefits of the practice, delivered via lecture and Q&A, followed by a live demonstration of the OM practice by two advanced practitioners. After completing the course, participants become eligible to attend periodic, free local OM events where one can engage in an OM session between consenting partners. Free regular weekly scheduled gatherings also take place at least weekly in Los Angeles.

For more information or to enroll, call (844) 771-8877 or visit www.otla. pike13.com/courses/149048. One Taste’s main website is www.onetaste. us.

For those who are not ready to leap into the full public intro course,

much of the material as well as video instruction is available online. Or anyone can attend the periodic “TurnOn” Meetups conducted by OneTaste at various locations around town. The gatherings consist of no-touch, clothing-on “games” designed to create heightened consciousness and increase intimacy while serving as metaphors for the actual steps of the practice. Visit www.meetup.com/ turnon-santa-barbara.

Release, Relationship, and Renewal

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips is in an extended run of being around town and is leading meditations and offering lectures at the Santa Barbara location each week save for one through late October. This Thursday is the center’s Fall Social Potluck to foster deeper connections between members of the 20-year-old center’s community, both old and new. The event also includes a Life Release ceremony, otherwise known as fangsheng, a Chinese Buddhist practice based on the premise that by going to the store and buying live animals and releasing them, you give them their life back, and that brings good karma. At last week’s introduction, dyads discussed the preciousness of life and their experiences with the concept, leading to heart-opening moments for many. All are invited to bring a vegetarian dish and enjoy a time to mingle with Dawa and to socialize with one another before and after the ceremony, which takes place 7 to 9 pm on Thursday.

The following week, Thursday, September 14, is the opening of Dawa’s five-week course on “Understanding the Relationship Between Thoughts, Emotions, and True Happiness”.

Topics include how our minds work and manifest thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, and the underlying reality of our being. The concept is that we are involved in and dealing with the manifestations of our bodies and the experiences and expressions of our minds in each and every moment.

They make up who we think we are and what we identify with most intimately.

As we go through life, we all experience manifold different states of physical and mental challenges in search of deeper understanding and greater well-being. The teaching series based on the Five Skandhas explores the Buddha’s advice on how to correctly view the reality of our bodies and the productions of our minds when the aim is to reduce suffering.

Admission to all of the Thursday events is by donation at the door.

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center is located at 102 West Mission St. Call 284-2704 or visit www.bodhipath.org/sb.

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Last Call for Pacifica’s New Term

Pacifica Graduate Institute is just down the road in Summerland/ Carpinteria, but you can also get an intro and info via Pacifica’s online Open House, which takes place Thursday, September 7. The focus will be on openings and closures: openings as new beginnings, and closures as the completion of what remains to be done to move forward – largely in relation to clearing the path toward attending the 40-year-old institute that offers master’s and doctoral programs in psychology and other subjects, as well as shorter workshops and community events. As part of the occasion, there are opportunities to request a call with an admissions advisor, a financial aid officer, the Student Accounts Department, a member of our Guest Services team, and the Student Services Department.

The $75 application fee will also be waived from midnight until midnight on September 7.

The next in-person Open House at the Ladera Lane Campus takes place Saturday, October 7, and will feature a talk by Pacifica alumna Kelly Carlin, daughter of legendary comedian George Carlin, who will present “Wrestling with Daughterhood: Individuation through Memoir”. To schedule an appointment to visit on campus, email jroberts@pacifica.edu.

For more details, call 969-3626 or visit www.pacifica.edu.

Out of Town: Back to Bhakti

The ninth annual Bhakti Fest – a yoga, sacred music, and personal growth festival held annually at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center – takes place this weekend, Thursday to Sunday, September 7-10. The festival celebrates the devotional paths of yoga, Kirtan, and meditation to raise human consciousness through heart-centered revolution. Attendees – who can either camp out under the stars at the center a few miles from the National Recreation Area, or choose accommodations on or off site – have the opportunity to practice with the best yoga teachers in the world, dance and chant to sacred music by world-renown Kirtan artists, and take workshops with leaders in the field of personal growth. The nonstop Kirtan and chanting on two stages includes such headliners as Grammy nominees Krishna Das and Jai Uttal, plus MC YOGI, Govind Das & Radha, Larissa Stow & The Shakti Tribe, Gaura Vani & Vish, and long-time Madonna collaborator Donna De Lory. Visit www.west.bhaktifest.com for tickets and more information, including a complete schedule and details on the leaders.

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My Theatrical Career – A Fiasco in Three Acts

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CT I. Whittier Elementary School, Washington D.C., 1944, I was 9. The play was The Stolen Prince, done in Chinese style, with a “property man,” who, when the narrator said, “It is autumn, and the leaves are falling,” would come on stage and toss some paper “leaves” in the air. I played the Prince, and, when I had to embrace the little girl who played my mother, it required real acting, because I felt nothing but utter repugnance. There was only one performance. But during rehearsals, my friend Harvey and I had fun chasing each other around the back-stage curtains.

ACT II. Hendon County School, London, 1950

As a teenager, I suffered one of the great disappointments of my life, when I was not chosen to be in a school production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. I had attended all the rehearsals before the final casting and had somehow assumed that, although I might not get a major role, would at least be in the chorus.

It pains me to remember, not so much the rejection, but the pathetic way I dealt with it. Instead of just accepting it, and finding some new interest, I continued to attend the rehearsals, and appointed myself a kind of unofficial “conductor,” standing in front of the stage and pretending to conduct every musical number.

Just how long I maintained this charade I cannot remember. It was my way of expressing my grief.

ACT III. Southern California

Scene I: The Dorland Mountain Colony, a retreat for creative artists, in the hills near Temecula, 1980 I had been granted a five-week fellowship. But my creative career had thus far consisted of writing epigrams, and to secure a cabin in this Elysium, I was required to be working on some more substantial project. So, I said I wanted to write a play. And indeed, I did want to, though I’d had no training or experience in the craft whatsoever. So, shortly before heading for the Colony, I bought a book called Playwriting: How to Write for the Theater, by Bernard Grebanier, which turned out to be so good that it was actually all I needed. The most 7 – 14 September 2017

important thing I learned was that the climax of a play should come, not where I’d have thought, at the end, but closer to the middle.

I worked hard, and came away with a completed drama, a highly fictionalized portrayal of my life in Santa Barbara, which I called Begetting. Its theme was the problem of childlessness, and how Sidney Schine, the founder of a “School of Thinking,” sets about dealing with it in a rational way. (You can read the whole drama online, if you Google “Begetting: a Play.”)

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ACT III, Scene 2. The First Unitarian Church, Santa Barbara, 1985

So, I brought a play home with me – but got involved with other projects, and for the next five years didn’t know what to do with it. I did show it to one well-known local producer, who said he was interested. But he wanted me to insert another scene, in which Sidney’s mother would confront the student her son has impregnated, and induce her to have an abortion. I greatly disliked having to make such a change, thinking it was better to let the audience imagine this scene.

But I was so pathetically eager to have my work performed that I sat down and wrote the scene this important man wanted.

However, he still wasn’t satisfied!

Disgusted, I dropped the whole thing.

More years passed, until I finally found a local amateur group, the Unitarian Players, who were willing to perform the play as I had written it.

Here my own peculiarities spoiled what might have been a satisfying experience. Instead of taking an active part in supervising the production, I decided to stay away completely and just see what these people would make of my work.

So, I never saw it until the opening night. Sadly, it was nothing like what I had envisioned.

To spoil things even more, only one critic from the local media managed to come and was so late that he missed much of the play. But he still wrote a very sour review. I was so disheartened that I didn’t even attend the two remaining performances. I never wrote another play, but remain fond of this one, which, whenever I read it, always makes me cry.

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MUS PTA parents Amanda Lee and Linnea Pattillo with students Cash Lee and Enzo, Otis, and Esther Yevdayev, collecting donations to help Hurricane Harvey victims

inches of rainfall to our region over a 48-hour period. Reservoir levels at both Lake Cachuma and Jameson Lake rose to and remain at 50% and 60%, respectively. The District projects having adequate water supplies for the next three years, according to the ordinance language.

Ordinance 95 also continues the temporary prohibition on issuance of new water meters and increasing the size of current water meters, except under certain emergency circumstances, including the need to meet fire sprinkler flow requirements.

Properties which were issued a water meter permit prior to April 15, 2008, are not affected by the temporary suspension, provided that the new water meter service includes the installation of state-of-the-art water conservation technology, and that the estimated water usage for the property does not exceed the Maximum Available Quantity as determined under Ordinance 89.

Other items discussed at the August 23 board meeting included the approval of a new Water Loss Adjustment Policy, which is intended to provide financial relief to customers who experience a water loss incident beyond their reasonable control, and to simplify the appeals process. Customers are encouraged to

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commence or continue tracking their meter reads weekly, so that any unexpected usage can be discovered early.

Customers are reminded to notify the District as soon as anything unusual is detected.

The District is also actively evaluating “Smart Meters,” and new systems are being reviewed by the Operations Committee. Future implementation of “Advanced Metering Infrastructure,” more commonly known as AMI, would reduce water loss and improve efficiency; benefits to customers include automated rather than manual meter reads, easily accessible usage data and analysis, and leak-detection features. The District is also moving forward with analysis of alternative water sources such as desalination and recycled water, as well as sustainable groundwater management, all of which will be discussed in upcoming meetings.

For more information, and to read Ordinance 95 in its entirety, please visit www.montecitowater.com.

Donations for Hurricane Harvey Victims

Last week, Montecito Union School’s PTA began a campaign to

garner donations to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. A donation station was set up at school dropoff, and the opportunity to donate continues throughout this week.

Amanda Lee, the PTA’s Food Bank chair, tells us the donations will go directly to the Houston Food Bank, which has committed to providing food and supplies to residents affected by the massive flooding. “Friday’s donation station was a huge success!”

Lee said. “Not only did we collect a few thousand dollars just in the morning drop-off, but we were able to teach our kids about donating to families experiencing great hardship. We had kids walking up and dumping their piggy bank contents into the donation bin. It was a proud MUS moment,” she said.

The funds collected will be used by the Houston Food Bank to purchase non-perishable food items, as well as toiletries, diapers, paper goods, and cleaning supplies. Donations can still be made at the Montecito Union School office through the end of the week. For more information, or to donate online, visit www.houston foodbank.org.

Friendship Center’s Wine Down

It’s that time of year again!

Montecito’s Friendship Center will host its 7th annual Wine Down & Big Heart Awards on Thursday, September 14. The fundraising event is held in the Center’s open-air courtyard, and includes wine and beer from Buttonwood Farm, Fess Parker, Gainey, Lucky Dogg, Qupe, Vinemark Cellars, Zaca Mesa, and Captain Fatty’s Brewery.

A silent auction will offer winethemed gift baskets, and a live auction will be conducted by Stephen Meade of KJEE. Hearty hors d’oeuvres by Spices N Rice and live music by Montecito Jazz Project will round out the event. “We will also present our annual Big Heart Awards, recognizing those individuals and organizations

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who support Friendship Center financially or through volunteer efforts,” said Grants & Development coordinator Justine Sutton.

The “Wine Down” is an al fresco end-of-summer event to show off the center’s lovely courtyard and facilities. In addition to adult day services for aging and dependent adults with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease, Friendship Center provides a variety of activity-based programs. Connections is for those in early stages of memory loss, and Brain Fitness for Successful Aging is a six-week series open to anyone in the community wanting to take proactive steps to keep their memory and brain functions sharp. Space is available at both Friendship Center Montecito and Goleta.

The event is from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday, September 14. Tickets are $75 per person. For more information, visit www.friendshipcentersb.org or call (805) 969-0859.

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tems they thought they’d left behind. Ms Zinchenko’s lament voiced those fears succinctly. – J.B.)

Sending Wrong Message

I feel your suggestion that people “ignore” the security person at the parking lot (editor’s response to Sullivan Israel’s “Tear Down That Gate” letter in MJ #23/35) sends the wrong message. A better suggestion would be a commercial boycott of the businesses in that center.

My guess is that the security person is duly authorized by the business owners, or the property owner, and the law, to make a citizens’ arrest in the event of unlawful trespass. I assume that the parking lot has some legal signage in support of this stance?

The last thing we want to do is foment a further degradation in the now prevalent lack of respect for authority in uniform. Recently, a Sacramento sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed; two CHP officers were wounded.

Coincidentally, only a few hours earlier at 12:30 am, I was visited at my home by two CHP officers. They had come to take a report for a truck that was stolen from my neighbor’s yard.

I was extremely impressed with both officers’ professionalism, and I was much relieved by their visit/ presence. This area, over decades, is generally free of crime. We were frightened to find that someone had boldly entered our relatively remote location and, right beneath our noses, stolen the truck.

When my father first handed me his car keys, his only words were, “If you see the red light pull over and stop.”

Those words have held me in good stead. Do you now suggest that I do otherwise? Many people respect what you say, or at least listen/read. It’s in their consciousness.

Say, I agree that the letter from Mr. Israel was very well-written and his actions are most commendable.

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Have they broken ground yet on MFPD Station Three? During times of heightened fire danger, I often monitor the radio dispatch. There are certain dispatches that would undoubtedly receive a more rapid response from Station Three, as originally conceived, than is physically possible from either of the existing stations, Summerland/ MTO Station One. Such a shame. Opportunity lost. I read sporadic rumblings about undergrounding all the utilities. That too was all set to go. Montecito would certainly appear very intelligent today for having accomplished the undergrounding yesterday and with an agreed huge financial participation by the utilities themselves.

Bob Hazard mentions the stone walls of the packing house (“Oh Birnam, Sweet Birnam,” MJ #23/35).

He appreciates them. Over here, we have a horizontal tunnel, an adit, that furnishes our water. There are a number of them scattered across the various canyons. These too were constructed by Chinese laborers skilled from construction of the transcontinental railroad.

Juncal, the Toro Canyon tunnel, the now depreciated 100-year-old water distribution pipe system, the Sanitation District, Gibraltar Road, the County Bowl. Will future generations view the Montecitans of today with such esteem or instead with disdain for frivolously “ignoring” every opportunity to build their own legacy?

My apologies for any perceived rambling or TMI. John Alfaro Montecito (Editor’s note: Point taken on the “disrespect” comment; we certainly do not wish to foment anything of that order.

However, the uniformed “guard” stationed at the southern end of Montecito Shopping Village should be taught some general manners. “Sir,” “Ma’am,” “Excuse me,” “I’m sorry,” “We’re trying to hold these spots for our shoppers,” or any number of polite comments would go a long way toward garnering that wishedfor respect. – J.B.)

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A Puzzle Break

If you would like a relaxing break from the daily routine, you might enjoy the following puzzle poem. If you haven’t ever encountered the magic of “The Inconceivable Inn,” you are in for brain twister: The Inconceivable Inn Ten weary, footsore travelers, All is a woeful plight, Sought shelter at a wayside inn One dark and stormy night. “ Nine rooms, no more,” the landlord said, “Have I to offer you.

To each of you a single bed, But the ninth must serve for two!”

A din arose. The troubled host Could only scratch his head, For of those tired men no two Would occupy one bed.

The puzzled host was soon at ease He was a clever man And so to please his guests devised This most ingenious plan.

I n room marked A, two men were placed, The third was lodged in B, The fourth to C was then assigned The fifth retired to D. In E the sixth he tucked away, In F the seventh man, The eighth and ninth in G and H, And then to A he ran, Wherein the host, as I have said Had laid two travelers by; Then taking one - the tenth and last He lodged him safe in I. Nine single rooms, a room for each Were made to serve for ten; And this it is that puzzles me And many wiser men.

Sanderson M. Smith Carpinteria (Editor’s note: Mr. Smith is a retired mathematics teacher: Cate School, Santa Barbara City College)

Semi-rural at What Cost?

Reaction is alive and well. Planning is broken or non-existent. Judging by recent public response, we must want it that way. Witness the furor over possible roundabouts at Olive Mill and San Ysidro. We remain poorly informed, come late to the party, and let “NIMBY” or “It doesn’t affect me” attitudes drive emotional responses to important issues. Issues that will profoundly impact whatever is left of “semi-rural” in Montecito.

The most recent effort to widen the freeway began 10 years ago when

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SBCAG needed to replace its funding from the expiring Measure D sales tax. Faced with a public disenchanted over SBCAG failure to fix the highway under Measure D, the Public forced commitments from SBCAG: first, to dedicate 14% of tax revenue ($140 million) to widen Hwy 101; second, “a lane and a train” to address transportation more broadly; and finally, after public rejection of a tax increase, a second vote to just extend the Measure D rate. These concessions made in order to pass the Measure A tax are, like many political campaign promises, proving tough to deliver.

After Measure A passage in 2008, Caltrans and SBCAG finally came forward in 2012 with a plan to widen the highway. That $450 million plan was deeply flawed – only partial funding was identified and none of that was in the bank; a constrained budget left the plan incomplete in addressing the transportation “system” as contrasted to just the highway; the incomplete plan led to gross inadequacies in the environmental documents, which led to a successful legal challenge. So, here we are nearing the end of 2017 still without funding, still without an EIR, still without a plan, and still arguing about what needs to be in the plan for it to work.

Compounding this frustrating situation is the sadly timed and mistaken SBCAG decision to go forward with construction of the Milpas Operational Improvement Project (now called Phase 1 of widening), which constructed a third lane south of Garden to just before Olive Mill.

With no visibility for a complete widening project, all MOIP accomplished was to move the congestion point from Milpas to Hot Springs and eliminate a key southbound on-ramp. All of which resulted in Coast Village Road becoming an ineffectual third lane with intersections unable to handle traffic.

If SBCAG and Caltrans presentations are to be believed, if the money can be found, and if environmental impacts can be mitigated and a plan approved, it will still be at least another 10 years before the highway expansion thru Montecito will be completed.

Such is the state of planning in our county.

Yet, in the name of semi-rural, we argue about whether or not to improve Olive Mill and San Ysidro to ease the pain of the next 10 years while we wait. There will be many more days of spill-over traffic clogging East Valley Road, Hot Springs, and Olive Mill that will make a lie out of our “semi-rural” illusion.

Jack Overall Montecito (Editor’s note: Mr. Overall is a community representative to 101-in-Motion, 7 – 14 September 2017

a retired 10-year Montecito Planning commissioner, and an advocate for the Common Sense 101 approach to the Highway widening.)

It Ain’t Necessarily So

Labor Day is traditionally a day of rest and reflection, where we pause from work to savor life a bit more. Living in a south coast area this pleasant and distinctive, we shouldn’t forget that so much of the bounty we share reflects lots of hard work by remarkable people. This Labor Day weekend marks the end of work by three local stars in their fields. As they transition with their lives, they deserve our thoughts and gratitude.

Victoria Greene recently ended years of wise, insightful service to the Montecito Association. A topnotch planner, wife, mother, outdoorswoman [and good musician], she brought poise, patience, and smarts to Montecito in a time of challenging change. John Downey retired after 30 years running [possibly] the south coast’s best all-around restaurant, where freshest local food, well-prepared, was served in as quiet and friendly setting as one could imagine. Marc Fisher is leaving UCSB after years as its planning-environmental-design leader, helping meld the future vision of Chancellor Yang, the Faculty Senate, the CA Coastal Commission, myriad laws, rules, agencies, the wishes of the greater community, and the needs of nextdoor Isla Vista. Walking [generally] on cat’s feet, Victoria’s, John’s, Marc’s work, were more often seen and less loudly heard.

Neither Greene, Downey, nor Fisher, did what they did flying solo. All led dedicated teams of volunteers [Greene] and top-notch staff [Downey, Fisher]. The long hours they put in wouldn’t have been possible without their families’ support – Dan for Victoria, Liz for John, Cris for Mark.

With all our fretting about politics, taxes, traffic congestion, the minutiae of daily living, we’re really lucky people of this caliber can still make the housing thing work for them and share their splendid talents with our community.

I feel the same way when I regularly encounter Erin Graffy, Ashleigh Brilliant, Richard Mineards, Steve Libowitz, et al adding luster to a great weekly community newspaper. Ditto for readers like David McCalmont, Ralph Iannelli, Janice Evans, Larry Bond, Cotty Chubb, et al, who regularly articulate strong deeply held views about Montecito, Washington, life in general, without lamely hiding out behind the “Anonymous” label.

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them, rarely fails to impress this reader.

Along those lines, please let me dare – as someone who’s been involved in local, regional, state, and federal transportation design, planning, funding for half my life – to share with readers my considered view that almost nothing articulated in recent MJ Letters pages is fully accurate, and much is either totally wrong or the stuff of myth. How big, expensive highway projects get proposed, reviewed, and funded is so complicated that almost no local truly understands it. For a brief window years ago, Melinda Burns [News-Press] and Martha Sadler [Independent] came close. Montecito’s protectors, the late Barry Siegel and Naomi Schwartz, often were right there too.

If UCSB professors Eric Smith and Roland Geyer assigned several of their best grad students to accurately research the true history of Highway 101 projects on the south coast, their multi-year dissertation would instantly become a publishable 400-page best seller replete with intrigue, politics, personalities, money, lawyers, risk managers, competing agencies, and contractors that would truly boggle readers’ minds.

That said, there was never a time when left-side on/off ramps on the 101 were deemed safe by Caltrans, not even when the new 101 supplanted the old Pacific Coast Highway [whose remnant we now call Coast Village Road]. It’s been Caltrans’ constant mission to “fix” those ramps almost from the time they were installed.

Because of safety and liability issues, there was never any chance those ramps wouldn’t be removed, or that land costs and freeway topography in those areas would make “replacement” ramp design cheap or easy.

None of that has diddly to do with anything Marty Blum, Salud Carbajal, or their staffs, did or didn’t say to Caltrans, at one meeting or another.

The CA Transportation Commission and Caltrans headquarters had put down that requirement years ago and would broach no alternatives.

How north county elected officials and contractors outmaneuvered SB 45, so these projects to become our area’s “highest priority;” how we provided a bottomless pit of local tax subsidies to Caltrans cost overruns; why the “concurrent” commuter-rail service from west Ventura County to the south coast never got off the ground; why all the 101 “improvements” are so far behind schedule, are all debates that historians can carry forward at their leisure. It’s comforting to think that infrastructure projects as huge as Hwy 101, or CA’s water systems, can be reduced to good guys versus bad guys in MJ letters and editorials, but as the Gershwins once wrote, “It ain’t

necessarily so.”

Lee Moldaver Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: No doubt, you have a unique vantage point from which to witness the 101 debacle, but the truth is that if Caltrans or state officials really wanted to correct the local situation, they could do it and be done within 18 months from start to finish. – J.B.)

New Word for the Day

Anitifafa (formerly Antifa): Anti-fascist fascists who emulate their anti-hero Hitler with violent protests and removal of all things they believe have a harmful influence on the society they want to build.

Hitler came after Jews, gypsies, and gays.

The antifafas are coming after Christians, conservatives, and white heterosexuals.

Please don’t use my name; I don’t want these creeps at my doorstep.

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Out of Control

California is the most liberal state in America. And its far-left policies reflect that (sky-high taxes, excessive regulations, reduced liberties, et cetera).

Now, our most basic freedom of speech is under attack. The mayor of San Francisco was upset because freedom of speech might be allowed in his city. Even crazier, if California legislators get their way, “failing to use a person’s preferred pronoun – that is, not calling a transgender a “she” if he claims he’s a she (or vice versa) – could be punishable by jail.” An article in the Daily Caller explains, “A bill that passed the California state senate and is now moving through the Assembly would threaten jail time for anyone who refuses to use a transgender person’s preferred pronoun.”

The law currently applies to nursing homes and intermediate-care facilities, and if passed and continually violated could result in a $1,000 fine and a year in prison. Could forcing this possible law on all of us soon be down the road?

This bill is insane. This is the state of California imposing its will on all of us. But then, what do you expect when the politicians and the state have gone off the rails?

Diana Thorn Carpinteria (Editor’s note: We believe you are being slightly paranoid about all this, but then, just the idea that someone in an elected office would even put such a bill forward does seem a little weird, so who knows? – J.B.) •MJ

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GRANADA (Continued from page 5)

“Michael left such a legacy behind and I think his biggest one was the Granada Theatre,” posits Anne during a recent conversation. ”As long as I am still around,” she continues, “I want to share his love of the Granada too.” She pauses, then adds, “I wish that ‘Mr. Wonderful’ (her pet name for her late husband) was still here to share this great honor. We waited just a little too long.”

Along with the Towbeses, the Music Academy of the West and myriad Fellows who study now and have gone on to often spectacular careers will be honored

Reconstruction

“The Granada had to be built from scratch, really,” she recounts. “He always said that they had one time to do it right, and they wanted to build it for the next hundred years so the community could continue to enjoy it.” Anne says she was behind her husband all the way, all the time, “the wind beneath his wings.” She admits too, though, that it was Michael who did all the work.

“He was on all kinds of committees. He worked on the building, the design, certainly the fundraising. He was at meeting after meeting. He didn’t speak a lot, but whatever he said, whenever he did speak, people would listen and act.”

She continued, “The Granada was very much a part of our lives, and once it was built we just kept going.

We had our little seats upstairs with our little names on them and we always held hands through all the performances. It was great fun.”

She then recounts a delightful moment that would happen at the end of performances: “He would come down the stairs with me as all the people from the theater would file out after a performance, all smiles, all excitement, all different ages, sizes, shapes. He would be so gratified. It made him so happy.”

Favorite Performance

Michael’s beloved performances at the Granada were the opening events.

One performance particularly stands out to Anne, because of the lasting friendship that was forged out of it.

“Stephen Sondheim’s interview with Frank Rich,” Anne says, “had a lasting impact on our lives. Afterwards, there was a dinner at the old Arts and Letters café and Michael got to sit between both Stephen and Frank.

Stephen and Michael started to talk about their love of music and the lives of great composers. Michael would talk about Beethoven and Mozart all the time. It was the beginning of a great friendship. We would sometimes visit Stephen in New York. Michael would talk to him about his love of music, and Stephen would ask Michael for advice on fundraising for his favorite cause, which was young playwrights. This friendship was a very special thing that we got from the Granada.”

As soon as Michael passed away, Anne emailed Stephen. Within an instant, she had received a very simple email back from Stephen. The email said it all: “I’m so sorry, he was a really great man.”

The Crème de la Crème

The Show Must Go On

Anne’s love for theater and Michael’s love of classical music was a perfect marriage. Michael used to say he always took Anne to the symphony and she took him to the theatre. They always had fun whenever they went to a performance at the Granada.

Anne’s passion for the Granada is palpable. She is adamant that the show must go on, even though we have lost a giant in the arena.

“The Granada badly needs support.

We have lost one of its most important supporters. It was Michael’s desire to be public with his giving so that he could be an example to others to pick up the mantle. That’s what he expected, and I encourage everybody to keep coming to the shows, to keep supporting the Granada. The Granada is our community’s center, and I hope that it will continue to be so for the hundred years that they planned for.”

Making Music

and the experience of classical music part of everybody’s daily life... that means that we have to be bringing great musical experiences to our community, and we have to make those experiences very accessible.”

Just one look at this year’s summer festival and you can see that goal was more than achieved. Orchestra, chamber music, opera, guest recitals, live competitions, and masterclasses were among the performances open to the public this summer. Most often, these world-class performances were free to our community.

It is no surprise to anyone that the Music Academy of the West is being honored this year at the Granada Legends Gala. In its 70th year, the Music Academy continues to bring extraordinarily beautiful performances to our community. In an interview with MAW president and CEO, Scott Reed, it was clear this goal was imperative to him.

“One of our goals is to make music

The connection between the Granada and the Academy is a fine one, according to Scott.

“Being able to perform in a professional venue, an acoustically pristine venue, a beautifully aesthetic venue, and a large venue such as the Granada, means we are able to give our Fellows a real-life professional experience, as opposed to if we were playing in a multi-purpose auditorium,” says Scott as he talks about the privilege of performing in the 1,600 seat Granada theatre.

He continues, “If our Fellows perform in a world-class environment, it makes them even more world-class musicians. The Granada is absolutely essential in helping us achieve that goal. When the Granada was renovated and turned into this absolutely magnificent theatre for the performing arts, we were truly the beneficiaries of all this hard work. The Granada deserves to be applauded for what they accomplished in our community.”

Scott emphasizes that the Music Academy feels accountable to the Granada.

“We’re going to do our absolute best to fill every single performance we do there with as many audience members as possible and to put the absolute highest quality of musical product on that stage. I really believe that’s why the Granada was built and then renovated.”

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Opera legend Marilyn Horne, who began her relationship with the Music Academy while still in her teens and is now director of its voice program, is the evening’s third honoree

Gutsy Determination

The outstanding mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne, is already a legend, so her honor is doubly due. Opera News has declared that “Marilyn Horne, whose face and song have been in the light – in so many places, in so many styles, through so many media, for so many years – may be the most influential singer in American history.”

Ms Horne was just 2 years old when she sang in public for the first time. In a recent conversation with Ms Horne about her astounding success as a renowned opera singer, she reveals how her “gutsy determination” was a driving force in her success. “There was definitely a moment,” she recalls, “when I suddenly said to myself, ‘I’m going to do this; this is it!’ I was about nineteen. My attitude changed. And that was the beginning of my full attention and devotion to this career.”

A Perfect Collaborative Union

As the director of the Voice Program at the Music Academy of the West, Ms Horne has been involved with the Granada for many years. She explains how it all began: “I started coming

to Santa Barbara to perform in my early teens with various groups, but particularly with the Roger Wagner Chorale. Over those years, we performed at the Granada as well as the Lobero many times. After I reinstated full-staged operas, it got to a point where we were selling out the Lobero.

There wasn’t room. I contacted the then [MAW] president NancyBell Coe to see if we might move to the Granada after the renovations.”

The first Music Academy production at the Granada was Don Giovanni.

“It was a hit,” Ms Horne says, “and the audience was packed. It really gives the singers a greater feeling of professionalism to be working on a real theater stage. You have to learn how to husband your voice, really support and project. It’s been a great collaboration, not to mention a huge learning tool for the singers and orchestra.”

The Reality of Opera

When asked how opera relates to the real world today, she reflects that, “Opera is a reflection of the times.

Very often, an opera is written in jest of current political powers and hierarchy. The drama of love, religion, life, and loss are all there.”

The Granada Theatre has been a prominent landmark in Santa Barbara’s thriving music and performing arts landscape for the best part of its 90 years. All proceeds from the Legends Gala will help to ensure that this state-of-the-art venue continues.

In addition, funds raised from the celebration will assist the SBCPA (Santa Barbara Center for Performing Arts) in its effort to provide best-practices business and marketing support services for the Granada Theatre’s eight resident companies and its Historic Theatre District partners.

••• For more information about tables and additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact Hayley Firestone Jessup at (805) 899-3000 or hjessup@ granadasb.org. For more information, please visit www.granadasb.org. •MJ

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Bump up Your Motion Quotient

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ome days, you just can’t fit a workout into your busy schedule. Which is fine. More than fine; a couple of weekly “rest” days give your muscles a chance to recover, but what happens when a couple of days turns into three or four? Does that mean you’re reduced to rabbit food rations for those days you don’t work out? Not necessarily.

Let’s explore how many calories it takes, on average, to fuel your daily routine, even when that routine is less active than usual.

First things first.

Just living.

Many of us don’t consider how much energy it takes to simply keep the body going. Known as your basal metabolic rate (BMR), even if you spent the entire day abed, you’d still need a certain number of calories to pump blood, breathe, insulate your visceral organs, and perform basic bodily functions. To

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ensure these fundamental caloric needs are met, a good rule of thumb for calculating your BMR equates to 100 calories per 10 pounds body weight. So, for example, a 110-pound woman would need to consume 1,100 calories a day, whereas a 220pound man would need twice that.

And that’s just off the top, since it’s safe to say, the majority of us aren’t lounging around when we’re not at the gym – even on Sundays.

That’s where the Harris-Benedict Principle comes in. An equation that applies an activity factor to your BMR, it also factors in height, weight, age, and sex to estimate the extra calories needed to maintain your body weight based on your activity level. Calculated from a study conducted in the early 1900s by biometrician James Harris and nutritionist Francis Benedict, the principle was revised in the 1980s.

With a scale ranging from sedentary to lightly, moderately, very, and extremely active, the multiple used in conjunction with your resting BMR is: 1.2, 1.375, 1.55, 1.725, and a whopping 1.9, respectively. Most of us probably fall into the moderately active to very active categories of this equation, engaging in moderate exercise three to five days a week, or going harder for six to seven days a week.

For those times when it’s less, though, it’s comforting to know that everyday tasks such as cleaning, shopping, gardening, and walking the dog are demanding enough to bump us from sedentary into the lightly active strata. Any person who’s ever tidied a house knows

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there are ample opportunities to incorporate strength and yoga exercises into the chore. Wall-sit when you polish silver. Downward dog when you dust low shelves. Lunge between rooms, using your cleaning supplies as weights. Wash your own car instead of having it detailed.

You can increase energy expenditure when shopping by simply opting for a handheld basket, and carrying out your own groceries.

The stretching, bending, digging, and lifting that gardening entails is a no-brainer – and as far as walking the dog goes, if you don’t have one, you always have two! Attached to your legs, hit the bricks, anyway!

The Italian custom of going for a passeggiata after dinner is proven to regulate insulin levels, stimulate metabolism, and aid digestion in an easy 15-minute stroll. Take several throughout the day, and it will stay in the fun range rather than the “workout” range, and hey, we can all find the odd 15 minutes here and there to devote to our overall well-being.

Office “Workout”

Of course, the nine-to-fivers out there already know tricks and tips to maximize motion in an otherwise deskbound work environment.

From such classics as climbing stairs instead of riding the elevator and practicing isometrics while seated, to hourly breaks to walk the hallways or stand – sneak in some Pilates by rising up on the balls of your feet, and lowering yourself back down again.

There’s still more you can add to an otherwise sedentary day. Park farther away from the building.

Walk during your lunch hour, or at least walk to the bistro of choice.

Invest in an under-desk elliptical or exercise bike. Switch out your desk chair for a stability ball, and work your core and legs. Pace when you’re on the phone.

Life coach Kicker Shaver favors isometrics while at work: “When you’re stuck in a place where you don’t have a lot of time or room to feel the burn, it’s hard to work the

body the way it’s meant to move.

If you can tighten and loosen an area of the body while stationary, though, you can tone up!” Kicker says. “Tightening your stomach works your core. Tightening your butt works your glutes. After 30 seconds, you should feel the muscles working. Do it regularly, and watch your body transform.”

Dianne Stark, a content producer at Lynda.com, shared her approach to invigorating her workday: “I park far, I always take the stairs, and I walk my dog after work. The standard stuff, but my company also provides bicycles for transportation between buildings – or even a ride into town. The grounds are big enough that, if you’re in a time crunch and have to get to the farthest building, you can just hop on a bike and get there fast. If ever I feel lethargic during the day, I walk down the stairs and take a 15-minute walk or ride in the sun.

The fresh air does wonders for my energy level.”

Sound advice. Whatever you do to bump up the motion quotient in your day, make figuring out how to squeeze extra movement into your workday a game. Not only will you be more fit, you’ll have fun while you’re at it.

A final tip to ramp up a sedentary day is one you might not think of off-hand: fidgeting. Tap your feet while you sit. Wiggle in your seat.

Drum your fingers on your desk.

Telemarketer Bert Taumer told me a couple of his secret fidgets: “I curl and uncurl my toes, and most times, I weave a coin through my fingers and back again. It’s good hand-eye coordination, and it helps me stay alert too.” A fine way to fiddle when you know that fidgeters can burn up to 350 more calories a day than someone who remains stationary, according to a Mayo Clinic study. Beyond that, the increased movement can actually regulate your blood pressure and increase blood flow to the restless areas.

Don’t fret then, when your day keeps you away from your favorite workout.

Just work out a way to make your workday work for you.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 18) Veteran Tab Hunter with Candice Bergen and her Book Club castmates, including Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and Allan Glaser.

Pam Beebe, Hiroko Benko, Kate Firestone, Hollye Jacobs, Karen Yonally, Suzette Chafey, birthday honoree Leslie Ridley-Tree, Aimee Delevett, and Marlene Veloz (photo by Priscilla)

Fonda, Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, and Mary Steenburgen, as my exclusive photo shows.

Nancy Forman-Alex, Stephanie Boumedine, Maggie Wordell, Gina Benesh, Lisa Wolf, Lori Porter, Stacie Byers, and Bobbie Kinnear salute Leslie’s generosity and dedication (photo by Priscilla)

Lailan McGrath, Anna Grotenhuis, Stacy Anthes, Jill Finsen, Linda Gluck, Amanda McIntyre, Suzette Chafey, Jean-Marie Hamel, Barbara Mathews, and Gail Gelles toast Leslie’s (photo by Priscilla)

In her charming “thank you” speech, Leslie acknowledged that at this point in her life, as her century looms large, that perhaps she should celebrate every year.

Sip, sip hooray!

Two of a Kind Actress Candice Bergen, 71, who won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes during her 10 season stint on the hugely successful CBS sitcom Murphy Brown, is a big fan of

veteran Montecito actor Tab Hunter.

Tab, 86, a keen equestrian, was the first movie-star autograph she ever sent away for and says she just had to meet him after viewing the documentary Tab Hunter Confidential, based on his New York Times bestselling autobiography.

And so it was last week that the former Vogue cover model arranged to meet at her Pacific Palisades home, together with the cast of her current comedy film Book Club, including Jane

Starr Power Longtime Montecito resident Diana Starr Langley has been named publisher of the Journal’s glossy publication.

Negotiations are also underway between Montecito Journal, Inc., and Starr Media to purchase MJ’s glossy, its weekly, Montecito Journal, and its bi-weekly Santa Barbara Sentinel. After the sale is finalized, publisher Tim Buckley will continue as chief operating officer.

“There are probably five people in Montecito who have the ability to take over the Montecito Journal. Diana is at the top of that short list and I don’t know who those other four are,” said Jim Buckley, who founded the paper in 1995 and who eagerly awaits celebrating at its belated 20th anniversary party and his new position as “world travelling correspondent.”

“After twenty years of living in Montecito,” Diana says, “I love it more every day. People here are friendly, generous, creative and accomplished - what’s not to love? The Buckley family have been dear friends of mine for years, so when I heard that Jim would consider selling his beloved Montecito Journal, it was both an exciting and challenging opportunity that I could

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News anchor Joe Buttitta and weathercaster Kelsey Gerckens hitched at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks (photo by Melissa Musgrove Photography)

As I write, KEYT-TV morning show anchor Joe Buttitta and his weathercaster wife, Kelsey Gerckens are honeymooning in Cuba after vacationing in the Dominican Republic, but took time out to send me exclusive photos from their nuptials at the oh-so tony Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.

The dynamic duo, who last year won the popular CBS show The Amazing Race and a $1 million prize, tied the knot in front of a host of station colleagues, with Kelsey wearing a stunning gown by Israeli designer Pnina Tornai.

“It was like something out of a movie,” chief meteorologist Alan Rose tells me. “It was all so moving and emotional. Joey added some comic relief, but he also spoke from the heart and definitely did a great job.”

After the exterior ceremony and cocktails, the reception moved into the club for dinner and dancing until just before midnight.

Among the KEYTers celebrating the ceremony were C.J. Ward and his wife,

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Gold Standard The terrace in front of the Center Stage Theater at the Paseo Nuevo was socially gridlocked when the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation kicked off the fifth year of its month-long Gold Ribbon Campaign, which coincides with National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The 15-year-old nonprofit, which has annual operating costs of $1.2 million, hopes the campaign, co-chaired

by Kathy Kelley and Lacy Taylor, will raise around $350,000 for general funds that will help 165 families this

Dance Fever After a full month of intensive training, Kate Weare and Esteban Moreno, the two choreographers behind this year’s DANCEworks event, founded

by Dianna Vapnek a decade ago, showed off their skills at the Lobero.

Sin Salida/In Love I Broke Beyond combined the world of New Yorkbased Weare’s modern contemporary dance and Moreno’s Union Tanguera, a tango company based in Lyon,

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The tony twosome dated for 10 months before calling it quits in February, but they were spotted getting up-close and personal again at singer Ed Sheeran’s concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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DANCEworks excels at the Lobero (photo by David Bazemore)

France, where he resides.

Despite being such disparate techniques, the performance, with original music by Argentine composer Gustavo Beytelmann, with a nod to jazz, tango, and contemporary classical, worked well.

Now the dynamic duo want to take the work on tour. Good idea.

Bon Voyage It couldn’t have been a more perfect evening when entrepreneur Rinaldo Brutoco, founding president of the World Business Academy (WBA), brought his new 63-ft. catamaran In The Flow up from Ventura for an on-board reception for 40 guests and sponsors.

The 70-year-old author and futurist kicked off the bash with a sunset soirée at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club before guests boarded the harbor taxi, Lil’ Toot, to be conveyed to the new vessel, which was freighted through the Panama Canal after being bought in Europe.

Captain is Zac Sunderland, who was the youngest American, at the age of 16, to sail solo around the world, while his brother, Toby, is a member of the crew.

Rinaldo intends to charter the new cat out, as well as make it available for events to raise funds for the WBA,

including the forthcoming El Encanto gala on September 17 honoring Independent editor-in-chief Marianne Partridge and New Age icon Deepak Chopra, 69.

Among those on deck, quaffing the wine and snaffling the comestibles, were Stan and Betty Hatch, Judi Weisbart, Lalla Brutoco, Gary and Cheryl Justice, Christine Hibbard, Nancy McGrath, Betsy Ingalls, Michel and Mary Saint-Sulpice, Jeff Gates, Darlene Patrick, Jen Cooper, Jim Selman, and Juliann Kemp.

Workin’ Overtime Around 4,000 fans jammed the stands of the Santa Barbara Polo Club for one of the most exciting Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open finals in a decade when the hotly contested match between Klentner Ranch and Farmers and Merchants Bank went into double sudden-death overtime with a goal in the fifth minute of the eighth chukker by Lucas Criado sealing the deal for banker and former club president Dan Walker’s team 11-10.

I also had the onerous task, for the second time this season, of judging the torrent of tony tête toppers on display, with Santa Barbara entrepreneur Terri Tokar, a self-confessed millinery

Lalla Brutoco, Nancy McGrath, and Christine Hibbard (photo by Angelina Foshay)

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Columnist Richard Mineards with hat contest winners Catherine Barnes and Terri Tokar (photo by Shannon Jayne Photography)

maven, winning for the most creative hat, and Catherine Barnes from San Francisco for the biggest.

Both ladies received bottle of bubbly, while Terri also garnered a voucher for free polo lessons.

Love Lost Montecito Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow has been bemoaning her love life.

Gwynnie, who has dated several luminaries during her career, including Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, and ex-rocker husband, Chris Martin, rarely talks about her relationships, but has shed some light on why some of her love affairs ended as she chatted with podcast host, Sophia Amoruso, on Girlboss Radio.

“I’ve f***ed up so many relationships,” she admitted.

The 44-year-old actress, who now dates American Horror Story and Feud producer Brad Falchuk, dated Pitt, now married to Angelina Jolie, in 1996 and 1997 while they worked together on the horror film Seven.

Next came Affleck, who she was with from 1997 until 2000. He went on to get engaged to Jennifer Lopez and then wed Jennifer Garner, who he is now divorcing.

Martin of Coldplay fame followed.

They tied the knot in 2003 and have two children together, Apple and Moses, but split in 2014.

The Avengers actress has also been linked to Donovan Leitch Kr., Robert Sean Leonard, and Luke Wilson.

The Shakespeare In Love beauty was seen with an engagement ring on when he rehearsed an Avengers film with Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo last month.

“Success to me is relationships that function really well,” she adds.

“Where there is a beautiful feedback loop between people. I think without relationships of quality, you are not a successful person. So, if you don’t have a good relationship with your partner, your children, your best

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friends, then it’s really hard to claim success.”

Fond Farewell On a personal note, I remember Sir David Tang, founder of the luxury fashion brand, Shanghai Tang, who has died of liver cancer in London at the all too early age of 63.

Hong Kong-born David had recently invited his many friends to London’s oh-so grand Dorchester Hotel, where he owned an eponymous eatery, for a farewell party on Wednesday, September 6, after learning he only had a month or two to live.

“The best way to go would be to give a party where we can see each other at least one more time, rather t han at a memorial service where I shall be as dead as a dodo!”

Erudite and witty David, who also set up China clubs in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore, was a global gadabout who knew literally everyone, from Princess Diana to George Clooney.

I vividly remember the opening of his New York branch of Shanghai Tang on Madison Avenue in 1997 with Fergie, the Duchess of York.

Midway through the glamorous bash, he was on a bullhorn asking us to leave at the police department’s behest as the bash was vastly oversubscribed.

Sightings: TV talk show host Conan O’Brien noshing at Via Vai...Actor Denzel Washington checking out the El Encanto...Actor Billy Baldwin at the Honor Bar Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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

•MJ 7 – 14 September 2017

TRAIL TALK

Story and photos by Lynn P. Kirst

On the Trail of the Great Eclipse in Idaho The author, Lynn Kirst, in the Boise Art Museum sculpture garden alongside A World Beyond by artist Brad Rude

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aving never experienced a total solar eclipse, I didn’t realize what all the fuss was about when a friend told me he was going to drive all the way to Oregon for the Great American Eclipse of 2017. Initially, I thought that sounded like a crazy idea, but after learning this was the first eclipse to span the entire width of the North American continent since 1918, I became intrigued with the notion of traveling somewhere along the path of totality (when the sun is completely blocked by the moon) to witness the rare event.

So, I was thrilled when a lifelong family friend living in Boise generously invited me up to see the eclipse, which also enabled me to experience some worthwhile sightseeing in Idaho.

One of my first stops was the Boise Art Museum, located on the edge of Julia Davis Park. Ever on the lookout for equine-themed artworks, I was drawn to the museum’s outdoor sculpture garden by a large statue crafted by Brad Rude (born 1964) entitled A World Beyond, dating from the year 2000. The bronze, steel, and wood creation, featuring a life-size mule atop a wagon bed with an overarching crescent of various animals and objects, occupies a tree-surrounded space with an adjoining rose garden as a backdrop. Simultaneously stately and whimsical, insight to its meaning is best derived from the artist himself.

“Wheels, rocks, sticks, and towers are often used because they are familiar and known throughout the world, and do not get stuck in a specific culture or time period,” writes Rude on his website. “These universal images, combined with animal images, keep the work timeless and relevant to future generations. Art in pub7 – 14 September 2017

A museum and travel professional, community volunteer, and lifelong equestrienne, Lynn Kirst is a fourth-generation Californian who grew up in Montecito; she can often be found riding or hiking the local trails

The historic Catholic church named Our Lady of Tears was built the 1880s and stands on a hill overlooking the ghost town of Silver City. Mass is still said there a few times per year; a glass spyhole in the door handle enables visitors to view the charming interior when the church is closed.

lic spaces must interact with such a diverse group of people, and therefore demands that the artist create the most accessible piece possible.”

Silver City Ghost Town

The next day, I pondered how many future generations will be able to appreciate the remote but accessible 19th century mining town of Silver City, a slowly deteriorating remnant of early Idaho history. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Silver City is located 72 miles southwest of Boise in Owyhee County, not far from the eastern Oregon border.

The beautiful two-hour drive from

A private residence in the mining town of Silver City is typical of the rustic construction found there. So is the outhouse seen at the end of the connecting walkway.

Boise is a steady climb into pine-covered mountains, still pockmarked by open mine shafts that can pose an unseen threat to unwary hikers.

Now considered a ghost town, Silver City peaked in the 1880s when it was a hub of gold and silver mining. Its estimated population in those glory days was approximately 2,500 people.

Today, a summer population of about 60 hardy souls enjoy their remote and rustic houses, and one stalwart man has stuck it out by himself for the last many winters, keeping an eye on the historic buildings. A stately two-story schoolhouse and a charming Catholic church perched on the hill above are among the best preserved of the public edifices.

The Great American Eclipse

Having been spooked by relentless media reports predicting gridlocked roads, shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, lack of emergency services, shortages of food and water, and crashing power grids, we got an early start on Eclipse Day. To ensure we would see the eclipse in an area of totality, we drove 40 miles northwest to Idaho City, taking a mountainous back road that was equal parts dirt and pavement.

Imagine our surprise when we arrived in Idaho City, population of about 500, to find hardly anyone there! We pulled over to ask advice of a girl standing on the side of the road as we drove into town, who cheerfully asked if we were there to attend “The Eclipse Festival.” Not having heard of this surely popular event, we were delighted to learn that food, music, and science teachers with their telescopes could be found at the nearby high school football field.

Well, it was a refreshing surprise to find small-town Americana at its best. Maybe 75 people, clumped into groups on lawn chairs, were found on the field. There was no festival admission fee, festival food was comprised mainly of hot dogs and snow cones being sold at the Wildcats’ team concession stand, and the music consisted of a local high school boy strumming his guitar while singing into a small microphone. The laughable sense of calm and well-being was reminiscent

The concession stand at the football field of Idaho City High School, home of the Wildcats, where a small hometown crowd gathered to watch the Great American Eclipse of 2017

of the unrealized media hysteria surrounding Y2K, or the 1984 Olympics when Los Angeles streets were virtually empty.

As the eclipse began, with the moon doing a celestial photo-bomb of the sun, everyone donned their protective eyeglasses to watch the spectacle. It was interesting, but in truth rather slow as it took several minutes for the sun to appear as a smaller and smaller yellow crescent. But all that began to change as totality neared. The atmosphere altered in an eerie way, with a darkness descending that lacked the golden glow of a normal sunset. The temperature dropped from 89 to a decidedly chilly 62 degrees in a matter of minutes.

Someone started a countdown on the microphone, and when totality happened, cheers, oohs and aahs went up around the field. I was momentarily confused, as the scene through my protective eyewear went black. But when I took off my glasses the glory of a total eclipse nearly bowled me over.

The black orb in the sky, surrounded by the pulsating, diamond-white aura of the sun, was indescribably otherworldly. Majestic. Faith-affirming.

Beautiful beyond description. Aweinspiring, humbling, and unforgettable.

According to an article I read in Discover magazine, “The difference between being inside and outside the path of totality is the literal difference between day and night.”

Having witnessed the grandeur of totality, I can only wish that everyone can have this experience at least once in their lives. As for me, I’ve become an eclipse junkie with just one hit. I can’t wait to see the celestial miracle again, so chasing down the moon will now always be at the top of my bucket list.

And what better way, like my other discoveries in Idaho, to experience the earthly attractions surrounding an eclipse-viewing site? I’m keeping those solar spectacles on my nightstand… and on my travel plans. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

Nin the Worse for Wear: Opera Makes SB Debut

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nais Nin’s diaries have won wide acclaim as absorbing, literary document of the inner experience of an openly sexual woman in the 1930s, when such behavior was virtually unheard of. Many decades after her death, as new material get uncovered and scholars delve deeper into her archives, Nin remains the ultimate feminist icon to many of her followers.

Anais, A Dance Opera, which has its Santa Barbara premiere this weekend at the New Vic Theater, is a multimedia approach to telling a piece of her story employing music, dance, theater, and projections of images and words in a sensuous and surrealist show that, like its subject, breaks traditional boundaries. With the help of six dancers and excerpts from Nin’s own writing projected on a screen, Anais brings her story to life, with the unusual conceit of having two performers portray Nin: a vocalist called Eternal Anais, who provides commentary from today’s perspective, while a dancer also plays Nin in the timeline

of the story that traces 40 years of her life.

Composer-lyricist Cindy Shapiro started writing the songs in the show before she even met director-choreographer Janet Roston, her partner in Anais, A Dance Opera, after being inspired by a collection of Nin’s love letters to Henry Miller that she found at the famous Strand Bookstore in New York.

“I didn’t have an inkling who she was at the time,” Shapiro recalled.

“But the letters were amazing.

Immediately, music just started gushing out of me based on their story.

Then when I got deeper into her personal stories, her diaries, and her fiction, I got even more inspired. She was a proto-feminist. She said things about women – who we are in the world, how we function as artists, having agency with our bodies – all of which we explore in the work.”

Shapiro and Roston agreed on the dance-heavy, dialog-free approach to the piece, with the latter creating the movement and choreography to

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The New Vic hosts Anais, A Dance Opera this weekend

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

accompany and illustrate Shapiro’s songs, both serving to move the story along. “There’s a structured narrative,” Shapiro explained. “But when an audience is drenched in music, it takes you to an emotional place and creates a biochemical experience that’s very different than having spoken words.”

The show had a successful run in Los Angeles last fall before receiving raves in France earlier this summer.

Montecito-based writer-psychologist Diana Raab saw an earlier version of the piece in L.A. and looked into bringing the show to her hometown.

“Nin’s been my inspiration for about 40 years,” said Raab, who authored Dear Anais: My Life in Poems in 2008.

“I was blown away when I saw the show.” A strong turnout at Raab’s Anais Nin event at Antioch last year – which featured five writers who, like Raab, has been strongly influenced by Nin’s work – convinced her there was an audience here, and she is co-producing the performances.

Shapiro said among the mission for creating Anais, A Dance Opera was to expose more people to the ongoing importance Nin’s life and work. “But we also want them to ask such questions as, who am I as an artist? What does it mean to me to be in this world?

How do I express myself and put out my own message?”

(Anais, A Dance Opera performs at 8 pm Friday & Saturday at the New Vic, 33.

W. Victoria St. Tickets are $22 to $35. Call 965-5400 or visit www.newvictheater. com/rental-shows/anais_a_dance_opera.)

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Wife on the Road: 4Qs with Rob Kolar

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister (HMBSMS) began life as an acoustic duo featuring real-life siblings Rob and Rachel Kolar before expanding to a five-piece glam folk outfit that played all over town, including frequent gigs at SOhO. Now, with the full band on perhaps permanent hiatus, Rob Kolar is back doing the duo thing, this time with his wife, Lauren Brown, HMBSMS’s tap dancing drummer who perfected her own brand of full-body percussion.

Despite having only two members, Kolar the duo – apparently Rob loves semi-eponymous band titles – plays a more kinetic style of dance-rockabilly than its predecessor, with Kolar the musician thrashing with crunchy guitar riffs and singing while Brown stomps out the beat and accents. As Kolar comes homes again to SOhO for a 9 pm show on Saturday, Rob filled us in on what to expect. Tickets are $13 in advance, $17 at the door. Call 9627776 or visit www.sohosb.com.

Q. Is HMBSMS over? What happened?

A. It’s not done for sure. We do a few of the HMB songs in our set. But it got to our point where creatively some of us wanted different things.

And Rachel didn’t want to tour as incessantly as Lauren and I did. We were ready to be out there and keep going full force, but she wanted a different lifestyle and has been working on some screenplays and just had a baby. So, we transitioned into this band. I’ll be honest. It got dark for a little while. It was painful, but in the last six months or so we’ve made amends. Rachel is interested in music, and she’ll likely jump on stage with us soon.

What does Kolar the band give you that

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5534 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5534 for the FY18 Water Main Replacement Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “FY18 Water Main Replacement Project, Bid No. 5534".

The project involves the replacement of water mains within the City and County of Santa Barbara. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: abandonment, removal and installation of existing and proposed water mains in asphalt concrete streets including all valves, fittings and appurtenances per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $5,309,870. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10AM at 630 Garden Street, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Tom Evans, Project Engineer, 805-560-7544.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.

In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

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This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

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The project consists of upgrades to the existing El Cielito Pump Station. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: • •

Demolition of existing pumps, valves, electrical, and other items as shown in the Contract Documents.

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The Engineer’s estimate is $1,520,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at the David Gebhard Meeting Room located at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas Street, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Tom Evans, Project Manager, 805-560-7554 or tevans@santabarbaraca.gov (preferred communication channel).

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5573

Notice Inviting Bids Bid Number 5571 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Roof Repairs at Vic Trace Reservoir Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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Project Information.

DUE DATE & TIME: September 27, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Remove & Replace HVAC Units at Airport Bldg. #114 Scope of Work to include bonds, insurance, labor, material, supervision and equipment necessary to remove five (5) existing down shot HVAC units and to replace with five (5) new HVAC units utilizing existing curbs on building #114, owned by the City of Santa Barbara Airport.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 740 Dolores Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109, with access from La Coronilla Drive and is described as follows: Provide equipment, materials and personnel as needed to clean, patch, caulk and repair the aluminum roofing in conformance with the attached specifications.

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on September 20, 2017 at 10:30a.m., at Airport Bldg. #114, 100 Frederick Rd., Santa Barbara, CA to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

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

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

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

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

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-20 Warm Air Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Contractors License.

The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 60 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $100,000.

3.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A or C-39.

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

4.

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

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

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

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

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

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

Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., at the following location: Vic Trace Reservoir, entrance driveway next to 1617 La Coronilla Dr. Santa Barbara CA 93109 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory.

Any bidder who failed to attend the mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from having their bid be considered for award.

By: ___________________________________

___________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: September 6, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

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Date: ________________

William Hornung, CPM, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) September 6, 2017 2) September 13, 2017 END OF NOTICE INVITING BID

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5560

Notice Inviting Bids

1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for Bid No. 3747, the Lower Milpas Pedestrian Improvement Project (“Project”), by or before September 28, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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Project Information.

DUE DATE & TIME: September 29, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Sand Berm Construction and Maintenance Scope of Work to include bonds, insurance, labor, material, supervision and equipment necessary to construct and maintain berm’s at Leadbetter & Mission Creek.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located on South Milpas Street between Indio Muerto and Cabrillo Blvd and Calle Puerto Vallarta between South Milpas Street and Por La Mar Drive, and is described as follows: Installation of approximately 700 linear feet of sidewalk on S. Milpas Street, 565 linear feet of sidewalk on Calle Puerto Vallarta, and 210 linear feet of sidewalk on Corona Del Mar; reconstruction of seven driveway aprons; construction of five curb ramps; curb realignment of the north east corner of Por La Mar Drive and Corona Del Mar Drive; installation of pedestrian-scale lighting along S. Milpas Street and Calle Puerto Vallarta; installation of a new median south of the railroad crossing on S. Milpas Street south of Indio Muerto; installation of pedestrian channelization fences and tactile warning devices at S. Milpas Street rail crossing; construction of a new pervious asphalt parking lot at 335 S. Milpas Street; construction of bio-retention basins; installation of landscaping improvements; signing and striping; and electrical improvements, complete and in place.

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on September 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., at the Waterfront Maintenance Office, located at 117C Harbor Way Santa Barbara, CA to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 95 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $1,092,000.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guarantee Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ___________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: September 6, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

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License and Registration Requirements.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) September 6, 2017 2) September 13, 2017 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 36)

HMB didn’t? Is it more of an extension or a radical departure?

Lauren and I are very much in the same mindset, the performance and the aesthetic – what we want to deliver as artists. We want to push the envelope beyond the acoustic/folkrock thing and explore all the music we love from lots of different eras. We haven’t left HMB completely behind, but we’re interested in using those influences to forge something new.

How has the approach to songwriting evolved?

We produce all of our music now, so it’s on our own terms and timeline.

What that means is that it’s now like audio art. We lay down a groove – I might use samples mixed with live drums and things I loop in – and then paint on top of it. Since we’re doing things at home, we can let things sit for a week or two. Lauren gets very involved in the concepts and the arrangements. We explore the banks of sound to make something more abstract, sort of like what Beck does.

It’s very new for me.... Thematically, we’re just writing authentically from what we’re experiencing, and hopefully others find it relatable.

How are you able to recreate the full sound of the recordings with just two of you on stage?

We use a lot of tracks that we remix.

It’s a dance of choosing the elements, editing them, and leaving space so we can play live on top. It’s like Chemical Brothers meets a rock band, adding the energy of performance with both of us bouncing around. Lauren standing on a drum, dancing, and being very expressive with both her feet and her hands makes her very visually exciting to watch. We’re dressed in retro-futuristic outfits and it becomes something of a spectacle.

Festival Focus: Storytime in Ojai

Two-time Grammy Award winner Bill Harley, whose songs and children’s stories about growing up and school and family life have entertained generations across the country for more than 40 years, headlines this year’s Ojai Storytelling Festival, which gets underway Thursday, September 7. The impressive lineup of professional yarn spinners and songsmiths also includes Niall de Burca of Ireland, Antonio Rocha of Brazil, Samite of Africa, Motoko of Japan, Native American Dovie Thomason of Maryland, and Kim Weitcamp of West Virginia, plus Bill Ratner, Christine Blackburn, and Matteson Perry, who won Moth competitions in Los Angeles. Also, writer-performance artist Cynthia Waring, who moved from Ojai to Montecito in 2016,

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Rob Kolar and Lauren Brown perform at SOhO (photo by Jonas Yuan)

returns to the mountain village to perform Bodies Unbound, her one-woman show of an evolving life and wisdom through service as a masseuse and otherwise, while comedian Cary Odes and longtime Ojai-based musician Alan Thornhill are also on the bill for the four-day festival.

Shows take place during the day and evenings, Thursday-Sunday, mostly at the Libbey Bowl – the oaklined amphitheater that also hosts pop concerts and the prestigious annual classical music weekend known as the Ojai Festival – with a late-night adult-themed Naughty Tales show and several others offerings set for the Ojai Art Center just on the other side of the park. The celebration of the spoken word, now in its 19th year, features stories of adventure, humorous tales, folk tales, contemporary personal and inspiring stories of the human spirit – and offers other special theme events, as well as segments geared toward children and families. Admission packages range from as little as $10 for single events to $175 for a festival pass, or $245 for an Everything Pass that includes admission to all the performances, as well as the workshops conducted by the tellers. Visit www. ojaistoryfest.org for all the details, tickets, and a full schedule.

Heart of Glass

The Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival, which began as a small, one-store based event in Carpinteria – home to several sea glass merchants – just two years ago, returns to the Earl Warren Showgrounds this weekend for a much larger show that is the only one of its kind in Southern California.

The event, which is expected to draw several thousand visitors, brings together juried artists from around the country to display and sell their one-of-a-kind handcrafted pieces of jewelry and artwork fashioned from

found glass on the shores of bodies of water across the globe.

In addition to jewelry and artwork by dozens of sea glass enthusiasts from across the country, the festival also features lectures by three renowned experts in the field. Richard LaMotte, an author and co-founder and past president of the North American Sea Glass Association, will talk about Sea Glass Identification and Dating; journalist Mary McCarthy, who will lecture on beachcombing and separating fake from genuine sea glass; and Josie Iselin, a photographer and author of seven books, who will talk about how she builds her books in her studio and seaweed. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, and tickets cost $5 per day or $9 for both. Visit www. santabarbaraseaglassandoceanartsfestival.com.

Food for Thought

The Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival and Taste of the Town – which are both slated to slather on the eats and dabble in drinks this Sunday, September 10 – have a couple of things in common. Both feature tasty, well-thought-out food creations. Each takes place in a lovely location. You can get filled up fast at either location.

Both send some profits to worthy nonprofits. But that’s more or less where the similarities end, and the difference are many, beginning with the fact that at just seven years, the Fermentation Festival is still in its infancy, while Taste of the Town goes back decades as the original tasting event in what is now a crowded field in Santa Barbara.

In truth, obviously, these are not really competitive events. FermFest, which takes place 11 am to 5 pm at the Rancho La Patera and Stow House in Goleta, is part of a larger grassroots movement aimed at changing the way we view our food and our connection to the Earth, with sustainability of both individuals and the planet as a

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priority. The focus is on the history, farming practices, and benefits and preparation of fermented, cultured, and traditional foods that nourish gut microbiome, an experiential event at which all can enjoy samples from fermented food and beverage artisans, learn from more than 50 presenters on four stages, and participate in handson activities, including several opportunities to make your own fermented favorites.

In keeping with the “Nurture what Nature Gave You” theme for 2017, industry professionals will be on hand to discuss how fermentation directly impacts health, and exhibitors represent more than 75 different types of local and regional fermented foods samples, products, and supplies. At the DIY Fermentation Stations, which have been expanded and have more operating hours, visitors can participate in hands-on demonstrations to discover for themselves how easy it is to make traditionally fermented foods such as citrusy water kefir soda, spicy heirloom tomato salsa, fermented zucchini chips, Four Thieves kraut, and onion relish.

To aid in digestion, or at least provide a soundtrack, the local musicians Erisy Watt and the Bryan Titus Trio – the latter profiled in these pages a couple of issues back – perform at the Farm-to-Bar stage, set up just outside the gated area where adults can enjoy local libations. Profits from the festival directly benefit Slow Food Ventura County and the collaborative microbiome projects they are spearheading.

Tickets for FermFest are $30 for general admission, plus $25 for access to the Farm-to-Bar area. Call 722-5324 or visit www.sbfermentationfestival. com.

Joining Together for Joints

Meanwhile, back in town, more than 1,000 folks are expected to raid Riviera Park on Sunday for Taste of the Town, which boasts many of the area’s finest wineries, breweries, restaurants, and caterers dishing up their sumptuous offerings in support of the Arthritis Foundation. Forty of Santa Barbara’s finest restaurants (including such high-end eateries as Ca’Dario, Olio E Limone, Louie’s, The Palace and opal) meet 40 wineries (Cebada, Mosby, Demetria Estate, Margerum, and Whitcraft) and a couple of brewers (Figueroa Mountain, Third Window) for the 36th annual Taste of the Town, taking place from noon to 3 pm at Riviera Park Gardens, which offers fabulous views of the city, harbor, and islands.

Tickets for the granddaddy of gastronomical gatherings go for $125 each.

Call 563-4685 or visit www.arthpac. ejoinme.org/ •MJ 7 – 14 September 2017

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 1st Thursday – The monthly self-guided downtown cultural tour continues to expand its base to far beyond galleries and other typical art spaces, as indicated by the addition for September of the Bobcat Room, which is hosting a rare live event open to all. Visitors are invited to “Discover Your Passion” with an evening of art, food (provided by Little Kitchen), wine and libations featuring local artists drawing live models in high fashion by B-Line Designs, Rashas Love Designs, and Jessi Rose Creations. Prizes will be given to top illustrations.... The Barber Shop serves as another atypical stop, and this month offers music, drinks, and appetizers at their unique space near SOhO.... 1st Thursday at the Painted Cabernet, which regularly hosts wineand-painting pairings for the public, is also joining the fray, with works by its own staff artists, who will create new works on the spot, which you can view while enjoying local wines and apps.

There’s also a painting demonstration

by Olga Hotujac as part of her “All About Carpinteria” impressionist urban landscapes show at Te Amo Estate & Fine Jewelry.... Meanwhile, more opportunities to participate come in the form of yoga at two places. Kimpton Canary Hotel joins with its neighbor Gold’s Gym for complimentary flow yoga at 6 pm on hotel’s rooftop, while the lower deck will be open to the public from 6 to 8 pm with Finch & Fork hosting a sunset bar featuring happyhour cocktail specials. Also, Cara G and other members of the CorePower Yoga team also offer an outdoor experience at their courtyard location for vinyasa flow..... September has spurred a focus on youth at financial institutions, as two banks just a block

apart are hosting exhibits by children and students. “Imagine a World Where Everyone Feels Included” offers work by 11 students who participated in ADL’s No Place for Hate art contest, while San Marcos High art students display their advanced printmaking, dry point etching, linoleum block, and woodblock prints at Santa Barbara Community Bank.... Other themes on the visual art front include “Celebrating Aging”, a juried photography exhibition features images that depict the diversity, dignity and challenges of living a long life, at the library’s Faulkner Gallery; and 3-D art in bronze, stone, and clay as Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild mounts a members-only exhibition at CASA Gallery @ VOICE Magazine. Prefer the performing arts to paintings? Catch Kalinka, the local quartet that blends Jewish Klezmer, Balkan, vintage jazz, and gypsy swing, at Marshalls Patio, or head up three blocks to the corner of State & Anapamu streets for a pairing of singer-keyboardist-acoustic guitarist Lawrence Duff and mandolinistvocalist Pat Hackney, who will play traditional and contemporary folk, early jazz, R&B, Latin, Brazilian, and some acoustic originals. Keep the party going as 1st Thursday After Hours resumes at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum where veteran Santa Barbara danceinducers Area 51 will dial up the funk from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: www.santabarbaradowntown.com/ about/1st-thursday FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 EDC’s TGIF – The warm-weather gatherings at the Environmental Defense Center have been fewer and father between this summer, and this

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Filling up on Philip – An intimate and enveloping installation of Philip Koplin’s assemblages, monotypes, and drawings is opening in the third gallery of Sullivan Goss as a memorial exhibition for the late artist, a denizen of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone from the days before it was the trendiest space in town, who died in July.

The show will also feature works by his wife, Virginia McCracken, a nearly 50-year Santa Barbara stalwart who earned a MA from Antioch and worked as a therapist in town, who favors idiosyncratic pixie box assemblages. In addition to the regular 1st Thursday public opening for the exhibition, the gallery will also host a secondary reception for friends, family, and other well-wishers from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm; exhibit continues through September WHERE: 11 East Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: 730-1460 or www.sullivangoss.com

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Sittin’ in Again – Singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Jim Messina served several stints as a founding member of legendary folk-rock ensembles – including Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins & Messina – before finally separating from the rock ‘n’ roll world to split his time as songwriter workshop leader, solo acoustic performer, and occasional band leader. It’s in this latter guise that Messina – who lived and worked in Montecito for many years – will play at Standing Sun Winery, near his current home in the Santa Ynez Valley, a pair of performances designed to break in a new bassist in the band for a planned fall tour through the Midwest and South. The concert showroom is set in an acoustically friendly space within the 4,000-square-foot winery, which regularly hosts local and touring musicians. Expect to hear selections drawn from the entirety of Messina’s era-spanning career, up through today’s latest songs. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 92 Second Street, Buellton COST: $65 ($90 VIP tickets include front-row seating, a complimentary glass of wine and an after-show meet-and-greet) INFO: 961-9413 or www.standingsunwines.com

evening’s represents the final one for 2017. This month’s sponsors – who each get a few minutes at the microphone mid-event to talk about their work, which has become ever more important in the wake of the current administration’s policies – include the Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara, and the Trust for Public Land. The Endless Summer Cafe, Lazy Acres, Our Daily Bread, Pascucci, and Tamira provide the tasty vittles while Captain Fatty’s Brewery, the Ojai Vineyard, Refugio Ranch Vineyards, Sanford Winery, and Sol Wave Water take care of the libations and refreshments. Fibit, Patagonia, and SeaVees donated the prizes for the raffle, and when folks aren’t talking, Arroyo Boyz & Gurl will play tunes to enhance the conversations and connections between the environmentalists, local pols, civic leaders, and like-minded individuals populating the charming courtyard at EDC’s downtown HQ. WHEN: WHERE: COST: INFO: WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 pm WHERE: 906 Garden Street COST: $15 in advance ($20 at the door) includes two drink tickets and the hors d’oeuvres INFO: 963-1622 or www. environmentaldefensecenter.org/tgif Reviving the Riviera – After an extensive remodel, the Riviera Theatre is reopening today as the new home of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s (SBIFF) year-round programming. The upgrades include a state-of-the-art sound system, updated and more comfortable seating, and brand new

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The venue’s new life as an art-house programmed exclusively by SBIFF – where it will show classic and offbeat indie films and serve as host of SBIFF’s The Wave festivals – starts with a seven-day run of the restored 1960 classic French thriller Le Trou, about an escape from La Santé Prison based on true events and written and directed by Jacques Becker.

On tap next is Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, a new documentary about the role of Native Americans in contemporary music (September 15-21); Dolores, a firstrun of the portrait of Dolores Huerta, the mostly forgotten activist who cofounded the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez (September 22-28) and The Wave Film Festival: France (September 29 to October 5). WHEN: Screenings are 5 & 8 pm daily, plus 2 pm on Saturdays & Sundays WHERE: 2044 Alameda Padre Serra INFO: 963-0023 or www.sbiff.org Brew Co.’s Birthday Bash – The biggest and most successful brewery in the area outside of Santa Barbara and the Funk Zone celebrates its second anniversary with three days of fun, games, live music, good beer, and connecting with community members. Bamblume, Rey Fresco, One Two Tree, and King Zero are among the local musicians performing at the party over the weekend, which also features 805 Camera Bus, food trucks, free kettle corn, and the M.Special Beer Olympics and Ball Brewzers Beer Booth. The kidfriendly event goes on all weekend, 7 – 14 September 2017

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Bristow and Bennett Bring it – If singer-songwriters can be known by the company they keep, Jackie Bristow is doing well. The native New Zealander who was transplanted to Australia and later Nashville opened full tours for Bonnie Raitt in 2013 and this past spring in her home country served a similar role for internationally acclaimed guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, who just played in Santa Barbara in June, three times between 2011-16. Bristow offers a bevy of soulfully seductive melodies in heartfelt and sophisticated songs that have been used repeatedly in Australian and New Zealand films and hit TV shows. Now she’s coming to town for a headlining gig at the Cambridge Drive Concert Series where her opening act is one of our own, the former Montecito-based singer-songwriter Kate Bennett. In a bit of coincidental timing, it was the songwriters workshop led by Jim Messina (see “Sittin’ in” previous page) that led Bennett to rediscover her musical muse after it lay dormant for decades of motherhood and grant writing work. Divine Secrets, her sophomore album following her 1999 debut Over the Moon, features production

by Santa Barbara stringman David West and contributions from several Santa Barbara stalwarts. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Cambridge Drive Community Church, 550 Cambridge Drive, Goleta COST: $12 with advance reservation and $15 at the door INFO: 964-0436 or www.cambridgedrivechurch.org

beginning at 11:30 am today and winding up before celebrants get too weary at 9 pm on Sunday. WHERE: 6860 Cortona Drive, Suite C, Goleta COST: free INFO: 968-6500 or www. mspecialbrewco.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Ray Back... and Bare – Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne’s Just Passing Through tour represents his first acoustic outing in five years. Joined only by Wilco’s John Stirratt on acoustic bass, LaMontagne – who played at the Santa Barbara Bowl his last few times in town – will be highlighting songs spanning his full spectrum of albums, including Trouble, Till The Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, Supernova, and Ouroboros – a vast sonic catalogue that rarely repeats itself over ambitious explorations.

Critics raved the last time he sang sans full band, with one praising his voice as “A marvel – quiet and reflective one minute and forceful and impassioned the next. It really is an amazing instrument.” Should only be better this time around. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $38-$79 INFO: 963-4408/www.

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Montecito Association’s (MA) longtime executive director Victoria Greene resigned from her position on August 24, and that evening, the Montecito Association Board of Directors celebrated Greene and her contributions to the Association at a reception at Montecito Wine Bistro.

The event was attended by members of the current board, past MA presidents, Montecito Planning commissioner Charles Neumann, and Land Use Committee members.

Greene has held the ED position since 2007, after serving as a Land Use consultant for two years prior.

“We all sorely miss her already, as she was definitely the guidance behind the organization,” said MA president Charlene Nagel.

After some time off to focus on household, family, and other obligations, Greene plans to use her nonprofit administrative skills to work with an organization in the social services sector. “I am especially passionate about immigrant rights and would like to work in that field, but I’m also looking at opportunities with organizations that help underprivileged youth and women,” Greene tells us. “I greatly admire her for leaving the MA to pursue her passion in the non-profit sector. I’m really proud of her,” Nagel went on to say.

After overseeing countless community issues, and helping the MA’s Board of Directors navigate through the land use planning process, Greene says she is most proud of her role in making the Montecito Association an informed and relevant voice for the community on land use issues. “The land use planning process is difficult to navigate as a citizen participant. My understanding of the process and ability to speak the language allowed us to represent our citizen-membership in a way that supported protection of community character and important resources,” she said. “In addition to all the wonderful community-minded people I’ve had the good fortune to work with, I will miss advocating for the community at Montecito Planning Commission hearings and behind the

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On Friday, September 8, from 8 to 8:30 am, two Cold Spring School board members, Kathy Davidson and Kim Ferrarin, will meet with parents and community members to engage with the Montecito community regarding the District’s educational policy responsibilities and decisions. According to a press release, the board believes that implementing regular, open-door meetings with community members will contribute to a climate of trust as well as respectful, constructive communication. The Brown Act allows for no more than two board members to be present together for such open-door meetings.

The meeting will take place in Room 11. For more information, visit www. coldspringschool.net.

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An event to celebrate and thank Victoria Greene was held at Montecito Wine Bistro

scenes. I really enjoyed the opportunity to help inform their decision-making with the goal of achieving the best result for the community.”

“Wherever she lands, they will greatly benefit from her talents,” Nagel said, adding that she and the board are in the process of searching for a new executive director.

Also happening at the Association: later this month, the MA will host a community meeting to discuss a potential pathway along the ocean side of Channel Drive from just west of the Biltmore to the Butterfly Beach steps.

The Biltmore/Butterfly Beach area is popular with local residents and visitors, and currently, walkers and runners are forced into the roadway where the path in front of the Biltmore ends. The Montecito Association has been approached by concerned community members interested in con-

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structing an off-pavement path. The Association, Santa Barbara County staff, and decision makers would like to hear community input before putting further effort into a pathway project.

The meeting will be held Thursday, September 21, at 5 pm at Montecito Community Hall. If you are unable to attend but would like to provide input, please call 969-2026 or email execdirector@montecitoassociation. org.

A couple weeks ago (MJ #23/34), we reported on a gathering of Cold Spring School alums for a mini reunion, which coincided with the former students’ Santa Barbara High School reunion. The gathering, which was organized by teacher Pete Shennum and former student Patrick Maiani, included former students Todd Mullins, Beth Goodman, Sharol Mulder, Laura Handy, Anna MacLean, Scott Taylor, Gary Fuller, and Kathy Wilhoite. Former teachers Priscilla Fossek and Becky Mulder, and Girl Scouts leader Danute Handy, also attended.

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