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IN EIGHT SHORT YEARS FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO TAKING OVER COAST VILLAGE ROAD ON A SEPTEMBER SUNDAY TO ITS NEW HOME AT THE SANTA BARBARA POLO CLUB, THE MONTECITO MOTOR CLASSIC HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CAR SHOWS ON THE CENTRAL COAST. AND THIS YEAR’S STAR PERFORMER IS A UNIQUE CUSTOM-MADE INSIDE AND OUT RE-IMAGINED JAGUAR E-TYPE LOW DRAG COUPE THAT TOOK DESIGNER MARCO DIEZ, COINCIDENTALLY, EIGHT YEARS TO CREATE... STORY ON PAGE 5
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Montecito Motor Classic takes place in new location this weekend; Maile Kai Merrick to sing with Kristin Chenoweth on stage at Granada; Erin Graffy talks about history of local neighborhoods; The Animal Zone special
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Carol Burnett honored at Lobero; hot air balloon and wine festival; New House annual lunch; Hillary Hauser celebrates birthday; Hospice of Santa Barbara luncheon; George Ricard estate auctioned; InterAct Theatre School opens; ShelterBox fundraiser; Orlando Bloom reflects; Michael Douglas buys home; Ellen DeGeneres sells house; Michael Jackson’s collection sells; sightings A collection of communications from readers Penelope Bianchi, Sanderson M. Smith, Steve King, Dale Lowdermilk, Joyce Jerge, Shirley Purkait, Reg Henry, and Matt McLaughlin
10 This Week in Montecito
A list of local events happening in and around town
Tide Chart 11 Just Ask J’Amy
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Montecito Association meets; Safe Routes to School program takes place this weekend; Taste of Coast Village a success; MFPD’s Neighborhood Fire Prevention Project
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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 12 years ago.
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eteran Montecito comedienne Carol Burnett, 86, was front and center at the fifth annual Legends gala on the stage of the venerable Granada Theatre. Carol, whose eponymous award-winning show ran on CBS from 1967 to 1978, was introduced by her good friend, fellow Montecito author and film writer Fannie Flagg, as video showed some of her more famous TV moments, including the Bob Mackiedesigned curtain rod Gone With the Wind skit, the outfit of which now resides at The Smithsonian. The gala, co-chaired by Anne Smith Towbes and Merryl Snow Zegar, attracted 243 glamorously garbed guests on an unseemly hot and humid evening, raising around $380,000 for the theater, which has played a vital role in developing our tony town’s
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e have a real threat going right now. A real one. A resident of Summerland is asking for two helipads on his private property in Summerland. This is after he has admitted that he has been illegally landing and taking off from this same property for 25 years. He has built a “helicopter hangar” on this same property, describing it as an “agricultural outbuilding.” These helipads (for which he is applying for permits) are already described on the real estate listing of his property as an “Hermes designed helipad.” As though it were already there. This is a nightmare for our area. This is the biggest threat I can remember to our existence as a peaceful, semi-rural community. The one we moved to 23 years ago; and the one I started visiting as a child every August. (Pasadena was dangerously hot and smoggy, my mother believed.) The peace, quiet, natural, low-key existence, which is key to our town, is now under severe threat. The wildlife, the horse trails, the bicyclists, the walkers. Threatened with noise pollution, stress, and danger. Helicopters are horrendously noisy and disruptive. They blow everything around when they land. Nothing peaceful about them in the neighborhood. Noisy, disruptive and destructive. Horrific, actually. Fifteen or so years ago, there were paparazzi in helicopters next door to us at Oprah’s. (She has never and would never land a helicopter at her place, although the emergency helicopters were welcomed there during the debris flow emergency.) She was having a party. She had no control over the paparazzi. The helicopters were so loud and so low I thought they would take off the tops of the Eucalyptus trees! One helicopter blew a red-tail hawk’s nest right out of the tree on our border. (They had come every year for the five years we had been here to nest and raise their babies.) They returned to the same nest year after year. I saw the nest with the three babies blown out and land on the ground. Both parent hawks were flying around frantically and calling. I ran over, ready to take these babies I had been watching with binoculars for weeks, to the Wildlife Care Center. All three were dead. I was heartbroken. That is what helicopters do to wildlife. Just one small example.
“Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.” – John Lennon
Imagine how many other animals are affected. Horses on trails, spooked to the point of perhaps harming themselves and their riders. Small animals terrified. Human beings suffering from PTSD. (I think most of us in Montecito are, even if we were not here for the debris flow. I know we are.) There is absolutely no place for private landing places for helicopters in our part of the South Coast. We are really one community. Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, and East Santa Barbara. One community. For the convenience of one man? One house? And once one is approved; watch what happens. Our community ruined forever. One after another. Miramar shuttles, Miramar sightseeing. More private helicopters taking off and landing. On and on. Helicopters need to be permanently banned. Forever. That is what Nantucket has done. Saving itself from the horrific mess in the Hamptons. Helicopters ruining everything. We need to take a stand. Now. No helicopters ever. Except for emergency helicopters. They need no permit. They can and do land wherever and whenever they need to. This application mentions an “emergency landing pad.” Bunk. They need no pad. No permission. Emergency helicopters can and do land wherever they need. Two people were evacuated from our lane by helicopter. Hundreds more were evacuated during the emergency. Oprah’s lawn and Birnam Wood golf course were utilized. No permits necessary. Plenty of room for emergencies around here. No pad necessary. I am on the Board of the Montecito Association. I am so proud of our simple mission statement. “To defend and preserve the semi-rural atmosphere of our community”… a brief part of a very important document. It will safeguard our lovely, tranquil place for generations. We have a treasure we need to defend. Defend it we must. Please, all in the community, help us here. The County planners have voted to approve this application. The County Planning Commission meets on September 25th at 9 am. I am imploring our citizens to make their voices heard. Letters, emails, etc. These planners do not understand who we are and what we are here. This makes no sense. Please all in the community join
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
(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 19 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 demo and new home on Santa Isabel; the Sheffield Drive interchange on Highway 101; a new entry on East Mountain Drive; an addition on Rockbridge, and several other items. When: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Forum on Planned Power Outages Santa Barbara County, Montecito Fire Protection District, and the Montecito Association host a forum at Montecito Union School to discuss the proposed Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that Southern California Edison will implement during high fire weather. Residents are encouraged to attend to understand the process behind the shutoffs, as well as to best prepare in case of an extended power shutoff. When: 5:30 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-2026 Free Slideshow and Q&A “Exploring the Sky Islands of the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains” is a
free slideshow with Q&A at Faulkner Gallery. Sky Islands are found at higher elevations in our local mountains, where relatively cooler and wetter conditions create microclimates that help preserve rich stands of conifers and related habitat, that are surrounded by a sea of either chaparral or pinyon-juniper woodland. This talk will highlight the hiking and backpacking opportunities in the San Rafael Mountains, along Pine Mountain Ridge, and at Mount Pinos and the Chumash Wilderness. Join local author James Wapotich as he shares images and stories from his treks through these scenic mountains. James has hiked many of the trails in our local backcountry. He is an experienced backpacker, trail guide, and author of the Santa Barbara News-Press hiking column, Trail Quest. When: 6:30 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery at Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Adult Swim at the Sea Center Enjoy the Sea Center’s unique handson exhibits after the kids have all gone home!
“An Evening in Bloom” Gala Girls Inc. of Carpinteria will host “An Evening in Bloom” on at the Girls Inc. campus. This year’s Polynesian-themed gala will honor the late Ann Garcelon for investing in the future of local girls through Girls Inc.’s Legacy Society. A successful journalist, Garcelon was invited to a Girls Inc. luncheon several years ago and was moved by the young women and girls who spoke passionately about their experience with the organization. While her health made it difficult for her to volunteer or become more involved with the nonprofit, she found another way to make a difference and leave a lasting impact. Garcelon passed away on June 5, 2018 and left a generous bequest from her estate to Girls Inc. of Carpinteria. An Evening in Bloom will feature a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres hour, plated dinner catered by Food Liaison, hosted bar, silent and live auctions, entertainment and dancing. This year’s event co-chairs are Stefanie Herrington and Ed Van Wingerden. All proceeds support Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s programs and services for local girls. When: 5 to 10 pm Where: 5315 Foothill Road in Carpinteria Cost: $125 per person Info: www.girlsinc-carp.org Bring your friends or a date to get your hands wet touching friendly Swell Sharks, anemones, and sea stars. Go upstairs to be mesmerized by the Moon Jellies, Two-Spot Octopus, and Mantis Shrimp. Enjoy breathtaking evening views of Santa Barbara’s coastline over a glass of Deep Sea wine and light nibbles catered by chef Pete Clements (included with admission). Must be 21+ with valid ID. When: 5:30 pm Where: SB Museum of Natural History Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf Tickets: $20 Members, $25 non-members. Information: Contact José Lobato at 805-962-2526 ext. 101 or jlobato@sbnature2.org SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Trunk Show at Poppy On-site monogramming of Parker Thatch bags and accessories, in addition to children’s and women’s clothing by Jenni Kayne When: 10 am to 6 pm Where: Poppy at Montecito Country
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A 25-year resident of Montecito, J’Amy Brown served as Chair/Commissioner of the Montecito Planning Commission, Commissioner, County Historic Landmark Commission, President of the Montecito Association and 20-year Captain of the Middle Road Area Neighborhood Watch. She has written extensively about Montecito for the Montecito Journal, the Independent, Edhat and The News-Press. She says, when it comes to Montecito, she gamely accepts the mantle of “Know it All” because, in fact, she probably has seen or done it all. She wants your questions: Contact: j.amy.brown@att.net
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: I just opened my September calendar and staring up at me is a bowl of alphabet soup – BOS, MLUDC, LUC, MCP, MAG, MPC, MBAR, MA! Can you help me sort out some of Montecito’s abundant and confusing acronym code? A: What a perfect “Back-to-School” question! Take a seat, grab your pen, and I’ll try to spell out the ABCs of Montecito’s public-policy call-letters. In short, it pretty much spells “land development”! First classes: geography, history, and civics lessons. Montecito is a 9.3-squaremile, mostly residential community, made up of 3,432 households, with a population of around 8,500. Montecito is bound by the Los Padres National Forest to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. To the west is the City of Santa Barbara and to the east is Summerland and Toro Canyon. Montecito is not a city, nor is it part of the City of Santa Barbara – it’s an “unincorporated” part of the County of Santa Barbara. Our village looks to the county for its legislative, administrative, and safety services. The county provides Montecito with flood control, land planning, parks, public records, public works (including road maintenance and repair), Sheriff Services, social service and, of course, tax collection to (more than amply) cover all those civic needs. Now comes the acronym part of the lecture: BOS: Montecito’s top government authority is the five-member Board of Supervisors. Each Supervisor is elected from their own geographic district. Montecito joins Carpinteria, Summerland, New Cuyama, and parts of the City of Santa Barbara in making up the County’s First District. Das Williams is the First District’s elected Supervisor (805 568-2186). MLUDC: This is Montecito Land Use Development Code. While Montecito has no government of its own, uniquely, over time, the Board of Supervisors has granted Montecito special authorities, allowing for some local control. For example, in 1927, Montecito was the first unincorporated community in California to develop its own zoning ordinance! A re-formatted version of that stand-alone ordinance still exists today to serve Montecito’s zoning. MCP: In 1992, as an additional local land use tool, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Montecito Community Plan. (Note, and this will be on your final, do not confuse MCP with MPC, which is the acronym for the Montecito Planning Commission!) Initiated in 1986, the community plan was crafted by local Montecito citizens under the umbrella of a county-appointed General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). It took nearly six years of public meetings, crafting and re-crafting to produce the finalized Montecito Community Plan. As a county ordained, supplemental land management document, the community plan sets out precise goals for Montecito’s development, specifically written to retaining Montecito’s neighborhood character. The plan sets specific goals for each part of community development – including public facilities, public services, transportation circulation, housing, open spaces, and natural resource constraints. The plan also designates the type of land use for each parcel – residential or commercial. MAG: In 1995, the Montecito Architectural Guidelines were adopted by the Board of Supervisors. They are a companion to the Montecito Community plan and assist developers, builders, and property owners in designing projects that
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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan Herrick
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t last week’s Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting, a large crowd of residents attended to hear about and discuss a proposal by Pat Nesbitt, who is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to land helicopters on his large agricultural property in Carpinteria. Nesbitt, who admits he’s been landing helicopters on his property for decades without a permit, is seeking permission for a helistop with two landing zones to be used for personal use and emergency services. Both landing zones will be located on the eastern portion of the property; the first will be located on an existing 10-acre grass field and the second landing zone will be located on a concrete drive adjacent to an equipment storage building that is currently under construction under separate permits. The permit would limit the personal use of the helistop to a maximum of two times per week between
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the hours of 7 am and 9 pm, and per the staff report, his helicopters will take the ocean route as opposed to the mountain route in order to avoid any potential disturbance to residences along the mountain route. Mr. Nesbitt, who attended the meeting with his wife, Ursula Nesbitt, passed out a list of “myths” about the helistop, and spent his presentation time disputing those myths. Nesbitt said that 500-650 helicopters fly over our area every year, and that he believes that adding two flights per week would not disturb the peace and quiet of the surrounding neighborhood, especially given the property’s close proximity to Highway 101. He said any helicopters landing on his property would be required to use a flight path over the ocean, across Summerland beach and the freeway, and onto the property. Many residents have surmised that one of the reasons Nesbitt is seek-
ing proper permitting now is that his property is for sale and having a permitted helistop would add value. Nesbitt said that he would require the future owner of the property to adhere to the flight path above the ocean, writing it in as a deed restriction; land use attorney Marc Chytilo, speaking on behalf of several nearby homeowners, said a deed restriction is “completely unenforceable.” Mr. Nesbitt read letters from his supporters, including one from Graham Goodfield, the owner of Los Padres Outfitters, who helped bust another “myth”: that helicopters landing on the Nesbitt property would threaten horses and other animals. Another letter shared was from the owners of homes in the Summerland Cottages, which is the closest residential development to the Nesbitt property. Several owners within the development report that after witnessing Nesbitt’s helicopter land on his property, they found the noise of the helicopters was drowned out by the freeway noise. According to Nesbitt, a sound study conducted for the permit issuance concluded the same results: that the helicopter creates less noise than the ambient sound of the freeway. “Here is the voice of our fellow neighbors and fellow citizens listening to our helicopter actually flying in,” Nesbitt said. MA Board Member Marshall Miller refuted several of Nesbitt’s claims, saying that once a helistop permit is issued, there is no strict line or guidance on how helicopters will fly in. He also added that the sound study performed was based on a specific model of helicopter, which is touted to be one of the quietest. “The use of the helipad going forward will be different with subsequent owners,” he said. “My concern isn’t with Mr. Nesbitt, it’s with the ‘next guy.’” Chytilo stood in front of the MA Board and suggested several reasons why the CUP should not be granted, including the issue of precedence, visual and audible issues in the community, and the lack of a full environmental review process. “Is it appropriate to approve and condone private use helicopters here?” Chytilo asked. “Take a position and require the County to do a full EIR; the Negative Declaration does not cut it,” he added. Several concerned neighbors also spoke out, including Jeffrey Schlossberg, who candidly asked Mr. Nesbitt why he needs or wants a helistop on his property. “I’m 75 years old, and I still work. It’s 35 minutes by helicopter from my property to my office in Santa Monica,” Mr. Nesbitt said, adding that flying in and out of the Santa Barbara Airport would triple his travel time given the congestion on the southbound freeway from Goleta to Carpinteria during rush hour. A neighbor from Padaro Lane respond-
“Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace… we just need to declare it.” – John Lennon
ed: “I’m concerned that the need for one person is trumping the quality of life for many others.” The MA board decided to deliberate the issue in closed session, asking Mr. Nesbitt and the audience to leave the room to freely discuss the issue. In a letter to the County Planning Commission, which is meeting September 25 to hear the proposal, the MA board unanimously opposed the project, citing lack of compatibility with the Montecito Community Plan, specifically referencing low ambient noise, which preserves the semi-rural nature of Montecito. The Board also asked for a more in-depth environmental review process, and voiced concern over setting a precedent of allowing and permitting private helicopter landing pads. The issue will be heard by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on September 25. Also at the meeting, YMCA executive director Mike Yamasaki reported that he and his team will soon be submitting their revised application for the revised renovation plans at the Y in the next few months, with hopes to be in front of the MA Land Use Committee by the end of the year. The project is a scaled-down version of the original iteration, and includes a remodeled and slightly expanded main building that will house weight training, cardio, offices, childcare, group fitness, and a flex/meeting room; a new locker room building that will include family changing rooms; a new multi-purpose building on the northwest corner of the site for basketball, volleyball, and adult wellness classes; a revamped and widened pool; and a new second parking lot that will offer 44 spaces. The entire new plan is reduced in size by 29% from earlier versions, and is approximately 10,000 sq. ft. larger than the current buildings. Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor said that recent fires in Buellton serve as a great reminder that we are in peak fire season, with our first red flag event occurring last weekend. Chief Taylor reminded the group that a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) meeting will be held this Thursday, September 19 at Montecito Union School, where local power companies and the Office of Emergency Management will discuss the possible shutdown of power for multiple days during periods of extremely hot, dry, and windy weather. The meeting is at 5:30 pm. Cold Spring School superintendent Amy Alzina reported that the school is looking to build permanent classrooms to replace three portable classrooms that are on their last legs; a possible bond measure may be placed on next year’s ballot. We’ll have more on this in a future edition.
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riendship Adult Day Care Center (FADCC) just held its ninth annual Wine Down and Big Heart Awards. It’s such a lovely facility anyway with its open courtyard, but it’s especially pretty when dressed up for this fête. Guests arrived and picked up a
wine glass from which to savor wines, spirits, and coffee: Buttonwood Farm Winery, Draughtsmen Aleworks, Fess Parker Winery, Frequency Wines, Gainey Vineyard, Goleta Red Distilling Co., Kalyra Winery, Rideau Vineyard, Vinemark Cellars and Windrun Vinters. Premier sponsors
were Heritage House Assisted Living and David and Louise Borgatello. Montecito Jazz Project kept it lively with their music while guests mixed and mingled and checked out the silent auction. The hors d’oeuvres by Kay Bowman Catering were delicious. Geoff Green wore several hats: emcee and auctioneer with monies going to LEAP (Life Enrichment Activity Program). The folks who come to Friendship Center each week don’t just sit
around. There are many programs to keep them occupied like Art and Soul, Vitality classes from SBCC and Cycling Without Age by John SeigelBoettner. Passionate speaker Lisa Vincent told us about her husband, Jamie, and how much he loves to come. It gives everyone in the family a life. Board secretary Dana VanderMey presented the Big Heart award to Kathy Marden for all her hard work at Friendship Center. Kathy was also event chair and teaches improv acting to members. As she told me, “I don’t do it for awards, but it was a nice surprise.” Karolyn Hanna awarded Andy Harper and Jeanette Chian the other Big Hearts trophy. Andy is in charge of SBCC School of Extended Learning (Adult Ed) and supervises
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This 1970 Camaro is just one of the many “muscle cars” on display at this year’s Montecito Motor Classic (photo:AlmaRosePhotography.com)
Scout, a four-and-a-half-year-old gelding that polo player-horse trainer Jenny Alter rescued and trained to do tricks, rears up before this stunning 2004 Enzo Ferrari (photo: AlmaRosePhotography. com)
flow was extensive, so the route has been closed to through traffic for two months of needed resurfacing. Due to that construction, Coast Village Road could not have hosted the car show. The show at the Polo Club is scheduled for Sunday, September 22 beginning at 9 am and running until 2 pm. At 3 pm, the regular Sunday polo match begins, so those attending the car show can simply move over to watch the game at no extra charge.
Argentinian polo player Sebastian Tkacik with Jim Harris’s 2018 Ford GT; behind them is the Polo Club condominium complex (photo:AlmaRose Photography.com)
The car show, by the way, is also free; if one wants to park on premises, there will be a charge of $10 per vehicle, but parking will be free along Foothill Road. Note to self: if you get
there early, you won’t have to walk as far. This year’s theme is “Supercar Designs & Legacy Milestones,” featuring one-of-a-kind or a small handful
of cars made by Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, and others. Mike Hammer of the Armand Hammer Foundation, chief sponsor of the show, explains that “something over and above what would be normal, like a Bugatti with 1100 horsepower,” would be a “supercar.” So, just know that what will be on display and what you’ll be seeing are the best of the best, the rarest of the rare, such as, for example, a Ferrari Enzo Bugatti Veyron. 2019 Santa Barbara Teen Star Sofia Schuster will be on hand to sing the National Anthem at noon. Included in the festivities will be a children’s section in which Sam Freeman has designed five different car models that snap together (rather than glued) and kids of all ages will be able to assemble them there. The late Hollywood car customizer George Barris’s Batmobile, designed for the 1966 television debut of Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, will make an appearance, as will another TV car, David Hasselhoff’s hightech (for its time, circa 1982) K.I.T.T. car featuring its witty and self-aware artificial intelligence. The car was supposed to be bulletproof, fireproof, could jump, talk, inflate its own tires and reach speeds upwards of 300
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The Jewish High Holidays are Coming Soon Please Join Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer and the Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara
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Men Versus Women
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ver since Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden for taking a bite out of the “Big Apple,” men and women have been arguing over who is smarter, stronger, and the most trustworthy. So, let’s examine some of those traits. • Intelligence Men and women seem to be equal in general intelligence (IQ measurement), but that is not the case in terms of emotional intelligence (EQ). Relationship management or EQ requires the use of self-awareness, self-management and keener instincts to better one’s relationships and interact with other people. Women tend to tune in to body language and other unspoken signals; men, not so much. In addition, relationship management is a skill that women are taught from childhood in ways that men aren’t. For many women, diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Dogs are a man’s best friend. Now you can decide who is smarter. • Remembering A study at Aston University in England concluded that women are better than men at remembering things two minutes, 15 minutes, and 24 hours after learning them. A Mayo Clinic study said that not only do women naturally have a better sense of memory than men, the gap widens with age. In women, the region of the brain responsible for learning and memory is larger than a man’s. • Thinking Skills Men are more prone to anger, especially if they let their testosterone do their thinking for them. Women tend to be more emotionally expressive, use more gestures and are more easily brought to tears. What do we know for sure? Women talk more than men, averaging 30,000 words per day, while men speak about 15,000. • Handling Stress Relaxing re-energizes a man and regenerates his testosterone, according to research offered by Annis & Nesbitt. Women prefer interaction with colleagues after a stressful meeting, or interacting with family, friends, and relatives at the end of a busy day. These activities help women produce oxytocin, which increases relaxation and relieves stress, which in itself produces even more oxytocin, a critical stress-reducing hormone. • Leadership The International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics published research concluding that female-led companies are more successful than ones led by males. Surprisingly, a Pew Research poll found that the public agrees – women make fairer, more compassionate, and more trustworthy leaders than men do. However, in 2018, women composed 47% of the total U.S. labor force, but only 5% of the Fortune 500 CEOs. • Driving There is evidence that women may be better drivers than men. Apparently, male drivers are 77% more likely to die in car accidents than female drivers. A study of car accidents in New York City found that over a five-year period, a staggering 80% of crashes in which pedestrians were killed or seriously injured involved male drivers. This is why women pay lower car-insurance premiums. • Going Forward In the U.S. it was not until 1900 that every married woman was granted the right to keep her own wages and hold property in her own name. It took another 20 years – until 1920 – for the 19th Amendment to be ratified, guaranteeing a woman’s right to vote. Who runs the home? This one is easy. The best answer comes from a man who wandered into a bookstore and asked, “Do you have a book called The Husband: Master of the House?” The speedy reply from the saleslady: “Sir, fiction and comics are in the basement.” • On Partnership I have been married to the best woman on the planet for the last 40 years. Bottom line: There is no question that I am a far better person because of her. Her advice is impeccable. She is never wrong. Her heart is as big for everyone else, as it is for me. She keeps me in shape emotionally and physically, assuming a pear is considered a good shape. She is the editor of my writings, the proofreader of my life, and the lighthouse keeper of my soul. She makes me laugh at myself and show greater sensitivity to others, in order to live up to her expectations. She is a jewel to be shared, a joy to be with, and living proof that “the most important decision you will ever make in your life is the partner you choose.” •MJ
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vitality classes all over town. Executive director Heidi Holly has been leading this group for over 30 years and confirms “all the good work we do.” So does board president Pat Forgey. Some others who worked on the committee were Pamela Vander Heide, Sue Adams, Mary Kay Fry, Greta Liedke, Marianne Meeker, Justin Redmond, Andy Siegel and Marcella Simmons. Visiting from the Santa Ynez Valley was supporter Rona Barrett, who has her own Golden Inn & Village and will soon have an Alzheimer’s and Assisted Living facility for seniors. Friendship Center is across the street from the Episcopal Church in Montecito and another facility is in Goleta at 820 North Fairview. No one is turned away for lack of funds. The mission for Friendship Center is to offer engaging activities that promote socialization, well-being and a sense of community for aging adults. They provide respite, support and education for their caregivers, enabling them to achieve balance in their lives. For information call 805.969.0859. Friendship Center has been sharing the care since 1976.
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) recently held an opening reception for their latest exhibit, “Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840 – 1860.” There were over 100 seldom seen salt prints from the Wilson Centre for Photography in London with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. These are some of the earliest photos ever made. Santa Barbara is the final stop of a tour which included Tate Britain, Yale Center for British Art, and the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, Pomona, California. This exhibition shows us the first
SBMA exhibit sponsors Robert and Christine Emmons
two decades of photography’s evolution through the salted paper print process, first seen in 1839 invented by English scientist and scholar William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). Salt prints don’t resemble the stiff images I have on my walls of ancestors from the 1800s. These are velvety and soft-textured and the poses are natural. The colors vary from sepia, violet, mulberry, terracotta, silver gray and charcoal black.
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Since the salted paper technique was efficient, portable and versatile, it allowed photography to spread around the world. In this show the reach is from England into Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, China, Mexico, and the United States. Now people could have their portraits made, wars could be chronicled, historical monuments could be photographed. It must have seemed miraculous. Robert and Mercedes Nichols Director Larry J. Feinberg and the board of trustees want to especially
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of physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists. They give treatments and care to over 2,000 patients each year, helping them enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life. They also utilize the loan closet which provides over 4,000 individuals a year with equipment free of charge. These are people who make a difference. The SBYC Regatta has garnered $1.5 million for VNHC throughout the years. So next year put on your sea legs and join the fun. Lailan McGrath can answer your questions at 805.690.6218. •MJ
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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.
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intuition had helped him advance his career in Silicon Valley. Fifteen years later, working with Jose Silva’s descendants and family, Mindvalley got the rights to take the work, develop it further with the eventual goal of making intuitive functioning mainstream in schools and companies by 2038. Mindvalley became one of the first companies to start training its workforce in intuition in 2018. The Mindvalley training is the culmination of Silva’s work, condensed into an approachable format to immediately apply to your life via a method of dynamic meditation to help you tap into Theta levels of mind to source intuition and creativity, make better decisions in life, move faster towards goals and objectives, find inner peace, accelerate healing, and tap into heightened levels of creativity and inspiration. The seminar spans different types of meditation practices – from Creative Visualization and Directed Healing to Shadow Work and Re-Programming – and synthesizes many of them into a simple single practice, which is taught along with Delta Level Access, a more controversial meditation technique designed to tap into specific states of mind accessible only during sleep. Fully half of the seminar hours are spent in deep guided meditation listening to specific sounds and guided instructions by the instructor. The training, which takes place 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and
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Sunday, September 28-29, at the Kenny Loggins Community Center at 110 West Sola Street, will be led by D’Aun Moore, a Master Certified Trainer and Coach with Mindvalley who traded 25 years of business experience as a human resources leader with Johnson & Johnson, Covidien, and The Nature’s Bounty Company to focus on transformational education, where she has become a certified Lifebook Leader and Coach and certified Intuition Facilitator. She will be supported by Marcus Kettles, the founder of Fit Buddha Evolutionary Fitness, which melds fitness with the spiritual practices of moving meditation, who led the earlier Mindvalley seminar at Unity. For details and registration, visit w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e / m i n d valley-intuition-training-is-com ing-to-santa-barbara-tick ets-66453667709.
Buddhism by the Beach
Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (SBI) and Tara Ling Santa Barbara are combining efforts to bring Her Eminence Jamyang Dagmo Sakya and accompanying Sakya Lama Kelsang Dukpa for a weekend of Buddhist teachings and empowerment in Winchester Canyon. The offerings begin at 10 am Saturday, September 21, with Lama Dagmola’s “Bodhichitta in Everyday Life,” a transmission of Chenrezi practice, Filling Space to Benefit Beings. Following a potluck vegetarian lunch, Lama Kelsang will teach “Shamatha (Calm Abiding Practice) in the Sakya Tibetan Buddhist Tradition,” from 2-4:30 pm. On Sunday, Lama Dagmola will offer a “Green Tara Empowerment and Teaching” from 10 am to 12:30 pm, while Lama Dagmola will lead “Vipashyana (Insight Practice) in the Sakya Tibetan Buddhist Tradition” from 2-4:30 pm. Dr. Alan Wallace, Founder and President of SBI, will be translating at all sessions. Lama Dagmola is the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya Masters of the twentieth century, H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche III, and has received extensive teachings and empowerments from many great lamas of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism throughout her lifetime. Lama Dagmola is currently the Acting Head Lama of the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, Washington, where she specializes in Tara empowerments, practices and teachings, and has many students throughout the world. Lama Kelsang, who was born in 1980, studied Buddhist philosophy for five years and received empowerments and teachings from H.H Dalai Lama, H.H Sakya Trichen Rinpoche, H.E Luding
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Khen Rinpoche, H.E Thartse Khenpo, and Khenchen Kunga Wangchok. He completed five times the requisite 100,000 accumulations for the preliminary practices (ngondro) and has also completed the preliminary and main practice of Luminous Great Perfection, and the ritual practices of the Longchen Nyingtik tradition. Suggested donation for the full weekend is $125, or $30 for each event ($45 for the Green Tara Empowerment); no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations at the door, where registration begins at 8:45 am; RSVP to vidya@taralingsb.com. EMID is located at 224 Vereda Leyenda in Goleta.
POYO’s 40 Days to Personal Revolution
Power of Your Om Yoga Studio’s major autumn offering is more than just a typical fall season personal health challenge, instead serving as an opportunity to take a look at your whole life and create a new path forward by combining a daily yoga practice, meditation, diet, group discussions, and personal reflection to cultivate a solid foundation for growth. The 40 Days to Personal Revolution program, based on the book of the same name by Baron Baptiste, the creator of Baptiste yoga who will be teaching later in the year in Ojai, is open to all regardless of level of experience, and is meant to unleash mental clarity, lightness of body, and an illumination of spirit. The program, led by Tricia Speidel and Power of Your Om Santa Barbara studio owner Adrienne Smith, includes weekly group meetings for an hour every Sunday evening; yoga practice six days a week (in person or online); in class and at home meditation, starting with five minutes one week one and increasing as the program progresses; weekly nutrition and dietary awareness themes centered around discovery and centered around eating the way nature intended, for your body and with the seasons, and cultivating new habits; and reading and journaling via the “40 Days” book and a manual provided at the first meeting. 40 Days to Personal Revolution takes place September 22 to October 31 at POYO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court. The $200 fee for non-POYO members includes unlimited yoga classes for the full 40 days. Visit www.powerofyourom.com for details and registration.
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owned everybody and everything, down through degrees of nobility and gentry, to the commonalty, and ultimately to the wretches who did most of the work. When the peasants of England staged a rare, and of course ultimately futile, revolt against those in power in 1381, a ditty circulated expressing, in Biblical terms, their frustration at the essential unfairness of this system: “When Adam delved, and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?” But we need not go back so far, nor need we even look to such institutions as our extensive prison system – where every inmate is still treated as if owned by the state – to find ownership of others an assumed social norm. One example is our Educational regime, in which millions of young people, simply because of their numerical age, are compelled by law to be confined in “schools” for many hours of the day, and for most days of the week. Every member of the military too, whether voluntary or not, is part of a structure of rank and privilege based on subservience, which is tantamount to ownership. And even in ordinary civilian life, every employee is to some extent, during working hours, in a position of being the property of his or her employer. Then of course there is your religion, which, even today, often puts powerful claims on you, sometimes even demanding a stipulated percentage of your income. Probably most of the cases which come into our courts, whether civil or criminal, have to do with property rights. And in most of the wars which have ever been fought, the basic issue has been control of “territory.” As one of my own epigrams puts it, “Isn’t it surprising what terrible things people will do just to change a line on a map!” Many international disputes over control of territory have roots which go back hundreds of years. And I need hardly point out that an empire’s colonies were, and sometimes still are, known as its “possessions.” So here’s the situation: whatever property you may claim to own, you yourself are owned in some manner, shape, or form, by your parents, your lovers, your spouse, your school, your church, your employer, and of course by your government. The only entity which really doesn’t own you – is YOU. •MJ
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mph fighting injustice, but you’ll have to use your imagination to witness such feats; many other special vehicles will also be on display. The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will be a critical factor, bringing up many of their more popular exhibits, Monte Wilson will emcee, and a large food court made up of a variety of food trucks and a large McConnell’s ice cream pavilion will take center stage. In addition to the cars in categories from “Pre-War Domestic & Foreign,” “Modified Street/Custom,” “Hot Rod,” “Modern Muscle,” to “Preservation” and more, there will be performances by police dogs and their handlers, and SWAT demonstrations as well. “It’s going to be a car showpicnic-and-polo experience,” Hammer promises. All proceeds of this event are dedicated to the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (PAL) and the Santa Barbara Police Foundation.
Beverlye’s Bounty
I Can Do This, Living with Cancer, was Beverlye Fead’s first book, and the one that kicked off her second (third?) career. Nana, What Is Cancer? was Beverlye’s second, written with her granddaughter, Tessa Mae Hamermesh. I apologize for the error.
Maile Kai and Kristin On Stage
If you missed Maile Kai Merrick’s performance with Kenny Loggins and Sofia Schuster at the Marjorie Luke in August during a special “Footloose” Summer Stock concert, you’ll have another chance to hear the young singer, as Maile is scheduled to join Kristin Chenoweth on stage at the Granada on October 2. Here’s how that happened: Janet Adderley sent Ms Chenoweth’s manager and Kristin’s close friend Sarah Michelle Gellar a video of Maile singing “Popular,” and apparently Kristin was so bowled over (Maile’s goal is to star in a Broadway musical) that she has invited Maile to sing “For Good” with her on stage. And, just in case you miss that, Maile will be starring alongside Max Corden at the Lobero on April 4 and 5 in
(from left, back row) Mom Holly Merrick, dad Oliver Merrick, impresario Janet Adderley, grandfather Tim Merrick, (front row, from left) Maile Kai and Camden Merrick outside the Lobero, where Maile played Maria in Janet Adderley’s Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre production of West Side Story earlier this year
Oliver. Oh, and, just so you know, in addition to Maile Kai Merrick having a stunningly powerful yet melodic voice, you should know she is also my grand-niece. Maile’s grandmother, Christine Merrick, is my sister-in-law, and was our manager when my wife, Helen, and I owned and operated Cafe Au Lait in La Cumbre Plaza in the 1990s: Christine has been Montecito Journal’s office manager for the past twenty-three years.
Neighborly Discussions
The first of Erin Graffy’s almost always informative and often amusing talks, this time covering (and uncovering) the history of four different Santa Barbara neighborhoods has already taken place, but there are three more and they’re all worth attending.
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The neighborhoods are Samarkand, Hope Ranch, Montecito, and Hidden Valley, and Erin says her four-part series will be “a fun romp through 19th and 20th century Santa Barbara.” Her discussions include a SamarkandFDR connection, the story behind Veronica Springs Bottling Company, and a possible volcano in Hope Ranch, among other oddities and mysteries. These talks take place every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 pm at Schott Campus Auditorium, 310 West Padre Street. Price is $48 and you can call (805687-0812) or register online at sbcc. augusoft.net. You can also visit the campus main office for tickets and more info.
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Center for Integrative Oncology, has a rather unusual background in that he is neither an ordained minister, nor even particularly religious in any conventional way. Rather, the seed for his chaplaincy was planted when he did volunteer hospice work during the peak of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and ‘90s. That’s where Eselun gained experience in speaking from the perspective where all of us may find ourselves at one time or another – the place of the outsider, in the margins, misunderstood, isolated, abandoned, perhaps doubting long held beliefs and holding more questions than answers. Eselun, who will lead a reflective conversation at The Sacred Space in Summerland at 3 pm Saturday, September 28, is a two-time TED speaker whose style is highly entertaining, especially given the heavy topics he tackles. Audiences often find themselves laughing, crying, and being awed by the succinct and poignant connections he makes. Colleagues have said he “manages to hit that sweet spot between meaning and uncertainty and then brings us all closer together because of it.” All are welcome to hear Eselun talk from his heart and inspire listeners to find a place of loving serenity within, although seating is limited to 45. Admission is $27. Visit www.thesa credspace.com.
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Nancy Seagal, a Santa Barbara-based Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and BrainWorking Recursive Therapy practitioner who is also a best-selling author and speaker, has founded the Debilitating Anxiety Support Group as a MeetUp. The extra hook is Seagal knows that one of the best ways to ease the pain of anxiety is to share with other people who can relate, but also recognizes that anxiety can often stop people from saying yes to doing things that involve leaving the comfort of home. So, she’s created the group to meet online only. Anyone experiencing any level of
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Daytripping with Di Meola: from Berklee to the Beatles and Beyond
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uitarist Al Di Meola was merely fantasizing when he told a friend back in 1974 that he’d “give anything” to be able to play in Chick Corea’s Return To Forever jazz fusion band. After all, the Jersey Citybred Di Meola was only 19 and still studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. But the friend turned out to be an amateur recording engineer who passed a gig tape of Di Meola’s playing to a colleague of Corea’s. Di Meola’s phone rang a few days later, and in a matter of days he was tapped to take over the guitarist chair in the highly influential outfit that, along with Weather Report and John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, fairly invented jazz-rock fusion. “We had three days of rehearsals in New York City before we played a sold-out Carnegie Hall,” Di Meola recalled earlier this week. “I felt like a baby in the water who had to sink or swim. I was scared out of my mind.” Forty-five years later, not much frightens the guitarist, not after the three landmark recordings with RTF led to a career as a solo artist that launched in 1976 with Land of the Midnight Sun, featuring both Di Meola’s devastating skills and the Latin-tinged compositions that would become a hallmark of his career in contemporary music. Later accomplishments include the superstar acoustic guitar trio with McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia, another trio with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and former RTF bassist Stanley Clarke, work with a plethora of pop stars opera’s Pavarotti, not to mention nearly universal critical acclaim, plus three gold albums out of more than 30 in total, and more than six million in record sales worldwide. Di Meola leads his current band in concert at the Lobero Theatre in a program focused on arrangements of the Beatles, Piazzolla, and his own compositions on Wednesday, September 25. Q. What has fueled your world music curiosity over the years? A. I grew up right outside of New York City and on any given night there was always a wide choice of great music to check out. I used to see lots of rock and jazz, and country influence in my teenage years. And I’d been playing since I was nine, and knew theory and could read music. So when I landed the most challenging guitar chair possible, I just kept learning and exploring, and I still am. I enjoy having a sensitivity to all kinds of music, particularly all the different Latin ones, and the way that we blend them with
“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” – John Lennon
Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.
improvisational jazz and elements of rock and classical. I’m somewhere in a gray zone. I’m not a rock star, not really an old school jazz guy. It’s niche-ville. But the people who like it really like it. And whatever impact we made in the ‘70s has carried me through. What led you to make 2013’s Beatles tribute album All Your Life? And how did you pick the songs? I just worked with what felt good on the guitar. A lot of their music was rich with harmony – all have great melodies, of course – but I didn’t realize how much there was to work with from that harmonic standpoint. When I added my sensibilities or whatever it is I do with syncopation, I just broke up the arpeggios in the harmonies or melodies and did my own thing in a rhythmic way… It turned out I did some of the arranging while I was renting a house in the Hamptons next door to Paul McCartney, and I got to talk to him about what I was doing. And then being able to record at Abbey Road – on the same floor, same equipment that the Beatles worked with – was one of the great moments of my life. I felt like a kid at Disneyland every day. I understand there’s a follow up in the works. I just finished Volume 2, which is more of a big production. The first was mostly solo guitar with just a few overdubs. This is me playing all the percussion, bass, drums – everything except string and brass. I’m knocked out with it. I think it’s a great record. Your latest album, Opus, has been called very uplifting, which I heard you attribute to have a new, happy family life. Did you write about specific situations and feelings? And is contentment as much of a motivator as misery. Actually I was worried about that. I wasn’t happy when was writing for so long before this, and good stuff always came out. I was concerned that being in a new relationship with a new baby girl, in a wonderful space in my life, would make it hard to write. But I disproved that whole theory. The record feels like an evolution – you 19 – 26 September 2019
don’t have to be miserable to create, or even alone, which is how I always wrote before. It’s just fantastic.
Impro Theatre Takes on Shakespeare
It’s a good thing that Dean Noble, Elings Park’s new executive director, has a lot of experience with improv comedy. That skill came in handy when illness forced the late cancellation of this year’s Shakespeare in the Park presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Lit Moon scheduled for this weekend at Godric Grove at Elings. With things as up in the air as the tethered gondolas at last weekend’s inaugural Elings Park Balloon & Wine Festival, Noble turned quickly to Impro Theatre, the long-form improv company whose founders are old colleagues and friends from Noble’s days at LA ComedySportz and elsewhere. Presto! Shakespeare in the Park is saved, albeit as a single night of Shakespeare UnScripted, Impro’s spontaneously created play in the Bard’s unmistakable style. After soliciting suggestions from the audience, the company employs Shakespeare’s poetic language, imagery, and innuendo to fashion an evening-length work that even Will himself might have loved. Forsooth, the “fake Shakespeare” play might just be funnier than the fairies in the forest that had been originally slated to populate the open-air stage at the intimate amphitheater in Godric Grove. We caught up with Dan O’Connor, Impro Theatre’s producing artistic director who previously co-founded Los Angeles Theatresports and BATS Improv in San Francisco, who with Brian Lohmann has been co-directing Shakespeare UnScripted since it began back in 1999. Q. It seems kind of daunting to create an entirely new play every night. How do you not fall into the trap of clichés or saying “verily” every minute? A. It’s an homage, not a parody. It’s not like a sketch comedy where we add “eth” to the end of every word. We get in shape by rehearsing real scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. The idea is to delve into everything from iambic pentameter to blank verse, and looking at aspects from an academic and exhaustive study. One of our warmups we do is improvising a sonnet. Recently we’ve been looking at the Italian comedies, which are rich with love stories, clowns and other characters. It’s a real play. All of us went to drama school, and have done Shakespeare on stage; we’re trying to bring that level of professionalism to fake Shake.
nature, which we use it as a metaphor, or maybe an idea of what just happened in a Shakespearean world, like a king dying or someone getting married. Then after intermission, once we’ve created all the characters, the audience gets to pick which ones they want to see start the second half. That makes sure we can’t plan or connive what happens during the break. And they usually pick the two most opposite characters, of course. Any chance we’ll see some references to A Midsummer Night’s Dream to satisfy those who bought tickets in advance? No. We can’t. We never know what the show is going to be. So we can’t do an homage to any play or a scene because for this type of improv – unscripted theater – any kind of planning creates chaos. If I want to do a character like Puck or Oberon, the other people on stage wouldn’t realize it and then it doesn’t work at all. So you have to follow the expression to surrender your agenda. Having it be different every night is what makes it exciting. The whole point is to never repeat anything we’ve ever done before. That way every show is like opening night. Shakespeare UnScripted performs at 5 pm on Sunday, September 22, at Elings Park. Tickets cost $23 general, $18 for children, seniors and students. Visit www.elingspark.org/events-atthe-park. Meanwhile, IMPROVology – the Santa Barbara Zoo’s side-splitting science-meets-comedy show that features two animal experts, comedy skits, songs, silliness and such by Impro Theatre, which Noble founded in 2015 and hosted while serving as the zoo’s marketing director – has its second show in its new home at the Lobero Theatre on October 25, with future dates set for February 20 and June 18, 2020.
Outings to Ojai The Topa Mountain MusicFest, which takes place at Ojai’s Libbey Bowl from 1-10 pm on Saturday, September 21, features a roster of singer-songwriters familiar to Santa Barbara through Sings Like Hell, SOhO and elsewhere. Brett Dennan, Marc Brousseau, the Mother Hips, the Brian Titus Trio with the Brambles, Timmy Curran Band, Quincy Coleman with Shane Alexander and others will share the amphitheater’s stage in a concert that benefits nonprofits seeking to find a cure for cancer. Tickets cost $25-$100. Visit https:// topamountainmusicfest.org. Pianist Tomer Gewirtzman kicks off the seventh season of Chamber on the Mountain, the classical recital series at Logan House at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai. The young artist who claimed a number of competitions back in the 2013-14 season has been praised for his “formidable virtuosity, bravura technical mastery, stylistic sensitivity and ebullient passion”. Gewirtzman will perform Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5, Chopin’s Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3, and Schumann’s Carnaval, Op. 9, at 3 pm on Sunday, September 22. Tickets cost $25. Call (805) 646-9951 or visit www. ChamberOnTheMountain.com.
Up North
Brett Young’s pathway to Major League Baseball was cut short after the high school star pitcher who turned down draft overtures from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Minnesota Twins suffered a career ending elbow injury during his senior year in college in 2003. Turning instead to singing, another early passion, Young released some independent singles and albums in Los Angeles before moving to Nashville in the mid-2010s. In 2016, his second single on a major
label, “In Case You Didn’t Know,” reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart and was certified triple platinum. Arriving as quickly as a high-90s fastball, Young’s self-titled first studio album a year later debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart and spawned two more hit singles in “Like I Loved You” and “Mercy.” Last year’s Ticket to L.A. did even better, debuting at No. 1, spawning a No. 1 single in “Here Tonight,” and earning Young the Academy of Country Music’s award for best New Male Vocalist of the Year. Your ticket to see the rising star’s best pitch will land you a seat for Young’s 8 pm show at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom on Friday, September 20.
Coastal Cleanup Day
The annual international day of volunteer action is a chance to come together as a community to become part of the “solution to ocean pollution” and make a dent in the human impact on one of our most precious natural resources. It might not seem like much to pick up trash for a few hours at a beach, but consider that at last year’s event, the 1,000-plus official Santa Barbara County volunteers picked up 3,530 pounds of trash and nearly half a ton of recyclables. For this year’s Cleanup slated for 9 am to 12 noon on Saturday, September 21, there are 27 sites from Carpinteria to Guadalupe (including Montecito’s popular Butterfly Beach), each with its own Beach Captain who will provide necessary instructions and supplies – although all are encouraged to bring your own reusable gloves, bags or buckets. Mobile phone junkies can even install the Clean Swell app on their phones to record the trash they collect. Info at (805) 884-0459 x16 or www.ExploreEcology.org/CoastalCleanup-Day or www.facebook.com/ SBCoast •MJ
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us in our opposition to the granting of the permit for the helipad in Summerland/Carpinteria. It will affect us all. Forever. My friend from Nantucket said it well: “We are just custodians of this treasure of a place. We need to preserve it for those to come.” This is major. We need the whole community’s support. I would appreciate the Journal coming out to voice support in opposing this. Penelope Bianchi Montecito (Editor’s note: We do believe your voice – and that of many others – has been heard and the likelihood of this permit request being granted is almost zero. – J.B.)
Dems Make No Sense
I will watch the Democratic debates in hopes that at least one of the ten debaters will make a bit of common financial sense. Up until now, the ten who will be on the stage haven’t come close to doing so. I simply ask all readers of this letter to see if anyone provides a sensible answer to “How are you going to pay for all of this free stuff?” Recently I listened to Elizabeth Warren promote her “two cents from the rich” mantra, then listing a number of “free” items (including eliminating student loan debt, healthcare, education, child care, sal-
ary for care givers, and many more) that will be “taken care of with this two cents.” This sounds good, but it is pure financial nonsense. And, I encourage you to do your own research on this: Warren took a position at Harvard that was designated for a minority person by claiming to be a Native American. I’m sure all ten Democratic candidates will promote the climate change fear theme. We’re doomed within 10 to 12 years if we don’t make drastic changes, including eliminating fossil fuels. Recall that in 2006, Al Gore (An Inconvenient Truth) predicted doom within 10 years by spouting fear about climate change. Even if we could possibly meet the fantasyland demands of the New Green Deal, are the Dems simply assuming that other major polluters (China, India, Russia, Japan, European Union) will buy into this earth-saving rhetoric? I’m a conservative retired mathematics teacher (Cate School, Santa Barbara City College), but I have voted for Democrats in the past who had sensible ideas for realistic solutions to existing problems. Disagree if you will, but the present group of Democratic presidential contenders with their “we’ll provide for you and it will require no effort on your part” theme makes
no sense whatsoever. Sanderson M. Smith, Ed.D. Carpinteria (Editor’s note: As much as we’d like to agree with you about Elizabeth Warren – and you may be 100% correct – as far as we can determine, she claimed Cherokee heritage when asked to supply her bio. Administrators at Harvard hired her, and then jumped right on that claim, bragging about their “Native American Woman of Color” on the faculty. Though Ms Warren never got around to clarifying the matter, maybe even because she was embarrassed... hey, we’re trying to be fair here... You may also be right that she took a position “designated for a minority person,” as there are probably all kinds of quotas Harvard administrators strain to fill, at least on paper. As far as we’re concerned, her left-wing politics and persistently radical demeanor fits right in at Harvard and she was probably hired mostly on her merits. She’s hard to ignore; you’ve got to give her that. – J.B.)
High Heel Hit
I am sitting at Starbucks reading an article by Beverlye Fead, in the Montecito Journal: “Aging In High Heels.” The article is about Dan Wright, and it was so inspiring it made me want to read more of that type of article. Truly, I thank you for this wonderful reading. Thank you for the fun, well-written article from Beverlye about one very interesting man from Montecito. Joyce Jerge Santa Barbara
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You don’t have to go very far back in history to find a Party of Prosperity defeated at the polls. In 2016, the Democrats were the Party Of Prosperity. Obama inherited an economy from George W. Bush that was deeply in recession. There followed months and months of steady growth. Trump duly inherited this and he presided over even more spectacular growth. But why did Trump win? Mainly, because Obama’s successor, Hillary Clinton, was so unpopular. Today
“There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.” – John Lennon
Trump is the one who is very unpopular. You can blame the media – as you always do – but the truth is that Trump has earned his unpopularity the old-fashioned way – with conduct that is often despicable when it is not merely stupid. The guy is a gusher of lies and hypocrisy. He is everything good people teach their children not to be. Common sense – informed by the example of Hillary Clinton – shows that a good economy is no remedy for a bad character. And good economies don’t go on forever. What history really shows is that economic cycles ebb and flow, and the current high tide will retreat sooner or later. The only question is when. The trade war with China, plus Brexit, are invitations for disaster. Mr. McCalmont doth complain too much in a recent letter. This is an exercise in whistling through the graveyard, revealing his fears that the ghosts are real. If Trump is such a lock for re-election, why post this at all? What Yahoo reports can’t change the future, right? After all, character doesn’t matter and the economy will never falter. Wrong. If I were a Trump supporter, I’d be very afraid. Texas is unlikely to go Democratic but much of the rest of the country is angry and fed up. Reg Henry Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Well, we’ll see how “fed up” and “angry” the rest of the country is in November of next year. My current guess, and that could change, is that much of the middle of the country is fed up with the kind of delusional crap being proposed and thrown around by various opposition candidates on and off TV “debating” stages. The coastal zones however probably are fed up with President Trump’s personality and his policies. They certainly are “angry.” How that all shakes out will determine who wins the next election. – J.B.)
Second-Hand Law
California lawmakers created a new law recently prohibiting cannabis smoking on commercial party buses, limos, and similar vehicles, with supporters claiming the smoke created a risk of accident and/or driver impairment. What’s wrong with the law? For 30 years the USDOT has insisted that secondhand cannabis smoke will not so much as affect a pre-employ/ random drug test result. But now the CHP and the California Assembly insist secondhand cannabis smoke will intoxicate party bus drivers? Decades old landmark claims in the drug detection science aren’t known or being understood. Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: And, you’re looking for logic and/or consistency from elected officials? – J.B.) •MJ 19 – 26 September 2019
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the cliff. “Jeeves is lost,” I said. “Swell,” Pat, who was driving, said. We were trying to get back to the tiny Tuscan village of Castiglione d’Orcia where we were renting an Airbnb just inside the Porta, the entrance into the walled town built in the 1300s. I was a little concerned about the plumbing, but it had been updated since the 14th century. There were no goats in the village either which was nice. The trouble was the Porta was at the very top of the steep hilltop village near the castle. On Day One, the caretaker’s daughter had shown Pat how to get there. Now on Day Two, she couldn’t remember. Neither could Jeeves, who had been shipped to us from England to Santa Barbara via FedEx. Fortunately the FedEx driver had not asked Jeeves for directions.
“Turn left, then right.” “Didn’t we just do that?” A car came whizzing by us. Italian drivers have one speed. Fast. If you are driving, say the speed limit, and they come up behind you on what the guidebook refers to as “torturous mountain roads,” they simply pass you. Cars coming the other way? Eh. “There!” I yelled excitedly, spotting the tiny sign pointing up one of those previously mentioned “torturous mountain roads.” Pat took the turn, downshifted into first gear. Our little rental car did not like hills, information we could have used much sooner. “Ding ding ding.” Jeeves for all his faults was a stickler for speed limits. “Says on the screen that you are doing 31kmh in a 30kmh zone.” A Porsche, much too large to be anywhere in Southern Tuscany flew passed us with centimeters to spare. Pat sped up. “Ding ding ding.” Castiglione d’Orcia has about 2,000
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Borgo Vittorio Emanuele this time in the right direction. In the main part of the village locals sat outside L’Appalto bar and restaurant. They watched as we drove by. We passed by the benches with the old people again. They stopped talking about the day’s events and watched as a new topic of conversation – us – drove by. We came to the end of the road turned several times and ended up back in front of L’Appalto again – a complete circle. I did my best Italian shrug. “Turn right,” Jeeves said, which would have put us into the fountain. We had no choice but to continue on Borgo Vittorio Emanuele and pass the older folks a third time. I wanted to explain that we were Americans, but somehow I think they knew that. Pat pulled into the tiny lot we had turned around in and shut off the car. “I say we park here and walk to the house.” “Continue on route,” Jeeves said. I shut him off. “We’ll figure this out tomorrow,” I said. Behind us one of the Italian woman said something to her friends. It might have been. “Good luck with that!” •MJ
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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 12)
For more information about the Montecito Association, visit www. montecitoassociation.org.
School, Westmont College, COAST, Cold Springs Landscapes, and Montecito Trails Foundation.
Safe Routes to School
Successful Taste of Coast Village
This Sunday, September 22, more than 200 Westmont student athletes will be volunteering with a partnership of community groups to restore and beautify three important pedestrian paths surrounding Cold Spring Elementary School. The volunteer workday emerged from a traffic-safety assessment orchestrated by the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST) in longtime coordination with Cold Spring School parents and the national Safe Routes to School program, and is led by the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade. The crews will be working on three pedestrian paths: the first section runs along Cold Spring Road between Cold Spring School and the Westmont south gate entrance; it’s eroded from winter runoff. “We’re improving the drainage and putting down a three-inch layer of recycle road base, except in front of the church, where we will be tuning up the exiting decomposed granite path,” said Keith Hamm, Operations Director of the Bucket Brigade. The second path runs along Sycamore Canyon Road in front of Cold Spring School, where volunteers will prune back the vegetation to widen the existing path and put down wood chips as the walking surface. The third area is the corner of Sycamore Canyon and Barker Pass, where the existing path will be improved and widened, making a new section of a safer path to the button that activates the crosswalk signal. The work will take place from 12:30 pm to 4:15 pm, and drivers are asked to drive carefully in the area. The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade would like to thank their community partners on this project: Cold Spring Elementary
Nearly 500 people turned out for the inaugural Taste of Coast Village event this past Saturday, September 14. Thirty eateries, breweries, and wineries from Coast Village Road and beyond participated in the event, which took place in a cordoned off and tented area of the parking aisle on the 1100-1200 block of Coast Village Road. “It exceeded my wildest expectations,” said Bob Ludwick, president of the board of the Coast Village Association, whose Events Committee planned and executed the
“It’s now hard to imagine our annual calendar not including the Taste of Coast Village for many years to come,” Ludwick said. For more about the Coast Village Association, visit www.coastvillageroad.com.
Neighborhood Fire Prevention Project
Pete Jordano, the Taste of Coast Village’s Grand Marshal, spoke to the crowd at the inaugural event on Saturday (photo credit Livin’ the Dream Photography by Ashley Othic)
Nearly 500 people turned out for the Taste of Coast Village on Saturday, September 14, to enjoy the food, wine, and beer of over 30 local businesses (photo credit Livin’ the Dream Photography by Ashley Othic)
sold out event with the help of CVA Board Administrator Jenny Roberts and Katie Hershfelt with Cultivate Events. The event was underwritten by several local sponsors, including Jordano’s, whose CEO Pete Jordano served as the Taste’s Grand Marshal. Jordano’s is the largest and oldest family owned retail business in Santa Barbara, and is one of the largest
marketers and suppliers of food, beverages, and culinary equipment in the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura County areas. The VIP area at the event showcased large vintage photos of Jordano’s history in Montecito and beyond. “Our tickets sold out on Saturday morning, especially after the massive tents went up and folks understood something special was about to happen,” said Ludwick. “As the event wound down, exhibitor after exhibitor tracked me down to offer incredible praise and gratitude for being included. I think I heard only one complaint and that was we needed more trashcans. If that’s the worst we have to deal with this was a smashing success.”
Since 1994, the Montecito Fire Department has partnered with the community to prepare for the High Fire Season by reducing the density of vegetation along strategic portions of roadways as well as on private property. The intent of the Neighborhood Fire Prevention Project is to assist property owners in improving the defensible space around their homes, which greatly increase the odds the home will survive a wildfire. This year the project occurred over ten weeks starting on February 19, 2019 and concluding on July 3, 2019. During this time, 270 tons of vegetation was removed from the portions of the district at the highest risk from wildfire. 230 tons of vegetation was chipped and another 40 tons removed through roll-off dumpsters. Of the total 1,280 properties within the boundaries of the project, there were approximately 200 individual participants. “This year, we were fortunate to collaborate with the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade. Many of the woodchips created by the chipping program were delivered to the southern portion of the district where Bucket Brigade volunteers used them to stabilize slopes, decrease sedimentation into our community creeks, and improve the community trail network,” said Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor. “Montecito Fire Department is grateful to all the participants who helped make the 2019 Neighborhood Fire Prevention Project a success. Our combined efforts are helping create a more fire adaptive Montecito and increasing the safety of our community,” he said. For more information regarding wildfire preparedness, please visit https://www.montecitofire.com/ fire-prevention. •MJ
MFPD’s Neighborhood Fire Prevention Project created tons of wood chips that were utilized by the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade Executive Director Abe Powell, Cold Springs Landscapes owner Steve Gowler, Cold Spring School Chief Business Officer Yuri Calderon, Bucket Brigade Operations Director Keith Hamm, and Bucket Brigade volunteer captain Carol Bartoli (photo courtesy Amy Alzina)
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“Love is all you need.” – John Lennon
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SANTA BARBARA IN A GLASS by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe and wife Renee have 3 children and one Golden Retriever named Milo
Celebrating a Sense of Place: Famous Santa Maria Vineyard Turns 20 Santa Barbara grape growing pioneer Steve Miller, center, with sons Nicholas, left, and Marshall. Steve and Marshall are both Montecito residents.
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hen the boundaries for the Santa Maria Valley AVA were drawn, they excluded a thousand-acre plot of land so far west, it was considered too cold to grow grapes. An AVA, or American Viticultural Area, is a carefully outlined ag area that’s been determined by the federal government, through myriad considerations like topography and climate, to be uniquely suited for producing wine. The Santa Maria Valley became the very first AVA on California’s Central Coast when it won recognition in 1981, and winemakers have been showing it off on labels ever since to denote a wine pedigree stemming from a special sense of place. That plot along Telephone Road that was originally excluded was a working avocado ranch when brothers Steve and Bob Miller bought it in the late 1990s. “My parents would drive past it all the time on their way to Bien Nacido, so they had an eye on it for a long time,” says Nicholas Miller, Steve’s son, and VP of Sales & Marketing for Santa Barbara-based Thornhill Companies. The family-owned enterprise holds various wine operations in Santa Barbara County, including the world-renowned Bien Nacido Vineyard, which the Millers planted in Santa Maria in the 1970s – a pioneering move in a still-nascent wine region – and the vineyard that would come to be known as Solomon Hills inside an AVA whose boundaries would eventually be re-drawn. “It’s located in the coldest spot in all of the Santa Maria Valley,” continues the younger Miller. “It’s very 19 – 26 September 2019
Solomon Hills vineyard was planted in 1999 to 100 acres of pinot noir, chardonnay and syrah. The remaining 900 acres are leased to private ag producers, including the blueberry grower, Driscoll.
soils that long ago were blanketed by the Pacific Ocean and a persistently cool climate driven by ocean breezes and fog. “The pinot berries tend to be small and intense, leading to a racier, darker, broodier pinot noir wine – it has intensity,” says Nick Miller. The chardonnay grapes “are beautifully unique,” he adds, “creating wines based on minerality and acid. The chard is a real gem here.” Solomon Hills Vineyard is man-
aged by celebrated grower Chris Hammell. Its grapes are earmarked for the Millers’ world-class estate program, under the Solomon Hills label, which produces less than 1,000 cases a year and which, until just a few weeks ago, was led by winemaker Trey Fletcher. The rest go to choice producers who, recognizing the fruit’s quality and potential, carry long-term contracts, like Liquid Farm and Ojai Vineyards. All these wine growers consistently see top marks from critics for their Solomon Hillssourced wines. To celebrate Solomon Hills’ 20th vintage, the Millers are hosting a first-ever event onsite – a special chance for consumers to visit this special place and taste the family’s latest releases, including the 2016 Solomon Hills Pinot Noir. The event, with food provided by Orcuttbased Trattoria Uliveto, takes place Saturday, October 5, from 4 to 7 pm. Tickets – $60 and $45 for wine club members – are limited and available through eventbrite.com. The wines of Solomon Hills and Bien Nacido are always available for sipping and purchase at their destination tasting room, located along Grand Avenue in beautiful downtown Los Olivos. Find out more at biennacidoestate.com. Cheers! •MJ
The exclusive Solomon Hills label features wine like chardonnay and a rosé of pinot noir
marginal for growing grapes, actually, and we really struggle for yields every year.” The Millers picked the “choicest spot for wine grapes” and planted just 100 acres of pinot noir, mainly, along with some chardonnay and syrah. Soon, it would become clear that a “struggle for yields” often translates to resilient gapes of superior caliber. Today, the land’s remaining 900-or-so acres are leased to various private enterprises, including Driscoll, which cultivates some of the best blueberries here in all of California. Solomon Hills was planted to wine grapes in 1999, making this year’s vintage its 20th anniversary. As the family and a whole community of wine aficionados look back, they recognize its potential for consistently growing stellar grapes – grapes made spectacular by sandy, chalky, gravelly • The Voice of the Village •
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G IVIN G
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Celebrating 25 years of Dream Foundation 1994 Thomas Rollerson phoned a dream-granting agency for children and discovered no such place existed to honor the final dreams of adults. One year later, inspired by his late partner, Timothy Scott Palmer, and with the support of his community, he created Dream Foundation.
1997
2004
Priscilla Presley begins 17 years of active and outspoken support as a Dream Foundation Ambassador.
2007
Medical Advisory Board formed of medical professionals who act as program advisors and counselors.
2001
5,000th Dream fulfilled as Colorado resident Connie receives a birthday party for her six-year-old daughter.
Gentiva Hospice Foundation begins their support of Dreams.
2006
1999 1995 Flower Empower program begins delivering floral bouquets to the Santa Barbara community.
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1,000th Dream fulfilled as a mariachi band plays at the bedside of California resident Hermila. Alaska Airlines begins ongoing partnership with an inaugural gift of 25 round-trip flights. United Airlines donates tickets and establishes charity mileage bank.
Genentech becomes a corporate partner, enabling Dream Foundation to serve 50 states thanks to its financial support and commitment to employee volunteerism.
2002 First Ladies Luncheon takes place, leading to a series of highly successful fundraising events including the Celebration of Dreams Gala and Endless Summer Dream.
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Thank you Santa Barbara for your enduring support. In the past 25 years, Dream Foundation has served more than 32,000 final Dreams for terminally-ill adults and their families.
2010
First Flower Empower Luncheon takes place.
2015
2012
10,000th Dream fulfilled as North Carolina resident Mitch meets Good Morning America host, Robin Roberts.
2018
The Santa Barbara community gifts a new Flower Empower van in memory of longtime supporter, Chris Edgecomb.
Dreams for Veterans launches in Washington, D.C. with the support of Senator John McCain and First Lady Michelle Obama, serving our nation’s veterans.
30,000th Dream fulfilled as U.S. Navy veteran Jerry reunites with his only surviving brother whom he hadn’t seen for 20 years. Michael Rosenfeld gifts Dream Plaza at downtown Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara.
2011 Southwest Airlines begins eight years of providing flights for Dreams.
2008 Hasbro Inc. donates 100 toys to the Toy Program, beginning 11 years of ongoing support.
2014 20,000th Dream fulfilled as Los Angeles resident Yvonne visits San Diego theme parks with her family.
2019 2017
25th Anniversary of Dream Foundation.
New York office opens thanks to support from Harrison and Star and New York Advisory Council established.
www.dreamfoundation.org Dream Foundation is the only national dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults.
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) Caren Rager, Palmer Jackson, and Nir Kabaretti prepare for the Legends gala on stage at the Granada Theatre (photo by Priscilla)
Haley and Hal Conklin, Caren Rager, chef Michael Hutchings, and Meg and Dan Burnham (photo by Priscilla)
(Seated) Jeff and Margo Barbakow, Legends honoree Carol Burnett, Fannie Flagg, and Allan Glaser; (standing) Bob Veloz, Dennis Miller, Carolyn Espley Miller, Marlene Veloz, Sachi Worrall, and Hayley Firestone Jessup (photo by Priscilla)
Legends honorees Dan Burnham, Carol Burnett, Meg Burnham, and Opera Santa Barbara’s Joan Rutkowski and Kostis Protopapas (photo by Priscilla)
torium, also honored philanthropists Dan and Meg Burnham, whose penthouse home sits atop of the theater building, known as The Top of the G. The dynamic duo, who have been married for 51 years, are also involved in UCSB Arts & Lectures, CAMA, The Santa Barbara Symphony – a number of whose players entertained in the balcony under maestro Nir Kaberetti–, the Ensemble Theatre, State Street
Ballet – two members of whom, Ahna Lipchik and Francois Llorente, performed a Salsa Celebration – and PATH. They were introduced, appropriately enough, by UCSB chancellor Henry Yang. The other honoree was the 25-yearold Opera Santa Barbara, which was presented by Santa Barbara Foundation president Ron Gallo,
with the award being accepted by Joan Rutkowski and director Kostis Protopapas. Soprano Jana McIntyre sang an aria from Mozart’s Magic Flute from a box balcony, while aerial dancers Emily Auman and Skyler Storm performed on stage. The gala started with a champagne and caviar reception in the McCune Founders Room, with another event in the lobby before the guests repaired to the beautifully decorated stage for a dinner prepared by local chef Michael Hutchings, with a pea soup appetizer homage to Carol’s 1959 Broadway show Once Upon A Mattress, which garnered her a Tony Award nomination. Among the heavenly horde attending were Leslie Ridley-Tree, Mary Dorra, Kevin Marvin, Tim Mikel, Dennis Miller, Sara Miller McCune, Bob and Val Montgomery, Eric and Nina Phillips, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Paul and Bobbie Didier, Leila Drake, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Ivana Firestone, Jonathan Fox, Andrea Gallo, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, George Leis, Allan Glaser, Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman, Sigrid Toye, John Daly, Celesta Billeci, Miles Hartfeld and Gretchen Lieff, Marylove Thralls, Bob and Marlene Veloz,
Robert Weinman, Deborah Bertling, Dilling Yang, Richard and Annette Caleel, Merryl Brown, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Palmer and Susan Jackson, Hal Conklin, Christopher Lancashire, John Palminteri, John Blankenship, Caren Rager, Jeff and Margo Barbakow, Hayley Firestone Jessup, Jennifer Smith Hale, David Lacy, George Leis, and Sybil Rosen. Filled with Hot Air It was up, up and stay at Elings Park when it hosted its first hot air balloon and wine festival featuring
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Colleen Beall, Dean Noble, and Will Beall prepare for the hot air balloon and wine festival (photo by Priscilla)
“How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?” – John Lennon
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JUST ASK J’AMY (Continued from page 5)
will be harmonious with the existing character of Montecito and assure the new structures fit within the community plan’s goals, policies, and standards. MPC: In yet another local governance benefit, the Board of Supervisors, in 2002, authorized an area Planning Commission for Montecito. It was seated for the first time in March, 2003. MPC is made of five Montecito residents, nominated by the First District Supervisor and appointed by the Board of Supervisors by vote. Most MPC Commissioners are well-grounded in local land use practice or land use law. Professions vary, but of the 13 former and current Commissioners appointed since 2003, six have been attorneys, and ten had previous service on the Montecito Association Land Use Committee (LUC). One is a road builder, one an investigative reporter, one a school administrator, one an architect, and probably the most suited for the job of all – one a former nurse! The current chair is attorney and former Montecito Water District board member Charles Newman. The Montecito Planning Commission normally meets on the third Wednesday of each month can be contacted via email through the county staff
via David Villalobos at dvillalo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. MBAR: In 2003, simultaneous with the creation of the MPC, the BOS created a seven-member Montecito Board of Architectural Review. The board, nominated by the First District Supervisor and confirmed by the BOS, is composed of at least five licensed architects, who can reside anywhere in the county. The board also has two community members, who must live in Montecito, but do not have to be licensed architects. MBAR normally meets every two weeks to review the architecture and design aspects of proposed projects. Part of their duties also include assuring proposal projects fit with in the community plan as far as siting, visual impacts, and community character. The current chair is architect Thiep Cung. MBAR can be contacted through their secretary, Sharon Foster at sfoster@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. MA: Everyone gets this confused – but here are the facts: The Montecito Association (MA) is a membership-funded homeowners association – it is not a government entity. It is a 501c4 advocacy group, whose job is essentially to lobby! MA has no government or jurisdictional authority. •MJ
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ORDINANCE NO. 5901 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 17.04.010, 17.12.060, 17.16.010, 17.18.020, 17.18.030, 17.18.050, 17.18.070, 17.18.080, 17.18.090, AND 17.20.005 PERTAINING TO PROTECTING THE HARBOR AND REGULATING SLIP PERMITS AND LIVE-ABOARD PERMITS IN THE SANTA BARBARA HARBOR. The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 10, 2019. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT This may affect your property. Please read. Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department. The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Alejandro Jimenez at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, by email at ajimenez@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided. WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.
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If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Alejandro Jimenez at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at ajimenez@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, or by phone at (805) 568-3559.
/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5901
PROPOSAL: PERLSTEIN - DEBRIS FLOW REBUILD PROJECT ADDRESS: 89 HUMPHREY RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance
DATE OF NOTICE: 9/18/2019 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 10/9/2019 PERMIT NUMBER: 19CDH-00000-00024
APPLICATION FILED: 6/4/2019
was introduced on August 13, 2019, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 10, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmember Meagan Harmon
ABSTENTIONS:
Councilmember Randy Rowse
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 11, 2019.
009-331-007 ZONING: 15-R-1 PROJECT AREA: 8.99 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: • Applicant: Sarai Grenell • Proposed Project: Project will allow for the demolition of the existing single family dwelling and construction (like for like) of a single family dwelling approximately 961 square feet in size and a detached single-car garage approximately 169 square feet in size. Also included in this project is a new A/C and heating unit. The project does not require any grading. APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 19CDH-00000-00024 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so. Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.
/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on
This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal. For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Alejandro Jimenez. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from:
September 11, 2019.
http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/plndev/Content/Permitting/AppealSubReqAPP.pdf /s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/permitting/planningprocess.sbc Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/home.sbc
Published September 18, 2019 Montecito Journal
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Piano Lab Santa Barbara, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Seungah Seo, 8061 Puesta Del Sol, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN No. 2019-0002185. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Analytics 805, 815 Alston Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Thomas Cole, 815 Alston Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County
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on September 11, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0002192. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Reiki
Montecito, 234 Ocean View Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Julie Hall, 234 Ocean View Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0002041.
Published September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cascata Designs, 6175 Craigmont Dr., Goleta, CA 93117. Kimberly Edens Faison, 6175 Craigmont Dr., Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the Coun-
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ty Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0002092. Published September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Vipers, 214 South Salinas Street #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. David Palmer Jr., 214 South Sali-
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INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5784 DUE DATE & TIME: OCTOBER 10, 2019 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Window & Door Project at Fire Station 2 Scope of Work: The Successful Bidder shall provide labor, materials, and any specialty equipment required to furnish and install new windows and doors at Fire Station 2. Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. A Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on September 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., at Fire Station 2 located at 819 Cacique St, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory meeting. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason 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, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. BONDING Bidder shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order, a cashier’s certified check, or bond payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid. Bonds must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Note: All bids must be accompanied by a copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. Only the original bid security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or delivered to the Purchasing Office in a sealed envelope and be received within (3) City business days of the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. 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. PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5. There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813. Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776. The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid. 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. CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California General A OR General B at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein. A C17-Glazing Contractor will be required for fabrication of doors and windows. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager
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nas Street #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 29, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN No. 2019-0002117. Published September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Southwest Realty Services of Santa Barbara, 1230 Coast Village Circle Ste K, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. PSRSSB EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC, 1230 Coast Village Circle Ste K, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 21, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2019-0002051. Published August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT – STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL: The following person(s) has(have) withdrawn as partner(s) from the partnership operating under: Clay…, 6868 Cortona, Goleta, CA 93117. Sheldon Kaganoff, 730 Surf View Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Sandra E. Rodriguez. Original FBN No. 2015-0001020. Original Filing Date: March 27, 2015. Published August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2019. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 19CV04377. To all interested parties: Petitioner Phuong Jaclyn Fabre filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Jaclyn Phuong Fabre. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes
described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed September 3, 2019 by Sarah Sisto. Hearing date: October 30, 2019 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF PLANTIFF’S CLAIM & ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT: CASE No. 19CV04827 Notice to Defendant David Willows: You have been sued by Plaintiffs: Guijarro, Hernandez, Montes, May, Orme. You and the plaintiffs must go to court on November 6, 2019, at 9 am in Department 4 at the Santa Barbara Superior Court, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Filed September 10, 2019, by Elizabeth Spann, Deputy Clerk. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF PLANTIFF’S CLAIM & ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT: CASE No. 19CV04020 Notice to Defendant Pacific Surf LLC, Blue Pacific Group, LLC, and David Willows: You have been sued by Plaintiffs: Reardon, Christie, Alkire, Fuller, Parr, Wehrman. You and the plaintiffs must go to court on October 7, 2019, at 9 am in Department 3 at the Santa Barbara Superior Court, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Filed August 1, 2019, by Tina Contreras, Deputy Clerk. Published September 11, 18, 25, October 2.
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Sara Lloyd Truax, Ivan Volkoff, and Juliette Vigneaux waiting for their hot air balloon trip (photo by Priscilla)
tethered balloons hovering 75ft. above the ground. For a nominal fee 500 guests were offered the chance to rise to new heights in the four colorful balloons that were anchored to the turf. “It’s a festival rather than a fundraiser,” said park executive director Dean Noble. “But I hope it will expand to become an annual event.” The fest featured 28 wineries, two breweries and even a cider maker. Although alcohol licensing laws prevented youngsters taking part on the night, the park hosted two boozefree events in the morning and the night before allowing 150 youngsters, for just $10, to experience the high life in the impressive Sunrise Balloons from Temecula. Home Sweet Home
Santa Barbara’s New House, a 64-year-old nonprofit to help men suffering from alcohol and drug dependency, held its fourth annual lunch with a sold-out record 270 guests at the Hilton emceed by KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri, which raised around $35,000. The charity’s three residences in our Eden by the Beach provide 98 beds for those needing help, with some 300 men being assisted annually, says Gordon Guy, executive director. He estimates more than 30,000 people have been aided on the road to recovery with a budget of around $1 million annually, with 103 scholarships awarded last year. The Heart of New House Awards went to Korean War veteran Charlie Alva, a founding sponsor of the event, and Penny Jenkins, former president and CEO of CADA – the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse – for 28
years. Former KEYT-TV anchor Paula Lopez introduced a short video about two men helped from the depths of despair by the charity. Among the supporters turning out were mayor Cathy Murillo, district attorney Joyce Dudley, John Daly, Gil Rosas, Maria Long, Donna Reeves, Mark and Kerry Whitehurst, and board president Jeff Daugherty.
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Julia LouisDreyfus, Brad Hall, Mimi deGruy, Hillary Hauser, and Jean Michel Cousteau (photo by Priscilla)
Eric Peterson and Pat Mc Elroy flanking Hillary Hauser (photo by Priscilla)
Emcee John Palminteri and Paula Lopez Ochoa (photo by Priscilla)
Joyce Dudley, Deborah Talmage, Mayor Cathy Murillo, Carolyn Bandel, Deborah Lynch, Renee deJong, and Janice Beaty at the lunch benefitting New House (photo by Priscilla)
Miles Hartfeld, Gretchen Lieff, Jolene Colomy, Hillary Hauser, Harry Rabin, Craig Murray, Thomas Dabney, Jim Colomy, Kellen O’Connell, and Alison Thompson celebrate Hillary’s birthday (photo by Priscilla)
“Heart of New House” award honorees Charlie Alva, Penny Jenkins, and Gordon Guy (photo by Priscilla)
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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)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Now Hear This – Los Angeles-based Now Hear Ensemble heads to downtown Santa Barbara for the West Coast premieres of seven works written by the participants of the 2018 Composing in the Wilderness Arctic Adventure. The composers – which included UCSB College of Creative Studies faculty member Dr. Leslie Hogan – spent a week canoeing the North Fork of the Koyukuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park, and their pieces were all inspired by that immersive experience. The works were all written for the Corvus Ensemble, and are scored for various combinations of flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and percussion. With this palette as a guideline, the composers constructed completely unique soundscapes based on their experiences in the Alaskan wilderness. Kayla Roth’s “Terra Borealis” comprises melodic, expansive melodies, while Stephen Hennessy’s “Remembered Blindly Intermittent” and Alex Nohai-Seaman’s “Beyond the Ends of the Earth” capture the experience through driving and complex rhythms. Some of the compositions are literal in their interpretations, such as Cody Westheimer’s “A River’s Odyssey,” in which he purposefully obscured the beat in many of the slow and fast sections of his piece to
give the musicians and the audience a sense of the shifting pulse of the unpredictable river the composers navigated for six days. Others made use of found objects to mimic the sounds of their Alaskan surroundings, such as the stones Simon Eastwood incorporated in his “Where the River Flows…” and the bed sheet that Brian Hoes instructs the percussionist to cover the vibraphone with in “Arctic Baptism” to convey the plunking sound of raindrops on a tent. Hogan’s “Chasing Rainbows” uses all doublings of the strikingly different timbres of viola, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo to maximize the vivid colors of her experience. Performers for tonight’s West Coast premiere include Adriane Hill (piccolo, flute, and alto flute), Brian Walsh (B-flat clarinet and bass clarinet), Madeline Falcone (violin and viola), Betsy Rettig (cello), and Katie Eikam (percussion), conducted by Now Hear Ensemble’s Artistic Director Federico Llach. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Faulkner Gallery in the downtown Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: (805) 893-7194 or www.music.ucsb.edu Funk Zone Art Walk – More than 15 artist studios, galleries, and art-centric venues open their doors to the public this evening in the trendy neighborhood’s bi-monthly event that
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Equinox in Song – Santa Barbara Revels’ fifth annual Equinox concert mixes things up from previous years’ approach. Rather than drawing on music from last year’s Christmas Revels as a way to introduce this year’s upcoming show, the event will focus exclusively on the theme of the next show, “A Venetian Celebration of the Winter Solstice,” but draw on a much wider range of Italian music than December’s presentation. Equinox will feature Revels’ talented vocalists and instrumentalists singing and playing a delightful and diverse selection of music that covers a full five centuries of Italian music in a journey through instrumental and vocal selections from the Renaissance through the 20th century, including 16th century composers such as Andrea Gabrieli up to the currently active Ennio Morricone, with a special emphasis placed on Venetian composers like Giovanni Gabrielli, Barbara Strozzi, and Antonio Vivaldi. Revels music director and flutist Erin McKibben leads the Revels Consort, which features a diverse ensemble including Christopher Davis (piano) and Jeannot Maha’a (cello), while the newly-formed Revels Seasonal Singers will also make their debut, joined by the SBCC Sackbut Ensemble as guest artists. Sackbuts, a type of Renaissance trombone, were often heard in Venice’s streets and cathedrals. Tickets also available for a pre-concert discussion reception featuring wine and a short lecture by music historian Nicholas Jurkowski, PhD. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: The Chapel at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $25-$35 INFO: (805) 364-4630 or www.santabarbararevels.org
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Mariachi Moves In – ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! opens its 15th season of free family performances and community outreach by topnotch Latino artists from the U.S. and Central America with Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martinez, Jr. Martinez boasts more than 25 years as a leading member of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, bringing experience, professionalism and leadership to his own 11-member group based in Los Angeles. Mariachi Ángeles tour the U.S. frequently performing in festivals and have previously appeared locally at the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival that takes place at the Bowl every Fiesta, and just this past weekend at the Solvang Mariachi Festival. Mariachi Angeles’ visit actually begins on Thursday, September 19, with a free Mariachi workshop from 6:30-8:30 pm at Franklin Elementary, 1111 East Mason Street. Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures and The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Viva el Arte series will also be bringing Cimarron, Los Utrera, Las Cafeteras, and Ladama during the 2019-20 season. WHEN: 7 pm tonight & Saturday, 4 & 7 pm Sunday WHERE: Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road (Friday); Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe (Saturday); Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St. (Sunday) COST: free INFO: (805) 884-4087 ext. 7 / https:// luketheatre.org/viva-el-arte or www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB
harkens back to the area’s not-so-longago roots as a rhapsody for bohemians. There are gorgeous galleries and super-funky warehouse spaces still interspersed amid the glitzy new hotels and shiny tasting rooms, and most will host live music and performances, pop-up artist booths, opening receptions and/or beer and wine tastings among the interactive activities. The Arts Fund Gallery (205-C Santa Barbara Street) hosts the reception for the 26th Annual Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition featuring work from 20 young artists from South Santa Barbara County that have participated in the program’s workshops, including “Self Expression through Painting” with Demi Boelsterli, “Fine Art As A Career Choice: Oil Painting” with Yulia Lennon, “Printmaking; Activism!” with Barbara Leung Larson, “Alternative Process Photography” with Joyce Wilson, and “What’s Next? College and Career Prep” with Jamie Dufek… Adam Brown, Doug DaFoe, Tom Post, Patti Post, Brad Nack, and Patrick Hall are showing new art at MichaelKate Interiors & Gallery (132 Santa Barbara Street), while Studio One Eleven (111 Santa Barbara Street) shows Cast Cement Sculpture from Scott Donadio plus new work from studio artists Barbara Leung Larson, Matt Mehi, and Demi Boelsterli… GraySpace Art Gallery opens “unhinged,” an intriguingly titled exhibition boasting works by Peggy Ferris, Francis Scorzelli,
“Everything is as important as everything else.” – John Lennon
and Dug Uyesaka, while GONE Gallery, its “roommate” at 219 Gray Avenue, offers “A Constant State Of Leaving,” with new and selected works by Skye Gwilliam. In the alcohol-plus-art department, DV8 Cellars (28 Anacapa Street Unit C) presents “California Gold,” an immersive journey though treasured places and the beauty of our Gold Coast with photographic artworks by Stephanie Hogue and Steve Munch, while you can both get all painterly and toss back a pint at “Sip, Splatter & Socialize” at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. (1137 Anacapa Street Suite F), where the craft beer comes with a chance to splatter a canvas in the middle of the brew pub. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: The Funk Zone, bordered by Montecito St., Santa Barbara St., Helena Ave., and Cabrillo Blvd. COST: free INFO: (805) 965-7321 or www.artsfundsb.org SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Anything but Wooden – Richard Smith, Joscho Stephan, and Rory Hoffman are pretty big names in acoustic guitar music all on their own. Put the three of them together, and no wonder the Wooden Hall Concert Series is dubbing tonight’s show “Smokin’ Hot Gypsy Jazz & More.” Smith leads the Hot Club of Nashville, teaches and plays with Tommy Emmanuel, and is known for being able to play almost anything on hearing it once. Stephan is known as 19 – 26 September 2019
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Making his Mark – Down the Road Wherever, the ninth solo album from former Dire Straits singersongwriter/guitarist Mark Knopfler, reflects on his long career as a musician from personal, musical, and geographic perspectives. “One Song At A Time” is a reference to both hero Chet Atkins and an autobiographical essay on Deptford, England, where the up-and-coming Dire Straits began to make their way as a band, which soon led to worldwide successes. More than four decades later, Knopfler still keeps a bit of the unassuming spirit of the itinerant songsmith as a spark for songs covering such subjects as a stray soccer fan lost in a strange town, the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow and a man out of time in his local greasy spoon diner, even as the settings have become more elaborate over the years. The sonic landscapes veer between the elegant folk and roots-inflected ambience of his catalog and new elements of jazz, funk and more straight-ahead rock and roll. It’s been a pretty prolific period for Knopfler as while writing songs for the album, he was also simultaneously composing for the upcoming Local Hero musical, an adaptation of the 1983 movie that was the first of his soundtrack projects. Expect to hear lots of material from Wherever, other songs from his solo oeuvre and favorites from the Dire Straits era when Knopfler returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl with a full band tonight. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1122 N. Milpas St. COST: $46$186 INFO: (805) 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com
one of the top gypsy jazz guitarists in Europe, while Hoffman is considered a musical savant on virtually any instrument. Between them, they can play anything from fingerstyle and gypsy jazz to ragtime, folk, roots music and much more. So it’s not just hyperbole when SBAMA’s founder suggests “This concert will (both) floor you and blow the roof off the (theater).” WHEN: 7:30 pm (Workshop at 4 pm) WHERE: Alhecama Theater, 914 Santa Barbara St. COST: $32 in advance, $35 at the door INFO: www.sbama.org TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Miller Time, Again – The veteran blues-rock turned rock star Steve Miller has sold out shows more than once in decades past. So it was something of a shock when we learned
the guitarist-singer-songwriter would fly like an eagle into the Lobero for the annual Seymour Duncan Benefit Concert supporting Notes For Notes a few years back. Now the 75-year-old Milwaukee-born member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be returning to the venue to keep on rock’n you, baby, baby, baby, with all the proceeds – including ticket sales and sales of rare and one of a kind auction items and memorabilia – from the event sponsored by the famed guitar pickups and effect pedals manufacturer going to the Santa Barbara-born nonprofit organization dedicated to providing youth with free access to musical instruments, instruction and recording opportunities. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $96.50 & $161.50 INFO: (805) 963-0761 •MJ
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Turn the Paige – “Abstract Trompe L’oeil,” an exhibition of oil paintings by Paige Patterson Wilson, represents a bit of a departure for the artist, whose previous works were conventional still life paintings depicting recognizable objects with reflective, transparent surfaces that appear as small abstractions. Those details led her to the idea of creating purely abstract still life paintings, which at first glance, appear to be flat, hard edge, geometric and abstract, but upon closer observation draw in viewers by the illusion of depth. Wilson’s process for creating these unusual works begins with constructing an abstract “still life” – three-dimensional composition of opaque, translucent and transparent papers and colored gels. After arranging lighting above to create a kaleidoscope of reflections, she paints the “still life” from direct observation, challenging herself to create the illusion of three dimensions and transparency using only opaque pigments. The effect evokes futuristic cities, outer space and other science fiction settings, which is what gives the exhibition context for the space at the Architectural Foundation’s Art Gallery, the latest show from Wilson, a 40-year veteran Santa Barbara artist who completed her MFA at UCSB in 1982 and currently teaches art classes at SBCC School of Extended Learning. WHEN: Opening reception 5-7 pm tonight; exhibit continues through November 14 WHERE: 229 E. Victoria St. (in the historic Acheson House on the corner of Garden) COST: free INFO: (805) 965-6307 or www.afsb.org
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As the Santa Barbara quartet, The Fog, entertained the gaggle of guests, including Mahri Kerley, gallery director Robyn Geddes, Miles Hartfeld and Gretchen Lieff, Sharol Siemens, Marilyn McMahon, Pat McElroy, Dana Hansen and Terese Mcwilliams, noshed on Mexican cuisine from Los Agaves. Jewels by the Sea Hospice of Santa Barbara hosted its 7th annual Jewels by the Sea lunch at the Coral Casino when more than 340 guests helped raise a record $165,000 for the nonprofit. The sun suffused bash, co-chaired by Robin Himovitz, Melinda Goodman-Kemp, and Jill Kitnick, was emceed by KEYT-TV husband and wife anchors CJ Ward and Beth Farnsworth with keynote speaker District Attorney Joyce Dudley, who emotionally recounted the premature deaths of her father, Morty, and her husband, John, who died at 55. She praised the help given by the organization, headed by David Selberg, as guests watched a video about Manuel Figueroa, who was diagnosed with lymphoma and survived. “It was a frightening and confusing time,” he explained. “Life becomes very overwhelming. Hospice helped me survive.”
Monica Bartos and Zoe Guess at the Coral Casino (photo by Monie Photography)
The Partnership Award went to Suzanne Grimmesey, who works for the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness, the Legal Award to the James S. Bower Foundation, and the Volunteer Award to the No One Dies Alone Program, a collaboration between Hospice and Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care. Among the tony torrent of supporters were Geoff Green, Das Williams, Tom Sturgess, Perri Harcourt, Beverley Jackson, George Leis, Anne Towbes, police chief Lori Luhnow, Harry and Judi Weisbart, Charles Zimmer, Lois Capps, Alixe Mattingly, David Edelman, Charles Caldwell, Peter and Gerd Jordano, Marybeth Carty, sheriff Bill Brown, and Steve Ortiz. Up for Auction A treasure trove of artifacts from the Montecito estate of George Ricard, which used to repose at the family’s Villa Zamir Cap Martin on the French Riviera, is being sold by Kaminski Auctions in Beverly, Massachusetts, next week. The crown jewel of the Arcady Estate is the historical neoclassical pavilion commissioned by philanthropist George Owen Knapp and designed by Frances Underhill. The estate furnishings also include exquisite continental furniture by Majorelle, 18th and 19th century French clocks, Meissen and Sevres porcelains, and an extensive collection of European art, including works by Georges Braque, Paul Henry, Cristofano Allori, and Ferdinand Roybet. With more than 600 lots presented over two days, the sale is expected to garner more than $1 million, but I suspect will easily exceed that. Raising the Bar Santa Barbara twosome Ivan and Polly Pelly are enjoying the sweet life! The dynamic duo has just launched Ivan Bar, a new nutritional candy with Macadamia nuts, almonds, chia,
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time working on a product that truly helps people.”
Ivan and Polly Pelly concoct new candy bar
hemp and pumpkin seeds, and dates. “I bought my last grocery store snack bar four years ago,” says Ivan, a software engineer from the U.K. “They were either too sweet, too small, or just tasted weird.” So he set about creating his own nutritious snack. “There were three simple principles. It has to taste good, be good for you, and you shouldn’t be hungry after eating one.” There were initially no commercial aspirations. “I was hyperglycemic,” adds Ivan. “Off the shelf snack bars made that condition worse, not better, so I needed something that worked for me.” He perfected the formula over a couple years and, along the way, gave batches to family and friends. The Ivan Bar is now available in more than 100 locations, distributed locally by Jordano’s, with his son, Oliver, a college sophomore, helping with the website – www.ivan.bar – and digital content, while the couple’s high school junior son, Ashton, serves as sous-chef developing new flavors and helping with deliveries. Polly, a Santa Barbara native working in special education, joins in the family enterprise with sales and demos. “It’s a blast!” says Ivan. “We all get to work together and have a great
All Hands on Deck ShelterBox, the Santa Barbara-based charity, has had its hands full of late with a whole slew of global disasters, most recently in the Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian. More than 250 guests turned out at the Summerland estate of John McGovern for a sunset fundraiser, which garnered around $250,000 for the 19-year-old nonprofit, which has responded to more than 300 disasters and humanitarian crises in more than 95 countries since its founding. The event was also a very in-tents occasion, given examples of the canvas dwellings provided by ShelterBox in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Niger, Chad, Malawi, were dotted around the sprawling property. Eric Schalla of Tri-co Reprographics was recognized with the Community Partner Award, while ubiquitous Montecito rocker Kenny Loggins performed his song “Celebrate Me Home” with mudslide survivor, Lauren Cantin, at the bash, emceed by CNN correspondent Paul Vercammen.
Kelly Johnson and volunteer Eric Schalla, who received an award for his dedication to ShelterBox (photo by Priscilla)
Host John McGovern, Lauren Cantin, Kenny Loggins, Lisa Hawkins, Kerri Murray, and Paul Vercammen at the ShelterBox fundraiser (photo by Priscilla)
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Academy. Merlin and the Unicorn, penned by Maya, featured original songs and a dynamic story line. Perhaps the most famous of Maya’s English students is Emma Watson, Hermione in the successful Harry Potter film series. “Children the world over are spending more and more time on phones and social media,” Maya observes. “Communication skills are being lost. At InterAct our classes help get the balance back with greater teamwork, vocabulary, creativity, and, best of all, boosting confidence.” Classes run for three hours at the Garden Street Academy on Saturday, starting September 28. There is also an open day on September 21. The website is www.interactthe atreschool.com or call 805-869-2348
Jim Dougherty, Nohl Martin, and Stephen Vella of Qatar Airways and emcee Paul Vercammen (photo by Priscilla)
President Kerri Murray says: “We prepare every single day. There is a massive displacement of people, around 85 million because of disasters of one form or another. Hurricane Dorian is a perfect example.” ShelterBox has also been nominated for the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Among the people turning out enjoying the tacos from Sharky’s Woodfire Mexican Grill and tequila donated by Cogigo 1530, were rocker Martin Gore, film producer Leslie Zemeckis, representatives from all eight Santa Barbara Rotary clubs, Charles Ward, Paige Beard, Carol Marsch, Chris Denson, and Dana Hansen. Time of His Life Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry’s British actor fiancé, Orlando Bloom, became a household name in the Lord of the Rings movie franchise. Although the trilogy grossed more than $2.9 billion worldwide, it didn’t prove to be Bloom’s biggest payday. He earned only $175,000, he has revealed. But, even so, Bloom, talking to radio host Howard Stern, called it the “greatest gift of my life... I’d do it again for half the money.” New Home Former Montecito resident Michael Douglas, who has put a number his homes on the market in recent months, including Westchester, New 19 – 26 September 2019
York, Bermuda and Mallorca, has just splashed out $4.5 million on a 1930s 12-acre Hudson River estate. Long Meadow, a 11,653 sq.ft. Georgian-style home in Irvington, New York, 25 miles from Manhattan, boasts 22 rooms, including eight bedrooms, ten full bathrooms, and an indoor pool. Michael and his Welsh actress wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, also have a $10 million apartment overlooking Manhattan’s Central Park. Acting Up There is a new theater school, InterAct, for children in our Eden by the Beach, hot from Europe. The classes, run by Maya Smith, a new resident from the U.K., and Natalia Emily Smith, who trained in Hollywood after attending classes in England since the age of four, include singing, dance and drama. “But they are all done in the same venue so that parents are not forever dashing all over town to drop off for a class here and a class there,” says Natalia Emily. “It’s learning, performing, and fun.” Maya says the teaching format and syllabus is based on 30-plus years of experience, perfecting the concept. “Sometimes we incorporate musicals, sometimes we create musicals specifically for the children,” says Maya, who has written about 30 musicals based on the concept. InterAct hosted its first summer camp this year at the Garden Street
New Buyer Montecito TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has sold her ten-acre Santa Barbara County property for just under $7 million. The 1917-built 6,000 sq.ft. three-bedroom, 3.5 bath farmhouse was originally listed for $7.995 million after an initial asking price of $9 million. The buyer is Hollywood director Brian Robbins, best known for directing Norbit and, before that, The Shaggy Dog.
Animal Kingdom The late rocker Michael Jackson’s collection of realistic animal sculptures from his infamous Neverland Ranch are now selling for $1.75 million. The “Jungle Gym” was commissioned by Jackson “to enrich the lives of terminally ill children” at the 3,700acre property he bought in 1987. The collection, including a crocodile, Galapagos tortoise, giraffe, hippo, orangutan, ostrich, zebra and warthog, was displayed between 1994 and 2005, four years before Jackson’s death aged 50 in 2009, according to TMZ. All too beastly for words… Sightings: Actor Sean Penn breakfasting at Farmer Boy... Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman noshing at the Boathouse... Singer John Legend checking out Whole Foods 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 805-969-3301 •MJ
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