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Signing language: David Gersh promotes new novel, Art Attack, at Tecolote, p.6

ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P.5 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P.42 • OPEN HOUSES, P.45

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Village Beat

Keller Williams Luxury Division realtors open new office in Plaza Montecito, p.12

Cows For Causes

World Dance For Humanity brings Montecito volunteers – and local dollars – to Rwandan communities, p.28

Without his help and spirit, there may not have been a Montecito Friendship Center or a world-renowned “Fun In The Sun” educational summer camp for at-risk kids; United Way’s retiring (after 42 years!) executive director Paul Didier set to be honored at upcoming Red Feather Ball (Story begins on p.22)

Real Deal

Mark Hunt unveils new listings for four houses up for grabs from $1.9 to $27 million, p.24

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Guest Editorial

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Montecito Miscellany

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Letters to the Editor

Heaven knows: Ashleigh Brilliant gets into the spirit, literally, of religion and – being Jewish – he recalls learning more about God from Christian hymns in school David Gersh at Tecolote; Weight Watchers; Ellen’s emojis; Cynthia Spivey’s book bash; John Cleese on TV; The Lark hosts Foodbank gala; Legends gala; drought’s impact on paths; Fashion Academy show; Empty Mansions co-author dies; and Guggenheim’s golden restroom Floyd Wicks and MWD; Ann Kale editorializes; Mike Edwards on Pierre Lafond; Anonymous Anita not joking; Jean von Wittenburg gives praise; Dale Lowdermilk gets political; H. Thomas on being deplorable; and David McCalmont expounds on the KKK

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Channel City lecture; barn owls; The New Yorker; SB Job and Resource Fair; Montecito Moms; Happiness Hour; Evening in Bloom; Montecito Motor Classic; Equinox gala; MBAR meeting; scam/fraud seminar; Summerland yoga; knitting and crocheting; Mosaic Art Show; Kirtan at library; prayer practice retreat; Alan Cumming at Chaucer’s; tea dance; art classes; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; Pilates; Italian talk; and farmers market

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Montecito Motor Classic update; Keller Williams sets up shop on Coast Village Road; electric vehicle chargers in upper village; and World Dance for Humanity

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner chronicles the Lobero Theatre Associates luncheon; and SB Yacht Club regatta benefits Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care

22 Coming & Going

James Buckley previews October’s Red Feather Ball and talks with Paul Didier, Mr. Fun in the Sun, who provides the scoop on his reading program

24 Real Estate

From Santa Isabel Lane to East Valley Drive, Mark Hunt surveys the scene in highlighting a quartet of available homes on the market

26 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz shines light on Ken Burns’ The National Parks: America’s Best Idea; FUTURE PERFECT at Lobero; Arlington hosts Concert Across America to End Gun Violence; and musicians abound around town

27 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz ponders daily meditation practices; An Evening of Melodious Kirtan & Vegan Fare; a natural connection at La Casa; Dream Weaving; and Healing Arts Faire

33 Fitness Front

Karen Robiscoe converses with Slim Gomez, owner of Montecito Natural Foods, about supplementing one’s diet

38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

Sister Sparrow and Kolars at SOhO; Tracy Morgan at Arlington; Michael Westmore and UCSB gala; artistic GraySpace; Teen Arts Mentorship showcase; Lemon Festival in Goleta; Santa Barbara Revels; Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally at Lobero; violinist Itamar Zorman in Ojai; and political discourse at the Granada and Antioch

45 Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising

Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

47 Local Business Directory

Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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GUEST EDITORIAL

by Ashleigh Brilliant Ashleigh Brilliant’s always thoughtful and frequently brilliant observations and ruminations appear every week in Montecito Journal

One of Our Gods is Missing

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od and I have never been on really close terms – and I’m not sure whose fault it is. I was born into the Jewish religion, whose God, (as I learned in Hebrew School) has a name so holy that it is never uttered, and who, at least nowadays, takes little direct interest in human affairs.

I learned more about God from the Christian hymns which were sung at the regular schools I attended. One of my favorites was, and still is, “Oh God, Our Help In Ages Past,” by Isaac Watts, which beautifully conveys the idea of God as an eternal protector. Then there were the innumerable Christmas carols, which, however, taken as a whole, presented a confused theological picture, with reindeer, drummer-boys, angels, sheep, stars, bells, and chestnuts all forming part of the mix.

Truth to tell, being Jewish, for me, never had much to do with God at all, but had much to do with cultural factors such as dietary restrictions, Sabbath observance, and, particularly, ethnic solidarity. The latter, of course, made marriage “out of the faith” strictly taboo, and, since neither of the two women with whom I became seriously involved was Jewish, we were forced each time into acts of hypocrisy, involving formal “conversions,” in order to secure the reluctant (and purely metaphorical) blessings of my parents.

I grew up in a world in which family and friends were all Jewish, which did at least give a sense of identity and belonging. However, this trailed off rather sharply after I turned 13 (the official boys’ coming of age in Judaism – for girls, though less frequently observed, it is only 12). Somehow, I began to think for myself – a process which, since then, has never actually stopped, though admittedly I have often wished that I had, as in my earlier days, someone to do at least some of my thinking for me.

My outlook was complicated, however, by the growing knowledge that there were all kinds of other religions in the world, with all kinds of gods. Despite a widespread conceit in my native country that “God is an Englishman,” it appeared that different languages, such as Arabic and Hindustani, were favored by different deities, who indeed had many different names, and that methods of worship varied tremendously, as reflected in all manner of ecclesiastical styles of architecture, ranging from soaring steeples and dramatic domes to humble wooden structures or remodeled storefronts.

But really, where was God in all this? In the Holy Books (which I often found unreadable yet which, over the centuries, had apparently justified enormous amounts of bloodshed)? In the variously ordained clergy of competing faiths who sometimes spoke as if they had a direct line to God’s office in Heaven, but only too often revealed shockingly unclerical frailties?

I found myself becoming so skeptical that even terms such as “atheist” and “agnostic” seemed too dogmatic. Assuredly, there have been great thinkers who seemed to have taken rational thought as far as it could go. But in recent times, scientific knowledge of outer and inner universes may have turned the scientists themselves into a new order of clergy, from whom we hope and expect eventually to receive ultimate Truth.

Meanwhile, God has taken on new names such as “Singularity,” “Relativity,” and “Entropy,” none of which offer much in the way of consolation to those still seeking a more traditional loving, caring, heavenly father-figure – to say nothing of such desirable attributes as omniscience and omnipotence.

But it wasn’t until I went into the epigram business that I discovered I was also in the God business. A surprising number of the expressions which popped out of my mind (never expressed in more than 17 words) were about God. And, even more surprising (to me, anyway), was the fact that many of these turned out to be among the most popular of all my messages. For example:

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Also surprising (one might think) is that no one has ever accused me of irreverence.

I did also try to give non-believers a fair shake, with epigrams such as “For obvious reasons, atheists have to take very good care of themselves.”

But perhaps my own attitude – as portended at this essay’s beginning – was best expressed in the line: “I want to be closer to God – but I want God to make the first approach.”

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TO THE EDITOR

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

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im McEachen’s opinion that I am unqualified to sit on the Montecito Water District Board because of my 21-year affiliation with American States Water, the parent company of Golden State Water Company, which has been serving the community of Ojai for the past 87 years, since 1929, is unfounded (“Montecito Voters Beware,” MJ #22/36). American States, which I headed and served for 19 years on the Board, provides water service to almost a million customers in California in 75 cities and 10 counties.

I retired as president and CEO of American States Water in 2008, after serving in that capacity for sixteen years. In July 2014, six years after I retired, an 80-year-old main on Ojai Avenue burst and flooded the community’s beloved Ojai Playhouse, the only movie theater in town, and the adjacent Jester restaurant. Mr. McEachen served as the former president of the Ojai Film Society and was understandably distraught.

Jim McEachen, and much of the Ojai community, have been legitimately upset by this tragic water main accident. As a former Ojai resident, I too was concerned. But let me repeat: all of this happened long after my affiliation with Golden State had ended. The real lesson to be learned is that this water main break in Ojai, while highly unfortunate, is not a measure of my qualifications to serve on the Water Board in Montecito. In older communities in California and throughout the country, water main breaks are inevitable.

The Montecito Water District (MWD) has even older water pipes than Ojai.

Golden State Water Company had initiated a company-wide main replacement program long before the Ojai break. (As a matter of record, the water rates in Ojai are approximately half of the rates paid by residents of Montecito and Summerland.)

In Montecito, a large portion of its system is nearing its 100th birthday.

Pipes routinely rupture in this community, causing frequent losses of potable water running down the lanes of Montecito toward the sea. Unlike Ojai, we do not have a historic playhouse at risk, but we certainly have plenty of other valuable businesses and homes sitting on or near outdated water lines.

Three years ago, in September 2013, MWD passed a five-year, compounded 55 percent increase in water rates to “provide funds to upgrade aging facilities, especially 23 miles of 80+ year-old pipelines that cost up to $1.8 million per mile to replace.” The rate increase passed, but the pipe replacement program was shelved because of the drought. The money was used for other purposes.

Today, Montecito continues to be vulnerable to breaks and leaks.

Planning for infrastructure replacement is a fundamental responsibility for any water utility whether public or private. Drought or no drought, my policy position as a board member would be that MWD must develop and execute a long-term plan for infrastructure replacement, just as nearly every other water district in California has done, except Montecito.

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This Week in and around Montecito

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Montecito Moms at Wildcat Local all-women rock band Midnight MYNX will be mynxing it up at the Wildcat with their eclectic mix of new and old covers and originals.

When: 8 to 10 pm Where: 15 W. Ortega Street

(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 22 Luncheon & Lecture Channel City Club presents “How Terrorism and the Migration/Refugee Crisis Have Changed the Immigration Reform Debate.” As a non-advocate Congressional immigration journalist and author, Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Orchowski will share her insights about how terrorism and the latest refugee crisis have impacted immigration reform policies.

When: check-in begins at 11:30 am Where: Fess Parker Resort, Reagan Room Cost: $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers; reservations required Info: www.channelcityclub.org Barn Owls Learn about these fascinating birds of prey and how they can help control rodents. Join Tom Stephan for a talk on the biology of the barn owl, their range and diet, and the use of barn owl nesting boxes. Tom, a longtime birder and certified arborist, is the author of the book Beneficial Barn Owls: The Entertaining Way to Rid Yourself of Rodents.

When: 4 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker.

When: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Job and Resource Fair The Workforce Development Board, in partnership with The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region and the

Santa Barbara Job and Resource Fair Committee, are inviting local employers, education providers, and resource agencies to register for this year’s Job & Resource Fair.

The event will take place in conjunction with the Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region’s Business Expo and provides an opportunity for businesses to market their product or services to more than 1,500 attendees, and to search for qualified candidates to join their teams. The event is free for the first 45 employers that register. The event is free for job seekers. For information about cost, contact the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Happiness & Meditation Hour Led by Manas Lele from the Art of Living Foundation, the Happiness Hour will offer numerous tools that facilitate the elimination of stress and foster deep and profound inner peace, happiness, and well-being. It is an interactive and experiential stressbuster session where participants will have the opportunity to experience energizing breathing technique and relaxing meditation; experience alertness and relaxation at the same time. No experience in breathing exercises or meditation is required.

When: 10 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Evening In Bloom Gala Girls Inc. of Carpinteria will host its largest annual fundraiser “An Evening in Bloom,” a glamorous evening of dinner, dancing, and beautiful orchids.

The elegant annual affair features a

cocktail and hors d’oeuvres hour, redcarpet photo reception, dinner buffet, hosted bar, live and silent auctions, and dancing to live entertainment in an orchid-filled greenhouse.

This year’s gala will honor Mrs. Betty Brown, a dedicated Girls Inc. advocate, for her commitment to advancing the success and happiness of girls and young women.

When: 5:30 to 10 pm Where: Westerlay Orchids, 3504 Via Real Tickets & Info: 684-6364 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Fifth Annual Montecito Motor Classic Presented by the Armand Hammer Foundation, the Montecito Motor Classic benefits the Police Activity League (PAL) and the Santa Barbara Police Foundation, local organizations serving teens, and the law enforcement community. PAL provides safe and educational Teen Center activities for at-risk youth, along with mentoring by police officers and programs that build character, teamwork, and leadership. The Santa Barbara Police Foundation provides financial assistance for officers injured or killed in the line of duty and officers, department employees, and family members who suffer catastrophic illness.

The event will showcase 150 entries in a variety of classes, including vintage, classic, muscle cars, sports cars, and motorcycles. This year’s event celebrates the 100th anniversary of BMW, and Ed “Isky” Iskenderian is this year’s honored guest and automotive figure.

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Equinox Celebration Santa Barbara Revels presents its second annual Equinox, an enchanting evening of divine music and delectable refreshment.

When: courtyard reception at 5 pm, concert at 6 pm Where: Presidio Chapel, 123 East Canon Perdido Cost: $25 in advance; $30 at the door Tickets & Reservations: 565-9357 Info: www.santabarbararevels.org MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 3 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Senior Scam/Fraud Alert Seminar Presented by the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from the latest scams. Increase your awareness, as one in 10 seniors have been a victim of abuse or fraud.

When: 10 to 11:30 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work.

When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation

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When: 9 am to 3 pm Where: Coast Village Road Info: www.montecitomotorclassic.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

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Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting.

When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Mosaic Art Show Three local mosaic artists, Betsy Gallery, Christine Brallier, and Wendy Brewer, will present their work at Menelli Trading Company in Montecito. The evening will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and an opportunity to meet the artists and observe the ancient method of mosaic making with traditional tools and materials.

When: 5 to 7:30 pm Where: 1080 Coast Village Road Info: MenelliTradingCo@gmail.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Mantra Lounge An evening of Kirtan at Montecito Library.

When: 7 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Cost: $7, includes vegan refreshments Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Centering Prayer Practice Retreat A mini-retreat day for Centering Prayer practice. There will be meditation walks, journaling, reflection, and prayer practice. Led by Suzanne Dunn, Jeannette Love, and Annette Colbert. Beginners welcome.

When: 9:30 am to 1 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Stage, TV, and film star Alan Cumming will sign his newest book, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams.

When: 3 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Tea Dance The City of Santa Barbara donates use of the ballroom and volunteers provide music and refreshments for this ongoing, free dance event.

Ballroom dance music including the Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Fox Trot, Quick Step, and rhythm dances such as the Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Mambo, and Bolero are played, among other dance music.

Participants can hone their dancing skills or learn new dance techniques.

The Santa Barbara Ballroom Tea Dance is held on the first Sunday of 22 – 29 September 2016

every month at the Carrillo Rec Center.

No partner necessary, but if you can find one bring him or her along!

When: 2 to 5 pm Where: 100 E. Carrillo Street Info: 897-2519 Cost: free ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

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MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memory-enhancement exercises in a friendly environment.

When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 WEDNESDAYS Simpatico Pilates Join studio owner Mindy Horwitz to develop core strength, flexibility, balance, and stamina. Learn breathing patterns and spinal alignment while engaging the deep muscles of the core. Exercise on the mat with use of other props for additional challenge.

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When: 8:30 to 9:30 am Where: 1235 Coast Village Road, suite I (upstairs) Info & Reservations: 805-565-7591 THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative, too.

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oes anyone remember Dr. Suess’s The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins? Every time he took one off, another grander one appeared. The Lobero Theatre Associates had a fun luncheon at Tydes Restaurant in the Coral Casino with hats as the main theme. It was all due to Hope Kelly’s late mom, who had a passion for them, owning a collection of about 100.

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Model Emily Dempster with luncheon co-chair Sylvia Easton

Model Carol Wathen with Holly Murphy, who had jewelry from her shop, Coast to Coast

It’s another big hat day when everyone dusts off their hatbox and dons a hat. They raised $36,000. The Lobero Associates have donated more than a million dollars to the theater since they began. Besides a patio renovation, tent, and furniture purchase, a Steinway piano and renovation of the women’s restroom they give for youth outreach programs. Children get to experience live theater.

My “hat’s off” to the associates for all they do!

Lobero Associates new members Diana O’Keefe, Rhea Hayes, Shirley Carroll, Kay Robinson-Schofield, and Josie Devine. (Mindy Denson not pictured.)

ence.” So can the right hat.

Modeling these vintage hats were modern-day ladies Diane Meehan, Leslie Haight, Emily Dempster, Maribel Jarchow, Carol Wathen, and your intrepid reporter. Holly Murphy from Coast to Coast in La Arcada Court furnished the gorgeous jewelry to complement each chapeau and Hope narrated the show. Some drew laughter and others were oohs and ahhs. Memories from the days when hats and gloves were de rigueur.

Besides a scrumptious shrimp salad, lunch was time to honor new members Diana O’Keefe, Rhea Hayes,

Shirley Carroll, Josie Devine, Mindy Denson, and Kay RobinsonSchofield. President Janet McCann introduced them all. She and Sylvia Easton were also the co-chairs of the event.

These new members along with 20 active and 60 mini members will be raising funds for the Lobero Theatre as they have for 40 years. One of their founding members, Marilyn Schuermann, is still here in Montecito.

A card to celebrate her birthday was passed around for signatures.

Active members participate in a variety of events, including their Hats

Lobero Associates president and luncheon co-chair Janet McCann with hat lady and narrator Hope Kelly holding a hat from Bolivia

Off luncheon when they tip their hats to a distinguished and accomplished woman who speaks to the group.

Last March, it was author Lisa See.

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enabling VNHC to care for more than 12,000 patients and families. Both groups have been around for more than 100 years. This year’s event garnered $132,715. Kudos to the Yacht Club for their good work.

The club is always festooned in red, white, and blue for this gala occasion, and they were also honoring our veterans. Extra flags denoting the various services were hung around the main room. It’s an all-day event that begins at noon and goes until about 6 pm.

The Dixieland band, The Untouchables, got everyone in a party mood along with mimosas, hearty hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction.

The scouts were on hand to present the colors with the “Star Spangled Banner” being sung by David Gonzales. Commodore Bob Young welcomed everyone. Standing by was rear commodore John Koontz and vice commodore Bill Guilfoyle.

Arranging the festivities was chair and staff commodore Francie Lufkin. Besides the commodores, her committee was Brooke Atkins, Sharon Ewins, Shari Guilfoyle, Lailan McGrath, Easter Moorman, Lil Nelson, Sabrina Papa, Robyn Parker, Suesan Pawlitski, Judy Rawles, Sigrid Toye, Craig Wilberg,

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happy with it. It didn’t feel good.”

His latest work centers around a modern art museum and ruthless business dealings, not to mention a murder.

Weight-Watching Winfrey Former TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey’s weight isn’t the only thing that has dropped after losing $117 million when her Weight Watchers shares plummeted almost 70 percent.

The weight-loss company has seen a 66-percent drop in share prices since the firm’s November 2015 high after Montecito’s most famous resident announced she would become the face of the company.

Oprah, who owns 10 percent of Weight Watchers, saw $117 million knocked off her personal fortune by the falling share price.

Meanwhile, the value of the company has dropped by $1.2 billion since its peak.

Shares were down another 68 cents, or 6.6 percent, to $9.68 after the company said it is replacing its CEO of three years, James Chambers, at the end of the month.

But the price is still above the $6.79 share it traded for before Oprah, 62, came on board as its third biggest investor.

Stock prices soared after Oprah announced she would become the face of the company, with the former queen of daytime television taking home $45 million in the 24 hours after she announced she had bought such a large stake in the company.

Despite the drop in her shares, Oprah is still estimated to be worth around $3 billion by Forbes magazine.

Food for Thought Winemaker Doug Margerum and his wife, Marni, hosted a bustling bash to celebrate the publication of their friend Cynthia Spivey’s new book How To Eat Paleo (When You Don’t Live In A Cave), not be mixed up with the famed medieval horse race that takes place annually in the charming Tuscan city of Siena.

“It is about eating whole food, not processed produce,” says Cynthia, wife of Julia Child Foundation chairman Eric Spivey. “I was looking for something like this but couldn’t find it.

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Cynthia Spivey signs her new book How To Eat Paleo (When You Don’t Live In A Cave) (photo by Marni Margerum)

“The books out there were either too scientific or just cookbooks. It took me eighteen months to write.”

The 158-page work, with illustrations by Carpinteria artist Joya Rose Groves, has obviously kindled a writing flame for Cynthia, who is now working on another book .

“But it’s a secret,” she says.

Among those schmoozing and boozing at the El Paseo beano, complete with Margerum wines and comestibles from the Wine Cask, Doug’s co-owned eatery just a tiara’s toss away, were Lynda Weinman, Jeff and Hollye Jacobs, Judy Foreman, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Alexis Mattingly, Anne Elcon, and Paul and Jane Orfalea.

App and Running Another Montecito-based TV talkshow host, Ellen DeGeneres, has just launched yet another commercial venture – her own line of custom emojis.

The 58-year-old former Oscars host follows in the digital footsteps of celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Charlie Sheen, Kim Kardashian – who tied the knot in our rarefied enclave – Amber Rose, and Wiz Khalifa.

Ellen’s Emoji Exploji app – which includes Ellen heart eyes, Ellen boxer-briefs, and hoverboard legs – costs $1.99 for Apple and Android users.

There’s even a cute dancing emoji of the Finding Dory actress, who opts for a DJ rather than a band on her Burbank-based TV show which has audience dance-offs during commercial breaks.

The 28-time Emmy winner’s expansion into emoji games came just a few days after being accused of racism for sharing a meme of herself riding multi-gold medal Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, as I chronicled in this illustrious organ.

The Jamaican 30-year-old seemingly approved by retweeting Ellen’s controversial post, of which she wrote: “I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am.”

Ellen’s latest series, now in its 14th season, launched earlier this month.

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ith a background in Finance and Accounting from UCSB, Plough has spent his entire career seeking solutions to complex public policy questions using his business, finance and regulatory background to build coalitions.

Plough co-founded the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation and transformed the Bowl into one of the premier performing arts centers in the country. His community service includes service on the Boards of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association, the Santa Barbara City College Bond Oversight Committee and Friends of the Channel Islands National Park.

If elected, Plough will use his management, financial and strategic planning skills to assure a reliable water supply; promote the use of recycled water for irrigation and the banking of greater water reserves in underground storage, both locally and within the state.

Plough and his wife Sally Bromfield have been serving the residents of Montecito for 37 years.

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challenging roles.” Indeed he has, but these compliments actually understate his efforts. Since his appointment last year, Newman has been an independent thinker and leader on the board.

Some of the needed reforms he champions are beginning to take hold, and his continuance on the board is vital for the sake of Montecito. One important example is his initiative to create the Recycled Water Committee that he currently chairs. Recycled water is a viable alternative for irrigating our local private landscapes and reducing the demand on our precious supply of drinking water. He is also energetically moving forward with the exploration of other feasible water-saving options that are much in need of exploration.

Charles Newman is the solution to getting the water board back on track, not the problem. He deserves and has my vote to continue his important work.

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Not Clowning Around

Thank you for your “ take” on the banning of clown costumes (“Don’t Clown Around... Please!” MJ #22/36), but all kidding aside, I was told by friends living in France that the town of Vendargues, had a very compelling

reason to ban clown costumes.

When the abaya, burka, hijab, niqab, and whatever else they’re called (the Muslim attire that hides everything), was banned in France, the male Muslim heinous could no longer use this cloth-cover to hide themselves and get close enough to their “infidel” prey to injure and cause harm.

As cunning and clever criminals would have it, the Muslim heinous came up with a costume (clown attire) to hide their identity. Their scheme worked for a while, until the French people demanded firm action from the local authorities to ban the costume, which they did.

In the public meetings, the justifiably fearful stated that “people can wear the clown costume, or, wear any clothing they please, but not the (clown) mask” (not any mask). Common sense, reason, and logic always win!

We really have to, as citizens of our great U.S.A., recognize, if only for one nano-second, how lucky we are, not to have the constant violence perpetrated upon us that our European siblings are currently having to endure.

And yes, our leaders may pass laws that seem silly, and downright unjust to a group of hard-working-honest folk (clowns). But, if you were a parent with small children, wouldn’t you prefer to have a law passed in your town that could potentially save your

child from being kidnapped, or killed?

(When puppies and popsicles no longer work to lure a child into a van, perhaps a clown outfit might do?)

Mothers have to keep ahead of malicious criminal behavior to educate their innocent all-trusting children of the happy-painful reality of life; we live in a world made up of people that can predominantly inflict pain on us and people that can predominantly deliver joy.

All humans have to develop their “danger” feelers, antenna, or receptors. As part of a child’s emotional education, children have to hone their alertness sensitivity in the face of what may be dangerous and/or unsafe. This education is part of their growing pains into adulthood.

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that The Black Sheep and Oveja Blanca Restaurante plan to close to the public to offer a week of free, private dining for firefighters and their families from September 18-22.

“Given the many fires that have happened in our area in recent years, we want to give back to those who risk their lives every day to protect us from urban and wildfires, respond to emergencies of all kinds, and often are not in the spotlight,” said Ruben Perez, co-owner of both eateries with his father Robert Perez. – J.B.)

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Celebrity Sell-Out

What are we going to do when all the celebrity liberals leave the country if Mr. Trump is elected president? In 2000, it was film director Robert Altman and Alec Baldwin, among others, who threatened to leave the country if George W. Bush won. More recently, a whole group of celebrities, wannabes, and have-beens have announced they’d be leaving if Trump wins, including Amy Schumer (she’d move to Spain), Jon Stewart (another planet), Chelsea Handler (Spain), Neve Campbell (Canada), Barry Diller (he’ll either move “out of the country or join the resistance”), Lena Dunham (Canada, Vancouver specifically), Keegan-Michael Key (Canada), Chloe Sevigny (Nova Scotia), Al Sharpton (out of here),

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Natasha Lyonne (a mental hospital), Eddie Griffin (Africa), Spike Lee (Brooklyn), Amber Rose (“I’m moving; I’m out!”), Samuel L. Jackson (South Africa), Cher (Jupiter [Editor’s note: doesn’t she already live there?]), George Lopez (Mexico), Barbra Streisand (Australia or Canada), Raven-Symoné (Canada), Whoopi Goldberg (doesn’t know where), Omari Hardwick (Italy), Miley Cyrus (just “moving”), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (New Zealand), and probably plenty more second- and thirdrate Hollywood “talent.”

How will we survive?

FOX News’s Sean Hannity has offered to pay first-class airfare for anyone wishing to leave, which I think is rather brilliant. In fact, I would happily contribute $500 to an “Exit Fund” for celebrities who promise to leave and not return for at least 10 years.

Should they get homesick and decide to return sooner, they should be required to repay donors 10 times the amount contributed. Either way, this would be a great investment.

Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Well, one can’t blame the above-mentioned group for considering leaving the country if their woman isn’t elected; we’ve heard from a number of friends and acquaintances that if Hillary wins, they’ll be considering their options. And, certainly I believe it will be a sad day for the U.S. if she takes the oath of office in January, so one can see how the other side could feel as strongly.

Truth be told, Mr. Trump is a relatively unknown political quantity, but everyone knows, even her backers, that a Hillary administration will accelerate this country’s “progressive” movement toward socialism. Sadly, nearly 50 percent of the population now sees that as a positive development; we see it as tyranny, soft though it may be. – J.B.)

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is name is Paul Didier and he’s been with United Way for just over 42 years. Paul is about to retire and is also about to be honored at the upcoming Red Feather Ball on Saturday, October 15. Former honorees include Leslie Ridley-Tree, Bob and Val Montgomery, Anne Smith Towbes, Jean Schuyler, Andy Granatelli, Bob Bryant and, well, let’s just say that if you’ve spent the better part of half a century supporting Santa Barbara, the Red Feather Ball has likely chosen to honor you for services rendered.

Paul attended UCSB and graduated in 1970, whereupon he made his way to the San Francisco Bay Area and found work in real-estate development. “My major was going to be pre-med,” the upbeat and unpretentious executive director of Santa Barbara’s United Way says as we begin our conversation in his nonetoo-spacious office, which is, naturally, the heartbeat of the nonprofit’s 8,000-sq-ft headquarters building on Santa Barbara’s lower east side. “But when I got to ‘organic chemistry,’” he continues, laughing quietly, “I hit the wall.”

He explains that he changed his major to philosophy, “because in those days, and even currently, if you wanted to go to law school, your major would have to be philosophy, so I became a philosophy major.”

Didier took on a second major – history – as well. From there, he was accepted into law school, but because his father – a general contractor at the time – had suffered some business setbacks, he didn’t attend.

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and began doing small projects with some of his friends. They fixed up Victorian houses and, he points out, “if the property was kept for five years and one day, there were great tax advantages to the plan.

“It worked out really well,” he says.

The Move to Santa Barbara

When his first daughter was born, Paul decided he didn’t like the size of the Bay Area or the weather patterns.

He first moved to Walnut Creek but woke up with snow on the lawn a couple times and decided he’d rather move to a warmer climate. After spending a month in each city, he chose Santa Barbara over San Diego.

He was then out of work, after having sold his interests in the real estate business, and though he continued to see his business associates and friends, “the conversation always veered towards making more money, and I thought there ought to be more in life.”

This was 1974, and he says it was a SBCC class he took that determined his career path. The course required Paul and his 20-or-so mid-career classmates in search of a different direction to help decide where each would fit in best. “When it came to my turn,” Paul recounts, “most of them thought I’d do well in an organization whose business was involved in helping people.

“They suggested United Way.” Based upon his classmates’ suggestions, he says he “went down and talked to [the person in charge of the United Way office], which was on Santa Barbara Street, next door to what is now Anacapa School, in a 500-square-foot office. We met and [the then-executive director] looked at me like I had two heads. Santa Barbara EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS

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“He asked me if I’d like to be on his board and I said, ‘No,’ that I’d been on enough boards already. I wanted to see what it was like to work inside this kind of organization. ‘I’m not sure I’m going to like it.’ I didn’t want to be a volunteer; I wanted to be paid.

“He goes, ‘I don’t have any money; I don’t have any positions...’

“I was actually considering moving from Santa Barbara and going to another city that might possibly have a position for me. I left my resumé and said ‘Call me.’ Three months later he calls me and says, ‘I found some money. I can pay you for three months.’

“The pay was $650 a month with no benefits. I said ‘Fine.’ So, I took the job for three months.” Paul says he learned how to make brochures, made cold calls, warm calls, solicited donations; he was the “everything” person.

A graphic artist, Marcia Burtt, helped him learn about printing and graphic arts. She did all United Way’s graphic design material for about 15 years. They became good friends over the years, and Marcia is now a well-known artist.

Those first three months on the job went by quickly and Paul’s boss, Gene Border, a retired Air Force colonel, found some more money to pay Didier for six additional months.

“I thought, ‘Great.” “I’m liking it,” Paul says.

Less than two years later, Didier took over when Border left after a dispute with the board of directors. “I got to know some of the board members and developed a relationship with them,” Paul explains, adding

that he was the youngest person to apply; he was still in his 20s, but he got the job anyway.

The Fun in The Sun Program

This year’s honoree really is “Mr. Fun in The Sun,” having helped launch that United Way youth educational summer camp program some 20 years ago. It is an intense, sixweek summer “camp” program that requires a three-year commitment from both the student and the parent or parents of that student.

“Parents are required to go to five different classes over the six weeks, and they have to participate in other ways,” Paul explains. “If the parent or parents have more than one unexcused absence, both the parent and the child have to leave. We tell them it’s a privilege and a gift to be part of this program. It’s five days a week, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.”

Three of the last five years the Fun in The Sun program “had the highest rate of reading improvement in the United States” Paul boasts. “In 2012, we won the NSLA Johns Hopkins Award for Best Summer Learning Program in the Country. We benchmark and look to create national-caliber programs. We’re not interested in doing just another summer program.”

How many parents and kids have you had to let go? I wondered. “We probably turn over three to five kids and their families in a year. Somebody has dropped the ball.

“This is a world-class program,” he says. “If they don’t want to treat

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it as such, if they’re not going to participate, then they shouldn’t be part of it. The problem with many other programs we see,” Paul observes, “is that children are treated like they’re in a vacuum. So, schools teach to the kid; we teach to the family.

“Two-thirds of what is called the ‘achievement gap’ takes place during the summer, not the school year,” he says. “During those months of ‘summer vacation’ [especially] if you come from a really poor background, to expect that kid to keep up is like expecting to make a trip to Mars with the very first rocket launch.”

One of the more recent innovations with Fun in The Sun, Didier notes, “is the music program we’ve been doing with the Music Academy of the West; Montecito Bank & Trust is our lead partner, and this was our fourth year of doing it.”

That program consists of bringing the 300 low-income-qualified, academically at-risk kids (second-graders to 12th-graders), all wearing yellow T-shirts, to spend a full day at the Music Academy during its summer program in July. Music Academy students show and illustrate to the kids the various instruments they play.

“This year they did a modern opera,” Paul says. “The Music Academy fellows are in their twenties and thirties, so the kids relate to them. They listen to an opera for an hour. I’ve been in the back in the room and for the full hour they didn’t fidget, didn’t make noise. The Music Academy has been so spot-on with finding a way to make music, and parts of classical music, actually stimulating and interesting for a group of kids that for the most part are the kinds of students that are difficult to get to behave in a regular classroom.”

Sable, and Nevill Cramer (author of the well-written and well-received autobiography Montecito Boy),” Paul says. “They’d tell me that there was a new idea (this was in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s) going around the country.

They were Senior Day Care centers along the lines of a pre-school day care center. This was cutting-edge, and the then-rector at All Saints, George Hall, says he thinks this is a really important future need that will grow, and so the case made total sense. I looked at census data and saw there really was a need that could help middle-income families deal with issues of aging parents.”

They needed seed funding to get started, and Paul saw to it that United Way provided that funding. “They struggled at the beginning,” Paul says, “but because they were able to use All Saints’ community center, it began to take hold. We’ve been funding them continuously since that first day, even now.”

There’s now a Friendship Center in Buellton and Goleta, and there are senior day centers in hundreds of communities across the U.S. “When we got started, you could have counted all the centers in the U.S. on one hand.”

United Way has also partnered with Dolly Parton’s Dollywood. “Kids get a book every month from birth to age five,” Paul explains. The first book is The Little Engine That Could; the last book is Kindergarten, Here I Come.

Dollywood pays half the cost of sending each child one book a month (all signed by Ms Parton, no less), 12 books a year; United Way pays the other half. “It’s $52 a year per kid,” Paul notes. “We’ve now got fifteen-hundred kids in Santa Barbara getting a book a month.”

Instrumental in the founding of the hugely successful and widely copied Fun in The Sun Summer Camp for at-risk youth and in the launching and nurturing of Montecito’s Friendship Center, Paul Didier, after 42 years with United Way – most of those as executive director – says it’s time to go. He’ll be honored during the Red Feather Ball at Coral Casino on Saturday, October 15.

That’ll continue. I guess I’m also going to be an instructor at Antioch University in the B.A. program. I’m going to explore the artistic side of me: drawing, painting, sculpture, and things. My younger daughter’s godfather has offered to buy me a set of lessons in May or June, so I’m going to try golf. I’ve never had the time, so I’m going to give it a shot.

I love skiing and still get out to surf

once in awhile.”

••• The Red Feather Ball is set to take place at the Coral Casino on Saturday, October 15, from 6 to 10 pm. Price is $325 per person, or $3,000 for a table of 10.

The event will be emceed by Andrew Firestone and dancing will be to the sounds of Palmer Jackson Jr.’s Doublewide Kings.

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The Friendship Center Paul’s “Retirement” Paul also had a significant role Plans in the founding of Montecito’s Friendship Center. “I remember getting visits from people such as Steve

“I’ve spent most of my adult life doing community service work,” he says. “That isn’t going to change.

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Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.

New Listings, from Entry Level to Top Shelf

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ontecito is unique in that one can live in a $2-million home a few blocks from the beach and be just a block or two away from $5- and $10-million homes. It is not uncommon to find an estate on two acres for $9 million next door to a smaller home priced closer to $2 or $3 million.

This intermixing of new and large, historic and sprawling estates and more traditional smaller homes on an acre or half-acre or so, is what has kept living in Montecito possible for those outside the highest tax bracket.

One neighborhood boasting two new listings is what is considered by many to be one of the entry-level price ranges for Montecito is near the intersection of Coast Village Road and Olive Mill Road, with access off North Jameson Lane or Olive Mill Road.

This area is known as Montecito Oaks and the Trick or Treat neighborhood, in that you can park nearby, walk the safe streets where the homes are side by side and not gated, and also be near the Halloween festivities of Ghost Village Road just blocks away. This neighborhood is also just a few short blocks from Butterfly Beach and the shopping and dining on Coast Village Road. Homes in the Montecito Oaks area start in the high one-million to low-two-million-dollar range, and up.

As for the upper crust and top price range of Montecito’s newer offerings, we are presenting an estate that was built in 2005 in a prime location two doors down from the San Ysidro Ranch on East Mountain Drive, as well as a historically significant Cape Dutch-style estate on East Valley Road that has been updated and rests on a prestigious knoll in prime Montecito.

All the homes featured in this column are located in the Montecito Union School District and (as of the writing of this article), have been on the market for fewer than two weeks.

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On Entertainment

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

by Steven Libowitz

Burns Illuminates National Parks

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CSB Arts & Lectures kicks off its new season by joining the nationwide celebration of the National Parks Service centennial celebration via offering a free, two-day community screening of Ken Burns’s acclaimed documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The screening of the entire 12-hour, six-part documentary takes place at the Granada Theatre this Saturday and Sunday, and includes giveaways from REI and Island Packers, fun activities, a photo contest, and more.

Burns himself arrives in town the following week to give a lecture titled “The National Parks: A Treasure House of Nature’s Superlatives” on Sunday, October 2, also at the Granada, when he’ll revisit some of the nation’s most spectacular landscapes, and there are several other events to mark the centennial slated for later in the season, including one with Burns’s collaborator Dayton Duncan, who will lecture on “Lands for the Public: The Evolution of the National Park Idea” on November 15.

Burns recently talked about the films, the importance of the parks and other national sites, and more over the phone.

Q. Can we start off with why America needs National Parks? Why are they so important?

A. They’re one of the things that stitch us together. We live in times where we are so at each other for differences in geography, or race, or income, or politics. In the National Parks, everybody is just American.

The subtitle of the film is “America’s Best Idea” and that reflects what the writer Robert Sterling Yard, who was a great promoter of the parks, that our Latin motto e pluribus unum means “out of many, one.” My whole work has been about that. I can’t think of a better one thing than the National Park System.

For the first time in human history, land was set aside not for kings or noblemen or the very rich, but for everybody and for all time. And you and I and anyone else who might read your piece are co-owners of some of the most spectacular landscape on Earth. That’s a wonderful inheritance to pass on to our children.

That’s what the film is about – it’s not a travelogue or nature film, but the story of the individuals who made it happen, and the obstacles they overcame, the friction that was put in their paths. We try to understand the pre-European history with these sort of places. And how, like liberty itself,

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it requires an ongoing vigilance. At a time when we’re particularly challenged as a people to figure out how we agree to cohere, it’s pretty good to have the parks there as one of our shared birthrights.

What was the most surprising thing or revelation you learned in making the documentary series?

I had a lot of them. Part of the interest, the calculus of the National Parks is that they nearly always remind you of your atomic insignificance as Charles Shelton (the conservationist and the “father” of Denali National Park) said. But I feel that in the unique spirit of the park you’re actually made larger. You are inspired by it. Just as the egotist is diminished by his own self-regard, knowing how small you are makes you bigger. I’ve felt that in Yosemite most of all. But there have been many other places. I’ve been in very cold mornings that were many degrees below zero in the dead of winter in Yellowstone, where I felt like I was back in time. I could see what Native Americans had seen. Nothing there to remind me there’s been any human habitations. Hundreds of buffalo by the river. That was one of those transforming events. But I also feel it at the Statue of Liberty or the Lincoln Memorial.

How is it for you to revisit the series for the rebroadcast, and for the lecture tour?

Do you want to go back and remake them or add new chapters as with the baseball films?

We worked on the project for 10 years from 1999 to 2009, so it’s nice that they’re having an afterlife. People wondered if we were sick of it, but in fact it was sad and bittersweet to leave the project behind, lock the picture, and do no more editing. I watched it as I do every film when it was first broadcast live at home with my family. It just deepens for me. But it always feels like sending a kid off to college.

You don’t ever end the relationship.

But I can’t not go to National Parks.

Every year, my family goes to another one we haven’t visited before. We do it every summer. I just got back today from Denali – I took my 11-year-old daughter, and she got her first stamp in her parks passport.

Most filmmakers can’t wait to be done, and some of them never revisit a film once it’s done. Listening to you talk, it’s clear your passion for this is undiminished.

That’s why I’m with PBS. It’s a service. On school days in America, there are hundreds of classrooms showing

some or all of my films. That’s pretty spectacular. PBS once estimated that clips from the Civil War series is seen 2,500 a day every day during the school year. So, they have another life.

I get stopped on the street by people who want to talk about the films and end up having conversations about how they had a great-great-grandfather who was in the war, or an uncle who played Triple A baseball, or another relative who was in a jazz band. But the National Parks one was the most gratifying because after people saw the film, many of them did the opposite of what TV usually makes you do: they got up off their butts and went into parks. After our broadcast, attendance in 2010 skyrocketed about 10-15 million people based on seeing the film. That felt pretty good.

Curtain and Window Closing on Residency

VIM VIGOR’s DANCEworks residency at the Lobero Theatre, a monthlong opportunity for the New Yorkbased company and its ambitious contemporary choreographer Shannon Gillen to create their new work, comes to a close this weekend with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings of FUTURE PERFECT. The daring and imaginative piece sparked

by Gillen’s memories of her experiences in the wilderness is set under a starfilled sky where the five dance-theater performers are on a camping trip that turns into a “full-bodied, psychotropic walkabout” pushed and pulled by the past and finds them challenged by visions of their place in the universe.

Gillen and the dancer-collaborators have been crafting the piece since the beginning of September and have previewed portions at three successive Friday night studio presentations, sharing snippets with the benefactor audiences.

We caught up with Gillen between tech rehearsals earlier this week to get some final notes on FUTURE PERFECT before the premiere.

Q. How has the work evolved over your time here?

A. It’s much more wild and intense than I had even previously imagined.

It’s very loaded with a lot of imagery that came out in the rendering. It’s become clear how powerful the images are. I had to go back and refocus the piece to be in direct relationship to the images. Instead of pivoting from image to image, it almost feels

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like an avalanche from an event that happens at the beginning of the show.

Every character’s experience after that moment is colored by it. It leads into a chain of events. I hadn’t seen it that way until it manifests in that extreme image.

Can you share that pivotal moment?

It’s best for the audience to be surprised. It’s like even when everybody knows that a baby is coming, the gender and name should stay unknown.

It’s hard to surprise an audience anymore, so I treasure that opportunity.

The image itself is fairly unprecedented, and we’re working and wrestling with that for the rest of the piece, how it changes the trajectory.

The piece is also very physical and balancing... these character pivots are the other things we’ve been shaping the last couple of weeks. It’s also balancing the information you need as an audience with what you don’t need, so you have imagination and can apply yourself to the work. So we added language to some areas and stripped away from others as we came to that balance. It’s where there’s both exposure and trust. If we talked again in two weeks, I’m sure I’d have a different perspective from outside of the cauldron, but right now I’m in the belly of the beast. It feels like all of us are in it.

Audiences at the Friday sessions had their own ideas of what you were driving at, and you were okay with leaving it that way.

There’s also been rampant confusion, which is, by the way, welcome too. But they will be moved by images, and the crazy things the bodies are doing, or made uncomfortable by the images, or be attracted to something else. Dance theater brings up so much because it’s human beings on stage doing things that are incredibly heroic or vulnerable. Watching that happen with five different people is very wild.

You leave changed.

We aim not to satisfy audiences with dance movement, but to bridge that gap to move anyone who comes through that door so that they have something to talk about on the way out, that the lens through which they see the world has been jostled.

How has it been to work in the Lobero?

It’s been a pressure-cooker (timewise), but having weeks like this in this kind of place has been amazing for me. I’m incredibly nostalgic and moved by history, so being in this historic building was never lost on me. I’m moved emotionally just to be here. And having others (the theater staff and technical crew, as well as DANCEworks people) be enthusiastic

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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.

Meditation in Montecito

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here’s daily practices at the Vedanta Temple on Ladera Lane, and ongoing weekly and monthly sessions at La Casa de Maria on El Bosque Road. Now there’s also meditation at the Montecito Library.

The Happiness and Meditation Hour program that began earlier this month in Goleta expands to the branch in the Upper Village for three meetings beginning this weekend and includes three successive Saturdays, September 24-October 8, from 10 to 11 am at the library located at 1469 East Valley Road. Led by Manas Lele from the Art of Living Foundation, the Happiness Hour offers numerous tools that facilitate the elimination of stress and foster deep and profound inner peace, happiness, and well-being. It is an interactive and experiential stress-buster session where participants will have the opportunity to experience energizing breathing technique and relaxing meditation, and experience alertness and relaxation at the same time.

No experience in breathing exercises or meditation is required. But if you’d like more information before dropping by to drop what no longer serves you, call 969-5063 or email Tatiana Johnson, branch supervisor at the Montecito Library, at tvjohnson@ santabarbaraca.gov.

Kirtan Returns

The same site also hosts the monthly Meetup known as “An Evening of Melodious Kirtan & Vegan Fare.”

Leaders Divya and Sarvatma have concluded their summer travels to India and other eastern points and have returned to Santa Barbara, where they will reconnect and resume chant-

ing kirtan – call and response devotional singing in Sanskrit – on a regular basis.

As Divya quotes Sacinandana Swami, kirtan is ultimately something which cannot be explained by words; it has to be experienced. It creates a higher connection – even if you are not consciously feeling it. “It’s alive, progressive, and rich with the fine nuances of an unfolding relationship. Sometimes it may act as a mirror, which reveals the pulse of your inner life. How can you describe the relish of honey, the emotion of love, or the event of giving birth?

In some mysterious way, kirtan can be compared with all of that – but then it is also completely different.

Words can show us the direction in which to look for the kirtan-experience, but only when you sit down, move towards your inner space, and then sing out, will you start to know what kirtan really is. Because at that time, your soul will rise up and start to dance.”

The “dancing” doesn’t resume until 7 to 10 pm on Friday, September 30, and reservations are not required.

But the organizers would appreciate RSVPs as early as possible, so they can determine how much of the yummy vegan food and refreshments to prepare. Details and reservations at Meetup (www.meetup.com/ Santa-Santa-Barbara-Mantra-LoungeKirtan) or Facebook (www.facebook. com/MantraLoungeSantaBarbara).

Casa Connection

There are two separate opportunities for immersion into the soul at La Casa de Maria this weekend.

Nature’s Apprentice: Connecting

to the Transformative Power of the Elements is a workshop that employs the five elements of air, fire, water, earth, and space to reconnect you to the healing power of nature. Outer experiences in nature will be illuminated through inner explorations guided by the incomparable photography and wisdom found in the nature-based Apprentice Cards. Each participant will receive his or her own personal deck of cards to work with both during the retreat and at home afterward. Monique Fay, M.A. in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, author and nature photographer, joins Katherine L. Morrow, Ph.D., a poet, editor, and artist who teaches meditation in Santa Barbara.

Wings of the Soul: Unfold Your Spiritual Journey Through Rumi’s Poetry, taps into the mystical Sufi poet’s works that offer a universal path, enhancing all religious denominations towards spiritual integration.

As led by Fariba Enteshari, Ph.D., the founder Rumi Educational Center who has dedicated her life to the transformational teachings of Rumi, the workshop will use Rumi’s poetry to guide you on your spiritual journey as you discover the jewels within your soul and polish the gifts that you are offering to others. There will be time for journaling, dialogue, quiet walks in nature, and deep inner listening.

Both workshops take place Friday 7:30 pm to Sunday at 1 pm and cost $270 for commuters including meals ($290 for Rumi).

Dancing with Dreams

Also coming up at La Casa de Maria: the next eight-week session in Dream Weaving, starting Monday, September 26, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Led by Maya Shaw Gale, M.A., transformational life coach, expressive arts therapist, poet/writer and mindfulness retreat leader; and James Wapotich, naturalist, writer, visual artist, and creator of Revelation Dreamwork and Wilderness Dreamquest workshops,

the Dream Weaving class delves into the art of tracking what’s unfolding in our dreams, and the teaching and insights they bring, and in our waking lives, by working with how these two worlds overlap and can collaborate with one another in moving our lives forward.

The class explores techniques and awareness to enhance and heighten dreaming abilities, engages in fun activities and different approaches around dreaming, and creates a dream sharing council. In many ways, the dreamtime is like a hidden river flowing through our lives, and when we gather in groups and focus our intentions and interests around dreaming, more of the dreamtime becomes revealed. The course, which costs $325, will cultivate and heighten your natural dreaming abilities, help you interpret dream messages, tap into dreams for healing and creativity, and explore lucid dreaming.

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Center of the Heart’s periodic healing gathering takes place Saturday, September 24, from noon to 5 pm when many of the community’s best healers in a variety of modalities will offer short sessions. Featured are intuitive guidance from psychic mediums, channelers, Tarot card readers, chakra work, medical intuitives, massage, numerology, and much more.

Mini-sessions are available for $20 for 15 minutes. Also featured is intuitive healer Sudama Mark Kennedy, who will give 20-minute energy healing sessions for $40. Center of the Heart, which is located at 487 N. Turnpike Road, just up the street from the Wake Center, also hosts chanting, meditation, and celebration services every Sunday morning (9:30, 10 and 10:30, respectively). Call 964-4861 or visit www.centeroftheheart.com.

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that welcomes KW agents from other areas. “Our goal is to have a space for agents from out of town to conduct business when they are here, with computers, printers, and a place to meet with clients,” explained Laney, who was the first realtor to join Keller Williams when the company came into town in 2009.

Currently the largest real estate company in the United States, KW Santa Barbara is headed up by operating principal Rob Aigner, team leader John Wenner, and broker Gay Milligan. According to Layman, the agency is known for having listings that close in the least number of days on the market, with a smaller ratio between the sales price and the original listing price.

“We take pride in those numbers,” Layman said.

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office downtown on Anacapa Street, and up until 2013, had a Montecito office at 1205 Coast Village Road, what is now home City National Bank. “We waited until the perfect space became available before renewing our presence here,” said KW administrator Rosemary Rivas, who, with Wenner, helped oversee the opening. The office has a close connection to KW offices in Beverly Hills and the “Beach Cities,” attracting clientele looking for luxury and beachside homes in the Montecito area.

The grand opening, which will be held in the new office and the adjoining vacant space, is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. For more information about the company, visit www. kwsb.yourkwoffice.com. The office is located at 1255 Coast Village Road, suite 201C.

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painted green parking spaces. “We want people to know they shouldn’t park there if they are not going to use the charger,” Doyle said. This week’s final improvements include installing signs and posts around the charger, so drivers will not be able to run it over.

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This week, business owner Pierre Lafond and his team are putting the finishing touches on an electric vehicle charging station in the upper village parking lot near Montecito Wine Bistro. “The decision to install a charging station came from Pierre himself, who thinks electric vehicles are the way of the future,” said longtime store representative Andi Doyle.

The idea came about a few months back, when Pierre realized his customers’ need for a charging station and the lack of one in the upper village.

“He thought it was the right thing to do in an effort to ‘go green,’” Doyle said. After looking into installing the station through a California tax-rebate program, Pierre found the accompanying regulations (excessive signage requirements, including a sign on the 101 freeway, and other proximity regulations) were too strict, and decided to install the charger privately. “It’s free for drivers to use, and Pierre pays for the electricity used,” Doyle said.

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Santa Barbara nonprofit World Dance for Humanity (WD4H) is accomplishing its goal of improving lives across the world, and this week the nonprofit is delivering three cows to a Rwandan community, donated by the congregation at Montecito’s All Saints-by-the-Sea. “It allows our local community to be intimately involved in the evolution of genocide survivors in Rwanda,” said World Dance founder, anthropologist, and aid worker Janet Reineck.

Reineck founded WD4H in 2010, in an effort to host local dance classes for people wanting to have fun and get in shape. Now offering five classes per week in Santa Barbara, the nonprofit donates every penny from class proceeds toward their humanitarian projects in Rwanda, where the group is helping 7,500 people in 20 rural communities left destitute by the genocide. The beneficiaries receive school stipends, livestock, training, and support for small businesses – the resources they need to survive and succeed, Reineck explains. The dancers who help support the projects have also visited the communities, and recently 11 World Dancers just returned from two weeks in Rwanda.

“They are now more passionate than ever about the potential for Santa Barbarians to make a difference in the world,” Reineck said, adding that the Rwandan people often express their gratitude through dance, which

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During the years of FDR’s New Deal, working for the KKK was a stepping stone for entering Democrat politics and climbing the ladder to elected success. One KKK recruiter – Robert Byrd – became a longtime senator from West Virginia, and a KKK enforcer – Hugo Black – became a U.S. Supreme Court justice, appointed by a Democrat president.

Many modern-day Democrats try to disown and revise their historical connections with their hideous historical racial past, and with great deception attempt to foist those days of death and cruelty to black Americans on the Republican Party, even going so far as to say this nasty brand of race hatred was part ‘n’ parcel of Republicanism going back to Abraham Lincoln.

The Republican Party was born of an abolitionist spirit in Wisconsin during the early 1850s, and Abraham Lincoln was the party’s second standard-bearer running for president – the first successful one. Everyone who voted to continue slavery as a national policy in 1860 voted Democrat, thus against Abraham Lincoln. During the dark days of the Civil War, Lincoln adopted the Emancipation Proclamation. At that moment, all slaves were set free as soon as they came under the power of the northern armies.

After the war, Republican office-seekers moved south into the former Confederate states, allied themselves with the newly freed black slaves, and took over political offices throughout the South. The only clusters of white people other than those “carpetbaggers” to register and vote Republican were those living in the mountainous areas that always hated slavery. They were not part of the plantation slave culture of the lowlands.

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We’re galvanized by these type of experiences.

Arlington Triggers Concert Across America

Montecito is all over the Santa Barbara edition of the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence taking place at the Arlington Theatre on Sunday, September 25. Not only are a majority of the major artists appearing on stage connected with the village as former or current residents – including Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Lois Mahalia, and others – but also behind the scenes in virtually every area, from the committee putting together every aspect of the show to speakers such as Tipper Gore.

All are coming together in the volunteer effort to call attention to gun violence on the Congressionally designated day to remember victims of murder.

The Arlington – which also features appearances by Ozomatli, Venice,

Rocky Dawuni, and UCSB’s a cappella group Naked Voices (who appear on the national promotional video) – is just one of 300 venues across the country presenting concerts on the same day in a nationwide effort to call attention to the issue. But ours is also only one of two that is being livestreamed, including at the after-party for the biggest concert in New York, where another former Montecito resident, Jackson Browne, is a headliner.

“We’re one of the main venues both because we have this incredible roster of artists, but also the resources in camera and filmmaking equipment and crew to stream the concert nationwide,” said Harry Rabin, the owner of On The Wave Productions in Montecito who is serving as producer and musical director of the Santa Barbara concert. “Everybody is just freely giving of their time because they believe in what we’re doing.

It’s pretty amazing how it’s coming together.”

The only agenda, Rabin explained, is to educate about gun violence and advocate for a saner approach.

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Even the musicians will be delivering the anti-gun violence message, through song or comments.

“Music is a common thread and bind for all of us. Everybody likes music, whatever you believe in. The idea is if we can bring all these people together in 300 venues, while they’re having a good time they’re also getting great messaging from community members they already respect.

The bottom line is we have to stop gun violence in America, because it’s completely out of control. If we don’t do something like this with people who can entertain us, it’s just going to become a bigger disaster. Our politicians aren’t getting it done. It takes a grass-roots effort and a community for our voices to get out there. That’s when things start to change.”

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And if you’re capable of triple cloning, Sunday also brings the musical comedy duo known as Mommy Tonk to the Center Stage, where Groundlings and Second City alums Shannon Noel and Stacie Burrows headline a 90-minute, no-holdsbarred, honky tonk-style show about motherhood and marriage featuring fast-paced, irreverent comedy and off-color, original music backed by fiddle-based trio The Assless Chaps.

On Tuesday, British popmeisters Squeeze, whose songs “Tempted” and “Black Coffee in Bed” remain staples of classic rock radio more than 35 years later, share the stage at the Arlington Theatre with Look Park, featuring Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne. Meanwhile, reggae/ska band The Skatalites – whose history dates back to Jamaica in 1964 and still features original alto-sax man Lester “Ska” Sterling and vocalist Doreen Shaffer – show up at SOhO, across the street from the Arlington.

Back at the Arlington, Wednesday brings an unusual pairing of pop singer turned country artist Cyndi Lauper with blues stalwart Charlie Musselwhite.

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“It’s become a center for Montecitans to get information about health and health concerns,” Slim says as we sit down to discuss her years at the helm of Montecito’s only natural-food emporium. She explains how the store has evolved in the 24 years she’s operated it.

“As new research and studies become available,” she says, “we add to or switch out the stock entirely. I change about twenty-five percent of my products each year to stay abreast of the latest advances in the health industry.” An avid gardener who also enjoys swimming in her leisure time, Ms Gomez could be the poster child for healthy living – as any such representative should be. With glowing skin and bright eyes, she’s living testimony to the benefits of good nutrition and a lifestyle based on wellness, and dietary supplements. Not just any supplements, though, since quality has a huge impact on the efficacy of minerals, herbs, and vitamins alike.

“There’s a reason mass-market brands are so inexpensive,” Slim avers. She contends that a large percentage don’t contain what’s stated on the label, but instead use fillers such as rice, soybean, or wheat. “Unhealthy binders and dyes are as commonplace

the Diana Basehart Foundation, and Vitamin Angels – a charity that provides vitamins to mothers and children at risk. Montecito Natural Foods is happy to research any health-related inquiry, special-order items not in

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Referencing the private label supplements her store features, the mother of two goes on to say that “we’re one of only a few U.S. companies that have an independent laboratory assess the vitamins and supplements we include in our brand. I know where our raw materials are coming from, and the quality of them; they’re not coming from China.”

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Foodbank Table of Life co-chair Ann Daniel, honoree Maryan Schall, and co-chair Nancy Sheldon (photo credit: Jacqueline Pilar)

Supporters were out in force at The Lark in the Funk Zone when owner Sherry Villanueva hosted a pre-reception for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara’s fifth annual Table of Life event, being held for the second time

at the Montecito estate of lawyer Jim Sokolove and his wife, Stephanie, on October 8, which will have 250 guests and is expected to raise around $250,000 for the organization.

Nancy Sheldon and Ann Daniel are co-chairs of the popular event, which will honor Deckers Brands and Maryan Schall.

Executive director Erik Talkin says the Foodbank’s mission is to promote good health and nutrition while distributing healthy food.

More than 9.7 million pounds of food has been effectively distributed over the years.

Among those at the party were Janet Garufis, Neil and Jill Levinson, Palmer and Susan Jackson, Tom and Heather Sturgess, Fred Kass, and Santa Barbara Polo Club president John Muse.

Craig Springer, Granada Legends honoree Christopher Lloyd, and Dan Burnham (photo by Priscilla)

Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Legends honorees for Philanthropy in the Arts, with Genevieve and Ivan Reitman (photo by Priscilla)

Granada’s Legends A torrent of too-too tony types descended on the venerable Granada when the second annual Legends gala, co-chaired by two of our rarefied enclave’s biggest movers and shakers, Gretchen Lieff and Anne Towbes, took place on the cavernous stage to raise more than $150,000 for the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts.

Table of Life Gala committee Rebecca Goebel, Ann Daniel, Michelle Apodaca, Nancy Sheldon, Judi Weisbart, and Diane Zipperstein (photo credit: Jacqueline Pilar)

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After cocktails and canapés in the Miller McCune Founders Room, following free flowing champagne in the lobby and entertainment from the Dos Pueblos Jazz Singers accompanied by pianist David Potter, the 280 well-

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The first Legend award winners were dynamic duo Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, who once owned the historic theater and tower, and each gave $5 million to the entertainment palace’s restoration campaign, establishing the Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement in honor of their daughter, who once worked at the theater.

The handsome crystal award, engraved with the “G” shield logo designed by Santa Barbara architect Roger Phillips, as featured in the theater’s lobby, was presented by former City College president Peter MacDougall.

Celesta Billeci, the dynamic director of UCSB Arts & Lectures, which brings so many dynamite internation-

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Mayes – from Opera Santa Barbara performing “Make Our Garden Grow” from Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.

Each presentation featured a short video, produced and directed by Dana Morrow, screened on the Granada’s state-of-the art digital cinema system, donated by Roger and Sarah Chrisman, recipients last year.

Among the cascade of glamorously garbed guests supporting the gala were Mike Towbes, Craig and Kirsten Springer, Nina Terzian, Allen and Anne Sides, Bob and Holly Murphy, Cat Pollon, Charles Ward, David and Pam Grossman, Richard and Mimi Gunner, Bruce Heavin, Lynda Weinman, Bob and Valerie Montgomery, Kerry and Geonine Moriarty, Beverley Jackson, Eric and Nina Phillips, Arlyn Goldsby, David and Anne Gersh, Janet Garufis, Christopher Lancashire, Catherine Gee, Robert Lieff, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Mary Dorra, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon. Marcy Carsey, Dan and Meg Burnham, Hiroko Benko, Jeffrey and Margo Barbakow, mayor Helene Schneider, Virginia Castagnola-Hunter, Michael and Carole Ridding, Walter Bortz, Steven Sharpe, Jim and Stephanie Sokolove, Geoffrey and Joan Rutkowski, Henry and Dilling Yang, Carla Hahn, Bilo Zarif, George and Laurie Leis, Neil and Jill Levinson, Ivana Firestone, Bob and Sandy Urquhart, Derek Westen, Hayley Firestone Jessup, John Palminteri, and George and Helene Konstantinow.

A legendary evening without a doubt.

(Back) Dan Burham, Lynda Weinman, Bruce Heavin, Celesta Billeci, Anne Towbes, David Marshall, Michael Towbes, UCSB chancellor Henry Yang, Richard and Luci Janssen, and (seated) Sara Miller McCune and Marcy Carsey (photo by Priscilla)

Dan Burnham, Lisa Loiacono, Christopher Lloyd, Celesta Billeci, Irma and Morrie Jurkowitz, Craig Springer (holding an Honoree Award) with Andrew Firestone (back row) (photo by Priscilla)

al performers to our Eden by the Beach annually, received the eclectic cultural program’s award, appropriately enough, from philanthropist Sara Miller McCune, who is currently A&L’s main sponsor.

Santa Barbara Symphony musicians entertained playing works by Haydn and Scott Joplin.

The third Legends award went to Montecito-based actor Christopher Lloyd, a three-time primetime Emmy Award winner and known for his

roles in the Back to the Future trilogy, The Addams Family, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It was presented by film festival honcho Roger Durling, sartorially splendid in a Tom Ford tux.

Leila Drake and Jack Stewart, members of Rodney Gustafson’s State Street Ballet, performed, as well as singers – sopranos Elizabeth Kelsay, Adrien Roberts, Carol Tsai, tenors Elliott Deasy, Zachary Mendez, mezzo soprano Molly Clemenz, and bass baritones Luvi Avendano and Byron

Cleese if You Please Former Montecito funnyman John Cleese may be returning to the small screen.

John, I’m reliably informed, is talking with BBC executives in London after being offered a starring role in a new sitcom.

The talks signal a thawing of John’s attitude to the British broadcaster, having said last year that he would never work for the BBC again as the

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commissioning editors “had no idea what they’re doing.”

But Shane Allen, the network’s head of comedy, says that John, who was behind classics like Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, says the program has been written specifically for him.

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Allen said the historic corporation had been too focused on an “obsession with the new,” neglecting some of its older stars.

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is an immediate connection to her volunteers. “When we arrive, they are already singing and dancing. Dance is an equalizing force; there is no white and black, or African and Americans, we are just women dancing like crazy!” she said.

The organization encourages the dancers to volunteer and help with humanitarian projects, and last year, the congregation of All Saints-by-theSea became involved when they sponsored three cows to be donated to one of the Rwandan communities.

The cows, which the villagers named Grace, Betsy, and Holy Cow, have already had calves, and are bringing much-needed milk to the village.

The All Saints congregation is kept informed of the cows’ progress and recently donated three more cows, which were delivered this week.

The organization recently appointed Montecito resident Debra Geiger as president of the governing board.

Debra has been a resident of Montecito for 30 years, and she began dancing with World Dance in 2013. While raising her two daughters, Debra practiced law and volunteered at Legal Aid, and she is also vice president of a private charitable foundation that

supports local and national non-profit agencies. Another Montecito resident, Peter Haslund, sits on the board and is president emeritus. “I don’t know of any other philanthropic endeavor that more directly affects the lives of desperate people more effectively or more immediately than WD4H. The driving force is the ability to provide a sense of hope where none existed, a sense of encouragement where only conflict prevailed, a sense of security in place of chaos, and a sense of a positive future for all, regardless of tribal affiliation,” he says.

Reineck is busy gearing up for one of the biggest events in which her dancers participate: Thriller, a global occasion that happens the Saturday before Halloween. At exactly 3 pm on October 29, hundreds of zombies will rise from the lawn of the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens to perform Michael Jackson’s iconic dance.

This will be the seventh year World Dance is hosting the event locally, and it will include Flashmobs around town.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5481 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5481 for the Surge Tank Removal Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2016 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Surge Tank Removal Project, Bid No. 5481".

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: demolition, removal and disposal of the reinforced concrete surge tank, appurtenant valves and pipes connected to the surge tank and backfill of disturbed areas. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a voluntary pre-bid meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 10:00 AM at the Surge Tank, 1539 Mission Canyon Road (end of the access road).

The plans and specifications for this Project are available at 630 Garden St and can be viewed by contacting the Project Manager. If plan and specification sets are desired, the bidder can obtain them from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Bob Roebuck, Project Engineer II, 805-560-7578.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: September 14 and 21, 2016 Montecito Journal

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3809 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3809 for the CDBG 2016-17 SIDEWALK INFILL & CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENTS will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 28, 2016 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “CDBG 2016-17 SIDEWALK INFILL & CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENTS, Bid No. 3809.”

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished sidewalk infill and crosswalk enhancements project, including but not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, clearing and grubbing, surveying, saw cutting, removal of hardscape, subgrade preparation for the construction of concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, access ramps, spandrels, refuge island, and hot mix asphalt concrete conform, pavement delineations, sign relocation, installation of pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons, new pedestrian lighting, electrical wiring, cleanup, public notices, incidentals, and completing the work as specified in these Special Provisions, City Standards, and Project Plans & Specifications.

The Engineer’s estimate falls within a range of $475,000 - $500,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Alex Ubaldo, Project Engineer II, 805-897-2668.

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

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

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this Project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the specifications. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations.

This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Bidders are hereby notified that the Contractor shall comply with provisions of the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented by U.S. Department of Labor regulations.

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto as Attachment A. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/26/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. However, actual prevailing wage rates will be determined as of the bid opening date. If any modifications have been issued to the wage decision, the contractor must adhere to the modified wage decision. Additional CDBG requirements are described in Appendix G: Attachments C-U. Bidders are hereby notified that the Contractor shall comply with provisions of Sections 103 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330), as amended, and as supplemented by U.S. Department of Labor regulations.

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

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 5% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 5% of the total amount of the proposal.

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

A certification for Federal-aid contracts regarding payment of funds to lobby Congress or a Federal agency is included in the contract documents.

Standard Form - LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” with instructions for completion of the Standard Form is also included in the contract documents. Signing the proposal shall constitute signature of the Certification.

The above referenced certification and disclosure of lobbying activities shall be included in each subcontract and any lower-tier contracts exceeding $100,000. All disclosure forms, but not certifications, shall be forwarded from tier to tier until received by the Engineer.

The Contractor, subcontractors and any lower-tier contractors shall file a disclosure form at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that requires disclosure or that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any disclosure form previously filed by the Contractor, subcontractors and any lower-tier contractors. An event that materially affects the accuracy of the information reported includes: (1)

A cumulative increase if $25,000 or more in the amount paid or expected to be paid for influencing or attempting to influence a covered federal action; or

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A change in the person(s) or individual(s) influencing or attempting to influence a covered federal action;

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A change in the officer(s), employees(s), or member(s) contacted to influence or attempt to influence a covered Federal Action.

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

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

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

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: Sept. 14 and 21, 2016, Montecito Journal

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3791 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3791 for the Railway-Highways Crossing Section 130 Program Lower State Street Railroad Crossing Improvements will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2016, to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Railway-Highways Crossing Section 130 Program Lower State Street Railroad Crossing Improvements.”

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a railroad crossing improvement project including but not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, saw cutting, concrete demolition, excavation, removal of hardscape, preparation of subgrade, bedding, base, asphalt concrete conforms, construction of curbs, gutters, spandrels, ADA compliant paver sidewalk and edge restraints, Portland cement concrete sidewalk, access ramps, installation of storm water infiltration system including catch basin, pvc pipes; relocation of curb drains, striping, installation of gates and railings, installation of pvc conduits, traffic signal modifications, clean up, public notices, and incidentals to complete the work as specified per the Project Plans and Specifications. The Engineer’s estimate falls within a range of $350,000 400,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

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

The City’s contact for this project is Alex Ubaldo, P.E., Project Engineer II, 805-897-2668.

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

Bidders are advised that this project is a Federal-Aid Construction project and the Contractor shall agree to all requirements, conditions, and provisions set forth in the specification book issued for bidding purposes entitled “Proposal and Contract.” Attention is directed to Appendix C of the “Proposal and Contract” specification book for federal requirements and conditions, as well as documents required to be submitted with this proposal request. This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this Project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage requirements in the specification book entitled “Proposal and Contract.” Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the “Proposal and Contract” specification books. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 09/16/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix C.Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/26/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/26/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G.. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/26/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/26/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and Subcontractors, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: September 21 and 28, 2016 Montecito Journal

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Home cooking. Where many a man thinks his wife is. ~ Jimmy Durante

The City of Santa Barbara is selling surplus property at 20 West Mason Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The public is invited to bid on this property. th

The opening of bids will be held on September 27 , 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Public Works Conference Room at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Offers must be non-contingent, “as is”, close escrow 30 days after approval, and are subject to over bid only after a qualified sealed minimum bid has been received.

A minimum bid price has been set at $2,750,000. A deposit of 3% of the purchase price and proof of financing or funds necessary to close escrow within thirty days must be provided at time of bid.

Call Goodwin & Thyne Properties for more information or to get a bid package (805) 899-1100.

Published September 14 and 21, 2016 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Bait Yard, 124-A Gray Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Channel Islands Seafood, 1317 Virginia Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. John Colgate, 327 Cordova Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.

Anthony Vultaggio, 444 Amherst Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 9, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 20160002612. Published September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Casa Concierge, 2052 Mountain Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Jennie Strait, 2052 Mountain Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 20160002415. Published September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cole Design Montecito, 815 Alston Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Monty Cole, 815 Alston Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This

statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 7, 2016.

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

by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20160002572. Published September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: S.B. Parties; S.L.O. Parties; SoCal Parties; Ventura Parties, 5773 Encina Road, Apt. 201, Goleta, CA 93117. Samantha Marx, 5773 Encina Road, Apt. 201, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 30, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Alejandro Torres. FBN No. 2016-0002504.

Published September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Virtuosa Studio, 3419 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Tasha Holmstrom, 1482 East Valley Rd. #311, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 25, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20160002466. Published August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2016.

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costs of keeping the 300 miles of trails clear.

Among those at the bridle brunch and barbecue were Jean and Hilary Burkemper, Maxi Decker, Dennis Longaberger, John and Christy Venable, Judy Blankenship, and the Journal’s equestrian correspondent, Lynn Kirst.

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Freedom of Mind Former Montecito resident Michael Douglas, 71, has admitted he proposed to British actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, 46, at the turn of the millennium so that he’d never forget his anniversary.

Joking that her first answer had been “no,” the Oscar-winning actor told British TV, where he is making his West End debut – to pay homage to Catherine’s three-year residency with 42nd Street – next month, but he now admits he thought he’d never work again after a bout with cancer.

“Half of the interest is to go backstage and see where Catherine spent that three years,” he said of his forthcoming Evening With Michael Douglas event, which takes place at the venerable Theatre Royal Drury Lane, next month.

Michael, son of another Montecito resident, Kirk Douglas – who celebrates his 100th birthday in December – met Welsh actress Catherine in France the year before they tied the knot in November 2000, and they have now been married for 16 years.

“I proposed to her in Aspen,” recalls Michael. “It was December 31, 1999, so I would never forget. Both of us were as sick as dogs because we had the flu.

“I proposed to her at the turn of 2000. She said no.”

The peripatetic duo, who have two children together – Dylan, 16, and daughter Carys, 13 – are now “really, really happy,” she recently said, despite reports of a split in 2013.

The family was rocked by Michael’s cancer diagnosis in 2010, but he is now five years cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for throat cancer five months later.

“I thought I’d never work again,” he confessed. “When you are waiting to find out if you are cancer-free or not.

“You go through all your chemo, your radiation, and you’ve lost a dramatic amount of weight and once this is all processed, once this is all done, there is that moment you go back in to be tested and all that to find out whether you’re in good shape or not – so sure, there is always a moment.

“If you’ve had a cancer bout, you don’t take time for granted. You kind of choose more selectively how you are going to spend your time. You just kind of get on with it, don’t you?”

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Cameron, 37 – from a previous marriage to Diandra Luker – home from prison earlier this summer.

“Cameron coming out of prison doesn’t have anything to do with my cancer and surviving that. He’s doing great, and I’m sure he’ll talk about it when he’s ready to tell his side of the story.

“He spent seven years in prison as a non-violent drug offender, two years in solitary, and I’m sure he’ll speak about it when he’s ready.”

Clothes-Minded

Jodi De Marcos walking the runway, receiving congratulatory applause from the audience (photo

by Priscilla)

Fashionistas replaced film fans in the front courtyard at the Arlington when Jodi De Marcos’ Fashion Academy threw its second annual show, part of Santa Barbara Fashion Week.

The colorful spectacle, which last year marked the relaunch of Jodi’s modeling agency, featured original designs from a number of talented students, including Ben Radford, Tilly

Amira Miksch modeling an elegant Catherine Gee silk dress (photo by Priscilla)

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Model and Flamenco dancer Timo Nunez with award-winning designer Catherine Gee and Christopher Lancashire (photo by Priscilla)

Mills, Saul Olivas, Shelley Powell, and Lynnae Iliff.

Designs by academy alumni, including Katharine Kidd and Catherine Gee, were worn by the willowy models and special guest, Turkish-born Jacque Malkhassian who is now in Santa Barbara, was honored for his achievements as an international tailor with customers such as Rob Lowe, the late Fess Parker, Jack Nicholson, and Marlon Brando.

A portion of the proceeds from the glittering event, which featured a quartet from the Santa Barbara Symphony and Youth Symphony and Flamenco dancer Timo Nunez, benefitted the Grace Fisher Foundation, which facilitates programs in the community to bring music and art therapy to those living with a disability.

Grace was struck by a rare illness at the age of 17, making her paralyzed from the neck down.

Her artwork was featured as the fabric for an original fashion design

by Radford, just 14.

In Memoriam Bill Dedman, author of The New York Times best-selling biography Empty Mansions about the late heiress Huguette Clark, who owned the imposing Santa Barbara ocean-side mansion Bellosguardo, informs me that his co-author Paul Clark Newell, 80, a cousin of the reclusive Clark, has gone to more heavenly pastures at his home in Escondido.

The book debuted on the bestsellers list in September 2013, and remained there for 13 weeks and on the Los Angeles Times list for 37 weeks.

“Paul was a gracious, gentlemanly, and brilliant co-pilot,” says Dedman, a former NBC journalist. “I had the great pleasure of working with him for the past few years on the story about Huguette and her family.

“When we began collaborating, my journalist friends warned me not to write a book with a family member, 22 – 29 September 2016

as they presumed he would want to shape the story to protect the reputations of his family relatives. But Paul was focused on making sure we told the story accurately and fairly. And that was the right approach.

“On the day Paul died, I received a copy of our book published in Mandarin and I will pass that on to his family. He was a dear man.”

Newell’s conversations with Huguette, their correspondence, and his collection of family photographs and other research, were essential components of the successful biography.

Royal Flush Lucky visitors to New York’s Guggenheim Museum will be able to use a lavatory created from 18-karat gold.

The iconic Frank Lloyd Wright designed institution, just across from Central Park on Fifth Avenue, will allow people to “interact” with the priceless loo with the cost included in the $15 admission fee.

The facility is part of an art exhibit by artist and sculptor Maurizio Cattelan, who has come out of a fiveyear retirement to create the installation called America.

A new twist to the phrase “feeling flushed.”

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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 23 Face Off with Westmore – The Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB hosts a reception with Michael Westmore, the legendary makeup artist whose sketches, masks, and prosthetics comprise LIFEFORMS, a new exhibit that explores Westmore’s process of creating singular film and television characters and creatures. This is the first exhibition to display the designs of the UCSB alum, who earned a B.A. in Art History back in 1961, covering his role in the development of some of science fiction’s most iconic characters, including Data, Worf, and the Borg species from Star Trek. The Oscar and Emmy awardwinner now spends most of his time working with the next generation of makeup artists as a featured guest star on the popular television show Face Off. Tonight’s opening reception features free refreshments and live music from seven members of UCSB’s Pops Orchestra. Westmore also conducts a walk-through of the LIFEFORMS exhibition from noon to 1 pm tomorrow, and returns for another reception on October 6 that will be followed by a screening of Star Trek: First Contact at the Pollock Theater on campus, with a post-

showing Q&A with the artist. WHEN: Receptions 5:30 to 7:30 tonight & October 6; exhibit open noon to 5 pm Wednesdays-Sundays and noon to 8 pm Thursdays through December 4 WHERE: UCSB campus, across from the lagoon COST: free INFO: 8932951 or www.museum.ucsb.edu Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition – Fifty young artists from Santa Barbara County who have participated in this year’s Spring and Summer Teen Arts Mentorship workshops are showing their work in the annual exhibition at The Arts Fund Gallery. On view will be work from workshops in Stone Carving with Andy Johnson; Painting: Blending Abstraction and Realism with Masha Keating; Collage + Assemblage with Susan Tibbles; Monotype Printmaking with Rafael Perea De La Cabada; Classical Drawing with Colin Gray, and Creative Writing: 21st Century Fiction with Charles Donelan. The mentors and many of the artists are expected to be on hand for tonight’s public reception. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm during the Funk Zone Art Walk; exhibit on display through November 26 WHERE: 205-C Santa Barbara Street COST: free INFO: 965-7321 or www.artsfundsb.org

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 She’s My Sister Sparrow – I’m a devotee of NPR’s Ask Me Another, so there was no way to avoid the obvious mashup of the two acts appearing at SOhO tonight – both of whom are family bands. Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, who hail from the unlikely music mecca of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, are led by Arleigh Kincheloe, who has been called a “soul queen” and a cross between Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner with Mick Jagger who, in the words of The New Yorker, “presides over eight musicians with smoldering intensity, (with) body language as sly and stirring as her bluesy voice.” The conglomerate – which also includes her brother Jackson Kincheloe on harmonica, has been praised for “fiery brass- and gospel-infused funk” (Los Angeles Times) and “stick-to-your-ribs style rock” (The Wall Street Journal). The band – which has performed at such festivals as Bonnaroo, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Bottle Rock – will be splitting the bill with Kolars, featuring singer-songwriter-guitarist Rob Kolar, the male half of the popular glam-folk band He’s My Brother She’s My Sister. In this side project, he shares the stage with his wife, Lauren, whose drumming style comprising her tap dancing rhythms with her feet atop a bass drum while simultaneously playing a stand-up kit became a highlight of HMBSMS on the road. Expect a raucous good time at SOhO tonight. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Good Morgan Laughter – After some smaller film roles and cable series, Tracy Morgan cut his comedy teeth over eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live before reaching greater fame via his self-parodying role on the hit NBC sitcom 30 Rock and starring in the 2010 buddy cop film Cop Out. Now largely recovered from the 2014 car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that nearly killed him and left him in a coma, and having earned an Emmy nomination for the SNL episode he guest-hosted last fall, Morgan has been out on the road since winter on his aptly titled “Picking Up the Pieces” tour, which makes a stop at Santa Barbara stand-up central, otherwise known as the Arlington Theatre. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $30-$48 INFO: 963-4408/www.thearlingtontheatre.com or 800-745-3000/www.ticketmaster.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 California Lemon Festival – The biggest annual festival in the Goleta area turns 25 and the celebration of the fruit that once dominated in groves that are now residential neighborhoods and shopping centers keep growing – even if the fruit itself no longer does in vast quantities. The festival features a true family atmosphere with a variety of entertainment and activities that have made the event one of the most anticipated of the year in the Goleta Valley. There are pie-eating contests, a plethora of arts and crafts vendors, tons of rides and games, including mini-golf, pony rides, Euro bungee, a rock wall, laser tag, slot cars, bouncy houses, and even a petting zoo. Some of the area’s favorite bands and musicians take to the main stage throughout the day, including Sloane and the Smooth Tones (featuring vocal coach and singer Sloane Reali), Brandi Rose, The Jazz Project, and Area 51, perennial performers.

The weekend also includes the Goleta Fall Classic Car and Street Rod Show – which might seem a little strange for a festival called “Lemon,” but it’s proved popular over time. WHEN: 10 am to 6 pm today, 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow WHERE: Girsh Park, 7050 Phelps Road, Goleta (behind Costco) COST: free admission & parking INFO: 9672500 or www.lemonfestival.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Fall into Revels – Santa Barbara Revels’s second annual Equinox is an enchanting evening of music and refreshments that marks the changing of the seasons, as well as the shift in Revels focus from the wealth of Andalusian selections featured in last year’s production of The Treasures of Spain to the haunting Highland music

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found in the upcoming The Christmas Revels: A Scottish Celebration of the Winter Solstice. For tonight’s celebration of summer turning into autumn, Revels music director Adam Phillips, who sings as well as plays mandolins, whistles, and bagpipes, has engaged an ensemble of specialty musicians including George Quirin (flamenco guitar), Angela Miller (violin/fiddle), Laurie Rasmussen (Celtic and pedal harps), and Jeannot Maha’a (cello/viol da gamba) who perform selections of rich, resonant music from those diverse sources. The event begins with a reception in the courtyard at 5 pm before the music starts an hour later inside the sonorous and cozy confines of the Presidio Chapel. WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: 123 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $25 in advance, $30 at the door INFO: 5659357 or www.santabarbararevels.org Sexy Summer – Comedy super couple Nick Offerman, best-known for his portrayal of the Libertarian department head Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, and his wife, Megan Mullally, who won an Emmy for her supporting role as Karen Walker on Will and Grace before making several guest appearance’s as Offerman’s sex-crazed but vicious exwife on Parks and Rec, are touring the country with their witty variety show “Summer of 69: No Apostrophe,” which they call an ode to their love affair. The pair describe the show as “yanking the britches right off of their marriage, exposing the salacious details of their fiery union for all the world to enjoy, featuring songs, funny talking, heavy ribaldry, light petting, and an astonishing final act of completion.” And from what we’ve seen from the critics, that’s not far off the mark, as Offerman and Mullally “relate stories of their courtship, 22 – 29 September 2016

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Artistic Collision Course – Sculptor Joan Rosenberg-Dent and painter Francis Scorzelli first found an artistic connection when their work was placed next to each other’s in a juried show.

The forms in her sculptures mimicked the painted shapes on his canvases, creating an instant connection despite the fact that the artists had never met. That led to a creative collaboration that has come to fruition in a new exhibit opening today at GraySpace Gallery in the Funk Zone. The artists worked together on a series of pieces inspired by Santa Barbara’s urban landscape, with the concept stemming from elements of the city as seen through the eyes of two artists working in contrasting media and separate studios. Each work was molded by both artists simultaneously, yet independently in their respective studio; sometimes individual elements or entire pieces were created in RosenbergDent’s studio and then painted in Scorzelli’s, while others saw painting and sculpture created separately then joined together for completion. For this show, the entirety of the gallery will be transformed into one of Santa Barbara’s city streets. WHEN: Opening reception 5-8 pm today; exhibit continues through November 20 WHERE: 219 Gray Avenue COST: free INFO: 886-0552 or www.grayspace.gallery

engagement, and wedding in between songs about sex, sex and… sex,” as one reviewer put it. Offerman plays guitar and Mullally strums a ukulele on the musical numbers, but the show is mostly quips, tales, and one-liners about their favorite sex positions and love rituals, though we’re also told there are more than a few touching moments in which the big-time sitcom stars display genuine love for each other. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $55.75 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com Chamber on the Mountain – Violinist Itamar Zorman is the recipient of the 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Trust award, as well as winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. As a soloist, the 30-yearold Israeli violinist has appeared with the American Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, Het Gelders Orkest in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw,

the Tokyo Symphony in Japan’s Suntory Hall, as well as the Jerusalem Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Haifa Symphony, and many others. He performs this afternoon in the Ojai Concert Series with pianist Kwan Yi, who has been praised by audiences and critics alike as a pianist of “lyrical elegance” and “ravishing, pitch-perfect clarity.” The program includes works

by Mozart, Schubert and Ravel, as well as Paul Ben-Haim’s Yizkor (Evocation) for Violin and Piano and Wieniawski’s Variations on an Original Theme, op. 15. A reception with the artists follows the performance. Next up in the chamber series: Amerigo Trio, featuring husband-and-wife Music Academy of the West faculty members Glenn Dicterow (violin) and Karen Dreyfus (viola) with cellist Inbal Segev, on December 4. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: Logan House, 8585 OjaiSanta Paula Road, Ojai (adjacent to the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Upper Ojai) COST: $25 INFO: (540) 907-2438 •MJ

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Double Post-Debate Discussions – With the first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican counterpart Donald Trump taking place September 26, there could barely be better timing for global thinker, columnist, and CNN host Fareed Zakaria to kick off UCSB Arts & Lectures new season of talks with his astute observations about the historic presidential race. In “Election 2016: A View from Home and Abroad,” Zakaria – who has interviewed heads of state and leading public figures and regularly provides commentary on the world’s pressing political issues – is the author of The Future of Freedom, The Post-American World, and In Defense of a Liberal Education, and is widely respected for his thoughtful analysis of the big ideas and global challenges of our time. He’ll be providing key insights into the election from a global perspective just six weeks before voters go to the polls. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $25-$40 INFO: 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 899-2222/www.granadasb.org. For those who can’t get enough of the political stuff, Antioch in Conversation hosts its first event of the new academic year, titled “Say What?”, two hours before Zakaria talks. Veteran Santa Barbara-connected journalists Lou Cannon and Jerry Roberts will discuss what they learned and didn’t learn about the candidates, talk about the election’s current status, and survey key House and Senate races, plus tackle a few of the 17 propositions on the California ballot. WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: Community Hall at Antioch, 602 Anacapa St. COST: free INFO: www.antiochsb.edu/events/say-what-jerry-roberts-lou-cannon

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amazing dance experience,” Reineck said. Individuals, schools, dance studios, and community groups are all invited to join in. Practice is already in progress, with all event proceeds going to WD4H’s Rwanda Education Fund and the Westside Boys and Girls Club.

For more information about all of World Dance For Humanity’s classes, projects, and events, visit www. worlddanceforhumanity.org.

Police Activities League

As part of the preparations for the upcoming Montecito Motor Classic

this Sunday, September 25, the Police Activities League (PAL), one of the beneficiaries of the event, is busy helping 30 kids build model cars to display at the car show. “It’s a way to get kids excited and involved in the show,” says program director and Santa Barbara police officer Bryan Kerr, who gave us a tour of the PAL teen center earlier this month.

The Police Activities League teen center (also called the Twelve 35 Teen Center) is located on the corner of Chapala and Victoria streets downtown, and has been in existence since 1999. The nonprofit is in partnership with the Santa Barbara Police

Department and aims to provide a safe place for teens 11-18 years old.

Each day after school, 30 to 40 kids descend on the center, which offers multiple spaces for both homework help and recreation. The center has a computer room, video game room, and multiple recreation areas, where classes such as jujitsu, flamenco dancing, and guitar lessons are offered.

PAL aims to build positive mentoring relationships between local teens and police officers, and even offers off-site classes including golf at the Municipal Golf Course and fitness boot camp at the Montecito YMCA. The organization is also the central

SEPTEMBER 25TH 2016

IN SUPPORT OF THE 5TH ANNUAL MONTECITO MOTOR CLASSIC

Omissions & Corrections

$125 VIP TICKET INCLUDES

On last week’s cover, we mistakenly titled the edition “It’s Another Montecito Motor Classic,” which insinuated that the event portrayed in the cover photo was part of the upcoming car show. In fact, the “Fun With The Force” event is scheduled for after the car show, at Pat Nesbitt’s Bella Vista estate in Summerland. The popular 3rd annual affair and auction, emceed by Billy Baldwin and John Palminteri, features SWAT and K-9 demonstrations, and benefits the Santa Barbara Police Foundation.

The event, which is expected to sell out, is projected to attract 550 people. There are currently 17 local restaurants, five wineries, and tequila and vodka tasting already lined up.

Individual tickets are $200, tables are $2,000, and VIP tables are $5,000. The event is Sunday, September 25, from 5 to 8 pm at Bella Vista Ranch.

We regret the error and subsequent confusion. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.santabar barapolicefoundation.com/events. •MJ

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agency that distributes camp scholarships for various organizations to local youths.

The Future Car Designers and Model Car Building Competition is sponsored by Michael Armand Hammer and family therapist Andrea DeRosso, who both provided the model cars for the kids to build. Beginning two weeks ago, sergeant Todd Johnson, who spearheaded the idea three years ago, along with Kerr and other police volunteers, are meeting twice a week with 30 participants. Each two-hour workshop includes various stages of automotive design, from preparation, painting, and assembly, to function and modification stages. The kids can build and decorate their model cars as they see fit, and the models will be judged at the Montecito Motor Classic.

“It’s like a car show within the car show,” Kerr said. Various trophies will be awarded for various age groups and categories. “It’s getting bigger each year, and the kids are really excited about it,” he said.

PAL is the beneficiary of half of the proceeds from the Montecito Motor Classic. The other half will be given to the Santa Barbara Police Foundation, which provides funding for the newest equipment needs for SBPD. The funds also provide much-needed counseling services for officers in need, Kerr explained.

The Montecito Motor Classic is being organized by co-chairs Dana Newquist and Dolores Johnson.

The show is scheduled for Sunday, September 25, from 9 am to 3 pm. For more information, visit www.monteci tomotorclassic.com.

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REAL ESTATE (Continued from page 24)

125 Santa Isabel Lane: $1,995,000 This home features three bedrooms, three full baths, plus an office or potential fourth bedroom.

Private front and backyard landscaping includes large oak and fruit trees, drought-tolerant landscape, grassy lawn area, and heated pool and spa. Extensive hedging adds to the privacy of the yard and house.

This home is on a corner lot and as is the case with the following home on Santa Elena, both are just a couple of short blocks to Butterfly Beach and the shopping and dining on Coast Village Road.

165 Santa Elena Lane: $2,050,000 The main house features high ceilings and wood floors and has two bedrooms and two and a half baths. A third bedroom and bath are in the free-standing guest cottage.

The kitchen has newer appliances including a Viking range, and there is a breakfast nook as well as a separate dining room.

The two-car garage has been upgraded with a new door and window, custom cabinetry and soundproofing. Behind the garage is the storage room, which can be used as a surf shack, gardening shed, artist studio, or workroom.

The outdoor space offers an al fresco dining area, raised vegetable beds, gardens, and a chicken coop. (The four productive hens and rooster can stay with the property or be relocated).

1590 East Mountain Drive: $27,900,000 This home just two doors from the San Ysidro Ranch is on a mostly level lot offering unobstructed ocean and island views.

Surrounded by other significant properties, this home was built in 2005 and includes 10,000+/- sq ft of living space with six bedrooms, eight full baths. and two halfbaths set on nearly two-and-a-half acres of landscaped grounds, a

guest house, pool, spa, motor court, home theater, gym, library-office, et cetera.

1599 East Valley Drive: $18,500,000 Impressive mountain views and ocean vistas surround this oneof-a-kind 1930s Cape Dutch-style estate designed by noted architect Ambrose Cramer. The home, with more than 10,000 sq ft of living space, sits upon approximately 3.5 acres in an A+ location.

Down a long private lane, steps from Montecito’s upper village, this renovated residence retains the charm and architectural details from Montecito’s golden era (the house was built in 1931), while offering all the conveniences of modern living. In addition to one of the most substantial kitchens I have seen recently, there is also a media room, exercise room, ground floor master suite, office, guest quarters, and much more.

••• For more information on any of these properties or if you would like me to arrange a showing with the listing agents, please contact me directly: Mark@Villagesite.com or call/text (805) 698-2174. For more Best Buys, visit my site www.MontecitoBestBuys. com from which this article is based.

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