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Robinsons’ Epicurean SB celebrates maiden anniversary with Pure Imagination gala, p. 6

LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

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Beverlye Hyman Fead pays tribute to Montecito firefighter and paramedic Alex Broumand, p. 30

On Education

Sigrid Toye recaps new MUS Foundation kick-off dinner hosted by Cate and Matt Stoll, p. 20

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Pure Imagination; art museum; ACA gala; Ashton Kutcher; David Miliband; Occupy SB; Montecito Inn gala; Michael Orlando; CALM at Heart; Jeff Goldblum’s music; CAMA concert; and Rob Lowe in England

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Letters to the Editor

A deluge of dispatches from Journal readers including Edo McGowan, P.R. Schenck, Atom Bergstrom, Alan Everwhite, Larry Bond, and Steve King

10 This Week

Knitting; art opening; lawn bowling; music club; Porch art; new books; Rite of Spring; fire department; zoo camp; basket weavers; pumpkin smash; Thanksgiving dinners; libraries; fishermen’s market; and Holiday Faire

Tide Guide 11 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz chronicles goat yoga; Yoga Soup on sand; Yoga Center; Thanksgiving service; Holiday Hub; and MeetUp memos

12 Village Beat

Khao Kaeng opens on CVR; Synergy One Lending; The Monarch’s new offerings; Season of Hope food and toys; and Adderley School holiday music

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner reports on the Santa Barbara Symphony; Storyteller Children’s Center; Heal The Ocean; and SB Historical Museum’s west-dressed woman

20 On Education

Sigrid Toye goes to the head of the class and reports on the kick-off dinner at Cate and Matt Stoll’s home for the new Montecito Union School Foundation

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant looks back at two types of pilots: his flying instructor and that of the Pilot Corporation, whose pens weren’t mightier than the sword

26 Discovering What Matters

Dr. Peter Brill examines how to find purpose, passion, and meaning; he spotlights Jonathan Gartner, whose impact investing led to fulfillment

27 Ernie’s World

Ernie Witham returns to the page via Germany – Hamburg, to be exact – where he traverses a farmers market, Rathaus, and the Church of St. Nicholas

29 Our Town

Joanne Calitri gets to know Tarana Burke, senior director of the Brooklyn-based Girls for Gender Equity, presented November 5 at UCSB

30 Aging in High Heels

Beverlye Hyman Fead continues her series honoring local firefighters by shining the spotlight on New York native Alex Broumand

31 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz reports on The Soldier’s Tale with Nir Kabaretti; Estonian music; chamber music; opera on screen; Noah benShea; Hugh Jackman; and more

32 Real Estate

Mark Hunt surveys the scene of four more available homes, ranging from East Mountain to Lilac Drive, with price tags up to $7.495 million

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Guest Editorial

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

Montecito Election Results

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o need for us to reiterate the national, statewide, and countywide election results. If you are a Democrat, you are ecstatic; if you are a Republican, not so much. It was, however, a good day for supporters of Montecito’s Water Security Team, all five of whom were elected to their respective boards: Cori Hayman, Brian Goebel, and Ken Coates for the Montecito Water District, and Woody Barrett and top vote-getter Dana Newquist for the Montecito Sanitary District.

Congratulations to all. We are pleased to note that Montecito Journal backed all five winning candidates. We thank the former board members for their long service and look forward to the work of the new slates of directors.

Third Lane, Anyone?

Last weekend, we were reminded of the vulnerability of Montecito’s unique location between the mountains and the sea, where the only feasible evacuation route in any direction is Highway 101. Just south of us, in Ventura County, the Woolsey Fire jumped the 101 in three separate locations. Residents from Calabasas to Malibu to Thousand Oaks were hastily evacuated. North of Sacramento, the fast-moving Camp Fire forced residents to flee by car and on foot from the town of Paradise, where a great number of people are reported dead or missing.

In the end, it is up to individual residents taking on individual responsibilities to help in times of need. A good example of that is the Partnership for Resilient Communities, initially made up of MUS Board chair Gwyn Lurie, former School Board member Brett Matthews, former Santa Barbara City Fire chief Pat McElroy, Ms Lurie’s husband, Les Firestein, Montecito Planning Commission chair Joe Cole, and his working partner and political consultant Mary Rose. The non-profit group rapidly expanded to include Alixe Mattingly, Craig McCaw, and Ron Pulice, plus newcomers Elizabeth Fowler and Hollye Jacobs.

Montecito’s first priority is prevention or at least mitigation of another mudand-debris flow such as the one that caused the deaths and destruction earlier this year. Firestein has led the research effort to explore environmentally sensitive debris flow solutions around the world and is overseeing the installation of 16 high-tensile, debris-catching ring nets in Montecito creek channels before the end of this year. In reference to that effort, Ms Lurie notes that, “What we are doing is unique. Instead of going at government with pitchforks, we have come to them with ideas and funding. This is our home, our family, our friends.”

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It became increasingly obvious during the last 12 months that reuse of recycled wastewater is an environmentally acceptable and state-fundable solution to irrigate landscaping and recharge local aquifers. Coordination and collaboration between the Water Department and Sanitary District is the necessary missing ingredient for meaningful progress in recycling the 500,000 gallons per day of treated wastewater currently being dumped into the Pacific Ocean off Butterfly Beach.

A year ago, Ken Coates, Cori Hayman, and Brian Goebel – the newly elected members of the Montecito Water Board – did not know one another, but each accepted the responsibility of finding and implementing new ways to supply some four thousand customers in Montecito and Summerland with 4,000 acrefeet of potable water each year by reducing our historic and increasingly unreliable dependence on shrinking snowpack in the High Sierra Mountains.

Two years ago, equally motivated Montecito Water Board directors Floyd Wicks and Tobe Plough were elected to develop and implement a strategic plan to end mandatory rationing, develop an underground storage capability, and unite the board in a common mission. The new directors quickly bonded with sitting directors Sam Frye and Doug Morgan, in pursuing partnership arrangements for desalination, recycling, and groundwater management. Both Frye and Morgan, however, chose to retire this year after 12 years of service.

For nearly a year, the challenge for the Water Security Team has been to educate the community that recycled water reuse depends upon building trust and friendship between Montecito Water and Montecito Sanitary boards. Additionally, it was critical to forge reliable partnership arrangements with Summerland Sanitary, as well as service districts in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta.

Sanitary Board members Woodie Barrett and Dana Newquist were elected on November 6 to help make Montecito more drought-tolerant and less dependent upon future rainfall. The goal is to add new sources of reliable water, produced locally, independent of unpredictable rain. Let the work begin. The time to deliver on promises is now. The pieces are in place to attain water security and self-sufficiency, a task no other coastal community in California has fully succeeded in achieving.

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oodies were out en masse when Epicurean Santa Barbara, founded by the dynamic duo of Keith and Amy Robinson, celebrated its first anniversary with a spectacular Pure Imagination bash for 120 of its 200 members at the Hotel Californian.

The tony twosome, former musicians who met and lived in the Big Apple before moving to our Eden by the Beach three years ago, have thrown 50 events since launching the popular culinary social club at Sullivan Goss a year ago.

I was at one of the first ones with a scrumptious dinner at the Black Sheep with a friend, Kimi Matar, who writes the Honolulu Social Diary, while other events included a five-course vintage Bordeaux dinner, burger bashes, chef demos at private homes, and visits to new eateries around town.

“They’re investing back into our community,” says Keith. “We introduced them to new spots like the Blackbird and Bibi Ji, and they’ve followed through. In a small town that really matters.”

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itive plethora of culinary wizards, including Robert Perez of the Black Sheep, Nick Bodden and Ron Allen of Beefhearts, P.A. Tremblay of Julienne, and a tsunami of Central Coast winemakers, including Jamie Slon, Jacob Toft, Zeitgeist, Tablas Creek, Dilecta and Sanguis.

After the receptions on the oceanside hostelry’s terraces guests enjoyed a four-course dinner prepared by Alex La Motte, chef at Blackbird; Drew Terp, chef at Pico in Los Alamos; and European pastry chef Benjamin Kunert, including duck confit carbonara, California lamb, and ginger-lime mousse with pear confit and pumpkin sorbet, in the hotel’s ballroom.

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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 H, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

To Have or not Have

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s Bob Hazard gazes into his crystal ball (“A Fascinating Future,” Guest Editorial, MJ #24/45), the picture emerges in print.

It is a complex vision of the future. It, unfortunately, and realistically harbors a great deal of human wastage.

People raised here and with no experience in the Third World may fail to see the darker side of this: a darkness that will take a few generations to work through.

In my early youth, I got a job as a research diver to do population surveys of the shrimp beds in the Persian Gulf for the Iranian government. We were on a research vessel and passed through Indian ports for bunker fuel. I spent a day ashore, walking around bodies on the street wrapped up in filthy blankets. Some were dead and waiting to be picked up, others with nothing going for them were just asleep. These were not just an occasional body you walked around; the sidewalk was littered with prone bodies.

Later, as part of Foreign Service stationed in Nairobi, I walked through massive teeming slums of the displaced in East and Southern Africa. It will happen here as more are displaced by technology. We already have developing slums of the displaced in Los Angeles, the Ventura River, and in the riverbed in Lompoc. Unless this is addressed, there is a growing risk and security issue. It will also see the development of an expanding public health problem, and the germs are equal opportunity merchants.

During my graduate days in Ag Engineering at UC Davis, I was involved with development of mechanical harvesters. Bob is very correct in his prediction: humans are no longer needed to grow and harvest many crops. The machine does not go on strike; it needs no health insurance and if it misbehaves, turn off the key.

In Ag Engineering, we were developing shakers to harvest apricots. The first experimental machines were very awkward and difficult to handle. As we drove these ungainly machines into our borrowed orchard, the pickers on their ladders laughed so hard that some almost fell from their ladders. I selected a tree and clamped onto it, hit the vibration button and the whole of the tree’s fruit fell – with one quick thud, it all fell into the surrounding skirt. The laughter stopped and we decided to put the machines into a locked barn for the night.

If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. – Frank Clark

As the haves and have-nots become more widely separated, like we had in Nairobi, house guards will become a new employment base and the number of police needed will increase.

Homes will be built with interior safe areas, as we had in Nairobi. It will be an interesting transition. The golden era of post World War II is past. Bob and I were lucky that we were raised and lived in this bubble.

It is gone.

Edo McGowan Montecito (Editor’s note: Funny that you mention Nairobi, as I spent a couple of days there in the mid-1970s before going on safari.

We met friends of friends who lived there.

After a dinner of the spiciest Indian food ever cooked, we went back to their home for a nightcap before heading back to our hotel. A Masai guard holding a spear was stationed outside the locked gates to the compound, which was in “Embassy Row,” and not far from a number of Western embassies. The guard greeted us with a big smile. The gates opened to an inner courtyard paroled by two rather unfriendly German Shepherds. Inside the luxurious house, another guard – armed with a shotgun – nonchalantly stood watch.

So, despite the unfortunate necessity of a nearly Medieval security perimeter, our friends’ friends seemed content enough to live like that. The system certainly put a number of people to work. And, one must remember, Nairobi was considered a safe city at the time. Kenyatta was president and peace prevailed. My wife and I even drove the seven hours or so it took – by ourselves – from Nairobi to Mombasa in a rented car and arrived at night. We never felt at risk either in Mombasa or Nairobi, except for the occasional elephant crossing the road during our nighttime drive. We really did live in a bubble in those days, and happily so. – J.B.)

Made in the Shade

In Ray Winn’s recent article about gun control (Ray’s Ramblings, MJ #24/45) he states in the second paragraph, “A surprising number of the armed ‘protectors’ have fairly shady backgrounds of their own. Defrocked policemen, ex-military, and a long list of actual felons...”

Mr. Winn owes an apology to the veterans of this country, those he calls “ex-military.” Grouping us in with your list of felons, et al, is insulting, denigrating, deprecating, disparag-

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 New Exhibit at Porch “Landscape, Animals & More,” a new body of work

by Udi Peled, will be on exhibit at Porch through December 31. Porch will host an artist reception today to meet Udi; enjoy refreshments and beverages.

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

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Art Opening MichaelKate Interiors presents Abstraction Attraction, featuring six Santa Barbara abstract artists. Tonight is the opening reception.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: MichaelKate Interiors and Art Gallery, 132 Santa Barbara Street Cost: free Info: (805) 963-1411 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Lawn Bowling Lessons Don’t miss this opportunity to give lawn bowling a try with free lessons!

Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club would love to introduce you to the social, laid-back sport that’s in the same family as bocce ball. Adults of all ages welcome. Wear flat-soled shoes. All equipment provided. This event is co-sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation.

When: 10 am to noon Where: Spencer Adams Park (De La Vina & Victoria streets) Info: (805) 965-1773 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music.

A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature

performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public.

When: 3 pm Where: First United Methodist Church, Garden and Anapamu streets Cost: free Cocktails at Kendall Conrad Celebrate the release of two new books, Polaroids of Women by Dewey Nicks, and Notes on Décor, Etc. by Paul Fortune, with cocktails and conversation at Montecito Country Mart.

When: 5 to 7 pm Where: Kendall Conrad at Montecito Country Mart, 1024 Coast Village Road The Rite of Spring The Santa Barbara Symphony teams with State Street Ballet and Ensemble Theatre Company for a performance of The Rite of Spring at The Granada Theatre. The performances mark the 100th anniversary of The Soldier’s Tale, Igor Stravinsky’s Faustian parable about a deserting soldier who loses his soul to the devil. Although based on a Russian folk tale, this unique theatrical and dance work is far removed from Russian traditionalism. Paired with Stravinsky’s landmark ballet The Rite of Spring, a work that changed the course of 20th-century music like no other.

When: tonight at 8, tomorrow matinee at 3 pm Where: 1214 State Street Info: (805) 899-2222 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Montecito Fire Department 101st Anniversary Celebration Join Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation for a special Thanksgiving celebration at the Coral Casino. Meet

heroes, honor individuals who have served our community, listen to Area 51, and dance!

When: 5 pm Where: Coral Casino, 1260 Channel Drive Cost: $300 Info: www. montecitofirefightersfoundation.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Fall Zoo Camp The zoo’s award-winning Zoo Camp has a special program during Thanksgiving break featuring ageappropriate themed programs for kids 3 to 12 and includes games, behindthe-scenes visits, up-close animal introductions, hands-on science, and crafts.

When: November 19 through 21 & 23, 9 am Where: 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $45 to $55; call for info and rates Info & Registration: www.sbzoo.org WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Basket Weavers Group The Basket Weavers Group is a place to connect with other basket weavers. Bring your own project or start a new one.

Beginner and all levels are welcomed.

Basic materials are provided.

When: 2:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Community Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Cost: free Info: 969-3786

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Smash Animal lovers are encouraged to get the kids out of the house this Thanksgiving and come to the zoo for a smashin’ good time! Watch as the elephants, gorillas, and other animals play and interact with pumpkins. Free with zoo admission. The zoo closes early today at 3:30 pm.

When: 10 am to 3:30 pm Where: 500 Ninos Drive Info: www.sbzoo.org Thanksgiving Several restaurants in and around Montecito are serving up traditional turkey dinners with all the fixins; call for details and reservations.

Bella Vista at the Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive, 969-2261 Montecito Wine Bistro, 516 San Ysidro Road, 969-7520 Stella Mare’s, 50 Los Patos Way, 969-6705 The Monarch at Montecito Inn, 869-0789 Rodney’s Grill at the Hilton, 884-8554 Belmond El Encanto, 770-3530 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Libraries Closed All Santa Barbara public libraries are closed for both Thanksgiving and the day after.

Annual Holiday Faire An exceptional variety of fine handicrafts from 85 artisans are showcased at the Carpinteria Museum’s 38th Annual Holiday Faire. Everything from paintings, photography, ceramics, and fine jewelry to stained glass, woodworking, fabric art, dish gardens, natural bath soaps, Christmas décor, children’s gifts, and more can be found for a unique handcrafted, gift-shopping opportunity. Hot foods, home baked goodies, live folk music, face painting, and photos with Santa Claus! Admission is free.

When: 10 am to 3 pm Where: 956 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria •MJ 15 – 22 November 2018

Spirituality Matters

by Steven Libowitz

Downward Dog, Meet Upright Goat

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oat yoga, the phenomenon of practicing poses amid wandering full-grown goats and kids that began barely two years ago in Oregon, has made its way down the coast to our little slice of Eden-ByThe-Sea. Goat yoga actually showed up in Isla Vista last December, and apparently the latest trend is here to, pardon me, namaste, as it’s since become available elsewhere, including regular offerings at new and trendy Hotel Californian on lower State Street.

The next class, at 11 am on Saturday, November 17, includes a 50 minute yoga class with Enzo & Henry from YoGoat L.A., and possibly the babies if the kids are in the mood for play.

Guests will also be able to enjoy a 20-percent discount for their whole party at the hotel’s aptly named Goat Tree Café after class. Attendees are asked to bring their own mat as well as a happy joyful spirit – though the critters are likely to induce an uplifting feeling if you show up feeling a little down(ward dog). Admission is $35.

Coming next Saturday to the Hotel Californian’s Court of Califia: Silent Disco Yoga. Yoga Dance Magic! – a collective of yoga teachers who believe that yoga and dancing go together like sunshine and palm trees – welcomes all to the Level 1 Vinyasa yoga class mixed with free form, non-choreographed dancing to tunes sent wirelessly through headsets. All levels are welcome, and remember to bring your own yoga mat. Admission to the 11 am class is $35.

Hotel Californian is located at 36 State Street. Details at https:// nightout.com/events/goat-yoga-thanksgiving or call (805) 882-0103.

Soup on the Sand

If you think the little bleaters are a bleepin’ pain in the you-know-what, and you can’t wait till next weekend to do your yoga dance, Yoga Dance Magic! founder Emma Davis is coming to town this Saturday, November 17, too. Yoga Soup sponsors the afternoon (3:30 to 5 pm) session that actually takes place on a soft surface, the sand at East Beach. Participants will warm up with a gentle yoga set and some breath work before Davis – who loves taking yoga outside and inventing new ways to bring yoga to everyone in a casual, no experience needed way – goes digital to lead the free-form dancing on the beach to music and voice instruction delivered through wireless headphones.

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mat, plus whatever you need to be protected from the sun and weather while you watch the sunset light up the sky following class while enjoying light refreshments from Bare Snacks. Meet at East Beach Cabrillo West in front of the East Beach Bath House Pavilion. Cost is $20 in advance, $25 day-of.

Back at the studio, Yoga Soup also continues their annual tradition of special Thanksgiving Day classes, with two concurrent sessions offered by donation on Thursday morning, November 22. Owner Eddie Ellner joins with Suzanne Marlow to lead a 90-minute session beginning at 8:30 am, while Nuria Reed teaches an all-levels flow class from 9 to 10:30 am.

All proceeds benefit Transition House, while Ellner describes as “a wonderful local spot for people to regain footing in their lives — not much different than Yoga Soup.” Special warm beverages and Turkey Day connection follow.

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Santa Barbara Yoga Center has four special classes slated for Thursday morning, November 22, all of which might help, especially if you should choose to get stuffed with turkey or veggie alternatives later in the day. Thanksgiving Kundalini Yoga & Gong with Amardeep Kaur combines yoga movements and chanting with a soothing gong bath to get your day off right from 7 to 8:45 am…. Romi Cumes’s The Healing Power of Somatic Wisdom (9 to 11 am) offers a gratitude-inspired yoga workshop that integrates practice with somatic healing techniques….

Giving Slow Flow for Thanks with Natalie Sampila (9:30 to 11:30 am) comprises, as the title suggests, a slow-flow yoga class with gratitude at its center… Thankful Restoration (11 am to 1 pm) comes from Tania Isaac-Dutton, who is certified in Integral Yoga Hatha principles with a specialization in Accessible Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, and Yin. SBYC is at 32 East Micheltorena Street. Call (805) 965-6045 or visit www.santabar barayogacenter.com.

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for our food,” said co-owner Jerry Lee about the soft opening, which took place earlier this month. Lee, along with co-owners Emre Balli and Nui Pannak, describe the menu as elevated Thai cuisine, with a selection of specialty dishes not found on traditional Thai menus. Pannak, who heads up the kitchen, makes everything from scratch, including the house-made curry and chuchi pastes, stir-fry sauce, peanut sauce, and more.

The recipes hail from Pannak’s home in Bangkok, Thailand. “You can taste how truly authentic the food is,” Lee said. “Our lamb curry is the favorite so far.”

The trio of owners, along with general manager Shayna Berger, has a long history together, working at various upscale eateries in town including San Ysidro Ranch nearly a decade ago.

Lee and Balli both moved from the Ranch’s Stonehouse restaurant to the El Encanto, while Berger headed up the opening of Convivo at the Santa Barbara Inn. “We know each other well, and we knew we could make our own restaurant a success,” Lee said.

Permitting and remodeling of the space took nearly a year, as the buildout required ADA improvements as well as modifications to accommodate the kitchen. In addition to traditional seating, the space includes a custom bar area plus a large communal table.

“In Asian cultures, we see a lot of family gatherings with people eating ‘family-style,’” Lee said. “We knew we wanted a space for that.” The communal table also accommodates walk-in customers, which Lee says brings a different energy to the restaurant, with people chatting with their neighbors.

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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Stravinsky, The Soldier’s Tale (Complete) – with Christopher Lloyd, narrator; actors and dancers The Santa Barbara Symphony continues its landmark 65th season with Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a work that changed the course of 20thcentury music like no other. Paired with this dramatic piece, the Symphony will partner with legendary actor Christopher Lloyd who will start the evening alongside the State Street Ballet and the Ensemble Theatre Company for an exciting 100th Anniversary performance of The Soldiers Tale, Igor Stravinsky’s Faustian parable about a deserting soldier who loses his soul to the devil. This performance of The Soldiers Tale will be complete with narration by Christopher Lloyd, actors and dancers.

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Celebrating 65 Years

by Lynda Millner

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he Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) took us back to the era of Supper Clubs in a sea of sapphire. The rotunda at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort never looked more beautiful. It was totally draped in royal-blue curtains. The ceiling turned magical as the sun set, the tiny lights looking like we were sitting under a million stars. There were vases of white roses and candles set on blue sequined and velvet tablecloths. On others there were tall candelabras. Très elegant! All of this done with Percy Sales’ professional expertise.

During cocktails, the Youth Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra played Broadway tunes reminiscent of the evening’s era. The floor show after dinner knocked my socks off with Broadway star Lisa Vroman belting out more Broadway songs. She played the first Christine 2,000 times in Phantom of the Opera. Accompanying her was the Art Deco band plus members of the Santa Barbara Symphony.

Honorary chairs Anne Smith Towbes and Janet Garufis spoke to the audience and welcomed us all to the 65th anniversary celebration of the SBS. They reported, “The youth education program is progressing with over ten thousand students last year.” That is the way to keep classical music alive.

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Synergy One Lending Opens

Synergy One Lending, a recently acquired subsidiary of Mutual of Omaha, has opened its doors on Coast Village Road, in the space formerly occupied by Shine Blow Dry Bar. The nationwide mortgage lending company, which is based out of San Diego, was founded by Westmont grad Torrey Larson. “We really are a homegrown company, taking it back to our Montecito roots,” said branch manager Jasun Carter, who was once the in-house lender for Sotheby’s. His associates at the new Coast Village Road office include Scott Bradley, Jovan Obando, and Tom Kronen.

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The aesthetic at Khao Kaeng – which is translated to mean “curry on rice” in Thai – is contemporary and chic, and includes Asian art and artifacts from Lee’s travels. The stoneware serving dishes and plates are all artisan-made, curated to showcase the food, and golden silverware featuring the image of the Buddha was imported from Thailand. A partially exposed wine cellar near the bar boasts an array of handpicked selections, some of which are not offered by any other restaurants. “We’ve leaned on the relationships we’ve built over the years to bring really special wines to the menu, in addition to Sake,” said Balli.

The team says they are happy to accommodate food allergies and sensitivities, as well as preferences, and are able to modify most dishes to be gluten-free or nut-free. “We are conscious about the consumer and want everyone to feel taken care of,” Lee said.

Khao Kaeng is currently open for dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 pm Sunday through Thursday, and until 10 pm on Friday and Saturday. Lunch service will be offered early next year. For more information, visit www.khao kaeng.com.

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All too delicious for words.

Good As Gold Guests at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art certainly had a yen for the latest exhibition.

Paths of Gold: Japanese Landscape and Narrative Paintings from the State Street institution’s extensive collection examines the aesthetics of the art in both private and public interiors.

The colorful show, which runs through February 10, 2019, showcases nine intricate folding screens, scroll pictures, and examples of lacquerware.

At the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s exhibit “Paths of Gold” are Susan Tai, Elizabeth Atkins, curator of Asian Art; Gloria Rubin; and Clay Tedeschi, SBMOA trustee in front of Japanese paintings (photo by Priscilla)

Joan Davidson, SBMOA trustee; Eik Kahng, deputy director, to the right of Bellows Oil on canvas “Steaming Streets” 1908 (photo by Priscilla)

Doug and Nancy Norberg with Anne and David Gersh, SBMOA trustee beside artist Maurice Utrillo beside of “Notre Dame Dorée” 1911 which is Oil and tempera on paper laid down on canvas (photo by Priscilla)

Raisa Chlebowski, Michael Imperioli, and Pat Hinds in front of a folding screen with the use of gold that embellishes Japanese works of art in the 17th century (photo by Priscilla)

The screens are particularly impressive, dating from the late 16th through to the 19th centuries, featuring views of famous places, romanticized historical figures in landscapes, animals,

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ON EDUCATION

by Sigrid Toye, Ph.D. Ms Toye is a former L.A. Unified School District teacher and has worked as an educational-behavior therapist in private practice since 1979.

MUS Foundation Kick-Off Dinner

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n open garden gate and lively chatter from inside the house greeted me as I made my way across the lawn to the Montecito home of Cate and Matt Stoll. Hostess Cate welcomed me and we entered the garden, where overhead lanterns glittered and tables surrounded the pool for the evening’s 160 dinner guests.

A special event was taking place that November 7 evening: the kick-off dinner for the newly formed Montecito Union School Foundation.

Montecito Union School District superintendent Anthony Ranii was in attendance, along with his staff, the Foundation’s board members, and a great number of enthusiastic parents. “This event is something very special and something

(from left) MUSF president Thomas Jackman, Cate Stoll, MUS superintendent Anthony Ranii, and MUS vice principal Rusty Ito

Host Matt Stoll and former foundation board officer Jeff Horn

for which are most grateful!” Ranii acknowledged. “The difficulties we faced as a result of the fire and debris flow,” he continued, “high-

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lighted the need for advanced planning, coordination, and preparation.

Fortunately our volunteer base, the PTA, and the fundraising arm of our school stepped right up and developed a plan that would provide MUS with sustained support for our continuing educational programs.”

The new Foundation was created to combine the forces of the PTA and the Montecito Education Foundation into a cohesive whole by merging the two boards. “In the past,” the new foundation’s president Thomas Jackman, began, “there had been two organizations supporting Montecito Union School: the PTA and the Montecito Educational Foundation, the school’s fundraising arm. Over the years, confusion existed among the parent body as to which organization was responsible for what activity,” he explained.

Foundation vice president Cici McClintock spoke of the reason for moving forward with the idea of a new entity. “Both organizations had exactly the same goal,” she said, “which was to provide support for the school.

After the disasters of December and January, we began to think about how to best support our school and to prepare for its future.”

During the final months of the 201718 school year and over the summer, members of both boards began to discuss the idea of a merger. “Serious planning took place,” Cici said, adding that “once the new school year My Thanksgiving is perpetual. – Henry David Thoreau

was underway, and in a very short period of time, we joined forces to become the Montecito Union School Foundation.”

The evening’s event was held not only to introduce the new foundation but to launch its first annual campaign, chaired by Dana Zertuche in partnership with Dana Seltzer, vice president of programs. Their hope, their goal, is to enlist 100 percent of the school’s parents to participate in this year’s annual campaign, which will greatly enhance the school’s ability to supplement their own fundraising efforts.

Seltzer said that the annual appeal is only one arm of the foundation’s fundraising efforts this year. “Events that are planned in the coming year,” she explained, “include the annual Gala benefit, the Carnival, and the Jog-a-Thon.” In years past, more than $115,000 has been raised in support of specific programs such as the Strings and Band Program, Art at Lunch, the environmental Green Team programs, the library, and the Leadership Program. The newly minted foundation hopes through their efforts to raise $300,000 to meet the school district’s requested needs.

An ambitious undertaking such as the formation of the Montecito Union School Foundation and its planned support programs for the year is certainly to be applauded. Supported wholeheartedly by Superintendent Ranii, the Foundation, spearheaded – and possibly funded – by an enthusiastic group of committed parents and volunteers, is off to an excellent start.

Among the evening’s guests (many of whom had to assist me in understanding my new iPhone’s camera), was principal Dr. Nick Bruski, vice principal Rusty Ito, former Montecito Educational Foundation board member Jeff Horn, and the evening’s abundance of supporters, plus a child or two running about to remind us all of why we’re here and what this important community effort is all about in the first place.

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ing, reprehensible, vilipending, and totally incorrect. There are any number of ex-military in your own, as Mr. [Richard] Mineards would put it, Eden by the Sea, who are very accomplished and contributing citizens to our community.

They belong to The Valley Club, Birnam Wood, Montecito, and La Cumbre Country Club, run successful Montecito and Santa Barbara businesses, and have distinguished themselves in numerous ways. You should be thankful for the less than one percent of our country’s population that is willing to sacrifice all there is to sacrifice by serving in the military so that our country’s population, even including you, can enjoy the freedoms we all have. Shame on you for putting us in your group of felons, [et al]!

P.R. Schenck USMC 1952-1955 Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: In light of the recent evil events perpetrated by an ex-Marine just south of Santa Barbara, we’ll avoid commenting any further on the subject.

But, we do acknowledge that nearly all our veterans are exactly as you describe: accomplished and contributing citizens to our community. – J.B.)

Resistance is Futile

Re: Steve King’s letter (“Aging and Life,” MJ, #24/44). Forget the entropic AARP (American Association of Retired People). Join the negentropic AARP: the Atomic Association of Regenerative People. It’s the AARP for Spacefaring Immortals.

Ageism and Deathism have evolved into a profitable racket for both the greeting card industry and the medical caregivers and caretakers of the Golden Stethoscope Cartel. The ageist-deathist paradigm is domain assumption for enormous profit. Programmed obsolescence is a money-spinning fiction of the Frankenscience thanatophiles and bureau-technocrats responsible for medical-pharmaceutical gigantification and its attendant proliferation of toxic materia medica.

Biological gerontology has been blitzkrieged by sociological gerontology, a mealy-mouthed moniker for the pro-death type of gerontology that asks the question, “Where the heck do we stash all these millions of worn-out, wrinkled-up, shriveled-up, decrepit

old fogies, and who in blue blazes is going to foot the bill for these senile and debilitated old farts anyway?”

Author Ivan Illich noted, “Death is the ultimate form of consumer resistance.”

“Concerned caregivers” are the picadors and micromanagers of the Nanny State’s euthanistic age-stratification system. They effervesce with euphemisms for age-set euthanasia – e.g., “assisted suicide,” “death selection,” and “death with dignity.” (During World War II, the Nazi euphemism for euthanasia was “disinfection.”)

To a deathist-contaminated New Age airhead with a serious case of ascended-masters-floating-on- ethereal-moonbeams syndrome, “death with dignity” is known as “assisting one’s transformation into spirit.” For less gregarious do-it-yourselfers who prefer a more individualistic suicide, the euphemism is “self-deliverance.” An AIDS activist can even participate in a “die-in.” To a caregiving service professional, a “neomort” is the politically correct buzzword for a terminally ill patient. “Saving lives” is morbidized to “mediating mortality” by physicians.

School programs such as “Death and Dying” (nicknamed “Death Education”) require children to write their own obituaries and describe their preferred method of dying. Ageism and deathism are cultural assumptions and linear concepts of scarcity. Biological gerontologist Aubrey de Grey calls it the “pro-death trance.”

The mentor I studied with (Swami Nitty-Gritty) called it “the Living to Die attitude.”

“Let death be your advisor” is deceptive New Age advice to self-satisfied robo-sapien livestock. Let life be your advisor is a notably higher choice.

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A Liberal in Disguise

Diana Thorn’s strongly expressed beliefs in her letter to the Journal (“Stop The Invasion,” MJ #24/44) are a rarely heard voice, re those invading our shores. Just think if any of those huddled masses were to make it into this country and end up employed at Casa Dorinda, Birnam Wood, Cottage Hospital, our restaurants, houses, and gardens. We would never feel safe

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thinking they might be murderers, rapists, terrorists, and people hoping to find work and steal jobs from honest Americans (so far, no aliens from outer space, but I am keeping careful watch).

Think of those “invasions” years ago of Irish and Italians. That resulted in crooked politics and Mafia crime. If only we had kept them out. But now at least our country is being governed by good moral Christians without corruption or self-interest. They use our tax money wisely and see that the military, foreign dictators, big business, banks, and hard-working lobbyists receive their share. We must encourage their efforts and thank people like you who see things so clearly and express them so well.

The editor did not add his usual supporting comments to your letter.

Could he possibly be a liberal in disguise?

Alan Everwhite Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: You make a good point about the Mafia, but this is such a big subject and its solutions are anything but easy, so we’ll just let people such as yourself offer their observations. We thank you for your input. – J.B.)

Larry not Monica

In last week’s MJ, you wrongly attributed the letter “I Was Just Thinking” to Monica Bond, when it was me that submitted it; I simply forwarded to you on her computer as an FYI item. She asked me to request you to make a correction, as she is not a political animal, so if you could simply correct it as submitted by me, it would help restore our domestic harmony.

Sorry for the mix-up.

Larry Bond Santa Barbara

Animal House

Suppose some people decided to take power and land and realized the best way would be to convince their underlings there was a thing called democracy (or a constitutional republic; it doesn’t matter what it’s called, the result is the same) and they could actually choose between rulers and think it was a good deal. Much better than being ruled by royalty, they were told.

Oh, they had a Constitution and Bill of Rights they were told would protect them from tyranny, but gradually, over time, the elites found ways to compromise those guarantees. Rule of law eventually became rule by the elites as they made and interpreted the laws to their advantage and the judges were in their back pocket.

Moreover, to enhance their appeal, they gave the flock two (seemingly) distinct choices: elephants or donkeys.

There were sometimes other choices,

After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations. – Oscar Wilde

but they were usually irrelevant. The differences between E’s and D’s were slight in that both collected taxes, printed money, created debt, made war, and ran a school system that trained their flock to think they had a really good deal. Main thing was they were kept busy working, paying taxes, and trained to be obedient and patriotic because they otherwise would be dangerous to those in power.

In return, the neediest underlings were given a meager level of support confiscated from other underlings, or even from themselves. Also, for a hefty price from the flock, they promised protection from threats at home and abroad, which the elites often provoked in the first place. In fact, everything the elites did or provided was confiscated from the flock, including debt for future generations. Even those underlings who were horrified by the elite’s reprehensible deeds and profligate expenditures were robbed under threat of prison. The elites always provided well for themselves and their wasteful programs.

To increase their hold, the elites continually stoked fear by creating unsustainable programs and making unrealistic promises, then threatening to compromise or eliminate them. They also frequently made specious claims of environmental doom, from which only the elites could save them. Meanwhile, they ignored the very real threat of unsustainable government spending: the debt was immense and growing inexorably towards catastrophe.

Everything was always an election away from changing, thus creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and conflict between those providing the largesse and those consuming it. But the fix was in, and elections merely resulted in superficial and/or temporary changes for short-term effects to please one underling or the other. Any contentment was very short-lived.

Thus, the underlings were kept busy, going to school and work and fighting among themselves to get (or keep) their donkey or elephant in charge, thinking when that happened everything would be (or was) great. And, unbelievably, no matter how little things changed when their animal was in charge, those underlings were happy and the others weren’t. No, those losing underlings complained bitterly, and worked hard to get their donkey or elephant back in charge, thinking everything would be great once their animal was in command again. And, so it goes to this day.

What’s your delusion, MAGA or ANTIFA, my fellow underling?

No president or elected official will ever represent me, personally.

Outwardly, I will conform, but my conscience will never concede to unlawful or immoral state authority or majority rule.

Steve King Carpinteria •MJ 15 – 22 November 2018

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by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

Pilots

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was eight when planes piloted (in my comic books) by sinister-looking Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Even before then, “Made in Japan” reputedly meant “cheap and shoddy.” During the war, of course, Japanese were simply our diabolical enemies. And, thanks to war-movies like God Is My Co-Pilot, the image of evil Japanese pilots was strongly planted in my mind.

Not until 1958, when in my 20s, did I have any close contact with an actual Japanese person – and ironically, he was a pilot. Worse than that – he was my first flying instructor! Living in San Jose, California, I’d decided to learn to fly – and this man had somehow been assigned to teach me.

Unfortunately, his English was poor.

I really couldn’t understand him, and flying beside him, my life literally in his hands, I couldn’t help recalling all those nasty wartime images. It wasn’t the best learning environment, and I soon sought another instructor.

Flash forward: Berkeley, the 1960s.

At a yard sale, I purchase a used tape recorder. But the manual is missing.

Regrettably, the machine is marked “Made in Japan,” and the dubious brand name of “Columbia” makes me suspect it’s a knock-off, and I’d be wasting my time trying to contact the manufacturers. Still, since an address is given, I risk an airmail stamp, and write, requesting a copy of the manual.

To my amazement, I soon receive back from Japan a polite reply, together with the requested manual, both in decent English. And the machine itself turns out to be quite satisfactory.

From that time, my attitude toward Japanese products underwent a painful revision. I wasn’t alone with my mixed feelings. You may remember the scene in Dr. Strangelove, in which Peter Sellers (as a British Air Force officer) recalls being a prisoner of the Japanese, who seemed to enjoy torturing him. But he cannot help adding, “Strange thing is, they make such bloody good cameras.”

In all the following decades, I had no trouble with Japanese products – until I became attached to a particular type of ballpoint pen, and a serious quality problem emerged. The pens were great while they worked. But time and again, one would annoyingly stop working, even while clearly containing plenty of ink.

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facturer – would you believe it! – the PILOT Corporation!

However, recalling “Columbia,” I hoped a letter to the Pilot Company in Japan would quickly resolve the problem.

Their website said the Pilot Pen Company started in Tokyo as long ago as 1918 – but said nothing about submitting complaints. However, it gave the name of the C.E.O. The buck, I figured, must stop with him. So, I sent him one of the bad pens, with the following letter:

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But the world has changed since I last looked! When six weeks later a reply finally came, it wasn’t from Japan – but from an entity called the “Pilot Corporation of America,” in Trumbull, Connecticut! Their “Consumer Advisor” told me that my letter to the “parent company” had been referred to her. (Imagine that!

American companies now had parent companies in Japan! So, that’s what all the talk of “multinationals” and “globalization” is about! Still, if defective pens must be produced, at least part of the job is now being given to workers in my own country!)

Enclosed were two new pens – but nothing concerning the substance of my complaint – just a statement of “regret” at my “inconvenience.”

This was disappointing. But what was I expecting? A frank acknowledgement of some embarrassing production failure? A humiliating apology? Mr. Takahashi, with my letter and returned pen in one hand, committing hara-kiri with the other?

If you feel I’m not showing here all the respect professed in my letter, remember: mine is the generation of “God Is My Co-Pilot,” – not “Pilot Co. is My God.” •MJ

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Discovering What Matters

by Dr. Peter Brill

Dr. Brill can be reached at drpeterbrill@gmail.com Specializing in medicine, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, nonprofits and business, he served as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Wharton School of Business, consulted to over 100 organizations, ran workshops on adult development, and performed major research on the outcome of psychiatric treatment. He is the founder of Sustainable Change Alliance & author of Finding Your J Spot.

Finding Purpose, Passion, & Meaning

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. Okay, so per your last column, people, as they age, want more passion, purpose, and joy in their lives and a few are finding it. I’d like that too. You can make mine with a cherry on top. But it’s hard to imagine “how.” I’m retired and supposedly living “the good life,” but it feels emptier and more boring than I thought it would feel. Can you give me an example of how someone else has found it locally?

A. Sure. Let me tell you about Jonathan Gartner.

Jonathan is a wiry, fast-talking, smart, highly competent man with the human desire to do good. After growing up on the East Coast, he started his career working for a U.S. Congressman as his chief legislative aide in Washington, D.C. He realized from this work that business and government need to work with each other to make a healthy economy and society. So, he found his way into business school and then into the world of finance.

His career took him to Chicago where he first worked in municipal finance, providing financing for cities, schools, toll-roads, hospitals, and universities. Then he was offered a job with a Dutch firm in international banking. He spent the next 12 years working in wholesale banking and living with his family in Prague, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong. He then took a job with a private equity firm based in Malaysia. He loved the investment side of the business. The people were smart; the environment was

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Then, after 18 years abroad, he and his wife decided to return to the U.S. What happens to a man like this when his primary goal is no longer earning money for his family?

What does he do with himself?

He loves the stimulation of business. How does he find it without a job?

His heart says it’s time to give back, but how should he best do that?

In Jonathan’s case, he first took a job with a nonprofit in his former hometown of Chicago, but soon realized that the job didn’t satisfy his inner needs. He says that he and his wife, Pam, take forever to make a small decision, like which cellular provider to use, but they make big decisions pretty quickly. So, one snowy March morning three years ago, they decided in the span of a couple of minutes to quit their jobs, become teenagers again, and travel around America to look for their next life step.

While traveling, they also looked for a more permanent place to live.

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This need to find fulfillment is true at all stages of life. For Jonathan, one of the ways he has ultimately built that sense of fulfillment is through impact investing.

Impact investing is the idea that you can address important social and environmental needs not only through philanthropy and governmental aid, but also by investing in companies that are seeking to provide a positive social outcome, as well as a financial return. It is the ultimate example of doing well and doing good.

Earlier this year, Jonathan took over leadership of the Sustainable Change Alliance (www.sustainablechangealliance.com). SCA was formed in 2015 by a team of professionals bringing together their

with Sustainable Change Alliance and impact investing, in general, are using their heads and their hearts.

They want to do good. They want to make money. They want to engage with others. What’s not to like about that?

“I enjoy building an organization, doing good work, and collaborating with people with common desires.

What I really find interesting about Sustainable Change Alliance is that everyone comes from different backgrounds. Some become involved because of a religious or spiritual perspective; there’s also a psychiatrist, people out of traditional investing, lawyers, and former CEOs. From my point of view, it doesn’t matter why you’re at the table; all that matters is that you are there.

“I also wanted to do something where I could see and touch the results of my efforts. By working at the community level, I’m able to do that. I get to meet with the people that I invest in on a regular basis and I can see the fruits of their labor.

Impact investing is the idea that you can address important social and environmental needs not only through philanthropy and governmental aid, but also by investing in companies that are seeking to provide a positive social outcome, as well as a financial return

financial, educational, leadership, and business skills to promote local impact investment opportunities.

“As far as Sustainable Change Alliance goes, I love it,” Jonathan said. “Impact investing and Sustainable Change Alliance scratches all of my itches. I love to meet entrepreneurs and learn about their businesses, help them to grow, and consider making an investment in their success. I get to learn from world-class subject matter experts about topics like health, housing, and the environment.

“Also, I wanted to leave the world a better place, to give back. However, I’ve learned that, personally, I’m not suited for working in a nonprofit.

The work our non-profit community does is amazing, but as a business model, they face the incredible challenge of having to seek financial support each year. I still support the philanthropic causes I believe in, but through impact investing, by coupling the genius of the entrepreneur with my and others’ investment dollars, one can make an impact and a profit. Everybody wins! I also find that the people involved

An attitude of gratitude brings great things. – Yogi Bhajan

Their success is my success and we can celebrate that together.

“Think about how you traditionally meet people: it’s either at work or at school. When you retire, you don’t have either of those supports.

Sustainable Change Alliance, and other groups I’m involved with, have allowed me to have a whole array of new relationships. I spent eighteen years of my life abroad, and while I loved the experience, I am aware that I was a ‘stranger in a strange land.’ Now, I finally feel at home.”

Is it any wonder Jonathan is satisfied? He’s found “work” that he loves. He’s using his knowledge and abilities for good purpose. He feels effective making a difference as part of a group that is built on trust and shared values and is focused on benefitting its members and its community.

Next question? Please write to me about specific situations where you personally feel challenged, and I will attempt to respond. We will keep your name anonymous. Maybe together we can help you identify the next chapter of your own life.

•MJ 15 – 22 November 2018

Ernie’s World

by Ernie Witham

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The Ups and Downs of Hamburg

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retty sure I’m never going to get there, but if I do, I think this is what heaven will be like.” I looked over at my wife. She was shading her eyes and squinting. “Amen,” she said.

We woke to streaming sun in our Hamburg, Germany, exchange home. Because it was mid-July and we were so far north, the sun barely set by 10 pm and it was up again by 4 am. Plus, everything in the loft bedroom was painted bright white.

The loft also had large windows, which we had left open because it was so warm. The white curtains were billowing like clouds.

“Do I look angelic?”

“You’re wearing a brown moose T-shirt, green underwear, and one white sock.”

I took the sock off. “How about now?”

When we first arrived the previous afternoon, we lugged our suitcases up two flights of stairs, the last set quite narrow and steep so that I was huffing and puffing by the time I got to the loft. Ironically, there was a Stairmaster in the loft. I used it to hang my camera case on.

Once we had found our sunglasses and were no longer blinking, we walked to the bus stop and took the number 5 bus to meet Sabina, our personal greeter. Turns out, there is a free Global Greeter Network available in cities throughout the world. You contact them with a date and time, and they assign someone to you. We met at the Isemarkt – the longest farmers market in Germany, which is completely covered by overhead train tracks. “How old?”

I asked.

“The Isemarkt?”

“No, the legs holding up the railroad tracks.”

After multiple free samples, we climbed some metal stairs and took the train over the Isemarkt to the Rathaus, which has nothing to do with rodents, I found, but is a postcard-perfect city hall located in a large plaza. I took 50 or so photos.

“Next, I want to show you the paternoster,” Sabina said.

“That’s Latin for ‘our father,’” Pat said.

“Correct!” (Pat knows a lot. She was in the Latin Club in high school; I barely passed English.) “It was called that because it is in the form of a loop, like rosary beads.”

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open elevator that does not stop.

You just time your leap and jump on. “Incoming! Oomph.” At the top, the elevator moves to the right and heads back down, and you step off.

“Whoa.” Stumble, stumble, stumble.

Sabina then took us to the Church of St. Nicholas, which looked like a bomb had hit it.

“It was bombed during World War Two,” Pat said. (She’s also a history major.) “All that’s left is the crypt and the hollowed-out tower.

It’s now a memorial and landmark.”

“Correct again,” said Sabina. “The tower, which was erected in 1517, burned down in 1589. The tower built to replace it collapsed in 1644.

Now, we have this one. Let’s take the elevator to the top.”

Rathaus has nothing to do with rodents I kept wondering if I would be part of the next disaster, but I went up and it did offer great views of Hamburg.

Next, we saw the oldest houses in Hamburg, and Sabina told us the story about the bathroom that hung over the river. “People used it and it just emptied into the river. However, the huge building also housed a brewery that used water from the river for its beer. So, they made a rule that no one could use the bathrooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they scooped water for the bier. Other days, okay.”

It was “almost” enough to make me stop drinking.

Finally, we arrived at the harbor area and Sabina took us to a round building with (yet more) elevators that lowered us to a tunnel that you could walk, bike, or drive through under the Elbe River. “It was built in 1903, so that wagons and workers could get from one side to the other.”

I kept an eye out for drips but didn’t see any.

“Lunch?” I suggested afterward. I ordered a Hamburg hamburger.

Sabina got fish with bones in it and a Radler beer. “It’s mixed with Sprite. Quite refreshing!”

Elevators with no doors. Churches with no church. And soda-beer.

Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings.

•MJ

SPIRITUALITY (Continued from page 11)

November 20, at the historic First United Methodist Church. All are invited to gather together in gratitude for the resilience and compassion expressed throughout our larger community this past year, amid new challenges to our neighbors north and south from wildfires and gunfire. The association, which includes clergy and religious leaders from more than 100 local faith communities, is dedicated to fostering mutual understanding, tolerance, and appreciation among all faith communities. Participants at Tuesday’s service features representatives of the Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Quaker, Unitarian, Roman Catholic, and Protestant traditions, as well as an Interfaith Choir.

This year’s guest speaker is the reverend Marvel Hitson, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and currently the director of Congregational Health and Trauma Chaplain with the Institute for Collective Trauma and Growth.

In the aftermath of the Thomas Fire and debris flows, Reverend Hitson was based out of the Montecito Center alongside the HOPE 805 Team and other community partners supporting Santa Barbara County.

She is currently working toward long-term recovery through Riviera Care Center in collaboration with the Community Wellness Team. A free-will offering will benefit the Unity Shoppe and the Institute for Collective Trauma and Growth.

Light refreshments will be served following the service in the Social Hall, where there will be information tables of many local helping agencies and nonprofits. First United Methodist Church is located at the corner of Anapamu and Garden streets. For more information, call (805) 963-3579 or visit twww.fumcsb. org.

Healing Hub’s Holiday Happening

The center founded by Montecito couple Ragan and Alex Thomson to host seminars from transformational coach and conscious business expert Dale Halaway is coming together for a community gathering. Even better, rather than taking place at the La Cumbre Plaza location, it’s taking place back at the Thomsons’ Montecito sanctuary, where activities include conscious conversations, prayer, mingling, potluck, and shopping for products or service from the local conscious community, much as took place at the now-on-hiatus monthly Consciousness Networking events at Unity. The 4:30 to 7:30 pm event Saturday, November 17, is all about connecting and expanding the community. Contact Charlyn at

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MeetUp Memos

The new Living Coherently by increasing Heart Rate Coherence MeetUp just held its first meeting last Tuesday, but fear not. Organizer John Mudie, Ph.D., plans to hold similar sessions every week going forward to learn and practice Heart Rate Coherence to reduce the experience of stress. Mudie, a Certified HeartMath coach, will offer a short presentation on what Heart Rate Coherence is, what increasing Heart Rate Coherence can do, how to measure it, and a possible link to spirituality. Equipment for measuring Heart Rate Coherence will be on display. The group will develop techniques similar to the ones that HeartMath suggests, or other methods such as deep slow breathing, that can help people move toward increasing parasympathetic nervous system activity. The weekly meetings take place in the boardroom of Friendship Manor, 6647 El Colegio Road, Goleta.

Visit www.meetup.com/GoletaMeditation-Meetup, or http://group. livingcoherently.com for details on the meeting format, or call (805) 308-1411 to talk with Dr. Mudie.

After being dormant for several months, Tiny Playful Group of Meditators is morphing into Santa Barbara Spiritual Introverts. Founder Zubin relied on feedback from others and his own preferences to come up with the guidelines for the new group, will have less of a rigid format, and be open to any spiritual person interested in meeting others with similar energies. “This is a group for spiritual people, happy in their introverted or quieter nature, and looking to spend time with similarly energied friends,” he writes on the new MeetUp page.

Meetups will always be limited to smaller groups, with talking and participation optional, and members will come together not just to meditate but also for a variety of outings, including cafe gatherings, silent walks, movies, random conversations, random bouts of happily connected silence, potlucks, or “anything else we’re interested in.” A first gathering has been tentatively set for Sunday, December 2, but may change depending on the whims of those who join. Details at www.meetup.com/Santa-BarbaraSpiritual-Introverts/.

Meanwhile, Zubin’s Santa Barbara Silent Hiking and Activities Meetup has a talking-optional trek up Rattlesnake Canyon Trail slated for 9:30 to 11:30 am on Sunday, November 18. Contact Zubin at (805) 836-1185 for details, or visit www. meetup.com/Santa-Barbara-SilentHiking-and-Activities/.

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ventional loan products. The lenders also offer personalized processes, depending if the client wants to use the newest paperless technologies, or prefers an “old school” way of doing things. “You have to understand who you are working with,” Bradley said.

The team at Synergy One are all locals, so they bring a vast knowledge about the area to their clientele. “It’s been my dream of having an office on Coast Village Road,” said Carter, who attended Cold Spring School and now raises his family in Santa Barbara. “When this space opened up, we knew we had to have it.” The space has been transformed to include glass-framed offices and a conference room, featuring the street art of the artist known as Gone.

A recent grand opening welcomed dozens of industry professionals and Coast Village Road neighbors.

Synergy One Lending is located at 1250 Coast Village Road.

New Offerings at The Monarch

Four months after opening for business in Montecito Inn, the owners of The Monarch restaurant announced November 1 that they have expanded their operations to include brunch,

which is now available seven days a week.

The menu, which is available from 7 am to 2:30 pm, includes breakfast items that will be offered for the entire duration of brunch including brioche French toast with seasonal fruit compote and lavender whipped cream, short rib hash with thick-cut toast, 72-hour short rib, sweet potato, fried egg, hollandaise, and breakfast salad with spiced yogurt, softboiled egg, house-cured bacon, barley, arugula, and apple. Beginning at 11:30 am, additional dishes become available, including seared yellow fin tuna with tuna conserva, haricot vert, fingerling potatoes, local black olives, and arugula; a grilled chicken salad with lettuces, avocado, citrus, balsamic, candied nuts; and a woodgrilled burger with house-made brioche, roasted beet mustard, tomato jam, red onion, parsley, and house cheese, among other items. The restaurant will close between 2:30 and 5 pm to prepare for dinner service.

Chef/owners Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee have also been seeing great success in their recently opened Chaplin’s Martini Bar, which replaced Frankland’s Crab & Co. across the driveway from The Monarch. Due to high demand, Chaplin’s has changed its food offer-

ings and is now serving the full dinner menu from The Monarch.

Next week, The Monarch will offer its spin on Thanksgiving, with a family-style menu served at two seating times. For more information, and for reservations, call 869-0789. The Monarch and Chaplin’s are located at 1295 Coast Village Road.

Toy & Food Drive at MFPD

The 7th annual Season of Hope food and toy drive is underway; Montecito Fire Protection District is now accepting donations of non-perishable foods and new, unwrapped toys at both fire stations. The community-wide event is sponsored by KSBY and includes local non-profit organizations, fire departments, and several businesses.

The donations go to the Unity Shoppe’s “Central Distribution Facility,” which serves the low-income clients of 300 non-profit organizations, social service agencies, churches, schools, and hospitals. Approximately 20,000 unduplicated people are referred for furniture, food, clothing, school supplies, and basic necessities. Items needed include canned fruit and vegetables, canned soup, pasta, dried rice, peanut butter, and dried beans.

The Season of Hope continues

through December 14. For more information, contact Joyce Reed at 969-2537.

Adderley School Holiday Music

Members of The Adderley School’s Advanced Conservatory are offering their musical talents this holiday season in an effort to raise funds to underwrite scholarships. The professionally trained company choir, which recently performed onstage with Katy Perry at her benefit concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl, is available for hire for a suggested donation.

The Adderley School, founded by Janet Adderley, has recently expanded to three locations, including the Pacific Palisades, Santa Barbara, and Austin, Texas. The performing arts program has inspired thousands of students, some who have gone on to star in blockbuster movies or on Broadway and won Tony awards.

Most recently, Adderley has opened her doors to underserved communities, giving all children the opportunity to grow artistically. She says any holiday celebration can be enhanced with holiday songs and joy that only children can bring.

Donations are tax-deductible. For more information, visit www.theadder leyschool.org, or email Santabarbara@ theadderleyschool.com.

•MJ

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Reaching Out: Burke Speaks at UCSB

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Me Too founder Tarana Burke speaks at UCSB

arana Burke, social justice activist and senior director of the Brooklyn-based Girls for Gender Equity, presented at the UCSB Arts & Lectures on November 5 about the “Me Too” (#metoo) movement.

She spoke in a straightforward fashion for an hour, and outlined how and why the organization called “Me Too” started, where they are now and where they are going, “in order to give the context needed to rid everyone of the misinformation about it and me, especially on Wiki.”

The fact was clear throughout the evening; she began and remains committed to “Me Too” as an organization to help women of color who survived sexual abuse and assault, by providing a place of acknowledgment and a place to find resources for healing.

Tarana said, “I am not anyone’s healer, each person has to do that path on their own with whatever resources work for them. A survivor decides every day to survive. You do not have to go public to survive; take care of yourself first. This is about empathy. I just try to carry the message I wanted when I was a kid: It’s not your fault, it’s not your shame, it’s not your blame. Nothing’s wrong with you. There’s no special curse on you that made this happen. When we launched ‘Me Too’ on Facebook, there were twelve million members posting their ‘Me Too’ stories in the first 24 hours. My work is for those survivors and others – why aren’t there stories about them, about the marginalized people in this country? It pains 15 – 22 November 2018

me that the survivors have been forgotten. Naming names [e.g., Harvey Weinstein] is not a movement, it’s a reaction. I don’t want to be caught up in the celebrity of it or me; if you are going to celebrate me, then you have to start to talk about this movement differently and not be distracted by the noise in the media, and stand with me to help the survivors.”

She went on to explain, “Too much of the recent press attention has been focused on perpetrators and does not adequately address the systematic nature of violence, including the importance of race, ethnicity, and economic status in sexual violence and other forms of violence against women.

“What we need are conversations about what accountability looks like, and personal models of accountability, which can help us, but we are socialized to think in terms of crime and punishment first. We aren’t ready to face or talk about it, and it will continue until we can get educated. People and the press want to put everything under the ‘Me Too’ – NO! It’s about guiding people to healing resources, to interrupt sexual violence through community healing, laws, policies, and cultures.”

Burke told the story of being raised in the Bronx, New York, with a family that provided strong black culture, history, and feminist literature values.

She attended leadership camps at 21st Century Youth Leadership in Selma, Alabama, received her college degree from Auburn, and returned to 21st

Century as a camp counselor.

It was there she met her first challenge, a young girl who insisted on telling her about being sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend.

Burke said, “I knew it was coming, and I tried to avoid it, I didn’t know what to say to her, I didn’t want to say the wrong thing. I could see myself in her and all I could think of was, ‘Yeah, it happened to me too,’ but instead I sent her to see another counselor. I struggled with it for a long time.”

In 2006, Burke created Just Be Inc., a nonprofit helping victims of sexual harassment and assault, funding a large part of it with her own money.

It was there another realization came when she tried to get assistance from the local Rape Crisis Center who turned her and her program away. “After the center refused to help, I went to my car and ‘Me Too’ was born.”

As for where things are now and headed, she defines “Me Too” as a global community of survivors committed to healing and action. She said, “A big part of the ‘Me Too’ movement is that it’s driven by survivors supporting one another. We believe that women of color, and women who have faced generations of exclusion, should be at the center of our solutions. This moment in time calls for us to use the power of our collective voices to find solutions that leave

no woman behind. This movement should be focused on places where we can cultivate joy and love as a means to progress the healing process.”

A new website with more than 1,000 resources is being fully launched April 2019, with a nod to the millennial generation by using “mvmt” for movement in the url: www.metoomvmt. org.

Following a question and answer period, Tarana concluded with, “UCSB has a good mission statement; it says, The University of California, Santa Barbara, is committed to global leadership for sustainability through education, research, and action. The concept of ‘sustainability’ can be used in many ways, but UCSB Sustainability defines it as: meeting the needs of the present generation, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. I challenge UCSB to do this mission in relation to sexual violence on campus and be accountable to the students.

“Awareness of it is not without a moral imperative. Let’s heal together, if you want to, then all I can say to you is, me too.”

Time magazine named Tarana Burke their 2017 Person of the Year and she received the 2018 Ridenhour Prize for Courage.

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AGING IN HIGH HEELS

by Beverlye Hyman Fead

Ms Fead moved from Beverly Hills to Malibu and then Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music exec Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren, and a dog named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is the author of I Can Do this; Living with Cancer, Nana, What’s Cancer and the blog www.aginginhighheels.com, and book Aging In High Heels. She has also produced a documentary: Stage Four, Living with Cancer.

Alex Broumand, Firefighter and Paramedic

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lex, a younger Robert De Niro lookalike, was born 51 years ago in Queens, New York, in August 1967. He moved to Santa Barbara in 1970 with his parents and that’s where he grew up. His father owned an antique shop on Coast Village Road, and his mother worked at Churchill Jewelers on State Street.

He attended Star King, Washington School, Peabody School, La Colina Junior High and graduated from San Marcos High School. He attended San Diego State University for two years before dropping out to travel. And travel he did!

In the year after he left SDSU, he kayaked 500 miles of the Sea of Cortez and traveled through Mexico to Central America. The 1980s were a crazy time to be traveling in this area, so he left for home and wound up instead in Alaska, fishing for crab, halibut, and salmon.

When he returned to Santa Barbara,

he enrolled in the Marine Technology program at SBCC. He became a certified commercial diver and a recreational SCUBA instructor. He worked on a cruise ship out of Saint Petersburg, Florida, teaching diving for six months after graduating.

Coming back to town, he met and married his lovely wife, Monica, who he has been happily married to for 22 years. They have two boys: Ryan, 20, and Aaron, 16.

Alex used his EMT certification to get a job with Mobile Life Support on their new NICU ambulance. He worked there for nine years, having become a paramedic and a supervisor.

During that time, he had several exciting assignments; he worked for the Santa Maria Police Department as a paramedic on their SWAT team (three years), was assigned to President Clinton as a paramedic, and rode in the president’s motorcade.

His fire career started as a fire-

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He loves this community. “I have lived and worked in many places, but this town is different, a very special place with very special people,” he said with a smile and a nod.

I asked him about his time in the Thomas Fire. During the blaze, he was assigned to a patrol unit out of Station 1. He and Lucas Grant would patrol the district, ensuring access to incoming resources and patrolling the fire line looking to spot fires.

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California and the nation working together to protect Montecito and its residents. He said, “After twenty years in the fire service, I was never more proud of my fire department and the colleagues I work with. From the wildland specialists to the firefighters and command staff, everyone did an outstanding job.”

Alex was assigned to Medic Engine 92 during the debris flow. He was awakened at 3:40 am to respond to a structure fire. He was absolutely stunned by what he saw: before he even wiped the sleep out of his eyes, he was confronted with overwhelming disaster. It was hard to recognize Montecito. While trying to get to the fire, they found the first of many victims of the debris flow. The next 12 hours were a blur for him, as were the next 12 days. Even after all this, he says he has so much for which to be thankful.

“I’m grateful for my wife and my sons who give me strength. I’m grateful for all of the wives and husbands married to fire department employees who sacrifice so much to support us. I’m grateful to work with such amazing people. I’m grateful none of my colleagues were badly injured or killed. I’m grateful to the other agencies that came to assist us, to the unknown heroes who we will never know, first responders and civilians who risked so much. I’m grateful for a community that banded together not only to rescue each other but to help heal each other with hard work and compassionate hearts.”

I think that just about says it!

He went on to say, “We are well into the healing part of these past disasters, and the Montecito firefighters want to continue to help the community we work in and the professionals we work with.”

By the way, Alex is president of Montecito’s Firefighters Charitable Foundation and would like you to join him this Thanksgiving season in saying “thank you” to some of our local heroes.

Alex, you are one of them – and we thank you for all you have done! •MJ

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The symphony is now performing the heavily orchestrated work that changed the course of 20th-century music sans dancers, of course, but on the other hand, the musicians will be teaming with dancers from State Street Ballet, actors from the Ensemble Theatre Company, and Montecito actor Christopher Lloyd as the moderator for the work that takes up the first half of the program, Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. The Faustian-story piece that is marking its 100th anniversary has also been influential, with many adaptations on film and elsewhere, including a just released recording voiced by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters as the narrator.

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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.

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The open floor plan connects the spacious dining room to the living room and gardens beyond. Upstairs, the master suite enjoys peeks of the ocean. An attached guesthouse offers long-term potential accommodations for family and friends or to use as extra space for your own purposes.

Throughout the grounds, delightful garden areas provide beautiful spaces to enjoy year-round blooms.

1570 East Valley Road: $7,495,000

ne can find a home with a guest unit in Montecito for less than those featured here, but the focus with this group of homes is to ferret out estate-level properties with substantial homes (more than 5,000 sq ft), along with other amenities such as a swimming pool or tennis court, privacy, and most specific to this text: considerable guest accommodations. Additionally, all the following properties are within the Montecito Union School District.

1417 East Mountain Drive: $4,000,000

Nestled on a private drive, this is one of the larger homes on the market in this price range. Worthy of note is the property’s neighborhood: a prime upper village location, surrounded by many more expensive homes, near the intersection of Picacho Lane and East Mountain Drive.

The 5,100+ sq-ft main home was built in 1996 and features 5 bedrooms and 5+ bathrooms, mountain views, and a peek of the ocean. The guesthouse is adjacent to the 40-ft swimming pool and is private with a separate entrance.

The property also includes an oversized 4-car garage, multi-car motor court, outdoor fireplace lounge, orchard and open yard with options for additional landscaping or hardscape to suit a new owner.

Montecito’s Somerset Estate combines early 20th-century design with 21st-century conveniences. Much of the landscaping on the approximately 1.55-acre grounds is believed to be attributed to prominent landscape architect Lockwood de Forest, and alterations to the home were designed by iconic architect Lutah Maria Riggs at an earlier point in the home’s history.

As one enters the 5,100+ sq-ft home, the foyer is complemented by a stately staircase leading to the second-floor master suite. The living room features a vaulted ceiling and large multi-pane and clerestory windows. Multiple French doors open to a terrace, spa, pool, gazebo, and gardens. The chef’s kitchen features a butler’s pantry.

The upper-level master suite includes a sitting room, walk-in closet, dual bathrooms, and a bedroom with French doors to a balcony and expansive mountain views.

The attached guest apartment offers privacy and features its own separate pool. There is an additional, separate guest house as well, all of this just a half-dozen properties away from the upper village and from Oprah Winfrey’s spread, in an area where homes have sold this year for as much as $14,000,000 and $35,000,000.

1167 Summit Road: $6,350,000

909 Lilac Drive: $7,495,000

This estate home is on a level, nearly one-acre lot, just a few short blocks from Butterfly Beach and Montecito’s lower village. This historic home recently emerged from an elaborate restoration and offers modern spaces and desirable amenities.

Enter the motor court and be impressed by the scale and style of the home’s façade. Inside, find more than 5,700 sq ft of living space, where the oversized kitchen-great room opens to the pool, grounds, and outdoor barbecue to create indoor-outdoor experiences.

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A gated and impressive tree-lined drive leads to the main residence. Enter the home and take in the scale, the 12-ft ceilings, the view-filled gallery, spacious living room, paneled library, dining room, cozy breakfast room, kitchen with adjacent sitting room, and office. The private master suite has dual baths and dual closets.

The guesthouse is on the lower level of the property offering privacy, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with a living room that opens onto a trellised patio overlooking the sprawling lawn, rose garden, and citrus trees. There is a lap pool, a motor court, and a 4-car garage. Adding to the value, there is a well, plus a 15,000-gallon holding tank, and a generator.

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Granada Theatre hosts renditions of The Soldier’s Tale and The Rite of Spring

why it would need an opera house. But Stravinsky really wanted it “to be read, played, and danced,” which is written in the score. There are roles for the soldier, and the devil, and smaller roles, with a few dancers doing a tango and a waltz. It’s rarely performed as a full production, but we wanted to do it the way Stravinsky envisioned it.

You’ve collaborated with Ensemble and State Street before. How does this one compare?

We’re all working together, the actors and dancers more than the musicians, since you can’t change the score. But what we’re doing is much more than a concert. Everyone is on stage, the seven musicians, the

dancers, the actors, and the dancers, and other figures in the shadows. It’s great for us to not be in the pit, but instead all on the same level, sharing the same stage. And the narrator has to hold the plot together. Having Christopher Lloyd is such a luxury – his voice is so impressive.

What are the challenges of doing Rite of Spring with Santa Barbara for the first time?

It’s extremely difficult music. Back then they had hundreds or rehearsals before the premiere just to get it together. What Stravinsky did was change the language of music. We used to count only in fours, 4/4, 3/4 or 2/4. But he invented rhythmic patterns nobody had used before, 5/16 or 7/16, one after another. There are five metric changes in one section. But we all grew up with the music, we all listened to recordings or maybe played parts before, so it comes much more naturally to modern musicians. But it is still a challenge for us. There are chords that are almost barbaric sounding that even now are still hard to create, even if they’re not revolutionary.

And for some audiences, it’s still a challenge to hear because it’s such an extension of the harmonic language, very different from the major and minor way we were born to hear. It’s a very enriching score and great to play.

(Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and The Rite of Spring will be performed on Saturday-Sunday, November 17-18, at The Granada Theatre. Call (805) 8992222 or visit www.granadasb.org.)

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The Santa Barbara Symphony launches the holiday season with an afternoon of Free holiday festivities Saturday, November 24th at 11:30 at the Granada Theatre. The Santa Barbara Youth Symphony will perform a FREE community performance at 1pm, and the community is invited preshow to meet Santa starting at 11:45am, explore the music van and play a variety of instruments.

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SAT, NOV 24, 2018 | 8PM | AT THE GRANADA THEATRE Santa Barbara Symphony Nir Kabaretti, conductor Capathia Jenkins, vocals

Celebrate the start of the holiday season with the Santa Barbara Symphony and Broadway Singer and Actress Capathia Jenkins as they perform your favorite holiday songs in a program curated and led by the Symphony’s own Maestro, Nir Kabaretti.

Don’t miss seasonal favorites including Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, O Holy Night, and Baby It’s Cold Outside. Prepare to be delighted with an evening of festive fun and kick off the holiday season in style, one night only at The Granada Theatre!

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to Nancy Chase for her 58 years of bass playing. Amazing! Andrew Firestone did the paddle raise with his always high energy and thousands of dollars were given.

The working committee for the fabulous fete was: Pam Bigelow, Stacy Byers, Deana Gilman, Gaja Hubbard Kabaretti, Kristan O’Donnell, Linda Rosso, and Meredith Tynes. The honorary committee was Hiroko Benko, Ed and Sue Birch, Dan and Meg Burnham, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Patricia A. Gregory, Gillian Launie, Geoffrey and Joan Rutkowski, and Susan Worster.

SB Symphony hasn’t held a ball for many years. I hope they do it again in 2019.

Storyteller board president Patricia Madrigal, executive director Donna Barranco Fisher, and past board president Tiffany Foster

Heal the Ocean

Heal the Ocean (HTO) had a big 20th birthday party at the festive El Paseo Co-chair Rachael Stein, chair Robyn Battling, and co-chair Sarah McFadden at the Storyteller fundraiser

Storyteller’s Dirty 30

Storyteller Children’s Center (SCC) held its 30-year black-tie gala in a new place in town – the Hotel Californian at 36 State Street. It was a movable feast with the evening beginning on the rooftop for a VIP reception for patrons. We moved on to the courtyard below for martinis, the silent auction, and a buffet dinner, then ended the evening in the ballroom for presentations and ending with Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds playing.

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important key to our future. We need to supply all our children with the basic tools for life, as well as all the love and support we can give.”

Storyteller does that.

Storyteller has launched a “30 for 30 Campaign” – 30 students with donations of $15,000 for each, which is the annual cost per student. Other levels are available. Call Erinn Lynch at (805) 570-0990 for information.

Storyteller honoree Jon Clark and wife, Susan

for 30 years. It began in a city parking lot but the therapeutic preschool now operates out of two campuses serving children and families who have

experienced extreme stress. As executive director Donna Barranco Fisher told us, “One out of every four local children is at the poverty level. One even saw his mother being murdered by the father. There are 133 families on the wait list hoping to enroll their child, so he or she will be kindergarten ready.”

More than 90 percent of the families live in shelter, cars, or sub-standard housing. To qualify for the program, parents or guardians must be working or enrolled in an educational program full-time. If there is no intervention, the children won’t be ready for kindergarten and have a higher chance of dropping out of school.

Ron Gallo gave a glowing introduction for the tribute to Jon Clark for his 17 years of service to Storyteller. Jon responded, “He just made half of that up. I’m here because I’m older and eloquent.” I don’t think so.

Andrew Firestone said, “Thousands of children have benefited for a better future. These teachers have passion and compassion.” The gavel went down for a trip to New York, dinner at the new Monarch restaurant, and more.

Big cheers to event chair Robyn Bartling and her co-chairs Sarah McFadden and Rachael Stein, plus committee Michele Cuttler, Stacy Fell, Kelly Finefrock, Carey Fitzgerald, Tiffany Foster, Robyn Gottesdiener, Lizzie Peus, and Kyra Rogers. Board president is Patricia Madrigal.

Says Arleigh Kincheloe of Sister Sparrow, “Education is the most

What if today we were grateful for everything? – Charlie Brown

Heal the Ocean executive director Hillary Hauser with founding board member Charles Vinick at their bash

Restaurant with 200+ folks who love the ocean in attendance. Executive director Hillary Hauser said this, “When Heal the Ocean came together in 1998, we were a warrior band with nothing but hand-made flyers and bumper stickers. Remember 1998.

That’s when we gathered on the steps of the Santa Barbara County administration building to scream, shout, and protest that our beaches were being closed from pollution. We didn’t have a non-profit organization or an office. We didn’t have papers, pencils, or members. We only had a will to get started somehow, on fixing the problems of our beloved ocean being polluted – not assaulted – by human activity.”

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a white baby grand playing all styles from funk to folk. Denny Asberg and Simone Redding sang a surfing song. Ruston Slager performed a boogie-woogie tune titled MONEY. After all, this was a fundraiser.

Thanks to the HTO benefit committee: Heather Hudson, Shannon Trotta and Alison Thompson. The board of directors includes JeanMichel Cousteau, Thomas Dabney, Hillary Hauser, Heather Hudson, Francoise Park, Charles Vinick, and Jonathan Wygant. You can contact Heal the Ocean at www.

HealTheOcean.org.

The West Dressed Woman Jean-Michel Cousteau with Holly Lohuis and Heather and Ben Burleson at the Heal the Ocean gala

to access state grant funds for wastewater plant upgrades; helping homeowners get off septic systems where groundwater or creeks are impacted; working with offshore oil contractors and the State Lands Commission to enact a focused cleanup of the leaking wells off Summerland; working with City of Santa Barbara on an effective plan for cleanup of confetti after town parades; and much more!

As Hillary suggested, “Raise your glasses for a toast. It would not be

happening without you.” It’s said, do not say no to Hillary. She does not give up. Honorary chair Julia LouisDreyfus contributed treasure and sent a video of good wishes for the event.

After a cocktail reception, there was a sit-down dinner and then auctioneer Rick Werner assisted by Levi Werner did their stuff to raise dollars for the ocean. It was time for music. Who knew that Hillary was a long-time classical pianist? She played a piece by Liszt for us followed by Jason Libs on

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM) opened up a delightful exhibit of the fashionistas of the Old West and what they wore. There was the gamut from prairie dresses perfect for a crossing to California in a covered wagon to what the senoritas in Santa Barbara wore for a wedding in the days of the De la Guerras.

These garments all came from the museum’s archives, which are below the building in a huge basement vault that holds literally a thousand costumes that have been left to them.

Interim executive director Michael Redmond introduced guest curator

Beverley Jackson with the West Dressed curator Sharon Bradford at the SBHM

Sharon Bradford, who led us on a tour. There were items belonging to local luminaries such as Ganna Walska from Lotusland, Huguette Clark who owned Bellosguardo, and community activist Pearl Chase. Then it was out with the corsets and 15-inch waists for the flapper era.

The show is the result of the newly formed Costume Council headed up

by Nancy Hunter and Cheryl Ziegler.

The exhibit will be around until March 24, 2019. Afterward, we enjoyed a glass of bubbly and tidbits.

If you love history, you may want to become a SBHM member. Call (805) 966-1601 for prices of various memberships.

•MJ

THE WAY IT WAS S A N TA B A R B A R A C O M E S O F A G E

Get a Jump on the Season Give the Gift of History or the past 12 years, Hattie Beresford has written a local history column for the Montecito Journal called “The Way It Was,” in which she has been able to indulge her long-standing interest in the people and events of Santa Barbara’s past that determined its present.

In addition, together with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, she co-edited and produced the memoir of local artist Elizabeth Eaton Burton entitled My Santa Barbara Scrap Book and wrote two Noticias, their historical journal. She is also a regular contributor to the Montecito Journal Magazine writing the column entitled “Moguls and Mansions .”

A retired teacher of English

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Chock full of Eastern promise.

On the Ball The American Cancer Society honored its heroes at the 8th annual Riviera Ball at the Biltmore, when 120 guests turned out for the cause, raising around $100,000.

The popular bash, co-chaired by Jon Church and Elaine Christ, feted Carpinteria financial executive Jeff Moorhouse, who, along with other pilot friends, used his Beechcraft Bonanza to fly 170 missions during the Thomas Fire and mudslides, for cancer patients, medical personnel, as well as transportation of blood.

Carpinteria financial executive Jeff Moorhouse (photo by Fritz Olenberger)

Co-chairs Elaine Christ and Jon Church (photo by Fritz Olenberger)

Event sponsors Jillian and Pete Muller with David Miliband (photo by Grace Kathryn)

David Gonzales at the Riviera Ball (photo by Fritz Olenberger)

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, who donated $20,000 to the charity, also received awards, along with Ridley-Tree Cancer Center oncologist Daniel Greenwald, and Santa Barbara cancer survivor Claudia Lash, a community volunteer.

David Gonzales sang an impressive rendition of the national anthem and Bryan Kerner, director of development for the sciences at UCSB, auctioned off a number of prizes, including a Fijian vacation, a holiday Santa Barbara trolley tour for 32 guests, and a round-trip aerial view of the Pacific Coast for two.

Among those supporting the cause were Adam and Rachel Peltier, Fred Kass, Mary Anderson, Denise Sanford, Joel Wiesenberger, Warren Butler, Claudia Lash, Craig and Denise Montell, and Bruce and Sharon Edwards.

Up in Arms Actor Ashton Kutcher, who lives in a beach house in Carpinteria, says he feels lucky to be alive after his wife, Mila Kunis, picked the same Thousand Oaks locale where 12 people were shot, for his birthday celebrations this year.

Ashton, who turned 40 in February, took to Twitter to share his story with 18 million followers, and made a call for change.

He offered his condolences to those whose loved ones in the Borderline Bar and Grill were among the 12 people killed.

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Kit Van Tulken and A&L council member Sara Miller McCune with David Miliband (photo by Grace Kathryn)

“My wife threw a birthday party this year at the Borderline,” he wrote.

“The only reason we’re alive is the shooter chose a different night!”

Fate working in the most mysterious of ways.

Miliband-Aid Former British foreign secretary David Miliband was the center of attraction at the historic Montecito estate, Val Verde, when UCSB Arts & Lectures hosted a pre-talk bash for the ex-politician and Oxford graduate at the sprawling home of hedge fund manager and New York Times cruciverbalist Pete Muller and his wife, Jillian, who bought the storied residence from Russian banker Sergey Grishin.

Miliband, 53, president of the International Rescue Committee in New York since 2013, one of the world’s largest refugee aid agencies providing humanitarian relief for displaced persons in more than 40 war-effected countries, spoke at

Campbell Hall on Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time, based on his 2017 book.

Having last visited the estate, built in 1915, for society doyenne Beverley Jackson’s 80th birthday party 10 years ago, it was interesting to see what the Mullers have done with the unique property, that used to see the likes of Cole Porter, Kate Hepburn, Noel Coward, and Gloria Swanson, and was where aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, sought solace in the 1930s after their son was famously kidnapped.

Jillian told me the main 7,000-sq.ft. house has been totally renovated, but a bathroom decorated by Tony Award-winning theater designer Oliver Messel, uncle of the late Lord Snowdon, ex-husband of Queen Elizabeth’s late sister, Princess Margaret, with flamboyant Roman murals, is being kept as is.

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Opera-tunity Opera Santa Barbara, celebrating its 25th anniversary, launched its latest season in cracking style with Puccini’s classic work La Boheme at the Granada.

Director Omer Ben Seadia, who made her local debut three years ago with A Streetcar Named Desire and L’Italiana in Algeri, has done an artfully crafted four-act show with opera director Kostis Protopapas conduct-

ing and Greek soprano Eleni Calenos as Mimi and tenor Nathan Granner as Rodolfo, both in their Santa Barbara debuts.

The show, which opens in a Latin Quarter garret in Paris in the 1830s, has evocative scenery by Robert Little and a great supporting cast with baritone Luis Alejandro Orozco, soprano Elle Valera, bass Vincent Grand, and baritone Yazid Gray.

Clearly, we were all in the right aria!

All Inn Montecito Inn owners Dewayne and Kathy Copus, fittingly celebrated the charming Coast Village Road hostelry’s founder, silent film star Charlie Chaplin, for a 90th anniversary bash in the bijou ballroom, which was fesSitting from left: Luis Alejandro Orozco (Marcello), Yazid Gray (Shaunard), Vincent Grana (Colline), Eleni Calenos (Mimì), and Nathan Granner (Rodolfo) (photo by Zach Mendez)

Kathy Copus, Arlene Larsen, and Dewayne Copus celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Montecito Inn (photo by Priscilla)

Kicking up their heels are Carol Scott Wathen, Don Truex, Christine Souci, and Joi Kaminski in front of Chaplin memorabilia (photo by Priscilla)

tooned with film posters, photos, and paintings of the Little Tramp for the At the Speakeasy beano.

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Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative

Fifth Anniversary ‘Your Brain Matters’ Luncheon Friday, November 30, 2018 at 11 a.m.

Honoring Sarah Rafferty

Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree Katina Etsell Chair

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Special Caregiver of the Year Award Heather Snyder, Ph.D. Scientific Speaker

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Gerd Jordano Special Tribute

Buy tickets or sponsor at act.alz.org/awisb. For more information, please contact Katelyn Reeves at kreeves@alz.org or 805.892.4259 x103

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Notice Inviting Bids GIBRALTAR RESERVOIR METER PROJECT Bid No. 3925 1.

2.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Gibraltar Reservoir Meter Project (“Project”), by or before November 28, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Project Information.

2.1

Location and Description. The Project is located at the City’s Gibraltar Reservoir, and is described as follows:

Construction of a new flow monitoring facility to measure flow from Gibraltar Reservoir including a new H-flume flow meter and associated appurtenances, including a new cinderblock building to house the flume. Modifications to the existing valve house structure and 36-inch discharge pipe are required.

2.2

Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is:

Ninety (90) calendar days for submittals, purchasing materials, construction and commissioning from the notice to proceed.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $250,000.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

Mandatory Site Visit. A site visit will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 8:00 a.m., at the following location: Gibraltar Reservoir, for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite.

The site visit is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory site visit will be disqualified from bidding.

11.

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

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William H. Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) November 7, 2018

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5684 DUE DATE & TIME: NOVEMBER 29, UNTIL 3:00P.M. Equipment Rental for Various Airport Locations The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

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

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein.

Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions shall be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _____________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published November 14, 2018 Montecito Journal

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION

BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT This may affect your property. Please read.

Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department.

The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Ciara Ristig at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101‑2058, by email at cristig@co.santa‑barbara.ca.us, or by fax at (805) 568‑2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.

If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Ciara Ristig at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101‑2058, or by email at cristig@co.santa‑barbara.ca.us, or by phone at (805) 568‑2077.

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL: WOLF/GRUNING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT CDP PROJECT ADDRESS: 57 HUMPHREY RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DATE OF NOTICE: 11/14/2018 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 12/7/2018 PERMIT NUMBER: 18TEX‑00000‑00017

APPLICATION FILED: 10/26/2018

ZONING: 15‑R‑1 PROJECT AREA: 0.16 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: Syndi Souter Proposed Project: Two Year Time Extension to previous approved 16CDP‑00000‑00059: The project is for a Coastal Development Permit for the Lot Line Adjustment in compliance with Section 21‑90 of County Code Chapter 21 and Section 35‑169.4.3 of Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance, to adjust property lines between two legal lots. Parcel #1 is a 0.184‑acre lot located at 59 Humphrey Road (APN 009‑331‑023), and Parcel #2 is a 0.164‑acre lot located at 57 Humphrey Road (APN 009‑331‑024). After adjusting the lot line, the shared property line would no longer transect through the two existing dwellings on the two subject parcels. Parcel #1 would decrease in size to 0.158 acres (6,916.3 square feet) and Parcel #2 would increase in size to 0.19 acres (8,256.7 square feet). Both lots are currently nonconforming as it relates to the 15,000 square foot minimum lot size for the 15‑R‑1 zone district and after the Lot Line Adjustment both parcels would remain nonconforming as to this parcel size requirement. No grading or tree removal is included in this project. The subject lots are shown as Lot 24 (Parcel #1) and Lot 23 (Parcel #2) on Record of Survey Book 1, Page 29 – Tract “Oceanside”, and are located at 59 Humphrey Road and 57 Humphrey Road, respectively, in the Urban, Coastal area of the Montecito Community Plan, First Supervisorial District.

APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 18TEX‑00000‑00017 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.

Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non‑business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.

This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal.

For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Ciara Ristig. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/forms/PermitAppHndt/AppsForms.cfm ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/permitting/ Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/boards/rbar/

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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 Mary Soto. FBN No. 2018-0002790. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: One West Insurance Services, LLC, 3640 Sagunto St. #301, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Acrisure

of California, LLC, 5664 Prairie Creek Drive, Caledonia, MI, 49316.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 19, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002819.

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Notice Inviting Bids

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De La Guerra Street Bridge Replacement Project Bid No. 3669 Federal-Aid Project No. BRLS-5007(055) 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its De La Guerra Street Bridge Replacement Project (“Project”), by or before January 10, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

2.

Project Information.

2.1.

Location and Description. The Project is located on De La Guerra Street between Castillo Street and Bath Street, and is described as follows: Remove and replace the De La Guerra Street Bridge over Mission Creek and construct new concrete channel walls.

3.

2.2.

Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 260 working days. There is an additional 245 working days for plant establishment prior to Contract acceptance.

2.3.

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $5,550,000.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1.

License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A.

3.2.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1.

6.2.

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

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

6.3.

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

6.4.

Federal Requirements. This Project is subject to federal prevailing wage requirements in addition to California prevailing wage requirements, Contractor and its Subcontractors are required to pay the higher of the current applicable prevailing wage rates under federal law. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in Appendix G of these specifications.

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.

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 must 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 must pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal. This is a federal-aid project that must include the “Required Federal Forms” in the Special Conditions to be submitted with the Bid Proposal.

11.

Buy America. 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.

12.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation.

Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report to Caltrans on DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federalaid contract has a goal of 8% DBE participation.

13.

Bid Rigging. 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.

By: ________________________________________ Date: ________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) November 14, 2018

2) November 21, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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Pianist Robert Cassidy will perform The Beethoven Cycle Part II

Chamber Music Concerts

That same Friday night is also when the Santa Ynez Valley Concert Series kicks off its 39th season of chamber music in St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church with a recital by two Camerata Pacifica principal artists. Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Robert Cassidy perform The Beethoven Cycle Part II, an offshoot of Cam Pac’s current The Beethoven Project that immerses the audience in the emotional complexities and musical brilliance of the composer’s complete sonatas and variations for piano and cello. The featured pieces on the November 16 program are sonatas Op 5. No 1, Op. 69, and Op. 102 No 1, plus the 12 Variations from Mozart’s Magic Flute. Tickets cost $10 to $20, and the concert is followed by a complimentary reception to meet the artists and enjoy conversation and refreshments. Call (805) 688-7423 or visit www. smitv.org.

Hot on the heels of women being elected to more than 100 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, works by Amy Beach and Joan Tower, two prominent American female composers working a century apart, comprise the heart of a concert from UCSB flutist Jill Felber and the Nexus String Quartet at 3 pm on Sunday, November 18, in Karl Geiringer Hall on the UCSB campus. Beach’s 1916 Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80, represents the American Romantic style, while Tower’s 2010 work Rising, with its vibrant harmonies and driving rhythms, has secured a place amongst some of the greatest modern chamber works written for flute. The Nexus will also perform Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 (Dissonance Quartet), written in 1875 as the last of a set of six string quartets inspired by Joseph Haydn’s Opus 33 quartets. Admission is free.

Saturday afternoon also brings violinist Chavdar Parashkevov and UCSB pianist Natasha Kislenko together for a Santa Barbara Music Club concert featuring Strauss’s Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18, and selections from Gershwin’s popular Porgy & Bess and Preludes, both arranged by Jascha Heifetz. Admission to the 3 pm concert at First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu Street, is free.

Estonian Ecstasy

More than 50 singers and musicians will share the stage when the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra make their Santa Barbara Debut with music by Arvo Pärt and others on Friday, November 16, at UCSB Campbell Hall. The 37-year-old Grammy Award-winning choir, praised for a shimmering quality of sound and enthralling performances that range in repertoire from Gregorian chant and baroque music to 21st-century works, recorded fellow Estonian composer Pärt’s Te Deum with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Among the foremost interpreters of Estonian composers, the two ensembles will perform Pärt’s Adam’s Lament, Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Salve Regina, plus works by Carlo Gesualdo, Brett Dean, and Lepo Sumera.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present but not giving it. – William Arthur Ward

15 – 22 November 2018

BenShea Bakes Another Level in Staircase for the Soul Noah benShea created Jacob the Baker, a simple but wise character whose plainspoken wisdom and common-sense approach to life are delivered as parables with both compassion and humor. Until recently, there were just three books in the series that have provided solace and support for millions of people (and been translated into 18 languages) dating back more than three decades, though the sayings and pearls have shown up on everything from Starbucks coffee cups to sugar packets to hospital meal trays. Now benShea – a former longtime Montecito resident (who now resides in Summerland) and a poet-philosopher, business advisor, former UCLA dean, and New York Bagel Factory founder, among many other endeavors – has produced a new gem titled We Are All Jacob’s Children: A Tale of Hope, Wisdom, and Faith (Jacob the Baker), published just last August.

It’s his first Jacob book in 20 years.

“I’m very excited about it,” said benShea about his alter-ego’s latest guide for coping in a complicated world. “It’s a reflection of what I have learned over the years, or re-learned.

As Jacob says in my voice, ‘I’m no

On the table: Noah benShea, creator of We Are All Jacob’s Children

longer young enough to know everything’.”

The intervening years have been transformative, encompassing many major transitions, but also lessons of self-accountability, he said. “I’ve been looking at my role in my life. I wanted to get this out, down on paper, not so much to convince others, but as truth-teller. That’s where I am at this point in my life. What others do with that info is their business. My responsibility is to truthfully capture ideas that speak to issues like loss, addiction, relationships, prayer, and faith. So, I put this out there as an ally, a source of strength, and I’m deeply touched when it plays that role for

others.”

BenShea will be on site at Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito from 3 to 5 pm on Saturday, November 17, not so much to sign books or even offer a reading, but just to connect.

“People always want to come up and say hello, and be together for a moment,” he said. “I do this around the world, but it’s very touching when I get to do it where I’ve lived for more than forty years. This is my community. These are my people. We’ve all loved and lost together, we’ve all watched ourselves grow older together. These are the people I share those moments with.”

But, he admitted, stories are still likely to arise. “If there are questions,” he said, with a twinkle in his voice, “I’ve been known to not need much of an invite to share an idea.”

Opera on Film

Next up in the Music Academy of the West’s encore presentations of the Met Opera’s Live in HD transmissions is Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West at 2 pm Sunday, November 18. Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings the role of the gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic, Puccini’s “American” opera based on David Belasco’s play The Girl of the Golden West, with tenor Jonas Kaufmann as the outlaw she

loves. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, while Marco Armiliato conducts this new production, coming 108 years since the opera had its glamorous and highly publicized world premiere at the Met with the composer in the audience. Tickets, details online at https://events.musi cacademy.org/whats-on/fanciulla.

Chaucer’s Choice

Santa Barbara-based writer Karen Gorback, the prize-winning author of numerous short stories and memoirs, signs copies of her new children’s book, Nathan and Nana Cassandra – Superheros, 2 pm Sunday, November 18, at Chaucer’s. At 7 pm on Monday, November 19, the bookstore hosts both Hazel White, the author of Vigilance Is No Orchard, and Isabelle Greene, the landmark landscape architect who created the Valentine Garden in the foothills of Santa Barbara, which served as muse for the book of poetry and prose.

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Cullors Call for Action – In the wake of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, not to mention the myriad protest marches since the presidential election of 2016, folks may not remember that the whole hashtaghighlighted Black Lives Matter social movements got started a few years earlier with #BlackLivesMatter. The 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the February 2012 shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin sparked Patrisse Cullors and co-founders Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi to create #BlackLivesMatter, while the movement grew in stature in coordinating street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police. The originators then expanded the project into a national network of more than 30 local chapters while the overall Black Lives Matter movement remains a decentralized network with no formal hierarchy. That hasn’t stopped the inevitable backlash, however. While some have seen BLM has the next step in the civil rights continuum, others have suggested singling out one race for empathy misses the mark and have instead backed the “All Lives Matter” phrase, and police deaths resulted in the hashtag Blue Lives Matter springing up. Cullors, a self-proclaimed “artist, organizer, and freedom fighter” is not new to the discriminatory violence chronicled by the movement, as her New York Times bestselling book When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives

Matter Memoir, addresses the brutality men in her family have experienced and how that has influenced her passion as well as deconstructs the societal expectations that told her how she should experience womanhood, sexuality, spirituality, and herself. In a lecture at MultiCultural Center at UCSB – which hosted a talk by Garza last year – Cullors takes a look back on the history Black Lives Matter has made, on her shared experiences with those who have faced hatred with resilient love, and what she owes to her past in the making of her present and future.

The lecture is part of the Living Lives of Resilient Love in a Time of Hate Series.

WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: University Center Room 1504 COST: free INFO: 893-2064 or www.mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/ events In the Red (Piano) – A lower State Street piano bar in the heart of Santa Barbara’s high-density club zone is not normally where you’d expect to find the president, board members, and other officers of the Music Academy of the West (MAW) hunkered down at happy hour. But when you’re trying to raise money to support MAW’s popular Community Access Program, which brings classical music off campus as well as allows for free for low-cost access to concerts at Miraflores, it doesn’t hurt to congregate where the community itself does. So, president & CEO Scott Reed, chief advancement officer Jonathan Bishop, Women’s Auxiliary member Lois Pigg, and board members Marge Cafarelli, Dean Carter, and Janet Garufis

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Third Time’s the Semi-Charm – It took three years and three demos before San Francisco-born band Third Eye Blind got signed to a record label, but it took no time at all for their first album to explode. The self-titled debut was soon certified six times platinum, powered by the smash hit single “Semi-Charmed Life”, which dominated pop radio and soon showed up in the movies, first with the Norm Macdonald vehicle Dirty Work, and in the closing scene of the 1999 teen comedy American Pie. The LP also featured “Jumper” and “How’s It Going to Be”, while other hits showed up on their follow-up, 1999’s Blue. There have only been three full-length albums since then, though Third Eye Blind did put out an EP titled We Are Drugs in 2016, and a covers effort, Thanks for Everything, just this past August. Find out whether co-founding lead singer/songwriter Stephan Jenkins, original drummer Brad Hargreaves, and company still got it two decades on down the road when Third Eye Blind perform up in the valley. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $69 to $99 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com

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by Steven Libowitz

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Porch Paintings – Israel-born Northern California artist Udi Peled, who began painting while still living on the kibbutz Be’Eri where he was raised, is an expressionist who paints mainly oil on canvas. He had his first showing at the Beeri Gallery in the Negev, then turned his focus to largely painting jazz legends after moving to the U.S., where he has shown at the Ariel Arts Gallery in Berkeley, and also at the Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art. Peled’s work – which now embraces many subjects, as his current show is called “Landscapes, Animals & More” – went on display at the home & garden shop Porch in Carpinteria at the beginning of the month. He will be on hand for the official artist reception this afternoon, just a few steps from the gorgeous sunset scenery at the beach. Refreshments served. WHEN: 3 to 5 pm WHERE: 3823 Santa Claus Lane, Carpinteria COST: free INFO: (805) 684–0300 or www.porchsb.com

will be serving as guest bartenders at the Red Piano, where they’ll be dishing up drinks downtown for donations. All cocktail purchases will directly support the program – tips too! – while the live music singalong will also feature Music Academy alumnus Jacopo Giacopuzzi (solo piano, ‘13), who will make an appearance for a pop-up performance during the first hour of fun. Auction items up for bid include “The Perfectly Paired Summer Picnic and Performance (a summer picnic hosted by Reed, followed by a private performance curated by a faculty artist), The “Build Your Own” Piano Bar (One of The Red Piano’s performers plays a private party for up to 16 guests at your home, an academy venue, or the home of Reed), and a coveted reserved parking space all year long on the upper academy campus near Hahn Hall for all events.

WHEN: 5 to 8 pm WHERE: 519 State Street COST: free admission INFO: (805) 969-8787 or www. musicacademy.org FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Twin Tributes – The Lobero Theatre hosts two tributes to veteran rock acts on successive nights, beginning this evening with country-western singer Wiley Ray’s Roy Orbison Returns show. Ray realized his Roy obsession was a winner when, back in 2004, he was enticed into performing “Oh, Pretty Woman” at a karaoke bar and was met by stunned silence followed by thunderous applause. The singular event blossomed into Wiley Ray and the Big O Band, which now pays tribute to one of the greatest singersongwriters in history via a fully scripted musical theater re-creation of Orbison’s 1980s concert-era years

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complete with costumes, lighting, and staging while being faithful to Orbison set lists and musical arrangements.

The 90-minute show pulls songs from Orbison’s earliest Teen Kings rockabilly days through Doo-Wop, the MTV era, and even many of the singer’s collaborations. Included are such songs as “Only the Lonely”, “Pretty Woman”, “Crying”, “Candy Man”, “In Dreams”, “Running Scared”, “Blue Bayou”, “You’re Not Alone”, and many others…. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, the local groove-masters The Doublewide Kings – led by wellknown Montecito resident Palmer Jackson – get a little help from their friends for a one-night-only tribute to Neil Young. The still-thriving Young, whose career dates back to Buffalo Springfield in the 1960s, did three pop-up dates himself at the Lobero just this summer, but that only spurred the Kings to up their game for this show, enlisting special guests: Tina Dabby (vocals), Elliott Lanam (keys), Bill Flores (pedal steel), and Phil Salazar (fiddle) to round out the roster and cover all the bases. The concertlength show’s set list ranges from the acoustic, bittersweet goodbyes of “Sugar Mountain” to the gritty, electric crunch of “Cinnamon Girl”, with lots of favorites and some surprises with an eye toward Young’s typical live rust, ragged glory. WHEN: Orbison: 8 tonight; Young: 8 pm tomorrow WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $39 to $54 tonight; $35 to $48 tomorrow INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Hot Jazz with Schmitt – It was way back in the 1930s and ‘40s when the great guitarist Django 15 – 22 November 2018

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 This Broad’s Way – That’s the clever title of Olivier Awardwinner and Broadway star Lesli Margherita’s brand-new concert show. Margherita, who won an Olivier Award for her star-turn as Inez in Zorro on London’s the West End and took Broadway by storm in her critically acclaimed debut as Mrs. Wormword in Matilda, makes her Rubicon Theatre Company debut in a show that also kicks off RTC’s 20182019 popular periodic Broadway Concert Series. The show boasts time-honored classics, Broadway showstoppers, and “new twists on what will become old favorites” from Margherita, who takes the stage with her signature sass and wit. Beyond the songs, which feature musical direction and arrangements by Brett Ryback, Margherita also shares stories about how she’s managed to carve her niche in show business. Also coming in the Broadway Concert Series: “Red Hot Mama: The Sophie Tucker Songbook,” starring Tony nominee Sharon McNight; “Side by Side (by Side by Side)”, featuring two married couples (and best friends) in a newly conceived concert about the trials, tribulations and joys of friendship, love and marriage, expressed in solos, duets, and quartets; “Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues” with Golden Globe winner Amanda McBroom; and one TBA show.

WHEN: 8 tonight, 2 pm tomorrow WHERE: Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $55 ($220 for full five concert series) INFO: 667-2900 or www.rubicontheatre.org

Reinhardt teamed with top jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli to create The Hot Club Quintette of France, along the way introducing not only a new partnership but also one of the more enduring movements in jazz.

Hot swing music survives in a variety of formats, whether in small combos or big bands, and even showing up in a variety of American roots music. Which is appropriate, as the genre was grounded in American popular music via reverence for Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and other top American jazz figures of the time. Gypsy guitarist/violinist Dorado Schmitt keeps that spirit going, extending the form not only by playing both lead instruments himself, but also in working with the Django Festival All-Stars, culled from the annual festival at the legendary music club Birdland in New York City, to take the music beyond the norm with original compositions, hip improvisations, and more. Meanwhile, each of the All-Stars – world-class musicians who hail mostly from France and tour prestigious halls across the country such as Rose Hall/ Jazz at Lincoln Center, Disney Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The

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Women of Song – SOhO’s everexpanding singer-songwriter series sticks to its typical Tuesday night for a special all-female show featuring lots of locals trading tunes and stories.

Among the performers are Katheryn Boisen and Mary Madden, also often sing together as The Harmony Sisters; Girls Rock SB instructor Jena Douglas, who also sings lead for the Linda Ronstadt tribute band The Stone Phoneys; Sherie Davis; and Jackie Morris and Rachel Morris. Expect pretty songs, instrumental complexity, and exquisite harmonies. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $8 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com •MJ

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San Francisco Festival – are composers in their own right and employ their interpretations, arrangements, and virtuosity to bring a newness to Django’s original style. Schmitt and the band return to the Jazz at the Lobero series for a third show in just a few years. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $39 & $49 INFO: (805) 9630761 or www.lobero.com

Hansen Family Songfest – The other 350 or so days of the year, the upstairs restaurant and music club known as SOhO – which is already deep into its third decade as one of the city’s best-known venues – hosts largely touring musicians, anybody from up-and-coming singersongwriters to hard rock groups, dance-party bands, jazz, and much more. But once a year, on the night before Thanksgiving, the owners give over the club’s raised stage to their own children – musicians one and all – friends and other extended family for a night of songs that cover the gamut. Sometimes those guests include famous folks like Kenny Loggins, while other years have had only family members. But it’s always a heartwarming night of fun and friends, a perfect gathering for Turkey Day eve.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: free INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 37) Peter Kavoian, Susan St. John, and Ray Winn enjoying the Montecito Inn’s Chaplin exhibit (photo by Priscilla)

John Lewis, Carrie Towbes, Lauren Katz, and Scout Centrella (photo by Scott Gibson)

Alicia St. John, event creator, with guests Miles Hartfeld, Gretchen Lieff, Kerry Moriarty, host Dewayne Copus, and Kathy and Cas Stimson (photo by Priscilla)

A, owned by Nick Weber, as they entered the event, created by Alicia St. John.

Auctioneer Frank Kaminski is selling much of the Chaplin art in one of his largest auctions of the year in Los Angeles at the end of the month, so it was a rare opportunity see it all in one spot.

The Hollywood Rhythm Kings, a 1920s-style band commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, and Theresa Novak of La Boheme performed dances of the era, while Cutler’s Artisanal Spirts founder, Ian Cutler, whose grandfather was a bootlegger, created the Prohibition Martini specially for the fun fete.

Among the tony torrent of time travelers marking the occasion were Tom and Eileen Mielko, Geonine and Kerry Moriarty, Ray Winn, Arlene Larsen, Peter Kavoian, Susan St. John, Nancy Gifford, Nina Terzian, Richard Auhll, Gretchen Lieff, Cas Stimson, Joi Kaminski, and Christine Souci.

For the Blackbirds Local chocolatier Michael Orlando’s latest project is for the birds!

His company, Twenty-Four Blackbirds Chocolate, our Eden by the Beach’s only bean to bar chocolate maker, has just opened its first factory showroom and retail outlet on East Haley Street, after eight years as a pre-

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dominantly wholesale business.

While working as an analytical chemist at UCSB, Michael stumbled into chocolate making while building a coffee roaster for personal use. What started as a desire to have the best possible coffee every morning turned into his latest enterprise.

The 2,500-sq.-ft store offers handmade, single-origin dark chocolates made with ethically sourced cocoa beans from around the world, beautifully decorated truffles filled with both classic and house-developed caramels and ganaches, as well as a selection of drinking chocolates.

All of the single-origin chocolates are available for free tastings each day, as well as new products in the development stage.

“I want customers’ feedback to be part of my new product development,” explains Michael, who has been dubbed the real life Willy Wonka, given he has built most of his chocolate-making equipment from scratch.

“When I started, most of what I was looking for didn’t exist, so I built my own. The same applies to the showroom.”

Twenty-Four Blackbirds joins the newly coined Lagoon District neighborhood’s bustling business roster, including Wildwood Kitchen, Potek Winery, and Third Window Brewing.

Clearly a company to be raven about!

Alex Craigie, Dave Powers, Zohar Ziv, Liora Goodman, and Caroline Powers (photo by Scott Gibson)

CALM Balm It couldn’t have been a more perfect day when the popular charity, CALM – Child Abuse Listening Mediation – hosted its 7th annual CALM at Heart lunch “Building Community” at the Coral Casino.

More than 210 guests helped raise around $100,000 for the nonprofit, founded in 1969, with the ubiquitous Geoff Green emceeing the fun fete, which featured the premiere of a five-minute video by Isaac Hernandez and a novel “wine pull”

CALM at Heart Committee: Bobbi Didier, Sara Wilcox, Pati Clark, Susan Henry, Sherri Ball, Ashlyn McCague, and Adele Laufer (photo by Scott Gibson)

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Event wine sponsor David Potter of Potek Winery with Jeff Goldblum (photo by Grace Kathryn Photography

with entrants paying to pick a bottle of wine, which could be of the most mundane variety or local gems from vineyards such as Montgomery and Gainey.

Assistant superintendent of the SB Unified School District Frann Wageneck warned of a mental health crisis across the nation, but described the crisis as a “precursor to opportunity,” while program manager Jennifer Mundy spoke about CALM’s work.

Among the supporters turning out for the cause were Janet Garufis, Michael Baker, Barbara Ben-Horin, Laura Capps, Rob and Judy Egenolf, Renee Grubb, Bobbi Didier, Catherine Remak, Jean Schuyler, Carrie Towbes, and Michelle Weinman.

Go for Baroque CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association – in celebration of its centennial is presenting a free community concert featuring renowned mandolin soloist Avi Avital and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra featuring works

by Italian baroque master Antonio Vivaldi at the Granada on December 11.

The show will include The Four Seasons and a number of other concertos.

Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Jazzy Jeff Actor Jeff Goldblum, who has starred in many of Hollywood’s top-grossing films, including Jurassic Park and Independence Day, showed off his musical talents at UCSB’s Campbell Hall when his Mildred Snitzer Orchestra entertained a packed house.

An accomplished pianist, Goldblum, 66, and his jazz band of friends play regularly at L.A.’s Rockwell Table and 15 – 22 November 2018

Stage Club, and released their first album, The Capital Studio Session, earlier this month.

During the intermission Goldblum, who formed the band in the 1990s, remained on stage and took questions and photos with those in the audience.

After the show, he and his fellow musicians headed to a private tent for a reception for UCSB Arts & Lectures VIP supporters, including Timothy and Audrey Fisher, Richard and Lucille Janssen, Sheila Wald, Dave and Stephanie Potter, Daniel and Mandy Hochman, Andrew and Elizabeth Butcher, and Bruce and Cathy Milner.

Lowe on the Go Montecito actor Rob Lowe is swapping the sunny climes of California for a decidedly chilly film set in the U.K. Rob, 54, is in East Lincolnshire in the north of England filming a new TV drama called Wild Bill, playing a high-flying U.S. cop appointed chief of police.

In June, as I revealed here, Rob and his jewelry designer wife, Sheryl, put their 6-bedroom mansion up for sale for $47 million.

Sightings: Oscar winner Michael Keaton getting his Java jolt at Pierre Lafond... Actor Dennis Franz shopping at Vons... Former Charlie’s Angel Jaclyn Smith checking out the Honor Bar Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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

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but with November already upon us, we’re also deep into awards-hopeful movie season, meaning the Oscarbait films are either already showing in local cinemas or on their way soon. And it also means it’s time for SBIFF’s annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, named in honor of the veteran thespian-producer who, at 100, still resides parttime in Montecito. Previous Academy Award-nominee Hugh Jackman gets the honors for the lucky 13th Douglas Award, hot on the heels of his new film, The Front Runner, following his much-lauded role as P.T. Barnum in last year’s Oscar-nominated musical The Greatest Showman, plus such star turns in the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror film Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige (2006), the epic historical romantic drama Australia (2008), the film version of Les Misérables (2012), and the thriller Prisoners (2013), along with the X-Men franchise.

Montecito plays a part in The Front Runner, as Jason Reitman, the village-raised son of famed Canadian comedy director Ivan Reitman, is the writer-director behind the film that tells the story of former Senator Gary Hart’s 1988 presidential campaign that turned into crisis after his extramarital affair was discovered.

The new film from the director of Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), and Up in the Air (2009) is getting lots of attention as award season approaches, not in the least for Jackman’s performance as the embattled Hart as he endures the rise and fall of his political career 30 years ago.

Ironically, as a pivotal scene in the film finds Hart ambushed by reporters, Jackman has a communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology Sydney.

(Let’s hope someone asks him about it on the Red Carpet or at the ceremony.)

Jackman will receive the Douglas Award at a black-tie gala dinner at The Ritz Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, on Monday evening, November 19.

Fellow Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn, Jackman’s Prisoners co-star Jake Gyllenhaal, director Reitman, and others will be on hand for the special event that raises funds for the many educational and community programs hosted by SBIFF. Past honorees include Judi Dench, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Jessica Lange, Forest Whitaker, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Quentin Tarantino, Ed Harris, and John Travolta.

Filmmaker Forums

Three chances to talk with the filmmakers behind three new movies take place this week, starting this Thursday, November 15, with 2018 Slamdance Award-winning indie Birds

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Without Feathers. Producer and co-star Cooper Oznowicz was an SBCC Film Production student back in fall 2007, and he’s returning to the seaside campus for the screening of the film that critic Edward Davis describes as “Fellini meets Solondz meets Lynch.”

Star and director Wendy McColm will also be on-hand at SBCC’s Fe Bland Forum for a post-screening Q&A about the movie that follows six emotionally damaged people who are so hungry for human interaction that they risk their self-respect in a desperate attempt to find happiness.

Free admission.

Debra Granik, whose 2010 film Winter’s Bone starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and earned Granik Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, will be at UCSB’s Pollock Theater for a 2 pm screening on Saturday, November 17, of her new film, Leave No Trace. The movie stars Ben Foster and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie as a father and his teenage daughter who have lived off the grid in the forests of Portland, Oregon, for years before their idyllic life is shattered and both are placed into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, the pair set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. The film earned a 100-percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and garnered a score of 88 (universal acclaim) from 44 critics on the more stringent Metacritic site when it was released over the summer. Pollock Theater director Matt Ryan conducts the Script to Screen series conversation with Granik, who adapted the book My Abandonment by Peter Rock. Free.

In between, UCSB Vegan Studies is hosting a screening of The Invisible Vegan followed by a Q&A and then a Vegan Buffet, at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 16, at 1104 Harold Frank Hall. The 90-minute independent documentary explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices. The film offers both historical and contemporary perspectives on the dietary trends among African-Americans, showing how intertwined histories of slavery, 20th-century socioeconomic inequalities, and the rise of Big Food have led to the increased consumption of and dependence on meat, processed foods, and fast food. Producer Jasmine Leyva, who appears in the film alongside Cedric the Entertainer, John Salley, Stic of Dead Prez, and Tracye McQuirter, will answer questions before the buffet served by the school’s Vegan Studies team. Free.

Info at www.veganstudies.org/ special-events-calendar/the-invisi ble-vegan-jasmine-levya.

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