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Fatal flaw: People magazine dubiously declares Kirk Douglas deceased as he celebrates 98th birthday, p. 6

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 11 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 44

IT’S CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN IN MONTECITO Barry De Vorzon finally produces piano sheet music for his seasonal hit; Santa and his wife plan to visit Montecito Village Grocery (stories on page 27)

Water Woes

Bob Hazard dives into more drought questions, offers up remedies, and emphasizes urgency, p. 5

Honorable Mentions

Oprah Winfrey hosts star-studded Bacara bash to hail civil rights legends and new movie Selma, p. 19

Another Antenna

Verizon Wireless builds 50-foot antenna pole project across from Santa Barbara Cemetery, p. 12

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Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard asks and answers questions about Montecito’s drought, water solutions and consequences, and what residents must now urgently consider

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Kirk Douglas turns 98; Oprah bash at Bacara; Marc Jacobs and Ashleigh Brilliant; Greg Brewer’s wine; Bo Stanley and The Bachelor; wishes granted; Scholarship Foundation of SB; encore at the Ensemble; poet Toni Stern; Christmas at the Casa; Bacara tree; Tallis Scholars at Lobero; historical museum holiday gala; first-class mail; Westmont holiday festival; and art gallery anniversary Matt McLaughlin not joking around; and Gail Geiles writes about a “New Tijuana” replete with photos from Mexico

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MERRAG meeting; memorial vigil; kindergarten musical; House of Honey; French talk; Kids Draw Architecture exhibition; Sedgwick Reserve Hike; LEGO workshop at Laguna; Parade of Lights (twice); Montecito Planning Commission; MBAR meeting; Montecito Library Book Club; Sudoku; knitting and crocheting; The New Yorker; speaking French; A Christmas Carol; Mindfulness Meditation; art classes; Adventuresome Aging; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; talking Italian; farmers and artisans markets; Car Day; and Boy Scouts Tide Guide

Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

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Verizon builds antenna near cemetery; Montecito Association discusses commercial parking zone on Channel Drive; Joe Cole appointed to Montecito Planning Commission; and community tree trimming next week

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Lynda Millner feasts her eyes on the SB Arts Fund and Feast Your Eyes, visits Circles of Care, and remains CALM with Healing Through Dance

20 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz previews The Best Brothers and chats with Daniel MacIvor; singer Lois Mahalia takes Center Stage; Randall Lamb tribute concert at SOhO; The Nutcracker; and Parade of Lights

23 Coup de Grace

With love in the air, so Grace Rachow reflects on high school and two starcrossed lovebirds, Peggy and Norm, who lived happily ever after

27 Coming & Going

James Buckley goes behind the scenes to uncover Santa Claus’s pending visit to Montecito and the sheet music for “It’s Christmas Once Again in Santa Barbara”

36 Real Estate View

Is the market hot or not? Michael Phillips notes the latest Montecito Heat score is 108, a spike of 20 percent from last year

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Concert series; Mansions on the Moon at Victoria Court; Danú at Campbell Hall; bands descend on SOhO; UCSB fall dance concert at Hatlen Theater; Kim Wilson at Goleta Clubhouse; SB Choral Society tunes at the Lobero; Wagner compositions fill the air at Hahn Hall; SB Master Chorale; and Heiichiro Ohyama leads the SB Chamber Orchestra

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ON THE WATER FRONT

by Bob Hazard

Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

Is There a Water Solution in Montecito’s Christmas Stocking?

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ast week it rained in Montecito: two whole inches, the biggest storm in two years. Everyone smiled. It was a fresh new feeling. Montecito turned green overnight, which has been good for gardens and good for tamping down wildfire danger. The brief downpours were a welcoming sight for our distressed plants, withered by eight months of mandatory rationing.

Is the Drought Over?

At least another 20 inches of rainfall between now and March is needed to address the drought. According to a study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the current three-year California drought has been the driest in the last 1,200 years, though their ability to reliably report that is questionable.

The ground was, however, so thirsty that there was little runoff into local streams and creeks from the storm. Our total rainfall for all of 2014 now measures 8.92 inches. Normal rainfall for Montecito is slightly fewer than 20 inches per year. The two-inch rain dumped about 1,500 acre feet (AF) of water on Montecito, or enough rainfall to serve 1,500 of MWD’s 4,360 customers for a year. Another storm, equal or even more intense than that first one, is expected to dump another two to three inches of the wet stuff by the weekend.

What is Needed Now?

Finding and developing new sources of water in a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly manner takes full cooperation between our special districts to address such issues as joint state-of-the-art wastewater recycling and desal plants, underground water storage and banking, seawater intrusion, environmental protection, use of private wells, coastal commission restrictions, water law, water exchanges, and a host of other issues that require size, scope, and funding beyond simply increasing customer water rates.

Charles Hamilton, GM of the Carpinteria Valley Water District, has effectively articulated the one benefit of this drought. Hamilton correctly recognizes that the drought has forced all of us – water districts, sanitary districts, and residents – to take a fresh look at exploring innovative ways to locate and develop sources of water outside traditional boundaries.

Decisions Have Consequences

Since the onset of water rationing in March 2014, Montecito water usage has declined by 45 percent, the best conservation record in the county, if not in all of California. Still, if Montecito has another dry winter, forcing it into a zero allocation for landscaping water, only the 550 homeowners with private wells would be able to maintain what has been the most verdant community on the South Central Coast. Even private-well owners in Montecito would be impacted by a proposed moratorium on all new well permits and the installation of meters on existing wells to monitor private water consumption. The negative ripple effects would be felt in Carpinteria, Goleta, Hope Ranch, and Santa Barbara.

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Solutions:

1) A short-term water plan to end rationing now. Negotiate with the owner of Slippery Rock Ranch to pilot test the impact of the sale of 1,000 AFY on local basins. Aggressively identify and buy supplemental water anywhere in the state at $2,000 per AF or less. End rationing. Build a water carryover for the 2015-16 year.

2) A long-term strategic plan for water independence. Back in 1991, Montecito residents may have bet on the wrong horse when it voted to participate in the State Water Project. We were told that a South Coast connection to the state water system would cost $270 million. When completed in 1997, infrastructure costs had ballooned to $600 million, or $1.76 billion, when all the costs of financing, maintenance, and operations through 2030 are included.

The total amount of state water promised to all users was five times the amount of state water available. Last year, the state water system delivered only 145 AF (five percent) of its promised 3,300 AF to Montecito.

The State Water Project does have the additional benefit of providing the plumbing for purchased supplemental water to be delivered to South Central Coast communities. The question is, does Montecito’s $5.6 million charge per year (out of a water sales budget of $9.1 million), justify the payment of $38,800 per acre foot

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do believe “Paddy” instead of “Patty” is a slur (“Cocktails and the Constitution” MJ #20/47).

(Pad·dy, n. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a man, of Irish birth or descent.

[Nickname for Irish Gaelic Pádraig, Patrick]. Ted Mills claiming that St. Patrick’s Day was only created to drink? And of course, pregnant nun jokes (“Let’s Laugh” MJ #20/47)?

You’ve run a fair newspaper all these years. If you could clean it up a bit, I’d be appreciative.

Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: One half of my family – on my father’s side – is of Irish descent, and though I only recently realized that the drunk tank that picked up drinkers too wobbly to make it on their own, or who’d gotten into some kind of trouble, was tagged a “paddy wagon” because most of the miscreants inside were, at least during a certain period of time in Boston, mostly Irish immigrants. Other than that, however, I don’t believe “Paddy” is a pejorative at all. My Irish grandmother, who arrived in Boston Harbor as a 10-year-old girl direct from Sligo, in Connacht, Ireland, added a “y” to everyone’s name throughout her life. My father was Georgie, his twin brother was Frankie, her other two sons were Billy and Eddie. No doubt, had she a son named Padraig or Patrick, which was every boy’s middle name, she’d have called him Paddy. As for the “pregnant nun jokes,” if we hear any, we’ll be sure to pass them on. – J.B.)

Letter from Mexico: a New Tijuana

by Gail Gelles Armed with our passports, Global Entry cards, cell phones, a wallet full of one-dollar bills and an Internet map of the best food trucks, food stalls, and restaurants recommended by The New York Times, and Sunset and Bon Appetit magazines my foodie daughter, Ann, and I parked the car and walked across U.S.’s busiest border crossing, ready to explore Tijuana, and its trendy new “Baja Med” food scene.

Ignoring the scores of parked taxicabs, we strolled over the sluggish Tijuana River, past La Bole, an event venue that hosts dance competitions, classical musical concerts, and art fairs, and headed for the central zone.

The last time I had been in the central zone on Avenida Revolucion was 36 years ago, when I came to Tijuana with my children and my mother. My

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son, who was in junior high at the time, had been so shocked by the men laying in the gutter that he decided to dress up as a homeless person for Halloween.

Today, on a cool Sunday morning, a languid feel enveloped the street.

Doors opened into pristine pharmacies; doctors, dentists, and plastic surgeons advertised their medical services; 7-11 type stores sold ice cream, Christmas decorations, and sweatshirts.

My daughter suddenly stopped and urged me to look down a short enclosed alleyway called Pasaje Rodriguez. Ann said, “At night the art galleries and shops are all open and it’s crowded.” Pointing to the right, she continued, “There’s Nodo gallery where young artists show their work.

And over here is a book and music shop. This used to be part of the Foreign Club and Hotel and Casino.”

Thirsty, we ambled into the spotless bakery, Praga, grabbed a couple of seats on the sidewalk and ordered cafe lattes. Inside, customers sign onto the Internet, check their e-mail, and nibble on cake. Across the street is Hotel Caesar, the Prohibition-era hot spot whose chef created the so-named salad. On the corner, a little girl and her brother fed crunchy dried cornhusks to a Zonkey, one of the many donkeys who are famously painted to look like zebras for tourists’ photo ops.

Barbecues and Food Trucks Next on Ann’s list was Parque Teniente Guerrero, a smaller version of Mexico City’s lively Alameda. After walking six blocks, I felt like slumping next to one of the men relaxing on a park bench watching the children climb onto swings or playing chess.

Along the edge, vendors point to their wares, suggesting a colorful balloon or some churros. Shaking our heads “No, thank you,” we continue our self-guided tour.

Heading back downtown a noisy crowd blocks the sidewalk, gathering around a smoking barbecue. “Stand over here,” a voice says. We move and mush ourselves into the throng. A grill master hands us a paper plate piled high with fresh warm tortillas, meat, avocados, onions, cabbage, cilantro, and tomatoes. Leaning against a nearby wall, we slurp up our tacos, lick our fingers, and pull out a dollar to pay the cashier, who casually stuffs the money into a can.

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Gail Gelles (right) and her daughter, Ann Chamberlin, discover a clean, vibrant, and friendly Tijuana on a recent visit

Refueled, we check our map and walk several blocks, looking for a special seafood food truck. Mariscos Ruben (Corner of 8th and Quintana Roo) was parked next to a small green park. Perky awnings shelter the takeout window. Small chairs and a couple of tables face the truck. Although we weren’t very hungry, this was a food reconnaissance trip so we order the humongous Pismo clams baked on a mesquite wood grill and smoked marlin tacquitos.

“And to drink? Asks Mirta, (she and her husband, Reuben, own the truck.)

“Rice milk,” we reply. Already stuffed, the food is so delicious we just keep eating.

Looking at her list, my daughter asks a fellow gringo.

“Do you know where the Food Garden is”?

Pointing to the right, he adds, “And it’s pretty good.”

Down the highway, Costco looms along the road. After detouring for a quick check inside, and a run through the modern Plaza Rio shopping center, we resume our search for the Food Garden.

Enunciating clearly and slowly, we ask two Spanish-speaking police-

men, “Do you know where the Food Garden is?” They in turn ask all the passersby. No one knows. Minutes later, the policemen return with an answer: two blocks farther down. My daughter and I start walking again, our feet complaining with each step.

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Getting out, we look up and down the busy four-lane road and realize we were either going to have to jaywalk in front of the police or walk to the end of the long block on our aching feet and cross with the light. Catching our attention, the police motion to us. They get out of their white van, stop traffic, just like in Make Way for Ducklings, and motion for us to cross in front of them.

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This Week in and around Montecito

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 Montecito Planning Commission Special Hearing MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed; today the commission will hear from Rick Caruso’s team regarding the Miramar Hotel & Resort project.

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When: 9 am Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Kids Draw Architecture Holiday Reception The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the Annual Kids Draw Architecture exhibition, on view through January 9, 2015. The public is invited to attend a festive holiday reception tonight at the Architectural Foundation Gallery. Refreshments will be served.

2015 Kids Draw Architecture calendars containing selected children’s drawings are now available for purchase, and will also be available during the event. KDA calendar locations include: Chaucer’s Book Store, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Book Den, El Presidio Gift Shop, Tecolote Book Shop, Music Academy of the West Gift Store, and the Architectural Foundation. This year’s sketch sessions were held at the Santa Barbara Mission and the Music Academy of the West.

Celebrating a tradition of more than 25 years, the Kids Draw Architecture program brings together professional architects and artists to sketch significant buildings with Santa Barbara County children of all ages.

When: 5 to 7 pm Where: 229 East Victoria Street Info: 965-6307

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 MERRAG Annual Membership Meeting The meeting is to appoint new MERRAG Board members, adopt the annual budget, and review MERRAG accomplishments for the year.

When: 10 am Where: Four Seasons Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive Info: Geri, 969-2537 Memorial Vigil In conjunction with the Newtown Foundation’s nationwide vigil, the Santa Barbara community is invited to the Sanctuary of the Trinity Episcopal Church, for an Interfaith Memorial Vigil honoring the Isla Vista shooting victims, and to remember the 30,000+ people lost annually to gun violence.

When: 7 pm Where: 1500 State Street Info: sbcoalition.org

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Kindergarten Musical Performance Montecito Union kindergarteners will perform music at Casa Dorinda.

When: 9:45 to 11 am

Where: 300 Hot Springs Road Info: 969-8011 Pop-Up Shop at House of Honey House of Honey in Montecito hosts Glassybaby as they finish their three-month tour around America. Shop hundreds of hand-blown glass votives that give back to charities who provide support to cancer patients and their families. More than $2 million have been donated. Ten percent of sales will go to the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation.

When: noon Where: 525 San Ysidro Road Info: www.houseofhoney.com Roundtable Conversation; Conversation autour de la table If you enjoy speaking French, whether a beginner or fluent, you are invited to attend lunch to meet and speak with other French speakers.

When: 12:30 pm Where: China Palace, 1070 Coast Village Road Info: 770-2364

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13

Sedgwick Reserve Hike The rugged Santa Ynez Valley is the

setting for a series of monthly interpretive hikes and nature activities open to the public each fall on the 6,000-acre UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. Three hikes with varying themes such as geology, landforms, Sedgwick panoramas, plants, and animals or birds will be conducted, with hiking levels of Easy, Moderate, or Strenuous. These hikes are approximately two to three hours each and are followed by the opportunity to picnic with your own lunch at the reserve. In addition to the hikes, other activities such as a tour of the newly renovated old barn, the new observatory, the pond, and the new Tipton House, as well as a set-up for painters at the pond, and the use of a bocce ball court are all planned for those who don’t want to hike and would like to just enjoy the reserve attractions while the hikes are being conducted. Reservations required.

In inclement weather, the hikes will be cancelled.

When: 8:30 am Cost: $10 per hiker, or $15 per couple or family suggested donation Info and RSVP: Sedgwick@lifesci.ucsb.edu LEGO at Laguna This Free Build Workshop is geared toward 4- to 11-year-old children and is open to the Santa Barbara community. Join us for a morning of tinkering, building, and bonding at Laguna’s LEGO Free Build Session, an interactive LEGO party showcasing the school’s new LEGO robotics curriculum for students in Grades EK-4. More than 15,000 LEGO blocks, pulleys, motors, and other elements will be part of the workshop.

When: 9 am for kids 3-6, 11 am for kids 7-10 Where: 260 San Ysidro Road RSVP: Joyce Balak, 687-1752 or email jbalak@lagunablanca.org

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 Parade of Lights on the Waterfront Stearns Wharf Merchants Association, Santa Barbara Harbor Merchants Association, and the City of Santa Barbara Waterfront present this annual event, offering local boat owners the

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This is a youth-oriented society, and the joke is on them because youth is a disease from which we all recover. – Anonymous

chance to dress up their boats with lights for the holiday season. Families can visit Santa’s Village at the Santa Barbara Harbor preceding the parade, which will feature “snow,” elves, Santa, and goodie bags for the first 200 children.

Then visitors can enjoy watching the decorated boats motor, sail, and paddle along the Santa Barbara coast; fireworks display immediately following parade.

Boats will be judged from Stearns Wharf and will be awarded donated cash and prizes in five categories. The best viewing locations include Stearns Wharf and the Santa Barbara Breakwater.

When: 3 pm Where: Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf Cost: free Info: 564-5530 Parade of Lights on the Channel Cat Join the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum fundraiser aboard the Channel Cat; wine and hors d’oeuvres served When: check in at 4:30 pm, boat leaves dock at 5:15 pm Where: Sailing Center, 133 Harbor Way Cost: $75 per person for members, $100 for nonmembers Registration: www.sbmm.org

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 2 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Montecito Library Book Club Join for a lively discussion of this month’s title. Check the library for current title; new members always welcome.

When: 1 to 2:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Sudoku Workshop Learn new tips and tricks to help improve your Sudoku game. No prior experience with Sudoku puzzles is necessary. Puzzles and pencils will be provided. All ages and levels welcome.

When: 4 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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New Verizon Antenna on Channel Drive

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ver the past two weeks, Verizon Wireless contractors have been erecting a new antenna project on Channel Drive, across from the Santa Barbara Cemetery. The development, which has been in the works since 2011, was approved by the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission in December 2013. It sits on a vacant lot owned by the cemetery.

“Verizon did explore alternative locations, including on Coast Village Road,” said senior planner Renee Brooke, who was assigned to oversee the project. The applicant explored locating the panels on nearby Southern California Edison poles, but the existing power lines did not allow for the minimum separation requirements needed between the antenna and the power lines, Brooke explained.

Unlike many other antenna projects in the city and county, this project includes enclosing the antennae inside a 50-foot tower, which is larger in diameter than many traditional antennas. Because of the enclosure

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he SB Arts Fund just keeps getting bigger and better. They were in the Funk Zone before it was the Funk Zone. Their latest soirée was a showing of 232 emerging and established local artists who had an 11 x 14-inch canvas to work on furnished by the Arts Fund. There was a VIP reception whose attendees got first crack at buying the artwork, each priced at $300.

The remaining ticket holders arrived at 6 pm to choose their favorites among the paintings, drawings, photographs, collages, and assemblage. There were 300 tickets sold. Among the viewers were honorary chairs Tony and

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Tony was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Pat Dow and artist husband Jim with Arts Fund board president Gary Elkins

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Award for his constant contributions to our arts community. “We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Tony Askew, an acclaimed artist printmaker and charismatic teacher who always finds time in his busy schedule to encourage and mentor other artists,” said Catey Dunkley, event chair. He has served on the Westmont College faculty for 25 years.

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The Arts Fund gang is a wonder at transforming their parking lot into a party lot –this time strung with twinkling lights above and music by Soul Biscuit below with cocktail tables, wine, and a pizza oven turning out yummy treats. A silent auction added to the fundraising.

Gary Elkins is board president, with vice president Nancy Gifford by his side. Working with Dunkley were Shirley Dettmann, Rosemarie C. Gebhart, Dorbe Holden, Joanne Holderman, Ashley Hollister, Diane McQuarie, Kyle Slattery, Kai Tepper, Anastasia Tharp, Mary Whalen, and program director Marcello Ricci.

There’s a long list of sponsors and volunteers to be thanked as well.

For more than 30 years, The Arts Fund has been an incubator for emerging artists in our county. It is a premier, non-profit Community Gallery,

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SEEN (Continued from page 15) VNHC president/CEO Lynda Tanner with special guest Rona Barrett and Foundation executive director Rick Keith at the Valley wine tasting reception

showcasing the work of artists of all ages and backgrounds. If you’d like to help, call 965-7321. They’re located at 205-C Santa Barbara Street.

Circles of Care

Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) celebrated their Circles of Care in the Santa Ynez and Lompoc valleys with a wine and cheese reception at Sunstone Winery in the Cuvee Cave – a cozy refuge from the cool night air. Since Don and I were in the Valley to celebrate his birthday and our anniversary, we were able to attend.

President/CEO Lynda Tanner told us, “ We are honoring families, physicians, and friends. We have pet therapy dogs, too. All have served over 1,000 families in the valley last year.” VNHC has made a difference in the whole county in 2013 by helping more than 15,000 people maintain their health, live independently, recover from illness or transition at end of life with dignity and comfort.

They have provided $2.6 million in charitable benefits for residents. They have comforted and cared for 145 people each day who were terminally ill. They have visited 103 people each day in their homes to provide nursing and rehabilitative care so they could recover from illness or surgery or manage a chronic illness. They have loaned or given equipment (walkers, wheelchairs, and crutches) to 3,343 people to aid in their recovery. Pretty amazing.

Former TV celebrity host Rona Barrett was the special guest. She lives in the valley and has been an advocate for low-income seniors for years. As she said, “This all began when I was a caregiver for my dad for ten years.

It’s the quickest way to burn out.” She was thrilled to announce she had just gotten $23 million in tax credits from the government to build her dream place for seniors called the Golden Inn. I met Arlene Stepputat, who thinks

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place of copy to be written later, but one erroneous keystroke can make a pre-written obit live prematurely, as clearly happened in People Magazine’s case.

However, I am happy to report that Kirk, who splits his time between our rarefied enclave and his home in Beverly Hills with his wife, Anne, is alive and well and was spotted having lunch with his actor son, Michael, at Tre Lune on Coast Village Road, while his wife, Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, was at the Biltmore with their children, Dylan, 13, and Cary, 11.

So far, no mea culpa from the 40-yearold top selling glossy, which sells around 3,527,541 weekly, for its most unfortunate error...

Sweet Home Alabama The stars were out in force when actress and TV titan Oprah Winfrey hosted a mega-bash at the Bacara to celebrate the legends of civil rights and her new Paramount film, Selma, which she co-produced with actor Brad Pitt.

The boffo bash, which I exclusively revealed in this illustrious organ in my column of November 13, was dubbed the Legends Who Paved The Way gala, honoring and celebrating civil rights legends nearly 50 years after the historic events in Selma, Alabama,

Selma cast members Niecy Nash, who plays Richie Jean Jackson, and Tessa Thompson, who plays Diane Nash at Oprah Winfrey’s “Celebrating Selma & The Legends Who Paved The Way” gospel brunch on December 7 at Winfrey’s Montecito estate (Photo courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc.)

took place.

The Ava DuVernay-directed film, chronicles the tumultuous threemonth period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.

The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Lyndon Johnson – played by British actor Tom Wilkinson – signing the

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On Entertainment

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

by Steven Libowitz

ETC Offers U.S. Premiere of Canadian Comedy

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wo not-so-close brothers, a dead mother and an unruly dog would hardly seem to be the formula for a holiday show, but Daniel MacIvor’s The Best Brothers is much warmer (and funnier) than it sounds. Kyle and Hamilton Best, who are dealing with the aftermath of the death of their mother after she was crushed to death by a drunken drag queen at the gay pride parade, argue over everything, from the language of the obituary to whether they should serve sandwiches at the visitation to who gets custody of the dog.

The play was a big hit in Canada, where it was called “comedy at its purest” by the Toronto Star, and “unabashedly crowd-pleasing” by The Globe and Mail. Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) is producing the American premiere of the work – which stars Kasey Mahaffy and Michael Polak with fellow Los Angeles theater veteran Brian Shnipper, an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award Winner, directing. In fact it was Shnipper, a 20-year fan of MacIvor’s work, who found the play for ETC. MacIvor – who started the theater company da da kamera in Toronto and later served in residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – is one of Canada’s best-known playwrights, but more or less unheard of here. His plays include Never Swim Alone, This is a Play, Monster, Marion Bridge, You are Here, Cul-de-sac, and A Beautiful View. MacIvor a coveted Governor General’s Award for Drama in 2006 when five of his plays were published as I Still Love You in celebration of the 20th anniversary of da da kamera. But MacIvor has spent the better part of a decade far from Toronto in Nova Scotia, which is where this interview took place over the phone.

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Q. I read somewhere that you wrote your first play before you saw your first play. That seems a bit unusual.

A. I know, but I did. I was writing plays when I was in high school, but I didn’t come from a theater world.

We didn’t even have a local theater where I grew up. I went to college to study English, anticipating a career in journalism. But I slipped and fell into theater, and that was the end of that. I think that’s also probably why I write the way I do and usually act or direct my own plays. Being part of the team that’s presenting is a shortcut for re-writing. I get it done on scene.

That’s the way I was working when I started having some success.

You’ve written for many media, including one-man shows and film. How do you decided between them?

I choose the medium first. Being Canadian, the medium is the message, you know, the famous Marshall McLuhan quote. So it’s first. I don’t

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Is that where Best Brothers came from?

No, well, I got a dog as an adult in my 40s. I’d never had one before. So I was blind to what that meant. The learning curve was vertical and quite challenging. I was working on another project at the time, and I was telling my dramaturg my stories of the horrors of this beast that was destroying my life. Then when Stratford Festival asked me if I had a play, and I said no, she said what about the one about the dog? It turned out, she’d been keeping notes about stories. So that was the jumping off point.

You also explore human relationships – of course, the brothers who are very different and their situation with their mother.

That happened when I started playing with the characters. I have two brothers. One is in management and one is a big union guy. I was always really interested in how they’re so politically antithetical. That sort of tension between brothers is something I’ve carried. I translated them to real estate and architecture for the theatrical prism through which the truth is shown. I also had a complicated relationship with my mother – which I guess is rather common, but it was something I wanted to mine. All that fell into this one play.

With all that going on for you, what do

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After a long time in Toronto working for a specific theater, you moved up to Nova Scotia with hardly anyone around. Why? I made a conscious decision seven years ago to stop making theater the way I was, and just be a playwright.

But now I’m coming back, having learned something about “well-made plays” and play structures that I don’t think I fully understood before. The Best Brothers is a hybrid of the kind of “adventurous” plays I’d made before and those from more recently. It involves theater magic in that both of the brothers play the mother, and the mother speaks in direct address like from my older plays. I think it’s been successful because I use my strength in both sides. But I’m very hungry to get back into the room as it were and make something that way again.

Theater is practical, not theoretical.

It’s a living thing. The script, direction, and performances on their own are just tools. It’s only when these things come together that we’re actually making theater. So the purest practice is to be in it or directing it. Somehow, being the writer isn’t enough; I need to participate in it physically. That’s the most satisfying way to make the play.

But I also see theater as a perfect microcosm of existence. You’ve got this artificial environment and you’re striving for authenticity, which is a bit what life feels like, at least to me.

We’re surrounded by artifice and are looking for real connection. By participating physically, I’m more of a conduit, rather than just a man in a room with a laptop.

The play was a big hit in Canada but not so much here, even though you have toured in America with one of the oneman shows. How does Best Brothers and maybe your other works translate for American audiences?

I wrote it for Statford, where 30 percent of its audience is American, so there was that. But I don’t tend to deal

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you hope people take away from the play?

For dog owners, dog is a metaphysical connection to a higher way of thinking. Dog owners recognize that.

For others, what happens over course of the story is about acceptance. We have to let things be what they are.

Which also works with the dog, too.

One of best pieces of advices from a trainer was that he had to remind me that it’s a dog. I’m the human. I’m the boss. He doesn’t control things. You have to accept that fact and then the dog flourishes. It wants to be a dog.

So those levels connect. We identify in representing lifestyle and politics, but they’re superficial in the end. It’s our humanity that we share. In some way or another, all my plays address that, too.

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THIS WEEK (Continued from page 11) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 7:30 to 9 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 French Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts a French conversation group for those who would like to practice their French language conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak French. Both native speakers and those who learned French as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: Sara Doehring, 969-5063

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 A Christmas Carol at Porter Theatre Following a five-year hiatus, the Lit Moon Theatre Company’s version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol returns this Christmas season. First staged in 2007, Humbug! A (Lit Moon) Christmas Carol highlights Dickens’s vivid language and haunting atmospheres, in a story about the Christmas Eve transformation of the flinty, crusty, old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Played in the company’s visual, imageoriented style, five actors – and several puppets – bring more than 30 characters to life. The production features an ensemble of actors, and several Westmont alums. Music by James Connolly; puppetry by Jaco Connolly; costumes

by Olivia Warner; and lighting by Jonathan Hicks (’04). John Blondell directs.

When: 7:30 pm Where: Porter Theatre at Westmont, 955 La Paz Road Cost: $8-$18

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 Mindfulness Meditation A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD. All levels welcome.

When: 2:30 to 5:30 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031

ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Adventuresome Aging Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan

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WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS Live Entertainment Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road When: 7 to 10 pm Info: 969-8500 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memoryenhancement exercises in a friendly environment When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 TUESDAYS Adventuresome Aging Program Community outings, socialization, and lunch for dependent adults When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $75, includes lunch, plus one-time fee of $35 Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 THURSDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative, too.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Road Local Artisans Market When: 3 to 7 pm Where: La Cumbre Plaza, 121 South Hope Avenue Info: www.localartisansmarket.com SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in the upper village outside Montecito Village Grocery to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects.

Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire.

When: 8 to 10 am Where: Every Sunday in the upper village, except the last Sunday of the month, when the show moves to its original home, close to 1187 Coast Village Road Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com Boy Scouts Troop 33 Meeting Open to all boys, ages 11-17; visitors welcome When: 4 pm Where: Scout House, Upper Manning Park, 449 San Ysidro Road •MJ When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not. – Mark Twain

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Mirta Reuben shows off her Tijuana food truck to four interested foodies

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Garden, we inspect the six to eight carefully curated food stalls that sell everything from artisanal agua frescas (fresh-flavored waters) to octopus tacos and try to decide what to order.

Settling on a drink, Ann sits at a picnic table and points toward a sleek woodand-steel modern building, across the way. “That’s Mission 19, one of the top restaurants in TJ. They’ll send a car to pick you up in the U.S. and bring you back, if crossing the border is too scary,” she says.

Mission 19 (Mission San Javier 10643, Zona Urbana Rio), and its chef, Javier Plascencia, attract medical tourists, locals, maquiladora executives from the thousands of the internationally owned factories, and adventurous So Cal foodies. They come for the inventive Baja Mediterranean cuisine, which features fresh locally sourced ingredients with an overlay of Asian, Mediterranean, and Mexican culinary influences.

Ann, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, decides that our food research will not be complete without a trip to the outdoor market, Mercado Hidalgo. Bushels of beans, baskets of cactus leaves stripped of their thorns,

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mole paste, tomatillos, and chilies, small, large, red, and yellow, abound.

It is difficult not to pick up and run my fingers along the sides of the Asian dragon and star fruits. Life-size piñatas swing from the low rafters.

A little farther down the street, an innocent set of buildings huddles around a courtyard. Quiet by day, but after dark Plaza Fiesta is alive with inventive bars and music. It’s the new hip place to be.

One more bakery, one more latte, and one gorgeous rich cake are necessary before the sun sets. Catching a cab, we ride to the border. Lines and lines of men, women, children, tourists, and local residents stretch endlessly along the sidewalk. It looks like at least a three-hour wait to pass through the border. Clutching our invaluable Global Entry cards and passports, we waddle through the checkpoint in about four minutes.

We are safe and sound. No sign of the former crazy, drunken playground for underage college kids or of the gangsters that used to rule TJ. Next time, we’ll go to a soccer game or maybe even see the local basketball team, the Zonkeys, play.

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Coup De Grace

by Grace Rachow Ms. Rachow dedicates this column to true love, to noticing how much we are the same, and to all the Norms and Peggys of the world.

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e all have been trained to avoid talking religion or politics at social events, especially during the holiday season.

The goal is to keep the mood jolly.

In my tiny Nebraska hometown, everyone was a farmer, and everyone went to similar Protestant churches.

Everyone voted the same way, and anyone who gave a hoot about baseball was a Yankees fan. There was not much occasion to argue over anything.

So our rural holiday seasons tended to be as bland as unspiked eggnog.

The only incident of controversy I recall had to do with a pair of starcrossed teenagers, Peggy and Norm, who went steady all through high school. They were expected to marry, and, in their senior year, the word was Norm was going to give Peggy a diamond ring for Christmas.

Then not long after Thanksgiving that year, their parents split them up.

While both families were Lutheran, they belonged to different synods. The ministers of their respective churches had determined that marriage to each other was out. No one knew why it had been okay for them to date all through high school, but now the jig was up.

This was Romeo and Juliet Nebraskastyle, and people gossiped about it over fruitcake and eggnog at every holiday gathering. Gossip is just fine for social occasions, and that’s a good thing, because once you’ve cut out religion, politics and sports, there’s precious little to talk about if you are not a meteorologist.

Still, the reasoning behind the break up was never mentioned, because Midwesterners all know that religion cannot be discussed in polite company.

Peggy and Norm dutifully found new spouses from their respective churches. They raised families, and all seemed right with the world, even if the true lovers were not together.

It was sad, but it was a heck of a lot better than the way Romeo and Juliet ended up.

I was a few years younger and a novice to the ways of the world, but I thought it was a tragedy Peggy and Norm could not get married. Surely there could’ve been a way.

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without. Or they could switch to apple or pecan. Forget the issue of nutmeg.

To my innocent mind, it should’ve been as easy as pie to talk the differences over and sort it all out. If one person thought the moon was made of green cheese, and the other another thought it was a big rock, they should be able to bring their evidence to the table, even a holiday dinner.

They should be able to weigh matters over turkey and mashed potatoes.

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I was young and foolish; didn’t understand human nature. Certain things could not be solved when parents and ministers and religion were involved.

I decided to get to the bottom of why not. I went to the University of Nebraska where everyone’s a fan of the Cornhuskers. I knew better than to let on I didn’t know the difference between a touchdown and a home run. I said, “Go Big Red” now and then and carried on.

Over four years goofing off and drinking gallons of coffee during finals week, I read all the great philosophies, religions and politics of the world. My conclusion after that massive dose of collegiate blah-blah-blah was that people worry too much about differences and forget to notice they’re the same.

Meanwhile, love sometimes finds a way. Peggy and Norm attended their 50th high school reunion. Their spouses had both died. The interfering ministers and parents were long gone.

Their children were middle-aged with grown kids of their own.

It was up to them and no one else.

They sat together at the table and avoided talking of religion. They still had much in common. There was no reason on heaven or Earth they could not live happily ever after together, so that is what they did.

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she has the only therapy cat in Santa Barbara County. The story gets better. The cat was a rescue that came with the name Angel. VNHC has an “Angel” program where you can dedicate an angel that will be on display throughout December.

VNHC likes to say, “There When You Need Us Most.” For information, call 965-5555.

Healing Through Dance

CALM gave an unusual event called “CALM at Heart – Healing Through Dance.” As executive director Cecilia Rodriguez explained, “When children experience trauma, even as infants, they store that trauma in their body.

When they are anxious or scared, they may breathe quickly, clench their fists, or even go limp. Our therapists use movement to help children become aware of their body, sometimes using techniques found in dance to help clients calm themselves.”

This year at the Rincon Beach Club on Santa Claus Lane, the theme had a Latin American flair with signature cocktails and scrumptious Caribbeanstyle bites –more than bites – whole

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flight over Santa Barbara and brunch at the Biltmore.

There was a dance demonstration with Karina Ward and DJ Billy Mandarino, who afterward got the guests involved in a salsa lesson.

Then it was time to dance the night away. Chair Stephanie Sokolove and her committee were responsible for this festive evening. Board president Nancy Bollay was there to meet and greet along with many sponsors and volunteers.

Written in the program was the story of one little boy whose dad frequently screamed at his mom. When Andrew wanted to be big and strong like dad, he hit other kids at school.

When he felt anxious, he would bite and yell. After going to CALM, he learned to control his feelings and his parents learned to be better. Andrew has since learned to use movement to control his emotions.

There are thousands more like Andrew right here in Santa Barbara.

Each year, around 5,000 calls are made to Child Welfare Services to report child abuse and neglect. CALM has been helping stressed parents since 1970.

Their mantra is “I Will Not Be Silent.”

To make a difference, call 965-2376. •MJ 11 – 18 December 2014

VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 13) is why the project required review by the planning commission, which approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with both a setback modification and height modification.

The city’s Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) was also required to review the project, because of its proximity to a city landmark: the Charles Caldwell Park Watering Trough and Fountain, which is directly across from the entrance to the cemetery. In four different meetings, HLC worked with the applicant in order to find a design that would be suitable for the surrounding area, Brooke said. The original proposal

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consisted of nine panel cellular antennas on a 58-foot tall pole concealed as an artificial pine tree, followed by a second proposal for a 60-foot artificial eucalyptus tree, both of which HLC did not think were sensitive to the character of the neighborhood. “The pole design, as well as the green color it is painted, were both conscious decisions,” Brooke said.

In addition to the pole, there is an equipment facility at its base, which will eventually be screened by a seven-foot wall, covered in vines. Verizon Wireless is required to maintain the wall, removing graffiti as necessary.

The project is also required to be

removed in the future if other installations supersede the pole’s equipment, or if technology advances and the pole is deemed obsolete.

Montecito Association

At this month’s Montecito Association (MA) meeting, Montecito Water District (MWD) board president Darlene Bierig gave the board an update on Montecito’s water situation. She reported that in November there was a water usage reduction of 53 percent in the district from the previous year. “It’s not surprising, given the recent rain and the cooler

temperatures,” she said.

The significant savings in water means that the saved water can be carried on to the 2015/16 water year.

Current allocations will remain in place through the current water year, which ends in October. At the current consumption rate, the district is 1,000 acre-feet shy of keeping the existing allocations in 2015/16. “That is a huge improvement. We are aggressively trying to make up that 1,000 acre-feet,” Bierig said.

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with themes that are geographically or culturally specific. I always tell (producers) to feel free to locate them in their own communities, because I’m not interested in making a comment about how we’re different. I’m more interested in how we’re alike.

(ETC’s production of The Best Brothers continues Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, plus Sundays at 2 and 7 pm, at the New Vic through Sunday, December 21. There’s a special matinee this Saturday at 4 pm. For information and tickets, call 965-5400 or visit www. etcsb.org.)

Groovin’ on Christmas with Lois Mahalia

For those of us who have been longtime fans of Lois Mahalia, the South American-born singer blessed with an incredibly powerful and expressive voice that has drawn attention from musicians both local and nationally renown, it’s seems almost unfathomable that next week’s pair of concerts at the Center Stage represent the first time she’s ever headlined a gig in town under her own name.

There have been myriad shows with Georgetown, the R&B band she shares with her brothers, and the Midnight Band, a similarly rhythm and funk-oriented cover band that rarely plays

in public anymore. Lois (Mahalia is her middle name, given to her by her musically inclined parents, who with the whole family sang their way from British Guyana to Barbados, then New York, and finally Santa Barbara around 20 years ago) has honed her pop chops on stage periodically with Kenny Loggins in local appearances, and as a backup singer with Joe Cocker on the road (she just got back from big concerts at the Paramount in New York). She’s done fairly straight ahead jazz at SOhO, and even made a folk-oriented album a couple of years back that serves mostly as a demo.

You can also catch her frequently at the Ty Lounge at the Biltmore right here in Montecito, where she often does the dance music thing accompanied only by one of her brothers.

But Tuesday night is still a bit of a coming-out party for Mahalia, a double-dose Christmas concert a full year after she put out a full-length Christmas CD, Christmas Once Again, “I guess I’m a bit of a perfectionist,” Mahalia said recently in explaining her late solo debut. “It’s partially been about getting the right musicians. It’s hard to do that, especially if you don’t have a large budget. But it’s also tough because I’m constantly working, doing shows with and for other people.”

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takes its title from her recording of “It’s Christmas Once Again in Santa Barbara”, by Montecito’s famed songwriter Barry De Vorzon (“Nadia’s Theme”) – is chock full of holiday standards mostly done up in Lois’s uptempo-yet-acoustic style, peppered with the ukulele.

“I really got into playing it a few years ago,” she explained. “It’s an easy instrument to take around on tour with me, and easy to write music on, too.”

Even though you’ve heard all these songs before, the record offers a cheery and fresh alternative to the usual seasonal albums.

“It seemed natural to do a Christmas album, something lighter without a lot going on. I didn’t want any complicated arrangements,” Mahalia said.

“These are simple and direct. I just got some musical friends together in the studio and knocked it out in one day.

These are songs I grew up singing.

They’re ones I liked to hear as a little girl, the ones that still resonate for me and I still like to sing.”

The album forms the backbone for both of the concerts at Center Stage, the first with more of a family focus while the band will rock a little harder at night. The matinee features a kids’ choir comprised of Mahalia’s students age four to 12 from Yellow Bird Music, and Lois will play some of the songs alone on ukulele.

She promised a more jazzy affair in the evening, replete with R&B and soul, courtesy of her new band featuring Brad Rabuchin on guitar, Donzel Davis on drums, and Brian Fox on bass. Santa Barbara singer-songwriter Zach Madden – who shares producer Byl Carruthers (of Cafe R&B) with Mahalia – will sing some of his originals, too, with Lois adding harmonies,

at both shows.

The two concerts offer Mahalia a chance to stretch out in all her glory – and various genres.

“I just love to sing and I love all those different styles, and I think I’m good at all of them,” she said. “If you want to force me into a box, it would be jazz/R&B. I know that’s still a mix, but I can’t just scat all day or groove all night. I need to be in both worlds, get into the heart with the simple vibe of jazz and get that down-and-dirty energy of R&B.” Maybe it’s that tug in divergent directions that has kept Mahalia from becoming the kind of big star many might have predicted over the years.

But she’s not complaining.

“There are always ups and downs in this business, and it can be hard cutting through and moving forward,” she said. “But I feel like I’ve been living my dream. I’m able to work and use my gift for a living, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. It’s been a great ride so far, lots of fun. I’m ready to ride some more.”

Out Like a Lamb

“I’m a folk singer / at least that’s my claim Nobody’s heard my songs / nobody knows my name.”

Santa Barbara singer-songwriter Randall Lamb didn’t really have tongue-in-cheek when he wrote those words a few years back – it was actually pretty darn true. But that obscurity might be about to change, at least here in town next week, when Lamb is the subject of a tribute concert at SOhO, the same place that has host-

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scar-nominated and six-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Barry De Vorzon, who wrote the popular “It’s Christmas Once Again In Santa Barbara” (with Santa Barbara resident Micheal Towers) dropped by the Journal offices with freshly printed copies of the sheet music he has finally produced.

Barry doesn’t remember when he actually penned the song, but believes it is at least 15 years old. During all that time, piano players have clamored for sheet music and he “never found the time” to do it, he says, until now. The song was written for guitar.

“We’ve had a lot of demand,” Barry says, “and I’m guilty of not finding the time until this year. A lot of the local schools include it in their Christmas programs, and they have all requested sheet music,” he says, apologizing “for having taken so long.”

De Vorzon explains that “It’s Christmas Once Again In Santa Barbara” is not a great piano song, that it’s more comfortable for guitar because it has a kind of country theme. “But it can be played on piano,” he admits.

“I am so flattered,” he says as he leaves two song sheets with us, “and so pleased that you and your Journal and the schools have adopted and loved this song so much. It gives me a lot of pleasure, and I love the fact that it has become synonymous with Christmas around Santa Barbara.”

It was such a big hit in Santa Barbara that Barry has re-written some of the lyrics to reference other cities – San Diego, San Francisco, and Las Vegas specifically – and the song has been a hit in every one of those cities.

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Barry doesn’t believe it will ever be released nationally, but you can buy his CD, which features a number of Christmas tunes sung with a guitar, country style, at Unity Shoppe at 1219 State Street (phone 805-965-4122) or order online at www.unityshoppe.org.

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The big man in the red suit hasn’t been seen in anyone’s store in Montecito, at least not publicly (he has visited our schools regularly), for at least 30 years, perhaps longer. But, Montecito Village Grocery’s new owner John Burke and general manager Denis Lacey have persuaded the reclusive Santa and his lovely wife, Mary Claus, to spend a few hours this Saturday, December 13, from 10 am to 1 pm, greeting children and taking their Christmas orders. The jolly pair will be up front by the registers, near the Christmas tree.

“We’re going to have free pictures taken,” Denis informs us. The photos will be developed and printed by Samy’s Camera in Santa Barbara and returned in a sturdy cardboard frame about five days afterward. “The photos are free,” Denis says, adding that “all we request is a donation to Unity Shoppe.” Making a donation is easy, he says, as there are specially sized bags at the registers and nearby bins into which shoppers can drop their donations. Unity comes by once a week to empty them.

Montecito Village Grocery, 1482 East Valley Road (phone 805-9697845) is open 6 am to 8 pm seven days a week.

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ed similar events to honor Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell.

But maybe it’s not so strange after all. Lamb’s songs – usually not much more than three chords on an acoustic guitar and a road-weary voice – mostly echo 1960s political protest songs and even more modern snarky anthems for other sorts of skeptics, but they also cover basic human emotions like love and friendship with a similar simplicity that cuts straight to the heart.

San Luis Obispo-based Songwriters At Play is putting together the concert on Tuesday, honoring the DIY folkie, a 60-something troubadour-style balladeer who just retired from his full-time (non-musical) job at UCSB in 2012.

Lamb has infused the best of the likes of Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, and Townes Van Zandt into his songs, and now an all-star lineup of local musicians will be offering their own versions, including Penny Nichols, Susan Marie Reeves, Steve Werner, Daniel Lower, Bruce Goldish, Erin Inglish, Rebecca Troon, and many others, including Lamb himself.

Whatever happens, Lamb isn’t worried. As he sings toward the end of that same song: “I don’t care… I got chords and words to see me home.”

(Tickets to the 7:30 pm show at SOhO cost $12. Call 962-7776 or www.sohosb. com.)

Toy Soldiers and Dancing Rats

It’s mid-December, which can only mean one thing for ballet companies. Yes, it’s The Nutcracker, E.T.A. Hoffman’s story and Tchaikovsky’s classic score turned into a perennial showcase for dancers of all ages and stripes across our great land. The biggest company of all, Santa Barbara Festival Ballet (SBFB), kicks off the season with its 40th anniversary show, still accompanied by a full orchestra (conducted by Elise Unruh), making the event one of the rare – and one of the longest continuously running – productions in the U.S. to still make that claim.

As always, SBFB has a plethora of guest stars in some of the bigger roles, as Michele Wiles, a principal with Ballet Next, dances the Sugar Plum Fairy, New York City Ballet principal Chase Finlay takes on the Cavalier, Devyn Lovett of Ballet West plays the Nutcracker, and Tracy Kofford, artistic director of Dance SBCC and a member of Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, portrays the Arabian Cavalier.

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With such a large cast, no wonder SBFB offers three performances at the 2,000-seat Arlington, with 2:30 pm matinees on Saturday and Sunday, plus a 7 pm show on Saturday night.

The night show also has a big reception and alumni gathering (call 9660711 for details). Tickets range from $20-$55. Call 963-4408 or visit www. thearlingtontheatre.com.

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Every city and town in America has parades all year long – Independence Day, Veterans Days, and Christmas.

Heck, we’ve even got two more holiday-themed march-fests coming up ourselves: on Milpas Street and in Carpinteria, both on Saturday. But only on the coasts and in other waterway-blessed locales do you get that strange beast known as the Parade of Lights. If gawking at floating bejeweled boats is your thing, you’ve got three great choices coming up this weekend – and with the timing, you can actually catch all of them!

Santa Barbara’s 29th annual Parade of Lights has taken “Gone Fishin’ for the Holidays” as its theme for 2014, which means we might see a few more leaping dolphins and other aquatic creatures as ornaments on Christmas trees or otherwise adorning the 25-30 watercraft expected to participate, which begins at 5:30 pm on Sunday.

The festivities starts at 3, when the city pier in the harbor becomes Santa’s Village, featuring 10 tons of snow and elves handing out goody bags. Then the boats head out from the harbor (the breakwater is a nearby if chilly viewing spot) down to the end of East Beach before lining up to parade close

to shore before winding up along the east side of Stearns Wharf. Head across the planks to the west side following the last craft, however, to grab a front-row view for the fireworks display launched from West Beach.

Ventura Harbor offers its much larger version on Friday and Saturday nights, an annual tradition that’s gone on nine years longer than ours.

“Holidays Across the World” is the theme for 2014, and while there’s lots of space out on the docks – where the boats and canoes sometimes pass within a few yards – reservations are recommended if you want to watch where it’s warm, indoors at a restaurant. The boats line up at 6:30 pm, and the fireworks conclude the festivities at 8. On Saturday only, there’s also a Winter Wonderland & Holiday Market Place on the grounds from 1-5 pm. Info at 477-0470 or www.venturaharbor. com/parade-lights-boater-application.

It’s only about another 10 minutes down Harbor Boulevard to the site of the oldest Parade of Lights in the region at Channel Islands Harbor, where the huge event is just a year shy of 50. The fun begins at noon on Saturday, with a snow play area, Santa and Mrs. Claus, holiday artists’ market, exhibitors, live music, children’s activities, and much more. Then at 7 pm, Santa and his reindeer will “ride through the sky” to mark the beginning of the parade, which starts in front of Peninsula Park and heads to the Main Channel, turns at Hobie Beach, loops in front of the launch ramp, then heads back to Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club and repeats the route for a second run. (We told you it was big). Viewing spots abound along the parks and walkways that line the route, as well as from most restaurants. Details at www.channelisland sharbor.org.

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for the 145 AF of state water we received last year? That outlay makes the cost of treated wastewater, or desalinated water, at $2,000 per AF – a real bargain.

Amazingly, no state or local official has been punished for the state water debacle; no one has been fired, admonished, or penalized. The only penalty is that Montecito residents are forced to pay MWD $3.5 million in rationing fines for exceeding their allocation.

It is unfortunate that Montecito alone, among all South Coast communities, is the only community dependent on current rainfall. We have so far failed to strategically invest in adequate water-storage facilities, wastewater recycling, desalination of sea water, replacement of 100 year-old leaky pipes, or dredging of our reservoirs to increase future storage capacity.

If the drought continues, and state water deliveries remain at reduced levels next year, Montecito will again find itself high and dry. Individual homeowners and institutions will not be able to convert their brown and thirsty lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping without a long-term water commitment by Montecito Water District (MWD).

Slippery Rock Ranch Short-Term Solution

The 800-acre Slippery Rock Ranch in the Goleta foothills, adjacent to the Las Padres National Forest. sits astride a giant fractured rock aquifer with a storage capacity of 200,000 acre feet (AF), according to Mark Lloyd, a land-use agent representing the owner. This reservoir, known as the Chalice, could be larger than the Lake Cachuma reservoir, which has a holding capacity of 188,030 AF when full. Lloyd describes his aquifer as a giant swimming pool with the deep end beneath the ranch, and the rest of the pool running up the foothills into the Los Padres National Forest watershed.

The Slippery Rock Ranch’s offer to provide up to 2,500 AF of water per year to Montecito was discussed in the MJ, Volume 20, Issue 46, under the title “Slippery Rock Ranch to the Rescue”. Because this issue was printed over the Thanksgiving holiday when many of you were traveling out-of-town, an updated excerpt is included in this issue.

Long-Term Solution for Montecito Water Independence

The goal is long-term, locally controlled water independence for Montecito.

To reach that goal, Montecito needs a reliable water source, capable of producing at least 2,500 AFY of direct potable water. The facility should have a design capacity of at least 3,500 AFY. There are two competing options on the table for long-term water independence for Montecito.

1) Desal Only. Design, cost, and build a new seawater desalination facility for Montecito, with seawater intake sites at the Miramar, or the Santa Barbara Cemetery, or another oceanfront location. The permanent desal plant would be located contiguous to the present MWD headquarters site at 583 San Ysidro Road. Depending upon intake options and permitting costs, MWD desal consultant RBF estimates capital costs at roughly $70 million, plus operating costs of $4 million per year.

2) Integrated Wastewater and Desal Plant. Design, cost, and build a new integrated wastewater reuse and desalination plant, all contained on the current Sanitary District site at 1042 Monte Cristo Lane. A model for the treated wastewater plant already exists in Orange County, San Jose, and Santa Paula, where wastewater is treated to an indirect potable standard for injection into groundwater reservoirs for storage. In Wichita Falls, Texas, wastewater is converted into direct potable water, meaning it is suitable for being mixed with drinking water for immediate use. The integrated plant would mix 700 AFY of treated wastewater with 1,800 AFY of desalinated water. As an additional water source, and to cut costs, a deep water well should be explored on the Sanitary District site.

It is environmentally unacceptable for this community to indefinitely continue the discharge of 600,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater into the ocean off Butterfly Beach. An integrated wastewater and desal plant would make maximum use of 100 percent of treated wastewater, combined with supplemental ocean and/or brackish water in an environmentally responsible and less-costly manner.

Implementation of a plan to integrate advanced wastewater treatment with desalination will require a sense of urgency, including professional engineering talent from both the MWD and the Montecito Sanitary District working in concert with a third-party engineering design firm.

There is no time to waste. The end of the 2015 water year is not that far away.

•MJ

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Selma director Ava DuVernay with the film’s cast at the “Celebrating Selma & The Legends Who Paved The Way” gala December 6 at the Bacara in Santa Barbara. (From left) Common, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay, and Carmen Ejogo. (Photo courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc.)

Oprah Winfrey (left) with civil rights legend Quincy Jones (right) at the “Celebrating Selma & The Legends Who Paved The Way” gala (Photo Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc.)

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Voting Rights Act, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement, forever altering history. Other cast members include Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding Jr., and David Oyelowo, who plays King.

Several hundred guests saw the film at the Arlington prior to the Colin Cowie-designed event in the cavernous ballroom of the tony hostelry where Oprah threw her original whitetie Legends Ball honoring 25 AfricanAmericans in arts, entertainment, and civil rights in 2005, attracting the likes of the late Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Tom Cruise, • The Voice of the Village •

Barbra Streisand, John Travolta, Barbara Walters, and Cicely Tyson.

Among the legends this weekend were actor Sidney Poitier, Motown founder Berry Gordy, ambassador Andrew Young, record producer Quincy Jones, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson, and Myrlie Evers-Williams.

Other bold-faced names included Giovanni Ribisi, Lorraine Toussaint, Jeremy Strong, ABC Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, Trai Byers, talk-show host Phil McGraw, Selma producers, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Stedman Graham, and CBS This Morning host Gayle King.

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Honored civil rights legend Diane Nash (left) with Selma cast member Tessa Thompson at the Bacara (Photo courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc.)

South African-style guru Cowie draped the ballroom in shades of grey with accents of eggplant, black and white, with a combination of round and square tables, with a special lengthy table for the 32 “legends.”

Silver ceramic vases with Black Magic Vanda orchids dotted the venue, with black calla lilies and dark purple carnations adding to the spectacular floral effect, while all tables had silver lattice votive candles on them and nine 90-inch video screens were placed around the huge room.

Sonny Sweetman, executive chef of Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant at the Hotel Bel-Air, prepared the threecourse dinner with white truffle tortellini, Miso glazed black cod and Kobe beef short ribs with French black truffles, and dessert of Georgia peach tartes tatin, and Tahitian vanilla creme ice cream fraiche. The gourmet repast was washed down with Solomon Hills chardonnay, Les Domaines de Rothschild Pauillac, and Luc Belaire rare rose.

Oprah, looking perky in purple for the glitzy shindig, also hosted a gospel brunch the following day at her 42-acre East Valley Road estate.

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Ashleigh, a longtime member of Mensa, the high IQ society, said he received an e-mail “out of the blue” six months ago.

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“To subsequently land in the top ten is quite a unique honor and one that has never been achieved by anyone in Santa Barbara County up until this point.”

Greg, who started his career as a French instructor at UCSB upon graduating from there in 1991, trained at the Santa Barbara Winery in the Funk Zone before starting Brewer-Clifton with partner Steve Clifton in 1996.

He also began working with the Melville family to plan and build their winery in 1997 and has remained as winemaker since their inception.

Greg’s winery is devoted solely to chardonnay and pinot noir production in the Santa Rita Hills appellation and currently farms about 40 acres of their own estate vineyards.

“The accolade from the Wine Spectator certainly increases sales across the board,” adds Greg. “While the specific 2012 vintage of the highlighted pinot noir had already sold out before the review was released, it has definitely accelerated the pace of sales for the follow-up 2013 pinot noir from us, which has been extremely brisk.

“More important than those figures, however, is the attention and focus devoted to our entire appellation on a global scale. I am confident the recent favorable press will raise the tide for all local ships to sail, which will benefit the entire Santa Rita Hills wine community.”

That’s Just Grape Montecito vintner Greg Brewer has received quite the accolade from the top publication Wine Spectator’s Top Ten of 2014.

His 2012 Brewer-Clifton pinot noir, which hails from the Santa Rita Hills, was rated number eight in a listing of the world’s top wines and was the only wine from North America recognized in the top 10.

“It really is a great coup for us,” says Greg. “For the top one hundred, they select from over 18,000 wines that their editors have tasted throughout the year to arrive at the most exciting in their estimation.

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Bo and Bachelor Carpinteria model Bo Stanley is one of 30 women chosen to participate in the 19th season of ABC’s The Bachelor, which launches on January 5.

Bo, 25, will be trying to impress Chris Soules, 33, from Arlington, Iowa, who was a contestant on last season’s The Bachelorette, earning the moniker “Prince Farming” given his agricultural background.

The 5-foot-9-inch beauty loves to exercise and is in the top 12 on the Women’s World Qualifying for surfing.

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Wishes Granted Christmas has come early for three Santa Barbara organizations from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Montecito’s Music Academy of the West has received a $20,000 grant to help fund an innovative four-year partnership with the celebrated New York Philharmonic.

The grant, the fifth the academy has received from the NEA in as many years, re-affirms the institution’s stature as a premier classical-music training facility, says president Scott Reed.

Opera Santa Barbara also received a $20,000 grant which will support next April’s production of André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire.

“It is a signifiant contribution and helps us bring diverse works to the community,” says general director Steven Sharpe.

UCSB’s popular Arts & Lectures program received $25,000, which will support innovative programming next year. It has been given NEA grants in each of the past three years.

Celesta Billeci, Miller McCune executive director of the program, says: “The NEA stamp of approval is deeply meaningful to us. It puts Arts & Lectures on par with some of greatest arts and cultural institutions in the nation.”

The NEA received 1,474 eligible applications under the Art Works category, requesting more than $75 million in funding. More than $26.6 million was handed out to 919 recipients...

Money Tree Community leaders gathered at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree for the annual Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara lunch.

The 52-year-old organization, which started out giving nine $100 awards, this year gave away $8.6 million in student financial aid to 2,748 students from across the county, bringing the total to $87.6 million and 36,700 scholarships since its inception.

“College accessibility and affordability remains a challenge for local students and their families,” says

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The premiere production of Bert Brothers by Daniel MacIvor takes place in Toronto where two estranged brothers are brought together by a tragic, yet hilarious event when their mother gets crushed to death when an overweight Filipino drag queen, Pina Colada, drunkenly falls off a float at a gay parade, crushing her.

The twosome are forced to set aside their differences and focus on funeral arrangements in their late mother’s home.

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“Just a coincidence,” she laughed at a bijou book launch bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village.

Toni, who collaborated with singer Carole King, writing lyrics for several of her songs – most notably “It’s Too Late” for her 1971 best-selling album Tapestry – says her new book is “a spiritual exploration of contemporary life.”

“It took me three years to put together,” she adds.

“Maybe your follow-up should be called Soggy,” I Bacara Club Members gathered for the annual Bacara Resort and Spa sculptured Christmas “Iron Tree” designed by David quipped...

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Oh, Christmas Tree The talented twosome, who own The champagne was flowing freely Cabana Home, needless to say added when the Bacara threw a reception their own individual flourishes to the for the lighting of the tony hostelry’s Yuletide bash, removing and rear- Christmas tree. ranging much of the furniture.

The ironwork tree, designed and “Much of the original furniture, made by local artisan David Shelton, because of its age, you weren’t allowed and decorated with crystal ornaments to sit on, so we brought in new sofas and sea shells by Lorrene Balzani, so that guests could really relax,” says creative director, was turned on by Steve.

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And since real estate activity is highly seasonal, today’s Heat is compared to this date a year ago. All data is from the Santa Barbara MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and is deemed uniformly reliable.

Today’s Heat score of 108 is an increase of 20 percent over last year.

The popular $1-2M group scored an 83, which is alone 77 percent of our total Heat score. This group is up 131.5 percent from last year and our present demand leader. Inventory here has been dropping since the investor group mostly walked away, as price increases began to appear two years ago. Available homes here dropped 57 percent since last year.

The second favorite of buyers today is the $2-3M sector scoring a strong 20, and an increase of 66.6 percent above last year’s score.

The $3-4M and the $4-5M sectors disappointed, however, with scores of 7 compared to 12, respectively, last year.

The high-end-$5M and up group easily outperformed last year’s 2 with a nice score of 11. This is more demand than we have seen in a long time.

Michael is a realtor at Coldwell Banker, and is a Montecito Planning Commissioner.

He can be reached at 969-4569 and info@ MichaelPhillipsRealEstate. com

Buyers have a lot to look at here, and it’s good to see this sector get some long-awaited attention.

With low inventory and activity increasing in the high end, we are also seeing a significant increase in our median sales price, which is up this year 14 percent to $2,795,000.

With so few homes on the market, sellers are aggressive as to price and terms and are getting pretty much what they want. Sellers’ markets are like that and buyers who need to buy now have little negotiation room. For buyers with cash, however, their offers are getting strong looks since no one is completely sure who can get a loan these days.

This is getting better, yet it is still forcing many buyers to the sidelines.

Overall sales are down from last year by 7 percent.

There is much conjecture that 2015 will be the year a good percentage of the millennials move out of their parents home and buy their own, and Freddie’s new 3-percent down policy makes it easier. If so, we should see even more demand next year for our $1-2M sector. Happy holidays. •MJ

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Museum Hosts Premiere of Tire Sculptor

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he Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, hosts the West Coast premiere exhibition of internationally famous sculptor Chakaia Booker from December 11 to January 31. A free, public opening reception with Booker is Thursday, December 11, from 4 to 6 pm.

The exhibition features about two dozen of Booker’s reinvented rubber tire sculptures and works on paper.

Her sculptures range from otherworldly configurations to sensual, anthropomorphized forms. Booker collaborates with master printer Phil Sanders to create her prints.

Judy L. Larson, Askew professor of art history and director of the museum, first met Booker when Larson was directing the Women’s Museum in Washington, D.C., and organizing an exhibition of Booker’s work.

“Visitors really connected to her energetic and rhythmic works, even more so when they realized she sculpts out of tires,” Larson says. “Her works address issues of race and gender but also touch on profound messages about the limited and precious resources of our Earth.”

Booker, a New Jersey native, uses industrial tools to tear apart the tires and bands of steel before slicing and twisting them into works of art. Each day, she also transforms herself into a kind of walking sculpture wearing a large headdress and layers of colorful clothes.

The museum will host “Rembrandt and the Jews” on February 12 to March 28. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, and 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. It is closed Sundays and college holidays.

For more information, visit www. westmontmuseum.org or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.

Alexander says the concert seeks to be entertaining and inspirational.

“Life unfolds, choreography unfolds, events unfold, and stories unfold,” she says. “A student’s life unfolds over four years, and many things happen along the way to influence the direction the student will take after graduating. ‘Unfolding’ could be a metaphor or it could be interpreted more literally.”

“Beneath the Surface”, a piece choreographed by Alexander, is inspired by the idea of folding and unfolding body parts. “Some of the movement comes from the dancers working with these images and creating their own choreography as part of the dance,” she says.

In other dances on the program, choreographers have used the image of unfolding in different ways. “Speed Bump”, a second piece choreographed

by Alexander, uses the images of dealing with traffic patterns and navigating an obstacle course, also metaphors for what we confront going through life.

The program includes a piece choreographed by Sanchez for her jazz technique class.

The dance concert includes a solo inspired by classical ballet, choreographed and performed by senior Prudence Gordon, and a hip-hop number, choreographed by Jackie Rose for NSTEP, Westmont’s hip-hop group. In addition, student choreographers Annie Koeller, Jackie Rose, and Miranda Wittrock will present group works they have created with subjects profoundly personal and uplifting.

“As these dance performances unfold, the audience will be surprised, moved, and delighted,” Alexander says.

Christmas Fest

Dance Concert Inspires Crowds ‘Unfolding’ at Westmont More than 2,700 people The Westmont Fall Dance Concert, “Unfolding,” which features choreography by students and faculty members Susan Alexander, Christina Sanchez, and Brooklyn Hughes Melton, is Friday, December 12, at 8 pm, and Saturday, December 13, at 2 pm and 8 pm, all in Porter Theatre.

General admission is $10; $7 for students, children and seniors. Tickets may be purchased online at westmont. edu/boxoffice or by calling (805) 5657140.

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enjoyed the 10th annual Westmont Christmas Festival at four performances held over three days December 5-7. Each performance ended with a rousing audience-sing-along of “Hark the Harold Angels Sing.” More than 600 people attended the Dec. 6 matinee, raising about $7,300 for the Westmont Orchestra’s tour to Italy in spring 2015. For more information about supporting the Westmont Orchestra, call (805) 565-6040 or email music@west mont.edu.

•MJ

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bly take effect in March 2015. Bierig explained that the district still has fixed costs no matter how much water is sold. “We need to make up the deficit,” she said. A consultant is currently working on the emergency rate structure. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of the business,” she added.

Bierig also said work continues on a possible desalinization plant in Montecito. “We are not going to get into a situation where we are reliant on outside water,” she said. MWD hopes to increase supplies locally, and is continuing to look at the feasibility of desal. The biggest hurdle: examining if an intake and discharge infrastructure is viable. The water district is looking into exactly how much water MWD customers are using, a number that has been askew in the past because some residents have been relying solely on their private water wells. “Once those wells fail, they are going to be using our water,” Bierig said. Last month, MWD general manager Tom Mosby was at the Montecito Planning Commission asking for a moratorium on new water well construction. “The county is in receipt of our request,” Bierig said.

More information about desalinization is available at www.montecitowa ter.com.

Also at the MA meeting, the board discussed an item that was passed at

the board of supervisors meeting earlier in the day: a Public Works request to change a curb in front of the Four Seasons Biltmore from red to yellow, to allow for passenger loading and unloading from buses. The curb is right before the first driveway into the Biltmore, in front of a crosswalk, and members of the MA board took issue with whether there is adequate separation from the crosswalk.

Lieutenant Brad McVay reported that his deputies had ticketed many buses illegally parked at the red curb, and the Biltmore made a request to have the curb opened for passenger loading and unloading. “We are glad the Biltmore is trying to mitigate the issue,” he said. According to Public Works traffic engineers, the curb in question is the safest nearby place for an unloading zone. The MA board will ask Public Works to ensure adequate separation from the crosswalk and put limitations on the use of the curb.

During Community Reports, Lieutenant McVay reported that a recent meeting had taken place between himself, fire chief Chip Hickman, and representatives from all Montecito schools. A roundtable discussion took place regarding each school’s emergency preparations. “It was so successful, we are going to meet quarterly,” McVay said. “It was

MEDIUM OF THE STATE ORACLE OF TIBET in a rare visit to Santa Barbara DATE: Sunday, December 14, 2014

TIME: 4pm - 6pm

The present oracle, Ven. Thupten Ngodup was born in Tibet in 1958 and is a descendent of the famous Tantric Master, Nga-dak Nyang-relwa (1136 - 1204). Following the Chinese invasion, he fled with his parents into exile to India and later joined the Nechung Monastery as a novice monk in 1971. In 1987, he was recognized as the true successor of the previous Nechung Medium, who passed away in 1984. He was officially enthroned in 1988 as the Nechung Medium, the Chief State Oracle of Tibet.

According to Tibetan records, the spirit of the Nechung Oracle first entered into a human being in 1544, when Drag Trang-gowa Lobsang Palden became the first Nechung Kuten (or medium). In the Tibetan sense, the word ‘oracle’ is used to describe a person who acts as a medium between the spiritual and physical realms. In his book “Freedom in Exile”, HH the XIVth Dalai Lama wrote, “For hundreds of years, it has been traditional for the Dalai Lama, and the Government, to consult Nechung. The purpose of the Oracle is to foretell the future and to act as the protector of peace and harmony on earth. As in many ancient cultures, the phenomenon of the Oracle remains an important part of the Tibetan way of life to this day.”

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really effective.”

McVay also reported that while crime is down overall in Montecito, phone scams are occurring more frequently all over the area. Scammers are calling people and saying they are from the IRS or the Sheriff’s Department, and threatening arrest if some amount of money is not paid.

For more information about the scams, visit www.sbsheriff.org.

Lastly, next Thursday, December 18, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) will discuss recent developments with the Highway 101 expansion at its board meeting. SBCAG meeting to discuss Highway 101 latest. For more information, visit www.sbcag.org.

The next Montecito Association meeting is Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

New Montecito Planning Commissioner

On December 9, Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors appointed Montecito attorney Joe Cole to the Montecito Planning Commission for a two-year term. The vacancy Cole fills was left by retired commissioner Dan Eidelson, who resigned from the seat last month.

Cole sat down with us for an interview earlier this week, and tells us he is looking forward to helping uphold the Montecito Community Plan as a commissioner. “Montecito is a really unique place, and we are lucky we have the community plan as a guide,” he said.

A resident of Montecito since 1986, Cole and his wife, Susan, have three teenage kids, who attended ELMO and Montecito Union School before transitioning to Santa Barbara High and San Marcos High. “I’ve been a part of this community for decades,” Cole says. Before coming to Montecito, he attended Ventura College for journalism, USC for finance, and University of California Hastings College of the Law, where he completed law school.

Cole currently practices real estate and corporate law from his upper village office. He is also the publisher of the Santa Barbara Independent and former publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press. He has held positions on several boards, including the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, Montecito Educational Foundation, Knowlwood Tennis Club, Santa Barbara Zoo, Chamber of Commerce, Santa Barbara Symphony, Surgical Eye Expeditions International, and many others. In addition to his work on the commission, Cole plans on continuing his work with Jordano’s, Inc., and two private foundations: the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation and Morris B. Squire Foundation.

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Montecito attorney Joe Cole has been appointed to the Montecito Planning Commission

“I’ll also be doing what I’ve been doing for years: driving around teenagers to their sports functions,” Cole laughed.

Cole will take his seat on the commission next Monday, December 15, for a special hearing of the Miramar project.

Commissioner Michael Phillips is set to finish his term at the end of the year; another new commissioner will be appointed during a board of supervisors hearing in January.

Community Tree Trimming

Next Wednesday, December 17, Montecito Association’s Beautification Committee invites the community to decorate Montecito’s Community Tree, located in Manning Park in front of the tennis courts on San Ysidro Road. The tree trimming will take place around 3 pm (after school), and everyone is invited to attend.

The tree-trimming tradition was started by the Hathaway family many years ago; back then the “Community Tree” was a Monterey Pine on the corner of San Ysidro Road and North Jameson Lane, near the freeway.

Several years back, when that tree died, Dana Newquist helped solicit community donations to plant a new tree in Manning Park. The tree was planted in December 2011 and was dedicated to the Hathaway family.

The celebration, which was once done secretly in the middle of the night, has grown to include members of the community as well as Montecito Firefighters, the Beautification Committee, Montecito Historical Archive, Montecito Union School students, and others. MFPD staff will be on hand to help place ornaments and garland on the tree; they will hand out ornaments to each child to place on the tree.

“It is really a ‘Montecito Norman Rockwell affair,’ a description coined

by Dan Eidelson,” says Newquist.

The event is December 17 at 3 pm. •MJ 11 – 18 December 2014

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Treasure John Woodward, trustee, Gretchen Lieff, Santa Claus (Mike Lopez), Corinna Gordon, and Martha Gray all enjoying the holiday spirit (photo by Priscilla)

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Local celebs Allan Glaser and Tab Hunter border their friend Sharon Bradford, SBHM Trustee and event chair, at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum holiday party (photo by Priscilla)

foot display showing our Eden by the Beach’s downtown in the 1920s and 30s that will stay around through January.

Mike Lopez made a convincing Santa Claus while guests quaffed the prosecco and noshed on the eclectic collection of Christmas comestibles.

Among those enjoying the festive frolics were Gretchen Lieff, Eleanor van Cott, Michael and Hattie Beresford, Patrick and Missy DeYoung, Tab Hunter, Allan Glaser, Carl and Nancy Hutterer, and Kellam de Forest...

Priority Mail A letter arrives from the 12th Duke of Devonshire, son of the late Debo, dowager duchess, whose death at the age of 94 I wrote about recently.

As chatelaine of one of England’s greatest stately piles, Chatsworth, she would often lecture at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in New York, talks that I eagerly attended.

As you can see from His Grace’s letter, signed Stoker Devonshire – his given name is Peregrine – the mailbox at his 500-year-old historic home was overflowing with memories of his unique mother, the last remaining of 11 – 18 December 2014

A Christmas Gathering: Féile Na Nollag

The Duke of Devonshire remembers his mother, Debo

the legendary Mitford sisters.

How nice that he took time to respond to my letter and column write-up...

Deck the Halls With dozens of participants, Westmont College’s oh-so-popular 10th annual Christmas Festival at the First Presbyterian Church is undoubtedly the hottest ticket in town, with four performances and even the dress rehearsal now open to the public to meet demand.

With the full force of the college’s musical talent on display, including the orchestra, women’s and men’s chorale, and the chamber singers, the two-hour show was a glorious blend of traditional carols and Yuletide works by the likes of Byrd, Rutter, and Haydn.

Under the capable batons of Michael Shasberger, JoAnne Wasserman, Grey Brothers, and Steven Hodson, the musicians put on a spectacular display of classical music, wrapping up the show – with all the performances being sold-out within 48 hours – with the traditional recessional carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”

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SECTION A1 – NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals for BID NO. 3769 for the WESTSIDE CENTER BATHROOM RENOVATION PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2014 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Westside Center Bathroom Renovation Project, Bid No. 3769".

SUMMARY OF THE WORK: The work of this contract consists of building and site improvements focused around public restrooms at 423 W. Victoria Street located in Santa Barbara, California. All work will follow the approved and permitted drawing set along with these specifications.

A) The elements of work generally, but not limited to the following: 1. Demolition of walls, flooring, ceiling, and sidewalk 2. Site grading, paved walkways and minor exterior utilities 3. Construction of new ADA accessible restrooms to include finishes, lighting, and plumbing 4. New exterior doors and door operators The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following improvements per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $100,000 $150,000. Each bidder must have a B-General Building Contractor or A-General Engineering Contractor license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at 423 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara.

The City’s contact for this project is Bradley Klinzing, Project Engineer, at 805-564-5456 or bklinzing@santabarbaraca.gov.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plans and specification sets can also be obtained by contacting Bradley Klinzing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Red Roof Inn Lompoc AFB, 1020 East Ocean Ave. Manoj Chawla, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego, CA 92127. 545 West Grape LP, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego, CA 92127. Oceanic Lompoc LLC, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego, CA 92127.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 19, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. Original FBN No. 2013-0002614.

Original Filing Date: 8/19/2013.

Published December 10, 17, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Sweetwater Collaborative, 1626 San Pascual, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Terra Foundation, PO Box 528 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 1, 2014. 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 Tara Jayasinghi. Original FBN No. 2013-0002238.

Original Filing Date: 7/16/2013.

Published December 10, 17, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Parasols in Paradise, 427 East Anapamu Street, Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Aaron Calvert, 529 Alameda Padre Serra Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Summer Calvert, 529 Alameda Padre Serra Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Julie DeAngelis, 427 East Anapamu Street, Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello.

FBN No. 2014-0003404.

Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Play Company, 96 Seaview Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Grant Nestor, 96 Seaview Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 10, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello.

FBN No. 2014-0003184.

Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A And A Window Cleaning, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Aaron Leuty, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

Angel Leuty, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN No. 2014-0003398.

Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pie Bear Productions, 5008 Yaple Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Saulius Urbonas, 5008 Yaple Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 17, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello.

FBN No. 2014-0003242.

Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s)

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is/are doing business as The Narrative Loft, 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez #240, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Michelle Lee, 232 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 1, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN No. 2014-0003344.

Published December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as Mason De Lumeire, 1225 Coast Village Road, Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Child Hope International, 5443 W. 139th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 13, 2014. 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 Jan Morales.

FBN No. 2014-0003220.

Published December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as MOXI, 125 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Children’s Museum of Santa Barbara, 125 E. Victoria, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 19, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon.

FBN No. 2014-0003260.

Published November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Honor Bar, 1255 Coast Village Road, Suite 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2718.

Hillstone Restaurant Group, INC, 2710 East Cambelback Road, #200, Phoenix, AZ 85016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County

on October 29, 2014. 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 Jan Morales.

FBN No. 2014-0003085.

Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bail Network Bail Bonds, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Famous Bail Bonds, INC, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon.

FBN No. 2014-0003196.

Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): 007 Bail Bonds, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Hanna Webb, 7308 Lowell Way, Goleta, CA 93117.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon.

Original FBN No. 20130001686. November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 007 Bail Bonds, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Famous Bail Bonds, INC, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2014. 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

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E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.

FBN No. 2014-0003195.

Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Wild West Bail Bonds, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Paul Algert, 315 S. Canada Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2014. 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 Miriam Leon.

Original FBN No. 20130001687. November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wild West Bail Bonds, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Famous Bail Bonds, INC, 836 Anacapa Street #2279, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2014.

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 Miriam Leon.

FBN No. 2014-0003194.

Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Heart & Mind Massage, 1416 Portesuello Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Christine Jeffries, 1416 Portesuello Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 31, 2014. 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 Christine Potter.

FBN No. 2014-0003105.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT:

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cabin 11 Bakery, 11 San Marcos Trout Club, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Anneli Clavering, 11 San Marcos Trout Club, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 13, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

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Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dance Fever, INC, 127 West Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Dance Fever VN, INC, 500 Forest Park Blvd. Apt 308A, Oxnard, CA 93036.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 23, 2014.

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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 2014-0003031. Published November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469437. To all interested parties: Petitioner Andrea Beatrice Read filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Andrea Beatrice Blythe.

The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Filed November 21, 2014,

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date:

January 7, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 1/7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469745. To all interested parties: Petitioner Julia Jauregui filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Noah Armando Avalos to Noah Garcia. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed December 1, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: January 14, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 1/7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469547. To all interested parties: Petitioner Jessica May Foss filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Jessica May Valentine. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed November 21, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

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ONGOING Advent Organ Series – Flutists Suzanne Duffy and Jane Hahn join organist Dr. Thomas A. Joyce, who is the minister of Keyboard Music at Trinity Episcopal Church, for the third installment in the annual concert series leading up to Christmas. Duffy and Joyce perform Vivaldi’s “Concerto in D Major”, “Il Cardellino” to kick off the program, followed by Hahn and Joyce playing Bach’s “Sonata in E-flat Major”, BWV 1031. The concert concludes with the all three musicians performing Bach’s “Trio Sonata in G Major”, BWV 1039. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: 1500 State Street COST: free (goodwill donations welcome) INFO: 965-7419 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Academic ‘Axiom’ – UCSB Dance Department faculty member Christina McCarthy not only directs this weekend’s annual fall dance concert pairing faculty and senior BFA student choreography, she’s also presenting a new work of her own. McCarthy’s “fun and whimsical work” is titled “Check My Status”, and grew out of a soundscape created with multiple layers of spoken word, beat boxing, and music from the comedian and musical artist Reggie Watts. The dance unfolds in a stream of consciousness, a bit like a Twitter feed as the dancers flow through the unrelated stories and movement ideas inherent in the collage of music and text. Also on this year’s program are pieces from Gianna Burright (“two universes exactly alike”), Maura Harris (“progress in spirals”), Monica Moe Mulvany (“nibuxqniwnykcqbt”) and Kalalni Hicks (“For My Mother”) plus a remounting of faculty member (and former Santa Barbara Dance

Theater director) Jerry Pearson’s “Artifice”, choreographed in 1999 and expanded from seven to the full 11 dancers in the current student company. The work, which includes video, was based originally on the art of Andy Goldsworthy – who photographed sculptures crafted from all natural materials and often located in the habitat from where the materials originated – and on the concept of the stage as a somewhat artificial terrain. Meanwhile, the students’ work has been described as intending to be deconstructed abstractions that grew from their source ideas, bringing their dances strongly into the realm of dance as its own language. WHEN: 8 tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: UCSB Hatlen Theater COST: $17 general, $13 students, seniors & children INFO: www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 Back to the Clubhouse – Famed bluesman Kim Wilson grew up in Goleta in the late 1960s and played the local club circuit before leaving for Texas, where he made some blues history with the Fabulous Thunderbirds and several solo projects. Last December, Wilson – who still visits the South Coast on a regular basis – played a benefit dance concert for the venerable Santa Barbara Blues Society, which formed just a couple of years after Wilson left. Now his payback goes even further back to his roots, to the Goleta Clubhouse, where he used to jam and gig while still honing his vocal and harmonica chops. Wilson is teaming up with the Blues All-Stars (Billy Flynn, Big John Atkinson, Richard Innes, Larry Taylor, and Barrelhouse Chuck) for a benefit concert at the

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Mansions on the Moon (not Montecito) – Despite predictions when their debut release came out in 2011, the electronic down-tempo and ambient rock band Mansions on the Moon have yet to break out in a big way. But the trio of songwriters and producers from Los Angeles – who toured with Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa and produced the track “PA Nights” on Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park album – remain well worth hearing for their mesmerizing arrangements and creative remixes. The triple bill also features La Quinta-born singer-producer Lincoln Jesser and Santa Barbara’s own folk-rock jam band Helo. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 in advance, $15 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 A Danú Christmas – It’s taken 20 years, but Danú is finally coming to a theater near you. Now in its 20th season, the acclaimed Irish ensemble – comprised of virtuoso musicians on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki and percussion, along with vocals in Irish and English

by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh – is bringing their Féile na Nollag (A Christmas Gathering) concert to UCSB. The show features a glorious mix of traditional Irish tunes spanning the centuries along with treasured holiday songs and stories – plus Irish step dancing from invited guests – that offer a taste of the spirited Celtic Christmas celebrations held across Ireland for hundreds of years. Danú, which came together in 1994 at the Oireachtas Festival in County Waterford, released its debut album just three years later, coinciding with its first tour in the U.S. The band has since recorded several critically acclaimed albums on the Shanachie label with a new one planned for early 2015. Although they’ve made the stateside festival circuit a home away from home, they’re still revered back on the Emerald Isle, where The Irish Times called Danú “a spirit-raising concoction” and The Irish Herald proclaimed them “the finest traditional band in Ireland.” WHEN: 8pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25-$40 INFO: 893-3535 or www.

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Clubhouse, supporting the Boys & Girls Club – and proving that even guys who are “Tuff Enough” still have a soft spot for home. WHEN: 6-9 pm WHERE: 5701 Hollister Avenue COST: $35-$45 INFO: 681-1315 or www.unitedbg.org The Hallelujah! Project – Santa Barbara Choral Society migrates to the recently renovated Lobero Theatre for its Christmas concert this year, as the 100-voice ensemble and orchestra, directed by conductor JoAnne Wasserman, fills the historic stage with an new, lighter program of choral masterpieces and yuletide favorites. The choir will offer choral masterpieces by Bach (“Gloria in Excelsis Deo”), John Rutter (“Gloria”) and Randol Bass (“A Christmas Flourish”), as well as traditional favorites including Handel’s “Hallelujah!” chorus from Messiah. Special guests include the Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus and the actress Stephanie Zimbalist – the former star of the TV series Remington Steel and more than 30 made-for-television movies, wellknown among local audiences from several appearances with Ensemble and Rubicon Theatre companies – who will read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. WHEN: 8 tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $22.50-$42.50 general, $12 students and children INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 Chorale Christmas Concert – Santa Barbara Master Chorale – which undertook performances of Bach’s “Mass in B Minor” just last month at its usual venue of First United Methodist Church, moves west a few blocks for the 19th annual Holiday Concert, Carol Sing & Party, which also serves as a fundraiser. The show – led by conductor Steven R. Hodson, the recent past president of the Western Division of the American Choral Directors Association and professor of music at Westmont College – features holiday arrangements by renowned Ventura singer/arranger Randy Crenshaw and a guest appearance by carolers from San Marcos High School. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara Street COST: $20 adults, $10 children under 12 INFO: 967-8287 or www. sbmasterchorale.org TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Brandenburg Marathon – The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) has returned to the Lobero Theatre but cut back on its performance schedule with only four scheduled concerts for the current season. But tonight’s concert shows no curtailing of the ensemble’s ambition.

Led by maestro Heiichiro Ohyama, the SBCO takes on all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg 11 – 18 December 2014

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Animals, Alan & Glen, Oh My – Music clubs and nightspots don’t normally engender a lot of affection from the artists who play there. Oh sure, the Ash Grove in Santa Monica is fondly recalled and people do miss the old Bottom Line in New York. But for the most part, clubs pinch pennies in paying the performers, and there’s not a lot of love lost between them. Then there’s SOhO. The restaurant/nightclub has been putting on live music in Santa Barbara now for 20 years, and while some have lodged some complaints, the venue has become a much beloved Santa Barbara institution. Owners Gail and Bob Hansen – you’ll see Bob there during the day and Gail almost every night – were named Local Heroes by the Independent back in 2005, and sound man Alan Brown received the same honor last year. So when SOhO put out a call for some bands to play to benefit the club itself, with the funds earmarked for capital improvements (stage, lights, etc.), they got a pretty strong response. Tonight, the first concert in a series of shows boasts a true triple threat, with each of the three headliners easily able to sell out the joint themselves.

Glen Phillips, the Montecito singer-songwriter who plays the club as a solo act a few times a year where he works out new material, brought the recently revived Toad the Wet Sprocket to SOhO for two SRO shows earlier this month. He’ll be joined by Alan Parsons, the former Beatles and Pink Floyd engineer and producer whose progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project – which aimed to do for record producers what the auteur movement had done with film – churned out successive hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Parson, who long ago adopted Santa Barbara as his home, lives on an organic avocado ranch in town and maintains lots of local connections. If that’s not enough, there’s also Eric Burdon, the former front man of the British Invasion band The Animals (“House of the Rising Sun”, “It’s My Life”, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, “We Gotta Get out of This Place”, “Sky Pilot”, and “San Franciscan Nights”; Burdon also scored wtih “Spill the Wine” with War). Now 73, Burdon put out one of the strongest solo albums of his career just last year and still commands a stage with the same sort of gusto he showed 50 years ago. It’s not clear if the three stars are cooking up something together or just doing shorter solo sets, but this is surely a can’t-miss show at the only place of its kind of town. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $40-$160 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

concertos, the 1720 masterpieces that the composer dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg in futile hopes of a job. Each of the six pieces – meant to showcase Bach’s versatility and awareness of current trends – uses a different combination of instruments, ranging from pure strings to horns, winds, recorder, piccolo and more, all over harpsichord continuo. SBCO’s

concert presages Camerata Pacifica’s upcoming program in May, when the formerly upstart chamber music ensemble takes on the same works in its biggest concert in nearly 20 years.

WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $54 & $64 (call 963-2441 for the Free Tickets for Families program) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com •MJ

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 Wagner for the Holidays – Fed up with holiday shopping and cloying Christmas background music? Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West offers an artistic reprieve as Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting the composer’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in its first-ever Live in HD performance. The epic human comedy – back at the Met for the first time in eight years – is about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. The charming and magisterial celebration of the power of music and art stars German baritone Michael Volle stars as Hans Sachs, with South African tenor Johan Botha as Walther, German soprano Annette Dasch as Eva, German baritone Johannes Martin Kränzle (in his Met debut) as Beckmesser, German bass Hans-Peter König as Pogner, American tenor Paul Appleby as David, and Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as Magdalene. Both The New York Times and Huffington Post raved about the re-mounted work – part of the final revival of Otto Schenk’s acclaimed 1993 Met production – with the latter raving “The world of grand opera is generally not known for its comedies, and few are quite as grand, funny or poignant as the Metropolitan Opera’s magnificent production.” And grand it is – the production runs nearly six hours. [Note: this production does not play at the Arlington downtown because of the Festival Ballet’s Nutcracker.] WHEN: 9 am (repeats 2 pm Sunday, January 18) WHERE: 1070 Fairway Road COST: $27 INFO: 969-8787 or www.musicacademy.org

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Ralph Waterhouse with featured artist Craig Nelson and most recent painting “A Fiddler’s Passion” and Diane Waterhouse (photo by Priscilla) Michael Shasberger leads a quartet of conducting talent at Westmont Christmas Festival

Always an exuberant and colorful kickoff to the festive season...

Artist Camille Dellar, showcasing her painting “State Street” in Waterhouse Gallery window, with artist friends B.J. and Joseph Stapen (photo by Priscilla)

Three Decades Later Artists and dealers Ralph and Diane Waterhouse celebrated the 30th anniversary of their eponymous gallery in La Arcada, where they moved 24 years ago.

“Everything has changed immensely in that time,” says Diana.

“Plein air was very popular in the 80s, but customers now like more realism. And, of course, we didn’t have computers, so we had to photograph the works and send them in the mail.

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Sightings: Aussie warbler Olivia Newton-John brunching at Joe’s Cafe...Rocker David Crosby and his wife, Jan, checking out opal...Dateline NBC correspondent Keith Morrison at Pierre Lafond Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at richard mineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal •MJ

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805-682-5234 (Santa Barbara near the Mission) COLLECTIBLE FOR SALE WW 2 Cognac Bottle, corked but empty!

Story in booklet + online how US military got German liquor. Collectors, gifts. $140 .

Call 682-1606.

ESTATE SALE Estate Sale, December 14’14, 12 Noon to 3PM: 1787 Fernald Point Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Furniture – contemporary and antique: couchdouble bed, loveseats, “easy” chairs, side tables, dining tables/ chairs, rugs, framed paintings/prints/ mirrors, lamps/pairs, crystal chandelier- 8 arm. Kitchen/dining appliances, glassware/wines, china sets, china/silver plate/crystal serving dishes/ casseroles, bed comforters/quilts – all sizes. Men/ladies dress and sports clothing.

Sportswear/gear – scuba, ski, camping/golf.

Lowe’s outdoor watertight shed 8’x8’x8’.

Information: call 805 896-4313 METAPHYSICS

Everyone has a story. If you would like to preserve your past, pass along your hopes and dreams, and provide inspiration for younger generations, allow me to attend while you reminisce. Together we will create a written account that will become a cherished legacy for your family.

Lisa O’Reilly, Personal Historian, 684-6514

Sports, Myofacial release, Pregnancy/ Infant, Fertility and More. Call Trish Salvatore, Certified and CA licensed 209815-7981. Gift Certificates Available PAINTING CLASSES Portrait Painting class in Montecito studio.

Wednesday mornings.

Ongoing.

Small group, experienced instruction.

Contact Valori 805-8866513 www.valorifussell.com

Fit for Life Customized workouts & nutritional guidance for any lifestyle.

Individual/group sessions in ideal setting. House calls available.

Victoria Frost, CPT,FNS,MMA.

FREE UBER RIDE Tap a button get picked up in minutes - with the Uber app on your phone. How to get $20 off your first ride: 1. Download the app. 2. Enter the promo code “joes626” 3. Request your first ride. Joe Strandell 615-861-0162 805 895-9227.

Eating Disorder Therapy Get Help now for Bulimia, Anorexia, and Disordered Eating.

For information call 1 800 560 8518. Adolescent & Adult Programs La Ventana Treatment Programs Santa Barbara 601 E. Arrellaga # 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 GIVE a GIFT of MASSAGE for CHRISTMAS

by Professional Massage Therapist/ RN Enhancement of Health, Fitness and Relaxation 805 6983467 Mobile Gift Certificates Therapeutic Massage House calls Individually designed to Meet your Needs!

Over 20 years experience Deep tissue,

$8 minimum

MAGI MYGGEN‘Design Therapist’.

Award winning Interior Design and Feng Shui consultant creates beautiful, nurturing environments to reflect your true essence and empower personal goals. 805-845-6070 ThePlacelift.com REAL ESTATE SERVICES Nancy Hussey Realtor ® “Year In Year Out... Quietly, Persistently, Confidentially, Closing More Transactions Than Over 1,000 Other SB Realtors!”

PHYSICAL TRAINING/COACHING

YES, I CANE Hand caning, Rush Splint, Chair Weaving, Repairs. 969-5597

HEALTH SERVICES

INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES

Private Physical Therapy in the comfort and convenience of your home, place of work or gym. Over 34 years experience.

UCLA trained. Josette Fast, PT 722-8035 www.fitnisphysicaltherapy PR SERVICES Marketing and Publicity for your business, non-profit, or event. Integrating traditional and social media and specializing in PSAs, podcasts, videos, blogs, articles and press releases. Contact Patti Teel seniorityrules@gmail.com

805-452-3052 Coldwell Banker / Montecito DRE#01383773 www.NancyHussey.com “Gearing up to list your home or buy a new home in 2015?

I can help you -ask me how!”

Cimme Eordanidis, Realtor ®, GREEN Call today for a free consultation.

Village Properties Lic:01745878 (805) 722-8480 cimme@villagesite.com Don Brownett, Realtor Sales and Property Management, Vacation Rentals, Estate Management, Former General Building Contractor and Construction Consultant 805-837-9064 Coldwell Banker, Lic#01737319 DonBrownett@gmail.com

TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD $8 minimum

It’s Simple. Charge is $2 per line, and any portion of a line. Multiply the number of lines used (example 4 lines x 2 =$8) Add 10 cents per Bold and/or Upper case character and send your check to: Montecito Journal, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA 93108.

Deadline for inclusion in the next issue is Thursday prior to publication date. $8 minimum. Email: christine@montecitojournal.net Yes, run my ad __________ times. Enclosed is my check for $__________

“From No Expected House.” Thorough Ultimate Enlightenment now accessible.

Rarest of Initiations, Greater Mysteries, nowhere else extant. Two C-notes per lengthy In-Depth Illumination.

Serious Seekers Only: PantheMystic@gmail.com

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LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY BUSINESS CARDS FOR VOL 20#48, Dec 10, ’14

(805) 565-1860

Termite Inspection 24hr turn around upon request.

Voted

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Hydrex Live Animal Trapping “Best Termite & Pest Control” Got Gophers? ® www.MontecitoVillage.com www.hydrexnow.com Merrick Construction Free $50 off initial service Free Phone Quotes Estimates Bill Vaughan (805) 687-6644 Kevin O’Connor, President Shine Blow Dry Musgrove(revised) Specializing Valori Fussell(revised) in all-natural Lynch Construction alternatives to Good Doggies Botox, laser, fillers & facelifts Pemberly ForeverBeautifulSpa.com Beautiful eyelash (change & toamazing Forever Beautiful Spa) eyelash extensions (805) 637-3711 Luis Esperanza Simon Hamilton

www.MontecitoVillage.com

Broker Specialist In Birnam Wood Active Resident Member Since 1985

BILL VAUGHAN

805.455.1609

Principal & Broker

DRE LIC # 00660866

SIGNMAKER

VALORI FUSSELL

LYNCH CONSTRUCTION New Construction*Additions*Remodels

fine art on commission

PO Box 20183 Santa Barbara CA 93120 805 451-3459

sketches & portraits of people and animals www.valorifussell.com vf@valorifussell.com 805-886-6513

b l y n c h c o n s t r u ct i o n @ g m a i l . c o m

Celebrating 25 Years in business

License #596612

www.blynchconstruction.com

Just Good Doggies

Loving Pet Care in my Home $25 for play day $40 for overnight Carole (805) 452-7400 carolebennett@cox.net

DANCING & SINGING CLASSES

Estate Moving Sale Service-Efficient30yrs experience. Elizabeth Langtree 689-0461 or 733-1030.

NEW BALLROOM DANCE STUDIO IN SANTA BARBARA “DANCE FEVER”.

Looking for Kids and Adults.Ages 3+. Try our FREE CLASSES. WORLD-CLASS teachers from Russia.

Sign up today (781)929-7174 dancefeverpros@yahoo.com

COMPUTER/VIDEO SERVICES VIDEOS TO DVD TRANSFERS Hurry, before your tapes fade away. Now doing records & cassettes to CD. Only $10 each 969-6500 Scott.

SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL

TUTORING SERVICES

CARMEL BY THE SEA vacation getaway.

Charming, private studio. Beautiful garden patio. Walk to beach and town. $110/night.

831-624-6714

PIANO LESSONS Kary and Sheila Kramer are long standing members of the Music Teachers’ Assoc. of Calif. Studios conveniently located at the Music Academy of the West. Now offering lessons in your home for children and adults.

Call us at 684-4626.

ESTATE/MOVING SALE SERVICES THE CLEARING HOUSE, LLC Recognized as the Area’s Leading Estate Liquidators – Castles to Cottages Experts in the Santa Barbara Market! Professional, Personalized Services for Moving, Downsizing, and Estate Sales .

Complimentary Consultation (805) 708 6113 email: theclearinghouseSB@cox.net website: theclearinghouseSB.com

11 – 18 December 2014

STONEWORK SERVICES Travertine, Limestone, Marble, Soapstone and Saltillo Pavers repair and refinishing.

We work on floors, counter tops, showers etc.

Over 25 years experience. Many references in Montecito. Reasonable rates. For a free consultation, contact PIERRE HANNON at ECOSTONECARE. State lic # 810 987.

Fully bonded and insured.

Ph: 805 218 6237 Email: pithannon@gmail.com Website: www.ecostonecare.com WOODWORKING/CARPENTRY Finish Custom Carpentry.

Furniture, cabinets, restoration, doors, windows.. Ca Lic#911243.

(805)696-8507. Cristian.

CEMETERY PLOT Sunset at SB Cemetery Rare double plot overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Side by side burial for 2 or inurnment, up to 4 urns. Current value: $116,000 Call 805-886-7930 Leave message.

ARTIST REQUEST Used Nespresso Pods Wanted For Local Artist Do you drink Nespresso Coffee? I want your used coffee pods. I’m a local artist and I use these colorful pods in my creations. Save them for me and I will pick them up from Carp. to Goleta area.

Creative purposeful recycling (up-cycling) at its best! Thanks so much! Evelyn email me at pods.nespresso@gmail.com http:// pods-nespresso.com/(photo of cups)

Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance its allotted length. – Helen Keller

VOLUNTEERS Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center employs the power of the horse to enhance the capabilities of children and adults with special needs in Santa Barbara. Join our volunteer team and make a difference in someone’s life.

To lean more, visit www.heartsriding.org 964-1519.

Over 25 Years in Montecito

Over 25 Years in Montecito

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“Be happy…go Lucky’s”

LUCKY’S steaks /chops /seafood /cocktails

Dinner & Cocktails Nightly, 5 to 10 pm. Brunch Saturday & Sunday, 9 am to 2:30 pm.

Montecito’s neighborhood bar and restaurant. 1279 Coast Village Road Montecito CA 93108 (805)565-7540 www.luckys-steakhouse.com

Photography by David Palermo