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A SECOND CHANCE Last year’s Thomas Fire quashed Montecito teenager Isabel “Izzy” Fuentes’ debut as Clara when State Street Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker was canceled 24 hours before her big night. One year later to the day neither a sweat-inducing audition, nor recent ankle surgery will prevent her from starring in this year’s production (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 20)

Christmas in the Village

Upper village business owners team up to host Holiday Magic, Montecito’s first Christmas Market filled with crafts for kids, live music, the Grinch, and more (story begins on page 33)

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Montecito Miscellany

Letters to the Editor

Montecito Water District Board members have reached tentative agreement with the City of Santa Barbara for a historic water purchase arrangement Isaac Hernandez’s documentary, Better Together; Kathy Jean Schultz writes first book; Scholarship Foundation lunch; SB Choral Society’s Hallelujah Project; SB Polo Club says bon voyage to Debby Bernal; local firefighters invited to Ellen DeGeneres talk show; Katy Perry named fifth highest paid musician; Oprah heads to South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela; Goop’s latest tips; Kevin Costner’s Colorado digs; Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s nuptials; Beverley Jackson and Richard Mineards tell stories; RIP Gene Sinser; sightings Thomas Carlisle has questions about Mueller; Dr. Sarah Anderson thanks survey responders; Nigel Gallimore adds history about John Spreckels; Diana Thorn lists six reasons why voter fraud is apparent in California; Steve King’s noncitizen ideal; Justin Ruhge demands tax reform; time to stop listening to Schwarzenegger according to David McCalmont; Maithilee Kanthi supports a Green New Deal

10 This Week

MERRAG event; MBAR meeting; fiber art crafts class; Makers & Goods pop-up shop; fishermen’s market; Christmas Bird Census in Carpinteria; Wreaths Across America; shopping at upper village; Quire of Voyces at Garden Street Academy; Women’s Economic Ventures; MPC meeting; Adam Miller concert; Italian and Spanish conversation groups; ongoing events

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Volunteers to perform a door-to-door campaign for storm preparedness; Hathaway Family Tree trimming tradition continues; Gwyn Lurie steps down as MUS Board president; Holiday Magic in Montecito Village; Christie Jenkins’ holiday cards; Hillary Hauser publishes The Truth About Santa Claus

14 Seen Around Town

Casa del Herrero annual Christmas party; Veterans Day at Santa Barbara Cemetery; Channel City Club Christmas luncheon

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20 On Entertainment

State Street Ballet’s The Nutcracker; Momentum Dance Company celebrates five years; Blind Boys at UCSB; classical performances around town; Lights Up! Theatre Company shows

27 Brilliant Thoughts

Musings on the origins of such phrases as “A Message to Garcia” and “Don’t Shoot the Messenger,” along with one from the author’s own hand 34 Our Town Montecito schools shine at Coast Village Road holiday event; Laura Botzong returns to UCSB; Sullivan Goss’s annual show

40 On Spirituality

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alifornia’s aging State Water System with its surface canals and pumps was designed to meet the needs of 25 million California farmers and urban users. Today, it struggles to provide sustainable water for 40 million current state residents. Fortunately, technology – at a price – can help solve the problem, especially for coastal communities, if government does the right thing by mostly getting out of the way.

Water Supply Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara

Two years after his election to the Montecito Water District Board, Floyd Wicks, the new incoming president of MWD, and Nick Turner, General Manager of MWD, both engineers and professional water managers, have reached tentative agreement at a staff level with Josh Haggmark, Water Resources Manager for the City of Santa Barbara, for a negotiated term sheet for an historic water purchase arrangement between the City of Santa Barbara and the Montecito Water District (MWD). Robust negotiations with the City of Santa Barbara have replaced earlier efforts that have dragged on since 2015. Initially MWD’s negotiating team consisted of a pair of trial lawyers more interested in arguing liabilities than in negotiating a business deal. Then came mixed signals from the MWD Board and its previous GM as to whether a deal was needed or not. This year, with ample assistance from negotiator and consultant David Moore of CleanEnergyCapital, staff-level dealmakers and board-level strategic planners have crafted a preliminary term sheet that was presented to the MWD Strategic Planning Committee last Thursday, December 6, and to the Santa

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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 11 years ago.

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anta Barbara photographer-videographer Isaac Hernandez, a Spanish immigrant who has lived in our Eden by the Beach for three decades, has compiled a film documentary he describes as “a love letter to the history, people, environment, and organizations” that make our tony town so special. The 53-minute project, Better Together: Through Oil, Mud and Fire started as a story about the community’s response after the January, 1969, oil blowout and grew in scope. “When National Geographic photographer Macduff Everton invited me to film for the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, I immediately saw the parallels between the response to the debris flow and to the oil blowout,” says Isaac. “Furthermore, I found that one of the founders of the Bucket Brigade, Abe Powell, is the grandson of Vernon Johnson, one of the founders of Get Oil Out! after the catastrophic oil spill.” The documentary is now in consideration for the city’s international film festival on the 50th anniversary of the disaster, which sent shock waves around the world, inspiring Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency, and a host of nonprofit organizations that continue to energize citizens to protect our community. It features many Montecito residents, including Direct Relief’s Thomas Tighe, the Montecito Trails Foundation’s Ashlee Mayfield, Kathi King of the Community

Isaac Hernandez makes documentary film, Better Together (photo courtesy Isaac Hernandez)

Environmental Council, Journal writer Lynn Kirst, Linda Eckerbom Cole of the Bucket Brigade, the late Bud Bottoms, Linda McNeil, and many volunteers who continue to help in our rarefied enclave. Isaac’s wife and Mercury Press business partner, Nancy Black, is the film’s producer, described as “the wind beneath my wings,” while Jon Zuber and Heather Wennergren have provided invaluable support with filming and editorial consultation. Executive producer Leslie Bhutani has supported the project from Day One and philanthropist Lynda Weinman recently came on board, also as an executive producer. Isaac is looking for other executive producers, at $10,000 a shot, to join the project and, with a budget of around $80,000, says they are well on the way

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Mulling Mueller Matters

There are certain areas of the Mueller investigation that could be very disturbing when his report comes out later this month. As a former FBI director, does Mr. Mueller not have certain guidelines set by the Justice Department on how he may pursue his investigations? And, how does the public know he sticks to these guidelines? Does he have to set forth how he came to his conclusions in his report? As an attorney (prosecutor) does Mr. Mueller have immunity from

prosecution if he breaks laws in his pursuit of justice? If Jerome Corsi is correct in his assertion, that Mr. Mueller tried to bring out false testimony from Mr. Corsi, would that not be a crime? If it’s likely that Mr. Mueller has the President’s tax returns how could he legally obtain them without Rudy Giuliani’s consent? If it turns out that the President did nothing wrong, but his family may have, would the President pardon family members? Either way, his presidency would soon be doomed. Thomas Carlisle Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Many pundits have been predicting President Trump’s imminent ouster since, well, since he was elected.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman proposed a new holiday tradition: a “Christmas Bird Census” that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Since then, each year tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas brave snow, wind, or rain, and take part in the effort. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this long-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations, and to help guide conservation action. The data collected by observers over the past century allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies, and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America. When combined with other surveys such as the Breeding Bird Survey, it provides a picture of how the continent’s bird populations have changed in time and space over the past hundred years. The long-term perspective is vital for conservationists. It informs strategies to protect birds and their habitat, and helps identify environmental issues with implications for people as well. When: 8 am Where: Various locations in Carpinteria Info & Sign-up: www.carpwithoutcars.org/cbc

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 MERRAG Community Event Join MERRAG for a continental breakfast, generously provided by the Biltmore, followed by a presentation of the slate of officers for 2019, approval of the 2019 budget, and a special award presentation. Following the business meeting, guest speakers from the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue, who participated in the mud/debris flow search and rescue operations in Montecito, will talk about their work in the various disaster locations throughout California. RSVPs are helpful, but not required. When: 10 am Where: Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive Info: (805) 969-2537 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: an addition on Paso Robles Drive; an addition and trellis on Coyote Road; a garage and pool cabana on Romero Canyon; a new home, artist studio, pool pavilion, and garage on Hot Springs Road; and revisions to the Miramar project, among other agenda items. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm

Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Holiday Gift Pop-up Come sip and shop for the holidays with the Makers & Goods pop-up shop! Curated by owner Julie Skon, the pop-up shop will feature local brands you love as well as emerging makers to discover. There will be gifts for everyone on your list (and wine to enjoy while checking off your list). All purchases give back and create layers of social impact. When: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, noon to 4 pm (3 pm on Sunday) Where: 1268 Coast Village Road Info: www.makersandgoods.com

million. Volunteers needed to help place wreaths. When: 9 am Where: 1501 Cravens Lane in Carpinteria Info: www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Fishermen’s Market Every Saturday, get fresh fish and shellfish at unbeatable prices straight from local fishermen on the city pier next to Brophy’s restaurant. Buy fish whole or have it cleaned and filleted to order. Rockfish, lingcod, black cod, live rock crab, abalone, sea urchin (uni), and more are available weekly, rain or shine. When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America places wreaths on veterans graves in the Santa Barbara and Ventura area. Locations include Santa Barbara Cemetery, Carpinteria Cemetery, Ivy Lawn Cemetery, Goleta Cemetery, and Calvary Cemetery. All over the world there are 1,400 cemeteries with wreaths and the number of wreaths has topped 1.5

Holiday Magic in Montecito Village The Montecito Association presents a day of shopping, caroling, and enjoying the season in the upper village. Shops will be open late and many will offer discounts, snacks and drinks, local school carolers, crafts, and face painting. Santa will visit, and the Revels will perform! When: 3 pm to 5 pm Where: Montecito’s upper village Info: (805) 969-2026 Christmas Concert Come join the Quire of Voyces for the Mysteries of Christmas concert in St. Anthony’s Chapel on the campus of the Garden Street Academy. This Christmas Concert features a luminous selection of best-loved seasonal songs from the Quire’s rich repertoire. Along with transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the

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Renaissance eras, you will hearken beautiful contemporary and modern pieces that are sure to lift your spirits at this special time of year. When: today at 7 pm; tomorrow 3 pm Where: St. Anthony’s Chapel at Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden Street Cost: $20 general, $15 senior/student Info: www.quireofvoyces.org TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 WEV Program Orientation Are you ready to become an entrepreneur, or expand your existing small business? Afraid to “go it alone,” or unsure how to proceed? WEV’s training programs guide you in taking the next step. Attend a free 1-hour orientation, where you’ll meet a WEV representative who will help you determine if SET, Explore, or another WEV program is right for you! When: 6 pm Where: Women’s Economic Ventures, 333 South Salinas Street Info: www.wevonline.org WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed When: 9 am Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Folksongs of the Winter Holidays Join us for a free concert with

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Adam Miller. Adam is a folksinger, storyteller, and autoharpist who will share well known and not-so-well-known traditional folk songs and carols for New Year’s, Hanukkah, Christmas, and the Winter Solstice. When: 10:30 am to 11:45 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memorystrengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment. When: Mondays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859

Italian Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts a Italian conversation group for those who would like to practice their Italian language conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak Italian. Both native speakers and those who learned Italian as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome. When: 12:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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

Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 pm to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 Fishermen’s Market Every Saturday, get fresh fish and shellfish at unbeatable prices straight from local fishermen on the city pier next to Brophy’s restaurant. Buy fish whole or have it cleaned and filleted to order. Rockfish, lingcod, black cod, live rock crab, abalone, sea urchin (uni), and more are available weekly, rain or shine. When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat ONGOING MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish 13 – 20 December 2018

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Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums. When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market. Where: intersection of Linden and 8th streets Information: Sharon at (805) 291-1957 THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS Wine and cheese tasting at Montecito Village Grocery When: 3:30 to 5:30 pm Where: 1482 East Valley Road FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: south side of Coast Village Road SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers park in La Cumbre Plaza 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: parking lot of La Cumbre Plaza Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com •MJ

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Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.

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his Sunday, December 15, volunteers will be going door-todoor in Montecito to talk to residents living in the debris flow risk zone. Last week, the Office of Emergency Management announced that the interactive map designating areas at risk from a debris flow below the Thomas, Whittier, and Sherpa burn areas in Santa Barbara County has been updated for this winter’s storm season and posted at www.readysbc. org (see Village Beat, MJ #24/49). The new risk map has been revised to reflect the most up-to-date scientific research and data gathered following the 1/9 debris flow; the map update focused on the watershed draining to the developed areas of Montecito and Carpinteria. According to County reps, about 1,500 properties are identified as being in the risk area. With more storms on the horizon, it is imperative that residents know if they should evacuate if a storm meets the .8-inch per hour rain threshold. In the event of a rapidly developing storm with little to no warning, residents living in the risk areas should have a plan to protect themselves and their family if it is not safe to evacuate. This can include going to a neighbor who lives on higher ground or sheltering in place. In an effort to ensure everyone residing in the risk area is notified, the Storm Risk Management Team, County Search & Rescue, the cities of Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, and the Montecito Fire Protection District are coordinating a door-to-door campaign in Carpinteria, Montecito, and Coast Village Road. The campaign will also serve as preparation and training for Search & Rescue in the The Truth About Santaof Claus event of a future evacuation these properties. Habitat for Humanity and the Montecito Emergency Response and Recovery Action Group (MERRAG) are coordinating the large volunteer effort needed to support this outreach. Search & Rescue will be running the operation, assigning teams of two to three individuals. The door-to-door deliveries will include bilingual emergency preparedness Text Revived by Hillary Hauser Color Reproduction by Debbie Bellman packets, with information on evacuations, disaster preparedness, and information about Aware & Prepare, the County’s emergency notification system. For more information, visit www. readysbc.org.

Hathaway Family Tree Montecito beautification elves, along with Montecito firefighters, Manning Park ranger Doug Norton, and school kids from Montecito Union School, spent the afternoon of Monday, December 10, decorating the Hathaway Family Tree – also known as the Montecito Community Tree – near the Manning Park tennis courts on San Ysidro Road. The tradition of decorating the tree goes back over 50 years, thanks to the Hathaway family. In the early 1960s, the festive holiday tradition was born thanks to then-Montecito Fire Chief Don Hathaway and his family. Each December, Don, along with his wife, Helen, and kids Dean and Ronda, would rise in the middle of the night to conduct a super secret mission: to decorate the Monterey Pine tree at the corner of North Jameson and Highway 101, which at the time was only about seven feet tall.

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“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!” – Mark Twain

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As the tree grew, so did the “elves” who decorated it: friends and neighbors were let in on the secret and invited to join, and Helen would make gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate for everyone. Eventually the Montecito firefighters got involved, bringing ladders to help decorate the top of the tree. According to Ronda, each year Helen would look in the newspaper in the days following the decoration

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by Lynda Millner

Christmas At The Casa

Christmas at the Casa co-chairs Emily Jones and Travis Kranz on either side of board president Meghan Stoll

s Casa del Herrero executive director Jessica Tade said, “This is my favorite night of the year!” She was talking about the annual Christmas party at the Casa. This architect George Washington Smith house built in the early 20s for Carrie and George Steedman from St. Louis, Missouri is decked out in its finest “attire” for the holidays and upcoming Christmas tours. The trees in the driveway were hung with chandeliers, the auto court fountain was framed with poinsettias and the wreaths were lit with white

Ms Millner is the author of The Magic Makeover, Tricks for Looking Thinner, Younger and More Confident – Instantly. If you have an event that belongs in this column, you are invited to call Lynda at 969-6164.

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In Passing Mary Martinique Long-Blinderman

ith profound sadness over the loss of such a bright light, please know that Mary has passed. She spent her last days at Serenity House in Santa Barbara, surrounded by friends and family and enough love to support Mary’s boundless spirit. Mary was born in San Diego in 1973. She was raised by her Grandmother, Mary, and the woman Mary called “Mom,” Margaret O’Shaughnessy, in Bloomington, Minnesota. Attending Jefferson High School, Mary made many friendships that lasted her entire life. She then attended University of St. Thomas, where she studied social work. Mary’s professional life combined public service and media research sales. She was passionate about both. She was always involved in public service. Family was the most important part of Mary’s life. Her children, Jack Padraic, Bridget, and Elliott, gave her immense joy. She raised them to reflect her spirit of joy, travel, and fierce loyalty. Mary is survived by her husband, Jonathan; her three children, Jack Padraic, Bridget, and Elliott; and her mother, Peg. She loved every one of her family with a completeness and generosity that is not easily matched. Services for Mary will be held at Mt. Carmel Church in Montecito, CA, at 10 am on Thursday, December 13, 2018 (services arranged by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary). There will also be a memorial in Minnesota in January on a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, please support the PACER Center. Online donations can be made at https://www.pacer.org/help/donate.asp. •MJ

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to raising the total. If you care to support the project, he can be contacted on isaac@isaacher nandez.com or at www.mercurypress. com/bettertogether, where you can read more about the project. “I think it’s a beautiful film with a positive message,” adds Isaac, a friend for many years.

Whimsical Writings A former colleague from my days as a columnist on the News-Press a decade ago, Kathy Jean Schultz, an accomplished medical science writer, has written her first book, The Pudd Tale and Other Short Stories. “They are nothing like my medical research articles,” says Kathy. “They are quite the opposite - fictional, light hearted satires.

Kathy Jean Schultz writes The Pudd Tale

“I use my nickname Kate as the author name so as not to get this whimsical book confused with my more serious medical writing career. “Writing whimsical tales has been quite a release for me as an antidote to my professional job. I have been doing this for years and this year I finally corralled them into a collection.” Kathy says she has several more stories she is working on now, so there will be a second book in due course in the same genre. The proof is in the pudd-ing... Scholarship Lunch Community leaders gathered at the Hilton for the annual Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara lunch. The 56-year-old organization, which started giving $100 awards, this year awarded $8.32 million in scholarships to 2,260 students from across the county, bringing the total to a handsome $108 million to more than 50,000 college-bound youngsters over the past five decades, more than half of them first generation college students. “College accessibility and affordability remains a challenge for local students and their families,” Don Logan, chairman of the foundation’s board, told the 350 guests. Miguel Cruz, a Mexican immigrant student at CSU Channel Islands, whose father is a gardener and

Janet Garufis, Don Logan, and honoree Miguel Cruz (photo by Priscilla)

Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Roberta Griffin, Sally Upton, Louise and Tim Casey, Barrett O’Gorman, Sally and Jay Smith, and Tom Upton at the Scholarship Foundation lunch (photo by Priscilla)

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mother a cleaner, recounted growing up “angry, young, and poor,” selling drugs, losing his apartment, truck and custody of his daughter, and eventually trying to commit suicide before turning his life around, studying at City College and the

University of London before graduating with a degree in psychology. Janet Garufis, chairman of Montecito Bank & Trust, spoke as community leader, thanking her four-year

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Montecito Ballerina Gets Second ‘Crack’ at Coveted Role

ast year, Isabel “Izzy” Fuentes achieved what is just about every teenage ballerina’s dream – getting cast as Clara, the girl who gets to go on a fairy tale journey with the come-to-life title character of The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s famed Christmastime ballet, danced every December by Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet. Then came the Thomas Fire. Nobody imagined when the power lines in Ventura County first hit the ground that the blaze would become the then-largest wildfire in California history. But the sparks flew and the winds whipped up, and Thomas kept growing, soon reaching into Santa Barbara County and encroaching on the Montecito foothills. Like nearly all village residents, the Fuentes were evacuated from their San Ysidro area home, choosing to stay with friends in Santa Clarita, which was the Fuentes’ home before Izzy auditioned and got accepted into Gustafson Dance program, necessitating relocating to

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.

Izzy Fuentes to perform as Clara in State Street Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Montecito in 2015. But a little thing like that wasn’t going to keep Fuentes, then 15, from dancing the cherished role. Even if it meant a 90-minute daily commute from her former home. “Driving back and forth every day for rehearsals alone was pretty hard,” Fuentes recalled the other day. “I had to leave super early to get to rehearsal on time, and make sure I had all my things, ballet shoes, leotards, hair supplies, everything with me. The whole thing was just a big challenge.” Things weren’t a whole lot better after arriving in Santa Barbara to practice for the performances, in which the State Street Ballet company dancers team up with talented students from Gustafson to provide a rare opportunity for young dancers to be on stage alongside the professionals. While snowflakes waltzed and flowers bloomed on the dance floor, the air quality in town was atrocious, and the dancers were in danger. “During the fires, the ashes were everywhere,” Fuentes said. “We were rehearsing with masks on so we could breathe because the air was so bad. But it was great to be working and not thinking about what was going on outside.” Imagine her disappointment, then, when the single performance in which she was scheduled to play Clara got

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I write with gratitude to the many Montecito residents who responded to the survey we sent. This year’s early January debris flow was an event with a multitude of consequences and multiple issues to address in recovery. As researchers at UCSB, encompassing fields from geology to geography to psychology, we are striving to help by using the responses to understand how Montecito residents think about the debris flow, the evacuation process, disaster preparedness, and teaching about future disasters. When we report on the survey to the community, we will compile the confidential responses so that they aren’t attributable to any individual. Only by better understanding the experiences of our community can we better prepare Montecito and other communities in the future. To correct a well-intentioned but misleading letter, I want to emphasize that the survey was not funded by any governmental organizations and not designed to take the place of other information-gathering efforts that are more focused on rebuilding. Clearly, there are enough problems caused by

the debris flow that multiple efforts to help understand and mitigate the problems are appropriate. For those who have not yet participated, we hope you will be part of those efforts by completing the paper survey or the online version at https:\\ tinyurl.com\MontecitoSurvey. We would welcome your thoughts. If you have any further questions regarding this survey, please feel free to contact me at sanderson@bren.ucsb.edu. Dr. Sarah Anderson UCSB Professor

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Lynda Millner waxes lyrically on her recent visit to Coronado, Southern California (Seen Around Town MJ# 24/48). In her column, mention is made of the Coronado Hotel and its owner John D. Spreckels, who founded a transportation and real estate empire. One aspect not mentioned in her interesting reminiscence is the Coronado area’s early involvement in the game of polo. In 1906, Spreckels built three polo fields and a two-story clubhouse on the grounds of Coronado Country Club. It became known as the “Meadowbrook of the West,” and was the site of many polo tournaments in Southern California; its fields saw the first playing of the Pacific Coast Open Polo Tournament. It was in 1909 that Coronado Country Club offered the splendid PCO trophy, to attract national and international polo competitors to California. This is California’s premier polo event and has been played annually every summer since 1952 at Santa Barbara Polo Club, in Carpinteria. Nigel Gallimore Montecito

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The Democrat Party demands that every vote be counted and elections be fair. What a joke. In Florida and Georgia they tried to steal elections. In California, seven Republican House seats flipped three weeks after the election. Nowhere is voter fraud more evident than in California, where the election system is flawed. Six reasons why. 1. The DMV automatically registers people to vote, even illegal immigrants. The L.A. Times reported that 23,000 voters were registered incorrectly and a month before the election, 1,500 people registered who shouldn’t have (illegals, minors + felons). 2. “Ballot Harvesting,” which is illegal in 49 states is allowed. In 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law that permitted “ballot harvesting,” which means anyone, even paid political campaign workers, could “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” – Voltaire

return ballots up to a few days after Election Day. In Orange County, once a Republican stronghold, every Republican House seat was flipped. The number of election day vote-bymail drop-offs was unprecedented. Over 250,000. This was the result of “ballot harvesting.” 3. California allows voters to register to vote and cast a vote on election day. 4. Voters can cast a ballot at the wrong polling place (provisional). 5. Counties are allowed to mail absentee ballots to every voter in the county, whether they request it or not. 6. Absentee ballots that arrive a week late are counted. Unlike most other states, absentee ballots in California do not need to be delivered by election day, but merely postmarked on that day. As a patriotic, native Californian, I wonder whether my vote even counts anymore. Sadly, the once great state of California is now under the control of the socialist left. And voter fraud is one of the main reasons why. Diana Thorn Carpinteria (Editor’s note: We should not have to remind you of what Mr. Lenin supposedly said about voting: “It doesn’t matter who votes, but who counts the votes.” Why the general public or at least the Republican Party hasn’t shown more concern and even outrage over the loss of voting integrity is baffling. – J.B.)

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“The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself... Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable.” – H. L. Mencken The ideal is to be a noncitizen. This only seems fanciful because we’ve been conditioned to believe citizenship is honorable and indispensable. It isn’t at all, but it is mandatory. Imagine any creature, besides man, born somewhere on this planet, being identified as “belonging” to its place (nation) of birth, and having limited privileges and unlimited obligations peculiar to that locale. What is citizenship but a state brand; a claim on a person’s life, freedom and property? Patriotism (pride, affection, loyalty, etc.) towards an ideal (freedom, independence, self-reliance, charity, etc.) shouldn’t be blindly granted to the state. The state is not an ideal. Inevitably, the state, supposed guardian of an ideal, will sacrifice the ideal to further the state’s own interests. It serves the state well to confuse patriotism for an ideal with blind patriotism to the state. Steve King Carpinteria

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canceled on December 16, the night of the famous final firefight when hundreds of first responders fully battled back the flames. Like most of her peers, Fuentes had been working hard, training diligently for years in hopes of getting to dance the most coveted featured role, a once-in-alifetime shot. And in an instant it was gone. “When I got the call that the show had been canceled I was more in shock and disbelief than upset,” she recalled. “I was just trying to process it all because I’d been ignoring the fire to focus on the actual show.” Fuentes did get to appear as a cadet in State Street’s one salvaged performance of The Nutcracker, a chance she saw more as a blessing than a disappointment. “I was so happy to be around my dance family, and be in the theater and the environment of dance and in that holiday spirit, she said. “The show was really wonderful. It was great just to be able to dance, because that’s what I love to do most. It helped me heal from the evacuations. Dance helps me process information in general. So I was so happy just to be up on the stage and dancing.” Fast-forward a year, and Fuentes has been the beneficiary of a second chance to play Clara and once again journey to the Land of Sweets, a

scenario perhaps even more unlikely than having a wooden toy come to life. But it wasn’t just handed to her as a make-good from last year. “Oh, no,” she said.“ They don’t do that. I had to audition again.” It’s not a task she enjoys. “Auditioning is not only scary and intimidating, you’re also competing with girls who are your friends. But I don’t like to look at it that way. I usually try to compare myself only to myself, and just perform my best.” Apparently that was more than good enough again, and Izzy will be portraying Clara for the Sunday afternoon performance at the Granada Theatre. She’ll take on the evil rat king, beam at the nutcracker and twirl in his arms, dance solos, and marvel at all the impressionistic vignettes amid the huge cast comprised of State Street regulars and more than 100 students from Gustafson Dance, plus the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra and Matilija Junior High Chamber Choir, opulent sets from Russia, and even a gigantic Christmas tree. Not that it’s come easy this year, either. Fuentes is just finishing up healing from surgery for an avulsion fracture in her ankle, a common injury for dancers. But pain wasn’t going to stand in her way. Nothing was. “I booked the surgery around The Nutcracker so I could make sure not

to be too impacted,” she explained. “Those early rehearsals were hard because I wasn’t fully recovered. So I was icing, taking ibuprofen, and doing exercises to get through. I wasn’t sitting this one out. I kept telling my ankle ‘You have to heal!’ And telling myself, ‘You can do this, Izzy. C’mon.’” With her turn as Clara coming a year to the date from last year’s canceled show, Fuentes is viewing the performance as the end of a cycle. “Sometimes it feels like the fires were yesterday, and other times it’s more like it happened five years ago. Having another chance to perform Clara feels like a conclusion, the end of something.” But when the curtain comes down that will only be the beginning of the next chapter in her ballet life story, one that began at age nine – late for ballet – when her mom put her in a class for the first time, and she fell in love with an art form she wants to make her career. “I wasn’t all that excited because I didn’t know anything about it. But after my first class that was it. I was just crazy about it. Ever since that day I’ve just been so passionate about ballet. I could talk about it all day. I just love it.” Indeed, what some find limiting about the art form actually provides Fuentes with a measure of freedom. “There’s something about the tech-

nique and the strictness in ballet that makes me feel more organized. I’m my highest self when I’m dancing ballet. I appreciate all of the different dance styles, but ballet is the way I express myself.”

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ere and there in your life, you may have come across the expression “A Message to Garcia.” It’s one of those phrases useful in such a wide variety of situations that the original meaning has largely been forgotten. Those words became a cultural icon after appearing as the title of an essay, published in 1899, by Elbert Hubbard, a very well-known American writer of his time. The essay took its inspiration from a supposedly true episode of the Spanish-American War involving the need of the U.S. President (McKinley) to communicate with Garcia, a leader of the anti-Spanish guerillas known to be somewhere on the island of Cuba. In those days communication in such circumstances still required hand-to-hand delivery. But, although it mentions them briefly at the beginning, the essay is not really about McKinley, or Garcia, or even about the messenger, a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army named Andrew Rowan. According to Hubbard’s very unreliable account, Rowan, having accepted the assignment, succeeded, over a period of weeks, in locating Garcia, delivering the message, and eventually getting safely out of Cuba. But what “A Message to Garcia” is really about – and some may think it takes rather too many words to drive home this point – is that what this country needs are men (women were hardly yet considered for such roles) who take orders, no matter how concise, without question, and then go ahead on their own initiative and carry them out. Unfortunately Elbert Hubbard himself (together with his wife and 1,196 other people), was ultimately the victim of a man who was also very purposefully carrying out what some might have considered questionable orders – in this case, a German U-boat captain named Schwieger, who in 1915 sank the British liner Lusitania. On board there were 128 Americans, including the Hubbards. At that point the U.S. was – and remained for another two years – a neutral country. But those people had never received, or had ignored, another important message – one prominently posted by the German government, warning that British ships were liable to destruction, and that passengers on them travelled at their own risk. To emphasize the relevance of this message, it was published in American papers immediately below the Cunard Line notice of Lusitania sailings. 13 – 20 December 2018

But if you are looking for examples of messengers and the risks they run in delivering their messages, I can think of none more vivid than what occurs in Act II, Scene 5, of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Despite their mutual attraction, Antony has left Cleopatra in Egypt, where she is Queen, and gone to Rome – promising to return to her. In this scene, a messenger arrives from Rome with news for Cleopatra, which he knows will upset her. So he begins his “message” with supposedly good news – that Antony is well, and on good terms with his erstwhile antagonist Octavius, the new Caesar. But Cleopatra is suspicious, and keeps alternately promising rich rewards if his news is good, but threatening dire punishment if it’s not. Finally the terrible words are drawn out of him: “Madam, he’s married to Octavia (Caesar’s sister).” At this, Cleopatra flies into a rage, repeatedly assaults the messenger, and draws a knife, at which he flees from the scene, crying, “What mean you, madam? I have made no fault… To punish me for what you make me do seems much unequal.” Since then, “killing the messenger,” Has become another familiar catchphrase – so much so that I played on it in one of my own Pot-Shots epigrams, which says: “I KNOW KILLING THE MESSENGER WON’T CHANGE THE MESSAGE – BUT I DIDN’T LIKE THE MESSENGER EITHER.” This brings me to a messenger I know very well – namely myself. I have made a whole career out of writing short messages, otherwise known as epigrams. And here’s a complaint, which I have long nourished: Although I’m often asked which are my most popular messages, nobody ever asks about the LEAST popular ones. It happens that I once conducted a comparative popularity test, based on mail-order sales to hundreds of customers, over several months, of 1,000 of my messages (words only). The result was to me quite astonishing, and perhaps you can offer some explanation. Out of those 1,000 pearls of wisdom, only ONE was not bought by a single person. I will leave you with it (or it with you): “ONE POSSIBLE REASON WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN FATE IS THAT I WASN’T FATED TO.” •MJ

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year later on December 16 at the same venue (with the same opening act in the folk-blues singer Ruthie Adams) has its own poignant story, as longtime leader Clarence Fountain passed away in June, leaving Jimmy Carter as the only surviving original member. We caught up with “newbie” Eric “Ricky” McKinnie, a Blind Boys contemporary and sometimes sideman who officially joined as the drummer in 1980 and moved up to a front-row vocalist six years ago.

Q. Unlike the original five, you only went blind in your mid-20s, which must have been very traumatic as a young adult. How did it affect your approach and connection with music? A. I was always singing and playing drums, and I wasn’t watching my hands anyway, ‘cuz it’s like a typewriter – you know where everything is, you just got to get the right sound. So it just enhanced what I was doing. But that idea that one sense gets stronger isn’t necessarily true. It’s just when you are blind you have to depend on your hearing, your ears become your eyes. And it’s like we always say: I’m not blind, I just can’t see. I might have lost my sight but I never lost my direction. The BB have shown the world that a disability doesn’t have to be a handicap. It’s not important to focus on what you can do. It’s about what

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The mid-December calendar blends Christmas and other winter-time offerings with regular recitals at area churches, theaters, and halls. Quire of Voyces’ annual “Mysteries of Christmas” at St. Anthony’s Chapel on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, December 15-16, are the main attraction, as the Nathan Kreitzer-led ensemble sings a luminous selection of seasonal songs from its rich repertoire in what amounts to an acoustic castle. The 25th anniversary concert features transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the Renaissance era alongside contemporary and modern pieces, with much of the program sung in English. The arrangements are astounding, the harmonies truly heavenly. Elsewhere in choral music, Edelweiss Choir of Santa Barbara will be accompanied by a string quartet and percussionist Julia Neufeld for Weihnachtskonzert (A Traditional Christmas Concert) at 3 pm Sunday, December 16, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road, featuring Christmas music from across the globe, including traditional carols. Singing will be in German, English, Latin, Spanish, and Italian, spanning a period from the 16th-20th centuries, with works by Michael Praetorius, Michael Haydn, G.F. Handel, and others. The Santa Barbara Master Chorale community chorus also performs its annual Santa Barbara Sings! show at 3 pm Sunday, as Steven Hodson conducts a program featuring “Navidad Nuestra,” a folk drama of the nativity based on the rhythms and traditions of Hispanic America by Ramirez. The American Riviera Children’s Chorus and a high school chorus will also sing Christmas music from several traditions, while guest artists include guitarist Anthony Ybarra and contralto Carol Ann Manzi before the Lobero program concludes with an audience sing-along of favorite Christmas carols. Audiences get to do even more at Unity Shoppe’s 38th Annual Messiah Sing Along Hallelujah, which hunkers down at First Presbyterian Church 7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 18, when community members are invit-

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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 12) A crew of elves helped decorate the Hathaway Family Tree on San Ysidro Road earlier this week

Montecito foothills. Just days after a community-wide evacuation was lifted, a handful of dedicated elves turned out on Christmas Eve to trim the tree, without the usual help of Montecito firefighters. “We’re glad to be back this year,” Newquist said. “It’s a very special year,” Denson added, grateful that the tree trimming tradition continues on.

Gwyn Lurie Passing the Gavel mission, to see if there was anything written about it; she kept a scrapbook full of photos and article clippings over the years. In the late 1970s, Doug Coale, owner of Mesa Tree, began bringing his cherry picker to hoist volunteers to place garland on the top half of the tree. In the 90s, Don enlisted Dana Newquist to carry on the tradition, and Dana aka “the head elf,” would organize the tree-trimming event each year, eventually enlisting the help of Mindy Denson and the Montecito Association Beautification Committee. Members of the community were also invited to take part, and a large collection of miscellaneous holiday decorations were used year after year. In 2011, the tree became dis-

tressed and had to be removed; Don Hathaway passed away that same year, in July. With the help of some generous donors, Newquist organized the purchase and installation of a new, 18-foot Blue Aptos Redwood tree, which was planted near the tennis courts at Manning Park on December 15, 2012. Beneath the tree is a plaque honoring the Hathaway Family. Since the relocation of the tree, the decorating has taken place during the day, and many firefighters, members of the Montecito Association Beautification Committee, and school kids decorate the tree every year to mark the holiday season. Last year, the tree trimming, scheduled for mid-December, was canceled as the Thomas Fire raged in the

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After eight years of service, Montecito Union School Board president Gwyn Lurie opened her final board meeting on Tuesday, December 11. “It’s been a privilege to serve this school and this community, but now it’s time to let other capable people lead,” Lurie told us during an interview last week. Lurie joined the school board in the 2010/11 school year, during a time of transition for the District after MUS Principal Kris Bergstrom was abruptly released from her duties by the Board, causing great turmoil in an otherwise tranquil community. “I stepped into a situation where the community was divided, there was a lack of trust, and emotions were running high,” Lurie recalled, adding that superintendent Tammy Murphy was newly hired at the time. “Tammy walked into a very difficult moment for our community,” Lurie said. “But she did a lot of great work in her time here and it certainly was not always easy.” “MUS was the key draw for my family relocating to Montecito. Then all of a sudden this stalwart (MUS) was mired in controversy. I almost felt like I had to run for the School Board.” Lurie continues, “Today, new MUS parents mostly only know Montecito Union as a smoothly operating pillar of the community and I am pleased the rancor from that turbulent time is well on its way to becoming a distant memory.” Lurie has an unusually long history in governance and public service that traces back to junior high school (Student Body President), high school (Student Body President), and UCLA (Student Body President). She has also spent a lifetime advocating for children, as a board member of The Alliance for Children’s Rights,

Gwyn Lurie, Montecito Union School’s board president, passes the gavel after eight years of service (photo by Edward Clynes)

and heading up the Child Welfare Safety Net Task Force commissioned by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Lurie hails from a family that cherishes public education: her sister was President of the Los Angeles County Board of Education and her brother currently serves as the Director of Special Education Services for the Bayshore School District in Northern California. Gwyn said she proudly considers herself a “total product of public education, so I have a strong appreciation for how well things can work when a public academic institution is functioning smoothly and all the stakeholders are feeling heard.” Some digging reveals that Lurie did graduate work at Oxford University, not normally thought of as “public” in the American sense, however, Gwyn is quick to point out she attended Oxford on a Newton-Tatum Scholarship she won while at UCLA. Lurie says her time on the MUS School Board – which coincided with her two daughters’ tenure on the campus – was filled with several gratifying accomplishments, including helping to restore an environment on the board that fostered open dialogue. “The school community and the community at large needs to trust that a public board like ours has only the best intentions,” she said. “Trust is the most important key to a resilient community, and I think we’ve rebuilt that bit by bit over the course of my tenure, hopefully even surpassing where things were, say, ten years ago when I was lured here myself.” Among the achievements of which Gwyn is most proud is the recruitment of the current District Superintenden, Anthony Ranii. “Gwyn spent many sleepless nights over the selection of the superintendent because her standards are

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high and she cared deeply, as we all did, that this amazing district would be placed into the hands of the most capable leader,” says Kate Murphy, who will be replacing Lurie as the next Board President. “Gwyn was passionate and committed and relentless and would not settle for anything less than a perfect fit. The remarkable thing about Gwyn’s tenacity is she personally convinced Mr. Ranii, who was happily serving his eighth year as the Superintendent for the Hillsborough School District, to interview for the job. She had a strong instinct that he was the right choice.” The effort the MUS Board put into the superintendent search paid off quickly. Mr. Ranii began his tenure at the beginning of the 2017/18 school year, just months before the 1/9 debris flow, and Lurie could not be more grateful that it was Ranii who was at the helm when Montecito went through its most catastrophic event in history. “Under Anthony Ranii’s leadership, MUS took on an important position as a critical hub of information and connectivity during and after that catastrophic event,” says Lurie, “So if I, in any way, contributed to Mr. Ranii emerging as a leader during that time, I am absolutely thrilled.” Beyond disaster management, Gwyn credits Mr. Ranii for further unifying the school community, as well as building bridges with the

District’s constituents following the January catastrophe. “I’m most proud of Anthony’s hiring, because I think his tenure will have a lasting effect on the District. I couldn’t feel more confident about leaving MUS in the very capable hands of Superintendent Ranii and MUS’s very capable Board of Trustees,” she said. Lurie leaves MUS but not public service. She is co-chair of the Santa Barbara chapter of Human Rights Watch and one of three founding members of The Partnership For Resilient Communities, the private-public partnership augmenting County infrastructure and developing mitigations to make Montecito more organically and structurally resilient. “Montecito is a special place, and Montecito Union one of its crown jewels, with incredible administrators, teachers, and families,” Lurie said. “I feel proud that the Board created an environment where people could come to us and feel free to speak their truth.” The vacancy left by Lurie will be filled by Susannah Osley, who will join board members Chad Chase, Kate Murphy, Peter van Duinwyk, and Marilyn Bachman. Lurie says she’ll remain involved with the school community through the Strategic Planning Committee, of which she will remain a member. “MUS will always have a huge piece of my heart. I’m proud of the contri-

butions I’ve made but most importantly I am grateful to the community of Montecito for the privilege of serving them.”

Holiday Magic in Upper Village

The Montecito Association is hosting a new event this Saturday, December 15: Holiday Magic in Montecito Village. The first annual event will offer family friendly fun and activities, with upper village merchants offering special treats and shopping incentives. “We’re excited that we can bring some holiday cheer to our community, and encourage everyone to come out and experience some magic in our Montecito Village,” said Montecito Association Outreach Chair Megan Orloff, who helped plan the event with committee members Sandy Stahl, Robert Kemp, Laura Bridley, Kathi King, Houghton Hyatt, Jean von Wittenberg, and MA executive director Sharon Byrne. The idea for the event came to fruition following the January mudslide, when shop owners in the upper village were evacuated for several weeks when the area became a disaster exclusion zone. “It became obvious that many of these business owners didn’t know each other well and we needed to unite,” said Stahl, whose

office is next to the post office. Stahl organized the merchants via a newly formed group called the Montecito Village Merchants Organization. “The event is really an opportunity to celebrate these retailers, many of whom have been here for decades,” she said. Three different venues will be hosting a multitude of activities designed for kids, bringing a warm and welcoming festive air to the upper village. At the village green, Montecito Village Grocery will be handing out samples to taste. Montecito Firemen will be handing out candy canes. Dana Newquist will be there with his antique fire engine, and Santa will take up residence in Sotheby’s. The Santa Barbara Revels will sing a short concert to entertain shoppers and visitors, and there will be face painting for the children. Across the street, Patrick Braid of the Village Cheese & Wine shop will be hosting live band Soul Rescue, whose drummer is the son of The Doors’ co-founder Ray Manzarek. Braid will be handing out treats from his new Montecito-branded lines of coffee, olive oil, wines, and more. Northern Trust will be offering pizza samples baked by Via Vai, and “The Grinch” will be locked up in the Sheriff’s 1912 Paddy Wagon, with children able to get a glimpse of him.

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Montecito Schools Music at CVR Holiday Festival Coast Village Road Association’s Steve Epstein and Jamie Faletti doing the sound tech for the holiday show

n Saturday, December 8, Montecito was treated to an outdoor live music performance from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel [OLMC], Montecito Union [MUS], and Cold Spring School [CSS] students. The area in front of Giovanni’s on Coast Village Road was transformed into a festival holiday cen-

ter, with white chairs in the roped off parking area, homemade cookies from the chefs at the Four Seasons Biltmore, a visit with Santa Claus, and the lighting of the CVR Christmas Tree. The stage was geared up with pro-sound techs Steve Epstein and

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Pam Herzog conducts the Montecito Union School Chorus at the CVR Holiday event

OLMCS guitar band conducted by Jocelyn Tipple

Pam Herzog conducts the audience and the Montecito Union School Chorus in “White Christmas”

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SEEN (Continued from page 36) The service wreaths at the Santa Barbara Cemetery for Veterans Day

Palmer Jackson with his honorees wife, Joan, and daughter-in-law Susan Jackson and Palmer Jackson Jr.

The Color Guard presenting the colors

Mark and Alixe Mattingly with Casa executive director Jessica Tade

The party is held both in the house and the garden. The house is filled with the Steedman’s furnishings, mostly Spanish and many dating from the 15th century. The Casa del Herrero is one of the finest examples of SpanishColonial Revival architecture. According to the late daughter Medora Bass who inherited the house, her father named it House of the Blacksmith (Casa del Herrero) jokingly because the family had a metal manufacturing factory in St. Louis and he called himself a “blacksmith.” Medora said, “How lucky I was to inherit a Spanish house and garden in one of the loveliest spots in all the world.” Mr. Steedman was a true

Renaissance man and had many talents. One was that of a silversmith. His wife, Carrie, liked to make flower arrangements for competitions so he made her some vases inscribed, “To hold God’s gifts for your delight.” This holiday evening the house was filled with a sold-out crowd of folks enjoying fine wines from Margerum Wine Company and excellent hors d’oeuvres including juicy lamb chops from Dining with Di. The honorees were mother-in-law Joan and daughter-in-law Susan Jackson. Joan was instrumental in getting the Casa open to the public in the 90s, just one of her many contributions. Susan has served as president of the board and all that goes with that

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job. Board president Meghan Stoll presented them each with a lion finial like the ones Mr. Steedman made for his garden railings. This magical evening was the creation of co-chairs Emily Jones and Travis Kranz and their committee: Jennifer Kelly, Jennifer Markham, Mari McAlister, Jennifer McCoy, Elizabeth McGovern, Christina Rottman, Meghan Stoll, Suzanne Tucker, and Cheryl Ziegler. I have been privileged to be a docent at the Casa since the year 2000 and I echo Medora’s words – “One of the loveliest spots in all the world.” It’s especially nice to tour during the holidays so call Nichole Takeda at 805.565.5653 for a reservation during the Christmas schedule or in the New Year when the schedule is Wednesday and Saturdays 10 am and 2 pm. You can also reserve online at casadelher rero.com.

Veterans Day

If you like to honor all who served in the military, the place to go on Veterans Day is the Santa Barbara Cemetery just off of Channel Drive. This year was especially poignant because it marked the end of WWI one hundred years ago. The ceremony is put on by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation, founded by Lt John Blankenship, USN (Fmr) and his wife, Hazel. Bill Boetticher is always there with his bagpipes followed by the presenting of the Colors by the UCSB Reserve Officer Training Corps Color Guard, Surfrider Battalion. David Gonzales sings the National Anthem. There’s an invocation. One of the most stir-

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ring parts is the Tribute to the Armed Forces sung by the Santa Barbara Choral Society one hundred members strong led by JoAnne Wasserman. The large choir sings each of the services’ song: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and for the first time the “forgotten service” the Merchant Marine song “Heave Ho!” A member of each branch salutes their wreath. This year the keynote speakers were COL Michele Haberlach, USA (Ret) and Lt. John Blankenship. The COL advised, “Never trust the airlines if you’re going to speak.” She had to appear in civilian clothes because the airline lost her luggage. John reminded us that in the four years of WWI there were 20 million dead and one million more maimed. In WWII there were 65 million killed. As they say, “Freedom is not free.” The Choral Society thrilled us with “America the Beautiful” and Howard Hudson and Bob Burtness played “Taps.” Pierre Claeyssens never wanted any veteran to be forgotten. They were well remembered this day.

Channel City Club

You always know when the Christmas season is here when the Channel City Club has its annual Christmas luncheon and program at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. It began with Gil Rosas playing the piano followed by the Montecito Union School choir conducted by Pam Herzog singing all sorts of Christmas and Hanukkah music. These kids are dedicated. They come to school three days a week at 7:45 am to practice. Their last song is 13 – 20 December 2018

Channel City Club speaker Julian Nott with 40-year Air Force test pilot Addison Thompson

Jill Nida and sponsor Gary Simpson with Channel City Club executive director Judy Hill at their luncheon

always “White Christmas,” even if it’s only wishing. MC Ed Birch thanked Gary Simpson for sponsoring the luncheon. He owns Ace Hardware Home Improvement Center and Ed bragged on him. Of the 4,200 Ace stores in the United States

Gary’s is the second largest in transactions. Quite a record. Erin Graffy introduced the speaker, Julian Nott, world-renowned scientific balloon designer and experimental test pilot. His list of credits was almost as long as his speech. Just kidding!

The Montecito Union choir entertaining the Channel City Club at their Christmas luncheon

But his accomplishments are astounding. Just to begin, as of today he has broken 79 world and 96 British ballooning records and one world skydiving record. He has been involved in designing and piloting the first ever hot air balloon with a pressurized cabin, the first crossing of the Sahara Desert, the first crossing of Australia and piloting the world’s first solar balloon across the English Channel. And that’s just the beginning. As Julian said, “Always get a friend to introduce you!” He also has one of his balloons at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. He has a balloon license. Yes, you need one. And has met half of the royal family including the Queen. His song is naturally, “Up, Up and Away.” Besides balloons, the other love of Julian’s life is his wife Anne Luther

– a PR gal extraordinaire. I’ve known her since she left New York to take a position at the Bacara when it had just opened. Julian’s message to the group was to have Intellectual Courage. “That means not listening to naysayers. It means thinking out of the box. Don’t ask if your dreams are crazy, but are they crazy enough. Don’t let anyone stop you.” Julian wants balloons not to be playthings, but a medium for adventure, exploration, and scientific discovery for the next millennium, on earth and across the solar system. He’s already been a senior scientific consultant for NASA for ten years. We all need to put our Intellectual Courage hats on. You can visit Channel City Club at www.channelcityclub.org or call 805.564.6223 if you’d like to join. •MJ

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A Fair American Flat Tax

The United States and the states must reform their tax structures to make it more equitable for everyone. Presently, the Congress is just “fooling around with the numbers” but not giving us tax reform that means no IRS in the future. Today 40% of the people pay 90% of the taxes. In addition, everyone wants to be excluded from paying any taxes by gaining special exemptions at the expense of other taxpayers. This is social redistribution of wealth, and un-American and unfair. The easiest way to redo the tax system is by making the 16th Amendment to the Constitution in 1913 – the income tax – a flat tax of not more than 1.5% of a person’s gross yearly income. So if you made $10,000 a year, you would pay $150 a year and that is all. No tax returns and no taxing of your savings or any other taxes. And, if you earned a gross income of $100,000 a year, you would pay an income tax of $1,500 per year. $1million would pay $15,000. The same Flat Tax for all incomes. The rich would pay more dollars than the poor but at the same rate. This tax would be taken out of your paycheck directly, as FICA and income tax presently is. There would be no other deductions, tax credits, or write-offs and no tax reporting. This would end the present outlandish tax code. Your savings, Social Security and stock profits would be yours and your stock losses would be yours, etc. Companies would report their gross incomes through a CPA and submit a check for 1.5% of gross, no write-offs, no depreciations, no exceptions, etc. All non-profits would pay, meaning all religious organizations, the Sierra Club, the Farm Bureau, ACORN, AARP, Democrat Party, Republican Party, unions, foundations, Planned Parenthood, League of Women Voters etc. 1.5% of their gross incomes! No exceptions, no excuses, no exemptions. Why should these hundreds of billions of dollars go untaxed at the SITE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS

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expense of all of we middle class taxpayers? There would be no exceptions at all. Yes, even God would pay! Taxes could not be raised except by a supermajority in Congress, but only every four years if that, and for only .1% at a time if approved; 5% the max ever. If this is not enough to run the government then cut the government to fit the taxes. But, when everyone pays their fair share, there will be plenty of revenue. Americans are not here to pay for the government but to support themselves and their children. Flat taxes being considered by other groups of 15, 17, and 30% are just too high and do not solve the American tax problem with their deductions, and tax credits. A small fair tax for everyone is the solution! This is real tax reform. Out with the progressive tax system. But, Congress isn’t really serious, is it? Justin M. Ruhge Lompoc

Time to Stop Listening

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coming together of Junk Science and Punishment Politics meant to persuade a capitalistic society to hand over its freedom and wealth to a global cabal of socialists and communists as retribution for supposedly “wrecking the earth”. The crowning (clowning?) touch of his unintentional public amusement came in Poland this week at an international Climate Change conference where he prattled on whimsically and feebly about “If he were the Terminator, he would put an end to the discovery of fossil fuels before we figured out how we could use these dangerous commodities for mankind’s selfish ends”. He’s gone from a loving family man to being a crazed, ugly troll for Left Wing Punishment Politics while he flies around the world in his private fossil-fuel-burning jet spreading his Gospel of Destruction. Schwarzenegger’s come up with new depths and dimensions of sadness and pathos. It’s time to stop listening, not only to Arnie, but to all people like this. David S. McCalmont Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Many of us stopped listening to Mr. Schwarzenegger a long, long time ago, but others in the press can’t seem to get enough of ex-politicians who’ve “seen the light,” or have otherwise come around to the “Progressive” point of view – J.B.)

A Green New Deal

I was born in 1998 and lived in relative prosperity and comfort for my entire life. I am concerned about the effects climate change will have on my life, my children’s lives, and my community in the coming years. I support Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s resolution to create a House Select Committee for a Green New Deal in Congress. United Nations climate scientists tell us we have just 12 years to move our country off fossil fuels before it is too late to avoid catastrophic climate disaster. We don’t even need to do anything specifically to bring about this decline in civilization, all we need to do is nothing. That’s why we need a Green New Deal to create millions of green jobs, move our country off fossil fuels, and protect working people of all backgrounds. Congress members should support this too and I would like to urge our community to hold their representatives accountable for our generation’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Maithilee Kanthi Goleta (Editor’s note: And, how exactly – other than voting for someone else if you don’t like what your representative has done or is doing – does one “hold their representatives accountable?” Just curious. – J.B.) •MJ 13 – 20 December 2018

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International award-winning dancer Alexandra King with her protégée Laura Botzong OLMCS ukulele band

The CSS chorus at the CVR holiday event

Jamie Faletti [Keller Williams and CVR Association]. The music line up started with the OLMCS guitar and ukulele bands led by Jocelyn Tipple followed by the OLMCS choir conducted by Robert Aswad. The choir gave a remarkable high-level performance in a capella with perfect harmonies. Pam Herzog conducted the MUS chorus, which came on strong and held court with standing ovations for encores after their finale of “White Christmas” with the audience joining in. The MUS strings orchestra, conducted by Ron Zecher, pulled off “We Will Rock You” with a good bass line. Tipple returned with the MUS band for a few simple songs followed by Sarah Di Salvo conducting the CSS chorus to end the show. Emcee Bob Ludwick, CVR Association President, with elf helper Trey Pinner, Vice President, introduced each act and talked about the event. Bob said, “CVR is owned by the City of SB and tonight took two months to get permits. However, we thank the City of SB for supplying

the electricity to light the 23 palm trees along CVR, each in memoriam for the 23 people that died early this year in the mudslides, and to Energy Freedom Inc. Carpinteria for the lights. This event is done entirely by volunteers. We thank our sponsors the Four Seasons Biltmore, Cava Restaurant, Here’s the Scoop, the 1187 Building Owners for letting us perform here, the Olive Mill Plaza, the Montecito Journal newspaper, and K.Frank.” Many who attended said, “Let’s make this an annual tradition!”

Laura Leyl at the UCSB Middle East Ensemble

Laura Botzong [Laura Leyl], a professional bellydancer in the Los Angeles area, and protégée of the legendary international dancer Alexandra King, returned to her alma mater, UCSB, on December 1, to perform with the Middle East Ensemble [MEE] Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Scott Marcus. No stranger to the stage, she performed in Ms King’s professional troupe, Seher, through Laura Botzong returns to UCSB

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2010, concluding with performances in Cairo, after which Ms King retired as MEE Artistic Director. Laura continued performing with the new MEE Artistic Director Cris Basimah, an award-winning dancer from Brazil. Laura’s solo MEE performance on December 1 to the classic song, “Raqs Layla,” was stellar. She captivated the almost sold out Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, with fans waiting in line to see her at the intermission. She is a strong, athletic dancer with her ability to seamlessly execute the most difficult and technical dance movements along with level changes from standing to floor work. She floats like a blithe spirit along the stage with a radiant smile. It is clear to her audience she loves what she does and is quite humble about it. Other key performance notes were by the impeccable MEE musicians: cellist Kira Weiss String Quartet Fellow, Susan Rudnicki Chief Percussionist, Jim Grippo on qanun, Eric Ederer on Lavta, singers Rob Hodges PhD Ethnomusicology, Salem Sam Khattar Lebanese American born in California, Andrea Fishman and Armenian singer Varduhi Sargsyan; and dancers Chris Basimah with Mengya Tao from Shanghai, China and Madeleine Winterich.

Sullivan Goss Annual 100 Grand

Sullivan Goss [SG] opens its doors annually in December with its 100 Grand Exhibit specifically to show works from only local artists, comprised of veteran professional locals and newbies. The concept is to price the art for $1,000 or less and keep the overall size minimalist, in a mission to encourage people with lesser budgets to own a work of art. There are 102 pieces from 97 artists. Gallery owner Nathan Vonk shared that on December 4, “I arrived to open the doors to a line of people waiting at 9 am to buy art! It was exciting and we sold twenty-three local artists’ works in the first two hours. The people came from all over, mostly Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.” SG Contemporary Curator Susan Bush, with assist from Gallery Director Jeremy Tessmer, are the makers of 100 Grand. The art is difinitively staged on the front gallery walls by genre –

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Curator Susan Bush with her 100 Grand holiday exhibit at Sullivan Goss Gallery

assemblage, abstract, geometric, landscape, traditional, mixed media, and by color. “Susan’s wall” is under the 100 Grand sign on the left wall of the front gallery, so-named for being the first art grouping installed. Standing next to it, she explains, “Here are the styles of art I enjoy, I adore the color blue, so all the blues, and anything with water. After this is up, we organize and install the art over a two-day period. Although the exhibit is open to all local artists, they of course must submit work for consideration. I cull art all year from our current list of SB artists and visit the new artists I hear about around town.” Sold works at the opening included two by Hank Pitcher, three of Inge Guzyte’s skateboard art, Peggy Ferris’s “Girls Night Out” abstract painting, and my personal favorite, “Hills, Hills, Hills” by Robin Gowen with her exquisite use of tertiary colors in opposition with high contrast strokes for the hills against a faded chartreuse sky. At first blush, many works seem similar to art aficionados; this is done purposely by the artists to provide collectors an opportunity to buy their works at below market rate, and encourage others with a limited budget to buy art. This year the 100 Grand exhibit is bookended with a serious exhibit from Westmont College art faculty titled, Mentors and Makers, in the back gallery. The Westmont artists are Scott Anderson, James Daly, Nathan Huff, Sommer Roman, Chris Rupp, Meagan Stirling. Here one views experimental mediums in sculptures, print graphic works, traditional paintings and mixed media assemblage. A short list but it holds its own and provides a view of the masters at the college. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz

SKY pilot

he SKY Meditation program was just getting a toe-hold in Santa Barbara earlier this year when an unexpected personal situation caused a step back just as the technique, popular around the country, was getting ready to begin a series of regular trainings. After an eight-month hiatus, SKY returned with two free intro evenings earlier this month, and now is offering its first full training since March this weekend, Friday-Sunday, December 14-16. SKY Meditation works a little differently from other programs in that it utilizes the innate ability of the breath to trigger an automatic quieting of the mind, leading to a deep experience of meditation, both for experienced meditators and rank beginners. SKY is easy to practice and is said to be effective even when the mind is restless or caught up in emotions. The core technique brings the rhythms of the body, mind, and emotions into harmony with the innermost self and helps you live from that state throughout the day. SKY can offer many wide-ranging physiological, mental, and emotional benefits, many of which can be seen immediately. (I attended an intro session last winter and can attest to a measurable if subtle shift afterward.) Numerous peer-reviewed, published research studies have verified that SKY may reduce depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress, and addictive behaviors while increasing feelings of well-being and optimism and improving mental focus and immune system function. The weekend training teaches the SKY Meditation technique and there are specific light physical stretches, interactive processes and other elements to help participants experience and integrate the benefits of meditation into every aspect of life. The training takes place over three 3 half-hour sessions on Friday night, and Saturday and Sunday mornings at a private residence near the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Enrollment is $395, or $295 for students and seniors. SKY Meditation will also be taught January 25-27 at Goleta Valley Community Center. For questions, more information, or to register, call (214) 908-3191, email manas@iahv.org, or visit https://tinyurl.com/skydec. Other websites include www.eventbrite.com

inCourage Chorus Concert

Santa Barbara’s non-audition, non-denominational community choir created last winter is led by song carriers Benjamin Gould and Britta Gudmunson is wrapping up its first full-quarter (13 week) session following a series of shorter courses. Now, the ensemble that gathers at Yoga Soup will be presenting Awake: Songs of Light & Shadow, its first off-site show, featuring a collection of songs spanning cultures around the world, taught and learned in the oral tradition, in honor of the winter solstice, with expressions of melody and harmony, joy and grief, dawn and dusk, and laughter and contemplation via the medicine of music. Members of the Ubuntu Choir Network, Gould and Gudmunson are graduates of the immersive Community Choir Leadership Training in Victoria, BC, who have been singing together for over four years and have a deep connection to the ways song can mend the heart, mind, and creative spirit. Proceeds from the concert – which takes place at 2 pm Sunday, December 16, at Unity of Santa Barbara and costs $20 (kids 12 & under $5) – will benefit the Caldwell family in Paradise, whose home and possessions were entirely consumed by the recent Camp Fire.

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Gudmunson and Gould, along with frequent collaborator Glen Phillips –

Montecito singer-songwriter and the founding lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket who just wrapped up his own five-week series of song circles conducted in Carpinteria – will also be at Yoga Soup the day before, as part of the musical celebration starting at 7 pm on Saturday, December 15, capping off a special day at the studio. Yoga classes in the morning will be followed by a daylong oatmeal bar and shopping bazaar for unique gifts including handcrafted creations from some favorite local vendors. At 4 pm, there will be a free hour lesson in the Art of Capoeira led by Brasil Arts Cafe, followed by a scrumptious potluck dinner at 5 pm. Post performance, in-house DJ Eddie Ellner, also the founding owner of Yoga Soup, spins the tunes for a later hours dance party.

Bon Appetit at Bodhi Path

More holiday cheer and fellowship takes place Bodhi Path Buddhist Center’s annual Holiday Potluck, where Sangha members are invited to bring your favorite vegetarian dish to celebrate the holiday season. Resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips, who the night before (Thursday, December 13) completes a three-week course on Overcoming Fear, will lead a short teaching at 7 pm before the festivities begin. Details online at www.bodhipath.org/sb.

Mahayana Meditations

Meditations on Love: The Great Vehicle, Mahakankala Buddhist Center’s series of classes in December, continues on Wednesday evenings in examining the beauty of the Mahayana Path of Buddhism in the mind which motivates it: a wish to perfect oneself in order to effortlessly benefit others. The world is a reflection of the mind perceiving it; therefore, when we purify our own mind we perceive a pure world. The series serves to define and explore the small steps we can take in our mind to improve how we feel about others — and translate that into loving others in daily life. Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. There is no requirement to attend the whole series. Open to everyone, the drop-in donation for the 6:307:30 pm sessions is $10.

Sounds of the Season

Shane Thunder, who led a mini-marathon of sound baths all by himself with three events in different yoga studios in town last weekend, kicks off another weekend of sound immersion, this time from three different guides. Shane employs his alchemical gemstone and Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, drums, aromatherapy, and guided meditation to take people into a deeply meditative and rebalanced state at Yoga Soup at 7:30 pm Friday, December 14 ($20 in advance / $25 day-of; www.yogasoup.com). Next up is Certified Sound Healer Kate Coppola, who uses a wide variety of ancient sound healing percussion instruments that she has collected from all over the world – including a Symphonic Paiste Gong, Tibetan Singing Bowls, Crystal Quartz Singing Bowls, Archangel Koshi Bells, and other unplugged instruments as a “nourishment for your neurons / acupuncture by way of sound.” Coppola, who is also a Certified Reiki Master Level 2 as well as a Certified Integrative Nutritional Health Coach, launches the Super Soul Sound Bath journey at 3 pm Saturday, December 15, at Villa Luna, her Santa Barbara estate ($45; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/super-soul-sound-bath-saturdaytickets-53214949346). Finally, Izumi Asura leads the last meditation with Sound session of the year, blending the sound and vibration of the Tibetan/Crystal singing bowls and gongs to help participants let stress go and create more space for joy and happiness. The 6 pm session on Sunday, December 16, costs $20 (www.musi coftheshperessb.com). •MJ

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Barbara City Council on Tuesday, December 11. Consensus at the staff level is a major breakthrough. Here is a preliminary look at the basic terms of a suggested business deal:

Proposed Terms

Volume of Water. Rather than the initial 1,250 acre-feet per year (AFY) of water requested from the City three years ago, the volume of water to be delivered by the City would be a more ambitious 1,430 AFY regardless of rainfall. The 1,430 AFY of new water from the City, is expected to be augmented by a second, still-to-be-negotiated 500 to 1,000 AFY of recycled wastewater deal, probably with a different partner for greater diversification in the MWD portfolio. If both deals can be successfully negotiated, MWD could enjoy two new sources of drought-free water, amounting to at least 1,930 AFY, or 50% of last year’s total Montecito water usage of 3,898 AF. These new portfolio additions of local, drought-free sources of water would substantially reduce MWD’s current 79% dependence on State Water and imported water. Term of Agreement: 50 years, the longest term allowed under the City Charter. The intent is to provide Montecito with access to a primary supply of new, local, drought-proof, potable water for as long as possible. This would represent a super insurance policy against any potential negative impacts of prolonged climate change. Cost of Water. Approximately $2,740 per AF. Reliable water from the City of Santa Barbara may be more costly for MWD than State Water in extremely wet years, but the new supply of City water will look cheap in dry years when factoring in Montecito’s potential cost in dead trees, scorched landscaping and a significant hit to the $10 billion in residential real estate value. For once, Montecito needs to get ahead of the future water trend curve, instead of behind it. Included in the $2,740 per AF cost of City water is a capital charge of $1,188 per AF to pay 28.6% of the cost of the plant, based on volume delivered. The price includes one additional RO treatment train at the desal plant instead of the current 3-train configuration. Adding volume to the desal plant reduces the unit cost of water to all users. Also included in the $2,740 price per AF are operating and maintenance costs, both variable and fixed, that add another $1,112 per acre foot. Other included costs are a development and administration fee for an additional $206 per AF. Finally, the City will charge Montecito $233 per AF for its “fair share” of a conveyance pipeline and pumping system to carry water from the City desalination plant up to the Cater Treatment plant, where it will connect to the South Coast Conduit to transport the potable water to the District’s service area. Without the conveyance pipeline, MWD would not have access to the water. Source of City Water for Montecito. The source of supply is at the City’s option. It can be from the city-owned desalination plant – or from excess water supplies in wet years, or purchased imported water, or Gibraltar Reservoir, or even recycled water treated to a potable standard that meets State regulations. In the event the City elects not to produce water from the desalination plant, the City is obligated to maintain the desalination plant’s ability to promptly resume water production in the event that it is needed to meet its water obligations to MWD. Quality of Water. Water delivered to MWD must meet all state and federal primary drinking water quality requirements. Start of Service. Service to MWD cannot begin until the completion of the City’s conveyance pipe and pumps linking the seaside desalination plant with the Cater Treatment connection to the South Coast Conduit. That work could be completed as early as late 2020. The City will be making a decision in late Spring 2019 as to whether to add a fourth RO train to the desal facility, based on winter rainfall and customer demand. Both the City and MWD are projecting adequate supplies of water to service their respective customer needs through 2021.

High Sierra snowpack and supplemental purchases from other districts across the State. Fixed costs for State Water, regardless of the amount of water delivered, have mushroomed from $4 million to over $6 million per year, while the contracted amount of water, 3,300 AFY, has bounced between 100% in very wet years when needed least, to only 10% in extended drought years, when needed most. The delivery of State and imported water has been a lifeline during the drought for all South Coast water users. However, the over-promised and under-delivered State Water system suffers from crumbling infrastructure, inadequate pump and pipe capacity to move water into Lake Cachuma, massive surface evaporation, a Delta aqueduct chokepoint, vulnerability to fire and earthquakes, regulatory spills, excessive fish releases, and climbing costs. Still, MWD and its fellow water agencies cannot divorce themselves from the State Water system because MWD and all other South Central Coast water providers need the state plumbing system to move water locally.

Montecito’s Water Needs

Back in 2013, Montecito and Summerland customers used 6,856 AFY of water, which has become the state’s benchmark for reducing MWD water usage by 30% through conservation. Montecito met its conservation goal, initially by imposing rationing allocations with no consideration for private wells. It also implemented rationing penalties to offset decreased sales. For the past two years, voluntary cutbacks in usage, and an end to arbitrary rationing, have maintained conservation levels at greater than 30%. MWD’s total water usage has climbed slowly from 3,555 AFY in 2016-17; to 3,898 AFY in 2017-18; to an estimated 4,202 AFY in 2018-19—all well below the 6,856 AFY usage of 2013.

Goals of the MWD Strategic Plan

The intent of the MWD strategic plan has been to secure an agreement with the City for 1,250 AFY of desalinated or comparable potable water. The plan calls for supplementing that purchase with an arrangement to convert 500 to 1,000 AFY of recycled wastewater and stormwater now being dumped into the Pacific Ocean into indirect and direct potable water. The third leg of the strategic plan envisions a new Groundwater Management Plan to store water underground, locally and/or regionally, in the wet low-usage winter months for extraction in the hot, dry summer and early fall high-usage months.

Up and Coming

The challenge now is for MWD Board and City Council to approve the staff-recommended term sheet. Some feel that the best outcome comes when both parties are skeptical of not getting everything they want, which creates the foundation for a fair deal for both communities. Others prefer that both parties be happy. As the City’s Joshua Haggmark noted, “Regional agreements, though rare and difficult to negotiate, are a good idea. It makes good sense for communities to share costs and risks.” I agree with the simplicity and elegance of that starting point and commend those leaders who have taken us down this path to greater water security. It’s a new era in Montecito water management. Last Friday, three elected, not appointed, MWD Directors were sworn in – the impressive financial and management expert Ken Coates; the polished and competent legal mind of Cori Hayman; and the public-private partnership guru, Brian Goebel. They join the November 2016 elected holdovers of Tobe Plough and Floyd Wicks as members of the Montecito Water District Board. On Monday, two elected, not appointed, Directors, Dana Newquist and Woody Barrett, took their seats on the Montecito Sanitary Board, pledging greater cooperation between the districts. Hope is in the air. •MJ

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Hallelujah, Christmas is Here Veteran music director JoAnne Wasserman was clearly in her element when the Santa Barbara Choral Society staged its sixth annual Hallelujah Project at the Lobero. The concert, which of course included Handel’s uplifting Hallelujah Chorus, was a glorious Yuletide miscellany of seasonal cheer featuring the Goleta Valley Junior High Chorus, with Sound of Music actress Angela Cartwright narrating “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The two-hour show also featured 13 – 20 December 2018

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols with baritone soloist Tyler Reece and Randol Alan Bass’ arrangement of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. A beautiful evening, particularly given one of last year’s performances had to be cancelled because of the Thomas Fire.

JoAnne Wasserman conducting the Hallelujah Project at the Lobero (photo by Priscilla)

An early visit from Santa also listening to “Twas The Night before Christmas” narrated by Angela Cartwright to Betttina Lando, Kala Lando, and Marilyn Mazess (photo by Priscilla)

Bon Voyage After 33 years as controller at the Santa Barbara Polo Club, Debby Bernal is riding off into the sunset. Debby, who is being replaced by Susie Banda-Avila, was presented with an undisclosed check to be used for her forthcoming world travels by club manager, David Sigman, at the recent Fire and Ice gala.

Fêting the Firefighters After inviting Montecito firefighters to her home a year ago during the Thomas Fire, former Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres followed up by having them come to her Burbank-based studio for her popular eponymous TV talk show. “It was quite a day,” says local realtor Diana MacFarlane, whose son, Dan is pictured third from the left. “It was the ninth day of her 12 Days of Christmas special and everybody got wonderful gifts,” including Mexico vacations and extremely generous gift cards. Well deserved...

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In Bed with Gwyneth Newly married Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shared her tips for getting hot and heavy under the sheets, putting together a “dirty weekend” sex kit for her lifestyle brand Goop. The Oscar winner, 46, who tied the knot with TV producer Brad Falchuk, 47, in September, has treated readers to a helpful guide worth $4,277 featuring a vegan lubricant, massage oil, and a 24 karat gold sex toy. The Maude Rise condoms ten-pack, which is 100 percent latex, is the most affordable item on the list, costing a mere $12. Dazzling Digs Oscar winner Kevin Costner, whose beach house in Carpinteria is near Star Wars producer George Lucas and TV talk show host Conan O’Brien, is renting out his Aspen, Colorado, compound – for a price. The 160-acre spread, with a main house and two guest houses, amid the forest, lake, and a river, sleeps 34 and is now available for $30,000 a night.

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all items, except sale items; Imagine is offering a free ornament with $50 purchase; Village Service Station is offering coupons for $10 off smog checks; Giuliana is giving 30% off entire fall collection; William Laman is offering 10% off all purchases. Parking is available in the upper village, as well as behind the library, under Northern Trust, and in the El Montecito Presbyterian Church lot. The event is from 3 pm to 6 pm on December 15.

Cards for a Cause At Montecito Coffee Shop, there will be crafts for kids, including cookie decorating, while they get to sip owner Debbie Ousey’s hot chocolate. Behind the Pharmacy, San Ysidro Ranch will put out tasty treats and carolers will be singing. Attendees can create an ornament at Jenni Kayne, and enjoy more holiday treats in their shop. In front of Pierre LaFond, visitors can enjoy the Light-Up-A-Life memorial tree put up by Hospice of Santa Barbara. “The idea is to create our own type of ‘Christmas market’ as they do in many areas of Europe,” said Byrne. “A place where everyone can gather and enjoy themselves.” Merchants will stay open late and have specials to entice patrons to visit their shops: Oliver & Espig Gallery

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Montecito resident Christie Jenkins has produced 200 boxes of special holiday cards, the sale of which will go to support the Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation. Jenkins, like many Montecito residents, was evacuated from her home during the Thomas Fire, just months after moving to the area after closing her fine photography gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Jenkins said she hosted a housewarming party at her new home in October 2017, and in addition to some neighbors, she met three firemen from Montecito Fire Station 2. “I was thrilled to meet them! Captain Drue Holthe gave me his card, and I took all of the yummy extra trays of food from the housewarming to Station 1,” Jenkins said. Seven weeks later, Jenkins found

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Notice Inviting Bids CDBG 2018-2019 OAK PARK SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMPS PROJECT Bid No. 3937 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Oak Park Neighborhood Sidewalk Access Ramps Project (“Project”), by or before January 3, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. through PlanetBids. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is uploaded to PlanetBids on time. The digital time stamp on PlanetBids will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Paper copies of bids at the Purchasing Office will not be accepted.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at various locations within the Oak Park Neighborhood in Santa Barbara, CA. It includes 15 access ramps at seven intersections (see Project Location map) and is described as follows: The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished sidewalk access ramps project, including but not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, surveying, saw cutting, removal of hardscape, subgrade preparation for the construction of concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, approximately 15 access ramps, spandrels, and hot mix asphalt concrete conform, pavement delineations, sign relocation, cleanup, public notices, incidentals, and completing the work as specified in these Special Provisions, City Standards, and Project Plans & Specifications. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 30 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $215,000 to $230,000.

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

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

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

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

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

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Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this Project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the specifications. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto as Attachment A. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 11/2/18 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. However, actual prevailing wage rates will be determined as of the bid opening date. If any modifications have been issued to the wage decision, the contractor must adhere to the modified wage decision. Additional CDBG requirements are described in Appendix G: Attachments C-U.

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

By: ___________________________________ Date: ________________ General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) December 5, 2018

2) December 12, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” – Erol Ozan

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S N A M E STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Considerate Done, 225 Loyola Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Lisa McCollum, 225 Loyola Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 6, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2018-0003142. Published December 12, 19, 26, 2018, January 2, 9, 2019. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S N A M E STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lucinda Nash Jewelry; Winters Wonderland Art Company, 755 Romero Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Lucinda Winters Nash, 755 Romero Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 27, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that

this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2018-0003079. Published December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S N A M E STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ke-Nekt; KeNekt Technologies, 1117 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Evolution Sustainable I n d u s t r i e s Incorporated, 27 West Anapamu #454, Santa Barbara, CA 930101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 5, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002934. Published December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S N A M E S TAT E M E N T : The following person(s) is/are doing business as: W-3 International Realty, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, 13 – 20 December 2018

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Thomas Fire, mudslides, and the work of the firefighters across the state. Battalion Chief Scott Chapman helped fact check. Jenkins is working with four local stores to carry the cards: Jeannine’s, Letter Perfect, Read N’ Post, and Village Cheese & Wine. The cards come in a box of 12, and cost $25. 99% of the purchase price will go to the Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation. “I am a grateful new resident and it’s the least I could do,” Jenkins said. Jenkins has a small gallery at her home filled with her extensive work of celebrity portraits and Olympic photography. For more information, call (805) 770-8482.

The Truth About Santa Claus Christie Jenkins at Jeannine’s on Coast Village Road, holding her charitable holiday card, featuring the art of firefighter Dana St. Oegger

Cabernet – the only art piece he’s ever done. “I asked if I could share it, make it into a holiday card to sell in our community and raise money for the depleted Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation. And so I did,” Jenkins said. Jenkins licensed the one-time rights from St. Oegger, and created high quality cards with the story of the

Ocean activist Hillary Hauser has published a new book based on a manuscript written by her mother, Mabel Hauser. The Truth About Santa Claus was originally written and illustrated in 1949, by Mabel and her sister Avalo. Hillary says she was doing “a spring cleaning” of her house and uncovered an old black and white Xerox copy of the book, which she remembered from her childhood. Her aunt Avalo was a professional illustrator in Seattle, and with Hillary’s mother made chil-

An old family photo shows Mabel Hauser reading a book to her children, Craig, Hillary, and Merrily Hauser in 1949

dren’s books, to be read to their own children. They created fanciful books about opera plots and other legends, Hillary recalls. According to Hillary, her mother thought it was terrible that children grow up loving Santa Claus, and that one day their parents would announce that Santa Claus “wasn’t real.” “It was like entire generations of children were lied to,” Hillary says, “And my mother and aunt didn’t like that. I haven’t liked it either, when I’ve seen children disappointed to be ‘told the truth.’ So, when I rediscovered this manuscript I felt compelled to put it back into book form, so that children – and adults – can enjoy Santa Claus all their lives.” Hauser said it also helps parents explain Santa Claus in a way that doesn’t rob them of any joy. To re-create the book, Hillary enlist-

ed the talents of Debbie Bellman, of Bellman Designs, who does all the graphics for Heal the Ocean, Hillary’s ocean environmental group. The result is a colorful book about Santa that is now for sale at Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito, and also at Chaucer’s Bookstore. Hillary says the genius of the book is embodied in a statement on the back cover, written in 1949 by Mabel and Avalo: We believe in Santa Claus. We know him not as a make-believe man, to be believed for a time and then pretended, but as whimsical ideas drawn from symbols that are used to portray the spirit of Christmas. The Truth About Santa Claus is available at Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito, and Chaucer’s Bookstore in Santa Barbara. •MJ

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

Get a Jump on the Season Give the Gift of History or the past 12 years, Hattie Beresford has written a local history column for the Montecito Journal called “The Way It Was,” in which she has been able to indulge her long-standing interest in the people and events of Santa Barbara’s past that determined its present. In addition, together with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, she co-edited and produced the memoir of local artist Elizabeth Eaton Burton entitled My Santa Barbara Scrap Book and wrote two Noticias, their historical journal. She is also a regular contributor to the Montecito Journal Magazine writing the column entitled “Moguls and Mansions .” A retired teacher of English and American history with the Santa Barbara School District, Hattie attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning degrees in both English and History as well a teaching credential.

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

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Sartorial silliness meets serious sounds – SOhO’s annual Ugly Sweater Party has grown to the point where its 12th edition has become a serious Santa Barbara seasonal social, what with performances by the Santa Barbara stalwarts Spencer the Gardener and the new even more ubiquitous dance troupe La Boheme, plus sets by the top-notch ‘80s-dominated cover band The Molly Ringwald Project, who headlined big New Year’s Eve events for a couple of years running, and others. If the impressive lineup isn’t enough – and it seems to us they could have reached out to erstwhile Santa Barbara band Ugly Kid Joe for thematic reasons alone – there’s also the chance to once again don your favorite wooly pullover full of reindeer and snowflakes, or better yet fashion something even more outlandish yourself. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com Noche de las Posadas – The time-honored reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for lodging in Bethlehem as it was once celebrated in Early California and is still observed throughout Latin America has become an annual tradition in modern-day Santa Barbara. The procession begins at the Presidio Chapel and winds over to State Street, through De la Guerra Plaza, and continues to Casa de la Guerra with the singing of holiday songs in Spanish. Once the songs subside, tamales, traditional desserts, and hot chocolate are served, courtesy of Los Agaves restaurant. All are

invited to join in the rich cultural tradition and experience firsthand the way in which the city’s earliest Spanish and Mexican residents celebrated Christmas with music, food, and merriment. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: The Chapel at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: free INFO: (805) 965-0093 or www.sbthp.org/ las-posadas Captain & Carrillo – Every summer, the city rec department folks who run Santa Barbara’s Concerts in the Park urge people to remember to bring their dancing shoes to their ever-popular Thursday night shows, but that’s really just a figure of speech, as you wouldn’t want to don your suede-soled slipper or lace up your Capezios to slosh around on the grassand-dirt based area in front of the stage at Chase Palm Park. Tonight, however, the suggestion that folks “dust off your dancin’ shoes” for the Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries show at the rec center downtown makes sense, because the band that is a perennial favorite at Chase Palm will be performing in the ballroom that features a joint-friendly sprung floor. Just as during the summer, you’ll be all but guaranteed a fun evening of jump, jiving and wailing to favorite songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s, including, we imagine, the evening-closing rendition of “Shout” after teasing the crowd with a stanza of The Hokey Pokey. Unlike Concerts in the Park, admission isn’t free, but 100 percent of the proceeds support the series special 20th anniversary season coming next summer. Kinda makes you want to jump up and shout a little bit louder now, huh? WHEN: 8-10 pm WHERE:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Jingle Jam – The free community event hosted by Mission City Church is a family affair that starts with bouncy houses, face painting, the multi-player game Fortnite, and more. Ninety minutes in, everyone gathers together on the hill for a snow dance party, with gift card giveaways and an outdoor showing of the 2003 American Christmas fantasy comedy film, Elf. While admission is free, donations along with new toys will be collected to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara. There will be food trucks onsite selling snacks and refreshments. Bundle up! WHEN: 6-9 pm WHERE: Santa Barbara City College’s West Campus lawn, 721 Cliff Dr. COST: free INFO: www.missioncitysb.com/jinglejam

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Dummy up – For Terry Fator, winning America’s Got Talent in 2007 proved to be just the thing to launch his career in a big way. The ventriloquist, impressionist, singer, and comedian – whose start came via a Willie Talk dummy with which he began entertaining family and friends with ventriloquism and impersonations of singers and actors as a fifth grader – soon signed a fiveyear, $100 million contract to headline at The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas. He’s still performing regularly at The Mirage, but he also takes his act on the road to selected cities across the nation, including tonight at Santa Barbara County’s mini-Vegas venue, aka the Samala Showroom at the Chumash Casino Resort. A portion of the proceeds from the Chumash’s annual holiday fundraiser will be donated to the Central Coast Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, which serves children in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez COST: $49$79 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. COST: $10 INFO: INFO: (805) 564-5418 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Sing Along with Bing – Not only can you dream of a White Christmas right alongside Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, now you can also sing with the stars as the Alcazar presents a special screening of the beloved 1954 holiday film. With all the lyrics on screen, you can join in on such timeless songs as “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing,” “Snow,” “Sisters,” and, of course, the iconic “White Christmas,” perhaps the most popular Christmas song of all time. Plus, it’s yet another chance to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater because there will be a contest with prizes before the movie hits the screen at the renovated Art Deco theater. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria COST: $7 INFO: (805) 684-6380 or www.thealcazar.org Holiday in the Round – Like so many arts organizations dealing with the smoke and ash, not to mention encroaching flames, from the Thomas Fire, the Trinity Backstage considered cancelling its annual winter-time showcase featuring its co-founder and special guests. Instead, seeing the concert as perhaps a beacon of hope for those who hadn’t evacuated, they went on with the show and packed the place with both displaced

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading” – Siddhārtha Gautama

locals and people who wanted to be supportive for what turned out to be a very moving night. Tonight, the regulars return to the quarterly coffeehouse setting, as Doug Clegg, Kate Wallace, and Grey Brothers trade songs and stories with each other and what promises to be plenty of guest stars for a folkie feel-good night that serves as a deeply meaningful way to be together as a community. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street COST: $10 INFO: (805) 9621970 or www.trinitybackstage.com Holidays on Ice – Ice in Paradise, the area’s only ice skating center, located in Girsh Park in Goleta, hosts its third annual Holiday on Ice in Paradise show, featuring skaters of all ages and skill levels performing in solo and choreographed routines, plus special professional guests taking a turn at axels and other assorted leaps and accompanying graceful glides along the surface of the full-size rink. Dress warmly, because not only do they have to keep the place cold to keep the ice frozen, but we’re told it might even snow inside as you enjoy the fun and excitement on the ice. WHEN: 12 noon & 5 pm WHERE: 6985 Santa Felicia Drive, Goleta COST: $20-$30 INFO: (805) 8791550 or http://iceinparadise.org/ skating-school/Holidayshow SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Lights Up! Scrooge down – Lights Up! Theatre Company, the new school-year teen theatre 13 – 20 December 2018

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 The Gift of Mentorship – Art Without Limits’ special exhibition in the Funk Zone highlights not only the artwork of the organization’s emerging artists – which usually shows at the nearby Arts Fund Gallery every autumn – but also work by their individual mentors. Live artwork will be created at tonight’s opening reception for the one-weekonly show, which features the Emerging Artist/ Mentor pairs Elite Henson/Macduff Everton, Andi Schoenbaum/Colleen M. Kelly, Tom Pazderka/Colleen M. Kelly and Sol Hill/Nathan Vonk (Vonk not exhibiting), plus photography mentor Rod Rolle. WHEN: Reception 5-7 pm tonight; exhibit continues through December 20 WHERE: Sol Hill’s Studio in the Funk Zone, 111-C Santa Barbara St. COST: free INFO: (805) 565-1332 or www.awolsb.org

conservatory program that provides the youths with professional acting, singing, and dance training in a nurturing and supportive environment, makes its debut today with a special studio-play version of A Christmas Carol. Talented teens from around the area, including many who were part of the astonishing Teen Sings! concert and dance performance last spring, have been getting coaching from director Amy Love, dance and choreography director Betsy Woyach (whose Momentum Dance Company also performs at Center Stage on December 13), and voice coach Jackson Gillies, among others, in anticipation of today’s performances and a more fullfledged production of the musical Big Fish at the Marjorie Luke Theatre in the spring. WHEN: 2 & 7 pm WHERE: Upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets COST: $23 general, $12 kids (10 and under) INFO: 963-0408 or www. centerstagetheater.org

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Merry Thies-mas – Shawn Thies & Friends’ annual Christmas Concert at Unity of Santa Barbara has become a must-go December tradition for fans of the longtime local chanteuse who has recorded under her own name and served as a session singer for many other albums by local luminaries. The 14th annual intimate evening of music features original songs and traditional favorites, as Thies and her band of fellow spirited musicians and singers – including Santa Barbara stalwarts Randy Tico, David West, Tom Ball, Brian Mann and Lorenzo Martinez, and others – evoke the joys of the season and sharing time with friends and family. Whether you choose to sing along or simply bask in the glow of the music, the event is a near cinch to warm your heart, especially if you get there an hour before show time for the wine bar reception. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga St. COST: $15 suggested donation, kids 12 and under free INFO: (805) 455-3829 •MJ

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Peppa Pig Live – The British preschool animated television series that airs all over the world with short episodes featuring the anthropomorphic female pig interacting with the family and friends, each of whom is a different species of animal, has become one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history. More than half a million tickets had been sold by the time today’s Arlington show was announced for the newest live stage show based on the series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Just in time for the holiday season, “Peppa Pig’s Surprise” finds Peppa playing outside with her friends. Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have a surprise for her and her younger brother George, but no matter how hard they try, Peppa and George cannot guess what it is. The live show encompasses the charming, colorful nature of the incredibly popular preschool series and features brand-new songs and life-size puppets that walk, talk, dance, and jump up and down to give audiences a unique, fully immersive theatrical experience from the moment the curtain opens. The show also gives little ones and their families the opportunity to engage with their favorite characters like never before in an unforgettable first live theater experience, including fun interactive games. WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $42-$62 INFO: (805) 963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com or www.axs.com

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Notice Inviting Bids Bid No. 5616A 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Wastewater Main Rehabilitation FY 2018 Project (“Project”), by or before Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Project Information. 2.1

Location and Description. The Project includes rehabilitation or replacement of 20,760 linear feet of damaged sanitary sewer main at 83 locations throughout the City. The damaged mains consist of 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch, 12inch, 18-inch, 20-inch, and 21-inch diameter sewer main and will be rehabilitated utilizing trenchless repair methods, cured-in-place pipe liner (CIPP) or spiral wound PVC methods, along with traditional open trench excavation methods (point repairs, removal and replacement, and new lateral construction). Additional work to be completed includes reinstatement of sewer laterals; pre-rehabilitation and pre-repair sewer main cleaning-flushing; pre- and post-rehabilitation and repair closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections replacement of existing sewer cleanouts with precast manholes; manhole rehabilitation and lining; manhole channel repair; restoration of site conditions to pre-construction conditions, including pavement, landscaping, retaining wall repair, or other repairs; traffic control as necessary to protect public safety; sewer bypassing as necessary to construct repairs; implementation of erosion and sedimentation control measures to meet City requirements for protection of water quality; and all necessary permits and utility coordination as necessary to perform the work. This Work includes and is not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, and traffic control.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 265 calendar days. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $2,511,400 (Bid Schedule A + Bid Schedule B). 3.

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

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

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

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

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

10.

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

11.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at the following location: 630 Garden Street, Public Works Main Conference Room for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

By: ___________________________________ William Hornung, General Services Manager

Date: ________________

Publication Dates: 1) December 5, 2018 2) December 12, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002960. Published November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: International W-3, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002958. Published November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S N A M E STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing

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business as: W-3 International, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002959. Published November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Max Relax, 1108 Casitas Pass Rd, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Xiaodong Mei, 762 Pontoon Way, Oxnard, CA 93035. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 30, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002890. Published November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018. 13 – 20 December 2018

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Notice Inviting Bids Quinientos Street Bridge Replacement Project Bid No. 3716 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Quinientos Street Bridge Replacement Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, January 17, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., through PlanetBids. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is uploaded to PlanetBids on time. The digital time stamp on PlanetBids will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Paper copies of bids at the Purchasing Office bids will not be accepted.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at west of the intersection of Quinientos/Clifton Street and South Canada Street, and is described as follows: Removal and replacement of the Quinientos Street Bridge over Sycamore Creek with construction of concrete channel walls. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant, and equipment necessary to complete and deliver the finished bridge replacement project per plans and specs. Pay close attention to the Special Notices of the Specifications. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 230 working days. 2.3

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $3,800,000.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1

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

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 4.

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project and any addenda thereto ("Contract Documents") may be downloaded from the City's website at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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

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

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

10.

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

11.

Optional Bidder’s Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., at 630 Garden Street, Public Works Main Conference Room for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders’ with the Contract Documents and the project site.

12.

Bidders are advised that this project is a Federal-Aid Construction project and the Contractor shall agree to all requirements, conditions, and provisions set forth in the specification book issued for bidding purposes. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. The agency is requires to report to Caltrans on the DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 10% DBE participation.

13.

Attention is directed to the Special Conditions for the federal requirements and conditions specified in the Federal Provisions and Requirements, part 8 Buy America. This project is subject to “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

14.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free hotline service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 1:00 am and 5:00 pm, Eastern Time at 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of the possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use this number to report these activities. This outreach is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected.

By: William Hornung General Services Manager

Date:

Publication Dates: 1) December 12, 2018 2) December 19, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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Lobero, and signing up to sing Christmas carols at 6 pm this coming Saturday, December 15, at the pop-up shopping bazaar Santa Barbara Night Market in Paseo Nuevo, a smaller group will take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Center Stage Theater for shows at 2 & 7 pm on Sunday, December 16. The story of Scrooge would seem to be a fitting first show as the tale of redemption mirrors Lights Up’s mission of “providing acting, singing and dance instruction in a nurturing and supportive environment”. “We’re catching these teens at twelve to eighteen, when they’re coming into their own as individuals, and when their talents appear. It can be a life-changing event for them, as it was for me,” said Amy Love, the program’s director, who has taught and directed in local schools since 2007 and counts directing Storybook Theater productions and acting in Ensemble plays among her earlier local theatrical credits. “I love being involved in these moments where kids getting their first role can change a path. So I want to make sure that they’re handled carefully, that the vulnerability they bring gets respected and cared for. I want them to have a flowering of who they are in a way that doesn’t crush their souls.” Lights Up’s take on Scrooge’s perilous soul-in-jeopardy Christmas Eve journey goes easy on the tough stuff, the tales of greed, ghosts, grief, and eventually gratitude coming with a comedic twist. “It’s still touching and tender, but also very theatrical and funny,” Love said, adding that the show was originally only supposed to be a studio showcase for friends and family before it “grew into something bigger, with props and costumes.” But the set is very spare, she said, so much so that the kids themselves play some of the props and set pieces. The carolers also sing as part of the show, with the audience getting to join in at the end. “It’s a lot of fun,” Love said.

Dance Dimensions

Momentum Dance Company celebrates five years in town with a new recital at Center Stage Theater at 7 pm Thursday, December 13. The theme of the program, “Believe,” is woven into the choreography covering Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Contemporary styles, to spread the message not only to the dancers, who range in age from 7-18, but also those experiencing the movement in the audience, perhaps taking in the director’s message, “believe in yourself.” EDN! Santa Barbara’s annual holiday show, which takes place 5:30 pm on Friday, December 14, at the Santa Barbara County Office of Education Auditorium, features performances by some of the weekly dance classes at area elementary schools, teachers, and various guest artists, plus “parent dance-offs,” yummy baked goods, activities for the kids, and prize giveaways, not to mention beats by DJ Sparx and cheer from MC Omar. Info at www.facebook.com/events/166289450978153. Inspire Dance Santa Barbara’s Performing Groups dance a mini-version of The Nutcracker known as Clara in the Land of Sweets, complete with swirling dancers, silly mice, and more favorite Nutcracker characters in a show that’s appropriate for ages 2 to adults, performed at 2:30 & 4:30 pm Saturday, December 15, at Center Stage. Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance has two more free open studio showings this week – 5-6 pm on Wednesday-Thursday, December 19-20 – when the school’s pint-sized dancers co-mingle with the adult company known for its riveting programs at the Lobero each year. An hour later on Thursday, at 7 pm, SBCAD unveils new works from 12 of its advanced student choreographers in the disciplines of lyra, trapeze, fabrics, and corde lisse, in an atelier-style event, with wine and refreshments included in the $15 admission. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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