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ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P.27 • MOVIE GUIDE, P.39 • OPEN HOUSES, P.45

FAREWELL, CHUCK Welcome On Board Montecito Planning Commission swears in Donna Senauer and Charles Newman at first meeting of 2017, p.12

Storytellers All Speaking of Stories invites Lance Mason, Deborah Bertling, and Kathy Marden to tell tales at Center Stage, p.29

Charles (“Chuck”) Robert Graffy flew solo as a 16-year-old, was a 21-year-old captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps and trained other fighter pilots. After World War II, he was among the first to fly American jets, later heading up GE’s Pacific Missile Range Program. Chuck became a private pilot and would often buzz his Santa Barbara home to let his family know he’d be there for dinner (full story begins on page 22)

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On The Water Front

Montecito Miscellany

Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard peers into the rain and crunches the numbers for Monteicto’s water supply; he also questions Governor Brown, analyzes DWR, MWD, and viable solutions Granada classics; Andrew Firestone on TV; Oprah to Alaska; Josh Elliott makes news; author Beverley Jackson; J.D. Roth moves in; George Takei; Costume Council at SB museum; SB Symphony; Affair of the Heart; Opera SB at Biltmore; State Street Ballet Rita; Love Your Theater; and Santa Barbara Horse Show Carla Tomson writes about Rally4Kids; Dan Seibert by the numbers; Janice Evans on boycotting the Oscars; John Echols recalls Tom Lehrer; John Burk in praise of Betsy DeVos; and Nancy Tunnel on global warming

10 This Week

MBAR meets; Knit N Needle; The New Yorker group; treasure hunt; Veterans memorial in Carp; SB Music Club; author Roger Vanderlaan; Cynthia Waring and writing; Dr. Elizabeth Stewart; Ash Wednesday; macramé at library; tea at MAW; Summerland yoga; Wiggly Storytime; poetry group; 10 West exhibit; Walk & Roll; library closing; Floyd the dog; prayer retreat; MFPD schedule; art classes; brain fitness; Story Time; talking Italian Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat

Montecito Planning Commissioners sworn in; memorial for Floyd the dog at Elings Park; MFPD’s fire prevention program; Rick Caruso visits All Saints school; and sheriff’s blotter

14 Seen Around

In the first segment of a two-part series, Lynda Millner explores the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, and Niagara Falls

20 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz chronicles Lindsay Buchanan’s seminar; Dr. Gwendolyn McClure at Noble Wellness; Noell Grace’s sound healing; Healing Arts Faire; and Mind & Supermind lecture

22 In Passing

Erin Graffy salutes pilot Charles “Chuck” Graffy, who became a captain by age 21 and passed away in December at 92 1/2

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27 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant, whose name was once spelled “Fishleigh” by a teacher, plays the blame and name game, recalling how Sambo’s restaurant got its name

28 Our Town

Joanne Calitri gets to know artist Susan Tibbles, who curates artists’ showcases at SB Tennis Club; the display for mid-February is, naturally, “LOVE”

29 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz talks with Deborah Bertling, Kathy Marden, and Lance Mason before they take Center Stage; five Qs with Ed Giron; plus a Rubicon musical, films, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Jonathan Bastian, recidivism, Maya Angelou homage, UCSB, and authors

38 Legal Advertising 39 Movie Guide 40 The Way It Was

Hattie Beresford follows the path of Charles Fernald, who ventured from Maine to San Francisco to Santa Barbara, where he settled for four decades after marrying Hannah Hobbs

42 Calendar of Events

Ojai Concert Series with David Wilcox; CCR at Chumash; Quetzal rocks UCSB; Westmont Orchestra; Looking Back Half a Century; Teen Star at Arlington; Lobero welcomes Alejandro Escovedo; MAW hosts Rusalka; and Hollis Peach in Goleta

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ON THE WATER FRONT

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

Massive Rain Soaks Montecito Terrain

anta Barbara County is on track to match its wettest year in history, 1998, when we enjoyed 47 inches of rain compared to the average of 19 inches. Already, a record 19 storms have dumped 24 inches of rain on Santa Barbara in this water year, 191% of the historical average. With record rainfall in January and February, Montecito Water District (MWD) customer water usage is at historic lows with all irrigation turned off. Water bills are wee and Montecito once again has returned to its magical “50 Shades of Green.” Trees, shrubs, and hedges have lost five years of accumulated dirt and grime. Wildflowers are once again in bloom. Finally, the sweet scent of new-mown green grass has reappeared. This past weekend, Montecito residents glumly watched as storm water deluges rushed madly down streets and driveways into sewers and dry creek beds, headed for the Pacific Ocean. The question asked repeatedly was “Isn’t there any way to capture a little of this storm water? How can we store it and use it for later use?” Roger Morrison, a former executive of the respected McKinsey and Co. international management consulting firm, asked four important questions regarding the Montecito Water District (MWD) water situation in a recent letter to the editor (MJ 23/6).

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1. How many months’ supply of water is available to meet Montecito’s needs?

Until four weeks ago that answer was easy – MWD management forecast a reliable water supply to meet community needs through the middle of 2020, so long as MWD customers continued to conserve at a level of 44%. Annual MWD water usage for Montecito and Summerland customers has plunged from 6,500 acre-feet (AF) 10 years ago to only 3,440 acre feet last year, a 47% reduction. The recent decision by the California State Water Project (SWP) to artificially spill a two-years supply of Montecito’s carefully conserved water (7,000 AF), stored for future use in the San Luis Reservoir, has the immediate effect of chopping MWD’s stored water reserves by two years. Mathematically, this means that water reserves that would have lasted to the middle of 2020 will now only last until the middle of 2018. However, there may be sunshine to mitigate this latest gloom. Available forecasted supplies for MWD will be determined by three factors: • How much recharge will we receive in the next two years from rainfall at Lake Cachuma and Jameson, and will this water be available to MWD? • How much additional State water will be available for MWD, and can a 60% allocation, or the delivery of 1,800 acre feet of State water, get past the “pig in a python” undersized pipe restriction limiting water flowing into Lake Cachuma? • How much water will be returned by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California of the stored MWD water sent to them from the San Luis Reservoir to protect MWD from the State’s recent heist of 7,000 AF of MWD water stored in the San Luis Reservoir? (See sidebar story)

2. How much rainfall is required to replenish Montecito’s reservoirs?

Last Friday’s deluge of 10 inches of rain falling on the Lake Cachuma watershed in one 24-hour period, boosted the Cachuma water level at the rate of 1.5 to 2 feet every two hours of rain. In 24 hours, Cachuma jumped from 15% full to 37% full. At the first of the year, Cachuma stood at 8% of capacity, near dead-pool status. Since last Thursday, the water level at Lake Cachuma Reservoir has risen by 25 feet. Miraculously, Cachuma now holds 80,000 acre feet of its 190,000 AF capacity. The current water elevation is 705 feet, only 48 feet below its spillway elevation of 753 feet – a remarkable turnaround. Even without more rain, Cachuma is forecasted to increase another 15 to 20 feet, putting it at above 50% capacity. MWD’s wholly owned Jameson Reservoir on the headwaters of the Santa

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Call for a Cause: Rally4Kids

Carla Leal (on right), VP of Development, and Michael Baker, CEO, both with United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County, were in Montecito’s upper village during a recent Cars & Coffee get-together, signing up participants for upcoming two-day Rally 4 Kids fundraiser

’ve never thought of myself as a car person, until last year when I was involved with the Santa Barbara United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara Rally4Kids Car Rally and I was bitten by the bug. It was a fun-filled extravaganza with a unique mix of sexy cars,

beautiful people, glamour, and elegance featuring a spectacular scenic rally route, and scavenger hunt that combined entertaining contest trivia quizzes at the pit stops along the way. This was followed by the who’s-who rubbing shoulders with cocktails and dancing in Montecito and a celebra-

tion awards dinner. Thanks to all those who supported the event last year, including Montecito Journal. The United Boys & Girls Club Rally4Kids is coming up again on Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29. And this year it’s an overnighter! The driver-navigator participant teams are limited to a maximum of 60 this year, making the rally more exclusive with the expectation of selling out soon. Everyone is welcome; all you need is your sense of adventure and a generous spirit (along with the entrant fee). The challenge is on for a cause that helps enable young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential. The rally is a unique adventure, with this year’s event now a twoday unforgettable experience that will combine both driving on some of the best roads in the state, exploring beautiful landscapes, an overnight stay at a secret location, and ending at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club with a White party on the Green. Sponsorship opportunities are available, and for those not able to participate in the rally, tickets can be purchased for the White Gala on the Green. I hope you can join me in supporting the United Boys & Girls Club with a donation.

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Oscar Grouches

The 89th annual Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, February 26. It is important that we, the deplorables, show the likes of Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Alec Baldwin, Cher, Ashley Judd, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and the other hypocrites, that we, the backbone and decent people of America, are more united than the bitter, unhappy, angry, divisive people of the entertainment industry. These arrogant, pompous, pampered soulless individuals declare that half of Americans are racist, sexist, and bigoted for voicing a political choice through Donald Trump. Yet there can be no doubt that the entertainment industry does more to exploit, degrade, minimize, and stereotype women than Donald Trump or any other industry ever has. From Madonna and Miley Cyrus parading on stage with little to no clothing while grabbing their crotches and allowing fans to do the same during a so-called “Women’s March”, to movies that depict women as whores,

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This Week in and around Montecito

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Memoir Writing Author and performance artist Cynthia Waring will teach two six-week courses on memoir writing, beginning today. Titled “The Power and Healing of Writing Your Memoirs”, the two-hour classes will take place at 7 pm Mondays and 3 pm Wednesdays (beginning March 1) at the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara. Where: 111 E. Arrellaga Street Cost: $240 Registration: 798-2930

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. Today the board will discuss a remodel and addition on Channel Drive, a remodel and addition on East Valley Road, an elevator addition on Miramar Avenue, changes to architecture on the Miramar Hotel, a new home on Edge Cliff Lane, a garage and deck addition on Hot Springs Road, and many other items. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker. When: 7:30 to 9 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry,

furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more. When: 8 am Where: 965 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 Memorial in Carpinteria The members of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 218, Santa Barbara, invite the public to attend the dedication of a memorial plaque honoring William “Bill” Connell, better known to most as “The Hot Dog Man,” who passed away a year ago. The ceremony will be held at the corner of Carpinteria and Bailard avenues in Carpinteria, near the site just off the 101 Freeway where Bill sold his world-famous “Surf Dog” for many years. Connell was a Vietnam-era Veteran, having served in Germany in the 1970s where he was a renowned boxing champion for the Army. He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and was a tireless advocate for Veterans’ rights. The ceremony will be held rain or shine. Parking is available at the Bluffs parking lot and the nearby Viola Fields lot. When: 11 am Where: the corner of Carpinteria and Bailard Avenues in Carpinteria Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free

Book Signing at Tecolote Roger F. Vanderlaan will sign copies of his latest book, Star Boat, at Tecolote. Vanderlaan is the author of Persuasion, Attitude the Great Lifemaker, and other books. When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, a seasoned appraiser, shares her secrets of the art and antique marketplace. Learn what appraisers don’t want you to know: all the tools to assess value, beauty, provenance, and quality. These real-life cases and rich images instruct on all the Do’s and Don’ts; how, what, and where to collect, the next big thing; clues to identification and worth; online tools for value; how to sell and what to donate; and what your kids do not want. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Ash Wednesday: Honoring the Dirt and Blessing the Journey The day will include chanting, Centering Prayer, journaling, group sharing, and blessing/honoring the dirt. Suzanne Dunn and Jeannette Love are spiritual directors, facilitators of Centering Prayer, and co-leaders of the Church of the Beatitudes. When: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation requested; lunch

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Knit N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. This month’s poet: William Blake (1757-1827): British visionary poet, illustrator, painter, and printmaker. A seminal figure in the Romantic movement. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 10 West March Exhibition A group show including nine abstract and contemporary artists: Iben G. Vestergaard, Madeline Garrett, Beth Schmohr, Rick Doehring, Stephen Robeck, Mary Dee Thompson, Sheldon Kaganoff, Kurt A. Waldo, and Pippa Blake. Opening reception tonight! Exhibit runs March 1 through March 27. When: opening reception is 5 to 8 pm Where: 10 West Gallery, 10 West Anapamu Cost: free Info: director@10westgallery.com, 770-7711 FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Walk & Roll Montecito Union School students, teachers, and parents walk or ride to school, rather than drive. When: 8 am Where: Via Vai, Ennisbrook, and Casa Dorinda trailhead Info: 969-3249 Library Closed in Morning All Santa Barbara Public Libraries are closed this morning for staff training; the Montecito library opens at 1 pm. Floyd’s Memorial Join in for an animal abuse awareness and “day of action” in honor of Floyd, a one-year-old Chihuahua who was tortured and murdered by his owner. See more in this week’s Village Beat. When: 4 pm Where: Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Road SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Centering Prayer Practice Retreat A mini-retreat day for Centering Prayer practice. There will be meditation walks, journaling, reflection, and prayer practice. Let by sister Suzanne Dunn, Jeannette Love, 23 February – 2 March 2017

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by Kelly Mahan

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.

New Planning Commissioners Sworn In

n February 15, new Montecito Planning commissioners Charles Newman and Donna Senauer were sworn in to their new spots. Susan Keller, who was not in attendance at the meeting, was elected as chair of the commission, with J’Amy Brown as vice chair and Jack Overall as second vice chair. First District supervisor Das Williams was in attendance at the meeting and took the podium to formally thank outgoing commissioners Joe Cole and Michael Phillips. Cole served on the commission for two years, and Phillips is a charter member of the commission, serving for nearly 14 years. Williams thanked both men for their service; formal resolutions will also be presented at an upcoming board of supervisors meeting. “The art of planning is how to preserve the best of a community, while having the vision to know that a community will change whether or not we want it to remain static. How to

First District supervisor Das Williams acknowledges longtime commissioner Michael Phillips for his nearly 14 years of service on MPC

Retiring planning commissioner Joe Cole is acknowledged for his two years of service on the MPC by Das Williams

March 22. It’s expected that the MPC will get a briefing on the Highway 101 widening project in the coming months.

Floyd’s story and did not want his life to be forgotten,” Morrow told us during a recent interview. Morrow met the seven-pound dog shortly before his death, through a mutual friend of his owner’s mother, and says she had an intuition that something was wrong. “I didn’t see him being abused, but something in my gut told me that Floyd wasn’t thriving in his new home,” she explained. “Personally, I feel as though I failed him, when I did not follow up with what my intuition told me. I wish I had been a vigilante!” she said. Floyd was a stray that had been adopted through the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter.

Floyd’s Memorial at Elings Park Donna Senauer and Charles Newman were sworn in with an oath of office at last week’s Montecito Planning Commission hearing

balance those two things is the art in which you are engaged in. I look forward to engaging with you, and I have enormous confidence that you’ll be able to execute it,” Williams said to the new commission. The next Montecito Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for

Montecito resident Michele Morrow, a well-known pilates instructor around town, wishes to invite the community to a special event on Friday, March 3, at Elings Park in Santa Barbara. The event will be an unveiling and ribbon cutting for an area of the park called Floyd’s Memorial, which came to fruition after the tragic death of Floyd, a local Chihuahua who was tortured and killed by his owner in June 2016. “I was moved by

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Your intrepid reporter at Niagara Falls

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Lakes and Locks – Part 1 The Singer castle in the Thousand Lakes area of Canada

t was time to see a part of the United States and Canada we’d never seen – the Great Lakes: Ontario, Erie, Huron, Superior, and Michigan. Our trip began in Montreal aboard the MS Victory I on the St.

Lawrence Seaway and ending up in Chicago. The ship held 200 passengers, but we were only 90 with an equal-size crew. Victory I had just been purchased by a new company and totally refurbished. It was pristine.

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At the Ford Museum the car President Kennedy was shot in, the former convertible with a new top for President Johnson

Our ship for the trip, the Victory I

30,000 sailors have died between 1679 and 1975, yet during our whole trip the waters were totally smooth – not a ripple. We began from Montreal’s Old Port and sailed down the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Thousand Islands corridor. Actually, there are nearly 1,900 islands in this picturesque archipelago with various homes from cottages to castles from the Gilded Age. Many have been in the family for decades and are rarely up for sale. To qualify as an island, it has to be above water year-round and have at least one living tree. Some were only

large enough for one small house. Some islands are in the United States and others in Canada, according to the meandering border. One oddity is a footbridge from a Zavikon Island cottage to a satellite islet that allows you to cross from Canada into the U.S. without a passport. George C. Boldt, who was the proprietor of Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria, built a mansion for his wife who died in 1904 before it was finished. It had 127 rooms including an indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, and billiard room. Sounds like a game of Clue! (The butler did it in the bil-

liard room!) After 70 years of dereliction, the castle has been restored and has many visitors who might never see the castles on the Rhine. The Thousand Islands were a haven for liquor smugglers during Prohibition. And were you wondering about Thousand Island dressing? Yes, George Boldt learned of a fisherman – who had patched together a salad dressing from the eclectic supplies of their campsite – mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sweet pickles, and chopped onion. He proudly served it in his elegant New York hotel, christening it with Thousand Island dressing. I’m sure he never imagined the billion burgers that McDonald’s would put it on. Next came Lake Ontario, which is the smallest of the Great Lakes and

has a unique microclimate, similar to Italy’s Tuscany region so grapes grow and wineries abound (25 vineyards and more than 50 wineries). The next day we would visit one, making me think I was back in the Santa Ynez Valley or where I lived in Spain. Besides tasting wine, we had a delicious al fresco lunch. The next morning, we disembarked at the northern end of the Welland Canal. The original canal was opened in 1829 and was extended to reach Lake Erie in 1833. It boasts eight locks. As our ship waited to transit the locks, we drove to Niagara Falls. No, Don and I had never seen them! You’ve all seen pictures of the tourists in yellow slickers braving the falls on

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The bus that Rosa Parks was in the day she declined to move to the back in the Ford Museum The chair Lincoln was shot in at the Ford Museum

the famous Hornblower Voyage of the Falls. Well, now the slickers are cheap, thin reddish pink plastic, the weight of a flimsy grocery bag. But never mind, we were going to get wet either way. They called it “misty spray.” I called it a deluge. We didn’t see much of the falls on the Hornblower. We were too busy getting wet. The view is better from the shore but don’t miss the boat ride. Historically, Niagara Falls played a pivotal role in the Underground Railroad. The network of secretive routes and safe houses that began in the south terminated just over the bridge in the safety of Canada. People like Harriet Tubman clandestinely took fleeing slaves across the border on the suspension bridge. We then drove to a charming little town called Niagara-on-the-Lake in

Canada. The Chamber of Commerce calls it Canada’s prettiest town. They tout, “Life in the slow lane. Time to sip and savor, meander and mull, or… dive with reckless abandon back under the duvet.” What I wanted to do was shop longer. There were so many quaint ones and a whole store full of my favorite Joseph Ribkoff fashions but no time to try on. Oh, well! Now we sailed from Lake Erie to Lake Huron. At Windsor, Ontario, we boarded a motor coach and crossed the Ambassador Bridge, a privately owned suspension bridge that connects Windsor with Detroit. It’s the busiest international trade crossing in North America ($13 billion in annual production). Just outside of Detroit in Dearborn, we visited the Henry Ford Museum. Don’t miss it if you’re ever in the neighborhood. Some of the highlights

The Model T in parts to show how the assembly line worked

include the limo that carried President Kennedy the day he was killed. It is no longer a convertible. A top was added for President Johnson. Our docent was an engineer who helped the day the work was done. He said, “Everyone was whispering while working, as if in reverence.” There was the car they pushed Reagan into when he was shot, and the chair from the Ford Theatre in which Abraham Lincoln was killed. The theatre manager owned the chair. Eventually, it went up for auction and Ford bought it from the agent. There is also the bus where Rosa Parks stood her ground, sparking the Civil Rights movement December 1, 1955. The first 10 seats were for whites and the back 10 for blacks. Two white men got on and she wouldn’t move. The police were called and she was fined $17 but no jail time. The docent let us board the bus, where we could sit in her seat and take a photo. Of course, the museum had many many more things on display. All kinds of vehicles including a Model T Ford taken apart, so you could see how it had been put together on the

first assembly line. The workers put a car together every 96 minutes. This movement created the middle class and even the suburbs because their wages were so good. In 1909, a car cost $870. In 1923, only $270. There were tractors of all types on exhibit, which changed the methods of farm work. They cost $720. Cheaper than horses – and when they weren’t working, they weren’t eating. Before the Model T, there were millions of tons of horse manure. It is estimated that 40 animals a day died in New York City in the horse-and-buggy days. Another change the Model T made was the demise of one-room schoolhouses. People could drive further to school and so consolidate. At the museum, they also had a Model T for visiting children that they could take apart and put together. There is a copy of the first plane the Wright Brothers flew in 1903 for 12 seconds, a collection of giant steam engines and of extraordinary American furniture dating from 1670 to the present. As the Ford Museum brochure stated: “Discover how the past has made our world what it is today.” •MJ

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Since the animal’s death, Morrow has made it her mission to bring awareness to animal abuse and worked with the staff at Elings Park to dedicate an area at the park that will “cultivate community compassion for animals and strive to raise awareness that prevents animal abuse.” Floyd’s Memorial is being constructed next to the restrooms above the soccer fields and will feature a garden, where a remarkable statue of Floyd, sculpted by local artist Bud Bottoms, will be placed. There will also be a drinking fountain that serves dogs and people, and, an artistic ceramic tile wall created by local artist Sheryl Wheeler through donations by individuals who purchase tiles embellished with their dog’s paw prints. Morrow says she envisions the memorial area as a place for non-profit organizations, such as Gretchen Lieff’s animal charity, Davey’s Voice, to gather for events or meetings. “Ideally, I’d like to raise enough money in donations that we can sponsor nonprofits to use the park, otherwise they have to pay a fee,” Morrow said. Davey’s Voice was founded in honor of another abused dog, Davey, who was euthanized after severe animal abuse at the hands of his owner, Duanying Chen, who was later deported from the United States. Davey will have a presence

at Floyd’s Memorial, where a photo of him will be part of the tile mosaic. Lieff, along with Diana Basehart of The Diana Basehart Foundation, will offer remarks and lead a silent march to honor abused animals. Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson will be the keynote speaker. Attendees at the fundraiser and ribbon cutting are encouraged to donate tax-deductible contributions to Floyd’s Fund, an account established by the Elings Park Foundation to recover costs associated with building the memorial and to provide the small grants to animal welfare organizations. “They work so hard, if they have a free place that is a place for animal advocacy, that would only make their lives easier,” Morrow said. A 6” x 6” ceramic tile can be purchased for $250, upon which a dog’s paw print and names will be placed. Those unable to attend the ceremony are invited to purchase a tile before or after the event at the Elings Park office. “There are very limited resources in Santa Barbara for animal abuse. If we can bring awareness to it, maybe there will be a change,” Morrow said, adding that the memorial will include a plaque with Floyd’s story and these words: “look, listen, and report animal abuse.” The event begins at 4 pm, with a

Sculptor Bud Bottoms with Michele Morrow, and the life-size statue of Floyd that Bud sculpted

A life-size sculpture of Floyd, a Chihuahua who was killed last year. The sculpture will be unveiled at Elings Park on Friday, March 3.

candlelight march at 5:30 pm. For more information, visit www.elingspark.org. Later in the month, Davey’s Voice

will be the benefit charity of the Gallery Montecito’s exhibition that runs March 17 through April 30. Maria Mertens, gallery director, says the charity was chosen because of its good work to create awareness around animal suffering and its advocacy for voiceless, abused, neglected, and abandoned animals. Davey’s Voice supports projects and programs that promote animal welfare, reduce suffering, and save lives, and the group advocates for harsher laws and stronger legislation against animal abuse. The artists represented in the show include Robert Emmons and Tom Mielko. Through his cast bronze sculptures, Emmons explores all aspects of the human form, celebrating its beauty and diversity. He

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The young UCSB music student, who had been designated as the stylishly dressed 30-year-old Wang’s page turner for her musical score, made a number of errors, including turning pages too early and, on one occasion, turning two at one time, much to Wang’s obvious exasperation. Although the hapless youngster missed her pages, Wang didn’t miss a beat, playing to perfection. After a long intermission, which was meant to have been just 15 minutes, Wang returned to the stage to finish the entertaining show with Debussy’s violin sonata in G Major and Bartok’s violin sonata No. 1 in C-sharp Minor – but with a different page turner. Fortunately, sitting in the audi-

ence, having traveled up from the Big Orange with music critic Mark Swed from the L.A. Times, was Chilean Paolo Bortolameolli, a Dudamel Fellow with the L.A. Phil, who was quickly enlisted, with a borrowed black shirt, as the new keyboard accomplice. “The Schubert piece was very complicated with a lot of repeats in the score, which caused the UCSB student to have some problems,” he told me charitably at a reception for premiere patrons after the show, which included Dan and Meg Burnham, Maurice Singer, and other fans. Wang, who was just named Musical America’s Artist of the Year for 2017, will be back in our Eden by the Beach

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There He Goes Again Former UCSB Daily Nexus editor Josh Elliott now has the dubious distinction of having departed three major U.S. networks. Josh was a former anchor on ABC’s popular a.m. show Good Morning America, but left after four years in 2014 to join rival NBC working in sports. Frustrated at a lack of air time, he jumped to CBS last year, but was still being paid by the Peacock Network for the rest of his $5.5 million a year contract. In a bizarre series of events, which eventually led to his dismissal, he stepped down from CBS’s digital channel for what he thought was a larger role at CBS News – shocking his own bosses, who had no idea he was announcing his plan to leave the online station. It seems Josh, who tied the knot in our tony town with New York WABCTV anchor Liz Cho two years ago, as I exclusively reported here, had recently met with Laurie Orlando, the network’s head of talent, who had told him that she wanted him to take on a bigger role at CBS News, with plans to file reports for CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning. But it seems Josh, 45, announced his

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departure without warning, according to sources, taking CBS News president David Rhodes totally by surprise. “They totally bungled their own announcement,” says one source. “There was no communication.” Rhodes has now fired Josh, having reportedly been told he showed “bad judgment.” “Josh will no longer be reporting for CBS News,” the network said in a terse statement. Stay tuned. Jackson in Action Prolific Montecito author Beverley Jackson has just published her latest book, Dolls of Spain. Octogenarian Beverley, former society scribe for the News-Press, has been collecting dolls from all over the world since the age of seven, as the colorful collection at her Montecito Shores home attests. “In 1968, I was spending a lot of time in Spain,” she explains. “I tried everywhere to find a book on Spanish dolls. There were tons of books on English, French, and German dolls, but nothing that I wanted. “So I started researching. I interviewed an archeologist in Wales who wrote a massive book on the history of the Iberian peninsula and he gave me a photo of a carved bone Copper Age doll. And so it began.” The late actress Shirley Temple, who was a classmate of Beverley’s at Westlake School for Girls, presented her with the Spanish dolls photographed in the charming new tome. “Now that collection has been auctioned off and her dolls have gone everywhere,” says Beverley. “I have found two small doll museums in the suburbs of Barcelona, which I have photographed, but they are also longgone. “I also got involved with the reli-

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gious statues and ceremonies in Spain as the word for religious statues is muneca, the same word as doll in Spanish.” Then Beverley managed to visit China during the Cultural Revolution and her interests changed, going on to write six books on Chinese costume and customs. Her book Splendid Slippers, on the Chinese custom of footbinding, first published in 1997 by Random House, has been re-printed a number of times. “Then this January, I came across all the Spanish material and photos while cleaning out closets,” adds Beverley. “I had bought photo rights from the Smithsonian to the Prado in Madrid, and I thought, what a waste. “Checking, I discovered there was still no book on the dolls of Spain, so I went to work and brought the book bang up to date.” Beverley, with the help of her friend Kathleen Fetner, who constructs her websites, self-printed the work on Create Space. “It’s a great way to publish in today’s world,” enthuses Beverley. “You do it your way. You get the book

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rasil Arts Cafe often hosts samba and capoeira and Brazilian music, as well as great eats. Now there’s a self-healing seminar with Lindsay Buchanan: “How to Keep Your Heart Open and Clear and Act with Compassion In Our Evolving World”. The class is about the heart organ, the heart energetically in the Chinese medicine system, the emotional body, and the heart chakra as Buchanan leads an exploration and discussion on how to stay open, kind, and compassionate in our modern world while nurturing and caring for ourselves first and foremost. In Chinese medicine, the heart is to always remain empty so the spirits can come in and out as they choose. Participants will learn how to accomplish that goal using a handful of herbs, remedies, stones, and other energetic tools, in addition to a “magical practice of protection” geared toward thriving in our current political climate. The 5:30 to 7:30 pm event on Friday, February 24, is held at the cafe, 1230 State St., and costs $35 to $45 on a sliding scale. Visit www.facebook. com/events/1495174647191814 or con-

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Dr.’s Orders: Healing with Vocals

Dr. Gwendolyn McClure, Ph.D., L.M.T., a pioneer in the field of vocal sound healing, has been teaching her own Vocal Journey workshop in Santa Barbara since 1990, often through SBCC’s Center for Lifeling Learning (née Adult Ed). The workshop helps participants connect in a loving way to our bodies, Mother Earth, and our souls, as well as open our throats to free our voices. The process can be both profound and transformational yet loving and gentle. Dr. McClure assists in “midwifing” your voice to let go of old sorrows and pains – including those you may not even know you have – in addition to support connection with and expression of the golden treasures of your psyche. Her orientation is that vocalizing the soul creates a clear path to take action: as the literal voice is freed, it creates an openness for the metaphorical soul’s voice to soar. As a previous participant in Dr. McClure’s Vocal Journey workshop, I can attest to a palpable movement of energy that took place during one of the extended “journeys,” which she facilitates with as much personal encouragement and support as necessary, tailored to the individual, after getting the group going. It took awhile for me to finally allow myself to get over feeling silly making strange sounds in a room full of strangers (though after the opening exercises, my fellow workshoppers felt more like a mini-community), but once I did, I noticed a letting go of old traumas in ways that were, at least to me, inexplicable yet still highly effective. Which is the point – to bypass the mind and go directly to the source of blockages inside the body. Dr. McClure’s next Set Your Voice & Soul Free Vocal Healing Journey class is a two-session series that begins this Saturday, February 25, and concludes on March 11, both from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Noble Wellness Center, 922 Carpinteria St. The cost is $149 for both sessions. Dr. McClure will also offer private sessions during the same twoweek period. Call (520) 904-2043, email Gwendolyn@vocalsoundhealer.com or visit www.vocalsoundhealer.com.

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SpiritSings project with vocalist-bassist-producer Eje Lynn-Jacobs, is also a vocal sound healer who has practiced and taught for more than 30 years. Joined by her daughter, Nell LeBlanc, a licensed Qi Massage therapist and acupressure instructor, Grace offers one of her periodic Core Organ Vibrational Upgrade this Sunday, February 26, from 1 to 5:30 pm. The journey goes deep into the body to harmonize and renew core organs with vocal sound, acupressure self-massage, and intentional awareness. Participants will have the opportunity to befriend and bless the liver, heart, lungs, and kidneys with love and gratitude; learn vocal sounds, acupressure points, and Qi Gong movements specific to each organ; and liberate congested energy, cleanse, tune, and harmonize for greater primal vitality. Hexagonal water for optimum cellular cleansing and healthy chi-boosting snacks will be provided during the afternoon, which takes place at Arden Light House, 318 Arden Road. The fee is $38 pre-registration, $48 at the door. To pre-register via PayPal, email nellsqimassage@ gmail.com. More details at www.meetup.com/Santa-Barbara-Vocal-SoundHealing-Immersion

Healing Arts Faire

Center of the Heart Spiritual Living’s Winter 2017 Healing Arts Faire is slated for noon to 5 pm on Saturday, February 25, at 487 N. Turnpike Road. Local healers offer a wide variety of modalities including Tarot card readings, intuitive channeling, intuitive healers, Angel Card readers, massage, energy work and more, with a fee of $20 for each 15-minute mini-treatment/session. (Note: a few sessions are priced higher). There are also booths with vendors selling jewelry, food, clothing, gifts, and more, all in the healing arts vein. Call 964-4861 or visit www.centeroftheheart.com.

Expanding the Mind

Psychologist and “psychedelic explorer” James Fadiman, Ph.D., presents the next Mind & Supermind lecture in SBCC CLL’s series on Monday, February 27, at 7:30 pm at the Schott Center auditorium, 310 W. Padre Street. In his “New Paradigms and New Tools for the Mind” talk, Dr. Fadiman will discuss new ways in which the mind can be expanded through different interpretations of the human psyche – including an emerging understanding that displaces the old “single self” assumption with the idea that a healthy personality is actually composed of multiple selves. He’ll also take a look at current studies using micro-dosing psychedelic substances to heal depression, anxiety, and menstrual pain, and enhance learning and creativity. Admission is $20. Call 687-0812 or visit www.theCLL.org. •MJ 23 February – 2 March 2017

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In Passing

by Erin Graffy

Charles Robert Graffy (1924 – 2016)

Test pilot Chuck Graffy with one of his favorite planes: the s B-47 Stratojet Young Chuck Graffy training in Army Air Corps in two-place, tandem-seating, open cockpit, single-engine (PT-19 Fairchild) at Moore Field in Mission, Texas, receiving direction here from a flight instructor. Chuck became a captain by the age of 21.

ilot Charles Robert Graffy took his final flight on December 18, 2016, at the age of 92½. A pilot’s pilot, he flew for more than 60 years, with more than 30,000 hours on more than 100 different aircraft — from Piper Cubs to Mach 2 F-14 Tomcats. With an extraordinary career in aviation, Chuck Graffy, working on some of the greatest military planes ever designed, was one of the last survivors from the golden era of experimental test pilots. Born in Chicago 1924, the grandson of German immigrants, “Chuck” was the fourth of six children (a sister and five brothers). His love of all things aeronautical started early. As a boy of 10, he began building flying-model airplanes, interestedly noting what affected flight, adjusting for weight, balance, and wingspan, and hand-carving his propellers. A distributor of Megow Airplane kits was so impressed by the youngster’s meticulous construction, that he provided Chuck with free models to build, to use for displays in toy stores. At 11 years old, Chuck would ride his bike four miles out to Midway Airport to watch the planes. He struck a friendship with a pilot and agreed to wash his aircraft in exchange for plane rides. He was hooked. At 15, he began taking flying lessons (in a Welch), earning his pilot’s license a year later. He excelled at his high school drafting classes and after graduation worked 60 hours a week as a junior engineer for the Studebaker Company, while taking night classes at Illinois Institute of Technology, later earning his B.S. in aeronautical engineering. During WWII, Chuck was a very young captain (at the age of 21)

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in the Army Air Corps, where he trained fighter pilots (including training Pacific ace Dick Bong in gunnery school) utilizing P-42s, P-47s, and P-51s.

Becoming a Test Pilot

Post-war, he worked as draftsman for the short-lived Tucker Automobile Company in Chicago. Chuck then was approved to stay on in the Army Air Corps Reserve and was one of only 10 men sent to Denver to train in jets. When a Boeing executive learned that Chuck had more than 60 hours’ jet experience, he immediately recruited the young man to Boeing. Chuck became an engineering test pilot in Wichita, Kansas, to test the B-47, XB-47, YB-47, RB-47, the B-52 and its many variants. At this time, test pilots were in an

Flying the RB-47 over Wichita, Kansas, as a test pilot for Boeing, Chuck Graffy can be seen as pilot in front of the plane in foreground. For years, this photo was displayed on a big wall at the Sears in Wichita (demonstrating Boeing’s pervasive influence in that city).

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extremely dangerous occupation — averaging a death a week. (Six of his Boeing comrades were killed in crashes.) Test pilots had a base salary and then would bid on the airplane to be tested. Chuck was substantially younger than the other pilots, but his engineering background gave him a significant edge. He studied the operation handbooks for the planes. “I was so steeped in the airplane,” he told me, “I knew it backwards and forwards.” He knew which planes to avoid, and which to test. And he never lost a plane. Sought by General Electric Flight Test to be their engineering test pilot in Schenectady, New York, Chuck flew diverse jet aircraft (B-45, B-57, B-58, F-106, F-100, F-104) under a classified security clearance.

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Early Megow War Plane model kit of the kind that fascinated 10-year-old Chuck Graffy

In the early 1960s, Chuck was selected as West Coast manager to lead General Electric’s Pacific Missile Range Programs and moved his family to sunny Santa Barbara. GE was designing guidance systems and Chuck’s planes (twin-engine Convair, DC6, A-26, B-57, and B-66) would simulate missiles. When the program folded, he decided to stay where the weather was better, and for a short time bought and ran Decorator Marble Company before returning to the skies. He flew as private pilot for Fess Parker, corporate pilot for Bill Wilson and McMahon Company (Howard 500, Beechcraft 18), and for Daryl Tomlin Corporation (Jet Commander 1121 and Falcon 20). And Chuck was the only pilot Chuck Thornton, Jr. would allow to fly his T-38 jet. In the mid-1970s, Chuck became owner and general manager of Golden State Airlines (DC-3, Convair 440 and Convair 580), with charter flight contracts with the Los Angeles Times, Disney, and the U.S. Navy. After selling the business, he joined Hughes Aircraft as Senior Engineering test pilot, working again with a classified security clearance. He flew developmental tests on military hardware and systems (including the FLIR Infra-red systems Hughes developed in Goleta), utilizing a WWII Douglas A-26, F-14 Tomcat, and Citation Jet. The A-26 had a two-layer radial (round) engine. If not started correctly, the piston or crankshaft could be broken, so Chuck was the only one allowed to start it. Chuck was forced to retire from Hughes only because someone in HR realized he was still flying... and was over 65.

“Buzzing Home”

There was virtually no plane Chuck Graffy would not or could not fly, for work or for fun. Chuck did cloud seeding for Sagandaga Reservoir in New York, flew airmail to Santa Cruz Island, looped the Golden Gate Bridge in a P-47, and flew through a hangar “just because.” In New York, he would buzz the family home in an F-86 to let his sons 23 February – 2 March 2017

know he was on his way home, and on Santa Barbara Street when his kids saw a plane circle the neighborhood and dip its wings, they’d know it was time for dinner as dad would be home in 20 minutes from the airport. He had the opportunity to fly celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Jimmy Durante, Paul Anka, and others. He picked up Ed McMahon after The Tonight Show and flew him to Las Vegas where he was performing. Chuck was asked to be an astronaut, but after watching the earliest launches at Cape Canaveral, he demurred. “Things were blasted up, and then would fall backwards and go into fire.” He wanted no part of it when he realized the pilot could not control the choices, decisions, and environment. “All I ever wanted to do was fly,” he’d say. “Every day I’d wake up and think, ‘I can’t wait to get to work.’ I just loved to fly.” When he was down on the ground, he was a superb natural athlete. He excelled as a ball player in his youth, was a top-scoring (290s) league bowler, avid golfer, and in the last 20 years was a champ at lawn bowling tournaments, enjoying the great camaraderie of the lawn bowling aficionados downtown. Besides Chuck’s love of flying, it was his family that was the pride of his life. He met his wife, Jeanne, when she was a teenager, and wooed her with letters through the war. Together they raised a family of five, fueling their children – Kurt (Cathay Gunn), Neal, Erin (Dr. James Garcia), Colleen, and Kerry (Fred Mariea) – with his sense of drive, independence, and accomplishment. And they were equally devoted to their grandchildren: Colette, Colin, Kyle, Kirsten Gunn-Graffy, and Spencer Mariea. Chuck Graffy’s early aviation history with the Army Air Corps was captured by the American Airpower Heritage Museum in Texas for its Commemorative Air Force oral history. Chuck was also nominated for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award instituted by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. •MJ

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GROWING GREEN

Dan Seibert pulled this rose bush out from a new client after it had struggled for years and learned that it had been planted three inches too deep and the additional three inches of mulch around the base was too much. He cut off some suckers from the root stock and will attempt to save it.

by Dan Seibert Mr. Seibert helps people out with their plants for a living and is familiar with all kinds of gardening and small designs of planter beds and pots. His background includes four years at San Ysidro Ranch, some time at the Biltmore, and 10 years as head gardener at El Encanto. You can reach him at: danosb@cox.net

More on Mulch Dan Seibert had to rake away about four inches of mulch that was nearly suffocating this plant; “the lower branches were covered, and that’s never good (except with tomatoes),” he says

he good thing about mulch, which I wrote about two weeks ago in issue MJ #23/5, is having two to three inches in planter beds, and six inches in open areas. Mulch will suppress, if not kill the weeds that are growing there. It will decompose over time and feed the soil. Having pulled weeds out of six inches of mulch, I can report a 99-percent success rate in pulling them out by the roots. But, there is a dark side. For the past few years, I have left most leaves and plant litter on the ground to act as mulch but have discovered that too much of a good thing can be bad. Wet mulch around the base of a plant can cause leaves to turn yellow and drop off. And in some cases cause the death of the plant.

Dan’s New BatteryPowered Leaf Blower

I started working for a new client this week (dream job), and in our first meeting she said she would not

allow any gas leaf blowers to be used on her property. I looked around with dismay, as using an electric one and pulling a few hundred feet of extension cord just didn’t make sense. Then she said what I hear from many folks living in Montecito, including from a retired couple I work for, who say the noise from gardeners using leaf blowers is a six-days-a-week annoyance, all year long. This seems crazy. As a gardener, however, I have a love/hate relationship with blowers. I love to use them on the lowest power setting, almost like a broom to gather debris. Having been trained at San Ysidro Ranch and the Biltmore, our top concern was to avoid disturbing the guests. So we kept the machines on low, producing a hum rather than screech. Twenty years ago, Santa Barbara banned gas leaf blowers but left electric blowers legal. I voted for it, even though I was working at El Encanto Hotel and using one all the time. I was sick of the gardeners in my home neighborhood running these on full

Dan Seibert’s Husqvarna 436LiB battery-powered blower is on the right; that’s an old gas blower on the left

power, blowing dust and debris into my place. Plus if you happen to be home, it’s just awful. Anyway, back to my new client. In the last five years, battery-powered leaf blowers have been introduced to the gardening industry. In the last two years, the volume levels have dropped drastically. With this information, I suggested to her that we look into trying one. My friends that own Arbor Services Tree Care have been using the battery type for a few years; I stopped by and asked if I could borrow theirs. They gladly lent it to me. This new machine is terrific; at low power, it can’t be heard inside and the sound hardly carries outside. As

I used it, my client said she would buy one. By the way, her neighbor – a well-known television personality – limits her gardeners’ use of leaf blowers to a few hours on Fridays. Wouldn’t it be great if neighbors could work together to set one or two days a week for blowers to be used? It would probably work better than the blower ban in Santa Barbara that has been a failure. The model I used, Husqvarna 436LiB, is $250; with the battery and charger, it retails for about $550. A small price to pay for more peace and quiet. Here’s a link to a YouTube video of the model I used: www.youtube. com/watch?v=Q0JsXD_0OAY •MJ

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WATER FRONT (Continued from page 5)

Ynez River above Cachuma, has an equally optimistic outlook. It sits at a current storage level of 2,700 AF, or 52% of its full capacity of 5,144 AF. A heaven-sent 2,700 AF in Jameson helps when the state has stolen 7,000 AF of MWD’s water stored in the San Luis Reservoir.

3. W hy is the board responsible for developing a strategic plan for the District to meet its five-year supply and demand commitments to fulfill its obligation to provide an “adequate and reliable supply of high-quality water at the most reasonable cost?” Isn’t that the job of management?

New MWD directors Floyd Wicks and Tobe Plough ran for election on a platform promising MWD would deliver a written long-term strategic plan that included reliable, rainfall-independent, local water options such as desalination of the Pacific Ocean at an affordable cost; use of recycled wastewater for groundwater injection, or for heavy landscape users; and exploring working with partner agencies to create local underground storage banking opportunities during periods of above-normal rainfall for use in extended drought years. The MWD Board and management team is 100% committed to producing a written, long-range strategic Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), as required by law, to be submitted to the State. Regrettably, MWD’s last strategic plan was filed in 2005. In 2010, the MWD management team told the board it was “too busy” to write and file a plan. The 2015 strategic UWMP was outsourced in January 2016 to a consultant, the former MWD engineer Karl Meier, now a principal with Michael Baker Consulting. With the establishment of a formal Strategic Planning Committee in January 2017, combined with a series of three Special Board meetings and three Strategic Planning Committee meetings in late January and early February, the 2015 UWMP draft plan will be submitted to the board in early March for review followed by inspection and comment by the community. Of course you are correct, Roger Morrison, management creates the strategic plan and the board approves, not the other way around. Current management tenure is limited – Nick Turner has served as general manager for one year; engineering manager Adam Kanold has been on the job for two months; and business manager Tom Sheil started the first of this year. The new Board Strategic Planning Committee consists of president Dick Shaikewitz with 10 years of MWD experience, and newly elected board member and veteran water executive Wicks. Kanold and GM Turner have promised that never again will the UWMP be farmed out to a consultant but will be written by management in-house in consultation with the board and vetted by the community.

4. W hy are there so many independent water entities within Santa Barbara County drawing on common sources of underground water, surface reservoirs, and the ocean?

Along the South Coast of Santa Barbara County, there are 17 water districts and city entities: City of Goleta has four – mayor and city council, Goleta Water District, Goleta Sanitary District, Goleta West Sanitary District; City of Santa Barbara has seven – mayor and city council, Water Commission, Public Works, Water Resources Department, El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant, Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, and La Cumbre Mutual Water Company; Montecito and Summerland have three – Montecito Water District, Montecito Sanitary District, and Summerland Sanitary District; and City of Carpinteria has three – mayor and city council, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Carpinteria Sanitary District. Every individual water and sanitary district has a board elected to protect their own individual fiefdoms. Instead, they need to coordinate and consolidate their efforts. Some have begun that process, notably Carpinteria, which has embraced a strong working relationship between Carp Valley Water and Carp Sanitary. The City of Santa Barbara can also boast of cordial working relationships between its assorted water entities. The 2017 Board of MWD and its management team are vigorously exploring new regional approaches wherein South Coast partners can work together to make the entire region reliably self sufficient, with zero dependence on future rainfall, through locally controlled seawater desalination; maximum use of recycled water, especially for landscaping; and local underground water banking and recharge opportunities, where water from wet years is stored for drought years in high-capacity underground aquifers, especially in Carpinteria and Goleta. •MJ

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Lawsuit, Anyone?

Governor Jerry Brown asked us to conserve 25% of our water usage – and we did, conserving and storing not just 25%, but 43% of our previous usage through the imposition of mandatory rationing. We have paid the penalty of distressed and dying trees, thin hedges, and dead grass. We have degraded our community plan, which calls for “preserving the extensive landscaping and ‘garden’ atmosphere of this community.” In the process, we have weathered the indignity of paying twice as much money for half as much water.

San Luis Reservoir Paper Spill

Now, the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) wants to pilfer 30,000 acre-feet (AF) of conserved South Coast water, including 7,500 AF belonging to the Montecito Water District (MWD), to make room in the San Luis reservoir for 2017 State water released from northern reservoirs nearing capacity. Normally, the resolution would be to simply ship the 30,000 AF of South Coast water stored in the 2,000,000 AF San Luis Reservoir through the Coastal Branch of the California Aqueduct to a half-full Lake Cachuma. The conveyance pipe and pump system, designed and approved by the State Water Project (SWP), is too small, preventing the transfer of water from the San Luis reservoir to Lake Cachuma.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Solution The alternate solution, offered by the CCWA (Central Coast Water Authority) is to send the 30,000 AF of South Coast conserved water down the California Aqueduct to the giant Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District of Southern California under a three-for-two exchange agreement, where Metropolitan absconds with a third of our water as payment for their storage of our water. Theoretically, the South Coast would only lose 10,000 AF of its stored 30,000 AF, but nothing in water law is quite that simple. The reality is that the 33% loss, grows to 45% when all costs are included, according to Nick Turner, GM of MWD. In addition, there is no guaranteed return of water. Timing of any returns is uncertain, and it is quite possible that any returned water may only be available as payback water from the purchase of imported water, now stored in the San Luis Reservoir.

The Cost to South Coast and Montecito Ratepayers

Dollar-wise, at an acquisition cost of $500 per acre foot including return obligations, this 30,000 AF water loss represents a $15-million theft by the State from South Coast customers with $3.5 million extracted from MWD customers’ pockets. If this conserved water were destined for the protection of the extinct steelhead trout in the San Ysidro River, or the Delta smelt or the tidewater goby, this burglary would be reversed by the governor and the environmental community PDQ.

The Logical Solution

All it would take is an executive order from the governor to stay this heist until spring to determine real water levels at the San Luis Reservoir, or a judicial decision by a look-alike 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that finds that the State DWR cannot lawfully take possession of our conserved saved water, or water conserved by any other California community still classified as being in a Phase 4 “extreme drought” condition such as the South Coast of Santa Barbara. Newly elected District 1 County Supervisor Das Williams, alone among our top eight local government officials, has at least attempted to intercede on our behalf with the State Water Board. He reports that “once the San Luis Reservoir starts filling, the conserved water becomes what’s known as ‘Article 21 water,’ provided to State Water Project consumers when water is available in excess of need.” Williams goes on to say that “DWR cannot set aside the water for us, because breaking a contract such as this would set a disastrous precedent and destabilize our statewide water administration.” This is bureaucratic babble, typical of State agencies. Saving 30,000 AF of previously conserved water out of the 2.5 million AF of State Water delivered each year will not destabilize our State water administration. That argument is as weak as the broth made from the shadow of a starving chicken. How can a state bureaucracy appropriate stored conserved water and re-label it as State Water, now available to any State Water customer? This action by the State Water Board, while contractually permissible, is morally repugnant. Is there anyone in our community, or in the State bureaucracy, willing to enforce what general Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf, hero of Desert Storm, termed his Rule 14: “When in doubt, do what’s right”?

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

Name Blame

here’s a story that the town of Nome, Alaska, got its name because of bad hand-writing. A British naval officer who was uncertain about what the place was called, wrote beside it on his chart: “Name?” A map-maker, using that chart, misread the note, and thought that it said “Nome.” I myself suffered a comparable mishap. At one of the many schools I attended, the teacher, when chalking my name on the blackboard, wrote the capital A, so carelessly that it looked like an “Fi” turning “Ashleigh” into “Fishleigh.” The result was tremendous merriment on the part of my classmates, who from then on taunted me with endearing terms like “Fish-face.” Mistakes about names are, however, hardly limited to these rather trivial examples. In fact, one the most famous poems of one of the greatest English poets, John Keats, contains a glaring error, which we happily overlook. In his sonnet, “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer,” Keats is trying to tell us how thrilling it was to him to be able to read Homer for the first time, through a translation by George Chapman: hen felt I... like stout Cortez when T with eagle eyes He star’d at the Pacific – and all his men Look’d at each other with a wild surmise – Silent, upon a peak in Darien. Beautiful imagery – but unfortunately, it was not “stout Cortez” but Balboa who, with his men, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and (in 1513) was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean. (Incidentally, that region of Darien, which straddles the border between Panama and Colombia, has long been infamous as an area so swampy and generally inhospitable that it remains the last uncompleted segment of the Pan-American Highway. Hence, despite the magic of Keats’s words, we have that area’s unpleasant sobriquet: “The Darien Gap”.) But name mistakes come in all shapes and sizes. For example, there’s the true story of a man in the U.S. who wanted to fly to Oakland, California, but was mis-heard by the ticket agent, and found himself sent to New Zealand – because of the similarity in sound between “Oakland” and “Auckland.” 23 February – 2 March 2017

And the only piece I ever sold to The New Yorker magazine (for $10) was a “filler” based on a strange name mistake I had seen in a London newspaper. The paper reported that a pirate radio station operating just outside British waters had given its mailing address on the air as a post office box at “Graham Central Station, New York.” This mistake could only have been made by someone who knew little about New York – but also only in a country where “Grand” and “Graham” are pronounced similarly. Then there is, of course, the famous fairy-tale (which we owe to the Brothers Grimm) whose plot hinges on a name that nobody can mistake, because nobody can guess what it is. In case you’re not familiar with the story, it concerns a miller’s daughter who somehow acquires a reputation for being able to spin straw into gold. She is able to maintain this deception only with the aid of an imp, who in return exacts from her an increasingly stiff price, leading up to a situation in which the price is her first-born child, unless she can guess the imp’s name. It turns out to be a name which nobody could ever guess, but which she, by some lucky sleuthing, overhears him singing to himself: RUMPLESTILTSKIN. This happily saves the day. Finally, another famous children’s story led, through a bizarre real-life name debacle, to the virtual demise of what had been an extremely successful chain of American restaurants. In 1899, a Scots woman named Helen Bannerman published what became a very popular children’s book about a family of Tamils (an ethnic group who tend to be dark-skinned and live mostly in Southern India, where the story is set.) Their son, the hero of the story, is called Little Black Sambo. In 1957, a restaurant was started in Santa Barbara, California. Its name – Sambo’s – was taken from portions of the names of its two founders, SAM Battistone and Newell BOhnett. By 1979, there were 1,117 Sambo’s in 47 states. Unfortunately, by then “Sambo” had come to seem, to many people, almost as racially demeaning as “Uncle Tom”. Ultimately, there was no way of fighting this kind of antagonism. By 1982, all the restaurants had closed, except the original one, which still flourishes, as Sambo’s, on the Santa Barbara beach-front. •MJ

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Love-themed assemblage works by artist Susan Tibbles

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rtist Susan Tibbles curates a monthly exhibit at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club [SBTC], which features new artists each month. It’s a huge undertaking to which she has been committed for the past nine years. Deemed a champion for artists, Tibbles has become an icon in our town for her commitment to crating, selling, and providing a local gallery for artists of all mediums. The theme for the February exhibit is “LOVE” and the Studio 20 artists selected for the show are: Roxanne Aquiline, Lori Call, Katie Curry, Kate Klavan Doordan, Kim Flory, Donna Gallant, Pam Gartner, Rosemarie C. Gebhart, Jack Hewett, Beverley Jackson, Ginny Speirs, Veronica A. Mishou, Don Zimmerman, Janna Valenzuela, Joan McMullen, Siu Zimmerman, and Cynthia Woo. Studio 20 is the name of her art classroom at the Santa Barbara City College [SBCC] Center for Longlife Learning.

Author and journalist Beverley Jackson’s foray into art with her Cow Concerto piece

Q. Tell us about your curating and teaching... A. I have been curating and producing the exhibits for 2nd Fridays for nine years, and this one is number 98! This is the Second Annual show for my students through adult ed at SBCC. There are 17 collage and assemblage student artists, most have never exhibited before, along with some seasoned professionals in tonight’s exhibit, so there’s a lot of excitement among them.

Artist, curator, and teacher Susan Tibbles with her exhibiting students at the “LOVE” show, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery

This year, I asked my students to do the show.

Works have already sold and we’re about 15 minutes into the opening... That’s correct, the Valentines are selling fast, this is a “LOVE” show, and the students could do any rendition of the love theme or make a Valentine.

New artist Katie Curry’s work, I’m Not Trying On You [detail] at the “LOVE” exhibition

You have done Valentine shows previously.... Actually, I did the Valentine show

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I asked Tibbles to point out the newest artists in the class, and we came upon the interesting art of Kate Klavan Doordan, who works exclusively with wallpaper and vintage photographs; and Katie Curry, who has a child like quality using photographs, book covers, and similar weighted materials. I smiled with admiration as they going to take the medium far. Next, we ventured to the two veteran artists in the class, Rosemarie C. Gebhart and Beverley Jackson. Gebhart is making a unique statement with her printmaking using 12 different traditional methods from Intaglio with Chine collé to Stone Lithography. She is being shown in local galleries and at the Indigo Interiors on State Street. Her sophisticated works are clearly head-

ed for European and South American markets. Jackson, a well-known author and lecturer in Chinese art, and news columnist residing in Montecito, dabbles in art as well. Of her three pieces in this exhibit, she favors her Cow Concerto assemblage, a well-dressed cow figurine atop a black box room filled with a baby grand piano, a zebra, and music wallpaper. As more guests arrived during the evening and more art works sold, Tibbles has once again successfully crafted a marketable show. Congrats and LOVE to all. 411: Studio 20 “LOVE” Exhibit, February 10 – March 3 from 9 am to 9 pm daily Gallery at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara www.2ndFridaysArt.com •MJ

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Getting Personal with Speaking of Stories

eborah Bertling has been on stage innumerable times as a singer and actress, most recently ln a staged reading during last month’s PlayFest. But she always performs dialog written by someone else – not her own words. That’s why she’s both excited and a little nervous to be reading Christmas on the 405, her tale of her experiences during the holidays in 1993, as part of Speaking Of Stories’ 3rd annual Personal Stories presentation at the Center Stage Theater this Sunday through Wednesday. The themed evenings are patterned after The Moth, the popular theatrical and radio program that showcases “true stories told live” by the authors. (The actual The Moth show returns to Santa Barbara on April 13 at the Lobero.) “I’m a writer in my private life, but I don’t share any of it with many people,” Bertling explained earlier this week. “That’s not why I write. It’s just for me. I’ve only ever published a couple of articles in singer magazines over the years. So this is a big step for me.” Christmas on the 405 is a true ren-

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dering about “a unique family gathering,” Bertling said, noting that her then-fiancé did a “really sweet thing” that is a major part of the piece. “But I can’t say much more or you’ll figure out the ending,” she said. “I don’t want to spoil it.” Veteran Santa Barbara actress Kathy Marden is no stranger to Speaking of Stories, having read other authors’ tales in previous seasons. But even she considers herself something of a neophyte at the writing game, having taken up the practice fewer than five years ago through a memoir writing class at SBCC’s Adult Ed. “I’d done a little writing before, and I felt like I had some stories to tell,” she said. “During the class, I just started churning out these stories. I didn’t even know I had it in me.”

Two years ago, Marden was part of SOS’s initial Personal Stories production, reading a story about her father appropriately titled “My Father”. This year, she’s taking a deeper dive with “What a Shame” about struggling with her weight as a child. The story is about Marden’s journey as a “very overweight” young girl, she said. “My parents were both actors, and in those days actresses didn’t get fat, so my mother was always dieting and telling me I had to. Even though I eventually lost the weight, that feeling of shame still stays with you... the story is a journey through that process, a poignant story from my life. “To be honest, I’m having some second thoughts about putting my neurosis out there,” Marden said. “But I’ve also been a (psycho)therapist for 35 years, so it’s probably time.” Those are just two of the stories that will be shared during the run of the show, with each slate of 10 receiving a repeat performance. Speaking of Stories producer-director Maggie Mixsell’s concept was to blend local actors who were new to writing with experienced writers who had little or no stage experience, both reading their own prose in a community-building program. To that end, this year actresses Marden, Bertling, and others are joined by such wordsmiths as former Santa Barbara poet

laureate Perie Longo, who will read Resurrecting My Husband’s First Wife, and journalist-publicist Julia McHugh reading The Name Game. Montecito resident Susan Keller, producer-director (and actress) of Santa Barbara Revels, will share her story “Games People Play”, while author-memoir teacher Maureen Murdock reads “Tinkertoy Windmills”. Then there’s Lance Mason, the longtime on-and-off Santa Barbara-based dentist turned actor and writer. Mason just released a collection of short stories and is in the middle of penning his fifth novel, even though he just retired from practicing dentistry in 2015. A strange nexus? Perhaps not. “Creativity is a big part of dentistry, though you wouldn’t think of it,” Mason explained. “There’s a strong pull toward artistry; it’s actually integral to what you do in trying to recreate nature in someone’s mouth. Communicating with other people is important to me, and writing is just another way of expressing yourself.” Mason also acted in productions of 12 Angry Men and in The King and I, when he lived in New Zealand, which is the setting for his story “Getting it Back”, about a friend and fellow rugby enthusiast recovering his sense of humor after losing his eyesight. The

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served for several years as chairman of the Florence Academy Board, of which he remains a director. Emmons was president of the board of trustees of Santa Barbara Museum of Art, where he continues to serve on the investment committee. He and his wife, Christine, funded the Emmons Gallery in the museum; the gallery opened in 1998 and is devoted to the art and artists of California. The Emmonses have also funded art centers at Westmont College, the Marymount Academy, and Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara. Mielko brings images of the sea to life in his original paintings and drawings. Originally from Massachusetts, Mielko now splits his time between Santa Barbara and Nantucket; he is a member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society and The California Arts Club. He is a former trustee of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum and has served on the board of The Santa Barbara Arts Fund. The gallery is located at 1277 Coast Village Road.

Fire Prevention Program

On Monday, February 27, Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD) will begin its annual neighborhood fire prevention program. This season, there are 10 neighborhoods scheduled for the program. The schedule can be found each week in our This Week section, and also online at www.mon tecitofire.com. According to public information officer Joyce Reed, announcements are sent out to property owners located in the designated neighborhoods several weeks before the scheduled project. The District’s Wildland Fire Specialists offer property inspections and educate residents on ways they can improve wildland fire safety measures around their home. During the inspection, property owners are advised where they should remove or reduce vegetation to improve their defensible space. Vines, grass, palms, succulents, and other small trimmings can be put in dumpsters that have been donated by MarBorg Industries. The dumpsters are placed at pre-identified locations within the participating neighbor-

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Rick Caruso and Rick Lemmo at All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School, showing the kids the progress being made on the Miramar property

hoods during the week of the project. Participants are asked to stack larger shrub and tree limb materials at the edge of the nearest passable access road for free chipping. MFPD offers this program to more than 1,000 residents in the community. Reducing the volume of flammable vegetation helps to create more defensible and survivable space around the property and reduces the overall community threat from wildfire.

main house. The property will feature an oceanfront restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace, a signature restaurant in the main house, two swimming pools, a fitness center, and a wedding/ event space accommodating up to 400 guests. The final project entails 200,000 square feet of development and continues to be reviewed by Montecito Board of Architectural Review, who is helping Caruso and his team refine the design of the hotel.

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Last week, Rick Caruso, developer of the Miramar Hotel & Resort, visited All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School to speak with school children about his hotel, which is being built next door. Caruso answered the kids’ questions about their new neighbor and explained the types of equipment that is being used to build the hotel. The 30 kids, ranging in age from three to five years old, also got a chance to look through a newly built “observation window” in the sound-barrier wall to view construction equipment and activities as the project moves along for a 2018 grand opening. Caruso also touched on the history of the resort and what it means to the Montecito community. “The children are now able to watch the construction workers, and they were delighted to find out there will be an ice cream parlor at the new hotel!” said Padric Davis, director of All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School. Scheduled to open in the summer 2018, the resort will be part of Rosewood Hotel & Resorts’ prestigious collection of luxurious destinations and will include 124 guest rooms and 37 luxury suites located within lanai cottages, garden bungalows, and a classic

Tuesday, February 14 – Detectives from Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department contacted 28-year-old Cassidy Murphy King of Carpinteria regarding an investigation of stolen plants. During that time, detectives recovered some of the plants he allegedly took last year from Seaside Gardens and Lotusland. King was cooperative with the recovery of the plants at his residence. The Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Unit returned more than $3,000 worth of the stolen exotic plants last week. The case has been sent to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office for review. Last year, Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies identified King as the suspect in a theft of plants from an Ojai nursery and recovered alleged stolen plants at his residence. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office investigation began in August 2016 when Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria reported the theft of exotic plants. The nursery was hit again in September and more rare and exotic plants were stolen. In December, Lotusland, a non-profit botanical garden in Montecito, also reported the theft of rare exotic plants. Between the three reported thefts, the value of the stolen plants is approximately $6,800, though an actual price cannot be placed on some of the plants due to their rarity. Most of the plants, mainly the cactus and succulents, are from various parts of the world including the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, South Africa, and Tanzania. Some of the plants are listed anywhere from Near Threatened, Endangered, or Critically Endangered. Lotusland also reported a stolen plant considered virtually priceless.

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The encephalartos woodii is listed as extinct in the wild and is only grown in botanical gardens and private collections. King is not considered a suspect in the theft of that expensive plant. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting anyone with information on this case to contact the Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Unit at (805) 934-6512 or leave an anonymous tip by calling (805) 681-4171. Wednesday, February 15, 6:21 pm – Santa Barbara Police officers, Santa Barbara City fire fighters and AMR paramedics were dispatched to an injury traffic collision located in the 1300 block of E. Cabrillo Blvd. Upon arrival, officers determined the collision involved a white Honda Accord and a Silver Yamaha FZ09 motorcycle. During the investigation, it was determined the injuries to the motorcyclist, Santa Barbara resident and Santa Barbara City College student Luke Stein, age 23, were critical and he was rushed to the hospital by AMR paramedics. A preliminary investigation indicates the white Honda Accord, driven by Goleta resident, Coredareo Nelson, age 29, was parked on the south curb of E. Cabrillo Boulevard near the volleyball courts. Stein, driving the motorcycle, was traveling eastbound on Cabrillo Boulevard heading toward Montecito. Nelson, driving the white Honda Accord, entered the eastbound lanes of Cabrillo, violating the right of way of the motorcycle. Stein was ejected from the motorcycle during the collision, of which speed does not appear to be a factor. Stein was seriously injured and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for internal injuries. He was immediately taken into surgery but later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Nelson was also transported to Santa Barbara Cottage hospital, for treatment for non-life threatening injuries. During the investigation, it was determined Nelson was possibly under the influence of marijuana at the time of the collision. A subsequent DUI investigation was conducted and Nelson was arrested and taken into custody at the conclusion of the DUI investigation. He was medically cleared from the hospital and transported to the Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was booked for a violation of 191.5(a) PC, Gross Vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; 23152(f) VC, DUI Drugs/Marijuana; and 12500(a) VC, Unlicensed Driver. His bail amount was $100,000. The Santa Barbara Police Department asks if anyone from the public has any additional information related to the collision to please contact traffic investigator E. Ragsdale at (805) 897-3719. At press deadline, no further information related to the traffic collision was being released. •MJ 23 February – 2 March 2017

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Big Winner J.D. Roth may be co-creator of the hit NBC TV series The Biggest Loser, but I hear the 48-year-old actor and producer has just splashed out $7 million on a Montecito estate, having put a smaller one-acre retreat up for sale for $3.95 million. The new 7,400-sq.-ft. shingle-style home boasts five bedrooms and seven and a half baths, including a guest house and a poolside cabana. The property has exposed beams and paneling. Roth runs 3Ball Productions. He is currently the producer of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue. Give and Takei Veteran Star Trek actor George Takei beamed himself up from his L.A. home to Santa Barbara when he spoke at the Arlington, part of the UCSB Arts and Lectures series. Takei, 79, whose talk was titled “Where No Story Has Gone Before”, played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman on the spaceship USS Enterprise in the popular 1960s series, which still has successful spinoffs today. He is now considered a new face on social media, with his Facebook page garnering more than 10 million likes since he joined in 2011. He is a strong proponent of LBGT rights, as well as being vocal about state and local politics. Takei, one of the few remaining members of the original cast, including William Shatner, met Producers Circle members at a reception at the Orfalea Foundation Center prior to his sold-out talk, including Lynda Weinman, Bruce Heavin, Leslie Bhutani, Robert Weinman, Allen and Anne Sides, Carla Hahn, and Eric and Cynthia Spivey. Just 24 hours earlier, the Arlington was packed for another UCSB Arts & Lectures event: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, an ensemble reimagining contemporary pop, rock,

The inaugural Alaska trip on the cruise line’s ship, Eurodam, will embark from Seattle on July 15 and visit ports in Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan. The itinerary also includes a day of scenic cruising through Glacier Bay National Park and a stop in Victoria, British Columbia. Oprah, 63, who is currently wrapping up filming in New Zealand with actress Reese Witherspoon of the children’s blockbuster A Wrinkle In Time, will be onboard for part of the trip.

Carla Hahn, A&L Producers Circle member, and friend Kumsu Kim with George Takei (photo by Grace Kathryn)

Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin with George Takei (photo by Grace Kathryn)

and R & B hits in the style of various yesteryears, from swing to doo-wop, ragtime to Motown – or, as pianist and arranger Bradlee puts it, “pop music in a time machine.” And we didn’t even need a quarter. Bon Voyage Former TV talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey will take a cruise this summer in a place she’s never been before: Alaska. The trip launches a partnership between the Hearst glossy, O, The Oprah Magazine, and the Holland America Line. The collaboration will include programming for 300 Holland America cruises developed in collaboration with O magazine.

Onboard activities designed to “bring the magazine to life” will include meditation, tai chi, healthy cooking demonstrations, a book club, and more. The cruises will take place this year and next year in North America and the Caribbean. Four trips will feature appearances of the SuperSoul 100, a group of entrepreneurs, authors, artists, and others deemed inspirational by Montecito’s most famous resident.

Sharon and Share Alike It may not be the richly endowed Costume Design Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, whose legendary galas, which I used attend, were run by the oh-so tony twosome of the late Pat Buckley and Nan Kempner, and are now helmed by the imperious Vogue editrix, Anna Wintour, who I used to work with at New York Magazine in the early ‘80s. But Sharon Bradford’s new Costume Council at the Santa Barbara Museum of History will give it a good run for its money after its inaugural reception, featuring 15 gowns, including an enchanting pink satin Elizabeth Arden 1950s number made for Lotusland founder, opera singer Ganna Walska, and another for artist Georgia O’Keeffe by French fashion house Worth, founded by English couturier Charles Frederick Worth. “The museum has a very large costume collection in the vault, which is around 15,000 square feet, and I thought they should be displayed rather than hidden away,” says Sharon. “They are fascinating and have wonderful histories, but we need to raise funds for conservation and exhibition.” A year ago, the museum staged an exhibition homage to Beverley Jackson, which featured a number of outfits from Christian Dior, Yves St.Laurent, Jean Patou, Halston, and the late Luis Estevez, who lived in our rarefied enclave, and next year a

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Honoree Diana Basehart and daughter Gayla Basehart (photo by Priscilla)

Eleanor Van Cott, SBHN trustee; Lyn Brittner, SBHM executive director, with guest Joan Jackson (photo by Priscilla)

Susanne Tobey, with newly appointed SBHM council co-chairs Nancy Hunter and Cheryl Ziegler (photo by Priscilla)

Yvonne Smith, Penny Bianchi, Lynn Shaw, and Daran Haug with “Heart” gift, for honoree Diana Basehart, of a thousand named dogs helped by the Basehart foundation made by artist Daveena Limonick (photo by Priscilla)

Robin Schutte, SBHM trustee emeritus; Michael Redmond, director of research; Adela Lua, museum technician (photo by Priscilla)

Janet Wolf, SBC supervisor holding the special wine Nell, Sylvia Easton and pouring is Jason Millar of Dog Hill Vineyard (photo by Priscilla)

further show – How The West Was Worn – is planned. For the inaugural reception, 12 dresses, from the pre-Victorian era to the 1950s, were on display, curated by Santa Ynez costume historian Kathleen Graves, as well beautiful fans in the era before air-conditioning. The Costume Council is planning two events annually with top donors of $5,000 given the Gold Thimble to the Copper Thimble for $500, entitling them to behind-the-scenes tours, salon talks with curators and designers, and installation previews.

missioned by the symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Granada. Foster, now in his 19th season as principal clarinetist, is a busy man, holding the same position with the Pasadena Symphony and second clarinet with the L.A. Opera Orchestra, as well as being featured on innumerable motion picture and TV soundtracks. Maestro Nir Kabaretti kicked off the concert with Schubert’s “Unfinished” 1822 Symphony No.8 in B minor, wrapping with Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony, featuring The Fanfare for

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Among the fashion flock attending the launch were Marcia Constance, Susan McCaw, George Incandela, Nancy Schlosser, George Schoellkopf, Missy DeYoung, Vivianne Bellasario, Ella Brittingham, Lynn Brittner, Mary Dorra, and Joanna Appleton. Sign me up. Crystal-clarinet Santa Barbara Symphony clarinetist Donald Foster was the center of attention, and deservedly so, when he played Jonathan Leshnoff’s twoyear old clarinet concerto, co-com-

the Common Man written in 1942. A superb show. Penny for Her Thoughts Montecito interior designer Penny Bianchi opened the doors of her charming Provencal-style home for an Affair of the Heart, celebrating a major milestone for the Diana Basehart Foundation, which has helped more than 1,000 companion animals in Santa Barbara since being founded four years ago.

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sluts, and gold-diggers dependent on their bodies for survival, to the deplorable speeches of Madonna and Ashley Judd talking about their periods in a vile manner and about blowing up the White House, we must send these evil-hearted people a strong and distinct message that they do not speak for the women of this country and they are not the role models of our young daughters. The wearing of pink does not negate the black hearts these people have for our country and our Constitution. Nor does it negate the disdain and contempt they have for the American people and the political process. In recent social media threads, the good people of this nation are calling for a full boycott of the entertainment industry for this unwarranted and outrageous display of petulant behavior. Some in the entertainment industry are mocking us saying, “Go ahead, we don’t need you trailer trash racists.” That may be true, but these people do need our green dollars. It is important that we send a strong and powerful message to this group, telling them to stick to their make-believe jobs and to leave the politics of this country to the people, just as our wise and forward-thinking forefathers designed. The good people of this country are not asking you to give up movies. We are asking you to take two simple steps. First, refuse to support these groups by refusing to watch the Academy Awards on February 26. Simply change the channel or go for a walk with your family members and tell them how much you love them. Second, forward this request to as many friends as possible and post it on social media to get the word out. This will only be effective if we show the same unity we exhibited during the election. Yet how powerful will it be when the ratings for the Academy Awards fall in the toilet. It is only for a couple of hours and requires very little effort. When this happens, the arrogant entertainment industry will

understand just how insignificant and powerless it is. I am so proud of my fellow Americans who stood up and said, “Enough is enough.” Michelle may have only been proud of this country once in her life, but we the patriots have never lost our love and pride in America. The left is now up to its old tricks, trying to bully the rest of us into feeling guilty. Let them know their selfish, vulgar, and unpatriotic behavior will not be tolerated. Let them know we will not be silenced, and that we are no longer going to be shamed for what we believe. We must continue the fight. We must shut them down now. We must show them that America will be great again, no matter how filthy and disgusting they become. Boycott the Academy Awards on February 26, 2017. Janice Evans Santa Barbara

Cistern Savings

My rain gauges are five-gallon buckets that I set out in the driveway. With this past storm, they were under a tree and for whatever reason, one had eight inches and the other had 12 inches. These amounts are more than twice the official 4.1 inches for Santa Barbara. Here’s an idea: instead of the city of Santa Barbara (and Montecito Water District) spending $90 million on a desal plant, how about spending that on ways to catch some of this rain? Like a taller Juncal Dam to increase the capacity of Jameson Lake? Dan Seibert Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Good idea, Dan, but we still should have an operating desal plant. Curiously, though, my house – built in 1946 – came equipped with a large cistern attached to my gutter system, but it had been uncoupled and had gone unused. Every home in Montecito would benefit from having a 500- or 1,000-gallon tank of rainwater underground, or above ground

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Not exactly a 1,000-gallon cistern, but Dan Seibert’s “rain gauge” tells the story of our recent super storm

if not too unsightly, don’t you think? – J.B.)

Remembering Tom Lehrer

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard somebody mention Tom Lehrer (Brilliant Thoughts, MJ #23/6). In 1967, my roommate at Tri State College had the record. I copied it to cassette tape and carried that around for years. Finally, CDs became available and I bought “That Was The Year That Was” plus a three-CD set of other songs. Remember, Tom Lehrer also wrote for the fake news show That Was Week That Was. All before Saturday Night Live. I read an interview and if I may misquote him: “Why would I say since when I can say in as much as?” Seems the opposite of Mr. Brilliant’s style. Thanks for reminding, John Echols Santa Barbara

Betsy DeVos: Breath of Fresh Air

Most parents in Montecito send their children to either Cold Spring or Montecito Union Elementary schools because they are excellent well-funded (by high property taxes) public schools. I know, I was on the Cold Spring board for five years. After that, private middle and high schools are almost always chosen by these same parents because they can afford to do so. They have a choice in choosing schools – public or private – they deem best for their children and they exercise it. This is not the case for many middle- and most low-income parents, but that could change. To illustrate why things should change, one must listen carefully to the recent words of Tom Torlakson, the California State

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superintendent of Education. His concern was “the continuing gap, with significantly lower scores among students from low-income families.” No kidding! Just 37% of Latinos and 31% of African-American kids met English standards compared to 64% for whites and 76% for Asians. In addition, California overall finds itself in the bottom tier (along with New Mexico and Alabama) in the National Assessment of Educational progress for public 4th and 8th graders for math and English. This is tragic and the status quo is only continuing it. We need to either transform the way kids are taught in existing public schools or promote competition by allowing kids to have an alternative school choice by a voucher, which is a monetary subsidy given directly to parents for tuition at any school they choose. Parents with voucher money and a choice may steer away from schools that deprive their children of essential educational opportunities. Many public schools are failing due to poor or lethargic teachers, yet state teachers unions oppose test results in evaluating teacher performance and strongly oppose alternative school choices like charter schools. Did you notice that our newly appointed secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, a proponent of school choice, was prevented from visiting a public school in Washington, D.C., the other day? These were unionized teachers and their uninformed factions who are more interested in their job security, not the education of kids. Locally one might ask, why doesn’t the Democrat-controlled California legislature support vouchers and charter schools? Where are Senator Jackson and Assemblywoman Limon

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 33) Mashey Bernstein, Roger Wilde, Eileen Sheridan, MAW secretary and Patrick Posey, vice president of artistic planning and educational programs (photo by Priscilla)

Mary Tonetti Dorra and Eve Bernstein with Warren Jones (photo by Priscilla)

The charity, which raised $11,000 from the bash next to TV titan Oprah Winfrey’s sprawling estate, helps seniors, military veterans, people with disabilities, and families struggling financially who have pets needing crucial veterinary care. Currently around 70 pets a month are helped, 75 percent being dogs and 25 percent cats. “We are a lifeline for people and their pets,” says Diana, widow of the late actor Richard Basehart, who in 2015 won the Independent Hero Award. Turning out for the cause were actress Angela Lansbury’s son, David Shaw, Tipper Gore, David Allen, Sara Maiani, Sylvia Easton, Jennifer Murphy, Kim Seefeld, Sunni Thomas, Victoria Frost, Gayla Basehart, Lynnie Shaw, and Rob Blanchard. Buy George Having pledged a hefty $1 billion to build the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, Star Wars director George Lucas would hardly be in need of the money. But I hear Lucas, 72, who owns a beach house in Carpinteria, just a tiara’s toss from Oscar winner Kevin Costner and TV talk-show host Conan O’Brien, has now partnered with another movie heavyweight, 23 February – 2 March 2017

Featured at the Music Academy of the West recital are mezzo-soprano Sarah Nelson Craft and pianist Warren Jones, faculty artist who rendered performances from their Carnegie Hall Spotlight recital (photo by Priscilla)

Francis Ford Coppola, to develop a new video game based on Coppola’s iconic Vietnam War film, Apocalypse Now, which starred Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall. The production team isn’t roping in an AAA-rated game studio to produce the project, opting to raise an initial $900,000 through Kickstarter and go it alone. “Forty years ago, I set out to make a personal art picture that could hopefully influence generations of viewers for years to come,” says Coppola, also a successful winemaker. “Today, I’m joined by new daredevils, a team who want to make an interactive version of Apocalypse Now, where you are Captain Benjamin Willard amidst the harsh backdrop of the Vietnam War. “I’ve been watching video games grow into a meaningful way to tell stories, and I’m excited to explore the possibilities for the film for a new platform and a new generation.” The iconic movie, updating Joseph Conrad’s book Heart Of Darkness to the 20-year Vietnam conflict, was released in 1979, after taking three years to make after a shoot ridden

with problems in the Philippines. It won five Oscars, including best director for Coppola and best supporting actor for Duvall. Keeping up with Jones It was an evening of high note when the Music Academy of the West held at its Council of Contributors annual recital with pianist Warren Jones and mezzo-soprano Sarah Nelson Craft, a 2011 Fellow. Warren, a regular with the Camerata Pacifica who has played at the White House, has just finished a residency at Rutgers in New Jersey and is jetting off for another residency in Toronto, Canada, was in top form with the evening’s program that featured songs about love’s joys and sorrow, reprising a performance the tony twosome did at New York’s Carnegie Hall last year. Singing works by Rossini, Schubert, Mahler, Debussy, and Ginastera, Craft was the perfect coupling for the entertaining 75-minute concert in historic Lehmann Hall attended by a heavenly host of music lovers, including Eve Bernstein, Jon Bishop, Mashey Bernstein, Dan and Meg Burnham, Seymour and Shirley Lehrer, Terry and Pam Valeski, Mary Dorra, Marge Cafarelli, John Pillsbury, Maurice Singer, Chris Toomey, Patrick Posey, and president Scott Reed. Staying Sharpe Given the heavy deluge, I quipped to Opera Santa Barbara director Steven Sharpe that Handel’s Water Music might be a more appropriate theme for the venerable group’s annual ball honoring peripatetic former president and avowed Francophile Fred Sidon. Despite the appalling weather from our Eden by Beach’s biggest storm in

At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you’re going to be. – Mahershala Ali in Moonlight

years, 166 guests turned out for the 6th annual opera ball with its Belle Epoque France theme at the Biltmore, which raised around $200,000 for the organization. The glamorous bash, co-chaired by the tony triumvirate of Pat Andersons, Rodney Baker, and Joanne Younger, creatively garbed in an illuminated Eiffel Tower-style gown, featured a delightful performance of the Can Can by dancers from the State Street Ballet and operatic pieces a plenty from sopranos Jeanine de Bique, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Elizabeth Kelsay, mezzo sopranos Moly Clementz and Lauren McNeese, tenors Benjamin Brecher and Elliott Deasy, baritones Evan Bravos and David Kravitz, and bass baritone Scott Levin, accompanied by pianists Catherine Miller and Sandra Nam. The boffo bash wrapped with a delightful rendition of “So Long, Farewell” from The Sound of Music. The ubiquitous Andrew Firestone, dashingly attired a pair of monochromatic sneakers – perfect for running around the Loggia Ballroom dance floor soliciting ever escalating bids – conducted the auction, which included a South Sea pearl necklace and matching pearl and diamond earrings, which sold for $5,750, a four-night trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, with top tickets to Die Fliedermaus and Lucia di Lammermoor at the city opera, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform on stage as one of the costumed couples in Puccini’s La Rondine in April, which raised $10,000 with two twosomes paying $5,000 each. Among the musical mavens braving the decidedly soggy weather were French consul general Christopher Lemoine, Diane Sidon, Mary Dorra,

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on these issues? And at the state level, Senators Feinstein and Harris and our own House representative Salud Carbajal? Could it be our legislators – most of them bought and paid for by teachers unions – keep the political machine going to maintain their monopoly over public education? Many of our elected officials pay lip service to economic opportunity with high-minded rhetoric but betray the poor whenever unions give them orders. Fortunately, a breath of fresh air has arrived in the form of our new secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. She is not beholden to the union monopoly over public education. She knows there are incentives to boost teacher performance based on individual achievement, not contracts negotiated by unions. She supports paying teachers for real, measureable achievement while revising the tenure safety blankets in ways that make them responsible for their own success and accountable for their lack of it. She has chaired the American Federation for Children, an organization that supports these ideas and also vouchers, which empowers parents to choose. Research has found that vouchered kids improve their math and reading scores, which increase over the years even for the poorest kids. Children are on waiting lists, since there is an unmet need for more charter schools in the low-income districts with poorly performing public schools. The fundamental right of children’s education in this country is being jeopardized by the wealthy teachers union lobbies. They do not want vouchers; they do not want school choice, and they certainly do not want charter schools or Secretary DeVos, because that means unionized teachers may not be hired all the time. Long overdue is the protection of un-wealthy children against policies that actively and knowingly deprive them of essential educational opportunities, and newly appointed Secretary Betsy DeVos gives me hope. Dr. John Burk Santa Barbara

Global Warming Fever

Please, don’t roll your eyes when I drag out the Newsweek global cooling story again. I guarantee I’ll take it somewhere no one else has. First, that article wasn’t the opinion of the author. He was compiling information fed to him by NOAA, the National Academy of Sciences, and university professors. Plus, there were other articles in other periodicals quoting additional scientists. So. Since the story didn’t originate in the

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fevered mind of a rogue journalist, where did it come from? Why would so many scientists and prestigious organizations suddenly coalesce around a doomsday scenario that conjured visions of Siberia and starvation? This quote from the article holds a clue. “Climatologists are pessimistic... They concede that some of the more spectacular solutions proposed, such as melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot {carbon black} or diverting Arctic rivers, might create problems far greater than those they solve.” The significance of that statement is that there had been an international push to find effective ways to melt polar ice for over 20 years. Russia began experiments with surface blackening in 1950 and several countries, including the U.S., followed suit. The credits section of some of the scientific papers on “dusting” illustrate how extensive this work was. Following are more historical references to ice melt and weather control. From The Sea, Time/Life Books 1961, reprinted 1971: “Many oceanographers see in the seas not only the key to understanding and forecasting weather, but a means of directing it. A Soviet engineer has proposed building a 46-mile dam across the Bering Strait then pumping out the cold Arctic water and replacing it with warmer Pacific water. This, he said, would not only clear the Soviet Union’s 3,000 mile Arctic shoreline of ice but would greatly reduce the severity of winter storms and perhaps extend the tropics northward. Soviet and American writers have also proposed exploding nuclear bombs to melt the Arctic ice. But man will have to weigh all such schemes with the greatest of care.” The dam idea was discussed with the U.S. around 1958 and again in the Ford administration. Julian Huxley of UNESCO backed the nuclear option. And, American Harry Wexler proposed thinning the ozone layer over the poles. From the 1985 Encyclopedia Britannica: “Certain scientists and engineers have considered the possibility of purposefully changing the climate of the Northern Hemisphere. It has been argued that if the Arctic could be warmed by a small amount, the general circulation of the entire Earth would be changed. Various proposals have been made to carry out the warming, but most schemes that have been offered are of doubtful effectiveness.” [It is important to insert here that carbon black on the ice is causing extreme melt resulting in warming.] The article states

that international computer modeling is continuing the study, and “If long-term changes are made in the weather, ecological changes will be inevitable. Ecologists cannot predict whether the effects of modifying the weather will be good or bad, and there is concern about increasing precipitation...” From the World Book 1971-1979: “Meteorologists in all parts of the world study cloud seeding and other ways of controlling the weather. They hope to learn how to alter the paths of hurricanes, control evaporation from the seas, thaw out frozen areas near the North and South poles, and change wind patterns over the land.” From U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, July 1960: “... some of the most spectacular weather control plans involve the arctic and Antarctic regions, breeding areas of the world’s cold air masses.” The name of the article is “Weather Control and National Strategy”. It would have been more instructive had it been named “Weather Control is National Strategy”. From President Kennedy’s acceptance speech as Democratic nominee for president: “We will master the sky and the rain.” It’s telling that by 1982, a stone’s throw from the Ice Age scare, the EPA had already established a commissioner on Sea Level Rise and surveys were beginning to assess the effects on shores and waterways. Obviously, they were anticipating massive ice melt. It was at the beginning of the global cooling hype that the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia was established (the seat of Climategate). The man chosen to head it, Hubert Lamb, was one of Britain’s top meteorologists and known for his passionate belief in the coming ice age. What adds an unexpected twist and food for thought is that Shell and BP were initial sponsors. And, the Rockefeller Foundation jumped on board as a major funder. Remember, this was a period in which scientists and government agencies were proposing to “save us” by melting Arctic ice. Lamb reportedly changed his position to warming after one unusually hot summer. Steven Schneider, who won the Nobel Prize with Al Gore, was talking about melting the Arctic one year and giving interviews about global warming the next. The story did not change due to years of advancing technology. What’s different now is that if someone is still plotting to eliminate polar ice and shift weather patterns, they’ll bear no responsibility. They won’t be liable for loss of life or property, or crops or livestock or any

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chaos that ensues. No. That’s been laid at the feet of our profligate First World lifestyles in a timely dovetail with de-industrialization, de-growth, and wealth redistribution. Besides, you couldn’t make billions on carbon markets in an ice age, or carbon tax, or regulate anything just by saying it contributes to climate change. Some who have become deeply invested in the climate change narrative may feel threatened by this information. But they needn’t worry. The machinery behind that agenda is on a scale few people could fathom. So, it’s unlikely this info will ever see a mainstream audience outside this paper. And if it does, like the massive weather modification going on over our heads, it will simply be ignored or chalked up to conspiracy theory. So much for fact-based science. There are lots of YouTube videos showing black carbon on ice. A good place to start is with Dark Snow Project and their video page. The founder of the project said he was watching a report several years ago about a major wildfire and had an epiphany: maybe that smoke was reaching Greenland and contributing to ice melt! Prior to his “awakening,” I had watched him for a few years walking over the Greenland ice sheet, never acknowledging the darkened areas... supposedly searching for answers to the rapid ice melt. Pardon my impertinence, but he’s not too smart for someone with the title “doctor”. All you need is a little common sense to recognize the consequences of darkening the surface of ice. Plus, he had plenty of company. Before the shift to “OMG! Look at all that black crap,” I saw a professor working with NASA standing on so much black it was laughable, while saying even computer models couldn’t explain the melt speed. Besides, whatever happened to those decades’ worth of experiments with darkening agents used to destroy reflectivity and expedite melting? Did somebody just misplace that file? Also, we’re told that smoke and pollution is blown in on prevailing winds. That doesn’t square with the fact that the darkening is concentrated only on the periphery around the whole of the country. However, it is entirely consistent with a planned melt. Sadly, the only thing that comes from knowing this stuff is the disturbing satisfaction of knowing. If the weather is being manipulated without our knowledge, it’s all over. Soon, the armies of Gaia will amass and Earth will kneel to the green world order. Nancy Tunnell Santa Barbara •MJ 23 February – 2 March 2017

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Sandy Urquhart, Geoffrey and Joan Rutkowski, Mary Penny, Benn Oni-Cortes, Jean Rogers, Deborah Bertling, Judy Smith, Michael and Anne Towbes, Christopher Lancashire and Catherine Gee, Leslie Ridley-Tree, Ivana Firestone, Dan and Meg Burnham, Simon Williams, Lynn Kirst, Janet Garufis, Robert Weinman, Terry and Pam Valeski, and Craig and Kirsten Springer. All clearly in the right aria.

Gathered on the tour are Palmer and Susan Jackson with Caroline and Cord Pereira (photo by Priscilla)

On Their Toes

Enjoying behind the scenes of the famed Granada Theatre are Larry Larsson and Mary Shambra (photo by Priscilla)

From the stage to the basement tour of the Granada Theater are Dana White, Gisele and Brian McDermott (photo by Priscilla) Deise Mendonca and Thomas Fant in Rite of Spring (photo by David Bazemore)

State Street Ballet was in particularly fine form at the Granada when it staged a newly choreographed world premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, originally done in 1913 by dance legend Vaslav Nijinsky for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. The mesmerizing work, superbly reconfigured by Mexican Montrealbased choreographer Edgar Zendejas, was magnificently performed barefoot by Rodney Gustafson’s ever-improving company, as the major work of the 90-minute, three-part show. The performance kicked off with the energized (con)version, a 2009 work re-staged for State Street last year with choreography by Kassandra Taylor Newberry, to frenetic music by Thomas Newman and The Junkman, with Thomas Fant and Meredith Harrill. Sandwiched nicely between them was Five by Gershwin, with choreography by New Yorker William Soleau, starring a scintillating sextet of duos – Leila Drake and Ryan Camou, Meredith Harrill and Noam Tsivkin, and Deise Mendonca and Mauricio Vera, dancing to classics such as “Summertime”, “Love is Here To Stay”, “I’ve Got a Crush On You”, and “I Got Rhythm”. A showstopper to be proud of before the tony troupe jets to Detroit to perform at the city’s ornate 2,700seat, 95-year-old opera house with the 26-year-old Eisenhower Dance Company, with which they have collaborated in the past. 23 February – 2 March 2017

pianist Debbie Denke were showing off their talents. “We wanted to give our supporters the chance to explore and celebrate their theater,” said Craig Springer, executive director. “They always get to see what’s on stage, but rarely get to see what happens behind the scenes during a production.” Sharing in the rare opportunity were Mary Dorra, Patricia Gregory, Hal Conklin, Roger Phillips, Mara Abboud, Dan and Meg Burnham, David Grossman, Palmer Jackson, Duncan Mellichamp, and Kirsten Springer. Granada fans Chuck and Barbara Gray (photo by Priscilla)

Labor of Love The venerable Granada threw a Love Your Theater event for 80 members of its Premier Patron Society, when the inner workings of the stage, basement, backstage and upper gantries were open to all and sundry with David Johnson, director of operations, as tour guide. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres sated the guests as they toured the labyrinth of corridors and dressing rooms where members of the State Street Ballet were warming up for their Rite of Spring show, and flamenco guitarist Gilberto Gonzales and

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3696 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3696 for the LA CUMBRE SIDEWALK INFILL PROJECT, PHASE 1 (MEASURE A) will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “LA CUMBRE SIDEWALK INFILL PROJECT, PHASE 1 (MEASURE A), Bid No. 3696". The City proposes to construct sidewalk infill along La Cumbre Road between Via Lucero and Stacy Lane with Measure A funds. This will create a safe route to school. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Installation of sidewalk, new pedestrian access ramps, and retaining walls, relocation of fences, tree removal and planting, and installation of pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons. The Engineer’s estimate is $361,908. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Eric Goodall, Project Engineer, 805-897-2664. In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: Feb. 15 and 22, 2017 Montecito Journal

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5485 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5485 for the Wastewater Main Rehabilitation and Repairs FY 17 will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 P.M., Thursday March 16, 2017 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Wastewater Main Rehabilitation and Repairs FY 17 Bid No. 5485". The work generally includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a sewer main rehabilitation and repair project. The work includes and is not limited to the repair of damaged sanitary sewer main pipelines utilizing traditional open trench excavation methods (point repairs); trenchless repair methods (spot lining and top hats); rehabilitate 6-inch, 8-inch, 14-inch, and 15- inch diameter sanitary sewer main pipelines utilizing cured-in-place pipe liner (CIPP), folded and formed PVC pipe liner, and/or spiral-would pipe liner methods; perform pre-rehabilitation and pre-repair sewer main cleaning; pre- and post-rehabilitation and repair CCTV inspections per PACP standards, as outlined in the project contract documents, complete and in place. This work includes and is not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, and traffic control. The Engineer’s estimate is $1,600,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY March 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM at 630 Garden Street, Public Works Main Conference Room. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Bill Wheat, Project Engineer, 805-560-7581. In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

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William Hornung, C.P.M.

PUBLISHED: Feb. 22 and March 1, 2017 Montecito Journal

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City of Santa Barbara Invitation – Notice to Consultants Request for Qualifications RFQ Number: 3853 February 15, 2017 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE MISSION CANYON BRIDGE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT The City of Santa Barbara has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for a federal-aid Highway Bridge Program (HBP) project titled Mission Canyon Bridge Safety Enhancements Project. The City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Department is requesting Statement of Qualifications (SOQ’s) from qualified consulting firms to provide Engineering Design Services in compliance with all applicable requirements under the FHWAHBP. Copies of the detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ), including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses, can be obtained at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard or by contacting Andrew Grubb, Project Engineer at (805) 564-5404 or AGrubb@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. The RFQ will be made available beginning February 15, 2017. SOQ’s will be received in the Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017. Mailing Address: City of Santa Barbara General Services Division – Purchasing P.O. Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990 Physical Address for hand delivery and express mail: City of Santa Barbara General Services Division – Purchasing 310 E. Ortega Street Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990 It is the responsibility of the respondent to see that any submitted SOQ’s shall have sufficient time to be received by the Purchasing Office prior to the submittal date and time. At that time, SOQ’s will not be opened; there will be only a public acknowledgment of all proposals received. SOQ’s received after the closing date and time will be returned to the respondent unopened. The receiving time in the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of the SOQ’s. SOQ’s will not be accepted by telephone, e-mail or facsimile machine. Four (4) wet-signed copies of the SOQ must be submitted. William Hornung, CPM General Services Manager PUBLISHED: February 15 and 22, 2017 Montecito Journal

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID NO. 5515 Powdered Activated Carbon NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for Bid No. 5515 shall be received in the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 P.M., March 8, 2017 to furnish and deliver materials for the Powdered Activated Carbon per the attached terms, conditions and specifications. Bidders are to provide the City with a sealed bid and certified PAC Sample and a US Check in the amount of $3000 payable to “WQTS” (Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc) for payment of Performance Test of PAC. The final “Sealed” Performance Test Results will be received in the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 P.M., April 11, 2017. At this date and time all bids received will be publicly opened, read and posted. Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: February 22, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

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0000483. Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the appeal filed by Michelle Greene, Goleta City Manager for the City of Goleta, of the Planning Commission’s October 6, 2016 approval of a Development Plan for a light industrial and commercial project at 6100 Hollister Avenue (Project). The Project structures would entail 47,186 sq. ft. (net) on an approximately 5.29-acre (net) Santa Barbaraowned site within the City of Santa Barbara Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan and zoned for light industrial and commercial use. The project will include two 4,021 square foot retail buildings and seven light industrial buildings of approximately 5,000 - 7500 sq. ft. (net) each, of modular design to allow one or more tenants. The development will include 153 parking spaces and approximately 100,000 square feet of landscaped area, with a detention basin for both onsite and Wallace Becknell Road storm water run-off. The appellant is appealing the Planning Commission’s environmental review determination under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions that the project is within the scope of analysis of the prior certified environmental impact report for the Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan and does not require a new environmental document; and that the project does not require mitigation for traffic impacts within the City of Goleta.

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If you challenge the Council's action on this appeal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. On Thursday, March 2, 2017, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov/CAP . Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL)

Published: February 22, 2017 Montecito Journal

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DWD Builders; DWD Services 140 Tiburon Bay Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Daniel William Drown, 140 Tiburon Bay Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 24, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20170000253. Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Ghost, 315 Meigs Road Ste A267, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Jeremy Byrn Delbianco Mulkey, 414 W. Figueroa St. Unit H, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 15, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2017-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Frankland’s Crab & Co; Monarch; Scratch Bar & Kitchen, 1295 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Phillip Douglas, LLC, 16101 Ventura Blvd. #255, Encino, CA 91436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 16, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20170000493. Published February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Engel & Voelkers Montecito; Engel & Volkers Montecito; Engel & Voelkers Santa Barbara; Engel & Volkers Santa Barbara; Engel & Voelkers Santa Ynez; Engel & Volkers Santa Ynez, 1323 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Miramar Montecito Holdings Inc, 1323 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 30, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 20170000301. Published February 8, 15, 22, March 1, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cake Santa Barbara, 27 W. Anapamu Street #101-383, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Daven Allison, 712 Chelham Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Jill Padilla Vaccaro, 706 Chelham Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Kimberley Marie Zuffelato, 418 Montgomery Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 9, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2017-

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doing business as: 1 Central Coast Transportation, 3888 Via Lato, Lompoc, CA 93436. Danny Leopold, 3888 Via Lato, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 19, 2017. 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 Marlene Ashcorn. FBN No. 2017-0000198. Published February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017.

Barbara, for a decree changing name to Vi Alexandria Schap. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed January 19, 2017 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: March 15, 2017 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22

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The Way It Was

The Fernald House

by Hattie Beresford

In January, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum hosted an open house celebrating the completion of the most recent restoration work

Hannah Hobbs Fernald circa 1880 (Courtesy Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

n 1852, a discouraged 22-year-old Downeaster by the name of Charles Fernald boarded a ship and abandoned San Francisco. Having failed to find gold in the Sierras, he had kept body and soul together through editorial work for the Alta California and Morning Post all the while studying law in San Francisco. In May, a fire destroyed his tent and all his possessions, including his fledgling law library. In June, a great conflagration destroyed 14 blocks of San Francisco including the place of his employment, the offices of the Alta California. Finding his dreams reduced to ashes, Fernald stuck around long enough to take and pass the bar. Finding himself also bereft of funds, Fernald was given passage and an invitation to visit by Charles Enoch Huse, a friend who had moved to Santa Barbara. Though some historians believe he was headed home to Maine, his sojourn in Santa Barbara sealed his fate; Fernald remained in Santa Barbara for the next 40 years of his life. Charles Fernald had arrived in a Santa Barbara beset by outlaws and vigilantism. That very morning, judge Joaquin Carrillo had fired Sheriff Hearne for allowing vigilantes into the jail to hang a prisoner. The fierce and merciless gangs of criminals, however, had caused many resignations in the ranks of law enforcement, and two deputies had been murdered. Fernald’s friends recruited the 23-year-old to take on the vacant job of sheriff, a position that clearly was not for the faint of heart. Even when murderous criminals were caught, it was difficult holding on to them. Prisoners could break out of the adobe jail simply by digging with a spoon, and Fernald didn’t even own a pair of

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By 1960, the interior of the Fernald House had lost much of its Victorian ambiance as white paint covered the walls and exquisite woodwork, all of which has been restored

Judge Charles Fernald circa 1880 (SBHM) Ms Beresford is a retired English and American history teacher of 30 years in the Santa Barbara School District. She is author of two Noticias, “El Mirasol: From Swan to Albatross” and “Santa Barbara Grocers,” for the Santa Barbara Historical Society.

handcuffs until San Francisco’s chief of police sent him a pair. The prominent Californio families took to amiable and gentlemanly Fernald immediately and supported his endeavors. By the end of the year, he was appointed as a commissioner in the Estate of Don Carlos Antonio Carrillo and won the election for Santa Barbara district attorney. Very quickly, he was appointed Santa Barbara County judge, and over the next several years rose through the ranks to U.S. circuit judge. Then, in January 1860, Fernald asked for and was granted a five-month leave of absence to return home to Berwick, Maine to visit his father. There he met and fell deeply in love with Hannah Hobbs, whose antecedents went back to the Mayflower and who was the niece of the governor of New Hampshire. The two became engaged, but Fernald returned to California alone to pave the way for his betrothed. Up to this point, Fernald’s positions in the legal system had not garnered him much of a living. He declined a third term as county judge and focused on private practice. His good standing with the Californios brought him retainers from the Arrellanes, Carrillos, and De la Guerras, who hired him to solve their land disputes with the Americans. Meanwhile, Hannah was waiting.

In 1862, Charles Fernald returned to Maine. On August 7, he and Hannah married in a small, simple ceremony at her parents’ home in North Berwick, Maine. She was 23; he was 32. For a wedding present, he gave her the deed to Block 247. Here they would build their future home, one that would fulfill his promise of recreating a civilized New England lifestyle in the isolated adobe pueblo of Santa Barbara.

Setting Up House

Hannah and Charles arrived in San Francisco and went on a shopping spree to furnish their future home. Several of those items, such as the Greek Revival walnut parlor suite with sofa, arm chairs, game table, and side chairs can be seen at the house today. The original house, which stood at 422 Santa Barbara Street, was a two-story brick Italianate home flanked by two porches and consisting of nine rooms. It is believed that Roswell Forbush, an American contractor and cabinetmaker, created the carved doors, panels, wainscoting, and entry hall staircase. A rear and front parlor lay to the left of the stair-

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case and the dining room lay beyond. This oldest part of the home can be seen today in the music room (still to be restored) and the beautifully restored entry hall. A newspaper article from 1866, reported, “Judge Farnold (sic)… has a fine 2-story house, which cost an almost fabulous sum, being so far from materials and labor. It is two stories and has 25 large anchors to preserve it from earthquakes, from fear of which latter cause few have built two-story houses.” Hannah and Charles would have five children. Beatrice, born in 1863, would marry twice. Her second husband was Robert Cameron Rogers, the poet and editor of the Morning Press. Her godmother was Maria Antonia Oreña, evidence on Fernald’s continued friendship and good standing with the Californio families. Edith Eliot, born 1866, died at age 7. Florence Hermione, born 1868, would become a renowned pianist. Charles Anselm was born in 1872, and Reginald Goodwin, born 1880, studied law and became a successful local realtor. In addition to his practice, Charles Fernald became involved with civic improvement projects. He was prin23 February – 2 March 2017

Moving the Fernald house in 1959 required cutting hundreds of telephone wires (SBHM)

cipal founder of the Santa Ynez Turnpike Company, which built a toll road over San Marcos Pass. He was a major investor in the first mule-powered street railway, and he started the Santa Barbara Electric Light and Power Company. In 1882, he was elected mayor of Santa Barbara in a landslide victory. For her part, Hannah gathered other civic-minded women and founded Trinity Church. In 1880, the Fernalds commissioned

a major expansion of their home. An entire wing to the right of the entry way was integrated into the home. The rooflines pitched in gothic spires, bay windows, and porches extruded from the exterior, and ornamental bargeboards festooned the gables. The house doubled in size and assumed the appearance of a prominent and well-to-do Victorian lady. On August 7, 1882, Charles Fernald presented Hannah with a stainedglass window depicting a sparrow perched on a nest containing four eggs as a 20th wedding anniversary gift. Still installed above the entry transom of their home, the image symbolizes Hannah, whom Fernald often called his “little sparrow,” and their four remaining children. As time went on, the house continued expanding with servants’ quarters and the addition of bathrooms to replace commodes and outhouses. The Fernalds remained active in civic affairs and their children blossomed. Then, in 1892, at age 62, Judge Fernald died of heart failure. The entire community was thrown into mourning and nearly every flag in Santa Barbara flew at half staff on the day of his funeral. His lifelong friend, Edward Sherman Hoar, who had also come west to California in 1849, eulogized, “Of all the boys who

then assembled on that coast without experience, wisdom, or settled purpose, how few have made their lives so creditable to themselves and useful to their neighbors as he had done and meant to do from the start. This, and the remembrance of his affectionate and loyal nature, must be your great consolation…”

Making a Move

Hannah continued living in the house until her death in 1929, at which time her daughter Florence inherited the house. After Florence passed in 1958, the house was set to be demolished. Recognizing both the importance of the family who had lived in the home and the importance of preserving such an excellent example of Santa Barbara’s Victorian past, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum launched a campaign to save the house. Since the block on which the house stood belonged to others, they had to move the house to the property of the Winchester-Trussell Adobe on West Montecito Street, which the museum owned. The house was cut into three sections, loaded onto flatbed trucks, and moved across town. Hundreds of telephone wires had to be cut to accommodate the Gothic lady. Once

in place, restoration began. Much of the original furnishing had been sold or discarded over the years. Although the museum was able to acquire several original pieces, other pieces were obtained after careful research using old photographs of the interior to approximate the originals in both style, period, and detail. Closed lately for several years of additional restoration, on January 28, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum hosted an open house for members and guests to celebrate the reopening of the house for tours. Dedicated and knowledgeable docents shared the story of the Victorian lady and the Fernald family, as visitors stepped back in time to a gracious period of Santa Barbara’s history more than 150 years ago. Tours of this beautiful home are offered on Saturdays at 11 am by advance reservation. Appointments can also be made for group tours. Entrance for members and students is free; all others pay $10. For advance reservation or appointments, call (805) 966-1601. (Sources: “Charles Fernald: Guiding Light of Santa Barbara” by Daniel Alef in Noticias, Vol. LII, No. 2; Fernald files of Santa Barbara Historical Museum; Timeline compiled by David S. Bisol, 2006.) •MJ

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Singer-songwriter Series Resumes – The Ojai Concert Series gets going for 2017 with David Wilcox, the veteran folkie who has long been considered a “songwriter’s songwriter. A deft lyricist with a knack for finding memorable if angular melodies to mine the depths of human emotions and the vicissitudes of life, Wilcox is also a consummate performer who can hold audiences rapt with nothing more than his articulate lines on his guitar and his gift for telling stories tempered by a quick and wry wit. While his songs have been covered by the likes of kd lang and many others, he has also sold more than 750,000 discs on his own over a 30-year career. A frequent performer at SOhO, Wilcox tonight plays an even more intimate venue in the Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, kicking off the new set of shows from the Ojai Concert Series. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door; $10 kids 14 and under INFO: 665-8852 or www.ojaiconcertseries.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Los Lobos’s Little Brothers? – East L.A. Chicano rock group Quetzal was influenced by the same soundscape

that shaped Los Lobos decades ago – a fusion of Mexican ranchera, cumbia, salsa, rock, R&B, folk, and elements of international music. And they also offer a clear political vision, one based on social activism, feminism, and the belief that there is radical potential in expressive culture. The collaborative ensemble comprising Quetzal Flores (guitar), Martha González (lead vocals, percussion), Tylana Enomoto (violin), Juan Pérez (bass), Peter Jacobson (cello), and Alberto Lopez (percussion) also have a Grammy Award to their credit. But unlike Los Lobos, they’ve never struck it big in the commercial zeitgeist (no “La Bamba” hit, for example). Which is why you can see this compelling and very tight group in the small venue out at UCSB known as the Multicultural Center. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: University Center Room 1504 COST: $15 general, $5 children under 12 INFO: 893-2064 or www.mcc. sa.ucsb.edu Tribute to Barlow – The UCSB Department of Music celebrates an early decade of works by one of its own – Corwin Chair of Composition Clarence Barlow – in “Looking Back Half a Century”, a full evening concert on campus tonight. As the title suggests, the concert will focus on Barstow’s music from 1960-68, featuring acoustic works including

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 A Band with Creedence – Okay, so, yes, they’re missing John Fogerty. The founding original lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revival long ago left the Hall of Fame band behind for a solo career that has him playing “Centerfield” on his own stage. On the other hand, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, the other half of the four founding members of CCR (Fogerty’s brother Tom was the final member), formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited way back in 1995, so they’ve already passed two decades on their own (not to mention the two post-Revival decades after the original band broke up in 1972. Sure, they have the same CCR acronym, and play a whole lot of CCR hits – “Susie Q,” “Proud Mary,” “Down on the Corner”, and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”, among them – but they’ve also recorded their own albums, one of which, 2002’s live disc Recollection, went platinum, selling more than a million copies. Now augmented by lead vocalist Dan McGuinness, guitarist Kurt Griffey, and percussionist Steve Gunner, CC Revisited revisits the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $45 to $65 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Westmont Orchestra Off-campus – Fresh from a Presidents Day performance at the fourth annual Capital Orchestra Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Westmont College Orchestra returns home to play music by Richard Wagner and Rimsky Korsakoff at its spring concert. The repertoire features Wagner’s Overture to Der Meistersinger and the first two movements of Rimsky-Korsakov’ Scheherazade, plus “Variations on Themes of Haydn” by Johannes Brahms that includes Hayden’s St. Martin’s Chorale. Senior violinist Lalia Mangione serves as soloist. The wideranging program features a theme of storytelling, according to conductor Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship: “From the tales of Sinbad the Sailor in Scheherazade to the detailed intrigue of the comedic Meistersinger, there are stories for everyone.” WHEN: 7 tonight, 3 pm Sunday WHERE: Tonight at Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road; Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Ave. COST: $10 general, students free INFO: 565-6040 or email music@westmont.edu

compositions for strings, winds, voice, piano, and a special multichannel rendering of his Piano Concerto #2 as recorded by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Barlow is a universally acknowledged pioneer and celebrated composer in the field of electroacoustic and computer music who has made groundbreaking advancements in interdisciplinary composition that unite mathematics, computer science, visual arts, and literature. His works, primarily for traditional instruments, feature a vocabulary that ranges from pre-tonal to tonal, non-tonal, or microtonal idioms, including those from non-Western cultures. Between 1961 and 2017, Barlow has produced more than 100 works, including three orchestral (two piano concertos and a work for large orchestra), more than 40 chamber works for various groups of traditional instruments including two string quartets, more than 30 piano pieces, and more than 20 electroacoustic works. Tonight’s serves as a continuation of a celebration of the dynamic and diverse output of Barlow’s career, which began with a threeday festival of his works in Cologne, Germany last summer and continues in April at CalArts Theater with a concert focusing on pieces of the 21st century. Tonight’s concert features his String Quartet #1 in G major (195965), Divertimento for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon (1964-65), String Quartet #2 (1965-66), Eleven Pieces for Clarinet & Bassoon (1966), Suite for Piano (1966), Canonzetta for String Quartet (1967), Two Songs for Mezzo Soprano & Piano (1968), and Piano Concerto #2 (1961-98). WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB campus COST: free INFO: 893-7194 or www.music.ucsb.edu

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Still Singin’ (and Writing) Like... – Alejandro Escovedo’s career has taken him from San Francisco punk innovators The Nuns to the Austin-based-based alt-country rock pioneers Rank & File and Texas-bred darlings True Believers – worthy projects, one and all. But it’s his solo singer-songwriter albums and performances that have set him apart as an artist deserving of far greater exposure than has ever been his reward. Beginning with 1992’s Gravity, Escovedo has released a series of singularly penetrating albums that have earned him such honors as No Depression magazine’s Artist of the Decade Award in 1998 and the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Twenty-five years after his debut, he’s still growing, as evidenced by 2016’s Burn Something Beautiful on which he teamed with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5) to co-write the album’s songs and produce. At once a celebration of the rock and roll life, a contemplation on mortality, and the healing power of love, Burn Something Beautiful is anchored not only by Escovedo’s soulful voice, but also his aching and open heart. No doubt we’ll hear a lot from that disc, as well as material from prior decades as Escovedo returns to Sings Like Hell yet again as part of the series’s 20th-anniversary season, with fellow one-time rocker turned solo singer-songwriter Jesse Malin opening. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $40 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero. com 23 February – 2 March 2017

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Teen Star 2017 – After months of preparation, three big days of interviewing and auditioning before a panel of judges, and weeks of honing their performance skills with Kenny Loggins, the former longtime Montecitan who is serving as celebrity mentor, the 10 Teen Star finalists are finally ready for their big debut. The young hopefuls, representing some of Santa Barbara’s most talented teenagers, will compete in the American Idol-style Showcase Finale complete with red carpet entrance that makes area youth feel like superstars at the Arlington tonight, aiming to win the coveted title of Teen Star Santa Barbara 2017. The winner receives a $1,000 scholarship, opportunities for radio and TV appearances, as well as the prestigious title, which is nothing to sneeze at: last year’s winner, Jackson Gillies, is opening for Jimmy Messina at the Lobero next month. Each of the 10 finalists – Jillian Garnett and Ben Catch from San Marcos High School, Nolan Montgomery and Nicole Trujillo of Dos Pueblos, Rachel Guron and Jericho Guron of Cabrillo High School, Elizabeth Padfield (Solvang School), James McKernan (Bishop Diego High School), Daniel Geiger (Pioneer Valley) and Hunter Hawkins (Laguna Blanca), Jake Gildred (Jonata Middle School), and Neve Greenwald (La Colina) are the alternates – will perform solo following a short video of their preparation. Then the judges, with input from the audiences, will select three or more finalists to return for a second number, after which the winner is determined. If the show is anything like last year’s competition, expect some high-quality performances from gifted young singers whose style may span the spectrum from pop to opera arias. In addition to voting, audience members also have opportunities to participate in the fun with interactive activities, such as “30 Seconds of Fame,” which allows a couple of selected fans their own American Idol moment onstage at the Arlington, singing a solo for a chance at the prize pack from Deckers Brands. WHEN: 7-10 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $15 to $35 INFO: 963-4408/www.thearlingtontheatre.com or 800-745-3000 or www. ticketmaster.com

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Peach-y Good – Singer-songwriterguitarist Dan Sherrill – a former early childhood and special-needs teacher – and his vocal partner Jacqui Aubert create soulful songs that draw on influences as diverse as Joanna Newsom, Pete Seeger, Radiohead, and Simon & Garfunkel, with harmonies as close and compelling as the latter duo. Their songs, which fall under the banner of Hollis Peach, touch on subjects that largely address intimate relationships with a level of intimacy that adds an extra level of authenticity. No less an

authority than Kenneth Pattengale of Milk Carton Kids has called Sherrill “a monster of a guitar player.” Hollis Peach released its debut album, the tellingly titled Sometimes We Feel the Same, independently last spring under the guidance of Grammywinning producer Dave Clauss and have played extensively in the Pacific Northwest. Now they head our way for a show at the spot in town most hospitable to their sound – the Mercury Lounge in Goleta, where the narrow confines force a level of closeness missing from most clubs. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 5871 Hollister Avenue, Goleta COST: $5 INFO: 967-0907 •MJ

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Dvoák by Satellite – Kristine Opolais stars in her first Met performance of her breakthrough role, the title character in Dvoák’s Rusalka, in a critically acclaimed new staging show on screens across the world in the next installment of The Met: Live in HD. Dvoák’s take of the haunting love story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid also stars Jamie Barton as the witch Ježibaba, with Katarina Dalayman as the Foreign Princess, Brandon Jovanovich as the Prince, and Eric Owens as Rusalka’s father, the Water Sprite. The New York Times hailed the production, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Mark Elder, as “a dark, sexy hit,” praising the “matchless cast led by the lovely soprano Kristine Opolais, who gives a vocally lustrous and achingly vulnerable performance,” while The New Republic called Rusalka “a fairy tale for our gilded era.” WHEN: 9:55 am WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $28 INFO: 969-8787 or www.musicacademy.org

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tale, which turns on a line so unexpected it actually “cured” the blind man’s inability to laugh, “establishes what it is that makes the camaraderie of rugby players so strong,” Mason said. The lesson is pretty clear, he said. “Don’t take your sense of humor for granted. It’s an incredibly important part of the human condition.” No problem. Laughter, tears, and heartwarming moments should abound at the four performances. (Speaking Of Stories’ Personal Stories performs 2 pm Sunday, and 7:30 pm Monday-Wednesday at the Center Stage Theater, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo mall. Tickets cost $28 general, $18 students, military, and early bird [available through February 24]. Call 963-0408 or visit www.CenterStageTheater.org.)

5 Qs: Ed Giron on Revival of Cold War Play

A Walk in the Woods, Lee Blessing’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize- and Tonynominated drama about Russian and American diplomats ostensibly negotiating to reduce nuclear arms proliferation during the tail end of the Cold War, makes its local professional debut at the Plaza Playhouse Theater this weekend. The historical drama – a specialty of DIJO Productions – starred Robert Prosky and Sam Waterston on Broadway back in 1988, and featured Alec Guinness and Edward Herrmann later that year in London, playing the role of real diplomats who had met in the woods in Geneva to negotiate a treaty only several years earlier. Veteran Santa Barbara and Los Angeles actor Ed Giron – who stars as Andrey Botvinnik opposite William Waxman as John Honeyman in the two-character drama – gave us the lowdown on the suddenly once-again timely work. Q. Why this play now? A. We decided to do it during the presidential campaign, around July of last year. We thought there were aspects of the play that would be relevant regardless of who won – the threat of nuclear weapons, global instabilities, Brexit – which made it seem like a timely piece to present. It’s even more so after the outcome of the election. It’s also a really well-written work that’s not only a great piece of theater about politics, but also about how you’re playing the Russian diplomat. How do you relate to this guy? He’s a fascinating character because he’s been negotiating treaties for so many years that his idealism has gone out the window, replaced by an awareness that his job is more like a placeholder, rather than someone

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who gets things done that might have an impact on society and make a difference in the world. So, he’s become quite cynical, with the idealism is buried deep inside. He survives by trying not to take everything so seriously, to make light and create diversions, use ploys and tactics in his life like he would in negotiations just to keep his mind nimble. It’s fun because his American adversary doesn’t know this at the beginning. It’s exciting to portray such a full character, not one that is one-dimensional. Sounds like a pretty serious work. It is very serious and emotionally charged. But it’s also a funny and heartwarming play in the area where the characters develop. The American is still idealistic and is frustrated that his counterpart has been doing it so long and has lost sight of the purpose. These two characters from two different walks of life have been thrown together to try to build a relationship for their countries. The play is about building a bridge between them, as well as the two very disparate cultures. How does it keep from being dated? There’s lots of talk that’s relevant today: the irrationality of government leaders, regardless of who they are. And comments about the true roles, the purpose of being at a bargaining table, which is not always to achieve a lasting peace. It can be about deferring or delaying, which goes on in our world today all the time. You have done a lot of historical plays with DIJO. What’s the appeal for you? I like them from actor’s standpoint because I have to do research into the time period, the circumstances of the era, and it’s a great education for me as I get immersed in it. Bringing the characters alive and making them immediate and vital for audiences, so they’re not like an assignment in school, is a fun challenge. And audiences benefit in that they’re based on true events, so rarely do you leave the theater without wanting to talk about it afterward. Hopefully, they go home and learn more too. (A Walk in the Woods opens Friday night at 8 pm and continues for two weekends through March 5 at the Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue in Carpinteria. Tickets cost $17 general, $13 for students and seniors. Call 684-6380 or visit www.plazatheatercarpinteria. com.)

Devil Made Her Do It

Also opening this weekend: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, the “bawdy, bluesy,

boozy, rollicking” musical that traces the life, loves, and career of blues and jazz singer Bessie Smith. Rubicon Theatre Company’s production features the same creative team that premiered Off-Broadway in 2001: singer and actress Miche Braden in the title role, and director Joe Brancato, who conceived of and directed the original presentation. Set in 1937 in Memphis, the “electric, entertaining, and surprisingly touching evening” features such signature Smith songs such as “I Ain’t Got Nobody”, “St. Louis Blues”, “Baby Doll”, and “T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do”. Braden, who also serves as musical director and arranger, is joined by saxist Anthony Nelson Jr., bassist James Hankins, and pianist Gerard Gibbs, who also plays Pickle, the narrator and guide. The Devil’s Music plays February 25 through March 12. Call 667-2900 or visit www. rubicontheatre.org.

Focus on Film

With the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the rear-view mirror, and the Academy Awards putting the final finishing touch on 2016 movies this Sunday night, you might think there would be a lull a film programming at least for a little while. Think again. From a tiny screening at a small art museum to a two-day extravaganza at the Arlington (where all the SBIFF red-carpet tributes are held), movies are moving right along. On Thursday, February 23, the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at UCSB presents Cold War Era Short Films and Home Movies, a special screening of movies shown in 8 and 16mm formats from the Wende Museum in Culver City. Show time is 5:30 pm and admission is free. Call 8932951 or visit www.museum.ucsb.edu. That same evening at 7, the Pollock Theater at UCSB’s Expanded Hitchcock series continues with Rebecca. Film scholars Tania Modleski and Patrice Petro hold a post-screening discussion to dissect Hitchcock’s first American film, a gothic thriller featuring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier that not only explores women’s fears but also women’s desire for other women. Cinephile Saturday at 2 pm on Saturday, February 25, at the Pollock goes classic with Seven Samurai, a 35mm unspooling of director Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece that tells the story of a poor village that is under attack by bandits and recruits seven unemployed samurai to help the villagers defend themselves. On Tuesday, February 28, at 7 pm, still at UCSB, the Pollock shows Starving The Beast, a documentary that examines the ongoing power struggle on college campuses across the nation

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as political and market-oriented forces push to disrupt and reform America’s public universities. The film looks into an historic philosophical shift that re-frames public higher education as a “value proposition” to be borne by the student as a consumer, rather than an investment in citizens as a “public good” in a perspective that is poised to profoundly change public higher education. Professor Lane Hall holds the post-screening talk. All the Pollock screenings are free but reservations are recommended. Call 893-5903 or visit www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock. Tuesday is also the first night of screenings in the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour’s 26th year in Santa Barbara, downtown at the Arlington. Featuring the world’s best films and videos on mountain subjects, the tour this year comprises 15 different pictures from the fest, each filled with thrills and grandeur captured in exotic locations. The show features a wide variety of subjects, from extreme sports to mountain culture and environment, representing a superb mix of high-octane exploration, adventure, and nature scenery from around the world. Check the website for film schedule and descriptions. Show times are 7:30 pm Tuesday and Wednesday at the Arlington, 1317 State St. Admission is $17 general, $13 youth 18 and under. Info at 893-3535/www. ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 9634408/www.thearlingtontheatre.com. The SBCC and San Marcos Wellness Connection clubs are co-hosting a screening of the short film The Love Effect on Wednesday, March 1, at the Fé Bland Forum at SBCC. The movie is an inspirational story about two men – a free-spirited surfer coping with lost love and a businessman planning to take his own life – who come together at a remote California coastal retreat and find recovery through the healing powers of love, understanding, and connection with others. An hour-long reception precedes the 6:30 pm screening, which will then be followed by a Q&A session with actor-producer-screenwriter Tyler Atkins and director-screenwriter Drue Metz. Free admission. Call 8848440 or visit www.sbcc.edu/healthservices/wellnessconnection.

Spoken Word

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., lectures on “Cancer and the Gene: Past, Present and Future”, at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Thursday, February 23. Combining a biologist’s precision and a historian’s perspective, Dr. Mukherjee – who wrote The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer and The Gene: An Intimate History (which debuted at No. 1 on 23 February – 2 March 2017

The New York Times bestseller list) – will draw from his acclaimed books to examine the historic and future implications of cancer. Tickets cost $25 to $38 general, $15 students. Call 8933535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures. UCSB.edu. That same night, famed film director Oliver Stone joins Peter Kuznick, professor of history and director of American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute, for a lecture titled “Untold History, Uncertain Future” in a benefit for the Santa Barbara-based Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The discussion follows a screening of part of Stone and Kuznick’s documentary, The Untold History of the United States, and also features a public Q&A. The 7 pm event cost $12 general, $54 for VIP seating, or $102 for special seating plus admission to the 5:30 pm pre-reception. Call 963-0761 or visit www. lobero.com.

The Human Face of Drought

KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian hosts a one-hour live broadcast conversation between investigative reporters, human rights practitioners, and environment academics in an exploration of the human face of climate change on a global level, as well as the human consequences of drought here in California. The event at at Center Stage Theater at 7 pm on Thursday (February 23), which is co-sponsored by Pacific Standard Magazine and Human Rights Watch, also takes a look at potential steps toward responding to the symptoms of a warming world. The discussion will be followed by a brief ques-

tion/answer session. A pre-discussion reception on the patio begins at 6. Free. Info at www.kcrw.com.

Radical Recidivism

Inmates released from U.S. prisons return to their cells at an alarmingly high rate during the first three years post-incarceration. The recidivism rate, which varies by state from 45 to 70 percent, costs more than $230 million annually here in California. By contrast, former prisoners in the Scandinavian countries have just a 20-25 percent recidivism rate. State senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and her husband, retired superior court judge George Eskin, recently visited Scandinavia to explore the differences in the justice systems. The couple will share what they learned about preparing American inmates for re-entry into society in a public discussion that also features Rick Roney, who initiated Santa Barbara’s Reentry Project in 2005, and Jay Virbel, who serves as California’s director of rehabilitation, at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, at 7 pm on Friday, February 24. Admission is free.

Maya by Teenagers

Endowment For Youth Committee (EYC) presents a Tribute to Maya Angelou, featuring poems that speak to the issues of race, inclusion, inequality, freedom, and justice. The event, slated for 6:30 pm on Friday, February 24, at the Center Stage Theater, is a poetry reading contest for Santa Barbara County high school students, who are competing for $1,000 in cash

Harari on Humans

Historian Yuval Noah Harari, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – which was a summer reading pick for luminaries as diverse as President Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg – gives a lecture titled after his just-released follow-up book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, at UCSB’s Campbell Hall at 7:30 pm Monday, February 27. While Sapiens argued that humans conquered the world through our ability to believe in collective myths about gods, money, and freedom, the new work, published just last Tuesday, explores how godlike technologies such as artificial intelligence and genetic engineering will define what we become. Free copies will be given away at the event while supplies last. Free admission. Call 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

Appreciating Appraising

In her new book, Collect, Value, Divest, seasoned Santa Barbara appraiser Elizabeth Stewart, Ph.D., shares her secrets of the art and antique marketplace, revealing what appraisers don’t want you to know, including the tools to assess value,

beauty, provenance, and quality. Dr. Stewart uses real-life cases to cover how, what and where to collect; the next big thing; clues to identification and worth; online tools for value; and how to sell and what to donate. Dr. Stewart – who hosts the weekly Art and Antiques radio program on KZSB AM 1290 and writes the weekly column Ask the GOLDDIGGER for the Santa Barbara News Press – will talk and sign copies of the book at Chaucer’s Books at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 28. The following night, Chaucer’s hosts author George Ayoub, who will be signing his newest novel, Stuart, a gripping take on a new medical school with an unusual beginning that lead to a potential global pandemic from a deadly virus. The story, which takes place primarily in Southern California, draws from biomedical reality for the contexts in each event. Dr. Ayoub, who has previously held academic posts at UCSB, Westmont College (chair of biology) and UCSB, is now the program chair for the Liberal Arts department at Brooks Institute. Info at 682-6787 or www. chaucersbooks.com. The Walter H. Capps Center For The Study Of Ethics, Religion, And Public Life at UCSB presents E.J. Dionne discussing “Make America Compassionate Again” in a free lecture at the Lobero. Dionne, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, and university professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University, will speak at 8 pm Tuesday, February 28. •MJ

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House calls for balance, strength, coordination, flexibility and Premier Dog, Cat & Home Sitter rd stamina to improve available March 23 , medium to long term. No charge. Excellent references. the way you move. Kat 512-689-2417. Josette Fast, PT- 36 years experience. UCLA POSITION WANTED trained. PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT/ 805-722-8035 BOOKKEEPER www.fitnisphysicaltherapy.com Pay business/personal bills; Fit for Life ORGANIZE TAX RECEIPTS, Customized files, office, home, “anything,” workouts and correspondence; scheduling; nutritional reservations; errands; confidential guidance for any with excellent references. 636-3089. lifestyle. Individual/ group sessions. PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL Personal Specialized in Care/Companion, lite house keeping, CORRECTIVE food prep cert, Range of Motion cert, EXERCISE – dep car & clean DL,15 yrs exp, great ref’s, available nites, days, as well as injury prevention and post surgery. 24 hr and live in shifts. House calls available. Dani (mature female) Victoria Frost- CPT & CES 805-451-0464 805-895-9227 HOUSE/PET SITTING SERVICES

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