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Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: artraks@yahoo.com The NAMM Show

She Rocks Inspire Award winner Lzzy Hale performs at the ceremony

The 2020 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), show at the Anaheim Convention Center January 16-19 welcomed over 2,000 exhibiting member companies, 7,000 brands, and 115,888 attendees internationally to exhibits, demos, and over 350 classes for kids through professional.

Notable locals at NAMM 2020: In his large booth filled with celebrity users of his gear for over 20 years was Seymour Duncan and his crew. Local musicians supporting Seymour included award-winning blues guitarist Alastair Greene. Making new business connections were sound system engineer-musician Chris Pelonis who is working on a new project with Jeff Bridges and Michael McDonald, and son Christian who is touring with Shaun Cassidy; SB Rockshop Academy drummer George Pendergast; Carp songwriter Jamey Cecille with mom Connie BrocatoGeston; respected metal guitarist Greg Marra; rocker Steve Postell with his band; James Garza of SYV is the US Sales Manager for Orange Amps; John Mooy, our town’s amazing luthier; and Alan Parsons at the Parnelli Awards.

Key Highlights were at Cordial Cableswith a presentation by Grammy award-winning American record producer and engineer, mixer and author Sylvia Lenore Massy (Tool, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers) on sound and cables. Using inventions to record with, from light bulbs, to buzz saws and other materials cabled from guitars to solid-state amps, she said,

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Grammy engineer Sylvia Massy talks tech at Cordial Cables

“you can create new music every day.” Her pro tip to record acoustic guitar: use a Mid/Side (M/S) recording technique, an AKG414 or Shure SM57 like she did with Prince. Gibson’s new booth layout rivaled the rest, with long tables and stools, all gear plugged into an amp and headset for endless testing. The stage featured all their top musicians, and a SRO talk by renowned recording engineer Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin) on recording

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This event also supports the HEART (Help Elders at Risk Today) program which allows elder and dependent adults to spend their days with caring staff and volunteers. They provide innovative programs, healthy meals and snacks, plus excursions and other life enhancing events. It also enhances the lives of their caregivers. Caregiver Kristen Bowe told us what it meant to her. She has two children 10 and 13 and has been caring for her mother-in-law for six years. “Caregiving is the hardest job on the face of the planet and there are so many people who are caregivers that don’t realize they are. We all go through those basic human issues of making sure that we take care of ourselves so that we can take care of other people. The aid, support and resources we’ve received from Friendship Center are unlike any we’ve experienced since taking care of Mom and prove invaluable on a daily basis. I honestly don’t think our family would still be together if it weren’t for Friendship Center.”

The center is primarily for adults with cognitive impairments like dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson’s and stroke. It began in 1976 and executive director Heidi Holly has been there for 35 years. There are now facilities in both Goleta and Montecito. The Center has a partnership with the All Saints-by-the Sea church which is just across the street. All Saints owns the charming building set around a sunny courtyard.

Besides the silent auction, auctioneer Geoff Green was there to entice the audience to bid, bid, bid. And they did! There was a Bee’s Knees VIP Valley Wine Tour, a Speakeasy in Seattle, Great Gatsby Glamping and Mobster Dump and Dine. They actually send a dumpster to your house so you and your neighbors can clean to your heart’s content. It sells every year.

Board president Patricia Forgey gave kudos to event chair Kathy Marden, co-chairs Karolyn Hanna, Pamela Vander Heide, and the committee: Sue Adams, Mary Kay Fry, David Harlow, Greta Liedke, Marianne Meeker, Justin Redmond, AndySiegel, MarcellaSimmons, and DanaVanDerMey. For more information call 805.969.0859 or visit friend shipcentersb.org. Happy sweetheart day!

The dancers from La Bohème at the MCS gala

A Night in Paris

I don’t speak French but neither did anyone else at the “A Night in Paris” benefit for Montessori Center School (MCS) at Rosewood Miramar Hotel. Ball gowns and tuxes were de rigueur as guests sipped mimosas and wine. The ballroom doors opened to a stunning sight of white with white feathers in very tall vases that were lit, topped off with the signature crystal chandeliers above.

Before dinner we were treated to a real floor show with the OGs, Kerrilee Gore and a large dance group called La Bohème. Oui! Oui!

During dinner CEO of SBCC Foundation Geoff Green was volunteering his time from his “day” job to be emcee and auctioneer for this evening’s fundraiser. The live auction during dinner left more time for the after party. To add to the French theme

Judith Smith-Meyer with MCS development director Kathy Kelley and Nina Hardie

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there was a trip to France for a stay in a farmhouse in Lagarrigue. Head of School Melanie Jacobs spoke to the group as did development director Kathy Kelley introducing the co-chairs: Vanessa Decker, Erin Ohlgren, and Tracy Thomas. Not to be forgotten is the 21-member auction committee. Board president is John Berger.

A note of gratitude from . . .

School auctions are such a trip, because each class has a project which the parents all want and this one was no exception. An even larger grin was on Head of School Melanie’s face when during the paddle raise someone bid $30,000.

My husband Don asked, “What is a Montessori School?” In case some of you don’t know either, this is what I learned. “Studying the natural and physical world is an integral part of the curriculum. If you step into one of our classrooms, you will quickly notice many materials and lessons focused around zoology, botany, geography, geology, biology, astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, and even physics!”

Founder Maria Montessori understood from the beginning the fascination young children have about the world. The teachers spend a good deal of time and energy answering questions children pose about all kinds of natural phenomenon. From observing caterpillars’ metamorphosis into butterflies to conducting experiments on density. The younger ones (from toddlers through 6 th

grade) examine animal prints and insects up close and older students attend science camps in Yosemite, Idyllwild and Catalina. One mom told me how one of her children wasn’t doing so well in regular school. Now he loves going to school.

This year all proceeds from the paddle raise will go towards enhancing the sciences of MCS like materials including microscopes, chemistry equipment and other STEM materials. For more detailed information, call 805.683.9383 or better yet visit mcssb. org. •MJ

We finished strong and served so many during the holiday season!

3,500 families selected food, clothing, and handmade gifts for their children. Plus, our volunteers assembled and delivered care packages to 3,000 homebound seniors and disabled adults. We stand ready to work for you by providing essential services for free to nearly 15,000 folks who count on us throughout the year! For your unwavering support and volunteer partnership, we extend a huge THANK YOU!