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No June Gloom – The real estate market gets another hot streak after a slow May, P.24

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In Rancho Valencia – Travel south to the Suspicious Moose – These are the illegal elk five-star resort and the sights and culinary behaviors found around the towns of Alaska, P.23

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The ShapeShifters

A new dynamic band set to rock Solstice eve and the Marjorie Luke Theatre, page 33

Neighbors Say No

Residents weigh in on Pacaso and fractional home ownership at the latest MA meeting, page 6

RESIDENTS PREPARE TO CELEBRATE VILLAGE 4TH. THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS HELPING MAKE IT HAPPEN AND WHAT IS IN STORE FOR THIS YEAR’S FESTIVITIES (STORY STARTS ON P. 5)

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Westmont senior becomes a summer fellow at the Music Academy and shares his love for opera, page 35

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ocal News – Montecito prepares for its Village L 4th celebration with some new additions Village Beat – Fractional home ownership faces opposition and Highway 101 is opening up

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Montecito Miscellany – The Music Academy’s gala event, Going Global opens, business and tech innovators awarded, and other occasions

obert’s Big Questions – Can we learn R from others? The lessons and examples to be found from looking at other countries’ solutions.

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he Giving List – The Elephant Project T seeks to help these majestic animals with action in cuddly form

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n Entertainment – The shapeshifting new O band hitting Solstice and the Marjorie Luke ravel Buzz – A visit to the exotic T Rancho Valencia and a Croatian wine guide tours Montecito

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Your Westmont – Student sings his way to a Music Academy fellowship, exhibition highlights influential area artists, and high schools get a shot at hoop’s title

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his Week at MAW – Composer-inT residence Tom Cipullo and this week’s summer events

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ealth of Wellness – Guiding rules for W open communication about yourself and to others

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ews & Events Roundup – Moms N Demand Action on gun violence, Rascal’s turns one, Media Arts and Technology show, and Solstice needs volunteers Classifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

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This year’s Village Fourth Committee and community leaders are hard at work organizing the wellloved parade and festivities

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he Village 4th is coming! Yes, on July 4th, the Montecito community will be treated to the third annual Rolling Motorcade Parade. Entries are reflective of the community, so you’ll see the Montecito Community Foundation, Montecito Bank & Trust, Adam’s Angels, MERRAG, Montecito Fire, our sheriffs including Sheriff Brown, CHP, Bucket Brigade, and Friends of the Montecito Library. There are also crowd favorites like the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, La Boheme, and the Blankenship WWII-era Jeep.

We’ll start the day with a flyover of vintage planes at 11:30 am, led by Montecitan and proud Scot, Michael Maloco, and then the parade rolls from Manning Park down San Ysidro to Jameson to Coast Village to

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Hot Springs and East Valley. We welcome you to come out and wave and celebrate the 4th safely with your families, as we’re in a bit of a COVID spike at present.

A special thanks to our committee and community leaders who are helping to put this on: Kathi King, Mindy Denson, Dana Hanson, Dana Newquist, Andrea Eltinge, Mike Edwards, Connor Rehage, Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi, Nina Terzian, Montecito Community Foundation reps George Isaac and Ruth Green, and of course our Fire Chief, Kevin Taylor.

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by Montecito benevolent godfather Dana Newquist, will feature banners in honor of Pierre Lafond, whose passage this year was felt deeply by our community, and Bill Davis, a longtime Village Fourth committee member who passed away last July.

Also riding in the fire truck will be newly retired Santa Barbara County Park Ranger Douglas Norton, after 48 years of service, 48 of those in Manning Park in Montecito!

This makes him the longest standing Santa Barbara County employee. According to his daughter Bettina, Ranger Doug planted all the redwood trees in the grove in Upper Manning Park, which are now enormous.

He told her the redwood seedlings were his babies long before he had actual babies.

Manning Park is his life’s work as a ranger.

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Montecito Association Discusses Pacaso

“No Pacaso” signs are popping up in neighborhoods across the country, including in Santa Barbara and Montecito, as neighbors oppose fractional ownership homes (photo courtesy of Stop Pacaso Now)

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t last week’s Montecito Association (MA) meeting, the Board discussed what has become a hot topic in many communities across the country: fractional home ownership via Pacaso, a Bay Area-based company that buys homes and then sells fractional interests in them to second-home buyers. After the sale – in which the company makes a profit – the company then manages the home, and the co-owners use Pacaso’s technology to schedule time in the home.

The company has acquired two homes in the Santa Barbara and Montecito areas: one on Las Alturas on the Riviera which sold for $1,085,000 for a 1/8 share and one on East Valley Road in Montecito, which is selling for $1,294,000 per 1/8 share, with six shares already sold. Some neighbors of the Las Alturas home are not happy, and recent articles in other local publications tell of disgruntled neighbors who complain that the home is being utilized as a place for owners to vacation, have large parties, and not have ties to the neighborhood or community.

According to the company’s website, Pacaso owners who own 1/8 interest in the property are entitled to stay 44 nights per year, with a maximum stay of two weeks at a time; this short-term occupancy is a loophole in Santa Barbara’s ban on short-term rentals, as the occupants are actual owners. The company has bought homes and sold them for fractional ownership in other areas of California including Newport Beach, Malibu, Lake Arrowhead, Carmel, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Lake Tahoe, and Palm Springs, as well as in other states including Scottsdale, Arizona; Bend, Oregon; Sun Valley, Idaho; Telluride, Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge, Montecito JOURNAL

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In addition to available properties, Pacaso also lists “prospective” properties that are currently for sale, posting listing descriptions and photos of homes that are not – yet – owned by the company.

Two such listings were recently removed from the website after realtor and seller complaints; one was on Picacho Lane in Montecito and one was on Shoreline Drive in Santa Barbara.

After the sale – in which the company makes a profit – the company then manages the home, and the co-owners use Pacaso’s technology to schedule time in the home.

Don Vogt, an outspoken neighbor of the Las Alturas property, told the MA board last week that the Pacaso business model essentially operates as a short-term occupancy timeshare, which has a negative impact on local neighborhoods. According to Vogt, the company takes a single-family home off the market for a potential buyer who would be living there full time, which adds to housing woes, adds more traffic to narrow streets, and takes a home off the market for a family or individual who would likely work in the area. Vogt and his wife, Carolyn, asked the Montecito

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n response to “Two Years Later: Still an Unfair and Forced Choice Objections to Cannabis Retail at Santa Claus Lane,” I wanted to take the opportunity to provide some actual facts about legal, compliant cannabis dispensaries. I’m three months shy of my 60th birthday and my interest in medicinal cannabis began in 2014 with my father’s diagnosis of terminal heart disease — We had buried both my brother and mother years prior and I promised never to let him suffer the way they had. Dad’s hospice team was doing their best to provide comfort, however the side effects from the pharmaceuticals were making his remaining time on Earth absolutely miserable.

Through the help of cannabis experts, books, seminars… I was able to hone a dosing regimen that helped relieve his pain, anxiety, and sleep deprivation.

Cannabis didn’t save his life, but it sure made the life he had left joyful. He lived out his time sitting on the porch, eating ice cream, and enjoying close relationships. I’ll forever thank God and Cannabis for this.

My interest in cannabis education continued, which led me to sharing with others. Most recently, I presented to nearly 60 Carpinteria Senior Center members. These seniors were curious about transitioning away from overthe-counter drugs to plant-based medicine and like all the other audiences, their interest was sincere and vast. Not at all surprising, since the largest and fastest growing group of cannabis consumers are the aging population.

I shop every dispensary from Santa Barbara to Ojai, procuring items for those too ill to leave their homes — I mostly purchase: pain patches, salves, tinctures, ointments, capsules, and feel well versed when speaking about the professional integrity of a dispensary and the demographics of their consumers.

Here’s what I know to be FACTS about our local dispensaries: 1st: The largest group of legal cannabis consumers are the ages of 60 years and up.

2nd: Dispensary prices are expensive, highly taxed, and identification is required at each and every time of purchase. The fear of underaged children enticing adults to purchase high priced, legal cannabis is laughable. The black market still has nearly 87% of the cannabis market (a topic for another time) and that’s where the underage go to purchase.

Persons under the age of 21 cannot even enter a dispensary, unlike liquor stores where children are free to roam. And, once inside a dispensary all products are under lock and key. Products cannot even be displayed in windows, in fact walking by a dispensary, one would never know they were walking by a dispensary.

3rd: No dispensary is ever wall-towall with customers. Strict regulations detail the number of persons allowed in a dispensary at a time, and I’ve NEVER experienced wait time or crowds. The average customer spends around 10 to 15 minutes procuring product, there’s no hanging around the location or consumption.

4th: Dispensaries are absolutely compatible with other businesses. The city of Santa Barbara has three of the most beautiful dispensaries I’ve ever visited, one could easily mistake walking into these locations to walking into a jewelry store. To my knowledge, their business neighbors: Derf ’s Restaurant, McConnell’s Ice Cream, Hair Salon, Law office, Dance Studio, Ralphs market, Insurance Company, MTD… have never filed a complaint about parking, odor, and most importantly the attraction of law-breaking customers.

5th: As a life-long Carpinterian who spends many days per week on Santa Claus Lane, I’m far more concerned by the alcohol being served by those restaurants and annoyed by the events companies taking up all the parking than any legal, licensed dispensary. In fact, the dispensary location has their very own parking lot behind their building AND the building is located on the far end of the lane, nowhere near any of the restaurants.

Property and Business owners Pat and Maire Radis have proven themselves as exceptional humans. Their commitment to our environment and the aesthetics of the lane has set a most impressive watermark for our community. Pat was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a few years ago and has found cannabis to be a significant addition in managing his symptoms. Because of their first-hand experience, Pat and Maire are ideal dispensary business owners and their building is the IDEAL location.

Much of the opposition to this project feels like residual Reefer Madness which I understand, because 80-plus years of targeted propaganda against this plant can leave some nasty lingering effects.

But let’s remember, Cannabis has been part of the medicinal landscape for thousands of years AND has proven to offer incredibly profound relief for some of our most heinous and debilitating conditions, illnesses, and diseases.

I encourage those fearful of a dispensary to visit one, truly learn the facts, and free themselves of the unfounded fear they carry.

Tina Fanucchi-Frontado, MPA

don’t really have to change.

The progressive government education machine has enough votes to simply vote down any change in their personnel or programs. With over half the workforce in government, it’s a built-in, paid-for majority. And education is a cash cow for the liberal machine.

So if Latino students can’t read, write, or do basic math, it doesn’t matter. As long as this progressive education machine still gets paid taxpayer dollars, to run their obviously failing programs. That’s what matters. It’s all about the money. And that’s why I say, defund big government education now.

Bring on a voucher program because that will ensure parents can choose successful education programs for their children. And isn’t choice a good thing?

Dr. Thomas Cole

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Village Beat (Continued from 6) Association to get involved with helping to lobby the City Council and Mayor Randy Rowse to enact changes to local ordinances to halt fractional ownership.

At least 12 cities are attempting to change their local ordinances to take action against timeshares and Pacaso’s fractional ownership models. Sonoma and St. Helena in California’s wine country are the two cities at the forefront of this ban; both have already amended local codes banning the use of a home as a timeshare outside of commercial zones.

Members of the Board and audience brought up such issues as compounding the already tight housing market by taking available housing and selling it to out-of-towners, adding traffic and cars to high fire areas, negatively affecting property values for homes located next to a Pacaso, short-term occupancies creating a nuisance to neighborhoods, and a loss of transient occupancy tax to the County. The Board unanimously voted to do two things: 1) Begin education and dialog with the Montecito community about the impact of Pacaso on the community, its infrastructure, sense of community, and long-term value, and 2) Explore potential partnerships with other local advocacy groups to lobby for local ordinances and/or updates to existing ordinances that will help protect Montecito and partner communities.

Stay tuned for updates.

Community Reports Also at the MA meeting, Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor reported that we are in high fire season, and sundowner wind events are occurring 60% more often than in an average year. The Montecito Fire Department will host a community meeting regarding wildfire preparedness on July 7, at 6 pm in Page Hall on the Westmont College campus.

The community is encouraged to attend this meeting to review the Ready! Set! Go! guide and discuss how to implement a wildfire action plan. The findings from MFPD’s recent evacuation study will also be discussed. If the study’s findings indicate a need for substantial changes to the district’s evacuation plan, that information will be shared at the Wildfire Preparedness Community Meeting, as well as through multifaceted outreach methods to all community members.

Chief Taylor also reported that Montecito Firefighters will host their annual Pancake Breakfast at 7 am on July 4.

Montecito Union School Superintendent Anthony Ranii reported that the large-scale renovation project slated for the school is underway, and residents can expect the delivery of eight portable buildings to be delivered to the school in the early morning hours later this month. The portables will be located on the lower terraces for two years while construction takes place; a section of the school’s fencing has been removed in 23 – 30 June 2022

order to access the lower terraces. Large fencing is slated to be built to protect students and the public during renovations of the main building. The construction will cause restricted use of the campus for the community, Ranii said.

Santa Barbara Sheriff Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi read the crime statistics for the last month, which included fraud on Santa Rosa Lane; trespassing on Picacho Lane; four instances of trespassing on Wyant Road; attempted burglary at the Music Academy; residential burglary on Miramar Beach Drive; package stolen from East Valley Road; trespassing on Butterfly Lane; residential burglary on Lambert Road; and several instances of trespassing by subjects with mental health issues. Lieutenant Arnoldi reported on a suspicious death on Park Lane that is still being investigated. He also noted an incident that happened earlier this month in which there was a trespassing in Montecito Oaks, and when officers arrived the subject had driven away, entered the freeway at Olive Mill Road going the wrong direction, then eventually got off the freeway and got back on in the southbound lanes. The suspect was apprehended in Camarillo after a pit maneuver, and taken into custody for evading law enforcement.

The next Montecito Association meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12. For more information, visit montecitoassociation.org.

New Carpool Lanes Open On Friday, June 17, community leaders marked the opening of the new freeway carpool lanes and project completion with a community celebration featuring local transit riders alongside Congressman Salud Carbajal, State Senator Monique Limón, Supervisor Das Williams, Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura, and local neighbors.

This is the first completed segment of the Highway 101: Carpinteria to Santa Barbara project. The Carpinteria segment added peak-period carpool lanes, new bridges over Santa Monica and Franklin creeks, updated five on- and off-ramps, and enhanced three local intersections with pedestrian and bicyclist connections. Landscaping will begin this month to install new plants between Bailard Avenue and Santa Monica Road.

“The improvements for transit riders and the local connections encourage a transportation system that functions for everyone,” said Senator Limón. “We are a community that works regionally between Ventura and Santa Barbara/ Goleta, and our policies and planning reflect the needs of our working families on the Central Coast. I’m proud to see this project completed in Carpinteria and look forward to seeing the completion of this corridor to Santa Barbara that gives more transportation choices

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Scott Reed, Jeremy Denk, Richard O’Neill, Clive Chang, and Dean Carter (photo by Priscilla)

Anniversary Gala at the Academy

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t was an evening of high note, with many in between, when Montecito’s venerable, newly renamed Music Academy celebrated its 75th anniversary with a signature gala on its 10-acre Miraflores oceanside campus for 320 guests raising around $600,000.

The boffo bash, co-chaired by the tony triumvirate of Valerie Montgomery, Kandy Luria-Budgor, and Michele Brustin, was marked by a Scheidt’s “Canzon in B-flat major” opening fan-

fare by trumpeters Aislin Carpenter, Kenneth Chauby, Austin Jace Cruz, and Benjamin D’Haiti, and Dietz’s “Sharpened Stick” by an energized percussion quintet.

Academy President Scott Reed described the fête as “a special time” propelling classically trained musicians forward. “It is something we are passionate about,” he proclaimed.

New York Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke, who studied at the Music Academy in 2002 as well as Manhattan’s Juilliard School, performed a selection of operatic works by

Guests wait for an evening of performances, food, and fun at the Music Academy’s 75th anniversary gala (photo by Priscilla)

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Bizet, Berlioz, Mozart, Price, Bloom, and Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, including “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel, accompanied by pianist Nino Sanikidze.

The performance wrapped with Offenbach’s “Belle nuit” from Les Contes d’Hoffmann with two-time Grammy Award winner Cooke and five other

soprano singers putting on a magnificent vocal display.

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aunching the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN) 12 years ago to create a support system for women in the Music Industry (MI), and the She Rocks Awards in 2012, Laura B. Whitmore believes we have a lot more to do to level the playing field. “We are making progress by asking the difficult questions and having open discussions, like our Diversity Panel with the Women of NAMM. I always say I hope that everything becomes obsolete so that there doesn’t need to be a She Rocks Awards or the WiMN because we are all just amazing people doing amazing work and helping each other,” she explained. These points are detailed further in our interview below, followed by my brief on the 2022 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants).

Q. What were your key points from WiMN’s Panel on Diversity at NAMM 2022?

A. In the last year or so we’ve had a lot of inquiries at the WiMN about helping companies navigate both internal and exter-

The 2022 She Rocks Awards Winners (photo by Kevin Graft)

Laura B. Whitmore, Founder of the WiMN and She Rocks Awards (photo by Whitmore)

nal diversity: Like how do we make our employee base more diverse? How do we talk to diverse audiences? What do we need to know? What programs can we implement and what are the pitfalls? The panel came from that, where we could have a more in-depth conversation and document it.

Dr. Kristal Walker, Vice President of Wellbeing at Sweetwater and CPTM Thought Leader, is so incredible and inspiring. She gets the idea that you can’t just bring in a person that’s female or of color and say

you’re diverse. There are issues around their culture, point of reference, and background that have to be integrated as well. We built the panel around Walker with Leslie Gaston-Bird CAS, AMPS, MPSE, Owner of Mix Messiah Productions, and Crystal Morris Founder/CEO/President of Gator Cases and co-founder Women of NAMM (WON). Gaston-Bird approaches diversity from an analytical view, asking what’s the research and data, how do we actually know what’s happening, and moving forward from here. It was live from NAMM and is on the WiMN YouTube Channel.

When we reach out to people with the She Rocks Awards, it is a fun focal point that opens the door for these conversations.

Our whole point is, how do we make it easier for people to step forward and say yes, I want to embrace that idea and can you help me. Sometimes I feel like here I am, this white middle-aged woman, should I be a spokesperson for diversity, but I also feel if I can make these conversations happen,

why shouldn’t I step forward?

What area do you want to shine a light on?

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And auctioneer Geoff Green (executive director of SBCC Foundation) had everyone laughing and giving to support the students: $100 to buy a student’s squash equipment for one year, up to $4,000 to fully support one student for six months. In between there’s camps, transportation, tournaments and many more expenses. Mike Lewis, who founded the local chapter, was back in town.

Robert Graham is the executive director of this nonprofit organization whose mission is “To help students succeed in life through squash and education.” SBSOS is a year-round sport and education program serving committed Santa Barbara youth (5th to 12th grade) who qualify for the

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Robert explained, “The program includes squash, academic tutoring, community service, enrichment opportunities, and mentoring. SBSOS provides consistent, reliable, academic, and athletic support alongside guidance to the children and families attending schools in Santa Barbara.

SBSOS aims to help each child realize his or her academic and personal potential.”

They operate after school, on weekends, and during holidays. The goal is for each student to graduate from high school prepared for college or to launch a career. Amazingly, they stay in contact with graduates as they work toward their post-high school goals and offer guidance and support through age 25.

They are also involved with the families and describe the program as “an inch wide but a mile deep.”

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by Jude Bijou

Creating Understanding in Today’s World

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ccording to Attitude Reconstruction there are only four rules of good communication and four opposing violations. Being aware of both gives us a choice about whether we want to create distance or connection with our words, whether we’re dealing with friend, foe, neighbor, or family member. Here are some examples of two ways of communicating about the same topic.

You never help with the dishes.

I need some help washing the dishes right now.

Are you ready to go home?

I’m ready to go home now.

You’re monopolizing the conversation.

I have something I want to say.

We always do what you want to do.

I don’t want to spend the weekend with your parents.

This isn’t working.

I want to talk about where we are in our relationship and discuss what our options are going forward.

What’s your problem?

I’m upset and want to talk about what just happened.

Just by reading each pair of sentences out loud you can sense that the first way is way too familiar and that the second way is a clear communication about yourself that brings understanding. It’s really so simple. However,

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The bottom line is that when we communicate well, we honor ourselves and others with every exchange and increase the probability of finding common ground. When we don’t, we create distance and feelings of separation. Here is a brief summary of the Four Rules of Communication and their opposites – the Four Violations.

First Rule The First Rule is “talk about yourself.”

It’s a big enough task to take care of ourselves, so believing it’s our duty to comment on or interpret others diverts us from focusing on what’s true for us about us. It’s lovely to share what we feel, think, want, and need about ourselves. This brings closeness, as we reveal information about ourselves.

The First Violation is to tell other people about themselves (without permission). This includes blaming, sarcasm, teasing, attacking, and finger-pointing.

You’re guaranteed to create separation and accentuate differences. I call this “you-ing” because instead of talking about ourselves, we divert attention and put the focus on others with put downs or by making them wrong.

eralizing. This can take the form of sweeping conclusions, abstractions, and labeling. Using words like “always” and “never,” or bringing in other topics barely related to the subject at hand, all fall into this category. This way of talking is confusing at best, as we don’t really know what the communication is actually about. Talking in generalities fuels confusion and fear.

Rule Three The Third Rule is kindness.

Compassion fosters love. It can take many forms: offering appreciations, praise, focusing on the positive, and sharing gratitude. Remember the old wise adages: “Look for the good and praise it.” “You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.”

The Third Violation is being unkind.

Focusing on what’s not working or what we don’t like, throws a wrench in furthering the conversation. Attending to the half empty and voicing negativity produces anger and feelings of separation in both the speaker and recipient.

Remember: share your own experience, use specifics, stick to kindness, and listen.

Rule Two

Rule Four

The Second Rule is to stay specific and concrete. We deal in specifics with everything from music to architecture to computers and from finance to engineering to cooking. That is what we must do when communicating.

When we stay concrete, others can understand what we’re saying: the true topic at hand, as well as our needs, requests, and boundaries. Being specific brings peace.

The Second Violation is over-gen-

The Fourth Rule is simply to listen.

That means seeking to truly understand what someone is saying and encouraging them to share about themselves. Almost no one feels listened to enough! It is a simple practice that brings connection.

The Fourth Violation is not listening.

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Automatic interruptions, debates, and wise-cracks don’t truly acknowledge the speaker but instead further our own agenda and need for attention.

The following is a list of listening violations or don’ts. I suggest you keep them in mind.

Interrupting; Leaping into problem solving; Offering unsolicited advice or opinions; Finishing others’ sentences; Changing the topic; Matching stories; Debating or challenging; Cornering or interrogating; Multi-tasking.

Final Thoughts We don’t have to look very far to find examples of all four violations.

They are in virtually every setting and cause communication breakdowns, distance, hurt, and misunderstandings.

Recognizing these four bad communication habits will help us avoid the alienation and confusion we often experience when interacting with others, especially at emotionally-charged times. Indulging the violations is like throwing gasoline on the bar-b-que.

I suggest you stop yourself when you are going to speak impulsively, take a breath, and line up with what will bring you better results.

Abiding by the Four Rules bring loving, effective communication and feelings of togetherness. Remember: share your own experience, use specifics, stick to kindness, and listen. They are very simple (but not easy) rules. The rewards of living by them are infinite

and supremely satisfying.

Jude Bijou, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist, educator, and workshop leader. Her theory of Attitude Reconstruction evolved over the course of 40 years working with clients as a licensed marriage and family therapist and is the subject of her multiaward-winning book, Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life.

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Our Town (Continued from 12 12)) plish it. It’s all about what you can do small and large that helps open doors for people and for yourself.

A word on the winners of the She Rocks Awards?

The women behind the scenes are often not recognized for what they do and contribute. My goal is to make everybody being honored feel like a rockstar, they are no different from the multi-platinum artists that you meet, while the celebrity artists a lot of times say to me, “You know I’ve never won an award, I’ve never been recognized for this type of contribution.”

Some of the things that come out of that is it makes people dream a little bigger. The person who wins the award thinks, I must have done something right. We all feel like, “I’ve been doing something for so long, does anybody care?” For those watching the show, it’s the inspiring and heartfelt speeches that create change. All the winners get to know each other who might not have otherwise. We have a conglomerate of women doing projects that got started in the green room. It’s a cool way for women effecting change to be connected.

Did you have support and mentors in your career?

I started at CBS Records right out of college, I think I took a typing test to get the job! When I went to Korg I was supported by my college advisor, who’s still there for me. At Korg, my boss Larry Demarco was a great mentor in marketing for my 20 years there. Next, I paved my own path with my own agency, Mad Sun Marketing, for 12 years and started the WiMN. In April 2020, Positive Grid, who was one of my clients, invited me to come in-house as the VP of Marketing. Big shout outs to [Bonnie] Gallanter, who keeps me sane in many ways at the WiMN; Tom Gilbert, who’s worked for me for over 10 years as the voice of reason; my song co-writer Jenna Paone, who’s helped me expand creatively in music; my boyfriend, who is super supportive, he works in the MI, so we take walks and brainstorm every day; and my kids.

Guitars you play and top songs on your Spotify?

I have a Martin and a Breedlove acoustic; my boyfriend and I have 16 guitars! I am listening to Milck, Wet Leg, The New Pornographers, and Samantha Fish.

Your best advice for women to get in the MI? Don’t ask for permission! Showing up is half the battle, if you’re out there, talking to people, acting and believing you belong there, other people will believe it too.

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NAMM 2022 After two years of virtual NAMM, it was held on a smaller scale in Anaheim June 3 to 5, with 1,000 exhibiting members representing 3,500 brands, attended by 46,627 registered attendees from 111 countries and territories.

First up was multi-Grammy winner, composer, and performer, and our town’s Kenny Loggins winning the “Music for Life” award, NAMM’s highest industry honor. In addition to hits like “Danger Zone” (Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick), Loggins’s contributions locally are many, from Little Kids Rock, Make-A-Wish, and helping reopen Notes for Notes (N4N) Studios at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara and United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County.

The Tenth Annual She Rocks Awards winners were singer, actress, television host, and former UN Goodwill Ambassador Dionne Warwick; Grammy-nominated guitarist and BONES UK co-founder Carmen Vandenberg; multi-instrumentalist Yvette Young; Leslie Gaston-Bird; Sherri Chung, award-winning film/TV composer and Governor of the Television Academy Music Branch; Kerry Fiero, Founder of Girl Power!; Eve Anna Manley, president of Manley Laboratories aka “The Tube Chick”; Lyndsey Parker, Yahoo Entertainment Music Editor and SiriusXM host; and Julie Robbins, CEO of EarthQuaker Devices.

The Les Paul Innovation Award went to Wrecking Crew bassist and female trail blazer Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in music, playing on approximately 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years.

The 37th TEC Hall of Fame Award went to Peter Asher, one of the industry’s most sought-after producers and performers, Director of A&R at the Beatles’ Apple Records label, and his work with Cher, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Ringo Starr, and many others, earning him three Grammy Awards.

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Robert’s Big Questions Learning from Other Countries?

by Robert Bernstein

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e live in the greatest country on Earth!” So said a caller on Bill Maher’s Real Time on the eve of the unprovoked U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Maher asked the caller how he knew this. “Because I have lived in the U.S. my entire life.”

Maher tried to explain the illogic of this, if the caller has no experience with other countries. When the call was over, it was clear that the caller was sure that Maher was an idiot.

In that moment I had a realization of how to destroy a country: Just do a public relations campaign where you get everyone in that country to repeat that phrase: “We live in the greatest country on Earth!”

Why is this so destructive? Because if we live in the greatest country on Earth, it means we have nothing to learn from anyone else.

“Sick Around the World” was a 2008 Frontline PBS special on how other countries handle health care. They went beyond the usual countries we hear about and looked at countries like Japan and Taiwan.

They interviewed Hongjen Chang, MD, former President of the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Bureau. Taiwan had been a poor country, but in the 1980s they realized they were wealthy enough to afford a good universal healthcare system.

They looked at about a dozen countries around the world to see what had worked well and to combine the best of these pieces from each country.

The PBS interviewer asked if they had looked at the U.S. In a diplomatic way, Dr. Chang indicated that the U.S. had nothing worth looking at to copy.

Back in 2010 I was staying with friends in Italy on the Swiss border, then continued by rail up to Geneva. I was impressed to learn that I was passing through the longest tunnel in the world (Gotthard). I thought back on my youth in the 1960s when most of the positive superlatives belonged to the U.S. Fastest trains, biggest particle accelerators, tallest buildings, longest bridges, and tunnels. What happened?

Is it possible that Americans stopped looking beyond their borders to even know what anyone else was doing? Is it also possible that Americans measured “success” and “power” in very narrow ways?

The U.S. does have the highest spending in the world on its military at $778 billion. More than the next nine countries combined. Does that make us strong?

The U.S. has the biggest trade deficit in the world. When I was a child, we imported raw materials and exported manufactured goods. Today, it is largely the opposite. By some definitions, that is the definition of a Third World country.

The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy

rate in the world, with 80% of these being unwanted and a third ending in abortion.

While the U.S. passes “Don’t Say Gay” laws, civilized countries have age-appropriate sex education beginning as young as age four. They have far fewer unwanted pregnancies and abortions as a result.

The U.S. is the world leader in incarceration, both in sheer numbers and per capita. Perhaps this is related to the U.S. being a leader in childhood poverty among industrialized countries? With a rate higher than Mexico. Perhaps this is related to the U.S. being the world leader in guns per capita, with more guns than people?

Where to Invade Next is a wonderful film (whose title is a joke) that shows how other countries have solved problems that the U.S. doesn’t even know that it has.

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway all had a culture of gun ownership with few restrictions. All created severe restrictions after a single mass shooting and all have successfully reduced gun ownership and violence.

One third of Americans cannot drive, yet our public transit systems are so bad that the U.S. is dead last in use of public transit in a National Geographic study.

Perhaps this is because the U.S. is the world leader in subsidizing private motor vehicle use at the rate of two trillion dollars each year?

Tiny Belgium spends twice as much on passenger rail as the entire U.S. Where to Invade Next is a wonderful film (whose title is a joke) that shows how other countries have solved problems that the U.S. doesn’t even know that it has. It is very positive and inspiring and I highly recommend it. I may revisit it in a future article.

I am reminded of a bumper sticker that was briefly popular: “I Love My Country, But We Should See Other People.” No one country on its own has all of the answers.

Can we learn from others?

Robert Bernstein holds degrees from Physics departments of MIT and UCSB. Passion to understand the Big Questions of life, the universe and to be a good citizen of the planet.

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The Giving List

For each fuzzy elephant sold, 100% of the net proceeds go towards the preserves and organizations helping elephants in need (photo by Andrea Russell)

The Elephant Project

by Steven Libowitz

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stimates say that there are nearly 2,000 nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, each with a mission of supporting the local or at-large community in some way. But as far as we know, only one organization – The Elephant Project – has exactly one full-time employee.

But don’t underestimate the impact of Kristina McKean, the founder of The Elephant Project, which turns five this year and continues to work to help fund the rescue and rehabilitation of endangered or mistreated elephants worldwide. The project is a result of a personal passion.

Devastated by witnessing baby elephants on the streets of Bangkok being exploited for money, McKean spent years signing petitions, protesting circuses, and creating social media campaigns to help spread awareness surrounding the mistreatment of elephants. All before founding The Elephant Project to more directly impact the cause.

Largely through donating 100 per-

cent of net proceeds from direct sales of Kiki and Tembo, the first two adorable stuffed elephant animals she designed, McKean has been able to support a few select preserves and organizations that help aid in fighting the poaching crisis.

These organizations also provide care to injured, abandoned, orphaned, and abused elephants, giving rise to the slogan “Saving Elephants, One Stuffed Animal at a Time.”

But McKean’s mission isn’t to inundate folks with the horrible animal abuse and torture stories she was flooded with over the years, but rather to help them have fun while helping out the cause.

“It paralyzed me because I didn’t know how to take any action to actually significantly help them,” she explained.

“People really want to help and it’s an easy way to donate where you actually have something to show for it: a cute, happy little toy.”

McKean’s passion and energy to grow the project and do more to help seemingly knows no bounds. Promotion, marketing, publicity – it’s all part of her bailiwick, and her commitment has propelled

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the small organization to be featured in many national magazines and online publications, with The Elephant Project having also been cited on The Today Show and elsewhere. “I just got on another site this morning as one of the best children’s products of 2022,” she reported when we talked last week. “It’s really great!”

McKean, who worked as a designer for The Gap and is the daughter of a former designer for Tonka Toys, also spends time developing new cute stuffed creatures, including expanding the organization’s reach even beyond the elephants that initially sparked the project.

There’s been a flurry of activity just since The Giving List book came out in November, starting when McKean created a cuddly lion named Oba, which means “King Ruler” in West Africa, as the newest addition to the collection of carefully crafted stuffed animals. Profits from Oba head to big cat sanctuaries and people actually working hands-on in rescues of the abused lions.

“I’m kind of re-branding myself as someone who wants to save all the animals,” McKean said.

A collaboration with Chantecaille, the plant-based makeup, beauty, and skin care family company, resulted in McKean and co-founder Olivia Chantecaille co-creating new designer clothing for Tembo and Kiki, including limited-edition floral overalls and a summer dress for the 8-inch soft grey elephant dolls.

Launched on Earth Day and coming to a close this week, the new clothing proved a big hit.

“They’re a real high-end company and it was in conjunction with their new baby line. It sold out on their site in less than eight hours, which is amazing,” McKean said. “It was really well-received and we got it into Vogue in China and WWD. Collaborating with these really big companies like that really helps my brand.”

A series of different outfits designed by McKean for the elephants – including one with a blue and gold outfit to support Ukraine – are also available so fans can continue to enjoy the elephants as collectables.

There’s also a new baby elephant doll on the way for Christmas, named Chaba after the real elephant at a sanctuary in Thailand, the first time McKean has been allowed to go that route.

“It will have a little book where kids can follow her progress at the sanctuary,” she explained. “It’s great to have gifts that give back, but it’s even nicer to have the tangible aspect where you can actually see

“I’m a father; that’s what matters most. Nothing matters more.” — Gordon Brown

The Elephant Project and Chantecaille collaborated to produce limited-edition floral overalls and a summer dress to add new touches to Kiki and Tembo (photo by Andrea Russell)

that the [stuffed animal] is helping a real, live baby elephant.”

Also already headed for production is a stuffed dog doll, inspired by the golden retriever rescue dog from Istanbul McKean adopted.

“I just love him so much I wanted to do something to support groups that help dogs, especially one that rescues dogs in China that are literally going to be slaughtered for food,” she said.

While McKean does have some help from a few interns who assist with various tasks, reaching out for more collaborators and expanding The Elephant Project’s scope is largely up to the founder. She attributes her astonishing success and attention to authentically living her mission.

“When I’m contacting important people and $200 million companies like Chantecaille, it’s not coming from a development director or marketing team,” McKean said. “I’m literally sending them emails from my personal Gmail account. They can tell that my passion is genuine and I think it comes across when I talk to them that I’m truly doing whatever I can to help the animals.”

Ways to help McKean and her mission include making a direct donation, buying a stuffed animal (or a bunch), and maybe helping to spread the word about The Elephant Project’s goal to save the largest land mammals on earth, and educating children and everyone around the world about the ever-increasing dangers elephants and the other creatures face.

The Elephant Project Kristina McKean, founder theelephantproject.com Email: info@theelephantproject.com

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IDEAS CORNER: Money, Politics and Trivial Matters Perspectives

Going Way Beyond 1973 Washington Warned Us

Radiate with More Optimism and Energy

What’s the secret to a longer life? Optimism, of course!

by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

1972

was a very bad year for everyone in the USA. Richard Nixon defeated the unshakably honest son of a preacher, Senator George McGovern. McGovern ran, and lost, on a platform of peace, determined to end the Vietnam War. Nixon promised to stay the course. Upon winning, Nixon nevertheless signed the Paris Peace Accords just days after his inauguration, marking the beginning of the end of the war.

The bigger irony is that while McGovern lost the election, Nixon lost his place in history and will forever be remembered as the only U.S. President ever forced to resign due to crimes committed while in office. What a turn of events! What would the U.S. public have done if Nixon had refused to resign? In fact, we have at least a partial answer: the most conservative Republican of his time, Senator Barry Goldwater, took several of his Republican associates to the White House and summarily declared that Nixon would be convicted by Impeachment in the Senate if he didn’t resign. Nixon was left no choice.

In 1973 the Congress did its constitutional duty when the Senate created the “Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities,” for the sole purpose of looking into the Watergate scandal that stemmed from the Nixon administration’s persistent attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972, break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Office Building.

Following the “Saturday Night Massacre” (where Nixon fired the top Justice Department officials because they refused to cover up his crimes), the House of Representatives began the Impeachment process on October 30, 1973. Those hearings uncovered Nixon’s secret White House taping system and a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ordered him to turn the tapes over to the House. These tapes gave the House (and the Senate, with Goldwater watching) the “smoking gun” that clearly established Nixon’s guilt. At that point, virtually every Republican officeholder put their party affiliation aside to do their sworn constitutional duty. They pushed Nixon from office, sparing the nation an ugly, sordid, protracted impeachment process. The Republicans of 1972 put patriotism above party.

Unfortunately, the situation we face today is strikingly different. Today, the Republican party officially, and most of its members, are continually enabling former President Trump. On two separate occasions they have failed to convict him in either of his Impeachment Hearings (another first for Trump: the only president to be impeached twice). And now, we’re in the midst of the January 6th Hearings to determine what Trump did, how he did it, over what time he did it. The “it” is: To plan and attempt to execute a coup against the United States of America.

Trump committed crimes far worse than Nixon. Horrifically, despite this, Republicans of 2022 are willing to lose our precious 250-year-old Democratic Republic to an authoritarian, autocratic, narcistic sociopath who would be king. What on Earth have we become? Have we not learned anything from history?

On the 50th anniversary of Watergate, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein brought out a new edition of their epochal book, All the President’s Men. With a stunning new Foreword, they compare the two most corrupt presidents the country has ever known – Nixon and Trump. “Unlike Nixon,” they write, “Trump accomplished his insurrection largely in public.”

Both Nixon and Trump, they conclude, shared a conspiratorial mindset. Both were motivated by hate, believed the idea that there were enemies lurking everywhere, that they had the right to break the law because they were “the President,” and were driven “to get whatever they wanted at any cost.” The difference between now and then is not found in the two men, even though Trump was clearly far worse.

Woodward and Bernstein observe that the day after Nixon resigned, he got on the helicopter and left town. In contrast, Trump began planning the insurrection as early as June 22, 2020, by subverting the election process with the tweet “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!” Ultimately, Trump invited and directed an angry mob to the steps of the Capitol and was thrilled when they took up his rant against his own Vice President, Mike Pence, and sought to hang him. All because Pence refused to violate the Constitution and throw the election to Trump on January 6th after Trump had clearly lost the Electoral College (and the popular vote) by a wide margin.

No, the differences between these two criminal presidents does not explain our current moment. The real miscreants in this story are the Republican members of Congress and the Senate who continue to the present-day enabling Trump by refusing to call him out for the “Big Lie” – the fiction that he “won” the election.

As Jonathan Weisman observed in The New York Times on June 17, 2022, “The

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ccording to a new study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, which involved almost 160,000 women of a range of races and backgrounds, those with higher levels of optimism often have a longer lifespan and a greater chance of living past 90.

The results of the earlier 2019 study echoed these results, concluding that the most optimistic men and women, regardless of socioeconomic status, health conditions, depression, smoking, social engagement, poor diet, and alcohol use, showed an average of an 11 to 15 percent longer life span than those who didn’t practice much positive thinking. In fact, the results of this study showed that the highest-scoring optimists were likely to live to, or beyond, age 85.

Many people believe that optimism means ignoring what’s bad or stressful in life, but this is a common misconception. Rather, practicing optimism means framing a negative situation or an obstacle as temporary, or even as an opportunity for something positive to happen.

This 2019 study is added to prior research that has demonstrated how optimism is directly linked to better health. Optimism has already been connected to healthier diet and exercise behaviors, better cardiac health, stronger immune systems, improved lung function, and lower mortality risk. Even if you identify as a person who responds rather negatively to life’s stressors, you can still train your brain to take on a more positive approach.

15 tips to feel more energized throughout your day

1. Revamp your bedtime.

2. Drink water.

3. Sweat every day since regular exercise releases energizing hormones.

4. Take a booze break – alcohol promotes melatonin which may make you groggy the next day.

5. Pick healthy carbs like whole grains, beans, and sweet potatoes.

6. Skip your afternoon coffee to avoid taking a toll on your sleep schedule.

7. Eat mini meals throughout the day to keep you full and energized.

8. Assess stress, which takes a toll on our energy and mood.

9. Power nap. Even 20 minutes of sleep can give you the boost you need to make it through the day.

10. Redesign your sleep space to promote optimal sleep.

11. Put down your phone.

12. Take a quick walk: A brisk stroll can have the same revitalizing effects as caffeine!

13. Use energizing scents like lemon, rosemary, and peppermint.

15. Play your favorite song!

Republican response to the [January 6th] Hearings… reflects how central the lie of a stolen election has become to the party’s identity… Republicans in Congress have neither broken with Trump nor expended much energy trying to rebut the investigation’s findings and Republican candidates have embraced the fictional conspiracy in their 2022 campaigns…

50 years to the day after henchmen of Richard M. Nixon broke into Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel, the hearing sparked by the two scandals are highlighted by just how dramatically the Republican Party has changed.”

The caption that appeared over a companion story in the Times pointed out, “During Watergate Truth Was Never Up for Debate.”

WE are headed into perilous times. The Democratic Republic we have fought and died for is in incredible jeopardy. Knowing the threat that we face is half the battle.

Rising to defend against that threat is the responsibility of every person living in this country, citizen or not.

No less a spokesman of our democracy than George Washington precisely warned us to be hyper vigilant Rinaldo S. Brutoco, when someone like Trump arises. In his an entrepreneur, is the Farewell Address, Washington warned founding president and that, “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert CEO of the Santa Barbarathe power of the people and to usurp based World Business for themselves the reins of government.”

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Brilliant Thoughts

Ernie’s World

by Ashleigh Brilliant

o drop a moose from an airplane. Seriously! It’s the law.

Apparently, the Moose Union is strong up north and parachutes are not. How did this law come about you may wonder? Years ago, a small town in Alaska came up with a contest that involved painting a bunch of moose poo(s?), putting numbers on the moose poo, and dropping the moose poo from an airplane. Townsfolk, I’m assuming all carrying umbrellas, would eagerly await below and gather the droppings until some lucky Talkeetna resident yelled out: “Holy S—t! I won.”

The problem was PETA misunderstood, and pictured an actual moose trying its best to use its antlers as a propeller as it plummeted to its death while squashing numerous Talkeetna residents, and they protested. So, city officials stepped in and banned both moose and their droppings from ever being released from aircraft again. And so ended moose poo bingo.

In Fairbanks, Alaska, city officials have made it illegal to give alcoholic drinks to a moose. At first, I figured this must be a sanitation issue as moose spittle is surely hard to get out of cocktail glasses. But it turns out a local tavern keeper had a pet moose and would get it drunk to amuse his patrons. Not sure what I would say if a moose leg was suddenly thrown over my shoulder and not-so-sweet musings bellowed into my ear: “Er, sorry, it’s not you, it’s me...” or “I’m thinking of joining the clergy...” or “I have this rash...”

After the tavern owner’s mammal had one too many moose-tinis, though, like many hairy creatures you have probably seen at bars, it would go on a drunken rampage, thus ruining the bar scene for many responsible moose drinkers.

But, as they say, where there’s a moose there’s a way. And one such moose, who resided in Anchorage, developed a taste for fermented crabapples. The six-foot-tall bull would clean off all the lower branches and then stumble about, often getting tangled in strings of lights until he found an unoccupied park bench to sleep it off.

“Should we run him in?”

“Nah! I just vacuumed the cruiser.”

A local journalist named the moose... wait for it... Buzzwinkle! And he became a local celebrity. People would pose for photos with Buzzwinkle, and even at night no flash was required as he was always well lit.

How does one gather such valuable insights of the Final Frontier? Simple. Take the Anchorage Trolley Tour. Jacob, our driver, had many fascinating stories.

“Just off to our right is Park Strip. In its earlier days it was both a landing strip and a golf course – at the same time – giving a whole new meaning to the term playing through.”

“And hitting a flier,” I jested.

Apparently, there were not many golfing

Take It All Off

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ne of the best known, not to say notorious, celebrities of the 1920s and ‘30s was a buxom blonde actress and writer named Mae West. One of her best-known lines came in the 1933 film, I’m No Angel, in which, in a starring role, she says to her maid, “Beulah, peel me a grape,” which you might say expresses the acme of indolence.

But of course, anything with a skin can be peeled. And this applies not only to fruits and vegetables, which are the most popular targets, but also to animals (the essence of taxidermy), and even – unpleasant as it may sound – to humans.

The verb for that kind of activity is “to flay” – and a horrible punishment sometimes administered in the cruelest of past ages was for the supposedly guilty party to be “flayed alive.”

A particularly notable victim of this treatment was Bartholomew, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. His martyrdom is said to have taken place in Armenia, as a punishment, decreed by the King’s brother, for his having converted the King of that country to Christianity. He is now depicted, in various pieces of religious art, as actually holding his own skin, draped over his arm. One of the most striking of these works is in the form of a sculpture, still to be seen in the great cathedral of Milan, Italy (Il Duomo), which necessarily shows the skinned saint in some anatomical detail.

St. Bartholomew’s name is now commemorated in various other ways, including the names of hospitals, churches, and schools – and is also the name of a monstrous but historic Massacre which began in Paris on August 23, 1572 (which happened to be the eve of St. Bartholomew Day). It was part of the terrible religious wars between Protestants and Catholics, which lasted in Europe for generations. In this case, it was Catholics massacring Protestants.

Of course, “peeling” has many other connotations in our language, including what some consider the “art” of publicly and progressively disrobing in a sexually alluring manner, generally called “striptease,” whose most famous practitioner, in the 1920s and ‘30s in America, was a lady named Gypsy Rose Lee. In her honor, and that of her profession, H. L. Mencken, the great journalist and scholar of the American language, coined the term “ECDYSIAST.” Like Mae West, she also had some success as a writer and actress.

Then we have the British Metropolitan Police, first organized in the early Nineteenth Century, under the administration of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.

Inspired by his surname, the policemen were at first popularly called “Peelers.”

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But it was his first name which proved to have even more enduring “appeal,” and gave rise to the familiar designation of the London “Bobby.”

Getting back to natural fruit peel, probably that of the banana has had the worst reputation, because of its tendency to be slippery and, when carelessly discarded, to cause falls and other accidents.

This has been so much of a problem that, when I entered a contest sponsored by the Chiquita company to write new words for the Chiquita Banana Song (which began as a radio commercial ditty in the 1940s), my prize-winning submission concluded with these words: Life, no matter what your plan is, Can be better with bananas.

In the morning or the night time For bananas is the right time – But it’s dangerous and unsightly to be careless with the peel of a banana – So, my proposal is disposal In an appropriate manner.

Go go go go bananas!

During the Hippie Era of the 1960s, when I was a sort of honorary guru in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, at a time when marijuana was still highly illegal, word went around that banana skins actually had psychedelic qualities, and could be dried and smoked quite legally. Unfortunately, this turned out to be purely a beautiful myth. But while it prevailed, it inspired me to write another version of the Chiquita song: I’m Chiquita Banana, here to testify: Bananas are so good, and they can get you high!

So, for discreet and law-abiding gentlefolk, There’s nothing like the fragrance of banana smoke.

It can bring you to Nirvana – but they can’t ban a banana.

You can stock it and retail it – and it’s even safe to mail it!

So, if there’s no other reason but the Law that has been keeping you angelic, Remember, beautiful bananas can make you psychedelic.

They can’t ban a ba-na-na!

Ashleigh Brilliant born England 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, to the Montecito Journal in 2016.

Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots,” now a series of 10,000. email: ashleigh@west. net. web: www.ash leighbrilliant.com.

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aficionados aboard.

Jacob also told us about President Harding’s visit in 1923. His staff emphasized how cold it could get in Alaska, so Harding wore his heaviest wool suit.

Unfortunately, it was July and the temperature hit 97 degrees. He probably couldn’t wait for the sun to go down, which in July it seldom does. “Seward’s Folly!” he may have mumbled.

After the tavern owner’s mammal had one too many moose-tinis, though, like many hairy creatures you have probably seen at bars, it would go on a drunken rampage, thus ruining the bar scene for many responsible moose drinkers.

The trolley passed a small airstrip loaded with pontoon planes and I thought how fun it would be to go up with a local pilot. “Average age of these planes is fifty-seven years old,” Jacob told us. “Sometimes the owners have to make their own parts.” So much for that thought.

One of our final stops on the trolley tour was Earthquake Park. That’s where Jacob gleefully told us that Alaska has about 300 earthquakes a day. Instantly, I felt the trolley shake, but it turned out to be just the cruise ship couple in the front row angling for a better view. “The quake on Good Friday in 1964, which measured nine-point-two, forever altered our landscape.” He pointed out a trail that led to rippling hills in the forest that we could explore. “The quake travelled around and through the earth and even rang a bell three times in Johannesburg. The ensuing tsunami killed more than 100 people.”

At the end of the trolley tour I jumped out and started walking.

“Where are you going?” my wife asked.

“To the bar. Moose or no moose, I

need a drink before we all die.”

Ernie Witham has been writing humor for more than 25 years. He is the author of three humor books and is the humor workshop leader at the prestigious Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

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Real Estate

500 Meadow Wood Lane – $5,875,000

No June Gloom…

At Least Not in the Real Estate Market

by Mark Ashton Hunt

W

hile it might be foggy here and there thus far in June, it’s been lovely just the same. The dividing argument of whether the fog line is at Montecito Union School or whether it’s East Valley Road (just a block apart but worth the discussion), is one of the longer running debates you might hear in play at Pierre Lafond one day – on the fog’s edge as it were.

Along with cool mornings before the summer swelter, this June is also bringing significant sales (volume and prices) that put my (sales are slowing) article from just two weeks ago, into the ancient history category. In the first 16 days of June there were 16 sales, a couple over $10 million and a baker’s dozen others, delivering closings mostly in the $3 to $9 million range.

This is a solid pace, with sales in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) ranging from $1.4 million paid for a Jameson Lane condo in the Montecito Union School District (MUSD), to a high of $17,000,000 for a view, pool, tennis estate on Buena Vista Drive, also in the MUSD. In addition to this uptick in sales in early June, Montecito is also sticking with the “top prices paid” approach, and we saw many over asking deals and a few off-market big sales as well.

From the “What’s still available category?”, there are just 33 homes on the market and nothing available in Montecito’s 93108 under $3,000,000. I’ve never seen this, where the lowest priced listing was over $3,000,000. There has always been something for sale in the $2’s or a condo in the $1’s. However, the lowest priced listing in Montecito as of the writing of this article is the beach area condo featured below.

Down a private lane in the heart of Montecito, this Spanish-style home on 0.87 acres offers four bedrooms and three bathrooms (plus two offices) in a garden setting just minutes from the Upper and Lower villages and not far from Santa Barbara. The home offers a ground-level primary suite and a living room that features a high vaulted ceiling, cozy fireplace, and bright natural light.

Thoughtfully situated between the dining room and family room, the kitchen makes hosting family gatherings a breeze. These main social rooms also feature French doors leading to covered and uncovered patios creating an indoor/outdoor flow. The main level primary suite is the perfect escape after a long day, featuring a high wood beamed ceiling, walk-in closet, and en suite bathroom with double vanity and a luxurious soaking tub.

Surrounded by lush landscaping, stone walking paths, and mature oak trees, this property is its own secluded oasis and is within the Cold Spring School District.

2255 Ortega Ranch Road – $10,995,000 If you are looking for incredible ocean views, privacy, and single-level living, this may be what you’ve been searching for. Vast views span the horizon and offer an inspiring backdrop to this beautiful 5+/- acre property.

Indoor/outdoor living spaces, lush gardens, and finishes, with furnishings by John Saladino, combine to showcase the best of Montecito’s

29 Seaview Drive – $3,175,000 Tranquil views of trees and gardens, together with the sound of ocean waves, are enjoyed from this recently remodeled single-level condo in a guard-gated community at the beach. Situated on the second floor, this private two-bedroom, two-bathroom home has a spacious and bright living room with stone fireplace, wet bar with wine fridge, and access to a large balcony.

The formal dining room with plantation shutters is open to the striking kitchen, which features Cambria quartz counters and breakfast bar, sleek black stainless steel appliances, and newer custom white Shaker-style cabinets.

The master suite has an office area, ceiling fan, wrap-around walk-in closet, and newly remodeled bath including a double vanity with granite counters.

Currently used as an office, the guest bedroom has built-in bookshelves, walk-in closet, and full bathroom en suite. This 1,782+/- square foot residence offers recessed lighting throughout, in-unit laundry, and is within the Montecito Union School District. Community amenities include pool, tennis, and direct beach access.

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Seen (Continued from 14 14)) Bob Freeman and Marina Owen at the CommUnify fête

Supervisor Gregg Hart, CommUnify CEO Pat Keelean, Chairman/CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust Janet Garufis, Guy Walker, and MB&T president George Leis

Champions Dinner CommUnify (formerly CAC/ Community Action Commission) just held its 55th Anniversary dinner at Alisal Ranch & Resort on the River Grill patio.

CEO Pat Keelean welcomed the group and asked them to celebrate the local champions who do so much to improve the quality of life for all of Santa Barbara County’s residents.

As Pat said, “Tonight we honor Kelly and Eric Onnen, co-founders/co-owners of Santa Barbara Airbus, who’ve dedicated their personal lives to serving those in

need; Robert Freeman, who expanded access to health care for our most vulnerable neighbors through his leadership at CenCal; and the Santa Barbara Foundation, a longtime nonprofit leader in Santa Barbara County that connects people to their passion for building a better community. We will also recognize our 2020 Champions: The Towbes Group, Jim Glines, and Rona Barrett.”

Kelly and Eric have owned Santa Barbara Airbus since 1983, but there’s more. Kelly is board chair of Food from the Heart, a nonprofit organization that provides free food to homebound resi-

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dents. Eric is an active leader in Goleta having served as their mayor and has been a longtime member of the Rotary Club.

Robert Freeman is the former CEO of CenCal Health, who spent the past 28 years working to improve the health and well-being of our most vulnerable residents. CenCal Health provides medical coverage to one in four residents in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

For 94 years the Santa Barbara Foundation has supported nearly every one of our county nonprofit organizations and essential community projects.

They also work to improve the quality of life for working families with childcare and workforce housing. They connect those who give with those in need.

Not to forget the 2020 Champions, the Towbes Group, which is a development and property management company with over 60 years of experience in the tri-county area. They have a program, Give Where You Live, that “donates $25 for every residential move-in to local charities.”

Jim Glines co-founded the Community Bank of Santa Maria. He is a professional auctioneer and donates his time to many nonprofits as he did this very evening.

Rona Barrett is a pioneer of the entertainment reporting world. Her career spanned 30 years. Now she is the founder and CEO of the Rona Barrett Foundation and the catalyst behind The Golden Inn and Village for low-income seniors in Santa Ynez.

CommUnify serves 4,500 youth ages 6-17 in their programs each year. They have nine vital programs that address the impact of generational poverty trauma, adverse experiences, lack of education, or lack of resources.

Master of ceremonies Geoff Green with auctioneer Jim Glines

Geoff Green was the emcee and Jim Glines the auctioneer for the live auction items to earn money for CommUnify.

Included in the auction items was a BBQ party for 20 folks, tickets to the Santa Barbara Bowl, a two-night stay in Los Olivos for 10 people, a beachfront villa in a private Mexican estate, and more…

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“There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” — George R.R. Martin

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Miscellany (Continued from 16 16)) Mary Dorra, Mary Garton, Michael and Kimberly Hayes, Steve Sherwin and Karen Lehrer, and Rick O’Shay.

Foley, Robert Skinner, Rich Block, Steve Ortiz, Mike Holland, John Glanville, and Josh Rabinowitz.

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Social gridlock reigned at the Hilton when the South Coast Business & Technology Awards celebrated local innovators with the 400 guests helping gross $287,000 for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

The annual event celebrates innovation, leadership, and success in our Eden by the Beach’s business and technology sectors.

“Since 2011, the ceremonies have provided nearly $2.7 million to more than 1,000 county students pursuing degrees in business and technology-related fields,” says foundation president and CEO Barbara Robertson.

The bash, co-chaired by Janet Garufis, Chair and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, and Kirsten McLaughlin, market vice president of Cox Communications, honored a number of organizations including Cottage Health, Sansum Clinic, and Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Michael Crandell of Bitwarden, InTouch Health, Dave Powers, Kathy Odell, and Clevr Brands, Outer Aisle, and Umbra.

Among the tony torrent of technology supporters were Matt Rowe, Dr. Charles Fenzi, Arthur Swalley, former mayor Helene Schneider, George Leis, Will

To the Riviera aerie of Joan Rutkowski, board chair of Opera Santa Barbara, for a delightful Bistro Musicale for gourmands and oenophiles organized by Epicurean SB founder Amy Baer Robinson, and concert pianist Jacopo Giacopuzzi, founder of the two-year-old Italian organization La Piazza.

Jacopo and his sister, Maddalena, both alumni of the Music Academy, played works

by Bach, Schubert, Khachaturian, Borodin, and Smit, as guests, including Karen Knight, Zach Mendez, Nancy Lieberman, and Brian Hotchkin dined on pan-seared scallops with sun dried tomato aioli and Tuscan wagyu flatbread with thinly sliced steak, accompanied by wines chosen by Paolo Barbieri, a Los Alamos vintner.

A most delightful sunset soirée...

A Melodic Exchange Montecito’s Music Academy is renewing its Keston MAX partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra by sending six alumni to train and perform with the LSO’s music director Sir Simon Rattle.

The fellows – bassoonist Bianca Chambul, English hornist Victoria Chung, flutist Devan Jaquez, trumpeter Alex Mayon, clarinetist Sara Han, and percussionist Jonathan Wisner – will spend

George Leis, Houria Amirkhani, and Sherry Villanueva (photo by Emily Hart Roberts)

Karen Knight, Jacopo Giacopuzzi, Joan Rutkowski, and Laura and Edward Schmieder at the Bistro Musicale (photo by Priscilla)

Sister and brother duo, Maddalena and Jacopo Giacopuzzi (photo by Priscilla)

ten days in Britain’s capital city, participating in a number of events including a gala concert at historic St. Paul’s Cathedral, individual lessons with LSO musicians, and night at a West End theater.

Music to everyone’s ears...

New Stars Along the Walk The late Santa Barbara actor Paul Walker, who went from being a child model to international fame in the Fast & the Furious film franchise, is being posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. He is among 24 new celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Walker, who was 40 when he died in a car crash in Santa Clarita in November 2013, is one of seven artists in the Motion Picture category, including Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, John Waters, and Ludacris.

Lorenzo and Mara Berni, the owners of the Knightsbridge restaurant, round the corner from Harrods department store on Beauchamp Place, as she reportedly didn’t trust officials at Kensington Palace, her home just a ten minutes drive away.

Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth’s sister, and husband Lord Snowdon were often seen there, as well as Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Douglas Fairbanks, and Sophia Loren.

I would lunch there frequently when I worked on the gossip columns of the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail in the ‘70s with the delightful Henriette Bentinck, niece of the five-times married steel tycoon Baron Heini Thyssen, one of the world’s richest men, who became the first wife of Spenny, Marquess of Northampton, in 1967 at just 19.

I last ate there with an old friend and neighbor, Ivana Trump, during Royal Ascot week when I was a guest in her box near New York billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg. A fond memory of fun times now gone forever...

Sightings Actress Mariel Hemingway at the Belmond El Encanto... Composer David Foster and wife Katharine McPhee at the Santa Barbara Polo Club... Former supermodel Cheryl Tiegs noshing at Lucky’s.

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Steven Biringer, Roger Coppola, Katelyn Graumann, and Tim Eaton at the South Coast Business & Technology Awards (photo by Emily Hart Roberts)

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Diane Pannkuk, who started the Village Fourth tradition 26 years ago and organized it for twenty years, is this year’s Grand Marshal

ilies to enjoy. Doug retired two weeks ago, and we’re delighted to have him ride in the historic fire engine to honor his life’s work.

The historic 1937 Fire Engine, driven by Montecito benevolent godfather Dana Newquist, will feature a memoriam honor of Pierre Lafond, whose passage this year was felt deeply by our community.

Our Grand Marshal Diane Pannkuk had the grand vision to bring the Village 4th to life in Montecito 26 years ago, and made it happen. She created a tradition we all still love. We’re honored to get the chance to thank her publicly this year!

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27th year,” said Pannkuk, who started the tradition for her young child (who is now 31!) and her father, who was a WWII veteran.

Now that we’ve given you that preview, we also want to thank those who sponsored this parade to keep the tradition alive in our lovely Montecito village. We cannot do this without your support, so thank you so much!

See you on the 4th!

Co-presenting Sponsor – Montecito Community Foundation Montecito Bank & Trust Noozhawk Jean Von Wittenburg Susan Petrovich Sybil Rosen Dusan Toman Kath Washburn Sandy Stahl Paige Rockecharlie Nina Terzian Leslie and Philip Bernstein Diane Bloodgood Sally Hanseth

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Sharon Byrne is the Executive Director of the Montecito Association

Congressman Salud Carbajal at last week’s community celebration to mark the opening of carpool lanes in Carpinteria

and congestion relief for residents, commuters, and visitors.”

“By opening new peak-period carpool lanes, we are encouraging people to rideshare and use transit during the most heavily congested periods. The added safety improvements are visible in the improved sight lines for drivers, easier access on and off the freeway with updated ramps, and improved water flow in our creeks with new bridges,” said Caltrans District 5 Director Tim Gubbins.

“We are excited to have these improvements open for residents, visitors, and local businesses,” said City of Carpinteria City Manager Dave Durflinger. “Our community has been resilient over the last few years and the improvements to the creek bridges are important to help reduce the risk of flooding for our neighborhoods. We have appreciated the commitment from the entire team to work collaboratively to complete the work while taking our community into account and being a good neighbor.”

This project is a partnership between Caltrans, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, and the City of Carpinteria with state funding approved by the California Transportation Commission.

Highway 101: Carpinteria added a peak-period carpool lane to the freeway

in each direction within the City of Carpinteria between Bailard Avenue and the southbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Santa Claus Lane. The new lanes tie into recently added third lanes to the south and will connect to upcoming projects to the north.

New bridges were constructed over Franklin and Santa Monica creeks. There are new freeway on- and off-ramps at Santa Monica Road, Carpinteria Avenue, and Reynolds Avenue. Six new sound walls were built to reduce freeway noise for neighbors. On local streets, intersections were improved at Santa Monica Road and Via Real, Reynolds and Carpinteria avenues, and Bailard Avenue and the freeway ramps.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Calendar of Events

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

by Steven Libowitz

ENDING THIS WEEK Exit Stage Left – Both Ensemble and Rubicon theatre companies are closing out productions this weekend, with ETC’s Sleuth also winding up the Santa Barbara company’s 2021-22 season while RTC’s Lonesome Traveler: Generations represents the second show of its 2022-23 first post-pandemic series.

Sleuths have long lapped up Anthony Shaffer’s exquisitely constructed play of cat-and-mouse games, originally a hit on both London’s West End and Broadway in the late 1960s. British stage and screen veteran Daniel Gerroll stars as mystery writer Andrew Wyke, who has a penchant for playing deadly games, and has devised a doozy or two for his wife’s lover Milo, portrayed here by ETC six-timer Matthew Floyd Miller. The good news about seeing it this late in the run is that you can probably safely reveal the secrets without serving as a spoiler.

WHEN: Nightly through June 25, plus 2 pm June 26 WHERE: New Vic Theater, 33 West Victoria St. COST: $25-$72 INFO: (805) 965-5400 or etcsb.org Rubicon’s Generations – is the third entry in creator-director-company co-founder James O’Neil, this one specifically tracing and featuring multiple generations of artists to celebrate the unifying power of song. Lifetime Grammy Award-winners George Grove (formerly with The Kingston Trio) and Rick Dougherty (The Kingston Trio and The Limeliters) share the stage with young artists in American songs of the decades evoking aspiration, freedom, justice, harmony, and hope.

WHEN: Nightly through June 25, plus 2 pm June 25-26 WHERE: Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $30-$80 INFO: (805) 667-2900 or rubicontheatre.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 23 Wiehl of justice – Best-selling author Lis Wiehl is also a prominent trial lawyer and a highly regarded commentator. Her extensive credits include 15 years as a legal analyst and reporter on the Fox News Channel and appearances on CNN, CBS, and NPR, among other news outlets. Wiehl, whose father was an FBI agent, was previously a tenured professor at the University of Washington School of Law and a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s office. All of which goes into the thorough and thought-provoking latest book, A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen – America’s Most Damaging Russian Spy, which was published in May. Wiehl delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history” as Hanssen was embedded in the FBI for two decades, with the author interviewing numerous FBI and CIA agents both past and present, as well as individuals close to Hanssen including his brother-in-law, his best friend, and even his psychiatrist. But she also addresses questions relevant to our current national security concerns, examining the mechanisms and politics of our national security apparatus and how they make us vulnerable anew to a similar threat. Wiehl relocated from New York City to Santa Barbara in November 2020, so we can now call her a local author for today’s in-store book signing and discussion with Erin Eamer.

WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: (805) 682-6787 or chaucersbooks.com

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Great SCOTS! – North Carolina-based Southern Culture on the Skids formed as a roots rock band way back in 1983, when founder Rick Miller was still a grad student at UNC-Chapel Hill. It wasn’t until the early ‘90s that SCOTS morphed organically into the outfit that attaches lyrics humorously skewering trailer-park culture to its music that careens between rockabilly, blues, surf rock, swamp pop, boogie rock, alt country, and anything else that might fall under roots music. SCOTS moved from a cult following to a shortlived stint on major label Geffen Records, and later a longer stint with Yep Roc, before settling a dozen years ago into releasing its albums on its own imprint, including last year’s At Home with Southern Culture on the Skids – recorded live in Miller’s living room. While their music has been featured in movies, TV, and used in commercials to sell everything from pork sausage (sure) to diamonds (huh?), it’s their raucous live shows that serves (in the band’s words) as “a testament to the therapeutic powers of foot-stomping, butt-shaking rock and roll.” It’s also a testament to the fact that the current lineup – guitarist/singer Miller, drummer Dave Hartman, and bassist/singer Mary Huff – has been playing together for over 30 years. As if that’s not enough high-energy musical hi-jinks, Santa Barbara’s own party rock veteran Spencer the Gardener opens the show.

WHEN: 8:30 pm WHERE: 1221 State St., upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $18 in advance, $23 at the door INFO: (805) 962-7776 or sohosb.com ONGOING Summer Sounds in Solvang – Solvang’s Music in the Park summer concert series has returned with weekly concerts in Solvang Park, right downtown in the quaint Danish-themed village. Patrons are invited to set up lawn chairs and blankets in the park and bring their own food for picnicking or enjoy a meal from one of Solvang’s adjacent restaurants. Most bars and tasting rooms will be serving alcoholic beverages in closed containers, and unlike most such pop music series in the area, that’s permitted at Solvang Park. The season opened on June 22 with local rock band Echoswitch, which, not coincidentally, includes Solvang Mayor Charlie Uhrig as a member. Coming this week (June 29) is a favorite Santa Barbara singer-songwriter and folk-soul purveyor, Dave Segal with his full band, while July 6 brings Cuesta Ridge, the “bluegrass-injected” sextet founded in the Santa Lucia Mountains on California’s Central Coast. Also on tap this summer are a bunch of acts familiar to Santa Barbara festival goers, including Out of the Blue, The Rincons, Leslie Lembo & Raw Silk, and Live Wire.

WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang COST: free INFO: (805) 688-0701 or solvangcc.com/solvang-music-in-the-park THURSDAY, JUNE 23 Talkin’ ‘Bout Art – Journalist Ryan P. Cruz profiled artist DJ Javier in the Winter/ Spring ‘22 issue of Lum Art Magazine, with the writer diving deep into ethos and experiences that influence the Funk Zone-based artist’s “unique blend of surf rat, street-art motifs with Filipino and Mexican American inspired imagery.” Now the pair of Santa Barbara natives, who are both under 31 and considered part of the new crop of creatives that are helping to shape contemporary culture in the area, come together again at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. They will discuss breaking through the noise in visual art and journalism, plus the larger cultural contexts that have informed their work.

WHEN: 5:30-6:30 pm WHERE: MCASB, 653 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the shopping center (Chapala St. entrance) COST: free INFO: (805) 966-5373 or mcasantabarbara.org

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Glimmer of Country – Kim Richey ostensibly falls under the contemporary country category – her songs have been recorded by such mainstream heavyweights as Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunn, and the (Dixie) Chicks – but her penchant for poetically lyrical phrases, soaring melodies, and shifting beats belies the appellation. Maybe it’s the fact that she didn’t land her first record deal until age 37 that has given her a wider perspective, such that Glimmer, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s first collection of true confessional songs, remains vital today. So much so that, despite several well-worth-hearing albums released since 1999 – 2010’s Wreck Your Wheels, e.g. – Richey revisited the songs for a new recording during the pandemic in 2020 called Long Way Back… The Songs of Glimmer. Now with a full career behind her, we can expect the long view on anything she chooses to sing tonight at SOhO. Opening the meaty double-bill is San Francisco indie rocker Megan Slankard, who pairs personal explorations with a powerful, expressive voice.

WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1221 State St., upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or sohosb.com

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MATTHEW FLOYD MILLER FRIDAY, JUNE 24 Photography: Zach Mendez

‘Music Man’ in Ojai, California – Meredith Willson’s multiple Tony Award-winning The Music Man turns 65 this year, and no doubt some of the references (a pool hall as the source of trouble in town, an over-the-top clichéd representation of the librarian as shy and reserved) are more than a little dated. Then again, some aren’t, such as the “Iowa stubbornness” exhibited by the fictional town of River City (try getting the state to give up its first-in-the-nation caucuses without a fight). Either way, what still thrives is the catchiness of the songs, the opportunity for whatever level of staging befits the house, and the understory of how love and romance conquer fear. The musical thrust “76 Trombones” into marching bands’ repertoire, and even the Beatles covered one of the show’s tunes in “‘Til There Was You.” Just try walking out of the theater without whistling or humming “Gary, Indiana,” “The Wells Fargo Wagon,” or “Goodnight Ladies.” The show is perennially popular, and it’s even playing on Broadway in yet another revival with Hugh Jackman starring as the cunning con man Harold Hill. It’s been a bunch of years since a local production, so head for the hills, and take in the show in Ojai.

WHEN: 7:30 pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays June 24-July 24 WHERE: Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai COST: $25-$30

INFO: (805) 640-8797 or ojaiact.org

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30 Paseo ‘Nueva’ – Nueva is a new aerial dance work

by The Paloma Project, described as a kinetic tale unveiled in two parts, highlighting floor to air dancing on corde lisse, trapeze, and lyra. Choreographed and directed by Santa Barbara renaissance woman Ninette Paloma, the work celebrates the beginning of a new perspective, of wisdom collected, and strength discovered. The piece will be presented at ARM Studio, the space between Paseo Nuevo and De La Guerra Plaza that creates the American Riviera Magazine (which Paloma edits) and curates an innovative collection of workshops, salons, exhibitions, and performances to immerse visitors in the Central Coast culture and artistry. Tickets, which must be reserved in advance, include the performances plus a “sensorial kit” featuring Nomadica wine and more.

WHEN: 6 & 8 pm, June 30 & July 1 WHERE: ARM Studio, 8 E. De La Guerra St. COST: $35 INFO: arivieramedia.com/store 23 – 30 June 2022

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ORDINANCE NO. 6072 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA

ADOPTING

THE

2022-2024

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE SANTA BARBARA CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (GENERAL UNIT) AND

On Entertainment A Shapeshifting Solstice Performance

PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES.

by Steven Libowitz

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 14, 2022.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal) /s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 6072 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 7, 2022 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 14, 2022 by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon, Mayor Randy Rowse

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 15, 2022.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 15, 2022.

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor

S

hapeshifting, in mythology and folklore, is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, or sorcery, Wikipedia says.

Metaphorically, at least, and leaving out the part about demonic manipulation, that pretty much sums up Santa Barbara’s The ShapeShifters, the new supergroup/ house band hosts created by Randy Tico.

“It’s about changing form, which really fits because that’s what inspired me to form the band, because musically I’m all over the map,” said Tico, the Santa Barbara native bassist-composer who has worked with everyone from future blues star Kim Wilson and Latin jazz great Airto Moreira in the early days, Kenny Loggins and Jeff Bridges later on, and just about every dance party band through the decades, from Raw Silk and Jana and the One to Area 51 and the Midnight Band. That doesn’t even mention the touring band he’s gigged with over the years, and to boot Tico has frequent gigs scoring and creating soundtracks for theater companies all over the area and beyond.

The concept for The ShapeShifters was to fulfill Tico’s desire to have a single band with a small core membership that is flexible enough to play with dozens of guests over a virtually unlimited smörgåsbord of styles – country, blues, jazz, Latin, bluegrass, gospel, grooverock, and what-have-you – and adapt to whatever direction arises.

“It’s like the perfect Santa Barbara house band, where everybody can play everything fluently and authentically,” Tico explained. “Everybody reads music, which is necessary since we don’t have time to rehearse, but they’re also not limited that way because they can also play from emotion and connection.”

Via serendipitous timing, Tico was able

to enlist keyboardist Mitchell Yoshida, guitarist Dave Zeiher, and drummer Austin Beede as the core four.

“What we have rises to a level that I feel we could invite anybody to come and guest with us and they’d feel comfortable, something like performing with The Roots on [The Tonight Show Starring] Jimmy Fallon,” Tico said.

“We’re combining good charts with good skills at interpretation and just going for it. We’re like the Santa Barbara rhythm section for a venue that doesn’t exist here yet.”

The band started gigging a few months back at SOhO, the closest approximation, both building its audience and increasing the guest slots of Santa Barbara area singers/musicians with each monthly show. Now, they’re set to step up to the Marjorie Luke Theatre for a Solsticenight show on June 25.

The eight announced guests include veteran singer-songwriters Jonathan McEuen and Shawn Theis, both longtime Tico associates, plus young artists Jackson Gillies and Hunter Hawkins, who are more recent collaborators. Also sitting in are drummer-percussionist Kevin Winard, blues harpist-singer Morganfield Burnett, and singers Miriam Dance and Lois Mahalia. Several more are likely to be added to the list.

“People will just fluently go on and off stage, and with no rehearsal I’m leaning on everybody’s talent,” Tico said. “There will be spontaneity and zing.”

Befitting both Solstice and Tico’s larger dreams of having The ShapeShifters serve as the anchor for a venue that serves as a nonprofit cultural gathering place, the show will be more than a simple concert in a theater. Guests will gather in the recently renovated courtyard next to the Luke where activities, co-curated by the Luke’s Rod Lathim, will include custom mocktails that infuse herbs, fruits, and tantalizing flavors from Chef Edie (formerly of the Sojourner), BBQ catered

Published June 22, 2022 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS

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Blues harpist-singer, Morganfield Burnett, puts his heart into it

by the now-closed Brasil Arts Café, plus live music – including a set by guitarist Chris Judge – an interactive art project and crafts from local vendors. Tico’s ex-wife Vanessa Isaac and her students will perform Brazilian dance during the intermission, and his daughter, Jenna Tico, will offer her “Really Bad Advice” booth and introduce the band on stage.

Back inside, dancing will be encouraged in the orchestra pit area in front of the stage, rather than forbidden as in most big halls in town.

“It’s about lifting our community and seeing how everything connects along the lines of some of the larger scale things we used to do for Summer Solstice,” said Tico, who produced and played at the legendary Solstice concerts at the Sunken Gardens in the early 1990s and helped put together the more recent revivals in 2017-19. “We want to draw a big cross-section of Santa Barbara and let everybody have a great time.”

Sounds of Solstice The weekend kicks off with a Shine Summer Solstice Block Party with DJ Darla Bea from 3:30-7:30 pm on Thursday, June 23. Dress up in costume and dance to the beat of the family-friendly music, with other activities including face painting and an early peek at some Parade Puppets.

On Friday, the music in Alameda Park runs 4-9 pm, with sets from Queentide, Mashugana, The Framers, Glenn Annie, and Rey Fresco. D.J. MacIntyre kicks off the entertainment on Saturday at noon, just as the annual parade begins to wind its way up its new route of Santa Barbara Street, followed by music from Audiopool, Paper Idol, Traveler, Noble Grizwald, Uncle Uncle, and

GrooveShine from 1-9 pm.

Moving Miss Daisy LLC, 333 Old Mill Road 23, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 9, 2022. 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). FBN No. 2022-0001217. Published June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022

23 – 30 June 2022

After building a crowd at SOhO, The ShapeShifters will be playing the Marjorie Luke for a Solsticenight performance

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage

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Travel Buzz

Croatia Bound?

Meanwhile, back to Rancho Valencia…

by Leslie A. Westbrook

W

hile the world was going to hell in a handbasket, I escaped to Rancho Santa Fe, a sort of Montecito for the horsey set, for a couple of glorious nights at lovely Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, a Spanish-Colonial hacienda style resort set on 45 acres in north San Diego County that’s a three-and-a-halfhour drive south of our town.

As much as I hate to admit it (or maybe I should be proud?), I was here for the opening of this gorgeous, luxe tennis resort in 1989. Not only was I here for the grand reveal, but I was escorted into the indoor dining room (not being used during my visit this past spring due to COVID) on the arm of none other than debonair dancer-actor-choreographer Gene Kelly. If you don’t know who Gene Kelly was (as some of the darling youthful staff admitted, when a girlfriend and I checked in for a little gals’ spa getaway), Mr. Kelly is most well-known for his “Singin’ in the Rain” number in the 1952 movie of the same title. At least these youth had heard of Fred Astaire!

This five-star Relais & Châteaux property is right up there in the stratosphere with a handful of other five-star California escapes, including our very own San Ysidro Ranch in the foothills of Montecito.

Both resorts have won top honors from different organizations. Travel + Leisure names San Ysidro Ranch and Rancho Valencia top spots; Forbes awarded both resorts, as well as Rosewood Miramar, five-star ratings. Each delivers relaxed luxury, however room rates of approximately $1,000 a night at Rancho Valencia are considerably less than Montecito’s resorts, which are double that… and more.

From the moment you drive through the entrance’s guarded gate (where the friendly attendant remembers your name when coming and going) to the relaxing

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa is a SpanishColonial hacienda-style resort in northern San Diego County (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

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A water feature at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

Kumamoto oysters served with a mignonette at the Pony Club (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

drive through the property to check-in, you can feel your blood pressure lower.

The look of the resort is Spanish hacienda. The 49 spacious cottage suites/casitas are a tasteful mix of materials that include wood floors and high beamed ceilings, Spanish tiles, super comfy beds, and soft furnishings. More poshness in the ultra-luxurious resort’s suites: spacious private outdoor patios large enough for six with an outdoor fireplace and private outdoor jacuzzi, plus three TVs (a tiny one in the bathroom); a stationary box with paper and postcards; Frette linens and robes; full-size Natura Bissé bath products in the spacious bathrooms. The pièce de résistance?

The heated toilet seat/bidet “opens sesame” like a mind reader when you walk toward it! Yet, this is another fine resort with no full-length mirrors; why is this?

Dinner at the Pony Club – a favorite of locals as well as guests – was sublime. The outdoor patio and the bar were bustling on a Sunday night. Our meal began with lovely, small Washington state Kumamoto oysters served with a mignonette; Chilean sea bass prepared Asian style with lettuce wrap was terrific, as was a truffle risotto topped with fresh black truffle slices. Ogling a couple of birthday celebrations at other

The rooms are spacious and stylish, including this elegant, tiled bathroom (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

tables – dessert served with a lit sparkler! – we splurged on churros with a butterscotch and chocolate dipping sauce, and a superb Grand Marnier Soufflé that arrived in less than 10 minutes.

What a luxury to come back to our double-bedded suite after a magnificent dinner to turned-down beds, chocolates (delicious bonbons from Dallmann Confections), slippers, and bedside mats. A sweet handwritten note from Bertha, the room maid, read: “Have a good night!” on a card printed with a peaceful little anonymous haiku “inspired by Rancho Valencia”:

Sometimes you go to a country and sometimes, it comes to you. My Croatian/ American friend and neighbor Ana Stork called me and asked me if I’d like to meet her friends, Bozidar Jukic and his wife, Ines Tričković, who were visiting from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Croatia is a “hot” travel destination and Bozidar has been guiding visitors on wine and food tours for the past 10 years.

He is charming, knowledgeable, and puts one at ease. His wife, a talented jazz singer/lyricist (she sings in ten languages!) and actress, is equally charming.

Bozidar developed his passion for wine while managing a restaurant from the ground up, bringing it to Michelin Guide Recommended status. As sommelier, he created the wine list and helped develop and perfect food and wine pairings. In 2015, he launched Insider Holidays (Insiderholidays.

Amongst the olives Bees visit fragrant white blooms Honey to be made Sweet dreams ensued and the next day we hit the newly redone spa, which I found sumptuous, in a rustic-elegant way. A tranquil pond reminded me of Bali; a stunning adult-only pool, three Jacuzzis, sauna, steam, and relaxation rooms rounded out the retreat. After a terrific massage, my spa robe was returned all warm and cozy after being “heated.” There’s also a salon for hair/ nails/toes pampering. Lunch around the adjacent pool made for a perfect spa day before afternoon activities. There are private villas for small groups, friends or family, including the new 4,500 square foot, four-bedroom Spa house which I hoped to see when I was there, but it was booked.

Rancho Valencia has long been known as a tennis resort (local kids take lessons here and it’s fun to watch them hit balls) and there’s a pickleball court located a lovely stroll down a wooded path within the resort’s verdant 45-acre grounds filled with olive and orange trees. Neither my friend nor I had played pickleball, so we hit the courts, soon realizing this is a sport best played with a foursome.

All in all, it was a relaxing retreat in a heavenly setting. Still, I couldn’t help but feel guilty considering the state of the world. My first fiancé and I used to call this “drinking champagne while the roof’s on fire.” But sometimes you just have to turn off the news, unplug, refresh, and enjoy a glass of champagne (offered complimentary at check in). Work and world realities reappear soon enough.

Bozidar Jukic, a sommelier from Croatia, one of the new trendy wine scenes, recently visited Montecito with his wife, Ines Tričković (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

eu), a boutique tour company, and shortly after obtaining his WSET Level 3 certificate (the highest level given for wine evaluation) in 2018, he created a wine blog (Wineloverscroatia.com) with the sole intention of promoting the Croatian wine scene outside the national borders.

Three group tours (up to 12 people) are planned for fall 2022 and spring 2023, but Bozidar also offers guided daytrips to individuals and couples, as well as small group tours.

I asked him to recommend a favorite spot for readers who may be heading to Croatia in the near future.

“Don’t miss taking the ferry from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island. I love to walk through the gardens barefoot, swim, and warm in the sun,” he replied.

Croatia has been on my wishlist of places to visit for many years. Now, I have my favorite reason to visit a country: to hang out with people who I really enjoy being with. “Cheers!” or as they say in

Croatian, “živjeli!”

Leslie A. Westbrook is a Lowell Thomas Awardwinning travel writer and journalist who loves exploring the globe. A 3rd generation Californian., Leslie also assists clients sell fine art, antiques, and collectibles via auction. lesliewestbrook.com

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23 – 30 June 2022

Your Westmont

Pursuing a Love, Talent for Opera

Jewesson’s Outer Module Variation I (photo by Brad Elliott)

by Scott Craig

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estmont senior Sibongakonkhe (“Sibo”) Msibi joins an elite group of 20 Fellows this summer at the Vocal Institute at the Music Academy in Santa Barbara. The first Westmont student to achieve this honor, he aspires to become “one of the best opera singers out there.” Chosen from an international pool of talented applicants who seek careers in opera, the Fellows will pursue advanced study and performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, soloists, and guest conductors.

Sibo’s voice instructor at Westmont, Nichole Dechaine, encouraged him to apply to the institute. He submitted his resume, sent in videos of himself singing opera arias, and performed in a live virtual audition. “I’m excited and look forward to working with coaches, renowned artists, and guest conductors — and, most importantly, to be part of a family of great musicians,” he says.

The Swaziland native has been singing his whole life. “My mother told me I used to love to sing along to famous songs that played on the radio and to television adverts,” he says. “She hoped I would grow up loving music.” Sibo began singing in choirs in elementary school and started competing nationally in high school. While he pursued an associate degree in graphic design, he won three national championships in the adults’ solo section. At Westmont, he sings in the College Choir and Chamber Singers and performs in operas, most recently Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land in January.

His music professors have supported his ambitious goals. “Professors Michael Shasberger, Steve Butler, and Sara Rockabrand have been there for me at my lowest moments, when I felt like

Msibi performs “Gianni Schicchi” in 2020 (photo

by Brad Elliott)

giving up,” he says. “They fill the void of not having my family close to me.

They motivate me to be better every time, and that gives me a push to keep working hard and plan well for my career in opera.”

After he graduates, Sibo intends to attend graduate school. “I had no professional training until I came to Westmont,” he says. “I enjoy singing much more because it has more meaning to me now, and it always brings me joy and comfort to think I can touch a lot of souls through my singing every time I’m on stage. I’m really blessed and humbled to share my talent with the lovely Westmont community and beyond.”

Exhibitions Laud Influential SoCal Artists Work by four enormously influential Southern California artists and art professors, Ken Jewesson, Ciel Bergman, Irma Cavat, and Florence “FiFi” Russell, will appear in three exhibitions July 7 to August 6 in the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art with a free, public opening reception at the museum on Thursday, July 7, from 4 to 6 pm.

Finding Beauty in Structure: Works of

Ken Jewesson includes more than 30 pieces of art in the museum’s main gallery.

Jewesson enjoyed a long career working as a ceramic designer, printmaker, painter, draftsman, collage artist, and jewelry maker. “His work is important as he was among a group of avant-garde artists to introduce modernism to Santa Barbara,” says Judy L. Larson, Askew professor of art history and museum director. “His colorful works represent an intersection of science and art and express his heartfelt sense that art connects us to the divine.”

Two New Acquisitions: Irma Cavat and Ciel Bergman celebrates two pioneering women artists in Santa Barbara and the first women to teach in the UC Santa Barbara Art Department. “They were spirited women, both feminists, both interested in the environment,” Larson says. “Their styles in art were very different, but they are united in their efforts to put a spotlight on the contributions of women artists to modern art. We are so pleased to exhibit these important new acquisitions to the permanent collection.”

Florence ‘FiFi’ Russell: Artist and Art Educator Turns 100 is part of a community-wide 100th birthday celebration for the adventurous artist and long-time Santa Barbara resident. Her watercolors will also be displayed through the month of July at CLAY Studio, Corridan Gallery, 10 West Gallery, Gallery 113, Goleta Valley Art Association/Goleta Library, La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts/ Fine Line/Illuminations Galleries, Larry Iwerks Studio Gallery, Santa Barbara Art Association/Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, and Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery.

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. It’s closed Sundays and college holidays. For more information, please visit westmont.edu/ museum or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.

Summer Hoops Dreams Westmont, host of the longest running summer high school basketball tournament in California (1973), welcomed 13 teams to campus June 17 to 19. “It’s exciting to get it going again after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,” says men’s basketball head coach Landon Boucher, who coached in the tournament for four years while at the helm of the San Marcos High School boys’ team. “It’s fun to get everybody back together again, including teams from Orange County, San Luis Obispo, and the local teams.”

It’s also a great way for Boucher and the players to get to know each other and gauge mutual interest. In fact, Jared Brown, the Warriors senior guard, originally signed while a student at Cypress High School in part because of the experience he had at the summer tournament. Cypress was at this year’s tournament along with Everett Alvarez, Flintridge Prep, San Marcos, Calvary Chapel, Kingsburg, Santa Barbara, West Torrance, El Diamante, Mission Prep, Sierra, Thousand Oaks, and Vista Murrieta.

A familiar face at the tournament was alumnus Daniel Carlin, a standout on Westmont’s 2015 National Runner-Up team. Carlin, who played professionally in Australia, is now head coach of Vista Murrieta.

In the end, Flintridge Prep beat Thousand Oaks for the championship.

Ken Jewesson’s oil on canvas, Still Life on Gold Ground (photo by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College Tenor Sibo Msibi attends MA as a fellow this summer (photo by Brad Elliott)

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This Week at MAW

Upcoming@MAW Friday, June 24

The Sound of Cipullo

MAW 2022 composer-in-residence Tom Cipullo

We met this summer’s solo pianists just last Friday at the first Showcase Series concert of the season, and now suddenly here comes the annual solo piano competition a scant week later and just nine days into the festival. Welcome to MAW’s new staggered scheduling smartly spacing out the fellows’ work. The six ivory-ticklers vie to impress the three-judge panel to claim the prize that includes a cash award and the opportunity to present a world premiere commissioned just for them in a post-festival recital back at Hahn Hall. (4 pm; Hahn Hall; free-$55)

Saturday, June 25

by Steven Libowitz

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or Tom Cipullo, MAW’s 2022 composer-in-residence, collaborating with two other faculty members in putting together an evening of his vocal works sung by the Academy’s fellows has been both a challenge and a joy.

“There are 14 singers in all vocal ranges, and we have to give everybody an experience that fits them and also helps them grow. So it was like a jigsaw puzzle, putting together these pieces out of context,” he said. “But it’s such a thrill to do it as a composer, to have a whole evening of your music, like a retrospective for an artist. I’m very excited about it.”

Cipullo has been a prolific composer known for lyrical works that also contain leaps in range, shifts in meter, and lengthy phrases that tax singers’ breathwork. His work has been widely praised for “inexhaustible imagination, wit, expressive range, and originality,” as the American Academy of Art and Letters put it when awarding him its highest honor in 2013.

The July 1 concert at Hahn Hall features more than 20 of the composer’s works, offering arias from two of his four operas, plus art songs including three from his A Visit with Family cantata based on texts

by Emily Dickinson; three more from Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House, half of his cycle setting six Billy Collins poems, and a couple from Of a Certain Age, with words by Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Lisel Mueller, among others.

The idea was to create both variety and challenge for the singers and audience via a wide array of styles, emotions, tempo changes, and singing and acting challenges, Cipullo said. “Recitals often have too much slow music and not enough contrast. That won’t happen here.”

“Of a Certain Age” could also describe Cipullo himself, who turned 65 last November, and the self-confessed “control freak” said he’s only recently learned how surrender in opera is not only required, but desired.

“You know how people say they love to collaborate. I don’t,” he said. “You spend

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years by yourself writing, and then hand it over to someone else… But really it doesn’t begin to tell the story until a director and a group of singing actors make it into something. The only way something good happens is when people make this art about themselves, put themselves into it, take risks, and make it their own. I think composers learn late in life how much to enjoy that.”

At MAW, Cipullo is working with vocal piano faculty head John Churchwell and director Sara E. Widzer, whose MAW debut in 2018 found her co-helming 2018’s highly innovative OperaFest: Campus Takeover with James Darrah, and has recently worked with Opera Santa Barbara, including the Carmen In Your Car drive-in opera. The July 1 event will be semi-staged, adding an extra element, Cipullo said.

Risk-taking is not at all foreign to the composer, as his operas have delved into political, cultural, and historically intriguing if not controversial themes including the eugenics movement in early 20th century America (Mayo), America’s longest-held prisoner of war against the backdrop of Vietnam (Glory Denied), an imagined post-mortem reunion of Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein (After Life), and the dichotomy of Josephine Baker’s life and career (Josephine).

What all of the subjects of operas and art songs alike have in common is that they speak to Cipullo, which is the only way he said he knows how to write.

“For me, composing isn’t about enhancing or illuminating the poetry. It’s all about me liberating myself to react to the sound of the words, the emotion, the rhythm, the inherent pitch and what it does to me, and channeling that into what I write. That sounds egotistical, but it’s more egotistical to think I’m somehow going to enhance Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman.”

Accordingly, Cipullo wants the vocalists and pianists to feel that same sense of freedom in performing his works on July 1.

“It’s all about them,” he said. “It’s my notes and my rhythms, but it’s their emotions and their feelings that have to come through.”

We wrote extensively in last week’s issue about MAW’s epic celebration concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl to mark its 75th anniversary. So here’s a subtle reminder: dah-dah-dah-DAH. Yes, the 100-something musicians of the Academy Festival Orchestra will tackle Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the most famous piece of classical music in history, outdoors under the sun and stars in what is sure to be a memorable evening. (7:30 pm; free-$10)

Monday, June 27 The first Faculty Artists Concert of the summer, a series that features solely the professional regular artists and visiting faculty performing somewhat themed concerts including a focus on new music, and works by Shostakovich and Dohnányi as well as Tailleferre and Martino. In addition to MAW favorite superstars Eugene Izotov (oboe) and Glenn Dicterow (violin), the concert also marks the MAW debut of violinist Ida Bieler, who was one of Europe’s first female concertmasters, a multiple award winner, and a highly sought-after teacher, chamber musician, and soloist.

(7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; free-$40)

Tuesday, June 28 As if the X2 series concept of pairing faculty and fellows in recital wasn’t already relatively new and exciting, now MAW is

giving something utterly brand new in a world premiere of a new art song composed for MAW alumna mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke by MAW 2022 composer-in-residence Tom Cipullo with words from the poem Bonfire Opera. “As soon as I read it, I knew this was what I wanted to write for Sasha,” Cipullo said. “I wrote a lot of tempo and mood changes, and I had her voice in my head, and she can do anything, so it was a lot of fun. I have to share the first line: ‘In those days, there was a woman in our circle who was known, not only for her beauty, but for taking off all her clothes and singing opera.’ Now, don’t you wanna hear more?” In a sumptuous program, Bonfire Opera is bookended by Debussy’s “Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp,” and Brahms’ “Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8.”

(7:30 pm; Lobero Theatre; free-$55)

Wednesday, June 29 Today’s vocal masterclasses is led not by a singer, but the renowned collaborative pianist Maureen Zoltek, whose diverse career has her working with leading vocalists, instrumentalists, orchestras, and opera companies across the United States. She currently serves as an assistant conductor, vocal coach, and orchestral keyboardist on the staff of San Francisco Opera, so her coaching for the lucky fellows performing today should be super helpful (1:30; Hahn; free-$10)...

Tonight’s debut of MAW Chamber Nights represents the closing chain in evening recital programming, complementing the FAS and X2 events by serving as a showcase solely for the fellows. What sets the series apart from Picnic Concerts is that the concerts are the result of a new chamber music curriculum that pairs the small fellow ensembles with Academy artists for intensive coaching for the curated program featuring performing many pieces in full. Also new: as a part of the intimate and casual experience, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine during the performance. The adventurous initial lineup: Andrew Norman’s Gran Turismo, Mendelssohn’s “String Quintet No. 2,” and Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale Suite. As suggested by its title, Gran Turismo explores the “similarities in speed and flamboyant machismo among Italian Futurist Art, Baroque Concerto Grosso, and the racecar video game… with a motoric, virtuoso piece for eight violins that sets off on a musical collision course of kinetic energy right from the first note.” Vroom, vroom. (7:30 pm;

Lehmann Hall; free-$40) For more information and to purchase tickets, visit musicacademy.org

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage Sasha Cooke will perform a world premiere of a piece composed for her by Cipullo (photo by Dario Acosta)

“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” — Clarence Budington Kelland

23 – 30 June 2022

News & Events Roundup Moms Demand Action Meets Monday

Moms Demand Action will be meeting this Monday, June 27, at Oak Park to discuss gun violence and what actions can be taken (photo by Katie Abbott)

by MJ Staff

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eady to take action against gun violence? Join Santa Barbara’s chapter of Moms Demand Action in their fight to keep our community safe. All are invited to attend a meeting and join the movement this Monday, June 27, from 6-7 pm at Oak Park in Santa Barbara. Following the horrific shooting in Uvalde, people across Santa Barbara are especially motivated to advocate for stronger public safety measures. Since their May member meeting, the Santa Barbara chapter has welcomed over 300 new members. The chapter is working with local schools to promote the Be SMART awareness program for safe gun storage, in addition to the group’s national effort to change gun policy and elect candidates who will govern with gun safety as a top priority. “Learn what we are doing locally to keep our kids and families safe from gun violence, and write letters to our legislators and gun violence survivors,” says chapter lead of Monday’s meeting.

Visit momsdemandaction.org and @ momsdemandactionsb on Instagram for more information.

MAT Puts on a Show The USCB Media Arts and Technology (MAT) Department held their End of the Year Show (EoYS) at the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology (SBCAST) for June’s 1st Thursday. The MAT Department is a “transdisciplinary graduate program that fuses emergent media, computer science, engineering, electronic music and digital art research, practice, production, and theory.”

The EoYS show was the culmination of the grad students’ work. It was an evening of interaction at SBCAST with guests immersing themselves in VR spaces surrounded by aromatic alien flora and exploring biometric haptics that wove heartbeats and soundscapes into experiential art. The night came to a crescendo with an ethereal performance of reiterative, poetic melodies from The Song Cycle.

The MJ congratulates the UCSB MAT grad students: Pau Roselló-Diaz, Alexis Story Crawshaw, Samuelle Bourgault, Jack Kilgore, Iason N. Paterakis, Nefeli Manoudaki, Diarmid Flatley, Stejara Iulia Dinulescu, Ehsan Sayyah, and Drew Flieder, seen here alongside SBCAST’s

MAT grad students prepare Iason Paterakis to become part of the art (photo by Joanne A. Calitri)

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Alan Macy and MAT’s transLAB Director Marcos Novak.

Summer Solstice Seeks Volunteers The days are at the longest and the Summer Solstice Parade is coming back at full force and with a new Santa Barbara Street route. This upcoming weekend promises to be full of costumed revelry and to live up to this year’s theme: Shine. The Solstice crew is also seeking some last-minute volunteers to help make the festival shine. The following roles are available: Festival Set Up: Friday, June 24, from 9 am-12 pm or 12-3 pm, at Alameda Park (8 volunteers needed) Beer garden ticket staff: Saturday, June 25 from 12:30-4 pm or 4-8:45 pm at Alameda Park (8 volunteers needed) Festival Tear Down, Saturday, June 25, from 8:45-11 pm at Alameda Park (8 volunteers needed)

Monitors, Saturday, June 25, from 11:15-2 pm (3 volunteers needed)

Volunteers can visit the link solsticeparade.com/ volunteer to see what shifts are available. Any questions can be directed to Volunteer Coordinator Lena Childres at volunteer@solsticeparade.com.

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Mini Meta

Last Week’s Solution:

By Pete Muller & Andrew White For each of the first five mini crosswords, one of the entries also serves as part of a five-word meta clue. The answer to the meta is a word or phrase (five letters or longer) hidden within the sixth mini crossword. The hidden meta answer starts in one of the squares and snakes through the grid vertically and horizontally from there (no diagonals!) without revisiting any squares.

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