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MA Appeals – The Music Academy’s CUP revisal is appealed by neighbors, see what they have to say inside, P.5

Let it Commence – Details on guest speakers, graduates, and honorees for Westmont’s Commencement ceremony, P.18

Share the Magic – Montecito Public Library’s Community Hall is filled with magical offerings for its visitors, P.19

Sweet Pea – Cool the warming weather and new Farmers Market bounty with this sweet pea soup recipe, P.28

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CHAMBER TAMERS

This weekend… Eight virtuosos enter the chamber to master and tame Dvořák, Debussy, Mozart, and more. After years of effort, Lobero Theatre Chamber Music Project is here (Story starts on page 6)

Angels Care

From impactful tales to meaningful results, these caring spirits meet for art and al fresco lunch in the name of Angels Foster Care, page 10

People Assisting the Homeless are putting those in need on the right PATH and you can help, page 24

Lunch with Seymour

Jane Seymour joins the local Alzheimer’s Association chapter for stories and lunch at the organization’s sixth Inspire Luncheon, page 12

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Village Beat – The Music Academy’s CUP revisal is appealed, the Land Use Committee meets about automated license plate readers and neighbors have thoughts about updating the Community Plan, plus come meet the bonded dog pair, Toot and Puddles

On Entertainment – The Chamber Music Project is back, sounds across the Bowl and SOhO, plus Voces de Old Town Carpinteria and other flicks playing through town

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Montecito Miscellany – A riveting Divots & Dinner, Angels come to lunch, the women championing climate, Valkyries take the stage, and more miscellany

Society Invites – Jane Seymour inspires at lunch, the stars reaching at the Y, and art is flying Off the Wall

Your Westmont – It’s Commencement weekend for the class of 2023 and a conference offers soul care to pastors

Library Mojo – All the happenings in Montecito Library’s Community Hall and the other fun May offerings at the local library

Stories Matter – From Before We Were Innocent and The Color of Roses to Cuba and Greece, this bouquet of books is both exotic and colorful

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Brilliant Thoughts – From chance meetings to divine ones, these are the momentous moments of getting together

Robert’s Big Questions – Is it unreasonable to take sides and fight for a cause you believe in? Just make sure to look at the issue in the larger picture.

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In Passing – Robert Veloz was passionate about his family, friends, gardening, travel, aviation, and his exuberant love of music

The Giving List – PATH is providing comprehensive support for the houseless and you can support their mission at their June 3 event

Foraging Thyme – Celebrate the springtime with this protein-andvitamin-packed sweet pea soup with mint

The Optimist Daily – Self-healing mycelium leather is taking us one step closer to sustainable fashion and mushroom-based boots

Calendar of Events – 1st Thursday happenings, Mark Morris does Bacharach, the Flamenco Arts Festival dances through town, plus more

Classifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles

Local Business Directory – Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

“If anything, my mother taught me how to sur-thrive. That’s my word for it.” – Carrie Fisher

Village Beat Music Academy Operational Changes Appealed

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Several neighbors living by the Music Academy have filed appeals to the Montecito Planning Commission’s approval of the Academy’s proposal to revise its Conditional Use Permit. Last month, the MPC voted 3-1 (with Commissioner Sandy Stahl dissenting) to approve the proposed revisions, which include changes to events at the Academy’s property, located on Fairway Road in Montecito.

In 2004, the current CUP established attendance caps at the property, including 47,000 annual attendees (22K in the summer and 25K in the non-summer months). There are 900 people allowed on site daily, with 330 at any given time. Student enrollment is limited to 150. The 2004 CUP also established limits on events with an annual maximum number of events capped at 41, with weddings and other such private events prohibited.

The Music Academy team, including President and CEO Scott Reed, presented several key operational revisions proposed to the CUP, including eliminating seasonal attendance caps, increasing the any-given-time attendance cap from 330 to 410, and increasing student enrollment from 150 to 175.

Most significantly, the team is proposing to introduce the holding of “Significant Life Events” i.e. weddings, memorials, bat mitzvahs, baptisms, etc., with a maximum attendance of 225 people. These events, which could be held up to 15 times per year, would be allowed between the hours of 9 am and 10 pm, with clean-up and breakdown allowed until 10:30 pm. Events with amplified music would be limited to indoor spaces (not Hahn Hall), while acoustic music would be allowed in

nine identified areas of the gardens. The events would be permitted to include alcohol if the caterer hired has a liquor license. The person or group renting out the facility would be required to arrange ride sharing and security during the event.

The Music Academy also seeks to eliminate the campus’ resale shops and reintroduce residential use of those structures for visiting musicians and visiting artists, plus use them for preparation space for significant life events. Other changes include increasing Hahn Hall seating from 300 to 350, and increasing the capacity of seminars and meetings from 175 people to 350 (capped at 41 per year).

The proposed changes are in an effort to diversify the MA’s revenue stream to ensure financial sustainability, according to MA reps.

The Commission voted to approve the proposed changes with two conditions: that traffic be routed in and out through the main gate on Fairway Road during Significant Life Events, and that the MA shall assign a full-time staff member yearround to actively monitor and direct parking, vehicular flow, and traffic onsite and at the gates to reduce neighborhood impacts. Commissioner Stahl voted against the proposal, saying that the 32 additional events per year would have a big impact on the residential neighborhood. “I think the Music Academy is incredible, but it’s located in a residential community,” she said.

Neighbor appeals cite incompatibility with the residential neighborhood, incompatibility with the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, insufficient environmental impact review, and other grievances. There were also concerns that the agenda at the

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The Music Academy’s recent CUP revisal has been appealed by several neighbors

On Entertainment Excellent chamber music with the Elite Eight

by Steven Libowitz

Three long years after the original plan, the Lobero Theatre Chamber Music Project is finally getting the chance to perform its first series of concerts in a full-fledged festival format, launching what is sure to be one of the classical music highlights of the year. The project grew out of the ashes of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra and its Chamber Players adjunct. It represents a grand collaboration between former SBCO maestro Heiichiro Ohyama – a past Principal Violist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor who later served as a professor at UCSB – and Benjamin Beilman , the internationally celebrated violinist who had been slated to make his debut with the SBCO before its demise in late 2017.

The pandemic put a big pause on the LTCMP’s plans, allowing only for a brief preview concert in early 2020 and a one-shot soft relaunch last

October. Now, Ohyama and Beilman are back, along with six stellar fellow classical music luminaries from around the world – namely pianist Lucille Chung , violinists Mayuko Ishigami and Erin Keefe , violist Masumi Per Rostad , and cellists Robert deMaine and Christine J. Lee . These virtuosic artists will perform three separate programs – at the Lobero on Friday and Saturday (May 5-6), and at the Museum of Natural History’s Fleischmann Auditorium (the Chamber Players’ old stomping grounds) on Sunday afternoon, May 7.

“It’s very exciting to finally be able to play multiple concerts with different configurations and more than just four musicians, which is what we always had in mind,” expressed Beilman, who said he felt an immediate affinity with Ohyama when they first worked together at a music festival in Tokyo in 2012.

“We both really care about maintaining and handing down the legacy of great chamber music from 1840 to the 1920s, preserving the music by performing it.”

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To that end, the players will perform many of the best-regarded chamber works for strings and piano by Dvořák, Bruckner, Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Mozart, and Mendelssohn.

“It’s very challenging to bring worldclass musicians together like this, but that’s also how you get the most interesting spark in playing these masterpieces,” said the 33-year-old Beilman, whom Ohyama (age 87) pointedly tapped for his position partially due to the violinist’s connection to other young superstars. “Heiichiro has decades of experience and it’s thrilling to mix in others who have fresh eyes and fresh ears. What I enjoy most is when top notch musicians with very different life experiences, backgrounds – and even schools of thought – come together. The difference of opinion brings up battles in rehearsal but also yields something fantastic in the concerts.”

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The fireworks get ignited on Friday. Visit www.lobero.org/events/loberotheatre-chamber-music-project-2023 for details and tickets.

Sounds Around Town: Bowlful of Music

The Black Keys saunter onto the Santa Barbara Bowl stage on the heels of their latest album, 2022’s Dropout Boogie . The garage rock/ raw blues duo, with singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney , was founded in Akron, Ohio, more than two decades ago. They saw their commercial breakthrough with the studio album and hit single “Lonely Boy” in 2011. Automatic opens the May 4 show… Continuing the Bowl’s early season focus on country music, Billy Currington hits town to deliver the dozen No. 1 country hits he’s enjoyed in the two decades since releasing his self-titled debut album in 2003. Currington’s hits include “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To,” “Let

Brooklyn native jazz singer Janis Mann comes by the versatility of her vocals via a well-traveled career that has seen her study classical piano, learn folk guitar, sing in the cafés of Paris and Amsterdam and busk in the London Underground, and front a popular R&B band – all before pursuing jazz in Los Angeles. After playing in venues throughout the Southland, Mann moved to Seattle, where she became a renowned vocalist revered as both a striking song stylist and a fearless improviser. Back in L.A., Mann has made eight CDs and has sung with some of the greats. Mann returns this Sunday to SOhO for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society series –fronting a trio featuring Jeff Colella on piano, Ken Wild on bass, and Dick Weller on drums – to deliver two sets of soul-stirring ballads, hard swinging modern jazz, spirited blues, and more with her own deft improvisational twist.

Just 30 hours later on May 9, SOhO hosts another evening of jazz, this one featuring the M.O.B. Quintet, the ensemble featuring all local luminaries including Sam McKinney on bass, Eje Lynn-Jacobs on vocals, Nicole McKenzie on violin, Shaun Oster on drums, and Bruce Bigenho on piano. The group performs an eclectic blend of Euro-Brazil progressive jazz, and material from the 1970s ECM/Fusion era, drawing upon such celebrated composers as Egberto Gismonti ,

After years of effort, Benjamin Beilman (pictured) and Heiichiro Ohyama get to bring the Lobero Theatre Chamber Music Project to life (photo by Sophie Zhanghor)

Montecito Planning Commission hearing last month was modified and the agenda item regarding the Music Academy was moved to the afternoon session, which prevented those wanting to voice concerns from participating in the hearing in a timely manner.

The appeals will be heard by the Board of Supervisors at a later date. The Music Academy is located at 1070 Fairway Road.

Land Use Committee Meets

The Montecito Association’s Land Use & Transportation Committee met on Tuesday to discuss a number of items, including the permitting process currently in progress for four automated license plate readers in Montecito.

The 13-ft readers are to be located at 129 Sheffield Drive, 104 San Ysidro Road, 385 San Ysidro Road, and 191 La Vereda Lane; the cameras would be in position for one year at no cost to the County or Sheriff’s Department.

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readers will be utilized to help local law enforcement solve significant crimes, and will not be used for traffic enforcement. In addition, there will be no facial recognition, and the data gleaned is not tied to personal identifying information. If a vehicle is identified as being part of a crime, the license plate will be entered into the system and if the vehicle drives by one of the plate readers, sheriffs’ deputies will be notified. The technology has been implemented in other areas of the country and has helped to recover stolen property, kidnapping victims, and helped to find at-risk people. Footage from the plate readers will be owned by the Sheriff’s Department and never sold or shared; it is deleted after 30 days if it is not being used to solve a significant crime, and there will be strict usage controls.

For more information, contact Undersheriff Craig Bonner at Cmb2474@sbsheriff.org.

The Land Use Committee also discussed recent neighborhood concerns over the purchase of the Old Fire Station in the upper village by Restoration Hardware. There has been chatter and rumors that the

furniture store may offer an in-store eatery, which has neighbors and residents concerned with traffic and parking problems.

The recent announcement of the closure of long-time retailer Montecito Natural Foods in Montecito Country Mart in the Coast Village area has also sparked conversation around the Montecito Community Plan – and whether it should be updated to help protect the area from chain or “big box” stores, similar to what the Carpinteria City Council is trying to accomplish, in order to keep its “small town feel.”

The Montecito Association Board of Directors meets next week. For more information visit www. montecitoassociation.org.

Meet & Greet at George Pet Shop

This Saturday, May 6, two dogs – both two-years-old – are available for adoption and will be available to meet and greet at George Pet Shop in Montecito Country Mart.

Toot and Puddles are bonded sisters who are dog-and-people-friendly, and are searching for their new owners, according

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The dogs are social, polite, adventurous, and playful. Meet them Saturday, May 6, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. George is located in Montecito Country Mart, 1026 Coast Village Road.

Email info@shadowsfund.org for more information.

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Recently Music Academy’s Scott Reed presented several key operational revisions proposed to the CUP (Courtesy photo)

Toot and Puddles are bonded, two-year-old sisters up for adoption

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Montecito Miscellany Divots Over Dinner

by Richard Mineards

Divotees were out in force when Lobero Theatre Associates, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, hosted a Dinner & Divots gala at the Santa Barbara Polo Club in honor of the historic theater’s 150th anniversary. The event hosted 190 guests and raised more than $65,000.

The bash, co-chaired by Paige Beard and Heidi Merrick, was catered by the club’s Fieldside restaurant. Auction prizes included a stay at the Plaza Athénée in Paris and three days in Provence with business class Delta flights; and a coastal sunset dinner cruise on the Reel Inn – a new 61-foot Viking yacht owned by Santa Barbara Yacht Club members Jack and Karen Byers

Before dinner, young club polo players gave a demonstration match with polo manager Melanja Jones providing frenetic commentary.

Indie rock band Kettle of Hawks provided entertainment.

“It has been a pretty phenomenal 50 years of supporting the theater,” says longtime associates president Mindy

Denson. “We focus on youth and programs for a bigger, brighter future.”

Among the divotees were Henry and Erin Walker, Fred Brander, Tom and Eileen Mielko, Nolan and Karen Nicholson , Peter Hilf , Stephanie Petlow, William and Barbara Tomicki, Alan Porter and Brenda Blalock, David Asbell, Robert and Sylvia Easton, Riley

and Dacia Harwood, Charles and Barbara de L’Arbre, and club manager David Sigman

Art and Angels Over Lunch

Local doctor Michael Behrman and his wife Sonia are foster parents – and graciously opened the expansive gardens of their picturesque Hope Ranch home

overlooking the Pacific to Angels Foster Care when the nonprofit agency hosted its annual al fresco lunch, with a record 320 guests raising around $200,000.

Founder Meichelle Arntz and K-LITE radio host Catherine Remak emceed the popular event, which honored Michele White as Volunteer of the Year, with the

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Nolan Nicholson, Karen Byers, Brandon Mowery, Marianne Clark, and Janet McCann (photo by Anne Wilde)

David Asbell, Heidi Merrick, Barbara de L’Arbre, Paige Beard, and Charles de L’Arbre (photo by Anne Wilde)

Seated: Maribel Jarchow, Annie Williams, and Cindy Glist; Standing: Joan Crossland, Susan Tarlow, Anne Wilde, and Mindy Denson (Courtesy photo)

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Inspire Luncheon with Jane Seymour

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The return of the in-person Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative Inspire Luncheon was sold out – more than 400 guests filling all three SB Hilton ballrooms on Wednesday, April 26. There was a super up-buzz in the air at the reception as guests connected with friends. VIPs were seen at the step’n’repeat for media photographs. Next to the check-in desk was a display of Jane Seymour’s artistically designed silk scarves for sale, with the proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s organization and her Open Hearts Foundation. The hallway had tables and easel displays with educational brochures and volunteers.

As the banquet doors opened, guests were seated, served lunch, and the program commenced. Gerd Jordano, co-founder of the Women’s Initiative, welcomed the guests and paid tribute to Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree for her generous support of the organization. Lindsey Leonard , Executive Director of the Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, acknowledged the founders, event chairs, the event’s 41 sponsors, and the caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Claire Sexton provided the current research data on cures, new blood testing for the disease, and the January FDA accelerated approval of Leqembi™ (lecanemab-irmb) for early onset dementia. Medicare will pay for the drug pending full FDA approval July 2023. A poignant view of dementia was given by Tony Gonzales who talked about being diagnosed with it at age 47, and doing all he can to raise awareness for it. He acknowledged the support of his wife – whom he credits for his being here. Anne Towbes introduced keynote speaker, actress, and philanthropist Jane Seymour, as “a woman of all seasons, with generosity, purpose and love.” Seymour thanked

everyone for having her speak, and shared her stories of acting as a woman with dementia in the film, Ruby’s Choice, her producing the 2014 documentary I’ll Be Me about Glen Campbell’s own struggles with Alzheimer’s on his final tour, and how dementia affected some of her family. She also mentioned missing living in Montecito and her girlfriends who live there. Emcee Andrew Firestone led the live auction to raise additional funds.

Seen at the lovely event were Dana and Andrea Newquist with sister Nancy Newquist-Nolan , Jim Crook , Vince Caballero of Union Bank, Katina Zaninovich , Sue Adams , Dr. Gabriella Garcia , Linda Alderman , Carol Fell , Robin Sonner , Carole East , Leigh Cashman , and Rosanne Masi Marquis , its sponsor organizations and board members.

Also attending, and showing a trend of nonprofits supporting each other, was the executive team from VNA Health: SB COO JoAnn Mack; Director of the foundation Lailan McGrath ; CHPCA, President and CEO Kieran

Seated: Anne Towbes, Katina Zaninovich, Jane Seymour, Gerd Jordano, and Dr. Gabriella Garcia; Standing: Lindsey Leonard, Linda Alderman, Carol Fell, Sue Adams, Robin Sonner, Carole East, Tony Gonzales, Leigh Cashman, and Rosanne Masi Marquis (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Longtime friends Jelinda DeVorzon and Jane Seymour (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

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Associate Melissa Cure; and Director of Marketing and Communication Easter Moorman. I talked with Shah about their support of Alzheimer’s, he replied, “As our communities face the challenges of an aging population and the increasing rate of Alzheimer’s, it will take creative partnerships among nonprofit, healthcare, and social service organizations to be the safety net for patients and their caregivers. At VNA Health, one of our core values is teamwork, so partnering with

Jane Seymour and our local Alzheimer’s Association is one way we can be our community’s care partner, now and into the future.”

At the time of printing, the luncheon raised $216K toward their $250K goal. Donations can still be made at inspire2023.givesmart.com.

411: www.alz.org/cacentralcoast

23rd Youth and Family Services YMCA’s Reaching for Stars

The Channel Islands YMCA Youth & Family Service (YFS) held their 23rd annual fundraising event titled, Reaching for Stars, at the Cabrillo Pavilion on Wednesday, April 26. The event funds its five-tiered service programs for youth through age 24: Youth and Family Services, Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter, St. George Youth Center, My Home, and Haley Street Navigation Center. These pivotal programs have aided countless youth with shelter, food, clothing, healing, enrichment programming, and recreation to those in need. Some are open 24/7. The programs help over 600 children and youth annually.

Attendees were treated to a five-course gourmet dining experience created fresh by

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local star chefs like the Wine Cask’s Josh Brown, Caruso’s Paul Osborne, Oliver’s Manny Juan, and were assisted by the local culinary schools’ students. Libation sponsors were Brander Winery, Fess Parker Vineyard, Draughtsmen Aleworks, Casita de Bravo, and Topa Topa.

During the dinner, keynote speaker Marriage & Family Therapist Lisa Conn-Akoni talked about the youth programs and the current data for homeless youth in Santa Barbara, of whom 57 percent are pre-K to grade 5, 23 percent are grades 6-8, and 19.2 percent are grades

9-12. They suffer family conflict, emotional, and sexual abuse and “…almost all homeless youth say they are forced out of their homes.”

The honorary chair was George Leis, President and COO of the Montecito Bank & Trust. He talked about learning to swim at the Long Island Y and has volunteered at our local Y for 15 years. He emphasized the importance of its programs for our youth and its ultimate impact on our community. He presented Society Page 304

Nancy Newquist-Nolan with Andrea and Dana Newquist (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Victoria Lindstrom, Al Roberson, and Patty and Bob Bryant (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Event committee: Victoria Lindstrom, Jennifer Heinen-Stiffler, Carolyn Williams, Masha Roberson, and Phileen Jones (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

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Junior League of Santa Barbara receiving the Organization of the Year Award. It was chaired by Lori Baur

The Behrmans and Kim Faraudo movingly shared their stories of their fostering experiences.

While the boffo bash was taking place, five local artists – Melissa Seaward, Francine McOwen, Gail Parker, Peter Horjus, and Bonnie Fearer – working in different mediums created original works that were sold to benefit the nonprofit, while guitarist Michael Holland provided entertainment.

“With the marine layer it was a decidedly chilly day, but everyone here showed warm hearts!” said Executive Director Holly Carmody.

Since its inception in 2006, Angels Foster Care has placed 306 foster infants and toddlers in stable, loving homes –with 149 of those children being adopted into their Angels families.

Among the supporters turning out for the cause were Sue Heinz, Brianna Aguilar, Janet Garufis, Anne Luther, Erin Graffy, Megan Orloff, Thomasine Richards, Lucy and Mary Firestone, Marsha Kotlyar, Kirsten Cavendish,

Angels Board of Directors: Megan Orloff, Holly Carmody, Davina Gomez, Lori Baur, Jeanette Petrus Le Renard, Meichelle Arntz, and Michele White

Climate Champions

The Santa Barbara chapter of The Association for Women in Communications hosted its 15th annual Women of Achievement Climate Champions lunch at the Cabrillo Pavilion when Hillary Hauser , a founder of Heal the Ocean, and Dr. Leah Stokes, the Anton Volk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at UCSB, were honored.

KEYT-TV anchor Beth Farnsworth, a former honoree in 2019, emceed the event and interviewed the dynamic duo, with other speakers including former KEYT-TV reporter and WOA

Diana MacFarlane , Holly Murphy , Hilary Burkemper , Bess Scribner , Erin Galbraith, Megan DeLoreto, and Zoe Copus

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Valentina Belyayeva, Shannon Neels, and Holly Murphy (photo by David Cater)

Junior League of Santa Barbara were recognized as Organization of the Year (photo by David Cater)

WOA honoree Leah Stokes, AWC-SB president Lisa Osborn, WOA honoree Hillary Hauser, and WOA director/AWC-SB board member Lauren Bianchi Klemann (photo by Talia Helvey)

Your Westmont Beloved Professor Speaks at Commencement

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

About 332 graduates will participate in Commencement on Saturday, May 6, at 9:30 am on Thorrington Field with 149 graduating with honors. Westmont’s inaugural cohort of eight nursing students will attend the ceremony, marking the culmination of their 16-month education in the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing program. Also, 49 Golden Warriors who graduated in 1973 will march in the procession to celebrate their 50th reunion. The ceremony, which is closed to the general public, will be livestreamed at westmont.edu/commencement.

Beloved history professor Chandra Mallampalli, who is moving to Boston after teaching at Westmont for 22 years, delivers the address at Commencement.

Westmont President Gayle D. Beebe presents the Westmont Medal to alumnus Jonathan Walker (’91), cofounder and chief technology officer for AppFolio, which develops software for property managers.

Graduates Mercy Milliken and Tobi Oyebade will offer reflections. The graduating class includes veteran Frank Barela of Folsom, who served in the military before attending Westmont.

Westmont launched its Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in partnership with Cottage Health in 2020 amidst a global pandemic and a dire nursing shortage. Nursing graduates Laura Acevedo, Trisha Beaudin, Regino Gonzalez , Michaela Root , Gracie Stokes , Jen Velas , Megan Wahrenburg, and Anna Wallace will also celebrate at a separate pinning ceremony following Commencement in the Global Leadership Center.

Mallampalli, who has held the Fletcher Jones Foundation Chair of the Social Sciences since 2017, has written four books and many articles that examine the intersection of religion, law, and society in colonial India. His scholarship and teaching span the fields of modern India, British Empire, world history and global

Christianity. In 2021-22, he served as an inaugural Yang Visiting Scholar of World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School.

Walker took AppFolio public in 2015. The company employs nearly 2,000 people, including numerous Westmont graduates. Jon continues to drive AppFolio’s technology vision and architecture, leading key initiatives such as artificial intelligence. He holds and has contributed to multiple patents, and he helped develop software deployed to more than 20 million computers.

The Westmont Medal honors those whose lives embody the very principles

associated with the character of the college. Past recipients include Steven and Denice Fellows, Ron Werft, Katherine Wiebe, Lindsay and Laurie Parton, Christine and Robert Emmons, David and Anna Grotenhuis, Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, and Rolf Geyling, to name a few.

Soul Care Offered at Pastors Conference

Westmont College, which has worked to develop Christian ministers and leaders to serve in every sphere of society for 85 years, hosts a one-day conference dedicated to encouraging, refreshing, and supporting pastors. The event features speakers President Gayle D. Beebe, musician Steve Bell , poet Malcolm Guite, and Provost Kim Battle-Walters

Denu on Tuesday, May 30, at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave, Santa Barbara.

“This is a day of soul care,” Beebe says. “Ministry can require not only a depth of spiritual training but an extraordinary

variety of both administrative ability and leadership capacity.”

The conference costs $49 and includes attendance at the full LEAD Where You Stand Conference (regular ticket price is $299) on May 31-June 2 at Westmont’s Global Leadership Center. To help ministry teams attend together, every fifth group registrant is free. Register at westmont.edu/pastors-conference.

The 8th Annual LEAD Where You Stand Conference features David Brooks, New York Times columnist and bestselling author; Charity Dean, CEO and cofounder of the Public Health Company; Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe, MLK Jr. scholar, mentor, speaker and author; Erin Meyer, author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business; Jeff Schloss, T.B. Walker professor of natural and behavioral sciences, and director of the Center for Faith, Ethics, and Life Sciences; and Jonathan Walker, chief technology officer and founder of AppFolio.

“This extraordinary lineup of speakers will equip you with additional leadership insights and skills,” Beebe says.

Beebe, Westmont president since 2007, has spent more than a quarter century in higher education. He has authored or edited more than 40 articles and 10 books including, The Shaping of an Effective Leader: Eight Formative Principles of Leadership

Bell, a Canadian Christian songwriter and storyteller, has produced 20 solo CDs and won numerous music-industry awards, and authored a seven-book series, Pilgrim Year, about the spirituality of the Christian calendar year.

Guite, a singer-songwriter, Anglican priest and academic, serves as a Life Fellow and former Chaplain of Girton College (Cambridge).

Denu, Westmont provost and dean of the faculty, has more than a quarter century of experience in executive leadership in higher education.

Commencement Speaker Chandra Mallampalli

Westmont’s graduating nurses

Westmont Medal winner Jonathan Walker

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Library Mojo Where the Magic Happens…

by Kim Crail

Each month, Montecito Library holds our regular programs in the Community Hall, which end up creating some of the most enjoyable and deep connections between patrons. Here’s a quick update on what we are doing and we welcome you to join the fun!

Stay & Play Tuesday Mornings

Starting in March of 2022, we launched our Stay & Play program outside, in front of the library. You may have driven by and seen colorful safety gates and adorable little ones playing with their caregivers.

As of September, we moved inside and are now in the Community Hall each Tuesday from 9-10:30 am, offering time to play, relax, and connect with other children and caregivers. We offer coffee (for the grownups), graham crackers (for the kids), and lots of bubbles and smiles for everyone.

Come check out our new toys and board books!

Book Club, 4th Tuesday at Noon

Our Montecito Book Club is, to be completely objective, downright delightful. The books that we read vary, including fiction and nonfiction, books on social themes, as well as quirky characters and less mainstream genres and locales.

Members sit in a circle, get to know each other, and discuss the books while connecting them to our everyday experiences. We also often share reading recommendations.

Please let me know if you would like to get on our newsletter list. We invite new members to join this opinionated, clever group of voracious readers.

Preschool Storytime Thursday Mornings

For children who are open to sitting a little longer to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft, we have our Preschool Storytime every Thursday from 10-10:30 am. This is a wonderful way for a smaller group of kids to practice their social skills and get ready for kindergarten. We keep it short and sweet so that expectations are not too high for young attention spans.

The recommended age range is 3 to 5, but some very little ones have been having a blast, so feel free to try it out if yours is younger. For the month of March, our theme was dinosaurs.

For April, we enjoyed stories about forest animals.

Come see what we have in store for May!

Knit ‘n’ Needle Thursday Afternoons

Our weekly meeting of fiber artists, currently facilitated by Library Technician Janet Baker, has been a consistent gathering, having met for many years. They even met privately on Zoom during the pandemic while library programs were on pause.

Incredible conversations and laughter can be heard coming from the Community Hall every Thursday afternoon, with plenty of jokes from the library peanut gallery about the knitters running the world and being dangerous spies, armed with their knitting needles.

We invite you to bring your projects with you and see what this group is all about.

Public Service Announcement

Recently, at a local school event, I was shocked to hear someone say they didn’t know that there’s a public library in Montecito! Please do your friends and neighbors a favor and spread the word that we’ve been in this same location here for over 40 years, right across from the gas station in the Upper Village. Thank you.

May Events:

Stay & Play – Tuesdays, Drop in anytime 9-10:30 am

Preschool Storytime (age 3-5) –Thursdays, 10-10:30 am

Knit ‘n’ Needle – Thursdays, 2-3:30 pm

Learn Library Apps: Digital Local History Resources – Wed, 5/3, 10-11 am

Library On the Go Van @ Cold Spring School – Wed, 5/10, 3:30-5:30 pm

Montecito Book Club: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder – Tues, 5/23, 12-1 pm

See you at the library!

County of Santa Barbara Montecito Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Safety Element Update Wildfire Policies

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Planning Commission Hearing Room

123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

On Wednesday May 17, 2023, the Montecito Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the following item:

Hearing on the request of the County of Santa Barbara (County) Planning and Development Department (P&D) that the Montecito Planning Commission consider recommending the County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors adopt a Comprehensive Plan amendment, Case No. 22GPA-00000-00005, amending the wildfire hazard information and policies in the Seismic Safety and Safety Element (Safety Element) of the County Comprehensive Plan, including incorporating the 2022 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan by reference into the Safety Element pursuant to Government Code 65302.6.

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County-Planning-Commission prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact Whitney Wilkinson, Planner, at (805) 568-2067 or at wwilkinson@countyofsb.org.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Montecito Planning Commission provides in-person participation as well as virtual participation until further notice.

The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public:

1. You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20

2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

 Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

 Attend the Meeting In-Person: Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the Montecito Planning Commission meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and social distance themselves in public areas.

 Attend the Meeting by Zoom Webinar - Individuals wishing to provide public comment during the Montecito Planning Commission meeting can do so via Zoom webinar by clicking the below link to register in advance. Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining the webinar.

When: May 17, 2023, 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 05/17/2023

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AO8mm_HMQDJD7y54MW5wA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Montecito Planning Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above.

Kim is the Librarian at the Montecito Library. Questions or comments? Contact her: kcrail@santabarbaraca.gov

Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

Stories Matter

May Bouquet of Reads

by Leslie Zemeckis

Ivy Pochoda returns to the dark side of life in Sing Her Down with some very violent women. Two women are released early from prison. One returns to California and her mother’s home, pursued by the other woman. Florida and Dios circle each other like wary gunslingers in this cowboyesque drama. Dios wants to force Florida to confront the truth – a truth so violent it will spur a dramatic showdown in this spellbinding novel. Pochoda once again examines forgotten women and sets them in a noirish Los Angeles of palm trees and swimming pools and the inability to escape one’s true self.

No Two Persons is a glorious ode to how a book can have a life of its own, traveling from reader to reader, causing profound differences in so many lives. Author Erica Bauermeister weaves a magical tale of connectedness, which all starts with a story. When tragedy upends Alice’s life, she writes a bestselling novel that will heal and help many, including an artist, a diver, and a homeless teen.

Ella Berman’s Before We Were Innocent is an evocative coming of age story. After high school graduation, three best friends vacation in Greece for a memorable

summer. But only two return home. What happened and who is at fault will change their lives forever. Bess’s dreams are derailed and she retreats to the desert alone. A decade later, Joni finds her and once again Bess finds herself doing Joni a favor. A favor that will return both young women to the center of police and media attention. A friend of Joni’s has gone missing. Will the two once again be named as suspects? It is a page-turner for sure.

Step into 17th century Paris with Baroness Marie Catherine who, unhappy in her marriage, finds pleasure in the arms of another. When her husband is murdered, the Baroness herself becomes embroiled in the seamy side of Paris. The Disenchantment is a rare find in queer historical fiction, but I hate to label it as such. It is really just a very good suspenseful story. Author Celia Bell has a fine eye for detail, capturing Paris and its intrigues.

Aaron Hamburger’s Hotel Cuba is a moving tale of two Jewish sisters fleeing the Russian Revolution for America. Barred from entering due to a new immigration law, the pair sail for Cuba where they begin a long road towards integration in 1920s Havana. Written with flair and a passion for the time and place, Hamburger immerses the reader in a world of disadvantaged young women on the cusp of independence.

Barnett’s mom has a problem. She loves her son, but she doesn’t love that he is gay. Not only is he gay but he is planning to wed his fiancé on her farm. What will the neighbors say? What ensues in Byron Lane’s Big Gay Wedding is hilarious. A big heartfelt story of prejudice, love, and sticking up for those we care for. I was brought to tears by the last page.

On the local front, Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn of Rose Story Farm in Carp has a gorgeous pic book out –The Color of Roses: A Curated Spectrum of 300 Blooms is replete with 300 lush photos. The photographs are incredible and will make a lovely Mother’s Day gift for that special mom.

“I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.” – Carrie Fisher

Leslie Zemeckis is an award-winning documentarian, best-selling author, and actor. The creator of “Stories Matter,” professional female authors mentoring the next generation of female storytellers, co-sponsored by SBIFF.

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Brilliant Thoughts Getting Together

by Ashleigh Brilliant

Our lives are largely determined by encounters, whether in arranged meetings, or by the whims of chance. I wrote this little poem many years ago, when I was still unhappily single:

All my life I’ll cherish

So much I can’t forget –The things that didn’t happen, And the girls I never met.

There have, of course, been some famous meetings that did happen, although circumstances made them extremely unlikely. Probably best known was that of Stanley and Livingstone in 1872, in what was then still an extremely dark part of central Africa. The details, though widely celebrated at the time, have mostly been forgotten. But everybody today still knows, and many of us quote, the first words which were reportedly spoken on that occasion: “Doctor Livingstone, I presume.” The reporter, and speaker, was Henry Morton Stanley, an actual newspaper reporter who had been assigned by the New York Herald to “Find Livingstone.” David Livingstone, himself a celebrated explorer, had not been heard from for six years. The miracle is that, after two years of searching by Stanley, the meeting ever actually took place.

But for us, the most important meetings are surely those which involve a sperm getting together with an egg. If that didn’t happen – and keep happening all over the world – there’d be no happy birthdays, or even unwanted ones. It takes no bold analyst to state, without knowing you any more than I do, that such an event occurred sometime after your father met your mother, and that your whole lifetime is traceable back to what for you was obviously that momentous meeting.

Momentous or not, much modern biological science has been devoted to methods of preventing such meetings from ever taking place, except under conditions which are acceptable to those people involved. Realistic terms to describe those methods tend to be hidden under euphemisms like “Birth Control” and “Planned Parenthood.” They come more pleasantly to the ear than “spermicide” and “abortion” and similar expressions.

So let’s consider meetings of a different kind, such as human encounters with the divine, or even with the Almighty, as narrated in the Old Testament. This brings us to a man named Moses, who may or may not ever have lived – since apparently, outside the Bible itself (the first five books of which he is reputed to have written) there are no contemporaneous references to the whole grand saga of which Moses

is the hero. But the story is too thrilling for us to be misled by the facts. Imagine a whole refugee People encamped at the foot of a mountain (Sinai) and their leader going up the mountain to meet with God, accompanied by such appropriate special effects as fire and smoke, thunder and lightning. (I know this sounds as if it were written for a movie – but the movie came much later.)

As evidence of this encounter, Moses descends Sinai bearing the actual words of God – in the form of laws, or commandments. Subsequently there are many occasions in which Moses acts as a transmitter of holy messages, and a general intermediary with the Divine. There is much talk about a Promised Land and a Chosen People. As someone wrote not so long ago,

How odd of God

To choose the Jews.

But, chosen or not, Moses never gets to that Promised Land. His meetings with God do not confer immortality.

Let me therefore conclude on a more secular note, by telling you about the most important meeting of my own life, which led to my 51-year marriage:

In 1966 I somehow held the position of Academic Coordinator for the Seven Seas Division of Chapman University in Orange, California. My duties included processing applicants for faculty positions on board the “Floating Campus” – a converted cruise ship which was making three-and-a-half month educational voyages around the world. One person I had to interview was a woman in her 30s, who didn’t much impress me, except that she was very enthusiastic. In this case, however, I had little choice; she had already taught, apparently satisfactorily, on the voyage which had just concluded. But hiring her meant that she would be on the next voyage, which I myself was scheduled to teach on.

So she got hired. It was a large ship, and we didn’t see much of each other at first. But she somehow found out that I was a lover of chocolate, of which she happened to have a large supply.

Need I say more?

Robert’s Big Questions

Good to be Unreasonable?

by Robert Bernstein

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” This quote by George Bernard Shaw provided the title of a wonderful film about the heroic life of Ralph Nader , An Unreasonable Man

How do you respond when you see an injustice? Are you inspired to action? Or do you just try to adapt to it?

I have had the privilege of meeting Nader several times and seeing him speak about a wide range of topics. His upbringing was very similar to my own: in a Semitic family in rural central Connecticut. His family was Lebanese; ours was Jewish. For both of us, family dinner conversation revolved around world events and what could be done to make things better.

I just assumed this was normal for everyone. Why isn’t it?

Most people are raised with a belief that life is unfair. But there will be an afterlife where justice will be served. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Just endure the current suffering and injustice and all will be made right by the sky god. This actually comes from Psalm 37:11 in the Jewish Bible, referring to justice on Earth, not in an afterlife.

But the unreasonable person is not going to wait for an imaginary sky god to make things right. They work to make things right here and now. This does not mean that all will be perfect here and now. It may take generations of organizing and building to achieve justice and sustainability. But the work begins right now.

Most people become activists because something makes them angry. Someone wants to tear down a nearby forest to build a new Amazon warehouse. Or they lose their job to automation. Or their son is being sent off to a pointless war. Or they discover that their reproductive rights have been taken away. They fight hard over that one issue.

to fight for its survival against all of Russia, even though many Russians are on their side.

“Taking sides” is the only way change ever happens. The question is how expansively to draw a “side.” If you are upset about women losing reproductive rights, do you put on blinders and just focus on that one issue? Or do you see how this issue is connected to a wide range of other issues that form a complete ideology?

The same side that is taking away reproductive rights also wants to destroy what little we have of a social support system in terms of health care, nutrition, and housing. They want to force children to be born, but not provide any support for them. Where does that come from?

Linguist George Lakoff has noted that it comes from a “strong father” mindset. That women should live under a strong father or strong husband. If the government provides social services, then this undermines the coercive power of the strong father figure.

This same “strong father” mindset causes that side to want to support authoritarian dictatorships that align with their authoritarian ideology. Can you see how these single issues in fact form an ideological web?

You might say that this “taking sides” idea will increase polarization. I would argue that the polarization is already there. It is naive to pretend that you can stay “independent” and just focus on the one issue that made you angry.

It is good that one injustice woke you up to the point of taking action, rather than just adapting. But it is even better if you can join forces with others in a web of connected issues. It is also important not to get distracted by other issues that may be worthy, but really are irrelevant.

Most Americans really do want universal health care, reproductive choice, free public college, worker empowerment through unions, and sustainable transportation and energy. The bad guys distract us with wedge issues. But if we remember what side we are on, we can win.

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.

But the determined unreasonable person sees beyond that one issue to larger principles. At best, this can lead to a “movement.”

Many people proudly say they are “independent” and avoid “taking sides.” Would you say that in a time of war? Right now, millions of Russians oppose Putin’s war against the people of Ukraine. Unfortunately, Ukraine has

“I am a very discreet human when it comes to other people.” – Carrie Fisher

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. Visit facebook.com/ questionbig

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Comedy is King

Please bear with us as we share about the multi-date month of funny shows during the merry month of May from Bear Cave Comedy, the folks who feature titanically talented comics on the tiniest stages. Samantha Bearman , aka Sam Bear, hosts the Not So Secret Comedy show on May 4 at McConnell’s Ice Cream’s downtown store (728 State St.) with appearances from Brinan Weeks , Dylan Subiza , Mike Spettel , and Leigh Cummings . May the Laughs Be With You on May 13 brings the likes of Amy Silverberg , Rachel Abraham , and Adam Elder to Centennial Beer Hall (5871 Hollister Ave.). Then up-and-comers and other local hopefuls get a slot on stage for a 90-minute Open Mic Night in advance of sets from a few pros at Bear Cave’s Comedy is a Drag show featuring Noah Copfer , Stuart Thompson , Feltaan , Stephen Agyei at the Wildcat on May 18. On May 25, Bear Cave Comedy opts for the great outdoors with an evening show called Unbearable, at the fire pit bar (501 State St.) for a lineup yet to be announced. Details and tickets at www.samanthabearman. com/bear-cave-comedy-show.

Bear in mind that Bear Cave’s Not So Secret Comedy show is a poke at Don’t Tell Comedy, the ongoing series of independent, secret, pop-up comedy shows with unannounced line -

In Passing

Robert Louis Veloz: January 31, 1934 – April 13, 2023

Bob Veloz passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 13, 2023, with his beloved family by his side.

Bob was born on January 31, 1934, in New York City to Louis and Adelaide Veloz. Three years later, the family welcomed identical twin boys who brought so much joy to the family. When Bob was 12 years old, his parents relocated to Burbank, California where he attended Burbank High School, and later Stanford University and UCLA. While in high school, Bob developed a love of sports, especially baseball and football. He was recruited by the Boston Red Sox farm team in his senior year of high school, which he enjoyed immensely until an injury brought his baseball career to an end.

Robert’s curiosity and life experience gave him a depth of knowledge on so many subjects

After university, Bob had a long career in aerospace and aviation. From 1972 to 1984, Bob’s career changed course, during which time he was involved in hospital management in the Middle East. Upon returning home, he purchased the J. C. Carter Company, a manufacturing business specializing in aircraft fuel systems and liquified gas pumps. Bob sold the J.C. Carter Company in 1997 and thereafter retired.

ups in usually unlikely locations. These locations include everything from historic mansions to candy stores, rooftops, and rock-climbing gyms. Launched more than five years ago by a pair of frustrated comedy lovers tired of the Los Angeles club scene, Don’t Tell Comedy has established beachheads in dozens of cities across the country, including Santa Barbara. Proximity to comedy Mecca in L.A. helps amp up the level of the comedians coming to perform, but the names remain unknown until they take the stage. May’s announced shows include May 6 at 8 pm, and early and late shows on May 12, both at outdoor downtown locations and both featuring seating but BYOB drinks, food, and other refreshments.

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In the early years of Bob’s aerospace career and while at Whittaker Corporation, he met and married the love of his life, Marlene. They were inseparable. Their life together was full of adventure, especially while living in the Middle East and Europe. While abroad, they traveled extensively and made many long-lasting friendships. Bob’s love of adventure and natural curiosity about different cultures continued throughout his life. This curiosity and life experience gave him a depth of knowledge on so many subjects.

Throughout Bob’s life, he supported his community through many charitable organizations. Bob was a force in Santa Barbara and Montecito, owing to his many generous contributions to the community, and to his insatiable quest to make our community a paradise for all. He particularly enjoyed mentoring young adults. He was passionate about his family, friends, gardening, travel, aviation, and his exuberant love of music. Bob took great joy in bringing unexpected and immeasurable happiness to others.

Bob’s death was preceded by the deaths of his parents, Louis and Adelaide, and his younger twin brothers, Thomas and Frank.

Bob is survived by his wife, Marlene, his son Michael and his wife Tia, and daughter Katherine by a previous marriage, his grandchildren, Jonathan and his wife Fanny, Christin and her husband Ryan, Megan and her husband Donnie, and Jeffrey; and his great-grandchildren Kellan, Chloem, and Caden.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in the name of Robert Veloz be made to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

Santa Barbara County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

Public Open House

Montecito Flood Control Master Plan

May 23, 2023 @ 5:30-7:00 pm

Montecito Union School (in the Library)

385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara

The County of Santa Barbara is investigating mitigation options for flooding in Montecito. A Flood Control Master Plan will be created to guide the planning, design, and construction of improvements to mitigate flooding impacts to the community.

A public open house meeting will introduce the project and gather information on preferred mitigation strategies. At this meeting, a brief presentation will be given, followed by the opportunity to speak to County agents to relay your experiences and ideas.

The presentation will begin at 5:30pm and last approximately 15 minutes, followed by breakout discussions. Project updates and information can be found on the County website: https://www.countyofsb.org/mfcmp. Individuals with general questions about the master plan efforts can also call the Flood Control District office at (805) 568-3440 during business hours or email: fccontact@countyofsb.org

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The Giving List PATH: People Assisting the Homeless

by Steven Libowitz

Homelessness has been growing in Santa Barbara, where last year nearly 2,000 people were living without shelter, a situation that has been very visible as evidenced by the number of encampments encroaching along railroad paths, roadsides, and waterfronts throughout the county. The same story exists in virtually every corner of California in what increasingly seems an intractable problem. So, the concept of an organization having a mission to end homelessness in California might seem like a quixotic pursuit.

But PATH has both a purpose and a plan.

“Absolutely we can end homelessness,” said Katie Tell, the Chief External Affairs Officer for PATH – an acronym for People Assisting the Homeless – which operates 60 locations across five regions, from San Diego to the Bay Area, including a major center in Santa Barbara. “We’re doing it every day. We end homelessness for thousands of people every year, so we know exactly what it takes.”

That means everything from the most obvious solution – providing an affordable place to call home – to a wide variety of services geared toward making that happen and sustaining the support people need to stay housed.

“Affordable housing is the answer, but we also know that supportive services are critical,” Tell said. “Whether that’s financial assistance, healthcare, mental healthcare, job skills, we have a way to address it.”

Here in Santa Barbara, the most visible part of the organization’s approach is PATH Santa Barbara’s 100-bed interim housing site, which has been in operation since 2015. The facility is a far cry from the typical homeless shelter, where folks have to line up for entry at the end of a day, scramble for a bed, grab a warm meal, and a night’s sleep before being required to leave the next morning.

“What we operate is interim housing,” Tell explained. “People are there as much as they need to be, and know that they’ve got their bed, a storage space, showers, support services, three meals a day, all right there on site – a safe home for as long as they need it.”

Last year, 65 people transitioned from the Cacique Street site into permanent housing, taking advantage of PATH’s programs to find ways to increase their income, sign up for benefits that they need, and to eventually start to navigate the housing search process.

“People need specialized care in all sorts of ways,” Tell shared. “So we partner with a whole host of other nonprofits that are doing really good work from healthcare providers, domestic violence service providers, substance use specialists, and more.

We make sure that our clients get whatever support they might need to help them on that path toward stability.”

But PATH’s efforts to manifest its mission don’t end at the shelter’s door. To address those who are living unsheltered on the streets, the organization has a full-time outreach worker meeting people where they are, Tell mentioned.

“They’re walking through neighborhoods, parks, and the beaches, connecting with folks living outdoors, providing food and clothing, with the ultimate goal of helping them sign up to receive services – and either come into interim housing or transition directly into a permanent housing unit. Some folks that do come into our center just need some short, time-limited financial assistance with the security deposit, and we can help with what we call rapid rehousing.”

“When someone contacts PATH, they are met with housing navigation staff members whose sole purpose is to help them from wherever they are, through navigating the housing search process, right up until lease signing,” Tell said, “and even beyond that. When they move into a new home, we provide a Welcome Home kit, with sheets and towels and pots and pans and detergents and linens. It’s all about making sure they have whatever they need to remain happy, healthy, and stable in their new home.”

To help fund those efforts, PATH is hosting its second annual “A Toast to Home” benefit event on June 3 at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez. All are invited to enjoy an evening of local wine, dinner, music, and a live auction in the vineyard in support of PATH’s work to end homelessness in Santa Barbara. All proceeds from the festival go toward supportive services for Santa Barbara community members, increasing the organization’s capacity. General Admission tickets are $150 and include wine tasting, music, and dinner. VIP tickets start at $300 and include a special VIP reception an hour in advance as well as transportation to and from the site. Additional VIP grape stomping tickets – so you can channel your inner Lucille Ball – are also available.

“It’s a beautiful outdoor evening where our supporters get to enjoy great food, wine, and music, and also hear stories of the folks that we’re helping move home,” Tell expressed. “It’s just a really impactful night.”

PATH provides a plethora of other ways to help financially – with ideas ranging from $1,000 to furnish a home to $25 for a hygiene kit – and volunteering opportunities. Donors of dollars and time can rest assured their efforts are efficiently paying off as PATH has evidence that its formula works, Tell said. The proof is in the pudding provided by the pandemic.

“The more these programs are funded, the more results we see,” Tell said. “COVID was a perfect example: The emergency funding that came from the federal government allowed us to scale up all the work that we were already doing, and we saw even greater results.”

So, yes, homelessness is solvable. It just takes will.

PATH (805) 979-8710 www.pathsantabarbara.org

PATH helps provide housing solutions and the support programs needed to keep those homes (Courtesy photo)

Public Art Projection Woman. Life. Freedom.

ArtRise Collective, in Collaboration with Mozaik Philanthropy

Tue, May 9 / Projection will run from 8 PM-11 PM UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum / FREE

“The solace, the strength, and the sense of solidarity we all need right now.”

– Jay Xu, Asian Art Museum Director, San Francisco

Featuring 30 artworks by anonymous international artists, this large-scale public art projection responds to systemic gender inequity and discrimination in Iran.

Maria Ressa How to Stand Up to a Dictator

Thu, May 18 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Celebrated for her commitment to free expression and democratic government, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa tells the story of how democracy dies and offers an urgent cry for us to recognize the danger before it is too late.

Major Sponsor: Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing

Additional support provided by the Beth Chamberlin Endowment for Cultural Understanding

CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

Jonathan Greenblatt

Fighting Hate for Good

Mon, May 22 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

FREE (registration required)

Drawing on the Anti-Defamation League’s decades of experience in fighting hate through investigative research, education programs and legislative victories, as well as his own personal story and his background in business and government, Jonathan Greenblatt offers a bracing primer on how we can strike back against hate.

Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Eva & Yoel Haller, Dick Wolf, and Zegar Family Foundation

committee member Kacey Drescher , Lauren Bianchi Klemann, WOA chair, and Lisa Osborn, AWC-SB president.

Guests included Gretchen Lieff, Jerry Roberts, Harry Rabin, former mayor Helene Schneider, Starshine Roshell, Judith Smith-Meyer , Joan Tapper , Mayor Randy Rowse, Maria McCall, Jennifer LeMay, Das Williams, C.J. Ward, Erin Graffy, Tracy Lehr, Anne Luther, and Teresa Kuskey

A Wild Night of Ballet

It was all too beastly for words when State Street Ballet staged The Jungle Book at the Lobero under the artistic direction of founder Rodney Gustafson and co-artistic director William Soleau

The company, which leaves this month for a two-city tour of Japan – Tokyo and Osaka – after just finishing a southwestern U.S. tour, was in fine form with the colorful, energized work based on British author Rudyard Kipling’s stories.

The score for the show, which I have now seen three times since it premiered in 2009, was specially written by Czech composer Milan Svoboda and recorded in Prague by the Symphonic Orchestra of the National Theatre and Milan Svoboda Jazz Orchestra.

Kudos go to Christina Giannini

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for the elaborate, creative, and colorful animal costumes, including monkeys, snakes, wolves and panthers, and Costume Shop Manager and Designer Nicole Thompson.

The scenic design by Jean-Francois Revon, including clever digital projections, was of particular note with new updated choreography making the show more entertaining than ever.

“It’s a fun ride,” says Gustafson. Indeed it is!

An Opera of Mythical Proportions

The first opera I ever saw was Wagner’s Die Walküre on a school trip to the Sadler’s Wells Opera at London’s Coliseum in

1970, a three-act production lasting nearly five hours, which almost put me off the art form for life.

Thankfully Puccini and Verdi enticed me back, so it was particularly interesting attending Opera Santa Barbara’s performance of The Valkyrie at the Lobero, concluding its 2022-23 season.

The opera from the German composer’s epic saga, The Ring of the Nibelung, was presented as an abridged version lasting two hours and 50 minutes, and was created by composer Jonathan Dove and stage director Graham Vick.

It followed the success of Das Rheingold in 2021.

Greek American soprano Alexandra Loutsion was absolutely glorious as Brünhilde, the titular Valkyrie, with bass-baritone Wayne Tigges playing the conflicted father and leader of the gods, Wotan.

The roles of the star-crossed lovers, Siegmund and Sieglinde, were taken by tenor Robert Stahley and soprano Julie Davis in her OSB debut. Company favorites Nina Yoshida Nelsen, mezzo soprano, and Colin Ramsey , bass,

returned with Chrisman Studio Artists’ Sunwoo Park – and mezzo sopranos Christina Pezzarossi and Georgia Jacobson rounded out the cast as the maiden warrior Valkyries. Company artistic director and general manager Kostis Protopapas conducted the production.

Happening Hadelich

Italian violin genius and Grammy Awardwinner Augustin Hadelich, making his fifth CAMA appearance since 2015, played a rapturous performance at the Lobero as part of the organization’s Masterseries. Bach featured prominently in the delightful program, launching with “Partita for Unaccompanied Violin No. 3 in E major” and ending with “No. 2 in D minor,” with even a Bach encore.

Playing a 1744 violin Leduc, Ex-Szeryng – one of the last instruments to be made by master luthier Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù – Hadelich’s program also included works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Eugène Ysaÿe.

An extraordinarily rousing occasion...

Kings Onstage

Granada chairman Palmer Jackson, who regularly plays guitar with the local band the Doublewide Kings, couldn’t resist the urge to perform when the Alpha Rhythm Kings from the Bay Area performed in the cavernous auditorium for Onstage at the G, the second of a threepart series sponsored by Roger and Sarah Chrisman, and Kyle and Sarah Ryland

As guests noshed on food from the Catering Connection and quaffed local wine, the band played music from the ‘30s and ‘40s, including Cole Porter.

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“As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don’t.”

– Carrie Fisher

SB Mayor Randy Rowse, former mayor Helene Schneider, WOA honoree Hillary Hauser, Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte, and WOA emcee KEYT’s Beth Farnsworth (photo by Talia Helvey)

The Jungle Book was a wild ride (photo by David Bazemore)

Crystal Manich with Nina Yoshida Nelsen (photo by Zach Mendez)

Assistant Conductor Alexandra Enyart with Alexandra Loutsion (photo by Zach Mendez)

Opera SB rode Die Walküre into the end of their 20222023 season (photo by Zach Mendez)

Greg Forgatch, Susan Jackson, Lorrie Forgatch, Palmer Jackson, Elisabeth Hutchinson, and Dr. Stuart Hutchinson (photo by Zach Mendez)

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Foraging Thyme

The Princess and the English Pea

by Melissa Petitto

The English pea is popping up at the farmers market and I made the most divine soup out of them… I even tricked some clients by making it vegan and they were amazed! The English or garden pea is a shell pea, meaning the pod is too fibrous to eat. These gorgeous pods are not actually a vegetable, but a member of the legume family. English peas are a great source of plant-based protein. They are rich in fiber and iron, making them excellent for production of red blood cells and transporting oxygen around the body. Peas contain magnesium, B vitamins, and vitamin C, making this legume great for supporting blood sugar management. In fact, the fiber in English peas is a prebiotic, making them so beneficial to the gut microbiome. The fiber in peas, called amylose, is known to slow digestion – which helps support blood sugar balance. Magnesium, potassium, and calcium, antioxidants such as Vitamin C, and phytonutrients including carotenoids and flavonols – all support heart health and cardiovascular function, and lower LDL cholesterol. Saponin-containing English peas and

other legumes are also thought to protect against some cancers.

This soup is equally wonderful with frozen peas, but if you can find fresh English peas, take the extra time to shell them. You can even make a stock with the pods, some onion and garlic.

Sweet Pea Soup with Mint

Yield: Serves 4

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon Miyoko’s butter

1 cup sweet onion, chopped

1 tablespoon garlic paste

2 teaspoons sea salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 1/2 cups homemade or good quality vegetable or chicken broth

3 cups shelled fresh English peas

1/2 cup unsweetened oat milk

1 teaspoon lemon zest

2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves

Topping:

1 cup crispy shallots

Directions:

1. In a large pan over medium heat, melt the butter and the olive oil. Add in the onion and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes or until wilted and lightly browned. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper.

2. Add in the broth and peas and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for about 5 minutes or until the peas are tender.

3. Remove the pan from the heat, add the oat milk, mint, and lemon zest. Transfer to a Vitamix or using a handheld immersion blender, blend until smooth and creamy.

4. Serve with crispy shallots on top.

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Melissa Petitto, R.D., is an executive chef and co-founder at Thymeless My Chef SB, was a celebrity personal chef for 16 years, just finished her 10th cookbook, and is an expert on nutrition and wellness.

SING IT OUT!

Sunday May 21, 2023

Lobero Theater

6:00 PM

Join us for the feel-good event of the year: AHA!’s Sing it Out!

As the culmination of a transformative 14-week process of courageous self-discovery and overcoming individual challenges, a dozen performers—11 teens and one AHA! staff member—will take to the stage to sing their hearts open, backed by a phenomenal live band.

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the MB&T’s founder Michael Towbes’ mission that, “… it is our corporate responsibility to invest in our community,” and their 20-year Community Dividends program which awarded $2 million last month. He encouraged everyone to generously contribute to the Y’s programs.

Samantha Chavoya , now 20 years old, shared her experiences with YFS and in particular how Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Center became her home during her time of homelessness. All were moved by her experiences of being homeless youth and the concurrent issues it brought. Her personal strength was evident as she finished high school ahead of time, got placed as an intern at Kingdom Causes – an organization that helps others stay off the street –and is seeking to further her education to help others with similar life situations as she had.

Andrew Firestone led the live auction and ask at the dinner, raising approximately $20K, however the funding goal is $60,000. Needed donations can be made via link in 411.

The semi-formal event was attended by friends of the Y, local business supporters, and its board members. Noted at the event were Bob and Patty

Bryant, Laurie Leis, Channel Islands

YMCA President & CEO Margo Byrne, Jennifer Napoli, Marie McCall, Victoria Lindstrom , Jennifer Heinen-Stiffler , Carolyn Williams, Al and Marsha Roberson, Phileen Jones, Lis Wiehl, Steve and Marilyn Gutsche, Lynn and Roger Karlson, City Councilman Eric Friedman, Supervisor Das Williams, and Helene Schneider.

411: www.ciymca.org/give

Established in 1887, the Channel Islands YMCA is a charitable organization of seven YMCA branches serving Santa Barbara and Ventura counties including: Camarillo Family YMCA, Lompoc Family YMCA, Montecito Family YMCA, Santa Barbara Family YMCA, Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA in Santa Ynez, Ventura Family YMCA, and Youth and Family Services YMCA.

SBMA Women’s Board Annual Fundraiser: The return of Off the Wall

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board decided to do their signature event, Off the Wall, for their annual fundraiser and to pay tribute in memoriam to one of its co-founders, Cecia Hess, who started this lively auc-

tion in 2007 with Peggy Odgers. This is the 7th time it has been held since inception as the Women’s Board changes the type of fundraising event yearly.

Themed “Off the Wall Reimagined ,” the event was on Friday, April 28 at the SB Rockwood Woman’s Club. Starting with a formal cocktail hour, guests arrived in artistic outfits, with ladies mostly wearing abstract or floral prints, and men in Lagerfeld style. The outdoor patio area was dotted with chartreuse clothed café tables, fresh flowers in glass vases, and gold votives. Guests toured the art inside, making note of their top selections, while breezy live Brazilian acoustic music was performed by the Teka duet.

Larry J. Feinberg, the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz SBMA Director and CEO, with the SBMA Women’s Board President Paula Farrington and VP Isabel Wendt welcomed the 300 attendees and thanked the 94 contributing artists to the auction, some of which are art teachers at the museum. Feinberg said this is the most fun event of the museum all year. Since his term of 15 years, the SBMA’s Women’s Board has contributed funding to every museum exhibition and educa-

tional programming. Hess’s husband Milt spoke about his wife in remembrance and mentioned that most of the art in their home came from this event.

How the auction works is that guests pay in advance to have their names drawn from a painted vase for a work of art. As each name is called, the person has 20 seconds to call out the number of the artwork they wish to have, if it has not already been claimed. In addition, Ralph Waterhouse started the live auction with an “ask,” and the highest donor was offered their first choice of an artwork, followed by the next two highest ask donors.

Noted guests were Starr Siegele, Women’s Board event co-chairs Kathy Hartz and Nancy Upton; committee members Mimi Baer, Julie Blair, Debra Joseph, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Christina Omdahl, Pei Shu, Sue DiCicco Smith, Martha Townsend and Kathy Wenger; the featured artists, R. Anthony Askew, Don Hahn, Michael Irwin, Susan Savage, Toni Scott, Rick Stich, and Ralph Waterhouse. Also, Luke Swetland and Stacey Byers , Laurie McKinley of the McKinley Foundation, Paula and Greg Farrington, Carol and Michael Linn, Junie and Eddie Jinkins, Ann C. Cooluris , Mick Ventura and Kristin St. John, Gretchen and Marshall Milligan, Gwen Baker, and Kathy Weber

The fundraising goal of $90k was met, with donations being accepted via their website.

411: www.sbmawb.org

“I think that the truth is a really stern taskmistress.” – Carrie Fisher

Supervisor Das Williams, George and Laurie Leis, and Margo Byrne (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

The artists who donated works for the Off the Wall auction (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Event co-chairs Nancy Upton and Kathy Hartz (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Isabel Wendt and Paula Farrington with Larry Feinberg and Starr Siegele (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Joanne A. Calitri is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: artraks@ yahoo.com

May 15 - 21, 2023

The region’s premier food & wine celebration! Visit sbce.events to get your tickets.

AtoZ Cooking School Classes

May 15-21

Apples to Zucchini Cooking School

Get in the kitchen for a week of Julia Child-inspired cooking classes with some of Santa Barbara’s culinary stars!

Taste of Provence Dinner by Two Baking Brits

May 15, 6-9pm

Cheese Shop Santa Barbara

A five-course Provençal-inspired wine dinner with Two Baking Brits.

The Farmer & The Cook

May 16, 6-9pm bouchon

A 4-course dinner highlighting local Santa Barbara produce paired with wines from Liquid Farm & Margerum Wine Company.

Celebrating the Debut of Dinner with the President

May 18, 5-7pm

Field + Fort

A celebration for Julia's greatnephew Alex Prud'homme and his new book, Dinner with the President.

Lights, Camera, Julia!

May 19, 7-9pm

THE NEW VIC

Julia Child watch party with star chefs Nancy Silverton & Susan Feniger.

Cherry Bombe x Taste of SB

May 20, 3-5:30pm

Inn at Mattei’s Tavern

Enjoy wine tastings and inspiring convos with the women who make Santa Barbara County's food and drink scene thrive

Farm Tours

May 21, 10-12pm

Santa Barbara County Farms

Meet local producers and land stewards to see first-hand what Santa Barbara County produces.

Taste of Santa Barbara Wines

May 21, 1-4pm

El Presidio State Historic Park

Come taste, connect, and learn from local winemakers on what makes Santa Barbara County’s wine scene unique!

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OWNER: Montecito Union School District

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NAME: 2223-2 Terraces Secure Perimeter Fence Replacement 3. PROJECT LOCATION: 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Replace existing fence with vinyl coated chain link, per the specifications. The bid shall include but not limited to:

975+/- linear feet of fencing. One 4 foot man gate.

Two 10 foot leaf swinging drive gates. Alternate pricing for 8 foot high fencing.

This project is anticipated to start approximately June 13, 2023 and is anticipated to be completed by July 28, 2023

Summary: Section includes chain-link fences and swing gates, Polymer Coated. Supply all materials, labor etc. to remove existing fence and reinstall new fence, posts, gates, fabric, hardware for complete system.

5. BID DEADLINE: Bids are due on May 24, 2023, no later than 1:00 p.m. (School Office Clock)

6. PLACE AND METHOD OF BID RECEIPT: All Bids must be sealed. Personal delivery, courier, or mailed via United States Postal Service and addressed to Montecito Union School District, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. ATTN: Virginia Alvarez

7. PLACE PLANS ARE ON FILE: Montecito Union School District, Business Department, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, and www.tricoblue.com

8. ALTERNATES: If alternate bids are called for, the contract will be awarded to the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items.

9. MANDATORY JOB WALK: Meet at Montecito Union School Office on Wednesday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m. sharp. Attendance at the entire job walk is mandatory and failure to attend the entire job walk may result in your bid being rejected as non-responsive. Contact OWNER for details on required job walks and related documentation.

10. This is a prevailing wage project. OWNER has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute this contract. These rates are on file at OWNER’s office, and a copy may be obtained upon request, or at www.dir.ca.gov. Contractor shall post a copy of these rates at the job site. ALL PROJECTS OVER $1,000 ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER.

It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.

11. A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents.

12. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR may substitute certain securities for any funds withheld by OWNER to ensure CONTRACTOR’s performance under the contract. At the request and expense of CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR.

Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents.

13. To bid on or perform the work stated in this Notice, CONTRACTOR must possess a valid and active contractor's license of the following classification(s) C-13, or A or B No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of § 4104 of the Public Contract Code, for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR. DIR’s web registration portal is: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html

14. CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records (eCPR) to the Labor Commissioner monthly in PDF format. Registration at www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Certified-Payroll-Reporting.html is required to use the eCPR system.

The following notice is given as required by Labor Code Section 1771.5(b)(1): CONTRACTOR and any subcontractors are required to review and comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, beginning with Section 1720, as more fully discussed in the Contract Documents. These sections contain specific requirements concerning, for example, determination and payment of prevailing wages, retention, inspection, and auditing payroll records, use of apprentices, payment of overtime compensation, securing workers’ compensation insurance, and various criminal penalties or fines which may be imposed for violations of the requir ements of the chapter. Submission of a bid constitutes CONTRACTOR’s representation that CONTRACTOR has thoroughly reviewed these requirements.

15. OWNER will retain 5% of the amount of any progress payments.

16. This Project does not require prequalification pursuant to AB 1565 of all general contractors and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors

17. BID PACKET is available at www.tricoblue.com and will be provided at the job walk.

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The first Saturday of May brings the short-form comedy performances of Santa Barbara Improv to the Unitarian Society’s Jefferson Hall, where the sci-fi loving folks over there always give the May show a Star Wars/Star Trek theme. That’s because it’s close to May 4, as in, “May the fourth be with you.” Fortunately, most of the made-up humor on May 6 rises far above simple wordplay. Visit www.sbimprov. com/shows.

Focus on Film: Docs and Drama

Montecito Journal correspondent Leslie Westbrook produced Voces de Old Town Carpinteria , the short documentary focusing on five Carpinterians who attended one of California’s last segregated schools – Aliso Elementary, which was “Mexicans Only” until it desegregated 75 years ago back in 1947. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February, and SBIFF is showing the short for free at its Education Center (1330 State St.) as part of 1st Thursday on May 4. Details at www.sbiff.org.

Producer and UCSB alumni Yvett Merino will be on hand when Pollock Theater screens Encanto, the Disney animated feature that tells the story of the Madrigals, a multigenerational family blessed with magical powers generated by their enchanted home in the mountains of Colombia. When Mirabel discovers that her family members are secretly losing their powers, she seeks to uncover the mysteries behind her family’s complicated history, to restore her home to its former glory. A critical and commercial hit, Encanto won Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards and boasts a Billboard chart-topping

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Heritage Medical Transportation, 915 La Paz Rd, Montecito, CA 93108. Yohannes Denu, 915 La Paz Rd, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 25, 2023. 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).

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 23CV01246. To all interested parties: Petitioner Valentina Lash filed a petition with Superior Court of California, Coun-

ty of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Tina Valentina Lash The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed April 11, 2023 by Terri Chavez. Hearing date: June 5, 2023 at 10 am in Dept. 5, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2023.

soundtrack with original songs by LinManuel Miranda. Its magical realist narrative and exploration of intergenerational trauma come to life with rich, vibrant animation and joyous musical numbers. Merino will do a Q&A following the May 6 screening.

Based on a popular play by Alfredo Ramos , The Last Brown Beret follows a group of 1960s East L.A. activists as they reunite for a former comrade’s funeral. At the afterparty, one of the members gathers the others in the garage where they used to meet as young revolutionaries. Together, they attempt to come to terms with what they achieved for their communities, and what was left undone. Written, directed, and produced by acclaimed actor Del Zamora , the film is a rollercoaster ride of emotions, full of

The future of sustainable fashion: Self-healing mushroom-based leather

The environmental impact of the fashion industry has become an increasing worry in a society where fast fashion has been the standard. But there is good news! Three biotechnologists based in the U.K. have created a new type of self-healing leather derived from mycelium, the vegetative component of a fungus, which has the potential to change the way we think about sustainable design.

Elise Elsacker and Martyn Dade-Robertson of Newcastle University, in partnership with Meng Zhang of Northumbria University, have tapped into one of the most intriguing qualities of mycelium: its ability to self-heal.

love for the Chicanx people and their history of advocacy. Zamora joins UCSB English prof Ben Olguín for a post-screening discussion on Tuesday, May 9, at the Pollock. Visit www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock.

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

The trio published a paper titled “Fungal Engineered Living Materials: The Viability of Pure Mycelium Materials with Self-Healing Functionalities.” In the paper, the authors wrote: “In this study, pure mycelium materials are fabricated for use as leather substitutes, and it is found that chlamydospores, thick-walled vegetative cells formed at the hyphal tip, might be the key to the material’s self-healing properties. The results suggest that mycelium materials can survive in dry and oligotrophic environments, and self-healing is possible with minimal intervention after a two-day recovery period.”

Phys.org reported that large, tangled masses of interconnecting mycelium branches may form in fungal colonies, usually underground. Earlier studies discovered that these structures may be processed and turned into mycelium leather.

Traditional leather is easily damaged and requires costly repairs, but mycelium leather can mend itself, which means it lasts longer and is less expensive. Furthermore, unlike traditional leather, which can take years to decompose, mycelium leather is biodegradable. This implies that mycelium leather will not add to our planet’s ever-growing landfills and waste management challenges.

Traditional leather production necessitates significant amounts of water and energy, as well as the use of hazardous compounds such as chromium. Mycelium leather, on the other hand, can be made with substantially less water and energy, as well as without the use of toxic chemicals. Furthermore, mycelium leather can be grown in a matter of weeks rather than the years it takes to raise a cow for leather. As a result, mycelium leather has a substantially lower carbon footprint than regular leather, making it a more sustainable option for the fashion industry.

Mycelium leather has the potential to transform the fashion industry by making it more sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. So, the next time you’re looking for a new accessory or piece of clothing, consider mycelium leather for a sustainable and fashionable option!

Voces de Old Town Carpinteria focuses on five Carpinterians who attended one of California’s last segregated schools – Aliso Elementary

Enchanting ‘Anastasia’

Everyone was russian to see Anastasia, the charming, romantic, and adventure-filled American Theater Guild production at the Granada, inspired by popular films.

From the Tony Award-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, the enchanting show transported the audience back to the twilight of the Russian Empire and the excitement of 1920s Paris as a brave young woman, delightfully played by Veronica Stern, investigates the mysteries of her past.

The show featured a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, and a lively new score by renowned writing team Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics). Sarah Hartmann is directing Anastasia’s national tour.

In a presage to Russia’s October Revolution, the Russian royal family – led by patriarch Tsar Nicholas II – was murdered by the Bolsheviks in July 1918 in Yekaterinburg. When the bodies were discovered in a mineshaft in 1991, that of Anastasia - the youngest of the four Grand Duchesses – was missing. Thus began the 20th century legend of Anastasia having survived the Bolshevik massacre and living anonymously among us.

Several women claimed to be the missing daughter, the most famous being Anna Anderson, who died in 1984. But DNA taken in 1994 from a piece of tissue and hair proved conclusively she was not in any way whatsoever related to the Romanov family.

Agent Booked

Meghan Markle has signed with the powerhouse L.A. talent agency, William Morris Endeavor (WME), that boasts clients like tennis great Serena William, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and many other A-listers.

Acting will not be an area of focus for the Former Suits star, according to Variety,

and the Riven Rock resident will work with Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, agent Brad Slater, and agent Jim Smoller

WME will represent Archewell, Markle’s and Prince Harry’s cogent creation label, and work with the Duchess of Sussex on film and TV production, brand partnerships, and overall business building.

From a personal point of view, William Morris also represented yours truly when I was a correspondent on the long running syndicated entertainment show Extra

Condo Sold

As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Montecito comedy legend Carol Burnett’s longtime Los Angeles home has sold for $3.7 million.

The three-bedroom condo in Westwood was first listed for $4.2 million in October 2022, and recently asked $3.95 million.

Carol first moved into the Wilshire Boulevard property on the 25th floor in the 1990s before relocating to our rarefied enclave with musician husband Brian Miller, buying a pied-à-terre on the 13th floor of the same Westwood tower for $1.26 million in 2002.

Slumber Party Planned

Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry says she has plans for a “wild stayover” in Windsor Castle when she performs for King Charles III’s Coronation Concert on May 7.

Katy is co-starring with Lionel Richie, opera legend Andrea Bocelli, and the English group Take That.

In return for her performance, the former Dos Pueblos High School student will be honored with an exclusive stay in the royal residence and 1,000-year-old castle – alongside her British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom

“I might be posting a lot because I’m going to be in a castle for real! It’s going to be wild.”

The imposing castle has more than 1,000 rooms so plenty to choose from.

And I will be doing commentary on the big event at London’s Westminster Abbey for our local ABC affiliate, KEYTTV, and KCAL in Los Angeles.

Now Heading the Miramar Bar

Sam Penton has been called to the bars at the Rosewood Miramar.

In his role as director, he will oversee the ritzy hostelry’s cocktail program at its seven distinctive venues, including the Michelin star-rated Caruso’s, AMA Sushi, and the Manor Bar, the beach resort’s craft cocktail destination.

Penton will also design special cocktails and spirit packages for meetings and events at the resort.

A graduate of Arizona State University, he has spent the majority of his professional career working with the venerable bar Death & Company, recognized among North America’s 50 Best Bars, where he most recently served as general manager of the group’s Denver, Colorado, location.

Penton moved to the East Coast in 2021 to open Little Palm in Charleston, South Carolina, which was named one of Esquire’s Best Bars in 2022.

He is also a finalist for Diageo’s World Class Bartender of the Year 2022 and current competitor for the 2023 World Class Championship.

He’ll undoubtedly leave us shaken and stirred....

New Members for CAMA Board

CAMA – Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara – has elected four new directors to the board.

The musical quartet are Laurel

Abbott , a real estate entrepreneur, Robert Castle, with 35 years in managing information and telecommunications companies, Patricia Kaplan , skilled in real estate and community service, and Ben Pringle of Northern Trust in Montecito.

CAMA is our tony town’s oldest arts organization, currently celebrating its 104th concert season.

Jerry Springer Remebered

On a personal note, I remember Jerry Springer, brash TV talk show host, who has died aged 79.

I used to fly from my Manhattan home to Chicago on occasion to appear on The Jenny Jones Show to talk about the Royal Family and vividly recall my first visit to her studio at the NBC Tower in the Windy City.

“Whatever you do, don’t turn right,” I was warned by my producer as we got off the elevator.

On inquiring why, he explained that was the studio for Jerry Springer’s show, which often resembled a boxing match at Madison Square Garden given the caliber of guests he had on his confrontational program.

I last saw him in New York in 1998 at a party to launch his autobiography Ringmaster!, which he signed for me.

Sightings

Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker being serenaded by a mariachi band at the San Ysidro Ranch... Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at a L.A. Lakers basketball game... Singer Katy Perry at the grand re-opening of Tiffany’s flagship Fifth Avenue store.

Pip! Pip!

From musings on the Royals to celebrity real estate deals, Richard Mineards is our man on the society scene and has been for more than 15 years

never be known for my work with boundaries.”

– Carrie Fisher

were Christopher Lancashire and Catherine Gee, James and Erin Graffy de Garcia, Greg Gorga, Rob Miller, Tom and Nancy Upton, Peter and Kathryn Martin, and Kerrie Kilpatrick

The Alpha Rhythm Kings Onstage at the G (photo by Zach Mendez)

Sam Penton (Courtesy photo)

Laurel Abbott (Courtesy photo)

Robert Castle (Courtesy photo)

Patricia Kaplan (Courtesy photo)

Ben Pringle (photo by Isaac Hernández de Lipa)

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

SATURDAY, MAY 6

Premieres and Prayers with Music Club – Just a week after the Earth Day weekend festival, John Villar’s evocative song cycle Prayer for Earth (2020), performed by new music aficionados soprano Kyra Folk-Farber and pianist Bridget Hough, kicks off today’s Santa Barbara Music Club concert. Eric Valinsky’s dance-inspired Divertissements (2023) gets its first concert performance, with the composer (and current SBMC president) at the piano. The program concludes with three diverse and seldom heard works for oboe and piano, performed by Valinsky and oboist Adelle Rodkey: the poignant “Soliloquy: Hommage à Edvard Grieg” by Luke Mayernik (b. 1981), the light-hearted “Idillio Concertino in F Major, Op.15,” by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, and the improvisational “Fantasie-Pastorale” by Eugene Bozza. As always, admission is free. WHEN: 3 pm

WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden) COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub.org

THURSDAY, MAY 4

1st Thursday – In a sure sign that spring has finally showed up on our shores, more than 30 galleries, boutiques, and performance venues are participating in this month’s free evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara. Some highlights include: “Garden of Pixels” grows in a virtual way at CPC Gallery (33 E. Victoria), where a retrospective of digital artist David Mark Lane’s painterly abstractions can be seen, with the artist on hand to share his process… Decidedly not digital is Workzones’ (351 Paseo Nuevo) exhibition of artifacts from the late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation, just two days before her son King Charles III receives the formal investiture of his regal powers. This royal 1st Thursday exhibition will feature robes, gowns, 70-year-old patterns, press photos, and magazines showcasing the Queen’s dressmaker Sir Norman Hartnell, along with a video of the BBC broadcast of the ‘53 event… Speaking of generational gestations, Idyll Mercantile (703 Chapala) hosts the soft launch of Alamati Wine, made by Niko Comati and Cooper Allebrand, along with an exhibition of figurative expressionist paintings by British-born Komatis, Comati’s father. Tunes from DJ Freeze Sounds add another texture… “What the Channel Means to Me” is the title of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 20th annual juried student art show, featuring winning works by local high school students, at Jodi House gallery (625 Chapala)... If the weather cooperates, hopefully there will be sunshine this late afternoon when “Sunshine on Tuesday” – a new contemporary abstract art exhibition featuring paintings, sculpture, and mixed media – has its opening reception at Channing Peake Gallery (10 E. Anapamu)... Want to not just view but participate in making art? Stop by Paseo Nuevo’s Center Court to join Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales’ free 90-minute session that provides paint, brushes, canvases, and even aprons… On the entertainment front, local high-energy Latin jazz band Mezcal Martini earns the coveted spot at the State Street Promenade Market (800 block); AIREDANSE Fitness & Arts’ aerial acrobats execute wraps, climbs, spins, and flips to a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack (Storke Placita, 700 State), which is also where folks can enter the bike chalk arts contest as part of CycleMAYnia; and Quire of Voyces offers a glimpse of its gifts at Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State) in advance of its upcoming mid-month concerts.

WHEN: 5-8 pm

WHERE: Lower State Street and side streets

COST: free

INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday

SATURDAY, MAY 6

‘The Look of Love’ – I’ve been privy to only a 30-second preview of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s The Look of Love: An Evening of Dance to the Music of Burt Bacharach, the latest creation from perhaps the greatest living choreographer operating in America today. But even that short snippet of “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” and “I Say a Little Prayer for You” in the 14-hit song homage to composer Burt Bacharach was enough to evoke the sort of easy adulation engendered by much of Morris’ previous works. Created in collaboration with arranger Ethan Iverson of the Bad Plus, the show also includes a tribute to the Beatles’ “Pepperland.” The gracefulness of the dancers partnering and prancing to Bachrach’s compositions, while dressed in bright costumes (by famed designer Isaac Mizrahi) and in perfect alignment with the melody and rhythm – yet full of ingenuity and wit – instantly produced a thought something like: “Well, of course. This is the only possible way to interpret these songs in movement.” Morris, who just a few years ago served as artistic director of the edge-pushing Ojai Music Festival, has surely scored another hit that will only extend his sterling reputation as the company reaches its 43rd anniversary. Morris, Iverson, and director of technical production Johan Henckens will conduct a Q&A after tonight’s performance to reveal a bit of how the magic happens. (Members of the MMDG will also conduct a free Community Class in intermediate/advanced modern dance at 5:15 pm on Friday, May 5, at Santa Barbara Festival Ballet, 127 W. Canon Perdido St.)

WHEN: 8 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $36-$66

INFO: (805) 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or (805) 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Mozart and More – The first half of the closing concert of Santa Barbara Choral Society’s 75th anniversary season features Mozart’s Requiem , the beloved mass the composer created in his dying days, and that 230 years after its first performance still stands as one of the greatest expressions of faith ever cast as a piece of art. As a work often performed during times of communal grief, choirs around the world – including The Choral Society – sang Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D minor” over a 24-hour period on September 11, 2002, in a global rolling requiem to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks a year earlier. Twenty-one years later, SBCS is returning to the work as something life-affirming and inspiring – before turning post-intermission to lovingly curated choral works by contemporary composers, including some of the ensemble’s favorite pieces by Morten Lauridsen , Rollo Dilworth , and Ola Gjeilo

The Choral Society will also perform the Santa Barbara debut of “Waloyo Yamoni” (We Overcome the Wind), a moving 13-minute composition by Christopher Tin , with soloists Jimmer Bolden – the tenor who sang the part at the work’s U.S. and U.K. premieres with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – and soprano Tamara Bevard , a frequent Choral Society soloist. Surprises are also in store.

WHEN: 7 pm tonight, 3 pm tomorrow

WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Ave.

COST: $25 general, $10 students & children

INFO: (805) 965-6577 or www.sbchoral.org

SUNDAY, MAY 7

The World on a String – True to its name, the Transatlantic Guitar Trio brings together three great guitarists who hail from both sides of the pond. The trio is comprised of UK-based fingerstyle guitar champion Richard Smith , heralded by the likes of Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel as even more accomplished than they are; German Gypsy Jazz virtuoso Joscho Stephan , who is actively engaged in extending the genres boundaries; and Nashville’s own multi-instrumentalist hero Rory Hoffman , who has mastered over a dozen stringed, keyboard, and wind instruments. After joining forces, the threesome performed their first live gig together for the SBAcoustic series in 2019 and

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SATURDAY,

Roar and Pour – The Santa Barbara Zoo is the site for the post-pandemic return of what is whimsically called a wild wine tasting event – where the fruit of the vine also finds the animals staying out late to enhance the experience. Guests are invited to stroll and sip at their leisure, enjoying unlimited wine tastings from nearly 30 boutique vintners and a handful of craft breweries. Generous pours in your souvenir glass will help you savor not only the winemaker’s varietal offerings but also the stunning view from the Zoo’s gorgeous grounds. Admission includes the tastings, plus train rides and giraffe feeding until 6 pm, and early admission, appetizers, and animal encounters for VIP ticket holders. Dress comfortably in layers for the casual wine event as you’ll be outside and walking mostly on grass.

WHEN: 5-8 pm (4 pm VIP)

WHERE: Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Ninos Drive

COST: $95, VIP $130

INFO: (805) 962-5339 or www.sbzoo.org

are returning with an even more inspired set that veers between gypsy swing standards, country songs, jazz ballads, and original compositions to create a broad repertoire of songs by the great role models such as Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Reed. The Transatlantic Guitar Trio will share their songs and skills at SOhO in the penultimate performance of SBAcoustic’s season.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court

COST: $35

INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

SATURDAY, MAY 6

Fiery Flamenco – Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer José Luis de la Paz – once the prized pupil of legendary Mario Escudero and now an in-demand soloist, accompanist, and music director – kicks off the Flamenco Arts Festival’s return to tradition with a music concert sans dance to celebrate the fest’s 24th anniversary. De la Paz – who was the musical director and composer for Ballet Cristina Hoyos for 10 years and has collaborated with Siudy Garrido , José Mercé , Concha Buika , Belén Maya, Farruquito , Antonio Canales , plus Des Moines Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic – returns 20 years after performing for the FAF in 2003 as the musical director for Doña Cristina Hoyos . The guitarist now comes to town for the West Coast premiere of his own ensemble featuring Adolfo Herrera (percussion), Magela Herrera (flute), and Ana Ruth Bermúdez (cello) for an evening of original compositions that range from the most traditional to experimental forms of flamenco, exploring fusion with world music and a little jazz. The concert is just the first installment in the Flamenco Arts Festival’s return to live programming after pausing for the pandemic, as the fest also hosts a dance performance in August with Alfonso Losa Flamenco, marking the return of flamenco to the Lobero during Fiesta. As part of the festival, de la Cruz will lead an intimate Intro to Flamenco Guitar Workshop this morning, while Herrera conducts a similar workshop in cajón tomorrow, both at Santa Barbara Dance Arts.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: New Vic Theater, 33 West Victoria St.

COST: $45 & $55

INFO: (805) 965-5400, https://etcsb.org/whats-on/community-events, or https://flamencoarts.org

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