French Laundry Chef to Open up Eatery in Montecito!

With seven Michelin stars, Chef Thomas Keller to oversee all of Coral Casino’s eateries… including Tydes, which will be open to the public now that the MPC appeal has been resolved (Get a taste of what’s in store on page 5)

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Village Beat – The esteemed Chef Thomas Keller will oversee the Coral Casino eateries, just as the MPC appeals are resolved for the private club, plus Sharon Byrne to leave the MA for a new role in advancing women’s rights on a national and global scale

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Montecito Miscellany – A new novel from David Gersh, Fiesta photos at the Historical Museum, July 4th around town, and more

Strong Towns – In defense of the “Flat and Flexible” design for State Street in the final part of this series on biking through downtown

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Our Town – The Dichotomy of Laundry exhibit at Silo 118 expresses a response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade in art and poem

Society Invites – Ready! Set! Go Dolphins! It’s the Annual Dolphin Dive benefit for the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise.

Environmental Hub – The Community Environmental Council opens its new state-of-the-art center for collaboration and more

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This Week at MA – Mo Zhou talks La bohème and Occupy Wall Street, plus this week’s upcoming events

The Optimist Daily – The western Joshua trees are getting some much needed protection with this new conservation act

Brilliant Thoughts – These are the famous last and first words uttered through time, including one not understood (and it’s not “Rosebud”)

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Communication Matters – The June gloom may be softening, but sometimes those gloomy feelings are still there. Here are some tips to counter depression.

The Giving List – It’s all for the love of the outdoors at NatureTrack Film Festival that returns this fall

On Entertainment – Anikka Abbott speaks about how the weather helped her in the upcoming production of Guys and Dolls and more to entertain you this week

Foraging Thyme – There are many ways to enjoy apricots, including in this salad with pistachios and the Middle Eastern grain, freekeh

Your Westmont – Students grapple with responsible stewardship at a unique Christian climate workshop

In Passing – The legacy of Nicholas Proctor Palonen is one of love, compassion, service, and a remarkable capacity to connect with those in need

Calendar of Events – More outdoor entertainment, drinking wine beachside, TGIF! with the EDC… summer is here!

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

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

Village Beat

Thomas Keller to Oversee Coral Casino Eateries

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Earlier this week, Ty Warner announced a new partnership with seven-Michelin star chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller, who has been tapped to oversee all food and beverage operations at the iconic Coral Casino on Channel Drive.

“I’m excited to be part of the Coral Casino story,” Chef Keller said in a statement. “It’s an honor to be invited to join this legendary California destination with its rich history. We look forward to introducing our cuisine to the community and making great memories for them.”

Chef Keller will elevate dining at the yet-to-be-reopened Coral Casino with a newly envisioned and seasonally inspired Continental menu, adding to the Casino’s reputation as a world-class private club and historical coastal destination. And for the first time, Tydes will open to the public so that everyone may enjoy Chef Keller’s Continental Cuisine menu.

The Coral Casino Operation and Design teams will soon transform the Coral Café, Fins, Tydes restaurant, and La Pacifica to match the brand and inspiration of Chef Keller’s Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. Best known for his flagship Yountville restaurant The French Laundry, New York City’s Per Se, and The Surf Club Restaurant in Surfside, Florida, Chef Keller is excited to create this new chapter in the Coral Casino’s history.

Coral Casino Appeal Resolved

The announcement of the new restaurant operation team comes on the heels of the dismissal of multiple appeals made by Coral Casino members against Warner’s application to amend the Coral Casino’s land use permit.

The Coral Casino operations team was in front of Montecito Planning Commission in April, asking for amendments to two of its 92 conditions of operation of the Biltmore Hotel and Coral Casino Development Plan, which were originally approved in 2005. The proposed amendments include reducing the number of hotel rooms at the nearby Biltmore Hotel from a maximum of 229 to 192, as well as allowing limited public use – 265 members of the public per day – of the existing second-floor restaurant at the Coral Casino, currently operating as Tydes. In addition, the proposed changes to the CDP include eliminating use of the Coral Casino by Biltmore hotel guests and their guests, reducing the number of allotted monthly memberships to reciprocal clubs, and eliminating the seasonal membership allowance for Biltmore guests.

Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts spokesperson Bill Medel told the Commission at the time

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Chef Thomas Keller will oversee the restaurants at the Coral Casino when it reopens (photo by Brett Wilson, brettw@gmail.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

that the limited Coral Casino private member community of 600 families limits a viable business model for an award-winning restaurant, and that having a publicly accessible restaurant on the beach aligns with the spirit and intent of the Coastal Act. Medel went on to say that many members were happy that the Club will change to members-only, instead of being able to be accessed by Biltmore guests and their guests. Other improvements at the Coral Casino include expansion of Fins, the Club’s take-out juice bar, relocation and enlargement of the children’s pool, relocation of the spa and an added plunge pool, addition of a new members’ rooftop lounge, and upgrading of the private dining room.

The Montecito Planning Commission voted 2-1 to approve the amendments, with Commissioners Bob Kupiec and Marshall Miller in support and newly-seated Commissioner Sandy Stahl in opposition. Commissioner Ron Pulice abstained from the agenda item. Following the meeting, five Coral Casino members appealed the decision, citing lack of inclusion of member opinion, lack of noticing, and lack of protection for members’ rights.

Last month, an internal email sent to members shared the news that the appeals had been resolved after mediation and facilitation, and on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors formally denied the appeals on the basis that the appellants and Warner had come to an agreement. The appellants and Medel both spoke at the hearing, with both sides saying they were happy a resolution was agreed upon. Other members of the Coral Casino also spoke, voicing their enthusiasm towards moving forward with reopening the club.

The negotiations between both sides included operational amendments including member priority for dining reservations and measures that will ensure the rest of the club will remain for members only.

No word yet on when the Coral Casino will officially reopen.

Sharon Byrne to Leave Montecito Association

In an announcement made last week, Montecito Association Executive Director Sharon Byrne will be stepping down from her position in order to assume leadership of the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), a national feminist organization.

“It’s long been a dream of mine to advance the cause of women’s rights in the United States, and globally. I’ve been a delegate to the United Nations Conference on the Status of Women, and I’m excited to finally fully engage in this mission. I have a daughter, and cannot live with myself if I let her, and all the daughters out there, face

a world with less rights than I had,” Byrne said.

Byrne took the role of MA Executive Director in the early aftermath of the 1/9 Debris Flow, coming from the Coast Village Association, where she was also the Executive Director. She helped the community navigate the rebuilding process, serving as a liaison to County reps and insurance personnel, and played a key role in the messaging of subsequent evacuations during winter weather. Next came the pandemic, where she helped the Association navigate a new normal of remote meetings, sourcing masks and sanitizer, and supporting vulnerable community members. She has also been instrumental in starting the Hands Across Montecito Project, which has helped those affected by homelessness find resources, as well as informing the MA board during community projects such as the 101 widening, Randall Road Debris Basin, local building projects, and more.

“I am so grateful, and honored, to have been able to serve the Montecito community for the past five years. We navigated through some of the worst times in Montecito’s history together. Montecitans are truly amazing, and deeply committed to this community, which is so inspiring to me. Our board was very kind and supportive to me, and I so appreciate them, especially Chair Megan Orloff, and all the incredible people here,” Byrne said.

Byrne’s last day will be July 14. The Montecito Association Board of Directors is seeking to fill the position. To learn more, visit www. montecitoassociation.org.

Sharon Byrne is leaving her role as the Executive Director of the Montecito Association in order to advance the cause for women’s rights both locally and globally

Kelly Mahan Herrick, also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond.

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A Titanic Estate

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Mega director James Cameron and his wife, Suzy, are selling their longtime oceanfront home on the Gaviota Coast for a titanic $33 million.

The roughly 100-acre property was purchased in 1999 for $4.37 million, according to records.

Cameron, 68, wrote the blockbuster movie Avatar, the highest grossing film of all time, at the ranch. He used an ocean-facing room upstairs in the house as inspiration.

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‘All’s Fair’ in Art Scams

Retired Montecito corporate attorney David Gersh has published his latest art mystery tome featuring Jonathan Benjamin Franklin, All’s Fair

It is the fourth in the series and one

of eight books David, a Harvard Law School graduate, has written.

“This is undoubtedly the best art scam work I have ever created,” he enthuses. The novel took him about a year to write. His seventh book, published in 2021, The Whisper of a Distant God, an historical fiction of the Civil War, was an entirely different vehicle, taking six years to write and research.

Davis is already at work on his ninth work, a political satire.

Red, White, and Blue on a Boat

Independence Day lived up to all its expectations with the annual village parade wending its circuitous new route along Coast Village and Hot Springs roads watched by colorful crowds, including Meghan Markle and Prince Harry holding his two-year-old daughter Lilibet

Having played King George III with the late Santa Barbara Polo Club publicist Charles Ward as an imposing President George Washington in past years, this time I boarded the trolley of local realtor Adam McKaig, founder of the charity Adam’s Angels, along with One805Live founder Richard WestonSmith and his bubbly wife Kirsten Cavendish , and uber snapper Fritz Olenberger and his wife Gretchen, and Donna Reeves, publicity whiz for the Old Mission.

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Titanic director James Cameron puts Gaviota Coast ranch on the market for $33 million (photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Local author David Gersh publishes his eighth book (courtesy photo)

Strong Towns

STSB Part 3: Why Strong Towns SB Supports a “Flat and Flexible” State St.

by Sully Israel

Let me say this upfront: Of the three State Street designs presented to the State Street Advisory Committee by MIG Design at their meeting on May 24, the members of our local nonprofit advocacy group, Strong Towns Santa Barbara (STSB), support the “Flat and Flexible” option – the one most focused on the comfort and safety of pedestrians and cyclists.

As noted in my previous articles, the renderings presented on May 24 sparked noticeable controversy. Committee members and members of the public expressed many concerns, often centered around bicycles and their inclusion in all of the design options presented. For example, some committee members referred to the designs as “bike thoroughfares,” and others opposed the “massive percentage of space” given to cyclists. However, conspicuously absent from the discussion was any consideration of who bikers on State Street actually are. The committee members’ comments appeared to imply that they view most cyclists as either people rushing across town, or hapless children, but the STSB bicyclist intercept survey (results printed in the previous Part 2 article; MJ, June 29 – July 6) found that bikers on State Street spanned a wide range of ages, that they often biked to State Street to spend money (either at retail stores or at restaurants), and that most were locals.

If anything, the survey results appear to indicate that bikes are an integral part of the State Street promenade ecosystem, promoting both economic and community vitality while also serving as an emissions-free method of transport, a fun and immersive approach to sightseeing, and a means of achieving a vast array

of other benefits (e.g., exercise, mental wellness, etc.). Yet, in spite of all these aspects regarding bikes that would seem to make them an asset to State Street and to the city as a whole, State Street Advisory Committee members and public commenters continue to denounce their presence in the downtown corridor. In light of this, I would like to use the remainder of this article to address several commonly expressed bicycle-related concerns while also laying out a case in favor of the “Flat and Flexible” design:

Cyclists are not part of the economy and/ or do not spend as much as car drivers.

The presence of cyclists has repeatedly been shown to generate significant eco-

nomic benefits for local businesses. As one article on the national Strong Towns website puts it, “the numbers are in”: Studies from San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles all reached the same conclusion: cyclists go to more shops and spend more money overall than people who drive. Likewise, when bike infrastructure is added to an area, sales and revenue increase, and the number of car collisions fall. One study from New York found that the addition of protected bike lanes on two major streets resulted in a 50 percent increase in sales tax at local businesses, while another in Los Angeles found that a section of road with newly-installed bike lanes saw business almost double as a result. A brief survey of Strong Towns Santa Barbara members finds that many of us have biked to State Street on many occasions, most often to patronize specific businesses or show off its beauty to visiting family and friends.

Further, with regards to “the decline of retail” on State Street, I highly recommend listening to Executive Director for Downtown Santa Barbara Robin Elander’s two-minute public comment from the June 27 City Council meeting on this topic. She provides compelling statistics which demonstrate that retail trends in Santa Barbara are directly correlated with ongoing national retail trends and are not the fault of the promenade being closed to cars.

One out of every five people who took our survey said they were biking on State Street because it was safer than the surrounding streets. By including designated bike lanes on State Street, the “Flat and Flexible” design option enables local businesses to benefit from cyclists looking to spend money downtown, while also maintaining a higher standard of safety for people of all ages seeking to enjoy Santa Barbara by bike.

We’re giving too much space to bikes. State Street is 80 feet wide. MIG’s “Flat and Flexible” design proposes creating a 12-foot-wide bike path. That’s 15 percent of the total available width – an exceedingly reasonable value that seems even

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more so upon recollection of the fact that prior to the pandemic, cars dominated a majority of State Street’s width. Keep in mind too that California requires 20 feet of clear space for fire/emergency access, meaning that no matter what design is chosen, there will always be space that contains no seating, planters, or other features. Why not use 12 of the mandated 20 to accommodate bikes (thereby leaving the remaining 85 percent for pedestrians)?

Of all three options, the “Flat and Flexible” design gives the least space to cars on the State Street promenade, leaving plenty of room to be split up between bicycles and pedestrians.

If cycling requires so much design, why bother at all? Make the promenade pedestrian-only and ban bikes entirely, especially e-bikes.

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Strong Towns Santa Barbara Members flag down bikers to ask them questions

Use is informed by design. That’s one of the most important things I learned while studying Transportation Engineering. If a road has few cross streets or stoplights and consists of wide lanes, people will drive on it at high speeds regardless of the posted speed limit. Conversely, if a road has features like speed bumps, turns, or short sight lines, drivers will slow down as the physical space demands they pay more attention. The same holds true for bikes: the existing 40-foot-wide, unmarked asphalt space in the middle of State Street invites unruly cycling behavior simply because no barriers to speeding exist there. Narrow the bike path to 12 feet – six feet in each direction –with frequent crosswalks and turns, and cyclists will be forced to slow considerably, while the more speed-prone cyclists will avoid the space entirely. This form of designing for use is not burdensome, but empowering; if we construct the downtown corridor correctly, the users we’re targeting will appear.

Cyclists and pedestrians coexist in common spaces across the world, and there are ample examples of successful implementation of this design methodology. One need not look far. At UCSB for example, 12-foot-wide cycling paths wind their way across the campus, paralleling and intersected by pedestrian walkways. Walk to the

bottom of State Street, and you’ll find the Cabrillo Beach Path, where bikes and people have been thrown together in the same exact space. Rather than reading of constant crashes and injuries as one might expect based on claims made about State Street, people seem to coexist peacefully. That’s because the design informs the use: a narrow concrete path with plants/sand on either side keeps unruly/higher speed bikers away, while the constant need to pay attention to other users slows everyone down collectively. On my Medium.com website where I publish more articles (https://medium. com/@SullivanIsrael), I’ll be posting about more real-world examples.

Regarding e-bikes, I point again to our State Street bicycle counts survey, which showed that almost 50 percent of all bikes on State Street are e-bikes, with only a small handful of those being ridden by kids/teens. That said, banning e-bikes from State Street would effectively halve the number of cycling patrons currently traversing the State Street corridor. Also, as mentioned, if MIG’s “Flat and Flexible” design is adopted, all cyclists (regular bikers and e-bikers alike) will be forced to slow on State Street as noted above, and confining north- and southbound bikers to designated six-foot lanes will

minimize the chances of bicycle-pedestrian encounters (which many are rightly concerned by on the current, unmarked version of State Street). Additionally, when it comes to e-bikes, it is important that we consider the context surrounding State Street. While the main downtown corridor is relatively compact, Santa Barbara as a whole is large and spread out; biking to the promenade can be a long trip if traveling (as many do) from Goleta, for example. Likewise, for some, walking the whole length of the promenade can be physically taxing. A trip which might deter some merely due to its length is made much more approachable (and much less sweaty) by e-bikes. As far as micro-mobility options go, e-bikes are an excellent choice for residents of Santa Barbara where the temperate weather enables biking year-round and where things are just far enough apart that e-bikes – which increase the distance able to be traveled while also decreasing travel time without necessitating use of a car – are hugely beneficial. Their popularity on State Street is a clear indicator of e-bikes’ utility, and failing to account and provide safe spaces for the many e-bike users in Santa Barbara would be extremely shortsighted. Finally, the city’s highly successful BCycle e-bike program, which makes revenue while providing transportation to tourists

and locals, would be for naught if bikes are banned.

Ultimately, the goal of the State Street design process is to create a lasting public space in the heart of our city that serves to promote local business, invite visitors from near and far to visit and spend time here, and which cultivates and enhances a unique, local feel. I urge Santa Barbara to try and approach this process progressively; rather than look back at previous pedestrian promenade designs, some of which failed in the late 20th century, we should include cyclists and other small-wheeled users to ensure State Street’s lasting vitality.

We at STSB have been advocating for keeping parklets erected and keeping State Street open for pedestrians and bikers. Many of our members have attended and spoken at city-held meetings and outreach events, as well as sent letters and public comments to city council and others. We are always on the lookout to promote a safer, more comfortable, enjoyable, and fiscally resilient community and will continue to advocate for the “Flat and Flexible” option. Hopefully it can be improved upon even more with time.

As always, if you’d like to help, please reach out (and check out our website at strongtownssb.org)!

Until next time, Sully Israel

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Our Town Dichotomy of Laundry

by Joanne A Calitri

Artist Colleen M. Kelly and Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio are exhibiting a collaboration at the Silo Gallery in the Funk Zone from now through July 22. There will be an artist talk on July 15 at 4 pm to discuss the finer details behind the art and poems. Art and poetry are subjective to the viewer, and are usually influenced by the back stories to both, so I would suggest experiencing the exhibit on your own first and then attending the talk on the 15th to find where you may be at with your interpretations. I also urge you to indulge in a purchase to support the artists and the gallery.

I attended the opening on July 7, which was packed with noted artists – always a good sign that the art community comes out to support its peers. Seen were Tom Pazderka, Sol Hill, Bay Hallowell and Richard Ross, and Jana Brody, all nested between guests of the artist, gallery owner Bonnie Rubenstein, and Palacio.

The first impressions entering the gallery focus on the primitive 18 “cookie-cutter” template cut outs of short-sleeve dresses on various shades of red Japanese gampi paper, some with stamped writings on them, some burnt, and hung with wooden clothes pins to basic wire coat hangers. In front of the dresses are 27 sheets of off-white Japanese gampi paper, each burnt via incense with indistinguishable morse codes in them, also hung with wooden clothes pins on wire coat hangers on a white cord (clothes line) from the ceiling – quite a disturbing scene in the tranquilness of the tiny gallery space and raises many questions. It certainly feels like more of a museum exhibition than singular pieces of art being pitched for sale at a gallery. Red is historically a confrontational color, one used for arousal in advertising. The cut-out paper doll-like short-sleeve dresses are either plain or have SOS stamped on them. Many connotations arise – little girls, sarcasm, conflicting emotions, wire hanger abortions – why 18 dresses and 27 morse coded papers? Why paper not fabric? Why short sleeved, and the title, “Dichotomy of Laundry” – women hung out to dry?

Talking briefly with Kelly at the opening, she first wanted to clarify that her name is “Colleen M. Kelly” and not any other related manner of spelling to find her work online. From there we ventured into which came first, the code or the dress? She replied, “The code came first, I was so angry that Roe v. Wade got reversed that I had to get it out somehow and I went outside and started burning paper. The red dresses on coat hangers evolved from that and are part of the issues of domestic violence against women. Red is the color of blood and revolution – it symbolizes issues being dealt with by Iranian women, the missing women in Mexico, and is the logo for the MMIW – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA. This current work is a series that is evolving.”

She further shared that when she protested the overturn of Roe v. Wade in Santa Barbara, there were only two generations present: hers and the young women who knew nothing of the issues prior. “The young women today have no idea what issues

were being dealt with about abortions. Artists totally have a voice to get people aware of the issues.”

On the far wall are the five poems Palacio wrote in response to the art works by Kelly, who had commissioned her to write “a singular poem” about the work. Palacio in our opening interview said, “I’ve known and worked with Kelly prior. When she asked me to write an ekphrastic poem about this body of work, I did not write anything immediately, but was thinking about it. I viewed it online and contemplated it for a long time. She contacted me to find out if I had forgotten, and I then went to the writing phase. Once I started however, I felt that one poem could not express the entire art. I could not stop writing and came up with five poems. The first is titled, “Woman,” from there the poems in order are “Hangers,” “Amanda,” “Hannah,” and “Dear Ruthie.” The poems are in chronological order from a young girl through the key phases of a woman’s life up to the last one being written by a grandmother. I sent them to Kelly in an email saying, well you asked for one, but I wrote five, more like a small book!”

As always, art is what you make it, from your frame of reference, so your view of laundry just might be rewashed. The dresses and codes start at $200 each with the poems priced on request.

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Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio and artist Colleen M. Kelly at the Dichotomy of Laundry exhibit at the Silo Gallery in the Funk Zone (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

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Society Invites

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise 4th Annual Dolphin Dive

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by Joanne A Calitri

The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise held its 4th annual Dolphin Dive Fundraiser at Chase Palm Park on Sunday, July 9. The event funds local youth programs and supports the club’s international outreach missions.

The event for all ages had kids racing their purchased dolphins for donation to the fund. The dolphins were neon pink, orange, and blue colored slippery plastic toys with numbers on their bellies, that got loaded in a bin for their water journey down a 200-foot pool slide! This took place hourly starting at 12:30 pm until the final and grand prize race at 4:30 pm. Cash prizes were up to $2,500. Donations via adopting a dolphin to race could go directly to the rotary club or one could give 50 percent to one of the event beneficiaries.

Booths were set up around the park for learning about the community sponsors and beneficiary organizations. Many attendees brought blankets for a picnic lunch, and there were trucks with Brewhouse beers, wines from Ken Brown, Cape D’Or, and Arlington, soft drinks, Cousins Maine Lobster, Gloria’s Gourmet Kitchen, and Kona Ice.

Kids activities included dolphin coloring and face painting.

Two bands, The Do No Harm Band and The Molly Ringwald Project Band, played top dance cover songs. Event emcee was Drew Wakefield, who got people up dancing and donating along with SB Sunrise Rotary Club President Bruce Belfiore

I spent some time with the Explore Ecology team of PR Officer Jill Cloutier, Coastal Clean Up Intern Mia Rahman, Development Director Melissa Brooks, and newly appointed Environment Ed Coordinator Veronica Lee. Brooks shared that Explore Ecology is thankful to the Rotary Club of SB Sunrise for their recent grant of $2,500, as well as being a beneficiary of the Dolphin Fundraiser.

Event sponsors were Minno Rugged Tablets, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, NHH & Co LLP, Alpha Fire, American Riviera Bank, Benchmark Portal, Dolphin Pools/Montecito Pools, Santa Barbara Auto Group, Lily Carey , Lori Daffron /UBS Sycamore Wealth Management, Silvia Erickson DDS, Kate Hamilton /State Farm Insurance, Innovative Dispute Resolutions LLC, Lanre Johnson , Karen Y. Kawaguchi , Paul and Judith McCaffrey , Bryan Petersen Agency/Farmers Insurance, Smith & Ortiz Insurance, Point Market, Edhat, and MarBorg.

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Unveils Its New State-of-the-Art Space for Community Collaboration

by Rachael Quisel

On July 6th, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) celebrated the grand opening of its highly anticipated Environmental Hub. Located at 1219 State Street, this 10,000-square-foot space is set to revolutionize the way Santa Barbara approaches environmental initiatives, fostering collaboration, innovation, and community engagement.

With its roots tracing back to the devastating 1969 oil spill, the CEC was founded in 1970 by a group of passionate individuals determined to make a difference. Sigrid Wright , the CEO and Executive Director of the CEC, expressed her excitement at the realization of a long-held dream: having a community-facing presence on State Street. Reflecting on the organization’s humble beginnings, she remarked, “Our very first home was a storefront at the corner of State. So, in many ways, we’ve come full circle.”

From the moment visitors step into the hub, they are greeted with a fusion of sustainability and functionality. The reception desk, constructed from reclaimed wood, serves as a warm and inviting entry point. Throughout the space, cork flooring not only provides a pathway, reminiscent of gravel or stones, but also offers sound dampening properties, ensuring a conducive work environment. The commitment to sustainable materials is evident in the use of urban timber sourced from downtown felled trees, giving new life to the natural resources that surround the area. The interplay between low and high ceilings, coupled with skylights that flood the main atrium with natural light, creates an immersive experience, reminiscent of traversing through a forest. The main atrium features a robust Ficus tree, its roots reaching deep into the earth below.

As health and safety remain paramount, the CEC has incorporated measures to ensure optimal air quality within the hub. An advanced HVAC system was installed with high-grade filtering and natural air that turns over every few hours. The upcoming introduction of mobile units equipped with HEPA filtration will provide individuals the ability to adjust air circulation to their preference. The commitment to sustainability extends to energy efficiency as well. By the end of the year, the Environmental Hub is poised to be the first zero net energy building on State Street, thanks to the integration of LED lighting and forthcoming solar panels.

The layout of the hub reflects the diverse needs of its occupants. The CEC’s team, dedicated to addressing climate change through a wide range of programs, will primarily occupy the upstairs offices. Additional features include a community media lab, equipped with the necessary tools for podcasting and webinars; a galley kitchen; a coffee bar; a

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Community Environmental Council CEO and Executive Director Sigrid Wright at the new Environmental Hub (courtesy photo)

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This Week at MA A Bohemian Occupation

by Steven Libowitz

Mo Zhou wasn’t sure what the Academy’s new vocal program directors Sasha Cooke and John Churchwell had in mind when they asked her to helm this summer’s production of La bohème. A traditional take with period costumes and mid19th century mannerisms? Something more modern?

Instead, they asked Zhou, who had assistant directed three previous productions of Puccini’s masterpiece across the country, whether she had an idea that she’d been dying to do. The director didn’t hesitate before saying she’d always wanted to set La bohème in New York City in 2011, the time of Occupy Wall Street.

“I saw everyone’s eyes just light up,” Zhou said.

The director had dual purposes for her proposal, first reclaiming the opera that has become “a chestnut love story, a romance where we get so carried away by the music that we forget to see the very disturbing issues hidden in the original stories of Henry Murger’s much darker novel,” the opera’s source material.

“Those issues of the struggling bohemians were sizzling in the society at the time and that’s why the piece really resonated with audiences,” she said. “That absolutely can translate to 2023.”

But Zhou also had her own personal reasons for wanting to pursue a setting 12 years earlier in lower Manhattan. A reason close to her heart – having actually participated in the Occupy Wall Street movement and sitting in as part of the 59-day protest against economic inequality and wealth disparity that took place from SeptemberNovember 15, 2011.

“I spent 15 years living in New York City; I was part of that hipster movement during my bohemian years,” Zhou said. “Our New York City dream was similar to the Parisian dream of the 1930s. We were holding up an ideal and trying to feel like we could change the system. Now it seems like we are in a very eerily similar cycle.”

Zhou recalls her own struggles as a freelance international artist who, along with her other artistic friends, couldn’t afford health insurance and would self-medicate waiting for summer to fly to their home countries for a thorough physical exam, eerily paralleling La bohème’s tale of a poet, a painter, a musician, and a philosopher whose lives are interrupted on Christmas Eve.

“In America it is easy to have this nice façade about robust prosperity, but a lot of people are struggling like in the hidden corners of society,” she said. “I lived that.”

Pursuing her vision for the opera provided the vocal fellows with a chance to bring their own ethos and personalities to the piece because they were mostly in high school in 2011, even if their own socio-economic status may have differed.

“The singers have had so much liberty to be themselves on stage because they understand that era, and they don’t need to worry about how to walk, to carry your head, how you sit in 19th century Paris,” Zhou said. “They have brought so many exciting ideas, and a lot of authenticity into the performance, as well as a lot of humor.”

The director said she’s been moved to tears in rehearsals because it’s been an opportunity to “stage the vignettes of my 20s into the show; my own story and my artistic friends are in all of the four characters. It’s my own personal tribute and homage to my bohemian days in New York City.”

Zhou said the process has uncovered lingering questions about whether she’d really achieved her purpose when she left China for New York. And having that catharsis happen on stage with the uber-talented vocal and instrumental fellows in massive production at the Granada this weekend will also be a truly unique experience for the audience, something that will never be duplicated again.

“It’s been very special,” Zhou said. “It’s like I’m closing a chapter of my life.”

La bohème will be at the Granada Theatre on Friday, July 14, at 7:30 pm with a matinee performance on Sunday, July 16, at 2:30 p.m. For more information and tickets visit https://musicacademy.org/big-shows/la-boheme.

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Thursday, July 13: With less than half of the 2023 summer music festival left, we’re deep in the thick of the season, with teaching artists coming and going and new guests arriving even as our relationships with the vastly talented 2023 fellows deepen. Also deepening: the musical explorations, as indicated by tonight’s X2 series concert blending faculty and fellows on repertoire far afield of the typical fare. Tonight’s attendees will hear California-born composer-conductor-trumpeter Anthony Plog ’s “Music for Brass Octet,” with longtime Academy trumpeter Paul Merkelo mashing it up with seven brass fellows; August Klughardt’s “5 Schilflieder, Op. 28,” with oboe fellow Haley Hoffman joining faculty violist Richard O’Neill and pianist Margaret McDonald ; and French Baroque composer François Couperin’s “Treizième Concert” from Les Goûts-réunis pairing double bassists Nico Abondolo and Tim Rinehart . Then it’s the evening’s anchor of Bach’s “Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068,” with three faculty members (Merkelo, oboist Eugene Izotov , and violinist David Chan ) sharing the stage with 10 fellows. (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $55)

Saturday, July 15: You know what’s on the Academy calendar for tonight? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zippo. That’s right, it’s the only Saturday sans music all summer, due to the day being sandwiched by the pair of opera performances (La bohème, set in Occupy Wall Street-era NYC) on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon (see director Mo Zhou interview), plus a new desire to scale back and space out some of the summer events to give the fellows some more free time. Tennis – er, pickleball – anyone?

Monday, July 17: I don’t want to work / I just want to bang on the drum all day. I don’t want to play / I just want to bang on the drum all day. Todd Rundgren was just expressing his human primal instinct in his hit song 40 years ago, but it’s also what probably originally motivated most percussionists to pursue that profession, probably including the five percussion fellows populating the Academy this summer. Full disclosure: I have no idea if that’s true, but whatever their background, Mary La Blanc, Austin Cernosek, Dana Dominguez, Paul Matthews, and Leigh Wilson have more or less perfected the art of percussion that has evolved mightily over the years since our tribal days. Tonight’s Showcase Series concert with the Percussion Studio, which also features both percussion teaching artists (Michael Werner and Joseph Pereira) employing all sorts of drums, cymbal, tambourine, triangle, marimbas, xylophones, and found objects to illustrate and entertain both the beat and the beauty of the field. (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $40)

Tuesday, July 18: Is it just me, or does Olivier Messiaen’s 72-year-old Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time) continue to become more poignant with each passing year? Messiaen composed the quartet scored for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano as a prisoner of war in German captivity in 1941 and it was first performed by his fellow prisoners, but the work feels equally relevant and revelatory today. The chamber music masterpiece has frequently been a staple of the fellows’ repertoire but this year we get to hear it as part of the Teaching Artist Showcase with Richie Hawley, Martin Beaver, Seth Parker Woods, and Conor Hanick, respectively, who will perform the 50-minute opus after violist O’Neill and pianist Natasha Kislenko play Schubert’s “Sonata in A Minor, D. 821, ‘Arpeggione.’” (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $40)

Wednesday, July 19: Today offers the rare chance to matriculate in a master class led by a guest composer, in this case, the highly sought-after Samuel Carl Adams whose music weaves acoustic and digital sound into “mesmerizing” orchestrations. Faculty and fellows will play his 2021 piece Sundial at tomorrow’s X2 concert (3:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $10)... The fourth Chamber Nights Series concert featuring the fellows performing in a salon-style concert at the intimate Weinmann Hall delves deep into selections you’re not likely to hear very often, including Franz Schreker’s “Der Wind,” Gabriela Smith ’s “Anthozoa,” and Eric Ewazen ’s “To Cast a Shadow Again,” the latter two by living composers, before closing with Shostakovich’s “Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57.” The pre-concert wine reception should do nicely to loosen the ears for the evening. (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $45)

“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

Mo Zhou pulled from her own experiences from and proximity to Occupy Wall Street for this rendition of La bohème (courtesy photo)

Faculty violist Richard O’Neill joins the X2 series concert this Thursday, July 13 (courtesy photo)

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California Passes Landmark Conservation Act for Western Joshua Trees

California just enacted the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, which is a big step forward in the fight against climate change. This historic ordinance is the first of its kind in the state, protecting the spectacular western Joshua trees. Let’s go into the specifics of this exciting development.

“The California Endangered Species Act is our most important biodiversity protection law, and western Joshua trees clearly qualify as threatened,” said Brendan Cummings , the director of the Center for Biological Diversity Conservation.

With their towering presence and distinct beauty, these magnificent trees merit the extra measures established in the new conservation act. Western Joshua trees are native to California and the southwestern states and can be found ornamenting landscapes ranging from the Joshua Tree National Park area to the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains. These supposedly “outlandish” trees are actually monocots, a species of grass-like, blooming plant, which adds to their attractiveness.

Western Joshua trees suffer numerous threats, including wildfires, habitat loss, and the pervasive effects of climate change. Without assistance, their habitat within Joshua Tree National Park might decline to 14 percent of its original range by the end of the century, according to studies.

However, this new legislation provides a ray of optimism. It takes a bold stand against future threats by creating severe laws restricting the trade, ownership, and removal of Western Joshua trees and their parts. It also requires developing a comprehensive conservation plan in partnership with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Indigenous groups, and the general public.

Furthermore, the legislation establishes a fund committed to acquiring and administering areas for Joshua tree conservation. Plus, any harm done to these majestic trees is criminalized, underlining the significance of protecting their natural habitat for future generations.

“Given the impacts they’re already feeling from climate change and other threats,” Cummings passionately remarked, “we have to do so much if we want to keep these iconic irreplaceable trees as a part of our landscape.” The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act is a wonderful example of a community working together to safeguard our environment in the face of hardship.

While this legislation focuses on the preservation of western Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia), it is critical to continue campaigning for the conservation of eastern Joshua trees (Yucca jaegeriana).

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Brilliant Thoughts Start and Stop

by Ashleigh Brilliant

Here is a riddle for you: Everybody knows that Albert Einstein was one of the world’s greatest physicists – but nobody knows his last words, even though they were clearly heard by somebody who was with him at the time. How can this be? (The other person present was an intelligent adult.)

Speaking of words and fame, one of the most famous lines in Shakespeare occurs in the play called The Winter’s Tale. It is not a line of dialog, but a stage direction, and consists of seven words: “Exit, pursued by a bear.” Why is it so famous? Perhaps in part because it is so short. (It follows a long speech by a character named Antigonus. Other dramatists, of whom George Bernard Shaw is a good example, often wrote directions that filled pages.) But also, because it is sort of startling, and leaves so much to the imagination. How could they have a bear on the stage?

Actually, in the London of Shakespeare’s time, bears were more common than they have since become. Among other reasons, they were an essential part of what were considered “sporting” events, particularly “bear baiting,” a kind of spectacle, in which a chained wild bear was set upon by a pack of dogs. So, bear skins were also plentiful.

Incidentally, that play The Winter’s Tale, may not be one of Shakespeare’s better-known works, but it has a fascinating plot, which, besides the bear, includes an insanely jealous husband, an infant princess abandoned in the wilderness and found by shepherds, and a statue apparently coming to life.

But there are, of course, whole collections of “Famous Last Words” (although that expression has become an ironical comment on something unrealistically optimistic somebody has said about their own situation). Somehow, what you say, when you have nothing more to say, seems very important to those who survive you. My own favorite such quote is attributed to Oscar Wilde: “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.”

they’re almost the first words of Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament: “Let there be Light.” (Which no doubt Einstein would never have quarreled with, since his whole Relativity Theory depended on the speed of light, which had been measured only a few years earlier, when that Theory was written.)

And, speaking of God, we must not forget the first words publicly transmitted (using Morse Code) on that wonderful new invention, the telegraph, in 1844, by its inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse: “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT,” a direct quote from the King James version of the Book of Numbers.

As for my own first words, I can’t tell you from memory, but, according to family lore, my first coherent statement was uttered when I was two, after my newly arrived sister was brought home with my mother from a maternity hospital. Looking at the baby for the first time, I am said to have commented that “It’s crying.”

What about my last words? As you may know, I’m the author of 10,000 epigrams, of which there are several which might be considered appropriate in that connection. One that I particularly like for a possible epitaph says:

At the end of my life, there’ll be a good long rest –and no further activities are scheduled.

But one of my lines has already been used (with permission, and with a copyright notice) on somebody else’s tombstone (in the cemetery at Buena Vista, Colorado).

It says:

Before I knew the best part of my life had come, it had gone.

Oh yes, you’ve read this far, hoping to be told the answer to my riddle – why nobody knows Einstein’s last words. The answer is simple: He died in Princeton, New Jersey. He naturally spoke those final words in his native language, which was German – and which, sadly, his American nurse did not understand.

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But probably the most famous unintentionally last words were those uttered by a Union Army Major General named John Sedgwick in the American Civil War. In the most popular version of the incident which has come down to us almost as a legend, Sedgwick was trying to calm and encourage the troops near him who were afraid that their exposed position on a ridge facing Confederate lines made them an easy target for enemy fire. His reputed last words were: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dis–”

But what about famous first words? Those of God are well-known, since

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How to Dig Yourself Up When Feeling Down

by Jude Bijou

When you feel depressed, you may despair that your situation will never get better. Rather than telling yourself how terrible you feel or how hopeless your life is and finding escapes such as food, internet surfing, television, or alcohol, remember that challenges are a normal part of life, and that there is something you can do.

There are concrete actions you can take to restore your perspective and get rolling. I know this because I’ve worked with people who believed their downer feelings would never end, and I’ve seen them take action to turn the corner and find the peace, love, and joy they’d been yearning for.

Hope is real. You can dig yourself out of an attitude of feeling down and start enjoying life. Here are several ways to do it.

1. Reach out to someone safe for support. There’s always someone out there – a family member, friend, hotline, counselor, or support group – ready to listen. Don’t be alone with your feelings. Sometimes it’s easier to seek support from a stranger, and that’s exactly what community hotlines are good for. While you need to vocalize and honor your feelings, spend less time talking “pity-party” and more time focusing on the good and figuring out little steps you can take.

2. Express your emotions physically and constructively. Feeling depressed lingers because emotions of sadness, fear, and anger go unexpressed. In a safe place, let that trapped emotional energy out of your body (even if it feels like the last thing you want to do).

With a specific unresolved hurt or loss, let yourself cry. If you’re crying about a loss, only say “Good-bye!” to what you lost while you cry or just say, “I feel sad.”

For feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, or fear – shiver, tremble, and shudder all

throughout your body and out your limbs, like a dog at the vet, while just thinking and saying, “I’m feeling scared.”

To acknowledge your rightful anger, pound the heck out of something inanimate, like a mattress, while just making sounds (like growling, for example) or yell into a pillow, “I feel soooo angry!” It feels great.

It’s crucial to mobilize the energy rather than keeping it bottled up and letting it clog up your body and mind. There’s nothing to lose and a lot to gain!

3. Wage battle against downer thoughts. Take control over downer thoughts, such as “There’s no hope” or “Life is bleak” or “I’ll feel like this forever” by substituting constructive thoughts that are true, especially while expressing your emotions physically. They can seem so dominant, but you can wage a war with your old thoughts, one second at a time.

Interrupt and replace future-oriented thoughts by repeating a statement such as, “Be here now. I don’t know the future. What’s one positive thing I can do for myself today/ right now?”

Stop comparing yourself with others. Instead, say to yourself, “That’s their life. I’ll never know what trials others face. What do I need to do to honor myself?”

Interrupt thoughts about what a worthless failure you are. Self-critical thoughts indicate you need to do more crying. Replace them with thoughts such as, “I’m doing the best I can. I’m a good person. I’m whole and complete. My job is to take care of myself.” Practice interrupting the negative spin and stretch your brain to find a little something positive you did in every interaction.

4. Accept what is. In order to start feeling good rather than bummed, we need to accept whatever situations we find ourselves in. This also means we must truly accept the people in our lives. Wishing people and things were different keeps us feeling sorry for ourselves and hopeless. After we truly accept the realities in our lives, we are then able to look within and decide what we need to do to honor ourselves and our world. “People and things are the way they are, not the way I want them to be.”

5. Abandon “what ifs.” Abandon unfounded hopes, waiting for others to change, or wishing someone would save you. Look reality in the face, write down everything you wish were different, then take the first item and put before it, “I give up all hope that…” For example, “I give up all hope that my parents will ever understand me,”

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or “I give up all hope that my partner will get a job.” Keep repeating the statement, constructively express any anger, fear, or sadness that arises, interrupt destructive thinking, and focus on what you are saying. Soon you’ll be able to see what’s true for you and what’s in your control to do right now about each item.

6. Focus in on specifics. When we feel depressed, we have a tendency to lump all our woes together and feel like what we are feeling will never end. It’s super important to interrupt those overwhelming generalities and stay specific. Write down specific issues you’re bummed about: relationship, job, death, made a mistake, health, not having friends, having no money, etc. Then pick one and address that. Deal with one loss, hurt, regret, injustice, violation, or threat at a time. Sorting out one issue at a time makes things manageable. The progress you make in one area will breathe life into others.

7. Refocus on connecting to yourself. Ask yourself, “What’s my purpose? What are my goals?” Keep asking daily. Write your answers. Persist until you come up with ones that resonate as true. Then remind yourself of your goals and purpose daily. Make explicit goals, set specific, reasonable deadlines and boundaries, and announce well-thoughtout consequences. Set out a series of small steps today to get towards your goal. Little steps are essential.

8. Medication may help at times like this. When you’re feeling really depressed and down, it’s good to consult a doctor to determine if medication might help you manage these intense, down feelings that don’t seem to lift. Medication can enable you regain the energy needed to re-engage and take constructive action.

Just focus on taking little doable steps and celebrate each tiny victory. And keep in touch with your support person or team regularly. They can help with guidance and celebration. Hope is not out of your reach once you learn how to channel your energy into what you want deep down, in your heart of hearts, instead of dwelling on how bad you feel.

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by Steven Libowitz

If Anikka Abbott’s career had taken a different turn, she might be about to sing a soprano role at the Granada in the Music Academy’s opera in Santa Barbara this weekend.

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The NatureTrack Film Festival was created as an extension of the NatureTrack Foundation, the nonprofit that combats “Nature-Deficit Disorder” by transporting county students outside via a variety of no-charge field trips from the seashore to the inland oak woodlands to engage curiosity and instill appreciation and awe of nature. The festival had a fine first couple of years in 2018-19 with weekends of screenings and other events in the charming Santa Ynez village of Los Olivos, and was well on its way to becoming an established attraction on the cinematic calendar.

But the pandemic had other plans. Turning a festival aimed at appreciating being outdoors into an online-only event – the only alternative for a couple of years – and a hybrid offering proved almost counter-productive. So last year’s festival was canceled completely.

Behind the scenes, though, plans were being formulated to revive the festival in a bigger and better way.

This fall, the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) is coming back with a renewed

commitment to bringing together a wide and inclusive community full of nature enthusiasts and film lovers to celebrate its fifth anniversary with a wide selection of nature-centric shorts and features. Categories include Adventure, Animation, Biography, Conservation, Kids Connecting with Nature, Scenic, Student, and a special genre called Outdoors & Out of Bounds.

The fest, slated for October 6-8, is also moving to the Santa Barbara area for the first time, with all of the screenings held at Fairview Theatre. But perhaps the most important change is the addition of new co-festival directors Mitchka Saberi and Francisco Lopez. The two graduates of UCSB’s film department who now work in the industry in Los Angeles first connected with NatureTrack when they made The Accessible Outdoors for the 2021 fest, a short documentary that focuses on Freedom Trax, the wheelchair addon that allows people with disabilities to venture into previously inaccessible areas of nature. The pair, who have also produced and directed such notable shorts as Mother of Chernobyl and The Golden Cage, have been putting together the 2023 fest since last summer.

“The audiences have really loved what was programmed in the past, but Francisco and I come from more of a film background than anyone who’s been involved before,” Saberi said. “We are trying to expand what people think of as nature films and outdoors films, in that there’s much more beyond the traditional nature documentary that can also do a great job of inspiring passion for the natural world. Just watching someone do something incredible outside can inspire you to want to go spend more time outside yourself. So it’s a huge goal to expand the type of films we show in subject matter, genre, and form.”

That means adding narrative films, adventure stories, and even animation to the more established genres, as well as raising the bar in regards to quality as well as content.

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As what happens in life, there’s been a bit of a detour, including serving as first runner-up to Miss Washington in the Miss America program, getting a second degree (after a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance) in broadcast journalism, and spending the last three years telling us about actual storms and rising temperatures as a reporter and now Chief Weather Forecaster for News Channel 3-12.

But now, Abbott has returned to her roots, appearing at the Garvin Theatre as Sarah Brown in SBCC Theatre Group’s summer production of Guys and Dolls

“Music was my first love,” explained Abbott, who portrayed Sandy in Grease, Cinderella in Into the Woods, and Papagena and Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute, among other credits. She only entered the beauty pageant to help pay for college, but it also developed her public speaking skills, which led her to TV news and weather. “I always had the intention of somehow finding my way back.”

Playing Sarah – the strait-laced missionary love interest of successful gambler Sky Masterson, whose story intersects with broke crap game manager Nathan and his girlfriend Adelaide, a showgirl who wants to settle down, in the musical romantic comedy Guys and Dolls – is a dream come true for Abbott.

“It’s such a great show,” she said. “The story and the music are classic, and everyone recognizes all of the songs. It’s just a boat full of joy.”

Indeed, with such timeless, oft-covered numbers as “I’ve Never Been In Love Before,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “If I Were a Bell,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and the title song, Guys and Dolls remains perennially popular, produced everywhere from high schools and summer stock to revivals on Broadway and abroad, including a current long run in London.

Joining Abbott in the principal cast directed by SBCC’s Katie Laris are Nick Ehlen (Nathan), who recently portrayed Shakespeare in SBCC’s Something Rotten!; Felicia Hall (Adelaide), who has performed for just about every local company and elsewhere; and Raymond Wallenthin (Sky), whose SBCC credits include Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey. Christina McCarthy provides the choreography, which includes mapping out the fight scene at a nightclub in Cuba that is followed immediately by Sarah boozily singing the charming “If I Were a Bell.”

She might be playing someone who’s

three sheets to the wind, but KEYT’s weather chief not only knows which way the wind blows, but knows how to find her own after dodging fists and flying chairs.

“I have to come back on stage in no time,” she said. “You really have to have breath control. I’m grateful for all the technique I learned in my opera, acting, and speaking training.”

SBCC Theatre Group presents Guys and Dolls July 12-29 at the Garvin Theatre Call (805) 965-5935 or visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

Hoofin’ and Heroes in the Valley

It’s not necessary to be a big fan of bluegrass music to enjoy PCPA Theaterfest’s Bright Star, the Tony-nominated musical created by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell playing at Solvang Festival Theater through July 23. But it sure helps. Based on real events in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the show has a gentle pace, with the first half taking its sweet mountain time to develop and engage our empathy. But the evening eventually ends up with a heart-warming few minutes, and the acting and contagiously choreographed dancing under the stars are reason enough to check it out. Call (805) 922-8313 or visit www.pcpa.org.

Laugh it Up

Santa Barbara Comedy Hideaway –which went on hiatus even before the pandemic after a decade of delivering funny stuff despite having to periodically de-camp for different digs – is back in action. Hideaway begins hunkering down adjacent to new partner Benchmark Eatery on State Street with a preview show on Friday, July 14, featuring Dwayne Perkins of Netflix and Comedy Central fame headlining and also featuring Hideaway founder Andrey Belikov, and a soft opening on July 21 with performers TBA. Details and tickets at www.sbcomedy.com.

A Oui Focus on Film

Also making its post-pandemic return is SBIFF’s French Wave Film Festival, which takes over SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre July 14-20 to feature 11 new examples of contemporary French cinema – nearly all winners or nominees for César Awards (the French Oscars) or selections at Cannes. Details, screening times, and passes at https://sbiffriviera.com/wave.

Anikka Abbott and Nick Ehlen star in SBCC’s Guys and Dolls (photo by Ben Crop)

Co-directors Francisco Lopez and Mitchka Saberi with the founder of NT and NTFF, Sue Eisaguirre, and development director Gareth Kelly (photo by Rick Carter)

Foraging Thyme

Apricots

by Melissa Petitto

The apricot tree in my neighbor’s yard is just busting with these beautiful blushing gems and I could not be more excited! My daughter and I went and harvested a bunch the other day and are so excited to take them back into the kitchen. I love using them in both sweet and savory ways with their slightly-sweet, slightly-tart flavor. This little stone fruit packs a lot of health benefits. They are nutrient dense and very few calories. They are an excellent source of Vitamin A, making them great for vision health, immune boosting, and reproductive health. Apricots are also a great source of Vitamin C, which we know is wonderful for boosting our immune systems, but also maintaining healthy skin, blood vessels, and bones. Apricots also contain flavonoids like chlorogenic acids, catechins, and quercetin. These incredible antioxidants work to combat free radicals that damage our cells and cause oxidative stress. These little guys are also high in dietary fiber, making them great for keeping a healthy baseline for blood sugar and cholesterol levels, as well as feeding the good bacteria in our gut. Apricots are high in potassium as well, making them excellent for reducing your risk of a stroke and helping to lower blood pressure.

This week after foraging in my neighbor’s yard instead of the farmers market, I felt like eating a hearty salad made with freekeh, apricots, pistachios, arugula, and scallions. Freekeh is a whole grain similar to bulgur and farro with an earthy flavor. If you don’t have freekeh, quinoa would make a great substitute.

Let me know what you think!

Freekeh, Apricot, Pistachio, Arugula, and Scallion Salad

Yield: 6 Servings

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 cups freekeh

1 teaspoon kosher salt

3

½ cups water or vegetable broth

Salad:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise

½ teaspoon cumin seeds

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar

1 garlic clove, smashed

4 to 6 apricots, pitted and thinly sliced

8 scallions, thinly sliced

½ cup roasted pistachio meat, roughly chopped

½ cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

2 cups wild baby arugula

1. In a large saucepan, warm 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium high heat. Add the freekeh and stir constantly until the grains are coated with the oil and lightly toasted, about 4 minutes.

2. Add the water or vegetable broth and salt and reduce the heat to medium. Simmer until the water is level with the freekeh and holes appear in the center of the cooking grain, about 10 minutes.

3. Cover and reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 10 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a large bowl and fluff with a fork.

4. Meanwhile, prepare a grill over medium high heat. Brush the halved zucchini with the cumin seeds, cinnamon, and salt. Grill the zucchini until it is tender and browned on all sides, turning occasionally for 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool before slicing. Once cool, slice in ½ inch pieces on the diagonal.

5. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and garlic. Add the dressing, sliced apricots, scallions, pistachios, parsley, and arugula to the freekeh. Add in the sliced zucchini and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

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.

(photo by Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

In the evening I was off to the harbor with my trusty shutterbug Priscilla, still slowly recovering from a broken arm, to board PolarIIs, the 78-foot cruiser of former Santa Barbara Yacht Club commodore Roger Chrisman and his wife Sarah, who hosted 40 guests for a traditional barbecue on the stern, prepared by captain Johnny DeSalvo and crew member Allie Bessemer, while country music singer Phil Claypool , an old friend of the tony twosome, entertained

before the 20-minute pyrotechnic display by Garden State Fireworks, sponsored by the Santa Barbara Waterfront Department with a concert by Spencer the Gardener beforehand.

Among those checking out the July 4 nautical fun were Kostis Protopapas, Caren Rager , Peter and Kathryn Martin, Gretchen Lieff, Ken Clement, Roberta Griffin , Michael Annese , Elsbeth Kleen, Laura Schlessinger, and Larry Harteck

One More in the Chamber

The Music Academy’s 76th annual summer festival reached its halfway mark with a second chamber night concert at Lehmann Hall featuring works by Joan Tower’s “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 3,” Mozart’s “Piano Quartet in E-flat Major” with Qiyan Xing on violin, Molly Prow on viola, Simon Housner on cello, and Robert Brooks Carlson on keyboard. The performance wrapped with Ravel’s “Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques” with mezzo-soprano Tivoli Treloar, and Poulenc’s “Sextet for Piano and Wind Quartet.”

The week culminated with a soldout concert by the Academy Festival

Orchestra under conductor Anthony Parnther, opera singer, comedian, and storyteller, at Hahn Hall.

Parnther, music director of the San Bernardino Symphony, was at the top of his game, not at all surprising given he has worked with an absolute galaxy of bold-faced names during his career, including Joshua Bell, Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade, Rihanna, Kanye West, Imagine Dragons, Beyoncé, Elton John, Madonna, and Jennifer Hudson.

The concert was undoubtedly a showstopper with Von Weber’s overture from Euryanthe, Carlos Simon’s 2015 work “An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave,” Herrmann’s reworked theme from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film thriller “Psycho: A Nocturne for String Orchestra in Three Parts,” and Shostakovich’s “Symphony No.9,” written just after the conclusion of World War II.

A glorious night, indeed.

Snapshots of Fiestas Past

Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s latest exhibition, Project Fiesta, marking the 99th anniversary of Old Spanish Days, was a Herculean task.

Museum president Dacia Harwood and her colleagues had to sort through thousands of photos in the institution’s Gledhill Library to pick just 99 shots,

mostly black and white, taken since Fiesta was founded in 1924.

“We wanted photos that are representative of the history and the eras represented,” Dacia explained at an opening bash. “Some are by well-known photographers like J. Walter Collinge and Karl Obert, others by people merely attending the events.

“Many of them, many decades old,

Santa Barbara Yacht Club Commodores aboard the PolarIIs are host (2010) Roger Chrisman, (2006) John Demourkas, and (2002) Ken Clements (photo by Priscilla)

Gretchen Lieff, Dianne Tancey, hostess Sarah Chrisman, Roberta Griffin, Kathryn Martin, Donna Janega, and Leasha Barry (photo by Priscilla)

PolarIIs yacht Captain Johnny DeSalvo, Linda Kjiaemze, entertainer Phil Claypool, and host Roger Chrisman (photo by Priscilla)

Another successful chamber night (photo by Emma Matthews)

Academy Festival Orchestra under conductor Anthony Parnther sells out (photo by Zach Mendez)

Gonzalo Sarmiento, El Presidente David Bolton, Sofia Chicote, and 2023 Spirit of Fiesta Jack Harwood with Dacia and Riley Harwood (photo by Priscilla)

look like they could have been snapped yesterday. Just a handful are in color.”

The show runs through November 12, just in time for a bigger celebration marking Fiesta’s centennial next year.

Among those turning out were City College student Jack Harwood, 19, the first male Spirit of Fiesta; Junior Spirit Olivia Grace Nelson,10, a student at Roosevelt Elementary School; Saint Barbara Lisa Osborn; Luke Swetland; Sheila Snow; Brenda Blalock; Fritz and Gretchen Olenberger; former mayor Sheila Lodge; Das Williams; and El Presidente David Bolton

A Literary Lunch

To the Music Academy for an entertaining lunch with New Yorker music critic Alex Ross, who is doing a short residency at the Miraflores campus, teaching 10 students, whittled down from 25 applicants, how to write succinct and entertaining program notes on the summer festival concerts.

Los Angeles-based Cross, 55, a graduate of Harvard, has written for the Conde Nast glossy since 1996 and also wrote music criticism for The New York Times from 1992 to 1996.

His book The Rest Is Noise was nominated as a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2006. He is now working on a fourth tome on German composers who have lived in California.

Others joining in the lunch in the charming President’s Garden were academy publicist Kate Oberjat , Leslie

Dinaberg of The Independent, Dan Kepl of Voice, Charles Donelan of UCSB Arts & Lectures, and Tom Jacobs of San Francisco Classical Voice

A delightful repast...

Lawyers’ Fees Continue

Kevin Costner’s legal effort to move his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner out of their $145 million beachside mansion in Carpinteria has been successful,

with a Santa Barbara judge ruling that she has to vacate the property by July 31.

However, he won’t rule on the validity of their prenuptial agreement until November.

The Oscar winner had “respectfully requested” the former handbag designer “vacate his separate property residence forthwith and no later than July 13, 2023,” according to court documents filed June 30 and obtained by People magazine.

Costner, 68, has been wanting to get Baumgartner, 49, to leave the property for weeks, citing a premarital agreement they both signed in 2004 that stated she would leave the marital home within 30 days if a separation were ever to occur.

In the meantime, Baumgartner has slammed Costner’s proposed $51,940 a month child support offer as “inappropriate.” She had previously demanded $248,000 a month for their three children – Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.

She claims the Yellowstone star spends $240,000 a month on himself and the children when they’re with him.

Stay tuned...

A Spirited Package

Ty Warner’s San Ysidro Ranch, which boasts an impressive collection of ultra-rare spirits found nowhere else in North America, is offering a $40,000 VIP package.

For that hefty price you’ll get tastings of the products, many of which go for $5,000 an ounce, plus three nights in John and Jackie Kennedy’s two-bedroom honeymoon cottage, according to Town & Country’s “Snob’s Guide to the Long Weekend.”

Wear a Sweater Instead

Although King Charles III may derive an annual net income of around $30,809,000 annually from the Duchy of Lancaster, having relinquished the Duchy of Cornwall income when his eldest son William became Prince of Wales, he is not a profligate spender.

The Lancaster duchy, which dates back to 1265 and the time of King Henry III, consists of 45,550 acres of lands, properties, and assets across the U.K., including, most lucratively, central London.

It is considered the private estate of the sovereign.

In his quests to be more economical and ever greener, the radiators at Buckingham Palace have been turned off completely at weekends, with the palace swimming pool having no heating whatsoever.

This stringent practice has resulted in a 19 percent decrease in natural gas and heating emissions in just a year.

Charles even recycles the bath water at his home Clarence House, just a short drive down The Mall from the palace, and runs his Aston Martin Volante convertible – a gift from his mother Queen Elizabeth on his 21st birthday when he was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge – on a sustainable fuel made from cheese and wine.

If nothing else, it has “a most wonderful bouquet,” he delights in telling friends.

Happy Birthday Geraldo

On a personal note, I congratulate an old friend and colleague Geraldo Rivera, who just celebrated his 80th birthday. I was a regular panelist on his eponymous TV talk show for many years when it was taped at the CBS Studios on Manhattan’s Upper Westside with veteran New York Post columnist Cindy Adams and the late Mike Walker, gossip columnist for the National Enquirer

I would also appear on his CNBC show, taped in Fort Lee, New Jersey, a tiara’s toss from the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson and, more recently, his Fox News Network show, which he just quit after 23 years on-air. An accomplished journalist and great character.

Sightings

Singer Barbra Streisand and actor husband James Brolin at Pierre Lafond… Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, trailed by security, strolling in downtown Santa Barbara... Warbler Katy Perry and actor fiancé Orlando Bloom watching the racketeers at Wimbledon.

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

SBHM Trustees and Sponsors: Rhonda Henderson, Diana and Mark Vestal, SBHM President Hilary Burkemper, and George Leis (photo by Priscilla)

SBHM Trustee Sheila Snow, OSD Junior Spirit Olivia Grace Nelson, and SBHM Executive Director Dacia Harwood (photo by Priscilla)

At lunch with New Yorker music critic Alex Ross (photo by Emma Matthews)

Your Westmont

Westmont Hosts Christian Climate Advocacy Workshop

how I can join in God’s ministry of reconciliation and restoration on this earth because research shows again and again that climate change impacts the most vulnerable in society,” she said.

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

About 40 students and faculty from Christian colleges and universities learned about climate change and its widespread effects at an environmental conference June 25 – July 2 hosted at Westmont’s leafy 111-acre campus. More than two dozen top scholars spoke at “Faith. Climate. Action: A Workshop on Christian Climate Advocacy,” which included outdoor worship services, hikes, and hands-on planting in the college’s garden.

“They wrestled with how to engage fruitfully with other Christians on these issues – how to listen to each other, and how to speak and act in a way that unites and moves towards unity and resolution, rather than division,” says Amanda Sparkman, a Westmont biologist and co-chair of the college’s environmental studies program. “They came away with a renewed energy and sense of hope, not least because of the deep and meaningful connections they formed with each other over the course of the week.”

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations generously funded the workshop with a nearly half-million-dollar grant that aims to make Westmont a flagship campus for sustainability while providing valuable student internship experiences.

Katharine Hayhoe, a professor at Texas Tech University and the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, said a college class about climate change altered her career path. “What really hit me was when I learned that climate change and pollution and the biodiversity crisis, these human-caused crises affect all of us, but they don’t affect us equally,” she said in a pre-recorded opening address. “They affect future generations who have no say, and the poor and the marginalized – those who don’t have a voice to effect change.”

She said solutions are all around us and we can join countries, cities, companies, seminaries, universities, and churches who are also on board to effect positive change. “That giant boulder of climate action is actually at the top of the hill, it is rolling down the hill, has millions of

hands on it, and when we add ours and use our voice to encourage others to add theirs, it will go faster,” she said.

Jeff Schloss, a Westmont biology professor and co-developer of the international Creation Care Study Program, explained the importance of recognizing the intrinsic value and beauty of things outside ourselves, and that through education we can recognize these nuances. He stressed the importance of restructuring our individual lives in order to change the larger systems and structures. “What would our lives look like if we disentangle from the current social priorities?” he asked.

James Amadon, who served as pastor of Highland Covenant Church in Bellevue, Washington, for nearly a decade, felt a disconnect between the church and from the natural world he was immersed in during the pandemic. He is now the executive director of Circlewood, whose mission is to “accelerate the greening of faith” through media, education and an ecological retreat center on Camano Island, Washington.

Jessica Moerman, vice president for science and policy at the Evangelical Environmental Network, spoke about the intersection of faith and science as a co-founding pastor at Grace Capital City Church and a paleoclimatologist. “This is

Dorothy Boorse of Gordon College spoke about the ecological effects of climate change and the nitrogen cycle crisis that scientists worldwide have identified as an even larger threat. “The scale of human impact can be very difficult to imagine,” she said while pointing that the human population has grown from one billion to eight billion in a little more than a century.

Brian Webb, sustainability director at the College of Wooster, said the most politically divisive issue in the U.S. is climate change. He explored the ways the U.S. plays a unique role in environmental engagement issues. “Though we can’t use the playbook from 50 years ago, it’s worth noting that the issue hasn’t always been polarizing,” he said. “We have been able to successfully advance bipartisan environmental policy, and we have made tremendous progress on some issues related to the environment, such as cleaner air and water.”

John Cook, a cognitive psychologist at Monash University, says climate change is polarizing in part because of solution aversion. “If they didn’t like the solution to climate change, they are less likely to believe that climate change was a problem,” he said. “This really shines a light on why climate change is so polarizing across the political spectrum not because of the science, but because of the solutions suggested to combat the issue.”

Andrea Gurney, Westmont professor of psychology and a clinical psychologist, spoke about “Strategic Communication: Avoiding Polarization.” She explained that we are living in a unique cultural moment where there is more narcissism, entitlement, anxiety, anger, angst, and isolation from other people than ever before. “I want you to get curious,” she said. “When someone says something that we don’t like or we disagree with, we become critical instead of curious.”

Westmont political scientist Katherine Bryant examined the Paris Agreement and the significance to keep the rise in global temperature to below 1.5 degree C. She also warned about the tragedy of the commons, a metaphoric situation that can be applied to global environmental governance and the depletion of natural resources without regard to the impact on neighboring and future populations.

“When we think about collective action, everyone has to be held accountable,” she said. “When we are looking at the provision of public goods – we want clean air and cleaner oceans – this is a collective-action problem because nobody wants to pay the costs.”

Physics professor Ben Carlson explored alternative energy solutions, suggesting the federal government spend five billion dollars in fusion research over the next decade, while addressing the immediate power needs with a two-billion-dollar investment in small modular nuclear power plants.

Cynthia Toms, Westmont professor of global health and kinesiology, said a third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted, contributing to eight percent of all greenhouse gasses. In the U.S. alone, a pound of food per person is wasted every day. “If we need to produce more food in the next 35 years with an increase in population, we will also need to change our diets in order to meet that in a more sustainable way.” She suggested eating less meat and buying locally-sourced food.

Josh Low, leader of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and Ben Lowe, deputy executive director of A Rocha International, offered “Strategic Communication to American Evangelical Audiences.”

“The leading driver of attitudes towards climate and environment is not theology, it’s politics,” explained Lowe. Younger generations of Evangelical Christians, regardless of race, have similar levels of concern and awareness, he said.

People opposed to climate action have made progress, Low said, not by disproving whether climate change is happening, but by sowing doubt. “If people understand that 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is real, human caused, and that there is still hope, people’s beliefs change.”

“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward.”

– Søren Kierkegaard

Jeff Schloss helped ground environmentalism in the Bible

Andrea Gurney teaches students to find non-polarizing ways to discuss climate change

Workshop attendees farm vegetables for use in meals at the Dining Commons

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

In Passing

Nicholas Proctor Palonen: April 10, 1981 – May 31, 2023

Nicholas Proctor Palonen, beloved son, brother, husband, and father, was welcomed into the world by his parents, Marjorie and Craig Palonen, on April 10, 1981, in Santa Barbara, California. From that day forward, he became an indispensable part of a loving family, joining his older brother, Tye, on countless childhood adventures — from explorations of the local creek to video game battles, to travel escapades in far flung corners of the world. Throughout his life, Nick regarded his elder brother, Tye, with deep respect and admiration. These two little towheaded boys, the forever light and joy for Craig and Marjorie.

Nick’s unexpected departure on May 31 has cast a profound shadow of grief over those who loved him. The loss of this remarkable young man has left us grappling with a sadness that feels insurmountable. Nick was the epitome of patience, compassion, and kindness, extending profound empathy towards all, especially those wrestling with life’s struggles.

At the time of his passing, Nicholas was a dedicated Behavior Therapist at Robert Bruce School in Santa Maria. His colleagues, students, and their parents highly praised his innate ability to connect with the special needs children he counseled, tutored, and comforted. Standing tall at 6’6”, Nick nevertheless created a nurturing atmosphere for his students, where his gentle manner made them feel secure and cherished. He was incredibly dedicated to his work and looked forward to each new day at the school, knowing he was making a significant difference in the lives of his students. His own life, marked by challenges and triumphs, had significantly influenced his choice of career as a Behavioral Therapist.

Following his three years of honorable service in the U.S. Army, with stations at Ft. Story, Virginia, and a stint in Kuwait, Nick obtained a B.A. in liberal studies from Antioch. He then dedicated his skills and empathy to various mental health service groups in Santa Barbara and the north county. He guided individuals with mental health issues, teaching life skills and providing cognitive/behavioral therapy and trauma-related counseling.

Nick’s education years at Cold Spring School, Santa Barbara Middle School, and Dos Pueblos High School were formative in managing his challenges with ADHD. He found great joy and success in the theater department at Santa Barbara Middle School, showcasing an extraordinary talent for memorization. His striking stature made him unforgettable in his portrayal of the iconic Frankenstein. Nick continued to embrace theater arts in high school and at SBCC, even journeying to London to experience the magic of theater on the global stage.

At Dos Pueblos High School, Nick chose the discipline of Kenpo Karate over the beckoning call of the basketball and football coaches. He advanced to the rank of brown belt, falling just short of black due to an unfortunate ankle injury. His father, Craig, supported him in this endeavor, faithfully driving him to the Wushu studio every Saturday, followed by their customary lunch at Stacky’s in Summerland.

After serving his country, Nick returned to Santa Barbara and met Nikki Coll, the woman who would become the love of his life. Their bond was unmistakable, and Nick was clearly smitten. Their engagement was celebrated, and Nikki’s compassionate, kind, and beautiful spirit was a welcome addition to the family. Their beautiful wedding in 2011 was held in the garden of Nick’s family home.

Their joy multiplied with the birth of their cherished son, Phoenix Steven Palonen. Nick was a doting father who reveled in play with Phoenix, engaging in lively debates over character roles during their plush toy games. His love for Nikki was further enriched by their shared passion for their home in Lompoc, where they were and are surrounded by a supportive community of families and friends.

Nick’s legacy is one of love, compassion, service, and a remarkable capacity to connect with those in need. He will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all those whose lives he touched.

Nicholas is survived by his wife, Nikki, son Phoenix, mother Marjorie, brother Tye and his family, mother-in-law and father-laws Michael and Pam Patrella and Tom and Ken Coll-Boulet and all the extended family of the Palonens, and Patrellas, and the Coll-Boulets. Nick’s father, Craig Steven Palonen predeceased him in 2020. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Robert Bruce School, 601 W. Alvin Ave. Santa Maria, CA 93458. Thank you.

attracting the top tier entries and basically re-introduce the festival as one that’s very worthy of the best films of this genre,” Saberi said. “Fictional films can still speak to environmental issues or evince that love for being outdoors. We’re viewing the festival as including anything and everything that has to do with the outdoors. Our approach to programming is that everything has to be a good film and then we look at how it meets our mission. Do we feel like it somehow inspires a passion for the outdoors?”

The co-directors are currently sifting through all the submissions that met the recent deadline to put the final programming slate together. But opening night has already been given over to Wild Waters, a new documentary about Nouria Newman, a female white-water kayaker who was the first woman to run the 100-foot waterfall at Site Zed, and has been voted Female Rider of the Year for a record five years. The movie will screen as part of an opening night celebration at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort that also features an after-party with lively conversation, live music, and light appetizers featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka, M. Special beer, and wines from local wineries.

Admission is included with an all-access VIP festival pass that is currently on sale for an early bird price of $150 through the beginning of August, which also includes entry to the NTFF Best of the Fest screening back in Los Olivos on October 14. It can also be purchased as a single ticket for $75. Either way, it all goes to support

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the festival as a featured extension of the NatureTrack Foundation. What’s more, while numerous sponsors have already been lined up, there’s plenty of room for more, with levels ranging from $250 to $10,000.

“You’re helping to support the organization that’s all about fostering the youth community to be more interested in nature and therefore maybe feel more responsibility to help protect it when they grow up and become voters, consumers, and policymakers,” Saberi said. “But you’re also supporting arts and cultural programs, which is a big part of what makes Santa Barbara so special.”

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

Santa Barbara County on June 22, 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). FBN No. 2023-0001566.

Published June 28, July 5, July 12, 19, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kids Live Safe, 3905 State St STE 7228, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Scalable Commerce LLC, 3905 State St STE 7228, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 21, 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). FBN No. 2023-0001559.

Published June 28, July 5, July 12, 19, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: D&G Market, 1002 North H St., Lompoc, CA 93436. D&G Stores INC, 1002 North H St., Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 14, 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). FBN No. 2023-0001520.

Published June 21, 28, July 5, July 12, 2023

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

OF: Suzanne McCarroll. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Suzanne McCarroll, a Petition for Probate has been filed by Michael McCarroll in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. The Petition for Probate requests that Michael McCarroll be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for

examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 7, 2023, at 9 am in Dept. 5, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file your written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court with the later date of either four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, or 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. Attorney for petitioner: Linn Shulte-Sasse, 3756 Grand Avenue, Suite 302, Oakland, CA 94610. (510)594-8483. Decedent died on 10/12/2022 at 1500 Duarte Road, Duarte, California. Filed June 7, 2023, by Nicole Barnard, Deputy. Published June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2023.

Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court: CASE No. 23CV02189. Notice to Defendant: Joseph Foster: You are being sued by Plaintiff: Thomas Casabianca. You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you cannot go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order you’re your wages, money, or property to be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. The plaintiff claims the defendant owes $2,250. Court date: July 28, 2023, at 9 am in Dept 5, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Filed 6/13/2023 by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk. Published June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2023.

Nicholas Proctor Palonen, beloved son, brother, husband, and father

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

THURSDAY, JULY 13

Happy Together – The oldies tour that revisits pop hits of the ‘60s performed mostly by the original artists and band members who made the memorable music lands at Libbey Bowl. The Turtles, whose biggest hit provides the tour’s title, are still both the headliners and the hosts, although co-founder Howard Kaylan (the Eddie of Flo & Eddie), who retired five years ago, has been replaced as co-founder Mark Volman ’s co-lead by Ron Dante , who was the real-life lead singer of the fictional cartoon band, the Archies. So expect to hear “Sugar, Sugar” along with such Turtles classics as “Elenore,” “She’d Rather Be with Me,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” and “You Showed Me.” Also on the bill: Little Anthony (“Goin’ Out of My Head,” “Hurts so Bad,” “Tears on My Pillow”), Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (“Young Girl,” “Over You,” “Woman, Woman,” “This Girl Is a Woman Now,” “Lady Willpower”), The Classics IV (“Spooky,” “Stormy,” “Traces,” “Everyday with You Girl”), The Cowsills (“Hair,” “Indian Lake”) and The Vogues (“Five O’Clock World,” “You’re the One,” “My Special Angel,” “Turn Around Look At Me”). Even Spotify might be hard-pressed to pack more ‘60s hits into a single span, so be sure to remember to find your way back from the long trip down memory lane.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai

COST: $48-$98

INFO: (805) 272-3881/https://libbeybowl.org or https://wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com/libbey-bowl-ojai/

ONGOING

Arts al Fresco – Concerts in the Park continues its weekly welcoming of music along with waterfront vibes at the gently rolling hills of the Great Meadow in Chase Palm Park. This week (July 13): The Molly Ringwald Project, the area’s most omnipresent party band, with an eye towards ‘80s dance rock. Next week (July 20): ‘50s & ‘60s rock and roll hits complete with kitschy costumes and corny jokes courtesy of Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries

WHEN: 6-7:30 pm

WHERE: 300 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

COST: free

INFO: (805) 564-5418 or www.santabarbaraca.gov

Spoiler alert: What’s that coming out of your chest? Oh, just a vicious and voracious Xenomorph. No worries. Sorry to those who somehow haven’t seen Alien, but UCSB A&L summer film series Out of this World is always more about the atmosphere than the art.

WHEN: 8:30 pm

WHERE: Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St.

COST: free

INFO: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Goleta’s Rancho La Patera boasts a tree-lined, Lake Los Carneros breezecooled site for its Music at the Ranch Tuesday night concert series, a festival-style evening for family fun and even food trucks. Coming July 18: Classic rock spanning the ‘60s-’80s with Out of the Blue.

WHEN: 5:30-7:30 pm

WHERE: 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta

COST: free

INFO: (805) 681-7216 or www.goletahistory.org/music-at-the-ranch

THURSDAY, JULY 13

‘First to the Front’ – Local cultural critic and historian Lorissa Rinehart, who writes about art, war, politics, and the places where they intersect, has penned her first book, an authoritative biography of pioneering photojournalist Dickey Chapelle First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle Trailblazing Female War Correspondent covers the courageous Chapelle, the groundbreaking female photojournalist and war correspondent who had her boots on the ground from the beginning of World War II through the early days of Vietnam, in the process pioneering a radical style of reporting that focused on the humanity of the oppressed. She dove out of planes, faked her own kidnapping, and endured the mockery of male associates, before ultimately dying on assignment in Vietnam with the Marines in 1965, the first American female journalist killed while covering combat. Rinehart will talk about Chapelle and the book with Dr. Joseph Coohill, aka Professor Buzzkill, an expert on British and Irish history who is the producer and host of the wildly popular Professor Buzzkill History Podcast, a weekly romp through some of the history myths and misconceptions that are most deeply embedded in our culture.

WHEN: 6 pm

WHERE: 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center

COST: free

INFO: (805) 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com

FRIDAY, JULY 14

EDC TGIF! Is Back – The big hoopla in this month’s local environmental organization news was last week’s grand opening of CEC’s new Environmental Hub downtown on 1st Thursday. But let’s not forget that the Environmental Defense Center has been hosting meetups of community organizers, government officials, green companies, and other like-minded folks for years during the warm weather months. Known as TGIF!, the gatherings are one of Santa Barbara’s best-loved summer happy hour events series, but have been on hiatus since the beginning of the Covid shutdowns in 2020. Guests enjoy a couple of glasses of local wine or a frosty beer, munch on delicious bites from food vendors, mingle and learn about some of the amazing environmental work being done in our region with live local music as the soundtrack – all in the gorgeous sunken courtyard at EDC’s downtown headquarters.

WHEN: 5:30-7:30 pm

WHERE: 906 Garden Street

COST: $20, which includes two drink tickets and a $5 food voucher (Sliding scale tickets available)

INFO: (805) 963-1622 or www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/tgif

California Wine Festival – One of the biggest and longest-running wine and dine gatherings in Santa Barbara – plus one of very few that’s more than a single event – returns to Chase Palm Park this weekend. After more than two decades, the festival now focuses on just two events, starting tonight with the Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting at the Carousel House and adjacent sunken garden. After a champagne reception, carefully curated winemakers pour some of their special vintages as the sun dips below the horizon, the reserve-level wines matched with gourmet appetizers from top local chefs, artisan cheeses, fresh fruits, olive oils, and more while live music by Adam Lasher gets the drinkers and diners dancing. Tomorrow’s daytime Beachside Wine Festival is CWF’s signature event, drawing thousands of wine lovers to Santa Barbara’s sun-splashed beachside, across the street from the carousel. Oenophiles can opt for as many tastings of literally hundreds of fine wines as they wish, and/or sip on regional craft brews and chow down on a dizzying variety of foods created by some of the area’s most popular restaurant and catering chefs. Live music Caribbean Island-style from Upstream provides the soundtrack for all the seaside sampling on a Saturday afternoon.

WHEN: 6:30-9 pm Friday; 1-4 pm Saturday (VIPs entry at 12 noon)

WHERE: 236 East Cabrillo Blvd.

COST: $120 Friday, $80 Saturday ($125 VIP)

INFO: www.californiawinefestival.com/santa-barbara

Montecito

“Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know.” – Bertrand Russell

‘Sixty Years of Songs & Stories’ – Not a whole lot of folks who are still making new music and touring can make such a claim, but certainly Graham Nash is one of them. Nash has not only seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments, but also served as a catalyst via a life in music that began with the Hollies and the British Invasion, and continued through Laurel Canyon and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young), in addition to six solo records. His songwriting includes some of the more memorable songs of our times, from the Hollies’ “On A Carousel” to CSNY’s “Marrakesh Express,” “Teach Your Children,” and “Our House.” His songs as a solo artist, which began back in 1971, “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness,” early opuses in a world-conscious career that now continues with his brand-new album, Now, his self-proclaimed most personal record that also includes the line “when the MAGA ‘tourists’ took the Hill.” No stranger to the Lobero Theatre, Nash, twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (CSNY, Hollies) will be joined on the stage by his longtime musical partners, Shane Fontayne (guitar and vocals) and Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), as they perform favorites from across his six-decade career for a two-night run that begins just eight days after Neil Young played solo at the Bowl.

WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 7 pm tomorrow

WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $65 & $75 ($132 VIP Saturday only includes premier seating and a preshow reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres); $202-$357 include added perks

INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

TUESDAY, JULY 18

Songwriting Sensation at SOhO – A second successive night of songwriter heaven arrives with Beth Nielsen Chapman, best known as the writer who penned hits for country and pop stars Faith Hill (“This Kiss,” ASCAP’s 1999 Song of The Year), Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Tanya Tucker, among others. But Chapman is also a fine singer in her own right, and her new single is called “Back to This Moment,” a sprightly Americana-bluegrass tune with a backbeat that reflects on post-pandemic experiences. Hear the new tunes and many of her compositional classics at the club tonight.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

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

COST: $25

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

MONDAY, JULY 17

Stop & Go at SOhO – Vonda Shepard began her career as a backup singer for Rickie Lee Jones, Al Jarreau, and Jackson Browne before getting cast on the wildly popular TV show Ally McBeal that catapulted her to international stardom. Shepard produced more than 500 songs for the series and earned accolades, awards, and a massive worldwide hit with its theme song, “Searchin’ My Soul.”

The singer-songwriter-pianist is currently touring to promote her new album, Red Light, Green Light, written and recorded during the height of the pandemic and produced by her husband Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, Crowded House). She’ll be fronting a stellar quartet featuring James Ralston on guitar (Tina Turner), Jim Hanson on bass (Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen), and Michael Urbano on drums (Lindsey Buckingham, John Hiatt) in an evening of original material from her 15 albums.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

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

COST: $30

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

ESTATE/SENIOR SERVICES

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How did you get to be where you are today? What were your challenges? What is your Love Story? I can help you tell your story in an unforgettable way – with a book that will live on for many generations. The books I write are as thorough and entertaining as acclaimed biographies you’ve read. I also assist with books you write – planning, editing and publishing. David Wilk Great references. (805) 455-5980 www.BiographyDavidWilk.com

PHYSICAL TRAINING & THERAPY

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Help with: Strength, Flexibility, Balance, Motivation, and Consistency

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Ocean Front charming cottage on the Mesa. 3bd/2.5ba. Available now. Fully furnished. This very private one acre property has a separate studio located in a lush back yard setting. A short walk to Douglas Preserve or Mesa Lane Stairs. There is also a 1bd/1ba separate guest house on the adjoining parcel that will be available in August.

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Paintings by Santa Barbara artists from an important Montecito estate offered privately for sale. Hank Pitcher; Howard Warshaw, Joan Tanner, Marge Dunlap, etc. Serious inquiries only. www.auctionliaison. com; call or text Leslie Westbrook (805) 565-3726.

OBITUARY WRITER

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AUTOMOBILES WANTED

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KNIFE SHARPENING SERVICES

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TILE RESTORATION

Local tile setter of 35 years is now doing small jobs only. Services include grout cleaning and repair, caulking, sealing, replacing damaged tiles and basic plumbing needs.

Call Doug Watts at 805-729-3211 for a free estimate.

DONATIONS NEEDED

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At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples, oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies.

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