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The community’s oldest nonprofit outpatient healthcare provider, Sansum Clinic, has made its partnership with Sutter Health official, page 5

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The Great Gala – It’s crystal beads, flappers, and fun for a cause at CADA’s Gatsby-themed 36th Annual Amethyst Ball, P.14

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

5 Village Beat – Sansum Clinic and Sutter Health make their partnership official, Miramar meets with the Land Use Committee, and Carlyle Salon gets the Corner Room

6 On Entertainment – It’s a playful evening with ETC and Rubicon productions opening on the same night but satirizing different current topics

8 Montecito Miscellany – A Wild Night Out, a Santa Barbara Beautiful bash, a Green Gala, and more miscellany

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Brilliant Thoughts – It’s a lesson in teaching, substituting those who normally do the task, and the occasional bout of logic

Ernie’s World – Ernie and Pat take in the sights and stories of Paris – a city known for its humor

Foraging Thyme – Love or hate them – and people tend to fall only on one of those sides – beets are in season and this salad makes them easy to love

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36 Day Schildkret’s Morning Altars – Is it a mandala of found objects or an expression of inner meaning? You’ll have to attend this workshop to find out.

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The Giving List – How the SBC Food Action Network is helping bring together members of the food industry to build a more resilient system 12

Our Town – A sit down with Friendship Center’s new Executive Director, Kathryn Westland, to discuss what the job entails 14

Society Invites – CADA goes Gatsby for their gala and MOXI puts on a light and sound show at night

18 Your Westmont – New music professor is officially installed, a talk explores asteroids and exoplanets, and an alum brings ‘Moses’ to Montecito

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Robert’s Big Questions – How long does someone need to live in a country before they belong to it? Should there be a statute of limitation on “illegal” immigrants?

44 Calendar of Events – 1st Thursday on State, avocados in Carpinteria, Bread & Roses at Elings, and other happenings

45 Art After Dark – Take a stroll through the art and history of Mar Monte Hotel while tasting your way through the experience

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

47 Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles

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

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Village Beat Sansum Clinic Merger

A partnership with Sansum Clinic and Sutter Health has just been inked, with a ribbon cutting held last week to mark the merger

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Apress conference was held last Friday to announce an exciting partnership between Sansum Clinic – our area’s oldest and largest not-for-profit outpatient healthcare provider – and Sutter Health, another not-for-profit system of associated clinicians, employees, and volunteers that supports more than three million patients in diverse communities across two dozen counties. The partnership will expand top-tier multispecialty care and create an investment in state-of-the-art healthcare facilities and leading-edge imaging equipment. It will also help draw new physicians and healthcare providers to our area, according to Kurt N. Ransohoff, M.D., Sansum Clinic CEO and chief medical officer.

Dr. Ransohoff spoke at the press conference, which was held at Foothill Surgery Center and was attended by local governmental leaders, industry experts, and healthcare employees, along with members of the media. Dr. Ransohoff said the idea of partnering with another nonprofit in order to expand local care began in 2007, but was put to the side due to the recession that occurred from 2007-2009. Talks picked back up again in 2022, with the Board of Directors of Sansum Clinic seeking Sutter Health with which to collaborate. “It was a relatively smooth process, as both organizations have similar cultures and views of the future. We look at the world in a similar fashion,” Dr. Ransohoff said. Warner L. Thomas, Sutter Health president and CEO, echoed Dr. Ransohoff’s sentiments, calling the partnership a natural fit because both players are “driven to improve healthcare access and quality, provide a seamless, connected patient experience, and offer our dedicated employees and physicians an exceptional environment in which to do their best work and practice medicine.”

“This partnership provides a great opportunity for growth and long-term

stability for Sansum Clinic,” Ransohoff added. “It will increase access for our patients to multispecialty, high-quality care, advance our integrated care model, and provide a more connected, seamless experience for patients.”

The location of the press conference was symbolic in that Foothill Surgery Center has been expanded as part of the merger, offering three newly-built operating rooms and associated recovery areas. This expanded capacity is one of many projects that Sutter and Sansum leaders have championed since the beginning of partnership discussions, and part of Sutter’s plans to fund the expansion of access to care through several projects in the Santa Barbara region in the coming years.

“We couldn’t accommodate the demand for the cases we have,” Dr. Ransohoff said to several members of the media after the press conference. “It’s been challenging for us being on our own, and it was time to form a partnership to offer better access to care.” He went on to address several issues plaguing the healthcare industry in the Santa Barbara area, including the difficulty in attracting physicians and healthcare providers, in part because of the high cost of living here. This equates to long waits for appointments, and residents needing to drive to other areas for care that should be local, Dr. Ransohoff said, adding that the partnership with Sutter Health breeds confidence for medical residents from around the country.

Thomas added that the partnership with Sutter will allow for appealing signon bonuses and a competitive compensation structure, which is a key focus of the integration of the organizations. Sutter recognizes that fully engaged physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and care teams are essential to delivering high-quality care and an exceptional patient experience. Together, Sutter and Sansum will be in an even better position to attract, hire,

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On Entertainment Getting Playful on Stage

by Steven Libowitz

Given the small and rather insular nature of the local theater scene, Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company and Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company don’t often open productions the same week, let alone ones that kick off their respective seasons. What’s rarer still is that both of the plays are tackling exceedingly current topics that resonate in cultural, political, and interpersonal realms.

Rubicon’s three-character The Lifespan of a Fact delves into an examination of the meanings of facts vs. truth, or journalistic integrity vs. creative process, in a dramatic story drawn from a real-life situation about when the boundaries can be blurred. Ensemble’s The Thanksgiving Play, from Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse, is a four-character vehicle that takes on political correctness and “wokemess” via a blistering satire about well-meaning white people attempting to put on an educational, culturally sensitive show.

The plays have very different approaches to their topics, each of which carries additional gravitas in our post-George Floyd, “alternative facts” and everyone’s-a-journalist era. And as autumn represents the start of the academic year for those still in the educational environment, one can imagine there’s lots of learning as well as entertainment in these early October openings. While each can certainly be seen and enjoyed just for the theatrical value, people might want to come prepared for plenty of pondering and perhaps protracted discussions on the car rides home.

The Truth of the Matter

The Lifespan of a Fact is an adaptation of a nonfiction book written by the principals about their struggle over a magazine essay back in the early 2010s. A literary essayist

has written a piece about the real-life death of a young man who jumped from the roof of a Las Vegas hotel, but has taken a lot of liberties with the details of the case with an eye for flow and art. That alarms a zealous young writer on his first professional assignment as a fact-checker who becomes ever more determined not to keep every error out of the published piece.

Rubicon co-founder and Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns, who returned to her leadership position after a short hiatus earlier this year to help the company stay the course in emerging from the pandemic, at first thought there was no question about where to land on the ethics of stretching facts in a magazine story when she read it. But then she was smitten by the play when she saw it at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles last winter, and decided to import it wholecloth in Ventura, complete with the same cast and director.

That evolution continues.

“I have a conversation after every rehearsal that I watch, and there are nuances that have me leaning a different way every time,” she said. “[The writer] is trying to tell a story that he thinks could be life-changing about the death of a teenager… with an emotional commitment to unearth the deeper concerns. He believes the details can get in the way, and that he can shape what he considers the non-important facts to feed the truth of the story.”

Meanwhile, the fact-checker is so overzealous as to become obsessive, Burns said, which maybe pushes the writer to be even less willing to compromise.

“So it’s more complex than it seems, just as what divides our world in such a polarized moment is complex. Through the piece, you can see that there might be greater complexity about everything than we first realize.”

Theater, of course, is where art is king and the only full allegiance is to the word of the playwright, which is sacrosanct. What matters is creating a production that is vibrant and worth watching, but literal truth isn’t the goal.

“As a theater practitioner we are aspiring to share truths, but it’s essential truths,” Burns said. “We leave out tying your shoelaces and shift time and details in the stories that we tell so that the truth is more clear.”

That might mean inserting comedy into a situation that gave life to Lifespan that

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Montecito Miscellany A Rawr-ing Good Night

by Richard Mineards

Party guests at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network gala got an early taste of Halloween with its theme Wild Night Out: Nocturnal.

Many of the 225 party animals dressed as Dracula or sported bat wings at the beastly bash at the historic Santa Barbara Club that raised around $150,000 for the popular 35-year-old nonprofit, which has an annual budget of $1.8 million.

Teresa Kuskey’s La Boheme Dancers provided colorful entertainment, with a live auction featuring a lunch for 12 at the Rancho San Julian, a weekend at the Driftwood Beach House, a Summerland staycation, and white gold and diamond jewelry from Laykin et Cie, which has a boutique at the Rosewood Miramar.

Among the supporters sipping howl-tinis, a heady concoction of vodka, blood

orange, and pomegranate, and noshing on the mini-burgers, were Executive Director Ariana Katovich , Mindy Denson , Ginni Dreier , John and Connie Pearcy, Gretchen Lieff, Judy Egenolf, Lisa Parsons, Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders, Peter and Kathryn Martin, Rick Oshay, Jeep Holden, and George Konstantinow

A Beautiful Bash

Former award-winning opera performer Joan Rutkowski certainly had a lot to sing about when she won the Jacaranda Award for Community Service at the 59th annual Santa Barbara Beautiful bash, chaired by Marcella Simmons, at the Music Academy.

Fittingly enough, Joan, who moved to our rarefied enclave in 1968 with her late

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Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders, Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, Dana Mazzetti, and Joe Dalo (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network Executive Director Ariana Katovich and Kristin Larson dressed as a many splendored night moth (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

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and retain extraordinary physician talent, the two leaders explained.

Expanding access to primary and specialty care in Santa Barbara and neighboring communities, and bringing more advanced diagnostic imaging services and an imaging center dedicated to women’s health are also planned as part of this merger. Dr. David Raphael, M.D., who is also a Director on the Sansum Board and has been a practicing OB/GYN at Sansum for 30 years, said that seven physicians and four Advanced Practice Providers (including physician assistants and nurse practitioners) at Sansum provide over 70 percent of the baby deliveries in the county, but there is an overall lack of obstetricians, with many expectant patients traveling outside of the area for care and delivery. Dr. Raphael told us afterwards that the merger with Sutter Health will allow for the hiring of more providers, and potentially more places to birth babies in the coming years. “There is room for improved options, and this partnership is wonderful news for women’s healthcare in Santa Barbara,” he said.

“Sutter Health will be making significant investments into Sansum Clinic and the community, both now and into the future so that together we can expand patient care across Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast,” said Thomas. “Facility and equipment investments, combined with Sutter’s success in recruiting and retaining physicians, will have tremendous benefits for the greater Santa Barbara area in the form of more and better access to high-quality healthcare.”

Sutter and Sansum’s combined management teams are evaluating a variety of capital projects to fund in the months and years ahead – including renovations and improvements at Sansum patient clinics and offices; the purchase and installation of new clinical equipment; and other patient care, physician, nursing, caregiver, and employee priorities.

“As health systems work to recover from

the pandemic, costs – including labor, medicine, and supplies – have increased sharply,” said Thomas. “At the same time, we have a growing Medicare population, an increasing shift to ambulatory care, and high consumer expectations around digital tools and technology. By integrating our learnings and best practices, we can better address these headwinds and grow, expand access, and invest in the future of healthcare in California.”

Headquartered in Northern California, Sutter provides access to high quality, affordable care through its hospitals, medical foundations, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent and walk-in care centers, telehealth, home health, and hospice services. The agreement took effect on October

2. Sansum’s integration into Sutter will happen over the next few years, and rebranding to include the names of both organizations is expected as well.

Proposed Expansion from Rosewood Miramar

Rosewood Miramar reps were in front of the Montecito Association

Land Use Committee on Tuesday presenting on a newly proposed project to add more employee housing as well as 12 new resort shops plus a café, and 15 market-rate apartments that would be available for long-term rent. The employee housing would be located

on what is currently the eastern parking lot, and the new shops and market-rate apartments would be located on the western corner of the property, at the corner of South Jameson and Eucalyptus Lane.

While the project is still in early stages, Miramar reps report the affordable housing component would have a maximum income requirement around $80,000/year. The market-rate units would be for long-term rent, and would appeal to those who want to live on the grounds of the Miramar and access Miramar amenities. No word yet on the specific retailers for the shops, or the cost of the long-term rentals.

The permit application is newly submitted, and the project will be required to be seen by the Montecito Planning Commission and Montecito Board of Architectural Review. We’ll have much more on this project as additional information is released.

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Carlyle Salon Expands

Carlyle Salon and Style Bar, a popular hair salon in downtown Santa Barbara, has expanded with a new venture: the Corner Room at Carlyle. Located adjacent to the established Carlyle Salon, the Corner Room is a private suite primarily dedicated for bridal parties, yet also available for an array of innovative and exclusive events. The new space is a natural extension of the 11-year-old salon, which has catered heavily to the wedding market since its inception. The expansion marks the reality of a dream for owner Lisa Gaede, whose

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The Giving List SBC Food Action Network

by Steven Libowitz

It was back in 2011 that UCSB environmental studies professor Dr. David Cleveland published his white paper indicating that 99 percent of the produce grown in Santa Barbara County was being exported elsewhere. That statistic alone wouldn’t be so startling given that agriculture and food is the number one industry in Santa Barbara County. The issue was that we weren’t actually eating much of the food ourselves, as a staggering 95 percent of the food consumed in the county was being imported.

“That equation creates all kinds of red flags – for our climate, our local environment, our food system sustainability, our economy, equity, just about everything,” says Shakira Miracle, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN).

The report began to spark conversations about how to address the inequity in the numbers and what that implied, and within a couple of years, two major Santa Barbara

foundations teamed with a few key larger nonprofit organizations to lay the groundwork for a plan to address the situation.

In 2016, the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan was published as a strategy-based community blueprint that assessed and provided recommendations for how we grow, distribute, consume, and dispose of food to create and maintain an accessible, thriving, sustainable, and healthy food system.

All well and good – or so it seemed.

But what started happening, Miracle explains, was that well-intentioned individual groups, nonprofits, and other

SBCFAN grew out of the desire to have a concerted effort between food system purveyors in enacting the SBC Food Action Plan

Our Town A Friend for All Friendship Center’s New Executive Director

by Joanne A Calitri

Kathryn Westland is the new executive director for the Friendship Center Adult Day Services (FC) in Montecito. This is the first appointment to the position since Heidi Holly, who held the position for 38 years and retired earlier this year. Westland worked at the FC as program manager from fall 2017 through January 2021, and at the Alzheimer’s Association Central Coast Chapter as the director of programs (February 2021 to June 2023).

When we sat down at the FC to talk about her return as executive director, its programs, and her background, she shared that caring for people with dementia was something she experienced first-hand living 13 years with her grandfather, who had Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.

Westland holds a Master of Arts with Honours in Sustainable Development from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and a Master of International Public Health and Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney School of Medicine, Australia, with a focus on Ethnogerontology – how culture impacts our views on aging and dementia care models.

Q. Please share how you found the Friendship Center.

A. I visited my mom, who had relocated to Santa Barbara, for Christmas in 2016, finished my degree early, and in April of 2017 decided to move here. I found the FC in October, it was kismet, it was perfect! I joined the Friendship Center as the program manager and in my cover letter when I applied, I wrote it was my dream to operate my own adult day program for dependent adults. I wasn’t just saying that to get the job, it was true! As the program manager, I had the absolute time of my life. Every morning I would come to work and give 30 hugs and kisses to people who were genuinely happy to see me, and I them... what could be better than that!? Some of the highlights of my time in this role were the many celebrations, such as our Halloween, Oktoberfest, Senior Prom, and other parties (we had a lot of parties), tapped into the local community as much as possible to do talks and presentations, Richie’s Barbershop set up shop for the men, had live music, a petting zoo, and outings. During the pandemic I led us to a virtual model, Zoom, and the average age of our members was 88. We secured grants to get everyone an iPad and we started April 2020, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, doing activities, we partnered with Bucket Brigade, and more.

The most meaningful part of this job was learning from the members. They taught me lessons on respect that can only be learned from the personal interactions with decades of wisdom.

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Leaving FC in 2021 was very hard, and I always stayed very close with the Executive

Kathryn Westland, the new executive director of the Friendship Center (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Society Invites CADA’s 36th Annual Amethyst Ball

which included Condor Express tickets, Aesthetics Spa Montecito services, an Alan Parsons signed Fender acoustic guitar, Yoga Soup classes, Glenn Annie Golf Course lessons and golf bag, jewelry, and Alfred Dunhill antique pen.

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by Joanne A Calitri

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) held its 36th Annual Amethyst Ball at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on Friday, September 29. The Ball’s theme this year was “The Great Gatsby,” and guests were in full-on brilliant 1920s vintage frocks, with women in colorful sequined dresses, silks, matching cocktail gloves, feathered velvet headpieces, and furs. Men donned their finest suits, hats, and classic dress shoes.

The event décor was extraordinary and well appointed, under the gifted guidance of board member Victoria Lindstrom. Tables were adorned with white roses, silk linens, crystal beads, pearls, slender vase lighted centerpieces, goldware, and crystal glasses. The very regal evening included Brander Vineyards Estate Reserve wines donated by Fred Brander, Jordano’s beverages, catering by Duo Events, and music by The Academy Band. During the cocktail hour, guests mingled and took their best bets to the casino tables and silent auction items,

Remak welcomed the guests and introduced Scott Whiteley PhD, who has led the organization for five years. He talked about the services and programs

CADA provides, highlighting their unique multi-disciplinary program that is the gold standard for substance abuse, and recognized the CADA staff to whom he credited the organization’s success. Remak then introduced Fred Brander as this year’s CADA Champion. Brander talked about his path from growing up in Argentina to moving to Santa

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was nearly always super serious. The play’s humor – which comes from the characters’ passionate points of view that get so extreme they become ludicrous enough to laugh at – helps the audience have access to their own inner worlds, Burns said.

“That helps us to laugh at them and ourselves, and our commitment to our own biases,” she said.

Lifespan not only inaugurates but is largely the centerpiece of Rubicon’s 25th anniversary season, dubbed “Truly Yours” because several of the plays are based on true stories or characters, or look at the idea of truth, or both. But it’s also to reference the concept that RTC belongs to the community, Burns said, at a pivotal point when the company is still emerging from the pandemic.

“The theater was built initially by artists who wanted to have inclusion, a dialogue with the community,” she said. “That’s what we’ve done for 25 years.”

A Play to Be Thankful For

Ensemble’s The Thanksgiving Play also comes at a pivot point for the company, as it represents the first ETC production since the June departure of artistic director Jonathan Fox after 17 years at the helm. Then-managing director Scott DeVine – who was elevated to executive director, which just earlier this week became a sole leadership position in a merging of the artistic and administrative functions – put together the new season in short order. DeVine also tapped ETC Education Director Brian McDonald to helm one of the plays.

McDonald chose The Thanksgiving Play – which just played on Broadway this spring – because he found it “horrifying and challenging and scary… But also really exciting and full of fun and heart.”

FastHorse’s “satire within a comedy” finds good intentions derailed by absurd assumptions when a couple of “terminally woke” teachers try to create a holiday pageant for elementary school students to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month with elementary school students. The play is set in the rehearsal room, where, one reviewer said, “it twists the drama teacher who is creating it, along with her colleagues, into pretzels of performative wokeness so mortifying they induce a perma-cringe.”

The messiness induces the laughter as well as empathy, McDonald said.

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“These characters are really proactive about wanting to learn and get it right, figure out a path forward that is inclusive,” he said. “But they’re terribly flawed in their execution, and it all goes terribly wrong.”

The play does a great job of skewering the characters, and by implication ourselves, in our attempt to be inclusive of cultures we don’t understand, or even just not to offend, McDonald said.

“Even just using the correct terminology when we talk to each other, or how we represent each other, and our allegiances to each other. What does that mean? How do we go about that?

The Lifespan of a Fact opens Wednesday, October 4. For more information, visit www.rubicontheatre.org.

The Lifespan of a Fact launches Rubicon Theatre’s new season The Thanksgiving Play opens on Saturday, October 7

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Zig’s Musical Chair

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

Siegwart ‘Zig’ Reichwald was officially installed as Adams chair of music and worship at Westmont in a day that featured chamber musicians, the college choir, orchestra and chapel band performing music from the Psalms, Felix Mendelssohn, and rock band U2.

As part of the formal installation ceremony, President Gayle D. Beebe urged Reichwald to bring to life those voices from the past who can speak so eloquently to our present through their music. “Sometimes this will be through the presentation of great works of music,” Beebe said. “Other times it will be the scholarship you bring that helps us understand. And still other times you will lift our hearts and minds to eternity. Ultimately, we’re asking you to set a tone that elevates the human spirit and helps bring us into the presence of God.”

Chelle Stearns, an affiliate faculty

member of the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, said she felt gratitude for Westmont’s commitment and support of the arts. “This is so rare today,” she said. “Many universities are cutting the arts and the humanities left and right. And yet today, we are here celebrating music.” In her charge, she explored why Christians are not only called to sing, but often encouraged and commanded to sing throughout the Psalms. “We sing for one another, but we also sing to praise God and we spiritually form and care for one another as we sing,” she said. “We become the Body of Christ as we sing. So, I say again with the psalmist, ‘Sing to the Lord, a New Song.’”

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Natural History Exploration

The play depicts that very well… The characters are very likable, even though they are very flawed. They’re not terrible people. There’s a tremendous amount of heart and love and fun.”

The play itself addresses that part in all of us, he said.

“It speaks to a wider personal desire we share to make our world a better place. People have different ideas of what that is, but it’s a very honorable pursuit. That’s the heart of the play. As absurd as it is, its characters come from a place of real care and sensitivity.”

The zaniness of the action is balanced with more intimate moments, as well as some that might surprise the audience, McDonald said.

“It’s almost shocking that in one moment you can be laughing at something, and then start thinking, ‘Should I be laughing at this? Am I uncomfortable with this? Why?’ I think there’s going to be a lot of that kind of afterthought when the play ends.”

Performances for The Thanksgiving Play begin on Thursday, October 5. For more information visit https:// etcsb.org.

Sounds Around Town: Full Friday in Folk

OPENS OCTOBER 13

During the Age of Sail, Europe’s most influential science museums built their collections with specimens from around the world. In this captivating exhibit, view rare original illustrations from published reports of early expeditions.

Charley Crockett, a Texas original who draws from traditional hillbilly music, vintage soul, and R&B to give his old-school country twang an extra earthy feel, opened UCSB A&L’s season at the Arlington almost exactly a year ago. The Americana Music Awards’ Emerging Artist of the Year for 2021 heads back to the venue on Friday, October 6 under the auspices of Goldenvoice with classic country-plus compatriot Cassandra Lewis opening. That same night the promoter is also bringing Grammy-nominated multi-hyphenate Valerie June Hockett (singer-songwriter, illustrator, poet, certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor, etc.) to the Lobero, with atmospheric indie singer-songwriter Caitlin Jemma opening. Good thing the Bowl is dark that night!... Also on October 6: Girl Named Tom, the sibling singers who in 2021 were the first trio to win The Voice, still specialize in close harmony covers of folk-rock classics (Joni Mitchell, CSN, James Taylor) with modern pop (Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, etc.). But now there’s also an album of original songs, both of which will be heard outdoors at the relatively intimate Solvang Festival Theater. Singer-songwriter J. Maya opens.

Sounds at SOhO

Club jazz gets its due at SOhO this week, with a series of local shows. M.O.B. Quintet reconvenes for an eclectic blend of Euro-Brazil progressive jazz and music from the 1970s ECM/Fusion era on October 8. Italian pianist Antonio Artese, who oscillates between our local foothills and the hills of Tuscany, hooks up again with Santa Barbara stalwarts Jim Connolly on double bass and Matt Perko on drums for an October 9 gig drawing from AA’s album Two Worlds. And singer Kimberly Ford brings her Dreamland tribute to Joni Mitchell back to SOhO on October 12… Also of note, modern pop singer-songwriter Zella Day and Southern raised, Austinbased country folksinger Jesse Woods (not to be confused with Ronnie Woods’ son) have merged their seemingly distinct genres as “Chaparelle.” Hear if what is aimed at recapturing the enduring allure the male-female duos of country music’s golden age is the real thing, despite the interesting spelling, on October 11.

John

Open

“The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.”

– Frank McCourt

Listen and sway to the “Chaparelle” sounds of Woods and Day

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

organizations started to activate different goals. Except everything was on a piecemeal basis with little coordination between them or a method to achieve the larger purpose.

“Everyone came to realize that they’re all doers in this food system, but nobody was looking at the bigger picture,” Miracle says. “There needed to be an entity that would be the steward of this plan so it wouldn’t just end up on a bookshelf in a library, which is what happens with the vast majority. If an entity could truly be the steward of implementing the plan, then it could be not only continuously activated, but continuously reported upon its progress, constantly refining the approach and more input and feedback was received.”

The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network was launched in the fall of 2019. Miracle was the first hire in April of 2020. Which was just weeks after the pandemic shut down virtually all activity everywhere.

“You can imagine how it has been, having only operated in a pandemic and then post-pandemic, where things still haven’t returned fully to normal,” Miracle says.

Nevertheless, SBCFAN has already accomplished a great deal in boots-on-the-ground progress, the day-to-day often unglamorous work of hands-on help in creating systems and connecting food growers and suppliers

with distribution networks and consumers.

Within the last year, for example, SBCFAN began operating a new food justice grant program and recently partnered with the federal penitentiary in Lompoc to resurrect idle equipment and facilities to launch a local meat processing enterprise on site. Projects great and small are happening every day.

But Miracle and SBCFAN are also remaining steadfast in remembering why it exists and what its mission is, and never losing sight of the big picture. First up was becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to help the organization itself be more effective, efficient, and accountable.

Last year, the ED sparked a revamping of the nonprofit’s board for the same reasons.

“We needed a complete and total leadership shift because we realized if we were really going to build a resilient food system, the very people who are directly engaging with that system from farm to fork really needed to be within the leadership at the helm,” she explains. “So we transitioned to a whole new board where every single member is either small-scale or mid-scale food producers and others who are actually doing the work.”

Bringing on actual farmers, ranchers, dairy producers, food educators K-12, a representative of the Foodbank, and

others came from the understanding that real change comes through the macro and micro economic lens.

“The only way we are going to create real resilience in the food system was to change policy and work in the economy through community, through health and wellness, through regulatory navigation, and then ultimately to protecting the food shed,” Miracle says.

To that end, SBCFAN has become the only region in the state to partner with the California Food Policy Council and their efforts to bring resources to local communities in launching the first-ever six county Central Coast food policy Community of Practice, focused largely on pulling in the unprecedented resources from the federal government for local use.

“There weren’t entities on the ground who even knew about these resources, and could bring them in and then spread them out,” she said.

But perhaps the biggest news going forward for SBCFAN in building a network is that the organization is putting the finishing touches on its strategic plan.

“It’s incredibly important because dealing with a food system from production to consumption is so incredibly broad, and we’re the ones stewarding the activation of the Food Action Plan across 16 goals in four areas,” Miracle said. “We want

to make sure that we’re doing a really comprehensive job of identifying what’s already being done across the region and making sure that we’re focusing as far upstream as possible. And so what that looks like is making sure that all of the doers, all of these folks across the food system, food producers of all kinds, restaurants, distributors, processors, educators, et cetera, that they’re interconnecting with one another while they continue to do their respective work. There’s been too large a gap for too long, with everybody operating in silos. Connecting everyone and helping those who have historically been the most under-financed get access to resources has been amazing.”

SBCFAN continues to invest in working to identify how they can better leverage the assets and resources across systems, including knowledge, experience, capital, training, and then to come together and work together in order to transform the regional food system. Every dollar donated goes toward making that a reality.

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Robert’s Big Questions Immigration Statute of Limitations?

by Robert Bernstein

Trump claimed that he was going to go after “bad hombres” who were illegally in the U.S. But then he went after people like Juana Flores, right here in Goleta. She had been in the U.S. since 1988. Her husband and her many children and grandchildren were all legal U.S. citizens. She probably would have been, too.

Except that she went to Mexico in 1999 while her Green Card application was pending. It is a technicality unknown to most Americans that you are not allowed to leave the U.S. while your application is pending. Even if it is to deal with a family emergency. Juana’s mother was very sick and then died.

Trump targeted her for deportation to Mexico in 2019. Even though she had no family in Mexico by then. It was a foreign country for her. She was in fact deported to a place where she had no place to go. In the U.S. she was a caregiver to her family and her son was in the Air Force.

Congressman Carbajal sponsored a bill to allow undocumented family members of service members to stay in the U.S. temporarily. She is back now, but she cannot stay indefinitely.

In 2010, I watched a memorable BookTV program with political science professor Joseph Carens talking about his book Immigrants and the Right to Stay. His point: Most crimes have a statute of limitations. Immigration law should be no different. A country has the right to secure its borders and control who enters. But what about someone who has lived in a country “illegally” for most of their lives?

He gave the example of Marguerite Grimmond, who had lived her entire life in Britain. At age 80 she left the country for the first time, to visit family in Australia. Upon returning at Heathrow, she was told she is not a British citizen and cannot stay. It turned out she was born in Detroit to a British mother and was taken to Britain as an infant. It turned out she was only a U.S. citizen.

Fortunately, sanity prevailed and the British government recognized the fact that she was British in every way that mattered.

Carens noted many aspects of this case. Suppose she were 60? Or 40? Suppose she had come to Britain at age 20 instead of as an infant? Under her own will, not of a parent. In his view it should not matter.

After a certain number of years, you are a part of the country you call home and live in. The government has a certain number of years to expel you. But, after that, the statute of limitations should have expired.

After he spoke, there was a panel discussion. Conservative legal scholar Carol Miller Swain attacked Carens and the “liberal elite” for “placing poor foreigners ahead of Americans.” She is Black. Carens pushed back. He noted that 100 years ago the same argument was made that jobs and benefits should be prioritized for white people. Blacks were seen as not fully American. In fact, surveys still show that Asian Americans are seen as less “American” than African Americans.

Carens noted that millions of people were brought to the U.S. as children and know no other country. He emphasized that these people are Americans.

It turns out Carens’ suggestion is already a part of U.S. law! It was originally called the “Immigration Act of 1929.” It said that anyone who was in the U.S. by 1921 was now eligible to become a permanent resident and then a U.S. citizen. That date was updated to 1924, 1940, 1948, and 1972.

House bill HR1511, called the “Registry Bill,” would restore this precedent, making the updating automatic. It would provide a seven-year statute of limitations for immigrants.

It would legalize eight million Americans who currently can be deported to a country they have never known. One of those people is a dear friend of mine who has been here for decades. His status affects me.

Would this encourage more illegal border crossings? Did you know that the top destination of Ukrainian refugees is Russia? Desperate people are just trying to survive in the moment. They are not looking at a seven-year plan.

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

Americana Royalty

Nickel Creek

with special guest Hawktail

Sun, Oct 8 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre

“Nickel Creek made Americana the new Indie Rock.” NPR

Featuring Chris Thile and siblings Sean and Sara Watkins, revolutionary roots trio Nickel Creek returns to Santa Barbara with an ambitious album’s worth of dazzling new music.

Superstar Trio’s U.S. Debut

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Gautier Capuçon, cello

Tue, Oct 10 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre

“When you have the possibility to play incredible music with great friends onstage, this is just pure luxury. There is nothing better than that.” – Gautier Capuçon

In this evening of chamber music at the highest level, three friends and exquisitely talented artists join forces for a captivating program of piano trios by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn.

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends

Featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, Alonzo King and William Forsythe

Wed, Oct 25 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre

Award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck embraces the role of director with an innovative, handpicked repertoire by some of today’s most exciting talent.

Lead Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold

Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Donna Fellows & Dave Johnson, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald

West Coast Premiere

Brilliant Thoughts Taking Place

by Ashleigh Brilliant

In the normal functioning of our society, many situations arise in which one person has to take the place of another. The details, of course, can vary widely. It may be temporary, as when somebody has to “call in sick” and their part of a job must be done by somebody else. Or it may be permanent, most commonly because someone has died, and there is need for another person to take over.

Probably like many of us, I first encountered such a circumstance at school, when a familiar teacher was, for some reason, not able to come to work (we were never told why) and, in their stead, we who were in that scheduled class must deal with a “substitute.” I’m sorry to confess that my fellow pupils, and even I, tended to take advantage of this situation. The substitute, who was often a young woman – perhaps a student-teacher, usually knew little about the school she had been sent to, or even what subject we were studying. Instead of trying to do any actual teaching, she was

often at a loss just to keep some kind of order in the classroom. We, for our part, set about doing anything and everything we knew we were not supposed to do –passing notes, playing games, whispering to each other, even getting up from our desks and walking about. The substitute, who had perhaps tried to get us to occupy ourselves with “private study,” no doubt felt enormous relief when the bell rang, although she might then have to face some other class.

I myself received my own just punishment for these misdeeds when, having attained a California Teaching Credential, but not yet found regular employment, I had to put my name on the Los Angeles City Schools list of people available to serve as substitutes teachers. This meant that, any school day, I might or might not be called early in the morning, and told at which school to report for substitute duty that day. Since I had what was called a General Secondary Credential, I was supposedly qualified to teach in any public school in that huge District, from (what were then called) Junior High, up through

Junior College. And for some reason, it was most often the lower grades which needed a substitute teacher.

In general, it was not an easy job. But there were two occasions which stand out in my memory, for opposite reasons. The first was a nightmare – it was in a Junior High School – a scary time in many kids’ lives. In one class, I found it impossible to keep order, and wanted only to survive the hour. That school happened to be in an old, poorly maintained building, and, in this particular classroom, certain parts of the floor-covering had apparently come loose. Some of my students had unfortunately discovered that they could pull up bits of it, and use them as missiles. At first, they threw them only at each other. But then, their substitute teacher became the preferred target. It was not a pleasant experience, but even now, when exchanging horror stories with other former substitutes, I can cap them all with “the time they threw the floor at me.”

Parks, Trails and Open Spaces

At the other extreme, my very best substituting job came when, for the first and only time, I was sent to a Junior College. Of course, it was wonderful to encounter no discipline problem, and to have students who really wanted to learn. But this was a class in Logic, a subject I had never had a course in, or even read much about

– and I would have been quite justified in letting these students read the textbook to themselves. But they didn’t know that I had no educational background in the subject. So, seizing this very unusual opportunity, I went ahead and acted as if I were indeed the regular teacher whom I was temporarily replacing. I asked the class where they were in the book, and started there, to read the next paragraph aloud, thereby teaching it to myself, and then proceeded to explain it to the class. I continued like this until our time was up. Fortunately, I was not asked any difficult questions. And I had the happy impression, as they left, that nobody in that class had any doubts about my being qualified to play that role.

Ashleigh Brilliant born England 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, to the Montecito Journal in 2016. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots,” now a series of 10,000. email: ashleigh@west. net. web: www.ash leighbrilliant.com.

“When one door closes, another opens.”

– Alexander Graham Bell

© Marcia Morehart

Lizabeth Madal

The show will feature art highlighting our Santa Barbara County landscapes including trails, parks, open spaces, seascapes, plants, animals and people.

Ernie’s World

Walking the Walk and Talking the Walk

by Ernie Witham

After my first date with an attractive young woman named Pat, she told a friend that she’d never met a guy who talked as much as I did! My strategy was to regale her with as many stories about myself as I could think of in hopes that something I said was clever and endearing. Must have worked, she married me, though she did ask to read my vows before the wedding, as she said we only had the venue for five hours or so and guests would want time to eat.

Recently, though, I learned about a really amazing talker. “This is San-Denis,” the tour guide said as we looked at a statue of a bishop holding his severed head in front of him, which probably really confused les pigeons. Apparently, Denis, a bishop sent to the Montmartre area of Paris in the 3rd century, irked the pagans with his conversion and constant promoting of Christianity and they beheaded him.

“According to legend,” the guide continued, “San-Denis then picked his head up and walked several miles preaching a sermon all the way.” The legend continues that when he finally stopped to wash his gooey head, he dropped dead. This made him a martyr and they built a Basilica on the spot, after the lengthy approval process and environmental review board, I assume.

“My kind of guy,” I said to Pat, in my best French accent, as we continued our walking tour. “I remember one time I lost my mind and...”

“Shh,” Pat whispered.

There were eight of us following a bubbly and enthusiastic British lady on our “Paris Walks” excursion, who enjoyed pointing out the idiosyncrasies of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Our tour started at the “Loving Wall,” which has more than 300 blue tiles saying “I love you” in 280 different languages. I looked for one that said “I ove-lay ou-lay” but apparently Pig Latin is not a recognized language in France.

Our guide then pointed out some small sculptures of a man’s face with closed eyes and his tongue sticking out. “This is an artist named Gregos who sneaks around Banksy-like at night and glues these clay images of himself to walls,” she said. “There are supposedly more than 200 discretely placed all over Paris.”

“We should do that in Santa Barbara,” I suggested to Pat. “Let’s take a selfie and we can get a mold made.” I stuck out my tongue and closed my eyes. When I opened them, Pat and the others had already moved on and I hurried to catch up.

Keeping the art theme going, the guide pointed out the apartment where Vincent van Gogh lived with his brother Theo and not far away the one where Toulouse-Lautrec resided, plus the Moulin Galette, L’Agile Lapin, artists’ square where Picasso, Modigliani, and other artists had studios.

“I used to paint,” I told Pat. “Mostly exteriors, but once the inside of an entire house...”

“Shh,” Pat whispered again.

The guide led us to another neighborhood corner called Place Marcel Ayme where we came to one of the greatest sculptures I have ever seen – sorry Leonardo. “This is Le Passe-Muraille,” she told us, pointing out a bronze man partially protruding out of a cement wall. “It is based on a short story by French novelist Marcel Aymé.” We all took photos of ourselves with the statue. “In the story, the man develops the skill of passing through walls, and uses it to sneak into a house and rendezvous with a woman he loves while her husband is away.” Unfortunately, the guide told us he made a mistake with a special medication and his ability wore off when he was only halfway through the wall.

“I got stuck in a wall once,” I told Pat. “Actually, it was between two walls. Wonder if I should ask for a statue...”

Our incredible tour ended at SacréCoeur , after which we decided to have lunch at the Artist’s Square. “Wow. I’m just bubbling over with story ideas,” I told Pat. She smiled, then signaled for a waiter.

“Could we please get him something to munch on right away?” The waiter glanced at me as I rambled on with some pure gems.

“Oui, Madame. Je comprend!”

Ernie halfway through an idea for a new story

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

Foraging Thyme Beets

by Melissa Petitto

The beet, such a unique vegetable in both flavor and its vibrant colors. I’ve noticed over the many years that I have been a chef, that you either love or hate beets, and there is not much in between. For the lovers, this week is for you. I originally created this recipe for Rosh Hashanah and since it just passed, I feel it an appropriate time to share this simple yet incredible salad. The beet is often called a superfood because of its robust nutritional profile. There are a bunch of varieties of the beetroot, but the most common are the deep red beet, the golden beet, and the candy cane beet. The root is not the only edible part of the beetroot either; the greens are an absolute must to add to your juice, as a sautée, or chopped in a salad. The nutritional benefits are immense for such an unsuspecting vegetable. Beets are rich in folate, which is essential for cell growth, development, as well as heart health. Manganese is also a nutrient in high amounts, contributing to bone formation, nutrient metabolism, and brain function. Beets have also been shown to help lower your blood pressure levels because of their high concentration of nitrates. Nitrates are not only good for lowering blood pressure, they also help increase the oxygen delivered to red blood cells and this may enhance athletic performance. Brain health is another nitrate function. Nitrates dilate blood vessels thus increasing blood flow to the brain. Beets also contain pigments known as betalains, which are known for their anti-inflammatory properties. As you can see, the beet is a mighty root! Now let’s get in the kitchen!

Beet Carpaccio with Wild Arugula and Orange Vinaigrette

Yield: 4 Servings

1 pound large loose beets, golden, red, and/or candy striped

4 cups wild arugula

1 orange, segmented and juiced, separated

1 tablespoon maple syrup

¼ cup olive oil

sea salt and pepper

¼ cup roasted, salted pistachios, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. De-stem and scrub beets. Wrap in foil and place on a sheet tray. Bake for 50 minutes or until tender. Roasting time will depend on how big your beets are. I like to check them after 30 minutes. You can do the knife trick. Stick a small utility knife into the center of each beet, and if it comes out easily, they are ready. Transfer to a bowl, cover with saran wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

3. After beets have cooled, peel all beets. On a mandolin or slicer, slice beets very thinly. This may be done with a knife, but will take a little longer. Keep all different color beets separate so that they maintain their color and do not bleed.

4. Arrange beets in concentric circles in any pattern you wish on a serving platter.

5. To make the dressing, combine the orange juice (1/3 cup) and maple syrup, whisk in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Reserve.

6. Right before serving, toss arugula in the reserved dressing and place in the center of arranged beets. Top with pistachios and orange segments. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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.

The beetroot and its leafy greens are a colorful culinary delight (photo by Evan-Amos via Wikimedia Commons)

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Barbara with his parents at age 12. While attending Laguna Blanca High School he taught himself winemaking and from there started his boutique vineyard. He recalled attending his first Amethyst Ball in 1998 and has been donating wines to it since. Following his speech, everyone raised a wine glass to toast him for his continued generosity to our community.

The second speaker was John Herzog CPA and CADA Board member for 17 years, who told his personal recovery journey with drugs and alcohol since age 19, that came to a point when he decided to get help:

“It’s not what happened to you, it’s the story you choose to tell about it. Right now, we have people who are on a waitlist for CADA’s Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Center, and we need your help. As Bob Bryant once said to me when I asked him how much I should give, he replied, ‘How much do you want to be blessed?’”

There were blessings everywhere as Andrew Firestone led the live auction raising over $53,000 and the ask raising over $119,000. He has been leading the live auction at CADA for nine years and shared, “I grew up with my grandfather being an alcoholic, but back then we did

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not know that is what it was. I’m here as a father of three children to support CADA’s outreach programs.” The event concluded with dessert and dancing. It takes a village, thus huge nods to: the Women Co-chairs Erin Graffy, Victoria Lindstrom, Diana MacFarlane, Dana Mazzetti, Holly Murphy, Susan Neuman, Jill Nida, Anne Smith Towbes and Betsy Turner, with their committee members

Bitsy Bacon, Amy Baird, Janine Bebensee, Dawn Bokman, Patty Bryant, Shari Liu

Fellows, Ali Ferris, Janet Garufis, Perri Harcourt, Heidi Hullander, Penny Jenkins, Andria Kahmann, Susan Keller, Claire Lindstrom, Carol-Anne Lonson, Rosanne Marquis, Nancy Melekian, Mireille Noone, Marsha Roberston, Adrienne Schuele, Marie Ann Strait, and Jennie Strait; and the Men’s Co-Chairs Bob Bryant, Virgil Elings, Bob Fuladi, Peter Hilf, and Earl Minnis with their committee members Gordon Auchincloss, Richard Berti, Fred Brander, John Brinker, Mike Bryant, Salud Carbajal, John Daly, David de L’Arbre, Kent Englert, John Herzog, Robert Kemp, Don Lafler, Ralph MacFarlane, Dale Marquis, Barney

Melekian, Bob Murphy, Jim Neuman, Dennis Phelps, John Savrnoch, Terry Ryken, Chip Turner, and Ron Werft.

CADA would like the community to know that although for over 74 years it provides programs and services on the education, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions, the need is growing for critical treatment, with people on waitlists. Two key facilities, the Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Center and their Adult Residential Treatment Services (ARTS), are now too small to meet the needs of the area. In response, CADA has initiated its first formal fundraising campaign, titled, “CADA and the Community.” For more information and to make a donation, see the 411.

411: https://cadasb.org

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, held its Annual MOXI@Night fundraising gala at the museum on Saturday, September 30. The theme this year was “A Celebration of Sound + Light,” utilizing both throughout the museum with multi-genre live music and light show entertainment experiences. Funds raised are dedicated to the museum’s STEAM education programs and Museums for All admissions.

VIP guests were welcomed with a live Foxy Sage Sound Bath by Danielle Elese RMT CSHT at the museum entrance, a photo op, silver bracelets, and a VIP Cocktail Reception on the museum’s second floor. At the lounge were two models in silver spandex mirrored pants and platform sandals serving specialty cocktails and champagne, waiters with wine and boutique bites, a full bar, and live music by Lilia Valerie, an international acoustic and electric violinist, recording artist, producer, and DJ.

At 7 pm the Brasscals Brass Band led the guests to the rooftop for dinner and fundraising. MOXI President and CEO Robin Gose welcomed the guests and thanked everyone for being there to support the museum, by saying, “You love MOXI, that is why you are here, to make a difference.” She mentioned that it was World Play Day, and through play children learn to solve problems creatively without barriers like language. She thanked this year’s presenting sponsor, Bank of America, for their investment in STEAM learning, their support for

MOXI’s programs, and for helping make the museum accessible to all children and families. With that she introduced MOXI Board member and SB Bank of America (BofA) Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor Graham Bell He began by saying, “First we need to toast our babysitters so we could be here tonight” and then talked about his relocation to the area and BofA’s support of MOXI as a bridge to the next generation of STEAM education. Gose then invited event co-chairs Ashley Blevins and Austin Lampson with her on stage to lead a toast to MOXI with the guests, and Society Page 344

career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.” – Cathy Guisewite

CADA board member Victoria Lindstrom and Director of Development Catherine Remak (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Super-sponsor and arts leader Lynda Fairly (3rd from right) with her nine besties for a Girls’ Night Out (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Board members Deji Olukotun, Alixe Mattingly, and Andrew Firestone with Director of Marketing & Communications Angie Bertucci (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Board Chair Andrew Winchester with MOXI President and CEO Robin Gose (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Where? Green Space Opposite the Post Office

Breakfast, lunch & equipment provided!

Beautification Day

Saturday Nov 4th, 9 - 11 AM

Please join us and your neighbors as we clean up our neighborhoods and honor our Citizen of the Year!

We start the day with breakfast hosted by the Rosewood Miramar and we end with a hot dog and chili lunch sponsored and cooked by our own Montecito Firefighters.

BECOME A SPONSOR!

email: info@montecitoassociation.org

“It Takes A Village”

dinner was served. There was a music interlude by Lara Wickes on theremin with Allison Allport on harp.

Founding MOXI Board Member Andrew Firestone led the one item live auction raising $19,000. He used his usual iconic storytelling with quick wit and tonight saw him doing high leg kicks on stage to bring in an additional estimated $92,500 through a direct ask. He shared that MOXI is to be viewed as a community resource not a museum, and a brief video on MOXI was shown. In addition, guests purchased raffle tickets for $100 for their choice of prize.

Following the fundraising, guests returned to the VIP Lounge on the second floor for live sitar music by Ronobir Lahiri and a choice of headphones to dance the night away supplied by The Silent DJ company, complete with dry ice and disco lights, desserts, fruits, cheeses, and full bar.

Nods to the Event Committee

Kelly

Almeroth, Donna Barranco Fisher, Nico Bertrand-Scordo , Marcia Cohen, Kim Cornwall Williamson, Charlotte DiTirro , Robin Gose , Jenny Haeg-Hudson, Lily Hahn, Jill

Presenting sponsors Bank of America’s Graham Bell and Midge Campbell-Thomas with MOXI President & CEO Robin Gose (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Levinson, Alixe Mattingly, Caroline MacDougall, Nini Muñoz, and Cassie Wayne; and to the event’s top sponsorships by Kay McMillan and Susan McMillan; The Wolf Family; Henry and Nanette Nevins Family; Levinson, Muller, and Sheldon Families; Marcia and John Mike Cohen ; Melinda Goodman-Kemp and Robert Kemp; Lynda Fairly ; Lampson Team at Homeowners Financial Group; Zegar Family Fund; Lily Hahn, and The Lucky One Foundation.

To support MOXI, hit the QR code!

411: https://moxi.org

CALL FOR MONTECITO ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLICATIONS

e Montecito Association is seeking nominees for the Board of Directors for the 2024-2027 term.

We’re always looking for talented people like you at the Montecito Association. If you love this place, want to get involved, meet neighbors, learn more about our history, and be part of shaping this community for the future, we’d love to have you! Nominees must be members of the Montecito Association and typically have served on Association Committees.

If you are interested, please send your resume to info@montecitoassociation.org.

Call (805) 969-2026

with questions

We look forward to hearing from you

Director Heidi Holly. When the position announcement came, I went for it. I had a lot of confidence in expressing my visions for FC’s future in a way that was realistic yet innovative. This is my first ED role and I have a long road ahead of me but couldn’t be luckier to have a strong board of directors, led by one of our community’s most impactful leaders, Cynder Sinclair. She and Heidi have welcomed me with open arms and have been the ‘wind beneath my wings’ from the start. I am so incredibly grateful for these two women and their belief in me!

What programs would you like to initiate at the FC?

We are the only nonprofit organization in this area providing day support specifically for adults living with dementia since 1976, and uniquely offer a sliding scale, no one is turned away, we will make sure they are able to come here. We have people from Carpinteria, Ventura, the Gaviota area, the 154, and the Santa Barbara area.

I look forward to offering new programs that branch off of our traditional day program model, which has been very successful, so adding older adults who are simply looking for structure and socialization. I envision programs that focus on cognitive and physical fitness, partnering with the community agencies, special interest groups for retirees, volunteer groups for the adults to connect with local needs, and a Spanish language program designed specifically for the cultural and linguistic diversity of our Latino community. The mission of Friendship Center is to provide a safe, beautiful place where dignity, purpose, and joy are at the forefront.

What does the FC provide?

Peace of mind for families and friends who bring their loved one here. And giving purpose for our members.

What is the coolest thing about your position?

I get to be around hundreds of years of wisdom and life lessons here in our members. If I have a stain on my clothes that I can’t get out, if my dog is sick and I don’t know what to feed her, if I need advice on birthday gifts for my in-laws, or if I’m just having a hard day and need a warm hug, they are all here for that. Friendship Center is a community of individuals who have lived full, meaningful lives and to be able to receive their wisdoms and watch their face light up as they go into ‘grandma mode’ again is a gift for which I cannot begin to express my gratitude. Also, this group has the best banter in the world so I’m always laughing or cracking jokes with them.

What do you do to unwind and for fun that helps you perform best in your position?

I am very energetic and like to be doing 200 things at a time so having structure helps me be present for my role and my team. In spring I started a routine of going to the gym every morning before work. I’ve found a few other strategies to introduce structure into my days, such as having a collection of photos with different outfit combinations and removing the snooze feature from my alarm. To unwind I like to nap with my dog, go for walks down State Street with my husband, or watch silly reality tv shows with my mom and sister, who live in Montana, on Facetime.

Anything else you would like the readers to know?

Though I might not look like the obvious service population, I want people to know that this is what the next generation of caregivers look like: we are working full-time jobs (living costs have gone up), living in smaller spaces, growing our families, pursuing more leisure activities, and trying to figure out how to make mom thrive in her golden years while also climbing my own ladder. I lost my dad while I was in graduate school and carried a weight that I wasn’t around to help him find his joy at the end of his life. That weight, however, has propelled me in my career and personal life to make sure, as much as I possibly can, that everyone gets to live out their final chapter doing whatever they want to be happy and take any of that weight off their loved ones’ shoulders.

Bringing someone to Friendship Center is not selfish; it’s a gift to give your loved one as a reminder that they deserve more.

411: https://friendshipcentersb.org

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

A&L Opens its Lecture Season Tackling the Biggest Topics of the Day

Investigative Journalist and Bestselling Author Jeff Goodell

Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

Tue, Oct 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / FREE for UCSB students

Part of the Earth, Air, Fire, Water series. Buy the series and get a copy of Goodell’s new book. (pick up at event) Probing archaeology, science, history, current events and more, Goodell presents a completely new understanding of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and our planet.

Earth, Air, Fire, Water Series Sponsors: Patricia & Paul Bragg Foundation, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation, and Sara Miller McCune

Award-winning Historian

Jill Lepore

Amend: Rewriting the Constitution

Tue, Oct 24 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)

“Jill Lepore is a national treasure.” – Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains Historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jill Lepore brings her wisdom, empathy and razor-sharp insight to a discussion of the Supreme Court and the looming crisis of the U.S. Constitution’s unamendability.

Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer’s

Major Sponsor: Sara Miller McCune

Walter Isaacson

in Conversation with Pico Iyer

Thu, Oct 26 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $30 / $10 UCSB students

Includes a copy of Isaacson’s new book, Elon Musk (pick up at event)

A former chairman of CNN and editor of Time magazine, Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo DaVinci, CRISPR’s Jennifer Doudna, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.

Event Sponsor: Crystal & Clifford Wyatt

Speaking with Pico Series Sponsors: Martha Gabbert, Siri & Bob Marshall, and Laura & Kevin O’Connor

JUSTICE FOR ALL Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Eva & Yoel Haller, Dick Wolf, and Zegar Family Foundation

Day Schildkret’s Morning Altars Nature’s Ephemera as Transitory Healing Art

by Jeff Wing

When Day Schildkret found himself stunned by a sudden flurry of emotional body blows, he was inconsolable, taking long walks through Wildcat Canyon with his faithful pup – head down and heartsick. Note: “head down” can bring you face to face with unsought, healing wonder. Day will be leading a workshop on nature, art, and ritual at The Sacred Space in Summerland on October 14. In this excerpted discussion, he explains the Morning Altar/Map of Meaning – an evanescent, mandala-like work of beauty and solace one creates from found natural objects.

Q. The nomenclature “Morning Altar” is interesting, in part because Altar suggests a place of consecration.

A. I love words. And if we look at the word Altar itself, it derives from an old Latin word, the word Altus, which means literally to raise up. An altar takes what you put down and raises it up, it makes it sacred, it sanctifies it. In my own story –my grief over the loss of my father – this became a morning practice where I would go under a tree and sit down and create beauty as a way to metabolize my grief. In terms of practicing this myself and teaching this to other people, instead of Morning Altars, I’ve been calling them Maps of Meaning. They’re an opportunity for us to actually craft meaning, to make

symbolic meaning. Why? Because sometimes we need something external that represents our inner landscape.

Do you think of the Morning Altar – the Map of Meaning – as a discovery of something intrinsic to nature, like mathematics, for instance? Something fundamental to the natural order?

I think to say “discover” is not accurate because this is a practice in pretty much every single indigenous culture. I had a workshop once in North Carolina at a retreat center, primarily populated by Indians, by which I mean people from subcontinental India. I was told there that a lot of the women were engaged in a practice – one that had been passed down for generations through the mother’s line –

called Kolam. In this tradition, the women wake up at dawn and create impermanent patterns out of flour and rice meal in front of their homes as a way of feeding the gods, as a way of calling in rain, as a way of giving thanks. From Peru to India to Thailand to here in America, there are many cultures where the indigenous populations are making impermanent patterns as a way of being in relationship with the places that they live, and the times that they’re in. And so these Maps of Meaning have different purposes.

Does the act of personal creative expression in the making of a beautiful Map of Meaning bring some added weight to the practice? Some meaningful infusion of the present Self into an ancient tradition?

This is a seven-step practice. From foraging to creating the altars, to gifting them, the entire practice is a relationship with creativity and inspiration. Just taking a walk down the street and paying attention to the trees and the flowers growing in the bushes – that is a creative act first and foremost. Nature is a creative act. I have a lot of students who come to my teacher trainings or my workshops and say, well, I’m not an artist, so I can’t really do that. What’s really attractive about this practice is that, unlike drawing or painting or music, it doesn’t really require a particular skillset. It’s just arrangement. But it allows people to tap into their innate creativity and to really feel that sense of “…Oh! I can make something beautiful!” And when you empower someone to have that capacity, that really impacts their lives.

When one is creating a visually beautiful Map of Meaning, how does the uniqueness of terrain inform the spiritual character of the thing being made?

Everything in this practice – this art and modality – is informed by the time and the place. The materials that you’re using are informed by the time and the place, the way the ground looks, the weather at that moment, the movement of the light.

I’ve made over a thousand of these myself. In my teacher training I’ve worked with people from 12 different countries, and I’ve taught tens of thousands of people in workshops around the world, and I’ve never seen the same piece twice. I lead four-to-six-week intensives throughout the year. We have our next one coming up at the end of January. We’re training therapists, social workers, clergy, teachers, life coaches. I’m very proud of that.

What role does the impermanent, transitory nature of these things play in the weight of their meaning?

This is the spell that the Western world is under, that certain things need to be preserved and they can’t change. The heart of this practice is that we get to have a lived experience of letting something go, to be present in the moment to really pay attention to what’s here. Right now.

The Sacred Space in Summerland will be hosting a transformative experience based in nature, art, and ritual led by renowned artist and author Day Schildkret.

October 14, 10 am – 2:00 pm

The Sacred Space

2594 Lillie Avenue

Summerland, CA 93067

Spend the day learning from Day and building your own altar on The Sacred Space grounds. Includes lunch by Field & Fort. $360 per person, limited to 16 guests. For more information call (805) 565-5535 or email blessings@thesacredspace.com.

Jeff Wing is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. A longtime resident of SB, he takes great delight in chronicling the lesser known facets of this gaudy jewel by the sea.

Jeff can be reached at jeffwingg@gmail.com.

Come make your own Map of Meaning at The Sacred Space on Saturday, October 14 (courtesy photo)

THANK YOU!

Thanks to you, we raised more than $49,000 at the Love of Literacy Luncheon! These funds will put books in the hands of 2,500 TK through 3rd grade students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. When we work together, we can give students the skills they need for future success.

cellist husband, Geoffrey, a principal with the Santa Barbara Symphony, received her award from veteran symphony maestro Nir Kabaretti

She has served on the board of six local arts organizations and innumerable campaign committees, including the Granada, the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Symphony, and the Music Academy of the West.

More than 150 supporters turned out for the fun fête emceed by ubiquitous KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri with entertainment by accordionist Alex Schwipper, guitarist Mike Witt, and vocalist Marisa Pasquini

The organization’s president Kerry Methner and city council member Eric Friedman welcomed supporters, with Das Williams giving the President’s Award to Dignity Moves, which has helped solve the community housing shortage, the Architectural Feature prize to Augie’s, the State Street restaurant, and other awards going to 2030 Anacapa Street, 910 Camino Viejo, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Trinity Episcopal Church, the Hawkes Building, Crafters Library, and Tiny Libraries for art in public places.

Among the supporters gathering in the Lehman Ballroom were Gretchen Lieff,

Kathryn Martin, Kate Kurlas, Mark Whitehurst, Michael de Villiers, and John Whitehurst

A truly beautiful afternoon...

The Creative Collier

Five-time Grammy Award-winning music genius Jacob Collier, making his Santa Barbara debut, wowed the audience at Campbell Hall when USCB Arts & Lectures launched its 64th season.

London-born Collier, 29, creates mesmerizing soundscapes using layered vocal tracks and sophisticated editing techniques.

His multi-frame, multi-instrumental viral videos and impressive Grammy wins have earned him a devoted international following and an impressive roster of collaborators ranging from Coldplay to film composer Hans Zimmer.

The energetic and engaging concert was a suitable kickoff to the organization’s forthcoming season.

Gala Goes Green

Santa Barbara’s Community Environmental Council hosted its annual Green Gala for more than 200 guests at its new 10,000-square-foot Environmental Hub on State Street, just a tiara’s toss from the Granada Theatre.

The handsome property, formerly the home of the Unity Shoppe, underwent a major $3.5 million renovation, with the boffo bash, which brings together community leaders, environmental advocates, and philanthropic supporters for an evening of commitment to a sustainable future, raising more than $100,000.

“The gala is more than just an evening of celebration. It’s a testament of our dedication to the Central Coast,” says Carolyn Fitzgerald, CEC board member and event chair.

“With each gathering we sow the awareness and cultivate a sense of responsibility to our environment. We’re nurturing a legacy of sustainability and environmental stewardship for our children and our community that will blossom for years to come.”

The fun fête included an art installation inspired by climate action and created by students from the Visual Arts and Design Academy at Santa Barbara High School.

The lofty complex also features a ceiling-high juvenile ficus tree, with roots under the floor, that is maintained by the late Steve Jobs’s arborist Dave Muffly, who lives locally.

The keynote speaker was 22-yearold Nalleli Cobo , 2022 Goldman Environmental

prize winner, and Miscellany

Maestro Nir Kabaretti with SBB Jacaranda Award recipient, Joan Rutkowski (photo by Priscilla)

SBB Chair

Marcella Simmons, SBB Judge Joe Campanelli, and Sue Adams, last year’s Jacaranda Award recipient (photo by Priscilla)

Mark Whitehurst and Kerry Methner with John Palminteri and Tara Zanecki (photo by Priscilla)

Multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier shows his musical genius (courtesy photo)

Leading creative thinkers discuss their inspirations, process and perspectives

Art, Design & Quantum Computi ng

What will the future bring?

Principal Artist in Residence

Quantum AI Santa Barbara

7PM - Thursday, October 12, 2023

Fé Bland Forum at Santa Barbara City College 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Refreshments and reception to follow. Free admission. RSVP required. Visit www.vadatalks.org

conversation facilitated by Les Firestein

Founder & Editor, The RIV

Presented by VADA - The Visual Art & Design Academy of Santa Barbara High School The Friends of VADA: a 501c3 raising awareness of and support for the creative students of SBHS

Forest Stearns

Google

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Robin Donaldson, AIA Architect & Founding Partner ShubinDonaldson

Dr. Erik Lucero Lead Engineer & Site Lead Google Quantum AI Santa Barbara

HEARING: OCTOBER 18, 2023

PLACE: SPECIAL MEETING LOCATION: SBCERS BOARD ROOM 130 ROBIN HILL ROAD, STE. 100 GOLETA, CA 93117

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The following methods of participation are available to the public.

1. You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20

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

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

• Attend the Meeting In-Person: Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the Montecito Planning Commission meeting in-person.

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

When: October 18, 2023

https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jZ8DOthlTKOrgZC_61WtOg

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

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101.

Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission.

Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc or by appointment by calling (805) 568-2000.

If you challenge the project(s) 23LLA-00004, 23CDP-00019, 23LLA-00005, or 23DVP-00004 n court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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

23LLA-00004

94 Humphrey Road

23CDP-00019 Scott C. Boydson Trust Lot Line Adjustment 1485 S. Jameson Lane

Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15305 Joe Dargel, Supervising Planner (805) 568-3573 Steve Conner, Planner (805) 568-2081

Hearing on the request of Scott C. Boydston Trust to consider Case Nos. 23LLA-00004 and 23CDP-00019 for approval of a Lot Line Adjustment and Coastal Development Permit in compliance with Section 21-90 of County Code Chapter 21 and Sections 35-134 and 35-169 of Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, to adjust the boundaries between two legal lots of 0 .51 acres and 0.24 acres into two lots of 0.49 acres and 0.26 acres, on property located in the One-Family Residential (15-R-1) Zone; and to determine the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, as set forth in the Notice of Exemption included as Attachment C. No physical development is proposed.

The application involves Assessor Parcel Nos. 009-332-005 and 009-332-006, located at 94 Humphrey Road and 1485 South Jameson Lane, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

23LLA-00005 465 Hot Springs Road LLC Lot Line Adjustment 465 Hot Springs Rd.

Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15305

Hearing on the request of Xorin Balbes, property owner, to consider the following:

Gwen Beyeler, Supervising Planner (805) 934-6269 Ben Singer, Planner (805) 934-6587

• Case No. 23LLA-00005 for approval of a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) to adjust lines between three lots of 0.43, 0.56, and 4.81 acres, into three lots of 1.0, 1.0, and 3.8 acres, on property located in the One-Family Residential (2-E-1) Zone District in compliance with Section 2190 of County Code Chapter 21 and Section 35.430.110 of the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC); and

• Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15305.

The application involves Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 009-040-007, 009-030-014, and 009-030-015, located at 465 Hot Springs Road, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

23DVP-00004

Rancho San Carlos As-Built Development Plan 2500 E. Valley Rd.

Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15305 Shannon Reese, Supervising Planner (805) 934-6261 Soren Kringel, Planner (805) 568-2046

Hearing on the request of Rancho San Carlos LLC, Applicant, to consider:

• Case No. 23DVP-00004 for the approval of a Development Plan to allow for: (1) the validation of an existing, legal-nonconforming, 29,678square-foot two-story single-family residence; (2) the replacement of a portion of the residence’s existing doors and windows; (3) the installation of new hardscaping and landscaping; and (4) new grading associated with new landscaping and hardscaping elements; in compliance with Section 35.472.080 of the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC); and,

• Determine the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15183 [Projects Consistent with a Community Pla n or Zoning] of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The project is located at 2500 East Valley Road, zoned 5-E-1, located primarily on Assessor Parcel No. 155-070-002, though additional project components are located on APNs 155-070-001 and 155-070-003, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

MONTECITO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECORDING SECRETARY (568-2000)

(Condensed Notice for Publication)

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS

ADMIN./OPS. BUILDING

ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT MONTECITO SANITARY DISTRICT

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Montecito Sanitary District (“District”) will receive sealed bids, electronically, for its BID NO 2023-05, Admin. Building Roof Replacement Project (“Project”), by or before Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. through its PlanetBids portal. All associated documents, including bonding information, shall be submitted with the bid. Bidders must be registered on the District’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to submit a Bid Proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that their Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids so plan accordingly. The receiving time on PlanetBids’ server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the District’s PlanetBids portal. If any Addendum issued by the District is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids system may prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal.

Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date. The date and time for receiving bids shall be extended by no less than 72 hours if the officer, department, or Project Manager issues any material changes, additions, or deletions to the invitation later than 72 hours prior to the bid closing. Any bids received after the time specified above or any extension due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

Project Description: The Project involves removal and disposal of approximately 6 000 square-feet of roofing material and appurtenances; and installing a new PVC roof gutters vents, and appurtenances The Project site is located at the District’s office address, 1042 Monte Cristo Lane, in Santa Barbara, CA; and is within the jurisdiction of the County of Santa Barbara

Project documents for the work are available to prospective bidders through the District’s PlanetBids Portal website at www.montsan.org/bids.

In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code § 3300, and Business and Professions Code § 7028.15(e), the contractor and any subcontractors shall be licensed by the contractors’ state licensing board and registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations at the time the contract is awarded. Failure to possess the specified license shall render a bidder’s bid as non-responsive and shal bar award of the contract to any bidder not possessing the specified license at the time of the award.

Pursuant to California Civil Code § 9550, a payment bond is required to be submitted for all projects estimated in excess of $25,000.00.

The proposed project is a public works project subject to the provisions of Labor Code § 1720 thereby requiring the Contractor to pay the prevailing wage rates for all work performed under the Contract. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids. There will be a mandatory pre-bid site visit on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Project Site, District’s office address, 1042 Monte Cristo Lane, in Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Bidders must attend this pre-bid site visit and is a requirement for submittal of a bid proposal.

If you have any questions, please contact the District’s Engineering Manager, Bryce Swetek, P.E., at bswetek@montsan.org or call 805-883-6872.

MONTECITO SANITARY DISTRICT

John Weigold General Manager

PUBLISHED: October 4, 2023, and October 11, 2023 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

Bids open at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 for:

23STM2-5K04 & 5K06 STORM DAMAGE REPAIRS, WEST MAIN STREET/GUADALUPE DUNES WEST SITE IN THE 5TH SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY PROJECT No. 23STM2-5K04 & 5K06

General project work description: 23STM2 Storm Damage

Emergency Opening Work

The Plans, Specifications, and Bid Book are available at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=4 3874

The Contractor must have either a Class A license or any combination of the following Class C licenses which constitutes a majority of the work: C8, C12, C13, C31, C50 Submit sealed bids to the web address below. Bids will be opened available at the web address below immediately following the submittal deadline.

PlanetBids

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=4 3874

Complete the project work within 35 Workings Days

The estimated cost of the project is $ 1,102,000

A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 11:00 AM at 800 feet West of the Guadalupe part Entrance. 34.961505, -120.620906. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of PCC Section 4104, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code (LAB) Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7029.1 or by PCC Section 10164 or 20103.5 provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to LAB Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

Prevailing wages are required on this Contract. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Obtain the wage rates at the DIR website https://www.dir.ca.gov/ Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be submitted as a bidder inquiry by 2:00 PM on 10/26/2023. Submittals after this date will not be addressed. Questions pertaining to this Project prior to Award of the Contract must be submitted via PlanetBids Q&A tab.

Bidders (Plan Holders of Record) will be notified by electronic mail if addendums are issued. The addendums, if issued, will only be available on the County PlanetBids website, https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=4 3874

Scott D. McGolpin Director

of Public Works

Published October 4 & 11, 2023

Montecito Journal

statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 12, 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. 2023-0002206.

Published September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2023

that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2023-0002094.

Published September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

Published October 4, 2023

Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Engel & Volkers Santa Barbara; Engel & Voelkers Santa Barbara, 1323 State St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. SBRE INC., 1323 State St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa

Barbara County on September 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. 2023-0002223. Published, October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sallys Cakes Ruhl, 309 Arden Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Sally Ruhl, 309 Arden Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 5,

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. 2023-0002155.

Published September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2023

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Blue Flower Artisan Pizza, 480 Toro Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. Joseph W Cordero, 480 Toro Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 6, 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. 20230002158. Published September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Olivia Loewy, PH.D And Associates, 1379 Camino Meleno, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Olivia R Loewy, 1379 Camino Meleno, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. This

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vicente’s Tree Service, 2827 Jourdan St, Oxnard, CA, 93036. Vicente Anastasio Juan, 2827 Jourdan St, Oxnard, CA, 93036. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 25, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ruiz Maintenance and Landscape, 628 W De La Guerra, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Martin Ruiz, 628 W De La Guerra, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 1, 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. 20230002142. Published September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2023

“Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.”

Hal Lancaster

Downtown Lecture, “Asteroids and Exoplanets: How Scientists Are Exploring Our Universe,” on Thursday, October 12, at 5:30 pm at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street, in downtown Santa Barbara.

The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Free parking is available on the streets surrounding CAW or in nearby city parking lots. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.

“Scientists are actively studying our own solar system through recent asteroid missions as well as distant planets with data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope,” says Ito, who earned a doctorate from UC San Diego. “Fascinating results from these studies continue to develop our understanding of our complex universe.”

Ito, who joined the Westmont faculty in 2022, helps build millimeter-wavelength telescopes as part of the Simons Array in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Last summer, she took two Westmont students to the 17,000-foot site used for studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Scientists hope this endeavor will discover more about the early history of the universe. Specifically, they hope to determine if an event known as inflation occurred when the universe was fractions of a second old.

She has also been training to use Westmont’s powerful Keck Telescope for research with students and when the observatory opens to the public on the third Friday of every month.

Westmont Downtown: Conversations About Things That Matter is a free lecture series sponsored by the Westmont Foundation, which also sponsors the annual Westmont President’s Breakfast in early March.

‘Moses’ Comes to Montecito

Westmont alumnus Dave LeMieux (’93), new director of worship for

Montecito Covenant Church, performs a two-part multimedia event, “Moses – Truth to Power,” on Wednesday, October 18, and Friday, October 20, at 10:30 am at Westmont chapel in Murchison Gym.

He will perform both parts as a special event on Thursday, October 19, at 7 pm in Montecito Covenant Church. All performances are free and open to the public.

LeMieux is creator and producer for Blue Gospel Scripts, which offers an episodic multimedia journey through Scripture. “The live format has elements of reader’s theater, old-time radio shows, Hollywood table reads and Broadway seated rehearsals,” he says. “The goal is biblical literacy. We hope to be a bridge between the scholarly seminary world and the typical congregant or unchurched viewer.”

Enriched with original music, “Moses – Truth to Power” covers about 16 chapters of Exodus with the hope of awakening a deep desire in students, congregants, and community members for more of God’s word. “We seem content in many gatherings to hear bits of Scripture rather than chunks,” he says. “We at Blue Gospel Scripts have decided we are chunky people.”

LeMieux serves as executive director of More Than Music, which takes musical groups into places closed to Christian witness. He has toured with a gospel jazz and blues ensemble in Siberia, presented a Christmas concert in Abu Dhabi, and performed songs echoing faith in Thailand, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Uganda.

career as a hair stylist spans three decades in Santa Barbara and Montecito.

“The Corner Room elevates the concept of a personalized styling experience,” said Gaede. “We hope this personal space becomes the destination of choice for bridal parties seeking top-tier hair and makeup styling in an intimate setting.”

With an abundance of natural light and approximately 600 square feet of open space, the Corner Room can accommodate up to 15 guests comfortably. The room is equipped with four salon chairs, several make-up stations, cozy couches, a small conference table, separate changing room, and an elegant beverage bar with mini-fridge, espresso maker, tea service, and more. “It’s a stress-free environment that also allows photographers to capture beautiful pre-wedding prep photos,” Gaede said.

Beyond bridal parties, Gaede’s plans

for the space include pop-up shops featuring the wares of local artisans, including clothing, jewelry, custom hats, and skincare. The space will also host various workshops and offer discounted rental availability to local nonprofits in need of meeting space.

Clients will have access to Carlyle Salon’s team of hair and makeup artists, known for their skill and ability to craft personalized looks that resonate with each individual’s unique style. The salon also has access to a trained team of freelance artists, ensuring that everyone in the bridal party is accommodated without long waiting periods.

The Corner Room is equally suited for a diverse range of private events, from milestone celebrations like Sweet Sixteen birthdays, baby showers, and other special occasion gatherings. From basic room rental to fully staffed with meal service, Carlyle offers a range of options to meet various budgets.

“The space is truly for the community, housing pop-up shops featuring local artisans, community workshops, and offering attractive rates to nonprofits in need of meeting space,” Gaede said.

Carlyle Salon and the Corner Room are located at 350 Chapala Street, Suite 101. For more information, contact info@carlylesalon.com, or visit www. carlylesalon.com.

Professor Jennifer Ito speaks October 12

Dave LeMieux

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

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.

Lisa Gaede, who once owned Shine Blow Dry Bar on Coast Village Road and is the current owner of Carlyle Salon on Chapala Street

co-founder of People Not Pozos, with a welcome from Sigrid Wright, the council’s CEO and executive director.

Among the environmental hoard were Paul and Jane Orfalea, Albert and Barbara Lindemann, Barbara Hirsch, Belle Hahn, Xorin Balbes, Truman Davies, Anders Bergstrom, Diane Zipperstein, Rob and Judy Egenolf,

Karen Lehrer, Joan Hartmann, Karl and Nancy Hutterer, Das Williams, Janet Garufis, and Randy and Roxie Solakian

Opera ‘Carmen’ at You

Opera Santa Barbara kicked off its 30th season on a particularly high note at the Granada when it staged Bizet’s

1875 masterpiece Carmen, the first time in seven years.

The hugely entertaining three-hour, four-act show with Kostis Protopapas, general director, conducting, featured mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino, a Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition, in the main role as the beguiling gypsy temptress.

Tenor Nathan Granner as besotted lover Don José and bass baritone Colin Ramsey as bullfighter Escamillo, both in role debuts, completed the accomplished cast of the torrid love triangle, with soprano Anya Matanovic returning as Micaela.

Stage director Fenlon Lamb, who last worked in our Eden by the Beach in

2016 helming an all-Puccini production, did an ace job with effective, but simple set design, by Dahl Delu and creative projection design by Daniel Chapman Dancers from State Street Ballet, Ethan Ahuero and Rachel Hutsell, with choreography by Cecily MacDougall, added to the colorful show set in Seville, Spain, in the 1820s.

Afterwards supporters walked two blocks to the Arlington to celebrate the production including Robert Weinman, Arthur Swalley, Deborah Bertling, Robert Ooley , Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Joan Rutkowski, Simon Williams, and Barbara Burger

No wonder Carmen is one of the world’s most popular operas!

For the Love of Literacy

Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted its annual Love of Literacy lunch at the Rockwood Woman’s Club with a sold-out crowd of 200 raising more than $49,000 for the cause.

The bibliophile bash, chaired by Tisha Ford, featured prolific author Thomas Sanchez, 79, a descendant of Spanish immigrants and Portuguese cattlemen, who has lived in Paris, Provence, Mallorca, and Cuba, as the keynote speaker. Sanchez, whose first novel Rabbit Boss – a 100-year epic about an Indian tribe – is considered one of the 100 greatest Western works, implored supporters to “let children have the keys to unlock a world of wonder!” by providing them with literature to read.

Other speakers included Elena

Green Gala committee members (photo by Sarita Relis Photography)

CEC’s CEO Sigrid Wright, keynote speaker Nalleli Cobo and her mother, Monic Uriarte (photo by Sarita Relis Photography)

CEC Board Members Ivette Peralta, Nadra Ehrman, Board Chair Barbara Lindemann, and Geoff Green (photo by Sarita Relis Photography)

Carmen was met with momentous applause (photo by Priscilla)

Sarah Saturnino (Carmen) and Colin Ramsey (Escamillo) displaying happiness for the cast’s well-received accolades (photo by Priscilla)

Principal Pianist Timothy Accurso and conductor Kostis Protopapas with OSB’s Joan Rutkowski and board member

Karen Knight (photo by Priscilla)

SBEF Board President Mat Gradias, Donor Officer Nina Dunbar, keynote speaker Thomas Sanchez, and SBEF board member Tisha Ford (photo by Priscilla)

Nikitina of Sage Publishing, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio, foundation Executive Director Pedro Paz , and Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent Hilda Maldonado

Among the literacy lovers turning out were David and Julia Marsden, Anne Towbes, Geoff Green, Anais Pellegrini, Luke Swetland, Das Williams, Dean Noble, Kathryn Martin, Ed Zuchelli, Marylove Thralls, Dana Hansen, Nina Dunbar, Steve Gilbar, Marilyn Gilbert, and Amber Caldwell

A real page turner...

An Animated Role

British actor Orlando Bloom is set to join his singer fiancée Katy Perry in lending their voices to one of the world’s most beloved animated series.

Orlando, 46, will be featured as a brand-new character for the 20th anniversary wedding special of Peppa Pig.

He will team up with the former Dos Pueblos High student, 38, in a unique episode titled, “Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special,” playing Mr. Raccoon, a jeweler, according to Entertainment Weekly

Meanwhile Katy will play Ms. Leopard, who helps the community prep for the nuptials. The tony twosome completed their work prior to the start of the SAGAFTRA strike.

How sty-lish!

Paperwork Withdrawn

Meghan Markle has dumped her dreams of trademarking her podcast Archetypes after officially withdrawing her bid to protect the name.

Her multimillion-dollar Spotify deal was axed last June after it was announced the Archetypes podcast would not be renewed for a second season.

The move was officially said to have been a “mutual” decision between the streaming giant and Archewell Studio, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s company. However, applications lodged with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed Archewell “revived” its trademark bid for the Archetypes podcast title even after the Spotify deal had

been dropped.

But the application has now been withdrawn following an unsuccessful 17-month battle to have the title protected.

A Goop-y Post

Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, 52, celebrated a major milestone with her TV producer husband Brad Falchuk, 52, at the weekend.

The Goop founder posted a photo dump for her 8.4 million Instagram followers.

The Montecito resident captioned the anniversary post with a ‘5’ surrounded by two red hearts.

My congratulations to both...

Heeger and Brown on Board

Alan Heeger and Cynthia Brown have joined the board of directors of the Ensemble Theatre Company.

These additions underscore the company’s commitment to advancing its mission and expanding its reach within the Santa Barbara community.

Both bring a wealth of experience, diverse perspectives, and a shared passion for the arts.

Welcome on board...

New SBF VP of Programs

After an extensive national search, the Santa Barbara Foundation has appointed Elizabeth Thasiah as new vice president of programs.

A longtime South Coast resident, Thasiah brings more than 15 years of relevant experience – most recently four years with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where she led key strategies.

She served six years as division manager with the County of Ventura’s Children and Family Services and Behavioral Health, and program manager for the Commission for Children and Families First 5 Ventura.

“I am dedicated to the well-being of children and families,” said Thasiah. “My work until now has squarely centered on the voices of youth and adults with lived experience...”

Sightings

Actress Cameron Diaz having breakfast with friends at Tre Lune... X-Men actor James Marsden noshing at Opal... Ellen DeGeneres and actress wife Portia de Rossi sashaying on CVR.

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

SBEF board member Warren Ritter, VP John Ogilvie, SB Unified Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Renée Hamaty, and Jarrod Schwartz (photo by Priscilla)

Kathryn Martin, Elena Nikitina, Anne Towbes, and Lynne Sheffield (photo by Priscilla)

Alan Heeger on board of ETC (courtesy photo)

Cynthia Brown on board of ETC (courtesy photo)

Elizabeth Thasiah, new SB Foundation VP of programs (courtesy photo)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

Going Green – The annual California Avocado Festival has something to do with taking note of SoCal’s place as the leading producer of the green fruit in the country, responsible for about 90 percent of the nation’s crop. But the fest was also created in the late ‘80s to help promote Carpinteria as a Southern California weekend getaway destination and a boost to its local economy. Good plan. The Avo Fest has evolved into one of the largest free music festivals in California with three days of food – including seemingly endless ways to employ the avocado – nonstop music, and other ways to enjoy safe family fun in the rare community festival still operating in the heart of downtown. For its 37th event, the fest has finally emerged fully from the pandemic and is back to three full days of fun featuring more than 75 acts on three stages including just about every subgenre of pop imaginable. Among the fave raves are Cornerstone (reggae); Brasscals (brass band); The Rincons (classic rock, country); JT & the Zydeco Zippers (Cajun, zydeco); New Vibe (R&B, funk); No Simple Highway (Grateful Dead covers, jam); Jackson Gillies (originals, classic guitar rock); Spencer the Gardener (California party band music); Bobby, Finn & David (acoustic covers and many others. There’s also a mini-carnival, arts and crafts booths, commercial vendors, and food purveyors galore, all within the four-block stretch of Linden. Peace, love, and guacamole!

WHEN: 1-10 pm Friday, 10 am-10 pm Saturday, 10 am-6 pm Sunday

WHERE: Linden Ave., between 6th Street and Carpinteria Ave.

COST: free

INFO: (805) 684-0038 or www.avofest.org

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

1st Thursday – October openings being celebrated during this month’s art-and-culture self-guided tours of the lower State Street galleries and gathering spots include a brand-new space. The inaugural exhibition at Art & Soul Gallery (116 Santa Barbara St. Suite C, located in the Funk Zone next to Lama Dog Tap Room, showcases oil paintings by Robert Heckes An Artistic Odyssey features large- and medium-scale paintings that hint at the intersection of the environment, personal experience, and social media. Drinks and small bites abound… Sullivan Goss (11 E. Anapamu St.) opens its new exhibit, dubbed Radiant Realm, that showcases what Susan McDonnell does best – creating magical worlds by combining meticulous realism with elements from her imagination. Still on view: SPACE, and The Fall Salon… Rather participate than ponder other folks’ artwork? Head to Paseo Nuevo’s Center Court for “Paint at Paseo” with Yurico C. Rivera Vera. The transgender multimedia artist from Santa Maria will lead attendees through a 90-minute painting session inspired by the fall season and all materials will be provided for free, including canvases, paints, aprons, and brushes… In the entertainment realm, SBIFF’s SB filmmaker series (1330 State St.) screens Isaac Seigel-Boettner’s The Video Shop, a 19-minute short that provides a glimpse inside the titular tape/DVD rental store on West Mission St., which was one of the last remaining video rental stores in the country before it, too, went by the wayside… Pop-Up Opera returns to the Front Terrace of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St.) with Opera Santa Barbara’s studio artists performing music from its Spanish-inspired season… It’s BOGO at ETC as Ensemble Theatre Company at The New Vic (33 W. Victoria St.) offers buy one get one free tickets to tonight’s preview performance of The Thanksgiving Play.

WHEN: 5-8 pm

WHERE: Lower State Street and side streets

COST: free

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

NatureTrack Film Festival – It might seem counterintuitive to go indoors to celebrate the great outdoors. But that contradiction makes a lot of sense this weekend when the NatureTrack nonprofit brings back its five-year-old fest in a big way. The festival, which was based in Los Olivos before going virtual during the pandemic, is now ensconced in Goleta, kicking off its 40-plus nature and adventure film lineup with Wild Waters, a doc about French kayaker Nouria Newman screening at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in advance of an opening night party. Plus, there are new fest directors in Francisco Lopez and Mitchka Saberi, filmmakers who co-curated a slate of docs, adventure films and even animation, including the short Ice Merchants, which was nominated for a 2022 Oscar. Covered are such topics as waterways and forests, condors and climbers, surfers and environmental stewards – all of which will screen over the weekend at the Fairview Twin. Activities beyond the screenings include an outdoor-oriented raffle, filmmaker panels, a mixer, awards ceremony, and closing party. See you in nature… in the dark. (Note: A special “Best of the Fest” screens back in Los Olivos at The Grange next Saturday, October 14).

WHEN: Today-Sunday

WHERE: Ritz-Carlton Bacara, 8301 Hollister Ave., Friday; Fairview Twin, 225 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta

COST: $12-$200

INFO: (805) 886-2047 or https://naturetrackfilmfestival.org

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

The Beautiful Era – La Belle Époque refers to a period of French, Belgian, and European history from the 1870s to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 that was characterized by optimism, economic prosperity, and technological, scientific, and cultural innovations. While not all of that is currently occurring, at least not for everyone equitably, it is undeniably a beautiful era in classical music via the Santa Barbara Music Club (SBMC), which continues to offer free concerts from masterful musicians, albeit scaled back from a bi-weekly basis to just once a month. SBMC opens its 2023-2024 concert season with Chavdar Parashkevov and Natasha Kislenko performing a program of music from La Belle Époque and beyond comprised of lesser-known works for violin and piano by Eastern European composers Petar Hristoskov, George Enescu, Josef Suk, and others. The concert also represents a new venue for SBMC for half of its 10 upcoming concerts. WHEN: 3 pm

WHERE: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. COST: free INFO: or https://sbmusicclub.org

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

Up on Nickel Creek – Mandolinist Chris Thile and sister and brother violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins were just kids when they formed Nickel Creek down in Carlsbad in 1989, and not even into their teens when they released their first album four years later. But it wasn’t long before the trio began to revolutionize bluegrass and folk music with their prodigious prowess and evocative songwriting, eventually earning Grammy Awards and legions of followers across the land. Each of the musicians has gone on to highly successful solo careers and other band projects – including Thile’s Punch Brothers – that continue to influence the trajectory of Americana, but have stayed interconnected throughout, even though there was just a single new album since 2006. But now the trio has somehow found the time to once again reunite for both a new record – Celebrants, featuring 18 songs that were written collectively during a creative retreat in Montecito at the height of the pandemic shutdowns in early 2021 – and a new tour. The album finds Nickel Creek – who are well-defined as more than the sum of their staggering parts – pushing the acoustic music envelope even further to the edge in rhythms, melody, and har-

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

Bread & Roses Turns 30 – The Fund for Santa Barbara celebrate three decades of Bread & Roses, the nonprofit’s signature fundraiser that’s both an open-air casual wine-and-dine afternoon and an opportunity to support and connect with the cause and fellow travelers in the Central Coast’s progressive community in the expansive and welcoming environs of Elings Park. The two dozen-plus food and beverage purveyors include several that rarely participate in similar events. In keeping with the values of the non-traditional community foundation that supports organizations and groups working locally for progressive social change, the entertainment is by drag star The Vivian Storm Experience Plus while Spanish and ASL interpretation are available, and sliding scale tickets make the event open to all. Reverend Julia Hamilton and Eric Cardenas, the Fund’s two most recent Board Presidents, serve as co-hosts.

WHEN: 1-5 pm

WHERE: Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd.

COST: $100 general admission

INFO: https://fundforsantabarbara.org/bread-roses

monic structure while maintaining an amazing accessibility. Opening is Hawktail, an acoustic instrumental quartet featuring Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert, fiddler Brittany Haas, guitarist Jordan Tice, and mandolinist Dominick Leslie. Missing these musicians at their creative peak would be a massive mistake.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $41-$106

INFO: (805) 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or (805) 893-3535/https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

Classical Super Trio – Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and cellist Gautier Capuçon come together for an evening of chamber music at the highest level of cohesion and artistic insight at the Granada Theatre courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures. The three friends are each an award-winning soloist in their own right. In the trio, Capuçon’s powerful cello blends with the warm, brilliant tone of Batiashvili’s violin and Thibaudet’s finesse on piano in a program of masterpieces aimed to showcase both their individual and collaborative gifts: Haydn’s “Piano Trio in E Major, Hob. XV/28”; Ravel’s “Piano Trio in A Minor; and Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66.” The concert is part of the musicians’ U.S. debut tour as a trio.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street

COST: $46-$131

INFO: (805) 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or (805) 893-3535/https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

Ecosystem on Screen – The documentary film Common Ground is a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the regenerative agriculture movement that produces nutritionally dense food, balances the climate, and helps to bring the ecosystem back to life. The film visits Americans from different backgrounds, political spectrums, and areas of the country to investigate the farming system, and features Laura Dern, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Donald Glover among those who appear. Award-winning filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell and special guests participate in a panel discussion following the Santa Barbara premiere screening.

WHEN: 4-7 pm

WHERE: Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St.

COST: $21

INFO: (805) 884-4087 or https://luketheatre.org/events

Art After Dark

A Visual Feast at Mar Monte

by Zach Rosen

We eat with our eyes, and this Tuesday, October 10, guests will get to do both at Art After Dark – an evening of culinary creations curated to the art nestled around Mar Monte Hotel in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.

The evening begins with a reception on the hotel’s Front Terrace that overlooks the sparkling Pacific. Guests will be welcomed with passed appetizers paired with wines and set to the strumming of live harp. From there, a tour of the porte-cochère, front desk mural, and other hotel adornments will give deeper artistic appreciation of the hotel to attendees. The guided path will end up at a fireside champagne toast with tango dancers adding their own fiery flair to the scene.

This is just the precursor to the main affair: a four-course meal of carefully-crafted culinary fare from Chef Sean Conway, Costa Kitchen & Bar’s new Executive Chef who has worked both locally at beloved spots like Kimpton Canary Hotel

and Chumash Casino, and afar in such iconic locales as the Bellagio in Las Vegas and Four Seasons Hotel, New York.

The evening will be one of culinary and artistic delights that provide insights into this local gem’s historic past.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 10, 5-8 pm

WHERE: 1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard

COST: $150

INFO: https://marmontehotel.com/ experiences/happenings

Art After Dark will take guests through an evening of the history and art of the Mar Monte and the Mediterranean-themed cuisine of Costa’s Chef Conway (courtesy photo)

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We Buy, Sell and Broker Important Estate Jewelry. Located in the upper village of Montecito. Graduate Gemologists with 30 years of experience. We do free evaluations and private consultation.

1470 East Valley Rd Suite V. 805 969-0888

Lina 650-281-6492

PHYSICAL TRAINING & THERAPY

Stillwell Fitness of Santa Barbara

In Home Personal Training Sessions for 65+ Help with: Strength, Flexibility, Balance Motivation, and Consistency

John Stillwell, CPT, Specialist in Senior Fitness 805-705-2014 StillwellFitness.com

Furnished home for rent $30,000.00 per mo. with a 5yr. lease, 4bd+4ba, nanny quarters, & guest hse + pool Bob 310-472-0870

AUTOMOBILES WANTED

We buy Classic Cars Running or not. Foreign/Domestic Chevy/Ford/Porsche/Mercedes/Etc. We come to you. Call Steven - 805-699-0684 Website - Avantiauto.group

REVERSE MORTGAGES

ATTENTION SENIORS!!!

IS A REVERSE MORTGAGE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Access the equity in your home today

• No monthly mortgage payments

• You retain title to your home

• Lump sum or monthly distributions

• All inquiries are strictly confidential

Gayle Nagy

805-448-9224

Gayle@dmfsb.com

NMLS # 251258 / Company NMLS # 12007

Direct Mortgage Funding Santa Barbara Equal Housing Lender

Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act

GOT OSTEOPOROSIS? WE CAN HELP At OsteoStrong our proven non-drug protocol takes just ten minutes once a week to improve your bone density and aid in more energy, strength, balance and agility. Please call for a complimentary session!

Call Now (805) 453-6086

Marilee Zdenek will sign copies of her eighth book and first novel Lying Still, a psychological thriller at Tecolote Book Shop 1470 East Valley Rd. Montecito October 14th from 3:00 ‘till 4:00

DONATIONS NEEDED

Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Menagerie 2430 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944

Donate to the Parrot Pantry!

TILE SETTING

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.

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.

Volunteers

Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help.

“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” – Henry J. Kaiser

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DR, MONTECITO 4BD/3BA • $5,495,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

2215 EDGEWATER WY, SANTA BARBARA 1BD/1BA • $4,500,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

1903 COYOTE CIR, MONTECITO 3BD/3BA • $3,499,000 Sina Omidi, 805.689.7700 LIC# 01944430

800 ROCKBRIDGE RD, MONTECITO ±1.52 acres • $3,995,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

1341 PLAZA DE SONADORES, MONTECITO • 2BD/2½BA • $2,988,000 N Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

3241 LUCINDA LN, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2BA • $2,400,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

ALISAL/SYCAMORE CANYON RD, MONTECITO • ±14.65 acres • $495,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

3375 FOOTHILL RD #931, SB 3BD/2BA • $2,150,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

238 MIRAMAR AVE, MONTECITO 5BD/5½BA • $11,850,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

741 SADDLE LN, OJAI 5BD/6BA • $7,950,000 Rachael Douglas, 805.318.0900 LIC# 02024147