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eyond The Page – Megan Waldrep follows the literary path of bestB selling author Catherine Ryan Hyde, whose attendance at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference has paid off

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iweekly Capitalist – Jeffrey Harding rejects the D+ grade civil B engineers gave to America’s infrastructure; he doesn’t think it’s worth spending $1 trillion

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eer Guy – Zach Rosen dives right in, suds and all, for the B Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest comprising 50-plus breweries. Bottoms up!

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Creative Characters – Zach Rosen is drawn to Ethan Turpin, a nature-inspired artist whose skills took him to SBCC to Kansas City and back to SB

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Fortnight – Rebelution in the Bowl; SOhO hosts slew of singers; Ojai Concert Series; author Teddy Steinkellner; movies and more at Lobero; plus Grease is the word in Carpinteria

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Plan B – Briana Westmacott wades in about the electric Duffy boat Whisper and captain Steven Goularte on the SB Harbor

What’s Hanging – Ted Mills touches up Summer Solstice, Wildling Museum, artist Susan Petty, “Nature Interpreted”, Susan Tibbles at SB Tennis Club, and Holly Mackay showcase at Roy

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Behind The Vine – That’s just grape: Hana-Lee Sedgwick returns to the ways of wineries and raises a glass to Jessica Gasca’s Story of Soil label

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On Art – Margaret Landreau is charmed, I’m sure, to meet Jim Bayless, artist and jeweler at the SB Art Show I Heart SB – Flashback to rendezvous number two: Elizabeth Rose strives to be open-minded about a date she can’t (and didn’t) refuse SYV Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen previews SB Vintners Foundation 5 Miler; Polo Classic; Foxen Canyon Wine Trail Passport event; Solvang’s Fourth of July bash; Glow in the Dark golf; and wild for animals at Wildling Museum

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BEYOND THE PAGE HYDE’S BIG BREAK – A RENDITION

by Megan Waldrep

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atherine Ryan Hyde stood perched over the dog, looking one minute to the pup waddling across the kitchen floor with her tail between her legs, and the next through a window to the outside hose. Hyde was dog-sitting Josephine, the pet of Santa Barbara Writers Conference founders Mary and Barnaby Conrad. Josephine was sick and running the dog back and forth from the house to the garden hose had become the afternoon routine.

It was a slight turn of events from a phone call Catherine received earlier that day. Chuck Adams and Michael Korda, her agents at the time, had delivered big news – her manuscript Pay It Forward, which had been optioned to a small Hollywood producer just two weeks earlier, had been sold to Warner Brothers Studios.

Now publishing companies were calling and wanted in. “Something weird just happened, and we can’t really explain it,” said Adams. “But we’re getting calls from big publishers like Simon & Schuster and Little Brown.

A loyal writing companion. Hyde with her beloved dog, Ella.

For Hyde, a break between books is a chance for grand adventures. Here the author hikes the foothills of the Himalayas.

They want to see Pay It Forward, and we don’t know how they know about it.” Between taking care of a sick dog and making big publishing deals, this was a story even Hyde, a fiction writer, couldn’t have made up.

Josephine whimpered a warning and Catherine scooped her under arm and raced outside just in time. As Catherine

rinsed off the dog, she laughed to herself thinking, I guess this is what they mean by “keeping it real.” Hyde turned off the hose, dried Josephine with a clean towel, and set her down on the lawn. The dog shook remnants of water from her fur coat and with her tail wagging, pranced across the yard toward the house.

Catherine smiled, glad to see Josephine

feeling better, and made her way back to the kitchen to call her agents.

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Jeff Harding is a real estate investor and a writer on economics and finance. He is the former publisher of the Daily Capitalist, a popular economics blog. He is also an adjunct professor at SBCC. He blogs at anIndependentMind.com

The Myth of the Infrastructure Cure-all

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very year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) comes out with a report card on the condition of America’s infrastructure.

We got a D+ this year. According to them, “Deteriorating infrastructure is impeding our ability to compete in the thriving global economy, and improvements are necessary to ensure our country is built for the future.”

They calculate that every family in America will lose $3,400 a year because of infrastructure deficiencies. If the problem isn’t fixed, they say, GDP will lose $4 trillion a year by then (2025) and 2.5 million jobs will be lost. They recommend an additional $1.1 trillion of spending on transportation (roads and bridges) over the next 10 years to correct this problem.

President Donald Trump says that we need to spend $1 trillion to “transform America’s crumbling infrastructure into a golden opportunity for accelerated economic growth and more rapid productivity gains.”

Liberals and conservatives alike get teary-eyed when they hear this. They think that massive spending, especially on roads and bridges, will “put people back to work” and make America more productive.

Here is the reality: America’s infrastructure is not crumbling, massive spending won’t create any permanent jobs, and productivity is not suffering because of our infrastructure. These are economic myths that lobbyists, infrastructure contractors, and the ASCE perpetuate to get fat contracts.

Let me back up for a moment and say that, yes, our transportation system,

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for example, is an important factor in productivity and inefficiencies could harm productivity. Los Angeles is a glaring example of inefficiency, since it again was the world’s worst metro area for traffic congestion (104 hours per year wasted in traffic; New York City – 89; San Francisco – 83). Surely commuters’ time would be better spent in more productive activities than

massive infrastructure spending would accomplish that listening to NPR. Let me also note that by “we” as in “we need to spend $x trillion…”, the “we” are your local, state, and federal governments who own and operate our roads and bridges. They are the reason we have transportation infrastructure problems. You have only to look to your politicians to place the blame.

When the ASCE comes out with its report card every year, our news media dutifully start their reporting by showing a bridge or road somewhere that is crumbling and it is cited as an exemplar of the problem of “our crumbling infrastructure.” What they don’t tell you is that if you look at transportation issues over time, things have been getting better, not worse (except the aforementioned traffic congestion).

The Reason Foundation’s studies on state-owned highways (they are widely recognized as being leaders in this field) and other studies on highways and bridges reveal there

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The $100 billion or so of ARRA that was spent on “infrastructure” had no impact at all on the economy, and those “jobs” came and went along with the wasteful spending. ARRA did not produce anything but massive budget deficits and more debt while the economy stagnated.

President Trump campaigned on a dark vision of America that the economy was in shambles, along with our infrastructure, that he would fix it, and create jobs and revive the economy.

The facts suggest the opposite of his campaign rhetoric.

Presently, the economy is considered to be at full employment with unemployment at its lowest rate since

If the goal is to boost America’s productivity, then one needs to ask if

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have been significant improvements in infrastructure measures such as road and bridge quality and fatalities over the past 20 or 30 years. The facts are that, on the state level, overall spending on highways doubled during that period, and overall measures of highway transportation have improved. They also found there was not a good correlation on a state-bystate basis of spending to improvements – in some states spending resulted in improvements, in others, not. They also say that problem areas are usually concentrated in a few states, such as California and New York’s congestion.

So, some infrastructure is “crumbling,” but the overall trend is that it isn’t. Most of the noise is from those

who would benefit from infrastructure spending and the politicians who enjoy ribbon-cutting.

The idea that massive government spending on infrastructure will create jobs is another myth. If you recall the $787 billion 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Obama Administration told us that such fiscal stimulus would create jobs and promote economic recovery. There is simply no credible evidence that such Keynesian stimulus did anything to help economic recovery. Curvefitting estimates at the time by the

2001. One could argue that there is little slack in labor supply. Thus, if the goal of infrastructure spending advocates is to boost employment, that is unnecessary.

If the goal is to boost America’s productivity, then one needs to ask if massive infrastructure spending would accomplish that. As I have pointed out, the state of our transportation system is not crumbling, and in fact has been improving over the years. That is not to say that some states or counties don’t need upgrades, but they are in the minority.

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If the ASCE’s assumption that poor infrastructure is impeding progress, then we should look at the LA metropolitan area where traffic congestion is the worst in the world to see if they are correct.

But it is not. In fact, if you compare Los Angeles’s GDP to the rise in total U.S. GDP, the city’s upward trend is almost identical if not rising even faster.

What the proponents of massive infrastructure spending fail to understand is that productivity is based mostly on private capital spending on more efficient means of production, distribution, and sales: new factories, new machinery, new software to improve production and logistics, new methods of sales, and so on. These are the primary causes of economic growth. For example, the “crumbling infrastructure” seems to have done little to impede the efficiencies created by the just-in-time supply chain that relies on quick transportation.

While many of the Trump Administration’s populist themes will do much to harm the economy, their proposal on infrastructure has some merit if done properly. We can forget their claims of economic transformation, but we should be thinking about better ways to handle infrastructure projects. This is why we

need public-private partnerships (P3).

P3s let private companies design, build, and operate new infrastructure projects. According to Bob Poole, the Reason Foundation’s expert on privatization, P3s will result in endeavors that will be more economically productive (no bridges to nowhere) and would be much more cost-effective.

Remarkably, the Trump Administration is proposing P3s to accomplish future infrastructure spending. The Trump proposal relies on tax credits for P3 projects, not $1 trillion in new spending. These projects would be based on privatized systems that generate an income stream and are financed by revenue bonds. Thus, the risks of these projects are shifted to private companies rather than to taxpayers.

The Trump P3 proposal has many “ifs” in it to result in an effective program. But if these hurdles can be overcome, then, as Poole says, “this election has opened the door to major changes in what the federal government does and how it goes about it. My guess is that these changes will be very positive for P3 infrastructure.”

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started the dance party. No matter who starts it, the evening usually ends with dancing, beers, and a lot of cheers.

The Best Fest in the West

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ver the years, the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest (FWIBF) has become known as one of the premier beer events to take place along the West Coast. More than 50 breweries are hand-picked by the Firestone staff and invited to the Paso Robles Event Center to bring their best and most obscure beers.

The festival sells out within minutes each year and tickets are near impossible to get.

Since many of the brewers are coming from the other side of the country, if not the globe, they will stay in the Paso Robles area for the weekend, creating two days of beer and celebration. For this weekend each year, Firestone plays host to some of the best breweries from around the world and the experience put on for the visiting brewers and participating media members exhibits the quality and care that they place in each beer.

LET THE BEER BEGIN The festival was held this year on June 3, and fortunately, being part of

Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

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the media, I was able to join in on the weekend-long festivities. It all began on Friday with a brewery tour with owner David Walker. Last year on the tour, David walked us around the brewery and described the expansion that had just started getting planned earlier that year. He even pulled out the engineering and architectural plans to give us an inside glimpse to what the brewery was going to look like after the expansion. When we arrived this year,

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the expansion had just been completed, and the new brewery was set to open the following day, in time for the festival. It was incredible to get a first look at the new space and see the transformation from vision-to-reality.

Their previous expansion had been completed in 2012, and Firestone almost immediately maxed out the brewing equipment after it. This new brewhouse will be able to handle the incredible growth the brewery is going through and allow them to grow for years to come.

The new system incorporates largescale processing equipment including a massive centrifuge that precisely clarifies the beer without using the standard plate and frame filter systems that accompany most craft breweries. The motor that spins the rakes in the mash tun was the largest I had ever seen in a brewery and one of the most impressive pieces of equipment on site.

The tour ended with us in the barrel room, where we got to sip on Firestone’s Sucaba Batch 19 and Helldorado and breathe in the bourbon-soaked air.

A group of us grabbed a beer in the Firestone Walker Taproom Restaurant before heading off to the Beer Media Bowlapalooza, where we spent an hour or two bowling, talking, and of course, sipping on Firestone beers. The evening (officially) came to an end with the Brewers barbecue and concert held in the event center. The night is supposed to finish there, but never does, as many of the brewers are staying in an on-site camping area where everyone heads over to keep celebrating. The Bruery and The Rare Barrel brought cases of bottles to open, and the evening went on with a blur of obscure sours and rich barrel-aged beers.

Nearby, a Firestone keg truck has a handful of taps that pour a constant stream of Firestone beers from its side.

Other brewers will bring their own bottles and cases of beer and put them in the back of the truck, where people can just root around and grab any bottle that interests them. Last year, the evening ended with some brewers starting an 1980s music dance-off, and this year it was the Italian brewers who

THE FESTIVAL BEGINS After an evening of talking about and drinking beer, it is nice to take a quick break from it before jumping into a full day of beer drinking. Each year, Firestone starts off Saturday morning with Bloody Marys and breakfast burritos. The Bloody Marys are spicy and refreshing and the burritos are hearty and sustaining, making for a winning combination, and the right way to begin the day. After getting our fill, a group of us headed over to get the first taste of some epic beers being poured at the festival.

For me, one of the biggest highlights of the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival is the international brewery tent. Since each brewery is invited by Firestone, their selection of breweries exemplifies Firestone’s appreciation for the entire beer industry and not just the newest, hottest breweries that are getting all of the latest press. This is best witnessed in the international tent, where you will find a blend of new and upcoming breweries from around the globe, as well as historic, classical European breweries. Mahrs Bräu Bamberg GmbH from Germany brought an unfiltered pilsner that was both elegant and bold with a definitive noble-hop aroma and delicate but chewy malt character. It was exciting to see Oud Beersel at the event this year. This classic lambic brewery from Belgium is a personal favorite, and they brought their long respected Oude Geuze and a newer Bersalis Sourblend. The Oude Geuze is in the traditional style with flavors of apricot pits, olive brine, a touch of funk, and a firm bitterness. The Bersalis Sourblend is lighter and fresher with crisp malts, a lemon peel aroma, and a lactic, tangy snap in the finish.

Omnipollo from Sweden was pouring their Anagram Bourbon Barrel Aged Blueberry Cheesecake Stout that incorporated an iced beer granita that was placed in the liquid, making a refreshing concoction to drink in the heat of the day. 8 Wired Brewing from New Zealand brought a 2015 Wild Feijoa Sour that had a hint of white pepper and must to the fruit aroma that perfectly reflected the tropical, lime peel-like character of feijoa fruit. Their Cucumber Hippy Berliner had a brisk flavor with the cucumber character lightly done.

Also in the international tent was Leo Leo Gelato, who had crafted over a dozen gelato flavors using different beers from a wide range of breweries with flavors such as sour blonde vanilla or brown ale with ...continued p.21

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ature is an inspiration to us all.

Scientists and artists have long tried to reflect what they observed in nature. For artist Ethan Turpin, nature has long served as his muse and Santa Barbara and its surroundings have provided endless inspiration for his work. Ethan grew up in the area and after receiving a GE in art from SBCC, he transferred to the Kansas City Art Institute to study sculpture. He didn’t have a lot of sculpting experience, but he considers himself a generalist and appreciated the wide range of skills such as casting and welding that the sculpting program covered.

During his studies at the institute, Ethan was also drawn to the photo and video department. They did not offer a minor; however, he attended many classes in the department and connected with a lot of the staff. Ethan found the non-linear aspects of video arts more suitable to his working style than sculpture. A video can be re-edited to sculpt a different story, though with sculpture there is really only one chance to get it right.

Although he applied to some places after graduating, Ethan believed he was spoiled from the natural beauty and splendor of Santa Barbara and ended up coming back to the area, doing custom ceramic tile work for Michelle Griffoul Studio. Upon returning to the Central Coast, he looked at his surroundings with new eyes. Ethan was fascinated by the architecture, events, and culture that comprised Solvang and decided to work on a feature-length documentary on the town. He described this process as a “brutal education” in filmmaking, but he was able to produce several short films from the work. In 1999, Ethan decided to commit to his movie and video work full time and left his job at Michelle Griffoul Studio.

While living and working on a 300acre ranch in the area, he noticed helicopters flying around one day and found out that they were filming car commercials in the area. He located the production trailer and walked in, introducing himself and offering his services as a local production assistant.

They eventually hired him and while it wasn’t always an easy job, with Ethan oftentimes having to sleep in his truck to be on-site by 4:30 am, this role allowed him the opportunity to learn the ropes of video production. He spent the next 10 years working off and on for different commercials and promotional videos for companies such as Honda and Cadillac. During that time, Ethan

Ethan Turpin interrelates with video organisms

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A spectator interacts with artist Ethan Turpin’s video organisms at MOXI

would work on his own productions as well, learning to wear all hats as he shot, edited, and produced documentaries and promotional videos.

Over the years, his work progressed and Ethan found his video and sculptural interests blending as he began to develop different art installations.

Ethan notes that an installation differs from sculpture by focusing less on creating an object and more on crafting an environment and exploring the space around an object. Ethan relocated from the ranch around 2004 and set up a loft in an art warehouse on Cota Street, where he was submerged into the local art scene. This was the early days of the local non-profit art incubator, Fishbon, and it was Ethan’s involvement with this newly blossoming art collaborative where he began to really explore the world of video feedback.

Ethan first discovered video feedback when he was 12. A friend had bought a VHS camera, a rarity in those days, and they decided to hook it up to the TV to see what the camera was seeing. When they pointed the camera at the TV, they were awestruck by the infinite looping of imagery, an effect you’ve witnessed if you’ve ever seen an infinity mirror.

Over the years, this interest stuck with him and he would play around with video feedback in college as a “fun party trick,” doing his first video installation in his dorms.

For one of Fishbon’s New Year’s Eve events, Ethan was working on a video feedback installation and noticed that the pixels were combining to form lines and weird granular patterns. He spent several hours playing with it and learning how these patterns were forming and

Video organisms at MOXI (Photo by Warren Schultheis)

how to control them. This experience opened up a whole new world for Ethan, and he has named these visual creatures, “video organisms.”

Today, you can personally play with one of his Video Organisms at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, where he has one of these installations on display. The MOXI installation is the largest space he has ever worked with and is the first time he has introduced sound and a floor display.

In his video feedback installations, there are no elaborate computer programs running behind the scenes.

Akin to a kaleidoscope, the overlaying reflections give birth to geometric growth through the alignment of pixels and forms mesmerizing displays that can be interacted with a life-like responsiveness. Ethan thinks it is a fun and strange thing to feel as if one is influencing a living thing by touching a projection screen. To him, these video organisms invoke thoughts about the hidden systems that run through both civilization and nature.

Ethan’s Video Organisms represent his greater interests in art. Santa Barbara is a fairly small town (with a high cost of living), making it a tough place to establish a career as an artist at, but Ethan has found that the area’s creative community makes it approachable. As a whole, his work focuses on how we perceive our relationship with nature, and the local landscape has provided

countless opportunities from which to draw inspiration. Over the years, he has been able to pursue his interests in nature with like-minds in the local creative community.

Through Fishbon, Ethan met projection artist Jonathan Smith, who has a similar fascination with nature, and they began to collaborate on projects together. They worked together to design the Bee Cell that was presented at both Ganna Walska Lotusland and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. When Jonathan discovered a massive bee hive at a friend’s house, they got a pair of bee suits and began taking footage of the hive. Their collected audio and video footage was projected onto the interior and exterior of a hexagonal chamber that incorporated a mirror ceiling to immerse the viewer in a hive-like experience.

Ethan’s Burn Cycle series is another nature-inspired work and funded by a grant for the visualization of fire data. Entering Wildfire was one of the installations in this series and was commissioned by Bren School of Environmental Science and Management to be presented at UCSB. Ethan worked with Jonathan and architect Justin Harmon to project video data provided by Ian Grob of the U.S. Forest Service in a semi-circular space that surrounded the viewers and placed them in the heart of a wildfire.

The footage was recorded using special cameras that could withstand the extreme temperatures and conditions of a forest fire and exhibited how a wildfire can transform a space.

This October, Ethan will be presenting a collaborative work with choreographer Robin Bisio titled Flooded Mythologies at the Santa Barbara Courthouse that will draw attention to the societal impact on water while capturing the audience’s attention with beautiful footage and expressive dance. Whether it is fire or water, nature remains a constant force behind Ethan’s work, driving him to discover new ways of reflecting our role in nature.

Visit ethanturpin.com for more information on his different projects.

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he Good Vibes Summer Tour concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Monday, June 19, won’t be the first time Rebelution plays the hilltop amphitheater just blocks from downtown. But anytime a local band appears at the city’s crown jewel venue, it’s still a big deal. Rebelution was birthed in Isla Vista, when the members were students at UCSB and just kept growing in popularity, rising from a Del Playa party fave to one of the more consistently top-selling bands in reggae. Their albums invariably top the reggae charts even as the members keep growing up, adding a mature perspective to their appealing attitude of celebration that first gave them a start. Tickets for the 6:30 pm show are $44.50 to $50. For those who like their music at the Bowl to be a little more atmospheric, the electro-acoustic pop duo known as Air floats up to the

venue on Saturday, June 24, a year after releasing a double-album anthology called twentyears, which celebrates Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel two decades as a band. Start time is 8 pm even though there’s an opening act, Lo Moon, on the bill, and tickets will run you $44.50 to $64.50, or $10 more on the day of the show.

Call 962-7411 or visit www.sbbowl. com.

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year’s A Face Like Mine, out in time for his return to SOhO on Wednesday, June 21. But if you want more bang for your buck, the following night at the nightclub is a better bet, as that’s when Glen Phillips, Johnny Irion, Adam Topol, and Sean Watkins will share the stage in a songwriters-in-the-round format.

The first two have major Santa Barbara connections – Phillips as a native who soared to pop success in the 1990s with Toad the Wet Sprocket before embarking on a artistically adventurous solo career, while Irion has spent much of the last several years in Montecito as he re-forged his own separate musical identity in a collective known as US Elevator apart from the folk duo he shares with his wife, Sarah Lee Guthrie (of Woody and Arlo heritage). Topol, meanwhile, is a drummer who has worked with Eddie

Vedder, Ziggy Marley, Jack Johnson, and David Gilmour, to name a few, before stepping out from behind the drum kit last year to create Regardless of the Dark, a collection of his own songs.

Watkins, of course, is the co-founder of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek – formed when its members were all in their early teens or younger – who has notched an impressive array of albums on his own.

Phillips is the glue that holds the quartet of characters together, having worked with all of them over the years, most recently with Irion, having co-written a song on the latter’s forthcoming album due in the fall.

Expect to hear both cherished material and new ventures, as well as varying combinations of harmonies and instrumental support in what should be a memorable evening. Show time for both nights is 7:30 pm, and tickets are $15. Call 962-7776 or visit www. sohosb.com.

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Lake Casitas, or the quite-a-bit-farther but straighter route down the 101 to Ventura then up the 33. Often I find the car has other plans. But when I can combine events and shorten the drive, that’s another thing. Saturday, June 24, is one of those opportunities, as the daytime offers the free Ojai Valley Lavender Festival, which features fragrant bouquets of fresh, dried, and live lavender, plus an array of handcrafted and homemade items, nonstop music in a variety of genres, plus speakers, food, and refreshments, most with a lavender theme. More than 100 vendors will line Libbey Park downtown in the village, selling everything from art, clothing and pottery to spices, herbs, vinegars, and soaps. The pavilion boasts live music all day, showcasing The Lyra Quartet, Mellot, Ventucky, Jon Gindick, Steel Cut Band, Smitty & Julija, and Cindy Kalmenson & The Lucky Ducks, while Glenn Perry of the Ojai Bee Club and private chef Robin Goldstein are among the speakers.

Details and schedule online at www. ojaivalleylavenderfestival.org.

Then, just as the 10 am to 5 pm festival fades into memory, the gates

open at Dancing Oaks Ranch – which lies about halfway between Ojai and Carpinteria – for Ojai Concert Series’s show featuring Whiskerman, who play psychedelic-folk-rock with gospel and soul flavors. The quartet’s sound – which features everything from guitar and piano to mandolin and sitar – is virtually guaranteed to get you on your feet and dancing in the moonlight.

That latter piece is a big part of the appeal, as Dancing Oaks is a lovely private homestead featuring a naturally sloping lawn that ends in a flat section perfect for dancing in front of the stage under the big open sky. The first hour is geared toward getting going on the optional potluck, before Aerial Visions, an instrumental acoustic duo with guitarists Danilo Vargas and Travis Lee Stephenson, start playing at 6 pm followed by Whiskerman at 7.

Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door, with discounts for kids. Visit www.ojaiconcertseries.com or call 6658852.

Teddy Bares

Actually, Santa Barbara-raised Young Adult author Teddy Steinkellner laid bare his soul – or at least the

tortured one that really was stuffed in a trash can when he was a seventh grader at SB Middle School – in his first novel, Trash Can Days: A Middle School Saga. But I never got to write about that one, so we’re recycling what would have been the subhead for that work for his new YA offering and his upcoming homecoming book signing at Chaucer’s on Sunday, June 25. Two Roads From Here is the story of five high school seniors who each confront a huge life decision, and then over the course of two alternate, intertwining narratives, end up choosing both the road and the road not taken. At least that’s what it says on Steinkellner’s website, where he adds “Think The Breakfast Club meets Sliding Doors.”

And then Steinkellner – whose parents, Bill and Cheri, were longtime writers and showrunners for the TV series Cheers – offers this advice in the guise of an invitation: “Come hang at Chaucer’s and get your book signed... you don’t want to know what happens in the alternate universe where you don’t!” Here’s one for Teddy: Call your mother? The event starts at 2 pm. So she expects you home by 6 pm for dinner.

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Actor Val Kilmer enjoyed major roles in the movies The Doors, Batman Forever, The Saint, and Heat before his star began to fade and Hollywood began to virtually ignore him. So almost six years ago, he decided to turn his longtime affinity for famed American author-humorous Mark Twain into a one-man play in which he transforms himself into the “First American.” Citizen Twain, which opened originally at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery before undergoing a shift in perspective, later sold-out several performing arts venues in Los Angeles and elsewhere. More recently, Kilmer – who was the youngest actor ever accepted to Juilliard’s Drama

Division – turned the play into a movie via filming a performance at Pasadena Playhouse, serving as writer, actor, and director of Cinema Twain. The piece is based on the life of the man, Samuel Clemens, and his writings under his pen name of Mark Twain, and covers his thoughts on politics, his family, his faith, and more via a series of yarns.

If that sounds a bit like the one-man show Hal Holbrook has toured for decades – including several appearances at the Lobero Theatre – maybe it’s no coincidence that Kilmer has chosen the theater for the local debut of Cinema Twain. The actor will appear in person to introduce the screening at 8 pm Friday, June 30, and he’ll stick around for a Q&A session with the audience following the 90-minute film. VIP ticket-holders will have an opportunity to meet Kilmer and chat with him after the Q&A. Regular tickets are $30 and $35; VIP seats cost $75. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.org.

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Night(s)

If the idea of Kilmer as Clemens makes you think “Never the Twain shall meet,” fear not, film fan. On that same night, you can instead be the star of show – or at least a member of the supporting chorus. Righty-oh, the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria is screening the singalong version of Grease, which also just so happens to be the film version of the hit Broadway musical of the early 1970s, which has now been around for more than 40 years, twice as long as its distance from the era it spoofed. But who cares about such stuff? Just toss on your pink poodle skirt or greaser jacket, lubricate the vocal chords, and make your way to the Art Deco theater. There are also prizes for the top three best-dressed!

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owntown Santa Barbara offers a coastal California, small-city lifestyle second to none. Both young professionals and vibrant boomers are increasingly foregoing suburbia for a more connected and varied urban lifestyle. And with museums, historical attractions, restaurants, food markets, theaters, art galleries, performing arts, coffee shops, wineries, holiday parades and festivals, farmers markets, and parks all within walking distance, it is easy to understand why Downtown Santa Barbara has become the choice place to live.

City living for many is about walkability, for once we engage a car it is immediately a different experience. And while the exact parameters of downtown is not exact, I look at Valerio Street to the north, the shoreline to the south, Castillo Street to the west, and Olive Street to the east as the borders of downtown. Within an easy walk or bike ride within these boundaries, there is a vibrant urban experience that can be comfortably enjoyed both day and night.

And it is getting better all the time. Whether single-family homes or condominiums, there are many interesting properties currently on the market for your consideration.

CASTILLO AND ANAPAMU

At Castillo and Anapamu, there is a two-level, 1,100 sq. ft., 2bd/1ba - end unit townhome in a five-unit complex within the popular Peabody school attendance area. This bright, airy unit offers vaulted ceilings, fireplace, French doors leading to a lushly landscaped

patio, and a private one-car garage. It has a walk score of 89 and a bike score of 98.

It was listed recently at $649,000.

ALMA DE PUEBLO

Alma de Pueblo on Victoria a block west of State is a quintessential downtown location. This luxury condo project is in the middle of just about everything, including the hip Public Market on the corner. There are currently six units available here with different configurations and prices. The one I’m watching is a 1,043-sq. ft. 1/1.5 with a walk score of 98 and offered at $895,000.

ANACAPA VILLAS

Anacapa Villas is an exclusive condo development at Anacapa and Ortega. There is an exceptional single-level penthouse available here offering two master suites, each with a spa-like bathroom and private balcony with dramatic Riviera views. It has a walk score of 92, a bike score of 98, and is offered for $1,795,000.

OLIVE AND CARRILLO

For a single-family home feel, there is a nicely appointed stand-alone condo at Olive and Carrillo with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2,760 sq. ft. of living space, and a wonderful rooftop deck with fireplace, a built-in barbecue, and city and mountain views.

It enjoys no HOA fees, a walk score of 88, and is offered at $1,895,000.

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butter pecan. The decadent gelatos made the perfect accompaniment for the cool beers and hot weather. Throughout the festival, restaurants from the surrounding area provide a variety of different small bites that allows guests to have a nibble of food as they explore the vast sea of beers at the festival. From Fish Gaucho California Mexican & Tequila Bar serving up tacos to Big Bubba’s slinging some barbecue, there is a nice range of food to choose from, providing a good balance for the amount of alcohol people are consuming.

Certainly, the biggest draw of FWIBF is the overwhelming list of heavy-hitter breweries. Many of those featured at the festival are among the most popular breweries in the world, and each brewery makes sure to bring their A-game with not only one-off and rare beers but special tappings and bottle openings taking place at specific times throughout the day.

Finding a bottle of Black Tuesday from The Bruery is difficult enough, but it is even more of a special occasion when you get to taste a pecan pie version of Black Tuesday. The brew featured a slightly charred and subtle pecan character to the normal smooth bourbon and chewy chocolate liqueur flavor of Black Tuesday.

Allagash Brewing Co. had bottles of James Bean, a special edition of their

popular Curieux, a Belgian-style tripleaged in Jim Bean barrels, that uses coldpressed coffee to add a pleasant fruity roastiness to the beer.

Russian River Brewing Co. always draws a crowd and was serving their classic double IPA, Pliny the Elder, and the rare but popular Beatification.

I was excited to see their lesser-known blonde ale, Scratching Post, at the event. The beer had a clean malt character and fresh, herbal-hop aroma that reminded the drinker of why Russian River is considered a master of the hoppy beers. Avery Brewing Co. has an amazing array of canned and bottled beers available in many states, though in our area we don’t often see their more rare sour and barrel-aged brews. Their Apricot Sour had a bright acidity with an aroma of freshly picked apricots.

Honestly, it is hard to capture the litany of impressive beers that were served at the festival. It is not just the immense amount of high-quality beers that makes this one of the best festivals along the West Coast, but the thoughtfulness (like plenty of misters and air coolers) and care to detail that Firestone brings to the entire experience that makes this festival one of the most sought-out beer events each year.

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told the whole class it was clever, and I later found out he told other teachers in the teachers’ lounge I was a good writer.”

It was the first clear message she received of her talent and the defining moment she decided to become a writer.

“Now, it did take me twenty years to bridge the gap between this is what I want to do and this is what I’m gonna do.”

In 1989, Hyde got into a couple of 12step programs and got clean and sober.

“Before that, I think it’s really hard to follow your dream. You have the dream, but you don’t really have that follow through,” she says. “I spent a year or two cleaning up the wreckage, as they say.

Then I solidly went after that dream.”

To refine her skills, Hyde joined the Cambria Writers Workshop and later the Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

The author’s 32nd book in publication; her next will be released in December

published to a certain degree and her mother, Vance Hyde, was an author.

“For show-and-tell at school and back in the 1960s, most people brought their dads,” Hyde says. “My mom brought her books and talked about being a published author. I was sort of surprised by how impressed the other kids were.”

Another boost came in high school when Catherine’s creative writing teacher read her story to her fellow students. “He

WHEN IN DOUBT, WRITE IT OUT

Catherine also attributes the start of her career to being laid off. In Cambria, her hometown, she worked as a baker and sous-chef. Due to lack of tourism in the winter months, the restaurant closed and soon after went out of business.

With no local jobs open in January, it was time to re-evaluate her life. “I had been writing before, but that was the moment where I thought, I keep saying that I’ll sit down and write a novel if I

HYDE’S ADVICE TO WRITERS:

• Don’t write in a vacuum. Join a writers group or a conference such as the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Let other people hear your work and offer feedback. Get used to it and thicken your skin.

• Make up your mind that you’re not going to let rejection stop you.

Because if you do, don’t waste your time being a writer.

• Write. Because if you’re not writing, you’re not a writer. ever really have the time. If that’s true, it’s true now. And if it’s not true, you’re kidding yourself.”

Hyde sat down to an IBM electric typewriter and wrote one book a year for the next five years. Her first two publications were Funeral For Horses and Earthquake Weather. Then magic happened. Her agents at the time represented another author who had a small movie deal with Hollywood producer Jonathan Treisman of Flatiron Films. They pitched the manuscript for Pay It Forward, worked an option deal, then two weeks later Treisman sold that option to Warner Brothers.

But her previous unpublished books

worked to her advantage. “After Pay It Forward, my editors at Simon & Schuster said, ‘What do you got?’ so I pulled a couple things out of the drawer.” They accepted Walter’s Purple Heart, a story that had been passed over 26 times, including by her editors at Simon & Schuster. “It’s an interesting wake-up for writers to know you can get acceptance on a book that has already been passed over,” she says. “A book that you can acquire as a follow-up for a fairly heightened debut is a very different situation than a book you could launch alone.”

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On May 23, 2017, the award-winning short story writer and New York Times Best-selling author released her 32nd title, Allie and Bea. Set on the scenic Pacific Coast, it is the story of an unlikely friendship between Allie, a 15-year-old girl whose parents are jailed for tax fraud and Bea, a woman recovering from her husband’s death and a telephone scam that left her broke. Her next book, The Wake Up, is currently on preorder and will be released in December. She is currently on a two-book-a-year-contract with Amazon’s Lake Union Publishing.

Since 2013, Hyde has sold 2.5 million

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When she isn’t able to travel too far from work, Hyde enjoys riding her horse, Soul, up to five days a week.

copies of her last eight books under Lake Union. (Separate from Amazon’s selfpublishing company Create Space, Lake Union is invite-only. Hyde got Amazon’s attention in 2012 when she offered one of her books for free in electronic form for five days. Readers responded, downloading 81,000 copies.)

Her writing space consists of an easy chair by the window in her living room, usually with her dog, Ella, and cat, Jordan, nearby. An avid hiker, she currently enjoys horseback riding five days a week, a more favorable adventure to her work schedule. “Last year, I went to Nepal and trekked the foothills of the

Himalayas. Next year, I am going to see Aurora Borealis.” She’s also known to take off in her camper van between or during books. “I’m 62, and I’m thinking I’ll do this two-book-a-year thing until I’m at retirement age,” she says. “Maybe my version of retirement is doing one book a year. Then I’ll have more time for hiking.”

You can hear Catherine speak on Thursday, June 22, at 4 p.m. The event is open to the public for $10 at the door. All talks will be given at the Hyatt Santa Barbara in the El Cabrillo room.

Admission is included for all registered attendees. Other speakers include: Fannie Flagg Sunday, June 18, at 8 pm Angela Rinaldi Monday, June 19, at 4 pm Tracy Daugherty Monday, June 19, at 8 pm David Brin Tuesday, June 20, at 8 pm Lesley M.M. Blume Wednesday, June 21, at 8 pm Shanthi Sekaran Thursday, June 22, at 8 pm The Santa Barbara Writers Conference June 18-23.

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Here is Whisper… isn’t she pretty?

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e got lucky; June gloom lifted and the sun had pushed the temperature to a perfect 75 degrees. It was a Saturday evening and we were headed to the Santa Barbara Harbor to catch a ride on Whisper.

Docked next to Lil’ Toot, Whisper is a brand new 22-foot electric Duffy boat captained by Mr. Steven Goularte.

Goularte and I go way back to the 1990s and our days as housemates at UCSB. He bought and parked his first boat Missused in our driveway in 1994. He graduated from Missused the following year and moved into the harbor on his second boat, Casper. Casper became his home for the next five years, and Goularte became a true harbor local.

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hisper is owned by Celebration Cruises, a Santa Barbara-based company that now boasts three charter boat options in the harbor. Whisper, Lil’ Toot, and Azure Seas offer a wide range of sizes and excuses for you to get out there on the water… the sun is shining! You can learn more about the boats and make reservations at www. celebrationsb.com Captain Goularte is ready to escort you!

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Goularte graciously grabbed our gear and shuffled us onto Whisper – our private charter was under way.

Nautically decorated in tan, navy blue, and white, Whisper sparkles with newness. Captain Goularte set the

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My girls loved Whisper’s soft blankets and the vista from this perch

mood by getting our music requests, and we shoved off for a sunset harbor cruise.

Whisper is not a craft lacking in the realm of comfort. My kids especially loved the plush blankets Goularte pulled out for them, and they cozied up on deck to watch the seascape.

Luxurious is a good word to describe Whisper’s interior, with pillows and quaint maritime touches in every corner. This, paralleled with all of the amenities you could ask for on the water, is making Whisper the talk of the town.

If you haven’t spent a lot of time down on the docks, Whisper is a great way to get up-close and personal with the harbor culture. Goularte showed us a wide variety of boats, and he has endless stories to share about the vessels lining the water. It was a lesson in history, marine biology, and daily news all wrapped into one.

Complementing the boat tales, we got

to hear about the latest animal escapades too. The day before our journey, there had been a Great White Shark sighting just outside the harbor mouth. My kids brought our binoculars and we began to call our personalized trip “The Shark Whisperer”. While we didn’t spy any fins during our time on the water, we did see pelicans and sea lions and the sun set on the horizon as a full moon rose in the sky. Again, did I mention that we were lucky?

Whisper gained its namesake from the quietness that comes from this allelectric, zero-emission boat. With the subtle sound of the sea splashing on the sides of the boat, we were lulled into relaxation. A private charter on Whisper would make a great Father’s Day gift or simply a wonderful summer activity on any given Sunday. Play cards. Toast to life. Confess love. Propose marriage.

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WHAT’SHANGING? with Ted Mills Ted Mills is a local writer, filmmaker, artist, and podcaster on the arts. You can listen to him at www.funkzonepodcast.com. He currently has a seismically dubious stack of books by his bed. Have an upcoming show you’d like us to know about? Please email: tedmills@gmail.com

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y the time you read this on publication day, I will be standing in the middle of Alameda Park for the annual pagan ritual of Summer Solstice, down among the face painted, the naturally tan, and the floppy felt hat bedecked young’uns reaching nirvana as the day claws as much light from the nighttime as the year allows. Some of us lurrrrrrve Solstice, some skip town for it, but remind yourselves: this was started by artists, and it was started without permission. Yes, it is now institutionalized in that non-crazy sense of the word, and is sanctioned by the City.

But true artists aren’t in the habit of asking permission for anything. They just do it, and watch the fall-out. So if you support the arts, but you aren’t an artist per se, my suggestion is this: encourage no-permission-needed spaces.

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Continuing in the non-human realm, Susan Petty’s series of graphite drawings of bird nests are just as delicate as the eggs in a real one. Up-close they reveal their intricate cross-hatching, and that’s not a pun. Petty’s work is part of “Metamorphosis,” up through July 16 at the Marcia Burtt Gallery (517 Laguna St.). Also part of the show is Marilee Krause’s recent works with ink on paper that have more in common with Chinese scrollwork than her usual paintings of wetlands and sloughs. Similarly, Erling Sjovold’s representations of icebergs and glaciers have been made from black sand collected on a trip to Iceland and also not like his previous landscapes.

Change is a delicate thing sometimes.

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NATURAL FEELINGS

MichaelKate Interiors (132 Santa Barbara St.) is currently showing “Nature Interpreted”, featuring some lovely large-scale paintings by Dorothy Churchill-Johnson, whose hyperrealist attention to geraniums and succulents evoke childhood wonder at the world around us. Joining her is Valerie Freeman, Stuart Ochiltree, and Nancy Freeman, approaching things more from the abstract side of the spectrum.

Up through July 16.

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Susan Tibbles opened another group show at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club (2375 Foothill Road) last week. Called “Aquatic”, its theme is apparent, and its colors rather blue, so it’s refreshing when not everything goes in that direction.

Artists include Carissa Luminess, Maureen Toy, Joyce Wilson, Sue Van Horsen, and many others. Through July 7.

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does appear, like for the current show at Roy (7 W. Carrillo), she unloads so much art, of such variety and style, you just want to throw all your art supplies away and just have a cocktail. From her miniatures to her large text-and-animal based works, the paintings delight and confuse and could only come out of one idiosyncratic mind. It has inspired me to create this unwieldy acronym that you are free to use: ITWLATWABSBN (If This Was L.A., This Would All Be Sold

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by Hana-Lee Sedgwick

Hana-Lee Sedgwick is a writer, wine consultant and lover of all things wine and food. As a Certified Specialist of Wine and Sommelier, she loves to explore the world of wine in and around her hometown of Santa Barbara. When not trying new wines or traveling, she can be found practicing yoga, cooking, entertaining and enjoying the outdoors. Visit her popular blog, Wander & Wine, for wine tips, tasting notes and adventures in wine and travel: wanderandwine.com

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Born and raised in Southern California, Jessica was on the path to pursuing her master’s degree to become a therapist before a short stint working in New York City shifted her focus. While there, she was working as a bartender at a French restaurant and, though she wasn’t a wine drinker, became intrigued by the sommelier’s weekly wine tastings.

She soon found herself at every tasting asking questions about the wine, taking notes, and becoming fascinated by everything that goes into making wine.

When Jessica moved back to California in 2009, she felt drawn to the wine industry despite not knowing much about it. Leaving behind her dreams of furthering her education, she moved to Santa Maria to take a role as a harvest intern, and it wasn’t long before she fell in love with the trade – from getting up early to work with her hands in the soil to understanding how picking grapes at different times can affect the character of a wine.

Following this newfound intrigue, Jessica took a job at Sanguis, where she trained in all aspects of the wine industry, from sales to winemaking to hospitality. Although her official job was to assist with winemaking, this exposure to various aspects of the wine trade helped her gain an appreciation for the

details that shape a wine business. She realized that no matter how large or small, every detail is of importance to the outcome of the wine.

Inspired to try her hand at winemaking on the side, in 2012 while still with Sanguis, she produced her first vintage of wine, starting with just a few cases of Pinot Noir and Syrah from fruit she sourced from the Santa Maria and Ballard Canyon AVAs. Today Jessica produces around 1,000 cases for her personal label, Story of Soil.

Using grapes she sources from highly regarded vineyards throughout Santa Barbara County, she focuses on singlevineyard, varietal-specific bottlings for eight different wines. Her goal is to craft wine that highlights a specific site while showcasing the different nuances of a particular varietal.

Although she still focuses on Pinot Noir and Syrah, Jessica has also added Sauvignon Blanc and Grenache to her portfolio, producing anywhere from 50 to 200 cases of each while also managing sales and hospitality for Dragonette Cellars. Busy girl!

I sat down with Jessica to taste through her wines and learn more about her winemaking style. Overall, the wines are lean and inviting. The 2015 Story of Soil Duvarita Vineyard Pinot Noir ($60) shines with appealing notes of red fruit and minerals and a lean, savory finish that hints at the sandy soils of this particular vineyard. Eighteen months spent in neutral oak adds to the complexity of this lovely wine.

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JEWELRY ARTIST JIM BAYLESS

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hen I first saw the work of lapidary artist and jeweler Jim Bayless at the Santa Barbara Art Show, I knew I’d found one who truly integrates his artistic vision with his medium. Bayless silversmiths a collection of stone jewelry that is eye-catching and awe-inspiring.

Bayless creates his jewelry art pieces entirely himself. He cuts stones from rocks he digs himself or from sources he has spent his life cultivating. He studies it to determine how to best bring out its unique beauty. He creates settings from sterling silver with gold accents.

“When I create a piece of jewelry, I think of it as engineering to be created for durability and longevity, of foreverlasting beauty.”

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At first, he “would create a treasure and not want to sell it. Now, a lot of things sell so fast I don’t really get to look at them. You put in 100 percent when you just create a setting – you give 200 percent when you cut the stone and create the setting. When you find the material and do it all, you give 300 percent.”

His multiple award-winning designs include a series of beautiful banded agates set in the heart of an orchid crafted from sterling silver. He also draws from nature for a series of sterling fishes with bodies made of his hand-cut stones including dramatic ocean jasper.

“Ring, earrings, pendants, bracelets, crosses, belt buckles, I make it all.”

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Art influenced Bayless from a young age. His first jewelry class was in 1969 at Laguna Beach High School “Home of the Arts.” Bayless took courses from Gemological Institute of America and gem cutting and geology classes at College of the Redwoods.

One of his first selling experiences was the 1972 Sawdust Festival High School Booth. Overnight, someone stole his whole display. But Bayless doesn’t discourage easily and continued his career of art shows. Since ‘06, he has concentrated selling in consignment shops and has sold at the Santa Barbara Art Show along Cabrillo Beach every Sunday for the past 5 years.

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By Elizabeth Rose

Elizabeth Rose is the diary of a 30-something woman navigating life, love, and relationships in the Greater Santa Barbara area. Thoughts or comments? Email ihearterose@ gmail.com or visit @ihearterose on Twitter and Instagram.

FLASHBACK: DAD DATE

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nother dating story that never saw the light. Introducing rendezvous number two of my single life in Santa Barbara.

As I fumbled for my key to unlock the shop I worked in at the time, an envelope wedged between the door and door frame caught my eye. To Elizabeth. I plucked it free, opened the door, and went inside to settle in and read the message. It was a card with the word INVITATION written in silver letters. I turned it over and along with sweet words noting our brief encounter, it read: Date: With me!

Time: You name it!

Place: Your choice!

Hosted by: John Doe RSVP: (805) 867-53** He was a customer who came in the day before and apparently a clever one at that – a party invite to ask me out was first. I dug his creativity. Then I began to wonder if my work environment resembled some sort of fresh meat locker for hungry older men in Montecito, as he was the second customer to ask me out in two weeks.

Regardless, I was flattered, and after years of dating the wrong guys and not knowing what my “type” was anymore, I made a vow to be open-minded. Even if the men happened to be a bit my senior.

I RSVP’d that evening. On the phone, he sounded energetic and wanted to know more about me. Sounded promising. We agreed to meet at Cava in Montecito the next evening after I got off work. The following day, after a long day of retailing, I drove to Cava, parked, and took a moment to myself before heading in. If the date was awkward, I could always use the “I have a deadline” excuse. Worked last time.

As I walked into the restaurant, I spotted him immediately. It was hard not to because he had written my name with a purple crayon in big cursive letters on the paper table cover. He must have grabbed a crayon from the collection at the hostess stand next to the children’s menus.

He stood up and shook my hand. “Hi Elizabeth! Great to see you and thank you so much for coming!” His gray-blue eyes sparkled, and his smile was warm and unthreatening. I could tell he was one of the “good guys.” He pulled out a chair and I sat. Seconds later, appetizers arrived, and my hungry belly and I thanked him for taking initiative.

After putting in an order of spicy margaritas and shrimp fajitas, I learned he lived in San Louis Obispo and passed through Santa Barbara often for work. He divorced years ago, amicably, and was a single parent to two girls, the oldest heading to Yale in the fall. He was an advocate for Planned Parenthood and had worked with the organization spanning two decades, because he believes in a woman’s right to choose. I listened to him pour his heart out about his work, his daughters, and his sentiment was genuine. He was girl’s guy; you could say and a man who put women’s needs before his own.

But I couldn’t help but feel a little “parented” by his supportive and encouraging words throughout our date, no fault of his own. His daughters were blessed to have a father like him, but the thought of us being intimate made the relationship feel like I was dating a version of my dad. Too creepy. Three hours went by before we checked the time. “Wow, Elizabeth! It really says a lot when two people can talk like this so easily!” I nodded and smiled in response, feeling the friend vibe and nothing more.

A week later, I flew home to visit my family for the holidays. John and I kept in brief contact via text, and on Christmas Day he sent me a photo of his family in front of their tree. I looked at the photo and as nice as he was, there was even less attraction when I saw him in full dad mode, Santa hat and all.

I called a few days later. Worried I’d hurt his feelings, I nervously said I did not see a romantic relationship between us. He understood, thanked me for being honest, and told me how proud he was that I had handled this in such a mature way. The dad in him couldn’t help it.

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by Eva Van Prooyen Keeping a finger on the pulse of the Santa Ynez Valley: what to eat, where to go, who to meet, and what to drink. Pretty much everything and anything situated between the Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains that could tickle one’s interest.

VINEYARD RUNNING, FOURTH OF JULY PARTYING, & FULL MOON GOLFING 2017 VINTNERS 5 MILER he Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation invite runners (and walkers) to a unique run through the Rincondada and Sanford and Benedict Vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills. The Vintners 5 Miler is in its third year and will take place at Sanford Winery and Vineyards. The run begins in front of the winery, covering a five-mile (or one-mile) course for runners and walkers of all abilities and ages. The mixedterrain, five-mile course includes a 350-foot ascent to a scenic overlook of the Sanford estate, and a “wine walk” has been added for those who wish to enjoy a more leisurely stroll through the vineyard. After the race, participants are invited to the Finish Line Festival to celebrate the upcoming 2017 harvest with a wine tasting, food, live music, and a family-friendly kids zone.

The Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation supports local organizations including Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, People Helping People of the Santa Ynez Valley, Direct Relief, Allan Hancock College Enology/Viticulture Program, Arts Outreach of the Santa Ynez Valley, and Santa Barbara Foundation.

When: Saturday, July 22, at 9 am Where: Sanford Winery and Vineyards Cost: $75/ per runner Info: email steve@sanfordwinery.com

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6TH ANNUAL POLO CLASSIC appy Canyon Vineyard presents the 6th Annual Polo Classic benefiting People Helping People with champagne, fancy hats, beautiful horses, and highly skilled polo players. Watch a fast-paced, action-packed polo match featuring several of the highest-rated players in the world, in addition to Santa Ynez Valley polo celebrities. Three tiers of entertainment are offered with a VIP tent, Club Seating, and General Admission. At the conclusion of the featured match, an awards ceremony is conducted at midfield for guests to gather, mingle with the players, and view the presentations of the perpetual winner’s trophy, Carlos Gracida Sportsmanship Award, Best Playing String of Ponies, and Best Playing Pony.

10:30 am VIP Champagne Reception 11 am General Admission and Club Seating Gates Open 11 am Preliminary Polo Match Begins 11:45 am Olympic team bronze medal winner Charlotte Bredahl-Baker dressage demonstration 12:15 to 1:15 pm VIP and Club Luncheon Served 1:15 pm Colors and Teams Presented 1:30 pm Feature Polo Match Begins 1:45 pm 1st Intermission and Divot Stomp 2:15 pm 2nd Intermission and Hat Contest Winners Announced 2:45 pm Match Ends 3 pm Presentation of Awards VIP tickets are $275 and include priority parking, tented seating and dining, champagne and appetizer reception, entertainment, three-course goody bag, silent auction, and hat contest.

When: Saturday, June 24, at 11 am Where: Piocho Ranch, 1100 Secretariat Drive in Happy Canyon in Santa Ynez Cost: $15 for general admission to $275 for VIP package Info: (805) 686-0295, visit www.syvpoloclassic.com or email Erica@syvphp.org

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FOXEN CANYON WINE TRIAL PASSPORT EVENT ummer sipping along the Foxen Canon Wine Trail will treat passport holders to 20 one-ounce pours from 13 wineries. Foxen Canyon Road is 30 miles long, and passports are good for Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25. Each winery will pair sips of wines with tasty small bites, and passports come with a commemorative Foxen Canyon Wine Trail logo glass, exclusive wine discounts, and a surprise special keepsake. Participating wineries are: Andrew Murray Vineyards, Cambria Winery,

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Cottonwood Canyon Winery, Fess Parker Winery, Firestone Vineyard, Foxen Vineyard & Winery, Foxen 7200, Kenneth Volk Vineyards, Koehler Winery, Martian Ranch & Vineyard, Rancho Sisquoc Winery, Riverbench Vineyard Tasting Room, Tres Hermanas Winery, and Zaca Mesa Winery.

When: Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, from 10 am to 4 pm Where: All along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, 7600 Foxen Canyon Road Cost: $45 per passport – Two people may share one passport.

Info: www.eventbrite.com SOLVANG’S SMALL TOWN FOURTH OF JULY PARTY olvang is ready to celebrate USA’s Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4, with a lineup of special events and activities for the entire family including a parade, free concerts, and barbecue.

10 am Santa Ynez Wind Ensemble presents a free outdoor patriotic concert preceding the parade in Solvang Park, located at Mission Drive and First Street.

11 am Solvang Rotary Breakfast Club presents an Independence Day Parade that will roll, canter, step, and stroll through Solvang. The parade begins at Old Mission Santa Ines (1760 Mission Drive), heads west along Mission Drive (Route 246); turns south on Fourth Place, then east along Copenhagen Drive and back to Old Mission Santa Ines. This year’s parade theme is “American Heroes.” 2017 Parade grand marshal is a Solvang hero, Jim Kunkle, Sr., a decorated World War II U.S. pilot honored internationally for his achievements at Normandy and later as the Allies advanced on Germany. He is a life member of the Legion of Honor, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy near Aachen, Germany, on September 16, 1944, and also received the Air Medal of Honor, as well as a Purple Heart for his distinguished military career.

12 pm A good ol’ American barbecue will be grilling up hot dogs, hamburgers, linguiça, and all the fixings for $5 to & 7 combos with chips and soda or water, while the T-Bone Ramblers play a free classic rock concert at Solvang Park. (Check local listing for firework display updates.)

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FULL MOON GLOW IN THE DARK GOLF very month on the Friday closest to the full moon, Zaca Creek Golf Course in Buellton turns off the sprinklers and presents a golf tournament of seven holes of glow-in-the-dark golf under a nearly full moon. $20 per golfer gets you a glowin-the-dark ball, hot dogs and chips, and the chance to win prizes. June brought in the Full Strawberry Moon (a.k.a. micro-moon or mini-moon) the farthest full moon, and hence the smallest full moon of the year, and July brings in the Buck Moon; July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. Reservations are required, as this fun and popular event fills up fast.

When: Friday, July 7, at 8 pm with tee-off at 8:30 pm Where: Zaca Creek Golf Course, 223 Shadow Mountain Drive in Buellton Cost: $20 per golfer Info: (805) 691-9272

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AARDVARKS TO ZEBRAS ravel through the alphabet as the Wildling showcases a diverse artistic representation of animal species from African saddlebills to zebras and everything in between. The artworks range from realistic to abstract and represent many different mediums. Curated from private collections, artists, and even from animals themselves, executive director Stacey Otte-Demangate designed the exhibition to engage viewers with familiar species and discover some that are more obscure. Artworks featuring endangered species will have a special notation to help bring awareness to the crisis they face. Some of these species, such as the California condor, are being actively assisted by the Santa Barbara Zoo. Artists in the exhibit hail from a total of six countries (Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Bhutan, Russia, and USA), with strong Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley representation as well.

When: Now through October 9 Where: Wildling Museum of Art and Nature,

1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang Info:(805)686-8315 or visit www.wildlingmuseum.org

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