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olistic Deliberation – The latest women’s movement, as California’s 1.2million H female-owned businesses corroborate, is entrepreneurship. Allison Antoinette sits down with three ladies – Dr. Elizabeth Wisniewski, Melissa Costello, and Dr. Peggy Larned – who shattered the glass ceiling.
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In the Name of God – In part two of a series, Jeff Harding revisits the Orlando nightclub tragedy, Muslims and Islam, and asks “Why the West?”
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State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing revels prayerfully in a redwood cathedral – wakes up screaming and bathed in sweat Beer Guy – Zach Rosen raises a pint to Island Brewing Company’s owner Paul Wright, celebrating the business’s 15th anniversary in Carpinteria Fortnight – Sounds of MAW; The Tearaways and Queen Nation in the park; Chumash Casino lineup includes Jerry Seinfeld and Stevie Wonder; comedy club in Oxnard; musician Nate Birkey at SOhO
Man About Town – Mark Leisuré makes not of Bruce Goldish’s guitar; U.S. Elevator performs at the Biltmore; Legends Band; Sarah Jarosz; beach volleyball and Concerts in the Park
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Sansum – Brett Simon, a Sansum Clinic optometrist, hopes there isn’t a dry eye in the house as he explores the disease that affects an eye’s protective tear film
Berry Man – Cory Clark explores the sense of taste, dishing out items that are bitter and sweet; Panache Tiger Fig; and Padron peppers Cause & Effect Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV for short) observes 25 years of revitalizing businesses
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Art Beat – Jacquelyn De Longe connects the dots for Nancy Gifford’s creation G-Space exhibit area at SBCAST, which links local artists to the general public
In the Zone – Tommie Vaughn’s sweet tooth can’t resist Helena Avenue Bakery, which serves up confections in the Castagnola warehouse on Anacapa Street
Behind The Vine – Hana-Lee Sedgwick is not only behind the vine but over the moon about the Swirl & Sip series, on tap for the summer atop the Canary Hotel E’s Note – When life gives lemons to Elliana Westmacott, she sells lemonade (and cookies); and she recommends a picnic at Alice Keck Park
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I Heart SB – Elizabeth Rose steps into the role of “Wing Woman” – serving as a liaison between girlfriends and perspective partners – and offers advice on the subject Goodland – Chantal Peterson pulls into Roy Miller’s vintage car garage, a cultural archive specializing in vehicle restorations under its Goleta-based roof SYV Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen surveys the scene at Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang, in honor of the National Park Service’s centennial
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Dr. Elizabeth Wisniewski
Allison Antoinette is a health and wealth coach and consultant to women in business. She helps clients to avoid common pitfalls, develop a sustainable work/life balance, and increase their profit as they gain confidence in communication and leadership. You can find her at www.aantoinette.com.
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ith 1.2 million female-owned businesses in California alone, word on the street is that entrepreneurship is the new women’s movement. The glass ceiling that once limited a woman’s career path has paved a new road toward business ownership, where women can utilize their sharp acumen while building strong family ties. As it stands, women are trading in their paychecks for profit and passion. From technology to retail to health and wellness, I chronicled three of Santa Barbara’s very own stories of sweet, inspiring success to get a deeper look.
DR. ELIZABETH WISNIEWSKI “I think I’m meant to do this, but I don’t know if I can. I can’t see.”
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an attempt to gain back full vision. A routine eye exam during kindergarten showed an abnormality in her retina, the layer at the back of the eye where visual images are formed. It took nearly a year before the diagnosis was revealed, and in the end no cure was available. “I was supposed to get more sight back from that final surgery – a corneal transplant – but it went horribly wrong. I woke up in massive pain.” This was a turning point in Elizabeth’s life plan. Behind that radiant smile and contagious laugh, Elizabeth carries the spirit of courage, determination, and service. “While I might have lost my eyesight, I actually gained a vision for myself and for the world.” After being denied from entering Palmer College, the first and largest chiropractic college in the U.S., due to her disability, Dr. Elizabeth gave herself a whopping 10 minutes to be upset. “My resilience isn’t innate necessarily. I have to practice it
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daily. As kids, we each had a job chart in the house that we had to check off daily,” she says, “and the last thing on that list was “Did I have a good attitude today?” My mom was an incredible role model for positivity in that way.” Dr. Wisniewski is now a co-owner of Genuine Chiropractic, practicing Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine, inspirational speaker, published author, and community mover and shaker. “Being a woman in business is always a practice and balance, like anything in life. In the beginning, it was common for people to ask if I was the secretary at our office. I just laughed.” Now in their fourth year of business, Genuine Chiropractic is attracting new clients
every week. With more than 100 other chiropractors in the Santa Barbara area, Dr. Elizabeth had to quickly learn how to separate her practice from all the others. “It was scary at first, and we weren’t sure if we would make it. But once I learned how to have confidence in myself and life from an open heart space, and I began communicating with clients from that place in an authentic way, my practice really took off.” Q. What do you love about owning a business? A. Connecting with other business owners. The heart of service. ...continued p.21
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In the Name of God by Jeff Harding
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.
Part Two: Why the West?
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art one, “A Matter of Faith”, was written on the morning after the Orlando nightclub murders. In that article, I discussed the downside of faith in any religion and its manifestation in Islam. I specifically cited the spread of ultraconservative Islam (Salafism or Wahhabism) funded and propagated by the Saudis. As a result, their adherents have rejected Western liberal ideals of liberty, tolerance, free markets, and bourgeois ideals that have made the West ascendant, rich, and powerful. I concluded that the rise of violent, totalitarian Islam is a direct result of Wahhabi influence. Now, after the Orlando shootings, we find that the killer did profess his Islamic faith, was a regular attendee at his local mosque, and he pledged his allegiance and attacks to Islamic State (ISIS). One could say he was a troubled young man and ignore his Muslim trappings, but the important thing to understand is that he thought he was acting as a faithful Muslim. The reality is that our societies, here and in Europe, are targets of people who profess Islam and who would like to kill us as an act of faith. Defenders of Islam can rationalize these people as either apostates or that they do not follow the true path, but they exist and act in the name of Islam. As well, many Muslims worldwide sympathize with such acts that in their eyes humiliate the West. But the question arises: why are they, these radicals, so anti-West, a region whose countries offer their citizens freedom, safety, and the opportunity for economic advancement, things that are mostly lacking in the Middle East? Why do these religious radicals wish to unleash their wrath upon us? And why have they specifically targeted the U.S., U.K., France, Belgium, and Spain? I offer two reasons for this. First, as I mentioned in part one, most countries in the Middle East are failed states. That is, they are totalitarian, lack the rule of law, impose Islam as the state religion, and reject free market capitalism. As a result, they are mostly poor. Not one Muslim country anywhere in the world can match the wealth of the West. Per capita, GDP for most of them are in the $10,000 to $20,000 range. The U.S. and most of Europe are more than five times that amount. In many of these countries, their leaders, political and religious, with few exceptions, scapegoat their failures by blaming the West and especially the U.S. I believe that many Muslims, even reaching up into the intelligentsia, accept that premise. The West is a constant reminder of their failure. This propaganda provides a fertile environment for messianic, utopian, militant cults such as ISIS, al Qaeda, and other Muslim terror groups who see the West as the Great Satan, as crusaders, as anti-Islam, and as being responsible for their failures. That we would be targeted by them seems inevitable. Second, we have created much of this enmity, making us obvious targets. In an election year, this statement will conjure up accusations of me being unpatriotic, naïve, uninformed and, perhaps, being a “Muslim sympathizer.” Those accusations would be dead wrong, and in themselves are uninformed, jingoistic, dangerously naïve, and falsely patriotic. If you research post-9/11 Islamist terrorist attacks, you won’t find any against Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Poland, Austria, Ireland, Hungary, or Germany (except one airport shooting that killed two U.S. airmen). These are all prosperous, free Western, Christian countries which, one would think, would also be targets of Islamist terrorists because of who they are. (France is another story.) But the fact terrorists don’t attack them is telling. We have been targeted because of our involvement in what military historian Andrew Bacevich calls America’s War for the Greater Middle East (the title of his recent informative book). Our military involvement in the Middle East starts with President Carter and is still going on with President Obama. Our 15-year war in Afghanistan and Iraq is now America’s longest war ever. And it appears that there is no end in sight. Over the recent past, the United States has been involved militarily with Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Kurdistan. We also support a repressive Saudi Arabia regime. Our presence is pervasive. According to historian Bacevich, U.S. policy in the Middle East is based on the assumption that America must “shape” these countries to fall in line with American goals. That policy assumes, falsely, that they want what we want, that we understand the historical forces motivating them, and that military force is the best means to
achieve “shaping.” It is painfully obvious that our politicians and generals have no consistent understanding of what the United States is fighting for and whom it is fighting against. Bacevich puts it this way: “We may argue over the underlying… problems [in the Middle East] and about how to allocate culpability. Multiple factors are involved, among them pervasive underdevelopment, a dearth of enlightened local leadership, the poisonous legacy of European imperialism, complications stemming from the founding of Israel, deep historical divisions within Islam itself, and the challenge of reconciling faith with modernity in a region where religion pervades every aspect of daily life. But there is no arguing that U.S. efforts to alleviate the dysfunction so much in evidence have failed abysmally.” [My emphasis.] One could argue, as does Bacevich, that despite the loss of life and treasure, the U.S. has not only failed, but its involvement has made things worse, perhaps much worse. It is clear that our years of war and attempts to change the Middle East have been the major source of their region-wide political instability and a major cause of the rise of radical, militant Islam. If you look at the Middle East and understand the context and history of their faith, and the role of conservative trends fostered by the Salafi/Wahhabi movement, then overlay 40 years of U.S./Western military campaigns onto a colonial past, then the rise of violent, radical Islamic groups seems almost unavoidable. Osama bin Laden, fresh off of his fight as a mujahidin warrior against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, came home radicalized to find U.S. troops stationed in his homeland, Saudi Arabia, the custodian of Islam’s holiest places; he vowed then to rid his country of these infidels. Thus sprang al Qaeda, a militant religious organization dedicated to fight the “crusaders” and create a holy caliphate in the Middle East. We killed bin Laden and many, many other such leaders, but these groups persist and the area is still destabilized and violent, yet our policy-makers apparently refuse to challenge their assumptions about our role in the Middle East. War seems to be their only answer. That they would attack us in any way possible is not a stretch of the imagination. That they would attack us, we who have been the leader of Western interference, is inevitable. That they have not attacked “benign” Western countries that have not actively fought against them is informative. The problems in the Middle East are complex. America’s mercantilist view of the region as a gas station for the West (Carter Doctrine) is an outdated, false premise. Despite the oil cartel’s attempts at monopolization, they need us far more than we need them as oil supplies grow, not decline. As usual with free markets and free trade, supply eagerly met Western demand. As many of our military leaders keep saying, the solution to the problem in the Middle East is a political one, not a military one. It is not an easy solution to achieve and the problem is not going away any time soon. But the answer to these attacks on us “crusaders” is not to double down with more ineffective warfare. If we do, expect more terrorist attacks from the faithful.
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Jeff is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. A long-time 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.
Crappy Camper: A Journal Day 1 – The Ascent
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s we head north to Big Sur from Santa Barbara along Historic Highway One, the famously serpentine route winds through sundappled mountain idylls and fabulously elevated Pacific Ocean views of such stunning panoramic beauty it makes the soul ache. Or so I’d been told. In the event, I can’t actually look. But as our elephantine station wagon makes its way higher and higher into the Santa Lucia Mountains and the crummy little ribbon of tarmac they deceptively call a “highway” grows narrower and narrower, and the road’s soft shoulder falls away to a vertiginous thousand-foot
acrophobic yap can offer no reply but a sort of amphibian murmur. There are few people who are unmoved by the unspeakable beauty of our natural world, but fewer still who wish to plummet 1,000 feet in a stamped metal box where weightless camping gear and liberated, daliesque ropes of bargain coffee are the last things one will ever see of this life. In my mind’s eye, the station wagon lurches across the lanes to gamely leap the gravel shoulder (a final elegiac glimpse of little flowering weeds in bright sunlight) and sail gracelessly into the deep-blue freefall beyond. Suddenly, sleeping on the ground,
It’s a fact that all my feelings about camping are wrapped up in the movies; principally Deliverance and The Blair Witch Project drop to the sparkling Pacific and the automobile-strewn rocks below – I do make a useful discovery. Namely, that by aiming my rigid, saucer-eyed expression straight ahead and fiercely pursing my mouth against the inner lady-scream only I can hear, I’m just able to manage. Do I have an issue with heights? No, I do not. Unless you consider full-body tremors and explosive urination on the third rung of a ladder an issue. Here we go. It’s a fact that all my feelings about camping are wrapped up in the movies; principally Deliverance and The Blair Witch Project. O the prayerful communing with nature. O the droning gnat that lavishes all its aerodynamic genius on a holding pattern in the hollow of my right ear, no matter how many magazines I destroy batting at my head with both hands and dancing a maddened Lindy Hop around the campground. O the neighboring campers’ inebriated cackling laughter and guitar-desecration just as I’m finding the perfect position on the sighing, sinking air mattress in the evening. O the inexplicable scraping noises just outside the tent in the smothering stillness of the wee-hours wilderness: “Whoa, look at that view!” I snap out of my reverie. My wellmeaning wife and daughter exclaim periodically on the magnificence of our surroundings, to which my clamped
gagging on burnt marshmallows, and flailing at imaginary bears in the dark on the way to the campground latrine at 3 am seems joyous and quaint. We’ve arrived! I’ve never been so excited and relieved! Our campsite along the Big Sur River is a lovely thing to behold. Late afternoon haze gives spectral form to bolts of sunlight slanting in through the redwood canopy. Somewhere out there in the darkening forest, the werewolves are donning their tattered little vests and preparing for the night’s hunt. It took some time to get here. Distance versus Time to Destination is deceptive on historic Highway 1, and the drive has been arduous. Apparently, If you pull onto every available turnout and idle there for about eight minutes – just to gather your wits – 20 miles takes about four hours, and exhausts the goodwill of your teenage daughter. “DAD-UH!!” she cries out in the syllabic two-step teens use to signal displeasure. “Stop pulling over LIKE AN OLD MAN EVERY TIME-UH!! There is NO CAR BEHIND US-UH!!” “But there will be!” I yell with cracking voice and raised forefinger, and look to my Life Partner for support. She is staring straight ahead, but her eloquent body language signals we will not be sharing an air mattress this evening. ...continued p.12
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Fifteen Years of Pursuing the Perfect Pale Ale Island Brewery is conveniently located right next to the Carpinteria Amtrak station
After 15 years, Island Brewing is busy as ever with their beachside brewery continuing to draw crowds
for another column). But Paul pushed on, staying at that warehouse location for four years before moving to their current location next to the Carpinteria Amtrak station.
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hile craft breweries are prolific today, with a new one seeming to pop up every month, this was not always the case. Fifteen years ago, the craft beer movement in the area was almost nonexistent. It was a passion for beer and a drive toward perfection that motivated owner Paul Wright to help pioneer the local beer scene and establish Island Brewing Company in Carpinteria in 2001. Last weekend (July 9-10) was the 15th anniversary of Island Brewing. They celebrated their anniversary throughout the weekend with a huge brewery party and a 15th Anniversary Ale, a 9.8% ABV bourbon barrel-aged strong ale inspired by Jubilee Ale, to mark the milestone. The weekend was full of beer, food trucks, and a variety of exotic musical performances like steel drums and Polynesian dancers to keep the island vibes going throughout the brewery. The success of Island Brewing has been well-earned and has taken longer than the 15 years that they have been opened.
The Early Days Paul began as a home vintner, dabbling with wine making in his free time and on weekends. When his wife, Cheryl, gave him a homebrew kit for Christmas in 1991, he switched his focus from grape to grain. Paul soon joined a homebrew club in Marin County, where they were living at the time. Paul eventually worked his way up to president of the Homebrewers of Marin and Elsewhere (or HOME) club, where he helped establish programs for new homebrewers
Island recently celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a special barrel-aged strong ale 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.
and organized brewery road trips. Both the club and Paul started racking up awards in competitions, becoming the 1998 California Homebrew Club of the Year and himself achieving the runner up Homebrewer of the Year award. As the hobby became more of a passion, Paul started working on the side at one of the pioneering craft breweries, Marin Brewing Company, and spent more than two years as an apprentice there, kegging and bottling beer, and just doing whatever odd jobs they sent his way. When the insurance company he was working for at the time wanted to relocate him to Las Vegas, it was the final push he needed to jump into the beer world full time. His three daughters had all attended UCSB, and the blue ocean and endless summers sounded more appealing than the Nevada desert. He left his job at the insurance agency and began looking for a good location for his brewery in the tri-county area. After some searching, they found a tiny warehouse space on the west side
of Carpinteria, in the same complex where brewLAB is now located. They cashed in their 401(k)s, maxed out their credit cards, and began building the brewery. Clearing out the back seats of the family’s Dodge van, Paul laid down some plywood and began using it as a delivery vehicle, dropping off kegs at local spots in between the busy brew days. Those early days were tough. Paul would sometimes sleep in the brewery, so he could get an early start on the next long day. At that time, there was not much to do with beer on the Central Coast. In our immediate area, there was only the two brewpubs: Santa Barbara Brewing Co. and Anacapa Brewing Co. in Ventura, whose beer (for the most part) never left the property. Firestone was in the winery up in Paso Robles, in addition to a few spots dotted around the coast, but overall the breweries in the tri-county area were sparse. It was considerably harder to sell craft beer back in 2001. Many restaurant and store owners did not have good impressions of craft beer, maybe having had a bad batch from one of the defunct breweries from the 1990s craft beer bubble (that is a piece of beer history
Today, Island Brewing remains one of the powerhouses of the local beer scene. They have recently expanded, doubling the size of the tasting room and establishing a canning line. In the 15 years since opening, the national and local beer industries have grown exponentially with new breweries such as brewLAB and Rincon Brewery, both in Carpinteria, continually entering the beer scene. Head brewer Ryan Morrill sees these new breweries not as competition, but complementary to Island Brewing by helping expand the local beer community. With more options in the current market, he has seen the average beer drinker become better educated and more aware of and open to the range of beers out there. During his six years at the brewery, Ryan believes they have never taken a step back and with each batch are striving to be better. Island Brewing’s first batch of beer was Paradise Pale Ale and to this day it remains one of their most popular. As a homebrewer, Paul liked to experiment with his pale ale recipes, changing a single ingredient to see what effect it would have. Even after all this time, Paul feels as if he is still experimenting, working on that “perfect pale ale.” Paul calls it a “continual quest,” and you can see this ongoing pursuit in the many awards they have won and their ongoing success. Perfection is their desired destination. Perfection is often seen as immeasurable and an unattainable quality. When is a beer perfect and by whose standards? Who knows? But after 15 years, it certainly seems like they are on the right track to that perfect batch. Will Island ever obtain their perfect pale ale? You’ll just have to swing by the brewery and see for yourself.
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e’re now on the back stretch of the summer festival at the Music Academy of the West, the eight-week program that brings north of 140 advanced young classical musicians (known here as Fellows) to town to study and perform with dozens of top-notch faculty artists and a truly astounding array of visiting musicians. But there’s still plenty of opportunities to drop by a master class, many of which are free, and take in great performances on campus at Miraflores in Montecito or downtown at the Granada, Lobero, or Faulkner Gallery at the public library. Highlights of the fortnight include New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert conducting Beethoven, Berg, and Haydn at the Granada on July 16; master classes with soon-to-be 88-yearold pianist Leon Fleisher on July 1819; The West Coast premiere of Justin Merritt’s “Ithaka” plus the return of the Takacs String Quartet at the Lobero on July 19; flutist Emmanuel Pahud in recital at Hahn Hall on July 20; the new ChamberFest concerts, the culmination of a new mentorship program that paired academy faculty and fellows in preparation for these performances of classics of the chamber literature, July 27 & 28 in Hahn Hall; and MAW’s annual opera production, The Bartered Bride, Smetana’s comedic tale featuring expansive Czech folk melodies and dancing by the State Street Ballet with the orchestra conducted by 26-year-old wunderkind Matthew Aucoin, July 29 & 31 at the Granada. For details and tickets, call 969-8787 or visit www. musicacademy.org.
Tear Away to the Park
Santa Barbara is awash with money, but for some reason, Concerts in the Park hasn’t been able to attract enough sponsors to afford more than four events this summer. That’s no reason not to take advantage of the two remaining dates in the free Thursday evening series, both of which dive deep into classic rock sounds. July 21 brings the Concerts in the Park debut of Queen Nation, which, as the name suggests, pays tribute to the rock band Queen. The Nation has been at it for more than a dozen years, and is led by Gregory Finsley, who plays vocals and keyboards and does his best to adopt
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2-4) before Lovitz lies his way to laughs September 9-11. The club is located at 591 Collection Blvd. in Oxnard. Call 457-5550 or visit www.oxnard. levitylive.com for tickets and more information.
Birkey, Blow It the outsized persona of the late Queen leader Freddie Mercury. We’re not sure the dance “floor” – actually the chewedup patch of worn grass between the stage and the gently sloping hill that serves as a natural amphitheater at the park – will be as crowded as it was for the opening night show with perennial favorites Captain Cardiac & the Coronaries. Still, we can expect to hear such iconic Queen songs as “We Will Rock You”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are The Champions”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “You’re My Best Friend”, “Another One Bites The Dust”, “Under Pressure”, and many more. The series then closes on July 28 with The Tearaways, Santa Barbara’s own classic rock-inspired band combining British Invasion/power pop with California surf music. Longtime mates Greg Brallier (vocals/guitar/ harmonica), John Finseth (vocals/ guitar/bass/drums/percussion), Jesse Benenati (vocals/drums/percussion), Dave Hekhouse (vocals/guitar/banjo), and John Ferriter (vocals/guitar/bass) do their share of covers – especially when they have special guests such as Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, who joined them for a few memorable numbers last fall at the Blind Tiger) or do the famous BeatlesFest in Liverpool or back up the singer from Badfinger – but they also have a slew of shockingly good originals such as “We Don’t Talk, We Text”, “Much Too Old to Feel This Young”, “Girls Who Love Cars”, “Stuck on Stupid”, and “Sucks to Be You”. Go ahead and bring the blankets, picnic fixins, Frisbees, and more, but we guarantee you won’t want to sit still for long. Both concerts take place 6 to 8:30 pm at Chase Palm Park, 300 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Call 897-1946 or visit www. santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/parksrec/ recreation/events/parkrec/concerts.asp or just ask a friend for more info.
Seins of Wonder
The Chumash Casino newly renovated Samala Showroom roared back into action with the Grammy Award-winning country trio Rascal Flatts recently, but the biggest names in the trio of shows celebrating the completion of the resort’s $165 million casino-hotel expansion take place in
the middle of our fortnight. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld – who was the co-creator and co-star of a little TV sitcom you may have heard of that bears his name – has been doing the stand-up thing when he’s not busy drinking coffee in cars with other funny folks on his more recent web show. He just played the Arlington again this spring, but those jokes never get old, folks. There are two shows at 7 & 9:30 pm on Thursday, July 21. Then it’s the legendary Stevie Wonder who heads up the San Marcos Pass to the Santa Ynez Valley for a show Sunday, July 24, in the relatively intimate 1,400-seat venue. We’re thinking you might know some of his songs, too: “Superstition”, “Isn’t She Lovely”, “I Just Called to Say I Love You”, “Sir Duke”, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, “My Cherie Amour”, “Higher Ground”, “Master Blaster”, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”. Yeah, we thought so. His concert begins at 8 pm. Tickets for both biggies aren’t cheap, though, if you can find them: $75 to $155 and more. The Chumash Casino Resort is at 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. Call (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or visit www. chumashcasino.com.
Funny Business in Oxnard
We’re not normally in the business of directing folks south of Carpinteria, let alone Ventura or Oxnard (subject of what I still think is the best bumper sticker I’ve ever seen: “Oxnard – More than Just a Pretty Name”). But Santa Barbara proper hasn’t had a full-time comedy club in years, even though pop-up events, big-name headliners, and open-mikes do their best to bring the yuks to town. So we’re happy to welcome Levity Live Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre’s newest club in Oxnard at The Collection at RiverPark. Saturday Night Live alumni and actor Jon Lovitz was supposed to inaugurate the place on July 22-24, but that’s been postponed to September, so now Marlon Wayans gets the nod the weekend of July 29-31. He’ll be followed by Maz Jobrani (August 4-6), Janeane Garofalo (August 9), Winner of “Last Comic Standing” John Heffron (August 11-14), Jo Koy (August 1820), YouTube sensation Chingo Bling (August 21), Tom Segura (August 2527), and Corey Holcomb (September
Colorado native Nate Birkey attended the super-prestigious jazzoriented Berklee College of Music in Boston, spent some time at Seattle Pacific University, and then wound up at UCSB. Then, like so many other alums, he decided to stick around town for many years, where the jazz trumpeter, composer, and vocalist gigged a-plenty, as well as teaching trumpet to students. The musician earned lots of plaudits for his quiet but intense demeanor and considerable chops both as a blower and crooner – think both Miles Davis and Chet Baker. But in the world of jazz, Santa Barbara ain’t New York or even Los Angeles, and more creative challenges called, so Birkey moved eastward to Manhattan back in 2005 to deepened his musical evolution. The Big Apple has surely added more bite to his modernized mainstream sound, a voice, as he puts it himself, “steeped in subtle swing and expressive lyricism,” and found a series of sympathetic players with whom to grow and play. But our Eden-by-thesea still beckons; not only has Birkey released his last seven albums on the Santa Barbara-based Household Ink Records label, he also wrote and played the music for the 2015 Santa Barbara documentary film Grasshopper For Grandpa about the now-shuttered legendary Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens restaurant on East Canon Perdido Street. He also regularly returns to town, usually at least once a year, and pretty much always times one of his visits for late July-early August so he can sit in with old buddy Spencer Barnitz and the Spencer the Gardener gang for their memorable series of gigs during Fiesta (The Latin-surf rockers always play at Casa De La Guerra on the opening night on Wednesday, which this year falls on August 3. And they’re also playing Saturday, July 23, at the Maverick Saloon up in Santa Ynez.) Naturally, he also books a local gig for his own band – that is, his West Coast players Tom Buckner, Jamieson Trotter, Jim Connolly, and Peter Buck – at his old stomping grounds at SOhO, which takes place Wednesday, July 27. Show time is 8 pm, and tickets are just $10, a real bargain for a band of this caliber. Call 962-7776 or visit www.sohosb.com.
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Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way. A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.
Goldish Guitar Gets Green Light in Parking Lot
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e love a happy ending, especially when it’s not part of a treacly Hollywood rom-com. So we’re thrilled about the restoration of Bruce Goldish and his wonderful acoustic guitar playing to Parking Lot 9 downtown (above Marshalls and the Fiesta Five theaters). Goldish had played at the spot for more than 11 years, beginning on a whim and continuing whenever the spirit moved him – long enough to become something of a Santa Barbara landmark, even if an unpredictable one. But then back in March, the city told him he wasn’t allowed to play there following a reported citizen’s complaint to the police department, and a disgruntled lot attendant threatened him with summons. There were some kerfuffles about his growing popularity creating
traffic hazards as crowds gathered in the lot to listen (personally, I always preferred hearing his music from the street, an ethereal sound from above). Coincidentally, this all happened not long after the veteran singer-songwriter David Wilcox had joined him in an impromptu jam and song about the lot – a story we broke in this column. When the Independent posted its story about the banning on Facebook, there were nearly 200 comments from the likes of The Tearaways’s David Heckhouse, the Downtown Organization’s Kate Schwab (who, ironically, used to work at Border’s, the building below the garage that now houses Marshalls), and others (best short remark: “Boo... I’m moving). The wheels of justice normally
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Evening 1 – The Campfire Oh, this delightful little community of tents and laundry lines and smiling children, a little ad hoc village arrayed in a rough circle around a central playground where the little ones can climb and shout and drink in the sweet nectar of Actual Life up here in the woods. The sun is going down in earnest! It’s time to light our own campfire and warm ourselves in primitive paleo splendor.
Evening 1a – The Campfire Isn’t wood supposed to BURN?! WHAT IS THIS CRAP? IT’S LIKE TRYING TO BURN CONCRETE! GIVE ME MORE KINDLING – THROW IT IN THERE. WHAT? THROW IT IN THE FIRE, YOU MORON!! WHERE’S THE FIRE PIT? HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW? WHAT AM I, WALDEN OR WHOEVER? TURN ON THE LANTERN AND LOOK FOR OUR FIRE!!
Evening 1b – The Campfire I’ve apologized to my wife and daughter for calling them a collective moron, and for screaming through the playground with my Eddie Bauer apron ablaze and burning down the redwood jungle gym there. Hoo, boy. What a lot of screaming. We did get a good fire going, though. That we did.
Day 2 – The Swimming Hole My daughter has joined the other youngsters in climbing to the top of a huge boulder that fronts the crystal-clear and swiftly moving Big Sur River, and jumping off into a deep, dark hole in the water there, just below the cliff. The surroundings are gorgeous, towering redwoods and the scent of wildflowers. The stones on the river bottom look like polished jewels viewed behind shimmering glass. We adults are lined up in lawn chairs on the pebbly shore. “Daddy, come jump!” my daughter yells exultantly. How can I say no? Oh yeah, now I remember: “No!” “Please, Daddy?” *sigh* This is for my little girl. I rise from my Costco sling chair and wade across the shallow stream, sticklike dad arms held aloft for no reason. Halfway up the boulder I freeze, but I can’t climb back down! I can’t climb back down! I peek below me and the river recedes in a Hitchcock dolly zoom that has me gasping and hugging the moss-covered rock like a lover. “Daddy, you’re still standing in the water,” my princess calls down. Behind me, a throat clears. Ten desperate minutes later, in a spasm of crazy courage, I hurl my badly scraped self into empty space and down down
down into the cold water. When I ascend, I break the surface with a victory whoop and pump my fist. “Woo hooooo!! YEAH!!” Two eight-year-old girls stare at me disinterestedly from the shallows while behind them a man bites his sandwich. I make it back to Eddie Bauer, slipping and gyrating on river rocks, arms waving like those of an idiot trying to fly, and my daughter grabs my wrist and looks straight at me with her squinty smile, the one my dad wore with such aplomb. “Thank you, Daddy!” I melt. I would do it again in an instant, probably.
A Light in the Forest The guy in the next space snores like a sumbitch, and I haven’t slept a wink in two nights. He’s maybe 30 feet away, and our two tent walls are not enough to dampen the mucusoid flapping of whatever damnable dangling structure the Maker installed at the beginning of time to torment me this night. And now I have to go the bathroom. Alone. In the dark. In-the-middleof-the-freaking-woods! “Jittery PeeHusband Reduced to Blood-Daubed Ribcage. Details at 11”. I don’t think so. I gently jab my Life Partner. I can barely reach her way over there on the other mattress. Her reliably flimsy bladder will see me through this. “Sweetie! Sweetie! Do you have to pee?” “Veeeehhhmmhhbbb,” she murmurs predictably. I love this gal! We laboriously exit our tent, crouching and unzipping and gingerly stepping and rezipping, our arms linked, our hands mutually clutching. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, and give my wife and me the creeps, so we shuffle along with haste, rejoining by the yellow light of the bathroom’s gnatswaddled bug bulb after making weewee. We head back out into the dark, walking confidently, giddy with latenight camp freedom. But... uh, where are we? We have become disoriented. The woods are dead silent, the stars a canopy of uncaring light bearing mute witness to our growing horror. Where... which way? We laugh nervously and clutch and shuffle forward in panic. Sh*t. Are we actually lost? Where are any of the tents? Just! Keep! Moving! Where the hell –? Then we hear it, faintly at first. We crush our hands even more tightly together, lean into each other and, without speaking, turn as one in the direction of this sweet music, this lighthouse, this marvelously snoring slob out there in the black. Smiling like dimwits and snuggling along the way, we follow the beacon all the way home. True story.
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move slowly, but somehow things got taken care off within less than three months, and Goldish is back strumming and fingerpicking for fellow travelers in the resonant space. There are some rules to the nowofficial arrangement: he can play only between the hours of 8 pm till 2 am (if he stays that long, that would make him one of the few late-night options beyond the bars) as long as it’s not too loud, whatever that means. “What an uplifting story – one that the world could really use these days – real people working for the City, going to the trouble of moving bureaucratic goalposts in response to something so wholly weird,” Goldish himself posted. Kudos to all involved. Meanwhile, the whole thing seems to have attracted enough attention – and maybe desire on Goldish’s part – that the guitarist has now booked a recurring gig at an actual venue. He plays every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm through September on the patio at Blush, 630 State Street, which has heaters and a fire pit for those chilly Santa Barbara evenings.
Going up? U.S. Elevator played a monthlong residency at the Ty Lounge at the Biltmore Hotel in Montecito in June, and I caught the final date on June 30, shortly before singer-songwriterguitarist Johnny Irion headed back East to join his wife (Sarah Lee Guthrie) and family back in the Guthrie neck of the woods in the Berkshire Mountains. Just as they had at 7 Bar in the Funk Zone back in February, Irion and the boys raised the roof at the ritzy resort, playing his jangly originals that echo Neil Young, The Beatles and other classic rockers along with a bevy of cover songs apropos to both the venue and the era. That show capped off a bunch of local gigs, including a Sings Like Hell date at the Lobero and a private party during Solstice, celebrating the release of their debut CD as his husband-and-wife duo are on an extended break. They’re now on hiatus for the summer, but hopefully we’ll see them back in town soon for another residency, as these guys can really rock.
Savoring Solstice Some sort of nasty recurring sinus infection kept me from marching up State Street with any number of the ensembles I’ve spent time with, but feeling blah wasn’t going to stop me from hearing the Legends Band the night before the parade. What a crack band and a brilliant parade of guest artists delivering all those memorable songs from recently departed rock
legends Prince, B. B. King, Glenn Frey (of the Eagles), David Bowie, and George Martin (The Beatles’s producer)! Dang, I think I set back my recovery by three or four days, but it was worth it.
Okay Sarah Sarah Jarosz was a revelation at the recent Live Oak Music Festival, playing her elegant brand of contemporary folkbluegrass on the main stage on Sunday afternoon, a real contrast to goofball headliner Wynona Judd. Not sure why Jarosz wasn’t given one of the two workshop stage gigs where her intimate songs and clever arrangements would have received closer attention, but the singer and mandolin and banjo prodigy managed to turn the larger venue into a living room-like setting for songs from her brilliant new album, Undercurrent. As for Wynona? It was the first time I’ve seen her live – or actually, ever heard many of her songs. Let’s leave it that when a colleague said his reaction was that she could really use a trip to a women’s self-improvement circle, I knew exactly what he meant.
Attitude of Gratitude You know what makes for a pretty decent Santa Barbara evening? Start with playing a little beach volleyball with the crew from the Meetup – a super-nice gang that welcomes everyone from novices to very experienced players – over at West Beach, which after more than 20 years in town I finally figured out is much easier on the eyes both because of the superb views of the harbor, wharf, and mountains and because the slightly different angling of the coastline means you’re looking directly into the sun from the pier side of the court. Then stroll down the bike path on Cabrillo Boulevard, take a dip in the balmy (for Santa Barbara) Pacific on the East side of Stearns, which is far less crowded than either East or West beaches. Do a quick change of clothes on the sand underneath a towel and cross the street to Chase Palm Park for the first night of Concerts in the Park 2016. Tons of friends with picnics and vino (yeah, I said it, nobody pays attention to the regulations about no alcohol in the park), all sorts of familiar hits of the 1950s and ‘60s from Captain Cardiac & the Coronaries, who don’t really sing on key but can bring the party tunes like nobody’s business, and balmy breezes as the sun sets yonder past the railroad tracks. Cost for the entire evening: zilch. Try that on one of the next two Thursdays still left in the series – Queens tribute band on July 21 and Santa Barbara’s The Tearaways on July 28 – and you’ll know why I feel blessed just to be living here on the American Riviera.
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ry eye disease occurs when the protective tear film that coats the front part of an eye is insufficient or unstable. The lack of a healthy tear film can expose the sensitive underlying tissue and cause symptoms such as burning, stinging, tearing, itching, grittiness, redness, and blurry vision. The effects can be temporary and require short-term treatment, or chronic, and need to be addressed daily. The root causes of dry eye are increased tear evaporation and decreased tear production. Increased tear evaporation can be due to excessive computer use, driving, watching television, reading, or any activity that requires concentration. Under normal conditions, we blink every 3-4 seconds. This rate can decrease during the above activities to only 3-4 times a minute, therefore increasing the amount of time for tears to evaporate. Blinking establishes a fresh layer of tears and is important to prevent the eyes from getting dry. Environmental conditions can also promote tear evaporation such as low humidity, hot or cold weather,
air conditioning, wind, airplane travel, dust, and smoke. If the tears evaporate too fast, then the eye will send a signal to the brain to produce more tears, potentially leading to an over-production and even cause the tears to spill out of the eye. If the eye is left without adequate lubrication for an extended period of time, the eye can
Symptoms can be worse at the end of the day become irritated or damaged, leading to the burning or sandy sensation. Symptoms can be worse at the end of the day, due to the length of time the eyes are open, and even extend into the next morning. The composition of the tear film also plays a significant role in tear stability. There are three layers that form the tear film: the mucus layer, the water layer, and the oil layer. The oil layer rests on
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Linda Mitchell’s Sea Gems To see the jewels up close, catch Linda or her son by the entrance of the SB Farmers Market on Saturdays and Tuesdays, or by email: lcireland7@gmail.com
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the front surface of the tears and is vital in limiting the amount of evaporation of the underlying water layer. The oil is produced from small glands at the edge of the eyelids. In cases where the glands become clogged or are dysfunctional, the result can be an oil layer that is inadequate or absent, allowing the water layer to evaporate faster. Decreased tear production has been linked to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjögren’s, and thyroid disorders. Other causes include advanced age, hormone replacement therapy, certain medications such as antidepressants and antihistamines, and sometimes following LASIK refractive surgery. Symptoms are similar to those experienced with increased tear evaporation but can be chronic and more severe. Treatment depends on the cause of dry eye and the severity of symptoms. Mild cases can benefit from overthe-counter artificial tears, whereas moderate to severe presentations may require prescription medications,
BRETT SIMON, OD has been a Sansum Clinic optometrist since 2012. He received his optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton. Dr. Simon is certified by the State of California Board of Optometry and is affiliated with the California Optometry Association and the American Academy of Optometry.
nutritional supplements, or minor medical procedures. A thorough eye exam can determine the type of dry eye and lead to an appropriate treatment plan. In addition to addressing ocular and systemic health, it is also important to discuss one’s work environment, computer ergonomics, and leisure activities to reveal opportunities that can improve the quality of life in patients suffering from dry eye disease.
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t was love at first sight, and we really painted this town together. A hike up Romero, a romp at Saturday’s farmers market, a beach day at Rincon, a show at SOhO… all the while, my thoughtful love provided everything I needed: a tin of reef-safe organic SPF, a canvas canteen (to wet our whistles), a gorgeous Turkish towel, fun field journal, colored pencils, a locals postcard set, and an artful field guide to fuel our SB adventure... all packaged in a gorgeous, locally crafted ombredyed field bag. There’s nothing my new love can’t do! (AND, it’s great arm candy!) I’m talking about Cannonball Collective’s amazing Santa Barbara Field Kit, a curated kit of essentials and inspiration to experience our beloved SB. Perfect for local residents and visitors; hop on the site to enter to win a free kit, to buy a kit, or just pick up the awesome field bag and other cool stuff. The Goodland Hotel gets the vision – they are CC’s first local collaboration. We’ve officially joined the ranks. Won’t you join, too?
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“ALL THAT’S BITTER IS BOLD”
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aste is one of the five traditional senses of the gustatory system. Scientists disagree about whether humans can detect more than five basic tastes, sweet, sour, bitter, salty and savory or umami. Whatever the disagreement, one thing is certain: we love to eat and we love flavor! The American palate is an interesting one. Up until recently, and only after repeated exposure, mostly to spring green mixes, have we begun to accept and perhaps appreciate the primary taste of bitter, when served in straight-up doses. In other countries, such as Italy, young children are exposed to frisée, chicories, radicchio, and arugula. These days, it seems the American palate is growing up, since U.S. sales of bitter greens such as endive, frisée, escarole and broccoli rabe have grown steadily over the past decade. Besides flavor, another thing most bitter greens supply is a textural sense. Frisée and radicchios are sturdy greens and offer a perfect counterpoint to soft lettuces such as butter and watercress. Here are some of my favorites: FRISÉE has a nice balance of bitter and sweet. Use fresh in mixed green salads. Toss in a lemony olive and truffle vinaigrette. Set a poached egg and some lardons for a luxurious first course. Rich foods will balance the bitterness.
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RADICCHIO is bittersweet. It adds lovely body, color, and texture to any salad. You can wedge, grill, and sprinkle with lemon for a rustic yet elegant side dish. ESCAROLE is similar to curly endive and frisée with a milder flavor. It can used fresh in salads, though you only want to use the pale heart because the outer leaves can be rough and fibrous. The exterior leaves are amazing braised or added to soups such as pasta e fagioli.
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MUSTARD GREENS are sharp and peppery and radish-like. Steam, sauté, or simmer as a side vegetable. WTFORK DO I DO WITH... PANACHE TIGER FIG? n keeping with exotic and unusual, I will introduce you to the Tiger Fig. The Panache Tiger Fig is prized as one of the most flavorful varieties. It is a light-yellow, small to medium, pear-shaped fig with unique dark green stripes, and a bright-red-purple interior fruit. This is a late harvested variety that takes all summer to develop its high sugar content. When fully ripe, the fruit has a rich, jam-like texture and consistency. It is great for drying, preserves, and fresh eating. Try serving with Mascarpone cheese and drizzled with honey for an exotic and eye-catching dessert! Figs are also great with the aforementioned bitter greens!
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PADRON PEPPERS Pimientos de Padron, a.k.a. Padron peppers, are tiny green peppers from the Galicia region of Spain that are a popular tapas treat throughout Spain. In my experience, about one in 12 is spicy hot, and the rest are mild and grassy flavored. That element of surprise is part of the fun of eating them and reason to enjoy them with a cold beer or icy lemonade at hand. Padron peppers are best cooked in a hot cast-iron skillet, though any non-stick frying pan in which they can lightly char will work.
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omen’s Economic Ventures (or WEV) is celebrating 25 years of providing resources and support to some of the most beloved Santa Barbara businesses. WEV’s mission is to create a just and equitable society through the economic empowerment of women. They support aspiring and existing entrepreneurs (men too!) with business training, consulting, and loans up to $50,000. WEV has helped to launch and support some of our favorite eats and shops all over Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, including Santa Maria and beyond. Among them are C’est Cheese, Santa Barbara Axxess, Isabella’s Gourmet Food, Carlyle Salon and Style Bar, Aqua Skin and Nail Bar, Whistle Club, Chocolats du CaliBressan, Goodland Kitchen, The Closet, Happy Little Hippo, Heat Culinary, Off the Vine Wine Tours, as well as service and home-based businesses in fields such as graphic design, photography, architecture, veterinary, real estate, event planning, travel, and environmental services. The next set of WEV Self-Employment classes start August 29, and you must attend a free orientation before August 19 to enroll. To find out more about WEV’s business training, loan and consulting programs, or to support their mission as a donor, visit their website at wevonline.org. If you are considering starting or expanding your small business, WEV got your C&E... back! During the last 25 years, WEV has helped launch or grow more than 4,000 businesses on California’s Central Coast. They have provided business education and support to more than 6,500 client and made more than $4 million in microloans. Today, WEV is recognized as one of the leading Women’s Business Centers in the nation.
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Artists Nathan Huff and Chris Rupp collaborate to create a rotating window installation that will feature “Hung Up To Dry” throughout July
Jacquelyn’s creative interests earned her a degree in fine art from Art Center College of Design, followed by years in the Los Angeles art world working for major galleries and prominent artists. She is regularly published in West Coast newspapers and magazines, in addition to working as a producer and director in the performing arts. She is an advocate for children’s art programs and, she is not afraid to dance down the aisle at the grocery store with her kids when Talking Heads plays overhead. Contact Jacquelyn at www.delongewrites.com.
EXPERIMENTING IN G-SPACE Nancy Gifford, longtime local arts supporter and curator of the upcoming July show at the experimental exhibition location G-Space
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rt has always been a way to express new ideas, experiment with materials, and often it’s a blend of both. And at G-Space, anything goes. This Santa Barbara exhibition space located downtown off Garden Street in the Santa Barbara Center for Arts, Science, and Technology (SBCAST) functions as a creative laboratory for local artists, giving them the opportunity to play out their pet projects for the public. Created by Nancy Gifford, longtime local arts supporter, who has been involved with the Funk Zone’s Arts Fund and the Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art for years, recognized the absence of an exhibition space where local artists could play out new ideas, things their galleries didn’t know what to do with, works they had to make to
understand where to go next in their practice. Approached by SBCAST member Alan Macy, Gifford joined on with a specific intention: “I want to do really contemporary things. I want to help people to do projects that they wouldn’t be able to show in a commercial gallery. I’m working with artists to do their ‘special’ projects, passion projects that artists do for their own souls. I feel really strongly about supporting artists in doing that.” Gifford curated this month’s group exhibition featuring local artists Barbara Parmet, Alan Macy, Nathan Huff, and Christopher Rupp. Playing with new materials is artist Barbara Parmet whose traditional photographs have been nationally exhibited explains her work: “The 100 cyanotypes on silk are all made from the
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same photographic negative of a coronary angiogram. I have been experimenting with cyanotype photographic prints on fabric for about two years. The process has allowed me to work at a larger scale than is possible on paper. When I combine my photographic experience with my sewing background, it allows me to construct all kinds of objects that remind me of the fragility of life. I love the image of the coronary angiogram. Each of us has a heart that looks very much like this one. “Also, I love how the angiogram looks like a Japanese print of a tree. This tree structure is the basic plan for living things: rivers, canyons and the human heart. I am very interested in sharing the experience of hearing your own heartbeat with others as you see the intimate structures inside your body, as well as the clothes that cover that most intimate structure that is you.” Macy, a scientist with an unbelievably creative side, doesn’t count himself as an artist but continues to explore his dream of combining ideas of science and technology and arts. His passion and curiosity have manifested themselves into a chair that creates a most bizarre out-of-body experience. Debuting their permanent installation are Huff and Rupp, art teachers at Westmont College whose collaborated project, Playing Idioms, will be on display in the windows of the G-space. Huff explains, “The project Playing Idioms was birthed out of a fascination with language and ways that words are reconfigured in culture to create subtexts and meaning. While teaching English
abroad, I was struck by the times that the phrases that I used were regularly misinterpreted by my students. I recall the look of horror and confusion by one of my Italian students when I told her that I was “pulling her leg.” She kept nervously glancing under the table to see when I was going to grab her while I was trying to tell her I was joking with her. “Creating literal representations of these language axioms has been an absolute delight. What might it look like if it were actually ‘raining cats and dogs’ or how much does it ‘cost and arm and a leg?’ Chris Rupp and I have been alternating creating interpretations of these types of sayings in the infinity mirrored box. The mirrors in the box both reflect indefinitely the objects, but they also contain them as well. There is no external information that might contribute to the object in the box. The materials of the sculptures vary as widely as the sayings. This ongoing project challenges us both as artists to step outside of our normal source material drawing inspiration from cultural language acquisition, as well as the suggestions of viewers through a comment box and conversations.” On Sunday, July 24, catch Parmet and Macy discussing their works at the space starting at 6 pm. Check out G-Space at 513 Garden Street every month to see what’s cutting-edge in Santa Barbara. Follow the Facebook page at SBCAST Official (m.facebook. com/SbcastOfficial/) or check out their website to learn more about the complex at (www.sbcast.org).
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with Tommie Vaughn Tommie adapted her love of the stage to the
love of the page. As lead singer for the band Wall of Tom, she created This Rock in My Heart and This Roll in My Soul, a fictional book series based loosely on her experiences in the L.A. music scene. Now she’s spending her time checking out and writing about all things Santa Barbara. Reach Tommie at www.TommieV.com or follow her on Twitter at TommieVaughn1.
Say “Yes” to Dessert
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ssst – I’m going to tell you a secret: I love sweets. It’s my total weakness in life and the reason why I have an extra five pounds happily settled around my waistline. I love to bake, and the idea of passing up dessert is just a sin in my book – I mean, what was Pilates created for after all? So when I heard that Acme Hospitality, the brilliant creators behind the The Lark, Lucky Penny, Les Marchands, and Santa Barbara Wine Collective, were finally set to open the highly anticipated Helena Avenue Bakery, I Jazzercised my booty down to the Funk Zone to get a first-hand taste. Helena Avenue Bakery is located in the historic Castagnola warehouse and local landmark located at 131 Anacapa Street. Situated in the rear manufacturing space that opens up to Helena Avenue just off the corner of Yanonali Street, the bakery has been testing and perfecting recipes for the last few months, serving as a wholesale bakery providing custombaked sweet and savory goods for Lucky Penny, The Lark, Les Marchands, and other coffee shops and restaurants throughout Santa Barbara. Helena is specializing in hand-crafted
baked goods made from scratch; the bakery will also feature a small retail counter open to the public from 11 am to 6 pm daily.
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Upon entering, I immediately ordered the Goat Cheese Quiche at the counter, because let’s face it, a bakery is nothing without their crust – and it was truly a showstopper of flakey, buttery goodness. As I sat savoring the flavor, Sherry Villanueva, the mastermind behind Acme hospitality, entered the bakery, and with happy excitement shared her thoughts behind her sweet success. “It’s exciting to see the growth in high quality businesses opening up in the Funk Zone. The need for a wholesome bakery that appeals to people of all ages became quite clear to us as the neighborhood continues to unfold,” stated Sherry. “Having a bakery was a logical progression for us. The key ingredient was putting together the right talent, and we have a passionate and talented team. We’ve been serving the donuts, bagels, scones, muffins, and cookies at Lucky Penny for
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several months now, and they’ve been a huge hit.” The Helena Avenue Bakery team is lead by pastry chef Jeff Haines, formerly executive pastry chef at The Lark boasting a resumé that includes work with leading restaurants Red O, The Raymond, and Charlie Palmer Restaurant in Costa Mesa. Chef Weston Richards, who has a cult following at Les Marchands for his imaginative creations, oversees the Picnic Counter, the retail section of the bakery, offering take-out foods ideal for dining in or taking away to enjoy at home, nearby tasting rooms on the Urban Wine Trail, the beach or picnics around the Santa Barbara area. Assisting in the kitchen are sous chefs Aaron Senter, Byran Foehl, and Bridget Bottoms. Liz Chapple of Lucky Penny serves as manager of bakery.
prepared fresh daily. Exclusive Helena Avenue Bakery breads include baguettes; Country and Country Walnut Batards; ciabatta; Pain au Lait loaves and buns; San Francisco, Chile Cheese & Olive Sourdoughs; and 100% Whole Wheat loaves. Sweet and savory pastries offered are egg croissants with arugula pesto and prosciutto; apricot thyme croissant; hand pies with seasonal jam; Stone Fruit Galettes; Mini Quiche selections; and cookies varieties of chocolate chip, peanut butter brittle, oatmeal blueberry, and double chocolate. (Are you salivating yet?) The Picnic Counter showcases prepared foods that are ready for eating – house pickled veggies, marinated olives, couscous salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber & feta; potato salad with whole grain mustard & castelvetrano olives; Brussels sprouts, Caesar salad, parmesan & kale; focaccia with roasted corn, pasilla peppers, queso fresco & cilantro; ham & housemade butter on baguette with radish; and cold fried chicken sandwich on ciabatta, blue cheese & dill pickles. Also available are specialty grab & go house-made jams, peanut brittle and marshmallows. The bakery now produces an expanded selection of treats offered at Lucky Penny – daily baked croissants; cinnamon rolls with vanilla cream cheese frosting; pecan sticky buns; the Springfield donut of brioche dough, strawberry glaze & sprinkles; assorted artisan bagels; blackberry lime scones; and a variety of cookies, to get your morning started on the sweet side. Helena Avenue Bakery is the perfect period to the already mouth-watering line-up of delectable delicacies brought to the funk zone by Sherry Villanueva and Acme Hospitality, creating the ultimate culinary sentence from start to finish.
It Looks as Good as it Tastes
Doug Washington, acclaimed for his artistry in creating the distinguishing looks for The Lark, Les Marchands, and Santa Barbara Wine Collective, designed the industrial meets rustic space, as well as local artist Sally Terrell, who was responsible for merchandising and adding all finishing touches. I loved how the bakery allows visitors to observe the chefs at work as they handshape baguettes, breads, and pastries behind over-sized glass walls. The bakers’ ovens and state-of-the art equipment are exposed to the public, integrating modern machinery into the original architecture of the notable warehouse. The entrance to the bakery is accessed through a shared door of the Santa Barbara Wine Collective, directly behind Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company. The airy design fills the room with streaming light throughout the day, enhanced by vintage industrial-type light fixtures that illuminate the kitchen. As guests enter, they are greeted by the inviting Picnic Counter, which serves as the local shop for artfully displayed breads, pastries, sandwiches, and salads
Helena Avenue Bakery, 131 Anacapa Street. For more information, go to www.helenaavenuebakery.com
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Behind the Vine 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
SWIRL & SIP THIS SUMMER
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e’re blessed with an abundance of sunshine and nice weather all year long here in Santa Barbara, but there’s something extra special about being outdoors in the summertime. I look for any excuse to get outside this time of year, so when there’s wine and great views involved, it’s a no-brainer. That’s why I’m excited the popular Swirl & Sip series is back this summer. The wine-tasting event, held on the rooftop of the Canary Hotel, features various wineries from throughout the region – the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy Santa Barbara living. Taking place on the third Wednesday of each month through September, Swirl & Sip features a rotating collection of Santa Barbara area wineries, each pouring several different wines from their collections. Guests can sip and mingle while they learn about wine, listen to live music, and nosh on cheese from C’est Cheese while enjoying the
stunning 360-degree views as the sun goes down. The first Swirl & Sip of the season kicked off June 15 with wines from Babcock, Melville, Tercero, Zaca Mesa, Refugio Ranch and Jalopy. Winery participants in the Wednesday, July 20, event will include Sanford, Stolpman, Cebada, Grassini, and Jamie Slone. On August 17, guests will be able to taste wine from Hilliard Bruce, Sans Liege, Larner, Beckman, and Union Sacre. Then, on September 21, Swirl & Sip closes out the summer with wines from Cebada, Buttonwood, DierbergStarlane, Westerly, and Gainey. Tickets for the rooftop Swirl & Sip are $35 per person and can be purchased at Finch & Fork the evening of. Hotel guests receive $5 off their ticket, and all guests must be 21 or older. Come for the wine, stay for the views, and toast to a yet another terrific summer here in Santa Barbara!
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ow, June went by so fast. My cousin came to stay with us for a while, which was great because I don’t get to see her often. She lives out of town. One of the days that she was visiting, we went out to Los Olivos, where it was hot, or should I say is hot. In Santa Barbara, it was a cloudy morning of nothing. Nothing was happening at all. We had had a lot of June Gloom fog. My mom came into my room and exclaimed she had an idea for the day. She suggested we go to Los Olivos, where it was burning hot, and sell lemonade with our friends. It was a great idea. We decided to sell cookies, too. “Lemonade, crunchy ice, beat it once, beat it twice, lemonade, crunchy ice, beat it once, beat it twice, get a cup, make you freeze, and a cookie, pretty please!” That was the cheer that got us some attention. We also invented a handshake that went with it. We got our first customer before our table was even set up. We called our stand The Three Lemons. We had the lemonade, the money, and a tip jar all lined up and lots of ice, too. The first customer took a cookie and a cup of lemonade. Bing. $10, $31, $47, $62, $78… $78 dollars and the cookies were gone, and we
were almost out of lemonade. It was 95 degrees outside. So, we went back to our friends’ house to cool off. My mom insisted that we pay back the money for the supplies, so she took $40. Then we split the rest equally between all the girls. We did not want to go home, and our friends invited us over to a pool; we needed to get wet. We spent the next two hours at the pool, diving off the diving board and playing in the grass yard until 7:30 pm. I have to say, we had a great day! Maybe you can have a lemonade stand, too. After all, it is the perfect summer activity! Summer wishes from, E
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LEARNING HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE FROM LEMONS
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he counter was blanketed with activities. It was the first day of summer and I was prepared (or so I thought). By 8:30 am, there were tears and screaming voices followed by slamming doors. By 8:30, day one, I was losing. Here’s what went down: 7:00 – wake up to find both children hiding under their covers with electronics. On a school morning, I would need to shake them awake at this time. Summer comes and they have already logged at least a half hour of screen time. 7:01 – yell at them and take away the screens. 7:03 – drink a cup of coffee, smile, and try to start day on a positive note. 7:04 – “what are we going to do now, Mom?” one or both inquire. 7:05 – proudly show the children the spread of “fun” educational materials I have placed on the counter: a chore chart, stamps, stickers, a dictionary, a book on Thailand, math practice books, and fresh journals. 7:10 – crying, yelling, and door slamming ensue. 7:15 – give up on chores. Give kids breakfast. Drink my second cup of coffee. 7:20 – go to brush my teeth. Return to catch kids back on screens. 7:21 – get mad and hide all iPads, iPhones, iAnything. 7:25 – force chores upon children.
7:35 – children miraculously complete said chores in 10 minutes. There is still dog hair all over the floor and dust on the shelves. 7:45 – force children to go outside. 7:50 – find children have snuck back inside and have found hidden screens. 8:00 – tell kids they must come with me to an exercise class. Bribe them with access to screens during the class, so that I can have one hour to sweat. 9:30 – return home for breakfast number two of the day. 9:40 – try to get them to do some math practice. 9:42 – tears from both children and myself due to math practice. 9:45 – make them take the dog for a walk. 9:55 – they return. 10:00 – pray that the day was over and it was bedtime. 10:05 – begin researching camps that will take the children tomorrow. CAMP MOM – MIXING THE SWEET WITH THE SOUR It was 10:30 am that same day when an old, dear friend called and invited us up to Los Olivos. I did not hesitate to start packing. “Should we have a lemonade stand?” I proposed without putting a great deal of thought into it. It was an activity that might entertain the various aged kids we had between us. Of course we should have a lemonade stand!
This is where things got a little sour. In my spontaneous mind, I pictured the kids learning about math and entrepreneurial skills while interacting with people in the community. Just to be clear, there were only good intentions. However, I didn’t have the lemons or the Martha Stewart skills to make fresh lemonade; so we went and bought the juice at the store. Mistake number 1. While at the store, the kids decided they should sell cookies, too. Again, I wasn’t prepared to bake (and it was 100 degrees), so we threw some cookies in the cart. Mistake number 2. We drove out to the valley with our homemade signs and pitchers ready to be filled with juice. We used an old door to assemble a table, topped with crisp white tablecloths, baskets and even a tip jar; our stand looked legit. Before I could even get ice, we had customers lined up. The kids were pumped. They even had a lemonade cheer ready to go. One of our first customers asked my younger daughter, “What are you going to do with the money? Is there a charity you are donating to?” My youngest, Lila, looked at me and then glanced up the street and answered the kind woman, “We will probably go shopping with it.” Gah, my face turned a bright shade of rose (which I wished I was sipping on instead of lemonade). I quickly interjected with enthusiasm, “It’s for their college funds!” I honestly didn’t think that far down the line or realize just how inquisitive our customers would be. I was simply a mother trying to fill hours in the summer day. The next duo of older women asked the kids, “Did you make this from lemons you grew?” Again, the little eyes darted to me and I stumbled around an answer
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that involved lemons coming from trees, yes, though I did not make it clear that they weren’t specifically our trees. After the women walked away, I gave the kids the definition of a white lie. Jesus, the grand inquisition from our customers was unforeseen, and clearly I failed at being that Pinterest mom who bakes and crafts for charity. Damn it. To top it off, I was teaching the kids how to lie. The lemonade stand proceeded for hours and wasn’t always sour. The kids jumped around out there on the side of the road, hollering songs and cheers. They interacted with strangers and got excited about each and every sale they made. They came up with their own marketing materials, used math skills, and they worked collaboratively to supply the demand. Pride beamed from their faces as they divvied out their dollars in the end. They each cleared a solid $9 after paying for all of the materials. Our youngest retailer, Andi, decided to give her earnings to her older sister. The oldest, Elli, thought her money should go to the Hearts for Horses program. The others stuffed those $1 bills and quarters into their piggy banks for safekeeping. There was a sweetness that dripped from many aspects of the stand. You can’t buy that from a day at summer camp.
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and water to try to nurse them back to health.” After receiving her doctorate in veterinary medicine and practicing allopathic care for several years, Dr. Larned knew it was time to start her own clinic. “I wanted to minimize the use of pharmaceuticals and emphasize health by rebalancing the body through diet and other holistic modalities. That is what my clients remember me for.” Dr. Larned doesn’t just treat the animal. She treats the whole system. “When an animal comes in, I will often look at the family and physical environment to better understand the animal’s condition. As we’re healing the animal,
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such as Leads, and business support organizations, including WEV, female business owners such as Dr. Larned can gain access to a large network of resources and relationships to support their journey. “Santa Barbara is a small town, and personal referrals are the highest compliment. Many of the women I met in the group in 1995 are still my clients and are the source of my best referrals for new clients.” Q. If you could go back in time to when you started… A. I love the ability to personalize my practice to the animals and clients that come to visit. Your favorite business tool or resource? Leads is a networking group for giving business leads to other business professionals. When feeling discouraged about your business… My inspiration always comes from the animals. My staff is a huge support, and my daughter always brightens my day! Artemis Animal Clinic artemisanimal@earthlink.net or home.earthlink.net/~artemisanimal/
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I Heart SB is a social experiment in dating and relationships through stories shared with and experienced by a thirty-something living in the Greater Santa Barbara area. All stories herein are based on actual events. Some names, places, and timelines have been altered to preserve anonymity and, most of all, for your reading enjoyment. Submit stories (maximum 700 words) to letters@santabarbarasentinel.com.
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he job of a wing woman is an important role. In a nutshell, a wing woman (or WW) helps a friend connect with a man she desires. Among many strategic maneuvers it pertains to thinking quick on your feet, knowing when to talk and when to disappear, and keeping an eye out for the “next best thing” at all times. You get to assist a dear friend, dress up and go out, flirt (kinda), check out good-looking people, and hear all the fun details the next day over brunch or on the beach. Fun for all. The general role, I’ve found, is to walk a fine line with precision and awareness. Events can happen that may throw you off. For example, being too nice may come off as flirting, thus directing the target in the wrong direction and inducing WTF glances from your friend. This should be avoided at all costs. You play the role of a muse and mute – encourage, guide, and kindly shut the F up. But the good thing is, when you feel you may be crossing the line and overextending your duties, you can abort mission to check your outfit in the bathroom, do a loop in the area of activity to scope other contenders, or leave the area to “go for a stroll.” All are beneficial for Friend and Target to flirt without pressure of an audience. My last mission was a great success (they made out), and I’ve made a few notes to share with you: • Drive separate. Friend will have the freedom to indulge in an adventure and you can leave at any time. • Find Target and calculate seating/standing arrangements. For the last run, I placed Friend on the bend of the bar and sat between her and Target. This allowed Friend and Target to have direct eye contact which rolled into conversation. Worked like a charm. • Keep eye contact with Target to a minimum. Too much eye contact and Target may end up imprinting on you. Not good. Please refer back to the dreaded WTF glances from friend. • Join the conversation but not too much. For example, when Target mentioned he grew up in Hawaii, I kept the fact that I lived there for five years as a child to myself. No need to bring unwanted attention. Allow space for Friend and Target to find common ground. Sharing is caring. • Order a drink. With a straw. It’s something to play with while Friend and Target get to know each other. Stir, stir, stir, sip. • Coattail Friend’s points of conversation and highlight her talents and skills. Back her up and spread the love. • Help Friend wrap it up. Conversations can linger toward a dead end. Be kind and conscious of the budding attraction but suggest the party continues elsewhere, if at all. A classic fish-or-cut-bait. If flirting has not progressed after 20 or 30 minutes, it’s time to drop anchor in a new location. Lots of fish in this big ol’ sea. Don’t limit yourselves to one little wadding pool. What I’ve found most helpful is to go to a bar (or two), then to live music. To illustrate, let’s say Target is now smitten with Friend enough to join you both at a concert at SOhO. This is ideal. Once you are at the show, you can get lost in the crowd and do what you came there to do – get the F down. Friend has the luxury to get the F down, maybe show off a move or two, while swapping screaming whispers with Target during the show. Music is a great buffer. No need to fill the void with conversation when there is a live band on stage. Take a break from WW duties and dance your butt off. During set break, it’s back on for WW. Lead Friend and Target to a little nook on the terrace to cool off. You may need to help the convo flow a tiny bit, but they should be well on their way by now. An additional bonus of WW-ing at a concert is that you can dip at any time and no one will notice. When the band comes back on stage, dance to a couple of songs solo, then dip at your leisure. Text Friend once you’re home to check in and see if she needs a ride or any help. Pat yourself on the back, sleep well, and look forward to hearing about the fruits of your labor. Karma points ensue.
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THE SECRETS OF ROY MILLER AND HIS VINTAGE CAR GARAGE Roy Miller and one of the Ford Model T “Depo Hack” vehicles in his shop
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alking into Roy Miller’s vintage car restoration garage a few weeks ago, my first impression was that it was going to be much more than just an opportunity to see some really cool cars. I quickly learned that I was on point: Miller’s garage is one part art gallery, one part mechanic shop, and the rest is something of a cultural archive. His impeccable renovation work of rare and vintage vehicles is an ode to the history of automobiles in our country, but more than that, to a deeply rooted community in Santa Barbara that is united around this shared passion. From 1960s Bonnerville racing culture in Goleta, to the impact of the automobile on dating culture in America, Roy Miller has the scoop, and he’s happy to give it to you with enthusiasm and candor. As a Millennial who grew up with the birth of the Internet, I am used to our cultural stories being captured by digital media, shared and consumed instantly, and almost as quickly forgotten. But
Roy Miller’s stories are told through more concrete means: his own human memory (yes, that’s still a thing!) and through his craft. For Roy, car restoration is about preserving our heritage, and, as he puts it, paying homage to how far we’ve come, for better or for worse. Working out of his Goleta-based garage, Roy has been restoring vintage cars for 50 years. His passion has given him the opportunity to work on some of the most uncommon and exclusive automobiles in the world. You don’t need to be a car buff (and I’m not) to appreciate the ingenious and unique detail of some of the vehicles that are entrusted to Roy’s care. The cars that land in his shop come from all over, but all of his business comes word of mouth and he accepts just a few cars at a time. He doesn’t even want people to know where his shop is located. When asked about this he says, “I don’t have a landline and I don’t have an address. They just hear about me, and that I have a good time doing it.”
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Some of the gems that are currently in Roy’s shop include a 1959 Lotus Elite, the first production car for Lotus, and which was made entirely fiberglass (cutting-edge for the time). He is also working on an early MG model TC (in cherry red) a popular sports car for Americans back then. I learned that prior to WWII, sports cars weren’t really found in the states, and that the appearance of this MG is thought of as the start of the sports car movement in America. Then there’s one of his very own, a 1915 Ford model T, referred to as a “Depo Hack.” A “hack” is what taxis used to be called in the early 1900s. This vehicle was originally used exclusively for transporting people from the train
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station (the “depo”) to wherever they were going. Through his devotion to the craft, Miller has also become a judge at one of the most prestigious historic car shows in the world, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, for which people have gathered annually since the 1950s to see some of the most exquisite and rare vehicles around. It has since become one of the most competitive events in the automotive realm. But Roy isn’t really about the frills and notoriety. He used to have a whole team working with him but is now just a one-man show and keeps it pretty low-key. While preserving the beauty of these cars is the obvious goal, for him, it seems to be more about preserving the stories that these cars tell than anything else. “It’s not like I’m making big money here, I just do it because it's fun. I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing.” What gave me the most pleasure in meeting Roy Miller, who I now think of as a sort of cultural ambassador in our community, was to encounter a man so joyfully devoted to his craft that his stories have become as much a part of the art as the restoration work itself. In the end, it’s about our humanity, and the objects we utilize are merely symbols of our shared evolution. Roy Miller is a true testament to that.
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SYVSNAPSHOT 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.
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My personal picks, best bets, hot tips, save the dates, and things not to miss! WINNER, WINNER, RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE DINNER! edford Winery and Vineyard presented their 2nd Annual Pie Baking Contest and Fourth of July weekend picnic on July 3 at their tasting room in Los Alamos. Pie and wine lovers paid $20 a ticket for a glass of Bedford wine and all the pie they could handle tasting. Congratulations to retired Naval commander of 20 years (and pie contest grand champion) Jerry Post, who took home the Judges’ Prize for ‘Best Overall’ out of 23 pies, with his rhubarb custard pie, baked from a celebrated family favorite recipe passed down from his wife, Cynthia Post’s, mother. The only peep from the baker’s notes was that he used tapioca instead of flour for the thickener. Pies were scrutinized for overall appearance (pre and post slicing ), taste, and overall impression. Jerry was awarded two tickets to the coveted annual pig roast put on by Stephan Bedford and his wife Katie at their “ranch”. Last year, brought in nearly 30 pies, and Jerry took home The People’s Choice Award.
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Where: Bedford Winery and Vineyard, 448 Bell Street in Los Alamos Info: www.bedfordwinery.com 2016 VINTNERS 5 MILER osted by the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation, the second running of the Vintners 5 Miler 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 mixed-terrain path includes a 350-foot ascent to a scenic overlook of the Sanford estate and this year, 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 2016 harvest with 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 23, at 9 am Where: Sanford Winery and Vineyards Cost: $75/ per runner Info: Steve Fennell, steve@sanfordwinery.com and sign up at www.raceroster. com/events/2016/8656/2016-vintners-5-miler
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PALMINA AND LA VOIX 2016 SUMMER VINEYARD PARTY oin the team of Palmina and La Voix for an evening of wine, food, music, and bocce ball at Sogno del Fiore, one of the premier vineyard and event properties in the Santa Ynez Valley. Guests and wine club members will enjoy live music and a food lineup including SY Kitchen, Jake Francis of Valley Piggery, and David Cecchini of Cecco Ristorante, and current releases from Palmina, La Voix, and Pressed Wines, as well as a special selection of library wines and raffle giveaways. As an added surprise, Solminer and Baehner Fournier Vineyards will be pouring their wine, too. When: Saturday, July 30, from 5 to 8 pm Where: Sogno del Fiore 2045 N Refugio Road in Santa Ynez Cost: $70/per person Info: (805) 735-2030
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SYV FRUIT AND VEGETABLE RESCUE anta Ynez Valley-based nonprofit Veggie Rescue teams up with Chef Pink and Courtney Rae DeLongpré of Bacon & Brine Restaurant for a “Farm to Village” fundraiser in a rare open-air, pop-up charity dinner, with dinner tables stretching through a temporarily closed-down Second Street in Solvang. Veggie Rescue collects and redirects local produce from farms, farmers markets, home gardens, and orchards, and delivers it to charitable organizations and school lunch programs in Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, and Santa Maria, all at no charge. Veggie rescuers will dine on a farm-to-table, three-course meal consisting of both proteins and vegetables and a local wine pairing, with all produce provided by Veggie Rescue. A VIP Rosé reception, live music from local talent Bear Erickson, and a Bacon & Brine house-made pickled treat parting gift round out the experience. When: Wednesday, August 3 – VIP reception at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm Where: the middle of Second Street, in the heart of Solvang Cost: $125/per person $145/ VIP level ticket Info: www.veggierescue.org
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CENTRAL COAST WINE CLASSIC ollow your favorite Santa Barbara County winemaker into the 2016 Central Coast Wine Classic (CCWC) for one of the most educational charity wine auction weeks in America. The CCWC is a five-day wine and food spectacular boasting an array of culinary and wine seminars at special venues, barrel tastings, winemaker dinners, vineyard tours and luncheons, varietal symposiums, vintner lead viticultural tours, a rare wines dinner, a Champagne and caviar symposium, a rare and fine wine and lifestyle auction, and a dinner at Hearst Castle in San Simeon. It dances through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, making its way from San Simeon through Paso Robles, Shell Beach, Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Buellton and Santa Ynez to Santa Barbara. Of special note is a Santa Rita Hills tour, tasting, and light luncheon, on Friday August 12, at 12:30 pm, hosted by iconic vintner Richard Sanford of Alma Rosa Winery, who planted his initial Pinot Noir Grapes in 1971 and created the 1976 Pinot Noir that brought world-wide focus on the Sanford & Benedict terroir. When: August 10 through 14 Where: throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Info: www.centralcoastwineclassic.org
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