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iweekly Capitalist – Parody, anyone? Jeff Harding dissects the B Affordable Food Security Act, otherwise known as Foodcare.

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eer Guy – Zach Rosen feels the need for fermentation, just B in time for the 7th annual SB Fermentation Festival and its founder, Katie Hershfelt

usiness Beat – Chantal Petersen saddles up and raises a glass B to Jaye and Peter Ganibi, whose Vino Vaqueros mixes wine with horses in Santa Ynez

– Summer music series; El Capitan concerts; Walk P.10 Fortnight in the Woods; deejays at KCRW; SB Comedy Club; MOXI; and Kevin Gillies’s SBAIC

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Man About Town – Mark Leisuré chronicles MAW’s summer fest; Caroline Shaw; Paul Merkelo; and Bryan Titus Trio

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Mom Around Town – Julie Boe and her son, Daniel, venture into a swim class, where Wendy Fereday dives right in

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Affordable Food Security Act Passes Congress

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ongress, in recognition of the national food crisis, has enacted the Affordable Food Security Act (AFSA), popularly known as “Foodcare”. The leaders of the Senate, the House of Representatives, key Congressional representatives, and the president gathered in the White House for the president’s ceremonial signing of the Act. With the stroke of 22 pens, he enacted a sweeping law to reform America’s broken food production and distribution system.

The president said, “The core principle is that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to nutrition.”

The president was acknowledging the fact of America’s food crisis which has left many Americans, mostly poor and a growing percentage of the middle class, hungry or without proper nutrition.

In recent years, despite 50 years of legislation (the Food Stabilization Act of 2008, the Food Reform Act of 1999, the Food Price Adjustment Act of 1993, the Farm Production Reform Act of 1989, the Nutrition Protection Act for the Aged of 1981, the Food Assurance Act for Dependents of 1974, the Employee Food Assurance Act of 1963), food production and quality have declined significantly. America has the highest food costs of first-world countries.

The president said, “The bill I am signing today will assure Americans of the food security they deserve. Food and good nutrition is the first most basic need of every human being. We recognize that food security is a basic right of all Americans without regard for race, creed, or wealth.”

A select group of ordinary Americans in the audience were cheering, clapping, and even crying at this historic moment.

Among them was Jonathan Woodrow, 57, a disabled carpenter from St. Louis.

Woodrow could not hold back his emotions, “Two of my grandchildren passed because there wasn’t enough food in our house. We all cut back, but …

This law will give us decent food. These shortages just got to stop.”

The head of the President’s Council on Food Security and Nutrition, Professor Marques Charles, dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health, said that this bill will soon end shortages. “Every family will receive monthly coupons

entitling them to a generous supply of wholesome, nutritional food.” When pressed by reporters, he said that recent meat shortages “are a temporary glitch” and that plentiful supplies of chicken, pork, and tofu will soon appear in markets.”

Also in attendance was Yale economist George Shaw, an expert in food economics who for years has urged a government food protection program. He noted that, “Inefficiencies from unnecessary competition and profiteering have produced vast amounts of waste that have cheated American citizens of good nutrition. We just want to streamline and rationalize the system.

This single-payer system is a big step forward.”

The Act establishes the Food Resources and Services Administration (FRSA) to administer the program. It is expected that the president will name George Poros, CEO of the nation’s largest food conglomerate, Progressive Foods, to head the FSRA. According to the Act, the FRSA will oversee 15 regional Food Assurance Boards (FABs) which will be responsible for the production, distribution, and sale of food in the regions. These FABs will open competition to the remaining five food conglomerates to provide these services. It is expected that this free market implementation of the Act will result in lower costs and plentiful food.

Coupons for food allotments will be issued shortly. The government has yet to set prices for coupons, but, based on the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Act, they are expected to be no more than $110 per month per person. Coupons will entitle each person to acquire specific amounts of food products such as chicken, pork, flour, potatoes, rice, and vegetables, as available. After much debate in Congress, it was agreed that beer, vodka, and gin, can be purchased with AFSA coupons.

The program is expected to cost no more than $98 billion per year in the first 10 years of the Act, even with subsidized coupons for poor people.

Revenues are expected to come from a new Business Transaction Surcharge (BTS) which will increase the tax on the purchase and sale of businesses and real

estate. The BTS will also raise revenues from the repeal of the so-called “carried interest” loophole in which hedge fund operators pay lower taxes on investment profits. The BTS further imposes an income tax surcharge of 3.8% on taxpayers earning more than $250,000 per year and increases death taxes.

The Act has not been without controversy. Meat shortages, the disappearance of beef on the market, and the emergence of black markets selling hard-to-get products has hampered many government attempts to control prices and supplies of food.

Outside of the White House, angry protesters were making their objections known. Ralph Kleinheinz, 52, formerly a farmer in Wisconsin, lost his farm by eminent domain to Progressive Foods.

“That damn Poros owns nearly all the best farmland in Wisconsin. And what’s left can’t make a living because of price controls. This Act is just another license to steal.”

Next to Kleinheinz was Ruth Morton, 68, of Baltimore, holding a sign that said, “Where’s the Beef?” Morton said, “There hasn’t been any steak on the market for the past six months. Oh, yeah, you can get it if you know where, but you gotta be rich to do that. Ten years ago, you could buy a pound of steak at Food King for only $15. Now there’s nothing. Food King is gone too.

Those Progressive Marts got no steak.”

Protester signs included “Where’s my f*****g steak!?” “Government Hands Off My Food”, “Government Starvation Act”, and “Unfair to Farmers”.

Countering the protesters were groups

from the International Food Producers Union, Mothers for Nutrition, the SEIU, the Women’s Progressive Coalition, the Locavore Collective, and Foodcare NOW. They carried signs saying, “Food Justice”, “People Against Profits”, “Capitalism Starves”, and “Food is a Human Right”.

Of course, the above is fiction, sort of. It is a thinly disguised parody of Obamacare and the mess that is our healthcare system. Why is it a mess?

Most analysts start in the middle of the story and are unaware of the precedents that brought about the mess and cite it as an example of free-market failure.

That is a canard. The reality is that there is no free market in healthcare. It has been heavily regulated and pricecontrolled starting with Medicare in 1965. There is not enough space in this column to list the number of laws and regulations enacted since then to regulate healthcare markets.

Which brought me to the wonder that is our food system. Food is even more important to our health than medical care; without plentiful, cheap food, we would starve. Yet we can buy almost any food imaginable, from anywhere in the world, in our local supermarket.

Why is food cheap and plentiful and healthcare expensive? The answer is that food is largely unregulated by the government. It is a good example of the free market satisfying consumer preferences.

If we want cheaper, available, abundant, quality healthcare, we need to let the same forces that provide plentiful food provide healthcare.

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Indeed, it’s a perfect place for horse properties and living the quintessential equestrian lifestyle, with its endless trails and a community that is committed to preserving that routine.

And yet, what Santa Ynez is truly famous for (at least since Sideways came out) are the vast vineyards and wineries that are seemingly endless. Locals and tourists alike are simply obsessed with the wine culture, and rightly so. People come from all over the world to taste the wine of the Santa Ynez Valley.

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Everyone is happy to learn about fermentation

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hether it is chocolate, cheese, bread, or some sweet, sweet kimchi (and, of course, beer), fermentation produces some of our tastiest foods. And the science is in. These fermented treats are not just delicious, they are also good for you. The probiotics involved in these processes are critical for building “good bacteria” in the body that helps everything from digestion and gut health to the immune system.

This upcoming Sunday, September 10, is your chance to delve into the pickled world of ferments at the 7th Annual SB Fermentation Festival at the Rancho La Patera & Stow House.

It was actually her and her family’s own digestive health issues that led festival founder, Katie Hershfelt, to look into fermented foods as a solution for the ones that doctors and Western medicine lacked. After the family changed their diets and focused on rebuilding their gut biome with fermented foods, they Taste one of the many exotic ciders from The Apiary at the SB Fermentation Festival

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saw incredible results that led to their health being restored. Since then, Katie wanted to bring to the community a better understanding of fermentation and how food affects our health.

In fact, this year’s theme is “Nurture What Nature Gave You”. The festival draws internationally renowned experts and authors, in addition to some of the best fermented food purveyors the region

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The Farm-to-Bar area of the SB Fermentation Festival introduces crowds to the range of fermented libations

has to offer. This event takes an educationrich, hands-on approach to fermentation and even includes original research such as the microbiome and glyphosate study on which they have been collaborating with Slow Food Ventura County, the benefiting non-profit partner, this year.

Since introducing the Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival in 2011, Katie and her family have built this event into one of the most respected celebrations of its kind.

FROM FARM-TO-BAR I first met Katie back in 2014 at a collaboration brew day between Pure Order Brewing Co. and Hop Tarts, a female homebrew club. We started chatting about the SB Fermentation Festival and immediately began formulating a plan for introducing a fermented beverage section of the event, since alcohol had not been featured at the occasion in previous years. We introduced a small Farm-to-Bar section

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that year at the festival when it was still being held at Fairview Gardens. Since then, the Farm-to-Bar section has grown each year and has even inspired a spinoff event, the Wild Brew Festival, also organized by Katie, that takes place in early spring annually at SOhO. What makes the Farm-to-Bar area of the festival different from other beer or wine festivals is that it explores the full range of beverages, and not just a single fermented libation. Guests get to taste their way through cider, mead, jun, high-alcohol kombucha, wild brews, and even tasty cocktails from the crew over at The Good Lion and their funky, tiki-themed sister-bar, Test Pilot.

Of course, there will be plenty of beer there. Figueroa Mountain will feature their Agua Santa, a lager brewed with heritage maize, and additional local favorites such as brewLAB, Telegraph Brewing, and Third Window will be pouring their specialty brews. At any beer festival, the homebrewers are one of the highlights of the event, and this year there will be three homebrew clubs pouring at the festival: Valley Brewers, CARP, and VIBE. Last year, a homebrewer even brought his own keger-bot, a motorized keg that he could drove around the area, serving beer to guests. Fellow certified cicerone

and local beer guru Justin Crider will be there representing Lama Dog and serving up fun sudsy games including “Guess the Beer Style”, where attendees get to try their hand, and palate, at some deductive reasoning in a blind tasting.

One of the newest additions this year to the Farm-to-Bar area will be Leashless Brewing Co. At only one month old, this brewery is fresh to Ventura’s blossoming beer scene. Their beers carry a Belgian-style flare, and they are the only brewery in the area that produces all-organic beers. For owner John Gonzales, the brewery is a way to inspire people to change their habits and educate beer drinkers on the value of organic ingredients and the impact that pesticides have on the ecosystem.

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eed a gratitude check? Head out on to the historic Rancho la Patera Gardens on Tuesday, August 22, for the season-ending concert in the free Tuesday night series at the Stow House in Goleta. This is truly a lovely spot to set up a blanket and/or some lawn chairs and chow down on a picnic dinner, while enjoying rhythmic music from some of the area’s finest local bands. A spectacular variety of trees and other greenery provide a canopy of shade for listeners, and while the dancers have to choose between a blacktop or a dusty dirt path for shuffling their feet, the expansive backdrop behind the band takes the breath away. The final concert is a double opportunity for gratitude: that the series added an extra week to accommodate King Bee and its charismatic lead singer Rachel Thurston, whose scheduled date in early July was postponed due to smoke and ash from the Whittier Fire, and that the fire didn’t destroy any structures after the first day and was contained before it traveled down the mountain. What’s more, if you don’t want to make dinner (or stop at Rudy’s for Taco Tuesday),

the local food truck First & Oak will be selling tasty treats at the entrance.

The 5:30 to 7:30 pm timing allows for activities later in the evening, or early bed time for the kids. And did we mention it’s free? Details at 681-7216 or www. goletahistory.org/music-at-the-ranch.

Concerts in the Canyon Conclude

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nother set of summer shows under the stars is getting ready to come to a close, as there are just four shows left, including three during our fortnight, in El Capitan Canyon’s 2017 offerings.

The stage is set up on a deck next to the general store, and revelers hang out on the expansive patch of green known as the Market Lawn near the entrance to the private campground located just off the 101 freeway, about 10 miles past Winchester Canyon exit.

The music starts at 7 pm each Saturday, but come early (the gates open at 5) if you’re wanting to partake of El Cap’s famous fireside barbecue dinner, which is served 6 to 8 pm. Otherwise, feel free to bring your own eats and munch on your own blankets or chairs. Closing

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out the season are some Santa Barbara favorites, including Latin funksters The Bomb on Saturday, August 12, American roots rock/rockabilly revival trio Cadillac Angels on August 19, and folk/country rock band Nate Latta and the Trainhoppers on August 26, before Live Wire rocks it out of here on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, September 2. Admission is just $10 a pop. Info at 685-3887 or www. elcapitancanyon.com/events/summerconcert-series

A Walk in the Woods tells the story of two diplomats, one an experienced Russian arms treaty negotiator (played

by Ed Giron), the other an idealistic American (Bill Waxman) and is based on a real incident that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1982. The play portrays how the two men exited the formal proceedings of a nuclear arms nonproliferation meeting between the superpowers to take the title’s “walk in the woods,” getting to know each other as people, in the process developing a new strategy for de-escalating the mutual buildup of weapons of mass destruction.

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Santa Barbara DJ Takeover

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he timing was quite ideal when DIJO Productions presented A Walk in the Woods at the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria this winter, as the story about two nuclear arms negotiators during the Cold War seemed apropos amid mounting tensions between the U.S. and Russia since last fall’s election. Now, just five months later, things are more eerily evocative, with North Korea’s nuclear testing rekindling fears of an atomic war as DIJO is re-mounting the production here in town at the Center Stage Theater.

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CRW, the radio station that operates as a community service of Santa Monica College and is Southern California’s leading National Public Radio affiliate, has been making a big push into Santa Barbara, what with opening offices downtown and sponsoring scads of events all around town. The latter also includes periodic “DJ Takeovers”, when one of the on-air personalities broadcasts live from the KCRW Santa Barbara studios at 88.7FM then heads out to a local watering hole to play a live set in front of listeners.

This time around it’s Travis Holcombe, who favors “future beats and a mindmelting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk”, at least according to his page on KCRW’s website. On Saturday, August 19, he’ll do the on-air thing from noon to 3 pm, then traipse down to Municipal Winemakers in the Funk Zone for a live DJ set from 5 to 7 pm. Special bonus: 25 percent off wine for KCRW members.

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Chip-ping Away at Creating a Comedy Club

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he Santa Barbara Comedy Club is Santa Barbara-based comedian Carol Metcalf’s new ongoing effort to bring stand-ups to town on a regular basis, at least since Santa Barbara Comedy Hideaway has been on hiatus. The funny folks curry favor from fans every Saturday night at Max’s Restaurant & Cucina on upper State Street, but there’s a special fundraiser on Thursday, August 17, with Don McMillan, a.k.a.

The High-Tech Comedian. McMillan graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1982 and then went to

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work for AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he was part of the team that designed the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor.

He then moved to Silicon Valley, where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. But you know, apparently changing the world and making beaucoup bucks wasn’t enough, because McMillan cashed in his, ahem, chips for a microphone after winning the 16th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1991. Two years later, he was the $100,000 Grand Champion on Star Search, which he followed up with appearances on TV’s The Tonight Show, The Larry King Show, MTV’s Half Hour Comedy Hour, and A&E’s Evening at the Improv. He has starred in 15 national commercials for Budweiser as the Bud delivery guy who mans the “freshness hotline” and protects the world against “skunky” beer, and has had roles in TV spots for 7-11, FrancoAmerican Ravioli, Little Caesar’s Pizza, and United Airlines, among others.

The show starts at 6 pm (like, we’re supposed to guffaw and giggle before the sun even goes down?!) and tickets will run you $20, which is apparently what they normally charge, as that’s also the cost of admission two nights later for the regular Saturday show, featuring Chris

Franjola. The comedian is also a writer who serves as both scribe and performer on E!’s late-night hit show Chelsea Lately and After Lately, gigs he landed after writing for Family Guy, among other series. That show starts at 7 pm (still early, if you ask me, but then again, I don’t usually even drink till dark). Info and reservations at 318-3284 or www. comedyinsantabarbara.com or email santabarbaracomedyclub@gmail.com.

They’ve Got a Lot of MOXI

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ave you been to the new interactive children’s science museum known as MOXI on lower State Street? If you don’t have kids, probably not. Because even though they opened back in winter, all three of the MOXI After Hours, which are special Friday night events for adults, have sold out far in advance. That includes the upcoming one on August 18, when the theme is “Shine”. Activities over the three floors of the joint this time around will revolve around our sun, including solar energy, other stars in the sky, light, and the extremely rare solar eclipse taking place fewer than three days later. All of the regular MOXI stuff is also available, including the incredible whirlygigs and thingamajigs that populate the place.

Tickets includes the first drink, which is

good because a little inebriation makes you feel a little less silly chasing foamrubber objects shooting out of tubes and that sort of thing.

Alas, the event is sold out. You might check Craigslist (do they scalp tickets to a museum?), or take your chances and try to bribe someone on their way in with an offer they can’t refuse. Or maybe just sign up for their mailing list so you can purchase your ducats before they sell out for the next MOXI After Hours, scheduled for October 20. Because if you wait till you read it here, you’ll be too late.

Read more about what you’re missing at www.moxi.org or call 770-5000.

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here’s a lot of flowery language in the mission statement on the website for the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration, the passion project from Kevin Gillies, a woodworker/furnituremaker who has deeply moved by the design and world of acoustic instruments.

“Music is infinite and keeps evolving across time, place, religion, and culture,” it reads. “It is the door into our souls, the balm for our spirit, an inspiration to feel deeply, our common language, and the heart of community.... Music is created in an intimate and symbiotic relationship between the player and the

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instrument. Each separate, but acting in harmony with each other, reaching out and expressing unknown boundaries of emotion and energy.”

I’m inclined to agree with nearly all of that, but you don’t have to drink the Kool Aid to enjoy the offerings at the second annual festival, which takes place August 24-27. Shifting its main location from the Earl Warren Showgrounds to the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort – which will serve as home for the luthiers, seminars, workshops, and vendors – the festival will also present events all over town, including at such venues as SOhO and the Lobero, plus buskers and street performers every afternoon and evening.

Among the big names coming to town for the event are multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist David Lindley, who will perform at the Lobero on Saturday night; Hawaiian slack key guitarists Ken Emerson & Jim “Kimo” West, appearing Friday at SOhO; and Michael Chapdelaine, the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world’s top competitions in both the classical and fingerstyle genres, who plays Friday at Center Stage.

A full lineup of all the concerts, classes, seminars, and other events is available on the fest’s website, www.sbaic.com.

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with Mark Léisuré

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.

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’m going to take a wild stab that if you care about classical music in the summertime, you’ve already read plenty of material on the Music Academy of the West (MAW) festival that just ended. And it’s a good bet you were at the massive 70th anniversary community concert featuring both the Academy Festival Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, the latter playing Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No,. 9. So, no need for me to review the concerts itself.

But a few peripherals are worth mentioning.

I’m thinking MAW might want to iron out the barge in the bay thing next time they want to have a show at SBCC’s La Playa Stadium. It turned that the boat that was standing by to shoot off the concert-closing fireworks

– named Miss Maya, I think, as my binoculars weren’t quite strong enough to see for sure from the press row at the top, but no complaints because it was nice having seat backs and room for our feet. A boat was making a loud rumble all during the first piece, which was much louder the higher up you were sitting, making focusing on the quieter second movement all but impossible. The boat finally moved away as the last dance came to a close, after some tug boats pulled up alongside.

Aside from that foible, though, it was just fascinating to take in that view, with the beach, the ocean, the islands, the oil wells, the palm trees, and the coastline all adding ambiance to the magnificent music. Wow. Sure, there were honking horns, and other

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ambient noises but not all that often, and mostly the concert seem much more organic, just seeing this brilliant music out in nature. One had to wonder why they don’t use the venue more often, though I imagine that for a rock concert security would be a nightmare.

It was something else to witness Alan Gilbert’s final appearance with the philharmonic as its music director.

After what was truly a powerful performance, he shook hands with just about every principal musician and wove his way through the rows of chairs to single out some faves. On his final bows, he was sweaty but happy.

What a thing for Santa Barbara to bear witness to the end of his eight-year run.

As for the fireworks – well, the show almost made the earlier noise from the barge worthwhile, as it was a much longer and more elaborate display than the expected brief, Parade of Lights-style display. But this was about a half of a 4th of July show. Still, I’m wondering if the people behind me had seen a fireworks display in the last few years. Every explosion was met not only with the obligatory oohs and ahhs, but they soon turned into “Oh, my God” exclamation, repeated with each exploding display, followed by shrieks of “I can’t believe it’s still going.” It got to the point where annoyance turned to amusement, and I burst out laughing.

Which was not a bad way to end the evening.

STRING AND HORN There were some other fun moments backstage and elsewhere beyond the music at MAW. Apparently, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw finally found the wherewithal to address her former violin teacher and mentor Kathleen Winkler – for whom she wrote a new piece that was premiered at the Lobero – by her first name. It was at a rehearsal or masterclass, but Ms. Winkler got a good laugh at the whole thing.

Meanwhile, trumpeter Paul Merkelo starred in the world premiere of the piece he co-commissioned from James Stephenson, a fellow trumpet player turned composer who wrote a five movement suite called Martha Uncaged about the famed choreographer Martha Graham. Stephenson had earlier said, apparently jokingly, that he put a few tough passages in the work as payback for losing competitions to Merkelo earlier in his career. But the MAW faculty member told after the concert at the reception that it was no joke at all, saying he almost fainted trying

to forage his way through the dense solos in the piece. Hard for us to tell, as Merkelo played the heck out of the number.

RUNNING A TITUS SHIP Lots of musicians do lots of overtime during Fiesta, playing gigs all around the town in Old Spanish Dayssponsored venues and otherwise. That includes the Bryan Titus Trio. The rootsy and gutsy Americana folkcountry rock band (somebody recently called ‘em a “Postmodern Barn Dance” band), whose leader just moved to town a couple of years ago, were true troopers on Friday afternoon, first rockin’ out to margarita-soaked confetti-covered revelers on the patio outside Blush before heading uptown a couple of blocks to Casa Cantina, where they played another hour from the stage where adult beverages are served that sits directly across the street from Mercado de la Guerra.

What was particularly impressive was that – at least from my perspective of having heard at least two hours of music between the two joints – I don’t believe they repeated a single tune, quite a feat for bands playing for basically nothing but tips and revenue from CD sales.

Titus offered quite a few originals and a number of choice covers, including “Killing the Blues”, written

by Roly Sally of the Woodstock Mountain Revue back in the 1970s, and covered by country artists from John Prine, Shooter Jennings, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Chris Smither to folkpop star Shawn Colvin and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. The tight trio – fronted by the titular singersongwriter-guitarist (who is not to be confused with the MMA fighter of the same name, though the musician might be even tougher considering the fighter sports a winless record) and rounded out by Jeff Kranzler on upright bass and Dustin Janson on cajon and vocals – has played shows at just about every bar and club in town, as well as a few sets at SOhO. In June, they stepped up to the main stage at the Live Oak Music Festival and this Saturday, August 19, they’ll open for guitar hero Albert Lee at the Lobero as part of the Sings Like Hell series. I’m thinking it might be a good time to drop by and check them out. You know, without a backdrop of clattering glasses and chattering masses hollering “Viva la Fiesta!” while cracking eggshells on one another’s heads. But if the bars are more your scene, they’ll also be at High Sierra Grill in Goleta on Thursday, August 24.

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

ART’S CEASELESS CYCLE

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iesta has come and gone, leaving just confetti trash in the street, and our love of flamenco has gone the way of pumpkin spice once the Christmas wrapping has been recycled. School is on the horizon. First Thursday is several weeks away, and there will be no Funk Zone art walk until September.

What I’m saying is, these are fallow times, art harvesters, but no worries.

There’s plenty still hanging from July and August for you to check out and look; there are a few openings on their way in the coming week (including an art talk on the day this paper comes hot off the press). These should tide you over until our next issue: ASSASSINATION VACATION

Jesse Alexander has been shooting since the early 1950s, making a name for himself covering the first Mexican Road Race, Formula One, and Le Mans races—many of which you might

September 9, from 4 to 5 pm. Clarke’s studio is located at 410 Palm Ave., Apartment 18, in Carpinteria.

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It’s not officially a show with an opening or anything, but by gum there’s some large and lovely black-and-white photos of the surfing life hanging at

have seen hanging on the walls of Sly’s restaurant in Carpinteria. Photo friend Patricia Clarke has given over her studio to show “RFK: California, 1968,” never before seen photos from Bobby Kennedy’s trip through California and the days leading up to his assassination.

Opening reception is Saturday, August 19, 3 to 6 pm, with an artist talk on

I have been remiss in mentioning his colorful, bold paintings. We can all make up for that by attending his artist talk this Saturday, August 12, from 2 to 4 pm, which promises to be a rollicking time from a natural raconteur. The show hangs through September 10.

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I was surprised to find that Sullivan Goss (11 E. Anapamu) opened a second show on the night of David Flores’s homecoming. And maybe painter Jon Francis was too. Having worked in advertising as a career, he then focused first on plein air and then more and more humans and their vehicles began to make their way into his work, including shiny airstream trailers, Woodies, and VW camper vans. The show, “A Golden State”, is up through October 1, and is a love letter to California and its various open, recreational spaces. Delivered at the height of summer, this will make you want to get back out on the road, leaving your real job behind.

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Breakfast (711 Chapala) from owner Morgan Maassen. They’re supermodest, these Breakfast guys, telling me as it were that they needed to just get some art up on the walls before the next big show, but as a non-surfer I have to say I like these mysterious images of free divers in the abyss. Up through… whenever they decide to take it down, so go check it out asap.

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Geoff Pocock’s hard-edge abstract work has been hanging at GraySpace (219 Gray Ave.) since last month, and

File this in the About Bloody Time Department: Having known Matthew Straka for years and admired his photography for just as long, I’ve been waiting for him to show some new work. It’s been absolutely ages coming, but here it is. “Observed/Observer” is a collection of witty glimpses of life in this here state we call California. Irony and humor abound in the photos that I’ve seen so far, but I’m waiting for the big unveil, Friday, August 18, from 5 to 7 pm at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara, 229 E. Victoria St. Through September 28.

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of the name: Wine Cowboys). Owned and operated by husband and wife team Jaye and Peter Ganibi, their aptly named business combines the best of both worlds that Santa Ynez has to offer: wine and horses.

Vino Vaqueros offers horse rides through a series of trails on the ranch and winery that Jaye and Peter live on in the Santa Ynez Valley, welcoming riders of all skill levels to hop on horseback and go for a guided trail ride through the hills of Estelle Winery. The area they take riders through is gorgeous, leaving right from their stable, and meandering amid classic Santa Ynez views of the rolling hills checkered with manicured green vineyards.

Originally Peter’s idea, he thought that such a business would complement his horse training and polo playing (he is a former professional polo player and still very involved in the community).

When he stopped travelling as much for polo, he decided that he wanted a business in the off-season.

Fast-forward to today, and he and Jaye bought a dude string (a pack of well-trained mellow horses), and live on a vineyard whose landlords liked the entrepreneurial idea and let them run with it. Initially, Jaye had a small role in the business, but after the birth of their first child that changed rather quickly.

She first took over the back of the house business including reservations, marketing, social media, et cetera.

Slowly, she became more hands-on at the barn, guiding rides, hiring guides, and

managing on busy days. She eventually became so busy running Vino Vaqueros that she let go of her personal training business to do Vino Vaqueros full time, as well as raise a family.

Upon meeting Jaye, with her knowledgeable and extroverted personality, who braves taking groups of all levels on trail rides, you can’t help but thinking that she was made for this business. She grew up riding horses and picked it up again a number of years ago and has been devoted again ever since.

Owning and managing the dude string on the vineyard and operating Vino Vaqueros, Jaye and Peter are clearly a family of horse lovers who are involved in numerous equestrian sports from rodeo to polo. In fact, their youngest girl competed last weekend in Fiesta’s annual Mutton Busting contest!

(For those that don’t know what that is, it’s sort of like a precursor to bullriding: the child gets strapped to the back of a sheep that is let out of the pen and runs like mad with the brave little rider holding on by whatever means possible—until he or she falls off.) So, let’s just say this family is the real deal.

But enough about horses. Let’s talk wine. After the trail ride through the countryside, customers are treated to a wine tasting of wines made from the grapes grown right there on the property of Estelle Vineyards. After the ride, Jaye, or whoever is leading the ride, helps guests hop off their horses, dust off a bit and settle in to learn a little about the wine that grows on the land. After a few tastes, riders choose their preferred glass and saunter outside the stable to take in the views of the valley and just simply relax.

Just as the translation of the name indicates, the wine-loving cowboy or cowgirl will feel very much at home in the care of Jaye and Peter. Their offering is truly one of those things that is just so perfectly “Santa Ynez.”

Contact info: Jaye Ganibi Vino Vaqueros Horseback Riding www.vinovaqueros.com (805) 944-0493

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MOM ABOUT TOWN

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by Julie Boe The former Girl About Town is wearing a new hat for The

Sentinel as Mom About Town. When Ms Boe isn’t writing for numerous magazines, she’s zipping around town from one activity to another with her active 15-month-old son, Daniel. Julie and Daniel explore local activities, events, and spaces that are family-friendly and mom-approved.

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Wendy and Mikayla place babies on the blue mat, encouraging them to walk across to their parents

Instructor Mikayla Cobb leads the class in a circle dance, as everyone sings “Wheels on the Bus”

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y son, Daniel, now nicknamed “little fish,” enters the Wendy Fereday swim session with a splash. My husband is on duty for our 6:15 pm class, while I observe and then have a chance to chat with Wendy one on one.

The pool is located at 3775 Modoc Road at the Vista Del Monte Retirement Home, where swim classes are offered year-round for all ages. There is a huge parking lot with ample space for parents to unload the growing list of baby items: bottle-check, snack-check, binkycheck, swim diaper-check, towel-check, stroller-check, and diaper bag-check.

The class of six kiddos begins with a “Hello” song that parents and babies sing together, while bopping around in a circle. The instructor of this session, Mikayla Cobb, teams up with Wendy to run the class. Mikayla holds a toy giraffe that kisses babies on the cheek and says hello, which helps inform children the class has begun. There are lots of giggles and splashes.

Next, the babies practice the technique of pulling their arms forward in the water. To aid this process, colorful balls are placed in front of the babies so they can pull their arms toward the

Tom and baby Arrow relax in the warm Hydro Pool after class Nicole helps daughter Olive sit up on the side rail by getting up one elbow at a time, followed by tummy and knees

balls. This exercise is performed with a song that includes the lyric “This is the way we pull our arms, pull our arms” – and it is repeated three times.

Throughout the class, Wendy demonstrates various skills with a toy baby doll. She shows us the technique of floating with the doll, which helps parents see the correct way to hold and

position their child. Mikayla holds up a square mirror that also assists in learning how to float, because babies look up at themselves, resting their head back.

At first, this is awkward for some of the babies, but once the alphabet song begins, they become more relaxed and some look peaceful in their floating position.

I look over at my husband holding our son and the other parents – mostly dads in this session, holding their children – and for a moment, all the background

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noise fades away, and I wish time would stop for a couple of hours. The joy and laughter the water brings to the babies is contagious. I place my notebook and camera down for a few minutes and just stare, smiling, in wonder at how perfect this moment is.

The babies bounce around to “Wheels on the Bus“, and when the “windows go up and down,” the babies go up and down in the air. It is so fun to watch; I want to jump in and participate.

As much fun as the class is, water safety is of the utmost importance.

Wendy explains how the number-one accidental death for kids under age 4 is drowning. She goes on to describe, “This is important because we’re saving lives. We don’t need to wait.”

I learn that it’s never too young for a baby to begin the process of learning to swim and become comfortable in the water. Wendy also explains how the more calm parents are in the water, the easier it will be for their children.

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PLANB by Briana Westmacott When Briana isn’t lecturing for her writing courses at UCSB and SBCC, she contributes to The Santa Barbara Skinny, Wake & Wander and Flutter Magazine. Along with her passion for writing and all things Santa Barbara, much of her time is spent multitasking through her days as a mother, wife, sister, want-to-be chef and travel junky.

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The magical musicians Gus and Jake

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re we hardwired to pursue a certain path in life? Professional athletes, doctors, dancers, artists, teachers, writers, musicians… are they born with these talents in their blood?

Gus and Jake Detar definitely have music in their veins. These local brothers are a true testimony to a familial trait.

They are two of 10 siblings; each one is classically trained in music. Gus and Jake both professionally play piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Their great uncle was the dean of Juilliard. No doubt these guys have chords in their genes.

Lucky for the Detars, they have been

able to find a way to live and breathe music on a daily basis. The brothers co-own Detar Music Studio in Santa Barbara. What began in 2007 as a simple effort to pursue their passions has not stopped growing during the past 10 years. Now Detar Music has more than 150 students, 10 kids bands, a professional cover band called The Academy, multiple film score clients, and they are about to launch a selfproduced album. Things have gone from quiet to quite loud.

Gus has been teaching my two girls piano for more than two years.

He comes to our house and uses his dynamic personality to foster a love for music in them both. My older daughter also has been in the band program with both Gus and Jake. She played the piano in one band and is now the lead singer in another. To see these teens have mentorship and a place at the Detar Studio to learn, grow, and perform has been a blessing. We are a fortunate community to have Gus and Jake to share their fervor and musical knowledge with our youth.

While teaching local children to play piano, bass, drums, and guitar, Gus and Jake also began writing music together. It has taken them five years of collaboration to produce their first album, Something Magic This Way Comes, which consists of 11 original scores that the Detars wrote and recorded. Jake described the album as having a “dramatic music structure while staying true to classical harmonics.” This is something the brothers feel modern music is lacking.

Gus said, “This type of music is being lost, because so much is being produced electronically.” The Detars use classic rock artists Queen and Steely Dan for inspiration. Something This Way Magic infuses classic rock with a modern style, which they say takes “traditional instruments and combines them with a

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modern overlap.”

To give me a better idea of the album, Gus called it a collage. The brothers layered musical style and instruments to give Something This Way Magic its unique sound. Are you curious? Good, because there’s more.

The Detar brothers are putting on a show to launch the album. Picture a Cirque du Soleil ensemble with professional aerial dancers and a stage filled with costumes, lighting, and best of all, musical talent. I can’t wait for Saturday, August 12, to see and hear this!

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You don’t want to miss this. Go to www. somethingthiswaymagic.com for more information about the Detar brothers’ album and upcoming shows.

I encourage you to check out www. detarmusic.com. The website describes the different styles of music lessons that the studio manages, it gives examples of their film score work, and you can contact the brothers for any of your musical needs.

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CREATIVE CHARACTERS NATHAN VONK

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person’s path in life is not always direct and foreseen. When Nathan Vonk took a friend’s recommendation years ago to make a quick stop-off at the cultural festival, Burning Man, he could have hardly known that it would lead to a life in Santa Barbara and the eventual ownership of Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery.

Nathan grew up on a farm outside of Mount Vernon, Iowa. While he enjoyed the area, he was ready to leave the small town by the time he graduated high school, settling on Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

Nathan started college as a science major with a desire to get into astronomy, but he quickly found that the reality of scientific studies didn’t reflect the romantic notions he had envisioned. Realizing this, he took some time off to travel and figure out which direction he wanted to go.

Nathan settled on English Literature and spent a semester off living in a cabin where he got caught up on the necessary reading. Nathan stayed in Portland for a year after graduating, but then decided that he wanted to go to a graduate program at the University of Suffex in Brighton, England.

As Nathan was leaving Portland, a friend told him about a weird, zany festival called “Burning Man” in Nevada. With all of his possessions stuffed in a Honda Civic, he stopped off at the festival on his way back home to Iowa. While Nathan always had an interest in art, it was Burning Man that really sparked his passion for it. He was mesmerized how all of the art there was temporary. Each piece

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was up for only that week and was then either burned or dismantled. You either saw it or you didn’t.

While at Burning Man, Nathan met a group of Santa Barbarans, many of whom were the early members of the local art collaborative Fishbon. He left the Burn and headed to Brighton a changed man.

With a newly sparked interest in art, Nathan would often leave the University of Suffex on weekends, reading art magazines on the train as he headed into London for a quick trip. Whether it was the contemporary art of the Tate Modern or the classics housed in the British Museum, Nathan would explore the many museums that London had to offer. Pushing himself, he graduated from his program in only nine months so that he could be back in the states in time for the next Burning Man. Upon arriving in the U.S., he once again put his belongings into his car, this time making the trip from Iowa to California, with a stop at Black Rock City – the site of Burning

Man. After the festival, he decided to head to Santa Barbara, wanting to be with the Burner friends he had made out there in the desert.

While in Santa Barbara, Nathan began working as a teacher at Ventura College but saw that there was limited room for growth in the job and began contemplating going back to school to pursue a doctorate program. He also remained involved with Fishbon and the local Burning Man and art community.

Nathan noticed that there was not a central hub in Santa Barbara to find information on the range of art happenings taking place around town.

He would get frustrated that art shows would take place and he would miss them. In September 2008, Nathan started the Santa Barbara Art Blog as a remedy for that. For years, the blog was the go-to source for local information on upcoming shows and artists who would be in town.

One month after starting the art blog, Nathan was hired at the Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery. This happened to be in October 2008, right at the peak of the stock market crash, and Nathan joked that he must have been one of the only people in the country hired that month. Nathan had always been more interested in analytical writing than creative writing, so the gallery made a perfect juxtaposition of his passion for art and background in English Literature. In addition to housing thousands of works, the historic gallery also produces essays and publishes books. At the gallery, Nathan became submerged into curatorial aspects of art and has never looked back.

As the years went by, gallery cofounder Frank Goss was getting ready to retire. When the time to retire came, Nathan found himself fortunate

enough to be in a position to take over the gallery. Nathan loved working at the gallery in addition to the people he worked with and thought that if a gallery of this magnitude was to go away, there wouldn’t be one to replace the void it left in the local art scene for a long time. As one of the largest galleries in the region, Nathan compares Sullivan Goss to an apex predator in an ecosystem. If it was to be removed, it would off-balance all of the other inhabitants that make up that ecosystem, resulting in detriment to the visual arts.

Nathan finished signing the papers in December of last year and started 2017 as the new owner of Sullivan Goss. He notes that over the years, he was fortunate enough to learn from Frank what made the gallery successful and how to determine what the local market will sustain. This is vital because if the gallery is struggling, it is incapable of supporting major exhibits, such as the current one by David Flores. Nathan believes that shows of such magnitude help elevate the entire art scene in Santa Barbara.

The gallery has a legacy of focusing on historical art, and Nathan plans on continuing this, though he does note there is a current trend toward contemporary art. He imagines there will be some ebb and flow over time as the interests of the art collectors sway between contemporary and historical pieces. With his experiences at Burning Man, passion for art, and years of covering the local art scene in his blog, Nathan is the perfect captain to be at the helm of Sullivan Goss, steering the gallery through these trends.

Visit Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery to see renowned muralist David Flores’s current show, on exhibit through Sunday, September 3.

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by Margaret Landreau

In the last 18 years, Margaret Landreau has accumulated 13 years of serving on the Board of Directors of Santa Barbara County arts-related nonprofits and has worked as a freelance arts writer for 10 years. She creates her own art in her Carpinteria studio.

BRAD KAZ, LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER

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here are still professional photographers who rely on traditional techniques of anticipating the lighting and planning the composition to catch the optimum image of the subject in their camera lens. And when you find a talented one, such as Brad Kazmerzak (Kaz), it’s easy to see that despite point-and-click digital cameras being accessible to all, and Photoshop allowing extensive manipulation after the fact, the higher-quality output a skilled photographer achieves results in a spectacular picture of the subject instead of just a pretty one.

Kaz shows his work exclusively at the Santa Barbara Art Walk along Cabrillo Boulevard each Sunday, and you can find him there with his prints on 6” x 8” ceramic tiles, medium-sized prints on metal, and prints on canvas up to 3’ x 6’. He portrays Santa Barbara County and the world beyond from his enchanting point of view, in photos so dramatic you would think they have been retouched.

But these are the real thing.

“If you’re at that beach, with the perfect light and motion, being in the right place, magic happens all the time out there. That’s the beauty of it, I think. It took me awhile to get that.

Being at the right place at the right time takes years to get,” says Kaz. Kaz shoots HDR technology that brackets his shots with his Nikon D-800 digital SLR with 20mm and 50mm lenses and no filters. He feels “The Santa Barbara Art Show is definitely a different market than other art shows. I’m definitely thankful I get to do this, something I really love to do. That’s the luckiest thing for me.”

Raised in Goleta, Kaz has been shooting locally for 20 years, and makes his living as a photographer.

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changed it a little, but I still get that feeling when I review a day’s shooting.”

He doesn’t teach and has never taken a class himself, explaining, “I just went out to shoot. I take notes, go out and do it. I’m just chasing the light to find the right moment to shoot. I don’t stage things. Digitally you can do anything, make green into blue, put in clouds – you can get lost down that rabbit hole.

But I don’t do that.”

Kaz’s work is available on Shutterstock website. View it at http://kazphotography.com/ and Kaz Photography on Facebook. Contact bradkazphotography@gmail.com or visit him in person at Santa Barbara Art Walk on Cabrillo Blvd., space 92.

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By Elizabeth Rose

I Heart SB is the diary of Elizabeth Rose, a thirty-something navigating life, love, and relationships in the Greater Santa Barbara area. Thoughts or comments? Email ihearterose@gmail.com

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THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY

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e was one of the worst boyfriends I ever had, but I guess I can’t really blame him as he was just one of many bad choices I made at the time. I had just moved from New York City to Folly Beach, South Carolina, longing to be a beach bum to thaw out from the cold streets of the city.

One night at a dive bar near the beach, a cute blond-hair, blue-eyed boy named Jackson started flirting with me and I flirted back. His boyish grin got the best of me, and I gave him my number. The next day, we went on our first date. He was “less serious” than the previous guy I dated and, needing this kind of levity, I jumped in and we began a relationship.

Our relationship was fueled by too many party drugs and lots of jam band shows (think a modern-day Grateful Dead scene). Although I didn’t get into drugs the way he and some of our other friends did, my alcohol and weed consumption was pretty heavy. After almost two years together, I ended it when I found a mason jar full of Xanax he hid in my cupboard. That was it. I was done. Done with him and the way my life was going.

He called almost daily leaving voicemails, pleading with me to reconsider. I brushed it off as a druggie just wanting another fix. “I am so sick of Jackson! He’s out of control and immature. Even worse than when we started dating,” I said to my friend Virginia. She looked at me confused. “Elizabeth, he’s always been this way. You’re the one who’s changed.”

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As soon as I drove into Carpinteria, I knew I was home About a year and more bad life decisions later, it was time to move to the place I’ve longed to be since I was a kid: California. I packed my car with a few belongings (sewing machine, fabric, and suitcases of clothing) and drove down back roads and lonely highways to the West. Between camping at national parks and day hikes through deserts, I filled my mind with dreams of a new beginning while pushing away memories of regrets.

As soon as I drove into Carpinteria, I knew I was home. I rented a room for a few months and found a job in a Montecito boutique. Several months later, I moved into my own one-bedroom studio. My new life had finally begun.

One day, out of the blue, I got a text from Jackson. No words, just a single picture of his newborn son. Why the hell is he texting me this? I deleted the message immediately, mad that he had jolted me back to the past. That was over three years ago, and I hadn’t heard from him since.

Last week, I visited Virginia, her husband, and their 1-year-old baby girl.

They asked how I was doing and I mentioned being in my first long-term relationship since Jackson. “Speaking of,” she says, “I saw him this past weekend and he is doing well. He’s married and just had his second baby. Can you believe it?” I was surprised his life sounded semi-normal and genuinely happy he was doing okay. Virginia looked at me as if she was reading my mind. “There were only two ways his life could’ve gone,” she said. “He had to shape up, or he would have died.”

Later that day as I sat in the living room at my parents’ house, I got a text message from an unfamiliar phone number. Here’s what it said: Hi Elizabeth. It’s Jackson. I saw Virginia this weekend, thought about you. Hope you are happy and enjoying life! Just wanted to say hey. I’ve got two boys now and the oldest is identical to me. They are both a riot. I wish you the best!

It’s strange how coincidences such as this happen but simultaneously comforting, like the universe or God or however you define it is working to help move you along in the right direction. Hesitantly, I searched for him on Facebook. He looks the same, with the familiar boyish grin I fell for years ago.

Little did I know at the time, he would be someone I couldn’t get away from fast enough. But maybe to him, I would always be the one who got away.

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

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FLAMENCO NIGHT AT CARR WINERY ucked into a corner just off the main road of Santa Ynez, Carr Winery invites you to spice up your Thursdays with flamenco nights on their patio. Sip wines and enjoy the atmosphere and live music by Tony Ybarra. Born in Santa Barbara, Tony reports he has had a guitar in his hands all his life. His father introduced to him Latin and jazz music at an early age, and soon his musical palette broadened to encompass classical and flamenco. He also was a multi-instrumentalist and performed in rock, pop, and liturgical settings. Classical guitar, Spanish guitar, Flamenco, Rhumba, traditional, and pop/rock – Tony’s understanding of diverse styles has led him to craft out his own sound, one that is melodic, romantic, intimate, rhythmic, and sophisticated, and includes repertoire featuring classics sounds, as well as songs titles including “Stairway to Heaven” and “Get Lucky”.

When: Every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Where: C arr Winery, Carr Warehouse, 3563 Numancia Street #101 in Santa Ynez Cost: Free admission, this event is for 21 and older Info: www.carrwinery.com (805) 688-5757

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EL CAPITAN SUMMER CONCERT SERIES here is a special section of the Gaviota Coast where “luxury camping” (a.k.a. glamp-ing), live music under the stars, and nature merge for a few months of the year. El Capitan Canyon in El Capitan State Park presents a summer concert series from the end of May to the beginning of September, and the final four performances are sliding into the end summer. Music begins at 7 pm, and entrance opens at 5 pm for visitors not staying overnight.

Here is the final lineup: August 12 – The Bomb – Latin Funk August 19 – Cadillac Angels – American Roots August 26 – N ate Latta and the Trainhoppers – Folk, Rockabilly, Country Rock September 2 – Live Wire – Rock Party Favorites The 76-mile Gaviota Coast is located in Santa Barbara County beginning 120 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and encompasses many of the coastal watersheds of the Santa Ynez Mountains. El Capitan Canyon invites you to enjoy this area during any season: “Step outside into the canyon, smell the wild sage in the early spring blossoming. Observe the monarch butterflies mudpuddling in the fall. Listen to the frogs all year ‘round. There is something for each season. Feel the ocean breeze, see and hear the rhythmic waves.”

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When: S aturdays during the summertime; music begins at 7 to 9 pm (sometimes later) Where: El Capitan State Beach Info: Bring a sweater and a lawn chair. To request a reservation, call (866) 352-2729 Cost: M usic is complimentary for overnight guests. $10 per person upon entrance. “Famous Canyon BBQ” available from 6 to 8 pm: $20 per adult and $14 per children ages 10 and younger.

FIVE WEEKS OF WATERCOLOR WEDNESDAYS ypsy Art Studio presents a five-week painting with watercolor series for beginner to intermediate artists. The class will equip painters with basic techniques, fundamentals of composition, and color theory. Students choose their subject and will create their painting with focused instruction and guidance from our trained artist, Chelsea Ward. Class size is limited to 10 students and is an opportunity to step up your skill for their “Painting in the Vineyard” series.

When: Wednesday, August 16, to Wednesday, September 13, from 6 to 8 pm Where: Gypsy Studio Art Gallery, 597 Avenue of the Flags in Buellton Cost: $150 per person plus supplies – supply list will be emailed upon Info: visit www.gypsystudioart.com or call (805) 990-2105

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THERE’S A NEW BREWERY IN TOWN wners of Orcutt-based Naughty Oak Brewery Company, Steve and Emily Kitts, opened their sister brewery in Santa Ynez at the beginning of August, just in time to refresh the palates of wine tasters and cool off those looking for refuge from the summer heat. This pet- and kid-friendly establishment features beer on draught, music on the weekends, and light fare

by Rustica – S.Y. Kitchen owner Luca Crestanelli’s vision of beer bites, which includes items such as: tacos, fried risotto, fritto misto, piadinas, and more.

The current beer menu boasts an effervescent lineup including: Le Tombeau (Belgian Blonde), The Able (Central Coast IPA), and Chela (Mexican Lager) – “A light, crisp, refreshing lager for the year-round summers on California’s Central Coast.”

When: O pen Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday from noon to midnight, and Sunday from noon to 9 pm.

Where: 3569 Sagunto Street in Santa Ynez Info: www.naughtyoak.com

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THE RETURN OF THE MUSICAL SHOWCASE li and Ashley Parker are bringing back the Thursday night musical showcase with chef John Cox of The Bear and Star presenting “BBQ Out Back”. For more than a decade beginning in 1998, Fess Parker started an open-mic talent showcase, which made The Wine Country Inn lobby the place to be on Thursday nights. Fess Parker personally welcomed hotel and dinner guests and opened the show with a song or two before turning the microphone over to anyone in the audience up to the vocalizing challenge.

Among the Valley residents were Cheryl Ladd, Ed Ames, and Rona Barrett to add star power to the gathering. Pianist Bill Powell accompanied all singers; Marcella Parker was the headliner, closing the show and wowing everyone with her stellar renditions of “Tenderly”, “Funny Valentine”, and other standards. Thursday nights always added a touch of old Hollywood glamour to Valley life – and now it is back!

Renewing this musical tradition, every Thursday through September 28, live performances on the lawn and barbecue will be staged under the stars on the back lawn of The Bear and Star where guests can once again enjoy live musical talent, drinks, and a “mouth-watering and finger-licking BBQ hot off the grill” including heirloom tomato gazpacho, oak-grilled wagyu tri-tip, lemonrosemary chicken, and sides of pinquito beans with smoked pork and local garlic bread and homemade cookies.

Here is the August lineup: August 17: Chelsea Chaput and Phoenix August 24: Adam Poet | guitarist August 31: Jon Harris | jazz When: Every Thursday through September 28 (and who knows… maybe longer) from 5:30 to 8:30 pm Where: On the Lawn at The Bear and Star, 2860 Grand Avenue in Los Olivos Cost: Th ere is no cover charge. Pricing is à la carte from $5 to $14 with a combo plate offered at $15. Additional drink specials are available.

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