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Gettin’ Fit – Nite Moves isn’t a misspelled reference to Bob Seger’s hit song, but a family-oriented outdoor athletic occasion at Ledbetter Beach iweekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding hits the road – State Street, to be exact – B and explores its revival in connection to retailers, property owners, and the City State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing achieved swaggering manhood in the usual way, working backstage at his high school’s production of Oklahoma!

Beer Guy – Zach Rosen raises a pint to Draughtsmen Aleworks and its partners: Scott Stefan, Tami Snow, and Reno King

Fortnight – Fork & Cork; RTC and Music2Life in Ventura; End of Times with UCSB; SB Symphony; Camerata Pacifica; SB Chamber Orchestra

E’s Note –Elliana Westmacott is a poet who knows it, as evidenced by her poem “Berry Black”; she also shares her classmates’ verses

Business Beat – Sudden Impact: Chantal Peterson dissects working from home and co-working spaces in the Funk Zone, courtesy of Impact Hub of SB On Canvas – Margaret Landreau paints a portrait of UCSB alumna Susan Dunbar, who has a tile tale to tell

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Creative Characters – Zach Rosen is drawn to artist Marco Pinter, a “consumer” of dance and sculpture Real Estate View – Everything’s waiting for you downtown, Petula Clark once sang. Michael Phillips explains why that lyric describes the heart of Santa Barbara.

Lanny’s Take – Who will be Santa Barbara’s next mayor? Lanny Ebenstein breaks down the political race’s favored candidates and hopefuls.

What’s Hanging – Ted Mills has been hanging around artists and galleries for weeks, eagerly waiting to share what’s transpired and what’s next M an About Town – MOXI at Stearns Wharf; Sing It Out; Breakthrough Performance Workshop; ETC bird’s-eye view; and Alastair Greene

I Heart SB – It’s a boy: Elizabeth Rose becomes an aunt, finding true love in her arms and the circle of life as her sister gives birth

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by Chantal Peterson

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Runners starting off the 5K walk/ run race (photo by Tai Kerbs)

Nite Moves

Runners heading toward the finish line in festive fashion (photo by Tai Kerbs)

Swimmers prepare to jump in to navigate the buoys (photo by Tai Kerbs)

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ite Moves, Santa Barbara’s family-oriented outdoor athletic event started its season May 3 with a bang – a bright neon yellow one.

The local happening, which is going into its 22nd year of existence, is built around a 5K fun-run and includes an aquathon swim.

The inaugural Nite Moves, which takes place at Leadbetter Beach, was one heck of a kick-off, thanks in large part to the “take-over” by the Jenny Schatzle Program. Schatzle and her team encouraged participants and

the wider community to sign up for Nite Moves at their facility to help create buzz and hype for the Nite Moves season, which lasts all summer.

This was the second year that the Jenny Schatzle Program has worked in collaboration with Nite Moves in this way, last year drawing more than 300 participants. Those who signed up also received a free T-shirt, which most participants opted to wear in neon yellow solidarity.

Events include a 5K run, and a swim, with options of one mile, 2K or 1K

meters, or a beginner length of 500 meters. There are also options for kids (of whom there are many participating), as well as for runners who are still warming up the 5K distance, who may participate by running a shorter distance of one mile. The point is there are many options, and no one should feel excluded from this athletic-driven event because

of perceived ability and endurance level.

Much of the occasion is meant to be a social gathering, which is strengthened by the free fish tacos and beer served for participants afterward who can eat and drink to the jams of a live band.

For more info on Nite Moves and how to sign up, visit www.runsantabarbara. com/nite-moves

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The Capitalist

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. He blogs at anIndependentMind.com

From Glut to Prosperity: How to Revive State Street

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ow can State Street be revived?

In my last article on State Street’s retail glut, I pointed out there are 30+ retail vacancies in the downtown State Street corridor and that Santa Barbara is following a national trend in retailing. That is, there is too much retail space, online sales are challenging retail stores, and generational spending and shopping habits have changed.

Some readers commented that I neglected to mention the impact of the homeless on shoppers. Actually, I did consider the homeless, and there is no doubt that they haven’t enhanced the State Street experience. It would be nice to solve the homeless problem, and perhaps there is more the City and the police can do – but as chief Lori Luhnow says, these folks have Constitutional protections from arrest for legal but obnoxious behavior. If there is a solution, they won’t disappear overnight.

However, the homeless have been with us for a long time and that can’t explain the sudden appearance of 30+ vacancies; it is more complicated than blaming it on the destitute.

The revival of State Street lies with the City, property owners, and retailers. They have to adjust to a changed environment. This is not a transitory phenomenon; we are witnessing one of the rare times in history when there are major shifts in human economic behavior. Shopping and lifestyle patterns have changed and to ignore them is to see the decline of State Street.

Here are some of the new ground rules of the retail world: • Online shopping will continue to grow faster than shopping at brickand-mortar stores. The younger the generation, the more they shop online.

Smart brick-and-mortar retailers are moving online. For example, Nordstrom now does 23 percent of their business online.

• Department stores are a declining business. Big is a liability in a fastchanging retail world. The trend in chain store closings will continue. Big stores are passé.

• Retailers can’t compete on price against online competitors. Understand the phenomenon of “showrooming” where

shoppers photograph your product’s SKU and then search for it online.

Nothing sells for “retail” anymore.

• Younger generations see social media as a more fun way to interact with their friends than hanging out at the mall.

Malls will continue to struggle.

• Gen-Xers (1965 to 1980), Millennials a.k.a., Gen Y (1981 to 1995), Gen Z (1996 to present) are all more conservative financially, and are spending less and spending smarter (thanks to the Internet).

• These generations also have more debt and are less wealthy than their Baby Boomer predecessors.

• Brand identity is becoming less important to younger generations.

Witness the fall of Abercrombie & Fitch.

• They are looking for “authentic” products. Thus, the trend for organic products, less packaged foods, “craft” goods, “artisanal” concepts.

• “Stuff” is less important than “experience.” Dining out with friends, $5 lattes, travel, and exercise and health are growth sectors.

TO RETAILERS: I confess my guilt for being an online shopper. It’s fast, convenient, and I save money. It takes a lot to get me down to State Street. You retailers are painfully aware of this. The new ground rules say you need to connect with us shoppers in a meaningful way; i.e., create a shopping “experience.”

A lot has been written about this “experience,” but no one really seems to know what it means. There is a lot of experimentation going on to find out. If I or the zillions of consultants knew how to do that it would be easy, but it isn’t. This is why you became an entrepreneur – because you’re creative and you have an idea that you love.

You have to figure it out. But it’s being done.

Sell products that you can’t easily get online. Figure out how to communicate that concept. Pay careful attention to store design. Make me go “wow” when I walk in. What’s wrong with a coffee bar and clothing (Whistle Pig, Breakfast) or beer and art (Lama Dog)? Hook up with other local entrepreneurs. There are young fashion designers here on their way

up (Joah Brown, Carbon2Cobalt, Purnell).

You need to spend money on social media. It’s not all Facebook and Twitter; it’s a science, and your competitors are spending big bucks to grab your customers.

I have faith in entrepreneurs.

TO PROPERTY OWNERS: Do I have to spell it out? Things have changed. The reason your stores are empty is because retailers can’t afford the high rent. If you are waiting for an economic recovery, you’re too late: it already happened and your stores are still vacant.

You need to adapt. Smaller spaces are now more desirable to retailers.

You need to be flexible with potential tenants, and your tenant improvement costs are going to rise. Average asking rents on State are about $3.86 NNN, excluding the $7 p/sf that the Hotel Californian project are asking. Of course, an “average” may not reflect the reality of your property, but this gives you an idea of what is going on. Do you think rents are going up from here on out?

If rents are not going up, and with many vacancies, if the laws of supply and demand are still valid, it means that rents and property values are going down. As you know, real estate values run in cycles. We are now near the top of the boom phase of this cycle. Commercial real estate values are

flattening. Face reality.

TO THE CITY: The consistent refrain I hear about the City from property owners, contractors, and developers is that the City’s planning process is broken.

If the City government wants to help property owners and save State Street, they must fix the problem. The planning department must be streamlined so that different departments are not giving contradicting opinions on the same item. The whole process must be speeded up, which means that the byzantine permitting process must change to reflect contemporary realities.

The City has always been behind the curve. I remember years ago when Barry Berkus, an innovative, iconoclastic architect proposed a commercial project downtown with retail on the bottom and condos on top. Barry told the planners how Italian cities thrived for millennia on that design concept. He was shot down and famously said he would never do another project in town.

Well, he did, and that concept some years later was a condo on top of retail which was fabulously successful.

If the City really wishes to support its downtown, then it needs to be as flexible as the entrepreneurs and visionaries who wish to change it and make it survive. Downtown needs to catch up with the times.

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STATE STREET SCRIBE

by Jeff Wing

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.

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o I get a message from my pal Eddie. Our high school reunion is coming up in October. Did I get the e-mail announcement? No, I did not. I’m sure it was an oversight. Do I wanna go? Yes. Yes, I do. Let’s do this. We’ll drive across the desert, to Arizona of all places. Phoenix. Arcadia High School? Jeff Wing is coming home, biatches. JEFF WING WILL BE IN DA HOUSEYPOO, BABY! (Is that how one makes that exclamation?...) The head of Pinrail for the best g*******d high school production of Oklahoma! EVER? He’s a headin’ your way!

I read Eddie’s e-mail message again, this time with soap operatic depth of feeling.

High School! HIGH SCHOOL, I SAY! The old gang! Fast Times at Baskin-Robbins!

The crazed, hormonal flirtation with madness and danger! The unbridled recitation of Monty Python skits by lamplight at a downtown business park in the wee hours!

THE WILD YEARS! Memories may be beautiful. And yet – I look slowly away from my computer screen, my slightly crossed eyes clouded by a faraway look as muted violins swell in the background. I gaze unblinking into the swirling recesses of my past, fall headlong into that deep Proustian reverie whose reward is selfknowledge, and, in one memorable instance, 3,000 pages of navel-gazing launched by a cookie dipped in tea. Here comes my own grand mal dream sequence, filmed through a tasteful scrim of edge-softening Vaseline. Yes, Vaseline played a major role in my high school career, but that is a subject for another day’s legally actionable column.

ZIPPERS, PUKA, TETRACYCLINE What was I in high school? A winning smartass beloved by teachers and admin alike for my good-natured, happy-go-lucky wit and insouciance? No. A panting parking lot Romeo with sleeve-challenging biceps, sideburns like decals, and a crotch-centric swagger? Um… wait, I got this. NO. Captain of the football team?

I was more likely to become the school’s principal than its football captain. Was I one of the strutting, slow-motion Campus Coolios with feathered-back hair and a big ol’ plastic Clairol comb sticking stylishly out of the back pocket of my tiny cutoffs? Nope.

I was a singular figure. An acne-riddled scarecrow with a lopsided ‘fro and chronic interiority, I would stumble into first-period biology every day having evidently been dressed by Miss Helen Keller. Add to that fashion plate the thin limbs and torso of Gumby [and something of his castrata vocal pitch], and a head made large by a fuzzy storm cloud of curls like rice noodles exploding out of hot oil. I wore athletic socks pulled up to my knees, white 3-stripe Adidas, form-fitting rugby shirts with those floppy white collars, a puka shell choker around my pencil neck, and tiny flesh-colored shorts so thin and form-squeezing they could banish a healthy imagination at 30 paces. What’s the word? Oh yeah; Repulsive.

KISSING CLAIRE AND OTHER INSTANCES OF ALCHEMY But I found exaltation at Arcadia High School, and my bearings. In the orchestra pit. I was a “Theater Geek”, to use the charitable term. I loved the theater, loved drawing, loved writing, loved poetry – I was enamored of any practice or discipline that promised future penury, a humanities freak headed for that welcoming iceberg at full speed. I appeared in the play Picnic, William Inge’s psychologically complex small-town drama about a guy with a pencil neck and the beefy sex yeti who steals his gal. Can you guess which role I played? I did get to kiss the girl; Arcadia High School’s lovely Claire Zinser, but in front of an audience, which one night included my mom and sister, for gawd’s sake! Over the course of three performances, I nearly lost my lunch thrice anticipating that fleetingly public lip-lock under the proscenium.

Mostly I worked tech crew in Arcadia’s musical theater productions. I was one of the Morlocks in the wings making all the stuff work so the attractive and magnetic kids on stage could move about with confidence. I was striking sets during the blackout between scenes, helping to run the light board or oversee the props, and at my high school musical zenith, I was managing fellow theater outcasts on the elevated catwalk, stage left, called the Pinrail — the thicket of weighted ropes and pulleys whose coordinated manipulation result in huge sets dropped whisperingly down onto the stage from the upper shadows of the auditorium’s loft. My crowning ...continued p.24

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he Fork & Cork benefit is moving to its third location in just four years, leaving behind both the Montecito Country Club, its home for 2014-15, and the Santa Barbara Polo Club, which hosted the fundraiser for the FoodBank of Santa Barbara last spring. On Sunday, May 7, the Fork & Cork lands in its new digs at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort, which for many years hosted another ampersandic benefit, the late, lamented Black & Blue Ball.

Being as it supports the FoodBank – and I have to admit it still seems strange to invite folks to come (over) indulge in gastronomy to raise money to help feed those who don’t get enough to eat at all – at least it makes sense that F&C focuses on food, both in its choice of culinary artists as purveyors – Angel Oak at the Bacara, Bar 29, Ca Dario, Caribbean Coffee, Chocolats du Calibressan, Creekside Restaurant & Bar, Finch & Fork, Jessica Foster Confections, Loquita, Outpost Restaurant/Goodland Hotel, Santa Barbara Yacht Club, Scratch Kitchen, Somerset Restaurant, The Kitchen at FigMtnBrew, The Lark, Via Maestro 42, Wildwood Kitchen are among those serving on Sunday – and in the attention it pays to those the event honors. This year, that’s Jasper and Brook Eiler of Harvest Santa Barbara, confectioner Foster and Archie McLaren, creator of the Central Coast Wine Classic, which relocated to Santa Barbara last summer.

As with its brethren, the F&C also features a wonderful array of winemakers, plus entertainment, and silent and live auctions, but there are also games and speeches galore. And with the DoubleTree located only steps from East Beach, you can saunter over to the sand for a respite if you imbibe too much. Tickets run $95 for general admission to the 3 to 6 pm event, or $125 if you crave the opportunity to hunker down in the VIP Lounge to sample special premium wines and enjoy exclusive gourmet hors d’ oeuvres, starting at 2 pm. Visit www. forkandcorkclassic.org.

Music for Changing Times

Those folks down at the Rubicon Theatre Company (RTC) in Ventura

have won a whole lot of L.A. Ovation Awards for a theater operating on the outskirts of the area, not to mention innumerable statuettes from Santa Barbara’s own Indy Awards. Although it’s really no surprise, because RTC is remarkably ambitious in taking on offthe-beaten-path projects, including fostering the development of new works for the stage. Case in point is Lonesome Traveler, the concert-style musical that delved into the history of folk music in America, which was created and first staged at RTC back in 2011. A big part of the show was examining the connection between music and history, with each influencing the other. RTC got connected to Peter, Paul & Mary surviving members Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow through the show, and were inspired to find a way to bring more “music with a message” to the Rubicon stage.

The result is a partnership between RTC and Music2Life, a nonprofit creative design group founded by Stookey and his daughter, Elizabeth Stookey Sunde, that helps artists and socially conscious organizations achieve maximum impact and reach. They put together a weeklong series of events running May 8-13, called “MUSIC FOR CHANGING TIMES: LOOKING BACK/MOVING FORWARD”, which brings together three generations of artists of different genres to celebrate the power of music to affect positive social change. The festival includes daily events including concerts with legacy artists and emerging singersongwriters, a songwriting competition for young artists, a master class for artist-activists, and the first public presentation of a theatrical concert in development.

Joining five-time Grammy Awardwinner Stookey in serving as performers, judges or instructors are Yarrow, George Grove (The Kingston Trio); Tony nominee Dan Wheetman of Marley’s Ghost (who did the musical arrangements for Traveler; Jimmy Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins and Messina); Grammy nominated Scottish songwriter Dave Gibson (his duet for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill debuted on the recent CMA Awards); Golden Globe Award-winning singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom;

Saëns’ Cello Concerto (featuring Zuill Bailey as soloist), Liszt’s Les Préludes and Gershwin’s An American in Paris comprise the program for the final concert of the season, with music director Nir Kabaretti serving as conductor.

Tariqh Akoni (music director for Josh Groban and Stevie Wonder); Grammy nominee Perla Battala (a long-time associate of Leonard Cohen and Ojai-based solo artist); spoken word artist Decora; Raptivist founder Aisha Fukushima, Eco-hip hop artist Tem Blessed, restorative justice artist Naima Shalhoub; Nuvi Mehta, artistic director of the Ventura Music Festival; Tony Award-winning producer and music manager Normand Kurtz of Dartmouth Management (Christina Aguilera, David Bowie); music manager Mark Hartley (partner, Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – Brad Paisley, Olivia Newton-John, Kellie Pickler, Vince Gill); music agent Ira Goldenring of Paradigm Agency; and The Lonesome Travelers, which became a singing group after the show.

It’s quite an impressive lineup for a debut festival. But that’s how they do at the Rubicon. Check out www.rubicontheatre.org for more information, the complete schedule online, and ticket and pass prices.

The End of Times

The classical music season is coming to a close, with several organizations wrapping up 2016-17 performances during the fortnight.

The innovative string quartet Brooklyn Rider – violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violist Nicholas Cords, and cellist Michael Nicolas – are joined by threetime Grammy Award-nominee Kayhan Kalhor, the world’s pre-eminent master of the kamancheh (the four-stringed upright Persian fiddle), to wrap up UCSB Arts & Lectures’ classical music series at Campbell Hall on Thursday, May 11. The string sensation – who have been Santa Barbara favorites as part of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, including just last year – do even more interesting work via their collaboration that explores common ground between Persian folk and modern minimalism.

The Santa Barbara Symphony takes listeners on a more traditional journey “From Paris to Broadway” for its May 13-14 pair of performances at the Granada Theatre, paying tribute to the popular capitals that have served as musical centers. Mozart’s Symphony No. 31, “Paris”, Saint-

After taking on a number of challenging programs over the course of the season, Camerata Pacifica gets all gooey – meaning mostly melodic – for its closing chamber music concert at Hahn Hall on May 12, when Warren Jones, Paul Huang, Giora Schmidt, Richard O’Neill, Rob Brophy, Ani Aznavoorian, and Adrian Spence will play Haydn’s bubbly and effervescent Flute Trio in G Major Hob. XV: 15 and Mozart’s super sublime double viola Quintet in G Minor, K 516, before winding things up with a grand, sweeping gesture of 19th-century romanticism via Dohnányi’s Opus 1 Piano Quintet in C Minor.

But wait – there’s more. One more concert, that is, though it’s a solo situation. Camerata actually finishes its season with some full-circle closure, offering the same program they began with back in September: Bach’s Goldberg Variations. But where the fall effort featured the iconic works arranged for String Trio by Sitkovetsky, the performance on Saturday, May 20, features the original version for keyboards as interpreted by New York Philharmonic harpsichordist Paolo Bordignon. Details and tickets for both concerts at www.cameratapacifica. org.

Is it Really the End?

Just six months after losing its executive director to the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) has announced that it might be losing it all, as the ensemble is suspending operations for the 2017-18 season “pending a review of the organization’s prospects.” A committee will assess SBCO’s budget and programming models before it decides whether to offer the season in full, curtail the number of concerts and shutter the venerable ensemble permanently (after nearly 40 years).

But first there’s one more concert, slated for Tuesday, May 16, at the Lobero Theatre, when the SBCO will strive to shine with “Schumann Squared”, featuring a double helping the composer’s works. Frequent guest artist Alessio Bax returns to solo on the Piano Concerto in A minor, followed by the full ensemble playing Symphony No. 2 in C. Let’s hope the SBCO is as remarkably triumphant as the music.

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Elliana Westmacott was born and raised in Santa Barbara. She is 10. She loves to play the piano and soccer. Skiing, swimming in the ocean, reading, and visiting her Nana’s house are some of her favorite things to do. Her family and her dog George make her happy. So does writing.

A PAGE OF POEMS The poets (from left): Camilla Petote, Kate Sheldon, Oliver Dworsky, Will Bouma, Bach Ryan, and Elli Westmacott

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We would like to share some of our favorite pieces with you.

Honking their blaring and deafening horns, Far from his family, Far from anyone at all.

Only him and his thoughts fall upon the dying grass.

“SLOW MOTION”

by Willem Bouma

She wouldn’t stop pushing him.

She wouldn’t let him stop and sleep just once.

He had to keep going and at the same speed, Around and around and around With no breaks. Not one.

His feet dragged, he turned pale, He became thinner, he was dimmer, But still no pause in the bullying.

Loneliness gnawed on his insides, And he was cold, but he couldn’t leave; He was stuck there, forever.

The worst part was that everyone else ignored him.

They stayed in their homes and waited Until he was finally past, and when he was, They practically ran outside To enjoy her company. They seemed to Love her and would play and swim and smile When she was around, but when he was around, They would turn away, go inside, And nestle under their covers, Ignorant and rude. He saw Thousands of people everyday, and They were all the same, all spoiled, All spiteful, all scornful, never willing To give him a chance, and so he walked Around, and around, and around And she pushed him Around and around and around.

And everyday when he looked down, He kept being reminded that This was his life, and it could never change.

That he was stuck as the moon.

I stare up into the ceiling, unable to fall asleep, For all I think of is you: Your hair swaying in the wind, The rays of the sun reflecting off your golden hair, Your blue eyes slowly crawl toward me, And when they reach me your cheeks gleam a light red.

I smile an awkward smile, for your beauty mesmerizes me.

You walk over and plant a soft kiss on my forehead; My life slows down for a moment, Heat flows all throughout my body, And I wish this moment would never end.

I still lay, staring up, replaying our moment, Hoping I can live another one tomorrow.

“SILENCE”

by Oliver Dworsky

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On a grassy field in the middle of nowhere, A boy lay down upon the browning ground.

All he could think about was the silence.

Silence: It is desired by those who never have it And loathed by those who do.

Far from the city, Far from the noise, Far from perfect, paved streets with cars

“ECLIPSE”

by Kate Sheldon

“WASH-AWAY TEARS”

by Camilla Petote A cloudy mustered door to the breath of waves.

The fog lurks by the sea as if waiting, For the right time to consume me into a thin sheet of white, But I ignore it, Transparent in pain.

The drumming song grew louder, Crashing to the exhilaration in my tearing heart.

The ink spilled stained waves blended into the depressed sand, Still and lifeless, occasionally shifting in the light fog I walk towards my siren, enchanting my nimble limbs, My mind hypnotized by my own misery.

Starving, yearning, for my only gentle melody.

I can feel my tears choking, Strangling my salty patched skin, croaking to spill out.

My internal depression reaches to all of my heart and soul Tearing down almost all of my hope.

I just think of the sea, Matching my heart As if the tie between them pulls them closer.

The silent singing stings as the ocean entangles my cold feet, As it permeates my ragged jeans leaving its trail behind, A message, guiding me into the inviting open mind of the sea.

I start running, dashing into its gentle arms.

I need to hear more of its lullaby, Thirsty for a deserving simple solitude.

Until it stops, and I stop nowhere to go but waist deep in the sea, Confused and angry, but strangely hopeful, as if to wake up from a nightmare.

I clutch my stomach, Mind still in shock, as a flood of emotions try to tumble me.

But I stand still letting the shock shower off through my veins, slowly crouching down Into the cool, refreshing, water.

And so I let my problems spill, Trailing down my cheeks into the endless sea, all with a smile of rejoice.

“THE BEACH”

by Bach Ryan The vibrant yellow sun beats down on the water, Reflecting its brilliant light; It shines down on the sand, scorching it.

The crabs, once basking in the sunlight, Scurry for cover from the burning sun.

The brilliant blue water Breaks onto the beach; The animals beneath the surface Are visible in the glassy water.

The sun continues to rise, Racing across the sky,

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Leaving behind a trail Of golden rays.

“THE GIFT OF MORNING”

by Elise Guerrand-Hermès Blackness wanes shunned by the light of Morning with her fresh pale face Tears of dew cried silver soft A horizon stitched with golden lace Bathed in gentle hues she awakes Her Golden fingertips caress the Earth In the moment that heaven winks A halo of golden rays circling her girth Is that her breath warm on my nape That stirred me from the weight of sleep Could this be but a fleeting glimpse Of secrets that the two worlds keep Have I escaped the dread of night And may I choose to linger now With chirping birds, blossoming buds Beneath my Morning’s amber bough And while I know that day and dark Must come like close friends dear I bask in birth in life in hope The innocence of Morning’s cheer “BERRY BLACK”

by Elliana Westmacott

The hottest day of the year

The sun directly on my back Running through the endless fields The days seems to go on forever Four children Feeling big but small Tearing berry after berry Off of each plant Eat one then place the next Into the baskets Leaving a berry stain on the sides Hands are a purplish-black Soaked by the berries The sun shines on each seed Reflecting each curve Every bump Hanging from a vine So easy to pick For every year When the sun shines so bright Those four girls Come to pick The blackberry

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IMPACT HUB – FUNK ZONE

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with other human beings. These are just a few potential pitfalls that can negatively impact any professional who works from home.

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Santa Barbara is lucky enough to have a few different co-working options, many of which have been receiving more traction and recognition. The largest and arguably most visible of them all is the Impact Hub of Santa Barbara. Since the opening of its State Street location, the Impact Hub has grown in membership and established itself as a true “hub” for entrepreneurs and great new ideas, not to mention events and networking opportunities galore.

The new and anticipated manifestation of the Impact Hub’s success is the opening of its second space in the heart of Santa Barbara’s beloved Funk Zone.

The new space, a 10,100-square-foot building on Yanonali Street, has been updated with a minimalistic industrialchic aesthetic that makes for a spacious and upbeat feel. The structure is situated caddy-corner to Oreanna Winery and next door to Figueroa Mountain Brewery; those who frequent the Funk Zone have likely walked by the building numerous times heading to any one of the neighborhood’s zillion wineries, breweries, or eateries.

For many of the Hub’s longer-term members, the new space is an exciting change, and many full-time members float between both locations, having the option to pick between the two spaces on any given day. The new location is also attracting new members and event attendees, drawn to the buzz of the Funk Zone and energy of promising new developments and opportunities in the neighborhood.

The building itself is currently owned by several partners of Miramar Group (a local real estate firm that also developed The Waterline property on Santa

Barbara Street). At one point, Miramar Group used the space for their offices, and prior to Impact Hub’s tenancy, the building was used by Reality Church for office space.

Some wonder if the new space was a hasty move and whether the Impact Hub will be able to fill its membership and office space requirements. But this has never been a worry of Impact Hub co-founder Dan Ferrick, who along with primary investor Paul Orfalea have had full confidence in the need for such spaces in Santa Barbara’s entrepreneurial community.

Dan says that the decision to open a second location so soon after the State Street Hub opened was influenced by the availability of what they considered a unique opportunity. The Funk Zone location has already hosted a few events, and 16 of 19 available private office spaces in the new location have been taken. Some local businesses that call the Funk Zone Impact Hub home include The Visual Era, a video production agency that fully outfitted their office space as a production studio, as well as the home base office of The Jenny Schatzle Program, a highly successful workout program in town.

If spacious working environments and opportunities to network and socialize aren’t reason enough for local entrepreneurs to consider co-working, the complimentary coffee, fresh tea, kombucha, and beer on tap should be.

The new Funk Zone location stocks Dune Coffee Roasters coffee (The French Press) and the State Street location offers Handlebar Coffee. Let’s face it, for many of us, saving some cash on monthly coffee expenditures alone can go a long way!

Co-working is almost certainly here to stay. These spaces have the ability to positively affect the entire community and attract more talent to Santa Barbara.

It’s a timely solution to shifts in the market, as well as lifestyle and working preferences, and reflects collective attitudes about entrepreneurism in our country at-large.

Learn more about the Impact Hub locations at impacthubsb.com

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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.

SUSAN DUNBAR – CERAMIC MURALIST

Show and tile: Susan Dunbar paints the town

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ince graduating from UCSB in 1981, Susan Dunbar has made a career of tile artistry and created a treasury of ceramic murals and installations. Scattered throughout the city and county, they accent the historical architecture of stucco and redtile roofs in dozens of locations adding a rich beauty that complements our

hills and beaches. She describes her art as “Painting the town, tile by tile, since 1984.”

Her technique uses water color on unglazed tiles that are then fired. Her colorful subjects are inspired by Dia De Los Muertos motifs and mermaids, animals, and historical themes. She does commissions and recently re-purposed

broken tiles into jewelry by copper edging them in a stained-glass process.

In her Figueroa Mountain studio, she draws on the natural beauty around her. She creates “everything tile” from fountains, decorative flooring, fireplaces, shower enclosures, and kitchens to fridge magnets, clock faces, and trivets.

“You have to please people, but then you have to make something you like...

I can see it in their eyes when they really like it and I really got it right, then it’s ‘Yeah!’” Dunbar notes.

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for the SB Rec & Parks Department or designing kitchens and bathrooms, and customizing them with her handpainted tiles.

“I was actually predestined to do this – all these seemingly accidental things lined up to make this happen! I don’t think that I could do anything else.”

Dunbar observes, explaining that while cleaning out a barn on her father’s ranch she found a box of tiles her mother had been asking about for many years. Her mother shared that while pregnant with Dunbar, she and Granny had painted the tiles together in a class.

Dunbar’s public art is too numerous to list here and includes historical murals, signs and plaques at Stearns Wharf Dolphin Fountain, El Presidio, Paseo Chapala, and Casa De La Guerra, donor walls at the Schott and Wake centers, Santa Barbara Zoo, Arlington Theatre lobby, Carpinteria Pool, SBCC campus, the Goleta, Westside, and Milpas Neighborhood clinics.

Her work is available at OVA Gallery in Ojai and at the 4th of July show at the Mission. Dunbar invites you to meet her every Sunday in Santa Barbara at the art show along Cabrillo Boulevard.

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REAL ESTATE SNAPSHOT

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kelly is a licensed realtor with the Calcagno & Hamilton team and Berkshire Hathaway. She can be reached at Kelly@homesinsantabarbara.com or at (805) 565-4000.

Accessory Dwelling Units: What You Need to Know

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t’s one of the biggest issues affecting Santa Barbara real estate in years: the potential development of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), that are rentable, livable, and could potentially add hundreds of thousands of dollars to property values. In effect January 1, 2017, California Assembly Bill 2299 and Senate Bill 1069 reduce many barriers that homeowners once had when trying to gain approvals for these “granny units,” expanding the capacity to accommodate their development in order to provide additional rental housing in residential areas throughout California.

Since the passing of the new laws, the planning departments at both the City and County levels have been hard at work incorporating the new state legislation into local ordinance language, because the State laws supersede our local zoning laws. We should expect to see new versions of our local laws in the coming weeks and months.

The new laws means that much of the red tape that has prevented homeowners from adding a habitable, rentable space on their property is significantly diminished. Historically, detached secondary residential units (with kitchens) in residential zones in the County were only permissible on properties of at least five acres; an attached unit (think cordoning off a master bedroom and bath, and adding a kitchenette and exterior entrance) was permissible on a lot of at least 7,000 sq. ft. In the City, secondary units were allowed only in certain zones. Now, a secondary unit (a.k.a. ADU) is permissible regardless of the lot size in both the County and the City.

Here is a brief summary of the major changes to the development standards that the Montecito Planning Commission, County Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors will review; the City is also conducting a similar process. Keep in mind these laws do not apply to homes in the Coastal Zone, at least not yet. They are as follows: LOT AREA REQUIREMENTS: The proposed ordinance amendments delete the

previous lot size requirements, as the state legislation does not include minimum lot area requirements for areas not in the Coastal Zone, with the potential exception of vacant lots.

FLOOR AREA LIMITS: The current County zoning ordinance restricted

the size of an ADU based on the property’s lot size; detached ADUs on properties over five acres were only permitted to be 1,000 sq. ft. The proposed amendments delete the existing maximum floor area restrictions and require that an attached ADU may not exceed 50 percent of the existing legal living area of the principal dwelling, with a maximum of 1,200 sq. ft. A detached ADU may not exceed 1,200 sq. ft.

PARKING: The existing ordinance requires that one additional parking

space be provided for each sleeping room in the ADU, and that the parking space may be located in the side and rear setbacks of the property if setback requirements cannot be met. The proposed amendments allow local jurisdictions to require the additional parking space for each sleeping room, but there are exemptions: additional parking would not be required if the ADU is developed within an existing one-family dwelling or accessory structure that is already built, if the ADU is located within a half mile from a bus stop or public transit center, or if the ADU is located in an architecturally and historically significant district. There are a few other parking exemptions listed in the staff report.

As the staff report reads, this means that additional parking is only required if the ADU is built on a property that does not currently have an accessory structure in which to develop it. The state legislation allows the parking requirement to be fulfilled via tandem parking, and parking in the side and rear setback if necessary and deemed safe. And, parking requirements for the principal dwelling are as follows: “When a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is converted or demolished in conjunction with the construction

of an ADU, any replacement parking spaces required to satisfy the parking requirement for the principal dwelling may be provided in as covered spaces, uncovered spaces, or tandem spaces, or by the use of mechanical automobile parking lifts,” the staff report reads.

DESIGN REVIEW: This is a major change to how ADUs are currently processed

by the County. The existing ordinance requires that all new or altered structures located within the Montecito Community Plan area are subject to review and approval by MBAR, giving neighbors the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the project and vent any concerns or comments. The proposed amendments to the ordinance language propose that all ADUs be reviewed by the project planner, and that the proposed structure reflect the exterior appearance and architectural style of the existing residence on the property. The Montecito Planning Commission is asking that the MBAR (Montecito Board of Architectural Review) chair be the person designated to review all ADU projects.

That decision will be reviewed by the County Planning Commission and the SB Board of Supervisors in the coming weeks.

PERMITTING: The state is mandating that all ADU applications are

considered ministerial, without discretionary review. If the ADU is proposed to be built in an existing structure or as part of the existing residence, only zoning clearance is required, not a Land Use or Coastal Development Permit.

A building permit is only required if the ADU requires new construction to be developed.

LENGTH OF RENTAL & PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: The proposed ordinance

amendments would require that if the ADU is rented out, it must be rented out for a minimum of 31 days. The County is also looking into requiring that the property owner must reside on the property, either in the principal residence or the ADU. These same requirements are being proposed at the City level.

WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS NEW LEGISLATION?

On one hand, the new laws have the potential to add more rental housing stock, which would allow some renters who work in Santa Barbara to live here, rather than commute from outside of town. It also has the potential to decrease the cost to rent, which many find prohibitive. It would also potentially allow aging parents, grown children, and caretakers to live on familial properties. Many people who commute daily on Highway 101 may no longer need to. Potential issues include aesthetic compatibility, increased density without requiring a zoning change, more pressure on utilities and resources, and increased traffic on local streets.

There are a multitude of local resources to help you navigate ADUs. In the City, start here: www.santabarbaraca.gov/services/planning/mpe/accessory_dwelling_ units.asp.

In the County, your best bet is going to www.sbcountyplanning.org.

To view the California Department of Housing and Community Development Memorandum: http://hcd.ca.gov/policy-research/docs/2016-12-12-ADU-TAMemo.docx.pdf.

Stay tuned for the County and City to finalize ordinance language reflecting the new state legislation in the coming weeks and months.

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Less Ephemeral #9

by Marco Pinter

by Zach Rosen

Dancers performing TIDAL at MOXI’s Afterparty event

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s the world keeps on moving, artist Marco Pinter plans on capturing it. Marco’s work explores perception and movement through dance, robotic sculpture, and live digital visualizations, oftentimes fusing these different outlets into works that seek to expose the underlying mechanisms of perception by creating conflict between a viewer’s higher level consciousness and their

lower level perception. These pieces take inspiration not just from dance and sculpture but also cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and mathematics.

Marco originally received a B.A. from Cornell University in computer science and worked in educational computer gaming with companies such as Mattel and Disney Imagineering.

About 15 years ago, he joined InTouch

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The company now has several hundred workers and while his role has changed throughout the years, Marco is currently their director of Software Innovation and has received nearly 100 patents through the company, covering innovations in the areas of live video technology, robotics, interactivity, and telepresence.

Marco had been a “consumer of dance and sculpture” for years; however, he had an epiphany about nine years ago while attending a dance and technology workshop at Troika Ranch in New York.

He eventually enrolled in UCSB Media, Arts, and Technology program and

received his PhD. Over the years, he worked on a range of different installations, some blurred the lines between sculpture and dance, others explored different ideas behind perception or motion. For example, his installation Symphonic Picnic, was developed in 2015 for the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, California, while he was serving as a resident artist there. Children manipulated colored shapes on a light table while a computer translated the information into rhythms and ...continued p.25

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REAL ESTATE VIEW

by Michael Phillips

Downtown Living

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owntown Santa Barbara is the epicenter of a first-class, sophisticated, smallcity lifestyle and it has never been quite as popular. Millennials enjoying new careers, vibrant baby boomers tired of the upkeep of big properties, and people who want to feel more connected to where they live are increasingly choosing an urban lifestyle.

And with museums, historical attractions, restaurants, food markets, theaters, art galleries, performing arts, coffee shops, wineries, holiday parades and festivals, farmers markets, and parks all within walking distance, it is easy to understand why Downtown Santa Barbara has become the choice place to live for so many.

Opinions differ as to the exact parameters for downtown, but for many it is about walkability. Once we get into a car, it changes our living experience necessarily. So let us begin at Valerio Street to the north, then the shoreline to the south, Castillo Street to the west, and Olive Street to the east. Within an easy walk within these boundaries, there is a vibrant downtown community that can be experienced and enjoyed both day and night. And it is getting better all the time.

Should you want to take a look at urban living options, there is presently a nice mix of houses and condominiums to consider. One of the best current values is a one bed, one bath, private end-unit, early ‘80s vintage single-level condo on Bath Street at Islay. It offers an upgraded kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, updated bathroom, large living room with fireplace, large bedroom with ample closet space, recessed lighting, washer/dryer, private one-car garage, and a barbecue area and outdoor dining space. It is one of only seven units and has a walk score of 80, a bike score of 98, and pets are welcome. $495,000. With 20% down, monthly payments should be under $2,500.

CHAPALA AND WEST DE LA GUERRA Across the street from Paseo Nuevo at Chapala and West De La Guerra is an extraordinary 3bd/2ba, 1,910 sq.-ft., three-level penthouse with soaring ceilings in the architectural award-winning Paseo Chapala development. It has a wonderful gourmet kitchen with granite and Viking appliances. The master enjoys the entire third floor with iconic red-tile roof and ocean views. It has a walk and bike score of 98. $1,549,000. There is a two bedroom available with a fireplace and two car garage for $1,395,000 or for rent for $4,700.

OLIVE STREET On Olive street at East Sola is a charming 4/2 craftsman with an attached twocar garage built in 2001 and nicely updated thereafter in the coveted Bungalow District a block and a half from Alice Keck Park. It has a great room with beautifully finished oak floors, fireplace, wainscoting, crown molding, and plantation shutters.

The kitchen has quality cabinets, ample work space, and a Viking range and subzero fridge. It has a walk score of 81 and bike score of 68. $1,295,00.

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Few locations are more downtown than the Alma de Pueblo on Victoria just west of State Street. Surrounded by shops, restaurants, and entertainment from the historic Theater District, this 1/1.5 condo offers a generously sized master bedroom with en-suite bath and a living area that extends through French doors to an outdoor patio. A sleek kitchen offers Euro-style cabinetry, premium appliances, and Caesarstone countertops. In-unit comforts include a single-level living area, laundry, radiant floors, and air-conditioning and elevator. This 2014 Spanish-style complex features view patios, dedicated concierge services, meeting room and guest apartments for residents. Its walk score is 98. There are presently three other onebedroom units on the market to consider at varying prices.

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Lannys take

by Lanny Ebenstein

Lanny Ebenstein is a long-time Santa Barbaran.

SB Mayor Race Heats Up

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he Santa Barbara mayor’s race this November promises to be one of the most exciting ever. Four political heavyweight candidates – current city councilmembers Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, and Bendy White, along with former mayor Hal Conklin – have thrown or are intending to throw their hats into the ring.

In addition, recent Santa Barbara resident Angel Martinez and former city police officer Mike McGrew are rumored to be considering candidacies.

Hotchkiss appears, at this point, to be the favorite. He has a lock on perhaps onethird or more of the electorate, and the question is whether any other candidate can break this amount. All of Murillo, White, and Conklin have garnered more votes than Hotchkiss in past elections, but the question is: if all of them are in the race, can one gain enough votes to defeat Frank?

Ideologically, the spread from left to right is Murillo and Martinez on the progressive left, Conklin and White on the moderate left, and Hotchkiss on the moderate right. McGrew’s views are not well-known enough to categorize him ideologically.

McGrew truly would be the wildcard in the race, and it is rumored that his former colleagues in the Police Officers Association are encouraging him to run.

McGrew has been involved with several charitable organizations associated with the Police Department, and he is a recently ordained minister. But whether he has the skill set to serve effectively as mayor is a completely open question. His city pension of reportedly more than $100,000 per year would also undoubtedly be a campaign issue if he sought office.

Murillo and Martinez are the progressive leftists in the race. Murillo has established her leftist progressive credentials as a member of the SB City Council, and Martinez was a longtime Democrat until he reregistered as an independent to advance a

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possible mayoral run. Martinez is also a financial backer of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a strong opponent of President Trump, and has expressed openness on sanctuary status for Santa Barbara. He receives support from backers of shortterm vacation rentals in the city. Look for Martinez to receive as little as 5% of the vote, or less.

Conklin and White are longtime fixtures on the political scene and deeply involved with the community. Both are committed and dedicated environmentalists. Unlike Murillo, they do not have the endorsement of the powerful Democratic Central Committee, but both have the endorsements of many longtime liberals and Democrats, especially Conklin.

Hotchkiss appears, at this point, to be the favorite White may find it difficult to secure a base. Although a Democrat, he supported privatization of maintenance at the city golf course, an anathema to the public employee unions that are primary Democratic donors. At the same time, unlike Murillo and Conklin, there are no City charter issues that could tie him up.

Murillo is plagued by charter concerns with respect to who would replace her, if she were elected mayor. Pursuant to the City charter, her seat on the council would be filled by the candidate who received the most votes who otherwise would not be elected, and this person would not live in her Westside district. Conklin is bedeviled by the interpretation of some as to whether the charter would allow him to serve again.

This leaves Hotchkiss. A war hero, he received the Bronze Star for his service as a River Patrol Boat commander in Vietnam. Hotchkiss has compiled an enviable record of moderation and leadership on the Santa Barbara City Council, and is positioning himself as the law-and-order candidate for mayor. Largely as a result of his leadership, the number of sworn officers in the Police Department has increased from 126 to 142 during his years on the city council.

Frank is well-known for his straight-forwardness and willingness to say what he thinks. His brevity and conciseness will serve him well on the campaign trail.

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high school glory was not a broadshouldered, tide-turning intercepted pass during the state championship ball game, but the flying in of frontier scenery in Arcadia High School’s noholds-barred production of Oklahoma!, the show that in its debut on Broadway in 1943 reinvented the stage musical, and in its Arcadia H.S. incarnation reinvented me.

THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY The vibe of that time can be recalled with almost tactile force. The show would open with a lone, brilliant spot on the lanky future power-attorney Rod Jarvis, dressed in his cowboy duds, standing on the stage apron and singing like an angel to the darkened house of hushed grownups and the cast members’ little brothers and sisters. “There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow.” Rod’s opening number stunned me with wonder every night.

Not only that: my girlfriend D was in the chorus, looked freaking hot in high-necked frontier gingham and could sing like a 50 dB canary, to my nightly amazement. Under my confident supervision the Pinrail crew seamlessly managed Oklahoma!’s gazillion set changes without a hitch, these blushing, conversationally stilted theater kids hauling rope like stevedores. Most

significantly, my future songwriting partner and best friend, Eddie Baum, another tech crew denizen and a full time eccentric with frizzy blond problem hair to equal my own, could be found every spare minute during rehearsals playing the shit out of the upright piano in the darkened Arcadia High School orchestra pit. That production of Oklahoma, those evenings, all the scurrying backstage, and love and terror and colored stage lights and the oddball pianist in the pit. It was a happy and important crucible.

found a common rainbow whose pot of gold is the laptop on which I’m presently tapping past deadline. I’d been writing short stories for years, and under the spell of another gifted chum named Pete, a precocious and brilliant teen poet, I’d begun to dabble in verse. Eddie and I became lifelong pals and songwriters and travelers. And we could harmonically whistle “The History of Mystery” by Deutsch electro-rockers Triumvirat like nobody’s business. We’ll show you sometime.

My crowning high school glory was not a broad-shouldered, tide-turning intercepted pass during the state championship ball game BIRDS FLY At the local diner we would groupfrequent, Ed would order a bowl of whipped cream and a knife, and on delivery would boggle the waiter by applying the former to his face and shaving it off with the latter. Eddie and I fell in together during Oklahoma!,

DUMBSTRUCK I entered Arcadia H.S. a terrified and unfocused sophomore transfer student from Boulder, and left it an artist in waiting. In between, I ate more Hostess products for lunch than should be legal, I terrified my chronically hoarse driver’s ed teacher, poor Mr. Amerson, by attempting a left on a red light, developed a mad crush on Carol Crutchfield (who literally struck me dumb by addressing me directly in health class once), shot endless nighthoop with the wise and huge-hearted giant Tim Kern, laughed asses off with the charmingly bashful Rich Fahy, marveled at the cheeky innocence and artistry of Danny Seibert, and got to know and love Eddie’s quietly complex little brother, Dave. Earnest, lovable,

and wise Jeff Witzman prayed with me in his VW van, and Bill Huff taught me the meaning of laid-back cool. My little brother’s life was hijacked by a car wreck, and I learned the earthbound limits of faith and love.

A BRIGHT GOLDEN HAZE Tim is gone now. He married an amazing and beautiful brainiac/athlete, moved to Seattle and raised two gorgeous daughters, and one day a couple years ago sat down at his work and didn’t get up again. Tim’s sudden leave-taking put a heartbreaking fine point on that chapter. The whole H.S. epoch seems longer ago now than the Trojan War. Did all that really happen? How do unformed kids become fully formed adults? And how on Earth did Hostess come up with so many variations on the Twinkie?

That was then, and always will be.

But this is Now. Dear conflicted High School kids—whatever you are going through, pay close attention to these days, hours and minutes. Your face is going to change, your hair is going to change, the way you walk will change, the things that dominate your hourly thinking; it’s all gonna change. It gets weird. Houses, cars, promises to keep, and file cabinets stuffed to the gills with absolute gibberish. Stare carefully into these days, hold and protect them as you would a talisman— a good luck charm. Hold on to the feeling. A powerful talisman I periodically drag out for review is my internal film clip of tall teen songbird Rod Jarvis singing his heart out in a darkened high school auditorium a million years ago. There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow.

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music. This installation explored the phenomenon of synesthesia, where one sensory or cognitive pathway will influence the perception of another one.

For his sculptural piece Pas de Trois: Adagio, at the SB Arts Fund, he applied traditional choreography theories to robot mechanics, creating three “dancers” of different materials, a rope, a set of scarves, and an extruded lycra/spandex panel, that moved in tempo. The objects danced around the sculpture, forming graceful movements that were expressive and characteristic.

These interactive and robotic pieces have their challenges. If an installation needs to be running for weeks to months at a time, or if it is going to be played with and touched by people, it must have a robust design with redundancies so that it will not fail during the middle of its show. Marco incorporates industrial-grade robotics and materials into the pieces so that they are built to last well beyond their display times.

His kinetic sculptures are not his only works that incorporate industrial-grade equipment. Marco has also presented several pieces that use industrial thermal cameras to capture and visualize different dance performances and movements.

He first worked with thermal cameras as a way to capture the silhouettes of dancers but later began to use those high-end cameras to visualize heat signatures from the bodies of dancers.

His popular Less Ephemeral Series is a collection of images printed on aluminum, acrylic, and paper. In this series, he has dancers move and press themselves against thermal-sensitive materials as he captures the movement of their body heat. This effect produces mesmerizing, colorful displays of motion with wisps of the dancer’s body spread throughout the image. While the Less Ephemeral images have been featured in nine group shows over the past seven months, they will be presented at two solo exhibitions this fall. One will be at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado, and the other show will be at the City Hall in Buena Park, California.

Marco often finds inspiration while watching other dance performances, so he makes sure to always have a pen on hand when attending a performance. He still debates whether to sit in the balcony so that he can view the choreography, or sit close to the stage so that he can feel the bodies of the dancers. When working on his own performances, Marco will always try to move along with the dancers so that he can feel what they are feeling. When designing a robotic sculpture, he will often have dancers work with the materials he will be using.

Recently, Marco has been working

with the brand new MOXI museum as an independent contractor, helping find artists as their curator of interactive media. He helped organize TIDAL, a site-specific dance performance for the glass roof of MOXI that was presented at the museum’s Afterparty: Making Waves event. Afterparty is a 21+ quarterly occasion that takes place at the museum and allows guests to grab a glass of something tasty as they play with the museum’s exhibits. Each Afterparty event has its own theme with special performances and interactive demos to reflect it.

This was the first Afterparty and MOXI’s initial theme was “Making Waves,” which highlighted the concepts behind wave mechanics. Guests lined up for the sold-out event on April 28. They entered the bright, modern museum to an assortment of interactive exhibits that ranged from a wall-sized guitar that teaches people about sound waves to interactive motion tracking displays that modeled a person’s motion. Bars were dotted around the museum and served brews from Figueroa Mountain and wines from Jaffurs Wine Cellars.

For TIDAL, he worked with members from the group, Open Source Movement Research (OSMR), of which he is also a member. OSMR is a local collective of dancers, visual artists, musicians, and technologists who explore movement and body. A group of OSMR members walked the museum to see which areas would be good for site-specific performances, though however the glass Sky Deck on the rooftop of the museum was the obvious choice.

Marco served as the artistic director with Kaita Lepore, who formed OSMR in 2013, organizing the movement score, and Tim Wood producing the graphics. Kaita and Tim performed alongside dancers Shelby Lynn Joyce and Nicole Powell in an improvisational dance piece that was set to a rolling instrumental song. The performance reflected the different ebbs and flows found in the sea.

The Sky Deck, which is a frostedglass floor lining the center of the rooftop, allowed two unique views of the performance to be observed. On the rooftop, guests witnessed Tim’s projections splashing on the performers all-white attire while the view below featured their silhouettes waving around the floor’s surface. There were two performances so that people had a chance to see both views. As the evening came to an end, there was one thing for certain: with a range of upcoming shows and projects, Marco will keep on moving toward great things.

Visit marcopinter.com for videos and more images of his work.

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

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month off is too much in Santa Barbara’s ever-busying art world. In fact, a First Thursday has gone by and, well, I hope you all got out there and showed yourself. In fact, in this weird time-jumbled alternative universe called “writing for deadline,” it hasn’t happened yet, but in your timeline it has. That’s some timeywimey business which I’ll leave to the physicists.

What I’m here to do is to catch you up on what you might have missed and get you prepped for shows you can’t miss. Let’s dive in.

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Head south, folks, and take your mom with you – for ‘tis Mothers Day! – to next weekend’s Carpinteria and Summerland Artists Studio Tour, May 13-14. This is your chance to enter the habitats of real artists and have a true nose about their environments, wondering at all the materials they use, see work in progress, and start contemplating your own direction in life. And yes, it needs to be said, you also can buy art from the artists from its point of origin. Blimey! Artists include Whitney Brooks Abbot, Pamela Hill Enticknap, Arturo Tello, Ted Rhodes, Will Pierce, Leigh Sparks, Julie B Montgomery, Blair Harper, and more. The entire weekend event is free. www.carpinteriaartscenter.org/artists-studio-tour for details and a map.

LIP SERVICE

You just missed the opening of the latest local work at 10 West Gallery (10 W. Anapamu) featuring the art of Arntz, Doehring, Martin, McGinnis, Miller, Pedersen, Robeck, Schmohr, Thompson, and Vestergaard.

(Check the gallery for first names!) Guest artists this month are Lisa Pedersen, who creates dreamy landscapes with muted pastel colors and Cynthia Martin, who explores hard-edged shapes, stripes, and bold color. On display through Tuesday, May 23.

BING BANG POW

Richard McLaughlin may be best known in S.B. for painting (with Ben Bottoms) the large and colorful triptych Solstice Mural that used to adorn the side of the Earthling Bookshop and is now sort of ingloriously hanging on the back end of the Granada car garage, where at least you can see it. That was years ago, and SBCAST (513 Garden St.) has caught up with him for “WIRED,” a a motion-activated kinetic sculpture that is also a percussive musical instrument.

That’s hanging for you to bop out a melody or just to gaze at. Thru Tuesday, May 30, in SBCAST’s Studio D. POSTER AGE

An art critic watched a recent protest march and quipped, “I like your text-based art, but what happened to color and composition?”

No worries, because still up through the end of May in SBCAST’s Suite E is “In Defense of Democracy”, a showcase of political posters curated

by Lucy Holtsnider and Maiza Hixson and based on historian Timothy Snyder’s “Twenty Ways to Defend Democracy” that are also art that you can rip and take away, like a big Post-it note. (But do consider a $5 donation to the ACLU). Artists include Eleanor Anderson, Eleanor Annand, Aaron Cohick, Cathy Ellis, Katy Ann Fox, Teal Francis, Walt Gerard, Maiza Hixson, Lucy Holtsnider, Jody Joyner, Zoe Klosterboer, Angelina Lapointe, Rebecca Levi, Elysia Mann, Madi Manson, Alex McClay, Nikki McClure, Claudio Orso, Sage Perrot, and Beth Schaible.

SCULPTED ABS, LITERALLY

For years, the classical Greek and Roman sculptures located just inside the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State) around the interior fountain – called the Ludington Court, and bonus trivia points to you if know it by name – have been pretty permanent. Only recently has the museum been switching things up, most recently with Lewis deSoto’s inflatable Buddha, and now, this: “Rodin and His Legacy” which runs through mid-August. This collection shows the work of Auguste Rodin and how his practices reverberate even now, including his use of reproduction and multiple foundries. Features work from the man himself, his teacher Antoine Barye, his contemporary Frederic Leighton, his student Antoine Bourdelle, and Bourdelle’s student Germaine Richier. Opens May 7.

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MCA Santa Barbara is currently in the middle of an install, but they are inviting the public to sit in on an artist discussion with André Sousa and Mauro Cerqueira, curators of “A Certain Lack of Coherence” in Porto, Portugal. Their own space is an unlikely location for a gallery, but that’s what they’ll be going on about – learn what it takes to rethink the idea of a place for art, and by doing so, friends, let’s make Santa Barbara even more interesting. Thursday, May 18, 6 to 7:30 pm at SBCAST. Free.

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If you remember hip’n’happenin’ coffee house Breakfast’s salon show a few months back, I was struck by the simple and bold graphic work

by Tosh Clements. (You might also know him as the man making you espresso.) Now he gets a full show, “Toshy 77”, which runs thru the end of June. He’ll be showing a broad range of his Parra- and Baseman-influenced work, and like all Breakfast (711 Chapala) shows, they are priced to sell. Get on it.

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time to dive deep into the various demos.

It’s a very hands-on kind of place.

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.

MOXI has Moxie!

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aking Waves” was the theme for the debut Afterparty at MOXI, the new museum down at the edge of the Funk Zone and a block from Stearns Wharf. Watching the sunset from the rooftop in those environs would have been reason enough to attend, but there was also a brief but terrific dance performance on the translucent floor, not to mention a surfing simulator demo that saw more than a few about to wipeout until they were saved by the instructor.

Meanwhile, downstairs on the lower two levels all the whirlygigs and thingamajigs were in motion as revelers enjoyed the exhibits with plenty of employees and volunteer docents around to help us make our way through. To no surprise at all, I quickly lost the friendly “competition” to see who could relax more, when the little metal ball settled quickly on my side of the table, pinned by my overactive theta waves. (Or is

that the other way around?) Fortunately, I hadn’t yet run into anybody I know, though then again anybody I know would know that I’m not the best at relaxing, especially in a crowd.

With a capacity of just 425, MOXI wasn’t at all crowded for the evening soirée, feeling more like the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s more recent Atelier events than their former NIGHTS offering, which packed the place. There was plenty of opportunity to get up-close and personal with any of the objects as your heart desired – including building your own loudspeaker in the Sonos room.

MOXI’s next afterhours event is slated for June 9. As this one sold out more than a week in advance, you might want to snap up tickets as soon as they’re available.

But whether you have kids or not, MOXI is definitely well worth visiting on any other day, when you have some

OUT-SIZED HEARTS Let’s face it. Most of the kids who performed at the AHA! Sing It Out concert at the Lobero in late April aren’t going to wind up as professional singers.

Many of them had trouble staying on key, and nearly all missed a note here and there. But – and this is a big but – it didn’t matter!

Sing It Out isn’t about grooming future rock stars, at least not in the actual field of singing. It’s about helping the youngsters experience safe space where they’re not going to be judged, ridiculed, or bullied, and where their histories of emotional or financial challenges don’t separate them from their peers. It’s about social adapting and self-expression, facing their fears head on, exemplified by being able to stand up on a stage and sing, solo, with a microphone, in front of hundreds of people backed only by a band of professional musicians.

What a heartwarming treat to be a witness to that, seeing these kids come out of their shells – each talked about their experiences and home life in a video that screened prior to the performance – and belt out a pop song, with the audience clapping and cheering them along every step of the way. Our future is in good hands if the AHA! kids take those experiences with them as their lives unfold.

BREAK ON THROUGH TO YOUR OTHER SIDE I don’t know if most adults would be so brave as to go through the Sing It Out program if it were available to them (beyond the two AHA! staffers who join the youth in going through the experience). But there is something similar offered periodically in town.

That would be the Breakthrough Performance Workshop, Mick and Tess Pulver’s two-month workshop that culminates in a similar show at SOhO, where participants pretty much do what the kids did – sing a cover pop song backed by some of the same musicians.

There’s a free, interactive preview evening from 3 to 5 pm this Sunday, May 7, at Unity of Santa Barbara, where the facilitators offer a taste of group singing, with lots of sharing and movement mixed in, as well as an exercise in fully expressing your voice. Sound scary? You need to be there. Call 450-1736 or visit www.bigembrace.com for details.

FLIPPING THE BIRD Elements Theatre Collective has been bringing relevant, important, and entertaining theater – almost always offering shows you’d never see anywhere

else in town – to venues all over Santa Barbara for more than five years. The shows are produced outside of traditional theaters – everywhere from a homeless shelter to a mortuary, a hookah joint, the back parking lot of a bar, and even the bottom of an empty swimming pool. They never charge for tickets because they want everyone to have access, even though they always hire professional actors from our community, license the works, and bring a professional lighting and sound package to whatever space they’re performing (though the staff all works for free).

All that costs money. If you think you know where this is leading, you’re right.

Elements needs a cash infusion to keep going, including being able to offer their next project: Stupid F---ing Bird, Aaron Posner’s edgy re-working of Chekhov’s The Seagull, slated to run July 7-23. The Checkhov version has been produced in town several times, but you won’t be able to see Bird if Elements doesn’t raise $5,000 by June 5 to cover the costs of the show, which will be directed by Risa Brainin, the chair and director of performance of the Department of Theater and Dance at UCSB, where she’s also the founder of the Launchpad program for new works.

Elements is stepping up its game. Will the community step up? Visit www. elementstc.org and click on the Donate tab.

PARTING WITH PARSONS I still remember the days when Alastair Greene was a budding blues guitarist who worked in the box office at the Lobero to make ends meet. Then solo records came, followed by an offer to join the Alan Parsons Projects, the latest version from the British prog-rock great who had moved to Santa Barbara.

Now, his solo career is doing so well he’s announced that he’s leaving the band after seven years in service, playing packed theaters, arenas, and festivals around the world, including a final local gig at the Starry Nites Festival at Live Oak last March.

Greene – who has also left behind his long-standing Thursday night gig at the James Joyce Pub – is moving on to focus on his forthcoming new album, produced by David “Z” Rivkin and featuring special guests Walter Trout, Mike Finnigan, Debbie Davies, Mike Zito, and Dennis Gruenling along with his long-tenured live band of Austin Beede on drums and Jim Rankin on bass. Greene is off to Memphis later this month, but catch him in June at a number of other local venues, including June 16 at Carr Winery, June 17 at the recently reopened Creekside Inn, July 1 at Figueroa Mountain Brew Co., and July 2 at Cold Spring Tavern.

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IHeart SB

By Elizabeth Rose

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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y sister walked into the guest room around 2:48 am, about an hour after I went to sleep. I had a hard time passing out due to a spontaneous burst of adrenalin that hit me around midnight. It was what I can only describe as a premonition of calm, revealing that my future life was going to be okay. It’s the first time in a long while I felt like this. I must have sensed that everything was about to change.

“Sorry to wake you, but my water broke and we’re heading to the hospital,” she said. As my sister stood in the doorway, the overhead light from the hall silhouetted her perfect pregnant belly. I immediately jumped out of bed and ran to give her a hug. “Oh, my gosh, that’s awesome!” I said. “I love you so much. You’re going to do great! I’ll call mom.”

After a phone call to our ecstatic parents, I head downstairs to check on Carolyn and Bryan, the parents-to-be. I find them methodically grabbing pre-packed overnight bags, pillows, and blankets – and in four minutes flat, they were out the door. I take a picture as they pull out of the drive, a memento to one day show my

I find my parents camped out in the waiting room nephew of the day he was born, then wave goodbye until their car lights turn at the end of the street. I head back in the house to gather my belongings, my vision blurred by happy tears.

I overpack a bag of snacks, my computer, and Patti Smith’s M Train – essentials to keep me occupied in the waiting room – then jump in the car to head to the hospital. The streets are bare except for a few cars, and the road is glassy from a bout of rain. Amidst the early morning calm, the reality that things could go wrong during labor surfaced in my mind and I burst into tears. I pray to God, and all my departed relatives, to watch over my little sister and the little one. My last request upon turning into the hospital parking lot and make my way inside.

I find my parents camped out in the waiting room. My brother-in-law’s family soon joins in. With chairs huddled around a small coffee table, we trade funny stories from childhood. Our first words, the moments are personalities began to show, the labor our mom’s had endured way back when.

About an hour goes by and my dad’s phone rings. His ringtone sounds like a horn you would hear from a 1960s Disney movie. “Baby’s here!” he says. I laugh thinking there’s no way. We’d only been here an hour and barely rifled through all the snacks. Soon after, Bryan came to the waiting room to meet us. His face red, overcome with emotion. “Cam’s healthy and Carolyn is doing great. She dilated from six to ten in less than a minute. Five pushes and he was out!” It took a few seconds to settle in before I joined in on the rounds of hugs. I was an aunt now. It almost didn’t seem real.

Two hours passed until we could visit. My mom led the way, almost floating down the hall in anxious excitement to see the son of her youngest daughter. We find baby Cam swaddled tight and sleeping in the bassinet. The grandmothers held him first, cooing over their third-generational genes. I stand by my sister, stroking her head, remembering when my six-year-old self came to visit the day she was born too.

Finally, it was my turn. Mom placed Cam in my arms, and my heart became warm and soft. I scanned his little body, his features so fresh and raw. I begin to paint a picture of him in my mind. The tiny indent above his upper lip, the slightest fuzz of a widow’s peak, the creases in his brow, and wrinkles in his forehead. I inhale the sweet scent of his skin and clear my mind from the others in the room.

“I’m Elizabeth and I’ll love you forever,” I whisper in his ear. Just then, he opened his eyes. The overwhelming feeling of love connected us both. After all my years of meditative practice, I was sure he felt the connection too. I kiss him on the forehead.

He yawned softly, settled into my arms, and seconds later, he pooped.

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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.

REFINED RANCH CUISINE

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rother and sister team Eli and Ashley Parker opened the doors to their new restaurant, The Bear and Star, on May 1. Located inside Fess Parker Wine Country Inn in Los Olivos, the restaurant boasts, “Refined Ranch Cuisine, inspired by the Santa Ynez Valley and the storied heritage of the Parker family.”

Leading the team is chef and partner John Cox, who arrives via Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. Cox is supported by chef Jeremy Tummel and sous chef Trent Shank, with general manager and sommelier Rachel Vander Veer overseeing the restaurant and beverage program.

Chef Cox hails from Texas, as did family founder, the late Parker, and a nod to both states is reflected in the logo and visible throughout the restaurant, which unites the California bear with Texas star.

The Bear and Star’s model is intrinsically intertwined to the 714-acre Fess Parker home ranch located seven miles away on Foxen Canyon. Seventy-five head of Wagyu cattle are raised and finished with the spent grains and pomace from the family brewery and winery. Also raised on the ranch for use in the restaurant are chickens, quail, rabbits, pigs, bees, and a number of heirloom fruits and organic vegetables – all of which ultimately link the Parker family’s forays with hospitality, winemaking, and ranching – to the dining experience.

Chef Cox notes, “The ranch is supplying much of the produce for The Bear and Star, with beef and pork anticipated to be available by fall 2017.” In true farmto-table fashion, and in what is being touted as an “all-encompassing ecosystem developed under Chef Cox’s passion and vision,” the idea is to serve mainly food produced on the ranch in a closed loop of sustainability.

An additional piece integral to the restaurant concept is their treasured 30-foot custom reverse-flow Texas smoker, housed on the property and the source for slow smoking and barbecuing many of the dishes. Designed by Chef Cox, it is a mobile smoker and self-contained wood-fired kitchen with a pizza oven, Big Green Egg, sink, and onboard refrigeration.

The all-day menu for lunch and dinner features items including: Smoked Berkshire Pork Rillettes with grilled country bread and house pickled onion; Fried Green Tomatoes with “cheese wiz” and barbecue spice; Parker Ranch Wagyu Burger with smoked cheddar, tomato jam, and butter pickles; Crispy Catfish; Berkshire Pork Chop; Wagyu Meat Loaf, and Gnocchi Stroganoff – in addition to Cast Iron Steaks with crispy shallots, demi-glace, and herb butter.

Highlights for breakfast include Cheddar Biscuit and Country Gravy; Steel Cut Oatmeal Brûlée; Santa Barbara Smoked Salmon; Smoked Wagyu Hash with Farm Eggs, root vegetables and lemon-thyme hollandaise; and Homemade Country Sausage with poached eggs and sourdough country toast.

As for the wine and beverage program, in addition to a selection of seasonally inspired craft cocktails, the family’s wine labels – Fess Parker, Epiphany, and new Fesstivity sparkling wines will be prominently featured, and the list will showcase small production wines from Santa Barbara County, as well as a “strong international selection including wines from Champagne, Burgundy, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and beyond will be available.”

The restaurant is open daily for breakfast from 7 to 10:30 am, a “full day menu” for lunch and dinner is served from 11:30 am to 10:00 pm, brunch on weekends from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm, and The Star Bar is open from 11:30 am to midnight.

Fess Parker Wine Country Inn and The Bear and Star Restaurant is located at 2860 Grand Avenue in Los Olivos. For more information, visit www.thebearandstar.com or call (805) 686-1359.

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SANTA BARBARA WINE COUNTRY HALF MARATHON he 11th annual Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon will take place on Mother’s Day Weekend. Run the half marathon or the two-person relay.

Form a team of six or more. Run with, or for, your mother. The scenic course starts in downtown Santa Ynez winds through Los Olivos and finishes in Solvang. Bring your family and friends to enjoy a weekend full of activities and celebrate in wine country style at the post-race Wine & Music Festival in Solvang Park.

When: Saturday, May 13 Cost: Registration ranges from $105 to $275 and discounted entries for teams of six or more is offered.

Info: (707) 993-1760 or visit www.destinationraces.com

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WINE TASTING SUMMER PASS he Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country Association invites wine lovers to taste all summer long in the Santa Ynez Valley for just $45. The Summer Pass gives you the freedom to take a self-guided wine tasting room tour, offering 14 wine tastings at participating tasting rooms, to taste at your leisure, whenever you choose. Taste any day you want, there are no blackout dates, and reservations are not required.

Your pass expires after all 14 tastings have been used, or on August 31, whichever occurs first.

Participating tasting rooms include: In Casa Cassara, Carivintas, Lincourt Vineyards, Lucky Dogg Winery, Lucas & Lewellen, Rideau Vineyards, Toccata, Alexander & Wayne, Arthur Earl, Ca’ Del Grevino, Dreamcote Wine Company, Imagine Wine, Kalyra Winery, and a brand-new winery in Buellton called Buscador.

When: Monday, May 15, through Thursday, August 31, from 11 am to 5 pm Where: Throughout Santa Ynez Valley vineyards Cost: $45 per summer wine taster Info: visit www.santaynezwinecountry.com or call (800) 563-3183

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SCENIC VINTAGE RAILCAR DAYTRIP tep aboard and enjoy views of the Central Coast from the comfort of two cozy and comfortable private railcars. Restored mid-century Pullman club cars will be pulled by Amtrak from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo for a spring daytrip.

Railcar riders can explore the hidden gems of the scenic Central Coast, going where Highway 101 does not – Hollister, Cojo-Jalama and Sudden ranches, and Vandenberg AFB. Beverages, a snack, and expert guide service by trained local docents are included. Pack a picnic, bring a pal, and a favorite vintage to toast the beauty of California.

When: Saturday, May 20, from 10 am to 4:30 pm Cost: $89 per passenger Info: visit www.larail.com or call (805) 680-0397

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15TH ANNUAL SYV EARTH DAY arthlings are invited to a day filled with all things green and good for the planet. Hosted by the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, a wide variety of local entrepreneurs and participants with products and skillsets from all over the Central Coast gather in one place to present on sustainable solutions, environmental nonprofits, water-wise landscaping, and green businesses. Learn about cutting-edge, climate-friendly electric vehicles featuring the new 2017 Chevy Bolt EV, Chevy Spark EV, and Tesla cars. There will be a kids’ green zone featuring horseback riding, rock climbing, bouncers, petting zoo, earthworm box making, composting, Earth Day Passports, Bee Bags, and educational classes. It is a family event with a wide range of activities for every age group including solar-powered derby cars, silent auction, beer and wine garden, food court, live entertainment from The Reuben Dalton Band, and guest speakers James Heins and Marc McGinnes.

Reduce. Reuse. Grow (RRG) will be introduced and honored as the 2017 green business of the year. RRG is a compostable packaging company founded during a senior project of Alex Henige’s out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo through senior project. The products are made from 100-percent plant-based polymers derived from sugarcane, corn and sugar beets, and will degrade into compost in fewer than 30 days when processed in industrial compost facilities.

When: Sunday, May 21, from noon to 5 pm Where: River View Park in Buellton, 151 Sycamore Drive in Buellton Cost: Free Info: www.santaynezvalleyearthday.org

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