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Content

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The Capitalist – Jeff Harding gives a history lesson while crunching numbers about Bernie Sanders’s notion of “Democratic socialism”

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Beer Guy – ‘Tis the season to cheer for beer: Zach Rosen gets cooking with tips about which brews best complement summer barbecues

an About Town – Mark Leisuré spotlights UCSB Ars & Lectures and M Animated Nights! slated for July 6 at SB County Courthouse Sunken Garden

Fortnight – Goleta fireworks; July 4th events; food for thought; outdoor concerts; animation; French fun; California Wine Festival; and Ojai Concert Series

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Creative Characters – Zach Rosen is all ears for sound engineer and designer Elan Rosenman, who specializes in the technique known as ambisonics

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E’s Note – Elliana Westmacott looks bad at the waning weeks of 7th grade and her highlight of the school year: Shrek the Musical SS Scribe – Jeff Wing and horses: a sacred relationship. SCARED... A scared relationship. Sorry, not the same thing by a long shot.

What’s Hanging – Ted Mills makes note of Barry McGee’s art; Hugh Margerum; SB Museum of Art; Carp Teen Mural; DJ Javier; Old Mission show; and more

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Business Beat – Ride on: Jon Vreeland visits John Jones of Jones Precision Wheels and Aaron Stinner of Stinner’s Frameworks Made in SB – Chantal Peterson gets personal with African transplant Taki Gold, founder of Girl God, which celebrates females who overcome injustices

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On Art – Margaret Landreau frames the work of fused-glass artist, seamstress, and painter Ha Ngo, who moved to America from Vietnam I Heart SB – Love bites: Elizabeth Rose opens her mind and lets down her defenses to explain why relationships can be difficult SYV Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen reports on Norman Restaurant & Bar at Skyview overlooking Santa Ynez Valley; and her priceless picks for summer

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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

Bernienomics

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ernienomics, or Bernie Sanders’s “democratic socialism,” is economics born of ignorance.

That’s because socialism is a failed system based on ignorance of the laws of economics. It is almost criminal neglect to sit by and not say this in light of Bernie’s growing popularity.

There is no place in the world where socialism has not created poverty and dictatorship. This is a statement of fact, not an ad hominem attack on socialists.

Yet millions of Americans are drawn to socialism, especially many Millennials who see capitalism as a failed system. A 2016 Gallup poll showed that 55% of Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) think socialism is a good idea. Another poll said that only 16% of Millennials could define what socialism is.

Senator Bernie Sanders calls himself a “democratic socialist” to try to distinguish his version of socialism from “bad socialism.” He had quite a ride during the last presidential election, with millions of followers sharing his passion for free stuff for all.

Bernie’s version of democratic socialism is not “true” socialism, but socialismlite welfare statism. You may recall that Bernie called for universal health care, free college, free child care, massive government infrastructure spending (jobs, jobs, jobs), greater regulation of business (capitalists), a $15 minimum “living wage,” and higher taxes on “billionaires” and corporations to pay for it. If you are part of some leftist special interest, Bernie is there for you.

Yay, free stuff! Free stuff is what can get you elected, and Bernie came close to being the Democratic presidential standard bearer in the 2016 election thanks to enthusiastic Millennials. That is a disturbing trend.

I would normally shrug this off as an affect of age. As British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) is reputed to have said: “A man who is not a Liberal at sixteen has no heart; a man who is not a Conservative at sixty has no head.” Which is another way of saying we are passionate but ignorant, when we are young; life’s experiences grant us wisdom with age.

The danger of the Bernie thing is that he opened the door of respectability for socialism. In the past, calling yourself a “socialist” was political suicide. Better to

use the newspeak term “progressive.”

“Gosh, if socialism means free stuff, it can’t be all that bad.”

This is significant, because ideologies in America have hardened. Pew Research Center in a June 2017 survey found that two-thirds of Americans are ideologically more Right wing or Left wing than before, when half of us held more mixed political values. “The median Republican is now more conservative than 97 percent of Democrats, and the median Democrat is more liberal than 95 percent of Republicans.” Democrats’ disapproval of Trump is the highest (92%) of any president in the past 60 years. It’s a fascinating study well worth looking at.

This means that Democrats are more “liberal” than they have been in the past 20+ years; likewise Republicans are more “conservative.”

What does this mean? Bernie, or, more likely, Progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren, has a better shot at getting the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Ditto Progressives in local races.

For those of you who think Bernie’s view of how things ought to work are harmless, it is revealing to know that he thought Venezuela’s socialist dictator Hugo Chavez was on the right track: These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Ecuador, Venezuela, and Argentina, where incomes are actually more equal today than they are in the land of Horatio Alger.

Well, Bernie wasn’t entirely wrong about Venezuela – everyone is equally poor now.

Those curious about “democratic socialism” should read up on The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Instead of Chavez’s socialist workers paradise, the economy has collapsed, people are starving, there is almost no medical care or medicine, goods have disappeared from store shelves, the corrupt Maduro government holds power through force and intimidation, and people are leaving the country.

Before you say that this is not “true socialism,” Venezuela is socialism done right. Chavez and Maduro followed the socialist playbook, and, like all socialist countries in the world, it devolved into poverty and authoritarian rule. If it had worked, then Soviet Russia, China, Cuba, India, and North Korea would

have been workers’ paradises.

Bernie’s new favorite country is Sweden. In Sweden, they have a lot of free stuff. Bernie says that Sweden’s policies resulted in a prosperous, healthy, and happy country. We should emulate their policies, he says. It’s a nice thought, but it’s a myth.

What most people don’t realize is that prior to becoming a welfare state in the 1960s, Sweden was a prosperous capitalist country. From 1890 to 1960, they had a system of free market capitalism that did what capitalism does best: create prosperity for all. And then a new socialist government implemented reforms: the highest tax rate in the world (government consumed 50% of GDP), extravagant welfare programs, free health care, generous old-age pensions, free child care, long vacations.

Then, no surprise, the economy declined. Even the health of Swedes (longevity) declined. In the 1990s, things got so bad that market-oriented reformers were voted in and they started the process to transform and deregulate their economy: reduce taxes, reduce welfare benefits, introduce privatization of some government services, reduce spending and debt, and reduce the level of government regulation of labor benefits.

As expected, the economy began to grow again.

Contrary to what Bernie believes, the welfare state did not create prosperity.

The data prove that most of Sweden’s economic growth and wealth creation occurred before the welfare state was implemented. The welfare state made

them poorer, but market-based reforms got them back on the road to prosperity.

Capitalism and socialist welfarism do not do well together. Almost every welfare state has faced the same dilemma and only deregulation and market-based solutions saved them. Thatcher did it for Britain; Macron is trying to do it for France. The Greeks ignored the lesson – and look at them.

In some ways, you can’t blame these hapless Millennials for their ardor for free stuff. Most learned nothing in school and college. Had they taken an economics course, maybe they would have avoided the liberal/Progressive groupthink that is endemic among college professors.

A recent study shows that of the top 51 liberal arts colleges (5,197 Ph.D. track professors), Democrats on average outnumber Republicans 12:1.

In 39% of the colleges, there were no Republicans. The data show a much higher ratio in the social sciences than STEM departments, and the highest in interdisciplinary studies (gender, race, ethnic studies), communications, and anthropology. The top three Democrat colleges: Wellesley (136:1), Williams (132:1), and Swarthmore (120:1). This and other studies show a clear liberal bias.

Perhaps it is not news that colleges are liberal and that young people are radical. But the rise of Bernienomics is a growing trend. With the Republican party ideologically lost and leaderless, there is no intellectual opposition from the party of Trump. 2020 will be a watershed election for America, and I fear that free stuff may win the day.

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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.

Animated al Fresco Adventures at UCSB Summer Film Series

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or almost a decade, summer audiences have been alternately cringing as monsters attack, thrilling to a secret agent’s escapades, singing, and dancing in their hearts along with the musicals, holding their breath at suspenseful twists, making up their own soundtracks to silent classics, or rekindling passion with onscreen romances. But the crowds who congregate under the stars on Friday evenings at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden this July and August will be singing a different tune.

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Academy Award winners to critical faves to recently released movies. Screening during the summer are smash hits such as the claymation classic Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Ratatouille, the sumptuous saga of a gourmet rodent; Wes Anderson’s whimsical romance-adventure The Fantastic Mr. Fox; animated art-house wonder Persepolis; and the Van Gogh vehicle Loving Vincent.

“Animation is always fun, even if the topic gets serious,” said Roman Baratiak, the longtime Arts & Lectures programmer who ceded decades of booking films during the academic year once the Pollock Theatre began its screenings on campus, and who has created the lineup for the Courthouse series after the county arts head made the invitation following a brief first year.

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by Zach Rosen

Summer Days of Barbecue and Beer Watermelon puree and 805 Blonde ale is not just refreshing, it also pairs well with barbecued pork and grilled fruit

Aecht Schlenkerla produces smoked beers that pair perfectly with barbecue

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ith the June gloom somewhat dissipating and the Fourth of July around the corner, barbecue season is officially upon us.

Summer is when beer really shines.

The hot weather and long days make a cold, sparkling beer extra appealing.

Fortunately, beer goes just as well with barbecue as it does with summer.

Barbecue can get personal and more

than a few chefs and grill hobbyists have gotten in arguments about the best way to barbecue. Between preparation styles (dry rub, marinade, et cetera) and cooking methods, there are countless variations on barbecue. This also means that there are a wide range of beers that can pair with barbecue, depending on how it is prepared. The roasty, charred flavors of barbecue

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naturally lend themselves to darker malts, since the two share many similar flavor compounds. Two of the most classic American craft beers, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Anchor Steam, have a caramel malt character that pairs nicely with barbecue. Anchor Steam was recently canned for the first time, making it even easier to bring with you to a beach cookout.

For something a little more special, seek out a rauchbier. This family of smoked beers originated in Bamberg, Germany, and gets their intense smokiness from beechwood trees being used to dry the malts over open flame.

For some people, drinking rauchbier with barbecue can be overkill on the smokiness; then again, barbecue is not known for its subtleties.

Smoked beers are hard to sell, so most brewers don’t produce one. If you look around, the only true rauchbier you will find in town is Aecht Schlenkerla.

They produce several varieties, of which the Märzen is most common. It pours a light mahogany color and has an almost bacon-like smokiness that accompanies an apparent maltiness. These flavors just beg to be served alongside baked beans and sweet-tangy baby back ribs. During the winter months, they produce a stronger Ur-Bock, as well as an even stronger doppelbock. They also produce a smoked lager and hefeweizen, but those are a little less common on beer shelves.

Fish typically goes with light lagers and ales, though extra flavors from grilling usually require a little more intensity in the beer. Kettle soured beers such as gose or berliner weisse make for an interesting combination. Their sharp acidity complements the fish while standing up to the flavors from the grill. Try a garlic and herb-rubbed mahi mahi or a salmon in a lemon-dill and mustard marinade with Captain Fatty’s Calypso Cucumber Sour. Barbecued chicken goes particularly well with wheat beers. American-style wheats like Bell’s Oberon Ale can make a nice accompaniment to grilled chicken that is spice-rubbed or lightly marinated.

If there is a sweet barbecue sauce on the chicken, try something richer and darker such as a dunkelweizen.

Pork goes better with amber-colored beer styles, and the richer character of beef lends itself to darker beers like porter or stout. These dark ales can sometimes be a little heavy on a hot day, and I typically prefer a dark lager such as a dunkel or schwarzbier with barbecued beef. Figueroa Mountain’s I Dunkeled In My Pants is an awardwinning dunkel that would go well with barbecued beef ribs (even if the name might not evoke an appetite). There is plenty of wiggle room with these pairings. Draughtsmen Aleworks Mas Macho is a Mexican amber lager whose lighter malt character makes it a nice match for the spices of carne asada.

Of course, a light lager such as pilsner will always be welcome at a barbecue.

The brisk flavors and light-bitter bite of pilsner can help cleanse the palate and will also be at home with the usual cast of side dishes found along the table.

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salad, corn-on-the-cob – all of these traditional flavors will go well with any lawnmower beer.

GOING LIGHT The leisurely pace of summer lends itself to day drinking, but as to not be a total lush, it is sometimes best to stick to drinking low-alcohol beers, if you are going to spend the day in the sun.

Usually these beers are referred to as lawnmower beers, which is not a specific beer style, but rather a collection of beers that fit this bill. This can include anything from light lagers such as pilsner to session IPAs. There are plenty of ways to lighten up a beer to make its alcohol content less impacting.

A shandy, or radler (“cyclist”) as it is known in Germany, combines beer with soda. The classic combination is halfpilsner and half-carbonated lemonade, though there are countless variations on the theme. Hefeweizen is often used and grapefruit soda has become as (if not more) popular as its lemon counterpart.

Stiegl is one of the biggest producers of bottled radler and makes two versions of it, one with lemon and one with grapefruit. Of the two, the grapefruit variant is by far more popular.

When cola is used, it is referred to as a diesel. A brummbär (grouch) is a porter or stout mixed with cola.

These are some of the more traditional combinations, but with the wide range of flavors being produced in the beer industry these days, there is far more fun to be had.

An American IPA and grapefruit soda makes for a little twist on the classic shandy. The citrus in the hops will accentuate the soda flavors, with the bitterness cutting the sweetness. You can always get more experimental and blend ginger ale and saison for a spicier concoction, or even get esoteric and weird with it by combining a Belgianstyle dubbel and Dr. Pepper. The shandy family of drinks are quite refreshing, and at roughly 2.5-percent, ABV it is easy to drink during the day without getting sluggish in the afternoon.

Another common way to lighten up a beer is to add fruit juice. Brass Monkey is the classic and combines lager and orange juice (Sunny D and a 40-oz

Mickey’s, if you want to get technical).

Now, if the name Brass Monkey gets you humming an old Beastie Boys tune of the same name, it is important to note they were not actually singing about the beer drink. Brass Monkey is also the name for equal parts vodka, rum, and OJ. The Heublein Company began bottling and selling Brass Monkeys as a pre-mixed cocktail at a time when packaged blended drinks wasn’t really a thing. It was this drink that Beastie Boys were immortalizing in song. The Heublein Company no longer exists, but the Brass Monkey brand is now owned by the monstrous beverage conglomerate, Diageo (think Guinness, Smirnoff, Ciroc, Johnny Walker, Tanqueray, Crown Royal, and Captain Morgan’s, among others).

The Brass Monkey cocktail isn’t wellknown today, but the beer and OJ mix remains as popular as ever. Just as with shandies, there are many ways to blend these two. Both hops and yeast contribute fruity esters to beer, so there are a lot of natural pairings that can be made between fruit juice and beer. Guava juice and Sierra Nevada Tropical IPA will produce a more exotic beverage. Watermelon puree and wheat beer or a blonde ale can make for a hydrating blend. When adding fruit juice to beer, it is usually best to keep the beer at about 60 to 80 percent of the blend as compared to the 50/50 ratio found in shandies. The flavors are more concentrated in fruit juice than soda, and because juice lacks carbonation (unlike soda) adding too much will overly flatten the beer, so not much is needed.

Whether you’re grilling a rack of ribs or just sitting outside and soaking up the sun, beer makes an ideal accompaniment to summer.

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Pyrotechnic Particulars

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ireworks are the piece de résistance of the Fourth of July, America’s annual celebration of ourselves as a nation. And you have two fine choices within our area for witnessing darn good displays this first Wednesday night of our double fortnight. Santa Barbara’s offering is the largest, what with people camping out on the long stretch of coastline from East Beach to Leadbetter, and plunking down on perches above it all at SBCC and Shoreline Park for the 20-minute show that goes off at 9 pm. The display is simulcast on 92.9 KjEE and choreographed to classic and current tunes both patriotic and pop.

It’s a day-long affair too, as the music and festivities get underway even before the clock strikes noon with bands performing on Stearns Wharf at 11 am and on West Beach at 12 pm. Free.

Details at www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/ depts/waterfront/events/july4.asp The celebration in the Santa Barbara suburb known as Goleta (yeah, I know it’s been its own city for a while, but still) has a pretty popular pyrotechnic presentation too, out at Girsh Park, the big open space behind Costco. Here’s where you’ll find a preponderance of families rather than booze-imbibing bunches, as there are activities for all ages including UCSB’s climbing wall, sack races, face painting, mini Ferris wheel, and other games, plus entertainment from Emcee Catherine Remak of K-LITE, DJ Qu1z0 and Santa Barbara funk party band Area 51. It gets going at 5 pm and will set you back $10 a person. Details at 968-2773 or http:// goletafireworks.org.

the patriotism with some of John Philip Sousa’s marches with ample examples of other American artists’ work, including early Broadway fave George M. Cohan, centennial birthday boy Leonard Bernstein, rag master Scott Joplin and others. Lawn chairs and blankets are a must for comfort as you soak up the sun and sounds starting at 5 pm. Free.

Details at www.cielosb.org.

band together for a Funk Zone Fourth from 11 am to 3 pm. Special summer’s day libation options include The Lark’s JP’s Paloma cocktail, wines by the glass from the Santa Barbara Wine Collective, craft beer from Figueroa Mountain, and sangria from Loquita, while there are special barbecue dishes and other eats and live music, plus games. Free entry.

Info at 284-0370 or www.thelarksb.com.

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f you howl like a frightened dog when things explode in the air, or just prefer to partake of festivities in the daytime, there’s no dearth of celebratory choices.

Cielo Foundation’s annual free July 4th patriotic concert at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens even has a twist this year, substituting the Crown City Brass Quintet for the usual classical symphony orchestra for the afternoon affair. The quartercentury-old Los Angeles-based ensemble – powered by trumpeter Robert Frear who has performed as a principal with the L.A. Philharmonic, Opera and Chamber Orchestra – will pump up

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wo more choices out West await: The historic Rancho La Patera & Stow House annual Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration featuring hayrides, pony rides, a barbecue, games and races, local artists, an engine show, classic cars, museum tours, and much more, not the least of which is live music by four fine local bands laying down the grooves on the lovely grounds: The Nombres, Honeysuckle Possums, The Rawhides, and Salt Martians. Free admission to the 11 am to 4 pm event. Info at 6817216 or www.goletahistory.org.

Meanwhile, Santa Barbara Elks Lodge annual 4th of July “Family Fun Day” features face painting, a jumping box, crafts and games for the children, plus Bingo, a raffle and music for adults, and live and silent auctions. On the food fare are good ol’ American offerings: baked goods, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken, root beer floats, snow-cones and popcorn, available for a nominal fee. Six hours of celebrating, from 11 am to 5 pm at the 150 N, Kellogg Avenue lodge. Free admission. Call 895-6040 or visit www. sbelks613.org.

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inch & Fork at the Canary Hotel celebrates the 4th of July with Rock the Rooftop, an open-air party powered by bites, sips, and views, including cocktails and boozy slushies, and apps such as a slider bar with beef, fried chicken, and pork creations. DJ Proper will be providing the beats above the town, although the 4 pm event ends at 8, so no fireworks viewing here.

But it’s only a short trolley ride to the Wharf. The $30 admission includes the slider bar. Call 879-9100 or visit www.

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utside, that is. It’s not 95 and humid here. Not really any mosquitoes.

No reason not to be spending your days and evenings outdoors all summer long, especially when the area has a whole bunch of free series for lovers of both music and movies, plus openair festivals and more. Santa Barbara waterfront fave Concerts in the Park kicks things off with weekly for four Thursdays beginning July 5 with the popular pop shows. “Boston has the pops, Hollywood has the bowl, and Santa Barbara beats them all with spectacular summer music at Chase Palm Park!” screams a quote on the city’s website. Well, not exactly. Those have true artists on the stage, while we get mostly cover bands, but it’s true that you’d be hard-pressed to find more fun times for free, especially since it’s directly across the street from the beach.

This year’s lineup features Stevie Nicks Illusion, A Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, on July 5; 1950s and ‘60s rock n’ roll revivalists Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries, who play every year, on July 12; the only original act on the roster is RJ Mischo and His Red Hot Blues Band on July 19; and The Blue Breeze Band, which closes out the series playing the best of Motown and R&B on July 26. Showtime is 6 to 8:30 pm and you can start plopping the blankets and lawn chairs in designated areas beginning at noon. Details online at www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/ parksrec/recreation/events/parkrec/ concerts.asp.

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ot to be outdone, the Stow House has its own series of free summertime shows, and, not that they’re boasting, but Music at the Ranch lasts for seven full weeks. The dance “floor” is largely asphalt and pebbles as opposed to soft grass at

Chase Palm, but the grounds at Rancho La Patera are equally beautiful, and if it’s a bit farther from the ocean, Lake Los Carneros is adjacent and available for a lovely stroll. Admission is free, while food and libations are available from food trucks including Shrimp vs Chef, Mony’s Tacos, and First & Oak – or feel free to bring your own picnic for the 5:30 to 7:30 pm Tuesday concerts. The schedule starts July 10 with Elements, and features, in order, Mescal Martini, Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies, Tony Ybarra, King Bee, and Area 51 before winding up with The Molly Ringwald Project on August 21.

More info online at http://goletahistory. org/music-at-the-ranch/.

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he free Summer Film Series at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture caters to cartoons every Friday (save for the first week of August) for eight weeks starting July 6. Animated Nights!, is bringing a winning slate of hand-drawn, CGI and claymation classics to town, including a number of hits and several indie releases.

(See Mark Leisure’s Man About Town column this week for more details.)

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rancophiles and friends of all things French save mid-July every summer for one of the biggest free festivals in Santa Barbara and beyond. The Santa Barbara French Festival features two full days of fare, from all kinds of foods to a variety of exhibits, more French music than you can shake an accordion at (including Django Reinhardt and Edith Piaf tributes), and more types of dancing than you can shake your behind to, or maybe not, as the offerings boast everything from the can-can to French Polynesian.

And that’s not even mentioning the Canine Cavalcade – the new name for the parade of four-legged friends that was known for decades as the Poodle Parade to be more inclusive of furry creatures of all stripes, or the Femme Fatale Drag revue, which really is so far over the top words can’t do it justice. It all goes down on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 & 15, at Oak Park, where they even set up a mini Eiffel Tower to set the scene. Ooh la la! Visit www.FrenchFestival.com or call (805) 963-8198.

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destinations. The spectacular gathering of wine, food, music, and fun gets going at 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 19, with Old Spanish Nights Tasting at the Presidio’s historic De La Guerra Adobe Courtyard, catering to the city’s Spanish roots, with world-class wines accompanied by a spicy array of appetizers, plus performances from colorful Flamenco dancers. Friday night’s Sunset Reserve & Rare Wine Tasting takes place at Chase Palm Park Plaza (where the carousel used to be), and is limited to just 300 ticket-holders, as some of the top winemakers dust off their rare and reserve level bottles to let attendees sip the good stuff. Napa trophy cabs, rare bottles from Sonoma, wines from the high Sierras, and more are featured, alongside samples from top chefs from Santa Barbara’s most popular restaurants.

No tight ticketing for closing day, Saturday, July 21, which brings the Beachside Wine Festival to the beachside of Chase Palm for a fourhour feast of sun, sea, wine, food, and music, as thousands partake of their (unlimited) choice of hundreds of premium California wines, plus a smattering of regional microbreweries, local food purveyors, and vendors of all things related to wine. You can buy one, two, or three-day passes online at http://

californiawinefestival.com/events/santabarbara, where lots more information including a list of wineries and food servers is also available.

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Tickets are $25, or $40 for the two-fer including the Tannahill Weavers on September 14. Tickets at details at www. ojaiconcertseries.com.

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ince the early cave paintings, humans have been using art to mimic and represent nature while expressing our relationship with it. In the 21st century, this goes beyond just the visual arts. New haptic technology and software is being used to imitate our sense of touch and incorporated as a tool in virtual reality to craft a more natural experience. Surround sound technology is creating three-dimensional soundscapes that help immerse the listener into the experience.

In fact, one sound technique called ambisonics is a rising star in the spatial sound world and is becoming more accessible to artists. As new technology and software becomes more available, these tools allow artists and creatives to reach greater levels of expression. Sound engineer and designer, Elan Rosenman, is not just using ambisonics in his own work, he is helping make it more accessible to all creatives.

Elan had always been interested in sound and music, studying it in college, and eventually moving to New York, where he had an internship at Sony and worked for several labels. But after trying to make it professionally in the industry for a while, he was dissuaded by less appealing aspects of the industry and looking for more involving his passion for sound and audio engineering. He began developing an interest in sound healing, brainwave entrainment, and bio-physiology. That was around the mid-2000s, and Elan moved to San Francisco, where he had the good fortune of moving in with an engineer at the Stanford Research Institute who was a worldwide expert on ambisonics.

Elan began to learn more about this technology, which at the time was still a fringe concept, and this started him down a new path.

If you’ve never heard of ambisonics, that is okay. While the technique was invented in the ‘70s, it has long remained an esoteric technology,

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known only to those passionate about spatial audio design. Ambisonics is a surround-sound technique that creates a 3-D sphere of sound that has not just a horizontal plane but gives sound fields above and below the listener. In short, it mimics how sounds occur in nature and how the mind actually hears sound, creating a realistic and fully immersive audioscape. This organic form has profound implications for virtual and augmented reality.

While there is a variety of surround and 3-D sound technologies, there are a few details about ambisonics that differentiate it from these other systems and make it appealing to artists and creatives. Most importantly, the sound is isotropic (all speakers are treated equally) as compared to the more traditional setup where you have a frontal speaker focus. One of the key benefits to ambisonics technology is that the technique is software-driven not hardware-driven. This means that ambisonics can be applied to any speaker system (with a minimum of six speakers for a full sphere or four speakers for a horizontal field) and allowing a degree of flexibility in the speaker arrangement.

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data is encoded and decoded. The audio data is encoded with ambisonic information, and then the decoding algorithms map it to the speakers based off of the number of speakers and their locations.

This encoding and decoding process is decoupled, meaning that once the audio data has been encoded, it can be decoded as many times as one desires, allowing multiple files of the same audio data to be prepared for different speaker arrangements and quantities. There are some limitations to the technique, namely the functional listening area.

Referred to as the sweet spot, there is limited area where the listener can be and still experience the spatial effects of ambisonics. This is especially noticeable with simpler setups but can be worked around by using more speakers to increase the resolution and the listening area. There is a tradeoff between system complexity and spatial resolution, but overall ambisonics gives the designer incredible flexibility.

Just as important, the patents protecting ambisonics have expired, meaning that the technology is available to anyone. This is distinctly different than the proprietary surround sound systems you see in theaters and professional venues. It was this crucial detail that allowed Elan to rally his roommate and some of the other engineers, musicians, and producers in their ambisonic community to start Envelop (Envelop. us), a nonprofit collective dedicated to ambisionic technology.

The group of engineers, musicians, and technologists developed Envelop for Live, a free, open-source program that provides spatial-audio production tools and allows creatives to easily craft ambisonic setups for four-, six-, or eight-speaker arrangements.

They wanted to create a program that made ambisonic design more user friendly and easier to approach. By making ambisonics more accessible, they are hoping to help proliferate its use in the creative world. There is also a companion program, Envelop LX, that allows the user to design accompanying LED light shows that incorporate real-time spatial audio data to control animations and lighting effects. The combination of these two programs gives any creative the ability to craft a 3-D audiovisual experience using ambisonics.

Creating software to make the technology more readily available was just the first step. The collective also wanted to simply raise awareness of ambisonics, especially for musicians and artists. They were able to raise the funds to found a permanent sound venue, Envelop SF, that is located within The Midway in

San Francisco. This experimental space incorporates 32 speakers into columns embedded with LEDs that allow artists and musicians to present an ambisonic audiovisual composition. In addition, they created Envelop Satellite, which is a mobile installation that can be setup at festivals and moved around to other venues. This mobile event space uses eight of their LED columns that house 28 speakers and allows them to display the capabilities of ambisonics to a wider audience.

Elan recently presented an ambisonic demo at the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology (SBCAST). There were about 10 of us at the demo, and he had the group close our eyes while sitting and listening to a soundscape that drifted between natural and abstract sound with melodies ebbing and flowing throughout. The sound filled the space with an incredible depth.

At one point, I could hear the flight pattern of a bird from the movement of its song. At another moment, a breeze picked up while water sounds were being played. I found myself being transported to a meadow from my childhood where my family would sit on the bank of a winding river, listening to the trickle of water swirl around us as a cool mountain breeze meandered through.

As rainforest sounds were being played, you could tell exactly where the rustle of a plant took place. This dimensionality creates an authentic experience, and it is this organic nature of ambisonics that has led to it to being used as a tool for meditation, stress management, and even to fuel creativity.

Today, Elan applies his knowledge of ambisonics as an independent contractor and consultant where he crafts immersive audio environments for organizations. He has crafted installations for Fortune 500 companies and is also the audio operations specialist for the popular immersive mixed-reality Bay Area organization ONEDOME. These installations combine his interest in meditation, sound healing, and his completed studies in psychoacoustics and sound therapy at the Institute of Sound and Consciousness in San Francisco.

Using audio-spatial relations and brainwave state induction (sound as a stimuli for brainwaves), different feelings and states of mind can be evoked. This allows one to begin to build bridges between the conscious and subconscious mind. As art and technology get closer to representing nature, we get closer to understanding our own nature.

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he last few weeks of 7th grade were difficult because I had finals in so many classes. I can definitely say that it was aggravating, and I cried a few times while studying late at night for my tests. Yes, the school year is mostly about your classes and how much you learn and retain, but a huge highlight of the whole 7th-grade year was my Upper School show, Shrek the Musical.

I know, it’s not the most dazzling title and when we think of Shrek we think of that green, ugly ogre. But this show turned out to be one of the most entertaining and challenging productions I’ve ever been in.

I played multiple roles: one of the three blind mice, a storyteller, and the daydreamer Young Fiona.

Young Fiona sings about her dreadful time locked in the dragon-guarded castle in one song during the show.

Throughout the production, I learned many new ways to dance, sing, and play the parts. School isn’t all about whether you receive an A or an F. It is also about how you participate in the school’s activities and how you act around your teachers and your peers.

I would say that being in the school’s musical was a great way to learn this.

At the beginning of the year, all I

could think about were my grades and how to get them higher. As the long days went by, I got more and more excited for the musical. I wondered about what story it would be and what part I would play. I can’t say that I was overly excited when I found out the show was Shrek, but after a few days I was energized and would lay awake some nights thinking about my lines and dances.

The show was a great success! I can’t imagine there was one person in Shrek who did not enjoy the experience.

Since the musical had 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, I thought it was a great way to bond with kids from different grades.

I made some really great friends.

It would be a lie to say that the process was simple. There were many bumps in the road. For example, figuring out who would be the perfect match to cast as the famous ogre, Shrek, or trying to fix the few microphones that stopped working midway through the practice runs. Just building the show was a lot of work for Shana Arthurs, our Performing Arts director at Crane Country Day School, and the whole cast and tech crew. I think there were probably many late nights for our teachers. I’m so thankful I got to have this amazing experience and look

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Recently, I received my report card and I can say that all of the hard work paid off. I like to focus on the positive things in life and not spend too much time on the negative. Even though I might not have received the best grade in one of my classes, I can use that to focus on working harder in that area for the next year. And it’s the same with the Shrek show, I might have slightly messed up on a few dances or could have done better on a song, but I shook it off and set some goals for next year.

However, before I have to worry about any of this, I plan on taking hold of summer and having lots of fun, free time. For those of you going into 7th grade, don’t worry too much, because before you know it, you will be onto the next grade. We all should try to

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The Triplets of Belleville plays Wednesday, July 11, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, July 13, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

outdoors with your friends and family.”

In previous years, the summer series has centered in on Universal Pictures monster movies, American musicals, 1950s sci-fi, Alfred Hitchcock, silent film comedy classics, Bogie & Bacall, and James Bond movies. But it’s hard to imagine a genre with a more generic appeal than animation. Both kids and their parents have always enjoyed cartoon movies dating back to the earliest adventures, and animation only amped up its attractions when Pixar entered the field with its extraordinarily lifelike CGI techniques and dedication to story, detail, and stories with morals.

Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing early classics such as Fantasia or any of the Pixar/Disney blockbusters such as Cars, Toy Story, Up, or Wall-E – but not for lack of trying.

“I thought the animation series would be easy to program because there are so many great movies, but turned out to be a challenge because a lot of the films

we wanted were not available,” Baratiak explained. “If you are showing to more than 1,000 people, Disney/Pixar won’t approve the rights.” (That’s why Ratatouille shows only at Campbell Hall out on the UCSB campus, an indoor venue that seats a little more than 800, as part of the Wednesday night shows, during the August week when Fiesta makes the Sunken Gardens unavailable anyway.)

Baratiak also wanted to screens examples of Japanese anime, a very influential segment of the field that has been responsible for innovations and finding new audiences. But the programmer said all the ones he wanted had been pulled from festivals because there’s a plan to re-release them in the fall. “That’s the only reason why we’re not showing any.”

Still, there are plenty of marvelous movies being shows as part of Animated Nights!, not the least of which is the series-opening offering, the 19th annual

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit plays Wednesday, July 18, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, July 20, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

Fantastic Mr. Fox plays Wednesday, July 25, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, July 27, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

Animation Show of Shows. The screening represents one of the rare opportunities to see the shorts selected by curator Ron Diamond and culled from animation festivals across the land. This year’s lineup offers 16 shorts representing eight different countries and nine female directors, with highlights including the

newly restored, half-century-old short Hangman, and Dear Basketball, Disney veteran Glen Keane’s entry based on a poem by former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, which won the 2018 Academy Award. Diamond himself will be on hand at the Thursday, July 5, screening to introduce the slate.

Not that the specific film titles seem to make much difference to the hordes of humans who gather on the grass in the Sunken Gardens ever Friday evening for picnicking, partying, and partaking of the screenings while perched on lawn chairs and blankets covering just about every open space at the expansive downtown venue. While the movies projected on a giant inflatable screen don’t get underway until after dark, which is around 8:30 each Friday night, a lot of folks can’t wait to get started, and they show up early to reserve their spots, just as with the Solstice and Fiesta parades.

“We don’t allow people to set up before noon, but there are always a bunch there early waiting to get their blankets down,

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The Iron Giant plays Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, August 10, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

like a morning rush (hour),” Baratiak said. Most prioritize sitting up close in the Courthouse garden’s lower section, near the screen, where the picture is bigger and the sound louder, he said.

“But there’s a whole contingent who like to be at the front of the upper tier, because you have the completely unobstructed view.”

Either way, he said, though the crowds are large, the scene is always peaceful and orderly. “In the past, there were some people who came out with couches to spread out on and brought big picnics.

I’ve seen tables with gourmet meals that were shipped in and spread out for dining, and other people come with their dogs, who always seem to be wellbehaved.”

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Loving Vincent plays Wednesday, August 22, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, August 24, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens Persepolis plays Wednesday, August 15, 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall and Friday, August 17, 8:30 pm at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

Noise doesn’t seem to be an issue, either. Surprisingly, folks seem less likely to talk or answer their cell phones than they do in the regular movie theaters, Baratiak said. “We make a point to ask everyone to actually turn them off so you don’t see the lights when someone calls or texts. People are great about it. They’re amazing. There’s really no misbehaving at all. And they’re also good about clearing up their areas when the movie is over. The county is very protective of the garden, and I think people respect that.”

Baratiak has been particularly pleased by the group that has comes to the

screenings for the last four years, setting up their space early and then practicing acro yoga for all to enjoy before the movies get underway. “It’s a lot of fun to watch.”

As in previous seasons, programmers have also booked special activities open to all to enjoy before the screenings starts. Lookalike contests and shortfilm competitions have given way to special art projects sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library in advance of three of the shows.

Audiences can create their own robot before Iron Giant, dip their hands into clay to fashion figures and film them

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with a slow-motion phone app prior to Wallace & Gromit, and come up with their own art stickers in advance of Loving Vincent. The seemingly ubiquitous Santa Barbara DJ Darla Bea, who has programmed a music mix that plays while the audience picnics for the last couple of years, will also offer live DJ sets before three other films.

Think of the Summer Series 2018 as a new version of 4f: Families, films, fun, and free.

For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535, or get the full schedule along with descriptions and details online at www.artsandlectures. ucsb.edu.

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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.

All the Scary Horses

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hen I was about 15, my sister, Jill – an awardwinning equestrian – took me horseback riding. I was uneasy with the whole deal because I’ve always been scared of horses. Always. As a sevenyear-old, I’d lived on Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. That being Cowboy Country (and Missile Country, but that’s another story), it was deemed culturally de rigueur to have the children on the base learn something about horses, so my parents moved me like a helpless pawn into horseback riding lessons. Every lesson was a nightmare in which I sat astride a foul-smelling, crapping colossus, my ill-fitting little blue jeans parted like a baggy wishbone to either side of a beast so massive my dumb little legs were nearly perpendicular to my torso.

PEGASUS WAS A JERK I know literature and art sympathetically portray horses as magical creatures, spirit guides, and emotionally

available companions. I also know that when Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney convene by the fading light of an ineptly painted sunset at the end of National Velvet, my heart, like yours, breaks with that piercing combination of melancholy and gladness that is the very foundation of our strange shared humanity.

But I also know that horses are deranged and gigantic. These terrible animals are cute and docile and doe-eyed when seen from a middle distance or on the silver screen. Up close and personal, a horse is an enormous leggy cylinder of thrumming bunched muscle waiting to do harm to whatever hapless ninny has the temerity to sit on its terrifying back. It is covered with satyr fur and its outlandish horse’s ass is the size of a proctologist’s second car. When one is perched atop this thing, the ground below ratchets away like a scene from Hitchcock’s Vertigo.

I remember it well… “Jeffry, give me your foot. Let’s get you up on that horse,

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little man! Now, lightly grasp these delicate leather strings. They’re affixed to an iron bar in the monster’s mouth.”

“Okay.” “Oh, and Jeffry?” “Yeah?”

“Pray the beast doesn’t get spooked by an anthill or some other dumbass thing, in that event the snorting giant will fearsomely rear up and become the spirit-breaking sum of all your most penetrating nightmares.”

“Okay.”

COURAGE, FAITH, AND HOPE BETTER SCURRY The damnable lessons! For several hours, our horses would walk single file, clippety-clop, through endless fields of scrub at the undeveloped north end of the base. These expeditions were fraught with horror, since, without warning, the horses would routinely break into a leisurely trot and there I’d be: a panicked little sissy with a buzz cut, perched atop this maddened, bouncing beast with nothing between me and it but a decorative puddle of tooled leather; no seat belt, no helmet, eyes squeezed shut as for a death blow, my fat little air force hands desperately clutching the knob of the saddle horn. This is when the horse was amiably trotting, you understand.

Even when, to my relief, the horses spent the whole outing just peaceably walking, periodically the animal ahead of me would, without ceremony or preamble, lift its tail, open its fantastical anus and let loose a lazy succession of vivid green, twiggy, slime-covered spheres – a gumball machine from Hell.

FANCY PANTS So it was that, at 15, I accepted my sister’s invite with some trepidation.

“Jeff, I’m going horseback riding. Wanna join me?” “Naw.” “Saturday at around 2.” “Naw.” “What do you think?” “No.” “I’ll be by around 1.” “Okay.”

At that time I lived in Boulder, Colorado, and had managed to put some years of healing between myself and Equus. When we arrived at the locale, I stepped out of the car on trembling foal’s legs. I saw that the place was a stable, row upon row of shadowy stalls, each housing a cursed minotaur, the air fragrant with the overpowering smell of injury and death; or “hay” as the unaffected refer to it. I was beside myself with fear.

I was assigned a friendly little horse named Fancy Pants. Smaller than Jill’s horse, Fancy Pants seemed manageable and friendly. I even dared reach out my shaking paw to touch the unearthly, bony, boot-shaped head of the thing.

I’m telling you Fancy Pants slowly blinked, as if in acknowledgement of my companionable gesture. “Be gentle with me, Fancy Pants,” I strained to convey

with a facial expression that must’ve looked like a weeping man chewing spaghetti. Fancy Pants’s almond-shaped eyes gazed knowingly upon me through long lashes and adorably Beatles-esque bangs.

HI-YO, LILY LIVERRRRR In short order, I was astride Fancy Pants, lightly grasping the reins in a willed gesture of confidence. My sister and I began slowly existing the corral on our horses, and it felt terrific. I was a man, the best kind of man. A man on horseback! I turned to my sister to remark on my delight in the moment, and with a terrific jolt Fancy Pants took off like a rocket sled, my fool head jerking back like a puppet’s, my arms briefly flapping in empty air. “Hhbbblaaaaaaaaaaaay!” I cried, ignoring the reins and grabbing at saddle, any saddle, momentarily waving one unanchored arm like a rodeo champ.

Fancy Pants was tearing for the horizon like a flame-trailing black stallion sprung from hell itself. What had happened?! It mattered not. I lurched forward like a penitent and grabbed the saddle horn, my girlish screams torn away in rushing air as I sped like a bullet across the prairie. “Fancy Pants! FANCY PANTS! FANCY PANTS!” I bleated imploringly.

But my horse, probably named Carl or some such, seemed not to hear me.

Indeed, my Fay Wray screaming seemed to urge Fancy Pants to still greater speeds. I had to get off Fancy Pants!!

I raised my right leg and made as if to dismount from a full gallop. My sister managed to smoothly pull up alongside on her own locomotive steed. “Stay on the horse, Jeff! STAY ON THE HORSE.” Something in the way she said it… I reluctantly swung my right leg back into its wildly gyrating stirrup and hugged the saddle horn with renewed vigor. “Grab the reins, Jeff!” I stared straight ahead and shook my head no. “Jeff, grab the reins!” I vigorously shook my head again – NO NO NO – hunkering down and more firmly grasping the saddle horn in a death grip that set my knuckles to popping.

Finally, Jill maneuvered her horse in such a way that she headed off Fancy Pants, who was made to slow and then stop. I was breathing harder than Fancy Pants when I finally managed to dismount. I walked around to confront my horse to its long face. “What the heck, Fancy Pants? What. The heck?!”

The animal’s expression was placid, emotionless, all innocence and Beatle bangs. Aww. I surrendered to my heart, hugged Fancy Pants around the neck the way smitten kids do in the movies. I could feel Fancy Pants’s reply as surely as any Horse Whisperer might.

“Sorry, stupid,” she answered.

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DAY TRIPPIN’

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ut on your art-walkin’ shoes because there’s a lot of openings coming our way in July, as well as last chances to see shows that didn’t make it into last month’s column due to lack of space.

We have First Thursdays on July 5, and the Funk Zone Art Walk on Friday, July 20, and reasons to hop in the car and get thee outta here for a day trip.

FACES PLACES

MCA SB (Paseo Nuevo, upstairs) at last has a new show and it’s a corker: SFbased artist Barry McGee’s solo show of his paintings, drawings, and sculptures that feature his signature crumpled, grumpy faces and his use of fonts and other graphic art elements. The opening reception is Saturday, June 30, and is not to be missed. On top of that, there will be a pop-up shop thru July at 723 Paseo Nuevo (located between Paseo Nuevo Parking and California Pizza Kitchen) selling limited-edition prints and beach towels and such. Thru Oct. 14.

exhibit examines the work of two French Fauvists, Maurice de Vlaminck and André Derain. Both found themselves changing and abandoning styles and finding themselves in the orbit of Hitler and totalitarianism. Their reputations were appropriately damaged, but SBMA offers a chance to see how it all happened. Opens Sunday, July 8, and continues through the summer. 1130 State St. MURALISM

This year’s Carpinteria Teen Mural is up at the Carpinteria Art Center (855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria) and is titled “Carnevale”. Mentored by local muralist John Wullbrandt, the mural is 40 feet long and designed as an agamograph – that is, as you approach from one side you see one image, and then another when you exit the other side. The mural will be up thru the fall, and today after the Independence Day celebrations (yes, June 30) there will be a reception.

HANG TEN DOGGIES

DJ Javier’s “Under Control” is a striking collection of the artist’s colorful work, currently hanging at Breakfast Culture Club (711 Chapala) and hanging thru August 5. This Santa Barbara native had a great opening in June, and his easily identifiable surfers, behatted dogs, and nods to our indigenous history mark him as an upcoming talent. Miss at your peril.

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Hugh Margerum not only makes wine with his brother, not only has made the Presidio District a “thing,” but he is an artist and curator in his own right. His latest show, “postMARKed” opens Friday, July 20, at the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara (205 Santa Barbara St.) and if you think this has something to do with mail art, why, you’re correct! Artists include Mark Raymond Collins, Michael Kienzie, the late Keith Puccinelli, and Margerum himself. The opening is on July 20 as part of the Funk Zone Art Walk and runs thru September 7.

SLIPPERY SLOPE

Hey, kids! What’s this fascism we’re hearing so much about? The Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s (SBMA) latest

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

It’s not just fireworks and flags – Wednesday, July 4, is also about the long-running art show at the Old Mission. It’s one of the oldest art shows in our town and features arts and crafts vendors plying their trades. It runs 10 am to 5 pm, so check it.

DYNAMIC DUO

Great to hear Danny Meza and Derek Harrison are once again holding open studio during First Thursdays at their shared space next to the Arlington (1315 State St., up the stairs – you can’t miss it). Harrison is the punk realist in the tradition of John Singer Sargent; Meza is the tattoo artist who combines his Mexican roots with Ukiyo-e stylistic illustration. Both are awesome. 6 pm to whenever they want to kick y’all out.

DYNAMIC DUO 2

We mentioned Metamorphographs II, the second collab between Patricia Clarke and Stuart Carey, last issue.

But this is a heads-up that their art talk will be on Sunday, July 1, at 1 pm at Clarke’s studio, 410 Palm Avenue, A 18, in Carpinteria.

WHEREFORE ART

10 West Gallery (10 W. Anapamu) is asking, “Who... What?” for its July show, so let’s answer it. The who will be the members of the Abstract Art Collective who usually show at 10 West; and the what will be a selection of painting, prints, photography, and more. Thru Sunday, July 29 PIXIE CUT

L.A. artist Ry Rocklen is best-known for his sculptures, but at the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation’s new show Pixievision, Rocklen unveils his firstever video work. Inspired by Ojai’s pixie tangerine crop, the video will be accompanied by new sculptures and works on paper. Worth making the trip to Ojai for, ya know. Thru September 4.

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here in the Funk Zone and is now closing up shop and moving online to sell art.

You have two final days (i.e., through July 1) to enjoy its final show, featuring the work of Michael C. Armour, Peggy Ferris, Pausha Foley, Christian GarciaOlivo, Yumiko Glover, Tom Pazderka, Roger Eliot Stevens, and Toshy. It was nice while it lasted, folks.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

MichaelKate Interiors (132 Santa Barbara St.) features “Take Three”, which – surprise! – features three artists: Taj Vaccarella (Santa Barbara, abstracts), Brad Nuorala (Tucson, Arizona, geometric abstracts of urban life), and Carol Paquet (Arroyo Grande, dripwork abstract). Jan Ziegler of 10 West curated the show, and opening night will be Friday, July 20, with an artist talk at 6 pm. Runs thru September 16.

HARD AND SHARP

I’ve been watching Chad Avery grow into a confident artist of hard-edge abstract paintings, part ‘60s, part Blade Runner, part street art, inspired by global culture. Glad to see “Modern Summer” is his solo show at Sol Hill Studio (111C Santa Barbara St.) opening for the FZ Art Walk, 5 to 8 pm Friday, July 20.

He’ll have 15 to 20 works.

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In the last 20 years, modern-day cycling experts such as Aaron Stinner of Stinner’s Framework use steel and titanium tubing from Italy, building bikes that weigh an average of 17 pounds. “It’s some of the lightest and highest-quality tubing in the world,”

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However, John and Aaron say the gravel bikes have gained a general admiration from cyclists. Aaron says the Refugio is one of the “best-selling” Stinner bikes: a hand-built bike with a “flat-mount disc carbon gravel fork,” made for any road – paved or unpaved, it doesn’t matter. And Gravel rides are those where you don’t have to watch for cars, Aaron says, with nature all around.

John builds each wheel using a lifetime of knowledge and stresses the vitality of a person’s attitude. “Humility is important, I never take anything for granted,” he says. The relationship between Aaron and John is not only a business relationship, it quickly became a friendship as well.

“We have fun together,” they agree.

“John gives me experience, almost like a father figure,” Aaron says as John smiles and replies, “and Aaron has clarity.”

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Stinner Frameworks and John Jones’s Jones Precision Wheels run out of a 2,500-sq.-ft. shop near the Santa Barbara airport, just off Hollister Avenue at 148 Aero Camino in Goleta.

On the weekdays, Aaron welds custom frames in the back half of the shop; Jeremy Platt deals with frame design and the organization of the build. And James Bellerue handles the paint.

John runs Jones Precision Wheels in the front sector of the shop on weekdays as well. He sits at his table-size bench, behind three large tinted windows, and pictures of cyclists hang on the wall, across from a big red tool box with every hand tool a veteran wheel builder needs to construct high-quality wheels. John has been building wheels since 1985, with only a few years hiatus when he ran his own coffee business.

John is from England but says music drew him to the U.S. He attended UCSB in 1982 and studied American politics, literature, and history. Ever since Aaron and John met eight years ago at Bob’s Bicycle shop, John says, “Aaron is my younger brother from another mother.”

Stinner’s frames and Jones’s wheels are hand-built to endure all desirable destinations for cyclists. Stinner Frameworks promotes six different bikes in their catalog, some better equipped

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MADE IN SB

by Chantal Peterson Chantal Peterson is a writer, travel enthusiast and a fine artist. She runs a content marketing business for wellness brands, and is an occasional contributor to various local and national publications. Contact Chantal at mypenlives@gmail.com or @moivelle on Instagram.

TAKI GOLD, FOUNDER OF GIRL GOD

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ith gold-colored hair, a wide smile, and a thick line of lightgreen paint drawn underneath one eye, much like the marking of a football player, Taki Gold makes the impression that he is unafraid to simply be who he is. Often seen sporting one of his signature embellished army jackets, the fashion designer makes an enigmatic statement that stems from what most would call a brutal first decade on the planet.

Taki Gold, musician, actor, and founder of a new fashion brand, Girl God, spent a portion of his childhood – from the ages of approximately 6 to 10 – as a child soldier fighting in the Liberian Civil War in Africa.

During his years fighting the guerilla war, his comrades comprised family members and neighbors, and were predominately female. In his group of soldiers, there was one girl in particular in whose insight kept his mind open and hopeful, despite the violence and tragedy that surrounded him. Her name was Frances and she was 12 years old – and for a long time, Taki thought she was his biological sister. It was not until years later, after he’d made it to the U.S., that he found out that Frances had been hired to watch over him during the war.

“She kept my eyes open by explaining that things weren’t happening to me, but that everything was me. She would say: fear can save you or it can kill you,”

remembers Taki. She imprinted upon him that fear itself was a choice and that what he did with fear would make or break him.

Taki managed to escape Liberia by way of The Ivory Coast, during which time he was able to contact his parents (who were already in the U.S.) for the first time in three years. They had had no idea whether their son was dead or alive.

From there, Taki eventually travelled to America and began making his way as a self-taught artist – first as a musician, making music reminiscent of his experiences in the war, then as an actor and now, a fashion designer. He began composing (if only in his own mind) while fighting in Liberia, encouraged by his grandmother, who told him to make music using “the sounds of war” as his instruments, so that he could learn to not be afraid of them. “So the AK became my rhythm, bombs became my bass, the cries and screams became my chorus. I started composing at age six without knowing it,” he explains.

A number of years ago, Taki arrived in Santa Barbara and, inspired by the surf culture here (despite not yet knowing how to surf or swim), became involved in a short film shot here in town, which he ended up starring in as well as scoring. Lifeline was selected for the 2016 International Santa Barbara Film Festival.

Earlier this year, he launched his

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new fashion brand, Girl God, which celebrates the ability of girls and women around the world to endure and rise above the hardships and injustices they face. “The mission of Girl God is to celebrate women who thrive in the face of their wars,” Taki says. His brand honors any woman who has her own version of a “war” that she has faced, be that internal or external. For Taki, it was his sister/caretaker/camarade Frances who was the original incarnation of a “girl god” in his life. He explains that she became like a god to him during the war, offering him hope amidst tragedy and inspiring him to become the artist he is today.

Girl God’s main product is a line of one-of-a kind upcycled artisan army jackets. The jackets come from various sources, in some cases, from veterans themselves. Each jacket is unique and hand-painted/embellished with a variety of paints, pins, studs, and other crafty bedazzlements to decorate the jackets with designs and symbols that both acknowledge and transcend the tragedies and lessons of war. For example, the jet-black Swarovski Crystals decorating Girl God jackets are a reminder of the darkness gripping Africa as a result of greed from diamond mining; the paint dots represent bullet wounds from war; the gold outlines represent the light that shines within each human spirit; and the

white “X” that appears on many jackets is an ode to personal transformation.

His commitment to helping women rise up and empower themselves came from experiencing the women in his life treated with tremendous disrespect and violence. “In war, I constantly saw men force girls on their backs. Those experiences sparked a healing in me to create Girl God jackets to celebrate the beauty of girls breaking through their wars.” Taki says that throughout the years he fought as a child, he “envisioned splendor arising out of the atrocities” that he was forced to witness.

Girl God jackets have already gained some local notoriety. He recently had a solo show at a gallery on Coast Village Road to debut his line here in Santa Barbara. His jackets were also recently featured in local Montecito boutique, Allora by Laura in Montecito where owner, Laura Dinning, personally dressed her in-store mannequins to feature Taki’s jackets on top. Taki has also established a relationship with Susan Pitcher, a buyer for The Shopkeepers boutique in the Funk Zone, who was impressed with Girl God jackets and has begun to advise him, introducing Girl God to the fashion world and to buyers in Beverly Hills and New York.

Taki also continues to compose music as well. He is currently collaborating with Angie Davis, co-founder of a new compassion-driven storytelling and immersive tech company WellTech Innovations. They are conceptualizing an immersive VR/360 film highlighting women who overcome their wars together, which Taki will score. A true creative, Taki seems only to be further inspired by each challenge he faces.

The splendor does indeed arise in Taki Gold’s world.

To learn more visit: www.girlgodglobal.com

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ON ART

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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.

HA NGO, FUSED GLASS ARTIST, PAINTER, AND SEAMSTRESS

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ome of my favorite glass sculptures are the works of glass fusion by artist Ha Ngo. Using simple motifs of fruit, flowers, and nature she crafts original fused-glass creations. Her framed works are more like paintings than mosaics, and I still hope to buy one myself.

If you visit her booth at the Cabrillo Beach Art Walk on Sundays, she’ll explain, “I’m making bracelets now, I have so many earrings and rings, the last two days are all for bracelets. I do wire wrapping, fusing, necklaces with wire, pearls, and glass beads, I do all of it. I’ve been Superwoman,” Ngo shares. “I’m busy eight hours a day on my hobbies making jewelry or sewing or painting. I paint with watercolors, acrylics, and oils. I really get into it. I put so much workmanship into things, I don’t really like to pay a lot for the materials. I don’t want to work for free or give it away, but I like to keep my things inexpensive.”

When the U.S. evacuated Saigon in 1975, she was 25 years old. Her husband, Ahn, was a S. Vietnamese Air Force captain, and they fled with their infant son to Camp Pendleton. The Ngos worked various jobs until they bought a run-down laundromat on Linden Avenue in Carpinteria in 1978, and from 1983 until 2001 they ran a video rental next to it. Working their jobs and their businesses, they lived the American Dream, eventually buying a home in Carpinteria.

“I was able to make friends,” Ngo says, “because of the laundromat and video store, we met three generations of

families here in Carpinteria. We’ve been here 41 years. Father and then Papa would bring the kids in. It feels like a big family in town – when I go out on the street, I always see people who say hi. “ Ngo’s father was a sculptor and a famous actor in South Vietnam. She was the only one in her immediate family who escaped from the country.

She was unable to return for a visit, and for years felt alone here. By 1985, her three brothers and two sisters were able to emigrate to the U.S. along with her parents.

When asked about her family, Ngo says, “Having grandchildren, it’s wonderful! They are 17, 14, and 9 years old. They give life more meaning. For

10 years, we saw them every month in Las Vegas where they live. Now they are bigger and busy, so not so much.”

Visit Ngo in her studio at 877 Linden

Avenue in downtown Carpinteria, adjacent to the laundromat, or Sundays at the Santa Barbara Art Walk on Cabrillo Boulevard.

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IHeart SB

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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hen I was single and heard couples say, “Relationships are hard work,” I just figured they were in the wrong relationship – and if they were just with the right partner, it would be easy, breezy, a romantic comedy everyday. It wasn’t until I was in an actual long-term committed relationship that I understood what they meant. The inklings of “work” shows up when the magic of the first blissful months of dating wears off, when you realize that he or she is an entirely different human than you; essentially, when lust turns into love, that’s when the real work begins.

I’ve found the “hard” part isn’t physically challenging, though if you consider biting your tongue as a physical challenge, then it’s most definitely that. In my experience, what makes a relationship hard is the emotional and mental checkyour-self moments that happen on a daily basis. The most superficial hard part is not getting your way all the time, considering your partner’s wants and needs, compromising, and coming to an agreement you are both happy with. Another hard part is learning that you and your partner may show love in different ways.

That as much as you want him to bring you flowers every day, his version of a bouquet of red roses is changing the oil in your car and filling the tank with gas.

After two and half years of dating, and numerous conversations with couples of all ages, I’ve discovered what makes a relationship not-as-hard is choosing someone you can rely on through the tough times. It’s unrealistic to think you can avoid conflict in any relationship, let alone a person with whom you are intimate.

Conflict will always happen. That’s what life is about. Relationships needle us to grow. We just have to remain open when we feel walls go up.

In the beginning of my and Jason’s relationship, one of the biggest challenges for

It reminds me of teasing a younger sibling me was not becoming defensive when the values I was raised with were questioned, whether I still agreed with these values or not. I’d take Jason’s differencing point of view as criticism, a big “FU” to my parents, then wonder if everything I was taught was wrong. It reminds me of teasing a younger sibling. It’s okay if you do it, but if someone comes along and teases them the same way, your chests puffs up, your face scrunches into a scary mask, and all you want to do is punch them in the nose.

Of course, now I realize how naive this sounds. I just wasn’t prepared for Jason to question certain values that, up to that point, I had only questioned in my head. It all goes back to how we were raised: I grew up in a traditional southern family and, due to my father’s military career, grew up in cities around the world.

Jason, a third-generation Santa Barbarian, was raised by an unconventionalthinking family generally made up of commercial lobster and salmon fishermen.

His family prioritizes the environment. My family prioritizes the men and women who serve our country. His family practices homeopathy. The members of my family are Western-medicine practicing doctors. Jason wasn’t allowed to eat sugar or watch TV as a kid. My sister and I ate homemade cookies and watched I Love Lucy reruns. Yet somehow on this little planet, Jason and I found each other, fell in love, and decided to build a life together. He takes a few steps to the right and I to the left. We learn from each other. We disagree.

We laugh. We argue. We acquiesce. We choose our battles, communicate from the front lines, and find a middle ground. We rely on one another. We take care of each other. We love.

About twice a month, Jason and I check in with each other to gauge what needs adjusting in our relationship. We put our egos down, lay our hearts on the line, and listen, recommitting to our relationship each time so when the really hard stuff comes around, we are strong enough to make it through.

When it comes down to it, you have to ask if your partner is someone you can rely on through the really hard stuff – the health problems, family dramas, financial challenges, career disappointments, and anything else life throws your way. Do you love them enough to bite your tongue?

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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.

NORMAN RESTAURANT & BAR AND A “PRICELESS” SYV SUMMER

SKYVIEW’S NORMAN ight off the 101 freeway, Skyview overlooks the wine country of Santa Ynez Valley from an elevated perch and five-acre outpost in Los Alamos. Built in the late 1950s, this iconic roadside motel turned fully restored luxury boutique now offers 33 guest rooms, heated pool, a working vineyard, and a full-service restaurant named Norman. The north- or south-bound passersby on Highway 101 will have undoubtedly seen the yellow retro hilltop motel sign with a slight Bates Motel-ish feel – and yes, new owners confirm they have given a wink and cinematic nod to those in the “Hitchcock know” by naming their on-site restaurant, Norman.

The steep drive lined generously with palm trees leads up to Norman, revealing a restaurant and bar serving fresh California fare with an emphasis on the country roots of Los Alamos. The wine program celebrates wine-growing regions of the world, with a focus on their Santa Barbara Country winemaking neighbors.

Norman has a full bar with a cocktail list based on the classics. “We believe in good conversation, comforting food, and a drink list that highlights some of the best winemakers and local ingredients around. Whether you’re enjoying an overnight stay at Skyview or moseying through town, Norman offers a unique and satisfying menu every day of the week,” says co-owner Kimberly Walker.

Expansive windows encircle the hilltop restaurant allowing tons of natural light and offering up endless views at each seat – indoor, outdoor, at the bar, or dining tables.

Lunch and dinner are served daily with brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. The brunch menu boasts creations such as a blue-corn Belgian waffle and chicken Panini, and lunch and dinner menus offer up classic items including, oysters, cheese and charcuterie plates, salads, a burger, rib-eye and chicken entrees, vegetarian options, and desserts like classic carrot cake, seasonal ice creams and sorbets, flourless chocolate cake, and a bourbon milkshake.

When: Open daily; Brunch – Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 3 pm, Lunch – noon to 3 pm, Dinner – 5 to 9 pm Where: 9150 U.S. 101 in Los Alamos Info: Reservations can be made on OpenTable.com or www.skyviewlosalamos. com

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HERE ARE MY TOP “PRICELESS” PICKS FOR SUMMER FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THIS SUMMER:

2018 SOLVANG SUMMER CONCERT SERIES he season’s musical line-up for the fourth annual Solvang Summer Concert Series has been announced and boasts a proud spectrum running from “powerfolk Americana” to “American Rockabilly Blues” with soul, surf, classic rock, jazz, and Hip Hop melodiously sprinkled in between. Sponsored in part by Waste Management, Montecito Bank & Trust, and Aera Energy, the series features free live concerts in Solvang Park (Mission Drive & First Street) every Wednesday, through August 10, plus four Friday bonus concert dates. The affair also features

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musicians and bands of varied genres playing to crowds of both local residents and tourists, who are invited to picnic in the Park during the family-friendly, evening concert events.

All Wednesday and Friday night concerts run from 5 to 8 pm and will include varying edible treats for purchase each concert date from the likes Cecco Ristorante and Café Dolce; in addition, the performances run in concert with the weekly Farmers Market music lovers are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and fullyoutfitted picnics with all the jams and relishes – including favorite beverages.

Nearly all of Solvang’s Summer Concert Series performers are from either the Santa Ynez Valley or nearby, continuing Solvang 3rd Wednesday’s theme of “keeping it local.” A handful of summer concerts fall on Solvang’s monthly “3rd Wednesday”, which also brings the Solvang 3rd Wednesday Wine & Beer Walk; 3rd Wednesday deals at local merchants including boutiques of all sorts, restaurants and gourmet food purveyors; and discounts at local hotels.

Here is the Concert Series line-up: Friday, June 29, Los Spindleros (Folk/Americana/Acoustic) July 11, Grass Mountain (Folk/Bluegrass/Acoustic Fusion) July 13, The Rincons (Rock/Surf/Hot Rods) July 18, LiveWire (Classic Rock); Solvang 3rd Wednesday July 25, Cadillac Angels (American Rockabilly Blues) July 27, Rock Cats Rock (Rockabilly/Rock) August 1, T-Bone Ramblers (Classic Rock) August 8, Low Down Dudes (Classic Rock) August 10, Free Radicals (American Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop) August 15, Unfinished Business (‘60s Rock); Solvang 3rd Wednesday August 22, SYV Jazz Band (Jazz) BUELLTON BARBECUE BONANZA SATURDAY, JULY 28, 11 AM TO 2 PM et ready to have a blast at the 16th Annual Buellton Barbecue Bonanza.

Courtesy of the City of Buellton, hungry summer grilling enthusiasts are invited to enjoy a free barbecue lunch with friends and neighbors. Bring a dessert to share while you listen to music, shake hands, and say hello to familiar and new Santa Ynez Valley friendly faces. There will be a chocolate chip cookie contest, and children can anticipate playful games and water fun at the park.

When: Saturday, July 28, from 11 am to 2 pm Where: River View Park, 151 Sycamore Drive in Buellton Cost: Free Info: Business and community organizations are welcome to participate at no cost. Call Kyle at 688-1086 to reserve a space.

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FRIDAY MOVIES IN THE PARK ovies in the Park returns for its 15th season every Friday evening for family fun and entertainment under the stars. Bring your own lawn chair and blanket.

Fresh popcorn and hot chocolate for sale. Films are rated G and PG-13. Parents are responsible for deciding whether a film is appropriate for their children.

When: Fridays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm – movie begins when it is dark enough July 6, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory July 20, The Greatest Showman August 3, Jumanji August 17, Black Panther Where: Solvang Park located at the corner of First and Mission Cost: Free Info: www.cityofsolvang.com

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ELVERHOJ AND WILDLING FREE MUSEUM he Elverhoj Museum of History and Art focuses on the history of Solvang and the heritage of Denmark. An ongoing Vikings display teaches visitors about Scandinavian ancestors of long ago with handouts for young explorers about the Viking runic “alphabet.” There is no charge for admission, but a donation will not be refused.

Wilding Museum of Art and Nature’s mission is to “inspire our community and visitors to enjoy, value, and conserve wildlife and natural areas through art.” Free admission in conjunction with “Solvang 3rd Wednesday” events. A permanent addition to their 2nd floor gallery is A Mighty Oak, which depicts the habitat around a valley oak – one of the largest and oldest trees in the area.

When: Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, 1624 Elverhoy Way in Solvang Wildling Museum, Wildling Museum, 1511-B Mission Drive, in Solvang Info: www.elverhoj.com www.wildlingmusem.org

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