Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine February 2017 by Santa Ynez Valley Star

KEYT Meteorologist

MEREDITH GAROFALO

found love in her own forecast

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Family, kids can win prizes, make crafts and see museum

Publisher Raiza Giorgi said. Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine (SBFLM) has been published locally for 19 years, and it will continue to focus on family and life in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. However, it will now include more articles focused on the community and what makes Santa Barbara the destination city it is with coverage of events and profiles of Staff report people, businesses and organizations. Former publisher Nansie Chapman retired amilies and children can win prizes, in October, and the publication was acquired make crafts and have fun while by Giorgi, who is also the publisher of the celebrating Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine’s new ownership and new twice-monthly Santa Ynez Valley Star. “When Nansie announced she was retiring, look at a party hosted by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History from 11 a.m. to it was a great opportunity to bring the Star quality into Santa Barbara. I spend a lot of 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. Admission to the museum will be free for time and have family and friends in Santa Barthe day, offering people of all ages a chance bara, so the transition has been great. I want to make our publication one that Santa Barbara to explore its many fascinating displays. The launch party will include face painting, will be proud of and involved in,” Giorgi said. After working as a reporter for other crafts for kids and a special event to involve local publications, Giorgi created the Santa kids in the magazine. Giveaway prizes will Ynez Valley Star and launched it a year include a family membership to the natural history museum, a family membership to the ago, in February 2016. She lives in Gaviota with her husband and two children. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, a full-page Entry in the giveaway drawings requires advertisement in a future issue of SBFLM, tickets to see Peppa the Pig, tickets to UCSB the entrant to pick up a free copy of the February SBFLM or the Santa Ynez Valley Arts & Lectures’ Kid Flix Mix, family phoStar and fill out a form inside. Winners tography sessions, and dinner for four. One child will win the “Golden Ticket” to must be present to win, but future online giveaways are also a possibility. take six friends to make their own choc“We hope to see you at the event and see olate at Ingeborg’s Famous Chocolates in you get involved with creating a publication Solvang. that brings the community together,” Giorgi “The museum and its staff have been said. exceptional by welcoming the redesign of the magazine and hosting us. We hope For more information, send email to that everyone can have a fun time and see news@santabarbarafamilylife.com or not only what the museum has to offer, but learn about what the magazine will be log onto www.santabarbarafamilylife. doing to bring the community together,” com or www.sbnature.org.

SB Family & Life Magazine sets launch party for Feb. 19 at the Museum of Natural History

On the Cover… Meredith Garofalo came to Santa Barbara because she knew that it would be a life-changing experience, but she didn’t know that predicting the weather would lead to finding love in her own forecast. She met her boyfriend, Scott Wallace, when he recognized her one night while she was out with friends. You can read the story on page 4.

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COVER STORY

TV meteorologist found love in her own forecast Meredith Garofalo enjoys her job as well as volunteering

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able to warn people in development points to the area about the level maintain their certiof threat to their homes fication by attending eteorologist Meredith Garofalo and help keep them scientific seminars or came to Santa Barbara because she educated about the meetings and similar knew that it would be a life-chang- situation,” she said. activities. ing experience, but she didn’t know that Her dedication “The society’s predicting the weather would lead to finding to her craft recently Certified Broadcast love in her own forecast. earned her the AmerMeteorologist designa“I came to the Santa Barbara Boathouse with ican Meteorological tion clearly recognizes some friends when I moved here, and one night Society’s Certified that the holders have the a handsome man recognized me from my morn- Broadcast Meteoeducational background ing broadcast and stole my heart,” she said. rologist designation. and have been tested Garofalo and Scott Wallace, a real estate de- Radio and television in their knowledge and Photo by Tenley Fohl communication of the veloper and amateur chef, have been dating for meteorologists pursue Local meteorologist Meredith Garofalo and her several years, and they have found a mutual the CBM designation sciences needed to be Scott Wallace love to taste wine and travel to passion for helping local charities. as a mark of distinction boyfriend an effective broadcast communities on the Central Coast. “As a television personality I consider it a and recognition. meteorologist,” said privilege to be on camera and that people look “I studied and failed AMS Executive Directo us for … how to help others. I love that I a few times the first tor Keith Seitter. can help make a difference in our community,” time I took the written A big perk of her she said. tests. But I want that to job, she said, is that as n She has sung the national anthem more Garofalo has been a meteorologist with KEYT be a lesson to anyone a reporter she gets to do than 100 times at various events. Her goal is Channel 3 in Santa Barbara for three years after things like paragliding who doesn’t automatto sing it at a Los Angeles Lakers game. moving from a station in Sarasota, Fla. and taking surfing lesically get what they n Her favorite book is “The Great Gats“I knew I was supposed to be on the West sons to show the public. want, to never give by,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Coast, and jumped when this position came up and keep trying,” n Her favorite animals are horses, and she One of her memorable hopes to get back in the saddle soon. available. It’s been such a great time so far and Garofalo said. segments was an inside n Her great-grandfather once worked I look forward to many years in Santa Barbara To earn the CBM, look with the meteoroland making this my forever home,” she said. broadcasters must hold with the Rockefeller family and built the ogists at Vandenberg Air Originally from Parma, Ohio, Garofalo can a degree in meteorology Warsaw Tavern, famous in the Drew Carey Force Base. comedy show. remember taking her tape recorder as a little or the equivalent from “That was by far one n She is a longtime lover of the “Grey’s kid and doing weather forecasts. A tale of her an accredited college of my favorite because, Anatomy” television series. mother surviving a dangerous storm propelled or university, pass a being a weather geek, her into a life of studying weather in the hope rigorous written examination, and have their on- I got to have an inside look at the forecasters’ that she could help others survive as well. air work reviewed to assess graphical content as jobs there, which are the deciding factors if a “We don’t nearly have the severe storms like well as explanation and presentation skills. rocket launch happens or gets scrubbed,” she they do back East, however we have an entireIn addition to the initial educational and test said excitedly. ly different danger with fires. … I love being requirements, CBMs have to earn professional Her typical day starts with getting ready

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Five things to know about Meredith Garofalo

for work at 2 a.m. and arriving at the station around 3 a.m. Then she prepares her forecasts and maps for the day by 4 a.m., does her own hair and makeup, and is on camera from 5 to 9 a.m. She does another mid-day forecast and then ends her day around noon. In her free time she loves to work out or spend time with Wallace. On days off they love to travel up and down the Central Coast, going wine tasting, walking on the beach or hiking. Not only does Garofalo bring an informative outlook on the weather, but she also is a strong presence in Santa Barbara with all of her involvement in charitable events for organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, and Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties. “One of my favorite events is “Cooking Up Dreams,” a fundraiser for the Family Services Agency, which helps kids all over the Central Coast. We love that valley native Andrew Firestone is our emcee and he does such a great job,” she said. The next “Cooking up Dreams” will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Fess Parker Doubletree Inn in Santa Barbara. The fundraising event features a culinary competition with samples by leading local chefs and restaurants. The competition will be fierce as 300 guests and celebrity judges vote on the top dish that will win the People’s Choice or the Judge’s awards. Proceeds from the event support Family Service Agency’s youth enrichment programs, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, school-based counseling, and youth behavioral health – all programs targeting low-income, at-risk youth. For more information, read the March edition of Santa Barbara Family and Life Magazine or log onto www.fsacares.org/cooking-up-dreams/.

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ike Eliason is best known locally for his long career as a photojournalist and more recently as an education and public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Here’s a little about him that you might not know. Family: My dad was one of the original seven police officers for the city of Carpinteria when it incorporated. Both my mom and dad are retired. I have a sister living in Oxnard and my brother lives in New Hampshire. Favorite movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mike Eliason Jaws, The Bridge on the River Kwai and, of course, Caddyshack. Favorite book/author: I like books on history and autobiographies. I just finished sportscaster Joe Buck’s book, am currently reading Megyn Kelly’s, and Bryan Cranston’s is in the queue. Favorite music/musician: Mostly ’70s and ’80s music, but I do like others as well. I would say U2 are my favorite musicians. Hobbies: Golf, travel, history and photography Your bio in one sentence: Began in the fire service with the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department, took a lengthy detour in photojournalism and five years back in the fire service, this time as a Public Information Officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. In five years I hope to be: Retired. Also traveling and golfing more. Pet peeves: People who are rude and inconsiderate; those who don’t say thank you to food servers. Road to the Santa Barbara area: I was born in Ventura. It was on the day of a USC vs. UCLA football game. The doctor was a USC alumnus and wanted to watch the

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

10 million Americans per year suffer abuse

Photos by Mike Eliason Above, a firefighter keeps a watchful eye on flames on a ridge line near El Capitan Ranch during the Sherpa Fire in June 2016. The Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base in September 2016 came close to Space Launch Complex-3, which housed an Atlas V rocket and WorldView 4 satellite. The Harvest moon rose behind the Bishop Diego High School football players as they took the field at Santa Barbara City College for a game against St. Joseph last fall.

game, so I was born 30 minutes after it was over. Needless to say, I’ve been a Bruin fan for life. I was raised in Carpinteria. Favorite place in Santa Barbara: Shoreline Park and Leadbetter Beach Favorite place to eat in SB: Los Arroyos, Los Agaves, and any and all pizza. Farthest from SB you’ve traveled: Moscow, Russia, by myself shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain and before cell phones and social media. I listened to language cassettes I checked out from the downtown library to learn just enough to get by.

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early 20 people per minute in the United States are physically abused by an intimate partner, according to National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In a single year, that equates to more than 10 million women and men. One in three women and one in four men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime, the national coalition adds. “Domestic violence feeds on silence,” said Executive Director Charles Anderson of Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County, who expressed condolences to the family and friends of Ranae Marie Ronquillo, who died in Lompoc last month from domestic violence. “We are asking Lompoc and surrounding communities to join us in taking a stand against abusive relationships. If you see or hear of incidents of violence, report them. If you are in an abusive relationship, call our 24hour hotline at 805-736-0965,” Anderson said. Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) is Santa Barbara County’s only full-service domestic violence agency, committed to ending the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence through prevention and intervention services, as well as through challenging society’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to effect social change. DVS provides the only local 24-hour shelter services for victims and their children, as well as transitional housing programs for domestic violence survivors. It operates four 24-hour hotlines; accompanies law enforcement on domestic violence calls; works to prevent domestic violence through teen outreach and education programs; and provides comprehensive counseling services to men, women, and children affected by domestic violence.

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EmPower program launches online ‘homeowner portal’ nergy-efficiency projects can make homes more comfortable and reduce energy use, but getting started may seem daunting. To help local homeowners take the first crucial steps and even see their projects through to completion, the Santa Barbara County-operated emPower Central Coast program has launched its “Homeowner Portal” to track home energy improvement projects and find many other resources. The portal offers homeowners tools to choose upgrades and find qualified local contractors available through the emPower program. Homeowners can receive contractor bids directly through the portal, as well as resources to apply for financing and rebates. A short video demonstration is available at www.empowersbc.org/its-easy-get-started/ my-home-energy-portal. “The emPower team is thrilled to offer this free resource, designed to simplify the process of making your home more energy efficient,” Division Chief Angie Hacker said. All homeowners are welcome to sign up for access to the portal. Participants in the

empower program may also use the portal to manage contractor bids and project status. The Homeowner Portal offers users tools to: n Schedule a free home consulttion from an emPower energy coach for advice on the best energy-efficiency upgrade choices for your home. n Review your coach’s findings in the clearly laid out Site Visit Report, which details a home’s heating and cooling systems, insulation, ducts, water heating and more. The report further ranks the best upgrade options to improve comfort and energy efficiency. n Choose the home energy upgrades you would like to complete and request project bids from a list of local, qualified contractors who can do the job correctly. n Apply for low-interest, unsecured financing of up to $30,000 for your project, and learn about utility incentives up to $6,500. n Learn about and track your own do-it-yourself projects that will lower energy usage around the house, such as installing energy-efficient LED bulbs. Sign up for the Homeowner Portal at empowersbc.org/contact-us, or learn more by calling 805-568-3566, emailing empowersbc@ co.santa-barbara.ca.us or visiting www. empowersbc.org.

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inkedIn has endorsed the Santa Barbara City College Career Skills Institute for its outstanding efforts to build a better future for the community’s workforce and employers. “At LinkedIn, our mission is to help create economic opportunity on a global scale,” said Ryan Zervakos, relationship manager for higher education at Lynda. com. “We are proud to partner with the Career Skills Institute to help provide that same opportunity to students of SBCC at a local level.” Santa Barbara-based Lynda.com was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015. Most Career Skills Institute courses feature a “flipped classroom” setting, powered by Lynda.com. Students gain access to Lynda.com video playlists selected by their instructors so class time can be spent solving real-world industry problems applying the concepts learned. The result is an enhanced set of skills with a greater likelihood of job acquisition or career advancement. Career Skills Institute classes are pro-

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vided free of charge and give employers an opportunity to provide professional development to their employees. “Endorsement from LinkedIn will help us tremendously to raise awareness of our programs among employers, employees and job-seekers here in the Santa Barbara community,” said Shelly Dixon, director of the Career Skills Institute. “We are grateful for the powerful resources we are able to offer in cooperation with Lynda.com. During its inaugural 2015-2016 academic year, the Career Skills Institute served more than 1,800 participants and 20 local employers. For more information, call 683-8282.

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Life & style

It’s a date: Valentine’s plans don’t need to be fancy

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aking time to celebrate the love in our lives is a good thing — be it with partners, family members, friends, or pets — regardless of whether you consider Valentine’s Day the International Holiday of Love or just another one of Hallmark’s tactics to capitalize on human sentiment. Here are a few local suggestions of ways to spend Valentine’s Day, or any day, with your loved ones.

& Letters building, serves up “progressive California cuisine with rustic French and Italian influences” and the new interior — a well-furnished nod to the “Grand Cafe” style of London and Paris — will tickle those with an affinity for design. After dinner, catch intoxicating vintage reworkings of 21st-century pop hits performed by Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at the Arlington Theater.

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Photo by Drew Esnard Arroyo Burro Beach, commonly called Hendry’s Beach, is a prime location to let your dog play off leash and watch spectacular winter sunsets.

Down-to-Earth Stroll the Tuesday Farmer’s Market with your Valentine on Lower State St. between 3 and 6:30 p.m. to pick up fresh flowers, sweet local honey, and the fixin’s for either a barbecue with friends at Shoreline Park or an intimate dinner at home. Bookend the special day with either a sunrise or sunset hike to Inspiration Peak. The relatively moderate hike is about 3.5 miles round trip and results in astounding panoramic views of Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands.

Puppy Love

Why not celebrate love with your pup this Valentine’s Day? Toast to the love shared between human and canine with some wine on the patio at Deep Sea Wines’ Photo contributed by PMJ dog-friendly tasting room on Stearns Postmodern Jukebox will perform jazzy, retro-style Wharf. The views are fantastic and their renditions of contemporary hit songs at the Arlington cabernet and merlot blend, Ringo’s Rescue Theater on Valentine’s Day. Red, benefits DAWG, a local nonprofit dog rescue. ❤❤❤ Low tide will occur just as the sun sets at ❤❤❤ 5:42 p.m. on Feb. 14, so late afternoon will be the ideal time for a walk at Santa BarbaBolster your children’s sense of adventure with a modern-day treasure hunt by going geocaching. When you download the Geocaching app onto your GPS-enabled smartphone, you’ll find adventure is everywhere. There are nearly 300 caches — containers with name logs and, sometimes, little trinkets for trade like shells, figurines, and stickers — cleverly hidden throughout downtown Santa Barbara and hundreds more on nearby beaches and mountain trails. With only coordinates and clues as directions, Photo contributed by SBMA the activity is both mentally and physically stimJudith Shea’s Mid-Life Venus, exhibiting at the Santa ulating, and sure to offer lots of family fun. Barbara Museum of Art, pays homage to the goddess of Hunt for the cache titled Sea Center Cephalove and beauty. It is a direct reference to the Venus de Milo lopod on Stearns Wharf and you’ll be treated sculpture in the Louvre. to even wilder, living treasures at the aquariums in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sea Center. Grab a bite to eat at the iconic Longboard’s Tip your hat to the Roman goddess of love Grill, just a few hundred yards from the Sea and beauty with a visit to Judith Shea’s bronze Center. Grown-ups will enjoy the tasty food, sculpture Mid-Life Venus at the Santa Barbara casual atmosphere and ocean views while the Museum of Art, then dash across Anapamu St. kiddos will delight in the enormous barrel of for dinner at Somerset. peanuts and the don’t-do-this-at-home peanut The new restaurant, in the former Arts shell protocol: Chuck them on the floor.

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There is more than one Saint Valentine recognized by the Catholic Church, so which one started the whole day of romance and flowers? One legend says Valentine was a Roman priest who served during the third century. Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage, thinking single men made better soldiers. Valentine, appalled by this judgment, thought it would be best to keep performing marriages. The emperor imprisioned Valentine, who sent love letters to a young, blind girl from prison supposedly signing each letter, “From your Valentine.” He was later put to death. According to the History Channel, Valentine’s Day gained popularity in Great Britain around the 17th century. Exchanging handwritten notes of affection became the norm in the 18th century, and by the 19th century printed cards were available to send. Today, the Greeting Card Association approximates that one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide. Early Christains believed that the heart is the seat of all emotions, especially love. And since love is the dominant feeling of Valentine’s Day, the heart is now the symbol of the holiday. Source: popculturemadness.com

Inspiration Point Hike: www.hikespeak.com Shoreline Park: www.countyofsb.org SB Museum of Art: www.sbma.net Somerset Restaurant: http://somersetsb.com Postmodern Jukebox: www.thearlingtontheatre.com Geocaching: www.geocaching.com Sea Center: www.sbnature.org Longboard’s Grill: http://longboardsgrillsb.com Deep Sea Wines: www.conwayfamilywines.com Hendry’s Beach: www.countyofsb.org The Boathouse Restaurant: http://boathousesb.com ra’s only off-leash dog beach, Arroyo Burro (aka Hendry’s Beach). Fido will have a blast making new friends and you and your sweetie can dilly-dally along the shore. For dinner, either throw a blanket on the sand for a sunset picnic or, after you’ve ensured your four-legged pal is safe and comfortable in the car, eat at The Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach.

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Ask the Zookeeper

oes your child have questions about an animal at the Santa Barbara Zoo? Post them on our Facebook page (facebook.com/santabarbarafamilylife). If yours is published, you and your family get a free zoo visit. Why do the elephants get pedicures every day? Is it like a human pedicure? – Isabelle, age 7, Monte Vista School It may not look like it, but elephants walk on their tiptoes, like in high heels. At 8,000 to 9,000 pounds, that’s a lot of weight on their toenails. Sometimes they need extra care to even out the cracks in their pads (soles) or to file a nail that grows a little long. Just like you clip your dog’s nails or your cat’s claws, we strive to maintain healthy feet on the elephants in our care. But we can’t do it without their cooperation. However, Little Mac and Sujatha eagerly come over to the training fence when we bring out the soaking tubs. First, we fill eight tubs with five gallons of warm water and add Epsom salt, which isn’t really salt, like for food. It’s a combination of minerals first found in a natural hot spring in Epsom, England. That’s where the name comes from. Humans put Epsom salts in hot baths to soothe tired or sore muscles, soften skin, and to relax. It works for elephants, too. We slide the tubs into the yard and the elephants do the rest, using their trunks or

Photo by Santa Barbara Zoo Sujatha, one of the Santa Barbara Zoo’s two Asian elephants, soaks her feet before a daily pedicure.

feet to move them where they want them. They then step in and soak all four feet for 20 minutes while we feed them fruits and veggies, just like at a spa for humans. After soaking, the elephants use their trunks to pick up and empty the tubs, and hand them to us through a fence opening called a “bollard.” Then each elephant presents a foot on a training platform that we call a “foot port” in the training fence, and the keeper files their nails, trims their cuticles, and applies moisturizer. We use the same tools that farriers use on horses, and the moisturizer is like hand cream you have at home. Generally, foot care and other care such as baths, health checks, and tooth and tusk care, take over a 1½ hours per day. After their daily pedicure, the elephants can be seen enjoying branches, wallowing in mud, and exploring the exhibit. – Liz Wilson, elephant curator

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ommended unless they are old enough to walk. At 96 square miles, Santa Cruz (Sacred Cross in Spanish) is the largest of the Channel ven though the boat ride is a short Islands and is home to hundreds of varieties of trip across the Santa Barbara channel, flora, fauna and incredible geological features traveling out to Santa Cruz Island is that range from rugged mountain ranges to deep like traveling to a time long ago when mankind canyons. One of the largest and deepest sea lived solely off the land. caves, Painted Cave, is on its northwest coast. My recent advenThere are 140 bird and 11 land species and ture started out of the more than 600 plant species, according to the Ventura Harbor with NPS. The animals include amphibians, repIsland Packers, who are tiles, nesting seabirds, breeding seals and sea the concessionaires to the lions, and the island is a great vantage point to park. People who travel watch whales migrating. to Santa Cruz Island can Animals that have adapted to become unique either stay for the day or to the island are the island scrub jay, island fox, camp for a few nights. spotted skunk, deer mouse and island night lizard. “I love seeing the Other species include side-blotched lizards, bigCapt. Luke Dutton wildlife, and it’s special eared bats, harvest mice, gopher snakes and tree when we see whales and on rare occasions the frogs. orcas,” Captain Luke Dutton said. Humans also inhabited the land for more Dutton, who has worked with Island than 10,000 years, including Native Americans, Packers for more than six years, said he once European explorers and American ranchers. The witnessed orcas attacking their prey, which he Chumash Indians had 10 villages on the island called a sight to behold. and mined for chert, a flint-like rock from which “This time of year we get a lot of whales they made tools. They also fashioned shell beads migrating from Alaska to Mexico to give birth. into money for trade and used tomol canoes to Everyone from locals to tourists are mesmernavigate between islands and the mainland. ized when they see the whales and dolphins,” Most recently, Santa Cruz island had a Dutton said. history in ranching with adobe houses, barns, Responsibility for the protection and preser- blacksmith and saddle-making shops, wineries vation of Santa Cruz Island is divided between and a chapel during the 1800s and 1900s. The Nature Conservancy, which owns the As we hiked the trails recently, we enjoyed western 76 percent of the island, and the Namany incredible views ranging from open tional Park Service, which owns and manages ocean to the mainland. the eastern 24 percent. Just before sunset, on the way back to the After docking at Prisoners Harbor or Scormainland, we caught a glimpse of a group of pion Anchorage, the guide gives visitors brief gray whales on their way to Mexico. Their tail information on the island and rules for visiting, slaps were a great way to wave good-bye. such as packing out all of their trash. The miles To learn more about the Channel Islands, go of trails to hike range from easy to moderate in to www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/santa-cruzdifficulty. Kids are welcome, but using strollers island.htm. To see times and trips from Island is difficult. Carrying them in a backpack is rec- Packers, log onto www.islandpackers.com.

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Former volunteer becomes Santa Barbara was once CASA staff member a center of filmmaking

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assy Brezner has joined the staff of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County as an advocate supervisor. Brezner will be based in the Santa Barbara office, where she will supervise and support CASA volunteers in their role as child advocates. “Cassy is skilled and passionate about her work. As a former volunteer, she has shown Cassy Brezner her dedication to our mission,” said Kim Colby Davis, CASA’s executive director. “The unique perspective Cassy brings, of having served as a CASA volunteer herself, will complement the skills she has developed in her career and benefit our agency and, most importantly, our volunteers.” Brezner has worked with children and families in various capacities for more than 12 years. She earned her BA in sociology at UCSB and her MA in clinical psychology at Antioch University. Upon graduating from UCSB she worked in the Family Care Network’s transitional housing program, helping youth as they were emancipat-

ed from the foster care system. During this time, she also became a CASA volunteer because of her desire to learn more about the foster care system and make a difference in a child’s life. “CASA gives a voice to the voiceless. CASA offers hope, consistency and support to the most vulnerable population in our community,” Brezner said. “I’m excited to be part of the CASA team again, this time in my new role.” After completing her graduate studies, Brezner became a registered marriage and family therapy intern and, during the past four years, has worked with various agencies including Cottage Hospital Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Casa Serena Residential Treatment Facility and Santa Barbara Unified School District, impacting the lives of children and families. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes. Volunteers stay with each case until it is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. For many abused children, their CASA volunteer will be the one constant adult presence in their lives. To get involved with CASA, contact Crystal Moreno at Crystal@sbcasa.org or 805-7399102, ext. 2594.

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any Santa Barbarans don’t know that before Hollywood was the center of glitz and glamour, their community became a mecca for the film industry in 1912 when the Chicago-based American Film Manufacturing Co. built its “Flying A Studio” in Santa Barbara, according to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. In 2012, the museum exhibited “The Flying A: Silent Film in Santa Barbara” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the studio and to honor the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which has brought the limelight back to Santa Barbara.

The Flying A Studio shot more than 950 Western films around Southern California, and Santa Barbara was a popular spot because of its mountains, urban and rural scenery, and sandy beaches that are close and yet diverse. Flying A was revolutionary for its nude scenes. Its biggest star was Mary Miles Minter, who made 26 movies from 1916 to 1919. Many famous directors got their start at Flying A. They include Allan Dwan, who directed Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson and John Wayne; and Victor Fleming, who directed “Gone with the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz.” Flying A closed in 1921, but Santa Barbara has been featured countless times ever since.

Photo by Santa Barbara Historical Museum The American Film Manufacturing Co. opened its Flying A Studio in Santa Barbara before Hollywood became the center of the movie industry.

Author to describe ‘What’s Next?’ for Cuba Staff Report

ra’s Central Library. Bardach has written for the New York idel Castro was the longest-serving Times, the Washington Post, POLITICO, the non-royal leader of the 20th century Wall Street Journal’s magazine, the Los Anwhen he died in November. geles Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, He toppled Cuba’s government in 1959 Slate, The Guardian, the Financial Times, The and introduced a Communist revolution. New Republic, Newsweek and The Daily He defied the U.S. for Beast as writer-at-large and for Vanity Fair, decades and survived where she was a staff member for a decade. many assassination Bardach is the author of “Without Fidel: plots. His supporters A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and said he had given Cuba Washington” and “Cuba Confidential: Love back to the people. and Vengeance in Miami and Havana,” as Others saw him as a well as the editor of “The Prison Letters” of dictator. Fidel Castro and “Cuba: A Traveler’s LitAt his death, at 90 erary Companion.” She also served on The years old, interest in Brookings Institution’s Cuba Study Project. Cuba and Castro’s “Cuba Confidential” was a finalist for the Ann Louus Bardach legacy was renewed. New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Ann Louise Bardach, Award for Excellence in Journalism and an authority on Cuba the PEN USA Award for Best Nonfiction, and Castro and the and was named one of the 10 Best Books of author of two books 2002 by the Los Angeles Times. on the subject, will Bardach’s books are available to borrow discuss the future of through the Santa Barbara Public Library. Cuba in the wake of Tecolote Book Shop will have books for Fidel Castro’s death sale at the talk. at 7 p.m. Wednesday, All library programs are free and open to Feb. 8, at Santa Barbathe public.

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THE JEWEL OF THE RANCHO NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL REFUGIO LAND GRANT

Arroyo Hondo Preserve is naturalist’s paradise

By Sally Isaacson Contributing Writer

rroyo Hondo Preserve is sometimes called the Jewel of the Gaviota Coast. The owner and manager of the property, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, invites the public to explore the preserve on two weekends each month. Arroyo Hondo Canyon is a small remnant of the 26,529-acre Spanish land grant called Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio that was granted to Capitán José Francisco Ortega in 1794. The small Arroyo Hondo Adobe, which now serves both as a manager’s residence and a museum, was built around 1850 by the Ortega family. The last family member to live in the adobe was Vicente Ortega, who died in 1984. Arroyo Hondo was a cattle ranch until the Land Trust purchased it in 2001 from the Hollister and Chamberlin families. It is now Photo by Sally Isaacson operated as a nature preserve, with a dual Students hiking the Arroyo Hondo Preserve on the Gaviota mission of conservation and education. Coast find invertebrates in a stream. School groups enjoy educational programs

at the preserve on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and many college groups also come for field trips. Teachers may select from programs about flora, fauna, geology, habitats, stream ecology, and local history. On the first full weekend and the third weekend of each month, the canyon is open to the public with tours led by knowledgeable docents from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday and Sunday. These walks introduce the diverse fauna and flora of the canyon as well as its rich history from the days of Chumash settlement until the present. Each spring, the preserve also host a series of special guided nature walks. Many people who are familiar with the canyon prefer to hike on their own. Hikers should be well prepared with strong shoes, layered clothing, water and sunscreen. The canyon offers miles of well-maintained trails and a shady picnic area near the creek where hikers can enjoy a picnic lunch. Admission is free, and there is no charge for guided hikes or school programs, although donations to assist with upkeep of the preserve

2017 Special Nature Walk Series The Arroyo Hondo Preserve will host a nature walk on March 19. The theme is “Amphibians.” One in a series of spring nature walks, the event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Arroyo Hondo Barn and will end by noon. Participants are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to eat at the picnic area by the creek. Visitors are advised to bring cameras, hats, water and sunscreen and to wear strong shoes and long pants. To make a reservation, go to www. sblandtrust.org/whats-happening. are always appreciated. For more information and photos of Arroyo Hondo, see the story on our website at www. santaynezvalleystar.com.

Annual Festival of Hearts to support Friendship Center

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festive Valentine luncheon at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara will support the Friendship Center’s H.E.A.R.T. (Help Elders

At Risk Today) Program, subsidizing the cost of adult day services for low-income aging and dependent adults and their families. The lunch will be paired with local wines amid the elegance of the Fess Parker, but those attending should feel free to dress

casually, according to the event’s California Dreamin’ theme. Organizers suggest Hawaiian shirts, sarongs and sandals. The silent auction will offer unique “heart art” by local artists and celebrities including Jeff Bridges, and the live auction includes

travel, adventure, and luxury packages with auctioneer Gail Rappaport. Tickets are $125 per person, available at www.friendshipcentersb.org. The Fess Parker Doubletree Resort is at 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

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Photo by Jessica Maher A photography session at Carpinteria Beach captures the beauty of a pregnant mother.

Empowering women to feel confident with their own unique beauty Tickets: $125 per person, available online at www.friendshipcentersb.org For more information, call 969-0859 TOP SPONSORS: Casa Dorinda, CenCal Health, HUB International Insurance Svcs., Inc., MarBorg Industries, Union Bank All proceeds from the event support our H.E.A.R.T. (Help Elders At Risk Today) Program, subsidizing the cost of adult day services for low-income aging and dependent adults and their families.

By SBFLM Staff

eing confident enough in your own unique beauty that you are able to share it with another person or put it on your wall is a very liberating and sexy feeling, says photographer Jessica Maher. Maher wants to capture a fresh and modern style in her subjects, whether in maternity or wedding portraits, commercial or fashion shoots, or any other type of photography.

The Summerland-based photographer has become known by local clients and by national brands, but now she is branching out with a photography project called “The Art of Boudoir.” She hopes to make all shapes and sizes of women look as beautiful as they are on the inside and empower them to see themselves in a new way. “I have created an experience that’s tailored for women to just be free and notice aspects of

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SBCC offers parenting workshop Feb. 25, other classes this spring

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hen she first became a mother in the late 1970s, Aletha Solter knew what she didn’t want to do. She did not want to punish her children but didn’t know where to turn for alternatives. She ended up writing the book she wishes she had had as a new mother, and now she’s teaching parenting classes. Since publishing “The Aware Baby,” Solter has earned her Ph.D. in psychology at UCSB, founded the Aware Parenting Institute, established herself as international workshop leader, and has written five books for parents. As a teacher of parenting classes at SBCC’s Center for Lifelong Learning (the CLL), she is committed to helping other parents learn effective and non-punitive approaches to discipline. Solter’s workshop on Feb. 25, “Discipline Without Punishment or Rewards,” welcomes parents and teachers of newborns to pre-adolescents to learn how to raise cooperative, responsible, and self-disciplined children. It may come as a great surprise to parents that children’s temper tantrums are good, Solter said. “The culprit related to most tantrums is likely an accumulation of stress. When dealing with a child’s temper tantrum, the best thing to do is accept it. You can say ‘no’ to their pleading, but say ‘yes’ to their emotions. Stay with them. Stay connected,” Solter explained. Solter’s short, helpful video is available as part of the CLL’s free, award-winning “Look & Learn” video collection on YouTube and at www.theCLL.org. You can also register for the workshop at www.theCLL.org. Solter’s “Discipline Without Punishment or Rewards” is just one of many parenting classes offered at the CLL. “Some of our most popular parenting classes are perfect for a parent and child to take together. If you’re curious about which class to take, consider your child’s age and interests,” said Associate Director Jeanette Chian, who

MAHER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 their personality that they either didn’t know existed or were too shy to explore,” Maher said. She finds inspiration, she says, in the way Ellen Von Unwerth pushes the envelope with erotic femininity. She’s photographed for Vanity Fair, Vogue and Esquire, among others. Maher is also drawn to the work of Sarah Moon, a French fashion photographer. “The way she shapes figures with her use of

Photo contributed In Aletha Solter’s workshop, students will gain insights into children’s behavior and emotions and learn highly effective tools for changing children’s behavior.

directs the CLL’s parenting classes program. Parenting classes now available include: n Ages 6-18 months: Music Times I and II. Explore with your child the power of rhythm, melody, tonality and beat. n Ages 18 – 24 months: Growing Times I is a way to participate with other parents to learn about your toddler’s stages of development. n Ages 2-3 years: Growing Times II offers an artistic and hands-on approach to exploring, with your child, the different stages of development through observation, informal discussion groups and fun-filled music, art and play experiences. n Ages 3-5 years: Squish, Splatter and Roll helps you foster your child’s artistic exploration using a variety of art materials, media, recipes and sensory experiences. n Hablas Español? There is also a class for Spanish speaking parents, Pequenos Cantantes - Para Padres Con Ninos 12 to 48 Meses, which covers the multifaceted nature of parenting with one comprehensive course. Registration is open now, with classes offered throughout the spring semester through May 14. Spring class schedules are available at the SBCC Wake and Schott campuses, at newsstands throughout Santa Barbara and online at www.theCLL.org. CLL is online at www.theCLL.org and on Facebook (sbccCLL), Twitter (@sbccCLL) and YouTube. shadow and light is amazing,” Maher said. “I’ve talked to so many women who’ve said, ‘Oh, I have always wanted to do that, but …’ and then had some reason why they never did, or were putting it off. For me, the fun is creating something beautiful, visually interesting, with artistic and tasteful composition but mostly, I want to empower women to step outside their comfort zone,” Maher added. To learn more about “The Art of Boudoir,” visit Maher’s website at www.jessicamaher photography.com.

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inners of this year’s student art scholarship competition sponsored annually by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara had their work shown in a private exhibition in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for the first time. The Scholarship Foundation honored the winners on Jan. 26 in the museum’s Family Resource Center. The financial awards are part of the Scholarship Foundation’s Art Scholarship Program, which invited high school seniors from the southern part of Santa Barbara County to submit their artwork to be judged by a panel of prominent local artists — Anthony Askew, Patti Jacquemain and Ro Snell. Since 1962, the Scholarship Foundation has provided more than 44,000 scholarships to Santa Barbara County students totaling $99.3 million. The foundation provides financial aid advising services to more than

45,000 students and parents each year. For more information visit www.sb scholarship.org.

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BRIEFLY IN EDUCATION… Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara

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wo young football players who are members of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara represented the Santa Barbara Pacific Youth Football League in Diamond Youth All-American Bowl games. Both boys are among the top 70 Boys & Girls Club players in the country in their age groups. Nine-year-old Monty Lopez, in third grade at Notre Dame School, traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C., at the end of December. Deacon Hill, 13, and in eighth grade at Providence School, went to Murrieta in January. “Both boys are very talented players who have had impressive seasons. I know they will do a great job representing the BGCSB and the SB PYFL,” added Kim Kjar, athletic director for the Boys & Girls Club and president of the football league’s board of directors. Founded in 1938, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara provides local young people with educational, character-building, artistic, and recreational programs and activities after school, on Saturdays and holidays, and during the summer – all under the supervision of caring adults. Sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club, the SB PYFL is in its third year and open to boys and girls ages 8-14. The program

Photo contributed Julie Samson and Geoff Green receive a $15,000 check from Cathy Feldman and Ambia McLaughlin of the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation.

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Photo contributed Monty Lopez, left, and Deacon Hill are among the top 70 Boys & Girls Club players in the nation in their age groups.

offers instruction focusing on the fundamentals and proper techniques of tackle football. The emphasis is on developing physical fitness, sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership skills in a positive and safe environment. For information, contact Kjar at kim@ boysgirls.org or 805-962-2382.

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ulfilling a pledge to provide seed money and scholarships for student entrepreneurs from the proceeds of the 2016 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards, the Spirit of Entrepreneur Foundation presented a check for $15,000 to Geoff Green, president of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation, and Julie Samson, director of SBCC’s Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship, on Dec. 16. The majority of the donation will be used as seed money for the 2017 winners of the Scheinfeld Center’s New Venture Challenge, a two-tiered business pitch competition for area high school and college students. The rest will be added to the

Spirit of Entrepreneurship Fund that was established last year to help the New Venture Challenge winners attend the college or university of their choice. “The Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards honor outstanding women entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties for the benefit of student entrepreneurs,” said Cathy Feldman, CEO and board chairwoman of the SOE Foundation. “Our mission is to support entrepreneurship at all levels in the area because entrepreneurs are the engine for growing our economy. And we are grateful to all the people who attend the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards and our wonderful sponsors who all help make this donation possible.” For more information log onto www. soefoundation.org.

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DIGGING UP THE DIRT

Local talk to highlight discoveries from Neolithic site

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he excavation of a settlement in Scotland that predates Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids is revealing new information about what the world and its people were like 5,000 years ago, and the director of the dig will speak in March at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Nick Card, excavation site director of the Ness of Brodgar, will give his presentation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, at the museum. “We’re still really just scratching the surface” of the Ness, Card said, even though the archaeological dig began in 2003. “Orkney is one of the keys to understanding the development of Neolithic religion,” he added. The ness, or headland, is on a narrow peninsula in the Orkney Islands at the northern tip Archaeologist of Scotland. Mark Edmonds It covers thinks that thou- about sands of years six acres ago, the ness at the heart was a place of the where Orkney’s Neolithic Neolithic farm- Orkney ing communiWorld ties gathered in Heritage large numbers Site. for seasonal The rituals and to excavation commemorate has revealed the dead. a well-pre-

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Photos contributed A view across the dig at the Ness of Brodgar.

served and sophisticated complex of monumental stone buildings enclosed by walls that are 20 feet thick, built and occupied by people more than 5,000 years ago. The ness has produced decorated and painted stonework unlike any other site. The architecture is unique and has given scientists evidence for stone-tiled roofing never previously understood. Perhaps more importantly, this site provides a context for other famous Neolithic sites in the area, particularly the Ring of Brodgar and the Standing Stones

A decorated pot found at the excavation site.

of Stenness. “Archaeologist Mark Edmonds thinks that thousands of years ago, the ness was a place where Orkney’s Neolithic farming communities gathered in large numbers for seasonal rituals and to commemorate the dead,” according to National Geographic magazine. More than 100 structures remain buried at the site, according to the initial survey.

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Get creative with your kids this Valentine’s Day By Victoria Martinez Contributing Writer

It’s February, and families are being bombarded with endless conversation hearts and chocolate boxes at the checkout line in the grocery store, packages of card stock valentines with those annoying perforated edges, and Pinterest craft suggestions that will most likely lead many parents down the rabbit hole toward a “Pinterest Fail.” Why not use the ultimate love holiday as the perfect reason for creating something with your kids? With a little time, you and your kids can make something that’s both meaningful and fun while carving out some quality time together. If you are looking for somewhere to go, check out: n Family 1st Thursday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. On Feb. 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., draw a colored-pencil story using an illustration “story-starter.” n Art From Scrap Workshop. Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to Noon, families can participate in a themed workshop at the AFS Art Center (above the Art From Scrap

Creative Re-use Store). On Feb. 11, the Art Center is holding a Valentine’s Guys and Dolls Workshop. The cost is $8. n Year of the Explorer Activities at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., families can stop by the Explore Store at the zoo for an easy craft, free with zoo admission. n Library Events. The public library has several events and activities that will bring out the creative side of you and your kids. Check out their events calendar for more details. And if you are looking for something to do without leaving your house: n Make Valentine’s Day cards with your kids. Some paper and a few crayons or markers go a long way when it comes to creating something fun with your kids. Make some cards together and mail them out to family or friends who could use a little extra love this month. n Cut out and color the Valentine in this issue of Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine. This month, we’ve included and quick and easy craft for you to enjoy as a family. Cut, color, and send this Valentine on its way.

They are surrounded by a massive wall that rose more than 13 feet and had openings only in the north and south sides. These entrances and exits point precisely north to the Ring of Brodgar and south to the Stones of Stenness. Tickets are $10 for museum members, $12 for others. Email scoleman@sbnature 2.org or call 682-4711, ext. 170, for more information.

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roving that everything new can be old again, Postmodern Jukebox reworks 21st century pop hits in vintage styles. In a niche all its own, the collective created by pianist Scott Bradlee has covered artists from Lady Gaga to the late David Bowie, even envisioning Radiohead’s alt-rock hit “Creep” as a torch-like ballad that’s racked up more than 22 million views on YouTube. The multi-talented group of performers, frequent collaborators, guest vocalists and featured musicians will perform at 8 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara. Founded in 2009 by pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee, Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) reimagines contemporary pop, rock and R&B hits in the style of various yesteryears, from swing to doo-wop, ragtime to Motown – or, as Bradlee himself puts it, “pop music in a time machine.” The ensemble parlayed a series of YouTube videos shot in Bradlee’s Queens living room into massive success, accruing more than 450 million YouTube views and more than 2 million subscribers, an appearance on “Good Morning America” and performances at packed houses across the globe. Bradlee’s choice of material ranges from the 1980s hard rock of Guns ’N’

Roses to hits as recent as last year’s Justin Bieber plea “Sorry.” They’re rendered by a rotating cast of musicians and singers in fashions that date back to a time of street-corner harmonies and torch singers, blues belters and golden-voiced crooners. Postmodern Jukebox has recorded hundreds of songs. Each week, a new performance is released on YouTube, leading to what Yahoo! Music dubbed “the everything-new-is-old-again brilliance of the viral phenomenon known as Postmodern Jukebox.” That includes the song that put the band on the map, a vaudevillian distressing of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” fronted by Robyn Adele Anderson that got more than a million views within a week of being posted. Their new album, “The Essentials,” was released in September on Concord Records and Postmodern Jukebox Records. It collects 18 favorites from Postmodern Jukebox’s weekly postings. You can view the full track listing and more at https:// postmodernjukeboxshop.com/collections/ the-essentials/products/the-essentials-album-cd-or-mp3 You can see more releases on the PMJ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube. com/user/ScottBradleeLovesYa. The local concert is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Tickets are $35-$50 for the general public and $20 for UCSB students. A limited quantity of $100 tickets include a Valentine’s Day party with the band. For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535 or the Arlington Theatre at 805-963-4408, or go to www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB .edu or www.ticketmaster.com/venue/ 73731.

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FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS Submit information about your event to news@ santabarbarafamilylife.com.

11 SATURDAY

Santa Barbara Music Club - 3 p.m. Another program in its popular series of concerts of beauti-ful Classical music in honor of Bill Ramsey. Ramsey was a renowned physicist, author, com-poser and writer. This concert will be held at Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Montecito. Admission is free.

12 SUNDAY

Studio Sundays on the Front Steps - Santa Barbara Museum of Art Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in this hands-on workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists on the Museum’s front steps. Each month explore a different medium, including clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, and paper, and gain inspiration from works of art in the Muse-um’s permanent collection or special exhibitions. Odd Squad Live! - 3 p.m. / 6 p.m. - Based on the PBS Kids series, Odd Squad Live! follows the extraordinary adventures of two young government agents, Olive and Otto, who use problem-solving skills and teamwork to crack cases in their kids-run government agency. For tickets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www. ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

13 MONDAY

Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos - 7 p.m. The Granada Theater - Pianist Yuja Wang and violin-ist Leonidas Kavakos come together in one of only a select few recitals across the nation for a night of superb technical virtuosity and emotional expression. For tickets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. Postmodern Jukebox - 8 p.m. Arlington Theater - Musical sensation that reworks 21st century pop hits with intoxicating vintage style. Tickets are $23 - 103. For tickets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

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15 WEDNESDAY

George Takei - 7:30 p.m. Arlington Theater - George Takei’s uncanny eloquence, signature wit and endless charm have made him a powerful voice on issues ranging from pop culture to politics. Known around the world as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise on Star Trek, Takei’s story goes where few have gone before, from a childhood spent in a Japanese intern-ment camp during WWII to becoming one of the country’s leading proponents of LGBTQ rights. For tickets($38-78) and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. Kamasi Washington - 8 p.m. Campbell Hall UCSB - Young saxophonist Kamasi Washington made a name for himself through collaborations with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Chaka Khan. Tickets are $15 - 40 - For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or vis-it www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

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19 SUNDAY

Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine Launch Party! - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Come meet new publisher Raiza Giorgi and the team of the rede-signed SB Family and Life Magazine. Admission is free to the public and there will be great giveaways and activities for all ages! Channel Island Fox Awareness Day - 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Keepers offer informal activities relating to the Zoo’s Channel Island foxes. Check at the entry kiosk for more information. Cost: free with Zoo admission. It’s Magic - 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. at the Lobero Theater - America’s longest-running magic revue is back to dazzle audiences with an all-new lineup of top illusionists. Tickets are $20 - 80, con-tact 966-4946 or log onto www.lobero.org. Telegraph 21 TUESDAY Quartet - 7:30 p.m. at Santa Barbara Museum of Art - The Telegraph Quartet re-cently won the coveted Grand Prize of the 2014 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Gold Medal in the Senior String Division. Their program includes Haydn’s Op. 33 No. 3 “The Bird,” selections from Dvořák’s Cypresses, and Schumann’s Quartet No. 3. Mary Craig Auditorium $20 SBMA Members/$25 Non-Members. Purchase tickets at the Muse-um Visitor Services desks, or online at tickets.sbma.net.

Santa Barbara Music Club - 3 p.m. Faulkner Gallery in the downtown Santa Barbara Public Library. Admission is free. This concert features two works: Frédéric Chopin’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 65, performed by Larissa Fedoryka and Natasha Kislenko, and Pu-litzer Prize winning composer Leslie Bassett’s Configurations, for Solo Piano, performed by Leslie Hogan.

26 SUNDAY

Hollywood Magic Castle’s Joel Ward & Friends - 2 p.m. - La Colina Junior High - Presented by the Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs Association. Call 235 -1149 for more information - located at 4025 Foothill Rd.

27 MONDAY

Yuval Noah Harari - 7:30 p.m. Campbell Hall UCSB - Free event - Harari became an interna-tional sensation when he argued in his bestselling book Sapiens that humans conquered the world through our ability to believe in collective myths about gods, money and freedom. For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 8933535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

– with a splash of New Orleans! Tickets range from $10 - 30 For tickets and more information log onto https://nightout.com/events/santa-barbara-jazz-festival-redux/tickets#.WH8AHDbSdBw Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca - 8 p.m. Campbell Hall UCSB - Hailed by critics for their transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca embodies the essence, complexity and mystery of flamenco. Tickets are $19 - 45 - For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

MARCH 4

Santa Barbara Jazz Festival Redux - A two day inclusive and inspired music experience fea-turing 30 bands x 8 venues – with a splash of New Orleans! Tickets range from $10 - 30 For tickets and more information log onto https://nightout.com/events/santa-barbara-jazz-festival-redux/tickets#.WH8AHDbSdBw

MARCH 5

Anand Varma & Rodrigo Medellin - 3 p.m. Campbell Hall UCSB - PhotograBanff Mounpher Anand Varma captures the small wonders of 28 TUESDAY tain Film the world through his lens, with scientist Rodrigo Festival - 7:30 p.m. Arlington Theater - Featuring Medellín, subject of the BBC documentary The Bat the world’s best films and videos on mountain subMan of Mexico, shares his enthusiasm for these The Chieftans - 8 p.m. at The Granada Theater jects, the tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur extraor-dinary animals. Tickets are $15 - 25 - For Six-time Grammy Award winners, The Chief-tains captured in exotic locations the world over. Tickets more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) have been recognized as “virtuosos and historians” are $14 - 20 - For more information, call UCSB Arts & 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. (The New York Times) for reinventing traditional Irish Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLecmusic on a contemporary and international scale. tures.UCSB.edu. CONTINUING EVENTS Tickets are $35-$55 for the general public and $19 for UCSB students (valid student ID required). A Granada Banff MounSea Stories facility fee will be added to each ticket price. For tick- MARCH 1 SUNDAYS tain Film for Families ets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures Festival - 7:30 p.m. Arlington Theater - Featuring - Enjoy interactive story readings at the Santa Barbara at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures. the world’s best films and videos on mountain subMuseum of Natural History’s Sea Center at 211 Stearns UCSB.edu, or contact The Granada Theatre at (805) jects, the tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur Wharf. Program free with admission; www.sbnature.org 899-2222 or granadasb.org. captured in exotic locations the world over. Tickets or 805-962-2526. are $14 - 20 - For more information, call UCSB Arts & Sketching in 23 THURSDAY the Galleries Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLec- Shark Sundays - 3:30 p.m. at the Sea Center, 211 Steatures.UCSB.edu. rns Wharf. Watch staff feed sharks and rays. Observe - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Santa Barbara Museum of Art - All shark feeding behaviors, and maybe help throw in a skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of Pop Up Opera few pieces too; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. MARCH 2 sketching from original works of art in Highlights of the - 5:30 p.m. Permanent Collection. Museum Teaching Artists provide Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Members of Opera Octopus Tuesgeneral guidance and all materials. Each program is TUESDAYS Santa Barbara’s Mosher Studio Artist program return days - 4 p.m. open to 10 participants. February: Monet & Matisse The to present a crowd-pleasing pop-up performance of Watch an octopus consume a meal. Discover camouflage cost is free and to reserve a spot, contact Kelly Almeida Leoš Janáček’s song cycle Diary of One Who Disapbehaviors as you learn more about these intelligent at 884.6457 or kalmeida@sbma.net. peared. The cycle features a tenor, alto, and three female voices and tells the story of a village boy who invertebrates at the Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. Siddhartha Mukherjee M.D. - 7:30 p.m. Campbell falls in love with a young gypsy girl and decides to Hall UCSB - Oncologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning leave his family and home with her. Free to the public. Jelly Thursauthor Siddhartha Mukherjee’s new book The Gene: THURSDAYS days - 4 p.m. An Intimate History, debuted at No. 1 on The New Secrets of the Ness Brodgar - 7 p.m. Santa Barbara York Times bestseller list. For more information, call Museum of Natural History. Join Nick Card, excavation sit Experience the beauty of jellies as they gracefully gather UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www. director, as he takes you on an exploration of the Ness of their microscopic meals. Bring your curiosity, questions, and cameras to the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf; free ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. Brodgar, a recently discovered 5,000 year old Neolithic with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526. complex in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Tickets are Free Teen $10 members, $12 non-members. Email scoleman@ 24 FRIDAY Friday - 6:30 sbnature2.org or 682-4711 ext. 170 for more information. Science on Site - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Check www.sbnature.org for times and topics. - 8:30 p.m. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Created by teens for teens. Experience a menagerie Gloria Steinem - 7:30 p.m. - Arlington Theater Santa Barbara of telescopes at the Star party and investigate space - Social activist, writer, editor and lecturer Gloria SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS in a teen-led planetarium show. Free admission and Museum of Steinem has been an outspoken champion of womsnacks provided. Email kapp@sbnature2.org or call en’s rights since the 1960s. Tickets are $16 - 73 - For Natural History - 11 a.m. - Twinkle, Twinkle for Little 682-4711 ext. 172. more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) Stars; Noon - Cosmic Safari ; 1 p.m. - Kids’ Space Adven893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. ture; 2 p.m. - What’s Up; 3 p.m. - Your Cosmic Quest (en “Star Boat” Espanol Los Domingos) 25 SATURDAY Santa book signing - 3 - 5 p.m. Local author Roger F. Vanderlaan will be at Tecelote MARCH 3 Barbara Jazz Book Store 1470 E Valley Rd Montecito. For more informaCalendar submitions should be sent a month in Festival Redux - A two day inclusive and inspired tion on his book email rogvander-laan@verizon.net. music experience fea-turing 30 bands x 8 venues advance to news@santabarbarafamilylife.com .

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A fun day for the whole family! Face Painting • Kids Crafts Special Event for Kids to be involved in magazine and Giveaways Including: A Family Membership to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, A full-page ad in a future issue of Santa Barbara Family & Life, Tickets to Peppa the Pig, “Golden Ticket” for a child & six friends to make their own chocolate at Ingeborg’s Famous Chocolates in Solvang, Tickets to UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Kid Flix Mix, Family photo sessions with Brittany Taylor Photography & Jessica Maher Photography, and a dinner for four at Root 246 in Solvang

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