Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine May 2018

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‘Dog flu’ outbreak prompts warning for pet owners Staff Report

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“Traditions are what makes Fiesta what it is today,” says this year’s La Presidenta, Denise Sanford. “Everyone who comes out to celebrate Fiesta has a tradition.”

Santa Barbara’s premiere celebration begins Aug. 1, but preview events begin May 19 with La Primavera at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum. The gala event features entertainment, the first official performances by the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, and music for dancing the night away under the stars.

You can read the full story on Page 4.

As Californians suffer through the worst flu season in years, “dog flu” is getting more attention after a recent outbreak in the San Francisco Bay area.

There is no evidence that canine influenza can be spread to humans, but among dogs it is a highly contagious virus that can lead to serious complications or even death.

No cases have been confirmed in Santa Barbara County, but according to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 72 reports of canine flu have been reported in California in the past six weeks, including several cases in San Luis Obispo County.

Canine flu is spread by direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or contact with contaminated items such as bowls or toys, and the virus can survive for one to two days on hard surfaces.

“Dog flu” can spread rapidly at boarding

facilities, groomers, doggie day cares, dog parks, and other places where dogs co-mingle. And the virus can be shed by dogs for up to 24 days, even by a dog that no longer seems sick.

Symptoms include fever, coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, lethargy and loss of appetite, although some infected dogs do not show any symptoms. Most dogs recover with basic care in two to three weeks, but serious complications and deaths can occur — most related to secondary pneumonia.

Owners are advised to keep their pets up to date on vaccines, take animals to a veterinarian if they are sick, and not to take their dogs to places where they will encounter other dogs if they are showing signs of illness.

Pet owners are also advised to discuss the canine influenza vaccine with their veterinarians, and decide whether vaccinating their dog for the virus is recommended.

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Photo Contributed La Presidenta Denise Sanford and the Junior Spirit of Fiesta Georgey Taupin and Spirit of Fiesta Jesalyn McCollum.

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Visiting koalas emphasize threats and challenges to Australian wildlife

Koala “ambassadors” Edmund and Thackory are on loan to the Santa Barbara Zoo for one year.

Staff Report

Two furry, eucalyptus-loving marsupials have taken up residence at the Santa Barbara Zoo for a one-year visit to increase awareness of the challenges facing them and other native Australian species.

Koala “ambassadors” Edmund and Thackory were scheduled to go on view in a special outdoor exhibit near the Zoo Train station beginning April 28.

“Koalas are iconic animals for Australia, as it’s the only place they are found in the wild,” said Dr. Julie Barnes, the zoo’s Director of Animal Health and Care, who was born and received her veterinary degree in Australia. “But there are major challenges there that threaten koalas and other native animals and plants in Australia.

“Having Edmund and Thackory in Santa Barbara for a year allows our guests not only

Carbajal honors 5 women in his congressional district In recognition of Women’s History Month, Rep. Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara has honored five women across his 24th Congressional District.

They include Amy Alzina, the principal and superintendent of Cold Spring School in Montecito, and Beth Farnsworth Ward, an anchor and reporter for KEYT television in Santa Barbara.

“The recipients of this year’s Congressional Women of the Year Award are all doing incredible work to improve the quality of life on the Central Coast, from caring for our homeless population to helping our communities through devastating natural disasters,” Carbajal said.

For each winner, Carbajal will enter a written tribute into the official Congressional Record.

Alzina was cited after her “positive spirit and strong leadership” helped her community recover after the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides that

took the lives of two of her students and forced the school to close for nearly six weeks.

Ward was honored for helping residents navigate information, warnings and updates after news of the Thomas Fire broke in December, and again in January when the deadly mudslides left many in need of resources and information.

Other winners are San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell, who is among the less than 2 percent of U.S. police chiefs who are women; Becky Jorgeson of Santa Margarita, who is the founder and president of Hope’s Village of SLO, a sustainable community of tiny homes for chronically homeless people; and Gloria Soto of Santa Maria, the daughter of an immigrant family who graduated who graduated from high school and college while working fulltime and has become the regional development manager for Planned Parenthood California Central Coast.

to appreciate these two little guys, but also to discover the changes affecting their native habitat,” she said.

Dr. Barnes names habitat destruction and fragmentation, prolonged drought and other extreme weather events, and predation by feral cats and dogs as major issues affecting koalas and other native species.

“But it’s not just on land. Animals in Australia’s oceans, including the Great

Barrier Reef, also face the impacts of sea level rise, ocean warming, and increasing seawater acidity, among others,” she says.

Edmund and Thackory are on loan from the Los Angeles and San Diego Zoo, respectively. As with all koalas in American zoos, the pair officially “belong” to Australia.

For more information, visit www.sbzoo.

Free trauma-coping sessions offered Staff Report

In response to the Thomas Fire and resulting Montecito debris flow, Cottage Health is offering free support group sessions for a year to all who live and work in the greater Santa Barbara area.

“How We Heal: Trauma and Anxiety Support Groups” will be led by licensed Cottage clinicians to help attendees learn how to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma.

Separate groups will be offered for chil-

dren and teens, as well Spanish speakers.

One group is dedicated to survivors who directly experienced the disaster.

Sessions began in March, but anyone may register or attend a group at any time throughout the year. All group sessions meet at or near Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

For more information about the Cottage support groups, contact Layla Farinpour at 805-569-7501, email howweheal@sbch.org, or go to cottagehealth.org/howweheal.

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By Raiza Giorgi news@santabarbarafamilylife.com

enise Sanford appreciates the honor of being selected as La Presidenta for this year’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, but to her the role is a serious obligation to ensure the success and continuation of the community tradition.

“In the past there have been calls to make changes to Fiesta, but I really see this event as honoring our traditions and history, and I want to keep the same feeling throughout,” Sanford said in an interview with Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine.

Traditions are very important to Sanford in her personal life as well, and she decided to make this year’s Fiesta theme “Celebrate Traditions.”

“Traditions are what makes Fiesta what it is today,” she added. “ Without traditions and how we honor and celebrate them, we lose what it is we are trying to accomplish. Everyone has traditions in one form or another. Everyone celebrates their traditions. Everyone who comes out to celebrate Fiesta has a tradition.”

This year marks the 94th edition of Fiesta, which will run from Aug. 1-5. Preview events include La Primavera on May 19 at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum. The gala event features entertainment, the first official performances of the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, and music for dancing the night away under the stars.

Spirit of Fiesta Jesalyn McCollum and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Georgey Taupin were chosen on April 15 after the annual auditions at La Cumbre Junior High.

Forty local dancers from several dance companies tried out, and this year made history as the first time that two boys auditioned — Emilio Gonzalez and Miguel

Photos by Barry Sigman Left to right Emilio Gonzalez, Kailani Cordero, Olivia Pintor, Lane Tatym Danhauer, Miguel Sanchez, Alina Siedel performances during the tryouts for Junior Spirit of Fiesta and Spirit of Fiesta.

Photo Contributed La Presidenta Denise Sanford

! a t s e i F Focused on continuing Old Spanish Days traditions, La Presidenta Denise Sanford talks about her own history with Santa Barbara’s premiere event

Angel Sanchez.

Sanford said she especially was excited for the auditions, as Fiesta’s arts and entertainment committee has been near and dear to her heart for many years.

“One year I decided to go to every event the Spirit went to, because we ask so much of these girls to dance and perform at so many events and places some had never been to. I wanted to make sure they had all the support from the committee I could give. It was a blessing because I got to see how hard they worked, and all the performers really make this event what it is,” she said.

Sanford even decided to make the parents of 2014 Spirit of Fiesta Talia Ortega Vestal, Mark and Diana Vestal, her honorary Presidentes.

“I got so close with their family during that time, I wanted to show them how much I appreciate their friendship and commitment to Fiesta,” she said.

Sanford grew up in Northridge and decided to move to Santa Barbara with her family for a quieter life.

“Even before we moved here we had come to a Fiesta party, and I loved all of the celebrations. When we came here in 1982 I came to my first Fiesta parade and that was it, I was hooked,” Sanford said.

In 2000 she started helping with events, as many of her friends were on committees and some on the board of directors, and in 2002 she joined the board as well.

“Fiesta has grown a lot because there is a cost of doing what we do (so fundraising is a big focus), but I am proud of our … nonprofit, as we have a volunteer staff with only one paid member. This organization really is built out of love for this event,” Sanford said.

She recalled many nights of staying late with other women still dressed in their ornate Fiesta dresses to pick up trash or put things away and clean up.

“All of the volunteers are amazing and we are so lucky to have so many great people that help every year,” she said.

Sanford also said she is excited for the

May 2018 | www.santabarbarafamilylife.com | Santa Barbara Family & Life | 5 La Primavera event where this year’s poster will be revealed, because she has had the idea for the poster since seeing a particular piece of artwork in 2008. She tracked down the artwork after she was notified she would be La Presidenta this year.

“I can hardly wait for everyone to see how incredible this poster is,” she exclaimed.

Another perk of being La Presidenta is the grand costumes. She is having 12 unique dresses made by local designer Candie Cruz for various events.

“I am obsessed with the dresses, and Candie is seriously amazing for taking all of my ideas and creating them from scratch,” she said.

Sanford added she has been working hard to ensure that as many local vendors are being included as possible and getting the word out that Fiesta will be a very special event in the wake of the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows.

“We are honoring those that have protected our communities and want our neighbors and everyone to know this year’s celebration will be that much more special.

So come and enjoy and celebrate all Santa Barbara has to offer,” she said.

Other Fiesta preview events include the Fiesta Ranchera from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the historic Rancho La Patera; La Recepcion de la Presidenta from 5 to 10 p.m. at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort; and the Old Spanish Days annual costume sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, at the Carriage and Western Art Museum.

Photos by Barry Sigman

For more information, log onto www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org.

La Presidenta Denise Sanford is shown with 2018 Junior Spirit of Fiesta Georgey Taupin and Spirit of Fiesta Jesalyn McCollum.

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Women entrepreneurs deserve your support

By Raiza Giorgi Publisher

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s a woman entrepreneur myself, I have wanted to produce an issue of this magazine that focuses on the incredibly talented women in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.

I started the Santa Ynez Valley Star in 2016 and by the end of that year I bought Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine.

As a mother of two young children, I didn’t want to let the family-centered magazine fade away when former publisher Nansie Chapman decided to retire.

I use this magazine — as I hope you do — as a resource for all the great family-centered events that I might not otherwise know about.

In the last year and a half I have met incredible women in Santa Barbara who are making a difference, and I want to honor not only them but others who have taken their ideas and created successful businesses.

Especially after the Thomas Fire and debris flows in Montecito, it is even more urgent to make sure these women and other local small businesses are supported. I hope you will use this guide and patronize these businesses to ensure they can remain open.

They, along with me, are in business not just to make money but also to support their families, save for the future, and add life and culture to our area.

Women Entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara County Barbara J. Aue, CPA

6156 Barrington Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 692-9364 http://www.barbaraaue.com

PO Box 653, Ojai, CA 93024-0653 lisa@coachlisab.com (805) 207-7647 http://www.coachlisab.com

Ayers Automotive Repairs

The Santa Barbara Group at Morgan Stanley

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Viva Bene, Inc. DBA Jenny Craig

Vocabulary Systems, Inc.

Whole Health Dentistry

Pacific Crest Realty Nicole Barry 30 West Mission St., Suite 2, Santa Barbara, CA (805) 201-2909 www.sbchiropractic.com

Whistle Club

Rebecca Blair 1235 Coast Village Road, Suite C , Santa Barbara, CA 93108 www.whistleclub.com

Diana Bull 1601 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 dianabull@earthlink.net 805-689-2855 http://www.dianabull.com

Chocolats du Calibressan Jill-Marie Carre 1100 State St., La Arcada Santa Barbara, California 93101 (805) 568-1313 www.chococalbressan.com

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CoachLisaB.com Lisa Braithwaite

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Senior Planning Services

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Goodland Kitchen and Market

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Nikki Dailey 4642 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria 93013 (805) 252-1151 www.heatculinary.com

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Carlyle Salon

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Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties Virginia Hardaway-Gutierrez 1170 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108 ginny.gutierrez@bhhscal.com (818) 915-1671 http://www.ginnyghomes.com

Independent Capital Management

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Ashleigh Taylor Photography

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Witmark Marketing and Branding Group Marjorie Large 5662 Calle Real, #209, Goleta, CA 93117 marjorie@witmarkgroup.com (805) 617-0447 http://www.witmarkgroup.com

Santa Barbara Fiduciary Lindsay Leonard 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite I Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (805) 308-6842

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Z Folio Gallery Zdena Jiroutova www.zfolio.com

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Dowitcher Designs

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Schwartz Associates

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AFLAC Images by Valerie Photography Valerie Villa 3940 Maricopa Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 805-285-2627

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Brasil Arts Cafe

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Starting with little, she and husband Robert have built a thriving business T

By Isel Longoria Contributing Writer

hroughout her years in the automotive industry, she’s been a pillar for gender equality. Nikki Ayers and her husband, Robert, have built Ayers Automotive Repair into a successful business in Santa Barbara.

The couple met when they were 15 years old during high school in Richmond, Conn.

A few years later, they got married and moved to Santa Barbara.

Having a business idea but few resources made it difficult for the Ayers in the beginning. In 1979, Nikki Ayers found an empty Shell gasoline station on the corner of Bath and Haley streets. “We were able to rent that property for very little money at the time,” she recalled.

Robert Ayers was working as a Jaguar technician as they tried to start their own business.

After six months at that location, they were required to move because the city had changed the zoning on the property.

“It was a very scary endeavor,” Ayers added. They found a place on Chapala Street, which remains one of the locations for “Ayers Repairs.”

Switching locations early in the business was a huge shift. Their rent went from $1,000 to $3,500 a month, with a newborn baby in the picture.

Being a mother, managing the business and having a job on the side was difficult to balance. With a determination to succeed,

Photos by Daniel Dreifuss “I think a lot of my success comes through the fact that I was brought up with a good strong foundation in my life,” Nikki Ayers says.

the couple persevered and managed to keep the business afloat.

Fortunately, Robert Ayers’ grandparents helped them buy some equipment for their new location. But with no entrepreneur background, “we really had to learn a lot,” Nikki Ayers said.

Robert Ayers manages the shop while Nikki Ayers handles the business.

“Robert and I are there from 7 in the morning until at least 6 every night, every day of the week,” she said.

After 38 years, they have a second location in Santa Barbara and also give back to their

community. Ayers Automotive Repairs has partnered with the nonprofit Partners in Education and have hosted a female intern.

“I feel strongly about giving back,” Ayers said.

They’ve also hosted projects for the community where they have helped repair people’s cars at free of charge.

Nikki Ayers believes she owes her success to her grandmother and her upbringing.

“I think a lot of my success comes through the fact that I was brought up with a good strong foundation in my life,” she said.

When her grandmother saw their business,

she was amazed and proud.

“I spent a lot of time with my grandmother and so she gave me a lot of good philosophy along the way,” Ayers said.

Being in the automotive industry almost all her life has given her particular experiences along the way.

“Back in the ’80s it was difficult to have a seat at the table,” she said. Now, she’s going to be the first female president-elect of the California Automotive Business Coalition in July.

“It’s been a long journey to get to where I am today,” Ayers said.

One of the things that distinguished her was that she was on the front line with her husband when building their business.

“I was so involved in my husband’s business … that I was able to bring a voice that a lot of other women couldn’t bring,” she said.

She learned every aspect of the business, which has helped her and her husband. “My husband has been sick and I have run my business alone, and I can do it alone if I have to,” she added.

She says Ayers Automotive Repairs plans to stay with its two locations in Santa Barbara. With new technology advancements in the automotive industry, the Ayers plan to focus on helping their employees.

“We are going to continue to grow the people that are in our business,” Nikki Ayers said.

Ayers Repairs is at 1301 Chapala St. and 220 Anacapa St. Contact them at 805-962-7316 or www.ayersrepairs.com.

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A special hobby leads to a career change

By Isel Longoria Contributing Writer

A theatre and dance prodigy at a young age, Ninette Paloma was drawn into a special kind of hobby that would later become a business.

Her entrepreneurial background and career in the arts led her to create the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance.

Growing up in Chicago, Paloma was a competitive gymnast who toured the area with a youth company called Brechita. After she graduated high school and attended Illinois State University, she felt out of place. However, then she auditioned for a circus that the college was sponsoring and she discovered a new realm of art.

“It was this colorful, beautiful world.

There were clowns on roller skates …” she recalled.

This enchanting world was somewhere that she felt she belonged. After eight tryouts and a performance, she was officially given a spot in the circus tight wire act.

“I ended up spending my entire freshman year of college … with this tiny little Midwestern circus,” Paloma said.

The circus experience Photo by Daniel Dreifuss

changed her life so completely that she moved back to Chicago and enrolled in the theater and dance program at Columbia College Chicago.

She also enrolled in a formal circus school called Actor’s Gymnasium, where she worked with professional circus performers. Through her circus experience and her work with professionals in the circus school, Paloma fell in love with the concept of aerial dance.

“This ‘modern dance meets circus arts’ movement. That’s basically what aerial dance is,” she said.

Paloma discovered Santa Barbara by accident one day when she and her then-boyfriend were traveling to San Francisco to enroll in a big circus school. Her boyfriend was suffering from food poisoning, so they stopped in the nearest city.

“I remember driving up State Street … I said to my boyfriend at the time, ‘This is where I want to be,’” she recalled.

In 1998, she moved from Chicago to Santa Barbara and pursued her first entrepreneur project when she built her first jewelry boutique, called Cosafina, in 2000. That later expanded to another boutique with her sister in Chicago.

During the week her main focus was aerial dance, and on the weekends she was metal smithing and creating unique jewelry.

Cosafina was successful, but a divorce she felt the need to change routes with her business venture.

“I wanted a change and I wanted to really open up my creative and artistic wings,” Paloma said. In 2006 she closed her boutique to fund the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance. She was able to get her new business off the ground before being hit by the 2008 recession.

“I always thought that aerial dancing, it was just going to be a hobby, this one thing that I did just for myself,” Paloma said. Before renting a facility, she opened her loft where she

taught kids aerial dance. Then the number of kids started to expand, making her realize that it was time to rent a location.

“As my students grew and as their passion and their desire grew for this art, our space grew along with it,” Paloma said.

The biggest challenge that she came across was being able to balance growth with viability. When she started the SB Centre for Aerial Dance she did not know it was going to be this successful.

“It just blows my mind how much love and interest there is for this art form … I think it’s changing peoples’ lives,” she said.

Paloma finds it rewarding when she sees students from all ages trust their bodies and trust themselves when practicing aerial dance.

Students also overcome certain fears when they are in the air.

“That has been one of the biggest and most rewarding aspects of the work that I do,” she said.

Staying true to her vision and staying focused are some of the things that Paloma says are important when starting a new business.

“There will always be people telling you, ‘Oh that’s too hard,’” she said.

Another key to being an independent business owner is to connect with a community that shares the same passions and dedication, she added.

As for the future of SB Centre for Aerial Dance, Paloma sees it evolving in Santa Barbara for a long time.

“It’s such a beautiful, unique and completely intimate and satisfying art form, that I just feel like it transcends generations. I can see it living on,” she said.

The Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance is at 810 E. Gutierrez, Suite B. For class schedules and more information, log onto www.sbaerial.com.

Brasil Arts Café brings cuisine and culture to Santa Barbara

By Isel Longoria Contributing Writer

Near the corner of State and East Victoria streets in Santa Barbara is a unique blend of Brazilian music, food, dance and culture.

Jennifer Yannella Yoshimi and her husband, Daniel Yoshimi, made one of their dreams come true when they opened Brasil Arts Cafe in Santa Barbara.

She was living in Portland when they met.

“My husband came to Portland to teach a workshop” in the Brazilian martial art called Capoeira, a combination of music, dance and acrobatics, which they both still practice.

“It was a fun little dance in the beginning with this Brazilian man,” Yannella Yoshimi said, and then they fell in love.

After moving to Santa Barbara, the couple got married and had two daughters.

“I had my (second) daughter, she was two, when we decided that we would open” the café, she said.

First, she mentioned the idea of bringing Brazilian food to Santa Barbara to her dad.

“He was the first one to back it up and put the money down,” she said. With the support of her parents, the couple was able to open their café in August 2013.

Her dad suffers from polycystic kidney disease, which is known to cause clusters of cysts in the kidneys. She remembers when

Photos by Daniel Dreifuss A Brasil Bowl and a cup of Bulletproof coffee.

Photos by Daniel Dreifuss Jennifer Yannella Yoshimi and her husband, Daniel Yoshimi, made one of their dreams come true when they opened Brasil Arts Cafe in Santa Barbara.

her dad was an active man and credits her parents for her work ethic.

“He gave me his retirement money to start this business. He’s a huge reason why this business exists,” she said.

Once the cafe opened, the couple experienced the challenges that any new business owners do.

“The second year came and it was like,

‘Oh my gosh. I don’t know if we are going to make it,’” she said. At the time, she was balancing the effort of taking care of her children and the cafe.

The fear of having to close their business was so strenuous that it was affecting their household as well. That’s when the Yoshimis turned to the community for help by creating a rally to raise money for their business.

“We are going to have a pay-the-rent rally this weekend. Come by and buy some food. Come help us,” she recalled of her announcement. That rally lasted four days and raised approximately $20,000, enough to keep the Brasil Arts Cafe alive.

“The fourth year we grew a lot … and that was really beautiful, because we just saw this huge growth spurt in sales,” she recalled.

Along with a rise in sales also came an addition of partnering up with local performers and the rest of the community. They have implemented salsa night, comedy shows and more.

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WEV teaches success

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Women’s Economic Ventures helps women, and some men, launch their businesses and empowers their independence

By Raiza Giorgi news@santabarbarafamilylife.com

Women with doctoral degrees in engineering and women who want to run their own cupcake businesses all have the same issues when they come to Marsha Bailey, the founder of Women’s Economic Ventures in Santa Barbara.

They want to learn how to succeed.

“When we first opened WEV, I was surprised that it wasn’t merely just start-up money or learning how to write a business plan that these women were interested in. It was how to grow, and training in being confident when asking for a loan or investor,” Bailey said in an exclusive interview with Santa Barbara Family & Life.

Bailey has been empowering women for as long as she has been working, starting at the Rape Crisis Center and Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS). Women would come to their programs because they didn’t have the financial wherewithal to support themselves. Their partners were abusive and controlling of money so they couldn’t leave and be independent, Bailey said.

“In my own personal life, I was a 28-year-old divorcee and as a middle-class, educated women it was incredibly hard for me to succeed, so I kept thinking, ‘How are underprivileged women going to make it?’” she said.

Bailey says she’s a life-long feminist who believes wage inequality should be a thing of the past.

“I want to empower women beyond their comfort levels and be business owners with the right tools for leadership,” she said.

Bailey took a job in public relations for a time and realized her passion was in the Women’s Community Building project, which was located in the same building as the Rape Crisis Center.

With one $15,000 grant, WEV launched in 1991 and began giving micro-loans. But Bailey realized that most people could get $1,500 from a credit card, and she knew a funding source was needed for people of many backgrounds, not just underprivileged.

“One day my phone rang and a woman who had been in business for seven years, had five employees and was thriving needed a sizable loan for a remodel but the bank denied her. She had even put up her house as collateral and was

WEV instructor Maria Elena De Guevara teaches the ‘Explore’ class.

Photos contributed Women’s Economic Ventures started by helping women, shown in 1996, create business plans. It has grown into training for all periods of the business cycle, from start-ups to expansions.

WEV founder Marsha Bailey is a passionate advocate for women in business.

WEV student Laurel Crary gives a presentation during the ‘Explore’ class.

still denied,” Bailey said.

Bailey literally took that situation to the bank, and to City Hall, and soon was able to start giving $25,000 in start-up loans and $50,000 loans to existing businesses. In its 2016-17 year-end report, WEV stated it had given 36 loans totaling $465,018. It also had 324 graduates from its business planning and development courses and 100 long-term business-growth consulting clients.

“As our programs were beginning we quickly realized that we had to offer support to these business owners after they started in order to help them succeed,” Bailey said.

The “Thrive” program helps with in-depth assessment of the business, including financials, marketing plans and day-to-day operations.

Business advisors help make annual plans and develop skills to increase income and profits.

Bailey said that women entrepreneurs are less likely to ask for a loan than male entrepreneurs, and when they do, they tend to ask for smaller amounts.

WEV also recently created the League of Extraordinary Women, which brings together an influential group of high-achieving women to inspire the next generation of women in business.

“Once your business is growing and succeeding, there’s this transition from being hands-on all the time to needing to step back and hire people to help you, which can allow you to go out and seek new opportunities to grow. That is a very scary feeling for a small business owner who has poured their life into the business,” Bailey said.

Bailey said that successful business owners also know the taste of failure, but they also know they can rise above that and not let the failure scare them from trying again.

“I tell people, ‘Failure is information.’ Don’t

pay attention to what didn’t work, pay attention to what will do better next time,” she added.

In the beginning the goal of WEV was to create a safe learning environment for women, and in the past several years they have also added men into the mix.

“We ask our classes first if they’re okay with a man joining them, and while most are okay, some have said no and we wait until another class is okay. We figured if a man is coming to a place called ‘Women’s Economic Ventures,’ they don’t have issues with ego and masculinity,” Bailey said with a laugh.

In the past five years WEV has provided more than $2 million in loans and helped start or expand more than 1,400 small businesses. It has helped clients create 1,584 local jobs and an estimated $10.1 million in tax revenue for the local and state economies.

In the next five years WEV is looking to grow as well, by focusing on a variety of funding avenues and expanding programs such as preparing companies for going public or how to create presentations for venture capitalists.

“Only 2 percent of women-owned businesses hit the million-dollar mark in sales, and I want to help change that by creating strategic partnerships and getting into science and technology fields,” Bailey said.

WEV has a success rate as 93 percent of their clients still in business, and 53 percent of those have high annual household incomes. Some 82 percent of their clients have moved out of poverty levels, according to its annual report.

“I remember doing my first budget on graph paper and pencils. We have come so far from that, and are looking forward to what’s next,” Bailey said.

For more information on WEV, log onto www. wevonline.org or call 805-965-6073.

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“It’s really cool because it just brings the whole community out and together,” she said. The Yoshimis also have a dance studio behind the cafe where Capoeira, samba and other forms of dance are taught.

Through all the hard work and challenges, their determination and positive attitudes have helped them continue to believe in their business.

“There’s always been a spark in my heart and inside of my husband’s heart that is like, ‘This is going to be successful … this is going to work … look at what we are doing,’” she said.

Yannella Yoshimi is proud that the Brasil Arts Cafe brings culture, community and organic food to Santa Barbara.

She says the partnership with her husband inspires her to be a better person and business woman.

“My husband, he’s such a hard worker and he’s so committed to his work, and it’s such a beautiful thing to witness,” she added.

Yannella Yoshimi advises entrepreneurs who want to start a business to seek local resources. Through Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV), the Yoshimis learned how to create a business plan. Getting involved in business operations, going to school and seeking the right help are great forms of preparation when starting a new business venture, she said.

Equally important, though, she said: “What does your heart tell you? Really listen to your intuition.”

The cafe has been open for five years and has been rated 4 stars by reviewers on Yelp.

Yannella Yoshimi credits her success to hard work and determination.

“As a woman, as a mother and as a wife and as a business owner, just feeling that I kind of did it. I’m proud of myself for sticking behind this,” she said.

The Yoshimis focus now is to keep their business stable and potentially expand in the future. Even though the cafe has been doing well, there are still moments when they hit obstacles.

“We still believe, through it all, as hard as it has been, that this is going to totally work,” she said.

Jennifer Yannella Yoshimi advises entrepreneurs who are starting a business to seek local resources and get familiar with business operations.

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‘Miles for Moms’ to support Goleta hospital

5K walk/run also celebrates Mother’s Day Staff Report

The Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation will host the Miles for Moms 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 12, to benefit the nonprofit Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.

Participants are encouraged to walk with, or in honor of, mothers on Mother’s Day weekend.

Beginning at the hospital parking lot at 351 S. Patterson Ave., the 5K route will travel south on Patterson and onto the Atascadero Creek Trail (Obern Trail).

The route will turn back at Highway 217 and return to the hospital. A map of the route is posted at cottagehealth. org/milesformoms. There will also be a children’s fun run.

“We are very excited about kicking off our very first Miles for Moms event,” said Arie Dejong, vice president of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital. “We hope runners and walkers will come out to join us in honoring moms, as well as helping to support the hospital’s fundraising efforts.”

Photo contributed The Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation will host the Miles for Moms 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 12.

Prizes will be awarded to the top fundraiser, as well as first place prizes to female and male runners. All moms participating in the event will receive a special gift, and raffle prizes will be given away.

Registration, through May 12, is $45 for adults and $15 for youth agers 13 to 17.

Children 12 and under participate for free.

To register and get more information, go to cottagehealth.org/milesformoms.

Packet pick-up and onsite registration begin at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the event, and participants should be on the starting line by 8:45 a.m. The event will end by noon.

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Photo contributed Founded in 1916, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History seeks to connect people to nature for the betterment of both.

Gala to celebrate ‘Phenomenal Santa Barbara’

Annual fundraiser supports museum’s education program Staff Report

The 19th annual Mission Creek Gala at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will celebrate the region’s unparalleled biodiversity and habitats on Saturday, May 5.

Inspired by the exhibits in the museum’s new Santa Barbara Gallery, the gala’s theme this year is “Phenomenal Santa Barbara.”

“The Gala Committee is looking forward to celebrating an evening of generous community support for the museum’s science and nature education programs,” said event chair Stacey Byers.

The committee has a goal of raising

$350,000. The décor will inspire guests to journey from the depths of the ocean floor to the top of Figueroa Mountain, all while enjoying dinner by Duo Catering & Events.

The evening will conclude with a live auction for a private viewing party at the Sea Center of the boats in the Dec. 16 Parade of Lights.

The annual Mission Creek Gala sustains the museum’s education program, which touches the lives of 20,0000 school children each year through school tours, classes, storytelling, camps, the Nature Collections Lending Library, and outreach at the museum and Sea Center.

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Eggs and the Kiddie

Parents can avoid the ‘roommate trap’

By Carey Bradshaw

I was having coffee with some mama friends the other day and, in between chasing our toddlers, I posed a question to the group: “How do you avoid becoming ‘roommates’ with your husband after having kids?”

The conversation was rich and prompt- Carey Bradshaw ed me to look more deeply into the subject.

Let’s face it, life gets in the way and it can be hard to find the energy to focus on your relationship amidst all the daily stuff that needs to get done.

Like many of you, I belong to various “Mom Groups” on social media. I reached out and asked the following three questions: n What has changed in your relationship with your partner since having kids? n What types of things do you do to keep the marriage strong? n How do you find time together (just the two of you)?

I must admit I was a bit overwhelmed by the responses. This seems to be a challenge for so many of us! I received a ton of thoughtful and creative answers. Some of my favorites include: Find activities you enjoy doing together and make time to do them.

Prioritize your marriage.

Make an effort to put down the technology

and be together.

Plan date nights (“home” dates are a great option for money saving).

Talk through disagreements and don’t hold grudges.

Be kind to each other.

Show affection.

Laugh together.

Here are some of the highlights from these wise women: Laurie: “I prefer experiences together, he prefers talking. So we carve out time to talk once per week, uninterrupted. And now we’re coaching our son’s soccer team together. It forces us to be on our very best behavior, which helps break old patterns and it’s proven SO fun.”

Bethany: “We do a ‘wish jar’ for each other. His jar is filled with things he would like (scary movie night, 30-minute head scratch, etc.) and mine is filled with what I would like.

Every week we each pull one wish out of the jar. We have the week to do the wish for the other person.”

Laura: “Honestly, just being nice to each other every day makes a huge difference. It shouldn’t be so hard, but it is.”

Candice: “Spend time together. Also, my attitude is not that our kids come first but that our relationship comes first, because it is the foundation of our family and what makes things good for our kids.”

Melissa: “Go to the gym together almost every night after the kids go to bed. The neighbor comes over so we can go. That gives us some alone time and it’s really helpful to have him by my side encouraging me and pushing me!”

Hillary: “Every night after we put the baby down we sit down together (not gonna lie, there is sometimes a beverage or two involved) and talk about our day.”

Amber: “It’s all about making time for what is important and forcing yourself ... even if you’re tired. If you don’t make time for it, no one else will.”

Rubina: “We talk through our parenting disagreements and neither of us holds grudges. We also go out frequently, mostly with our daughter but also on date nights and anniversary trips.”

Nicole: “We have the exact same values and major priorities. I find this helps because that means we agree on important things and like to do a lot of the same things.”

Kristina: “We maximize our limited time together by turning off the technology and trying to be more direct with our needs. I make a point to show affection all day. I think it’s good for kids to see their parents in love.”

Heather: “We always are asking ‘What I can I do to support you?’ Being selfless is HUGE. When I’m tired and grumpy I have to recognize that he might be too, and one is not more important than the other.”

Ashley: “We share a daily gratitude with each other, something the other person did that we appreciated. It has definitely shifted my mindset

for the positive.”

Rae: “My husband and I met as teammates on a cycling team. After having our second child, we both became motivated to ride again and ride together. We hired a sitter for every Sunday morning. We’ve been doing 2 to 2.5 hours on the bike and then we get coffee afterwards. It gets us active and allows for us to have some time together doing something we both love, doing the thing we did before kids, and some time relaxing and talking over coffee.”

Thanks, mamas, for sharing your wisdom. I am off to make a “wish jar” right now!

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A time to celebrate kids, prevent injuries and save lives.

Let’s play!

Drive-up car seat inspection station

FREE proper installation No citations issued; no driver’s license or registration required

Saturday, June 9, 2018 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Girsh Park • 7050 Phelps Rd • Goleta, CA 93117

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Alpha Resource Center Car Seat 101 Children’s Miracle Network CHP Coast Safe Routes to School Community Action Commission • Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital • Cottage Concussion Clinic

Cottage Trauma Center Isla Vista Youth Projects Our Kids Our County Safety Matters Certified Training • SB Bike • SB County Public Health Department – Maternal Child Adolescent Health • YMCA

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Family Night at the Museum

Surf’s Up Join SBMM for another fun-filled night of activities and

museum exploration.

Activities include

Photo contributed Luke Swetland is the president and CEO of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center.

People To Know – Luke Swetland

Family: I have a lovely wife, Stacey, who is a professional photographer here in Santa Barbara, and two grown sons who are safely launched on their own life journeys. First grandchild coming this summer – Yikes!

Favorite movie: This a tough one. Among my top picks, “Bull Durham,” “Moonstruck,” “Love Actually.” (I guess I really am a romantic at heart) Favorite book/author: Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods” is right up there for favorite book, but Spanish author Arturo Perez Reverte has written many novels and they are all marvelous reads.

Favorite music/musician: Even split between jazz trios and orchestral music Hobbies: Gardening, because nothing is as fun as getting your hands dirty and nothing teaches patience like waiting for things to grow in their own good time

Your Bio in One Sentence: Raised in Nebraska, then lived in several places around the country before finding the West Coast about 20 years ago, all the while building a professional career in museum management.

In five years I hope to be: Still right here at the Museum of Natural History & Sea Center, supporting my incredible colleagues that make the science and the magic happen every day.

Pet peeves: Whining, arrogance, negativity Road to the Santa Barbara area – Was honored to be selected to run the Museum after an exhaustive search process six years ago. Said goodbye to Los Angeles and truth be told, have never looked back in my life.

Favorite Place in Santa Barbara – The deck of my home – hoping for a lucky glimpse of the Cooper’s Hawk by day, watching the bats at twilight, and listening to the Owls calling in the dark.

• Surf themed Art Projects with Sondra Weiss, Lost Art of Love Letters • Dive into a Drop of Seawater: Plankton Exploration with Holly Lohuis, Ocean Futures Society • Mini Wave, Sheephead and Sea Plane LEGO® builds • Face Painting by Tea in Tiaras

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 • 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm SBMM Members $15 per family

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Non-members $25 per family

Kid-friendly snacks and Adult-friendly beverages

Photo Credit is Andreina Diaz

Please RSVP in advance at sbmm.org/all-events or call the Museum Store at (805) 456-8747 (this allows us to plan for the correct amount of supplies) SBMM’s Education Department encourages the curiosity of children through the use of interactive exhibits, experiential learning and community outreach programs with special emphasis on California’s maritime history.

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Design awards program featured at Channing Peake Gallery Staff Report

An exhibition featuring the results of the annual Design Awards Program of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will be open until June 1 in the Channing Peake Gallery at 105 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara.

In addition to the juried design awards, the exhibition includes 12 illustrations from the Santa Barbara Conservancy’s whimsical and romantic coloring book, “Coloring Santa Barbara,” that have been enlarged and colored by the artists.

In June, the AIA portion of the exhi-

bition will move to the Betteravia Gallery in Santa Maria at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia government center, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, and be on display through November.

Entries were submitted in seven categories: Small Projects, Unbuilt, Interior Architecture, Residential, Commercial, Mixed Use and Multifamily, Historic Preservation/Renovation, and Santa Barbara Architectural Heritage projects. Of the 60 submitted designs, the judges awarded Merit Designation to three projects and honorable mention to two others.

The merit winners were DMHA Architecture and Interiors, Architectural Heritage, for 1100 Santa Barbara St.; Ferguson-Ettinger Architects, Residential, for Teahouse; and Thomas Bollay Associates, Architectural Heritage, for Casa del Arroz.

Receiving honorable mentions were Blackbird Architects, Commercial, Mixed Use and Multifamily, for Live Oak Bathhouse; and AB Design Studio, Commercial, Mixed Use and multifamily, for MOXI Wolf Museum.

For more information, visit www.sbac.ca.gov.

“Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara,” a giclee print by architect Jeff Shelton, is also part of the exhibit.

Photo contributed Ferguson-Ettinger Architects was a merit winner in the residential category for the Teahouse.

Art museum Kallman named board recruiting new docents president at Alpha Resource Center

Staff Report

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is looking for volunteers to participate in a training program that begins in September.

Those interested in becoming a docent are encouraged to attend a recruitment reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the museum The museums corps of about 65 volunteer docents support the arts by giving gallery tours to both adults and students.

Many docents also visit area classrooms to prepare students for upcoming museum visits. Depending on individual interest, docents research and develop their own tours and can opt to be on teams specializing in the museum’s permanent collection or various themes or special exhibitions.

Benefits of being a docent include attending bimonthly lectures by museum curators and noted visiting scholars, participating in off-site activities such as visiting other museums or other social events, and meeting others with a passion for art.

The training course for provisional docents includes a full general course in art history and skill development in public speaking, research, and effective tech-

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Photo contributed Docents at Santa Barbara Museum of Art are essential in integrating local students into the arts.

niques for touring.

Applications are accepted year-round with classes beginning in September and continuing through early June.

For more information, attend the recruitment reception or contact Rachael Krieps, manager of school and docent programs, at 805-884-6441 or rkrieps@sbma.net.

Carol Kallman has been elected president of Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara’s Board of Directors.

Kallman is a Santa Barbara native who was introduced to Alpha as a small child when her parents, Bob and Ruth Kallman, were Photo contributed involved in the early Carol Kallman days of Alpha.

She continued to spend much of her childhood in Alpha activities with her brother Cliffy, who had intellectual disabilities from a young age.

Kallman has been a community volunteer for the past 40 years and is involved in Channel City Club, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara Yacht Club Women and Santa Barbara Junior

League Sustainers.

She was recognized as volunteer of the year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2016 and Alpha Resource Center in 2015 for her outstanding volunteerism and commitment to making the community a better place.

Since becoming more involved with Alpha, she has been on the board of directors for seven years and has served as vice president and chair of the development committee.

Kallman will chair Alpha’s 65th anniversary celebration in September and said she is excited to share the success of Alpha with the community.

She is a graduate of Santa Barbara High School and received a bachelor of science in business administration from Cal Poly.

Alpha Resource Center was founded in 1953. It serves some 2,200 families, providing support for families with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and owns and operates three thrift stores.

For more information visit www.alphasb. org or call 683-2145.

Lobero Theatre board welcomes producer Michael Jaffe Staff Report

Michael Jaffe has joined the Lobero Theatre Foundation’s board of directors, which is led by President Amy MacLeod.

Serving on the executive board are Vice President Stephen Hayes, Secretary Melissa Fassett and Treasurer Bridget Foreman.

The Lobero Theatre Foundation owns and operates the landmark Lobero Theatre.

Jaffe has broad experience in banking, financing, producing and managing film productions. He and his family have lived in Santa Barbara since 1978.

He earned a B.A. degree with majors in theater and religion and an M.A. degree in theater from Cornell. After college he worked with his father, who founded AFTRA in 1935 and went on to produce more than 600 hours of prime time television.

Starting in movies for television in 1974, Jaffe went on to produce and/or finance several series, including “Crime Story,” “Nero Wolfe” and “100 Center Street,” as well as a number of feature films including “Better

Off Dead,” “The Disoderlies, “18 Again,” “One Crazy Summer,” “Body Snatchers,” “The Informant” and most recently “Texas Killing Fields.”

In partnership with Howard Braunstein for 21 years, he developed financed, and executive produced about 110 television movies.

Now retired, Jaffe has served on several governing boards including the Cold Spring School Foundation for four years, where he took an active role in arranging for a $2.9 million construction loan and negotiated a settlement agreement between the school and Westmont College.

Jaffe has also served on the Santa Barbara Middle School Board for 13 years, leading the development and site committees. When his kids attended the MAD Academy at the high school, he joined the Santa Barbara High School foundation and was president for two years, running some very successful fundraising campaigns and negotiating lasting agreements with the school district, and shortly thereafter served on the newly formed Santa Barbara High School Foundation.

Jaffe’s goals for the Lobero board include expanding the outreach of the theater to new audiences.

Learn more about the Lobero Theatre and see a schedule of upcoming events at Lobero.org.

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Museum upgrading Fleischmann Auditorium Staff Report

With a grant of $92,500 awarded by the Edwin L. Wiegand Trust, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is replacing and updating the audio visual equipment in Fleischmann Auditorium, its central public venue.

The improvements include replacing the digital projector, upgrading the audio system, rack, and speakers, replacing the screen, and adding sound baffles to the ceiling. The project is underway and the new equipment is expected to be operational for the museum’s upcoming Mission Creek Gala on May 5 Historically, the Fleischmann Audito-

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rium has been the epicenter of museum activity. Each year it hosts 15 to 20 lectures, along with numerous special events, dinners, and public gatherings.

At least 15 times per year, the auditorium is booked by community organizations, and it has become a popular venue for private events such as wedding receptions.

The auditorium also serves as the location for science-based traveling exhibits such as this summer’s “National Geographic 50 Greatest Photographs,” opening May 26.

The museum is continuing its Centennial Campaign, a $20 million endeavor to fund exhibit renovations and essential infrastructure and site improvements.

Kim Colby Davis, executive director of CASA of Santa Barbara County, has been appointed to the board of Leading From Within, which connects social-sector leaders to address complex community challenges.

Davis is a graduate of Leading From Within’s Courage to Lead program, which provides leadership training, nurturing and renewal for nonprofit executive leaders.

In addition, she has sponsored CASA employees to participate in this and other programs.

As executive director of CASA Davis has led significant growth, with CASA now serving 95 percent of the children in need in Santa Barbara

County. She oversees a staff of 15 employees and a volunteer force of more than 300.

Davis has served on the board of the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum and is a member of the North County Advisory Committee for CALM. She also serves on the National CASA Suburban Leadership Council as co-chair, and on the National CASA National Leadership Council as chairwoman.

For more information, visit http://leading-from-within. org.

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Domestic Violence Solutions names new executive Staff Report

Longtime Santa Barbara resident and nonprofit leader Jan Campbell is the new executive director of Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) for Santa Barbara County.

Campbell has more Photo contributed than 30 years of experience in leadership and Jan Campbell community engagement, with a background in fundraising, grant writing, marketing, and communications.

“I am excited to take on the executive leadership position at Domestic Violence Solutions,” she said. “The board and staff have done outstanding work to deliver on the mission of the agency, and I am dedicated to building on the strong foundation they have established. As a long-time supporter and advocate of DVS, I look forward to actively participating in their critical and impactful work.”

Campbell worked most recently as the chief philanthropic officer at the Santa Barbara Foundation. In that position, she oversaw the foundation’s community investment and donor services functions and helped to raise and steward hundreds of millions of

dollars for the foundation and its initiatives.

“We are so pleased to welcome Jan Campbell as our new executive director,” said Maura Mitchell, DVS board president. “Her deep experience in the nonprofit world, combined with her leadership skills and passion for DVS’ mission, make her the perfect next leader for our agency.”

Campbell will work with current executive director Charles Anderson until his retirement in June to ensure a seamless transition for the agency.

Under Anderson’s leadership, DVS increased its North County shelter capacity from 28 to 60 clients, remodeled and redecorated all of its facilities and returned the agency to solid financial footing.

DVS provides the county’s only 24-hour shelter services for victims of domestic violence and their children, as well as transitional housing programs for domestic violence survivors.

It also operates four 24-hour hotlines; accompanies law enforcement on domestic violence calls; provides teen outreach and other education programs; and provides comprehensive counseling services to men, women, and children affected by domestic violence.

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Grant promotes youth mental health program Staff Report

The Fund for Santa Barbara has awarded a grant to the Youth Wellness Connection (YWC), a youth effort for better mental health sponsored by the Mental Wellness Center.

The grant received from the Fund for Santa Barbara’s Youth Making Change Board is supporting the YWC end-ofthe-year campaigns focused on reducing stigma around mental health, knowing the signs of emotional distress, and speaking out against sexual assault while promoting everyday consent.

Alexandria Marx and Emily Steidl, co-founders of the YWC Club at San Marcos High School and members of the YWC Council, wrote and presented the request to the Fund for Santa Barbara.

YWC has clubs at Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, San Marcos and Dos Pueblos high schools on the South Coast that are modeled after the Santa Barbara City College’s

Wellness Connection.

The clubs are united through the YWC Council created by Rachael Steidl.

The council is a Mental Wellness Center program that brings local high school students together monthly to develop leadership skills, give them more in-depth mental health education and training, and provide them support in planning campus campaigns.

For more information, visit https://wcclubs. org/.

For more about the Mental Wellness Center or about mental health first aid, call 805884-8440, visit www.mentalwellnesscenter. org, or email info@mentalwellnesscenter. org.

The Fund for Santa Barbara was established in 1980 to support grassroots organizations working for societal and environmental change in Santa Barbara County. More information is at https://www. fundforsantabarbara.org/.

For more information, call 805-963-4458 or visit www.dvsolutions.org.

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Professor, author joins Rescue Mission board Staff Report

Bank donates $100,000 to fire, flood relief

Lynda Nahra of Pacific Western Bank presents a ceremonial check to Steve Ortiz of United Way of Santa Barbara County

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Pacific Western Bank has donated $100,000 to the United Way Thomas Fire and Flood Fund to help in rebuilding the Santa Barbara and Ventura County communities ravaged by disaster.

The local United Way offices established the fund in December after the Thomas Fire and later extended it to benefit flood victims. Bank officials said 100 percent of the donations will support those in communities affected by the wildfires and flooding.

“As we emerge from this disaster, it is clear that many face significant hurdles in rebuilding their lives,” said Lynda Nahra, the bank’s Central Coast regional president.

“Our intent is to contribute in a manner that can quickly and efficiently reach those most in need. After much research I am pleased that United Way, through its Thomas Fire and Flood Fund, will best help us achieve our objectives in contributing to the recovery.”

More than $3 million has been raised for the Thomas Fire and Flood Fund.

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of Pacific Western Bank and so many others, as well as by their drive to help the thousands who have been hurt,” said Steve Ortiz, United Way of Santa Barbara County President & CEO, and Eric Harrison, President & CEO, United Way of Ventura County, in a joint statement.

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San Marcos Farms raises bees for the love of it

By Pamela Dozois Contributing Writer

“Some say that unto bees a share is given of the Divine Intelligence,” according to the ancient poet Virgil.

Donald and Anne Cole, the owners of San Marcos Farms, agree. They are beekeepers who produce honey, bee pollen and beeswax and also have a crop pollination service.

“My father raised bees in the late 1960s and was considered a hobbyist with a small number of hives,” Don said. “Beekeeping dates back thousands of years.”

“There have probably been more books written on bees and beekeeping than on any other subject,” Don said. “There is a 15,000 year-old cave painting in Spain which depicts a human figure robbing honey out of a beehive. Interestingly enough, honey is the only food product created by an insect that humans eat. There is a lot to be learned about bees and honey. “ The Coles have continued the family tradition. Their two sons, Jesse and Elias, work with the bees to create the various products made from honey bees’ wax and propolis, which is also known as “bee glue.” They have been working at the family business since before they were teenagers and it has become their full-time pursuit.

The family is considered small-scale beekeepers with fewer than 1,000 hives.

They keep hives in both the Santa Ynez Valley and Goleta, and they move them from area to area according to the time of year, the rainfall, and the timing of blossoms.

“We move our hives when the timing is just right,” Anne said. “In February the bees pollinate the almonds, gathering nectar from the flowers on the almond trees. In March and April the bees are then moved to areas where oranges and avocados are in bloom.”

According to Cole, bees can travel up to three miles, collecting nectar from up to 2,000 flowers a day. Ninety percent of all flowering plants require assistance from pollinators.

Bees identify their own hive by its subtle pheromone scent, which humans cannot detect. Should a bee from another hive enter a neighbor’s hive, it will be dispatched.

“Diversity of food sources keeps the bees healthy,” Don said. “When the flowers are blooming, nectar and pollen is plentiful. Beekeepers refer to this as the Honey Flow. This is the time the beekeeper places new boxes on top of the hive full of empty combs.”

Coastal honey comes from avocados, sage, wildflowers, bottle brush, eucalyptus, willows and a myriad of other blooms in that area.

Interior honey comes from sages, wildflowers, sumac trees, toyon, native plants, buckwheat, and whatever else is growing in that region.

When the bees have filled up each individual comb and completed drying out the nectar’s excess moisture, they cover each comb with a bit of wax, Anne explained.

“When it comes time to extract the honey, we remove the combs, then remove the wax layer and place them in a honey extractor,

which spins the honey out of the comb. The honey then travels through a pipe and into a tank, ready to be pumped up into 55 gallon barrels.” She said.

“Raw honey, also called Cold Packed, is the honey which goes directly from the barrel into the jar,” she added. “Regular raw unfiltered honey is gently warmed, strained and then put into jars. We do this at our Honey House in Goleta.”

Each season, the Coles hold back a certain amount of honey from year to year to ensure that honey will always be available to their customers in case of a poor production year.

“Honey is a wonderful food,” said Don. “Raw honey contains disease-preventing and disease-fighting flavonoids. Raw honey contains both propolis and bee pollen so you get the benefits of those two natural powerhouses as well. It has been scientifically proven to help with allergies, sleep problems, coughs, and wound healing. It is a natural energy source, an antioxidant powerhouse.”

“Historically, beekeepers only had to contend with a few bee-related diseases. But today bees face greater challenges such as the Varroa Mite, which is a huge problem now, and the Trachial Mite, which is also pretty serious,” Don added. “Beekeepers try to treat the hives with non-toxic substances, which kills the mites but doesn’t harm the bees or humans. Numerous viruses are spread by these mites, which get inside the shell of the baby bees and destroy them. These mites also ride on the top of the bees and suck the blood from their hosts. These viruses are thought to contribute to colony collapse disorder, which is when hives mysteriously die out.”

“Drought also plays into the demise of the bees as well,” said Anne. “Rainfall patterns also affect the honey production, but sometimes in a positive way. Bees take advantage of every little niche. In January of this year rain provided an abundance of eucalyptus flowers, which the bees took advantage of for wintertime nectar.”

“Drought years are difficult for bees,” continued Anne. “August is usually a dry month.

When we remove the extra honey from the hive we always leave enough honey for the bees to get by until the next rainy season. If the bees are low on honey we will feed them sugar to keep them going. Sugar is not overly nutritious

but it does sustain them. But we never feed our bees sugar in order for them to produce honey.”

“Big chemical corporations play havoc with the well-being of the bees as well. Bees are bio-indicators. They are like ‘the canary in the coal mine.’ Pesticides and fungicides are lethal to bees and other pollinators, and the chemical companies know this, but mostly ignore the facts,” Don said.

Domestic honey is different from commercial honey purchased in stores. Most commercial honey is adulterated, heavily processed

and may contain antibiotics, according to Food Safety News. It may also be chemically refined, and much of it comes from China and other foreign countries.

Excessive heating destroys the natural enzymes, vitamins and minerals and eliminates much of the nutrients found in domesticated honey. The filtering and processing eliminate many of the beneficial phytonutrients, including pollens and propolis.

“If you want to attract bees into your garden and help out our bee colonies, they love rosemary, lavender, anything from the mint family like basil, or from the mustard family like arugula,” said Don. “And keep your garden fungicide- and insecticide-free.”

San Marcos Farms sells its honey at the Solvang Farmer’s Market and at two farmer’s markets in Santa Barbara. A line of their honey can also be found at El Rancho, New Frontiers and the Vin Hus in Solvang, and at various outlets in Los Olivos as well as in Santa Barbara at Lazy Acres, Lassens, Tri County Produce, and other establishments.

The farm also produces salve, lip balm, and candles made from 100 percent beeswax, which is clean-burning and nontoxic.

For more information, call 805-681-0312 or email info@sanmarcosfarms.com.

New beer offers toast to mudslide victims Staff Report

Pure Order Brewing Company of Santa Barbara has brewed a new beer called The Montecito Red to honor those affected by the January mudslides in Montecito.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the new beer will go the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance, which raises funds to buy unbudgeted equipment to enhance the effectiveness of city and county firefighters.

Montecito Red is a red ale brewed with Citra hops added during the whirlpool giving the beer a hoppy citrus nose, along with balanced bitterness, a smooth malty finish and a vibrant red color. “We are proud to present this beer to our community as a tribute to the first responders and those affected by the recent horrific mudslides in Montecito,� said James Burge, brewmaster and owner.

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Valle Fresh makes tacos with a twist

By Pamela Dozois Contributing Writer Conrad Gonzales is an artist, and his medium is food. He is the chef and owner of Vallefresh, a taco tasting bar in Babi’s Beer Emporium in Los Alamos.

A Lompoc native and a graduate of Santa Barbara City College School of Culinary Arts, Gonzales worked the line in various restaurant kitchens but after 14 years, he began to feel unfulfilled.

He had greater aspirations. Stepping away from the restaurant business, he began working for a catering company in Santa Barbara.

“I was still cooking, but in a different place every weekend, meeting new and interesting people and interacting with clients and people in general, which I really enjoyed. For me that was a really big thing – it was exciting,” Gonzales said.

After a couple of years catering for private parties and social events in Santa Barbara, Gonzales yearned to open up his own business.

In 2013, with the knowledge he had gleaned over 20 years’ experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, he opened up his own catering business, specializing in authentic, creative tacos.

Soon he had a significant following, catering for upscale private parties, special events, food and wine pairings, and private dinners including monthly pop-up dinners in Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley. Sonja Magdevski, the winemaker and owner of Casa Dumetz, heard of his reputation and hired him to do monthly popup dinners for her.

“At that time I was interested in using the kitchen at Babi’s, mostly for canning and pickling,” Gonzales said. “But then I got really busy

Photo by Pamela Dozois Conrad Gonzales is the chef and owner of Vallefresh, a taco tasting bar in Los Alamos.

with my catering business and it wasn’t until a year and a half ago that I reconnected with Sonja and she asked if I was interested in taking over the food bar at Babi’s. It was perfect timing for me as I had had many requests from fans of my catering business to open up a local outlet for my tacos. So I said, ‘Yes, I think I’m ready.’ In 2016 I opened up a taco and tapas tasting bar in Babi’s Beer Emporium in Los Alamos.

“Initially I had the idea of doing a taco tasting counter because of my catering business,” he said. “The idea was to create an environment similar to that of wine makers and their tasting rooms – except it was for food. Having a place where potential clients could come in and taste the food and get general ideas of what our flavors are like, instead of booking private tastings, seemed like a great idea. It also gave the general public an opportunity to taste our food and

generate more catering business.”

He says the secret to his success is the love he puts into his food, along with the highest quality ingredients. Everything is homemade and made fresh daily.

He sources pork belly from Snake River Farm, where the pigs are sustainably raised.

He uses Mary’s chicken, which is free range, and vegetables from local farmers markets.

His mushrooms are from Brandon’s Gourmet Mushrooms in Orcutt, and his tortillas are made by hand with stone-ground maize (masa) from non-GMO corn, using just corn, water, and lime calcium, the old fashioned way.

“For the food to be special, love has to be the first ingredient. You have to love what you are doing and do it with passion, and respect the ingredients that go into making the dish. I hire only people with a passion for the food and those

that represent my cuisine,” Gonzales added.

Chef in training Miguel Ybarra helps out in the kitchen and with the catering, which he thoroughly enjoys.

“I have been with Conrad from the start of his catering business, and he is a really great teacher.

I came into this business knowing nothing about cooking, but I had dreamed of being a chef since I was in fourth grade. Conrad made my dream come true,” Ybarra said.

Gonzales is well on his was to surpassing his own dreams.

He recently opened another restaurant inside the new Hilton Hotel in Lompoc after the owners heard about his food and asked him to open a restaurant there.

“It was a blessing,” said Gonzales. “It opened on September 28th.

“Initially I was reticent about joining forces with a corporate entity, but when I found out that the new owners were local Lompoc residents, I was sold,” Gonzales said. “I saw it as a good opportunity to grow the business. This restaurant is named Valle Eatery & Bar and has a California Cuisine-focused menu. We are serving dishes from around the world.”

“I feel super blessed. In roughly four years I have succeeded in creating food for people that love and support it,” said Gonzales. “As a chef, when customers follow your food, that’s when I feel that people get it – what I am trying to give them. They understand my food and support it. I am so grateful for that.”

Gonzales lives in Lompoc with his wife and four children.

Vallefresh, at 380 Bell St. in Los Alamos, is open from noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

For more information, call Casa Dumetz at 805-344-1900, email conrad@vallefresh.com or visit http://www.vallefresh.com.

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Flight scholarships waiting for future aviators

At least two awards will be made at the 5th annual Santa Ynez Valley Airport Day on May 19

By Victoria Martinez reporter@santaynezvalleystar.com

Students interested in learning to fly are urged to obtain an application now for the Airport Day 2018 Flight Scholarship, which will pay for aircraft rental and a flight instructor for the first several hours of flight instruction needed for earning a private pilot’s license for a powered airplane or glider.

The scholarships are available for all Santa Barbara County students age 14-17, and at least two will be awarded at the fifth annual Airport Day on May 19 at Santa Ynez Valley Airport.

Airport Day planner Robert “Captain Bob” Perry, who has been flying for almost

40 years, explained that the scholarship is a great starting point for youth interested in aviation.

“Learning to fly gives them the knowledge to learn how to do something they didn’t know how to do,” he said. “The scholarship gives them that start.”

Maj. Amy Moore, an Air Force reservist and graduate of Santa Ynez Valley High School, knows first hand the impact of learning to fly at a young age. In 2003, she applied for a local youth aviation scholarship after hearing about it from a friend.

“I just knew a desk job wasn’t for me, but I didn’t know what was,” Moore explained.

The scholarship allowed her to get her private pilot license in 2004, completing most of her training in the Santa Ynez Valley.

“I didn’t know if I’d like it or even be good at flying,” Moore said. “I was able to find out I was, and learn to fly at some level. It helped me figure out I could do this for my career.”

Moore went on to attend the Air Force Academy from 2004-2008 and completed her Air Force pilot training in 2009.

“I chose a career based on flying, so it

helped to have some basic knowledge before entering the Air Force,” she added.

Moore left active duty in 2014 and has been a reservist ever since, completing Air Force missions every six weeks or so. The job has taken her to about 30 different countries all over the word.

“I thought it would be great to have a desk with a view every day, and it turns out it is,” Moore said.

The Airport Day 2018 Flight Scholarship is funded by grants from the Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation. Over the past several years five local students have received flight training at Santa Ynez Valley Airport with the most recent student, Colin Jamison, achieving a solo endorsement for flight in a Cessna 172.

Airport day will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, with registration for the Young Eagles youth flying event starting at 9 a.m. A free hotdog and hamburger barbecue will be served by Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club volunteers.

Applications for the Airport Day 2018

Flight Scholarship are available in the airport office at Santa Ynez Valley Airport or online at www.eaa491.org/scholarship. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, May 4.

For more information, email Perry at CaptainBobsPlaneTalk@gmail.com.

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New tool to help engage parents in education

By David J. Lawrence Santa Barbara County Education Office

ParentSquare, a tool designed to increase parent engagement through streamlining all school-to-home communication, recently announced a new partnership with Partners in Education, a program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

Together, they will ensure that all members of Partners in Education’s Computers for Families program — which has provided thousands of local families with technology resources — will receive important communications more efficiently.

Partners in Education fulfills needs in K-12 schools and youth programs through the coordination of volunteer and business resources.

Computers for Families (CFF) is its longest-running program, designed to bridge the digital divide that can hinder students, specifically those from low-income families, from achieving academic success.

Though technology has become more affordable, many families still lack a level of access to technology that is adequate to support their children’s education.

Thanks to hundreds of annual hardware donations, Computers for Families provides free, refurbished computers to local students who don’t have these educational tools at home.

CFF also offers families ongoing tech support, as well as help getting connected to discounted internet service through Cox’s Connect2Compete (C2C) program, for example.

ParentSquare is an all-in-one communication

and parent engagement platform for PreK-12 schools and districts, already used by most of the schools that Computers for Families serves.

By coordinating efforts, the two entities hope to eliminate communication issues that arise when addressing a family’s technology needs and to support those parents who are not as familiar with technology and may need more help using ParentSquare’s features.

“It can be a challenge connecting with our parent community in efficient, timely ways,” says Walter La Riba, a Partners in Education staff member who has worked with CFF families for more than 10 years.

“Although we have a support line, families often forget about it, or work odd hours and can’t get through to us during office hours,” he said.

As a result, families often fail to come forward if they have a technology issue, or simply need a computer replacement, La Riba said.

“Now, thanks to the collaboration with Partners in Education, we can help ensure that parents who may need more support using this technology can get it, and will have the chance to be more connected to their child’s education,” said ParentSquare CEO Sohit Wadhwa.

Partners in Education will use ParentSquare’s secure platform to reach its Computers for Families audience via text, app notification, email or voice, and in their preferred language, with 100-plus languages available through Neural Machine Translation.

For the first time, CFF staff and families will be able to communicate with each other, presenting common questions or sharing available

resources.

To assist families further, all computers distributed by CFF will come installed with ParentSquare, and instructions on how to use the tool will be incorporated into the technology training all parents receive at the computers distribution events.

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Dos Pueblos, Pioneer Valley tech teachers honored

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an Howard, an industrial technology teacher at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria, and Chris Mollkoy, a construction technology teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, are this year’s winners of the Marvin Melvin Career Technical Educator Awards coordinated by the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

The annual awards, sponsored by the Frank Schipper Construction Company and the TRADART Foundation, are given to outstanding career technical educators in Santa Barbara County in memory of longtime Santa Barbara High School industrial arts teacher Marvin Melvin.

“We are so grateful for innovative, visionary teachers like Dan and Chris,” said County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido. “These teachers excel at integrating core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge. In doing so, they provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers.”

“Mr. Howard works tirelessly to train our student journalists and photographers,” said Pioneer Valley principal Shanda Herrera. “As he trains his stu-

dents on multiple technical programs, he has also used this as a springboard to bring kids into his yearbook production crew, and cross-train in both areas. There is no doubt that he embodies the spirit of this award and that his students are receiving instruction of the highest caliber.”

Mollkoy “is the ultimate professional,” said Dos Pueblos Vice Principal Lauren Berlin. “He brings a strong skill set to the job and also realizes that the best way to support students is to continue to expand his own knowledge of the field, trade, and tools in order to provide the most current and relevant instruction to his classes.

“You can’t help but smile and laugh when in his presence,” Berlin continued.

“It is no wonder why his students request to take his classes year after year.”

The annual awards are coordinated by the SBCEO Teachers Network.

Frank Schipper, a former star student of Melvin’s, created the award to honor Melvin’s teaching legacy and impact on his students. One North County and one South Coast teacher receives the honor each year.

Howard and Mollkoy will be among those honored at the annual Education Celebration May 24 at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton.

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Education Briefs

4 local schools win statewide honor

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our schools in Santa Barbara County are among those named California Distinguished Schools for 2018, according to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson’s office.

The four local schools are Foothill Elementary and Kellogg Elementary, both in the Goleta Union School District; Montecito Union in the Montecito Union School District; and Adams Elementary in the Santa Barbara Unified School District The award reflects each school’s gains in implementing the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education for all students.

“Your success is a direct result of your dedicated and talented staff as well as your supportive school community,” Torlakson said in a notice to principals and superintendents of schools that were recognized.

“We join educators and community members in congratulating our schools from Santa Barbara County selected for this great honor,” said Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido. “It’s a tremendous recognition of the hard work and dedication of the entire school community and its partners.”

Representatives from recognized schools are invited to attend the California School Recognition Program Awards Ceremony on May 3 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

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Sally DeLyser of Monroe Elementary has received the 2018 June Downing Memorial Outstanding Educator Award from CalTASH, the California chapter of TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy.

The annual award is given to an educator who demonstrates leadership in promoting and facilitating inclusive options for students with severe disabilities (preschool through 22 years old) in collaboration with families, general and special educators, support staff, and other members of the education team.

“This is a well-deserved recognition of a dynamic and well-respected educator,” said John Schettler, director of special education for Santa Barbara Unified School District.

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UCSB gets $1 million gift for conservation studies Staff Report

Photo by United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County Members of Leadership Santa Barbara are shown with kids from United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County.

Corporate play dates let kids and adults be kids

By Erynn Wanek United Boys & Girls Club

At the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County, it’s a priority that kids are allowed to be kids. And, through the club’s Corporate Play Dates program, adults can be kids again.

The club recently welcomed Leadership Santa Barbara to challenge the youngsters in a game of dodge ball, go head-to-head in a rock band, and share talk about their dream jobs when they were kids.

“After working for the United Boys & Girls Clubs for three years, I learned to value and live by the mission,” said Carla Leal, past vice president of development at the club, who now works for Cox Communications.

“In my new role at Cox Communications,

I still strive to share this impact with as many community members as possible,” she said.

“Corporate Play Dates provide a unique opportunity to experience the club through the eyes of a child; and as an adult, this is priceless.”

Club members are paired with one adult for several activities so the children can show their mentors what being a part of the club is all about.

“This is such a great way for companies to have a team-building experience while making a difference in our members’ lives,” said club CEO Michael Baker. “I just love watching adults become children again, all through the art of play.”

For more information about corporate play dates, email Baker at mbaker@unitedbg.org.

UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang has announced a $1 million gift to establish the Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair in Conservation Studies.

The Dangermonds are the founders of Esri, the world’s largest geographic information systems software company.

The $1 million endowment will further enhance UCSB’s reputation for research and teaching in the environmental and earth sciences, environmental sustainability and technological innovation.

Holders of the Dangermond Chair will bring distinguished records of active scholarly engagement and teaching to innovative research projects conducted, in part, at a new conservation preserve near Point Conception, according to UCSB. “Santa Barbara and UCSB are near and dear to me and Laura, and it was incredibly important that we continue supporting the amazing talent coming out of the world-class institution that is UC Santa Barbara,” said Jack Dangermond.

“We look forward to strong collaboration between Esri, UCSB and the conservation communities for many years to come,” he said.

The new preserve, named the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, is part of The Nature Conservancy, a globally recognized conservation organization.

The preserve provides a natural laboratory for environmental investigations in the endowed chair’s areas of scientific expertise, for the purpose of addressing challenges, issues and opportunities presented by the natural environment.

“We are extremely grateful to Jack and Laura for this visionary and generous gift to support interdisciplinary research, long a hallmark of our campus,” Yang said.

“Our faculty, researchers and students are thrilled at the opportunity to advance the field of conservation studies through this exciting partnership with Esri and The Nature Conservancy,” he said.

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Grant to complete science building renovations Staff Report

The Fletcher Jones Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to Westmont College for the second phase of renovation of its Whittier Science Building, including classroom, laboratory and storage spaces.

The next phase of work is scheduled for this summer, so the building is expected to be completely renovated by fall.

In 2014, the Fletcher Jones Foundation awarded a $750,000 grant for the first phase of improvements inside Whittier, which opened in 1985.

“The grants from the Fletcher Jones Foundation have transformed the college’s ability to recruit top students and offer innovative and engaging collaborative learning experiences,” President Gayle D. Beebe said. “The renovations will equip science majors to work in the laboratory and conduct independent research, helping them cultivate the scientific reasoning, collaboration and communication skills required for success in the sciences.”

Since 1984, Fletcher Jones Foundation has given Westmont more than $4.6 million.

In 2012, Westmont installed a new nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer in Whittier thanks to a $383,000 grant from the Fletcher Jones Foundation. The 400 MHz spectrometer allows researchers to determine the structure of molecules.

In 2007, the foundation also awarded $1 million toward the creation of the college’s first endowed chair in the social sciences, which rotated to Chandra Mallampalli, professor of history, in 2018.

The Fletcher Jones Foundation was established in 1968 by Fletcher Jones, co-founder of Computer Sciences Corporation, a worldwide leader in business technology. After his death in 1972, the foundation received the bulk of his estate.

The primary mission of the foundation continues to be the support of private, independent degree-granting institutions of higher education in California.

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The company has grown quickly since president and CEO Autumn Fanning began serving clients in the Santa Ynez Valley in 2010.

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Everyone must work to keep schools safe Staff Report

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eeping schools safe is of the utmost importance for all of us.

After the horrific shooting in Parkland, Fla., school leaders across Santa Barbara County convened to strategize safety measures and preparations.

We are also working closely with members of law enforcement, who are remarkable partners, as they repeatedly demonstrated during the recent Thomas Fire and floods. We are so fortunate to have the best of the best working together in our county.

Many of us in our community are anxious. We worry: What’s next? What storm, emergency, or unthinkable situation is coming? These thoughts make some of us nervous, fearful and restless, while others may become angry and upset. We all want answers.

One group — the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — has turned emotion into organized action. In doing so, they have demonstrated the strength that comes with conviction and passion.

Anyone who has worked with youth in high schools, or has teenagers of their own, can tell you that young people can organize and make change happen.

The students in Parkland have shown the nation they require answers and deserve change. Their advocacy efforts

show no signs of slowing.

These students are fearlessly exercising their freedom of speech to address issues of school safety, gun violence, and the need for legislative action.

It is a testament to their resolve that, less than a month after the tragedy inflicted on their school, the Florida House and Senate voted to pass new firearms regulations, and the governor signed it into law.

Together, we can affect change.

When car accidents increased because drivers were texting while driving, laws changed. When waste from industrial facilities began polluting local waters, laws changed.

When people faced discrimination in hiring or housing, laws changed.

The need is the same with school safety.

When

school shootings occur, we certainly need to address school policies, but we also need bipartisan legislative action. We are in this together.

We as school leaders will continue to do all in our power to ensure the safety of children within our school perimeters.

Off-campus, we have work to do to address the issues.

As we have witnessed too many times, social media can be destructive when used inappropriately, especially by young people not yet aware of the impact they are having, or groups wishing to stir up trouble or hatred.

It is imperative we provide young people with the tools to use social media responsibly.

Keeping schools safe cannot be achieved by one or two actions alone.

Success will involve partnerships among schools, children, families, community members, law enforcement

and legislators.

The approach must be multi-faceted, systematic, and address short-term and long-term factors.

We also need to ask our teachers for their input about school security. They are the ones in the classrooms with students every day. They are tasked with the most important job of educating our youth.

We need to arm our teachers with resources for teaching and the means to connect with students.

Let us not haphazardly propose arming teachers with anything other than the resources they need to be instrumental and purposeful in working with our children every day.

All our actions matter.

The students at Parkland set an inspiring example of what can occur when people identify an urgent problem and address it with purpose and passion.

We at the county education office, alongside educators at school districts countywide, are committed to working tirelessly on issues related to safety for all students, and to collaborating with law enforcement, county agencies, and legislators toward effective solutions.

Susan Salcido is the Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools.

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Registration open for PHP benefit bike trek

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egistration is open for People Helping People’s eighth annual Wine Country Bike Trek, which will take place from Friday to Sunday, June 29 to July 1, with Midland School in Los Olivos as the home base.

Funds raised from the Bike Trek help to support PHP’s services for people who are in immediate financial crisis or have very limited means. They include a food distribution program, homelessness prevention and youth programs.

The Bike Trek includes a fully supported “ride at your own pace” 30- or 50-mile circuit on each of its three days. Participants can choose to ride on one, two or all three days and can choose the length of their ride each day.

“The Bike Trek is a ride that appeals to cyclists, including children, at every skill level. It covers both flat terrain and rolling hills, is well marked, and includes fully supported food and rest stops every 10 miles.

There are even roving support vehicles,” said the ride’s coordinator, Erica Valdés.

The three-day ride begins in Solvang on Friday, ends at Midland School in Los Olivos, and includes the option of camping at Midland on Friday and Saturday nights.

“We even deliver the three-day riders’ camping gear to the Midland School campsite,” Valdes added.

On Saturday and Sunday, the rides start at Midland School each morning after a com-

plimentary continental breakfast. All riders receive T-shirts and “swag bags” and are entertained with live music each night.

Dinners, including beer and wine, are provided on Friday and Saturday evenings along with live entertainment. There is also a farewell luncheon barbecue on Sunday prepared by the Buellton Rotary Club in Riverview Park in Buellton, where the Sunday ride ends.

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MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 3 THURSDAY

Anthony Doerr in conversation with Pico Iyer - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel “All the Light We Cannot See” won the Pulitzer Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

Log onto artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

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Westside Cinco de Mayo – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Bohnett Park -a family friendly celebration, will showcase the very best of Mexican and Latin American cultures with a diverse array of Mexican and Latino foods, music, dance and artistry for the entire family to enjoy. For more info log onto www.westsidecincodemayo.com.

Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Open House -10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Spencer Adams Park, 1216 De la Vina Street.

For more info log onto www.santabarbaralbc.org.

Santa Barbara Music Club will present a free concert at 3 p.m. - First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden), Santa Barbara. The program features music for violins, oboe, flute, and piano by Jean Marie Leclair, J.S. Bach, Henri Vieuxtemps, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Claude Debussy, Rhonda Larson, and Theobald Boehm. For information on this or other Santa Barbara Music Club programs and performing artists, visit SBMusicClub.org 19th annual Mission Creek Gala -Inspired by exhibits in the new Santa Barbara Gallery, the event will celebrate the region’s phenomenal biodiversity and habitats. For more information about the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, visit www.sbnature.org.

Roar and Pour Wine Festival - 5 - 8 p.m. - Wine tasting event where the animals stay out late and the Zoo is open so guests can stroll and sip. Featuring tastings from more than 20 local wineries, tasty

eats available for purchase from local food trucks and Rincon Catering, music, and more! VIP Entry at 4 p.m.

For tickets log onto www.sbzoo.org.

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Your Zoo, Your Planet: Every Day is Earth Day -11 a.m.

- 3 p.m. - Zookeepers offer informal activities relating to supporting sustainability, protecting our planet, and how we can all work together to become good global citizens. Log onto www.sbzoo.org for more info.

7 MONDAY

The Capitol Steps- at 8 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - Get ready for hilarious political comedy from the troupe that put the “mock” in “democracy.” No one in the headlines is safe from the side-splitting satire of the Capitol Steps, the only group in Washington attempting to be funnier than Congress. https://www. lobero.org/events/capitol-steps-2018/

8 TUESDAY

2018 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit- 8:30 a.m. at the Granada Theatre - The Santa Barbara County economic forecast will be delivered by Peter Rupert, Executive Director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project.

Log onto artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. .lobero.org/events/slh42-jackshit/

9 WEDNESDAY

Benefit for UCSB Arts and Lectures - An Evening with Anthony Bourdain- 5:15 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum - featuring cuisine by local chefs, local artisanal food and wine and a lively evening of stories and Q&A with renowned food personality, award-winning journalist and internationally-acclaimed raconteur Anthony Bourdain. https://artsandlectures. ucsb.edu/Giving/SpecialEvents.aspx

10 THURSDAY

Film Screening: The Charles W. Morgan- 7 p.m. at the SB Maritime Museum – Tickets are $5 for members and $15 for non-members, RSVP at www.sbmm.org/all-events.

Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation presents Monte Vista Elementary School Performance- 7:15 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - Students learn the origins of jazz, are introduced to many of its innovators and bring it all to life with a fun and informative performance for the whole family. https://www.lobero.org/events/monte-vista-school-2/.

Mark Morris Dance Group - 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre - Mark Morris returns to Santa Barbara with Pepperland, a new evening-length work celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Log onto artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

11 FRIDAY

Santa Barbara Association of Realtor’s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament - 11:30 a.m. at Glen Annie Golf Club and the proceeds will benefit Domestic Violence Solutions. Sponsorships are being sought and the tournament includes food and drinks, raffle, awards, and more. Contact Laurie Barene at laurieb@dvsolutions.org.

Santa Barbara Zoo Members Night -4:30 - 8 p.m. This annual event celebrating our loyal Members and Foster Feeders! Zoo Catering Services by Rincon serves a delicious dinner to complete this delightful evening. Reservations are required. Cost: $18/adults; $12/children 2-12. Log onto www.sbzoo.org for more info.

12 SATURDAY

Miles for Moms 5K - 7:30 a.m. - noon at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital - Announcing Miles for Moms - a 5K Walk/Run hosted by the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation in honor of Mother’s Day!www.cottagehealth.org/milesformoms

CAMA’s Masterseries presents Isabel Bayrakdarian, Soprano and St. Lawrence String Quartet - 8 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - Established in Toronto in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet quickly earned acclaim at top international chamber music competitions and was soon playing hundreds of concerts per year worldwide. https:// www.lobero.org/events/cama-isabel-bayrakdarian-st-lawrence-string-quartet/.

13 SUNDAY

Santa Barbara Youth Symphony Spring Concert - 4 p.m. - These students, ages 12-18 from our regional schools, are challenged with serious pieces from the standard orchestral repertoire. Each Youth Symphony member is chosen by audition and no student is refused entry because of finances. https://www.lobero.org/ events/santa-barbara-youth-symphony-may-13/

14 MONDAY

Science Pub: The Adventure of a Lifetime: Exploring the Deep Sea Aboard the E/V Nautilus - 6:30 p.m. at Dargan’s Irish Pub. Melissa Baffa has had the adventure of a lifetime exploring the deep sea alongside pioneering ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard. For more information log onto www.sbnature.org.

15 TUESDAY

Audra McDonald - 7 p.m. at the Granada Theatre - A luminous soprano, Audra McDonald’s breadth and versatility is unparalleled. Log onto artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

16 WEDNESDAY

Tommy Caldwell The Push: A Climber’s Search for the Path - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - Legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell’s life story hasn’t been the standard tale. In his early 20s, Caldwell

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MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS was held hostage by militants in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Log onto artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

17 THURSDAY

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - 8 p.m. The son of jazz legend Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill brings his sensibility as Afro-Cuban jazz royalty to weekly performances at New York’s famed jazz club Birdland. https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=3760

19 SATURDAY

Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre celebrates an awe-inspiring production of “Les Miserables” 2 and 6 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - This Broadway-quality performance is the culmination of nine months of theatrical enrichment featuring approximately 40 actors aged 8-16. Led by Creative Director Janet Adderley–a Broadway & TV veteran herself–these talented children bring to the stage an unforgettable and emotionally evocative show. https://www.lobero.org/events/sbyet-les-miserables/.

Santa Barbara Music Club Free Concert - 3 p.m. First United Methodist Church - This concert features pianist Betty Oberacker performing Mozart’s Sonata in B-flat Major, K.333 and Adagio in A Minor, K. 511, followed by Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (“Stalingrad”). For more information on this or other Santa Barbara Music Club programs and performing artists, visit sbmusicclub.org.

La Primavera - 5 - 10 p.m. Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum - La Presidenta to unveil the official Fiesta poster design and the first official performances of the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta. For more information log onto www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org.

20 SUNDAY

Nam June Paik “TV Clock” opens at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - This work of media art, is on view for the first time in nearly a decade. TV Clock consists of 24 color televisions mounted upright on pedestals arranged in a gentle arc and displayed in a darkened space. Paik created each electronic image by manipulating the television to compress its red, green, and blue color into a single line against a black background. The installation is on view until Oct. 7. The SBMA is located at 1130 State Street and open Tues- Sun from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.sbma.net.

Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre celebrates with an awe-inspiring production of “Les Miserables” - 2 and 6 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - This Broadway-quality performance is the culmination of nine months of theatrical enrichment featuring approximately 40 actors aged 8-16. Led by Creative Director Janet Adderley–a Broadway & TV veteran herself–these talented children bring to the stage an unforgettable and emotionally evocative show. https:// www.lobero.org/events/sbyet-les-miserables/.

22 TUESDAY

Jay Farrar Duo (Son Volt) with Johnny Irion -8 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - As a founder of alternative country pioneers Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, Jay Farrar’s work often seeks out the ghosts of America’s discordant or forgotten pat, and writes songs that stake a claim to a better future. https://www.lobero. org/events/jay-farrar-son-volt/

23 WEDNESDAY

Family Night at SB Maritime Museum - 3 – 7 p.m. – Join the Maritime Museum for a fun filled night of surf themed art projects, mini wave/sheephead LEGO build, face painting by Teas and Tiaras and more. Tickets are $15 for member family, $25 for non-member family, RSVP at www. sbmm.org/all-events.

25 FRIDAY

2018 Floor To Air Festival presents “Sonnet of Limbs” -7 p.m. at The Lobero Theatre - the Floor to Air Festival returns with a fresh ensemble of flight-bound dancers from across the globe for the premiere of a collaborative works celebrating the art of aerial dance. Weaving classic apparatus with contemporary movement, audiences will witness an awe-inspiring display of strength and unapologetic beauty against a musical backdrop of strings and percussion. https://www.lobero.org/events/sb-aerial-arts-2018/ Jim Gaffigan - The Fixer Upper Tour - 7 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Bowl - Jim Gaffigan is a three-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author. https://sbbowl.com/concerts/ detail/2018_05_25_jim_gaffigan.

26 SATURDAY

I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival - 10 a.m. 6 p.m. at Old Mission Santa Barbara - Madonnari, or street painters, transform the Mission plaza using pastels on pavement to create 150 vibrant and colorful, large scale images.

31 THURSDAY

Mixing Mediums by Jack Mithun - 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum – Mithun combines images then translates them into chalk drawings and finishes using computer techniques. Exhibit runs through Sept. 2018.

RSCP for the reception at 805-456-8747 or www.sbmm.org. slh42-chris-smither/.

CONTINUING EVENTS SUNDAYS

Sea Stories for Families - Enjoy interactive story readings at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf. Program free with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526.

Shark Sundays - 3:30 p.m. at the Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Watch staff feed sharks and rays. Observe shark feeding behaviors, and maybe help throw in a few pieces too; www.sbnature.org or 805-962-2526.

Studio Sunday on the Front Steps - 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art located at 1130 State Street - Log onto www.sbma.net for more info.

MONDAYS

Kindermusik with Kathy - 9:30 a.m. for babies to 18 months; 10:30 a.m. for toddlers 18 month to 3.5 years with caretaker and 5:45 p.m. for 3 to 5.5 years option to drop off. Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register log onto www. kindermusikwithkathy.com.

Tom's Bowling Clinic - 12 - 1:30 p.m. at Zodo's. Coach Tom Shepard offers a variety of coaching services for beginning bowlers just learning how to bowl, and can help intermediate and advanced bowlers refine their skills and improve their averages. It' only $10 per session! All ages are welcome.

Homeschool Bowling League - 1:30 - 3 p.m. from May 9 - May 28. Teams of 2 (doubles). $100 one-time fee covers the entire session, and includes a new introduc-

tory bowling ball (for new league bowlers only), weekly shoe rental, on lane instruction. Log onto www.zodos. com to register.

TUESDAYS

Walk on the Wild Side - 9 a.m. If you are a morning person, love animals, and are age 60+, you'll love Walk on the Wild Side! Join this lively crew and get your exercise on while enjoying the Zoo. Class walks the grounds for one hour and designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and health. First class is free, sign up at the Zoo's front gate. Class is for 60-years-old and older.

Bug Out Tuesdays - 11 a.m. Crawl, fly, swim, or flutter over to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to learn about the amazing connections invertebrates have to the natural world with rotating activities, art, games, and more. Included in admission. Log onto www.sbnature.org.

Octopus Tuesdays - 4 p.m. Watch an octopus consume a meal. Discover camouflage behaviors as you learn more about these intelligent invertebrates at the Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www. sbnature.org or 805-962-2526.

Members-only morning at the Moxi - 8:30 to 10 a.m. MOXI Members enjoy exclusive exploration, play and discovery throughout the museum's 17,000 square feet of exhibits.

Kindermusik with Kathy - 11:45 a.m. for babies to 18 months; 10:30 a.m. for toddlers 18 month to 3.5 years with caretaker and 9:30 a.m. for 3 to 5.5 years option to drop off.

Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

WEDNESDAYS Kindermusik with Kathy - 12:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. for babies to 18 months; 9:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. for toddlers 18 month to 3.5 years with caretaker and 10:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. for 3 to 5.5 years option to drop off. Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

College Wednesdays - 1 Bowl for just $19 per hour per lane, up to 6 bowlers! $3.00 shoe rental. Enjoy food and drink specials while you bowl - our late night Happy Hour starts an hour early at 9 pm! Get a free bus ride from Isla Vista to Zodo's. Buses pick up in front of Keg & Bottle in Isla Vista (corner of Embarcadero del Mar and Madrid Road) on Wednesday nights at 9:30 and 10:30 pm and return to Isla Vista from Zodo's at 11:30 pm and 12:15 am. Log onto www.zodos.com.

THURSDAYS

Walk on the Wild Side - 9 a.m. If you are a morning person, love animals, and are age 60+, you'll love Walk on the Wild Side! Join this lively crew and get your exercise on while enjoying the Zoo. Class walks the grounds for one hour and designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and health. First class is free, sign up at the Zoo's front gate.

Class is for 60-years-old and older.

Jelly Thursdays - Experience the beauty of jellies as they gracefully gather their microscopic meals at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www. sbnature.org or 805-962-2526.

Spring Adult Ceramics Class - 6-9 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art located at 1130 State Street - Log onto www.sbma.net for more info.

Free Thursday Evenings at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - 5-8 p.m. Log onto www.sbma.net for more info.

Free Thursday Evenings at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - 5-8 p.m. Log onto www.sbma.net for more info.

Kindermusik with Kathy - 9:30 a.m. for babies to 5.5 years option to drop off. Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register

log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

FRIDAYS

Kindermusik with Kathy - 9:30 a.m. for babies to 5.5 years option to drop off. Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

Cantemos Spanish Music Time - 9:30 a.m. at the Goleta Valley Church 595 N. Fairview Ave. To register log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

SATURDAYS

Fisherman's Market - 6-11 a.m. A handful of fishermen can be found on the City Pier (opposite Brophy's) every Saturday selling crab, rockfish, ling cod, black cod, halibut, urchin, abalone (sustainably farmed), and other catch of the day items.

Science on Site - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Check www.sbnature.org for times and topics.

Portal to the Plant - 1-3 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center.

Members-only morning at the Moxi - 8:30-10 a.m.

MOXI Members enjoy exclusive exploration, play and discovery throughout the museum's 17,000 square feet of exhibits.

Kindermusik with Kathy - 9:30 a.m. for babies to 5.5 years option to drop off. Classes are at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. To register log onto www.kindermusikwithkathy.com.

SUNDAYS

Shark Sundays - 3:30 p.m. Watch the Sea Center staff feed sharks and rays. Observe shark feeding behaviors, and if you're lucky, help throw in a few pieces too!

Included with admission to the Sea Center. 211 Stearns Wharf. Log onto www.sbnature.org for more info.

SATURDAY & SUNDAYS Branch Out: Nature Escape Room - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Until Aug. 19-20. Times vary from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Modeled off the popular "escape room" movement, games are brought to life where kids are the heroes on a quest to solve an environmental mission before time runs out. Register at www.branchoutgames.com. Call 682-4711 ext. 162 for more info.

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars, 11 a.m.; Cosmic Safari, noon; Kids' Space Adventure, 1 p.m.; What's Up, 2 p.m.; Your Cosmic Quest (en Espanol Los Domingos), 3 p.m.

Santa Barbara Zoo - Explorer Fundays activities held in the Explore Store 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free with Zoo admission. For the event theme each week log onto www.sbzoo.org

EVERY DAY Lane Farms - Local, homegrown and organic produce - open daily from 9 a.m-6 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays. Log onto www.lanefarmssb.com for what's in season!

Winter Whale Watching with Island PackersIsland Packers Gray Whale Watching departs from both the Channel Island and Ventura Harbors. This 3-3.5 hour cruise takes you to the Southern California waters of the Santa Barbara Channel. Fares range from $28 - $38, to book an trip log onto www.islandpackers.com or call 805-642-1693.

Wild Things -Audubon's North American Mammals 10 a.m-5 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

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The Happy Valley Cultural Center Presents

Chamber On The Mountain An extraordinary musical experience in a setting of extraordinary beauty

Zorá String Quartet Dechopol Kowintaweewat, violin Hsuan-Hao Hsu, violin Pablo Muñoz Salido, viola Zizai Ning, cello

Photo: Matt Dine

First Prize, 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions First Prize, 2015 Coleman National Chamber Music Competition Gold Medal, 2015 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

Program String Quartet No. 66 in G Major – Joseph Haydn; kenopsiac – Andrew Hsu; String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor – Johannes Brahms

Sunday, May 6, 2018

3:00 pm / Logan House / Ojai 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.

adjacent to the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Upper Ojai

Meet the artists! Reception will follow the performance.

General Admission $25

For more information and to purchase advance reservations visit www.ChamberOnTheMountain.com Chamber On The Mountain | 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd | Ojai, CA 93023 | (805) 646-9951

I D S B

School of Technique & Performing Arts

Summer Campus!

ENROLLMENT STARTS JUNE 1ST See our detailed listing in the Camp Guide

BALLET, TAP, LYRICAL, & MUSICAL THEATER

www.inspiredance.com * (805) 770-5295 * info@inspiredancesb.com Non-Profit 501(c)(3)